001Let's see if Mr. Cooper was in the road. He's pulling in the parking lot. >> Okay. >> Yeah. you'll appreciate it. So anyway, okay, welcome everyone. Before we start, take a minute for a voluntary invocation. Rick, here we thank this other day. We thank you for many wonderful blessings you given us. Now be with us during this meeting as guide us through the meeting. Be safe. Keep us safe in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. >> No pledge leader. >> Join me in the pledge. >> I pledge algiance 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 the meeting to order. Start with uh a roll call. No. Derek this evening. Chad >>
002here. >> Dan >> here. >> I am here. Rick >> here. Liz >> here >> and Jack >> here. >> Six of us present. For any guests this evening, there are two opportunities to uh address the board. If you have any comments related to a specific agenda item, you can let us know and apparently no one has. But you can speak about that specific issue. You can also speak after the meeting. we will stay here and if there are any issues that someone wants to discuss that are not on the agenda that would be a opportune time to do it. Okay. Um additions to the agenda. >> Uh there are no additions to the agenda this evening. I have two items that I would like stricken from the agenda that we will uh visit at
003a later date. Uh the first item is in new business item number 15. uh strike that item the the review of ticket and pass costes pass cost for the current school year. And then the second item that we will remove is under personnel under employment number one, Skyler Smith, temporary computer science teacher. Please remove that from your agenda as well. uh we wish him well as he pursues another career or another position uh closer to family and his fiance. >> Okay. >> And those are the only changes to the addition uh to the agenda. >> Thank you. Changes noted. Uh now we'll offer up the consent agenda. I would ask the board to make a to move to approve the consent agenda as presented to you with the financial reports, claims, and minutes of our
004previous meeting. >> Do I hear a motion to approve that? >> So move, >> Jack. Second. >> Second, >> Chad. Any discussion? All in favor? Raise your right hand. >> 6. Is there any old business? >> Uh there are no old business items this evening. >> Okay. Under new business. >> Uh item, excuse me, item number one is your request is a request rather to approve the 2526 uh Keystone Cooperative Energy contract for our diesel and unled fuel. We'd ask you to approve that as presented. You've heard the request. Is there a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Dina a second. >> Second, >> Rick. Thank you. Any discussion? All in favor, raise your right hand. 6. Thank you. Item two. Uh item number two is a request to change the position control
005numbers 12407 through 12410 as stated in the agenda and condense those uh into 12407 and 12438. Okay, you've heard the request. Is there any discussion? We have a motion move to approve. >> Thank you, Liz. We have a second. Second. >> Second, Jack. Thank you. All in favor, raise your right hand. >> Passes 6. Item three, uh, excuse me. Item three is our request to approve the sports medicine service agreement with Indiana University Health. This is a three-year agreement, uh, which has built-in cost of living at 3% in year two and year three with our current provider. And we would ask for a motion to approve that uh for the terms provided. >> You've heard the requests. Is there any discussion? >> Motion first. Do have a motion to approve. >> Rick, we have a
006second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor raise your right hand. Approve. 6. Item number four. Uh item number four before you is the request to approve the uh Owen County Sheriff's School Resource Officer Addendum for the 202526 school year. Again, those costs outlined there for you. Uh school cost of 200,000 2005 $200,512 50% of which would be paid by the corporation uh outright. The remaining 50% of those dollars would be paid using the school safety grant that will be distributed uh by the department the department of homeland security in the state of Indiana. And those costs are a reflection again of the salary increases uh initiated by the county county council in their January uh compensation uh adjustments. >> Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion? >> I have
007to approve. Thank you, Liz. Second. >> Second, Dina. Thank you very much. Any discussion? >> Yeah. So, does this this is only for the two resource officers. Doesn't relate to the third. >> Correct. It is for just the two the third officer is being fully paid by the opio the county opioid funding. Okay. >> And acting as the DARE officer for the district and then also as time allows he's filling in with SRO duties. And Mr. Bolting House can correct me if I'm wrong because you see more in the buildings than I do. So, >> so half of it will be paid for by the school and half of it through this grant. >> Yes. >> So, who who do they actually report to? >> Uh, they're still under the agreement with the county sheriff,
008but then they have meetings with our school safety specialists and then also I can request a meeting as well. >> Okay. Where I'm going with this is it's been better the last year I would say with we got one principle in here the the SRO's uh I don't see as many pictures on Facebook where they're together. Uh but I still do see some and we have two were spread out across the county and and I'm I'm not alone in saying this. I'm the only one saying it. We don't ever need to have them two in the same place at the same time, particularly at a field trip at Formix Creek. Uh we have two of them so that they are spread out across the county, across the school. So I I would just urge all
009the administration to stick to that because I can't support this whole program if that's not the case. Thanks. >> Any other discussion? Okay, we have a motion to approve the sheriff's re school resource officer addendum. All those in favor right hand passes 6. Thank you very much. Item five. Item five is a request to approve the receipt of the Indiana Digital Intervention and Training Grant. I want to thank uh Mrs. Breedlove and Mrs. White uh central office and Spencer Elementary uh respectively for pursuing this grant uh in the amount of $18,400 uh that will be used to uh further uh reading uh comprehension skills at Spencer Elementary. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Rick. Second. >> Second, Jack. Thank you. Any discussion
010hearing? None. All those in favor, raise your right hand. Passes 6. Thank you. >> Item seven. Uh, item seven before the board is the request to approve our lunch pricing for the 25 >> I'm sorry, it's six. >> Oh, item six. I'm sorry. >> Uh, is >> is the request to approve our lunch pricing for the 2526 school year? Uh, Mrs. Wagner from food services here tonight to explain this here in a moment during discussion, but it does ask for an increase of 10 cents uh for meal inc for meal prices for the 2526 school year with elementary breakfast still remaining free. Elementary lunch going to $2.80 compared to$ 270. Secondary breakfast would go to $1.50 and then secondary lunch would go to $3.20. adult meals. Breakfast would go to $3 and lunch would go
011to $5. >> Is there any discussion or did you want to have any presentation now or just >> Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Jack. Do we have a second? >> Second, >> Rick. Thank you. Now discussion. >> So the state has told us that we have to raise prices and that's why we have asked for this. They sent us a form that we had to fill out and it showed us how much we had to raise. So that's the reasoning behind it. >> Any questions or any further disc? >> Yeah. What was the $5 for? >> For the adult meal price. >> Oh, for the adult meal. Yes. Okay. I thought that was steep for children, but that makes sense. >>
012And I I will I will add one of our neighboring schools uh their adult prices are even higher than that after they raised theirs uh what, three weeks ago, I think. So, it's uh that that's at least beneficial to us and our folks that we're not having to raise it as as high as another district close to us. So, >> does does the um free and reduced rates the number of those do they play into this at all? >> No, that only plays into it if you're C >> Turn your mic on. >> Oh, sorry. So the C if you want to go C where it's free for everybody that's where those percentages play a part but because we don't have a certain percentage of free and reduce it wouldn't financially make sense to be
013C because any any food cost over what reimbursement would be the corporation would have to make up the difference and there's specific rules as to where that funding can come from. >> Okay. So, are we on close to a verge of of um what I guess I want to hear you tell me is that we have a certain amount of free or rever free or reduced meals and that the rest of the kids families have to make up that difference. Is that true or not? >> The paid lunches don't make up the difference. We have students that qualify to be free or reduced. So then they get reimbursed at a different rate. >> A certain number of those kids that are free or reduced, are we are we really close to a line, I guess?
014>> No. >> Okay. So, so the kids that are not free and reduced. We're not being they're not being penalized. >> Okay. >> No, this was something that the state did across the board. It's I mean it's there was funding that was lost and this is their way of making it up. >> Yeah. But they they do this every year. Every year it's 10 cents. Seems like it's always 10 cents every year. >> And that and that's the the what we were told as well is that it's a funding thing. And so one thing that hurt us was we lost the LFS program which is the local food for schools. So it's a program that provided us with free uh proteins and produce and that program has been completely cut. >> I'm not not trying
015to be a smart. I wonder what the reason was last year and the year before for the 10. I mean I'm just telling It's based on what the state is willing to reimburse. >> So what if we deny it? If we vote this down, then what happens? >> Then our food costs, we're going to have to probably take selections away in order to meet the food cost. >> Okay. And then just a few meetings ago, we we approved air for the service, >> but there was no mention of this that I'm aware of. during that. So, was this was the fees built into the other food services? >> The so the PLE that they sent out that the state sent out was actually sent out after that. So, we've only had this for a few
016weeks. >> So, if we were chose someone else still >> same thing. >> Okay. >> I don't believe the part about reduce. I mean, it's always 10 cents and it's always a different reason. So, I'm going to vote for it, but it's just every year. I mean, I've been on this board now for three terms and it's every year it's a different reason for 10 cents. So, next year, I'll be curious to see what the reason is. And I'm not blaming you, but I'm blaming somebody because it's always 10 cents. >> Like I said, this was the tool that the state gave us and based on the figures in the spreadsheet they sent us, this is what they told us we had to raise it. >> Same thing we've heard before. And it's unfortunate for
017families that don't qualify for free and reduce but are struggling with multiple children in school um that if their kids eat at school then it's I mean I can use my family as an example. If three grandchildren out of one family that are in school that's At the elementary level alone, it's $42 per week if they ate at school. So, I agree with Chad. It seems like every year it's just getting higher and higher and it's I'm sure it's impacting a lot of families. Yes. Well, and myself and my assistant will be going to as many of the back to school nights as possible, making So we have all the information out there for them to apply for free and reduced so that everybody that's eligible has that opportunity because we've found that that has
018been an issue is there are some families that don't realize they qualify. So we send them the information and then they end up qualifying and it actually goes back to the beginning of that month when they're approved. >> I'd be curious also to find out how many Elementary students are going up for seconds. I've talked to you about this before. Uh they'll eat a meal, but they're still hungry. So, they go up for a second meal. And until this year, and I don't know if it was a mistake or or how it was handled, but there was no charge for that second meal. This year, there was. This past year, there was. Um I'm not sure why. And >> there should have always been. >> Okay. But there wasn't. >> Okay. Um so, and I
019don't think the kids know that. I parents are fully aware of that either. Uh, and I know this part doesn't pertain to the airark, but this service that we we go in and buy the meals through this app and then are charged based on on how much we're paying. If if I put a $100 in there, it's a 4.75% fee that I have to pay. So, for every $100 I put in, I'm paying $4.75 a meal and a half. Okay? Okay. And I know it's not a big deal, but it still adds up for every every time that I'm put it in there. Uh I we should be able to do that oursel. We can do it by writing a check. >> Who writes a check? >> Clarify. That's a fee that's added on to
020to process your payment >> through link. Link. >> Yes, it's through link. >> So that's that's new within probably the last three or four or five years, but I've paid $4.75 fees. >> We can handle that. We don't have to outsource that. We We can I mean, yet we can still pay for We can pay by check or I can go into the school. Yes. >> But I can't get into the school. I've got to ring the bell and I got to go in. >> Um you talk about an inconvenience. Send it with my kid. Okay, I can do that. But it's it's very convenient to I mean I $4.75 for every $100 is not >> it's kind of So I say that's not >> yeah say I don't have any control over the fees
021for link >> those those fees are prescribed by link. So we can look and see if we want to change vendors or if we can get them to reduce our fees. So certainly >> so if a student on free lunch is still hungry, can they go back and get more food? They do have to pay for a second meal and that's per the state that they the free is one reimburseable meal. Anything beyond that becomes all cart and they have to pay for it. >> They get a peanut butter and jelly. >> They would have to pay for it and that like that's the state's rules not ours. >> As a corporation though, why couldn't we? I mean if our kids are hungry we need to feed them. So, I think we need to somehow
022we need to be writing that meal off again. We if we did that, it's going to eat in no no pun intended. It will eat into the cash balances, cash reserves, so that are used for food purchase and all the other things under the under the food service department. So, um I know one of the things that we've instituted is the uh you're going to have to help me. The food sharing. >> Oh, the share tables. >> Share tables. >> So, yes, we have share tables at all the schools. So, if students have unopened products that they don't want, they put it on the share table and other students can come up and take those. >> How's that work during CO time? I mean, that seems like that's the thing. Well, during CO it was
023not allowed, but the state has said that we can just in the last year or so that we can bring that back. But like I said, it has to be unopened. >> You have something. >> Okay. Any other discussion? >> Thank you, Belinda. We have a motion in the second. All those in favor, raise your right hand. Approved six to zero. Item number seven. >> Item number seven is the request to approve the minimum instructor pay for the contracts for our JOTC instructors as uh required by the Department of the Air Force. Heard the request. Do I have a motion? >> To approve. >> Thank you, Liz. Do I have a second? Second. Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? All those in favor, raise your right hand. >> Approve 6. Thank you. Item number eight. Uh
024item number eight is the request to approve the adjunct teacher agreement uh and permit that is included there for Mr. Matt Beckwith who would continue as our adjunct teacher at Owen Valley Middle School. >> Okay. Heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve that? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Rick. I have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? All those in favor, raise your right hand, please. Approve. 6. Thank you. Item number nine, handbooks. Uh item number nine is a request to approve the handbooks presented to you and the guidelines uh updates for transportation classified technology employee and student handbook updates as well as the e-learning guidelines. I would ask for a motion to approve those and then uh uh to answer your questions on any of those
025during the discussion period. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Dina. Do I have a second? >> Second. Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? >> The e-learning guidelines, they stay the same >> for students. >> Yeah. >> Yes, they are still >> uh they still will look at our three asynchronous days and then we would add on uh or use Martin Luther and President's Day if we could do that prior to them passing us and then be adding days at the end of the year if necessary. We're not uh we're still looking at trying to be synchronous with live on both ends, which would eliminate our need to um add days on at the end of the school year. But we're still again progressing
026through that with technology and also working with uh internet connectivity throughout the county as well. >> Is there any other discussion? We have a motion in the second. All it in favor raise your right hand. Approve 6. Thank you very much. Item number 10. Item 10 is the request to declare the materials presented by the middle Owen Valley Middle School as surplus so that they can be uh stored for public auction or or discarded. You've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? Move to approve. >> Thank you, Rick. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Chad. Any discussion? >> None. All those in favor, raise your right hand. Approve 6. Thank you very much. Item number 11. Item 11 is the request to approve the 2526 certified administrator contract
027renewals. These are status quo contracts with no compensation increases and no change in days or time required to work. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Rick. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Chad. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your right hand. Approve 6. Thank you very much. Item 12. >> Item 12. Similarly, this is a request to approve the contract renewals for our directors as well as uh uh specialist contract renewals for uh G and H. Again, uh no con or excuse me, no compensation increase. It would be status quo and then uh they would be adjusted accordingly once we have completed the bargaining cycle with the teachers association and then taking care of uh that
028process first. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Rick. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Dina. Any discussion? What are the years on the contract >> for one year? >> Okay. >> 25. >> Any other discussion? >> Everyone in favor? Raise your right hand. >> Passes 6. Item number 13 is again a request to approve the memo of understanding to approve the jobs for America's graduate position for the 2526 school year at Om Valley High School. This would be for the 11th and 12th grade program uh which we would be able to maintain for at least one academic year with the remaining funding that the region 8 workforce has pulled together and is is pushing towards these efforts. >> You've heard the request.
029Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Dina. Do I have a second? Thank you, Liz. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor raise your right hand. >> Pass 6. >> Item 14. >> Uh item 14, thank you for 13. Item 14 would be their request then to create the position number for the JAG instructor for 2526. Uh that position number position control number would be used to uh track cost and then our request for reimbursement for wages and benefits from region 8 workforce to pay for this position for the one academic year. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Jack. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Liz. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, raise
030your right hand. 6 passes. Thank you. Drop number 15. Item 16. Uh items 16, 17, and 18 are all similar in nature. And I'll if it's again the pleasure of the board, I'll kind of summarize all three of those so that you can uh take them as one motion uh if you would like to do so. But these are requests for instructional materials for AP music theory as well as instructional materials for theater art class. And then number 18 is instructional materials for the language arts department. We did name the novel there. Clara and the sun by Kazuo Ishaguro. I hope I said that correct. Uh these materials have all been reviewed by the instructors as well as our curriculum director. uh and uh would be approved asked to be approved so that we could
031also include those in the curricular reimbursement process. Okay, there's no objection to taking all three at once. Entertain a motion to approve those three items. >> Move to approve all three. >> Thank you, Chad. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? >> Yeah, I wasn't clear on that. Did they repeat that, please? >> On the author. >> Yeah. >> Oh. Anybody? >> You're out of order. >> Kazuo is Shiguro. That's my best try. >> Good job. Good job. >> Any more discussions? >> All. >> Okay. No further discussion. All All in favor, raise your right hand. Passes 6. Item 19. Uh item number, excuse me, number 19 is a request to approve the lease agreements for the Boys and Girls Club to run afterchool programs at Patricksburg and Gasport Elementary for the coming
032school years 25-26. Uh these lease agreements are mirroring or exactly the same as the agreement that was in place for Gosport this past school year. and we would ask you to approve both to be able to offer these opportunities to our students in both Patrick'sburg and Gosport. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Jack. A second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Dina. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, raise your right hand. 6 passes. Thank you very much. Item 20. >> Uh item 20 is a request to approve the student Chromebook protection plan vendor agreement for the current school the coming school year 2526. That is with J&G Tech Protection Services. Uh Mr. Warner, our tech director, did reach out for several
033bids. uh and this was the the lowest responsible bid uh to provide the service to our families if they elect to take this. This is a voluntary insurance process or program for uh our families to participate in. >> You've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Chad. I hear a second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? is a new new vendor, right? >> It is the same vendor uh with updated title. It's still Mr. Brinsson and his his organization. >> Is it the same price? >> It is the same price. Okay. >> Yeah. Any other discussion? Hearing none. Have a show of hands for approval. And passes 6. Thank you. Item 21. >> Item 21 is a request to approve an amendment to
034position control number uh to take that position control to a maximum allowed amount of 30 hours per week. Again, this is part of the process to integrate Boys and Girls Club at Patrick'sburg Elementary. Okay, you've heard the request. Do I have a motion to approve? >> Motion. >> Thank you, Liz. We have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Jack. Any discussion? Hearing none. To approve, raise your right hand. Passes 6. Thank you. Under item seven, personnel recommendations. Uh, under item seven, personnel recommendations. As I've always asked, if it's the pleasure of the board, if you would like to take A, B, C, D in one motion, we would ask you to do so. Or if there's a specific item you'd like to uh have taken individually, we can do that as well. >> I
035would like to have um letter D number three separated. >> All right. Thank you very much. will deal with D number three separately. Uh you've seen the requests in the other items. Do I have a motion to approve the other items? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Jack. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Chad. Any discussion? Hearing none, we'll show votes. Raise your right hand if you approve. Passes 6. Item of employment D number three. We'll handle as a separate item. Seen the request. Do I have a motion to approve it? >> Move to approve. >> Thank you, Jack. Second. >> Second. Second. Thank you, Rick. And any discussion? >> Yes. Um, I have a number of concerns. Um, first of all, I'd like to say I do not know
036Mr. Neil. It's, so it's absolutely nothing personal toward him. Um, my concerns are um 26 years of experience, but will be teaching a class that he is not licensed in. um you'll be teaching US history which is a class that is required to graduate. Um the administrators to my understanding had been asked to um hire uh basically without experience. So, we're going to pay someone who has 26 years experience. Um, but many of those years, and I could be wrong, but I know at least the last 10 years, he has not been in the classroom. Um, and then we're going to ask him to teach a class that he's not licensed in. Um, and I know there's a world of difference between elementary up to high school, but the bottom line is is that our
037priority should be to give our students the best education opportunities possible. And that's my priority as a former educator that we should always strive for that. And um I understand that he's a great coach and I I think that's wonderful, but education first for me. >> Is there any other discussion? >> Yeah. So, I was approached about this as well um quite a lot from people from my area and it was pretty unanimous that everyone wishes that there was a separation of um the education versus the sports aspect of it. as someone that served on the committee to hire the coach. Uh we did have a history teacher and a basketball coach and he backed out and we're at a point now basketball's just not a winter sport. I mean, they they have open gym
038all summer and we're kind of letting the team down, not not filling that position. And we, in my opinion, got in a bind when the history teacher basketball coach accepted the position a little while and then said he's not going to accept the position. It it threw the committee. Uh, Director Green Andy in a bind. And sometimes you got to do things that uh you don't want to do when you when you get in a bind. And that's that's just from me looking in. That's how I saw it. So there's there's always another side to the story. And that's my version. And I would just like to add that anything I vote on is nothing personal, but I'm in representation of the people that are in my area. So that's what the job I have
039to do is. >> How many applicants were there? Can you ask that? >> Which position? >> Let's do both. >> I guess the coach coaching position >> we had originally We did I think we did at least two guy. There was conversations talks >> the guy that originally you offered I was under the understanding that he didn't take the job because his wife didn't want to move down south >> it was he can say whatever he took a job as an athletic director Well, this and I apologize. I probably didn't do my due diligence. Pretty busy, but that's an excuse. I guess I wasn't aware that he wasn't licensed. It puts us a little bit of predicament as far as I'm concerned because we This is something I've been pretty vocal about all year with
040the elementary students getting teachers that are operating on an emergency license. It's It's a last ditch effort to fill a spot. This is a pretty high profile spot. Um I don't know. I'm I'm going to put this on the I'm I move to table this is what I I move to table this requires a second also. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to table this item. Is that a separate vote? That can pass or fail. >> Okay. All those in favor of tableabling the item, raise your right hand. >> You're going to have discussion. >> Okay. Sorry. >> As far as tableling it, I think that would really put our basketball program in a bind. They are they are already very far behind and putting us off a few more weeks
041is not going to help that situation at all. I think we're letting our kids down if we do that. I don't know what I don't know >> I would say >> on this item I'd say this item >> welcome the input >> so so to answer your question we probably had eight or nine history applicants um to answer your question I had eight or nine that weren't very good need to understand too because someone possesses a piece of paper it doesn't mean they're qualified for Jack. And that's the truth. Um, I've got eight or nine applicants that taught at an elementary school, not one day in the history classroom. Um, they taught elementary math. We didn't have a superstar applicant for history come through. And the same time, Brad's job is to go out and
042find the best basketball coach he can find, period. And I will tell you, he got two guys to apply, two guys to accept the position that were the most qualified that never even applied. So he he needs commended for going out and finding these guys. I have to keep what spots I have available to try to fill for a coach because unless you guys know somebody different, nobody is coming here to live for $8,000 to coach And what I can tell you is how many complaints I had US history classroom last year. How many months of gossip rumor turmoil I heard on basketball program about six months worth till I was fed up. And that's just me being transparent. And Dina, you you are 100% right. education first and I don't communicate with you guys
043like I do Andy. Andy knows every day, every week what my passion is in that school and what my priority is. And it is education and that's why we just graduated 100% of those kids this year because all 48 teachers are on board sharing that same passion. If we deny this right now, table, what whatever you call it. It's not just a basketball coach or table. I don't have a teacher there. I have a classroom of no adult. And that's fact. Now, has JB Neil taught us history? No, he is not. JB Neil has spent 26 years years of his life being an educator. That's what I know. There's other people that's on this list tonight. They got an emergency permit. >> I think three that we just approved has some sort of license problem,
044right? Three out of the four we just approved. Is that right? >> And I am in no way trying to be nasty because Liz, as you just said, you're representing your people and that's your job. That's what you're supposed to do. Correct. >> Correct. >> That's what all of you are supposed to do. So my question would be why are some of these okay but why wouldn't we? And we can say what we want. Again I value the education. I put my own kids in those classrooms. I expect them to come out prepared and I hold those teachers accountable to do it. But there is no more. We'd be lying if we don't say this. There is no more visible aspect to our community than the performing arts and the athletics. And again, the example
045of that is how many complaints last year from US history? Zero months of basketball. Little 16-year-old boys playing a child's game and adults losing their mind over who's playing, who's not. So maybe it's not school that has priorities out of whack. Maybe it's some of the adults or parents. I don't know. Our focus when we focus when we do I think there's someone that every day It just happened. And I don't want you to think that I'm attacking either one of you um with your character and what you believe. I just find it and maybe it's my old age. um he has a big responsibility as in both of those positions as the coach and as a teacher. Um so that was just my concern >> you know and when you interview for a job
046and you all know it it's not like we're blessing him. You know what I mean? he's taking a chance on coming here, too. I mean, it's a two-way street when you hire someone. We're to get a service out of them, but we're to be a benefit to that employee as well. So, he he is rolling the dice a little bit. And I can tell you, he he wondered, you know, I'm not going to be perfect in the classroom. Robert, are you gonna ride me? No, J, I'm going to coach you. I'm going to help you. I got a veteran right next door to you that's phenomenal that teaches the same class. You two are going to be buddy buddy at PLC and he's going to be dragging you along. I expect him to mentor and
047coach you up. That's my job. That's Mr. Stein's job. That's how we approach all 48, not just JB. They all first year teacher, you know this better than anybody. First year teacher, they're going to come out. Where's the number one area they're going to struggle in? classroom management and if you can't manage a classroom, you can't teach a classroom. So, we got this is nothing new in our role to have to support and educate. It just so happens in 26 years out of college and I respect all of your opinions. But if this was time for me to speak, so if it wasn't that. >> Is there any other discussion? We have a motion and second to table item D3. Those in favor of tableabling, raise your right hand. Those opposed, raise your right hand.
048We will not table the item and pick it back up for a vote. Was there already a motion and second on that? >> Yes, we have a motion and second >> for item D3. >> I don't think we need more discussion then. I I have a couple questions. Okay. Clarification stuff here. He's he's been in education 26 years. Has he taught that time in PE? >> He's been PE health or something. >> It was business. Does he hold a license for that? >> Yes. >> Just not >> and that's how that's how he's able to get qualified for this because of that license. >> And he would still if we sit here a couple months from now with he would be expected to take the practice and try to get the license. We will do
049this the right way. If you're asking I know you guys haven't met him. If you were asking me to describe him I would describe him as old school to the line that I That's how most >> I I do want to clarify though on your statement that he has. It's my understanding though for the last 10 years he's either been an AD, a dean of students or an assistant director. So he hasn't been teaching in a class. He's not been teaching PE and health. >> No, >> for quite some time. >> I know Bloomfield he was an administrator I think Martinsville had he had multiple hats last year. >> He did teach. >> Okay. >> Assistant Any other discussion? >> I just would like to make a comment that no other employment having an emergency
050degree was brought to my attention and it uh is unfortunate that that focuses on something that maybe could be good and everything else was lacking in hindsight. So, >> I want to support you on that. I I agree with that too. Um that that's a been a pretty big concern over the last semester and it's in here. It says in the packet on the application it's there. And again, this sounds like an excuse. This last week has been pretty busy in my life. I've missed that too is that you're not the only one. I I think that this is off topic, but I think going forward it needs to be in big bold red letters if they don't if they aren't licensed because it's a serious issue. It's not just Chad Cooper saying this. It
051is everybody that I represent saying this. It's a big deal. It really is. And and yes, a piece of paper doesn't mean you can do it, but it's what's required. It's it's what it's what is said that you've got to have this license, emergency or not. And you've taken the to do it. I'm going go one step further. I appreciate you saying that zero comments on American history or US history, but a lot on on it's the opposite for me. It's not necessarily US history, but I anytime someone approaches me with a sports problem, I say, "Come to the meeting. I don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear it. Come to the meeting. There's plenty of time to talk. But if they have an education concern, it's it's a little bit different.
052I I that's what I listen to is the education part, not the sports part. I hear that stuff, too. But it's nothing new. I mean, that parents complain all the time. Always have. Back when I was in high school for ever. That's nothing. You're You never complain. Yeah. >> And Chad, I can't speak to the other principal. So, I don't know. I speak what we do at the high school. When we post for a job, it's not like I've got 10 applicants and nine of them have licenses and are experienced and great hires and I just throw them out the window and I'm going with this dude on a permit. We don't want that. You you've heard me preach one thing when it comes to people matters who we hire. I've said I'm not behind
053that. I say it all the time. It does. We try to get the best for our kids. Like I said, put my own kids through. I got a daughter in college now because of the education she got here. My son's a junior. I want him prepared for the next level. I my little one could have took her anywhere. Brought her here. So I practicing what I preach by trying to put the best people in front of these kids. And on the flip side of that, I would say and I don't know what's appropriate for me. went to a guidance counselor in this district and I said if I can't put my own kid in that class in front of that teacher then I can't have that teacher here and I have moved teachers out of
054this district because of that. So I tried to hold him to a standard basketball or no basketball. This dude can't cut it. He won't be here. And that's fact because there's two parts to his job. One's after school and one's 8:30. I expect to get out of and that's just a fact. I would hope track record is proven when they don't. We do try to take action whether it's coach them and help them or sometimes you got to part ways and we've done both. >> Anything else to add from the board >> to just summarize what you said I can feel confident in the fact that you are there to be the the hammer with a heart >> t-shirt. I've never been described as a hammer >> with a heart. with a heart. >> We
055have a curriculum out there. It takes a quality educator to still guide that curriculum is there. Trace temples is as good as it gets and is going to be in the same department, same subject. Once a week at a minimum, those two will work together. So, it's kind of like go five days at a time, you know what I mean? And helping make sure he's there. Controlling the classroom is not going to be a problem for this guy. And I think what's already prepared, have it ready. And yes, it's not. Any other discussion? Let's put it to the vote. All in favor of the hiring, raise your right hand. Passes 6. Thank you. Thanks for the good discussion. Other items from the board start with Jack. Anything to add? >> I had thought about it.
056So, >> in Japanese, please. >> Liz pass. >> Great. >> No comment. >> Chad, >> thank you for answering the questions, both of you. And Nothing was fired at you with ill intent. It was just all three. I appreciate it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Dina, >> anything to add? >> Yeah, ditto. What um Chad said and um I appreciate what both of you said and um I know you're men of your word. hold you to that and uh excited for the new year that's getting ready to start for um for everyone and um I know there's going to be a lot of activities gearing up and wish everybody well. >> Thank you. Nothing to add except thank you very much for the good discussion. Administrator comments, Robert, anything to add? approved our contracts
057first and then you know Karen Fisher's retirement's on there loss the high school she's doing everything she can next in line thank you for everything tonight appreciate your transparency and understanding Sometimes Jake and I met with a guy named industrial tech. He was kind of giving us some ins and outs of his district and we talked about our district he used the word just where he comes from conservative or it's none of that common sense. app. >> Thank you, Belinda. >> Dad, >> all right, Chris, anything tonight? >> Just gonna wish uh Karen Fiser good luck. Boy, we're going to miss her. She's a wealth of knowledge. So, I I think it's exciting time for her. And I also wanted to commend the um the high school the planets or students for the planet. They
058were just is that the name of the group? I think they um just were recognized for getting every all that they need to um fix trail number five. I think it is in the bridge. So, I mean, it's $45,000 and student led, you know, and it was matched through a grant and that's a lot of money >> and it's it's not easy to get that and and I just commend them and and Mrs. Lam for all their hard work and um Mrs. Breedlove and I have been working together to get ready to welcome our new teachers. We're doing new teacher orientation on the 29th and um got lots of things to share with them and the teachers. >> Great. Good evening. Um, thank you again for approving our administrator and director contracts. Uh, also approving
059the O ovs curricular materials. Um, also want to commend and, uh, have a shout out to our teachers who have participated in professional development over the summer. Currently, uh, at the high school, we have our Patman teachers that are working and collaborating. They did that today and tomorrow. They're also bringing along uh and doing some training for our student teachers uh for PAT man this year. So, they're to be commended for um while they're resting and recharging and getting ready for this new year that's coming up. Um also, uh maintaining um that that drive to make sure that they're improving their craft uh which which is great. Uh we've received our new sixth grade reading materials uh and we're disseminating those to the elementary schools and next week we'll we will receive our K to5
060uh reading materials as well. Um as Miss Sam just shared, we're preparing for the new teacher orientation that comes up on uh July 29th. And then all of our um well actually not all but um a large percentage I think we have probably 85 to 90% of our teachers are coming in uh July 30th and 31st. Um they are meeting to work in their PLC's to work on curriculum updates. We'll also have training for um their uh curricular the new curricular materials that we have. So, um, and all the teachers that work, uh, and do that professional development, uh, over the summer, um, are paid with stipens that we have through our federal grants. So, um, they are paid for their time. And if you've been to Walmart lately, uh, and have seen the school
061supplies out, you know that, um, school is, uh, ready to start. So, I saw it around the Fourth of July, and I thought, "Oh my goodness, like we're getting getting ready." So, school year is just around the corner here. >> Thank you very much, Mr. Klein. Uh, to echo sim similar sentiments here on different things across the district, just thank you to all of our staff uh custodians and grounds maintenance that have gotten the buildings and everything ready. Uh, those are uh looking very nice. some of the work that the board has approved with capital projects, the parking lot seal coding and uh some of the other items uh that just again draw attention to our district and draw attention to our buildings and it's it's nice for us to show them off uh because
062they are they're wellmaintained and wellkept. Um also want to congratulate uh our uh our FFA students who made it safely to Ireland. I've not seen any pictures yet. Uh, but they are on the ground with that experience and will be coming home I'm sure with lots of stories with that and also our students at the county fair as they had the FFA barn and saw them throughout the course of the week there as well participating in several things. Um, also again we hit on the back to school expo expo that will be coming up on the 26th of July at the middle school and high school. So, we'll be returning there uh and doing away with, per se, the the backpack drive-thru process that had been in place for several years. Uh that will be
063uh well attended, I'm sure. Uh and I also want to commend the following teachers. Uh Mrs. Brown and I worked on this today and we'll we'll uh recognize them at the back to school first day meeting. But uh want to recognize Satie Burkett, Josh Hiddle, Fred Walden, and Jennifer Ziggler who had perfect attendance last school year. Very good. Did not miss a day uh for the school year unless it was a conference. So, they were there all those times. And we had several other teachers who missed uh less than two days uh as well. Uh but hats off to those folks and also hats off to Mr. Kazelle, who did not miss a day last year, and uh I've joked with him that I've tried to run him out of his building because he's been
064in his building most of the summer when he shouldn't have been. But that's his dedication and uh I I give him credit for that as well. So, hats off to those folks for that. Uh and again uh our next uh regular board meeting will be once school has commenced and we have our board data retreat next week on the 24th and we'll be looking forward to that as well. >> That's right here. >> That will be here. Yes. >> All right. Thank you very much. Do I have a motion for adjournment? >> Move to adjourn. >> A second. >> Second. All in favor >> leave. >> Passes. Thank you all very much. Anyone else make comments?