001Ready? Here I of one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for All right, >> we have a presentation. Is that you, Carol? Before we open the meeting, please go ahead. >> Okay. Um, come out, get your drones and get them ready. Um, Dr. Smith asked that we bring the drone team and show you a little bit of what we did. These are last year's members. I'm happy to say with the recruiting that was done last Friday when they recruited for clubs, we have some several potential new members. We'll see how that goes. But we had three teams last year and these are my two junior parts of my two junior high teams. We had a couple that couldn't be here tonight, but they were invited back for the second year to the North
002Central Championship. Um they were two of 26 middle school teams that were there. They're there from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and three Canadian provinces. So, the North Central region is pretty big. Um, and I'm happy to say we brought home three trophies. We had the top pilot and skills combination score. We were the runnerup due to some bad luck when we had our last match. It's a one and done, but we were the runnerup teamwork. We didn't have room to set up the teamwork. So, we've set up this is called our skills field. Um, the piloting was done on this and the programming. Now, I will tell you a brand new version of the software was released Tuesday of this week. These guys saw it for the first
003time today. They've made some changes to their code. It's worked two or three times, so we're hoping it works. Um, but the idea is these drones have sensors. They are able to identify collar and they recognize they kids throw a dice to figure out what mats to put in and they're scrambling doing this. They only have five minutes to do as three tries. Okay? So, they're they're busy. That's why you have extras. But it takes off. It can do in the programming. You can do any of the elements you want to do and you get certain points for those. any you want to look any of those after the meeting, you're welcome to. But I told them they don't have to stay for all of that. Flying through the holes is a one of the
004options. You land over here. They have the opportunity if it doesn't land in the right place to reset on this map and then takes off again, flies and goes. So, we've been successful to get it through. Worked a little bit ago. Are you ready, Carl? Are you ready to reset? Come on, Savannah. You can come over here and reset it because you that was your job. Don't trip over the wires. Cuz this we've kind of squished everything in here. Okay. Right. Yeah. Put it in the center and leave it facing the same way. Okay. Yep. Thumbs up. You're ready to go. [Music] See, it's blue from that blue mat back there. Goes back to white. It didn't see its color there, but it should have. But that's okay. Okay. [Music] >> Made it. That's okay.
005That's all right. Once it once you get off and that's why you get three tries because air movement, anything can affect those little bitty drones. They're made strictly for flying inside, but we have the high score and we're going to we combined our pilot or our skill score, which is that one, with our pilot. And Koi is going to fly this. Now, when you're piloting, they tell you specifically what you have to do in what order. You can't miss anything or you're done. So, he is going to fly a figure eight. And this is a little tight compared to what he usually has. Through one of those holes, through the rings. And guys, what was it? A minute and a half or a minute? I don't remember. But um to do that as many times
006as possible and then land. And I can coach him, but I can't fly like that. >> Okay. >> First one's programmed, right? >> Yes. First one was programmed. He just nobody was touching the drone. It was strictly from the computer. And I think the new software we're going to be able to do some really cool things. But they open up and says, "This is different." I said, "It's okay. Well, I knew it was coming. I just didn't know it was coming this week." You know, you know how software people are. Okay. Wherever you are comfortable saying, because we are very tight on space. Go ahead. If you can fly through it a couple times, that's fine. We're not going to time it tonight. Not in this area. [Music] Okay. [Music] And landing on the little
007cube is more than the other. And that was very good. And uh what time? How many times you make it through? Three. >> At the competition >> all the way through three times and part of another one and then still had time to land. So like I said, I can coach them. I can't program them. Um but we want to thank the community. We want to thank the school board. Um, these kids have put in a lot of hours and now the room that's next to me, Shane has given me in that room to keep so we can set things up because we used to spend half practice clearing my room and setting up and then trying to put everything back. So, that will make a difference. Also, um the other thing I'm excited about
008this year, last year in the state of Indiana, we had six schools that did aerial drone competition and I've been working with three of those very closely. I did a workshop last week with Rose Hullman. We signed up eight new schools and we're working to do another workshop after school next week where we're hoping to get um North Vermillion and a few VO County schools. So, we're working on getting where we have close competitions so we can do some friendly stuff and even do more practicing because you really don't get good at it until you've gone to the competitions and and that's when they really the rubber meets the road. But I'm very proud of my kids and you can see our shirts over here. We had shirts with the kids' names. We did shirts
009both years where community people gave us donations and the kids wore their shirts. And when we last year we were on TV when we did the Rose Holland competition and my dad said I didn't know any of those kids but I knew those ones with the blue shirts. Those were the Lakers that were out there and they do show up. It's easy to spot your kid clear across the gym when they got one of those shirts on. So any questions you want to ask the kids or anything? I promise them they didn't have to present but tell them they might have to answer questions. So, do you guys want to do this like as part of your career paths or educational paths? >> Well, we have one pilot in training over there who's taking flying
010lessons >> like real plane. >> Real real planes. >> Yes. >> And they do have to do a certification with RoboLink this year. They're also going to have to do an FAA certification for low-level drones. Not the big ones outside, but low-level ones. So there is um you can see over oh I forgot to tell you over there on the wall you can see DoD STEM NASA they're big supporters of this. That's our banner we brought home. The kids are trying to hold it up to take a picture and it was taller than they were. Um and that's our banner that Stacy helped us design in graphics design that we had hanging in our booth. Our logos and our team number. So, everybody pitched in and I didn't bring a hat, but um the Shakamac
011manufacturing class even made hats with little logos that the kids wore when they were on the field last year. That was a surprise when they got to Michigan. So, everybody helped us out and it was it was great. So, any Nobody has any questions? We won't know till September 9th what the new game is. This part changes every year. The only thing that stays the same is the drone. So, we'll start from scratch learning what the new game is once it's posted in September. >> Okay. >> Thank you guys. Okay, at this time we'll call our regular board meeting to order. Dr. Smith, is there any addition or deletions to the agenda? >> I do have three. I would like to recommend we add Paige Wolf, sixth grade girls basketball coach to the agenda. The
012boys pa sixth grade boys basketballing and Sam Nesmer athletic trainer high school teacher. >> Can I get a motion to make these additions? >> I make a motion. made a motion. Second. >> Second. All in favor raise your right hand. Same sign. They'll be added. Okay. Minutes of the July 17, 2025 regular board meeting and August 6th, 2025 special session. Can I get a motion to approve? Motion by Jim. Second. Second by all in favor raise your right hand same sign. Motion passes. Also will be a motion to approve claims as listed on docket. Counts payable voucher 98789 to 988 53 and also payroll positive advisor to 106209. I get a motion to approve these. >> Make a motion. >> Makes a motion. Jeremiah all in favor raise right hand the same sign motion carries.
013All righty. Now we've got public comments on for the Neola policy. We have any public comments about the additions to the policy? I have a comment but not about the deal. >> I think go ahead. >> Okay. Um I'm president of the Shack Classroom Teachers Association and there's a later agenda item on here about the TAG grant. Um we've discussed it our our leadership discussed it with Dr. Smith and Mr. And then we took it to a vote last week and based on the new rules and guidelines that we have to follow for tag. As we know right now, we feel like it is going to do nothing but pit teachers against each other. We're only allowed to give it to 20% of our staff, which we thinking that would be six to seven people.
014They have to be chose even if we have 20 that are all very high marks. We have to choose out of that 20 who the six or seven chosen people would be and we feel like for right now no more than we know about the law and the requirements and other schools are in limbo also as association right now we are saying we are not favor now there's supposed to be more information coming on September 1st if we find out that's going to change things and as an association we may want to ask again but we just wanted to explain why we They don't ask for anything. >> Any other comments? >> Okay, Dr. Smith, I'll turn it over to you. >> Would like to recommend before we get started, if there are no objections,
015we accept all the ECA coaches in one. >> Does anybody have any concern? Anybody on the list together? Please go ahead. >> I'd like to recommend to the board we approve Samantha Green as elementary teacher. >> I get a motion to approve Samantha Green Elementary teacher. Motion motion second. Second by Jody. All in favor raise your right hand. on the same side. Two passes. >> I'd like to recommend we approve Tracy Hamilton as bus driver. >> Get a motion to approve Tracy Hamilton as bus driver. >> Make a motion. >> Makes a motion. Can I get a second? Second by Jim. All in favor right ahead. Same sign. >> I'd like to recommend we approve Jessica Becker as cafeteria. Motion approve desk cafeteria Jody make a motion I second all in favor raise your right
016hand the same sign motion passes >> like to recommend we approve the following PCA sponsors for senior class head sponsor Amanda Wler and senior class assistant sponsor John >> I get it approved we get someone to make a motion approved John to be the senior class sponsor and assistant sponsor. >> Motion by Jim second and those same sign passes. >> I'd like to recommend we approve Brian Pilot as chief of the MSD and Shack Police Department for the period of September 1st through August the 31st. made a motion second by all raise your right hand side. Motion passes. Welcome to board again. >> I'd like to recommend we approve the board approve Truman Dowel as long-term substitute for junior high English. >> A motion to approve Truman. >> Make a motion. >> Yeah. Make a
017motion second by General. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. >> I would like to recommend to the board we approve the following ECA coaches. Stacy Wilson, junior high volleyball assistant. Taylor Wise, dance team sponsor. Derek Collins, junior high golf. Morgan Murley, seventh grade girls basketball. TJ Hill, eighth grade girls basketball. Donnie Stanner, seventh grade girls volunteer assistant. Dylan Collins, varsity baseball coach. Jake Walters, JB, baseball coach. Braxton, >> volunteer baseball assistant. Logan Burus, volunteer baseball assistant. Rusty Booers, >> varsity softball coach. Haven Wanders, JB, softball coach. Josh Gamble, softball volunteer assistant. Aubrey Uers, softball volunteer assistant. Jonah Lash, softball volunteer assistant. Scott Smith, varsity boys golf. Mason Barton, golf volunteer assistant. Mark Mesmer, varsity girls and boys track coach. And Chad Weir, fifth sixth grade boys basketball volunteer assistant.
018Can I get a motion to approve all these coaches? Sorry, >> I forgot. Paige Wolf, sixth grade, boys basketball. >> Okay. Can I get a motion to approve all these coaches, please? >> Jeremiah, second by Jody. All in favor, raise your right hand. Same sign. Motion passes. Other >> I would like to recommend to the board we accept the retirement from Nancy >> Drury. We get a motion retirement from Nancy Dhy. >> Make a motion. >> A motion. Second. Second by Jerem. Raise your right hand. Both same signs. >> I would like to recommend to the board that we approve the contract for Sam Mesmer, athletic trainer and high school teacher. >> Get a motion to approve it. >> I make a motion to approve it. made a motion stated by Jeremiah. I will be
019voting no because right now we are dealing with some financial issues and this is not in the best interest of our school corporation. But now all in favor raise your right hand. >> Wait, I want to say something. I am voting for it because of the safety of our children and the health of our children. So I think it's vital that we have this program. That's why you get to make your vote. All in favor, raise your right hand. Opposed 100%. Go ahead. Would like to recommend we approve not applying for the teacher appreciation grant for 2026. >> I get a motion not to approve not to apply for the grant. >> I make a motion. on a second by Jeremiah. All in favor raise your right hand. Same sign. Motion passes. >> I'd like
020to recommend to the board we approve donating the 1998 Ford van to Covenant Outreach Food Bank. >> I get a motion donate the van. >> Second by Jim. All in favor raise your right hand. Both the same sign. Van's gone. I'd like to approve recommend to the board we approve the proposal Rhythm Garden Music LLC for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Get a motion approved. >> I make a motion. >> Second. All in favor raise right hand. Motion approved. >> I'd like to recommend to the board we approve the following adult meal prices for the 202526 school year. Breakfast at $3 and lunch at $5.25. A motion through these pricing. >> Make a motion. I >> made a motion. Second Carolina. All in favor raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. >>
021I would like to recommend to the board we approve the ECA financial reports for the period of July 1st, 2023 through June the 30th, 2024 for the elementary, junior, senior high, and cafeteria. >> Sure. >> Okay. I wondered about that when I read it. >> Thank you. >> Duly noted 24 to 20. Okay. I get a motion to approve these financial reports. >> Make a motion. >> Motion second. >> I in favor raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. They're approved. >> I'd like to recommend to the board we approve the proposal from Aptagy for school website and school message. Get a motion to approve. Second all in favor raise right hand post same sign approved. >> I'd like to recommend to the board we approve the permission to advertise for the 2026 budget. >>
022A motion to approve advertise for 26 budget. >> Make a motion. Second Jeremiah favor raise your right hand. at the same time. >> No further. >> Now it's your time. >> Um, I would like to first start off in thanking WTW for the the time and the positive light that they showed on our our school corporation and our entire community. Um, and I thought that they did a great job spotlighting that story for us yesterday and appreciate that. Um, I also want to take a minute to thank the school board. This has been um a wonderful beginning to the school year and you've been incredibly supportive in allowing Nick to stay on, Mr. Ker to stay on as my mentor and setting me up for success. Um, also want to publicly acknowledge the encouragement, the
023words of encouragement that constantly streaming through and I just want to acknowledge that your encouragement and your support has allowed us to start strong and I appreciate that comes from directly from you. Um, I also want to thank the bus drivers. Uh, I know it's I know how hot it is sitting out there waiting for the buses to take off, but just day in and day out their reliability um and that they are the first they are the first people that our students see and the last people that they see when they leave to go home. And I appreciate um everything that our drivers are doing. I also want to take a minute to recognize our maintenance staff, Jerry Keller and Chris Beerman. They have been um incredible assets to helping us to to make
024sure that the building is ready that um when there is a ticket and there are issues they are immediately responding to the best of their ability uh going above and beyond in many ways to get us started this year. I also want to thank uh Mr. Keria um going above and beyond. Uh yesterday he was in the cafeteria unloading semis washing dishes, washing tables, pitching in absolutely positively anywhere that he possibly can. Um so you a lot of people don't realize everything that he's doing. >> I didn't see a picture of that one. >> I know. So I I appreciate um I do have a construction update to share with you. Um restroom renovation projects. All the major restroom work has been completed. The cabinet unit heaters were installed. We are still waiting on the
025controls to be delivered prior to being able to testing and starting those units. Um the staffel group is how you pronounce that have they have distributed the initial punch list. Um I haven't gone through that yet to sign off on it, but that punch list has been distributed. And we're tenatively looking for turnover um for restroom C east to us, the owners by August the 26th. Uh want to also give you a track and field project update. The asphalt has been placed on the track. If you had a chance to go back there and take a look at that, the Dzone concrete repair was completed. The discus pad was poured on the 20th and um we're looking at the track being completed with the lines being painted and laid out um starting on uh the
02628th this month. So that was our construction update. I want to acknowledge a great start to the school year. I think we've created a lot of positive momentum. Um we want to keep that going. I appreciate the all of the staff and the parents. um especially when it it took everybody, administrators, teachers, staff, parents, even our construction crew who was willing to uh be flexible and make sure that we could modify for an open house. That was really important to our community. Um and everybody just pitched in and made a way for that to happen. Um and then the last thing that I wanted to share with you is I have uh written a hund a superintendent 100 day entry plan um that we can make public on the website. But I first I wanted
027uh first to share that with the school board so that you can see that and then we will post that on the website. That's all that I have. >> Dr. Smith I am currently a grad student at Indiana State University as well as This is my first year teaching for an after school children and most of the posts you see on the Facebook page are made by me. >> Um, and I'm finishing my master's degree in May. So I'm doing my principal internship right now until May. So I'm going to go over Travis's notes for the beginning of school year. So um open house he said that we had around 250 students attend with their parents which is roughly 70% 74% of our elementary population attended open house like Dr. Smith said um that's very
028important for our young kids and families to get in the building. So I'm very happy that that was able to happen. Um thank you to our PTO, our Girl Scouts and our cheer team for setting up informationational tables during open house. gave them a chance to um have parents volunteers and get girls to sign up for sports. The school year has now settled in and the elementary is moving right along. Thank you to our teachers, instructional assistants, cafeteria workers, custodians, and bus drivers for making our kids feel safe day in and day out. Love and welcome each day as they enter our building. And last, also welcome to Dr. Smith. Thank you for your willingness to jump in and help from day one. I mean, she mentioned Mr. Kerazia carrying boxes, but she did mention
029that she was also out pulling weeds in the landscaping yesterday when I left at 5:15 for the reach program. So, >> thank you. You done a very good job. >> Thank you. You did. >> All right. >> I I do have Shane. >> Who you got? Shane, Mr. Reese, could you go ahead? >> Mr. Ree could not be here tonight, but he did prepare highlights for the high school. Um he said that there's it's been a start of the school year has been very smooth on the junior high high school side. The students have been very understanding with the construction and the minor inconveniences that it has caused. Mr. Reese wanted to make sure that we acknowledge and publicly congratulate Hart Bule for being recognized by the college board with the rural and small town
030recognition award and a school recognition. So, uh, that is an impressive accomplishment that we will make sure that we publicly celebrate with him. Um, fall sports are off to a great start. Varsity cross country, girls golf, and JB varsity volleyball have all started their seasons, have successful starts to their seasons. Junior high activities start this week and next week. Mr. Reese wanted to make you aware of the upcoming events. We have school pictures that are scheduled to happen on September the 5th. All for Mr. Reese. >> All right, Jeremiah. >> Um, I'm glad that we're off to a smooth start all things considered. Um, glad that everybody's been able to be flexible with the way that um the construction projects are still uh lingering, but um we're we're about to put a bow on all
031that. Um and um yeah, thank you to all the teachers and staff for giving us a a smooth a start as we possibly could have and um um yeah, fall sports are are off to a great start so far. And um >> yeah, >> Jim, >> wait. My statement was when you're going to call on me was I was going to say I'm going to defer my comments and I'm gonna have Jim. >> Okay, Jody defer her comments. Jim, would you go ahead? >> You don't have anything copy off of now, do you? >> We are on camera. >> I'm glad that everything's off to a good start. Welcome, Rob. Former school board member and looked up and I'm like, look, he did come back. So, it's good to see you, Rob. Um, Carol, does
032the drum team have any intentions of being possibly maybe the homecoming parade? >> We're not really supposed to. >> You could set this stuff up on a float. >> No pressure though. I was just >> Give me a trailer. Okay. I'm just hoping uh this is probably the most solid administration team that I've seen at least since I've been on the board. So, I'm hoping moving forward that we sell ourselves, we sell the drone team, we sell all the dual credit stuff that we offer and that we let people know that is pretty much all the dual credit stuff done in house. Pretty sure. Um um and those things are I mean those are things that we know but I'd like to see um everyone else know that the WTWO uh post for our new
033Dr. J. Uh the comments I don't think that I seen anything as far as running you out on the rail. They were all positive. We're elated to have you. and we appreciate you picking us to start this journey together. If it was up to me, we'd have the advent team in the homecoming pray as well. But >> since I just did Carol for >> Sorry. I mean, seriously, I I do I mean got Dr. J. Now we've got Shane, Travis, Leslie, got we got Chief, we've got Dylan. I just, you know, I think we're solid across the board and I hope that we continue to, you know, move forward and stuff. Um, other than seeing if Dr. J's willing to do weed eating and stuff but my I didn't know if you were for hire
034>> I did. >> So I appreciate you all and hopefully we have a good year. >> Um first of all the like I've already said WTW and their little clip on our school and our first female superintendent was really awesome. Um, so I'm glad that they came out and did that. Thank you both for They didn't get a picture of you for leading by example, pulling weeds and um unloading semis. It was funny. Just send or Dr. Smith had sent out the um clip from the news thing last night and I had commented, "Thank you for pulling weeds." And she's like, "How did you know that I was pulling weeds?" I go, "It's a small town. So, thank you for leading by example. We appreciate that. Thank you for the presentation to the drone uh
035of the drone team. That's awesome. >> They really are talking. I've had to learn all over. >> That's funny. Are they really? Because I like I feel like that group is really quiet. Like when I see them, too. Um, also thank you for the explanation on why we weren't why you didn't feel comfortable accepting the tag grant money. Um, that was one of my questions um, when I saw the agenda and awesome job to Hart for his small town rural recognition award. >> All right. Thank you, Dr. Smith. You have definitely been put through your paces. We've been through a lot of stuff in a short amount of time. I appreciate your communication with the board and it's been great working with you so far. Thank you, Mr. Keria. He's came back. This will be
036his second goound, I believe. Well, third actually, because you came back for a short stint and Mr. Ker has always been great to give us advice and hang in there with us. We appreciate everything you've done for our school. he get ready to go off here before long. But we appreciate him having been there with us. We also want a very special thank you to Jerry Keller. Jerry came back when we was in a very bad way in our maintenance department. He stepped in with a smile on his face and I've talked to him several times and just really turned things around for us on that front. So Jerry here, but he he's done an amazing job. I want to thank all of our staff, all the hard work, all the stuff we went through
037with building construction and everybody getting through it. Thankfully, we're going through the punch list now, so hopefully that's behind us. So, just want to encourage all of our staff to continue the hard work and we recognize it. We appreciate it. You are the ones that make Shaq back what it is, not the bulls, all you people here every day. We are greatly appreciative of that. That's all I got to say about that. I get a motion to adjourn. >> We'll take a motion. >> I'll make a motion second. Cody, all in favor son 18 this evening. Thank you.