Well, we did and a lot of people helped out. But we had the fourth grade VIV luncheon was on that day. It's great turnout as always. So, thank you to parents and fourth grade staff for that. Our bingo for books with first grade had to be canceled because of a delay that day, but that's rescheduled for the 14th. And third grade will have their picnic with a pal in May and have all their games out there and things like that. One thing I wanted to let you know quickly is that um our tutoring program is wrapping up. And and you may have heard me talk about this before. Indiana Learns is a grant that our school corporation receives and it pays for teachers to stay after school and tutor eligible students. And we are just kind of nearing the end of that. And I just wanted to let you know we've had about 70 students who were it was that took place you know or took part in that.
Yeah, a lot of it is just instinct when you're going that fast. Yeah. But yeah, they go they go so hard. I barely even know how to commentate it sometimes. I I remember the first stream, I think the first stream I ever commentated on was a Tetris stream and I wasn't like very good yet. I didn't really know what was going on. So then you fill for me, right? >> Yeah. I I To an extent, I know what it is like to not know how to commentate a game and then go straight into commentating a player like Hunter. It is very rough. The famous quote, "This is uncommentatable." I'm very proud of that quote. Great. So that's the one you choose me for. The tough one. Yeah, the good job getting so lucky. At least I've played this version of this game, the old school Tetris.
Lusco from Sachs. >> DS just working it out. Two goals in a row. 558 left to go in the first quarter. Two to one as they took the lead on that one. >> Sachs taking the draw against Brooklyn L. And ball goes right to number 17 Spalding. Spalding quick dish off to Luscow. Luscow passes it to Schneider. Schneider up to 19 Williams, but they pass it around. Working it and what a save by Amelia H as Spalding had a good opportunity there and a really hard shot. This Hollist Panthers goalie is no joke. >> Both teams have good goalies. We've seen some good goalies in the league. Oh, good play here by Brooklyn L getting chased and still comes out, makes a solid pass. Hollist trying to work their way down. This would be Maggie M. No, I lied. That was Yeah. No, it was M.
Our curriculum and our standards support the science of reading modules um um science of reading tools um to teach a child to read. Through the CLSD2 grant, there is a work group that is um with the department and all of our higher ed institutions to talk about the science of reading and what um could be beneficial for um teachers in their undergraduate program to receive so that when they graduate with their degree, um they could be prepared. Those talks are underway. It would look different from elementary to high school, but every teacher can be a teacher of reading and so through the grant, that work group has been established and those talks have started. Okay, so you're in year two and the talks have already started as far as better better involvement by the university as they create the curriculum for teachers. Correct. And and we're we're sharing what we're doing, they're sharing their program and the purpose of the work group is to ensure that both um lower ed and higher ed are in alignment with the expectations.
Uh no. We have the two deputy positions. Also, Senator, as was shared by um uh complex area superintendent Jesse Shirai. Uh we did create the two temp the deputy complex area superintendents uh to support uh the two complex areas on Maui uh with wildfire needs, uh but those positions have since been uh stopped. Yeah, so that follow that was compliant with the law, but the two deputy positions are non-compliant. So I'll I'll I'll check into that. >> So you don't have anybody on your staff or attorneys that will advise you? >> AG? For the AG? And how how do you not know this? I'll check with the AG's office. Thank you. Question. Senator um Elefante. >> Thank you, co-chairs. Um superintendent, how many how many deputy CAS positions have you added the department added since you've been superintendent? Well, it was a two temporary deputy CAS positions uh that supported Maui.
They're involved in clubs at school. They're involved in activities outside of school. Ken Wimpy, our MC, former EVSC administrator, his favorite line is after he reads one of those bios. He says, "And when do you sleep?" Uh, over 100 people there. It's a great venue, great food, great uh publicity for the EVSC at career ticket. Uh, that room out there is excellent. Lots of room. The food's good. They do all the work. uh and the students uh for the athletic awards the student the uh teammates vote on that for a quantis award we're not looking in the athletics we're not looking for the best person we're looking for the most well-rounded or the kind of the glue that holds the teams together attitudes effort did they listen to coach uh and also finally on March 18th we had the academic awards and a familiar name for board members is Fritz out North High School, a young man named Addison Fritz.
Um each of those 70 got 20 after school sessions with the teacher. Um 10 for math, 10 for language arts. We had about 19 teachers between fourth grade up through eighth grade that stayed and did this with them. It I just want to give a big thank you to those teachers, to uh Mr. Condon who was at the middle school and kind of said, "Here, this is what we're doing." He was great. Ms. Noble has been so helpful over there. Um and to our parents because somebody has to come and pick them up and make that schedule happen. So it was a really nice um program and uh we just had a lot of kids participate. Um and that was great. So I think Mr. Engel, did you tutor? I think you were a tutor, yeah? We had good people willing to help us out.
Yeah, to an extent I believe most people who are familiar with just video games will probably know how Tetris works. But um when you turn it into like a one-v-one battle format game, that's where some explaining needs to be done. And I might as well now because everyone's just kind of like sitting there congregating around Hunter's PC waiting for him to start. But um so in Battle Tetris you got two different boards, two different people. If one person clears a certain amount of like lines, they will send garbage blocks, gray blocks that appear at the bottom of the player's board Okay. >> over to the opponent and the goal is to push them all the way up so they cap out before you. Got it. So they just the Tetris game already decides what junk blocks or they're just junk blocks they're blocking off. Does it matter?
They've worked. They're working it. >> Back trying to get it. Great defense from DS making a mess up those sacks coming out of the pile. Nice dish up to Spalding. Spalding to Mley. Mley up to Luscow. Luscow gets it poked away. She gets it back though. Lascow goes back. Centering pass. Williams to Sacks. Sacks down to Schneider. Saxs to Williams. Williams gets it poked away. And now coming out is Brooklyn L. We got 358 left to go in the first quarter. Two to one right now. >> Brooklyn L still has it. Nice swim move there. Finds a wide open Maggie. Maggie bringing it down. Great defense from the Raiders. Fantastic stuff. But number 18 and eight, that would be Ferry and Rogers. Strong. Now Holl Panthers working it around the back of up the net up number 15 trying to work her way in. Shot deflected and the ref blows a whistle though and there's a flag.
So, like you said, there doesn't have to be after a teacher graduates from a program, additional courses in order to teach the standards of the department. So, that that work has started. So, why why again I'm that statement that DOE will conduct statewide professional development in the science of reading. Still trying to get my arms around that. We are doing that so to ensure that every teacher has the tools that they need to instruct through the science of reading methodology. Some teachers come to us with that background and some teachers are benefiting from this professional development. >> Okay, but if we're teaching it or if they're getting it while they're getting the degree while they're going through the program, then why would we need to do this at That would be beneficial and that's what we're working toward. Okay, what happens at the end of the five years?
Also, uh there were I believe three deputy CAS positions to support with transitions between and that was no more than a one semester, I believe, that uh helped to support the transition between an outgoing complex area superintendent and the new complex area superintendent that's coming in. Uh and and that was done because of the complexities that a complex area superintendent um uh it deals with. As a former uh principal and CAS, uh it is a very different kind of responsibility to assume the role of a complex area superintendent. Uh the the scope of responsibilities is much more. And so to to support that smooth transition um in those three I believe in those three instances is uh we for one uh period of one semester one semester. And that was it? That was it. Okay. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. To attorney general. So you brought up I guess cons concerns Right, you brought up concerns, but did you guys advise the department that they're already non-compliant?
That's Steve Fritz's grandson. Steve was at that award meeting. So, uh, lots of good news in those programs. Very uplifting. >> Thank you, Larry. Appreciate your time. What you do? >> All right. Any other public comment moving forward? Consent items. Dr. Who? >> Yes. Good evening, President Dworth, members of the board of school trustees. We have 13 consent items for your consideration tonight. They are 3.01 consideration of minutes from March 16th, 2026 executive session and regular board meeting. 3.02 consideration of the allowance of payments including invoices, net payroll, and payroll obligations for a total allowance of payments of 22,711,356.30. 3.03 Consideration to approve grant proposals. 3.0 04 Consideration to declare equipment as a surplus property. 3.05 Consideration to approve name school name changes. 3.06 Consideration to approve board meeting dates for the 2026 2027 school year. 3.07 Consideration to approve change order number one for the Central High School Academy of Science and Medicine renovation project 2026.
We really appreciate that. And not on my list, but just wanted to say thank you to to uh Chief Smith because when he talks about relationship building, he's not kidding. Um whether it's fun things like delivering Santa hats and all the silly things we do down to I need you, he's there in a minute. He'll do anything that we ask him to do. He's always just a great voice of reason in a situation and um he's just been a huge asset, I know, to all of our buildings, but we see it every day at the elementary school and the kids just they love him. And yes, he is always in there eating lunch and sitting with those kids and and doing everything he can to make a relationship with them early. And I think that'll matter in the long long run. So thank you to him.
Like is it one level, two, three lines? How does that work? What's a junk block? It just depends. Oh, they're going. But yeah, it it just depends. Like you know, clearing four lines will send more lines than just two. If you clear a bunch in a combo but the moves that you'll be seeing a lot to send the most amount of garbage, they would those would be quad clears where you clear four lines in a row and T-spins where you make a T-shape hole and you spin the purple T-shaped block into it and a double of that sends as much as a quad and triple is the most damage you can do normally. >> was pretty quick. Yeah, in the time that it took for me to explain T-spins, it is 1-0. On the left side of your screen, your cyber tiger Hunter trying to go to state for another run.
>> I think they pointed at Williams. All right, Hollist has a real good chance right now to tie this one up at two. Let's see. Bring it down. Good defense. And oh, >> Rep blows the whistle again. >> They're going to give Holl another opportunity. Abby L number 15 for Hollist has it >> right in front of >> the keeper. What a save by Mororrow. Moral dishes off to Hartinet. Hartinet now on that far side. Fires up a pass to Spalding. Nice catch. Spalding now over to Luscow. Luscow was behind the net to Schneider. Schneider works it. Good pass up. Oh, just missing the target. >> Hollist scoops it up >> but intercepted. Great play from Hartin reading that pass. Hart passes Spalding. You got two minutes left to go in the first quarter. Two to one. Raiders are up and looking for more. Molly.
We we are building capacity within our personnel. We're also collecting our bank of resources so that when the grant does go away, we are still equipped to carry on the work. That's the whole purpose of participating in the grant is to build that internal capacity. Okay, and with that would we get students that are graduating with the proper degree of reading? Because right now many students are graduating with lesser lesser grade level [clears throat] of reading. Yeah, from I can answer from the K-12 portion of the grant and our commitment to being part of a work group and then I'll turn it over to the university to finish the second half of your question. Okay. I'm not familiar with the work on the ground so I'm not sure if one of our subject matter knows about the grant. [clears throat] Yeah. I'm not on the committee but I Hello, my name is Stephanie Bellow.
Um I'd have to confer with the education division of our office. Um uh I'm from the administration division. We didn't um as far as I know provide advice on this issue to uh the superintendent. But I can follow up with that division. Okay. Okay, so so chief, the positions the two temporary positions that are now in violation, you who appoints the people that work for them like the secretaries, executive assistants, those are appoint special appointments or are those I believe sen uh chair that those positions are allocated by by the legislature. It's a it's a two deputy superintendent positions that I I did appoint. Okay, so we we gave those positions to support the two deputies knowing that it was temporary? Yes. I believe so. The sup the support positions >> Only it was temporary when you yourself didn't know it was temporary. Um just to clarify sen >> and Jesse >> I shouldn't temporary position.
3.08 08 Consideration to approve the change order number one for Scott Elementary School playground project 2025. 3.09 Consideration to approve the renewal agreement with Tools Forever NIM Provisioning. 3.10 Consideration to approve the independent contractor agreement with Belinda Stubs. 3.11 Consideration to approve the resolution to transfer from the ED fund to the operations fund. 3.12 Consideration to approve the renewal with Vector Solutions, Teach Point, and Safe Schools. 3.13 Consideration to approve the renewal agreement with Frontline Education, Recruiting, and Hiring. These consent items are presented for your approval. >> We have a motion and a second. Any further discussion?
>> Thank you. Do you have any elementary questions for me? Sure. The tutor. Harold. Sure. Harold. Thank you. Put them in order. And again, I'm just going to give some kudos to to Harold, too. Um been doing this for a long time. Uh mostly at the secondary level. Uh last 2-plus years here at the at the middle school. And and Harold has just uh uh kind of intertwined himself within our culture, our daily culture. He's just part of the building. Uh part of the staff. Uh I don't view him as a outside resource. He's just one of us and that's how the kids view him, too. And they're very comfortable um striking up conversations with him, saying good morning, saying hello. And I think they appreciate that that daily smile, as well. So thank you, Harold. Um this is our April update from KMS. I'll continue to uh speak on three branches and they are performance, culture and community.
Yeah, there's the T-spin double I was talking about, that T-shape hole. Spin it in there, sends that gray sends those gray blocks to push up on his side of the board. So he apparently just made a great move there because it is 2-0. Yeah, very solid move. These matches can go very fast. This probably isn't going to be a very long stream. We only have three of these. This is the first on the card. Looks like he's making a lot of good decisions and good placements again. Setting up all the T-spins that he can, sending a quad to finish off the round. And Hunter, the defending state champion, number one seed in the tournament, has punched another ticket to state. Nice job. Mhm. I'm sure he'll stick around to see how the rest of the cyber tigers do. Maybe we can get him in for a talk.