Um I want to make sure anybody else. I know Jamie Robinette is not here but she did also she is jumping into one of those student achievement specialist positions as well. So um these are exciting times for these teachers. I don't want to say a loss, but it's exciting for them to to transition into something else. Um, I will say one of my boys is in Courtney's class and um she's a great teacher, so I mean she'll do great things as she moves on. So, um, okay. Uh, moving forward here, uh, Mr. Hawk, do you have a presentation for CC or is that just a double up on >> Miss Carlson has one? >> All right, Mrs. Carlson, you're up. All right. So, we thought we would share um what we did for roundup this year and then with the addition of our prek roundup, we just wanted to share a little bit of what we did on each night.
That's a first draft of that plan. Um Dr. Dr. Dots worked with the middle school principles to make sure that we didn't create something that the child said, "I'm going to be a marine biologist and then everything we tried to help him with at the high school level, they're like, "No, it said when I was seventh grade, that's all I'm doing. Don't don't teach me Spanish. I'm going to go be a um so we worked hard to get some qu cooperation there." Also, in the middle schools, each student needs to earn at least two high school credits. Both of those credits need to earn a C or higher. For all of our students, we've added a couple of courses in the middle school um that all kids would take anyway to build upon the possibilities of algebra, geometry, JRT, some egg classes, and now there's a couple of business classes that can go along with that.
We approved at 50. We're getting there. Next up is consideration of recommendation to approve the Columbia Elementary School Cafeteria remodel project. That's why you're here. >> All right. >> Well, you're up.
A really dangerous spot here for the Mustangs. This thing could potentially get blown wide open right now. And Yustaris puts one into center field and that is going to be a base hit knocking in Kazanjian. Base hit single RBI single for Nico into center field. Another run scores as Kazanjian moves in from third. Kriegsman heads over to third, Wilson to second and the bases are still loaded for Bella Domestico with no outs. Yeah, that was the you know, having having Yustaris, you know, [crying] at at bat with bases loaded and no outs is pretty much the ideal situation for the Clockers. Absolutely. Getting to the top here is the ideal situation with no outs, right and the bases loaded to the top of the order. Bella Domestico takes a ball high. Two balls. Yeah, this is again, perfect situation. Top of the order coming up, no outs, bases loaded.
Okay? So when I called KD about what we could do if we got in a bind and had a big class, they said we could ultimately put a cap on it and say that if they're out of district, they would be the first ones taken out of the cap out of it if there was an in district kid that wanted that spot. Okay, they said that's one way. Another another way that we could approach this too is we could put extended fees on there for out of district kids for preschool. Can't do that for kindergarten up. Okay. But kindergarten up, the state funding follows the kid. Okay. Preschool, it doesn't. So, we're going to have some conversations about that. Um, I don't know if we've had any more people, Miss Shei, have we had any more preschool kids the past couple days try to enroll that you know of >> Two out of district.
And do we have people that we are want? >> Yes, we did not before. And we bumped the pay $5 an hour and now Mr. Billy, >> we have fully demands. >> Okay. >> All right. Any other questions, comments? >> No. >> This is an action item. Again, I'll entertain. >> I'll make a motion to approve the increase of the summer school hourly rate to $50 for certified teachers effective summer 2026. All in favor? >> Oh, wait. A second, please. A second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Item 8 C, part-time Ames preschool teacher. So, for um next school year, um we've been working very um close with our um sped um department and with um Mrs. uh Cox. and we really feel that we need a part-time Ames preschool teacher with the uh the number of students that are coming into our district um that have special needs.
If you can do the ones for the high school. >> Yep. Okay, so um the way it's set up here is you have your what we would generate in year one for uh the solar, which is again around using a round number 2.5 uh KWH 2.5 milli KWH. Um at the two high schools, you're spending about 1.3 almost 1.4 million dollars. It just goes to ComEd. Now, you would not recoup all your money even if you were to 100% offset. There's filing fees, there's taxes, there's all kinds of different things in your bill that solar doesn't offset. And we take all that into account. This is purely energy savings along with some some demand. And the way demand works, we're not going to offset demand completely. We're going to shift your peak demand day from the highest most expensive day because that's the warmest sunniest day of the year where everybody pays that high peak demand.
So, uh, yeah, I think this will be, um, you know, hard for some parents to understand, but we have given the state three years to try to fix this. And, um, in comparison, in comparing what many other school districts are doing, many are having this exact same conversation because you just cannot sustain $300,000 deficit year over year over year. And we we tried to give them time to fix it. It's clearly not going to be fixed anytime soon. So, um, will the qualification for free and reduced lunch not allow for student fees to be collected from those students? >> It will allow us to collect those fees. We just can't send them to collections. >> Okay. So, you will um assess the student fee, but if not paid, then they can't be sent to collection. >> Okay. And then my other question is about uh the frequency.
Julie, uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but it was just this last legislative session that the executive So, the executive, uh, session law changed to allow for boards to meet during an investigation. The The other reason that was in place before had to be final action, at which point it's public, and the it's required to be that final action is required to be made public based on case law because there were uh, the press had requested notification. Is that accurate? That's true, and the other thing I would say is, you know, if we're talking about the performance of an employee, sometimes they have the ability to, come before the board to make a decision if it relates to their employment being terminated, so you can't prejudge. So, I'm thinking the focus of this would not be on the person and the charges or pending charges, but the the focus would be on the the process and the system, um, and how do we think this might have happened and what might we do to fix it?
Um they're very similar. Um, prek is new. That was a new one this year. And so it was a much um simplified version as opposed to the kindergarten roundup. So um similar idea just a lot less involved. Just wanted to get the littles in the building, see the space, um and get them excited about coming to school. So all right, do this the right way. Here we go. So for kindergarten roundup, we had Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Hawk greeted the students as they came in the door and then the five of us, six of us teachers um had a space in the gym and each kindergarten student came to one of us and we tested them with a bance test. Do they know their letters? Do they know their numbers? Can they write their name? Things like that. Just so we could have a a >> benchmark.
The teachers who designed the new business classes also designed it understanding that it's kids' first attempt at a high school credit and what the stakes are and then supports that go along with that. Again, weeda again attendance and ninth grade is on ninth and tth grade is on track for graduation. Making sure you have the the right amount of credits. They did raise the amount of credits. Dr. Dets will talk about that. That was not a red letter day for us, but but we figured it out. I think we're good to go. Also, coursework, CTE credits, um I learn biology, which we're above the state average for. Just putting a plug in there. Woohoo. PSAT benchmark scores. And then attendance again. And then in the 12th grade, it's all about graduation. It's the SAT SC cut score that is the same as the college entry cut scores.
Any questions for Mr. Skinner? >> You have to stand down the podium. >> I will. >> Josh is like, uh, initiation. >> Hey, that's right. I bet you before I cut loose milk. >> All right. Do we really need this project? >> Leaning over. No, I'm just No, we just uh you know, we when we built the intermediate school, it was very, you know, nice and everything. And uh then we've remodeled Fair View since then. Uh the junior high has recently been remodeled. Um, so just kind of looking at the needs of the school who kind of is dated, if you will, for a better choice of words. So Colombia is one of those that uh kind of try to give them a facelift in their cafeteria. >> Sort of take off of the junior high model. >> Yes, it'll it'll be very similar. Um, yeah.
Every hit, every walk scores a run. Domestico takes another one, three and 0. 3-0 here. This is This is an automatic take here, you would have to think, George. There is no chance she's swinging at this pitch. I would have to believe that she's getting the take sign and she does indeed show take all the way. That knocks an RBI in on the walk. And we've got another run as Domestico works the walk, Yustaris over to second, Kriegsman in to score and Wilson moves on over to third. That brings up Ava Vendetti for her second at bat of the inning as Quinn Herder moves to courtesy run for Bella Domestico. Vendetti got this thing going in to start the inning with the error by the center fielder. Yep, and now we're at 7-2. If Vendetti hits an opposite field that's going to drop. That's going to drop.
Okay. Okay. >> But could I mean it could be more, >> right? >> Yeah. So, >> you're saying a total of two >> that are out of district that are planning on bringing their kids to our preschool. And how many total enrollment for pre? >> We're looking at almost 30 now today. >> Uh just something to think about and keep in your mind a little. Uh modular update. Uh they're starting the concrete. Uh Scott Scotty's starting the concrete footings over at the modular unit. Uh Miss Murphy talked a little bit about our KISSA update. Amber Miller was in the district for accreditation pieces last week. Went really well. So we feel like we're in a good spot. uh give you guys a little bit of feedback on our virtual budget. We're going to be cutting it really close on those credits. We don't feel like at this time we're going to have to republish the virtual budget, but the credits are um quite a bit higher coming in than what we anticipated and what graduation and Lions told us with bringing oatme on on the the virtual side of things as well.
Um it's essential to ensure the safety of both our students and our staff and this would be a a part-time position. we have somebody um already that is going through um their um becoming a teacher and they will teach half the day and then they will be a parah because they're right now a full-time para. So, we have somebody already lined up who we feel will do a great job, but we need that halftime position or else it's um we just don't know the influx of kids coming in and and um the need is there. >> And again, we have the budget capacity. >> Yes, >> absolutely.
We're going to shift it because we're producing solar on that day to a much less expensive day where maybe uh you you get a savings because you're you already have the solar that's producing at the higher point. This helps ComEd. This is things that they they need to do. So, again, we're not offsetting demand completely, but you do pay a lot in demand charges, and so it is a nice offset. The year 1. uh three almost one 3.5 million um would be reduced by uh call it rough number in thousands of dollars would be taken off for the two high schools. We would We would throw in that rebate I said of uh for ComEd, which is 556,000, the smart the ITC credit, which is the IRA, and then wreck income, which is again paid over the 6 years. We added in some future O&M costs.
So I'm presuming obviously the K through five that's an annual supply fee. Some of the student fees in middle school and many of them in high school would be on a semester basis. So will there be two collection periods for middle school and high school? >> No, it would just be one. So when they sign up for those classes just like have we have that we did previously they will receive one bill and it will actually have each quarter or each semester of what those costs would be but it only be one bill >> and then if a student were to drop ad um then the the school treasurer would be the one that would take that up with finance. >> That is correct. Okay. Yes. They will adjust it. They will prorrate it. >> Okay. Thanks. >> So I have a couple questions. First of all, uh did you come up with a projected collection ratio?
I'd encourage any kind of, uh, timeline be placed in a guideline and not in board policy because, as Mr. McGiver said, every situation is different, and sometimes you would want to know and would expect to know immediately, and other times you need investigations to occur. I appreciate that. And And just since this is a public meeting and and folks can can come on and and review this later, um, I just want to be clear that every time there's something like this, I notify members of the board that there's an investigation occurring, and, um, usually end of that message with call with questions. Um, and so there there is no, you know, in this situation or others at least in the last couple of years that I've been in this role are no situations, and correct me if I'm wrong, but that um I have known about an investigation that you didn't know about and then didn't offer to have a conversation about.
>> A benchmark. There you go. of them coming into kindergarten so we can know what to expect from them. And then the families got to visit the nurse's office and then Mr. Troy gave everyone coloring books and crayons before they got on the bus. And the parents seemed to have as much fun on the bus as the kids did. And then um we had a spot in the library where they could have a photo op and then we had a place for parents um to be able to log on and register their child. >> We have >> and then we had help for people. Yeah, we had there as well to help English and then they visited Miss Irene in the cafeteria and got a little snack. And then Carol County Promise was set up in the library for the 529 um getting their college education set up.
um is also earning one of the Indiana diplomas and an attendance. Cindy, could you bump me one more time there? Thank you. So, these are the pieces that the state talks about a lot. Academic mastery, career and post secondary readiness, communication, collaboration, work ethic, civic, financial, and digital lit literacy. So, if you'll flip one more time, I will talk a minute about how we're actually getting to those things. So these are slides directly from the DOE and what they're encouraging. So academic mastery looks like proficiency in reading, math, science, social studies. That's largely I learn SAT. The second piece is about the new diploma seals. So remember within the new diploma seals, this is not only credits that you've earned, but sometimes credentials that you've earned. And by credentials, we mean industry certified credentials, not just ones that we made up. We had a very creative teacher who thought that maybe they could create credentials for their pathway.