Feb 08, 2023 Board Meeting

[1. Meeting Opening]

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>> REPORTER: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOLLOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

A COUPLE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND IN THE AGENDA JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PRODUCTIVE TONIGHT AS WE'RE WAITING ON THE FINAL LIST THAT'S WHY WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS. SOME OF YOU DNR SPECIFY CERTAIN ITEMS ON THE AGENDA -- DID NOT SPECIFY CERTAIN ITEMS ON THE

[2. Snapshots of Success]

>> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. I'M SO EXCITED TO BRING THIS STUDENT CLUB TO THE FORE FRONT. THEY JUST RECENTLY PUT ON A LARGE-SCALE EVENT FOR SOME OF THE SURROUNDING SCHOOLS AND THEY'RE GETTING READY TO PUT ON ANOTHER COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION LATER ON THIS MONTH I WANTED TO HAVE THE FUTURE BLACK LEADERS FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL TO COME AND IT SEEMS TO ME ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP, EQUITY, EXCELLENCE, EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN THEY'VE BEEN DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB AND REALLY ACTUALLY BEING COMMUNITY LEADERS THEMSELVES SO I'LL HAVE A FEW OF Y'ALL COME UP AND SPEAK AND TALK ABOUT THE TWO EVENTS YOU JUST HAD AND THE ONE COMING UP AND THE BOARD MAY ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

>> MY NAME IS BRANDON FARRELL I'M THE PRESIDENT OF FUTURE BLACK LEADERS CURRENTLY SO THE EVENT AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY IS AN EVENT THAT HELPS LEADERSHIP -- BLACK STUDENTS GET LEADERSHIP SKILLS AT PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTIONS THEY HAVE A BASE WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFE AND GROW AND HAVE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THEM WE PLANNED THIS EVENT FOR TWO MONTHS.

THERE WERE 275 KIDS THERE THAT ALL ATTENDED AND WHO HAD A GREAT TIME. THERE WERE 6 SPEAKERS DR. PETIGREW AND GREEN, DR. BRIAN DEKINS AND THEY LEARNED HOW TO FACE ADVERSITY AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

HOW TO BE AUINNOCENTIC WITHIN THEIR OWN SLFING AND HOW TO

REPRESENT YOURSELF WELL. >> YES, SO THE LARGEST PART OF THAT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART TO ME IS THAT CONNECTION ELEMENT AND BRINGING TOGETHER BLACK STUDENTS FROM PREDOMINATELY, SORRY, WHITE INSTITUTIONS. IT ALLOWED TO US COME TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT DIFFICULTIES THAT WE FACED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WHEN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE ABLE TO RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND COMMUNICATE THROUGH THESE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAD AND WITH THE HELP WITH OUR SPONSORS WE WERE ABLE TO, LIKE, MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

>> OKAY. SO MY NAME IS I'M THE COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THE BLACK HERITAGE CELEBRATION THAT IS HAPPENING ON FEBRUARY 15TH AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 AND IT'S KIND OF JUST AN EVENT THAT WE'VE BEEN HOSTING EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND THIS YEAR WILL BE THE 15TH ANNUAL.

AND WE KIND OF JUST LIKE -- WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A LOT OF THINGS WITH A LOT OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND INVITE A BUNCH TO GIVE TALKS TO STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE DIVINE 9 THAT KIND OF SHOW THEY CAN EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY GO TO COLLEGE AND JUST MOVE ON AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS A ATTRIBUTE TO THE BLACK EXPERIENCE AND THE FUTURE, THE PRESENT AND THE PAST AND JUST KIND OF PAYING ATTRIBUTE TO ALL KNOWS COMING BEFORE US AND THOSE COMING BEFORE US AND THOSE REMAIN IN THE FUTURE AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE SO, YEAH.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> IF YOU GUYS CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT HOW YOU GOT STARTED I KNOW THE CLUBS WERE STUDENT-LED

BUT ABOUT YOUR PASSION -- >> I'M THE SPONSOR OF FUTURE BLACK LEADERS. I'M RENEE.

I'M THE LIBRARIAN AT FISCHERS HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'VE JUST BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO WALK BESIDES NIECE KIDS THROUGH THE LAST, I GUESS, 5 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED AS A SPONSOR AND LIKE YOU SAID IT'S STUDENT-LED SO THEY TELL ME WHAT THEY NEED AND I HELP THEM GET IT. THAT'S WHAT I DO.

SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE, THEY DREAMT IT.

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I DON'T DO IT. I'M JUST RIGHT NEXT THERE TO

THEM SO THAT'S WHAT I DO. >> I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOUR FUTURE PATH WAYS ARE LOOKING AT SO AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW YOU PLAN TO TAKE THESE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND

USE NEM IN IMPACTFUL WAYS? >> OKAY.

SO I AM A SENIOR. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO COLLEGE BUT I DO PLAN ON GOING. MY KIND OF FUTURE GOAL IS MAJORING IN HEALTH EQUITY AND BE BETTER IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE I

AM RIGHT NOW. >> I'M A JUNIOR RIGHT NOW AND COLLEGE IS ON MY RADAR BUT NOT NECESSARILY SET IN STONE YET.

MY PLAN IS TO STUDY JOURNALISM BUT MY MAIN GOAL IS TO CONTINUE USING MY LEADERSHIP TO TELL STORIES SO RIGHT NOW I DO THAT AS A STUDENT JOURNALIST AND I HOPE TO DO THAT FURTHER AS A

PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD. >> I'M BROOKLYN.

I'M A JUNIOR. I PLAN TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE AND REAL ESTATE. I WILL BE A REALTOR AT THE END THIS YEAR WHEN I TURN 18. [APPLAUSE]

>> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE EVENTS?

>>, FIRST OF ALL, IS THERE A DRESS CODE -- I KNOW SOMETIMES SOME OF THE EVENTS I'VE BEEN TO THERE'S BEEN FORMAL ONES THERE'S BEEN CASUAL ONES SO IS THIS JUST A GATHERING AND HAVING FUN AND COME IN WHATEVER YOU WANT TO WEAR.

>> YEAH THERE IS NO DRESS CODE AND IT'S ALSO FREE AND SO I EXPECT TO SEE EVERYONE THERE. [LAUGH] I HAVE A GREAT MEMORY SO I'LL BE LOOKING.

[LAUGH] >> YOU MENTIONED --

[INAUDIBLE] >> WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PLANNING JUNETEENTH THIS YEAR. THE LOCATION IS UNDECIDED IF WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS BIG AS POSSIBLE AS HAVING IT MOST SLINDERD TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH ART WORK PERFORMSES WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET INVOLVED SO A CELEBRATORY STUDENT HOLIDAY.

>> SO I WANT TO HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR OTHER MEMBERS.

IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHY YOU WANTED TO BE A PART OF THE GROUP AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS A FUTURE LEADER.

[LAUGH] >> I KNOW MY LEADERS DON'T HAVE TO BE ENCOURAGED; RIGHT? [LAUGHING]

>> CAN YOU SAY THAT QUESTION AGAIN, PLEASE.

>> YES, WHY YOU WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP ROLES?

>> OKAY. HELLO MY NAME IS JAMES GRAY.

THE REASON WHY I JOINED THIS GROUP IS OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE I'M IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I FEEL LIKE HIGH SCHOOL -- I MEAN, YOU HEAR MANY TIMES IS WHERE YOU'RE FINDING YOURSELF SO REALLY I FEEL LIKE WITH LEADERSHIP SKILLS I ALWAYS LIKE HELPING PEOPLE BUT I'M SPECIFICALLY PART OF A SERVICE GROUP SO I WANTED TO KNOW ALSO HOW TO HELP PEOPLE, HOW TO LEAD, INFLUENCE OTHERS SO REALLY THE BIGGEST THING IN WHY DID I JOIN THE GROUP? HMMM LET'S SEE WELL, DEFINITELY LEARN FOR SERVICE BUT ALSO KIND OF LIKE AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WE WE DO GO TO A PREDOMINATELY WHITE SCHOOL AND A SAFE PLACE AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT REELED ME IN BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT NOT ONLY JUST BE ONE WHO SITS IN THE SEAT BUT ACTUALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, SOMEONE WHO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN COUNT ON SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHY I JOINED THE CLUB.

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BAILEY LINER AND I'M A JUNIOR AND I'D SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME ABOUT JOINING THE CLUB -- MY SO MORE YEAR I ACTUALLY QUIT AND I FELT LIKE I HAD TO REDEEM MYSELF KIND OF THIS YEAR AS A LEADER SO INSTEAD OF JUST JOINING AS A MEMBER, I DECIDED TO BECOME A COCHAIR OR LEADER FOR THE SUMMIT AND THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME TO SHOW, LIKE -- THAT I CAN DO IT EVEN THOUGH I QUIT AND I JUST KIND OF STOPPED TRYING LAST YEAR.

AND I WOULD SAY IN MY FUTURE I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT I WANT TO DO BUT I DEFINITELY WILL TAKE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT I'VE LEARNED SPECIFICALLY AS BEING A BLACK FEMALE INTO MY FUTURE FOR

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SURE. >> HI, EVERYONE MY NAME IS LAUREN PUCKETT I'M A FRESHMAN AT FISCHERS HIGH SCHOOL THE REASON WHY I JOINED FBO IS BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN FOR A LONG TIME BEING BLACK AND I FEEL THE LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE -- AND I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO CONNECT WITH AND I JOINED TO MOSTLY BE MORE SOCIAL BUT AS I STAYED IN THE CLUB AND I JOINED THE SERVICE COMMITTEE, IT'S GRATIFYING, I GUESS, TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE WHEN YOU HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITY -- GREAT OPPORTUNITIES, EXCUSE ME, AND A GREAT SCHOOL TO GO TO BUT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH SO IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO DO

OTHER THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. >> HI, EVERYONE MY NAME IS SHARAINI BROWN. SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO ME ABOUT FBO IS JOINING THE CLUB, I'VE GOTTEN TO MEET VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE TO GROW -- AND GROW TOGETHER.

GOING TO A PREDOMINATELY WHITE SCHOOL IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE WHO RELATE TO YOU AND WHAT YOU GO THROUGH AND JOINING THE FBO I CAN TALK TO MANY MEDIUM IN MY GROUP WHO GO THROUGH THE SAME SITUATIONS I GO THROUGH AND WE CAN RELATE TO THEM AND HAVE THOSE DEEP CONVERSATIONS AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE WHO DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OR PEOPLE TO GO TO ABOUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM AND HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AND FBO IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS KINDLE REEDUS.

I'M A JUNIOR AT FISCHERS HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE REASON I JOINED FO WAS TO FIND MY VOICE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY SHOULD I GROWING UP AND JOINING THIS CLUB PROVED TO ME THAT I HAVE A SPACE TO BE MYSELF AND THAT I'M DESERVING OF TAKING UP THE SPACE THAT I DO IN MY PREDOMINATELY WHITE SCHOOL.

[APPLAUSE] >> WE WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE WITH YOU ALL. IF WE CAN HAVE A PICTURE OVER HERE. [PAUSE]

[APPLAUSE] >> STUDENTS YOU MAY FEEL FREE TO LEAVE. WE KNOW YOU HAVE SCHOOL TOMORROW I'M REMINDED BY YOUR SUPERINTENDENT HERE THAT YOU HAVE SCHOOL. PAUSE PAUSE

>> I LOVE THE T-SHIRTS BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THOSE.

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>> MADAM PRESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FRIENDLY MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO SWAP OUR -- OUR INFORMATION ITEMS NO. 5 WITH ACTION ITEMS NO. 6 AND MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS PRIOR TO

INFORMATION ITEMS. >> SECOND.

>> >> ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

[4. Consent Agenda]

PAUSE PAUSE >> ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH CONSENT AGENDA.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> CALL FOR A VOTE? VOTE PASSES 7-0. AS WE MOVE INTO -- SO WE'RE

[6. Action Items]

SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK WITH ACTION ITEM 6.01.

J00.01 SUICIDE AWARENESS. KIM LIPPY IS GOING TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC ON THIS POLICY AND WHY IT'S UP FOR VOTE.

>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LANGE. SO.

SO I SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN THE POLICY HAS DISCUSSED THE SUICIDE AWARENESS WHICH IS J07.11 SUICIDAL -- SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. SO I PRESENT THIS AGAIN AS A SECOND READ SO WE'VE GONE BACK AND WE'VE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL REVISIONS AND THE FIRST HALF SPECIFICALLY -- WE TALK ABOUT -- THAT THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THE ROLE IN INCREASING AWARENESS.

WILL OFFER TRAINING AND SUPPORT AND WILL IDENTIFY AND OFFER SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AS DESCRIBED HIGHER THAN WITHIN THE POLICY. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS IN THE THIRD PARAGRAPH UP ON THE SCREEN.

THAT WE PROVIDE AND YOU'LL SEE A REVISION WHERE WE ADDED ACUTE AND AS NEEDED SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES.

HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT PARAGRAPH AS WELL IS THE CONSENT OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND PROVISIONS IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH THAT WE DO OFFER TRAINING AND THAT THE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS POLICY WILL ADDRESS AWARENESS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SUICIDE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AND THEN FINALLY SOME MINOR REVISIONS AND THE NEXT PARAGRAPH -- AND, AGAIN, JUST EMPHASIZING THAT WE'RE INCLUDING THIS PARENT GUARDIAN NOTIFICATION SO I PRESENT THIS TO THE BOARD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

ON THE SECOND READ. >> ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

MARIANNE? DID I PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME

CORRECTLY? >> NO.

[LAUGH] >> I APOLOGIZE FEEL FREE -- NO WORRIES. SO IN THIS PROCESS FEEL FREE TO STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT WE -- YOU HAVE A 2-MINUTE LIMIT AND WITH THAT IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU STICK TO THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THAT YOU COMPLY WITH NO NAME-CALLING, NO FOUL LANGUAGE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE STATED LANGUAGE WITHIN THE AND THAT'S STATED ON THE AGENDA. SO WITH THAT WHY DON'T YOU GO

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AHEAD. >> ONE QUESTION I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE, SO CAN I PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER LIKE I HAD PLANNED OR DO I ONLY HAVE TO SPEAK ABOUT

SUICIDE? >> SO YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SIGNED UP -- SO THIS ONE YOU CAN ONLY SPEAK ON THE SUICIDE POLICY BECAUSE WE HAVE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM.

>> OKAY. >> SPECIFIC TO MENTAL HEALTH.

>> AND THEN COME BACK UP TO SPEAK ON THAT.

>> OKAY. >> SO YOU HAVE TO SEPARATE THE

TWO. >> THAT'S FINE.

>> ONLY ON MENTAL HEALTH -- >> NOPE, THAT'S FINE.

I WILL SPEAK ON THE SUICIDE. SO --

>> THANKS FOR ASKING THE QUESTION.

>> I'M MARIANNE AND I AM A FORMER PARENT AS MY LAST ONE JUST GRADUATED, HOWEVER, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTOOD THAT AS FAR AS THE SUICIDE POLICY THAT THOUGH THAT IT SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NOTIFY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN FOR CONSENT FOR TREATMENT, THAT WOULD NOT REALLY HAPPEN DURING AN ACUTE EPISODE. I HAVE A MEDICAL BACKGROUND SO IF YOU HAD SOMEBODY THAT WAS PRESENTING AT THAT MOMENT, SOMEBODY IS NOT IS GOING TO TO GO RUN AND CALL SOMEONE'S MINORITY WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT SITUATION AT HAND AND I WOULD HADE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY HAS DECIDED TO SUE THEM BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE THING TO DO BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF THE WORDING IN THERE DOES NOT REALLY LOOK AT THE FACT OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHILD IS IN AN ACUTE EPISODE SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT AFTER I HAD READ THE POLICY ONLINE, AND THAT'S IT FOR SUICIDE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE POLICY J07-ELEVEN SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

ON A SECOND READING AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> CALL FOR A VOTE.

WAS JUST FOR THE RECORD IT WAS SUZANNE THOMAS SECOND BY

DR. ALBRIGHT IT PASSES 7-0. >> THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ITEM 6.02 LEGAL SERVICES.

SO THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE DISCUSSION WE HAD EARLIER THIS WEEK. WE HAD A WORK SESSION ON OUR LEGAL SERVICES THAT WAS OUT FOR RFP.

SOME KEY THINGS WE WANT TO NOTE BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE COMMUNITY ON THIS MATTER.

ADMINISTRATION WAS INVOLVED ACTIVELY IN THIS REVIEW.

THEY WERE -- THEY HAD THE ACCESS TO THE PROPOSALS FROM ALL 5 FIRMS THAT ACTUALLY SUBMITTED TO THE RFP.

WE SOLICITED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION BACK FROM THEM AND DURING THE WORK SESSION THEY WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN ASKING QUESTIONS ALONG WITH THE BOARD AS WE TALK THROUGH ALL OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE PRESENTED. SO IN NO WAY WERE THEY NOT INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS THEY WERE VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED AS WAS HSDA SO THEY ALSO WEIGHED IN SO WE DID TAKE THAT INTO GREAT CONSIDERATION KNOWING THEY WORKED WITH THEM ON THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SO WE TOOK THAT SPECIFIC SO THEY ARE INVOLVED AND WE HAVE THEIR

FEEDBACK. >> MADAM PRESIDENT MAY I MAKE A

MOTION? >> OR DO YOU HAVE --

>> WE DO HAVE SPEAKERS SO HOLD TIGHT.

SO WE HAVE 2 FOR LEGAL SERVICES. THE FIRST ONE WHO'S UP IS

MICHELLE. >> THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE I'M A MOM OF 3 AGENCY ALUMNI AND FOUR FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS, TWO WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN HSE SCHOOLS.

AS FAST EXPLAINED IN THE FIRST BOARD MEETING CONTRACTS SERVICES WERE NOT EXPLAINED AND I COULD UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE FOR REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS HOWEVER AT THIS TIME I SEE SOME RED FLAGS I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AND ASK THAT YOU TABLE THIS FOR TONIGHT. NO. 1 I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE

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I UNDERSTAND INPUT WAS SOUGHT FROM ADMINISTRATORS AFTER THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTED PROPOSALS AND THEY WERE GIVEN TIME AT THE FIRST WORK SESSION HOWEVER THAT DID NOT HAPPEN AT THE SECOND ONE WHEN THE LEGAL COUNCIL COUNSELS WERE PRESENT AND I FOUND THAT VERY DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE 4 OF YOU ARE NEW TO THE BOARD BUT LEGAL COUNSEL WORKS WITH OUR ADMINISTRATORS 90% OF THE TIME AND THAT'S A LOBALL ESTIMATE I WOULD SAY.

IN MY OPINION IT WOULD BE WISE TO CONSULT WITH -- AND ALLOW THOSE WHO WILL BE WORKING THE CLOSEST WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON THE PRESENTATIONS PRIOR TO ANY VOTE BY THE BOARD. SECONDLY THE PRESENTATION MATERIALITY GIVEN TO THE BOARD AT THE WORK SESSION ON MONDAY ARE NOT ALL LISTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.

ONE GROUP HANDED OUT HARD COPIES TO THE BOARD BUT NO ELECTRONIC COPY WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON BOARD DOCS AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING AND STILL IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY I BELIEVE ALL PRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC WITH TIME TO REVIEW PRIOR TO THE BOARD DECISION, AND FINALLY NO. 3 BEFORE ANY ACTION ITEM IS TAKEN ON AWARDING A CONTRACT, A PRESENTATION IS TYPICALLY MADE TO THE BOARD WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS A RUBRIC OR CHART THAT SHOWS EACH PARTICIPANT FARED TO THE PARAMETERS OF THE RFP AS WELL AS THE MONETARY COSTS FOR THE SERVICES.

AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS INFORMATION ITEM 5.05 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. AS FISCAL STEWARDS OF OUR DISTRICT AND IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED AND POSTED BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALSO SPEAKING ON LEGAL

SERVICES IS HARRY. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MY NAME IS HARRY I RECENTLY RETIRED AS FACILITIES DIRECTOR.

THIS IS THE THIRD DAY OF RETIREMENT.

[LAUGH] >> SO I JUST CAN'T QUITE GET AWAY. I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU MY OPINION ABOUT THE FACILITIES DPARTMENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH LEGAL SERVICES IN PARTICULAR WITH THE LAW FIRM.

I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH AND NO. 1 THEY REVIEW ALL THE VENDOR CONTRACTS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS. THEY ASSIST US IN WRITING REQUESTS FOR QUOTES AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.

THEY INTERPRET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING PUBLIC BIDDING. THEY'RE INVOLVED IN THE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR FUTURE SCHOOLS. THEY PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR EASEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED WHEN PURCHASING LAND AND COMPLETING SCHOOL PROJECTS. THEY ASSIST IN INTERACTING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR UTILITIES AND THAT REALLY CAME INTO PLAY WHEN WE JUST FINISHED DEER CREEK ELEMENT WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME. LASTLY THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FISHERS -- FISCHERS AND BUILDING NEW SKILLS SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE RELY ON FOR LEGAL SERVICES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, HARRY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

>> ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES ANY DISCUSSION ON

THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT --

>> WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM ADMINISTRATION SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN AFTER OUR WORK SESSION ON MONDAY? I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY CONCERNS AFTER HEARING THE PRESENTATIONS OR IF THEY HAD ANY CHANGE OF, LIKE, MAYBE THEY HAD A POSITIVE CHANGE OF OPINION?

>> I'D BE OPEN TO THAT. >> SO IS THERE ANYONE ON THE TEAM WHO WANTS TO CHIME IN ON ANY PARTICULAR THING THAT YOU HEARD OR DID NOT HEAR WHEN THE PRESENTATIONS WERE PROVIDED?

I CAN'T SEE YOU ALL. >> I THINK VERY MUCH THE ADMINISTRATION WORKED ON A WORKING DOC THAT ALL OF US 3 MEMBERS BEAMS 3*E78Z THAT GOT TO SEE AND HOW THEY FELT ON THE THREE LAW FIRMS AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE DETAILED RESPONSES. IT REALLY HELPED AT LEAST FOR ME IN THINKING ABOUT LAW FIRMS COMING FORWARD SO I GREAT APPRECIATE THAT AND DR. STOKES TAKING THE LEAD ON IT AND BEING SO THOROUGH IN YOUR RESPONSES SO THANK YOU.

>> SO FOR MY STAFF DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROCESS.

I DO KNOW IT'S THE BOARD'S PRIVY TO CHOOSE WHICH LAW FIRM HOWEVER

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WILL WORK WITH. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> MADAM PRESIDENT I MOVE TO MAKE -- I MOVE TO SELECT BARNES AND THORNBURGH AS OUR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE AS HAMILTON

SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS. >> I SECOND.

>> CALL FOR A VOTE. >> CALLING FOR A VOTE

SUZANNE THOMAS? >> IS THERE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES OKAY.

>> I HAD -- >> JUST FOR THE RECORD I DID OPEN THAT UP FOR DISCUSSION. I APOLOGIZE IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT. I'M SO SORRY.

>> I WASN'T -- I THOUGHT WE WERE STILL LISTENING TO THEM.

OKAY. SO THE BARNES AND THORNBURGH LAWYERS SAID 3 TIMES THAT HE WAS A SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWYER AND THAT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY, LIKE MR. DELK SAID HAVE A LOT OF OTHER NEEDS MISDEM EDUCATION AND NOT TO MENTION HE'S FROM FORT WAYNE AND HE'S A FORT WAYNE SPECIAL EDUCATION LAWYER SO HE'S NOT CLOSE BY EITHER. SO DOES -- I FEEL LIKE THAT MEANS ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE DEALING WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH WHAT YOU IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SPECIAL EDUCATION OR IT'S NOT LOCAL AND THAT CONCERNED ME. ABOUT BARNES AND THORNBURGH.

>> AND I WOULD HAVE TO CHIME IN TO SAY THAT BARNES AND THORNBURGH TO ME GAVE THE BEST PRESENTATION AND DEFINITELY HAS TWO LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE THOROUGH IN A LOT OF THEIR LEGAL EXPERTISE AND THE WEALTH OF RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE TO ASSIST HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS, I THINK, WAS BAR NONE AND I APPRECIATED THEIR PRESENTATION AND WHAT THEY HAD

TO OFFER. >> THEY DID HAVE A GOOD PRESENTATION BUT HE HIMSELF -- THE LEAD SAID I'M NOT AN EDUCATION LAWYER; RIGHT? AND CCHA SAID THEY HAVE 10 EDUCATION LAWYERS AND 3 OF THEM ARE OUR POINT PEOPLE SO THAT TO ME IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE NOT TO MENTION A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN COST AND IF I'M GOING TO BE HONOR FOR, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET OF THIS DISTRICT, THEN I'M GOING TO LOOK AT COST AS WELL SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE POINTS SPECIFICALLY.

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY -- I'VE WORKED WITH BARNES AND THORNBURGH FOR A LOT OF MY CAREER IN STATE GOVERNMENT WITH VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS THEY ARE A FANTASTIC LAW FIRM.

I WOULD BE REMISS IN SAYING THERE WAS NO -- LARGE NEGATIVE EVENT THAT OCCURRED WITH CCHA. WE HAD HEARD NOTHING FROM OUR STAFF THAT THEY WERE UNHAPPY WITH OUR CURRENT LEGAL COUNSEL THAT HAS GROWN WITH US FOR 16 YEARS.

SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH OUR 2,000 EMPLOYEES. CCHA HAS PUT IN SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT WITH OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, WITH OUR FINANCE STAFF WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING TO DEVELOP OUR INTRASPACE BARGAINING PROGRAM THAT WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THIS YEAR AND WHILE -- WHILE ALL OF THE FIRMS WERE GREAT, I REALLY JUST DID NOT SEE SOMETHING THAT BLEW ME OUT OF THE WATER ENOUGH TO MAKE SUCH A DRASTIC AND MASSIVE CHANGE THAT AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE FACET OF OUR DISTRICT FROM FACILITIES, TO OUR TEACHERS, TO OUR PERSONNEL, POLICY, TO ALL OF IT AND I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION, A LITTLE BIT MORE SHARING AS TO FEELINGS OF WHERE CCHA WAS

LACKING THAN WAS HAD. >> AND I THINK THE LONGEVITY IS

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>> THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO SAY JUST SAID COMING IN WITH A FRESH SET OF EYES I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THE 3 I'VE LOOKED AT IT AS TRULY AS KIND OF AN OPEN COMPETITION, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHICH ONE PUT TOGETHER THE BEST PACKAGE ACCORDING TO RFP MADE THE BEST MENTION ON THE SECOND AND CAME TO SPOKE TO US ON THE PODIUM. ALL THREE WERE VERY, VERY GOOD.

WE SHARED A RUBRIC AND THEY WERE ALL WITHIN JUST A FEW POINTS OF EACH OTHER. I WOULD EXPRESS THAT I WOULD PROBABLY BE HAPPY WITH ANY OF THEM TO BE QUITE HONEST.

TO ME I DID FEEL THAT ONE PARTICULARLY ROSE TO THE TOP AND THAT WAS BARNES I THOUGHT WAS VERY GOOD.

CCHH WAS GOOD TOO. I LOOKED AT THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT, THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT, THE DIVERSITY OF OUR DISTRICT IN ALL KINDS OF ASPECTS AND THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF BARNES AND THORNBURGH WAS UNMATCHED. THEY'VE GOT -- I'LL GET THE NUMBER WRONG, I THINK, BUT, I THINK, 750 ATTORNEYS OVER MULTIPLE STATES THEY'VE REPRESENTED SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS OUR STATE AND ELSEWHERE. THEY PUT TOGETHER A NICE MAP THAT SHOWED LITTLE DOTS ALL OVER THE STATE WHERE THEY'VE DONE NOT JUST SCHOOLWORK LEGISLATIVE WORK BOND WORK ALL THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS THEY WERE A ONE-STOP-SHOP WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THINGS BUT NOT MUCH BUT SOME THINGS AND I FEEL THE LIKE THEIR -- AND I FELT LIKE THEIR SIZE REACH AND EXPERTISE IN ALL DIFFERENT AREAS MUCH IN MANY AREAS -- IT REALLY PUT THEM TO THE TOP OF MY LIST AND, AGAIN, I APPRECIATED ALL OF THEM FROM WHAT IT'S WORTH WHAT I'LL SAY AS KIND OF AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE AS A NEW GUY KIND OF ON THE BOARD I APPRECIATE THEIR PRESENTATION AND THAT RESTED TO THE TOP FOR ME.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ABBY TAYLOR WITH HSCA.

. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GO ON RECORD AND SAYING THAT, YES, I WAS HERE FOR ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND I THINK BARNES AND THORNBURGH HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION AND I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TELL THAT YOU NONE OF THE OTHER CANDIDATES OUTSIDE OF HSCA HAD ANY INTEREST-BASED BARGAINING EXPERIENCE AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF TEACHERS THAT WE EMPLOY AND FOR THE WHY THE THAT MEANS A WHOLE LOT FOR OUR TEACHERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND I WOULD SAY FOR MANY YEARS IT WAS NOT COLLABORATIVE AS AN EFFORT I WOULD SAY MORE ADVERSARY AT TIMES I WOULD BE REMISS CCHH'S ARE HSCA'S CHOICE SAYING THAT THE OTHER TWO HAD INTEREST-BASED BARGAINING EXPERIENCE AND NOR DID THEY SEEM TO EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT WAS SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD IN SAYING THAT.

THANKS. .

CALLING FOR A VOTE.

>> FOR THE RECORD SUZANNE MOTION? TIFFANY SECONDED. PASSES 5-2.

AND SO FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION WE WILL POST THE RUBRIC SO THAT Y'ALL CAN SEE IT AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING SO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU SO YOU CAN SEE THE CRITERIA IN THE SELECTION PROCESS AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED.

MOVING TO ACTION ITEM 6.03 THE YMCA ADDENDUM.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD OF SCHOOL -- OH?

HI GOOD EVENING. >> GO AHEAD, KATIE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. HARRISON, WOULD YOU PULL UP THE FIRST ATTACHMENT, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

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THE FIRST PART OF THIS IS DEMONSTRATING THE STAFF SUPPORT AND THE DISCOUNT THAT THE YMCA PROVIDES AS YOU KNOW THE YMCA PROVIDES OUR LATCH KEY BEFORE AND AFTER -- BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE SERVICES. JEFF, WOULD YOU SCROLL UP A LITTLE BIT PLEASE FOR THE SECOND FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE.

SO BACK IN 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR WE NEGOTIATED A 5-YEAR RENEWAL IN OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA. THAT CONTRACT CALLED FOR 4 400200,000 FOR EACH SEMESTER THERE'S ALSO BUILDING FEES, BUILDING MONIES THAT ARE GENERATED AT ABOUT $6,000 FOR THOSE K6 BUILDINGS. THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE WE WERE SERVING ALMOST 2,000 STUDENTS AT THAT TIME AND THAT NUMBER IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SO WHAT THE YMCA HAS ASKED US TO DO IS TO REDUCE OUR SECOND SEMESTER -- REDUCE THEIR OBLIGATION FROM 200 TO 100,000 FOR SECOND SEMESTER.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO RE-INVEST THOSE FUNDS IN STAFF SO THEY CAN BUILD THAT PROGRAM BACK UP BECAUSE THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A FAIR REQUEST AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE ADDENDUM TO THAT AGREEMENT FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF OUR 5-YEAR AGREEMENT AND SO THERE WILL BE A NEW AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL START WORKING THROUGH IN THE SPRING SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THOSE TERMS SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE YMCA

ADDENDUM AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> CALLING FOR A VOTE.

>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

THE MOTION BY SARAH DONSBACH, SECOND BEN ORR.

THE MOTION PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON TO ITE

ITEM NO. 6.04, EXCESS FURNITURE. >> GOOD EVENING, DR. STOKES AND SCHOOL BOARD. ON JANUARY 25TH I PRESENTED INFORMATION TO YOU REGARDING EXCESS FURNITURE IN THE DISTRICT. YOU MAY RECALL THAT MOST OF THE SURPLUS FURNITURE ACCUMULATES DURING MAJOR RENOVATIONS TO A SCHOOL AND SCHOOL SURPLUS AUCTIONED NEVER RECOUPS WHAT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE AND PREPARING FOR THE AUCTION.

I'M HERE THURSDAY EVENING ASKING PERMISSION TO DONATE, SELL, AUCTION OR DISPOSE OF EXCESS FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING BOARD POLICY AND THE ASSOCIATED STATE STATUTES REQUIRING ITEMS DEEMED WORTHLESS OR NO MARKET VALUE.

AS ALWAYS WE WILL EXPLORE OPTIONS AND PICK THE COURSE OF

ACTION MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO HSC. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> DO YOU WANT DISCUSSION OR -- >> CALL FOR MOTION.

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO DONATE EXCESS FURNITURE AS

PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> CALLING FOR A VOTE. V PARKS-REESE SECOND. THE MOTION PASSES.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO MOVING TO INFORMATION ITEMS, FOCUSING ON ITEM 5.01 FISCHERS DISABILITY AWARENESS

MONTH. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING.

>> GOOD EVENING. >> I'M AMY SYLVIE DIRECTOR OF EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH COMING UP IN MARCH, SO THE FISCHERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY HOSTS VARIOUS EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. THEIR KICKOFF MEETING IS ON MARCH 1ST AT 8:30 AT THE LAUNCH FISCHERS HUSBANDON THEATER AND IT'S FREE SO ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CITY OF FISCHERS WEBSITE.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT EVENT THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO TALK DIRECTLY WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS IN OTHER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE HAMILTON COUNTIES TRANSITION FAIR IS GOING TO BE HELD AT CARAMEL HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR ON THURSDAY MARCH 23RD AT 6:00 PM. WHEN A STUDENT TURNS 14 IN THEIR

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THERE ARE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ARC OF INDIANA THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF INDIANA, DOWNS SYNDROME INDIANA AND MANY OTHER GROUPS. IN SOURCE WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PARENTS NAVIGATE THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS WILL ALSO BE THERE. STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING TO ATTEND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION CAN ALSO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH STABILITY SERVICES OFFICES FROM VARIOUS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND WHILE THIS FAIR IS FOCUSED ON TRANSITIONING FROM SCHOOL AGE INTO POST-SECONDARY AND LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, THERE'S ALSO RESOURCES AVAILABLE EVEN FOR OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY, AVAILABILITY SERVICES THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE AS THEY LOOK AT THE FUTURE AHEAD AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AS WE APPROACH MAY OF -- MARCH OF NEXT MONTH.

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>> THANK YOU. >> MOVING TO ITEM 5.02, BEFORE WE DO, WE DO HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY, SHANNON FIELDS. I HOPE I SIGNED UP FOR THE RIGHT

THING. >> WAS IT THE -- FIELD GRANT OR

MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. >> IT'S KIND OF A LITTLE BIT

BOTH. >> YOU'VE GOT TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER. IF YOU PREFER ONE --

>> IT'S BASICALLY MOSTLY ABOUT THE GRANT.

DO YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK. >> WHICH ONE WE HAVE TWO GRANTS.

>> THE MEANT THAT GRANT. >> WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK.

THANK YOU I'LL MOVE YOU IN THE LIST.

>> OKAY. >> SO WITH THAT COMING UP TO

SPEAK ON THE 3E GRANT FOR CISC. >> DR. KECKLEY IS GOING TO PROCURE OUR SPEAKER. WE BELIEVE HE'S IN THE OVERFLOW

ROOM. >> I GOT IT.

>> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING.

IS THIS FINE HERE WITH YOU. >> YES, SHE'S HERE.

>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND PRESENT SOME INFORMATION TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT MY NAME IS ANDY MELLON.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INDIANA EDUCATIONAL CENTER. WE HAVE 31 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS FROM -- IS THAT GOOD. CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER? WE HAVE 31 DISTRICTS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF OUR SERVICE CENTER FROM ALL OVER METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS AND I WAS A SUPERINTENDENT FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS.

I WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ED FOR A YEAR AS ITS CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER. WHEN I CAME TO THE SERVICE CENTER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS DREAMED I'D BE ABLE TO DO IS PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING THAT WE CREATED AND WERE PART OF AT THE GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS IN STREET LIGHT INDIANA AND THAT WAS AN ACADEMIES CONCEPT, AND WHAT IT DID IT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY, WHAT SKILLS WERE GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR THEM AND ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT POTENTIAL CAREER PATHWAYS ARE RELEVANT TO YOUR RELEVANT TO YOUR STUDENTS AND YOUR REGION SO WE CAN CONNECT THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR INTERESTS AND ATTACH THOSE TO MEET THE TALENT DEMANDS OF OUR REGION AND OF OUR STATE AND OF OUR COUNTRY. SO WE DID THIS IN GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS WE HAD A DISTRICT OF 10,500 STUDENTS.

WE DID THIS OVER ABOUT A NIV-YEAR PERIOD AND WE HAD 400 BUSINESS PARTNERS ATTACHED FROM ALL OVER THE REGION.

WE HAD A STAKEHOLDER GROUP OF 180 MEMBERS FROM INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY SO -- I WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE SERVICE CENTER.

I DECIDED CORTICOLOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY AND -- I WAS ABLE TO LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 3E GRANTED FROM THE DER DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. SO WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT

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WE RECRUITED 7 DISTRICTS FROM AROUND THE STATE OF INDIANA THOSE 7 SCHOOLS ARE -- BATESVILLE, SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND OTHERS AND THEN HERE IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, MSD WARREN TOWNSHIP AND THEN MILL CREEK, AND WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WITH THAT DEMOGRAPHIC IS IT REPRESENTS RURAL, SMALL TOWN URBAN AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. WE KNOW OUR MODEL DOES WORK IN ALL THOSE ENVIRONMENTS AND BECAUSE GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS WAS MADE UP OF ALL THOSE COMMUNITIES.

OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS VERY LARGE GEOGRAPHICALLY AND WE HAD URBAN, SUBURBAN, SMALL TOWN AND RURAL AND IT WORKED VERY WELL AND WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT SUCCESS AND A LOT OF WAYS AND THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF QUICK BACKGROUND, I THINK, ON THE INITIATIVE.

I'LL HAVE DR. PFEIFFER INTRODUCE HERSELF AS WELL.

>> HI I'M KIMBERLY PFEIFFER AND DR. MELLON MENTIONED ABOUT THE WORK THAT HE LED AS A SPRINT OF GREATER CLARK AND I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT LEARNING MODEL AND IT IS A BLUEPRINT AND A MODEL NOT NECESSARILY A PROGRAM OR A IMAGINE OR A BINDER THAT WE BRING TO A DISTRICT AND SO THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME TO BE ABLE TO REALLY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THEM IN A WAY THAT THEY DON'T NORMALLY PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS, MORE THAN JUST TRANSACTIONAL AND REALLY MAKE THAT ON A DEEPER LEVEL WITH THEM AND THEN BACK-MAP THAT FROM PRE-K ALL OF THE WAY THROUGH 12 AND REALLY MAKE A CONNECTION FROM EACH AND EVERY STUDENT NOT JUST OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO A CAREER CENTER OR NOT JUST THE STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO GO TO COLLEGE BUT EACH AND EVERY STUDENT HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE WHAT THEY THINK THEY WILL DO THE MONDAY AFTER GRADUATION AND SO THAT KIND OF LEADS US TO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

>> AND SO ON THIS SLIDE YOU CAN SEE THE 7 ORIGINAL DISTRICTS ARE IN TWO COHORTS, AND RIGHT NOW COHORT 1 HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH A PROCESS THAT DR. PFEIFFER WILL EXPLAIN IN JUST BRIEFLY IN A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN COHORT 2 IS WHERE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN COMES IN. NOW, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WE STARTED THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SOME TIME AGO AND I THINK LAST SUMMER WE MADE A PRESENTATION HERE AT A BOARD MEETING AND SO WE HAVE SOME DATES THAT ARE UPCOMING THAT DR. PFEIFFER WILL TALK ABOUT BUT WE ALSO TOOK A TEAM FROM HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN TO AKRON, OHIO, THEY WERE A MODEL COMMUNITY IN WHAT'S CALLED THE FORD NEXT GENERATION LEARNING NETWORK AND SO THEY HAD A SENSE TO SEE WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HOW CAN WE ENVISION THAT AND HOW CAN THAT BECOME PART OF OUR HAVEN SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY -- HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY.

JEFF, COULD YOU ADVANCE THAT, PLEASE.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE REALLY ARE FOCUSING ON 3 DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPROACHES. AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO -- FOR STUDENTS TO BEGIN EXPLORING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE A CAREER. WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE AWARE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

IS OFTEN TIMES WE HAVE STUDENTS AND PARENTS THAT GO DRIVE PAST BUSINESSES AND NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE WHAT THEY DO THERE AND SO PART OF THIS IS LET'S START ALLOWING THOSE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO START TO EXPLORE IT COULD BE BY BRINGING BUSINESSES INTO THE SCHOOL. IT COULD BE TAKING FIELD TRIPS OUT TO VARIOUS BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

IT COULD BE TO HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS SO THAT TO ME IS IMPORTANT ON THE EXPLORE SIDE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WE START TO ENGAGE IN OTHER WORDS WE WANT STUDENTS TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECT EXPERIENCE, UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S OUT THERE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND IN SOME CASES THAT BECOMES A SERVICE-ORIENTED PROJECT.

A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT THAT SCHOOLS CAN BECOME ENGAGED IN SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND HOW VALUABLE THAT IS.

THAT'S OFTENTIMES WHAT HAPPENS IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

IN THE HIGH SCHOOL IT'S NOT ONLY ATTACHING THEIR COURSEWORK TO THESE POTENTIAL CAREER PATHWAYS BUT IT'S GIVING THEM WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IF I THINK I GOT WANT TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT I'M TAKING THE RELEVANT COURSEWORK AND I'M GOING OUT CORTICOSEE WHAT IT'S LIKE -- GOING OUT AND LOOKING TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE WORKING IN A COMPANY.

SO THAT'S THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY.

SO AT THE END THE DAY WE WANT EVERY STUDENT TO BE ACCEPTED TO

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THATTER AND NOW SHE'S A SPECIAL ED TEACHER IN KENTUCKY.

MY YOUNGEST SON DECIDED TO ENLIST AND HE'S IN THE U.S. NAVY SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT THIS, IT'S -- I'M VERY PASSIONATE AND I'VE EXPERIENCED IT AS A PARENT AND I'VE SEEN THE VALUE AND THE BENEFIT TO MY OWN CHILDREN AND IF IT'S GOOD FOR MY KIDS IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR ALL KIDS. SO I WON'T SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME HERE OTHER THAN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IS DR. PFEIFFER -- WE HAVE GRANT LEADS.

THEY'RE REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS THAT DR. PFEIFFER HAS PUT TOGETHER AND THEY MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE CORE VALUES THAT THE LEADERS FROM ALL THESE 7 DISTRICTS DISAAGREED ON. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE TRANSFORMATIONAL OUTCOMES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EDUCATION IS TRANSFORMING IN A WAY THAT'S EXTREMELY -- TRANSFORMED IN A WAY THAT'S RELEVANT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

STUDENTS LEARN DIFFERENTLY TODAY.

THEY EXPECT EDUCATION TO BE DIFFERENT AND WE NEED TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT THAT OCCURS SO WE HAVE TO HAVE TRANSFORMATIONABLE OUTCOMES. ALL MEANS ALL SO EVERY STUDENT IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. I TELL THIS STORY A LOT.

IN THIS WORLD WE HAVE SUPERSTARS THAT THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF NATURAL TALENTS AND ABILITIES AND SO ON AND THEY'RE GOING TO SUCCEED NO MATTER WHAT. THERE'S ALSO INDIVIDUALS ON THE OTHER END OF THAT SCALE THAT STRUGGLE AND THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY AND ATTENTION.

THAT'S JUST THE REALITY OF LIFE. BUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF US ARE BACK BONES. WE ARE RESPECTFUL.

WE'RE RELIABLE. YOU CAN COUNT ON US BUT IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, THEY OFTENTIMES GET ALMOST NO ATTENTION. THIS PROGRAM GETS EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THE KIND OF ATTENTION THAT EACH STUDENT DESERVES.

JEFF? [LAUGH]

>> I'M GOING TO PASS BY THIS SLIDE AND SO WE CAN GET RIGHT INTO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH FORD NEXT GENERATION LEARNING, AND IT IS A PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT CREATING STUDENTS WHO WILL END UP WORKING FOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT'S NOT THE MISSION OR OBJECTIVE.

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 20 YEARS THEY DO THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND IT'S ALL ABOUT TRANS TRANSFORMING MAKING COMMUNITIES BIGGER AND STRONGER.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR. PFEIFFER TO SPEND A LITTLE

MORE IN THE PROCESS. >>EV, IF WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD EVEN ANOTHER SLIDE. WE CAN START RIGHT HERE.

SO THE FRAMEWORK ITSELF HAS THREE SPECIFIC STRANDS AND THE GOAL OF WORKING THROUGH ALL 3 STRANDS IS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS A COMMUNITY-CONNECTED APPROACH WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY GO AWAY ONCE A LEADER LEAVES OR ONCE TEACHERS LEAVE A GRADE LEVEL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT IT SUSTAINS LONG THROUGH ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT CHANGES AND IT LOOKS AT TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING AND YOU CAN SEE THE SPECIFIC TACTICS IN BLUE UNDERNEATH THAT STRAND AND BY THAT IT JUST MEANS AS A YOUNG LADY TOLD US TODAY IN A FOCUS GROUP IN A SCHOOL I WAS IN, SHE'D LIKE THE LEARNING TO BE SPICY, AND IT'S NOT. AND WE DUG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS; RIGHT? IT MEANS RELEVANT AND I WANT TO GET MY HANDS INTO ACTIVITIES AND THINGS BUT IT REALLY DOES MEAN BRINGING PROBLEMS TO KIDS TO SOLVE AS OPPOSED TO GET LOTS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT REALLY GET THEM ENGAGED INTO A REAL WORLD RELEVANT PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN SOLVE AND HAVING BUSINESSES THAT ATTACH.

SO LET'S GO OVER TO THE ORANGE STRAND AND THAT'S TRANSFORMING PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY NOT JUST HAVING AND EASIER COME IN OR MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS BUT USING THOSE FOLKS FOR THEIR TIME, TALENT, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO HELP INFLUENCE OUR CURRICULUM THAT'S IN THE CLASSROOMS TO BE MORE RELEVANT FOR KIDS AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND ASK WHY ARE

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GETTING MIDDLE SCHOOLERS OUT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEARNING TO GIVE BACK IN A CAREER FIELD THAT THEY HAVE INTEREST IN. SOMETIMES HAS EVEN DECISIONS THAT YOU WOULD MAKE EVEN HERE AS A SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. .

SO YOUR ENGAGEMENT -- THE GRANT OFFERS YOU AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE -- AT THE FINANCIAL EXPENSE OF THE GRANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN YOUR COMMUNITY HAVE PHASE 1, 2 AND 3 TAKEN CARE OF FINANCIALLY FOR YOU.

SO EXPLORE JUST SIMPLY MEANS TWO THINGS WHICH DR. STOKES AND SARAH WENT WITH A TEAM FROM HCA TO SEE AKRON IN ACTION WHICH IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS IN PHASE 5 AND FURTHER WHERE THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED PRE-K THROUGH 12 AND WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE AND SO THEY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THAT AT WORK.

AND THEN ALSO WHICH YOU HAVE COMING UP IS AN EXPLORE VISIT AND THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR THE THIRD WEEK IN MARCH AND THAT MEANS THAT THE COMMUNITY COACHES FROM FORD THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL COME IN AND BE ABLE TO VISIT SOME OF YOUR SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH AND MEET WITH FOCUS GROUPS TO ASK SIMPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE WONDERFUL THINGS GOING ON HERE, TALK TO US ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING, GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURES, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU CURRENTLY ENGAGE WITH YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND IT HELPS US GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THINGS YOU ALREADY HAVE GOING ON AND WE WENT CAN HONOR THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THEN WHAT THINGS YOU AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO TRANSFORM AND HOW TO DO THAT. IT HELPS US HELP GROW THAT SITUATION HONORING WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE AND NOT HAVING TO REINVENT THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.

SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO THEN WRITE A REPORT THAT HELPS YOU SEE THOSE THINGS AND IT'LL TALK ABOUT YOUR STRENGTHS AS A DISTRICT IN THAT READINESS FOR THAT TRANSFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE THAT.

PHASE 2 WE DO COLLECT BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, NOT FOR PROFITS, POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATORS TO BE HERE TOO.

ALONG WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND USUALLY THAT ENDS UP AROUND 125, 150 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM HAVING A CONSENSUS WORKSHOP AROUND THE WHY, WHY DO WE NEED TO TRANSFORM AND IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THE KIDS THINK VERSUS WHAT THE ADULTS THINK.

AND ALSO THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FROM A GRADUATE VERSUS WHAT OUR EDUCATORS LOOK FOR FROM A GRADUATE BUT BRINGING ALL THOSE IDEAS TOGETHER AND COMING OUT WITH ONE THAT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO STAY ENGAGED WITH AND OWN AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND AT THAT TIME, TYPICALLY WE MAKE A PORTRAIT WITH THAT GRADUATE WITH YOUR ATTRIBUTES AND SKILL-SETS THAT YOU HAVE FROM JUST PRECODE OF AND SO WE WILL REUSE THAT AND INTEGRATE THAT AS YOUR NORTH STAR AND THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO PHASE 3 TO ALLOW AND WE WILL FACILITATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAKE A PLAN ABOUT WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO IN REGARD TO THE ELEMENTARY KIDS HAVING SOME ADDITIONAL CAREER AWARENESS AND KNOWING MORE THAN THE 5 JOBS THAT MOST ELEMENTARY KIDS KNOW AND THEN MOVING INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ALLOWING THEM TO MAKE A PLAN FOR HOW TO ENGAGE ONE OF THOSE NOT FOR PROFITS AND OTHER ENTITIES TO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL MAKING A VERY VIABLE 9-12 PLAN THAT IS STACKABLE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. THOSE EXPERIENCES AND THEN A STUDENT CAN LEARN HOW I CAN TAKE THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT AND WHAT I'VE GIVEN BACK IN THE COMMUNITY AND LEARN HOW I MAKE A LIVING AT SOMETHING THAT I LEARN TO LOVE AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE FIRST 3 PHASES IN A YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO DO WITH US AND WE START THAT THE THIRD WEEK IN MARCH AND THEN WE'LL BE FINISHING PHASE 2 AND 3 IN THE FALL.

AND HO AND I WILL OPEN FOR QUESTIONS AT

THIS TIME. >> SO I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE THIS.

SO MY DAY JOB IS THIS. SO I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOU'RE'S DOING AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE, IN FACT, I'VE BEEN ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA AND HAMILTON COUNTY NEEDS THIS, AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM I THINK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY SO YOU'RE IN IT IN PHASE 1 THROUGH 3 SO WHAT DOES PHASE IN OUR AND 5 LOOKS LIKE AND ONGOING SUSTAIN MILITARY IS MAKING SURE THE THING IS STILL ONGOING AND THAT'S WHERE MY MIND GOES AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND THE EXPECTATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE -- IN

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>> RIGHT AND IF WE CAN CONNECT KIDS TO THAT LOCALLY THE ODDS ARE THAT THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO STAY CLOSER TO HOME AND BENEFIT THE PROCESS PARITY OF YOUR ENTIRE COMMUNICATED.

>> SO THEN DO YOU FUNCTION AS A CONSULTING ENTITY ONGOING LIKE DO CHECK-INS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK AND IDENTIFYING

WHERE THE GAPS ARE? >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE MEETING ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH YOUR DISTRICT LEAD AND DR. STOKES AND MICHELLE AND THEN ONCE WE FINISH THE EXPLORER VISIT THOSE VISITS ARE THOSE VIRTUAL COACHING SESSIONS ARE EVERY WEEK AND THEY EPAND ON MORE THAN JUST OUR DISTRICT LEAD AND THEY INVOLVE MORE OF THE CABINET AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE WORK BUT IT'S ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO CONTINUE WORKING TOWARD THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE, THE VISION AND THEN INTO THE MASTER PLAN. DURING THE MASTER PLANNING SESSION YOU HAVE INTERNAL CHAIRS, OBVIOUSLY, YOUR ADMINISTRATORS AND CABINET FOLKS THAT WILL BE A CHAIR NOR EACH OF THE TACTIC TEAMS AND THEN WE LOOK FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A CHAIR THAT BECOMES A COCHAIR SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THAT BUY-IN BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN INTERNAL PERSON AND AN EXTERNAL CHAIRING THAT WORK THAT GETS TO BE DONE ON THOSE TACTICS UNDERNEATH THE STRANDS EARLIER AND SO WITH THAT TIME ONCE YOU GET THE MASTER PLAN WRITTEN THEN YOU GO IS BELOW IMPLEMENTATION AND THAT'S A TWO YEAR PROCESS AND, AGAIN, WEEKLY WE COACH YOU THROUGH THAT AND THEN AFTER THAT WHEN YOU MOVE TO PHASE 5 THEN THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT AND IT'S MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED AND WHEN YOU NEED IT.

AND THAT'S WHEW JUST GOING FURTHER BUT, YES -- AND THAT'S

WHEN WE'RE JUST GOING FURTHER. >> AND AS I CONSIDER THE CONVERSATION WE HAD EARLIER WITH COUNSELORS AND THE ROLE THEY SERVE THEM BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS TOO BECAUSE WITH THIS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2023 THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS AND THIS IS CLEARLY BAKED INTO THAT AND SO THERE'S STRONG, I GUESS, TETHERS THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL EDUCATION SYSTEM SO IT MAKES SENSE THEIR INVOLVEMENT ALL THE

WAY THROUGH. >> LET ME CHIME IN HERE JUST A SECOND. IF THE BOARD RECALLS -- AND I KNOW IT STARTED BEFORE YOUR TENURE BUT WE HIRED STEVE LOWSIER TO BE OUR REP. HE'S DOING DOUBLE DUTIES.

HE'S DOING PURSUIT WORK AS WELL AS THE PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE BUT BEFORE HE WAS DOING IT WE HAD MRS. BRITAIN WAS DOING IT SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REFERENCING THE THREE OF US.

>> IF I COULD ADD TO THAT -- THE TIME I SPENT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ED AS A CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, I LEARNED A GREAT DEAL FROM THAT EXPERIENCE THE ONE THING THAT HAPPENS IS BEING AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SERVICE CENTER, AND WE MADE A COMMITMENT FROM DR. PFEIFFER -- IN ESTABLISHING PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER ED, THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S THE GOAL -- THAT'S MY FOCUS OF MY ROLE HERE IS TO BRING -- I'M ALL ABOUT COLLABORATION.

LET'S BRING ALL OF THE PARTIES TOGETHER AND MOVE DOWN THE PATH IN A SIMILAR WAY SO WE'LL BE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WHAT WE DO SO THE DOE TIE-IN THE GRADUATES PREPARE TO SUCCEED.

INDIANA GPS. WE MAKE SURE AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS PROCESS WE'RE LOCKED IN DIRECTLY WHAT THOSE OUTCOMES ARE SO YOU AS A DISTRICT DON'T FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO BE WORKING OVER HERE TO GET THOSE ACCOMPLISHED. THE PROCESS INTAGRATED ALL INTO ONE SYSTEM -- INTEGRATES ALL INTO ONE SYSTEM THAT'S

CUSTOMIZED TO YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SON'S

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SERVICE. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM 0.5 WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH GRANT SO WITH THIS WE KNO WE HAVE A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR SPEAKING. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT UP THERE. SO WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THE FASHION THAT THEY CAME IN IN SIGNING IN.

>> SO WITH THAT I JUST WANT TO HAVE A REMINDER WE HAVE A 2-MINUTE LIMIT FOR EACH SPEAKER TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ABOUT -- I SHOULD HAVE COUNTED THIS BEFORE.

ABOUT 26 PEOPLE SPEAKING TONIGHT.

SO I WILL CALL A NAME AND THE SECOND NAME I GIVE IS THE PERSON THAT'S ON DECK SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING FROM THE OTHER ROOM THERE'S A 30 SECOND DELAY THAT WILL TIME TO COME UP AND BE IN QUEUE SNEAK OF TO COME UP AND SPEAK.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION NOT TO HAVE ANY -- CALL OUT ANY NAMES OUT IN THE DISTRICT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SPEAK POLITELY THAT WE'RE NOT HERE TO SLANDER ANYONE AND THAT WE BE PROFESSIONAL ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION.

SHANNON FIELDS. WE WILL START WITH YOU ON DECK

IS RAY MATLONE. >> I'M SURE YOU'VE PROBABLY RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE SOME FROM PARENTS BUT I IMAGINE MANY WHO GAIN -- WHO STAND TO GAIN FROM THE INCREASED EXPENDITURES THE GRANT FACILITATES AS WELL AS MANY ADVOCATES FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT BUT THE DISTRICT HAS A BUDGET AND IT HAD THREE POSITIONS -- AND HAD THESE POSITION BEEN A TOP PRIORITY A PLAN FOR ADDING AND FUNDING THEM WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH OR WITHOUT A GRANT.

THE BOARD DID NOT DO THIS BUT BUILD -- BUT BUILT A BUDGET ON ITS FOCUSED PLAN AND PRIORITIES. NOW, THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO JUMP AND RESPOND HOW HIGH. STAND YOUR PLAN IN A FEW MINUTES YOU'LL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE WHAT APPEARS TO BE NEARLY $1 MILLION IN THE FUNDING FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS OVER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN DUE TO COSTS AND INCREASES OVER THE PAST YEAR BRINGING THE APPROVED FUNDING TO $6.9 MILLION.

THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE OTHER COSTS RISING AS WELL SOME ANTICIPATED SOME NOT AND FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT GOING FORWARD IS IN QUESTION PENDING A POTENTIAL REFERENDUM.

IT WOULD BE WISE TO MAKE SURE THE DISTRICT DOLLARS GO WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS DECIDED THEY WILL BE BEST SPENT.

NOT WHERE ADVOCATES THINK THEY SHOULD GO.

I URGE THE BOARD TO RESIST MISSION CREEK EXPANDING THE SCHOOLS BEYOND CORE FOCUS IN EDUCATION YEELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CAN WORK TO PROVIDE MORNING AND AFTERCARE FOR WORKING PARENTS BUT THEY ARE NOT IN THE DAY-CARE BUSINESS AND THEY DO NOT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO ATTEND. STUDENTS CAN PROVIDE A LUNCH OPTION AND THEY ARE NOT A RESTAURANT AND MANY STUDENTS CHOOSE TO BRING THEIR OWN LUNCH THERE ARE NEEDS FOR SCHOOL COUNSELING AND MENTAL SERVICES BUT THEY SHOULD BE LIMITED IN SCOPE AND ONLY OFFERED ON A OPT-ININ BASIS SIMILAR TO DAYCARE AND SCHOOL LUNCHES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE INGRAINED IN ALL CLASSES ALL DAY THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING HIGH LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING ARE THOSE WHO ALSO ADVOCATED FOR LENGTHY SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS DUE TO COVID ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF --

>> YOUR TIME -- >> BACK IN SCHOOL PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION SPENT A YEAR TRYING TO FIND REASONS TO KEEP OUR KIDS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM DESPITE OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTRY AND IN INDIANA BEING. I ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO ENGAGE IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE SCHOOL --

>> MISS FIELDS, MISS FIELDS YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IN EFFECT UP RAY MATTA LOAN ON

DECK SARAH RENFRO. >> MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPORTANT THE FEDERAL REGISTER STATES THAT PROVIDERS HIDE UNDER THIS GRANT HAVE A COMPETENCY IN IDENTITY-SAFE SERVICES WHICH COVERS A BROAD SWATH OF MENTAL ILLNESS INCLUDING GENDER THESE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WHO YOU AS A PARENT HAVE NOT VETTED WOULD BE MAKING DECISIONS ON YOUR CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH.

WE ARE FORCED TO TRUST THESE COUNSELORS WILL NOT BE BIASED AND WILL LOOK FOR THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

RECENT REVELATIONS ABOUT THE HSC PROCEDURES THAT ALLOWED GENDER AFFIRMING CARE INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PARENTS REDUCES THE LEVEL OF TRUST THAT OUR PARENTS SHOULD HAVE OUR POPULATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WOULD NEARLY TRIPLE, TRIPLE FROM WHAT, 10, 20, 100 KIDS? I SEARCH FOR BILINGUAL OR FOR CERTIFICATION IN TEACHING SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE GRANT APPLICATION NARRATIVE AND I COULD NOT FIND IT. SO THIS HIGHLIGHTED PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY HIRING ONE OR MORE BILINGUAL TEACHERS OR IN THIS GRANT COUNSELORS. WE ALL SAW WHAT HAPPENED IN

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WHERE DOES DATA ALONG WITH ADDING THE MICROAGGRESSION POLICY IS NOT PART OF THE DISCIPLINED PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN THE GRANT. IS THERE ANY DATA FROM THE LILY GRANT THAT SHOWED THAT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IMPROVED? NO, IT ACTUALLY WENT DOWN DURING THE GRANT.

HSC IS AN ACADEMIC -- >> PLEASE WRAP UP.

>> OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

THANK YOU. I'LL END THERE.

>> THANKS, RAY. .

SARAH RENFRO IS UP. SCOTT FUSAL IS ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS RVEREND SARAH RENFRO.

I'M AN RESIDENT, PARENT AND PASTOR LIVING IN THE HSC SCHOOL DISTRICT I SERVE ON THE FISCHERS MENTAL ILLNESS SOCIAL WHEN I SERVED AS MINISTER AT THE GEIST CHURCH AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT OF THE $5.7 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS SINCE I WAS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL INPUT DEPTH OF DEPRESSION I WAS GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE LAST TWO COURSES I NEEDED TO GRADUATE BUT OPT OUT OF ELECTIVES.

IT WAS WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY PARENT, TEACHERS, GUIDANCE CARNALITIES AND PRINCIPAL I WAS ABLE TO FOCUS ON MY MEANT THAT DURING MY SENIOR YEAR I GRADUATED THIRD IN MY CLASS I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE MY FAMILY AND SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ACCESS TO A THERAPIST NOT ALL STUDENTS ARE SO LUCKY.

AS I CONTINUE TO SEEK COUNSELING AND TAKE PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, I'M COGNIZANT THAT I CONTINUE TO BE FORTUNATE. IT IS A TRUE BLESSING FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS AND IN THE WAYS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR NEEDS.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO SUPPORT AT HOME, TRANSPORTATION TO CARE OR EVEN HEALTH INSURANCE, THE GRANT PROVIDES A VITAL RESPONSE TO ONE OF OUR STUDENTS GREATEST NEEDS. MENTAL ILLNESS EMBARRASS ONE'S MOTIVATION AND ABILITY TO LEARN AND THRIVE.

I UNDERSTAND HSE SCHOOLS TO CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND INITIATIVE WHICH LEADS TO LIFELONG SUCCESS.

AS A MOTHER OF A SIXTH GRADER AT SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE I'M AWARE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR HER MAY BE ON THE HORIZON.

WE CHOSE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 7.5 YEARS' AGO BECAUSE OF ITS POSITIVE REPUTATION I DO HOPE I CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HSE TO TREAT MY CHILD AND ALL STUDENTS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT WITH ALL HUMANITY WITH THEIR BODIES, BRAINS AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. SCOTT FUSAL IS UP.

SARAH EVANS IS ON DECK. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS SCOTT FUSAL AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE SHIFT FOUNDATION WE WANT TO SHIFT, THINK AND CARE ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND AS AN HSC GRADUATE, AND ALTHOUGH WE'VE BE ABLE TO AFFORD HER TREATMENT OVER THE YEARS SHE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BENEFITED GREAT FROM THE EXPANDED ACCESS THIS GRANT PROVIDED. TO OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE THIS GRANT COULD LITERALLY BE A LIFELINE.

NOW, I REALIZE AS A BOARD YOU HAVE A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE DURING YOUR TERM.

THIS, FRIENDS, IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF NUMBERS THAT SHOULD INFORM US OF THE ACADEMIC ECONOMIC AND HEALTHCARE BENEFITS THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS GRANT AND WHATEVER NUMBERS SPEAKS TO YOUR PRIORITIES IT IS THE DATA -- IT IS THE DATA NOT OUR FEELINGS THAT PROVE THE POSITIVE IMPACTS RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GRANT.

THAT SAID THE NUMBER I KEEP COMING BACK TO IS 1 -- IF, QUITE FRANKLY, OUR CONVERSATIONS LEADS TO HEALING OR PREVENTS ONE SUICIDE OR PREVENTS ONE SCHOOL SHOOTING I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS A DEBATE. SO WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER? WHAT IS THE NUMBER YOU NEED TO HEAR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS PERHAPS THE EASIEST DECISION YOU WILL FACE AS A BOARD. I'M THE PRODUCTIVE TWO RETIRED EDUCATORS. ONCE UPON A TIME, I TOLD MY DAD A STORY. I SAID HEY I FINALLY FOUND A CHURCH HERE IN FISCHERS AND HE SAID GREAT.

HOW ARE YOU SERVING? HOW ARE YOU SERVING? I KEEP COMING BACK TO THAT QUESTION AS I THINK ABOUT WHAT

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WE HAVE BEEN -- >> I HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF.

I'M SORRY. >> I HAD 3 SECONDS.

[LAUGH] >> BUT THANK YOU.

[LAUGH] >> I APPRECIATE IT.

WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUR 5 LOAVES AND 2 FISHES I HOPE YOU USE THEM -- FISH. I HOPE YOU USE THEM WISELY.

>> THANK YOU. >> HOLD ON SARAH.

SARAH EVANS IS UP. STEVE HALL IS ON DECK.

THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS SARAH EVANS --

>> WOULD YOU TALK INTO THE MIC. >> I'M A LITTLE SHORT I'M A MOTHER OF TWO AND A FORMER TEACHER OF HSC SCHOOLS HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO RETURN TO SCHOOL THE DAY ONE OF JUNIOR PEERS TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES. I HAVE.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO CLEAR A ROOM BECAUSE A STUDENT IS IN SUCH A DISTRESS THEY MAY HARM THEMSELVES OR THEIR PEERS.

I HAVE HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PARENT CRY ON THE OTHER END OF THE I'VE ALSO MOM OF A CHILD OF THIS DISTRICT IS ANXIETY. I'M THANKFUL SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IN PERSON SERVICES AT SCHOOL AND NOT WASTE TIME DRIVING TO AND FROM SCHOOL. I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET A SUB PROBABLY ANOTHER TEACHER TO COVER MY CLASS BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUBS IN THE BUILDING AND I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE TO TAKE HER. THE BOARD CANNOT SEE A GIFT OF $5.7 MILLION GRANT TO HELP ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS YOU'RE REALLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE COMMUNITY YOU ARE SERVING. WALKED AWAY FROM THIS DISTRICT AS A TEACHER AFTER THE 21 SCHOOL YEAR.

AFTER I SPENT THE ENTIRE YEAR WATCHING AND READING COMMENTS MADE BY PICTURES ON ABOUT HOW THE SCHOOL, TEACHERS, THE BOARD DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE KIDS. WAS NO LONGER WILLING TO RISK MY MENTAL HEALTH CARRYING AWAY OF THE COMMITTEE'S CHILDREN.

IF YOU DENY THIS CRAP TO KEEP YOUR BOATING BASE HAPPY YOU'RE FEELING ALL THE FAMILIES YOU KNOW SIR. HE WANTED THIS TASK SO I NOW CHALLENGE YOU TO DO IT'S RIGHT FOR ALL THE KIDS IN THIS COMMUNITY. CONTINUE WORK ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR KIDS. YOU KNOW THE ONES WE RODE WITH MASK AND VIRTUAL LEARNING. IF YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, WE NEED EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY CHILDREN. TURNING DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS IS NOT THE WAY. ONE LAST THING FOR PEOPLE LISTENING. IN ALL MY TIME AS A TEACHER NEVER ONCE HAD REFERRALS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FROM A PARENT.

RELEASES ARE ALWAYS SIGNED PRIOR TO INTAKE SERVICES. THIS COMMUNITY HAS TO GET BACK TO WORKING TOGETHER OR WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE OUR GREAT TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AMUSING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CHANCE TO BE CHAMPIONS FOR OUR

KIDS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> STEVE ÃEUROPE AND WHEN YOU

ARE ON DECK. >> HELLO BOARD MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MANY STEVE HALL. HAVE 1/7 GRADER, LIKE THIS HAVE 1/7 GRADER AT BELL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH. I'M AN ASSISTANT, IS CASEMATE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BALL STATE. I'M 25 YEARS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT DOUBT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE THE LARGEST BARRIER SEAT IN MY STUDENTS. TO STUDENT SUCCESS. MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE A COMMENTARY IN.

THEY HIT EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED, SOCIAL CLASS. ACROSS-THE-BOARD RECOVERS OF TALENT. REGARD US A MOTIVATION. IMPACT IC ACROSS-THE-BOARD IS THE SAME.

THEY DISAPPEAR. HIS PER SEMESTER, THEY DISAPPEAR FOR YEAR AND THEY LEAVE IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER AND SPIRIT IN THIS GRANT I SEE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT. I HAVE SEE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. BEFORE THEY COME TO ME. BEFORE THEY GET TO BALL STATE. BEFORE THEY GET OUT OF THE DISTRICT ON INTO THEIR CAREERS WHEN THEY COULD BE GIVEN THE COPING SKILLS THEY NEED. TO ME IT'S AN EQUITY ISSUE. SOMEONE WITH A MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM CAN'T ACCESS THE EDUCATION WE ARE GIVING THEM. THE SAME WEIGHT SOMEWHAT WITH A WHEELCHAIR CAN'T GET INTO THE SCHOOL IF THERE'S NOT AROUND. I WOULD ARGUE THAT AS MY NEIGHBOR SCOTT SAID, THIS IS AN EASY DECISION.

PERHAPS THE EASIEST OF FEES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU STEVE. NEXT UP IS QUENTIN KELLER LUSK APPEARED ON

DECK IS LINDY KENNETT. >> JANUARY 23 WAS 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OR SUICIDE OF CORA ABBOTT. COURT WAS IN EIGHTH GRADER AT FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH THE SAME AS MY OWN CHILD. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE PHONE CALL FROM MY STAFF APPRECIATION COLEADER BREAKING THE NEWS TO ME. WHAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME WAS HOW HARD CORA'S DEATH WOULD HIT ME BECAUSE CORA DIED IN THE SAME WAY I ATTEMPTED TO END MY OWN LIFE AND I WAS 17. I'VE READ CONCERNS FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN 5 YEARS WHEN THIS GRANT MONEY RUNS OUT.

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THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT IS ROUGHLY $1 MILLION A YEAR.

DIVIDED BY OUR 21,500 STUDENTS THAT WORKS OUT TO A COST OF LESS THAN $70 A STUDENT. WHAT ARE THE LIVES OF HER CHILDREN WORTH? CORA'S LIFE WAS WORTH FAR MORE THAN $70 TO ME. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS UTILIZING THE RESOURCES OF OUR SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE MORE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICE OF MORE PROVIDERS WERE AVAILABLE.

NONE OF THE KIDS GETTING SERVICES ARE DOING SO WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

WHILE IN A PERFECT WORLD ALL KIDS WOULD HAVE A PARENT ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO THE THERAPIST OF THEIR CHOICE AT A TIME OF THE CHORES, THE LOCATION OF THEIR CHOICE, AT A COST THAT WAS EASY FOR THEM TO PAY BUT, WE DON'T LEAVE IN THAT WORLD.

WHAT HAS BEEN CREATED IN HSC TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IS NOT ONLY NECESSARY BUT IN NEED OF EXPANSION. THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE US TO DO THAT IN A WAY THAT WAS THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED OUT OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS.

INVESTING IN THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR STUDENTS ENABLES THEM TO THRIVE NOT ONLY DURING THE PRIMARY EDUCATION BUT, THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE LIVES. THAT IS $70 WELL SPENT. ACUTE.

>>. >> NEXT UP IS LADY KENNETT. ON

DECK IS SICK NELSON. >> FIRST OF ALL I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO BROOKE AND THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BUILDING THE MENTAL HEALTH IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE HAD CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 2007. THROUGHOUT BOTH MY DOLLARS CHILDHOOD THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS. AS A MOTHER THAT IS HEARTBREAKING. TO WATCH THEM, TO NAVIGATE. I NOT ONLY SPEAK AS A MOTHER OF CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE WITH THIS BUT ALSO SOMEONE WHO HAS DEALT WITH THIS MY ENTIRE LIFE. IT'S STILL DIFFICULT AS AN ADULT BUT DEVASTATING TO WATCH HER CHILDREN GO THROUGH IT.

THROUGHOUT MY DAUGHTER'S CHILDHOOD I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN THE HOME FRONT THAT I CAN. WHEN MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY OR IF THEY KNEW OF ANY HELP TO GIVE THEM IN SCHOOL. MANY GREAT TEACHERS AND STAFF TO THE BEST THEY COULD BUT UNFORTUNATELY RESOURCES WERE LIMITED. FAST FORWARD TO 2022. MY DAUGHTER'S JUNIOR YEAR. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TOP, PANIC ATTACKS AND ANXIETY. FOR ONE OF THEM HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON HER EDUCATION.

ONCE AGAIN I'M DOING EVERYTHING ON THE HOME FRONT BUT, SCHOOL IS WHERE THE PANIC AND ANXIETY IS THE WORST FOR HER. ONCE AGAIN I REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL AT THIS TIME I WAS GIVEN RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE. IMMEDIATELY I WAS PUT IN CONTACT WITH MS. FINNEY, THE SOCIAL WORKER FOR MENTAL HEALTH THAT IS ON CAMPUS AT HSC HIGH SCHOOL. SHE SET UP A MEETING WITH US AND CREATE A PLAN TO HELP SUPPORT MY DAUGHTER. SHE MEETS WITH MY DAUGHTER TO HELP TO HELP GET HER TOOLS AND HAD HER EXCITING SCHOOL. SHE HAS BEEN THE BEST SUPPORT FOR MY DAUGHTER. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE IF THIS RESOURCE WAS NOT ON CAMPUS. THIS HAS HELPED MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY HAVE THE PIECE OF MIND WHILE SHE IS AT SCHOOL. IN CLOSING I AM AN ADVOCATE OF ANY AND ALL HELP THAT COULD BE PROVIDED TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH. AND DESERVE EVERY BIT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE.

>> THANK YOU. AFTER STOPPING RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] LOOKS UP NEXT IS SACRED. PLEASE CORRECT MY PRONUNCIATION. SIGRID ELSTON. ON DECK IS MARY AND CARSICK,

IT'S UP AGAIN. SHE'S ON DECK. >> GOOD EVENING DOCTOR STOKES, SUPERINTENDENT STOKES AND THE BOARD. MY NAME IS DOCTOR SIGRID ELSTON I'M A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST HERE AND FISHERS.

I SERVED AS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN ATLANTA GEORGIA AS WELL. OF A PRACTICE HERE IN A PROVIDE SUPERVISORY SERVICES AS A LEAD PSYCHOLOGIST FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN THE AREA.

2 OF WHICH PROVIDE SERVICES PRIMARILY TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. OVER THE YEARS I'VE WORKED WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, PROVIDING THERAPY AS WELL AS ASSESSING WE'VE SEEN WE'VE GROWN AND MOVED SADLY ENOUGH FROM MAYBE BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONS OR CHALLENGES WITH ATTENTION BUT MORE TO DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY BEING AMONG THE LEADING MOST COMMON DIAGNOSIS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. YET WE ARE HERE JUSTIFYING THE NEED FOR SERVICES. WHERE CHILDREN SPEND MOST OF THEIR WAKING HOURS. THERE 10 MONTHS IN THE YEAR IN THE SCHOOL. WHAT BEST SOURCE OF RESOURCES BUT TO BE ABLE TO

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THEIR HOPELESS FEELINGS. WHAT HAPPENS IS WE SEE AT PRESENT AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. TO BE QUICKLY MOVED TO INCORRECTLY LABELING THEM? I WANT IS A PSYCHOLOGIST AND AS A MOTHER FOR YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS FOR MY CHILDREN AND ALL CHILDREN HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. MARIANNE CARSICK PIT ON DECK IS JENNA SELAH.

>> DOCTORS STOKES COME ABOARD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME UP WITH SPEAK AGAIN SO WANTED TO TIE EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

FIRST OF ALL HOPE YOU WILL ACTUALLY EMBRACE THIS MENTAL HEALTH GRANT THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCEPTED. IF WE CAN SPEND AN EXTRA $72,000 ON LEGAL COUNCIL FOR A YEAR I THINK WE CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN GET THE MONIES FOR OTHER THINGS.

THE WANT TO BRING FORWARD IS THAT IN THIS AREA WE HAVE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE HAD ANXIETY AND HAVE HAD DEPRESSION. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT USUALLY NOTICED BY PEOPLE AROUND THEM. BY HAVING THESE EXTRA SERVICES AND THESE EXTRA PEOPLE WATCHING OVER OUR CHILDREN THEN, HOPEFULLY WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER SUICIDE IN THE CITY OF FISHERS. MY OLDEST ONES WERE IN SCHOOL WE HAD SOMEBODY COMMIT SUICIDE BECAUSE HE WAS BEING BULLIED AND HE WAS SPECIAL-NEEDS. HE WAS 1/10 GRADE. HIS SISTER WAS IN SIXTH. IN MY GIRL SCOUT TROOP. MY DAUGHTERS WERE A LITTLE BIT OLDER WE HAD SOMEBODY DRIVE HERSELF INTO CHRIST RESERVOIR. YES PATE MISSION. SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MY DAUGHTER AND NOBODY REALIZED FROM HER FAMILY OR ANYONE AROUND HER THAT SHE WAS DEPRESSED. SO, I WOULD SAY THIS BOARD NEEDS TO STOP LOOKING AT WHETHER WE CAN GET THE MONEY LATER, 5 YEARS FROM NOW. YOU WILL FIGURE IT OUT. THE SAME WEIGHT THAT ALL OF US WILL FIGURE OUT OUR BUDGETS IN OUR HOUSEHOLD AS THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. PUT ELECTRICITY ON, HAVE WATER IN OUR HOUSES AND ETC. WE NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY HER CHILDREN AND I HOPE THAT THE BOARD WERE ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THAT AND COME UP TO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE AS OPPOSED TO WHAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE. WITH THE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP TO JENNA ÃON DECK

MELISSA ¦ >> HI, GOOD EVENING DOCTOR STOKES ABOARD. MY NAME IS GINA SMILEY AND I'M A SENIOR COMMUNITY OFFICER FOR HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

I'VE LIVED IN FISHERS WITH MY FAMILY FOR OVER 12 YEARS. MY PARENTS ABOUT SECOND GRADER. JUST THIS WEEK REGISTERED A 5-YEAR-OLD WHO WILL BE STARTING KINDERGARTEN AT THIRD CREEK ELEMENTARY IN AUGUST. LIKE TO START BY WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK. THIS WEEK FOCUSES PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THEY HAVE AND HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE SCHOOL SUCCESS. HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WE WORK EVERY DAY TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE, IDEAS AND INVESTMENTS. TO MAKE THIS A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. NO MATTER THE PLACE, RACE OR IDENTITY.

MENTAL HEALTH IS A FOUNDATIONAL CORNERSTONE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. SINCE 2018 WE BEEN COMMITTED TO ENSURING HAMILTON COUNTY COMMUNITIES HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENCE. OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS THE FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY COUNCIL AND INSPIRE INDIAN HEALTH HAS CONVENED OVER 50 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADERS WITH A SHARED INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCES, SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR HAMILTON COUNTY RESIDENTS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAMILTON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WAS GRADED AND IS ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING RESULT STATEMENT. ALL HAMILTON COUNTY RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, PLACE OR IDENTITY ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT. I COMMEND BROOKE

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NEED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. MELISSA ÃIS UP.

TOM KELLER ON DECK. >> THANK YOU BOARD AND DOCTOR STOKES PROVIDED ME SPEAK TONIGHT. I HAVE TWIN SEVENTH GRADERS FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH. MY CHILDREN WAS ON A WAITLIST AT 3 DIFFERENT FACILITIES FOR 2 MONTHS. WE WERE WAITING TO GET INTO SEE A THERAPIST. I REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND WITHIN A WEEK I HAVE MET WITH HER. I FILLED OUT PAPERS BECAUSE I DID, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY I HAD TO FILL OUT PAPERS. I UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THERE WAS NOTHING GOING ON BEHIND MY BACK. WITHIN A WEEK MY CHILD WAS SEEING SOMEBODY. I WILL TRY NOT TO GET EMOTIONAL BUT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU AS A PARENT HAVE WATCHED YOUR CHILD STRUGGLE AND YOU WERE WAITING FOR MONTHS TO TRY AND GET THEM HELP AND THEN YOUR SCHOOL IS ABLE TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITHIN A WEEK AND NOW HE SEE SOMEBODY AT THE SCHOOL. I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY FOR 2 HOURS EVERY WEEK.

THERE ARE NO EVENING SESSIONS AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN GET INTO SEE A THERAPIST IT'S GOING TO BE DURING SCHOOL. HE WILL BE DISRUPTING THEIR LEARNING. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE ON MAY 25, 2018. I COULD TELL YOU I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT NOBLESVILLE WEST OLD AND MY BEST FRIEND AS WE WAITED TO SEE IF HER CHILD WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE ONES WHO WAS SHOT OR INJURED. SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A GRANT THAT CAN PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AS A GUARANTEE.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY NET THAT I THINK EVERY PARENT IN THIS COMMUNITY WANTS TO HELP BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE WATCHED ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO GO INTO SCHOOLS AND EXPERIENCE THESE THINGS AND WE ARE IN A DISTRICT THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE ALL THESE OTHER DISTRICTS. WE WANT EVERY SAFETY NET WE CAN HAVE FOR OUR CHILDREN. I AGREE. THIS IS

NOT A HARD DECISION. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> TOM KELLER IS UP. MARY JO RUDDIMAN IS ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALL OF YOU.

DOCTOR TOM KELLER. MY PROFESSOR AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY.

FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS OF TRAINED SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

AND, REPLACED A LOT OF OUR INTERNS IN YOUR DISTRICT. WE TRAINED SCHOOL COUNSELORS BASED ON THE AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION DEFINITION OF WHAT ROLE DOES SCHOOL COUNSELOR SHOULD BE. THERE ARE 3 DOMAINS THAT THEY COME FROM AND THAT IS ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND CAREER READINESS.

IT IS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TOO. SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ALL 3 OF THOSE. I WAS REALLY GLAD TO READ IN THE GRANT THEY ARE HIRING SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. THEY ALL HAVE A DIFFERENT ROLE IN HOW THEY SERVE STUDENTS. WE RECEIVED A FEDERAL GRANT LAST YEAR AND THAT GRANT WAS TO PLACE STUDENTS, OUR INTERNS IN HIGH RISK AREAS. WE PLACED 3 IN YOUR DISTRICT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT. BY FEDERAL GUIDELINES TO OUR DISTRICT IN A HIGH NEED AREA. YOU QUALIFY FOR US PUTTING STUDENTS HERE TO HELP OUT. THOSE 3 INTERNS I HEAR A LOT FROM THEM. MY WIFE IS AN ELEMENTARY COUNSELOR AT GIESE ELEMENTARY. I HEAR EVERY NIGHT HOW DIFFICULT HER JOB IS. I HEAR ALL THE THINGS THAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ASKED TO DO NOWADAYS. THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TODAY, IT'S THINGS THAT ARE VERY COMMON. IT'S PURE CONFLICT. FAMILY DYNAMICS.

IT'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THIS THAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS DEAL WITH. YOU KNOW, GIVING MORE SUPPORT WILL ALLOW SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE

INSTEAD OF REACTIVE. >> I NEED TO STOP YOU RIGHT

THERE. YOUR TIME IS UP SIR. >> OH MY. THAT WAS FAST.

>> I KNOW GOES FAST. IT DOES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

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>> HI. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I'M DOCTOR MARY JOE RUDDIMAN ON THE LOCAL EVALUATED FOR PROJECT AWARE.

WHICH IS A MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE IN PLACE AND HOW MUCH IN SOUTHEASTERN. I GATHER DATA ON THE IMPACT OF THESE PROJECTS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DATA. IN PARTICULAR THE 2021 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY WHICH IS A SET OF DATA ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE ON THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WEBSITE. IT'S A THOUSAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 43 PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. ABOUT A VARIETY OF THINGS INCLUDING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. IN THE 2021 SURVEY, 30 PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED THEY ARE STRESSED AND THERE OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT GOOD. 47 PERCENT FELT SAD OR HOPELESS MOST EVERY DAY FOR 2 WEEKS IN A ROW IN THE PAST YEAR. SO MUCH THAT THEY STOPPED DOING ACTIVITIES. MOST CONCERNING, 28 PERCENT SAID THAT THEY SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ATTEMPTING SUICIDE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. 22 PERCENT MADE A PLAN. 12 PERCENT REPORTED THAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THESE FIGURES HAVE INCREASED SINCE THE LAST ADMINISTRATION OF THE SURVEY IN 2015. WITH THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS OF FELT SAD OR HOPELESS WAS 29 PERCENT. AGAIN, IT IS NOW 47 PERCENT.

SO THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IS INCREASING. AS PART OF MY JOB, I TALKED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN THEIR OWN WORDS THEY'VE SAID, COVID HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR MENTAL HEALTH. NOT TO SAY OUR MENTAL HEALTH IS TRASH RIGHT NOW BUT IT'S NOT IN A WONDERFUL PLACE. THESE KIDS ARE AT A BREAKING POINT. THIS GRANT WOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES THEY NEED NOW. EDUCATING THE COVID GENERATION. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE IMPACT THAT COVID-19 HAS HAD ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND THEIR ABILITY TO COME TO CLASS EQUIPPED AND READY TO LEARN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

>> JOCELYN BEAR IS UP. ANNETTE MILLER IS ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING DOCTOR STOKES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS JOCELYN BEAR, AN AT-LARGE MEMBER OF THE FISHERS CITY COUNSEL. I LOVE THE COMMUNITY OF FISHERS. 2 OF THE MANY THINGS I'M PROUD OF HERE IN FISHERS IS HSC SCHOOLS. AND THE INNOVATIVE STIGMA FREE FISHERS CAMPAIGN. INITIATED AND CHAMPIONED BY MARY SCOTT ¦ STIGMA FREE FISHERS IS A CITYWIDE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO BUILD UP MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS TO KEEP ALL CITIZENS HEALTHIER AND SAFER. MAYOR VENICE WATCH THIS IMPACT CAMPAIGN BACK IN 2016 AND IT'S GROWN EVER SENSE UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. TODAY AT THE CITY WEBSITE WW W.STIGMA FREE FISHERS.COM YOU WILL SEE THE QUESTION THAT THE STIGMA FREE FISHERS CAMPAIGN ANSWERS. THE QUESTION IS THIS. WHAT IF WE COULD PREVENT A CRISIS BEFORE IT OCCURS. TODAY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU ARE FACED WITH THE VERY SAME QUESTION. WHAT IF YOU COULD PREVENT A CRISIS BEFORE IT OCCURS. THE ANSWER IS, OF COURSE YOU CAN. YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS TREMENDOUS GRANT CAN PREVENT A CRISIS AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. IT CAN PREVENT TRAGEDY FOR ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. YOU CAN PREVENT A CHATTERJEE FOR MINUTE, MANY STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR YEARS FISHERS HAS BEEN WORKING TO BE MENTALLY HEALTHY CITY. THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART AS LEADERS. TO CARE FOR HER YOUNGEST CITIZENS. THE STUDENTS OF HSC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. ANNETTE MILLER IS UP. ALLISON KATZ IS ON

DECK. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ANNETTE MILLER. I HAVE 3 SONS OF HER FRESHMAN, A SENIOR AND I HAVE AN OLDER SON WHO GRADUATED 2 YEARS AGO FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE A SON WHO HAS BENEFITED FROM BEING WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST IN THE SCHOOLS. I WAS AT A LOSS, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I REACHED OUT, WE GOTTA HELP AND I'M THANKFUL EVERY DAY FOR THAT. I WANT TO BE A LETTER THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE DISTRICT THAT IS A CELEBRATION OF THIS GRANT WHICH I FEEL WE REALLY NEED TO BE DOING. SO I'M GONNA BE THAT RIGHT NOW. THERE DOCTOR STOKES. I'M WRITING TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS ON THE RECENT AWARD MORE THAN 5.7 MILLION TO EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR YOUR STUDENTS. AS

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BEING ABLE TO ADD ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO YOUR STAFF WILL BE A GREAT BENEFIT TO THE FAMILIES IN YOUR DISTRICT. WHILE SOME FAMILIES CAN'T OBTAIN THESE TYPES OF SERVICES ON THE ROAD, WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SECURE THE MUCH NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT YOUR CHILDREN NEED. BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES FOR MORE STUDENTS WITHOUT THE NEED TO LEAVE SCHOOL. ALONG WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THEIR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WILL BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR MANY FAMILIES. ON BEHALF OF MY OFFICE LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES NOT ONLY IN THEIR ACADEMIC PURSUITS BUT ALSO IN SUPPORTING THEIR WELL-BEING. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO HER WORK THAT HSC WAS AWARDED SUCH A LARGE SUM. THAT'S FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. SUZANNE CROUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> UP NEXT IS ALLISON KATZ. ON DECK IS ALYSSA ROBERTS.

>> HI, GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS ALLISON KATZ COMMUNITY MEMBER FROM PREVIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENT AS WELL AS PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR YOUTH MENTORING INITIATIVE. WHY AM I AS YOU KNOW PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING IN OUR DISTRICT. I'M SURE YOU WILL HEAR PENCIL STATISTICS TONIGHT.

ONE EFFECT SURE THERE'S A COUPLE OF PERSPECTIVES THAT MY TIME WITH WHY AM I GAVE TO ME THAT I'M SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR. THE CHILDREN IN OUR DISTRICT COME FROM MANY BACKGROUNDS. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I LEARNED IN MY ROLE WITH WHY AMAYA IS NOT EVERY STUDENT COMES FROM A HOME WITH MOM AND DAD. I WAS GRADING SURVEYS, PROGRAMMING AND MARKETING MATERIALS FOR PARENTS BUT I WAS SALUTING A HUGE PORTION OF CAREGIVERS, THE GUARDIANS. NOT EVERY STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT LIVES WITH MOM AND DAD AND A GOOD PORTION OF OUR STUDENTS NOT LIVE WITH MOM OR DAD. THEY LIVED WITH AUNTS, UNCLES, FAMILY FRIENDS, GRANDMA, GRANDPA EVEN FOR SOME OF THE OLDER KIDS THEY LIVED ALONE. ANOTHER THING I LEARNED IS THERE ARE MANY PARENTS AND GUARDIANS THAT HAVE TO WORK 2 TO 3 JOBS JUST TO AFFORD LIVING IN FISHERS BECAUSE THEY MOVED HERE FOR THE KIDS TO HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION. USUALLY WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR PAID TIME OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS AND LEAVING WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS JUST MIGHT MEAN YOU RISK LOSING YOUR JOB. SO WHEN WE SAY MENTAL HEALTH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MOM AND DAD OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THERE REAL BARRIERS THAT EXIST AND THERE ARE NOT THAT OF ANYONE MUST LESS THAN STUDENTS.

THIS FUNDING ALLOWS US TO REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS. USED TO TELL OUR MENTORS ALL THE TIME. MAY NOT KNOW IF WE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN PART, WE WILL KNOW IF WE TRIED. RIGHT AFTER I BEGAN MY ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OUR NEIGHBORS NOBLESVILLE EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY IN A SCHOOL SHOOTING. AT THAT TIME WAS ALL HANDS ON TECH AS A COMMUNITY TO ENSURE OUR DISTRICT OF EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. FISHERS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A COMMUNITY STANDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IT'S VERY

MUCH WITNESS TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, AFTER STOP YOU THERE. I APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]. CONTACT IS CHRISTINE WAGONER. UP IS ALYSSA ROBERTS.

>> HI MY NAME IS ALYSSA ROBERTS I HAVE 2 CHILDREN IN THE DISTRICT. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE. I WROTE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO SAY. AFTER HEARING ALL THE AMAZING AND HEARTFELT EMOTION THAT HAS COME OUT FROM TODAY. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT REGULAR OLD KIDS. WE KNOW KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH ALL SORTS OF TERRIBLE THINGS AT HOME, AT SCHOOL, A LOT OF KIDS DON'T GET SEEN. A LOT OF KIDS HAVE ISSUES THAT YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW. MY THIRD-GRADER HAS A COMBINATION OF 3 RARE MEDICAL ISSUES. THANKFULLY THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL THEY DON'T AFFECT SCHOOL. UNTIL THEY DO. AND WHEN THEY DO BECAUSE HIS ISSUES AREN'T MEDICAL AND NOT MENTAL HEALTH HE IS OFTEN PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. THAT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. THERE OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BECOME BEFORE THAT. BUT, WHEN HE DOES NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO HE OFTEN HAS TO WAIT, WEEKS, UNTIL HE GETS A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR.

HE LOVES THEM VERY MUCH HELPS HIM IN THESE SITUATIONS. BUT HE'S NOT THE EMERGENCY. HE STILL DESERVES THE SUPPORT THAT THIS GRANT CAN GIVE. WE ARE BOTH FULLY BEHIND THE RATIOS

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CHRISTINE WAGONER IS UP. MIKE JAMISON IS ON DECK.

>> GOOD EVENING MY NAME IS CHRISTY WEGNER I'M A PROUD PARENT OF 4 BOYS AT HSC UNDERGRADUATE. I LEAD THE INDIANA LESS CHAPTER OF THE MOM ARMY THAT UNITES MILLIONS AMONG THE BEARS ARE ALLIES AND APPELLANT TO PROTECT CHILDREN.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

FIRST I WANT TO SAY OF A CHILD IS IN NEED OF HELP WITH HER MENTAL HEALTH I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. THEY ARE WARRANTED SITUATIONS WHERE A CHILD WITH STARLIGHT HOME THAT OR THEIR SELF-ESTEEM WOULD CAUSE THEM HARM HIMSELF AND INTERVENTION IS TO TAKE PLACE. DO I THINK THE SCHOOL PLAYS RESPONSE BY OUR PURPOSE TO COMPLY COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS? NO. SCHOOL'S PRIMARY ROLE IS TO CREATE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE AND BEYOND. SCHOOLS ARE TO PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THEN WE BEGAN TO OPEN PANDORA'S BOX. VERY WELL AWARE OF THE EPIDEMIC WITHIN THE SCHOOLS THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CHILDREN ARE SEEING THAT THEY ARE ANOTHER GENDER WANT TO CHANGE YOUR PRONOUNS FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING ATTENTION OR FITTING AND WHERE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG. YOU KNOW AS OF 2018 THERE WAS A 4000 PERCENT INCREASE OF KIDS IDENTIFYING AS A TRANSGENDER AND IS RISING? MORE MORE TEENAGERS USING NONTRADITIONAL GENDER TERMS TO SELF IDENTIFY. GENDER DYSPHORIA IS BECOMING A HUGE PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN ARE BEING MADE FUN OF BECAUSE THEY ARE STRAIGHT MALES. HOW THE COUNSELORS BROUGHT IN FOR THIS GRANT NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO SO IN CONFUSION INTO CHILDREN'S MINDS OR ARE THEY GOING TO INCLUDE PARENTS THAT THESE INTO THESE CONVERSATIONS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OVERALL. THE NUMBERS ARE BEING USED TO JUSTIFY THE DEMAND FOR MORE COUNSELORS IS BECAUSE OF THE PANORAMIC SURVEY RESULTS FROM 2000 2021. THOSE RESULTS WERE BECAUSE OF COVID BECAUSE YOU GUYS LOCK THE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOLS AT THIS IS THE END RESULT BECAUSE OF IT. YOU GUYS ARE RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> MIKE JAMISON IS UP. AMBER

HUNT ON DECK. >> PAY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD COMPELLING ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THIS GRANT. THAT'S NECESSARY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS, THE ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA.

>> CAN YOU TALK CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE PLEASE.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA HAVE ALL COME OUT IN FAVOR OF THIS GRANT. THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOU TO APPROVE IT.

IF YOU DON'T APPROVE THIS GRANT I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A MEAN ARTICLE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. SO, MENTAL HEALTH CERTAINLY IS IMPORTANT. JUST AS MUCH AS IT EVER HAS BEEN. IS IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL WEEK JUST AS A SCHOOL SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLOSING, FEEDING AND HOUSING STUDENTS.

THE BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO BETHE FAMILIES TO BEAR. AND THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE WHO CARES MORE ABOUT A CHILD THENTHEIR IR PARENTS OR THEIR FAMILY. THE SCHOOL CAN IDENTIFY AND RECOMMEND HELP WITH THEIR EXISTING RESOURCE OF THE EARLY HAVE I'M CERTAIN FISHERS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE WHEN ISSUES ARISE. THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. REFERRED TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS ARE OVERWORKED AND OVERBURDENED. LET'S LIGHTEN THE LOAD BY ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. I RECOMMEND YOU VOTE

NO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> UP NEXT IS AMBER HUNT. ÃÃ IS ON DECK. PLEASE CORRECT ME WITH YOUR PRONUNCIATIONS WHEN

YOU COME UP HERE. >> GOOD EVENING DOCTOR STOKES, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AT SUCH A LATE HOUR. DOCTOR AMBER HUNT. I SET CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST PRACTICING IN THE COMMUNITY I

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ACCORDING TO THE US SURGEON GENERAL AT THE CURRENT RATES OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SUICIDALITY AMOUNT TO A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PANDEMIC. THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

IT STARTED BEFORE COVID AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. BECAUSE OF THE SCARCITY MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF US BY A LONG SHOT. IF THE TARDIS BECAUSE I'M EXHAUSTED BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF US OUT THERE. MANY OF MY PATIENTS, PARENTS ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING THOSE SCHOOL COUNSELORS SOME QUITE OFTEN THOSE OF THE ONLY THERAPIST EVER KIDS GET. BUT THERE SEEN A LOT OF TIMES ONCE A MONTH. IF THAT EVEN APPEARED THAT IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE FOR A LOT OF THE ISSUES THESE KIDS HAVE.

WITHOUT INTERVENTIONS JUST LIKE ANY MEDICAL SYMPTOMS OR MEDICAL ILLNESS, SYMPTOMS GO FROM IRELAND TO MODERATE TO SEVERE THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE FATAL. ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM THE INDIANA YOUTH INSTITUTE. IN A CLASS OF 25 STUDENTS ROUGHLY 3 OF THE STUDENTS HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. THAT'S A STAGGERING NUMBER IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS GO UNMET, THEY DON'T JUST AFFECT THE STUDENT AND THE STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THEY ALSO IMPACT, THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY IMPACT THE STUDENTS AROUND THEM. DISRUPT THEIR LEARNING AND EMOTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL.

>> I'M GONNA STOP YOU RIGHT THERE. I'M SORRY.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ÃÃ EUROPE. CHELSEA ENGLISH IS ON DECK.

>> 6 YEARS AGO OF STATIC AIR BEING CELEBRATED FOR STARTING CLUB THAT SCHOOL WAS AND THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL ILLNESS.

KNUCKLE CLUB WAS STIGMA FREE AGENCY. TODAY I STAND HERE FOR OPPOSITE REASONS. EFFORTS MENTAL HEALTH MORE POORLY ON THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. INDIANA SUICIDE IS SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN ASHLEY 20 PERCENT OF CHRYSLER'S REPORT SERIES SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND 9 PERCENT ACT ON THOSE THOUGHTS. IN INDIANA ENTIRE 27.0 PERCENT INDIANA STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED SERIOUS SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OF 22.2 OF THEM HAVE ACTED ON THOSE THOUGHTS. NOW, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT THIS $5.7 MILLION GRANT WOULD PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS. RIGHT NOW OUR COUNSELOR TO STUDENT RATE SHOWS 1 TO 180 HIGH SCHOOL. WITH THIS GRANT WILL WORK FROM 1 TO 250 WHICH IS WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS. THIS WILL ALLOW STAFF TO ADDRESS STUDENT STATES MORE EFFECTIVELY.

ACCESS TO CARE IS MAIN REASON PEOPLE DON'T SEEK HELP WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS GRANT WILL ENABLE US TO PUT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHEREVER STUDENTS SPEND MOST THEIR TIME.

IN SCHOOL. WHENEVER AN ISSUE I'LL HAVE TO DO IS WALK DOWN THE HALL AND HAVE CONVERSATION. GROWING UP IN IN FISHERS AND GRADUATE FROM HSC I WAS TOLD THAT INNOVATIVE CITY THAT TITLES ISSUES HEAD ON. WE MUST LOOK AT THIS IN INVESTMENT STUDENT ISSUES. THE ISSUE OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO COPE THEY WILL HAVE THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH HER MENTAL ILLNESS. FORTUNATELY WE HAVE BRUSHED MENTAL HEALTH UNDER THE RUG FOR TO LONG AND NOW WE ARE AT 1:30 SUICIDES DAILY AND THE NUMBER IS ONLY GOING OUT. WHEN THERE'S A SCHOOL SHOOTING THERE'S ALWAYS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT THIS MANY REAR METHODS TO PREVENT THE NEEDLESS LOSS OF LIFE. AS A HSC OF THEM I'M DISAPPOINTED FOR HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. BY NOT ACCEPTING THIS GRANT WE ARE TELLING STUDENTS THAT WE CAN PUT THAT MENTAL HEALTH ON THE BACK BURNER AND IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT HAVE STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS THAT IS SOMETHING NOT POSSIBLE. PICKING YOUR DECISION I ASK YOU, TO CONSIDER THE LIVES YOU WILL BE IMPACTING DOCTORS DURING YOUR TERM BUT FOR YEARS TO COME. I ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO WHAT'S BEEN SAID TODAY AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT LET US GO BACKWARDS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> NEXT UP IS CHELSEA ENGLISH. CONTACT IS CHRISTY CALLOUSED.

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHELSEA ENGLISH I AM THE PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE INDIANA SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATION.

I'M A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER AND IPS. I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME AT IPS BUT I WORKED FOR 2 YEARS AT NOBLES WEST SCHOOL. I WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUR DATE LOOKS LIKE ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL. IN ORDER TO BE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER IN THE STATE OF INDIANA WE HAVE TO HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE AND LICENSED FROM BOTH THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE INDIANA PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AGENCY. THE WORK WE DO IN SCHOOLS CAN LOOK DIFFERENT IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS THAT WE ARE

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THE STUDENTS SOMETIMES OUTSIDE HAVE OUTSIDE SUPPORT AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WE CAN ASSIST FAMILIES IN NAVIGATING THROUGH THOSE SYSTEMS. WHEN STUDENTS ARE IN CRISIS WE COULD COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES PROVIDERS TO COME UP WITH A SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN. AGAIN THAT IS A PIECE OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY THAT NEEDS A PROFESSIONAL IN THE SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO DO. WE WORK TOGETHER WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL SITES TO HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WITH RESOURCES THEY NEED.

>> I NEED TO STOP YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT UP, CHRISTY CALLOUSED. CONTACT

IS MATTEO FOR MONTES. >> MY NAME IS CHRISTY GOSS. I WAS A FORMER SYSTEM OF CARE COORDINATOR FOR THE INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT EDUCATION. SCHOOLS MENTAL HEALTH FACILITATOR FOR THE INDIANA SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY. CURRENTLY OWN SCHOOLS COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-OWN IGNITE WELL-BEING. IN ALL OF THESE POSITIONS I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO TRAVEL THE STATE TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORK OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO ADDRESS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS ALONGSIDE OUR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS AS WELL AS HER COMMUNITY SYSTEM ESTATE PARTNERS. WE KNOW FROM THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE THAT ADDRESSING STUDENT WELL-BEING IS CRITICAL TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. THIS INCLUDES ADDRESSING TOGETHER THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS THAT HAVE ONLY RISEN AS A CONCERN SINCE THE PIN SET PANDEMIC. THERE'S BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATIVE WORK BEING DONE EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE. I CAN SAY WITHOUT HESITATION THAT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW BUT NO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR COMMUNITY HAS LET THE WEIGHT MORE PROFOUNDLY OR IMPACT FULLY THEN HSC SCHOOLS.

UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BROOKE LAWSON, THE FIRST MENTAL HEALTH COURT NADER AND STATE. YOU CAN CROP FOR THAT. THIS GRANT IS EXTENSION OF THE WORK THAT IS ARE TO BECOME PEER AND WILL ALLOW YOUR DISTRICT OR COMMUNITY TO BETTER ADDRESS THE CRITICAL STAFF ISSUES THAT IS ACROSS THE STATE OF INDIANA.

WITH THIS GRANT HSC WILL CONTINUE TO HELP US CREATE A WORLD MAP TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE ADULTS WHO NURTURE THEM. SO THAT THOSE STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. SOCIAL, EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY.

THE PURPOSE AND DELIVERABLES OF THIS GRANT ALSO ONLINE RELATE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING OUT OF THE INDIANA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT AS WELL AS A GOVERNORS PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION REPORT. THIS SYNERGY IS RARE AND WELCOME EXAMPLE OF LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL GOALS AND RESOURCES ON RUNNING FOR THE GOOD OF OUR FUTURE OUR FUTURE IS OUR

CHILDREN AND OUR YOUTH. >> I NEED TO STOP YOU. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] >> NEXT UP IS MATTEO FOR MONTES. ON DECK IS KATE MILLER.

>> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MATTEO FOR MONTES AND I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN MY EXPERIENCE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND MY MOST RECENT MENTAL STRUGGLES. SO I WAS GOING THROUGHOUT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. FOR VARIOUS REASONS LIKE BEING AN ETHNIC PERSON OF COLOR IN AMERICA. MY HEIGHT, THE LOCK MIGHT ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND BECAUSE OF MY ETHNICITY ARMS CALLED VARIOUS SLURS. THIS LED TO ISSUES SUCH AS ANXIETY, SENSORY ISSUES, DEPRESSION AND ISOLATION. WHEN I GET THE COURAGE TO SEEK UP I WAS TOLD I WAS SUICIDAL AND WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF. THIS WAS NOT AT ALL TRUE. BUT I DID HAVE ISSUES WITH MY MENTAL HEALTH I DO NOT WANT TO END MY LIFE. OUT OF CONCERN THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR EMAILED MY PARENTS. I WAS CONFRONTED WITH THIS WORRY. I TRIED MY.[BLEEP] TO EXPLAIN I WAS NOT SUICIDAL AND JUST STRUGGLING. ALTHOUGH RECENTLY BROUGHT THE PAST I WANT TO SAY 2 YEARS I HAVE, I HAVE THOUGHT,

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PROVIDE THAT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] NEXT UP IS KATE MILLER. ON DECK IS JEANIE SMUCKER.

>> ALL RIGHT, HELLO BOARD. WE WILL BE SHARING OUR TIME TODAY WE ARE FROM THAT BRING CHANGE TO MY GROUP AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. OUR CLUB WAS BROUGHT TO FISHER'S HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WE NEEDED NEW RESOURCES. THE EDUCATION REDUCING THE STIGMA.

AT EVERY MEETING WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE STUDENT SAYS I'M STRESSED, I'M ANXIOUS OR SCHOOL IS A BIG BURDEN ON MY MENTAL HEALTH. AVERAGE STUDENT SPENDS AROUND 1200 HOURS, WAKING HOURS OF SCHOOL EACH YEAR. NOT INCLUDING SPENT ON HOMEWORK, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND TUTORING. SCHOOLS A LARGE PORTION OF MY LIFE AND SO IS MENTAL HEALTH. WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING. ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS AND WELLNESS. MY STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH MADE LEARNING IMPOSSIBLE.

SHOWS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND SYMPTOMS OF OCD. THESE WERE ABOUT PANIC ATTACKS OF RUNABOUT CLASS AND PREMISE OF THE GUIDANCE OFFICE. STAFF USUALLY FOUND MEETING TO MEETING æ GUIDANCE COUNSELORS TO STUDENTS RANGES FROM ONE Ã4/20.

RECOMMENDED RATIO IS ONE Ã250. WE NEED MORE STAFF. IT WAS OFTEN 15 TO 20 WEIGHT TO MEET WITH STAFF MEMBER TO MEET THE STATES GRADE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT OVER 30 MINUTES TO GET HELP WITH EMOTIONAL CRISIS. THIS FUNDING WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE HELP THEY NEED AND LOWER THE GRENADES COUNSEL STUDENT RATIO. NEXT YOU MAY BE WONDERING IF I'M JUST A KID WHAT'S THERE TO BE SAID ABOUT? IF THAT'S A QUESTION WAS A REPORTED 30.7 PERCENT OF INDIANA STUDENTS EXPRESSES HER MENTAL HEALTH NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY ANXIETY AND/OR DEPRESSION. IF THAT IS THE QUESTION THEN WHY ARE TEEN SUICIDES BECOMING MORE COMMON AND INDIANA? IF WE DON'T GET THIS GRANT WE WILL LOSE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST THAT HELP SUPPORT THE FUNDAMENTAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO MAY IND SCHOOL TO DISCUSS PERSONAL ISSUES AT EIR FAMILIES REFUSED MENTAL HEALTH OR DON'T E ACCESS OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

>> THIS WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO NOT ONLY MADE THE 21,760 STUDENTS AND HSE SCHOOL SPIRIT 21,760 STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO WAIT FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. YOU HAVE A CHOICE

TO SAVE ONE'S LIFE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> YOU 3 DID A GREAT JOB. ACTIO HARVEY APPEARED WELL DONE. JEANIE SMUCKER'S UP. ABBY TAYLOR ON DECK.

>> JEANIE SMUCKER. WOW. IT'S KINDA HARD TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE STATEMENTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE ABOUT THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH. I'M A RETIRED PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER.

I'VE GIVEN MY DEVOTED MY LIFE TO CARE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. I'M A MOTHER OF 3 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE GRANDMOTHER OF ONE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. THE GRANDMOTHER OF 4 OF AGE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE TV AND SEE ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING I THINK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE PRECIOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOLS. MY PRECIOUS PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SCHOOLS. AND WORRY ABOUT THEM GOING EVERY DAY INTO THE SCHOOLS TO FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. THERE'S ONE SOLUTION THAT EVERYBODY SEEMS TO AGREE WITH AND THAT IS THE NEED FOR MORE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE APPEARED WHEN THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR IT. TO TURN IT DOWN. I WOULD REALLY ASK YOU

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GIVE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE. BECAUSE OF ALL OF OUR PRECIOUS PEOPLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. ABBY TAYLOR. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. HSC WANTS TO GO ON RECORD WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORT THIS GRANT. AS MENTIONED THAT THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. SCHOOL COUNSELOR, PSYCHOLOGIST AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE IN A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR SCHOOLS. THEY ARE AMAZING, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH OF THEM IN OUR BUILDINGS TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR HUMAN CAPITAL WHILE ALSO SHOWING THESE EMPLOYEES THAT YOU VALUE THEM AND THEIR WORK MATTERS. HSC A SHOULD FOCUS ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN READING AND MATH. IT CAN ONLY OCCUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS ARE PROVIDED. THOSE WHO PROPOSED THIS GRANT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FUNDING ENDS AT 5 YEARS. HSC A ESQUIRE THEY BORROWING TROUBLE FOR THE FUTURE. WHEN THERE'S A NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TODAY AND IT IS AFFECTING OUR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS NOW.

AS WE SAID IN THE BOARD WORK SESSION AND TAKES 6 TO 9 MONTHS FOR CHILD TO GET INTO MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY. SO THE NEED IS IN OUR SCHOOLS NOW. ACCEPTING THE FUNDS FOR THIS GRANT DIRECTLY REFLECTS OUR MISSION STATEMENT. AND OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE OUR MISSION STATEMENT AT HSC SCHOOLS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HAS A FORWARD THINKING SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCESS OF EACH AND EVERY STUDENT TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN AND TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE AND EVER-CHANGING WORLD COMMUNITY. WE AT THE DISTRICT HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE. YOU AS A BOARD DOES AS WELL. THAT IS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD AND ENSURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES. THAT INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH.

AGAIN, HSC REAFFIRMS THAT IT GIVES FULL SUPPORT FOR THIS

MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. >> THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE]

>> THAT CONCLUDES THE OPEN DISCUSSION ON THE MENTAL HEALTH GRANT FOR THE PUBLIC. DID YOU WANT TO YIELD OR DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU WANTED TO RAISE QUICK CLICKS AND SOME OTHER QUESTIONS, IS BROOKE STILL HERE?

>> WHY DON'T WE HAVE THE TEAM COME BACK UP HERE.

>> OR THE TEAM OR WHATEVER. >> YES.

>> WHILE HAVING ALL OF THEM COME UP I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY QUICKLY. AFTER HEARING EVERYBODY SPEAK, IT'S CLEAR THERE ARE MULTIPLE SIDES TO THIS ISSUE. I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THAT THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS EVEN A CONVERSATION. WE SHOULD NEVER BE DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE'S CONVERSATION. WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO OPENLY SPEAK AND EXPRESS OUR OPINIONS UP ABOUT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. THAT'S UNIQUE TO AMERICA. APPRECIATE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. TO BE HONEST I'VE COME IN HERE WITH A VERY OPEN MIND ABOUT THIS. I'M NEW TO THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HER MENTAL HEALTH CAPABILITIES. WHAT WE ARE TO HAVE, WHAT WE COULD ADD TO IT. BUT, AGAIN THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE SIDE TO THIS. SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LEAVE THIS ROOM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A MINUTE TO REALIZE THAT. THIS IS KNOCKING TO BE SOME BIG TELEVISION ONCE-NO ONE ELSE IS AFFECTED. NO MATTER HOW THIS GOES, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE VERY DISAPPOINTED AND VERY SCARED FOR THE CHILDREN. LONG TIME AGO I WAS OUT THERE. IN TALKING TO PEOPLE. I FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T LISTENING TO ME. SO, IT GOES BOTH WAYS. I SAW CHILDREN SPEAK. AND COME UP AND GIVE PRETTY HORRIFYING TESTIMONY ABOUT SOME OF THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND THEIR LIVES. I READ THE REACTION ON THE INTERNET AFTER THAT. A CHILD TALKED ABOUT BEING TOLD SHE HAD WHITE PRIVILEGE AND IS ACTUALLY FOUND IN A DRUG WRITTEN HOUSE AND WAS ON THE FLOOR AND HORRIBLE ENVIRONMENT WAS SAVED AND ADOPTED. THE CHILD WAS RIDICULED BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE WERE PROBABLY IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. THAT SAID THAT WAS MADE UP. I NEVER THOUGHT SO. I DON'T DISCOUNT THOSE OPINIONS NOW. I THINK THESE ARE ALL VALID. AGAIN, I WILL SAY, I WILL SPEAK FOR

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>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE YOU ASK QUESTIONS. SO, I TOO WANT TO GO ON RECORD. I HAVE TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU SPOKE TONIGHT HOW, ONE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT AND TO, I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE IN SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY I WANTED TO BE KNOWN, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS FROM THIS NIGHT GOING FORWARD. 110 PERCENT SUPPORT OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS.

REGARDLESS OF HOW WE GET THERE TO SERVICE OUR STUDENTS. I KNOW FOR ME AND WORKING WITH THIS BOARD I HOPE WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE NEEDS THAT YOU NEED TO GET THOSE THINGS DONE. NOT SURE YET UNTIL WE GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE GRANT. ON HOW WE GET THERE. I HAVE A QUESTION. THIS MIGHT SOUND LIKE A NAC/VE QUESTION BUT, I'M GOING TO ASK IT BECAUSE WE DON'T GET THE ANSWERS UNLESS WE ASK. THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT THAT CAME WITH TERMS AND AN APPLICATION. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO IT IS WHAT IT IS THE WAY THAT IS. IS THERE ANY CHECKS AND BALANCES THROUGH THIS GRANT THAT WE CAN MAKE ANY REVISIONS TO IT OR IS WHAT IS THERE IT? LOCK STOCK AND BARREL.

WHATEVER IT IS IS THERE. >> SO THAT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION WE WILL NEED TO HAVE WITH OUR DIRECTOR FROM THE INDIANA, OH SORRY, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

GRANTS CAN ALWAYS BE MODIFIED TYPICALLY. BUT, WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR FIRST MEETING. WHEN A LARGE MEETING WITH ALL OF THE GRANTEES BUT, MOST GRANTS EVER WORKED ON ARE ABLE TO BE

MODIFIED. >> I WOULD SAY WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE MODIFIED. WHAT IS SHE CAUSING YOU ANGST ABOUT THE RENT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. THAT WOULD BE MORE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT QUESTIONS YOU

NEED TO ASK. >> MR. ÃDO YOU WANT TO START?

>> I GOT THROUGH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MY NEXT ONE WAS, THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC THINGS TIED TO THIS IN THE APPLICATION. I REALIZE IT'S JUST APPLICATION. I HAVEN'T READ A CONTRACT OR TERMS WERE AGREED TO IF WE TAKE THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO BEFORE EXCEPT ANYTHING. SURE THERE ARE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE THERE. ALL OF SAINT SAFAR IS AN APPLICATION AND OUR NARRATIVE RESPONSE TO THE APPLICATION.

WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT DOCUMENTATION. MAY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THESE THINGS. SOME OF THE THINGS MENTIONED IN THE NARRATIVE, MOST OF THE METRICS ARE BASED ON VARIOUS TYPES OF SURVEYS. THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE. SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT THE PANORAMA SURVEYS. THERE ARE ALSO THINGS ABOUT RESTORATIVE PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP MEANT. ARE WE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IF WE ACCEPT THIS GRANT? ARE WE IN ESSENCE ALSO EXTENDING ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE NAMED IN THIS NARRATIVE SUCH AS PANORAMA SURVEYS, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, RELATIONSHIP WITH IRP. AFTER RETAIN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS OVER OUT OF COMPLIANCE, HAVE TO RETURN THEM ON IT, GET IT SOME LEGAL

TROUBLE WITH THAT? >> NO. THE ANSWER IS NO TO THAT. THE THINGS WE ARE TIED TO REPORTING ON I SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER TODAY. THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES THAT I SHARED. ALSO THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE SAID THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THE GRANT. III OBJECTIVE IS ABOUT PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. THE QUESTION IS A QUESTION WE USE THE PANORAMIC SURVEY 4. THE QUESTION COULD BE ASKED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER IF WE DO NOT USE THAT SURVEY. WE AGAIN WOULD ASK PARENTAL CONSENT FOR THAT FORCE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE LIKE WE HAVE IN

THE PAST. >> OKAY. GREAT. SPEAKING OF

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A KID? >> SHOULD WORK. WE USE THE HIGH LEVEL DATA TO IDENTIFY GROUP. OUR SOCIAL WORKER TALKED EARLIER TODAY. WE LOOK AT THAT BUILDING LEVEL DATA SAINT WOW, IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF KIDS IN THE SCHOOL HAVE A HARD TIME WITH GRIP. LET'S DO A PERSEVERANCE GROUP FOR STUDENTS. MY OFFER THAT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF SIGNING UP.

>> OKAY. BUT THOSE AS THEY CONTINUE ON WITH THEY BE OPT IN TYPE SITUATION? OPT OUT? WHERE WERE THOSE FIT IN THEIR

DAY? >> THE GROUPS ARE ALWAYS OPT IN. WE REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ANY GROUP WORK.

OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO THAT AND OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS DO THAT. TYPICALLY LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IF THEY HAPPENED DURING LUNCH OR DURING A BEST TIME RIVER TIME OR WHATEVER THE SCHOOL CLOSET. WE TRY TO HOLD US AT TIMES WHERE STUDENTS ARE NOT RECEIVING ACADEMIC CONTENT.

>> OKAY, GREAT. THIS NEXT ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO DISCUSS. BUT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND BRING IT UP. I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK ON IT AND FROM A PERSONAL LEVEL I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT. THE GRANT TALKS ABOUT IN SEVERAL PLACES THE RECRUITMENT OF SPECIFIC DIVERSITY. I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. PARTY HAD TO GET ONE PRINTED RETRACTION AND I DON'T WANT HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH DIVERSITY. THAT'S FANTASTIC WE SHOULD HIRE WHOEVER THE BEST APPLICANT IS. THAT'S WONDERFUL. IT SPECIFICALLY GOES INTO SOME DETAIL ABOUT HOW WERE GOING TO RECRUIT AND RETRAIN SPECIFIC DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THIS GRANT. IT TALKS ABOUT GOING TO FOCUS JOB FAIRS AT HBCUS, INDIANAPOLIS AND'S FOR SOME REASON CINCINNATI. THE GRANT SUGGESTS THAT TO ADD DIVERSITY TO OUR STAFF FROM ALEXI.

WORKING TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS IN OR INTERESTED IN REQUESTING DIVERSE CANDIDATES. WE APPARENTLY OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS WERE CLASSIFIED STAFF BUT AGAIN " DIRECTLY TARGETS UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS ". I HAVE REAL ETHICAL AND HONESTLY LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFICALLY RECRUITING AND HIRING BASED ON ESSENTIALLY IT'S THE APPEARS TO MEET RACE.

I DON'T LIKE THAT AS A POLICY. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. IF

YOU COULD THAT. >> SO, AS YOU MENTIONED, OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS HIRE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR A POSITION. BUT WE WORK TO DO. THE THINGS YOU DESCRIBE ARE PRACTICES THAT WE ARE ALREADY UNDERTAKING WITH OUR TEACHING STAFF BROADLY. WE DESIRE TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE HAVING HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE FOR THE POSITION. IT IS BACK BEST PRACTICE THAT YOU HAVE A THAT MIRRORS THE STUDENT POPULATION WHICH YOU SERVE. AND THUS THE

GOAL.[APPLAUSE] >> WITH THAT MEANS IS AND THAT'S PART OF THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROCESS. YOU GO TO PLACES WHERE SUCH AS YOU MENTIONED AGE BC USE WHERE JOB FAIR FOR EXAMPLE WHERE YOU KNOW APPLICANT'S AND LET'S BE CLEAR, DIVERSITY CAN MEAN A LOT OF THINGS. DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE RACE. THAT YOU CAN GO WHERE YOU KNOW THERE WILL BE FOLKS WHO HOPEFULLY WILL WANT TO COME AND WORK IN YOUR DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU. >> I THINK IF YOU CONSIDER THE STUDENT THAT SPOKE TODAY AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR ISSUES THAT THEY FACED AND THEIR MENTAL STRUGGLES. I DON'T MEAN TO CALL YOU OUT MATTEO BUT HER GEO. I THINK THAT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT ROW.

>> IT IS. AGAIN B&.[APPLAUSE] THINK THERE IS A PLACE OR SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HAVING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE THAT REPRESENTS YOUR STUDENT BODY OR IF IT FITS IN A CORPORATION REPRESENTS EMPLOYEES. MY QUESTION IS GOING OUTSIDE TO DIFFERENT AREAS SPECIFICALLY TRYING TO FIND THAT POTENTIALLY GIVING UP SOME LEVEL OF LIKE RESET HIRING THE BEST CANDIDATE WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE THE AREA AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE. THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD GO TO A SPECIFIC AREA LIKE SOME RECENTLY SENT CINCINNATI, HBCUS. ARE WE MAKING AN EFFORT

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CANDIDATE GIANNAS? >> OBSOLETE. WE HAVE 2 SOCIAL WORKERS THAT WE'VE EMPLOYED WITH OUR PHONE CENTER HSC GRANTS. 3 THANK YOU. 3. BEEN A PART OF MINORITY HIRING AFFAIRS AND LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BROADEN OUR REACH IS LOCAL FOLKS THAT SOMETIMES ATTEND THOSE FARES AREN'T INTERESTED IN COMING TO HSC. WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT IS. WE'VE GOT AGO WHERE THE APPLICANTS ARE. QUITE HONESTLY.

>> SO, TELL ME ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS IF YOU WILL. WHEN WE LOOK AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS. TELL ME WHERE WE ARE NUMBER WISE ARE DEMOGRAPHICS. BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY IN THE HIRING, MY QUESTION IS, MAKING SURE THAT, DOES THE GRANT RESTRICT YOU FROM HIRING ANYTHING SPECIFICALLY? IS THERE ANY NUMBER OR METRIC OR MEASUREMENT THAT YOU ARE HAVING TO HAVE TO ATTAIN IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FUNDING OR IS IT

REALLY NOT MATTER TO. >> NO. IT'S NOT. THERE IS NO METRIC. WHEN I SHARED EARLIER THE SLIDE THAT EACH YEAR THERE'S A DOLLAR AMOUNT ATTACHED TO WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO A REPORT AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DOCUMENT YOU KNOW, HOW WE WENT ABOUT HIRING OR YOU KNOW, WE COULD END UP NOT WITH A DIVERSE CANDIDATE POOL AND HIRE A DIVERSE CANDIDATE INTO THE POSITION. WE WILL STILL REPORT THAT OUT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE REQUIREMENT. THEY MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR NEXT YEAR'S FUNDING BASED ON THE METRICS THEY ASK YOU FOR THE YEAR YOUR FINISHING BOX THE NEXT FOLLOW-UP TO THAT IS, OUR STUDENTS IN GENERAL. I DON'T KNOW, AGAIN IT MIGHT BE NAC/VE, TO TELL ME STUDENT THAT COULD BE WELL MARKET HEALTH, PROPER HEALTH OR GOOD HEALTH OR GOOD ATTENTION HAS TO BE ONLY WITH A DOCTOR OR THERAPIST OR COUNSELOR OF THE SAME ETHNICITY OR SKIN COLOR. A MESSIANIC CAUCASIAN WOMAN. I COULD NOT CARE WHO IT IS AS LONG AS I HAVE A THERAPIST OR PROFESSIONAL THAT IS SERVICING MY STUDENTS.

>> SO, I WANT TO JUMP IN. >> AND SCHEINMAN BECAUSE IN OUR GRANT THERE IS LANGUAGE I FORGET WHICH PATIENT IT'S ON SAINT WERE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROFESSIONALS THAT MATCH OUR STUDENTS. AS THOUGH THAT'S AMAZING TO BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT, THAT SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY THING WE

ARE TRYING TO MATCH. >> AND IT'S NOT. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FOR JUST A MOMENT. I WANT TO BE MOST RESPECTFUL AS I CAN. WE'VE GOT TO STOP THINKING THAT DIVERSITY JUST MEANS RACE AND ETHNICITY. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT.

[APPLAUSE] WE'VE GOT TO STOP THINKING INSIDE THOSE.

DIVERSITY CAN MEAN PEOPLE WHO SPEAK DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. WE HAVE MANY LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN OUR DISTRICT. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO SPEAK THOSE DIFFERENT LINKAGES. WE NEED MALES, FEMALES, DIVERSITY IS JUST NOT ABOUT RACE AND ETHNICITY. I WILL TELL YOU SOMEBODY SITS UP HERE FROM A BIRACIAL FAMILY.

SOMETIMES I GET OFFENDED BUT THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE GO.

AS TO RACE AND ETHNICITY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY.

DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, DIVERSITY AND CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND LANGUAGES. WE HAVE ALL OF THAT IN OUR DISTRICT. WE'VE GOT TO STOP THINKING AND SILOS AND NO, WE ARE NOT SAYING IF YOU'RE AFRICAN-AMERICAN YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN COUNSELOR. SOME PEOPLE THAT MAY BE SO. THEY MAY SOMEBODY THEY CAN SELF IDENTIFY WITH. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO KIDS WHETHER WE REALIZE THAT OR NOT BUT, I'VE GOT LEASES THAT ARE CAUCASIAN. OF NOOSES THAT ARE CONSIDERED BLACK, WHITE. I'VE GOT CONSIDER COUSINS THAT ARE NEGROES. THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE PEOPLE AT THIS OVER TO THE FIGHT. AT THE END OF THE DATE THEY WANT SOME OF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE BLACK, WHITE, SPEAK ENGLISH, SPEAK SO MUCH GOOD THEY WANT SO WHAT DOES SHOW UP AND SUPPORT THEM. IF GOTTA STOP THINKING BLACK AND WHITE.

>> HUNDRED PERCENT. >> DOCTOR STOKES, DOCTOR STOKES. S. I HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE WITH YOUU AND I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT. THAT'S OT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE T THAT GETS CONFUSING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE APPLICATION, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY CLEAR WHEN IT'S

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WRITTEN IN THE APPLICATION. >> THAT'S WHY WERE HERE TODAY

TALKING ABOUT IT. >> I WOULD AGREE TO SEND AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION AND I APPRECIATE THE CODIFICATION OF DOCTOR STOKES AND AMOS TRADERS. IT DOES SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT OUTCOMES BASED ON RACE, ETHNICITY, EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS OR SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS.

WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE RATES OF SUSPENSION IT BREAKS DOWN THE STUDENTS OF STUDENTS OF COLOR AND RACE. THAT'S WHERE HE GOT THAT FROM. THAT'S WHY I HAVE A QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THE CLARITY. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO AS THE QUESTION.

>> THAT'S IN THE APPLICATION. THAT'S WITH THAT COMES FROM.

NOW, OUR TEAMS AT ALL ANY PART OF COUNSELING OR NO?

>> NONE OF THESE FUNDS COULD BE USED LET'S SAY IF WE NEEDED TEENS INTERMEDIATE OR JUNIOR HIGH?

>> NO, THE GRANT RESTRICT CREDENTIAL SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. IT MUST BE SCHOOL COUNSELOR, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST OR YOU CAN HIRE LICENSE MENTAL AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. I THANK YOU SHOULD PARTNER THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T WRITE THAT INTO OUR GRANT. AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS MORNING, OR THIS EVENING. I WORKED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR DEANS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. THEY WORK HAND-IN-HAND AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS PARTNER WITH OUR DEANS. IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS.

>> I ALSO SAW THE GRANT SOMETHING ABOUT AN INTERNSHIP FOR HELP THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE. WE HAVE AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT'S, IS THAT FUNDING PAID TO THE GRANT

TOO? >> WOULD TAKE INTERNS WITH OUR SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM AND OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TYPICALLY TAKE INTERNS.

I WAS HAVING INTERIM BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HELP

EDUCATE. >> I HAVE AN INTERN. WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL INTERNS. I'M JUST SAYING WITHIN THIS GRANT THOUGH, IT WAS SAYING IN PART OF THE RUNNING RIBBON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL BE OFFERING TO OUR STUDENTS AND HOPEFULLY AFTER INTERNSHIP COME AGAIN AND TO BE HELPING THEM TO

GROW. >> ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT MIKE

PHSC STUDENTS WE. >> WHATEVER THE INTERNSHIP YOU

HAVE WRITTEN YOUR APPLICATION. >> THAT SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST,

SORRY. >> I'D BE HAPPY TO. IT WOULD BE A SHOCK IF I SAID THAT ACROSS THE NATION THERE IS A LACK OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. WITHOUT TRYING TO BE COMPETITIVE MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST IN OUR DISTRICT, THAT IS SPECIFIC TO OFFERING A PAID INTERNSHIP AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST INTERN. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE A SPECIALIST DEGREE WHICH IS THE SAME LEVEL THAT SUPERINTENDENTS GET. FOR THEM TO GET THEIR DEGREE AND BE LICENSED THEY HAVE TO DO A COMPLETE FULL-TIME INTERNSHIP. WE GET EMAILS FREQUENTLY. WE WOULD LOVE TO BE AT HSC SCHOOLS TO HAVE A PAID INTERNSHIP. IF WE SAY NO, THERE DEAL WITH US. THAT WOULD BE AWAKE TO RECRUIT AND HAVE A RECRUITING PIPELINE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND

EXPAND OUR SERVICES IN A WAY. >> WOULD BE THERE INTERN SHOULD BE RUN THROUGH THE GROUND OR SEPARATE? IS IT PAID THROUGH

MS. KATIE? >> THAT MAY NOT BE RAN THROUGH A GRANT. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE DISCUSSED AS AN OPTION PART

OF THAT RECRUITMENT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> TALK TO ME ABOUT THE DATA.

HOW'S THE DATA COLLECTED? IS IT TIME TO A STUDENT'S INFORMATION IN THEIR TRANSCRIPTS? WHAT IS THAT LOOK LIKE? CAN YOU EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL?

>> CAN YOU GIVE ME SPECIFICS ON WHAT DATA YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT?

>> ANY DATE AT THIS COLLECTIVE ON STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH FOR EXAMPLE. VACCINATION INFORMATION DOES TRANSFER WITH THE TRANSCRIPT. WHATEVER ADDITIONAL DATA THROUGH THESE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SESSIONS IS THERE THAT ATTACHES TO THE STUDENT RECORD OR IS IT SEPARATE?

>> IT SEPARATE. SO, WHEN IT COMES TO STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE EXPRESSING SUICIDAL IDEATION WE HAVE A SCREENING PROCESS WHICH WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT. THAT IS NOT A PART OF THE STUDENTS RECORD. ALTHOUGH THAT'S INFORMATION WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS HER STUDENTS TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL THAT WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE MAKING SURE THOSE STUDENTS GAIN

SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT YOU USE TO SCREAM? WHAT TOOL DO USED TO SCREEN

STUDENTS FOR DEPRESSION? >> WE DON'T USE A DEPRESSION SCREENER. WE ONLY USE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR AS A SCREENING TOOL. THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO PROGRESS MONITOR. AS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WE DON'T DIAGNOSE STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. COMMUNITY I THINK

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SCREENING TOOL THEY ARE USING. >> CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE WORK SESSION AND WAS INTERRUPTED OR TIME HAD RUN OUT. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT LITTLE BIT. YOU WERE EXPLAINING OR WE GOT TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK. HOW WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND YOU GUYS ARE PLEASED WITH WHAT WE HAVE. YOU STARTED TO SAY THAT THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO FUND OR SUPPORT. ONE OF THEM WHICH SCHOOL PSYCH CANNOT BE SUPPORTED, IS THAT CORRECT FROM EITHER A, COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK IF WE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEM THEY CANNOT SUPPLY SCHOOL PSYCH? WHY?

>> SCHOOL PSYCH ARE TYPICALLY HIRED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CO-OPS. THERE ARE PARTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND I'M SURE AMY CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT. BUT, COMMUNITY DOES NOT HIRE SCHOOL COUNSELORS. COMMUNITY HIRES PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUNDS. LICENSE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, LATENT SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER IS A PATH OF SOCIAL WORK THEY COULD HIRE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER. THEY HIRE PEOPLE WITH

MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING. >> SO COUNSELORS OR THERAPISTS

WE. >> SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO NOT

HAVE A THERAPY DEGREE. >> GUIDANCE COUNSELORS ONE

THING. >> THE NEW TERM A SCHOOL COUNSELOR. THEY PREFER TO BE CALLED SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT MY GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. THAT'S AN OUTDATED TERM FOR THEM.

BECAUSE THEY DO A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN GUIDANCE WORK. SO, OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT HIRE SCHOOL COUNSELORS. SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE MORE TRAINING AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. THAT'S WHY COMMUNITY COULD HIRE SOMEONE WITH A MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK. TO WORK FOR THEM. THEY WOULD ITS SERVICE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT ROLE.

>> OKAY. SO THERE IS SOCIAL WORKER SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND SCHOOL PSYCH ARE THE 3 POSITIONS THAT YOU ARE

REFERRING TO? >> YES.

>> NONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW WE COULD BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH

COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK FOR? >> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALSO.

THE GRANT CAN'T BE USED AS A PASTOR. THE DISTRICT CAN'T USE IT AS A PASS-THROUGH. THAT WAS A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH OUR GRANT MANAGER JUST RECENTLY. LIKE I SAID, THE ONLY POSITION THAT COMMUNITY WENT HIGHER AND THEY WOULD HIRE THEM AS A SCHOOL-BASED THERAPIST NOT A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER. THEY WOULD BE BILLING FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDED.

>> SO IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE GRANT, DON'T PANIC. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THE GRANT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK RELATIONSHIP YOU COULD NOT, IS THERE ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENTITY, SERVICES, CORPORATIONS, BUSINESSES, SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT DO PROVIDE THOSE OTHER 2 POSITIONS?

>> NOT SCHOOL COUNSELORS. THERE TYPICALLY HIRED BY SCHOOL

DISTRICTS. >> ONLY. OKAY. THEN YOU HAVE

THE OTHER 2. >> CO-OPS, DO YOU WANT TALK

ABOUT CO-OPS? >> THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES.

SOMETIMES HER CONTRACT AGENCIES. WITH THAT WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE PAYING A MUCH HIGHER RANGE. IT WOULD BE PHYSICALLY RESPONSIBLE TO HIRE THOSE DIRECTLY TO EMPLOY THEM.

OTHERWISE GOING WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES CAN BE A MUCH HIGHER INCREASED COST. ALSO, THE VALUE OF HAVING THEM BE OUR EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS.

>> OKAY. >> DOES NOT ANSWER THE

QUESTION? >> IT DOES. THANK YOU.

>> THE REST OF THESE ARE KIND OF BROADER QUESTIONS AND THEY GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER I THINK. I'M TRYING TO DECIDE HOW TO SAY THIS. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE RESERVATIONS WITH, WHAT THEY'VE SEEN IN THE PAST AS FAR AS A SCHOOL OVERSTEPPING ITS BOUNDARIES. THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS. THAT'S PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION. IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RIGHT. THAT'S A PERCEPTION OUT THERE. WE OBVIOUSLY HAD A MASSIVE CHANGE FROM ELECTION HERE RECENTLY. PEOPLE HAVE PERCEPTIONS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AGAIN, IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RIGHT. THE IDEA OF EXPANDING INTO AREAS THAT AREN'T PURELY ACADEMIC. AGAIN, I SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT I THINK THERE IS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND OUT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. I THINK THAT'S BEEN PROVEN MANY TIMES. WE SHOULD FACILITATE THAT. I THINK THE QUESTIONS ARE STEPPING OUT OF THAT ROLE TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS TO BASICALLY KEEP KIDS ABLE TO FOCUS IN SCHOOL TO BECOMING KIND OF FULL OPERATIONAL THERAPIST PROVIDING ONGOING CARE FOR OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE OF THAT WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE FRANKLY THINK THAT SHOULD BE A ROLE FOR ANOTHER INDUSTRY. I

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>> AS I MENTIONED IN THE WORK SESSION. DETAILED A LITTLE BIT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE LILY GRANT AT THIS GRANT. THAT GRANT WAS ABOUT CHANGING SYSTEMIC PRACTICES FOR OUR COUNSELORS. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS GRANT IS. THIS GRANT, THE GUARDRAIL IS, THIS IS ABOUT EXPANSION OF SERVICES WE ALREADY PROVIDE. WE ALREADY EMPLOY SCHOOL COUNSELORS. WE ALREADY EMPLOY SOCIAL WORKERS AND WE ALREADY EMPLOY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. THIS IS ADDING TO THAT THAT POOL OF PEOPLE THAT PROVIDE THOSE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES SO WE COULD DO THAT

MORE EFFECTIVELY. >> I WOULD ALSO ADD TO THAT.

BY ADDING MORE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WE ARE FREEING UP THE TIME OVER SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO DO THE ROLE THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING FOR ALL STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT THEY CAN'T BECAUSE HER TO TIED UP WITH SOME OF THE MORE TIERED TO TYPE THINGS THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTING STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THERE THAT WOULD FREE UP THAT TIME. I MENTIONED THIS WHEN HE TOLD ME USE. WE USE THAT TO PROGRESS MONITOR. I MEET WITH ALL OF OUR SOCIAL WORKERS ONCE A WEEK TO PROVIDE CLINICAL SUPERVISION TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS. SAINT IF THE STUDENT IS NOT GETTING BETTER, IF THE STUDENT HAS A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. YOU SHOULD BE REFERRING THEM TO TIER 3. LETTING THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR SCHOOL THAT PROVIDE THERAPY AND TREATMENT DO THAT. WHICH AGAIN THAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2017. WELCOME EVEN BEFORE THAT WITH A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. WE ARE HAVING THOSE CONSTANT CONVERSATIONS. I FEEL LIKE THAT SCREENING TOOL IS A WAY TO HELP US TO MONITOR AND TO SAY OKAY, THE STUDENT IS DOING BETTER. YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE THEM ANYMORE. THE QUC)BEC COUNTERTERROR ONE. THAT'S THE GOAL.

>> TELL ME WHY WERE IN CRISIS? OKAY GO AHEAD.

>> JUST TO ADD ONTO THAT. WITHIN ARTICLE 7 INDIANA SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW AS WELL AS IDE A FEDERAL LAW. UNDER THE RELATED SERVICES. SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES. WITHIN RELATED SERVICES IT VERY SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. WE HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO THAT.

EXPANDING SERVICES ON A LOWER LEVEL AND BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THAT MANNER, THAT CAN PREVENT AN INCREASE IN OUR NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

OUR GOAL IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE LOWEST LEVEL POSSIBLE.

WE DON'T WANT TO THROAT RADIATION AT SOMETHING THAT CAN MAYBE DOESN'T NEED THAT NEEDS A DIFFERENT SORT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT. WITHOUT ALLOWING THESE ADDITIONAL SERVICES CAN HELP SUPPORT ALL OF OUR LEARNERS AND WE MAY BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IT EVEN IF WE DON'T FEEL THAT SCHOOLS NATURE. BECAUSE THE WAY THE LAW IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AND WHAT WE WILL BE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO DO.

>> SO, WITHOUT EXPANSION, OKAY WE ADD MORE THE PEOPLE WE ALREADY HAVE. WHEN NOT EXPANDING INTO A NEW AREA.

EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF SOME THINGS THAT ALREADY EXIST.

COULD YOU SPEAK ON THE IDEA OF AGAIN, SOME CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD ECHO THESE BUT I DON'T KNOW THE FACTS BEHIND THEM. I'M ASKING YOU. WOULD THAT PUT US IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO BRING IN MORE PEOPLE FROM OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE THEY ARE NOT SERVED BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ALL OF A SUDDEN NUMBER 4 CAPACITY. WOULD WE POTENTIALLY OPEN OURSELVES UP TO BRING IN MORE KIDS FROM OUTSIDE BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THESE FANTASTIC SUPPORTS WEEK THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WERE RESTARTED OUR RATIO GOES BACK DOWN.

>> SO WE ONLY SERVICE THE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 2 ALLOW STAFF WHO WORK HERE AND WHO MAY NOT LIVE IN FISHERS. WOULD YOU ALLOW THEM TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN HERE.

THAT'S LIKE A BONUS. YOU MIGHT OUTLIVE IN FISSURES BUT YOU COULD BRING YOUR KIDS HERE IF YOU WORK FOR US.

>> THAT'S A GOOD BONUS. REX OR MAYBE THEY WOULD WANT TO MOVE

HERE. JUST BECAUSE OF IT. >> YEAH. SURE. [APPLAUSE]

>> I THINK MR. OR MEANT, IT'S NOT ABOUT LIVING HERE, JUST

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MAKING SERVICES HERE. >> RIGHT. WHEN WE OPEN OURSELVES UP TO OVERWHELMING THE SYSTEM IF WE EXPAND CAPACITY, IS THERE SOME SYSTEM IN PLACE WHERE NOW WE ARE THE HUB FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS. IF IT DOESN'T EXIST SOMEWHERE ELSE ARE YOU NOW BRINGING IN HERE THE CASELOAD SIZE IS IMPORTANT. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. I'M ASKING.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THINK WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS, WHAT OTHER FAMILIES WANT TO COME HERE BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTS WE HAVE?

>> YES THEY WOULD. AND THEY WOULD MOVE HERE.

>> WE ONLY SERVICE THE CHILDREN RESIDE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IF YOU LIVING NOBLESVILLE IN FISSURES AND HE RESIGNED IN OUR AREA WE WOULDN'T SERVICE KIDS IN LAWRENCE. OR, THAT'S NOT

WILL BE DEAL. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION. AGAIN, IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR TAX BASE IN OUR AREA WHERE WE GET OUR CHILDREN FROM. I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF HE MOVED HERE. THAT BE FANTASTIC. THEY BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THEM. THESE ARE ALL GREAT THINGS. MY QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY THIS OR ANY MECHANISM IN PLACE WHERE WE WOULD BE BRINGING IN OTHER PEOPLE.

>> RIGHT IF THEY WERE IN NOBLESVILLE.

>> WAIT, WAIT NOBLESVILLE, PART OF HSC.

>> CORRECT, LET'S NOT WASTE WHAT MR. ORR IS SAYING. IF THEY RESIDED IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIVED IN ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT, HE'S ASKING AND THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE SERVICES THERE. DO THEY STILL GET TO COME TO HSC? WE DON'T

HAVE AN OPEN BOUNDARY. >> THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED CLARIFICATION. OKAY THANK YOU MISS REESE. YES, IF THE MOVE

HERE. >> IF I MAY, JUST TO CLARIFY DOCTOR STOKES'. THAT'S REQUIRED BY INDIANA STATUTE.

WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE SPACE

AND CAPACITY. >> I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS ANY PROBLEM WITHOUT EXIT NOT SAYING ANYBODY DOES. JUST SAYING SO WE KNOW IT'S NOT A PERK. ALL DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO

PROVIDE THAT. >> NOW YOU TOUCH ON LEGISLATION. I WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT. ARE YOU ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE BILLS AND STATE LEGISLATURE? PERSONA BILL ONE THAT TOUCHES ON THESE BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS. HOW WOULD SOME OF THAT LEGISLATION OVERLAYING REPLAY INTO WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT TODAY?

>> I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK ON THAT. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING ON GOVERNOR HOLCOMB'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE CAME UP WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REPORT WHICH INFORMED SENATE BILL ONE. ONE OF THE MAIN FOCUSES OF SENATE BILL ONE IS TO BUILD THE CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE. SO, 998 SLICK CAME OUT. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. IF SOMEONE'S IN A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THERE ARE TO CALL 988. THE HOPE IS THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IS GOING TO REPLICATE WHAT WAS DONE HERE IN FISSURES WITH ARTBEAT DEAL PROGRAM. WHERE WHEN SOMEONE CALLED IN THE PAST THAT WE CALL 911. ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO TYPICALLY CIT TRADE WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TRAINING IN HOW TO HANDLE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WOULD GO ALONG WITH THE FIREFIGHTER WHO HAD ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO HELP SCREEN AND MAKE SURE THAT A LOT OF TIMES DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION WHEN A FIREFIGHTER IS THERE AS WELL. HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRAINING. SO, A LOT OF SENATE BILL ONE WILL BUILD THE CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES. IT WILL BE GREAT FOR US AND OUR COMMUNITY.

ASPIRE WHICH IS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER IN HAMILTON COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CC GRANT TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES. ONE ADDITION TO THAT WOULD BE WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS IN HAMILTON COUNTY TO GO THERE AT ANY TIME INSTEAD OF MAYBE GOING STRAIGHT TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAVILION WHERE THEY MIGHT WAIT FOR HOURS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE SCREENED AND PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THAT'S ONE PART OF SENATE BILL 1. THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT CONTINUED STUDIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. I COCHAIRED THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MINUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMISSION.

A LOT OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS DIDN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT INTO THE REPORT. BUT, THEY ARE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. TO BE LOOKED AT FURTHER WHICH IS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR

YOUTH. >> AT CELTIC IS PRIMARILY COMMUNITY-BASED. THE SCHOOLS PLAY A PART IN THAT SOMEHOW?

>> YES. >> OKAY.

>> JUST A COUPLE OF MORE. I PROMISE. SORRY. THIS IS IMPORTANT. AS FAR AS, WE TALKED ABOUT INFORMING PARENTS GETTING CONSENT MANY TIMES. SO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THEM.

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>> SURE. SCHOOL COUNSELORS DON'T TYPICALLY NEED PARENTAL CONSENT TO CHECK IN WITH THE STUDENT. WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT HOW THE STUDENT WHO'S HAVING A REALLY BAD DAY. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. MY BOYFRIEND BROKE UP WITH ME AND I CAN'T GET THROUGH ENGLISH CLASS. TALK WITH THE COUNSELOR ABOUT THAT. THEY DON'T GET PARENTAL CONSENT FOR THAT. A LOT OF TIMES THEY NEED TO CIRCLE BACK WITH PARENTS THEY OFTEN DO. THEY DON'T KEEP A CHART PER SOUTHEAST. HER MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST HAVE ELECTRONIC RECORD. THE KEEP A CHART OF THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS FROM LOGGING THE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING. THEY ARE NOT CHARTING. WE WANT TO SEE WILL THEY ARE DOING BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MANY WE BEEN USING TO FUND THEIR POSITIONS. THEY ARE NOT KEEPING A CHART PER SOUTHEAST ON OUT. HER SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS CALL PARENTS WHO SAY HEY, I THINK YOUR STUDENT MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THE STUDENT OR PARENTS CALL THEM AND ASK FOR HELP. THEN THEY GET VERBAL CONSENT FROM THE PARENT TO PASS THE STUDENT'S NAME ALONG. THEN THE PARENT SIGNS AND INFORMED CONSENT FORM FOR THE STUDENT TO MEET WITH THE SOCIAL WORKER. SAME THING WITH SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST. THEY AREN'T ABLE TO MEET WITH STUDENTS WITHOUT INFORMED CONSENT. IF A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IS REGULARLY MEETING WITH THE STUDENT THEY MUST GAIN CONSENT.

>> OKAY. >> PAGE 13 AND 14 OF THE APPLICATION IT SAYS GREENER DONE A 9 PERCENT INCREASE OF OSS OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. THOSE STUDENTS STILL RECEIVE SERVICES? WERE THEY GETTING SERVICES MAY BE AFTER HOME OR

AN ALTERNATIVE PLACE? >> ARE YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL

HEALTH SERVICES? >> YES.

>> I CAN'T WHETHER THE STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. WE WERE TO REPORT ON DISCIPLINE DATA SO THOSE WEREN'T DISCIPLINARY INFRACTIONS.

>> IN 20 ¦ >> THAT'S A NEW PRACTICE. WHEN A STUDENT IS PLACED ON OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION. WHEN THEY RETURN AND SIT DOWN WITH THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OR THE DEAN OR WHOMEVER. HER SOCIAL WORKERS OF THE SECONDARY LEVEL ARE SITTING ON THE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, MISBEHAVIOR IS OFTEN A SYMPTOM OF SOMETHING DEEPER. IF WE CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT AND COME ALONGSIDE THE STUDENTS AND HELP THEM, THEN WE WANT TO BE

ABLE TO DO THAT. >> I GUESS THAT'S ANOTHER THING IN PART OF THE APPLICATION AND SOME OF THE DATA. WHEN HE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE DATA ON THE APPLICATION, WE ARE CALLING IT A SURGE. PURSUING THE PERCENTAGES ARE HIGH. YET OUR NUMBERS WERE LOWER. WE HAVE S. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW IT WAS AN INFLATED DATA OR WHY WE HAVE IT THAT WAY?

>> CAN YOU WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

>> I THINK IT'S PAGE 13 AND 12. MAKES REFERENCE TO THE PERCENTAGES. I THINK 2021 WE EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST SURGE OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR AND FIGHTING AS NOTED BELOW. IN 2021, 27 PERCENT OF OSS INFRACTIONS WERE CODED AS PHYSICAL ALTERCATION OR FIGHTING WHICH IS AN ALL-TIME HIGH FOR HSC. HOWEVER, AGENCY SCHOOLS. HOWEVER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPH ARE THE CHARTS IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU THAT THE ACTIONS LISTED AND WHEN HE TOLD THEM UP THE TOTAL NUMBER WENT DOWN FROM 117 DOWN TO 67. I MIGHT LOOKING AT THAT INCORRECTLY? IF SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY HER PERCENTAGES ARE SO HIGH WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE GOING LOW.

LOOK, I COULD TAKE FIRST-HAND, MYSELF HOW DO YOU SERVICES. MY KIDS USED HSC STUDENT SERVICES . MY WANT SOMETHING HAS AN IEP IN THE SCHOOLS FORMAL. AMONG THE STUDENTS THAT NEED THE SERVICES TO HAVE THE SERVICES. MY 2 THINGS ARE, THE FUNDING PART OF IT I KNOW PEOPLE THINK WHY, IS 5.7 I'M LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE. IT IS SOMETHING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO SUSTAIN. WE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE WILL HAVE TO KNOW. THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES GOING INTO OUR SPRING WITH WONDERING IF WERE EVEN GREATER PASSAGEWAY $5 MILLION REFERENDUM. WHETHER WE LIKE TO THINK IT, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THAT'S WHY WAS SELECTED TO BE A PEER TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. WHETHER I'M RIGHT OR WRONG. IT'S TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND FIND OUT THE INFORMATION. THERE ARE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTIES ON THE FUNDING PART. IT LOOKS PRETTY UPFRONT TO SAY WE NEED THIS. I'VE NO DOUBT WE NEED THE SERVICES.

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SOME OF IT LOOKS MORE LIKE BEHAVIORAL IN THE SENSE OF DISCIPLINE MEASURES AND CONSEQUENCES. I ALSO BRING UP THE QUESTION OF CRISIS AS IF YOU WILL. LIFE HAS CHANGED IN OUR TEENAGERS FROM A MY OLDEST WENT THROUGH THE AGE OF 28 WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE COMMUNICATION ON THE INTERNET. I THINK IT WAS AOL INSTANT CHAT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS A QUICK THING. NOW OUR KIDS ARE ON THE PHONES ALL THE TIME IN HER ACTUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE KIDS ON THE PHONES ALL DAY LONG. I MUST BRING IT BACK TO YOU TO ASK, HOW MANY OF OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OR ANXIETY, STRESS, WHEN THEY COME TO YOU IT'S BECAUSE OF BEING ON THE PHONES OR BEING ON THE INTERNET OR BEING TICK-TOCK OR BEING SOMEWHAT OF AN ACCEPTANCE OR WHEREVER IT IS. WHAT I'M SAYING, TO ALL THESE DATA AND PERCENTAGES LINEUP WITH ISCIPLINE OR MENTAL EALTH? SEE? I HAVE A LITTLE CONFUSION

IN THEIR TOO. >>.

>> SO THAT IS A VERY, VERY COMPLICATED ANSWER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IMPACTS THIS, IS IT MENTAL HEALTH, IS IT BEHAVIOR, IS THAT THIS OR IS ABOUT. THAT'S DIFFICULT TO NARROW DOWN. THERE ARE WITH THE LAW TO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, THERE ARE 13 ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES.

THERE IS ONE CATEGORY THAT HAS 5 CRITERIA. 1 IS SPECIFIC TO MENTAL HEALTH. IF THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND PSYCHOSIS. 1 IS IF A STUDENT HAS AN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO A MARKED DEGREE MOODS UNHAPPINESS, DEPRESSION. THAT'S MENTAL HEALTH RELATED. ANOTHER ONE IS STRUGGLING WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. ANOTHER ONE IS INAPPROPRIATE FEELINGS OR BEHAVIOR UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. AND SO, THAT SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY. IF YOU HAVE STUDENTS WERE NOT GETTING THEIR NEEDS MET AND IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE TO A POINT THAT THEY THEN MAY NEED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES.

SO, HOWEVER WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS. WHETHER IT'S AT A TIER 1, TIER 2 OR THROUGH AN IEP. WERE GOING TO BE PROVIDING THEM THE SERVICES. I DELETE WE WILL BE INTERVENING SUPPORTING SERVICE IN A MANNER WHETHER IT'S ACADEMICALLY, BEHAVIORALLY, SOCIAL OR EMOTIONALLY THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THEIR NEEDS MET AT THE LOWEST LEVEL. IT DOESN'T RISE TO THE NEED FOR THAT SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION.

>> OUR PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, BROOKE, THAT YOU BUILT AND PUT TOGETHER FOR OUR STUDENTS, WE HAVE HEARD EXCEPTIONAL INFORMATION THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND WE HAVE A GREAT BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT BUT, THE PRESENTATION IS YOU NEED MORE. MORE HELP IT SUPPORTS, RIGHT?

>> YES. YES, THAT WOULD BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS.

>> AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ASK. HAS ANY OTHER RESEARCH BEEN DONE OF OTHER WAYS TO SUSTAIN. IF IT'S NOT THE FULL REQUEST THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING MAYBE HALF OF IT OR GOING ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT WE WOULD BE FACING 5 YEARS FROM NOW?

>> YOU SPEAKING IN TERMS OF THE GRANT FUNDING ITSELF? THE DOLLARS THERE? OR IN THE AMOUNT OF STAFFING THAT IS

BEING REQUESTED? >> I THINK A LITTLE OF BOTH.

IN LOOKS LIKE HEY, YOU'RE GETTING 5.7 MILLION, 1.4 A YEAR. IN 5 YEARS WE ARE LOOKING AT, YOU KEEP SAYING OH THAT'S ONLY 3 POSITIONS. IT'S STILL 18 POSITIONS YOU'RE

FEELING, IS THAT NOT CORRECT? >> IT'S 15 POSITIONS. 3 A YEAR. AND NO WORLD IS ADDING 15 IN ONE YEAR THE BETTER OPTION THAN FACING IT IN OVER 5.

>> I DON'T REFER TO THAT. I'M STILL SAYING IT WOULD BE A PHASED-IN SITUATION BUT, STILL DOING IT WHEN YOU'RE AT A TIME.

>> WHY WOULD WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANT MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO LEVERAGE OUR GOVERNMENTAL DOLLARS TO GO FURTHER WHICH IS BASICALLY EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE GRANT. I SAID THIS AT THE WORK SESSION. IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND 3 POSITIONS A YEAR IN A DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE 2400 EMPLOYEES I WOULD VENTURE I'M NOT COMPETENT AT MY JOB. I HAPPEN TO THINK I AM PRETTY GOOD COMPETENT AT WHAT I DO. THERE IS SO MUCH FLEX. IF TO UNDERSTAND WHAT $286 MILLION IN SPENDING. IN THE BOOK OF THAT IS AN OPERATIONAL DOLLARS.

THINGS FLEX EVERY YEAR. RIGHT NOW ARE ADDING STAFF IN THE CERTIFIED AREA AT THE HIGHEST TIER IN TERMS OF PAY. AT SOME

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MAYBE IN AN AREA THAT MEANT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE STAFF THROUGH ATTRITION. IN SUCH A BIG COMPREHENSIVE PUZZLE. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT 3 POSITIONS A YEAR. YES UNDERSTAND IS 3 POSITIONS A YEAR OVER 5 YEARS WHICH ENDS UP BEING 15. WILLIE GET OUR STATE BUDGET 2 YEARS AT A TIME. THERE IS A STATUTE THAT SAYS WE CANNOT BARGAIN DEFICIT. WE MANAGE ALL OF THAT. 3 A YEAR IS TO OUR BENEFIT TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT IN THE SHORT TERM. HOW DISMISSED ALSO DECIDE GETS 3 COUNSELORS IN HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL SIZE AND HAVE SIMILAR CASELOADS? THIS IS TO ME AT THE VERY BASIC LEVEL FOR ME. THIS IS LIKE WHEN SHOPIFY SAYS I CAN BUY THIS $200 AND THEY WILL SPREAD IT OVER FOR EQUAL PAYMENTS WITH NO INTEREST. MIKE HEY, ALL RIGHT. I'M BEEN A LET MY MONEY GO FURTHER. IT'S THE SAME CONCEPT. I WORRY ABOUT THEM ANY PART OF IT. JUST LIKE I TRUST BROOKE'S EXPERTISE IN THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED. JUST THINK 3 POSITIONS IS NOMINAL IN THE SKULL. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S LEGISLATION ABOUT CAPPING REFERENDUM AT 5 PERCENT RIGHT NOW. WERE NOT IN A POSITION YET WHERE WE HAVE SUPPORT FOR THE BOARD WE HAVE NEVER WORK SESSION AND WE NEED MORE DISCUSSION. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THOSE ARE ALL PIECES WERE TO MANAGE.

REFERENDUMS HAVE TO GET RENEWED EVERY 7 TO 8 YEARS. WE CAN'T BE SENT ON WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. WE CAN'T EVEN PLAN 5 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE BUDGET IS GOING

TO BE. >> TO BE FAIR WE DO HAVE TO HOLD THE 8 COUNSELORS IN ANSWER?

>> THE 8 POSITIONS, SO, WE WOULD LOSE THOSE 8 POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 2023 IF WE DID NOT. WE WILL FOLD THEM INTO THE GRANT. WILL NOT FOLD THEM INTO THE DISTRICT. WE WILL SLOWLY.

>> THEY WILL COME IN AS A SECOND ROUND OF CONTRACTING.

THEY WILL BECOME TECHNICALLY EMPLOYEES? >> REMEMBER THE WORK SESSION I TALKED ABOUT THE RED NUMBERS ON THE ONE PAGE.

WE BRING AT THE END OF THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR WE WOULD BRING ALL 8 COUNSELORS ONTO THE GRANT 2024. THE OTHER FUNDING WILL

HAVE RUN OUT. >> GOT IT.

>> AT THE END OF THAT YEAR WE HAVE A STEP PROCESS TO

EVENTUALLY BRING ALL 8. >> THERE KINDA FOLDED IN AN THE QUANTITATIVE AMOUNT YEAR-OVER-YEAR. I THINKING IT

WAS ALL DUMPED INTO 8. >> THEY GET DUMPED INTO THE

GRANT FUNDING. >> BUT THEY GET FUNDED IN AS AN

EMPLOYEE OVER TIME. >> YES, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> THIS IS PROBABLY, I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS WOULD APPLY TO.

FOR YOURSELVES THIS GOES TO I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY THE IDEOLOGICAL NATURE OF WHOEVER YOU CAN HIRE TO DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS. IN YOUR OPINION WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A REFERRAL TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. TO HAVE ANY SPECIFIC AREAS OTHER THAN THE RISK OF PHYSICAL HARM, PHYSICAL THREAT.

I ASK THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE A CRAZY QUESTION. ROUGHLY 2 YEARS AGO WHEN I SAT UP THERE AND ASKED QUESTIONS OF THE BOARD. IT'S IRONIC BECAUSE NOW MY OWN SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION WAS THE ONE WHO PRESENTED THE LETTER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NAMED A WHOLE BUNCH OF PARENTS AS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. IT'S NOT THAT CRAZY. I HATE TO BRING THAT UP. I KNOW THAT'S A DIVISIVE TOPIC. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU SEE THAT ARE SHORT OF A RISK OF PHYSICAL THREAT, PHYSICAL HARM AND GIVE ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT DEMOCRACY WHICH WAY I DECIDED TO GO BUT, I ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT VACCINATING MY KIDS. I WILL SAY I AM VACCINATED. I DECIDED TO GET THAT DONE. I WON'T SAY WHAT I DECIDED. THE FACT THAT I ASKED QUESTIONS, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT THAT I SHOULD HAVE MY KIDS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME. THESE ARE OPEN QUESTIONS THAT, COULD YOU ADDRESS WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AS YOU DO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS? YOU HIRE THESE PEOPLE.

>> I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT MAKE IT REPORTS TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. ALL OF US ARE MANDATED REPORTERS. EVERY INDIVIDUAL. IF WE SUSPECT THAT A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED WE ARE TO REPORT THAT TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

THEY ARE THE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS INVESTIGATED OR SCREENED OUT. SO, NOT ONLY ARE THESE PEOPLE THAT WE WOULD HIRE, THEY ARE MANDATED REPORTERS BUT ALL OF US ARE MANDATED REPORTERS. WE START ASKING QUESTIONS WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S ABUSE THAT'S INVESTIGATING. OUR SROS IN OUR AND ONE FISH POLICE DEPARTMENT

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WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WELL. >> OKAY, GREAT.

>> IF THEY DON'T WE WOULDN'T BE HIRING THEM.

>> THAT'S PART OF OUR MANDATED TRAINING AS EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING.

>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS HOPING TO HEAR. THAT'S GREAT ANSWER. I WOULD AGREE WITH THE AUDIENCE CLAPPED.

THANK YOU. >> I DO THIS EVERY DAY BUT I

KNOW YOU ALL DON'T. >> SIMILAR TO THAT. KIND OF A SLIGHTLY OFF OF THAT NOT SOMETHING THAT RISES TO THAT LEVEL BUT, CAN YOU THINK OF ANY SCENARIOS IN WHICH EITHER YOUR COUNSELORS, YOUR SOCIAL WORKERS OR THE PSYCHOLOGISTS WHENEVER COUNSEL AGAINST THE VALUES OF THE PARENTS? AGAIN OUTSIDE OF PHYSICAL THREATS, PHYSICAL HARM . IF ISAAC PARENT FEEL MY KID SHOULD BE RAISED ONE WHITE AND BELIEVE AWAY. I DO THIS KIND OF THING. FOR NOW STRUGGLING WITHOUT WHICH HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. EVERY TEENAGE DAUGHTER. SHE THANKS DAD IS VERY CRAZY SOMETIMES. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S NORMAL FOR KIDS. BUT, WHERE THERE EVER BE A SITUATION YOU CAN THINK OF WHERE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR COUNSELORS RATHER THAN TR TO REMEDY THAT, OR MEDIATE THAT SITUATION TO OFFER ADVICE AND AGREE WITH THE KEN THAT YEAH, YOUR DOUBTS CRAZY?

>> SO, AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL MYSELF, GOOD PROFESSIONALS DON'T OFFER ADVICE. THEY LISTEN, PROCESS, PROVIDE SUPPORT. I MENTIONED PARENTS ARE PART OF THE PROCESS WHEN THEY START WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS.

NEVER OWN KIND OF SET OF QUESTIONS THAT WE TALK TO PARENTS ABOUT. WE ARE IN CONSTANT CONVERSATION WITH HIS PARENTS AS WELL. MAKING SURE, KIDS GET BETTER QUICKER WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOOD SOCIAL WORKERS, GOOD COUNSELORS DON'T GIVE ADVICE.

THEY LISTEN. THEY TRY TO COME ALONGSIDE STUDENTS IN WHATEVER STRUGGLES THEY ARE DEALING WITH.

>> I AGREE. I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT THAT'S WHERE HOPE WE END UP WITH ALL OF THIS. IS THIS RETURNED TO THIS OLD PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU START REALLY EXIST BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND PARENTS. WE'VE DRIFTED AWAY FROM THAT SOMEHOW OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. YOU KNOW THEY USED TO BE THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WERE ALMOST UNTOUCHABLE. POLICE AND TEACHERS. THAT NO MATTER WHO YOU WERE, WHAT YOU WERE DOING, ELECTED OFFICIAL OR EITHER SIDE. HE COULDN'T SAY ONE BAD WORD ABOUT POLICE DEPARTMENT ONE BACKWARD ABOUT TEACHERS. I LOVE THAT. WE'VE SOMEHOW GOTTEN AWAY FROM THEM. IT'S INTERESTING THAT SOMEHOW SIDES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN ON BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IS APPROPRIATE. I DO LIKE TO HEAR THAT EVERY PERSON WE HIRE, EVERY PERSON WE BRING IT WOULD HAVE THAT IDEA OF PARTNERING WITH PARENTS.

GETTING PERMISSION FOR PARENTS, ADHERING TO THEIR VALUES AND NOT PUSH THEIR OWN VALUES. THESE ARE THE THINGS I NEED TO HEAR TO BE ABLE TO BE HAPPY WITH US.

>> LET ME CHIME IN FOR JUST A MOMENT IF YOU WILL. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND PARENTS FEEL LIKE THEY BEEN BAMBOOZLED OR SOMETHING IS GOING ON WHERE THEY BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP, PLEASE LET US KNOW. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I'VE OFTEN SAID PARENTS OF THE FIRST EDUCATORS OF THE CHILDREN. YOU ARE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE HAVE TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE THEM SOMETIMES 6 TO 9 HOURS A DAY. A LOT. WE SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE, IT REALLY DOES. SOMETIMES THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME UP WITH CHILDREN THAT YOU MIGHT GET THEM AT HOME AT 6 O'CLOCK THEY EAT AND GO TO BED AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S OUR JOB TO SUPPORT YOU IN SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN. IT'S A TRIANGLE. IT'S YOU, THE CHILD AND US. AT THE END OF THE DAY I HOPE THAT NONE OF OUR STAFF, BECAUSE IF I FIND OUT I'LL BE HONEST UNTO SOMEBODY ABOUT IT. NOBODY SHOULD BE KEEPING SECRETS FROM PARENTS UNLESS IT'S A SITUATION THAT INVOLVES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. I WON'T EVEN SAY THAT'S A SECRET. CPS IS PROBABLY GOING TO CALL YOU. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN ARE NOT A DANGER TO THEMSELVES, A DANGER TO OTHERS OR GRAVELY DISABLED. THERE'S NO SECRETS. I'M GONNA AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID BEN, I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS BECOME US AGAINST THEM. THAT'S NOT FAIR. IT TAKES ALL OF US. WE NEED OUR SROS. WE NEED OUR TEACHERS. WE NEED OUR STUDENTS. WE NEED OUR PARENTS. WE NEED OUR COMMUNITIES. I'VE GOT TO STOP MAKING THIS AN ALL OR NOTHING OR YOU'RE WRONG AND I'M RIGHT AND I GOT YOU. THAT DOESN'T HELP OUR CHILDREN. AT

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>> I JUST NEED ANOTHER THING CLARIFIED REAL QUICK. I'M LOOKING OUT THE PRESENTATION YOU DID EARLIER. UNTIL I UNDERSTAND IT I'M GOING TO ASK IT.

>> THE PRESENTATION SAYSABOUT HIRING FOR COUNSELORS AND 3 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS THAN IT GOES ON THAT YOU SENT WHEN WE HAVE THE RED NUMBERS JEFF, CAN YOU PUT THAT BACK UP THERE WHERE IT SAYS YOUR ONE YEAR 2. LIKE IN YEAR ONE HIRING FOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, 3 PSYCHOLOGIST. MY LOOK AT THAT THAT'S 7 POSITIONS THAT WE ARE HIRING. I'M CONFUSED AND MISS KATIE YOU NEED TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS THEN. THE FOREGOING HAVE THOSE 7 WHITE 5 YEARS OF MY NOT PAYING FOR THEM AGAIN? ARE YOU SAYING A BUDGETING FOR THEM AGAIN IN YEAR 2 SO I DON'T HAVE TO CONSIDER THEM COMING INTO MY

BUDGET IN YEAR 5? >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE

GRANT BUDGET? >> TALK ABOUT THE 5-YEAR PLAN

TO USE THE GRANTS. >> CRACKED.

>> RAN $5.7 MILLION GRANT. IN YEAR ONE I THINK IT WAS THE 800,000 I REMEMBER, WHATEVER IT WAS. WE HAVE TIRE FOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND WE WILL HAVE 3 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST.

THAT TO ME 7. >> YES.

>> RIGHT? >> YES.

>> IN 5 YEARS ARE NOT TO KEEP THE 7 POSITIONS?

>> THOSE 7 ARE PART OF THE 15. YES.

>> OKAY. ARE THEY BEING MATCHED IN THE BUDGET WHERE WERE TAKING CARE OF THOSE 7 AND 5 YEARS OR YEAR TO YEAR 3?

EXPLAIN. >> YOU NEED TO WATCH THE HIGHER OR THE MOVE LINES AND THEN WHEN IT SAYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

IN THE FIRST YEAR IT SAYS HIGHER FOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND 3 SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS. AT THE END OF THAT YEAR IN DECEMBER OF 23, 2 OF THIS COUNSELORS AND ONE OF THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WOULD COME OFF THE GRANT AND ONTO HSC

ROLES. >> THAT'S THE 3 THAT KATIE WAS SAYING EARLIER WE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO CONSIDER 3 IN THE NEW BUDGET. THE OTHER 2 COUNSELORS WOULD STAY ON THE GRANT.

>> OKAY. >> IN YEAR 2 WE WOULD MOVE ALL 8 SOCIAL WORKERS ONTO THE GRANT.

>> FROM THE ÃFUNDS. >> CRACKED. AT THE END OF YEAR 2 REMEMBER WE HAVE 2 COUNSELORS LEFT OVER FROM YEAR ONE. WERE GOING TO MOVE THEM AND 2 OF THE 8 SOCIAL WORKERS ONTO HSC ROLES AND OFF THE GRANT. SO NOW WE HAVE 4 SALARIES OR

COMPENSATIONS. >> CORRECT. THAT PROCESS GOES ON THROUGH THE 5. THE ONLY THING WE ADD ON HERE IS THE 6 ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO SERVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE 3 TO SERVE THE INTERMEDIATES. THE OTHER POSITIONS THAT AT THE END OF YEAR 5, IF WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS WE WOULD HAVE DEFINED ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE 15.

>> OKAY. SO, TO WRAP UP MY OTHER QUESTION IS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS, I THANK YOU GUYS QUOTED TO ME WAS

IT 23? >> YES.

>> OKAY, WHAT DOES THE $33,333 BEFORE?

>> SURE. THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS IN HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE. PRIVATE INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER A LOT OF THE SERVICES THAT A GOOD MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES. THAT'S IN THE MENTAL HEALTH PARITY.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. MEDICAID COVERS A LOT OF SERVICES THAT PRIVATE INSURANCE DOES NOT. ANY TIME OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CALLS APPARENT, THAT'S A FREE SERVICE THAT ARE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDING. OUR CRISIS LIAISON I TALKED ABOUT, ALL OF HIS SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO FAMILIES. STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HE IS PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT TO THEM

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>> WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE THOSE POSITIONS. WE ARE FULL OR FINE

OR OKAY. >> DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK.

>> OKAY. >> LIKE I SAID THE ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SAID 13 POSITIONS. COMMUNITY HAS ADDED POSITIONS. WE NOW HAVE 23. THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THE FEE.

IN FACT, THEY CREATED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE. THAT WE WORK WITH HAMILTON FOUNDATION ON.

>> THAT'S AWESOME. IN 5 YEARS THE GRANT RUNS OUT OR IF IT RUNS OUT WELL, IT DOES RUN OUT. WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT ON STUFF WE WOULD BE HAVING AT THE TIME? IN YOUR DEPARTMENT AND YOUR BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH. ALL OF YOUR COUNSELOR, SO CREDITORS, SCHOOL THERAPISTS, ALL THAT ONE. 28 TO 52?

WHAT'S YOUR TOTAL? >> WE TURNED 46 SCHOOL DISTRICTS SO WE WILL BE ADDING FORCE THAT PUTS US AT AROUND 50. WITH 8 SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS THE DISTRICT AND WE WOULD BE ADDING 9. THEN 14 SCHOOL PSYCHS AND WE WILL BE ADDING 3. I DON'T OVERSEE SCHOOL PSYCHS. THAT'S NOT MY

DEPARTMENT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST

WANTED TO HEAR THE NUMBERS. >> I THINK ARE GOOD TO BE EXCITED I'M DOWN TO MY LAST COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

>> GOT IT. THIS IS WAY PAST MY BEDTIME.

>> I JUST LOOKED AT THE CLOCK. IF MY WIFE IS WATCHING, I'LL BE HOME SOON. SHE'S PROBABLY LOVING THIS ACTUALLY. FOR THE LAST TIME HERE. LAST 2 QUESTIONS. COULD YOU AFFIRM THAT ANYONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, ANY BASIS OF MENTAL HEALTH, EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS, ANY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT INTERACT WITH KIDS AND WHAT I WOULD SAY, I'VE ESTABLISHED THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN THIS AND ACADEMICS. I WILL CALL THIS A NONACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. THIS IS GETTING THEM BACK TO AN ACADEMIC AREA.

IN THIS AREA WHICH YOU AFFIRM AND EVEN SUPPORT AND POTENTIALLY A NEW POLICY THAT WE COULD DISCUSS AND TALK ABOUT THAT ANOTHER TIME SOME SORT OF OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH POLICY THAT JUST CODIFIES THE IDEA THAT OUR COUNSELORS ARE MANDATED REPORTERS. BASICALLY MIRROR THE LAW THAT WE WILL NOT ACT AGAINST THE INTEREST OF THE PARENTS. WE WILL REPRESENT THE VALUES OF PARENTS. THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THE SERVICES BEFORE YOU BEGIN OTHER THAN IMMEDIATE URGENT CARE. WOULD YOU BE ACCEPTING OF SOME SORT OF POLICY THAT CODIFIED THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE WERE ALL LIVING UP TO THOSE

EXPECTATIONS? >> THIS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE POLICY MEETING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO CERTAINLY I THINK ONE THING I BROUGHT UP TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ON POLICY WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE ETHICAL GUIDELINES OF THESE PROFESSIONALS. BECAUSE, IT WOULD BE UNFAIR OF US TO ASK THEM TO VIOLATE THEIR ETHICAL GUIDELINES. SET BY THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. I THINK THAT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH FAMILIES THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT WERE DOING AND MAKING SURE WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT.

>> OKAY. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. THE LAST THING, KIND OF A STEP TOWARDS BUILDING AND I THINK ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT ANIMAL SURE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THE IDEA OF TRY TO FIND THIS THING OURSELVES, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS CAN WE DO THIS OURSELVES WITHOUT THE MONEY IS ABOUT CONTROL LOCAL CONTROL. THAT WE ARE THE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE FROM DC TELLING US WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO SPEND OUR MONEY. IF WE COMMIT TO THIS AND WE ACCEPT THIS, AT THE ANNUAL REVIEWS WE HAVE TO REPORT BACK INTO THAT.

SIR ANYTHING WHERE WE ARE TIED INTO THIS THING FOREVER? NOT IN ANY WAY SAYING HE WOULDN'T DO THIS. I CERTAINLY HOLD YOU AT YOUR WORD THAT WHAT YOU'VE SAID HERE, ALL OF YOU. WERE GONNA DO WITH IT SAYS. AT THIS THING BEGINS TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL, GOING OFF IN AREAS WHENEVER DISCUSSED HERE. CAN

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>> I CERTAINLY THINK THAT WOULD BE CONVERSATION WE NEED TO HAVE WITH OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUT, I WOULD HAPPILY COME BACK REPORT AS FREQUENTLY AS HE WOULD LIKE ABOUT THE WORK WE ARE DOING BECAUSE I'M PROUD OF THE SUPPORT OF THE STAFF PROVIDES TO HER STUDENTS.

>> WHILE I DON'T DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR. WERE NOT PLANNING TO HAVE ANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING. WE JUST WANT TO HAVE MORE STAFF. THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN IF WE WANT TO REDUCE THE STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO. IF YOU'VE GOT CLASSROOM THAT HAS 25 KIDS AND WE SAY WE WANT TO REDUCE IT TO JUST HAVE 20 KIDS. THEN WE HIRE SOME MORE TEACHERS WHAT IS IT EVERY 4 TEACHERS LOSES SOME KIDS AND HAVE TO HIRE ONE. IT'S KIND OF THAT CONCEPT. WERE NOT NECESSARILY DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT. IF THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT WE ARE BEING SECRET OR WHATEVER, I'VE

ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT. >> WHAT AM I CLARIFYING I DON'T THANK YOU ARE. I THINK THIS IS GREAT AND WELL ATTENDED. IF WE FIND OUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY THIS IS A PROBLEM, CAN WE PUT THE BRAKES ON IT AND I GUESS WITH THAT BE MY LAST QUESTION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU GO BACK TO WHATEVER YOU SAID, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CONTROL OF THIS. GET LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON THAT AND MAKE SURE WE REALLY UNDERSTAND. I THINK THERE WERE 2 OTHER THINGS THAT WE WERE GONNA GO BACK TO THEM AT DOUBLE CHECK ABOUT CAN WE CHANGE LANGUAGE. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE THE ACTUAL CONTRACT.

SHOULD NEVER SIGN SOMETHING BEFORE THEY START SENDING US $1

MILLION. >> WE HAVE A 30 PAGE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION DOCUMENT IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ IT. WE CAN

SHARE THAT. >> SADLY, I WOULD LIKE TO READ

IT. >> IT'S THRILLING.

>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE GRANT REAL QUICK AND JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE OF A BIG PART OF THE GRANT. EXPLAIN THE LANGUAGE OF THE GRANT ABOUT THE CORRELATION OF THE FIGHTING, THE FREE LUNCH, THE MENTAL HEALTH. A LOT OF THAT STUFF THAT WAS PUT IN THOSE CHARGE AND IN THAT INFORMATION. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GRANT IS WRITTEN TO IMPACT A MINORITY OF STUDENTS INSTEAD OF THE MAJORITY OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S WRITTEN VERSUS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A COMPETITIVE GRANT. FIRST OFF WE WERE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE NEED. WHILE I WOULD'VE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE GLOWING WONDERFUL THINGS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WE HAD TO SHARE THE DEMONSTRATED NEED. THERE WERE SPECIFIC THINGS IF YOU REMEMBER BACK TO THE SLIDES WE SHOWED DURING THE WORK SESSION. THERE WERE ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE NEED. THAT'S WHERE THAT INFORMATION COMES FROM.

>> LIKE TO GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY THAT FOR ME PERSONALLY ASSURE THE SEDIMENTS THAT BEN OR SUSAN THOMAS HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE TO

RETRACT. >> POINT OF ORDER THIS IS INFORMATIONAL ORDER. THIS ISN'T LISTED FOR ACTION ITEM ON

OUR AGENDA. >> ALSO DON'T WE HAVE A BOARD POLICY THAT DOESN'T STATE THE BOARD VOTES ON GRANTS RECEIVED.

THEY SHARE THAT POLICY EARLIER IN THE WORK SESSION. WE DON'T

VOTE ON GRANTS. >> JEFF CAN YOU PULL UP THE PRESENTATION AND GO TO THAT POLICY.

>> AFFECT DEPOSIT TICKET TO THE ATTORNEYS.

>> DO WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY HERE. RNEY HERE. ARE YOU TABL?

>> MADAM PRESIDENTT, WHY DON'T WE ONSIDER A PAUSE AT THIS TIME TO GET SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE MR. OR HEADSET WITH MS. LAWSON HAD SAID TO FIND THAT INFORMATION.

>> 'WHAT? A POLICY DOES NOT STATE RIVER TAKE ACTION ON GRANTS. IT ACTUALLY SAYS WE MUST PURSUE AND SEEK FUNDING FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN LOCAL TAX DOLLARS IS WHAT

THE POLICY SAYS. . [APPLAUSE] >> ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT CAME UT AND SPOKE ESPECIALLY TO HER STUDENTS THAT CAME OUT AND SPOKE. AND, I APOLOGIZE THAT

[03:25:05]

>> I RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE THIS CONTINUED DISCUSSION.

THERE WILL NOT BE ABOUT TONIGHT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS DIALOGUE. SO THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ABOUT A VOTE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT. THIS WAS INFORMATION GATHERING FOR US. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE WORK SESSION MANY HAVE YOU MAY NOT BEEN HERE. THIS IS FIRST TIME THE 4 OF US THAT ARE NEWLY ELECTED INTO THIS POSITION HAVE SEEN THIS INFORMATION. WE ARE LIMIT FINISH PLEASE. WERE DOING THIS IN A PUBLIC SETTING FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY AND SAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION FROM PRINTED MATERIALS TO OUR ADMINISTRATION. SO WE ALL CAN HEAR IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FOR COMING WITH QUESTIONS. WE WERE VOTED IN HERE FOR A REASON SO WE COULD GLEAN INSIGHTS FROM EVERYBODY HERE ALL SCIENCE.

IT'S CALLED FAIR BALANCE INFORMATION. WHERE GOING THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS. DIPLOMACY APPEARED WERE TAKING THE PROPER CHANNELS IN THIS. SO, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE OPEN SESSIONS FOR YOU TO SPEAK.

THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS. >> FAMILY DAYS, WHAT WAS THE DAYS? 180 OR 185 FROM JANUARY 1?

>> IT'S 180. >> 180? TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS.

I EXPECTED WHEN I SAY IF WE WAIT THAT LONG WERE GOING TO BE

WAY BEHIND. >> I UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND.

MY QUESTION IS THIS OR ANY CHANGE INTO THE CHOICE OF POSITIONS OR WHAT WERE GOING FOR GOING FORWARD. I KNOW WE NEED THE ASSISTANCE, DON'T GET ME WRONG. WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IS THERE A CHANGE OR ANYTHING WE WOULD HAVE TO THAT WE WOULD GET TO DO IF WE WANTED TO MAKE A CHANGE TO IT? THIS AT ALL HAVE TO BE DONE BETWEEN NOW AND THE HUNDRED 80 DAYS? I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I'M JUST ASKING.

>> BROKE AS A CALL TOMORROW SOMEONE FROM THE GRANT. WE CAN CERTAINLY POSE SOME QUESTIONS. SHE JUST SAY, HATE WE'D LIKE TO CHANGE WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE TO.

>> THAT'S FAIR. >> AND MAKE THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF TIME SO WHENEVER WERE GOING TO COME BACK AND HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATION WE HAVE ALL THAT READY TO GO.

>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE JUST TO LISTEN IN. I PERSONALLY HAVE FILED A GREAT WITH US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND FORMER JOHN. UNDERSTAND THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ALL ARE GOING THROUGH IN THE INTRICACIES FOR THE POINT OF BEING AWARDED TO THE POINT AND TIMELINE NECESSARY. BE HAPPY TO HELP SEND IN AND LISTEN IN REPRESENTATIVE THE BOARD IF THAT'S HELPFUL.

>> I WOULD AGREE. I WOULD LIKE THAT APPROACH. AN INFORMATION ITEM. DOESN'T REQUIRE A VOTE. WE CAN LET THEM HAVE THEIR DISCUSSION WITH THE GRANT ISSUER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF WE FILL THE NEED TO MOVE IN SOME DIRECTION AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. WE CAN ALWAYS SCHEDULE SOMETHING ELSE. I THINK WE HAVE TO GET 48 HOURS NOTICE. WE COULD DO THAT. I DON'T THINK THIS REQUIRES A SPECIFIC VOTE AT THIS TIME ESPECIALLY WITH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS STILL OUTSTANDING. WE'VE JUST HEARD ALL THIS INFORMATION AS YOU PPOINTED OUT. I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE TIME TO PROCESS AND MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY BUT, AGAIN WE MAY NOT NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. THAT'S NOT TECHNICALLY OUR POLICY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO UNDERSTAND AND CONTEMPLATE THIS. HEAR BACK FROM THEM.

GIVE THEM DIRECTION ON WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO CHANGE

AND THEN MOVE FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. QUITS MOVING TO ITEM 5.04 RRP FOR RADIAL REPLACEMENT. IF WE STILL HAVE

[03:30:08]

>> GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR SPOKES, MATTERN PRESIDENT, BOARD

MEMBERS. >> FOR THOSE EXITING THE BUILDING CAN YOU PLEASE LEAVE QUIETLY. THANK YOU.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES?

>> GOOD EVENING DOCTOR STOKES, MADAM PRESIDENT, BOARD MEMBERS.

OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS THERE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR SCHOOL SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BUILDING DOOR ACCESS CONTROL INSTALLATIONS. ONGOING, REPLACEMENT OF ANALOG CAMERAS WITH DIGITAL CAMERAS. UPGRADE OF AGE AS HE REPORTED WHICH SURTAX TO TIP ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM. AND THE ADDITION OF THE SAFE VISITOR SYSTEM WHICH IS USED FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND VISITOR CHECK IN AND OUT. UNDER SCHOOL BUILDINGS. COMMUNICATION IS KEY PART OF SCHOOL SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE. RADIOS ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED DUE TO THE SPIRIT EQUIPMENT OR DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT BEING USED AND TO START AN COUNTY LOUD INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES. THUS, WE WELCOME PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ADVERTISING RFP FOR DISTRICTWIDE RADIO UPGRADE. OUR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SAFETY, MIKE JOHNSON, WILL NOT REFUTE WITH THE WITH THE PROJECT

GOALS. >> THANK YOU SIR, DOCTOR STOKES, BOARD, THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT IN FRONT OF YOU ALL. WELCOME TO THE NEW BOARD. AS A DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SAFETY THERE ARE 3 PRIMARY AREAS I WANT TO FOCUS ON AS A RELATES TO THE SAFETY, THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF THE BUILDINGS. THOSE 3 AREAS INVOLVE ACCESS CONTROL, CAMERAS AND COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE A CURRENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED OUT THE TERMS OF UPGRADING TO CURRENT BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF THE TECHNOLOGY. AS YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE YOU PROBABLY RECALL, I DON'T KNOW PROBABLY 10 YEARS AGO OR SO WE STARTED IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESS TO THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE'VE RESTRUCTURED THE FRONTS OF MANY OF HER BUILDINGS. REQUIRED MANY DOORS TO GET THROUGH WE HAD TO ENTER THE BUILDINGS THROUGH THE OFFICE.

THAT WASN'T THE CASE ONE ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS. THAT WAS THE FIRST 4 INTO A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOL SAFETY. WE MENTIONED SOME THESE THINGS INCLUDING IMPAIRMENTS TO OUR CAMERAS AND ETC. THIS RADIO PROJECT IS A CONTINUATION OF ALL THOSE TYPES OF IMPROVEMENTS. GLOBALLY. WE HAVE RADIOS AND BUILDINGS FOR TEACHERS TO COMMUNICATE. FOR CUSTODIANS TO COME INDICATE GOOD FOR TEACHERS TO HAVE OUT ON RECESS FOR EXAMPLE. PROCESS 2 USES ARE TRAVELING AROUND.

OUR BUILDINGS ARE ALL BUILT ON A PLAN WHERE THERE ALMOST SIDLED. THEY WORK IN THE BUILDINGS BUT THERE'S. LITTER UP ABILITY DISTRICTWIDE. FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING SHOULD THAT BE NECESSARY IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT. ONE OF THE THINGS WERE LOOKING AT HERE IS TO HAVE IMPROVED RADIO COVERAGE IN THE BUILDINGS BUT ALSO HAVE SOME OF THAT ACCESS ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. AS A FORMER POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER I COULD TELL YOU IT'S A BASIC ONE-TO-ONE OF SAFETY IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT IS OUR MITIGATION SYSTEM. WERE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE DISTANCE ARE SCHOOL BUSES CAN ACCESS BACK TO OUR CENTER HERE AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE. HAD AN INCIDENT A YEAR AGO OR SO WE HAD A BUS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. IT WAS ON I 70 ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE SIOUX. A STANDARD FIELD TRIP LOCATION. THE BUS COULD NOT ACCESS VIA THE RADIO FOLKS HERE TO GET HELP. THERE WAS A DELAY BECAUSE A DRIVER HAD A USER CELL PHONE AND ETC.

[03:35:02]

REQUEST TO ASK FOR AN RFP. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I WAS GONNA SAY I LIKE THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THAT IN THE COMMUNICATION LOOKS LIKE A GOOD THING. THANK YOU.

>> AGREED. >> PLEASURE.

>> THANK YOU. >> ITEM 5.05 TRANSPORTATION PROJECT BID RESPONSES GOOD AFTERNOON DOCTOR STOKES OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER FOR THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO START OFF TO SAY THAT HSC IS THE 4TH LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE. OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS WE HAVE BUILT 10 SCHOOLS FOR THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE HAD AND ALSO MANY RENOVATIONS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION LOT NEEDS TO EXPAND. IN JANUARY 2022 BECAME TASKED CHOOL BOARD FOR PERMISSION TO GET BIDS I CAN SPEAK LOUDER. WE GOT PERMISSION TO SEEK BIDS. IN JANUARY 2022 THE SCHOOL BOARD GAVE US PERMISSION TO SEEK BIDS. DURING THAT TIME BETWEEN TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY THAT WE PROVIDED. THE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION LOT IS OVER 20 YEARS OLD. ACTUALLY HOLDS ONLY HUNDRED 98 SCHOOL BUSES. A FLEET OF BUSES IS OVER 300.

WOULD LIKE TO BRING THEM ALL BACK HERE IN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT THE EXPANSION WILL DO IS BRING BACK 300 BUSES UNDER A SECURED LOCATION. IT WILL ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERNS. IT WILL CHANGE THE FLOW PATTERN FOR ENTERING AN EXIT OUT OF THE DRIVE. IT WILL ADDRESS DRAINAGE ISSUES AND CREATE OVERFLOW PARKING FOR BUS DRIVERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2022 THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT DID ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CITY OF ONE æ WE COMPLETED GEOTECHNICAL SURVEYS, SOIL SAMPLES, DRAINAGE SURVEYS AND TRAFFIC FLOW PATTERNS. IN OCTOBER 2022 WE SENT THIS OUT FOR BID. WE RECEIVED 3 BIDS BACK. GRANT CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST BID. LOWEST BASE BID. ALSO LOWEST BID WITH THE 3 ALTERNATES. THE 3 ALTERNATES WERE CREATE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES FOR THE BUS DRIVERS THAT WILL BE BACK HERE. ALSO OVERFLOW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. TO REPLACE THE CURRENT POLE LIGHTS THAT ARE THERE NOW AND TO ALSO PUT IN THE GUTS FOR EXPANDING OUR ELECTRICAL BUSES. WHAT WE LIKE TO DO THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND ASK YOU GUYS TO VOTE AND LESS GRANT CONSTRUCTION FOR THE

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MIGHT HAVE. >> IDEAL. OF A QUICK QUESTION.

IN A FORMER LIFE IS TO BID CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO THE CITY AND MUNICIPALITIES. COST OF GOING CRAZY HAVE GONE CRAZY OVER THE PAST YEAR PLUS WERE DEALING WITH IT IN EVERY ASPECT OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. AS YOU REDO THIS I UNDERSTAND GRANT ESSENTIALLY HONORED THEIR ORIGINAL BID SO THEY EXTENDED OUT. IS THERE ANY LANGUAGE IN OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM THAT AS A REBID THE PROCESS TO THEIR SUPPLIERS AND THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS AND ALL OF THAT, THAT WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE ANY MECHANISM TO HOLD THEM TO ANY SAVINGS? I KNOW WHEN I USED TO BID PROJECTS THAT WAS THE INITIAL BID AND YOU GO OUT AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND BID A PROJECT YOU GET EVERYBODY'S BEST OFFER ANY BID THAT. ONCE YOU WIN YOU MAKE THEM ALL BID AGAIN AND YOU SAVE A BUNCH OF HONEY. SO, AS THE COST HAS FLUCTUATED SPECIAL WITH ASPHALT WHICH I'M SURE WILL BE A HUGE PORTION OF THIS COST ARE GOING UP AND DOWN. TO HAVE ANY MECHANISMS IN THEIR TO ESSENTIALLY SHARE SOME OF THAT SAVINGS IF BRANDT STARTS ALONG THIS PROJECT. THEY HOLD FEET TO THE FIRE OF ALL THE SUPPLIERS AND SO WILL WE SHARE

IN SOME OF THE SAVINGS? >> SURE, ANYTHING, WE HAVE A HARD. $6.8 MILLION. ANYTHING LEFT OVER COMES BACK TO US.

WHEN LOOKING ASPHALT PRICES DID SKYROCKET AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE OVER THE FIRST TIME AND HAD TO COME BACK AND ASKED FOR MORE MONEY. NOW THEY ARE FEELING WHICH IS GREAT FOR US.

WE ALSO BUILT IN A $400,000 CONTINGENCY WHICH WE EXPECT NOT TO USE THAT BUT, IS FOR EMERGENCIES. DO EITHER OF YOU

WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO YOU? >> SO ESSENTIALLY WE'VE GOT A

OF 6.8. >> THAT INCLUDES HARD AND SOFT

COST. >> ARCHITECTURE AND ALL THAT.

>> ALL THE SOIL SAMPLES WE DO. >> RIGHT. BUT, IF WE GO UNDER THAT, IF BRANDT ESSENTIALLY BASAL CHARGES 6.9 EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY COST 5.5. TO GET TO SHARE IN ANY OF THAT? IS THERE A MECHANISM IN THAT TO REBID THIS AND ALL THAT AS WELL KEEPS GOING DOWN. DOES THAT COME BACK TO US SOMEHOW?

>> MAY TAKE IT REAL QUICK. ONE OF THE WAYS THEY ADDRESSED THE ASPHALT IS PHASE 1 THE PRICE IS LOCKED IN AND PHASE 2 AND 3 IS MARKET PRICE. WHAT MR. KNAPP WAS ALLUDING TO COME AS THOSE ASPHALT PRICES GO DOWN WE WILL TAKE THE VALUE OF THE MARKET PRICE. WHEN NOT LOCKED IN AT THE HIGH RATE THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY. I KNOW THAT'S ONE PIECE OF IT FOR CERTAIN.

>> THAT'S THE KIND OF THING SOME MARKET PRICE PRICING REALLY REALLY DROPPED WERE NOT GIVING YOU THIS ANYMORE.

>> IT'S ONLY FOR ASPHALT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THAT

CLEAR.>> THAT'S FAIR. I'D IMAGINE THAT'S THE >>> OF THE MATERIAL. EVERYTHING ELSE IS LABOR AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? AWESOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MOVING TO A 5.06 LANTERN ROAD ELEMENTARY RENOVATION GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. CE.

>> GOOD EVENING OR IS IT GOOD MORNING YET? I'M NOT SURE.

THANK YOU LORD FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT AS FAR AS THAT 10 YEAR PLAN, LANTERN ROAD ELEMENTARY IS NEXT BUILDING WE WILL RENOVATE. CSO HAS APPROVED AS ARCHITECT AND MARKED BY SCHOOL BOARD. THE CONSTRUCTION WAS APPROVED AS THE CONTRACTOR IN JUNE FOR THE PROJECT. DESIGN TOOK PLACE FROM JUNE ÃNOVEMBER WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING CSO, PEPPER, FOOD SERVICES TECHNOLOGY, EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS, CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF AND BUILDING A MINISTRATION, TEACHERS, TRANSPORTATION, CITY OF FISHERS, COUNTY OFFICIALS AND EVERYBODY ELSE WE NEEDED D TO JENNIFER 19TH 2023 PEPPER OPENED BIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIANA CODE 532 5. BASED ON THE BIDS PEPPERS PROPOSE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE PROJECT OF $14,148,552. CONTAINED WITHIN THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OUR ALLOWANCES AND CONTINGENCIES BUILT INTO

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THE FUJI PRO-WOMEN THE PAPER IS CONTAINED WITHIN THEM.

SOMETHING THE SCHOOL FACILITY FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH. THIS ITEM IS FOR INFORMATION. IF YOU LIKE TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT THAT WILL ALLOW PEPPER TO GO ON AN ISSUE NOTICES TO THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS. START TO GET THE CONTRACTS GOING. ALLOW US TO ORDER MATERIALS. SUPPLY CHAINS ARE STILL VOLATILE AND THE SOONER WE CAN GIVE PEPPER THE GO TO ORDER MATERIALS THE BETTER WE ARE TO MAKE SURE CONSTRUCTION CAN START IN MAY OF THIS YEAR AND WILL GO UNTIL AUGUST 2024.

>> KATIE? ARE WE HAPPY WITH THE 17.4 IS THE MAX PRICE? WE ARE BUDGETED FOR THAT AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD?

>> YES SIR. IT'S ACTUALLY WHY WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS A SECOND TIME. SIMILAR TO TRANSPORTATION. YES, IT WILL BE FUNDED OUT OF MULTI-EARS OF BONDS. AND YES, IT'S ALL PLAN FOR AND EVERYTHING IS COPACETIC WITHIN THE BID. THIS IS REALLY THE LAST STEP. WE'VE DONE ALL THE OTHER PROCEDURAL WHEN THEY PUBLICLY BID AS MR. RICE ALLUDED TO. WE JUST HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE BIDS CAME IN, THEY ARE WITHIN THE BUDGET, SORT OF THAT LAST PIECE.

>> PERFECT. JUST LOOKING FOR LITTLE CHECK AND BALANCE. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WERE GOOD ON BOTH SIDES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU YOU GUYS. >> WEIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WE DO NOT HAVE FEBRUARY 22 MEETING. WHICH IS TWICE A MONTH. WE USUALLY DO. THAT WOULD POSTPONE HIM LIKE ALMOST 30 DAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE DO VOTE ON THIS TODAY.

>> I WOULD SECOND. DO WE NEED TO MOVE IT TO AN ACTION ITEM?

>> NO. WE DON'T. LET ME GET TO THE THING. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE WITH PEPPER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MOTIVATION AT LANTERN

ROAD ELEMENTARY AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.

>> CALL FOR A VOTE PLEASE. [VOTING]

>> THANK YOU GUYS. I WANT TO SAY THANKS BOB ECHOLS FOR BEING HERE ALL NIGHT FROM PEPPER CONSTRUCTION AND BRAD WAS CSO.

>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE ALL NIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> OH MY GOODNESS. LAST ON THE INFORMATION ITEMS IS 5.07 POLICY AT FIRST READ. HELLO

KIM. >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. BOARD AND DOCTOR STOKES. SO I WNT TO PRESENT TO YOU FOR OUR FIRST READ. BLESS YOU. HAVE A COUPLE POLICIES THAT WE ARE PRESENTING WITH SOME REVISIONS. THE FIRST POLICY FOR FIRST READ IS G0 3.02. THE NEW TITLE OF THIS POLICY WILL BE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS THE OLD TITLE CERTIFIED STAFF FRINGE BENEFITS. THE KEY HIGHLIGHT HERE IN THIS POLICY FOR THE REVISION OF THE LANGUAGE IS REALLY SIMPLY TO APPLY BOTH CERTIFIED AND NONCERTIFIED EMPLOYEES RATHER THAN HAVING TO POLICIES. SO THAT IN ESSENCE IS THE REASON FOR THE REVISION FOR THIS POLICY. AND THE NEXT POLICY FOR FIRST READ IS SIGNING AUTHORITY D08.01. AND THIS POLICY WE'VE ADDED SOME REVISIONS. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL POLICIES THAT WE ARE ABSORBING INTO AND RESCINDING. IN THIS POLICY BE ADDED A NEW HEADING UNDERWRITTEN INSTRUMENTS WHICH SPEAKS TO OUR VARIOUS CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION AND SO ON. AND KATIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT OF WHO HAS

AUTHORITY TO SIGN CONTRACTS? >> I FIGURE ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR ME RIGHT? JUST KIDDING. THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS IS EMMA THE INDIANA GATEWAY PORTAL FOR THE STATE OF INDIANA REQUIRES US TO UPLOAD ANY CONTRACT THAT IS IN EXCESS OF $50,000 OR MORE. I THINK THAT WAS DUPLICATE OF. IT DOES INCLUDE

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>> THANK YOU AND ALONG WITH THAT POLICY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLICY YOU WILL SEE A HEADING BE ADDED THAT SAYS, CHECKS, PURCHASE ORDERS, REQUESTS A PURCHASE AND CLAIMS. WE ADDED THAT SECTION FROM POLICY D07 POINT 01. WHICH WILL NOT BE INCLUDEDIN ABSORBED IN THIS POLICY. NOT TO GREAT CONFUSION. THEN WE DO HAVE A LIST OF POLICIES FOR RESENDING.

SO THAT D07 POINT 01 I MENTIONED IS ABSORBED D08.01.

AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES. ALSO REQUESTING FOR RESENDING IS G0 4.00, SUPPORT STAFF. THERE'S NO LEGAL REPORT REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THIS POLICY. ALSO RECOMMENDING RESENDING G0 4.01 AT WILL EMPLOYMENT. THE LAW ALREADY PROVIDES THAT EMPLOYEES WITHOUT CONTRACTS ARE AT WILL EMPLOYEES. AND THEN I WANT TO RESENT G0 2 POINT I'M SORRY, G0 4.02. SUPPORT STAFF HIRING. THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO HAVE THAT POLICY. AND THEN IT RELATED TO THE FIRST POLICY MENTIONED, THE SUPPORT STAFF BENEFITS. G0 4.03. THIS ONE IS ABSORBED INTO OUR NEW EMPLOYEE BENEFITS G0 3.02. SO JUST PRESENT THOSE AS FIRST READ AND MYSELF AND THE COMMITTEE CAN ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. PRIOR TO BRINGING

THESE BACK FOR SECOND RATE. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE POLICY

COMMITTEE? OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. OH, I BELIEVE JIMMY AND MIKE WANTED TO COME BACK UP. REGARDING THE RFP.

>> READ THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO REQUEST AN RFP. CORRECT? WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT TOO. I WILL GET TO THAT SIDE TO DO THAT FOR YOU. HOLD ON.

>> YES. MY SCREEN GOES DARK. LET'S DO THAT FOR YOU. IT IS A DISCUSSION ITEM. BUT, I GUESS WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT ARE TO BE TRUSTED TO GIVE THEM PERMISSION? IS IT JUST PERMISSION TO SEARCH FOR AN RFP? THE NOT ACTUALLY DOING ANY WORK. WHICH WAS ASKING THEM TO. I THINK THAT JUST FROM YOUR PRESIDENT LANE TO GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO SEEK AN

RFP. >> MARKETING PERMISSION TO SEEK

[Additional Item]

>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> I THOUGHT SO TOO BUT THERE'S NOTHING ON HERE THAT SAYS VOTE.

>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE ALLOW FOR AN RFP FOR THE DISTRICT RIDE RADIO REPLACEMENT SEARCH.

[7. Board Reports]

>> I SECOND IT. CALL FOR A VOTE. [VOTING]

>> PASSESS 7 Ã0. >> THANK YOU.

>> THEY GOT MR. LEG. >> THANK YOU. WILL BE TO 7.01. MEMBER REPORTS. ANYONE HAVE APARTMENT REPORT?

>> I'LL BE QUICK JUST A REMINDER FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE GAME DATE FOR HSC CLOSE. IT'S A BIG FUNDRAISER FOR THE FOUNDATION. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 22 I THINK IS THE FRIDAY. I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE

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AND SUPPORTS OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

>> EXCUSE ME I APOLOGIZE, CORRECTION FEBRUARY 24.

FEBRUARY 24 IS THAT FRIDAY. WE HAVE A NEW COMMITTEE WHICH IS THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE. WE'RE MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW, THURSDAY AT 11 AM MY RIGHT MR. RAPP? 11 WILLIAM IS HER FIRST FACILITIES MEETING. THAT IS A PUBLIC

MEETING AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> HE SAID THERE AREN'T THAT MANY TICKETS LEFT. IF THEY WANT TO GO THE NEED TO HURRY UP

THE PURCHASE. >> OH GOOD. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TICKETS. GET IN THERE AND GET YOUR TICKETS FOR GAME DAY.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAD PRESIDENT LANE.

>> THANK YOU. SO GENERALLY THE SECTION WORK AND ADD BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE ON COMMITTEES TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK IN ANY ACTIVITIES COULD JUST INFORM THE PUBLIC WHAT HAPPENS IN THOSE COMMITTEE SECTIONS. MOVING TO THIS SECTION 7.0 10 BOARD PRESIDENT REPORT. TO BE BRIEF. I THINK WE ALL WANT TO GO HOME AND GO TO BED. SO BASICALLY I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TONIGHT. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES IT'S MESSY. IT'S NOT PERFECT. IT'S NOT DESIGNED TO BE. CERTAINLY THROUGH THE PROCESS WE HOPE WE LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER WITH REGARDS TO UNDERSTANDING THE MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT. WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONS AND HAVING THIS PROCESS IN PLACE WE WALK AWAY WITH WE FILL THOSE GAPS OFTEN TIMES WITH MISINFORMATION. THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PROCESS WAS TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION PUBLICLY SO EVERYBODY HAD FULL VISIBILITY. THE QUESTIONS A LOT OF US PAST ON THE DAIS APPEAR CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER OR NOT WE ALL AGREED WITH IT OR NOT, KNOW THAT THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES OUT IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE CONCERNS AROUND VARIOUS SUBJECTS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM. WITH THAT SAID, WE HOPE YOU ALL CLEANED A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT OF THIS IS WERE STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ADMINISTRATION AND CONTINUED TO GATHER DATA IN SOME OF THOSE GAPS THAT MAY STILL REMAIN. WORK WITH US. WERE HERE NOT TO BE ADVERSARIES WERE HERE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY WORK WITH THE DISTRICT. WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION. ALSO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. WE TAKE THAT VERY, WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. WE TAKE THAT VERY STRONGLY. ALSO I WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THROUGH THAT PROCESS WE ARE SEEKING STRONGER COLLABORATION NOT ONLY WITH HSC 8 AND THE ADVENTURES OF BUT ALSO SUPPORT. THE GOAL IS TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR A QUORUM. I KNOW IT'S HARD WHEN WE GET EMOTIONAL. WE TAKE THINGS VERY PASSIONATELY HARD NOT TO CONTROL OUR EMOTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT DECORUM AS BEST WE CAN. OBVIOUSLY MY EMAIL IS BLOWING UP. WE ARE HEARING FROM ALL OF YOU. NOTE THAT IF THE RESPONSES GIVEN IN RETURN IS MOST LIKELY TO COME FROM ANY REPRESENTED THE BOARD.

WE HAVE SOMEWHAT SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND THOSE

[8. Superintendent's Report]

>> WANT TO SAY ONE THING. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WHAT YOU JUST SAID AT THE VERY END. WE OFTEN AND I THINK IF YOU BEEN FOLLOWING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE PREVIOUS QUARTER MOST OTHER BOARDS TOO. THE BOARD PRESIDENT REPLIES TO EMAILS THAT ARE ADDRESSED TO THE WHOLE BOARD. I'VE GOTTEN TEXT MESSAGES OR OTHER EMAILS THAT WILL SAY ABOUT WHY HAVEN'T YOU REPLIED I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU. PLEASE NOTE IN ALL DUE RESPECT OUR BOARD PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF OF THE BOARD REPLACED ALL THE EMAILS. IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT DIRECTLY THEN YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THAT INDIVIDUAL DIRECTLY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR.

>> THANK YOU SUZANNE. MOVING TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

>> I WILL BE VERY BRIEF. I WANTED TO SAY THAT WE HAVE WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 14. [LAUGHTER].

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>> THANK YOU. >> HAS TO DEAL WITH REFERENDUM INFORMATION. ALSO FEBRUARY 17 IS AN E-LEARNING DAY FOR STUDENTS. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN. FEBRUARY 17 IS AN E-LEARNING DAY FOR STUDENTS. THAT MEANS THEY ARE AT HOME BUT THEY ARE USING THEIR DIGITAL DEVICES TO CHIME IN. I THINK IT'S ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. WE ALSO HAVE FEBRUARY 20 IS PRESIDENTS' DAY. THERE'S NO SCHOOL. FEBRUARY 20, PRESIDENTS' DAY, NO SCHOOL. THEN IF YOU RECALL BECAUSE BEEN A DAY OUT DUE TO WEATHER RELATED CONCERNS. WE NOW HAVE FEBRUARY THE 21ST IS A SCHOOL DAY. SO FEBRUARY 21 IS A SCHOOL DAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND THEN CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT OUR WONDERFUL BOARD PRESIDENT HAS SHARED. IT IS OUR INTENT AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE TO BE COLLABORATIVE. WE WORK WELL WITH THE BOARD. WE WANT TO WORK WELL WITH THE BOARD VIA ASSOCIATION AND OF COURSE OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU NEED US. THAT BEING SAID I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SHARE MY PART WITHOUT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY AS THINGS COME UP IN OUR DISTRICT I WANT YOU TO KNOW WHEN THEY'RE RELATED TO CHILDREN THAT WE ALWAYS DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. THE MAIN THING IS TEACHING AND LEARNING AND WHO ARE WE TEACHING AND WHO'S TEACHING? AND SOMETIMES HAS RECIPROCATED. WE LEARN FROM OUR CHILDREN AS MUCH AS THEY LEARN FROM US. THINGS TO HAPPEN A MANTRA TO BE ASSURED DON'T SUGARCOAT IT. FOR SOMETHING WE NEED TO DEAL WITH AND GET IN FRONT OF IT WE DO.

KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN. IF YOU SEE US GET

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