001live. >> We're live. >> Excellent. >> Uh good evening everyone. I'm going to call the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. I recognize that we have a quorum present with six of our seven members uh present. At this point in time, I believe we have an amendment to the agenda. >> Yeah, M. I'd like to make a motion to amen the agenda by removing letter F number five, the agreement for purple cow building. I'll second. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Man. Thank you, Mrs. Spidler. I have a motion and a second to amend the agenda by deleting item F5 from the agenda. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh next, I entertain a motion to approve the amended agenda. >> Make
002a motion for approval of the agenda. Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wrightmire. Thank you, Mr. Man. I have a motion and a second to approve the agenda as amended. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. We are ready for communications. And Mrs. Elkins, would you like to start us off? That's the summer smile. He knows what's coming ahead. Justin is a kindergarter in Mrs. Ball's classroom. And who did you bring with you this evening? >> My mom. >> My sister. >> And what's your sister's name? >> Carolyn. >> Yes. Carolyn is a third grader to Mrs. Fis. So, we're glad that you all could visit us. You should be very proud of your brother and of your son. He's doing a great
003job in Mrs. Boss's class. She said that he gives 110% every day when he's in the class. And you have become an awesome reader this year. Do you like to read? >> Yeah. Mrs. B. What would you like to say about Dustin? You know, Mrs. That's pretty special, isn't it? Well, Justin enjoys PE. And I bet you could have guessed it. Every game that Mr. Sandy introduces to the class, he says, "Man, this is going to be fun." And it's fun, isn't it? When I talked to Justin today, I said, "Justin, what is your favorite part about being at Cloverdale Elementary?" And what did you say? Remember, what do you like best about school? >> Lunch and recess. There you go. Did you see Mr. laughing over there? He's like, that's what I like in
004elementary school. >> I know his grandfather. >> Well, we're so happy you're here and we couldn't be prouder of you. You like animals and he likes to learn about animals and when he grows up, he would like to work with animals maybe as a vet veterinarian. What do you think about that? Possibly. Maybe. I like that. Well, we have almost 500 students at Cloverdale Elementary and you were picked to be May's student of the month and that's a pretty big honor. So, everyone on the board and everyone in the audience is very proud of you. So, congratulations on being our student of the month. Great job, buddy. And look, I promised you a pot with your name on it. >> And if that doesn't bring a smile to your face, we need to have a
005talk after the meeting because I tell you that is the joy of childhood right there. So Justin, keep on working hard. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mary. Mr. Actually, I know both his grandfather's want to come on up. Our student of the month from the middle school is Kinley Fidler. She's a fifth grader. Um, daughter of Jessica Fidler, fifth grade math teacher. >> Um, so anyway, we asked Kinley, "What do you do to be successful in school?" And she said that she works hard. So, plain and simple, that'll get the job done, right? >> Uh Kenley's favorite subject in school is math. Uh she said it's the most fun class and that's her favorite teacher as well. So, brownie points there. Uh in her spare time, uh she likes playing with her siblings. Uh when
006she was thinking about the future, she said she would like to specialize in treating childhood cancers. >> So, I thought that was a pretty impressive response to that. Um, and then we had some comments from her teachers. Uh, Mrs. Schroeder said, "With poise and quiet confidence, Kinley unknowingly works as a role model and she's kind to her peers and polite to everyone." Mrs. Brandan said, "Kinley consistently produces highquality work and always meets deadlines with integrity. She takes genuine pride in her grades and puts in a strong effort every day. Even with a busy schedule outside of school, Kinley manages her time well and ensures all responsibilities are completed. She goes above and beyond what is expected and serves as a positive example for her peers through her work ethic and attitude. >> Yeah. >> And
007Mrs. Fiddler said, "Uh, KKinley loves to learn and shows it every day. She thinks deeply about math problems and raises the bar on her work, inspiring her classmates to try harder." Henley often asks for asks for extra assignments when she finishes early and never makes excuses. Willing to help her friends uh by taking the time to teach them. So, uh, anyway, we're proud of Kinley and we, um, proud of her for the month of May, >> Mr. Taylor. >> Good evening. Yes, >> I'm going to represent the high school uh for the month of May. Um going to introduce Mason Powe. He's not with us tonight, but uh as I go on and read, you can probably understand why maybe he's not here. Um he's a very active u very focused individual. Uh he is
008a senior this year. Uh his favorite subjects are Spanish and government. uh some of his hobbies, playing the piano, running, and golfing, and some of his awards that he's going to be receiving uh this year and and that he's received in the past. Uh National Honor Society, academic Super Bowl president, he's one of our ambassadors. Uh Cuman of Honors all four years. Uh he's the Wick Academic All Conference. uh the Lois Armstrong Jazz uh award, academic excellence in geometry, ethics and science, plant and soils and science, and AP environmental science. So, uh he plans to attend ISU in the in the fall uh to study nursing. So, um I do have some comments. All of his teachers uh wanted to say say a little bit uh not a whole lot, but uh I think it's
009duly noted that Mr. Schnep had to say, "Simply put, Mason gets it right. He's a good egg." Mr. Schnep's pretty straight into the bill. Uh, Miss Hawman said, "What a well-deserved award. Mason is not only bright, but he's hardworking and responsible. He's an exceptional in terms of maturity. He's also polite, respectful, considerate, and a leader with peers who nevertheless remains humble and approachable to everyone. He has been a joy to teach each and every day and I count it as a privilege to have gotten to work with him over the last several years and watch him grow into the promising young man that he is today. Mason, I know you will accomplish whatever you set your sights on and that you will not only set your sights on goals worth achieving. Therefore, I wish you
010all the very best along the journey that lies in front of you. Mrs. Spata uh mentioned that Mason always has a smile on his face and he does. He's always smiling like little Mchugh. And he has a smile that you can't look at him to where you can't smile back. It's that that uh that rewarding. Uh he's smart, creative, very kind, and he will excel in college and become a great nurse. I will miss him dearly. Mrs. Dobs, one of our counselors, says Ma Mason comes to school each day with a positive attitude and treats others with kindness. I cannot recall a time that I have not seen him with a smile on his face. He is intentionally it is intentionally and and greets others that allows him to feel seen. He is also simply
011a fun kid to be around. Congratul congratulations on a well-deserved honor. Mr. Richards, our business teachers, said he's one of the first students that I met when I came to Cloverdale. He is in my success and I immediately found that he was very intelligent, funny, and confident and an all-around good guy. I would I would like to say that he would be the poster child of Cloverdale High School. Over the last two years, I I feel that we have become good friends. I appreciate him and his kindness. I firmly believe he will be very successful in all his endeavors. Miss Klingan said that he is a very hard worker and knows and is well known for his smart wit. He is constantly bringing humor and dedication to everything that he does. I have enjoyed having
012Mason in class and I'm excited to see what his future holds. I am so proud of him. Mrs. Grinds in English says Mason stands out. He appreciates poetry and how classic work of literature makes an impact on the modern world. I can count on him and have meaningful things to say in not only discussion but in writing. He's pleasant and thoughtful. I enjoy having Mason in English class. And finally, Mr. Mezer in band. Mason Pow is an excellent choice for this honor. He works hard, he's prepared, and he goes the extra mile to be successful in all his endeavors. It has been a pleasure watching him mature, not only as a person, but as a musician. Congratulations to Mason. Now, I will pass along the re the award and and certificate. And so I just
013want to thank Mason for everything that he does for for the high school. I also have another award which is the staff member of the month. Miss Stner, would you join me please? You know, within our profession, we like to stay pretty humble, stay below the radar. And this lady right here is the engine to making everything work. She's very humble. She's very kind. She's very sincere. She's very direct. But, uh, she keeps both Sunny and I in line, which is probably not an easy thing to to say it, but uh, no, Miss Statener, uh, CHS is a pleasure to announce the May staff member of the month, Miss Winstatner. Miss Stner was chosen by the selection uh, team committee uh, headed by myself. She began her career at Cloverdale Community School back in 2007.
014She worked in the kitchen and she's currently working in the front office of the high school where she has occupied that position since 2019. Miss Statner is like an administrative assistant. Not in her job title, but she makes sure that meetings, gatherings, activities, events all go as smooth as possible without interruption. She also is our Clover Covered, our food pantry manager, and has held this position since its inception of 2023. Along with her dedication to Cloverdale High School, she is a devoted mother to Alex, Emily, Ethan, Adam, and Eric. She is also the grandmother to one grandchild. Congratulations, the May student of the month, Miss Winstead. Would you let Roger in? >> I know. Will you let him in? Hey Jeff, buddy. >> All right, come join me up here. Well, good evening, ladies and
015gentlemen. Thank you for all coming. Jackson, who'd you bring today? >> My grandpa legal dad, grandma legal mother. >> Okay. I like >> now. Jackson, what grade are you in? >> Fourth grade. Oh my gosh, you're growing up so fast. What's your favorite subject in fourth grade? >> Uh, probably science and math. >> Those are great subjects. >> All the subjects. You're trying to learn. >> Okay. >> To learn science though, so I choose science. >> I love that. I love that. Who's your favorite teacher? >> I'm Mr. Fry. Mr. Fry, Mrs. Ny, Miss Pucket, and Mos. Oh, okay. And who's your favorite SRO? >> That's right. That's right. >> You can edit that, right? You can edit that. Okay. >> Hey, it's not fight. It's not final. Keep the piece. Well, ladies and gentlemen,
016I want to thank you. Uh we are very privileged and honored to honor Jackson Box with the SRO citizen of the month award. Uh this is from his teachers. He's been chosen as Citizen Month for his positive attitude and helpful actions at Cloverdale Elementary School. He consistently shows kindness and responsibility by helping classmates and being respectful during class activities. Jackson often takes the initiative to pick up in areas that are not his responsibility, even when others forget or choose not to. His willingness to step up and do the right thing makes him a great role model for his peers. So ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Jackson Box is our SRO student of the month. Excellent. Now, hey, I'm not a teacher, so I spelled your first name wrong. Okay, that I'm a cop, okay? I can't
017really spell all that great account. Okay, so I'm gonna get that fixed for you. Okay, bud. >> Yeah, that's it. >> That's fair. Well, thank you so much, bud. All right. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Well, Jackson, I'm going to start with you since you're fresh off the block. I love your smile. And when you get put on the spot, did you know your ears turn red? >> And definitely. Is that a Reese's cup? >> Oh, okay. Well, enjoy it. enjoy it in good health, but above all, thank you for being a kind young man and loving school and loving all your teachers. That's going to make you very successful as you progress on. And I know that Mr. Linton sitting over there is looking forward to having you in the middle school next year.
018That be all right with you. >> Okay. >> Well, good. Good for you. Then we hope to see you back here one day. All right. Then I'm gonna go to Justin. Okay. With the big smile. >> Oh my lord. Mrs. Paul, I can certainly understand why you love this young man >> every morning. >> And I appreciate your honesty of saying that the two best things about school are lunch and recess because I think probably 99% of everybody in elementary school would probably pick those two if they were really being truthful. Okay. you keep up the good work and we will be looking for you to come back here one of these days because I just know it's going to happen. And Miss Kenley, my goodness, you've already decided to do cancer research for children's
019cancer. My word, one of these days we're going to see a Nobel Prize behind your name. And I want you at some point in time to get to meet Mason Pali because not only is he going into nursing, he's going he wants to work at a children's hospital. So he's going to take what you learn and help kids feel better. And there is no greater service that you can do for mankind. We are so proud of all of you kids. What? What an awesome bunch of kids. And Mrs. Statner, what would we do without you? You take care of me. You un You don't even question me anymore of who I am. When I come to the door, they just punch the buttons. Okay, trouble's here. Let her in. Okay. For a little while. Um,
020and uh, but I I try to be respectful uh when I come in and try and let you know when I leave. But uh, my goodness, the stuff that she handles, sometimes you walk in and if they missed like the winter sports award, uh, she probably had 20 or 30 water bottles sitting on her desk to make sure that they all left before the end of the day. and uh between her and the guidance office, they're getting ready for what I think is the best night of the year of the high school, a senior awards night. And and it's a it's a great condition, but everything you do uh and those of us that have been school administrators know that without a good secretary, you don't have a very good school. And you know the
021kids and you take care of the staff and bless your heart. Okay, that being said, before we go to the next part of our meeting, we're going to excuse all of the students and Mrs. Statner and your entourage is with you to go out into the outer office for pictures. If you want to come back for the remainder of the meeting, you're more than welcome. If you have other things you'd like to do while the sun is shining, u please feel free to do so. Thank you all. >> Very good. Don't melt it. >> Well, you're successful. >> No, he doesn't. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Uh, next we have a a neuroscience. >> I'm not sure. >> Presentation. >> Have a look. >> Who's taking pictures? Kathy. >> Yeah. Okay, that's good. >>
022Michelle. Well, so this evening I'll in introduce Michelle uh Shedder. her and I have known each other uh for quite some time and um the more her and I have talked over the years the more interested I've gotten in her work with neuroscience and the kind of uh work that she's been doing across the state primarily I think at IPS and Caramel and is really starting to get to a place where she has some good data on the program she's going to present tonight and hopefully uh be a situation where it's something that we can do here at All right. >> Borrowing readers here. >> It happens to all of us. >> Yeah. Well, it's a mic because I don't But it's not up here. Is that what you're saying? That's I need to do
023a relo. I am typing as fast as I can. Oh goodness. >> Oh no. >> Those things. >> Now everyone's seen my IQ. >> Maybe. Oh, how about we do this? Oh, I can't. >> Do you mind if I >> I don't know if >> we can just click on each individual one. I don't know if you want to do it that way. >> That's not it. >> This This isn't it? >> No. >> Mm- >> This is not your presentation. >> No. Oh, great. >> Um, I am in your email. Would you like to She says that's not her presentation >> now. We're going to really get somebody in here. Can we get in here now to get that one? Yeah, maybe it was one that showed up. Technology is wonderful when it works.
024>> I was telling them earlier, >> they didn't send me anything. >> Uh the college >> my four-year-old did get player >> email message sometime. >> Not my four-y old, my grandson. >> They had made changes to the Blue Book app, which is what all of the AP testing is in. So, for it to work, all the kids had to restart their computers before they could use them. I'm going in the middle of testing, >> right? >> Ah, here we go. It just came through. Number locks. >> Will it do that? >> Well, >> I just want to get out of my email account, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. You don't want to get into Okay. right here. >> Where did I do that at? If you haven't yet to see this out there, you want
025to work on that. We can do the rest of the meeting that >> I take this with me to that though after I signed in. I would have thought that would have gone >> because me already go ahead and let her work on getting logged in. >> That'll work. That works. have no chat at all. >> Okay. Uh under routine matters, uh the first is request approval for the minutes uh for the work executive and regular session held on April 13th. >> Make a motion for approval of the minutes for the work executive and regular session on April 13, 2026. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wrighter. Thank you, Mrs. Fiddler. I have a motion and a second to approve the minutes of all three sessions on April the 13th. Any questions or discussion? Hearing
026none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. >> I have to abstain. >> Oh, that's right. That's right. 501. Forgot about that. Joe, my my bad. Um, next, approval of claims and financial reports. Mr. Linton. This evening are requesting the board to approve our financial uh claim since our last board meeting and two payrolls for a total amount of 2,576,650.13. >> A motion to approve the claims and financial reports. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Carol. Thank you, Mr. Wrightmire. I have a motion and a second to approve the claims and financial reports as presented. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh, next, um, I don't believe we have anybody in the audience that
027wants to make a comment or talk to the board. So, we have no Oh, any Yes. Yes. Okay. Do you I have to ask do you live in Cloverdale in in one of our school corporation townships? >> Maybe >> technically unless you have something really really important. We're not supposed to let you speak. But if you do, you have to uh come to the podium because we have to have you on camera. uh first and last name, your and your full address when you get there. My name's Kent Southern 104 and a half Deer Creek Hills. This is kind of unusual, but something's been brought to my attention lately, and I know I don't know anyone here other than Miss Fiddler. I know her. Uh, and I'm probably preaching to the choir and it's probably
028one of the toughest things you have to deal with. But I'm concerned about the kids that uh in the community of Cloverdale and surrounding area. I've noticed there seems to be a lot of poverty and uh drugs and alcohol, a lot of single parent homes, a lot of single females trying to get by and a lot of families. You know, you have the grandparents and adult children and grandchildren all, you know, one home and all this. And I know the school deals with this all the time. And what what I'm getting at is I'm concerned about the kids uh somehow getting a a good education maybe, you know, getting through grade, middle school, and graduating. And uh I know there's a you're probably making a lot of effort here for those kids and you can
029lead a horse to water, you know, but and I know a lot of these parents also uh are concerned theirelves. A lot of these single women especially, but they're so challenged. A lot of parents don't give a hoot for the grandparents. And uh I think a lot of these kids uh you got to have the right people doing things. I've seen this done be some of this stuff done before. No matter how much money you have it, you know, if you just throw money at it, it might not be enough. But uh mentor types for the kids. I think you probably have some of that from what I've seen and heard. But uh maybe some of these kids staying after school programs, maybe some more of that. And especially maybe if you're trying to get
030some of these kids in in the summer cost money to go out, you have to pick them up, bring them, feed them, take them back. You got to get the parents or grandparents cooperate, you know, get the kids up, get them to school. But I'm just throwing that out. I think that's something you need to not that you're not you don't have an eye on that but uh you know if you can help those kids out you break that cycle and you know a lot of good come out of that but uh you know it's not going to be an easy thing to figure out what to do and how to do but uh I just think I just want to bring that to your attention give you something to think about a little bit
031again and uh maybe come up with some ideas. Summer's coming on. You know, I see some of these people and it's it's not good. And I do understand, you know, some of these kids get in these classrooms and so disruptive. That's I know that's a big problem. One kid can cause chaos all the time and prevent the others from uh getting quality time. But u anyway, I just think that's something needs to be maybe like say looked at and see if you get some ideas. I don't know if there's any grants, funding, fundraisers or what to try to get enough money together to pay people to be here in the summer and you got to pay drivers or what go out and pick them up, bring them back, whatever. But, you know, this no child
032left behind sounds great, you know, but and there's some of them, there's some hopeless situations out there, but some of those kids are good kids, you know, and they just need some help. >> Yes, sir. We have a threem minute time limit. >> I'm done. Thanks. I just want to throw that out. If you would, I would like you to stay and listen to the presentation so that you can hear some of the things that we are doing to help kids. >> Say I know some things are being done. >> Well, I know but this one this one is unique and I think you will appreciate it. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. probably what you were talking about. >> Oh, thank you so much for the opportunity to be
033here. I'm so honored to talk to you about my very favorite subject, young kids. And oh, I thank you for I cannot wait to start working at the elementary school. So, um, I put together something which was kind of literal has been in the working for about 15 years. I worked in different schools and different programs just trying different things and different theories and different kinds of ways of working with young people for brain and I'm now at this place where I started the company and honored to be here at Cloverdale because Cloverdale will have the largest data set because we'll be looking at nine classrooms which will be so amazing to So what is neural balance? I come from a music and theater background. I was a teacher for 16 years and during time
034of being I was working with a lot of different students. I anyone neurode divergent to neurotypical everybody was coming to the theater which I loved. But then that's what started my curiosity into brain development because I was noticing something with our students during performance where was that neurode divergent where where were those behaviors that teachers were struggling with when they were performing. So that's what catapulted me about 15 years ago into the world of neuroscience. Fast forward where where I am today is I developed a program where we are looking at the neural divergent student and the neurotypical if there is such a thing anymore these days all together and in this program I'd be training for teachers to look at the brain and the central nervous system for any kind of disregulation or what
035are some things that we can put in place holistically what can we do in the learning environment the classroom Well, the lunch or recess time that is providing some stability for students that may be coming to with an underdeveloped brain or a central nervous system that may be just a little bit in an intense mode. Now, we can list a whole bunch of reasons why, but we are looking at today's foods a little bit differently than when you and I grew up. We are looking at different types of trauma and drama from the home. We are looking at environments that aren't always best conducive to allow children free play into imagination play and develop those skills. And we're looking at more and more digital. And when we're doing all of that together, plus the unhealthy
036diet, we're looking at some brains that are coming to school that just aren't ready for learning like we used to or I don't know if we used to, but we certainly had to act like we used to. So, um the program is and that's what I'm going to show you. We're gonna if this is a treat by you all, we are gonna uh work with the first grade and the kindergarten teachers and they'll go through a two-day intensive training with me. So, if you would, I'd like to show you just a twominute video of what that training is going to be about. But a reflection of brain function never we understand the brain everything changed. connection to regulate. We have test becomes possible. It's the brain. big organiz. Well, I I hope you can hear
037that. I I'm a former, so I think We put it together for a few day jam-packed day. Um, it's really four sessions. And at the end of those four sessions, what we'll do with kindergarteners for teachers, they'll have a really good understanding of what the nervous system needs before that brain is even ready. morning they'll perform on an exam of any kind. So your your teachers will walk away with understanding what is it that I can do as the teacher the adult in their their world to co-regulate with them and what can I do for that learning environment to be most conducive for that child. So that's what we'll do few days in July which that will catapult us right into creating where the good fun stuff happens. We go right into implementing a neural
038lab now this clunky video went back to look at all my pictures most of my pictures I did. So, I'm I'm trying to pull out some of the pictures of what a neural lab looks like, but also so you see some great blobs in this little one video. That's why that's just my clunky way of trying to keep kids. But this is an example of what a neural lab looks like. And each neural lab is a little bit different based on the physical of the room which I've already placed the room here. And we've begun designing for what we need to order and get in place. But the formula is the same. So this is a one minute video to kind of show you what a neurol does and what's the purpose of it. Great
039student will designally define and gross motor skill. purposeful is not strength. this specialized thing. So, this is where the heaviness of my research comes to play because it's taken me a little over a decade and working with lots of different professors and presenting at a lot of different conferences to get to this place. But I've gotten to a place where there are six major systems that I am trying to work with all students through this rotation. You heard it in the video. Whether it's the vestibular, your balance, your front reception, you're welcome to come to the training in July. if you're wanting to know more about all that. But these are places where the students will hopefully seem like they're having fun and they're playing, but they're working on balance. They're working on cross motor
040skills. And what we do in the lab, I will train your whole staff on what they should be looking for and what they should be observing because we can tell a lot about the brain by just how a student moves. So having said that, what are the teachers doing during this neural lab? The teacher is in there with their students and they are one of the stations. So, they get to do um the good oldfashioned RTI, response to intervention, and that teacher is going to be able to put her his young people together and usually groups of four. And the teacher can do different kinds of interventions that she needs to do academically during those rotations when the kids come to her. So, she's on the clock the entire time that she's in there or
041he's in there. But the neat thing is and where I've seen most growth in using the lab is the teachers are going back into the classrooms and using the same kind of verbiage that we're using in the neural lab. How we rotate students from section to section because it's all choreographed. It's all to music. It's all to a different tone that they move and how they repeat because we're always working on more inhibitory control. So the teacher has been going back into the classroom and doing the same stuff and that's what's been remarkable with the data. So to finish this out oh let me go back to this. So I will be working with I say that again um for to learn how to do the data. So I will set everybody up with data
042tools. Being a former teacher myself, I didn't want this to be a heavy lift for any of the teachers. They're already doing enough with high testing, but I wanted to always be on their mind of what they're seeing in the neural lab. Is that transferring over into the classroom? So, I'll be creating this is the pretty one. So, they won't always get a pretty one, but they will get a data sheet every single month. So after four weeks of using the lab, we'll do a round of data and it's easy for teachers. It's yes, they've improved, they stay the same, or no, they're getting worse. That to me is so exciting to see because the kiddo that is getting worse, I expect that with some brains because think of this neural balance lab as I
043am a constant detour. Think of you driving home and you come up to a detour. You don't like it, but you deal with it. But what if you came up to that detour every single day and I put up another cone and another cone? That's what we're doing with those young brains as they come into the lab. We're putting up those little detours to break off some of the pathways maybe that didn't work out so well for them that they've had to learn some bad behaviors or or things that aren't serving them. and we are putting in place some really good and healthy neural pathways. So seeing regression is a part of it, but I do tell teachers that's not for very long. So just hang tight and they'll hold their hand during that regression
044time. But then we'll start seeing students start to soar. And in this particular class, this is a class that has about every barrier known to man against these young children. We're talking about poverty. We're talking about drugs, abuse, we're talking about incarceration, everything that you can imagine against these young people. And these are the five indicators that we are looking with the teacher all year long to see how these students. We're looking at their transition time getting back on to task, staying attention, emotional regulation, and their participation. You can see the first data set we started to collect after 3 weeks. There were 20 students much like your classrooms of about 20 students each. You can see what the data was at the beginning which was astounding. And then you see what that second data
045was that we just hold this like two weeks. I hurried up and sent it to Mr. Linton I think the day that I I got the data because I don't do anything with the data because I'd be a little biased. I just get numbers. I think I said that to you right away. It's like, look at this. Having been in education all of my life, to see numbers like this, this isn't bells and whistles and the new shiny thing. This is neural science. And what we're really doing in these neural rooms are giving the brain the stimuli that it needs to help further along their development and help their regulation. So I am happy to there's more data to show you but the emotional regulation I think is the number one thing for the takeaway
046that we got 90% of the kids and this is from the teacher so you didn't have to say if they were or not. So I mean from teachers at the end of the school year to say that kids are regulating um it's neuroscience. So, I'm excited to be with you guys. I will provide data all along the way. Uh, Miss Elkins, I I already am thrilled to be working with her because I gave a book suggestion that would help this to go along and I think that's the gift you're giving teachers. It's called Beyond Behaviors. So, even the summer reading is gearing up to this. So, >> any questions? Um, Michelle, a long time ago, okay, and I do mean a long time ago, uh, in an ed psychology class that I was in at
047Indiana State, I was told that there is less than a 5% chance of changing the behavior of a middle school student. Would you concur with something like that? or is can we say that this is the pathway to get us where we don't have to worry about those kids by the time they get to middle school. They've got some nice tracks that'll go on. >> Yeah. A couple things. So, emphatically I disagree with them now and and we just but we didn't know neural science like we do now. >> Yeah. So um we can in fact I do something like this but it's for mental health at the middle school level and the amount of growth it our tier three students aren't getting kicked out of school anymore coming to school. So yes, when we
048give the brain what it needs, >> and I don't know why we in the education world, none of us were trained in the brain, that that'll still be the greatest mystery in life for me, but I wasn't trained in the brain when I was a teacher. >> No, that would be much better. Yeah. But our middle schoolers, it's this is a proactive approach because what we'll see here, like you can see down at that bottom that color wheel, the neural lab will start to kind of peel back the onion of the brain, so to speak, and we'll be able to give Miss Elen's spe special education team a greater insight of to where there might be a neural divergent or in this case, we were able to get them off the sped assessment because we
049went back in and gave the brain what it needed. >> Do you see this something that we would move forward uh as we progress up grade levels? I mean, >> so depending on I know your outcome will be stellar, which I'm going to go out and say that already. I just know because you've got a leader who's behind it, >> former leader behind it. Um though what you could do is then do an older for third through I think your fifth graders are in middle school the sixth seventh and n connection room >> connection. Okay. >> Yeah. So there there's ways to grow with this and other things that I'm currently doing in other schools. logistically um how long will the student go through the process and yeah what does that look like? >> No,
050that's a great question. So I think we're deciding between it's a daily or if it's going to be a regation and a schedule. I think we're still trying to hammer that out because we need a half an hour. Um 5 minutes entrance, they're 15 minutes at their rotation, and then there's a five minutes of stillness and five minutes get shoes on and learn how to tie your shoes as kindergartener and then the next class. So if we do everyone, when you're talking about nine classes, that took up the whole day. So, we're looking at either doing it that way or doing every other day is a rotation to add a little bit more for the kids that do need help tying their shoes because if you get off that schedule, it's going to mess things
051up. But in the lab, it's a half an hour. Yeah. And what they'll do is they they'll get little bracelets of what their track is. So, they learn sequencing. So, they may be station A, B, and C. Next time they come at BC1. So there's six stations. So that's how we rotate them in >> and they'll go through that for the full school year. >> For the first school year. Yeah. And every nine weeks I change I'll work with your person who's in charge of it will change the lab. We won't do it the first week. I mean the first month because we need to get a baseline. But then every grading period the lab changes in difficulty and then once we start really getting in a nine weeks every two weeks we add a
052level of difficulty. So we're constantly pushing that brain just a little bit further. Yeah. Yep. Welcome. >> Well, say it's something we've been very Michelle and I have had several conversations and very excited about the opportunity that brings to Cloverdale um to improve uh classroom behavior, their attention in the classroom, test scores. Uh it seems like this would be something that uh is definitely needed. kind of ironic that it was mentioned this evening, but we're very excited about the possibilities uh that this this will bring to our for our kids and our families and that kind of thing. >> I'm thrilled. >> Yeah. >> Very good. >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Thank you, Michelle. >> You're welcome. Thank you. >> Okay. Uh next, our new business. Uh we have a public meeting
053for the proposed superintendent contract. It has been it has been posted uh on our website. It has been announced legally of the terms of it and considering that the only person other than administrators is here. And technically you don't live in the corporation, do you? Neither. And neither do you. Are you? You're not in a corporation, are you? Yeah, that's what I thought. So, with that being said, uh, is is there anyone on this board that is opposed to the terms of the contract? >> I hope not since we got >> I would hope not. >> So, with that, we have held our public meeting. Uh, please record that we've done our due diligence and complied with the laws of the state of Indiana. And with that, I will entertain a motion to approve the
054contract for a superintendent between the Cloverdale Community School Corporation and Dr. Stacy Mason. >> I'll make a motion for the approval of the superintendent contract between Cloverdale Community School Corporation and Dr. Stacy Mason. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Fedler. Thank you, Mr. Wright. I have a motion and a second to approve the contract for our next superintendent between our corporation and Dr. Stacy Mason. Welcome aboard, Stacy. Oh, what? We got >> I forgot to have I forgot to have the vote. >> All in favor? Uh any Let's put this back. >> All in favor? >> No. No. No. Are there any questions or discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion approved unanimously. >> Okay. Welcome aboard. >> Now I can actually breathe. Uh next we
055have a request to approve the Cloverdale Elementary neuroscience training and staffing. >> Make a motion for approval of Cloverdale Elementary neuroscience training and staffing. >> Second. >> Who wants it? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Thank you, Mr. Wright. Thank you, Mrs. Fiddler. I have a motion and a second to approve the neuroscience training and staffing at Cloverdale Elementary. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh next, we have a request to approve the student tour to England and France in 2027. >> Uh last month we approved the 28 trip. So, we thought, you know, it' be a good idea to get the 2700 approved. Maybe Heather went back and looked at our notes and we we don't we talked about it, had
056a presentation, but I don't think we approved it. So, uh we're asking the board to approve that this evening. >> I'll motion to approve the student tour to England and France in 27. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Carol. Thank you, Mrs. Lewis. I have a motion and a second to approve the 2027 student tour to England and France. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. We have remove the next item from uh the agenda. So we'll move on to approval to extend all of our administr administrator contracts. >> Uh each year at this time during this meeting, I request the board to approve all of our administrator contracts by one year. that uh keeps all of our administrators on a
057two-year contract. So, at this point, all of our con administrators be on contract through 2000 June 30 of 2028. All of their valuations are in process right now, but there's uh no concern and there's uh we'll address pay increases and those kinds of things when we negotiate with the teachers later this year. >> Motion to approve the extend the administrator's contracts. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Lewis. Thank you, Mrs. Fedler. I have a motion and a second to extend the administrator cont contracts as presented. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Next, approval of our summer maintenance bus maintenance. >> In your board packet, you found Mr. Canal's uh request uh to hire uh several individuals to help get the
058buses prepared for um inspection. um by the state police. We have a couple of more a couple additions to that list this year just because the um inspections earlier earlier every year. So we're under a time crunch to get that work completed. >> I move to approve the hiring of the individuals for summer bus maintenance staff. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. May. Thank you, Mr. Wright. I have a motion and a second to approve the summer maintenance staff for the buses. Any questions or discussion? >> Yes. >> I have a question. >> Do we have any buses over 12 years old? >> Uh we have three buses that are sub buses that we have to get inspected twice a year. Yeah. >> That's it. All in favor of the motion, please raise your second.
059Motion carried unanimously. Uh next, approval of our summer painting and custodial staff. >> Uh in your board packet, uh you see a list of employees requesting for painting. Again, this year we don't have any major projects actually going on, but we do uh the basic painting, door jambs, the handrails, things are high high visible, things like that. >> I'll make a motion for approval of summer painting custodial staff. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wright. Thank you, Mrs. Fidler. Have a motion and a second to approve the summer painting custodial staff as presented. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh next, we have a request to approve summer school transportation for our special education student. We have a student at
060our high school that will be participating in summer programs as required by his IEP. uh and we're requesting uh these three individuals to be hired to provide uh the support and services he needs during the summer. >> I motion to approve the summer school transportation for our special education student. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Carol. Thank you, Mr. Wright. We have a motion and a second to approve the summer school transportation for the high school special education student. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh next we have a request to approve their summer marching band program. >> On the bottom half of Mr. Stoultz's request, you'll see the current proposal uh for uh the band program this year in including
061our color guard and and all of the related activities. And then as he'd mentioned in in part of uh his request, we'll come back to the board after teacher negotiation and roll all of this into one stipen so that it's easier to keep track of. It'll allow us to roll it into 26 page. It's better for him and easier for us care of essentially the money the cost is the same. >> I'll motion to approve the summer van marching summer marching band program. I'll second. >> Go ahead. >> Thank you, Mrs. Lewis. Thank you, Mrs. Fiddler. Um, I have a motion and a second to approve the summer marching band program. I will make a comment. I found out from Jared this morning while I was proctoring uh that the theme this year will be
062a western theme and that he will be able to save program money because most of the music is going to be where they don't have to pay a licensing fee. >> So that's a good thing. So get your cowboy boots and stuff ready for >> anything else. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh, next we have a request to approve donations for the high school. >> We have three donations on the doc this evening that I'm requesting the board to accept for high school. >> Make a motion for approval of donations for CHS. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wright. Thank you, Mrs. Carol. I have a motion and a second to approve the donations for our high school. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All
063in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Next, approval of professional leave requests. >> We have six uh uh professional leave requests uh that you've been able to review in your board packages. Request board approval for those this evening. >> I'd like to move to approve the professional leaves. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Man. Thank you, Mrs. Fiddler. I have a motion and a second to approve the professional leave request as presented in our packet. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Uh, next, approval of field trips. >> And we have four field trips that I'm requesting the board to approve this evening as part of the work packet. >> Motion to approve the field
064trips. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Fidler. Thank you, Mr. Wright. I have a motion and a second to approve the field trips as it as presented in our packets. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Next, facility use request. >> We have four facility re use request I'm requesting board to approve this evening. Uh all of these uh requests uh fit into our board policy, meet board policy requirements. >> I motion to approve the facility use request. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Carol. Thank you, Mrs. Lewis. I have a motion and a second to approve the facility use request. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously.
065Next, approval of personnel. >> Request the board to approve personnel as outlined in your board packet this evening. >> Make a motion for approval of personnel. >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wright Meer. Thank you, Mrs. Lewis. I have a motion and a second to approve personnel. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion, please raise your right hand. Motion carried unanimously. Next, we have board and superintendent comments. >> Uh, I would like to start this evening by giving U. Mrs. Ames just a couple of minutes to make a an announcement of something we're pretty proud of. >> Um, thank you very much. Um I received notification from national star national um that one of our academy third grader um receives that award because she um% of all math students
066and then on her check and I did go back and check it and make sure that not but you know it's one of those things we received it So did um contact her again. That's one of our virtual students. So hopefully we get them to come to a meeting. >> Absolutely. Um, if not, you know, I'm taking some pictures and her mom is one of them down here. >> Oh, absolutely. >> Recognize her, but the honor. >> Yes, it is. That's awesome. >> Yeah, >> that's awesome. >> Great. Wow. >> Thanks for sharing. Y absolutely >> the only other thing I have I just want to welcome Dr. Mason look forward to uh the great things that she'll do in the coming years and nice to meet see your family here and meet them tonight
067here. >> Would you introduce your family to us please? >> I would love to. This is my husband Travis. He's also a teacher coach has coach athletic director. So because we all have so cool stuff which has helped our family understand how business works. This is my son Kate. He is out of college about two years now works in finance and my daughter is just on Friday wrapped up her sophomore year at um IU Southeast in New Albany. He is planning to be a teacher. would love to teach our little kindergarter here with she would love to I have an older daughter who is out of state was able not today. >> Excellent. >> Nice to meet you. >> Welcome all of you and uh uh we're excited. We're definitely excited and to be honest
068I'm relieved that we made it to tonight. And so that you know, this is Travis Guring from the Owen News and Cody Emerson from the Green Hassel uh banner graphic and they will want pictures and an interview with you. And Michelle, I'm knowing what I know and knowing what my little sister has done with neurosciences and stuff, I can't tell you how excited I am. But I have to ask him one personal question. How's your mother, Jean? Good. Good. >> Living the dream. For those of you that don't know, her father is my sister-in-law's brother, and he was my brother's best man. So, I've known her since she was Your threads just go everywhere. >> And whoever from Big County that was here umpiring with Billy Boyette who did our dinners the other night, he
069knows you. Okay. And the other thing you need to know is Dean Gamble knows you and your dad was his home room teacher. So you're done. >> And with that we stand adjourned at 8:14. >> All right. >> Thank you all. Good. pointing the closer.