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I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SEATS DOWN FRONT IF EVERYONE WOULD LOVE TO GET IN. LET'S ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Public Comment]
>> THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WILL ASK MICHELLE -- TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND ADDRESSED THE AUDIENCE.
>> THANK YOU. I AM SORRY I HAVE NOT PREPARED TOO MUCH, HOPEFULLY I WILL NOT RAMBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT 3.02 , ON THE CONSENT AGENDA REPORT, ABOUT THE NEW AND ELEVATED POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED YOU HAVE HIRED A NEW SUPERINTENDED. WE WENT FROM ONE SUPERINTENDENT AND TWO ASSISTANTS, SO ONE SUPERINTENDENT, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, AND FOUR ASSISTANTS. -- IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE BOARD FOR -- WOULD COMMUNICATE THE CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HIS ASSESSMENT OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM, AS WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A LIEN IN ADMINISTRATORS, DESPITE WHAT SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAD SAID, AND WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAID DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THESE NEW HIRES IN HIS FRONT DESK AT FIRST MONTHS OF OFFICE IS UNPRECEDENTED, IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT WERE ADDRESSED. I AM NOT IN THE POSITIONS ARE NOT NEEDED, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR WHY THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED. MR. MEZA SAID HE WAS ABOUT BEING TRANSPARENT WHEN HIRED. SIMPLY HOSTING THE NEW HIRES IN AN ATTACHMENT ON BOARD DOCS, I DO NOT BELIEVE IS TRANSPARENT.
IT IS THE MINIMUM COMMUNICATION REQUIRED AND NOT PROACTIVE.
WHEN THIS REFERENDUM RUNS OUT, HE WILL LIKELY BE RETIRED, AS MANY PEOPLE WILL BE. THE EXTRA ADVANTAGE RATE OF COST BEING ADDED WERE NOT PART OF THE REASON HE CAM RANH THE CURRENT REFERENDUM. THE COST OF THESE POSITIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC NOW OR SHORTLY BACKFIRE IN THE FUTURE WITH VOTERS NOTING THE EXTRA THEY PAY HER ON NON-CLASSROOM
[3. Consent Agenda]
RELATED POSITIONS. THANK YOU . >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE, CONSENT AGENDA. YOU HIGH -- DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PASS
THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE
>> ANY COMMENTS? I WILL CALL THE VOTE, ALTHOUGH IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALTHOUGH OPPOSED SAY, THEY. IT PASSES 7-0.
[Additional Item]
>> THANK YOU. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MR. TY BUTTS TO THE PODIUM. MR. BUTTS HAS GONE THROUGH THE VERY LENGTHY AND IN-DEPTH PROCESS AS WE SOUGHT A NEW PRINCIPAL AT FISHER JUNIOR HIGH. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ABOUT MR. BUTTS, HE STARTED HIS TEACHING CAREER IN 1999. HE HAS BEEN AN ADDITION TO BEING A TEACHER AND COACH, HE IS MOVED TO ADMINISTRATION. HE HAS BEEN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SINCE 2005. WERE THE LAST 19 YEARS, HE IS WORKED UNDER MR. BRIAN KROC -- AND DR. THORPE . 26 YEARS IN EDUCATION, 25 OF THOSE AT FISHER IS A JUNIOR HIGH. I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE MR. BUT AS THE THIRD EVER PRINCIPAL EVER AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I WANT TO SAY THE PROCESS WAS WONDERFUL, I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MY STAFF. I WILL GO TO MY GRAVE BEING THANKFUL TO THE FOLKS I WORK WITH. THE PROCESS WAS FANTASTIC ERIE IT IT ALLOWED ME TO GROW WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. MY SUPPORT FAMILY IS HERE. AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY WERE NOT SUPER EXCITED TO COME HERE. I KIND OF LIKE TO WORK IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL, I KNOW THAT WILL CHANGE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT ACTUALLY. THANK YOU
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ALL, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU MORE OFTEN. WITH THAT,I SAY GOOD NIGHT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THOUGH DR. THORPE WILL BE MISSED. WE HAVE MET A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE MANY PROGRAMS YOU DO . WHAT YOU CONTRIBUTE IS BY FAR AMAZING. I THINK WE ARE IN GREAT HANDS.
CONGRATULATIONS IN THIS POSITION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WELCOME, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I WILL ALSO ASK MR. IRVIN TO COME FOR A. THERE WAS AN APPROVAL FOR A NEW DEAN IN HIS BUILDING. I WILL MAKE HIM A TO THOSE IN PRODUCTIONS -- INTRODUCTION.
>> IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT -- SHELTON. KEITH COMES TO US , IT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR THE TWO OF THEM. THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO CELEBRATE YOUR ANNIVERSARY EVENT A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS. KEITH HAS HAD 25 YEARS IN EDUCATION, 10 YEARS IN FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT TENDING -- OUTSTANDING TEACHER. HE FOCUSES ON CULTURE. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET HIM IN FRONT OF OUR STUDENTS AND SEE THE IMPACT HE HAS ON US AS A TEAM. I WILL LET HIM SAY SOME WORDS. CONGRATULATIONS, KEITH.
>> GOOD EVENING. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, JESSICA, FOR SHARING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY HERE. AND FOR HER UNENDING SUPPORT AND ALLOWING ME TO DO THESE OPPORTUNITIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SAY, YOU AS WELL, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE YOU WITH MY CHILDREN AND SEE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AS A COACH AND TEACHER. AGAIN, SEEING YOUR NAME COME THROUGH, I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW YOU DO
WONDERFUL WORK. >> CONGRATULATIONS, HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
[4. Action Items]
NOW MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS. WE WILL SHUFFLE THEM AROUND A LITTLE BIT. THIS EVENING WE WILL GO TO 4.02, THE FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF PLAYGROUNDEQUIPMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. TONIGHT I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THE BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE NEW PLAYGROUND AT FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE.
THIS PLAYGROUND WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE ASSESSMENT AS THE NEXT ONE TO BE REPLACED. THIS SUMMER, THE SINK CREEK INTERMEDIATE -- IT IS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING, 31 YEARS OLD.
THE PARTS ARE OBSOLETE. WE CANNOT KEEP REPAIRING THEM, BECAUSE THINGS ARE BREAKING. THE COST TO REMOVE THE OLD EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS JUST UNDER $454,000. WE WILL BE PURCHASING THIS THROUGH -- OUR CO-OP WITH COMMERCIAL RECREATION GROUP. I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL. THERE ARE SEVERAL NEW PIECES THAT WILL BE IN THIS NEW DESIGN. THIS A.D.A.
, WE HAVE A LOT MORE A.D.A. EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
THAT ONE LOOKS FINE, I AM PROBABLY TOO BIG FOR IT.
TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO ASK FOR BOARD APPROVAL FOR THIS.
>> AND CLARIFY QUICK? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT USED TO BE FUNDED ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY THROUGH PTOS AND NOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO THIS THROUGH THE GO BOND?
>> YES, SIR. WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME LINE ITEM BUDGETS FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
>> AS YOU DESIGN THESE, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TOLD US -- THE PROCESS TO CHOOSE THE THINGS, DO YOU GO THROUGH THAT WITH THE BUILDING, FACULTY AND DO THIS?
>> MOSTLY THE PRINCIPAL . >> I WILL CHIME IN TOO. IN PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE WE HAVE DISCUSSED THESE ITEMS, THEY'RE ALL ON BOARD DOCS AND THEN YOU CLICK ON POLICIES, AND THEN USE THE FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE.
THIS INFORMATION HAVE BEEN IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS PRIOR TO COMING UP TONIGHT. THIS IS A GREAT PLAN AND I APPRECIATE THE
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ADMINISTRATION'S WORK. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE COMMERCIAL RECREATION GROUP OR THE REPLACEMENT OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT FALL CREEKINTERMEDIATE. >> SECOND-PERIOD
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> CAN YOU CLARIFY, DID THE
STUDENTS HAVE INPUT? >> I WILL HAVE TO ASK THE PRINCIPAL. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO SINK CREEK INTERMEDIATE. THERE IS COLLABORATION AT THAT SCHOOL, I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS
THE SAME. I WILL ASK. >> I WILL CALL THE QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY, AND THEY. IT PASSES. WE WILL MOVE. WE WILL GO BACK TO 4.01, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
FOR THE GO BOND. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ALBRIGHT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LENGTHY PROCESS IN ORDER TO ISSUE OUR 2024 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, YOU HAVE HEARD FROM SETH CELINE -- AS A REMINDER, THE SCHOOL IS RECOMMENDING THE ISSUANCE OF TWO OR MORE SERIES OF BONDS IN THE TOTAL RENTABLE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $45 MILLION. THE SCHOOL ANTICIPATES CLOSING ON THE FIRST SERIES OF THOSE BONDS , BY OR BEFORE THE END OF JUNE, IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $35 MILLION. AND THEN WE PAIR TO ISSUE OUR SECOND SERIES SOMETIMES IN LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER. WHEN IT IS CERTIFIED IN EARLY AUGUST. THE GO BONDS WILL NOT INCREASE OUR TOTAL DEBTS ARE THE TAX RATE.
WE HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL STEPS TO DATE WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE OF THIS BOND. YOU MAY RECALL WE HAVE HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION HEARING, ON APRIL 10TH AND 24TH, RESPECTIVELY. ON APRIL 24TH, WE APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION RESOLUTION. TONIGHT, BEFORE YOU, WE TAKE THE FINAL THREE STEPS IN THE PROCESS. THE FIRST DEPP IS, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS IN THE RELATED MATTERS. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $49 MILLION . AND THEN APPROVES ALL ACTIONS AND BOND DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION. THINK OF THAT AS THE FINAL BOARD APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE BONDS. THE SECOND PART OF THIS EQUATION NOW IS MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION SO THE SCHOOL CAN ACCESS THE PROCEEDS WITH THE BONDS. BECAUSE THOSE PROCEEDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WHEN YOU OTHERWISE PLAN YOUR BUDGET FOR 2024. WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO -- AND THEN WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR YOU. FOR TONIGHT, WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND TAKE THOSE IN ORDER. LET'S DO THE BOND ISSUANCE RESOLUTION FIRST-PERIOD AND THEN GO FORWARD THE HEARING ON THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION. I WOULD ASK THE PRESIDENT ALBRIGHT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE BOND.
>> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS? HEARING ON, I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, I. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NAY. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD ASK THE PRESIDENT ALBRIGHT OPENED UP THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION .
>> I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WANT TO COME FORWARD AND COMMENT? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD ASK PRESIDENT ALBRIGHT TO TAKE THE APPROVAL OF -- THE ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATION REQUIREMENTS. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND-PERIOD >> ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NAY.
>> PRESIDENT, CAN WE CONFIRM WHO MADE THE --
>> SARAH PARKS-REESE. >> IT PASSES 7-0. I APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON
TO 4.03, TEXTBOOK ADOPTION. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAME PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I CONTINUED TONIGHT TO REVIEW PIECES OF CURRICULA FOR ADOPTION . THE FIRST PIECE IS FOR PHONICS FOR OUR K -2 GRADES , IT IS YOU FLY FOUNDATIONS. IT
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IS AN EXPLICIT AND SYSTEMATIC PHONICS PROGRAM. IT HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE INDIANA DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION. OUR TWO SCHOOL -- AND FISHERS ELEMENTARY BOTH USE THAT. AND WERE GIVEN THE RESOURCE FREE -- THAT WILL BE HAPPENING FOR THE NEXT 11 SCHOOL GOING THROUGH -- WE HAVE HAD TEACHERS USE THAT THIS YEAR. WE PULLED A COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO REVIEW THAT. OUR COACHES AT THE TWO SCHOOLS SHARED THAT RESOURCE -- AND WALKED HIM THROUGH ALL OF THAT. THE SECOND PIECE ALSO HAS TO DO WITH LITERACY. THAT IS FOR THEM IT AWARENESS. IT IS FOR GRADE 2. WE HAVE IT FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTS. THIS WOULD BE EXPANDING IT TO GRADE 2. AGAIN, WE RECEIVED THIS THROUGH -- FOR OUR TWO SCHOOLS AND WILL BE RECEIVING IT FOR OUR OTHER 11 ELEMENTARIES. THE NEXT ONE IS OUR ART CURRICULUM. K-6 HAS NOT HAVE AN ADOPTION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. OUR K-6 ART TEACHERS CAME TOGETHER REVIEWED AND PILOTED TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THEY LANDED ON A SPARKLE!. WHICH IS THROUGH DEEP SPACE AND SPARKLE. IT IS A TEACHER RESOURCE WITH LESSON PLAN, CURRICULA AND ON-DEMAND TRAINING SESSIONS ON HOW TO USE THAT. THE TEACHERS WHO HAVE PILOTED DURING THAT TIME SPOKE HIGHLY OF IT. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN USING IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE FINAL PIECE IS MUSIC. IT IS FOUR, FIVE AND SIX. WHEN WE ADOPTED -- MUSIC, OUR FIVE AND SIX DID NOT ADOPT . THEY TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PILOTED OTHER PIECES. AND THEY LANDED ON FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE -- QUAVERMUSIC AS WELL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE WE HAVE HAD NINE ART TEACHERS, K-6 PARTICIPATE. AND WE INVITED PARENTS, NINE PARENTS PARTICIPATED. WE HAD THREE MUSIC TEACHERS AT THE FIVE AND SIX LEVEL. WE INVITED FIVE PARENTS AND OR PARTICIPATED. AT THE LITERACY, WE INVITED OUR K -2 TEACHERS. AMONGST OUR PRINCIPALS AND KEY TO TEACHERS, WE HAD 56 ANTICIPATE, WE INVITED 13 PARENTS AND EIGHT PARTICIPATED. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH OUR TURNOUT FROM THE TEACHERS AND PARENTS. I AM ASKING YOU FOR APPROVAL THIS EVEN. THANK YOU.>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> A COMMENT AND A QUESTION. I LOVE TO HEAR ALL OF THE PARTICIPATION WE GOT. IT SOUND LIKE YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS WOULD GO TO THE REST OF THE SCHOOLS WHO WERE ON SOMETHING DIFFERENT. DO THESE ALIGN ALL THE SCHOOL SO EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME
>> DOES IT START THE NEXT FULL YEAR?
>> YES. >> HELLO. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE ADDITIONAL LITERARY RESOURCES. SINCE WE HAVE ONLY BEEN USING OUR NEW CORE CURRICULUM FOR THE SECOND YEAR. I KNOW SOME OF OUR TEACHERS INAUDIBLE ] WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CORE READING CURRICULUM.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ANY OF OUR PLANS THAT WILL GO INTO THIS AS WE ARE ADDING THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES -- IT IS AWESOME THAT WE ARE TAKING IT DISTRICT WIDE. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW WE WILL INTEGRATE THOSE THINGS TOGETHER?
>> -- AND HEGGERTY WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF H& H STRUCTURE PATHWAY. OUR ELEMENTARIES HAVE EITHER GONE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH YOU FLY OR WILL BE FINISHING UP SO THEY WILL HAVE THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND OUR COACHES AND PRINCIPALS WILL BE DOING SOME REFRESH IN THE FALL IF NEW TEACHERS THAT MAY COME ON BOARD, AND THAT TYPE OF
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. DO YOU KNOW WHY FIVE AND SIX DID NOT ADOPT THE MUSIC
ONE OF THE FIRST TIME AROUND? >> I AM NOT SURE WHY. WOULD WE ARE ASKING TO DO THAT NOW SO WE WILL BE ON THE SAME TRAJECTORY.
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>> AND THE TEACHERS WHO WERE NOT ON THE COMMITTEES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CURRICULUM? PEANUT
-- >> WE TOOK VOLUNTEERS. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SO THEY COULD MAKE REVISIONS AS WELL. AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IT DURING THE PLC
PROCESS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE
ITEM 4.03. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE K-6 RESOURCE ADOPTION AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND-PERIOD >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
ALTHOUGH THE -- ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NAY. IT IS APPROVED. WILL MOVE ON TO 4.04, THAT WILL BE BRIAN MURPHY.
>> A GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE I THINK ONE OR A COUPLE OF POLICIES FOR SECOND READ APPROVAL. THESE HAVE BEEN COMMUNITY WORK. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FEEDBACK OFFERED. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED AS THEY STAND COMING OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE THROUGH THE LENS OF WHAT IS THE CLEAREST TO THE END USER OF THESE. WITH THAT, I WILL DEFER TO OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE ANY QUESTIONS -- FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE TAKING A THOROUGH LOOK AT THIS. DAC STASH -- I APPRECIATE YOUR TAKING THE TIME.
>> ANYONE ELSE? I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.04 POLICY SECOND READ AS PRESENTED.
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM 4.04 POLICY SECOND READ AS
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY, NAY. ALL THOSE FOR SAY, AYE. IT IS
PASSED. >> THE POLICY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MOVING THROUGH THE STREAMLINING PROCESS BY REFERRING TO STATE LAW INSTEAD OF HAVING POTENTIALLY REDUNDANT LANGUAGE IN OUR CORPORATION POLICIES. WHILE I GENERALLY AGREE WITH THIS PROCESS, WE ARE SOMETIMES REMOVING LANGUAGE FROM OUR CORPORATION POLICIES THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO PARENTS, CITIZENS AND FUTURE -- TONIGHT, WE ARE VOTING TO ELIMINATE POLICIES FROM SECTION C. I MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSIDER MOVING THE QUESTION OF THE BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN SECTION C POLICY IS INTO SECTION B. I AM ASKING FOR THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PLACED IN
THE BOARD MINUTES TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND I ALSO MAKE A COMMENT? ANY POLICIES THEY GET RETIRED ARE ALSO KEPT IN BOARD DOCS IN A SEPARATE FILE FOR POLICIES WHERE IT SAYS, RETIRED. THERE IS A POINT OF REFERENCE WHERE YOU CAN GO BACK AND REFLECT ON ANY AND ALL POLICIES SINCE THE INCEPTION OF BOARD DOCS. FOR ANY POLICIES THAT HAVE SINCE
BEEN RETIRED. THANK YOU. >> CAN I ADD ONE MORE COMMENT.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. REGARDLESS, THE POLICIES WE HAVE FOR STATE LAW, IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT ANYTHING. WE ARE
[5. Information Items]
WORKING TO STREAMLINE. THANK YOU.>> WILL MOVE ONTO INFORMATION ITEMS THAT IS 5.01, STUDENT HANDBOOKS . I BELIEVE THAT IS BRIAN MURPHY AGAIN.
>> IT IS A SIMILAR PROCESS. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT OF COMMITTEE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A COMBINATION OF NEW CHANGES IN LAW AND STREAMLINING LANGUAGE.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND THESE BE APPROVED AND WILL DEFER TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> CAN YOU JUST REMIND ME THE PROCESS , OR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, HOW DO THESE CHANGES COME ABOUT? WHERE DO THEY INITIATE? AND WHAT COMMITTEE DO THEY GO THROUGH TO END UP HERE?
>> THESE ALL WENT THROUGH THE POLICY COMMITTEE.
>> RYAN TAYLOR HERE AS WELL. ESSENTIALLY, IT IS THE HANDBOOK
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SEASON. EACH YEAR, WE CHARGE EACH OF THE BUILDINGS TO FORMULATES BASICALLY A HANDBOOK TASK FORCE THAT CONSISTS OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. WE WANT STUDENT INPUT, PARENT INPUT. WE SOLICIT INPUT FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WOULD IMPACT. FOOD SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY.EACH YEAR THERE IS A CONFERENCE OF EXAMINATION OF HOW WE DO OUR BUSINESS. WE WOULD NOT EXPECT A LOT OF CHANGES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, YOU SHOULD NOT BE ANYTHING TRAFFIC -- DRASTIC.
LIKE MR. MURPHY SAID, THE LEGISLATION WILL CHANGE SOME OF THINGS -- THE THINGS HERE. WE JUST WANT TO PASS ALONG THE INFORMATION. TO BRING BACK FOR APPROVAL IN JUNE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING -- I HAVE READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WAS CHANGED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF LAW?
>> THE CELL PHONE PIECE. COMMUNICATION DEVICES. WE NEEDED TO BE CLEARER AND HOW WE DESIGNATED THAT , WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR KIDS WHO MIGHT BE TYPE ONE DIABETIC AND USE OF HER BLOOD SUGAR MONITORING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PHONES. IT IS NOW THE -- DONE DIGITALLY. -- THE LAW REQUIRED US TO OUTLINE THAT. SO THAT IT WAS CLEAR FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. WHAT KIND OF DEVICE AND WHEN THE
DEVICES CAN BE USED. >> SO THE OTHER ITEMS ARE FROM COMMITTEE AND SUGGESTIONS FROM SCHOOLS? THANK YOU.
>> I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I NOTICED FROM WHAT WAS POSTED ON BOARD DOCS PACIFICALLY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND WHAT WE SAW IN POLICY COMMITTEE THAT YOU BROUGHT LAST WEDNESDAY IT LOOKED DIFFERENT WHEN IT CAME TO THE ATHLETIC RULES AND CONSEQUENCES. WHAT WE SAW LAST WEDNESDAY DID NOT HAVE THE ATHLETIC APPEALS PROCESS REMOVED FROM IT. WHAT IS POSTED ON BOARD DOCS HAS THE PROCESS REMOVED. THAT SPECIFIC PROCESS IS NOT IN BOARD POLICY. IT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE REGULAR APPEALS PROCESS IN THE OTHER DECISION. WE SPECIFICALLY DID THAT TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE WANTED IT TO BE VERY CLEAR TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS WHAT THE PROCESS WAS FOR THOSE THINGS.
CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT WHY THOSE ADDITIONAL CHANGES WERE MADE BETWEEN LAST WINTER DAY AND TODAY?
>> SURE, THE LAST POLICY COMMITTEE WAS TO GET THE INPUT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL TAKE THAT BACK TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
AND HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE THE SAME COMMENT. THERE WERE SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WERE KIDS MISS OUT ON A SCHOOL SEASON OR PARTIAL SEASON BECAUSE OF AN ACCUSATION. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE FULL DUE PROCESS. -- IF WE CAN MAKE THAT REAL CLEAR THAT ALL OF THE KIDS WILL GET A FAIR AND DUE PROCESS SO WE DO NOT POTENTIALLY HURT SOMEBODY SEASON BECAUSE OF AN ACCUSATION.
>> I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THERE ANY BUILDINGS OR CLASSROOMS THAT DO NOT HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE ? I KNOW IT IS KIND OF A CRAZY QUESTION.
>> WE CAN CERTAINLY FIND THAT OUT. I AM NOT AWARE.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW. >> COULD BE.
[6. Board Members]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 6.01, BOARD
MEMBER REPORTS. -- >> NO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AS A MEMBER OF THE FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE, WE MEET NEXT WEEK ON THE 16TH AT 9:30.
QUICK UPDATES. AND FYI IN CASE PEOPLE ARE WONDERING, WE ARE REPLACING THE CHILLERS AND THE COOLING TOWERS AT FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH, I HAVE ASKED PEOPLE -- HAVE PEOPLE ASK WHAT EQUIPMENT IS FOR. AT SCHOOL AT SCHOOL LET OUT THE SUMMER, THE PLAYGROUND AT SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE IS SET TO BE REPLACED. LASTLY, SOME GROUNDWORK IS STARTING NEXT WEEK AT FISHERS ELEMENTARY. AS A REMINDER, ALL NOTE AN AGENDA
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FROM OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON BOARD DOCS ON THE LIBRARY TAB. CLICK, FACILITY. FOR THE FOUNDATION UPDATE, OUR NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 20TH, THIS IS A CLOSED MEETING. FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE IS WELCOME. AND -- SARAH DONSBACH AND I SIT IN.WE ARE HAVING A RETREAT THIS FRIDAY, MAY 10TH. WE ARE THRILLED, AGAIN, TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR STAFF AND THE RECENT THANK AN EDUCATOR CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU ALL OUT HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF NOMINATED EDUCATORS ON THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. EACH NOMINATED STAFF MEMBER WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE AND A THANK YOU GIFT DROPPED OFF AT THEIR BUILDING NEXT WEEK. AND STUDENTS FROM ALL HSE SCHOOLS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE PRAYER E- 5K -- PRAYER E- 5K FUN RUN.
THE PORTIONS OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE FOUNDATION.
THERE ARE JUST LESS THAN 100 SPOTS, REGISTRATION IS $25 PER
>> I HAVE UPDATES I NEED TO FILE ON THE REDEVELOPED -- FOR
FISHERS. >> SORRY TO ENTER A. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS THERE. WE HAD A LOT OF -- I THINK IT WAS A GOOD START. THERE WERE GREAT ATTENDEES AND PARENTS WHO THOUGHT THE RESOURCES WERE AMAZING. I GOT SOME FEEDBACK .
EVERYONE WHO PUT THE EFFORT INTO MAKE IT, IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AND SEEING HOW WE CAN
BUILD IT UP NEXT TIME. >> I WOULD ECHO THOSE COMMENTS.
PARTICULARLY THE MASSAGE, THAT WAS GREAT. IF YOU DID NOT GET ONE OF THOSE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. TO ECHO SUZANNE'S COMMENTS, AND MAYBE EXPAND. EVEN THOUGH THE FOUNDATIONS HAS CLOSED AND YOU CANNOT NOMINATE AN EDUCATOR, IT IS STILL TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK AND NURSE APPRECIATION WEEK. MAKE SURE YOU SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION TO TEACHERS AND NURSES. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE TODAY. WELLNESS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DISSOLVED. THAT IS NO LONGER MEETING. THE NOBLESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK AND LIKE DON, I'M A LITTLE BEHIND ON GETTING MY NOTES TOGETHER. I WILL SUBMIT LAST MONTHS AND THIS MONTH TOGETHER FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING. I AM A -- I AM VERY EXCITED THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE SPEAKING THIS FRIDAY AT OUR ROTARY CLUB. WHEEL WILL BE -- WE WILL BE EXCITED TO HAVE
[7. Superintendent's Report]
END. >> THANK YOU. NOW, WE MOVE ON
TO THE SUPERINTENDENCE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, AS MENTIONED, THIS IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS PROVIDED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. THIS IS ONE OF OUR LAST BOARD MEETINGS OF THE MONTH OF MAY. JUST REMINDING EVERYONE JUNE 1ST IS OUR GRADUATION DATE. AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AS WE CELEBRATE THE GRADUATE OF FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE 1ST. THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR, WE ARE WINDING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR, A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND CELEBRATIONS. IF YOU CAN GET OUT AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, IT IS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
>> LASTLY, I WOULD BE AMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS THAT WE TOOK PART IN ON MONDAY NIGHT AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. THAT WAS PLANNED BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT ALONG WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENING THAT RECOGNIZED STUDENTS AND ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS AND THE ARTS. WE BROUGHT ALL OF THOSE KIDS TOGETHER AND CELEBRATED THEM AND THEY CELEBRATED EACH OTHER.
AND I THINK IT WAS AN EVENING EVERYONE ENJOYED. MONDAY NIGHT, WILL BE THE SAME SORT OF CELEBRATION AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND WITNESS WITH OUR KIDS HAVE DONE AND THEIR COACHES AND SPONSORS ARE DOING. AND JUST HONOR THEM ALONG WITH US AS WELL. OF
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COURSE, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE MENTIONED TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. I WILL SAY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT TODAY. I CAN GO BACK TO KINDERGARTEN AND LIST EVERY TEACHER I EVER HAD.PROBABLY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. GRANTED, I WENT TO A VERY SMALL HIGH SCHOOL. -- TAUGHT ME TO READ. MRS. MCDONALD TAUGHT ME TO WRITE. I AM STILLING -- I CAN STILL REMEMBER THOSE PEOPLE. EVEN THOUGH HAVE THAT DATA THEY HAVE PASSED ON.
TEACHERS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN ALL OF OUR LIVES. I REMEMBER MY BOYS' TEACHERS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THAT IS A JOB I COULD NEVER DO. SO I DOUBLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TEACHERS.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.