So, how has your club activity helped you think in new ways? >> The hope spot has helped me to think in different ways and now I understand making that making good choices help me become a leader and I can understand myself better when to help me re other things. So, and when I when my peers need help, um, so or when my and I know who my trusted adults are, and I feel confident that they will support me. Help Squad has helped me think in many new ways. Now I feel more comfortable helping people. I am more capable of managing my own emotions and I can help my peers do the same. I can talk to people more easily and I have the courage to be a leader and make good choices. Thanks so much. >> And if we can have finally the representative of Traverse Student Council.
And I'm Sahar Saheer and Manal Akram unfortunately couldn't make it tonight. We are the student ambassadors a part of the student part of the superintendent student advisory council which also is known as SSAC. The purpose of SSAC is to amplify student voices and perspective in district level decision-making while promoting leadership, rightful presence, and community involvement among a diverse group of students. This club fosters a sense of belonging by working hard together and informing ways we can all help our high school communities better student-teacher relationships. We come together to put our input in different areas we might see need needing work when it comes to how students feel in the classrooms. Now, before we start today, um I want to ground us in the attributes of a portrait of a learner. Which shows us the kind of skills and qualities we want all students to build while they're in school and even after they graduate.
Uh so what our tenative plan is is to bring forward next week um the same facility fees, keep them flat uh for one more year. Uh but we are going to make the addition of the snow removal since it seemed like everyone was on board with that particular component. Uh but we felt it prudent to keep the fees flat because this decision would not only impact the CBA, but it also impacts the park district and other organizations that utilize our facilities. Uh the plan would be then to discuss uh a more long-term agreement with CBA uh set those facility rates and then uh Mr. Martin will be bringing those back to you um most likely in December. We want to get that out there earlier uh rather than later uh to give our um partners uh time to adjust their fee schedule if needed. So that's where we're at.
Uh and so with that, if Nate Rio could come forward, uh not not just recognizing Nate, but we've recognized the Rio family multiple times uh for their wrestling prowess. Uh but Nate um has been just an incredible wrestler uh throughout his history in Avon. We're really thrilled to have coach Alex John's here, uh, as well as athletic director Jason Young. Um, Mr. Shockley had another meeting tonight and could not be here, but appreciate all the support that goes into a really great wrestling season for all of our wrestlers, but in particular, uh, Mr. Rio. So, thrilled to recognize him again. Uh, he was here last year about the same time. And so, uh, with that, Mrs. Parent has a commendation that she'll read for you. >> Yes. So I would like to read a resolution of commendation which is one of the highest honors that this board can bestow upon a community member.
The staff has had time to reflect on their concerns about the removal of the assistant principal position. So, this is why we are here tonight. Many of our staff members have been through the loss of assistant principal before and it did not go well. The position was eventually reinstated. We are anxious to hear about the benefits of losing this position. We want to hear how it will help our students and teachers. The following is our list of concerns. One, how will this benefit our students? Two, will either the title one teacher or student behavior specialist be considered administrative? How will the evaluation process be handled at DCES? We want to be evaluated by an administrator that knows our students and our classrooms and not an administrator from another building, which has happened in the past. How will the student behavior specialist split duties with other buildings in the corporation?
Well, good evening everyone. Thanks for having us. Um, we're just going to take you through some of the steps uh for coming to a decision that we'd like to bring uh with our science adoption. So, we started with looking first at the state approved list of vendors and we took that to um a science committee that we had that had probably two or three teachers from each elementary building. And so they were able to go through um go to all the websites and they narrowed those choices. Uh there were how many I have 14 on the list and they narrowed it down to three to four for us. And then from there we contacted the vendors and got samples. So we brought samples to every single elementary and then all of the teachers were able to go through and kind of vet these um resources.
>> I get my search engine license. So, we both home every day except on Thursday. It's three hours. We just work with the elderly. >> Great. And what do you plan on doing in the future? I'm gonna go to pretty bus to get my bachelor's in science nursing and then to become an R go to get it. >> That's awesome. >> Oh, who did you bring with you, Haley? Is that your dad or your coach or everything? We'll >> see you in a new Purdue. How many records have you broke now? >> Your own record. Three twice your Well, you broke the record and then you broke it twice, >> right? >> Uh that's all for students of the month. If you want to stay, you can. If not, you can leave now. No public comment. No. Okay. Here's yours, Mr. Street. >> All right.
Semi-state was exciting as all get out. He starts off with a sudden victory match um which is it's grueling. That's you're you're wrestling a long time to get the sudden victory and then um made a run down to the state finals representing us and and it's been a minute since we've had one of our gentleman wrestlers down at the state finals and and the good thing is is he's a junior. Uh he dabbles in football, but he he he's got wrestling pretty well perfected. And so we're really looking forward to next year with Quinton and we're very proud of you. great student, athlete, amazing young man and and uh thank you for everything you do with me. >> We'll let coach That's good. >> Okay. The the black guy is not from the state finals. He's still wrestling. >> Very commended. We're good. Congratulations and we look forward to >> Yes, you do.
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Was there? What was it? Until, if and when Pelum families get answers that we are satisfied with, these cameras have no place in our school. It is my understanding that the decisions like this fall under the school committee's role and that the school committee was not involved in any part of this process. I'm asking for your attention on this and look forward to receiving an update. Thank you so much. >> Okay. All right. Um, there is a written public comment posted on the agenda for people to look at. Um, I need to ask if there are any people listening or watching who want to make public comment at this time. if you could indicate that by raising your hand um that would be helpful and then we will try to call on each of you and let you in so that give you the ability to speak.
We are planning to we usually do a screening day, one in the spring, one in the summer, but we're planning to actually extend that and do two in the spring. So, we have our eyes on those kids a little earlier. So that'll be something we work is going through that part and just get people called and scheduled on that screening for this spring because that kind of helps us anticipate what special edification needs we may see in the following school year. So we'll be working on that coming up. And then the last thing um real quickly our 21st century request for proposal is very near completion. been doing weekly zooms with our grant writer and he is working the final details of our budget um this week. So hopefully all have a final draft preview on Wednesday or Thursday that has to be submitted to the state department and receipt in their hands by the 24th.
This school has taught a lot of kids and they've done very well. My oldest daughter has been a teacher. She retired year or two or three ago. My youngest son has been a registered nurse, worked hard in upstate New York. He came from the education that he got here. Think about it. This school has a lot of history. A lot of kids, all of my kids graduated from here. My grand kids, some of them. It will hurt the town not to have a school. Think about it. Thank you. >> Charlene Lincoln. >> Y'all look at me. You know me, huh? I worked for the school here for 18 years as a PAR educator. And um I don't know I don't know the numbers for sure of how many of our kids right now from the elementary are getting on buses to go to other schools.
Um, and you can state your question or comment. >> James Bond, 10009 Riverview. uh for resolution D. Uh can you amplify what is in various improvements? >> Yes. What those various improvements are is it's basically the bond ordinance. We included it in the capital improvement plan in 2025, but because we carried it into this year, it's no longer valid. So we had to amend the temporary budget to allow for this in the event they passed the ordinance you would have to have this ordinance in place because we don't have a budget. So it would be part of the temporary budget. >> Right. So um the bond ordinance is resolution uh 2666. >> Yes. >> So it hasn't come up yet. >> No. So we have a resolution ahead of that to >> well this just permits it to go forward. If we don't pass this resolution we can't entertain the bond.
President, members of the board, um first statutes as you see listed uh now state that probationary and continuing teacher contracts for the ensuing school year shall be offered on or after March 15th of each year. 2526 certified teacher contracts are being offered are 2627 certified teacher contracts are being recommended to be issued to to be issued to the following teachers. You have all the teachers uh names listed there. Um, so we're really really excited about wanting to do this uh before the teachers go on spring break. Also uh to talk about the previous agenda items so that they can see, you know, just what we're trying to do for them as far as compensation is, but also for their contracts to know that they have their contracts. Um, and to do this before spring break and also before testing is a sign of the room to show that, hey, we we take this seriously.
I get regular campus visits six times a year. Caroline Lynch is her name. She's very nice. I get bi-weekly check-ins with her. We are on a texting basis, her and I are and she is my principal partner. She is so kind and I feel blessed to have her. Uh we've had an increased focus on data driven instructions. Um we're using our scores from the state test and something called Nav'i which is created by Pearson which writes the AASA and um we also use our district benchmarks. I've implemented targeted interventions in math and ELA. We have ongoing professional development and instructional coaching. So what's my goal? To exit school improvement through measurable academic growth. Best case scenario, three years. It's a three-year thing. All right. So I want to show you the growth that we're having. So we're tracking our data by using Navi competency checks.
We're going to send this out to parents this week. I think tomorrow. So this is nothing you have to approve. I just wanted to get in front of you. They've done a team's done a good very good job of putting this all together and getting the courses. Uh we got some exciting offerings for kids if they want to take advantage of it. So we'll be pushing that information out soon.
>> Hi, my name is Christian Sullivan. I'm the president of Traverse Student Council. >> So, the question we want to ask is how has your club and activity helped you feel more confident or strong on the inside? Student council has definitely had a big impact on how confident I am and others. For example, when I was in sixth grade, I was very shy and only had a couple of friends, but now I feel like I know half of the school. And I know that might not sound like much, but when you have over a thousand thousand students, it's a lot. Um, student council has also helped me feel strong inside and more confident and we try to do that with every single member here in student council. And big shout out to Miss Z. She plans everything and I feel like she's the like the backbone of everything and she's really made me and just the club like people feel better.
But the portrait of a learner focuses on more than just academics. It includes things like being a good communicator, working well with others, problem-solving, learning from challenges, using technology responsibly, and understanding ourselves and others. And when we focus on these qualities, it helps students feel a sense of belonging, staying connected, and exploring what they enjoy. These opportunities also help students grow, be creative, and try new things. Which is why for today, we're going to ask a few questions to club representatives about how their activities connect to different areas of the portrait of a learner and what these experiences mean to them. So, at this time, if we could please have student representatives from each club join us on stage. Oh, there it is. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Okay, starting with the first attribute of portrait of a learner, which is engaged communicators and collaborators, the question the first question is, how has your club or activity helped you talk and share ideas with others?
So be on the lookout for uh facility usage remaining flat plus the snow removal fee. Thank you for going back and checking those numbers and making it work. Appreciate that. >> Where are we landing on this snow removal fee? Like are we doing a percentage or a nominal like you're going to kick in? >> I think it was I think it was 250. >> 250. Okay. I could >> um I think the plan was to leave it at that point and then evaluate it as we go through um the the next uh winner. >> Thank you on that really quick though. If say they cancel then and they don't come, can they cancel last minute without having to pay anything? >> If they cancel and we we know about it. Um and generally they're very good at letting us know when they're not in the facilities.
So um the Avon Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees would like to congratulate Nate Rio with passage of the following resolution. Whereas Nate Rio won the IH IHSAA wrestling state championship in his weight class on February 20th, 2026, making him a back-to-back state champion as well as a two-time state runnerup. Whereas Nate Rio earned a the 2026 Indiana Matt Mr. Gorilla Award, recognizing him as the best high school wrestler in the state. Whereas Nate Rio is the only, excuse me, is only the 24th wrestler in the Indiana State wrestling history to compete for a state title all four years and the first in Avon High School wrestling history. Whereas Nate Rio has 541 541 career takedowns, the most Avon High School wrestling history. The most in Avon wrestling high school wrestling history. Whereas Nate Rio has demonstrated excellent work ethic, determination and commitment and has earned the respect of the entire school community for his high standards and achievements.