001Thank you, Pastor Hayden. >> I will call this meeting to order. May 26, 2026 and go to roll call. Mrs. Gray, >> Mr. Hallen >> here. >> Mr. Mlen is absent. Mr. Melture >> here. >> Mr. Wall >> here. >> Mr. Carl is absent. Mrs. Miller here. Mr. Thompson >> here. >> Thank you, Mrs. Gray. Moving on to A5. Are there any revisions to the agenda, Mr. Brimberry? >> Uh, Mr. Allen, there are no revisions tonight. >> Thank you, Mr. Brimberry. Moving on to B1, public comment. No one has signed up to speak to the board. Uh, but if you'd like to address the board, uh, come up to the podium and to say your name and address, and we will allow you to speak to us. Don't rush the microphone all at once. No
002one having come forward, we will move on to item C1. Hope this is okay. All right. Um, thank you so much for having me. Um, again, this is a celebration of mental health month. So, I'm here to give kind of an update of what we're doing as a school with mental health. And just a reminder of who I am and what I do. My job is called the director of behavioral health and wellness. Um, and so just right off the bat, um, when I tell people what I do that are outside of the of the Huntington School System, people are like, "Wow, that's such a cool job. I wish we had that job in our school district." Um, so I just say that kind of as a thank you to I'm really glad that we
003have the foresight and like we are looking into the future of what our students need that we're not waiting until they really need it, but we've created this position. So, I feel blessed that I get to come to work every day and that I love my job. Um, so just wanted to make sure that you knew that's what my job title was and what do I do all day? Um, so my three things that I work on is mental health. And so that could look like one-on-one meetings. That could look like helping kids with um attendance, behaviors, or grades as that relates to mental health. and then also suicide prevention and substance abuse prevention. So, I wanted to talk to you um a little bit about all of those areas. I also wanted to put
004on your calendar um next Tuesday, September, not next Tuesday, September 15th, it is a Tuesday. Um we will be partnering with the health department and Huntington Outreach Prevention and Empowerment. That's what HOPE stands for. Um which is located out of YSB. And we're going to be putting on a community mental health night. So, the entire community of Huntington is going to be invited to that. And again, that's on September 15th. Um, and then that Saturday is the Hope Walk. And so, this is the walk that we celebrate every year. It's always at Huntington North High School the past couple years. And we walk in remembrance of those who have died by suicide and with the goal to have zero suicides um in the future of Huntington. So, those are two upcoming events that always happen
005um in September. And so I just wanted to make sure that the board knows that you are all invited to those. I also wanted to offer um something that I do in the community. Um we received a grant a few years ago and I was able to get certified in mental health first aid. So this is a class that we have offered to employees here at the high school for the last few years or at the school district for the last few years. Um but now I've opened it up and I'm teaching it within the community as well. Um so we're hoping to partner with nonprofits and churches in our community. so that every single person in Huntington County, that's my goal, that's a good goal, um has the um knowledge and understanding about mental
006health and so it decreases the stigma in our community, but also increases the education. Uh so I taught a class today which was awesome. I had people from the Boys and Girls Club, I had people from Huntington University, um our school district, Huntington Catholic, um and a local priest. So, it was a really diverse group of people and everybody coming together um for the same reason. So, it was super fun. Um okay, so I'm going to talk about the different things that we do in the school system. And I want to remind you that when I talk about these, I'm going to talk about them um under an umbrella called the multi-tiered systems of support or MTSS. So, everything that we do in the school system, a lot of our interventions, we're looking at tier
007one, tier two, and tier three. So, tier one is for all of the students in a school building. Tier two is when I'm focusing on a smaller group of students that needs a little bit of extra support. And tier three are students that need the absolute most support. So it's not just coming from me, but all different places within the school that they're getting that support. Um so when I talk about tier one, tier two, and tier three, how are we as a school system supporting the mental health um substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention of those different groups? Um so first tier one. Um, so we have three mental health groups within the school system and again hope stands for Huntington Outreach Prevention and Empowerment and that acronym is an acronym of adults that
008meet in Huntington every month and we talk about um suicide loss and mental health within our community and we thought what better way to like get our um goals met but then to bring that information down to um the high school and the middle school. So, at the high school, we run a group called High Hopes. Um, and I co-run that group with um, Andrew Villan Noea. And we meet with students every Tuesday and talk about what is it within our entire school in the high school that we need to address as far as um, specifically mental health and how we want to improve the culture of the school. Um, so Highel meets weekly and then at the middle school we have hope in the middle and that also meets weekly at both Riverview and
009Crest View. And so we have students six through eight that are coming together. What do we want to do to spread kindness and spread positivity and um make sure that students know where they go um for resources? So that's something that is tier one and that happens um in all three secondary schools. Um this year we also applied for um and were accepted into um a research study plus grant um where we have access to something called hope squad. Um want to check out that curriculum. Um we've been given free access to that curriculum um in partnership with Hope Squad. And so we sent out a survey to families this past um spring and really just to ask kids what makes you feel hope and so we did that hope survey and so we're going
010to get those results back in the middle of the summer. Um, but we have full access to the curriculum, which I think is going to take all of our hope groups up a notch to be able to have access to new information and different things that we can do throughout the school. So, that's exciting. I also um speak in all of our PE classes um throughout the middle schools. So, I do a presentation on um substance abuse. And so we talk about um uh vaping in sixth grade. We talk about um different kinds of drugs in um seventh grade. And then we talk about opioids um and other drugs in eighth grade. So it's three different presentations, but the kids are getting um solid information about substance abuse and substance abuse prevention in all three
011grades. And then I do the same kind of thing but with mental health. So they're getting that same curricular support um with mental health in all three grades. Uh then at the high school we do um these tier one talks. So we have a lot of books that students read that have um a lot of like really heavy topics. So Romeo and Julia, the awakenings, um these are books that have like components of suicide in them. And so instead of just reading something and kind of brushing over this really heavy topic, I'll come in and talks to students and we'll have real conversations about what this means to have literature that has these real life components of suicide in the literature and we'll have those conversations. So those are all things that I do that
012I would consider tier one interventions within the school system. And then tier 2 interventions, so this is when I'm working with a smaller group of students. Um, so we have Cougar Success at Crest View and so I will make relationships with students that have been um, recommended into Cougar Success. These are students that just need extra support. Um, it's a five day a week class and then once a week I'll go in and do small groups with the students. I also do um, one-on-one meetings with students at Riverview and Crestview that have like higher mental health needs. Um, and then we have a really great partnership with um, the Bowen Center. So it's actually we are the only high school that this is like working with high school and middle school. Um to the point
013where they're asking us how are we doing this and how can we get other high schools and middle schools involved. Um so what this looks like if I have a student who I think needs outside referral and needs more therapy I'll do a bowen center referral and it let's say that that student is like I can't get like either I can't have transportation or my parents can't get me there but I could see somebody during school. Um so they do a program called Better View where they able to see a counselor during the school day. The first year we did this, the whole process we got one student and I was like, we're going to keep going. We're going to try harder. We're going to make this work. Um, and so we doubled our efforts
014at every school. Um, and we saw four students at the high school, two at Riverview, and two at Crest View. And so my goal is to make it so we can see five to seven students at every school. So, we have a dedicated therapist that's seeing students every single period of the day. So, first through seventh period. Um, and then if we can do that, then we'll make a bigger goal. But that's my goal for next year. Um, so that's been really exciting. Um, so those are all tier 2 interventions that we're doing within the school system. And then tier three, um, Viking Success is a program here at the high school that's mostly juniors and seniors. And much like Cougar Success, I go into Viking Success and I work with um the two teachers
015for that program and they'll recommend people that will need to come to be in this small group. And so we meet once a week. We talk about everything from substance abuse to suicide prevention to specific mental health questions and concerns that they have. And that has been one of the most lifegiving things I think that I have done so far in this job. um just meeting with those students and making those um relationships. Uh this year I worked with a student to create something that we're calling the protocol and she helped me develop it. She came to me after I did a presentation on Romeo and Juliet and I explained what my job was and she said, "I am really struggling with nicotine addiction. I don't know how to quit and I don't know how
016to stop and I need help." And so we created a protocol where she would come into the nurse's office every morning and give like her stress, like where she was for stress. Um, and then every time that she visits the nursing office, she would get a piece of gum. And I know that that seems like a small thing, but having the both a relationship with someone that's listening to you and seeing where your stress is and then getting something that can stop you using um during the school day is a really big deal. Um, so this student was fantastic like helped me create the whole program. Um, and um, she's officially quit right now. So, I'm super proud of her. Um, but I think that there's a lot more work for us to do within
017substance abuse prevention within the school system. So, when students are getting caught or in trouble, like how are we looking at that student saying, "What's the why behind your nicotine use and how can we help you through this?" Um, and then I work with all of the um counselors. So, if we have a student that's at Parkview Behavioral Health or Maple Heights and they are re-entering, reintegrating into our community that we are going to work with that student so that they're just not popping back in after having this really intense um inpatient experience. So, those are all of the different things that I do for tier three students. And then I wanted to highlight two really great programs. I'm excited about everything. Um so, I have one program that I'm starting. We received a grant
018through a program called One in Five. And if you're interested in one in Five, you have to spell out the words one and five um because there's two different organizations. But we received a grant to start a peer um counseling program. So 12 students were identified that are juniors and seniors um this year and they were trained on two different half days in the one and five curriculum. And then those students are now going to be called what we're calling them peer support people. um or I'm calling them expert listeners. Like they got trained in how to listen. And so we're looking for students who are coming up from eighth grade that are going to be freshmen and maybe need a little bit of mental health support and these students are going to be um
019meeting with them one-on-one during study hall to offer that kind of listening ear. Um and then we had this really cool opportunity where um all of the counselors and myself read this great book called Anxious Generation, which I really recommend if you haven't read this, this would be a great book for you to read. Um, we read that and then we had this opportunity where a book was created called The Amazing Generation. So, everybody that had read that was like, we need a book for kids. And so then they had this um contest where kids or schools could apply and say, I want to be able to win these books and be able to pass them out to students. And so we won. And so now we have um selected five students from Crest View
020and five students from Riverview. And some of those students are here now. And some of the students are here today. And um so I went to the sixth grade teachers and I said, "Okay, I want your students like be in a line." Yeah, great. Okay, great. These are awesome students. Okay. I said, "I want your students who like reading." That has to be one of the things. And not all of the kids actually knew what this book was about. parents were like she got to like chapter two and was like wait a second is this about screen time oh no so it's about mental health and how mental health has to do with screens right um so we chose 10 students and all 10 students are invited to then read the book which I think
021they've all finished it already but it was supposed to be like the whole summer um so they read the book and then in September they are part of a nationwide contest to enter an essay into like what did I learn about screens and mental health and what did I do this summer that didn't have to do with screens but I like went out and did something. So all four of these students are part of the 10 um that have signed up for this and I really hope that you'll have us back in September um which is suicide prevention month and I would love for some of them to be able to read like excerpts from their essays and tell us what they learned about this summer. But I wanted to bring some awesome students up
022um and just showcase um one of the really cool programs that I think that we're doing. That's all. >> Meg, what an honor and privilege um how fortunate we are in our district to have Meg with us. Your skill and expertise, Megan, and you know what an honor it is to serve with you and to to be a part of the district. um you're amazing and truly truly appreciate all that you do and how you've brought um us into that mental health piece where uh it's so vital, so critical and you put that on the forefront of our district and um kind of on the cutting edge, guys. So again, I just want to say thank you and thank you to the students for for being here and the parents for supporting them and just
023appreciate you so much. Um, I just want to say I I am so proud of our school corporation for really addressing this thing headon. Uh, we are, as Mr. Peter said, we're so fortunate that, um, you're part of our corporation because it does take someone, I think, that has a real heart uh, for the struggles that our younger generation is facing. I know that it's somewhat reactive, but at the same time, what you're doing is very proactive, and I I really appreciate that. So, um, yeah, you just keep doing what what you're doing, and if you need help from us, then please let us know. >> Quick question for the kids. Has anybody finished the book? >> Yeah. >> I one, thanks for the kids because I know school ended last week, so thank you
024for coming out. appreciate you. Um, but Meg, you said during your presentation you were talking about the tier 2, I believe is where you mentioned it at the middle school where you're working with Bowen Center. Can you explain our relationship with Bowen Center in the schools a little bit more? And specifically, I'm curious, do those kids need to pay for that service or is that just part of our relationship with them a little bit? >> That's a great question. Um, every school corporation I believe in Indiana needs to have um a memorandum of understanding with a community um mental health organization. So our community mental health organization is Bowen. It doesn't mean we can't have other memorandums of understanding. So we can have multiple different organizations but you have to have one. So Bowen has
025been a huge support kind of since the beginning. Um and we have a program within the school system called the student assistance program. So, and so every single student in the school corporation has access to two free appointments. Um, no matter who you are, it doesn't matter what your income level is. Um, none of that matters. You have access to these two free appointments. And that's a program that we've been doing for a long while. Um, so when you sign up for this better view, you can utilize those two appointments um to be part of that. And then for some people, it's like, well, I've never done therapy. I just want to kind of try it out. or a parent's like, I don't know where to go. Here's a good starting point because I think
026it can be kind of overwhelming in the beginning. Um, so that's where the a student assistance program comes in, but also where Better View is a part of that. Um, but Better View works just the same as it would if you were in like at the Bowen Health Center, like if you were there. Um, you would just pay based on your insurance or if you have Medicaid, like whatever would be your co-pay is the same thing that you would pay with Better View. >> And And I know it's not always the same, but I know we've expanded our counselors at the middle school as well. And I know this is probably a question for Mr. Brimberry because he was the one to do that. But I'm from your perspective. Has that helped in the middle
027schools? >> Huge. That has been a really, really huge help. And it was like we knew it would be a help because we knew, you know, things were in a place where we felt like we were always just putting out fires. but seeing it in action and not only just um has it helped our students, but I think our staff like to be like that our counselors are coming to school every day knowing that they're not like scared that something's going to happen and they're not going to be able to address that. So multiplying, you know, yourself, so having one person go to two and really we did have one and a half previously. So, but really having a stable person that's there that the students are getting to know um has been so beneficial.
028So, it was definitely the right move 110% um to bring that to the middle schools. >> I've got questions and you're perfect time. I love I enjoy conversations with you uh every time I get the chance to talk to you. Um so, one kids, you don't have to stand up there. This is me having a conversation with her. So, I appreciate you, but you can go sit down. You don't have to stand up there anymore. Um and thank you again for coming. But as we have ended the school year, if you had unlimited funds and everything else out, we we we have a lot of counselors at the high school. We have a lot of them at middle school, but we only have one at the elementaryaries. Is that enough? What are your thoughts knowing
029take finances out of it? But you know what? Where is that an area we're lacking? Is that the next area that I'm going to hear Mr. Brimberry coming to talk to me? >> [snorts] >> So, and I would want to say ask the counselors because I would want them to, you know, definitely speak for themselves. But when I look at kind of the vision for mental health, it's important to understand that the elementary, middle school, and high school counselors all have completely different jobs. So, you see school counselor attached to what they do, but they're three totally different jobs. So, our elementary counselors are able to see kids one-on-one, but they also do a lot of classroom pushin and a lot of wellness [snorts] and social emotional teaching within the schools. And from my perspective,
030it feels like we are doing well. Um, middle school doing great. Again, they have a different they're doing a lot of one-on-one, a lot of one-on-one meetings and then scheduling. And then at the high school with especially with the new graduation pathways, they're completely focused on their students and making sure their students are academically successful. And then they'll do crisis management and they'll see some for mental health. But if if someone's asking me this question and you want to know the answer, um so I'm really looking at um we're replacing our social worker and so bringing that social work position in and if I ever was able to have unlimited funds, I would say more social workers for the school system. Um so counselors are amazing and they each have their jobs, but social workers
031are magic people and they are able to do so many different things. And if you have licensed social workers, they're also be able to provide therapy. So, they're able to do one-on-one therapy as well. So, if I'm looking at a vision for the future, I'm also always wanting more social workers within the district. >> And this is why I enjoy talking to you because I would not have went that way, but I appreciate that. And every time you come to talk to us, I always learn something. So, thank you. >> Well, Meg, thank you uh for what you do. Thank you for how you do it. And um thank to our four students who showed up tonight. Uh uh the peer counseling listeners as you said uh it's invaluable part of the school culture that
032we're going to be working on. Meg. So appreciate all you're doing. And I'm also going to say thanks for being here. I know you might have somebody running in a regional uh right up the road about 40 minutes. So thank you for uh being here tonight and be safe on your trip to the regional up there for your daughter. >> Thank you. Can we get a quick picture please? Thank Thank you again parents for coming. Thanks again Megan. We're going to move on to the next item and D one student summer food service 2026 and staff Mr. Burgess. >> Good evening. Before I get into my boring agenda items, I do want to as a fellow administrator thank Meg Fzen for all that she does. She's got some amazing programs. And as I'm sitting in
033the audience looking at my boring agenda items, I'm thinking what a bunch of amazing stuff that she does all through the district. And I'm thinking, what can me and my team do to help her and the students of HCCSC in that specific uh area of mental health? And as I'm thinking that, I look at the very bottom of my agenda item and I see the strongest minds are wellfed. And you know, that's one thing that my team and I really take to heart. And I'm just so glad that we can be part of that puzzle piece to to help her and her team do that. So, as we get into uh our nuts and bolts of what we want to accomplish uh for these three things, the first one is our summer food service proposal.
034Uh we are requesting approval for HCCS food services to operate the summer food service program again this summer at 13 locations throughout Huntington County, including summer school sites, kinder camps, local parks, the YMCA, and community partner locations. This program allows us to provide free breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under during the summer months, helping ensure students continue to have access to nutritious meals even when school is out. Last summer, we served nearly 40,000 meals to children in our community, and we expect another strong summer of participation this year. I also want to highlight that this program does not require any additional fun district funding. Food, labor, and supplies are fully supported through federal USDA summer reimbursement. Uh lastly, the request uh includes approval for summer staff holiday pay related to the July
0354th observance, which would also be covered through program reimbursement funds. I appreciate the board's continued support of this program and the opportunity it provides for us to serve Huntington County families during the summer months. If you have any questions, I'm happy to to answer. >> I know when I was looking over the program, I noticed that we weren't covering as many spots as we have in the past. >> One of them being the War area and I think the other is is the Rono area. Could you just speak to that and why why we're that why it's changed a little bit this year? >> Sure. Absolutely. Great question. I'm glad you're asking it here so that we can kind of maybe have a bit more outreach to the community might be listening in and be
036able to reference back here to the answer to those questions. Um the site in Rowan Oak, we attempted to have a distribution center there last year. Uh Rowan Oak because of its affluent nature um geographically. uh doesn't qualify for these programs. I was able to work with the state last year to kind of finagle a site um not illegally um to be able to have one there and attempt to have a site. Um we had some local volunteers in Rowan Oak that were able to help us out. Um the issue we have in both those sites from our perspective is manpower. We don't have any volunteers in either or employees in either of those sites over the summer. So the program in Rowan Oak um they uh just don't have the volunteers this summer to
037run the program at all. Uh the program in Warren in years past at Salamon Elementary, they had also hosted a local migr camp and the Boys and Girls Club. So we did actually have staff in that building over the summer. So we were also able to use that site as a distribution center. When those programs uh ceased to exist, we weren't able to operate. Last year again we did have local volunteers in Warren who were able to similarly in in Ronan Oak offer the assistance in manpower and volunteers to help with that program. Um again they're unable to help this year the participation in Warren was very low. Uh over the summer the average daily participation of students was less than 10 throughout the summer. In July it was less than five students per day
038that were uh coming to participate in the meals. So while we do get a lot of vocal um people saying that there was a lot of need for it. It just didn't show up. And I think that that kind of led to the volunteers in the area not not able to participate, I guess, this year as well. So really, it kind of boils down to we just don't have staffing in the area to be able to do so. >> Thanks. >> Anyone else? I'll entertain a motion reference the request by Mr. Burgess. Make a motion to approve the summer food service program for 2026 and staff as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Any further questions or comments before we vote? Hearing none, we'll
039vote on that motion. Motion passes 6. And moving on to item D2, Food services request for vendor approval for school year 202627. Mr. Burgess. >> Hello, me again. I'm requesting approval to renew our participation in the food to school purchasing cooperative for the 2026 2027 school year along with the associated vendor contracts. Food to school allows school districts across Indiana to combine purchasing power to secure better pricing and more stable service for cafeteria food supplies and related services. The cooperative has grown significantly and includes over 100 districts serving more than 238,000 students statewide. The recommendation renewals include our milk and dairy provider, our group purchasing and distribution partners, and our chemical supplier. These are all existing vendors that have continued to meet our operational needs and support reliable service for our cafeterias. Continuing with these
040contracts help us remain costconscious while still providing uh quality meals and maintaining efficient operations for student and staff. Again, I ask for your approval to renew our participation in the food to school purchasing cooperative for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Thank you, Mr. Burgess. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Recommend the vendor approval for school year 2026 2027. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. Any questions or comments for Mr. Burgess before we vote? >> So, Mr. For those that don't know, we've been in the I I know we've been in this program a long time, but >> just so the public or whoever doesn't know, >> um, how many years roughly? >> Uh, since I've been around, so I've been with Corporation
041since 2020. So, as far as I've been around, we have been. Um, there are other co-ops that are available. This is the biggest one I'm aware of in our area. Um, uh, it is competitive. It does a lot of the leg work for us as far as vetting vendors and doing the bids for those vendors. So, not only does it save us a lot of time and effort in those capacities, but also does all the foravings. Yes. >> And I'm assuming it has saved us a fair amount if we try to go on our own, right? >> Yes. >> Yeah. And I think it went quite a bit ways before 2020. I believe this is the same one we've had since I got on board. So, anything further from Mr. Then we'll vote on the
042motion. Motion passes 6. Move on to D3. Food service request approval for 2026 2027 meal prices. Mr. Burgess. >> All right. Third time's a charm. Uh meal prices. I'm requesting approval of the proposed meal prices for next school year for HCCS food services. The recommendation includes modest increases to paid student and adult meals while reduced price meal categories and milk pricing remain stable and affordable for families. Prices are as follows. Uh milk will be 50 cents each. Student breakfast at all schools will be $1.75. Student reduced price breakfast at all schools will be 30. Student lunches at elementary schools will be $2.55. Student lunches at middle school and high school will be $35. And student reduced price lunches at all schools will only be 40, which remains the same. These recommendations continue our gradual approach
043to meeting Indiana Department of Education paid meal pricing guidance while still remaining below the current recommended weighted [snorts] average meal price target which I believe is at $4.17. The recommend the recommendation is also based on several out ongoing financial pressures facing school nutrition programs, including including rising food and supply cost, increased labor and operational expenses, equipment repair and replacement needs, stricter USDA requirements, and federal reimbursement rates that have not kept pace at all with inflation and actual meal production costs. Our goal is to continue to provide high quality meals to students while maintaining the long-term financial stability of the services fund. I would respectfully request the board's approval of these meal prices for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Thank you, Mr. Burgess. I'll entertain a motion to reference this request. >> Motion to approve
044the 2627 meal prices as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Is there a second? Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Any further questions, comments for Mr. purchase. >> So, I I think I heard you right and I I just want to clarify that the average price for student meals is about $4 is it 16 or 17. >> The recommendation by the state [clears throat] would be $4.17. Yes. >> And even at the high school, we're well under that by over a dollar. Correct. So, uh one I want to commend you on keeping the line and working where well within a good budget and giving a good value to the parents of our community. Um so, thank you for that and I love how the state says, "Well, we should be up here, but yeah, we can still
045do it down here." So, good job and keep up the good work. Thank you, Mr. Carl. Okay. Anything further for Mr. Burgess? Then let's put on the motion. That motion passes 6. Mr. Burg, you did well. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. Have a good evening. >> You too. We're going to move on to what item is this D4. Articulation agreement between Huntington North Construction Trades and Indiana Kentucky Regional Council of Carpenters, JATF. >> Good evening. Before you tonight is an articulation agreement between Huntington North Construction Trades Program and as Mr. Allen said, the Indiana Kentucky Regional Council of Carpenters. The purpose of this agreement is to provide postsecondary opportunities for our students. As a result of our participation um in the program, after one year in our construction trades pathway, students
046will be eligible for direct entry into the apprenticeship program. After their second capstone year in our program, um students would be eligible to enter at year two of the pay scale for an apprenticeship. This would be contingent on our students meeting the criteria outlined in the document. Um additionally, students with Mr. Harvey will have the opportunity to earn the career connection certificate of completion as well. no cost to our school district for participation in the program at this time. Are there any questions? >> It's my night for asking questions, I guess. So, if I heard you correctly, basically, this allows them to then enter once they graduate, enter right into the the union to be able to be an apprentice uh carpenter. Is that correct? >> It would make them eligible to enter into the
047program. Yeah. So, through their participation in our program, because Mr. Harvey's curriculum would align with with the regional council of carpenters curriculum. It would kind of I don't want to say priority but kind of priority, right? Like that's why >> gets them ready to gets them ready. >> Yeah. If they meet the criteria, then yeah, they would be able to just go right in. >> And that's just for carpenters. Are we working on relationships with the other union trades and skill trades working? >> Yeah, we are for sure because we have a construction trades program specific to carpentry. That's why this made sense to start with first. >> So this doesn't cut down any of the the years of apprenticeship or anything like that. It just kind of helps them get the foot in the
048door. >> Yes. >> It does cut. Okay. >> The certifications with us. >> Perfect. Any further Drummond and I'll take a motion reference this request. >> Make a motion to approve the articulated agreement between H Huntington North High School Construction Trades and the Indiana Kentucky Regional Council of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Training Fund as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Any further questions or comments? I'd just like to say, Mr. Harvey, it's been quite a start uh to building houses and fixing houses up. Um I happened to be involved in a couple conversations right before all this got started about possibly getting a house and seeing how that would work and the foundation was going to help and sounds like a great idea and
049my goodness. Um it was much much better idea than that. So just well done. It's it's really a successful program and it took almost well it seems like it took nothing to get started so you made it look good >> and congratulations as well uh sir for secondary teacher of the year welldeserved among experts you shine uh daily with our students so thank you for all you do >> anything further and let's go ahead and vote on that motion That motion passes 6. Move on to D5 2026 high ability camp. Thank you, Mrs. Drummond, Mr. Harvey. >> Mr. Allen, this evening we bring before you um asking for your approval uh for our high ability jazz camp at Hanks North High School for June 8th through the June 19th um from noon to 2 o'clock.
050Uh Michael Pedock, M Matt Walter, and Alex Walters are the um instructors. They do an awesome job. Um program is funded through our high ability grant. Mark your calendars. The final performance is going to be Friday, June the 19th at noon at the Rotary Park outside per um and it's outside performance right there by the Rotary Park. You're going to think you're in the Tonight Show when they start playing because it's it is really good and they do an awesome job and a great feeder program into our high school. So asking permission uh for this to happen June 8th to June 19th. >> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the 2026 summer high ability camp program as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. Is there a
051second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Any questions or comments before we vote? Thank you for telling me when the performances. I missed it last year. >> No further. Let's vote. That motion passes six to zero. Going on to D6, 2026 Kinder Camp, Mr. Peters. >> Again, we're asking permission uh to run our Kinder Camp program that's scheduled to run from July 20th uh to the 31st of July uh Monday through Friday uh from 8 to noon. Uh our future kinders will have breakfast. They'll have lunch uh that's being served. Uh exciting program to bring them in and get them acclimated to um the going through the cafeteria and riding a bus. Um super proud of our partnership with United Way of Huntington County and the Huntington County Youth Services Bureau that helps fund
052this uh program that we have. I will tell you that the only uh elementary that would not be having uh kinder camp is going to be Salomony uh due to construction on the HVAC system. They would not be hosting a kinder camp um this summer. So, just asking for your approval um to have this program. >> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I entertain a motion reference this agenda item. make a motion to recommend approval of the 2026 Kinder Camp program as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Uh, I would just like to say that this kinder camp being when it's when we don't have it, there's trouble, you know. Um, I hear about that a lot. So, I'm I'm glad that it's it's back for for a
053while now. So, I wonder what was it? We had a couple of things happen some point. We had summer construction one year and cancelled most of >> all the construction projects. Yeah. >> Yeah. Anyway, it's good stuff. >> Any other comments? >> I know you're not going to be here next year, but the goal would be to get it back at ceremony then once construction's finished. >> Correct. Next summer. Yes. Correct. >> Paying attention. Lynn, one question about those ceremony kids then. Uh is there an opportunity to bust them to another for kinder camp. >> It's really that's a great question um because we've tried to how can you replicate and that's the piece of this where you're in your own building and where those future kinders are going to get acclimated to their own
054building. There's no way that we can replicate that anywhere else that they would have that same sense that same feel of feel of going through that cafeteria line getting into their classroom uh knowing the buses they ride kind of thing. So, um, we've looked at, uh, different options and there's really no way that we can replicate that anywhere else. >> Anything further? >> Let's vote on the motion. >> I recommend approval of the additional summer. I'm on the wrong step ahead. I recommend the approval of the 2026 Kinder Camp program as presented. >> Already got that. >> We already got that. And a second. >> And we voted. >> And we're voting. >> I second that motion. >> And and and that and the vote is 6. >> I'll wake up here just >> moving
055on to D7. additional summer I read teachers. >> We are gearing up for our summer I read program. Uh currently right now uh we have around 102 students that would be second and third grade. Um and that's a 15-day program that starts June 8th through the 26th. And so just asking again that's 8 to noon. Uh they'll have breakfast and lunch served as well there in our summer IE program. Asking for two additional teachers with our numbers the way they are. uh asking for um you to accept um through a motion today uh Katie Hunt and Jessica Denton as two additional teachers. >> Thank you, Mr. Peters. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the additional summer IA teachers as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Is there a second? >>
056Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Any questions or comments prior to voting? So, I know we probably talked about this, but it it comes back around in my head. Mr. Peters, um the cost alimony is going to be closed. How are we going to deal with those students? Are we doing it in like two different locations? One location for Irene. >> They'll be in one school location. >> Okay. >> Yes, we'll bring those students into one location. Uh they'll all be right there. The staff will be right there. >> Yes. >> Good question, >> Mr. Peters. You're also This is small group instruction, correct? There's no minimum of 15 per like you would in the secondary. >> That's correct. We are not bound by the DOE restrictions of of that one to to 10 15
057class size. Correct. >> Thank you. >> Anything further before we vote? >> Let's put on the motion. That motion passes 6. Moving on to D8 2026 extended school year. Mr. Rimberry >> board, this is our annual request um in compliance with article 7 for students who qualify uh for extended school year. I would ask that uh as an action item that we approve this tonight for our kids that uh will be utilizing that this summer. >> Thank you, Mr. Brimberry. I'll entertain a motion reference this request. >> Recommend approval of the 2026 extended school year as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Quick question. Mr. Do you remind us what extended school year amounts to? >> Yeah, it's a it's um there are seven
058different categories on article 7 that a student could qualify on. There's three that would be prevalent typically, but it's recruitment uh recruitment of academic uh goals, needs on children that would qualify under article 7 of special education. It's an annual request. Um all school districts have it. Uh very very proud of Beth and her team as they provide really really top- end services during the summer for some of our kids. >> Thank you Mr. Brimberry. Anything further before we vote? >> Just to clarify on that a little bit more, too. Usually these kids are identified and have an IEP and this is part of their IEP that we have to to >> Yeah, there's a qualifying uh plan is that um that they're evaluated based on their IEP that would allow the one of seven
059areas um several of the kids that it previouss might have been a reason for um growth rates in terms of literacy rates, things like that that they might qualify for. But uh there's a variety of reasons under the seven but there's three primary but uh [snorts] recruitment of academic loss or or lack of gain would be a reason among others. >> It's basically extra time to allow the kids to have extra services to to get caught up or retention. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, you bet. >> Anything further? >> Okay, then let's uh vote on the motion. That motion passes six to zero. Move on to item E123, the consent agenda. Mr. Brimberry, >> board, for your consideration action item tonight. Several items on there. I know that you've had uh the ability to review,
060but draw attention. Uh technology job description. Mr. Clausing has um tweaked the network engineer uh job description and device services specialists to meet what he would need for the posting of those jobs. So uh that's for your review. I know you've had a chance to look at that. Um want to thank our HR department uh for the personnel report and doublechecking uh Cindy and Tanya as well. You see on number eight, college marketing communications internship. That'll be year two with Mr. Butler uh for an intern. That's invaluable experience that was previously budgeted for. Uh recommendation for compensation administrative classified staff. Um recommendation uh as you've seen presented is 2% effective July 1. Also for our bus drivers on 50 cents in terms of uh their different levels and and I'm really glad. I also want
061to thank uh Mrs. Babcock who's here with us tonight. If I haven't told you uh Michelle in a while that we're excited to have you join us in July, but outstanding work. We know that every school district in the state has a very challenging budget situation uh due to a lot of different factors, but your hard work on this and presenting. If you could talk maybe a little bit with our board and community on on how you arrived at this rate. >> Well, thank you very much for those kind words. Um it is always difficult when when you have to you come up with a number, a percentage um because you want to give back to your staff and retain them and make them, you know, you want to, but you also have to be
062very cautious of the funding and plan out into the ahead um many years to make sure that we're not cutting ourselves too short. Um so with that, we came up with the solution of the 2%. Um it is still like under the inflation rate right now. I know that. Um but we also have to be very careful not to um set ourselves up for in the future. >> And as um I would commend not only uh your work but our board's work as many districts uh around the state if you pay attention to the news were in reduction of force mode. Uh Huntington due to um a lot of different positive uh stewardship of the money has not been in that mode. And we're very pleased that although the the raise is you may be
063modest um that everyone still has a job here, everyone's still employed and we're able to give some money. And I will tell Michelle worked very very hard uh to project out and we're thrilled to have her and her expertise joining us. So thank you. Uh a few other items um that [snorts] you see on the consent agenda. Um central office and office staff temporary increase. If you remember, uh, you had an increase, uh, at our recommendation, um, when I became, uh, the interim. Uh, that stopped according to board document, uh, uh, as the day I was put in as superintendent. But what we needed to do was then, uh, when does the help arrive, if you will, for for my old position. And that help arrives June 1st with Mr. Hansen. So, uh, what we're
064for state board purposes, we're asking for is for, uh, Mrs. Gray um M or Dr. Diggots um Tanya and Jay for us to have a finality on they will be paid from the day I took superintendent uh for Jay Tanya and Dr. Digotss until May 30th at their previously approved rate and that's for our purposes to make sure that they're compensated for the extra duties. I will note that Cindy Gray has been doing um an awful lot of work in the world of HR and an awful lot of weekends and evenings and you will see hers has 14 days in the month of June. If you remember uh Bri will be joining us for about eight days up to 10 eight days in June. So uh that closes out that area of being understaffed and
065everyone will be accounted for. So I wanted to make sure you uh we draw attention to that. I also thank that group. Um Jay and I laugh and Cindy and Tanny and I laugh and our team, but uh we've almost forgot what normal was. I think Deb said that to us once. Um and uh it's been an awful lot of work, but I'm very very proud of our team. I'm proud of our team on what we've got done and uh thank them for their work. A few other things. If you see requests for donations, if I believe uh pull that up here just so I make sure. uh $9,341.33 to a variety of our school districts. Again, we're extremely blessed. Um I know Michelle would know and I know Jay would know from being a
066different districts, but it's not always like that in Huntington. Every single board meeting, we have an amazing amount of donations that come to our schools and our kids. And so we are blessed to uh have those tonight. So I would ask board for your uh consideration. Action items 1 through 13 on consent agenda. Thank you, Mr. Primberry. I entertain a motion reference the consent agenda. >> Motion to approve the consent agenda as present. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Any comments or questions before we vote? >> Moving [snorts] back to I remember which one it was. Recommendations for compensation administration classified staff. Just as a reminder, we had a two-year contract for teachers. So, that is why they're not involved in this particular one. And
067when we approved that, we said we would evaluate it. And so, this is that evaluation from that approval and and doing that. I just want to make sure that everyone was familiar and why we're doing this now and and and we didn't do it back when we did the teacher contract. I just >> That is absolutely correct. >> Thank you. >> And I wanted to just also appreciate the fact that you did review that and you were able to get them something because I know at the time we approved that contract and the initial raise, we weren't sure that we were going to be able to do this. So, getting them 2% is is to me a great a win. So, >> yes, I was nervous about it myself, so I did some analysis on
068it. Um, and with our attrition with um several that relieved that stress for me, so I felt like we were going to be okay with that. >> Thank you. >> I will tell you, Mr. Wall, we had a lot of discussions on this and I appreciate the fact that we were able to get to 2%. Um, and and I will tell you that um I know she is uh working two corporations right now, but I appreciate her dedication on this one. I know she was working very hard to get us to that point. >> Any further comments? Would anyone like before we vote, would anyone like to pull any of the items from the consent agenda and vote on it separately? I am going to need to pull item E7 from the agenda the personnel
069report and vote on that separately. So I'll entertain a motion to remove that. Do I need to do that? >> We would just need a motion after that to vote on that one specifically. >> I will entertain a motion reference voting. >> No, we've already got a first and second to do >> but do we do 113 though? >> Yeah, but you you can pull it during that and that's fine. Then we'll vote on what that minus the one that was pulled. And then we'll come back and then take care of item seven separately. At least that's how we've done in the past. I know Mr. Wley's not here to tell us. >> I thought I missed a step. I didn't want I didn't want to have Mr. Wley's toes curling somewhere. >> And they
070are. >> All right, then. Let's vote on the motion. while she's working on that. That's one of those things our forms, dorms, and practices would take care of. We'd have a document how we do that. I'm just putting it out there. >> Yeah. >> Thank you very little. So I have a motion to approve the consent agenda items E1 through E13US E7. Correct. You'll all be happy to hear that I got a text from Mr. Wy. I knew it. Mr. Melter, did you vote? >> I did. Now I was distracted looking things. I apologize. >> Okay, that motion passes 6. I'll now now entertain a motion reference item seven. >> Uh, Mr. President, I make a motion to uh approve item E7 as presented. Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >>
071Thank you, Mr. Melture. Any further comment or questions? Let's vote on that motion. >> My distraction was school related though. Just so you know, >> we assumed that was Mr. Mel. >> Of course it was. That motion passes 5 Z one abstain. Now we'll move on to item F1 classified employee handbook. >> Yes. Um so um in in your packet is the classified employee handbook for 2627. This is the first reading um the red line version. As you'll see in there there are several items that were marked up. I want to thank um Dr. Sager and Karen Zakia um for all their work in helping coordinate this with me. We've had several meetings and then we did have a joint meeting with several um classified staff um on April 30th to comb through this. It
072was a very good meeting. I I wish I was in person. I was virtual um trying to lead it which was a little challenging at times but it was really great to hear the feedback and then then working through a lot of those things. So what you have in as a result from that. Um, and so some of the changes I'll point out is just um changing like the probationary period to introductory period. Um, changing the chief operating officer to chief financial officer. Um, clarifying when sick days, that was one of the biggest items that we were looking at changing or modifying is instead of um, issuing those days every time a person reaches their anniversary, it would be on July 1. This will help simplify the process. Um, and we are working with AOD
073right now to try to um get that all set up and that way it'll just it'll be easier to streamline and keep track of it versus there's more room for error when there's multiple things you have to do. Um so I'm looking forward to that change. Um and I believe from the consensus of everyone they were as well once they understood the process. Um and then um on the delay cancellations um that piece there was some issues with um some people were allowed to make up their time and others were not. So we they could use their their leave time and so we have that specified in here. So they would not be necessarily allowed. Not to say that they couldn't, but this would then puts it puts it in writing for everyone. Um and
074then transferring from school year to year round will receive the allocation of the 12 sick days on July 1 program rated higher mid year. And then um just some other miscellaneous items that are also listed in there. One thing that we did talk about was FMLA because it was really inconsistent within the district and how we're operating with FMLA. And so it is now listed in there that we are 12 month rolling calendar. Um and so that way it's very defined on which process we're using with FMLA. And then the sick leave bank um if an employee borrowed the sick from the sick leave bank when they resign um if they have any available then they have to pay that in their last check. If not then then they don't. But it for the first
075reading. If you have any um questions or items that you would like to discuss, please let me know so we can modify it and bring it back to you next month for the final reading or approval. >> Thank you, Mrs. Babcock. Before we move on, any questions or comments for I just want to thank getting classified staff together uh for that committee hearing. I I know back in the day that was very important to get everyone to have an opportunity to speak on that. So, thank you for organizing that and getting it done. Any further questions? And then we'll move on to F2, substitute teacher handbook 202627. Mrs. Babcock. >> Yes. With the substitute teacher handbook that was presented for the first reading last month. There is no revisions to that. So at this time
076I ask permission for approval of the substitute handbook. >> Thank you Mrs. Babcock. I entertain a motion reference this request. Motion to approve the substitute teacher handbook for 2627. >> Thank you, Mr. Melture. Is there a second? >> Second. Thank you, Mr. Wall. Any questions or comments for Mr. Babcock before we vote? Hearing none. Let's vote on the motion. That motion passes 6. Moving on to F3, administrator handbook 2026 2027. Mrs. Babcock, >> thank you. There were a few few revisions from the first rating um that I want to point out and in your packet is the red line version. you'll see those items that are on four and page five. Um, specifically, they had to do with the retirement for the 401A match. It was unclear on if an administrator needed to contribute into
077their 403b in order to receive the 401A match. And so now the wording is to be eligible for the benefits administrator must contribute 2% of their base salary to a 403b retirement plan um in order to receive that 401A. Um and then another item is um in regards to the certified retirement bonus that bonus that the certified administrators will adhere to the guidelines as defined by the HCCS HCTA contract. And then it also lists the insurance for retirement as before it did not specify and so now we have it in here so that it's clear. And then the last item was there were a few positions that were not listed and so those were have been added. Um, and then there was high school assistant principal added with two qualify that there's two. And that
078is it. And if you have no questions in regards or objections to the additions um or corrections, um, I ask for approval at this time. >> Thank you, Mrs. Babcock. I'll entertain a motion. Request >> recommend approval of the administer handbook for 2026 2027 as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. And can I get a second? Second. Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Any questions or comments before we vote? >> So, I take it by the corrections that we have had other people look at this administrative handbook to to clean that up. So, that was going to be my question and you kind of answered it by your updates. So, I appreciate that. >> You've looked at it a lot. I think I know it now. >> I I just want to make sure everybody is clear
079that man representative is not Horseman Elementary. That is the um that is the institution that helps us do these things. So when I'm reading that I'm going I don't know Travis Schumman. I thought I knew everybody there. So I I want to make sure everybody's clear that that is the difference. >> Yes, that's annuity provider. >> Anything else for Mrs. Babcock before we vote? Let's vote on the motion. And motion passes 6. Move on to G1 financial reports, April 2026. Mrs. Babcock, >> it's me again. Okay. So, with um the April financial reports, um we'll cover the um financial report itself. And moving on to the education fund, you'll that we have um we're right on track really for for the education fund. Um education fund is not really a concern for me at this
080point. I feel like we're right on track with it. Um right around 33.56% with revenue and 33.61% with expenditures. Um that is including the transfers from ED to ops. Um so we still have a positive cash balance in there. Um that is healthy and so I feel really good with that. Moving on to the debt service fund. No activity. You will activity um July board meeting for the June um reporting on June. And then moving on to the operations fund. Um with operations fund, obviously that's property tax driven. So we will not see that revenue come in until June. Um and that one's always a little trickier to follow um with it. Um, we currently have been transferring a little more than the 15% right now, but the 15% from the ED to the ops
081fund is over the calendar year budget year, not within like a school year or six months. So, I double checked with DOE on that just to be sure because I'd like to make sure I'm right things. Um, and then, um, as far as the expenditures, um, our expenditures have been quite high even though they're at 31.42%. It's because of the cash balance piece that concerns me a little bit and so I'm watching that and we are modifying and making some adjustments where we need to. Um overall though we are still very healthy and I feel really good about it but we also need to make sure we're projecting out in the future to be prepared so that we don't fall into issues that other school districts are running into. And then moving on to the
082rainy day. It's still healthy as of the 3.9 um with no activity, which is where we want it for now until we need it until it's a rainy day and it's not. Um moving on to the education fund um report for the um historical comparison, you'll see that we're just at 12 a little over 12 million in the cash balance. Um and then moving on to the operations fund, we're at 1.6. And we're at 1.6 because of the transfer from the ED to the OP. So, but we're still again it's still a healthy range compared to the last year though. You'll see that we were at 2.5 this time of year. Um, so that's just something I want to continue to watch and that's why I was very careful with the raise that we did
083because I want to make sure that we're not that I want to make sure that we're setting ourselves up to succeed. >> And with that, then I ask for approval of the financial reports. Thank you, Mrs. Babcock. I'll entertain a motion reference approval of the financials. >> Recommend approval of the April 2026 financial report as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Milure. Any questions or comments before we vote? >> So, like you, I'm I'm curious about the operations fund, and it looks like, and I think I noted it at the time, it just seems like we got off on the wrong foot at the beginning of the we had some higher than normal expenses and and I look back at the other years on that
084ops comparison. Um outside of that I think we're looking fine. Is it just that we just got off on the wrong foot this year because we weren't >> Yes, actually there's a couple things there that I'm glad you brought that up. So a couple things are yes we had some high expenditures at the beginning of the year. Um one of them was our natural gas delivery which we're actually looking into a consortium right now um to help see if it'll to reduce some costs in the near future um so that we don't run into that huge bill again in the future hopefully. Um so we're looking at some of those other items. So we did have that. Another factor that's playing into it is the circuit breaker. Um so the circuit breaker released through DLGF
085um that we are going to have an impact of about 3.2 million. Meaning our levy that is a little over 12 million, you can take 3.2 million off of that that we will not be getting. Um another factor that has my concern and I want to make sure that we are prepared for that. >> Okay. I thought we were on a natural gas consortium a long time ago but maybe we dropped that at one point or >> you know from from what I understand we we are not. So that's why I wanted to check. We had one bill that came in. It was over $100,000 and that was just mind-blowing to me. I've not seen that before ever. >> Mr. Well, I attended a meeting um of I don't know maybe 20 different school districts
086that um got hit hard with the same same issue and uh many of them are looking at some different consortiums and and looking at trying to stabilize that bill because Huntington got hit but so did a lot of others that aren't in um these consortiums. So, I would just say I'm I'm glad that you've jumped in that with Tyler. I also want to let the board know I appreciate um the leadership that's been coming from Mrs. Babcock as we look at the operations Ryan and for the board's purposes. Um we want to make sure you know we in the past have been trying to intentionally spend down a little bit of the cash balance as you all know. Uh but those days with the amount of funding cuts are real for us in our in
087our future. um unless things swing back at the legislative level, as you know, Ryan, um we've got to live within the new budget as well. So, I would tell you, I appreciate Michelle um sitting in with us on our capital projects, our operations, our bonding, looking at those and her leadership's been invaluable. Uh as well as just looking at between her and Karen um on some other expenditures on overtime and etc that we're looking into to try to make sure our arms are around so we do live within our means and appropriately. So, I will tell you she's been uh amazing and um I feel Huntington's in really good shape compared to some of the districts, but we do have to project out and we have to be real about this in terms of the
088operations budget and we will thank you Mr. Bberry. Any further we vote? Hearing none, we'll vote on the motion. That motion passes 6. We move on to G2 memorandum of understanding between HCCS and HCTA for title 2A funding professional development summer training stipens. Babcock one more time. >> Yes. So, um thisou um is for title 2 funding essentially. Um that clarifies in here that certified staff that we want to encourage them to do PD over the summer. Um and with that we will pay them at the $40 per hour rate and that includes their FICA and their um turf. Um and then as well as any classified hourly staff at $15 per hour and that would cover their um also on top of that is also their FICA and their PEF. Um so that's um
089just to approve that process as it's not in the agreement. >> Thank you Mrs. Babcock. I'll entertain a motion. I'll reference this item. >> Motion to approve the memorandum of understanding between HCCS and HCA for title 2 funding professional development summer training statements. >> Thank you Mr. Melture. Is there a second? Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Questions or comments before we vote? >> Just want to thank HCCA for working with us to come up with a workable solution for everyone. >> Well, they've uh not only been um working with us, but I've I've appreciated their leadership. They've been very instrumental uh working with me, not just from interim, not just with John previously, but now in the new capacity as superintendent. So, they've been outstanding. Thank you, Mr. Bberry. Anything further before we vote?
090None. We'll vote on that motion. That motion passes 6. Move on to H1 H&HS varsity locker room renovation proposal and terms and conditions. Mr. Thornsberry. >> Terry, remember the days when you used to be at the top of the agenda, huh? >> Yeah. [laughter] I won't comment. It's a joke between Cindy and I. Okay. Uh, okay. First item tonight I'm presenting is the Honey North High School varsity locker room renovation project. Uh, this is out of the 2022 bond. This will be the last significant project out of the 22 2022 bond and then we should be down pretty low on that balance. So um project actually started today and what I'm presenting is the design proposal for architectural engineering which is our uh standard questions. >> I'll entertain a motion reference request. >> Recommend approval
091of the HNHS uh varsity locker room renovation proposal in terms of conditions as presented. >> Thank you Mr. Wall and a second. >> Second. >> Thank you Mr. Meltchure. questions or comments before we vote. >> I just want to continue to thank you for doing this and working with us because I know typically this would be something done before the even project started as I look through that terms and conditions. I know this stuff that's already complete before we even vote on it. So, um again, thank you for the working relationship that we have and and your ability to work with us and work out will. So, thank you. >> I appreciate anything else before we vote. Let's vote on the motion. That motion passes 6. We move on to H2 review pickup lane project
092proposal and terms and conditions. Mr. >> Thank you. Uh this one is a little bit different. So this is out of the 2026 capital funds and what's different is this includes the the cost for the land survey work that was done the underground utility locates that were done as well as the architectural engineering fees. That's why it's not based on percentage because we have those additional costs in there and that project drawings we should have drawings this week so that we can share them with a few contractors see we're in good shape but that is where >> board for your uh information on this one I want to thank a large group Terry um I want to thank Mr. Carl, he has put in an awful lot of time helping us. Um, we're trying to
093design an effective way to keep the backup of traffic off waterworks and very efficient manner in terms of monetarily where we came from. I want to thank Mr. Hurdle, Vanessa, and Jamie Wapus, etc. And Tanya for being a part of those meetings. But Mr. Carl in particular, thank you for I know you're a busy guy, but thank you for your time and expertise during this process. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the Riverview pickup lane proposal terms and conditions as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Uh I'll just further say that uh this is got to be huge news for about a hundred different cars um because I'm one of them every once in a while. And uh it
094is they've rudded up the side of that road something terrible trying to get off the road. Um so I appreciate Mr. Carlson. He's I've probably wore him out a few times uh asking about it. So I'm glad it's kind of come around now. Think it's still going to be able to be done before before we go back to school. >> That's our hope to have it. I will say that I've had a child at Riverview for almost every so you have motivation elsewhere. I understand. Any further questions or comments before we vote? Hearing none, let's vote. That motion passes 6. Moving on to H3 HCCS secure vestibules proposal and terms and conditions. Mr. Thodsbury. >> All right. Uh this one comes out of the 2025 GEO bond and this covers Andrews Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Flint
095Springs Elementary, and South the triplets need to do the same way. So, um all of these projects have already bid and they like most start today. Today was the the marathon that starts for me. So, we have 27 active projects with you guys. So, so it was a good day so far. >> Thank you, Mr. Thornsberry. We apologize for keeping you late then today. I'll entertain a motion to reference his request. >> Recommend the approval of the HCS secure vest bill proposal in terms and conditions as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Any further questions or comments before we vote? >> I know we talked about this at the time that we we did the design and stuff back in 2025, but this will
096then get all our elementaryaries to have a secure vest now. Correct. Once this is complete, Thank you. >> So, are there any any of our locations that aren't secure after this? >> No, I think this will make all >> those >> fairly equal. >> Right. Right. Okay. Anything else? >> Let's put on the motion. [snorts] That motion passes 6. Moving on to H4 Solomony HVAC replacement change order number two. >> So this one is similar to one that I presented last month. So this is out of the 2023 bond which was specific for Salomon's HVAC replace. So we had we bid the project and we used the majority of the funds [snorts] out of that bond for that project, but there were some additional funds that we didn't use for anything. So um we decided
097to see what else we could do to clean up the boiler room and a few other things include the project and also in the process found that there was an old fuel oil storage tank underneath the chiller that was being removed. So uh so that This cost covers the mechanical contractor's cost for the additional work that we're doing of $180,000. So seeing that this wasn't originally in their contract, we're asking for approval to move that money into their contract in order to >> Thank you, Mr. Trent Thornsbury. I'll entertain a motion reference request. Motion to approve the salimony HVAC replacement change order number two as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. And is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Any further questions for Mr. Thornsberry? You mean we just couldn't keep
098that HVAC that that that tank underneath there? We couldn't just put something else over it. >> I app No, I'm joking. >> Thank you for finding it. Thank you for getting it out of there. Thank you for getting that school where it needed to be. And also, thank you for cleaning up that bother. So, >> one of my surprises today was to find that there was two concrete pads over top of that, not just one. >> Well, they probably thought the same thing we were thinking just now. >> They were really trying to >> anything further and let's put on the motion. That motion passes 6. Thank you, Mr. Thornsberry. >> I appreciate it. >> We'll move on to item I1, items of discussion board members. Anybody got something they'd like to share? >> I
099just wanted to I know Dr. Doug was here and I know I told him Sunday. Uh but I just want to publicly thank he and his team for another great graduation. Um I've seen tons of pictures online of those students and um there is nothing better as a schoolboard member than to to stand there and hand the diplomas to those students. It's the best part of my job and the the look on their faces as they come across is is is what is so great. Um and and listening to parents afterwards and talking to the parents and the students. It's a great time. Uh I commend Dr. Dickets and everyone involved in that process. It was great. Uh I thanked Green Bear for being there and taking photos of that day. Th those have shown
100started showing up online as well. Um everything involved in that we do a 100% class act and I think um I've not been associated with any other ones, but I think we do a really good job at it and I just wanted to thank everyone for doing that. It was a great day. >> Well said. I agree. First class for sure. Anything else? >> Do you know when board docs is switching? >> Will we have a heads up? >> He's having some problems already, I guess. >> No, I have not. >> Oh, you're not. Okay. >> I was just curious. I just didn't want to like all of a sudden log in try and log in or like >> we are actually in that process. They were migrating our data. Uh we have a call
101coming up with them with Russ. They've actually mapped out steps that we'll go through and there will be some training that will actually take place at different levels. So you won't be on you'll have some probably closer to August. >> Perfect. Anything else? Then we'll move on to J1. I'll take a motion to adjurnn. So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? Mrs. Miller. All those in favor saying I. >> I.