001Yes, you can. >> Motion passes. >> No, I will walk out and explain kind of next steps. >> Okay, very good. Okay. Uh, thank you. The board will now continue the organizational and business uh portion of the meeting. Those who were present for the hearing are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting or even All right. What's that? >> Thanks for staying around everybody. >> I know this is a meeting and you guys are excited to be here. I appreciate that. >> Looking forward to driving home more snow. Stop saying the >> S word. I need to put it. [clears throat] >> Yes. Yeah, I'll double check that. Okay. Not being critical. >> No, I just happen to know. >> Yeah, because I know she's trying to do it while she is nominate
002>> nominations are now in order members may nominate themselves. Is there a nomination? >> Is there a second? >> Any questions, discussion on that? make some just >> all those in favor say >> I is now the acting Dr. is now the acting chairperson until the president has been elected. At that time, the president will immediately assume the chair. [laughter] She's going to go, "Okay, moving on. [laughter] >> [laughter] >> I don't think she [clears throat] >> getting any foot solve practices in games. >> Two out of four so far. >> Oh, that's more than I would have thought. That's good. probably could have gone Saturday, but I didn't want the kids out in same thing last night like was probably okay. I want kids out in there. >> We went up to we drove
003separately up to Grand Valley for our track >> 196. >> I mean, I've never been anything that was more of an ice than that ever. >> They had that 100 car pile. Well, that's right about where we got off at. There's a spot where it goes down the construction down to one lane and this bridge is narrow and it was I mean it was pure ice. I was going 20 miles per hour over and I was ripping it. I don't know if any of you guys went on 23 toward Granger. There were so many cars in the ditch and every time like I had to take Blake to a practice at the new fieldhouse and when I came back the same cars that were in the ditch were out of the ditch and there were
004other cars and they were all four-wheel drives like so it must have been just a >> Was it lane part of it past it always? No, it was just on the curb just as you just passed the billboard right there. >> Walgreens. >> Well, and note to everyone if you come down Conrad, that's a that's a hill, right? I had one year I had Blake and his buddy in the car and I went to pump the brakes. Well, it spun me 360 and any car coming off a 23 hit you because I it spun me into the other lane. So, there's no control. Once you get to that hill, you have to at that stop sign. Just pause, >> slow down because it is always a sheet of ice right that hill and there's no
005way down the lake. >> Yeah, that's a good point. That is probably the worst >> the way they set that up. There's no people in >> keep me employed. >> That car was fine this morning going to Mishwalker, but like the entire stretch of Granger is awful. It looks like they cleared off the curb and then they were like, [laughter] "We did it." >> Look at Mr. adventurous though over there running in this weather. [clears throat] >> Gosh, it's awful. I haven't seen the pavement in my subdivision. >> I see you. I see you. But I never honk you because I think I I'll scare the daylights out. [laughter] >> I'm like, who's that crazy guy? Oh, I know that guy. >> That's the only one. [laughter] >> I'm tired of it. Well, I mean,
006I've seen you go a long way. I've seen you all over and I'm like, "Wow, he runs a lot." You want to talk about distance runner? There's your guy. >> By the way, >> yeah, reach out to Brian. >> Yeah, it's going to be February. >> Yeah. I said something [clears throat] >> maybe maybe I liked it better when our video wasn't working. >> Okay, so I start election of the officers. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh, president nominations are in order for the office of president. As a reminder, an individual may nominate themselves. There is no limit on the number of nominations for one office. No second is required. Nominations do not have to be closed for the office of the president or votes are required for the election to each position. Are there any
007there any other nominations? I'll nominate Tony Tony Neer. Tony Overmire. [laughter] Tony Overber president. Sorry, they're so close. >> So there is one individual nominated for the office of president. Voting will occur for one at a time in the order in which the names were nominated. The first name to receive four votes is elected to the office. Will all in favor of Tony Overbermyer as president say I. >> I. >> Will those opposed say no? >> There were seven votes in favor and zero votes opposed. Tony Overmmy is elected as president. Okay, moving back to the vice president role. Um looking for who we want to nominate for that role this year. Any other nominations? Members being heard. All those in favor of Natalie say I. >> Anybody opposed? Okay, that passes. Moving on to
008the secretary position. Um, do we have a nomination for the secretary position? >> Okay. Nominations [clears throat] hearing any. Okay, everybody in favor of Tammy say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Tammy, congratulations. You get to read a whole bunch of stuff again. >> I don't know if that's a I don't know parking lot. Um, okay. Moving on to the treasurer. Um, do we have a nomination for treasurer? Nominate Justin. Any other nominations? Not hearing any. Everybody in favor of Justin say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed. >> Congratulations Justin. >> And okay. So I think that is all of our positions now. Um everything stayed the same as last year. So we have another good position. >> Okay. Moving on to uh the designation of the uh board recording secretary. Uh, it's a superintendent's
009recommendation that sher still continue in its capacity. Do we have a motion for this? >> Say, well, I'll run to that one. >> U, all those in favor say I. >> Anybody oppose? >> Okay, motion passes. >> Congratulations. >> Okay, sorry, I didn't hear what you said. >> [clears throat] >> You can [laughter] you can have everybody coming after you. >> I was waiting for a no from her. [laughter] >> Okay. Uh so now moving on to the designation of deposit depositories then >> you can um it's all there. The board has reviewed it all. So you could just say >> okay good. That's what I was told. Okay. So, >> take the easy way out. >> Uh, designation deposiitories. Everybody's had a chance to review it. Do we have a motion to accept uh
010as presented? >> So, support. >> Okay. Uh, any questions, discussion? No. Everybody in favor say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. And moving on to the designation depositories for investment purposes. Once again, as presented, do we have a motion? >> Okay, any questions or discussion on this? Not hearing. Anybody in favor say I. >> I. >> Anybody opposed? >> Okay, motion passes. Thank you. Now, moving on to items of business. Uh, the curriculum adoption. Ryan, you've been sitting here for a long time. [laughter] As if you guys, thank you for your patience. Now comes the good. I was wondering why you two were here. [laughter] >> Board meetings are fun. >> Yes. Um well, thank you uh trustees and I am very pleased to share with you a recommendation for our
011secondary social studies adoption. Uh this process began last year and uh we we seek that culmination this evening. Um I want to thank our teachers on the committee, two of whom join us, Miss Joan Smith and Dr. Suchek. Uh so thank you for being here. Um our our and all social studies teachers from our our secondary uh buildings were involved and just gave a very thoughtful review process. Uh you know they looked for really they look course by course uh and then um get multiple offerings. They hear from sales representatives. They they went with it down. They're reviewing materials. piloting curriculum and you know to the point where they they know very specifically what they uh need in order to continue teaching our students and just they have great curricular resources to teach them with.
012Um well so it's it's particularly exciting um Joan Joan shared the last adoption for social studies uh for her subject at least was about 17 years ago and so I know uh as Dr. uh went around and and received feedback from various stakeholders. Uh our students actually made reference to we feel like we could get some new social studies textbooks and so on and so they will be very very delighted when they see what we have coming. Um so the selections that they have arrived at and are recommending for adoption uh they were presented to the subcommittee on January 13th. Um in your board packet I included a budget sheet and let me just kind of share with you briefly. So um I listed out kind of in sequential order from middle school through high
013school the courses that our students take. Um and then listed the vendor who we are recommending and then that the the actual curriculum item. So the textbook um now text resources are interesting right because you want to have the physical textbook that is such a benefit to students teachers and everyone curriculum companies of course know that we're also wonder so there's always a digital component included as well uh so what we are proposing to the board uh is to buy classroom sets of the textbooks uh for every teacher who teaches the course. So some of the courses are taught by one teacher. So we would buy one class set. Uh some are taught by two, so we buy two class sets. Our class sets, we're actually kind of inflating the number a little bit. We're
014getting approximately 40 of each text. Uh that allows us like in circumstances where a student with an ID might have a provision that they'd be allowed to have a textbook at home, that kind of thing. Um for the digital component, uh pricing is cheaper the more years of a license you buy. We purchase student licenses and uh with the pricing this reflects purchasing them as six-year licenses. So kind of through a full curricular cycle and that's where we get the most competitive pricing. Um also included are the teacher digital licenses. So really for all of these it represents buying kind of the comprehensive full package of curriculum for our teachers and students. Um you'll see just a few different notes. Um well I don't want to spill into the to the AP part so much
015uh just yet. That's our next item. Um but you'll see I have listed also for elementary just a note to the board um our elementary process we were a little slower in in that the committee wanted to uh hear again from a few different curriculum vendors. And so that that group actually uh about a week and a half ago arrived at a recommendation. And so I'm working with our our board subcommittee for curriculum and we're looking at a March presentation and then having the elementary social studies and also our elementary ELA adoption be part of the March board meeting. Um so I ran over the numbers with Gail of course uh you know and she's very comfortable with where this comes in at. uh from the budget presentation that you received in the fall, uh
016this adoption comes in under budget and I would say it comes in comfortably on budget when we consider some of the impacts from 318. Um so the you know this is our our recommendation and uh you know I happy to answer your questions at this time. they make from the curriculum. So, don't have anything you'd like to add. >> Um, I just one we obviously drastically needed updates. It's been a really long time, but it was really um nice to hear some of the resources that will be available for our teachers and students that aren't currently available, especially some of the digital things. And I mentioned there's ability to kind of pull in material for kids that maybe need um to catch up and materials that kind of push the kids that are maybe a
017little faster paced. Um, and I think we've had a lot of that with this science and the math from a couple years ago to do that. So, it was neat to see that. And it was nice because it sounds like everybody on the same page [clears throat] from the curriculum submitt. >> Awesome. Okay. Uh, any questions for Ryan? Okay, any questions? Great job. You did a wonderful presentation. Any questions? That means you did a great job, huh? Great job. Um, okay. So, do we have a motion to uh adopt the um curriculum as presented? >> Okay. Um, any questions or discussion? Not hearing any. Everybody in favor say I. Hi. >> Anybody post? >> Passes. Congratulations. >> I did have one question was you said a six-y year license shouldn't have been a 17 year.
018[laughter] >> Got a heck of a discount for that, right? >> Yes. [laughter] >> Okay. So, moving on now to the high school AP course adoption. I don't see Ryan, so I'm guessing >> Ryan. You see Ryan? Um, and so Mr. Markle, our our he is at the high school. So at the pack this evening, we had uh an event where families could come and learn about all of our dual credit opportunities. [clears throat] Uh, so that's where I'm kind of presenting on behalf of the high school uh with this item. Um, so the high school is seeking approval for an for two AP course additions. Uh, the two courses are AP stats and then AP macro and microeconomics. Um, these courses will be taught by current Edwardsburg High School staff who are credentialed for
019AP courses. Uh, particularly Steve Wright will take AP uh, the economics offering and then Becca Horvath who is a new teacher this year, she'll take uh, AP stats. [snorts] Um, these courses were identified based on the current number of students who take them with off-campus offerings. Uh, so students who do them through SMC or through Michigan virtual, some of our our online in the area that Miss Kazinski oversees. Um, you know, the and I would say Ryan's vision is that offering these courses on campus, it keeps more Eddies on campus. Uh, it keeps them in in-person learning with our highly qualified staff. Uh, we believe that that will have a a good impact for these students when it comes to taking their AP test that they've they've had inerson instruction. Uh, and we do uh
020we anticipate we'll realize some cost savings over what we pay to SMC and so on. Um as what we you know what the credits cost versus students get as part of their school day at Edwardsburg. Um so with the board's approval, our counselors will then begin scheduling students for these courses. They're they're soon going to be meeting with students and and going through the course catalog. Um, and then I'll also begin working with these teachers on identifying the curricular component. Um, based on just kind of some reachouts to uh some different publishers, I anticipate uh that you know getting getting kind of the package of AP text, we're probably going to be in the neighborhood of 6 to 7,000 per course. Uh, which is something again that I've reviewed with the business office and we
021find to be within within the realm of comfort area. Are there any um questions I can answer. >> I have a question and I I know that I've asked uh Mr. Markle this before, but um just to clarify, so we would pull those options from someone attending SMC because we offer it locally. That's my question number one. I have a followup. So >> yeah, well, you know, I So it gives it gives another option. I believe many students would choose to take it with us. Uh in talking with Mr. Markle, I don't know that we would shutting that to that option at SMC. I I don't necessarily see it that way, but it does add a program offering uh that we feel, you know, Ryan feels based on feedback from students would be attractive to
022our students. >> Okay. And then as far as college credits are concerned, I mean you guys, you're all in education, right? And so most of us are not, although a couple of you are privy to having spouses at least that are that are in education. But as far as the equivalency of AP versus um onampus versus going to SMC, is there any difference in credit transfers or anything that can adversely affect students of doing it on on campus versus being at a university? >> Dr. S here, you have a lot of background. >> Um it it depends on a couple things. It depends on your score on the AP test and different tests. Um, and then different colleges and universities accept different tests. So, for example, um, you know, a a four might at one
023college get you credit for that course, but at another college, they might say, "Well, you don't have to take that [clears throat] intro course, but we're not giving you credit for it. You still have to, but you can take a higher level course." Same is true with the credits that you take on a campus, too, to transfer. Different universities accept different um, credits transferring for different things. So it really is specific on what is our students, you know, post-secondary goal on which university or college they would be going to. Um and then we can look at those and our counselors are wellversed in which colleges accept which type of credit um more often in what that equates to. So it depends on your score on the test. It depends on the college or university you're
024going to, but the same can be said for the classes you're taking as a dual enrollment student, too. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I can tell you from the experience I've had a lot of the coaches and stuff, one of the first things they've asked, Zach, is how many AP course did you get? One of the first things and the dual enroll is kind like, okay, that's great. But AP seems to really carry a lot of weight with a lot of these coaches and stuff. >> That's helpful. I'm not there yet. So, colleges look very favorably upon AP classes because it's very standardized. So, that whether you take an AP class here or someplace else, you are taking the same test at the end of it and that's what determines your score. um you know
025and so compared to a small local college that if you're applying to school in California they've never heard of um they know that that AP class is a set that rigor um and so it is they are generally extremely favorably by colleges even are we waiting for those now we talked about that last we're not waiting um I will say in talking with like the group of high school students what I heard over and over again is more AP class offerings and these were some of the ones that got brought up that they would like to have offered as well. >> Okay. >> But no, we're not waiting at this point. >> To your question about does that prevent them from taking classes at SMC? I think my impression of the overall kind of long-term
026goal has been to build the AP course offering so that >> some kids don't even consider needing to go to SMC because they can take what they need here. So, I think that may still be a good option for some kids. But I think the goal is for some to kind of say, "Look, I I can get all the AP classes I need. I don't ever have to, you know, travel the road daily road in the middle of the snow." >> You know, I think of like the school index reports, which is one way that the the NBE rates our schools, right? Uh for high school, there is heavy weight to AP offerings. um the recent in recent years the additions of more AP courses have really boosted um you know our index report as
027well. So it's it's a big part I think of the achievement of high school. >> One thing Tammy with the waiting is well we don't wait on our report cards. Colleges have their own waiting systems and they would negate our waiting systems anyway and then use their own to wait different >> where counselors have to use their expertise and collaboration with those colleges and universities to determine what's best. for each of our our students. >> Got it. Thank you. >> Are we still I mean I think we're still in the consideration of going >> Yeah. But but I think the two are are different. So because a college would just basically take our weight away and >> they all right. Any other questions? >> Uh do we have a motion to accept the um AP
028classes? >> So moved. Okay. Any questions, discussion? Not hearing any. Everybody in favor say I. >> I. Anybody opposed? >> All right. Got some more AP classes. Excellent. >> Great job, Ryan. Thank you. >> Okay, moving on to the bond 2024 project approval for the district PA system. >> We're going to have Jared Chisinski. very exciting thing that we've all >> got to follow him up, [laughter] >> especially the students and staff at the primary who do not currently have a PA system. >> Yeah. So, in keeping with the safety security section of our five, I'm bringing in a bid for a new PA system approval. The PA system be installed in all buildings except administrative building and the church, we had two bids come from the PA system. The first bid was from Forte
029and they quoted $419,2645. The second was from Hi-Tech. Hi-Tech quoted $516,111. I recommend accepting the PA system bid for Forte for $419,2645. Um, you guys have any questions? >> What are we missing? Are are we missing or anything by going with that one compared to the other? >> Well, no, because uh um Fort has Ramsey contracts. I don't know if you guys that we don't actually have to do a RFP because it's already vetted. Um, >> it runs through the state. >> Yes. >> We're not all techy. >> Oh, sorry. Sorry. >> So, the other thing, too, is the um everything's included. So, something comes up where, you know, they didn't see it or they need to add a cable or something, it doesn't cost anything. The other company, Hi-Tech, it was like $300 to
030add a speaker or, you know, an extra wire was wrong or whatever. Everything was added on. So, um, if we get it approved, they told me that they could start, um, as early as March, this March. And after spring break, primary would be up and running. >> But we're not missing any kind of safety protocols or that by choosing the lower one compared. >> No, they're basically speaker on the wall. They can they have, you know, strobe light. If there's emergency, there'll be a call button so they can call, you know, the, you know, the office just like they do now. >> Also be outside of the playground. >> Correct. We get speakers on all sides and then the front too so they know. And then the press boxes will have it. All of them
031soccer everything will have it. So you'll know they have a clock on them too. Digital clock. So >> I just want to make sure we're not >> selecting something that is inferior. >> Well, we already have we have the same system Eagle Lake right now. It's just older. We're just updating it to the newer version. >> So it's been no issues since we've had it for eight years. I think it's just you always worry in an RFP if there's a $100,000 difference between two companies that somebody Jared really was doing his due diligence because with the REM we didn't need [clears throat] to have a second bid but we wanted to make sure that they truly were being competitive just because they did have that state bid approval and what we found is that they
032were really being competitive. I know I think you said in talking to your other tech colleagues too, like Forte was the one that everyone really was hoping would come in at the lowest anyway and then they did even after. >> Great. Um, all right. Do we have a motion to accept >> what's the name of it? >> Forte as the PA system. So >> support. Uh, any question discussion? Everybody in favor say I. >> Anybody opposed? All right, motion passes. Did that need to be a roll call? >> It probably should because >> a cost. Okay. All right. So, we'll go ahead and do that as a roll call. Um, as a roll call, >> Kevin, >> yes. >> Canon? >> Yes. >> Dustin? >> Yes. Okay, great. Now it has passed. All right. Um,
033okay. I guess we get to move on to a German. Do we have anybody wants to vote that? Hello. [laughter] >> Is anybody supporting it? >> Support. >> All right. Any questions, discussion? Not hearing any. Everybody in favor say I. Anybody opposed? Where is her?