001Sit down. >> But you're going to look weird when he says go. >> We all stand. You may recite the pledge of allegiance. [Music] >> 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. This time I call to order the meeting on the proposed superintendence contract. I see we have some guests with us. Is there anyone that has any comments or concerns or anything they'd like to bring up about this contract? Okay. So, we need to have a vote to need a motion to approve the contract. Can I get a motion to approve the endless contract? Jim made the motion, second by. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Contract is approved. >>
002All right. We will now call the regular board meeting to order. Uh Mr. Ker, do you have any additions or deletions to the agenda? >> I do. uh since it's getting close to the start of school, we received since the uh agenda was published a lot of resignations, several resignations and several recommendations for approval for position. So, we like to add those when we get down there. >> All right. Thank you very much, sir. >> Um just to make sure, Courtney, we need to have a motion and approve that. >> Correct. >> So, we need a motion to >> I need a motion to add that to the agenda. >> I I make the motion. >> All right, Jody made a motion. Second. >> I'll second the motion. >> All in favor, raise your right
003hand. Pose the same sign. Motion passes. All right. I need a motion to approve the minutes of the June 19th, 2025 regular board meeting. >> I'll make a motion. >> All right. Second. >> I second. >> Jody second. All in favor, raise your right hand. Both. Same sign. Motion passes. Uh we need a motion to approve claims as listed on docket. Counts payable voucher to 98788 and payroll deposit devices to 106 065. Can I get a motion? >> I make a motion. >> Jody made a motion. Can I get a second? >> A second. >> We have a second. All in favor raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. All right. Patrons comments. Anybody have anything they'd like to discuss tonight? Anything they'd like to say? Thank you for attending by the way.
004Mr. Ker, I will turn it over to you now, sir. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, the first item is make a motion or was presented to you to accept a resignation letter from Mindy Lent as an elementary teacher. Can I get a motion to any questions or concerns about that? >> All right. Can we get a motion to accept Mendy's resignation letter? >> I make a motion. >> Yogi second. >> Second by Vona. All in favor raise your right hand. Both same sign. Accept. >> Next is a resignation letter from Michelle Thomas, the junior senior high school special education a. >> All right. I'll get a motion to accept Michelle's resignation. Please, >> I'll make a motion. >> Brown second. >> Second by Jim. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Motion
005carries. >> Next is a resignation letter from Mandy Smith, Elementary Instructional System. >> Get a motion to accept a resignation letter. >> I make a motion. >> Thank you, Jody. Second. Well second. All in favor raise your right hand. Same sign. Motion passes. >> Next red resignation letter is from Brooklyn Stall currently the English language arts teacher grade seven and eight and also uh resigning from her Dungeons and Dragons sponsor. >> I get a motion to accept Brooklyn's resignation letter. Motion by Jim. Second. >> Second by Jody. All in favor raise your right hand. Oppose same side accepted. >> And the final resignation letter is from Shannon a bus aid. >> I get a motion to accept Shannon's resignation. >> I make motion. >> Jody made a motion. Can I get a second? >> I'll
006second. >> You're on a second. All in favor raise your right hand. Pose. Same sign. >> At this time, we would like to uh have you approve Dr. Justinda Smith as superintendent effective July 21st, 2025 through June 30th, 2028. >> I motion. >> All right. >> I'm sorry. Who? I got a Who knows? >> Jim made the motion. Can I get a second? >> I second. >> All right. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Name sign. Motion passes. >> Next is to approve Brooklyn Stall as an elementary first grade teacher. Can I get a motion to accept Brooklyn to hire Brooklyn's toll? >> I have a comment. Go ahead. >> First of all, when I saw your resignation, I flipped out a little bit. So, I'm glad that you showed back up on
007the agenda and I'll make a motion to >> All right. B makes a motion that we put her in the first grade. Second. >> Second by >> Joey. All in favor, raise your right hand. Pose. Same sign. You're hired again. Next is uh to approve Christopher Beam as the custodian maintenance assistant. >> I get a motion to approve Chris. >> I'll make a motion to approve Chris. >> Second by Jody. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. He's hired. >> Next is to approve Phoenix Pñena as the high school volleyball jet junior varsity coach. I say last name right. Pña. Pña. Yeah. There you go. Any questions or concerns? All right. Can I get a motion? >> I make a motion. >> Thank you, Jody. Can I get a second? Second. Second
008by Jim. All in favor, raise your right hand. Oppose. Same sign. Motion passes. >> Uh, next is to approve Bailey Scott as a volleyball volunteer assistant. >> Motion. Motion by Jim. Second. >> Second by Vana. All in favor hand. Motion passes. >> Uh, next is the approval of Maha Bor. Can I say that correctly? >> Yes. >> As a volleyball volunteer assistant. >> I get a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Makes a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Jody, may I second? All in favor raise your right hand. Oppose. Same time. Motion passes. >> Next is approval of Lauren Landry as the volunteer assistant. >> I make a motion. All right. Motion Lauren. Second. >> Second by Jim. All in favor, raise your right hand. Close. Same sign. She's hired.
009>> Next is approval of Hope Norris as a volleyball volunteer assistant. >> I make a motion. >> Make a motion. Cody made a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second by Brana. All in favor, raise your right hand. Same sign. Motion passes. And next is approval of Jamie Faulk as a as the junior high head volleyball coach. >> Get a motion to accept. I'll >> Make a motion. Can I get a second? >> Second by Jim. All in favor, raise your right hand. Raise your hand or Jody. Same sign. Motion passes. And the last one I'm I'm asking um and probably actually for Justinda as well for a permission to hire before the next board meeting when we get at this point in time from now to since school starting and we still have
010a lot of positions open. Uh we would like to have that hire and then get approved at the next board meeting. But uh we would promise to you that we would be in conversation with you, keep check doing background checks, giving you the information and uh talking with you prior to actually saying to the person that being hired to asking for permission to do that. >> Yes. As long as we're informed, I think that's good idea. >> I make a motion. >> Jody made a motion. Second >> second >> by them. All right. All in favor, raise your right hand. Same sign. >> And I believe that's all in your personnel. >> Okay. Um under other the at the last board meeting um we had the first reading of the Neola update policy. So at
011this time we'd like we're asking for approval of the old policy updates and revision. >> Can I get a motion? >> I make a motion. >> Motion by second. >> Second by Jim. All in favor raise your right hand. Same sign. And the final one is the acceptance of the SIEC at Southern Indiana Education Council co-op approved bids. Uh the bread bid through CRS1 source and the dairy bid through Prairie Farms. >> I get a motion to accept these bids. >> I make a motion. >> Second second by Jim. All in favor raise your right hand. Same sign. >> Okay, that's all for the recommendations. >> Mr. car. >> Um, I would like to just uh I'm sure everybody knows, but the start of school will be upon us quickly. August 4th is the uh
012work day for teachers and then first day for students is August 5th. That'll be here rather quickly. I know uh Mr. Reese is probably going to talk about whether about open houses and things that have happened in the past. So, I will frame on your pray there. I'll let you talk a little bit about that. I do want to if I had a hat on right now, I'd take it off to our custodians. I mean, they with the construction going on and trying to get these four floors cleaned and waxed and everything in the building. I mean, they just they've just done a phenomenal job, as is our mowing crew who's trying to keep up with the rain and the weather. They're just it's just been really tough, but I really want to thank them
013for all their hard work there. Uh, and um, actually, I want to welcome Dr. Smith to our wonderful school. Um, it's it's when I first came here, gosh, that was back in 19 and did the first interim. Uh, someone said something once you're a Laker, you're always a Laker and I really believe that. So, I think you're enjoying welcome. >> You're welcome. And that's all I have. >> All right. Do you want to give a update on the construction? >> Oh. Oh, yes. I'm sorry. That's one other item. Um there has been some concern that with the if you've been in our buildings and you've or seen that the restrooms and everything going on might not be completed at the time uh we have been 100% insured that it will be done that everything will
014be done. So if you hear any rumors about uh school going remotely at the beginning of the school year and that no that's that's not going to happen. I was in conversation uh with him again today. In fact, Dana was going to be here tonight, but an emergency came up and she couldn't present, but she wanted me to share that we would be we will be good to go on the fourth and the fifth. So, just want to point that out. Thank you. Sorry, I forgot about that. >> That's all right. Thank you for the information. You're >> welcome, >> Mr. Ree. >> Oh, well, Mr. Karina mentioned Travis and I had spoken about open house. Traditionally, we have it on the Monday night. I think it' be the fourth this year. We're kind of
015passing judgment on that right now. We have a progress meeting Wednesday with the construction people just to make sure see where we're at then. If they are still working on any of that hallway there, I it's problematic for the high schools I think to have open house. I think the elementary can continue. If the hallways open, we will plan to go the fourth. I think 5:30 to 7 is what we normally go. let the students come in. But we will get that out uh through the website and teachers and uh me school messenger and stuff like whatever we decide to do. But I think it's just best to wait until Wednesday's meeting to make sure their target date for the restrooms is the 9th I believe which is that Friday guaranteed to be done. I
016I I'm hoping they'll be done with the outsides and it would just be the insides, but I prefer to make sure everything's safe for everybody before we do that. Um, welcome to Dr. Smith. I guess I should have said that first. Sorry about that. I want to shout out to our volleyball team. Uh, they were one of 60 teams in Indiana to receive the Indiana High School volleyball coaches association team academic award. And they were also one of 34 teams recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association Honoral Award for grades and GPA with that. Um they represent the top 20 high school submitted to that honor. Uh you know, I think it goes a long way to talk about our student athletes and and they're certainly qualified as that. Shout out to them. That's basically
017all I have. That's we'll hit the ground running. Start looking at openings and trying to fill them within the next two weeks and get get going. >> Did anybody have anything from Travis? He didn't leave anything. >> No, he didn't send me anything. >> No, he didn't send anything. >> I hope he's enjoying his vacation and I just wanted to make sure that he had anything brought up. >> Well, Jody, >> are you going to go first? >> Yes, you do, young lady. >> You're welcome. I hope you like it here. Um, I also want to say, um, good luck to the staff on the first day of school because by the time we have our next board meeting be a few weeks after school starts. And I just want to welcome back the students
018and hopefully more new students that are coming. Um, and congratulations to all of that's pretty good accomplishments. again. Um, we're going to echo this. Uh, welcome. Congratulations. Um, we're excited to to move forward. Um, I think we have a great school already and we're looking forward to seeing where we go from here. So, thank you. Uh, volleyball team, of course, congratulations to them. Um, academic awards are always great. And uh Riley Faulk also with her co-a she made all American I think. So congratulations. Another good shout out to the volleyball team. >> Jim, >> Dr. J, welcome. Congratulations. Uh I think probably since I've been involved with the board, this is the strongest administration that we've we've got Shane and Leslie in the high school. We've got Travis in the elementary and now we've added
019you, Dr. J. So, I I'm looking forward to uh this next school year. I appreciate you all. Welcome. Uh custodians, I know how that works. I've been dancing around them over over where I work, too. So, I know that they're busting busting everything they've got to get everything done before school starts, waxing the floors, and then added the construction. So, shout out to the custodians. And then I want to thank Brian Rimmel for taking care of a concern that I had with the door. He does a lot and I don't know that he gets mentioned all that much for things that he does. So, I just want to make sure that I made everybody aware that the task that he took on had a lot to do with safety and I appreciate him getting on
020it immediately. So, again, Dr. Jay, welcome. Shane, Leslie, and Travis, I look forward to all of you taking us to new new heights. I got to say about all I want to congratulate Brooklyn. She's very talented young lady. She quit her job and within 60 seconds rehired. So, that's pretty amazing accomplishment. No, we're glad that you chose Shakamag Brooklyn and you've been an asset in the middle school and I know you're going to be an asset in the first grade, too. So, hey, keep up the good work and we're glad you're here. Uh, just send it. I'm glad that you are part of our team. We're looking forward to seeing your ideals and things that the changes you want to make and implement here at our school. I want to say thanks to Mr. Ree
021and also Travis and Nick. uh because we do have it and lessly we you're going to find out you've got a great team of administrators to work with. And so also I'm very thankful for all of our staff. We've got great teachers. We've got great custodians. I mean from the top to the bottom we are very blessed. So I want to say thank you to everybody and we need everyone to make this school a success. So I say thank you to no matter what your position is. If you work at Shackamak, we are grateful and thankful that you chose to be a part of our team. That's all I've got to say about that. So, I would entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> You made a motion. Second. >> Second by Brana. All
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