Madison Consolidated High School. Uh the first one, the Community Foundation of Madison, Jeff County, Nathan Hadley Memorial Fund for Career Readiness donated $3,600 to be used to fund career readiness programs. Second one, the Community Foundation of Madison Jefferson County um Mary Battles Canada Memorial Endowment donated $3,900 to be used for academic teams. Number three, the Community Foundation of Madison, Jefferson County donated $5,200 from the Madison Con consolidated high school special education endowment to provide support for special education services. Fourth, one, New Steel Gallatin donated $350 to the after prom. Number five, Arvin Singo donated $100 to the after prom. Number six, B&E Ponler Farms, Inc. donated $250 to the FFA to be used to support FFA activities. The Community Foundation of Madison Jefferson County Lou Noble Gift of Art Fund donated $700 to the fine arts academy to be used to support arts enrichment experiences and special programs for the students.
So, I I know that you will do great things and I thank you. Um some of the moments I'll treasure the most came from spending time with our students. Jen Shields and Corey McGann gave me the opportunity to chaperone trips that reminded me what this work is really about. Helping kids grow into compassionate, curious people. Along the way again to know educators like Kelly and Aaron and Mike in those settings made me appreciate even more the extraordinary people serving our children every day. Corey and Jen, I will always be so grateful to you for trusting me with that and that will forever be the highlight of my one of the great highlights of my life and I consider you all now friends as well. You're you're not getting rid of me that quickly. I'm grateful too for all the leaders across our buildings. I'm so proud of all of you.
At least by angle. All right, let's see. Mustangs trying to work the ball around. Brown gets it. Brown pass to Behan. Behan covered by Sen. Behan turn around thought about it. Passing, that is. Dore with it now. Dore is passed to Ferrier. Ferrier gets it to Pillard. 10 minutes left in regulation, folks. Here we go. Pillard with a swim move. Pillard dishes it off to Brown. Brown trying to get in. Excellent defense from Nostrum there. I mean, that was not Nostrum. That was Yeah, it was Nostrum. My bad. I think I probably Oh, what a shot there. Just wide. >> [applause and cheering] >> Never mind. I retract my sorry. This is Brown with it. Brown getting smacked by Fiore. Working it around. Mustangs, if they want to get in this one, they need goals and they need them quick. Easier said than done. Coming in and keeping them out.
The phone goes off. Um, somebody drops one out of their backpack or something like that. You can see the protocols that the schools follow that are in the handbook there. First offenses, second offenses, third offenses. At the high school, I spoke with Mr. Brownie and he obviously has an email in there to you as well where they're doing that. They do have yonder pouches available for the students at the high school. They're generally an off and away policy. So they may I guess I would say to you they don't have every single person using the yonder pouch walking through the door. So we're not sitting here and trying to lie to you and tell you they're all using them because they're not. Uh but if this if they're off and away, they've they've gotten they've gotten to the same result of having phones away. If students bring their phones out again, you'll see their protocol for dealing with them, taking them, giving them back, sometimes having a parent come in, having students serve, different consequences for that.
First offenses, second offenses, third offenses. At the high school, I spoke with Mr. Brownie and he obviously has an email in there to you as well where they're doing that. They do have yonder pouches available for the students at the high school. They're generally an off and away policy. So they may I guess I would say to you they don't have every single person using the yonder pouch walking through the door. So we're not sitting here and trying to lie to you and tell you they're all using them because they're not. Uh but if this if they're off and away, they've they've gotten they've gotten to the same result of having phones away. If students bring their phones out, again, you'll see their protocol for dealing with them, taking them, giving them back, sometimes having a parent come in, having students serve different consequences for that.
Uh you know, enrollment based funding versus attendance based funding. That's not that doesn't get spoken very spoken about very often uh how the how the funding formula is applied. And it's it's very complicated. Uh even after listening to it multiple times, you know, we always come up with new questions, you know, why why is this the way? And uh there there needs to be more advocacy from uh from the collective board uh members throughout the state uh through CSBA to change that funding formula uh to you know make it uh fair to uh middle of the line school districts like like ours, right? We are not we're not the at the uh far end of the of the uh of the funding. Neither are we a basic aid. So we we're right stuck in the middle. So we are very dependent on the state dollars uh for for to run our program.
>> [applause] >> Clarissa Knutson >> [cheering] >> I want to thank God for guiding me and giving me amazing opportunities. My parents for always being there and giving me a blessed life. And my teacher Tack for helping me become confident to do great things. My future plans are to work as a CNA and to go to cosmetology school. Isabella Rose Cons I would like to thank God for the blessings he has bestowed upon me, my family and friends, and most importantly my mom and dad for their constant love and support. I am grateful for my teachers at the Village, especially CR and Carolyn. I will be studying nursing at Ave Maria University. Emily Christina Coons. I want to thank my parents for supporting me in my sport and academically. I could not have done it without them. Thank you Angela, CR, Flame, Susan and Jake for your influence and help.
So in fact that 16,000 I didn't change it today because I just talked to Julie today is not necessarily 16,000. I'm not saying we shouldn't do what you want to say but but I want to make sure that everybody's clear that a little simple move over here is not always a simple move. this society in this country tries to go ahead and do very simple solutions to very complex problems and so we just have to keep that in mind. I will bring you a balanced budget based on what you tell me. But I just want you to be aware of that. So I will finish with two things.
>> Thank you. >> Just to add a little bit to that, um, is used as an intervention tool. So when they're doing the synchronous and asynchronous sessions, it's all grade level material. So that's specifically used as intervention to help build that foundation. Um so that way you know especially with math you kind of build on top and it's those bottom layers your Jenga is going to fall over and so just allows us to fill in those blocks to make sure students can perform on the state assessments at grade level. What are your areas that you feel that you can grow the most in especially with math move moving forward? Is that engagement with students? Um is that I I don't know teacher principal I mean you're piggy back on that. Um I think so growth is not necessarily linear. So I feel like in all aspects of online we can continue to grow.
Number eight, the Community Foundation of Madison Jefferson County Jonathan Minky Memorial Endowment donated $2,100 to the theater department. Number nine, McKay Accounting Services LLC donated $500 to the boys golf team. Number 10, Castleman's Eminence LLC. McDonald's donated $1,000 to the elite choir to be used to support the choir program. Number 11, Julie Moore donated $200 to the girls track team to be used for track apparel. 26-108 approval full trip request. Uh, number one, we have an out of state field trip request from Amy Whitaker, L coordinator, to take 40 MCHS Latino Club members to Kings Island, Mason, Ohio on May 23rd of 2026. It's a non-school day. Number two, we have a request from Kelly Kimpton, biology teacher, to take 25 students to Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, Kentucky on May 23rd, 2026, non-school day. The students will observe different types of motion that they study in theory throughout the school year and observe Newton's law as they pertain to force, momentum, work, and power.
I got the chance to know Pete at Warren Site Council and I'm so impressed with the way that you lead that building and the wonderful group on the Site Council. I can only speak to the one that I was on but I just think we're just so lucky in this community to have the involved parents that we do as well as administrators who really care and uh work well together. Um As for the many people across town who care deeply about this community, um many select board members. I met Steve Mitchell on my first day out campaigning for my first campaign and we've been fast friends ever since. Um Claudia Bennett who has served this community in so many wonderful ways. Joe Mennianni, Brandy, Yolanda, Nakita and so many others. And to our to Jack Lewis and Karen who are always fighting for Ashland and I know that you actually know who we are and There's Kathy Bates.
Oh, Weisman's going to get a flag on that one as the Canary hits the canvas. And the turf. All right. Mustangs on that far side. Brown has it. >> [snorts] >> Brown walking up by the 30. Fiore on him. Fiore knocks it loose. Good defense there. But, there is going to be a whistle and Weisman is going to the box. This is a great opportunity for the Mustangs. and let's see if the Raiders can kill this penalty. It's 1 minute. The way the Raiders have been playing though, it's seems like they're going to hang on to this one, but we will see. Here comes Pillard. Pillard to Beahan, back to Pillard. Beahan back. Oh, almost Nostrum. Almost closed the gap on that one. And what a save from Abscess. Abscess getting pressured though. Brown to Nostrum to O'Leary. O'Leary does get it. O'Leary up the sideline.
Um, there is there has been just and you may have seen this recently in the news. Um, I just sent it to our and want to acknowledge our incoming superintendent, Superintendent Cruiser, who is here uh checking this meeting out tonight, and I was trying to keep her away, telling her she's going to have plenty of these to come to, but she's a glutton there. in that sense. But I I have we have been including her in some emails and keeping her up to date on things. My point being there is some money available via the state wanting to keep phones off and away and from different yonder is obviously one way to do it. There's some different devices that can do it too. So we are looking in that. She and I talked about that earlier this evening. Um, I'm not sure.
There is there has been just and you may have seen this recently in the news. Um, I just sent it to our and want to acknowledge our incoming superintendent, Superintendent Cruiser, who is here checking this meeting out tonight and I was trying to keep her away, tell her she's going to have plenty of these to come to, but she's a glutton there in that sense. But I I have we have been including her in some emails and keeping her up to date on things. Uh my point being there is some money available via the state wanting to keep phones off and away in from different yonder is obviously one way to do it. There's some different devices that can do it too. So we are looking in that she and I talked about that earlier this evening.
So it becomes a little tricky and of course you know always uh there's a great reminder from Dr. Fentes to stay engaged with your elected officials. You know just like how uh we see uh our community come to the board meetings and point out deficiencies in our budget in the school budget. uh we should also be brave enough to stand up to the elected officials uh at the city uh and the state level to to tell them that hey maybe we don't need a highspeed rail we maybe you know send that money to the schools we need better school uh u facilities and so on so you know we should be able to do that uh with them as well and I do that you know I'm not just uh preaching I'm just I do that every opportunity I get I remind them you Keep your make sure you have your eye on the ball.
I plan to attend Samford University to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. >> [applause] >> Gretchen Krammes. As this era comes to an end, I would certainly wouldn't have made it here alone. I want to thank my parents for pushing me to do my best and the teachers I got to call my besties during their these four years. >> [applause] >> Mary Christine Kundert. Thank you to Susan and all of my teachers for being the real goats and helping me through. My flabbers have been gasted with all the love and support of the Village the past few years. I can't wait to attend UCCS next year. Elijah Mikael Lockett. >> [cheering] >> In deep gratitude, I want to thank my family, friends, and those who have poured support into my life. You all have made the last 18 years so full, and you'll never know the overflow your support has had in my life.
Any questions? But also if uh you just need to give me direction to say if you want me to to readjust the 62,000 then give me that direction. You're not voting on anything, but you're telling me as direction and then we will go back and we will look to see what we can do with that. >> I can't speak for the rest, but that is what I would like. >> What do you guys have? What? What? >> Well, tonight we're on 10 two the things that we're going to vote on don't relate to what you and Lisa and the conversation. So, >> the one area that it might would be the salary schedule for extracurricular, right? >> But we would just bring you back to salary schedule in June. Okay. those back back in or you could table the when you go to approve the salary schedules, you could go ahead and approve all the salary schedules except the extracurricular salary schedule and >> bring it back in.
So that just in math that's ELA history science grow and building relationships. Um learning in itself is you know unique some kids how you learn what you learn what interests you and so for us it's just about continuing to plant that intellectual seed and making sure that they have the right soil the right water so that every student can then blossom to be an exceptional learner. So to answer directly, it's all areas of what that looks like. Specifically with math, as a former math teacher, I think it's just those foundation skills, I think when kids come to us and just in general, they're all at different levels. Um, she has a very unique job because she teaches 6th through 12th grade. >> And so finding that balance of making sure each individual group grows, but then collectively we're continuing to grow as a program. Didn't know what that means.
Number three, we have two out of state field trips. Uh request from Marsha and Madison Junior High School grade fifth grade team leader to take fifth graders uh to follow followed by a lunch to Joe's Crab Shack in Louisville, Kentucky. On May 12th, 2026, 105 fifth graders and May 15th, 2026, 85 fifth graders. uh splitting the fifth graders in two separate days. We have an out of state field trip request from Madison Junior High School principal Jordan Warner to take 150 seventh graders to Malibu Jacks, Louisville, Kentucky on May 19th, 2026. This is a good behavior and incentive trip for seventh graders. Number five, we have an out ofstate field trip request from Jenna Carter Junior High College and career readiness teacher to take eight students to the Louisville Science Center on May 15th. We have an out ofstate field trip request from high school band director to take 9inth through 12th grade band students to Kings Island on May 9th of 2026.
I You missed it. I talked about Anne Brandy. Oh my gosh. Um Hi Kathy. I appreciate you. And I said it earlier but I'm setting saying it again. Kathy, I mean I think one of the things I'm trying to say with a lot of words and I'm going on and on is that um none of this happens because of any one person. And we all have our part to play, every single person in this room. Um including my family supporting me and we all have the people behind the scenes that support us. Um but it never just happens with one person. And the way that we've collaborated and it kind of sounds like we're bragging about it, but it's true. We all go to conferences and people are like, "What do you What's in the water in in Ashland? Like how are you how are you doing?