[Music] Heat. Heat. N. You [Music] Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Yeah, yeah, yeah. [Music] here. Good evening everyone. I'm calling the school committee meeting of May 19th, 2025 to order.
Yeah, I'll make the motion to approve. Come on. Let's get this ball rolling. Is there a second? I second. Mr. Pro. Dr. Porchek. Hi. Mr. Taylor. Hi. Mr. Otto. Yes. Mrs. Isan abstain. Mr. Ramos. Yes. Mr. Gaba. I Mr. Keles. Yes. Mrs. Petiri. Can I abstain on 428? But I for 51 55 or 59, whatever. 3.1 3.1. I'm going to abstain on the April 28th. Gotcha. And yes, on the May 9th. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Fourino. I came, Dr. Tonko. Superintendent report. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh good evening, everyone. Um well obviously we have uh you know an incredible evening packed here with our educators, power professionals, our community members to honor those individuals who won either teacher of the year or power professional of the year. So that's going to be in a few minutes. Um uh I want to just say that the last few weeks we've worked in board committees which I'm sure you'll hear about a little bit.
Third, you may cl your hands but not when someone is talking on shouting and making sounds are stripped and proclimated. Parle please be reminded that you should go to the office if we need to take your child earlier than 3:15. Thank you for listening and we are grateful for your cooperation. let's together [Applause] is pleasure you all for academic award ceremony for upper elementary this 4 through si to our dear parents guardians and families thank you for joining us today your constant support encouragement and involvement in your children's education play such a vital role in their success and we are grateful for your partnership to our incredible faculty and staff your dedication and hard work continue to shape young minds and hearts. Thank you for guiding our students not just in academics but in life skills, leadership and character. And most importantly to our remarkable students, this day is a celebration of you.
Thank you Jordan [Applause] and they will be journalists right? They're really good. Good morning everyone. Good morning. What a beautiful day it is to celebrate the joy of bird day. and the achievements of our young learners. On behalf of our entire school community, I warmly welcome you all to our academic award ceremony for kindergarten to third grade students. To our proud parents and families, thank you for being here and for the unwavering love, support and encouragement you give our children every single day. Your presence means the world to them and to us. To our dedicated teachers and staff, this celebration would not be possible without your patience, passion and hard work. Thank you for nurturing our children with such care and helping them grow in knowledge, confidence and character. And of course amazing students, today is all about you. We are so proud of how hard you have worked this year.
So, we want to congratulate uh Jill Hoppy on that award. We'll be celebrating soon. and I will get that information to the board. And uh next I want to just thank everybody um the four campuses mainly the the governing board for graduation that went off last week. Um we had actually five graduations. We had promotion from sundown and our four high schools. Everybody did an amazing job. Put in a lot of time and effort to pull off four great events and uh just want to say thank you for everybody involved and thank you for making a great evening for our kids. So with that that's it. Thank you Dr. Croto. Uh next we have governing board update. Nothing from me. Okay. All right. I attended um on May 6 the Freedom Traditional Spring concert um for band, Orchestra, and choir. Great job students. Um, on the 9th I attended, excuse me, Sundown Mountains um, ceremony and I just want to say thank you to Principal Musi and staff for a wonderful ceremony.
Please stand and let's welcome our graduates to the floor. [Applause] [Music] Hallelujah. [Music] Got it. [Music] high. Hey [Music] I don't think I've done this before. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Hey, wait. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Here I am. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey everybody. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Come on. Come on. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] 3 2 3 1 2 Come on. Come on. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Welcome graduates. Please remain standing as the Independence High School NJOTC color guard presents our nation's colors and for the singing of our national anthem by the Independence Vocal Ensemble. Forward up the guard. By the dawn's early proud at the twilight [Music] last through the night. that our flag was still there. Oh, say that spangled the land of [Music] the of the brave.
Ready, go. [Music] Why do you have a fireball? [Music] Wow. Wow. Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey, Good evening everyone and welcome to the graduation ceremony to honor the class of 2025. Please join me in thanking our Greenway band for their performance this evening and [Applause] orchestra. Well, again, good evening. My name is Ed Barnes. I'm the very proud principal here at Greenway High School. And on behalf of the graduates, faculty, and students, we want to thank you for joining us as we celebrate this milestone. Please help us keep this ceremony one of dignity and memorable for our students and families. This evening, we have many faculty members and officials from Desert Diamond Arena throughout the facility. At any time during the ceremony, if you need assistance, please seek one of these individuals out. At this time, tradition dictates that we stand as we bring in the graduates.
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[Music] Please stand for the national anthem by the Cortez. choir in the presentation and retiring of the colors by the Cortez NJC. [Music] Carlo Oh, say can you see by the early so proud we at the [Music] lasting stripes and bright stars through the fight for [Music] the gall. [Music] bursting gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say I [Music] spangle for the land of the [Music] free of the bra. [Applause] [Music] Please be seated. To our graduates, families, friends, and staff, welcome and thank you for being here to celebrate this unforgettable day with us. It is an absolute honor to stand before you today and give this welcoming speech. I'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity and I know I wouldn't be here without the amazing support system I've had behind me throughout this journey. To my family, my friends, and the teachers who pushed me, guided me, and reminded me of the of my potential when I needed it most.
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I further swear that I shall respect taxpayer interest by As a faithful protector of the school's district's assets, I shall encourage and respect the free expression of opinion, but my fellow board member by my fellow board members and others who seek a hearing before the board while respecting the privacy of the students and employees. I shall recognize that a board member has no legal authority as an individual and that the decisions can be made only by a majority vote at a public board meeting. I shall abide by majority decisions of the board while retaining the right to seek changes in such decisions through ethical and constructive channels. As a part of the board of education, I shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education of every student in this position. I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community, formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for Central Community Unit High School District 301.
As our first order of business, I'd like to ask everyone who is able to please stand and help recite the pledge of allegiance. I pledge to the flag of the United States of America to stand. Thank you everyone and welcome to this meeting of the board of trustees for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. We'll begin by calling the role. Miss Lloyd present. Mr. Major present. Mr. Nan present. Mr. Glick present. Mr. Schulz present. We are also expecting Miss Wen to join us as soon as she can. Uh I declare that we do have six of the seven board members here at this time. We have a quorum. We are in order to begin the meeting. Dr. Phillips, would you remind us of why we're here tonight? Thank you, Mr. Ster. We do like to begin each meeting by uh reciting our mission, vision, and core values to again remember why we're here tonight.
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 justice for all. All right. Uh just one item uh act well two items on the agenda. They they they're for the same thing tonight. But I need a uh a motion and a second to approve tonight's agenda. I'll make a motion to approve tonight's agenda. I'll second. I have a motion and a second to approve agenda. All in favor? I. None opposed. There's no public comment uh for this evening. So, we're moving right into the consent agenda for tonight. uh review and approval of field trips. And the reason why we're here tonight, we're approving um it's called Wild Indiana. Wild Indiana used to be called Who's Your Summer School, right? So this they've they're coming back with it.
2.04 4 2024 20225 Taff Middle School Cyberdogs uh robotics team 3334E for winning first place in the skills at the 2025 Indiana middle school VEX IQ Robotics state championship 2.05 5 Crown Point High School Business Professionals of America team for earning several first place team and individual student awards at the 2024 regional leadership conference and several first, second, and third place team and individual student awards at the 2025 leadership conference. Item 2.06 2024 2025 Crown Point High School Latin Club for winning first place in the Helen Wampler spirit contest, second in overall sweep stakes competition. the Dennis M. Bartlo publicity contest, the local publications contest, the delegate spirit contest, and third in the traditional scrapbook contest. And for placing second overall in the Certivan Advanced Division at the N Junior Classical League state convention and finally item 2.07, the 2025 2026 teacher of the year, employee of the year, and administrator year uh of the year awards.
Good evening everyone and welcome to the May edition of the meeting of Castle School. All right. Start off with any adjustments to the agenda? Yep. There are no adjustments to the agenda this morning. Very good. All right. Moving on to recognitions. Yep. Mr. Roberts. Well, good evening. I have um one of our kindergarten students here, Jolie Lynville. Um and she was nominated for the character trait of May. So, at Rip Path, we define teamwork as working together to achieve a goal. Jolie does a great job of showing teamwork. She's always willing to help her friends when they need help with work or with help in cleaning up the classroom. She's always willing to help out teachers with classroom jobs and she's always willing to participate in small group activities as well as whole group activities and shows great leadership. Jolie truly is a champion star when it comes to showing teamwork.
Please stand for the pledge of 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 justice for all. Roll call, please. Miss Gunther. Chris Oliver here. Kathleen Ammerald here. John Nunes here. Mary Beck Beck. Best Coughlin here. Um for your information, this meeting is being recorded and will be rebroadcast on DCTV channels 9 on the following days. Wednesday and Thursday at 5:00, Friday at 6:00, Saturday at 8:00 a.m., and Sunday at 12 p 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be rebroadcast on DCTV channels 18 on the following days, Monday and Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and Thursday at 300 p.m. Uh, we now have reserved time for public comment, 10 minutes. Um, so if you wish to say anything that is on the agenda, please approach the mic, state your name.
Uh I think we've make we're making a lot of progress, a lot of incredible things uh moving towards the end of the year and into the new year. Uh we're trying to, you know, get some more programs for the summer for our students. Uh so we'll have an update on that pretty soon. Um and uh again, a lot of incredible things that are going on here. Um there's there's some events coming up at the end of May. Uh we'll hear about Easy Ride, uh and a few other things that we'll talk about, but I don't want to, you know, stop the festivities any further. So, uh progress. uh appreciate uh the sitting board now uh working together and uh look forward to that in the upcoming year. Thank you very much. Did you want me to Mr. Sosa, are you here? I saw him. There he is.
You have worked hard, grown wiser, taken on challenges, and shown determination throughout the year. Whether you're being recognized today for academic excellence, leadership, improvement or effort. Each award represents not just achievement but your journey, your growth and your potential. Ages 4 to 6 are such important years. You are beginning to find your voice, understand your strength and take more responsibility for your learning. And as you prepare for the next chapters in your school life know that these habits of work hard or hard work, curiosity and kindness will take you far. Let this ceremony remind you that success is not just about grape orals. It's about character, perseverance and a willingness to burn from every experience. So let's take this time to recognize and celebrate all the efforts big and small that have brought us to this proud moment. Once again, welcome and congratulations to all our outstanding students.
Whether you are just learning your ABCs or solving math problems, each one of you has grown in wonderful ways. Today we honor not only the awards you receive, but also the effort, curiosity and kindness you've shown in your classrooms. Remember, winning an award is special, but the most important reward is knowing that you tried your best and never gave up. Each of you is a shining example of what it means to learn, to grow, and to care for one another. So let's celebrate your achievements with pride and joy. You have earned this moment and we are so excited to cheer you on. Once again welcome and congratulations to our young awardees. Let's begin the celebration. Thank you. Thank you for the award may we call to present the awards. Now before we give you a word for stud we all pleas up with your par so you can present you with your lord let start with the kind as we for the kinders to pray please enjoy the highlight of the SP [Applause] [Music] [Music] [ Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Pleas welcย the teacher [Applause] [Music] Jar R energy Lord Te rockstar award creative spear award and smiling star [Music] award abraham academic citizenship award rock world rockster award and basic з [Music] [Applause] [Music] Braz academic exard circle of friendship award achievement benchmark intermediate level and outstanding student in physical education [Music] Sebastian Academic Excellence Awarding award achievement about [Music] Angela Valeria Passionist award and achievement benchmark [Music] powerelano basquet academic recognition award worldwind of wonder award achievement benchmark keyboard channel award [Music] Nolas Brian Academic Excellence Award Pate Awardness [Music] K academic excellence award imaginative explorer award achievement bench [Music] Yeah.
Congrats to all the graduates. And then on May 14th, I attended all four high school graduations. Um, so congratulations to all the the students. Um, I really want to thank our safety team, um, all the admin staff and for our, um, DSB for broadcasting and allowing parents that weren't able to attend to watch it online. So, um, that's all I have. Uh, I also attended the, um, four Daart High School graduations, uh, last Wednesday and it was a great day of celebration for all the seniors. Um almost all the students stood up when the principles named all of their clubs, activities and academic achievements that the students had been involved in and the band and choirs were excellent and I also attended the Sundown Mountain graduation. So I'd like to thank all the or wish all the seniors the best in their future endeavors. Thank you.