001Start with the uh pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence. 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. Okay. Um, our first item on the agenda, I'd like to get a motion to uh approve the a approval of the amended agenda supplied as well as I'd like to uh flip-flop uh number three, which is the facilities by performance services. That's an assessment uh full program here. And then also the recognition uh number four. I'd like to plot three and four as well as approve the amended agenda. >> So move >> second. Any discussion? >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion
002carries. Uh we do have um patron comments here number two. So we'll go ahead and get into that. Um I do have one person in attendance. Uh Tim Connor. Um, you're welcome to come to the podium and speak about your topic. Uh, please state your name and address. Uh, my name is Tim Connor. I live at 5634 West State Road 18, Deli, Indiana, and I'm the president of the Deli Classroom Teachers Association. And I'm here to speak tonight about the principal position. says, "Dear DCS SC board of trustees, I'm here tonight to share with you our concerns regarding the removal of the assistant principal position at the Deli Community Elementary School. During our February 2nd corporation discussion meeting with Dr. Moore, we were told two positions were being added to the elementary school because one
003counselor in 500 students is not recommended. DCS is getting an additional counselor behavior specialist and we welcome that position." We were also told that we would be adding the position of a title one teacher. Again, we welcome that position. Those positions will benefit our students and staff. However, we were not informed of the loss of the assistant principal at DCES. This would have been a great opportunity for the superintendent to explain the benefits of this decision. On February 27th, a brief meeting was called for all the elementary staff at DCS. Dr. Dr. Moore read the two new job descriptions and then announced the reassignment of the assistant principal. The meeting ended short shortly thereafter. This would have been another wonderful opportunity to discuss the benefits of losing the assistant principal position at DCES with the
004staff. Superintendent offered to answer staff questions individually. The DCTA met with superintendent for a March corporation discussion meeting and administration staffing change was never discussed. The staff has had time to reflect on their concerns about the removal of the assistant principal position. So, this is why we are here tonight. Many of our staff members have been through the loss of assistant principal before and it did not go well. The position was eventually reinstated. We are anxious to hear about the benefits of losing this position. We want to hear how it will help our students and teachers. The following is our list of concerns. One, how will this benefit our students? Two, will either the title one teacher or student behavior specialist be considered administrative? How will the evaluation process be handled at DCES? We want
005to be evaluated by an administrator that knows our students and our classrooms and not an administrator from another building, which has happened in the past. How will the student behavior specialist split duties with other buildings in the corporation? Will this indu individual be involved in handling discipline situations? If this doesn't work, when will you re-evaluate the need to reinstate an assistant principal's position at DCES? When the building principal is called away to a meeting, who will be in charge of the building? Hopefully, tonight's meeting will answer these questions and explain why the loss of a building administrator is beneficial to our students and staff. Respectfully yours, Timothy L. Connor, President Deli, Classroom Teachers Association. All right. Thank you. Okay, I don't have anybody else uh written down to speak in attendance. Um so at this
006point uh we will move forward. Um number three on the agenda is now the recognition for the DCS. Uh Mr. Long. >> Welcome everyone. We're going to start out with our students. If I can have our student services department come up and get going on that. like to introduce Jessica Baines and Dana Kirkwood. They are counselors at the high school. We're gonna introduce some kiddos here. >> Youngest oldest. >> They never get first. Okay. >> So, it's a pleasure to introduce Lily Beach, a freshman, for her outstanding contributions to our school and community. Lillian is a true Renaissance student, balancing a deep involvement in our band and art program to a high level of academic excellence. Her creativity and discipline are evident in everything she touches, but her leadership extends well beyond the classroom. Recently,
007Lillian was invited to participate in the AIM Youth Legislative Day alongside the mayor and her superintendent and which is a pre prestigious opportunity that speaks to her character and interest in civic leadership. What truly sets Lillian apart, however, is her relentless passion and for improvement. She's a student who's never satisfied with just enough and constantly push herself to reach the next level. Lillian, thank you for representing our school with such distinction and we look forward to great things that you will achieve. Okay, this student knows that I have dyslexia and I'm probably going to fumble her name. She will correct me when she gets up here. But even Vaneline right Canard is an exceptional, hardworking and diligent student who consistently strives for excellence in everything she does. She joined us in ninth grade. She has
008shown that she can match academics with an A average over her high school career. She is intellectually curious, confidently asks thoughtful and clarifying questions to ensure her understanding of concepts, and produces high quality work far beyond her academic strengths. She has also a remarkable ability to make those around her feel comfortable, valued, and accepted, contributing to a positive and supportive environment wherever she goes, which is equally as important as academics. >> Okay. So, Hayen Noak, she is a junior. It's a privilege to recognize Halen for extraordinary leadership and ownership she's shown this year. Halen has truly stepped up going above and beyond in every aspect of her coursework. Most notably, she's taken a full command of the school yearbook. For Halen, this isn't just a lecture or an assignment. She treats it as a vital
009responsibility to our entire school community. Her sharp attention to detail, her creativity and design, and unwavering commitment to meeting deadlines are evidence of her professional level work ethic. What has been most rewarding for our teachers is to witness Halen stepping outside of her comfort zone. Her increased interaction in classroom and her pride in ensuring every page is completed with excellence set a wonderful example for her peers. So hey Lynn or if anyone sees her tomorrow, thank you for capturing your school's history with such dedication and leadership that you've shown. Congratulations. So, Maddie Anderson is a hardworking, dependable student who consistently demonstrates a strong commitment to her responsibilities. She's shown this by being in the top 10 rank and an A+ average. Equally important, she is always willing to lend a helping hand and can be
010counted on when others need support. Maddie has a positive personality and a genuine desire to succeed, which is evident in both her work ethic and the way she carries herself. She is the type of student who quietly excels, respected by her peers, humble and kind, never seeks recognition, and becomes involved or becomes involved in high school drama, which might surprise you. There's a woman in high school, she is never there. Maddie leads by example through her character, consistency, and integrity. Truly embodying the role of a sil silent giant inside her classrooms. This is why she is being celebrated. All right. Now, for our staff members, Mr. Ben Gleason, come on up. This year, Mr. Gleason masterfully navigated the transition to the state's new IEP system. We can agree upon that, right? >> Yeah. And complex
011policy changes, ensuring our staff and students remained on track beyond the paperwork. He is gifted communicator who has built profound trust with parents and strong rapport with the students. What truly defined Mr. Lee however is all man spirit. As you can see he just came straight from baseball. Whether he is leading his department or volunteering his time in athletic events, pep sessions, he consistently goes above and beyond his role as a teacher. Mr. Gleason, thank you for your dedication to the school culture and your unwavering commitment to our students. Congratulations. Chuck Snow. >> Mr. Snow is in his first year and the results speak for themselves. In only one year, the welding program has seen substantial growth. Mr. Snow hasn't just stayed within the classroom walls. He has been proactive in reaching out to industry
012resources and searching and securing partnerships necessary to strengthen our welding pathway for the future. His dedication to getting students involved and hands-on is preparing them for real world success. Mr. Mr. Snow, thank you for a phenomenal first year and for your commitment to our students careers. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Math can be a daunting subject for many, but probably a lot of us in here, right? But Miss Johnson has a unique gift for breaking down barriers. She brings a sense of humor, a genuine excitement to every lesson, turning the classroom into a place where students actually look forward to being. Most importantly, Miss Johnson's impact goes far beyond equations and variables. She truly cares about our students as individuals, supporting their personal growth and well-being just as much as their academic success. Miss Johnson, thanks. Thank you
013for making math approachable and for showing our students what it means to be truly seen and supported. CONGRATULATIONS. MISS JODYIE Densson doesn't doesn't just teach science. She brings it to life. Her passion is evident in the exciting hands-on lab she creates, most notably the pig dissection lab that has become a hallmark of her classroom. From the smells and the kids talk, she holds high expectations for students, pushing them to think critically and excel beyond what they what they thought possible. But her impact doesn't stop at the lab at the lab bench. Miss Dennis is always eager to do more than just teach. Consistently stepping up to support the school community in any way she can. Miss Dennison, thank you for sparking curiosity in our students and for the tireless commitment and excellence. Congratulations. Jennifer Doyle.
014Miss Doyle consistently goes above and beyond, ensuring that no student is left behind in in a subject that many find challenging, which is math. Again, she possessed a remarkable grasp of each student's unique capabilities, allowing her to tailor her approach and push them to reach their true potential. With Miss Doyle's good enough is never good enough is never the standard. She maintains high expectations for achievement, fostering an environment where students don't just learn math, they math, they master it. Moral, thank you for your dedication to excellence. We're believing in our students ability to succeed. CONGRATULATIONS. >> At this time, can we have our students come up and we're going to take a picture. I don't mind being One, two, three, smile. One, two, three. One more smile. >> There we go. Absolutely. One, two, three.
015Smile. One more. Smile. There we go. Thank you. Okay. Uh, congratulations to everyone being recognized. Um, we do have a lot of a meeting left. You're welcome to stay. Um, I will give you that chance to exit though if you have other things to do tonight. So, now's your chance to scadaddle. All right. Okay. Uh moving forward to what is now uh number four. I would like to invite uh performance services forward for a facility assessment. Thank you, Mr. President. Good evening, board members. Um, yeah, the performance services team. We're excited to be here tonight to really kind of share with you a lot of our our findings and recommendations from this district-wide facility assessment that we completed over the last several months. And really, I'd say over the next uh 30ish minutes or so,
016u you'll be hearing really from our talented team of architects and engineers behind me. We'll do introductions momentarily. Um, they've walked every square foot of your buildings, both inside and out, uh, to really kind of give you all a really good baseline and understanding of what your current buildings are, your current assets are, and then how to really help plan for that well into the future. Um, so I do and I do want to take a moment too just to kind of say, you know, we're very thankful and grateful for your the district-wide help. So to you, Dr. more to you, your administrative team, your principles. So many folks spent time sitting with our with our team members to help us understand uh any of pain points or opportunities as well as to Chris is
017here, Mr. Valenta. There he is back there to his team and all the head custodians and everybody else that helped our team. So um super super helpful and as we go through this kind of summary tonight, I do want to make sure I point out uh Dr. more to your team is going to receive three of these. So, we're kind of putting the fi finishing touches on some of these like there's some formatting and things like that that need to be done. You'll have this both hard copy. So, board members want to take a closer look. We're summarizing this because we spent over over two hours going through this. We didn't get through all of it previously with your administrative team. We're going try to do that in 30 minutes here tonight. And you'll have
018it electronically as well. So, it can also be stored on your server and referenced that way. Okay. um kind of walking through our agenda for tonight. First and foremost, we'll just do a quick recap of kind of who is performance services, kind of our company experience like and our team members. Why are we qualified to have completed this assessment for your district? I want to make sure we kind of go through that. Um as well as kind of then sharing kind of the main purpose of this assessment. So what's the purpose? What's the goal? There was a lot of time and energy spent uh by all individuals. what are the results you can expect to get from from that facility study and then kind of sharing our key findings. These are the main observations that
019we took away walking through your buildings, talking with your staff members and then what we will be taking and then kind of converting that into a strategic plan. So as you look at the next 10 plus years for your school district, you you will have that road map to kind of reference of where do we go and it'll change every single year. So, we will revisit that every year with you all because there'll be there could be a legislative change. There may be a priority that comes up. Those are all things that can be adjusted as you as you look at your plan. We will take a peek at some of those projects planned for this year. So, you guys already have some that have been teed up. So, good or bad, you'll see us
020back here again in April kind of bringing all that information to you all because those are still planned for this summer as well, too. So, it's it's time. It is time. and we'll finish with some next steps. All right, last slide then I'll do introductions here. So really most of you are kind of familiar with our with our group. We've had the opportunity fortunate to have worked with your district now for almost a decade. So for those of you who don't know uh performance services, we primarily serve K through2 schools. So for more than 28 years, we've been helping districts plan, develop, and implement building projects to kind of support their staff and students. We've now completed more than 850 projects valued at more than $3.7 billion. And I I don't say that to to
021gloat or anything like that. It's just this is kind of what our company has done um from inception. So we do have that experience in house. And I'm going to have you meet some of the the individuals behind me. And it's also important to know too that every one of those projects traditionally begins with an assessment, right? we kind of whether it's a small assessment very focused on a particular item or what we did here for for deli community schools which is more broad more comprehensive looking at every component. So we've done thousands of these studies and happy to have put this together for you all. All right so we're going to go through some introductions and then we'll kind of get into the more uh kind of the meat of the presentation. Um, I'm
022actually Martin, I'm gonna probably have you lead us off. So, Martin, project development architect, kind of the leader on the architectural team. Um, I'll have you begin and just kind of go down the line. >> Yeah, thanks Tony. My name is Martin Sams, uh, project development architect. Um, been with performance services for a little over five years now, but I've been in the world of education design for about 13 years. So, really happy to work with you guys and continue the relationship with >> uh Jordan Jones, an architect of PSI. been here about 5 years now. Like said, I'm just excited to show our planning today and keep working with you this year. >> Hi, my name is Jim Walls. I'm a senior architect. I've been with PSI for one year, but I've been practicing
023architecture for 35 years. >> My name is Pete Barrier. I know most of you been involved in all your projects. Been uh in the HVAC industry for way over 40 years. So, it's my baby and went to Purdue. So, go Boilers. >> All right. Thank you. And I'm Tony Hikenol, business development manager with performance services. I've been here 19 years. You guys have probably heard me speak way too many times. So, um, the ones that the folks that aren't here tonight, um, both Matt and Keith and our estimating team, they play a large role. Some of the cost estimates that we have have here, not only in the assessment, but we're going to share here tonight. That's a super important part of any strategic plan. You have to have a good idea of what does
024that project cost? What could the value be? And then what could that value be 10 years out? So that as you all look at the opportunities and funding timelines, you kind of marry those together and decide what is what's truly important for your for your district. Okay. So, uh, our assessment and I'm kind of doing a lot of setup just so you know how how this works because we can't just deliver, you know, 400 pages and go figure this out. But kind of the the purpose of this assessment is really we had kind of three primary goals. So first and foremost it really is just determining your current facility conditions. That's kind of like a state of the union for Deli Community School Corporation of where do we sit today? How are the the buildings
025and things that we have uh within the district based upon the analysis from the experts here. Um step two of that is understanding both current and future needs. So then it's kind of assigning the the when once we know what you have, we kind of assign a timetable of when those components may need some level of attention, might need to be addressed. And then the third piece of that is really putting together like this actionable strategic plan. So we got to put a number to that. So then we kind of put a cost estimate to it with the timing. As you look out over the 10-year timeline, you have an idea of put it. We don't want you to be surprised. You should be in a very strong position to be proactive if and when
026you want to take on a project or a challenge or a need versus reactive. A few key findings. So, I'm going to hit some highlights and summarize a few things and then we're going to go through details here. Some key findings and this is like throughout all your buildings, most most of those buildings as you're looking at just your interior finishes, right? That's like your carpet, that's your paint, that's your case or things of that nature. Um, your you have a mix of updated, very nice. Everything's in good condition, but you have a mix of updated stuff and some stuff that's a little bit older, dated, and wore. Very common. Traditionally, as you try to look at planning, as you do projects, you want to have a level of consistency and parody between buildings so
027they all kind of function and feel the same. Accessibility, security, you guys are the major updates in this regard. There's a couple items related to door hardware. You still have a few doors that still have some of those knobs, like the circular knobs. They're not really ADA compliant. So, when you do the update, you go back with some updated hardware or levers. Your restrooms, we've done several restroom conversions for you. We always make sure they're ADA compliant. There's still some out there that are dated that still need that that update as well. More work is required on some of the building envelope. So, as you walk around your buildings, if you look at the windows, if you kind of look at some of the brick and some of the mortar joints and things of that
028nature, they just need to either be replaced or be repaired. So, those are on there kind of throughout the building. Mechanical electrical plumbing, he kind of commented, "We've done a lot of work with your district over the year." So, that is in a very strong position. Um, there's really only like one facility we'll talk about that kind of needs some updates, and that's kind of slated to get some updates this year. And I know I'm going here, but I should have said we will definitely have time for questions, too. We're not going anywhere. I'm sure everybody wants to be here entire night, but we're happy to answer questions or stop me if I'm going too fast. Just want to make sure we we get through the important items tonight. So, I'm going to start. This
029is beginning with the end in mind. And when our architects and engineers go through the buildings, every system, every component, they're all in here. All the sheets are in here. They score everything. Once they go through the building, they score everything. That way, we can provide a comparison building to building to building to understand how they are functioning, where the opportunities may lie. Okay, kids. I know we're This is not like your math or English test scores, please. Okay. Okay. You're going to see all these scores in the 60s and 50s below. That's okay. That's okay. So, don't no need to panic. So what I do want to point out is like a like new condition that 80 to 100% that's going to be a building that's like less than three years old. You know
030the next one the above average that 70 79 that's like 10 years or less. These are new facilities that really don't have a lot to do for about 20 years usually is that timeline. Most buildings in the state of Indiana are kind of in this average to below average area which older buildings completing renovations as there's funding available and kind of continuing to maintain and keep up with those. And that's what you'll see here. So I want to provide this information. One, it's a great summary, but two, I'm going to turn over here to Martin. He's going to walk through with Pete building by building some specifics, and that's why you'll get an idea of how we kind of came up with some of those numbers. All right, I'm g turn this over to Martin
031and he's gonna walk you through. >> Thanks, Tony. So, we're gonna start here at the Deli Community High School. And again, this is the result of uh all the time we spend on site walking every space with the the facilities director and the building head custodians as well. So, again, huge thank you to all them for providing their input. They are the ones that live in the building every day. They know these systems. They're familiar with them. they helped us um kind of point out things that are important to them or challenges that they're experiencing in each building. So um kind of want to start with some of the the the positive observations. Um sometimes these reports will highlight, you know, obviously the nature of it. We're highlighting what what the negatives are, but want
032to point out some things that are that are really going well. Um beautiful performing arts space here in the high school. Uh kudos to the staff. the the fabric seats in the performing arts are some of the best I' I've seen for the age. The fact that they're in as good a condition they are is really a testament to uh your students taking pride in their their space as well as the custodial staff. Um the gym uh great gym space, senior lounge is something very unique to Deli as well as the the really cool water feature you have in the the media center is definitely something we don't get to see often. So it was really really fun to see. Um, so some of the things that we we observed that that perhaps need some
033some love, some updating. Um, example of some of the case work uh in the art room. Uh, it's just past its usable life. It it it's kind of probably original to the building. Um, not really functioning as well as it could. Um, big big one, probably the one of the more urgent items that we saw at the high school are the exterior uh window systems. Um those are hollow metal frames that due to the salt that's put down as well as just weathering over time um the metal has started to fail and corrode. So that um time to get my dog medicine. Sorry. Um that metal uh frames have started to corrode and it's you're losing thermal performance through the building there. Obviously cold air is getting in in the winter. Um hot air is
034getting in in the summer. it's affecting your your um energy performance as well. Uh some light levels, we we came in and replaced one for one light fixtures a number of years ago. We didn't add any new light fixtures as part of that project. So, some spaces still are underlit for for the activities that they are. We look for more foot candles, more lighting in those spaces. Going around the building, there's a number of places where the brick masonry is uh damaged or failing. Um the mortar joints are are cracked, starting to pop out. Um some of the bricks are coming loose. Dumpsters uh at the rear of the building. Um ideally we'd like to see those in an enclosure just so public can't get in and find a free dumpster uh to throw mattresses
035and things in. And then uh as Tony alluded, there's still a number of restrooms in the building that aren't ADA compliant. I'll let Pete talk a little bit about the HAC systems in the high school. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Martin. Okay. So, my job's easy, especially for the first three buildings because you guys have done a great job on the learning environment, keeping everybody comfortable in the in the buildings. You guys have done a great job. So, boilers, chiller, uh there's two chillers and uh the boilers from 2011 project. We didn't do those, but uh they're still in good shape. chillers have had some reliability issues. You may need to do some planning on those, but uh and we put the water heaters in. Those are the main the main uh features. Here's a
036rooftop view of your high school. So, green is new, red is the older ones. So, the red ones were put in in 2000, a rooftop air handling unit. So, that's makes up the other part of the major equipment for HVAC in that building underneath that. In 2019, I think it was, we put 100 VAV boxes. So that's each each space like this gets one thermostat. That's one zone. So we put a hundred zones underneath all of those units. So prep rooms for chemistry labs, all that stuff. Everybody, all the offices get get their own thermostat. That's what was done. So one thing Google Earth isn't updated. We did your science lab to what 2024. So, uh, that system's, uh, been upgraded. >> Can you jump back to that slide? Those ones that are circled in
037red. What about the condition? >> Oh, yeah. So, those units were made by train. I was going to get it on the next. >> That's okay. You're okay. Tony knows this stuff. >> All right. So, what we have for each of the buildings is a is a equipment list. So, like Tony was talking about those air handlers. So, those are rooftop air handling units. They're made by train. They're 35. Expected life is 35 years. They were put in in 2000. You got nine years left. It was the best unit that train ever made. And you got those units. They'll last 35 years. Ashray. Oops. I You're right. I swiped the screen and it does. It does work. All right. One more time. Here we go. So, 35 years put in 2000. Best units train ever
038made. They'll last 35 years. They're great units. you're lucky to have them. Newer equipment just doesn't last as long as some of that stuff. Couple things. You guys have done a great job, like I said, on the learning environment places like entryways with the cab heaters. If you see something in red, that usually means it's it's problem. So, you know, your main three buildings, you'll see very little red. Those cab heaters aren't working in the entryways. They're just not doing their job. So, we'll need to replace those planning. So, that's it. science lab. I put it in green just because we just did that one and it's kind of cool. It does a really good system and that's what we're going to do at Deli. What we did at the science labs or I'm sorry
039at Camden. That's what we're going to do there. All right, that's mine. >> Thank you. So, this slide uh just kind of a a visual summary. I'm a visual learner. So I uh we put together this line just to give you kind of some real high level um kind of points again that this book is going to be kind of your bible for digging into the weeds and getting in deep. Um this is just kind of a high level of the kind of things that we thought were the the most urgent or things that you should consider addressing in the the near term. Um, and then we, as Tony mentioned, we score all of these things as we're going through the buildings and come up with a composite average score. There is some waiting and
040we explain all that in the binder. But like your building systems are weighted more. Um, doesn't matter what the lighting and carpet is like in the classroom. If it's too cold or too too hot, students have a hard time learning in it. So, those are the most important aspects. the building systems carry a little bit more weight in this scoring, but just to give you kind of at a glance kind of an average score of each building where they fall on on kind of a gradient there. So, we're going to move to the Deli Elementary or Deli Community Middle School. Same thing. This uh this space we're in right now uh as an example is an example of a really good space. Good lighting, uh good furniture. I know the furniture in here is new.
041Um, Common's cafeteria has a similar feel. Um, very nice high open volumes. Uh, good utilization of the space, combining it with the the cafeteria as well as performing arts space with the stage. Really uh kind of fun, innovative things you're doing at the middle school with the student incentives. Uh, we really like that. Um, we actually have in upcoming summer work some some ways to f uh highlight that a little bit more. And then just bringing the school spirit and community pride into the the building facade is is great as well. So some things at the middle school that we observed uh right now there really is lacking a secure entry vestibule. We will be addressing that this summer in the work that we're doing. Um right now as visitors come in before they ever
042get to your receptionist they kind of enter the building and are able to go left or right. So, we really want to uh move that those facilities around so that visitors to the school have to check in with somebody before they get free access to the building. Um the exterior components um there are some areas of damage that the kind of material that's on the outside that looks like stucco, it's called ephus. Um it's just not a very long-term durable material and in a lot of places it's been damaged. There are some examples of of cracked masonry. um around the facade. Uh again, nonADA compliant restrooms and then there's at some of the windows there's some evidence that water is getting in above the lentils. Uh so those are probably either building cycle issues or
043uh the window system itself is failing. And then at the bottle fillers, um those have been added which is great convenience for the student, but uh the electrical and plumbing we'd like to see covered and and taken care of so that kids can't access that. And back to that slide, we have a contractor that does stainless steel and put a removable shroud underneath there and that would work out really well. Okay, so remember red and green. So red one's the old one. There's one unit on this is the middle school. On the uh one end that's the west end. It's the west end is um is an older unit. All the green ones are the newer units we put on in uh like 20 21. Underneath this was 45 VA boxes. So 45 zones in
044just in the middle school. So those are all all brand new. couple of areas. There's a VAV. This is just a picture of a VAV box. Here's your water heater. It's u what they call tankless. People put them in their homes now. Um they've had some struggles with those. So, uh may need to do something with those in the in the near future if we can't keep reliability up. But, uh you'll see there's no red on the middle school. It's a great building. Things are in good shape. And just kind of that scorecard again for the middle school. A very similar score to the high school. Uh good mix of um kind of newer finishes, areas that have been upgraded and then some areas that still need some attention. Going to Deli Community Elementary School,
045uh DCES in here. Um very efficient, uh classroom units for the air handling in the in the classrooms themselves. There has been masonry repair work done on that building um called tough pointing is what we refer to that. So you go in and you repair that damaged mortar, you fix the the damaged brick. A lot of that work has been done here at the elementary school. Uh new carpet has been recently installed and there's good security at the front door. So before you can get access to the elementary school, um someone has to visually see you through an a system and buzz you in. mix of cosmetic issues. Um we do have some rusting uh metal restroom partitions. Uh gaskets are missing or coming loose at some of the windows. Um restroom finishes are a
046bit dated. Um parking paving just kind of more cosmetic. And then some things that are a little bit more serious like the lentils above some of the doors are are starting to rust out. Uh this door in particular sticks. So, it's potentially a security uh challenge if that door isn't isn't pulled shut all the way. Um potentially could leave a door um open after hours if it's not checked. So, those are things that we would we would prioritize or suggest that you prioritize. >> The big the big components at the elementary, you have fairly new chillers, older air handlers put in 95. These need to be upgraded. Uh there's a humidity problem in the cafeteria that we'll solve before they get replaced. And then you have uh boilers from 2011. Um that was the best
047picture we had with Oops, I did that again. So um anyway, so again, we talked about red's bad. Not bad, but just something to be concerned about. So those there's four air handlers in the building that are older that probably in the next five years we should replace. But really good building. Got those vertical units that Martin mentioned that are uh for each of the classrooms. Those are really nicely efficient. Good hardy units. They'll be they'll be around here a long long time. Okay. >> We don't have individual controls in the the rooms at the elementary. Is that right? >> No, you do have individual. >> Oh, do we? >> Chris can he can change temperatures, anything he wants to do on those. >> Okay. >> Bring in as much fresh air as you want.
048temperatures like the fans go up and down speedwise. >> Are those controlled at the district level or do the individual teachers have control as well? >> Not the teachers don't have much control. They may have they have a little slide on their thermostat. They go up one one or two degrees. That's it. >> Okay. Be happy to talk about that later if you want to charge. And uh again that scorecard um just kind of a visual representation. The elementary school has a lot of newer finishes. Uh the carpet has been replaced. Um just some of those those masonry items that we talked about as well as some uh upgrades. Some that will be happen happening as part of the work this summer uh as we add potentially childcare to that building. be a new drive
049lane drop off to support that. That's independent of the elementary school today. The Camden Early Childhood Center, uh, awesome historic building. Uh, for those of you, really cool for me as an architect to get to see these old buildings. Um, especially with some of the original items still in place like the scoreboard and the time clock is really uh, fascinating and a great, uh, outdoor learning environment in the courtyard there. uh really a great amenity for for your students. Uh one of the big issues at Camden is light levels. Um a lot of the light levels in the classroom are lower foot candles than we would like to see in a learning environment. Uh the corridor, a lot of the corridors have this textured uh cementitious ceiling. It's hard to get lights in that. So,
050a lot of the corridors have uh sconces along the the perimeter of the corridors for their lighting, and they just don't provide uh the same light level quality that we would we'd like to see in a in a learning environment. And then a big one at Camden is the the cooling. Um we will be addressing that in the summer work this summer. Uh right now, a lot of the classrooms bringing cooling via kind of a residential style window AC unit. Um the problem with historic buildings, right, they're they're old. Um some of the the masonry on the outside of the GM just has uh over time started to allow water intrusion. Um so we have the school has a a budgetary number to uh address that with the the exterior facade. It'll involve a lot
051of that tough pointing that I mentioned. Um because unfortunately in a situation like this, it's really hard to pinpoint what crack is letting in the water. Uh you would hate to do like 70% of it and find out the 30% you didn't touch is where the water's coming from. So it it's kind of an extensive process, but but necessary with the amount of uh masonary damage we're seeing here. This building has more different kinds of AC units than any building I've ever been in. And it's tiny. It's amazing to me that you could have all this stuff. Other main components, water heater looks looks really old because it is. The boilers are getting near their life expectancy. So, they're going to need a little bit help. Remember we talked about if there's red on your
052sheet for the equipment, it's usually means we got to address some things. So useful life remaining minus4 minus4 and minus 90. You know, we the the hardest part for for Chris is that if something's wrong in the building on the other buildings, he has his computer and he can see what's going on. He knows before the teacher shows up if something's wrong. Here he has to wait for Brian to call or the principal. It's there's there's no electronic system at all in the building for temperature control. So, there's a there's a big need for that and we're going to address a lot of that this coming uh summer. >> So, as I mentioned, the the HBAC is weighted differently. It has the most impact. So, the score on this building is a little bit lower
053due to um those building systems needing to be addressed in the the near future. I'll turn it back over Tony. Bring us home. Thank you. >> So, as we kind of transition here kind to Oh, I should say there are a couple other buildings. Transportation building, we looked at athletics, we looked at administration building. We're going to spare everybody the time tonight, but they're in they're in our analysis. They're in this binder. We want to hit the main kind of instructional facilities. So, we did walk through those. I thought this might be helpful to share because I everything that I do when I relate to projects I always tie back to like my home like how do we maintain and take care of our home and your school district is is like that but you
054know on a much larger level. So this was kind of shared by one of the kind of really trusted um consultants in the school world with policy analytics and I I came across this in a presentation and I asked if I could share this and they said yeah absolutely. So just gives you a rule of thumb. So when you're kind of looking at this American Fiscal Plan Association, essentially they're saying, "Hey, you probably should set aside or be considering about 2% of really what your building value is on an annual basis to properly operate and maintain those facilities. Um, so put that in perspective, right? For your school school building values, and we've done this for a lot of different districts, some much larger, some much smaller. It just shows shows that hey, on for
055your facilities, your assets, you know, really looking about $2.4 $4 million a year. It doesn't mean that's every single year. And I think you all have done a really nice job of every other year, every few years, you look at doing a project and you address a chunk of those at a time, you're doing the same thing. I just want to point that out and it's good for me. It's like, okay, well, if you had a house and it's worth, you know, 250 $50,000, probably in a given year, you might be putting in four or $5,000 to replace something, especially as things get older. Okay, nobody follow their chairs. Um, this is this is the one slide that summarizes basically all of the efforts, cost estimates with timing. Once again, your binder is going to
056have it in much greater detail per system per building. Um but for purposes of tonight, everything that you've heard about kind of puts, hey, we have the the high school, middle school, uh the office building, our admin building there, all the all the facilities that we evaluated. If you wanted to do everything today, which you don't, and nobody has that type of ability or money to do it, you could spend 43 mill almost $44 million to address every building. Once again, part of that actionable strategic plan is looking at putting this putting these plans out there for the future. So you all as a board and as a community can discuss what truly are your priorities and when do you have an opportunity to tackle on some of these needs. So they're parsed out there
057between 0 to two years, 3 to four, 5 to 7, 8 to 10, and then 11 11 plus. The challenge I'll present to you all tonight is that's based upon kind of our team, my team back here looking at it with their lens through some conversations. You all kind of know your buildings very well, your staff very well, how you teach. We got to figure out the right the right plan is truly, but this is a great starting point for the district. It does include um talk about I won't touch the screen by the way. It does include this inflationary rate. So once again, if you look out 10 years or 15 years, there's a 7% inflationary factor. You say that seems really high. Our estimating team, we track this every single month. So we
058look at like RS means, look at the Morgansson building building reports. Currently it's seven. Every year it's going to change. It probably will go down. It'll come back up. >> It's important to mention that that inflation rate is specific to the construction industry. It's not like the inflation rate you hear about on the news and that 7% is specific to our region. It'd be very different in Chicago or Milwaukee or Louisville. It's it's very specific to to our our climate. >> So just want to point that's that's all good points but then it's factored in for the future. So if you have a conversation now if we talk 10 years later that price tag right that goes up with that inflationary rate. And then I do want to transition a little bit just to highlight
059that there are some upcoming projects that I know we're super excited about, hoping that you all as a board and community are excited about. Um these are just bullet points of them. Um but really looking at a lot of the different main entrances kind of on the front the front elevation of this building. You're also familiar with what's currently there. It's quite bulky. Some of it's deteriorating. A lot of the different glass structures are struggling. but looking at redoing those and updating those. Uh really kind of with the early childhood center over at Delac Community Elementary School, which then relates to the upgrades that Pete talked about over at uh Camden in regards to the HVAC HBAC and lighting in that gym by the way in that historic gym. That'll be beautiful in there as
060well. New secure entry here at the middle school. Uh that's going to be we're going to walk through that here. And then while this works out really well for, you know, kind of a nice boardroom, we're looking at a potential dedicated boardroom uh for you all in the community to hold events just like this. Completion time frame kind of June through December. So, a lot going to be happening here potentially the second half of this year. So, what does some of this look like? Um I'm gonna turn to Jordan, do you mind describing what's on the floor plan here because redesigned it? No problem. So, this is kind of the the death of everybody kind of walked in today before the meeting. Um, and so like Martin and Tony alluded to, there's really not a
061secure entry at the middle school. Um, and so what we'll be doing in the upcoming 2026 project would be taking over the classroom that's right adjacent to that vestibule. Um, and then creating that new office space will allow the actual school to be secure. So, you would, if you're a guest into the building, you would come in here. You'd be buzzed in from the outside. Similarly to the other buildings, you would not be able to get past these doors right here. You'd have to actually walk yourself into the office, check in, do your business, either be let into the school or make your way right back out of the school. Um, and so that really just creates a much more secure environment for the school. And then this is just a rendering of kind of
062how that office space would look like. So this rendering you're standing about right here looking at that new reception desk. >> And one thing to point out there too is if if people are coming in and they're just dropping off medicine for a kid or dropping off a launch kit for God, there's a transaction window in that vestibule. So someone doing something like that never even has a just kind of drop stuff off. And then maybe these are just some images of what's being proposed on the front elevation really this building high school or this is the middle school one here kind of dramatically changing what's out there today. But you're going to notice some consistency now, right? That's one of these goals is as as you all did the goal is to have consistent
063kind of familiar entrances. So when you come to Deli Community School Corporation, you know where you're at. Uh right now it's kind of hard for the athletic entrance because there's not really a whole lot of uh markers out there. So this would help solve that problem for the high school. Not quite as much canopy out there, but something still kind of keeping to that that message. Uh and then we did talk about um a dedicated boardroom. So, um, this is kind of a a really good use of space if you all know, but, uh, over on kind of the south side of the building here, that more or less is kind of a large open space. I think sometimes used for storage, sometimes used for just miscellaneous items to be held, but really that's what's
064going to be renovated to then create a new uh, board dedicated boardroom and some a few kind of updates to the main reception area. So, as the community members come by, you know, they're able to kind of see a very welcoming uh a very nice updated central office. All right, last slide then we'll take any questions you may have for us today. So, kind of those next steps, it's really validating the 2026 projects which we just walked through. So, we are out for competitive bid right now. Okay, so that's that's the process we're in. We get bids later in March. We bring all that back to your administration, review all the contractors, review all the suppliers, and then we prepare a report that comes to to the board, and then we'll come back in April
065to kind of get your uh you'll be able to review all this, but then to kind of get your approval on which items to move forward with. Uh item two on there is just really just starting to think through and consider those future projects. That's going to be part of the strategic plan. I'm I'm assuming we'll help with some work sessions and kind of, you know, vision and planning and some of those things, but start thinking through what that looks like and then just continuing to manage the strategic plan. So, this is not something it may go on the shelf right now, but it's going to come back off the shelf a couple times a year and we will check in with you and we will update what that 10-year plan looks like and it'll
066kind of be rolling. Um, so expect to hear from us on that. All right, that wraps up our formal presentation. I really appreciate the time. That's more lengthy than we normally do, but I think this is important enough. There's a lot of information. We want to make sure you knew that we did spend the time on this and that you all and your community had this information. Uh so, thank you and we'll take to answer any questions you have if we haven't completely overwhelmed you. >> Kennedy's dying back. >> I'm so sorry. >> No, it's okay. Actually, I actually did have a question, but I was just going to ask it after the meeting. What does ADA access mean? >> I literally wrote that down halfway. >> What is that? I'm sorry. What does ADA
067accessible mean? >> So, uh, ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act. Um, so it's people that are had a disability or an impairment. Um, for example, uh, you're familiar with if you go into a bathroom space, usually the last stall is a bit larger. It allows for people in a wheelchair to be able to turn, get off the wheelchair. there's ground bars to help them get up. Um, so situations like the image I had where you actually have to go up a step to uh access the urinals, it would be very hard for somebody on crutches or with a disability to do that. Round door knobs like this, someone that has an impairment that they can't grasp and turn uh would have a hard time with those doorork knobs. So, um, usually you will see
068more of a lever style that someone can push with an elbow or impairment. Um, also at the high school, for example, the the one of the things that's in a report is the lift at the media center. There's a platform lift that we take someone in a wheelchair down to the media center, but it doesn't go up to the guidance level. So, people have to come down now to if someone were in a wheelchair had some disability where they can go upstairs. So, there's a lot in the ADA. Um, but it's really addresses people with disabilities so that they have fair and universal access to space. Is that something you guys planning for fix the lifting all the way up to guidance? >> So it's part of the recommendation. So I feel everything's going to
069be considered the timeline that's be determined. >> Fair question. I would say normally when you do an improvement you are kind of required to bring it up to current code. So that also kind of usually triggers you know hey if you're like let's do some work in this area. It's all fine and good, but we also that's why architecture today they got to pay close attention to the code to bring it up to current code. >> Many many times you're just grandfathered in as it currently sits. >> Those codes change all the time. So, it's important to point out there's nothing inherently wrong with this building. It it met the code when it was constructed, >> but codes and philosophies have changed. So things like um you know one of the things we saw like
070around performing arts center where you walk around that mezzanine um the knee wall or the kind of railing codes have changed now instead of uh 30 in 36 inch height for safety. Now it's up to 42. So those are things that that just codes evolved and changed. Um there's nothing inherently wrong with the building. It not the code when it was built. It just now would need we would recommend bringing them up to those current questions. >> All right. Thank you, John. Thank you for your time. >> I do want to take a quick second to thank uh Tony Kadall and all the members of performance services for being here. Um the huge benefit to this is we can financially plan forward by knowing where our shortfalls are. Um the one thing I would say
071I've been on the board for five years. Um there's people like Chris that know that when we replace what and what year that was. Um Pamela being here for a year um doesn't know that either. So we're asking questions back and forth on what's good, what's bad. Um and by having an assessment um we all know and everyone knows um when that shortfall happens. So uh thanks again for that assessment and it is definitely a lot of information. Okay. Um moving forward um we're going to get into consent items. I'd like to get a motion uh for the approval of consent items A through L. A being the minutes for the February 9th, 2026 meeting. Uh B, the uh minutes for the February 12th executive session. 5C, the monthly and payroll claims fund transfer report.
0725D, the approval of monthly financial report as submitted by the treasurer, as well as a couple of recommendations. Uh we also have a couple of fundraisers on here and also a livestock uh judging field trip uh that is out of state. So, I'd like to get a motion to discuss the approval of 5 A through L as presented. I move that we approve the consent items A through L as presented. Second. There any discussion? Okay. All in favor of 5 A through L as presented say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. >> Okay. Uh number six, we have the school presentation that for the DCHS, Mr. Long, he's ready. >> Oh, yeah. Pull this up real quick. Should be short and sweet. Uh do some celebrations. Uh first off, uh
073thank you and thank everyone for being here tonight. Uh next year, uh we've had discussions from all the way from our superintendent down to all sixth grade teachers and staffs of six through 12 about just revamping our bell schedule. Um there over over my tenure here, there has been some uh concerns with our Wednesday schedule of it being so short uh with timing in each class. um as well as there were some inconsistencies of some classes had 40 men or 45, some had 35 and so we tried to clean that up. Um and what we really wanted to do was to get more time in the classroom. So we've taken our home room period and shortened that down. Uh 6 through 12 will all have forth the same home room. Now that'll help with some
074convocations. Uh some other things that we try to do 6 through 12 that will help with that. But the biggest thing is we're actually going to be gaining um on our regular day five more minutes in each class which if you multiply that I didn't do the math but uh over the entirety of a year that's a lot of class time for our teachers to have with our students. So we felt like that was important on Wednesdays because on the other schedule it was only 35 minutes. That's very difficult on a teacher uh to get kids settled down get them in and then teach a teach a lesson. So, what we proposed was and everybody came to the agreement was we will not have home room on Wednesdays. Um, which will then allow us to
075get that time back to 45 minutes. So, what this really does throughout the entirety um of the school year is keep us at a more balanced time in class. You're only losing five minutes on that late start day instead of losing 10 like we were uh previously. So, just wanted to get this in front of you. Know that um that all the teachers were on board with this, all the all the staff and administration 6 through 12. Just wanted to get that in front of you tonight. Um that that that positive change is coming for our kids and and our teachers. Any questions about that? Okay. Um we just got done doing a career day. Uh this is something that they did last year that was um it was a career fair that was at
076the airport last year in Lowensport and this year um they did it at Pioneer. Well, so when at the beginning at the start of this they came and sat down with me and I'm like oh this is a great idea. let's have our whole school do something. And I got some desk stairs um from everybody because it was a lot of work. And I will tell you this, the crazy idea had um these two ladies over here as long as well as Amy Ton took it and blew it out of the water. Um our kids had a fantastic day. Um staff got a chance to build some relationships as well as look at some different careers that maybe they weren't um weren't weren't aware of. So, um, I'm gonna let them because I'm not going
077to do the due diligence because they really honed in on each one. So, we had Amy Tomone that did the junior class, Dana Kirkwood did sophomores, and Jessica Baines did the freshman class. So, I'll let them share a little bit uh their activities. I have no idea which y um so I really actually enjoyed putting all this together and um like you said it was quite the feat because whenever I thought about getting all these businesses organized I thought that'll be pretty easy everyone in Delphi wants to be involved um and since we do have a close-knit community but it was a lot to try to put together 16 businesses that all in the same day could coordinate together and I I was extremely impressed with how our kids did and how all our businesses
078cooperated um and really the feedback and I've asked the English department if they would do their bell rier to ask how the kids liked it and for the most part they they really enjoyed it. Um and there was a lot of eye opening businesses that they even haven't even went into locally. Um but also a bunch of different careers that they had never been exposed to. So every everything from a laborous job to the courthouse uh to restaurant to estheticians and um and then they got to visit the upper room which a lot of students had never been there before. So we went there for lunch so that was really nice. But overall they went to Buttermilk Biscuit um our dispatch center. They went to the courthouse probation and they got to see the courtrooms
079for a couple groups. We actually ran into a couple of the judges um and and the prosecutors. So that was that was exciting for them. And then getting to see Delphi Body Works, um Deli Comm the Deli City Building, which was the police department and the mayor's office, uh the public library, Diver Insurance, EMA, emergency management, and they talked about like worst case scenarios in Carol County that they would cover um the opera house, um opulence aesthetics, parish house, sands, and upper room. So, I did forewarn the kids that they better wear comfortable shoes because we walked so much I think that day. I walked alone six miles. So, it was um it was a lot for our kids, but they I didn't hear any complaints and if they did, they didn't do it to
080my face. So, I appreciate that. But they they were put in groups purposely to branch out with students they wouldn't normally be with. And it all in all it was a really really great experience for myself and I had seven other shaper rooms. So the really the biggest thing was all our community involvement. I am still blown away at all the people who were I was flying by to see my parents there for a while and I was planning it four or five months ahead of time and so for some of those people it was hard to plan that but I was very impressed with our kids and they really made me proud that day. So that's what they got. So sophomores stayed in the building the first half of the day and we had
081guests from outside the building come in and do what I call a roundroin. And because kids get tired of listening, we did two speakers and then a team building event as well for each and then they did three rounds. So you'll notice a lot of names in there are um people that are associated with our school, but we had um a counseling system. We had the owner of that organization come in and talk about being a private owner of a company. We had a female engineer which I think is a coup for our school. Um we also had our egg department devel um came in and they did sales and explained about feed and that was very cool. Indian Trails did all the trades and talked about all the trades. And then we had a
08210th grade parent come in that happens to be a DNR officer and talk about the DNR program that is also a teacher's husband. It was very nice to join us. Afterwards, they had lunch in the building and then they went out and they split up. One half went to a nursing home and the other half went to ball metal beverage packing. Ball metal beverage packing did not have enough time. The kids wish we had had more time there. Um, as did the adults and it went very well. What we found out with White Oaks Nursing Home is we went in at quiet time and so it's very quiet and quick. So we we learned a few things as well, but they did get to see and hear some wonderful things about that organization as well.
083So the kids were great. They were really good with our speakers. They asked questions um and they did a great job representing us. So the juniors, so they have a career fair that they go to every year, and this is actually what kicked us off starting this process even last year when we did um all the grades. But they went to the ball in White Oaks ahead of time. They also went to the fire department because they got out of White Oaks faster than they expected. They had time to plan ahead which we in the afternoon didn't have quite the ability. But then they went from there to have lunch as a group and from there they went to the career fair and we heard wonderful things about the career fair. Um even my own
084junior daughter said, "Hey, there are two schools I want to add to our list." So, um, one of them relatively locally, so maybe you might save me a few dollars. That would be good, too. But they they really did learn a lot. They learned a lot about different jobs. They also learned a lot about um different universities and opportunities. So, seniors got to design their own day. So, they got to decide if they wanted to go to a college visit or a job shadow. And they had a 95% participation rate. We had seven seniors come in, right, come back because they didn't want to miss school. They love her that much. So, we ran them doing errands. They they ran doing errands all day. But we had 12 different colleges that were visited out of
085our population. One even left the state. We had 47 different job locations within Carol County, Typic. And they got to design their own way of going. So, a couple of people went to see schools they hadn't seen before. One of them went to figure out where she was going to live. Um, Harrison told me that he learned and figured out exactly what he wants to do when he goes to school. So, it was a good day for all involved. >> Again, I want to thank uh Amy for Junior. She's not here and we've already thank them. Um, and now I would like to bring up Does anybody have questions about Sorry. entire house on the schedule. That was >> keep our house on the schedule. >> So, another aspect this year, uh, which they've been
086here the whole time, so they're familiar faces. I asked them because they've done great. They've met with me probably once a month, if not if not more than that, to kind of come up with ways to bring more school spirit um, and and kind of bring that school leadership back. So, I'm going to let them share what they've done so far this year. It's coming to a screeching halt here pretty soon. Um, but they've done a fantastic job and we'll let them share what they've done this year. >> All right. So, everything we're going to talk about has kind of been is like a good reflection of all of our student body and is a good reflection of our administrators like Mr. Long, Mr. Coffee, and Mr. Dale. They've been good support systems for us
087to achieve everything we've talked about. So, with that, we have what we hope to be a step in the right direction for the future of our student body and just our school. touched it. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Okay. So, first we're going to start off with our school spirit. And this is just a little like peak of everything that we've like gone through this year with our school spirit and the amount of participation we've had. And these are just some banners we've had made this year for our football games. Um Mr. Bradford made this one and then we just had this one made in the print shop. But I felt like it really helped with like taking pictures for and also just like showing our school spirit. And then some ways we have brought
088our school spirit back this year. So, we have made our pep sessions a lot more interactive for everyone. So, whether that's kids that want to participate or they don't want to participate. We have gotten prizes. We just like throw them out to everyone sitting down and the kids go crazy, especially the middle schoolers. They love the prizes. Um, so that's a big way we've made it more interactive. And then for football season, um, we've had posters made for the student section. And then we've also gotten items for students to use for dress up days. Um, so we als we pass those out in the student section or we just pass them out throughout school on the Friday of the game. And then Mr. Dale helped four of us students at the beginning of year get
089a little club together um to kind of help with our school spirit. So we make videos and post them on Instagram for game days. Um just just kind of help promote the game days, get more people involved. And then football season we have made like the dress up day um on that Friday. So if the theme was like camo, we dressed up in camo for school to get kids more excited to going to the game. And then for our Christmas spirit week, we offered a drawing for a gift card every day. So if you dressed up on a day, you got to put your name in a drawing and then draw to see if you can win a gift card. And we did that for 12 days. So there's 12 gift cards. Then now we're
090going to show like a video of our win. Nice. All right. So, that's just a sneak peek of what we've been doing this year. And so, this next thing is watch for Mr. Long, and we love the idea. So, we're going to get into that in our spring prep session. So, this is a way for us to make school fun before we get into finals. And it's our our last little break between spring break and summer break. Um, this is where we plan to hand out student council to our next class president or presidents and show all the showcase all the seniors who won the senior most by crowning them with DIY crowns. And we want to make this a new new tradition because I think people have been enjoying them a lot more and
091it's nice to have because we have a community event really in the spring. So, this is something we can do as a school. >> All right. And our last thing that we've been helping plan since July is our senior class trip. The last time we did a class trip was about five years ago, but before that it was a long time, too. So, it's been a while. And we wanted to bring this back as a way to have a last little get together with our class before we all graduate and go our separate ways. We plan to go to King's Island on May 15th. This is an incentive based field trip, so students have to have above failing grades, so anything over an F, and they can't have more than five absences. And then our
092target goal is to reach at least 50 students. And the cost per student is $40. >> Thank you. >> Like I said, they've been outstanding all year and I'm looking forward to a spring session and and them transitioning to some new leaders for next year. So, we really look forward to that. Thank you. >> All right. Lots of good information there. Uh, Chip, do you have an athletics report? Has to be exciting to follow the couple we've had already. >> Um, I would be remiss if we didn't start off with obviously the gym video boards has been a huge hit. Um, not just as far as athletics goes. I know the senior class sponsors are excited to be able to break them out for graduation. We've been talking about different creative ways they can do
093that kind of stuff. So, those were, I think, huge value added across the whole corporation and be able to use for a lot of things. So, those were very exciting. Um, locker rooms were on to punch lists um as far as doing some flooring fixes and decorating and that kind of stuff. So, those are two big projects that were in the usable phase. one one completely done and one that's usable and we're just now cleaning up little things. So, those are two very good news. Um, I've had some really good IHSA news. Again, one of the big things we've been doing is trying to get our voice heard uh down at the state level. Um, so I was invited to go be a part of the sectional realignment committee. So, that was one of 32
094schools in the room. Um, we carved up all the sectionals in one day. I was shocked we did it in one day. Um, but it's probably the best meeting I've ever been a part of with the IHSA. It was very productive. Um, and then on the other side, then I was also at that at that meeting, they asked me to be um an assistant tournament director for the wrestling state finals for the boys and the girls. So, those were two big things that I know what we're doing is being seen and being heard and they're valuing our opinion up here. So, that that's good for us. Um, yeah, I think that's the big stuff. Uh we just obviously closed out basketball sectional. It's always good to host. Um Joe Lu Page was back in town
095coaching at Western Boom which was great to see him again. Um got to see him four times this year four times. Um but he said there was a huge crowd of Western Boom people that came up and went out to eat downtown and all the things that are obviously important for hosting those. It's not just about our specific school, but it's getting exposure for the community. So, I thought that was a nice little added bonus when he came and and told me that. So, I want to share that. >> Great. All right. Thanks, Chip. >> Good job. >> All right. Uh, our last report here, the superintendence report. Dr. Morton. >> Thank you. Well, great things are happening here at Deli um across our schools at all levels. Um, so first I'm going to start
096with our elementary and at Camden um students participating in one books one school and also the London a wars which I know were a huge hit and I'm sorry who won because I don't know if I know that was a competition right >> not a competition >> the sister won >> and then of course we had at the high school career day which was awesome my own son participated in it as a freshman and he shared all the amazing places he visited in Deli. And so I know it was a wonderful experience at our middle school. Recently, students were recognized um through Junior National Honor Society. So, it's great to recognize our student leaders. Um and I was excited to go into each building and present on professional learning communities. Um and professional learning communities
097is something we're going to continue to focus on. educators working collaborative collaboratively um to analyze student learning, use data to guide instruction and ensure every student um is learning and of course you know during our conversations I emphasize our educators are the professionals and so we're learning from each other. So, continuing with other exciting things as we're working with Tyler Moe's and MatchPoint, um we're strengthening our social media presence in addition to our student groups, um branding, logo development, wanting to highlight the great things happening across our school district. In the coming weeks, you'll see, and if one of you want to hold up, we have a um I'd say larger than a postcard uh coming out to advertise our prek and kindergarten roundup. So, that'll be coming soon. uh to the community as well
098as beginning to plan our spring community newsletter so we can continue celebrating and sharing the great things happening here. I do want to acknowledge some legislation because I know there's some um families um that have been concerned and I would say um educators as well and this is something I'm going to support our staff with and the creation of um some policy and procedures that will need to happen here at Deli and that is the bell-to-bell cell phone law that was passed and so that is limiting personal wireless devices that includes cell phones, smartwatches, any personal devices, laptops tops or tablets. And so that is something from the start of the school day to the end of the day, they either have to remain at home or be stored securely and inaccessible during the school
099day. Um, so that is something we're going to navigate through as a school district, but all school districts will be as well. In addition to that, there's been a lot going on with legislation and the Department of Education and there has been now a new K through2 accountability model that was passed and that will change how school performance is measured moving forward. And so this is the first time in several years that individual schools and our school district will be um rated. And so this is to from the state to align accountability um with uh five areas academic mastery, career and postsecary readiness, communication and collaboration, work ethic and civic financial and dig digital literacy. So student performance is going to be measured across multiple grade bands beginning with early literacy in elementary school and
100then um will continue um but also look at attendance, coursework, career experiences and credentials as they move through middle and high school. Um so it will include school letter grades um but the overall calculation will include many indicators. The first year of implementation, the state says, will be a baseline year, like a year zero, um, to help schools understand the new measures before more long-term um, comparisons begin. But the overall intent is to have clear uh, transparent information for, you know, our families, for communities to see how our school district is performing. Testing, lots of testing is happening and I would say that's at all levels. Um, I read three just took place. SAT I believe is tomorrow at the high school and I learn checkpoints for the middle school are Tuesday and Thursday. There's
101a lot of assessments. This is the time of year for spring assessments projects. Big thank you to performance services for being here to share the facility assessment. Also, I think our custodians have left, but the head custodians were a huge part of that process um and really dedicating their time and attention as well as Chris um to assist with that. So, we are looking, we want to address, you know, the immediate concerns, but we also want to plan for long-term improvements across our district. So, that would include, as they share the timeline, summer projects, of course, routine maintenance, and then larger upgrades um that were presented at the end of their presentation. So, we're going to continue to communicate those updates with staff, but again, they're going to be bringing information to you at our
102next board meeting um to review. Um and also um you know as those projects are developing I know staff are very eager to hear those updates as well in terms of you know when classroom work is going to begin you know what to do with u materials um you know where will staff uh park um in the summer when we have summer school happening. Um so uh accessing you know spaces that have already been or have been always available to them that may now require use of a key card to get through a door such as staff bathrooms. Um so there's many questions um and things that will as we continue to you know develop plans you know that information uh will be shared. Um but again it's an exciting time because we are planning
103for uh what I feel is Deli Community School Corporation is birth you know through 12th grade and I think that's pretty exciting. And then we do have later this week um we have admin attending the Purdue job fair. Um we will have some open positions that we need to fill and this is a great opportunity um to connect with our local university. Um and so we're excited about that. And then I this wasn't part of my report um but with the information that was shared with the comment tonight you know of course I I I see you elementary staff. I hear you. Um, thank you for bringing, you know, your concerns forward. Um, I know we don't have to respond to public comment. Um, but you know, I of course want to communicate with you
104and I appreciate you communicating this to me. I'm just sorry that this is the first I've heard from anyone um from the staff um outside of when I presented the information to the staff as a whole group. Um, so when it was opened up for questions, we had a few questions. I answered them. I, it is true, I stuck around to answer any more questions. And from there, I've not heard from anyone. Um, and so I think many of you have gotten to know me that if you email, you want to set up a meeting, you want to have a conversation, I'm absolutely here to talk with you about any questions you have about the new positions, any concerns you have regarding administration and support. So, I want you to know, you know, again, I
105know we don't have to acknowledge public comment, but I think that's important that you hear from me. Um, and as Mr. Connor shared through discussion. I didn't bring anything up because I haven't heard of any concerns. Um but please know that during discussion it's open to um it's a shared agenda and concerns and questions can be asked as well. So you know after this time after this meeting open to having meetings conversations about your concerns. So I hear you. Thank you. And that's my report. >> All right. Thank you. Okay. several reports, lots of information, lots of new things happening. Okay. Uh, moving forward to new business, we have a couple things here. Um, I'd like to start with new business 8A. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the surplus technology sale recommendation.
106>> So, move. >> Second, Mr. Vote. So, when we went um from two teacher devices down to one last summer when we replaced those Chromebooks and desktops with just laptops with docking stations, we were left over with um around 75 desktops that we thought, well, maybe we'll use them for something. We haven't up to this point. And so, instead of just letting them sit and be recycled, we thought we would try to sell them um for some money as well. And Drew has done a really nice job of uh making sure that we wipe them and put new uh images on all of them. >> Any questions about that? >> Will you just do a bulk sale? Is that how that works? >> Yeah, I was planning on putting it on the website that Laura
107uses for um things that she does for public sale. Yeah, I was going to price them at $125 each, which is a little bit lower than what um I've seen around $150 from other people. So, I feel like at 125 we should be able to sell most of them, I hope. Or at least get some of them to sell. >> I'll take it. >> Yeah. >> Buy a bus or a laptop. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um Joe, just hang around here for a minute. Uh any other questions or comments on that before we vote? Okay. Uh all in favor of accepting 8A the surplus technology sale recommendation as presented say I. >> I. Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Okay. Next one here. Uh 8B. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the Chromebooks
108recommendation for rowing IT solutions as presented. >> Second. Yep. >> Okay. So, following our scheduled refresh of refreshing student Chromebooks, third grade, 8th grade, and then one of kindergarten, first or second, every other year. Um, and looking at the exact numbers we needed. Also, I found 15 Chromebooks for about half this price. So, I could subtract that from our total number. So, got it down to 275. And the best price here was from rowing last summer. I kind of got myself in a little bit of a jam by waiting too long. Um, and so this summer or this year I decided I was going to try to get those quotes a little bit earlier. And I'm glad I did because prices are going up and I I don't think we're This is about the same
109price we got last year. Considering the amount of inflation that we've had, I I think that's a win. >> Any questions or comments about this? All right. All in favor of 8A the Chromebooks recommendation for rowing IT solutions say I. >> I. I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Let's see one more here for Joe HC. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the PA system updates. >> So move. >> Second. >> Yep. >> Okay. our software subscription for our current Bogan Nightquist uh PA system has we've let it expire this spring. It'll still work, but we're not receiving any updates. I knew that that was coming. I don't I'm not a big fan of the building system, so I've been looking for a replacement since last summer. It's been quite a process.
110I've talked with a lot of vendors. Um provided you with three different quotes from different vendors with different systems. What I'd like to do is use our existing cabling and the existing in the in Camden, the elementary school and uh the middle school and then replace the headend equipment which is like the brains of the system how you control the bell schedule and the PA and it's also going to simplify the controls for the front office people. Um Algo by far was the best price and I think it's also going to be the best turnkey solution for us. Any questions for you? >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Okay. All in favor of HC the PA system upgrades as presented say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. >> Thank you.
111>> You're welcome. Thanks. All right. 8 D. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the Mon'nique Burr Foundation Child Safety Matters Curriculum K through five. So move second. >> Dr. Um this is uh elementary and Camden seeking approval for curriculum. Um this was reviewed by Mr. Hawk and myself. I know that also Christina Leslie is pursuing a grant um to fund the purchase of this curriculum. This is uh called the well it's the child safety matters curriculum. It's a comprehensive researchbased uh prevention education program. It's designed for students um in grades through K through five and it educates empowers children, school staff and parents with information and strategies to prevent, recognize and respond appropriate to bullying, cyber bullying and so forth. Um so asking for your approval of this researchbased curriculum. Any questions or
112comments on the curriculum? Hearing none. Um, all in favor of 8D, the Monnique Bur Foundation Child Safety Matters Curriculum K through five as presented, say I. >> I. >> Post. All right. Motion carries. Okay. I've got a couple here. I'd kind of like to loop together. Um, I'd like to get a motion to discuss 8E, the Indiana ESC Food School Food Co-op, 2026 through 2027 and 2025 through 2026, as well as 8F, the NESC Food Service Dietitionian, as well as 8G, the NESC Food Service Mentor Agreement as presented. >> Second, Dr. So the first two items of 26 27 2526 this is through the NESC. Um we have access to a service center that supports us with you know bidding for items helps with our food purchasing. So that's just renewing an agreement that we've
113had already in place. It does benefit to be part of a co-op. Um and then the next two items. First is the food service dietitionian. Um the approval of this would allow that person who this is their area of expertise uh to support with uh creation of menus at all levels. Um that is something that uh truly uh takes an expert um to balance portion sizes um ingredients and so forth. Um and for a minimal cost um that's very beneficial for our school district. In addition to that, the f food service mentor um with our food service director still being new to this role and needing some support for a very minimal cost as well um to offer her that support to engage in regular site visits and offer assistance. Um that is what I'm
114asking for your approval for. And all of these agreements are through the Northern Indiana Education Service Center. >> Any questions or comments on those items? I think it's needed. Okay. Uh hearing none. Um eight number eight, new business. All in favor of 8 F through H, excuse me. 8 E through G as presented. Say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Okay. Uh new business letter H. I'd like to get a motion to discuss K media the prek KDG roundup postcards >> second. >> So I wanted I thought it was important for you to see the product that I'm asking you to approve for purchase. So double-sided advertising our prekk roundup advertising for students, anyone looking to transfer to our district. Also advertising our virtual learning opportunity. And I think this is
115really important that this goes out, it would be to our community and beyond. And the cost of this is if we obtain a child and a half that will pay for the cost of these. So, and I know there's not half children, so two. Um, so this would be for production and for mailing is what the cost is that you're looking at. >> All right. Any questions about the uh the postcards comments? >> Okay. >> All in favor of 8H the approval of Ker Media for the preK KDG roundup postcards say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. All right. Eight. I I'd like to get a motion to approve the 2026 classified staff hourly and salary roster uh for the SBOA. >> So moved. >> Second Dr. War. >> This is
116a requirement through state board of accounts and we have listed every classified staff member um hourly and salary. Um so it's we need your approval through state board of accounts. Any >> questions or comments? Okay. All in favor of new business 8 I the 2026 classified hourly staff and salary roster for the state board of accounts say I. >> I posted. >> All right. Motion carries. 8J. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the purchase of the Kurland bus sales EV25 charger as presented. So move. Second, >> Dr. Moore, >> and I'll invite Laura up. Laura, >> thank you so kindly. >> Are you Are you awake back there? >> I'm awake. >> Let's get it. Let's get >> hot. Like, we can get some air condition in here. >> I'm sorry. That was
117funny. So about a month ago, um the charger for our electric bus, our darling electric bus, um quit working. Called in um backup to have them update it. They updated it. One of the modules in it would not update. They said it should work. It worked two weeks. Um and then they say now it is obsolete and no longer serviceable. the company that manufactured the charger is also out of business. So, >> the new charger that I'm looking at um will charge the bus about twice as fast as a 40 watt or 40 kilowatt charger opposed to the 25 kilow we currently have. Has a little bit longer cord which would be a big benefit so we don't have to park it as close to the building as what we currently do. Um, with this
118quote, it also extends the warranty to 5 years. Um, I've looked at some other options of trying to trade in the bus. Um, asking for any and all suggestions. I've talked to just about anybody that would listen to me at Kurland's. Um, so yeah, I made some great friends. >> Any uh any questions or comments for Laura? So, what will be the charge time now with this new charger? >> Um, I don't know yet. >> So, it currently takes four to six hours, >> right? So, I'm going to guess probably three hours maybe. Um, and which we've put it on a county route, so it does get a lot more miles than what I used to drive it. My whole six miles a day. So, we are starting finally to rack up some miles on
119it, but um it currently has just about 25,000 miles on it and we've had it this is our sixth year. >> How many more years do we expect to run it? >> So, the charger breaks again >> or the batteries battery. >> Well, and I I made a salary but with the gentleman at Kurland's and he didn't want to take me up on it. So, um he suggested that our battery life on the bus was well over 90% uh longevity still. >> Yeah. >> So, >> do we have one bus? >> We have one currently. It has a little bit of a charge on it, but it's been sitting for the last month because I have to charge it. >> I need to fix it. $400,000 bus, >> right? I can't hardly trade it in
120if it doesn't have a charge either. I mean, >> the battery life should be 15 years, I think, was what the minimum promise was. I forget what the guarantee was, but >> I don't remember. I wasn't involved in that part. Yeah, >> I disrupt it. >> Okay, thanks Laur. >> Okay. Uh, all in favor of 8J the purchase of the Kurland bus sales EV25 charger as presented say I. >> I oppose. >> All right. Motion carries. Okay. 8K. Hey, I'd like to get a motion to discuss the DCSSC strategic plan for the 2026 through 2030 school year. >> So, second, >> Dr. Moore. >> Uh, so this is the information that I presented during our last board meeting. It's been shared with our community. It's been shared with our staff and also shared with our
121students at the through the superintendent student advisory council. So, at this time, I would like to have your approval. There any further questions or comments on her presentation of the plan? >> And we are approving what that with the plan just that we accept the the recommendations to consider or what is that exactly are we approving? >> The plan is written that's presented in the report here. >> So we will adopt everything in it. >> Correct. >> Okay. the motto, the mission, the vision, the goals, and the action steps. >> Was that the thing with the last? >> That's correct. >> Yep. >> Okay. All in favor of 8K, the DCSC strategic plan for the 2026 through 2030 school years, say I. >> I. I >> opposed. All right. Motion carries. Okay. 8 L. I'd
122like to get a motion to discuss the CECC principal recommendation. >> Second, Dr. Mark. >> So, this is the recommendation for Sarah Carlson to serve as principal Camden. Um, and I feel this is truly needed um, through even the conversations I heard when I first arrived here of Camden needing um, a full-time leader. Um, and now that we are moving more staff and students over to Camden, you know, I feel Sarah is the right fit for this role. Um, she's obviously done an excellent job, you know, at our elementary school. um as I shared with staff in the meeting that um I brought them together at, you know, shared how she'll still continue to be, you know, involved at the elementary school um in overseeing special education, being that point of contact, um 504 coordinator,
123and so continuing with curriculum planning. Um so, at this time, I'm seeking your approval for that recommendation. >> We have any questions or comments from the board? Sounds good. >> Okay. All in favor of al the principal recommendation for the CECC of Sarah Carlson say I >> opposed. >> All right. Motion carries. Congratulations, Sarah. >> Thank you. >> Okay. 8 M I'd like to get a motion to discuss the CECC preschool tuition recommendation as presented. >> Second. >> Dr. >> Um this is the same recommendation for the preschool tuition as previously submitted except for offering a discount to staff members as well as giving them first priority to the preschool. So that is the only change that's in bold on that recommendation. Any questions about the tuition updates? >> Okay. All in favor of 8
124M the CECC preschool tuition recommendation as presented say I. >> I post. >> All right. Motion carries. All right. Rounding out uh number eight here. 8N. And I'd like to get a motion to discuss the job descriptions for the student achievement specialist title one grades 1 through 5. Student achievement specialist title one grades 6 through 8 student behavior specialist social workers counselor CECC and DCEES and the director of child care center birth through preschool as presented. >> So move second >> Dr. Mo. Our elementary school has been a title one school for many years and this year our middle school became a title one school and with that being said you know we do receive additional funding. It is very traditional in schools that are title one to have a position dedicated to supporting students
125academically uh through a certified teacher. And so that is the intent of these positions for grades one through five and six through eight is to provide interventions um remediation on a regular basis through a certified teacher. Uh previously we or our current situation is that we do have our aids um who are supporting and they are spectacular and they're filling in in any way that they can. um but with our needs um you know they aren't able to provide you know that support on a consistent basis. So I think this is going to be really great for both the elementary and middle school to offer those interventions and also support staff with data analysis and um providing uh remediation as well in the classroom and any supports that they can also provide. So, I'm very
126excited, you know, that this is an academic uh position and I think it will really support our teachers and our students. For the student behavior specialist, um social worker counselor, this position is created to be um proactive in nature um versus um reactive, which would be, you know, the potential uh sending students to an office and giving consequences. you know, coming up with those interventions behaviorally, working with teachers in the classroom to help with classroom management plans, working with individual students who maybe are struggling on a consistent basis um in the classroom, supporting the teacher in the classroom, um you giving tools, tips, and tricks, um helping to create behavior plans. Um, so really being that I would say partner um, you know, with our staff to help support them um, on a day-to-day basis.
127And then lastly, the director of the child care center. The goal is not to have Mr. Hawk serve as the the administrator seeing the child care center. Um, Mr. Hawk is going to be overseeing students at Delpai Community Elementary School. Um and so this position would be dedicated to our child care center um and serve as the administrator of that center. >> Any questions for Dr. Moore on all these items? >> What makes the sixth through eighth grade like our middle school a title one school? What does that mean? >> So it's a certain percentage that um helps students qualify. you have to have a certain percentage in order for school to become a title school. So that number is given to us um by the federal government each year. Um and so they have
128a special formula that calculates that. Um and if at each level even the high school has a different expectation versus our middle and elementary school. Um so you have to meet that criteria. >> Good question. Anything else >> on the director of the childcare center? I don't believe we put a salary recommendation in. Are we waiting to see on experience of applicants or did you have that figure and I missed it? >> No, that's not listed on here and I do think it'll depend on the person's experience, their qualifications. Um, and I know in in different um childc care facilities within a school um that can depend, you know, on their experience. So, I do have the qualifications listed. Um, you know, bachelor's degree in early childhood education would be our preference. Um, or at
129least the minimum qualification, I would say. Um, a master's would be great as well, but just really looking for that experience in early childhood education and leadership. >> Okay. Thank you. >> That's based out of the elementary school, right? >> That is correct. It will be housed in the elementary school. >> Anything else? Okay. Uh all in favor of 8 N uh the job descriptions for the student achievement specialist uh grades one through five as well as grades 6 through eight. The student behavior specialist for social worker counselor for CECC and DCEES and also the director of child care center birth through preschool as presented. say I >> I >> opposed. All right, motion carries. Okay, we've got through all of that business there. Um, we have some donations and thank yous here. Dr. Moore,
130>> well, first we want to thank Franciscan Alliance Community Health for their donation of 30 plus CPR pocket masks. That's just great for the bus drivers to have on the go um while they're driving. So, thank you to them. And then also thank you to the donation that was made to Delpai Community Elementary School clothing items which we're always in need of um from Once Upon a Child. >> Awesome. Well, thank you for those. That's uh always exciting. We get some donations here and there and we appreciate every bit of it. So, um some future dates coming up. Uh March 10th, the this I believe today is the 9th. Uh that is tomorrow at the opera house 6:30 pm. Um also March 20th through the 27th. That's spring break. Uh very much so. Right around
131the corner here. Our regular board meeting for April 13th of 2026 will be here at 6:30 p.m. in the DCMS Abby and Living Memorial Library. Uh also April 25th that is the junior senior prom. So, we want to make sure we wish those kids a safe evening and good choices. Okay. Uh, any other future dates from the board that I miss? >> Okay. Uh, board comments. Uh, we'll start with Mr. Smith. >> You had to look. >> He's not He's not here though. >> Yeah, that would have cost you. Um, gosh, going first. This is weird. Uh, thank you to everybody for hanging in there tonight for this short meeting. Um this is an exciting time of the year really as we head into spring senior itis starts kicking in. There's so many activities that
132really just put that explanation exclamation mark on the school year. Um so I do wish everybody well teachers uh faculty staff as they start to wrap up their years and it's a just really a great time. Uh, and spring sports. Uh, that's also a great time to to uh to wrap up some of our great sports and athletes that we have working hard. Uh, thank you to uh Paulie Andrews and Neil Red Elk. They've been a great addition to our staff. Uh, going to be missed as they move on to uh other opportunities. Um, thank you to the students for the presentation. Great job. That was exciting. Uh, good stuff going on. And Jessica and Dana for their presentation, the career fairs. It's good for us to see all those things that are going on
133uh within the school, in the community. Um and really for our students to have exposure to so many different things within just not just our community, but in this area. Uh Ball Corporation opening their doors to us and they've done that before. But what a great factory to go through and see the automation that involves so many technology pieces that students have to have um experience and abilities to be able to do. So anyway, I appreciated all that. um the um chip video boards, locker rooms, stuff that you've been working on for two or three years with us and hanging in there. Uh it's great to see that come to fruition. Uh and I'm excited about the uh childhood center. I think that's going to be a real boom for our community uh especially our
134our school corporation uh and how that really assists in the big picture. So um lots of good things going on. Performance services, thank you for presentation. It's always good to see you guys and looking forward to this summer. >> Yeah. >> All right, Mr. Nipple. >> Okay. Uh, I want to thank everyone for hanging in there with us on this uh, performance services. Thank you guys. Good to see you all. Tony and his mafia crew. >> Thought I'd throw that out there. Uh, I want to thank the the students for their presentation. Uh, that looked like a lot of fun. Wish we would had something like that back when I was in school. But, uh, anyway, I want to thank uh the presentation from the superintendent, Dr. Moore. I think uh it's going to be
135a big challenge next year starting out at the elementary school with everything happening. I I'm hoping everything goes well. So, Mr. Hawk, >> I think we're up to it. >> Okay, Miss Carlson, good luck next year and uh everyone have a good spring break. come back and uh get ready to make that final push towards the end of the school year. Be safe and have fun. >> Oh, one more thing. April 18th, I just found out they're having the Wizard of Oz play at Camden >> Community. I'm sure it'll probably be at the Camden Community Building and my granddaughter is Dorothy. So, >> there you go. All right. Thank you. >> She's got her red slippers already. >> Yeah, it's it's uh hard to come up with new thank yous following that, but I I
136appreciate you all coming to present to us. I am thrilled to be able to see some of these bigger changes. I love that our HBAC systems are all set up, but I'm excited to see some of the uh exterior improvements. Uh and I think we've been talking about that as as long as I've been on the board. Uh, I'm thrilled about this the strategic plan as well. I feel like, you know, updating those mission, the vision, the values that we have and and what we want to hold students, staff, ourselves accountable for is is really exciting to see that come come to life here. Um, I'll echo just because I spend a lot of time in the athletics world. So, I think that is so exciting. The video boards were great. Uh, it's a a
137great thing that we've been able to do. Um, and I think that was it was exciting to see some of the work that the kids did even on senior night to be able to pull some of that together. So, super exciting to see all that come together. Um, career day, I will echo I heard I don't get a lot of updates on the on the daily activities of my high school students, but I did hear about career day and they loved it. Um, excited to go around and see some of those those different opportunities. So, that was exciting to hear about. Uh Tyler and his company doing the social media has been an incredible update. I think for for myself I think just in how we see what's happening in the school. Um you know
138the work that they're putting into that. I think he must be doing it 23 hours a day. I I don't know that he ever stops on that. But um it's really been an incredible way to be able to bring more people into what's happening here in the dayto-day. So, I appreciate that and I think it's really exciting for what we've got going on. >> Great. >> Now, you come up with something new. >> I have I have nothing new. I have two items. I want to keep it quick. Uh uh I want to jump on board with the uh the long-term planning and uh you know you've got a uh a fix it bible over there for us that that we're going to rifle through and and that's going to give us a great path
139to get the school where it needs to be for at least the next 10 to 20 years. So, we really appreciate everything that you've done with that. And then as far as the Little Oracles Child Care Center, um, a big push on that is we live and die by ADM. And this is a way to not only give what is a need of child care in our community, but the surrounding communities. And I hope that we can tie into that and not only keep our ADM but but grow it. So that's all I have. >> All right. Class representatives. Who wants to go first? >> I can. All right. So just thank you everyone for listening to our presentation. And also another important date that he mentioned was our high school's also doing Wizard of
140Oz, but it's the 3rd and the 4th of April. So you can just hit back to back weekends to watch in every school watch. I think probably ready go is going to do there soon too. So just them all. So yeah. >> Yeah. I said dinner. Yeah. So there's dinner for >> get your tickets. >> Thank you to performance services for the presentation. It's nice to see all the updates that are going to go on throughout the school in the next few years. I obviously won't be experiencing them, but it'll be nice to like go through the community and see what the what's been like improved at the school. And then Mr. Wong and all the teachers that work with him with the new schedule. Thank you for that. I think it's a great opportunity
141for students to have more time in the classroom, especially on Wednesdays when I feel like we have no time. Like I have class like the classes that are the same amount of time every day and then I have the classes that are super short. I think that that's going to be a big improvement. And then also the career day. Thank you to Mrs. Kirkwood and Miss Baines. and then also Mrs. Swanson for all the work they've done for that. Um, I know that crew day I thought it was fun last year when we did it. So, I think that it's a great opportunity for everyone and also the freshman. I think that that was really cool for them to like go down and see everything they can do within Deli. I think that's really nice.
142And then thank you all for having us and then listening to our presentation. >> That's good. >> Um, I know everyone's really sad I didn't ask as many questions this board meeting. I know that you guys are really hoping on that, but um thank you for your presentation. It's really cool to see, you know, that we are paying attention to our school and what needs improvement and not just settling on the building that we're in right now. So, um next school year, I'm really excited to come back and see the improvements that's been made. Um thank you ladies for your presentation. It was really fun. Um I don't think people realize how much work they do put into the pepperis. I don't think they really mentioned that, but it's a lot of work and we're
143lucky that we have class presidents that really care about it. So, thank you for that. Um, yeah, everyone's presentations, it was really good tonight, you guys. And even though it was long, it was still good. >> All right. Thank you. Uh, yeah, I just want to touch on a couple of things. Uh, first of all, um, huge congratulations to Sarah Carlson. Um she's a very quiet person, but she is ecstatic about this opportunity and we are as well. Um we trust Dr. Moore to the fullest that uh the plan is right, the plan will work and everybody will thrive with it. Um as well as with the child care and our flyer, this is awesome. Um the one thing I think about is is um we will be able to help funnel uh kids that
144have a slight bit of education coming into that prek. That's good for teachers. That's good for administration. We all love grandmas and grandpas, but the holding cell at home isn't always the best learning facility. And if these kids can get into something, I think that is awesome. Um, speaking from finally my kids, I don't have to worry about daycare. Um, my youngest or excuse me, my oldest went through four different facilities before he got into kindergarten. Three of them in Lafayette and one here where he finally finished up. Um, point being is is child care is hard to find. Um, and if we can find something, I I can tell you there's probably a dozen people I can tell you right now that jump back and forth between two or three people a week to
145get to make ends meet so someone can watch their kid. Um, so not only is this a daycare, but this is a learning facility as well, and we want people to know that. Um, so I think as far as our staff and admin, um, I'm hoping this is just that great thing that helps you out with kids that are even more ready for preschool than they are when they get there. Um, I just want to thank everybody for being here. Very long meeting, performance services, excellent presentation as well as class representatives. Um, a very big showing of the things we're doing here. Um, so when you get these out there, hand it to your neighbor if you don't need one. Tell them scan QR code, sign your kids up. Um we're trying to do big
146things and and better things. So all I need is one more motion and that is for adjournment. Some of >> all in favor. All right.