Um as we move further up from the south, you're going to run into the municipal entrance. It's about here. So ultimately come in there's a small bank of dedicated parking here. Um associated with that are two fully compliant ADA accessible parking spaces. Um as well as an additional ADA compliant ramp here which will lead you directly into the site. Um for any overflow for the any municipal purposes, you have a bank of parking off to the north here. Um and additionally on the parking site or the police side of things, excuse me, you have a additionally a small bank of parking um immediately at the entrance of the for the police. Um these are for intended for people who are your common everyday visitors. Similarly on the municipal side um with some ADA accessible uh parking spaces as well dedicated for there. Uh overall, as far as parking goes on the site, the current municipal building as it stands right now totals out at about 55 spaces.
Um every year we do when we do open house we have open house as well for our Native American students where we give school supplies, backpacks, books, notebooks, pencils, all of those things. So we had a large number of students turn out this year by the jail room. Menty and M there to help give out and pack and and so on. We still have supplies. So if there are any students who need books, pencils, whatever, they can always come to the office and we can take them to them to get what they need. Um, we try to have a meeting every couple of months so that the parent group will because the parent committee is the one that makes the decisions. I just facilitate their ideas and whatever it is that they do. So, we had our first meeting in September which we had a decent journal.
>> What time? >> 8:00. >> Yes. >> Starting at 8. >> Okay. >> Yeah. All morning. >> Okay. And I am reading Walter the Farting Dog. >> And that's the name of a book in Mr. and Mrs. Moody's class tomorrow morning. >> Can you bring a book to read or does it >> Yeah, you can bring a book. And we have books to choose from if you don't have one that's a particular favorite. It doesn't have to be Dr. Seuss. Um, we're doing we're doing spirit week, so it's dress up day every day. Today is wacky sock day. I wear boots, so hence my tie. >> Where are your socks, Mr. Moody? >> Um, they're right here. >> I have to say, >> but are you wearing them as a tie? [laughter] Tomorrow is uh your favorite color that represents your mood or favorite character.
So, thank you for your >> Thank you and thank you for sharing that experience. And while the board doesn't always directly comment during the live meeting, we do take everything that you say and we'll work with administration and where it's appropriate, we'll follow up. Thank you. Um, next up on our agenda is item six for the consent agenda. This includes a number of items that our board receives. ahead of this meeting where uh some not so light reading. Uh it includes meeting minutes, claims and payrolls, transfer memo, um personnel reports, disposal of equipment, donation reports, overnight field trip requests, programs and camps, and uh tonight we have a new ECA fund on there as well. So with all of that in mind, board members, I will entertain a motion on the consent agenda. I move that the board of school trustees approve the regular session minutes on February 9, 2026.
So um kind of want to start with some of the the the positive observations. Um sometimes these reports will highlight, you know, obviously the nature of it. We're highlighting what what the negatives are, but want to point out some things that are that are really going well. Um beautiful performing arts space here in the high school. Uh kudos to the staff. the the fabric seats in the performing arts are some of the best I' I've seen for the age. The fact that they're in as good a condition they are is really a testament to uh your students taking pride in their their space as well as the custodial staff. Um the gym uh great gym space, senior lounge is something very unique to Deli as well as the the really cool water feature you have in the the media center is definitely something we don't get to see often.
Final questions on this topic before we move on. >> Mr. Peters, on the that $750,000 that the state gave us, is that included in the 1.5 million? >> Yes. >> Correct. >> Other questions before we move on, >> landlord, thank you for that part of your presentation tonight, Mr. Peters. Always well done. The second topic tonight is something um that we've worked pretty hard at at Huntington the last couple years as the well as the state of Indiana to be honest with you is a little discussion of the checkpoint data. Um I'm I I swore to the ladies that I will let them do this because this is near and dear to Chuck Brimberry's heart. Um, but just a reminder to our board and to our community, checkpoints are called are in in my old world were called formative exams. And formative exams are just that.
We did our safekeeper ritual to bring us all together. Um first thing is something that Kelly says every day and then they students as a whole repeat it back to her. Um it's pretty um amazing when you see it in practice now like after all the times they do it daily on the announcements but they do it on the convocations as well. Um, like we said, we did a lot of different breathing. We had staff lead breathing. We had students lead um different breathing activities. We did it as a whole. Um, we had Mrs. Pearson do it on announcements every day and we taught a different type of breathing. Um, the next slide is going to show you just 3 seconds or so of our convocation. It was like one of our first or second convocations ever learning breathing. And um we were really trying to teach kids actually how to breathe to like help regulate themselves.
Okay. Okay. doing another upy. Oh, but he punishes. Runs right through the fire. Runs right through the fire. Tries to read. Oh, she he barely didn't measure um he barely didn't measure how long that side was going to be. Uh that side was going to side B. So, she ended up punishing. So, now it's two stalks to two. But Izzy does have a bit more percentage than uh than the MI brawler over here. So, she's got to work be extra careful, especially since Pyra is very light. She can die by a lot of things. All right. Does a neutral B and a side B over. Okay. There's another side B again. Ooh. Uh the mei brawler tries to punish her with an up smash and it looks like Oh yeah. 76. Yeah. All right. Goes up to 92. The two are very in the two are very close.
Thanks a lot. >> No problem, >> John. >> Yeah. Uh, first of all, back to page five. Under the regular education, we have this um increase of 19,000. My question is, is that a one-time expense to buy a program or is that like books and so forth or is that an ongoing expense? I believe it's partly um training and also some some of the curriculum supplies. It's a mixture between the two. Um and I know at Amherst originally, just I wish Tanya was here to answer this question. Um but I know originally for Amherst there was a big piece that had to be paid up front and then it was less for the outy years. Um, and so I I can just I know she's busy right now and I could if we can come back to this question. Um, I'll circle back to it.
>> It it was talked about a little bit earlier in the the site council and Matt has brought it up too. So we talked about different pathways and there was some wording that was brought up about completers >> just not sure how if everybody understands all those things. So essentially what we did with the business essentials class is that is an introductory level class to four different pathways. When you have all these different pathways the goal is to actually have the kids complete the pathways >> which means you have to take three different level classes in there. You take an intro class, an applications class, and then a completer class. It looks good offering all these things, but if you don't have kids actually completing them, it just looks cool on a piece of paper, right? >> So offering business essentials at the eighth grade level gives our kids more opportunities to actually complete these pathways.
Okay, hearing none. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion passes six. I move to approve your ter. >> Motion by Allison and second by Josh. All those in favor say I. >> I.
Uh four of those spaces are exclusively for ADA and that includes the two spaces that are out at the moment uh out on Union Lane. So, we're going to we're proposing to remove those spaces out on Union Lane in order to make this site ultimately work. Um, so again, now we'll have ADA spaces that correspond to ADA compliant entrances where at the moment, as Anthony mentioned, we do not meet the ADA regulations. Um, and as far as the other components on this site, there are a handful of ancillary items, a trash receptacle, generator, small shed. Um, but ultimately this is the the general layout for the overall site. Um, this plan is a little tough to see. It was originally hard to see at the very beginning, but I'll do my best to illuminate for you. This is the grading, drainage, and utility plan. And what really matters on this plan are um this project being an o over an acre of disturbance meets what's called a NJ uh major development designation which boils down to um this site is required to meet a whole slew of different requirements from uh NJD from just in regards to handle how to handle uh storm water runoff.
We don't always have a lot of parents coming to the meetings, but we had a number of them and that was where we had the discussion about what we wanted to do for Native American Heritage Month. Um, for Native American Heritage Month, we did not have the celebration that we normally had because one of the issues we ran into was getting people to come down and be a part of the celebrations because it's Native American month. the performers and persons who would come and and and assist us are busy on the reservation for native fun as well. So it's difficult to get them to be here to participate. So we decided not to do the big celebration but we had smaller things that we did during the month. We had an essay competition where the students from any grade level were able to to enter to explain or to talk about what their heritage meant to them.
So, um, Vice President Mortonson, if you're coming tomorrow, I'm expecting important years a sort of cat in a hat. >> Can we do the wonky donkey? >> You You do you. >> Okay. [laughter] >> Or you could just wear clothes. [laughter] >> So, I definitely want you >> regular clothes and >> it's really fun. So that's tomorrow at Del Rio. Thursday we have coffee with the superintendent at CBHS. That's outside um behind the office. So if you want to do that, we've got some baseball and softball games going, the blood drive, cookie with a cop. So there are all kinds of fun things to do between now and the next board meeting should you want to make yourself available. The next thing that I wanted to point out and share with you um is the classroom spending report from the auditor general. I sent you a link to that and there's also a link in your um packet here.
Executive session minutes on February 21, 2026, working session minutes on February 21, 2026. Working session minutes on February 23, 2026, January 30, 2026, many board claims, February 10 to March 9, 2026 claims, regular payrolls for February 13, 2026, and February 27, 2026, personnel report, February transfer memo, disposal of equipment, donation report, overnight field trips, programs and camps, and approval of new ECA fund as presented. Second motion by Mike, seconded by Jennifer. All in favor Josh voting yes. That motion passes 5-0.
So it was really really fun to see. Um, so some of the things that we we observed that that perhaps need some some love, some updating. Um, example of some of the case work uh in the art room. Uh, it's just past its usable life. It it it's kind of probably original to the building. Um, not really functioning as well as it could. Um, big big one, probably the one of the more urgent items that we saw at the high school are the exterior uh window systems. Um those are hollow metal frames that due to the salt that's put down as well as just weathering over time um the metal has started to fail and corrode. So that um time to get my dog medicine. Sorry. Um that metal uh frames have started to corrode and it's you're losing thermal performance through the building there.
They're a snapshot of how your child is doing at any given time that you take the exam. Uh, many districts before the state did this um would give 10 or 15 or 20 point every three weeks or so over maybe one to three standards. and then you build into your curriculum to retach or to enhance based on how the kids are doing on any particular topic. Uh the state adopted that. I never thought I'd see the day and uh and um I will tell you that we are working very hard on that with our kids and our teachers and L and Lauren and Mr. Peters and and a host of lots of what we call PLC's, professional learning communities where we get our teachers together and we talk about the data for children on how they're doing and then we review our maps and see how we need to tweak those in honor uh in best interest of kids learning.
So it's kind of good. >> They really get into it and they come all the time with different breathing techniques. I have a new one for you. And so, um, we had, um, some still some big behaviors, right? So, we took those and we tried to, um, make sure that our big thing was keeping all of our kiddos safe, right? And so, we had some a couple bigger behaviors that happened daily. And, you know, like when you've ever been in a school and you hear someone yell or something, all the kids eyes are like of all the things, right? And so we um tried to then implement that into our con um uh convocations, right? And so um Kelly and I would wear around Coslet would wear around green sunglasses, right? Because if we were in the hallway um and we were going to one of those uh kids were shopping and like hugging on us, right, as we're running down like the hall, like they had no situational awareness, right?
Reads the jump from the ledge. Good job, Izzy. Reads the jump from the ledge. Ah, it's so good to see Izzy back. You may not you may not know this, but Izzy actually wasn't here last week, so it's pretty cool. He's probably been training since then in a like a secret dojo in the mountains or something. All right, launching out many Ariel just putting on the pressure. Oh man, she's in his face just pushing him. Oh, and snipes him with the upbey and another side beam. Oh my gosh, trying to get in his head any way she can. Does another side beep and does a dash attack. Okay. Oh. Oh, and dodges right through the grab. Does a down throw and an upy as well, but it was in the wrong direction. Not to mention the Mi Brawler was a bit too high. Oh, a flurry of punches sending Izzy to the top.
>> Here's the reason for it. Because if it's a one-time expense, we could take it out of there and do it out of free cash >> and reduce your budget accordingly because it wouldn't be reoccurring next year. >> Okay. Well, Tanya did just write me. They are so it is a a piece of the training and a piece of the consumable consumables and they need to be purchased annually. So, it won't be a one-time expense. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I thought I found a hope. >> Thank you, John. >> Um, next question. Um, how come uh the uh back in December when the budget was presented um it looked like you had an op you were going to combine uh classes and you had a reduction of a going to a teacher add some extra in there but this budget doesn't indicate that. Is there a reason for the change?