[1. Meeting Opening]
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CALL THE 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 WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[2. Academic Excellence Recognition]
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITHTEACHER OF THE YEAR . >> VERY GOOD.
>> EACH YEAR, ALL 22 SCHOOLS SELECTS A TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
FROM THIS GROUP REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS, DISTRICTWIDE, A SELECTION COMMITTEE NARROWS IT DOWN TO THREE DISTRICT LEVEL FINALISTS AND ULTIMATELY ONE TEACHER OF THE YEAR. THESE ARE NOMINATED BY PEERS FOR DEDICATION TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CRATING CLASSROOMS WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, CHALLENGED AND INSPIRED . THIS YEAR, DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SURPRISING EACH FINALIST AT THEIR BUILDING . A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY WAS HELD AT FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY TO ANNOUNCE THE OVERALL WINNER . LET'S TAKE A MINUTE TO WATCH THE SAME VIDEO THAT THE FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE. >> IN A BUILDING FULL OF ENERGY, YOU WILL FIND MICHAEL TEAL, A 5TH GRADE S.T.E.M. TEACHER AT
THE CENTER OF HIS CLASSROOM . >> NOT DEMANDING ATTENTION BUT
QUIETLY EARNING RESPECT . >> TEACHING 5TH GRADE STUDENTS I THINK IS THE MOST FUN AS THEY ARE TRYING TO DISCOVER WHO THEY ARE GOING TO BE AND HELP THEM MAKE THOSE CHOICES .
>> HE IS THE KIND OF EDUCATOR THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GROUNDED JUST BY BEING NEAR HIM . ONE OF HIS COLLEAGUES PUT IT BEST.
>> HE IS SOMEBODY THAT HOLDS THE SHIP DOWN. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE
THERE FOR YOU OR THE KIDS . >> MICHAEL CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE ASKING QUESTIONS, TAKING RISKS AND LEARNING TO LOVE MATH AGAIN .
>> HE NEVER GETS FLUSTERED SO THE KIDS ARE NEVER FLUSTERED .
LIKE WE HEARD THIS IS THE HARDEST SKILL. HE WALKS THEM THROUGH IT AND MAKES THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE. IT IS A GENUINE
CONNECTION WITH EACH KID . >> HE SEES STUDENTS NOT JUST AS
LEARNERS BUT AS INDIVIDUALS . >> HE IS CARRYING. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, HE WILL ALWAYS HELP YOU WITH IT.
>> I LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH HIM AT RECESS AND I ALWAYS SAY
INAUDIBLE ] >> I LIKE HOW HE MAKES IT FUN.
>> BUT HIS IMPACT DOES NOT STOP AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR .
>> EVERYTHING MICHAEL DOES IS ROOTED IN THE FACT THAT HE WANTS
PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL . >> HE MENTORS NEW TEACHERS, SHARES STRATEGIES AND BUILDS UP EVERYONE AROUND HIM .
>> HE NEVER SAYS NEVER. >> EVEN WITH EVERYTHING HE DOES, MICHAEL KEEPS PUSHING HIMSELF TO GROW. HE RECENTLY BEGAN WORKING TOWARD HIS MASTERS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY , LEADING BY EXAMPLE AND SHOWING STUDENTS THAT LEARNING NEVER
STOPS. >> HE IS THE WHOLE PACKAGE THAT
HE WOULD NEVER ADMIT IT. >> MICHAEL TEAL IS THE KIND OF TEACHER THAT SHAPES LIVES. HIS KINDNESS, CONSISTENCY AND QUIET LEADERSHIP MAKE HIM NOT ONLY A REMARKABLE EDUCATOR BUT THE KIND
EVERY STUDENT DESERVES . >> WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. HSC COULD NOT FIND A MORE DESERVING TEACHER FOR THIS HONOR. WE HOPE YOU KEEP SOARING AS A FALCON HERE AND BEYOND .
>> IT IS MY PLEASURE TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE TO YOU MR. MICHAEL TEAL, FIFTH-GRADE S.T.E.M. TEACHER AND DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
SO WE CAN ASK HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT TEACHING AND HOW HE ENJOYS
IT? >> WE DID NOT PLAN ON THAT.
>> SORRY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.
[3. Public Comments]
>> MOVING ON TO 23.01 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POSTED AGENDA ITEMS . I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SIGNED UP ACCORDING TO OUR BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THEY ADDRESSED THE BOARD REGARDING ANY POSTED AGENDA ITEM. FIRST IS MIDGE ANDERSON SPEAKING ON THE
INNOVATE 2028 PLAN . >> I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
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2028 AGENDA PLAN . WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS GIVE KUDOS TO SOME REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE . I HAVE A GRANDSON WHO GRADUATED FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL LAST WEEK AND IT WAS THE FIRST CLASS TO GRADUATE IN THE NEW EVENT CENTER AND IT WAS PULLED OFF WITH SUCH A FANTASTIC , NO MISTAKE I COULD EVER SEE PROGRAM . THEY HAD 22 BUSES AND THEY PUT EVERY GRADUATE IN THAT BUS WHICH WAS ALMOST 900 KIDS AND THOSE BUSES AND BROUGHT THEM FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TO THE EVENT CENTER AND THEY MARCHED OFF THE BUSES IN ORDER AND GOT INTO LINE FOR THEIR MARCH INTO THE AUDITORIUM WITHOUT A HITCH. AT I WAS SO IMPRESSED AND I ASKED MY GRANDSON WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS AND GOT ORGANIZED. HE SAID MOSTLY OUR PRINCIPAL, MR. GOODWIN. AND I SAID , THAT WAS A BIG JOB. I'M SURE HE HAD HELPERS. ACCORDING TO THE KIDS, IT WAS HIM. SO AT THE OPEN HOUSE, I ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS AND HOW WOULD GO OFF AND THEY TOLD ME AND SAID THEY HAVE TO PRACTICE YET. I DON'T KNOW WHO HELPED MR. GOODWIN. I KNOW FOR SURE HE DID NOT MANAGE ALL 900 KIDS ON HIS OWN . BUT SOMEBODY LINED THEM UP BRIGHT AND THEY KNEW HOW TO GET OFF THE BUS AND I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING RIGHT AND IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FOR 2028, I HOPE WE ARE STILL DOING IT THIS WAY BECAUSE THEY ALL DESERVE A FANTASTIC CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WORK WELL DONE WHICH INCLUDED MR. MABE'S AND I'M SURE THE BOARD WAS THERE OF COURSE HANDING OUT AND SHAKING HANDS.>> HE DID ALL THE ESA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND SHOOK EVERY HAND. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIS HANDS. ANYWAY, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY OTHER THAN THANK YOU . THANK YOU AS A GRANDMA AND AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE PROUD.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS ERIN DEMARCO'S . I'M SORRY. SHE'S SPEAKING ON THE STUDENT HANDLE.
>> GOOD EVENING BOARD . MY NAME IS AARON TO MARCUS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. ESPECIALLY THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE IPAD OPT OUT POLICY. MY OLDEST SON IS SET TO BEGIN KINDERGARTEN AT SAND CREEK THIS AUGUST. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE MOST I CAN REQUEST AS A PARENT IS THAT THE IPAD STAYS AT SCHOOL AND DOESN'T COME HOME WITH HIM THAT I HAVE NO SAY ON IF, WHEN OR HOW MUCH IT IS USED DURING THE DAY.
WHEN I ENROLLED DAVID BACK IN FEBRUARY, I USED THE CURRENT STUDENT HANDBOOK TO GAUGE WHETHER THE DISTRICT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR FAMILY. ON PAGE 19, THE OPT OUT POLICY WAS CLEARLY STATED. I MADE THE DECISION TO ENROLL HIM BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS AN ESTABLISHED PRACTICE. IT FEELS NOW LIKE A BAIT AND SWITCH TO FIND OUT THE POLICY WILL BE REMOVED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE TOO FAR ALONG IN THE PROCESS TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT MIGHT BETTER ALIGN WITH OUR FAMILY'S VALUES AROUND TECHNOLOGY USE HAVE WEIGHTLESS.
OUR FAMILY'S VISION FOR RAISING TECH LITERATE CHILDREN CENTERS AROUND PUZZLES, BUILDING, EXPLORATION, COLLABORATING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. NOT APP USAGE. TO BE CLEAR, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOT ANTITECHNOLOGY. IN FACT, MY HUSBAND WORKS IN DATA ANALYTICS AND SPENDS MUCH OF HIS TIME CODING. BUT WHEN I TOLD HIM THE DISTRICT USES IPADS AS THE PRIMARY STUDENT DEVICE, HIS IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE WORST PLATFORMS FOR SPARKING A CHILD'S INTEREST IN S.T.E.M. THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM IS HIGHLY RESTRICTIVE. BECAUSE OF ITS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, STUDENTS CAN'T EXPLORE HOW THE TECHNOLOGY ACTUALLY WORKS. THEY CAN ONLY CONSUME CONTENT THROUGH THE APPS AND INTERACT WITH IT THAT WAY. IN CONTRAST, MOST TECH PROFESSIONALS KNOW THAT CULTIVATING FUTURE INNOVATORS MEANS MINIMIZING SCREEN TIME AND NOT ENCOURAGING IT.
INTERESTINGLY, MANY LEADERS IN THE TECH INDUSTRY, PEOPLE AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION, ARE SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO MONTESSORI AND WALDORF SCHOOLS WHERE DEVICES ARE INTENTIONALLY MINIMIZED. I'M NOT ASKING FOR DRASTIC CHANGES . I'MSIMPLY ASKING FOR SOMETHING I THOUGHT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE WHEN I ENROLLED MY CHILD , THE ABILITY TO OPT OUT OF DAILY IPAD USAGE.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A GROWING NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO PUSH BACK ON SCREEN-BASED CHILDHOODS . AND THE NEXT TO YEARS. I BELIEVE WE WILL SEE THIS GAIN MORE MOMENTUM
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AND MORE ORGANIZATION. IN MY IDEAL WORLD, REKEY CAP THEIR SIX GOOD LEVEL WOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE CLASSROOM WITHOUT DAILY SCREENS BEYOND MANDATED TESTING. THAT WAY, STUDENTS AT OPT OUT ARE NOT MADE TO FEEL LIKE OUTLIERS. INSTEAD, THE TEACHERS ARE NOT BURDENED WITH EXTRA WORK . AND ASKING THE BOARD TO INTERCEDE. IT IS CLEAR FROM WESTRICK'S POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THERE IS NO INTEREST IN RECONSIDERING THE OPT OUT OPTION THERE. I URGE CHAIR TO SCHOOL TO GET AHEAD OF THIS GROWING MOVEMENT AND REVISE BOTH THE TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN THE HANDBOOK TO PRESERVE AND IPAD OPT OUT PATH FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE. I THINK IN 10 YEARS, WE WILL BE APPALLED AND LOOK BACK AND WONDER WHY WE KEPT CHILDREN SO TETHERED TO SCREENSBOTH DAY AND NIGHT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS CONNOR HAYNES,
ALSO'S TAKING ON THE STUDENT . >> GOOD EVENING. I SPOKE AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT KEEPING THE IPAD OPT OUT CLAUSE IN THE HANDBOOK. AS YOU KNOW, THAT GOT HANDED OFF TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE . THE POLICY COMMITTEE DID SPEAK LAST WEEK. IN MY OPINION, IT CAME WITHOUT ANY REAL CONSIDERATION OF WHAT NUANCE COULD LOOK LIKE FOR AN OPT OUT POLICY FOR PARENTS WHO WERE CONCERNED . IT WAS BASICALLY A NONSTARTER. FROM THE RESPONSES I HEARD A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS AND POLICY MEETINGS, I FEEL LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES PARENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT TECH USAGE ARE OVERREACTING OVER NOTHING . AND IF WE WERE A LITTLE MORE INFORMED ABOUT TECH PHILOSOPHY, SCREEN TIME LIMITS AND PROTECTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT HAS IN PLACE, NO REASONABLE PARENT WOULD EVER BE CONCERNED OR SPEAK OUT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. TO ME, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE QUANTITY OF SCREEN TIME. IF THE NUMBER OF 10% THAT HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THERE REALLY IS 10% OR LESS OF TIME SPENT ON A TABLET, I CAN GET AROUND THAT.
IT IS NOT REALLY ABOUT SAFETY FOR ME. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT IS HOLDING ITSELF TO THE HIGHEST INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR SAFETY . SECURITY AND OVERSIGHT. AND FOR ME, IT IS NOT ABOUT WINNING MY KIDS TO BE TECH NAÏVE EITHER. I AGREE THAT KIDS THAT LIVE IN THIS WORLD NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS WORLD'S TECHNOLOGY WORKS FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREERS. MANY OF THE EXAMPLES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN THE MEETINGS ARE NOT WAYS THE LOWEST GRADE NEED TO BE USING TECH. WHEN MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH IS AT THE CENTER OF THE CONVERSATION, I WONDER IF THE TRADE-OFF FOR THESE TOOLS IS REALLY WORTH IT. TO BECOME WHAT THIS CONVERSATION IS REALLY ABOUT IS UNNECESSARY INTEGRATION OF SCREENS INTO EVERY AREA OF LEARNING AND WHEN PARENTS RAISE HEALTH CONCERNS , THE GENERALIZED RESPONSE THAT KIDS SIMPLY CANNOT BE SCHOOLED WITHOUT THEM. RESEARCHES LEANING IN THE DIRECTION THAT USING SCREENS FOR ACTIVITIES THAT DON'T NEED THEM IS NOT BENIGN OR NEUTRAL BUT COULD BE HARMFUL TO THE MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN. THE PRESENCE OF A DEVICE THAT IS ALWAYS WITH THEM PROBABLY LEADS TO DESTRUCTION AND ACADEMIC DECLINE. AND KIDS LEARN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS BETTER WITH PAPER AND PENCILS THEN WITH SCREENS . TO BE CLEAR, I DON'T BELIEVE MANY PARENTS REALLY WANT TO OPT OUT OF EVERY SCREEN IN SCHOOL. BUT I THINK THE RESEARCH IS LEANING US TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS. CAN HSC EXCELLENTLY EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS WITHOUT AN IPAD ON EVERY DESK? CAN WE TEACH SCHOOLS OR SKILLS THEY NEED LIKE STANDARDIZED TEST PREP FROM A COMPUTER LAB? AS THE IPAD HARDWARE BECOMES OUTDATED IN THE NEXT TO YEARS LIKE IPADS ALWAYS DO, IS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT VERSUS RISK GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THE NEW DEVICES? AT THIS POINT, THE POLICY SEEMS TO BE STICKING TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE STATUS QUO. I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO CONSIDER A MORE NUANCED -- NUANCED OPTED OPTION. WHAT WOULD EDUCATION LOOK LIKE IF WE USED SCREENS MORE MINIMALLY? IS NOT ABOUT STEPPING BACKWARDS. IT IS RATHER , EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRESSION TOWARD WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR KIDS. HSC COULD BE A COMPETITIVE LEADER IN INDIANA AND BE MORE APPEALING TO PARENTS IN THE AREA BY JOINING THE MOVEMENT OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
[4. Consent Agenda]
COUNTRY RETHINKING ONE, TO ONE. THANK YOU.>> THAT WILL END PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS PRESENTED ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA 4.01 BOARD MINUTES. 4.02 PERSONNEL POINTS.
CLAIMS, PAYROLLS AND 4507 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS AND 4.04 ADVANCED HIRING AUTHORITY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION . ALL THOSE IN FAVOR APPROVED OF -- APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA,
>> THANK YOU DOCTOR ALBRIGHT. WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS THAT WERE HIRED AS REPLACING OUTGOING FOLKS AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD
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LIKE TO INVITE TILLMAN CLARK UPFRONT. TILLMAN IS THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL . MR. CLARK HAS BEEN AT DELTA HIGH SCHOOL MOST RECENTLY FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. PRIOR TO THAT WAS THAT MADE ROSE CENTRAL JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS SERVING IN THE CAPACITY OF ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. I WOULD LIKE TO>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD , MR. MAPES AND MR. INAUDIBLE ] FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE STUDENT ATHLETES, COACHES AND THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T TAKE THAT JOB LIGHTLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO PROMOTING EVERYTHING THAT IS GREAT HERE ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING STARTED. THANK YOU.
>> THE SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE HIRE IS THIS LAUREN DORN . AS YOU KNOW, THE LAST MEETING, YOUR APPROVED BUDGET -- BRIDGET WESTERFIELD BE THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT AFTER PROCESS OF WORKING WITH HER STAFF TO GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS , LAUREN HAS EMERGED AS THE LEAD CANDIDATE IN THE SELECTION AFTER THE NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CUMBERLAND ROAD ELEMENTARY. LAUREN IS A FAMILIAR FACE HAVING SERVED AS A FIFTH-GRADE HE MANDY'S TEACHER AT SAME CREEK INTERMEDIATE FOR SEVEN YEARS AND MOST RECENTLY HAS BEEN AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACH FOR US. LAUREN DORAN.
>> THANK YOU. GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I WAS RAISED IN THE COMMUNITY. I WENT KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE IN THE DISTRICT. I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE SERVING THE STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT . >> THANK YOU AND WELCOME .
[5. Action Items]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 5.01, INNOVATE 2028 PLAN . THE PRESENTATION WILL BE BY DR.
>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD. I'M DR. COUPE INAUDIBLE ] I'M HERE TO MAKE THE FINAL -- TAKE ANY FINAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS YOU WOULD HAVE ON THE INNOVATE 2028 PLAN. WE DID HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE LAST MEETING. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STUDENTS AND FEEDBACK AND ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AS WELL WORKING WITH THE BOARD AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS. ONE QUICK QUESTION. FROM THE LAST MEETING UNTIL NOW , IT LOOKS THE SAME. WAS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS THAT WAS REVISED ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE
LAST MEETING ? >> THERE WAS NOT.
>> JUST MAKING SURE. THANK YOU .
>> ANYONE ELSE ? >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE
INNOVATE 28 PLAN AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND .
>> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF
APPROVING THIS ITEM, SAY AYE. >> OPPOSED SAY NAY.
>> PASSING 6-0. >> 5.02 SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION DOCUMENT . WENEED TO BRING FORTH THE DOCUMENT , THE INSTRUMENT WE ARE USING TO DO THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION.
THAT HAS BEEN POSTED ON BOARD DOGS. ANYONE IS WELCOME TO LOOK AT THAT INSTRUMENT AND BASICALLY , WE JUST NEED TO APPROVE THAT TONIGHT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION . DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS
PRESENTED ? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION DOCUMENT AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND . >> AND INCOME QUESTIONS -- ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD COMMUNICATING, GIVING INPUT OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE GOING FORWARD. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORT IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM,
>> OPPOSED. >> PASSES 6-0. WE NOW MOVE ON TO 5.03-2025-2026 STUDENT HANDBOOKS PRESENTATION BY
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CHRISTIE THOMAS. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK . INSIDE OF YOUR PACKETS THAT YOU RECEIVED ON FRIDAY, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THE COMPLETE REVISION SHEET AND THERE. AND YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN BLUE HIGHLIGHTS. THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS ARE AREAS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE BOARD MEETING . THOSEINCLUDED A LOT OF PAGE NUMBER CORRECTIONS AND ONE SECTION WE NEEDED TO ADD WHEN WE WENT SECTION BY SECTION THROUGH THE FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND HSC HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOKS.
IN ADDITION, IN THE PACKET, YOU WOULD HAVE ALSO SEEN LEGISLATIVE UPDATES. I HAVEADDED THOSE AS OF THIS POINT WITH THE ONES WE CURRENTLY KNOW . WE ARE STILL WAITING ON ADVISEMENT FROM DOE ON SOME AREAS. AS THOSE COME IN DURING THE SUMMER, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD THOSE AS WELL. WE TOOK IT TO POLICY JUNE 4TH AND HAD DIALOGUE THERE AND WE HAVE COME TO THIS POINT NOW THAT I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TONIGHT ON EACH LEVELED HANDBOOK FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED AS WELL AS ANY NEW DIRECTIVES FROM THE DOE THAT HAVE COME ABOUT THE SUMMER REGARDING THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS JUST PAST.
>> CAN I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT? >> SURE .
>> I WANT TO SEE IF IT CAN HAVE FURTHER DIALOGUE REGARDING THE IPADS IN GENERAL ON HOW DOES WRITTEN AND IF THERE HAVE BEEN FURTHER CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE SCENES OF USAGE OR DEDICATION OF TIME ALLOWED JUST FOR THE PUBLIC.
>> SURE. WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT. I WANT YOU TO KNOW FROM MY STANDPOINT, FROM A HANDBOOKS STANDPOINT, MY JOB WAS TO CLEAN THE HANDBOOK UP AND ALIGN IT TO CURRENT POLICY. THAT WAS MY TASK. SO I HAVE DONE THAT. IN TERMS OF THE TECHNOLOGY, I FELT LIKE WE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSION AT POLICY REGARDING THE TECHNOLOGY. THAT LANGUAGE WAS OLD LANGUAGE THAT CAME OFF OF THE FORM AND IS NOT IN THE CURRENT POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD . WE DID TALK AT THAT MEETING ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS WHERE WE USE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. I SPOKE TO A LITTLE BIT REGARDING RESEARCH. I THINK THAT IS ONE WAY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE I WAS THINKING ABOUT COME WE HAVE A NEW RESOURCE WE USE CALLED IT CAME IN THIS YEAR SO I CANNOT FULLY SPEAK TO WHAT YEAR IT IS.
ONE OF THE USES IN KINDERGARTEN OR 1ST GRADE WOULD BE THAT YOU ARE MAKING WORD INAUDIBLE ] CHUNK. KIDS CAN HAVE THE IPAD APP. I CAN SAY AS A TEACHER, LET'S BRING THE LETTER S. BRING IT DOWN. WHAT DOES THAT SPELL? SAT. CAN ANYONE THINK OF ANOTHER WORD WE CAN SPELL? SO TRY H. AND WE BRING THAT DOWN. WE CAN DO THAT WITH MAGNETS.
MAGNETS ARE GREAT OR HAND LETTERS ARE GREAT IF YOU ARE WORKING IN A SMALL GROUP. BUT IMAGINE 24 KIDS WITH THE MAGNET SET. IT DOES NOT WORK AS EFFECTIVELY IF YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE HAD MAGNET SETS IN THE CLASSROOM.
BUT FOR 24 INDIVIDUAL MAGNET SETS, THAT CAN BE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT. SO THAT IS ANOTHER USE. I HAVE HEARD CONCERNS AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF HOW MUCH USE IS AN ACTION IN A CLASSROOM . WOULD SAY ONE THING THAT CAN BE DONE AND IT CAN BE DONE AT HOME FROM A SCHOOL STANDPOINT, IS USED SECURELY. WE CURRENTLY USE THE SYSTEM TO ACCESS HOW MUCH TIME SO THAT I AS A PARENT GET AN ALERT EVERY WEEKEND OF EVERYTHING MY CHILD HAS SEARCH . SO I KNOW WHAT SHE IS STUDYING OR WHAT SHE IS DOING A RESEARCH PAPER ON . EVEN THOUGH MIGHT NOT TALK, I CAN FIGURE OUT QUICKLY WHAT SHE IS RESEARCHING BECAUSE I GET A FULL REPORT. I CAN LOOK AT USAGE, TIME AND ALL THAT INFORMATION. WE ARE MOVING FROM SECURELY TO A NEW PROGRAM SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE SAME . IT IS CALLED LIGHTSPEED. IT WILL BE COMING HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH , MONTH AND A HALF AND WE WILL BE ALERTING OUR PARENTS OF THAT. WE TRY TO EDUCATE OUR PARENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MAKING SURE YOU ACCESS SECURELY SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH TIME AND USAGE ARE CHILD HAS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER LABS IN THE SCHOOLS. AT LEAST FROM AN ELEMENTARY STANDPOINT. THE KIDS ARE 1-1 AND HAVE THAT TECH DEVICE. AND SO THAT IS THEREFORE A LEARNING PURPOSE. I THINK THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF
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THINGS I WOULD ADD IN TERMS OF DISCUSSION. WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE AND IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE USING IT PROPERLY .>> AND IN THIS SCENARIO, WHETHER IT IS SECURELY OR LIGHTSPEED , WE ARE GOING AT THE TIME SPENT IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS WOULD BE REACTIVE . OKAY, YOU ARE IS USED -- YOU ARE USING YOUR IPAD IN THE CLASSROOM FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY AND YOU ARE BELOW 4TH GRADE AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE FRONTAL LOBE TRAINED WELTMAN HIS. IS THERE AN OPTION WHERE WE COULD ADDRESS THAT AND SAY, THIS IS TOO MUCH? BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE THE PARENT FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ADJUST AS WELL .
>> I WOULD SAY AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, I WOULD WANT A PARENT SHOULD COME TO ME AND TELL ME IF WE ARE USING AN IPAD FOR FOUR HOURS IN THE CLASSROOM . BUT I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT WHEN WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF "I EYECOLOR LEARN TESTING, A CHILD MIGHT BE ON AN IPAD FOR MULTIPLE HOURS. ON A DAY WHERE WE ARE JUST DOING SOME TYPE OF SMALL ACTIVITY, IT MIGHT BE 20 MINUTES. IT COULD DIFFER. TO GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC TIMEFRAME IS PROBABLY NOT FAIR. WHAT STATE TESTING REQUIRES AND WHAT A RESEARCH PROJECT MIGHT REQUIRE MIGHT BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM ONE DAY WHEN WE ARE JUST DOING THE MATH ACTIVITY AND I WANT YOU TO WORK ON MAKING WORD FAMILIES. THAT DISCUSSION CAN HAPPEN. FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT , WE ARE CONSTANTLY MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
BOTH OF MY KIDS HAVE HAD CONCUSSIONS AND WE HAVE HAD TO PUT THINGS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE MINIMIZE ANY TYPE OF IPAD USAGE OR THE ACCESS THEY MIGHT HAVE. 'S OF OPTIONS STILL EXIST
AND ALWAYS HAVE. >> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> CHRISTY, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHEN THE POLICY CHANGED. WHEN THE ACTUAL POLICY CHANGED AND HOW THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE POLICY THAT WAS ALREADY ADOPTED ?
>> CORRECT. I MIGHT NEED HELP ON THE YEARS .
>> WHAT IS IN THE HANDBOOK THAT SHE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT HAVING REMOVED WAS A FORM THAT DATED BACK TO 2012. DON'T ASK ME HOW IT SURVIVED ALL THOSE YEARS AND OUR HANDBOOK. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN OPT OUT POLICIES SINCE 2016 WHEN THEY BROUGHT ON 1-1 AT ALL GRADE LEVELS. AND I5.03 IS THE POLICY BE OVERHAULED IN 2021 . AND IT IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE AND THE APPROACH. BUT TO SPEAK TO YOUR QUESTION, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN OPT
OUT SINCE BEFORE 2016. >> DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION
? >> I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS TOO. CAN YOU REITERATE TOO GOING ON TOP OF WHAT YOU ARE JUST SAYING WITH MS. PASCOE. THE PARENTS WITH THE LIGHTSPEED AND WITH SECURELY COME YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN ON THERE. SO EVEN WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YOU CAN STILL SEE IT SO YOU CAN THEN GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION OR TO THE TEACHERS AND EXPLAIN, MY CHILD HAS ENORMOUS SO LONG AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE. IT IS NOT JUST WHAT THEY SEE AFTER SCHOOL. BUT SOMETIMES IN SCHOOL AS WELL .
>> THAT WOULD BE MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR
YOU TOO ? >> IN TERMS OF SCREEN TIME, IT GIVES WHAT SITES THE STUDENTS VISITED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT TELLS HOW LONG YOU ARE ON A SPECIFIC SITE OR NOT . BUT I BELIEVE THAT INFORMATION IS THERE.
>> DO YOU SEE IT BEING ON LIGHTSPEED?
>> I BELIEVE IS ON LIGHTSPEED AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION WHERE THE PARENT CAN PAUSE WI-FI AND TURN IT OFF.
>> THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS ON THE STUDENT HANDBOOK, FOR ME, SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF, FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND ALL THE STUFF THAT CAME THROUGH.
THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY AREA THAT I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN .
BUT I DON'T WANT TO NOT VOTE FOR A STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR ONE THING. SO MY QUESTION IS, WILL WE HAVE A PROCEDURE IN PLACE OR MR. MAPES HAVE SOME TYPE OF METRIC OR A WAY TO MONITOR THIS YEAR ? IKNOW YOU ARE SAYING FROM 2012. BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY BECOMING AN ATTENTION THING RIGHT NOW THERE IF PARENTS HAVE CONCERNS AND WANT TO UPDATE, THAT WE CAN MONITOR IF IT IS A CONCERN THIS YEAR AND MAYBE REVISIT IT AGAIN IN A YEAR OR SEE WHERE WE ARE. AND IF IT IS NOT A CONCERN, MOVE FORWARD WITH
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THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF TESTING DONE ON THERE. MY INPUT, OR MY RESEARCH AND STUFF I HAVE READ IS MORE FOR THE K THERE TWO AGE GROUP. YOU DID BRING UP MAGNETS TO ME. I WOULD RATHER MY KID DO MAGNETS. I WOULD RATHER THEY DO THAT THAN HAVING TO USE THE IPAD IF NECESSARY FOR A COUPLE RESEARCH THINGS . LIKE WE DON'T GO TO THE LIBRARY ANYMORE AND GO THROUGH THE CARD CATALOG.THEY DO THE RESEARCH ON THE IPAD AND WAS EVEN PRESENTED IN THE POLICY MEETING THAT THERE MIGHT BE A SEGMENT WHERE THEY ARE ALL DOING A BUNCH OF RESEARCH AND THEY ARE DONE WITH THAT AND THEY PUT THAT TO THE SIDE AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON HANDWRITING OR SOME OTHER PART. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE IPAD. I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF METRIC IN PLACE, WATCHING HOW THE USAGES GOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR . THAT IS YOUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT. JUST THAT WE MONITOR LIGHTSPEED BECAUSE IT WILL BE NEW AND GETTING PARENT COMPLAINTS, AND WILL THAT BE LOOKED AT ? THAT IS ALL I'M SAYING ON THAT ONE. FOR THE YARD -- FOR THE OTHER AGE GROUPS, I THINK YOU PRESENTED A POLICY MEETING. WILL LIGHTSPEED HAVE THE KEY ABILITIES FOR THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM AND I THINK YOU ARE SAYING IT IS A BLUETOOTH CONNECTION. SO WHEN THEY ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY CAN CONNECT TO WHAT IS ON THE LAPTOP .
>> THAT OPTION HAS EXISTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST.
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT WHAT THAT IS SO PARENTS ARE
AWARE OF THAT? >> I CAN DO MY BEST. IT HAS TO DO WITH APPLE CLASSROOM . AS A TEACHER, I CAN HAVE THAT ON MY LAPTOP READY AND OPEN AND I CAN LOOK DOWN AND SEE ALL 24 STUDENT DEVICES RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME AND SEE WHAT ACTIVITY THEY ARE ON . THAT EXIST AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST . YES.
>> AND THAT WILL BE ON LIGHTSPEED AS WELL. AND LASTLY , I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED AND I THINK MR. MR. MAPES MENTIONED PICK THE DISTRICT IN GENERAL HAS PROCEDURE FOR TEACHERS THAT IN THE CLASSROOM, TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY THAT THEY FEEL IS BEST FOR THE CLASSROOM . OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN HOUR AND HALF OF ONLY BEING ON YOUR COMPUTER. WITHOUT US EATING IN THE WEEDS OR PARENTS GETTING INVOLVED, YOUR ADMINISTRATION AND EDUCATORS WORK WITH THE TEACHERS. SO THEY BALANCE THAT OUT, RIGHT ? WE DO THAT. I JUST NEED SOME
VALIDATION . >> WE WANT HANDS-ON LEARNING. WE WANT THE CREATIVITY AND THE CURIOSITY TO BE FOSTERED. THAT
WILL CONTINUE . >> OKAY. THAT IS ALL I NEEDED TO
HEAR. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW HOW TEDIOUS THIS IS AND YOU HAVE SUCH AN EYE -- TO FIND EVERYTHING. AND I WAS TELLING MR. MAPES HOW BRILLIANT YOU ARE TO BE SO FAST. BECAUSE I WAS SAYING, ARE WE THERE YET?
>> ONE LAST QUESTION. MAYBE THIS WAS IN THE PAST. HAS ANYONE EVER HAD AN IEP WITH SCREENS WHERE THEY REQUIRE A LIMITED AMOUNT? OR IT'S A CONCUSSION OR SOMEBODY MAY HAVE AN -- HAVE AN ATTENTION SPAN THAT IS DIFFERENT ? HAVE WE EVER COME ACROSS THAT?
>> DEFINITELY IN A 504 STANDPOINT. I CANNOT IMAGINE NOT BEING IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL. DEFINITELY IN THE 504 STANDPOINT, WE WOULD CREATE ONE .
>> WE HAVE BOTH. >> SO THERE COULD BE AN EXCEPTION IN THAT CASE OF A STUDENT HAS THAT.
>> DO I HAVE AMOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? >> CAN -- SURE .
>> THE HANDBOOK HAS A HYPERLINK TIED TO POLICY. THE HANDBOOK GOING FORWARD WILL LEAN INTO WHATEVER THE POLICY ENDS OF DICTATING. IT WILL SAY -- REFERENCE A POLICY. CLICK THE HYPERLINK AND TAKE YOU TO THE POLICY. ANYTHING RELATED TO THE HANDBOOK OUTSIDE OF THAT IN AND OF ITSELF STANDS AS IT IS HERE.
AS WE CONSIDER THIS, MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD . I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE RECALL THE SPECIFIC POLICY REGARDED TO TECHNOLOGY AND RAN BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY SOMETHING OF CONCERN . I DO WANT TO STATE THAT IN THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE WAYS IN WHICH THE TECHNOLOGY IS USED BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE OUR ON PERCEPTIONS THAT WE FLIP OPEN A SCREEN AND THE KIDS ARE JUST WATCHING SOMETHING PASSIVELY AND
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THAT IS NOT THE CASE. IT WAS VERY MUCH DESCRIBED, THE INTERACTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. THERE IS HANDS-ON LEARNING AND APPLICATION. A LOT OF MOVEMENT. A LOT OF APPLIED LEARNING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT TAKES PLACE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY. IS NOT JUST FLIP OPEN, WATCH A MOVIE AND SUCK OUR ATTENTION UNDER THE SCREEN. THERE WAS GREAT DISCUSSION ON THAT AND GREAT DISCUSSION AND DEPENDING ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE STUDENT, THEIR INCIDENTS WHERE WE CAN MOVE TO A NON- TECHNOLOGY-BASED OPTION . WE DO HAVE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS WE RECALL THIS POLICY SPECIFIC TO COMMITTEE AND TAKE IT TO FURTHER DISCUSSION AND FOCUS ON PUSHING THIS HANDBOOK FORWARD BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT WILL BE SEPARATE FROM WHAT THE POLICY WOULD END OF DICTATINGANYWAY . >> AND I WOULD SAY THAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOME HOMEWORK AND SOME RESEARCH OURSELVES ABOUT THAT. SOIT MAY BE A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE WE BRING IT TO POLICY. BUT WE BRING THAT POLICY BACK AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THAT AND LOOK AT IT ALL YEAR LONG OR AT LEAST FOR A SEMESTER TO MAKE DECISIONS. BUT DEFTLY BRING IT BACK TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND NEXT YEAR'S HANDBOOK, WE CAN READDRESS IT .
>> MS. THOMAS, CAN YOU REITERATE THAT SOME THINGS IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK , AND KIND OF ELABORATE ON WHAT MS. LANE SAID, THAT THE LINKS ARE THERE AND PEOPLE CAN DO HYPERACTIVE RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND HOW WE DISTINGUISH -- WAYS AND EVERYTHING IN THEIR LINK?
SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? >> CORRECT. SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE HANDBOOK , THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROCEDURE THAT WE FOLLOW.
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT SPECIFIC AND POLICY. I START AT ONE PLACE. I TOOK ACTUALLY WOULD BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS HAS -- HAD INDICATED AS COMMONLY SEARCHED POLICIES. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I STARTED . SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES AS WELL. NEXT YEAR, I MAY COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL LINKS WITH THAT -- THAT MAY TIE TO POLICY AS WE MAKE THIS LIVE ON THE WEBSITE. REMEMBER THAT IT MAY BE ABLE TO BE TRANSLATED FOR FAMILIES AS WELL .
>> EXCELLENT. AS THE YEAR GOES ON AND THE LAW CHANGES AND THAT COMES UP, YOU WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO US FOR CHANGING THE LINKS LEGS OR WILL YOU JUST CHANGE THEM AUTOMATICALLY?
>> THIS SUMMER, IF LAWS COME ABOUT, I WILL MAKE THOSE
ADJUSTMENTS. >> BASED ON WHAT LEGISLATION PASSED AND THERE IS NOT MUCH THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED PER SE. IF I FIND ANOTHER SECTION OF THE HANDBOOK THAT I FEEL WOULD BE BEST SUITED TO BE TIED TO POLICY, I WILL BRING THAT BACK
NEXT YEAR AT THE HANDBOOK TIME . >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> WILL PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A SIMPLE CURRICULUM FOR A DAY FOR KINDERGARTNERS SO THEY CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW IT MIGHT BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM?
>> OFTEN WHAT I WOULD SAY THAT WHAT I HAVE SEEN AS PRINCIPAL OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THAT A TEACHER DURING MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT, KIND OF TALKS ABOUT WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE AND I WOULD SAY WOULD BE COVERED IN THAT TIMEFRAME. BUT MINUTE BY MINUTE, I WOULD NOT NECESSARILY SAY ANYTHING IS DEFINED MINUTE BY
MINUTE. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE 2025-2026 STUDENT HANDBOOKS AND CHANGES AS PRESENTED WITH THE POLICY BEING TAKEN BACK TO COMMITTEE .
>> SECOND . >> WE WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION AND DO THIS BY VOICE VOTE. DO YOU WANT TO CALL ROLL?
>> CALLING THE QUESTION. MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE POLICY
AS STATED . >> I WAS JUST GOING TO HAVE YOU
>> MONITOR IN PLACE WATCHING, I VOTE YES.
>> I AM A YES. MOTION PASSES 6-0. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 5.04, PURCHASE OF DELL COMPUTERS. PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING . I'M HERE TO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF 678 DELL LAPTOPS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE WILL BE REPLACING OLDER DEVICES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PRODUCTION AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS. THEY ARE USED FOR STAFF SUCH AS IA'S, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, NURSES. AS WELL AS STUDENTS. THE LAPTOP IS USED OR
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WILL BE USED FOR THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES AT THE JUNIOR HIGHS . INCLUDED IN THE PURCHASE IS ALSO A NEW LAPTOP FOR COUPLE OF NEW COURSES . THERE IS THE ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER FOUNDATION CLASS OFFERED AT FISHERS JUNIOR AND FALL CREEK JUNIOR. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE PURCHASE BE MADE DIRECTLY WITH DELL. DELL DOES PROVIDE PRICING USING THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT. THIS IS A VOLUME PURCHASE AGREEMENT SIMILAR TO A STATE QPI. IT ALLOWS US TO PURCHASE DEVICES ADHERING TO ANY PUBLIC BID REQUIREMENTS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE LAPTOP PRICE IS $899.99. WE DID NEGOTIATE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS . IT SAVES THE DISTRICT ABOUT $118,000.TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE IS 492,000 -- I BELIEVE 492,221 AND 22.
THAT WILL BE PAID USING A BOND WE ALLOCATE FOR THESE TYPES OF DEVICE PURCHASES PURCHASES. I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. WE WELCOME APPROVAL TO PURCHASE NEW
LAPTOPS . >> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE NEW COURSES. ARE THEY ALREADY OFFER AT THE OTHER JUNIOR HIGHS OR WIRE WE ONLY OFFERING THEM A TWO JUNIOR HIGHS?
>> THOSE COURSES WILL BE OFFERED AT TWO -- AT ALL JUNIOR HIGHS.
DIFFERENT JUNIOR HIGHS HAVE DIFFERENT COMPUTER LABS RIGHT NOW . IT IS JUST ADDRESSING THE DEFICIENCIES AT THE TWO JUNIOR HIGHS THAT HAVE THE COURSES. ONE OF THOSE IS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL COURSE AND COMPUTER FOUNDATION COURSE.
>> THANK YOU . >> MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM
AS PRESENTED . >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE DELL LAPTOPS AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THOSE ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ITEM SAY AYE.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO 5.05 CUSTODIAL CONTRACT .
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS. WE PUBLISHED AN RFP FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR THE 24 BUILDINGS .
THIS WILL BE A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH A 3-2 YOUR OPTION EXTENSION. WE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS FROM 220, TO 247.
THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SUMMER, SPRING AND FALL BREAK CLEANING SCHEDULES. WE RECEIVED 13 PROPOSALS, 10 OF WHICH WERE COMPLETE AND ALIGNED WITH THE FORMAT . THE COMMITTEE EVALUATED THE COMPLETE PROPOSALS AND CONCLUDED SOUTHEASTERN SERVICES CORPORATION WAS THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO HSC WITH THE BASE BID OF $5,367,900 . THIS IS A SAVINGS OF A LITTLE OVER $400,000 FROM WHAT WE PAID LAST YEAR. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HSC FACILITIES TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR CUSTODIAL SERVICES TO SOUTHEASTERN SERVICES CORPORATION AS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE QUALIFIED BIDDER.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ? HEARING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED SAY NAY . >> PASSES 6-0 .
>> DR. ALBRIGHT, AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE SSC.
THEY DID A GOOD JOB SHARPENING THEIR PENCIL AND COMING UP TO THIS CONTRACT. WE APPRECIATED. THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THIS CONTRACT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WE FEEL LIKE RRS -- I JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS AN IMPORTANT THING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK IN THIS AREA . WITH US WE HAVE JAMES, NATHAN AND KENNY.
WE APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT MOVING ON TO 5.06 REBUILD AND UPGRADE FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL CHILLERS.
>> YES, MA'AM. THROUGH OIL SAMPLES, RUNTIMES AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS, THE FACILITY HAS DETERMINED CHILLER NUMBER ONE AND FIVE AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD BE REBUILT AND UPGRADED . CHILLER ONE IS ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING SO IT IS 23 YEARS OLD AND CHILLER FIVE IS 11 YEARS OLD . WE EXPECT TO GET ANOTHER 10-12 MORE YEARS OF OPERATION OUT OF BOTH OF THESE CHILLERS. IF WE REPLACE THEM, IT WILL BE DOUBLE THE COST. SO TO
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REBUILD THESE AS I'M ASKING TONIGHT IS HALF THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TRANSMITTING FACILITIES DEPARTMENT TO REBUILD AND UPGRADE THE CHILLERS NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER FIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF$378,000 . $378,303. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AS PRESENTED?
>> I MOVED TO MOVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED ?
>> SECOND. >> I WILL CALL TO QUESTION ALL
[6. Information Items]
THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ITEM TO SAY AYE.>> PASSES 6-0. MOVING ON TO 6.01. POLICY FIRSTREADING, DR.
KEGLEY . >> THANK YOU DR. ALBRIGHT. A FEW POLICIES TO REVIEW IN THE FIRST READ AND THEN THEY WILL GO TO POLICY COMMITTEE NEXT MONTH IN JULY. THE FIRST FEW THAT ARE RELATED TO FINANCE ARE VERY MINOR CHANGES . I WILL WALK THROUGH THOSE QUICKLY WITH YOU. I WILL WALK TO THE CODE DOG PACK -- D.00. WE SOLVE -- WE STRUCK THE LAST LINE FROM THAT SECTION.
D4 .00, WE REMOVED SUPERINTENDENT TO/DESIGNEE. D500 REMOVED HIS/HER AND PUT IN FRONT OF THE DESIGNEE SO IT WILL JUST READ THE SUPERINTENDENT/DESIGNEE . AND D 6.00, WE REMOVED THE ADOPTED INFORMATION AND THE REVISED INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM BECAUSE THAT HAS MOVED UP TO THE TOP AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE BOTH PLACES. AND THEN IN THE LAST POLICY FOR INFORMATION THIS EVENING, E 2.00. THIS IS THE CURRENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE TITLED SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE ADD WHAT IS IN GREEN AS SECTION D ON THIS PAGE . A YEAR OR SO AGO, THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED US TO HAVE A BEHAVIOR THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT HSC HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT WORK IN THE STATE AND WORKING WITH OUR STUDENT SERVICES TEAM AND THE BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY ENACTING THIS AND HAVE HAD PROCEDURES IN PLACE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING THIS BEFORE NEEDED TO BE ENACTED. STARTING JULY 1ST, IT NOW BECOMES A LAW FOR SCHOOLS. THAT IS THE RATIONALE FOR THE
SECTION ADDED IN D. >> IS THAT LETTER D -- WAS THAT
THE LEGAL LANGUAGE? >> THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED AS LANGUAGE. WE WILL HAVE IT REVIEWED LEGALLY .
>> WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS, BEFORE IT JUST WENT TO LETTER C ?
>> YES. >> CAN I MAKE A REGULATION ON
>> ON THE OTHERS, YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO PUT PUT/DESIGNEE. IF WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSISTENT, THAT WOULD DO IT FOR THE SUN TOO. --
[7. Board Members]
FOR THIS ONE TOO. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO NUMBER
SEVEN. BOARDMEMBER REPORTS . >> I APOLOGIZE. ONE QUICK QUESTION. SHE WAS SHOWING ME THE DESIGNEE PART. ON THE ONE LINE, I APOLOGIZE . ON THE OTHER ONES, YOU WERE SAYING FIRST READS .
CAN YOU CLARIFY OR EXPLAIN WHERE IT SAYS TAX ANTICIPATION, WE ARE CROSSING THAT OUT. WHY IS THAT BEING CROSSED OUT ?
>> I WILL DEFER BECAUSE WE SENT THIS TO FINANCE FOR THEIR
REVIEW. >> I DID NOTE THE NUMBER
CHANGED. >> IT IS A LEGAL PIECE NOW .
>> THE LIKELIHOOD OF US ISSUING TAX ANTICIPATION WARRANTS IS PRETTY MINIMAL AT THIS POINT. I WILL FIND THE LEGAL CITATION FOR
WHICH WE TOOK THAT OUT. >> AND THAT CAN GO TO POLICY .
>> THANK YOU. >> NUMBER SEVEN, BOARDMEMBER REPORTS. TIFFANY. GO DOWN THE ROW.
>> NO UPDATES OUTSIDE THE AMAZING GRADUATION WE HAD WITH BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE TREMENDOUS JOB. AND A PREVIOUS SPEAKER STOLE SOME THUNDER. WE WILL GO WITH THAT. A LOT TO BE PROUD OF FOR THE DISTRICT, TEACHERS AND THE BOARD .
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>> THE ONLY UPDATES I HAVE ARE UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 2ND. POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING IS JULY 2ND . IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THAT, IT WILL BE
NOTED. >> POLICY COMMITTEE, WE WENT OVER THE HANDBOOK. I WON'T GO OVER THAT AGAIN. THERE WAS THE COMBINING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOKS TO MAKE THEM UNIFORM.
AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THE MEETING JULY 2ND AT 8:30
>> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SHARE. FIRST OF ALL, THE FOUNDATION MEETS THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 7:45 A.M. UNTIL 9:00 A.M. AND A COUPLE OF UPDATES THEY ASKED US TO SHARE WAS THEY ARE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE EDUCATORS NOMINATED INMATE AND IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF THE FISHERS MAGAZINE, CONGRATULATION AND INK YOU TO THE EDUCATORS. -- THANK YOU TO THE EDUCATORS. THERE WERE 103 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS THROUGH 48 COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE CLASS OF 2025 WE WISH THESE NEW HSC ALUMNI THE BEST IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. I ALONG WITH EVERYONE ON THE BOARD -- WE WENT TO THE FISHERS EVENT CENTER FOR THE TWO GRADUATIONS AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS . IT WENT SO WELL. I WAS IMPRESSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATES. AND WE GOT TO ATTEND SOME SENIOR AWARDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE AND GO TO THOSE EVENTS AND SEE HOW WONDERFUL THE STUDENTS DO IN THE COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALL THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THOSE AWARDS. AND A REMINDER THAT THE ROTARY SPARK FISHERS GOLF TOURNAMENT IS JUNE 30TH AT THE HAWTHORNES. THOSE PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT THE HSC MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. IF YOU WANTED TO GET A FOURSOME TOGETHER AND HELP TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP. THE LINK IS ON BOARD DUCKS -- DOCS. AND ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO DO FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS IS TO SAY READ THIS. IT IS JUNE 10TH -- JUNETEENTH RECOGNITION MONTH. SUMMERTIME IS A TIME FOR STUDENTS TO ENJOY TIME WITH FAMILY AND REFLECT ON CELEBRATIONS. AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, JUNE 14TH IS FLAG DAY IN THE UNITED STATES AND NEXT MONTH OUR NATION WILL CELEBRATE ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN ON JULY 4TH. SOME EVEN CHOOSE TO BY THE COLONIAL FLAG WITH 13 STARS AND 13 STRIPES TO COMMEMORATE INDEPENDENCE DAY .
ANOTHER IMPORTANT HISTORICAL THE LIBERATION THAT TAKES LACE THIS MONTH IS JUNETEENTH. ALSO KNOWN AS EMANCIPATION DAY WHICH IS NOW A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL HOLIDAY. THE HISTORYOF JUNETEENTH DATES BACK TO THE U.S. CIVIL WAR WHEN PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON GENERALLY FIRST, 1863. HOWEVER, MANY AMERICANS THAT WERE HELD IN SLAVERY DID NOT LEARN OF THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION OF FREEDOM UNTIL AFTER THE WAR HAD ENDED. JUNE 19, 1865, THE UNION ARMY ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS AND INFORMED THE LAST REMAINING ENSLAVED AMERICANS THAT THEY WERE FREE. THIS IS A POWERFUL MOMENT IN HISTORY THAT LED TO THE PASSING OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S.
CONSTITUTION WHICH OFFICIALLY ABOLISHES SLAVERY THREE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 6TH, 1865. I HAVE BEEN FLYING MY JUNETEENTH FLAG AT MY HOME ALONGSIDE MY UNITED STATES FLAG AND I INVITE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO CONSIDER DOING THE SAME AS EACH OF THEM HAS RECEIVED A FLAG UPON JOINING THE BOARD. THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT JUNETEENTH LIKES TO THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBER, LATRICIA ALBRIGHT AND PAT MINCKS -- COVID A. AND PUT ON BY THE CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE BLACK LEADERS, PRAIRIE JUNETEENTH FROM 5:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. THANK YOU.
[8. Superintendent's Report]
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT, SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON TO THE GRADUATION CELEBRATION AT THE FISHERS EVENT CENTER . WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DID A LOT OF WORK. OBVIOUSLY, ITSTARTS WITH HIGHS WILL PRINCIPLES AND THE GUIDANCE COUNSELING TEAM AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND DEANS AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS THAT ARE PART OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONY . OUR TEAM AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE, EVERYONE SITTING AT THE TABLE TO MY RIGHT AS WELL AS DENISE AND EMILY, TAKES TIME OUT OF THEIR SCHEDULES TO MAKE CERTAIN WE HAVE A GREAT EVENT PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GUY THIS YEAR WAS ZACH MCKINNEY AT TRANSPORTATION OR TO GET US ENOUGH DRIVERS TO BRING THE KIDS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOLS NEEDED TO STAGE THEM AND GET THEM ACROSS
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TRAFFIC ON A BUSY DAY IN THE CITY OF FISHERS. AND FOR THEM TO PULL THIS OFFER OUR COMMUNITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS REALLY SHORT OF A MIRACLE. THERE IS A LOT THAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG. WEATHER IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF AND WE DID HAVE TWO GREAT NIGHTS OF THE GRADUATION AND OUR CITY CELEBRATING OUR IN YEARS AS THEY GO ON AND BECOME ALUMNI OF BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AND I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN TO RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE TONIGHT. THANK YOU.[9. Board President]
>> IT IS HARD TO FOLLOW ALL THAT. I HAVE TWO MORE ALUMNI OF FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT MAKES ME A LITTLE TEARY TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE NO MORE CHILDREN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WE ARE MOVING ON TO A NEW STAGE OF OUR LIVES. BUT I'M STILL HONORED TO BE INVOLVED WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND I AM PROUD OF WHERE WE ARE AND THE GRADUATION WAS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING. SO THANK YO
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