001things [Music] back there I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America I just let it stay before we get started the opportunity tonight to recognize our students and very excited to do that because so all right I'm gonna call the meeting to order at 6 32 and thank you all for coming this evening to the agenda tonight um number three on our agenda is recognition of visitors and comments from the audience we have a little piece of paper for people to fill out if you want to have three minutes to talk to the board on a particular topic right now I only have one of those for up there Stanley if anybody else they're at the back door so if anybody else wants to uh do that um go ahead and
002fill that out and let me know uh otherwise Clara you're up um we come up to the table we've got it set up there with the mic so everyone can hear you good afternoon and I am going to set as we do with everyone up you got it a three minute timer all right thanks uh that we um this is kind of representing I'm not really representing but this is kind of a group of key to your president is that just a minute thank you okay that can some parents and PTO officers we had a little a meeting last night and we kind of wanted to ask some feedback or status check about referendum and uh just I want to share some of the concerns we had still parents are being not clear about how
003school money is being spent and because I had a some some other uh Community residents uh having a little concern that why how This 1.2 extra million dollars have been spent I mean I don't have to ask the question that some people have the question and how that 1.2 million are greatly used so that we can have a more confidence to to ask people to support referendum how that extra 1.2 million coming from referendum so essentially used for our schools so that was one of the concerns and and also we really wanted to make sure the referendum will go for the election and may 2024 and then we head up to something probably it may not happen in November 2024 so that was one thing that we really want to make sure is going on
004and and what time what time of election and um then as some parents kind of were expressing concern about CRC and if school has to go financially struggling because if you don't have the 1.2 million how is school going to deal with CRC so that was kind of concern so we really also some parents really were worried that if we don't if there's no referendum passing that is really worst thing we want to imagine a world book for it but if that happens the school can go until 2025 but you finally are faced the deficit and what's going to happen if if referendum doesn't want you to pass next year what is our future thank you thank you thank you Claire anyone else all right we will move on um we have a presentation tonight
005and we're excited to have all of you here I know you're just here for the Governor's work that work ethics certificate but we're really glad to have you here and we're really glad to recognize the students who are receiving that I'm going to recognize uh Mr Baugh and Miss Brian is she here tonight no okay um and oh okay well so you're gonna go ahead and do our presentations and tell us a little more about it foreign thank you problems right next yeah so those of you who are here for this presentation it's okay Hey Kevin Slow Down Kevin [Applause] [Music] walk slow all right thank you so much all right next on our agenda um is discussion of which we have none and number six is approval of public session minutes from April the
0066th 2023 is there a a motion to approve this any discussion and roll call yes thank you yes and tonight we have a number of action needed items as number seven um the first one is a recommendation to approve the donation of two hundred and fifty dollars from the Bezos scholar program to the pop or Pop Festival team in order to celebrate their accomplishment and the end of the school year is there a motion to approve is there any discussion yeah I'm very excited that we're continuing with the best and I'm excited that the name of scholar system right roll call all right number two is a calendar change it is a recommendation to approve the 2023 amended school calendar for us to be in session on October 16 2023. in addition we will then
007close school on April the 8th 2024 due to the total eclipse observation is there a motion to approve the change in the calendar is there any discussion tell me um that we've not have school on April 8 2024 um because of the the total eclipse that will be Brown County is in the direct path of so we sent out a survey asking staff um various dates of when we'd like to swap that day out and October 16th originally was scheduled for a teacher work day and that was it is usually teaching conferences and so that is the day that came 60 in favor to have school in session on October 16th and to allow the each of the buildings to handle parent-teacher conferences um it did not have it on just one single full day
008um so we will be in session on October 16th there is one other thing I would like to add we have that takes care of that 180 required school days that the students are required to be in school for our contract we have at the teachers are required to be in session 184 days um I am asking for this recommendation and calendar change to Grant the teachers not asking the teachers to come an additional day does that make sense any other discussion or questions all right welcome yes all right number three is a recommendation to approve the donation of sixty dollars from an anonymous donor or unpaid lunch balances is our motion to approve is there any discussion we're going to pay down that launch date um roll call number four is recommendation to approve
009on a second reading and the adoption of Neola policy update volume 34 numbers one and two and this includes all of the policies listed on that's your number four and I guess starting with employment of the superintendent policy 1220 policy 9150 School visitors and we have done one reading of those policy updates and then this is the second reading in which we will formally improve ment is there a motion to approve that is there any discussion foreign as people may not know that every year the state and federal statutes change and so we have to change our policies with those so this is just a process we go through to do that every year and as those things come up so discussion all right we'll call you all right so the number four is a
010first reading on volume 35 number one of theola policy updates and we have copies of those and that includes policy zero one three one point one by laws and policies 8600 transportation is there a motion to approve my first reading this volume 35 number one any discussion all right we'll call next is our consent agenda items Personnel we have separations um one two and three or Courtney attack Candice Latta and they can calmly appointment of her professional Robin back and please give Middle School some great football coaches is there a motion to approve the consent agenda items any discussion all right and number nine is our superintendent's reports um get um just really proud of those kids and all the work that they put into it and also um Rebecca and Roscoe and Christy reitzman
011um the rest of the staff that helped Mentor them along the way and keep them hugging along so I want to congratulate those kids I also want to congratulate um Matt Finley and John Elmore for Jenna Sears for their hard work with all of our kids at this past weekend it was absolutely incredible um I went Friday Night opening night the entire Auditorium was built um I think we had over 460 in that Auditorium Friday night and um when I left it was the feeling of this is what it's supposed to be like I saw kids incredibly proud of themselves and so parents and family members incredibly proud of their kids and I saw really proud staff members so kudos to that it was by far one of the best show that I've seen here
012so I and I did overhear somebody say that's the best High School production I've ever been to so um that was that was pretty cool um I we had uh Early Childhood preschool Kindergarten Roundup slash open house that happened um and I just want to thank the all the staff members for for making those Super Bowl moments across the entire County at each one of our facilities um of course we will register kiddos coming in for preschoolers and garden it's not just on that night but I appreciate everybody coming out and if you know of any kindergartners or preschoolers tell them that they can call any one of the facilities and we will ensure that they have the information they need and get them enrolled and registered for Brown County Schools I'm really excited that
013on Tuesday um next Tuesday we Roi Indiana Uplands they hold an annual conference every year on student-led businesses across the region and we get to host at Brown County at the new Eagle expansion next Tuesday so um have a state coming we have John linklater our donor is coming to speak to the kids and we have about over a hundred I think between students and in other schools coming to Brown County so he gets to again highlight us across the state so excited for that um next Tuesday we have a public work session from 4 30 to 6 30 that notice will go out tomorrow the location is still unknown it'll probably be at the Educational Service Center but that work session will be able to highlight Early Childhood across the district and um Debbie
014Harmon is gonna introduce us to our early childhood Educators and then bust some myths clear up some misconceptions about Early Childhood um and Brown County Schools so excited for that that is absolutely open to the public as well um and then prom I can't believe we're talking about prom is April 29th and the 8th of March launch so the theme is Paris Under the Stars so excited about that um I publicly I did want to add a comment that we are in the process of moving the health clinic from Eagle Park into the old CRC building renovation through that building to make that happen are being made through current bonds and that project is slated to be done at the end of the school year so um I do think it's a really good thing
015inside Nashville provide that service for not only our employees and their families but also the community um I need I will always from here on out continue to do another plug for cohort two of Brown County Schools ambassadors um if you don't know what that is that is a opportunity to be able to bring our community and stakeholders into each one of our facilities with a month or two hours to learn about everything from public school Finance to human resources to programming and new initiatives we are about to wrap up Pro Port one with 28 ambassadors that we're able to send back out to the community and help tell our story so we're looking for cohort to uh you can go on the website and and fill out that application will be a part of
016cohort too and then last thing uh Brown County band director Matt Finley is um having hosting I don't know if he's hosting it but bronzini is doing it dying in and donate event um coming up and that's the notifications to go in um but any any of the sales that night um there's nothing but we would say it's gonna work Square went out today it's a work session Wednesday go eat pizza bronzinis and we also have just as far as updates and things happening I think that there is a spring PTO Pond concert for staff for the teachers and it is May 18th at 5 o'clock so um advance and dinner starts at four o'clock here to the cafeteria and donations will be accepted to help benefit exciting and there's gonna be some imagines Musical
017foreign [Music] yes all right and then we have a place here under board update um I have posted their legislative update um this is the last week of legislative session they have to be done by April 29th um they said it has a perfect budget they've gone to conference community yeah I think that if anybody you know it's a good time any other um all right um oh right it is probably concert and Van season isn't it is that high school or middle school okay and I know we are always busy here in the auditorium so um