Um are we you know identifying those kind of uh students and providing them uh some kind of support and make sure that you know they they get to talk to somebody. You cannot you cannot do anything. You eat your your lunch in five minutes and you have 15 minutes of doing nothing. You don't have cell phone. You cannot do anything. uh maybe read a book or something like that or gets encouraged them to do something else because they have been otherwise occupied uh with their cell phones and they don't know they don't have any other idea of what to do with the time because they're not social creatures. They're not, you know, those those kids that would go out and play ball or something like that. Is there a plan for students like that? So I think um a handful of the principles already mentioned some of the options but I'll reiterate them and let me know if I'm reiterating them correctly.
So, thank you. All right. Um so, that was um informational only, so now no action is needed. Um at this time, we're going to be moving along to um item 9A for informational also. Uh we're going to be talking about the student LCAP meeting update for the school year presented by Heather and Pedro. Thank goodness I'm not just me. So. Um this is a wonderful part of the position that we hold, um, getting the opportunity to meet with students. We do it three times during the year, and it's really important for us to gather their input. They are the people we are serving every day, and they are insightful, creative, and incredibly engaged in these conversations. So, um, this is the history. We've been doing it since the March of 2024. And the elementary EL Cap meeting was held January 20th. We had 12 students.
>> So five years. >> Five years. >> Five. So e rates good every four or five? >> It's five years. >> Five rates good is five too. And then and then you're basically the switches access points life is what considered >> um seven to 10 years. You can get more than that. We've been what 12 13 years on some of ours now and they are >> Yeah, there's one in there that's like 14 or 15 and it or something like Yeah. So, and that's actually the big one. Correct. That gives us the most problem. >> The only issue right now is where we're at is our the system's so old that we having issues and I can't fix the issues because you have to restart the controller. There's no guarantee that controller will come back because it's end of life. Cisco no longer supports us.
We talk to the schools. They tell us what they want to tell us. We're able to put it in a form that we can redistribute out to. Please use us. I appreciate your time. Thank you so much for being here tonight. Well, thanks Chad. Appreciate you being here tonight. Um, couple things that you guys have mentioned that I wanted to touch um on, I guess. So, um, school safety specialists. Um, every school in our county has them here at Clinton Central. We have six of them. Um, all of our administrators, building and district are all certified school safety specialists in the state of Indiana. Um, and I appreciate that. Um we all take advantage um Clinton Central does and the other schools in the county. We take advantage of the school safety grants. Um talk about slowness of state and federal. Uh that can it is the most painful grant to fill out to report to to everything.
I could say that for pretty much just about anyone. >> Yep. >> The community is is best. I love that. >> Mhm. >> Another special. And another special sending him off. Oh, and does a Oh, and does a kick launching Samus off to the Samus dodging the kick. Cool. Corblin trying to do all sorts of stuff and lands on a kick. That works. Heck yeah. So Kamora has more stocks. Kamora has more stocks than Samus does. Let's hope Let's hope she can keep one of those stocks right now before like losing it, I guess. All right. Gets hit by the charge shot. That's not good. Hopefully she can manage to dodge the second one. Okay. >> Since we're back to zero. >> That's true. That's one good thing about falling off the ledge. Your percentage gets reset. >> Yep. All right. Jumping around all the bombs of the neutral air.
It just makes such a huge positive impact on these kids and uh and I think sets them for a brighter future. So again, thank them very much. Uh to Mrs. Thirsten and Mrs. Luric, thank you for being there tonight and congratulations on the outstanding job you're doing out on the ridge. Much appreciated. And uh last but not least, I would like to thank Pam. Pam, you there? Can you hear me? Pam, >> I can. >> Yes. >> Love you. Anyway, I would like to thank Pam. She works as we all know how tirelessly she works, but uh she's working seemed like almost around the clock to promote our school corporation and all of our students on on social media especially. She I don't think ever miss recognizing and thanking any of our kids and our faculty and staff for the for all the positive things you're doing.
>> Right. Engineering program is a bit and is a function of sort of reimagining the curriculum at the middle school level and the investments we've made there and and um to just as examples and I think we're seeing what our kids can do when presented with those opportunities and those challenges and um that that is the best part of this. Exactly. It's why we do what we do. And even the preschool, I mean it starts there. >> Sure it does. Um Manning does a fantastic job. Yeah. So, um okay. All right. Now for the good news. Okay. So, tonight I'm going to give hopefully, you know, a relatively comprehensive overview of where we are standing right now currently with the budget. Uh as you know, we've had a number of iterations and you know, I want to start just by saying thanks to to Chris and Mike.
Um I think um um yeah, sort of building off of what Mike is saying as far as stability, I think continuity um that that sort of is an outgrowth I guess of stability, but um uh you know things u feel um in a very positive and progressive place right now. Um and um I think uh uh you know allowing time for more data uh to to see how things work and and to to see growth um relies on on on you know um uh oftenimes um maintaining and uh supporting what's happening. So that's what I would say is is uh is my request. I don't want to >> I don't want to speak for them behind me, but I think I think I think they're happy on on a general um uh day of the week. Um like I said, they've they've been amazing this this week and and they've really shown their their dedication to our students.
So, they're they're doing great I I I think um and the the thing that I would um I would ask for is I again I will echo the stability and um the the budget and you know, it's very nuanced as some of you know, Mel, you know how nuanced a budget can be. Um and while there are numbers on lines, I think that there is more to that and there's um reasoning and rationale behind these numbers. And so, we have we have some of that information, so we would love to be asked um and and also just going back to um the question about fifth grade. I I would really really like if if um folks would come by and and see what's going on in the middle school, fifth, sixth, seventh grade, any lunch or recess. Um we're very proud of what we're doing there.
So, thank you for all the volunteerism uh, and for reading. So, uh, we just want to say we we appreciate that very much. Okay, next up we have two wonderful hires. We have two directors sitting in our back audience. Um, I'm going to ask Kim Thompson to call up, uh, Terry Cavanagh. And if you want to come on up and you can show off Terry. Terry's been a wonderful addition to to our staff and she's just getting started. We did not plan our outfits, just so you know. That was completely inadvertent. Um so, I am really excited to tell you about uh Terry. Terry is our new director of human capital operations, recruitment and retention. So, all the big buckets that we have been um hoping to get some really good help with. And um in came Terry to me. So, Terry has a long history in human resources, starting in the private sector, but she has held the role of director of human resources in multiple of our neighbors uh public school systems.
Uh for example, Merurl has a chill zone. Basically it's an area for students to go who don't want to go outside and interact potentially. uh the school social worker at both uh Merrill and Piedmont have opportunities for kids to come in and sit and relax and talk to the adult in the room. If you ever go to Sierramont, the library is a very vibrant area where the students are and the LMT is just lovely. She has tons of activities. We're talking like um checkers, chess, opportunities for students to do um uh Mr. Mos mentioned cards. What I liked was she had yarn and different things where the students were learning how to uh crochet. And so there's tons of different activities at all three middle schools. And um and I have been on all three school campuses over the years and seen a dramatic change in the way our students are interacting.
It was Parkview, Shasta, Hooker Oak, and Chapman this time around. We broke them from bringing all 12 together this year to four at a time, and it's really increased the engagement in getting a chance to hear their voices multiple times. They, uh, gave a lot of feedback about academics, and there's a continuous theme with their joy and support that they feel ongoing from their teachers. They know that they have somebody there that's willing to support them when they're struggling or stuck on a problem. They feel incredibly supported in achieving goals, and then they had some great recommendations of continuing to ensure that we're creating safe and respectful students and adults within those classrooms. And that if they are breaking rules that we continue to enforce consequences and have ongoing steps if need be. In terms of their social emotional learning, there is the utmost positivity towards our counseling teams and wellness centers.
So, if I were to try to fix it, the whole system could crash. So, that is the recommendation to get the whole new system. >> Yeah. So, we we talked about, you know, do you just do the switches maybe or maybe just the access points or and then come back and again it's it's a little challenging again just like this last thing we talked through like where do you find the dollars and and stuff to do things? Um, but with this one in particular, there was a little bit of challenge if you go your and again jump in here if you go Aruba with access points but your switches are still Cisco. how does that work and do you do it and a year later you're like okay it's been such a pain that now we have to do it well then you didn't have you know you don't have a year rate funds you didn't plan for it you know whatever so um >> has a ribbon been around a long time I've never heard of >> it's been around quite a while it's the new I wouldn't I mean kind of the new standard I would say um system used to be everywhere just like blackberry used to be in every government official now everybody uses Apple >> okay >> it's just something that kind of switched you have a lot more control a lot more monitoring you can do um with Ruba that you couldn't do with Cisco Does it make sense to do it all at the same time because then we're going have to do it all at the same time again.
Uh it is very painful but that's how we have our SRO's. Um Michelle mentioned and and Mr. Weaver is here as a county commissioner and appreciate the um support of our county commissioners and and our sheriff's department. Um that's who we have our so SRO's through um here at Clinton Central. Um and then I saw Deputy Tilman shaking his head when Chad shows the calculator vault. So I guess I need to go check my kids phone and other stuff when I get home. So uh we're going to move into our next uh session with a panel discussion. So I'm going to invite our panel up, Mr. Lake, our uh high school principal. Uh Mrs. Zard, our elementary principal, Mrs. Evans, our uh co-op director at our special ed co special education co-op, and Deputy Tilman. So, I'm going to have those four come up. >> Hey, sit wherever you want.
Ooh, does a kick move. Oh, right into Samus' blaster. Ooh, it's very, very even now. >> Very low percentages. They're going to have to focus on racking up the damage and keeping out of way harm's way from the other opponent. From the opponent. >> Mhm. >> Oh. >> Launching him over to the right. launching him over to the right. Doing plenty doing plenty of different uh moves right here. There's a neutral special. Dodging. Does an up special. More doesn't really do anything to get back. Oh, but she does do an upbeat. She's barely getting back to the ledge. That's awesome. Oh, and an onslaught of attachment to Samus. They are serving them up. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. Dash attack back here. All sorts of things. Oh, that was big. >> That was definitely big. Jumps over and does a four air, but that wasn't safe on shield.
So So Pam, we know you work so hard at school, but uh you're working hard around the clock and it's it's much appreciated. Thank you. >> She said thank you, John. Jody. >> Well, um, big shout out, congratulations to all the students that were here tonight and also to all the people that volunteer or our teachers or parents or whatever that help with those teams um, and help make them successful. Um, second, thanks to Savannah because man, does she keep us in the loop. >> I mean, there's some of those things that, you know, I had the penny wars and stuff like that. That's great. Um, and and great for our students that are stepping up and and doing things like that. So, just big thanks to everybody. Um, we will have spring break before we come to back to our next board meeting. So, everybody have a great spring break and come back and finish up the year strong.
Um There's not a morning that they don't come in my office the first thing and we sit and we talk about this. It's it's literally an hour every single morning 5 days a week uh that we're starting the day. Sometimes weekends. So, lots of times weekends, but Holidays. >> But we're we're having these conversations and trying to make sure that what we're presenting and the conversations that we are having are reflective of not only what we hear here, but what we are hearing in our admin team meetings. And and that's really critically important, right? So, it's not there's a budget process that may begin in November and we may say at that time we can do X, but as we continually evaluate what's happening within the district, we have to shift, right? And and I think our organization, it's really difficult to shift on the fly.
But overall, um we have a really collaborative staff. um they are always willing to to help each other grade level-wise or or um outside of grade level. And I think that it's um it's very atypical to have a staff that I have in a middle school um because there is a genuine wanting to see everyone succeed and um they have my back, I have their back and and we just have a good time together. So they're they're doing great. I I think um and the the thing that I would um I would ask for is I again I will echo the stability and um the the budget and you know it's very nuanced as some of you know Mel you know how nuanced a budget can be um and while there are numbers on lines I think that there is more to that and there's um reasoning and rationale behind those numbers ers and so we have we have some of that information.
Um and I think it's it should be seen and celebrated. All right. Member Deneve, and then member Webb. Thank you all for coming. This is a question for Ms. Fenimore. I'm sorry to talk about instability after you have so eloquently asked for stability. But in our redistricting conversations that have taken place over many years, moving the fifth grade to the elementary again was only one side of the coin. So, I'm wondering if you've had any conversations about what would happen if eighth grade moved back from the high school to the middle school because that is the other side of the redistricting that we were talking about. So, I'm just wondering if you've begun any conversations about that or or what you think that would look like, or if it's possible at all anymore. Um I'm unsure what that what that would look like. Um I I really haven't had much much thought or talking about that side of the coin, but I do know that that is is something that people are interested in talking about, and I don't know, Mike, if you have any any thoughts on that?
So, uh including Brookfield, Weston, and New Milford. So, she has done the role in multiple places. She knows a lot of people. Um she also comes with a background, which I think is really interesting, of a master's in counseling. So, she knows people. She was a sociology major in in college. So, um I'm really excited to have Terry on board. She's been with us now almost 6 weeks. Um and she has uh taken on the operations team. So, she's working really hard on onboarding and training and getting our newest generalists on board. Um and you'll hear a lot about them in the weeks to come. Um but I want to turn it over to Terry. Hopefully, she'll say good things about her first few weeks. The It's been wonderful. I appreciate you all uh having me here. Um we have taken a look at just the the We have new generalists coming on board.