And we're happy to report that all of the grade levels exceeded that number in um participation. And we also wanted to kind of take a close look at it using the panorama data. So, we looked at student reported perseverance scores and they went from 65% in the fall to mid midyear um 70% favorable and then by the final time um in the spring they showed 71% favorable and based on the trainers that dealt with the panorama they said that that was stat statistically significant and that it was a very good jump for them. So, we were very proud to show that jump in perseverance. Um some of the action steps that we did, the main one that we talked about was the map and the AIR style questions for ELA. Uh we noticed that a lot of times the students are familiar with the content.
That's why this made sense to start with first. >> So this doesn't cut down any of the the years of apprenticeship or anything like that. It just kind of helps them get the foot in the door. >> Yes. >> It does cut. Okay. >> The certifications with us. >> Perfect. Any further Drummond and I'll take a motion reference this request. >> Make a motion to approve the articulated agreement between H Huntington North High School Construction Trades and the Indiana Kentucky Regional Council of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Any further questions or comments? I'd just like to say, Mr. Harvey, it's been quite a start uh to building houses and fixing houses up. Um I happened to be involved in a couple conversations right before all this got started about possibly getting a house and seeing how that would work and the foundation was going to help and sounds like a great idea and my goodness.
They're able to tell you about something, but they're not always able to answer the questions maybe because of the style that a question was written in or maybe the wording. So we really wanted to add a little bit more rigor to that in our embed that in our daily instruction. So, a lot of the times we would, you know, maybe it would say site evidence using this or analyze or um different words that they maybe wouldn't be familiar with and by giving them lots of opportunities to use that throughout the year, we felt that they would be more comfortable in answering those questions and we felt that that had a big impact on their app scores. Um, we also focus on a couple other things that you can read there, the goal setting and some academic teaming. Um, and then when we jumped to our second goal, we talked about the daily SEAL strategies and we really kind of did a lot of different things with that.
Um it was much much better idea than that. So just well done. It's it's really a successful program and it took almost well it seems like it took nothing to get started so you made it look good >> and congratulations as well uh sir for secondary teacher of the year welldeserved among experts you shine uh daily with our students so thank you for all you do >> anything further and let's go ahead and vote on that motion That motion passes 6. Move on to D5 2026 high ability camp. Thank you, Mrs. Drummond, Mr. Harvey. >> Mr. Allen, this evening we bring before you um asking for your approval uh for our high ability jazz camp at Hanks North High School for June 8th through the June 19th um from noon to 2 o'clock. Uh Michael Pedock, M Matt Walter, and Alex Walters are the um instructors.
Um, we wanted them to really focus, as we said, on perseverance and grit. So, we had a book study this year and we used the magical yet series of books and tied that in. We used a different book for every trimester and did some activities related to that to focus on that. Um, Kristen did every single day she did different things for things over announcements. So whether it was mindful Monday, talk it out Tuesday, work it out Wednesday, just little tips and things that the kids could use. Um, and then a lot of times there'd be little slides that could go with that. So along with portrait of a graduate and those slides, we were able to just really continue to talk about perseverance and grit throughout the year. And one thing I think had a really big impact is that we did some STEM activities that were related to um, perseverance and grit.
They do an awesome job. Um program is funded through our high ability grant. Mark your calendars. The final performance is going to be Friday, June the 19th at noon at the Rotary Park outside per um and it's outside performance right there by the Rotary Park. You're going to think you're in the Tonight Show when they start playing because it's it is really good and they do an awesome job and a great feeder program into our high school. So asking permission uh for this to happen June 8th to June 19th. >> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the 2026 summer high ability camp program as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller.
And we had a whole family night in which we brought a speaker in for the parents. And while the parents were listening to a speaker and learning how they could support their child with perseverance and grit, the students were all depending on their grade level working on different STEM activities in which they would have to demonstrate that. And at the end of that to kind of culminate it um after the parents learned a little bit of information, they sat down with their student and kind of came up with a family plan for that. So, I think just really using that language throughout the year, hearing it at home, hearing it at school, and tying all those things together really helped to boost that perseverance score. The goal setting was at the end of the event, too, and I thought parents would just scoot out of there as quickly as possible, but they really did sit down and take it very seriously and have a lot of good conversations with students.
Any questions or comments before we vote? Thank you for telling me when the performances. I missed it last year. >> No further. Let's vote. That motion passes six to zero. Going on to D6, 2026 Kinder Camp, Mr. Peters. >> Again, we're asking permission uh to run our Kinder Camp program that's scheduled to run from July 20th uh to the 31st of July uh Monday through Friday uh from 8 to noon. Uh our future kinders will have breakfast. They'll have lunch uh that's being served. Uh exciting program to bring them in and get them acclimated to um the going through the cafeteria and riding a bus. Um super proud of our partnership with United Way of Huntington County and the Huntington County Youth Services Bureau that helps fund this uh program that we have. I will tell you that the only uh elementary that would not be having uh kinder camp is going to be Salomony uh due to construction on the HVAC system.
So, um, we would like to possibly do that again, something similar. Um, our reflections are that digging into panorama data really helps us. Um, just looking at the overall sense of belonging gives us a little bit of information, but the reason we picked grid is that was our lowest reported score from students and our um, teachers. Um, and kind of looking at next year or our future, um, one of the things that our SLT talked about is we don't want to just abandon grit and say like, h, we made it. We're not doing that anymore. So, we want to weave that into whatever we do. Um, and we're looking at emotional control because that seems to be one of our um, areas that students report having some challenges with as well. Um, Julie kind of talked about the unified culture, but really everybody focusing on grit we think made a huge difference and like she said, pulling in the parents, the community, um, all the teachers, everybody really focused on um, that that goal and it unified us as a team.
They would not be hosting a kinder camp um this summer. So, just asking for your approval um to have this program. >> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I entertain a motion reference this agenda item. make a motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Kinder Camp program as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Uh, I would just like to say that this kinder camp being when it's when we don't have it, there's trouble, you know. Um, I hear about that a lot. So, I'm I'm glad that it's it's back for for a while now. So, I wonder what was it? We had a couple of things happen some point. We had summer construction one year and cancelled most of >> all the construction projects. Yeah. >> Yeah. Anyway, it's good stuff. >> Any other comments? >> I know you're not going to be here next year, but the goal would be to get it back at ceremony then once construction's finished.
Um, and then just the consistency and connection. The consistency of every day doing announcements, um, giving kids short little tips and things that they can try, that helped keep us all connected and and really focus on the goal. So, those are kind of some things we're thinking about continuing to do for next year. Have questions for us?
>> Correct. Next summer. Yes. Correct. >> Paying attention. Lynn, one question about those ceremony kids then. Uh is there an opportunity to bust them to another for kinder camp. >> It's really that's a great question um because we've tried to how can you replicate and that's the piece of this where you're in your own building and where those future kinders are going to get acclimated to their own building. There's no way that we can replicate that anywhere else that they would have that same sense that same feel of feel of going through that cafeteria line getting into their classroom uh knowing the buses they ride kind of thing. So, um, we've looked at, uh, different options and there's really no way that we can replicate that anywhere else. >> Anything further? >> Let's vote on the motion. >> I recommend approval of the additional summer.
>> Any questions? >> You're thinking of something. No, just a comment. I [laughter] guess I guess I like I like the where you were going at the end here, which I I in my my interpretation of it was you prioritized and put the focus in on it. Um, so I'd like to see, you know, next for the upcoming school year. Um, okay. Like you said, you're not giving up on grit, but what are what are the the new items that you're going to be working on and putting the focus on? Yeah, definitely emotional control because that was the area that we kept that kept coming up over and over again with students and um staff too. So, >> and it still ties into perseverance and >> great. We're planning on weaving that right in there. So, >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you.
I'm on the wrong step ahead. I recommend the approval of the 2026 Kinder Camp program as presented. >> Already got that. >> We already got that. And a second. >> And we voted. >> And we're voting. >> I second that motion. >> And and and that and the vote is 6. >> I'll wake up here just >> moving on to D7. additional summer I read teachers. >> We are gearing up for our summer I read program. Uh currently right now uh we have around 102 students that would be second and third grade. Um and that's a 15-day program that starts June 8th through the 26th. And so just asking again that's 8 to noon. Uh they'll have breakfast and lunch served as well there in our summer IE program. Asking for two additional teachers with our numbers the way they are. uh asking for um you to accept um through a motion today uh Katie Hunt and Jessica Denton as two additional teachers.
[applause] >> Louise White is next. can't come too. >> Hello. Uh, I'm Michael Wall. I'm the principal of Louise White. And here with me is Megan Bone, one of our kindergarten teachers. And we're going to update you. >> Yes. So we took a look at our literacy goal and our sense of belonging goal for SEAL goal. For our goal, 60% of our students for literacy were to meet or exceed their grow on math assessment. So we're our starting metric was about 55% close to 50 56% and then our end of the year update was that 63% of our students did meet their MAP growth goal. Um so we did meet that goal which is awesome. And then for a sense of belonging, we focus on peer relationships. And then our goal is to improve the end ofear score um by 10% which was ambitious. Um compared to last year, we were up 3% which is great.
>> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the additional summer IA teachers as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall.
And then um we ended up the year with about 6% growth which is awesome but as you can see about with we had about 200 students was close to kind of where um we were favor favorable with those percentage changes. >> Yes. Panorama, the consultants said that's a terrible goal. That's way too high. Um, so mistakes were made. Uh, however, uh, the 6% on their chart for the number of kids that um, how did we do it, you asked? Thanks. Thanks for asking. Uh, we took these key action steps, which I'll talk to you about on the next slide. Here we are at the next slide. We made this growth by focusing on several areas. So, one was PLC's. So we had um kind of a reset. We've been doing PLC's for a long time and as as you go different teams kind of branch out.
Any questions or comments prior to voting? So, I know we probably talked about this, but it it comes back around in my head. Mr. Peters, um the cost alimony is going to be closed. How are we going to deal with those students? Are we doing it in like two different locations? One location for Irene. >> They'll be in one school location. >> Okay. >> Yes, we'll bring those students into one location. Uh they'll all be right there. The staff will be right there. >> Yes. >> Good question, >> Mr. Peters. You're also This is small group instruction, correct? There's no minimum of 15 per like you would in the secondary. >> That's correct. We are not bound by the DOE restrictions of of that one to to 10 15 class size. Correct. >> Thank you. >> Anything further before we vote? >> Let's put on the motion.
So we kind of did a reset of what is a good PLC look like and so teams evaluated themselves three times throughout the year uh on the same rubric to show growth. And each time we did it, teams were reporting that they were growing uh further and further along the spectrum of well functioning PLC teams. And I think that that played a big factor in um our academic growth. We focused on learning intentions and success criteria. Um and this was an SLTE um professional development focus and we saw lots of growth uh in teachers utilizing those things. And then that impacted everything including classroom observations where kids are able to speak to what they're learning and how they they'll know they'll be successful. um in literacy. We also focused on um the um Illinois comprehensive literacy plan practices through training for the whole staff and then that was expressed throughout classrooms in lots of different ways most notably in our primary uh with a um deeper focus on phonics this year.
That motion passes 6. Moving on to D8 2026 extended school year. Mr. Rimberry >> board, this is our annual request um in compliance with article 7 for students who qualify uh for extended school year. I would ask that uh as an action item that we approve this tonight for our kids that uh will be utilizing that this summer. >> Thank you, Mr. Brimberry. I'll entertain a motion reference this request. >> Recommend approval of the 2026 extended school year as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Quick question. Mr. Do you remind us what extended school year amounts to? >> Yeah, it's a it's um there are seven different categories on article 7 that a student could qualify on. There's three that would be prevalent typically, but it's recruitment uh recruitment of academic uh goals, needs on children that would qualify under article 7 of special education.