[1. Meeting Opening]
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I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Snapshots of Success]
>> OKAY, I AM SUPER EXCITED THAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST OF THE IN-PERSON SNAPSHOT OF SUCCESS AND WE HAVE EMILY WHO WILL TELL US ABOUT OUR RECIPIENTS.
>> I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO ACTUALLY CONGRATULATE OUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR WHO IS KRISTIN DISTLER AT FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH AND MISS STEPHANIE COVEY WHO IS ENL OVER AT THORPE CREEK ELEMENTARY. IF WE COULD GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] BEFORE I HAVE THEM COME AND ALL WILL PLAY A QUICK VIDEO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHO THEY ARE AT THE END OF THESE VIDEOS YOU WILL SEE WHAT THE FOUNDATION DID THIS YEAR WHICH WAS A SURPRISE GIFT TO BOTH OF OUR AWARDEES.
>> STEPHANIE WORKS CLOSELY WITH ME AS WE PLAN TOGETHER INSTRUCTION FOR OUR ENL STUDENTS AND SHE ALSO COLLABORATES A LOT WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS THAT ARE TEACHING ENL STUDENTS. STEPHANIE HAS SO MUCH COMPASSION AND LOVE FOR THE KIDS YOU COULD NOT MEET SOMEONE MORE GIVING, MORE GENEROUS, THAT WORKS HARDER TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS. THIS YEAR I HAD TWO NEWCOMERS COME FROM VENEZUELA AND SHE WAS WITH THEM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. I CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON HER TO BE THERE, TO DO ANYTHING I ASKED HER TO DO.
STEPHANIE DOES NOT STOP DURING THE DAY.
SHE IS ON THE GO CONSTANTLY FROM ONE CLASSROOM OR SMALL GROUP TO ANOTHER. STEPHANIE TRULY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND ANY EXPECTATION THAT THERE COULD BE FOR HER ROLE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT. I AM KRISTIN DISTLER AND THE TEACHER LIBRARIAN AT FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT READING, IT'S ABOUT THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO BE TO HANG OUT. THE KIDS GRAVITATE TOWARDS HER.
SHE EXUDES ENTHUSIASM. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE TRIED TO DO ONLY FUN STUFF IN HERE. NO IPADS, BECAUSE ON IPADS ALL THE TIME. KRISTIN CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT IN THE LIBRARY THAT IS RELEVANT TO WHAT STUDENTS ARE INTO TODAY. I AM ALWAYS REALLY EXCITED WHEN IT'S LIBRARY DAY IN ENGLISH BECAUSE I ALWAYS KNOW I'M GOING TO GET A GOOD BOOK OR HAVE A FUN EXPERIENCE.
I THINK WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT IT DOES MAKE YOU EXCITED. WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH THE BOOKMOBILE AND THEY HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS FUN TO GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO DID FRONT PORCH DELIVERIES WE CALL IT BOOK ¦ THE KIDS HAVE LOVED IT BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I THINK SHE IS A GREAT TEACHER BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS LIKES TO CONNECT WITH THE KIDS. SHE MAKES THE LIBRARY FUN.
THE PARENTS WERE BOTH EDUCATORS, 43 YEARS RETIRED
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FROM MADISON INDIANA. I LOVE KIDS, I LOVE SEEING WHAT THEY CAN DO AND HOW THEY CAN GROW AND THIS JOB GIVES ME THAT UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.>> SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE KRISTIN AND STEPHANIE TO COME APPEAR, IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
>> FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS.
IT IS GREAT TO BE RECOGNIZED, DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NO, BUT I LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BOTH OF WHAT YOU'LL DO.
MY SON USES AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT SO I KNOW HOW HARD YOU GUYS WORK SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
>> CAN YOU TELL MORE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT LED YOU TO TEACHING AND HSE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHAT DID YOU DO PRIOR TO THAT?
>> I BEEN WORKING HERE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS SO OBVIOUSLY I WANTED TO STAY BECAUSE I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I LOVE THE CHILDREN AND I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE STAFF THAT I WORK WITH.
>> I HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR ABOUT 15, 16 YEARS.
I STARTED AT SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY AND THEN WENT OVER TO FRESHMAN CENTER WHEN THE FRESHMAN CENTER WAS OUR BUILDING AND NOW WE ARE FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH SO I STAYED IN THAT BUILDING AND SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT 16 YEARS, TAUGHT FOR FIVE IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP BEFORE THAT.
>> ANY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT YEAR, YOU BOTH HAVE BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL? ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE FROM HERE ON OUT AND HOW YOU'RE DOING THINGS?
>> NO, I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE ANYTHING THAT I WILL CHANGE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED AND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE MET WHERE THEY ARE AND ENJOY WHAT I DO. ENJOY WHAT YOU DO AND YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
>> I THINK IT MADE ME THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX A LITTLE BIT.
WE HAD TO REACH KIDS WHEN THEY WERE NOT IN THE BUILDING SO REACH KIDS IN THE LIBRARY YOU HAD TO GO TO THEM.
IT MADE ME THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX A LITTLE BIT ON HOW WE CAN REACH KIDS. SO YEAH, I THINK THAT CHANGED, I DON'T THINK WE ALWAYS HAVE TO DO IT THE SAME WAY.
IT GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT.
>> BOOK ÃWAS AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ONE THING I MOST PROUD OF OF HSE IS THE EFFORT THAT THE TEACHERS MEETING STUDENTS AND REGION OF THE MATTER WE HAVE TO DO YOU ARE A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THAT.
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS IN FIRST GRADE AT FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SHE HAD MANY STUDENTS IN HER CLASS THAT WERE ENL AND IT WAS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY FOR THEM BUT FOR HER TO LEARN FROM THE STUDENTS, TOO. AND THE BOOKMOBILE IS JUST GETTING THE MATERIALS TO THE KIDS NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT STANDS OUT AS A FAVORITE MEMORY, SOMETHING FUN OR FUNNY THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR, ANY BLOOPERS, MAYBE?
>> LOTS OF EXUMA BLOOPERS. LOTS AND LOTS OF THOSE.
ZOOM BLOOPERS. BUT NOTHING THAT WOULD STAND OUT.
>> NOTHING THAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD.
NOTHING REALLY FUNNY. I'M NOT SURE THIS YEAR WAS SO FUNNY.
>> I ALWAYS WONDER WITH THE BOOKMOBILE WHAT THEIR FACES LIKE WHEN THEY SEE THE BOOK ROLL UP.
>> I HAVE ONE OF THEM HERE TONIGHT.
SHE VISITED THE BOOKMOBILE EVERY TIME, DIDN'T YOU?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT IT? COME ON UP.
>> IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU HAVE I KNOW BOTH OF YOU BROUGH
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, LOOKS LIKE FAMILY, AS WELL.>> I BROUGHT MY SON QUINN. QUINN IS GOING TO BE A FRESHMAN AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I AM JULIANNA. I VISITED THE BOOKMOBILE EACH TIME IT CAME ON FRIDAY. IT IS REALLY FUN BECAUSE SO WE GOT TO CHOOSE FROM THE BOOKS EVEN THOUGH WE WERE AT HOME.
AT HOME YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A LIBRARY IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS CLOSED, TOO. IT WAS REALLY FUN BECAUSE WE GOT TO GO RIGHT OR BIKES WE WENT OVER THERE.
I HAVE A SISTER THAT GOES TO THE SAME SCHOOL.
SO WE RODE OUR BIKES TO THE BOOKMOBILE AND WE EVEN GOT TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME AND WE GOT TO WIN A BOOK THAT WE GET TO KEEP SO THAT WAS LIKE NOW THE HOURS OF FOREVER.
>> THEY SET UP OUTSIDE OF IT AND THEY ALSO HAVE A FEW THINGS ON IT. IT IS REALLY FUN.
SHE DOES THAT MAKE THINGS FUN AND EXCITING EVEN DURING COVID.
>> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TODAY.
>> WHAT WAS THAT BOOKMOBILE LIKE, WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR PARKING LOT?
>> WINTER FOR FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES.
WE WENT TO BROOKSVILLE PARK, BROOKS CHASE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THEIR PARK. WE WENT TO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, GREAT EAGLE TO THEIR POOL.
WHERE KIDS COULD RIDE THEIR BIKES AND BEAT US, OR WALKING LOCATION.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH BOTH OF YOU.
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> OKAY NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO, I WILL OPEN THIS UP FOR ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENT.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION MADE BY SARAH SECOND BY SUZANNE.
I WILL HAVE JULIE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> MOTION PASSES. IN THE NEXT UP WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. AS BEFORE AND WE HAVE SOME FOLKS SIGNED UP SO WHAT WE WILL DO IS I WILL READ THE PROCEDURE THAT PERTAINS TO TONIGHT AND THEN BASED ON THE AGENDA I WILL INVITE THE SPEAKERS UP AFTER THE ITEM IS AS IS PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA. SO TODAY WE WILL ACCEPT COMMENTS FROM PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE ON THE SCHEDULE AGENDA. STATEMENTS MAY NOT EXCEED TWO MINUTES, NO PERSON MAY SPEAK MORE THAN ONCE IN THE SAME TOPIC, COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD NOT TO AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER. COMMENTS NOT REFERENCE SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES, PATRONS OR STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL CORPORATION.
AGENDA ITEMS SUCH AS APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND CONFERENCE REPORTS REVIEW BY THE BOARD IN EACH MEETINGS ARE NOT MATTERS SUBJECT TO COMMENT TO THE PUBLIC IN A BOARD MEETING.
STATEMENTS MAY NOT BE ABUSIVE OR ARGUMENTATIVE.
PERSONS MAKING COMMENT WILL NOT DEBATE STATEMENTS MADE BY OTHER PERSONS. THE BOARD PRESIDENT WILL ENFORCE THESE RULES AND MAY TAKE ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ORDER AT THE MEETING. WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON TO ACTION
[5. Action Items]
ITEMS IN THE FIRST ONE IS FIRE STATION PROPERTY MOU.AND WE HAVE DAVID DAY HERE TO TALK WITH US ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU. OH, THE RED LIGHT MEANS IT'S
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ON. IN MY WORLD RED MEANS STOP.>> IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TIME LIMIT EITHER SO YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> SO, TONIGHT WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT A PROPOSED TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF FISHERS.
THIS PERTAINS TO 20 ACRES OF PROPERTY.
THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS BETWEEN PRAY BAPTIST AND (NAME?) ROAD ON A HUNT OF IT IS EXTREME.
I BELIEVE THE DISTRICT OWNS THIS PROPERTY SOMETIME 2008 OR NINE. I ANTICIPATED MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR AN ELECTRICAL. EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY THE CITY OF FISHERS HAVE DISCUSSED POSSIBLY BUILDING A FIRE STATION OUT THERE.
AS THE DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED IN HIS AREA.
IT HAS IDENTIFIED THREE ACRES ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY FOR THAT FIRST NATION. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ABOUT THIS OVER THE YEARS.
BUT IT APPEARS NOW THAT THE CITY IS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD A FIRE STATION AND NEVER APPROACHED THE SCHOOL FOR THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING READING PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS INCLUDING THE FISHERS AGRO PARK AND THE PLAYGROUND.
SO THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL AND THEY CAME UP WITH THIS PROPOSED UNDERSTANDING.
FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, IT COST THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY ARE BOTH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THEY ARE ALLOWED TO EXCHANGE PROPERTY ON WHATEVER TERMS THE TWO PARTIES AGREE.
SO THE PROPOSAL HERE IS FOR THE SCHOOL TO TRANSFER THREE ACRES OF GROUND TO THE CITY OF FISHERS IN RETURN, THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL ARE GOING TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH THESE PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO HIRE TWO TEACHERS TO TEACH IN THESE PROGRAMS AND THE CITY IS GOING TO PAY HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE COST FOR THOSE TWO TEACHERS THE FIRST YEAR UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $100,000 EACH. IT'S GOING TO PAY 50 PERCENT OF THE COST FOR THE TWO TEACHERS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $50,000 A YEAR EACH FOR THE SECOND YEAR. IN TURN THE SCHOOLS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THE PROGRAM FOR THIRD YEAR.
SO THAT IS A PROPOSAL, THAT THE UNDERSTANDING.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO APPROVE THIS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD.
THERE ARE CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS IN HERE IN CASE THERE'S AN INSUFFICIENCY OF FUNDS THAT THE PROGRAM CAN BE TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY BUT WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU WERE TO EVER HAVE A SCHOOL BUILT ON THE REMAINING 17 ACRES, HAVING A NEW FIRE STATION THERE WOULD BE A NICE THING TO HAVE. IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THAT AREA OF TOWN WHICH IS NOT HAVE A FIRE STATION VERY CLOSE TO THEM SO WE THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THIS.
>> DO WE HAVE MAP OF WHERE THAT IS LOCATED?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MAP OF WHERE IS, WHERE THE FIRE STATION IS GOING TO BE LOCATED OR THE ACTUAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED?
>> IS BETWEEN US AND THE END AND PRAY BAPTIST.
I THINK IT'S CLOSER TO PRAY BAPTIST THEN IT'S IN THE END.
IT'S ON 136 STREET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AS I SAID, I DON'T THINK THIS MAP SHOWS YOU THE PROPERTY BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW YOU IN TERMS OF WHERE IT IS ON 136 STREET.
I KNOW THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST OF THE PROPERTY.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION, YOU MIGHT HAVE STATED THIS ALREADY.
WHEN ARE THEY STARTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILT? DO THEY HAVE A REQUIREMENT?
>> THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD THIS FALL.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE A PROVISION IN THE CONTRACT THAT SAYS THAT THE CITY WILL, IF THEY EVER ABANDONED THE FIRE STATION AND NOT COME UP WITH A USE THAT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO THE SCHOOL OR APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL THEN THEY WOULD (WORD?) THE PROPERTY BACK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY HAVE
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EVERY INTENTION OF BUILDING THAT THIS YEAR.>> OKAY, I DO HAVE BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE I DO HAVE A PUBLIC, PERSON OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
ABRAHAM (NAME?), HOPEFULLY A SAID THAT CORRECTLY.
>> YES, GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS ON 136 STREET BETWEEN PRAIRIE BAPTIST AND CYNTHIANA. IT'S IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA THERE'S A FELLOW WHO LIVES ACROSS THE STREET THAT HAS A KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN BARN BASICALLY. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT GUY FOR SOME REASON. BUT THAT IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED. THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YU FOR SUPPORTING THIS. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS IS PRIMARILY I LIVE IN BRITAIN FALLS, I AM A SENIOR.
EMS IS A CRITICAL SERVICE FOR US IN THAT AREA.
I WORKED WITH EIGHT OTHER LOCALES IN THE AREA OF SILVERTON, HUNTERS RUN, LENNAR, RYAN, WE ARE ALL SUPPORTING THIS. WHEN WE COME TO A MEETING SO OFTEN YOU HEAR A LOT OF CRITICISM.
THAT IS NOT GOOD. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO THANK YOU AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO COMMEND YOU AND SUPPORTING THIS.
BECAUSE MY LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER AND GRANDSON IN FALL CREEK THEY ARE ONLY FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FIRE STATION NOW AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT THIS EVENING.
NOT OFTEN DO YOU HEAR WORDS OF THANKS.
YOU SHOULD HEAR THAT MORE OFTEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> SO WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL IT WILL THEN GO TO THE CITY, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ASSUMING THEY ALSO APPROVE IT WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TRANSFER AND I THINK THE X FINANCIAL LEARNING PROGRAM WILL START.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRE STATION PROPERTY MOU AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION MADE BY MICHELLE SECOND BY JULIE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BEEN THERE NONE I WILL HAVE JULIE CALL FOR THE GOAT.
>> MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE HAVE BETH (NAME?).
>> SO TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING FOR THE BOARD'S APPROVAL TO LEASE 24 NEW BUSES TO REPLACE OLDER MODELS IN OUR FLEET.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE THE BUSES WE ARE REPLACING ARE OVER 12 YEARS OLD. THE OLDER BUSES ARE MORE EXTENSIVE TO MAINTAIN SO BY TREATING THESE OLDER MODELS WE WILL SEE SOME SAVINGS IN THE OPERATIONS FUND.
BEGINNING IN 2016, DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF BUSES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED WE BEGAN LEASING THE FOR THREE YEARS.
SO TONIGHT, WE ARE ASKING FOR BOARD'S APPROVAL TO ENTER IN A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BEGINNING JULY 1 THAT WILL BE PREPAID OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
WE PLAN TO FINANCE THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE AND THEN MAKE ANNUAL LEASE PAYMENTS FROM THE OPERATIONS FUND.
SO EACH YEAR, CENTRAL INDIANA EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER GOES OUT TO BID FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND SINCE WE ARE A MEMBER WE CAN PURCHASE FROM THOSE BIDDERS. WE DID RECEIVE SIX RATE QUOTES FOR THE LEASE RANGING FROM .7 PERCENT TO 2.56 PERCENT.
SO ATTACHED TO BOARD DOCS IS AT LEAST A PROPOSAL FOR REGIONS BANK AND WE WILL BRING FINAL LEASE DOCUMENTS ON JUNE 23.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUS LEASE?
>> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUS LEASE IS AS PRESENTED.
>> KATE, MOTION MADE BY SARAH, SECONDED BY SARAH.
IF THERE AREN'T ANY OF QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SEEN THERE NONE I WILL HAVE JULIE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
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>> MOTION PASSES. NEXT IS RYAN TAYLOR WITH STUDENT HANDBOOKS.
>> GOOD EVENING, SO TONIGHT THE PRODUCT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU REPRESENTS MONTHS OF WORK FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS. AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL PRINCIPLES WORKING AS A TEAM THE INTERMEDIATE WORKING AS A TEAM, THE JUNIOR HIGH FOLKS WORKING AS A TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WERE TASKED TO GET INPUT FROM ALL STAKEHOLDERS FROM A STUDENT'S TO ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES TO PARENTS AND TO MAKE SURE THE VOICES WERE HEAR . THEY INCLUDED EQUITY COACHES, INCLUDE THOSE HAVE A STAKE IN EVERYTHING WE DO AS WE CONDUCT BUSINESS THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
FROM THERE, WE MET WITH YOU ON APRIL 20 DURING A WORK SESSION TO LOOK AT THOSE PROPOSED POLICY CHANGES IN THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS. FROM THAT MEETING, AS YOU RECALL, WE WANT TO OVERLAY THAT WITH ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOOK TO SEE WHAT KIND OF LANGUAGE WERE USING THAT COULD BE DEFICIT IN NATURE, HOW ARE WE SAYING THINGS, NOT NECESSARILY POLICY CHANGES THEMSELVES. THAT HAS BEEN DONE SO THE PRODUCT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU AS A RESULT OF ALL THAT EFFORT.
AND THAT, HE SAW A LOT OF STRIKERS.
HE SAW A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS HOPEFULLY WITH SOME EXPLANATIONS AS WELL. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS ARE GOING TO SEEK VERY DIFFERENTLY, NOT FROM A NECESSARILY PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT BUT HOW WE INTERACT WITH THAT HANDBOOK THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT ON HOW WE DID THINGS LESTER. LESTER, WE MIGRATED MOST OF THE POLICY INTO THE ACTUAL WEB SITES OF THE DISTRICTS IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS. WE TOOK FEEDBACK FROM THAT, IT WAS A LITTLE SLOPPY, PEOPLE SAID, IT WAS NOT AS INTUITIVE AS WE WOULD LIKE. WHEN YOU BUILD SOMETHING AND YOU TRY TO FLY IT AT THE SAME TIME IT GETS A LITTLE MESSY.
THE GOAL IS TO CLEAN THAT UP. SOME THINGS YOU WOULD SEE WITH THAT STRIKE THROUGH'S NOT NECESSARILY REMOVING IT AS A POLICY PROCEDURE BUT MOVING INTO A NEW LOCATION.
SO WANT TO MAKE SURE I POINT THAT OUT AS YOU ARE LOOKING THROUGH THOSE ITEMS THAT NOT NECESSARILY TRYING TO OBLITERATE THEM OR ANNIHILATE THEM BUT MOVING THEM TO PLACE WHERE IT IS MORE INTUITIVE SUCH AS ITEMS WITH FOOD SERVICES YOU WOULD FIVE IN THE FOOD SERVICES TAB.
TRANSPORTATION IN THE TRANS-PETITION TAB.
JUST TRY TO MAKE THE END USER EXPERIENCE A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT AND BY PUTTING IT IN THE WEB IT'S ALSO TRANS-LABEL.
WE HAVE MANY FAMILIES THAT SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES WITH THAT FORMAT THEY CAN INTERACT WITH THAT AS WELL.
WE PRESENT THE HANDBOOKS FOR YOUR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND ULTIMATELY IF YOU SO CHOOSE, YOUR ACTION.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I NOTICED IN OUR DOCUMENTS WE HAVE THE FULL DOCUMENTS WHICH I APPRECIATE BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT IN THERE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WILL OPEN IT UP, LOOKS LIKE SUZANNE HAS A QUESTION.
>> I HAVE A POSITIVE COMMENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO THOROUGH. THE WHOLE PROCESS OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR OUR PARENT COMMUNITIES AND OUR STUDENTS INTEGRATE INFORMATION AND MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.
>> ANY OTHER COMETS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY EMMA I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2021 Ã2022 STUDENT HANDBOOKS AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION MADE BY SUZANNE SECONDED BY MICHELLE.
ANY OTHER CUSHIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY I'LL HAVE JULIE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
>> IT PASSES. PNEXT WE HAVE CORRECTION ITEMS. I'M GONNA BUMP OUR DEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY ITEM 6.08 TO THE TO . BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME GUESTS WITH US TODAY SO WE WILL HAVE HARRY TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> GOOD EVENING, I LIKED IT IT IT IS MICROCAP OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION AND AFTER TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS. FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS SHOW YOU A SHORT DRONE VIDEO OF THE SITE AND GET A GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT THE PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE.
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>> I FORGOT TO MENTION OUR ARCHITECTURE SIT IN THE FRONT ROW HERE TONIGHT. A COUPLE OTHER THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AS YOU MAY RECALL WHEN WE GOT OUR PERMITS FROM THE CITY TO START THIS PROJECT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THEY HAD FOR US WAS TO MOVE SEVERAL TRANSMISSION LINES THAT ARE BY DUKE ENERGY ALONG THE ROAD. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF NOBLESVILLE AND DUKE ENERGY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I WAS JUST IN A MEETING A COUPLE DAYS AGO WITH DAVID DAY AND DUKE ENERGY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL THE TRANSMISSION LINES MOVED BY MARCH 2022.
THE REASON THERE BE MOVED IS THAT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE THE ROAD IS GOING TO BE WIDENED.
SO THE CITY WANTED US TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON NOW AND GET THAT FINISHED. ANOTHER LITTLE COMPLICATED TWIST TO THIS IS THAT THE CITY OF NOBLESVILLE IS GOING TO PUT AROUND ABOUT AT 156 AND BOWDEN ROAD.
WERE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THEM BECOME SOME OF THOSE TRANSMISSION LINES THEY ARE RESPONSE OVER HAVING MOVED.
SO WERE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH THEM ALL THAT ACTIVITY TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED AT LEAST VERBALLY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE THAT WRAPPED UP BEFORE WE OPEN THE SCHOOL. IF THEY DON'T, IT WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US. BUT WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> COULD YOU SHARE WITH THE BOARD WITH THE COST OF THE MOVING OF THOSE TRANSMISSION LINES WOULD BE?
>> LET ME SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THAT.
DUKE HAS GIVEN US THE WORST CASE COST SCENARIO.
IT IS NOT WRITTEN IN STONE BUT AS THEY EXPLAINED TO US A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO IS TO USE THEIR OWN CREWS. IF THEY DO, IT SHOULD BE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO DO IT. IF FOR SOME UNFORESEEN REASON THERE IS AN EMERGENCY LIKE A TORNADO AND HAD TO PULLTHEIR CREWS OFF, THEY WOULD OUTSOURCE THAT.
THE INITIAL COST FOR MOVING ALL THE POLLS IS $1 MILLION.
SOME OF THOSE POLLS WILL BE READ THE RESPONSE BUILDING OF THE CITY OF FISHERS. THEY COMMITTED, I'M SORRY CITY OF NOBLESVILLE. THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO US THAT THE GONNA TRY TO DO THIS IN THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY POSSIBLE.
MY FEELING IS THAT HOPEFULLY WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE FOR FOUR TO $500,000. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO TRY TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO KEEP THE COST DOWN.
>> YOU ARE SAYING THAT THIS, THESE LINES ARE BEING MOVED IN ANTICIPATION OF A WIDENING OF THE ROAD? WHAT IF WE DIDN'T MOVE THOSE LINES UNTIL BOWDEN WAS UNDER RECONSTRUCTION?
>> IF THAT HAPPENED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DUKE THAT THEY HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE THEY COULD POSSIBLY USE TO PAY FOR THIS
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THEMSELVES.>> SO IS THERE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT WAITING UNTIL BOWDEN IS UNDER RECONSTRUCTION?
>> THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THE PERMIT FROM THE CITY OF NOBLESVILLE THEY REQUIRED THAT WE COMMIT TO DO THAT. AND WE DID HAVE SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH HIM ABOUT THAT AND TRIED TO CHANGE THEIR OPINION BUT WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
IN FACT, IT WAS EVEN MENTIONED THAT WE ATTENDED A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN NOBLESVILLE AND THEY BROUGHT THAT UP AS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THEY APPROVED THE PERMIT TO START THE SCHOOL. SO, WE REALLY HAD NO CHOICE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MIKE AND HE CAN BRIEFLY GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THE PROJECT IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET AND THE PROGRESS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING LADIES AND JUDGMENT OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND IS BEEN A PLEASURE AND WITH THE CSO TOMB TEAM THEY'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. SO FAR WE ARE ON BUDGET SO THAT IS GOOD, WE BEEN GOOD ON SAFETY, NO SAFETY ISSUES.
AS FAR AS QUALITY CONTROL THERE'S NO OUTSTANDING QUALITY ISSUES ON THE PROJECT. SO WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT.
WE ARE WORKING ON THE STRUCTURAL STEEL AND POURING THE CONCRETE ON THE DECKS. WE STARTED THE METAL STUDS WE HAD TROUBLE GETTING METAL STUDS ON THIS PROJECT EVEN THOUGH WE ORDERED THE MONTHS BEFORE WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING SOME OTHER MATERIALS BUT WERE STILL CHIPPING AWAY AT ALL OF THAT.
WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE ARE ON SCHEDULE.
WE NEED THE RAIN TO CEASE SO WE CAN GET THE SIDEWALK FURTHER ALONG. WE ARE ON SCHEDULE TO OPEN THE SUMMER OF 2022. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE LOOPING OF THE POLLS, WAS THAT ALREADY BAKED INTO THE BUDGET?
>> NOT INITIALLY. NO, WE WERE TAKEN BY SURPRISE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DOING ANY INSTRUCTION ON BOWDEN ROAD.
WE HAVE NO ACCESS OFF OF BOWDEN ROAD THAT WAS ANOTHER REQUIREMENT THAT THEY PUT ON US THAT WE CANNOT ACCESS THE PROPERTY FROM BOWDEN ROAD BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL WIDENING OF THE ROAD IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE HAD NO IDEA SINCE WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY EFFECT ON THE CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA WE DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA THAT THEY WOULD FORCE US TO DO THAT.
>> THERE HAS BEEN WORK FROM THE TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMES IN UNDER BUDGET. BUT IN ORDER TO DO SO WE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST OUR DESIGN PLANS AND SOME OF OUR FINISHING PLAN . IT'S STILL GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT $1 MILLION.
>> WE HAD TO FIND THAT 450,000 TO STAY IN BUDGET.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THE COST OF THE BUILDING IS GOING UP AND UP AND UP. ARE WE OKAY THAT WAY? I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON BUDGET BUT DO YOU SEE? NEXT WERE UNDER GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
>> SO WHEN THE COMMUNITY HERE'S 1 MILLION IS NOT LIKE WERE TAKING $1 MILLION OUT OF SOME OTHER PLACE IT'S BUILT INTO THE BUDGET WE ALREADY APPROVED?
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HEAR THAT NUMBER AND THINK WHERE IS THAT COMING FROM, IT IS IN OUR BUDGET.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN AGAIN WITH THE BOWDEN PROJECTION, HAS IN NOBLESVILLE JUST MENTIONED IT OR HAS THERE BEEN A VOTE THAT THE ART FOR SURE WIDENING BOWDEN ROAD?
>> THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ARE BUT I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A DATE.
>> OKAY, SO WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT BECAUSE IF WE DID WE WOULD HAVE TO PUSH BACK OUR PERMITS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THEY WOULD NOT GIVE US THE PERMIT IF WE DO NOT AGREE TO MOVE THE POLLS.
>> AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY ESTIMATE OF TIME OF WHAT THAT COULD BE SO IF WE WAITED THE FIVE WEEKS WE CAN DO THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEIR PLAN IS.
IT COULD BE FIVE YEARS. ANY INSIGHT INTO THAT CONNECT?
>> IF AFTER THOSE HAVE BEEN MOVED AND BOWDEN IS NOW UNDER RECONSTRUCTION IN FIVE YEARS, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THEY MIGHT WANT THOSE POLLS TO BE MOVED AGAIN?
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>> IN THE MEETING I WAS IN WITH DUKE THE ONLY THING THAT COULD'VE POSSIBLY BECAUSE THAT IS IF WE WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THESE TWO PROJECTS THE ROUNDABOUT AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE POLLS ON BOWDEN ROAD SEPARATELY.
THAT'S THE MOTIVATION FOR DOING IT AS ONE PROJECT.
BECAUSE FROM A DESIGN POINT OF VIEW THEY CAN DO THE WHOLE THING AT THE SAME TIME. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WOULD BE PERMANENT THEY WOULD NOT HAD TO BE MOVED AGAIN?
>> NOT MOVED AGAIN AT OUR EXPENSE?
>> OBVIOUSLY COSTS ARE ONE THING THAT KEEP GOING UP IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE TIME GETS LONGER TO.
WE HAVE COVERED THE GROUND THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE A COST INCREASE BUT WHAT ABOUT DELAYS DUE TO MATERIALS THAT MAY BE OUT SIX MONTHS WHEN WE ARE PROJECTING THEM OUT TO BE TWO MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THERE HANDLING UNITS. WE'VE HAD TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE ROAD, IF WE LEFT AN OPENING BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE THREE MONTHS AND NOW IT'S GONNA TAKE EIGHT OR NINE.
SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WORKAROUND.
SOME THINGS WE DON'T KNOW YET BUT WE JUST GOT A SHIPMENT OF ROOFING INSTALLATION EITHER YESTERDAY OR TODAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN WAITING ON SO I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER.
AS THOSE COME UP WE JUST TRY TO WORK WITH OUR VENDORS.
INTERIOR FINISHES AND I DON'T KNOW THAT ALL THOSE HAVE BEEN PURCHASED YET BECAUSE WE ARE STILL MAKING SOME CHANGES TO SAVE MONEY. NOW, WERE NOT MAKING CHANGES TO SAVE MONEY THAT WAS DONE BEFORE IT WENT OUT FOR BID, LET'S BE CLEAR ON THAT. BUT IF THOSE INTERIOR FINISHES WHEN WE GET OUT TO FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF NEXT YEAR AND THEY SAY THOSE ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 2023, WILL WE BE ABLE TO PIVOT OR WILL THE BE A CHANCE THAT WE DON'T OPEN IN THE FALL OF 2022?
>> LET'S BACK UP AND SAY YOU GUYS ARE REALLY LUCKY THAT THIS PROJECT GOT DESIGNED AND PUT OUT FOR BID WHEN IT DID.
I WANT TO KEEP KNOCKING ON WOO , I THINK WE ARE JUST A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE WAY. WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS THAT CAME AFTER THIS THAT ALL THE SCENARIOS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THIS ONE JUST SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT FRIENDS.
WE GOT THE CONTRACTS OUT RIGHT AWAY, THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONTRACT, FOR EACH OF THE THREE BID PACKAGES WE DID.
SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT BUT I'M NOT SAYING I WILL BE STANDING HERE SIX MONTHS TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE BUT TODAY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT IN THAT AREA.
>> JUST ONE THING, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOUR OFFICE BUILDING, YOUR BEEN GRACIOUS HOSTS.
THANK YOU FOR USE OF THE BUILDING.
>> I WILL TELL THE FAMILY. THANK YOU.
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>> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE LIFE OF BUS PURCHASE WITH MR. MCKINNEY.
>> GOOD EVENING, FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE BUS LEASE AND YOUR ACTION ITEMS. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THIS EVENING I BRING TO YOU INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES TO HSE SCHOOLS.
I WAS ON THE FENCE FOR A GOOD TIME ON THIS.
I VISITED A COUPLE DISTRICTS AND GET SOME EXPENSE WITH SOME ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS BUT NOT UNTIL I RECEIVED AN EMAIL DECEMBER 2020 FROM A STUDENT AT FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH THAT WAS THE TIPPING POINT FOR ME. I SET UP A ZOOM CALL WITH HER SHE WAS VERY PASSIONATE AND A BROTHER TONIGHT.
SHE'S GONNA COME UP AND SPEAK. JILLIAN, SHE WAS HER BOOKMOBILE VISITOR SHE'S GONNA SHARE HER PASSION FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND THEN WILL GO THROUGH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE GRANTS PROGRAM.
>> SO, I GUESS MY INTEREST FOR IT STARTED, SO, I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN GEORGIA CALLED MARSHALL BILL AND IT HAD ALL KINDS OF (WORD?) ALL SEASONS INCLUDING WINTER.
ALL MY SIBLINGS HAD ASTHMA SO WE WORE MASKS OUTSIDE SO THAT WE DID NOT BREATHE IN IT TOO MUCH POLLEN BECAUSE MY SISTER HAS HAD PNEUMONIA SIX TIMES. SHE HOLDS THE RECORD IN MY FAMILY. AND SO, I THINK BACK TO WEARING THOSE MASKS AND WE HAVE BEEN WEARING THEM A LOT NOW BECAUSE OF COVID AND I DON'T WANT TO START WEARING THEM BECAUSE AIR POLLUTION BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE REALLY SET IT TO ALWAYS WEAR A MASK OUTSIDE. ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES SEEMS
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LIKE A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEND ALL KINDS OF AIR POLLUTION OUT AND WHEN I GO OUTSIDE FOR FRESH AIR I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SMELL THE FLOWERS AROUND ME, I WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND SMELL WHAT, I DON'T WANT TO GO AND SMELL WHAT A GAS STATION SMELLS LIKE. SO, ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES THEY HAVE BATTERIES SO THEY WOULD CHARGE LIKE A PHONE DOES.AND ALSO THEY HAVE A BETTER RIDE THAN THIS SCHOOL BUSES TWO. MY FRIEND LIKE SHE WAS GETTING CARSICK ON THE WAY TO KINGS ISLAND AND SHE DID NOT END UP THROWING UP OR ANYTHING BUT THE RIDE WAS REALLY BUMPY AND SHE WAS STARTING TO GET CARSICK BUT ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES HAVE A SMOOTHER RIDE. SO I THINK THAT ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE USING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES IT'S LIKE A NO AIR POLLUTION AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL THING BECAUSE I REALLY, I'M SORRY, SO THERE.
>> CAN I INTERRUPT YOU FOR JUST A SECOND? YOU EMAILED THE BOARD AND I RESPONDED IN THE FALL ABOUT IT.
WHEN I SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA I THOUGHT AND I WENT AND FOUND YOUR EMAIL AGAIN AND I DID RESPOND TO HER AND SAID, HEY LOOK, NOT KNOWING THAT YOU WORKED WITH MR. MCKINNEY ALL ALONG. I KNOW IT TOOK A FEW EMAILS TO GET THE DATES RIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T READ A CALENDAR FOR SOME REASON WHEN I WAS SENDING THOSE.
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND STUDENT VOICE IS SO POWERFUL AND A PRIME EXAMPLE RIGHT HERE. SO, THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAIL EMAIL THIS AND YOU PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF OTHER DISTRICT THAT ARE DOING IT AND I THINK THIS IS JUST A START, HOPEFULLY.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
>> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FOR JULIANN BEFORE I RELEASE HER FROM THE PODIUM?
>> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION BUT A COMMENT.
I WAS, I THINK I WAS A FRESHMAN IN THE NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC THAT YEAR WAS ABOUT REDUCING POLLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING FOR THIS BOARD TO CONSIDER WOULD HAVE BEEN A DREAM FOR US BACK IN THOSE DAYS.
THAT WAS ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO. ELECTRIC BUSES WERE JUST NOT EVEN THOUGHT POSSIBLE. SO WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TODAY IS A MAGNIFICENT STEP FORWARD IN TECHNOLOGY AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND FOR YOUR PROMOTION FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER.
>> THANK YOU, YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF.
THIS IS NOT EASY EVEN FOR AN ADULT TO GET UP AND SPEAK IN THIS TYPE OF CROWD IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.
YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND I AM SURE YOUR PARENTS ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK STEPHANIE IS GOING TO COME UP AND SHE HAS THE SPECIFICS ON THE GRANT.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR JACKET, TOO.
>> I FELT IT WAS ONLY FITTING.
>> SO WE ARE EXPLORING THE OPTION OF PURCHASING AND ELLIPTIC ELECTRIC BUS THERE GRANT OPPORTUNITY.
WE'VE REQUESTED BIDS FOR THE BUS.
THE GRANT WILL REIMBURSE 75 PERCENT OF THE PURCHASE UP TO 315,000 SO THAT MAKE THE TOTAL COST OF THE BUS AROUND 121,000 WHICH IS COMPARABLE FOR WHAT WE PAY FOR DIESEL BUS.
WE ARE ESTIMATING SAVINGS OF 90 COMPARED TO DIESEL.
HOWEVER, WE WILL NEED TO MAKE ELECTRICAL UPGRADES FOR THE WALL CHARGER TO BE INSTALLED AT THE TRANSPORTATION BUILDING.
THAT'S ABOUT 75 70,500. THIS IS TENTATIVELY INCLUDED IN THE 2022 OPERATIONS BUDGET. HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE FEAR THEIR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AS MORE MODELS BECOME AVAILABLE THE PRICE WILL DECREASE AS WELL. SO WILL BRING AN RFP, A BOARD RECKONED IS RECOMMENDATION TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING CONTINGENT ON BOARD APPROVAL.
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>> I'M EXCITED. JULIANN IT WAS MY PUSH OVER THE FENCE. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PROCESS TO IT. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS ONE CURRENTLY ON THE ROAD SERVICING STUDENTS.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE DRIVER AND SHE CAME IN OFF ROUTE AND THE RIDE BEING SMOOTH IS REALLY NO LIE.
THE FACT THAT IT MAINTAINS HEAT THERE'S A LOT OF PROCESS.
THE PARTICULAR BUS WERE GOING WITH WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THOMAS BUILT BUSES.
WE WILL, WE LED THE CHARGER THAN TO DO A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE. THEY ARE GIVING US THE INDUSTRY ONLY 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY LIFE WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS A HUGE PUSH FOR US AND INCESSANTLY IS NOT EVEN THE BACKGROUND BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS MISSING THE CAUSES COMING DOWN. JUST IN THE TWO YEARS OF MY INTEREST GROWING IT IS ALREADY DROPPED OVER $200,000 AND MSRP ON HIS BUS ALONE. AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES WERE TO SEE THAT DROP DOWN. WHEN THEY CHANGE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR EMISSIONS THE CONSENSUS ACROSS ALL THREE VENDORS IS THAT THE COST FOR AN ELECTRIC, GAS PREPPING OR DIESEL, WILL ALL BE THE SAME. BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WE PUSHED OUT ON THE EMISSIONS INSIDE THE DIESEL ENGINES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BEEF UP WHAT THEY DO AND THAT'S GONNA DRIVE THE COST UP OF THE DIESEL ENGINE OR GAS ENGINE, AS WELL.
EVENTUALLY, YOU'RE GONNA GO TO A BUS PURCHASE AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME PRICE WHAT IS ELECTRIC DIESEL OR GAS.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT TO START IMPLANTING THIS AND GET ON THE ROAD HERE IN FISHERS.
>> IS THERE, ONE REASON WHY WE CLOSE SCHOOLS IN THE WINTER BECAUSE BUSES WON'T START BECAUSE OF THINGS FREEZING, TALK TO ME ABOUT ELECTRIC BUSES.
>> OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A CONCERN AND IT'S NOT JUST STARTING BUT ALSO THE START TIME FOR THE DIESEL ENGINE TO HEAT UP TO THEN HEAT THE ENGINE COURT TO PROVIDE HEAT TO THE STUDENTS INSIDE THE BUS. THIS IS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS.
THE GENERAL AND MONROE COUNTY HE WAS BRAGGING WHEN WE HAD A COLD TEMPS THIS YEAR WHICH IN INDIANA WE WERE FORTUNATE THIS YEAR BUT WHEN IT WENT DOWN INTO THE NEGATIVES HE WAS SAYING THE BUS WAS STARTING AND IT WAS WARM WITHIN 10 MINUTES.
HE WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ADJUSTMENT FROM ALASKA AND IT WAS -30 AND IS ELECTRIC FLEET WAS RUNNING BUT DIESELS WERE SITTING. THERE'S GOOD PROSE TO THAT AS FAR AS IT COMES DOWN TO CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE BUT WE'LL GET THERE. I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO IT'S JUST GETTING TO THAT POINT.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION, WHAT IS YOUR PROJECTION WITH GETTING THE ONE, DO YOU SEE US GETTING MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE OR WHAT IS THE TIME OUT THAT WE COULD DO MORE?
>> RIGHT, NOT TO STEP ON STEPHANIE'S TOES, WE WROTE THE GRANT FOR TENANT. JUST BECAUSE, THE MONEY IS OUT THERE. WITH THE MITIGATION MONEY THE DISTRICTS JUST AREN'T WRITING THE GRANTS TO OBTAIN THE FUNDS.
LESTER THE PUT MORE MONEY INTO PROBING AND GAS AND THAT IS NOT WHERE THEY WANT THOSE FUNDS THEY WANT TO GO TO ELECTRIC.
MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT WE SEE THIS GROW.
WE HAVE 320 BUSES, DO I FEEL WILL EVER BE THERE, THE RANGE IS ONLY 100 MILES. FIGHTING CHARGING STATION SO THERE ARE SOME COMPLEXITIES THERE TO WORK THROUGH BUT I THINK IT WOULD SERVE A GOOD PORTION OF OUR ROUTES.
IT WOULD SAVE US MONEY AND AGAIN IT WAS IN YOUR BOARD PACKET BUT IT'S ABOUT $16 A DAY IT WOULD SAVE US RUNNING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE VERSUS READY DIESEL.
THAT DOESN'T COST OF REPLACING AN ENGINE OR DF TREATMENT.
SO MY VISION FOR THAT IS TO SEE THIS PROGRAM GROW IT JUST COMES DOWN TO ONE PRICE, IS IT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS A DISTRICT TO GO THAT ROUTE? IS THIS ARTICLE THAT FLEET DO WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO START BRINGING MORE INTO THE FLEET?
>> YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD WRITTEN A GRANT FOR TWO BUSES, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT WE WOULD SEE THOSE DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR US TO DO TO BUSES? MIGHT YOU COME BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR TWO BUSES?
>> I WROTE THE GRANT FOR TWO BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITY WAS THERE. I TOLD MIKE GRANT WRITER THAT MIGHT CFO AND BUSINESS MANAGER SAID YOU'RE GETTING ONE.
SO HE WROTE IT FOR TWO, ANYWAY. SO THE DOLLARS WILL BE THERE.
MY GRANT WRITER HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
HE ALSO WROTE THE GRANT THAT TOOK A BUS TO DELPHI, INDIANA AND ALSO TO MONROE COUNTY. HE WROTE ONE FOR MONROE COUNTY AND THEY HAVE THREE MORE DOWN THERE.
I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TWO.
I TOLD A VENDOR IMMIGRANT WRITER THAT EVEN IF THEY SAY T , I MAY JUST GET ONE. BUT IT DOESN'T HURT TO ASK.
>> THAT LEAVES ME THE QUESTION, GRANTS THEY ARE NOT GIVEN, RIGHT? IS IT LIKE THE HE IS LIKE THE PPP LOANS WERE THERE LIKE THEY MIGHT PICK SOME OTHER SCHOOL AT
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THE SCHOOL.>> THERE IS A POOL OF MONEY BUT AS I SAID LAST YEAR THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS IN THE GRANT LESTER BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT WENT FOR IT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP THAT MONEY INTO PROBING AND PROPANE ONLY GOT $25,000 TOWARDS A BUS AS OPPOSED TO AN EV, THEY GOT AN APPROPRIATE BUT NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND OUT. SO WITH THAT, THEY FEEL THAT ANYONE THAT'S WRITING A GRANT IF YOU'RE GOING FOR IT, THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE. I ALSO KNOW THAT A GRANT WRITER HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST SO I FEEL WERE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE BOARD DECISION AND WHAT WE CAN MAKE WORK WITHIN THE BUDGET TO KNOW IF IT'S FEASIBLE AT THIS TIME TO GO WITH ONE, DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO TOO. THAT'S A DECISION WILL HAVE TO MAKE.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION ABOUT CHARGING TIME, WILL THEY HAVE TO BE CHARGED EVERY NIGHT?
>> THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED. RIGHT NOW, NO.
THE RANGE OF THE BATTERY IS ONE HUNDRED MILES.
THE ROUTE I DID A STUDY ON IS 31 MILES.
SO IN ESSENCE, NO IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CHARGED EVERY EVENING. IN FACT, TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUE IN MONROE COUNTY, HE CHARGES THEM JUST DURING THE DAY. THE TECHNOLOGY IS NEW AND HE WANTS, HIS THOUGHT PROCESS IF SOMETHING GOES HAYWIRE I'M HERE. I'M NOT HERE THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SO HE CHARGES THEM IN BETWEEN NOT AND THAT IS SUFFICIENT FOR HER TO RUN HER P.M. ROUTE AND AMBER OUT. A.M. ROUTE.
SHE HAS SEEN THAT SHE IS GONNA LONGER MILEAGE JUST BASED ON DRIVING HABITS.
>> WITH THE GRANT IN PLACE, AND HAVING A PAYBACK IN SIX YEARS AND KEEPING BUSES AS LONG AS WE DO, THIS IS KIND OF A NO-BRAINER. IF THE GRANT GOES AWAY AND BUSES ARE $300,000 THAT'S A GAME CHANGER.
>> RIGHT, SO THEY THINK WITH THE ADMISSIONS STANDARDS CHANGE AND THAT, WHEN I BRING BUSES TO YOU, WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT 130,000 DOLLARS BUS THAT'S GONNA CHANGE WHAT OUR PROJECTED PLAN IS ON BUS REPLACEMENT BUT OUR HOPE IS WITH AN EV BUS WILL GET LONGER LIFE OUT OF THEM BECAUSE THERE'S NOT AS MANY MOVING PARTS IS OUR HOPE IS THAT IT COMES DOWN TO REST AND WE DO UNDERCOAT AND ANYTHING ELSE.
>> WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE NEW EMISSION STANDARD?
>> THOSE BE IN PLACE BY 2030. THEY'RE GONNA START WORKING TOWARDS THAT 2025 AND THERE'S A SLOW PROGRESSION OF THAT COMING INTO WHERE IT'S IN FULL SWING.
>> I WILL SAY THE REASON MY WE REQUESTED WHEN BUS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BUS UP FRONT AND THEN WAIT ON THE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS.
IT REALLY DOESN'T FIT IN THE BUDGET TO PURCHASE TWO UPFRONT BUT WE THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY DO ONE THIS YEAR.
I THINK HE TRIED TO DISTRACT ME WITH THE JACKETS I WOULD NOT REMEMBER.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU JULIAN.
SO YOU MUST BE TALKING TO US ABOUT THE ANTI-PREMIER SOCCER CLUB AGREEMENTS.
>> YES. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL AGREEMENT.
WE HAD SIMILAR AGREEMENTS WITH INDIANA PREMIER SOCCER CLUB SINCE FUNNY 14. THIS IS JUST A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THAT. THE CHANGES IN ISSUES AGREEMENT IS A THREE PERCENT INCREASE. WE HAVE ALSO GIVEN THEM THE ABILITY TO ADAPT AFTER $5000 FROM THEIR PAYMENT FOR FIELD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE APPROVED BY US FIRST.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ADDED THE SOCCER FIELDS AT HAMILTON INTERMEDIATE JUNIOR HIGH TO THEIR HALLOWEEN CLASSIC BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN USING THOSE IT JUST HAS A BIT IN THEIR AGREEMENT.
>> THIS IS UP FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> HOW LONG WE HAD THIS CONTRACT? WERE JUST RENEWING IT THIS YEAR?
>> YES, WE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM SINCE 2014.
>> ANY PRICE CHANGING ON THIS?
>> YES, THREE PERCENT INCREASE.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED.
>> I MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE JULIE WITH A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL HAVE JULIE CALL FOR THE
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VOTE.>> OKAY CECILY WERE UP WITH TRANSITIONING OUR PLANS TO VOYA.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TRANSITION OUR 401(K) AND 47 BE PLANS TO VOYA. THESE ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN USED TO DEPOSIT FUNDS FROM SIX DAYS SOLD TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION. IT WOULD INCENTIVIZE THEM TO SAVE THEM AND SELL THEM LATER. ORIGINALLY, WE USE 4018 ACCOUNTS BUT IN THE GUIDANCE CHANGED AND WE TRANSITION 2474 37 BE ACCOUNTS. THAT HAPPENED IN THE 08 Ã09 SCHOOL YEAR. FOR THIS TRANSITION, THERE IS NOT REALLY A HUGE INCENTIVE FOR HSE TO DO THIS.
REALLY THE BENEFIT OF IT MAKING THIS CHANGE IS FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE THOSE ACCOUNTS.
IT WOULD LOWER THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE FEES IT ALSO LOWERS THEIR INVESTMENT FUND FEES.
THE FEES WITH VOYA COMPARED TO METLIFE THE MINISTRY OF FEET WOULD DROP FROM .95 PERCENT 2.45 PERCENT.
IT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT BUT IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE IN THAT ACCOUNT REALLY DOES ADD UP OVER TIME.
AGAIN, THOSE INVESTMENT FUNDS EACH FUND THAT YOU INVEST YOUR DOLLARS AND THERE'S A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND THAT IS LESS AS WELL. WE USE MORNINGSTAR TO MONITOR THE DIFFERENT FUNDS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE RESEARCH WHEN WE MOVED TO VOYA WITH OUR FOUR 01B FOR OWEN BE ASKED ÃÃ I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON INVESTMENTS I'M GLAD TO HAVE 1/3 PARTY THAT IS WATCHING THOSE. THEY'VE ACTUALLY COME TO US IN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT FUNDS.
MAYBE A FUND SET A CHANGE IN MANAGER OR JUST IS NOT PERFORMING AS WELL AS A THINK IT SHOULD BE.
AND SO THEY WILL SUGGEST TO US A DIFFERENT INVESTMENT.
BY MOVING THESE PLANS TO VOYA OUR PARTICIPANTS BUT AT THE SAME INVESTMENT OPTIONS. THE THOUGHT WOULD BE TO MOVE ALL THE 401(K) ACCOUNTS SO THEY ARE NOT OLDER SO THERE BE NO EXPENSES TO THE PURCHASE MEANT TO DO THAT.
THAT WOULD PREVENT US FROM HAVING TWO SEPARATE PLANS.
THE 457 BE OUR NEWER YOU WOULD NOT NEED TO DEPOSIT MONEY DOES EACH YEAR IN SOME CASES THERE MIGHT BE SOME SURRENDER CHARGES OR FEES THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED THERE SO WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE THAT AN OPTIONAL TRANSACTION FOR FOLKS SO THEY CAN KEEP THE MONEY IN METLIFE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO THAT OR THEY CAN MOVE IT TO VOYA WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN INDIVIDUAL CHOICES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE MAINTENANCE OF TWO 457B PLANS.
THE LET IDEA IS THIS IS A BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS IS NOT GONNA COST THEM AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO MAKE THE CHANGE.
AT THIS POINT I'M GOING TO STO .
WE ARE WORKING ON PLAN DOCUMENTS THAT WE HOPE EITHER TO BRING TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING OR THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROPOSAL TO TRANSITION? WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS WITH THE ASSOCIATION. EVERY TIME WE GET READY TO MOVE IT FORWARD SOMETHING BIG COMES UP.
WE CONVERT OUR FINANCIAL PAYROLL SYSTEM, A PANDEMIC, IT GETS PUT ON THE BACK BURNER. IT'S FINALLY TIME TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THOSE?
>> NEXT UP, WE HAVE MRS. LIBBY WITH US TO PRESENT THE FIRST READING OF THE FOLLOWING POLICIES.
>> GOOD EVENING ON BEHALF OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE WERE JUST EXAMINING TWO POLICIES FOR FIRST READING WITH TWO MINOR REVISIONS. SO OUR FIRST POLICIES THAT WERE LOOKING AT FOR OUR FIRST READING IS J05.00 ON STUDENT BEHAVIOR. THERE WAS JUST ONE MINOR REVISION THAT THE POLICY COMMITTEE BROUGHT FORTH AND THERE IS A SENTENCE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE AND MAKE SLIGHT REVISIONS TO THAT YOU CAN SEE.
IT IS IN A GREEN IS DIFFICULT TO SEE ON THE SCREEN IS AS PARENTS OR STUDENTS WHO DISAGREE WITH DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS SHOULD REVIEW THE INFORMATION IN THE LINKS BELOW TO MAKE SURE THAT PARENTS ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE
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PROPER LINKS. AND THEN ON OUR NEXT POLICY.AGAIN GOING BACK TO THE FIRST POLICY UPDATING OUR WEBSITE.
AS WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT WRONG. THE INCORRECT WEBSITE, SO THAT WILL BE UPDATED AS WELL. ON THIS POLICY WHICH IS BULLYING WHICH IS PROHIBITED AND THIS IS POLICY J05.01.01.
ON THIS POLICY AGAIN WE ARE JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CORRECT WEBSITE AND THEN ADDING A LINK TO THE NONDISCRIMINATION, ANTI-HARASSMENT PROCEDURE WHICH IS DOWN BELOW IS A PREFERENCE OF REFERENCE.
CROSS REFERENCE. AS A REMINDER ONE THING I WANT TO BRING UP OUR POLICY COMMITTEE WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE UPDATED OUR PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES PER THE BUDGET TASK FORCE WHICH REFLECTS FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN OUR FACILITY USAGE FEES.
THAT WILL BEGIN AUGUST 1. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY?
>> OKAY, I HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. DIANE (NAME?).
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON POLICY J05.00 STUDENT BEHAVIOR. I'M HERE TO ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS TO THIS POLICY.
THE FIRST ONE IS TO ADD LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES AND EXPANDS THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STUDENTS.
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, SENTENCE TWO, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO MODIFY IT TO READ SOMETHING LIKE STUDENTS HAVE THE RESPONSE BUILDING TO CONTRIBUTE IN A POSITIVE MANNER BY DEVASTATING RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CIVILITY, INTEGRITY AND KINDNESS TO OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO THEIR PROPERTY.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU GET MORE OF WHAT YOU FOCUS ON SO FOCUSING ON POSITIVE BEHAVIORS RATHER THAN -ONES.
THE OTHER AREA IN THIS POLICY IS ABOUT PARENTS PARTICIPATION AND DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THE ONLY LINE THAT MENTIONED THE PARENTS IS IN PARAGRAPH FOUR AND IS ONLY AFTER THE FACT IF THE PARENTS DISAGREE WITH THE DISCIPLINE ACTIONS. I URGE THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE PARENTS PLAY IN HELPING THEIR CHILD LEARN POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND THAT THE PARENTS IS THE FIRST TEACHER ON A VALUES AND BEHAVIORS TO THEIR STUDENTS.
I URGE THE BOARD TO ADD LANGUAGE THAT INCLUDES PARENTS AND THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND COMMUNICATION PROCESS ON THE STUDENT BEHAVIOR ISSUES. I ALSO URGE THE BOARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT OBTAINING PARENT CONSENT AND KEEPING THE PARENTS INVOLVED AS A PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL IN ALL MANNERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF ADDING THIS LANGUAGE. [APPLAUSE]
>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ABOUT THE POLICIES? OKAY.
>> GOOD EVENING, I KNOW THE BOARD HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IN A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION TO HEAR THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRESENTATION BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR PUBLIC AT LARGE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR IT I WANT TO HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM A COUPLE MONTHS STUDY ON THE FEEDER AND RECONFIGURATION OF OUR SCHOOLS. OUR TASK IN THIS PROCESS WAS TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF OUR K-12 BUILDINGS AND HOW THEY ARE CONFIGURED. AND INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF RECONFIGURING THOSE AND POTENTIALLY CREATING FEEDER SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD REMIND THE BOARD THAT THIS COMMITTEE CAME ABOUT AS A PRODUCT OF THE OPERATION RIGHT TIME COMMITTEE WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING CHANGING START TIMES AND THREE-TIERED BUSING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT FELL ON ONE OF THE
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SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE SHOULD EXPLORE THIS AREA FURTHER.I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE NOT LISTED HERE BUT WE HAD A LARGE CONTINGENT OF FOLKS REPRESENTING 15 DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FROM EAST TO WEST.
I REALLY APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT WE HAD SUCH HIGH ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHICH WENT FROM CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION ALL THE WAY TO STUDENTS.
ALL THESE MEETINGS WERE DONE VIA ZOOM SO WAS GREAT WE HAD THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAD FROM ALL OF THESE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS. SO THESE ARE THE TOPICS THAT WE TACKLED AT EACH OF OUR MEETINGS AND I AM GOING TO BRIEFLY HIT THE HIGH POINTS FROM EACH OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AND FRAMEWORK FOR WHAT WE TRIED TO ACCOMPLISH DURING THOSE MEETINGS.
THEY LASTED THE FULL HOUR AND AND A HALF IN MOST CASES.
WE HAD VARIOUS GUESTS ALONG THE WAY THAT WE BROUGHT IN TO TALK ABOUT EACH OF THE DIFFERENT TOPICS.
SO IN OUR FIRST MEETING WE TRIED TO DO JUST THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE TO BREAK DOWN WHAT THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED AS PROS AND CONS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A FEEDER SYSTEM IN OUR DISTRICT AND RECONFIGURING THE STRUCTURES OF OUR SCHOOLS FROM A FEEDER SYSTEM, A SENSE OF BELONGING OF OUR STUDENTS STAYING WITH THE SAME STUDENTS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, WAS CONSIDERED A PLUS. IT PROVIDES STABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY. SOME OBSTACLES THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY OUR COMMITTEE. WE CURRENTLY GIVE OUR PARENTS CHOICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN TERMS OF PICKING HIGH SCHOOL THEY ATTEND. IF YOU HAVE A DEDICATED FEEDER SYSTEM THEN YOU'D BE CRAFTING A PATH THAT WOULD GO FROM K ALL THE WAY THROUGH 12 AND THAT CHOICE PIECE WOULD GO AWAY.
AS IT PERTAINS TO RECONFIGURATION, OBVIOUSLY, JUST TO BRING CLARITY TO THAT TERM WE CURRENTLY AS ANY PARENT WOULD PROBABLY KNOW WE WOULD HAVE FOUR LEVELS CATO FOUR, FIVE ÃSIX, SEVEN ÃEIGHT, AND THEN NINE Ã12.
THAT'S A FOUR DIFFERENT STOPS IN BUILDINGS ALONG THE WAY.
A MAJOR ADVANTAGE TO RECONFIGURATION WOULD BE WORKING TO TRY TO ELIMINATE AT LEAST ONE OF THE STOPS IN THE PROGRESSION FROM K-12. AN ADVANTAGE MAY BE AN INCREASED SENSE OF BELONGING BUT IT WOULD BE MORE FROM THE ADULT TO THE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY CAN BUILD POTENTIALLY EVEN A LONGER INSTEAD OF IN OUR MIDDLE GRADES WHERE WE HAVE TWO-YEAR STUDENTS CREATING AT LEAST A THREE-YEAR STOPOVER WAY TO BROADEN THOSE RELATIONSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE RELATIONSHIPS AND SERVICE OUR STUDENTS. OBVIOUSLY, AT THE LOWER GRADES IT WOULD INCREASE THOSE FROM POTENTIALLY K Ã428K ÃFIVE.
OBSTACLES WOULD BE THE LOCATIONS A DEEP ANALYSIS INTO IF WE RECONFIGURED DIFFERENT BUILDINGS WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DO PHYSICALLY TO THOSE STRUCTURES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT PLANS. THAT WITH IT IS GOING TO BRING SOME COSTS AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WEIGH ONE OF THE POTENTIAL COST TO THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD AFFORD TO DO AS A DISTRICT AND WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN OTHER FACTORS AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. IN MEETING NUMBER TWO, WE HAD TWO SPECIAL GUESTS THAT I WAS PUT IN CONTACT WITH TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCEPT, MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL. THOSE OF THE GRADES THAT WOULD BE MOST DRASTICALLY AFFECTED IN EIGHT RECONFIGURATION STUDY THAT WE UNDERTOOK. JUST HAD SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THESE EXPERTS, THERE IS MORE CHANGE IN A MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENT THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN THEIR LIFE.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF CREDIBILITY AROUND ANALYZING WHAT KIND OF SERVICES, WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION STRUCTURES WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE WOULD CALL OUR FIVE ÃEIGHT RANGE. THE IMPORTANT FACTOR TO REMEMBER AND THEY STRESS WAS THE NAME ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING DOESN'T HAVE TO DICTATE WHAT GOES ON IN THE BUILDING. SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO INSTITUTE BEST PRACTICES AROUND MIDDLE SCHOOL MODELS WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR GRADE CONFIGURATION. TEAMS IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT
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AROUND A MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL. THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITH SCHEDULING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORATORY COURSES. WE ALREADY HAVE A GOOD NUMBER OF THOSE PARTICULARLY IN JUNIOR HIGHS BUT MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT AN EXPANSION OR LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF REQUIRING A CERTAIN SET OF THOSE SO THAT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY AS STUDENTS ARE GOING TO THEIR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY CAN BE EXPOSED TO MANY DIFFERENT POTENTIAL AREAS OF STUDY THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO PURSUE EVEN DEEPER WHEN THEY GET TO HIGH SCHOOL. IN MEETING THREE, WE HAD OUR GUEST AND HE IS HERE IN PERSON. I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE SO THAT IS VERY FORTUITOUS.HE'S AN ARCHITECT WITH CSO ARCHITECTS.
HE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE DISTRICT AND ALSO A FORMER PARENT. HE IS STILL APPARENT BUT A FORMER PARENT, HSE PARENT. HE WAS A GUEST FOR US AND TO MEETINGS. WE MET WITH JIM PRIOR TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING TO HAVE THEM DO AN ANALYSIS OF PHYSICALLY WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO OR POTENTIALLY NOT DO WITH OUR CURRENT STRUCTURES IF WE WERE TO DO A CONFIGURATION WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO JUST AS A RESET ON WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS OUR CURRENT BUILDING STRUCTURE IN OUR DISTRICT AND HOW WE ARE DIVIDED IN THE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS. GRADE CONFIGURATIONS, NOTICE THE DS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER JUST SIGNIFIED THE URBAN ELEMENTARY WILL TURN INTO DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY HERE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF OUR BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT. SO WE SET OUT WORK JIM HELPED PROVIDE A CHECKLIST TO US TO EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT MODELS THAT HE PROVIDED AND THAT WE INVESTIGATED AS A COMMITTEE.
THAT'S AN AREA ON THE RIGHT AND THE BLUE.
THE MAIN THING THAT WE WANT TO OBVIOUSLY LOOK AT IS WHERE ARE THESE BIDDING BUILDINGS LOCATE , BALANCING THE ENROLLMENT IS IMPORTANT. LOOKING AT THOSE CAPACITIES, HOW CAN WE BEST REPURPOSE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS IF ARE GOING TO DO THE K5 STRUCTURE AND HAVE SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT IS MORE OF A MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
ADDRESSING FISHER'S ELEMENTARY AND POTENTIALLY IN THE PROCESS WHICH IS SOMETHING I KNOW THE BOARD HAS WRESTLED WITH PREVIOUSLY. DO WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT HOME FOR OUR PRE-K PROGRAM AND IF SO WHERE MIGHT THAT BE LOCATED? MAKING SURE THAT WE POTENTIALLY HAVE SCHOOLS WITH SOME SPARE CAPACITY SO IN AREAS WHERE WE SEE POTENTIAL GROWTH WERE READY TO SERVICE THAT AND PROVIDE THAT. CREATE AS BEST WE CAN ENROLLMENT BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS.
OF COURSE COSTS ARE ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN DETERMINING NOT ONLY WHAT IT MIGHT COST TO DO RECONFIGURATION BUT WAS INVOLVED IN ADDING BUILDINGS, BEING AWARE OF THE OPERATING COSTS. WE REALLY LOOKED AT THREE PRIMARY OPTIONS. A PLAN WITH SIX MIDDLE SCHOOLS, FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THIS WAS THE POINT WHERE I WAS IN A WORK SESSION WITH YOU WHAT I SAID WE HAVE TO SUSPEND TRYING TO CREATE THIS AND THAT AND THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT STRUCTURES AND JUST THINK VERY BROADLY ABOUT POSSIBILITIES AND CERTAINLY THESE ARE NOT THE END OF POSSIBILITIES THAT COULD BE CREATED IF WE WANTED TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS. TO BE FOCUSED AS A GROUP WE NEEDED SOME PARAMETERS TO WORKAROUNDS AND SO THAT'S WE TRIED TO DO. SO THIS IS, IN A NUTSHELL, WHAT A SIX MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THIS PARTICULAR PLAN IS WE HAVE REPURPOSED SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE TO BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE WE HAVE ATTACHED A PRE-K PROGRAM UNTO SAND CREEK.
NOW SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, KEEPING RIVERSIDE AND FISSURES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY JUNIOR HIGHS INTO MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
REPURPOSE SAINT FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE TO BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH OUR OTHER FALL CREEK AND HSE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ATTACHING PRE-K THERE AS WELL. IN THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, YOU CAN ALSO NOTICE ON THE FISHER'S HIGH SCHOOL LINE IN RED ON THE FAR LEFT THAT FISHER'S ELEMENTARY IS REBUILT, THAT IS
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WHAT THE DASHED SQUARE IS MEANT TO SIGNIFY THAT IS BEEN REBUIL . SO THAT WE MAINTAIN FISHER'S ELEMENTARY BUT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.IN THE FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION, JUST A FEW TWEAKS HERE.
AGAIN, THE CREATION OF ANOTHER FISHER'S ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE CREATED RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHICH WOULD BE THE INTERMEDIATE SIDE TO RIVERSIDE AS IT CURRENTLY IS.
ATTACHING PRE-K, FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE WOULD BE ATTACHED WITH PRE-K. BUT AS YOU SEE WE DO CREATE A SYSTEM OF THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS SYSTEMS FEEDING THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS. AND THEN IN THE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTION WE REPURPOSE OUR CURRENT THREE JUNIOR HIGHS INTO FOUR SIX THROUGH EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND WE TAKE RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE AND TURN IT INTO AN ELEMENTARY, SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE BECOMES AN INTERMEDIATE BUT IT'S ALSO A PRE-K, BUT ALSO AS AS DOES FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT A PLAN, WHAT IF WE DIDN'T REEK OF RECONFIGURE BUT ONLY CREATED A FEEDER SYSTEM.
IN THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, WE REPURPOSED OR REBUILD OR RENOVATE FISHER'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE ALLOW FOR RENOVATE OR REPLACE DURBIN ELEMENTARY.
THAT WOULD BE WITH THAT MIND OF POTENTIAL GROWTH IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP AS A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT.
BUILDING A NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN THIS PLAN SO THIS WOULD TAKE LAND THAT WE OWN NEAR HIG H TAKEN AT THE FIFTH GRADE CREATING A SIX THROUGH EIGHTH MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE CURRENT BUILDING AND CREATING A NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SO THAT YOU HAVE FOR INTERMEDIATES, FOR JUNIOR HIGHS AND THEN SOMEWHERE IN THERE WE JUST REPRESENTED ATTACHING A PRE-K INTO LOCATIONS AT THOSE MIDDLE LEVEL THERE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE ROOM TO DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THESE SCENARIOS HAVE SOME PROS AND CONS.
BUT BRIEFLY, WE LOOKED AT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN IN TERMS OF OUR ANY OF THESE, IS OPTION ONE FOR EXAMPLE WORTH FURTHER EXPLORATION. OPTION TWO WORKS WELL ON SOME LEVELS BUT IS NOT REALLY BALANCED.
AND FROM OUR WORK SESSION I LIMITED SOME OF THE DETAILED SIZE SLIDES THAT LOOKED ENROLLMENT.
OPTION THREE DOES SEEM TO CHECK THE MOST BOXES.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY ALSO THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE THREE.
THAT WE HAVE PUT OUT THERE. SO WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE NOT CONSIDERED AN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ATTACHED WAS DEVELOPING HIS OWN PLAN, MAYBE IF YOU ADOPT THIS IN THE FUTURE WE WILL CONTINUE TO CALL IT JIM'S PLAN.
BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR COMMITTEE WORK WE CALLED IT JIM'S PROPOSED SOLUTION AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE DOES IN THIS PLAN IS HE DESIGNATES SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY AS A STAGING BUILDING FOR CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS VERY INTRIGUING TO THE COMMITTEE. SO TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THAT, WE HAVE 10 YEAR PLAN WHICH WE ARE LOOKING AT MAJOR RENOVATIONS TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
IT IS TIME FOR THOSE THINGS TO BE DONE AND SOME OF OUR ELEMENTARIES HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THAT.
BRITAIN WOULD BE ONE, (NAME?) ROAD WOULD BE ANOTHER AND WE HAVE A LIST OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT WE WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED TO ADDRESS SUMMIT MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AT ALL THE BUILDINGS TO CONTINUE TO USE THEM.
IN THIS PLAN, WHAT IT WOULD DO IS WE WOULD MOVE THE SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE MAKING THAT A K5 BUILDING. USING SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY AS A STAGING LOCATION FOR EXAMPLE, (NAME?) ROAD ELEMENTARY IS THE NEXT BUILDING TO HAVE A REMODE , FOR A YEAR WE WOULD BASICALLY
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RELOCATE THOSE STUDENTS TO SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY.NOW, THE PROS TO THAT ARE, IT'S A LOT EASIER FROM A CONSTRUCTION SIDE TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN A SCHOOL WHERE THERE ARE NOT LITTLE KIDS RUNNING AROUND EVERYWHERE AND IT BEING MINDFUL OF EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE CONSTRUCTION CAN BE DONE AT A FASTER RATE.
RATHER THAN WORKING THROUGH AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE EVERY GRADE LEVEL IS POTENTIALLY DISRUPTED AND EVEN EXTENDING MAYBE INTO ANOTHER YEAR PARTLY, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY DO THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAY BE ONE WHOLE CALENDAR YEAR AND THEN THOSE STUDENTS WOULD MOVE BACK TO THEIR NOW NEWLY RENOVATED SCHOOL AND WE WOULD GO TO THE NEXT SCHOOL ON THE LIST.
AND AGAIN, USE THAT BUILDING AS A STAGING AREA FOR THE YEAR.
>> MATT, CAN I CLARIFY SOMETHING? YES.
>> NOT JUST THE STUDENTS BUT THE ENTIRE STAFF?
>> THE WHOLE BUILDING. IN MY EXAMPLE (NAME?) WROTE UP STILL BE SITTING THERE BUT TO BE FULL OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND ALL THE KIDS IN THE STAFF AND EVERYONE WOULD BE OPERATING OUT OF A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
>> A TEMPORARY SIGN ON HER SAND CREEK SINUS SAINT (NAME?) ROAD ELEMENTARY.
>> WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO THAT.
SO THIS IS HOW THE PROPOSED SOLUTION WOULD WORK OUT.
IT'S ACTUALLY IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL THE LEAST EXPENSIVE EVEN COMPARED TO THE THREE OTHER PLANTS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY. AND AGAIN, ALLOWS FOR THAT UNIQUE ABILITY TO DO SOME CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION THAT WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED TO DO AT SOME POINT BUT MAYBE NOT DISRUPTING OR BEING AS A DISRUPTIVE.
CERTAINLY THERE ARE DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU TRADE BY NOT HAVING CONSTRUCTION IN A BUILDING WHILE THERE HAVING SCHOOL AND THAT WOULD BE DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL THAT IS BEING REMODELED AND RENOVATED. THOSE STUDENTS MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE A LONGER BUS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO THE STAGING BUILDING.
IN A MEETING FIVE, WE HAD ZACH MCKINNEY WITH US TO DISCUSS WHAT IMPLICATIONS MIGHT THERE BE ON TRANSPORTATION.
ZACH WAS VERY EAGER TO SHARE AS HE MOST OFTEN IS, THERE'S NOT ANYTHING IS NOT WILLING TO TRY TO TACKLE AND ACCOMPLISH.
HE CAN MAKE ALMOST ANYTHING WORK BUT SOME THINGS HE POINTED OUT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF.
A MORE CENTRALIZED APPROACH FOR PRE-K WOULD OBVIOUSLY HELP THOSE STUDENTS. IN ONE OF OUR MODELS WE HAD PRE-K CENTER IN THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR DISTRICT AND ONE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR DISTRICT AND THOSE POTENTIALLY COULD BE LONGER BUS RIDES FOR PRE-K STUDENTS AND THAT MIGHT, WASN'T REALLY PALATABLE FOR OUR COMMITTEE SO WE THINK THAT MIGHT NOT BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT SO WE CAN FOCUS ON A MODEL THAT CENTRALIZED PRE-K THAT WOULD BE BETTER. A STAGING BUILDING AGAIN IT MIGHT BE IDEAL BUT WE WOULD NEED TO GIVE SOME CONSIDERATION TO ENTERING AND EXITING THE BUILDING.
I THINK THE FACT THAT WE ARE ON A THREE TIER BUS SYSTEM NOW CERTAINLY HELP SET BECAUSE THE ELEMENTARIES WOULD NOT BE DISMISSING AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BE WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SAND CREEK CAMPUS. AND THEN IN MEETING NUMBER SIX, CECILY NUNN WAS WITH US TO TALK ABOUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
THE BIG THING THAT TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE GOING TO VARY DEPENDING ON WHATEVER PLAN IS CHOSEN.
BUT, WE DO HAVE TENURE PLAN WHICH IS ALLOCATING COSTS.
10 YEAR PLAN. SOME OF THESE MODELS DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WENT WITH WE MIGHT BE TRADING COST WE WOULD SPEND IN THE 10 YEAR PLAN. COSTS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE MODELS. BUT WE ALSO TO BE MINDFUL OF PLANS IN WHICH WE CREATE A NEW SCHOOL FOR EXAMPLE THE MODEL WHERE WE HAVE A NEW HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HEDGE MEANS AN ENTIRE NEW BUILDING, A NEW OPERATING COST EACH YEAR.
THOSE ARE COMING OUT OF THE SAME FUNDS WE USE TO BUILD.
SO OUR STUDY GROUP AT THE END OF ALL THESE PRESENTATIONS DIGESTED THE INFORMATION AND THEN I SENT A SURVEY OUT TO THEM AGAIN BECAUSE WE DID NOT MEET IN PERSON AND WHEN
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QUESTIONED ABOUT THE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH THE FEEDER SYSTEM, 26/28 MEMBERS THAT RESPONDED THOUGHT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE FEEDER SYSTEM WAS A GOOD IDEA. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO OR SHOULD DO. WHEN ASKED IF THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL TIME TO STUDY, WE WERE REALLY 50-50 ON THAT.THEY THOUGHT THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED UP TO THAT POINT WAS FAVORABLE ENOUGH AND GAVE THEM ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE GROUP MIRRORED WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR FIRST MEETING WITH THEM. THAT WHOLE IDEA OF IT BEING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS ALL THE WAY UP IN OUR FEEDER SYSTEM MODEL, THE TASKS WE WERE GIVEN WOULD REQUIRE REDISTRICTING JUST AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SO YOU WOULD DECIDE THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO GO TO THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH WILL GO TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL RATHER THAN REDISTRICTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OKAY NOW WE HAVE TO DETERMINE BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE THAT NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT REDISTRICTING INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND ON AND ON. SO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER THERE AS FAVORABLE.
>> MATT, CAN ASK A QUESTION? GIVE A SLIDE ON HERE THAT SAYS WHAT IF WE ONLY CREATED A FEEDER SYSTEM.
I WAS TRYING TO TAKE NOTES AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT SAYS THE NEW BUILDING AND WHEN YOU SAID IT, YOU SAID THAT HEDGE WOULD MOVE TO SIX ÃEIGHT IN THE NEW BUILDING WOULD BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL. DID YOU MEAN THE HEDGE WOULD BE SEVEN ÃEIGHT? YES, THAT NEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AT THE BOTTOM WOULD BE FIVE ÃSIX.
THIS MODEL DOES NOT CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION AT ALL.
IT JUST CREATES A CLEANER FEEDER PANEL ALL THE WAY.
WELL, THREE IF YOU TAKE CARE AND ADDRESS FISSURES.
>> BUT WE DON'T HAVE A DESIGNATED ON HERE, DOESN'T DESIGNATE WHAT DURBIN WOULD BEFORE OR DOES IT?
>> WE WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO THE CURRENT DURBIN BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE FOR GROWTH.
>> WHEN LOOKING AT CONFIGURATION OUR STUDY COMMITTEES FEELINGS WERE LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR COMMITTEE DISAGREED OR STRONGLY DISAGREED WITH IMPLEMENTING RECONFIGURATION PLAN AT THIS TIME. AND THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH FURTHER STUDY ON THIS TYPE OF PLAN.
HOWEVER, I DID FORCE THEM TO MAKE A DECISION THAT IF WE HAD TO DO RECONFIGURATION OF ALL THE PLANS THAT THEY WERE PRESENTED WHAT WOULD THEY, WHICH ONES DID THEY THINK WORK BEST AND THEY CHOSE THE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL OR FEEDER SYSTEM WITH NO CONFIGURATION. THOSE CAME ALMOST EVEN IN THEIR CHOICES. I JUST TO RECAP THAT C4 MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL AND THIS IS THE MODEL WITH JUST A FEEDER SYSTEM. YES, CORRECT.
ANYTHING THAT IS BOXED IN BLACK ON HERE IS NEW.
>> ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION. WITH THE NEW BUILDING I THINK YOU STATED THE COST OF BUILDING IT IS INHERENT BUT NOT THE COST OF MAINTAINING IT. CORRECT?
>> YES. WE ALSO LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT ADDENDUM OPTIONS TO THE PLANS THAT WERE PRESENTED AND THERE WERE TWO THAT ROSE TO THE TOP.
ONE WAS THE FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT OBVIOUSLY WHICH IS THIS ONE AND THIS HAD SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE AS THE STAGING BUILDING WITH PRE-K. AND THIS THREE ÃFIVE WHICH WAS MR. FUNK'S PROPOSED SOLUTIONS. JUST AS SOME CONTEXT TO THE VOTING THAT THE COMMITTEE DID THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE LARGE MAJORITY NOT THINKING THIS WAS A PATH THAT WE SHOULD GO DOWN AT THIS TIME WAS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS.
THE BIGGEST THING IS REALLY TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE OUR POPULATION PATTERNS ARE AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE MOVING FORWARD. SO YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT IN OUR RECOMMENDATION AT THE END. IT MAY NOT BE PALATABLE SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. AS I MENTIONED, FROM A COST
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PERSPECTIVE. WE KNOW THAT EDUCATION COSTS AND CONSTRUCTION COST DON'T COME OUT OF THE SAME BUCKET.HOWEVER, WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE THE PERCEPTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS RECONFIGURING OUR BUILDINGS AND BE GOING OUT TO ASK SUPPORT FOR AN OPERATING REFERENDUM TO CONTINUE THE EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE.
WE DON'T WANT THE ISSUE TO BE CLOUDED WITH THE COMMUNITY SO THAT MAY BE ANOTHER REASON TO PAUSE AND THINK AND MAYBE DIVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO ASSESSING ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS, IS THIS EVEN NECESSARY IF WE DOVE IN EDUCATIONALLY TO WHAT A MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL MIGHT LOOK LIKE? AND SO, OUR GROUP'S FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THIS.
PURSUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A FEEDER SYSTEM.
DO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH RECONFIGURATION AT THIS TIME BUT INSTEAD LOOK AT MORE OPTIONS.
BUT COMMIT TO THE MIDDLE LEVEL CONCEPT, TAKE THE PHILOSOPHIES, THE BEST PRACTICES AND ANY SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR PROGRAMMING WHICH DOES HAVE SOME COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL. AND DEDICATE TO A MID-LEVEL CONCEPT IN OUR CURRENTLY EXISTING MIDDLE LEVEL BUILDINGS WHICH ARE INTERMEDIATES AND JUNIOR HIGHS.
BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE OUR POPULATION IS LOCATED AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE NEEDING TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IS TO CONDUCT AN UPDATED DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY.
>> CAN ASK A QUESTION? WITH THE FEEDER SYSTEM, THERE'S A BIG ISSUE THAT WAS DISCUSSED THE LAST TIME WE WE REDISTRICTED, DID YOU STUDY WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? I KNOW WE HAVE THIS OPTION HERE WHAT IF WE CREATE A FEEDER SYSTEM. DID YOU LOOK AT DOING IT JUST WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW CREATING THAT FEEDER SYSTEM WITH THIS GROUP AT ALL OR WAS IT JUST PLAIN WITH THESE DIFFERENT?
>> I'M LOOKING AT OUR POPULATIONS YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME IN BALANCES THAT EXIST.
BECAUSE AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING SCHOOL CHOICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ORIGINALLY THAT WAS DONE IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE FROM AN ENROLLMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. BECAUSE THERE IS LESS ENROLLMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT AND AS THOSE STUDENTS MOVE UP TO HIGH SCHOOL YOU WOULD HAVE, YOU WOULD BE IN A SCENARIO WHERE WE WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN THERE WHERE WE POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE HAD HSE HIGH SCHOOL CLOSE TO 4000 STUDENTS AND FISSURES HIGH SCHOOL WITH CLOSE TO TWO.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR 4000 STUDENTS AND THAT MAY NOT EVEN BE PALATABLE SOLUTION ANYWAY.
SO SCHOOL CHOICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WAS MEANT TO BE AWAY TO NATURALLY BY CHOICE MORE CLOSELY BALANCE THE HIGH SCHOOLS. THAT IS REALLY WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT DISPARITY HAPPEN IF WE JUST TRY TO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE. IT COULD BE DONE BUT IT MAY NOT BE A TRUE FEEDER SYSTEM THEN. I THINK THAT IS REALLY AT THE CRUX OF THE COMMITTEE AND WHY THEY THOUGHT THAT FEEDER SYSTEM WAS SO GOOD. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS, CLUBS, ATHLETICS WHAT HAVE YOU WHO WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT JUNIOR HIGH ARE FEEDING INTO THIS HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT I CAN WORK WITH THEM SO I CAN GO WORK WITH THOSE DIRECTORS AND THOSE BUILDINGS AND KNOW THAT THOSE KIDS ARE COMING TO US AS A HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN YOU HAVE CHOICE, THAT IS ALL SOMEWHAT IN FLUX.
>> DOCTOR KEGLY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF INPUT ON HERE WHICH IS FANTASTIC, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND GETTING THAT INFORMATION.
YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES THE MIDDLE LEVEL CONCEPT.
DO WE HAVE THE STATISTICS ON THAT CONNECT TO BE SURVEY STAKEHOLDERS OR PARENTS, TEACHERS IF WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCEPT AS WELL?
>> THERE WAS NO SURVEY TO THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS.
WE DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR MIDDLE LEVEL BUILDINGS ON THIS COMMITTEE AND WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TAKING SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES AROUND MID-LEVEL EDUCATION THAT SOME OF THOSE PIECES HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WORK THAT OUR INTERMEDIATES AND JUNIOR HIGHS ARE DOING.
THERE IS PROBABLY MORE WORK SO WE NEED TO WORK WITH HER
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TEACHERS AND JUST CREATING THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WANT FOR MIDDLE LEVEL STUDENTS AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE PROGRAMMING. SOME OF THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STAFF AND SO THE REASON WE PUT THAT AS A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE POTENTIALLY TO DIVE DEEPER AND WHAT WOULD THAT WOULD REALLY LOOK LIKE IN GETTING THE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK YOU ARE ALLUDING TO.>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND THANK YOU.
I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW YOU DID IT ALL.
THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS CUT DOWN FROM WHAT YOU PRESENTED TO US.
>> I KNOW HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT WAY.
>> IT WAS A LOT. SO YOU MENTIONED SCHOOL CHOICE WOULD BE ILLUMINATED. WHEN WE TAKE AWAY IB, FINANCE ACADEMY FROM EACH SCHOOL OR ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF WHAT REMOVING SCHOOL CHOICE MIGHT NEED TO ALSO ENTAIL.
WHICH IS, ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO POTENTIALLY RUN DUPLICATE PROGRAMS, MAYBE NOT IN EVERYTHING BUT IN THINGS THAT WE AS A DISTRICT FINDER NEEDED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT JUST BECAUSE I AM IN A FEEDER PATTERN TO ONE HIGH SCHOOL DOESN'T MEAN I LOSE OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CERTAIN PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN, ARE THERE ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS PATTERN THAT WE HAVE OF INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR HIGH?
>> THERE ARE SOME. WE DID NOT DIG TOO DEEP ON WHAT IS GOING ON ACROSS THE STATE BUT THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT HAVE AN INTERMEDIATE LEVE , YES.
>> IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL LICENSE THAT THEY HAVE THE TEACHERS HAVE IT?
>> NO, SO OFTEN NOW THEY ARE DOING ALL GRADES WERE THERE ARE STILL AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL THERE ARE CERTAIN COURSES THAT ARE SEVEN AND UP BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S NECESSARILY A MIDDLE SCHOOL DESIGNATION BUT THERE ARE GREAT EXPANSE SO MIGHT BE SIX ÃEIGHT FOR EXAMPLE.
THAT ARE LICENSED DEPENDING ON THE SUBJECT AREA.
>> JUST SOME BACKGROUND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I HAVE IT. WHEN I STARTED IN 1991, K2 FIVE WE HAD A HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGHT ACROSS YOUR AND THEN THEY WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
BECAUSE HE ONLY HAD ONE. AND THEN I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING YEAR 92 Ã93, HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH WAS BUILT.
THIS I BELIEVE WAS STILL CALLED SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENTUALLY IT GOT SWITCHED WHEN WE BUILT THE INTERMEDIATE AND SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME.
THE K ÃFIVE IS NOT UNPRECEDENTED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCEPT IT WAS JUST BACK AND WE ONLY HAD 5000 STUDENTS.
>> MAY BE THE ONLY PERSON IN THE ROOM THAT COULD VALIDATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID IS SITTING RIGHT THERE.
I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. THAT IS WHEN I TOOK MY FIRST LEAVE AND I WAS DOING WEBSITE AND REMEMBER GOING OUT THERE AND TAKING PICTURES. AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> QUICK QUESTION. SO, I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT THE FEEDER SYSTEM AND I'M GLAD THAT ROSA TO THE TOP EVEN WITHOUT THE RECONFIGURATION.
THE QUESTION IS, WE ARE LOOKING AT REDISTRICTING WITH THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IN THE PLAN IT IS ONLY WITH AN ADDITIONAL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT REDISTRICTING IN SIX MONTHS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY AND THEN THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER REDISTRICTING FOR THE FEEDER SYSTEM BUT THAT HOPEFULLY THAT COULD BE THE LAST?
>> EXCEPT FOR THE COUNTY AND GROWTH.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DOCTOR KEGLY ON THE SUBJECT? OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO RESOURCE ADOPTION.
>> YES, WE HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT COURSES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING AND THAT WILL ASK FOR ACTION AT THE NEXT MEETING.
EXTENDING CURRICULAR MATERIALS AND SOCIAL STUDIES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THOSE ARE IN THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED FOR YOU. JUST TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
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ABOUT THE TEXTBOOK PROCESS, ADOPTION PROCESS.IT BEGAN IN OCTOBER. OUR SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DOING SOME DOUBLE DUTY AT TIMES IN ADDITION TO THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'VE HAD IN THE CLASSROOHEY'VE ALSO BEEN MEETIN TALK ABOUT RESOURCE ADOPTION AND THAT BEGAN IN OCTOBER WITH A VARIETY OF MEETINGS BROKEN UP INTO TEAMS BY SUBJECT. PROBABLY ADDITIONAL COUNTLESS PRESENTATIONS WITH EACH OTHER FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS WITH REPS FROM INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES, RESOURCE PROVIDERS.
WE HAVE DONE SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AND IS PROCESS.
AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS HAVE MET WITH OUR BOOKSTORE MANAGERS TO DISCUSS PRICING. SO THE DOCUMENTS THAT I PROVIDED FOR YOU INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE TEXT.
THE TEXT ITSELF, THE NAME AND THE COST THAT WE WOULD CHARGE FOR THE STUDENTS. I HAVE MET SAUL AND JANET CHANDLER OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AT THE RESPECT OF BICYCLES THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO THESE EIGHT TEXTS WHICH I HAVE ON THE CHAIR IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM ARE THE TEXT THAT WERE REFLECTED IN YOUR DOCUMENT THAT WE WILL ASK FOR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE WILL ALSO MAKE A PLACE FOR THESE TEXTS FOR YOU TO REVIEW OR FOR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC TO COME IN IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS TO REVIEW IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THOSE.
>> SO THESE CURRENT CLASSES RIGHT NOW THAT WERE CHANGING THE BOOKS OR THESE ARE NEW CLASSES?
>> THESE ARE CURRENT, THESE ARE COURSES WHERE WE HAVE RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING AWAY AND THESE ARE NEW RESOURCES.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DOCTOR KEGLY? OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY WITH DOCTOR LOAN.
>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU. YOU RECEIVED THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UPDATED CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR K Ã54 PROJECT LEAD THE WEIGHT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE STANDARDS AS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE.
AT THE END OF THIS MONTH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL EXPECT US TO START IMPLEMENTING THOSE STANDARDS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. SO IN A MODULE PICKED OUT FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL, PROJECT LEAD THE WAY IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE AT GRADES EIGHT AND THEN NINE THROUGH 12 SO WAS A REALLY NICE CONTINUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR US.
>> DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DOCTOR LOANE? OKAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE THE RETURN TO IN PERSON INSTRUCTION PLANS.
>> I WILL TAKE THAT. WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO POST OUR PLAN AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK OR REACTION.
THIS IS FOR THE IN PERSON INSTRUCTION PLAN FOR NEXT FALL.
FORT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN I THINK IT'S AROUND $3 MILLION.
THAT IS WHAT OUR ALLOTMENT IS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THIS. WE WERE INFORMED NOT MUCH MORE THAN 30 DAYS AGO THAT WE HAD A 30 DAYS TO GET THIS DONE.
SO WE WILL BE POSTING A PLAN AND IT WILL BE ONLINE.
DOCTOR KEGLY, WINDOWS THAT GO ONLINE, TOMORROW? WERE GONNA POST QUESTIONS FOR INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN OUR PLAN AND THE PLAN GETS POSTED JUNE 24. THAT WILL BE 30 DAYS FROM WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED.
>> THIS IS JUST INFORMATION IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION.
>> OKAY. BEFORE WE HAVE A DISCUSSION WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
SO I WILL CALL THEM IN ORDER OF ALPHABET.
>> HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JUST LOOK
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AROUND THE ROOM. THE UNMASKED FACES SURE MAKE A STATEMENT. MY NAME IS AMY MARTIN AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT SENIOR AND 1/8 GRADER.I'M HERE TONIGHT IN BEHALF OF MY CHILDREN.
EVERY OTHER CHILD IN THE DISTRICT AS WELL.
TO REQUEST THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTE THAT THE MASKS SHOULD BE OPTIONAL FOR THE 2021 Ã2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
IF ONE FOLLOWS THE SCIENCE, YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MASKS HAVE BEEN PROVEN INEFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES LIKE COVID 19.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CLINICAL TRIALS, I HAVE LOTS OF THEM RIGHT HERE THAT HAVE SHOWN THIS TO BE THE CASE.
IN FACT, NEUROSURGEON DOCTOR RUSSELL BLALOCK WARNS THAT NOT ONLY DO FACEMASKS FAIL TO PROTECT THE HEALTHY FROM GETTING SICK BUT THEY ALSO CREATE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS TO THE WEARER. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THAT IF YOU ARE NOT SICK YOU SHOULD NOT WEAR A FACE MASK.
IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW THAT THE INFAMOUS BIOLOGIST DOCTOR FOSSE HAS BEEN CORNERED LINE AT JUST ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MASKS. BUT YOU ALL KNOW THIS.
I AM JUST A MOM. I REALIZE THAT I WON'T CHANGE PEOPLE'S OPINIONS NECESSARILY ON THIS BOARD HOWEVER DO KNOW THIS. I REPRESENT A GOOD NUMBER OF THE PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE DISTRICT.
THERE ARE MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT WANT MASKS OPTIONAL.
I DON'T LOVE TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC IN FACT IT REALLY TAKES ME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE BUT I CAME TONIGHT TO DO THIS SO THAT OTHERS VOICES COULD BE HEARD. LIKE THE VOICE OF MY SON.
MY 13-YEAR-OLD SON SAYS HE CANNOT BREATHE WITH THE MASK ON. HE HAS INCREASED ANXIETY, HE IS A MARRIED OF OTHER DEVELOP MENTAL DISABILITIES BUT THAT'S THE MAIN ONE. BY WEARING A MASK ALL DAY IN SCHOOL HE CONSTANTLY SAYS HE'S FOCUSED ON THE MASK, HE FIDGETS WITH IT AND GET YELLED AT BY TEACHERS AND ADULTS AT SCHOOL WHEN IT SLIPPING. HIS GRADES HAVE SLIPPED, TOO.
>> WE NEED TIME FOR OTHER FOLKS, TOO.
[APPLAUSE] BEEN (NAME?) BEEN (NAME?).
>> AS WE APPROACH A NEW SCHOOL YEAR I LOOK FORWARD TO GET A NURSE KIDS BACK TO NORMAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IN PERSON LEARNING HAS ADVANTAGES THAT ZOOM SIBLEY CAN OFFER.
IN PERSON SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS WILL BE SOME OF WHAT THEY NEED THE MOST AS THEY ENTER THE WORKFORCE IN ADULT LIFE. THAT LEADS ME TO MY PRIMARY CONCERN THAT DEALS WITH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF IN PERSON LEARNING AS WELL AS THE CURRICULUM ASPECT.
AS THE CHILDREN GO BACK TO SCHOOLS I WOULD ASK THAT PARENTS ARE ALSO MADE IT TO FEEL WELCOME IN ANY CLASS OR ACTIVITY. CERTAINLY THERE WOULD NEED TO BE PARAMETERS AROUND THIS SO AS NOT TO DISTRACT FROM LESSONS AND ALSO FOR SAFETY. BY HAVING PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOLS GIVES BOTH SIDES AN IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE.
TRUST. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN SOME DIVISIVE ISSUES AS OF LATE INCLUDING MANY ASPECTS OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND DIVERSITY AND EQUITY CURRICULUMS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS NOT BEING TAUGHT.
TOPICS SUCH AS ANTIRACISM, THE MOST PROMINENT PER MOMENT DEFINED AS ANTIWHITE. HE GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION TO PASSAGES COMMISSION IS PRESENT DISCRIMINATION. OTHER CONTENT ON THE HSE WEBSITES CLAIMS THAT MATH AND SCIENCE ARE DOMAINS OF WHITE MEN. IN AMERICA MATH IS CENTERED AROUND WHITENESS. I KNOW THAT PARENTS WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE KNOWING THAT THESE RADICAL VIEWPOINTS FROM THE DI RESOURCES ARE NOT TRICKLING DOWN INTO OUR CHILDREN'S CLASSROOMS CREATING HARMFUL DIVISIONS.
I KNOW THAT THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL CHILDREN HOWEVER AS CONCERNS ABOUT DIVISIVE POLITICAL CURRICULUMS TO THE COUNTRY ALLOWING PARENTS AND CLASSROOMS TO TRULY RESTORE TRUST.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] DONNA THOMAS.
>> WE ARE FOLLOWING A LIST, THANK YOU.
>> REGARDING THE TOPIC IN PERSON INSTRUCTION PLAN I URGE THE BOARD TO LETTING OUR KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL.
I URGE YOU TO MAKE THIS PART OF YOUR RETURN PLAN AND PLEASE MAKE THE DECISION TO WEAR A MASK LET THE PARENTS MAKE THE DECISION. EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT VIEWS
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AND YOU ARE NOT COULD BE ABLE TO PLEASE EVERYONE.WE ALL KNOW THIS. BUT HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PARENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY WANT OUR KIDS TO RETURN TO THE SCHOOL MASK FREE. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE WILLING TO HAVE PULLED OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS AND STAY HOMESCHOOLED BECAUSE OF THE MASK MANDATE? YOU HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PARENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT WANT OUR KIDS TO GO MASK FREE EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
THERE'S LOTS OF SCIENTIFIC FACTS THAT PROMISE CHILDREN CAN BE MASK FREE BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT HOW WELL THE NAME (WORD?) ARE. THE MASKS ARE MAKING IT HARDER FOR KIDS TO LEARN VOCABULARY. THIS IS THE TIME THAT KINDERGARTNERS AND FIRST-GRADERS WHERE THEY NEED TO NOT ONLY HEAR A WORD THEY NEED TO SEE HOW WE MAKE THAT SOUND. I AM CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH MY DAUGHTER THAT COMPLETED KINDERGARTEN BECAUSE SHE'S HAVING ISSUES BEING ABLE TO MAKE A SOUND.
SHE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
BEING FORCED TO WEAR A MASK ALSO AFFECTS THE KIDS EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND FOCUS. WEARING A MASK IS DISTRACTING AND THERE IS A CONSTANT URGE TO STOCK UP ON MASKS WHILE WE ARE FIGHTING TO FOCUS ON A LESSON. [APPLAUSE]
>> I JUST HAD A FEW QUESTIONS I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH A COUPLE COMMENTS. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE BOARD'S PLAN IS WITH THESE FLIMSY DO-NOTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY ON A HOT SCHOOL DAY MASKS REGARDING OUR CHILDREN.
OUR KIDS ARE DROPPING DEAD OUT HERE THEY ARE THE LEAST AFFECTED BY THIS WHOLE THING. THE VACCINATIONS ARE OUT.
TO BE EFFECTIVE OR NOT EFFECTIVE I AM NOT A SCIENTIST BUT THE CDC HAS ALSO SAID WE CAN STILL GET THIS VIRUS WITH THE VACCINATION SO I DON'T GET, I AM HOPING THAT WE WILL USE OUR GOD-GIVEN BRAINS WITH THIS AND GET OUR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL ON A NORMAL SETTING. MY KID JUST STARTED KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE THIS YEAR.
HE IS THE MOST SOCIAL BEING I'VE EVER KNOWN AND NOT HAVING FRIENDS AND BEING STUCK AT HOME HAS A REALLY DONE IT STOLE WITH EVERYTHING. AS FAR AS CRT GOES IN SCHOOLS SIGNALING IT'S OKAY FOR TEACHERS TO TALK ABOUT IT IN THE CLASSROOMS BY THE EMAILS, THE POSTS, THE VIDEOS AND THE RACIST PROPAGANDA AND AT LEAST ONE YEARBOOK.
WE PUT IN THE YEARBOOK BLACK LIVES MATTER IN THE YEARBOOK.
SO YOU ARE DENYING THE ACCUSATIONS OF TEACHING CRT SO PROVE IT TO US. PUNISH THE TEACHERS IF THERE PROVEN TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE CLASSROOMS MAKE IT A POLICY THAT THEY ARE FIRED IF THEY TALK ABOUT THIS KIND OF CRAP.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD NIGHT. [APPLAUSE] AARON CRAFT.
>> HEY THERE, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC OF IN PERSON LEARNING.
AM A PARENT OF A CHILD OF HSE. MSK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER TWO THINGS. CHOICE AND TRANSFERENCE HE.
BECAUSE OF COVID LESTER WE AS PARENTS HAD NO INPUT IN OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AS WE WERE CONSISTENTLY SIDELINED BY ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD. PARENTS CONCERNS WERE VIEWED AS HATE SPEECH AND WE WERE SILENCED.
OPPOSING OPINIONS AND VIEWPOINTS SHOULD NOT, SHOULD BE DISCUSSED AND NOT SHUT DOWN UNDER THE FALSE GUISE OF
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INTOLERANCE. PART OF THE FRUSTRATION COMES FROM HOW IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE WITHOUT TRUE TRANSPARENCY. FOR INSTANCE, IT WAS DECIDED THE PROGRAM WOULD BE USED FOR SEL NEXT YEAR.THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE BY AN ADVISORY BOARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH NO REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY INPUT.
WHEN WILL PARENTS BE ABLE TO VIEW THE CONTENT OF THIS PROGRAM? COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT SHOULD NOT BE USED AS AN EXCUSE TO HIDE SEL CONTENT FROM PARENTS.
FORCING PARENTS TO SUBMIT A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST FOR SEL CURRICULUM IS NOT PRINT TRANSFERENCE EIGHT.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M ASKING FOR TRANS BUSY BECAUSE WE AS PARENTS KNOW IS BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN DO NOT PROCESS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN THE SAME MANNER FOR INSTANCE MY SON DOES NOT FEEL COUNTABLE TALK ABOUT HIS FEELINGS IN CLASS WITH A LARGE GROUP OF KIDS.
THE SAME SOME PEOPLE HAVING A FEAR OF STANDING UP AND GIVING A SPEECH LIKE ME. THIS CAN BE STRESSFUL AND EMOTIONAL TO CHILDREN. THEREFORE, CHILDREN, CHURCH PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A CHOICE TO OPT OUT OF SEL.
FAMILIES NEED TRANSPARENCY NOW IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE FALL SCHOOL YEAR.
WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR BEST INTEREST OF ALL CHILDREN.
PLEASE STOP EXCLUDING PARENTS AS MOST OF OURS ARE BEGGING TO HELP AND WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
IT'S TIME TO PUT THE CHILDREN FIRST.
>> GOOD EVENING. [APPLAUSE] (NAME?) GREEN.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US ATTEND AND IN DOING SO MASKLESS. REGARDING THE MASK, SPEAKING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEY ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF IT RETURNING 100 PERCENT FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH MASKS OPTIONAL. MANY HAVE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN EMAILING THE BOARD OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS AT OTHER LEVEL REGARDING THIS TOPIC AS WELL AS OTHER IMPORTANT TOPICS AS DISCUSSED AS CRT, SEL, BLM, MANY OF THESE TOPICS AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING RETURN EMAILS.
THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY IT'S NOT THE WAY HSE IS TO BE KNOWN.
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE WUHAN VIRUS DISPATCHER THERE WAS A LOT OF MISSED CALLS, MISTAKES. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT AS WELL AS WE CAN GOING FORWARD.
THE COMMUNITY WISHES WHENEVER THERE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES LIKE THESE THAT THERE BE A LARGER PUBLIC FORUM BEING HELD IF THERE EMAILS ARE NOT GOING TO BE REPLIED TO THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOICE THIS IN PERSON. AND I REALLY DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO GO TO A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO GET ALL OF YOUR EMAILS AND WHAT'S BEEN REPLIED TO AND COMMUNICATION.
SO THEY WANT A LARGER FORUM WHERE THEIR VOICE COULD BE HEARD WHERE MORE PEOPLE CAN ATTEND.
I THINK WE HAVE THOSE FACILITIES AND FISSURES.
WE JUST ASK THAT YOU FOLLOW WESTFIELD'S LEAD IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN MAKING MASKS OPTIONAL FIVE DAYS A WEEK 100 PERCENT, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS LAURA SMITH BEEN A DISTRICT PARENT FOR 17 YEARS. PROFESSIONALLY AM A FITNESS AND NUTRITION COACH PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS BUT ALSO HERE TO REQUEST THAT MANDATORY MASK WEARING FOR ALL CHILDREN AND A STAFF BE REMOVED AND MADE OPTIONAL EVEN MORE IMMEDIATELY. IT'S UNNECESSARY AND NOT HEALTHY TO CONTINUE TO REQUIRE OUR CHILDREN AND SCHOOL STAFF TO WEAR MASKS. THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BREATHE FRESH AIR ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE AND WHEN THEY'RE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OR STUDIES THAT CONFIRM THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MASKS AND FOLLOW-UP GOING TO SEND YOU ALL THE DOCUMENT WITH MULTIPLE STUDIES CITING THE HARM TO ACTUALLY CAUSE INCLUDING WHEN CITING 24 DISTINCT HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH MASKS IN ADDITION TO THE EVIDENCE OF DELAYED EMOTIONAL AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPING.
CHILDREN ARE UNLIKELY TO BECOME FIERCELY ILL OR DIED FROM COVID 19. A YOUNG CHILDREN ARE NOT DRIVERS OF THE SPREAD VACCINES ARE NOW EASILY AVAILABLE.
I JUST WANT THEM. WE HEARD FROM PARENTS TONIGHT SO I DON'T NEED TO SPEND TIME TONIGHT BUT I DID TALK TO TEACHERS AND THEY SAY KIDS DON'T WEAR MASKS PROPERLY AND
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THE PRACTICE IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE MAKING THEM WEAR THEM FOR JIM AND RECESS IS A PURE ABUSE.HEADACHES ARE SO COMMON. STUDENTS DON'T ENGAGE IN CLASS.
AND THEY CAN'T READ EACH OTHER AS THEIR PEERS.
TO CONTINUE THIS POLICY REVEALS A LEVEL OF CAUTION UNSUPPORTED BY SCIENCE, INCONSISTENT WITH BROAD MASK PRACTICES AND A MISUNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN SOCIAL ELEMENTS.
PLEASE PUT THIS BACK IN THE HANDS OF PARENTS TO CONSIDER PHYSICAL MENTAL EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RISK AND BENEFITS WHEN IT COMES TO ALL MEDICAL DECISIONS.
INCLUDING MASKING. WE OWE IT TO HER KIDS TO MAKE SURE ANY GUIDANCE HANDED DOWN BY OTHER ENTITIES IS ACTUALLY JUSTIFIED BY EVIDENCE AND TO REJECT GUIDANCE THAT WOULD NOT SERVE HER CHILDREN WELL. IF THE DISTRICT IS SERIOUS ABOUT MEETING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF HER CHILDREN GOING FORWARD CAN WE REALLY CONTINUE TO MAKE THEM COVER THEIR FACES? THANK YOU.
>> I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK OR RATHER PLEAD WITH HIM TO DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO UNMASK OUR CHILDREN AT THE START OF THE 2021 Ã2022 SCHOOL YEAR.
ALLOW THEM TO START A NEW YEAR LEAVING BEHIND THE HORRORS OF THE PAST SCHOOL YEAR. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE HSE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ONE THAT GRADUATED IN 2020. OUR FAMILY MOVED INTO A NEW HOME AND JANUARY 2020. THIS MOVED FORCED ON THE OUR YOUNGEST TO SWITCH SCHOOLS. I ENCOURAGED HIM TO SMILE AT PEOPLE THAT WAIT THEY NOTE THAT YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS.
SMILING IS A SOCIAL GLUE. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE THE MOST BASIC ELEMENTARY FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
OUR UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. HOWEVER, COVERING THE BOTTOM HALF OF FACES REDUCES THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, INTERPRET AND MIMIC THE EXPRESSIONS OF THEIR PEERS AND TEACHERS. TEACHERS WARM SMILE CAN EXPIRE INSPIRE CREED OF THINKING. MY SON AND DAUGHTER BOTH OF ASTHMA WHICH MAKES ASPIRATING DIFFICULT AND MASKS AND PROVIDE THAT. CAUSING HEADACHES AND MY YOUNGEST AND FORCING MY DAUGHTER TO CHOOSE A VIRTUAL OPTION TO FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WHICH HELPED HER TO BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE BUT LEFT HER CONFINED TO HER BEDROOM WITH VERY LITTLE SOCIAL INTERACTION ON A DAILY BASIS. LAST YEAR, WHEN WE ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND IN PERSON AGAIN CHILDREN WHO WE KNEW THEN AND KNOW NOW ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS VIRUS AND HAVE A 99.9 PERCENT SURVIVAL RATE. WHEN AFFECTED ONLY SHOW MILE MILD FLULIKE SYSTEM CYST SYMPTOMS. IN JUNE 2010 WHEN THE VACCINE IS WIDELY AVAILABLE TO ALL TEACHERS WHO WISH TO GET IT. MOVING FORWARD LET'S CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS NO LONGER FEAR OR CARRY THE BURDEN OF GETTING OUR TEACHERS SICK. GET RID OF MASKS THAT ARE HINDERING OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PHYSICALLY SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. ALLOW TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO BENEFIT EMOTIONALLY FROM FACIAL EXPRESSIONS THAT LEAD TO BONDING AND A SENSE OF SECURITY.
READING LIPS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PROPER PRONUNCIATION.
LET'S ELIMINATE ANYTHING TO GET IN THE WAY OF OUR CHILDREN'S SURVIVING. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU. (NAME?) TIFFANY EGGERT.
>> I AM HERE WITH THE REQUEST. BRING BACK CURRICULUM, BRING BACK TO BASICS AND BRING BACK THE PARENTS.
IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE MOVED MY KIDS TO PENDLETON DUE TO THE DESTRUCTIVE MOVEMENT STEERING KIDS FROM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
FROM DAY ONE I NOTICED BOOKS AND MY DAUGHTER WAS NO LONGER ADDICTED TO HER IPAD. WE STARTED DOING WORKSHEETS AND HOMEWORK I NOTICED A CHANGE IN MY DAUGHTER'S EMOTIONAL STATE IMMEDIATELY BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
HSE HAD NOT PREPARED HER IN MATH.
OUR DISTRICT SPENT MUCH TIME REACHING FEELINGS THEY FAILED TO LAY A BASIC FOUNDATION. I KEPT MY SECOND GRADER WITH AN IP AT HSE FOR SEMESTER TO STRUGGLE THROUGH IEP RESUMES.
I WATCH AS AND WA SCORES FALL TO THE 5TH PERCENTILE.
I EMAILED AND MINISTERS IN THE BOARD FOR THE CHILDREN.
MY WORDS FELL ON DEAF EARS. OUR BOARD CARED MORE ABOUT THE VARIANCE IN BRAZIL. WE ARE PUSHING POLITICAL AGENDAS BEHIND THE VEIL OF HELPING KIDS.
IT'S FEEL-GOOD NONSENSE. HIDDEN BEHIND FOCUS AND FLEXIBILITY. YOGA, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, ETC. YOU WANT EQUITY, TEACH MY CHILD WITH A DISABILITY HOW TO READ.
YOU WANT EQUITY, TEACH STRUGGLING KIDS BASIC ADDITION.
KIDS NEED TO PAY BILLS USING MATH SEL LESSONS TO PAY BILLS.
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WE ARE FAILING CHILDREN. ALL THIS TALK ABOUT KIDS CAN'T LEARN UNTIL THEY HANDLE EMOTIONS, THAT'S A LIE.STRUGGLING KIDS ARE MISSING THE REPETITION OF BASICS.
IN JANUARY I MOVED MY CENTER PENDLETON.
EACH DAY BROUGHT HOME WORKSHEETS AND HOMEWORK.
HIS HOMEWORK IS HANDWRITING IS NOT LEGIBLE.
HE'S MEETING IEP GOALS. HE MOVED HE LEARNED PHONICS HE HAD OUT WEEKLY SPELLING MATH AND VOCAB TESTS.
THE RESULTS ARE THE PROOF AND ONE SEMESTER HIS AND TO BE A SCORES WENT UP 17 POINTS. HIS READING IMPROVED 99 PERCENT. I BROUGHT MY SONS AND WA SCORES INTO PHOTOS.
>> DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT, BRAD? ON THIS INFORMATION ITEM DOES THE BOARD HAVE COMMENTS?
>> WELL I THINK THAT IT IS GOOD TO HAVE THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT'S INPUT THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. I THINK WE HAVE NOT SEEN A PLANET SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE PLAN.
BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK HERE TONIGHT ABOUT MASKS AND NOT WEARING MASKS WHEN WE RETURNED TO SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WILL ALL TURN OUT BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS PROBABLY AN INDICATION THAT YOU ALL WALK TO THE DOOR HERE TONIGHT WITHOUT MASKS ON. WE ARE SITTING HERE WITHOUT MASKS ON SO IF WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE I THINK YOU CAN ALL PROBABLY I WILL SAY ASSUME THAT MAYBE THAT IS THE TREND THAT IS HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE KEPT MASK ON KIDS WHEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO TAKE THEM OFF. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE DID ALL THAT. I THINK FOR THE MOST PART THAT THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE HAD THAT IS ALL STUFF WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT IN THE PLAN.
>> I WANT TO SAY THEY COULD YOUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT TO GIVE US INFORMATION THAT HAS DIRECTLY AFFECTED YOU.
ALSO HELPS US IN MOVING FORWARD WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE NOW AND WE WILL TAKE INFORMATION INTO CONSIDERATION.
WE ARE DILIGENTLY FOR THE BEST FOR STUDENTS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WE WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN OUR DISTRICT AND ALSO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
I REMAIN FIRM IN THAT'S. PLEASE BE QUIET, THINKING.
>> I ALSO THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE MASKS.
THE DEFERMENT OF HEALTH DID PUT OUT A WEBINAR TO SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY RECOMMENDED MASKS IN K-6 ENDORSE.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE PLAN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RETURN TO SCHOOL PLAN IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BUT I DO WANT TO PUT OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DID SEND THAT OUT TO ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT K-6 SHOULD HAVE A MASK AND VACCINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR K-6 AND THAT WAS THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT. WE WILL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
>> THIS IS A MEETING HELD IN THE VIEW OF THE PUBLIC NOT A PUBLIC MEETING FOR COMMENTS. WE ALLOW IT AT OUR DISCRETION.
[7. Superintendent's Report]
>> NEXT TO OUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORTS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SPONSORS, OUR PRINCIPALS, PARENTS, STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED LAST WEEKEND.
WE HAD FOUR CEREMONIES AT THE COLISEUM AND THEY WERE ALMOST FLAWLESS. IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CEREMONIES BECAUSE IT JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO WE WERE NOT SURE THAT WE COULD DO THAT. THE STUDENTS FLEXED, IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ADDED NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS OF CEREMONIES, IT WAS A LONG DAY FOR ALL OF US IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN INCLUDING OUR FISHERS POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ACCOMPANIED US AND HELP WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL AND HELP WITH SECURITY AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT AS WELL.
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AT THE END OF THIS MEETING THERE WILL BE A GRAPHIC TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. WE HAD A NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO COULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT ATHLETIC EVENTS AND WE HAD SOME TREMENDOUS SUCCESS STORIES TO BRAG ABOUT AND IT'S GOING TO BE NICE TO SEE THAT.WE REGULARLY ROUTINELY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT STUDENTS DOING SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND ACCOMPLISHING SO MANY OF THEIR LIFE GOALS. AND WE DON'T CELEBRATE THOSE IT TO THE POINT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BECAUSE MANY TIMES RECENTLY DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE SO MANY HAPPENING SO WE ARE MAKING A CONCERTED EFFORT TO GET MOST OF THOSE FORWARDED TO US SO THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE THOSE IN MEETINGS, YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THAT TONIGHT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THIS IS MY LAST BOARD MEETING. I WILL BE RETIRING AND THIS IS AFTER ABOUT 720 BOARD MEETINGS IN MY CAREER.
THAT WOULD BE 400, 1440 HOURS IF YOU PUT A TWO HOUR ESTIMATE ON ALL THE BOARD MEETINGS. NOT SURE WE COULD DO THAT.
BUT IT TURNS OUT TO BE 60 DAYS, 60 FULL DAYS.
THIS IS FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIKE NUMBERS.
ABOUT 18,000 GRADUATES I HAVE ASSIGNED DIPLOMAS FOR AT KNOX, RICHMOND AND HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN.
I WORK WITH 44 DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS SITTING HERE AS WELL AS THOSE 44 WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SOME GOOD THINGS HAPPEN FOR KIDS IN DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU AND THEY GET TO THE PARENTS WHO HAVE INTERESTED THEIR KIDS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE I HAVE BEEN. I THINK THE PARENTS WHO HAVE SPOKEN TONIGHT WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE I KNOW YOU ARE HERE FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE NEXT BOARD AGENDA. WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AND I'M HOPING, I WON'T BE HERE TO PRESENT THAT BUT I AM HOPING THAT THERE WILL BE ACADEMIC PROGRESS REPORTS FROM I LEARNE . IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND WE ARE EXPECTING THE STATE TO RELEASE THOSE SCORES. WE ARE NOT SURE THAT WILL HAPPEN IN TIME BUT THAT WOULD BE A NICE PIECE AND THAT WOULD BE AN INFORMATION ITEM. ACTION ITEMS INCLUDE THE ELECTRIC BUS PURCHASE RECOMMENDATION, YOU HEARD ABOUT POLICIES, THAT WILL BE IN THE ACTION ITEMS. TRANSITION FROM OUR 401 A AND 457B PLANS.
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY, DOCTOR LOANE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM?
>> NOT UNLESS YOU NEED IT TO BE.
>> NO, IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE. ADOPTION OF K-12 STUDENT FEES WILL BE ON THERE. WE HAVE A LENGTHY LIST AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE BOARD REPORTS LISTED BUT WERE NOT GONNA TOUCH ON THEM.
YOU MADE US PROMISE THAT WE WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING OR HAVE ANY BIG HOOPLA BUT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
>> L ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.