001Okay, welcome everyone. I'd like to call the meeting to order. We'll have a pledge of allegiance. ledge 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 >> and three excuse me and Hey, I'd like to uh make an amendment to the uh agenda. I'd like to ask that we are asking for the national approval under letter F for field trip approval for the Knox High School girls basketball team. We attend an overnight trip to participate in Moody Moody Shootout this summer. Uh the team will depart on June 14th and June 16th. Is that acceptable? Do I have a motion? Motion >> there a second. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. Has been added to the agenda
002on item. >> All right. Um so we will now vote on the adopted agenda. The chair will entertain a motion to adopt the adopted agenda on June 1st, 2026 and regular meeting as presented. Do I have a motion? Second. Aaron and Jason. Any discussion? It was automatic. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I post. >> Item five, minutes from the May 4, 2026 executive and rigger board meeting and the May 18th, 2026 rigger meeting. Do I have a motion? >> Motion, >> Wendy. Do I have a second? >> Seconds it. Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. I >> have six accountability uh model overview overview. The superintendent and principles will discuss and give an overview of the accountability model. >> Yeah. So A to F grades are
003fact. Um if you remember back in 2019 2020 right around COVID time um they had every school got a letter grade A to F. It was based upon test scores about the state test scores. back then it was IEP. Um and um that was pretty much the sole contributing factor to getting a letter grade. Um the state has now approved a new model, a new accountability model. The interesting thing about this model is that Indiana is actually leading um this work. There's other states that are watching what Indiana is doing. Uh so we will get a letter grade that is kind of a baseline grade for us. It doesn't mean anything. Um once our ile learn scores and all that are officially come out, uh the state's going to give us a letter grade. It's
004just a baseline. Doesn't mean anything. They will hold us accountable the following year through next school year. But what does this mean for us? Um and how is the model changed? First of all, they really adapted for all students. They they wanted they want to give multiple features for students to earn points and that's pretty much how it does. um you still have your baseline of the iLearn test, but then you're able to build points for each student and each student will get a a grade basically on a 100 point scale. Um and that grade will be factored in into your school grade. Um so what are these points? Right? You can get points for annual growth for accelerated accelerated growth. Um, excellent growth. Attendance, um, is one of the the growth factors on this.
005And the way the state's recording attendance is either you're present or you're not present. They don't they don't care about if you were sick, if this, that, the other, if a parent, they don't they're not worried. They want to know are you in school or not. Um, as we look at this, um, and Miss Turn is going to talk about I read here. That's the golden ticket at third grade. You have to pass I read to get any type of points uh for your school for your school. Uh they talk about skills about experiences for students and work-based learning. Um board I'm going to share this on the screen but you have this document uh in front of you. Um that is the new accountability model. Uh let me share my screen here. Okay. So
006here, sorry ways to go. Um, so this is the accountability model right here. Um, and I want to start with, and this is all online. Anybody can find us. So, I'm going to start with this line right here that I highlighted. Uh, this approach encourages schools to focus on improvement of all students at all levels of proficiency and ensures that students unique skills, knowledge, skills, and experiences are transparently reflective in a school's accountability grade. So, that's really what the state is looking for. All students, all levels factoring into your school grade. Okay, Miss Tarno, I ask each principal to kind of talk about their level. Uh because each level is different because again, it's not a cookie cutter. You can't grade a third grader like you're going to grade a senior, right? So, Mr. Turner,
007you want to come up here and I have your slide up here. This is this one. Believe you wanted me. Sorry. >> This guy right here. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, here's the key parts. So, K through three is one band. It's kind of the first band. Fourth through eight is the next. So, I'm going to let Mr. Condan explain fourth through eight because fourth is just like fifth and so forth. But in my building, uh K3 is the first band. At this point in time, when we look at scores, it will be third grade. That's really where everything's going to come from on this first round. But moving forward, we already see the state is requiring next year K through2 start uh math screeners three times a year. And you can see where it's
008going that eventually there's going to be those accountability pieces even in the in the very primary grades which is very different for us. So we're moving into math screeners K2 next year three times a year but that's not going to be calculated in for this first kind of trial run. Um what's different for sure for the elementary is when uh Mr. Mick just mentioned everyone is included. It is everyone even our students who are on I am which is the alternate assessment um for iLearn that's a lot of those students who participate in Mrs. Fletcher's class. So they will even have a contribution into that accountability uh model when we look at what the state's done. And you look in it has always been traditionally kind of a high performance, a high stakes assessment that
009determines what your accountability grade is. And that's true. They have added in attendance. They've added in um your growth factor. Have you made more than average growth? Um different other different criteria that go in. And I think it's great that they're recognizing some of those things as well, but someone in a webinar for the DOE said it's like an upside down funnel. Those points aren't really available for third graders. As you go up the grades, those points become a little bit more um accessible. For Indiana, in third grade, they will get a This is kind of an example that I asked for them to put up for you. Um the first thing out of the gate is just the I learn are you proficient are you not in fact a lot of the model has
010a lot of weight on actually are you proficient are you not then once that's established there are other points as well they're not as heavy as those main proficiency models but um so let's take a look at this example now this is a third grade student and I want you to ignore the chart with the colors and the numbers go up to the student they're describing This is a student who took their iLearn math and they were approaching proficiency. So it isn't just a pass fail. It's a you're at or above proficiency. Those are two levels. Then there's approaching proficiency and then there's below. So this student, let's say, was approaching proficiency. So on their I read that year, they passed I read. Great. If you go down to the chart, then I want you
011to look where Yep, there's the arrow. So, we first start out in the iLearn land up there. So, that student would be approaching proficiency, that middle row in math, math, and then we move over to see what they did in the iread. It is not math, but we're still going to move over and see what they did in the iread. Even if it's we're looking at the the math I learn that student got a got earned 65 points let's say out of a 100red max because they're approaching proficiency on that I learn math then we move over a category well they passed their I read awesome so they're going to give that student 20 extra points because they passed that I read and then that last criteria is is kind of now you're eligible for
012some of those extra things. Was it attendance? wasn't it? Um above average growth and they come up with that 95. Okay. So you can kind of figure out where you fall based on iLearn and then you drive across. The thing with third grade is let's say that student was ilearn approaching in math and did not pass I read. We stop there. There is no more there's no more bonus points for attendance for you know in any kind of other extra things. So that I read is significant not only just for English language arts but that's a math example. So that's really where we are going to really live in as far as is K through three really prepping for that. But it I know that we you know the model is trying to take take
013in account things that are not just high high performance or high um you know the state assessments but in third grade that's still where we live is kind of those two main state assessments that are required high stakes assessments if as long as you pass that I read you can get some additional points. Did I did does that chart make sense a little bit or if you have any questions about that please let me know. I think it'll make more sense as you see the other examples. It it you you'll be able to kind of tell the difference of how what they mean by that funnel kind of being small for extra points for third grade, but then we start to get a little more opportunity um as you move on. Okay. Anybody have questions
014so far? Oh, >> before Mr. Condan goes, one thing I want to point out is the state said that 85 points to 100 points right now is an A. Okay. But as schools adapt to that test, they expect that to go up to 90 to 100 to be an A. And there was some type of formula they had that if there was like 30% of the state gets an A, then they're going to start bumping it up. Something like that. >> As the schools improve, they will make that bar higher. Correct. >> So, long story short, we have a moving target. I know that's hard to believe with the Department of Education, but that's that's what we have right now. So, Mr. Mr. Conan can't read that real good. So, Mr. Conan has his own
015cheat sheet right here. You >> want me to leave that or you want to put it? >> It really doesn't matter. I got to go tomorrow to get my glasses adjusted prescription. But, uh, building on what Michelle spoke about, there's not a ton of difference. Uh, fourth through six. I just want you to be aware of a a couple terms that you're going to you're going to hear more frequently. As Michelle said, the iLearn remains kind of the core um data that we build off of in in determining what our school grade will be and we'll have a a score scholastically whole group in ELA and math. Every student will contribute towards that score. Um in addition to the things that she mentioned, uh we can earn growth as she described and there's different levels
016of growth. There's one year of academic progress and this is this is um primarily for those kiddos that that scored below proficiency. We're not just going to throw them over here and say, "Okay, we're not going to mess with them." They still contribute towards our whole school goal and the DOE is going to give us credit for the improvement that those kids make, the strides they make. So, there's going to be a difference if they get one year of academic progress. I like to think of it as growth. It's easier for me to understand that way. you'll get X number of points contributed for that kid. Um you'll get accelerated progress if there's more than one year of growth or improvement for that individual. And then you'll get excellence in academic progress if the student
017goes from not proficient approaching proficient up to proficient. So different levels uh of bonus points. Think of it that way. Does that make sense? That's up through sixth grade. For seventh and eighth grade, what is different is that we're bridging the gap uh sinking in with the high school now. So, we're going to still address those things just mentioned, the ILARN scores, the individual growth scores and attendance for all the kids. Uh and attendance was described as uh being proficient if if each kid was was there 95% of the time or more. So I think that comes out to about 10 days of absence, about 10 a year. Uh in addition at the seventh and eighth grade level, kind of the conduit into high school, we get credit for our school grade if all of
018our seventh graders completed um a graduation pathway. That's just a chart that each individual had to had to complete uh that kind of maps out the courses they want to take beginning in 8th grade all the way through 12th grade. And that's a continuous work in project uh process that the guidance counselors at the middle school will work with the student and the high school counselors will do the same when the kids bridge over to the high school. Does that make sense? We get credit for that and we did complete that before the end of the year. for all of our seventh graders. Uh and then the second thing is we're going to give individual uh points or bonus points to our eighth graders who successfully complete a high school level class with a C
019or above. So that's primarily those honors classes like we have biology and we have algebra. We also have a CTE course uh college and careers readiness at 8th grade that all of our eighth graders take. So, we should be in good shape with that seventh and eighth grade extra points there. That kind of takes you to the high school. Any questions? Thank you. On to high school. And as you know, at high school, the time is to the end is in sight. Graduation is upon us. So um for the ninth and tth graders it is really looking at making sure that by the time they in each uh grade that they are on track. Um one thing that they say is the 222 method. Um so a nth grader when they come in they have
020to have at least two credits in math, two credits in English and then two credits in a combination of science, social story studies or foreign language. So having those students on track will already get them on their base level of of their points that they'll earn. But they can also earn additional uh points with uh for students who typically are going to be freshman, sophomores, maybe a few juniors who take biology, they will take the iLearn bio um exam and then based off that they can get the extra points for for being at proficiency or above proficiency for for the ILR bio. Um same for our seniors. If you jump up, they will take iLearn um government. Um it will be a test just like biology the in the first semester and in the second
021semester and again extra points that will be credited to them um if they're at or above efficiency. Um for our freshman through seniors attendance of course will be a primary uh focus for them to continue. But then also for 9th and 10th grade it will be um their accomplishments on PSAT whether they have met at benchmark or if they are are above. Um, for our juniors and seniors, it kind of takes it a step further. It'll be more work-based learning, um, advanced, uh, you know, career and technology classes. Um, different components that will allow them to take everything that they've learned at the elementary level, at the middle school level, and at the high school level, and now start utilizing it and practicing it on a daily basis outside of school. And again, the focus
022for the high school is not only just to get them ready for graduation, but what is their endgame after graduation? Is it college? Is it um trades? Is it military? So, that's where when you get to your senior year, you will their freshman or current freshman will be having a new type of diploma where they'll either get the diploma, the honors um seal, the enrollment seal, or the um >> and the last one is totally Thank you. service. thank you service um seal. And so um for a baseline, they will get just a simple point, but then they'll be able to move forward and get additional points if they get those honor seals um to allow them to kind of show them that they are ready to to leave school and move forward. So that
023is high school in a in a nutshell. Any questions I can answer? Thank you. Thanks. Anyone have any other questions regarding that at this point? >> If not, principles, you're welcome to leave. I know you got other things going on. You're welcome to get out if you'd like to. >> Item seven, excuse me, public comments. The board president will entertain comments from patrons on any agenda item during the meeting. No action will be taken on any item presented. Patrons will be given three minutes to address the question. Any questions regarding that agenda items? First, we have Lindy Riggs regarding band uniforms. >> Stay here. You want me to go up there? >> You're more than welcome. If you can, if you'd like to, you can stay right there. >> Uh, good evening. My name is
024Lindy Riggs. I'm the parent of an incoming eighth grader who will be joining the marching band this year. Uh, thank you for taking the time today to discuss the band uniform request. Um, I'm here to ask you to approve the new marching band uniforms. um in funding those. These are the same uniforms that were purchased when I was in high school, and I don't consider myself all that young anymore. Uh honestly, I can't think of any clothes I still have from that time, and even if I did, I don't think they'd fit. Uh our students are still proudly wearing those same uniforms, though. Um they've served this program well, but I think it's fair to say that those uniforms have reached um their retirement. At a previous meeting, there was discussion about how other programs
025fund uniforms. Um, my understanding is that some athletic programs may have access to gen or revenue generated through ticket sales. Um, I don't know whether those proceeds are shared with the band or not, but I do know that the band plays an important role in creating the atmosphere. Um, that makes those games so so special. They perform at football and basketball games. They energize the crowd. They support the teams and they help the uh create that game day experience that we all want. Um the band's impact also extends beyond games. These students also represent our school at competitions, parades, community events throughout the year. They're often one of the most visible groups in our district. Um when people see the marching band, they see Knox. The compliment accomplishments of this program have brought recognition to
026our community and our students continue to represent us with professionalism and pride wherever they go. I would also like to recognize the band boosters. Um they're an incredible incredibly dedicated group of parents and supporters who consistently give their time and energy. Even before my son joined band, I knew of the boosters because of their ribe eyes and all of their marketing events. I can't say I know that many about other boosters. I'm sure they're also out there doing great work, though. Um, as a parent of a student who is just beginning this journey, I'm asking you to invest not only in the students currently wearing these uniforms, but also in all the students who will wear them for years to come. The marching band gives so much to the Sloan community. They show up, they
027perform, they represent us well, and they make Knox proud. Um, these students have waited patiently since February for a decision. So tonight, I'm asking you to show them that their hard work, their dedication, and the represent representation of our school matter by approving this request. Uh, thank you for your time. >> Jake McIntyre, uh, band uniforms. >> Thank you. Jake McIntyre, um, 2004 grad of Knox High School. Uh, me and my wife were both in the Redkin Brigade back in high school. So, um, we don't have a student in the band right now, but, um, our oldest is going to join color guard, so she's looking forward to that. Um, but I am here to support the, uh, uniform purchase. Um, I see the band out there in the community doing a lot. Um, like
028she said, slinging those steak sandwiches and, uh, working concessions, which is a lot of manpower by volunteers and, um, doing the gift card program and things like that. So, I know they're out there doing a lot. Um, and it's all volunteers. It's all um doing their extra time like Mr. Fipps, Miss Fipps, putting extra time in for those things. Um, so, and we also plan to help support the the boosters and volunteer with them um this season. So, um I know it was mentioned back in February, the athletic department funds um uniforms and items for uh extracurriculars through ticket sales. Um and like Lindy said, the the band is asked to perform at at those events. So maybe there's an opportunity for them to get a percentage of ticket sales. Just an idea. Um help
029set off offset these costs. So whether you're at a yay or a nay, um it'll be interesting to hear your thought process and um some discussion around this topic. So thank you. >> Thanks. >> Good evening everyone. >> I am here to speak about the band uniforms and ask that the um discussion moves towards the purchasing of uniforms. I'm going to read off of this just to make sure I get everything out. Um, for years I've been a mother of athletes and that's pretty much the world that I've known and have lived in. Um, I hate to admit it, but really up until recently I have had blinders on and have not known much about band until this young man that I brought with me today. Um, really introduced me to the world of band.
030You see, this is Wyatt, my son. He is not an athlete. We joked about this earlier. Um, he's not running up and down the courts or fields. He's not throwing a ball or catching a ball. And he's not running to beat a time, but he is learning something. He's learning about tone, music theory, and pretty sure Mr. Fipps will attest to this being an important skill for Wyatt volume. But much like athletics, he's learning about teamwork, trust, grit, determination, and perseverance. All of these things that he is learning are valuable to his character and this development of his character should be fostered by not just the directors or assistants, band boosters, and the band parents, but by our entire district and school board. I've got some questions. How many board members have attended a band
031concert, competition, community performance, or even just sat in their seats during a halftime show fully focused on what was happening on that halftime moment on the field? How many band members have approached the director, a percussionist or my favorite instrument, a saxoponist, okay, or a guard member and genuinely congratulated them or complimented them on their performance? The band has asked for money since February to replace 20-year-old uniforms. Uniforms that are ill-fitting, worn down, and seeing their final days. Uniforms which which the band is judged upon during performances. Now, I'm aware that since the last board me uniforms yielded a no, things have now changed and there's a plan in place. I'm happy about that. But I have to ask, why did it take the public getting involved for a discussion to take place? Is at
032Knox Community Schools, all students are worth it, right? But my child should not feel undervalued because his interests are not that of an athletic nature. No child should question where they stand in the assumed hierarchy of extracurriculars. So, I ask that we all take a step back and recall what our purpose is here, which is to support every student, the whole student of Knox Community Schools. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> On items on the agenda, we will move forward to item A, personnel report. Item A, intermittent FMLA. Item B, new hires. Item C, summer school staff. Uh, superintendent recommends the board approves items A, B, and C. Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Makes a motion. Do I have a second? Second. >> Second. Any discussion? Hey, like to welcome all of
033our new employees to us. Definitely want to talk about Madison Fig. Um, she was a student teacher uh here with us at Knox Elementary. Uh, she was in the special education classroom and she was in the kindergarten classroom. Um, and she's a great fit fit for our staff. She couldn't make it tonight. Uh but she's planning on joining at a different board meeting uh in order to say hello to have a meet and greet with her. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I opposed. Item nine, business, treasures report. Corporation treasur has provided the report on page 17. Item B, vendor usage report. Corporation treasur has provided the vendor usage report listed on page 41. Item C, superintendent recommends board approve the claims listed on page 43. Do I have a motion? >>
034Motion. Any discussion on the claims? All in favor say I. >> I close and deconstruction update. Superintendent will update the board on the upcoming construction project. >> Yeah. So, super excited about the middle school getting another uh facelift going on over there. All the horizontal units are being rem removed. Uh vertical units are going in. Uh there's construction workers out there today. Uh the great thing we really um Howard and I were very tight on this because we did so much backwards planning ahead of time over spring break. Those guys came in today with a plan and they they are in you guys are in middle school. They're in full motion already which is which is fantastic. They have a very small window over there to get a whole lot done. Um and that that's
035their plan. And so we're we're very excited to get that um project completed. Uh we're working on the finalization for the bids of the pool unit. Uh that pool will probably be a little warm this summer because it's not dehumidifying the air in there. Uh so we want to have that replaced in the springtime of next year. So we're working on those bids. Um and then also we're just starting to have um conversations with different companies about the possibility of bringing a automotive center um on Knox campus. So we're starting those conversations um and seeing where we go. questions. Move on to item B, affidavit of payment. Superintendent recommends the board approve the affidavit for payment as listed on page 89. I have a motion. >> Motion. >> Second. I'll second. Jason. Okay. Discussion regarding
036that. >> This is just our monthly payment that we have to site logic for their work at the middle school construction. Nothing. Nothing else. All in favor say I. >> I opposed. I am F. Field trip approvals. Superintendent recommends the board approve the field trip request from Dusty Minox High School social studies teacher to travel to Europe this the summer of 2028. Do I have a motion? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Yeah. So um we had discussed this at the um first board meeting in May. Uh we had brought brought this to you guys to kind of um have a conversation with you guys. Great opportunity for our students. Um EF um is the the people that are are sponsoring that. Um just kind of want to take her Mr. Medics you want to
037take over here and kind of give us a little preview. >> Yeah. So um basically with the EF tours they came to me in December to kind of introduce some of this. Uh so basically what it is is they offer like educational tours to multiple different like places. Um they offered one to me to like go to Europe. Uh so the one that they offered was to go to Paris, Normandy, and London. This would be like an 8-day uh trip here. Uh and the first trip like they would go to Paris. Uh they would then end up going to Normandy. They would then end up going to London. Uh so like the plan would be to do this in 2028. Um so the way that this would work is that there would be uh students
038that would be interested. They would go be set up on a payment plan. Um and what that would be included would be like a full-time tour director that would be there with them. All transportation would be included with that round trip. Uh breakfast and dinner in these places would all be included. Overnight stays in the hotels would with uh private bathrooms and things like that. Um if they wanted to upgrade to things that were like a little bit more, you know, Yes. Yes. bougie, I guess, if you want to put it that way. Yeah. Um they could do that, but they would have to do that on their own. Um there'd be sightseeing tours, uh you know, different types of uh you know, opportunities to see, you know, historical places that they would never be
039able to see, you know, like fairly cheap. honestly uh given what the EF tours are doing for them. Um so yeah, they would have the uh liability insurance with this as well. Um and yeah, uh that would be there for them. So this is the enrollment for this. Um now this is what it's set up with in June. This is what it's set up as like right now. Uh if they were to do this monthly, it would be $25 monthly. uh for students. Um adults could also join too, like parents, they could also come along with this. Uh and that's the cost for them too. $5,29. Um and yeah, this is just based on that. Uh and this if they wanted to cancel, this is like the cancellation process here. Um if they do do
040that, um they are able to get some of their money back. the pro like the only issues that they would have is if they get like closer to the actual like depart date they don't get like you know like less more of like a lot less of their money gets to you know given back to them. So like if they are like you know halfway to the point like 180 days you know before departure you know they have a cancellation fee of $300 and you know the refunds and stuff like that ends up being like withheld there like $585 are re withheld from them. I mean so that's just based on the fact that it gets closer to them. It's harder for them to actually like get some of their money back. Um but you
041know I do have like people that were interested in this uh because I did speak to some parents in January about this. So I do have um some that were like interested in signing up. Um so I've talked to them about like you know the whole trip and I have made it clear that you know this could be like what would happen you know. Um and I have told them you know if they are interested in this you know they they've signed up but I told them not to pay for anything um because there hasn't been an approval. So um so there is no payment or anything that's happened but this is basically what the setup is right now. >> So as far as insurance goes the school will cover some liability on all the
042students their health health you know insurance will cover whatever needs they would need there but also EF has that liability insurance on them also. >> Yes. Correct. >> Correct. Yeah. >> Dusty, do you have to have a minimum number of students like 10 or 20 or anything like that? >> They I I've asked that and they they've told me no. But here's the other thing. Like every six students or every six travelers like a chaperone can go for free. So like I can get another traveler to be, you know, like another chaperone for free. So I that just is how that ends up going. Yeah. So >> there maximum. >> There isn't really a maximum either. So um I can keep on going as long as they, you know, let me go. Um they've never
043given me a maximum number. So, and there's no minimum number either that they've given me. >> That's good. >> Yeah. So, >> EF is a very popular um that's a superintendent talk. That is a very well-known group that will take kids on on trips. >> Yeah. Not anybody's just flying by the night. >> Yeah. So, like Mr. Fitch who's next door to me at the high school, uh he's actually used this tour um and uh when he was at Plymouth. So, uh actually I think he went on this exact same tour. So, I mean, that's kind of why I went ahead and leaned towards this tour. And so, you know, Yeah. So, yeah. >> And that price is no matter what, if there's like one person in a room, four people, it that's that's their
044price. >> Um, I'm I'm guess kind of rephrase that. Is that is that just for like So, that price there would be for the student. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Because sometime like the Washington DC trip for example when there was um if you just wanted to go you and your parent you know it was um it was more because there was just the two of you in a room compared to if there was four students. So I was just wondering if that was sort of the same thing or >> or it doesn't matter you're paying that amount if there's >> Oh okay. Yeah. So from what I understand that I mean that is just the individual price for that individual. Um so like that's what it would be. It's just for that individual
045student. Um, for what what I just showed you earlier, that's just the price for that individual. If an adult wanted to go, um, if you can go back to that >> pricing, um, that adult price is what that adult would pay, the 5,209, that's what they would pay. The student, their price is the 4,469. >> Yeah. >> I think you were asking, Mark, does it get cheaper if >> Yeah, like if there was >> Oh. Oh, okay. All right. Yeah. All right. Sorry, I misunderstood that. Um, but no, it it doesn't it doesn't get knocked down lower. Yeah. So, yeah. >> Is uh is it is everything else good on that or do >> I hope I answered that correctly? Yeah. >> Yeah. Good. Okay. All right. >> Anyone else have any other questions for
046Mr. Banks? >> Awesome. Thanks for sharing. >> Thank you. That being said, we'll take a vote. All in favor say I. >> Opposed. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Sign it up. It's approved. >> Uh we'll go to item F-1. Uh superintendent recommends a board field approve the field trip for the Knox High School girls basketball team to attend the overnight trip to the to participate in the Ludi shootout this summer. The team will depart on June 14th and return on June 16th. Do I have a motion? There's a move and second. Any discussion on that? >> Yeah, just a good opportunity for our girls outdoor program stuff and get some basketball and get some good team building time. I'm excited for them to have this opportunity. >> Do they get to go with school transportation
047or are they to get there? >> Yeah, I I will double check that, but I'm pretty sure the school's taking them down. >> They're driving to Yes. But they're still taking the school transportation. Yes. And I know they have um I think four chaperones. Three of them are are female. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Id staff handbook. Superintendent will discuss the board with the board staff handbook listed on page 91. >> Yeah. So we got some um about five changes here that I just want to talk about. This is just a discussion. We're not approving anything. Um on page 12 here of the staff handbook, the paid benefit days. Um this was in there. We had taken it it out. It didn't make the transition between the two books, but um
048for classified employees, um who are using deduct days, what we're putting back in there is the disciplinary progression. Uh which if you have three deduct days, you get a verbal warning. Six deduct days is a written warning. nine deduct days, the suspension or termination. Um, a deduct day is once they've used all their benefit days, they're they're going into deduct days where they're where they're not getting paid. Uh, so that's on page 12. Um, on page 13, um, we have put this in in the CBA that um, when there is a brement, they have 90 days to use those brement days. So, we just added that into there. Um, next year the school calendar has Martin Luther King Day. Uh, we are taking that date uh by that approved calendar. So, we added that in
049as a paid holiday uh for our staff. Then we added two uh addendums to the handbook. One is a transportation um handbook um that is there's about uh 15 pages here or so for the transportation handbook. I'm not going to go read all of that, but you guys can read that. We can have more discussion at the next board meeting um if needed about that. And then on the very last page, the last addendum here. Um we always struggle with when we have a snow day, a virtual day, who comes to work, who doesn't come to work, and it's it's always a little bit of chaos there. Um, so we put together this document that says who you are. Are you supposed to report? Are you not supposed to report? Superintendent has approval to bring
050people in. If it's a fog day, we think it's going to lift compared to ice, compared to snow, you know. Um, so we wanted to just kind of lay this out so everyone knew what the expectation was um on those days. So those are the uh the five additions to the staff handbook. Any questions I can ask or answer right now? employees acknowledge receipt and a chance to review the handbook in some fashion, signing something. >> Yes. So, what we'll do um in the beginning of the year, uh we always have the videos that they have to watch. Um and we're going with a new program this year which is going to make it much easier for us. But we can add three documents into that. Um, and this will be a document that we
051will add into that for for the staff to be able to read and view. Any other questions? Going to addition to the crisis plan. Addiction to crisis plan. Superintendent recommends the board approve the addiction addition to the crisis plan. This addition includes behavioral and digital threat assessment toolkit. Do I have a motion? Motion >> second. >> I'll second >> discussion. >> Yeah. So, we had talked about this at the first board meeting uh the May 4th board board meeting. Um you know, our crisis plan um it's not public knowledge because we don't want everyone to know what our plans are, reunification, all that. Um this is just a behavioral um and digital threat assessment that we can go through if we think there's a concern with a student um as far as harming themsel, harming
052the school, anything like that. This is kind of a protocol um behind um an evaluation system so to speak where we bring the crisis team together um and we go out and get information, come back and answer questions based on this to determine um how much of a threat we have. Uh so it's a great tool to have to add to our already created crisis plan >> and that's available on administration if we want to review it. >> Correct. >> Thank you. Any other questions or discussion? All in favor say I. Ime I, band uniform proposal. Superintendent will make a proposal for the purchase of new band uniforms. I have a motion. Oh, are we vote on the proposal? >> Um, no. Let me let me talk for it. Um, let me present the proposal
053and then if we feel that we are ready to make a uh motion for that, we can. Um so first of all over this whole whole journey Mr. Wler thank you Mr. Fipps thank you I think we've had great communication uh through through this process um especially in the last two weeks I think we've really brought brought our our minds together in the thought process together I appreciate you guys um and being able to come up with what um you know the three of us feel like is very good option uh at this point. Uh so I do want to go and review the the history a little bit of this. Um you know on was it February 2nd you guys came we had the presentation at the board. Um at that time um for
054new band uniforms you guys mentioned the age of them. We we know we need new new band uniforms. Um the thought process of the board was absolutely we want to support all of our current students that are in band um which was about 50 um uniforms at that point. Um, that's where we wanted to see the invoice and that's where we really started having conversations after that point of, okay, you know, we're we're committing to 50 uniforms here. Let we want to see the invoice. Um, and that the company took a long time getting that back to us. And that's what the holdup was. Uh, was was that time to get the invoice back to us. Um, on the 14th of May, you emailed me that invoice. Um, so we we got that that invoice
055back. Um, and that's where we wanted to, okay, now that we have the invoice, let's move forward with the thought process of purchasing new band uniforms. Um, I think at that point there was more discussion to be had and the proposal that I'm going to give to you guys today is what we came up with just in the last two weeks. Um, and and we think it's a really good proposal. So, let me let me go over this here. Um, put these guys on just because I need them. Uh so the uh the school corporation shall commit to a five-year funding agreement allocating $7,000 annually to a dedicated budget line item solely for the acquisition of band uniforms resulting in a total of $35,000 over the duration of this agreement. Um if the $7,000 is
056not used in a particular year, those funds will roll over into a six year. So if we only use 5,000, that two is going to roll over to a six year. uh we don't want you guys to lose that money by any means. Um so that's where that that rollover occurs. Um the allocated funds require uh the band to do the typical request for a purchase order through Mrs. T at the high school um adhering to all standard school corporation financial protocols. Um upon the conclusion of the uniform ser serviceable life um which these are going to be um one time one-year uniforms that'll be able to match your guys's play. I think that was important. The other important part of this is that we will have new uniforms this year. That was important to
057all of us that we did get new uniforms for this year. Um, and what we're what we're saying is that we want to buy um uniforms every single year that match for five years that match your guys's performance. Um, and then if there's money left over, then we'll we'll have a six-year. Um, and the other great thing is that um once you're done with them, um, what's the the site guard guard service? They're smart. They're just consignment websites that you can >> so they can go and they can sell those uniforms and you guys are keeping that profit that that is yours yours to keep. Whatever you sell them for, you put that towards uniforms, you know, or instruments or whatever you guys need need to do. Um so this five-year um agreement is also
058intended to allow for collaboration between us um to see what the future of buying uniforms look like. um you know after five years it'll be the uh 203031 school year right so this buys us some time to say what is our plan moving forward how are we going to budget together to to buy these uniforms um we're happy that we're creating a line item for band um I I think that's important to us um so that's that's where we're at that's the proposal that that we have and I'll kind of open it up to you guys for discussion So, we won it all along. And >> yeah, I don't I don't think that anybody was against helping support the band. I don't think that that was ever it was the the talk of and of
059getting it worked out. And so, I I think that this is it it gives uniforms to all current members. You know, I think that there was a big thing about um getting uniforms for hopefully having 50 more participate and what if there weren't, you know, we just want to make sure that the funds are used um as best as they can. So, I I think that this is this is great that this is an agreement that was come up with. >> I like Yeah, I'll agree with you that um no one here was against the demand uniforms at the time when that was brought up. there was last meeting there was still a proposal that they were working on which is the one we're going with now and so there was really the discussion at
060that time you know >> all the facts all the facts and information weren't presented at that time so um and I think you know moving forward that any decisions that we make you know we we're committed in having all the information and facts on stuff before we make decisions so I think you know I think this is a great opportunity for him. >> Yeah, it is great that it finally did come around to something that could be so agreeable. We did ask a lot of them and we we did change the terms a couple of times asking for different quotes and you know without plume boxes and garment bags that you know it did take a lot of extra time and it did you know put some stress on on them getting uniforms in time.
061Um which is you know why I thought when that quote came in it was pertinent to add it to that last meeting which is you know was the attempt. So, we did have it and I'm glad we're at this point where we can Yes. all support the band. >> Absolutely. >> And from your discussions with the board, this meets their request and their desires going forward for the next five years. Mhm. >> And uh I just like to say that uh you know uh I don't know why it came to this you know when we were at the other part before and I don't see why you know we furnished uniform for everybody else. I don't see why we could have furnished for them uh with the full 70,000. Uh, but I know it's too
062late to get uniforms this year, but it's not >> getting uniform. >> Longevity of the >> Yeah, the longevity permanent. >> Yeah, they're getting a one uh what a makeshift uniform pretty much >> custom uniform that's going to uh get them by for one year. You know, you know, you stop and think those those uniforms that they're giving up now last 20 years. 20 years divided into seven $70,000 is not very much money. So you know >> my understanding is too that more and more bands are going to this type of situation. >> Yeah because of the cost probably. >> Well no it's not really about the cost. It's about the it's about customizing. Marching band has evolved quite a bit over the last 25, 30 years and now it's much more what they call
063pageantry art >> where every show is customized down to the minute detail including the way that the band members look. Um, the reason that I've avoided going this route over many years is because it is an extra cost every year. And um, you know, we needed to update our uniforms, but it wasn't I didn't want to add that I didn't want to add that burden onto the school or onto the boosters um of an extra $5,000 on top of the already large budget that we have to take every year. So I was just trying to avoid doing that by updating our >> but this this might actually be a better alternative for the board to go to customized uniforms and to have the security of financing for at least the next five years. >> Yeah.
064Because if you if you get uniforms for the next three years, you could customize them together for the fourth year, save that money for your sixth year, seventh, and keep rolling. >> Yeah. hopefully that they last long enough that you're able to get more than five years would be the plan. I would be excellent. I think, you know, I'll make a note. We we talked a lot here about spend 20 years. I guess I would ask the band to be a little more proactive and showing up and saying something of, "Hey, we need $70,000 to buy uniforms." Um where where do you guys accept some responsibility moving forward and saying hey what do you know we're going to need something what are we doing start having that conversation for more you know uh looking forward
065into it and and how how are you guys also helping if you want more you know what what's being done there say you know we're we're going to chip in you know I guess you know we're providing all of it you know is the band boosters is the and going to do anything. If you want more, have you provided any opportunities to look at how do we do that? If you want to have the extras, you want the extra bling bing, what are you doing to to prepare? And so I think moving forward hopefully can have more heads up, more of the things so we can have these conversations and not be like we need they're done, right? You know, putting everyone in that spot to make a decision and then we're at the mercy
066of vendors not getting information back in time and and trying to tweak that stuff. So I just I think moving forward that that needs to be done. So >> and I think that's going to be important for many extracurricular activities because I think there were a lot of items that for various reasons in the past were cut out as line items on the budget leaving a lot of different extracurricular activities such as the band and some of the athletic programs as well scrambling to figure out how they're going to pay for various things. And that makes it very difficult if you don't know, you know, what money you have available, how to plan for your future. And I think the band got caught in that because my understanding was there was a line item for
067the band at one time that was eliminated and the band had no idea, you know, how necessarily to go about trying to regain that financing. So I think this is a very this was a complicated situation for all of us and I think our intentions on the part of all of us were good and we got caught a little bit in you know various things not being turned in things not being done the band having concerns about what do we do now you know but I think you know that we need to look at that for lots of different things going forward because if you know what finances you have available it makes planning a whole lot easier. Right. >> Right. And that in the spirit of that, you know, was mentioned like you know
068certain um you know funds that come in that are used for like for instance athletic uniforms, the gate fees and things like that. You know when you have some some stability and in knowing that you have other income. I mean they like we said they have no line item. They have no guaranteed funds coming in from the school corporation. And so it makes it hard to just plan on ribeye sandwiches and things like that when you're, you know, paying, you know, for >> $30,000, $35,000 to put on a show and, you know, so many other expenses. Um, so perhaps there is a lot of room for discussion for that, giving some more, you know, financial security there, um, to be able to plan and look forward with. As long, you know, as long as everybody
069understands too that certain funds are only can be used for certain things like the scoreboard, that money couldn't have been used for ban uniforms or or the leftover money from construction. Certain things are only certain used certain funds. So budgets are going to get tighter going forward. There's every reason to believe that there's going to be less money available. All of us involved in various programs need to be more creative in how we're funding our activities and not just anticipate that you know the the school is always going to be able to give this much money and if they can't how do we proactively prepare for that? >> Uh how many uniforms will that $7,000 buy? >> Um >> this year this year 7,000 will more than fund everything that we need. um you know
070projected uh we grew we grew by 15 kids this year from last year um approximately 15 kids uh going into the marching band and the middle school numbers are all back at pre-COVID levels so as those kids filter up the high school will get larger um so you know hopefully plus you know with everything's more expensive right now so you know three years from now who knows as of right now um it should fully fund everything we Three years from now, everything will be more expensive. >> I I just have one more thing. So, you know, it it is very um it's it's very hard to when it's, you know, when so ticket sales for a game, you know, like they say, oh, the football team gets the ticket sales, but there's also like the
071cheerleaders, you know, they don't get any of that. And I think that they have to rent their uniforms. And so it it's it's very hard, you know, and I know it's a it's complicated. I'm not saying because, you know, the football team may get the ticket sales, but they also have the expenses for everything that, you know, the the the referees, the the work, you know, anything that has to do with that. So, and then the band gets the the profits from the concession stands. And again, I'm not saying yes. I'm just saying like there's there's more to it. And it's it's very complicated to say, you know, like this everyone should get a piece of the pie when it's not really fair like all all of you know everyone involved of because like I
072said the the cheerleaders don't get either. So I don't know it's it's complicated but >> I agree with that completely. Um I if we're if we're having I mean I I don't I think that every organization every activity that is a school activity does deserve a piece of a pie does deserve to be supported and have their needs met. Now again going above and beyond extras and things like that you know those are those are become wants but every every activity every organization that is a school provided. So, and then uniforms for an activity are necessity. That's that's not a that's not a want. That's a need. And so, cheerleaders. Absolutely. I wasn't aware of that either. So, thank you for bringing that up. You know, and let's face it, the we were very blessed
073the last few years with the football team success is ticket sales were obviously phenomenal, which helps the van boosters, helps everybody helps the community, but the all the other sports, you know, as as teams success is good, but we've seen it all in all attendance has dropped off. It doesn't matter if it's attending a choir concert, a band concert, a middle school football game, a baseball game, whatever. The attendance isn't what it used to be in in the day and age. And that that hurts ticket sales that hurts the whole big thing. And that's one thing nobody can control, right? You know that we know the cost of all those things go up. But you know, if you raise the ticket prices of can a family come watch something. >> Well, there's a lot of
074things that there are no ticket sales for, you know. So it's just >> so it has to spread out a little bit because >> Yeah. >> So do I have if the discussion is over, I'll make a motion to approve the band proposal. >> Any further discussion? >> Did you get that? I'm sorry. Does everybody Everyone second it. Yes. >> Any other discussion? >> All in favor say I. I c questions from administrators in the board. >> Oh, no. You're right. I'm sorry. Sorry. Um um one other elephant in the room. Um, is there a target date um for when you would expect to have a recommendation for the basketball program? >> Yes. Uh, we don't have a letter of resignation as of right now. Um, so we can't start that process until until that
075occurs. Uh, number one. Um, but we would love to be able to bring, you know, a candidate to you if we can put everything together by that first board meeting. Was it July 6 maybe? Um, board meeting. If we can put it together that quickly, uh, that would be a target. >> July 6 would be your target date. >> Yeah. I would like to have a shout out to all the seniors that are graduating. The best of luck to whatever they're going forward to going forward. Um, I think our athletic teams uh deserved a shout out, too. not because of their necessarily their successes but because of the um dedication and hard work they put in to their programs this year. Um and I think um this discussion is regards um the ban situation has
076been while difficult for the board and complicated um I think it's um perhaps put us in a direction that will be helpful to go in the future to foster discussion and to take consideration of thoughts and opinions. um even when I read things and go ask somebody else what I just read, they have a different opinion sometimes of the very words that I read. So I think you know the more we can communicate with each other and be respectful of each other, the better off we're all going to be. >> Um I just I've gotten a couple of questions about the the loss of the free lunches and so can you kind of explain a little bit as to how that >> So yeah, good good question. Um so the last two years um we
077were able to provide free breakfast and lunches for all students. Um part of that offset money um that we have is supposed to come with the aloc cart line right so when when kids go in they get a pot they get an extra cheeseburger whatever that may be and that's supposed to help offset the the numbers financially for us. Um that that didn't occur but more importantly what didn't occur was our free and reduced paperwork. Um, so Peggy can can talk to this very well. Um, we went from what 67% free >> reduced with the federal government for title one funding and title two and title four down to 42%. Because parents did not complete their free and reduced forms because we provided food and we have lost money, rent money sadly. So that that's
078really the those two things put together the it's just financially not stable for us. >> And I might add we are not a district where we only have 42% free and reduced. We're not we are a district of 67 to 70%. >> So if that paperwork had been turned in then we wouldn't be in this situation >> for the most part. Yes. I will say it's also based upon the census with title one and we had many people and city limits, our county limits, right, for knock school district that did not perfectly the census. Every year we try, we send things out, we do it through our teachers, our, you know, but this latest one, free and reduced, that really has hurt us. >> So, that's a great plug, too. Please fill out that paperwork.
079It's so important to our funding um >> in many ways. >> Yes. >> And it's important to fill it out whether or not you qualify. >> Correct. because there's a different threshold than what you may think qualifies for free and reduced and they change it every year state level. >> Um I also wanted to um congratulate Mr. Fipps. He has gotten a couple of awards recently. Um Michigan Outstanding Music Educator Award as well as the 2026 Heart of the Arts Award and for his job his work with We really do have an amazing program. We really do. Um the community is very proud. So thank you. >> Um I'm just going to add that when if there's information out there and people have questions then, you know, reach out to I I know that your
080your guys' doors are always open. um you know or any of us um instead of just um trickles and rumors and gets out of hand. So um >> all of our emails are on the school website. >> So probably they're gone but like thank the administrators for their uh info and I'd like to thank uh Jake uh to off and leave for your your input uh with the D program. So that's all I have. >> Congratulations, Craig. I didn't hear anything like that. And I know you got a couple uh awards, too, or recognitions, I think, or one. So congratulations, speak about that. But um yeah, that's it. >> Yeah, I'll say thanks for thanks for coming in, sharing your your concerns. And uh you know, I think we said it, but we've always been
081supportive of it. It's just getting to the right spot to where it helps everybody out. That's why we're here this community of kids. And uh I don't think there's a person at this table that doesn't want to do the right thing to help everybody out. So please understand that, folks. I appreciate you coming in sharing and and very kind of sharing your concerns and not being the that means a lot. It's a testament to the people. So thank you. Um, congratulations Craig. That's awesome. And probably got to share a little something about your stuff right now. >> No, he should. Yes, congratulations Craig. I did not know that. Thank you, Aaron, for sharing that. Um, and yes, Mr. Mid, congratulations. He too has received some nice awards writ recently and he shared with that in
082schoolboard notes. I think that we should be very proud that he's going to take over some of that leadership for the district for the I don't know what you call that district. You want region? >> Well, you want me to explain it? >> Yeah. Well, go ahead. You can interrupt me. I'll tell you. >> Well, you finish and I'll explain it. >> Well, you explain it when it's your turn. >> Okay. >> Um I'm getting a little sassy as I end my >> uh speaking of which, I'm very happy. Uh Academy, we're going to graduate 21 of 21 seniors. That's a huge accomplishment at Academy. A lot of help to Mr. Miller and Mrs. Lenhard. And Sam was telling me that we're going to have a 100% graduation rate at Knox High School this year.
083That is phenomenal. In his words, I would agree with that. >> Um, >> right. That is his word. >> That is his word. But it is it's it's wonderful work from the staff and you know it starts from preschool on. I would like to add just one thing about that accountability even though you know I won't be here to see that. Um the state they have a lot of different concoctions over the years I have noticed and in past years the accountability it always was slanted to get an A at your high school. I'm just going to be honest. Let's just call it like it is. They have many ways of getting A's at a high school. All right. And and that's good. But the SAT doesn't count. It counts 10% at the high school.
084So okay, take it for what you want. middle school. Now, they they've given more bonus points to help the middle school out with that graduation plan, getting credits, which is important at eighth grade, don't get me wrong. This is all important. Um, but it's always been the elementary where they struggle to have higher grades and for whatever re I know what the reason is. You have to understand the state superintendent her platform is reading. Everybody will read by the end of grade three, no matter what your ability is to read, right? schools that have high special ed populations are going to struggle with this. I'm just going to say that because as an educator many many years I can tell you not everybody has the same ability to fill the same cup. You can take
085a cup and put your water in. Many students we can fill it to the top but there are just some students whose cup will never get filled academically because of some of their disabilities. and that is not enough on those students. But in the state's eyes at the elementary, every student must read at grade level no matter what your disability. I'm not using that as an excuse, but we need to understand that. and my the frustration and it's not your fault but when Michelle Tarno the principal of the elementary tells you that we're at a I don't want to call it a disadvantage but there are no bonus points for an elementary school if a student cannot pass I read. So they can pass I learn all they want but they're not going to get
086those bonus points if they fail I read. I think that's important when a school board starts looking at well why is our high school a B why is our middle school a B or a C and our elementary is a CC c minus D. You need to understand that right last year by the end of summer school we had 100% of our third grade greater general ed students pass I read which is exactly what you would hope for. So no third grader by law had to be retained last year. Please understand those special ed students who didn't pass got a good cause exemption. Those students are still testing. In fourth grade, we had nine, right? They were all special ed students. Half of them passed. Fifth grade, we still had to test them. That's the
087new law. We had three special ed students still retesting. I'm talking I read retesting I read. in fifth grade, one of them passed. Those two students will continue to sixth grade and have to test. So, you're going to take a third grader testing all the way through sixth grade if he has a disability and just can't read any more any higher level. Does that make sense what I'm saying? But our teachers work non-stop with these students. They do. They deserve a pat on the back for what they do. I just want to point that out when that you understand how difficult when you have 27 third graders folks who took I read this year in third grade. You are asking an 8-year-old, not you personally, but we in the state of Indiana and 8-year-old pass
088a test so we can get points so we can get an A or a B at our school. We had an eighth group of eight-year-olds crying this year because they were stressed out by this test. Because parents get stressed. Keep that in mind. Those are my words of wisdom. Keep that in mind because what's it all about, right? Getting that child the best education we could do and I feel we do that well at the Knox schools. That said, it was an emotional day for me. Um, I'm glad we have another board meeting. I can't tell you by I had to tell the bus drivers at 8:30 that killed me. And then I had to tell my entire all the teaching staff. Um, but they were very gracious. Thank you the staff members who are
089here tonight. Um you treated me very well. I am very appreciative of the staff at Knox schools. >> Got it. >> And I got to follow that up. Um >> tell about what you're going to be. >> Well, I'm going to start with you first. I'll start from the bottom. Work work my way up apparently. >> Wait, that's not bad. You're starting at the bottom with me. >> Well, of my notes of my notes. Um yes, we we had a district meeting today. It was a very good meeting. Uh we honored uh Mrs. Salvin, Mr. Chai Decker. Uh they both had people that uh talked about their careers uh which was fantastic. They did a great job and then both of them have the opportunity to address the staff. Um both of them phenomenal uh
090speeches to to the staff. So definitely appreciate you. It was a bit of a emotional day to say the least. Um but we got we got through it. That's that's that's the main thing. Um we had a very good meeting with bus drivers this morning also. So, we had a transportation meeting this morning and then they join joined us over at the district meeting. Uh, so it was nice to talk to them and um check in with them. Uh, to everyone here, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for the positive communication. I can't thank you guys enough. Um, my door is always open to talk. Feel free to call. Feel free to stop in. Um, I I think, you know, this was great back and forth conversation today that we had. Um, and
091I always encourage that. So, thank you guys for coming and talking. Um so the last two things here which I didn't put on my agenda but I'll talk about um one is us so the every year the schoolboard association and the superintendent association puts on a fall conference um together um I submitted a proposal for us uh to talk about a strategic plan that we went through which uh resulted you know in uh these banners here behind us um and we got selected um to be a part of that conference to present our strategic plan there um in front of all of the other superintendents, all of the other schools. So, we're very excited about that. Uh again, that'll be the this fall time that we'll do that. Um and then I I struggle talking
092about this because I whatever. Um but um I was chosen to be the district one rep for the superintendent. Uh district one covers Lake County, Porter County, um Wolf Court two, um I think part of that, Newton County too also. Um, so, uh, there's a fall and a spring conference and I will be on the executive board, um, for the superintendents down at the state. Uh, so I'll be going down there next week to talk about their strategic plan and everything that that they have going on. So, great opportunity for for Knox to get our name out there. Um, and I'm I'm excited to to represent us. So, bit bit of good news. Besides that, I think we're good. On to item 11, public comments on on comments on items not on the agenda. Um,
093we have one here, Julie. You like there? >> Um, on April 6 there at the board meeting, there was a recommendation by the superintendent for the professional development room and the $30,000 furniture. Um, it had been tabled and requested for a plan to come to a future meeting. Um I was just hoping that at the next meeting perhaps there'll be an update on that whether it's continuing or tabled forever or whatever. Um but some sort of update on that. Um the second comment that is just a comment. Um as the school closes and iLearn assessments are done according to the the DOE website if that sticks um public scores are supposed to come out mid July. So, I look forward to seeing proficiency rates and growth rates and all the different things that we've talked
094about perhaps at that August meeting. Um, hopefully the state keeps that mid July. Um, most of the time they do. Um, and I know I scores are supposed to be coming public in August. So hopefully during that September meeting we can have a further update on those scores. That's all. Uh, do I have a motion to adjurnn the meeting? >> Dr. Brown seconds it. All in favor say I. >> I just make sure that everyone signs you.