001All right, I'd like to call the meeting to order. We'll start with the pledge of uh 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. >> And now for our mission statement. Uh, Knox Community School Corporation is rooted in purpose, strength, and community. >> Thank you. >> All right. Four, adoption agenda. The chair will entertain a motion to adopt the agenda from the October 20, 2025 regular meeting as presented. Have a motion. Thank you. Secondar. Thank you. All in favor? I >> post. Okay. Approval of the minutes from the October 6, 2025 regular board meeting and executive session. >> Wendy, thank you. >> Autumn. Thank you. All in favor? >>
002There'll be no public comments tonight. So, personnel report. A, new hires. Uh B or I'm sorry, A. New hires. The superintendent recommends the board approve the item A. Motion Wendy and Autumn. Um all in favor? >> No, just I we welcome Sorc. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh eight business uh a budget adoption. The superintendent recommends the board approve the 2026 budget for all funds capital project fund plan and bus replacement fund as presented at the October 6, 2025 public hearing on the budget. Motion >> motion >> Gary Mrs. Mr. Clark presented this this to us at the last board meeting. If you guys recall, we have a PowerPoint presentation for the you guys in the public viewing. Is there any questions that you guys may have at this time on budget? >> Good. All right.
003All in favor? >> Opposed? B. Treasures report. Corporation treasur has presented a report listed on page 24. DC, anything? >> No, it's standard claims. >> Okay. C, vendor usage report. The corporation treasurer has presented a vendor usage report on page 46. >> All good. >> All right. Uh D, claims. The superintendent recommends the board approve the claims as listed on page 49. >> Oh, thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. All in favor? Post E. Construction update. Superintendent will update the board on the high school construction project. >> Yeah, we're just about done with the high school. As you can see, when you go out there, they're just wrapping up that outside wall. They got a little bit more portion to go. So, we're excited about that. Uh the inside is 97% done. Uh got
004a little bit more tack board to to give some teachers in their classrooms. Um and that project is wrapping up. Um we sat down last Tuesday with the budget. Um and we are definitely um ahead on that note. So that's great. We got some money coming back to us that we're able to do some other projects with. So we're excited with that. Uh with the middle school, the individual classroom HVAC units, um we have reviewed uh we have two different proposals for those. Uh we are reviewing those. We'll kind of make a selection of which unit we're going to choose uh for that. Uh we did have the bond process that went through. Uh we were an A+ rating for that. Um, and I actually I think it just before the meeting I saw that
005the the bond uh is official now. Um, so we'll get that paperwork going, but we're right on target with that. So everything's going well. All right, thank you for the update. Uh, F, donations. The superintendent recommends the board approve the following donations. Do I have a motion? >> Motion, >> Dr. Brown. Thank you. >> Second, >> thanks. I just like to say, you know, our FFA students, they do a really nice job of going out into the community and getting uh donations. Um I hear a lot of great things that are coming out of there. They have some good goals that they're working on this year. Um you'll see another fundraiser coming up for them here uh shortly, but uh you know, excited for what's going on with our FFA students. >> Okay. All in
006favor? >> Post. G fundraisers. The superintendent recommends the board approve the fundraisers as listed on page 64. option. >> Thank you. Second. >> So, the FFA is doing they're selling poinsettas here starting the beginning of November. I think it runs for about two weeks, two and a half weeks or so. So, if you get a chance, help them out. And then the middle school libraries, they also doing a readathon. I believe this is a pledge. You pledge how many words they read. Um, so that all that process proceeds, go to the middle school library. >> Thank you. All in favor? H JAG partnership agreement. The superintendent recommends the board approve the JAG jobs for American graduates partnership agreement with the Knox Community School Corporation as listed on page 67. >> Thank you. >> Second. >>
007Yeah. So Jag's been in the high school for uh many years now. You know there that's the Northwest Indiana Workforce Board. They're the ones that oversee that. Um there was a lot of questioning about their funding this year, but they are funded for us. they will be here full-time with us. We have about 50 kids or so uh that are enrolled in the Jag class. Um and then they're also sponsoring their fundraiser which we approved the beginning of school year, the haunted trails which is coming back this year. They're they're the ones that are sponsoring that and that is on the 25th. So we're excited for that. >> Thank you. Uh all in favor? I board meeting dates for 2026. The superintendent recommends the board approve the board meeting dates for 2026 as listed on
008page 72. >> Thanks. >> Yeah. So, we we went through these um and verified them with with the calendar. Um everything is good. You know, they're the second one in February that is President's Day, you know, so typically we we don't meet that one. Um but it is the first and third Monday of each month. Um, and the one hiccup you have is September with Labor Day like we had this year where we had to push it to the second Monday, but everything else is uh status quo with the first and third Mondays. >> Any questions? >> All right. All in favor? >> Post. >> Uh, nine. There's no public comments and items not on the agenda. So, we'll move right to comments and questions from the admins and the board. >> Dr. Brown, >>
009I'm sorry. Great meeting. Aaron, >> um I just wanted to congratulate the um Noctiskian Brigade. They moved on to Semi State. So that was a a big accomplishment for them. They really worked hard. Um and I also just wanted to condolences to the friends and family of Cook. He was one of our wellbeing students here. >> Thank you. bottom. >> Okay, Wendy. >> Uh to say congratulations to the band and um one of the kids from cross country is moving on. Is that correct too? So um good luck to them next week. Next week so this week this week Saturday. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. I just want to say good luck to our our band and our athletes moving on. All of them moving on. And again, my condolences like Karen said to the
010family. So that's it. >> You said it all well. >> And going back to, you know, Logan Cook on behalf of the nice community. You know, we we're definitely involved in that. He did know students here. He did know our our admin here, our teachers here. Um, you know, we're here to support any of our students or our staff these next couple days. you know, with that um situation. Um I have been in contact with Mr. Bennett over there. We did send a counselor over there today to support them. You know, I think uh Miss Nance is the one that went from the elementary. She was there for I want to say four or five hours today just to help the kids um and the staff, you know, with that. And we'll continue to help
011support them um and any of our our kids here. Mr. and I, we've been in communication, he's been in communication with his staff, you know, so, um, you know, definitely our condolences go out to the family. Um, all of our, you know, we have a lot of great things going on here right now. Our extracurriculars, and you guys have have mentioned those, um, you know, along with the the football team start sectionals, uh, this Friday. Uh, that is away. It's at Gymtown. Um, and then the, um, if the bracket works right, we should have two home games, uh, the following two weeks. So, definitely looking forward to that. And then also last thing I have, you know, we talk a lot about community involvement, right? We want to get our schools, you know, involved. We
012want the community to be involved with us. U we actually have, well, I guess you would say three community involvements, but four things that are going on u with Halloween here. Um 24th, um which is Friday, the middle school is doing a kind of a trunk or treat out in the parking lot. Um that is open to, you know, all of our students in our community to come for that. Um I think I want to say they have about 15 or 20 tables or so that'll be set up. I know that they have um like the coffee truck coming and I think K Ice different people like that there. So that'll be fun. I mentioned the haunted trails that's coming up that JAG is sponsoring. That's on the 25th. Uh we'll also have a table
013at the park. The the town has their trick-or-treating uh at softball field. So we'll be there. That's on Sunday the 26th. Um and then the middle school has a dance after school on the 30 31st. Um, so you know, just a lot of great uh community push there with the Halloween coming up. That's all I have. All right. Thank you. >> All right. On Germany, I'm going to put Gary and Wendy's. All in favor? Thank you everybody.