[1. Meeting Opening] [00:00:10] >>> CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [2. Academic Excellence Recognition] >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG MAN. LAST MONTH, HSE SCHOOLS CELEBRATED NATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF FISHERS. EACH MONTH, FISHERS -- EACH MARCH, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DISABILITY HONORS INDIVIDUALS THAT EXHIBIT AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION. THIS YEAR'S LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS AWARD GOES TO CARTER SCHMIDT. YEAH. YOU CAN GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT A COUPLE TIMES. FOR CARTER. YOU'LL SEE CARTER JUST ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THE FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. UNIFIED BASKETBALL, FLAG FOOTBALL, TRACK PROGRAMS. HE'S AN AVID MEMBER OF THE TIGER CAGE SPIRIT CLUB AND I SAW HIM AT THE -- MANY OF THE SECTIONAL GAMES AND OTHER GAMES DURING THE TIGERS MARCH TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. I SAT BY HIM AT THE CARMEL GAME AND HE LIT UP WHEN HE DESCRIBED THE AWARD AND WAS SO PROUD, AND HE'S DEFINITELY A DESERVING RECIPIENT OF THAT AWARD. THE LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS AWARD RECOGNIZES THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ADVANCED INCLUSION, INDEPENDENCE AND WORK TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OTHERS. CARTER HAS AN AWESOME JOB. HE WORKS FOR THE PACERS. PRIMARILY IN THEIR PRO SHOP, AND THEY HAVE ADOPTED HIM AS ONE OF THEIR OWN AND ONE OF THEIR VALUED MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM. HE'S GOING TO STAY WITH US NEXT YEAR. HE'S GOING TO GO TO HSE AND BE PART OF THE TRANSITION PROGRAM IN THE FALL. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT JUST ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT TO LET HIM KNOW HOW PROUD WE ARE OFOF AND HOW WELL DESERVED THIS RECOGNITION IS. HE CERTAINLY IS A TREMENDOUS AMBASSADOR FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR CITY AND CERTAINLY ADVANCES OUR GOAL OF ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF ALL LEARNERS. I TOLD YOU THAT CARTER IS A VERY BUSY GUY, INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS, SO MUCH SO, HE HAS A CONFLICT TONIGHT AND CAN'T BE HERE. BUT TO HELP YOU LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CARTER, THERE'S A GREAT VIDEO THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW WITH CARTER AND HIS TEACHER, HOLLY. ♪ ♪ >> HELLO. MY NAME IS CARTER SCHMIDT. I'D LIKE TO THANK HER FOR NOMINATING ME. >> CARTER SCHMIDT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG MAN WHO HAS EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS. AS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE THRIVES IN OUR GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES. HE LEADS AS A QUARTERBACK FOR THE UNIFIED LIFE FOOTBALL TEAM AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN UNIFIED TRACK AND BASKETBALL. CARTER'S LEADERSHIP SHINES, WHETHER ATTENDING THE PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP RETREAT, WORKING AT THE PACERS GIFT SHOP, WHICH I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO HAVE HIM GET ME A CAITLYN CLARK JERSEY. HE'S A ROLE MODEL, PROVING THAT HAVING A DISABILITY DOES NOT LIMIT A MEANINGFUL, FULFILLING AND AWESOME LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS, SCHMIDTY. I'M SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. >> I'M A SENIOR AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO A TRANSITION PROGRAM NEXT YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY STAY WITH UNIFIED SPORTS AND STILL WORK FOR THE PACERS. WHAT INSPIRES ME IS MY PARENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT FISHER IS GOING TO TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERTS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT JUST CELEBRATES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. [3. Public Comments] >> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO 3.01, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST IS MATT ALBRIGHT SPEAKING ON MATTERS OF CORPORATION INTEREST. [00:05:01] >> THANK YOU. THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. I'M BACK AGAIN TO DISCUSS TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. I HAVE A LOT TO COVER AND ONLY THREE MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE QUICKLY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT AS OF MARCH 6TH, WE HAD NO MORE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS THAT WERE OPEN. WHILE SOME OF THEM DID TAKE NINE AND A HALF MONTHS TO FULFILL, THEY WERE FINALLY FULFILLED. THE BAD NEWS IS WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET WHAT WE REQUESTED, WHICH IS A COMMON REFRAIN WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE SUBMITTING PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. FOR TONIGHT, I'M HERE WITH SOME FACT CHECKS AND SUGGESTED ACTION STEPS FOR YOU GUYS. FIRST, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE VOLUME OF REQUESTS. AT THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING, MR. GRIEZAL SAID, HSE SCHOOLS GETS BOMBARDED BY PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, FURTHER DESCRIBING IT AS "PRETTY ENORMOUS. " IN THE YEAR 2024, THERE WERE 26 REQUESTS. OTHERS MAY DISAGREE BUT TWO PER MONTH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ENORMOUS TO OUR GROUP. OF THAT, WE WERE SEVEN OF THE REQUESTS SO OUTSIDE OF OUR GROUP, THERE WERE REALLY LESS THAN TWO PER MONTH. WE INITIALLY DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE ON FOUR REQUESTS THAT WE SUBMITTED BETWEEN MAY AND JULY UNTIL MARCH OF 2025. ANYONE CAN REQUEST THE TRACKER, WHICH I HAVE A COPY OF AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARESHARE ANYONE, THAT SHOWS THE 30- SOME REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE IN 2023 AND THE 26 REQUESTS THAT WERE MADE IN 2024. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC. AT THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING, THE DISTRICT OR BOARD MEMBERS SAID OF THE OPEN REQUESTS, "THERE'S NOT A SINGLE ONE THA HAS GONE UNFULFILLED." THAT WAS MADE AT THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. FACT CHECK. THIS IS DEMONSTRABLY FALSE. WE HAVE THE EMAIL TRAIL. WE HAVE THE REQUESTS. ANYONE COULD VERIFY THIS BY CHECKING THEMSELVES WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT -- THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT WE HAVE THE FULL EMAIL TRAIL AND ARE HAPPY TO SHARE IT. QUESTION ONE -- ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, WHAT IS THE BASIS FOR SAYING THERE'S NOT A SINGLE ONE THAT HAS GONE UNFULFILLED? IS SOMEBODY GIVING THE BOARD INCORRECT INFORMATION? WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT CORRECT INFORMATION TO BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC. OR PERHAPS COUNCIL GAVE AWAY THE GAME WHEN HE SAID AT THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING, WHERE THEY TAKE A TERRIBLE TONE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A CHOICE RESPONSE. WHAT IS THIS QUOTE SAYING ABOUT HSE SCHOOLS? FIRST, DOES COUNCIL SPEAK FOR SCHOOLS ON THIS? IF THE PUBLIC IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DEFERENTIAL, DOES HSE SCHOOLS IGNORE YOU? IF YOU QUESTION ANYTHING ABOUT HSE SCHOOLS, ARE YOU LABELED AN ENEMY? CERTAINLY WE HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE, BUT AS OUR REQUESTS WERE DELAYED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, IT DOES FEEL THAT WAY. I'VE ALSO BROUGHT A COPY OF ALL EMAILS OUR GROUP HAS SENT TO HSE SCHOOLS AND WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO FIND ANYTHING UNPROFESSIONAL IN THEM. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US? I HAVE A FEW REQUESTS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND I MAKE THEM VERY POLITELY. ONE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT NO OUTSTANDING REQUESTS. TWO, PLEASE ASK HSE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MORE TIMELY RESPONSES TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THREE, PLEASE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS AND DIALOGUE WITH US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SECOND IS JANELLE SPEAKING ON 5.01 POLICY SECOND READING. >> EVENING, SCHOOL BOARD. I NOTICED A LACK OF ANY SORT OF ADVOCACY AGAINST SB-1 FROM MOST OF YOU, WHICH WILL DRASTICALLY IMPACT OUR SCHOOLS TO THE TUNE OF 24 TO $30 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO COVER 8 TO $9 MILLION A YEAR IN DECREASED FUNDING? WHAT IS THE CONTINGENCY PLAN? ARE YOU DISCUSSING THIS IMPACT? PAVING PARKING LOTS THAT WON'T HAPPEN, THE EXPANSIONS AT HSE FOR CTE CLASSES WILL NOT HAPPEN. CLASSES WILL GET LARGER WITH FEWER TEACHERS. WHEN THIS PASSES AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL, WHERE DO WE MAKE UP THE FUNDING? MR. MAPES MENTIONED ABOUT INNOVATE 2028, A THREE- YEAR ROAD MAP FOCUSING ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, STUDENT SUCCESS AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE FIRST PART ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, ARE DISCUSSIONS BEING HELD ABOUT SB-1? ARE THERE ANY OUTREACH YOU'RE DOING TO LEGISLATORS, TO THE GOVERNOR? I'M SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BY NOW, AND THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT IT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BOARD DO IS WHAT HE HAS DONE RECENTLY, START ADVOCATING FOR OUR SCHOOLS. PUBLICLY. VOCALLY. AT THE STATEHOUSE. IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN I HEARD THAT SEVERAL OF YOU WENT TO THE STATEHOUSE, I THOUGHT, WOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO ADVOCATE FOR OUR SCHOOLS, BUT NO, YOU WERE ADVOCATING TO PUT POLITICS IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW. THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE DO BETTER. [4. Consent Agenda] >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 4, THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS PRESENTED ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT [00:10:03] AGENDA. 4.01, BOARD MINUTES. PERSONNEL REPORTS. 4.03, CLAIMS, PAYROLLS. SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS AND 4.04, SKYWARD SIS ANNUAL RENEWAL. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO IMPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY YOOI. [5. Action Items] AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO 5.01, POLICY SECOND READING, PRESENTED BY DR. KEGLEY. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A QUICK MOMENT IF YOU DON'T MIND AND SHARE THE LOCATION INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC ON ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. >> BASICALLY, I JUST WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THERE WAS AN ITEM IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA, SKYWARD ANNUAL RENEWAL, WHICH IS A RENEWAL CONTRACT AND THAT IS FOUND ON OUR BOARD DOCS AND WE HAD SPOKE ON THAT IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, AND I COMMEND MS. LANG AND DR. ALBRIGHT FOR ASKING AMPLE QUESTIONS. GO TO THE BOARD DOCS GENERAL TAB SELECTION AND SELECT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THAT, WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THAT MEETING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. DR. KEGLEY? >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THIS EVENING, I COME FOR -- ASKING FOR ACTION ON A SECOND READ OF NINE POLICIES THAT I PRESENTED AT OUR MARCH 12TH BOARD MEETING FOR FIRST READ AND THEN WE SENT THOSE TO THE MARCH 24TH POLICY COMMITTEE. JUST AS A REMINDER, THERE ARE NO CONTENT CHANGES TO THESE -- ANY OF THESE POLICIES. THEY JUST ALLOW US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT EYES ON THEM AGAIN AND UPDATE THEM. WE DO HAVE FOUR OF THEM WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES, AND THE OTHER FIVE ARE JUST STRIKETHROUGHS THAT HAVE MOVED LEGAL CITATIONS UP IN THE POLICY. SO, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. >> FIRST OF ALL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> NOW, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> MINE WOULD BE TO ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE IF THERE WAS ANY COMMENTS. >> NO, IT WAS A VERY QUICK MEETING. IT WAS LIKE FIVE MINUTES LONG. IT WAS JUST A REVIEW. NO MAJOR CHANGES. >> OKAY. WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 5.01, SAY AYE. PASSES 7-0. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 5. 02 COMMUNITY HEALTH AGREEMENT PRESENTED BY TIM BROWN. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP A COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TEAM TO COME UP WITH ME. I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE MICHELLE WARE, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, ALONG WITH ABBY WRIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS. RECENTLY, HSE PUT OUT AN RFP FOR OUR HEALTH- RELATED SERVICES WITH OUR PARTNER, APEX BENEFITS. THERE WERE NINE HOSPITAL GROUPS THIS WAS SENT TO. OF THE THREE RESPONDENTS, COMMUNITY'S PROCESS CAME OUT TO BE THE BEST AND THE ONE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND BEFORE THE BOARD. COUPLE ITEMS OF NOTE. THE FIRST IS WE ARE RECOMMENDING TONIGHT A FIVE- YEAR AGREEMENT FOR THREE PRONGS OF OUR HEALTH SERVICES. THE FIRST IS OUR CLINIC. THE SECOND IS OUR NURSING SERVICES, ALREADY IN OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. AND THE THIRD IS OUR ATHLETIC SERVICES. PART OF THE RFP RESPONSE, AND I COMMEND COMMUNITY ON THIS, WAS THEY ADDED AN ADDITIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINER AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH OUR EXPANDING INTRAMURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS HAVING THREE ATHLETIC TRAINERS AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL IS CRITICAL. IN ADDITION TO THE DOCTORS AND THE OTHER SUPPORTS THAT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE AS WELL AS OUR WEIGHT COACHES, OUR WEIGHT TRAINING COACHES AT ONE OF -- ONE AT EACH OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. SO, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ISIS RECOMMENDATION FOR A FIVE- YEAR AGREEMENT FOR THOSE THREE SPACES. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT HAVE AN AUTO-RENEWAL. PART OF THE AGREEMENT DOES SAY AT THE END OF YEAR FOUR, WE WILL WORK BACK WITH THE COMMUNITY TEAM TO LOOK AT POTENTIALLY EXTENDING THAT OR ENDING THAT, HOWEVER BOTH PARTIES WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SOME OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ON OUR DOCKET TONIGHT. I COMMEND COMMUNITY FOR PUTTING THAT AGREEMENT TOGETHER SO QUICKLY, BUT BECAUSE IT CAME SO QUICKLY, WE DISCUSSED AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT ON THE MAY MEETING. SO, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT IS JUST THE NURSING PORTION, THE CLINIC PORTION, AND THE ATHLETIC TRAINER AND WEIGHT COACH PORTION. AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU IN MAY. BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO INTRODUCE THEIR TEAM. THEY BROUGHT SEVERAL KEY MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM TODAY AND ALLOW THE BOARD TO ASK ANY [00:15:02] QUESTIONS OF THE GREAT SUPPORT THAT COMMUNITY PROVIDES. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> MICHELLE WARE, DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS. I HAVE THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE SINCE WE STARTED THE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP SERVICES BACK IN 2019, AND IT HAS BEEN JUST WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO DO THAT. AND I CAN'T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR TEAM, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ABBY WRIGHT. SHE HAS BEEN WITH US, AND SHE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL LEADER. WE ALSO HAVE BROUGHT, IF YOU GUYS CAN STAND, SCOTT SCHOEN, AND THEN TAMMY BRYANT, OUR GROUP PRACTICE DIRECTOR FOR THE ON-SITE CLINIC SERVICES AND THEN BRETT PATTERSON IS HERE REPRESENTING DIRECTOR OF OUR SPORTS MEDICINE. WE DO HAVE ONE OTHER MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, KENDRA BELDON. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE HAD A CONFLICT TONIGHT BUT SHE IS OVER THE STUDENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, AND I'D LIKE AT LEAST TO GIVE ABBY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. OBVIOUSLY, SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS LEADER FOR OUR TEAM AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO BE A PARTNER WITH HSE AND WALK ALONGSIDE OF YOU IN THIS JOURNEY AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY YOUR STUDENT ATHLETES BUT YOUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. AND JUST TO CONTINUE TO GROW THIS PARTNERSHIP AND SEE WHERE WE CAN TAKE IT, BECAUSE IT TRULY IS -- IT'S BEEN A BLESSING TO BE A PARTNER WITH YOU. AND JUST TO CONTINUE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GROW AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. SO, I DO THANK YOU. AND COMING FROM THE SCHOOLS, I KNOW IT DOES A LOT, AND IT HELPS INCREASE GRADUATION RATES AND ALSO WHAT IT DOES TO KEEP KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM. SO, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALLOW US TO DO WITHIN YOUR -- WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT. ALTHOUGH WE WERE THRILLED THEY WON THE RFP, ONE OF THE SECONDARY BENEFITS AND THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICES. OUR SCHOOL NURSES HAVE VERY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. OUR ATHLETIC TRAINERS HAVE VERY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. OUR CLINIC STAFF HAS VERY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES THAT SEE THAT, AND SO TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES, I THINK, IS AN EXTRA BONUS OF THEM WINNING THE RFP. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ASK A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. SO, THE FIRST THING IS, I WANT TO COMMEND THE RELATIONSHIP AS WELL. I'VE HEARD SOME VERY POSITIVE THINGS FROM STAFF THAT IS ABLE TO USE THE CLINIC AND THE ATHLETICS AND BEEN INVOLVED IN SPORTS FOR SO LONG, AND HEARING THE GREAT THINGS FROM THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, VERY PLEASED AND I COMMEND IT. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, THOUGH. DID HAVING THE PROGRAM BID COME IN FOR US TO AGREE ON A FIVE-YEAR, IS THAT WHAT KEPT THE PRICING LOWER? AND I ONLY SAY THAT JUST AS SOMEONE WHO TRIES TO BE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND LOOK AT BUDGETING AS WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING IN THE FUTURE. IDEALLY, I WISH IT WAS MORE OF A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT. BUT I SEE ALL THE BENEFITS WE'RE GETTING, SO THAT'S VERY POSITIVE. SO, I'M JUST ASKING, IS THAT WHAT KEPT THE RATES LOWER IS THE COMMITMENT TO GO TO A FIVE-YEAR? >> SPECIFIC TO THE ON- SITE CLINIC SERVICES AND THE RATES THAT WE HAVE, WE FELT, TO BE HONEST, THAT OUR COMMITMENT FOR THE DISTRICT, KNOWING THAT THERE IS SEVERAL AREAS THAT ARE OF HIGH NEED IN OTHER FINANCIAL AREAS, TO MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO HOLD THOSE RATES FOR ANOTHER YEAR÷÷YEAR NOT HAVE OUR TYPICAL ESCALATOR. IT DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT. WE ACTUALLY, AS A NETWORK, ASKED FOR A LONG- TERM AGREEMENT BECAUSE WE ARE THAT COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY THIS DISTRICT BUT OUR PROGRAM IN MANY OTHER DISTRICTS. SO, IT DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON HOLDING THOSE RATES. THAT WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE BACK TO THE DISTRICT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. AND THEN, IN FOLLOWING UP, I'M GLAD -- NOT GLAD, BUT WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AMENDMENT, YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S GOING TO BE PUSHED TO THE NEXT MEETING. THERE'S ONLY ONE SENTENCE IN THERE THAT I HAD A QUESTION ON THAT MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN DISCUSS OR YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO IT NOW. IT SAYS IN THERE THAT -- IT STATES THERE'S -- THAT IT'S A ONE- YEAR RENEWAL AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT. THAT BEING SAID, IS IT A RENEWAL WHEN IT -- THEN IT SAYS IT GOES TO AUTO-RENEWAL. IS IT AN AUTO- RENEWAL THROUGH THE FIVE- YEAR CONTRACT OR IS IT AN AUTO- RENEWAL THAT WE'RE SAYING IS INDEFINITE UNTIL WE USE NUMBER 8, WHICH IS A TERMINATION? >> YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE? >> SURE. SO, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THAT THE CONTRACT IS WRITTEN, IT WOULD BE AN AUTO- RENEW ANNUALLY. >> THROUGH THE FIVE YEARS? >> THROUGH -- IT'S KIND OF AS A SEPARATE STAND- ALONE CONTRACT. >> OKAY. >> HOWEVER, WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED, AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS, AT THE END OF THIS FIRST YEAR, COME BACK TO [00:20:04] THE TABLE AND SAY, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE TO THEN HAVE IT ALIGN WITH YOUR FOUR- YEAR, THE BALANCE OF THAT, SO THAT IT, IN ESSENCE, RUNS AT AN ANNUAL RENEWAL BUT IS EMBEDDED WITHIN YOUR FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT. >> WITH THE OTHER CONTRACT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY. AND REALLY, THAT WAS MY ONLY TWO QUESTIONS. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. REGARDING THE RENEWAL, YOU SAID AFTER THE FIRST YEAR. IS THERE ANY SCENARIO WHERE A PRICE INCREASE WOULD HAPPEN? >> GO AHEAD. >> SPECIFIC TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES? >> NO, TO THE WHOLE CONTRACT. >> OKAY, SO, THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TODAY, THOSE FEES ARE AS THEY ARE STATED IN THERE, SO FOR THE ON-SITE CLINIC, THERE IS A FIVE-YEAR. EACH YEAR, THOSE RATES ARE AS STATED. IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SEPARATE AGREEMENT, A LOT OF THAT IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE DIFFERENT, WHETHER IT'S A COMMERCIAL PAYER OR MEDICAID/MEDICARE- TYPE PAYER, SO THAT'S TRADITIONALLY WHY OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS NOT BEEN EMBEDDED IN THE LARGER AGREEMENTS BECAUSE IT IS AN EVALUATION THAT GOES YEAR AFTER YEAR ON WHETHER THERE IS CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED OR NOT. SO, TO STAND HERE TODAY, FULL TRANSPARENCY, AND SAY THAT WOULD BE THE SAME CONTRIBUTION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE COULD NOT DO THAT. BUT WE DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE TAKING ALL OF THOSE FACTORS INTO CONSIDERATION. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> YES. AND WHAT WOULD BE YOUR OUT? SAY THAT WE SAID, NO, THIS IS NOT WORKING OR YOU THOUGHT IT WASN'T WORKING, WHAT IS THE OUT CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT? WHAT IS THE EXCLUSION CLAUSE? >> SO, THERE IS IN THE TERMS SECTION, THERE IS AN OUT CLAUSE THAT WE ASKED FOR EITHER PARTY, A SIX- MONTH ADVANCE NOTICE, AND SO THEREFORE, THAT ALLOWS US -- WE HAVE A LOT OF CAREGIVERS THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU AS A DISTRICT TO BUDGET APPROPRIATELY IF THERE IS A NEED FORFOR CHANGE. CERTAINLY, WE HOPE THAT IS NOT THE CASE, AND WE WOULD WANT TO SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS WHAT'S CAUSING THOSE REASONS, BUT IT IS ON BOTH SIDES A SIX- MONTH OUT CLAUSE IF NEEDED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THE PROPOSAL. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE IT. SO, THANKS. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SIDE, IF THERE WAS EVER A CHANGE IN THE RATES OR WE WERE COMING AND LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY A CHANGE IN CONTRIBUTION, THERE WOULD BE DISCUSSION WAY IN ADVANCE BEFORE WE WOULD EVER DO ANYTHING. WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT, HAVING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT. IN THE END, IT IS REALLY ABOUT A WIN- WIN, AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOWING WHAT THE BUDGETS ARE FOR BOTH SIDES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN LAND THAT IT TRULY IS WHERE IT MEETS EVERYBODY'S NEEDS. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OVER THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIVE- YEAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CONTRACT AS PRESENTED? >> I MOTION APPROVE 5. 02 COMMUNITY HEALTH AGREEMENT COVERING NURSING, ATHLETIC TRAINER AND CLING SERVICES, EXCLUDING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. >> I SECOND. >> I'LL NOW CALL THE QUESTION. SUZANNE THOMAS. >> YES. >> SARAH PARKS-REESE. >> YES. >> BEN ORR. >> YES. >> LATRICIA SCHOOLEY. >> YES. >> DAWN LANG. >> YES. >> TIFFANY PASCOE? >> YES. >> AND I ABSTAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. >> OKAY. >> SO, JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, I DID DUE DILIGENCE BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AS WELL, AND BY FAR, THE COMMUNITY CONTRACT BEAT OUT EVERY OTHER CONTRACT, AND IS GREAT FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO 5. 03, 2025 GL BONDS, FINAL APPROVAL AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION. TIM BROWN? >> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, 2025 GOS HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS MINUS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDED PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY FOR A MAXIMUM AMOUNT APPROVED UP TO $42 MILLION. TYPICALLY, WE SELL THOSE AT A MINIMUM OF TWO ISSUANCES AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND WHEN THAT TIME COMES TO DO THAT AGAIN. PART OF THAT HELPS US TO PROTECT THE TAX RATE. TONIGHT, BEFORE YOU, ARE REALLY THE FINAL STEPS. YOU HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND THE RESOLUTION APPROVING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS OF BOND PROCEEDS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL BOND RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. >> REAL QUICK, MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. JUST HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION HEARING AND THEN WE CAN [00:25:01] MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTIONS. >> SO SORRY, CHRIS. >> YOU'RE GOOD. >> THANK YOU. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK? HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW -- I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR THIS ITEM, SO I'LL TAKE A SEPARATE MOTION FOR EACH. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION÷÷RESOLUTION THE 2025 GO BONDS AS PRESENTED? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL BOND RESOLUTION AND ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD RESOLUTION APPROVING ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND RELATED MATTERS. >> SO, WE'RE TAKING THEM AS TWO. SO, WE NEED A MOTION -- I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ISSUING THE 2025 GO BONDS FRMTS . ONLY. >> SO, OKAY. THEN, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF THE 2025 GO BONDS. >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL NOW CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASS 7-0. NOW, WE'LL DO -- DO I HAVE TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL NOW CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU. TIM, YOU'RE UP AGAIN. 5.04. >> SO, RIGHT ALONG PARALLEL TO THE GO BONDS WE'VE ALSO WORKED ON ON HIJH BONDS. THOSE HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS IN JANUARY BUT BECAUSE THIS IS A FIRST LEASE BOND, THE PROCESS JUST TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER. SO, TONIGHT, WE WILL HOLD A HEARING ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE OF THESE BONDS. PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, OUR BUILDING CORPORATION APPROVED THE SAME RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND SO, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD RECOMMEND TO OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE A VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE. >> THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE. ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY? HEARING NOTHING, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL BOND RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOW, I WILL CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO 5.05, HOOSIER ROAD ELEMENTARY PARKING LOT. >> TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO ASK TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO REPLACE THE HOOSIER ROAD ELEMENTARY PARKING LOT, THE MAIN LOT AND THE BUS LOT. THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT BACK IN 2001, AND THROUGH INSPECTIONS AND CONSTANT REPAIRS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IT AS ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS THAT NEED REPLACED THIS SUMMER, AND I'M HEAR TO ASK FOR YOU TO APPROVE HOWARD AS THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR $258,000. WE DID RECEIVE THREE BIDS, ONE FROM BAUMGARTNER, ONE FROM HOWARD. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE HOOSIER ROAD ELEMENTARY PARKING LOT AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I HAVE JUST A QUICK ONE. WAS THIS PRESENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN DOES THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? DID WE TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST? THAT IT WAS COMING UP? >> IT DID HIT BOTH, AND AT THAT TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BIDS IN. I HAD ASKED BOTH COMMITTEES, TELLING THEM WE WERE GOING TO BE BRINGING THIS WITH THE BID NUMBERS. >> I CAN CONFIRM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY IN COMMITTEE, JUST BASICALLY THE BID PROCESS. WE'VE MOSTLY DISCUSSED MANY TIMES BEFORE THE WEIGHTING OF THE PRICE ALONG WITH THE CONTRACTOR'S REPUTATION, ESSENTIALLY, THEIR LOCALITY, SCOPE OF WORK, ALL THAT. LOOKED LIKE THEY GOT MULTIPLE BIDS IN, AND THIS ONE WAS CLEARLY THE BEST. >> AND THIS IS FOR THE HOOSIER ELEMENTARY PARKING LOT? >> YES, MA'AM. >> OKAY. AND IS THE WHOLE THING FRONT AND BACK AND THE BUS AREA, THE WHOLE ENTIRE PARKING LOT? >> RIGHT. THE MAIN PARKING LOT WHERE THE CARS PARK IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND THEN THE BACK LOT WHERE THE BUSES ARE. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW CLOSE -- I'M SORRY. >> HOW OFTEN ARE WE RESURFACING AND REPAIRING THESE PARKING LOTS? >> YEAH, SO, DEPENDS ON THE BUDGET AND MOSTLY IT'S PATCHING. IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH OUR PARKING LOTS, YOU'LL SEE. AND THEN, HERE [00:30:01] LATELY, WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY SOME LARGER AREAS LIKE HOOSIER ROAD ELEMENTARY AND BROOKS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT NEXT THAT WE NEED TO START AS A CLEAN SLATE. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. WE'LL DO INSPECTIONS EVERY SIX MONTHS, MOST OF THE TIME AFTER WINTER. WE'LL FIND OUT CHUCK HOLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT. DID YOU SAY WHAT FUND IT'S COMING OUT OF? ARE WE USING BONDS? >> I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT. SO, WE STILL HAVE BOND FUNDS REMAINING. THERE'S A TWO- YEAR WINDOW TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS DOWN. 10% IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, 45% IN THE SECOND SIX MONTHS, 75% IN THE THIRD, AND 100% WITH WHAT THEY CALL A DE MINIMUS AMOUNT OF UNDER $250,000 AT THE END OF THE BOND. SOME OF THE PROJECTS LISTED IN THAT TEN- YEAR PLAN DID NOT COME IN AT THE COST THAT WE ANTICIPATED ON THE GOOD SIDE. AND SO, I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH MR. RAPP TO RECOMMEND THAT WE USE 2023 BOND PROCEEDS TO DO THE PROJECTS THAT HE HAS BEFORE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL NOW CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 5.50, SAY AYE. OPPOSED, NAY. PASSES 7-0. >> THANK YOU. AND THIS IS THE SECOND SCHOOL THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THOSE AREAS, YOU'D DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT YOURSELF. WE RECEIVED THE THREE BIDS FROM THE SAME COMPANIES, BAUMGARTNER, TO THE OTTO'S AND HOWARD. AND HOWARD WAS THE LOW ON THIS ONE, AND I'M HERE TO ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED? >> I HAVE A QUESTION FIRST. >> CAN WE PLEASE TAKE A MOTION AND THEN WE'LL TAKE COMMENT AND DISCUSSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE BROOKS SCHOOL PARKING LOT AS PRESENTED. >> NOW COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. >> SO, I SEE THAT HOWARD IS THE BID FOR BOTH OF THEM. WHEN THEY DID THE PRESENTATION, DID THE BIDS COME IN TOGETHER, LIKE WE WILL BID BOTH, OR DID THEY BID THEM COMPLETELY SEPARATE? >> THEY DID BID THEM SEPARATE BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY ASPHALT COMPANY WE PUT OUT THERE BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO DOING ASPHALT AROUND REPLACING THIS DRIVE RIGHT HERE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD. THESE OTHER COMPANIES HAVE WON OTHER BIDS THAT -- AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE PROJECTS WITH YOU TWO. >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY CAME IN AS TWO PROJECTS OR THEY JUST HAPPENED TO BE TWO SEPARATE BIDS. >> THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE BIDS. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 5.06, SAY AYE. PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON, HSE HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COURTS. >> AS PART OF OUR TEN- YEAR PLAN, WE PLAN TO REPLACE THE DETERIORATING TENNIS COUNTS. THE TENNIS COURTS ARE AT THE POINT OF NEEDING A FULL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT THAT'S TAKEN IT DOWN TO DIRT AND REBUILDING IT BACK UP. THEY WERE BUILT IN 1998. AND THE NEW COURTS WILL HAVE FULL ADA ACCESS ALL THE WAY AROUND. CURRENTLY, ONLY ONE COURT CAN BE VIEWED BY ADA VISITORS. WE RECOMMEND THE AWARD OF THE TENNIS COURT REPLACEMENT TO PCC SPORTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,665,000. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD, LATRICIA. >> WHAT FUND IS THIS COMING OUT OF? >> GREAT QUESTION, MA'AM. WE DID THE DESIGN IN 2024 AND THE REST IS COMING OUT OF 2025 BONDS. >> MY QUESTION WAS JUST GOING TO BE THE EXPECTED LIFE SPAN OF THESE. YOU SAID WE WENT 1998 TO NOW. THAT'S PROBABLY TOO LONG. BUT WHAT'S OUR PLAN TO GET? >> TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER OVER THE YEARS, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THE SAME AMOUNT. NORMALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU BUILD IT AND EVERY TWO YEARS, YOU COME BACK AND RESURFACE JUST THE TOP. WITH US GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DIRT AND BUILDING IT BACK UP WITH TENSION STRENGTH CONCRETE, IT'LL LAST A LOT LONGER, WON'T HAVE THE CRACKS THAT WE SEE AND IT'S SIMILAR TO [00:35:01] WHAT WE DID AT RIVERSIDE WHEN YOU GUYS APPROVED THAT PROJECT. AND WE WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STATE IN USING CONCRETE FOR OUR TENNIS COURTS. >> YOU MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO GET ADA COMPLIANT TOO SO THAT INCLUDES THE OUTSIDE SPACE AROUND, SIDEWALKS, ALL THAT? >> YEAH. WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS CURRENTLY, IF ANYBODY'S BEEN OVER THERE. IT'S GRASS THROUGH THE CENTER AND ONLY ONE TENNIS COURT REALLY HAS VIEWING. THIS WILL GET CONCRETE THROUGHOUT PLUS SEATING FOR ADA AND MORE VISITORS. >> OKAY. LAST QUESTION, AND I'M SORRY. WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THIS FACILITIES BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE? >> GREAT. SO, WE'RE HOPING 90 DAYS AND SO HOPEFULLY BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE HAS INCREASED OR HAS GOTTEN SO SHORT, WE ARE EXPECTING THE FULL SUMMER AND INTO SEPTEMBER. WELL, NOW, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE ME BACK IN A COUPLE MONTHS TO ASK TO DO FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. >> JUST A COUPLE QUICK COMMENTS. I KNOW THAT THE BID IS HERE ATTACHED TO BOARD DOCS HERE IN OUR MEETING, THAT CONTEXT WROTE A LETTER AND OUTLINED THE ALTERNATIVE ITEMS TO THEIR ACTUAL BID AND I'M JUST CONFIRMING WE ARE JUST GETTING READY TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS ADDED TO THAT BID. SO, IT WOULD BE THE 2665356, CORRECT? WHICH INCLUDES THOSE A, B, AND C, THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS? >> YEAH. I BELIEVE IT'S A AND C. I NEED MY GLASSES. >> THAT'S OKAY. BUT THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT THAT WERE IN THERE THAT INCLUDED THE EXTRA ITEMS, IT SAYS ADDITIONALLY, ALTERNATIVE BIDS A, B KRSH -- OH, NO, THAT'S WRONG. >> WE DIDN'T GO WITH THE -- WE DID GO WITH A, B, AND C. B IS THE 50-YEAR WARRANTY. >> THEY DID ADD THOSE AND THAT'S WHY THE PRICE IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, WHICH I KIND OF FIND EXCITING. ARE THERE PLANS CURRENTLY FOR AGENCY TO DISCUSS LIGHTING IN THE TENNIS COURTS? IS THAT WHY THAT IS ON THERE? I KNOW IN REAL ESTATE, WHEN SOMEONE BUILDS A BASEMENT AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A BATHROOM IN, THEY PUT ROUGH ENDS IN THE PLUMBING AND POSSIBLY IF IT'S NOT IN OUR PLANS CURRENTLY, WILL WE BE PREPARED, QUOTE, WITH THE ROUGH ENDS IN CASE WE DECIDE TO DO LIGHTING IN THE FUTURE? >> YES, MA'AM. AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ASKING BIDS FOR LIGHTING. >> WE ARE. >> SO, IT WILL BE ROUGHED IN. THE NEW TENNIS COURTS WILL HAVE POWER RUN TO THEM SO THEY CAN RUN THEIR MICROPHONES AND THE TENNIS BALL MACHINE WHERE THE CURRENT ONES AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE THAT. WE WILL ROUGH IN EVERYTHING ELSE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ASKING QUOTES FOR LIGHTING. >> AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO DO FISHERS, IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE SAME WAY. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL NOW CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVE OR SAY AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. [6. Information Items] PASSES 7-0. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS. 6.01, 2025 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TIMELINE. TIM BROWN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE YOU, JUST TWO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS THE ESTIMATED 2025 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TIMELINE. DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT REASONS. ONE, CERTAINLY WANT TO SCHEDULE THIS IN ADVANCE SO ALL SCHEDULES AND CALENDARS CAN BE BOOKED FOR THIS CRITICAL PROCESS. THE SECOND PIECE TRANSPARENTLY IS WE ALWAYS HOLD AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR OUR HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION INSURANCE EVERY YEAR, AND THE EARLIER THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THIS PROCESS ISIS IN AND HOPEFULLY COME TO A CONCLUSION ALLOWS US TO HAVE THAT OPEN ENROLLMENT IN A FASHION THAT ALIGNS WITH A 1/1 RENEWAL DATE AND WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON THE HEALTH SPACE TO ALIGN ALL OF OUR DATES IN 1/1, SO WE WOULD NEED TO HOLD AN OPEN ENROLLMENT IN NOVEMBER. I DO APPRECIATE THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LOOKING AT THIS AND ABBY AND HER TEAM AND CONFIRMING THESE DATES DO WORK. JUST REAL QUICK. OUR PREFORMAL BARGAINING HEARING, WHICH IS A STATUTORY PROCESS, IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THE EVENING OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD. AND THEN, WE WOULD BEGIN OUR FORMAL BARGAINING PROCESS AND THEN÷÷THEN TO HOPEFULLY A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, THE SECOND BOARD MEETING IN OCTOBER. AND THEN WE WOULD, ASSUMING THAT STAYED IN LINE, HAVE A ITEM OR A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING TO COME TOGETHER TO APPROVE THE OFFICIAL AGREEMENT AT THAT POINT. SO, IMPORTANT TO LOCK THOSE DATES IN AND APPRECIATE THE ASSOCIATION AND THEIR TEAM FOR CONFIRMING THE DATES AS WELL. >> MAY I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? WITH HAVING THOSE FOUR DATES, I KNOW LIKE IN REAL ESTATE, WHEN WE'RE NEGOTIATING, IF I SAW FOUR DATES, I WOULD BE LIKE, I'LL JUST SKIP THE THREE AND COME TO THE FOURTH. I'M JUST ASKING, IS THERE A CHANCE LIKE IF EVERYBODY COMES TO AGREEMENT AFTER THE SECOND MEETING, DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE OTHER ONES? [00:40:04] OR ARE THEY THERE IN CASE WE NEED THEM? >> JUST PLACE HOLDERS. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN JUST ONE OR TWO MEETINGS. >> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY HAVE TO -- WE COULD POSSIBLY ALL AGREE AND GET IT DONE IN THE FIRST COUPLE. >> AND ACCELERATE THE CALENDAR FOR SURE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO 6.02, 2026 BUDGET. >> RIGHT ALONG WITH THIS IS OUR BUDGET CALENDAR. THIS LOOKS EXACTLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE 2025 BUDGET. JUST HITTING SOME HIGH- LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS. CECILY NUNN AND MYSELF WILL PRESENT A TENTATIVE BUDGET IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. IT WILL GO BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER AND THEN WE'LL START GOING THROUGH THE BOARD PROCESS AT THAT POINT. WE'LL DO A WORK SESSION IN SEPTEMBER JUST LIKE WE DID THIS PAST YEAR. THEN, WE GO THROUGH OUR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET ON OCTOBER 8TH AND THEN HOPEFULLY FORMAL APPROVAL WITH THE BUDGET ON OCTOBER 22ND. SO, THAT ALIGNS NICELY WITH THE CALENDAR THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, AND SHOULD WORK VERY WELL AGAIN. JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. >> I WILL ASK ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. IN HAVING THIS AS A GUIDELINE, THIS IS ALL SUBJECT TO TO UNTIL WE GET OUR ACTUAL BUDGET INFORMATION THAT COMES THROUGH THAT'S APPROVED, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE WHATEVER WE GET THERE AND USE THIS BUDGET TIMELINE TO COME UP WITH OUR BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR? >> YEAH. JUST FOR CLARITY, WE ALREADY HAVE OUR 2025 BUDGET. SO, WE ARE NOT -- WE'LL WAIT ON IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO PREPARE THAT BUDGET, BUT WE'RE NOT WAITING ON A NEW BUDGET TO COME TO LIGHT. >> THAT'S FOR 2026. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS INFORMATION TO PREPARE FOR 2026, AM I NOT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY, SO WHAT I'M SAYING IN THAT IS, IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT OUR FUNDING IS GOING TO BE, DO WE HAVE COMMITTEES OR WE PUT THINGS TOGETHER THAT IF WE DO HAVE TO MAKE CUTS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES, I'LL JUST SPEAK OUT AND SARAH CAN SAY THE SAME, WHEN WE CAME ON THE BOARD FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, WE HAD TO DO A $5 MILLION CUTS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WAS NOT FUN. NOT FUN AT ALL. BUT WE HAD TO APPROVE AND BOARDS BEFORE US HAD TO WORK ON THINGS, AND ADMINISTRATION, STAFF, THEY WORKED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. AND I'M JUST SAYING, HAS ANY OF THAT BEEN PUT IN THE BACK POCKET THAT WE MAY HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, AND IS THAT PART OF THIS BUDGET? GUIDELINES OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TO PREPARE FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD COME TO US AFTER APRIL. >> YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. ANY PART OF BUDGETING PROCESS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FULLY PREPARED. TO SAY WE'RE NOT MONITORING THE BUDGET DAILY WOULD BE FALSE. WE ARE MONITORING THE BUDGET ON A DAILY BASIS. BY THE TIME WE CUE THIS UP, WE'LL HAVE BEEN THROUGH A VERY LONG PROCESS OF MONITORING THE BUDGET. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [7. Board Members] >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO 7.01, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. WE'LL START WITH MS. PASCOE AND GO DOWN THE LINE. >> JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MR. MAPES FOR HIS ONE YEAR. ALSO WANT TO GIVE AND COMMEND THE CAFE LATTE PROGRAM. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT WAS. AND OUR LIBRARIAN, LAURIE, IS DOING AN AMAZING WORK WITH THAT, ENGAGING ALL THE SENSES AND GETTING OUR LITERACY RATES UP ACROSS THE BOARD. I THINK IT'S HONESTLY LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE WITH THE CURRICULUM THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED THERE WITH THE TEACHERS AS WELL. AT THE CHARGER THROWDOWN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND, LED BY OUR FOOD SERVICES LEADERSHIP, THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE KIDS THE EXPERIENCE TO COMPETE ALMOST KIND OF LIKE IN A TOP CHEF SETTING, SO THAT WAS AMAZING TO SEE. AND I'M ALSO EXCITED TO SAY THAT WE ARE REPLACING LIGHTS AND STARTING THAT PROCESS AND FINANCING -- OR MAINTENANCE AND COMMITTEE. GOT THE FINANCE STUCK IN ME. THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON DIMMERS AND IT WILL HELP WITH PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE CHILDREN. AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SIDE EFFECTS FOR L.E.D. LIGHTS FOR ALL KIDS OF ALL NEEDS. THANK YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO WISH OUR STUDENTS ACROSS BOTH FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL WITH WE THE PEOPLE, GOOD LUCK AS THEY TRAVEL TO D.C. TO COMPETE. I HAD THE BLESSING, I WILL SAY THAT, OF BEING A JUDGE WITH FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL'S TEAM ON MONDAY NIGHT, AND I CAN SAY THAT I AM NOT SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER. I'M HIGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THOSE TEAMS AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THEY PUT INTO THIS, AND AS MUCH AS I LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE STUDIED IN CIVICS, THE DEEP DIVE THAT THEY DO WITH THIS WORK IS HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE. WE REALLY HAVE A SOLID TEAM, AND IF YOU'VE NEVER SAT AND WATCHED THEM, GO AND LISTEN, BECAUSE I THINK YOU WILL -- MY JAW DROPPED. I WAS HIGHLY IMPRESSED WITH THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO REALLY DEBATE THE CONSTITUTION AND SOME OF THE TOP ISSUES OF THE DAY. [00:45:02] ALSO, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF ATTENDING A DISABILITY AWARENESS EVENT AT THE CITY OF FISHERS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW DISABILITY AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES, NOT ONLY IN EDUCATION BUT IN THE WORKPLACE, IN EVENTS, AND HOSPITALITY, SO IT'S AN EFFORT FOR LEADERS ACROSS THE CITY AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE A CONSTANT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. SO, IT WAS FUN TO BREAK OUT IN DIFFERENT GROUPS AND BRAINSTORM. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME ADMINISTRATION IN THERE AS WELL. SO, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY. ALSO, LASTLY, THE NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON MAY 7TH IN THE MORNING. THAT'S IT. >> SO, POLICY COMMITTEE WAS A QUICK MEETING, SHE'S GIVEN THE DATES. I WOULD IMPLORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO START COMING TO SOME OF THESE MEETINGS. IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION. ALSO, YES, I DID DO WE, THE PEOPLE, ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS. IT WASN'T JUST ONE POINT OF VIEW. THEY TRULY ARE OUR FUTURE. REGARDING THE -- MY POINT OF VIEW ONDISABILITY AWARENESS, I DON'T LIKE THE TERM, DISABILITY, I PREFER DIFFERENTLY ABLED. THEY JUST HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITIES. SO, AGAIN, I WANT EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THEY COME TO THE MEETINGS AND WE ARE WORKING ON BEING MORE TRANSPARENT, GUYS. >> WE HAD A FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK. THERE'S NOTES ONLINE, AND THE HIGHLIGHT I WANTED TO THANK MR. RAPP. YOU MOVED. GOING OVER THAT BIDDING PROCESS AGAIN CONTINUES TO BE GREAT, AND IN LINE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND TRYING TO FIND THE BEST CONTRACTORS AND SERVICE AND BALANCING THAT WITH OUR BUDGET TO ALWAYS, OBVIOUSLY, STRUGGLE, BUT THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT, AND LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING SOME CHANGES ON OUR WEBSITE TO ENCOURAGE MORE BIDDERS AND JUST GET ASAS PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE. SO, I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S ALL FROM ME. >> I'M GOING TO LET SUZANNE GIVE THE FOUNDATION UPDATE BUT WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND FUN SPRING BREAK. >> OKAY. I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO COMMEND OUR DISTRICT WITH THE LITERACY THAT THEY DID IN MARCHMARCH AND READING ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF READING IN SEVERAL ELEMENTARY CLASSES, AND IT WAS BY FAR FUN AND GREAT TO BE WITH THE STUDENTS AND THE STAFF. THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB, AND I ALSO WAS PART OF MS. KUSHMAN'S PROGRAM THAT SHE HAD AT SOUTHEASTERN ELEMENTARY AND IT JUST WAS A BLAST. SO, IT WAS REALLY GREAT HOW THEY TIED IN THE THEME AND THE KIDS WERE READING AND I'LL LET MR. MAPES SPEAK ON THE REPORTS AND STUFF, BUT WE HAVE IMPROVED, AND I THINK IT'S JUST OUTSTANDING. SO, I WANT TO COMMEND EVERYBODY AND THE WORK AND DR. DR. DR. DR. FEATHERSTONE-THOMPSON FOR HER WORK IN THE ELEMENTARIES. CONGRATS TO OUR FISHERS TIGERS ON A PHENOMENAL SEASON. ALSO TO BE OUR 4-A STATE RUNNER- UP, I THINK, IT IS JUST PHENOMENAL THE WAY THEY REPRESET OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THEIR SCHOOL AND THEIR CLASS ACT, KIDS OF CHARACTER, AND I THINK THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB AND HAD A PHENOMENAL SEASON. TWO SEASONS, ACTUALLY, AND TO BECOME THE 4A STATE RUNNER- UP IS AWESOME. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE -- MY POINT OF VIEW EVENT AND IT WAS VERY MUCH A PLEASURE TO BE THERE ALONG SIDE OF LATRICIA, MS. SCHOOLEY AND MS. LANG AND THE WAY THAT THE WAY THE CITY IS INCORPORATING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE AND THE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO TALK ABOUT ALL AREAS, WHETHER IT'S TRAVEL, EVENTS, EDUCATION, COMING TOGETHER AS ONE AND REALLY BENEFITTING OUR -- SORRY, OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY AND DISABILITY AND JUST HELPING ALL. I THINK IT'S AN AMAZING I THINK THIS. THING. SARAH AND I, SERVING AS THE LIAISON÷÷LIAISON FOR FOUNDATION, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THORPE CREEK ELEMENTARY AND SEE HOW THE AWARDS THAT WE GIVE THERE, THE GRANTS, THE FOUNDATION THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THEY DO IS THEY GIVE GRANTS TO OUR TEACHERS. AND THEY USE THOSE GRANTS TO DO AMAZING THINGS IN EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND AT THORPE CREEK ELEMENTARY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, WHEN WE GOT TO VISIT THERE THIS MONTH, OR LAST MONTH, EXCUSE ME, WE GOT TO SEE SOME AMAZING THINGS AND I WANT TO COMMEND THE WORK THAT THE THORPE CREEK EDUCATORS ARE DOING. THE UPDATE FROM HSEF IS WE ARE DOING EDUCATOR RIGHT NOW, THE ANNUAL "THANK AN EDUCATOR" CAMPAIGN WILL TAKE PLACE FROM APRIL 31ST TO MAY 2ND. THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO SHOW [00:50:02] APPRECIATION TO ANYONE WHO HAS MADE A DIFFERENT FOR THE STUDENTS THIS YEAR. FOR A $10 DONATION, ANYONE CAN NOMINATE AN EDUCATOR FOR HONOR ROLL WITH THE STAFF MEMBER RECEIVING RECOGNITION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, FISHERS MAGAZINE AND A CERTIFICATE WITH PERSONAL MESSAGE AND A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO SCHOOLHOUSE 7 CAFE. SIGN UP FOR THE PRAIRIE DASH. IT'S A 5K. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL RUN ON SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , AT 9:00 A.M. THE RUN WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE GROUNDS OF CONNOR PRAIRIE WITH REGISTRATION OPENING RIGHT NOW. ALL PARTICIPANTS GET A MEDAL, A T- SHIRT AND A FREE TICKET TO AN UPCOMING FISHERS FOOTBALL GAME AND VISIT HSEFOUNDATION. ORG TO REGISTER FOR THAT TODAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE BY WISHING EVERYONE A VERY SAFE AND AMAZING SPRING BREAK, WHETHER YOU HAVE A STAYCATION OR GET TO TRAVEL. I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS. THANK YOU. >> LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN COVERED ALREADY, SO I'LL JUST MENTION A COUPLE THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THIS EVENING STARTS THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL AND IF YOU GO TO ESPN+, THE CAMERAMEN TONIGHT ARE HAMILTON AND SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SO, OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING A REAL- LIFE WORKOUT TODAY IN A PRODUCTION TRUCK, RUNNING CAMERA ANGLES AND WORKING ALONG PROFESSIONALS, AND THOSE SAME PROFESSIONALS FROM ESPN HAVE COME IN AND TALKED IN BOTH BUILDINGS TO THEIR MEDIA CLASSES ABOUT A CAREER IN TELEVISION PRODUCTION. SO, THAT JUST VERY EXCITING THAT WE CAN HOST THAT. HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY OF FISHERS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THAT OUR KIDS ARE GETTING IS JUST FANTASTIC. AHEAD OF TIME, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING ON SPRING BREAK, MATT RAPP AND HIS TEAM'S GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO THANK THEM AHEAD OF TIME FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO IN A VERY SHORT WINDOW TO BE DONE WITH THAT WORK WHEN WE GET BACK IN IN WEEK. IT WILL BE PRETTY MUCH A GHOST TOWN HERE. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM IS GOING TO TAKE A WELL- DESERVED BREAK AS WELL AND WE COME BACK AND HAVEHAVE AND A HALF WEEKS AND THEN SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE OVER WITH IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. SO, THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'LL BE DOING AND WE'LL GIVE SOME ACADEMIC UPDATES IN OUR MAY MEETING. >> THANK YOU. AND FOR ME, I WOULD LIKE TO -- MS. PASCOE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT MR. MAPES HAS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR JOINING US AND GUIDING OUR DISTRICT. I THINK WE'VE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT HE IS YET TO COME AND EVERYONE ENJOY SPRING BREAK, AND WE'LL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN MAY. THANK YOU * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.