Aug 14, 2024 Board Meeting

[1. Meeting Opening]

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>> WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND 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]

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. NEXT UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT 2.01. WE HAVE FIVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK DO NOT ADDRESS ANYONE SPECIFICALLY AND MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS REFER TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS SARAH.

>> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT . I LED A STUDY LAST NIGHT ON JUSTICE WAS OFTEN INVOLVES TURNING THE TABLES ON WEALTH DISPARITY. CHALLENGING BELIEFS THE HAVES SHOULD SHARE EQUITABLY WITH THE HAVE-NOTS. POWER, THE STATUS QUO IS APPENDED SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED , THE MARGINALIZED AND THOSE KICKED ASIDE HAVE A VOICE WHICH IS HEARD AND NOT SILENCED. THE CALL FOR US WITH POWER IN THE ROOM IS TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE CONTRIBUTORS EDUCATIONS TO SOCIETY INSTEAD OF DIMINISHING AND DISMISSING DEMANDS FOR JUSTICE. JUSTICE IS THE OPPOSITE OF JUST US. IT IS THOSE OF US PRIVILEGED AND HAVE POWER WHO ARE CALLED TO REPRESENT AND RESPECT THOSE IN THE CLASSROOMS AND CAFETERIAS AND COUNSELORS OFFICES . IT IS THOSE WHO DISTRIBUTE WEALTH WHO ARE CALLED TO SUSTAIN JUSTICE FOR TEACHERS IN SCHOOL LEADERS.

IT IS THOSE WHO HOARD AND MISTREAT FUNDS WHO WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND CALLED OUT BY THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CARE ABOUT NOT JUST US BUT JUSTICE. MAY WE LEAD AND GUIDE WITH WHOLENESS AND EQUITY. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT IS JESSICA. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE 2025 BUDGET TIMELINE. I WANTED TO START BY SAYING I AM A LICENSED TEACHER WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN OF TAUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BOTH OUTSIDE OF INDIANA BUT I DID GROW UP IN GRADUATE FROM A TOWN NEARBY.

CURRENTLY I'M HAPPILY SUBSTITUTE TEACHING AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT AS NEEDED WHERE, AS OF THIS YEAR, ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING IN THIRD GRADE 1ST GRADE AND KINDERGARTEN. MY KINDERGARTNERS ARE PART OF THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS WE SERVE AS SHE IS AUTISTIC AND REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM OUR AMAZING RESOURCE STAFF. BACK TO THE 2025 BUDGET TIMELINE WHEN I SAW THE DOCUMENT POSTED I WAS APPALLED BY THE LAST SENTENCE, OCTOBER 23RD 2024 PASSED RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE MONTHLY TRANSFER AMOUNTS FROM EDUCATION FUND OPERATION FUND. I'VE BATTLED AROUND THE RANGE OF EMOTIONS EVER SINCE LEADING THIS LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE PUBLIC VOTED TO PASS A REFERENDUM TO PAY ADDITIONAL TAXES TO BENEFIT THE EDUCATION FUND. HOW CAN ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR ANY OF EMPLOYEE PLANE LESS THAN ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. UNDERSTAND COSTS LIKE ELECTRICITY AND GAS HAVE GONE UP. IT'S ALSO CONIFER EMPLOYEES AT THEIR HOMES AND FOR SUPPLIES NOT PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT THEY PURCHASE OUT-OF-POCKET. AT THE JUNE 26 MEETING I BELIEVE I HEARD MOVING MONEY AROUND IS A DANGEROUS GAME. THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS TO MOVE MONEY THE PUBLIC VOTED TO PAY FOR THE EDUCATION FUND AND MOVE IT TO THE OPERATIONS FUND. SOMETHING WILL GIVE AND IT WILL BE TEACHERS AND STAFF. THAT IS NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ON YOUR PART. ANOTHER YOU WILL LOSE IS THE PUBLIC TRUST. YOU ASKED FOR MORE MONEY VIA OUR TAXES FOR THE EDUCATION FUND TO ENSURE THINGS LIKE STAFFING, AT THE JUNE 26 MEETING IT WAS ASKED TO START SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC ALREADY HAS VOICED SUPPORT BY INCREASING THE EDUCATION FUND. SUPPORTING TEACHERS DIRECTLY OR WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM NOT JUST HIRING MORE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHER COACHES WITH LAVISH SALARIES. IF THEY NEED MORE MONEY IN THE

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QUEUE. >> NEXT IS STEPHANIE HUNT.

>> LAST MONTH I STOOD BEFORE YOU REQUESTED OUR ADMINISTRATION AND THE DISRESPECTFUL TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT IT HAS CREATED FOR TEACHERS . INSTEAD THE NARRATIVE WAS CREATED IT AND PUSHED OUT THIS WAS AN ISSUE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE AND NOT SOMETHING OUR SUPERINTENDENT NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT. THE LEADER OF OUR DISTRICT MADE A STATEMENT IN AN INTERVIEW I GAVE HER COMMUNITY INSIGHT TO THE CHILDISH AND DISRESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT ARE TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE TRULY WORKING IN. IT LEADS ME TO WONDER HOW MANY EDUCATORS AND STAFF AND BUS DRIVERS WHO LEFT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO WORK WITH LEADERSHIP WHO SUPPORTS THEM AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS. INTERESTINGLY IN THIS FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL MY CHILDREN HAVE NOT COME HOME TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE ANY ADMIN TEAM HAS MADE IN THEIR DAY OR LIVES. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MY DAUGHTER BEING COMFORTED BY HER TEACHERS WHEN SHE WAS SAD. I SENT SOME COMFORT FROM PATIENTS OF HIS TEACHER WHILE LEARNING TO USE HIS LOCKER. HE IS ALSO PUMPED UP ABOUT SCIENCE AND ALL THE PROJECTS THEY WILL COMPLETE THIS YEAR . THIS MORNING MY TWINS WERE RUNNING TO THE BUS TO SEE THE TEACHERS WHO MADE A MAJOR IMPACT IN THEIR LIVES.

THE TEACHERS MATTER FAR MORE THAN ANY SUPERINTENDENT OR SUPERINTENDENT OF HR. OUR COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN HOW MUCH THEY VALUE TEACHERS AND STAFF. WE HOPE THIS EVENT THAT BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DONATIONS IN FOOD, GOODIE BAG ITEMS AND DOOR PRIZES WE THEN JUMPED TO FULFILL AMAZON WISH LIST ITEMS TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS JUST STARTING OUT AND TO ADD TO THE ALREADY PURCHASED WITH THEIR OWN MONEY ITEMS TO OUR VETERANS STAFF AND TEACHERS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DONATED ITEMS. WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS. WE HAVE HER TEACHERS BACKS. WE WANT THIS ADMINISTRATION TO DO THE SAME. YOUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT BACK THE ADMIN IN THIS FIGHT YOU HAVE CREATED. STOP GAMES, WE HAVE MESSAGES IN THE UL P AND LISTEN TO VANCE ON A VOICEMAIL.

WE WANT THIS SETTLED IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THOSE WORKING WITH HER UNION REPRESENTATIVES TO CHANGE DRASTICALLY. WE WANT RESPECT FOR TEACHERS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE FAIR, BALANCED AND HONEST. WE WANT INSINUATIONS ABOUT PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES TO STOP . WE WANT A SUPERINTENDENT WHO DOESN'T JUST SAY PRETTY WORDS ABOUT HIS SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS BUT SHOWS RESPECT WITH HIS ACTIONS AND SETTLEMENT OF HIS UL P ESPECIALLY AS THOSE LEGAL FEES KEEP CLIMBING. IN QUEUE.

>> NEXT IS ALYSSA ROBERTS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WELCOME TO THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR. WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE TEACHERS AND BUILDING ADMINISTRATION ON THE PERSONNEL REPORT AND NOT ON THERE WHO MADE THIS WEEK EXCITING AND SMOOTH. MY FAMILY ATTENDED TWO DIFFERENT BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHTS AND WE WERE BOTH IN ALL OF WHAT WE SAW AND RECEIVED A BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT. TEACHERS DID SAMPLE LESSONS , SHARE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CLASSES , THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE BASIC HERE IS OUR GRADING POLICY. THAT'S BECAUSE THE TEACHERS IN HSE ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. ALL OF THE TEACHERS IN HSE ON THE PERSONNEL REPORT WORK ON ANY PERSONNEL REPORT IN THE DISTRICT HISTORY ARE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY BY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. WHEN I TALK LIKE TO BRING IN SOME INFORMATION TO SHARE , NOT JUST MY OWN THOUGHTS. TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW ALL TEACHERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO UNIONIZE. IT IS A FEDERALLY PROTECTED RIGHT THAT WAS PART OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT PASSED IN 1935 AND SECTION 7 OF THIS ACT ALLOWS FOR THE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT. SECTION 8 INHIBITS THREATENING EMPLOYEES REGARDING ACTIVITY AND STATES IT'S ILLEGAL TO DISCIPLINE OR PENALIZE ACTIVITY OR REFUSE TO BARGAIN. I HAVE A

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>> LAST IS TYLER .

>> I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF SECONDARY FOR HSE EIGHT AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE UNION. ON THE AGENDA 5.02 IS THE BUDGET TIMELINE STATING ON OCTOBER 23RD 2024 THERE WILL BE AN ADOPTION OF THE 2025 BUDGET MATERIALS THAT REQUIRES BOARD ACTION. IT SAYS THEY WILL ADOPT THE BUDGET AND BUS REPLACEMENT PLANS AND PASSED A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE MONTHLY TRANSFER AMOUNTS FROM EDUCATION FUND TO THE OPERATIONS FUND. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A MONTHLY TRANSFORM FROM THE EDUCATION FUND TO OPERATIONS FUND. IN JANUARY 2019 THE FUNDS OF SCHOOL FINANCE WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN FUNDS. EDUCATION FUND AND OPERATION. THE EDUCATION FUND IS THE FUND MOST DIRECTLY IMPACTING STUDENTS. IT PAYS FOR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS MEDIA LIBRARY STAFF, PRINCIPLES, SUPPORT STAFF AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT . WHEN THIS OCCURRED IN 2019 THE STATE DID SAY A CORPORATION MAY TRANSFER SOME MONEY FROM EDUCATION FUND INTO THE OPERATION FUND. BE THAT AS IT MAY THE PROBLEM THAT ARISES ME AS THE UNION SEE IT AS JUST ONE MORE WAY THE HSE CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION IS PRE-DETERMINING MONEY AVAILABLE FOR BARGAINING. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE TEACHERS OF HSE WERE FINALLY HEARD REGARDING SOME OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES AT THE BARGAINING TABLE. THE FIRST WAS OUR CALENDAR FOR INCREASES RAN ON A JANUARY START DATE AS OPPOSED TO JULY, A RARITY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE SECOND IS TEACHERS WHO RECEIVED THEIR MASTERS AFTER BEING HIRED DID NOT OBTAIN ANY PAY INCREASE FOR DOING SO WHILE NEW HIRES WERE REWARDED IF THEY HAD ALREADY OBTAINED THEIR MASTERS. BOTH OF THESE FINANCIAL ISSUES WERE SOLVED BECAUSE OF GOOD FAITH BARGAINING AND COLLABORATION THE UNION AND CENTRAL OFFICE PARTICIPATE IN. PRIOR TO THE MANY CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION HSE EIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION WERE WORKING ON FIXING AN ISSUE OF LONGTIME AGENCY TEACHERS BEING LEAPFROGGED A NEW HIRES.

WE WORRY NONE OF THAT EXAMINED IN THE BARGAINING PROCESS WILL BE CONTENTIOUS. WE WILL PAY ATTENTION TO THE BUDGET AND STATEMENTS OF DECISIONS MADE CONCERNING IT. WE HOPE YOU WILL COME TO THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH INTENTIONS TO BETTER OUR CONTRACT. WE HOPE ADMINISTRATION IS NOT TRYING TO PREDETERMINE BARGAINING BY CREATING THIS FALSE SENSE OF DOOM AND FINALLY WE HOPE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT PLAN TO DEPLETE OUR EDUCATION FUNDS AND IN DOING SO ELIMINATE RAISES FOR OUR TEACHERS , THE TRUE BACKBONE OF HSE. THANK YOU.

[3. Consent Agenda]

>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE THIRD ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS PRESENTED ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. 3.01 BOARD MINUTES, 3.02 PERSONNEL REPORTS AND 3.03 CLAIMS, PAYROLLS, 403B AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED?

>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD? SORRY. WE WILL ADD 3.04 . STUDENT FEES.

>> I AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE ITEM 3.04 STUDENT FEES.

>> SECONDED. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO

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[4. Action Items]

BE BY STEVE. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT ALBRIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS. I COME BEFORE YOU TO REQUEST BOARD ACTION ON AN MOU WITH OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION. LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THIS REQUEST DEVIATES FROM OUR TYPICAL PROCESS AND PRESENTING INFORMATION AHEAD OF ASKING THE BOARD ACTION. THIS PRESENTATION WILL SHOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE GRANT FUNDING TO EXPLORE A PARTNERSHIP WITH OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION BUT THAT GRANT FUNDING HAS A DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 1ST. SHOULD THIS WORK MOVE FORWARD THERE WILL BE AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND ALL THE INFORMATION AND PROVIDE INPUT BY YOU, OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. WHAT I WILL SHARE WILL LIKELY CREATE MORE QUESTIONS THAN PROVIDE ANSWERS AND WHILE I CAN SPECULATE ON ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES WHAT I'M ASKING YOU THIS EVENING IS TO CONSIDER IS IF WHAT YOU LEARN ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS WORTH FURTHER CONVERSATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FURTHER COLLABORATION WITH OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION. I PROMISE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS BUT WE ARE SO EARLY IN THIS OPPORTUNITY WE MAY NOT HAVE THOSE ANSWERS THIS EVENING. MY OVERALL OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO SEEK PERMISSION TO PURSUE GRANT FUNDING TO ELABORATELY PLAN AN INNOVATIVE MODEL AND FACILITY WITH OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN MOU.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION FORMAT AND THIS IS THE MOST I'VE EVER TALKED ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY BUT TO FRAME THE CHALLENGES HSE SCHOOL FACES FOR SCALING CAREER EXPLORATION INITIATIVES SHARE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION THUS FAR AS AN ORGANIZATION, SHARE A RAW VISION OF ELEMENTS OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AND EXPLAIN THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF THIS PROPOSED MOU ARTICULATED NEXT STEPS AND ASK FOR THE BOARD ACTION. JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON ONE OF THE ELEMENTS IT'S DIRECTLY TO INCREASE EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL 22,000 STUDENTS. THE CHALLENGES OF THAT AND WHAT I'VE BEEN CHARGED TO DO ALMOST FROM DAY ONE IS TO BRING ON-SITE PROGRAMS UNDER HSE CONTROL, STAFFING AND FACILITIES TO MINIMIZE THE TUITION THAT IS PAID TO OUTSIDE PROVIDERS FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND ULTIMATELY BUILD PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST IN LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE DOUBLED THOSE NUMBERS AS OF THIS YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING AT THIS -- EXCUSE ME. WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY SERVING 7% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THESE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. WE KNOW FROM OUR STUDENTS AND THE STATE OF INDIANA AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WE WILL DEMAND MORE OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD. IF WE ARE ONLY SERVING 7% AND ALIGN THOSE WITH STATE ACCOUNTABILITY TARGETS WE NEED TO INCREASE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUT ARE LIMITED BY THE SPACES ON HER CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES . WE ARE LIMITED BY FUNDING FOR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AS WELL AS STAFFING BOTH CAPACITY AND COMPENSATION WITH THAT. THE BOARD AND COMMUNITY DOESN'T KNOW THIS BUT I'VE INVESTIGATED FOR MONTHS A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES TRYING TO SEEK THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOMETHING THAT WOULD MEET THIS NEED AND WE HAVE BEEN MET BY MAJOR CHALLENGES TO EVEN GET THOSE FACILITIES AND THINGS IN PLACE IN ORDER TO OFFER THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS BUT THAT ALSO MEANS WE CONTINUE TO LEAN MORE ON ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PURSUIT INSTITUTE FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ARE LIMITED BASED ON THEIR CAPACITIES.

LET'S ONLINE THIS A LITTLE BIT WITH THE MASTER PLAN WE WORKED ON IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE LEARNING PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY TOLD US WE NEED TO DEVELOP NETWORK FORCES AND EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THOSE ARE EXPERIENCES WE USE THE TERM NETWORKS AS OPPOSED TO ACADEMIES BUT IT'S A SPACE STUDENTS CAN PURSUE DUAL CREDIT, INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS IN THE PROFESSION THEY THINK HE MIGHT DO THE DAY AFTER GRADUATION AND BE THAT MUCH FURTHER AHEAD IN THAT PROCESS IDEALLY CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMPANIES TO DEVELOP THAT WORKFORCE AND RETAIN THAT TALENT . WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING PRACTICES RELATED TO THESE CORPORATION ALL GOALS

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SOME CONTEXT ON THIS AND WHERE OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION COMES INTO PLAY. IN LATE JULY WE STARTED MEETING AND TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT POTENTIALLY SUPPORTING US WITH SOME NEEDS.

THEY CAME TO THE TABLE SAYING WE THINK WE CAN HELP WITH SOME THINGS AS PART OF A MISSION OF THEIR ORGANIZATION. I WILL EXPLAIN MORE OF THEIR HISTORY IN A MOMENT. THEY CAME, VISITED LATE JULY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM, THEY GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE WORK THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND WHAT THOSE GOALS LOOK LIKE FROM THE MASTER PLAN. THEY LOOKED AT OUR ECONOMIC DATA AND WHERE INDUSTRIES ARE GOING. THAT IS CONTEXT TO SHOW SOME IDEAS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

>> IT'S A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY JOE RICKETTS WHO IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF AMERITRADE . IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005 TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND EXPANDED IN THE PAST 15 YEARS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. IT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS SO EDUCATION SPORTS TEACHER WITH TOOLS FOR ENGAGED LEARNING , CULTIVATE THE MIND-SETS, SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE AND SUCCESS ISN'T ABOUT ANSWERING QUESTIONS BUT SEEING OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE VALUE , DOING SO FOR YOURSELF, FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE WORLD.

THAT IS THEIR MISSION. WHY ARE THEY APPROACHING POTENTIALLY WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP? READY TO SCALE THEIR IMPACT AFTER 15 YEARS OF DOING THIS KIND OF WORK INTO -- INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING ESPECIALLY WITH A SHIFT TO DIPLOMA AND THINGS LIKE THAT COMING. THEY'RE SPEAKING TO MULTIPLE CITIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL LEADERS RISING TO THE TOP OF ALIGNMENT AND READINESS TO DO THIS WORK. THEY FOUND SYNERGY BETWEEN THEIR MISSION, THE WORK WE HAVE ARTIE DONE WITH THIS PROCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROCESS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. HOW DO THEY THINK THEY CAN SUPPORT? EXPAND THE NUMBER OF HIGH-QUALITY CAREER CONNECTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH ROBUST INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES AND WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACCELERATE THE PROGRAMMING IN THE NETWORK MODEL BY FACILITATING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE CLASSROOM AND INDUSTRY AND THEN CREATING AN INNOVATIVE SCHOOL MODEL AND FACILITY FOR TEACHERS TO TEST AND REFINE BEST PRACTICES FOR NETWORK LEARNING ON A SMALLER SCALE BEFORE WE TAKE WHAT WE LEARN FROM THAT AND DETERMINE HOW THAT LOOKS ON THE LARGER SCALE IN OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOLS. TO WHAT'S REALLY ESTABLISHED IN THE LANGUAGE OF MOU. AS AN ORGANIZATION WE WOULD CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE FOR INDUSTRY FOCUS OF COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS INCLUDING THE NEXT LEVEL PROGRAMS IN STUDY HALL.

FROM THE FORD WORK WE ONLY BUILT RINGS IF THEY HAD STUDENT INTEREST AND WORKFORCE DEMAND. WE WANT TO ENSURE KIDS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WANT TO EXPLORE THOSE AND IT HELPS WITH LEARNING IN GENERAL AND ONCE THEY ARE DONE WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY THEY CAN STEP INTO A CAREER IN THAT FIELD. WE WILL SUPPORT THE TANK TOP TALENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IS TEACHER TALENT . POTENTIALLY THERE'S OTHER AVENUES AND THINGS THAT COULD HELP DEVELOP AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK. OE WILL ASSIST IN NETWORK SCHOOL DESIGNED TO SERVE OVER 500 STUDENTS AT A LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED AND THEY WILL HELP ESTABLISH NETWORKS PATHWAY TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 500 DISTRICT ENROLLED STUDENTS TO CAREER SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS. I WILL UNPACK SOME ITEMS FOR YOU.

THERE IS AN INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BUILD 125 STUDENTS STARTING WITH FRESHMAN AND BE AT 500+ BY 2028. THE STUDENT BODY WOULD BE AS DIVERSE AS HSE SCHOOLS AND THAT REALLY THINKING BASED ON THE ENERGY AROUND PARTNERSHIP AND WHAT THEY SAW WHEN THEY WERE HERE WAS WE COULD LEVERAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS AN UMBRELLA FOR KIDS TO EXPLORE THOSE EXPERIENCES. WE ARE TALKING THINGS LIKE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CREATIVE AND I WILL SHOW SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT WHICH IS WHERE KIDS DETERMINE HOW THEY CAN BE INNOVATIVE LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR BUT WITHIN A CORPORATION ORGANIZATION. THAT WOULD BE A SKETCH OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

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WHAT DOES THIS DO? A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION. THAT IS A BIG PART OF THIS WE ARE COMMITTED TO. IT SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO FUTURE COLLABORATION THAT'S WHAT BOTH PARTIES WANT TO SEE.

THE BIG PIECE AND REASON IS THAT UNLOCKS A SHARED CONCEPT SO THE CHARTER INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOLS GRANT UP TO $2 MILLION HAS AN APPLICATION DEADLINE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THAT IS THE URGENCY. IT DOES NOT LOCK HSE SCHOOLS INTO INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL, OWNERSHIP ON PURSUING GRANT FUNDING AND COLLABORATION. IT DOESN'T ARTICULATE ALL THE THINGS THAT DEFINE HOW WHICH WE COULD SPEND THE NEXT THREE HOURS SPECULATING ON. WE NEED TEACHER-STUDENT PARENT VOICES FOR THIS. IT DOESN'T COMMIT US TO ANY FURTHER SPENDING. IT'S CREATING A FUND FOR US TO DEVELOP AND LOOK INTO THAT ALONGSIDE AND SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS WITHOUT PUTTING MONEY ON THE TABLE. THE STARTER INNOVATIONS NETWORK I NOTED THOSE DEADLINES . WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO APPLY TO BE IN AUTHORIZER OF THIS PARTNERSHIP BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN ORDER TO SECURE THOSE THINGS. THEY NEED TO BE IN PROCESS TO GET THAT MONEY. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE APPROVED . THOSE GO TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. IT WOULD POSITION HSE TO BE AWARDED THAT FEDERAL GRANT UP TO 2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS. IF AWARDED THE SCHOOL MUST OPEN WITHIN 13 MONTHS. THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS COMMITMENT AND MOU WHAT IT SAYS TO OPPORTUNITY IS IF THEY INVEST IN FACILITIES AND A SPACE WE ARE MAKING THAT COMMITMENT LIKEWISE TO KNOW WE ARE STILL TARGETING 25-26 WITH THESE PROGRAMS WITH THAT. THAT'S A QUICK TURNAROUND ESPECIALLY AS WE EVALUATE PROPERTIES AS WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. CONTINUE COLLABORATION, EDUCATING AND SOLICITING TEACHER VOICE IN THIS WORK, PUBLIC FORMS FOR COMMUNITY INPUT SIMILAR TO HOW THE FORD AND JAIL WORKED TO FORMALIZE WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AND FORMALIZING THE STRUCTURE. WE ARE NOT APPROVING ANY OF THAT TODAY. THE REALITY IS YOU AS THE BOARD IN THIS PARTNERSHIP I WILL SHOW IN A MINUTE HAVE THE POWER OF THAT APPROVAL AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS STRUCTURE MOST LIKELY THAT WE TALK ABOUT AT A LATER DATE.

IN TERMS OF LOCATION WITH THE GOAL OF THAT THE KEY TO THIS A NEW OR AMENDED MOU WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK FOR FURTHER APPROVAL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. MOU AS IT STANDS TODAY STIPULATES THAT WE ARE COMMITTING TO COLLABORATING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE OPPORTUNITY THIS COULD HAPPEN.

THIS IS A POSSIBLE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE. I'VE LEARNED MORE

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>> YOU ANSWERED MOST OF THEM. I SENT YOU A LOT OF QUESTIONS THIS WEEK AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR INTEREST BECAUSE YOU ANSWERED 98% OF THEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET THE GRANT FUNDING, CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AND DECIDE THIS ISN'T GOING TO WORK? WE PAY IT BACK?

>> I WILL FIND YOU AN ANSWER. >> THE STATE PROVIDES THOSE DOLLARS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S FEASIBLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN THERE IS NO REPAYMENT.

>> THERE STATS ON CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT NEVER ACTUALLY OPEN OR TRY TO GET IT TO THAT POINT. YEAH.

>> CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE? IT WILL REMIND ME WHAT MY QUESTION WAS. YES. HERE. WHEN LOOKING AT THIS ONE THE NETWORK INNOVATION SCHOOL WHEN YOU START WITH YOUR 125 STUDENTS AS SOMEONE WHO HAD THEIR CHILD JUST GRADUATE FROM AN INNOVATION SCHOOL THAT IS THE SAME WAY THE H CAMPUS STARTED AND THEN IT ADDED A NEW CLASS EVERY YEAR. THOSE WILL BE STUDENTS THAT WILL ATTEND THIS BUILDING ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, THAT IS THEIR HOMESCHOOL.

>> WE WOULD DEFINE THAT VISION AS WE TALK IN CONVERSATION IT'S NOT FORMAL IN ANY WAY IT COULD ALSO BE A SPACE WHERE TEACHERS CAN INNOVATE AND TRY DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, ASSESSMENTS, DIFFERENT THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN THEN BE SHARED AND SCALED IN THAT WAY.

>> ULTIMATELY WE AS THE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE SAY THROUGH THAT SORT OF AGREEMENT AS TO HOW THAT WAS GOING.

>> ALL THE PIECES ABOUT HOW THESE KIDS ARE ADMITTED I WILL TALK ABOUT MY EARLY UNDERSTANDING OF WHY.

INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL OPTION OF THIS ALLOWS US TO TALK WITH THINGS . WE ARE NOT AT A POINT TO TALK ABOUT DIPLOMAS. AS WE GO THAT ROUTE THIS OPTION PROVIDES MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AS A COMMUNITY AND YOU TO HAVE CONTROL AND OVERSIGHT OF THAT.

>> THE NETWORK PATHWAY ACADEMY WOULD BE ADDITIONAL 500 THAT WOULD BE ENROLLED IN HSE OR FISHERS AND ABLE TO GO THERE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN COSMETOLOGY BUT NOT NECESSARILY WANTED TO ATTEND THE NETWORK SCHOOL BUT STILL WANTED TO DO

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>> THE INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHERS TO DO THAT, EXACTLY. TO SCALE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO THAT.

>> THEY HAVE DONE NETWORK INNOVATION SCHOOLS BUT TO HAVE A SECOND PIECE OF NETWORK PATHWAYS ACADEMY WHERE WE ALSO ALLOW OUR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND EXPERIENCE US AND NOT HAVE TO BE A FULL-TIME ATTENDEE OF THAT.

>> IS STARTED WITH THAT ON THE TABLE. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED. IT'S NOT ONLY THE BENEFIT OF INNOVATION WITH OUR STUDENTS BUT PER OUR PLAN AS A COMMUNITY WE WANT TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN THOSE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT NETWORKS AND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE PARTNER AND CURRICULUM LOOK LIKE. WE NEED TO ALSO SUPPORT THAT AND TO YOUR POINT THAT'S WHERE THEY SAID WE DON'T KNOW THAT'S DONE LIKE THAT AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS COMING ALONGSIDE BUT CAN WE LEVERAGE LEGISLATION AND MONEY TO DO THAT IS THE QUESTION ON THE

TABLE? >> I THINK THIS IS THEIR ATTEMPT TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THEY CAN BUILD THIS MODEL AND TAKE IT TO OTHER STATES BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING IS THE SCHOOL TO WORKFORCE IS WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD AND THEY THINK INDIANA IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT. THEY THINK BECAUSE OF ALL THE BUSINESSES AND STUDENTS WE HAVEN'T TEACHERS WE HAVE IT CAN BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO BEGIN THAT MODEL.

>> THEY'VE GOT GOALS AND ACTION STEPS WE ALREADY VOICED INTO THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIVE TO AND QUICKLY OPEN TO DO THAT.

THIS MEETS THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION NEED.

>> I FEEL LIKE OUR PROGRAM AT HSE BUT STUDENTS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS WOULD HAVE TO PICK ONE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT PROGRAM IS THERE AND POTENTIALLY STAY THEIR HOMESCHOOL FOR THEIR GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRACTED BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL HAVE

EQUAL ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM . >> THE EARLY IDEAS OF TO TRY TO GET AS CLOSE -- YOU HAVE 500 KIDS IN A PROGRAM . WE'VE GOT TO SCALE 500 TO 1000 KIDS TO BE REPORTING SOMEWHERE AND THEY GO INTO WHAT ELSE THEY'RE DOING AND ACTUALLY OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING THAT. THAT IS THE INTENT. THAT IS THE INTENT OF THE VISION OF WHAT THE FACILITY SERVES IN THAT WAY.

>> THANK YOU, THIS IS COOL. >> FURTHER ELABORATE OR PAINT THE PICTURE OF WHAT A TREMENDOUS OFFER THIS IS. A PRIVILEGE DUE TO THE HIGH STUDENTS WE HAVEN'T TEACHERS AND STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STATE THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE SOMEWHERE. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS AMAZING AND WE CAN PILOT THAT FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL AND YOU GUYS CAN FURTHER PAINT

THAT PICTURE. >> WE DID HAVE DOLLAR FIGURES AND TOOK THEM OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROPERTY VALUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THE REALITY IS THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THE FULL FILLED OUT , ALL OF IT FOR US TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

>> FULL DISCLOSURE I WAS MOVING MY SON INTO COLLEGE EARLIER THIS WEEKEND SO I DID GET THE INFORMATION AND BROWSE THROUGH IT BUT MY USUAL DEEP DIVE DID NOT HAPPEN YET. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS IS JUST THE FACT-FINDING TIME. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS TO CLARIFY. YOU MENTIONED TEACHERS. WILL THAT COME LATER THAT WE FIND OUT THAT'S AN UMBRELLA UNDER HSE SCHOOLS OR IS IT AN UMBRELLA UNDER --

>> WE WILL HAVE THAT WITH HER TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE INTENT IN STAFFING I THINK AND WHAT WE HAVE FLOATED OUT THERE IS IT COULD BE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIME TO INNOVATE, RING THE PRACTICES BACK. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN MUCH FURTHER THAN THAT. OUR HIGH SCHOOL

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>> TO GO BACK TO THIS AND PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT I HEAR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO. I DO WANT TO ASK WITH THAT ONE BEING ITS OWN PROGRAM IF YOU WILL IS IT STILL GIVING OUR STUDENTS THEIR CORE EDUCATION TO HSE? THEY ARE STILL GETTING

READING, WRITING, MATH. >> CORRECT ME BUT THERE IS ACCOUNTABLE OR MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE THINGS THAN ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU.

>> I WANTED TO CLARIFY SO PEOPLE AREN'T THINKING THIS IS

ITS OWN SEPARATE THING. >> THE FUNDING PIECE WOULD BE ARTICULATING THOSE CURRICULUM DESIGNS. THAT WOULD ALL COME TO COURT APPROVAL BASED ON THAT. THAT IS WHERE IT ALLOWS YOU TO

DO IT. >> TO CLARIFY, A LOT OF THIS ORIGINALLY COMES FROM THE HARD WORK YOU AND THE TEAM HAS DONE PULLING STUFF UP . RIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN INPUT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY WANT SO FAR AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE LOOKING TO -- OKAY. ANOTHER PART IS LATER . WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS YET. WE ARE JUST STARTING TO SEE AND LOOK INTO THAT BUT HOW THE BREAKDOWN GOES WILL COME LATER .

>> WITH YOUR APPROVAL. >> IMPLEMENTING THE GOAL I THINK I READ IN SOMEONE'S NOTES IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL THIS IT HAS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 13 MONTHS IS

THAT CORRECT? >> ONCE AWARDED. THINK OF IT THAT WAY. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD APPLY FOR THAT AND WHEN THE TIMELINE WOULD START.

>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE STUDENTS TO DO IT IN JDL AND IF THIS PLANS THE WAY IT'S LINED UP DO THEY STILL STAY THERE AND DO THIS IN 2025 OR IS IT JUST THIS IF WE APPROVE IT?

>> I THINK I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT FURTHER. WHEN WE COMMITTED TO THE TRANSITION WE COMMITTED TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

WE WANT TO HONOR THE EXPERIENCE YOU SIGNED UP FOR. I CAN TELL YOU HOW IT'S PLAYING OUT RIGHT NOW KIDS MOVE FROM JDL -- THE CT PROGRAMMING AND SEQUENCES ARE LAID OUT AND THERE. WE HAVE DONE THAT. WE CAN INVESTIGATE THAT.

>> DOES THIS ALL BECOME A SEPARATE LINE ITEM OR DOES IT BECOME ITS OWN SEPARATE BUDGET?

>> I WOULD NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT.

>> WE WON'T CONTROL THAT. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD AND

RUN THE BUDGET. >> WE DON'T EVEN HAVE IT AS A

LINE ITEM OR ANYTHING AT ALL. >> AT THIS TIME?

>> IT WON'T COME TO US. THE DOLLARS WILL GO TO THEM AND THEN IF WE SHARE SERVICES THE DOLLARS WOULD COME BACK SO WE COULD HAVE LINE ITEMS FOR THE SERVICES SO IT'S KIND OF THE FIRST OFFICIAL DOLLARS FOR THIS WOULD COME TO OPPORTUNITY

EDUCATION. >> IT FOLLOWS THE STUDENT.

>> THEY'RE THE ONES ASKING FOR THE GRANT. WE ARE GIVING THEM AUTHORITY TO DO THE IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO SEE WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO GET INTO TOGETHER.

>> LATER WE WILL HAVE MORE IN-DEPTH INFORMATION .

>> THE REALITY IS THEY CAN CONTRACT US FOR CERTAIN SERVICES FOR THE STUDENT AND THAT'S BALANCED. THAT'S ALL

THAT. >> ONE MORE QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A PROACTIVE WAY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS RATHER THAN JUST GETTING FEEDBACK ON THIS PROGRAM?

>> THAT IS THE INTENT. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT HE SAID ONLY 7% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR SERVICES RIGHT NOW AND THIS WOULD HELP EXPAND . HOW MUCH DO WE THINK THAT WOULD EXPAND?

>> WANTED TO KNOW WHAT OR HOW MANY OF OUR KIDS INTEND TO DO

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WE KNOW IF WE ARE ABLE TO NEUTRALIZE THAT THEN WE ARE ABLE TO PROBABLY INCREASE THAT. THE GOAL OF THIS WORK IS KIDS MAYBE DON'T HAVE AN EXPERIENCE AND MAYBE ELIMINATED AFTER. OR THEY CONTINUE IN THAT. WE NEED CAPACITY IF WE CONTINUE THAT.

>> I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE NOT WATCHED THE EVENT TODAY LIKE I DID WERE ATTENDED LIKE OUR SUPERINTENDENT BUT THE STATE IS LOOKING AT CHANGING THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND I THINK WE WILL NEED MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

>> DIVERSIFY. >> NOT TO OVERSELL BUT I THINK WE HAVE A MARKET FOR OTHER DISTRICTS AND PLACES TO SUPPORT

OUR PROGRAMS. >> THAT LEADS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION. SO, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS YET BECAUSE I KNOW YOU SAID GROUP. HE SAID THE STUDENT BODY WOULD BE AT LEAST AS DIVERSE AS HSE SCHOOLS BUT HOW IS THAT ENROLLMENT DETERMINED ?

>> IT WOULD DEFINE HOW WE DO THAT. THAT IS A POINT THAT HAS BEEN EARLY. PART OF IT I TELL YOU THE RATE OF THAT IDEA IS WE ARE SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICALLY RAPIDLY. OUR TEACHERS NEED SKILLS TO MEET THAT NEED AND IF THAT IS GOING TO BE A BEACON FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS TO HONE THOSE SKILLS MY OWN FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF IN THIS MODEL AND THIS IS SOMETHING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WITH HSE IT CAN BECOME THESE KIDS THOSE KIDS. THOSE KIDS GET TO DO THAT BUT THE KIDS IN OUR BUILDINGS DIDN'T CHOOSE THAT SO WE ARE DOING THAT. THE GOAL OF THAT IS WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE KIDS AND WHAT WE LEARN TOGETHER WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF EVERY KID IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT'S THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT BUT WE

WOULD DETERMINE WHAT THAT IS. >> CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THIS ALL CAME ABOUT? DID WE GO FIND OPPORTUNITY ED?

>> IN MY ROLE I END UP ON ZOOMS WITH PEOPLE. THEY HAVE THIS WHOLE SIDE OF SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING TOOLS AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN THOSE THINGS. IT STARTED IN ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS BUT MANY TIMES WHEN I SHARE THE WORK THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DO AND I GET TO SAY HERE'S WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION AND I THOUGHT WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND SEE IF THOSE RESOURCES GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS AND DETERMINE IF HER HIGH SCHOOL THINKS THOSE MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL. IT WAS THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE HAD ALREADY DONE AND WHERE WE WERE THROUGH THE NGL WORK FOR THEM TO COME BACK AND SAY IN THEIR QUESTION BECAME WHAT IS A PROBLEM YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE? THAT'S WHERE IT WENT FROM THERE. YEAH.

>> THANK YOU. >> THIS MIGHT COME UP LATER BUT YOU JUST MADE A COMMENT THAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT IT. WITH THE 125 AND 500 STUDENTS LET'S SAY WE DON'T HAVE THAT AND WE ARE ALL INTO THIS PROGRAM AND MOVING FORWARD RIGHT. WE ARE GETTING THE DOLLARS -- EXCUSE ME, THE STUDENTS. IS THIS AN OPEN BORDERS THING THAT WILL BE OPEN TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR IS IT SPECIFICALLY A MODEL .

>> CHARTERS ARE DIFFERENT BUT THAT IS WHY.

>> THE PLAN IS TO BE FOR HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL

STUDENTS. THANK YOU. >> I HINTED AT THE POSSIBILITY BUT WE COULD ING REALLY AWESOME THAT WE PUT KIDS

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PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED AND SEEING THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> FIRST YEAR I WAS ON THE BOARD I WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRAM WE WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO DO AND ALL THE CT STUFF WE HAVE BEEN DOING IS A PASSION OF MINE SO I'M SICK I

DID TO SEYMOUR. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.01 AS PRESENTED?

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> I WILL CLOSE DISCUSSION UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANYTHING FURTHER. WE WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 4.01 AS PRESENTED SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. SIX -0 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO 4.02, ATTENDANCE AT EIGHT AND STUDENT

HANDBOOKS. DR. KEGLEY. >> WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT ATTENDANCE IN OUR AREA IT BECAME APPARENT TO US THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH WHAT OUR HANDBOOK HAS AS ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF ABSENCES AND THE GOAL THE STATE HAS THROUGH THE GPS PROGRAM , THAT BENCHMARK IS 94% AND WHAT WE WERE ALLOWING OR SAYING AS A DISTRICT WAS THE MAXIMUM HAD SET AT 91% SO WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TRY TO ALIGN THOSE AND I WISH WE COULD'VE CAUGHT THAT BEFORE THE HANDBOOKS CAME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL . WE HAVE RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THE LANGUAGE FROM 16 TOTAL IN A YEAR TO 10 WHICH WOULD GET US

IN THAT 94% GOAL. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

FROM THE BOARD? >> HE SAID WE CURRENTLY HAVE DICKSTEIN AND YOU'RE WANTING TO BRING IT TO 10? THANK YOU.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?

>> I MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 4.02 AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 4.02 AS PRESENTED SAY AYE.

[5. Information Items]

5.01, >> TONIGHT WE HAVE A FEW POLICY PIECES TO REVIEW FOR FIRST READ THIS EVENING THAT CAME THROUGH POLICY COMMITTEE. YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE A PACKET. I WILL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION FIRST TO 11.03 . THE REASON WE REVIEWED THIS POLICY IS BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW LAST YEAR WE STOPPED CHARGING FEES BECAUSE ALL OF THAT IS NOW REIMBURSED FROM THE STATE AND THIS PARTICULAR POLICY REFERENCES THESE THAT ARE NORMALLY CHARGED SO WE REVIEWED THIS POLICY TO RECOMMEND WE OMIT ANY REFERENCE TO FEES. QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT ONE?

>> I WANTED TO POINT OUT THERE WAS GOOD DISCUSSION AND POLICY COMMITTEE ABOUT WHY THE $20 AMOUNT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS JUST BASICALLY MANPOWER WE CAN'T JUSTIFY REFUNDING A DOLLAR 50, SEVEN DOLLARS, $20 SEEMS LIKE THE BREAKEVEN POINT TO REFUND MONEY BECAUSE IT'S A MANUAL PROCESS.

>> WE NORMALLY HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED REQUESTS . WE SHARE THAT OUT WITH FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAD GRADUATES WHO, IF THEY ARE THE LAST MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY THROUGH HSE SCHOOLS THAN THEY MIGHT REQUEST A REFUND OR SOMETIMES IF THEY HAVE A YOUNGER SIBLING THEY REQUEST THE MONEY BE TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER SIBLINGS LUNCH ACCOUNT. WE DO HAVE A MECHANISM IN PLACE IF THERE WAS AN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCE OR REQUEST WE COULD REFUND THAT MONEY. THAT'S WHY THE $20 IS THERE.

MOVING ON TO 11.0 3.01 REVIEWED THIS BECAUSE IT WAS RELATED TO FEES AND RELATED TO THE 11.03 BUT THERE IS NO RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGE. THIS POLICY HAD BEEN REVIEWED SINCE 2017 SO IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO DO THAT. THERE'S NO RECOMMENDATION FOR

CHANGE. >> MOVING ONTO J3 .0 THIS REFERENCES STUDENT ATTENDANCE. AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR IN THE

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WITHIN THE CODE. >> ON THE BOTTOM IT'S LINKED TO PROCEDURES CORRECT? THANK YOU. IS THAT A CHANGE WE KNOW

OF? >> IT MAY AFTER THIS PROCESS.

>> MOVING ONTO J3 .02 WE HAVE THIS BEFORE YOU FOR FIRST READ TONIGHT BECAUSE INDIANA CODE WAS AMENDED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT PROHIBITED CHARGING TUITION FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS SO ALL WE ARE RECOMMENDING FROM THIS PARTICULAR POLICY IS WHAT YOU SEE THAT HAD STRIKETHROUGH BECAUSE IT REFERENCES CHARGING TUITION. WE WANT TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE LANGUAGE. YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE.

>> THE LAST ONE FOR YOU IS A NEW POLICY WE ARE RECOMMENDING G2 .14. THIS CONCERNS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STAFF AND STUDENTS. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION AND POLICY COMMITTEE AND BEFORE YOU I WOULD DRAW SOME HIGHLIGHTS TO WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. AS WE ADOPTED THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE CONTINUED TO UNVEIL DIFFERENT FEATURES. AS A PART WHERE THERE IS A FEATURE THAT ALLOWS US TO ACT AS A MESSAGE PORTAL. WE KNOW IN OUR OLDER GRADES , PARTICULARLY STUDENTS INVOLVED IN ECA THAT WE HAVE MANY COACHES OR ECA LEADERS WHO ARE COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT APPS OR EVEN THROUGH TEXT MESSAGING AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN SOME SAFEGUARDS OR GUARDRAILS NOT ONLY FOR STAFF BUT FOR STUDENT AND WE FEEL THE NEXT STEP FOR US IS TO USE THE STUDENT SQUARE PORTION OF THIS WHICH ALLOWS STAFF TO COMMUNICATE. WE CREATE GROUPS SO WE CAN CREATE, FOR EXAMPLE A BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GROUP , THE COACH WOULD BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH VERY SIMILAR TO A TEXT MESSAGE. THE ADVANTAGE IS ANY OF THAT COMMUNICATION IS KEPT IF WE EVER HAD TO GO BACK AND REVIEW IT FOR ANY REASON WE COULD DO THAT. THE OTHER THING IS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY THESE ARE ALSO TRANSLATED INTO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. IT ALLOWS A SPONSOR COACH TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THEIR PLAYERS ON THE PARENT SIDE.

THEY CAN CHOOSE WHAT LANGUAGE THEY WANT TO RECEIVE THAT IN AND WE GET THAT IN THAT WAY. WHAT WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE WITH THIS POLICY IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION WOULD BE COMMUNICATING VIA NON-DISTRICT EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGING AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA . STAFF MEMBERS WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM CONNECTING ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM . THIS WOULD INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACCEPTING FRIEND REQUESTS , JUST HIGHLIGHTING THIS AS IT WAS A SOURCE OF AND POLICY

COMMITTEE. >> WHAT ABOUT THE SPORT ITSELF? I KNOW SOMETIMES WE HAVE TENNIS OR FOOTBALL. CAN THAT AT LINK IF THE STUDENT GOT A SCHOLARSHIP OR WHOEVER IS ADMINISTERING THAT AT CLICK ON IT AND IT SAYS CONGRATULATIONS

JOEY? >> I'LL DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TOP OF THE SECOND PAGE WHERE IT SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA.

STAFF MAY SET UP A PROFESSIONAL OR CLASS TWITTER, FACEBOOK OR OTHER ACCOUNT USING THEIR DISTRICT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SENDING OUT INFORMATION, REMINDERS TO STUDENT WORK IF PROPER PARENT CONSENT HAS BEEN GIVEN . I

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>> YOU ARE SAYING THAT WOULD HAVE MY OWN SO IT WOULD GO BACK TO THAT AND NOT MY GMAIL? OKAY. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE PARENT PART OF IT WERE MAKING ALL THESE GROUPS. JUST HAVING FOUR KIDS THAT WENT THROUGH ALL THESE PROGRAMS WHAT ABOUT HUDDLE WHEN THEY HAD ALL THOSE SCHOLARSHIP FILMS AND ALL THOSE THINGS FOR FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE AND GO OUT TO THESE COACHES. ARE ATHLETES NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THOSE OR THEY WILL BUT THE COACH CAN

COMMUNICATE? >> FOR COMMUNICATING FROM THE COACH TO THE PLAYER THAT WOULD NOT BE OKAY.

>> THEY WOULD NOT BE USING THAT.

>> I HAD A FOOTBALL PLAYER TOO. I THINK FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOOKING AT GAME FILM OR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE BUT FROM A COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT --

CORRECT. >> WITH A NOT SEND IT TO THE WHOLE TEAM TO SAY GO WATCH FILM ON DEFENSE, THEY CAN'T DO

THAT? >> THEY CAN DO IT THROUGH THEIR ACCOUNT IF THEY WANTED TO SEND IT THAT WAY.

>> DOES THAT LINK THEM TO THESE OTHER APPS WHERE IT GOES DIRECTLY FROM THERE TO THE ATHLETE?

>> IT WOULD BE A WEB BASED LINK THAT STUDENTS COULD NAVIGATE TO. THE IMPORTANT PIECE FOR THIS IS IF IT'S PAST WE WOULD BE COMMUNICATING WITH STAFF IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TEXT MESSAGE PIECES AND NON-DISTRICT EMAIL WOULD CEASE IMMEDIATELY.

WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS COMMUNICATION ALREADY IN PROCESS WITH SPORTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE ALREADY ONGOING RIGHT NOW. THAT WOULD BE LIKE A PHASE AND APPROACH SO WE WOULD TACKLE SPRING SPORTS FIRST BECAUSE FALL SPORTS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY AND FAULT ACTIVITY , WINTER SPORTS IS ALREADY STARTING TO COMMUNICATE . WINTER ACTIVITIES GOING ON AND THEN BRING THEM IN ON THE BACK END. IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE WOULD BE COMMUNICATION ABOUT USING NON-DISTRICT EMAIL TEXT MESSAGES AND OTHER APPS.

>> I KNOW THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF WHETHER IT IS PTO GROUPS OR TOUCHDOWN CLUB , THE PARENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE STAFF THAT EITHER HAVE THEIR OWN STUDENTS THAT IS PART OF THOSE SPORTS OR THEY ARE JUST A SUPPORTER OF THE SPORTS IN THOSE GROUPS . ARE THEY NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN THOSE I WILL USE TOUCHDOWN CLUB AS AN EXAMPLE, ARE YOU SAYING STAFF CANNOT BE PART OF THE TOUCHDOWN CLUB ? THEY CANNOT BE PART OF

THAT. >> A STAFF MEMBER -- I'M NOT SAYING THAT. THE STAFF MEMBER COULD BE A PART OF TOUCHDOWN CLUB BUT THEY COULDN'T USE THEIR OWN ACCOUNT .

>> THIS IS WHEN THEY SET UP ACCOUNT . OKAY. THANK YOU FOR

THE CLARITY. >> ONE QUESTION. I KNOW WE HAD LOTS ABOUT THIS. COULD YOU GIVE ME CLARIFICATION ON CURRENT STUDENT AND TEACHER? IF A STUDENT HAD A FRENCH TEACHER IN JUNIOR HIGH WHO HELP THEM A LOT AND NOW THEY ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND TAKING FRENCH AGAIN AND STRUGGLING AND THAT TEACHER IS OFFERING TO TUTOR THEM BUT IT'S NO LONGER THERE STUDENT AND TUTORING HAPPENINGS OVER THE SUMMER WHERE A STUDENT MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR DISTRICT EMAIL WITH THE COMMUNICATION HAVE TO RECUR THROUGH THE PARENT IN THAT

TUTOR TEACHER? >> YES. IN THAT SITUATION WE WOULD IT BE GOVERNING THAT ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING PRIVATELY BETWEEN THE TEACHER AND THE PARENT.

YES. >> THE STAFF MEMBER COULD COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE STUDENT BECAUSE IT IS A STAFF MEMBER AND STUDENT? BE MIKE MAYBE THAT'S A POINT WE SHOULD TEASE OUT IN TERMS OF DEFINING WHAT I THINK THE INTENT HERE IS CURRENT STUDENT MEANS CURRENT HSE SCHOOLS STUDENT AND NOT A STUDENT IN MY CLASS CURRENTLY.

>> THAT WAS THE CLARIFICATION.

>> I APPRECIATE HAVING THIS OPEN DIALOGUE. I'VE HAD A LOT

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MY OPINION PERSONALLY. >> THAT'S WHAT THIS IS

ATTEMPTING TO CURB. >> IT SAYS ACCEPTABLE COMMUNICATION SOCIAL MEDIA. I DON'T THINK AS A WHOLE WE SHOULD BE HAVING CERTAIN FACEBOOK GROUPS OR TWITTER

GROUPS MADE FOR A CLASS. >> WE ARE NOT MAKING THEM. THAT IS A COACH OR SPONSOR THAT IS INITIATING THAT. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WHERE ASKING THEM TO DO OR REQUIRE THEM TO DO.

CORRECT. >> WE ACCEPT THE BURDEN OF MANAGING THAT WHETHER BULLYING OR ANY TYPE OF DIALOGUE THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO BE PUT ON THAT.

>> IF THEY BECOME AWARE , THEY WOULD NEED TO LET ADMINISTRATION KNOW SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK INTO THAT.

>> I THINK WE ELIMINATE THAT OPTION ALTOGETHER.

>> IS TYPICALLY THE FAMILIES AND THEIR .

>> COULD WE NOT JUST ADDRESS THAT IN AN EMAIL?

>> I THINK THERE'S PICTURES AND THINGS CELEBRATING.

>> SO IT'S EASY TO UPLOAD. >> I THINK YOU STILL WANT THE OPTION OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS AND NOT THROUGH THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER SO TO SPEAK.

THERE'S THINGS LIKE FOOTBALL TEAMS AND BASEBALL TEAMS. KIDS HIGHLIGHT WANTS TO BE SHOWN AND CELEBRATED. I THINK THE IDEA OF THIS IS TRYING TO GIVE SOME PARAMETERS TO PROTECT THE TEACHERS AND COACHES SO THERE IS A PAPER TRAIL CREATED AND IT'S ALL TRANSPARENT SO THERE ARE SOME PARAMETERS TO IT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS THE WILD WEST. YOU CAN CREATE SOMETHING OR SHARE SOMETHING AND THERE'S NO JURISDICTION IF SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE HAPPENS THIS WOULD AT LEAST BRING THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF HSE GUIDELINES SO

THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY. >> IS THAT NOT WHAT WE HAVE THE

APPS FOR? >> KEEP IN MIND AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND NOBODY IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A SITE. IF IT FEELS LIKE A BURDEN TO ANY COACH, SPONSOR THEY DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ONE. IF THEY WANT TO DO THIS IS A WAY THEY COULD DO IT WHERE THERE IS STILL SOME GOVERNANCE OR ACCOUNTABILITY, PAPER TRAIL. I THINK IT PROTECTS THEM.

>> THEY CLARIFY IT SHOULD EITHER SCHOOL ACCOUNT AND NOT GMAIL OR SOME EXTRA ACCOUNT IS THAT CORRECT?

>> AN EASY EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF I AM THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH I WOULDN'T USE A PERSONAL TWITTER ACCOUNT TO LIKE OR INTERACT THROUGH TWITTER FOR EXAMPLE WITH MY PLAYERS OR ANY STUDENT FOR THAT MATTER. IF I WAS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH I MIGHT USE THE TIGER FOOTBALL ACCOUNT ATTACHED TO MY SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS AS A MEANS TO INTERACT WITH MY PLAYERS.

>> I HAD THIS QUESTION AND TO BE HONEST I WAS EXPECTING PUSHBACK FROM THE ASSOCIATION ON A THING LIKE THIS. ABBY WAS HELPFUL IN SAYING THIS WAS EITHER DRIVEN FROM THE TEACHERS

OR LARGELY SUPPORTED. >> WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DISCUSSION. THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THIS TYPE OF PHILOSOPHY. IT FELT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY . THE ASSOCIATION WAS ON BOARD. RIGHT? OKAY.

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>> I NEED ONE MORE LIKE, THAT IS REAL COMMON SO THERE WON'T BE WE PASS IT AND THERE'S A HARD-LINE . WE TALKED ABOUT THE ROLLOUT BEING FROM THE DISTRICT FROM THE PRINCIPLES,

PROFESSIONAL. >> WE WOULD FOLLOW THROUGH WITH

OUR STAFF. YEAH. >> I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT STUDENT SQUARE. I KNOW I CAN SET UP HOW I GET MY NOTIFICATIONS BUT IN STUDENT SQUARE DO THEY GET IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATIONS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? OKAY. OKAY. THEY CAN GET IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE WAY THE BAND COMMUNICATES AND THEY NEED TO GET INFORMATION . 250 KIDS IMMEDIATELY. WE NEED YOU ALL TO MOVE HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL CLOSE DISCUSSION AND MOVE ON TO

5.02 2025 BUDGET TIMELINE . >> JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.

TRYING TO GET BEFORE THE BOARD AND TELL YOU WHAT'S COMING AS FAR AS THE WORK WE HAVE DONE ON THE BUDGET. A LOT IS BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND WE ARE MONITORING THAT DAILY. YOU SEE A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT DATES. BEFORE THE FISCAL COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIGH-LEVEL LOOKS AT WHAT THE BUDGET MAY COME TO BE. WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO DO A REVIEW BEFORE WE FORMALLY ADVERTISE THAT AND TO MEETINGS IN OCTOBER WOULD BE INFORMATION MEETINGS OFFICIALLY FOR THE BUDGET. THE NINTH OF BEING A FULL PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY THE 23RD BEING BOARD ACTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AT THAT POINT. JUST INFORMATION

TONIGHT. >> YOU DO WE HAVE THE DATE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND WHEN THAT STARTS?

>> WE CAN START AFTER SEPTEMBER 15TH.

>> IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING AN UPDATE OR THIS MAY NOT FALL -- AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT IN THE PROCESS ALMOST LIKE A LIAISON AND ASPECT THAT CAN UPDATE THE BOARD OF WHERE WE ARE GOING . IS THAT ON THE

TABLE TO BE DONE? >> WE HAVEN'T STARTED DISCUSSING THAT PROCESS YET AS WE START SCHOOL, BUT WE WILL BE

ABLE TO GIVE UP EIGHTS. >> THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE EARLIER TODAY FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE SOME CLARITY OR CAN WE GIVE SOME CLARITY REGARDING MOVING OUR FUNDS FROM EDUCATION FUND THROUGH THE OPERATION FUND AND FINDING ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT? WE ARE GOING TO COME UP INTO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. IF MOVING THOSE IS THAT GOING TO HINDER ANYTHING IN OUR

NEGOTIATIONS? >> I PUT THAT ON HERE FOR THE TIMELINE BECAUSE THAT WAS AN ACTION THE BOARD TOOK LAST YEAR . WE WILL EVALUATE THE BUDGET THIS YEAR TO DETERMINE IF THAT ACTION IS NECESSARY. THE HISTORY OF THIS GOES BACK TO 2019. I THINK THAT WAS MENTIONED MOVING TO THE VARIOUS SILOS IN THE OPERATIONS FUND AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED THERE WERE COSTS THAT WERE PART OF THE OLD GENERAL FUND THAT WERE MOVED TO OPERATIONS THINGS LIKE CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE OR BOARD COST OUR CENTRAL OFFICE COSTS, AFTERSCHOOL CARE COST ARE SOME BIG ITEMS THAT WERE MOVED. IT IS VERY STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MANY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE TO MOVE EDUCATION DOLLARS TO OPERATIONS TO COVER THOSE CHANGES AND EXPENSES. CERTAINLY THERE ARE STATUTORY LIMITS OF 15% LOOKING AT WHAT THE BOARD DID LAST YEAR THAT WAS WELL UNDER THAT 15%. I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME MOVING FORWARD BUT I KNOW THAT WAS AN ACTION THE

BOARD TOOK LAST YEAR. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR . WE KNOW THIS IS NOT NEW AND IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE THAT HAS PUSHED FOR SUPPORT STAFF PAY AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS AND AFTER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE AS A PLUG WE MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED FOR OUR SUPPORT STAFF PAY INCREASES AS WELL.

>> MY STANDARD PRACTICE IN ALL THE WORK WE HAVE DONE IS WE

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>> IF YOU COULD CLARIFY THERE WERE COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT THE REFERENDUM AND THAT WAS PASSED AS A WAY TO INCREASE OUR FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS AND MAINTAIN CLASS SIZES AND ALL THAT. I BELIEVE THE CHANGE THIS TIME WAS THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY TIED TO IT AND A SPENDING PLAN WE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THAT AFFECTS THIS AND WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO WITH REFERENDUM PREVIOUSLY BUT NOW

NOT A FABLE TO DO ? >> I'M NOT SURE I CAN ANSWER ALL OF THOSE BUT WHAT I CAN SPEAK TO US REFERENDUM DOLLARS ARE BEING USED FOR TEACHER SALARIES AND BENEFITS AND A SMALL PORTION USED FOR SECURITY WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS. THAT IS ALL WHERE THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS ARE GOING. PREVIOUSLY THROUGH A LITTLE RESEARCH OF MY OWN AND I WANT TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE I GO BACK THREE OR FOUR YEARS THERE WERE OTHER THINGS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH THAT REFERENDUM BUT THAT IS NOT THE

CASE ANYMORE. >> THAT'S EXCELLENT. REPEATING WHAT YOU JUST SAID THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS ARE GOING TO OUR TEACHERS AND SAFETY. EXCELLENT. IN QUEUE.

>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE SPENDING PLAN FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVED AND BREATHED THE BREATH OF RANDOM IT REQUIRED US THEM TO HAVE A SPENDING PLAN WHEN WE WENT FOR THE REFERENDUM AND WE HAVE TO STAY TRUE TO THAT PLAN WHICH IS NOT THE CASE PREVIOUSLY. WE HAD OPERATIONS, COSTS BEING PAID PREVIOUSLY OUT OF OUR FUND WHICH THEN HAD TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE OPERATIONS ACCOUNT WHICH CAUSE US TO HAVE TO DO THE TRANSFER OPERATION TO COVER THOSE EXPENSES BUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE WERE MOVING WE WERE USING FROM THE REFERENDUM FUND TO FUND THOSE TEACHER SALARIES AS WELL AS SAFETY BECAUSE THOSE ARE UNDER THE LAW WHAT WE HAVE TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR.

[6. Board Members]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 6.01, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. WE WILL GO DOWN THE LINE.

>> WE HAD FINANCE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL. THOSE NOTES HAVE BEEN POSTED.

>> I POSTED MY UPDATES ALSO ON THERE. FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE IS MEETING THURSDAY. WE HAD MONTHS OFF IN THE SUMMER BUT WE ARE GETTING A BIG EIGHT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

IT IS AN OPEN MEETING 9:30 THIS THURSDAY IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME. WE ARE BOTH ON THE FOUNDATION BOARD AND EARLY LIAISONS THERE. THEY HAD ASKED US TO SHARE SOME EXCITING INFORMATION COMING UP. THE FOUNDATION FALL GRANT APPLICATION IS NOW LIVE EVERYONE. LIVE AND OPEN TO ALL STAFF ACROSS HSE SCHOOLS. VISIT THE FOUNDATION NETWORK HSE FOUNDATION.ORG . CLICK ON TEACHERS TO FIND THE GUIDELINES. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR FUNDING IS MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 19TH. THE OTHER BIG EXCITING THING COMING UP IS MANY LIKE TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE MUD SOUGHT GAMES SO THE VIP FOOTBALL TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE HSE FOUNDATION.ORG WEBSITE SO MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL SO YOU CAN BE INFORMED WHEN THE VIP SALES

BEGIN. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. >> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE FOR A GREAT FIRST WEEK BACK AT SCHOOL FOR OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND HATS OFF TO A SUCCESSFUL FIRST WEEK. I WANTED TO COMMEND OUR FOOD DIRECTOR, SOMETHING A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION WITHIN OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE WHEN IT WAS STILL IN EXISTENCE WAS ENTERING THE QUALITY OF OUR FOOD. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS AN ARTICLE SHARED IN THE CURRENT WE HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR THAT FOR MAKING SOME CHANGES TO CREATE THINGS LIKE SALAD DRESSINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FROM SCRATCH. I APPRECIATE

THAT. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 8:30.

>> I HAD MY NOTES FROM THE NOBLESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ATTACHED TO BOARD DOCS FROM OUR MEETING TODAY.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS TOMOROW FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN A LOT OF UPDATES THAT HAVE PERTAINED TO HSE DISTRICT . THE ONLY ONE WAS REALLY FROM OUR JULY MEETING WHERE THE NOBLESVILLE EVENT CENTER THAT STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION WERE ALL INVITED THERE TO SEE THE PROGRESS AND SIGN THE BEAM THAT'S GOING TO BE PLACED AT THE HIGHEST POINT

[01:20:01]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TONIGHT I WILL ALLOW DR.

KEGLEY TO PRESENT OUR RESULTS FOR LAST SCHOOL YEAR. THOSE BECAME OFFICIAL TODAY DURING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION'S MEETING SO I WILL TURN IT TO HIM.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS KIND OF A PREVIEW IN A COUPLE WEEKS AS HAS BEEN OUR ROUTINE IN THE LAST FEW AUGUST SESSIONS . WE HAVE DONE AN ACADEMIC UPDATE OVERALL LOOKING AT THE DISTRICT. WE WILL DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THESE RESULTS IN A COUPLE WEEKS TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU DURING THE WORK SESSION BUT AS HE SAID THE STATE BOARD APPROVED THESE SCORES TODAY ACROSS THE STATE. IT SEEMED TIMELY TO GIVE YOU A PEEK AT OVERALL RESULTS FOR OUR DISTRICT. JUST AS SOME CONTEXT THIS IS 2023 OR LAST SPRING AND SUMMER'S RESULTS. THE SCHOOLS NOTED IN YELLOW, THE STATE HAS A GOAL. 95% IS WHERE THEY WANT ALL SCHOOLS TO BE, ALL DISTRICTS TO BE AND THESE FOUR SCHOOLS , DEER CREEK, LANTERN ROAD ALL OBVIOUSLY ACHIEVED THE 95% OR HIGHER STATUS LAST SCHOOL YEAR AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASCEND FOR THAT. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THIS IS 2024 IN COMPARISON. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT IF THEY ARE IN GREEN THEY INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. EVERYTHING IN YELLOW ALSO I THINK ALL BUT ONE INCREASED BUT WE WENT FROM FOUR SCHOOLS TO FIVE . THAT REACHED THAT 95% THRESHOLD. FALL CREEK , SOUTHEASTERN ALL WENT INTO THE 95% THRESHOLD AND TO HAVE AS A POINT OF REFERENCE I WILL SAY AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS TO HAVE 94% OF OUR KIDS IN THIRD GRADE PASS THAT'S A REALLY REMARKABLE BENCHMARK . I DON'T CARE WHO YOU COMPARE THIS TO, THAT'S A GREAT PIECE. WANT TO DEFINITELY NOTE THAT. LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS SCHOOL YEAR , AS YOU KNOW THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE GAVE TO OUR GRADE 2 STUDENTS AND 58% OF THE STUDENTS HAVE PASSED ALREADY. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS THEY WON'T TAKE THE TEST IN THE SPRING. WHAT IT REALLY MEANS FOR US IS IT PROVIDES US REALLY ALMOST AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 26% THAT ARE IN THE AT RISK CATEGORY AND 15% THAT ARE ON TRACK WE KNOW WHO THOSE KIDS ARE. SO DO OUR TEACHERS. THEY'VE GOT THE BALANCE OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL STUDENTS TAKE TO REALLY LOOK AT WHERE THE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY EVEN HIGHER SCORES. KUDOS TO OUR KIDS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AT HOME TO GET OUR KIDS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE FOR IREAD-3. WE WILL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS SINCE WE ARE ON THIS PROJECT RELATED TO SOME HIGHLIGHTS AND THEN THE LITERACY.

>> CAN WE GIVE ALL OF OUR THIRD-GRADERS AND TEACHERS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? AS I TALK TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE COMMENTS ARE MADE. IS THAT REALLY ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT? WE HIT 100% AT SOME POINT. THAT'S EXCITING. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS NINE OF OUR SCHOOLS INCREASED THEIR PAST PERCENTAGE AND FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS MET OR EXCEEDED THAT 95% PASCHAL SO THAT IS PHENOMENAL. OUR SECOND GRADE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK RECEIVE THE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND THAT IS IF WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THEM. IF WE WERE ALREADY TRACKING THEM WHICH WERE THE MAJORITY THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN TO SOME INTERVENTIONS BUT THAT WAS STILL GREAT INFORMATION TO IMMEDIATELY GIVE OUR TEACHERS SO WE COULD CHANGE COURSE IF NECESSARY. JUST A FOLLOW-UP ON

[01:25:01]

TWO OF THEM ARE IN YEAR TWO AND THE OTHER 11 ARE IN YEAR ONE.

OVER THE SUMMER OUR COACHES ATTENDED A FIVE DAY INTENSIVE SUMMER WORKSHOP AND TWO OF THOSE DAYS ARE PRINCIPLES ATTENDED. DIANE SWEENEY, SHE IS THE GURU OF STUDENT CENTERED COACHING AND SPOKE WITH THEM ON THOSE TWO DAYS ARE PRINCIPLES CAME AND DID SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THEM. THAT KICKED OFF A PHENOMENAL YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER HER THOUGHT PROCESS AND SUCH. OUR COACH COLLABORATIVE NETWORK IS TWICE A MONTH THAT OUR COACHES RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VIRTUALLY THROUGH AND THEY IMMEDIATELY TAKE THAT INFORMATION TO OUR TEACHERS TO HELP THEM GROW AND IMPROVE OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES. OUR PRINCIPALS GET TO ATTEND TO IN PERSON DAYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR WHEN THEY GET TO WORK WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY IN THE LAST ONE IS THE FREE RESOURCES. IF YOU WOULD RECALL LAST SPRING THEY DID HAVE AN ADOPTION FOR A PROGRAM AND WE ALREADY HAD IT AT K-1. WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE. THANK YOU FOR THAT APPROVAL. WE ARE BEING REACHED OUT TO FOR DIFFERENT SUPPLEMENTS AND I JUST ANNOUNCED THE ONES WE WILL REQUEST AND PILATE AND IF WE SEE GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT WE WILL COMING BACK IN THE SPRING FOR APPROVAL. THIS IS FANTASTIC NEWS. WE ARE EXCITED.

[7. Superintendent's Report]

>> THE LAST THING I HAVE IS KIND OF ECHOING MISS PASCO'S COMMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK OUR TEACHERS, SUPPORT STAFF FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL START TO THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.

[8. Board President]

>> ANYTHING I HAVE TO SAY IS ANTI-CLIMACTIC TO THAT. I LISTEN TO A PODCAST THERE RESET ME A LONG TIME AGO AND THERE WERE SCHOOLS THAT REACHED 100% AND I WAS LIKE I WONDER IF WE CAN DO THAT. I THINK WE CAN. I CERTAINLY HOPE IT'S IN MIGHT TENURE ON THE BOARD BECAUSE I THINK IT'S EXCITING. THIS PAST WEEK WAS MY LAST FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITH MY BOYS. IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME. I REMEMBER THEM STANDING OUTSIDE NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL TOGETHER. I HAD PUT THEM ON THE BUS LIKE I WAS TOLD TO BUT I DROVE OVER THERE REALLY FAST AND STOOD THERE AND SAW THEM STANDING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL. SCARED, DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHERE TO GO. NOW THEY ARE CONFIDENT YOUNG MAN WHO WENT OFF TO THEIR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL DRIVING THEMSELVES. THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR TEACHERS, MANAGE THEIR SCHEDULES. KUDOS TO ALL THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WHO BROUGHT THEM TO THIS PLACE BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY TAKES A VILLAGE FOR ALL OF US AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.