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In terms of administration, we are 32% or $243 per student below average. We're 281st of 319 districts. That was pretty similar to the prior year. [snorts] In terms of operations and maintenance, we're 35% $650 per student below average, we're um 286th of 319. So really really at at the you know towards the bottom again in that category. Um that was similar to the prior year in terms of pupil services spending. So things like um transportation, athletics, music, student activities, um nursing services. We're $21 per student below average, 8% below. We're 163rd of 319 districts. Uh in the prior year, we were just $9 below average. So, we were pretty close to average and now we're we're slipping significantly almost $200 uh per student. So, I guess, you know, in terms of what this tells us, well, I guess the positive thing would be that in Dartmouth, you continue to receive strong return on your investment.
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>> Well, yeah. make sure that anybody said the way this is laid out. So I just went through >> here a little late. >> I was listen I heard it went through but anyways I just have a Craig. >> So that's what Craig will take your information. I just kind of looked at it and >> maybe it' be a little bit better laid out a recommendation >> and I strongly that there's information about the renovation having something >> sure thank you thanks for everybody's input on that. So moving on to results monitoring reports back we go back to the board just a little bit. Um so we all know we had insulation stuff come up for the boilers and then we had boilers at the middle school we had to replace eently. Um I was want to discuss so I think a year or so we talked about needing assistant another person in maintenance >> if do we need to revisit that to like essentially not have all our bag eggs in one basket with knowledge and skill with margaritas is incredible he probably knows things about these buildings in the district that I don't think anybody knows.
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So, um you know, whenever you're talking about overtime, you know, for employees, you know, if you have 30 hours a week of overtime, I mean, if we're not going to allow overtime hours, it's more beneficial to hire somebody for that spot then to pay 30 hours of overtime versus 30 hours of time. So, those are all things that we'll talk about coming down here um down towards the end of this year, but I just wanted to put that on your guys' radar for for items that we're going to be talking about. Like I said, we're going to do our best and be hopeful we get the grant from the board because does anybody want to raise the tuition fees on the daycare? No. Does anybody want to be happy to pay for the lunches and breakfast? No. Does anybody want to not allow overtime? No.
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The support learning coordinator position will be funded through impact aid by combining and recycling the funding sources for the positions listed above. So the recommendations are um to adhere to all federal and state laws, court orders and district policies and regulations, coordinate and facilitate the enrollment process and services with students under the custody of JDC in the Tona nation. Develop implemented and um develop implement and monitor the PBIS program to increase attendance and reduce behavior incidents. has needed support as the director's designate. Also support with entering students um schedules and meeting with students to support their academic growth. Um the um goal and the vision for for this position is um to ensure that our students are being supported um within um the purpose of the program to ensure um that number one um We are meeting those guidelines and um we are in compliance with the accelerated mission to uh make sure that our students recover their credits.
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>> I >> just went over my head. >> That's okay. See where we're at. Still getting used to the computer, guys. All right, let's go to item number eight, which is our personnel. And item A is personnel report. Miss, Madam President, um, Miss Daniels, board members. um on our February personnel report includes one new classified employee, four retirements, eight resignations, one certified change, one classified change, 10 coaches, and two extra duty employees.
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So that also helps them then choose the learning strategy like going along with what Maggie was just saying which I love that to like frame that the need to learn or need to practice because depending upon that reflection the mastery tracker they may choose a more like direct like I'm going to do this quizzes that my teacher made me because I know there's a right answer there and it's going to give me that immediate feedback. So that would be a strategy then to choose if you still need to learn versus like I'm ready to assimilate or even apply and that may be more that concept map choice. So I think like having that piece of reflection as well and using that preparation log that we do in a variety of ways also helps students realize all the opportunities that they could have taken to be prepared.
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We're looking for ways to automate more things >> like that so that it it just >> it's documented, right? And so there there are other things that we're doing with Infinite Campus as well where we're trying to right now if a teacher enters a an intervention contact or any of our staff enter one, they can only do one at a time. We're looking for ways how can you select multiple things because if I call home and I have a conversation about grades I may also talk about attendance I may also talk about right so trying to get so where we can select multiple things is a request that we have into IC >> Travis is that is that viewable on the parent side of things >> we don't have the the contact logs set up on the >> so the parent can't see how okay >> it's an inward facing But teachers can see teachers can see what other teachers are doing which is also an important thing as well.
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So, we do appreciate their time and effort. Um, I made the drive down to Poria one day. Um, got myself a speeding ticket, too, which I will not charge to [laughter] the will not charge to the district, but um anyway, I went >> unless you don't like I could do a gofund me. Uh anyway, >> um I went down to Poria, as I said, to um to check out the ILMEA performance by uh Asiggo East and by Benic. So, it was Asiggo East wind symphony and uh Benarc's symphonic band. And I'll tell you, we have I I'm saying it too much. We have some really talented individuals. Their performances both were um they were astounding. And I hats off to the students, to the directors, to the parents, and for everyone who put in so much hard work. Um it definitely paid off. Uh there were a lot of com uh compliments that I heard as I was walking out.
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Second >> motion by Mike, seconded by Jennifer. >> Kim, my apologies. Um, all those in favor? That motion passes 5-0. All right. Um, moving on to item number eight, unfinished business. Mrs. Alde, would you like to present the enrollment report? >> Good morning. Um, you received the enrollment report and February is another important time for public schools across Indiana. We look at um our average daily membership um which come the state and that is what equates to our state funding that happens twice a year um octo early October and February. So, we're in that process right now of validating our numbers to get that finalized um to say it will take them the average of the two. But when you're and when you look at the numbers on here, it does have major graduates still. That's typical for at this point and those are still coming out.
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We made it through our 39th year of marriage. Working on working on 40. But um school corporation was big and and so since this is Logan Sports School Board meeting, I thought I want to thank um the school corporation and all those individuals who have given and continue to give u to United Way. App appreciate what you what you contributed. So that's it. >> Thanks, Bill. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> All right. Well, everyone's already kind of said everything you get to this point, but um >> thank you, Mrs. Nicholson. I really appreciated that. Um I think that probably the general public doesn't understand and appreciate >> um all the work that goes into being those special folks in that those classrooms. I >> feel awkward because I can't see you. >> Oh, that's fine. >> Forgive me. I'm just so short and it's a big podium.
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Um, you know, we have an above average performing school district, obviously at far below average cost. However, with [snorts] these numbers coupled with the increases in student needs, this is not a a a thing that can continue indefinitely. Um, you know, there's there's no way that we'll be able to sustain the level of performance with these diminishing levels of funding. So um you know more investment is required definitely speaking of um so so we look at staffing so that per pupil spending deficit you can you can see a little bit about why that is happening one reason why it's happening [snorts] so the top line is Dartmouth staffing level per 100 students the bottom numbers of data there is is the states um staff per 100 students. So what you'll see is that Dartmouth has less staff per 100 students in every category across the board.
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So do we need to get someone with him to kind of >> what I should call you from now on. >> How about that? >> Anyway, James, >> yeah. >> I mean, Margarita's he's great and awesome and I can't thank him enough for what he does. But we're going to eventually I'm not going to be on this board anymore. I'm not going to work with Creek anymore. So, we need to have knowledge transfer for Margarito. So, we need to get him an assistant. and whatever. >> So, we've been visiting about a little bit. So, there's a lot of things that Margarita does on the backside that uh that he just does and that nobody knows. And uh so, some of that we just found out number one was the pipe insulation. We just found out that he was babying that every year. And so, that's why we end up doing the pipe insulation.
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All those answers are no. So, we're going to be hopeful we can do that or be prepared. >> Uh KSD audit uh scheduled for February 18th. So, we're hoping to have all that complete. Um if we do have to republish the budget for our adult credits, we're at we'll work on that as well. Um the numbers are starting to come out a little more even the past couple months on where we're at with that. So, there is a chance that we won't have to republish that, but it's we think it's going to be close. So, we should know that within the next month. So, um throwing a curveball at you guys for this this next item. We did have a land request. There's a gentleman that bought the proper property directly west of the football practice field in platform. They reach out. Um the district owns the road that goes in and out of that property.
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Um safety is a big issue and combining um all these um FTEEs into the position will also make a great impact for our students and our school moving forward. Without any objection, board clar members, we recommend the Baba Unified School District governing board to approve the learning support coordinator job description as presented. >> I hear a motion. >> Go ahead and make a motion. Uh this sounds like it's a real positive addition to the accelerated campus, especially with the grade levels that we're expecting to increase the enrollment in. Um I think with that kind of support for uh yourself and teachers and especially students >> I hear a second >> second >> I made the motion >> made the motion. All those in favor of the motion, >> Kathleen Vance, >> Masappa, >> Sylvia Hendricks, >> Masappa, >> Deion Leonard. >> Motion carries. >> Number six, discussion and possible approval of the Bob Kever Unified School District March board meeting date change.
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Any questions or comments? Once again, seeing none, I will entertain a motion. What's your next personel report? >> Motion to accept the tonight's personnel report. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I item 8A is the personnel February 2526 updated job descriptions, evaluations, and salary schedules. Um HR has been very busy um working on updating um job descriptions, salary schedules, evaluations, and that's just part of our commitment to um organizational clarity and fair compensation. So these are just some of the things that we do. So um I broke it down into um and their numbers.
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>> I do a similar thing like I will I will narrow it down and be like okay here are all of your choices. However, if you are at a one or at a two level and you are not sure where to start like these are the best things to do in order to get to where you want to be. Whereas if you are someone who like is bored out of your mind and you've done all the practice like okay here's an extension here's something that's harder or like something totally different to keep you occupied and to to like further your learning >> to your credit my twins are learning how to study >> um I'm somewhere in the middle I think you know if you are we are about to take this summitive in two days and you still don't get it that is direct we are working together.
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Like if I'm calling home to so and so's house, there may be other contacts that have been made by other teachers. So I can I can see that. >> All right. And then the next slide goes into our alpha threshold which we presented um last year and [clears throat] then you see the trend data for that and I'll explain that. So looking at the right with the yellow arrow, um it's looking So what we're doing is we're running data, student data on students that are failing two or more courses. They have an attendance indicator, meaning there's some um warning and percentage that they're, you know, um at. And then they have one or more discipline indicators. And so you can see if you look back just from historical, the darker color purple, um bar is what that threshold student count is. So you can see it's pretty low, but you can also see that like at North the number has gone lower each year.
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Um so again, uh congratulations to both of those schools there. following along on Ben Narcich. Um I happened to accidentally on purpose run into the science bowl that was happening at Murphy Junior High. Um boy, that's that's nerve-wracking. Uh they were teams of of junior high students that were being asked questions by um you know, professionals from places like Argon and you team competition and I'm happy to report that Benari placed third out of the 10 teams. So congratulations to them. Um, and then also really quickly went to the Mosaic multicultural event at Asiggo East. Um, ate more food than I really needed to, but it was amazing. And shout out to the table from India with their uh with their mango dessert. I would have gone back for more, but anyway, there were performances as well. It was well done as it as it always is.
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Um but what you'll see is if you look at um on the date of October, I was trying to look at the exact date on here, but our count date, we were 10,528 back in October. And if you look at February 2nd again was on this report says 10,528. Now what will actually go to the state all that's being validated still. So I will get that to you in the future but that number is exactly the same. But if you look at it a year from a year ago on February 3rd of 2025 that number was 10,580. So you know we've talked about this as a board. Um our demographic report showed this. we are seeing that um that our number is lower right now than it was a year ago. Um and so that's something we're always looking at and um being responsive to.
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But um I truly do appreciate all the support that you and all of your staff provide uh to those teachers and instructional assistance. And thank you to Michelle. I we're off to a great start second semester despite all the snow days and lots of great things happening. So thank you. >> Great. I have one last thing that nobody mentioned. >> Oh, >> uh we had a probably because it's so exciting. We had a federal compliance audit. Well, >> a 2-year federal compliance audit from July 1st, 2023 through June 30th of 2025, and it was absolutely clean. So, >> that's wonderful. >> Um, and it got approved. >> That's why Greg's in Florida now. >> There was something they found. It was so stupid. It shouldn't have been on there. And um, but no, >> they always have to find something. >> I shouldn't say that publicly, should I?
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