5/11/26 Board Meeting

001the pledge of allegiance and a moment of moment of silence, please. I pledge algiance 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. >> All right. uh back to house tonight. We got quite a few things going on here. Um first thing I need to do is uh like to get a motion for the approval of the amended agenda supplied. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? All right. All in favor of the approval of a the amended agenda supplied say I. >> I opposed. All right. Motion carries. Okay. I'm going to call Mr. Hawk forward. uh he's going to do the recognition for the CECC building and we will start with students

002and from Mrs. Mrs. Russia's preschool classroom by Genevie Stanford. All right, Miss Rush reports. Genevie always comes to school happy and ready to learn. She is a thoughtful friend and always acts with kindness. She's always willing to help out where needed. She demonstrates strong leadership, burn stations. Good job. >> All right. Next, we have All right. All right. Miss B says that Mia comes in every morning with a smile and is happy to be at school. She is an awesome friend to all her classmates and loves to help not only her teachers but other students and adults as well. And she loves to tell us about her puppy Clipper. Next out of Mrs. Lear's kindergarten class, Denver P. Mrs. Leer reports, "Ember is a leader in the classroom because of her ability to see things

003that need to be done. She jumps in to do them without being asked. She speaks up for others when they need help. And she is dependable, always dependable to help her teacher. Good job. Next we have Satie Smith. All right. So, Mrs. Miller says that Satie's first experience in a classroom began at school this year. I see her walking through the CECC library towards our classroom in the morning, and she always has a smile on her face. She is easy to work with as she cooperates well. She seems to love learning. She is kind and helpful to others. She even stopped one morning to help Mrs. Wartz with the milk cartons that were stuck together. She wasn't asked to help. She just saw help was needed and she jumped right in. All right, last but

004not least from Miss Palen's kindergarten class, Reel De reports, Belle is a positive role model for students in my class as well as other students at CECC. She is a great help for her teacher. Riel makes sure that her teacher has her walkie-talkie and cell phone at all times. Not even real. She always has a smile on her face and enjoys blurring. Good job. >> We're going to take pictures. That's okay. One, two, three, smile. There we go. Thank you. Oh, trying to go way too fast for staff recognition. First up is Elise Palen. Where can I start with my description? Palen. She is a master of order chaos. Miss Palen blends the nurturing warmth of the caregiver with the strategic precision of an expert educator. She serves as the critical bridge between home and

005the academic world, establishing the foundational love for learning that carries her students through their entire lives. She puts patience with an approach to classroom management that is fear of her and she starts and ends each life. Talk about chaos. Chaos. >> Chaos. >> Here we have Tiffany. Tiffany is a unique blend of early childhood specialist, nurturing curator, mom, and creative facilitator. Her focus is on that developmental leap between home and formal schooling for our littles. She comes to her classroom each day with playful energy and uses singing, rhyming, and hands-on activities to turn moments into learning opportunities. Preschool classrooms can be a bit unpredictable, but Mrs. Rush remains a steady, calm presence. She provides a loving, safe environment for the students in her care. And the next person is Christine Chast. She cannot be here

006today because she is leading a Girl Scout troop, but I will go ahead and read my statement. Um, Chris is the unsung backbone of Camden Early Childhood Center. She's a seasoned professional who possesses a level of intuition only experience can provide. She doesn't just assist. She anticipates often addressing challenges before others even notice them. She knows which students to are about to lose focus, which lesson is likely to confuse a class and how to subtly intervene without disrupting the flow of the day. To the students, she is a mixture of safety and consistency. Hannah is the spark plug of the classroom, a vibrant, energetic presence and a great teammate. She brings a fresh perspective and enthus enthusiasm to each school day. She is the first to get her hands messy and is willing to jump

007in whenever needed. Whether it's finger painting, hand print making, slime making, or helping a child put on their own coat, ideal. She is an asset to the Camden community. My next person also isn't here. Might start. His name is Troy Fry. He's a custodian at Hume Childhood Center. Here is a gentleman that has a smile for everyone he sees, a high five for every student he walks by. Troy tasted the culture of Camden Early Childhood Center by using his sense of humor to draw everyone else into his approach of incorporating fun into work each day. Troy notices the small things and often finds discreet, compassionate ways to help. He approaches his work with pride and helps to ensure Camden is a place where dreams begin each morning. Diane, where Diane retires this year after 35

008years of service. Um, she began her time at Camden on May 13, 1991. And it just so happens that we will celebrate her retirement 35 years to the day that she retired on May 13, 2026. Um, she had been she has been tirelessly dedicated to not only the students in the school, but also to to gosh, I did not speak to preserving the town of Camden and its history for future generations. Um, after retirement, you'll maybe find her at the library a couple days a week continuing to preserve that Camden history and the Camden School history. So, Next, I'd like to invite up Tory Johnson. Her title says nurse, but it should really say does it all. Whether it's nurse, recess a secretary, subbing in essential skills, the transition room, running things between schools, you

009name it, she will do it. She is funny and witty and she does everything with a smile or a smirk and usually a joke at my expense. >> All right, time for pictures. Of course, I was listening to One, two, three, smile. Two, three, smile. One, two, three, smile. Thank you. Okay. Thank you Mr. Hawk and Mrs. Carlson and Dr. Moore for that presentation. Um, we are going to continue with another presentation. as these presentations get over. If you don't feel that you want to stay, you are welcome to leave. Um so, um don't don't feel bad if you do that. We are going to go ahead and move forward to the uh presentation and recognition for Dr. Moore, the Superintendent Student Advisory Council. >> Thank you. And at this time, if all members of

010the Superintendent Student Advisory Council want to join me at the front here, just stand here and look pretty for y'all cuz I don't know what's on his >> I am so excited for this group to be here tonight. These students here were very brave and applied to be part of the first superintendent student advisory council. They were chosen amongst many students that were eager for their voices to be heard, meeting with me on a regular basis to talk about what's going well at our school district, the improvements that need to be made, and to go back to their peers and gather information and bring it to me. So, I'm just very proud tonight to share with you their presentation that they put together to talk to you about what this council is and what they

011do. So, I'll let them take it away. I will be in charge of the slides for you. Hopefully, I do that well. >> Unless it's There we go. >> You can introduce yourselves by name. Avery, you want to start? Come across. >> Uh, my name's Avery Barn. It's nice to see you all here tonight. >> Uh, my name is Kayen Smothers. Again, nice to see you all here tonight. >> All right. My name is Sonia Cologne. Nice to see you guys tonight. My name is Kayla Harmon. Thank you for coming tonight. My name is Raya Martin and it's wonderful to see you guys here tonight. >> I'm Emma Brooks and I'm a junior. >> I'm a Wakeman. I'm a junior here at Deli and I'm happy juniors. >> I'm Clayton Duff. uh one of the

012seniors. So, as you can see, there's 10 of the 12 of us here tonight. So, pretty good turnout for this presentation. So, hopefully you enjoy it. >> I can do it. >> Okay. >> All right. Member selection and meeting structure. If a student is interested in joining the superintendent advisory council, an application will be out at the beginning of the very very beginning of the school year. All incoming sixth graders through current juniors are eligible to apply. Applications are reviewed and selected and selected students are invited to participate. Two powerful students from each grade will be chosen. Meetings are held regularly to discuss student concerns, ideas, and potential improvements. Members members are expected to actively participate, collaborate, and represent their peers voices. Dr. Moore's purpose. Ensure that every student's voice is heard and represented across

013Deli Community School Corporation. Provide meaningful opportunities for students to share perspectives that help guide decisions and improvements. Support a stu a school environment where students feel valid, respected, and included. Promote a positive culture focused on growth, learning, and student well-being. So as members we are instilled with purpose and passion. We believe that our purpose is to stand in the gap and become equipped and to cultivate a unified community. When I ask myself why, I think of so many different things. But I think it's that we can come together and we don't look at just our successes and our achievements and who we are that way, but we come together in humility so that we can look at the improvements and look at we need what we need to fix and create action items to reach

014those goals. Our second point is diversifying voices through first experiences. In school, we're surrounded by so many different morals and values and beliefs and cultures. And I think that it's not about, you know, saying who's right, who's wrong, but it's about coming together and sharing each other through love and seeing each other in that. And then unifying student body and enhancing student administration relations is also a purpose of ours. You know, in a school corporation, we think sometimes as students, we see teachers as just going through and pushing us through to a degree and so we can get a job and have a living for ourselves. But it's more than that. And as students, it's really nice to think about what community really means to us and how we can play a role in talking

015and communicating to each other. And then our last point is transor normalities into a transformed reality. It's really important to think of it as community as a tightlyk knit family and when we have changed we can think of it as small incremental improvements but it's more than just improvements because transformation is a permanent thing and that can ascend to so much more and we can re we can raise and go beyond change instead go into transformation >> and with this like the 10 there's 12 of us in this and we are all very diverse from each other and that brings in so many different viewpoints to her attention. ion and that really as you see further in this we're going to see brought a lot of change to this this year and um I just

016think the very diverse group of 12 of us brought in just so many different viewpoints and have really opened my eyes as well of just different sections of the school that maybe I wasn't participating in >> uh changes much has changed here at Deli Community School Corporations uh to start off uh new hirings for coaches and teachers were coach Peoples got hired this past um February and got announced as our new football coach and will be starting next this next next year, next school year and throughout the summer. Also um improvements consist of the new stuff in the athletic department with the new lockers with the that they did and the new court that just got installed into the high school arena. Uh also with the new scoreboards that got installed in there, we also

017have added a bunch of social media. Uh we've now have an Instagram, a Twitter. We started doing YouTube stuff so we can monitor and post uh schoolboard meetings. and our Facebook has really picked up and started um posting a lot more about just general stuff that you need to know and how much people are on those platforms and really like cool stuff that not many people see cuz again they're not at the school but again you can look online and you'll see all the wonderful stuff that's happening at Deli. Um, you can also see all the stuff that has happened with the updates with the all these ser services and these clubs, which is pretty cool. And this is all coming from our voices. She asked us all these different apps, what do you guys

018use? Like, am I reaching the right crowd? Reaching all the crowds. So, we kind of brought in, what do our parents use? What do we use? And that's why you see all these starting to take off because each generation seems to use a different app. um improvements. Many improvements like we've just said have been talked about in meetings like Clayton just said has been she listens to us and that's why we have all this is so she can use our voices and again we have kids from middle school and high school so she can see what's going on because again she can't be anywhere at every time so it's really important that we have these meetings so she knows what's happening and we can recommend stuff to her like parents were that was a huge

019thing that we did this year was uh people were for parents at least were not getting vital information they thought that they needed and um now parent square has been uh used a bunch and now you get emails through parent square so again just the communication stuff especially in the winter when we have TR delays and e-learnings it's really picked up and it's been really great since the first meeting uh marketing the deli official accounts uh everything's on all the social medias everything that we just started using we started posting all the stuff uh throughout uh multiple different websites including Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook and YouTube and sometimes X Twitter. Um, so really we're just upping our communication, upping our school spirit throughout all these um all the school supplies and shirts and all that

020sort of stuff. >> Okay. Um, and so a big endeavor that Dr. Moore has taken on and a really crucial step towards district success has been the creation of a strategic plan for DCSC. And while we didn't help like physically create the plan, we have like been a part of like many like numerous like discussions that pertain to like many important topics that helped create and it's really like set the foundation for this new plan and so and it's been reflected in many important aspects. One of them being the career pathways. This like talks this is a part of goal number two if you've seen it. Um, but we talked a lot about our the CTE courses and other career preparedness classes here at Deli. And we talked about their effectiveness, but also how we

021can improve those. And yeah, and we've done it not just for the high school, but for our middle school as well. We also talked about the behavioral health resources you identify. And this is one topic I felt was very important to touch on and where our voices mattered a lot because as students, we see stuff that sometimes adults don't. and we have a good idea of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to like um like correcting behavior. And so I think where where we're at is a really good place and I think we can expect to see like a lot of improvement. Um and lastly, we talked a lot about um how deli is perceived throughout our community and what we could do to improve the image of DC. And so one

022big thing we discussed was the many different like logos and images we used to promote and like how we can condense that down into one single like um image consistent picture. And we had I'm sure you can recall we had D we had the O which was like used for like sports athletics and then we also had um that warpole and that we debated on what should be like the main image that like our community can like recognize us by and we decided on the warpool. That's our new logo. Um, and yeah, and now that's just one example, but like many different like we've had many different talks about like what we could do to improve like community outreach and I think that's heavily reflected in our vision and our goal in the strategic plan.

023Um, the list of changes. So we also were talking about that there wasn't a lot of things going on with the athletic department. So we decided to get some new equipment for a lot of sports and teachers had been more involveent whatever that says with their students and Dr. more has been talking with the DCSC staff members and students a lot more often now trying to get their perspective of things and we now have a social media section for our community communication and our new logo our new motto and mission statement has also came around this upcoming year and Dr. Moore has set up a group to bring info for the better of the corporation. And we also have a brand new bulletin board in the middle school. Reflection and future direction. Our meetings allowed

024us to turn vision into action. This year has delivered an opportunity for advancement far beyond discussion. Foundation of this council has set off for continued progress next year. As a group, we have met goals prominent for the development of the student voice and active participation. Uh this group has played an important role in driving improvements and achieving goals. Many of many of the positive changes we've seen would not have been possible without students coming together and sharing their views. While teachers and administrators work to make decisions, students student input is essential in creating meaningful change. This group has brought forward important concerns and ideas and those ideas have been heard and acted on. Because of that, real progress has been made. >> Great job, guys. I just want to say how incredibly proud I am

025of them. The amount of time that we've spent together this school year and just the work that they've done, the conversations we've had. They're I mean, they're leaders of our school district and I just appreciate you guys so much. Thank you. I'm going to miss you guys a lot. >> You can play again. >> And I have certificates for everyone. Nick is Jaylen, >> Reagan, Ella, Kaylin, Rayan, Avery. Okay. >> Thank you, >> Sonia. Madison Clayton. Thanks again, guys. Thank you to all the students that were on that advisory council. Um it is great to hear all of the the comments and um the ways they can be involved and really get that interaction with us. Um as they said maybe we don't see the perspective on things that they do. Uh so I think

026that's very nice. Uh we do have uh one more thing here. Uh the DCHS livestock judging team is white forward please. Too many. >> Never too many. >> Yeah. So to start off, we just like to thank you for allowing us to speak tonight. So to start off, all the way back in March of this year, we went to Blackhawk where we started off and we were 10th overall team. Then we traveled to Lakeland and we were ninth overall team, high team, fifth high team in sheep and goats, sixth high team in swine. Aubrey was outstandingly ninth individual and then she was fourth in cattle as well. And then we went to Western Illinois which is a senior college university where we were fourth high team, fifth high in cattle, seventh high in swine and

027then second in reasons. Um Aubrey Aubrey was fourth individual in cattle and then she was also fifth individual in reasons. Um Clayton was third high in sheep and goats and second high in reasons and then I was um fourth high in swine. And then we went to Jolliet and we were third high team, fifth high in reasons, fourth high in sheep and goats and then eighth high in swine. Clayton finished sixth and then he was also fifth individual in swine and then Clayton was seventh individual in reasons and then four Aubrey was fourth individual in sheep and goats. So you hear there we're lists are getting longer as we come on. So we're building but it's so you guys understand the different divisions. So there's the overall and then keeps breaking it down. They break

028it into the sheep and goats is one division, cattle is the other swine and then um reasons is it own a separate one. So you can win awards in each of those for recognition and then overall for overall individual and then overall as a team. So there's just different divisions and obviously we have better days in different divisions throughout. But >> explain what livestock judging is to everybody. >> So we walk up and we get to the contest. There's four classes or not four classes. There's four animals in a class. They're going to be of the same species. So you're going to go look at four heers. You're going to have we have priorities. That's why we practice of same as your sports team, but we practice looking at livestock on the screen and studying

029different animals. They're going to be you have preferences throughout. So then you're going to place the animals best to worst or what we think's best to worse. Maybe the officials don't think so. And that's the that's how you get your score. So the officials will go through. If I like them one, two, three, four, but they like them 21, three, four with cuts of 3, two, and five, then I take a three-point cut on the top and I get a 47 out of 50. So, but if the person likes it, it's just that that's how you get your points throughout the day. There's a set of officials that go around and judge the classes and we judge the classes and you basically they're the the referees that then we back to. Is that good analysis?

030>> Yeah. >> Okay. So, we're going to roll into Lincoln Land IC there. That weekend we were gone from Thursday on. On Thursday we went to Lincolnland. Ended up eighth high as a team, fourth in the pigs, seventh high team in reasons and eighth high team in sheep and goats. Uh, I ended up as the sixth high individual, seventh in swine, 10th high individual sheep and goats, seventh in reasons, and then Addison was fifth in swine. That was a pretty good day for me. I got called out in every division in the top 10. ICC, we went 10th overall, and we ended up being the high team in cattle, beating some very high quality teams from across the country between Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Um, we were fifth high team in reasons, 10th high

031in Addison was 10th in cattle, Ari was sixth individual in cattle, and then I ended up being fifth in cattle. So, we were pretty tight across the cattle, kind of fell out of bed everywhere else. And then this is another cool thing that the Illinois circuit does. So, all these contests that we're going to that you guys have approved us to do, there's a there's a group that puts on, they call it the all-around awards. So they out of the five contests they take your best four. They add up your scores and the person with the lowest one wins at the end of the day. I ended up 10th in that all around out ofund or out of like >> 300 >> out of 300 and Aubrey ended up 20 first. So out of the

032the two kids here from Dela we were and Addison, what were you? 33rd. >> 26th. >> Top 25 banners. >> Yeah. So top 26 out of a 300 or something. All three of us were up in there. So it was that that means that we judge consistently from contest to contest. That's how you get your score. So >> Abby, >> sorry. Can you explain what reasons is? >> So it's the reasons is so we place the class, we take notes over it, and then we have to go into a room with a stranger and tell them why you placed the class that way. So you have to rationalize why you made your decisions and you have to believe that you were right in the time of being it. So it teaches you to be confident.

033It teaches you to make quick rational decisions and being able to defend it to a stranger. So it it helps with a lot of just employability skills for one, but two also just self-improvement and bettering yourself. So the reasons is probably the hardest part of it after you can get off the floor. The reasons is what separates contest. So when we're up there in the top top five in reasons and Aubrey will get to our good day here in a minute. But when we're consistently in the top 10 in reasons, that's very big improvement. That's our our goal was reasons throughout the year and we got consistently better. >> All right. So we had an invitational that we went to. Uh it was the Louiswis cast invitational and we ended up high team overall at

034that contest. And then the regional contest which you had to qualify to get into state. We were a third high team there. Um so then state uh that was our goal we've been working for all year. I'll start with individual finishes. Um I ended up 10th in sheep and goats, eighth in swine and fifth in reasons. And then I ended up fourth individual overall. Um Clayton was eighth in swine second in reasons and then fifth individual overall. And then team finishes, we were uh third high team in sheep and goats, high team overall in swine, and then second high team in reasons, and then we finished third high team overall. So that was our highlight of our day. >> So she's kind of downplaying it a little bit. Like we were third in the state

035out of 40 teams out of 140 individuals. We were fourth as a sophomore, fifth as a senior, second in reasons. We And she was fifth in reasons. I mean, that's a pretty incredible day for a group of kids coming from Deli. Like, we're not a that's not a name that normally was reckoned with. And now we are we we were standing there if we would have been just a little bit better in cattle, we were we lost contest by 10 points. So, cattle decided it and there was the team standing down there that's won. They repeated it and they said, "Are you going to beat us today?" And I was like, "I hope so." But we ended up not. But, uh, she's downplaying that a little bit. It was very It was an outstanding day

036at state. That's going to take us to Kansas City this fall to judge at the American Royal. One team out of each state gets to go to that. So, we are the team from Indiana going to that. So, >> congratulations. >> And then in closing closing out here, um 2026 brought a lot of new challenges. We brought on a new coach, Caleb Myers. Um and with our adviser, Miss White, we set goals at the beginning of the season. We want to be in the top three teams. We hit that. Um, and we wanted to improve in our reasons and we wanted to end up at Denver and Kansas City. So, we hit all of our goals this year. So, we really improved as a team. Um, it brought us some college experience and building our

037networks. We uh got some reasons help from some junior college kids that have been our friends. We brought them on. They were willing to help us. We see our reasons scores rise. So, it shows that if we can network a little bit, we're going to get better throughout the year. Um, as you said, we were we were lacking in reasons and seemed to stock consistently as a team. We got consistently better throughout the year as we started getting our names called more, bringing home more awards and and then in the allaround, which was a a big goal of mine, we ended up sticking all three of us in the top 30. So, I mean, that was a very high quality. This was a very high quality year. Um, really appreciate Caleb's dedication and the time

038that he spent with us achieving all of our goals. He was he didn't miss a practice. He was always here. He was a little bit late. Oh well. Still made us a priority to help get us better. So really really thank him because he helped us achieve our goal of top three in the state. Second in reasons and headed to Kansas City this fall. So thank you Caleb for volunteering us and uh we truly appreciate all that he's done for us to help advance this. So is there any questions for anyone? >> I just want to say one a well decorated group. So congratulations. Um, does this help? I mean, do you have friends and people that maybe don't judge that now want to because of the success you're having? >> I mean, I'd hope

039so because that's the bad part is I leave this year. So, we're going to need to find a fourth or fifth. I'd love to get multiple teams, but um that we got to have the the wants for people to do it. And I hope that us being hoping seeing that we are competitive and will help bring some people in. So, no, I mean it's exciting because I think obviously successful programs draw people and that's I mean you guys are showing that. So, congratulations again. >> Have you decided where you're going to the next level at? >> I'm going to go compete at junior college at Joliet Junior College um on going to go up there. The coach is just from Walton and she was one of the first to reach out to me. Brought a

040pretty good team in. She's young so I'm going to give her a shot. Hopefully we'll go be competitive at the next level as well. So being in competition has helped you get to that next level for somebody to seek you out >> for sure. It was uh all these that we go to. We went to Jolliet's contest and um she was also kind of I've been friends with her brother so that helps but that's also this if I never would have done this there would have never been the network and this network is just built and is now taking us to the next level. Hopefully it'll do the same for the rest of the team and just us being able to go do this. Obviously, we're competitive at it, which brings your name to it,

041but when we go work out, when we work out over Memorial Weekend, we work out with junior college teams. So, that gets your face out there. And it just the the things that you guys allow us to do and go judge has really just helped expand our network. And livestock judging isn't all about just the winning and being able to do things. Yeah. It's fun. It the the networking has been the best part for me. >> Before you leave, can you get a picture with >> Yep. If you guys leave your stuff right there because it's set up so nicely. If you guys want to gather around them, I'm happy to take pictures. >> Yeah. Just around there. Hold on. >> About a whole room for all these two smile. One, two, three, smile. Good

042job. >> Great job, guys. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Impressive. >> All right. >> Okay. Thank you again for all the recognitions tonight. Uh we had several. Um uh it just goes to show there's a lot of great things in all different areas uh going on here this year. So um at this point um I am going to recess the uh regular meeting and we are going to open up the public hearing that we have tonight. U so at that point I want to start the public hearing now. Um I've got several things here to go through. Okay. So, uh the next item here is the preliminary hearing on the proposed project. Uh if you're interested in speaking at the hearing, please make sure that you have signed in on the signin sheet

043uh and include your name and address. After a presentation by the administration and its advisors, uh there will be an opportunity for the public to make comments about the project. At the hearing, we will ask that each person limits their comments to three minutes and that the topic be limited to the proposed project under consideration. The notice of the preliminary determination hearing was published as legally required. Uh at this time, I will ask Dr. Moore to explain the purpose of the hearing. Pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.1, a school corporation must hold two public hearings and adopt a resolution to preliminary determine to issue bonds or enter a lease for a project which has a total project cost in excess of certain thresholds. These public hearings and the future consideration of resolutions are the very beginning

044of the legal process. We note that no board action is legally required at this hearing. Rather, this hearing is solely to hear public comment regarding the project. >> Okay. So, we will now hear from Dr. more again about the process of determining and communicating the project to the community and the need for the project. >> Over the past year, Deli Community School Corporation has engaged in a comprehensive and intentional process to assess our facilities, identify priorities, and plan for the future of our school district. This work began with a full facilities assessment in partnership with performance services. Through this process, we eval evaluated the condition of our buildings, infrastructure, and systems across all campuses. This allowed us to clearly identify both immediate needs and long-term improvements required to maintain maintain safe, functional, and highquality learning

045environments. The total of all of those projects is around $50 million. In addition to the facilities assessment, we align this work with our broader district planning efforts, gathered input from administrators and staff, families and students. And we've also worked to keep our board and community informed through ongoing discussions. Through this work, several key priorities emerge, and the projects included in this bond reflect those needs moving forward. infrastructure and system upgrades. So, planned improvements related to HVAC upgrades, boiler replacements, chiller work along with window and roofing repairs to address aging systems across multiple buildings. Early childhood student programming, continuing the development of that with outdoor learning spaces, including potential new playground equipment, learning environment enhancements, locker room renovations, bathroom partition replacements, interior facility improvements, site and operational improvements, parking lot repair, sidewalk improvements, and other maintenance

046needs. Additionally, athletics and student experience planned upgrades to track tennis court improvements as well as enhancements to athletic fields and facilities, technology and systems such as backup internet and of course communication and safety across the district. This plan reflects a multi-year phased approach across 2026 through 2028, allowing our district to prioritize needs while maintaining fiscal responsibility. At every step, our goal has been to ensure that we're not only maintaining our buildings, but also creating environments where students feel safe, supported, and prepared for success. This proposed bond allows us to move forward with those priorities in a responsible and transparent way while continuing to invest in the future of our students and our community. >> Okay. Uh we will now hear u from Mr. Chad Blackot as well as Dr. Moore about the about how the

047proposed project will be financed as well as information about the effect on the typical property taxpayer. >> Welcome Chad. Right. Just a few slides to run through here. All right. So, this particular slide shows the um deli community schools current outstanding annual debt payments um starting in 2026 with uh existing current debt paid off in 2037. Um, this slide shows your current property tax levy um to repay the the annual payments that were on the previous slide. Again, you can see going after 2037. Um, and we have a lot of cliffs or drops um upcoming in in your current debt service levy. Then this uh slide takes the previous slide but just layers on um the potential 2026 borrowing of the 12,980,000 um as kind of the first trunch of your of your project that

048you're proposing. And you can see that we this still has a cliff coming back in 2029. So you could issue the second trunch of your of your project uh to bring on those payments in 2021. And then this last slide um just outlines all the legal parameters um of the proposed project being the PAR amount of the bonds, the 12,980,000 um the estimated cost of issuing the debt um 270,000. That leaves the estimated proceeds available for your actual construction cost of 12,710,000. Um the estimated interest rate is between three and 6%. Um today's rate is around 3 3.8 to 4%. Um yeah, there we go. Thank you. Um maximum term for the bond issue is 20 years. Um estimated total interest cost at the full 6% is 8,503950. The maximum annual payment 3,650. Maximum tax

049rate impact 4641 but the net overall increase to the tax levy is net zero. Um the school corporation's max annual payments as a percentage of NAV is 51%. Direct and overlapping debt as a percentage of NAV is 4.65%. 65. >> Thank you, Chad. >> Okay. Uh with that, we will now open up the public hearing um for public comment. Remember, if you would like to speak, uh please make sure that you have signed in on the signin sheet. I have the signin sheet here. Um if you haven't signed in and you still would like to, you're welcome to. U I do have one um person in attendance, Gail Connor. Connor, are you still interested in speaking tonight? >> Not at this time. I'm so shocked to be honest. >> Okay. >> Wow. >> Um so,

050uh is there anyone else here that would like to speak? This is a public hearing. Um this is the time for public comments. Okay. Um hearing none, um we will go ahead and close the public hearing and continue with the regular meeting. Okay. Uh we are on to number Thank you, Chad. Appreciate it. You're welcome. Uh we are on to number five on your agenda, the consent items. Um, so I'd like to get a motion to uh discuss 5A through BB. Uh, A including the minutes for the April 12th, 2026 uh, meeting. The B being the monthly and payroll claims uh, fund transfer report. C, the approval of monthly financial report as submitted by the treasurer. Uh, we have several uh, retirements and resignations here as well as recommendations for new hires. um and a

051couple of fundraisers, uh basketball camps, YMCA camp, lifeguard training, as well as Deli Main Street, asking to use our facility for the July 4th weekend. That rounds out 5BB. So, I'd like to get a motion to discuss 5A through BB as presented. So, move second. >> Uh any questions or discussions? Okay. Uh, hearing none. All in favor of 5A through BB as presented say I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Um, like to we have public comment at the end, but I do want to say a couple things here that we just voted on. Uh we do have a couple retirements in here that um from people that have been here for a long time. Um so I'd like to at least just recognize Carla Bradshaw has announced her retirement from the high school.

052Um as well as Monica Gainor with her retirement. Um and also a new one, Kathy Ster. Um Tim said he finally let her do it. So um and then uh we do have another one on here, Mr. Hawk's resignation. I just want to I want to thank Mr. Hawk for his time here. He is finishing out the school year. Uh he came on in the middle of a a semester, basically the middle of a year. Um was able to help us out for a lot. Um so um there's always several things on the consent items. Um we try not to make sure that there's anything unseen, but I do want to congratulate and thank those people that were definitely involved in that. Um, so, uh, just let's get a round of applause for the people

053that, >> um, also, uh, Dr. Moore would like to recognize Courtney Creed tonight. Um, she is taking a new position next year, so a big step for her, jumping out of first grade, um, into a support, uh, student support specialist, title one position. Um so uh congratulations on that. Um Abigail Goodman is also here and she is also taking a role in the student behavioral specialist position. Um I want to make sure anybody else. I know Jamie Robinette is not here but she did also she is jumping into one of those student achievement specialist positions as well. So um these are exciting times for these teachers. I don't want to say a loss, but it's exciting for them to to transition into something else. Um, I will say one of my boys is in Courtney's

054class and um she's a great teacher, so I mean she'll do great things as she moves on. So, um, okay. Uh, moving forward here, uh, Mr. Hawk, do you have a presentation for CC or is that just a double up on >> Miss Carlson has one? >> All right, Mrs. Carlson, you're up. All right. So, we thought we would share um what we did for roundup this year and then with the addition of our prek roundup, we just wanted to share a little bit of what we did on each night. Um they're very similar. Um, prek is new. That was a new one this year. And so it was a much um simplified version as opposed to the kindergarten roundup. So um similar idea just a lot less involved. Just wanted to get the littles

055in the building, see the space, um and get them excited about coming to school. So all right, do this the right way. Here we go. So for kindergarten roundup, we had Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Hawk greeted the students as they came in the door and then the five of us, six of us teachers um had a space in the gym and each kindergarten student came to one of us and we tested them with a bance test. Do they know their letters? Do they know their numbers? Can they write their name? Things like that. Just so we could have a a >> benchmark. >> A benchmark. There you go. of them coming into kindergarten so we can know what to expect from them. And then the families got to visit the nurse's office and then Mr.

056Troy gave everyone coloring books and crayons before they got on the bus. And the parents seemed to have as much fun on the bus as the kids did. And then um we had a spot in the library where they could have a photo op and then we had a place for parents um to be able to log on and register their child. >> We have >> and then we had help for people. Yeah, we had there as well to help English and then they visited Miss Irene in the cafeteria and got a little snack. And then Carol County Promise was set up in the library for the 529 um getting their college education set up. And then our another stop was uh vision screening with the Lions Club. The Lions Club did that. And then

057when the children were done with their tour and they did the different activities and gone through the testing, they before they left, they stopped to see Mrs. Carlson or Mr. Hawk and they were all given a book the night before kindergarten and these were provided from the deli chapter of the Sai Sai Iota Sai sorority and they all got a t-shirt of I don't know if I want to say that or not. 13. >> So overall we had um 70 in attendance. 62 are completely registered, ready to go. 13 are in process waiting on uh proof of residency, things like that. So it looks that overall right now 75. So we're right at where we want to be. We just want to you'd like to get more. So then so I'm going to do our

058prek one. So prek was new. Um so we we went with an ocean theme. Um we we like our themes in kindergarten and the early childhood um sector. So we plan to rotate our themes every two years and so next year we'll have a new theme for kindergarten most likely and keep the ocean theme. Um, so we had that the following week. Uh, the kids came in and they got a little bag for their goodies and a brochure for parents to follow through the building. Um, greeted them at the door and then mainly they just went to each of the different classrooms to meet the different uh, prek teachers. So, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Brewer were in one room. Um they gave out an ocean coloring book as well as parent guidance on the pre

059kindergarten standards for reading and math from the state. Um and then we had in Mrs. Rush's room uh they could do a jellyfish jellyfish handprint. Um and label that with googly eyes. Um and then in Mrs. Be's room they there was a pool with ocean animals and deli wristbands. um so they could fish for one of the uh two of the different items and say hi to the teachers in there. Um and then we also had the registration station as well um for people to register. And then there was also a photo booth and then Mr. Troy was um the shark and played the baby shark song. I'm sure we all know um for the kids as they walk through the gym. And then they can stop in the office and the nurses station as

060well. Uh go through the lunch line as well for some goldfish. I think that was the other one. And then instead of a bus ride, they just did a bus tour. So they just got to get on the bus, look at it. Um we thought that was enough for the littles. And then um overall um 19 in attendance, 16 are registered completely right now and one is in process. So our goals um next year would be to obviously make sure we boost that up being a new thing. Um and then just some ideas looking forward possibly combining the two nights for more attendance. Um some things to ensure we did have some people that came to visit from other places um who were having a hard time getting a hold of those. So we realized

061some um things we need to improve upon to make sure we have everyone we need to get registered. So that's it. Thank you for listening. >> Okay. Uh, Mr. Vale is busy. So, uh, Dr. Moore is going to update us on athletics and then she's going to follow that up with her secretary. >> Okay. Related to softball. We'll be hosting the second annual Deli Invitational the weekend of May 8th through 9th. Or we already did. Participating teams were Winnac, North Newton, Frankfurt, Typton, Frankton, Lebanon, and Clinton Prairie. That was this past weekend. This has become an excellent event for the department. Our conference championship will be hosted between Bob Connorfield and the Abbey and Libby Memorial Park the week of May 18th. So that's coming up. Um follow that week up with hosting the sectional

062on the week of Memorial Day, May 25th. And we play in the first game on Memorial Day at 5:30. The championship is slated for Thursday, May 28th. tennis. They have already hosted the HHC girls tennis championship that was held on May 9th. The Oracle Open is set for July 25th. Registration will be coming out soon. Mortorium dates uh continue the previous plan um this summer with having no contact moratorum from June 25th through July 5th also on July 17th, July 24th and July 31st. pool usage. We partnered with Twin Lakes swim club. Twin Lakes pool is under repair. So, they'll be conducting their practices at our pool in exchange for allowing deli swimmers to participate and it's a great benefit to our swim team. Also, due to the Twin Lake repairs, Indiana Beach will be

063conducting lifeguard training here through the end of May. And those are the updates from Mr. Dale. Continuing with my report, as we approach the end of the 2025 2026 school year, I can't believe next week we will be saying goodbye to our students. Our district continues to focus on three major priorities. Improving our facility, strengthening strengthening instruction and planning strategically for the future of our school corporation. The work taking place across our schools reflects our commitment to ensuring every student has access to safe, modern learning environments and of course meaningful opportunities for success. But I want to take a moment to recognize our teachers and staff. Last week was teacher and staff appreciation week and I am incredibly grateful for the dedication, care, and commitment that everyone shows our students each day. I was excited

064to visit each building and provide every staff member with a polo that I saw some people sporting tonight. But I want to thank everyone for all that they do for our school district because truly it takes a team. In addition with your approval tonight, I'm excited for our spring newsletter to arrive in mailboxes soon. As much as we promote social media, it's important that we are getting out our newsletters to community members here in Deli and beyond to make sure that everyone knows the great things that are happening. Construction and facility improvements. We had a wonderful presentation tonight and hearing about the upcoming and construction projects that we're seeking approval for. These projects are important investments in the future of our schools and community. I think it's important that our community knows that we do

065not receive enough operations funding from the state to complete these major facility projects. As you heard, our facility assessment, you know, totaling $50 million as assessed through the facility assessment that was completed through performance services. So, these needs we hope to address through bonds over the next 10 years. even though as you saw the presentation that was given covers three years and 12.9 million. So these include the safety improvements, HVAC upgrades and other major major capital projects necessary to maintain our safe and modern learning environments. But at the same time, we remain focused on protecting classroom funding, prioritizing instruction. You know, our goal is to of course keep as much funding as possible directed toward teachers, curriculum, student supports, and instructional programming. I think it's important to note that school districts are allowed to transfer

066up to 15% of education dollars to the operations fund. In the past, we have transferred between 10% 5% and now only 3%. So again, prioritizing classroom and education. So the bond projects ensure that we can continue to support the ongoing repairs, the maintenance, transportation, utilities, and the bond projects are used specifically for the larger facility improvements. So construction timelines for our 2025 bond, we'll have work beginning. As much as we say goodbye to students, we have work that will be beginning will be beginning at Camden on the 22nd and then at our elementary school, our middle school and the corporate office beginning on the 26th of May. Our June and July board meetings will take place at Deli Community High School comments due to the construction that will be taking place here in this building.

067And this week we are kicking off those projects by having meetings with performance services to ensure that construction is successful as it begins. Our administrative team, I want to thank them for their hard work this year. They've remained focused on instructional improvement and student achievement as we prepare for the 2627 school year. Work has continued. I'm sorry that Mrs. Kirkwood left, but they're working hard on scheduling, staffing, accountability systems, professional learning. Uh during late start, I will be seeing the elementary school this Wednesday to continue sharing information about the new accountability model that I shared with you during a previous board meeting. We want to make sure we continue aligning our instructional practices to best support student success. And we're continuing to strengthen our partnerships. We already have some strong partnerships with IvyTech, with our

068city, with our our PTO, PTA, and we appreciate them being here as well. And so we want to continue forming those partnerships and planning for the future. And as a district, I just want to emphasize that we are planning for long-term success. So evaluating our staffing structures, refining our operational systems, improving registration, you know, as Mrs. Carlson just highlighted in our enrollment processes and just planning how our resources are allocated best to support students and staff. So, as we move into summer, we remain focused on completing projects efficiently, preparing for the upcoming school year, and continuing to build a district that provides every student every opportunity. And I'm truly grateful and proud to be the superintendent here. So, thank you. >> All right, lots of information there. Okay. Uh, I think we're done with reports.

069Um, we're going to move forward to number eight, which is new business on your agenda. Um, I'd like to get a motion to discuss 8A and B. A being the LLC's uh site license for grades 6 through 8 as well as 8B, the Skyward software license agreement. So, Dr. The first item is for licenses for our sixth through eighth graders for students in the areas of both math and reading. This is a great support that meets students at their level um and is really useful to all students across the middle school. So seeking your approval on that and I'll let uh Joe speak about the Skyward licenses. So the Skyward software license is just a renewal of our existing Skyward software which is our SIS which is what we use for gradebook attendance all that

070good food service basically everything student facing. Any questions on 8A or B? Okay. All in favor of 8A and B the ISL learning site license for grades six through eight and skyward software licenses say I >> opposed. All right. Motion carries. Um I'd like to get a motion now for 8 C and D. 8C being the Toshiba E Studio 4525 AC. Uh and 8D the uh Pioneer Roku TV acquisition and equipment relocation reallocation I should say. >> So move >> second. >> Yep. >> Um okay. So in an effort to uh make things even and level across the buildings um we were looking to add another copier printer to Camden so that they would have a color copier essentially. Um, and so that C would be to add one color copier. It' be a four-year

071lease, and at the end of that, we would own that machine. Typically, you get another two to three, four years out of them after you own them. So, at that point, we just be paying for service. It's just over $5,000. And then D is for the Pioneer TVs. Um, so the plan here is to move the viewboard touchcreens, uh, where the touch capability is not used as often, uh, or hardly at all in some middle school and high school classrooms to elementary school classrooms. Those viewboards cost about $3,000 each. So instead of trying to outfit our 17 existing classrooms that still have the old projectors, we're moving those viewboards from the high school middle school to the elementary school and then replacing them in those rooms with the TVs which are much cheaper um and

072still provides the teachers with the technology that they need to run their classrooms efficiently. Uh and we did check with the teachers that are having their boards moved and they agreed that they did not need that level. They don't use the touch. Um, so they were they were on board with the plan, too. And when I showed them the fancy clicker that they'll get that puts them uh move things on the screen from across the room, they were excited about it. So, any questions for Joe? Okay. All in favor of HC, which is the Toshiba 4525 HC printer for the for Camden as well as 8D, the Pioneer Roku TV acquisition and equipment reallocation as presented. Say I >> I opposed. >> All right, motion carries. Okay. Uh 8E. I'd like to get a motion

073to discuss really the uh character education >> Dr. So our each building uses character education programs and currently they're using character strong through their recommendation and Mrs. Gainner's recommendation with Mrs. Kirkwood. this is the program that they would they feel strongly about. Um and so this is their recommendation to purchase this curriculum. >> This is for the middle school grades 6 through 8 as well. >> That is correct. >> Any uh questions or comments on that? >> What was the cost of that? I can't get that to open. >> It is I believe it's 700. Pull up the exact. >> There we go. >> Thank you. And we had before >> character strong. >> Yeah. But even before that expensive >> the leader in me >> and that is a very expensive. >> Yeah. So

074this has a it's $950 with a $200 discount at $750. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> And it's access to three years of video and lesson content is what we would have access to which is great deal. Yeah. Okay. All in favor of AE AE really character education say I. >> I opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. >> Um 8F. I'd like to get a motion to discuss for performance services performance assurance agreement. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Dr. and I'm going to turn it over to Chris. >> This is just our agreement with performance to monitor our solar system and maintain it. >> So this is the year8 agreement. Yes. Um for $7,466. Correct. So this is basically a continuation of monitoring our solar fields. Any questions on that? Okay. Uh,

075all in favor of 8F, the performance services performance assurance agreement, say I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. >> Okay. HG. I'd like to get a motion to discuss Ker Media. This is that spring newsletter we were talking about. >> Second, >> Dr. Mark. As I shared earlier, I think it's important not only to utilize social media to share the great things happening at Deli, but also this is an actual newsletter that will go in mailboxes not only in our deli uh community, but beyond. It's a four-page fullcolor newsletter. Um, and you know, I I do receive a lot of feedback, as I'm sure you do as well, um, just about all the great things that are happening. Um, reached out and had several staff members that are contributing, you know, to these stories

076and writing them. Um so just excited to highlight the great things happening here to again our school community and beyond. >> Uh this is for 13,484 copies that will be mailed. So >> and the postage as well. >> So this is this is going out um far and wide. Any questions on that? Okay. Uh, all in favor of 8G the Ker Media spring newsletter say I. >> I opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Okay. 8H. Let's get a motion to discuss creative flooring for the high school. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Uh, Chris, >> I haven't seen this. So this was like the flooring stuff was done between hey custodian and principles >> and then to me. So as you can see in the recommendation it lists each of the areas

077that will be worked on um with the total cost listed. So this is through the recommendation of Austin with Mr. Long um and was given to me. >> Any questions on the flooring repairs? installation material and labor. And right now we are, you know, we've approved previously to put in the band lockers and this also which is the right time to do that is to work on the flooring with the van locker area as well while that's being installed. Any questions or comments on that? Okay. Uh, hearing none. All in favor of 8H creative flooring for the DCHS say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. >> Okay. I'd like to get a motion for eight I and J. Uh the first one I being the NESC dietitionian uh consortium services contract

078that would be from August 1st 2026 through June 1st 2027. And I'd also like to get one for ADJ the NESC nutri school nutrition mentor agreement and school nutrition mentor plus agreement as presented. >> So moved. >> Second Dr. Martin. >> So this is continuing to provide support to Amanda who's in attendance tonight. She has already uh started working with the dietitian through the North Northern Indiana Education Service Center as well as the mentor and so far I mean Amanda I won't speak for you about how things have been going but if you'd like to comment on so far what you have felt the services are and how we want to continue with these agreements. So um with not having an assistant um this is definitely a cheaper route and um with u the need

079mentor um it's our procurement group so I'm getting hands-on information but it's not going to steer me wrong. um anything I have for any state stuff um that I have questions on filling out um applications online um she's right there to help me out. Um, and the same with the dietitian. Um, she'll help with the menu. She'll help with anything I need to make sure, um, all of the information is correct. And we are, um, basically staying up on everything that's coming out. And definitely a um, two good programs. Um, it's very beneficial. >> Okay. Any questions or comments on those two? All right. Hearing none, uh, all in favor of 8 I NJ and J the NESC uh, dietitionian consortium contract uh, and the school nutrition mentor agreement as presented. Say I >> I

080opposed. >> All right, motion carries. Okay, we're getting through the list here. 8J I'd like to get a motion to discuss theou for Sandy Hook Promise Foundation and DCSC >> Dr. >> This is the anonymous reporting system that I shared with you um earlier in the year and that has been shared with our um administration team as well as our directors. Um we were trying to work with Purdue to uh get a grant for this um reporting system and that didn't go through with Purdue. However, I have a relationship with the company and they want to provide the service for us. Um, so even without the grant funding, they would provide this to us for free. Um, so the training, um, the actual tool and this will be comprehensive, uh, K through 12. And so

081even though our elementary students will not have, you know, the electronic system to report, they will be taught how to, you know, report um, concerns to an adult. um and they will be given those skills. So, I think it's valuable across the board. K through 12, our student services department is on board with implementing um this project and we're just excited um that Sandy Hook allows us to be to be working alongside them. So, asking for your approval of the agreement for the free service. >> Okay. All in favor of AJ theou for the Sandy Hook Kromise Foundation and DCSC free service say >> I post. >> Okay. Motion carries. Okay. 8K. Uh this is a new one here on the agenda. I'd like to get a motion to approve the resolution to accept transfer

082and retitling of a 2021 Dodge Charger police vehicle. >> So move. Second, >> Dr. >> So, our vehicle was no longer working and so very kind of the Carol County Sheriff's Department to donate this vehicle to us. So, I would like to thank them. So, asking for you to accept the transfer of this vehicle to us. >> It's working. >> This vehicle is working. That is correct. It's a working vehicle. Good question. improve. >> Last one last. >> All right. 12 years they gave us two. >> All right. All in favor of AK the resolution to accept the transfer and retitling of a 2021 Dodge Charger police vehicle say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. All right. 8K and L. I'd like to get a motion uh to discuss the Glossom Food Equipment two

083door freezer with an increase of a price since Laquo as well as the Glossom food equipment disposer. There was a freight charge increase added to the invoice motion discuss >> second. >> Okay. Um this Amanda. >> Yes. So, um, apparently it was my fault, obviously. Um, it was an older quote, so >> come through the streets. Yeah. >> The $210 increase um just for equipment um was just because it was an old quote. It wasn't updated. And then the freight charge also was not included. That was $197. So, um going forward, I have to make sure that I request any freight charge on there as well. It was just an oversight. Um so um moving forward I can do better at this. >> Okay. So these were we have approved these but there was a

084little bit of change in there. Yeah. >> Um so that's what she is explaining there. >> Uh any other questions or comments on that? >> Okay. Uh all in favor of the 8K and L the increase price on 8K and the also the freight charge upgrade on 8 L. Uh say I >> I >> oppos. >> All right. Motion carries. 8 m. The summer cafeteria. I get a motion to discuss summer cafeteria pay increase effective from 526 through 6:22 of 2026. Recommendation. >> So move. >> Second. >> Dr. I'll turn that over to Amanda. Um so our staff um they're only contracted for 184 days. So technically it's all voluntary voluntary I can't talk. Um so um usually to to combat that and to kind of thank them for stepping forward because if it wasn't

085for them we couldn't run for summer um it's a slight pay increase just for the time frame of summer of $2. >> So this is something we've done every summer. Is that correct? Right. >> So, this isn't new. This is just a we've approved this going into the summer uh to allow the cafeteria staff to get paid for it outside of what they usually get paid. >> It's a good incentive. >> Any questions or comments? >> What's the total cost to do that? >> See, it's a $2 per hour increase. So I might have to >> it's it's only six um six cafeteria workers, three at the high school and three at the elementary school, which is what's required. >> It's a small number is what I was getting at. >> Yeah, it's it's $2

086an hour extra just to add a little bit for their time. So it's no more than >> Yeah, it just makes it a little more enticing coming in the drive. Okay. All in favor of 8M the summer cafeteria pay increase effective from 526 through 622 say I >> I >> opposed. All right. Motion carries. Uh 8N. Let's get a motion to discuss benchmark the DCES emergency pump repair. Keep it moving. >> Um, so what happened? The bearing went bad on one of the pumps for the boiler um loop and the shaft got gouged. So they had to pull the pump and rebuild it, put a new shaft in. So that's what that is. >> This was at the elementary school. >> Yes. It's not February. >> So, this is an emergency repair. It was >>

087It was like Februaryish. >> So, that's why it was an emergency. >> We're just getting caught up on this is what it looks like. Um that totals, $5,954.88. Any questions upon this benchmark bill? for emergency repairs. Okay. All in favor of 8N the benchmark uh DCEES emergency pump repair say I >> opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Uh we have one more here. 80 the motion for the elevated DCES wheelchair lift repair. Do I have a motion to discuss some move? >> Second. >> Is this your guess? >> Okay. Um, so I've had this quote for months because I was trying to get clarification on they just said said the rollers are bad. So apparently the rollers are part of what picks the lift up. So when you go on it right now, it goes

088up and then it falls to the side. So, currently they're carrying students >> until we can get this fixed. >> Where where is this located in the building? >> It's in the office between the office and the cafeteria. >> Okay. Uh this is $8,300 price tag. >> Any questions? Do we do we get bids on that or is that sole source for >> we're um in a contract with them because they do our inspections. >> Okay. >> It's a repair, not a new replace, right? >> Right. >> How much is a new lift? >> Um I think they're a lot. >> About 18ction. How long have we had that? >> I just want it might be get a new one. You get a warranty. >> Tim said it's been a long time. >> I was

089just talking to her. >> It's been there for a long time. >> How many years you've been here, Tim? >> A long time. >> Was it here before you or after? No, it's I would say it's been at least 15 years. >> How long have you been here? >> That's incredible. >> Okay. All right. Thanks, Chris. All in favor of AO for the wheelchair lift repair at the elementary school, say I. >> I opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Okay. Uh we're all done with new business. Moving on here. Um, number nine. Uh, several donations here and thank yous. Um, I'd like to thank Carol White RMC for a monetary donation to the Deli High School band. Uh, Mayor Cameron Yates, the monetary donation to the math bowl. I think >> he keep so I'd

090like to thank him. Uh, Cabo Cappo monetary donation to the choir. Logan Bore Payer or better mother of twins monetary donation to Camden Nurse. Uh Mr. John Alred a monetary donation to the academic Super Bowl. Um Travis and Bobby Ellson monetary donation to academic Super Bowl. Uh Karen Sier monetary donation to the eighth grade ECA. The DCES PTA which I believe we have some members here tonight. uh field trip donations for canal field trips, Colombian Park and shirts for the incoming kindergarten and prek. Uh also Mr. John Dunn a monetary donation to the rackettology club and one that's not on here. I believe Dr. Moore donated to the band. Is that correct? >> Academic Super Bowl. Sorry. Um so there is another donation there. So we definitely don't want to forget anybody that donates anything.

091Um we are very thankful for all of those. Uh so thank you again for that. Uh we do have a current future date here May 30th which is graduation. We are at that point and Laura looks excited. Uh what will you be wearing that day? What blow up do you have for graduation? >> Oh I haven't decided yet. I better get it on order. >> Okay. Okay. You don't have the 30th is right around the corner. >> Good idea. I was wondering what my outfit was going to be, but you just solved the problem. >> Um, and then, uh, any other future dates that the board may have that they may want to be on there. I know there's some award nights and things coming up. >> Senior trips Friday. Where's that to? >> Kings

092Island. All right. >> Wow. Lucky dogs. >> Anything else? Okay. Um, we are at the very end. Uh we do have uh patron comments now that we've got through everything. That would allow everybody to either have questions answered or unanswered questions. Uh I did not have anybody signed up for patron comments. Did anybody have one they want to add? Okay. Uh now we are to board comments and uh we will start with our class. >> I can Okay. So, I just want to say thank you to the advisory council. Obviously, they left, but they besides fell. Hi, girl. But, um, I like that they pointed out the trying to improve the career classes and I feel like we've really seen that this year with Mrs. Wagner. It's her first year the as a CNA teacher,

093but we've done a lot of great things in her class. Today, we did a teddy bear clinic with the first graders and I don't know, Miss Ken might be comment on this, but I think it was very, very fun and very educational for the first graders to not be like as scared of the doctors. And then even Miss Young, neither of us have had her, but she's been very like open to help us with fundraisers, making breakfast for the seniors, anything that we need. And then congratulations to the livestock team. That was amazing of them. Didn't know anything that they do. So that's really cool. And I just think it's very nice to have such good staff that makes us sad that they're retiring. Like especially Miss Bradshaw. Like I didn't know that. Makes me

094really sad. And obviously thank you guys very much for having us here this year. Um, I also want to kind of echo off her. So, thank you to the superintendent student advisory council. I think the presentation was really great and it was great to see all of the work they put in this year. Um, taking all the considerations from students um all that. Um, I like how they condensed the logo into one. That was really nice to see. And I just like love seeing student involvement and everything. It's super nice to see how everything that we're saying around the school is being heard and it's not just being listened to and nothing's done about it. Um, and then also congratulations to the livestock judging team. I know they left, but I think those are really

095great accomplishments even though I don't really know much about that area. It's just nice to see all the things going on in our school and the success that they have had this year. And then also, I just wanted to shout out um Mrs. Wagner for the Teddy Clinic and the 16 students. Um I think that that was really successful and it was great to see all the first graders um really enjoy their day today. I know that they really enjoyed at least from my perspective. So yeah, and then thank you for allowing us to be here this year. It was really nice. >> Thank you, Mr. Schwarzoff. >> Thank you. I want to thank everybody that's came and attended, even though those who have left. Um yeah, the livestock um it's kind of close to

096heart I guess and and they've been performing. Uh they actually have another member um um Madison McC or yeah McCain Maddie uh she actually has high place honors also and so that whole team is quite well. I just want to highlight her because she wasn't able to attend. Um for those who are retiring, I know we've got a big people that we've um are sad to see of the whole year we've been kind of doing a lot, but again to the three here that are are you know Carla's going to be missed. No doubt about that. Monica, she has been extremely great person to put us on a light track to to what she's done. I I appreciate everything she did. Um Kathy, and I'm going to say it for maybe hopefully, but um Kathy's

097been um the uh what they call the walnut tree that has stood the the test of time. >> And that she has, you know, she's worked with Lori, I know, over the years, and stuff like that. and it's sad to see when those people h, you know, want to retire. But on the same token, I know grandma Hood is going to be better than what it is today. So, we want to thank Kathy. Um, Mr. Hoff, I know Zach said, but thank you for your time here. Um, you know, we always say in life, we hope to make it better when we left than what we started with, and it is better. I I guarantee you that. um in your next endeavors, whatever it is, hey, we uh wish you luck. Um beyond that, the

098presentations, uh as the gals have said, I mean, I'm not going to steal too much thunder there. I will kind of highlight a little bit uh on the pre or on the kindergarten uh enrollment. Uh just thinking back over the years and everything, uh we normally get another somewhere 15 25 more seems to sign up after this is all done as we get closer to next year. So that's going to put us back in 100 and potentially right and we get our newsletter out here our spring which will let people still know we're still bringing them in that I think uh again thank you. I got to spend a little time there. I know Gil got to spend a lot more, but just seeing the excitement coming in and out and I think somebody had

099to go reprint some more brochures because we got more than we anticipated. So that is just great in my book. That just shows the excitement that people want to come to Deli, not just as a high schooler, right? But they want to invest their kids here for 13 years. And that's the people that we really want to thank on that part. Um the church was neat. I I I mean that I want to say one thing about the bond, about what we discussed. Um it sounds like a lot of money, $12 million. I don't know if I've been on the board and have done a $12 million project that way, but think about this. We do a lot of two $3 million bonds, you know, and every time it cost us between three and $400,000.

100we do a million dollar bond, it's the same as we do at 12. So, we are going to save the school corporation probably in my estimation six $700,000 by doing one. It doesn't mean that we're throwing everything out there at one time. There is projects that's dedicated to and so to be able to get the stuff that's been identified by performance services and stuff. Um, I don't want to get behind the game. Um, Russ everything needs to be has been relooked at. And so I just want to say to to the public, you know, that we're thinking about not only how do we keep things up, but how do we save your your taxpayer money? And that that is a critical way in my book. >> Okay. I left stuff for you. I'm not sure

101I did. >> I'm checking off things as I he goes down the list. I don't hang. >> That's only two. >> Um I want to echo though uh Carla, Monica Gainor, Kathy, Mr. Hawk. Thank you. your time here is appreciated and you've left a legacy. Uh, Miss Wartz, 35 years of Camden. Um, you know, that's that piece of connection to your community that is huge and if we could just get everybody to do that, what a what a legacy we'd have as a school corporation. I had the honor of listening to an alumni of Deli uh speak last week at Lions Club. Uh, he went on to become sheriff in Typoo County, served on the council. He's now running for state rep. Um, but he talked about at the Lions Club, the people that molded

102him and changed him were the teachers at Deli Community School Corporation. Talked about elementary teachers. He talked about middle school teachers and two or three high school teachers that helped him understand these are the passions. And it was talking about things. He said it wasn't math and science. It was Mr. and talking about EMTs and the paramedic work and um I'm sorry I forget the other teacher he started talking about but it led him into that path of public service and he said you know 40 years later that's what he has to look back on and you know so for all the teachers that are here the teacher appreciation week that we just left behind really those efforts and those opportunities to make a difference uh you change lives and you have that opportunity every

103single every single day and that's really that's really a cool thing Uh, and FFA livestock team is a great example of that. Um, you know, the last two or three years we've been able to watch them grow. Um, and Clayton really said it best. Um, you know, as they're doing this, they're making relationships in different places. They're networking. They're meeting other schools. I already see him grow in the last two years. His growth has been huge. Uh, you know, you can see he's got a path forward that he didn't have a couple years ago. uh and the the experiences that he's now allowed to have because of this is is great. Uh student advisory council, I do appreciate that council and their ability. Uh as you stated or both of you stated, um they get

104a chance to weigh in and and that student voice is is a big part of what uh we should always be looking at. I want to thank you the Carol County Sheriff's Department. Um I I enjoyed kindergarten roundup. Uh Lions Club does go over and do vision screening. We had, I think, three or four kids that failed the vision screening that we do. Uh, and we've had some testimonies about what that means to kids at that age that even the doctors that they go see for their checkups miss this stuff because if they can't see something, it may not mean that they're not seeing it. And so that little simple picture we take of their eyes uh really can alert some kids. And we've had some great testimonies about all of a sudden they can

105see leaves. Uh they can see kids playing that they couldn't see before. It's really it's really a neat thing. Uh so glad to be a part of that. Um and class reps, thank you guys for your voice uh for serving this year. It's been a lot of fun having you here and good luck with everything. Hopefully uh you'll have an experience you can talk about for a long time. So thank you. >> I know I repeated you. >> I'd like to thank our student reps and uh we'll see you guys walk across the stage in a couple weeks. So congratulations. Uh Mr. Hawk, I want to thank you for your time here. Been great to know you. Always look forward to seeing you standing there greeting the kids and uh good to see you. Um

106I want to bring up a point about Coach Long. That's a fantastic uh milestone that he reached last week. 600 career victories. That's outstanding. I mean, I think we're in the midst of a Hall of Famer right here at Deli >> in that regard. So, I want to I want to bring that to light that uh he's done an outstanding job with our program and I want to thank everyone for being here tonight and uh two more weeks. That's all I've got. >> Mr. Priest, >> uh what my fellow board members said. I'm trying not to be as long windy as they were. >> That's what we were talking. >> You're going to have to invent some new information. >> Get your staff appreciation last week. And I want to reiterate how much they are

107appreciated. >> They're phenomenal. >> Like to congratulate you again, Cam, and staff and students who we recognize tonight. I really enjoy that part of the board making to see the recognition that they rightfully serve. Final exams are coming up to you this semester for the students. Good luck. I know it's stressful, but you'll get through it. Someday be with us. >> I'm looking forward to see picture with the board. Maybe get that put up in our head room or maybe even in their school there somewhere. But the FFA line team has just done a phenomenal job and I don't think that they get the recognition that they deserve better sports team than lead story of channel 18 news. course in >> June 18. That's about >> graduation coming up for 26 here in a couple

108weeks. >> Okay. Um once again, uh I'll keep this short, but echoing my fellow board membersh to comment about tonight. Um and then uh the the resignation or not res the uh uh retirements of some very dedicated people to include my wife and uh the uh the what do I want to say? Um not only the dedication but the caring that they have as they do their jobs is is is really neat to see. Um, so this was the fourth year that my wife said she was going to retire and and she finally went through with it. Um, but she she will miss it, but you know, we we've got uh a couple granddaughters. One's three years old and one's fairly newborn, so she will keep busy. Um, congratulate the school corporation on another year.

109It's almost graduating time and uh you know uh thank you for the leadership as we went through a four-year uh an academic year. So this is this is a lot that we got going on and I'm pretty proud to be on the board and see what we're getting done. Thank you. >> All right. Okay. Uh thank you for your time on the panel here. I hope it was eye opening and entertaining at the same time. Um, definitely an experience to sit through what you know the long agendas that we get into. And so, uh, congratulate you on upcoming graduation. Like Chris said, we see you there. So, um, excited for graduation coming up. Uh, I can't believe it's that close to summer, but man, I'm ready for the warm weather. So, we'll take that. Um,

110I want to thank uh the VTA while they're here. Um, so, uh, they do so many things throughout the year. Donuts with dad, mornings with mom. Um, they did the carnival this year, which was, uh, something that people have been asking to bring back. That carnival was here when I was a kid. I did the cakewalk. I did not win. Uh, but, you know, maybe next year. So, um, but so, and just to it's all the things that the fun things that we add. Um, I I get the chance to chaperone pond day this week, so I'm sure I'll put a lot of worms on hooks. Probably won't fish myself, but uh all the the kids are excited. Um, Mrs. Wagner's class in the high school, both of my boys got to go there today

111with the teddy bear. Um, the excitement they got from that, I'm sure everybody learned something. Uh, even if it's just caretaking. Um, so it's the events that we put on, um, that are what turn our young kids into, uh, good high school role models. So, um, I want to just thank not only the the PTA, but the all the teachers, all the staff that come up with these ideas, um, that, uh, I think those of us board members probably couldn't come up with. It's pretty exciting to do that. So, um, also, um, exciting to hear about the, uh, superintendent group that you had. Um they seem to have very much enjoyed being involved and being heard. Um so that that's exciting to see that continue. Um I actually wanted to ask them a question, forgot,

112but I was kind of hoping to hear, you know, are they getting other classmates coming and asking questions, getting, you know, are they actually moving that information around? And I would say they probably are. Um so, uh I just think that's exciting. Um all the all the fun things that we've got going on. Um, so, um, with that being said, uh, hopefully we'll see everybody at graduation. Uh, jerk has one more thing. >> Question. What time are we to be there at graduation? >> I'll check with Mr. Long. >> Okay. >> He's planning their >> normally 15 half hour before, right? >> We'll make We'll make sure you're not late. >> Oh, I won't be. >> Kirk just wants to know if there's going to be donuts ahead of time. That's all he wants to

113know. >> Yeah, that's right. >> All right. >> Be there at 9:00 and bring the donuts and there'll be donuts. Rosville will be >> say good luck next year because Kennedy is officially one of the class presidents. We have multiple questions coming. >> She wanted to come today. >> Okay, I just need one more motion and that is for a journment. >> So move second. >> All in favor? >> I all right. Thank you everyone.