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Thank you, Dr. Phillips. Item number Items number two and three on the agenda are a little bit unusual for us. Could you explain what's going on tonight? We have a special uh HR recommendation this evening. And so, because of the fact that the board will be voting on the special recommendation early um before any board action, we have to allow for public comments um on that action from anyone who is interested in speaking. So, prior to Dr. Stallbaum making this recommendation, uh we would open the floor for any public comments that are specific to the HR recommendation of the principal at Richards Elementary School. Like to make a comment, you can raise your hand or walk towards the microphone. Seeing no public comments, I think we can move on to the recommendation. Amy Mockus has been selected as the next principal at W. D. Richards Elementary School.
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>> Good evening everyone. Can you hear me? >> Good. Okay. My name is Kim Bombgartner, Central's business manager and I'm here to give you some quick background information before we start. This is the slide I wanted to start with because I do want you all to keep this in the forefront of your mind tonight. The reason that why the reason that we're here, it's our why. The students of Central Noble. Okay, very quickly, how do public schools get funding? Indiana public schools use fund accounting, which means there are buckets for different types of money. As you can see in the slideshow, the education fund is our largest bucket. That is state funding based on our enrollment. Operations fund is funded by property taxes and local taxes. The debt service fund is also funded by property taxes. Sorry to pay for bond debt. And then schools can have referendums, but central Noble does not have a referendum.
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After any discussion, the chair will call for a roll call vote. During the meeting, commission members will keep their video on and microphone muted unless speaking. Applicants and representatives, please keep video off and microphone muted until your agenda item is discussed. Please keep your microphone muted until recognized. If you are calling in by phone number, you can use the star six feature to mute and unmute. If you need to share screen, you may request permission through the chair to do so. When the discussion is open to the public, if you wish to ask a question or make a comment, you may request to speak by using the raised hand feature on Zoom. If you are calling in by phone number, you can use the star9 feature to raise and lower your hand. When acknowledged to speak, please state your name and address prior to speaking.
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Tonight, we're welcoming the Norwood Mustangs to to Ashland. Norwood's coming off a 9-8 victory over Holliston, while while Ashland lost their opener to Hopkinton a few days ago. Looks like it's going to be a close battle, as always. One of the most important keys to the game will be the draw control circle. Tends to be whoever gets the possession of the ball will be the ones that can generate those shots. What else are we expecting tonight, Jamie? Uh we're going to expect some explosive offensive talent today, Kevin, I think. Uh you know, watching the last game, they kind of held back. I think they're a little nervous. I think this game they're going to open up. Uh hopefully see a lot out of the defense today. Yep. Should be a good one. Looking forward to it. We got on the draw here. Peyton Tripp on the draw.
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Teachers who are absolutely willing to do what they have to do. We've been trying to work on a registered teacher apprenticeship program and we've been stymied um as we've brought up a whole bunch of issues there as well. Three to five years we've been going over that this session. Just the fact that we'd rather get rid of the three-year people and start all over fresh new that that's not effective and so it is leadership at the top and so that's why we have uh comments on this nominee. Mahalo. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Uh, next um person testifying, Hope McKeen in opposition and I am in opposition to this appointee um because of many of the issues that we're facing right now. I'm a kayapuni educator. Have been for 20 years. 20 years. Um have been for 20 years. And um I'm actually one of the first teachers to get a teaching certificate a teaching license from the Hawaii teacher standards board.
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Right? Number two, we have restricted funds. We have costs that soar that we don't even know about. We have students right now and parents that are saying, you know what, we want to move to Garfield. We want to move to Garfield because of the programs. We want to move to Garfield because of the special ed programs, but we're not going to move till January 2027. That's when we're going to make our way, right? Cuz it makes sense. We'll move in January, we're going to start packing now. We don't know they exist, but they're going to cost some money, right? So, we need to account for that. Those are projections. Very difficult. And again, I want to thank the board did an incredible job with that. So, again, talked about it last year, what's the what's the process and I'm not going to go through the whole thing.
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And I'm just surprised play upon words, but I'm surprised that uh there's been no public stance by members of the of the school board or what have you. I think there I I did attend a meeting today and uh in the city of Surprise is Kevin Sarter uh is he an employee of the district? And you're not answering that? Okay. Uh at any rate, I don't quite understand that, but uh he indicated that uh apparently Surprise isn't going to take any legal action. Sir, your time's up. Okay. Thank you. >> And hopefully you can get back to me those questions. Thank you. Next is um Amanda Odin. Good evening. My name is Amanda Odin and thank you for your time. I'm the parent of two children in this district and one of my children has Down syndrome. I'm here to support the use of AI tools for students with IEPs who need grade level modifications.
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Amy began her career with BCSC as an elementary teacher in August of 2019. She then served as an elementary counselor before becoming the assistant principal at Parkside Elementary School in July of 2024. Amy holds a master's degree and license in building level administration with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. The interview team at W. D. Richards Elementary School consisted of teachers, support staff, and a parent who are all here this evening. I want to recognize Kayla Rice, Sarah Kaufman, Courtney Bush, Sarah Eckerly, Rochelle Simpson, Lauren Huebner, Nicole Havenaar, and Sarah Jamerson as members of the interview team. The staff at W. D. Richards Elementary School identified the priorities for their next principal, and the interview team engaged in a comprehensive process to identify Amy Mockus as the candidate who aligns with those priorities. Darren Sprong, current principal at Richards, echoes the interview team's recommendation stating, "Amy is a passionate, dedicated, trustworthy, and exceptionally talented leader.
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Buckets of money have to stay separate, though the state allows a 15% transfer from the education budget to the operations budget annually. Central Noble tries to keep their edops transfer at 7%. >> Can we see your mic or N? None of them. They're all red. >> Can you guys hear it? Okay. >> So, why are we in this situation? Um, let's talk about enrollment decline. This impacts our state funding. Okay. from the 0506 to 2526 school years. Um, Central Mobile has lost 340 students. Using today's per pupil funding amount, this would be this woulda equate to a loss of about $2.5 million in funding to Central's education fund. And though we've lost that many students, that doesn't necessarily equate to the same amount of a loss of teachers or great savings in staffing. And even though we have less students over the last 20 years, the demand on public education has certainly not decreased.
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Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker. Comments must be limited to the Wetlands Protection Act, Ashlin Wetlands Protection bylaw, or Ashlin Storm Water Management bylaw. Questions and comments not related to the commission's jurisdiction will not be accepted. During the meeting, the host, Becca Solomon, the Ashlin Conservation Commission agent, will monitor the participants for raised hands and will be recording the names and addresses of commenters. Signing of documents will occur during the week after the conclusion of the meeting. And for those in the audience, if you wish to come to the microphone at the select boardroom, there will be a sign-in sheet at the podium. So our our first scheduled hearing is notice of intent 10 to 60 Main Street map 14 parcel 128 SLV Ashland LLC care of Lucas Environmental LLC DP file number 95-1018 and at this point I will turn the microphone over to the vice chair Carl Carl Hackinson.
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Alyssa Brown taking the draw. That's new. Got Norwood on top. Back behind the net, going to work it around. Get that offense settled. Couple freshmen here in the game today. We got uh Looks like some Julia Freese got the start today, which is nice to see. Alana Duffy with the stop there. Wait, sorry, that's uh we're white today, okay? Yes. That makes a lot more sense. Yep. And Alyssa Brown was not taking the draw. Draw control. The the two teams do have similar colors. Pay attention to who's home and who's away, but Ashland generated the first opportunity and got the ball back on a turnover at the midfield. So, Lily Viti is taking it behind the net, where she tosses back to Maggie McGinness. Yeah, maybe next time we start with the colors. Not our strongest. Ashley Forrester working around. Norwood Peyton Tripp. Peyton Tripp top of the top of the 12 there.
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And um some historical context really quick. When Kayapuni first started, we all as kumu had to go through an English prep program because there was no others. And recently, some barriers have been put in place that have made Kaipuni teachers have to switch midcycle doing their student teaching and change programs or move out of the classroom that they're emergency hire in. And it really this board has has created these obstacles by misinterpreting uh rules that or creating rules to be put in place. Mahalo. >> Thank you very much. Uh next is Shauna Nishimoto. Shauna. >> Aloha. Uh, aloha chair, vice chair, members of the committee. My name is Shauna Nishimoto. I am a seventh grade science teacher at Lima Intermediate, and I stand in full opposition to the confirmation of Christy BMI to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. For four years, I've been teaching in Hawaii's public schools, specifically at Elimma Intermediate.
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We'll be posting this as soon as the meeting's over. Um you know, basically just some of the main things you talk about, it's input. It's input from from basically what's happening in classrooms moving up. What are some of the mandates, mandated programs. New Jersey has a statute where you cannot have an unfunded mandated program. However, you can have an underfunded mandated program, right? Which is what happens in the state. Not not saying anything that the legislators don't know already. Uh preliminary budget, we're kind of on the um the 5:00 time right here. Uh on this little um clock here, watch hand. Um preliminary budget was developed. The state aid was was released. That was that meeting that we had Saturday morning. We wanted to get that done. We worked over the weekend to get those numbers for the board. Because of the April time frame, we're one of only a several districts in Bergen County that everything's kind of compacted, right?
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I want to share that I was recently told in a school meeting that the district may be considering limiting the use of AI for curriculum modifications. If that's the case, I would ask for clarification on whether that includes IEP modifications because from a parent perspective that would be a step in the wrong direction for students like my son. Access to grade level content when it's modified to meet him where he is is essential. It allows him to engage in the same material as his peers while still receiving the supports he needs. One of AI's biggest strengths here is scaffolding. It can break down content, adjust language, and layer in supports while still aligning to grade level standards. That means students aren't getting different content, they're getting better access to the same content. It also allows for quicker adjustments when something isn't working rather than waiting and seeing as more time passes.
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Amy returns with a deep understanding of the Richards traditions and a proven commitment to our students, families, and staff. It is an honor to recommend Amy Mockus as the next principal at W. D. Richards Elementary School." Thank you, Dr. Stallbaum. Board members, you've heard the recommendation from Dr. Stallbaum. Is there a motion? I move at this time that we recommend Amy Mockus to be the next principal at W. D. Richards. Second. Thank you, Mr. Glick. Thank you for the second, Mr. Schulz.
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Let's talk about Senate Bill 1. You've heard us talk about it before, and this won't be the last time you hear us talk about it. Senate Bill 1 is estimated to save Indiana homeowners 1.3 billion over three years. While designed to help Indiana residents, this bill reduces the funding for public entities such as local governments, public schools, libraries, etc. So what is Central Noble's impact? In 2026, we lost 266,000. 2027, we're estimated to lose 270,000. 2028, another 330,000. And by 2029, it will we are set to lose approximately $200,000 in local income tax funding. This is a total potential financial impact of over a million dollars. So to put this in perspective, Central Noble's 2026 operations budget is $3.9 million. If Central's looking at a reduction of over a million dollars, that is over 25% of our operations budget loss. If you think about that in terms of your own household, a 25 cent uh 25% reduction of of revenue to your house would likely prompt you to make some major changes to your spending.
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>> Thank you, Greg. We'd like to uh begin these 40B hearings with a summary of uh where we are and where we've been in the process uh for people for the um sake of people watching. And uh we've tried to um also interpret some of the uh uh the difficult language uh that sometimes happens in these hearings uh so that people can understand where we are and where we're going. So as Greg said, uh this is 1060 Main Street. It's a 40B hearing. Um this is our third hearing, I believe, uh with 10 to 60 Main Street. Uh at the first hearing, we discussed uh the protocol that we'll follow. We asked uh the applicant to agree to stipulated facts. Um those are facts that that we agree on that we're not going to rehash back and forth over and over during the hearing process.
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Nice to see Maggie McGinness back on the field after an injury, the knee. She's uh had a good game to start. Yeah, she'll she'll be limiting her playing time for a few more weeks, but it was great to see her out there and and come out of it without any any further injuries and no soreness, so she is good to go to start this game. Nice cut there by Ashley Forrester. Erin Hickey looked her off. Went back behind the net. We have Ryan Adorno out there, Ally Marseglia, Peyton Tripp. Erin Hickey with it now. Lily Viti. >> Peyton Tripp. They're showing great patience here, trying to work in a good shot. Peyton a little fumble there with with the ball. Able to collect it. Like to see them taking their time. Ashley Forrester, ooh, just missed on the underhand there. Nice underhand shot. That one's going to go Norwood's way.
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I've been evaluated by school administrators every year under the educator evaluation system. I've been rated proficient or higher every year, distinguished, which is the highest possible rating for the past two years. I have completed all requirements for my license during COVID. The Hawaii Teacher Standards Board put out a proclamation allowing students to complete their student teaching before passing their content area practice. There was no deadline stated. I followed that guidance. It took me a while, but I passed my practice in October of 2025 and should have been issued uh licensed in November and said I was denied and told my work was out of order. The Hawaii Department of Education has also written a letter stating that I should be given full lenship. >> Thank you, Shauna. >> Wendy Aki. I'm a pony atala elementary on the windward side and I'm here in opposition of this appointment and it's mainly because we've had so many people reach out to our committee and they're usually Hawaiian educators because I'm the chair of the Hawaiian um education committee and talk about the barriers that are in place u for changes in lensure uh policies and um rules and especially with um a certain pathway with a particular uh college that's giving a lot of help and scholarship and free in free classes um that pathway is really being choked out.
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All these other districts are watching us right now saying, "Hey, what's Garfield going to do?" They're doing it right now. Like we're we're setting the the bar, which is another thing that's that's really interesting. We're like the lightning rod right now. Their budgets aren't due, I don't think was like May 7th or something. May 7th. Right? So, they're going to watch. They're going to see. They're going to see everybody getting up and talking. What's going to be the effect? So, that's where we are here, all right? We submitted the budget to the county. They gave us preliminary approval um several days ago. You may have seen it on the um on the website. So, we weren't really we're allowed to post it so you can see what we had, but at the same time it wasn't approval to we just got approval finally today. We had to make some um adjustments to some of the enrollment projections, etc., especially with special ed numbers coming in and definitely charter schools.
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