I've got some that doesn't go full time to it and he's part of the influx, you know, because some days high, some days low and stuff and um and he does participate on Fridays and lo that day off would have no effect on us. Okay, that's fine. >> I think knowing like since I do so much work with attendance data, like I mean I could pretty much go down list and say like >> I mean do I think there are some kids that need the Friday service? Yes. Do I think it's the majority of those kids on Fridays? I do not. >> Anybody else have anything? >> Can you hire student teachers to be >> I can hire student teachers. I've had student teachers before. Um like last year we actually had Ivon Carter like get her EUB license so that she could teach the BA teacher position.
So that was one one of the uh concerns that some of the faculty and staff brought to me for that Veterans Day. So we did have an option where that was half a day. Um they preferred that day to be moved from Veterans Day into April. So there was a inservice workday in April because if that was in November then they wouldn't get that day in April. So um we did look at that. We also did have an option where I started school a little bit earlier, got out a little bit earlier too, but this was the one that majority fell on. So any other questions? just the middle. >> I didn't even notice that. >> She wants to go ahead and approve that. >> Yes, I would I would recommend moving forward with approving option one is the calendar for 2627 just under the understanding that if we have to change it, we'll have to change it at your time.
Um, >> with the accreditation, um, is it on testing their Um, and they had very good questions for us in regards to what our role is in regards to making sure, you know, with the school district, uh, financial, um, academics, um, community. Um, I thought those were very insightful uh questions that they had for us and I think both Kathy and I did our best in providing information from the school on what our duties are, what our responsibilities are and ensuring that you know we are um in sight of everything that uh we um want to accomplish for the school district. Um, so I think that um we hope that um everything went well. I I I haven't yet completed uh reading throughout the through the complete report, but I'm hoping that um Ruben will highlight on that tonight. But um Okay. >> Thank you, Miss Hendrickx.
Can you tell us your name and what sports you've been in? >> Uh, I'm Jack Schwang and I play football and basketball. >> All right. And what has been your favorite part about playing a sport? >> My favorite part about playing a sport is probably just the camaraderie with the guys that I've been involved in the sport with. >> Man, that's great. And how has playing the sport helped you grow as a person and a student here in CBHS? Playing this sport has helped me grow by just uh learning to work with people that are a little bit harder to work with and being able to have a good teamwork with them. >> All right. And what skills or values have you learned that'll carry with you for life? >> Um some skills that uh I've learned just how to be a team player, how to um how to like play for one another and really uh connect and come together with your with your boys.
And if somebody's using that other room, then they have to go find a little corner in the fieldhouse to set up. That takes even longer time. So now they're down to like an hour, 15 minutes to practice. We really want our girls to be able to excel. And for that reason, we need them to have a place to train. School's humongous. For three months, we can give them a room, set it up, just let them have it, and then take it down and then let somebody else use it. and that would be really beneficial for them in their ability to grow as athletes. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> I'm sorry, Rachel. >> Buffalo Grove. >> Thank you. >> Sorry. >> Any other comments? >> Okay. Thank you very much. Uh just as a followup um coming out of this meeting, what I would encourage our students to do um is you could very easily stop by Mr.
Uh we had a lot of activities. We had our future future Mustang night which was very successful and just exciting to be able to welcome um new Mustangs into the building. Um, I can say it was an honor and very special to be able to talk to them and I'm sure Ryan feels the same way. Um, we also have a very exciting week. Um, this week is spirit week, so there's a lot of excitement in the building. Um, there's like the different days for dress up. There's other activities like [clears throat] key clubs holding crush cans. Um, and everything's leading up to our assembly on Friday, which again, it's my personal favorite. It's always very fun with all the games. Um, we also have other things such as the Black History Repres presentation on February 11th, which is an original performance that highlights student created pieces that are centered around food, culture, and family traditions.
um in 1903 actually I will say and he was part of that you know if you know Matt Kellogg and um and his brother his their great great great great-grandfather right opened the first uh one school community in our community and his dad his I mean again great great great-grandfather was a teacher here in Asiggo and I love to think about the fact that this gentleman and Matt Kellogg's great were all connected because it was such a small intimate community in fact what I was reading reading this this over the weekend. There was actually uh they live side by side. They actually lives by side by side. And in 1903, we had the first African-American to graduate from our high school here in Asiggo. Um so you've got to think about that, right? So it can be rough sometimes in our community, but it's really the that roughness also speaks to that there are also many points of light where we see justice and inclusivity continue to shine through.
Um, funny thing is that when I heard that Dee was retiring, there was no question about who would be his successor in my mind. Um, I knew immediately that you were the right selection for Avon um, and for our program. my biggest I guess I'm in a reminiscing mood today because I remember when we hired you and I remember asking um do we really need another orchestra um person thinking that that program as at its inception starting with like 30 students in a classroom um that I wasn't sure that that program would gain the momentum that of course our band program had already gained boy was I wrong about that Um, and just proof positive that as we walked into Avon Middle School West this very morning, uh, we were nearly taken out by about three or four violin cases, um, as those kids walked down the hall, uh, to get to school.
But it's really all about language acquisition which is good for all of our students because we all come from places that no one's using all the words or reading all the books. So any language acquisition can help us as we get ready to take the SAT. Right. So thank you very much.
[laughter] >> I don't know how I can shift you. >> I know Matt. Um, just a couple quick updates I sent you guys. Locker project is underway right now. Demolition was close to finish today. I didn't check the whole locker before I came back up. Um, they're going to install some bathroom partitions tonight. and the lockers are delivered. We should be done expecting Thursday. So that'll be a nice upgrade that they get that checked off. Um video boards, the electrical and the data has been roughed in. We're just waiting on the delivery that'll be on the 18th. So then the old school boards on the 18th, the 19th and the electricians will come back with hopefully everything that Friday. So about two weeks we should have two big projects checked off everything. Um floor the um our installer or maintenance people they um for our floor care their insurance company reached out to me in the last month um to deal with the claim that where they used chemicals that failed.
>> Okay. I got a motion. Second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I oppose the same. Okay, that carries. I will also say along the same lines of safety and you guys I know probably several of you use Ascension Health. Ascension Health. I want to give kudos to Donna Huber who's our school resource officer. She's been working with Ascension Health and they have agreed to donate 78 um stop thebleleed kits uh which is um for every classroom in the corporation and that is a very very expensive donation. I don't know if you guys have ever tried to put together the stop the bleed kits but there's a lot of stuff in there that costs quite a bit but uh we're working on finalizing that that will hopefully be in place by the start of next school year. They're also going to come in and do training with our teachers of how to put those tourniquets on and those kinds of things.
Notice the bid was advertised on December 12th and December 19th, 2025. A pre-bid meeting was held on January 5th, 2026. Bids were received on January 13, 2026. Our recommendation is to award the contract to Danco Construction for the base bid amount of 219,500 plus alternate bid number one for 65,300 plus alternate bid number two for 8,500 plus alternate bid number three for 15,100 plus the patch allowance of $32,925 for a total of $341,325. We also recommend the acceptance of the unit pricing. >> Move to approve. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second on the floor.
But at the end of the day, every single one of these ladies told me that the special moments with the kids, that's the most meaningful part of their job. the small victories, the growth that they see in those individuals that they spend so many years with, the connection with a non-verbal student, the moments when they speak for the first time, the moments just where they see them happy. So, this is what you've got a friend in me looks like in real life. It's not just a theme. It's not a slogan, but it's a promise that we keep every day. We want people to know that when the community invests in us, they're investing in a place where no child's unseen, no challenge is faced alone, and no one's success is unnoticed. So, our special education team, not just at Fairview, but in all of LCSC, they don't just change day-to-day school for kids.
Um, personally for me, I like the Aztec Inca and Maya and how [music] like their different strategies of living. Like one grew potatoes and one like grew corn and some grew beans. But like the way like they farmed like [music] like two of them were more like the same. One actually planted on a mountain and the others planted on like a rock platform. But the one I thought that was like the coolest was the Aztec where they [music] made like uh farm like farm boats where they farmed on the water. My favorite thing was probably learning about the Middle Ages because it had a lot of knowledge and fun facts including fun and interesting stuff like wars and kings. And a fun fact is that people in the Middle Ages weren't just the same power. They had the least power, which were the serfs, and the most power, which were the kinks.
So, you know, for us it's it's it was kind of a no-brainer that the the the walls at KSP were going to be right up top and then also the um AIS retaining wall, uh which we've talked about. Um they were able to secure the wall, make sure it stopped moving. They were able to remove the load from it. Um but we're still not able to use those parking spaces on the east side um of that area. Um and that's just causing some additional traffic problems and parking problems at AIS. Um, and also we just want to make sure that that that that wall is is is safe and secured for, you know, decades to come. So those are really the top two projects we had on here. Um, both of those projects from what I understand would would be above and beyond the total budget that that Antonia would have access to.
You're supposed to be certified. >> Um so I mean we we've >> tried to do as many workounds as we can. >> I have a couple of teachers from the middle school. I usually get one or one for part of the year that will come work used to work for us but she doesn't anymore. Darling, thanks for giving us that information. >> Thanks for giving it to us early enough. >> Well, I'm an advocate. >> We need it. >> I really feel like we're I'm getting strongly advised by all the people that you work with. I mean, I think they just really want us to prepare that. I mean, we've really had this grant our share probably. And there's also um I'm sorry I'm taking a long time to talk about this, but there's also like priority points for the applications. Um so like if you're in a certain area of Kansas, you get some priority points on your application.
So, >> I move to accept calendar option one is the 2627 district calendar. >> Motion by Alison, second by Josh. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion passes. 6. Item number 11, the high school gym. >> Okay. So, we've been working on this. Um, Miss Murphy and her coaches and and Coach Styles, they've been putting time in trying to get all this finalized. Um, a lot of school districts are trying to get their gym floors redone in the moratorum period, which is right around July 4th. So, that's always a hot time because the kids can't be in the gym and that's when uh the majority of the schools would like it done whenever it's not in use. So, we did include the bids from the company companies that we worked with last year um for this project. So to do the sanding, sealing, and finishing, they're estimating a total of 8 to 10 days.
Miss L, anything for the board report? No. Um, I guess I just want to say I did um attend the senior night at the high school. Um, and um I hadn't gone to a game really. So, it was very exciting. It was. It really was. I also um like Sylvia said um gave my my view on where our district is at and you know all the the work that all of you do to um keep our district moving forward. And so I really appreciate everything that everyone does to make sure that our students are loved and encouraged and motivated and all of that. So thank you everyone. Um those are the only two items that I believe that I had attended or took part in. >> Miss Hendricks. Yeah, I just forgot to mention that I also um attended the senior night basketball game. Um and unfortunately that was my first and only game I attended.
>> That's about it. >> Right. Thank you. >> All right. Hi. Can you tell me your name and what sport you play? My name is Toby Wrestler and I play volleyball. >> All right. And what's your favorite part about playing this sport? >> My favorite part about volleyball is probably just like growing and connecting with all the girls and like becoming a family with them. >> Oh, that's really sweet. And what's your um how has playing the sport helped you grow as a person and a student? >> Playing volleyball has really helped me with like discipline and like showing up like practice every single day and like working hard. >> Yeah, that's a good answer. And what's a skill or value that you'll carry with you for life? I feel like volleyball has taught me a lot about like time management because like I have to um juggle being like in school and volleyball and like use my time wisely to get all my work done.
Gobble's office um one or all of you who would be interested in that topic um and Mr. Gobble can um provide a followup um to your questions and requests to meet after or before school. >> Okay. Um, when would the time that would work best for you be in regards to that? Because I know I briefly talked with Dr. Edy about it, but talking with you would be great. >> I think um just send me an email and then include any kids who you think it might be and then I'll check your schedules and see if there's a time during the day that we can make it work. And if not, we'll figure out another time that most people can come. But we'll we'll handle that and build a schedule. Just send me all the names. whoever you want to be there. >> Yep. And then we'll figure it out and get get you all somewhere together, but I don't want you to miss a class.