001Test. That's Would everyone please rise? To the flag of the United States of America. maybe remind board members to turn the microphones on, please. Superintendent, keep them fairly close if you can. Last month's uh wild task was not not very clear. The farther they are away from you, the the more difficult it is to go. >> Mrs. Madison, would you do roll call, please? >> Wade Batty >> here. >> Cynthia Neil >> here. >> Gary Leonard >> here. >> Graham Richardson >> here. >> Melissa Toss >> here. >> Monica Van Hoy >> here. Tom Cel >> here. All seven members are present. I'm going to call this 1028 hearing to order. >> Mr. Bainy, >> Mr. Madison, >> we have a 1028 public hearing for anyone who would like to um address the bond issuance
002of up to $3 million in general obligation bonds for 2046. Thank you. >> Does anyone wish to address the board? Anybody online? All is hearing closed. Moving on to the regular board. I will call the meeting to order. Board members, you have the agenda in front of you. >> Mr. President, permission to accept the agenda as presented. A >> second. Motion by Mrs. Neil, second Mr. Shetzel to approve the agenda for tonight's meeting. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos the same. Motion carried 70. Thank you. minutes from our January 20th. regular meeting to expect the minutes as presented. >> I'll second motion by Mrs. Ne second Mr. Sheel to approve the minutes from our January 20th meeting. Any questions or comments or update? >> All those in favor say I. >>
003I. >> Opposed the same. Motion carries 70. Thank you, >> Mr. Bainy. Did not have any registered speakers. So, on to superintendent reports. Um, they're not going to be nearly as exciting this month as they were last month. Um, however, next month they should be very good. So, we have some things in the works for for the next board meeting. Um, what I want to provide you with is a report on the construction project. As you can see, we are officially in motion. Uh, inside the buildings, rooms that are being impacted by the first phase um have been are being packed and emptied and prepped. Um dirt work is is underway. The staging area. Um trailers I think should be here tomorrow. Um construction trailers. Um top soil for for the elementary edition uh has
004been moved and compacted. Um knock on wood, we have no no major concerns. I've been very appreciative that they have um really hit the ground running and and uh I I think last week they worked seven days in the week. So uh very for next on the agenda is the consent agenda. Uh approval of bill financial report $80,000 transfer. Correct. and u a donation. >> Correct. >> $750. >> Yes. $750 donation um from Wilkinson Church of Christ to KHS. >> Okay. Give us the bad news, Mrs. Madison. >> Okay. Um tonight for claim approval is um date range 12126 through 21726 number 436129 through 436307 and your total is 1,180,326.93. In your financial report packet you have bank balances. you will see that there is a new account for the 2026 um I'm sorry the
0052025 geo bond for the project and so that can earn interest separately and then you have your fund reports cash flows for education operations um just a reminder it's very early in the year for me to try to predict the year end cash balance so um you have transfer resolution of 80,000 from education to ops you'll also see a bank transfer And this is where I transferred the principle of the bond from our regular account to the new account. And then the donation for Wilkinson Church of Christ for $750. You need a motion for that, Mr. President? Yes, sir. Uh, Mr. President, I will make a motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes approval of bills, approval of financial reports and transfers as presented. >> Motion made by Mr. Leonard, second Mrs. Van Hoy,
006to approve the consent agenda as presented. Any questions or comments? I believe that this one was general yesterday. >> Yeah. Usually from been in for playground equipment >> and usually lifted what it what it's for >> a robotics club or >> the house isn't it? >> Sometimes. >> Yeah. Sometimes it's just a dollar amount. So, okay. >> Any others? >> Again, motion made by Mr. Leonard, second Mrs. Van Hoy to approve the consent agenda as presented. All those in favor say I. >> I post the same. Motion carries. 70. New business. weather waiver. >> Um just a discussion item for tonight. Um we know Indiana schools are required to provide 180 days of instructional time. Um through our schoolboard approved 103 waiver, our district meets this requirement through instructional minutes, not through instructional days, which
007allows us 178 instructional day calendar. Um after having a week uh almost a full week of of weather days this year um because a state of emergency was declared, the Department of Education provided a waiver process uh for people to to try to wave some of those instructional days if needed. We went ahead and applied for that. We don't have to take it, but I figured we'd go ahead and apply for it. uh and then could decide. Uh they granted us two days. Uh we had asked for three. Um so with being granted those two days with a 1003 waiver uh to get to our required instructional days, we will have one additional day to make up at the end of the school year. Uh and that will be the Tuesday following Memorial Day, which
008would have been the teacher's last day. Um we're a little different than a lot of school corporations around us because we did not this year utilize the synchronous learning options. Um it the connectivity issues that still hit us um are very difficult and attendance issues are very difficult. You have to have at least 50% of attendance for uh more than four hours for that day to count. Um, so we chose not to do that this year and of course this would be the year that we would have time for it. Any questions about that? That's so far winter's so far. >> Hope so. So far, >> largest snow in the state of Indiana happened on February 25th, 1920. >> 16 in. >> What year? >> 1910. Well, they walked. >> They didn't know what Sunday
009were. Okay. Uh uh board policy first reading 11:06 board vacancies. This policy uh comes to us through ISBA. This change, the only change in this has to deal with the new statute um that allows for school board members to declare uh their uh political affiliation. And that if they choose to do that or if you choose to do that, then that changes the replacement um process. if your seat becomes vacant green. The second policy 1503 was another ISBA suggested policy. Um, and I can't imagine what what spurred this uh but I'm glad it was appeared. Uh, social media use by board members. This lays out what requirements um schoolboard members uh must have to uh maintain privacy settings, open door laws, and their disclaimer that their post reflects their own opinion or not the door.
010Mr. President, I'll make a motion to approve uh on first reading uh policy number 1106 which relates to board vacancies policy number 1503 social media use by board members. Make a make a motion to approve. >> Second. >> Motion by Mr. Leonard second Mr. Richardson to approve on first reading uh policy number 1106 and policy number 1503. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I oppose the same. Motion carries. >> Personnel report. New employee Sarah Longworth, activity bus driver for the death route. Randy Straoud, KISS library media assistant, and Zachary Cle, bus driver. Change in title. Haley Ho, long-term sub at KBS. Resignations and retirements. Ashley Atound, third grade teacher. Anita Talba, special holidays. Dolores Merchon, activity bus driver, death route. and Shelley Fortune retirement at the end of the school year. ECA
011Chris, varsity baseball head coach, Tyler Bergen, TJ Spoolie, Randy Gorman, varsity baseball assistant coaches, Mike Miller, and Jack T. Junior High baseball coach Jason Cop softball head coach Eric Hberger, Taylor Burton and uh Eric Hersburgger and Taylor Burton softball assistant coaches Brad Gross junior high softball coach Joe Patton golf coach Jordan Shu track boys head coach Alicia Chu track girls head coach Elizabeth Moore track assistant coach Zach Arnold track assistant coach Lorie Thomas and Brian Gilasi, junior high track coach and junior high assistant track coach. Heather Barrier, tennis head coach, and Lorie Herder, tennis assistant. Mr. President, I'll make a motion that we will second. Motion by Mrs. Van Hoy, second by Mrs. Neil to approve the personnel report as presented. Any questions? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed the
012same. Motion carries 70. >> Food service agreement. >> This comes back to you annually. Um this is part of our purchasing cooperative and bulk purchasing contract for um food, milk, bread, supplies. Um when that came came to you originally that is a a quote that is good for multiple years. However, um it requires board approval each year. Um so uh the recommendation is that we approve the contract renewals uh which leverage the collective purchasing for an additional >> you have those recommendations um from Mrs. any second. >> Motion by Mrs. Tall, second Mr. Sheffle to approve the food service agreements as presented. Any questions, comment? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos the same. >> Motion carry. 7. Thank you. Guidance contract. >> Next up, you have the guidance contract for our
013high school um guidance counselor, Mindy Weaver. This updated agreement clarifies number of contracted work days uh and include the compensation adjustment of just over 3% in year one and 3% in year two. Those are contingent upon the employee receiving an effective or highly effective evaluation rate. That's board council for motion by Mr. She'll second Mr. Richardson to approve the guidance count for the contract. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed the same. Motion carries. >> Field turf. >> Next up is our field turf replacement. This is something that we have been uh needing to plan on for for quite a few years now. um our turf the initial turf installation uh did did a great job for us and lasted longer than than um anybody had projected. Um but it
014is it's definitely time to get that replaced. Um, we received our information on pricing through the cooperative purchasing alliance, uh, which is a collaboration of all of the education service centers, uh, streamlines purchases for member districts and and make sure, uh, that everybody is getting the most competitive and responsive bid. Um, and this expenditure will be paid out of the 2022 bond. So, we it's been sitting there. We certainly did not want to move on field replacement um prior to starting our our building project. So the base bid turf replacement is $650,500 and the alternate one alternate that was selected is alternate five game on which adds $45,000 to that. The reason that was um included typically at the installation of field turf um there's a lot of cutting and sewing. Anytime you see a
015color difference uh that is cut out and sewed in. Those are the areas that fail over the years. Game on is a fairly new uh process that allows for the turf to be printed uh in what colors uh you need. So, uh, if you're you're printing a 10 yard strip, uh, you'll have the white yardage lines on there. They don't have to be cut out and and placed in. Um, that would be the two that we would be, uh, recommending. This, uh, project would take place, uh, as soon as track season's over in late May. Uh, and hopes to have it completed by the middle of June. Should take just a couple couple weeks for them to do. So, it's also much faster with game on. Um, and in your packet, you have a uh
016rendition of what the field would look like, very similar to what it is now. Different logo in the middle. Um, and the labels for Don Willard Field uh placed on the turf itself. >> I have a question or two. >> This MS, are they both the installers? And is it their prop proprietary? >> No, they are. >> It's just they're just the installation. >> Yes, they are the installation group. They're out of Ohio. Um and they uh have done some work for us before. Um they are are certainly the best known group of of doing this. Um they do all the professional sports teams in Ohio. They do um Ohio State. They they have a pretty good footprint over there. But yes, they are not the manufacturer of the turf. The turf itself is a
017common I'll have to get for you what what the name of it is, but um it's a fairly common manufacturer. Um of the three or four installers that uh would install in this area, all of them use that same term. >> Is it what is out there now? >> Um no, it is new technology. It is um uh has more padding built into it. >> Okay. >> Um and it's a different type of fight, which is safer for athletes. Got >> that field was called >> 2010, I think. >> Wow. >> And that was a 12 year field. >> I have a question, Mr. Bann. >> Um does not include prevailing wages. Does this not take in uh labor? >> Um it does take in labor, but if there was h to happen to be
018a prevailing wage dispute on this, then I would have to come back to the board for their consideration of the contract before the installation came. >> Okay. >> So, if anything's changing, it'll come back to the board for a new vote before any installation happens. Okay. Okay. >> Thank you. And I assume the taxes are sales taxes. What's that? >> I assume that the uh tax include tax does not include taxes. That's uh sales tax. Indian sales tax. >> Yeah. We don't pay tax. >> Uh it is. We don't pay sales. >> I think there's a portion that we have to pay for this stuff. Do you know? Um >> we shouldn't have to pay any sales tax. No. Okay. Hopefully none. >> Good. Thank you. >> Is there any when we have advertising on
019the fences, is it something that you could get dollars for that? >> Um, yes. And you're seeing that um a lot of different places. I had some conversations with a couple of local entities the last um the two years ago when we planned this uh initially and looked at it that the problem with it was uh nobody was really willing to bite for the entire life of the turf. Um, so you know, a 15-year deal, they weren't able to, but yes, you absolutely could do that. And you maintain, even with game on, you maintain the ability to do that in the future if you want, but that portion would of course be cut out and and sewed in. What is the estimated life of this truck? 15 years which I think when the first one
020was put down was 10 10 12 from what I so we got 15 out of so if this one's guaranteed for 15 years we should Keep doing it. >> I like to think I'm worried about it. >> Yeah. >> You need a motion, please. Move to approve. >> What is this thing? field replacement with uh months as quoted >> minus the sales tax >> minus the ship. >> Mr. President, I will second the motion. >> I didn't see the sales tax on the bed at all. >> No sales tax on that bed. >> My question was uh Will there be sales tax? >> Will there be sales tax on? >> Oh, okay. I apologize >> down there. That does not include tax. >> Uh, yes. >> Okay. >> Motion by Mr. Shetzel, second by Mrs.
021Neil to approve the replacement of the uh field turf on the high school football field. Any other discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. I oppose the same. Motion carries 70. Thank you. Will they recycle the old? >> They do. >> Nice. We have a new proposed calendar for 2627. Mr. President, I'll make the motion to um accept the 2627 calendar. >> Second. >> Motion by Mrs. Neil, second Mrs. Toth to approve uh school calendar starting on August 3rd through May 21st of 27th. Any discussion or questions? All those in favor say I. >> I oppose the same. Motion carry 70. Thank you. appropriations and issuance or only additional >> additional appropriation and the resolution uh for the issuance of the bond. >> Oh, okay. What you'll be recommending is the uh
022motion the bond we already approved. So >> we're just approving the appropriations requirement of those bonds 3 million of the 10 These will be 26 g bonds. So which label that? >> Yes, they'll be 2026. So the first payment would be 2027. >> What's board pleasure? Was is the motion made to approve the appropriation of the bonds of expenditures >> of the expenditures? >> Yes. in both resolutions. >> It would be for the issuance of the bonds as well as additional appropriations. >> Oh, excuse me. My apologet will you motion you made the uh for the issuance of the bonds. >> Yes. So moved for the creation of the issuance of the second. >> Motion by Mr. Shetzel, second Mr. Richardson to approve the uh the issuance of the $2 million bond. Any questions? All
023those in favor say I. >> The blank at the bottom like I was on page three. >> There's a blank there. or is that not that hard? Page nine. >> Where you at? >> Page nine of the first. >> I'm looking at the very first page. >> Okay. I'm looking at page where it says in the total is it on first page as well? not exceed $2 million. >> Yeah, >> this is the one, two, the third wear. >> That gives us the ability to issue less than three million if we decide to. >> Then those blanks can't be filled in until the bond sale because we don't know what type of premium we might get. >> Okay, thank you. Again, a motion made by Mr. Shzel, second Mr. Richardson's to approve the U issuing
024the bonds. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I oppose the same. Motion carries 70. Now we can move on to the additional appropriations to use those bonds. I will also move to approve the additional appropriation to use those bonds. All right. >> Mr. President, I will second >> motion on Mr. Chatel. Second, Mr. Mrs. Neil to approve the appropriation of the previous approved bonds. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed the same. Motion carries 70. >> Any other business? No sir. >> Any visitors wish to speak? Mr. Richardson, just the usual appreciation for everybody um teaching staff and related classroom activities and administrations, administrative duties for keeping the whole circus moving on going towards the end of the year. And as always, my continued appreciation to
025Stephanie for all the budgetary work that she does and such. And somehow making it through 19 pages of the most two slang ever that 12 12 line run on sentences masquerading as paragraphs. Wow. Thank you, Nautica. >> Um, so Wade and I went to the ISBA U meeting today and it was at the state house and um, anyways, I thought I would tell some like little things that kind of stood out today that they were talking about a lot. So, um, the legislative legislative session is still happening. Got about a week left. They'll finish on February 27th. Um, and when they started this session, they started with 753 bills. Um, ISBA has been tracking 90 of those bills and as of today, it's now down to 34 that they're still tracking. And, um, I do
026want to say something for Terry and Lisa because and their staff, they always do a great job of um, explaining and answering questions and handling handling themselves very professionally. Um so some of the ones that they really hit on today there's a immigration matters and um it's basically it's it's kind of uh making sure the schools that I'll give an example. So if a school is asked for a parent's name and we have the school has the parents name and the system um then the school has to give that out or the school could be held accountable. Um so that was one that was discussed a lot and that's already um went through everything. It's it's um I'm sorry it hasn't went through everything but if it does finish going through it will go into
027effect as soon as it does pass. Um there's one that's talking about the school board candidates and if you when you register the next time if you're going to run um always this last session it put your name in alphabetical order but now they've decided to change it that if you um sign yourself up with an affiliated party those would be put first and then if you sign yourself up as an independent that would come in second and then if you're a nonpartisan candidate that would be third on the ballot. Um I know that there's some conflicts there because in in my opinion and I know other board members opinions, not everybody, but if you chose to sign yourself up as a nonpartisan candidate, it would give the board um a opportunity to fill your
028spot if you were to choose to leave. And if you chose to um run with an affiliated party, then that the caucus gets to come in and fill your spot. >> So the board gets a little bit more leeway there. Um then another one was talking about the wireless devices and this would prohibit the use of wireless communication devices throughout the school day including passing periods and lunchtime. It's called it's kind of a bellto bell ban is what they were calling it. Um this would require that uh we would adopt a no device policy or a storage policy to hold these um devices in a um safe space I guess. Um now the teachers would be given flexibility of their phones if unless we change that in the policy I guess. Um and The other
029one that stood out to me I would say was it's a very various education matters which means there's a lot of things thrown in there but they really talked about social media and um the this bill was talking about dealing with the conflicts of social media that the school has to deal with that a lot and it as of right now it's written that any 16year-old and below would need parent consent in order to have social media accounts. Um, and the re one of the statistics they said was the female suicide rate is up about 60% and the male suicide rate is up about 35%. So, they're trying to protect our students um from social media as much as possible and hopefully have the parents um working with that. And then lastly, the one that
030stood out is there was talk about the $1 law that if a school shuts down, the building could be sold for $1. Um they do feel like eventually that's going to go away. It's not going to go away during this session, but that is in the plan to um hopefully it will go away fairly soon. So, and I'm sure Wade can give more details on anything else. >> You got it covered pretty good. >> Good job. >> How do I follow that? >> I don't have too much to say. Um, it's just really great to see uh project 27 up and started. uh anxious for that to be all over with 2027 to where we can start using it. And another thing, you know, it always amazes me and it it's it's such a blessing
031that we have so many people that want to sign up or volunteering to be coaches, assistant coaches. Got to commend them for that. I mean really they they're really thinking about the students and I believe so that's about all I have. >> Thank you sir. >> No just uh not a lot on the same page as as Gary. Great to see that project get started. Um hopefully the the amount of interruption that it has with day-to-day school activities isn't too much. Um but uh it's just nice to see all the work that we've been doing over been a couple years now um actually starting to come to fruition. All I got is >> I will not repeat everything by the time it gets to this end. Um um I too am very thankful to see
032the project moving forward and um you know seeing light at the end of the tunnel for this and I'm thankful to all our staff for all their hard work. >> Melissa, >> yeah I would agree it's good to see that project get started and um also thank you Price for their donation to the high school and I don't know staff and kids hang in there. breakfast coming. >> Mr. Bey, >> well, I want to thank Monica for her very detailed report from the state house today. Uh, it was an interesting day, probably one of the less colorful events we've had at that day. This was uh the schoolboard association's eighth uh what they call a state house day where school board members and um legislators eat lunch together and uh have an opportunity to discuss
033uh issues uh and we listen to the panels of uh it was funny uh representative representative Delaney uh Senator Ross and uh Senator Deodor on one at one table and all of them were civil. So very very fine day say that. So um with that thanks everyone for being here tonight. Thanks uh to the Brian and Stephanie for keeping us vocal and moving forward. Mr. Bainy, thank you for your reports tonight. Uh we are ajourned.