Students don't have to buy them. And it really taught us a lot about how to present ourselves in the best way possible and get community engagement. >> And many of these we designed ourselves. Tanner designed the one for Farmers and Merchants Bank and we designed a couple like the Pro Source and some of the other like the Fers industry. >> And so on top of having this class work, we get a bunch of miscellaneous things that people come to us for. So, for the West Lafayette Hoops Arcade, um, former BCOM and local entrepreneur RJ Galen came to us needing a video advertisement for his new Hoops Arcade, which is a it's like the Papa Shot basketball, but instead it's one you can carry on a trailer, take parties and all that. And so, he sent us a bunch of clips and pictures of his trailer, and we we edit them all down, put some music on it, and made him a good advertisement for it.
So, any questions about anything? Making sure >> what's the competition look like? Like the force competition? What? >> So, there's two different ones. That was the fall competition. So, it's mostly ID. >> Okay. >> Like, bark. >> Yeah. Leaves, wood, um, insects, diseases, seeds. So, they get at the area contest, they get 55 specimens that they have to ID out of about maybe 180 different things. >> The enmology is tough. They get about 255 different insects that they have to ID. >> Uh, and then there's always a test. there's some kind of evaluation. So, some of the contests are problem solving, teamwork, individual. I mean, there's you name it. Um, >> how's your FFA numbers been over the past? >> About the same. I mean, we run about 30 35. >> That's pretty pretty general is the numbers that we usually >> I know a lot of times you you think it's a bunch of farm kids, but you look at the pictures.
I can't wait to walk in the community grow as a leader as she continues through ECES. [applause] Next we have Kayen Neil. >> Kayen is the second grader from Mrs. Mir's class. >> All right. Mrs. Mirs said, um, Kaden brings joys to everyone around him. Through hard work and determination, he continues to challenge himself and never gives up. I believe he has found his love for reading this year and has soared with his comprehension and fluency. Kayen is kind and respectful to classmates and adults, always setting a positive example for others. He is a natural leader and always willing to help others. He takes pride in doing his personal best every day. I am so proud of his continued effort and [applause] next from Mrs. Murphy's third grade class will invite up Gage Land. Gage is an outstanding student who sets a strong example by consistently being kind, helpful, and honest.
Any discussion? >> Um, how long has it been since the board received a raise? Well, I don't want to point out that anyone's been on here forever, but Roger um I believe he said that to his knowledge it's probably not been changed in 25 years. >> And this is this is simply come about because of legislative changes from the state. >> Yes. >> This this is statutoily in the law, Indiana state law that it was $2,000 for Rogers said 25 years if not more. So this year they or in 2025 they increased that to 10% of your beginning teacher salary and I will tell you the majority to my knowledge majority of the school boards across the state have increased to that amount >> and most of them get a per meeting on top of that >> correct you guys have not done but you can have a for additional meetings on top of that you got okay I have a motion and a second for 4500 any further discussion All those in favor signify by saying I >> I >> oppose the same.
Is there any questions or or discussion? >> Hearing none. Roll call vote, please. >> Okay. I will start with Vice President Moore. >> Yes. >> President Duckworth. >> Yes. >> Trusty Kefir. >> Hi. >> Secretary Dice. >> Hi. >> Trusty Hollingsworth. Hi. >> Trusty Ragland. Hi. >> And trusty Gambler. Hi. Thank you. That passes 70. Um, next on the agenda is consideration of personnel recommendations. >> Good evening, President Duckworth, members of the board, Dr. Hoover. Tonight's personnel recommendations include the following. Retirement resignations, regular appointments, resignations from extra duty, appointment to extra duty, after school appointments, and consideration of the administrative appointment of Jeffrey Jones, head girls soccer coach at Fossy High School. These recommendations are presented for your approval. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Motion and a second regarding the uh personnel recommendation.
Um so good job to them. Textbook adoption u at the elementary levels. We've had uh two textbook companies coming in. So, it's going to be some decision making here with the elementaryaries over the next week or so. Um high school has kind of made their decision on what they would like. So, I'm getting quotes from them and then middle school um is finalizing. So, the teachers and the administrators have done a good job on trying to find something that's going to work um for our ELA and then kindergarten registration. Um it's it's moving along. We met again today to try to finalize some things. So, that's Tracy and David. A lot of great input from them. Kathy Bunts um because she's on the front lines and we'll have her and Amanda at the Wheatfield will have to do a lot of that uh paperwork. Um and then Shannon and Obie at uh the um in the IT department, they've all been a great help.
um she puts blood, sweat, and tears into um caring for these kids, protecting their dignity, and I don't know that I've ever seen a stronger advocate for our special education students. And so, as I said, this is long overdue. She is a total rock star and she is well respected by her peers and we are very blessed to have her at Fairview. So, there was no question this year that Deina Hannah is our Applebee's teacher of the month. CONGRATULATIONS and thank you. >> And she's even missing sports for her daughter to be a lucky right kid. >> She asked me, "Did you finally eat lunch?" She got app. I was like, "It's a piece of paper, sis. I didn't get lunch." They believe me. They don't watch it. I'm hitting. I'm not short enough here that >> All right, we're good. >> She's so good.
So it is great to know that um there are other people who'd like to partner with us as well. >> Not surprising. >> Yes, Miss Lawrence and I are just going back and forth tonight on these on these questions, but she prompted another question in my in my mind. Um so when we think about um providing these services, is it uh a co it's a cost issue for the the district? Do we pay them or are they just on standby and they're a preferred vendor? The way that it does work is that we do provide, as I like to say, um, soft materials, office space, you know, a private area for them to meet with their clients, phone, that type of thing, access to to a computer. But in terms of billing, that's all done through insurance, whether that's private insurance or Medicaid billing. So, that is the um revenue um stream that is utilized to pay for these services.
Luke's Hospital where they learned about different careers in healthcare and science. They heard from a panel of eight women leaders from departments like radiology, nutrition, and data services who shared their paths from college to their current roles. Students also participated in a Q&A session and toured the hospital, including the simulation lab with lifelike patient mannequins. Overall, this experience was really informative and experience in inspiring for the members. On February 13th, the Dartmouth High School National Honor Society will host its annual Valentine's Day dance at the Dartmouth Council of Aging. This long-standing tradition pairs students with local seniors for music and dancing and socializing, fostering meaningful intergenerational connections and serving as an important community service event. Finally, looking ahead, Dartmouth High School orchestra will be performing next month at the newly renovated Ziterian Theater. Students are very excited for the opportunity to perform in such a historic and professional venue.
We don't believe we're not slated to receive an increase. However, there are aggressive conversations happening right now in the legislature around cost of living uh adjustments to to ECS. The formula base hopefully being changed, but those are we can't plan on a hope and a prayer. uh we have to plan on what we what we know to be true right now. And so our ask again, you don't see outside of opening up the last phase of the high school, you don't see a huge uh staffing ask from me. Um because I don't want to have to walk that back in the form of, you know, potential layoffs in in a year or two if we if we're continue to be flatfunded. So, we have to be very careful about jumping out of the box too heavy um in in an climate where we've got some unknowns with our ECS.
>> Yep. >> I just didn't know what the new stuff purchased with the grant. >> No, the grant money is for the district. >> Thank you. We're hopeful for certain grants, but we don't always qualify. As you understand with our status, our financial status, it's hard for us to qualify for grants, but >> we will try. >> So, >> the grants are through KSD, through the child nutrition and wellness program. >> Okay. >> So, we would be gathering data um specific to our school district and then sub that way. >> So, Sounds interesting. Um, of course, and I don't know, but a lot of volunteers that so I'm curious this does somebody pay salaries to for somebody to do that or >> Yeah, it's it's the kitchen stuff >> similar to it's very similar to what we've done in years past. Yeah, we we've had a summer food service program that is coincides with the >> um the summer learning program as well as the 21st century summer program that's offered just at the elementary school.
I'd also like to um give a snizzle snort um to Becky and Maggie, our amazing kitchen staff who today passed for the first time. Becky said with the state of Kansas Department of Health, no nothing. They didn't get anything. So that's pretty cool. These ladies serve up some of the tastiest school meals. you want to come for mashed potatoes and chicken meal soup. It's really good. Um, the tastiest school meals this side of the Mississippi, but their impact reaches far beyond the cafeteria. From helping with afternoon custodial duties to stepping in and ensuring coverage during staff absences, they consistently demonstrate that there truly is no eye in teamwork. And we are incredibly fortunate to have Becky, Ma, and Maggie as value members of our Wilson Dragon. Thank you. So, >> thank you. >> We have also been hit with the flu bug. We had over 30 kids sick or 30 kids out today sick and by the end of the day we had probably another an additional eight 10 more.
Okay, having said that, please do me a favor. Help me welcome our first principal, Mr. Mr. Mrs. Enriquez Benson. >> Thank you, Mr. Diaz. Um, good evening, governing board members. Can you hear me? >> All right. Um, our first student of the month is from our prek classroom and he is Eli Arvisu. Eli is a very kind and responsible student. He listens attentively and contributes posit contributes positively to class discussions. He works and plays well with others and is consistently helpful and respectful toward his peers. We are very proud of you, Eli. Keep up the great work. When Eli grows up, he hopes to become a firefighter so he can help people in need and drive fire trucks. Everybody, right? Thank you so much. >> Next we have from Miss Blanco's kindergarten class, Violet Ramon. Violet is a very kind and responsible student. She is always willing to help out her classmates, especially during reading.
>> Fantastic. >> Mr. Groic. >> I think this is just to prove that I actually can't talk. >> Not to stand the coin. Um, thanks for the time to speak with you about our ongoing activities and roles of the school safety and resource officers. Um, got officer Mike here. He's just wanted to sit in and and see the whole thing. So, um, so just I'm going to try and do a quick overview. Uh, it's not that brief, but I'll >> got you got you covered. >> First thing, obviously safety is our number one thing. So, monitoring student arrival and departures every day at all of our campuses. It looks a little different at each campus because of the manner in which the kids arrive, whether it's by parents or on their own. Um, and with the buses, biggest thing is just that safe, welcoming environment.
A lot of clubs are trying to decide how to pick their next leaders. So a he is tennis. He does varsity tennis, which is a sport in the spring. And I asked him kind of what his favorite aspect about tennis was. And he said he loves the team aspect that comes that comes with tennis, which I thought was a little bit weird because I was like, "Oh, tennis is an individual sport." But not for Stevenson because each game kind of adds up to each other. So, a bunch of your teammates have to win in order for Stevenson overall to win. So, it's not just about you winning. And so, he loved that experience of being able to cheer his teams on after his game's over. He thought that was really cool. But when I talked about that transitioning goes to that spring season, he said, "I got used to managing my schoolwork differently.
And then there are two pieces uh in the quote for replacing the speakers. We are choosing at this time not to move forward with that. The speakers are working. and we just wanted to get a an budgeting number estimate for what that would look like if we did have to to move forward with that. >> We did budget for this this year knowing that it was probably we about had a problem at graduation last year. So, uh we knew we were going have to get it replaced, but um so it is budgeted, but and it came in less than what we anticipated actually. So, [snorts] >> when was this current equipment installed? This wasn't part of the TVs and >> that's in the gym as far as I know. >> It's the original. It's definitely been here before me. >> So over 11 years. >> Yeah.
Um so congratulations. Um [snorts] I am here tonight to celebrate our all-state theater production newsies and Jennifer Martinez, our activities director, really wanted to be here and so I promised her that I would read her words. So, you guys know I don't usually read, but I promised her tonight. Um, so from me and Ms. Martinez, we want to say congratulations to our district 99 students on earning all state theater honors. So, we're going to celebrate um Hunter and Mo in just a moment, but they are selected through a highly competitive audition process from students across Illinois. Um, and these are our um honores from downer south. So Mo, Hunter is going to talk about Mo, but I will just say that Hunter is our technical director and he has served as the production scenic designer and this is his sixth time contributing to this all state theater role.
You Thank you all so much for being here. >> [clears throat] >> Yeah. Um, I love that. Um 5.1 >> great invitations for summer school. >> Great. Thank you board. Um seems like it's far away but for us we are our team has been deep in the thick of it getting ready for what's to come. So return over to the team. >> All right. Good evening board. I'm I'm excited to present to you an overview of summer school this summer here in Asiggo. I'm joined by Dr. Dubiel our assistant superintendent of diverse learners. and we wanted to give you an overview of really why we do summer school annually. Um we know that learning does not uh stop after the official school year ends. Uh we want to give our students opportunities for not only enrichment but opportunities to continue to build on skills um and also transition to um potentially that next level of learning for them.
>> Mrs. Shambo wanted the NGH West kids to have their own chapter so she asked teachers to sponsor with her. Miss Ter was on board. >> We have 42 members of our chapter and we've done so much for our school. We have had to take on the role of student government as well because we don't have one like we did back at South. Throughout the year, we have come up with many ideas to benefit our school. We have directed the angel food drive. We did spirit weeks and we've also helped the athletics department with volunteering because they don't have enough money with the teachers to do so. For example, this week we are selling ring pops to fund our induction committee, our induction ceremony to make it the best we can. We have also toured the AON advocates around our school and we've also helped fifth graders um learn their music options for next next year.
And this helped us with our video editing skills for using Premiere Pro again. Going back all that and then also community impact of helping someone in our community. >> It was very rewarding to just be like, "Oh, I'm a past VC alum and I saw you guys making all these things and I wanted to reach out to see if you could help me." So, it was really cool for us to be like, "Wow, like we're recognized." And then Mr. Rob came to us on this one. He saw a thing about a principal promo video contest of a bunch of video design classes and which us too. And we made two videos. Me and Isabelle made one right here from our WBC and then Freddy and Owen who's not here made one about our engineering program. So the WBC one, we highlighted our school success for all our athletes and we showed Bit and Central as a community and not just a school and like how we back up our fans and how we back up our athletes.