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          >>> WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER CREATE PLEASE 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. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED -- WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR 
          [2. Public Comment]
TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THE PUBLIC HEARING TOPICS WE ASK THAT YOU WAIT UNTIL THAT TIME AND EVERYONE CAN BE HEARD. 
          >> ANYONE NOT SIGNED UP, PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PROCEDURES WITH 
          THAT ON DECK IS AARON. >> GOOD ] >> HELLO. MY NAME IS PETE I AM A TEACHER 17 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT AND ALSO APPARENT. I HAVE BEEN TO MORE BOARD MEETINGS THE LAST SIX MONTHS THAN I HAVE IN THE REST OF THE YEARS COMBINED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DIRECTION THE DISTRICT IS HEADING IN AND I'M WILLING TO SPEAK OUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS SCARY FOR ME. WHAT IS MUCH MORE SCARY IS THE IDEA THAT MY CHILD'S EDUCATION WILL LOSE ONE DIME TO A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE TROJAN HORSES INTENDED TO SIPHON MONEY AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS HERE THEY ARE TYPICALLY ONLY BROUGHT INTO FAILING DISTRICTS AS A LAST-DITCH EFFORT FOR INTERVENTION. OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE WEST RECENTLY FINISHED FIGHTING ANOTHER CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK TOOTH AND NAIL AND WON. 
          THEY CLEARLY KNEW THE THREAT THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS POST TO A DISTRICT. I'M ALSO HERE BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF TALK THE LAST FEW MONTHS FROM THE CFO ABOUT HOW ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING ESPECIALLY WITH KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES . I AM HERE AS ONE OF THOSE KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES THAT OPTED NOT TO SEND MY CHILD TO THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HEAR FROM THE FAMILIES AND WHY WE 
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ARE CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS. I PROMISE, THIS DOES TIE BACK TO WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. OVER THE SUMMER I REACHED OUT TO CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND ASK MY CHILD TO BE ALLOWED TO OPT OUT OF IPAD USAGE AND RENTAL IN AT LEAST THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL TO ENCOURAGE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND I WAS COMPLETELY DISMISSED. MY LAST TWO EMAILS HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. I WAS ADVOCATING FOR A FAMILY CHOICE WHEN WE ARE INDEED HEMORRHAGING FAMILIES TO SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOW-TECH SUCH AS MONTESSORI ACADEMY, ANOTHER CHARTER SCHOOL. THE DISTRICT CLAIMS THEY WANT TO GIVE FAMILIES MORE OPTIONS IN EDUCATION AND SO THAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF A CHARTER SCHOOL. 
          I WAS SIMPLY ASKING FOR MY OWN CHILD TECH REEXPERIENCE DISPROVES THAT. I ASKED FOR A TECH FREE OPTION FOR MINE WHO ARE OVERSTIMULATED BY IPADS AND APPS. I PROPOSE ONE CLASSROOM AND EVERY GRADE LEVEL SHOULD BE TECH FREE. I'M BAFFLED THAT WE ARE NOT STARTING WITH THREE OPTIONS TO ATTRACT MORE FAMILIES FOR ENROLLMENT INSTEAD OF PULLING OUT THE NUCLEAR OPTION THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL IS. THE DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BEMOAN DECLINING ENROLLMENT AS A TEACHERS NEED TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS BECAUSE OF IT IF THEY ARE NOT EXPLORING LOW-COST OPTIONS TO ENCOURAGE ENROLLMENT. TO MAKE ANALOGY THIS WOULD BE LIKE SEEING MY HOUSE NEEDS A NEW COAT OF PAINT BUT INSTEAD OF DOING ACTUAL WORK I GO OUT AND BUY IT ENTIRELY NEW HOUSE. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS, TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW THE DISTRICT IS FAILING AND DID TELL ME ALL THE FREE OPTIONS YOU HAVE GIVEN FAMILIES TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT FOR KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES BECAUSE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS AND VOUCHERS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS MORE COMPETITIVE THAN EVER. I URGE YOU TO KEEP CHARTER SCHOOLS OUT OF THE DISTRICT . THIS IS DAVID, OPPORTUNITY ED DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ME OR DAVID. I'M HOPING OUR OWN 
          COMMUNITY DOES. THANK YOU. >> 
          [3. Consent Agenda]
          >> THANK YOU TO OUR SPEAKERS. WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. PERSONNEL REPORTS, -- DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA 
          AS PRESENTED? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ITEM 3.04 , THE EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING WE ASKED THE QUESTION EARLIER IN THE WEEK, WE JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT NAMED IN THIS I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A CITY PARTNERSHIP. CONNER PRAIRIE IS ITS OWN FOUNDATION AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR BY APPROVING THIS WE ARE NOT DISCONTINUING THAT PROGRAM IT IS ONLY SEPARATE BECAUSE IT IS A SEPARATE ENTITY FROM THE OTHER ONES. 
          >> THAT IS CORRECT IT IS BECAUSE IT IS FISHERS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A 
          MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 2.01. 
          EXCUSE ME, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 AND 3.04. 
          >> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I WILL CALL TO QUESTION . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IN THE OPPOSED? MOTION 
          PASSES 7-0. >> I'M SORRY, 6-0. 
          [4. Information Items]
          >> MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS , FIRST WE ARE STARTING 
          WITH 4.0 POLICY FIRST READING. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. EARLIER THIS MONTH WE HAD OUR NOVEMBER POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE REVIEWED IN THAT MEETING , MOST OF THE POLICIES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS EVENING HAVE SOME CLEANUP OF LANGUAGE AND REVIEW OF THE POLICIES, THOSE ARE POLICY SHE 3.02, G 3.04 AND G 4.07 RETIREMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF. POLICY J 5.10 WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR REVIEW THAT WE HAD WITH OUR COMMITTEE THAT LOOKED AT LANGUAGE AROUND THERAPY DOGS . 
          YOU CAN SEE IN THE GREEN THAT IS IN THE POLICY WHAT THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS ARE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ALL OF THESE POLICIES WILL GO BACK TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE IN DECEMBER AS WELL BEFORE COMING TO THE BOARD 
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          AT THE DECEMBER BOARD MEETING. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS 
          FROM THE BOARD ? >> CAN YOU TELL US IF THE THERAPY DOGS ARE TO BE THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS? OR JUST LIKE VISITING , WHAT IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THAT? 
          >> IT WOULD BE FOR SHORT-TERM PURPOSES , MAYBE THERE IS SOME KIND OF -- WE HAVE USED THEM IN THE PAST BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS INCLUDED FOR TRAGEDIES THAT WERE AT SCHOOL, THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF SHORT-TERM USE OF THAT DOG FOR THERAPY OF THE STUDENT OR GROUP OF STUDENTS, I SEE IT AS A SHORT-TERM USE 
          PERIODS >> WHAT IT SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME SPECIAL ACCESS AS SERVICE DOGS, WHAT DOES THAT 
          MEAN, EXACTLY? >> THEY WOULD BE SERVICING, I AM GUESSING, A GROUP OF SERVANTS STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM, THEY WOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED WITH A STUDENT ALL DAY LONG, EVERY DAY ON THE BUS AT THE SCHOOL IN EVERY FACET OF 
          THE STUDENTS LIFE. >> THANK YOU . 
          >> THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD IS IN OUR HANDBOOK WE EXPAND UPON OTHER ANIMALS THAT DOGS NEED TO, THAT MATCHES PREVIOUSLY. I THINK SOME EVEN MENTIONED A GOAT . 
          >> MINIATURE HORSE. THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE STATUTE AS A SERVICE ANIMAL SO IT IS PART OF THIS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR 
          COMMENTS ? >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU DR. KEGLEY . >> MOVING ON TO 4.02 FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE RENOVATION PROJECT. PRESENTATION FROM MR. 
          TIM BROWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH NUMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION HEARINGS FOR FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE HIM AT THIS IS THE NEXT STEP. BECAUSE THIS IS A LEASE BOND IT DOES INVOLVE THE BUILDING CORPORATION. WE MET WITH THEM BEFORE THE MEETING TONIGHT TO REESTABLISH THEM AS A BUILDING CORPORATION AND ESTABLISH ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE INTENT TO MOVE FORWARD PENDING THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT WE ARE STILL GOING FOR. THIS IS JUST A INTERMEDIATE STEP, I KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE A HEARING BUT CONTINUING THE PROCESS TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF FALL CREEK DID JUST AS A REMINDER WE ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE $35.5 MILLION IT IS A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THAT SPACE AND HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD THROUGH 
          THE LEGAL PROCESS. >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ? I WILL NOW OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING, THIS IS JUST RELATED TO THE FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE RENOVATION PROJECT. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK YOU MAY DO SO NOW. 
          NOBODY. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING . TONIGHT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE OF THE EXISTING FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL AND ISSUANCE OF THE FIRST MORTGAGE BOND. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? 
          >> THERE IS NO ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA. 
          >> THIS RESOLUTION IS THE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL , IT TIES TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAD THOSE DETERMINATION HEARINGS EARLIER THIS EVENING TO GIVE THE INITIAL APPROVAL. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AFTER TONIGHT TO GET YOUR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL AND RESOLUTION, WE WILL COME BACK IN 30 PLUS DAYS BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL ADOPTION. 
          >> WE ARE STILL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, 
          OR DID HE CLOSE IT? >> PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED , THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT TIES WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING GIVING YOU APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT CONSISTED TO 
          WHAT WAS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY . 
          >> I WILL STILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 
          RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE 
          RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND . 
          >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? HAVING DONE, I WILL CALL THE QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING 4.02 AS 
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PRESENTED SAY AYE. IN THE OPPOSED SAY NAY. IT PASSES 6-0. 
          >> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION APPLICATION WITH A PRESENTATION FROM STEVE LOZIER . 
          >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD . THE PURPOSE OF THE TIME IS TO SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION CHARTER APPLICATION TO HSE SCHOOLS TO POTENTIALLY AUTHORIZE A PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE A INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL AND PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HSE STUDENTS. 
          BY LAW THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE PROCESS. THE APPLICATION ARE ATTACHED TO THE BOARD DOCUMENTS. CHIEF OF SCHOOLS OF OPPORTUNITY OF EDUCATION WILL BE PRESENTING SHOWING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSAL AND FIELDING QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. I WANT TO FRAME SOME ITEMS FOR YOU AND THE COMMUNITY BEFORE HE SPEAKS. MAINLY THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE OF THE TWO INSTITUTIONS IN THE PARTNERSHIP , OUR TIMELINE AND THE PROPOSED GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO START THIS EVENING BY CHALLENGING THE CONCEPT OF CHARTER SCHOOL. I HAVE CANDIDLY SHARED AND OTHER INFO SESSIONS WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE PUBLIC HOW I HAD MY OWN IMPLICIT BIAS TOWARD CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE CHARTER SYSTEM. EVEN THOUGH CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY ARE OFTEN SEEN AS TOOLS TO PRIVATIZE EDUCATION AND SOME BELIEVE CHARTERS ARE IN PLACE TO PUT PROFITS AHEAD OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES. SOME SEE CHARTERS AS ESTABLISHING TO COMPETE WITH TRADITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT THREATENING RESOURCES OR UTILIZE MY DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES TO SAVE FAILING SCHOOLS. I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND THAT THERE ARE NOT STORIES AND EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT THIS, THERE ARE PLENTY OF WHAT I CALL NON-EXAMPLES, ENOUGH THAT SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE CAN BE CHALLENGING. AS YOU AND THE COMMUNITY CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITY, I CHALLENGE YOU TO CONSIDER HOW HSE SCHOOLS CAN CREATE STUDENT EXPENSES THROUGH THE CHARTER INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL. I CHALLENGE YOU TO SEE HOW THIS CAN PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES QUICKLY IN THE CONTEXT OF A CHANGING DIPLOMA AND LOCAL WORKFORCE DEMAND. HSE SCHOOLS ARE FAR FROM FAILING, WE CAN GROW AND PROVIDE STUDENTS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT EXPENSES THAT ENRICH THEIR LEARNING AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MULTIPLE OPTIONS WHEN THEY GRADUATE TO PURSUE COLLEGE, A CAREER IN THE MILITARY. BY DOING SO SAVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TIME AND MONEY. JUST TO DEFINE A COUPLE OF PIECES OF THE PROGRAM, I CAN DO THIS. JUST TO FRAME A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TALKED THROUGH DATA AND PUBLIC MEETINGS ABOUT THIS, THIS OPPORTUNITY REALLY WAS SPEARED BY THE TRANSFORMATION WORK. OUR COMMUNITY CHALLENGED OUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE A RANGE OF CAREER OPTIONS FOR EVERY STUDENT , THE GRADUATION PATHWAYS INCLUDES COLLEGE CREDITS AND IT SHOULD BE PROVIDED AND REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCE WILL PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE CAREER OR MILITARY. WE HAVE CURRENT CAPACITIVE STAFFING FACILITIES AND CTE PROGRAMS THAT ARE A CHALLENGE TO THIS. WE KNOW FROM THE FORECAST THE NEEDS TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR CTE WORK, WE ARE PAYING THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS FOR SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS DO NOT SHOW THE CAPACITY TO MEET THAT OVERTIME AND WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THAT CHALLENGE. ALSO NOTE OTHER HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE BUILDING OUT PROGRAMS, AS I WORK WITH THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THEY WILL EVER HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SERVE ALL OF THE STUDENTS. THERE IS LIMITED SPACE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES JUST IN TERMS OF FACILITIES. THE HIGH COST OF THOSE PROGRAMS, THE STATE LAWS THAT REQUIRE FACILITY MANDATES TOWARDS THOSE PROGRAMS, THE STAFFING, EQUIPMENT ARE A PROBLEM THAT WE WILL ADDRESS WHETHER WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS OR NOT I JUST WANTED TO FRAME THAT. A BIG DISTINCTION HERE , THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE HERE. ONE SIDE IS THE FISHERS PREP, THAT IS IN QUOTES BECAUSE THAT WILL BE NAMED IF WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS BY THE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC CHARTER INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL. THE FOCUS OF TONIGHT IS LARGELY ON THIS SIDE. FISHERS PREP CHARTER INNOVATION SCHOOL THAT WOULD SERVE STUDENTS NINE THROUGH 12 WITH A DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE STUDENTS WOULD ATTEND FISHER PREP FOR THE ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK. 
          YOU WILL SEE HOW THIS FOCUSES ON ATTRACTING STUDENTS BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT . THE REASON WE WILL FOCUS ON THIS 
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PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS THAT STATE LAW REQUIRES CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONS TO HAVE SPECIFIC OPPONENTS COMPONENTS THAT STRUCTURE FOR THIS KIND OF SCHOOL. AT A LATER DATE SHOULD THIS MOVE FORWARD WE WILL DEVELOP INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL CHARTER AGREEMENT WHICH ALLOWS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CHARTER OPERATOR TO BE MUCH MORE COLLABORATIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNIY INPUT. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU, THE BOARD, A HEADS UP THAT THE VISION FOR THE FISHERS PATHWAYS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIAGRAM IS OUT OF FOCUS THIS EVENING. 
          WE ARE DOING THAT BECAUSE WHAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW. SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THE CHARTER APPLICATION WE WOULD COLLABORATE TO FIND THOSE DD PATHWAYS IN THE SCHOOLS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. JUST TO ARTICULATE THE DIFFERENCES AND WE WILL LARGELY TALK ABOUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS TONIGHT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SCHOOL THAT SERVES NINE THROUGH 12, NOT K-12. IT BUILDS 125 SCHOOLS EACH SCHOOL YEAR STARTING WITH FRESHMAN THAT WAS STARTED AT 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE GOAL OF BEING 500-600 STUDENTS BY 2028. THIS WOULD BE STAFFED BY OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION, SERVICES LIKE FOOD SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION COULD BE CONTACTED WITH HSE . THE DIPLOMA WOULD BE INNOVATION NETWORK DIPLOMA PROVIDED BY OPPORTUNITY ED. THE VISION WOULD BE THAT THE DISTRICT COMMUNITY CREATE ACTION RESEARCH INNOVATION SPACE FOR TEACHERS THAT WOULD PILOT BEST PRACTICES BEFORE THEY ARE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT A BIG NOTE AND A SHIFT IN THE PRESENTATION, IT WILL TARGET STUDENTS NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN HSE SCHOOLS AND DEVELOP A DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS TO THRIVE. JUST TO NOTE THE OTHER SIDE, BRIEFLY, YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT THE OTHER OFFER THAT WE WILL DEFINE AND ARTICULATE LATER AS A CAREER CENTER. IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO JDL OR TBI WITH STUDENTS ON A HALF-DAY SCHEDULE ENGAGING WITH THOSE PROGRAMS. IT WOULD FOCUS ON CTE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER CURRENTLY ON OUR CAMPUSES AND IT WOULD SCALE TO 500 PLUS STUDENTS AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WOULD BE FUNDED BY CAREER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS THROUGH THE STATE AND USE THOSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL SPACE FOR TECHNICAL PROGRAMS BASED ON STUDENT NEED . WHAT IS REALLY COOL IS THE SPACE WOULD BE REPROGRAMMED BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST AND WORKFORCE NEED. WE ARE NOT INVESTING IN A LONG-TERM PROGRAM , AS WE HAVE DONE BEFORE WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE WITH WHAT WORKFORCE NEEDS TO BE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO ALSO GROUND US IN THE TIMELINE. YOU HAVE SEEN THIS IN EACH OF OUR PRESENTATIONS. JUST A REMINDER, I CAME BEFORE YOU IN AUGUST AND ASKED FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT A AUTHORIZATION LETTER TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE A CHARTER AUTHORIZER THAT WOULD ALLOW THIS POSSIBILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WERE APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ED ON 9/11 FOR THAT. OE CEMENTED A CHARTER APPLICATION ON FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 27TH. WAS THAT APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED IT START TO 75 DAY WINDOW TO REVIEW THAT APPLICATION AND TO APPROVE OR DENY THAT APPLICATION. HSE BEGAN THE REVIEW PROCESS ON OCTOBER 23RD . I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ADDED AN ELEMENT HERE WHERE WE ENGAGED ADMINISTRATOR AND COMMITTEE COCHAIRS HIM AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS FROM THE TACTIC TEAMS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT FROM THOSE TEAMS WE GOT EIGHT HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THOSE ARE PARENTS OF BUSINESS LEADERS AND BUILDING AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND THAT FEEDBACK WAS SHARED WITH OE AND THE ADDENDUM IN YOUR PACKET WAS A RESPONSE TO THAT FEEDBACK. WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING COMMUNITY VOICES AS MUCH AS WE COULD BACK INTO THE PROCESS. WE SUMMARIZE THAT FEEDBACK THAT WAS SHARED ON OCTOBER 28, OE RESUBMITTED THE ADDENDUM ON NOVEMBER 6 AND AN INTERNAL REVIEW TEAM, WHICH IS CUSTOMARY TO THIS PROCESS, TYPICALLY CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS REVIEWED THE ADDENDUM AND APPLICATION AGAIN. 
          I WILL SHARE ALL OF THOSE FINDINGS WITH YOU SOON. THIS BOARD MEETING SERVES AS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ALL OF THIS GREAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A DECISION WHETHER TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION AT THE DECEMBER 11TH BOARD MEETING WHICH IS ARTICULATED HERE. IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THAT APPLICATION WE WORK WITH OE TO CREATE THE INNOVATION NETWORK AGREEMENT AND UTILIZE THE CSP GRANT DOLLARS IN JULY 2025. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THERE IS A 13 MONTH WINDOW TO OPEN ON WHEN TO ACCEPT THAT GRANT AS PART OF THAT. THE GRANT IS WHAT STARTED OUR CONVERSATION BACK IN AUGUST AND IT HAS SHIFTED FROM THERE. 
          REMINDER, THE GOAL IS A 26-27 OPENING AND IS REALLY AT THAT POINT OF THE JUNCTURE. LASTLY, I WANT TO BRIEFLY REVIEW THE GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE. YOU AS THE BOARD 
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OF TRUSTEES ARE THE CHARTER AUTHORIZER. YOU ARE AUTHORIZING, IN THIS CASE, POTENTIALLY OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION AS A CHARTER OPERATOR. ENTERING INTO A CHARTER AGREEMENT IS THE ONLY WAY WE USE ESP DOLLARS AND WE ACCESS THOSE TO USE FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
          WHEN WE ARE TALKING CHARTER LAW AND INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL LAW, WE ARE TALKING VERY DIFFERENT LAWS. MUCH OF WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED IN THE COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION IS FROM CHARTER LAW. WE ARE USING THE CHARTER SYSTEM TO BUILD AND INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL VISION FOR THIS. OE HAS AGREED WITH THAT. WE ARE UNLOCKING THE DOLLARS BUT MOVING TOWARDS THE VISION OF THAT INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL. THIS GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE COMES FROM THAT. YOU AS A BOARD WOULD SERVE AS THE AUTHORIZER, THE INNOVATION NETWORKS AUTHORIZER AND APPROVER AND OPPORTUNITY ED WOULD BE UNDER CONTRACT TO BE THE NETWORK SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. YOU ARE AN ELECTED BOARD AND THERE IS AN APPOINTED BOARD THAT OVERSEES THIS RELATIONSHIP AND ULTIMATELY GUIDES OE AND ENSURES WHATEVER STIPULATIONS WE ARTICULATE AND THAT INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL AGREEMENT ARE MET AND GUIDE THE PROCESS. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF LOCAL APPOINTEES. EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION WE TALKED ABOUT SUPERINTENDENT BEING ON THE BOARD AND WE SHOULD DO THAT TO BEING HSE WOULD APPOINT BOARD SEATS. WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME JAMES TROUPIS TO SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET AND HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN WE WILL 
          TAKE QUESTIONS FROM YOU. >> BOARD , THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND HERE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR SO MUCH OF THE COMMUNITY COMING OUT. PART OF WHY YOU HAVE INCREDIBLE SCHOOLS IS BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I WILL START BY SAYING THAT, HSE SCHOOLS RUNS TWO INCREDIBLE HIGH SCHOOLS, SOME OF THE MOST ENVIABLE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE THIS POTENTIAL TO COMPLEMENT THAT WITH A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES. YOU HAVE A DECISION AHEAD OF YOU WHETHER IT IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY THINKS IS BEST. MY PART IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHO I AM AND WHAT OUR ORGANIZATION IS AND THERE IS PLENTY OF INFORMATION OUT THERE , INCLUDING MISINFORMATION. 
          WHAT WE PLAN TO OFFER FAMILIES AND WHY WE THINK THIS COULD BE A WOOD FOR FAMILIES AND WHY WE THINK IT COULD BE GOOD FOR THE DISTRICT, AND THIS IS YOUR CHOICE. THIS IS MORE ABOUT INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT INFORMATION IS HERE IN A PUBLIC SETTING. ABOUT OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION. WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2005, JOE RICKETTS WAS THE FOUNDER, HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF AMERITRADE AND HIS FAMILY IS MAJORITY OWNER OF THE CHICAGO CUBS. HE ESTABLISHED OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION FOR TWO REASONS . ONE, IT STARTED WITH HIM ASKING A SIMPLE QUESTION WHICH IS, WHY ARE KIDS BORED IN SCHOOL ? HE SAID I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AND WE SHOULD TACKLE THAT. AND, WHEN STUDENTS LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL ARE THEY PREPARED, ULTIMATELY, TO UNDERSTAND THE RETURN OF INVESTMENT ON THE DECISION THEY 
          ARE MAKING , WHICH IS >> GOING TO COLLEGE? AM I GETTING A CAREER? AM I GOING INTO SERVICE ? AND THAT IS A HUGE FINANCIAL AND LIFE-CHANGING DECISION YOU MAKE AND ARE WE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS ? IT IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDATION FULLY FUNDED BY PHILANTHROPY. WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLS ONE IS SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA AND ONE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. WE HAD TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS COMING ONLINE IN DES MOINES AND CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA IN FALL 2025. WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH A HANDFUL OF COMMUNITIES IN IOWA AND INDIANA FOR 2026 AND BEYOND. WE ALSO HAVE A TANZANIAN NETWORK. WE HAVE 38 SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA WHO USE OUR CURRICULUM OFF-THE-SHELF. WE PROVIDE FULLY FUND OF PHILANTHROPY, WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF SCHOOLS BUT THAT IS WHAT WE FUND PHILANTHROPIC LATE. STUDENTS USE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE PROVIDE THEM AND MOVE THROUGH THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A CURRICULUM AND SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT PROVIDES THE BACK IN SUPPORT, THE CURRICULUM WE DEVELOPED AS WELL AS DATA AND ANALYTICS. WE HAVE NO RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION. IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO LOOK INTO WHO JOE IS OR WHO THE PEOPLE ARE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE CERTAIN BELIEFS I CAN TELL YOU AS MUCH AS I CAN, WE ARE AS DIVERSE OF A GROUP WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS AND RELIGION. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT COME INTO OUR SCHOOLS. FUNDING SO FAR HAS BEEN 100% PHILANTHROPY . AS THE CHARTER SCHOOLS COME ONLINE , IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT WE TAKE DOLLARS THAT ARE NOT JUST PHILANTHROPIC. FUNDING AND GRANTS LIKE THE CSP FUNDING AND THE STATE PER-PUPIL FUNDING WHICH IS BASED ON ADM. 
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ME, I AM JAMES EMMA HI, NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. THE REASON I'M INTRODUCING THIS IS BECAUSE I AM PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS SCHOOL. I WILL WAKE UP EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LOCAL LEADERSHIP IS SUCCESSFUL AND THE FOUNDATION WILL MAKE SURE FINANCIALLY THAT THE SCHOOL HAS A PHILANTHROPY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. MY BACKGROUND IS COMPLETELY CAREER IN K-12 EDUCATION, I WAS A TEACHER , TEACHER COACH, I FOUND IT IS SCHOOL ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO AND WAS A FOUNDING PRINCIPLE OF THAT . I HAD BEEN A DISTRICT AND NETWORK LEADER. WHEN I WAS PRINCIPAL IN CHICAGO , THANKS TO THE GREAT TEACHERS I HIRED, WE HAD 100% OF OUR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COLLEGE FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS, 80% OF THEM WERE THE FIRST OF THE FAMILIES TO GO TO COLLEGE. THEY WERE THE HIGHEST GROWTH AND 128 SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO. IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, HIGHER GRADE TEACHERS GIVEN THE SPACE TO DO AMAZING WORK. I LEFT THAT WORK TO START A START UP CALLED OPEN, IT IS A NONPROFIT STARTUP , I WAS NOT PAID A PENNY. I MISSED MANY PAYCHECKS BECAUSE A STARTING AT BECAUSE WE PROVIDE ONE ON ONE COACHING FOR KIDS. WE ALLOW STUDENTS TO PAIR UP WITH A COACH WHO PROVIDE SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR KIDS. WE USE PHILANTHROPY AS WELL TO SERVE AS MANY SCHOOLS AS WE CAN CREATE I AM JUST AN ADVISOR NOW BECAUSE I AM CHIEF OF SCHOOLS AT OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION. MY ROLE IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE SUCCESSFUL. I SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN SANTA ROSA, OMAHA, IOWA AND HOPEFULLY HERE IN INDIANA AS WELL. I DO NOT LIVE HERE, I LIVE IN CHICAGO , WHICH ALLOWS ME TO GET PLACES. I LIVE IN NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS . IT IS A LOT LIKE FISHERS, A REALLY ENGAGE COMMUNITY. I HAVE THREE KIDS, A SEVENTH GRADER, FIFTH-GRADER AND A SECOND GRADER AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PURPLE BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I MET AT NORTHWESTERN AND YOU ALSO SEE JOSH AND JEREMIAH WHO GRADUATED FROM NORTHWESTERN AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER STUDENTS , I COULD NAME THEM ALL, DENISON, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO . EDUCATION IS MY PASSION AND THAT'S WHAT I CARE ABOUT AND THE THING I CARE MOST ABOUT IS MAKING SURE SCHOOL IS EXCELLENT FOR STUDENTS. THE PROPOSED INNOVATION SCHOOL, HERE ARE THE BASICS, I WILL DIVE DEEPER, BUT THE BASICS IT IS 500 TO 600 STUDENT SCHOOL. IT IS DISTRICT AUTHORIZED. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT. 
          IT WOULD BE SIMPLER TO NOT GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION TO START A CHARTER SCHOOL WE BELIEVE THIS IS ABOUT ADDING TO THE PORTFOLIO SCHOOLS AND TO BE INCOMPLETE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND FOR IT TO NOT BE A ADVERSARIAL POSITION OR TO BE A SEPARATE ENTITY, BUT TRULY BE A PART OF THE OFFERINGS WITHIN A DISTRICT. THAT IS THE WAY TO APPROACH THE CHARTER DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP IN A HEALTHY WAY THAT SUSTAINS EXCELLENCE FOR YEARS TO COME. WE REALLY FOCUS ON THE END OF COLLEGE CAREER AND SERVICE. WE BELIEVE FOR STUDENT TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND TO BELIEVE AND UNDERSTAND THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE HAD DEEP COLLEGE EXPERIENCES SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE TWO ACCEPTANCES TO BEST FIT COLLEGES. IF THE KID IS GOING INTO A CAREER THEY SAY NO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE IT IS A POWERFUL AGENCY BUT NOT BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT GO, EVERY KID IS COLLEGE MATERIAL AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT. IN SCHOOLS, OFTEN TIMES, WHEN WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY SAY THAT'S A CAREER KID, THAT'S A COLLEGE KID, EVERY SINGLE KID WHO WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR CAN GO , IT MIGHT NOT BE THE THING THEY ARE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT BUT WHEN THEY ARE WITH US THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND COLLEGE CAREER AND SERVICE AS WELL. WE WOULD ADD A NEW CAREER VERTICAL WITHIN THE DISTRICT, ONE TO THREE CAREER VERTICALS WE TALKED ABOUT ENTREPRENEURIAL SHIP AND OTHER VERTICALS AS WELL, WE LEVERAGE THE NETWORK THAT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE DONE, LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS, IN CEDAR RAPIDS WE ARE FOCUSING ON STEM AND MEDICAL FIELDS AND PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE WORKFORCE IS GROWING AND CEDAR RAPIDS AND THAT IS WHERE THE JOBS WILL BE FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS, 15 YEARS MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS AMICUS OR THEIR COMPLEMENTARY WITH FISHERS NEEDS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE THINKING A PARTNERSHIP OF WHAT WE ARE OFFERING AT OUR SCHOOL VERSUS THEIR SCHOOL AND THAT WE COME TO A PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF WHAT THOSE ARE. STEVE SPOKE TO IT FOR A SECOND, THAT WAS NOT THE POINT OF TODAY BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PATHWAYS HUB FOR ALL HSE STUDENTS, IT IS NOT JUST STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR SCHOOL BUT WE HAVE A PATHWAYS HUB FOR UP TO FIVE FROM STUDENTS AT FISHERS WHO CAN 
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COME AND DO ON-SITE CAREER WORK AS WELL AS THINK OF IT AS A DEPOT THAT IS ALSO HAVING KIDS FROM THE SITE THAT CAN LAUNCH OFF TO OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WOULD HAVE THE COUNSELING STAFF THAT IS ENGAGING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND TAKING OWNERSHIP AND MAKING SURE STUDENTS HAVE OPTED TO COME TO THIS AND FISHERS WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THAT AS WELL. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF REASONS WHY WE THINK THIS COULD BE A REAL VALUABLE NEW OPTION FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES , I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FOUR THAT I THINK ARE PARTICULAR. THE FIRST IS A SMALLER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE ARTIE SAID THE HIGH QUALITY OF THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS HERE AND THE ACADEMY PROGRAM HERE IN HSE SCHOOLS , ALSO, THAT IS NOT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY FAMILY. WHEN I THINK OF MY THREE KIDS, I HAVE ONE WHO MIGHT DO WELL IN A LARGE HIGH SCHOOL AND A STUDENT WHO WILL NEED A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. NOT EVERY FAMILY WANTS TO PAY TUITION TO FIND THAT ENVIRONMENT AND WE ARE FREE PUBLIC NONSELECTIVE SCHOOL. WE WILL OFFER THE ABILITY FOR STUDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR SMALLER MORE PERSONALIZED ENVIRONMENT. HE ALSO HAS HAVE A SUCK YOUR ADVISORY PROGRAM. STUDENTS SAME STAY FOR YEARS WITH THE SAME ADULT. IT IS CRITICAL FOR THEM TO SEE THAT ADULT EVERY MORNING AND AFTER SCHOOL AND IT IS SO EASY TO GET LOST IN THE MIDDLE. IF THERE IS AN ADULT THAT THE KID SEES THE SAME ADULT EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE FOUND THAT CREATES A NET AND MAKE SURE EVERY KID IS SEEN. PART OF WHY I STARTED OPEN SEAT BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL FOR EVERY KID TO BE SEEN EVERY DAY. THEN WE MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS , EVEN THOUGH WE START WITH NINTH GRADE , WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE COUNSELING TEAMS AND ADMINISTERED OF TEAMS IN PLACE EARLY. WE USE PHILANTHROPY TO DO THAT SO THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE SERVICES FROM DAY ONE. OBVIOUSLY THAT COMES AT A LARGE PHILANTHROPIC COST BUT IT IS CRITICAL . WE USE ENGAGEMENT FOCUS INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH. WE HAVE DEVELOPED OUR OWN CURRICULUM WHICH YOU CAN READ ABOUT IN THE CHARTER APPLICATION IN-DEPTH AND IT FOCUSES ON HOW WE MAKE SURE IN EVERY SINGLE CLASSROOM THAT WE ARE DESIGNING FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT BUT THAT IT IS NOT JUST SIT A KID IN A CLASSROOM AND WE ARE THINKING AT THE SIGNING. WE ALSO MEASURE IT. IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS IMPORTANT YOU SHOULD MEASURE IT. WE BUILT SOFTWARE , WE DO NOT SELL THIS, THIS IS SOFTWARE THAT WE BUILT WHERE WE MEASURE ENGAGEMENT EVERY DAY IN THE CLASS, JUST LIKE WE TAKE ATTENDANCE IN EVERY CLASS WE TAKE ENGAGEMENT EVERY CLASS. IT IS NOT JUST A QUESTION TO THE KIDS SHOW UP, THE QUESTION IS DO THEY SHOW UP AND ENGAGE? WE ALSO MAKE IT A PART OF PLANNING EXPECTATIONS AND SUPPORT, WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TEAM THAT WORKS WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES AT SCHOOL TO LOOK AT THE PLANS AND WE ARE GIVING FEEDBACK AND MAKING SURE WE ARE DESIGNING FOR ENGAGEMENT. THE LAST THING IS, IT IS PROGRESSIVE. NINTH GRADERS, WE DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO COME IN AND RUN OFTEN TAKE ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PICK THE COURSES, WE START WITH PARTICIPATION IN THE SOPHOMORE YEAR INVESTMENT, JUNIOR YEAR HONING AND SENIOR YEAR DRIVING. 
          THE STUDENTS BOTH INCREASE ECONOMY AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH . OUR SENIORS ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OFF CAMPUS DIVING THEIR OWN LEARNING , OUR FRESHMEN ARE SPENDING ESSENTIALLY EVERY DAY ON CAMPUS . TO DO THIS RIGHT YOU HAVE HAD DEEP CAREER PURPOSE LEARNING. FIRST, THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW MANY HOURS YOU SPENT ENGAGING COLLEGE CAREER AND SERVICE. THEY FOLLOW PARTICIPATION AND OWN AND DRIVE WERE STUDENTS IN THE FRESHMAN YEAR THEY ARE FOCUSED ON HEARING FROM PROFESSIONALS, THEY FOCUS ON VISITING COLLEGE CAMPUSES, BUT BY SENIOR YEAR THEY ARE OFF ON JOB SITES AND WE PROGRESS THROUGH THAT. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE BUILD INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL . WE WILL PROVIDE THOSE SPACES ON SITE FOR INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO COME ON, BUT ALSO FIND OPPORTUNITIES ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE A FOUR-YEAR PATHWAY CURRICULUM. THAT STARTS WITH PERSONAL FINANCE TO WORKPLACE SKILLS AS A NINTH GRADER AND IT EVOLVES INTO MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS. THEN WE HAVE REGULAR ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING SUPPORT. BY SINGLE SENIOR YEAR KIDS ARE IN A CLASS POST FOCUS ON POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT DECISION TO MAKE WHEN YOU LEAVE THAT WE THINK IT IS 
          CRITICAL. >> AS A SMALL SCHOOL, AS A CHARTER SCHOOL WE DO HAVE . THE FIRST IS NUMBERLESS. THE ADVISORY MODEL I SPOKE TO IS NOT JUST THAT THE STUDENT IS 
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SEEN BUT THE PARENT HAS ACCESS TO AN ADULT OF THE BUILDING SO EVERY PARENT KNOWS IF I HAVE A WESTON I KNOW I CAN GO RIGHT TO THE ADVISOR AND THEY ARE WITH THAT SAME ADVISOR FOR FOUR YEARS. WHEN YOU HAVE 15 TO 20 YOUNG MEN OR WOMEN IN A CLASS YOU GET TO KNOW YOUR ADVISOR WELL. YOU HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP, SMALL SCHOOLS, SMALL TEAM ABLE TO ACCESS THEM. 
          CUSTOMER-SERVICE SUCCESS FOR HOW FAST WE RESPOND TO EMAILS TO YOUR EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS CRITICAL AND WE SHOULD TREAT OUR FAMILIES LIKE THEY ARE CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THEY ARE AND THEY DESERVE THE BEST EXPERIENCE. WE DO NOT THINK PARENT INVOLVEMENT STOPS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MY WIFE IS THE SCHOOL PRESIDENT AND OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WE OFTEN SEE THAT INVOLVEMENT IS MAC AS KIDS GET OLDER AND OLDER. IN OUR SCHOOLS PARENTS HAVE TO BE INVOLVED ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE. THE INPUT, PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS AND HOW WE INVOLVE THEM ALONG THE WAY. WE TRY TO MINIMIZE BUREAUCRACY. I THINK THE JOB FOR TEACHERS IS TO GIVE THEM SPACE TO TEACH AND THE JOB FOR ADMINISTRATORS IS TO GIVE THE SPACE TO LEAD. WE DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN BEHIND THE SCENES TO LET THEM FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS. AND WE HAVE OPEN BOARD MEETINGS . NOT ONLY ARE WE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD IF WE ARE APPROVED , OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED AND WELCOMED AT ALL OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS. 
          >> I AM GOING TO DIVE IN ON SOME OF THE VALUE OF A NEW OPTION FOR HSE SCHOOLS. THIS GETS INTO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WE HAVE HEARD SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS IT TODAY. THE FIRST IS TO EXPAND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS. ONLY 7% OF STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN CTE PROGRAMMING. THIS SCHOOL WITH 500 STUDENTS PLUS ANOTHER 500 COMING FROM THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOLS TO THE PATHWAYS HUB COULD TRIPLE THAT NUMBER IN THE NEXT SIX YEARS. IT CAN HELP BOOST ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. ACADEMIC OUTCOMES , YOU GUYS ARE DOING INCREDIBLE WORK , THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT WE AGREE COULD BE HIGHER AND THEY HAVE BEEN HIGHER IN THE PAST. 
          ONE IS POSTSECONDARY ENROLLMENT, A QUARTER OF KIDS ARE NOT ENROLLING IN POSTSECONDARY OPTION , IT WILL ALIGN TO A BEST FIT CAREER AND COLLEGE, PART OF THAT IS ALL THE WAYS THAT WE MAKE SURE KIDS GET THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE ARE HELPING THEM ENROLL AND THE OTHER IS PERSISTENCE. THE BEST DRIVE FOR PERSISTENCE IS PASSION AND HAVING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND THESE ARE TWO AREAS THAT WE ARE VERY ACCOUNTABLE TO AND WE HOPE WE ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO BOOSTING PERFORMANCE. ARE PERFORMANCE ROLES INTO THE DISTRICTS. WE ARE JUST A PART OF THE DISTRICT WE ARE JUST AN OFFERING WITH IN 
          IT. >> WE HOPE TO ENHANCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR LEADERS AND TEACHERS. WE WOULD HAVE SHARING OPEN RESOURCES ACCESS TO OUR SOFTWARE AND CURRICULUM READ WE DO NOT CHARGE FOR IT BUT IT WOULD BE FREE AND OPEN TO TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT. WE WOULD WANT OUR DOORS TO BE OPEN FOR CO-OBSERVATION AND LEARNING AND PRACTICES. WE BELIEVE IN COLLABORATIVE PLANNING WE ARE BEST WHEN WE SEE WHAT IS THE 10TH GRADE MATH TEACHER DOING AT THE SCHOOL VERSUS OUR SCHOOL AND BEST WAYS TO SHARE PRACTICES. AN OPEN DOOR AND OPEN PLAN AND OPEN DATA APPROACH. WE THINK TRANSPARENCY IS CRITICAL. SOMETHING YOU HEARD STEVE TALK ABOUT AND HAS EVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AROUND CONCERNS AROUND ENROLLMENT HAS BEEN REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHO THE STUDENTS WOULD BE AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS IS A NET POSITIVE FOR HSE SCHOOLS. THIS IS DATA FROM SPRING OF THIS LAST YEAR WE COULD EXPAND THIS CIRCLE AND THE NUMBERS GROW. LAST YEAR, 2002 KIDS IN HSE SCHOOLS CHOSE TO ENROLL ELSEWHERE WHETHER IT IS TRADITIONAL PUBLIC, CHARTER OR, CARMEL HAD 740 NOBLESVILLE 12 AND 56 AND LAWRENCE 3059. 
          THERE ARE OVER 500 STUDENTS JUST IN THE FOUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WHO ARE OPTING OUT OF THE DISTRICT TO GO TO OTHER SCHOOLS. FOR US, WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE DISTRICT ENROLLMENT , WITH FEES AND ADM AND PHILANTHROPY THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU GENERALLY FOCUS ON THIS . WE WANT THIS TO BE A VALUE NOT JUST INSTRUCTIONAL FOR STUDENT LEARNING BUT ALSO FOR ENROLLMENT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER WAYS THAT THIS BENEFITS THE DISTRICT. THERE ARE FEES THAT ARE PART OF THE CONTRACT WHETHER IT IS TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SERVICE, TECHNOLOGY, SPECIAL EDUCATION FACILITIES, 
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THIS IS NEGOTIATED IN THE CONTRACT WHERE IF THE BOARD WANTED THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHARGE US FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AS WELL IF IT MADE SENSE FOR BOTH PARTIES TO DO THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A AUTHORIZER ADMINISTRATION FEE SO THE DISTRICT GETS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ADM THAT COMES TO US. WE ALSO WILL RECEIVE STATE FUNDING AND GRANTS, CTE DOLLARS, CAREER SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS AND THERE ARE AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SCHOOL CORPORATIONS THAT FOCUS ON NEW INNOVATIVE MODELS AND FOCUS ON THE NEW DIPLOMA STANDARDS WHICH WE WILL BE OBSESSED ABOUT AS WELL. LAST IS PHILANTHROPY. 
          OBVIOUSLY WE ARE BRINGING OUR OWN PHILANTHROPY AND I CANNOT OVERSTATE THIS ENOUGH, WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING DOING WILL BE A MODEL FOR THE COUNTRY AND FOR THE STATE, WHICH IS TO SAY WE AS A DISTRICT, RIGHT NOW YOU LIVE IN A CHOICE STATE MY PARENTS CAN OPT OUT AS WE SAW AND GO TO ANY SCHOOL THEY WANT. 
          INSTEAD OF SAYING LET KIDS LEAVE HIM A LET'S BRING THEM BACK AND DO IT IN A WAY WHERE WE HAVE CONTROL AND AUTHORIZATION AND WE GET BENEFITS FROM IT. ONE THING FOR US THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW SOME OF THESE ARE TWO RENDERINGS, THIS IS DES MOINES PREP, WE ARE BUILDING A BRAND-NEW FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES BY THE CAPITAL. WHEN WE TALK TO THE COMMUNITY IN AN AREA THAT THERE WAS A NEED WAS A NEW BLACK BOX THEATER. YOU WILL SEE THE BOTTOM DRAWING AS A BLACK BOX THEATER THAT WILL HAVE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL THEATER GROUPS TO USE. SOMETHING THAT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS IS MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE OTHER COMMUNITY ASSETS THAT COULD BE OF VALUE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE INCORPORATE THEM. WHEN I SAY WE OPENED DOORS THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN JUST COME TO SEE THE CLASSROOMS BUT WE ARE THINKING INTENTIONALLY, CEDAR RAPIDS WE ARE BUILDING A TURF FIELD AND WE ARE BUILDING PATHWAYS THROUGH WOODS . IT IS JUST A NEED THAT IS NEEDED THERE ESPECIALLY WITH THE DEVASTATION OF TREES IN CEDAR RAPIDS. REALLY THINKING ON HOW WE DO THAT. 100% PHILANTHROPY FUNDED. IT WILL BE A ONE-TIME DONATION AND THOSE DOLLARS WILL NEVER FLOW BACK TO MR. RICKETTS, IT IS JUST PHILANTHROPY. IT IS JUST ANOTHER AREA THAT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW. I THINK, IN GENERAL FURTHER ELEVATING COMMUNITY APPEAL, IT IS AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO LIVE AND RAISE KIDS AND IT IS PROVIDING A NEW OPTION FOR FAMILIES TO SAY NOT ONLY DO I HAVE INCREDIBLE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE ACADEMY , I ALSO HAVE A SMALLER OPTION THAT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR MY KID. 
          DIRECT BUSINESS CONNECTIONS AND FOCUS ON THE WORKFORCE. WE ARE IN AN AREA WHERE BUSINESSES ARE CHOOSING BETWEEN A LOT OF OPEN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, WHY ARE THEY CHOOSING HERE? THEY KNOW THEY WILL HAVE THE WORKFORCE IN THE BUSINESS CONNECTIONS WITH SCHOOLS DIRECTLY. A COUPLE OF PATHS AHEAD, YOU KNOW THEM, EVERYONE KNOWS THEM. ONE PATH IS WE ARE NOT APPROVED. THAT IS 
          FINE . >> 
          >> WE WALK AWAY HSE APPROVED CHARTER APPROACH AND WE WOULD NO LONGER BE A DISTRICT APPROVED CHARTER AND THAT WOULD NOT BE OUR WORK. THE SECOND IS WE ARE APPROVED AND IF WE ARE WE WILL WORK TO NEGOTIATE A FAVORABLE AGREEMENT FOR PERFORMANCE WHAT YOU EXPECT OF US, WHAT ARE THE FEES ? WE WILL FINALIZE PRINCIPAL RESIDENT HIRING, WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN A DOZEN LOCAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR THE ROLE AND BEEN IN THE PROCESS. IF NOT APPROVED WE WILL NOT HIRE THAT BUT WE WANT TO BE READY BECAUSE RUNCIBLE SPEND 18 MONTHS IN RESIDENCY WHERE THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOLS AND WORKING WITH THE CURRENT SITTING PRINCIPLES TO DESIGN THIS. AGAIN, THAT IS PHILOSOPHICALLY FUNDED . WE WILL PAY FOR THAT PERSON'S SALARY, BENEFITS AND TRAVEL. 
          FINALIZE A LOCATION WHERE WE WILL BE AND BEGIN THE SCHOOL DESIGN PROCESS. AGAIN, JUST HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. I GET THIS IS A BIG DECISION AND WE ARE HAPPY TO JUST BE IN THE CONVERSATION TO ADD TO WHAT IS A ENVIABLE 
          SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND AFTER THAT WE WILL ALLOW THE BOARD TO ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS THEY WANT AND WE WILL HAVE YOU ALL HERE ON HAND TO ANSWER ANY OF THESE. OKAY GREAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND WHEN WE EXHAUST THAT LIST, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO SPEAK GRADE WE 
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WILL NOT HAVE ANY ORDER , HOPEFULLY WORK AMONGST YOURSELVES TO COME UP. WE WILL START WITH TINA AKERS. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. I AM WELL AWARE THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL DEBATE IS A HOT TOPIC AND I WANTED TO SHARE MY RECENT X-RAYS AS A MOM AND A TAXPAYER. WHILE I FULLY SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I HAVE TWO SONS GRADUATE FROM HSE, MY DAUGHTER STRUGGLED TO FIND HER WAY AT HSE. WE FIRST MOVED TO A SMALL PRIVATE SCHOOL AND WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT BUT FOUND THAT SHE REALLY NEEDED MORE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO HELP HER GRADUATE . SINCE SHE IS A CHILD WITH EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES WE BEGAN LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS FOR HER LOCALLY THAT MIGHT BE MORE AFFORDABLE. AS ALWAYS, I REACHED OUT TO FRIENDS AS WELL AND A GREAT FRIEND OF OURS RECOMMENDED OPTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL AND HOW THEY HAD BEEN SO EXCELLENT IN WORKING WITH THEIR CHILD AND NEEDED CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAD. IT WAS SMALLER, HAD A LOT OF TEACHER AIDES AND PARTNERED WITH DEL AND IVY TECH. THEY OFFERED FULL ONLINE SCHOOL, EVENING SCHOOL AND OF COURSE NORMAL DAYTIME HOURS AS WELL. 
          YOU CAN EVEN ARRANGE HAMILTON COUNTY EXPRESS BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR THREE DOLLARS A RIDE ON DAYS YOU CANNOT DO TRANSPORTATION. YOU CAN GRADUATE WITH 30 COLLEGE CREDITS, A FULL FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE FROM OPTIONS AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. THIS IS NOT AP OR DUAL CREDITS EITHER. WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS? WHY ARE WE NOT TALK ABOUT THE FACT IT IS STRAIGHT UP CUMBERLAND ROAD? MY DAUGHTER WENT FROM THE CONCERN OF EARNING A GENERAL DIPLOMA AT A SMALL PRIVATE SCHOOL DUE TO LACK OF ELECTIVES AND NOW MOVED OVER TO FINISHING HER SENIOR YEAR HERE AT OPTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL WITH A CORE 40 IN FINANCE AND INVESTMENT CTE PATHWAY. I FEEL LIKE OPTIONS CHARTER SCHOOL AS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL , LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THIS CATEGORY, GETS A BAD REPUTATION BECAUSE MANY ONLY RELY ON HEARSAY AND DO NOT DO THE RESEARCH. UPON MY OWN INVESTIGATION FOR MY CHILD I FOUND AMAZING TEACHERS AND A TOP-NOTCH PRINCIPLE AND A SMALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SOMETIMES WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR OWN CHILDREN AND QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT IS BEST SUITED AND FIND OUR OWN WAY. WE HAVE TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT PUTTING BRICK-AND-MORTAR UP EVERYWHERE AROUND US TO APPEASE EVERY NICHE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES EXIST NEARBY. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF GREEN SPACE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ANYMORE. 
          IF WE NEED MORE CTE OPTIONS HERE, WHICH I SEE AS AN INCREASING NEED ALL AROUND US , WHY CAN'T YOU MIRROR WHAT IS ALREADY DONE AT J EL ? BUT LET IT BE OWNED BY HSE AND OUR OWN DISTRICT AND OFFER THAT HERE IS THAT OF HAVING ANOTHER NEED FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL ? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE DOING THIS UNLESS IT IS FOLLOWING MONEY ? KEEP THE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE UP THE ROAD THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THAT IS ALREADY AWESOME. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF TIME. PLEASE, DO NOT TAKE AWAY THE FUNDING FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL, KEEP US GOING KIDS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNLESS THEY NEED A SMALLER SETTING LIKE MY KID. 
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          AND BRIAN SWEENEY ON DECK. >> MY NAME IS EVAN FILE. I AM A PARENT AND HOMEOWNER AT FISHERS. MY PRIMARY CONCERN AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS EDUCATION OF MY TWO DAUGHTERS WHO ARE STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND FOR THE VALUE OF MY HOME AND PROPERTY. WHEN WE MOVED INTO OUR HOUSE SEVEN YEARS AGO WE CHOSE THE LOCATION PRIMARILY BASED ON THE QUALITY OF HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SPECIFICALLY HSE HIGH SCHOOL WHICH WAS AND REMAINS ONE OF THE TOP RATED HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. I KNOW MY GIRLS FUTURE CAREER SUCCESS AND THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY ARE CLOSELY TIED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PLAN TO GET PUBLIC FUNDING TO A CHARTER SCHOOL WILL COME AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL MAKING IT HARDER TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BEST TEACHERS WITH COMPETITIVE SALARIES, ORDER TO GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, HARDER TO MAINTAIN CLASSROOM RATIOS AND HARDER TO MAINTAIN HSE STATUS AS INDIANA'S TOP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT . FOR THE SAKE OF MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND FOR THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF ALL HOMEOWNERS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLEASE KEEP OUR TAX DOLLARS WHERE THEY BELONG IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. 
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          . >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MOMENTS TO SPEAK. GROWING UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS IN THE 70S AND 80S I WAS A PRIVATE SCHOOL KID. IT WAS A RELIGIOUS ECHO CHAMBER THAT EDUCATED AND SOCIALIZING ME SO POORLY I BECAME A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AFTER NINE YEARS OF K-8 PAROCHIAL SCHOOLING I ATTENDED AND GRADUATED FROM A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, COLUMBUS EAST IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA. MY MOM WAS A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AT COLUMBUS EAST, MY AUNT AT DECATUR CENTRAL AND MY OTHER AUNT A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AT MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL. SINCE 2011 MY WIFE AND I PUT A DAUGHTER AND TWO SONS THROUGH HSE SCHOOLS. MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE OF ALMOST 30 YEARS IS AN INCOMPLETELY UNBIASED OPINION THE BEST ELEMENTARY ED TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT. I WAS SAY THE BEST TEACHER IN THE STATE BUT ARE DAUGHTER FOLLOWED IN HER FOOTSTEPS COMING LET'S CALL IT A TIE. THE TIRELESS LOVE AND DEDICATION MY MOTHER, MY AUNTS, MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE SHOWN TOWARD THEIR STUDENTS IS WHY I'M STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU NOW. A CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDED BY HSE SCHOOLS IS SELF-INDULGENT NONSENSE . IT IS A SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM. WHEN FISHERS TAXPAYERS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE MOST RECENT SCHOOL REFERENDUM IT WAS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR MONEY WOULD BE SPENT ON PROGRAMMING SUCH AS CLASSROOM EXPENSES, TEACHER SALARIES AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. IT WAS MOST CERTAINLY NOT TO UNDERWRITE ADMIN PET PROJECTS WITH INTENTIONS AND ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR SCHOOL BOARD THAT HAS STAKED ITS MANDATE ON TRANSPARENCY THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT LEAD TO TRANSPARENCY EVER. LACK OF OVERSIGHT, FRAUD AND CORRUPTION , CRONYISM, THAT IS A TRACK RECORD OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN INDIANA. BE ADVOCATES FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. NOT THESE FOR-PROFIT , SORRY, PHILANTHROPIC BOONDOGGLES. BE TRANSPARENT LIKE YOU PROMISED. BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE LIKE YOU PROMISED, 
          JUST BE BETTER. >> 
          >> THANK YOU. THREE IS ON DECK. >> MY NAME IS , I AM A MOTHER OF A FIFTH GRADER AND A THIRD GRADER. I'M ALSO A ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL OF OVER 22 YEARS. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE WHILE I SUPPORT EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION PATHS THAT EMPHASIZE INDUSTRY AND REAL WORLD EXPANSE I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PROPOSED PLAN IS AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION. PAYING A THIRD PARTY COMPANY, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFULLY LAMENTING THESE SCHOOLS WOULD BE INEFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYER FUNDS THAT I BELIEVE WOULD BE BETTER SPENT SUPPORTING EXISTING SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND PROGRAMS. THE MAJORITY OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS RAN ON A PLATFORM OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. UPON TAKING OVER AS SUPERINTENDENT MR. MAPES BEGAN TALKING EXCESSIVELY ABOUT, AND THE PREVIOUS IMAGESTATION HAD NOT MANAGED THE DISTRICT BUDGET EFFECTIVELY. NOW IT APPEARS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING WE HASTILY PUSHED THROUGH A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WILL PULL FUNDING AWAY FROM THE DISTRICT WITHOUT A PROPER DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION IN WHICH YOU PROPOSE A PARTNERSHIP SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF ADMINISTRATIVE BLOW ITSELF. 
          CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER MAKES AN ANNUAL SALARY OF OVER $1.5 MILLION. I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE OR HOW IT SUPPORTS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE , ANOTHER KEY TENANT OF THE PLATFORM USED DURING THE 2022 ELECTION. BOARD MEMBERS, THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS BY IDENTIFYING WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF TO THE FUNDING OF PROGRAMS THAT CAN IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH CAN INCLUDE TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS. THE HSE DOCK MISSTATES A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHOULD MEET HIS RESPONSIBILITIES BY ASSISTING ALL SCHOOL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BE OPEN, ETHICAL AND ABOVE BOARD BASIS AND VIGOROUSLY SEEKING ADEQUATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS WINNING THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE THAT ALL IS BEING DONE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SCHOOLCHILDREN. 
          PLEASE TAKE THESE RESPONSIBILITIES SERIOUSLY AND 
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SUPPORT OUR EXISTING EXCELLENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR 
          YOUR TIME. >> 
          >> THANK YOU. THREE IS UP AND CRAIG IS ON DECK. 
          >> GOOD EVENING I AM BREE AND I AM -- 
          >> AND I'M CRAIG. >> WE SERVE AS COCHAIRS FOR AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT SINCE WE BOTH SIGNED UP WE CAN COMBINE OUR TIME. BEHIND US ARE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BARGAINING TEAM WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING COUNTLESS HOURS THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO BARGAIN FOR FAIR WAGES AND BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WE ARE SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 4.03 THE OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION NETWORK. 
          >> WE SPENT DAYS WITH THE MINISTRATION AS WELL AS SEVERAL DATES PRIOR TO ENGAGING WITH TEACHERS AND THE BENEFIT GOALS AND WE WILL SPEND ANOTHER DAY BARGAINING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN A HISTORY AT HSE THAT IN THE PAST DECADE THAT TEACHERS TAKE A STEP ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE. IT HAS BEEN A HISTORY THAT TEACHERS RECEIVE A PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SALARY. WE UNDERSTAND THIS YEAR THE TINY 1.3 INCREASE WITH TUITION FUNDING IN THE STATE AND ACHIEVING THESE GOALS WAS GOING TO BE UNREACHABLE. WE ALSO NOTE THAT THE INSURANCE FUND HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO ADDRESS THAT. THIS YEAR SEEM TO BE THE YEAR THAT THE MINISTRATION FELT WE HAD TO DO THAT. IT IS A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW WHEN THE MINISTRATION WANTS TO OPEN A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO LEAVE FOR A CHARTER SCHOOL WHEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT STUDENT FUNDING DIRECTED BY THE STATE THAT IS $3.2 MILLION IN EDUCATION FUND, THE FUND THAT WE BORROW TEACHER SALARIES OUT OF, THE FUND THAT PAYS AIDS, THE FUN THE STOCKS ELABORATES AND BUYS CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. THE $.2 MILLION TAKEN OUT OF EDUCATION WILL LOSE 65 TEACHERS, THE $3.2 MILLION TAXPAYER MONEY WILL GO TO OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION TO JOE RICKETTS, CEO A BILLIONAIRE WHO LIVES IN WYOMING. 
          >> WE HAD DEDICATED STAFF WHO HAVE WILL DEVELOP CTE CLASSES IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS. STUDENTS CAN MAINTAIN TO THE CAGE AS A WELDER, AVID CERTIFIED SOUND PRODUCTION ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS. WE WANT THE CD PROGRAMS TO GROW, WE BELIEVE IT IS WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS COME UP WITH WE ALSO BELIEVE WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY IS NOT TO GIVE $3.2 MILLION TO ADD ESTATE BILLIONAIRE AND HIS COMPANY THAT HAS SEEN NO SUCCESS IN OUR STATE. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ASKED HOW TEACHERS ARE BEING DISRESPECTED, THEY WANTED INSIGHT INTO THE BARGAINING PROCESS. THIS, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW ARE IS HOW TEACHERS ARE BEING DISRESPECTED. VOTING WOULD TAKE 500 STUDENTS OUT OF HSE AND GIVE $3.2 MILLION TO THIS AT ESTATE BILLIONAIRE AND HIS COMPANY AND RIPPING MONEY AWAY FROM HSE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IS HOW TEACHERS ARE DISRESPECTED. THE BOARD NOT TAKING A STEP FOR THE SALARY IS DISRESPECTED. THAT'S NOT GETTING A RAISE WHILE RAISING A NEW HALF INCREASE IS BEING DISRESPECTED. OPENING A CHARTER SCHOOL SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HSE TEACHERS ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB. HSE TEACHERS ARE NOT PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, THAT HSE TEACHERS ARE NOT TRUSTED PROFESSIONALS, TEACHER COMPENSATION REALLY DOES NOT MATTER, HSE TEACHERS ARE TIRED OF BEING TOLD THAT WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE BUDGET OR THE DISTRICT . 
          WE ARE TIRED OF BEING TOLD BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS THAT WE ARE NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO TEACH OUR OWN CONTENT READ WE KNOW THE IMPACT OUR JOBS HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE. 
          IT IS WELL PAST TIME FOR THIS TO END. INVEST IN THE STUDENTS YOU HAVE NOW , INVEST IN THE TEACHERS YOU HAVE NOW . INVEST IN THE CLASSROOMS YOU HAVE NOW . URGED THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO FULLY FUND PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND OFFER ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SO OUR KIDS, YOUR KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY KIDS ARE SUCCESSFUL. THIS IS YOUR JOB AS A SWAN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC-SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS NOT OPENING A CHARTER SCHOOL. WE ARE ASKING YOU AS BOARD MEMBERS TO PERFORM HIS SWORN DUTY AND PROTECT OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION BY VOTING AGAINST SELLING OFF PARTS OF OUR SCHOOL TO OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION AND JOE RICKETTS. STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITIES. HSE SCHOOLS ARE 
          NOT FOR SALE. >> 
          >> WE DO HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER . WE DO HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER. 
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LAURA COLE IS UP NEXT AND THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO WHOEVER 
          WANTS TO SPEAK. >> TEACHERS ARE TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. MY NAME IS LAURA COLE, I AM A MOM OF A RIVERSIDE FIFTH-GRADER AND FISHERS ELEMENTARY THIRD-GRADER . I AM THE DAUGHTER OF TWO HARD-WORKING PARENTS WHO RECEIVED TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING EARLY ON IN THE CAREERS RATHER THAN ATTENDING COLLEGE. I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND COMMAND MR. LOSER, MR. AND THE BOARD. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF ATTEMPTS WITH LIMITED SUCCESS AND THIS IS A COMPLEX PROBLEM THAT PROBABLY DOES NEED OUT OF THE BOX SOLUTION THANK YOU FOR WORKING THIS OUT. THAT SAID, I HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING THAT SHOWS OPPORTUNITY AND A PRICE IS THE RIGHT FIT FOR HSE SCHOOLS, WHEN OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES CAME ON THE SCENE HERE FISHERS, MORE THAN A DOZEN SCHOOLS WERE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE, TODAY THERE ARE FOUR. THE TWO SCHOOLS ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TWO CHARTER SCHOOL SLATED TO OPEN IN FALL 2025. IT APPEARS OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES HAS ATTEMPTED TO OPEN OTHER SCHOOLS OR DO WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH NO SUCCESS. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THOSE OTHER SCHOOLS. TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR, THE MODEL OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES ASKING HSE TO TAKE ON IS TOTALLY UNPROVEN. WE HAVE NOT DONE A RFP PROCESS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND WE SEEM TO BE RUSHING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT. GOING UP, MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME IF IT APPEARS TO BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS. IT FEELS LIKE THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. OPPORTUNITY IN A PRICE HAS COME TO THE COMMUNITY AND OFFERED TO BUILD AS A SCHOOL. AND SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DEAL, BUT THE REALITY IS WE WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN VOUCHERS AN OPPORTUNITY AND A PRICE GETS TO PICK ITS OWN LEADERSHIP NOT HSE. IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE DISTRICTS ARE TELLING TEACHERS THEY CANNOT COVER INCREASED INSURANCE COSTS, WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVING THEM A TIME. 
          SOMETHING DOES NOT ADD UP. I TEND TO CONNECT DOTS WELL AND I CANNOT DO THAT IN THE SITUATION. WHEN I SEE THE FOUNDER OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAS GIVEN CONTRIBUTIONS TO A POLITICAL PARTY WHO THEN GAVE MONEY TO A SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE, OR I HEAR THE POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN A OWNERS SUITE AT A CUBS GAME AND THE SCHOOL IS BEING PUSHED THROUGH WITH A SEEMINGLY BLIND EYE, MY ABILITY TO CONNECT DOTS BECOMES CLEAR. 
          LET'S ADD THAT THE CHAMPION OF THIS EFFORT IS A SUPERINTENDENT WHO HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND YET TO EARN THE TRUST OF MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          >> ENTERPRISES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE DECISION. I AM A STAUNCH OPPONENT PROPONENT OF OUR SCHOOLS. ONE YEAR AGO I JOINED MANY OF YOU AS WE CELEBRATED 72% COMMUNITY VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE REFERENDUM. A CAMPAIGN THAT MY FAMILY PUT OUR FACE ON. OUR COMMUNITY HAS A LOT OF FAITH IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WANTS TO SEE HSE THRIVE. CTE EDUCATION SHOULD BE A COMPONENT OF THAT , MAYBE THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS A PART OF THAT. SEEING THE NEARLY NONEXISTENT TRACK RECORD AND THE QUESTION WILL CONNECTIONS FROM OPPORTUNITY ENTERPRISES LEADS ME TO THE CONCLUSION THEY SHOULD NOT BE 
          PART OF THE HSE COMMUNITY . >> 
          >> THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. 
          >> MY NAME IS MIKE , I'M A TAXPAYER AND THE FATHER TWO IN THE DISTRICT. IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT A NEED AND SOLUTION I THINK WE NEED MORE VISIBILITY I KEEP ON HEARING 7%. WHAT IS THE DEMAND? I HAVE NOT SEEN NOT, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SURVEY OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE SOLUTION , ALL IT IS IS OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION, IT IS A INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOL , CALL IT WHAT IT IS, IT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL. 
          WHERE WE SO FOCUS WITH THIS COMPANY? THEY HAVE ZERO CTE EXPERIENCE. WHY I KNOW THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE BAD FOR FISHERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. JOE RICKETTS DONATED $20,000 TO THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THEN TURNED AROUND AND PAID FOR TEXT COMING FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD , I'M SURE F1 HAS ONE OF THESE TEXT. LOSS OF CONTROL OPEN A CHARTER YOU CANNOT UNDO THAT. THE CHARTER BOARD NOT PICKED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE 
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JUST VOTED DOWN THREE PEOPLE TO NOT BE ON THE BOARD, YOU CAN CHOOSE THOSE PEOPLE , WITHOUT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LOSS OF CONTROL. REDUCTION OF FUNDS, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, ANY STUDENT ATTENDING THE CHARTER SCHOOL SIPHONS PUBLIC MONEY FROM THE SCHOOLS , FURTHER DETRIMENT TO THE PHYSICAL HEALTH OF HSE. WE ALREADY LOOKED AT FORD FOR THE LEARNING WE RECEIVED $630,000 FOR THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THIS DOES NOT WORK? $2 MILLION UP IN SMOKE? DO YOU START TAKING REFERENDUM MONEY AFTER THAT? I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT. WHY ARE WE RUSHING TO THIS DECISION? THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE BOARD KEEP ON STATING OUR DISTRICT IS SO BROKE WE CANNOT PAY FOR THE TEACHERS , ONE OF THEM BEING MY WIFE . WHY YOU TRYING TO EXTEND US EVEN MORE? IF YOUR HOUSE HAS BAD PLUMBING, YOU FIX THE PIPES , YOU DON'T 
          ADD AN ADDITION. THANK YOU. >> 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT BEEPS. MY NAME IS, I GRADUATED FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL IN 2021 WITH A STRONG EDUCATION AND DRIVE TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER ACADEMIA. THIS IS REINFORCED BY MY LONG LINE OF FAMILY EDUCATORS AND AS WELL AS CARING TEACHERS THAT MAKE UP THIS DISTRICT. I'M CURRENTLY A COLLEGE STUDENT AT ANDERSON UNIVERSITY STUDYING AND PURSUING A DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. I WANTED TO BECOME A PUBLIC EDUCATOR FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. I WANT TO BE A PUBLIC EDUCATOR . 
          >> SORRY. SOMEBODY LEANED AGAINST IT. WE WILL ECCENTRIC 
          TIME. >> WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE I SENDING TO CURRENT EDUCATORS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS WHEN YOU CHOOSE LARGER CORPORATIONS OVER YOUR OWN COMMUNITY? WHEN YOU CHOOSE COMPANIES THAT WILL LEAD TO LAYOFFS OF TEACHERS AND DISMISSAL OF FUNDING , YOU ARE TELLING ME, AS A FUTURE EDUCATOR , THAT YOU DO NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR CURRENT TEACHERS OR YOUR FUTURE ONCE. CHARTER SCHOOLS GET TO CHOOSE THEIR STUDENTS , PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS DO NOT GET TO DECIDE WHO THEY WILL TEACH. PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BECOME PUBLIC EDUCATORS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TEACH ALL , REGARDLESS OF THE STUDENTS RACE, RELIGION DLL, DISABILITIES AND ET CETERA. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND CREATE THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY . THERE IS NO INCENTIVE TO WORK FOR A DISTRICT OR A BOARD WITH MEMBERS THAT SEE TEACHERS AS LESS THAN AND HAVE NO REGARD FOR THEIR INTEREST OR ANYTHING OVER , FOR YOUR BENEFITS OVER THERE IS. TEACHERS OVERWORKED, UNDERFUNDED AND TIRED, MISUNDERSTOOD AND NOT LISTEN TO. COMING FROM A LINE OF EDUCATORS I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE. EDUCATORS LOOK TO YOU FOR HELP, FOR HELP AND TO BE LISTENED TO. BY NOT LISTENING YOU ARE FAILING THEM YOUR FUTURE EDUCATORS. I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE? FOR YOUR CURRENT TEACHERS AND FUTURE EDUCATORS THAT YOU WILL 
          HIRE . THANK YOU. >> 
          >> GOOD EVENING. YOU WILL EXCUSE ME FOR TALKING QUICKLY. 
          MY NAME IS, I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF HSA AND I AM A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THAT TIME I HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT THAT CTE PROGRAMS HAVE HAD ON THIS COMMUNITY. WE KEEP HEARING THIS NUMBER OF 7% OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CTE I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE STATISTIC, 7% OF OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATE AS CTE AT J EL OR SOME OTHER OUTSIDE THIRD-PARTY NETWORK, THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT OUR COMMUNITY KEEPS SEEING SO THAT IS NOW THE 
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PERCEPTION. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REALITY OF CTE AND HSE AS A DISTRICT. CTE IS COSMETOLOGY, WELDING AND CULINARY AND THOSE ARE NOBLE AND NEEDED PURSUITS BUT IT IS ALSO AG, ENGINEERING, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS. CTE IS 47 IN-HOUSE COURSES, LAST YEAR 3580 STUDENTS TOOK A CTE COURSE, THAT IS NOT 7% THAT IS MORE LIKE 50% . THAT IS JUST ONE YEAR, IMAGINE HOW MANY STUDENTS WE TOUCH IN FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE OFFER 32 CAREER PATHWAYS, MONEY FOR COMPLETELY IN-HOUSE ACROSS 11 DIFFERENT WIDE-RANGING INDUSTRIES . IF OUR STUDENTS EXPRESS INTEREST IN A PATHWAY THAT WE DO NOT OFFER, WE CREATE WANT BECAUSE OUR CTE TEACHERS ARE EXCEPTIONAL . MULTIPLE TEACHERS IN THE HSE DISTRICT ARE ALUMNI GIVING BACK, MULTIPLE HOLD MASTERS DEGREE IN THE CONTENT AREA, TEACHERS WITH MBAS AND ENGINEERING DEGREES TO SUSTAIN EDUCATION AND IS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR PASSION. TEACHERS LEAVE COMPUTER SCIENCE TRAININGS ACROSS INDIANA AND OTHER STATES, THEY SERVE ON EXECUTIVE BOARDS AND ONE IS CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR NATIONAL POSITION. WE HAVE A TEACHER WHO IS SERVING ON A NASA COMMITTEE TRAINING AP CURRICULUM. ELI LILLY AND SUSAN CROUCH ARE COMING TO TO ANNOUNCE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. THE FINANCE ACADEMY AT HSE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN SENDING STUDENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2005. TEACHERS ARE CURRENTLY SERVING MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS IN THE DSO'S THAT HIS CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE DECCA, FFA AND. IF YOU THINK OUR TEACHERS ARE COOL, I WISH I HAD TIME TO TYPE OUT THE STUDENTS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE AMAZING. BUT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THOSE SIDES , LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT CT IS NOT. IT IS NOT FUNDED. SOMEONE, LONG BEFORE MY TIME WHEN WE WERE SURROUNDED BY CORNFIELDS AND 146 STREET DID NOT GO PAST 47 DECIDED THAT THE FUNDS WOULD GO TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION FUND AND NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN. IN EVERY DISTRICT AROUND US, AND PROBABLY EVERY DISTRICT AROUND THE STATE, THE PROGRAMS THAT GENERATE THOSE FUNDS RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HSE, CULINARY TEACHERS HAVE TO BAKE EVERY YEAR TO REPLACE POTS AND PANS, ENGINEERING TEACHERS ARE USING PRECIOUS PLANNING TIME TO WRITE GRANTS AND OTHER SCHOOLS PARKING FUNDS ARE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE DSO'S OR DECREASING THE STUDENT COST. DO YOU KNOW WHO PAYS THE ADVISORS WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR DECCA? THE, APRICOTS FUNDED CLASS DO YOU KNOW WHO PAYS FOR THE STIPEND? FAN STAND PROCEEDS. YOU TELL ME ANOTHER PROCEED IN THIS STATE WERE S EE A SCHOOL-BASED ENTERPRISE IS NOT FUNDED BY THE PERKINS FIND IT GENERATES IT REAL QUICK BECAUSE I KNOW I'M OUT OF TIME, SEAN IS GOING TO SPEAK NEXT, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO GUESS HOW MUCH MONEY WAS REIMBURSED TO THE DISTRICT THE PERKINS FUNDS ? $2 MILLION. YOU DO NOT NEED $2 MILLION FROM A INNOVATION FUND GREAT YOU HAVE THE MONEY , IT NEEDS TO BE ALLOCATED CORRECTLY. GIVE HSE AND TEACHERS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXCEPTIONAL. 
          >> 
          >> GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME >> IF IT WAS NOT OBVIOUS, I AM SEAN MY NAME IS SEAN. I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE HSE SCHOOL COMMUNITY SINCE 2008 AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH KRISTIN TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HSE AS A CTE TEACHER. I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE WORDS OF KRISTIN FROM EARLIER SHE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD ON HOW OUR IN-HOUSE CTE PROGRAMS AND EDUCATORS ARE EXCEPTIONAL. IN MY TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO HER COMMENTS BY SPEAKING ON THE IMPACT OF CTE COURSES AND THE EDUCATORS HAVE HAD ON STUDENTS IT AS A POINT OF CLARITY, WHEN I SPEAK WITH HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN CTE PROGRAMS I AM REFERRING TO BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS SINCE I HAVE TAUGHT AT BOTH. MANY STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-HOUSE CTE PROGRAMS TURNED THEIR COURSEWORK INTO CAREERS. OTHERS USE IT AS A TIME TO EXPLORE AND WHILE THEY MAY ULTIMATELY NOT CHOOSE THE CAREER PATH ALIGNED WITH CTE COURSEWORK, THEY HAVE GAINED LIFELONG SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. STUDENTS FROM HAMILTON SOUTHEAST IN CTE PROGRAMS HAVE HELD POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP AT EVERY LEVEL WITHIN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. DISTRICT, STATE AND NATIONAL OFFICERS HAVE CARRIED TITLES WHICH INCLUDE THE NAMES OF OUR SCHOOLS . CURRENTLY, A FORMER HSE STUDENT AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY IS THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF COLLEGIATE DECCA AFTER STARTING THE DECCA PROGRAM AT BUTLER. OUR SCHOOLS HAVE CURRENT STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO ARE STATE AND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS IN CTE COMPETITIVE 
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PROGRAMS. OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CTE STUDENTS FROM THE DISTRICT, VALEDICTORIAN, SALUTATORIAN'S, IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL ADMITTANCE, SERVICE IN EVERY BRANCH OF THE MILITARY AS WELL AS MILITARY ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS, PEACE CORPS, STAFF MEMBERS OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE THEMSELVES. 
          CTE STUDENTS HAVE BECOME DOCTORS, DENTISTS, LAWYERS, HEDGE FUND MANAGERS AND VENTURE CAPITALISTS. THEY WORK FOR COMPANIES LIKE GOOGLE, UBER, LINKEDIN, AMAZON, SALESFORCE, LILY , ORACLE, GM AND ROCHE. THEY HAVE EVEN WORKED FOR AND PLAYED IN THE NBA, NFL AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. CTE STUDENTS HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITIES AS FIRST RESPONDERS, TEACHERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS , THEY HAVE FED US FROM THEIR FARMS, THEY HAVE BUILT OUR HOUSES AND OUR ROADS. CTE STUDENTS HAVE BECOME ENTREPRENEURS, THEY HAVE RUN RESTAURANTS, BOUTIQUES, SALONS AND CHILDCARE CENTERS. THEY HAVE PRACTICE TRADES, EARN CERTIFICATIONS AND BECOME LEADERS IN THE STATE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A RICH HISTORY OF CTE SUCCESS. WHY WOULD WE NOW CHOOSE TO TURN DOCUMENTED SUCCESS OF THAT PROGRAM OVER TO A ORGANIZATION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CTE EXPERIENCE? 
          >> 
          SHOULDN'T . >> 
          >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARCY , I AM A 22 YEAR RESIDENT OF FISHERS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE GRADUATES OF FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM A FORMER HSE EMPLOYEE. I AM CURRENTLY THE BUDGET COORDINATOR AT DEPARTMENT OF A LARGE CORPORATION HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS AND RESPONSIBLE FOR BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND PURCHASING MANAGEMENT FOR OUR TEAM OF 900 IT IS A FORTUNE 20 COMPANY . I WOULD LIKE TO START BY THANKING YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND , THE DISTRICT IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR EXPANDED CTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS. I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT, YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THAT FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW BETTER. I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE DONE THAT AND THEY KNOW BETTER THAN I DO. 
          I AM PERPLEXED AT THE PROCESS THE BOARD AND THE ADMISSION SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TO IDENTIFY ONLY OES THE PARTNER OF CHOICE. 
          THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF OPTIONS TO MEET THIS OBJECTIVE AND TO INCREASE THE CTE. I AM PERPLEXED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RFI OR RFP FOR THIS WORK OF EVALUATING MORE THAN ONE OPTION. IF YOU ARE DOING THAT, HE WOULD HAVE CLEAR AND MEASURABLE GOALS , YOUR EVALUATION WOULD BE OBJECTIVE AND SYSTEMATIC. I AM ESPECIALLY PERPLEXED SINCE THE BOARD COMPLETED A RFP FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF ITS TERM. THE DISTRICT ALSO COMPLETES AND PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF RFPS FOR EVERY CAPITAL PROJECT, ROOFS, HVAC, SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND THE FALL CREEK INTERMITTENT INTERMEDIATE RENOVATION. YOU WOULD MAKE THEM GO BACK AND GET MORE DATA IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE A RFP BECAUSE YOU WOULD NEED THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. I AM PERPLEXED THAT BECAUSE MANY OF YOU RAN ON THE PLATFORM OF TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM NOT SEEING THAT HERE. MY REQUEST IS THAT YOU TAKE A STEP BACK AND COMPLETE WHAT IS A STANDARD BUSINESS PRACTICE AT A STANDARD BUSINESS PRACTICE OF THIS DISTRICT GRADES THAT YOUR VISION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CTE SUPPORT, ENGAGE IN THE RFP PROCESS, FULFILL YOUR PROMISE TO BE TRANSPARENT AND RESPONSIBLE. DOING THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TO BILLETING BUILDING TRUST AND BUY-IN FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS. I DO NOT KNOW IF OEE IS THE BEST PROVIDER OF THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR CTE THOMAS SINCE YOU DID NOT GET PROPOSALS , I 
          DON'T THINK YOU KNOW EITHER. >> 
          >> MY NAME IS PETER GRIFFIN. I WAS A CTE TEACHER FOR 23 YEARS TEACHING CAREER AND TECH ED, BUSINESS, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. I WAS THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND TAUGHT COURSES IN DENVER FOR 14 YEARS. I WAS THE PERKINS ADVISORY BOARD PRESIDENT DIRECTING CLOSE TO $1 MILLION YEARLY BUDGET WITH THE FEDERAL CTE FUNDING. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIALIZED CTE TRAINING IN TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION. IN 2006, OUR FAMILY MOVED BACK TO FISHERS AND I JOINED THE FHS STAFF AS THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND BECAME AN ENTREPRENEUR MYSELF GRADE 
          >> I THINK I MAY HAVE HIRED YOU CREATE 
          >> WHY CTE? IT HELP STUDENTS CLARIFY THE POST HIGH SCHOOL 
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INTEREST SAVING TIME AND MONEY IN COLLEGE. CTE STUDENTS EARN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS. CTE STUDENTS ARE 13% MORE LIKELY TO GRADUATE AND CTE ENHANCES COLLEGE PREP FOCUS AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF CTE STUDENTS GO ON TO POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. I HOPE WE CAN AGREE THAT CTE IS GREAT FOR HSE STUDENTS. NOW ONTO OEE. IN THE 367 PAGE OEE CHARTER APPLICATION THERE ARE ONLY FIVE REFERENCES TO CTE EDUCATION AND THOSE REFERENCES ARE SUPERFICIAL. THE APPLICATION DOES NOT MENTION INNOVATION NETWORK AT ALL. OEE HAS NO EXPENSE PROVIDING CTE EDUCATION . CERTIFYING INDUSTRY STANDARDS IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OE CURRENTLY DOES. 
          THEY DUPLICATE WHAT THEY PROVIDE, WHY WOULD WE CREATE A SEPARATE SCHOOL THAT REPLICATES AND REDUCES SCHOOL CHOICE AND COURSEWORK WHEN THE STATED PRIMARY FOCUS IS CTE? OE DOES NOT DESCRIBE A CTE VISION , A CTE PROGRAM OR HAVE A CTE FOCUS. WHAT ARE WE DESIGNING THE SCHOOL FOR? IS IT MEDICAL, CULINARY, COSMETOLOGY, BUILDING TRADE? HOW DO YOU AS A BOARD KNOW WHAT YOU ARE AGREEING TO? AS A LONGTIME ENTREPRENEUR I NEEDED A WELL-DEFINED VISION AND PLAN IN ORDER TO SUCCEED FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS. HERE IS WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND. HSE SHOULD CREATE A COMMITTEE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A CLEAR VISION AND PLAN, THEY SHOULD HIRE DIRECTOR CAREER OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION . HSE SHOULD INVENTORY CURRENT CTE OFFERINGS, SOME ARE TAUGHT IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME COULD BE TAUGHT IN EACH HIGH SCHOOL, SOME ARE OFF-SITE WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND SOME COULD BE ADDED ACCORDING TO DEMAND. SO FAR I HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIST. HSE SHOULD COMPARE ALL OPTIONS AND BE ABLE TO CLEARLY DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE ADDING, WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT YOU ARE COMMITTING TO . HOW MANY CLASSROOMS, WHAT WILL THEY BE USED FOR, WHAT EQUIPMENT DO THEY NEED, WILL THEY BE MULTIUSE, CAN THEY BE ADDED TO A CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT IS THE COST OF EACH OF THOSE OPTIONS? HSE SHOULD REVIEW CURRENT COURSES AND STAFFING AND CREATE A PLAN TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE AND FEDERAL STATE FUNDING, JUST LIKE IN DENVER , I BELIEVE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP FUND THE CTE VISION. KRISTIN TALKED ABOUT THAT. JUST GETTING THE CTE TEACHER LICENSED FOR CLASSES LIKE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MARKETING WILL BRING AN EXTRA FUNDING FOR CLASSES THAT WE ALREADY OFFER. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. EVERYTHING I JUST THAT ALSO APPLIES TO INNOVATION NETWORK. 
          >> I HAVE TWO SECONDS LEFT. >> THE BEST PROGRAM NEEDS A VISION AND A PLAN THAT WILL LINK CURRENT CTE CLASSES AT FHS AND HSE WITH STUDENT INTEREST PROVIDE CERTIFICATION SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. I BELIEVE HSE HAS EXPRESSED TO DO THIS AND 
          NOT OE . >> 
          >> WE STILL HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS , I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE TRY TO STICK TO THE THREE MINUTES. 
          >> MY NAME IS , I AM A LOCAL TAXPAYER, PROPERTY OWNER AND A STUDENT AT HSE HIGH SCHOOL. WHEN I CAME IN THE GENTLEMAN WHO GAVE THE POWERPOINT EARLIER AFTER READING THE ROOM THAT HAD TO BE TOUGH. A COUPLE THINGS I LEARNED FROM THAT WAS THERE WERE FOUR PARENTS THAT WERE TALKED TO ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS OF OE SCHOOLS. FOUR, THAT IS NOT EVEN A FRACTION OF OUR POPULATION. WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT FOR SURE. THE SECOND THING THAT I CAME FROM THAT PRESENTATION IS THAT BOTH HSE AND FISHERS ARE INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING HIGH SCHOOLS . WE DO AGREE WITH THAT. THERE IS A LOT THAT HAS BEEN SAID AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I WILL SKIM OVER SOME OF THIS. OBVIOUSLY ADMIN BLOAT, OE HAS NO EXPENSE WITH CTE SCHOOL, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS COME IF YOU DID DO RFP I MISSED THAT . WHY IS THERE ALREADY A POSTING FOR PRINCIPAL POSITION IF THIS IS TRULY NEGOTIATIONS? WHY IS HSE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AS COMING SOON . 
          I DO NOT KNOW ONE THAT HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF A CTE SCHOOL THAT OE HAS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I GUESS IT COMES DOWN TO WHO WILL PROFIT FROM THIS DOESN'T IT? YOU ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY. IS THIS , ONCE 
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AGAIN, FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS THAT SOMEONE HAS ? ANYONE ON THE OE BOARD OR SOMETHING? THAT IS THE ONLY THING I CAN FIGURE OUT THAT WOULD LOGICALLY MAKE SENSE. I LOOKED AT THE BOARD DOCS AND INFORMATION AND THERE IS A LOT THERE, NONE OF IT ADDRESSED CTE CLASSES OR EQUIPMENT NEEDS, EVEN THE SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULES DO NOT INCLUDE A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO GO INTO THE TRAITS. EVERYTHING WAS ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES. WE HAVE THAT AND WE DO THAT WELL ALREADY. CTE, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION , WHERE IS THAT? IT IS MISSING. WHERE WILL IT BE LOCATED? WHO IS PAYING FOR IT? WHAT ABOUT THE BEST DRIVERS. HAVE YOU SURVEYED A MAJORITY OF THE PARENTS TO ASK ABOUT THEIR DESIRE TO SEND THE KIDS THERE? SOME OF THE NUMBERS HERE , WE ARE TALKING BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 A YEAR PER STUDENT. I HAD THE GOAL OF 500 STUDENTS AT 7500 A YEAR THAT IS $3,750,000 PER YEAR THAT GOES OUT OF HSE. I WORKED HARD TO PASS A FRIEND OF TWO AND THIS WAS NOT WHY . IN THE INTEREST OF TIME I WILL WRAP IT UP BY SAYING WE DON'T WANT THIS, WE DON'T NEED IT, WE HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS LIKE EXPANDING OFFERINGS AND THE FANTASTIC SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE , PLEASE DO WHAT YOU ARE ELECTED TO DO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND KEEP THEM EXCELLENT, DO NOT TOSS THEM OUT THE WINDOW. 
          >> WOLF, I LIVE IN HAMILTON COUNTY I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 15 YEARS AND THAT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO WHEN MY SON WHO LIVED IN AT THE TIME WAS IN A LEGAL BATTLE TO GET CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER, HER MOTHER WAS A HEROINE ADDICT. HE WAS GRANTED CUSTODY AND HE SAID MOM , I AM NOT PARTICULARLY SURE I LIKE . 
          BEFORE I MOVED TO HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, WE HAD LIVED IN PIKE TOWNSHIP ALL HIS LIFE AND HE IS A GRADUATE OF PIKE HIGH SCHOOL . HE SAID, WHAT SHOULD I DO? I SAID, I'M GOING TO BUY A HOUSE IN FISHERS AND I SUGGEST YOU BUY A HOUSE IN HAMILTON COUNTY. FISHERS OR CARMEL . A YOUNG DAD HE COULD NOT AFFORD TO BUY A HOUSE IN CARMEL , HE LOOKED AT NOBLESVILLE AND THAT IS WHERE HE BOUGHT FIRST AND HE CALLED ME AND HE WAS SO EXCITED AND HE SAID, MOM, I WAS LEANING TOWARDS FISHERS AND WE ARE ON THE BORDER WHERE WE GET TO GO TO FISHERS. WHEN WE WALKED MY GRANDDAUGHTER INTO SAND CREEK ELEMENTARY , SHE WAS GREETED BY A TEACHER WHO CHANGED HER LIFE . IN FACT, ALL THROUGHOUT HER SCHOOL CAREER, SHE GRADUATED FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND IN HER SECOND YEAR AT BALL STATE, THROUGHOUT HER TIME IN FISHERS SHE HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY AMAZING TEACHERS AND IF SHE WERE HERE TONIGHT SHE WOULD TELL YOU THEY CHANGED MY LIFE. 
          THEY CREATED IN HER A DESIRE TO BE A TEACHER BECAUSE THE TEACHERS IN HER LIFE CHANGED HER LIFE , HELPED HER TO FIND HER VOICE, HELPED HER TO KNOW THAT SHE DID NOT NEED TO FOLLOW IN HER MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS. SHE IS THE SECOND NEAR ELEMENTARY ED MAJOR AT BALL STATE. SHE IS TALKING TO AREA SCHOOLS ABOUT WHERE SHE MIGHT DO STUDENT TEACHING AND A FEW OF THEM REACHED OUT TO HER IN ADVANCE. WHEN I TAKE HER TO EAT BECAUSE SHE IS A SOPHOMORE AND SHE IS HUNGRY AND SHE EATS LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE IS ABOUT THIS BIG. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT HER OPTIONS ARE. THE FIRST YEAR WHEN SHE WENT AND SHE LEARNED HOW STUDENT TEACHING WORKED AT BALL STATE SHE SAID I WANT TO GO BACK TO FISHERS, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT MADE ME WHO I AM . I AM HERE TO TELL YOU I DISCOURAGED HER FROM DOING SO . I TOLD HER THEY ARE CURRENTLY , IN THIS COMMUNITY WHAT IS BEING EXPLORED AND THE DISCUSSION I'M READING ABOUT BETWEEN THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION , I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE POLITICS . I SAW MANY OF YOU ON THE DAY WE WENT TO VOTE SHE ASKED ME WHAT TO DO AND I SAID GO AHEAD AND STUDY IT AND SHE HAD DONE HER HOMEWORK AND WHEN WE CAME OUT WE TOLD YOU WE LET OUR VOTE DO THE TALKING AND SHE DID AND SHE HAS DECIDED UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES HERE, SHE WILL TAKE HER PEDIGREE TO EITHER WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP OR CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> 
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          >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELISSA , I AM A HOMEOWNER AND I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE DISTRICT. LIKE MOST PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY I SUPPORT CTE AND WOULD BE GREAT IF HSE CAN GROW THIS PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT. NOTHING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION MAKES ME THINK THAT ALLOWING THEM TO OPEN A CHARTER IS THE BEST WAY TO GO. ADDITIONALLY ADMINISTRATION AT BOARD MEMBERS KEEP TALKING ABOUT AN OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THESE CAREER AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IT IS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT HSE STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ARE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMS. OE HAS TWO AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS AND EITHER OFFER CTE, NO COURSES FOCUS ON PATHS LIKE COSMETOLOGY OR WELDING, NO TEACHERS WITH CTE CERTIFICATION. IN FACT, THEY BILLED THEMSELVES AS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOLS WITH THE LARGER OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS IS JUST OVER 100 STUDENTS. IN THEIR CHARTER APPLICATION OE SITES TEST SCORES FROM SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA. I DOUBT THE STUDENT POPULATION OF THOSE SCHOOLS ARE SUFFICIENTLY COMPARABLE FOR US TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS FROM THAT DATA. OE HAS USED THE DATA BECAUSE THE AMERICAN POPULATION IS SO SMALL THAT WE HAVE A CHARTER APPLICANT WITH NO EXPERIENCE EITHER IN CTE OR IN RUNNING A SCHOOL AT THE SITE THAT HAS THE PROPOSED. AS IS THE BEST THAT FISHERS CAN DO? THAT IS NOT RHETORICAL , HAVE WE APPROACHED ANY OTHER ENTITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CTE SPACE TO GET A COMPETING PROPOSAL? MARABLE HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHWEST INDIANA HAS A ROBUST CTE PROGRAM AND THEY RECENTLY FINISHED AN ADDITION BUILT SPECIFICALLY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM . I ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO GOOGLE THAT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HSE WHICH IS LARGER AND IN A MORE AFFLUENT COMMUNITY CANNOT DO AS WELL AS. OE BRINGS NO EXPENSE OR EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE. HOWEVER, THEY WILL SIPHON OFF PRECIOUS DOLLARS FROM OUR DISTRICT . IT DOES NOT SEEM FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE MONEY FROM HSE AND GIVE IT TO A GROUP THAT WILL BE FIGURING IT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS NOT FAIR TO STUDENTS OR TAXPAYERS. I URGE YOU TO TURN BACK FROM OE AND MAKE REAL ATTEMPTS TO SOLICIT OTHER IDEAS. OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION IS NOT MUCH OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 
          OUR DISTRICT. >> 
          >> I AM STEPHANIE HUNT . I WANT TO START BY THANKING ALL OF THESE TEACHERS FOR SHOWING UP OF FIGHTING FOR THEMSELVES AND OUR KIDS TONIGHT. THOSE CTE TEACHERS JUST HIT HOME WHY I SHOW UP TO FIGHT FOR HSE AND THEY PROVED WE MUST BRING BACK THE SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS TO THE BOARD MEETING SPIRIT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND THEY DESERVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE ADMIN AND BOARD. NO CHARTER FOR HSE . IN A DISTRICT SO CONCERNED WITH ENROLLMENT DEGREASING AND A BUDGET SHORTFALL , WHY WE WOULD EVER CONSIDER WILLINGLY SENDING OUR KIDS OUT OF DISTRICT IS ASININE TO ME . IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT WE SPEND $500,000 IN TUITION TO SEND OUR KIDS TO J EL AND PURSUIT. WHY WOULD WE UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS TO EXPAND RCD OFFERINGS AND ALLOW OTHER DISTRICTS TO PAY US TO HELP EDUCATE THEIR KIDS? WHY DO WE UTILIZE DURBIN AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR STUDENTS. EXPENSIVE ? YES. HOWEVER, WE WILL SAY $500,000 A YEAR ON TUITION , BE ABLE TO MAKE TUITION FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND WE WILL NOT LOSE OVER $3 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO A CHARTER THAT IS NOT NEEDED. 
          DURING OUR REFERENDUM MANY AND THIS COMMUNITY TESTIFIED THAT THEY MOVED TO FISHERS FOR THE HSE SCHOOLS , NOT ONE PERSON SUPPORTING REFERENDUM SAID GALT ARNONE, I WISH WE WOULD OPEN A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT APPEARS TO BE CHANGING THEIR TUNE ABOUT EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS BEFORE THE SCHOOL EVEN OPENS. WE MOST DEFINITELY DID NOT VOTE YES SO WE COULD LINE THE POCKETS OF A CHARTER ORG WITH OUR TAX MONEY. WE WANT OUR CHILDREN EDUCATED WITHIN HSE WITH TOP-NOTCH TEACHERS, STAFF AND IN SCHOOL ADMIT THAT WE KNOW , TRUST AND HAVE ACADEMIC EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS TITLE. I AM ALSO SERIOUSLY OPPOSED TO THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WE SUPPOSEDLY HAVE AGREED TO OPENING A SCHOOL WITH ATTEMPTING TO POACH OUR EDUCATORS. HOW DARE THEY OFFER A POTENTIAL JOB TO OUR EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS BY HEADHUNTER WHEN THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE A POSITION TO GIVE THEM ACCORDING TO THE TIME I PRESENTED TONIGHT. WHY WOULD WE 
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BE ACCEPTING THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR? THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY BAD DECISIONS MADE AND OTHERS WITH POOR OPTICS BY THIS ADMIN SINCE MARCH. AT THIS POINT OUR COMMUNITY IS AT A NO VOTE CONFIDENCE FOR THIS SUPER AND SOME ON THIS BOARD AND MAYBE IN TIME OUR TEACHERS WILL TO. 
          >> OF WHAT I PLAN TO SAY HAS BEEN SAID SO I'M GOING TO GO OFF THE CUFF , WHICH IS NOT MY COMFORT ZONE. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH AS A PARENT AND A PERSON WITH A 20 YEAR EDUCATION BACKGROUND IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT WE ALREADY DO WITH CTE AND I AM SO IMPRESSED . WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ARE MANY OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID , EXPERIENCE WITH CTE, THE CURRICULUM, FINANCES HIM ABOUT WHAT I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE WAY THE DISTRICT MARKETED THIS TO ME AS A PARENT AND THE MESSAGE THAT WE RECEIVED YESTERDAY. I JUST WANT TO READ FROM THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION PAGE THAT WAS ON THE FAQ FROM THE DISTRICT WEBSITE. IT SAYS THE PARTNERSHIP IS BEING PITCHED AS QUOTE, A PRACTICAL SOLUTION THROUGH EXPANDING CAREER EDUCATION. THE FAQ ON THE DISTRICT PAGE ALSO SAY QUOTE, IT IS UNWISE TO IGNORE THE OPTION OF PARTNERSHIP. TO ME, IT FEELS UNWISE TO PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS NOT PROVEN ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH THE VERY AREA WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS. THE WISEST, MOST PRACTICAL SOLUTION IN MY VIEW IS TO DO THE IMPORTANT AND SLOW WORK OF BETTER VETTING, EXTERNAL PARTNERS AND CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN AND BETTER FUND OUR ALREADY EXISTING EXCELLENT IN-HOUSE OPTIONS. IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY OE WOULD WANT TO COME PARTNER WITH A DISTRICT LIKE HSE , IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY WE WOULD CHOOSE THEM AS OUR PARTNER. 
          THANK YOU. >> 
          >> MY NAME IS JAMIE KAREN SPIRIT I USED TO COME UP HERE A LOT AND I HATE EVERY SECOND OF IT. HERE I AM AGAIN. UNLIKE ALL THE PRESENTERS ARE I SEND MY CHILDREN TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HSE SCHOOLS, LAST NIGHT I HAD DINNER WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKED AS AN ADMINISTRATOR AT A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR 15 YEARS SPIRIT SHE IS PROUD OF THE WORK OR SCHOOL DOES BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED IN A IPS AND IT IS IN A FAILING SCHOOL CORPORATION. EVEN THOUGH I SUSPECT THAT HER OPINION WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A CHARTER SCHOOL AND I DECIDED TO ASK HER WHAT SHE THOUGHT OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE I RESPECT HER OPINION. 
          I WAS PREPARED TO HEAR SOMEONE SPEAK IN FAVOR. DESPITE HER BACKGROUND AND HER SUPPORT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS SHE SAID SHE HAD LITERALLY NO IDEA WHY HSE WOULD CONSIDER A CHARTER SCHOOL AND PARTICULARLY INNOVATION SCHOOL. ONE HAS TO WONDER IF WHY ON EARTH WITH ANYONE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WHO SHOULD BE SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT THIS? 1 MILLION THINGS STOOD OUT TO ME THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC ABOUT THIS, ONE THING STOOD OUT THE MOST, THE CHARTER SCHOOL WILL BE OVERSTAFFED. IF WE CAN LOSE 500 TO 1000 STUDENTS AND THE MONEY THAT FOLLOWS THEM AND YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE TEACHERS THE STEP INCREASE THEY ARE OWED, ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY IS THE MATH NOT MASSING HERE. HERE IS THE MATH THAT MAKES SENSE, 54, 58 AND 60. THOSE ARE THE PERCENTAGES OF VOTES RECEIVED BY PEOPLE THAT SOME OF YOU CAMPAIGNED AGAINST RECEIVED. IF YOU APPROVE THIS CHARTER SCHOOL, I WILL PUT EVERY OUNCE OF MY SPARE TIME, AND I HAVE A LOT OF IT, I HAVE A LOT OF IT, AND MONEY , WHICH I'M NOT DOING TOO BAD THERE EITHER , TO ENSURE THAT THESE PERCENTAGES ARE HIGHER IN NOVEMBER 2026 AND PERHAPS SOMEONE PUSHING THE CHARTER SCHOOL NEEDS A REMINDER OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST SUPERINTENDENT WHEN THE BOARD CONTROL CHANGED. 
          >> THAN BEING IN A CLASSROOM. THE KIDS DON'T SCARE ME. I AM AND I HAVE BEEN A PARENT AND VOLUNTEER IN THE DISTRICT FOR 16 YEARS AND AN EDUCATOR FOR THE LAST SIX. AND WE MOVED HERE AS A FAMILY FROM ILLINOIS 17 YEARS AGO I SPECIFICALLY CHOSE FISHERS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOLS. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT INDIANA, I GREW UP SIDE OF CHICAGO , IT IS BASICALLY THE SAME TOWN IN A DIFFERENT PLACE BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT. I LOOKED, I GOOGLED AND I DID ALL THE THINGS AND FISHERS CAME UP AS A TOP SCHOOL, WE LOOK HERE, WE GLOAT THAT CARAMEL WE LIKE THE FEEL OF FISHERS BETTER SO WE MOVED HERE. BEEN HAPPY EVER SINCE. AS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT I ATTENDED A SCHOOL LIKE, JUST TO GET EXTRA EXPERIENCE. IT REALLY SOLIDIFIED WHAT I WANTED TO DO. 
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BOTH OF MY GIRLS, ALL OF MY KIDS HAVE BEEN IN THE DISTRICT -- NOW I LOST MY PLACE. MY GIRLS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT , FIRST MY SON , HE DID COMPUTER SCIENCE, HE DID ENGINEERING, HE TOOK SO MANY TECHNICAL CLASSES THAT HE FIGURED OUT WHAT HE WANTED TO DO BUT HE FIGURED OUT HE DID NOT WANT TO BE THE INTERNET MAKING THINGS HE WANTED TO BE PROGRAMMING IT. MY DAUGHTERS BOTH WENT THROUGH CADET TEACHING THROUGH THE FAX PROGRAM. THEY ALSO INTERNED THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL , TEACHING AGAIN TO SOLIDIFY WHAT THEY DID. THE TEACHERS THAT THEY HAD , ESPECIALLY IN THE FAX PROGRAM, MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WANTS TO BE A FAX TEACHER , EVERYONE ASKED WHAT THAT IS, IT IS HOLE. IT IS BECAUSE THE TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT NOT BECAUSE OF ME , IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE TEACHERS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, AT THE LAST MEETING , THIS IS BUGGING ME FOREVER, THE CFO EMPHASIZED LOSING FOUR STUDENTS AND HOW MUCH THAT IMPACTED THE BUDGET. NOW WE WANT TO LOSE 500. I JUST DO NOT KNOW HOW WE CAN JUSTIFY THAT . THAT WAS MY BIGGEST QUESTION. 
          THERE WE GO. >> 
          >> I BELIEVE THAT IS IT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE , IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? NO ? ONE MORE ? I APOLOGIZE, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LONGER LINE TO SPEAK. WE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. SUPERINTENDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING, I AM A SEVEN YEAR RESIDENT AND HOMEOWNER -- 20 YOUR HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER CURRENTLY TEACHING DUAL CREDIT AT WARREN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL , I ALSO COACHED FOOTBALL AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY IN SOLIDARITY WITH HSE. WE HAVE A GREAT CAREER CENTER, STUDENTS GRADUATE WITH CERTIFICATIONS , THERE ARE 16 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, I KNOW I WAS MISSING SOME. I CAME UP WITH THAT FROM THE TOP OF MY HEAD. WHICH IS BUILD A NEW CITY HALL, NEW INDOOR ARENA, EXPANDED THE NICKEL PLATE TRAIL, WE CAN EXPAND CTE PROGRAMS WITHOUT, WE CAN HAVE FISHERS SOLUTIONS TO 
          FISHERS PROBLEMS . >> PAST YEAR AT THE STATE BOARD EDUCATION PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE PLANT NOT CRAFTED BY HOOSIERS THAT WOULD HARM HOOSIERS A PLAN THAT WAS UNWORKABLE AND UNPROVEN AND CHANGELING WITH TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS FOUGHT BACK IS REEKS OF THE SAME AGENDA. THE BIGGEST DRAWBACK OF THIS PLAN IS TO SEND KIDS TO INTERNSHIPS AND WORK-BASED LEARNING AND WE HAD TO ASK WHO WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS AND WHY THERE WAS NO LEGISLATIVE SERVICE A TO REPORT NY NO DUE DILIGENCE AND I WORRY THIS MIGHT BE GOING ALONG THE SAME PATH. THIS DISTRICT NEED TO LOOK INWARD AND FIX THE PROBLEMS IN THE MID-. WE HAVE HAD TOO MANY SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS THAT HAVE EMBARRASSED THE COMMUNITY. DID YOU SEE HOW MANY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ARE GOING TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS? WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHY THAT IS AND SOME OF YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE RESULTS OF THAT. WE NEED FISHERS SOLUTIONS TO FISHERS PROBLEMS. YOU'RE NOT AN EXPERIMENT. TO CLOSE I WAS STRUCK BY A QUOTE, HIGHER GREAT TEACHERS AND GIVE THE SPACE TO DO AMAZING THINGS. I RECOMMEND THIS BOARD USES AS A CHALLENGE AND GUIDING PRINCIPLE AS YOU GO THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS WITH YOUR TEACHERS AND FINDING A LOCAL OPTION THAT KEEPS THE TAX DOLLARS IN THE CHILDREN SCHOOLS AND NOT SERVING THE INTERESTS OF AN INVISIBLE SHADOWY ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
          TIME. >> 
          >> THANK YOU , AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS. IF THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION . WE WILL NOW RETURN BACK TO OUR PRESENTERS AND ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS . YOU ARE BACK UP. I 
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SUPPOSE WE COULD JUST THAT'S LIKE 
          >> I WILL START. HELP US ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN. I SAW YOU TAKING NOTES. 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU REALLY WANT ME TO GO THROUGH EACH QUESTION THAT I HEARD? ALL RIGHT. I CAN GO THROUGH EACH 
          SPEAKER. >> HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. 
          >> I WOULD SAY IN GENERAL, THIS IS ALL PART OF CONSIDERATION, THERE IS A TRADE-OFF TO ANY SOLUTION. I THINK, THE FIRST PARENT SPEAKING ABOUT OTHER CHARTER OPTIONS IN THE AREA. 
          THAT'S GREAT I'M GLAD THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTING OPTIONS AND THUS WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE DATA, FAMILIES ARE GOING ELSEWHERE AND THERE IS A CHANCE TO BRING IN A NEW OPTION. WILL IT DECREASE HOME VALUE WAS A SECOND THING THAT CAME UP , WILL THIS DECREASE HOME VALUE , I THINK WE MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT WE WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE WHEN YOU BRING IN FAMILIES YOU BRING IN MORE BUSINESSES AND YOU BRING IN MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU BRING IN BUSINESS CONNECTIONS AND YOU BRING IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND I WOULD SAY THAT WOULD INCREASE . WHEN PARENTS HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS THAT TENDS TO INCREASE HOME VALUE. THE THIRD SPEAKER SPOKE ABOUT PRIVATIZATION AND FOR-PROFIT. FRANKLY , I'M NOT BEING DEFENSIVE , I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THAT ARGUMENT, THERE IS NO ONE PROFITING IT IS A NATIONAL TALKING POINT THAT IS GROUNDED. 
          I WOULD WELCOME ANYONE PRESENTING WHO WAS PROFITING FROM THIS. IT JUST DOES NOT EXIST. THAT'S I 
          >> I WOULD AS FOR THE CROWD TO BE RESPECTFUL I WOULD LIKE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. 
          >> I HAVE DONE CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR 20 YEARS AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. IT IS NOT PROPERLY FUNDED BUT I GET IT IS A TASTY TALKING POINT. IT SOUNDS GOOD BUT IT IS NOT TRUE. 
          IF SOMEONE HAS EVIDENCE I WELCOME THAT. MY NOTES ARE MESSY. I THINK THERE IS A GENERAL , IF I LOOK AT THE NEXT FEW THERE IS A GENERAL QUESTION AROUND FUNDING. THE QUESTION OF WILL FUNDING DECREASE IN IS IT TAKING MONEY ? IT IS HITTING AT A PARTICULAR MOMENT IN TIME WHERE THERE IS BARGAINING GOING ON. THAT IS A DECISION THAT WE WOULD SAY PART OF THE ADVANTAGE OF BRINGING AN ORGANIZATION LIKE OURS IT'S WE SEE THIS AS A PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVOR THAT WE CAN BRING ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND I THINK THAT IS PART OF WHAT WAS THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THIS IS THAT WE DO HAVE A FUNDER PASSIONATE ABOUT STUDENT OPTIONS AND ENGAGEMENT AND A COMMUNITY WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH THAT SAID THIS COULD BE BENEFICIAL. IN TERMS OF US FOCUSING ON STUDENTS WHO LEFT THE DISTRICT, MAKING SURE WE BRING BACK STUDENTS AND INCREASING THAT. I UNDERSTAND ATTENTION THERE , I DO NOT THINK IT IS ZERO-SUM , IT CAN BE WHEN WHEN IF IT IS DONE THOUGHTFULLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS BEING VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT. I GET THAT IT FEELS ZERO-SUM BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE IT WIN-WIN AND WE HAVE TO COMMIT TO MAKING IT THAT WAY BECAUSE THE TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE A RIGHT TO WORRY. AGAIN, LOSING MONEY , I THINK WE ADDRESSED THAT. I WISH YOU COULD SEE THE SCRIBBLE SCRATCH. 
          WHAT DID I WRITE? >> PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL . 
          >> JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER THEMES , I PREFER TO ADDRESS DIRECT QUESTIONS THAT YOU HEARD. ONE THAT I HEARD A FEW TIMES IS THE POSTING OF THE JOB EARLY, WE DID THAT NOT BECAUSE WE WERE PLANNING ON HIRING SOMEONE BUT IF APPROVED WE WANTED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. THAT WAS THE WHY THERE. I HEARD WE HAVE TAKEN SCHOOLS OFF AT THE WEBSITE, THOSE WERE PARTNERS WHO WERE USING THE CURRICULUM FOR FREE , WE TOOK THAT DOWN AS WE ARE FOCUSING ON OUR SCHOOL NETWORK AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND OUR FOCUS AND PHILANTHROPY IS GOING TO THE SCHOOLS WE SUPPORT, WE ARE NOT ADVERTISING IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY. THE LARGE THREAD THAT WE HEARD OVER AND OVER WAS AROUND CTE AND HEARING THE CTE 
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PROGRAMS HERE ARE INCREDIBLE AND THE TEACHERS ARE INCREDIBLE AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. IF WE SEE IT AS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE THAT WE CAN'T CAN'T STAND UP A PROGRAM THAT IS FOCUSING THE WAY THAT WE DO WITH A MORE PERSONALIZED SMALL SCHOOL APPROACH, THAT HAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH , THAT IS FOCUSED ON A TRACK , ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR ANOTHER, I THINK , I SEE THIS AS WIN-WIN. I SEE IT AS WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO ARE DOING GREAT WORK THAT WE SHOULD LEVERAGE TO SAY WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY HOW CAN WE TAKE WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND INNOVATE IN A NEW SPACE. I DID NOT SEE IT AS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE BUT I GET WHY IT MAY 
          FEEL THAT WAY. >> BUT I RUN THROUGH MY 
          QUESTIONS? >> PLEASE. 
          >> IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU SPOKE ABOUT COLLABORATIVE PLANNING. CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR BEST PRACTICES THAT YOU DO WITH COLLABORATIVE PLANNING FOR PROGRAMMING OR TEACHING . SURE . WE ARE WORKING WITH A WOMAN OUT OF KANSAS CITY COMES TO OUR SCHOOL, EVERY TWO WEEKS SHE CREATES A ROBUST SCHEDULE WHERE SHE SITS DOWN WITH THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHER GETS ONE-ON-ONE TIME. SHE LOOKED AT THE PLANS AHEAD OF TIME AND GIVE THEM FEEDBACK THAT IS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ARE DOING AT THE SCHOOL SITE. AS WE TALKED TO TEACHERS WE FELT WE COULD ADD MORE CAPACITY. THAT IS COLLABORATING WITH AN OUTSIDE EXPERT. TEACHERS WORK ACROSS THE TWO 
          SCHOOLS TO SHARE PLANS. >> THANK YOU WE HAD A SPEAKER COMMENT ABOUT RECRUITING OR POACHING OUR TEACHERS CAN YOU VERIFY IF THAT HAS HAPPENED OR NOT? 
          >> WE HAVE NOT POSTED AND WE HAVE NOT BEGUN. NO . 
          >> AS FAR AS BOARD REPRESENTATION FOR OE, WHAT DO THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE? WHERE WE AT WITH BOARD REPRESENTATION 
          AND CAN YOU ELABORATE? >> WE HAVE NOT BEGUN THE BOARD APARTMENT RECRUITMENT PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT APPROVED TO OPERATE. WE HAVE TALKED IN THREE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE LED BY LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HSE BOARD, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEGUN THAT PROCESS, IT WOULD BE PREMATURE. 
          >> MY OTHER QUESTIONS ARE, GIVE ME ONE SECOND , I HAVE A LOT OF NOTES. CAN YOU ADDRESS, DURING THE PRESENTATION AND IN COMBINATION IT WAS STATED THAT IF WE MOVE FORWARD WE WOULD NOT BE TAKING ANY CHILDREN OR STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HSE STUDENTS, THESE ARE STUDENTS NOT WITHIN HSE. DID I HEAR 
          CORRECTLY ? >> 
          >> IF A STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN HSE NOW THEY CAN TRANSFER INTO 
          THIS CHARTER SCHOOL? >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THE COLLABORATIVE DESIGN WOULD BE STUDENTS THAT WE ARE NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF OR CREATE 
          ATTRACTIVE OPTIONS FOR >> I FEEL, JUST THIS IS JUST ONE TONIGHT, THERE IS UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS TAKING WAY FROM OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND IT IS TAKING OUR TEACHERS AWAY FROM OUR BUILDINGS AND THE WORK THEY ARE DOING . I WANT SOME CLARITY , FOR A TALKING POINT IN GENERAL FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE RECRUITING CHILDREN FROM AND WHERE WE ARE PULLING THE FROM AND IS THERE SOMETHING THAT SPECIFICALLY SAYS -- CAN YOU GO 
          BACK TO THAT CHART ? >> JEFF, CAN YOU PULL UP THAT CHART THAT SHOWS WHERE STUDENTS FROM THE HAMILTON DISTRICT 
          TRANSFER TO? >> BEFORE YOU ANSWER CAN YOU GO UP TO THE MICROPHONE? THANK YOU. 
          >> I AM SPECIFICALLY SAYING COME IN THIS ROOM, FROM THE FEEDBACK WE ARE GETTING, WE HAVE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF STAFF MEMBERS ORDERED STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE TAKING STUDENTS FROM HSE WE ARE LOSING FUNDING DOLLARS AND GIVING IT TO OE. 
          >> WE HAVE PIVOTED FROM THAT OPTION TO FOCUS ON KIDS WHO ARE TRANSFERRED OUT AND CHOOSING OTHER OPTIONS TO FOCUS ON. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WHATEVER IS CREATED IT IS A SCHOOL 
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CHOICE OPTION. YOU CAN SAY ANY KIDS THAT NEED TO COME BACK AND GO HERE, INDICATED THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES CAN ATTEND. I WAS SPEAK MAYBE FOR JAMES, IN THE 18 MONTHS THAT PRINCIPLE BUILDS WHAT WE CHARGE SHOULD BE BUILT IT WILL BE FOCUSED ON FINDING OUT WHAT IS GOING ON , THESE SORT OF THINGS AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE PIECES. THE CLAIM OF LOSS ADM IS ACCURATE. WHEN IN THE BIG MISSING PIECE IS I TRIED TO FOCUS ON THE LEFT SIDE ON THAT LOSS PIECE. WE WENT TO THE CTE SITE , WHILE I HAVE THE MICROPHONE I WANT TO SAY TO THE CD TEACHERS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR PROGRAMS BEING OUR PROGRAMS , WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR TEACHERS BEING OUR TEACHERS AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO SCALING THOSE. WHAT OE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE ARE THINGS THAT ARE UNABLE TO OFFER AND ARE VERY COSTLY STANDING UP ALONGSIDE , YOU WILL HEAR THIS IN THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, ABOUT MANY PROGRAMS THAT WE WILL NEED TO SCALE ACROSS THE BOARD USING 
          OUR PROGRAMS AND TEACHERS. >> WHAT ARE THOSE ? 
          >> WHAT ARE WHAT? >> YOU JUST SAID THAT'S A 
          >> WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE? I LISTED IN PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS, THERE ARE 19 PROGRAMS . IT IS BASED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT INTEREST AND WE WOULD FOCUS ON THE SCALE OF THOSE PERIODS 
          >> THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING WOULD GO TO OE? 
          >> NO . NO. >> WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ? 
          >> OE IS OFFERING PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING TO PROVIDE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO NOT HAVE IN TERMS OF STAFFING. 
          >> WHAT ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO ? 
          >> WE WOULD TAKE COMMUNITY INPUT. THE FIRST PRESENTATION I DID WE TALKED ABOUT'S WHEN YOUR SHIP. THE IDEA LIKE THINGS LIKE COSMETOLOGY AND CULINARY CAN FALL UNDERNEATH THAT. IT IS FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DATA. IF I SPEAK TO WHAT THOSE ARE GOING TO BE I GET SCARED TO PUT THIS IN THE PUBLIC BECAUSE SOME PARENT WILL SAY YOU NEVER BUILT THAT FOR ME. WE WILL GET INTO WHAT THE BEST INVESTMENT IS. WE HAVE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT THAT IS A MAJOR INDUSTRY, WE HAVE A MAJOR BIO PHARMA INDUSTRY GROWING, WE HAVE MOTORSPORTS GROWING I'M USING THOSE PURELY AS EXAMPLES TO THE PUBLIC OF THINGS THAT WE CAN STAND UP OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ONLY GET KIDS ENGAGED AND EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY DO IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT ALSO MEET THE WORKFORCE NEED 
          THAT WE HAVE PRAYED >> IN SAYING THAT, I AM BEING BLUNT, YOU DO NOT FEEL THE CURRENT CTE TEACHERS OR PLANS OR PROGRAMS OR STAFF CAN CREATE THOSE ? 
          >> I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR TO EVERYBODY HERE AND ESPECIALLY TO THOSE TEACHERS THAT ARE HEARING SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY , THE CHARTER WAS FRAMED IN THE CONTEXT OF FAILURE. I DON'T WANT ANY TEACHER HERE OR LISTENING TO THINK THAT IS WHAT THIS IS. WE NEED TO RAPIDLY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED. YOU BROUGHT UP JE L, YOU BROUGHT UP TPI , YOU BROUGHT UP THESE PLACES , THEY HAVE FACILITIES THAT WOULD COST MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BUILD AND NOR DO WE HAVE THE SPACE TO DO THAT . WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM . OE IS NOT THE WHOLE ANSWER . PART OF THE PRESENTATION IS IF THEY ARE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, IT WILL THEN FACTOR INTO HOW WE WILL SOLVE THAT WITH THE HSE HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION , THESE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WILL WORK ON. IF OE IS NOT IN THE EQUATION , WE WILL BE DELAYED IN PROVIDING CERTAIN OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR ECONOMY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FISHERS AND I WILL BE BLUNT, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW OTHER DISTRICTS CAN OFFER THOSE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE FACILITIES OR THEY ARE 
          INVESTING IN THEM >> MS. PASCOE YOU HAVE OTHER 
          QUESTIONS? >> NO PRAYED 
          >> THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THE IMPETUS OF THIS ENGAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR FAMILY FOUNDATION IS ENGAGEMENT ABOUT. WE SAW THIS ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLEMENT THE WORK HAPPENING AND SAY WE CAN BRING DOLLARS TO HELP MAKE THIS MORE ROBUST. IF PEOPLE ARE CONNECTING THE DOTS OF WHAT STEVE JUST SAID WHY US? PART OF WHY US IS OUR FOUNDATION IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND THIS UP IN ADDITION TO WHAT ELSE WILL BE STOOD UP. 
          >> >> I WANT TO TOUCH ON SOME THE THINGS THAT STEVE IS WORKING ON, HE WORKED WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IN HAMILTON COUNTY AND SETTING UP SIMILAR PROGRAMS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS ASKING DISTRICT TO STEP UP AND DO MORE. WITH THAT, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT 
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CAPACITY. NOT ONLY HERE BUT ACROSS HAMILTON COUNTY. THE ABILITY TO FEEL THE INTEREST OF DESIRES THE STUDENTS AND WITH ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN HAMILTON COUNTY THE CHALLENGE IS TO MEET THE STATE DEMANDS CHALLENGES WITH, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT IMAP AND, WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE FAIRBANKS FOUNDATION AND TIED DIRECTLY INTO WHAT THE STATE IS TRYING TO PLAN FOR US AS CAREER PATHWAYS IN THE STATE OF INDIANA, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN MOTION, THE TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION. WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT IN SOME FORM OR FASHION. IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS A GOING DOWN A BUILDING AT THERE IS HUGE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, ALSO THE MIND POWER OF BUILDING OF THE PATHWAYS. 
          WHEN WE LOOK AT THE CURRICULUM THAT THE STATE PROVIDES , THE STATE OF INDIANA REVIEWS ALL THE CURRICULUM AND CONTENT THEY APPROVE IT AND THE DISTRICT THINGS THAT DOWN AND WE IMPLEMENT IT. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS WHETHER WE CHOOSE OE OR NOT OR SOMEBODY ELSE ALTOGETHER THEY HAVE CURRICULUM SET UP IN A SIMILAR FASHION , IT IS PRE-DEVELOPED, PREAPPROVED THINGS THAT YOU CAN BRING IN AND ADD TO THE CLASSROOM AND ADD ADDITIONAL PIECES TO IT. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES HERE AND OFFERINGS THAT THEY HAVE, LIKE I SAID , WHETHER IT IS OE OR SOMEBODY ELSE WE DO IT OUR OWN. 
          WE BUILD IT OURSELVES AND IT COULD BE A SLOW ARDUOUS PROCESS THAT COULD TAKE MUCH LONGER FOR US TO SCALE . THAT IS MY CONCERN REGARDLESS IF IT IS OE OR SOMEBODY ELSE, MY CONCERN IS KEEPING UP WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENTS BEING DEMANDED OF 
          US. >> -- AND MAKE A VIDEO FOR THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT EXPLAINS PERKINS AND ALL OF THOSE PIECES. I THINK THAT IS NECESSARY . THAT WILL BE COMING AS SOON AS I CAN POSSIBLY TURN THAT OUT. I HAVE SLIDES THAT INCLUDE THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. TO YOUR POINT, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS IS HAMILTON COUNTY HAS NEVER HAD A CAREER CENTER OR HAS INVESTED IN THOSE AND NEITHER HAVE ANY OF THE DISTRICTS. WE HAVE GROWN SO FAST AND THE CAPACITY IS NOT THERE. THE GAME IS CHANGING DRASTICALLY. YOU CAN TAKE ISSUE WITH THAT, WHETHER IT IS THE DIPLOMA OR IT IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR HANDS IN PUSHING THIS AND WE HAVE NOT PLAYED THIS GAME. WE HAVE BEEN A COLLEGE GOING COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG THAT WE DO NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. TO YOUR POINT WHEN YOU SAY PERKINS MONEY, 2.2 WAS QUOTED HERE, THE LATEST PERKINS MONEY I GOT LAST WEEK WAS 3.4 MILLION BECAUSE WE INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO THE CAPACITY THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN THAT 3.4 MILLION MIGHT STAND UP ONE PROGRAM PER YEAR. IF I GO BACK 19 YEARS, IN 20 YEARS WE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE PROGRAMS OR KIDS ARE SAYING AND IT MIGHT IMPACT OUR ECONOMY. THAT IS THE PROBLEM WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH. THE MOST EXCITING PART OF TONIGHT IS YOU ARE ALL ENGAGED IN THAT AND WE WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THIS IS AN OPTION IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER BECAUSE WE HAVE PHILANTHROPIC FUNDING AND HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT COMES WITH THAT . IS IT GOING TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS? WE WILL BE MEASURED ON THESE METRICS SOON. IF WE ARE NOT PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITIES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DISTRICT WILL GO DOWN. EVERY CTE TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT AND EVERY TEACHER IS A PART OF THIS EQUATION. YOU ARE IN THIS CONVERSATION. WE ARE NOT CREATING COMPETITION, WE ARE 
          NOT GOING TO. >> I JUST HAVE A CLARIFYING 
          QUESTION ON THIS SLIDE. >> SORRY. 
          >> THIS IS TOTAL, THIS IS NOT NINE THROUGH 12 THIS IS K-12 
          PAID >> NO NINE THROUGH 12. 
          >> THE DATA ON THE SLIDE. >> WE HAVE 22,009 THROUGH 12TH GRADERS IN OUR DISTRICT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE K-12 AND NOT NINE THROUGH 12 . THANK YOU . 
          >> DO YOU WANT ME TO GO, SUZANNE ? I HAVE A WHOLE LIST. 
          >> I DO TO. >> SINCE WE ARE ON THAT SLIDE AND STILL TALKING ABOUT THAT , THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE 600 BECAUSE IT WAS 154 PER GRADE , WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY LEFT, WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE NOT HERE, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN COMING BACK. I DON'T THINK MS. PASCOE WE CAN 
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FILL THE SCHOOL ENTIRELY WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE LEFT HSE. WE WILL HAVE STUDENTS FROM OUR CURRENT STUDENTS THAT ARE PULLED TO GO TO IT BECAUSE THEY THINK IT IS A BETTER OPTION OR WHATEVER. WE WILL LOSE STUDENTS, WE WILL YOU LOSE ADM FUNDING AND IT IS LIKELY WE WILL HAVE A REDUCTION OF FORCE BECAUSE OF THAT. I WOULD HOPE IT IS NOT THE 65 TEACHERS THAT OUR BARGAINING TEAM REFERENCED , BUT IT COULD BE BUT IT COULD BE 65 TEACHERS IF WE PULLED 500 STUDENTS. MY NOTE MR. , I'M 
          SORRY IS IT TROUPIS? >> YES TROUPIS. 
          >> YOU SAID WE WOULD 777%. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TRIPLE THAT 7% IF WE ARE SUCCESSFULLY TARGETING THOSE WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED. WE WOULD ONLY TRIPLE THAT IF WE TARGET THOSE THAT WERE ENROLLED. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION TO CONSIDER AS WELL. WE HAVE TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THE CURRENT JOB POSTING , CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE CURRENT JOB POSTING FOR THE PRINCIPAL DOES NOT REQUIRE , IT IS ONLY PREFERRED THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCES SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CAREER TECH ED AT ALL? 
          >> I SPENT YEARS LEADING TALENT WORK FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND I BELIEVE IN MAKING SURE THE POSTINGS ARE BROAD SO YOU HAVE AN INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE POOL. I INTENTIONALLY TRY NOT TO PUT UP TOO MANY BARRIERS. WHAT WE FOUND IS WITH MORE QUALIFICATIONS YOU ADD THE LESS LIKELY YOU ARE TO HAVE WOMEN AND CANDIDATES OF COLOR TO APPLY. I GENERAL POST HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INCLUDE HAVE AN INCLUSIVE SET OF QUALIFICATIONS. THAT IS JUST A RULE I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS. 
          >> MY CONCERN THERE IS YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS 
          NEVER BEEN A PRINCIPAL. >> THIS IS ABOUT BRINGING A DIVERSE POOL MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHO WAS OUT THERE AND INTERESTED. THE CANDIDATES WHO ARE SEMI FINALISTS AT THIS POINT ALL HAVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. 
          >> CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE CAREER AND TECH ED EXPERIENCE? 
          >> RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SEMI FINALIST. 
          >> I DON'T WANT TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY BUT WHY WAS THAT NOT LISTED IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION? 
          >> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMPONENTS. WE HAVE SEEN THE PATHWAYS HUB AS A PLACE WHERE THE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE TO STAND UP THE LEADERSHIP. IN THE ADDENDUM I TALKED ABOUT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PATHWAYS HUB MAKING SURE THE PATHWAYS HUB IS WHERE WE PUT MUCH OF OUR CT EXPERTISE THERE THEY ARE BOTH WORKING WITH STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL AS WELL STUDENTS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL AND REALLY WANTING YOU TO MAKE SURE AT THE CORE SCHOOL WE HAVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE DELIVERING RESULTS AT A HIGH SCHOOL AND MAKING SURE WE COMPLEMENT THAT WITH A TEAM OF EXPERTS AT THE PATHWAYS. IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO US SEEING TWO LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER BUT HAVING 
          DIFFERENT EXPERTISE . >> HSE WOULD ONLY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS THERE FOR STUDENTS WITH I APS OR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ? 
          >> WE ARE JUST FOLLOWING THE LAW TO SAY THAT. WHERE THERE IS REQUIRED TRANSPORTATION WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IS PROVIDED. 
          THAT REALLY IS WHAT THE CALL IS. 
          >> BACK TO THE APPOINTMENT. I KNOW WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED IT, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION IN THE PRESENTATION THAT IT SWITCHED FROM HSE AUTOMATICALLY BEING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO AGENCY APPOINTS ONE MEMBER. I HAD ASKED IF WE WERE ABLE, THAT IS WHEN WE WERE ASSUMING THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE ON IT THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO APPOINT A MEMBER FROM THE BOARD SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE APPOINT A MEMBER TO THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR EACH OF THE CITIES THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COVERS. JUST THROWING THAT OUT AS A CONSIDERATION BUT I THINK THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT IF IT IS 
          APPROVED. >> OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS , THAT WAS AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE KEPT POINTING TO THERE MUST BE SOME REASON . THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO AND IT BECAME A HOT BUTTON ISSUE. BOTH OF THE THINGS THAT EVOLVED -- MAKE US WHO WE AT 
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FOCUS ON STUDENTS THAT HAVE LEFT OR OTHER DISTRICTS AND MAKING SURE THE BOARD SEAT IS EXCLUSIVE TO SUPERINTENDENT AND ABOUT REPRESENTATION. IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. ONE THING WE ARE HEARING IS THIS COULD BE BETTER IF. IT CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE FEEDBACK. 
          >> I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I AM REITERATING . SOME OF THEM ARE FOR STEVE, I AM TRYING TO SKIP OVER THOSE. 
          THERE WAS ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME IN THE ADDENDUM . I AM GOING TO READ IT IT SAYS OUR APPROACH TO CT SPACE EMPHASIZE ADAPTABILITY OVER PERMIT AVOID HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT LIKE WELDING AND AUTO MECHANICS MACHINERY AND INSTEAD WE TEND TO UTILIZE EXISTING COMPANY FACILITIES FOR ADVANCED MACHINERY NEEDS GREAT IF A PARTNER PROVIDE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MEDICAL DEVICES ARE SPACE WILL INCLUDE NECESSARY ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS. 
          ADDITIONALLY MUCH OF THE CTE LEARNING WILL LEVERAGE DIGITAL PLATFORMS SUCH AS COMPUTERS, VIRTUAL REALITY AND OTHER LOW FOOTPRINT HIGH-TECH TOOLS ENABLING DYNAMIC LEARNING EXPENSES WITH FLEXIBLE HIGH UTILITY SPACES. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE PURSUIT INSTITUTE , THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY TRY TO DO WITH USING OUR COMPANY FACILITIES AND NOT HAVING BRICK-AND-MORTAR THINGS AND THAT HAS NOT WORKED OUT WELL. BUT THE LARGER CONCERN IS VIRTUAL-REALITY AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND COMPUTERS, I AM CONCERNED THAT OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE COMPETING FOR JOBS WITH OTHER STUDENTS THAT WENT TO J EL OR OTHER CAREER ACADEMIES THAT HAD ACTUAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES WHERE THE STUDENTS HAD VIRTUAL-REALITY EXPERIENCES. CAN YOU SPEAK TO 
          THAT? >> AGAIN I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE. THAT PARAGRAPH AND THE ADDENDUM IS SPEAKING TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD FLEXIBLE SPACES. WHAT WE HAD KNOWN 50 YEARS AGO IS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THIS FIXED EQUIPMENT BUT IN FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS IT COULD BE OBSOLETE . THIS IS EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY. AND INSTEAD AS WE DEVELOP THIS WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PLANNING FOR BOTH . 
          I AM TRYING TO THINK THROUGH THE VIRTUAL-REALITY PIECE JUST TO SAY, ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS THERE ARE ONLY A FINITE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES, JOB SITES CAN SUPPORT SO MANY KIDS. THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR EXAMPLE WE WERE ON SITE FOR ONE KID FIVE DAYS EVERY DAY, COMING UP WITH WAYS WHETHER IT IS VIRTUAL OR VIRTUAL-REALITY OF THE WAYS WE CAN MAKE SURE KIDS ARE GETTING THAT EXPERIENCE , IT IS REALLY SPEAKING TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKING SURE THAT IT IS NOT TOO FIXED AND THAT IT IS FLEXIBLE AND THAT IT MAXIMIZES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN BUT I DON'T WANT TO MINIMIZE THE CONCERN I AM JUST 
          TRYING TO RESPOND. >> I WANT TO ELABORATE ON THAT BECAUSE IT TIES INTO WHAT SHE BROUGHT UP AS FAR AS EXPERIENCE. MY TIME OF WORKING WITH HAMILTON COUNTY MY MAIN FOCUS WAS CONNECTING SCHOOLS WITH EMPLOYERS AND THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS LIABILITY BECAUSE THEY ARE MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. BUSINESSES ARE LESS LIKELY TO BRING HIS STUDENTS BECAUSE OF LIABILITY AND THEREFORE IT CREATES NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND THE SCALABILITY UPBRINGING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND WORK BASED EARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH STUDENTS INTO THE WORKPLACE ACROSS THE COUNTY , WE HAVE TRIED TO PLACE OVER 1033 STUDENTS ACROSS SIX PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH EMPLOYERS THIS PAST YEAR. THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT WILL ONLY INCREASE. THIS IS A WELL THOUGHT OUT IDEA BUT THE EXECUTION PIECE THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT THE PART WITH EMPLOYERS TO HELP THEM REDUCE LIABILITY AND REDUCE RISK ALL OF THOSE PIECES AND PARTS HAVE YET TO BE PACKAGED IN ORDER FOR EMPLOYERS AND WE HAVE TO USE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS HAD VIRTUAL-REALITY NOW TO DO DAY IN THE LIFE ACTIVITIES, LOOKING AT ROCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY INTERFACE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE WORKFORCE IS NOT PREPARED FOR AND ONSLAUGHT OF FRESHMAN THROUGH SENIOR STUDENTS COMING INTO THE WORKPLACE. 
          >> THE CTE CURRICULUM WILL GUIDE SOME OF THAT AS WELL AS 
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INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS THAT WOULD BE RICK WIRED. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU BUT IT WAS AN OPTION TO ENHANCE THE HANDS-ON PIECE WHERE WE RUN INTO BARRIERS OF ACCESS OR CAPACITY THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT. A FRESHMAN MAY TAKE ON THE VR PIECE BUT WE WILL STILL NOT REMOVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A JUNIOR OR SENIOR TO GET THESE 
          APPLICATIONS HANDS-ON. >> STAY UP THERE, I HAVE A LIST 
          FOR YOU. >> CAN YOU SPEAK TO, ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS MENTIONED IT , THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS, WILL ANY OF 
          THOSE HAVE TO GO TO OE? >> NO. 
          >> THE CURRENT LAW STIPULATES SPECIFIC COUNTIES THAT IT APPLIES TO AND THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND LAW TO READ IS IF WE ARE OFFER ANOTHER REFERENDUM , WE WOULD THEN NEED TO ASK THE CHARTER IF THEY WANTED TO BE ADDED INTO THE REFERENDUM AND BE POTENTIALLY FUNDED . NO , IN THE REFERENDUM THAT WAS PASSED PREVIOUSLY WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS EQUATION. 
          >> I WANT TO ASK , I ASKED AND THEN EMAIL AND YOU ANSWERED, IF YOU COULD ALSO RESPOND , CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT HELD TO THE SAME SORT OF ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIALLY AS TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS FAR AS FINANCIAL REPORTING, BUT YOU SAID INFORMATION ON HOW HSE , THE AUTHORIZER WOULD HOLD THE OPERATOR , IN THIS CASE OE ACCOUNTABLE THROUGH AUDITS AND THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL ANNUAL REPORTS DUE, WALK US 
          THROUGH WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> AS THE AUTHORIZER WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT OE PROVIDES REPORTING SENT ANYTHING MOVING FORWARD YOU WOULD PUT IN THE INNOVATION NETWORK AGREEMENT OR STIPULATE IN THAT WAY. THE ACTUAL REPORTING OF THOSE ITEMS, THOSE FINANCIAL ITEMS, THE AUDITING WE HAVE TO SHOW A PROCESS WHERE YOU ARE AUDITING THE BOOKS OF THIS PARTNERSHIP. WE HAVE TO SHOW THAT TO THE STATE ANNUALLY . WE HAVE SPECIFIC REPORTS WITHIN THERE THAT WE SUBMIT ON BEHALF OF THE ARRANGEMENT OR PARTNERSHIP. THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE A 3% AUTHORIZER FEE THAT WE ARE DOING WORK TO ENSURE 
          THAT THE PARTNERSHIP IS -- >> IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE SEPARATE REGIMENTED THINGS LIKE THE OPERATING FUND 
          MADE >> I BELIEVE THEY DO. I THOUGHT I PUT IT IN THERE. THERE IS A LINK FROM WHAT I SENT YOU TO THE STATE LAW THAT GOES TO SCHOOL FINANCE THAT LOOKS TO ME, A LAWYER, AS IF THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE. I CAN CLARIFY THAT. 
          >> WE TALKED ALSO ABOUT OE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL EXTRACURRICULARS THROUGH HSE. 
          MY QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY MIGHT SIGN OFF ON THAT ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE STUDENTS AS IT MENTIONED IN THE APPLICATION FROM OUTSIDE THE AGENCY BOUNDARY LINE MIKE THROUGH CARMEL HOW THOSE DIFFERENT, HOW THAT WOULD WORK 
          . >> WE WOULD DEFINE THAT. YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS YOU CAN DO THAT WITH INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOLS, WE KNOW IHSAA HAS HONORED THAT IT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY WE WOULD DEFINE THAT AND WHAT THE STIPULATIONS COULD BE. IT IS AN OPTION THAT IF THE PARTNERSHIP MOVE FORWARD AND WE GET TO THAT NEXT PHASE OF DEFINING THAT PARTNERSHIP WE WOULD DEFINE AND WE NEED TO KNOW IT IS AN OPTION FROM IHSAA THEY HAVE HONORED INNOVATION NETWORK STUDENTS TO COMPETE OR GET ACCESS TO SPORTS IN THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          >> THE OTHER THING THAT I ASK YOU THAT I WANT TO ASK HERE AGAIN , IT HAD IN THE APPLICATION THAT THE ECONOMIC INTEREST OF EACH MEMBER WAS GOING TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORIZER AND THE DEPARTMENT NO BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES COMPENSATION , ET CETERA, ET CETERA . MY QUESTION WAS , DO 
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THEY HAVE TO SIGNED SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT THE SEVEN OF US HAVE TO SIGN EACH YEAR. 
          >> IT REFERENCES BACK TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SIGN AS THAT DOCUMENT IS APPLICABLE TO THAT BOARD IN THE INNOVATION NETWORK AGREEMENT. WE CAN ALSO ADD THAT INTO THE INNOVATION NETWORK 
          AGREEMENT. >> CAN YOU REMIND ME IF YOU KNOW , DID WE OFFER A STIPEND LAST YEAR TO PAY THE WELDING TEACHERS MORE? I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT GETTING STAFF TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS AND THAT THEY WILL WANT COMPETITIVE SALARIES CREATE CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHETHER THEY PAY INTO THAT'S LIKE WHATEVER THE ACRONYM IS ? 
          >> THE REASON WE PURSUED INNOVATION NETWORK AGREEMENT IS THAT TEACHERS CAN PAY, THEY COULD IF IT WAS IN THE AGREEMENT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD EXTEND INTO THE BENEFITS POOL AND BENEFIT FROM THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SALARIES WOULD BE SET BY OE. IN THE LAW THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? 
          >> YES. >> I CANNOT REMEMBER IF I ASKED THIS BEFORE, I KNOW THE ANSWER , IF OE IS NOT PERFORMING AS WE EXPECT , AND WE PULL THE CHARTER, OE JUST DOES NOT GO AWAY IF SOMEONE ELSE AUTHORIZES THEM , IS THAT CORRECT ? 
          >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> THEY WERE AUTHORIZED BY A LOCAL UNIVERSITY OR A MAYOR OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT'S LIKE 
          >> THE MAYOR IS NOT AN AUTHORIZER. 
          >> HSE WOULD LOSE ITS OVERSIGHT . 
          >> YES BECAUSE YOU WOULD THE AUTHORIZE THAT. 
          >> SAY THAT LOUDER. >> YES BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE 
          TAKEN AWAY THAT AUTHORIZATION. >> I THINK THOSE ARE ALL OF MY 
          QUESTIONS. >> I AM GOING TO GO. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I HAVE BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT OF CTE AND WHAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS AND WE NEED SUPPORTS. IT HAS BEEN VERY EYE-OPENING TODAY TO HEAR THE AMAZING SPEAKERS THAT WE DID HAVE , ESPECIALLY FROM THE EXPERIENCE CTE TEACHERS. I AM REALLY STRUGGLING WITH AN OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY OPTION. WE HAVE A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON TODAY. WE HAVE , WHAT DO THEY OFFER , THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVES THAT IS OE. THE BIGGEST QUESTION AND IT HAS BEEN ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES , WHAT ARE THE OTHER CHOICES? WE AS A BOARD UP HERE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON BUDGET AND FINANCING. RIGHT NOW, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO PREPARE ONE, WE DO NOT HAVE A FIVE YEAR BUDGET PLAN ON THIS TYPE OF OPTION. WE DO NOT HAVE THE LAYOUT OF WHAT THAT IS AND IT REALLY, REALLY FEELS LIKE WE ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. WE NEED , AS MS. LANGE HAD SAID , AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT WE HAVE TWO THINGS. I WROTE A LOT . WE HAVE CAREER PATHWAYS AND WE HAVE CTE. WE HAVE TO FIND A FIX FOR THOSE TWO THINGS BEING YOU ARE ASKING US TODAY AND YOU ARE PRESENTING TO US A COMPANY AND SAYING IS THIS GOING TO BE THE OPTION . WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT NEXT MONTH WITHOUT ANY CURRICULUM KNOWING WHO THE CT DIRECTOR IS, KNOWING WHAT THE CT CURRICULUM IS AND WHAT THE NEED IS AND WHAT THE OUTLINE IS THAT WE ARE HITTING . I KNOW YOU MADE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THINGS WE ARE MISSING IN THE DISTRICT. AS I HEARD FROM THE MANY CTE PROFESSIONALS IN HERE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING CTE IN THE DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE HAD EMAILS FROM PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS AND IN CTE THAT RAN THE JDL PROGRAM FOR 29 YEARS OFFERING HUGE QUESTIONS OF WHAT WE CAN DO TO HIT THAT. I HAVE BEEN SITTING 
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ON FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS COMMITTEE AND I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN. I WILL TELL YOU THERE ARE WAYS TO BUILD AN ADD ON TO THE BUILDING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS AN OPTION ON THE SIDE THAT YOU KEEP SAYING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS , WE ALREADY KNOW THIS. 
          I PERSONALLY AS A TAXPAYER IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD RATHER PAY TAXES FOR REFERENDUM FOR SOMETHING THAT WE OWN AND WE 
          CAN KEEP RIGHT HERE. >> 
          >> THEN GOING WITH THE THIRD PARTY CHARTER AND LOSING STUDENTS AND NOT NECESSARILY BRINGING BACK STUDENTS AND LOSING TEACHERS AND EVENTUALLY HAVE TO RAISE THE TAX RATE BECAUSE WE ARE LOSING FUNDING. NOBODY WANTS TO PAY MORE TAXES. 
          WE HAVE BEEN CREDITED FOR HAVING A LOW TAX RATE. IF WE GO DOWN THIS PATH, SOME PEOPLE MAY LEAVE THE DISTRICT BECAUSE WE ARE OFFERING THIS AND PARTNERING WITH A CHARTER SCHOOL. MY QUESTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IS I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO INTO OE WHICH OFFERS A LOT AND CAN BE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM , BUT I FEEL LIKE WE AS A DISTRICT, WE AS A BOARD NEED TO COME UP WITH THE COMPLETE VISION. ARE CTE AND CAREER PATHWAYS COMMITTEE THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER LED BY A DIRECTOR AND CTE THAT KNOWS WHERE ALL THE FUNDING IS. TO HEAR WE HAD 7% AND REALLY WE HAD 50% USE CTE. IF WE UTILIZE IT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE ARE WAYS WE CAN DO THIS . WE JUST HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED THOSE OPTIONS YET. I THINK , BEFORE WE CAN DECIDE IF OE IS AN OPTION IS WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT AGENCIES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO WITH CTE AND CAREER 
          PATHWAYS . >> 7% WAS MY DATA AND I JUST WANT TO SAY , I AM AWARE THESE ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FULL COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE UTILIZING OTHER SERVICES FOR OR THE IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS THAT WE PULLED. THE HARD PART IS 38 COMES BACK AS COURSES AS AND NOT KIDS. I WILL NEED TIME TO CROSS REFERENCE ROSTERS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. 
          >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SENDING , I SENT A FULL EMAIL OF QUESTIONS TO YOU AND YOU DID SEND RESPONSES. 
          >> I DID GET SOME MORE EMAILS FROM YOU TODAY AND I WILL 
          APPLY. >> AS I SAID WE STATED THE NEED FOR CAREER FOCUSED EDUCATION. WE KNOW WE NEED CTE AND INNOVATION NETWORK BUT WE DO NOT KNOW WHICH ONE WE WILL DO. 
          UNTIL WE HAVE THAT CLEAR VISION OF WHERE WE WANTED AND HAVE THE FUNDING OUTLINED OF WHAT WE WILL LOSE AND GAIN AND WHAT WE WOULD POSSIBLY LOSE IF IT FAILS . WE NEED TO SEE IF WE DO THIS AND WE COMMIT TO IT AND THE CHARTER , NO OFFENSE, SIR , FAILS IN 3-4 YEARS, WHAT HAPPENS THEN ? WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE FINDINGS AND IF WE POUR THE MONEY INTO IT ARE WE AT A LOSS? WE NEED TO SEE THAT LAYOUT. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS PER THE PRESENTATION ALSO. DO YOU CURRENTLY , I FORGOT YOUR FIRST NAME, JAMES. DO YOU CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW EMPLOYEE A CTE TEAM OR HAVE A DIRECTOR? 
          >> AT THE FOUNDATION, NO. >> HOW MANY YEARS HAS OE BEEN 
          UP AND RUNNING? >> SINCE 2005 , 19 YEARS. 
          >> FROM 2005 TWO NOW NINE YEARS. I APOLOGIZE, 19, THAT IS STILL AMAZING AND I KNOW YOU HAVE DONE SOME GREAT WORK. AND ALL OF THAT TIME AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO CTE EXPERIENCE, 
          CORRECT ? >> I WOULD NOT SAY THERE IS NO EXPERIENCE THE QUESTION WAS DO WE HAVE A LEAD DIRECTOR MADE 
          >> OKAY I WILL ASK THAT, IS THERE CTE EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW? 
          >> THERE IS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE WHAT WE WANT FOR THE SCHOOL. WHAT WE HAVE WANT IS LOCAL TALENT INDIANA COMMUNITY BASED. WE WOULD BE STAFFING THAT UP HERE EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE LEARNING SCIENCE AND OTHER SOFTWARE TEAM TO DO THIS RIGHT WE WOULD WANT TO STAND UP A TEAM WITH OUR FOUNDATION 
          DOLLARS. >> YOU ARE SAYING YOU WOULD WANT US TO APPROVE SOMETHING PRIOR TO KNOWING WHAT THAT CTE 
          PROGRAM IS, IS THAT CORRECT ? >> THAT IS THE LEAP OF FAITH. 
          BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE OFFERED WHAT WE PRESENTED AND BRING. AT 
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THE END OF THE DAY THAT IS WHAT IT IS IT IS SAYING WE ARE WILLING TO FUND THIS TO SAY WE WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE SAME THING YOU ARE. WE ARE WILLING TO GET IT RIGHT, WE ARE WILLING TO BRING THE TEAM AND DOLLARS TO HELP PARTNER. THE HARDER PART IS PARTNERSHIP THE EASY PATH IS STANDING THE SET. THE MORE ADMIRABLE PATH IS TO DO THIS 
          TOGETHER. THAT IS WHAT WE WANT. >> PLEASE, NOBODY LAUGHING AT THIS QUESTION AND I DO NOT MEAN THIS AS A DISRESPECT BUT I AM GOING TO ASK IT, WHY NOT JUST DONATE TO THE PROGRAM TO LAUNCH 
          OUR OWN CTE PROGRAM? >> I HAVE A FEW ANSWERS TO THAT. HEAD OF THE FOUNDATION, HE DID NOT BUILD A BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY BY GETTING RID OF CONTROL. THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF SHARED CONTROL THAT HAS TO EXIST WITH HIS NAME AND HIS DOLLARS ARE BEHIND THE QUALITY. IF WE SAY WE ARE GIVING AWAY THE DOLLARS WITHOUT OVERSIGHT ON HOW THEY ARE USED, THAT IS THE MOST FRANK ANSWER I CAN GIVE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS QUALITY. WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR OWN DOLLARS TO SOMETHING IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE THAT THROUGH. 
          >> HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION EVER PARTNERED WITH A HIGH SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE AND CURRENT TECHNOLOGY? 
          >> WE HAVE. SOMEONE REFERENCED THE SCHOOLS ON THE SITE PREVIOUSLY. THOSE WERE ALL PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          >> FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY? >> FOR OUR CURRICULUM. 
          >> CTE AND THE WAY IT IS DEFINED IN INDIANA , THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME IN INDIANA DOING THIS. 
          >> I DID READ AN EMAIL FROM A PROFESSIONAL THAT SAID IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE DUPLICATING SERVICES AT HSE SCHOOLS. MY QUESTION , IF I READ IT CORRECTLY IN YOUR PRESENTATION THERE ARE TWO THINGS, THERE IS FISHERS PREP INNOVATION SCHOOL OR FISHERS PATHWAY OR CHARTER SCHOOL. THERE ARE TWO THINGS, 
          CORRECT? >> TWO ENTITIES, ONE IS THE SCHOOL THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE ENROLLED WHO FOR THAT ENVIRONMENT AND THE SECOND IS A CAREER HUB OPEN TO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS THAT LEVERAGE CAREER SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS RATHER THAN ADM. CAREER SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS HAVE THOSE ACCOUNTS AND IT IS NOT TAKING FROM THE DISTRICT HIM IT IS NOT TAKING FROM DOLLARS THAT FUN STUDENTS BUT IT IS ADDITIONAL $5000 PER STUDENT. THE BEAUTY SEPARATING IT IS TO MAKE SURE TWO THINGS HAPPEN, ONE IS EXPERTISE STAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND THAT THE DOLLARS ARE FLOWING APPROPRIATELY. 
          >> ARE BOTH IN LINE TO LAUNCH AT THE SAME TIME? THIS AGREEMENT WE ARE MAKING A DECEMBER WOULD LAUNCH BOTH ? TO ME, THE WHOLE NEED THAT I HEARD FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS, THE VOTERS, TAXPAYERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY IS WE HAVE A NEED FOR CTE SUPPORTS. WE HAVE A NEED TO HIT THESE CAREER PATHWAYS. I WILL COMMEND THE TEACHERS IN A DISTRICT TO SAY WE DO NOT NEED EXTRA HELP WITH ENGLISH, MATH AND SCIENCE IN OUR CORE CURRICULUM. WE HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOES THE TEACHING WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH I AM LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE HSE NEED TO HAVE A CENTER OR A PROGRAM BUT WE DO NOT NEED IN MY OPINION ANOTHER SCHOOL WHEREAS THERE ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, CHARTER SCHOOLS, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE TRYING TO BRING THEM BACK BREED WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN DEVELOP CLASSROOMS OR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD HAVE SMALLER SIZES OR SMALLER THINGS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE KIDS THAT NEED THAT SMALLER ATTENTION TELL ME WHY IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GO TO A CHARTER WHEN WE CAN DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING 
          ABOUT HERE. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION I CANNOT ANSWER IS WHAT CAN YOU DO RIGHT NOW WITH THE RESTRUCTURING OF SCHOOLS AND QUADS AND CLASSROOMS AND PODS AND GRADE LEVELS AND CONTENT, I CANNOT ANSWER THAT. 
          I KNOW IT IS COMPLEX JUST REORGANIZING ONE GRADE LEVEL , JUST TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT CAN BE COMPLICATED FOR US THE REASON WHY WE DO BOTH, ONE WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT RUNNING SCHOOLS AND TWO , I AM JUST GOING TO ADD CANDOR TO THIS , HAVING THE SCHOOL THERE ON SITE GUARANTEES THE VIABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF IT IF WE ARE A CAREER CENTER THAT IS AT THE 
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WHIMS OF ONE CONTRACT THAT MIGHT SEND KIDS TO SCHOOL THAT CONTACT ALL OF A SUDDEN ENDS THEN YOU HAVE A SHELL OF THE BUILDING WITHOUT A CONTRACT. WHEREAS IF YOU HAVE A SCHOOL STANDING ADJACENT TO IT YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO HAVE KIDS IN THE PROGRAM THAT CAN SUSTAIN IT. WE PLAN TO BUILD A SCHOOL 50 TO 100 YEARS NOT JUST A CAREER CENTER THAT COULD GO AWAY. 
          >> AT THIS POINT WE DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS A 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING OR 30,000 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING 
          >> OUR GENERAL RULE IS 100 SQUARE FEET PER STUDENT IN A BUILDING WHERE WE ARE NOT STANDING UP WITH A SWIMMING POOL OR OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE , WE WOULD AIM FOR 90 TO 100. 
          >> >> DO WE KNOW WHAT HSE COST WOULD BE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIELD? 
          >> -- WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND WE HAVE A FAMILY FOUNDATION PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS WE ARE WILLING TO RENOVAT AN EXISTING SPACER BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP. 
          >> AT THIS POINT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. 
          >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WE COULD NOT ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITHOUT AN APPROVED SCHOOL. 
          >> >> YOU ARE THINKING 500 STUDENTS A WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT WOULD BE YET. 
          >> I HAVE BEEN HERE A HANDFUL OF TIMES LOOKING AT GROUND AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE MARKET HAS JUST LIKE THE PRINCIPAL SEARCH, IF THIS GOES WE HAVE NOT WASTED THIS TIME 
          >> WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT AN AGREEMENT AT ALL ? 
          >> IT WOULD BE IN THE SAME SITE OR WITHIN PROXIMAL DISTANCE. 
          PATHWAYS WOULD BE SLIGHTLY LONGER . 
          >> THERE IS NO COST TO US FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF. 
          >> IF THE PROGRAM FAILS, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT BUILDING? 
          >> PART OF THE APPEAL OF ORGANIZATION IS WE DO HAVE THE FINANCIAL BACKSTOP TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT FAIL. I DON'T THINK THAT MOST CHARTER SCHOOLS OR CHARTER NETWORK OR PRIVATE 
          SCHOOLS CAN SAY THAT. >> OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY FINANCIAL ANALYSIS -- I GUESS I ASKED THIS BEFORE AND MR. LOSER YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ANALYSIS 
          TOGETHER. >> -- 
          >> OVER A YEAR AGO THIS BOARD WAS PRESENTED WITH A SITUATION OF PULLING OUT OF J EL AND OTHER OPTIONS AND JOIN IN WITH THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN HAMILTON COUNTY FOR THE PURSUIT INSTITUTE. I SAT HERE THEN AND I PUT FORTH A LOT OF CONCERN THAT WE WERE RUSHING INTO SOMETHING AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALL THE DATA AND INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY. WHAT HAPPENED IS THE PERSON THAT SAID THIS IS A MUST DO ENDED UP LEAVING THE PURSUIT INSTITUTE IN FIVE MONTHS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PULLING OUT OF THE PROGRAM AND IT IS NOT WORKING. WHEN WE HAVE SUCCESS, THIS IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OUR DISTRICT AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, WHEN WE HAVE PROVEN SUCCESS I RECEIVED A SHEET THAT SHOWED ME ALL THE CTE PROGRAMS AROUND THE STATE FROM SCHOOLS, PRESENTERS TALKED ABOUT , WE HAVE THE PIPE PROGRAM WE HAVE THE ONE AT J EL , HAS THERE BEEN A THINK TANK AT ANY SORTS WHERE THE ADAMANT SAT DOWN WITH THOSE PROVEN PROGRAMS TO SAY HOW CAN WE HEAR YOUR PROGRAM AND WHAT WOULD IT 
          TAKE TO DO IT HERE ? >> THE ANSWER IS NO . 
          >> WHAT ? >> THE ANSWER IS NO WE HAVE NOT LEVERAGED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. THE MODEL IS A VOCATIONAL CENTER THAT WAS FUNDED IN THE 60S AND 70S BY MUCH, MUCH MORE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AT THAT TIME AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE THE INCOME OF THAT AND THE FUNDING AS WELL IS TO UPDATE THOSE THINGS. HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS BUT ALL OF THEIR MONEY INTO J EL FOR YEARS TO FUND THOSE AND CREATE A CONDITION WHERE WE CAN PLANT SOME HERE BECAUSE THAT MUCH 
          MONEY WAS THERE TO DO THAT . >> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, 
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NUMBERS AND INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED WAS CURRENTLY, WE PAY CLOSE TO $7000 TO SEND OUR STUDENTS TO J EL WHERE WE USED TO PAY 3750. NOW WE ARE PAYING 37 PLUS WHATEVER THAT MONEY IS AND BECAUSE WE PULLED OUT OF J EL -- 
          >> THE MONEY WOULD COME BACK TO US NOW. TO EL CALCULATED THAT TUITION FIGURE BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER OUR LE EIGHT PAID 
          >> CORRECT, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE , WE PULLED OUR KIDS OUT OUR UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAD THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT NOW FOR THE KIDS THAT GO THERE IT IS ALMOST $1 MILLION, PLUS WE HAD CTE TEACHERS THAT WE ADDED HERE WONDERFULLY BUT WE ADDED THOSE TEACHERS AND ADDED THEM TO THE BUDGET WITH BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE CAUSING ADDITIONAL MONEY AND THEN WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT. WE INVESTED AND PUT OUT $3 MILLION THAT WAS NOT IN OUR BUDGET. THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR IN THE 2024 YEAR. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE HAD THAT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BEING IN A DEFICIT I DO NOT RECALL THAT BEING POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS $3 MILLION WE DID NOT HAVE THE YEAR BEFORE. THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS THAT WE CAN GET IF WE JUST SAT DOWN WITH THE CTE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR AREA AND GATHER THAT INFORMATION BY HAVING A CTE DIRECTOR AND A COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH THAT THREE FIVE-YEAR PLAN FINANCIALLY AND WHAT HSE NEEDS. 
          IF THAT ALL COMES OUT IT MEANS GOING WITH OE , OKAY. IF IT DOESN'T, A FEW SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT THIS, WE NEED TO HAVE CHOICES, WE NEED TO HAVE SIDE-BY-SIDE AND AS I CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR AND I TALKED LAST FOUR YEARS, IT HAS GOT TO MAKE SENSE. I AM MISSING ON THE STUDENT PART AND THE 
          COST-EFFECTIVE PART. >> I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL THAT I COULD MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION IF OE IS THE BEST FIT 
          FOR US >> YOU ARE ASKING FOR THOSE 
          ACTIONS? >> CORRECT. 
          >> I AM GETTING THE HEAD NOD FROM MY BOSS. 
          >> GOOD. TESTING. I'M GOING TO ASK OE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          TESTING, WHO GUARANTEES THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND WILL THERE BE ASSESSMENTS? THERE WILL STILL BE ACT AND SAT 
          TESTING? >> THAT IS CORRECT. 
          >> SINCE WE ARE TALKING HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL THERE IS NO OTHER ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS, CORRECT? JUST SAT AND ACT ? OKAY . WILL THE PROGRAM THAT HAS CAREER PATHWAYS AND THE CTE, ARE ALL THE TEACHERS GOING TO BE CERTIFIED AND DO YOU 
          PROVIDE FOR THAT LICENSING? >> WHICH PROGRAM? 
          >> ANY CTE THAT YOU ARE OFFERING THAT'S LIKE 
          >> YES IT IS REQUIRED BY INDIANA LAW. IF WE VEER FROM THAT IT WOULD BE PURELY FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS , I THINK THE CHARTER LAW ALLOWS FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY . THE BEAUTY OF THAT IS FOR US TO BRING SOMEONE IN FROM A COMPANY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A BACKGROUND BUT COULD OFFER ONE CLASS , IT COULD BE PARTNERED AND HAVE A CERTIFIED TEACHER BUT IT ALLOWS THEM TO BRING IN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THAT. I LOVE THE FLEXIBILITY AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE WITH MORE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING THE CAREERS TO STUDENTS. IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE TEACHERS ARE QUALIFIED IN EVERY CLASSROOM. 
          >> YOU MENTIONED A LETTER OF INTENT, WHAT WOULD BE THE 
          OUTLINE OF THAT? >> WAS THAT THE REAL ESTATE LETTER OF INTENT ? THAT IS THE NEXT STANDARD PROCEDURE IF YOU'RE PURCHASING LAND OR BUILDING TO SAY HERE ARE THE TERMS AND THEN YOU GET ESSENTIALLY A NONBINDING TERM WITH THE SELLER THEN YOU PURCHASE A SALES AGREEMENT. IT IS JUST TO TEASE OUT BOTH SIDES. 
          >> SINCE WE ARE TALKING REAL ESTATE, I AM GOING TO PLAY A PROFESSIONAL CARD AND ONE OF THE STATEMENTS THAT YOU MADE EARLIER, STRONG FUNCTIONING PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCREASE THE 
          VALUE OF THE HOME VALUES. >> I AGREE . 
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          >> NOT CHARTER SCHOOLS. WHETHER WE HAVE TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY OR 10 IT DOES NOT INCREASE THE VALUE OF MY HOME. 
          I HAVE BEEN A REALTOR FOR 26 YEARS AND NEVER HAS ANYONE ASKED ME HOW MANY CHARTER SCHOOLS YOU HAVE IN YOUR 
          COMMUNITY. >> IN THE END WE MEAN THE SAME THING, GREAT SCHOOLS INCREASE HOME VALUE. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE 
          FOR RIGHT NOW. >> CAN I ASK ONE LAST THING? IS THERE A REASON WHY WE HAVE TO DECIDE BY DECEMBER? IF WE WANT MORE TIME OR GET MORE INFORMATION ? 
          >> THAT IS THE TIMELINE OUTLINED IN THE STATE AUTHORIZATION , IT WOULD LAPSE AND THE PROCESS WOULD START ALL 
          OVER. >> CAN THIS BE PUSHED OUT ? IS 
          THERE A PENALTY ? >> WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A DECISION INTERNALLY IF WE WANT TO APPLY AGAIN. 
          >> ESSENTIALLY WE COULD SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO REEVALUATE AND GET MORE INFORMATION AND THEN RESTART THE PROCESS. 
          >> WE WOULD EXPLORE OPTIONS. WE WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT 
          APPROACH. >> MR. LOSER, WE WILL HAVE BEFORE THE SPOKE WITH OE WE WILL HAVE SOME SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARABLE OPTIONS THAT MIGHT WORK FOR THE DISTRICT ? 
          >> ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO CLOSE THIS OUT? I HAVE A SLIDE 
          TO TELL YOU OF WHAT IS COMING. >> I AM JUST SAYING COME UP WITH THAT QUESTION , BEFORE THE OE PRESENTATION IN DECEMBER AND 
          DECIDING -- >> IT IS YOUR DECISION . 
          >> WE WOULD HAVE OTHER POSSIBILITIES? 
          >> I WILL WORK ON THAT. >> AGAIN , THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I APPRECIATE IT, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE ENGAGED IN A DECISION OF THIS MAGNITUDE. I AM JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT. 
          >> CAN I GET MY LAST SLIDE, JEFF ? NEXT SLIDE. WE ARE GOING TO HOST ANOTHER COMMUNITY FORUM. SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WAS THAT THEY ARE VIRTUAL AND ONLINE AND YOU WANTED A IN PERSON ONE. IT WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY. WE WILL HAVE THIS FACILITATED BY THE INNOVATIVE CHARTER INNOVATION CENTER. 
          PLEASE REGISTER BECAUSE IF WE OUTGROW THAT SPACE WE WILL MOVE 
          IT TO FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. >> THERE IS A QR CODE IN THE LINK TO DO SO THINGS COMING YOUR WAY NOW IS A FINANCIAL PEACE AND THE OPTION AS A PART OF THAT AS WELL AS THE FEEDBACK SUMMARY AND INTERNAL REVIEW REPORT THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH YOU PRIOR OR BEFORE DECEMBER 6 . IN THE COMMUNITY, ALL OF YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE THE FEEDBACK TOOL IF YOU HAVE NOT ENGAGED WITH THAT ALREADY TO SHARE THAT FEEDBACK THAT FORMAL CLOSE ON DECEMBER 4TH SO I CAN GET YOU THOSE RESULTS AND THAT FEEDBACK WILL ALL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE. IF YOU HAVE NOT ENGAGED ON THIS OPPORTUNITY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, I HOPE YOU NOTICED DO UPDATE THE FAQ AND ADD ITEMS TO THAT FAQ, I WOULD DRIVE EVERYONE BACK TO THAT FAQ FOR THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION 
          >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, WHEN SOMEONE GRADUATES FROM THIS PARTNERSHIP, IS IT IN FISHERS PREP DIPLOMA OR HSE HIGH 
          SCHOOL? >> THE LEFT SIDE IS FISHERS PREP OR HSE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE . 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT THAT WRAPS UP THE BOARD QUESTIONS. TO CLOSE THAT OUT, THANK YOU AGAIN TO BOTH OF YOU AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS POINTED OUT, KUDOS FOR COMING INTO A POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT AND ANSWERING ALL THESE QUESTIONS. STEVE, THANKS. I HEARD YOU MENTION YOU WILL GET BACK TO THOSE WHO EMAILED YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SPOKE TODAY. WE ARE LISTENING AND WE 
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ARE HEARING YOU AND WE WILL TAKE OUR TIME AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION THAT BENEFITS EVERYBODY. WITH THAT, WE WILL 
          MOVE ON TO 5.01, BOARD REPORTS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE ROOM AND WATCHING. 
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          >> I SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND BELIEVING IN ME AND THE WORK I HAVE DONE THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP IN THE NEXT FOUR. I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VOTES AND SUPPORT AND DO NOT TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. 60% OF THE VOTING COMMUNITY AND WHOPPING 29,000 PLUS CAME OUT AND CHOSE ME TO BE YOUR FALL CREEK TOWNSHIP REPRESENTATIVE. THANK YOU. AS I HAVE SAID REPEATEDLY IT IS ABOUT THE STUDENTS. I CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE FOR YOU BY ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS BY ALWAYS BEING A FORM TO AND DOING RESEARCH BY HOLDING ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE TACKLING WITH THE SAME QUESTIONS IS IT LEGAL FOLLOW POLICY, IS A COST EFFECTIVE AND BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS . I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. I MUST SAY THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, MY CAMPAIGN TEAM AND FRIENDS PATIENTS, HARD WORK AND SUPPORT . A BIG SHOUT OUT TO SARAH AND OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER AND CONGRATS TO BOTH OF THEM. THE CAMPAIGN WAS A LITTLE ROCKY BY MY OPPOSITION AND RUMORS BUT I NEVER WAVERED AND I STAY TRUE TO MY INTEGRITY AND RAN A HONEST AND CLEAN CAMPAIGN. I LOOK TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO MY RIGHT AND LEFT AND SAY IT IS TIME TO GET TO WORK. WE NEED TO PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND PRIDE. WE OWE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY MO SUPPORT LEAD TO OUR STUDENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEADING AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL WITH HONOR, SCHOLARSHIP EXCELLENCE 
          WE ARE HSE. >> FIRST, I WANT TO MENTION THE USA SWIMMING CLUB HOSTED AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVED GOLD STATUS WITH THE USA SWIMMING'S CLUB OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM AND HELD A CELEBRATION THIS PAST SUNDAY WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM USA SWIMMING, INDIANA SWIMMING AND MANY SLIM ALUMNI. THERE ARE ONLY 22 GOLD LEVEL CLUBS IN USA SWIMMING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND ONLY TWO IN INDIANA. FAST RANKED 17TH IN THE U.S. 
          AND ONE OF THREE CLUBS THAT ACHIEVED GOLD STATUS BY EARNING BOTH OVERALL POINTS 29,409 AND PLACING AN ATHLETE IN THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC TEAM. LUKE WHITLOCK SWAM IN FISHERS AND MADE THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM THIS PAST SUMMER. CONGRATULATION TO FAST TIGERS PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE PARENTS AND THE SWIMMERS FOR THIS ELITE LEVEL ACCOMPLISHMENT. MY FIRST WEEK BACK WAS QUITE BUSY AS I HAD THE PLEASURE TO ATTEND THE SCOUTS OF AMERICA FLAG RETIREMENT AND VETERANS THEIR MONEY , WHICH WAS RATHER AMAZING AND A SIGHT TO SEE. 
          >> CITY OFFICIALS VETERANS THEIR MONEY WITH THIS PAST MONDAY. AND HEARING FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE INVISIBLE GENERALS WAS QUITE INSPIRING AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF FISHERS FOR PUTTING ON A PHENOMENAL PRESENTATION. LAST NIGHT ALONG WITH MR. ORR AND MS. PARKS-REESE WE ATTENDED THE AGENCY 2024 FALL NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS HONORING THE SUCCESS OF MANY OF OUR STUDENTS AND SEVERAL THE ADMIN WORTH THERE INCLUDING MR. MAPES, DR. KEGLEY, MS. FEATHERSTONE, MR. 
          URBAN SEVERAL THAT WERE THRE >> NEXT FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO NOVEMBER 20TH AT 8:00 A.M. AND THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS HAS STARTED FOR THE 2025 STUDENTS, PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE HSE FOUNDATION WEBSITE FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR 
          YOUR SENIORS AND DECEMBER ? >> THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR TEACHERS WERE MAKING THIS AN AMAZING PLACE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND EXPLORE AND OFFER THIS TO US, REGARDLESS IF WE DECIDE TO OR NOT. I AM APPRECIATIVE TO ALL THE EFFORTS. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER UPDATES. 
          >> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MS. THOMAS AND OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER WHO WILL BE TAKING THE TOWNSHIP SEAT IN JANUARY, WHEN I LEAVE 
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THE BOARD. AND I WILL TAKE A BIT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, AND MY FIRST MEETING AS SOMEONE ELSE HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE SEAT . OVER THE LAST MONTH, 48,000 MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WENT TO THE POLLS TO CAST THEIR VOTES FOR THE THREE -- AS EVERYONE KNOWS , MY NAME WAS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHICH MEANS MY TIME ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL COME TO AN END NEXT MONTH. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME PARTING THOUGHTS TO OUR COMMUNITY , STATE, AND COUNTRY HAVE DRAMATICALLY CHANGED IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THIS ELECTION CYCLE PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE WORST, THE VENOM AND DEEPLY PERSONAL ATTACKS WE WAGED AGAINST EACH OTHER ONLINE AND MOST RECENTLY IN AN EFFORT TO WIN ELECTIONS HAVE ONLY POLLUTED AND DIVIDED OUR COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT . 
          FRANKLY, WE ARE ALLOWING IT TO DESTROY OUR STABILITY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I REVIVED AFTER MY FOUR YEARS ON THIS BOARD, ALLOW ME TO LEAVE THIS MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF REMAINING AT THIS TABLE. THE BEHAVIOR THIS MORNING AS MEMBERS WAS ENGAGED IN OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS CANNOT BE PRESENT WE SET FORTH FOR OUR YOUTH. THIS BOARD CANNOT CONTINUE TO SHOW OUR STUDENTS THAT PARTISANSHIP AND PROMISES TO OUTSIDE GROUPS ARE MORE VALUABLE THAT STATESMANSHIP, HONESTY , AND RESPECT. THE GOAL OF THIS BOARD IS IN FACT TO DO THE HARD WORK NECESSARY TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES THAT I IMPLORE ALL OF YOU TO TUNE OUT THE NOISE AND WORK HARD TO EARN BACK THE TRUST OF THE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF , AND COMMUNITY BY PUTTING STUDENTS AND THE LEARNING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO WIN OVER OTHERS . THE ONLY VICTORIES YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON ARE THE WINDS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACHIEVE EVERY DAY IN OUR CLASSROOMS. I KNOW I HAVE SHARED THAT I WAS LUCKY EARLY IN MY CAREER TO LEARN FROM A CREDIBLE ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS. ONE OF THE BEST WAS RICHARD LUGAR, I DO HAVE VISUAL AIDS. THERE WAS ONE QUOTE OF HIS THAT I HAVE FRAMED ON MY DESK I BELIEVE SPEAKS TO THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP OUR COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT NEEDS. HE SAYS GROWING UP IN INDIANA, ONE LEARNS EARLY THAT TALENT AND ACCOMPLISHMENT TOUT BUT HONESTY AND INTEGRITY COUNT MORE. OUR STUDENTS DESERVE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS THAT ARE WILLING TO SHOW THEM WHAT CIVIL DISCOURSE LOOKS LIKE. THEY DESERVE TO WITNESS THOSE ASPIRING TO BE THERE DISTRICT LEADERS ENGAGING IN RESPECTFUL AND MEANINGFUL AND HONEST AND RELEVANT DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ABOUT REAL AND FACTUAL ISSUES FACING THIS DISTRICT . THEY DESERVE TO HAVE PEOPLE SITTING AT THIS TABLE TO WANT TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT TO THIS BOARD THAT STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES. TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE GAMES, STOP THE DRAMA, STOP THE POLITICS AND FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS . I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH ONE FINAL QUOTE FROM THE INAUGURATION SPEECH OF GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH WHOSE RESPONSE TO THE LETTER I WROTE HIM IN THIRD GRADE SPARKED MY LOVE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE, HE SAID, USE POWER TO HELP PEOPLE , FOR WE ARE GIVEN POWER NOT TO ADVANCE OUR OWN PURPOSE NOR TO MAKE A GREAT SHOW IN THE WORLD, THERE IS BUT ONE JUST USE OF POWER AND IT IS 
          TO SERVE PEOPLE. >> 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE SUZANNE AND LATRICIA ON A WELL-RUN CAMPAIGN. I AM NOT SO HUMBLE ENOUGH TO ACCEPT IT WHEN THEY HAVE HAD EXCEPTIONAL TURNOUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I APPLAUD THEM FOR THAT. NEVER HAVING RUN IN POLITICS BEFORE IT IS AN INTERESTING GAME AND I DON'T EQUATE IT TO ANYTHING IN BUSINESS, NOT BUSINESS FROM THE MINDSET OF WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY TAKE HOW THINGS SHOULD OPERATE AND RUN. IT IS A MESSY, MESSY PROCESS. AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS YOU SITTING IN THOSE SEATS AND THINK IT IS , WHEN YOU ARE ON THE SITE OR RUNNING FOR ELECTED OFFICE I CAN TELL YOU IT IS QUITE OPPOSITE . TO HAVE PEOPLE PERSONALLY COME AFTER YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TO MAKE THREATS OR EVEN FALSE THREAT, THEY GET FILED IN POLICE REPORTS , IS A REAL THING FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND I DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY . I TAKE THIS ROLE VERY SERIOUSLY . NOT TO MENTION, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE HAD THREATS AGAINST THEM AS WELL . WE TAKE THIS JOB VERY SERIOUSLY. I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS ELECTED ON THE DAIS IN THIS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO DO THAT, TO SHOW UP AND REPRESENT THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT . I HAVE HAD TWO WHO HAVE GRADUATED THROUGH THIS 
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DISTRICT AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS DISTRICT AND PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE THESE SCHOOLS AND EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SIX OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- FIVE OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY, WE HAVE IMPRESSIVE STUFF GOING ON OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS CANNOT CLAIM HIM OTHERS HAVE THINGS THAT ARE IMPRESSIVE AND INNOVATIVE , YES, AND WILL ACCELERATE AS WELL, AND I LOOK TO THEM AS COMPETITION, BUT IRON SHARPENS IRON , WHEN WE CAN IMPROVE AND MAKE OURSELVES BETTER, YOU BET WE WILL CHALLENGE THAT AND WE SHOULD NOT BE SITTING ON OUR LAURELS AND THINK THAT, JUST BECAUSE WE ARE HERE AND WE HAVE THIS DISTRICT, WE WILL DO GREAT, BECAUSE WE ARE DOING GREAT NOW. OTHER DISTRICTS WILL ACCELERATE PAST AS , WE HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE IN OUR THOUGHT PROCESS AND WE HAVE TO BE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX IN HOW WE EDUCATE BECAUSE THE WORKFORCE IS DEMANDING IT. I WORK IN A NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE SAYING STUDENTS COMING OUT OF COLLEGE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE WORKFORCE. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER AND IT STARTS -- IT IS TRICKLING DOWN TO K-12 AND WE ARE BEING ASKED IN K-12 EDUCATION TO ELEVATE AND RISE ABOVE AND EXPECT MORE. WE ARE GOING TO CHALLENGE OUR DISTRICT TO THINK DIFFERENTLY AND SHOW UP DIFFERENTLY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES AND PATHWAYS BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS VERY SERIOUS. THE STATS ARE OUT THERE. INDUSTRY IS ASKING FOR MUCH MORE THAN WHAT THEY ARE GETTING ON THE OTHER SIDE. TO THAT END, I FULLY SUPPORT THE BOARD COMING IN. I CONGRATULATE SARAH ON A FANTASTIC FOUR YEARS, I KNOW IT HAS BEEN HARD FOR HER. AS I STARTED LAST YEAR, A UNIQUE TRIBE OF PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP IN THIS ROLE, NO MATTER PARTY AFFILIATION , NO MATTER GO WANT IN LIFE, WE ASPIRE TO BE HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND OFTENTIMES THERE IS INFLUENCES THAT DO STAND IN THE WAY TO TRY TO INFLUENCE . AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR VOTE IS OUR VOTE AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS YOU ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, SARAH, 
          AND THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAWN. MS. 
          PARKS-REESE? >> I AM NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION, I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR SARAH DONSBACH, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR HER AND SHE HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE AND I APPRECIATE HER. I WILL SAY THAT NOBLESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS TOMORROW, I HAVE NOT TYPED UP THE LAST MONTH NOTE BECAUSE THEY ARE LENGTHY, IT WAS A LONGER MEETING REGARDING PLANS NOBLESVILLE HAS COMING . 
          WATCH FOR THOSE TO COME. I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME, SUZANNE STOLE MOST OF MY THUNDER, TO TALK ABOUT THINGS OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING. THE FALL PLAY OPENS TOMORROW, YOU CAN GET TICKETS ONLINE, FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL IS NEXT WEEKEND, YOU CAN GET TICKETS ONLINE . FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AT HOME AGAINST WESTFIELD -- THAT IS WHAT I MEANT , FRIDAY, I ALREADY THINK IT IS THURSDAY BUT I KNOW IT IS NOT BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE HERE IF IT WAS THURSDAY BECAUSE THAT IS THE NEXT THING, THURSDAY, TOMORROW, WHEN THE TRANSIENT MARCHING BAND COMPETES IN GRAND NATIONALS AND THEY WILL COMPETE AGAIN ON SATURDAY TO FINISH THEIR SEASON. BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE UPCOMING WINTER CONCERT FOR BAND AND ORCHESTRA, LOOK FOR TICKETS FOR THOSE COMING UP. AS SUZANNE MENTIONED LAST NIGHT WAS THE NIGHT OF EXCELLENCE FOR HSE AND THE FISHERS NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS IS COMING UP IN A COUPLE WEEKS AND I WANTED TO CLARIFY , ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS MENTIONED THE SNAPSHOTS OF SUCCESS, THOSE ARE KIND OF WHAT IS REPLACED THE SNAPSHOTS OF SUCCESS SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING ALL OF THE STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES ALL AT ONCE IN ONE PLACE AND BRING -- I THINK IT IS DISAPPOINTING IN SOME SORT , I LOVE THAT IT IS THERE AND ALL THE STUDENTS ARE CELEBRATING TOGETHER, BUT IT IS NOT IN A MEETING SO THE COMMUNITY IS NOT REALLY THERE AND NOT GETTING TO SEE IT. QUITE FRANKLY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE THERE AND NOT PAID TO BE THERE EITHER. LAST NIGHT, ONLY THREE PEOPLE WERE THERE. MAYBE EVERYBODY HAD SCHEDULING CONFLICTS , I DON'T KNOW. I AM THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER, I CAN PROBABLY SAY, HAS ATTENDED ALL THREE SO FAR AND LORD WILLING WILL ATTEND ALL FOUR IN TWO WEEKS. YAY, ME. I WANT TO REITERATE OUR STUDENTS ARE 
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DOING AMAZING THINGS AND WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE NOT DOING IT IN SNAPSHOTS OF SUCCESS. 
          >> NO REPORTS FOR ME. I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP. 
          [6. Superintendent's Report]
          >> MOST OF THAT HAS BEEN COVERED ON MY LIST BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR SCHOOLS FOR PROVIDING VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS THIS PAST WEEK . EVERY ONE OF OUR BUILDINGS HAD A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUR VETERANS AND I APPRECIATE THAT WORK. 
          >> I THINK I SHOULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES LONGER, SINCE I AM FILLING IN, WE HAVE ALL HAD ENOUGH SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY ALL COMING OUT SINCERELY . WE APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND THANK YOU TO ALL OUR BOARD
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.