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A-2 Wednesday, June 11, 2014 The Press-Dispatch rector Kyle Runyan – who was hired last month to teach business and coach boys' basketball at Gib- son Southern High School – was accepted later in the same meeting. Last month, the school board accept- ed the resignation of Di- rector of Support Services Mike Hildebrand, who had accepted a similar position with the Greenwood Coun- ty Schools, and transferred Pike Central Middle School assistant principal Mindy Hill-Keeker to Otwell Ele- mentary School as adminis- trator for the 2014-15 school year, where her responsibil- ities will include administra- tive tasks and physical edu- cation instruction.) In addition, during a brief public hearing on the pro- posed contract between the Pike County School Cor- poration and Blake, Blake announced that her sala- ry for the third year of the three-year contract – which runs through June 30, 2015 – would also be reduced by three percent, from $105,000 to $101,850. In addition, Blake noted, the school board's annual contribution to her group health insurance premium would be cut from 100 per- cent to the same level that it annually contributes to the group health insurance pre- miums of other administra- tors and school employees, for a total of $16,322.52. Including a long-term disability premium of $ 336, an annual term life premi- um of $271.80, a contribu- tion to Blake's 401(a) Plan of $2,037, and a Teacher Re- tirement Fund payment of $10,694.25, the total for the third and final year of the contract will be $131,511.57. "It's noted in the draft pro- posal that any of the premi- um amounts could be ad- justed to reflect any cost adjustments," Blake said. "If there's a change in the health premium, that por- tion of the agreement would be adjusted accordingly, just as it would be for other em- ployees." In other business, the school board voted to ap- prove the bonding of cor- poration treasurer Krista Halbrader, deputy treasur- er Lorice Chamberlain and administrative assistant Ter- ri Holmes with Can Surety "to cover the responsibilities within their positions." The school board also voted, for the second time in as many months, to ap- prove an additional appro- priations resolution desig- nating $ 600,000 of the $1 million Rainy Day Fund for instruction and $400,000 for support/instruction servic- es. "I actually asked you to approve this same resolution in May, or earlier, and the timeline between the publi- cation and the actual adop- tion of the resolution didn't fit the timeline as specified by DLGF," Blake said. "So I'm asking you to act again on the resolution." The school board also opened bids for tax anticipa- tion warrants totaling $ 3.5 million. Home Building Sav- ings and Loan submitted a bid of 2.00 percent, while German American Bank submitted a bid of 1.94 per- cent. On a motion by Chris Sat- terfield, seconded by Na- than Harker, the school board voted unanimously to accept the low bid by Ger- man American Bank. Blake also updated the school board on the fund balances, which, as of May 31, were: General Fund – negative $ 3,115,456.24; Debt Service – $178.551.42; Capital Projects Fund – $1,014,094.45; Transporta- tion Fund – $1,568,740.28; and Bus Replacement Fund – $203,437.38. "We should be getting our tax draw soon," Blake said. Under old business, the school board approved the second readings of both the Pike Central Middle School 2014-15 student handbook and the 2014-15 student handbook used by Otwell, Petersburg and Winslow el- ementary schools. Under new business, the school board approved the corporation's evaluation plan for 2014-15. "This is the same plan that has been in place for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years," Blake said. "There has been no adjustments or amendments, but as we go into the 2014-15 school year, I just need your verification that this is our plan that is in place." In addition, the school board voted to accept $500 classroom grants from In- dianapolis Power & Light Company to Middy Burns, Charlotte Beck, Kim Rus- sell/Nicole Sutton, Steph- anie Sallee and Angie Wil- liams. The school board also voted to approve a request by Petersburg Elementary School Principal Rick King to amend the fourth- and fifth-grade textbook rental fees for the 2014-15 school year. The fourth grade text- book rental fee will increase $ 9.60, to $ 80.32 for a gram- mer/vocabulary reteaching workbook, while the fifth grade's textbook rental fee will increase $ 3, to $73.72, for a social studies work- book. The school board also ap- proved the following text- book rental fees for the 2014- 15 school year at Pike Cen- tral Middle School: • Sixth grade – $93.26 • Seventh grade – $112.53 • Eighth grade – $127.55 In addition, the school board approved textbook rental fees for the 2014-15 school year at Pike Central High School. Blake announced that she had received retirement no- tifications from Petersburg Elementary School treasur- er Debi Harvey, Pike Central Middle School instructional assistant Katrina Meadors, Petersburg Elementary School first grade teach- er Barbara Morton, Pike Central High School cred- it recovery instructor Mike Bennett and Petersburg Ele- mentary School third grade teacher Suzie Sullivan. In addition to Runyan's resignation, Blake an- nounced that she had also received a letter of resig- nation from Petersburg El- ementary School custodian Michael Scott LeMond. Blake also presented the school board with recom- mendations by Pike Cen- tral High School principal Winter Fiscus to appoint Ja- son Roach as science teach- er, Trent Whitehead as au- to mechanics instructor, and Mariah Poteet as cheer- leading sponsor. In addition, Blake presented Winslow El- ementary School principal Rich Luker's recommenda- tion that Nicole Arnold be appointed to an elementary teaching position. Blake announced that the school corporation recently received notification from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security that it had been awarded a Secured School Safety Grant of ap- proximately $ 37,000 for the 2014-15 school year. "This will be spent for security and equipment," Blake said. "I think it will be used for a school resource officer as well." Blake also commend- ed the Pike Central High School band and its direc- tor, Johnathan Miller, after being named as a recipient of the All-Music Award by the Indiana School Music Association. 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In the past, INDOT would put road closed signs at the intersections of Highway 257 and Highway 356 in Pike County and Highway 257 and US 50 in Daviess County. Then near the White River they placed reflective barricades that could be driven around. Sheriff Britton said the plan is for the new barricades to be stretched from guard rail to guard rail on the Daviess County side and from fence to fence on the Pike County side. An INDOT news release states, "The inter- locking barrier wall will be installed in advance of the water's edge on either side of the road closure. The orange reflective barriers will be- gin at the shoulder of the roadway and stretch across S.R. 257 to the other shoulder of the roadway. On the Daviess County side of the riv- er, the barrier wall will be placed in between the guardrails. On the Pike County side of the river, standard barricades will be placed from the barrier walls to the right-of-way fences." INDOT's existing plan includes signage at the intersection of State Road 257 at the U.S. Route 50 junction in Washington and at the State Road 356 junction in Otwell. Barricades are also placed on S.R. 257 at the county road intersection closest to the flooding to warn mo- torists. Those barricades are staggered across the lanes to allow local traffic and emergency responders to access the residences in the ar- ea. Advanced warning message boards are al- so placed at the barricades at the county road intersections to warn motorists of the flooding. During a previous meeting of local and state officials, Fowler said the Highway 257 site is probably the only one in the state that presents such a danger to motorist because of how fast the current is moving and how deep it is. Of- ficials explained the current during flooding is focused on the narrow low area on the Pike County side of the bridge. Sheriffs Harbstreit and Britton both said most of the people driving into the river come from the Daviess County side because it is higher and the water doesn't look very deep, until they get across the bridge, then the road drops and water quickly gets deep and the current in that area is extremely quick dur- ing flooding. "Our main goal is to save people from go- ing into the water and keep our first respond- ers safe. Anytime we have to rescue someone, there is always a chance (of responders capsiz- ing). Depending on water conditions and tem- peratures, it doesn't take long," said Britton. "The installation of these new barriers can't come soon enough," said State Senator Lindel Hume. "With the transition to warmer weath- er comes a new storm season, and these mea- sures will protect the safety of motorists and reduce the risks to our first responders during hazardous weather." H New barriers to be used on Hwy. 257 near White River Continued from page 1 Motorists driving on I-64 in southern Indiana will be affected by lane restrictions in late June. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is advising motorists of lane restrictions planned for In- terstate 64 (I-64) in Warrick County. Beginning Friday, June 20, contractor's crews will begin patching areas of I-64 near State Road 61 (Ex- it 39). It is anticipated crews will work from about 7 a.m. local time and be complete by 3 p.m. each day, with all work complete by Monday, June 30, weather permitting. U.S. Route 231 (U.S. 231) will close to repair a railroad crossing in Huntingburg. On Monday, June 16, at about 8 a.m., Norfolk South- ern Railroad crews will close U.S. 231 from the junction of SR64 to the junction of SR162 in Jasper. Crews will repair the rail crossing 0.13 miles north of S.R. 64. Work is scheduled to be complete by 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, weather permitting. Local traffic will have ac- cess to the point of closure. The official detour will route traffic on S.R. 64 and S.R. 162. I-64 travel to be restricted in June US231 to close from Jasper to Huntingburg Pike County Sheriff Jeremy Britton talks with Rusty Fowler, of INDOT, about the new type of barrier INDOT is going to use to barricade Highway 257 at the White River to prevent people from driving through flood waters.