[1.Meeting Opening]
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>> CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. 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
[3.Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation Announcement]
JUST FOR ALL. THERE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. FOUNDATION ANNOUNCEMENT BYJUSTIN. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I AM THRILLED TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
I THINK IT IS OBVIOUS WHO ONE OF MY GUESTS IS.
I'M JOINED HERE BY SEAN HALLETT. WE MADE AN AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OF THE SPORTS FOUNDATION AND THEY ARE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO GIVE THE FOUNDATION A MILLION DOLLARS $1 MIL MILLION! [APPLAUSE] IT IS OVER OF THE NEXT DECADE. THE FOUNDATION IS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUPPORTING THE LOCAL SCHOOL. TO KNOW WE HAVE TEN YEAR OF SUPPORT FORECAST ORGANIZATION WHO CAME TO TOWN, ALREADY ENTRENCHED THEMSELVES IN THE COMMUNITY IS SO IMPACTFUL FOR US AND THINGS WE WILL DO TO HELP STUDENTS AND STAFF.
YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM ME. I WOULD RATHER SHOW YOU A SHORT VIDEO OF THE IMPACT WE MAKE WITH THE DOLLARS AND I WILL ASK SEAN HALLETT AND NITRO, TOO. HE MAY BE SHY.
CAN I HAVE JACKSON? >> EVERY DAY TEACHERS SHOW UP
WITH IDEAS. >> WHO LIKES THESE BOOKS.
>> WITH HOPE AND WITH A DEEP BELIEF IN WHAT STUDENTS CAN
BECOME. >> WE KNOW THE COPY ARE LISTED.
>> YOU HEAR IT IN THE WAY THEY TALK.
YOU SEE IT IN THEIR IDEAS AND LESSON PLANS.
AND SOMETIMES, ALL THEY NEED IS SOMEONE TO SAY YES.
LET'S MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. >> AND THAT IS THE COOLEST THING. THEY RESPECT THE FACT THAT I MAY KNOW WHAT I'M DOING AND THIS IDEA IS GOING TO WORK.
I JUST NEED THE FINANCIAL BACKING AND SUPPORT.
>> NOW IT WILL BE FINE. >> SINCE 2001, THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION HAS BEEN BRIDGING FUNDING GAPS.
SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE IDEAS THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO BELIEVE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE THEM.
>> LET ME SEE IT. >> THIS GRANT BROUGHT A DEDICATED ROBOTICS COURSE TO ALL FOUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
>> I THINK IT IS A GOOD CLASS. FLAD WE GET TO DO IT.
>> THE FIRST TIME EVER, STUDENTS AC ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAD ACCESS TO HANDS ON ROBOTICS AT THIS
LEVEL. >> WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TRAINING THE BRAIN. WITH LEGO SPIKE PRIME, THESE KIDS WILL BE LEARNING HOW TO THINK LOGICALLY IN STEPS, HOUR TO PERSIST WHEN THINGS GET DIFFICULTING TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND THOSE SKILLS WILL TRANSFER THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
>> SO I TAP SNEER >> FOR STUDENTS PREPARING TO GARAGE WAIT, GARAGE -- GRADUATE, IT IS MORE THAN AN EXPERIENCE.
>> IT IS FUN SEE THEIR CONFIDENCE GROW AS THEY MADE MORE A MORE AND MORE ORDER.
>> HELPS STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM BUILD INDEPENDENCE, RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE AS THEY PREPARE FOR LIFE BEYOND
>> IT HAS BEEN REALLY VALUABLEABLE TO HAVE THE GRANT.
IT IS SOMETHING EVERY STUDENT CAN BE PART OF.
IT MAKES US FEEL SPECIAL THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT OUR STUDENTS.
>> ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THE HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS DOING SOMETHING SIMPLE.
YET POWERFUL AND LONG-TERM. >> RE
>> INSIDE THIS CLASSROOM, READING MANIPULATIVES ARE HELPING INCREASE COMP HREHENSIO AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN YOUNG
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LEARNERS. >> MI WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE T GET ALL THE MATERIAL FOR MY KIDS.
IT IS POWERFUL FOR THE EXTRA PUSH TO BE ENGAGED.
>> AT ANOTHER SCHOOL... TEACHERS ARE TEAMING UP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION.
>> LITERALLY WE HAVE LANGUAGES "A" TO "Z."
>> THIS GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS STRONGER READING OUT COMES.
>> RESEARCH SHOWS THAT LITERACY IN ONE LANGUAGE ALWAYS BENEFITS
LITERACY IN ANOTHER. >> WHILE HELPING STUDENTS FEEL REPRESENTED, INCLUDED AND INSPIRED TO LEARN.
>> NOT ONLY GOING TO MAKE THE STUDENTS HAPPY, WILL MAKE THE
COMMUNITY HAPPY, TOO. >> IT'S A BIG THING.
>> EACH GRANT, SERVING A DIDN'T PURPOSE, REAFFIRMS TEACHERS BELIEF. IN THEIR STUDENTS AND IN
>> SO THEY SHOWS A BIT OF THE IMPACT WE MAKE.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE LIVES OF OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS BETTER. WE HAVE FOUND NEEDS THAT ARE BASIC NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, FOOD INSECURITY, ARE SOME AREAS WE GOT INTO IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I DO WANT TO ASK SEAN TO JOIN US.
THIS COMMITMENT WILL SUPPORT AND HELP US GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
WE GET ASKED FOR THINGS THAT MAYBE WE CAN'T FULLY SUPPORT.
THESE DOLLARS WILL HELP US SAY YES TO MORE PROJECT, MORE TEACHERS, LIKE THERE, THAT IS WHAT THIS WILL BE ENABLE US TO DO. FOLLOW THE FOUNDATION AT H.S.E. FOUNDATION. AND HSEFOUNDATION.ORG.
THERE IS GOING TO BE GAMES EACH YEAR WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR STUDENTS' ACCOMPLISHMENTSS, BRINGING TEACHERS TO THE GAMES AND I WILL LET SEAN TALK ABOUT HOW THIS CAME TOGETHER.
THIS IS ALL HIS IDEA. SO HE GETS THE CREDIT ON THIS.
THANK YOU, SEAN. >> THANK YOU.
I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF. THERE IS A LOT OF ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. FIRST OFF, M.C.O. AND CO-OWNER OF THE FUEL, OR THE INDIE FUEL WITH MY FATHER JIM HALLETT.
I FOUNDED THE TEAM 11, 12 YEARS AGO AT THE INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS. TODAY WE ARE FISHERS BUSINESS.
WE WERE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE NEW FISHERS EVENT CENTER.
THE FACILITY WASN'T JUST BUILT FOR US.
THERE IS MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT GO ON THERE.
WE ARE THE ANCHOR TENANT AND PAY FOR THE LION'S SHARE OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES THERE EVERY YEAR.
WITH THAT SAID, NOW WE ARE GOING INTO OUR THIRD SEASON AND ONE OF MY GOALS HERE WAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BECOME MORE ENTRENCHED IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
. EVEN THOUGH THE INDY FUELS IN FUELS INDIANAPOLIS, THE TAXPAYERS GAVE US A NEW HOME HERE. DEVELOP ARENAS WITH TWO ICE SHEETS BEHIND THE Y.M.C.A. WE ARE A FISHER CENTRIC BUSINESS. VERY SHORTLILY BE A FISHER AER RESIDENT. MY NEW HOME WILL BE DONE.
WE GAVE THEM AND JULY GIFT AS ONE OF THE TOP CRICKETERS BUT AFTER SPENDING A YEAR ON THE BOARD I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY BETTER CAUSE FOR US TO FOCUS OUR DOLLARS ON.
UNLIKE MOST SMALL BUSINESSES. WE ARE NOT -- YOU CAN CALL US A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
EVEN THOUGH JUSTIN WANTS TO GIVE ME THE CREDIT, HE CERTAINLY DID A GREAT JOB HELPING ME PUT THIS TOGETHER.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF DETAILS AND THEY WILL COME OUT OVER THE NEXT YEAR BUT I WILL QUICKLY RECAP. IT'S A MINIMUM OF $100,000 A YEAR. THERE IS VARIOUS FUND-RAISING OPPORTU OPPORTUNITIES EVERY YEAR THAT CAN PUSH THAT OVER $100,000. I WILL WALK THROUGH THOSE WITH JUSTIN OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND AS JUSTIN SAID, THERE WILL BE MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. TWO FUEL GAMES AND TWO FREIGHT GAMES THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOLS STUDENTS TEACHERS AND THE FOUNDATION. THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES AT THIS THOSE GAMES TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FOUNDATION TO PUT US OVER $100,000. AND I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY MENTION THE FIRST TWO OPPORTUNITIES.
WE HAVE A BIT OF AR -- WELL, THE FIRST ONE IS WE HAVE AN
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EDUCATION DAY WHERE WE BRING STUDENTS OUT TO A GAME DURING THE DAY. AND THIS WAS A VERY BIG DEAL FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEAR. DOWN AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WE GOT UP TO 7,000 STUDENTS OUT TO THE I'M SAD TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATION AT THOSE GAMES FROM HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL.AND MAYBE THAT IS OUR OWN FAULT BUT I THINK IT WAS JUST A NEW CONCEPT UP HERE. SO I'M PART OF THIS IS TO GET THE TEAMS MORE EXPOSED TO THOSE TEAMS AND TO THE LOCAL FISHER EVENTS CENTER. JUSTIN WILL WORK WITH DR. KEGLY AND TRY TO GET STUDENTS OUT TO THE THIS YEAR'S GAME AND 100% OF THE PROCEED WILL GO BACK TO THE FOUNDATION.
THE SECOND BIG OPPORTUNITY I WILL MENTION AND LEAVE IT AT THAT, IS NOW THAT WE ARE UP IN THE SUBURBS, WE HAVE MOVED -- VERY HARD TO GET PEOPLE OUT ON THE WEEK NIGHT FAR GAME SO WE HAVE GONE TO SHIFTING WEEKDAY GAMES TO SUNDAYSS WHICH ARE DONE A LOT BETTER HERE AND WE HAVE TEN SUNDAY GAMES THIS YEAR AND WE CAME OUT WITH THE A SUNDAY SEASON TICKET.
SUNDAYS ARE VERY FAMILY CENTRIC. OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE 20,000 KIDS IN YOUR PROGRAM THAT LIVE WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE FISHER'S EVENT CENTER. SO YOU KNOW WHAT? WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IT TO BE MUCH MORE THAN 100,000 THIS YEAR. BECAUSE I TOLD JUSTIN, I SAID, I GAVE HIM A LINK. THE SUNDAY SEASON TICKET IS 10 FAMILY FRIENDLY GAME. KIDS EAT FREE.
ALL KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING.
IT'S $199. WES UP EVERYONE CANNOT COME OUT TO THE 36 GAMES. .
THAT. 10 SEN DAIS /* /* -- IF THE P.T.O. AND SCHOOL CAN PROMOTE THAT TICKET I WILL GIVE YOU BACK 1 4U700 -- 100% OF THE PROCEEDS THIS YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] JUST TO PUT A QUICK MATH TO PAPER, YOU KNOW WHAT? 1,000 TICKETS IS $199,000.
1,000 TICKETS ONLY 250 FAMILIES. THE AVERAGE FAMILY HAS FOUR PEOPLE IN IT. WHAT WE TOLD JUSTIN IS I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL HOW YOU DO. YOU ARE COMPETING WITH MY TICKET SALES DEPARTMENT, BUT THERE A LITTLE BET GOING ON WHO WILL SELL MORE TICKETS. JUSTIN OR MY TICKET SALES DEPARTMENT. BUT WE SET THEM UP WITH A LINK.
HE WILL PASS THAT LING OUT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SEASON AND ANYONE WHO BIAS THE SUNDAY SEASON TICKET THROUGH THAT LINK, 100% OF THE PROCEED WILL GO BACK.
WE HAVEN'T CAPPED IT. COULD BE 100,000, $200,000, $300,000. BUT THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE AND I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING BETTER WE WANT TO SUPPORT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING BETTER AND THAT TRYING TO GET THE PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE OUT TO A HOCKEY GAME. THERE ANY QUICK QUESTIONS BEFORE
I LEAVE? >> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW AMAZING IT IS, THE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR CITY AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND THIS IS TRULY SOMETHING HONESTLY, I'M A LITTLE BIT SPEECHLESS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH FOR RAISING MONEY FOR BOTH SIDE AND AWARENESS AND YOU JUST -- THAT IS GOLD.
AND JUST DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY EVERYWHERE.
SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND FOR INVESTING BACK IN THE COMMUNITY AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN HELP CROSS PROMOTE OR ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT. WE CAN GIVE EVERY OUNCE OF EVIDENT, TOO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE I LEAVE
THE MIKE? >> I WASN'T TABLE BE AT THE JUNE MEETING SO I WASN'T THERE WHEN I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY ANNOUNCED TO THE BOARD AND EVERYTHING.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN I SAW THE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK YOU BRING A LOT TO THE FOUNDATION BOARD.
YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A COMMUNITY BUSINESS MEMBER, IS REALLY IMPACTFUL. I HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. SO TO HAVE THIS KIND OF CONTRIBUTION ON TOP OF WHAT YOU ARE ALREADY BRINGING TO THE BOARD, IS REALLY MEANINGFUL SO THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? >> YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB AS A MASCOT. HE'S AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[4.Consent Agenda ]
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AGENDA. CLAIMS PAYROLL AND SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENT, 4.04. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDAS PRESENTED?>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED?
>> SECOND? >> WE NEED DO A ROLL CALL.
>>LY /* SCHOOLEY. >> PASS IS 7-0.
MOVING ON TO DR. KEGLY FOR NEW HIRES.
>> THANK YOU WITH THE PASSAGE OF CON INT CONSENT AGENDA. WE HIRED A NEW -- TO DO A COUPLE OF INTRODUCTIONS. DR. MCCALF REY.
SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS SERVICES EXPERIENCE, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO BUILDING POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURES. SHE SERVED AS DEAN OF STUDENT AT AVON HIGH SCHOOL WHERE SHE OVER SAW DISCIPLINE ATTENDANCE AND SERVING IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT AND KEY ON OTHER KEY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, PRIOR TO WORK NOTHING INDIANA PSERVING IN SCHOOLS IN NEBRASKA AS ASSISTANT SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR, SUBSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND SHE MANAGED STUDENTS SERVICE, SUPERVISED EVALUATED STAFF, LED SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORT, COORDINATED INTERVENTIONS AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. HER BACKGROUND, HE EARNED A MAST EOF EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AND LINCOLN AND HOLDS A MASTER IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND POLICY FROM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION TO K-12 EXPERIENCE, BRINGING HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TO THE POSITION.
SERVING AS AN ASSOCIATIONOLOGY SOCIOLOGY INSTRUCTION.
WORK IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND OFFICE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY WIDE INITIATIVE.
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DISABILITY SERVICES POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND STAKE HOLD HER ENGAGEMENT.
THESE EXPERIENCES AND STUDENT SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SKILL, ARE WHAT WE NEED TO PREPARE STIFFENEDS FOR POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT ANDREA WILL BE A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND WE WANT TO WELCOME HER TO HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I AM HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE.
I SEE SUCH TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MY OWN EXPERIENCE AND THE VALUES OF HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AND I AM HONORED TO BRETEY OF THE NEXT LEADERSHIP TEAM.
>> MS. KAMENSKY. >> GOOD EVENING.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF SOUTHEASTERN, RAVEN REAL P-- RACHEL POWELL.
ONE OF OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS WHEN OPENED OUR DOORS 7 YEARS AGO.
SHE BEGAN HER JOURNEY AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER WITH US AND MADE THE LEAP TO FOURTH GRADE WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY SHE SHOWS JUST HOW WILLING SHE IS TO JUMP IN AND TAKE CHARGE AND TRY NEW THINGS. OVER THE YEAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WATCH RACHEL RAISE HER HAND TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND REALLY TAKE ON SOME NEW CHALLENGES. REALLY DIG IN TO INITIATIVE DANCE LEAD IMPORTANT CHANGES WITHIN OUR BUILDING.
AS A LEAD TEACHER. SHE DOESN'T WAIT TOP BE ASKED.
SHE SIMPLY SEES THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND SHE JUMPS IN AND DOES IT FOR THE BETTER FOR THE ENTIRE LEARNING COMMUNITY. SHE IS THOUGHTFUL LEADER AND INCREDIBLE TEAMMATE AND SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS KEEP HER MIND AND HEART ON CHILDREN. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST, BEST THINGS ABOUT HER.
WATCHING HER GROW INTO THE LEADER THAT SHE IS TODAY, HAS MADE THIS DECISION A REALLY EASY ONE FOR US.
SHE CERTAINED THE TRUST AND RESPECT OF OUR STAFF, SHE DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE THE BEST PERSON IS REALLY THE PERSON THAT'S IN THE ROLE OR ALREADY AT THE SCHOOL.
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AND SO IN THIS DECISION, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT RACHEL IS THAT PERSON. AND SO WE ARE EXCITE FOR HER TO JUMP IN AND SHE IS ALREADY ACTUALLY JUMPING IN WITH BOTH FEET AND REALLY HELPING ME SO WE REOFF TO GREAT START.THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE RACHEL
HAS A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M JUST SO HONORED AND HAVE SO MUCH GRATITUDE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE ROLE AT SOUTH EAST PERSON IT'S BEEN HOME TO MY AND MY FAMILY FOR 7 YEARS. I'M SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED AND I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MY FAMILY.
I HAVE MY HUSBAND NICK, AND THEN WE HAVE FOUR KIDOS, TWO AT SOUTHEASTERN, MY OLDEST IS WADE,ELLY AND MAX IN THE BACK AND BABY LEVI. WE WILL GET OUT OF HERE SO YOU CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> WE DID ALSO APPROVE MMS. KATIE CURRY.
SHE IS ON VACATION AND IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT.
WE FEEL GREAT ABOUT THE NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE
[5.Action Items ]
TEAM. >> 5.071, RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM DECEMBER SERVICE TO OPERATIONS, TIM BROWN?
>> MR. HARRISON IF YOU DON'T MIND BRINGING UP THE LITTLE POWER POINT. I THINK IT IS A THREE SLIDE POWER POINT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO THE SECOND PAGE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO YOU MAY REMEMBER, THE IMPACT OF INVESTIGATE ONE. THIS IS SLIDE SHOWN AT MULTIPLE BOARD MEETINGS AND THIS IS THE IDEA THAT 10% OR FOR MOST OF OUR TAXPAYERS, 300 DOLLAR CREDIT THAT MOST OF US RECEIVED ON OUR TAX BILL. SO AFTER ALL THE PROPERTY TAX BILL WAS DONE, THERE WAS A MINUS $300.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT HAD AN IMPACT TO THE HOMEOWNER BUT MUCH GREATER IMPACT TO THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
AND SO THIS WAS THE PROJECTION THAT POLICY AND LIT INS SHARED WITH US AND YOU SEE THE TWO BAR, ONE IN ORANGE AND ONE IN BLUE.
SHOWED WE ARE IN THE $4 MILLION IMPACT OF THE NEW HOMESTEAD CREDIT. WELL, I HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT. BECAUSE THEY WERE NEARLY SPOT ON IN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THE ACTUAL TOTAL IMPACT OF THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT WAS $4.4 MILLION.
THE NUMBER YOU SEE THERE IN BLUE.
I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE JUST A BRIEF MOMENT TO SHOW WHAT THE TOTAL CIRCUIT BREAKER IMPACT WAS.
IT IS FOLKS, HOMESTEAD TCREDIT 1%ERS, AGRICULTURAL 2% AND PERSON PERSONAL PROPERTY AT 3%. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT A CREDIT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS MOST NAMELY THE HOMEOWNER BUT A LOSS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IN 2026, THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NUMBER. WE ARE SLATED TO NOT RECEIVE IN PROPERTY TAXES TO ABOUT $6.7 MILLION.
OF THAT 6.7, 4.4 IS THE NEW HOMESTEAD CREDIT.
THAT CAME OUT IF OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WHAT HAPPEN THE LEGISLATOR DID IS THEY GAVE US FLEXIBILITY AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, ONLY IN 2026, TO SHARE THAT LOSS OVER MULTIPLE FUND. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS INSTEAD OF THE OPERATION FUND BEARING THE BURDEN OF THE $4.4 MANY HOMESTEAD WE GET A ONE YEAR FLEXIBILITY TO SPREAD THAT OUT OVER THE DECEMBER SERVICE FUND AND OPERATIONS FUND.
SO WHAT I'M HERE TODAY ASKING IN TERMS OF A RESOLUTION, IS TO ALLOW A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FROM THE DEBT SERVICE FUND OF THAT $2.6 MILLION NUMBER TO THE OPERATIONS FUND.
AGAIN, THIS IS A ONE-TIME ITEM. THIS IS NOT NEW MONEY.
THIS IS NOT TAKING MONEY AWAY. ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS ENTIRE IMPACT IS HITTING THE OPERATIONS FUND AND SO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY ONE TIME TO LET THE DEBT SERVICE TAKE A PORTION OF THAT. I THINK DR. KEGLY HAD SHARED THIS WITH YOU BECAUSE FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT IT IS AN ADVANTAGEOUS TO MAKE THIS MOVE AT THE END OF JUNE AND ESSENTIALLY ASKING FOR FORMAL APPROVAL TO DO IT HERE IN JULY.
THROUGH THE RESOLUTIONS. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE COUPLE OF DOCUMENT, THE GROUP THAT OVERSEES BUDGET AND STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS SHOWING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DOING THIS AND SO HERE BEFORE YOU TO ASK THE APPROVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION
TO DO SO. >> FOR CLAIR TURK IT'S -- FOR
CLARITY, UP WITH TIME NOW NEW >> THIS IS NOT A TEMPORARY LOAN.
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THIS A ONE-TIME MOVEMENT, CUTTING INTO THE CASH BALANCE OF THE DEBT SERVICE FUND TO DO STOP SO IN LAY MAN TERMS WE ARE SHARING THE IMPACT MEANING DEBT SERVICE AND OPERATIONS VERSES OPERATION TAKING THE WHOLE HIT. IN 2027, JEFF, GO BACK UP ONE SLIDE. IN 2027 YOU SEE THAT BAR ALL IN BLUE. OPERATION FUND WILL TAKE THAT ENTIRE HIT. WE LOSE THIS ONE-YEAR FLEXIBILITY SO IT IS A ONE-TIME THING.>> THANKS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANCE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION TO THEY PROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND?
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.
SORRY WE JUMPED AHEAD. >> ONE QUESTION OR IF YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN THE CLARITY, YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT NEW MONEY. IT IS THE TRANSFER OUT OF DEBT SERVICE. WHICH IS NOT NORMALLY ALLOWED.
>> CORRECT. >> WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DISCUSSING AN R.
A REFERENDUM RIGHT NOW AND PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT.
CAN YOU GIVE MORE DETAIL ON WHY WE ARE IN THAT POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MOVE SOME MONEY FROM DEBT SERVICE OVER.
>> YEAH. BECAUSE THERE IS AN ENOUGH OF A CASH BALANCE IN DEBT SERVICE THAT WE CAN ABSORB THAT THERE.
IT IS LIKE HAVING TWO ACCOUNTS AT HOME IF WE SPREAD THE LOVE, I GUESS, SO TO SPEAK AND THIS BOTH TAKE A HIT, VERSES THE ENTIRE OPERATIONS FUND FEELING THAT IMPACT.
WHEN WE RAISE MONEY IN THE DEPARTMENT SERVICE FUND, PART OF TH THAT IS RAISING A CASH BALANCE AND THE CASH BALANCE CAN SUSTAIN THIS.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO HELP ABSORB SOME OF THIS FIRST YEAR HIT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO. NOT SOMETHING WE CAN RELY ON.
WE GET QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME ABOUT WHY CAN'T YOU JUST NOT REDO A TENNIS COURT? AND USE THAT IN THE EDUCATION FUND? THIS IS WHY WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO. YOU CAN'T USE CAPITAL PROJECTS MONEY. THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY AT OPS. THIS IS BEING ALLOWED ONE TIME.
I THINK WE ARE IN A POSITION TO DO THIS BECAUSE OF HOW WELL YOU AND EVEN THE PREDECESSOR MANAGED OUR BONDS OVER YEARS.
TO PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE HAVE THE CASH BALANCES IN THAT FUND TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IT OVER AND REALLY HELP OURSELVES OUT.
BUT AGAIN, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO YEAR AFTER YEAR. SO WE -- AS FAR AS RELATED TO THE REFERENDUM, WE STILL WILL NEED THAT BECAUSE AS YOU SAW ON THAT 27 SLIDE, THE WHOLE THING HITS OPERATION.
>> IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SLIDE, AS WELL, IT REALLY IS A VERY -- EVEN WITH THE MOVEMENT, IT'S A SIMILAR IMPACT TO BE WHAT WE HAD BEFORE THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT. YOU BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT THAT I WOULD WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. WE HAVE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ON THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT WE CAN RAISE DUE TO THE DEBT PAYMENTS SO WE DON'T HAVE COMPLETE FLEXIBILITY TO JUST BUILD A MASSIVE CASH BALANCE. IT'S VERY RESTRICTIVE.
NOW IT IS 15% OF ANY NEW BOND OVER NEXT YEAR'S PAYMENT.
IT IS VERY SCRIPTIVE WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN IN DEBT SERVICES. WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT.
>> UNG THAT FOR GETTING THROUGH THE -- THANK YOU FOR GETTING THROUGH THE TECHNICAL WORK IN THAT.
AND EVERYBODY TO GET US THROUGH THIS.
WE KNOW IT'S BEEN ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT ON THE FINANCE SIDE AND THEN I JUST THANK YOU FOR IT.
>> JUST TO HIGHLIGHT -- THANK YOU FOR.
THOSE MEMOS ARE ALWAYS I WANT -- -- THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE AND
APPROVED PROCESS TO USE. >> I WANTED TO PIGGIE BAG ON MR. ORR, WHO BRINGS A VALID POINT.
IT IS ONE TIME AND NOT DIPPING INTO EDUCATION.
ONE TIME USE AND NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT AND THE WAY THE FINANCIAL TEAM CAME TOGETHER TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AS BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR OUR DISTRICT RIGHT UP IN SO THANK YOU SO
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD.
>> SEEING THERE IS NONE, CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALLING TO QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOUR OF APPROVING THE TRANS TRANSFER ROLE ROLE.
PASS IS 7-0. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MOVING ON TO 5.02. NEW CHILLER AT SAND VEHICLE
INTERMEDIATE. >> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS PROJECT TO YOU. THIS PROJECT IS IN THE TEN YEAR PLAN TO REPLACE THE OLDER CHILLER AT SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE. IT'S IN THE TEN YEAR PLAN.
IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE FACILITIES AND FINANCE
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COMMITTEE. IT IS TO BE PAID OUT OF THE 2026 G.O. BONDS. THE CHILLER IS 27 YEARS OLD AND ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING. THE REPAIR PARTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT PUBLICLY ADVERTISED FOR BID. WE RECEIVED FOUR BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS. AND THE LOWEST BID CAME FROM IRISH MECHANICAL SERVICE. THE FACILITY DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED AWARDING THE PURCHASE OF THE CHILLER PUMP, EXPANSION TANK AND FOR THE SAND CREEK INTERMEDIATE FOR $875,000 TO IRISH MECHANICAL SERVICES. THAT'S IT.>> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION AS
PRESENTED? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF NEW CHILLER AT SAND CREEK ENTIRE
>> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR EXCEPTS FROM
THE BOARD. >> CLOSING DISCUSSION.
CALLING TO QUESTION. SUZANNE THOMAS?
JASON URBAN. >> POLICY LISTED FOR SECOND READ. THESE POLICIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW LAST WEEK WITHOUT ANY SUGGESTED EDITS. I KNOW PRESENT THE POLICIES TO
THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING POLICY AS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY AS PRESENTED.
>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> ANY QUESTION OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> JUST ONE TO ASK IF THIS CAN BE DONE.
I DON'T KNOW. MR. URBAN BUT ON J.05, THERE WAS CONVERSATION THAT WEPT BACK AND FORTH, APPRECIATIVE OF THE E-MAILS AND INFORMATION YOU SENT.
BU I WAS GOING TO ASK, CAN -- SORRY, BLANKED FOR A MINUTE HERE.
THE LAWS CAN WE LINK THOSE ON THE BOTTOM?
>> OUR LEGAL COUNSEL SAID TO NOT LINK THOSE SINCE THEY CHANGE SO OFTEN. THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE LINKED, SO CERTAINLY CAN BE LINKED IN PROCEDURE OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AT ANOTHER TIME. AND THAT WHY WE TOOK THOSE OUT
OF THERE. >> SWE ARE GOING TO STATE, PER
>> NOT PUT THE SPECIFIC LINK UNDERNEATH?
>> ARE YOU ASKING TO MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TIE O AMEND IT,D THE LINK.
I RESPECT OUR ATTORNEY'S DECISION SO I WILL JUST PAUSE ON THAT AND DECIDE HOW I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.
THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? CLOSING DISCUSSION.
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>> M.ORR I AM AND YES. MOVING ON.
PASSES 7 OF 0. HAS TO DO WITH COLLECTION OF TEXTBOOK RENTAL AND FEES. THE POLICY DEFINES WHAT IS MEANT BY CURRICULAR MATERIALS AND MAKES CLEAR ONCE THEY ARE PURCHASED THEY ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE SCHOOL CORPORATION.
WE CAN COLLECT A REASONABLE FEE. CHARGING FEES AND SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT TEXTBOOKS BUT DO SUPPLEMENT INSTRUCTION.
THE LAST BOARD MEETING APPROVED A FREE STRUCTURE THAT GOES ALONG
WITH THIS POLICY. >> ANY QUESTION OR COMMENTS FROM
THE BOARD? >> NEXT POLICY IS J06.01, STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES. THIS ALLOWS THE SCHOOL CORPORATION TO ASSESS A FEE FOR THE COST OF PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES. AGAIN, YOU APPROVED AN ATHLETIC FEE IN THE LAST MEETING AND GIVES THE PRINCIPAL THE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE A FEE IF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS UNABLE TO
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PAY. RECOMMENDING NO CHANGES TO THEPOLICY? >> ANY FURQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> NEXT IS HOMELESS CHILDREN. PROPOSING TO STRIKE THROUGH IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, REMOVING G THE WORD STIGMATIZE. THE OTHER PROPOSED STRIKE THROUGH DEALS WITH THE SIGNING OF HOMELESS STUDENTS TO THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THEY ARE LIVING. OFTEN OUR HOMELESS STUDENTS MAY HAVE MULTIPLE CHANGES IN RESIDENCE WHEN THEY ARE WITH US.
THEY START AT CUMBERLAND ROAD ELEMENTARY, THEN THEY HAVE TO MOVE TO INDIANAPOLIS BUT ARE STILL HOMELESS AND BACK TO TEMPORARY RESIDENCE. WE MAY STILL KEEP THEM AT THE CUMBERLAND ROAD ELEMENTARY TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE THAT OUT OF THE POLICY SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT STABILITY.
WE ARE ALSO ADDING UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH, STUDENTS LIVING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT A PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND WE SEE THIS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. ANOTHER CRITERIA FOR HOMELESS AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH INDIANA LAW.
>> ANY COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? >> QUICK COMMENT.
I THINK THIS GOES TO KIND OF PROVE THE POINT THAT MAY BE MR. GRAY SON WAS MAKING, THE LINK AT THE BOTTOMING TO GOES NOWHERE. SO YOU WILL EITHER WANT TO
REPLACE THAT OR TAKE IT OUT. >> THE MCKENNEY LINK?
>> >> THAT PAGE DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE. THAT LINK DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.
MY OTHER QUESTION, JUST IS AROUND THE LANGUAGE OF THE TITLE OF THE POLICY AND USE THROUGHOUT JUST IF THAT'S THE LANGUAGE WE NEED TO USE BECAUSE IT IS THE MCKEN MCK MCKENZIE /* VINTO -- I THINK THE LANGUAGE THAT IS MORE COMMONLY USED NOW IS CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. >> CAN EXPLORE THAT BEFORE
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> MOVING ON.
SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.
PROPOSED EDIT, REFLECT IN STAIN LAW.
WE DO REQUIRE A STAFF TO COMPLETE QPR TRAINING WHICH IS EVIDENCE-BASED EACH YEAR. GIVE US IN ACCORDANCE TO STATE LAW THE FLEXIBILITY IF WE WANTED IT IN FUTURE TRAINING.
. >> CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? SLOWLY.
I APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE SAYING THE STATE
CURRENTLY IS NOT REQUIRING IT? >> NO LONGER REQUIRES
EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING. >> OK.
>> REQUIRES TRAINING AND STILL REQUIRES BOARD TO SET A POLICY BUT THE WORDS EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING ARE NO LONGER IN THE LAW. WE STILL REQUIRE THAT AND INTEND
TO CONTINUE TO REQUIRE. >> IN OUR DISTRICT.
>> CAN YOU TELL ME LAYMAN PURPOSES.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EVIDENCE-BASED AND REGULAR SUICIDE PREVENTION? I MEAN WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
THAT WE ARE DOING DIFFERENT? >> SO THIS IS A VETTED RESEARCHED STUDY TRAINING THAT WE ARE USING Q.P.R.
THAT MAKES IT AN EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.
THE STATE ADDED FLEX PAYABILITYS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ON WHAT KIND OF TRAINING COMMUNITIES WANT TO PROVIDE FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION.
THAT IS WHAT CHANGED IN THE LAW. >> OK.
THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> I APOLOGIZE.
MISSED ONE. I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION BACK TO STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES. THIS WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE.
AND YOU MAY HANDLE IT WHEN YOU GO TO PROCEDURE.
IT IS JUST SO BROAD. SAYS THE PRINCIPAL MAY WAIVE ACTIVITY FEE IF THE PARENT, GUARDIAN IS UNABLE TO PAY THE FEE. I WOULD JUST ASK YOU MAKE THAT MORE SPECIFIC. AND THAT IS SO WILDLY BROAD.
JUST GIVES TOTAL AUTHORITY TO PRINCIPAL TO WAIVE FEES WHEREVER THEY SEE FIT AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE TIED TO SOME KIND OF
DEFINITELY CAN LOOK IF THE COMPANY PROCEDURE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW E.C.A. FEES WILL COVER THAT AND BRING IT TO YOU
IN POLICY. >> CLOSING DISCUSSION.
MOVING ON. MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE BY TIM BROWN. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN. DIVING IN WE HAD WORKED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO REALLY BUILD UP AND BUILD OUT OUR
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FISCAL WEBSITE AND PART OF THAT, ONE OF THE GOALS AS PART OF THE 2028 INITIATIVE AND JUST BEING GOOD STEWART WAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR IMPORTANTLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.-- OUR MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
I WANT TO SAY, THE FIRST IS, WE ARE A PRETTY BIG ORGANIZATION.
A LOT OF CLAIMS AS YOU SEE. AND SO IT DOES TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO CLOSE THAT MONTH OUT SO WE WILL TALK ABOUT ITEMS FROM MAY 2026, CLOSING OUT JUNE RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL HAVE IT UP ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK.
IT'S AN INTERESTING AND INVOLVED PROSETS TO DO THAT.
THE CADENCE -- JULY 1ST, WE PUT JUNE'S STATEMENTS UP THERE.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DOG IS HIT THE HIGHLIGHT OF EACH OF THESE FUNDS, EDUCATION OPERATIONS AND REFERENDUM.
AND IF WE COULD, WE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO EDUCATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE UP EACH MONTH AND AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE AND ATTACHED TO THIS MONTH. I WILL HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS TO JUST C.F.O.'SLIVE AND DREAM THIS BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES.
THE FIRST HERE IS THE BEGINNING CASH BALANCE.
THE CASH BALANCE, AT THE START OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN THE EDUCATION FUND, ABOUT $22 MILLION.
WHAT I WOULD COME DOWN HERE, AND TELL YOU IS IF THE BUDGET IS FULLY EXPENDED, IN 2026, IT WILL SPEND $11.1 MILLION OF CASH BALANCE LEAVING US WITH A BALANCE OF $11.4 MILLION.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME THAT THAT IS LESS THAN ONE MONTH'S EXPENSES.
SO WE ARE WORKING EXTREMELY HARD FOR ALL THE THINGS WE ARE DOING TO ENSURE THAT TRY TO UNDER SPEND THE BUDGET IN 2026 TO MINIMIZE THE HIT TO OUR CASH BALANCE.
YOU SEE THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES AND INKM A-- TWO O NUMBERS. ONE OF THEM IS THE VARIANCE THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS. OF THE YEAR.
SO WILL BE IS -- THIS IS THROUGH MAY.
WE ARE POSITIVE IN STAYING ACCURATE TO OUR BUDGET.
SET A DIFFERENT WAY WE -- IF WE FULLY SPENT FIVE MONTHS OF THE BUDGET WE ARE CURRENTLY 3.3 MILLION DOLLARS UNDER THAT TREND. THAT IS A GOOD THING.
WORD OF CAUTION. THIS IS STILL SPENDING $1.3 MILLION OF CASH BALANCE. WE KNOW WE WILL NEED IN SPEND SOME CASH IN THE BUDGET. IN 2026.
WE ARE JUST WORKING HARD TO KEEP IT A NUMBER WELL UNDER THE $11 MILLION THAT WILL BE FULLY EXPENDING THE BUDGET.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY EBBS AND FLOWS WITH EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. MARCH IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.
WE PAID OUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN MARCH.
THAT IS BIG EXPENSE THAT DOESN'T LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE AND SO AS WE START TO LOOK AT SOME COMPARISONS, THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. A FULL YEAR'S DATA, REALLY TELLS TO THE COMPLETE PICTURE. BUT FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTH OF THE YEAR, UNDER SPENDING THE BUDGET BY $3.3 IS A GREAT START BUT WE ARE STILL SPEND $1.3 CASH BALANCE.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EDUCATION FUND.
BOARD THIS IS QUESTIONS YOU ARE USED TO GETTING ALL YEAR.
WE ARE MAKING IT DIGESTIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC ON THE FISCAL
WEBSITE. >> JUST A MORE CLARIFICATION I GUESS. YOU STARTED TO EXPLAIN A BIT EACH MONTH COMES WITH DIFFERENT EXPENSES AND REVENUE.
YOU TALKED ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, PAYING OUT THE H.S.E. CONTRIBUTION. WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, IS THIS SOMEWHAT ANNUALIZED OR IS THIS A TRUE TO THIS POINT? THIS IS FIVE MONTHS SHOWN? SO IT DOES NO GOOD TO ESSENTIALLY TAKE THAT AND TRY TO EXTRAPOLATE IT OUT OVER THE NEXT
THIS IS THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
WE DO HAVE THAT DOCUMENT THATLY GO OVER IN MOMENT, THAT IS THE MULTI COLOR RED AND BLUE DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON. THERE IS POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES WITH THAT COMPARISON TOO. WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. EXPENSES AND REVENUE THAT GUY A
LONG WIT. >> IF PEOPLE WERE TO -- AGAIN BECAUSE WE TRYING TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND IT IS ON THE WEBSITE FOR THOSE LISTENING OR HERE IN THE ROOM, IF YOU WERE TO TAKE ANY OF THE NUMBER, AND DIVIDE IT DOWN TO A MONTH, AND THEN TRY TO MULTIPLY IT BACK BY TWELVE, THAT IS NOT ACCURATE? THAT IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU -- SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THAT 3.3 MILLION THAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY UNDER RIGHT?
AM I SAYING THAT THE RIGHT WAY? >> WE UNDERSPENT THE BUDGET BY
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3.3 MILLION THROUGH 41.6% OF THE YEAR.>> BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IF WE CONTINUE ON THE CURRENT PACE IT WILL BE 6.6 AND ANOTHER FIVE MONTHS.
BECAUSE THINGS WILL -- >> EVERY MONTH AS EBBS AND
FLOWS. >> APRIL WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT NUMBER. WE ARE TRENDING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION BUT THAT WORD OF CAUTION IS, STILL SPENDING CASH.
WE ARE JUST TRYING TO SPEND THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CASH BALANCE AS
>> THE OTHER THING THAT IS CHALLENGING IN THE NEXT TWO I WILL TALK ABOUT, WE GET MONTHLY REVENUE IN THE EDUCATION FUND.
THAT IS THROUGH THE MONTHLY TUITION SUPPORT STATEMENT.
LIKE PAY CHEQUE TO THE EDUCATION FUND.
WE TRANSITION TO OPERATIONS. IT IS ONLY A TIMELY PAYMENT.
WE GET AN EARLY DRAW IN MAY AND THE REST IN JUNE FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THEN AN EARLY DRAW IN NOVEMBER AND THE REST IN DECEMBER. SO YES, THERE IS MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. IN OPERATION AND REFERENDUM, THERE IS ZERO DOLLARS COMING IN, IN JANUARY THROUGH APRIL.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT REVENUE, IT IS NOT NOT GOING NEATLY ALIGN.
WE CAN GO -- I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVING, JEFF.
SORRY. WE CAN GO TO THE REFERENDUM SUMMARY. HE GAVE ME THE MOUSE.
THAT IS DANGEROUS. SO SAME REPORT HERE.
REFERENDUM FUND, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, CASH BALANCE, 9.1 MILLION. IF WE FULLY SPEND THE REFERENDUM BUDGET IN 2026, WE WILL SPEND DOWN 1.6 MILLION IN CASH BALANCE. TO GET A CASH BALANCE OF 7.4.
CURRENTLY, TO DATE, THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY WE ARE POSITIVE ABOUT 568,000. AGAIN UNDER SPENDIG THE BUDGET.
THIS NUMBER HERE, IS THAT NUMBER THAT REALLY IS NOT VERY -- I WOULD USE THE WORD APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE -- IT COMPARES REVENUE VERSES EXPENSES.
WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF OUR REVENUE IN THE REFERENDUM FUND.
WE ONLY HAVE MAY'S DEPOSIT AND SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND IN THE CONTEXT HERE.
WHAT I WOULD EMPHASIZE IS WE ARE STILL UNDER SPENDING THE BUDGET TO THIS POINT. AGAIN, NOT FULLY, RECOUPING ALL THE CASH BALANCE. WE WILL GET A MUCH BETTER LOOK AT THE END OF JUNE BECAUSE WE GET ROUGHLY HALF OF THE PROPERTY TAX DRAW AND THAT IS GOOD BENCH MARK FOR US, WHICH WILL BE
COMING SOON. >> THIS IS DONE IN THE REAR.
WE WILL HIT ANOTHER HIT IN NOVEMBER, RIGHT?
OR DECEMBER? >> WOULDN'T BE A HIT.
IT'S REVENUE. >> I MEAN, ALL RIGHT, NOT HIT
>> IT WILL BE DECEMBER THOUGH BY THE TIME IT HITS US?
>> GREAT YES. HERER IS WHAT HAPPENS.
NOT EVEN A 50/50. SOME PROPERTY TAXES ARE FULLY PAID IN ONE PAYMENT FAMILY AND GROUPS CHOOSE TO DO THAT.
WHAT HAPPENS IS ROUGHLY HALF OF IT, COMES IN MAY AND JUAN.
WE GET AN EARLY DRAW IN MAY AND THE REST OF THE IN JUNE.
AND THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A NUANCE TO THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE. BUT THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, WE GET AN EARLY DRAW IN NOVEMBER AND THE REST OF IT IN
>> GREAT QUESTION. >> SLIDING THEN OVER TO THE OPERATIONS FUND. SAME STORY.
12.8 MILLION TO START. IF WE FULLY EXPEND WE WILL SPEND 6.3 IN CASH BALANCE, TAKE OUR CASH BALANCE OR DOWN TO 5.8.
AGAIN TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE UNDERSPENT THE BUDGET BY ABOUT 2.8 MILLION DOLLARS. AGAIN, NOT A GREAT NUMBER HERE AS TO WHAT THIS DOES TO THE CASH BALANCE BECAUSE REVENUE IS NOT THE FULL AMOUNT. SET A DIFFERENT WAY WE WOULD EXPECT ABOUT 41.6% OF REVENUE THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS BUT AGAIN WE GET VERY LITTLE REVENUE IN OPERATIONS THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS. OF THE YEAR.
JUST MISCELLANEOUS THROUGH RENTALS AND THINGS LIKE.
THAT THE TACK DRAWS COME IN MAY AND JUNE.
SO TO KIND OF PUT TOGETHER TO MR. ORR'S POINT, COMPARE YEAR-OVER-YEAR, JEFF IF YOU DON'T MIND TO GO TO THE MULTI COLOR DOCUMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IS THERE A WAY TO SHRINK THAT DOWN? QUITE DEMANDING APOLOGIZE. THIS IS THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NUANCES AS I WAS MENTIONING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT. THE FIRST IS UNIQUE TO 2026, AND I GUESS I SHOULD BACK UP AND LEVEL SET HERE A BIT.
WHAT THIS COMPARES IS THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS.
OF THE YEAR IN 2026, TO THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR IN 2025. SO HOW DOES THAT SPENDING COMPARE? HOW DOES THAT REVENUE COMPARE?
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ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR AND I DON'T HAVE A GREAT EXPLANATION FOR IT IS THE THAT EARLY DRAW IN MAY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE THAN LAST YEAR.IN THE END IT WILL WASH OUT AND WE KNOW WHAT WE GOT IN JUNE AND IT WAS MUCH LESS THAN LAST YEAR'S JUNE.
SO IN'25 IT WAS A MSMALL EARLY DRAW THAT MAY AND BIG FINAL PAYMENT IN UNDER. IN 2026, THE SMALL -- IF YOU LOOK IN THE REFERENDUM, OUR REVENUE THROUGH MAY IN 2026 IS 8.8 MILLION COMPARED 3.5 MILLION IN 2025.
LOOKING AT THIS WITHOUT THE GUIDANCE, YOU ARE LIKE, REVENUE IS SO MUCH HIGHER IN '25. WELL, THERE IS NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ON THE WEBSITE THAT SAYS LET THIS GET THROUGH JUNE HERE BECAUSE IT IS GOING BALANCE ITSELF OUT.
SAME THING HAPPENED IN OPERATIONS IN TERM OF THE REVENUE BEING 14 MILLION IN 2026.
COMPARED TO 6 MILLION IN 2025. I DON'T KNOW IF FOLKS ARE JUST PAYING THEIR PROPERTY TAXES EARLIER.
AFTER JUNE, IT IS SETTLES OUT A BIT.
A COUPLE QUICK POINT. EDUCATION AGAIN WE GET MONTHLY REVENUES SO THAT IS MORE ACCURATE COMPARISON.
REVENUE UP ABOUT $317,000 IN EDUCATION.
YEAR-OVER-YEAR. EXPENDITURES ARE UP ABOUT $157,000. -- 175,000.
WE STARTED WITH 3 MILLION MORE IN 25 THAN IN 20 26 AND THE TRANSFER IS MUCH LESS. AVAILABLE CASH BALANCE, IS A DEFERENCE OF JUST SHY OR MORE THAN $800,000.
COMPARED TO THIS TIME IN 2025. THOSE ARE REALLY PRETTY LINEAR COMPARISON BECAUSE WE HAVE REGULAR REVENUE COMING IN AND PROVIDE A FAIRLY ACCURATE PICTURE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT REVENUE AS WE SAID IN OPERATIONS IN REFERENDUM, FRANKLY THERE IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO COMPARE THOSE.
WE CAN COMPARE EXPENDITURES, H.
BIG PART IS OUR S.R.O. PAYMENT. WE USE THOSE GRANT DOLLARS THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE TO MAKE OUR FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT AND SO THAT IS A FACTOR HERE. BUT OVERALL, EXPENDITURES IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR ARE SLIGHTLY DOWN IN REFERENDUM.
THE ONE I AM MOST PROUD OF IS OPERATIONS AND THIS REALLY SPEAKS TO A LOT OF THE INITIATIVES PUT IN PLACE IN SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES IN OPERATIONAL COSTS THIS IS NOT PERSONAL PER SE. THESE ARE ALL THE INITIATIVES WE HAVE DONE WITH TELCOM AND BUS AND SOME OF THOSE ITEM.
IT IS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME BUT EXPENDITURES ARE DOWN ABOUT $1 MILLION IN THE OPERATIONS FUND. SO KUDOS TO THOSE FOLKS IN THOSE GROUPS. THAT IS A SMALL ART OF THIS.
THERE IS ALSO A PART THAT SOME OF THE EXPENSES HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE G.O. CONDOS.
AGAIN SNAPSHOT IN TIME. >> WOULD YOU SAY TASK FORCE THAT WORKED TOGETHER WITH YOUR TEAM HAD -- THAT WAS A VERY BENEFICIAL THING THAT HELPED IN THE NUMBERS?
>> I DO THINK THE TASK FORCES IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
I WOULD SAY MANY OF THE THING WERE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE TASK FORCE. THE AMOUNT OF AUDIT WORK IN THE TELCOM SPACE, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN INITIATIVES WITH BUS DRIVERS, ROUTES OF THAT NATURE WE WILL START TO SEE THE OTHER TASK FORCES INITIATIVES START TO COME IN PLAY IN FUTURE MONTHS.
NO DOUBT IT WILL BE IMPACTFUL PROBABLY MINIMAL NOW BUT MORE AS
WE GO. >> SO THE CONVERSATION -- I MEAN, WE ARE NO WAY OUT OF THE WOODS BUT THIS TO ME, LOOKING AT THIS, IS REASSURING THAT WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THE RIGHT THINGS AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR WORKING SO DILIGENTLY AND I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON.
I SAY THE WORD TEAM. THAT WORKS ON THIS.
AND I HAVE HEARD THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH, FROM A FEW PEOPLE, THAT HAVE SAID THEY HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED THE FINANCIAL DASHBOARD THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND SO WHEN THE THINGS COME ON THERE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE NUMBER AND WORKING SO DILIGENTLY.
>> VERY KIND OF YOU TO SAY THAT. >> I WOULD BE REMISS IF DIDN'T SAY THIS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. THE WEBSITE WITH EMILY AND NATALIE, ALL THE CHANGES ARE WITH ALL OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING AND OPERATIONS TEAM AND EVERYBODY INVOLVEED.
IT IS A COLLECTIVE TEAM EFFORT. I JUST GET TO STAND UP HERE BUT I DO THINK YOU SAID SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER SPENDING THAT IS GREAT THING.
WE ARE STILL SPENDING CASH. WE ARE MOVING STRONG IN A
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POSITIVE DIRECTION BUT YOU SAID IT WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOOD.>> CAN'T STAY AND SUSTAIN THIS BUT FOR NOW, THIS IS OK.
>> WE ARE MAKING CHANGES THAT ARE MAKING IMPACT.
SO THE OTHER THING THEY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT JUST BRIEFLY IS WE ARE -- OUR FINANCE SITE IS FULLY UP AND OPERATIONAL.
EVERY SINGLE FUND I HIGHLIGHTED HAS ITS OWN LINK AND TAB.
THERE IS LEGISLATIVE QUESTION. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
MAYBE THIS A PLUG BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.
RIGHT THERE IS MY E-MAIL. SO I HAVE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBER, MEETING ONE ON FRIDAY, THAT HAVE SPECIFIC FINANCIAL QUESTIONS.
IF THEY DO, WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT THE SITE. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO PLUG THAT.
THE NEW ITEM AND THAT IS NOT BEEN NORMALLY MENTIONED IN A BOARD MEETING BUT IS HERE TODAY, IS AN INFORMATIONAL PAGE DEDICATED TO EVERYTHING SURROUNDING THE REFERENDUM.
ALL THE FACT AND FIGURES THAT GO INTO IN PROCESS, THERE ARE TWO NEW SORT OF KICK OFF VIDEOS, DR. KEGLY AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH SOME JUST REAL GOOD FACTUAL INFORMATION.
THERE A REFERENDUM CALCULATE THEIR EVERY INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER CAN PUT IN THEIR PERSONAL ASSESSED VALUE AND DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF IMPACT POTENTIAL PASSING PAS PASSING /* OF REFERENDUM COULD HAVE ON THEIR TAX SITUATION. ED THE L-- THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE AND DR. KEGLY, HE AND I WILL BE TRAVELLING THE ROAD CIRCUIT IN THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS SPEAKING TO ANY GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE US TO DO SO. A NUMBER OF GROUPS REACHED OUT.
THIS IS THE EXACT SPOT TO REQUEST THAT.
WHETHER IT IS AN H.O.A., CIVIC GROUPS, REALLY ANY GROUP.
P.T.O.'S WE ARE JUST WILLING TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO BE -- TO FEEL EMPOWERED TO MAKE THE DECISION THEY THINK IS BEST. THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS FROM THE BOARD, MEETING, ABOUT THE PLANNING OF THE REFERENDUM AND THE CONSIDERATION THAT THE BOARD TOOK ACTION ON, ON JUNE 10TH, THEY ARE RIGHT HERE. THERE SARIS A ROBUST QUESTION.
THIS IS AN ORGANIC WEBSITE. THE GOAL IS IF SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION THAT IS APPROPRIATE HERE WE WILL EVALUATE AND DETERMINE IF WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
THIS IS SENOT A FINISHED PRODUC BUT SOMETHING I AM PROUD OF.
I APPRECIATE EMILY AND NATALIE AND DR. KELLY TO GET THIS WEBSITE UP AND GOING. WANTED TO SHOW THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE. AND MORE INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE AS NEEDED. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW THAT HAS TAKEN A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT FROM THE COLLECTIVE TEAM YOU MENTIONED AND PROBABLY SO MANY OTHERS ON TOP OF. THAT THANK YOU.
IT'S HUGE. IT ALIGNS WITH THE TRANSPARENCY.
TOP BE ABLE TO BE GO AND PLUG IN YOUR WHATEVER YOUR HOUSE, PROPERTY VALUE IS AND GET AN ESTIMATE, WHERE YOU ARE AT WITH THE REFERENDUM, IS HUGE. AS WELL.
ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TOPIC OF CONVERSATION, IS RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN NOBLESVILLE.
WITH RESPECT THEY VOTE, BASICALLY BASED ON THEIR CITY AND HOW THAT FUNDING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
HELP THEY BE PAYING FOR REFERENDUM THAT GOES THE NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLS OR CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT
>> FOLKS THAT LIVE IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP WOULD PAY NOBLESVILLE CITY TAXES. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE COOL DISTRICT THEY PAY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY ARE IN.
AND SO THE TAX RATE FOR WAYNE TOWNSHIP WOULD BE THE FOR THE SCHOOL WOULD BE THE TAX RATE FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER TOWNSHIP.
>> YEAH. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTION? >> THANK YOU FOR THIS.
IT IS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND MOVING FORWARD, IT IS GOING TO GET MORE DIFFICULT. NOT LESS.
WE ARE FOR BETTER OR COURSE RELE RELIANT ON REFERENDUM AND SOME OF THE STATE CHANGES HAVE MADE THIS MORE DIFFICULT. YOU SHOWING US ALL THIS, CONTINUALLY AT BOMEETINGS AND PUTTING UP TO PORTAL.
IT IS A LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
IT IS FANS FOR RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER, EVERYONE.
CORRECT ME, BUT I BELIEVE WE ARE UNDER SPENDING BUDGET TO THIS POINT. AND EACH FUND.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. STILL SPENDING CASH BALANCE.
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GOT TO MAKE SURE. YEAH.100%. >> WE ARE STILL SPENDING MORE THAN WE ARE TAKING IN BUT WE HAVE MADE INCREDIBLE EFFORTS TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT. I THINK THE MORE THE COMMUNITY SEES THIS AND FRANKLY THE MORE THE BOARD SEES THIS, EVERYONE STARTS TO REALIZE THAT YOU CANNOT CHANGE MASSIVE FUNDING ISSUES QUICKLY. YOU CAN'T TURN ON A DIME.
EVEN THOUGH A STATE LAW OR REGULATION MAY CHANGE QUICKLY.
SOME OF THE CONTRACTS WE'RE INVOLVED IN, SOME OF THE PAYMENTS ARE PREPAID, SOUGHT YEARS IN ADVANCE.
TERMS ORDERED IN ADVANCE. YOU CAN'T JUST IMMEDIATELY STOP SOMETHING AND FIX YOUR PROBLEMS. SO AS YOU SAID WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THE EFFECTS NOW FROM SOME OF THAT DILIGENT WORK.
BRYAN, WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN MANY OF THESE SITUATIONS.
I WOULD GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT FOR ESPECIALLY THE SAVINGS IN THE OPERATIONS FUND. HE OVERSAW A LOT OF THAT.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS PERSONALLY.
AND AS IT HAPPENS AND PEOPLE PROBABLY ALREADY SAW ON THE REPORT TONIGHT, HE IS NO LONGER WITH US, BUT AS YOU BRING UP GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY DO GREAT WORK AND BECOME ATTRACTIVE TO OTHER PLACES SO IT IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
WE ARE GOING TO MISS HIS SERVICES BUT JUST FANTASTIC WORK BY YOU, BRYAN, YOUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYBODY AND EVEN DOWN TO THE BUILDING LEVEL JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO STILL SERVE OUR STUDENTS. BUT ALSO LIVE IN THE REALITIES OF THE FINANCES RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY SEES THAT.
THAT WE ARE DOING THE BEST QUESTION FISCALLY.
WE HAVE CUT THINGS DOWN TO THE BONE AROUND HERE.
AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, AND DR. KEGLY MAY SPEAK TO THIS LATER, STILL FEEL WE ARE OFFERING THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THAT'S THE TOP OF MY MIND ALL THE TIME. AS WE ADJUST THINGS AND THIS BUILDING AND TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER AREAS, WE ARE STILL SERVING STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE
>> I JUST WANT TO SAYING I WANT TO REITERATE A LOT OF WHAT BEN SAID BUT I THINK IT IS SUPER HELPFUL TOLL HAVE IT ON THE WEB PAGE AND THE QUESTIONS I GET FREQUENTLY ON THE FINANCES OFF THE DISTRICT, I CAN DIRECT THEM -- DIRECTLY TO THE SITE.
FOR EASE OF PROCESS AND DISCUSSION POINT AND THIS GOES FOR ANYONE IN THE ROOM. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP EXPLAIN THE FINANCE OF THE DISTRICTING TO IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST DOING OUR OWN BUDGETING AT HOME.
BUT THE WEBSITE PROVIDE A SIMPLIFIED WAY OF POINTING SO WHERE WE HAVE FINANCIALLY AS A DISTRICT AND HOW IT IS SET UP.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO EDUCATE THROUGH AN IPAD OR THE WEBSITE DIRECTLY IN HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE DISTRICT FINANCES AND YOU SIMPLIFIED IN IT AND BROKEN IT DOWN REALLY IN A REPORT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. AND THAT IS A -- FOR ANYONE THAT RUNS A BUSINESS AND CAN UNDERSTAND THE REPORT, THAT IS SUPER HELPFUL BUT GOES FURTHER TO UNDERSTAND THE EDUCATION FUND. THE REFERENDUM FUND, THE OPERATIONS FUND. SO I THINK IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WAY FOR US TO USE IT AS AN EDUCATION TOOL.
ESPECIALLY NOW AND IN TIMES OF REFERENDUM AND BREAKING DOWN THE SPECIFIC REFERENDUM PAGES IS SUPER HELPFUL.
FOR THOSE THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE AND TRYING TO SPEAK IN WAYS THAT SOUND INTELLIGENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE, IT IS THERE.
IT IS ON THE WEBSITE. IT IS A FANTASTIC RESOURCE.
LEVERAGE IT IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
BRYAN IS HERE UNTIL THE 23RD. HE IS STILL PART OF THE TEAM.
>> HE WILL GET HIM FOR EVERYTHING WE CAN GET.
I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY ADD, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE ON THE WEBSITE. ESPECIALLY TIMELY AS WE WORK TO THE REFERENDUM. I THINK TIFFANY MAKES.
AN INTERESTING POINT OF THAT PEOPLE REASON ASKING IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP ABOUT THAT. I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 20 YEARS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT NAPPY VOTED IN I THINK THIS WILL BE MY FIFTH OPERATING REFERENDUM.
AND ONE CAPITAL REFERENDUM. BUT I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS OR ASK PEOPLE TO COME OUT BUT I WONDER IF WE MIGHT CONSIDER TARGETING SOME OF THE NEWER DEVELOPMENTS AND WAYNE TOWNSHIP BECAUSE THAT WEREN'T EVEN THERE
THREE YEARS AGO. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO DO IS REATTACH H.O.A.'S AND SEE IF THEY WOULD HAVE US.
WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THEM TO COME TO US. ESPECIALLY THE NEWER
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NEIGHBORHOOD IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP. THAT IS ALL.ANY FURTHER QUESTION REQUESTS OR COMMENTS?
[7.Superintendent's Report ]
MOVING ON TO SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.THIS IS THE -- HARD TO BELIEVE WE WILL SAY THIS.
THE LAST BUSINESS MEETING BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
WHEN WE MEET AGAIN AS A BUSINESS MEETING WE WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL A WEEK. SO JUST TO PUT THAT ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR. AND FILL A GROAN -- FEEL A GROAN ACROSS THE CITY. JUST WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL.
OUR BUILDINGS WILL OPEN BACK UP IN TERMS OF THE OFFICES AND WHATNOT ON JULY 21ST. SO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE COOL THEY KNOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO. THEY CAN DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS, JULY 21ST. OUR BEFORE THE BELL EVENT, A GREAT SUCCESS IN THE SHORT TIME WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT, IS A BACK-TO-SCHOOL COMMUNITY EVENT IS JULY 30TH FROM 5:30 TO 7:30, DOWN AT THE AMP DOWNTOWN, FISHERS.
AND SO WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE MANY OF OUR FAMILIES TO COME OUT.
WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME KEY INDIVIDUALS FROM THEIR SCHOOL.
AND I MENTIONED FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH.
SO WOULD ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO PAY ATTENTION TO BACK TO SCHOOL GUIDES, WHICH WILL BE COME OUT HERE VERY SHORTLY AND BE AVAILABLE AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT MONTH. I WANT TO ECHO MR. ORR'S COMMENTS. I HAD -- STOLE MY THINNEDER THERE. THAT'S -- MY THUNDER THERE SO THANK YOU BRYAN FOR HIS WORK.
HE HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR MANY OF US ON OUR TEAM.
AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR OUR WHOLE TEAM.
I KNOW I DO IN THE MENTORSHIP HE PROVIDED AND GUIDANCE HE PROVIDED AND REALLY HAVE GOTTEN TO SEE THE EXPERT TEASE THAT HE'S THAT HAD FROM HIS YEARS AS A SUPERINTENDENT AND HE WILL BE MISSED. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK AND WE WILL BE AROUND -- HE IS OUT THIS WEEK BECAUSE HE IS MOVING HIS SON TO FLORIDA BUT FOR A UNION OPPORTUNITY.
BUT WILL BE WITH US UNTIL THE 23RD.
[8.Board Members]
>> THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBER REPORT? S SUZANNE THOMAS?
>> THE FINANCE AND FACILITY COMMITTEE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON AUGUST 6TH SO AUGUST 6TH, WE WILL HAVE THE FINANCE AND FACILITY MEETING. GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE INTERESTED TO CHECK OUTED VANCED H.S.C., WHICH IS PROMOTING FOR THE REFERENDUM. THEY HAD A SUCCESSFUL KICK OFF MEET, YESTERDAY. CHECK THAT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT IS ADVANCED H.S.E. S TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN
PROMOTING THE REFERENDUM. >> SARAH PARKS REESE.
>> THINK THE FOUNDATION ALREADY HAD THEIR BIGGEST NEWS.
OUR TOP AGENDA ITEM. SO THERE IS NO OTHER REPORTS FROM THE FOUNDATION. JOB DR. ALBRIGHT?
>> LA TRISH SHA SCHOOLEY? >> JUST LIKE TO THANK THE FOUNDATION AGAIN FOR SUPPORTING THE SCHOOLS AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE THAT. BEFORE THE BELL JULY 30TH FROM
>> DON DAWN LANG. >> POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 5TH. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
AND AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. SO SEE YOU THEN.
>>IN >> I HAVE NOTHING
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.