001Call the meeting to order. We'll start with the pledge of allegiance. >> 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. [clears throat] >> Want to welcome everyone to the school board meeting this evening. Remind everyone that we are live streaming the event. Uh we'll start by A motion for consent agenda items. >> So >> I have a motion by Cheryl. I have a second. Second by Travis. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. Um next we'll ask um but we we're down to community non-aggenda items. Um the first item on the agenda is the 2024 25 girls tennis sectional championship team recognition. We have some cookies and a lot of visitors in
002the way. >> We do and we are thrilled to have some representation with us here tonight. Not everyone can make it, but we still would love to um honor the team. And I believe Mr. Hartwell is going to read some of their wonderful accomplishments of the 2425 season. >> You want to stand up right there so we can look at you? [laughter] Well, as you know, uh, I was not the athletic director in the spring, but I'm happy to introduce you to some three wonderful young ladies. We have four actual girls in our school still that were on that team. Five of them or we have five seniors that are now in college who came here today. I want to honor all of them though from the 24 25 JCHS girls tennis section team members.
003Sophia Lucas, these are the seniors that are not here tonight. Sophia Lucas, Grace Pride, Mattie Macintosh, Mia Sylvie, and Joselyn Donos. Tonight we have Kaden Lman, Gabby Morren, and Carmen Lman. And Kenneth can't be here with us tonight. Their accomplishments for the season as a team, they were the Beford sectional champions. They were runner up in the Columbus North regional and they finished seven and two in the conference, 15-3 overall. Individual accomplishments. Cadence Lman finished with a record of 17 and four and number one singles that was named all HHC all district and all state honorable mention. Mia Sylvie finished with a record of 15 and six at number two singles and was named all HHC. Grace McBride finished this record of 18 and three at number three singles and was named all HHC honorable
004mention. Gabby Morren and Sophia Lucas were named all HHC honorable mention in doubles. Also in in the room today where is he is coach Darren Brown back there. Congratulations coach on the sectional championship. I will tell you that we have two more sports still going in fall sports right now. Our football team plays tomorrow night. We have a we're hosting a home game against Bedford North Lawrence and our cross country teams made it out of the the sectional and they are now in a regional in Evansville on Saturday. They're leaving tomorrow actually. They'll be staying on the night and running on Saturday. We're hopeful to get a few more runners past that level as well. So, still got that going on. Our we couldn't do this meeting until now because these girls, three of the
005four actually were volleyball players and we meetings are on Thursday nights and we almost always had a volleyball match on Thursday nights. So, I appreciate we're a little bit delayed here, but that's why we're doing it now. Um, so, uh, these are our girls, our our sectional champs 2425 for girls tennis. Round of applause for these young ladies. [applause] Congratulations. [laughter] >> Congratulations, >> Coach Brown. You got to jump in there, too. [laughter] >> Probably. Do you want to coach with them? Come on. [laughter] >> Do you like her better than me? >> Yes. [laughter] >> Got it. >> Thank you. [applause] >> I think we have family with But one of the [laughter] >> two the two Logan girls just came in basketball practice. Now they're going back to basketball practice. [laughter] >> Take
006some cookies. >> Hey, not all of them. [laughter] >> Take cookies. You can take cookies. It's okay. >> Thank you so much. >> The words are out of my mouth. [laughter] Um, I know Rob stepped out, but thank you Nikki and and Rob. And um, I think it's always good to recognize um, our students and their achievements. Um, and I know this one again put off. I one of Gabby called and said, you know, I we we can't make it like we're in another sport and and absolutely we totally understand that. But it's it's always to have them present, recognize them face to face. It's important. Um so, thank you for arranging that. And um again, cookies for for everybody. Um next, we'll ask if anyone who's present would like to speak to any item
007on the agenda or any other topic. Hearing none, we'll go down to old business. We have some Neola policies. >> Yes. Asking for approval for this group of Nola policies. >> Entertain a motion to approve. Motion by Mary Lynn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. Next, we'll go down um to finances. We have some resolutions. >> Yes. Ask the board to approve the and to adopt the 2026 school budget. We do all three of them separate. I forget. I think we >> still [clears throat and snorts] move. >> So, I have a motion to approve. Do I have a second? >> Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. >> Next, I'd like the board to adopt the 2026 capital project plan. >>
008I entertain a motion to approve. Motion by Mary Lyn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. >> And lastly, I'd like the board to adopt the 2026 bus replacement plan. obtain a motion to approve. Salute. >> Motion by Cheryl. I have a second. >> Second by Travis. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> 5. Um, next we'll go down to new business. We have a program, a website update. >> Yes. Um, this is just an inform to let you know that, um, our current website company um, offered to upgrade our websites at no additional cost to us. Um, and this is this more user friendly, offer quick parent links, better marketing, and then we were also able to add our Panther online academy. So, this is
009just an inform. >> Again, that item is an in form. Um, so appreciate that update. Um, next we'll move down to professional staff. We have some recommendations. >> Yes, please. Asking for the following recommendations to be approved. Jason Carter, Jennings County High School assistant swim coach. Justin Earl, Jennings County High School volunteer, assistant boys basketball coach. William Bill Lane, Jennings County High School assistant girls basketball coach. And Pton Moore, Jennings County High School assistant swim coach. >> Motion by Travis. Do we have a second? Second by Mary Lynn. Any discussion? All those in favor? Next, we'll move down to support staff where we have um several buckets of recommendations. >> Yes. asking for the following recommendations to be approved, please. Victoria BS, Jennings County School Corporation nurse. Erica Brown, Jennings County High School assistant girls
010basketball coach. Also another assistant girls basketball coach would be Levi Burn. Also included would be Emma Campbell. Lacy Coil, Jennings County Middle School 7th grade girls basketball coach, Isabella D'vour, MBE Sped Parapro, Aaron Dixon, Jennings County High School volunteer assistant boys basketball coach. Um, James Hatton, Jennings County Middle School eighth grade boys assistant basketball coach. John Kelly, Jennings County Middle School girls assistant basketball coach. Marley Moore, Jennings County Middle School lifeguard. Michael Whitell, Jennings County High School volunteer assistant swim coach, and Hunter Wild, Jennings County School Corporation mechanic and assistant director of transportation. >> We'll entertain a motion to approve those recommendations as read. >> So moved. >> Motion by Kurt. Do I have a second? >> Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? Five. >> Okay. Next, please. Asking pending high requirements,
011the approve the approval of William Bill Dixon as a James County High School head swim coach. >> Entertain a motion to approve. Motion by Mary Lynn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Travis. Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> Okay. And next, please. Asking for the approval of the elementary basketball coaches for fifth and sixth grades. Um Derek Hill, Kayn Casseter, Courtney Chrys, Greg Chrys, Chad Cats, Jeremy Cree, Aaron Green, Bobby Joe Clarkson, Ian Clarkson, Abby Ham, Eric Kelly, Brad Morren, Jack Stlair, Emma Shley, Jim Shockley, Ron Bowling, Jerry Wagner, and Bob Sullivan. >> Entertain a motion to approve those recommendations as read. >> So move. >> Motion by Cheryl. Do I have a second? Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Also asking for the approval additional fifth
012and sixth grade coach of uh Franklin Douglas. >> Entertain a motion to have a motion by Mary Lyn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Travis. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? 5. >> Okay. Additional recommendations pending hiring requirements would be Billy Davis, Sarah Kirk, and Gary Tung. >> Entertain a motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Motion by Cheryl. Do I have a second? >> Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? Five. >> Okay. And then um following that with the recommendations for elementary basketball volunteer coaches for third and fourth grades being at Derek Health. >> Entertain a motion to approve. >> Motion by Travis. Do I have a second? Second by Mary Lynn. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? And then finally, we're going to ask for the
013recommendations pending hiring requirements for volunteer coaches at the third and fourth grade level to be include Nathan Cox, Everett Hooper, and Brandon Kendall. >> Entertain a motion to approve. So move. Motion by Cheryl. Do I have a second? >> Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. Thanks for working with us on that. Um, next we're down to finances. We have some donations. >> Yes, Ashton board approved the following donations. Brush Creek Elementary, Chug Soda, $100 to student activities. James County Community Foundation, $86,543 to classroom grants for Crouch Hearn, Burton, George, Cummings, and Layman at the high school. Anonymous $500 to the academic honors ceremony at the middle school. Hartland Classic Cruisers of North Vernon $300 for attendance incentives. The corporation, Hope Food Program, uh First Baptist Church, North Fernon, $1,145. First United
014Methodist Church, $50. Gonzalez Companies LLC, $1,125. RLM Engineering, 1125. and State Farm Insurance. Greg and Nita Hicks 225 at Sand Creek Elementary. Kuanas Club 75 for attendance incentives and anonymous for 2500 for the bunny breakfast. Cypio Elementary, Jenny's County Community Foundation, $100 to Shelby Wilson's Classroom and JCD Investments LLC 75 for attendance incentives. >> Entertain a motion to approve donations as read. I have a motion by Do I have a second? >> Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? Five. Um, next we're down to um some additional resolutions. >> Yes. This following resolution is part of the annual budgeting process resolution authorizing reduction and appropriation in the education and operation funds. >> I entertain a motion to approve. >> Motion by Travis. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mary Lynn. Any
015discussion? All those in favor? I next. >> And lastly, because there's more than two weeks between this meeting and our next resolution authorizing the treasure, deputy treasure of James County Schools to make payments of claims without board prior action to November 13th and allow the deputy the treasur or deputy treasur to make transfers of appropriations within education, debt, service, and operation funds and able to balance major account classifications. Entertain a motion to approve. >> Motion by Kurt. Do I have a second? Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? Which brings us down to res relations. We have a couple ofus. Yes. Asking for approval for anou with IvyTech for collaborative partnerships. This allows IvyTech education students to come observe in classrooms preparing for ed degrees. Entertain a motion to approve that. Um you
016>> motion by Travis. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second by Cheryl. Any discussion? All those in favor? 5. One more. >> And then asking for approval of our annual for dual credit programming. Entertain a motion to approve. I have a motion by Mary Lyn. Do I have a second? >> Second by Kurt. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Which brings us down to other. >> No other. >> Hearing nothing, we'll entertain a motion to adjourn. >> Motion by Cheryl. >> We have a second by Travis. All those in favor? 5. Meeting adjourned.