[1. Meeting Opening]
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FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU ,
[2. Academic Excellence Recognition]
AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, FIRST IS ITEM NUMBERTWO, MR. URBAN. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT MAPES, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT AND HONOR FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH, GABBY JEFFERSON. GABBY IS THE REIGNING AMERICAS I DEAL MR. JUNIOR TEAM. IN ADDITION TO THE WORK, SHE'S EARNED THE 2025 IDEAL MISS SERVICE AWARD AND THE GOLD IDEAL SERVICE AWARD AND MULTIPLE BEST INTERVIEW HONORS.
TO EARN THESE AWARDS, SHE'S COMPLETED MORE THAN 500 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, COLLECTING OVER 5000 BOOKS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS, DONATING MORE THAN 500 HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND CONTRIBUTED OVER $10,000 TO, FOOD BANK. GABBY, YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND -- APPLAUD THAT. IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT, GABBY IS A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FISHERS COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS. SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY, WE THE PEOPLE, THE FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH SYMPHONIC BAND AS WELL AS THE HSE MARCHING BAND AND YOU WILL SEE THE POISE, THE CONFIDENCE, THE KEY SUCCESS SKILLS THAT SHE'S DEVELOPED THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES WHEN WE SHOW HER
VIDEO IN HER OWN WORDS. >> I STARTED DOING PAGEANTS WHEN I WAS EIGHT OR NINE YEARS OLD. AND I WAS HOOKED EVER SINCE. I WENT TO AMERICA'S IDEAL MISS THIS YEAR. I ENDED UP WINNING BEST INTERVIEW AND THE TEAM DIVISION, AND ENDED UP WINNING THE WHOLE ENTIRE NATIONAL TITLE. IT TAKES A LOT OF PREPARATION AND WORK BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT. WE WENT TO NEW YORK FOR NEW YORK FASHION WEEK AND IN FEBRUARY WE ARE GOING TO PARIS.
YOU JUST GET A LOT OF LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT THE TRIPS, BUT ALSO, THE EXPERIENCES THAT HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT OVER 5000 BOOKS FOR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN INDIANA. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE LITERACY IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. SO, MY BIGGEST THING FOR MOTIVATION IS NOT LOOKING AT WHERE YOU ARE AT RIGHT NOW BUT I'M IN THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY, AND THE SYMPHONIC BAND. MUSIC'S ALWAYS BEEN A REALLY BIG PART OF MY LIFE, MY DAD SAYS IT'S YOU VERSUS YOU, NOT YOU VERSUS EVERYBODY ELSE. IT'S ALL ABOUT IMPROVING YOURSELF AND JUST MAKING YOURSELF BETTER AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, GABBY. THAT WAS STUNNING, CONGRATULATIONS.
[3. Public Comments]
>> NO KIDDING. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST UP IS RAY MADELEINE SPEAKING ON 5.02 SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT.
>> >> GOOD EVENING, THIS IS GOING TO BE A SHORT STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT MAPES BECAUSE KEEPING AND EXTENDING HIS CONTRACT IS A CLASSIC NO-BRAINER SITUATION. IT'S AN OVERWHELMING YES. AFTER COVID, HSE HAD NO PLAN TO RECOVER THE LOST EDUCATIONAL PLAN OF TEACHING AND WE WERE SADDLED WITH A DIVISIVE DEI INITIATIVE AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE POLICY. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE POLICIES LED TO DISCIPLINE ISSUES RESULTING IN NUMEROUS WELL-DOCUMENTED FIGHTS ON THE HSE SCHOOL CAMPUSES. A NEW FORD REMOVED THE DIVISIVE DEI AND RESTORED JUST OF POLICIES. WHAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE WITH -- WAS A SUPERINTENDENT WITH THE
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CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS. THE APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT MAPES, SOLVES THE LEADERSHIP PROBLEMS. SUPERINTENDENT MAPES WASN'T EXPENDED -- EXPERIENCED TEACHER.HE HAD STATEWIDE RECOGNITION IN INDIANA, FOR HIS WORK WITH THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WORKING ON POLICIES TO ENHANCE STUDENT LITERACY. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE ATTAINED INCLUDING 96% PASS RATE AND STRONG SAT, AND I LEARN PERFORMANCES THAT SURPASS INDIANA STATE AVERAGES. STUDENT DISCIPLINE HAS IMPROVED BY SETTING STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORTING THEIR ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT WIDE. SUPERINTENDENT MAPES IS A SERIOUS ADMINISTRATOR, NAVIGATING THE NEW FINANCIAL REALITIES OF STATE FUNDING AND WORKING THROUGH REDISTRICTING.
BOTH MY WIFE, AND I SUPPORT RETAINING AND EXTENDING SUPERINTENDENT MAPES'S CONTRACT TO ASSURE THAT HSE CONTINUES ON A PATH OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND POSITIVE STUDENT BEHAVIOR.
AND AN ASIDE FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE AND ALL WHO MIGHT BE WISHING WE SHOULD ALL SAY A PRAYER FOR CHARLIE KIRKS FAMILY,
>> NEXT, IS STEPHANIE HUNT, WHO'S ALSO SPEAKING ON 5.02,
SUPERINTENDENTS CONTRACT. >> MR. MAPES AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 5.02, THE SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT, I'M NOT HERE TO SAY THAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED A CONTRACT. I'M HERE TO SAY HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY ABOUT JOB PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE SHARED WITH OUR COMMUNITY BEFORE A THREE-YEAR ROLLING CONTRACT SHOULD BE SIGNED. WITHIN MONTHS OF TAKING THE POSITION, HE HAD MULTIPLE UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES FILED AGAINST HIM AND HIS ADMINISTRATION. WHILE I KNOW EMPLOYEE WAS LET GO TO TO THIS, THEY'VE BEEN A CONSTANT DRAIN OF LEGAL FEES SINCE BEING FILED WELL OVER A YEAR AGO. WHEN OUR TEACHERS REQUESTED OUR ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD APOLOGIZE FOR THE BEHAVIOR THAT CREATED THE NEED FOR THESE YOU LPS AND REQUEST THAT THE LEADERS OF THE DISTRICT RECEIVED TRAINING TO AVOID FUTURE ISSUES TO SETTLE THEM AND MOVE FORWARD IT SEEMS ODD THAT WE ARE NOW OVER A YEAR OUT AND THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR DISTRICT IS REFUSING SUCH A SIMPLE REQUEST AND WOULD RATHER CONTINUE FRIVOLOUSLY SPENDING MONEY. AS THE BOSS OVER EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT, A SUPERINTENDENT MUST BE ABLE TO PROFESSIONALLY WORK ALONGSIDE THEIR COLLEAGUES AND KNOW HOW TO HANDLE CONFLICT, REFUSING TO APOLOGIZE FOR YOUR ACTIONS IS NOT THE BEHAVIOR OF A LEADER WHO RESPECTS HIS TEAM. OUR TEACHERS DESERVE AS MUCH RESPECT AS THE PEOPLE WITH SUPERINTENDENT IN THEIR JOB TITLE SITTING IN THIS ROOM. OUR TEACHERS ARE AND OUR KIDS, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STELLAR I READ PSAT AND SAT'S SCORES. OUR TEACHERS ARE IN THE CLASSROOMS LATE TO PREPARE FOR OUR KIDS THE NEXT DAY. OUR TEACHERS SPEND THEIR WEEKENDS GRADING AND LESSON PLANNING. OUR TEACHERS SEND OUT MESSAGES ASKING FOR OUR CHILDREN SPORTS SCHEDULE SO THEY CAN ATTEND THE GAME OR OFFER A DRIVEWAY PARTY SO OUR KIDS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE. OUR TEACHERS SPEND TIME COMING UP WITH CREATIVE WAYS TO REACH OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE STRUGGLING IN THE CLASSROOM. IT TAKES MORE THAN SHOWING UP TO SPORTING EVENTS OR HAVING A STACKED RESUME TO BE A GREAT LEADER. IT TAKES GREAT, PATIENTS, I'M SPEAKING HYSTERICALLY APPARENTLY, INTELLIGENCE AND RESPECT FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES. I BELIEVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT AS THE FIRST THREE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE ULP BE SETTLED AND APOLOGIES ISSUED . HE MUST ALSO PROTECT OUR TEACHERS ON OUR SCHOOL SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FROM MALICIOUS LIES FROM ONLINE TROLLS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE MALIGNING ONE TEACHER, SPECIFICALLY. FINALLY, MAKE SURE OUR TEACHERS ARE RESPECTED DURING THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PROCESS SO THAT HSE CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE.
WHEN OFFERING SOMEONE A LENGTHY CONTRACT, THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR PART OF THE DECISION. WORKING ALONGSIDE TEACHERS AS NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE JOB AS A SUPERINTENDENT. A REEVALUATION OUR FAIR ALTERNATIVES WITH NO END DATE CONTRACT THAT OFFERS A CHANCE AT A $20,000 RAISE THAT'S ALMOST WHIMPERED -- WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE ANY MORE
[4. Consent Agenda]
TEACHERS TO TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENTS. WE KNOW THEY ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM SO PLEASE SHOW THEMSOME RESPECT. THANK YOU. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS PRESENTED ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
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ENTIRE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE INSET
>> I WILL NOW CALL TO QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA SAY AYE. IT PASSES, 7-0. APPROVAL OF HSE
[5. Action Items]
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL COACH BRIAN TAYLOR.>> GOOD EVENING. AS YOU SAID, AS PRESENTED, WE ARE SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH THIS EVENING. SO I ASK FOR A MOTION, IF YOU WILL PLEASE.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND CALL TO QUESTION, ALL THOSE IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> A POST, SAY NAY.
>> NEXT IS 5.02, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING A POSITIVE PERFORMANCE REVIEW I'M BRINGING AN EXTENSION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT FOR BOARD APPROVAL, WHEN WE HIRED MR. MAPES, THERE WAS AN EXPECTATION WE WOULD CONSIDER AN EXTENSION OF HIS CONTRACT THIS YEAR. THIS EXTENSION REFLECTS OUR CONFIDENCE IN MR. MAPES LEADERSHIP TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR DISTRICT. THE TERMS DO NOT INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN SALARY HOWEVER, THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF UNUSED VACATION DAYS AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS AND LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING THE MISSION AND GOALS OF OUR SCHOOL. I WILL NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING THIS ITEM MAY COME FORWARD. HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE
THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE TO APPROVE MR. MAPES
CONTRACT AS PRESENTED. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT. I KNOW EVERY BOARD MEMBER TOOK THIS CONTRACT SERIOUSLY, WHATEVER WE MAY VOTE. I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT EVERGREEN CAUSES ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE HAVING A DECREASED STUDENT POPULATION AS WELL AS FINANCIAL CONCERNS AND BUDGET CONCERNS. BUT, PLEASE BE NICE TO EVERYONE ON THE BOARD BECAUSE WE THOUGHT VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT OUR VOTES.
>> I ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE EVERGREEN CONTRACT. MY 4 1/2 YEARS ON THE BOARD, WE'VE NEVER OFFERED THAT TO A SUPERINTENDENT. AND I'M NOT SURE NOW IS THE TIME.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT THAT THOUGH THAT IS SOMETHING THAT A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SAID, IT'S VERY COMMON, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ROLE, TO HAVE A ROLLING CONTRACT, AND PER THE TERMS AND THINGS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, I'VE SEEN AMAZING IMPROVEMENT AND I'VE SEEN STELLAR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TEACHERS AND STAFF OF THE IMPECCABLE JOB THAT HE'S DOING. EVERYBODY HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND AS FAR AS ROLLING GOES, AS A PROFESSIONAL IN THE DISTRICT AND IN THE FIELD, EVERY CONTRACT IS OPEN FOR AMENDMENTS OR APPEALS OR ADJUSTMENTS AT ANY TIME. THIS PROVIDES JOB SECURITY FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT, IT PROVIDES JOB SECURITY FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION, FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY, TO KNOW WE ARE MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, AND I'M PLEASED WITH THE CONTRACT THAT CAME FORTH. AND I APPRECIATE HIM NOT ASKING FOR A RAISE.
>> ANYONE ELSE? HEARING NONE, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND CALL TO QUESTION, AND WE WILL DO A VOICE CALL OUT.
CALL ] PASSES 5-2. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO 5.03, FALL CREEK JUNIOR HIGH NEW CHILLER, THAT'S PRESENTED BY MR. ROWE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT. THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED TWO CHILLERS AND A COOLING TOWER IS AT THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, THE CHILLER AND COOLING TOWER ARE 33 YEARS OLD AND THE FREON HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED PER THE
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FEDERAL EPA REGULATIONS. THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE BOUGHT THROUGH THE OMNI CO-OP IN THE AMOUNT OF $772,680. WE REQUEST THE BIDS FOR INSTALLATION OF THE EQUIPMENT AND WILL RECEIVE THREE BEDS. THE LOWEST BID WAS $1,103,000 , FROM IRISH MECHANICAL. THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE PURCHASE OF THE CHILLERS, POWER PUMPS TO TRAIN THROUGH THE OMNI CO-OP AND AWARDING THE INSULATION TO IRISH MECHANICAL SERVICES FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS PROJECT OF $1,875,780 .>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE BOARD. >> CAN YOU CONFIRM AGAIN WHERE
THE FUNDS ARE COMING? >> 2025 GEO BOND. WE PUT THAT IN THERE. WE IDENTIFIED IT ON OUR LONG-TERM PLAN, AND THIS FUNDING SOURCE WAS ABLE TO FIT IT IN THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, JUST WANTED IT TO BE REPEATED.
>> IT WAS IN THE BUDGET. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE, HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON TO 5.04, CELL TOWER AGREEMENT PRESENTED BY BRIAN RAUCH.
>> YOU RECEIVED THE CONTRACT FOR A CELL PHONE AGREEMENT AT RIVERSIDE. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE INITIAL TERM OF FIVE YEARS, IT CAN BE EXTENDED UP TO NINE ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR TERMS. HSE WILL RECEIVE $18,000 PER YEAR IN RENTAL. THERE IS AN ESCALATOR. THE RENT WILL INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF 1% OF THE RENT AT THE TIME. IN ADDITION TO THE RENT, HSE WILL RECEIVE A $150 COLLECTOR FEE. THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY BARNES AND THORNBURG. I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS
AT THIS TIME. >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT TO SAY, I EMAILED THE ADMINISTRATION AND YOURSELF EARLIER TODAY AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE DETAILED RESPONSES.
I HAD CONCERNS, NOT CONCERNS, JUST QUESTIONS ON IT BEING A CELL TOWER CONTRACT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE .
BOTTOM LINE, ON READING ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC TO READ. I WILL ASK THE LAST QUESTION, ALL OF THE COSTS ARE FOR APC TOWERS AND NO COSTS TO HSE AND THE INCOME, AND THEN, THERE'S NO COST TO US, THE COST
IS ALL TOO APC TOWERS. >> YOU ARE CORRECT.
>> IN THE FINAL PART IS WHERE IT'S LOCATED, ANY DISRUPTION BETWEEN THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE TRACK, THAT, AGAIN, WE, AS A DISTRICT ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THAT. IT WILL ALL RUN THROUGH APC. IT'LL RUN THROUGH THE INSULATION AND TAKING CARE OF THE GROUNDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE TOWER AND IT DOESN'T DISRUPT OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WENT OUT THERE. I ASKED EARLIER AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WENT ON THE RECORD, SO THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND CLOSE -- CALL TO DISCUSSION, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM, SAY AYE.
PASSES, 7-0. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 5.05, POLICY READINGS.
>> AT EVENING, BORED, I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING SEEKING APPROVAL ON OUR SECOND READ FOR POLICIES THAT WE PRESENTED LAST WEEK TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE AND HAD FIRST READ LAST MONTH. TO RECAP, FOR THE 11 , WE HAD MINOR GRAMMATICAL CHANGES. NO CHANGES TO 11.03 CHANGES TO 11.0301. AND FOR LETTER I 503, WE HAD AT THE END OF THE POLICY, ADDITIONS OF 15, 16, 17, 18, TO RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. SO, I SEEK YOUR APPROVAL OF THOSE POLICIES.
>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM AS PRESENTED.
>> CAN YOU JUST DO A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF 15, SITTING, 17, 18,
FOR THE PUBLIC? >> WE HAD POLICY ABOUT THIS, AND
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THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT IS, MOST OF IT IS AROUND KEEPING PERSONAL INFORMATION ON HSC OWNED DEVICES AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT PREVENTS THIS AND IF PEOPLE HAVETHAT, THAT THAT IS REMOVED. >>
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE
[6. Information Items]
THE DISCUSSION , ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ITEM, ROLL CALL ]. IT PASSES, 7-0. WE WILL MOVE ON TO INFORMATION ITEM6.01, POLICY FIRST READ. >> THE FIRST READ FOR THIS MONTH, I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO K1 .00 SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS. YOU WILL SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POLICY, FOR FIRST READ, THREE PARAGRAPHS, THAT ARE ALL IN GREEN. THAT LANGUAGE IS ALMOST VERBATIM FROM THE NEXT TWO POLICIES ON YOUR LIST, K 10.01 AND K .300, THE RECOMMENDATION NEXT MONTH WILL BE TO TAKE THOSE POLICIES AND MERGE THEM INTO THIS POLICY, AND THAT'S THOSE PARAGRAPHS THAT YOU SEE IN GREEN, AND RETIRED THOSE NEXT TWO POLICIES. AND THEN, 5.00 , COPY OF BOARD MEETINGS, THERE'S JUST SOME GRAMMATICAL CHANGES, THEN THE ADDITION TO MINUTES AT THE END. AGAIN, THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF OUR CHANGE COMING TO DILIGENT, WHERE IT SPEAKS OF THE HSE SCHOOL WEBSITE , BOARD INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE HSE SCHOOL BOARD
PORTAL. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHICH ONES
ARE MERGED? >> K 1001, K300 WOULD MOVE TO K
>> IT'S PRETTY MUCH VERBATIM, YES. WE WILL REVIEW THAT AT
[7. Superintendent's Report ]
POLICY NEXT MONTH. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> MOVING ON TO 7.01,
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR DISTRICT AND OUR SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS FOR SPENDING LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING SUPPORTING OUR FAMILIES IN OUR FIRST EVER HSE PARENTS TECH NIGHT. THIS CAME FROM FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNICATION SURVEY. NEARLY 70% GOT HELP THEY NEEDED IN ORDER TO GET CONNECTED, OUR TECH TEAM TOOK THE TIME OUT OF THEIR EVENINGS TO BE A PART OF THAT, IT'S APPRECIATED.
OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A BIG WEEK AS IT'S MUD SOCK WEEK AND WE ARE GEARING UP SOCCER TONIGHT, BALL TOMORROW NIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME EVENTS, BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ANNOUNCE IT ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, THE DOUBLEHEADER, WITH BOYS AND GIRLS VARSITY ASKA BALL WILL BE PLAYED AT THE FISHERS EVENT CENTER. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST YEAR FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND NOW WE WILL HAVE A FALL EVENT WITH FOOTBALL AND A WINTER EVENT WITH ASKA BALL AND THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AS THEY COMPETE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THE CONFIDENCE IN APPROVING THE
[8. Board Members]
CONTRACT AND THINK THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO A .01, BOARD MEMBERS
REPORTS. START WITH SUZANNE. >> JUST PIGGYBACKING ON THEIR WITH THE FOUNDATION, REPORT AS IT IS, A BIG SUPPORT OF THE MUD SOCK EVENT THAT IS FRIDAY NIGHT, AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO, A REMINDER THAT THE FALL GRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 1159 ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025. SO, MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR FALL GRANTS OUT THERE. RAVE REVIEWS, AS YOU KNOW, DO YOU LOVE YOUR WONDERFUL TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT ARE OUT HERE, THAT YOU CAN TELL US ALL ABOUT, PLEASE TURN IN YOUR RAVE REVIEWS. AND A REMINDER ABOUT TURNOVER HUNGER, FOOD DRIVE, THAT'S GOING ON SEPTEMBER 5 THROUGH THE 15TH. YOU CAN GO ONTO THE WEBSITE, AND SEE DIFFERENT SCHOOL GRADES AND EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS FULL PRODUCTS -- FOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE COMING IN, JUST READ THE PARAGRAPH REAL QUICK, SUPPORT TURNOVER HUNGER FOOD DRIVE WHICH HELPS OUR PARTNERS AT FISHERS YOUTH INITIATIVE RUN THEIR PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES WEEKEND NOURISHMENT FOR STUDENTS IN NEED WHO MAY NEED ADDITIONAL SNACK HELP TO GET THEM THROUGH WHEN THEY ARE BACK AT SCHOOL FOR CONSISTENT FOOD. NOT NECESSARILY MY THING TO SAY BUT I WILL SAY IT ANYWAY, COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT COMES UP SEPTEMBER 24 FROM 8:00 TO 9:00 AT SCHOOLHOUSE CAFÉ. GO AND HEAR
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FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK MR., FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, AND NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT POSITIVE SUPPORT FOR HIS TIME THERE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT FACILITIES MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 2, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY AND ANYBODY AT THOSE. WE KNOW IT'S AN EXCITING THING. FACILITIES UPDATES, THINGS GOING ON. AND THE ONLY OTHER THING TO POINT OUT, AT HSE HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE WORKING ON ATHLETIC ENTRANCE RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE SHUT DOWN 3 TO 4 WEEKS, AND ANYONE LISTENING OR OUT THERE, IN THE WORLD, JUST PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT. I'VE GOT A KID IN BASEBALL ALSO, YOU HAVE TO PARK IN THE LOT OVER AND WALK AROUND BUT YESTERDAY, THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE MOVING CONES AND DRIVING THROUGH WHEN THE CREWS ARE TRYING TO WORK. SO, JUST BE RESPECTFUL, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. >> ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, DR. KEGLEY PRETTY MUCH COVERED IT AND STOLE WHAT LITTLE THUNDER I HAD. THE NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 1 AT 7:30, AND YOU
ARE WELCOME TO COME. >> FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, NEXT ONE IS OCTOBER 1, AT 8:00 AM, AS WE GET CLOSER TO BUDGET TIME FOR THE DISTRICT, SOME OF THOSE INITIAL DETAILS WILL BE PRESENTED IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND BROUGHT FORWARD PUBLICLY HERE AT WORD MEETINGS. SO, HOPE TO SEE YOU ON OCTOBER 1, AT 8:00
AM. >> INC. FOR SHARING THE UPDATES AND THANK YOU MR. MAPES, FOR KEEPING YOUR EXPERTISE HERE WITH
US. >> THIS MORNING, I WAS PLEASED TO APPOINT MR. MICHAELS ON TO THE HAMILTON EAST PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HE IS A LIFELONG EDUCATOR AND COMMUNITY MINDER -- TO BE A WELCOMING LITERACY FOCUSED RESOURCE FOR EVERY RESIDENT. HIS TRACK RECORD IN BUILDINGS AND CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS HIS CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY MAKES HIM AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TO REPRESENT HSE SCHOOLS. MR. ZONG BRINGS MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF LEADERSHIP TO THE ROLE. HE RECEIVED HIS BS DEGREE, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE , AND COMPLETED GRADUATE WORK AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY. HE SERVED AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS FROM 1998 TO 2014 BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS A FINANCIAL ADVISOR. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK MR. ANDRE FOR HIS SERVICE REPRESENTING OUR BOARD ON THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT TO , I AM PLEASED THAT MR. MAPES HAS ACCEPTED OUR EXTENSION ON HIS CONTRACT, AND WE LOOK FORWA
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