001[Music] Good evening. I'd like to call the 5:00 uh public session to order and uh please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. The uh Elcart promise. Every student is known by name, challenged and supported by highly effective staff and in partnership with the community will graduate career college ready and life ready. Thank you. Um we have the invitation to speak of protocol as usual. U please remember that uh we will not be talking about any individual in particular. Uh there is a um if you're an employee of the school corporation, there is a um uh procedure to go through a hierarchy of management
002uh to go through. I'm not reading off the thing, so you all know it. Anyhow, Dora, do you have anything tonight? Thank you. Okay. Um, Susan, um, would you please come forward? And I hope you're not speaking in German. Nine. No, I will not be. No, but I do have signs if you'd like them. Um, I have been the German teacher for Alcart Community Schools for the last six years. Um, I came into a program that, um, I remember the first time I walked into the classroom with 10 students and I went, "Where are the rest of you?" Um, and we had a really interesting conversation. Um, I was told March 28th that there was a possibility that German was being cancelled for the next year year. And I went, "Oh." Um, and I was
003like, "Okay, we're going to find some information out." Um, and then on April 2nd when I came back, the students said that some of them had already be been scheduled to not have German for next year. And that made me very sad. One of the things that I can say is that all of the districts surrounding Elcart Community Schools offer German as an option. Um, not only do the surrounding school districts offer German, but in the secondary education, it is offered at IUSB, uh, Notre Dame, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indiana State University, Valparezo, Anderson, Marian University, IU at Cookamo, IU Southeast, um, and University of Evansville and the University of Indiana Southwest, Wabash College, Depal College, and the Rose Hullman Institute. Um I have worked very hard to make sure that our program is is
004growing that it has more students who come into the program and stay and those numbers are going up. It was a challenge during uh co as I think everything else was. Um I've been employed by the school district for 24 years and I'm proud to say that I work at Elkart Community Schools. Um, but I think that the importance of German uh is possibly being overlooked. The numbers are slightly low, but um I've gone from a beginning of 12 students for my German 2 program to 21. Um, and that's a large growth and I continue to try to bring more students in and to hope that more students start to see the importance of German. It is the second um most widely spoken language in the European Union, second only to English because English is
005what all the signs are in. So that everyone has a common language. Do you understand? So I would like you to um take that into consideration and to um at some point either keep the German program or bring it back. Okay. Um I have a question. Uh what is your current uh um you mentioned 21 students. Is that what your current uh student population is in German or did I misunderstand that? Next year, the German 2 population would be 21 students. That's not including any of the German um one students or the German 3 students. My German 3 students at this point, my German 3, four students at this point are eight students. The German three students for next year I believe are six, but there are only eight students within the program. And a
006lot of them once they've hit that third year that gives them the um high high school diploma that they need and I can't think of the word right now, forgive me. Um and so the ones who do stay are the ones who really really love German and are staying for four years. Yes. Um me personally, I would like to see you know all the language including Latin taught also. So, and did you have a comment, Dr. Huff, at all? No, I at this time I don't. Okay. Um, other than that, u Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Okay. Um, the consent items. Do I have a motion? Second. Have a motion, a second. Uh, Kelly, you want to do gift acceptances? Sure. Um on behalf of our boys track team, they received $10,500 from
007multiple donations. DMBB Environmental and um Passionately Purple, the Sarah Crane Foundation, Vaughn and Cynthia Nickel and Linda Homo donating um $8,000 to our track and field. So that was a great um and we have such an exceptional track team. The uh VFW Post88 donated $458.36 to pay negative balances in food service. Nip Black Excavating Chad Nitl Black donated uh two soccer goals to Bristol Elementary which is great for $560 that will be very well used out there. And our softball team with two donations from the Walker family and Goan College received $2,000. Pieran Hoopla event received $875 from Elkar Education Foundation. So, as we land in spring break, we have a total of $16,393.36 in donations from our community partners. And that will be all I will speak on tonight. Thank you, Kelly. Appreciate it.
008Uh, I have a motion and a second. Uh, is there any further board discussion? Any discussion from the public on that item? Seeing none, uh, Dy, I think you have. Okay, no comment. All right, good. Um, all in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Old business, Mr. Thorne. Thank you. Uh, good evening, Vice President Weaver, members of the board, and Dr. Huff. Uh, first item on the agenda in terms of old business would be board policy 0164, which is a bylaw that covers notices of meetings. Tonight, the administration is recommending for your approval board policy 0164, notice of meetings. If approved, this policy will consolidate the notice requirements established under law for regular meetings, executive sessions, special meetings, and emergency meetings of this board into a single streamline policy.
009Currently, these requirements are outlined in three separate bylaws and policies. Seeking your approval this evening. Thank you, Mr. Thorne. Um, do I have a motion? Motion. Second. I have a motion and a second. Uh any discussion from the board? See none. Any discussion from the public? Okay, I got you over there. Okay. All in favor, please say I. I. Those opposed? Nay. Okay, motion passes. Thank you. Board policy 0165.1. Uh the the pardon me, the administration is recommending recision of this policy as it is covered by the policy you just approved 0164. Okay. Um I have a motion. Motion. Oh my goodness. Do I have a third maybe or something here? All right. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion from the board? We're going to be three for three. Okay. All right.
010Uh let's see. Any uh discussion from the public? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Thank you very much. And uh Mr. Thorne, board policy 0165.2, special meetings. Thank you. The administration is also recommending recision of board policy 0165.2, notice of special meetings, as it again is covered by the policy that you approved, 0164. Thank you. Uh, do I have a motion? Motion. Do I have a second? Nobody's going to say anything. Second. They're all gunshy now. All right. I have a motion to second. Uh, we have any discussion from the board? Uh, any from the public? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Those opposed. Motion carries. Thank you very much. Uh, next policy 0165.4. Thank you. Uh the administration is also recommending recision of
011this policy which governed notice requirements established by other statutes under Well, thank you, Mr. Thorn. Um do I have a motion? I have a second. Second. Okay. Thank you. Uh I have a motion second. Any discussion from the board? See none. Any discussion from the public? Seeing none. Uh all in favor, please say I. I. I. I. Those opposed? Motion is carried. Thank you very much. And Mr. Thorne, new business, board policy 3421.01A. Thank you, Mr. Weaver. This evening, the administration is presenting for your consideration a proposed revision to this policy which relates to the administrator compensation plan. The essence of this proposed revision is to provide for changes in administrative compensation to be made through resolutions presented to this board in a public meeting rather than through the adoption of a specific policy. Both
012the current board policy and board resolutions provide for an open and transparent procedure related to any changes that occur to administrators comp to administrator compensation. Tonight's proposed change does not provide for any change to the salary ranges for administrators and any future change would be accomplished through a resolution approved by this board in a public meeting. Thank you very much. Uh do I have a motion? Motion we wave second reading. Do I have a second? Second. Have a motion a second. Any further discussion? Any discussion from the public? Seeing none, all in favor, please say I. I. Those opposed? Nay. Motion is carried. Thank you very much, Mr. Thorne. And uh moving on to information from the superintendent and staff. Thank you, Vice President Weaver. Um I just want to one wish everyone a safe
013and I'll move my microphone down. Safe and well-rested spring break um for our staff and for our students. I know it's definitely long overdue, so please enjoy that time with your family and your loved ones. Um, also I want to wish our assistant principles uh a very well-deserved happy assistant principal week. We actually give you a week vacation during this week, so enjoy that as well. But no, uh, they are often a lot the backbones of the school. They have great relationships with our students. They are the first ones to to to address kiddos when um, he or she may be struggling. and usually they do our bus duties and things like that, but they're also instructional leaders too in our building. So, I just want to say thank you for all that you do
014as well. Um, and then as a gentle reminder, our next board meeting will take place at the Little Theater um on April 22nd. So, look forward to seeing you there at that time. So, Mr. Weaver, I will turn it back over to you. Well, thank you very much. Um, do we have any comments from the board tonight? There are no comments from the board. Not even I am going to speak tonight. The meeting is over. All right.