001these two students and their outstanding achievement in mathematics. >> [applause] >> Champions Northside Middle School, Mr. Brad Branham, would you come forward champions? Northside Middle School, Mr. Brad Branham, would you come forward with your champions, please? All right, good evening, everyone. Let me take a moment to introduce you to our now two-time defending Math Bowl state champion, Northside Middle School Spartans. Um furthest to uh your all's right, I should say, is Lydia Chen. Maybe you guys could wave or something. Wave. Um next, Vibha Nagulagari, Timothy Huang, and our team captain, Adway Anoop. >> [applause] [applause] >> Please know that a Math Bowl state championship um does not just come from one average coach and four outstanding students. So, I'd like to take a moment to thank the outstanding teachers at Northside Middle School in nursing
002the development of these young folks, and also their parents for creating a nurturing home environment to uh strive for excellence. Uh the Middle School Math Bowl consists of 25 questions, which cover high school topics, uh this year including linear systems of three equations and trigonometric applications and not only do they have to learn those topics and master them well but be able to solve them in between 20 to 40 seconds of you know problems that take seven to 10 steps and you can only do that when you really come together as a team well and their dedication of practicing every Friday after school from the start of Labor Day week all the way until the competition including on a PD day when there was no school and just the teachers were here and showing up
003for that is what led them to this championship and that dedication so congratulations to these students and their accomplishment. >> [applause] [applause] >> And next on the list for tonight we have our academic Super Bowl state champion from Columbus East High School in English. Thank you Dr. Parsons. Well, thank you for having us here this evening. I'm very excited and very proud to just talk very shortly here before I turn it over to Ms. Gentry. About a year ago, we decided to do a little bit of an overhaul of our academic teams, and Ms. Gentry stepped up as our English coach. And in our first year in her overseeing this program, we're delighted to say that we are the state champions in English in the Academic Super Bowl. These girls did a phenomenal job, and
004Ms. Gentry is going to introduce and share a few things. I'm probably going to be a little more wordy than our math coach, so bear with me. English versus math. Good evening, Dr. Phillips, members of the school board, English Academic State Champs, and families. Thank you for honoring our academic team this year with this official reception. Each team member has contributed to our success through their individual areas of expertise. In addition to being passionate about literature, individually members of this team are intrinsically motivated, humble, hilarious, and hardworking. Our team captain, senior Gabby Wilden, demonstrates unflappable focus at all times. Before traveling to Purdue on May 9th, she casually quipped, "I'll just reread the book again this weekend." Quiet confidence, experience, and leadership exude from senior Eleanor Dixon. She shared practice ideas, competition rules with me
005cuz I really didn't know anything, gently guiding me with coaching tips. Senior Marin Williams and her relentless positivity adds to our credibility with her perfectly timed British accent, which she applies as needed. Junior Halen Moore, surprised a little bit by her own success, has blossomed from a bit unsure to confident resilience in just a few short months. Junior Reagan Moffett, who is not with us this evening, her self-confidence and consistent reassurance of teammates raises up our entire team. Junior Eleanor Brummett, with her commitment and work ethic, has the ability to make insightful connections to arts and science. And sophomore Izzy Bailey, with her infectious enthusiasm, brings her impressive book knowledge and unbridled excitement. From our first practice in September to our qualification for state in April, the mantra I shared with our team was we're
006winning state. And they would just shake their heads. Moments before we took stage took the stage for the state competition, as Gabby was rereading all of the poetry, I reminded the team take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way, especially the opportunities you earn. And this team earned the state championship hands-down. So, congratulations to all of your for all your hard work. >> [applause] [applause] >> Great job. Congratulations. Thank you. Great job. Congratulations. Great job. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Great job. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Congratulations Columbus East and uh also our state champions um and national math stars. I don't know if you noticed two of the last names were the same. Yes, they are brothers. The third grader and the middle school student are brothers. So, Brad's probably already recruiting for
007Math Bowl back there, Mr. Branham. Um tonight we're excited to share with you for just the second year um celebrating our students who have earned their multilingual proficiency certification when they graduate from high school this year. So, um our director of English language learning, Dr. Nicole Leach, please come up and share with us the exciting news about these students. Good evening. Um I'm very This is an award that's very dear to my heart and something that I've worked on for a few years. So, just a little bit of background first, the Indiana Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency is known as a Seal of Biliteracy throughout the United States. It's an important recognition that validates a student's proficiency in two or more languages including English and it's a high level of proficiency that they have to have.
008It highlights the value of bilingualism in a global society and enhances college and job opportunities for our students. And then in a diverse city like Columbus with its many international communities, the certificate is especially meaningful here. It honors the linguistic and cultural assets that students bring to our schools and prepares them to thrive in a multicultural world. This year we've had an increase of 12 more students, so we keep growing every year. We have 41 students that have got the award. Um they have received the award in the languages of Spanish, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, and Ukrainian this year. So, the administrators from the high schools are going to come up and announce, and then our students will come up and stand in line for us to be recognized. Good evening. I'm Kelly Wilson.
009I'm the assistant principal at Columbus East, and I have 11 students here with us tonight from East that will come on up. So, when I say your name, please come up to the front. Eleanor Dixon Jesus Quintero Aguilera Carolina Sanchez Herrera Lizette Tyree Sherilyn Revis Madeleine Martinez Aguilar Maria Clara Marymoto Tequiche Bruna Carrera Valerie Rondanell Breanna Lopez Benitez and Eduardo Aranda McCall. Good evening. CSA New Tech is proud to share that there were four students from our graduating class who earned that multilingual proficiency certification. Those students are Giselle Villegas, Kayla Hernandez, Jair Cayetano Valdez, and Roman Lepchev. From Columbus North High School, we have Rogelio Utiera Piedra, Stephanie Fernandez, Gerald Peralta Sandoval, Axel Sanchez Velasco, Sebastian Vizcarra, Benjamin Vizcarra, Clemence Delphos, Dayana Oro Ortiz, Valencia Lee, Nino Akalaya, Anna Sophia Valero Rios, Yuika Noda, Zhen
010Xuan Lu, Marina Costa Braga, Alfredo Madero, Anna Thais Buenta, Jimena Buenta, Maximo Estrada Contreras, Asiel Alejandro Orduno Valera, Ava LaPlant, Servanda Lozana Trinidad, Ayano Tanaka, Suzette Vazquez Salas, Noah Sims, Diego Fernandez Jimenez, and Victoria Canoval Lenco. So, thank you. As you can see, we have a huge amount this year, and we continue to grow. So, congratulations, you guys. >> [applause] [applause] >> Board members, if you did not notice a lot of those faces and names looked familiar and sounded familiar because many of those are the students we've seen many times over the years for honors for all kinds of different things. Multilingualism truly is a superpower. I do want to point out two things about our last groups that have come up. Um, like Mr. Steiner always reminds us to thank and recognize the parents.
011Um, especially board members who are parent of a state champion earlier, Ms. Weelden, congratulations. And then also, um, in that group of students that were just standing up here, um, we have an IU Wells scholar, Vincia Lee, is going to IU and has accepted a Wells Scholarship, which is an incredibly prestigious honor. So, congratulations to all those students and also to those coming up here in a moment when Dr. Hack uh recognize those who have earned all three levels of the work ethics certificate. Thank you, Dr. Hack. Good evening, Mr. Steiner, uh members of the board and Dr. Phillips and the members of the cabinet. Thank you for providing this opportunity to recognize the achievements of 21 outstanding members of the class of 2026. At this time, I'd like to call up Mary Ferdon, Mayor
012Mary Ferdon, and Cindy Fry, President of Chamber of Commerce. Tonight, we are proud to celebrate students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment, character, responsibility, leadership, and service through the work ethics certificate program. BCSC is grateful for the strong partnerships that make this program possible, and we proudly collaborate with the city of Columbus for the sixth grade and the chamber for the eighth grade and the state of Indiana for the governors. This marks the ninth year that BCSC and our community partners have promoted the work ethic certification, and during that time participation and student achievement have continued to grow significantly. Nine years ago, 22% of seniors enrolled in the program, this year it was at 52%. At the eighth grade, it was 16, and this year it's 64, and the sixth graders from 58 to 82. And
013mayor just told me she had to read 300 and 82 names, 62 names the other day at the recognition for them. So, um Cheers. Um The work ethic certificate recognize students who consistently demonstrate five essential employability skills from self-motivation, critical thinking, reliability, responsibility, teamwork, etc. As well as when they demonstrate those, they have to have three uh staff members of BCSC that know them well during the year to sign off on each of those. They also must maintain rigorous uh GPA, attendance of a 98% or higher, and um complete community service at the right level. This week year, we reached our highest enrollment yet with 1,809 students participating in the program and 730 earning a recognition. What makes tonight especially meaningful is that these 21 students being recognized began their journey as sixth graders. Out
014of the 623 students enrolled during their sixth grade year, these students have now earned all three work ethic certificates in sixth grade, eighth, and now as seniors. As a symbol of this achievement, each student has received a graduation cord to wear during their commencement ceremonies. And at this time, if you are present when your name is called, please come up and forward to be be and stand over here to my right. And once students are all assembled at the front, they will be congratulated by the board and we'll take a group photo. CSA New Tech, Brailey Ernest. >> [applause] >> Columbus East High School, Natasha Armstrong. >> [applause] >> Ella Conrad. >> [applause] >> Abigail Fischer. Austin Giles. >> [applause] >> Sydney Johnson. Lucia Morales Pasqual. >> [applause] >> Dominic Piper. Alani Scott. >> [applause]
015>> Alia Scott. >> [applause] >> Columbus North High School, Mia Bowers. >> [applause] >> Christine Fischer. Michaela Hellwig. >> [applause] >> Theodore Littrell. Caitlin Nester. >> [applause] >> Wendy Roehrig. Avery Sheehan. Gabriel Spurgeon. >> [applause] >> Rachel Tinsley. Cora Treganowan. >> [applause] >> And Addison Weakley. This time, let's congratulate all the students for this achievement and then we'll take a photo. >> [applause] [laughter] [applause] >> Good evening. Thank you to the board for the honor to present our 2026 retirees. With 865 collective years of BCSE experience, our retirees have made countless connections with students, families, community members, and colleagues. Even as we are wishing them well in their retirement adventures, we will miss their passion for students, dedication to the mission of the corporation, and their overall expertise. As I call each retiree that is
016here this evening, I will share their years of VCSE service along with sentiments from their colleagues. I ask that the audience hold their applause until the end so that each retiree can hear those kind words. Once all retirees have been called, we can collectively demonstrate our appreciation for them as they embark upon their retirement journey. Darlene Aplanat, Parkside grade five teacher, 24 years. Darlene is a remarkable educator who has always cared deeply about the well-being of every student while consistently supporting her colleagues as a true team player. Her students will never forget the joy and excitement she brought to learning through her boundless energy, elaborate costumes, and hilarious character voices that made lessons come alive in the classroom and at camp. Michelle Anderson Smith, Title 1 teacher's assistant, 26 years. Michelle has been instrumental in
017our building, working closely with students and helping them reach their full potential as learners. Most recently, she has served as a Title TA supporting our emerging readers as they build essential skills and grow in confidence. Angela Elkins, Clifty Creek administrative assistant to the building principal, 30 years. Angela was an integral part of Clifty Creek for an amazing 30 years. She helped generations of Cougars navigate their school experience, and we could never quantify her impact on Clifty Creek Elementary School. Carla Yoder, Central Middle School, social studies teacher, 41 and 1/2 years. Carla has been a charger her entire teaching career. She has been a leader at Central during her tenure as a DC trip sponsor, academic coach, department leader, and so much more. Former students love coming back to see her and tell her what amazing
018things they are up to. She has impacted so many students, co-workers, and administrators. Brenda Friday, Taylorsville, grades 1 and 2 teacher, 20 years. Brenda is not only a valuable member of the Taylorsville team, but also the Taylorsville community. Beyond teaching, Brenda has been a driving force behind our food pantry for the community. Sandy Freshour, Columbus North High School, counselor, 39 years. Sandy has been a mainstay at Columbus North High School for many years. In that time, she has positively impacted thousands of students for the better. As a coach, she has won state championships in gymnastics. She has guided her gymnastics team to 20 consecutive state championship tournament appearances with many individual state champions and mental attitude award winners. She has made a difference in the lives of countless students. Steven Fuller, Rock Creek and Southside,
019physical education teacher, 35 years. During Steve's 35 years with BCSE, he showed versatility as he has taught in numerous elementary schools with a variety of teaching teams across both primary and intermediate grades. The positive impact he has made on students is vast. Susan Lax, Columbus North High School, math teacher, 32 and 1/2 years. Susie's mission in the classroom was to help her students develop into strong-willed, hard-working, and thoughtful young adults. Her ability to keep her students engaged bell-to-bell for 180 days a year accomplished that and more. Her impact will be felt for generations to come. Christy Meek, Clifty Creek speech language pathologist, 27 and a half years. Christy provided years of countless service helping the students of Clifty Creek and BCSE. Her engaging and challenging speech lessons helped thousands of students master their speech goals.
020Dixie Poe, Northside Middle School special education teacher's assistant, 16 years. Dixie was an unbelievable, dedicated support staff member for the students and staff at NMS. She always looked out for students and did the very best for them. The students Dixie worked with are better off because of her support and guidance. Sandy Sutton, Southside art teacher, 32 years. For 32 years, Sandy has inspired a deep love of art in her students. Through her dedicated teaching and guidance, she has empowered countless individuals to unlock their imagination and confidently express their own creativity. Janna Tindall, Northside Middle School cafeteria department head, 26 years. Janna has been a fixture with BCSE food service, and we will miss her dedication and creativity to her job in support of students. Carrie Tyree, Taylorsville grades three and four teacher, 29 years. Carrie
021is a teacher that always looks for interesting ways to engage students and foster growth for all. She has also been a driving force for our Taylorsville Food Pantry. I would also like to recognize those are not present including Connie Ortman, Janice Reed, Julie Risley, Janelle Rungie, Nancy Schenegie, Laszlo Sarvis, Marie Gregory, Ramey Kelsey, Deborah Lane, Robin Leonard, Margaret Meredith, Russell Morrison, Mark Newell, Dorothy Ellen Brown, Kim Buchanan, Susan Curry, Susan Albertson, Cheryl Anderson, Carolyn Arbuckle, and Michael Walls. I at this time I ask that you please join me in thanking and honoring our 2026 BCSC retirees. >> [applause] [applause] >> I'll put the rabbit ears on you. Middle school appropriate. >> [applause] >> Big thank you to everyone who's joined us for the celebrations and recognition that we had this evening. We appreciate your attendance.
022This time, item number four on the agenda, Dr. Stallbaum, we'll call on you again. Yes, thank you. Thank you, President Stinner. I am honored to recommend Dr. Ashley Collins as the assistant superintendent for human resources beginning on July 1, 2026. I ask that you please approve this recommendation to hire after Dr. Phillips shares additional information. Thank you, Dr. Stallbaum. Has to be a little bit surreal to recommend your own replacement. I'm honored to do so. Congratulations again, Dr. Stallbaum. Wait for these noisy retirees to get out of the room back here. Troublemakers back there. They've earned it. We had a incredible incredibly deep pool of applicants for this position, um probably in no small part of the fact that Aaron and Gina before her were incredibly successful. Um We also had a great uh interview
023committee, and I want to thank the folks that are who are tonight that helped serve on the interview committee um for tonight's selection. Could not be more happy to recommend to you this evening for as our next assistant superintendent of HR, Dr. Ashley Collins. Ashley comes to the profession from a somewhat non-traditional pathway. She started her career as a probation officer and then a supervisor with the Indiana Department of Child Services before earning a transition to teaching degree and then serving as a special education teacher, behavior intervention interventionist, and a life skills teacher at the elementary level, and then has been at a district level uh student services uh position since 2019. She earned her uh EdD, her Doctor of Education, from Taft University in 2022, and then her superintendent's license from Indiana Wesleyan in
0242023. And um excited to welcome her and her husband, Scott, in part at least to the BCSC family. And at this time, um we would I would recommend to you that we appoint Dr. Ashley Collins as our next assistant superintendent for HR. Thank you, Dr. Phillips. We've heard the recommendation from administration. Uh before the board takes action, we like to give the public opportunity to make comment. If there's anyone here this evening that would like to make a comment on this recommendation from the administration. Seeing that there are no comments, I'd ask board members if there's a motion. I make a motion to approve the recommendation for Dr. Ashley Collins as assistant superintendent of HR. Second. Thank you, Ms. Wheeldon and Mr. Major. Are there any discussion or questions? Sure. >> [laughter] >> She's lucky.
025She looks very happy. It's a good sign. It is a good sign. We'll do a roll call vote. I believe we're ready for the question. Ms. Wheeldon, how do you vote? Yes. Mr. Major, hear your vote. Yes. Mr. Nollan. Yes. Chair votes aye. Ms. Lloyd. Yes. And Mr. Glick. Aye. Very good. We have a motion carried 6-0. Congratulations, MS. COLLINS. >> [applause] [applause] >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU TO THE BOARD FOR this incredible opportunity and for your trust in me. I am truly honored and honestly just very excited to join Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation as the assistant superintendent of human resources. I want to thank Dr. Phillips and the interview committee for this opportunity. It was such a positive experience and you could just see and hear in everything they talked about the positives
026of the school corporation, the student-centered focus, as well as their dedication to this community and school corporation. I also want to thank Dr. Bowman and Dr. Stallbaum, who have been instrumental in making this transition one that is going to be highly successful. I have very big shoes to fill. They're also very fabulous shoes. So, I am thrilled to be working with her as we transition in this position. One of my favorite quotes from The Giving Tree says, "And the tree was happy." I think that quote quote reflects education so beautifully because the people in this profession give so much of themselves every single day for students, families, and one another. I hope to serve this district in a way that supports and values the people who give so much to others. I'm excited to learn,
027listen, and jump into the Columbus community. This district has an outstanding reputation as evidenced by all of the recognitions this evening. I am fortunate for this opportunity and thank you all again. And also a special thank you to my husband Scott who is my biggest champion and my rock. So, thank you all so much. I so appreciate it. >> [applause] [applause] >> We have a number of presentations this evening. Dr. Phillips, would you mind introducing them for us? Not at all, Mr. Shear. Thank you very much. First up tonight, Mrs. Nancy Millspaugh comes and gives us an annual update. And as well, tonight's update on food service also will come with a recommendation later this evening for food prices for next year for lunch prices I should say. Jeremy, thank you to Dr. Phillips and
028the cabinet for inviting this evening. And to just talk a little bit about the BCS food service program. We participate in four federally funded nutrition programs, the national school lunch program, breakfast program, the after school snack program in schools that qualify, and the summer feeding program. Our budget does not come from the operations fund. We are a self-supporting program through federal cash reimbursements from meal participation by students. Non-federal uh funds come from ala carte meals prices from adult meals and also from catering. Our meal participation from August through March of this year for breakfast and lunch, we did see a little bit of a decrease in breakfast and lunch this year from last year. In this time period we did serve two less days than the year prior. There's a little bit of a decrease
029in enrollment across the the district. Uh six of our schools participate in community eligibility participation. We have four of those, this is their second year of participation. We have two schools, Mount Healthy and Richards, this was their first year. So that shows the a larger increase in participation from the year prior because the students are receiving meals at no cost. This is our monthly average for revenue and expense for those six schools from August through March. For our school program for menu planning, what we basically do is we survey all the sixth grade the third through sixth grade students, middle school students, and we use that information to make a student driven menu. So, their top 30 favorites across the district, that's what we start with for our menu planning. And then we also ask
030them things like what are new items that you'd like served and we try to work that into the federal guidelines to provide that for them. Uh other top favorites, we just got done with the survey in April. And the top favorites are as you would expect pizza and cheeseburger and and chicken nuggets. But, that uh our uh they're teriyaki potstickers and a new item the cherry blossom chicken actually made the top 10 this year. So, we were very excited that the students are branching out on their flavors and and enjoyed those items. We do taste testing with student groups also to get their feedback. We've had a number of those this year. Uh our district, we also participate in farm to school program. We do purchase locally grown produce from local farmers and then our
031milk is purchased directly from Indiana farmers. We also work with two different chefs to help us develop some of the new recipes if the students are asking for different things. This year um these are just some photos of some of our new offerings. We did try to focus on like main entree salads for the students this year. Uh some of those include BLT salad. That's my favorite because bacon, why not? Um southwest cobb salad, a barbecue chicken salad. We did a couple new breakfast entrees. They were some overnight oats which are popular. The one that was actually the most popular I don't have on here, but it was a apple pie or an apple crisp um overnight oat. We do an Asian salad with homemade yum yum sauce. We do Mediterranean bowls with tzatziki sauce
032and then And a photo of the cherry blossom chicken. Um during the summer we also partner with different community programs. It would be the library. We partner with Parks and Rec. We partner with Foundation for Youth and we continue to feed students um throughout the summer time at those spots. The program for summer, you do not have to be a BCS student to participate in those. The meal service is for any child under the age of 18. It's free of charge. There's no eligibility check for any of those [snorts] sites. We have seen an increase in participation in the last 3 years and we hope that will continue this year. Um two things just to share. We are doing some fun activities at these sites as well to encourage the children to come. We're partnering
033with Indiana Department of Education. Uh specifically there's Farm to School Group and we're doing participating in cucumber craze. So we're doing Carl the Cucumber. I keep calling him Carl the Pickle but it's Carl the Cucumber and we're going to promote cucumbers for the kids. We're going to give them seeds, show them how to grow them, give them recipes on how to make your own pickles and there's fun activity sheets. Um I will not be dressing as Carl the Cucumber but I'm I'm tempted so we'll see what happens this summer. Um but so we're doing that and then we also of course will try to when see how the season goes but we'll be providing local um cucumbers in our in our recipes and menus for the students. Also we had the bookmobile come to a
034lot of the sites and they give books to the kids and encourage reading with them over the summer. Updates. These are more like our our federal guideline updates for next school year as well as beyond. Uh this year we had a limit on the amount of sugar in cereals and yogurt and flavored milk. That will continue next year. No change in that. We've had no trouble procuring that from our vendors. Um for school year 27 we are going there will be a 10% decrease in total calories in breakfast from added sugars and then also a decrease um a further decrease I should say in sodium in lunch 15% and a 10% reduction in breakfast. And then the Healthy Kids Act um came into effect in January of this year. Prior to this we've been following
035federal guidelines that we can only provide low-fat milk and and fat-free milk to children. And then this just winded where we could offer whole milk or 2%. Um but also added to that which I I don't think I added to this but um pre-K is another guideline where we've been only we only offer unflavored milk to pre-K students. This act will enable us to just offer unflavored milk to to kindergarten and pre-K will be included in that for next school year. With the decrease in participation and the um enrollment we are expecting it a 7 to 15% decrease in our entitlement dollars. Entitlement dollars are basically what we buy commodities with. The Healthy Hunger-Free Act from 2010 is uh still in effect and section 205 of that um the intent of it is to ensure
036that we have enough funds for food service for uh to account for our paid lunches and we are fairly federally mandated to uh raise the price of lunch if we're charging less than the national average for school lunches. For the coming school year the federal guideline uh for the amount is $4.16 which we are well below that currently. Currently it's uh 310 or sorry 320 and 330. So we are um coming to the board and asking for um approval for to raise the price 10 cents across the board to meet the federal regulations and meet the guidelines. And I am open to any questions you may have. Ms. Mills, board members, any questions? I just have a question about the summer feeding program. It's obviously been incredibly impactful. Do you know if there's any plans
037either this year or next year to expand into additional sites? From the sites that we're currently serving? That it it kind of depends. I mean, we always look to expand if possible, but actually in some of the laws that just went into effect also, there is a limit there now there's a proximity regulation which we've not had before. So, they for example, they wouldn't allow us to have a site within a half a mile of another site. So, that that could be you know, a deterrent. But yes, we're always open to expanding. >> [clears throat] >> Regarding the summer program as well, do you can you talk a little bit about how that's staffed? I'm guessing these are really great partnerships with FFY and the library, but as far as like actually execution day of,
038do do you need volunteers? Do you Oh, to serve the meals? >> Yes, yeah. You're welcome to anybody's welcome to volunteer if they'd like. I can't pay you, but you can certainly volunteer. But no, we we usually have enough of our regular cafeteria employees during the school year. We honestly manage it do it with most of our managers who also have cook capability. So, they're great at making the foods and then they're honestly experts at getting it out in a really quick amount of time. We can staff at one person for 100 meals. I mean, and that's pretty amazing. Yeah, so so yeah, I'm sure they would they'd be great. We can always use someone to check off, you know, as the kids come through the line, that kind of stuff. Sure, people are welcome
039to volunteer. Get that information. >> covered. Don't worry about it. Yeah. [laughter] No, thank you so much. Any other questions? Thank you again, Mr. and Mrs. Oldsbaum. >> I'm going to have Mr. Williams. Ms. Martindale. Thank you for having us tonight. Um, I have Anastasia Martindale joining me as well who helped lead some of the change that we're going to talk about. So, we're going to have a short presentation over the network content filter and screen time. So, we are required by law to have a content filter for anybody who joins our Wi-Fi, but mostly our students to protect them from harmful material. This is a requirement for E-rate as well. E-rate pays for 60% of our internet and connections through a federal program. Um, and we just went through a large change today, actually.
040So, I'm going to hand it over to Anastasia who's going to talk through the advantages of this new platform. Thank you. Um, so we started this process last fall, and we started by evaluating about a dozen of different content filters. So, we reached out for different, um, reviews. And, uh, also looked over about 2 years of reviews from other, uh, Indiana school districts on those filters. Um, and we also evaluated them, um, against some non-negotiable technical requirements that we had at BCSC. And from that first vetting, uh, we ended up with five filters left. At that point, we, um, collected a team of 10 individuals, uh, who were teachers, administrators, and technicians. Uh, with their help, we were able to create an evaluation rubric and evaluate the remaining five solutions based on the demonstrations that
041we had um, with the vendors. The highest ranking solution was put to test at East Central and and Lincoln as well as other testing devices. And when we were sure that this filter was going to be able to provide us what we needed, we were able to commit to the new filter which is called Linewise. So, we do have a fairly complex filtering environment at BCSC. We need to support staff, students on different levels, C4 traveling students, different equipment, and bring your own device network for staff. But fortunately, Linewise is able to fulfill all of those needs. Also, of course, all of those different filters were different price points. Some as low as $30,000 per year and as high as 50. The new filter is slightly cheaper than our current Content Keeper filter just by
042$2,000 per year cheaper. And an exciting part is that Linewise is going to come with two new solutions that we never had before. The first one is called Classwise and that's going to be the teacher class classroom management solution. With Classwise, the teachers will be able to keep the filter more locked if they would like to. They would be able to set certain websites to only be accessible by students at that time at the time of their classroom. They'll also be able to have the full visibility to what the student is doing just from their computer screen. And they'll be able to use the lockdown browser which is a widely requested feature that allows easier test preparation and things like that. So, we're planning to release Classwise at this point next early next school year.
043And the second piece of this solution is Custodia which is a parent app. So, with Custodia, parents will be able to have uh 24/7 visibility into what their student is doing on the BCSE provided device. So, they'll be able to see what uh websites they visit, what videos they watch, what searches they do. Um they will be able to see again the full uh history of internet use. Um but at home, so outside of school hours, they'll also be able to have certain control over that device. They'll be able to restrict the filter if they need to, um potentially even cut the internet access at all, or just set a certain um screen time allowance that they would like the student to have outside of school time. So, Custodia is launching very soon, on this
044Wednesday actually. Uh if a parent or guardian has um their email address on file with our schools, uh then they will receive an invitation to join Custodia. And of course, my daughter was one of the testing students for this. So, what you can see um as a parent is this is a 7-day kind of timeline that she was on her device for 3 hours and 36 minutes. It gives the top websites, um but it also gives parents control over certain things. So, you can shut off their one-to-one device at any time or adjust the web filtering uh if you'd like. So, there are some nice aspects to this as a parent and some oversight, and it was important for us to get this out before devices potentially would go home with middle schoolers or high
045schoolers over the summer, um and to get it in place before we start next school year, uh which is why it launched today, and we will be rolling this out this week. So, some other things that we've been discussing is just screen time and the importance of having balance in our schools and with instruction. I think our UDL framework helps us a lot with that in providing the best options for students for learning and devices are part of that. We work hard to prepare our students for future-ready skills. We also are very conscious that not everybody has the same access to devices at home. And we have a lot of testing that of course is all online now including the I learn that our math students excel at. And there is a certain percent of
046IEPs and ILPs that students have some technology requirements to as as well and trying to support that with instructional use. So some of the things we're doing proactively is that we are moving to classroom sets K through 2. So there every device could go home with a student on e-learning day. This also helps save us some money and we're reviewing kind of the data with the new filter. It has a lot better reporting than our old one in terms of what students are using and if they're using them actively to create, to learn or just kind of passively in taking information. We're giving the tools to our teachers and families as part of some of our cell phone policies in the high schools, we're going to take away bring your own device network access for
047student devices. So any given day we have several thousand at North for example that are connecting watches, phones, iPods, tablets to our network and that will that will go away next year and just working on age-appropriate guidelines with our administrators and we have some more of those kind of activities coming up this summer. But this is a lot of the guidance is talking about is active versus passive learning. So making sure that all device use is intentional Uh uh because some of our kids can do some quite amazing things and we're all on devices quite a bit and productive on those versus kind of the scrolling or uh just kind of that passive consumption um and age-appropriate levels with that as well. And with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions. Members, any questions?
048I think I've got two things. They're pretty simple. From a security standpoint, if you have a bring your own device, is there um any risk for someone to bring something in when they're on our Wi-Fi that there might be virus or something that would then transfer? Yes. Uh it definitely does increase risk with bring your own device. Um we don't have any anonymous browsing, so they have to log in with their username. So, we can usually pinpoint it. Um but that is that is definitely a concern that this will help with. Second piece to that is is what do the teachers that bring their own devices not have here that we could provide them to lessen the burden on them? Is it the computer? Is it the software that they're using? Is there Is there
049some way that we could prevent the bring your own device by giving them a tool that they can use where they wouldn't have to spend their money outside of here? For the teachers? Yeah. So, the teachers, we do offer um several device options for them. Um so, they can select one that best fits their needs. And there's, you know, especially in C4 classes have some special uses. So, we've been able to procure those. Um if a teacher just prefers their personal um MacBook, let's say, versus the Dell that we give them, um, then then we can't help them there. But we are keeping staff bring your own devices as an option for some personal preference, but if they show instructional need for a different device than what we can or what we provide them, then
050we generally try to work with them to find that out. I just my my whole purpose with that question is to make sure that we are not presenting our hardship to them. If as long as we have stuff available for them, and it's their choice, that's that's their choice, right? I just want to make sure that we we give them every opportunity to have something useful here. Thank you. Parent who's not very tech-savvy, tell me more about what I'll see Wednesday when I get that link and if there'll be instructions. Yes, so we will send out information via Parent Square on what to expect. Um, the Custodio will send you a email kind of tying your account with your student. But if you have an elementary student, you're not going to see anything over the
051summer because they're not bringing it home. Um, and then if you for whatever reason don't have or can't find the email or got lost in spam, then we work with the company to send that with you. Another added bonus with that is that they allow you to add another device as well as a parent for free, so you can add a student cell phone example and have kind of full management of two devices, um, with this. But the company's with Linewise, um, that partners and we've had good feedback from other districts who have had this in place for a year. Parents choose not to utilize the system, are there defaults, I guess, that the tech department will put in place? Yes, the in the filter follows them wherever they go. So, it will just have
052the default school filter, um, and that's the case if parents used to use it or the teachers use the option of classroom management there as well, but yes, they'll always have the default. It will still prevent them from accessing harmful materials, but there won't be any limits on time or locking them down to specific websites or anything like that. >> Yeah, I did not put up that my daughter was on at 1:00 a.m. on one of these. >> [laughter] >> That sounds like it was a lot of work. Thank you very much. Is that one? I really appreciate all the work that has gone into this with with your team and the teachers and and tech people. Um, I have a question for my own clarification or under check my understanding. When you said lockdown
053capability, does that mean if teachers are giving a classroom test on the computer that students can't navigate away from that test? That is correct. >> Okay. And teachers will love that. As a parent, um, what would the interaction with Custodio be like? Is that going to happen on the parent's phone or tablet? And they have an app. This is a screenshot from the website, so they do have an app. You can use the website. Um, so it's pretty it's pretty simple um, in terms of just getting information on use, but then having some they probably have four different rules that you can put in as a parent in terms of blocking it or not or you know, kind of shutting YouTube down. So there are some options there for parents. That's all part of the
054Parent Square communication. Yes, sir. Thank you. I want to throw more on your plate, but but one idea that just popped in my head um, that might help parents is um, in August when we're having open houses or whatever when parents are in schools, if there's some resource they could go to. Sometimes with technology it's easier to be right there doing it with someone instead of trying to read about it or watch about it. Yes, and we're including it in enrollment packets as well. Um, and again, especially for elementary parents or some middle school parents who won't see a device, we're not expecting them to remember it um from communication in May. I want to go down a rabbit hole, but I found the app, so thank you for saying that. How does that work
055if a family's already using it at home? Does it just integrate with their current system? Yes. Okay. I just Mr. Stinner, I just want to add an appreciation for their work. The legislature just passed a law that says this kind of tool has to be in place by January 1 of 2027. It's just a testament. Nick mentioned to me a month or 6 weeks ago that they were working on this and I asked, is it possible to get ready for this summer for families that might have devices over the summer? And he said, let me talk to my team and to their credit in a matter of just a few weeks, they managed to get everything um online and and ready to go for this summer. And then uh I don't think Nick might have
056shared it if he was ready to share it publicly, but we've been looking for a culprit internally for the last several months. Turned the filter on this new filter on today and we got a group text at about 8:30 this morning that uh we got him. So, um it didn't take long for the new filter to be effective this morning. Congratulations, guys. Thank you. Next, we have uh Miss Shane Yates. We have a limited uh curriculum material adoption this year. It was only C4 and maybe some miscellaneous items and then uh this team we challenged them with taking a very conservative look at what things we absolutely needed to replace from a textbook and curriculum materials perspective and Shane and his team did a terrific job and have a a recommendation for you this evening
057on C4 curriculum materials. Good evening. I'm Shane Yates, C4 assistant director. This year I had the pleasure of working with our dedicated C4 teachers and recommendations for our C4 curriculum adoption process. Our curriculum adoption committee represented teachers from East and North across the agriculture, business, fashion and textiles, nursing, and veterinary sciences. Our goal was to evaluate content specific resources that align with Indiana's next level programs of study or NLPS, a state initiative that redesigned high school CTE to better prepare students for the modern workforce and higher education. This alignment allows our students to earn state recognized certifications, dual credits, and CTE concentrator status, which is a post-secondary ready competency for graduation. We primarily worked with Cengage and Goodheart-Willcox because of their Canvas compatibility. And we are also recommending resources from Kendall Hunt and Pearson for
058their content specific offerings. This is a brief overview of our recommendations by program. Automotive services, GW's modern technology online resource supports accessibility tools like Read & Write for Google and aligns with Automotive Service Excellence ASE state recognized certification. Automation and robotics, the two new texts include Cengage and Cengage's industrial robotics and GW's industrial maintenance mechatronics. Our current resource was published in 2002, the year of the flip phone. It's about time. Business, managing your personal finance supports Indiana's new mandated semester-long personal finance course, required for the graduating class of 2028. Criminal justice, students request for criminal justice have more than doubled in 4 years. We added introduction to public safety for freshmen and sophomores. It will offer five sections of this class next year. Public safety in America ensures consistent content across all five sections of
059this class. Culinary arts, Foundations of restaurant management, third edition, aligns with NLPS and the ServSafe state recognition state's certain state recognized certification. Dental, Cengage's Dental Assisting provides comprehensive support through real-life photos, case studies, and structured procedure steps. Fashion and textiles, This resource offers a cost-efficient, high-quality curriculum at $7.67 per student, while aligning with NLPS and standards with industry expectations. Nursing, GW's Health Science Concepts and Skills supports instruction aligned with the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, CCMA, state recognized certification. Veterinarian science, Cengage's Veterinary Assistant Fundamentals replaces a 2011 text, bringing students current with practices, terminology, and technology. Welding, Welding Principles and Applications aligns curriculum across East and North while supporting the American Welding Society, AWS, state recognized certification. Links to our C4 recommended materials are available on the BCSE secondary web page. Thank you for the applause,
060wherever that's coming from. Our recommendations were guided by six priorities. INLPS alignment. Every resource was purposely selected to align with Indiana's Next Level Programs of Study, keeping our curriculum decisions driven by state expectations. Industry standard. These materials ensure our students are learning current technical skills and meeting the same expectations they will encounter in their future careers. Accessibility. Each recommendation offers either a digital or textbook option, helping us to meet the needs of all learners. Platform integration. All selected materials integrate seamlessly with PowerSchool and Canvas, fitting them with the technology infrastructure already in place across BCSEC. Cost efficient. We are delivering high-quality curriculum at a competitive per student cost, ranging from $7.67 to $32.77, maximizing the value of our investment. Stable pathway. These resources provide a consistent foundation that supports students as they pursue dual credits
061and state-recognized certifications throughout their advanced coursework. Per student cost range from $7.67 to $32.77, with a total initial investment of $154,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. At the end of the day, every recommendation we made comes back to one thing, giving our students the best possible chance to succeed. We appreciate your time, and I would be happy to answer any questions that you have. Criminal justice is $3.33 per per student. Well, that is um we were buying a low number of textbooks and it's a large number of students. So we're hoping to to get about 50 textbooks for about 150 students and and share them amongst the classes. That's per the teacher's recommendations. Is it just The textbook is just it's just a resource. So it's we're not everybody's not doing chapter one at the
062same time. As long as we're cherishing our law enforcement, that's all that matters. Absolutely. What's the cost after the initial investment? What's the annual cost? Great question. It's about $62,000 per year after the first year. How often do you think they need to be refreshed? Are we going to wait another 24 years or something less than that? Hopefully the flip phone comment got you there and we can replace that one. That depends on the content or the the class. I I can't give an exact answer to that. A&R automation and robotics specifically needs to be replaced now, but with the others if we have textbooks can last 10 years and the the content is relevant, then I think it can last longer than the 6 years we've done previously, but depending on the standards if
063they change, there there are many different variables. Okay, Mr. Yates. It's a quick reminder to the board that this is the first year that we will be spending all of our curriculum materials purchased out of the education fund. It's so later on in this calendar year, there'll be an additional appropriation request because that portion was not budgeted way back in August, September as we built the education fund budget for this year. So the 154,000 will will part of that in know, additional appropriation for 2026. And this is the first full year that parents will not be paying for textbooks. Didn't pay them last year, but we skipped a year of adoption, so we didn't adopt last year, and so we had a year off, uh and now, uh starting with C4. Uh really essentially because
064we know we're front-loading what's coming later, which are large, expensive adoptions of language arts and math that will be uh they'll be shocking numbers for everybody as we try to approach a conservative adoption here, um and replacing all of those things that need to be so that we can make sure when the time comes for language arts and math that we we can uh afford to move forward with it. Thank you, Dr. Phillips. Uh board members are all involved in committee work outside of board meetings. Uh school board member reports is an opportunity to for each board member to share a little bit about what their committees have been working on. Um Mr. Glick, if you don't mind, I'll start with you, and we'll just go down the line. Uh I didn't have any meetings
065other than the subcommittee that we'll be talking [clears throat] about for uh the Richards and Southside projects as we move forward. That's it. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Boyd. The foundation awarded several scholarships to BCS uh seniors last week, so that was a wonderful experience to get to be part of that, and um just a special thanks to so many individuals and families in our communities that step up every single year to fund these annual scholarships. Um they they truly have a tremendous impact. The foundation also conducted interviews last week for the vacant executive director position, and we hope to be making a decision at our board meeting later this week. Very good. I'm a member of the business advisory committee. We had the opportunity to go to uh CSA New Tech last week or
066the week before last and listen in on some of the senior capstone presentations at the North High School and East High School. They're our student uh projects for seniors. At CSA New Tech, they also do senior capstones, which is kind of a an introduction and a defense of your education uh all at the same time. Follows a formula, a rubric. Uh students did a wonderful job of understanding themselves, understanding their learning, and then making a cogent presentation of what they had accomplished during their years at CSA. Um That was uh in in addition to the meeting that uh Mr. Glick talked about. That was all I did. Uh Mr. Nowlin? Mhm. In my role as legislative liaison, I didn't have any meetings, but I have been reappointed as the Indiana School Board Association District 10
067representative for the legislative committee. So, I want to We will meet this summer. I want to encourage any school board members or administrators, um if you have your own legislative priorities that you'd like me to share with that committee as as the state school board association puts together its list of priorities. Um also, um I serve [clears throat] on the High Abilities Broad-Based Planning Committee, and we met last week. We received an update on the um grant proposal for the 2026-2027 school year. This grant provides funding to support high ability identification and support for all students grades K through 12. Grant funds are used to support the fourth through sixth academic challenge classes at Southside and Parkside, as well as high ability students in the general education classrooms at all elementary schools. It provides funding
068for professional development for our teachers and funding to attend conferences and take graduate courses to receive high ability endorsements and we have two staff members that are in the process of receiving the high ability endorsement this year. It will also cover the new grant will cover math software for elementary to to supplement the elementary math curriculum with the goal of preparing more students for algebra and pre-algebra in seventh grade and at the high school level the grant supports college board training for teachers doing AP courses. So it benefits our high ability students all across >> [clears throat] >> the district. In February Dr. Christie Spears New Smyster who is a consultant for high ability from Ball State University visited several schools and sites and had many conversations and we looked at were presented her results
069and what's going to happen with that. She was impressed and commended BCSC on our program and plan. She had some recommendations for further improvements with a focus mostly on the high ability clusters in general education education classrooms through professional development, guidelines for cluster groups, and providing curriculum and instruction for students that are identified in math only or English only. In our academic challenge program they have to be identified for math and English and this is a focus on providing extra challenge for kids who are identified only for one of those areas. Thank you Mr. Nolan. Mr. Major? Nothing really new for the health trust today earlier today the Columbus Redevelopment Commission met they talked a little bit about the TIF fund budget upcoming for next year and then they talked about downtown 2030 plan there's
070around 38 separate projects that are being pursued with that with that large scale project. They talked about Second Street project hopefully being done this summer with some landscaping done in the fall. Riverfront is on schedule and the entrance Plaza will be out to bid this summer. Thank you Mr. Major Ms. Whilden. No updates for my committee assignments. Thank you very much. Dr. Phillips we have three cabinet reports this evening. Thank you Mr. Stinner. Mr. Bruning will come up and give a quarter one financial report and then go directly into the second presentation for him this evening which is an early uh budget workshop on the operations fund for 2027. Good evening Dr. Phillips and board. Thank you for having me this evening. uh Here we go. Our revenues first quarter of 26 compared to 2025
071in the education fund the revenues are up just under 1% over the first quarter of 25. Operation fund revenues are down approximately 23% however this can be traced to the lower budgeted transfers from the education fund. Our operating referendum fund revenues are at zero as they were at this point in 2025 as they're tied exclusively to property tax reports or receipts which we do not receive in the first quarter of the year. Looking at education fund expenditures in the first quarter salaries are up 1.5% over 2025 benefits are up approximately 1%. Other education fund expenses are down just under 11% due largely to reduce supplies and professional services expenses in the first quarter. As budgeted transfers to the operations funds is down about 30%. Overall expenses in the education fund are down just under 2%
072when compared to 2025. Our operation fund expenditures, uh salaries are down 3.7% due to attrition across the board. Benefits are down 20% and that is due to timing of our payment to our workers comp account, which will happen in the second quarter. Other operation expenses are down 15% over 25, mainly due to reductions in repair, natural gas, and equipment expenses, as well as timing of telephone and software expenses in the first quarter. Overall expenses in the operations fund are down 12% compared to 2025. In the operating referendum, teacher salaries in the referendum are up 2.8% as staff retention among teachers remains high. Support staff salaries in the referendum are down about 1.8% due to the attrition that we discussed earlier. Benefits are up 4% with the main driver here being the increase in turf. Safety
073and security expenses are up significantly compared to 2025, and that's basically a timing of our payment to the city and the county for our school resource officers, as well as the introduction of our school safety officers, which we did not have in the first quarter of 2025. STEM lab expenses are down 2.9%. And the overall operating referendum fund expenses are up 27% over 2025. Looking at our cash balance versus budget, the cash balance in our operating funds, which again just as a reminder, our operating funds are education fund, the operations fund, and the operating referendum fund. It's up slightly percentage-wise over 2025, sitting at 12.64%. While it's slightly below our targeted minimum of 13.5%, again, we have yet to receive any property tax revenues in our operations and operating referendum funds. And those will push
074us back into the target zone of 13 and 1/2 to 19% as we get into the second quarter. Our rainy day reserves remain at just over 6.2 million. And be glad to answer any questions anyone may have. Board members, questions this evening? I think I saw somewhere in there something about reserves will cover the shortfalls. Do we know how long either that or I had it in my head that reserves will cover shortfalls. How long will our reserves last at the coverage rate that we're going to use them? Actually, that's going to be in my next presentation. Okay, so I'm combining the two then. >> Yeah. >> [laughter] >> Okay. Um currently, what we have set up here with the the targeted reserve levels, the 13 and 1/2 to 19% gives us that 2-month coverage
075should something occur where we don't receive revenues from the state or if the property tax payments are delayed, um that gives us an easy two-pay period cushion at least up to a 2-month cushion. And the only other thing, and I guess I'll tie this to the other and maybe not ask the question then, but maybe you can think about how to answer before you have to present, is uh cost-cutting measures. What have we done? Have we Have we cut people's hours? Have we reduced the number of people we're replacing? Like, what are we doing to find I I heard you say something about lesser cost electricity and gas. I mean, those kind of things where we can I would rather see us find ways to reduce cost on hard tangible things rather than people. And
076again, the target from the cabinet has has been we keep these reductions as far away from the students as possible. What we are looking at in the operations fund where we're seeing these reductions is when a position becomes open, there's a thorough review by staff to see is that a position we we must have? Is it one we need to have or is it a we want to have? And then the decision is made whether to open that position back up to be replaced. When we're all done with this, is there a way that we could get an assessment of how many fewer roles we have going into next year than what we had this year? I'm just making a number up just for easy math and conversation. Just say we had 2,000 full employees
077and then next year we're going to have 1,950 full employees just to have a number. When we do the more refined version of the budget workshop in August, we'll have those numbers projected at that time. >> Questions? Comments? I think we're ready to move forward. Thank you, Mr. Bruniger. Thank you. Uh our next portion is our budget workshop part two, the operations fund. Again, this is an early early early look. Uh normally we don't do this until August. Um we're doing this a little earlier as we are facing some headwinds. The first few slides you're going to see are going to be repeat slides from Dr. Bozeman's presentation at the last board meeting. Two reasons for this. One, for folks who may not have seen Dr. Bozeman's presentation so we can explain to those folks
078why we believe we're facing headwinds. And then for those who were a part of that presentation, just a reminder. It It's really a big story for us that these headwinds are real and we need to be prepared for them. So, looking at 2027 budget reductions, biggest part, reduction in revenue with the declining net net asset value and increase in the cap losses. Future loss of local income tax funds. Again, there we received just over between 2.2 and 2.4 million dollars a year in local income tax funds. And then modest per pupil funding increases combined with declining birth rates, cost increases of course inflationary pressures. It was announced this week. Inflation right now is at 3.8%. We have a competitive labor market and then cost shifts coming to the district from the state. This you saw
079last month at the last meeting, the net assessed value annual projection. This comes from our partners at Policy Analytics. We're looking at I don't have my glasses. It's about 6.6% I believe for 2027. And then that will continue to be a negative growth until 2031 when the changes of SEA 1 are fully implemented. Some stories from around the state. We aren't the only ones facing this. MCCSC, large reduction in staff. School leaders warning property tax reforms are destabilizing public education. Just Johnson County schools face revenue shortfalls. Sorry, Erin. Noblesville schools to cut staff. Um two different mornings last week watching the morning news, there were stories Indianapolis public schools and HSE, uh Hamilton Southeastern third largest school district in the state. They're looking at cutting, I believe it was 4% of their teacher staff. And
080just on and on with the realities of what we're going to be facing. Uh this is from the state legislative agency showing a decline in estimated revenues for 26, 27, and 28. Uh 2 million, 2 and 1/2 million, and almost 3 million. The uh county's uh financial partners, Reedy, did an estimation and for us over that time period, it's closer their estimate is closer to a $10 million reduction in revenues. For 2026, uh we discussed a little bit during the finance first quarter report. Um and Dr. uh Bozeman again mentioned last month the education fund. Uh we're looking at uh decreasing expenses of about 800,000 by reviewing uh staffing, administrators, classified staff, technology, across the board. We're looking at ways to save funding. Uh in the operations fund, it's about 450,000 with reduction in custodial
081and business office staff, technology hardware, supplies, softwares, etc. Our targets for 2027 in the education fund, uh reduce expenses by about 1.3 million. Operations fund, a million. And uh Dr. Bozeman presented uh a preliminary budget of a reduction of a 900,000 in the operating referendum. Very tiny up there. I apologize, but hopefully you were able to look at this. For 2027, we're anticipating revenue to drop by approximately 1 and 1/2 million over 2026. This drop is led by the growth of the property tax cap credit and a reduction in estimated indirect costs and interest income in 2027. As seen on the previous slide, we have a target of $1 million in reduction in expenditures for 27, and this early estimate shows a 1.1 million reduction, and I'll get to the details in the next slide.
082Our proposed savings here, salaries and benefits are expected to drop by approximately 380,000 through realized reduction in staffing levels or attrition. Through continued examination of contracted services, we're targeting a reduction of just over 130,000. In repairs, maintenance, and property equipment will show reduction of just under 300,000, and that's related strongly to our Envision 2030 projects. We're looking at savings of just under 170,000 on the tech side through updated software and hardware licensing and contracts. And we believe we can offset a 2% estimated rise in supply and utility costs by continued examination of our supply purchases and utility efficiencies for an additional nearly 50,000 in savings. And here, Jason, is where reserves will cover funding shortfall. We are at about 14 million in operations reserves right now. We were looking that shortfall, I believe, is just
083over a million dollars, so we would have several years before that would get into a danger area in my mind. Also, recognize that this is only year one. 20 2026, I guess would be year year one of reduced spending and then starting with reducing our budget in '27, continuing through to 2028 and even into 2029 depending on what happens with the legislature, particularly as we approach 2029 when local income tax funding is scheduled to disappear for us completely. Looking at 26 versus 27 budget comparisons, this slide summarizes the information provided by Dr. Boswell on the estimated operating referendum budget that he presented on April 27th and the estimated operations fund fund budget that we just went through. We'll discuss the debt service fund budget at the next meeting in June and the education fund budget
084July 20th meeting. Again, debt service June 15th, education fund July 20, and then the official state required budget hearing September 21 and budget approval October 19th. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have and with help from Dr. Boswell and Dr. Phillips. Thank you to the team for all the work that's gone into this. We appreciate the work of the cabinet and your support system. Board members, what questions comments do we have? I think it's uh the changes in Indianapolis are going to impact just more than school corporations. They're going to impact the county and city as well. Uh I think it would be a probably a good idea for us to look at how do we convene a countywide county council, city council, school board conversation on how to fund across all
085three entities the things that need to be funded. Cuz here you you presented a couple million dollars worth of reductions from a staff perspective. It'd be nice to retain them, but at the same time we also have to think about the trend that we've got with enrollment and what that looks like to be able to predict uh you know, are we going to are we going to cut costs because we find ways to make improved contracts with our vendors or are we going to cut our costs because we don't have as many kids, so we don't need as many teachers? I think we need to really have a long conversation around that, not just us, but uh other groups because those other groups are who are taxpayer money users and also are able to uh
086uh work with us collaboratively and collectively to assess the tax revenue situation in the in the county. Not that revenue is always the problem. There's there's a balance to both that revenue and spending. Mr. Mr. Major, we uh it's a good question and a good point. Thank you. We we are having some of those early conversations now already. Um as you can see the the estimates of the impact of SCA 1 are widespread, so I think I don't want to speak for the county or the city, but we're all kind of getting our bearings here to see what the impact is. Um but it's a valid point and we we've had some of those preliminary conversations already, so Mr. Allen, you mentioned that the uh uh state school board association will be looking at priorities.
087And one priority. Yeah, okay. Just wanted to make sure that came across. And and next year is a a long session. So Budget year. Other questions, comments? Mr. Glick? Yeah, as we look forward um as we're going to look at voting tonight about uh uh put the referendum on the ballot or not. Hypothetically, say it passes the board. And then hypothetically in November it fails. Granted, the current referendum is good till '28. Have we started a forecast what that might look like that it that the county does not pass a referendum? Have we done any sort of forecast of what the budget is? We have the analytics from policy analytics of what SEA 1 looks like, but that's something that I think we need to be looking at as a possibility. I'm going to let
088Dr. Phillips answer. Thanks, Mr. Glick. The uh we we are 100% certain that once the the referendum that we have proposed with the budget that we proposed, um essentially the only thing left in there is people. It's uh our retention increases for teaching staff, uh retention hourly increases for classified staff, and uh school resource officers, and STEM teachers. Uh that's it. That's the only Those are the only things left in there. So, then if in fact the referendum does not pass in this coming fall, then at that point we all collectively, including the teachers association, school board members, and others, uh will have to sit down and plan for 2028, at which time um with you know, the board's leadership, I assume that we would pursue putting it on the ballot in the fall of
0892028. Um but essentially at that point, the choices are you know, reduce pay, reduce people, or cut spending elsewhere, but probably some combination of all three. That's going to take a real collective team effort. That's the the worst case scenario, obviously. What I We're we're not to that point in the agenda, but I do because we're talking about it now. The part that really concerns me about this fall if 2026 is not successful as that you know, we have 600 more than 600 teachers who currently receive a significant portion of their salary through referendum pay. And that's the reason we're 11 or 12% above the state average in our average teacher salary and reason that our retention's been low. We have had great outcomes for kids. Um there will probably be an enormous amount of
090anxiety on the part of our of our staff in general if we go past November of 2026 and are not successful. And that could result in some preemptive turnover even prior to 2028 as folks think, you know what? I've got I might move back home closer to parents or to family or some other place because I know there I can predict what my salary will be well from one year to the next without having to have that anxiety or live and die with the uh with the um election every every other fall. So, I That's my the thing that concerns me, of course. Um we've started uh Dr. Bozeman and I started to look at what that looks like, what kind of reductions both in people and salaries as well as in other expenditures would
091have to be made. And the simple truth is that they're all painful. To follow up on a little bit of potential turnover, um there have been referendums that have been defeated uh in past years to include last fall Fort Wayne that one failed. So, could we get some data and statistics on potential turnover that they experienced and even Brownsburg in the past as well to kind of have some anecdotal comments towards that and give us some evidence. So, we can look to see if there That's a really good question. I know that neither of those have a structure like we do. Brownsburg was trying to pass their first one. I I needed to see if there are renewals that failed in which a significant proportion of staff a thousand classified staff and and six 600
092plus um teaching staff were already being paid from the referendum and would lose that. I'll We'll look into that and see if there is another district like that. Good question. Thank you. I just have one question regarding our process for evaluating backfills. I know we're trying to keep classrooms whole and looking at you know all the cast that's behind um in support. If if you do have a teacher leave, do we have policies or practices where we can redeploy a person who might not be in a classroom today to fill that spot as like an indirect way of of eating attrition in a place that we can afford it. Does that make sense? Yes. So, when we have a teacher that leaves, we look at our enrollment in that grade level or that department, how
093many course course enrollments we have. And so, we're not we're not riffing. So, I think when you see that in the news, you see like a school corporation they riffed 15 teachers and now they're bringing eight back, right? That's not what we're doing. We just when someone resigns and retires, we say, "Do we need to fill that position or do we need not need to fill that position?" And that determines if we post it or not. And so, that's how I would maybe answer what you're asking. But, we also have, we know, our staff who have been through the T2T program. So, we have some classified staff that we're able to encourage to apply for those roles and interview for them. Does that answer your question? I'll just add to that. Really, our our memories
094are short. Um and I say ours, not the not the board's. If you go back just 6, 7, 8 years ago, we were in a very similar position. This is What we're doing now is really no different than the normal annual staffing process. It's just that we're saying no a lot more often now than what we have been for the last 4 years when we had federal SR dollars, increasing revenues in all the other funds, and a new referendum in place that we could essentially say, "Well, yeah, we can refill that position. We can afford to do that. Let's go ahead and move forward." 2017, '18, '19, and we were in a very similar position where we were saying, "You know what? We have to say no a lot more often." Meaning, just those students
095are Not that we're removing an opportunity from students. We haven't been at the point where we're saying, "No, we're going to cut this program or this you know, this course for students." Just those students are going to be spread among fewer sections. And so, class sizes might go up. Or we're going to re- redistribute and move a person that was going to be a 6th grade teacher and they're going to move down to be a 3rd grade teacher because the numbers at that at that section are different. But, this is unfortunately something that's unfamiliar to us to me since about 5 years ago. But, it's it's a place where we've been before. And it's painful, but we do very much look at how do we keep programs in place that we're not removing an opportunity
096from students. But, knowing that it just spreads everyone a little bit more thin. Thank you, Mr. Brenneman. Thank you, Dr. Boswell, and Dr. Phillips. Uh the last cabinet policy, um Dr. Sorry, Mr. Edwards is out of town and could not be here today, but the board is required by um the July 1st to adopt a policy wireless device policy that um does one of two things. Either bans wireless devices from schools completely or a policy that says the devices must be stored away, powered off, and inaccessible. We have had for the better part of 2 years, maybe even longer than that, a committee that started when the legislators passed a bill first banning cell phone use in our schools. And I know I see two members of the committee, Dr. Parsons in the back there,
097and Mega Hearn over here from Columbus North. If there are anyone else, please forgive me, but they would have worked very very hard on making a recommendation to the board that they have worked through all of the details and kind of projected how things are going to be from an implementation standpoint. And for So, for a first reading tonight, they would recommend and I endorse a recommendation of A301 wireless communication device policy that reads that the devices must be stored away, powered off, and inaccessible. Luckily for us, the definition of the of the school day that Church Churchill and Antrim has in their version of A301 for us defines the policy or the school day as the entirety of the time a student is present on school property for a student instructional day, which allows
098for us with the number of high school students we have who travel between buildings all day every day, as well as during lunch, that this allows them to have access to their their phones when they're traveling um for a safety perspective that they were to be in an accident or something, that they would have access to their cell phones. But, the uh policy that has been posted on the website, um I apologize that it has not been posted for the full 2 weeks prior to tonight's first reading, but the reason is because the committee made a recommendation and the Corporation Continuous Improvement Council just met last Wednesday and um got that recommendation from them, had a discussion, and decided to move forward uh with the first reading this evening, and then a recommendation to adopt
099in June. And that meets the requirements set by the state legislature. Correct. Yes. So, I did have a question about the 2-week thing. So, if it's Mike, if it's not out there for 2 weeks and the public can't see it for 2 weeks, is it considered a first reading tonight? The policy on adopting policies has some provisions in it when policies are being adopted in and I'm going to use my word, I don't have it pulled up in front of me, emergency circumstances or where circumstances require uh a different step. I believe it's in there even that you could adopt it without a second reading in some circumstances. Um so, from that standpoint, given the mandate from the state and the timing from the state, I would say that that the best effort has been
100made to comply with that that's possible. Check that for us and make sure that we're on the cool side. Other questions or comments about the My only question is uh regarding the specific wordage stored away uh cuz we've had conversations of locked bags or lockers or something. Um are we going to basically allow in their backpacks or in their vehicles as acceptability for that? The last um vehicles would certainly be would be allowed under either one of those policies, but the other part of this legislation is that the Department of Education is required to publish guidance for schools, and that has not yet come out. So, the committee has developed um really strong um guidelines, consequences, and recommendations, but um we're going to wait until we see the guidance from the DOE before we know
101whether or not it's even is a locker allowed, is a backpack allowed, or do you have to put it in a vehicle or in an inaccessible, you know, bag that you've all seen and heard of. Any forecast as to when the Department of Education might be forthcoming with those definitions for us? Just as accurately as I can tell you if it's done raining tonight or not. My forecast will be exactly that accurate. Thank you. Other questions? A question not necessarily in the policy per se, but since there's been a committee meeting regularly, can you say a little bit about the communication plan when this is adopted? I would venture to guess parents might have more of an issue with this policy than some students per se. I am one who texts my son at lunchtime
102to verify where he's going after school, for example. So, we might need office runners with little messages again. We We're going to have a lot of behaviors that need to change across the community, and I just want to make sure we're equipping them with the information they need. Yes, we are going to use all of the modes and methods of communication available to us once the final determination has been made, the policy has been passed and the DOE has put out guidance to make sure that through Parent Square, the media, open houses, schedule pickup days, all the all the ways that we possibly can, >> [clears throat] >> we'll communicate and try to over-communicate, but we know the first week of school is going to be difficult. And this applies to all students. Correct. Now,
103the big question is if a student sees a teacher on a cell phone, what's going to happen? The policy doesn't apply to >> I know the policy doesn't apply to the teacher, but how are we going to make it so that uh students don't have that continued complaint because you know and I know that'll be the next thing that'll get blasted on social media is teachers can have the phones in class, but the kids can't. And we we fully expect it. Um but we also hold our all of our staff members to high expectations for a responsible use of those. Um but we'll stand with a student and pretend Mr. Dr. Parsons is a student and Mrs. Hearn is the teacher and and I can be able to stand there and tell Dr. Parsons that
104in fact um Mrs. Hearn already passed Spanish two and three and four and five and six, I believe, because she's teaching the course. So, when she needs to use her device for professional purposes or even to address something personal, we expect her to be professional in doing so and expect Dr. Parsons to respect the fact that he still doesn't know how to speak Spanish as well as his son does. But again, I I fully fully know that the first weeks of school it's going to be difficult and we have to um we have to um make sure that we uh implement with fidelity and every student is is held responsible for following the expectation. Does the policy also apply to adult learners at McDowell? Is there any distinction? They are not technically students in, you
105know, uh in student status. >> program. That's more of a community program. Good question. Questions? Thank you. As we move on, each board meeting we allow the opportunity for public comments. Um we have three folks that have signed up to provide public comments this evening. Uh you can come forward at this time. We've got the microphone and the lectern. Uh Sandy Watts, Dave Watts, and Kate Hyatt are the names here. Three speakers. Uh do you want one three-minute time limit or three three-minute time limits? It's cold in here. We're ready to talk now. Okay. First of all, thank you for your time. Kate Hyatt came to me several months ago and asked if I would help her organize a free community concert. The goal of the concert was to lift up our community in song
106and poems and show the unity that our community has. We went straight to uh our minister at First United Methodist, um Howard and he said, "Yes, you can use that space." Jenny Heikelbeck was so kind and came up with the title of our concert and it was songs for hope and courage. We were fortunate enough to involve more than seven different churches as performers. We had students from all over the community. Thank you. Um that were the performers as well. The ages range from age five to 80 plus in ages. And I say 80 plus cuz we didn't want to put anybody in the spot and give their exact age. So, approximately. Um, we also had diversity. We had people singing in different languages. We had antique Chinese instruments and we crossed several decades too
107of music. So, it was really diverse. So, that was the cause and we have Kate here that's going to share the effect of what happened because of that night of music. So, we're talking fast. In addition to a lovely night for all the people who attended, we took up a free will offering and we would like to present ECSC with a check for $2,050 and 26 cents and we'd like it to be used for school lunch account balances and classroom needs. So, Okay, what a kind gesture. And you [applause] said the 26 cents was I young student that happened to have 26 cents in their pocket and if a lot of people give a little, you have a big effect and that child was showing that. We We don't know that, but we're assuming that
108was a child. So, so thanks so much. Thank you. >> [laughter] >> Thank you. Thanks so much. THANK YOU. DR. PHILLIPS, START US THROUGH YOUR recommendations on agenda items here. Am I in the right place? You are, yes. Sorry, I'm I'm pausing here. No, no trouble. I request approval of item 9A minutes of the regular school board meeting from April 27th, as well as the board work session and executive session held on May 11th, 2026. Board members, you've heard the recommendation from Dr. Phillips. Is there a motion? Move that we approve item 9A at this time. Thank you, Mr. Glick and Mr. Major. Uh Ms. Wheeldon? Uh let me ask first, is there any discussion or questions on the minutes? Ms. Wheeldon, how would you vote on this motion? Mr. Major, your vote? >> Yes.
109Mr. Nallen? Aye. Chair votes aye. Ms. Lloyd? Aye. And Mr. Glick? Aye. I believe the motion carried 6-0. Thank you. Next, I request approval of item 10 item 10A through 10H, including the regular approvals of supplemental contracts, field trips, and professional leaves, school fundraisers, um and claims and payroll. Uh the one payroll that fell, I believe, a week and a few days ago of just over 3.9 million. The pre-runs, uh which are the bills that are paid uh prior to board approval because the board those bills need to be paid with a due date uh between April 1st and April 30th of just over 7.6 million dollars. That number is large due to some um large uh construction-related expenditures. And then the docket claims for this evening May of May 18th of just under 1.7
110million dollars. Item 10E is the 2026-2027 lunch prices that Ms. Nancy Milspaw uh shared on her screen, which was a required federal 10 per 10 cent increase in both the elementary lunch, secondary lunch, as well as breakfast. The guaranteed maximum price for the Taylorsville renovation that came in just just under budget, thanks to a lot of uh engineering uh savings from Dr. Bozeman and his team. As well as the construction manager as contractor for both Richards and Southside Elementary, the recommendation there being uh for Maxwell to take both of those projects. They have a great relationship with them and the DNF committee uh unanimously, I believe, um supported that recommendation. And then last, um a recommend or approval for uh Dr. Bozeman and myself to go forward and work with the county auditor to engage
111on referendum calculations so that we can come back to you in June with uh hard numbers for a ballot question for referendum renewal. I request approval of items 10A through 10H. Are there any items uh in that group, uh 10A to 10H, that a board member would like to call out for a separate vote? Uh is there a motion then? I move that we approve items 10A through 10H as it presented tonight. Second. Thank you, Ms. Weldon and Mr. Major. Questions, discussion about these items for approval? Hearing none, we can move on to the One thing I think that would be nice would be to have I know some of these are new, but to have the totals by school to see where we're from a cost standpoint based on like what the budgeted number
112was and see where we would expect a school to have a little bit more work to do cuz I think you're getting to a point now where you've got some of the schools Parkside's a great example everything's pretty much done been done so you should see needed zero dollars moving forward but but it would be good to see those totals by school just to see where the work's at. Sure thing. Any other questions or discussion about these items? Uh Mr. Glick, how would you vote on the motion to approve? Aye. Ms. Lloyd? Aye. Chair votes aye. Mr. Nowlin? Aye. Mr. Major? Yes. Ms. Weelden? Aye. It is unanimous. These items are approved by a vote of six zero. Thank you. Um yours is a little trickier than normal this evening. Hi. There are two documents
113for you. >> of the year. It's very busy in HR. So there are 28 recommendations, two pieces of paper for you. Four retirements, nine resignations, 14 appointments, and one leave of absence. There are no additional personnel recommendations. I request that you please approve the human resources recommendations, those two pages, as presented. Thank you, Dr. Stalbaum. Board members, you've heard the recommendation. Is there a motion? Move that we approve the human resources recommendations as presented. Second. Thank you, Mr. Nowlin. Mr. Major? Any questions or discussion about the human resource recommendations? Out of curiosity, it got brought up today I had kind of jokingly with the some retirees or retirees I have a history with them some of them and tell them denied. So, hypothetically, if the board were to deny human resources recommendations, especially for retirement,
114what would happen? Come up before. Interesting question that I think our attorney should answer. >> [laughter] >> I I don't think that plan will work, Mr. Glick. Okay, thank you, Mr. Glick. Uh we can do a roll call of votes. Uh board members, you've heard the motion and the second. Uh Mr. Glick, how would you vote? I'll have to vote yes. >> [laughter] >> Ms. Lloyd? I. [clears throat] Uh chair votes I. Mr. Nowlin, your vote? I. Mr. Major, vote? Yes. And Ms. Weelden? I. Thank you. That motion carries 6-0. Uh we have an opportunity now for board input and review at the close of the meeting. I'll just uh go in order. Ms. Weelden, any input and review this evening? I'm a I'm an import to this community. I have lived here for over
11520 years, but I recognize I wasn't born here. So, some of the processes that take place in our school system are very new to me with my children. And I have an oldest who is graduating. And I would just say this community really shows up for graduates. Oh my goodness, the number of award ceremonies and luncheons and banquets and letters and it is just really remarkable all of the places that I get to hear about my kid. Um and it it really is setting her up well for success in the future. So, I just want to appreciate the place that we live. Um and then second, sadly, Northside, there were 236 very disappointed people last week when a coach carrier that we had hired to take students to Washington D.C. um called in sick. And
116so there were no there had to be hundreds of phone calls that took place that night trying to find different ways to get there. Carriers all over the place. Um people really tried to show up. I think they got to go to King's Island on Friday, which I'm still sure was quite a lot to put together on short notice. So I'm just thinking about those kiddos appreciating all the work that went in. There was absolutely no way to get those kids to Washington D.C. is what I'm convinced. Um if there was, I think that team could have done it. So um hope Friday was fun and we can make it up to them somehow. Give me a second, Mr. Major. Input and review this evening. Yeah, I got three real quick things. First thing, uh
117I talked last time about having a safety security meeting. I know we haven't met since October, so it'd be good if we could have one of those scheduled along with uh an update from last week's uh uh board work session. You know, I think we need to have another one of those um to focus on the financial audit policy. Uh the information I have for our robotics teams from worlds uh showed that the Smith team was 78th out of 157 teams and that the Fageria team was 56 out of 342. Uh at these events, if you've ever been to one, it's not necessarily whether that team actually was the 78th or 56th best. It's usually based on how they're paired with another team because it's very collaborative. And sometimes there's differences in how those two
118teams, their styles are and and their performance. So um while they didn't get top 10 teams in worlds, they all did learn a lot and did represent us well. And then the last thing I wanted to highlight uh kind of tagging along with what Nikki just mentioned was I just wanted to uh congratulate all the seniors for making it through the all the way to the end and now a new beginning starts and I just want to wish them safety over the next couple of weeks as they as they celebrate and begin you know either their summer before they go to college or their start to work career somewhere and so I want to just congratulate all them and then thank all the BCSC employees that made this year happen and get those kids across
119the goal line and then welcome back next year early all those those those BCSC employees and students. Alan I want to command the the the art stem PE and music teachers at CSA Lincoln. They I I had the opportunity to spend part of the day with them on their very special day where the specials teachers arranged for people to come in. Some of them came in from our community. I know one came from a far as far away as Indianapolis and they had the students spend the whole day rotating through I can't even name the whole list but they but they had fencing and jujitsu and line dance and someone from Brown County State Park was there with some snakes and they had a magic trick lesson and pottery and I just saw it a
120whole lot of very engaged students and teachers. It was a great day. And the other thing to go along with what's already been said, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week we have four graduations and I want to congratulate all the the students that are graduating and all the work from the staff and employees that went into getting those students to graduate. Alan, Mrs. Lloyd? I wanted to congratulate Mrs. Bless at Schmidt Elementary on receiving the Bill and Sally Hanley Award award this year. That award recognizes an outstanding elementary school teacher and I thought it was wonderful that Mrs. Bless was recognized this year. Also wanted to congratulate our Northside and East students that we saw here tonight on their academic bowl championships. That was amazing. And congratulations to the retirees including Mr. Knoll, the only
121math teacher that ever made it click for me. So I appreciate him and so many others. Floyd, Mr. Click. This is actually one of the first times that a lot of the kudos made it to the very end. I'm actually impressed. And to current Mrs. Lloyd Thank you and good luck to all the retirees. Um it's Mr. Nowlin and I went to Clifty a few months ago and Mrs. Upkins was not there. And it was it was very weird to me cuz she'd been there for nearly 30 years. And that's where I did my cadet teaching when I was in high school. And so I've known Mrs. Upkins for many years as well. And just to see many of the teachers that I really uh had or known over the years has been pretty crazy.
122And very surreal. So thank you again to them. Uh and congratulations to the Governor's Work Ethic Certificates awardees. That's not an easy thing to achieve. Um and so to have that large number is pretty outstanding. Um and it was also really good to see Dominic Piper up here. That kid I coached him seventh grade wrestling, never wrestled in his life. Broke his collarbone the first week. And continued to stick it out. Even showed up to every practice and that kind of tells you the type of heart and kid that he is. Um thank you to Messiah and the Watsons for their donation. Um and uh it's very generous of them. And then also finally, good luck to all the athletic teams as the state tournament ramps up. Boys volleyball just ended last week with uh
123both East and North falling in sectionals. But uh baseball's coming up. I think golf is in like 3 weeks, so it's well after school. Baseball's in 3 weeks, softball and track is I believe this week. So good luck to all those teams. Um hard to believe that I'm saying it, but um stay still, David. Mr. Clark, we're trying to save money. Leave those lights off. >> [laughter] >> Um thank you. Yeah. Hard It's really hard to believe I'm saying it. This is uh the last week of school and um I said said it on WCSI on the radio the other day. I just remind everyone in the public to remember that, you know, on Thursday, Friday, and every day thereafter, there will be hundreds of students and kids running around outside. Thank goodness. And uh
124you know, they won't be on site on their devices cuz uh their parents will be able to track them and shut them down and tell them to go outside and play, but um please just keep your eyes peeled. We've had two students um back in April when the warm weather was warm, we had two students struck by cars crossing the street. Um and then of course, um you know, you got lost Miss Miss Lyons uh in a drowning accident. So everyone in the community this summer, I want to come back in the fall and have all of our students, staff members, families come back safe and ready to go in the fall. So please keep your eyes peeled and uh and celebrate those students out in the out out of doors this summer, but keep
125your eye on them as well. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Phillips. Upcoming, the next regular school board meeting is set for the evening of June 15th. That'll be a Monday. We'll be meeting at 6:30 p.m. back in the administration building. Uh there is no further business to come before the board this evening. So, I will declare the meeting adjourned. It's all over, guys. Silence in the chamber. Now that we're in silence, it sounds quieter out here.