001[cough] Call the meeting to order and we'll start with the pledge of algian I aliance 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. >> Want to welcome everyone to the um school board meeting this evening. Remind everyone that we are live streaming. We'll start um with a motion to accept consent agenda items. >> Have a motion by Travis. Do I have a second? >> Second by Pat. Any discussion? All those in favor? Seven. Um next, we'll ask if anyone is present who would like to speak to any item on the agenda or any other item. Hearing none, we'll go down to old business. Um, under finance, we have permission to lease six beds. >> Yes,
002this Well, these are Oh, yeah. I got that wrong. These are actually uh Wait, >> sorry about that. >> The February 22nd meeting about a year ago, we approved the PO to get these because the lead time has been so long on buses lately. And they are available and ready to come in, ready to be delivered. So, this is the financing for it. And you'll see in the packet we picked seven-year payback on this be paid through ops and and the interest rate is 4.5. So I guess I'm asking permission to proceed with the lease of these. >> Entertain a motion to approve. Motion by Mary Lyn. Second by Chelsea. Any discussion? All those in favor? Seven. Um, next we'll move down to new business. We have some meal policies. >> Yes, this is just
003a first reading for some food service policies. You'll notice one is rescending, but that's just being built into the general food service. So, if you have any questions, please reach out. >> This isn't informed, so we'll plan on voting on this at the next meeting. Um, so next we'll move down under programs. We have a sixth through 8th grade advanced math course. >> Yes, this is an inform. We will um we are required by legislation to offer advanced um math courses for sixth through eight students that they would automatically be enrolled in if they meet certain requirements um above proficiency and I learn and above an average grade in math class. Um parents can opt out um but we'll need new course codes to offer these classes. So I'll bring those back to approval. >>
004Again, this is an inform. We'll approve those at the next Um, next we'll move down under support staff. We have some recommendations. >> Yes. Have two, please. Um, asking for the following recommen recommendation to be approved. Caramel Campfield um to be employed as a Graham Creek Elementary Pro and Evans Hockey as a Jennings County Middle School spare pro. A motion to approve those two recommendations as read. >> So motion by Cheryl. I have a second. Second by Travis. Any discussion? All those in favor 70. So next we're down under finance. We have some donations. >> Yes. Ask the board to approve the following donations. Brush Creek Elementary First United Methodist Church $150 for extra clothing and nurses office and Sherid Bergmmy Moore Fund. James County Community Foundation $200 for student snacks. The high school student
005activity fund. James County pallets $500 and Tri-State Doors $500. middle school. Got James County Community Foundation, $200 to support the food pantry. At the corporation level, we've got the Hope Food Program, Sardinia Baptist Church, 35318 and Scott A. Terry DDS 225 and Cypio Elementary, Sherid Mar Fund, Jenny's County Community Foundation, $200 for student snacks. >> We're going to entertain a motion to approve donations as read. >> Motion by I have a second. Second by Kurt. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> 70. Next, we're down under resolutions. Yes, this is a standard resolution with more than two weeks between meetings and it is resolution authorizing the treasur deputy treasur to make payments of claims without board prior action to February 12th and allow the treasury deputy treasure to make transfers of appropriations within education
006debt certain debt service and operation funds in order to balance major account classifications. >> I have a motion by Travis. Do I have a second? >> Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? Seven. One more resolution. >> Yes. This is a resolution that continues our work to rightsize um our staffing to match enrollment to be fiscally responsible. So we are asking to offer an early retirement incentive to certified staff. Um this incentive we're asking to use no more than $352,000. However, the savings of that will be $1.4 million when calculated if staff choose to that benefit. Um so it is a substantial savings and that would be a savings that would be repeated annually. So asking for approval to spend um no more than that amount and proceed with that process. >> Entertain
007a motion. I have a motion by Marilyn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Pat. Any discussion? >> Just to clarify Nikki, this is a oneyear >> although the the savings is multiple years that are realized it happens. It's a one year offer and then those savings for us happened multiple years after that. We were only offering it the one time. >> Perfect. Thank you for that clarification. >> Y any additional discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor? Seven. Next, we're down under relations. We have anou. >> Yes, we have another um standard annual agreement for student teaching with Indiana Wesley. >> Entertain a motion to approve. Motion by Travis. Do I have a second? >> Second by Any discussion? All those in favor? 7. Um to other >> um one other. It
008is January is officially schoolboard appreciation month. So just want to say thank you for all that you do um for our students and our community. So we appreciate you very much. >> Well, now we'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. Motion by Travis, second by Pat. All those in favor? Six. >> Seven. [laughter] Oh, meeting a journ.