Jan 10, 2024 Board Meeting

[1. Meeting Opening]

[2. Snapshots of Success]

[3. Reorganization of Board]

[4. Public Comment]

[5. Consent Agenda]

[6. Action Items]

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>> YOU! THAT'S RIGHT. >> SUZANNE?

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>> I'M EXCITED FOR TULSA. A QUICK QUESTION. CAN YOU CLARIFY

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>> NO. THE JOB WITH US WOULD BE, YOU MEAN --

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>> THE CHART . I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CLARIFICATION

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>> IS OF THE TOTAL? >> THAT WOULD BE WHEN THEY ARE IN STUDENT TEACHING. THEY ARE ALSO RUNNING A WAGE IN THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THAT IS ALSO GOING TOWARDS THAT IF THEY WERE THE COME BACK AND HIRE AND WORK YOUR THEY WOULD ENTER IN AN HOUR TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE AT THAT TIME.

>> OKAY. YEAH. >> THE FIVE YEARS OUR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND THOSE THREE YEARS AT BALL STATE. THAT FIFTH YEAR AT BALL STATE, THEY WOULD EITHER, DEPENDING ON THE STRUCTURE STUDENT TEACHING, TYPICALLY, IT IS A SEMESTER. THEY WOULD BE EARNING THAT WAGE OVER THE ENTIRE COURSE OF THAT FIFTH YEAR. PART OF THAT IS THEY ARE EARNING THE APPRENTICESHIP AS THEY ALSO ARE IN CLASSROOMS. IN THOSE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE GOAL IS EVERYTHING THEY ARE LEARNING THEY ARE TRANSFERRING . TYPICALLY WITH THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE WE HAVE THIS YEAR, THEY ARE IN CLASS MONDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THAT SET TIME ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY. EACH YEAR, THAT THE AMOUNT INCREASES. THEY ARE GETTING MORE EXPERIENCE AND BEING COMPENSATED FOR THAT . DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> YES, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

>> CLOSING DISCUSSION BUT I WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM SIX-POINT 04 AS PRESENTED

SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[7. Information Items]

>> ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY FOR THAT PASSES , 7-0. THANK YOU. WILL MOVE ONTO INFORMATION ITEMS FOR THE FIRST OF 7.01. ACADEMIC UPDATE /GRADUATION. THAT WOULD BE DR. TEGA CAY

>> THANK YOU. THERE IS A SHORT DATE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL. SO THE PROCESS, EVERYBODY THINKS WHEN KIDS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE, THAT IS IT THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED. IN REALITY, THAT IS TRUE FOR MOST STUDENTS, BUT THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS WHO MIGHT STILL BE LACKING SOME CREDITS AND THE STATE ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO HAVE UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO OBTAIN THEIR CREDITS. STUDENTS MAY DO THAT THROUGH, WE OFFER SOME PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR SCHOOLS AFTER THE YEAR ENDS WHERE THEY CAN GET SOME CREDIT RECOVERY AND GAIN SOME CREDITS THAT ARE NEEDED. WHERE THEY MAY DO THAT AND GET THOSE CREDITS BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST. THAT ALLOWS US AT THAT TIME TO COUNT THE STUDENT THAT PART OF THE COHORT FOR THE CLASS THEY JUST GRADUATED IN. IN THIS CASE, THE CLASS OF 2023. GO AHEAD, JEFF.

SO THOSE GET CERTIFIED. THEY GO THROUGH A BIG PROCESS WITH THE STATE AND GET AUDITED AND CERTIFIED. THAT JUST HAPPENED , BELIEVE IT OR NOT. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY, I THINK IT WAS DECEMBER 9TH THAT THEY WERE RELEASED BUT WE WERE ON BREAK. SO THIS IS OUR FIRST CHANCE TO PUBLICLY SHOW OUR GRADUATION RATES AT BOTH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS 98 POINT FOR FOR FISHERS AND 98.22 FOUR HSC.

YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A GOOD UPTICK OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS A REFERENCE. GO AHEAD, JEFF.

>> JUST SPOTCHECK SOME COMPARISONS FOR YOU ALL. TO SEE HOW WE LINE UP WITH FOLKS WE OFTEN IMPAIR OURSELVES AGAINST. PEER I WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE JUST TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS AHEAD. IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT WAS , A CAP WAS PLACED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES THAT CAN RECEIVE A WAIVER FOR THE POST SECONDARY COMPETENCY PART OF THE GRADUATION OR OF THE DIPLOMA. AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE THREE AREAS THAT STUDENTS HAVE TO OBTAIN AN ORDER TO OBTAIN A DIPLOMA NUMBER THEY HAVE TO MEET THEIR DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. THEY HAVE TO MEET THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS UNDER EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS.

THEY HAVE TO ACHIEVE A POSTSECONDARY READY COMPETENCY.

SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT ARE PASSING THE ABFAB . PASSING THE DETERMINED CUT SCORE . THE SAME FOR A.C.T. OR S.A.T. THEY CAN GET AN HONORS DIPLOMA THAT WOULD ALSO ACHIEVE THE POST SECONDARY COMPETENCY. THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES. THEY CAN OBTAIN THE AP OR IB DUAL CREDIT CERTIFICATION. SO THE

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I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY WENT AHEAD AND APPLIED THAT METRIC, THE NINE, SIX, AND THREE TO OUR GRADUATION TOTAL FROM THIS YEAR. OUR GRADUATION TOTAL WOULD NOT HAVE CHANGED.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN, EVENTUALLY, IS IF YOU HAVE OVER THE PERCENTAGE CAP, THEN THOSE NUMBERS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD YOUR OVERALL GRADUATION RATE AND THAT WILL DRIVE THE RATE DOWN A LITTLE BIT . WE ARE ALL GOOD FOR NOW AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PROGRAMMING IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE WITH A DIPLOMA AND WE WILL NOT NEED

TO WORRY. >> VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

BEN ORR? >> I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THOSE NUMBERS WHEN I SEE THEM UP THERE. THANK YOU.

>> YUP. >>

>> NO COMMENT. >> MOVING ON. 7.02 , FINANCE

UPDATE. KATIE? >> MY PRESENTATION IS SO LONG THEY GAVE ME MY OWN CLICKER. FAIR WARNING. GOOD EVENING.

CONGRATULATIONS. A GOOD START FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND WILL START WITH THE FINANCE REPORT WHICH IS EXCITING FOR ME. I AM NOT SURE ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE. THESE FINANCIALS ARE THROUGH 1031 FOR THE NEXT MEETING IN JANUARY IS AND WE HAVE THE BOARD OF FINANCE AND REVIEW SOME OTHER FINANCIALS . FEBRUARY WE WILL DO A REPORT LIKE THIS THAT IS SIMILAR THROUGH DECEMBER. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE PREVIEW TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. WITHIN THE EDUCATION FUND, AND THE DETAILED REPORTS BY MAJOR THE COUNT AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE IN THE PUBLIC CONTENT AREA SO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE CAN FEED THEM AS WELL. THIS IS JUST THE NORMAL BREAKDOWN ON OUR YEAR-TO-DATE. FOR ME, THE BIG THING THERE IS TO NOTICE OUR CASH AND EXPENSES ARE PRETTY TIGHT . THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. WERE NOT SEEING A HUGE INCREASE IN REVENUE AND IN A REDUCTION IN EXPENSES. WE ARE OVER. WHERE HIGHER THAN THE BENCHMARK RIGHT NOW. BY ABOUT 3.2%. OUR REVENUE IS UP LIGHTLY AS WELL. IT IS PRETTY NORMAL FOR US TO HAVE TO REALLOCATE SOME EXPENSES AT THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THE MONEY WITHIN THE FUND. THERE'S ALSO FLEXIBILITY BETWEEN SOME THINGS THAT CAN COME OUT OF REFERENDUM THAT CANNOT COME OUT OF OPERATIONS BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO RECONCILE THAT OUT OF IT. IN OUR CASE, WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SOME DEGREE BECAUSE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR TEACHER INCREASES AND THE SECOND LEVEL SCHEDULE WITH HAVING A MASTERS LINE, WE WERE ESTIMATING HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD JUMP INTO A MASTERS SCHEDULE. WE HAD THE FUNDS, WE JUST HAD A BETWEEN REFERENDUM IN GENERAL, OR EDUCATION, EXCUSE ME. OPERATIONS FUND. AS YOU CAN SEE, YEAR-TO-DATE IS UNDER BENCHMARK SLIGHTLY. BY ABOUT 4 1/2%.

>> THERE REVENUES ARE SLIGHTLY OVER HALF, BUT THAT IS NORMAL BECAUSE THAT IS A PROPERTY TAX FUND AND WE ARE ONLY GETTING DISTRIBUTIONS TWICE A YEAR. PEER WAS IN REFERENDUM AS WELL, YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENSES AT 74.2. YOU CAN SEE THE EXPENSES WERE HIGHER THERE WHERE THE REVENUE IS, BUT THAT IS ALSO THE PROPERTY TAX DISTRIBUTION COMING IN TWICE A YEAR SO THAT WILL LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT WHEN WE BALANCE OUT THE YEAR AS A WHOLE. WE ARE UNDER THAT AND SMART. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THOSE EDUCATION EXPENSES REALLOCATED. I WOULD ALSO MENTION IF ANYBODY NOTICED ON THE CLAIMS DOCKET, THIS WAS THE FIRST MONTH OF OUR TRANSFER FROM EDUCATION TO OPERATIONS .

>> WE START TRANSFER FROM OPERATIONS TO EDUCATION, SO THIS IS ALL IN LINE WITH REFERENDUM EXPENSES . THEY WILL NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ITEMS ON THE RESOLUTION . THE BOARD APPROVED FOR RENEWAL. THAT WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT STARTING IN JANUARY. IT WILL ALIGN AND IT SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR FROM I THINK I SAID IT, EVERY MONTH FOR 2 1/2 YEARS . WE WILL HAVE TO GET THERE BUT IT IS LIKE ONE POINT VERMILLION, BUT IT ALL TIES BACK TO THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS

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THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT. I PUT MY OWN GRAPHIC IN.

WE JUST RECEIVED , JUST OVER A WEEK AGO, THE NOTICE FROM THE DEALER GF AND FROM THE COUNTY WITH REGARD TO OUR CERTIFIED TAX RATE. I THINK FOR US, IT IS WORTH NOTING. WE HAVE SEEN A TAX RATE REDUCTION OF OVER 10% FROM 2018 TO GO 2024. WILL KNOW VALUES HAVE GONE UP AND WE WERE CERTAINLY ON THAT TREND OF DOWN AS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH. BUT THE AMOUNT HAS GONE UP. THE NEXT SLIDE IS HERE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, BUT IT IS YEAR-BY-YEAR, FUNDED BY FUND . THE REDUCTIONS. YOU CAN SEE IN 2023 AND 2024, THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THOSE VALUE JUMPS. WE HAVE REDUCED, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN IN PRIOR YEARS. I THINK AS WE HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS IN FINANCE COMMITTEE ABOUT RELIANCE IN REFERENDUM, WHAT ARE WE SPENDING FUNDS ON? THIS ALL TIES BACK INTO THAT. NOT EVERYBODY HAS REDUCED THEIR TAX RATE AS THEY HAVE SEEN AV GROW.

WE HAVE CITY OFFICIALS AS WELL. I DO NOT GET TO SEND OUT A MAILER, BUT I AM SURE EMILY WILL GET SOMETHING READY FOR US TO SEND OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THAT CONCLUDES MY FINANCIAL REPORT. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO

ME FOR THE NEXT ONE. >> THANK YOU. BEN ORR?

>> I DON'T OUT OF ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE MS. KATY DOWLING AND OUR FINANCE COMMITTEES AND BOARD UPDATES. THEY MAKE A PUZZLE FIT ALTOGETHER AND IT HAS BEEN GREAT . I APPRECIATE IT. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU PUT IT INTO LAYMAN TERMS TO HELP EDUCATE US AND GET US THROUGH. YEAH, I ECHO YOUR COMMENTS.

IF WE COULD HAVE SOME MARKETING AROUND THIS AND CAN TUNING TO LOWER THE TAX RATES . THAT IS AN AMAZING THING WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, OR YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, I SHOULD

SAY . >> NO, IT IS ME.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO TO MAKE ALL THE PUZZLE PIECES FIT TOGETHER. THE DILIGENCE YOU HAVE KEPT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SHOW SLIDES LIKE THAT AND SO THE COMMUNITY WE ARE NEVER SATISFIED WITH SPENDING OUR MONEY WELL AND REDUCING OUR TAX BURDEN ON OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU FOR THAT .

>> YOU GUYS ARE BEING A LITTLE TOO NICE. I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO

HAVE EXTRA MEETINGS. >>

>> DR. KEGLEY IS NOT APPRECIATIVE OF THAT COMMENT.

>> >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. WE WERE HERE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER HOURS AND I NOTICED YOU WERE STILL

HERE WORKING. THANK YOU. >> JUST A BIG ECHO TO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID. IT WAS A GREAT REPORT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. YOU'RE UP NEXT WITH EMPLOYER-SPONSORED CHILDCARE GRANT UPDATE.

COME TO ANOTHER MEETING. SO A DIFFERENT WAY TO START MY SLIDE INSTEAD OF JUST INTRO. THE FACT IS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ROI ON THE COST OF CHILDCARE, YOU BUILD A MODEL THAT SUPPORTS IT SELF THE INVESTMENT FOR US, NOT JUST FOR STAFF, BUT KIDS GETTING EXPANDED OUT TO THINK ABOUT WHERE PRESCHOOL COULD BE IF IT WAS FULL-DAY AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, THAT IS NOT THIS. BUT DOWN THE ROAD, YOU ARE LITERALLY INVESTING AND IT IS NOT GOING TO COST THE DISTRICT DIRECTLY. TO ME, THAT IS IMPORTANT, GIVEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT I DO GENERALLY. THOUGH SOME GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRANT . I'M NOT GOING TO READ THESE FOR BETA. HOWEVER, TO THE POINT OF SARAH PARKS-REESE, THIS IS THROUGH THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. IT IS FUNDED OUT OF THE STATE , -- FUNDS THAT WERE NOT UTILIZED BUT YOU CAN FEEL SORRY FOR ME THE DAY BEFORE I WAS LEAVING FOR HAWAII. YEAH, YOU DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR ME. THAT'S OKAY. I WAS LITERALLY WORKING TO GET THIS AND THINKING, OH, MY GOSH. I DO NOT KNOW IF I AM SMART ENOUGH. GRANT WRITING IS NOT WHAT I DO. THEY TOOK PITY ON

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IDEALLY, IN THE LARGE PICTURE OF FULL OPERATION, THIS WOULD SERVE CURRENT STAFF. THAT IS ALL STAFF FOR CHILDREN THAT WOULD BE SIX WEEKS TO PRESCHOOL AGE . ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE BETWEEN PRESCHOOL THAT IS CURRENTLY HALF-DAY AND HOW WE WOULD GET THOSE KIDDOS BACK AND FORTH FROM OUR OWN PROGRAM AS WELL. THE AMOUNT IS A QUARTER MILLION. A QUICK TIMELINE TO SPEND AS YOU CAN SEE PAID FOR OUR COSTS, WE BE LOOKING AT IS POTENTIAL BUILDING ALTERATIONS THAT WOULD LIKELY BE PAID FOR OUT OF BOND FUNDS. THERE IS SOME REGULATION, OBVIOUSLY, AROUND CHILDCARE. WE ARE GOING TO GET TO HOW WE WILL FIND ALL OF THAT OUT. THESE WERE ALL THE OPTIONS WE HAD FOR THE GRANT ITSELF IN TERMS OF WHICH TRACK WE COULD TAKE. WE HAVE TO PICK ONE. YOU MAY IMAGINE THE ONE THAT IS GIANT AND UNDERLINED IS THE ONE WE PICKED. WHEN DR.

KEGLEY AND I TALKED ABOUT , AND REALLY, THE BIGGEST REASON IS, IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN.

ALL OF THE OTHER ONES ON THERE, YOU KNOW, YOU WILL RUN OUT OF THIS GRANT IF YOU'RE DOING TUITION BENEFITS AND HOW YOU CONTINUE TO OFFER IT? THE SAME THING WITH BACKUP CARE.

RESERVING SEATS IN A LOCAL PROGRAM. GREAT BENEFITS TO OFFER, BUT THEY ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE. YOU OFFER IT AND THEN YOU WILL TAKE IT AWAY. I THINK WE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING THIS IS SOMETHING RELIABLE WE CAN PROVIDE TO STAFF. MR. TAYLOR CAN USE IT FOR RECRUITMENT. I MEAN, FOR US , -- AS OFFERED CHILDCARE I THINK SINCE 1999. YEAH, THEY WERE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON EVERYTHING. SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE MAKER. IF YOU THINK A PICTURE.

THIS COULD EVEN EXTEND TO A CUSTODIAL OUTSOURCING COMPANY AND WHO THEY HIRE TO WORK THERE, WHICH COULD HELP US AS WELL. FIRST, WE SERVE OUR STAFF THAT IS HERE. THESE ARE THE REASONS FOR US THAT ON FIGHT SCENE THE PAST. A BIG PIECE OF THIS GRANT IS ABOUT HOW WE EXPAND CAPACITY. AT ONE OF THE MEETINGS I HAD WAS WITH THE PERSON WHO OVERSEES CHILDCARE AT THE YMCA MORE REGIONALLY. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT YOU SAID IS, YEAH. YOU GUYS MAY PULL PEOPLE OUT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, BUT THAT IS, I WILL HAVE THOSE SEATS FILLED IN FIVE MINUTES BUT IT IS ABOUT EXPANDING THE CAPACITY IN THE COUNTY AS OUR -- A WHOLE. AS WAS ALLUDED TO, THERE IS DEFINITELY A CONNECTION HERE TO SUPPORT CTE WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SOME THINGS WE CAN DO THERE. MRS. TAYLOR ALLUDED TO WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE.

IF WE WERE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THIS, WE WOULD'VE HAD TO COME UP WITH THE UP FRONT COST AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER PROGRAMS WE OFFER. WE DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT WITH THE GRANT MONEY. IT ALLOWS US TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF, YOU KNOW, THE HELP WE WILL NEED AND THAT THINGS WILL NEED TO DO. ALL THE THINGS BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN BRING IN A DOLLAR OF REVENUE.

WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH THE GRANT SO WE DID NOT THEY NOTICE SOMETHING ELSE. WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THIS AS A VALUE ADD. MY SECRET SUPERPOWER IS NOT BEING A CHILDCARE DIRECTOR.

THESE ALLOWABLE EXPENSES ARE ALL SET BY THE GRANT AND THEY'RE ALL THINGS YOU MAY IMAGINE THAT SUPPORT THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE NEEDING THESE. THE TUITION FEES. WHEN NOT PLANNING ON LEASING SPACE. WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO CONTRACT. WE MAY PARTNER WITH THE YMCA AND THEY OFFER IT. THIS WILL BE DISTRICTWIDE FOR DISTRICT STAFF.

YOU CANNOT USE THE GRANT FOR THESE ITEMS WHICH IS WHERE ANY FACILITY MODIFICATIONS WOULD COME IN . IT WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION. FOR US, NEXT STEPS , AN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM WOULD BE FANTASTIC. THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST PIECES BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE INTO THE COUNT THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PIECE, THE COMMUNITY PIECE CAN WE HAVE SOME FOLKS LOCALLY THAT ARE VERY WELL-VERSED. WE HAVE MISSES -- WHO DR. KEGLEY SAID FEEL FREE TO PICK HER BRAIN. THAT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM IS REALLY THAT TASK FORCE OF STAFF AND PARTNERS AS WE DEVELOP THIS. WE'RE GOING TO NEED A CHILDCARE COORDINATOR CONSULTANT. WHETHER THAT IS A CONSULTING AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYEE, WE JUST NEED SOMEBODY HERE. SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO FACILITATE A LOT OF THIS. WE NEED TO SURVEY STAFF TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT OUR NUMBERS LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE NEED IS, WHAT PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING NOW. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. THANKFULLY, -- THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE. TECHNOLOGY , MR. HARRISON AND BRAD HAVE IMPLEMENTED AND HAVE AVAILABILITY SO THAT WILL BE HELPFUL FOR US AS WELL. AND

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HIRE WITH THE GRANT FUNDS? I JUST WANTED TO END. I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO WHAT WE DO HERE.

THIS IS JUST, I THINK FOR US, NOT JUST FOR KIDS, BUT FOR EVERYBODY. WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND ACCESS AND BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR STAFF HERE. WE KNOW IT IS A BIG LIFT. WE ARE READY.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED. OR I AM, AT LEAST. PEER

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> FIRST, THANK YOU AGAIN. IT SOUNDED LIKE -- WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS TOO AND THE TEACHERS HAVE DISCUSSED THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I UNDERSTAND GOING TO FINANCE COMMITTEE, OUR BARRIER WAS ALWAYS THE START UP COST.

WITH THIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN DO IT ALL AND GET TO SOMETHING. I HAVE TWO THINGS WRITTEN DOWN. COST AND SUSTAINABLE. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT THIS IS, WE ARE NOT ADDING CHILDCARE AS PART OF THE BENEFITS PACKAGE? THIS WOULD BE FEE-BASED. IT WOULD NOT COST THE DISTRICT ANYTHING.

WE WOULD USE THE GRANT FUNDS TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING. HIRE SOME NECESSARY STAFF . AFTER THAT, IT WOULD SUSTAIN ITSELF.

WOULD IT BE SIMILAR TO FOOD SERVICES?

>> >> A LITTLE BIT. IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE GIVEN THIS IS FOREIGN FOR ALL OF US, IN TERMS OF OF IT IS NOT, FOR HIS IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE OPERATIONAL MODEL COMING TO FINANCE AND THEN COMES HERE.

THE BOARD HAS TO APPROVE THE FEES . WITH THAT, THAT WOULD COME. YES, BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS APPROVE WHAT WE CHARGE FOR FOOD SERVICE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY. IT WILL LOOK A

LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT YES . >> WOULD STILL BE SAFE

CONTAINED ? >> YES BUT THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT THINGS WE NEED TO FIND OUT. DOES IT NEED TO BE IN ITS OWN FUND FOR REVENUE AND EXPENSES MARK SO CAN BE ISOLATED SO IT DOES NOT BECOME ANOTHER REVENUE OF A FRONT. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS WE WILL WORK OUT TO SHOW IT.

LIKE I SAID, THE ONLY COST WOULD BE IF WE HAVE TO MAKE THE SALINITY IMPROVEMENTS. IF THOSE ARE PAID FOR OUT OF FUEL BONDS.

TO BE FAIR, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE IF EVER GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE HAD FULL PRE-K AND HAD THAT IN EVERY BUILDING. WE ARE NOT PLANNING A $7 MILLION RENOVATION OR ANYTHING CRAZY LIKE THAT. WE WANT TO M■EET HE STANDARDS IN

THE STATE CODE TO OPERATE. >> YEAH, FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD , THOSE ARE MY TWO THINGS WE TRY TO KEEP IT SELF-CONTAINED SO WE KNOW IF IT IS ESSENTIALLY SUBSIDIZED FROM THE REST OF THE OPERATION OR TAKING AWAY FROM SOMETHING . IF IT STANDS ON ITS OWN, I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE AFTER. ON THE SUSTAINABILITY BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, IF WE OFFER IT, IT WILL BECOME EXPECTED. ONCE WE FLIP THAT SWITCH ON, IT IS HARD TO TURN IT OFF BUT I THINK BEFORE WE EVER DO IT, WE HAVE A

LONG-TERM VISION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, BOTH. >>

>> DO NOT FIGHT OVER ME.

>> I HAD SOME FURTHER QUESTIONS. FORGIVE ME IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A QUICK TURNAROUND WITH THE HOLIDAYS, BUT HOW LONG DO WE ENVISION THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FUNDS WE HAVE NOW TO GET US THROUGH?

>> I CAN SHARE THE OVERALL BUDGET WITH YOU FROM THE ALLOCATION . WE RECEIVED THE 750,000, THAT IS THE MAX. IT WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE AS WE BUILD THE MODEL, RIGHT? MY CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A MAN SO WE DO NOT MAKE IT TOO BIG. BUT IT WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FUNDS HAVE TO BE EXPENDED THROUGH , BY THE END OF DECEMBER. IN THEORY, JANUARY 1ST IS WHEN WE WOULD BE LOOKING. RIGHT NOW , AS WE WORK THROUGH THOSE THINGS, THE GRANT IS GOING TO SUSTAIN THROUGH THAT TIME.

>> DOING OFF THIS GRANT WILL BE UP FOR RENEWAL TO APPLY?

>> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO BECAUSE IT IS THROUGH ESSAR IT IS UNUTILIZED FUNDS AT THE STATE LEVEL BUT I THINK THE

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JANUARY AND GOING FORWARD. >> YEAH. AS REGARDS TO OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED THE REWARD, AS ARE A POSSIBILITY OF WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER? KIND OF ALIGN WITH THEM IN OTHER LIKE SIZED SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THIS IMPLEMENTED OR IMPLEMENTING? THAT WAY, WE CAN SHARE TEMPLATES.

>> I BELIEVE THERE IS ALMOST A CADRE WITHIN THE GRANT AWARDEES. SO I KNOW WITHIN CERTAIN DIVISIONS , THERE IS A POINT OF CONTACT. SOME OF THE FOLKS ARE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE ALL WORKED WITH HER THAT WE KNOW. REALLY, BEFORE THIS WAS EVEN A GRANT , I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH ROGER AND -- SINCE JUNE ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT WELLNESS CENTER, AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDCARE. WE ALSO HAVE THE BENEFIT . OUR BENEFITS MANAGER WHO IS TRANSITIONING, OUR NEW BENEFITS MANAGER PITCH ACTUALLY OPENED THE CHILDCARE FACILITY IN CARRABELLE BACK THEN. WE HAVE SOME RESOURCES, BUT WE SPEAK TO CARAMELLO REGULARLY. WE HAVE SOME OTHER COLLEAGUES. YES, BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF HELP OUT THERE BECAUSE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OR, YOU KNOW, THAT SERVE EARLY CHILDHOOD, THEY ARE ALL THERE TO HELP US.

THE DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE , IT IS UNREAL.

>> OFTEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> NO, THANK YOU.

>> I'VE A QUESTION IN TERMS OF A PLAN B. RIGHT? IF THE FUNDS RUN OUT AND WE STILL NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDS, ARE WE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL INCOMING FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO COVER US ARE CURIOUS UNTIL WE HIT THAT PROFITABILITY? AS YOU MAP OUT YOUR PLAN, REMIND GOES, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THE RUNWAY IN TERMS OF WHAT IS OUR BURDEN RATE? ONCE THAT GRATE IS DONE AND HAS SUNSET , WHAT IS IT WE NEED TO PLAN A PROJECT FOR AS WE CONTINUE FORWARD? HAVE WE LOOK AT THAT?

>> I THINK THAT IS THE PART THAT COMES IN WITH THE TASK FORCE. KNOWING WHAT BUILDINGS ARE FEASIBLE , BUT THE TIMELINE IS, IF MODIFICATIONS NEED TO BE MADE VERSUS NOT. I THINK THAT WILL PLAY A PART OF IT TOO. I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE WE HAVE A DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM IN THE DISTRICT AND SOME AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SOME BUILDINGS THAT HAVE MORE ROOM VERSUS OTHERS BUT I THINK THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A TASK FORCE OF PEOPLE TO COVER THOSE BASES. WHEN YOU BUILD THE COST, YOU ARE BUILDING THE MODEL TO SUPPORT IT. TO YOUR POINT, YOU ARE GOING TO NEED A BACKUP PLAN. I THINK THAT IS ALSO BASED ON DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT IT IN SOME FUN?

OR DO I HAVE TO GO MINGLE IT? >> WE HAVE TO SORT ALL OF THAT OUT AND IDENTIFY WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO HAVE IT SUPPORTED WITH EDUCATION FUND DOLLARS , WITH OPERATION FUND DOLLARS, WITH REFERENDUM FUND DOLLARS BUT IT IS TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE. THAT MAY BE WHY IT STARTS IN A BUILDING AND EXPANDS SLOWLY SO WE DO NOT GET IN OVER OUR

HEADS . >> SO WE DO NOT SCALE UP TOO

FAST. >> WAS IN IT CVS THAT OVER EXPENDED AND HAD TO CLOSE? I AM CAUTIOUS GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE, I AM. I AM AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENS IF WE CANNOT SUSTAIN IT. WE ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER IT. NOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT CHILDCARE COSTS FOLKS TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. IT IS A MATTER OF THE STRUCTURE. IS IT YOUR OWN? IS IT WHAT IT FIVE DAYS? IS IT OPEN ON BRAKES? CAN WE PARTNER WITH THE Y? I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THE PIECES THAT WILL FACTOR IN WITH THE PLAN B. I THINK AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE CAN CERTAINLY UPDATE AS WE GET THROUGH SOME MORE INFORMATION, THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE THERE. I DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU IT IS SUSTAINABLE AND THEN NOT HAVE IT SUSTAINABLE. I IMAGINE YOU WOULD NOT BE HAPPY WITH THAT .

YOU HAVE TO TALK TO ME MORE OFTEN.

>> NO. THIS IS LITERALLY MY DAY JOB, RIGHT? I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. I DO NOT KNOW HOW SOON YOU WILL DO THE SURVEY? I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE ON THE SURVEY IF THE STAFF IS INTERESTED IN 180 DAY, YEAR-ROUND -- AN I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO SEE IF THEY HAD DONE A SURVEY CURRENTLY IN ONE OF THEIR UNITS AND TO GET SOME QUESTIONS . WE WILL THAT THAT THROUGH INTERNALLY TO MAKE SURE WE COVER IT. THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT BUT WE DO NOT KNOW. THAT IS ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS WE HEAR FROM FOLKS IN CARAMEL SOMETIMES. I THINK THEIR

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>> I THINK WE NEED TO MEET WHATEVER THEIR NEED IS. I KNOW WHEN I WAS A COMMUNITY-BASED CHILDCARE DIRECTOR, THEY WANTED THE SUMMERS OFFER THEY WANTED TO TAKE THEIR BABIES HOME WITH THEM FOR THE TEACHERS DID. I CANNOT GUARANTEE SPACE FOR THEM WHEN THEY CAME BACK IN AUGUST. SO WHAT THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM IS THEY WOULD BE PAYING FOR A SPACE ALL THROUGH THE SUMMER THEY WERE NOT USING TO GUARANTEE THEY WOULD HAVE

IT. >> WE DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT.

>> NO ONE WANTS TO DO THAT. I DID NOT WANT TO CHARGE THEM AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO PAY IT. I REALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT PIECE IN PARTICULAR AND WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STAFF.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

TO SAY EXCELLENT WORK ON THIS. I KNOW TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FOR A LONG TIME. RIGHT AFTER -- RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I WANT TO COMMEND ALL OF THIS GREAT WORK. I REALLY LIKE THIS PROCESS, BY THE WAY . GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN, SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASKED. I HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE SURVEY. EVEN BEFORE WE DID THE GRANT, WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF, OTHER THAN THE TEACHERS WANT IT, WAS THERE ANY SURVEY DONE TO GET AN IDEA IF IT WAS 25%, 50, 100? WHAT

WE WANTED. WE KNOW THAT BEFORE? >> WE DID NOT REALLY HAVE A SURVEY TOOL. THIS GRANT HAD ABOUT A 2 1/2 WEEK TURNAROUND, IF I RECALL. MAYBE THREE.

I WOULD TELL YOU TO FORMULATE THAT , IT WAS DIFFICULT. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND ROUND. WHAT I HAD IS, THERE IS STATE, NATIONAL, AND COUNTY DATA ABOUT AVAILABILITY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CHILDCARE EACH STUDENTS VERSUS THE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE SEATS. THOSE WERE THE PIECES OF DATA WE UTILIZED TO EXTRAPOLATE. IF THEY ARE SAYING IN THE COUNTY, AND I MAKING THIS NUMBER UP, BUT THE COMPARISON IS WHAT IS THERE. THERE IS 35% OF CHILD AGE STUDENTS, THERE IS NOT A HIGH-QUALITY OPTION AVAILABLE. MULTIPLY THAT OUT FOR OUR OWN STAFF. IF X PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS LIKELY GOING TO HAVE CHILDCARE AND WHY PERCENT DOES NOT HAVE COVERAGE, THAT WAS HOW WE DETERMINE DEMAND. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IS WHERE YOU DO NOT, I WOULD BE WORRIED ON A SURVEY, AND IF YOU ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO COMMIT FOR LIFE, THAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD NOT WANT IT FOR US TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN FOUR BUILDINGS AND THEN LOOPS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE DEMAND. SO I THINK WE WILL HAVE THE DEMAND JUST BASED ON THAT AGGREGATE DATA. I WOULD ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE MORE DEMAND THAN WILL HAVE AVAILABILITY, BUT WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.

>> WE DID HAVE THE PART ABOUT THE TASK FORCE. THAT INFORMATION WAS ONE OF THE THINGS OF WHERE IS THIS GOING TO COME FROM? AND THE 750,000, THIS IS A LUMP SUM THAT WOULD BE DEPOSITED? OR IS IT DONE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME?

>> IT IS A REINFORCEMENT RANCH. MOST ARE GOOD I THINK EVERYBODY FIGURED OUT THEY CAN GET THE INTEREST INSTEAD OF US.

WHAT WILL BE A SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER GRANTS AND WILL TURN IN CASH REQUESTS FOR THAT BUT WE SUBMITTED A BUDGET WHICH I CAN SHARE ALONG WITH APPLICATION WITH DR. KEGLEY FOR HIM TO SHARE ON A BOARD UPDATE OR SOMETHING FOR Y'ALL. WE BASE THAT ON WHAT WE KNOW. CONSULTANT FEES, STAFF, MATERIALS. ALL OF THE THINGS. AND THEN WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY EXPENDED AND WE WOULD FILE A REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT WE

DO WITH ALL GRANTS. >> AND TO ECHO ANOTHER QUICK COMMENT. YOU KEEP SAYING ALL STAFF. THAT IS NOT JUST OUR TEACHER STAFF? THAT IS ALL STAFF. ANYBODY THAT WORKS IN OUR DISTRICT WHAT ABOUT THIRD-PARTY? ASPIRATIONAL GOAL BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SAY TO THE COMPANY THAT HANDLES OUR CUSTODIAL OUTSOURCING THAT WE COULD MAKE IT AVAILABLE. I THINK OUR CHALLENGE IS GOING TO BE WHAT IS THE SYSTEM GOING TO BE? THE RANDOM SELECTION SYSTEM, TO DETERMINE HOW PEOPLE GET IN, MORE THAN THAT BUT I THINK THAT IS ASPIRATIONAL. IF WE COULD OFFER THAT OUT, EVEN WITH THE YMCA AND THE LATCHKEY. I THINK THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. WE HAVE TO START WITH THE OLD RIGHT AND THEN EXPAND OUT. YES, IT IS ALL STAFF IT IS NOT LIMITED TO TEACHERS. WE HAVE NOT SET PARAMETERS OR THAT ANY OF THAT

PART YET. YES, IT IS ALL STAFF. >> MY LAST QUESTION I THINK ECHO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WAS SAID. I THINK THIS IS JUST THE START OF, BUT THE PROGRAM IT WILL, TO SUSTAIN ITSELF BY PEOPLE PAYING TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM, RIGHT?

>> WE WANT TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, THE OVERHEAD BRITTAN GOLDEN A CAPITAL RETURN, IF YOU WOULD FOR THAT WOULD COVER IT AND

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EARLIER, YOU'RE HOPING WE DO NOT USE -- ERIC THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL WE SET UP THE COST STRUCTURE. THE ONLY THING I'M ANTICIPATING , AND A LOT OF GRANTS HAVE A MATCH. IF WE HAVE TO MAKE BUILDING ALTERATIONS . THAT IS REALLY WHAT OUR NEXT STEP , WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ABOUT WHICH HOLDINGS ARE BEST SUITED. THAT WILL BE BOND FUNDS THAT WOULD LIKELY PAY FOR THAT.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MISS -- BECAUSE SHE BROUGHT UP -- AS FAR AS IT WILL BE YEAR-ROUND. AND IF IT IS, PART OF THE SUMMERS OFF, WHAT WE DO DURING BREAK TIME? IS IT AVAILABLE DURING WINTER BREAK HER FALL BREAK, SPRING BREAK?

>> THOSE ARE ALL QUESTIONS FOR THE SURVEY TO ENSURE IT MEETS

THE NEEDS OF STAFF. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> SUZANNE, I WANT TO GO BACK TO ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

>> DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG? >> YOU DID NOT, BUT WE WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS IF WE OPEN IT UP TO ANYONE BEYOND STAFF. THAT IS GOING TO PUT US IN A DIFFERENT CLASS. WE ARE NO LONGER EXEMPT FROM BEING OUTSIDE OF THE CHILDCARE REGULATION. THEN WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE CHILDCARE LICENSING PROCESS WITH REGULATIONS. MOST LIKELY, AT LEAST TO START, YOU WILL HAVE TO KEEP IT TO JUST OUR STAFF .

>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN SOURCING FOR CUSTODIAL?

[8. Board Members]

>>

>> WE HAD THE FINANCE COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS WEEK, YESTERDAY. I THINK SO. WE COVERED A FEW ITEMS. THOSE MINUTES WILL BE UP WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. I'VE ALSO CONTINUE TO UPDATE ON ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA SO YOU CAN LOOK THERE COULD WE COVERED SOME ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE, WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT, VIDEO ENGAGEMENT TOOL FOR THE TEACHERS. GENERAL COUNCIL CONTRACT AND NONCERTIFIED STAFF. THE NONCERTIFIED STAFF RECOMMENDATION WILL COME TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THE LEGISLATOR WENT BACK INTO SESSION ON MONDAY. THIS IS A SHORT SESSION AS THEY WILL NOT ADOPT A BUDGET. THE DEADLINE WILL BE DONE BY MID-MARCH. THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY. THERE IS LOTS OF INTERESTING TESTIMONY. I WILL WORK UP SOME NOTES ON THAT THAT I WILL SEND PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS TALKING ABOUT IN REGARDS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, I WILL PROVIDE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A POLICY MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:30 HERE AT CENTRAL OFFICE.

MEETING. WE CONNECTED MORE CURRICULUMS , ACADEMIC STANDARDS WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL AS CRT, ALL THINGS RELATED BUT IT SHOULD BE POSTED. WE HAVE ASKED FOR SOME TRANSPARENCY TO SHARE WITH THOSE LESSON PLANS LOOK LIKE TO MAKE SURE ALL BUILDINGS ARE ALIGNED AND THE PARENTS ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT.

THAT WAY, WE CAN UP ON UP A LINE OF TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION. WE ALSO DOES JUST HAVING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OPEN HOUSE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME AND LEARN AND BE A PART OF.

UPDATE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. AS WE COMMUNICATED AT THE LAST BOARD AMY, OUR TOP PRIORITY IS INTO ANSWER OF FAIR AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH IDENTIFY THE BEST CANDIDATE TO LEAD OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH FIVE OF THE 10 CANDIDATES. WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEWS . ALL THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE TAKING PLACE IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. OF TIME! PLAN, LOOK FOR TO MAKING AN OFFER BY THE END OF JANUARY, BEGINNING OF THE RAID. ONCE AN OFFER IS ACCEPTED WILL POST A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT AND POST THE CONTRACT ONBOARD DOCS. WILL KEEP YOU APPRISED OF THE TIMELINES AS THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE HOPE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED , COMPLETED CONTRACT BY MID TO LATE TO THE RIGHT. THE START DATE IS NEGOTIABLE, BUT NO LATER THAN JANUARY 1ST IS THAT REMINDER. DID I SAY JANUARY? WE ARE IN JANUARY.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

>> >> NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME.

>> DOES ESSAY THE FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE WILL MEET

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[9. Superintendent's Report]

>> SORRY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.

WE ARE MOVING INTO A THREE-DAY WEEKEND WITH THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HOLIDAY ON MONDAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL, JUST AS A POINT OF NOTE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS AT THE CITY LEVEL THAT THEY HAVE PUT OUT THERE TO COMMEMORATE DR. KING THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE. THOSE OF OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE, INCLUDING A FOOD DRIVE THAT IS GOING TO BE OCCURRING AT EACH OF THE CORNER LOCATIONS IN FISHER. IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN DONATING. REPORT CARDS WILL BE POSTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. FROM FIRST SEMESTER. PARENTS CAN BE LOOKING FOR THAT. KIDS MAY NOT WANT THE PARENTS TO BE LOOKING FOR THAT, BUT WE WILL SEE. WE WILL BE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK TESTING. THAT IS THE TEST WE DO ANNUALLY FOR ENL STUDENTS.

WE TURN THE PAGE INTO THE NEW YEAR, THERE'S ALMOST NOT A WEEK THAT EXISTS BETWEEN NOW AND END OF SCHOOL IN WHICH WE ARE NOT DOING SOME TYPE OF TESTING ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THIS IS THE KICKOFF TO THAT. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS JANUARY SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH IS NOW. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR TIME, EFFORT, AND EVERYTHING THEY DO. EVERYTHING THEY DO INTO THIS WORK.

OUTSIDE OF OUR WEDNESDAY MEETINGS, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER MEETINGS AND EVENTS. MOST OF US GET PAID TO DO THIS WORK, BUT THEY DO NOT. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO AND GET BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU.

DRAFT AGENDA FOR JANUARY 24TH. JUST A FEW ITEMS TO POINT OUT.

AS MR. BEN ORR MENTIONED, THEY'LL BE RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THERE ARE SEVERAL FINANCE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA, INCLUDING BONDS FOR FISHERS SCHOOL AS WELL AS THE BOARD FINANCE MEETING. AND BRITNEY RAYBURN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WHY AM I IS HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT YMI IS PROVIDING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO

THAT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE . >> THANK YOU. THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM HUMBLED THE BOARD HAS TRUSTED ME WITH THIS POSITION FOR THE YEAR OF 2024.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OF THE BOARD. I WANT TO BE COLLABORATIVE. WE HAVE BEEN ELECTED EQUALLY AND WE ALL BRING DIFFERENT INTERESTS AND GIFTS TO THIS BOARD. I HOPE WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE EXCITING TIMES COMING UP FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMING YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE MEETING

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