001regional for the second consecutive year and our fourth in six years uh and qualified for the state finals for our seventh consecutive year where we finished second for the second consecutive year. Uh we had some great individual accomplishments this year. Uh we had three players make the allconerence team, Josie Kelly, Olivia Fowler, and Presley White. Uh, we had one all-state selection. Josie Kelly was her third all-state selection. And we had an academic all-state selection. Payton Cosick. Uh, we also have four the four seniors here are all going on to play college golf next year. Um, Josie will be attending Eastern Kentucky University. Olivia Fowler, University of Tampa. Presley White is going to Taylor University. And Payton Cosick is going to St. Mary's College. So quite a group. very special team. Uh we're really proud of
002them and and uh want to thank you all for recognizing not just us but all the athletes, the student athletes. Um they are such a great representation of our community and our school and hopefully they make you proud. I know they make us proud. Um I want to thank the athletic department, Leah Waldridge, uh Rich Champion and their staff. They do an incredible job. They make our lives as coaches so easy and make it easy for us to to have success. Uh and then certainly uh Dr. Hy and school board, thank you so much for having us and for all your support and everything you do for for all of us. Thank you. >> Thank you for being here. Thank you. Okay. So, the next recognition that we have um is our our monthly hair
003Chevrolet teacher spotlight. And to uh tonight, our hair teachers are coming to us from Noble Crossing. So, while they're making their way down Oh, yep. All right. So, I want to say a couple words as they make their way down here. The hair Chevrolet teacher spotlight program highlights three teachers every month and provides $1,000 to their school for student academic and extracurricular achievement. So with that, I'm going to turn it over to principal Renee Cook. And our smile, >> they brought a fan club, too. I love that. So great. I'm Renee Cook, principal at Noble Crossing. Thank you to members of the board for welcoming us tonight. And it was wonderful to have you this afternoon. We had such fun and learned so much alongside you. We'll start by celebrating them. Our spotlight teachers, Christy
004Boyd, Beth Herszog, and Jenna Wing. So, we'll get started with Christy. Christy is a second grade teacher. She's been teaching for 38 years. Let's give it up for that. What a testament. Beautiful. What a journey. She became a teacher because she enjoys learning herself. She has a love for children. Her goal is for students to be curious, to develop into lifelong learnies. She is a tremendous partner with parents. She wants them to understand that developing skills, it takes time and to be partners in that alongside her. Outside of school, she loves to read. She's a learner, too. Spending time with family and friends and traveling. And she shared that Noblesville schools is a really special place because of the people, the students, the staff, and parents. I couldn't agree more. So, next we're going to
005recognize Beth Herzog. She works with our littlest ones, age three, all the way up to fifth grade as a speech language pathologist. And she has been in that profession for 27 years. She became an SLP because she's really passionate about building language skills and that transfer into reading that's so important for all of our learners. She wants students to communicate confidently and effectively and is a great partner with parents as well. I see that firsthand so often. Um, she wants them to build just helping them narrate daily routines, lots of talk, lots of conversation that builds those foundational skills for language at home. Outside of school, she loves to travel as well and spending time with her dog. And she shared that Noblesville schools is really special because of the relationships. I see a theme
006here of what we all shared [laughter] of what makes Noblesville School so wonderful. And so then finally, we're going to recognize Jenna Wing. She is a fifth grade teacher. She brought a fan club with her as well, which has been fun. She is in her ninth year of teaching. It's her first year in Noblesville. It's been a a gift to have her here. She's tremendous. Um, she became a teacher because she loves making a difference. She wants to impact young kids' lives. Her goal for her students is to fall in love with learning. Um, her advice for parents is to be a team, to come together to help students along that journey outside of school. She enjoys cheering for her own kids and supporting events and her kids go to Noble Crossing. So, it's fun
007to have her in that role. She's deeply a part of our community. It's beautiful. And Noblesville Schools is a great place because she loves to live and work here. So, it's a joy. So, I'm going to introduce all of them to you. You're welcome to come up and shake hands. Thanks so much. >> [applause] >> So, and thank you to Hair Chevrolet and our board for recognizing outstanding educators like them. All right. So, we'll jump in. I'm inviting up more members of the team. You met many of them during our journey through Noble Crossing today. We're going to share a glimpse into the learning, the collaboration, the growth happening at Noble Crossing this year. There's much to celebrate, but today we're going to really center our conversation on our recent lab site experience, which was
008a tremendous opportunity for professional growth. And so tonight, uh, we want to share that story, where we've been this year, where we're headed as a professional learning community. First, as we think about our core beliefs, we center that on relationships. You heard that in our spotlight teachers story as well. our commitment to strong, meaningful relationships with students, parents, one another. And second, our commitment to academic excellence for every learner in our care. And through our journey together tonight, we to share um how our staff really works to bring great expertise, collaboration, and a willingness to continuously stretch, grow themselves, and to support our students well. So, we're proud to be a community that stretches far beyond the walls of Noble Crossing. And so we want to connect that also into our district's strategic goals. Our
009focus on relationships certainly focuses on that high quality instruction. It reflects our commitment to academic excellence, ensuring every student receives rigorous, deep, meaningful learning experiences. And our culture of collaboration, which we'll share tonight, reflects the practice that embody our district's commitment to exceptional staffing. And so we'll get to highlight some of our amazing teachers today. Together, these district priorities shape our work and guide the choices that we make every day in our building. Before we dive into that, it's my pleasure to welcome up Luke Bremer, our assistant principal, who will share more about what it truly means to work and operate as a PLC tonight. >> All right. Thank you. All right. Good evening. At Noble Crossing, as Rene shared, our journey as a professional learning community shapes how we operate, think, and grow as
010educators every single day. Being a PLC isn't something that we do. It's a core part of our belief system and central to who we are. While this work is ongoing, it's important to highlight our job embedded learning opportunities such as professional learning days and labite experiences, which serves as our key benchmarks in our journey. Although we can't fully explore every aspect of this important work in just one evening, we've chosen to focus on our recent lab site experiences that we shared together. Our teachers are true experts in their practice, always seeking to learn, develop, and even outgrow their best practices. And I'm thrilled to welcome up one of our guiding coalition members and fourth grade lead teacher, Gina Mertens. >> It was so nice to host you all today. I always jump at the opportunity
011to show off our school and especially team. So this quote that Luke just read is threefold. First, experts in their practice. That means that we have a deep knowledge of content, but we use effective strategies sometimes discovered through lab sites like you saw today. Deliberate differentiation. We reflect and improve and we collaborate with our PLC's and through lab sites to elevate our practice. Secondly, we seek to learn and develop. Students are always changing and growing. I've been around a long time. They are very different than 20 or 30 years ago. And so we too then must be changing as grow. Thirdly, our teachers outgrow best practices. We don't stop growing once something works. We stay open to new research, new tools, better strategies observed during websites and discussed through our PLC's. We regularly assess data
012and adapt instruction to meet the evolving needs of our learners. This reflective cycle drives continuous improvement for our students. That next quote is my quote, but I'd like to address you to the about the middle of that. that says that um um that Nova Crossing is my second home. And I know I'm not alone in this viewpoint. Our wonderful administrators and coaches make sure teachers feel seen and known. Relationships at Noble Crossing are nurtured and teachers feel safe to take risks. Learning extends beyond academics at Noble Crossing to include personal growth and belong. The next is our why. She didn't tell me that. >> Okay, so our why really doesn't need any words. Just look at these pictures and their smiles. Um, you see joy, discovery, curiosity, you see learning. Some strategies that you'll see
013in our classrooms are clear explicit instruction, formative assessments, differentiation, questioning, discussions, opportunities for practice, relationship building, and much more. And now, >> hello. It was so great to have you here um and to visit our school this afternoon. As Gina said, we are learners just as much as we are teachers. One way that we commit to professional learning in our school is our professional learning days. This intentional professional development is designed for staff to come together at the building level and across our entire district to support building and district level schools to ensure our high level success for our students. Another opportunity for our staff to learn together is during our grade level labsite experiences. Every grade level participated in this experiences where teachers visited one of their colleagues classrooms to see CCLA, our new
014uh literacy program in action in an authentic setting with students. Together as a collaborative team, we study engagement strategies for students and dive deeper into the components of CKA. Tonight, we're going to share more about our journey with Labside experiences and its impact on our teachers learning and growth. Next we'll come up with three of our fourth grade teachers who will share more about their experiences in labs. First I will carbox who will share her experience in preparing for her lap. >> Hi again. Thank you guys so much for coming to my room today and being a part of our mini mini lab site experience. Um in my classroom I've always believed that teaching is not a solitary practice. It's strengthened when we learn from one another. Prelab prelabs site conversations that I've had with
015Kaylee, Lauren Smith, Renee, and members of my fourth grade team centered around the lesson I would be teaching and then engagement strategies to look for throughout the lesson, much like what you did today. Um each lab site member then had a focused child with their pictures um to observe throughout the lesson so that members could see my engagement strategies and teaching at work through the lens of that focused child. During the lab site experience I taught the CKLA lesson on summarizing inventors that we had discussed in the prelabsite experience. I pushed myself to be more intentional about my instructional choices because I knew I was modeling practices that impact our whole school community. As I taught, the lab site members all observed their focus child taking notes on how that student's learning was evident in
016the lesson. So, um, having job embedded time to observe colleagues and learn from their experiences allowed me to continue growing my practice to best serve students of all abilities. Time within the school day to observe colleagues and discuss what we saw is so important. Teachers learn from the strategies that we can apply immediately. So, when I left Natasha's room, I could go right then that day and apply some strategies, new strategies. This type of professional development is ongoing much better and more effective in my opinion than a one-time training. When we plan, problem solve, and learn from one another, it strengthens the whole team. Now, Melissa Hunt, one of my wonderful colleagues, will share one of the most important components of laby. One of the most impactful parts of labs site collaboration is what happens
017after that day. Applying what we observed from the experience to our own classroom and seeing how it positively influences our teaching practices. Education is constantly changing and it's important to commit to becoming a lifelong learner and applying new techniques it learned in lab sites in order to meet the needs of all students in meaningful motivating ways. Being in a district that is always finding ways to inspire, motivate, and deepen collaboration lights a spark in my goal of becoming a better educator. >> And so we just wanted to wrap up by saying thank you to all of you. Um we we feel really fortunate. We know this is a really unique and special district that encourages all of us to open our doors to share practices to provide structures in order to do so. And so
018I want to thank Dr. Hyle, the school board and also members of cabinet like Dr. Townsen who provide the safety this vulnerability to allow us to really experience this fully together. So thank you for your time today and tonight. And >> thank you. I think we all enjoyed being with you guys today and the tour and we could have stayed longer and um but thank you. It's it's it's been wonderful I think for all of us to to be able to you know tour the school and then have you here at our meetings. It's it's really great. >> Come back soon. >> I didn't want to leave the CQLA uh lab that I was in about the Braille and the Inventor and all the things that you're doing while they're engaged. The children were incredibly
019engaged in that and so were we. I mean when that that went on it was really really good. Education is so amazing as a non-educator which most of us are up here right it was just really an eye openener. It is every time we go to a school. I really appreciate all you do. >> Thank you. And it's it it's very warming to see the intentional and purposeful engagement um to help the children continue to learn and draw them in even further. And it and I want to make a point too that in my opinion I think it takes well I know it takes far more than a great curriculum and I am very confident we have the right people in the right places. So thank you guys all for what you do whether it's
020you know Dr. Townsen and and Rich or our educators, our coaches, everybody. It's we're all in the right place. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> One more thing. Here's some items that I'll just list four of them. And I got this from you the other day when you were doing that. Um there are 20 languages spoken at Noble Crossing, right? Correct me if I miss any of these. 30,000 books are circulated annually through the school library. We have 17 school buses that drive safely every day and get our children to and from school. And there are, guess what, 94,570 lunches served. And by the way, we got to witness one and kind of left it in a mess when we left, but >> I mean it was six or seven. [laughter] >> Yeah. It
021that's really amazing what you do. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Thank Thank you very much. >> [cheering] >> All right. Uh, next up under reports, um, starting this calendar year, a brief update on each of our goals in the strategic plan is updated in our meeting on a rotating basis twice a year. And this month, we have celebrated school culture and it's Dr. Hy. >> All right. Thank you. And thank you to our friends uh still with us there in the crowd. Um, as as uh Crosser said, we are trying to update once once every month to as a commitment to the community to just tell them what we're doing uh by the six goals we set through that strategic plan work. So, just as a quick refresher on the screen. Um, you can see
022there, those were the six uh goals that were set as part of that strategic plan work about a year ago. And so, tonight we're going to focus on that one in the bottom right corner, celebrated school culture. So, if we look forward, um this was just a statement that that was made as part of that work that Nosal Schools is committed to nurturing and welcoming an innovative school community that honors our timeless traditions and our school spirit. And those words were chosen very very intentionally um both by the board after listening to everything our community told us through that process. So, I don't want to read all these to you. These are all on the website and people can see them by now, but these were some of the measures of success that were identified
023through that through that same work. um things that we felt were were really priorities as we thought through everything that our that our community had said that we had talked about in our internal conversations as we as we led that and then looking forward also at the strategies. These are some of the strategies that we committed to about a year ago um as we wrapped up that work that these are some of the things um that we say that we're going to do. And so as we say each month um we're reporting out on one or more of these strategies in each of the six areas. So tonight I'm going to focus on just a few of these things. So if we look forward, the first one I want to talk about um is adopting
024and forward thinking best practices in education leadership. So if we look ahead to the next slide, uh this has already happened, but I I want to lean into this a little bit. So um I think by now everyone knows that we were very excited a few months ago to to officially cut the ribbon and open the new wing of the high school um and all the opportunities that that presented for our students. So we did hold a very special grand opening for all of our community members about a week after school started. And the tr the true idea here was we wanted more than just parents and current students to see it because this is a celebration for the entire community. Our our community built this with our tax dollars and our commitment to excellence
025for our children. And I think we did just that. So the next image just shows one little picture. I mean it's hard to capture such a great event, but this one at least showed, you know, all the folks that came out and sat and listened to us make a few remarks before they got to go explore explore the space. I know some of our friends here in the room were there with us that night and and it was just such a great celebration of all the things to come. Um at that point we were we were still just getting started. Didn't even know. But I will tell you every time I'm there and there with our students as they're walking around enjoying that space, it it is exactly what we envisioned and and more so
026much more. Students are really loving it. So on the next slide, this is new. Um, we're not going to watch this now for the interest of time, but if you haven't had a chance to visit the space, or if you just want to see it through a student's eyes, a group of our students did an outstanding job of recording a video tour of the space, and you get to hear some of their commentary. So, the QR code will take you there. Um, these will be up on the website afterwards. You don't have to pull it up right now, but if you haven't had a chance to check that out, I would strongly encourage you to do so because they do such a great job of again giving a great tour, but also hearing it through
027through their lens. And then just a week or so ago, I gave my annual state of the school's address and we decided to mix it up. Um, basically just an excuse for me to play the kear one more time. But beyond that, we also did it right there at the in the new wing because we wanted even more folks to get to see that space with us and to hear more about that. And that is that is such a driving focus of of some of the work that we're doing here at Noval School. So again, a few of these images are just to give you a few quick glimpses of of some of the things we did that that afternoon. Um, overarching, one of our big goals is to help as many community members as
028possible come and see this space, come and see what's happening inside Nolesville schools because we are just so proud every single day. Um, we want we want our community to be proud of the work we're doing and we want every member of our community to feel engaged with our schools, our staff, excuse me, and our and our school district. So, moving on, um, the next area I want to talk about is celebrating our employees and our community members. And so again, we spoke on this a few months ago, but I want to circle back on it because this is continuing to move forward. So, um, we made an announcement several months ago that we were very excited to to announce, choose, and officially congratulate our very first class of of the Noblesville School's Hall of
029Fame inductees. And so, on the next slide, you see the the inaugural class. These eight individuals have truly made their mark on our school district. and we are just so excited to celebrate them for all everything they've done to serve our to serve our community and our and our school system. So, if you look forward, this is an artist rendering that that we received several months ago as we work through several iterations of what this could be because it was really important for us to have a true physical space that honors these these individuals and those that will be um inducted after them, but for it to also be something that people could actually go and visit and actually spend time with family and friends and loved ones as as their their legacy is honored.
030So, um, again, I can't say how many different ideas kind of went back and forth and where were the perfect place and and what to do it, but this is where it landed and I have to say as it's taking shape, I I think we got it right. So, to get to orient you, um, on the right is the community center. On the left is Beaver Stadium and then they didn't put it in the drawing, but straight ahead of you would be East Middle School. So, it's right there in a spot that will have a lot of traffic, but it's outside of any fences so that people can visit any time of day that they'd like to like to go see the space. So, this is just the drawing, but this is a picture that
031I believe we took yesterday. Correct. I I think this was a as recent as yesterday or pretty close. Very, very recent. It looks just like that right now is the point. So, if you look, it's very close to the rendering. Um, it is taking shape very quickly and it it's even better in person than I think the drawing made it look. It It's really going to be a very special space. Um, so as of now, if we can go back a minute, um, as of now, you know, the concrete's poured, the limestone benches and bases are in, the landscaping's in. Um, a few notes about this. As you look at the space, we're currently in discussions with the peie festival about them planning several pianies at the site to make this one of the official
032stops on the pie trail. So hopefully that will that will be wrapped up here soon. Um we are so the class that we've already chosen we have delayed having their official induction ceremony because of of course it will be most special to do it at the hall of fame itself. Um so we're planning on that for April of this coming year so that we can induct those eight individuals. And believe it or not we are already accepting nominations for the next class. So if you have anyone in mind that you'd like to nominate um the nomination is live on our website under the community tab. So, please go ahead and get those turned in because we'll be working on that before we know it in just a few months. So, now we can move forward.
033Um, this is the first time I believe we're showing this part publicly. So, this is what is still missing out there because it's still being built right now, but this is the actual structure that will be in the middle of the Hall of Fame to honor everyone that's been chosen and will be chosen in the years ahead. Um, so as you can see on the left, uh, there there's spots for individual names and and information about those individuals. And on the right is a plaque that just shares a little information about what this what this space is is for. Um so we're very very excited to see this happen. As soon as we get a final date lockdown, we'll be sharing that out with the community. And we just can't wait to celebrate um with
034our class of inductees and and all of our guests that will come. And then the last area that I want to talk a little bit about is highlighting school spirit, our traditions, and our community pride. So as I've shared several times this year because it is such a big deal, this is the hundred years of the Millers here here in Noblesville. and it it is a huge deal. Um, a few of the celebrations that have happened this year already that we've had flags hanging downtown throughout downtown. You probably noticed those on the polls. Um, it's been the theme for homecoming. Um, and it's also been a theme for the Edge Foundation giving campaign of of folks who want to be, you know, memorialized as as partners in that space. So, if you look here, um,
035this is, we believe a picture of one of the teams that gave us our name a 100red years ago. So, if you don't know the story, the quick version is that at the time, the Noblesville Miller Milling Company, excuse me, came to the school with a with an idea and said, "Hey, we will buy you all new uniforms for the athletic teams if you just call yourselves the Millers." And before that, we were known as the Black and Gold. And so, the school said, "That's a great deal." They took the deal. They took the name. Fast forward 100 years, the Noblesville Milling Company, I don't know how long it hasn't been in business, but it's not here anymore. But we are still the Miller. So the running joke in our office is the best marketing
036deal in the history of marketing deals because they they still have named there. But you look there if you see on the on the image the font of everything um on the uniforms and all that we used for inspiration for our 100 years of the Miller logo also to kind of you know give give homage back to that. And the last thing I want to talk about just really quickly tonight we can go to the last slide here um is something we haven't really talked a lot about specifically. So obviously the Miller man is not new. The Miller Man's been around a long, long time. But some things that have happened in the last couple years that are kind of special to to kind of take the Miller Man as a mascot forward are we
037we a couple years ago, Mr. Cook had the had the great idea to truly formalize how the Miller man, the the individual who brings the Miller Man to life is chosen and how that works. Um, and so part of the first step of that was to update the costume itself. So a lot of work goes in that to make him look just right. A lot of work. I see me. I remember all that. There was a lot of particulars. It's got to look just right. Um but then uh but this year we had new mascots were selected after we went through an extensive recruitment and audition process because as you can imagine they have to act out the part what we want and be inviting to little children and not scare them too much even
038though some kids are always scared of mascots. Um, and but there but jokes aside, there is a lot of high expectation for the students chosen because the person that is going to be the Miller man, they are the embodiment of our of our brand in the community and to folks who come to our event. So, it is a really big deal and it's kind of an honor to get to do this. Um, the students have to have a high level of student conduct, engagement, energy, public communications, and they have to stay confidential. Um, so that's that's a big deal. We actually have two students who rotate in this role and we also have a student handler and manager that helps you know keep the Miller man where they need to be. Um it's managed through
039the cheer team and students who who serve as the Miller Man do earn a varsity letter for their work because it is a big commitment to do this. Um Miller man does support athletics but also staff and community events. Um you you probably see the Miller man every year at the homecoming parade. The Miller Man comes to state of the schools that we do. The Miller Band makes appearances here for events that we do because again it is just part of who we are and our culture and our brand and they are doing an outstanding job and they are just such an important addition to all of our events that we host here at Noblesville School. So again just a quick snapshot and a and a glimpse into a few of the things we're doing
040to honor our our very special culture here at Noblesville. >> Thank you. Any any questions? Anyone? I was just thinking, is there ever like a Miller man reveal at the end of the year where like we do like you know like the mass singer or whatever like [laughter] you post a picture of them with the head and like I don't >> retired. That's awesome. >> Yeah. That would be so cute for the parents. >> That would be hard not to tell your friends. >> Well, I know. And then the parents are proud and they finally get to Yeah. that say the mic. Yeah. Okay. >> I guess I didn't say that. I believe they still have a pretty active Instagram account for the Miller Man 2 where they >> Yeah. >> I need to follow
041that. I don't think I know that. >> They do some really fun stuff. >> I want to see Google. >> It's pretty easy to find. >> Yeah. >> I'm just curious as to what the cleaning process looks like when you're taking that mask off. That's just where my brain goes with it. >> Yeah. I don't know. Right. >> Right. >> I I don't really want to know the answer, but >> it's just part of the mystery. >> We don't know. >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Hy. Um, next up is public comment for agenda topics. We did not have anyone um sign up to do that. So, we are on to consent. Uh by a single motion, the board approves and adopts the following items or actions which reflect board policy in the
042Indiana code. Those items are claims, donations, minutes from our October 25 meeting, out of state trips, and personnel listing. May I have a motion to approve the consent items as listed? >> Motion, Stephanie. Second, Misty, any further discussion? >> Yes. On behalf of the board, I'd like to thank uh Forum Credit Union for donating $2,000 uh to for a grant for a 3D printer at uh Stony Creek. And also like to thank Brent and Stephanie Miller. Uh they gave $175 for students in need at White River. And speaking of our special community, you know, we lost uh one of our one of our students lost a single parent this week. And to see what our community did by way of the GoFundMe >> fund is just unbelievable. We live in a very very very special
043session. >> Yes, we do. Thank Thank you. All right. All those in favor? I opposed. >> Motion carried. All right. We are on to action items. Um the first is our current Hamilton East Public Library board member Michelle Payne is unable to fulfill her term with the HELP library board. Her term is effective until August 27 her I'm sorry her term started August 27th 2022 so she will serve until August 26 26 um so we that's that's tough that's really tough >> I got this I got this um we want to thank Michelle for her service I mean she's been on the library board for a long time she's been outstanding um and just just so everyone knows um this board the school board appoints two individuals to the library board. Um, so may I
044have a motion to appoint Courtney Chamberlain to the Hamilton East Public Library Board effective January 1st, 26 and continuing through August 26, 2026. >> Move. >> Joe, second by Misty. Dr. Hy, would you like to give us some info? >> Absolutely. So, I sent this to the board earlier, but I think it's worth reading to our to our public just so they can hear a little bit about um why we believe Courtney is is an excellent fit. So, I'm just going to read what I what I wrote. So, Courtney Chamberlain is the current teacher librarian at North Elementary. She graduated from Anderson University in 2009 with a degree in elementary education. She fell in love with North while completing her student teaching there and knew she wanted it to be her school home. She was
045excited to do just that after graduation and became a kindergarten teacher. She continued teaching kindergarten for 12 years until the librarian role opened in 2021. She interviewed and was offered that role this summer and has been Norse teacher librarian ever since, which is a job that she absolutely adores. She went back to IU in 2022 and earned her master's degree in library and information science with a focus on school librarianship in 2024. She's a member of several local organizations such as the Indiana Library Federation and AASL. She's heavily involved with North PTO and a member of the White River Ballet Company board where her daughter dances. She's married to her husband Colby and has two children who both attend Noblesville schools. She loves teaching with this district and being a part of this community and
046for those reasons and many more. We believe she is an outstanding person to recommend this. >> Okay. Thank you, Dr. H. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. Um, next up we have a new course is needed to allow students to meet the Indiana the new Indiana diploma requirements. Dr. Rich, would you like to comment on this? >> This to go >> every time. Um, yes. This is uh we're asking for the board to approve the addition of workbased learning level one. It's a new relatively new course in the Indiana course catalog. Allows us to track uh workbased learning hours um towards the new diploma. >> All right. Thank you. Um may I have a motion to approve the new Noblesville High School course
047edition work-based learning level one employability skills development. >> So move. >> So Misty second. Any any further discussion? All right. All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. All right. Next, we have a um action item to approve playground enhancements um at uh Promise Road and Noble Crossing. Mr. Miller, would you like to comment on this? >> Yeah, sure. Board. Uh so, ever since we approved the 2025 bond earlier than in in the summer, uh the operations team has been hard at work uh getting those projects all teed up for construction. So, I've been working hard with Renee and her team out at Noble Crossing for the the playground install that would be in summer of 2026 and then some uh uh a little bit of an expansion of the playground out at Promise
048Road uh for uh actually either this month or sometime during the winter weather dependent uh getting started on on that expansion and then um just I'll go ahead and speak on the next motion as well that the carpet replacement out of Promise Road that'd be for summer of 2026. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. May I have a motion to approve the contracts with CRG for the playground enhancements at Noble Crossing Elementary School and Promise Road Elementary School? >> Motion. >> Brett, may I have a second? Joe. Any further discussion? >> Nope. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. >> All right. Uh, last up, we have a motion uh to approve quotes for the carpet replacement at Promise Road Elementary School. May I have a motion? Motion >> Stephanie Joe second. Any further
049discussion? >> Right. All those in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carried. >> Thank you. Um, next up we have public comment for non-aggenda items and we did not have anyone sign up. So, we will move to committee reports starting with Dr. Hy. >> All right. Thank you, board. So, I just want to say a special thank you to everyone who did uh attend state of the schools a week or so ago. We had truly a record turnout. We believe that was the highest turnout to date. So, it's very exciting. Um, we enjoyed having it at the high school and we are going to already plan to do that again next year. Um, our schools did an outstanding job again this year. They do every year um with their Veterans Day celebrations. I know several members
050of the board, I believe, had a chance to stop by. Lots of our staff got to stop by. It's always just such such a special day at each of them. So, a huge thank you to all the work um and thought that goes into planning those events to honor our veterans. We wanted to thank our HR department for hosting a soda bar recently um as a special appreciation for all of our substitute teachers. Um I believe again many of the board I think you had a chance to stop by and visit. Um subs are a group that I think a lot of people forget about sometimes, but boy are they a critical part of what we do at school and our school team. Um so again, it was just just a great day to to
051show appreciation to that to that very special employees. Um, so a week or so ago, I woke up not realizing I was about to call my first uh weather delay, but I did. Um, so this is a great time for me to remind our public and community that all of our information about how we make those decisions and some of the things on that is always available on our website. So as we enter these months, I do not anticipate doing it again for a while, but you never know. So just want to make sure the public remembers that is on our website at any time to check out. And then last thing, something special coming up this weekend. Um the High School Musical is already this weekend. So they are doing School of Rock this
052year. Um I'm planning to go Thursday night. I already got my tickets, but um they have shows Thursday, Friday, Saturday. And if anyone's interested, tickets are available on the high school website. And that's it for me. >> All right. Thank you. Uh ISB Legislative Committee. Joe, >> your board and Dr. Hy attended the regional five ISBA meeting in Cookamo last Monday. and Terry Sprdlin, our executive director from ISBA, kind of reviewed legislative issues from 2025. Uh we had 43 new K through2 education laws passed. And in the last eight years, we average about 40 new laws every year relating to education, which keeps people like Ryan Rich busy trying to figure out how we regroup every two years to get all the things in order, as it does the rest of you cabinet out there.
053uh public schools operate in an awfully heavily regulated environment and and it consumes us with implementation and compliance and reporting. It it I think it diverts uh focus from uh from uh elevating students and we need less is more and every year they promise we're going to have less. They're going to take some of the legislation away, which they did last year, and we hope next year they take away a a bit more legislative priorities for uh 2026, more deregulation, uh tiff taxing matters, and and and going to be some clarity on on Senate Bill One. Uh and I'd like to say I'm appreciative that the whole board attends the I'm the representative, but the whole board and Dr. Ohio attend each and every one of these ISBA regional meetings which I think gives us
054a real step up on the rest of the boards in the state because I don't sure anybody else does it quite like our Noblesville school board does. So thank you board for participating and Dr. Hy directing us all the right direction up there. >> Yes. Yes. Agree. All right. Um Noble Schools Education Foundation I will report on that. Um we met on October 30th. Uh we reviewed the budget. It will be voted on at this November meeting. Uh grants for the school year to date are 32,975. Grants for the calendar year 72,924. So again, the grants are a great for teachers or staff to apply through the Ed Foundation. Um upcoming events, the Wizards game is this Saturday, uh 11:22 at the mill. And then holiday trivia is coming up on 124 at Beer Brewery.
055All right, Joe Noblesville Parks Board. >> I say the parks are open uh for a walk or jog or just to get your brain in the right place traveling through the park. Uh a new connector is just about ready to be connected with the Pleasant Street thing up here at 32 and Heg Road where you can head down the ME nickel plate or you can go the other way and and head down the uh Midland Trace Trail all connected together. So, uh, a good place for a walk, the ice rink is going in at Federal Hill, and I think we're scheduled to open that thing, uh, Thanksgiving, a maybe just after Thanksgiving. Uh, and one thing we got coming up in the spring, we're going to put a 5K race together, which will be in
056conjunction with the Penny Festival, which we have just mentioned, and we're going to call it the Parks and Pedals 5K. >> Awesome. >> And it's going to be May 17th, right? Same weekend. Probably the same weekend. >> That's great. All right. Uh, Noblesville Redevelopment Commission, Stephanie. >> Uh, the Noblesville Redevelopment Commission met on November 9th. Um, new business included a formal license agreement with the arena at Innovation Mile, which includes an average of $500,000 in rental payments over 10 years and the agreement that the first $1 million in signage sponsorships will go directly to the city. Also, the city will receive 10% of the profits from merchandise sales. The 2026 annual spending plan and the 2026 meeting schedule were also approved. >> Thank you. Uh, safe schools committee, Misty, >> sorry. >> Um, all right.
057So we met um we we actually meet twice a year and so the student safety commission um also had or sorry safe schools committee also has a student safety commission who meets quarterly um and they discuss various things throughout their our safety protocols throughout um our district and um it's comprised of students um in grades three through 12 uh to represent various buildings And we also uh let's see, we also had a guest speaker Stacy Colin from Hamilton County Breathe Easy uh which she operates under the Good Samaritan program and discussed the dangers of drugs and tobacco including vaping. Um and did you know that only 13% of the products out there on the market today have been reviewed by the FDA? That's not very safe, is it? I mean, drugs alone are not safe,
058but when you, you know, put that in there, it's even worse. Um, and then we also, she took us on a tour of her, uh, little enclosed trailer, which is called Hidden in Plain Sight. It's a little setup like a typical teenage bedroom. Um, and it shows um, included items that are commonly used to conceal drugs and alcohol. Man, was it eye opening. I Wow. Um I I was very surprised at the creativity as well as the products that are actually available for our youth. I mean it's it's very shocking. Um and then our um Hinkle Creek SRO Justin Bieber gave a presentation um which he also gave previously to the PTO um at one of their meetings and it's about digital safety and iPad or iPhone security for children in gates in grades K
059through five. provided several tips, tricks, and pointers for parents of those who who have these devices, including recommended apps um to either have and or stay away from. And let's see, did you know, do you know the recommended hours of quality sleep that children are recommended to have ages 6 to 13? Any guesses? >> 10. >> Wow, you both are in the range. It's 9 to 11. But the keyword is quality sleep. So, it's recommended to shut your screens off at least one hour prior to bedtime. That helps get your quality sleep. And um which I mean, I don't know about you guys, but when I'm, you know, checked out for the evening, I can get on my phone and catch up on the daily news or play a mind-numbing game and 10 minutes in,
060I'm nodding off. So, I um Let's see. Sorry, I lost my spot in my notes. Um, I need to really print this off in a bigger font. And do you know what the when it comes to the consequences of technology, do you know what the three ugly C's are of social consequences, comparison, criticism, and conflict? And there's also uh shows a loss of relational skills such as body language and tone of voice. But I'll say my biggest takeaway that really stuck with me um is I mean there were many but the biggest one I think is from 2010 to 2019 for children ages 10 to 19 years the suicide rates increased by 48%. But even worse girls ages 10 to 14 that rate increased 131%. kind of goes back to the three ugly seas and
061the lack of relational skills. What changed in 2010 that contributed to that? Any ideas? Introductions to the smartphones. That's when smartphones were released. Um, so I don't know. Coincidence? I don't think so. Um, so anyway, those are my takeaways. I'll skip a lot of the other I did have a lot more written down you guys. I'm trying to spare you. I'm always the last one, so I feel pressure. Um, so let's see. Oh, one more. Sorry. Last tidbit. Did you know that school safety is no longer under the direction of the Department of Education? I didn't know that. I just learned that it is now under the direction of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Makes sense. So, next meeting, February 25th. Okay. Thank you. um wellness committee. We met on November 13th. Uh the
062wellness wellness committee was established according to board policy. Uh the committee is looking to establish a wellness challenge for the district and we're hoping to implement that next school year. We're just in the early stages of planning and our next meeting is January 22nd of 26. All right. Our next board meeting is here December 16th um at 6 o'clock PM. Um we'd like to wish everybody a happy and safe Thanksgiving. Um may I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Joe second, >> Brett. All right. Any further discussion? Just have a couple of comments I want to make for the um for the board updates. Sorry, y'all thought I was done. Um, Marne, I'm excited to see the article in January coming out in the Noblesville magazine. So, I'm sure you're excited for that as well.
063I know you put in so much work to all the things that people just don't realize you're involved in. So, I mean, you know, it's it's a hard job. Um, but we appreciate everything that you do. You make us all look good. >> Um, and then Dr. Rich, congratulations. Congratulations on joining the AASA. I don't know what that stands for, but the National Principal Supervisors Academy. Congratulations. And Dr. Townsen as well. Both of you had a presentation at the ISBA fall conference. Oh, it's next week. Okay. Sorry, had the dates mixed up apparently. But yes, congratulations on that. I'm sure you're nervous or excited. I don't know. Maybe both. Um, and I think that's it. But thank you everybody else for your um cabinet updates. We appreciate we do read them. >> We do read
064them. Yes, we do. All right. Anything else? All right. All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carried. We are adjourned. Thank you.