Let's put what we've seen in the past work. You know, using all of it, you know, so after school that's what it was. It's always years for people off and and people are walking I would only see if more than every night people walking around the track but that time it was really open people are making a lot of noise and they're running too and I I would see an occasional person come out maybe more than a couple of them you know, once in a while a couple of women but but I would say on an average year we wouldn't hear people or anything like that so so are we opening this up because we think there's a demand for this or we opening it up just so we can get the reaction? That's my question. Do you see what I'm saying? I mean did you sense from the community that they want the football field to walk around or are we just doing this just so that we can you know, we you know, I'm I'm not saying this negatively.
It's really fun and it helps you know what's going on too and you, hey, I'd like to really drop in and see that. So, those are the things that we have going. If you everybody has updated their goals for you.
Um it's much more um much more of a kind of persuasive if we can absolutely write something collectively as school districts though, and then uh you know, even from a superintendent's level, then they have conversations. We actually have as a conference uh are looking to we have a board of directors meeting in June. So, that's all conference principals and assistant or athletic directors and principals get together to talk about various things. Uh we plan to invite Craig Anderson, who's the executive director of the IHSA to that meeting, and if he can't come, somebody else comes. We also want to know about more of the process and the why because there's some issues that we ran into even as athletic directors going through um the bylaw amendment process. We sit in a room. They we hear the then we vote. But we also hear a vote on the commission like, well, everyone in this room voted in favor of the bylaw or not as as a 25 in favor, five against.
Whereas Khloe McCasslin has demonstrated excellent work ethic, determination, and commitment. Whereas Khloe McCasslin has earned the respect of the entire school community for her high standards and expectations. Whereas the highest level of distinction given by the Avon commu community school corporation is a commendation from the board of school trustees. Therefore, let it be resolved. Khloe McCasslin has is hereby commended for her success and achievements. Board members, I will entertain a motion. >> I move that the board of school trustees approve the accommodation for Khloe McCasslin as presented. >> Second. >> Motion by Mike, seconded by Josh. Is that correct?
Any questions? >> It's very challenging. >> All in favor? >> I. >> None opposed. Okay. Review and approval of the 2627 curriculum uh 6 through 8. I don't know how you say that. >> E Sabbath. >> Sabbath. ELA. at a cost of $6,560. So, >> and what's that? >> ELA, a reading and writing reading and English curriculum. >> It's the same one we have now. It's like our textbook. >> All right. I need a motion uh and a second for this. I'll make a motion to approve the 2627 curriculum for Sabos ELA and the cost of $6,560. >> I'll second. >> Have a motion and a second.
And then in the evening, they reverse that process. They They come from the elementary to the intermediate school. That additional time on the bus, the time for the transfer, and the time to travel back and forth, right, between the intermediate school and the primary building is about 15 minutes each morning and 15 minutes each afternoon. So, when we go back to the thought that the average amount of time that the student spends on the bus is 40 minutes in the morning, 40 minutes in the afternoon, on average, okay? Of that, we've got the times that goes for transfers, right, and travel to the elementary. So, if you took that time, 15 minutes in the morning, 15 minutes in the afternoon, and you eliminate that, the average amount of time the child will be on the bus will be 50 minutes a day. Over the course of the year, that's 90 hours of saved time.
I don't know those of you who work with two calendars I know Tammy does. When you work with multiple calendars sometimes you are in your personal calendar and you think you're in another calendar and I put the event on my calendar and I didn't share it with other people. So I caught a lot of flack for that I was like look at all these things I did correctly. Did one thing. So this has been a lifesaver this is really you know putting things in there so they can at their fingertips they know right where everything is any kind of direction or calendar like events for the day is going to be in their calendar. Another thing that is a fantastic way that has cut down on confusion in our building and just for them to go >> [sighs and gasps] >> and that's what we're looking for we just want them to be like one less thing on their shoulders and so we call this the Landis Hub.
And so it is really important that we can't we can't put all new things in the hands of our educators all at one time and expect them to do it well. So making sure that we map that out, making sure that we give them time to learn something new, to implement something new, to work out the kinks, to feel like they're doing a good job. Our teachers want to do the best they can for the kids in front of them every day. And it's it's really our responsibility to make sure that we're supporting them to be able to do that work and to give them the materials that they need to be able to do that work. So that's it.
Is that private company or just through the city? Um it's somebody that we used that we used before. It's a company out of Ottawa. I know we do have a sign a sign shop or something. I don't know how the county or city does signs, but it sounds like you got it worked out. Yeah, yeah, we just I mean, I just called everything and I'm like, "Who does signs?" And they were like, Okay. Thank you, Darin. Anything else, Darin? Uh I would just recommend just to highlight the hours and keep the dogs off. I don't think they should stay clear of any trespassing comments or anything like that. >> Yeah, I I asked the lady to do me a quote, but they just said like, "No no animals or something." And then like that. Close it however you would word it, like close to public from 7:30 to 5:30.
So, I would entertain a motion to approve senior day as presented. Second. Motion by Elton, second by Allison. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed, same sign. Motion passes 6-0. Item number 14, summer school. So, we do have summer school at Central Plains Elementary School on there. Um looking at approximately 25 to 30 kids grade 7 at K- through 3, and they have 10 days scheduled on there from 8:30 to noon starting July 6th and then ending the 17th. So, um we do have a couple teachers that have volunteered to help, and some paraeducators as well. Could be possibly looking for one more teacher to slide in there to help, and we have the cost on there, total cost looking around $8,100 for the summer December so summer school at the elementary at Central Plains.
I'm just asking the question, right? Seems to me like that you know, people don't don't lack for places to walk in Albany and everyone what they lack is guidance, right? The desire to go on but not not a lack of of places to walk. But uh so have we done anything at all or have we done anything at all to ask people Yeah, I I can't I don't have any statistics but But that I have talked to as I kind of asked, "Would you use this? Do you like this idea?" It's all been positive. And they're like, "I would love that." But there is no tracking to the complex, you know? So, yeah, it has been positive. What if allowing Parks and Rec to come and do events on the track, would that be enough of a qualifier rather than have this that's open gate where we could have regulated in the back where maybe Parks and Rec came to that open it up and that would be enough to to be able to do um No.
So if you have any questions about the stuff that you read in the goals, they could answer it here in the room tonight. We'd be happy to meet with you or via email or a phone call as well.
Often we have where the commission voted five in favor, 25 against. It's the exact opposite of what we're seeing in our events, right? So, we want to ask about that process and does the commission have more sway or power than than cuz it it appears they do. Now, that could just be an appearance, right? But what does that process truly look like, and what happens in those initial conversations when these bylaws are are really proposed, and um so, we do have some questions as well. And as a conference, uh so principals and athletic directors are are inviting the IHSA to our June meeting. I'm I'm interested to find out what you find out about the governance of it Yeah. I know that if if we're represented the same way that every other school district in Illinois is represented, Yeah. um you know, as a one-to-one and not proportional, Sure.
Is there any discussion? All those in favor? That motion passes 5-0. Congratulations, Chloe. All right. And Miss Nancy, could you come back up front and center? All right. The Avon Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees would like to congratulate Nancy Oregon with the passage of the following resolution. Whereas Nancy Oregon is the saludiatoran of the Avon High School class of 2026 with a 5.533 GPA. Whereas Nancy Oregon will be selecting from Harvard University, Columbia University, or University of Chicago to continue her education majoring in biochemistry. Whereas Nancy Oregon is a 2026 Indiana Association of School Principles, IASP, regional academic all-star, and a 202526 national nationally commended scholar. Whereas Nancy Oregon was designated a 2025 rising star. I'm going to have to use a little place marker here to make sure. Uh 2025 rising star, yes, rising star of Indiana, a 2025 academic all-American, a 2024 AP scholar, and 2025 AP scholar with distinction, a 2025 distinguished young woman champion, a DECA state qualifier, a 2024 original or oratory state champion, and a member of the 2022 23 Indiana State School Music Association, ISMA state champion.
Any questions? All in favor? >> I. >> None opposed. And lastly, the 26th 27 curriculum sixth through 8th grades have a social studies at a cost of 5,780. >> Are these books or is it all? >> It's digital. We have a set in the classroom, but then it's a digital that students access it on their Chromebooks. >> I need a motion in a second for this as well. >> I'll make a motion to approve the curriculum for social studies. >> A second. A motion and a second.
So, if your if your buses are running directly to three K through five buildings, rather than having to do the transfer in and the transfer back out again in the evening, the amount of time you'd save for students on the bus is pretty significant. So, if we were to reconfigure the bus routes, right, so that you were going to three K5, you're not only going to save on transportation costs, right? Obviously, it's fewer miles and time, but it's also creating a balanced distribution of students among the buildings. I think I must have a heavy finger. Who's John Miller? Yeah, jump to the next slide. So, let's put all this together. Okay, try to be a little lighter on it. When we look at the information we've been talking about, here's what we come up with. Okay. We have a declining enrollment, loss of funds, right?
It has all the pertinent links in the hub that pertain to our teachers. Not us it's for them. And so in the hub we have it labeled out and we have done a couple different mock-ups of like cuz they were they get confused or they thought it was too much. We take off links that no longer apply. We put in new links like fruit and vegetable each month that new year gets added and then it's gone that month and a new one's added every place is replaced. So in a teacher's world we send out and and and an admin we send out emails all the time email email. You've got this link this link this link this link well they didn't know where anything was so they're going back through their emails trying to find everything. What we've done is if it's important to us it's important to them we put it in the hub.
So if you have any questions for us I'll just say I appreciate you coming to the committee with the timeline so we have an idea of you know, it's the three-year process essentially when you look at it. So it's a big commitment and it's certainly a big financial commitment as well. So I I really appreciate that we have a curriculum cycle moving forward and um presentations like this certainly help. Do you review the the key elements of high-quality? Do you also take into consideration if they're in if they are in curate as to So that was the one point I was going to was that the tools the primary tools we use in addition to the rubrics that uh Mrs. Pavao spoke of is um EdReports which is a national um vetting of the quality of of curriculum materials as well as Curate which is done by Massachusetts teachers and then obviously the benefit there is that that is more aligned to our state standards.
Johnny, the reason I mention that is the one time that someone goes out there and says um "Didn't see the sign, you can't be here." and they tell her to you know, whatever. Yep. Then she just has to go in with her tail tucked. She has no words. She has no grounds. It's like a law enforcement officer out there doing something that's not illegal going to say something. You got to have some grounds to be able to say something to somebody. Yeah, so you start off with a nicer if you need to be mean, you can. I'd go on Facebook, tell people we're offensive, not to give everybody a hard Okay. Thank you. Nobody has anything else for Darin or else we'll move on to board reports. Any of the board members have anything they want to bring up? Um I just had one thing.
Any questions? I would entertain a motion to approve summer school at Central Plains Elementary as for 2026 as presented. So moved. Motion by Allison. Second. Seconded by Josh. All those in favor say aye. Aye.