[1. Meeting Opening]
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>> WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE
PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> SARAH DONSBACH, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD, PLEASE. FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU THIS CRYSTAL TONIGHT WITH OUR SCHOOL LOGO. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS , DOING THIS WORK IS VERY DIFFICULT AND AT THE SAME TIME I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE HOW MANY HOURS WE REQUIRE OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO WORK AND BE INFORMED TO HELP MAKE THAT WE HAVE A HIGHEST-QUALITY SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SAY SOMETHING? >> I FEEL LIKE I HAVE USED UP MY WORDS. I FEEL LIKE I'VE USED UP MY WORDS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETING SO I WILL JUST KEEP THIS SHORT. AND JUST SAY THAT -- THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN AN HONOR TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OUR STUDENTS.
IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE AND I HAVE MET MORE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND GOT ACCESS TO SO MANY INCREDIBLE STUDENTS THAT I NEVER WOULD HAVE MET EVEN THROUGH MY OWN KIDS THAT -- THEY ARE MEMORIES THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER . I WILL STILL BE AROUND. I FOUR KIDS LEFT WHO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE MORE YEARS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND AS I ALWAYS AND THINGS TOWARDS HER TEACHERS WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY FOR OUR KIDS.
[2. Public Comment]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 2.01 PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CALL OUR NAME AND YOU MAY COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE BEAR IN MIND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS ANY ONE SPECIFIC PERSON. THE FIRST PERSON ON OUR LIST IS MATT H , HE DID NOT GIVE A LAST NAME. 4.02 ADMINISTRATOR COMPENSATION
RECOMMENDATIONS. >> THE TRANSPARENCY OF PUBLIC AGENCY WITHIN HAMILTON COUNTY -- I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT REGARDING ADMINISTRATOR RAISE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS PAYMENTS FOR THE OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES. WE HAVE MADE PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR RESPONSES BY AGENCY SCHOOLS TO PRIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS. IN OTHER WORDS, WE ARE REQUESTING INFORMATION ALREADY DISCLOSED BY HSE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS SHOULD BE THE EASIEST REQUEST OF . OUR REQUESTS WERE MADE TO MISS ABBOTT , WHO PRESENTLY MAKES $100,000 PER YEAR. AND IS PROPOSED FOR A RAISE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATOR RAISE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS WEB PAGE SAYS THAT THIS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EXPERTISE AND -- WE STRIVE TO ENSURE STAFF, STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION. OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS WE HAVE MADE SEVEN REQUESTS. THREE WERE PARTIALLY FULFILLED , FOUR HAVE NOT YET BEEN FULFILLED. SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS. WE HAVE SENT MANY EMAILS WITH NO REPLY.
>> PLEASE -- >> WE HAVE SENT MANY EMAILS TO THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICATIONS WITH NO REPLY. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE OF THE REPLIES WE DID RECEIVE IN JUNE STATED THAT OUR REQUESTS WERE BEING REVIEWED BY LEGAL. IT SHOWS NEITHER EXPERTISE NOR ACCURATE OR TIMELY INFORMATION. NOT EVEN COMMUNITY RELATIONS. CONSEQUENTLY, WE NOW HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR HSE SCHOOLS. INCLUDING WHAT IS THE SCHOOLS DISTRICT POSITION ON TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. HOW LONG IS REASONABLE FOR FULFILLMENT TO REQUEST DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE TO THE PUBLIC. DOES IT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE AND
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WORTHY OF A RAISE. WHAT IS LEGAL NEED REVIEW PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. DOES HS SEE SCHOOLS DISCRIMINATE AGAINST REQUESTERS WHO GETS A TIMELY RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST. AS WE HAVE SAID. OUR EMAILS TO THE DICHTER. WE FIND THIS TO BE INCREDIBLY POOR SERVICE, POOR COMMUNICATION.FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND VERY POOR TRANSPARENCY. WE BELIEVE THE COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER FROM HSE SCHOOLS. THANK
YOU. >> NEXT -- SPEAKING ON 4.0 NONCERTIFIED VISION RECOMMENDATION.
>> HI, GOOD EVENING. I WAS SENT THIS INFORMATION FROM SOMEONE WHO ASKED ME TO SPEAK TO THIS ANONYMOUSLY. I'M JUST GOING TO READ THIS VERBATIM. I WISH I COULD SPEAK AT THIS MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT BUT IT IS THE SAME NIGHT AS THE -- CONCERT. I WOULD TELL THEM ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES MY SUB ASSIGNMENTS FOR THOSE OF MY FELLOW SPECIAL ED I A'S GO UNFULFILLED AND OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT SERVICED OR SUPPORTED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT VALUE OUR ROLE AT THE SCHOOL BY PAYING LESS FOR SUBS IN TRENTON . THERE THE MOST ESSENTIAL. IA'S ARE IMPORTANT TOO. TO CONTINUE TO DEVALUE OUR WILL THEY SEND A MESSAGE TO THIS SUB ROLES THAT WE ARE A LAST RESORT. ALSO , AS IA'S, WE ARE CONSISTENTLY ASKED TO ABANDON OUR STUDENTS TO COVER FOR CLASSES WHEN SCHOOL IS SHORT FOR SUBS.
THAT LEAVES OUR STUDENTS WITH IEP'S WITHOUT SUPPORT EVEN THOUGH OTHER SCHOOL STAFF AND ADMIN AND NOT EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS, IA, WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO BE IN THE CLASSROOMS AND SAID. WHEN I WAS A SUB BEFORE I BECAME AN IA, I WOULD PURPOSIVELY CHOOSE SPECIAL ED TRENTON ASSIGNMENTS EVEN THOUGH THEY PAID LESS BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD GO UNFULFILLED. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WHEN ARRIVING AT THE SCHOOL THEY WOULD MOVE ME TO A GYM AT TEACHER ROLE INSTEAD AND LEAVE THE SPECIAL ED TRENTON ROLE AND. THE PAY SHOULD BE EQUAL. IF YOU ARE ALREADY CHANGING THE PAY, FIX THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF PERPETUATING IT. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS STEPHANIE HUNT SPEAKING ON 3.03. CLAIMS, PAYROLLS. 403B AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IS THE RIGHT ONE.
>> HELLO, SCHOOL BOARD. TONIGHT I'M THANKFUL THAT THE IN SCHOOL ADMIN ARE GETTING A RAISE TO SHOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS.
HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED AS ARE OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE NOT RENEWED CONTRACTS FOR ARE IN SCHOOL ADMIN. THE COMPLETE 180 THAT HAS BEEN DECIDED REGARDING THE TWO YEAR CONTRACTS LEAVE OUR LEADERS AND OUR SCHOOLS FEELING UNCERTAIN OF THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AND LOOKING FOR POSITIONS OUTSIDE OF HSE. WITH SIX MONTHS LEFT ON THESE CONTRACTS, IT IS PAST TIME TO OBSERVE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILL -- TO HAVE OBSERVED THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PAST TIME TO SECURE POSITION WITHIN HSE. THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF LOSING TEACHERS FROM ALL THE UNRESOLVED YOU LPS ADDED TO THE POSSIBILITY, WE WILL ALSO USE THE POOL OF LEADERS IN OUR SCHOOLS. PLEASE SET UP A YOU LPS, DECREASE THE -- AND OFFER ARE IN SCHOOL ADMIN CONTRACTS. PLEASE BRING SOME TRUST WITH LEADERSHIP BACK INTO OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
[3. Consent Agenda]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO NUMBER THREE. CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE ARE NINE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. 3.01 BOARD MINUTES. 3.02 PERSONNEL REPORTS, 3.03, CLAIMS. PAYROLLS, 403B AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS. 3.04 THE PROPERTY, CASUALTY INSURANCE. 3.05 PREPAYMENT AUTHORIZATION. 3.06, TAG PAYMENT AND APPROVAL. 3.07 SELF-INSURANCE FUND. 3.08 PLATFORM UPGRADE AND 3.09. CONNER PRAIRIE CONTRACT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS
PRESENTED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE
CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT . MOSTLY FOR THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA BEFORE -- MOST ALL OF THESE HAD APPEARED TO US EITHER THROUGH COMMITTEE DIRECT EMAILS FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS INDIVIDUALLY SO WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THESE MOSTLY. THAT IS WHY THE APPARENT
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CONSENT AGENDA NOW. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR EVERYBODY.ESPECIALLY IN PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE, THEY BROUGHT ME IN, VERY THANKFUL TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN THAT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND EACH ONE OF THESE HAS APPEARED TO US BEFORE AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THEM, JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR.
>> I, TOO WOULD LIKE TO ECHO, MR. BEN ORR'S COMMENTS. I SHOULD A FEW QUESTIONS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HE WAS VERY QUICK WITH THE STAFF TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ON A LOT OF THOSE QUESTIONS. ONE WAS THE SOFTWARE AND I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO IMPROVE THAT. SO -- JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE THAT I, TOO, WOULD SAY SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE REPORTS AND INFORMATION THAT CAME TO US THAT WE ASKED FOR IN A SPEEDY
MANNER, THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I WILL CALL THE QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE
[4. Action Items]
CONSENT AGENDA SAY -- I. ALTHOUGH SENE. PASS. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ACTION ITEMS. 4.01 NONCERTIFIED OF COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED BY TIM BROWN.>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HARD TO NOT SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE GREAT EXPERIENCE WE HAD IN THE HALLWAY A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT SOME GOOD NEWS TONIGHT AND THAT IS TO RECOMMEND THE RAISES FIRST FOR OUR SUPPORT STAFF, CERTAINLY CRITICAL MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM THAT TAKE CARE OF THE DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS BOTH IN THE BUILDINGS AND OUT AND ABOUT IN THE DISTRICT. SO, THE RECOMMENDATION -- IF YOU DON'T MIND BRING THAT UP FOR US IS A 3% INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD.
FOR ALL POSITIONS. UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $1400. 1400 MAXIMUM MATCHES THE AMOUNT APPROVED FOR RETURNING TEACHERS AS PART OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS. THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS I'M HAPPY TO GO OVER THOSE FOR INCREASES DO TO SCOPE OF WORK CHANGING. FOR THE MOST PART IS STILL A 4% INCREASE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS DOES -- IN ALIGNMENT WITH ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS -- RECOMMEND TO GO TO FOLKS THAT STARTED IN THEIR POSITION BEFORE JULY 1ST.
ANYBODY THAT STARTED JULY 1ST, WOULD STILL BE LOCKED INTO THAT RATE THAT THEY WERE HIRED IN. ANYBODY HERE BEFORE JULY 1ST WOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR THIS RACE. THIS RACE WOULD BEGIN ON JANUARY 1ST FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND WOULD RUN THROUGH THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2025. MR. HARRISON, IF YOU DON'T MIND BRINGING UP THE OTHER DOCUMENT AS WELL. THANK YOU. AS THIS LISTS, THIS JUST SHOWS THE 3% IN VARIOUS LEVELS.
THEY ARE COMPARISON WITH THE ACTUAL SALARY WAS IN 2024 TO WHAT IS PROPOSED IN 25 ALONG WITH THE 3% THAT YOU SEE THERE.
A COUPLE OF OUTLIERS, ONE OF THOSE ON THE FRONT IS NURSES, ONE ON ONE SUPPORT THAT WENT FROM $25 AN HOUR TO $40 PER THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BUT NOT UP DATED ON A PRIOR DOCUMENT. ON THAT NEXT PAGE. ONE ADDITION WAS, HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRARS, RECOMMEND TO GET A DOLLAR 50 MORE AN HOUR. THAT IS ALONG MORE WITH PATHWAYS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRARS CERTAINLY HAVE INCREASED. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TODAY. LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHERS.
EVERYTHING ELSE KIND OF FELL IN LINE. OUR SUBSTITUTE COORDINATOR HAD CERTAINLY TAKEN ON SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE FOR THAT POSITION. HIGHER THAN THE 3%. SCROLLING DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, BUS, CLEANING, VERY IMPORTANT ITEM WORTH NO. THERE WAS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THOSE BUSES REQUIRE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO CLEAN AND THEY ARE THE SAME SIZE. THOSE ARE ALL NOW ONLINE AT $100 FOR A SUMMER DEEP CLEANING. FIELD TRIP COSTS FOR DRIVERS DID INCREASE A DOLLAR, WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THAT, OVER AND OVER. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRIPS, WE SEE FIELD TRIPS BUT THOSE ARE SPORTS TRIPS, ACADEMIC TEAM TRIPS. ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND THEN REGULAR SUBS DID GO UP THREE DOLLARS, AND RETIRED TEACHER SUBS, THREE DOLLARS. WE MOVED OUR IA SUBS $10. THAT INCREASE WAS 12.5%.
WE DID MOVE THOSE UP A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE OTHERS.
OBVIOUSLY A CRITICAL ROLE AS WE HAVE HEARD. THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPORT STAFF RAISES.
>> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARD NOW FOR FOUR YEARS. WE ALWAYS ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS. CAN WE PLEASE INCREASE IAS SUPPOSITIONS AND REGULAR SUPPOSITIONS. AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER OF NINE YEARS AND WATCHING WHAT ARE INCREDIBLE TEACHERS DO INTO THE SUBSTITUTION COMMUNITY AND I HAVE TO SAY, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DID AND WE DID RINGING UP IN COMPARISON TO WHAT WE DID WITH HER TEACHER RAISES AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING TO POINT OUT. YES, WE WOULD LOVE
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TO PAINT ZILLIONS MORE DOLLARS IF WE COULD BUT WITH THE MARKET AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING SO FAR -- IT DOES SHOW IN LINE WITH EVERYTHING. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THE DISTRICT IS CONTINUING TO LOOK AT AND WANTS TO STAY ON MOVING ÚFORWARD AND INCREASING THOSE. BUT -- I KNOW WE HAD A SPEAKER TONIGHT. WE DID GO 3%. JUST LIKE THE REST OF EVERYBODY ELSE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND DOING THAT WORK. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.>> I DID NOT MENTION IT EARLIER, THE APPROXIMATE SPAN FOR THIS INCREASE, FOR SUPPORT STAFF IS AROUND $850,000. AND THE SUB COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $100,000 PER THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT THE INVESTMENT THAT IS CRITICAL .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THE IA SUBS GOT A 12 1/2%
>> I THINK JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT SPEAKER. THAT WE DID TRY TO BRING THEM A LITTLE CLOSER TO WHAT THE REGULAR SUBS MAKE WITHIN EIGHT DOLLARS AN HOUR. YEAH, EIGHT DOLLARS A DAY. NOT AN HOUR. EIGHT DOLLARS A DAY. INSTEAD OF $15. WE CUT THAT
ALMOST IN HALF. >> THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT
OUT. >> ONE COMMENT IN THE QUESTION, AGAIN, MOSTLY FOR THE PUBLIC. I JUST WANT TO SAY, APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS, SIMILAR TO THE TEACHERS CONTRACT. THE WORK IN REVIEWING ALL OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ESSENTIALLY OUR COMPETITION. TO TRY AND KEEP US AT THE TOP. IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BE THE TOP OF EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY. WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK SOME THAT WOULD PLACE HIGHER THAN OTHERS. IN GOING THROUGH THESE, WE ARE EITHER AT OR VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THE TOP FOR EVERY CATEGORY.
AND AGAIN, AS I SAID DURING THE TEACHER CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS -- IF YOU ADD IN BENEFITS OR FOR 3B CONTRIBUTIONS, WE ARE ALL AT THE TOP FOR THE CATEGORY. I APPRECIATE THAT. MY QUESTION -- DO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME BENEFITS PLAN AS WE OFFERED NOW TO THE TEACHERS, THE OPTIONS FOR THE HSA TO VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS
JUST TO CLARIFY THAT AGAIN. >> GET ACCESS TO THAT BEFORE BUT -- THE AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION DOES VARY. AND THE HSA CONTRIBUTION DOES VARY BUT THEY HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THAT.
>> EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO ALL THE VARIOUS ACTIONS?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I DID NOT NOTICE ON HERE BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE CORE TEAM. MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW LIZZIE
WERE RAISED PROPOSE. >> AND IT'S COME IN NEXT.
>> I WILL LET YOU SAY THAT ONE.
>> AT SUBWAY. >> JUST REAL QUICK, SUBSTITUTES
HAVE ACCESS TO THE BENEFITS? >> GREAT POINT. THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW -- DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM 4.01 AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 4.01 AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL TO QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 4.01 AS PRESENTED SAY I.
ANY OPPOSED SENE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 4.02 ADMINISTERED OF
COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS. >> THANK YOU, AGAIN. HAPPY TO REPORT AND CELEBRATE OUR GREAT ADMINISTRATORS INTO THE BUILDING AND IN CENTRAL OFFICE PER THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU TODAY, IS AGAIN A $1400 RAISE TO MATCH THE MAX AMOUNT THAT WAS PROVIDED DURING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS TO TEACHERS. JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS, THIS WOULD BE FOLKS THAT WOULD BE WORKING ACTIVELY BEFORE JULY 1ST. SO -- FOLKS THAT WERE STARTING JULY 1ST OR LATER ARE NOT PART OF THIS RACE PACKAGE AND THAT COULD BE THAT FOLKS STARTED IN A NEW POSITION AS WELL. MAYBE YOU WERE AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, THAT PRINCIPAL ROLL WAS APPROVED ON JULY 1ST OR LATER. THEY ARE STAYING THERE AT THAT CURRENT PAY RATE. AS MR. BEN ORR DID POINT OUT. HE IS NOT TAKING AN INCREASE NOR IS ANY MEMBER OF THE CORE CABINET TEAM AND I DO THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT. THIS COST OF THE RAISE IS ABOUT $146,000 ALL IN. I SAY ABOUT, THERE ARE A FEW MEMBERS OF THIS TEAM THAT WE SEE PERTH INSTEAD OF TURF. AND SO, TO REALLY GET DOWN INTO THE WEEDS, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS. I DO ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE LAST MEANING I -- MEETING, I TALKED ABOUT THE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN TERMS OF ADMIN AND HEALTH INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE THAT SAVED THE DISTRICT $205,000. SO, ADMIN RAISES TODAY, AT A NET SAVINGS OF JUST UNDER $60,000. SO, VERY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT. AS YOU GO DOWN THIS LIST, ALL OF THESE DO RECEIVE A
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$1400 INCREASE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FOLKS ON THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WERE INCREASED LITERALLY TWO. AND THAT IS IN OUR PAYROLL AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEPARTMENT BUT EVERY OTHER EMPLOYEE ON HERE HAS A $14 -- $1400 INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT SALARY. THIS WOULD BE RETROACTIVE BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE 24, 25 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A RETRO CHECK AND SPREAD OUT OVER THE REMAINING PAYS FOR THE 2024 -- 25 SCHOOL YEAR.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THAT WAS EXACTLY MY QUESTION. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOURSELF. APPRECIATE THAT. TO ALL OF OUR CORE TEAM MEMBERS . YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE DISTRICT BUT AT THE SAME TIME, APPRECIATE YOU ARE RECOGNIZING THAT WE DO HAVE SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE TO CUT WHERE WE CAN. AND DO EVERYTHING TO WORK AS A TEAM HERE. PERSONALLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL APPRECIATED,
THANK YOU. >> I HAD FIELDED SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY RENTS -- ONCE THIS WAS POSTED AND I WORK WITH YOU AND MR. MAPES TO GET THIS ANSWER. I JUST WANT TO BRING THOSE TO LIE IN CASE ANYONE ELSE IS PULLING DOWN THE SPREADSHEET AND LOOKING AT CONTRACTS ON THE WEBSITE AND NOTICING THAT MAYBE IT DOES NOT LINE UP WITH EXACTLY $1400.
BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT RENEWED SOME OF THOSE TO YOUR CONTRACTS FOR PRIMARILY THOSE ADMINISTRATORS INTO THE BUILDING. THEN WE APPROVE RAISES FOR THE MASTER, THAT 3.75%. WHAT IS ON THE WEBSITE THEY HAVE GOTTEN A RAISE SINCE THEN. LAST YEAR. THOSE NUMBERS WON'T LINE UP SPECIFICALLY -- $1400 BECAUSE OF THAT. ALSO THEN -- IT IS BASED ON THE BASE SALARY AND NOT -- LIKE THEIR PERFECT DOES NOT COUNT. THE CONTRIBUTIONS LUMPED IN AND IT SAYS LIKE, THERE PERTH, THOSE
DOLLARS DON'T COUNT. >> EXACTLY RIGHT. IF YOU LOOK THE 2024-2025, THE PERF, MINUS THE PERF IN PARENTHESES. THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT MATCHES. ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT. THERE WAS A 3.7% INCREASE LAST YEAR BUT FOLKS WERE NOT ON THE LAST STEP ALSO SAW THE STEP INCREASE AS WELL.
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT AS EASY AS TAKING 3.75 AND SEEING IF THE NUMBER MATCHES +14. A STEP INCREASE AS WELL. UNDER THIS
MODEL, IT IS A FLAT $1400. >> THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR WORKING FOR -- ON THAT FOR US. ANYONE ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.02 AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 4.02 AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL TO QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 4.02. SAY I. OPPOSED SENE -- SAY . PASS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 4.03 ADDITIONAL PREPARATIONS. TIM
BROWN. >> IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS, PRIOR TO THE BUDGET BEING PRESENTED. AS A RESULT OF THAT. REPRESENTED THERE. I TOLD YOU I WOULD COME BACK IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS. REMEMBER APPROPRIATION IS PERMISSION TO SPEND, I'M NOT ASKING TO MOVE ANY MONEY. I'M SAYING THE CASH BALANCES THAT ARE THERE, WE NEED ACCESS TO THOSE TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE BILLS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT I PRESENTED DURING THE BUDGETING PROCESS. I'M ASKING PERMISSION TO MOVE $5 MILLION IN APPROPRIATION FOR THE EDUCATION FUND. 1.5 MILLION IN THE OPERATING REFERENDUM AT THE TIME OF THE BUDGET. WE THOUGHT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE 2 MILLION. WE THINK WE WILL BE FINE WITH 1.5 IN THE SELF-INSURANCE DEMO FONDA, CLAIMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE 150,000 REQUEST. IT IS NOW $200,000 REQUESTED JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE SIMPLY SAYING, WE NEED PERMISSION OF THE CASH AVAILABLE. FOR THE 2024 YEAR BACK IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER OF
2023. >> THIS DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING SO, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME UP AND MAKE COMMENT. HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL MOVE ON. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION .
>> MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN
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THE EDUCATION FUND REFERENDUM FROM THE SELF-INSURANCE DENTAL>> I WILL NOW CALL TO QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR APPROVING 4.03 IS PRESENTED SAY I. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASS 4.03. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 4.04 NEW COURSE PROPOSAL. 2025-2026.
>> IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO REPORT ON WHAT IS KIND OF A HISTORIC CHANGE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA THAT OCCURRED THIS MORNING WITH THE STATE BOARD PASSING NEW DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. MY INTENT THIS EVENING IS TO REPORT JUST BRIEFLY ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THOSE NEW DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS.
TOP, INTRODUCE AT LEAST OUR PLAN TO RESPOND TO THAT. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TRULY KIND OF LIVING THE SPIRIT OF THIS NEW CHANGE WHICH IS TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND MORE PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO THE HIGH SCHOOL APPEARANCE THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE. THAT WILL NECESSITATE US TO APPROVE SOME NEW COURSES THAT WILL BE THE ACTION ITEM FOR YOU THIS EVENING. ADVANCE THE SLIDE. THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE BASICALLY HIGHLIGHTS TWO PAGES THAT THE STATE BOARD APPROVED TODAY. AND SO, THE SIDE WHERE YOU SEE THE ARROWS, PHYSICALLY ALIGNS THE COLUMN WITH THE CURRENT CORE 40. STUDENTS DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO ME RIGHT NOW NICK APPEARS TO THE DIPLOMA ARMAMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED THIS MORNING. THE OTHER SIDE KIND OF TALKS ABOUT SOME NEW CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THIS DRAFT AND IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST DRAFT OF THIS DIPLOMA CAME OUT. THERE WAS SOME BACK LASH OF IT, NOT REALLY PREPARING STUDENTS FROM COLLEGE AND BEYOND. THERE WERE ADJUSTMENTS MADE IN THIS VERSION TO REALLY BRING FORWARD SOME INCREASED RIGOR IN PREPARATION AND PERSONALIZATION TO THAT SIDE OF THE DIPLOMA.
AND THERE WERE A DEVELOPMENT -- IN THE DIPLOMA DRAFT, THERE IS NO LONGER THE ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA OR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA .
THERE ARE HONOR SEALS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT. BUT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INDIVIDUALIZED BY STUDENTS THAT MIGHT BE GOING BY ENROLLMENT. GOING TO COLLEGE. EMPLOYMENT, THOSE THAT ARE WORKFORCE READY FOR ENLISTMENT OF SERVICE. TONIGHT WE WILL SPEND MOST OF HER TIME JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE BASE DIPLOMA CHANGES. THAT ARE OVER THERE BY THE ARROWS. I WILL GO TO A NEW SLIDE TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT. AS I SAID, TO REALLY ACCOMPLISH THE FLEXIBILITY AND PERSONALIZATION , SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO, WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THAT DIPLOMA, ONE LESS FOR WIRED CREDIT. CREDIT IS ONE SEMESTER, SECRETLY REQUIRE TWO SEMESTERS OF PE. THERE IS MORE FLEXIBILITY AND THE TYPES OF COURSES THAT COUNT FOR SCIENCE.
SO, INSTEAD OF KIND OF BIO ARE CAN PHYSICS, ICP AND A CORE 40 SCIENCE CLASS -- THIS REQUIRES CREDITS. IT WILL BE MORE FLEXIBILITY THAT BIOLOGY IS THE ONLY REQUIRED CREDIT. OTHER FOUR CREDITS WILL BE ANY SCIENCE COURSE, LET'S SAY I'M INTERESTED INTO THE EMT PROGRAM, I COULD GET MY CREDITS THROUGH THAT. THERE IS ONE LESS CREDIT AND ECONOMICS. I WILL COME BACK TO THAT IN A MINUTE. THAT IS NO LONGER REQUIRED INTO THE NEW DIPLOMA. TWO LESS CREDITS INTO THE SPECIFIC CLASS OF WORLD HISTORY OR GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY OF THE WORLD, I WILL COME BACK TO THAT ONE AS WELL. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT, AND OUR CURRENT DIPLOMA, THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED DIRECTED ELECT TIPS. THERE ARE FIVE ELECTIVES THAT ARE EITHER FINE ARTS, WORLD LANGUAGE, OR CTE. IN THE NEW DIPLOMA , THOSE ELECTIVES ARE NOT DEFINED AS DIRECT DID ELECT 'S. BUT THEY CERTAINLY COUNT APPEARED ALL OF HIS CLASSES COUNT FOR THE DIPLOMA. STUDENTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED TO TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES. BUT THEY CERTAINLY CAN IF THEY WISH AND THEY WILL COUNT TO THE DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. BUT A STUDENT WHO MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN THOSE THINGS WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THOSE CLASSES. ON THAT MATH SIDE OF THINGS, GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA TWO ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED MATH CREDITS. SO ALGEBRA ONE IS REQUIRED. AND IN THE FOUR OTHER CREDITS CAN BE ANY KIND OF MATH CLASS TO FULFILL THOSE CREDITS. AGAIN, FLEXIBILITY AND ALIGNMENT TO STUDENTS POST SECONDARY GOALS.
WITH THE NEW DIPLOMA AND ADDITION TO THIS INCREASED FLEXIBILITY AND SOME REDUCTION OF SOME REQUIREMENTS. THERE ARE SOME NEW REQUIREMENTS. WITHIN THE REQUIRED EIGHT CREDITS FOR ENGLISH. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT OF ONE CREDIT OF A
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COMMUNICATION COURSE. THAT FITS VERY NICELY WITH OUR JOURNEY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE DONE THE SUCCESS SKILLS WE PARTY IDENTIFIED FOR OUR STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED NOW TO EARN ONE CREDIT IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND THE FOUNDATION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE . STUDENTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO EARN A CREDIT IN PERSONAL FINANCE. SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ECONOMICS BEING TAKEN AWAY, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED IS REALLY BEING REPLACED WITH THE PERSONAL FINANCE. I LOVE TEACHING ECON, I THINK KIDS SHOULD HAVE A BIG PICTURE UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMICS AND HOW IT WORKS. I DON'T KNOW THE UNDERSTANDING SUPPLIED CURVES AND EQUILIBRIUM, THOSE ARE RELEVANT TO ALL STUDENTS WERE NOT GOING INTO THE FIELD, I BELIEVE PERSONAL FINANCE IS MORE RELEVANT COURSE. THERE ARE -- THERE IS ONE MORE ELECTIVE WIRED IN THE NEW DIPLOMA, 11 IN THE PREVIOUS DIPLOMA, 12 IN THIS. AGAIN -- THE WHOLE IDEA IS, TAKE THE ELECTIVES THAT ARE ALIGNED TO POST SECONDARY GOALS. INSTEAD OF HAVING REQUIRED A LET TIPS. ONE OTHER ADDITIONAL CLASS IS STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A CLASSICAL PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS. WE WILL USE OUR CLASS AS OUR FRESHMAN SEMINAR CLASS. BECAUSE OF THAT CHANGE TO PE AND REDUCING PE FROM TWO CREDITS TO ONE CREDIT. I DO NEED TO LET YOU KNOW SOME CHANGES WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH PHYSICAL EDUCATION. NOW THAT WE ARE GOING FROM TWO TO ONE. WE HAVE GOT CLARIFICATION TO ANY PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSE COUNTS FOR THAT ONE CREDIT. THE PE OR WAITS COURSE WOULD COUNT FOR THAT CREDIT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENCE FOR A LOT OF OUR ATHLETES -- SAYING I WANT FRESHMAN YEAR TO TAKE ADVANCED PHYSICAL CONDITIONING AND ENROLL IN THAT WEIGHT CLASP WITHOUT ONE SEMESTER OF WEIGHT WOULD SATISFY THAT DESMET WE WILL STILL OFFER ALTERNATE PE CREDIT FOR MARCHING BAND, CLUB SPORTS, ANY ATHLETE THAT PARTICIPATES THAT IS NOT IN ANOTHER PE CLASS WILL FOLLOW THE SAME POLICY WE HAD BEFORE. THAT ALTERNATE PE CREDIT WILL SATISFY THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT UNDER THE NEWDIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. >> SO FOR CLARIFICATION, THEY COULD BE IN TRACK AND FIELD AND THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY PE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY BECAUSE OF THAT TRACK AND
FIELD. >> AS LONG AS THEY DO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ONLINE PE CREDIT. FOR THE ALTERNATE PE CREDIT. THEN YOU TAKE THE QUIZZES AND THEN REGISTER.
>> THANK YOU. >> FOR ONLINE. THE FACT THAT WE ARE REDUCING LINE CREDIT, WE THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THE STUDENTS ARE LEASED IN FRONT OF THEIR INSTRUCTORS ARE IN FRONT OF THEIR COACHES AND DOING SOMETHING PHYSICAL. SO A CHANGE IN OUR PROCEDURES WOULD BE, WE WOULD ELIMINATE ACCEPTING AN ONLINE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CREDIT. SINCE THERE IS ONLY ONE CREDIT. AND WE VALUE THAT PERSONAL APPROACH.
>> SUMMER PE WOULD STILL THEN CONTINUE. JUST INFORMATION ITEM THAT WE ARE PROPOSING BRINGING INCREASING THE COST OF THAT. IT WAS, EVEN THOUGH WE INCREASED THAT LAST YEAR. DID NOT COVER THE TOTAL COST OF SUMMER PE. I WILL BRING THAT TO YOU IN JANUARY FOR APPROVAL AS WELL. AND I JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS OTHER THINGS AS WE LOOK AT COST FOR OUR ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL AND ONLINE CLASSES. AT THIS POINT, WE LOOK AT THE COST OF THOSE CLASSES. WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY OUT OF THAT AND SO -- IT WILL SAVE SOME COSTS, IT WILL THEN SAY, WE ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY FREE ONLINE COURSES. THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSAL I WILL BRING TO YOU ON JANUARY.
>> WITH THAT SECTION RIGHT THERE. WITH PARENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE FAMILIES WITH FREE REDUCED LUNCH. WILL THEY HAVE A WAIVER IN THAT OF ANY SORT ARE EVERYONE ACROSS THE DISTRICT
GOES UP. >> FAMILIES WOULD HAVE TO PAY IF THEY WANTED TO TAKE AN ONLINE COURSE.
>> SINCE IT IS OPTIONAL. >> CORRECT.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. NOW THAT ALL THE PE CLASSES LIKE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT PE CREDIT WITH PREREQUISITE FOR THE TWO PE CREDITS PRIOR TO HAVING TO TAKE THAT GO AWAY? FIRST SEMESTER'S FRESHMAN YOU CAN ENROLL IN THAT CLASS?
>> CORRECT. >> I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT RINGING IT UNTIL JANUARY. PUT A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY DONE THEIR SCHEDULES. BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IF THEY WERE PLANNING TO TAKE US -- AN ONLINE COURSE AND THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE PAID FOR?
>> AGAIN, TALK TO OUR COUNSELORS AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS
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TODAY. WE ARE GETTING INFORMATION OUT AFTER WE TAKE ACTION IN JANUARY SO FAMILIES CAN PREPARE. SO, OBVIOUSLY, MAJOR CHANGES, RIGHT? THE IDEA COME THE SPIRIT BEHIND IT, LET'S INTRODUCE MORE FLEXIBILITY INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. LET'S GIVE STUDENTS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE COURSES THAT ARE TRULY ALIGNED WITH THEIR FAMILIES ASPIRATIONS AND POST SECONDARY GOALS. A LOT OF DISTRICTS -- HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? I JUST WANT TO REPORT YOU THAT WE HAVE A PLAN AND WE ARE READY FOR THIS PLAN. OKAY? WE ARE READY. AND PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE READY, WE MADE AN INVESTMENT BACK IN THE SPRING. 2023. AND I WILL GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO DR. KAYLEE. STEVE DELOZIER FOR THE ENGAGEMENT FOR THE PROCESS. THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AS YOU KNOW, WE BROUGHT CONSULTANTS IN. WE TALKED TO THEM, VISITED OUR BUILDINGS, VISITED OUR STAFF. WE HAD DAYS WHERE WE HAD OVER 300 STATE EMPLOYEES GIVE US INPUT. IT WAS VERY CLEAR, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DIPLOMA, THE IDEAS, CAN WE CONNECT THEIR LEARNING TO THE COMMUNITY. CAN WE MAKE IT REAL RELEVANT. CAN WE MAKE IT MORE ALIGNED. THESE ARE A GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE SEE THESE AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH. AND SO, IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR AND THROUGH THE SUMMER. TACTIC TEAMS BEGAN PLANNING DESMET WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE IF WE DID THIS. EVEN AHEAD OF THIS DIPLOMA CHANGE. AND IN THAT PLANNING PROCESS. THERE WERE SOME GREAT THINGS IN THE MODEL THAT WE LEARN. OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO GROW AND GET BETTER.SOME OF THOSE THINGS WERE YES, WE CAN MAKE MORE RELEVANT -- HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. WE ALSO LIKE THIS IDEA FRESHMAN SEMINAR. WE HAD A COURSE THAT WE PROVIDE INTENTIONAL FRESHMAN SUPPORTS AND WE ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. ABOUT CAREER. ABOUT COLLEGE ABOUT COURSEWORK THAT ALIGNS WITH THAT. PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS CLASS NEXT YEAR, NEXT YEAR OUR FRESHMAN FOR SEMESTER WILL TAKE THE CLASS THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT CURRICULUM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW WHEN WE VISITED ACADEMIES AT OTHER SCHOOLS, LIKE A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE AN ACTIVITY IDENTITY. RIGHT? THEIR SPORT, PERFORMING ARTS, THAT IS WHAT WE SAW WHEN WE VISITED ACADEMY SCHOOLS, WE HAD ACADEMIC IDENTITY BECAUSE OF THE ACADEMY. WE THINK WE CAN REPLICATE THAT WITH A PLAN THAT WE HAVE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE CAN GROW THEM OUT OF A GUARANTEE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE AND MAKE IT MORE RELEVANT. AND THEN YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED AND IDENTIFY THOSE KEY SUCCESS SKILLS THAT HER STUDENTS NEED TO EXCEL IN THEIR LIFE. AS A WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WITH THE FORD MODEL IT WAS NOT RELEVANT. A LOT OF THE MODELS KIND FOR STUDENTS INTO CT CLASSES THAT WERE NOT MAY BE ALIGNED TO THE POST SECONDARY GOALS OR FAMILY ASPIRATIONS.
ALSO, IF WE ADOPTED A PURE ACADEMY MODEL, WE WOULD HALF TO LIMIT OUR COURSE OFFERING FROM WHAT WE OFFER NOW. IN ADDITION TO THAT. THE MODEL THAT WAS PART OF THE ACADEMY. WOULD LIMIT TO WHAT OUR TEACHERS COULD TEACH. THOSE COMPONENTS DIDN'T REALLY FIT. WE DECIDED TO BREAK AWAY AND DESIGN OUR OWN MOTTO. WHAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED, THE NETWORK MODEL AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS. JEFF HAS GOT A VIDEO HE WILL SHOW YOU.
>> HI, I'M ATTICA. I'M A STUDENT AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF HSE SCHOOLS. DURING MY TIME HERE I'VE BEEN INSPIRED BY SO MANY TEACHERS AND STAFF TO ACCOMPLISH MY LONG-TERM GOALS FOR MY FUTURE. THERE TRULY DEDICATED FOR PREPARING US FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD AND THEIR WORK ASK A REAL DIFFERENCE. IT'S GRADUATION APPROACHES, MY CLASSMATES AND I RECOGNIZE THAT THE WORLD IS CHANGING QUICKLY AND TO SUCCEED , TO BE ADAPTABLE AND READY WITH THE SKILLS THAT MATTER MOST. TO BETTER HELP US IN THAT, HSE SCHOOLS PARTNERED WITH FORD NEXT GENERATION LEARNING. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL LEADERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEFINE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ATTRIBUTES STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. THIS WORK LED TO THE CREATION OF OUR JOURNEY OF A STUDENT. IT WILL GUIDE STUDENT LEARNING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12 ALIGNING WITH NEWER VARMINTS FROM THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. FROM THIS WORK ALSO CAME A NEW NETWORK WHICH IS LAUNCHING WITH THE CLASS OF 2029. BY ESTABLISHING NETWORKS, STUDENTS WILL HAVE AN ACADEMIC FOCUS , STRUCTURE, AND REAL-WORLD RELEVANCE. NOW, THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WILL CHANGE COMPLETELY. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A NEW EMPHASIS ON ALIGNING CLASSES WITH FUTURE GOALS. OUR FRESHMAN WILL TAKE A SUMMER CLASS CALLED PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS WHERE THEY WILL EXPLORE THE DIFFERENT
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NETWORKS AND LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN COLLEGE PATHWAYS.THEN IN 10TH GRADE, AS SOPHOMORES THEY WILL CHOOSE A THREE COURSE SEQUENCE WITH THE NETWORK THAT MATCHES THEIR INTEREST AND ASPIRATION. THERE ARE EIGHT NETWORKS TO CHOOSE FROM DESIGNED WITH INPUT FROM COMMUNITIES AND WORKFORCE EXPERTS TO MATCH TODAY'S CORRECT -- TOP WORK FEELS.
DON'T WORRY, STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SWITCH NETWORKS OF INTEREST CHANGES. WHY DOES THIS MATTER? LET'S BE HONEST, MOST OF US PICK CLASSES BECAUSE OF WHAT WE NEED IN COLLEGE OR BECAUSE HER FRIENDS ARE IN THEM. THIS NEW APPROACH ALSO OPENS DOORS TO REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES LIKE GUEST SPEAKERS, JOB SHADOWING, INTERNSHIP, AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS. IT IS EXCITING TO THINK ABOUT HOW THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL MAKE HIGH SCHOOL MORE ENGAGING AND RELEVANT FOR STUDENTS. YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT IS NEXT? FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE CLASS OF 2029, YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THIS NEW MODEL. WHAT YOUR STUDENT HAS CONFIRMED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL, PLAN TO ATTEND THE COURSE PREVIEW NIGHT. JANUARY 15TH AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL JANUARY 16TH AT HSE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS WHEN YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR NETWORKS AND GET HELP WITH CLASS SCHEDULING. IF YOU ARE ALREADY FEELING OVERWHELMED BY ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, WE WILL HAVE MORE VIDEOS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE NETWORK SECTION. HSE SCHOOLS IS PROUD TO MAKE THIS EXCITING CHANGE AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR HELPING MAKE IT HAPPEN. ONE LAST THING, GET EXCITED. WE'RE ABOUT TO ENTER
A NEW ERA FOR LEARNING. >> SHE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. AND SO, THEN IT WORKS REALLY IS A UNIQUE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL MODEL TO FORWARD THINKING AND I THINK IT IS TRULY RESPONSIVE AND REALLY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE NEW DIPLOMA CHANGES. THERE ARE EIGHT NETWORKS IDENTIFIED. AND UNDER ALMOST EVERY ONE OF THOSE NETWORKS ARE BOTH COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSEWORK AND CAREER TECHNICAL COURSEWORK. SO, THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW TONIGHT, WE WILL SPEND MORE TIME IN A WORK SESSION IN JANUARY TO DIG DEEPER BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THIS BECAUSE THIS WILL IMPACT SOME OF THE COURSES THAT I BRING TO YOU TONIGHT. TO DO THIS, IN NETWORKS WITH THE ADDITIONS WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL. THE COMPUTER FOUNDATIONS ARE WIRED -- WE ALSO ARE GOING TO BRING CYBERSECURITY IN AS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE NETWORKS.
WE ARE USING THE COLLEGE BOARD FOR A KICKSTART. WE ARE ALSO BRINGING FORWARD AP PRECALCULUS WERE STUDENTS CAN EARN SOME COLLEGE CREDIT INTO THE CLASS THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO BEFORE. WE TALKED FOR UNIVERSITY PROVIDERS FROM IU BLOOMINGTON, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MAJORS THERE IS INFORMATICS. AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING IN THAT AS A NETWORK AS WELL. TO GET THOSE COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARN WHEN TALKING TO ENGINEERING TEACHERS, WE HAVE A LOT OF -- MECHANICAL HANDS ON, THEY LOVE IT, IT KIND OF A MATH CLIFF WHERE THE MATH IS JUST, IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR THEM. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM FOR THE STUDENTS. SO SOME OF THOSE CLASSES THAT YOU SEE IN THE TECHNOLOGY CLASS, RINGING FORWARD. CREATING A THREE POINT -- THREE COURSE SEQUENCE FOR THE STUDENTS. THE TECHNICIAN SEQUENCE -- STEVE HAS BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB OF THIS.
WORKING WITH APPRENTICESHIP FOR LOCAL PROVIDER. IN ADDITION TO THAT, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH WORK ONE IN THE JAGS PROGRAM WHICH REALLY SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, REALLY NEED SOME EXTRA HELP WHO HAVE STRUGGLED INITIALLY AND HIGH SCHOOL -- WOULD HAVE A CULTURE HIGH SCHOOL AND SEMESTER BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. TO HELP THEM FIND PLACEMENT . THAT IS A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN. AND TECHNICAL MATH AS WELL.
AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. WITH THE NEW DIPLOMA WIRE MET, ALGEBRA IS THE ONLY ONE HIRED LET'S A STUDENT GOES INTO ALGEBRA, THEY TAKE GEOMETRY. BUT THEY REALLY -- THEY WANT SOMETHING MORE RELEVANT TO MAYBE THEY ARE GOING INTO THE WORKFORCE OR DOING SOMETHING HANDS ON. TECHNICAL MATH, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING MAY BE MORE CONSTRUCTION FOCUSED IN APPLYING THOSE CONCEPTS. COULD BE SOMETHING THAT STUDENT COULD TAKE IT WE WANT TO BRING THAT FORWARD FOR APPROVAL AS WELL.
ANOTHER THING THAT I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS FOR A LONG TIME HAS HAD ADDITIONAL ONE CREDIT BUSINESS REQUIREMENT. BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT FOR OUR DIPLOMA. THAT IS A LOCAL REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE. BECAUSE IN THE NEW DIPLOMA, WE ARE HEADING --
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ADDING THREE COURSES THAT REALLY HAVE BUSINESS STANDARDS IN THEM. COMPUTER SCIENCE, PAYING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS.AND THE PERSONAL FINANCE. ALL THREE OF THOSE HAVE IS THE STANDARDS IN THERE. IF YOU TRULY WANT FLEXIBILITY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED THAT ADDITIONAL CREDIT, I'M ASKING TO REMOVE THAT TONIGHT AS WELL. SO, THE STEPS TO LAUNCHING THE NETWORK. TONIGHT IS THE START OF THAT. IF WE APPROVE THE NEW COURSES TONIGHT. THEN WE HAVE INFORMATION , I WILL BE DOING PRESENTATION TO KICK OFF THE INFORMATION , THE 15TH IN THE 16, AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. I DO WANT TO COMMEND THE ADMINISTRATION OF BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. IT IS BEEN AN AWESOME PROCESS, BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS ARE BORED WITH THIS NETWORK. BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN GIVEN GREAT INPUT IN DEVELOPING THE NETWORKS. WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION I FOR GREAT PARENTS. WE HAVE THE WORK SESSION ON THE 22ND. THE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS WILL VISIT THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS ON THE 30TH AND 31ST. WE WILL TALK ABOUT NETWORKS THERE WITH THEM AND THEN WE WILL START WITH COUNSELING MEETINGS WITH THE INTEGRATORS IN FEBRUARY. FINALIZE THAT FRESHMAN SEMINAR.
CURRICULUM -- IN THE SPRING. FINALIZE THE GUARANTEED -- NEXT ARE THE SPRING AND WE WILL BE READY TO LAUNCH.
>> THANK YOU. COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD?
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK ONCE. FIRST OF ALL, AMAZING. IT IS VERY EXCITING, VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT IS COMING FORTH. I'M OLD SCHOOL IN THE SENSE THAT MY KIDS ARE MUCH OLDER BUT THEY WITH HER HSE. I DO REMEMBER RECALLING -- WE HAD SOME PATHWAYS ALREADY. LIKE PROJECT LEAD THE WAY AND BEST IN BROADCAST MEDIA AND ALL THAT. WILL ALL THAT STUFF GO AWAY ON THE TWO SCHOOLS, INTERTWINED WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING. LIKE SOME OF THE -- THERE ALREADY EMBEDDED INTO THE
NETWORKS AS WELL. >> THE STUDENTS CAN STILL TAKE THE COURSES. NOT EVERY COURSE IS GOING TO BE IN A THREE COURSE SEQUENCE. MAYBE THOSE WILL BE PREREQUISITES, MAYBE THEY WILL SERVICE THE ELECTIVES TO SATISFY THOSE DIPLOMA
PERMITS. >> THE LAST ONE IS, I KNOW THERE WAS THE INTERNATIONAL BACK PROGRAM. DOES THAT NEED THAT ASPECT IS THAT MEET THE NEEDS?
>> IS ONE OF THE NETWORKS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, AS I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR PARENTS. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE OLD DIPLOMAS STILL -- THOSE OF DIPLOMAS THAT THE KIDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WITH AND THESE NEW ONES ARE THE ONES FOR KIDS THAT WILL START HIGH SCHOOL
NEXT YEAR. >> SO, THE DIPLOMA THAT WAS APPROVED TODAY. EVERYONE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL -- THE OLD DIPLOMA APPLIES TO EVERYONE IN HIGH SCHOOL. WE CAN CHOOSE AS A DISTRICT IF WE WANT TO APPLY THAT TO JUNIORS AND BELOW GOING FORWARD. SCHOOLS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO DO THAT. CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> AT THIS POINT, THIS MEETING, THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS MEETING IS ABOUT.
>> THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS MEETING IS ABOUT. IT WILL START WITH THE INCOMING FRESHMAN NEXT YEAR.
>> BUT THE COURSE IS -- THEY WILL CHANGE FOR EVERYONE?
>> CORRECT. I WAS TALKING BY THE SPECIFIC DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS, THE CREDITS THAT YOU NEED TO GRADUATE.
>> HAVING STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW, THINKING THAT EVERYTHING IS NEW WOULD CHANGE EVERYTHING THAT THE STUDENTS
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS. >> A STUDENT WOULD HAVE TO GET ENROLLMENT EMPLOYMENT OR ENLISTMENT IN ORDER TO USE THIS IF THEY ARE CURRENTLY A JUNIOR, SOPHOMORE, FRESHMAN.
>> OKAY. >> JUST A COMMENT. THE FORD NGL PROGRAM. LOOK AT THE VARIOUS TECH ED OPTIONS. I'VE GOT TO COMMEND MR. LUCIER, THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS THING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. JUST FANTASTIC. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND STEVE, HE MADE A COMMENT TO ME WHEN YOU WERE IN NASHVILLE, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING REALLY COOL OR YOU WILL HAVE AN AWESOME THREE RING BINDER THAT SITS ON A SHELF SOMEWHERE FOREVER. IT IS GREAT FOR ME. TO SEE THIS FINALLY GETTING INTO ACTION. THESE COURSES ARE ABOUT TO BECOME
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AVAILABLE. OUR STUDENTS CAN TAKE THEM AND I HAVE AN EIGHTH GRADER THAT WILL BE A PART OF THIS DECISION PROCESS. VERY, VERY COOL. MAINTAINING ALL THE RIGOR TO MAINTAIN ALL THE SAME CLASSES. SPECIFY LIKE PERSONAL FINANCE PEER TO STEM CREDIT.COMPUTER SCIENCE CREDIT. AND PERSON I HAVE ALWAYS ADVOCATED FOR COMMUNICATION. A COMMUNICATIONS CLASS , I THINK EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO TAKE SOME FORM OF COMMUNICATION. TO GIVE KIDS SOME IDEA OF THINKING AHEAD TO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN LIFE , REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS WHO HIT THAT MATH WHILE AT PURDUE. I STARTED FOR COMPUTER TECH. I RAN INTO A LITTLE COURSE CAUGHT -- CALLED CAICOS TO 22. I WILL NEVER FORGET, I WANT TO RECORD FROM THE CLASS TO MY COUNSELOR'S OFFICE AND SAID, WHAT ELSE YOU GOT AND I CHANGED MAJORS. THAT LITTLE ENDEAVOR COST ME ABOUT $20,000. SO, GETTING THAT OUT OF THE WAY EARLY, HAVING THESE KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AFTER SCHOOL, GOING TO THE RIGHT COLLEGE, EATING THE RIGHT MAJOR, THAT IS ALL FANTASTIC.
THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK GOING. GREAT TO SEE IT FINALLY COME TO
FRUITION. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY , WE ARE VOTING ON THE COURSE CHANGES, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON LIGHT, THE INCREASE TO THIS PHYSICAL EDUCATION FEE FOR THE
SUMMER. >> YOU ARE VOTING ON THE NEW COURSES TONIGHT. INFORMATION. PE. WE WILL HAVE WORK SESSION FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NETWORKS ON THE 27TH.
>> AS WELL AS ELIMINATING THE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY COURSE
REQUIREMENT. >> THE LOCAL BUSINESS REQUIREMENT. NEW COURSES IN LOCAL BUSINESS. ELIMINATED.
>> I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT, KUDOS TO STEVE AND YOU ALL FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER. I KNOW BOTH SARAH AND I WERE VERY ACTIVE IN A LOT OF THE BEAUTY WORK AND -- COMMUNITY WORK. IT IS JUST FANTASTIC TO SEE THIS PULL TOGETHER. IT IS LIKE HURTING -- HERDING CATS. IT IS REALLY CRITICAL INCLUDING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. IT IS REALLY FANTASTIC TO SEE THIS HAPPEN. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CYBERSECURITY BECAUSE THAT IS BEEN A HIGH POINT OF INTEREST ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.
AND AS ADVANCED AS THAT IS AND AS FAST AS IT IS CHANGING, IT IS GREAT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME KEY PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THIS TOO. YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENT AND ACTIVE IN THOSE INDUSTRIES TO REALLY BRING FORWARD AND EDUCATE HER STUDENTS IN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES, I THINK THAT IS FANTASTIC. ALSO LOVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PIECE. PERSONAL FINANCE. I CANNOT TELL YOU ENOUGH, USED TO WORK FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHERE WE WERE -- DEALING WITH STUDENT DEBT.
STUDENTS NOT PAYING BACK THE FEDERAL LOANS AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH A LOT OF PERSONAL FINANCE ISSUES AND LACK THEREOF. I AM EXCITED TO SEE THAT COME FORWARD. VERY EXCITED TO SEE US IMPLEMENT THIS. THANK YOU ALL.
>> TIFFANY, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 4.04 AS PRESENTED?
>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FOR 2025-2026
>> I WILL NOW CALL TO QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I.
ALTHOUGH SUPPOSED TO SAY NAY. PASS THE 70. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO 4.05. >> GOOD EVENING, SECOND READ ON POLICIES G3 .02. 3.04, 4.07, AND J5 .10. WE HAD NO CHANGES THAT CAME OUT OF FIRST READ ON THE BOARD SO WE DID NOT HAVE A DECEMBER POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. BECAUSE WE HAD NO NEW POLICIES TO PRESENT. UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I AM SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THOSE POLICY CHANGES.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.05 AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 4.05 POLICY SECOND READING, GE ZERO 3.02 POINT BENEFITS, G0 3.04, CERTIFIED STAFF VACATION HOLIDAYS, G0 4.07 RETIREMENT OF SUPPORT STAFF, J0 5.10 ANIMALS
ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. >> SECOND.
>> I WILL CALL THE QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 4.05 AS PRESENTED SAY I. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. PASS .
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 5.01 BOARD MEMBERSREPORTS. >> WE HAD A FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING YESTERDAY. THOSE NOTES WILL BE ONLINE ALONG WITH ALL
OF THE ATTACHMENTS. >> YES, I DO. I'M JUST PULLING MY UP RIGHT QUICK. THREE WITH ONES. HS EF, FOUNDATION PIT ONE IS A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF MIDCOURT LOWER-LEVEL RESERVE VIP TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW FOR THE BASKETBALL GAMES AT THE FISHERS EVENT CENTER ON DECEMBER 20TH. PLEASE VISIT THE HSE FOUNDATION.WORK AND CLICK ON EVENTS TO ORDER. SECOND THING I'M SUPPOSED TO SHARE, WE WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A SPORTS EXPERIENCE, SILENT AUCTION FEATURING TIGERS AND ROYALS EXPERIENCES. PLUS SELLING 50-50 RAFFLE TICKET IN THE CONCOURSE AT THE BASKETBALL GAMES NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT. AND THIRD IS HS EF, ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE LEGENDARY COMEDY ICON JEFF FOXWORTHY , WILL BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL LEGACY CELEBRATION. AT THE NEW FISHERS EVENT CENTER ON FEBRUARY 24TH. 2025 . ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS BENEFIT BENEFIT HSEF PROGRAMS. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT FISHERS EVENT CENTER.COM AND BONUS INFORMATION , THE FOUNDATIONS, IDEAS WITH IMPACT GRANT CYCLE IS NOW OPEN TO DECEMBER 19TH AT MIDNIGHT. GRANT REQUESTS ARE UP TO $5000 AND CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA THANK YOU FOUNDATION.ORG . AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY 25 AND THIS IS ALL FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JUSTIN FROM THE HSEF. MAINTENANCE AND FACILITY MEETING WILL NOT BE THIS MONTH. WE HAVE POSTPONED UNTIL JANUARY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY AND EXCITED FOR YOU ALL FOR GOING INTO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. I KNOW THIS IS VERY, VERY BUSY TIME FOR ALL YOU PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO IN MERRY
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY , THANK YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.
>> WE HAVE THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING LAST WEEK.
WE HAD AN EARLIER THAN USUAL. FOR THE HOLIDAYS, I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT READY YET BUT IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING BUT I DO WANT TO CONNECT -- MR, ORR, ABOUT THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF FISHERS AS WELL. SO, LOOK FOR
THAT INFORMATION TO COME. >> I AM NO LONGER THE FISHERS
REDEVELOPMENT PERSON. >> WELL, DARN.
[6. Superintendent's Report]
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> ON BEHALF OF OUR NONCERTIFIED EMPLOYEES. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE BOARD FOR THE INCREASE TONIGHT AS WELL AS OUR ADMINISTRATORS. CENTRAL OFFICE HERE WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE WORKDAY ON DECEMBER 23RD AND OPEN BACK UP ON JANUARY 22ND FOR THE HOLIDAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE AWARE OF THAT. THINK ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, FOR ALL OF THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE BUILDING. FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THESE LAST TWO WEEKS, IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND ANY OF THAT. SHINING BRIGHT , EXCELLENCE OF WHAT THEY CAN PROVIDE US. AND --
[7. Board President]
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, EVERYONE HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAYAND MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> LAST BUT NOT LEAST -- I WOULD LIKE TO THINK OF PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND SPENDING TIME WITH US ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU TO SARAH, FOR ALL OF HER WORK AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO KIND OF HELPED ONBOARD US AS THE FOUR THAT WERE THE LAST CYCLE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT IN WORKING WITH HER AND AGAIN -- MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND ENJOY THE RELAXING TIME AND WE WILL COME BACK IN JANUARY AND WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A GREAT EDUCATION TO OUR STUDENTS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.