[1. Meeting Opening]
[2. Reorganization of the Board]
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>>> ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION FOR A
SLATE OF OFFICERS , FOR 20 >> MOTION SLAVE FOR OFFICERS 20 AND THE NOMINATION I WOULD LIKE IS BASED ON WILLINGNESS TO GET TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS REGARDLESS OF DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS FOCUSING ON GOVERNING AND STUDENT OUTCOMES, SO I NOMINATE SUZANNE THOMAS FOR PRESIDENT, TIFFANY PASCOE VICE PRESIDENT AND SARAH
PARKS-REESE FOR SECRETARY >> DO I HAVE A 2ND
>> 2ND, BUT I DO WE NEED 2ND FOR THE SLATE.
>> OKAY. I WILL NOW CALL THE QUESTION
>> MDM. PRESIDENT TAKE ALL SLATES 1ST AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY AND THEN YOU VOTE ON THE 1ST SLATE IN AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON THE AGENDA
>> SO, VOTE ON EACH ONE? VOTE ON EACH OF THE COMPANY
>> >> PARKS-REESE , YES ORR, NO , NO TAKING OF PREVIOUS BASED ON AND HOW IT MISSION TO SCHOOLS , NO NO NO .01 WE HAVE KNOWN CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A CONSENT
[4. Consent Agenda]
AGENDA. -- >> MDM. PRESIDENT , I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE EMOTION 1ST READING TO THE AGENDA. MOTION TO AMEND
>> REQUESTING AMENDMENT TO AMEND POLICY IN WHICH 04 .00 , FOLLOWING THE ESTABLISHED FORWARD PROTOCOLS IN NOVEMBER
AND THIS IS 1ST READING. >> DO WE GET DISCUSSION BEFORE
VOTE? VOTING TO ADD THAT? >> JUST THE 1ST READING.
>> MOTION, VOTING ON ADDING AS 1ST READ. HAS THIS BEEN TO THE
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POLICY COMMITTEE? >> YES IT HAS.
>> WE FOLLOW PROTOCOL. >> CAN YOU TURN THE MICROPHONE
PRESENTED >> 1ST READING IS HERE
>> POLICY FIRST REVIEW WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING?
>> RIGHT, AS FIRST READ. >> CAN HOLD ON UNTIL 6.01 AND THEN HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION MADE AT THAT POINT AND TIME AND
DEAL WITH IT AT THAT TIME? >> THIS GENOCIDE AND THAT'S CHANGING AND WHEN WE ADD IT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE START OF THE MEETING THAT IT IS AN AGENDA. MY CONCERN IS THE REQUEST WAS MADE BEFORE THE AGENDA WAS ESTABLISHED TO GET IT
>> WITH EMOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR
>> WE CAN FURTHER DISCUSSION TO TABLE, WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?
>> YOU ACT ON THE OCEAN MADE AND THE SECOND
>>!. >> THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE THE
NUMBERS FOR. >> DO YOU WANT TO CALL FOR THE
QUESTION? SUZANNE? >> WE ARE ADDING FIRST READ FOR
TONIGHT'S MEETING >> SARAH PARKS-REESE YES, BEN ORR YES, LATRICIA SCHOOLEY YES, DAWN LANG YES, JUANITA ALBRIGHT YES AND I AM YES. THAT PASSES FIRSTLY. OKAY, MOVING ON APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS AS PRESENTED FOR
TONIGHT'S AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR , SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? PASSES , ALL IN FAVOR.
[5. Action Items]
MOVING ON 5.01 , SCHOOL BOARD COMPENSATION 2020>> RECOMMENDATION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS BE PAID STIPEND $2000 2026 CLEAR WITH STIPENDS OF $1000 PAID JUNE 15 AND DECEMBER JUNE 15 AND DECEMBER 15.
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>> WHEN ALL THE DISTRICTS SET I WANT TO OR I DON'T THE STATE TOOK THE MONEY ALLOCATED AND DIVIDED THAT IN THE FORMULA. SO, NOT ONLY ARE WE AWARDING TEACHERS A STIPEND BASED ON A CEILING THAT IS A PERCENTAGE OF 20%, BUT ALSO WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOCATED, THE SIMPLEST WAY TO EXPLAIN THAT IS WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO AWARD STIPENDS TO A MAXIMUM OF 236 TEACHERS.
HOWEVER, THE POT OF MONEY WOULD NOT GO ALLOCATED TO ALL THOSE FOLKS BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO THOSE LIMITS, THE STATE REQUIRES WE CAN ONLY RECOGNIZE STIPENDS IN 3 INCREMENT LEVELS. 3500, 5070 500 . SO, IF WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE ALL 236 TEACHERS, WE COULD NOT, WITH THE POT OF MONEY ALLOCATED GIVE THEM ALL EVEN THE
TIER 1 LEVEL OF MONEY. >> 'S FOR CLARIFICATION LAYMAN TERMS THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY OUR CHANGE. IT IS LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES WE ARE BITING. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> AND HSD CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE WE FEEL IT'S BETTER TO GIVE TEACHERS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOT PARTICIPATE AND NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE ANY TEACHER APPRECIATION GRANT? FAIR
TO SAY? >> 100% ACCURATE BASED ON THE CRITERIA WE FEEL WE HAVE A LOT OF TEACHERS EVEN IF IT IS NOT THE VAST MAJORITY THAT RECEIVED COMPENSATION PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAVE TEACHERS DOING WONDERFUL THINGS AND THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND THIS ALLOWS US TO DO THAT TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE BY THE LEGISLATION AND MONEY AVAILABLE.
>> I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF CONTENTION AND PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT ALL CREATES LESS THAN DESIRABLE WORKING CONDITIONS BETWEEN SOME STAFF, IF SOME TEACHERS ARE AWARDED AND SOME TEACHERS AREN'T, BUT AGAIN IT WAS NOT SOMETHING WE DESIGNED. IT WAS SOMETHING DONE BY THE STATE LEGISLATORS AND I DO THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE , TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS AND TAKE ANY MONEY WE CAN FROM THE STATE WHEN THEY ARE OFFERING IT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT OFFERING IT OFTEN. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? IT IS IN THERE, TOO, THE CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICATION WE HAVE THIS YEAR. OR HOW WE WERE MAYBE
PRIORITIZING OUR AWARDS? >> THERE IS SOME LATITUDE WITH THE DISTRICT TO GIVE EMPHASIS TO CERTAIN TEACHER GROUPS OVER OTHERS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE GOAL OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO ATTRACT , RETAIN AND REWARD TEACHERS. SO WE TOOK A STANCE AS A DISTRICT THE 1ST TIME OUT , TO LOOK AT REWARDING TEACHERS WHO ARE IN REALLY DIFFICULT POSITIONS TO FILL. SO WE PUT PRIORITY ON SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED TO REWARD OUR PAST TEACHERS OF THE YEAR.
ALL OF THE DATA USED TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD RECEIVE A REWARD FOR THIS YEAR IS ALL BASED ON DATA THAT OCCURRED LAST SCHOOL YEAR SO THAT IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PIECE BECAUSE PEOPLE TO LOOK BACK AT HOW STUDENTS DID FOR ME ACADEMIC STANDPOINT BECAUSE THAT IS PIER ONE KIDS ARE PERFORMING ABOVE ONE YEAR OF GROWTH BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY JUST THOSE GROUPS WILL BE THE ONLY GROUPS RECOGNIZED, WE PUT OUT APPLICATIONS, WE WERE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE FROM THE GROUPS, WE WILL START WITH THEM AS PREFERENCE, BUT THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE STATE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH NEED AREAS SO IN ADDITION TO THE ONES I JUST MENTIONED, FOLKS WHO TEACH S.T.E.M. ARE ALSO IN THE GROUP AND WE HAVE CERTAINLY HAD PEOPLE APPLY FOR THAT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> 2ND .
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES.
[6. Information Items]
MOVING ON 6.01 POLICY 1ST READ PRESENTING.[00:15:02]
>> SO WE WILL HAVE 4 NOW POLICIES UP FOR INFORMATION THAT WE WILL TAKE TO THE FEBRUARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING BEFORE WE COME BACK AT THE FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING FOR ACTION. 1ST IS K 1.02 RELATIONS WITH PARENT ORGANIZATIONS. YOU WILL NOTE ON HERE THAT WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THIS, WE ARE SIMPLY REVIEWING AND UPDATING BECAUSE IT IS RATHER OLD. K 3.01 PRESS RELEASE, CONFERENCES AND INTERVIEWS WE ARE PROPOSING STRIKING THE 3RD PARAGRAPH BECAUSE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION IS ON THE WEBSITE THROUGH OUR DILIGENT PROCESS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ANYTIME, WHEN IT IS MADE AVAILABLE.
>> DOES THAT MEAN COPIES LIKE HERE IN THE BUILDING IF THEY WERE TO COME TO THE MEETING I DON'T GET A HARD COPY? I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. >> WE ARE STRIKING IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE HARD COPIES, EVERYTHING IS ELECTRONIC RELATED
>> 13.00 EXCLUSION OF CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS FROM THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, HERE WE HAVE GRAMMATICAL CHANGES FROM HE AND SHE TODAY AND POLICY DOES NOT CHANGE FROM THE SUBSTITUTE STANDPOINT. QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE 3?
>> I AM JUST READING THIS NOW, THE 3RD ONE FOR THE GRAMMATICAL CHANGES. IF I COULD RECOMMEND TO MAKE IT PLURAL SO IT IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. HOPEFULLY POLICY COMMITTEE CAN TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT.
>> AND ADULT SEX OFFENDERS BARRED FROM SCHOOL PROPERTY UNLESS THEY RECEIVED AND IT SHOULD BE HE OR SHE MUST WE CHANGE IT. IF WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WITH THE BOARD ACTION THIS EVENING WE HAVE ADDED A POSSIBLE MODIFICATION POLICY 4.00 WHICH IS FROM SECTION P, BOARD GOVERNMENTS AND OPERATION ORGANIZATION SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES AND DUTIES. YOU WILL SEE IN THIS DRAFT THAT ALL OF THE YELLOW SECTIONS ARE ADDITIONS. AND, FOR THE BOARD'S BENEFIT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MOST OF THIS IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND CERTAIN PREDETERMINED COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS SILENT OBSERVERS TO THE PROCESS THAT'S GOING ON.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING NOT JUST ANY MEETING ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL TYPE MEETING THAT WOULD REQUIRE BOARD GOVERNANCE OR BOARD ACTION EXCUSE ME. SO, NOT ANY MEETING, ONLY MEETINGS WE WOULD HAVE TO
HAVE ACTION FOR. THANK YOU. >> I DON'T HAVE A COPY IN FRONT OF ME AND IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT MY ONLY CONCERN IS I KNOW WHEN WE CAME TO THE BOARD THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT OVERINVOLVEMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE BOARD AND WHERE OUR PLACE IS AND THAT KIND OF THING AND THERE WAS CONTENTION EARLY ON ABOUT THINGS WE WANTED TO ATTEND AND FOUND OUT THAT'S NOT OUR ROLE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T INTERRUPT OPERATIONS DAY-TO-DAY OR OVERSTEP BOUNDS AND EVEN OUTSIDE OF A SCHOOL BOARD SITUATION I HAVE WORKED FOR CORPORATIONS AND THINGS ALWAYS CHANGE A LITTLE BIT WHEN BOARD MEMBERS WALK INTO THE ROOM OF A BIG MEETING. NOT ALWAYS FOR THE BEST SO WE WANT TO HAVE OVERSIGHT ON EVERYTHING, I HOPE THE LANGUAGE IS CERTAIN SPECIFIC THINGS , DISTRICT LEVEL ITEMS , MY CONCERN MISSING ANYTHING REQUIRING BOARD ACTION, LOOK AT THE CONSENT AGENDA, TECHNICALLY EVERYTHING REQUIRES BOARD ACTION DEPENDING ON HOW STRICTLY YOU WANT TO READ THAT, YOU COULD ATTEND EVERY SINGLE MEETING BECAUSE THEY ALL EVENTUALLY WILL ROLL UP TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT IS MY ONLY CONCERN I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T OVERSTEP.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. I DON'T THINK ANYONE OF US BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE TIME OR WHEREWITHAL TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK. I DON'T THINK ANYONE OF US WANTS TO BE INVOLVED OR MICROMANAGER GET INTO THE DAY-TO-DAY. WE JUST WENT THROUGH A VERY CONTENTIOUS UNFORTUNATELY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TIME AND IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT IF A BOARD MEMBER WAS SITTING IN THE ROOM, OBSERVING NO VOICE NO VOTE BUT THERE TO OBSERVE THE PROCESS. WE HAVE GOT BIG THINGS LIKE REFERENDUM,
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MAYBE BIG FINANCIAL SITUATIONS, THINGS THAT REQUIRE A BOARD VOTE, SOMETIMES IT'S NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER PAIR OF EYES JUST OBSERVING SO WE CAN TAKE GOOD NOTES AND WE KNOW WE'RE MAKING GOOD DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. SO TO BE CLEAR WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE NOVEMBER WITH ADMINISTRATION INVOLVED SO TO MAKE SURE IT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, STRICTLY FOR THINGS REQUIRING BOARD OVERSIGHT AND THAT WE WOULD VOTE ON AND WHEN YOU VOTE ON THE ITEM YOU'RE SAYING YOU UNDERSTAND AND HAVE BEEN EDUCATED ABOUT THE ITEM YOU ARE VOTING ON. NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE MEETING. IT IS NOT FOR A VOTE, OBSERVATION FOR OVERSIGHT. THAT WAS PRETTY CLEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTEND MEETINGS BUT THIS WAS FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A LITTLE BUMP WHEN WE REQUESTED CERTAIN MEETINGS.>> I HAVE A QUESTION WE GET MORE SPECIFIC WITH THE INTERPRETATION BECAUSE I THINK THE INTERPRETATION IS UP TO THE BOARD AT THE TIME AND HOW THEY INTERPRET IT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE CLARITY AROUND THAT. AND ALSO FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, HOW MUCH OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY IN THOSE MEETINGS COMES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALREADY FOR OVERSIGHT? I KNOW THE POLICY IN THAT RESPECT IS ANYTHING OVER $150,000 COMING TO THE COMMITTEE SO IT IS BROUGHT TO US 1ST AS COMMITTEE HAVING BEEN ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND STARTED MY 1ST YEAR. TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE INVOLVEMENT AND OVERSIGHT, BUT BEYOND ANYTHING AD HOC IN THE PAST WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS MAJOR FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THAT COME FORWARD IN PAST YEARS WITH PAST GOVERNORS WE HAD TO TIGHTEN THE BUDGET. THERE HAVE BEEN COMMITTEES DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE SO I WOULD RECOMMEND IN THOSE INSTANCES IF THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE WE CONSIDER DOING AD HOC COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. BIGGEST CONCERN IS INTERPRETATIONS OF THE MORE CLARITY AND SPECIFICITY WE HAVE AROUND THAT, THE BETTER.
>> PERSONALLY FOR ME MAYBE IT'S JUST EASIER TO CREATE A SEPARATE POLICY THAT PERTAINS TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND HAVING SOMEBODY IN THE ROOM WITH AND HOW IT IS WRITTEN NOW OR THE ABILITY AS BOARD NUMBERS TO COMMENT ANYTIME. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN SCENARIOS WHERE BOARD MEMBERS TURN IN ALL OF THE HOURS AND WE CANNOT REALLY MANAGE THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A FEE FOR THE BOARD MEMBER TO BE REPRESENTING OR BEING PRESENT IN THOSE MEETINGS SO I WOULD LIKE TO FINE-TUNE SOMETHING, TO WHERE IT'S NOT JUST SHOWING UP TO ALL OF THEM TURNING IN A PAY STUB TO BE THERE OR MORE SPECIFICALLY OUTLINING SOMETHING BROUGHT UP AS A BOARD, TO THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND MAYBE THAT WOULD
HELP CLARIFY. >> I DON'T THINK WE GET PAID AS OBSERVERS FOR ANYTHING, LIKE ON THE COMMITTEES IF WE ARE ON THE COMMITTEE WE GET PAID BUT SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD VISITING DOES NOT GET PAID IF THEY ARE JUST OBSERVING. THE EXTENSION IS 0.200, THE BOARD SHALL MONITOR AND REGULATE ALL PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS AND EMPLOYEE STUDENTS AND OTHER PERSONS , THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED BECAUSE THIS IS ALREADY POLICY. WE ARE SUPPOSED
TO DO GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT. >> RIGHT, I AGREE, BUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS DISCUSSION THERE WAS RESEARCH DONE ON WHAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR BOARD MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTING HSE AND SOME QUESTIONABLE THINGS HAD TO BE CHANGED SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT IN THAT SITUATION AND
IT IS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. >> I THINK YOU COULD ADD THAT TO THE POLICY IF YOU WANTED, AS OBSERVERS THAT IS NOT A PAID BOARD THING. I WOULD ARGUE AT LEAST THAT I AM AWARE I DON'T THINK BOARD MEMBERS WERE SUBMITTING ANYTIME THERE WERE NOT OBSERVING A MEETING IN THE PAST. BUT, I WANT TO SAY PRESIDENT PASCOE I KNOW YOU ARE AWARE THIS WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA AND YOU WERE NOT RESIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE AGENDA WAS MADE, BUT I HOPE GOING FORWARD UNDER YOUR OVERSIGHT AS PRESIDENT WHEN THINGS FOLLOW PROCEDURE AND THEY ARE SENT TO THE AGENDA THAT THEY WILL BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MOVING ON 6.02 FINANCIAL AUDIT PRESENTED BY TIM
BROWN. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS, I COME TO YOU WITH GREAT NEWS TODAY RECENTLY WE HAD OUR FISCAL
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AUDIT COMPLETED FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR. TO LEVEL SET WE ARE OVER 15,000 STUDENTS WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO CONVERT ALL CASH-BASED ACCOUNTING TO THE ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING WHICH IS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING A LOT OF WORK, BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS TO CONVERT FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS OVER TO THE ACCRUAL. HAPPY TO REPORT FROM A INDEPENDENT AUDIT THERE WERE NO FINDINGS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR AND WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE VOLUME OF FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND EXPENSES WE HANDLE, I THINK THAT IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AS SHE CHAIRS THIS AND SHE IS NOT IN THE ROOM, BUT SHE WILL FEEL US IN SPIRIT. SHE CHAIRS THE AUDITING PROCESS ALONG WITH AMANDA ISAACS ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROL SPECIALIST, BUT IT DOES NOT STOP WITH THOSE PEOPLE THE ENTIRE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT WORKS FOR MONTHS ON END TO SUPPORT DOCUMENTS FOR THE AUDIT. A CELEBRATION FOR OUR TEAM AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.>> AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT THE TIME I ATTENDED THE AUDIT MEETING AND I WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED AT ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THE AUDIT AND ALL THE TIME THEY SPENT. I MEAN IT WAS KIND OF DUMBSTRUCK, WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU DID. MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND A CLEAN AUDIT. THAT'S
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL JOB, WHEN I GOT TO REVIEW IT , YOU SENT IT THIS WEEK IT IS A GOOD REPORT SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. WHAT IS THE PROCESS NOW? WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
ANYTHING? >> IT DOES GET PUBLISHED ON THE STATE WEBSITES. NOTHING HAPPENS, IT IS A CLEAN AUDIT AND WE ARE ALREADY STARTING ON NEXT YEAR GATHERING MATERIALS. ONE THING I WOULD SAY I'M SUPER THANKFUL, FOR THE COMMENTS THAT I AM THE ONE WHO GETS TO COME SAY THIS I REPRESENT THE TEAM THAT MANAGES ON A DAILY BASIS SO THAT TEAM IS WHO DESERVES THE CREDIT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS. >> YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WANTED TO ADD MY THANKS AND APPRECIATE. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID A BUSINESS THIS SIZE WITH MILLIONS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TRULY UNBELIEVABLE THERE WERE 0 ISSUES. I KNOW THAT IS NOT COMMON, EVEN WE HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST SO FANTASTIC JOB TO YOUR TEAM AND EVERYBODY OVER
>> VERY COMMENDABLE AND HATS OFF TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR
[7. Superintendent's Report]
STAFF. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? CLOSING THE DISCUSSION AND MOVING ON 7.01 SUPERINTENDENT
REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COMING UP WE WILL HAVE THE TASTE OF HSE ELEMENTARY CHALLENGE. LAST SEMESTER FOOD SERVICE IS HOSTED A WONDERFUL EVENT CALLED THE TASTE OF HSE WHERE INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS SUBMITTED HEALTHY RECIPES AND ONE STUDENT FROM EACH SCHOOL WAS SELECTED TO COMPETE. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THE TASTE OF HSE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THIS FEBRUARY AND 3RD AND 4TH GRADERS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST ENTRÉE RECIPE. ONE STUDENT FROM EACH BUILDING WILL BE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN A COOKOFF ON FEBRUARY 13 AND RECIPES ARE DUE BY JANUARY 23 AND FULL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, I ENCOURAGE ANY INTERESTED STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE, IT IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SKILLS, CREATIVITY, COMPETENCE AND CONNECT WITH YOUR PEERS AND PROBABLY THE GREATEST THING IS, IT IS THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSERTING THEMSELVES AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A GREAT STUDENT EXPERIENCE BY STARTING THIS LAST YEAR AND CONTINUING THIS YEAR 'S WE WANT TO THANK THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR TAKING TIME AND EFFORTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THIS HAPPENS. ONE OTHER THING AS HE SAW LAST WEEK AND WE WILL GET DEEPER IN THE 2ND MEETING IN FEBRUARY, HIGH SCHOOLS POSTED THEIR HIGHEST EVER GRADUATION RATE AND THE STATE OF INDIANA HAD SOME OF THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATES EVER, BUT KIND OF A SHOUT OUT SINCE HE IS HERE TONIGHT, 99.66% GRADUATION RATE. WHEN YOU HAVE OVER 800 STUDENTS GOING ACROSS THE STAGE AND YOU CAN ALL BUT 2 TO HAVE A DIPLOMA IN THAT TIME PERIOD THAT IS FANTASTIC. HSE GREAT GRADUATION RATE, LEADING WAY ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE. DR.
MCCAFFREY WE'VE GOT CHALLENGES FOR YOU SO KEEP THIS UP AS YOU ARE AT THE HELM NOW. AS I SAID WE WILL DIG DEEPER INTO THAT AS WE DO OUR ACADEMIC UPDATE AT THE 2ND BOARD MEETING IN FEBRUARY BUT JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS FOR GREAT EFFORTS AS WE EXCEEDED STATE AVERAGES
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FOR GRADUATION RATE. THAT IS ALL.[8. Board Members]
>> SUZANNE. >> AS SARAH AND I , THIS LAST YEAR WE WERE THE LIAISON TO THE HSE FOUNDATION. I WILL GIVE THE FINAL REPORT ANYTHING SARAH AND I BOTH AGREED TO GO TOMORROW SINCE THE COMMITTEES HAVE NOT BEEN FORMED YET. TO GO AND AT LEAST GET THE UPDATES. HSE FOUNDATION WANTED US TO SHARE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS EXCITED TO PRESENT THE BLUES TRAVELER AND GIN BLOSSOMS, THESE LEGENDARY 90S HIT MAKERS ARE TEAMING UP FOR A UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT AT THE FISHERS EVENT CENTER. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PUT THAT IN YOUR CALENDAR, ALL PROCEEDS HELP SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR INNOVATIVE TEACHER GRANTS, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND STUDENT ONE THAT'S INITIATIVES ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW THROUGH TICKETMASTER, AGAIN TICKETMASTER AND THE EVENT CENTER OFFICE. ANOTHER BIG ONE IS ATTENTION TO OUR SENIORS, ANYBODY IN THE CLASS OF 2026. MORE THAN 40 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE RANGING FROM $500, TO $20,000 PER STUDENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY VISIT THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE, THE HSE FOUNDATION AND THEN CLICK SCHOLARSHIPS ON THE HOMEPAGE, THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 50TH, 50TH? MARCH 5. PLEASE APPLY BY MARCH 5 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ANY OF THE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
THANK YOU. >> SARAH PARKS-REESE.
>> I WANTED TO USE MY TIME TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE MISSING TEENAGER FROM HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL HALEY BUSBY. THERE WAS A PARENT SQUARE NOTIFICATION THAT WENT OUT, THERE IS ALSO INFORMATIONON MY SCHOOL BOARD PAGE, BUT JUST SHARE THE INFORMATION AND BE , CONTACT POLICE IF YOU KNOW
ANYTHING. >> CAN I ADD TO THAT TO HELP, I KNOW THE DISTRICT PUT OUT FOR FAMILIES AND ANYBODY WHO MIGHT WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS, ANY INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT SO PLEASE USE THE CLICK IT , IF YOU NEED TO, BUT PLEASE SHARE.
>> BEN ORR. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS TO SHARE BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, WE ORGANIZATION IS ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME AT THE BOARD, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT BETWEEN THE 2 SLATES PRESENTED THERE WAS SOME OVERLAP, PASCOE GOT ALL 7 VOTES FOR EITHER VICE PRESIDENT OR PRESIDENT, SO POTENTIALLY THAT IS A SIGN OF GOOD THINGS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. APPRECIATE IT AND GOOD LUCK.
>> WE HAD A LOT OF POLICY TALK SO THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SAY FOR THE POLICY COMMITTEE, BUT I HOPE MOVING FORWARD WE ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTINGENT WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST YEAR. AND EVERYBODY'S VIEWPOINT IS LISTENED TO AND
RESPECTED. >> I WANT TO REITERATE, FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE STILL MISSING, CONTINUE TO REPOST ESPECIALLY ON IT DAILY BASIS. THROUGH ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS IT DOES GET PICKED UP, EVERY FORWARD , EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE OR GROUP PAGE YOU HAVE CONTINUE TO POST BECAUSE THE MORE IT IS OUT THERE AND THE MORE IT GETS VIEWED AND IT IS CRITICAL DURING THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
>> JUANITA. >> I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO STATE I AM HONORED TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT, THIS ROLE IS NOT ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP OR SINGULAR ACHIEVEMENTS BUT THE COLLECTIVE WORK OF THE BOARD AND SERVICE TO STUDENTS, SUCCESSES ARE SHARED AND REALIZED WHEN WE COLLABORATE, LISTEN AND REMAIN FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS MOST, PUTTING STUDENTS 1ST, EVERY MEANINGFUL WIN IS ONE THAT BENEFITS STUDENTS, SUPPORT STAFF AND STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL AND THE TRUST PLACED IN ME AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS IMPORTANT WORK ALONGSIDE MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS
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