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Center Grove Schools Board Meeting - February 2021

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Source
YouTube / Center Grove Schools
Date
2021-02-19
Location
Johnson County, IN
Material
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Extent
1,842 words · about 11 min
Collected
2026-06-05

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001our mission statement here at synagrove is we develop knowledgeable confident and responsible citizens through inspirational and innovative learning opportunities this evening our pledge of allegiance will be led by mr hubbard all rise i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you mr hubbard i do need to announce that we will be reconvening our executive session after this board meeting our next order of business is adoption of the agenda do i have any motions mr president i move that we adopt the agenda thank you mr daniels do i have a second second thank you mr alexander all those in favor say aye aye all those opposed motion passes 5-0 our next order

002of business is uh one of the fun things we get to do here and it is recognition of uh outstanding accomplished accomplishments uh by in this time student and staff member so at this time i'll turn it over to mr daniels thank you mr russell carson if we ask you to just oh well give me a timeout here man coach you got two left all right how many of those you got on let's come stand up front but we like that one the title of mr football is a huge achievement for an athlete it signifies the strength determination and skill indiana football has to offer it's also a major point of pride for a high school its football program in the community carson steele is the first center grove high school player to achieve this

003honor this is a major award presented to a special individual which could not have been happened or been attained without a strong team and foundation the 2020 football season more than any other football season came with extreme challenges and uncertainties of the coveted pandemic it was a joy to watch carson and his teammates persevere week by week with an undefeated season and eventual state championship sometimes not knowing if the next game was even going to occur anyone who knows carson knows he's always been a gentle giant off the field while some may while some may allow strength and talent to go to their heads carson has remained humble and kept working harder he's fought through injuries to come back and have an exemplary senior season he exemplifies sportsmanship lives for teamwork and loves the game

004of football the board would like to formally congratulate carson steele on his mr football award and wish him the very best in his future as he continues with his education and football career in muncie indiana at ball state university carson on behalf of the board and center grove school corporation we have a token of our appreciation [Applause] since middle school i've only known him to have a short haircut once hey carson so obviously the hair is working hey carson what are your plans for next year very cool okay our next order of business is a recognition of uh coach moore for coach of the year if you'll step forward coach moore been a long time coming but let me get rid of this center grove high school's 2020 football team will long be remembered at

005not just one of the best teams in school history but the best team in the state of indiana under the direction of head coach eric moore the trojans won their third football state title this season capping off a 14-0 undefeated season with a win over westfield in the class 6a championship game at lucas oil stadium center grove finished number one in the state polls and in the top 15 in the national polls this season is one of a long list of successes for coach moore it concludes 200 wins as head coach at center grove 15 sectional wins 14 regional wins seven mig championships six semi-states three state runner-ups three state championships two undefeated seasons and one mr football carson steele and won national coach of the year honor coach moore was named the 2020 all-american

006bowl coach for his exceptional coaching abilities and leadership skills the honor is given to a high school coach to acknowledge his role as a positive influence on young americans on and off the field so congratulations coach we look forward to many many more seasons [Applause] okay congratulations coach a few and carson could hang around just for a few minutes uh for a first action item or so i think you might enjoy it thank you both for being here this year congratulations to both of you very fun to watch on the field there looking forward to it i've been extremely happy for carson i was almost a little bit emotional today [Laughter] and i can tell you from my time era here at center grove and how football was to what it is now has been

007just wonderful to watch the differences in the growth our next item is public comments which we have none and so we'll move on to consent items are there any questions or comments not hearing any do i have a motion mr president mr president i move we approve the consent agenda as presented thank you mr alexander do i have a second thank you mrs counts all those in favor say aye aye all those opposed consent items passes five to zero thank you now we move down to action items our first one is the second reading of resolution naming the high school track that's dr long i believe that is correct yeah that's it i can't think of anything else i don't know what thank you mr russell um tonight we're presenting the second reading of our

008recommendation for naming the high school track the carol s toomey track and field facility as required by board policy the name for the high school track is being presented for the second and final reading and mrs conrad was kind enough to give you a rendition of what that would look like we're going to resurface the track beginning the first week of june and as soon as we have that done we'll have that painted on there and then we'll schedule a time for a formal ceremony for the under the official unveiling of it so tonight we're recommending approval of of this resolution thank you dr long do i have any questions or comments this is my approval thing yeah can you take it okay okay hearing none do i have a motion mr president i move

009that we approve the resolution naming the high school track carol s toomey track and field facility thank you mr alexander do i have a second second thank you mr hubbard so uh all those in favor say aye aye all those opposed motion passes 5-0 thank you thank you congratulations congratulation [Applause] we'd like you to come up here we have a few other things and coach moore there's plenty of room for other state's titles to be put on no pressure mr congratulations and also thank you so much um that do not expire you can bring somebody you're ready now okay our next order of business is the first reading of proposed policy revisions arkanov thank you um just kind of review that and pass it on yeah thank you very much um as required by board

010policy the following policies are being presented for first reading this evening and there's no action required this evening if you have any questions those policies are there listed in the summary sheets and we can address any questions you might have this evening if you've had since you've had kind of the opportunity to review those policies there's a lot there sorry there's a lot there uh to review this year um we're a little behind plus with covid there's some additional um additional ones as well so a lot to absorb this time around but if there's any questions that myself or anyone else on the team can can take we'd be happy to do that thank you dr arkanov we we don't need to go no unless there's questions just yeah so any comments or questions so

011the next the next step will be a we'll bring it back next month for approval second reading and approval um just a reminder if there are changes next month then we have to bring that one it back again so okay thank you okay our next item is approved student transfer online application dates dr arkanov thank you we are going to have sorry we're going to have dr long present this for you so i'll just turn this over to him thank you students who wish to transfer into a center grove school from another school district an inter-district transfer or transfer to a school in which they're not assigned within the center grove schools an intra-district transfer must complete an online application links to the those applications are posted on the home pages of the center grove

012community school corporation website as well as the school website during the time periods listed below so the intra-district transfer application time period is from sunday april 4th starting at 6 00 p.m to friday april 9th to at 11 59 p.m any center grove student who wishes to transfer from their assigned schools may submit an intra-district transfer application the inter district transfer applications or people from out of district transferring in that window is open from sunday april 18th at 6 pm through monday may 3rd at 11 59 p.m students who do not reside within the center grove's boundaries may submit an inter-district transfer application to request to attend to center grove school the board is required to to approve these dates and for us to publish them online and then also to submit them to the

013department of education so we're asking the board to approve those dates those times and dates they're um they're uh um they're they they they're the same dates that we had last year this um they just kind of rolled them over to this year this year though we have to have the board approve them and and so that's why we're here tonight this is one of those standard operating procedures we'll do yearly now it is right yeah thank you dr long any questions for dr long seen there's no questions do i have a motion mr president i move that we approve the inner district in that's inter district and intra district student transfer application dates as presented thank you mr alexander do i have a second thank you mrs counts all those in favor say aye

014all right all those opposed motion passes 5-0 thank you thank you our next order of business is to accept bids for pleasant grove edition renovation project is that dr long it is yes if it is again thank you tonight we're asking the board to approve the the bids from uh for the renovation of pleasant grove the phase one part uh mr jim goalie from aecom hunt is here with us tonight and i know you guys like when he's here so you can ask him all the hard questions we were fortunate we had four bid packets we had 19 bids all together for those four bid packets felt really good about them they came in really just under our what our budget was so we're recommending the board approved bid packet one for general trades and

015the site work to alderson commercial group in the amount of one million eight hundred and thirty seven thousand one hundred twenty four dollars bid packet number two for roofing to foster contracting in the amount of sixty four thousand dollars bid packet number three mechanical plumbing and fire suppression to north mechanical contracting uh and services in the amount of six hundred seventy one thousand one hundred and seventy one dollars and bid packet number four electrical and technology to cmr electric in the amount of four hundred twenty eight thousand five hundred the total amount of the cost of phase one of the renovation is three million seven hundred ninety five dollars so the board or the bid tabulation was attached to this and uh in in the agenda we recommend that uh the board approve these and

016uh we'll get started as soon as we can thank you dr long any questions for dr long mr goalie i appreciate you coming and tonight i don't have any questions for you come on mr alexander when are you gonna be done jim doing something right i was gonna let it go but you know bill go to me into it peer pressure in all seriousness do you have a timeline for the project get started date for the project yeah we're shooting um here in march okay as soon as the snow melts on time and under budget is that all you asked me for i didn't i wasn't going to go there yet oh i will on time and under budget you bet thank you uh this is not something we have to prove yeah here we

017go again do i have a motion mr president i move that we accept the bids for pleasant grove elementary edition slash renovation project thank you mr alexander do i have a second i'll second thank you mr daniels all those in favor say aye aye all those opposed motion passes 5-0 thank you thank you that is the end of our action items this evening does any board member have any comments they need to make i have none tonight mr russell okay mr edward mr alexander uh not none tonight okay mrs counts okay thank you at this time we would like to take a moment we unfortunately lost one of our great staff members unexpectedly and we just thought it would be right to do a moment of silence here so for you to all however you

018feel to do bow your heads be in thought thank you everyone mr milliken will be sorely missed seeing as there's no other announcements adjournment thank you second second third we are adjourned

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