001[music] like to call this meeting to order and recognize we have four out of our five members present tonight with Heather Martin not here. If you would please stand as we say the pledge of allegiance >> here. Let's [laughter] switch them. 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. >> All right. Approval of agenda. I do have a modification to the agenda tonight. I'd like to motion we're going to table the calendar uh for now until next month. So, I would like to motion uh to table that. Everything else is approved. So, I would need a second on that. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion, a second. Uh all in
002favor? >> I I >> uh none opposed. >> I did. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Uh no public comment tonight. So, we're going to skip this part of the uh I'm not going to read that tonight. So, uh, consent agenda approval, uh, review and approval of minutes includes the executive meeting on October the 13th, regular session meeting on October the 13th, executive on the 28th of October, uh, executive on October 23rd, executive on November 7th, and special session board meeting on November 7th as well. uh also includes our claims uh for last month, a review and approval of fundraisers, review and approval of donations, review and approval of field trips, uh review and approval of the personnel report, and review and approval of student transfers. Before I have you guys got on to see where you
003can click and see all the stuff that we're talking about? It's good. Okay. I've had some people ask me, so um that's why we kind of run through it because it's it's available for you to look at. So, um so I need a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion, a second. Any questions about any items on there? >> Was this the uh Ross? Did you is somebody that Ross hired on this one or that got hired for maintenance? >> Todd Heg. >> Yep. >> What? Todd Heg. Is this Todd Heg? >> Did I know? I mean, that sells the concrete. >> Okay. All right. Todd >> for another week. >> Okay. >> All right.
004Well, I seen that on there and I was like, "Wow, I didn't realize." Yeah. Okay. [laughter] >> Any other questions? All right. All in favor? I I uh none oppose. Uh that was old business. New business review and approval of ECA coach uh sixth grade coach Josh Saltz. We need to do this separately. Um so review and approval of sixth grade football coach Josh Salt. So I need a a first a motion a second to approve Josh Salts. >> I'll make a motion to approve Josh Salts. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion in a second. Any questions on that? All in favor? >> I I none opposed. Uh same thing as well with uh seventh grade boys basketball coach uh Dusty Poor. >> I'll make a motion to approve seventh grade basketball coach
005Dusty Poor. >> I'll second. I have a motion to second. Any questions on Dusty Poor? >> All right. All in favor? >> I >> uh none opposed. review an approval of a collective bargaining agreement with Covington Teachers Association. Um, you want to say anything about that at all? or any any >> No, the um proposed raise that is included in the a collective bargaining >> um we it is a for instructional it's a $2,500 base salary increase that will put us at the minimum required salary or um expected salary by the state of Indiana. So we would meet that this year. Um, and then it is a $1,000 raise as long as they were highly effective or effective um, last year. So, and then that um is an average of a 5% raise. So, we
006did the same amount for non-certified staff as well. >> Okay. Um, and it lists there certified salaries as well. Um, so I need a motion and a second to approve the collective bargaining agreement. >> I'll make a motion to approve the bargaining agreement. >> Second. >> I have a motion to second. Any questions on those at all? >> Nope. All in favor? >> I I uh none opposed. Moving on. Review and approval of non-certified staff pay increases. And you said that >> it'll be an average of about >> 5%. >> Mhm. >> And based on years of service just like we have have in the past. So um so I need a motion, a second to approve non-certified staff pay increases. >> I'll make a motion to approve the non-certified staff pay increases. >> I'll
007second. I have a motion and second. All in favor? >> I none opposed. Administrative salary increases consideration. I believe it's the same 5%. eight would be in the same >> um so I looked up uh today so uh I need a motion and second uh to approve administrative salary increases >> I'll make a motion to approve the administrative increases >> second have a motion second any questions on those all in favor >> I I >> none opposed we're skipping the uh calendar for this uh month hopefully get on for next month. Um first reading of policies um PO10142 to PO 8500. Um that's first reading on those. We didn't have a we didn't have a first reading last month on on >> Yeah. So this >> and a lot of these are actually repeats from
008earlier in the summer but um the the person who was doing them um didn't make the the necessary choices and so we had to go back and okay have them approved again. >> Okay. So that's first reading. So we don't need any any action on this at this time. So we will be approving those second reading next month. Um, this has been a quick board meeting. Um, no general public comments uh this evening. Administrative reports. Vicki, you have any anything for us? >> I do not. >> Um, I didn't I must I missed it. What was our electric bill this? >> It's close to 30,000. >> Okay. >> So, that's probably going to be the new norm around >> 27 I think >> around that. >> Yeah. Mark. That's awesome. >> All right. [laughter] >>
009Um [snorts] Ross, you have any information for us? Anything new? >> I think I got anything new. We're still u the only thing I've got going for the month is the uh Commons floor repair. >> Look forward to that. [laughter] But other than that, we're I had those same people in to quote a couple of a new a new technique that they've got to for these Terzo floors that I thought would it's supposed to be every three year thing, but it's going to be extremely expensive for the first round. So, we'll probably end up doing a different round. >> Okay. All the heat's working in here. I know everything. >> Yeah. No. Uh, no major issues going on. Knock on wood. Just the the same stuff we've dealt with for couple years. >> Yeah. All
010right. Great. Uh, Paul's not here. He didn't send any anything to talk about. So, Mr. McGee, you have any anything for us? >> We have our Veterans Day program tomorrow. Um, and we're just starting into our winter sports season and this weekend kind of jumping full force with wrestling and basketball and a little bit of everything. >> All right. Well, it's going to warm up, so look forward to that. >> Good. >> Um, upcoming dates and I know in December and times past I'm not When is the elementary school program? Is it on a >> the >> So, we will need to >> That's right. There is a conflict. >> Change our change our meeting that that month. So, we'll for next month. So, we will we'll look at that and see you that or
011move the time up. Want we've done both. What time is that program? Is it >> 6? Probably 6 o'clock 7 at 6:30. >> So, it might be kind of crazy in here. So, maybe we won't we'll figure it out. So, we'll uh we'll make that decision and and post that. So, um, so yeah, that's set for the 8th. So, we'll that will that will be moved um on that. So, um Thanksgiving holiday will be off the 26th um through the 28th, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We'll be here before we know it. And um All right. I need a a motion and a second to adjurnn the meeting. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second. I have a motion, a second to adjurnn. All in favor? I I meeting is adjourned.