Now, I know that the cancer center has embarked on other things over and above what was what was um envisioned in the beginning. And I've questioned them time and time again on how you going to pay for those. And so now you're telling me that an integral part of the of the cancer center, this registry, needs funding. and yet they're using the monies that should have been going for this for other other possible programs. So, I really think that we need to really look at exactly what in fact the cancer centers program is and what they're doing because we can no longer count on federal funding and we're at a time in our budget when everybody is getting cut by the feds and everybody wants us, the state, to replenish that amount. and it's not going to happen because there's just not enough funding to go around.
Any discussion? I think we're all discussed out. Miss Lee, a roll call, please. >> Sure. Uh, Mr. Bell, >> yes. >> Mr. Dawson, >> yes. >> Mr. High, >> Mr. Incatara, >> Mr. Mr. Januzi. >> Yes. >> Miss Mr. Minhas. >> Yes. >> Miss Musen. >> Mr. Valmore. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zupco. >> Motion passes. >> Thank you. Item 7.1. Be it resolved that the superintendent recommends for approval. The resolutions as outlined in district personnel resolutions. This is item 7.2 through 7.49. I have a motion. Thank you Mr. Incalcera. A second. >> Thank you Mr. Minhas.
So the team looked at um uh an intersectionality of data. What I anticipate as we develop additional groups as mentioned earlier are stars and the skills we'll then look at program specific data based on those programs and the students that are in those programs. >> But that was yours was a different question right or >> yes I wanted to know if that was considered because I just you know I was taking a look at some of the data. Yes. as you're talking and I know that you've noticed a high percentage of Hispanic students are identified or have IEPs and so I think it's great that both departments are working together because you can essentially discuss like what the needs are is this relative to um needing to be be a bit more culturally responsive like >> is there really a need or are there other systems of supports that we should have in place so that's the reason I was asking exactly what data >> yeah are we taking a look at when we're making decisions >> those demographic data and I anticipate that we'll um look at even even microscopically more within the program but to what you said earlier about the need or the desire or the reality of collaborating yes as mentioned earlier one of the things that we recognize and there's a benefit to having both teams under diverse learners is we have some exciting PD coming up next month at the high school level for duly identified students and not quite sure that that could be as implemented with fidelity if we didn't have the critical stakeholders who are helping to lead and guide that PD under the same umbrella.
That that is honestly the thing that means the most. As as a board member and as a parent in the community and we talk about community and success. So uh that that's phenomenal to hear that. So well done to the students. Well done to the parents. Uh walk with class. Represent Crown Point well. Um I know Mr. Angel's working on his legacy to be the best sports fan in the history of Crown Point. So that was great that you got that opportunity to speak to the high school team. That's much earned. You've been at it for a long time yourself. So I want to want to honor you tonight as well. So I know you're passionate about it and it's it comes through. It's awesome. So All right. And professional. And professional. That's right. Both. All those things. Not usually a very descriptive word of me but yeah I'll take it in that regard.
Uh and maybe even with the help of Mr. Uh Horton from ISBA or some other one to have him come in and really have that conversation. That's one of the hugest best takeaways I took away from that. It's something that I think really be important. Uh the other nugget, two more nuggets that I took away from the governance piece is the concept of having a student school board member. This is something new that is not in the state of Indiana, but other count- other states do this. Um and it's a board decision. It doesn't have to I don't believe it has to change law, but it's just having a member, not so much a voting member, but just someone that can have a student voice on your board. There's actually a student school board member association uh out there for students that actually helps them train them as well to be a stu- school board member.
>> So, may I respond? >> Yes, of course. >> Um, so my understanding um with the cig cigarette tax is that there's a new stipulation that it can only be used for facilities or for >> for the non-personnel >> for the debt service. >> Yes. >> Um so that would now that takes away any support that this that the cancer center can provide to the registry or any other program. Well, the per the reason for that is they were using up all of the funds and not putting anything in reserve when we had monies to put in reserve to pay for the debt service. And so we had to do that otherwise the cancer center would have gone bankrupt. So now that that's happening, we're looking that the cancer center will look at all of their their projects and what they're embarking on and that the university believes in that then they have a $243 million surplus in their fees and um the student tuition and fees which in fact they have been giving money from what I understand to the cancer center as well.
Any discussion? >> Okay, Miss Lee, roll call, please. >> Mr. B, >> yes. >> Mr. Dawson, >> yes. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Mr. Incalcitara, >> yes. >> Mr. Januzi, >> yes. >> Mr. Manaz, >> yes. Mr. Miss Mosen, Mr. Walmer, Mr. Zupkco. Motion passes. >> Thank you. That was >> section 8. >> Seven. Thank you, sir. Keep keep me honest here. Up up up up to item 8.1. Be it resolved that the Bound Brook Board of Education approves the resolutions as outlined in district education resolutions. This is item 8.2 through 8.20. I have a motion. Thank you, Miss Mus. And a second. Thank you, Mrs. High.
>> That makes sense. >> Yeah. And I would add that again the the lack of a broad data system that helps the most important person which is a teacher on the front line to look at those trends really quickly. and the principal has been a opportunity that we are correcting where with the board approved in the summer the new dashboard and the process. We've now had our first training. We're having a second one that I'll be attending as well. The board will have some access to these metrics that has a direct correlation to what you're hearing tonight. We think of them as disperate, but they're actually directly correlated. Teachers need to have those tools and principles and instructional coaches and interventions need those tools to be able to really align that. If it's not there, it makes it very challenging. And the turnaround Indian Prairie, which is a much larger district than ours, significantly well resourced.
All right. I think that's all I have tonight. So um if we can look for a motion to adjourn. So moved. So moved by Mr. Angel and second by Miss Basin. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Nays. Vote carries 5-0.
And the way some count- some uh school boards do that is they have a uh a school board member in waiting, and then they have the active school board member, so they can learn from each other and understand doing that. A lot of times it's juniors and seniors at the high school, and they even get credit for doing this as part of an internship to being part of that. They're not involved in everything in that, but I think it's just an interesting concept that I would love to, you know, again, have conversations with the board, have a conversation with the public, have conversations with the students at the high school and Mr. Doggett to say, is there there is an interest to do that? Would that be something interesting? And the additional insights that we would get from the people that we're actually helping educate in our facilities.
So, I think the cancer center really has to look at its mission and what exactly they're spending some of the funding for. >> I I mean I think the um the governor's allocation I believe is specifically to largely support the pre-clinical center that is being open at the cancer center. So, that will go for that that clinical program. Well, that's the concern we've had whether or not this cancer center and this community can support that early clinical trials and we've discussed that time and time again and they keep saying that it's going to make money and it's going to be able to you know provide for a lot of this and it's not. So that's a concern that we're you're taking monies that should be for the current program making sure we have enough money to support like this um tumor registry instead of embarking on new areas that really cannot be sustained at this point with the income that is coming into the cancer center and we don't want to see the demise of the cancer center.
Any discussion? >> The uh creature com comfort pet therapy. I uh I'm just looking at that and I I think that's incredible. And um >> I happen to know a student or two that's planning to participate and they would agree with you. >> I I'm really really impressed that we're doing that. So uh kudos. Good job. >> Thank you, Mr. Zepo. Any other comments or questions? >> Uh Mr. President, um can I confirm that um Miss Musim moved the motion? Who? >> Miss Mus. Yes. >> And Mrs. High was the second. >> Okay. Thank you. Yep. All >> right. Hearing no other comments, we can do a roll call, please. >> Okay. Mr. Bell, >> yes. >> Mr. Dawson, >> yes. >> Mr. Hy, >> yes. >> Mr. Encalcuter, >> Mr. Januzi, >> yes. >> Mr. Manhaz, >> yes. >> Miss Mosen, Mr. Wulmer, >> Mrs.
It took them actually five years to roll that same kind of thing that we're rolling out. I think it's four years. One year I'm going to beat them. We're going to beat them. It's not there's any competition here. >> I have a couple questions. So I just want to make sure for a clarifying question to start. So you mentioned uh the black and brown as far as just IP IEPS and quantity wise it or is that the largest population right now in district 308 with IEPs? >> No. >> Okay. So you would believe at this point it would still be the Caucasian? >> Yeah. I I don't believe Yes. The data is there. Yes. Okay. >> As a percent. >> I'm sorry. >> It's disproportionately as a percentage. >> Yes. >> Again just clarifying. I wanted to make sure >> the general the the students in our um multilingual special education program there is um alignment between the general population.
I think it'd just be a great conversation to have. I actually have the card from the the students that's in charge of the national school the student school board association that I would love to share and have the her have a conversation with some people at some point. I just think it's another cool thing. And then the last rock that I really talked about was we had there were several sessions on hiring a new school board but a new superintendent, which I enjoyed. I was love and love sitting through and seeing the stuff that we were already doing, and then what needs to happen after you hire that school board member because they said the job's not done once you name the new superintendent. You as a board need to get We as a board need to get together with the new superintendent, work on that norm work on that norms and protocols document, understand how we're going to work together, so we can be successful into the future with that superintendent and go.
>> Thank you. And I'd like to also correct myself that um the monies that we're asking for is not going to only go towards personnel. But one of the things that also happened within the last two and a half years was that the SEIR program discontinued its um arrangement with a program called a a private company um that provided electronic path reporting to to SEIR registry. So as a result in our state since for the last 15 years, we have provided to each pathology uh each hospital at pathology lab the um software to be able to generate um electronic path reports that can then facilitate their reporting to the cancer center. And that was adopted by all facilities here in the state. And that was discontinued two and a half years ago. And as a result, we've been scrambling to try to figure out how to we can work with each different hospital with each with a different electronic reporting system to be able to um maintain that capture of electronic information because the path report is one of the pieces that is so critical.
Zupkco, Motion passes. >> Thank you. Item 9.1. Be it resolved that the Bound Brook Board of Education approves the resolutions as outlined in board action resolutions. This is item 9.2 through 9.35. I have a motion. Thank you, Mrs. High. A second. >> Thank you, Mr. Inc. Calcater.
However, there's no question that the marginalized student black and brown specifically are a growing subgroup within special education and multiple. >> Fair. And then you mentioned uh the prior written notice checklist. Do parents have access or visibility to these checklists? >> So it's the Isby checklist. So, ISBY has um expectations requiring special education, expectations requiring multilingual education. So, yes, that's public information available on Isby. It's not that was just an example. The prior written notice, safeguards, um EE codes. So, there are a checklist that ISBY provides making sure the LEA, which is us, the local education agency, adheres to. So we just want to ensure as we do this work that at minimum the foundational pieces around ISBY expectations are looked at. >> That's fair. I think it's just again transparency. Um when we talk about these checklist, right? Um especially when it comes to the IEPs, typically some of those IEP documents are 100 pages and granted the 100 pages sometimes kind of forgets to your point where the standardized um requirements come from.
Um I just want to say too, if you ever have the opportunity to to go to that conference, it was a it was an invigorating time, and I I enjoyed coming back. I know I was texting both Tim and Deb and during that conference saying, oh, you wouldn't believe this. Uh it was just a great time and and really fun time. Uh the next conference next year is in Dallas, but in the year after that is in Columbus, Ohio. Um so, if you want to be able to have an opportunity to do that, it's a great thing. The reason I was most interested in going to the one this year is because the president of CASB this year is actually a fellow Indiana school board member from Lafayette, Dr. Bob Swalley. Uh he was a past president of Indiana School Board Association, so I've gotten to know him in that shape.
So a person is typically diagnosed with cancer, they get a biopsy and to tell whether or not they have cancer or not. So that is the first indication that the Hawaii Tumor Registry gets that there is a cancer case. And so that because that was discontinued, we've had to now work with every single facility around the state. Um we don't we do not have a replacement. We do not have funds to replace that software. So within the bill, we've actually asked to be able to have some funding to be able to um establish either that that software or a different type of software to be able to facilitate the electronic reporting of path path reports to the Hawaii tumor registry. >> Who who's who um stopped that? the NCIC program did not uh renew their arrangement with the uh the company inspirada and the product that they um produce is a pathology reporting software system that's widely adopted throughout the nation and when it first became adopted we made it w we were one of the first registries to implement it make it widely available to all state all Hawaii labs and so that they could facilitate reporting to us.
Any discussion? >> Go, Mrs. Hi. Just real quick, you know, I know that one of our goals as a as a district and as a board is just that community awareness and just bringing the community together and 9.22, 22 which is the parent conference and to strengthen communications and build partnerships between the school families and the multilingual learners. I'm just very happy to see that you know I think that's so important to down Brook. So kudos on that and just wanted to thank Shopight for their donation. >> Well said. Thank you Mrs. High. >> Other comments or questions? credit where it's due here. >> There you go. >> I meant thank you to the PTO. >> Yeah, Mike wants to be able to get in the house when he gets home tonight. You got >> ju just to >> We also have uh the donation from uh St.