NCAA Okay. NCAA quality miss Right, we'll say. I don't know the quality of the NCAA, but They reported to us that the track was unsafe. I think what he's saying is it's too close to the stands, and then the concrete on the barrier around the I wonder if we couldn't create just like shorter lanes, like only be four lanes instead of six lanes, so that there is a distance from where the practice can be. The other track that I think about seems like it's future track. I don't know why they don't I mean, I'll tell you I mean, it could just be a Well, who knows if it's Yeah. It could be a volunteer. Um Those I heard mention that would be like the security and military and stuff on campus. I'm thinking if we were to leave all of them out of the security here, they would need to have a full background check, I think it's that Uh Well, and I'm sure we should clarify.
There's still building projects going on. Uh in regards to what we call 2.0, that's the south end of Del Rio campus, just the main building, 101. The original bid for that was 3.5 million. That came in in September of 24. We sat on it till September of 25. We added another 400,000 to it. The state paid for that. uh took the project up over just over four million. To date, we've received and paid out 1.3 million on contractor costs including uh architect fees. So that is approaching the halfway down point as far as funding's concerned. Uh we when do they believe everything will be done? Uh Dr. Moody >> for the HVAC project. The HVAC >> they're saying the middle of June. >> I didn't say that. You didn't say that. They said that contract >> the okay the on-site supervisor was saying middle of June >> that's [clears throat] Kendall so prior to prior to school >> okay uh another one that we have uh on on the docket here is and superintendent Daniels mentioned there's been some asbestous abatement and remediation work uh in fact we had a big three-hour meeting today for weatherization for again for the Del Rio campus and [cough] we've got we've got three things going on uh around some windows.
And we don't normally acknowledge them until they don't show up for work. And I think it's important for us to recognize their I mean, their importance and just the indispensability of their contribution to the district. Thank you. There may be some questions. Hold on one second. Yeah. I said there may be some questions from the board. This was a really robust presentation, so No, my only comment was Andre, you said 5 minutes. That was only 4 and 1/2. So, you have time. >> [laughter] >> I just wanted to say thank you again. I know like obviously we heard a lot of, you know, all the tickets and everything is great, but I think one thing that I was surprised about starting as a board member is like obviously we started the school year with some intense weather situations, the loss of buildings, and just knowing that like you know, the weather had like in the middle of the night on a Saturday, and like I already like had texts and emails telling me that it was like under control by like 4:00 a.m.
It's been very cool to see that grassroots group that has really helped advocate on so many different levels, not even not only in just the Avon community, but also downtown and at the state level. So, just want to thank those participants. I know you did a podcast I saw. And then also the administrative staff. I know that's not easy. Uh that's a big time commitment not only for your staff but also those participants that gave up their time to learn more about the school and how could they can be impactful. So, just wanted to say thank you. Um next we'll move to item five, which is uh public comments to the board. And I don't believe any have signed up. So, we'll keep moving. Sure. >> Um so item number six is uh we've added recently comments from the superintendent. Dr. Windham. >> Thank you, Mrs.
So that is pretty much the synopsis of the feasibility study that we generated it. Questions? Yours? We'll put your presentation on our website this week and then you're coming back to all three elementary. Yes, we are there. Um let's see, intermediate school on Tuesday, the 21st and then Wheat Field Wednesday, 22nd and Demont's Thursday. 23rd. Will you present the same information? And then we'll we'll send the survey out. The following week? After those days? >> Yeah. Okay. >> And then once we get all the survey information, the questions then you'll provide that to the board. >> Yeah. We'll we'll come back with all our findings. Board decision. I do have a question for you. We talked a lot about what it would mean for our students. Is there um a glaring negative to reconfiguring the reconfiguring in your opinion? A glaring one? Like something that's just like nothing's jumping out at me as this you should not do this.
I don't you know I mean it is a process to get them started and but we it has been a phenomenal a phenomenal addition to our building and our students if they can't make it they're like, you know, that's the it's a big deal for us to have this as part of our as part of our daily and weekly events. Okay, you're next. >> Okay, I'm up. All right, so um attendance >> only have 2 minutes. I got this. You don't know me, I'm very competitive. So, um attendance initiatives, we've been really working on our attendance and we're working on wanting students to come to school. Um if you ever see us in the morning, like I got a speaker out there and we're jamming every morning when kids come out. Partially because I get bored and I need a little something to do, but we're always, you know, jamming out in the morning and getting, you know, high fives and hugs and trying to make a positive influence for them to want to come into school.
>> No, I was going to the starting point would be EdReports and Curate for sure. Thank you. Oh, sorry. No, I just wanted to say thank you and we'll be very interested to hear um as you go through the the timeline um just to see how it's coming along. So thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So next up we have a couple consent agendas uh first for the 2026 summer sports camp which we all got information in our packets. Um Mr. Kelly, did you want to say anything about it or Just um you know the the summer sports camps are very successful camp that is available to students um grades uh two through nine. Um it's going to run from June 29th to July 31st 9:00 to 12:00 daily. Last year we had 444 participants. Um so very successful. We uh the fee is remaining the same as it was last year which is $65 for the four-day week and $80 for the five-day week.
And so, been talking to JJ, we're going to try and add the um some things to that day also um rather than just going out and doing the live shoot and eating pizza and just >> the hunter's education now? Uh Aubrey Caruthers and Taylor Wilson. And so, Aubrey became fully certified last year uh under Charlie Whitworth. And now, Taylor's going to have to go back and and get that. Uh little over $7,000 in change in in Dr. Wall for heart, which was which is awesome. Um and then starting this year, um it's kind of depending on Mr. Bostick's schedule, um but a lot of times kids could not take band and choir. And so, we've worked that that out this year that if if you're taking band, you can also take choir if you choose to. So, hopefully that will help cuz our vocal music uh especially at the middle school, we were up pretty high.
Any opposed, same sign. Motion passes. I move to approve the resignation of Katie Ryan as middle school assistant girls basketball coach. Second. Motion by Allison and second by Josh. All those in favor say I. I.
This is just like some ideas that have come to mind, cuz we've had conversations with Sergeant Sarah in the past with his concerns. And so, it's been brought up to me about the volunteers. I don't know that that is the best solution. And so, that's why again I would bring it to the board. Could we Could you guys help put your heads together? Could you look at other schools, what are they doing to monitor and keep their school safe while opening up to the public? Maybe it's just cameras. Um I know this gate you can you can open it like it opens at certain hours of the season, or maybe someone has to manually open it. Well, at this meeting I can do that manually and watch this people running in here and even that way they can come in and make their doctor's appointment.
There could be some asbestous containing materials on the sealant and we've got a window project that the states got on the docket for 160,000. If they approve that, all the new excuse me, all the windows in the south building 101 will be replaced and the contractor will at that point whether that's July, August, September, at that point they will remediate [cough] the asbestous containing materials there. a little bit of asbestous in the m in the mastic and then the rest of the building we've had studies done already uh for the connection joints they're called and those studies are done so the contractor is just waiting on the last two reports and that I would imagine would be again if everything's done uh a really quick project and that could also be done when school starts [cough] the last one is with the new buildings over to the north here and we had a meeting last week and the state when I was down there December 13th of 2025 Before they figured $330 for the 9200 square foot building, about 3.2 million for construction costs, and now at $335 a square foot is over 500 per square foot.
and whatever. So, I really just think it's important to voice that and just want to thank all of you for the work that you do. Um I just have uh the district-wide LED lighting upgrades focusing on gyms and cafeteria. I mean, yes, I know that over the years our operations team is managed on limited resources as far as our capital projects and things along those lines. So, something like with that that was grant driven, and so we appreciate kind of the um trying to go out and getting other funds um to help improve the experience of our students, save us long-term on our electric bills, and so um No, I just appreciate what you guys are doing. I I want to add that you have been you have played a significant role in the long-range facility plan. Um in addition to bringing in all the building engineers from and custodial maintenance from across the district, that was extremely important.
Parent. Um believe it or not, we have so many student groups to recognize that we had to move some from tonight's agenda to keep it as short as possible. So, um it has been a spring that really has just been tremendous to see what our students and our staff um have accomplished. So, we had a couple of groups that we moved uh to our April working session or to our May board meeting. We typically recognize validictorian and saludiatoran at the May board meeting, but since Nancy was going to be here anyways, we thought, well, let's go ahead and and add her. So, it is incredible to see um just the great things that our students are accomplishing. Um I also want to take a minute and just um recognize our school board. Uh we found out this past month that you are again uh have recognized from the Indiana School Boards Association as an exemplary board for your work in 2025.
Is there something that I'm missing when I have read the study and then heard the I don't think that there is a glaring disadvantage to it. I think like anything there'll be some growing pains. And it's as much for the adults as for the kids, quite honestly. That's typically how it works, right? We have a hard time making the adjustments. But I think overall what your district leadership and your staff what they do with this will determine how far-reaching the successes go. That makes sense. Because ultimately the success for every child it comes back to that. To the people. I do have a question. Is there any kind of study that shows K through 3 kids together? There's a >> Or K through 5 There's extensive research that indicates that the importance of continuity of curriculum is most evident in grades K through 3. It doesn't indicate that they needed to be separated in any way or that they need to be joined in any way, but that research points out that that is the most impactful years and the effect of the curriculum and having consistency and a vertical alignment is doubly important in those years.
So, another thing we're doing is our um so happy you're here wall and so we have the Landis letters, which I know a lot of the other schools do. So, when they earn all of their Landis letters, they they put it in a spreadsheet and then I put a happy face up. So, every time they earn a happy face, I go in with the grand prize game. You can see on the two, that was the first that was edition one. It got a it got a glow up. There's lights and music and so we come into their classroom and I mean, we are blaring music and so excited and the teachers get to play like the grand prize game. Um and and there is like extra recess, popsicles, prize box, lunch with the admin, certain things like that. So, um it's been a it's been a big thing and it kind of gets competitive.
So we like permission to run that camp again. It's an I think a good bargain. A great bargain. >> [laughter] >> Mhm. Yeah, 100%. Yeah. Um great. Any questions or discussions on this? Motion to approve. Second. So motion by Mr. Nunes second by Ms. Beckwith. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye.
We were at 11 kids 2 years ago, I believe it is. And then we dropped back down. So, as we were looking at that's one of the pieces is is that they they weren't able to take both. And so, we've worked out that schedule with Mr. Baldwin uh and Mr. Bostick's time to be able to allow kids to be able to do both. So, hopefully our fine arts numbers um will increase. And I think if you go to a music concert and you listen to um our bands from fifth grade to high school, you could you can it is one of the most amazing nights, I think, cuz you hear the fifth graders start and you go into sixth grade, then you hear seventh and eighth grade, then you go into the high school and you kind of hear that that top end, and it is it is impressive.
Any opposed, same sign. Motion passes. I move to approve the resignation of Rebecca Whitmer as head coach for the Central Plains Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year. Second. Motion by Allison and second by Josh. All those in favor say I. [clears throat] I.
I don't know if they're going to like my purchase of code in that door and put them or it has to be at my door and then I'll let somebody see them and everything else. But there are gates, like we look at certain gates that will open. You can have them on a timer. They'll open at 4:00 and they'll close at 8:00. >> think 10:00 or 6:00 is good, I think. Yeah. So, I think there's options out there. It doesn't have to be man-run, especially in today's digital life, like we we could probably find something, you know? And And I will say, I love the gate system. I think it's it's a good idea, but it's also not foolproof, right? Like, there have been times where I've gone in line and that gate is open quite a bit. I could go in and I could I could say anything, you know, and there's a camera.