001pledge join us. Please stay in the room. Otherwise, you're welcome to step out. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for the opportunity to serve the community and the students here at North Central. Uh we thank you for a good start to the school year and we ask you to be with the educators and the faculty and staff and everybody that's responsible for the education of these students and molding their minds and molding them into young adults. In your name we pray. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, call this meeting to order. First thing on the agenda is the approval of
002the agenda. >> Any changes? >> No additions. >> Any questions? I move to accept the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> All opposed. Motion carries 5. At this time, we'll take comments from patrons. All right, we'll move on to the consent agenda. uh planes, fundraisers. I don't think we have any donations this month officially with the offices. One study trip and then quite a few ECA personnel. Um Mr. Beach is kind of filling out the ball coaches and got a couple spring ones on there, too. Looks like spring ones. >> All right. I will entertain a motion on the consent agenda. >> I'll make the motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >>
003All opposed. Motion carries. 5. >> Okay. So, at the last July board meeting, gave me permission to go ahead and hire. So, you didn't have a lot of movement since then, but we do have a few folks resigned or we needed to get in place for that first day. So I'd ask the board go ahead and approve these after the fact. But u we had two resignations preschool parah and then a regular para at the elementary. >> Everybody okay to take the resignations together? >> Yes. >> All right. I will make a motion to approve the resignations as presented. I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. I. All opposed. Motion carries 5 front here. This goes from one extreme to the other, but we've got um preschool paras. And then we
004have a second preschool par. This is Desiree. She's worked in the cafeteria for us for years, but she's switching over preschool, which is great. Excited for her. I think she's excited about it. I don't care. excited to have her. She's a good lady. So, Desi and Heather are both preschool parents. Eric, not he accepted his resignation a little over a month ago. Um Eric's doing the retire rehire type deal. So, he draws retirement. So, he met with me this summer and asked about it. So, I'm recommend Eric be hired back as a bus driver. And then Ana Walters, um she is how close is she, Mr. Middleton? semester away, >> hopefully. Yeah. December. >> Yeah. So, Anna worked for us last year as an eighth grade math teacher. Did a fine job, but we hired
005her on as an adjunct teacher because she does not have a fouryear degree. So, can't even really put her on an emergency on old emergency license. You have to hire those kind of folks as adjunk. So, um she is still not quite finished close. Um there's an agreement in your in your packet. Um but again she's not officially part of a bargaining unit. Um we have to have a separate employment agreement with her but similar salary those type of things to what our teachers make this year. Help me out Mr. Milton. Exactly. What is her role? I know she's opportunity school and other things but she does opportunity school and she's sort of helping to service students that have a board study hall combination of everything. So we ask that you approve Anna on an
006adjunct teacher contract or agreement for the 25 26 school >> take all those together >> you can take together whatever we need to >> anybody go with that >> the young teacher even though she's not part of the bargaining is that education or is that does that count towards the >> it does count toward education yeah it counts toward the 40 what is it >> that's Absolutely. >> 45% >> 65% say it's 65 >> 65. Sorry, >> but yeah, it does count. Yes. >> All right. I'm entertaining a motion on the classified staff appointments. >> I'll make a motion to accept them as presented. >> Second. Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries 5-0. >> Okay. So other than co really we've not and I know a lot
007of school corporations do this but we've really not dove into this area of the work environment but I think this is definitely one where I'm I'm recommending it. So um virtual work Maddie Woman is a special ed teacher course here at the high school. Um she had her husband had an accident, a very bad accident, burns. Um Maddie needs to take some time to be with him. Um our deal with Maddie is Maddie is um one of well she is the only teacher of record for several of our kids just because of her license. I mean and when I say the only I'm teach the entire corporation. Um, so we also at this time of year too, there's a great deal of paperwork that needs to be done that she would be doing anyway if
008she weren't here. So, um, Ann is asking that we is it two days a week? >> Yeah, two days a week. >> Two days a week for the next three weeks that we allow her to work home. uh get get her IEPs wrapped up, get the paperwork finished um and we'll cover her classes those day, but but not make her take sick days or anything for those days. Um so basically we're approving sick up up to six virtual work days for her two days next three weeks. Does that sound right? >> You think that three weeks is enough? >> She said she was great to start with that. Um, and we'll talk more. She needs something more. Um, just took her supper tonight and saw Chris. Um, they go back down to Indie tomorrow. Um,
009he just can't use his hand. So, just to be there for her, like him. They do have somebody living in with them right now to kind of help out, too. Um, but I know she's a little stressed with stuff. And then, um, we have a new special ed program which has made us all stressed, but it's definitely something she can work on and she said I can work on it at home. and get some stuff done. So, we might come back and ask for more once we know more with more doctor's appointments and stuff, but right now she said that was good. >> Maddie is like a fantastic teacher, correct? Like, >> yes, >> if I remember right, she's won like teacher of the year kind of awards and things like that. >> She's great.
010>> Yeah. >> Okay. Is there any way like this is like totally my world kind of stuff and can we document the exception because we can't be having everyone be asking for this kind of thing. So can we document the reason that we're making this exception is because there is a very extrenuating circumstance with the family and that um for this you know this specific position it takes a specialty anyways. I think that would be fantastic to be documented. That way we can be consistent when something come up in the future. >> Yeah, I'm I'm fine with that. Um in some school corporations, this is pretty common practice. I am not recommending that. I'm not saying that. But they have policy where it's it's like I said, pretty common. I I don't think we want
011to go there yet. That's why I'm bringing it to you. I think I think the board needs to make every one of these calls on anytime we approve you approved virtual work. I see we have a high performing employee we need to make an exception for because they had a something come up. Those are the kind of things I'm looking at and she's able she's got work that she can accomplish. >> Definitely. >> Yeah. If she doesn't do it, it's not going to get done and we're gonna be in trouble with you. >> Any other questions? >> Yeah, I got one. Is it virtual work like with students through virtual or is it just remote? remote for the most part. She's gonna and the tech department is willing to help get her double screen, which
012is great. >> Very helpful because the IEPs didn't come through in um special programs like they thought they would. So, there's a lot of cutting and pasting to get all the IEPs compliant. So, definitely a lot she can be working on and but not she might every so often, >> she's fine. >> Come into like a ACR. >> They're going to come. We got to schedule them when we need them. So there is a chance you might do something like that but more probably remote >> too. Sean Miranda and Maddie are very similar. So Shauna has really stepped up. That's my only question. >> All right. I'll make the motion to approve the remote work for Matt Gman. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. All opposed. Motion carries 5 Z. >> All
013right. I think it takes care of personnel. Bus highway stops. So each year we bring you these. The maps are behind Mr. Ensky, Mr. Co. really not a lot of changes. Um 27 I'm sorry one highway one highway 32 quite a few stops in farmland again not very many at Parker on the highway thankfully but quite a few between Parker and school Iowa they've done a nice job getting those mapped out and Again, we've got several highways going through our school district. So, it's hard to avoid picking up on highways. So, just ask your approval of the highway stops while you're considering that. I mean, buses are we're starting to balance out. Obviously, we've got some overcrowding in some places, but after four or five days, hopefully we can get that squaring away, see where
014we're at. But >> any questions? >> All right. I entertain a motion on the bus highway stops. >> I'll make the motion to accept the bus highway stops. >> Second that motion. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. 5-0. >> Couple other things on transportation while we're on it. Um there's a map down there at the bottom. Uh RAZ, we're into year full full year two here. Um we have quite a bit of participation in this program between the three county schools and now we're also getting some more schools involved. But if you do see Central buses out in the county, just know that we are going to Winchester and Union City every day and back to Winchester and back to Union City. back to Winchester, back
015home every day. That makes sense. So, and if you don't follow me, just look at that little graph. That's Joan Macau made that for us. She's really good at those. So, but um yeah, a lot of transportation going on there. >> Where we at was we ordered a bus and then it was way out and then maybe it was moved up because somebody else. >> January. >> We're being told January it should be here. >> We got to pay for it when it arrives. >> Well, If we do the lease, which we won't talk about next week at the budget meeting, but that's that's my plan. I hope we'll do three three years of payments. And yes, we'll start next year. >> Yeah, January. That'll be a full-size bus. Um, what else? I talked to
016Mrs. Taylor about this today. McKenna Vento, if you're not familiar with that, schools are required to transport homeless children. So if kids are displaced because of a fire or they're homeless, then you the home district is required to transport them regardless of circumstances. So we do have family that transported most of last year, all of last year. We're continuing to transport them this year. Know it's from Muny. So we're sharing the cost with Muny Community Schools. But just so you know, that's going on. Just want to have an idea of what kind of transportation's going on here. Also, we have bus going every day twice a day to the MAC. We have a morning route for the morning kids and then we have we have we run an afternoon route for our Mac kids. So,
017lots of transportation. Obviously, we continue to go down south. I mean all the way up Green Township, but we go all the way down to to Bluntsville, Modoc, Santville, Bluntsville. So, a lot of miles, lots of miles. Any questions on transportation? Bus drivers are unsung heroes, let me tell you. They uh Hey, they put up with a lot and they uh we're lucky to have the ones we have. So, you know, somebody that's looking for a part-time job, we love to get train bus. We're constantly needed. We're not the only ones. So, good people, good people driving the bus. Thankful for them. So, all right. Superintendent report an item from last meeting. Um because obviously now we are recording and these are live. So people could log on right now to the website and click
018the little link and they could be watching and listening to us right now from home or wherever they're at. And then also by the statute we have to have those available for a minimum of 90 days >> and those are available now on our website. Mr. Swift has worked hard on that. Try to make that as nice and easy for people to look at. Mr. Headlines worked really hard on getting this seamless. So I included in the board's packet some information on this. This is just from Lisa Tanzel from ISBA. Just reminding you that the 90 days is the requirement. Beyond that there there is no archiving process. You know there are some records we have to keep for decades around here. These we don't we don't have to. It's totally the court's prerogative. How
019long you leave them up there? What do you do with them after 90 days? Do you leave them up there for a year? What do you do with them after a year? Whatever. So, right. You got anything else logistically on this, Beth? >> You can do anything you guys want. >> I guess I just ask at this point we're going to leave on there at least 90 days unless you direct me to do otherwise. I had a few comments. I was talking a little bit before those folks asking to leave them on for for the year doesn't seem out aligning. I don't think that's a bad idea at all. >> I got the same comment and actually he told me that he checked with you as well. >> Yeah. >> And um so his one
020of his things was that the meeting minutes were hard to find. He couldn't find any from this year. >> He found last year's meeting minutes, but he didn't see find a single one from this year. >> So could we pay extra attention to that? I'm on a records retention at work as well. And so our attorneys are very very big on this on getting rid of it as soon as possible. And one reason is is typically when people are going a long way back. They're looking for problems. They're not looking to make a solution. They're looking for problems with with the 90 days. I think that's plenty time. I wish everyone would come to personal, but I get it. It's make it digitally. But I I think that 90 days is a great time frame
021that people it they can listen to it. If they want to be involved, they're involved in it. You're not going back eight months to listen unless you have unless you're looking for to make a profit out of something. Typically, if I could make a comment real quick, you guys continue your discussion. So, I just pulled up our website on the minutes. Um there's a 20 there there's a there's a folder all the way back to 1560. So there's a folder for each school year >> and 25 is on there. >> So all for 10 years the minutes are posted there. Now 2425 last year school year is there and it has minutes from all our meetings. There is a new folder 2526 that has nothing in it because the first meeting of 2526 July just
022approved the minutes. So we don't put the minutes out. Sometimes that's very confusing for folks. >> That makes sense. >> We don't put the minutes out until a month later. But by that time the recordings by the time the recordings fall off they will be in there because we'll always be with >> Yeah. Okay. So the minutes are are updated first thing tomorrow she will go in and upload. >> Fantastic. >> Last month's be minutes and tonight's minutes will be another month away. >> Wonderful. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The only confusing thing is just what he said. Our minutes run July to June. They run on the school year. >> School year not calendar. Um, and then on this, so just clarification for me, are we going to leave them up 90 days and then
023make them unlisted? Are we going to leave them up for a year? Are we going to leave them up for 90 days and then delete them completely off of YouTube and erase the record? Those are the questions I have just for clarification. So I know >> questions >> and we should probably make a >> Can you delete stuff off YouTube forever? your channel from where >> you can say that. >> I thought you could be deleted. >> I thought once you put it out there forever. >> Is there a way to track views? >> Um, yes. >> If you go to the channel, you'll see how many times it was viewed. >> Anybody can see that, right? >> Yeah. I mean, my recommendation or thought at this point would be to leave them up through
024Christmas, you know? first of the year and then see if the older ones are getting any views. They're not going to. And if they're not, then at the first the year, we can say leave them after 90, leave them up for, you know, half a semester, six months at a time, >> address it in policy at the beginning of the year maybe. >> Yeah. I mean, we we'll just leave them on there for now and then, like I said, let's give it four or five months. Well, we just had this discussion in my office because Beth's really going to try to take over the web page. A lot aspects of that understand. >> I mean, the fact that we have 10 years worth of minutes on our websites like we had we need that many
025folders. It's got >> we really don't have policy on that. We just we've left them all. >> As secretary, I can act on the mints. I can't act on a video, >> right? So as secretary of a cor of any corporation, we act on the minutes, not on a video. So to me, the video means nothing. It can only cause problems. The minutes are what's important to me. And my big ask for last month about it is because I don't know if there's any kind of Freedom of Information Act that we had to follow like the federal government does. If somebody comes to us two years later and says, "Hey, I want to see the video from but it sounds like le from Lisa's message." He said, "After 90 days, you can delete." >> If
026I don't physically delete it, then yes. If I just pull it off the page and make it hidden, then yes, it's could be a foyer act. >> Lisa's advice is after the 90 days, the recording may be destroyed. So that's that's straight from my SBA. I don't think we'd be getting trouble if somebody comes a year from now and says, "I want to see the August >> if we had deleted it 90 days." >> Yeah. >> Just say, "Sorry, it's been after 90 days. We cleaned our website off there for >> That's fantastic. Those are what's important to me. >> Everybody agree. Maybe bring this up in January, end of the year." I'm good with that. Yeah. see what's happened. Good work. You guys good on that? We got our We got it figured out.
027>> I was concerned about was the tracking of how many views because that's going to be I mean, >> yeah, >> that's a lot. >> Yeah. >> So, so we're going to leave it on till >> leave it on for now. >> What different I'm just curious what difference does that make to tracker of how many views? Because my concern isn't going to come up unless there's something that happens at this meeting today that in six months from now they don't want to go back. The only reason that the views are going to go because it's some huge there's a viral moment >> when Bradley goes off >> with a phone right now. >> I can't get >> you got comments turned off on that video. >> Do we take action? Do we need to
028take action on this or >> I don't I don't think you do. >> I don't think so. >> I don't think we need to take any action. as long as I know what we're doing. At this point, I am waiting and not touching anything until you guys tell me to do something different. >> Leave them on there. You're good. >> Yual requirements kind of. >> Thank you for that discussion. Appreciate it. >> Uh, a couple of other things. Um, bare necessities. So, just an update on this. This is a great program that was started here at the high school a few years ago. Um, just frankly, I just wanted to be known that I'm very disappointed. Um but some things happened at the end of the school year where those supplies were kind of pushed
029out and then also donated to red is it red door >> attic window sorry um and and really as donations to school corporation. Um really the board should have taken action on if you wanted that to I mean anytime we any type of piece of equipment we we I can't just sell it or donate it or whatever the board needs to take action on. It's kind of neat. So um you know as superintendent I'm frankly not real pleased with myself that this happened. Um we're going to take measures to see that this doesn't happen again. um when staff members leave uh we need to do a better job of accounting for the equipment and the room and in addition to supplies like bare necessities. If folks are not familiar with bare necessities and if I
030don't get this right, Mr. Milton, Mr. Taylor, whoever, please chime in. But um you know, it's it's hygiene items that are donated to the school, clothing just for for kids in need. And how many employees are part of the organization of it? >> Well, really this is this is a very in informal group that was started I guess by by a teacher and got some help from a few other teachers. Definitely some kids and then just generous folks that wanted to contribute. A lot of teachers to be honest with a lot of staff members contributed to it. So made monetary contributions to it. So, um, help me out, Mr. Milton. There is an account, not through my office, but through ECA account, right, through Brook. So, they there's a place where money comes in. It's
031not just cashier and go buy some. It goes through the books at the high school. Um, so there wasn't anything shady about that. I'm not saying that. It's just that the actual objects, items were basically cleared up. So I I don't know how else to say it other than that. I mean, so uh kind of scrambling here at the beginning of the year because at open house typically we we had table out and as kids come back in we're trying to get items out to them. And like I said, it's kind of been common practice here last year. But I'm not surprised at all. people here at the nurse central stepped up immediately and um I thank those folks for filling the need. So I think we're gonna be fine. We'll get it get it
032all going. Shauna Miranda is going to organize it. Sean is fantastic. Could not pick a better person to take over this. So she's already got supplies poured in and donations everything else. So if the board has any comments from Mr. Middleton, you want to if I I didn't get that right, please correct me. But >> I talked to Shauna last week after the breakfast and she said she's going to incorporate it in our class and help with teaching some life skills and some inventory of all what they've got. So not only is it a good program for the students that need it, that'll be a positive in the classroom as well, >> right? And it's discreet, too. So if a student needs it, what happens is it just shows up in their lockers. So it's
033not a publicity thing and it's just it's just for students to need. And so yeah, the students are excited. It'll be a good program. >> I love that piece of it, by the way. That's a fantastic like that's great. Any questions on that? Okay, an update. I'll finish with the other item here, but an update on solar. So, u Ron can help me out here, but for the most part, I think we are down to the with Baragy. We're down to the punch list. Ron's been working through that with them. There's a couple landscaping items we're finishing up, but as far as electrical and hookups and everything done. All right. So at that point once that was wrapped up which it's been wrapped up on time they they met their obligation there then it was
034turned over to AP and we had to get permission to approve the installation. So a has once that was submitted in July by Verigy with all the documentation and pictures literally they had to send pictures and of everything a had 10 days to respond. Well yesterday was day 10 and we had not got a response. So this morning I fired an email off to A CC Far and just said we are waiting on a response from you. We have a solar field that we would like to get energized here. And by this afternoon, I got a response from AAP. So, and I'll just it was at 3:54 today. Your system. Hello, Mr. Bolton and Very. Your system is approved and is now in the meter installation phase. So, we have been approved, but now they
035have to come out and install a different meter, which we thought this might be the case, but why they couldn't do this the last 10 days when they were, I don't know, but we're in another phase. And now it says, "Please allow 10 to 20 business days for us to install a meter. You'll receive permission to operate once the meter is installed." So, we we are literally down to few cosmetic things. Like I said, we're waiting on EAP to switch the meter and it could be up to 20 business days. So, that's frustrating. But >> when you when you get the meter, does Very come turn it on again? Like, do they actually make it go live? >> UDP does that when they hook up the meter? Once you receive, this is once you receive
036permission to operate and may still be a good idea to reach out to your installer to see if there's anything needed on your end to get the system from operational. >> It was with us. Yes. >> Okay. >> So, just to be clear, we're expecting this to save us approximately $15,000 a month. >> I would hope >> this is delaying a month because of this. So we are down about $15,000 just over waiting for the >> and it's peak it's peak time right now. >> So I mean we we've had an understanding all along it would be August the 1 of August. So >> but so we're saying Mary finished on time but we're still missing out by month >> because we're waiting on a >> yeah but that wasn't at Bar's timeline. Does that
037make sense? The question I'm asking, >> you get what I'm saying, right? They should have known. They deal with AL. >> We we knew we've known that. We knew this going. I mean, we knew this from our project out here on the Cleveland house. >> We had the same issue in the Cleveland house. We had construction done and we waited >> You can weeks for that. >> Okay. >> So, and I don't know. I mean, they may be here tomorrow. >> Yeah. >> That's cute. >> Yeah. So you got the punch list items you used to have you center. >> Oh yeah. >> I don't know that I'd pay that till they come back after the meter turn on that. I mean yeah I wouldn't let the landscaping that anything else wrong. Nick's getting tired
038of mowing. >> She what? >> Nikki's getting tired of mowing. >> They'll be eating. >> Yeah, we were getting sheep in. >> We are. The problem was it got so I mean sheep if you saw sheep aren't until the punch list, >> right? >> They've been eating the wires off of the rain. We're hoping it's the last time we vote for a while. We start getting sheep in there, but that's the plan. >> All right. >> And finally, just a few comments on opening days. Off to a good start. Uh we had a great great event a week ago Monday. Uh me teacher was fantastic. So we started last year with the entire corporation going at the same time. U good uh good turnout at the elementary. I think there was good turnout at the
039high school. U there was a seventh grade orientation that night. Student services, Mr. Bell had a good good group of parents in for that. Some good good start school year. Principles you want comments on the start and you want to share. >> I think it's one of the best starts to the school I've ever had. >> It is. >> It has been what's made it so great. We >> I like success stories. Talk about all those nastly any criers. Teachers were students alike. >> My wife cried when she had to go back to school. >> Very good. Very good. >> Three-year-olds. Well, we won't talk preschools, but as far as Yeah, six. >> We've just we've really just focused on being positive and the culture part of it. I think everybody just seems seems to
040be buying in. So, I couldn't be happier with with our students and students been great. Staff's been great. So, keep it rolling. Mr. Headlin, Mrs. Headlin, Mr. Canrell, it's like their busiest week of the year. Is that fair to say? Usually from the they're busy all the time. I'm not trying to downplay anything, but pretty much from the first day of school till about now, it is non-stop. Like, I've been constantly asking about how's the help desk look, how's the help desk look, and they're responding just extremely quickly. If I could just get them to work for AV, I'd be really happy, but they're on it. >> How many Chromebooks have you fixed? >> Oh my gosh. >> Chromebooks had to fix not that much. Password resets like 400. >> 400. So, this they're this
041is their busy busy time. They they've done a fantastic job. Really pleased with the technology getting the new Chromebooks out. It's been been a good good start. So, thank them for that. Um, real quick, couple things and then let you guys talk. Budget. Mrs. Jes and I have been working pretty hard over the last definitely last two weeks. We have a budget presentation to the board and to the public. Anybody can attend. We'll have to record and live stream this. But next Tuesday night, I think on the agenda I sent you guys in the packet. I had the 12. I don't listen. I just pointed out to me that was my mistake. It's next Tuesday night at six o'clock. We'll present the budget. Um then obviously we we still have to have our hearing and
042adoption and all that later on in September, but um lots of good things. Obviously some big challenges coming for schools, but uh as you'll see Tuesday, we're we're in good position right now. But I do think some things are going to change in the next 12 months with enrollment and just uh some things going on with property taxes that definitely have an impact on us. So we'll present all that. All we're doing, the only action ite unless something comes up between now and then, the only action item night will be permission to advertise. And again, by permission advertise, you're not approving it at all. Um, you're just allowing us to to put it out there in gateway and on the newspaper and to invite people to come make public comment at the public hearing. So,
043that's the only action you'll take next Tuesday night. That's the budget. Next regular meeting is September 9th, 6 o'clock. >> That's all I've got to do. >> Right. Do I have anything else? >> Just thank you for the great start to the year. My boys were only there for two days and we went State Fair, but it was they really enjoyed the first two days. They were only slightly miserable Thursday night from being exhausted. So, and then uh Randolph County and specifically Monroe Central uh were very well representing the last two weeks at the end state fair. >> That's great. Central students did very very well on statewide competitions. So, many banners, lots of hard work from year round work. So, congratulations to all of those individuals. I wasn't able to make it to the
044elementary for the open house, but I did make it to the high school and building and grounds look great. Look like a great turnout. Say all three of my kids are happy with their teachers and enjoying the first week of school. Well, thanks to everybody for making making it go. That this meeting's journal walk through the night at the elementary.