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That weekend we were gone from Thursday on. On Thursday we went to Lincolnland. Ended up eighth high as a team, fourth in the pigs, seventh high team in reasons and eighth high team in sheep and goats. Uh, I ended up as the sixth high individual, seventh in swine, 10th high individual sheep and goats, seventh in reasons, and then Addison was fifth in swine. That was a pretty good day for me. I got called out in every division in the top 10. ICC, we went 10th overall, and we ended up being the high team in cattle, beating some very high quality teams from across the country between Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Um, we were fifth high team in reasons, 10th high in Addison was 10th in cattle, Ari was sixth individual in cattle, and then I ended up being fifth in cattle. So, we were pretty tight across the cattle, kind of fell out of bed everywhere else.
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It's not a situation where they they you're cart blanching the entire project. All we're All you're approving tonight is just the facilities That is it. Will they Sorry. Just wanted to ask this, too. Um let's and I know future tense here, but let's say the audit comes back, will they also assist us in if we needed to say, "Hey, this building's XYZ, it's going to cost this much." Would they be able to help maybe do like a computer rendering if we wanted to look at building a new building elsewhere? Would they be the same outfit? Cuz I know they would help us on the renovation side, but let's say we wanted to build a new somewhere else. Would they do the same? >> Yeah. So, and and that would be a case there, Josh, where you would probably either we could use their architects to go out and bid out to have a different architect.
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So, if an English learner, for example, needs translation services, our Chromebooks will provide that. if they need access to something for an IEP for an accommodation or an extended um time through Canvas, our Chromebooks provide that. The one that seems to be our biggest need in terms of students having access to a personal device would be those with a documented medical condition. Um that does outline that it would need to come through a licensed health uh professional. Um, we all have seen probably circumstances where somebody with diabetes might have a monitor or there's a heart monitor that's not appropriate to put on a school issued device. And so we'll work with those parents and those families on that. Um, at the end of the day, we're going to work with legal counsel. We're going to work with those partners that we have such as schoolboard associations and NEOLA to provide us some guidance policy.
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They they keep calling me and saying, "How are they doing?" And I said, "Well, get on your phone and take a look because you can see." Oh, yeah. I forgot all about that. They tell me they're doing their work. And I said, "Well, you can see here. This bar graph should be here." And it's here. So, you know, check a little harder. So, the parent piece is huge. And that's that's all we have. Um, I do want to you also got a copy of our yearbook and I want to give kudos to Mrs. Beth Meyers who is the Cox yearbook advisor for so many years. Um, this is a fantastic book. It's very representative of our our year at the academy. And I would like to read from the introduction if I could. The Phoenix, a name chosen by students for students. The Phoenix is a mythological bird known for its ability to burst into flames and rise again from its own ashes.
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We started a list of bad girl rules and uh eventually uh we'll probably publish them, but I'm just going to write down one. Uh bad girls share information. um sometimes. >> So along with that sharing information, I I think we probably have time. So the town I grew up in um I'm not sure if there's something specific going on, but someone published um on uh social media, something I think is pretty you could substitute um Ashland here. Our town's future is being shaped right now and we cannot afford to sit on the sidelines. And that's right now. It's always the decisions made by our elected officials affect our schools, our neighbors, our safety, our quality of life. If we want real change, we must demand it. >> This is a critical moment. Too often, leaders make choices that don't reflect the will of people simply because they are ignoring us.
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Oh, and of course, I just reminded myself. Um listening. So, maybe the beginning of the '90s or so, I saw a course at Birmingham State, and it was called listening, and I the forgotten skill. So, I went to it, cuz I said, "Well, you know, I don't know I I know about hearing, but not necessarily listening." And it was probably one of the best class [clears throat] I've ever taken, and uh this is an awesome book uh by Madeline Burley-Allen, and we it was like a bunch of arborists, me, and a couple of other people, and we She did all these activities. She was absolutely fabulous. And it was clear that we weren't listening, even in the listening class. Uh but I really learned, you know, that there's a diff- listening is actually an acquired skill. And I think it's one that's definitely in short supply in the town, because when we go to say something and we're shut down, I was told at one point, as I recall, that there I they were disagreeing with what I'm saying, but I I get my couple of minutes, and then there's a disagreement with me, instead of just listening to me.
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>> Yeah, that seems good. These elusive goals and objectives or I don't know since no ONE CAN FIND THEIR WAY around the website. I mean, I don't know what it could be under. Who knows? Um, all right. So, uh, where am I? Suggested improvements. Uh, >> can I can I There's a couple things. So, >> yeah. anything. >> There's two things that come to mind when we talk about that. Sometimes if you mention you have questions or you mention improvements, I feel like it the reaction is is um an attack on public service and I think that's a disservice to everyone and I wish that would stop and and to me that goes with communication and clear listening instead of of acting like it's an attack. Um, I also think that I feel like a lot of times we get curated information, which doesn't mean it's incorrect, but it might be part of the story.
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So we're not being told that the budget came actually down. It's in those parentheses. Um, so this whole thing about kee tech is just this weird windy stuff blowing around. It just doesn't even mean anything. >> So, and I think that goes along with that. I think mentioned it before, partial information like I that there was a budget um kind of booklet published saying it was independent and it was published by the town manager which I would not call independent. Now, I agree there was citations for independent data in the report. Yeah. >> But I I don't think most people would call a report by the town manager independent. Do you? >> And I don't. Um, I I just think like for the reason we started this show, we basically get one perspective and we're told this is the gospel truth and anyone who doesn't uh embrace this as the gospel truth is uh just kidding themselves.
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And Domestico swings and misses. It's going to be two and two here with two outs and one runner on third in the bottom of the second. Thought Domestico looking to help herself here, George. Let's see if she can do it. Yeah. Exactly. [crying] Wait a minute. That one's going to Wow. And a nice play on a in a high pop up in foul territory. Uh Yeah. McDonald over to McDonald. She makes the play to end the inning. Uh but, the Clockers do answer back with a run of their own. Uh they do leave one more runner on base. They strand one. But, with uh one infield hit and a pass ball, the Clockers are able to get a run across. And uh we're we're not cooking. Back one to one going to the top of the third. >> Back one to one. Yeah, just chipping away.
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Any questions? Burlington there's a hand out a couple of these out here but any of you need them a golf tournament that we've got going on here. >> Yeah. So, it'll be Saturday, um, June 20th, and so there's information on there. >> Well, you can drive the cart or something. >> Um, so we awarded $2,163 in grants this spring to 244 educators in support of their efforts to expand their academic program programs at school. Um so the following programs are funded. Um senior prom >> uh BMS mentoring program Earth Day project at VHS in conjunction with uh the VES phone party for movement expiration day and pay it forward project. So, we're excited about the future of the foundation and what's going to do at USD forward. Um, there's some photos out on the Facebook page that share to follow. Um, so then also EverG impact.
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Um we also can get people virtually coming in at that time if we need to send some uh Google Meets or anything like that out as well. probably won't be >> because Okay, I won't be switching it out. >> Okay. Um, then is that going to be at the district office? >> That's where we've had it in the past. So, >> you know, we could I would I would rather have it there, especially with a lot of the items we have going on in the district at that time. So, >> I think that works for me. >> Okay. Wednesday, June 24th at 7:30 a.m. at the district office. Um, item number 12, summer worker compensation. >> As of right now, we're paying our summer adult workers the same as our student workers. Uh, that hasn't changed in >> A long time. So, >> years. >> Yeah.
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So, which is pretty cool. Um we have some statistical data for you that Leanne Weller provided at Territorial. We currently have 547 students at Del Rio 476, HMS 468, and CBHS 595. That was as of last Monday. And then one thing I wanted to show you was our average daily attendance rate. You know, this has been a huge problem all around the state with most districts not even getting to 70%. Every one of our schools is at um 93 I don't know how much more I can think. 90 I'm just thanks. Everybody's at 93% or above which is super cool. I did include for you this in your packet and I wanted to explain a couple things about it. This we >> it's in your it's on your um >> it is on your computer on >> the one that's color so okay seven. So the one thing I wanted to now the chair is falling apart.
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And then we've developed an AI assignment stoplight to help teachers communicate to students when it might be okay to use AI as a tool and when they shouldn't. So, a red light assignment would be we never use AI for it and in general, we would like to roll out that we assume all assignments are red light unless the teacher says otherwise, meaning we don't use AI unless teacher gives permission for it. A yellow light assignment would be always ask your teacher first for permission and then a green light would be something like we're using it as a tool in the classroom, which would be rare, more rare in the K4 than the 512 land. For K4, some AI rules and again, you'll see these repeat they'll be similar trends to what the staff was, but for K4 students, we should always ask our teacher before we use AI.
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Anybody have any questions on the April employment recommendations? >> Can I please have a motion to approve the April employment recommendations? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Tiffany and Vivian. >> Yes. Resignations. We accepted resignation from Veronica Flurry, primary school parah, effective at the end of the school year. We accepted a resignation from Lydia Diaz Moya, middle school e bilingual teacher, effective at the end of the school year. We accepted a resignation from Mary Lavinoli, part-time lunch monitor, effective at the end of the school year. We accepted a resignation from Karen Jansen, middle school reading interventionist, effective at the end of the school year. We accepted a resignation from Riley Hudac, second grade teacher, effective at the end of the school year. We accept a resation from Estella Serrano custodian effective June 30th, 2026. We accept the resignation from Francisco Serrano custodian effective June 30th, 2026.
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So, tonight we're looking at protocol number three, which is a pretty straightforward one. It's board member communication via email. Um so, board members, part A, board members will be judicious with their use of email and understand that most emails are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and as such can be made public. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, board members will not reply all to any district email or text. Board members will CC the board on questions emailed or texted to the superintendent. And if an email is sent to the entire board from a community member, the board president will respond. So, I know last time we hit a little bit on the Open Meetings Act and how we are kind of bound to like certain um forums for for group discussion and that includes uh texts and emails. So, um So, yeah.
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So um any questions? >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Um, next we'll hear from Mrs. Glass over here. You magically appeared. Change over here. Uh, to listen to some cost savings and efficiency. >> Yes. Thank you, Mrs. Parent. Good evening, board members. Uh, Avon received a check from our RX benefits for the rebate for quarter 4 of 2025 in the amount of $231,219.89. That not only helps support our self-insured fund, but it also help us to keep our premiums down. >> Thank you, Mrs. Glass. And then finally, we're going to hear from Dr. Windam on the second reading of some board policy updates. >> Yes. Thank you. Um, as you know, we are regularly reviewing our policies, working with the Indiana School Boards Association to make sure that our policies are up to date. We reviewed these policies in April for first reading u but bring them back uh to you for second reading um and and if approved then they would become uh active policies.
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But even if the last one was like there's gaps and that's why for me, you know, we we are the holders of 160 plus million dollars of the taxpayers funds. Every year. At least now a minimum of every year. It's gone up significantly since I started here. And I feel that we're beholden to them to ensure that their money is accurately, adequately, and rightly spent. And if there is potential for fraud, I mean, I brought to the board 2 years ago a cash is king policy because we had people that were complaining about having to go in to a sporting event at a high school and having to pay with a credit card. Now we have people complaining about having to go pay the fees to use the credit card they're told they have to use. And they couldn't use cash. And the reason one of the reasons one of the reasons I was told that that was not a good idea was because the influx of cash during any sporting event and I'll use sporting event, it could be a play or whatever, drama, doesn't matter, band concert, um anytime cash is present, there's a risk for for somebody to pocket money.
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And then this is another cool thing that the Illinois circuit does. So, all these contests that we're going to that you guys have approved us to do, there's a there's a group that puts on, they call it the all-around awards. So they out of the five contests they take your best four. They add up your scores and the person with the lowest one wins at the end of the day. I ended up 10th in that all around out ofund or out of like >> 300 >> out of 300 and Aubrey ended up 20 first. So out of the the two kids here from Dela we were and Addison, what were you? 33rd. >> 26th. >> Top 25 banners. >> Yeah. So top 26 out of a 300 or something. All three of us were up in there. So it was that that means that we judge consistently from contest to contest.
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Yeah. Okay. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't tied to renovations only. So. All we're All you're approving tonight is just the audit at this point in time. You need to make a motion? Oh, sorry. I need a motion. I'll make a motion. Okay, I got a motion. Do I have a second? >> I second. Okay, I have a motion second. I was going to say I love how you guys always have the discussion before the motion. So, any further discussion? >> [laughter] >> All those in favor signify by say Saying "Aye." Aye. Opposed the same. Okay, that carries. We've got [clears throat] to ask when we think about it cuz I'll forget. >> [laughter] >> Board, I I do want to thank you this evening. I think that this is a step in the right direction. Um you know, as as the two years I've been here and it's actually two years this evening.
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We've already come up with a in essence a draft um that's being reviewed by legal counsel, but Niola does expect to release some guidance documentation on that in the future. I want to share a couple of goals that our team has batted around at Huntington North and that I know the administrative teams at the various schools in the district have also considered. Um at the end of the day, this is going to be a shift. Um and so we know we're going to have to communicate clearly with our stakeholders, uh particularly with our parents and students. It's already out there. I spoke at the optimist club last week. One of the parents asked about it. Um and I said, I think maybe our biggest challenge could be with parents um who have to culturally shift how they operate and communicate with their students um during the school day.
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