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I'd be happy to entertain any questions. All right. Thank you. Board questions. I I actually have a point of clarification and Dr. Smith, this may be better addressed to you, but I I think I think the general public doesn't quite understand how curriculum and courses are proposed and how it works through the system. Um there's a lot of misperception, I think, in the media and um and in the general populace. So, I wonder if you could just give us a quick primer on on how classes get to our students and what that what that involves. Apologies, Mr. Notary. That's okay. The the numbers come from the Department of Education. Um, and so those are the the courses that our uh teachers and department chairman and administrators have to choose from. they then recommend to the curriculum advisory council. Um there's discussion at the curriculum advisory council pros and cons and determination of whether they want to bring that forward to the board for approval.
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Um and um and really I I enjoy every minute. Um so um so um also in terms of the capital committee, I have had a significant amount of experiences developing a 10-year capital plan. uh in the absence of the facility director. I also got my um Massachusetts certified public purchasing official license this year, which makes me uh able to put together bids, contracts, anything and know the the laws and the legal aspect of that. Okay, thank you. So, sorry that was a long win, but it was a good it was a tour and I respect it on the on the um on the video. Someone said somebody's gonna need to um you know, maybe ask another part of that question or be reminded about. So, I just said, "Okay, just put it all down. You can take it, look at it, have fun with it, and I can also speak more about anything on that list." But perfect.
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So, shout out to our two school um counselors, Carrie Gregory and Paul Schwinard, who will help implement this. What we're looking for here is to gather students who consistently show empathy and kindness and responsibility and and use them to help some to support students who may not. So, for example, you know, having some recess rangers where students go out and they encourage inclusion and if they see a student without someone um to play with, they could help gather or get a game going to help support that student during recess. Um or something on the idea of kindness captains where the staff gives out catch me at my best slips for students who are pausing to be kind, safe, and a learner. Those are our expectations. So we would empower our students to look for those things um within their own peer group. So that's that's sort of our work in that area.
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We ran the numbers. Jack uh Christy and I and Jack quite honestly said I just don't think it's a good time for us to do something. We can't really save you any money at that point in time. Now 3 years later things can be a little bit different. I was still serious. Yeah. And you have to remember too a few years ago all meals were reimburseable. They were reimbured because they were free meals. That's different nowadays. So and we'll have some more information on that uh that which we worked on more so Christie the same information in regards to yeah I think it's worth it especially I mean we had the teacher linkage before this and you know cafeterian food service was on there several times I think there is no last year too it's an issue if if you don't like any bids like anything or proposals I guess there's really not a bid you reject them and keep doing what you're doing.
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75 square ft per student at 44 students. So 3,300. Yeah. So it' have to have a play area back there that would be you know fenced in and that would all be part of the contractor's correct right part of it. Um if this is the direction that we decided to go. Um, we also put talk about putting parking stalls in that loop like if you do have like a few pull in spots and also loop through the drive drop. Yeah, there's plenty of room out there. We take some of the yard off the high school, but it's plenty of room. Kind of walked it out and measured it. And I'm assuming we're going to have to get that totally different designed because it's not by itself now. Well, so I'll jump in there. So, uh, ABCC has hired us to do design build for the new childcare center.
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All in favor? I. Thank you. Item 8 C, our personnel report this evening with a supplement that was given to you prior to meeting. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, and members of the board, we have four new classified positions, um, 21 resignations, and that's a combination of, um, pair professionals and, um, certified and classified. Um, we had one that did not sign their um, work agreement, so that's considered rescended. And then we had one retirement, four certified changes, 12 classified changes, 15 coaches, seven extra duties, and 327 time sheets. Just an average day of party. Are these some of the letters that we had before or these? No, those are new letters that are attached to the supplement. Okay. I just y didn't get a chance to look at these. So, yeah. How are we looking for next year? Well, we we are um we've been busy hiring.
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I mean, I'm I'm just spitballing the wording, but that's essentially the meaning. Uh yeah, it it would need to be something like that. Like they basically would need to like give like a recommendation of like like we're recommending to them to give us permission to make something up, but I also don't think the committee wants to be the ones who our hate speech law. Yeah, I think No, I think that's a good way to put it. And um obviously whenever the board presentation happens I can there's going to be a discussion point and I can explain things too and I can be better prepared for that discussion as well than I am right now. Okay. I'm just I I just literally just made that up now. It it is not my hill to die on. So if somebody has a better way to word it um please do so.
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Thank you. Now try to send this without causing trouble here. You going to tell us the score? Well, it's probably over now. The match is already over. Oh, it's over. Okay. If it's not, those kids are real tired. That's for sure. All right. We'll move on to uh new business. Um mobile classroom options. Director Pley provide some options for us on the bowl units and pole barns. Um so the mobile pole barn conversation um we did evaluate the option of pole barns obviously because we built one for our transportation and buildings and grounds office building but the difference is as classroom space it doesn't work quite the same way. So pole barns fall into a whole different uh permitting structure where you have to put in things in there that we wouldn't have to do in our office space i.e. sprinklers and areas of evacuation and things of that nature.
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Um we have like two rooms we could use. Um we're down to two, but that's okay. Um we we do use those flex, but yeah, we would definitely work it out if there was something that we wanted. Um so that the board knows kind of the next things on our horizon that I'm looking at. Um we are looking at formalizing our culinary program. So right now we have an intro program, but we just built an awesome kitchen. And so we would move that from an intro program to a full-fledged half-day culinary. Um so that is in the works. And then also early childhood education. Um that is something that we offered for years. We have a strong history of that. Um when the teacher retired, we were unable to replace her. And so that is something our community is crying for. They crying out for because they need it so badly.
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I need to talk to the literacy coaches, right? Um, but the program that we've worked so hard with them on and we're so fortunate to have IU Cooko right in our backyard and what a great partner they are because as we've gone to them and like we we sat down and created the tomorrow's teachers program like from the very beginning and then okay how can we create programs for our pair of professionals and get them into teaching there you know and and so here we are Logansport has the most in the entire program um and so it's so exciting to me to think about just three years ago when we started the residency program we're like well we've got three applicants so we'll take these three um and and then they were all great and they were our students but now like it's building so it's finally like you know that kind of thing if you build it they will come and so I there's a lot to be said about the people within your district and the loyalty that that they have to your school district and that's not something you can teach and so I think it's wonderful because we've invested in these people they they know that we're here to support them you know so it it's It's it's going to be a great thing for our school corporation long term.
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And so once it um comes through the curricular advisory council then uh like this evening Mr. Harsha brings those recommendations to you and asks for your approval to add those courses to our offerings in Lawrence Township. And those courses are the Indiana Department of Education approved through the Indiana Department of Education. Um and uh any of the courses that are done at the collegiate level like we saw from Indiana State um Indiana State University that those would also be already approved through the Department of Educ Indiana's Department of Education. Correct. Those courses would be approved through the university and they would be aligned to a course that's approved through the department of education. Yes. Thank you. That's done. First of all, I um just want to say that again leading the way with workplace French and ASL is very very very exciting. I'm assuming that that would also if they were approved would um be allowed for the communication um aspect of the diploma so that they would apply for both the communication and um aspect.
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Okay. All right. Thank you. Uh, next would be Megan. So, I'll take that. So, uh, what are your greatest strengths and weaknesses as a leader? Okay. I really spent the year developing my strength as a finance person and I have not been sorry. I have learned a significant amount and I also had always had a knack for working with spreadsheets. I found I'm extremely good in negotiations and in my in my my current position I was fortunate because this year we had two unsettled contracts which we are were able to resolve. I learned to test my own ability. Uh I can create models where I can simulate right on the spot what it is going to look like at different percentages. I have also been able to um really the pair of professionals who are looking at a restructure um like complete wipeout of what we've had in the past and create a new professional looking structure.
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Continuing with safe and supportive stool schools. Um we'd also like to establish a fifth grade leadership program to empower our students with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to take on leadership roles in the school. So the idea there is, you know, for them to meet with me and um sort of initiate and lead some schoolwide activities throughout the school um hoping for more student engagement and improved uh student interaction utilizing that Swiss data to show that. Um and the last one uh for that one is increasing opportunities for students to engage in productive problem solving. So, what we're looking for there is for students to grapple with a problem, whether it's a math problem or, you know, a word problem of of some sort or some research that they're doing to do some productive problem solving to deepen their understanding of a topic. It also would build resilience and perseverance.
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Any other quick questions before Jack and Byron head out? Thank you for your time. Thank you for your time. I really appreciate it if it's okay with the board. I would like to at least move forward with, you know, being able to just do the request for proposals. Do we need to vote on that or you don't need to vote? You will vote when it actually becomes time to vote one way or the other. Okay, that's what I did. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Sorry. So the only thing I have is um myself and one other person are going to go there's a foundation conference on Friday May 2nd at schools one session morning 1 in the afternoon in the morning. So if anybody else wants to go uh myself I'm going rice is going and at least one more person could go if they want.
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So, essentially how that works is they have one contract with us and we subcontract the design just like we would the electrical. So, we're working with GMC and architects. They're at Garden City in Manhattan. Uh we've done a lot of school projects with them and they've got a couple other childcare centers going on right now. Um so far what they've done is they put together a schematic design which they put together in a few days. Um it's basically like, hey, here's the intended floor plan. Uh tell us if we're on the right track. And we've shared those with Bobby and with Sarah um for the project that would be out on the practice field. But we've not gone anywhere with that just to have this meeting with you guys and see what the interest level would be for the um addition. That being said, the Hoisington design or yeah, the Hoisington design has been completely scrapped.
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Um, I went to NAU a few weeks ago and we got I think two or three that are very interested in um the positions that we had and that they met the criteria for and the c the principles have been working very hard interviewing and um filling the positions. Uh I got an email from Caitlyn. She's got three people she's hiring. So um I just got to do my part. Um, but she's gotten free. So, we got an art teacher out of it. Out of NA, so we were very happy. That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I saw that. Yeah. Questions? Any other? How about you? All right. And I'll entertain a motion to approve tonight's personnel report and the supplement. I'll motion. I'm sorry. A motion to approve the um approve the personal report is presented. Supplement the supplement. Yes. Second. All in favor? I thank any very much.
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What do you think? I think the the board already had a desire for it, right? We just can't act on it without specific guidance. I don't know if that first sentence is needed or we ask if they I think that sounds right or yeah because this this kind of makes us seem like we don't know whether there's a desire from the board I don't I don't mean to be crass but is there a desire from the board? I I've never heard that explicitly said. Yeah, I I think the original conversation came out of the committee itself, but I I could Yeah, I think the original conversation did come out from the committee. So, I think maybe we would you would be going back to ask the board if this is something they want to explore further. But if it is something they want to explore further and they do give direction on it, then they would also need to give more clear and detailed directions regarding that policy.
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That's one factor. The other factor is location. All of our elementarymentaries are landlocked to find a place to put a permanent structure that would be of benefit to us in the future. We we don't have the land to do that. Even at Country Trails where we're talk where we're going to be adding another mobile unit, that's area of a future addition. By the time we put in a pole barn with a slab, put sewer and water that did all those things. It it's a million plus dollar option easily where where the mobiles are more cost effective. It's a temporary structure. So, it's designed that way and it's permanent as a temporary structure. So, they can be removed at the point we have another option, i.e. addition. So, it's it's an option we evaluated. We definitely looked at and it just in working with the ROE, we've had numerous conversations with the ROE about it, trying to figure out what our best options are.
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So that is something we'll continue to see what we can build. Um but those are the next two. And then apprenticeship is always something that's very important to us. We look at how we can do that through the programs we currently have. Principal Drummond, could you talk? We've been in a lot of meetings looking at master schedule for 2526. Maybe you could talk to the board in generalities about uh the student interest for next year in terms of your courses, your numbers, what do they look like? For sure. Um all of our numbers are up. Um which is a really good problem to have. Um we've had lots of really good conversations with our teachers. Um we have several that are taking more than they've ever taken before in a half day. So they are cautiously optimistic because again it's a very good problem to have.
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Um, and then the other thing I would say is today we had several teachers um go down to lobby um and and go for the uh day of action. We did not have to do e-learning or any of that. Um but um you know, Greg put together some great financial data for them to take down today so that our people could go down there and talk about actually the specifics and how the new budget would actually impact Loganport schools um with real numbers. And I think that says a lot about the the relationship that we have with our association and how we share honest and open information with them. And so they're not just going down there flying by the seat of their pants. they're actually going down there to share actual information on here's what we need um for Logan for. And so as I continue to tell our teachers and our administrators, don't worry about it.
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