[1. Meeting Opening]
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[2. Academic Excellence Recognition]
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING.FIRST IS MR. JASON URBAN PRESENTING TO
US. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING AN EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ATHLETE WHO IS WITH US HERE THIS EVENING.
JUDE BOZARTH IS A RISING EIGHTH GRADER AT FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH AND A FOUR- TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE SPORT OF TAE KWON DO. JUST LAST WEEKEND JUDE CLAIMED HIS FOURTH NATIONAL TITLE AT THE AAU CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND IN JUST A FEW WEEKS HE WILL HEAD TO HOUSTON TO COMPETE FOR A SPOT ON THE AAU NATIONAL TEAM, WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD MAKE HIM ONE OF A FEW ATHLETES IN THE COUNTRY TO EARN A PLACE BOTH ON THE AAU NATIONAL TEAM AND THE USA TAE KWON DO NATIONAL TEAMS. JUDE BEGAN TAE KWON DO AT THE AGE OF FOUR AND HOLDS A SECOND-DEGREE BLACK BELT, SO BE CAREFUL UP THERE, MR. MAPES.
HE TRAINS AT THE NORTH INDY TAE KWON DO CLUB AND HAS COMPETED IN 16 STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES.
EARLIER THIS YEAR HE PROUDLY REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES IN BOTH AT PAN AMERICAN AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FINISHING IN THE TOP FIVE AMONG ATHLETES FROM MORE THAN 40 NATIONS. WHEN HE IS NOT PERFECTING HIS ROUNDHOUSE KICK HE EXCELS AS AN HONORS STUDENT AT FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH.
PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN AS WE SPOTLIGHT ONE OF FISHERS' FINEST, JUDE BOZARTH. ♪ ♪
>> I DO TAE KWON DO, I ALSO DO TRACK AND CROSS-COUNTRY, BUT TAE KWON DO IS LIKE THE MAIN ONE.
THERE'S NINE DEGREES IN BLACK BELT AND I'M ON MY SECOND DEGREE. I LIKE COMPETING AND I LIKE SPARRING.
YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING DEPENDING ON WHO YOU'RE FACING.
I JUST GET MY WORK DONE, SCHOOL FIRST AND THEN TAE KWON DO. JUST STAY COMMITTED TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY LIKE BOXING, AND HOW THEY FIND YOU YOU'RE FIGHTING.
YOU HAVE FOOT PADS THAT HAVE SENSORS IN THEM.
THE BODY IS WORTH TWO POINTS AND THE HEAD IS WORTH THREE AND PUNCHES ARE ONE. LEADING UP TO COMPETITIONS I TRAIN 10, 15 HOURS A WEEK, GETTING MENTALLY PREPARED, PHYSICALLY PREPARED, JUST STAYING HEALTHY IN GENERAL SO I CAN COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST
LEVEL. >> THIS PAST WEEKEND OUR TEAM WE TRAVELED TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AT THE 2025 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE FOUGHT FIVE STRONG FIGHTS AND DOMINATED HIS DIVISION. I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT HE IS A NATIONAL CHAMPION. FOR HIS AGE GROUP I WOULD SAY HE IS A DOMINATING ATHLETE IN HIS WEIGHT DIVISION.
>> I HAVE REALLY GOOD COACHES SO I KNOW THAT I'M ACTUALLY ACHIEVING STUFF AND % GETTING
BETTER. >> OUR GOAL, INCLUDING MINE AS WELL AS HIS, IS TO TRY TO GET HIM ON TO THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC TEAM OR TO AT LEAST TEAM TRIAL PROCESS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, JUDE AND THANKS FOR COMING.
[4. Consent Agenda]
>> THERE WERE NO PUBLIC -- NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING SO WE WILL MOVE ON TOE ITEM 4, CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS FRIENDED ON TONIGHTS CONSENT AGENDA, 4. 01 BOARD MEMBERS, 4. 02 PERSONNEL REPORTS, 4. 03 CLAIMS, PAYROLLS, 403(B) AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS AND 4. 04 BOND RENEWAL. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS
SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA SAY
[5. Action Items]
PASSES 7-0. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 5. 01, AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE BY RYANTAYLOR. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. PURSUANT TO -- CODE THIS NEXT ITEM WILL NEED YOUR APPROVAL.
THE HIRING OF AN ELA TEACHER AT FALL CREEK JR. HIGH AS PRESENTED.
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>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM SAY
PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. TAYLOR.
>> NOW MOVE ON TO 5. 02, BROOKS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY FURNITURE AND THE PRESENTATION IS BY MR. RAPP, I THINK.
>> DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FURNITURE?
>> I KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE FURNITURE PURCHASE.
BROOKS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY IS THE NEXT SCHOOL UP FOR PURCHASE OF FURNITURE, LOGAN AND MATT COMPETITIVELY BID THE ENTIRE PROCESS SO THEY HAD BIDS A NUMBER OF BIDS RETURNED. THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE ALL THE FURNITURE -- MOST ALL THE FURNITURE IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING. IT IS FURNITURE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLICATE SHOULD WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL FURNITURE DURING THIS PURCHASE.
HSE FACILITIES DID A GREAT JOB THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR BOTH THIS PROJECT AND THE DRIVE.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE IT FOR THIS NEXT -- THIS NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR -- MR. RAPP?
>> NOT REALLY A QUESTION, JUST A QUICK COMMENT, BUT I'M TRYING TO DO IT THROUGH THE TABLET.
SO THEY ARE ALL ATTACHED RIGHT HERE, RIGHT, THOSE QUOTES
>> THE BIDS ARE RIGHT ON HERE. I'M TRYING TO PULL THEM UP.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE ARE VOTING ON IT IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO HS 5. 03, HSE ATHLETIC DRIVE AND MR. RAPP.
I WAS THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT EVALUATED THE HSE SOUTH LOT AND NORTH LOT AND DECIDED THAT IT IS -- REPLACEMENT. THIS WILL INCLUDE A NEW ASPHALT, CURB, STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND ADA ACCESSIBILITY FOR SIDEWALKS.
GOOD. >> DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN RFB AND HELD PUBLIC BID ON JUNE 27TH TO EVALUATE FOUR PROPOSALS.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WAS THE LOWEST MOST RESPONSIVE HSE FACILITIES -- THE AWARD FOR THE SOUTH LOT AND NORTH DRIVE REPLACEMENT AT HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL TO DC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND -- WITH YOU TONIGHT TO APPROVE THIS
RECOMMENDATION. >> I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT AND THIS IS REALLY WE MISSED OUR FACILITIES MEETING WE WERE ALL SAID FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY.
BRING THIS UP TO THE WHOLE GROUP SO I WILL NOW. THIS ITEM WAS INITIALLY BUDGETED FOR $1. 5 MILLION.
>> YES, SIR. >> AND WE OBVIOUSLY CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER. I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD TALK FOR A SECOND ABOUT HOW THAT HAPPENED AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HAPPY, SO --
>> YEAH, IT'S GREAT. WE WEREN'T SURE FIRST HOW SOME OF THE TARIFFS WOULD DO OR SOME OF THE TAXES SO WE DID PAD IT ON THE SIDE, BUT BIDS CAME IN VERY COMPETITIVE.
CONSTRUCTION DUSTIN CALHOUN AND JEFF SAUNDERS FROM THE COMPANY. THEY WERE JUST REALLY GOOD BIDS.
ASPHALT -- I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COULD TALK ASPHALT PRICES, BUT THEY CAME DOWN, NOT LIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER COVID, HUGE
SPIKES. >> I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THE OPERATIONS CREW HAS DONE -- JOB OF COMPETITIVELY BIDDING EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE
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SEEING AND NOT JUST THIS MONTH, BUT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND WE'RE SEEING BIDS COME BACK REALLY, REALLY LOW. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THESE GUYS FOR REALLY GOING AFTER ASKING PEOPLE TO BID AND LOOKING FOR A PRICE THAT THEY CAN GET. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT DID HAVE SOME ROOM IN IT FOR RECLAMATION THAT WE SIMPLY BELIEVE WE DO NOT NEED AFTER DOING SOME MORE STUDYING. THIS IS A GREAT BID, WE'RE SUPER EXCITED AND I DO APPRECIATE -- REALLY GOING OUT AND COMPETITIVELY BIDDING EVERYTHING WE'RE PURCHASING.IS. >> OR ARE THEY DOING IT IN THE
FALL? >> AS SOON AS YOU GUYS APPROVE IT TONIGHT THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY --
>> IT WAS WRITTEN INTO OUR G.O.
BONDS. ACTUALLY WE HAD IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS, THE FIRST YEAR WE HAD IT IN FUNDING DIDN'T SUPPORT IT AND SO THIS YEAR IT'S GREAT. IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE DRIVEN BACK THERE TO A BASEBALL
MATT. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. ANY OF US WHO HAVE BEEN BACK THERE AND USED THAT, IT'S BETWEEN THE BASEBALL FIELD, SOFTBALL FIELDS, BEHIND THE FOOTBALL STADIUM.
>> THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW IT'S NEEDED.
I BELIEVE OUR CONTRACTOR ALSO IS FROM THE
YES. >> AND HAS KIDS IN THE DISTRICT AND USES THE LOT SO IT'S NICE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY WERE THEY THE LOW BIDDING AND COMPLIANT, BUT A LOCAL COMPANY AND OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL BE BACK THERE DRIVING ON THAT IN THE SPORTS PROGRAMS. NICE TO HAVE THAT IN THE
>> COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WILL NOW -- OR DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 5. 03, HSE FACILITIES AS
SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CLOSE DISCUSSION AND CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM SAY
>> OPPOSED SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 5. 04 POLICY SECOND READ.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. MAPES.
I COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT SEEKING ACTION AS THE SECOND READ FOR POLICY THE FOLLOWING POLICIES D 3, D 4, D 5, AND D 6, AS WELL AS E 02.00.
ALL OF THESE -- TO THE JULY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AND NO CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED FROM WHAT YOU SEE IN THE INFORMATION BEFORE YOU.
>> SO THESE HAVE ALREADY GONE TO THE -- POLICY COMMITTEE?
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY SECOND READING AS
SECOND. >> I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM SAY
[6. Information Items]
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO INFORMATION ITEM 6. 01, POLICY FIRST READ.
>> THANK YOU, DR. ALBRIGHT. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING -- READ POLICIES -- THE REST OF THIS IS BUNDLED -- WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TO REVIEW D 60.
1 AND I WILL WALK THROUGH REAL QUICKLY FOR YOU, NOT ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN THIS EXTRACURRICULAR ACCOUNTS FUND, WE ARE SIMPLY CHANGING A INTEREST FUND. D 6. 02 THERE ARE NO CHANGES. THAT IS REVENUES FROM SCHOOL- OWNED REAL ESTATE.
>> SO THE PARAGRAPH IS STAYING -- IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF MAKING SURE WE REVIEWED IT?
>> USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES, D 6.03, WE ARE REMOVING THE ADOPTED LANGUAGE THAT'S STRIKE THROUGH AT THE BOTTOM.
AND IN D 6. 04 WE ARE DELETING "AND" IN THE -- AND CHANGING HE/SHE TO "THEY" IN THE SECOND BULLET.
ADDITIONALLY, FOR INFORMATION WE WOULD LIKE TO -- BECAUSE OF OUR -- MANY OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE HAD BEFORE YOU -- HAVE -- SUPERINTENDENT -- SUPERINTENDENT/DESIGNEE SO
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MOVING FORWARD WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE THAT AS NEEDED, IF THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE IT WOULD NECESSARILY COME TO -- APPROVAL.ADDITIONALLY WITH OUR MOVE TO ALSO MAKE THAT CHANGE WHERE IT SAYS BOARD HSE SCHOOL BOARD PORTAL. SO THAT'S JUST A NOTE FOR INFORMATION THIS TIMETIME AROUND.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YO VERY MUCH.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. JUST SO FOR CLARIFICATION
>> -- BACK NEXT MONTH VOTING ON, A, THE POLICIES, AND, B, AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.
[7. Superintendent's Report]
>> ON TO 7. 01, SUPERINTENDENT
REPORT. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD.
FIRST OF ALL, MARK YOUR CALENDARS, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER BACK TO TO SCHOOL -- FOR THE BELL EVENT WILL BE AT THE NICKEL PLATE DISTRICT AMPHITHEATER.
WE WILL HAVE STUDENT PERFORMANCES, FUN ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES YEAR. HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE HAVE BETTER WEATHER, BUT WE DO HAVE A RAIN PLAN, OR A THUNDERSTORM PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. ALSO OUR BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDE IS LIVE ON OUR DISTRICT EVEN DOWNLOAD A COPY IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST. YOU WILL FIND KEY DATES LIKE OPEN HOUSES AND MEET THE TEACHERS NIGHTS AS WELL AS SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS. BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE'RE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS OUT, MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH OUR TEACHERS WILL RETURN FOR THE '25-A. 26 SCHOOL YEAR.
AUGUST 6 WILL BE OUR FIRST STUDENT DAY AND OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 13TH AND AT THAT BOARD MEETING WE WILL START HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT REDISTRICTING AND WE WILL HAVE A KICKOFF PRESENTATION THAT EVENING FOR THE BOARD -- AS WE TAKE ON THAT VERY, VERY BIG LIFT DURING THIS FALL. THE OTHER ITEM, AND SOME OF IT'S BEEN MENTIONED RIGHT NOW YOU SEE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
WE WORK ON TURF FIELDS AT THE -- AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, TENNIS COURT ACTION AT PARKING LOT BY BROOKS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY.
NOW YOU CAN SEE THAT'S COMPLETED AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT IS TAKING PLACE AT FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY NOW ENVISION FISHERS ELEMENTARY OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS SOON AS SCHOOL GOT OUT, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE ON THE JOB SITE. S LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON. WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING STAFF, GET OURSELVES READY TO KICK OFF THE
[8. Board Members]
'25- '26 SCHOOL YEAR.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 8.
01, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND WE WILL START -- WE WILL START WITH
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A FOUNDATION MEETING AT THE END -- THIRD WEEK OF EVERY MONTH.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW, GETTING READY FOR THAT COMING UP FOR OUR SCHOOL YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WE HAD THE FISHERS SPARK ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT.
EVEN NOW IT'S NOT, QUOTE, HSE IT DOES SUPPORT OUR HSE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.
I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY, HUGE EVENT AND A GREAT FUNDRAISER FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAM AND I WOULD BE AT THE ROTARY BOARD MEETING TONIGHT, BUT IT'S -- SO I WILL GET THAT REPORT AND BE ABLE TO SUBMIT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
>> AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR FACILITIES MEETING WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC REPORT FROM IT, BUT FOR THE FEW PEOPLE HERE AND LISTENING ONLINE WE'RE STILL ENCOURAGING ANY NEW CONTRACTORS, ANY NEW BIDDERS AS SOME OF THE STAFF BIDS LATELY, WE'RE GETTING PROJECTS AND WE'RE EVEN SEEING DIFFERENT IDEAS AND -- DO THINGS AND IT'S GIVING US BETTER QUALITY AND SAVING US MONEY.
SO THOSE ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE FACILITIES PAGE, SO ANY CONTRACTORS OUT THERE, SMITH A BID, WE'D LOVE TO
>> 9. 01 COVERED THE POLICY MEETING.
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WE HAVE OUR NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 6 AT 8:30 A.M. IN THE ADMIN BUILDING.>> FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING IT FOLLOWS THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING ON AUGUST THE 6TH.
JUST, AGAIN, THANKS TO IT'S EASY TO GET COMPLACENT IN CONTRACTS AND JUST KEEP USING WHAT WE HAVE SO I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYBODY ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE BEST DEAL AND THE BEST WAY TO EXTEND OUR DOLLAR TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO THANK
YOU. >> ALSO WE CAN
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