001I'm gonna let Mr. Strong uh introduce >> Well, first thank you for the opportunity. We always like to celebrate our successes and and obviously this winter I think we were we have been highlighted by our girls wrestling program. Um you know, sectional champions are which we've had two years now of of girls wrestling. So I can proudly say our first one of I'm sure many. Uh I got to buy a new board, a record board to put in the Berry Bowl which is on the way. coach. Um, our team then was able to advance in the coaches association state tournament as being one of the 16 state or sectional champions in the state and we finished fifth in the state in the team duels which is outstanding. Um, but highlighted certainly by our our successes
002of Olivia and Aaliyah both making the trip down to the old Pepsi Coliseum. I can't even pronounce what it's called now. um uh down there for the girls wrestling state finals where Olivia uh this is a repeat for her. This is her second trip to the state finals, fifth last year, fourth this year. And Aaliyah um lost in her first round but but wrestled really well for a sophomore who I'm sure um has admirations of also making a repeat performance. So definitely wanted to take a moment to recognize Olivia and Aaliyah and we appreciate the opportunity. Thank you. So, Miss Olivia Gibson, come on up, OLIVIA. >> You want to You want to get the coaches in the picture? >> Oh, yeah. Definitely. >> Definitely. Let's coach. >> You thought you guys ran out of
003These two men have been great mentors for these ladies and have done a wonderful job with that program. Optimistic, >> you're good to go. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. And I would say too, like if you've probably read a lot about Miss Olivia here, she's going to go on and do great things, but it's her um her leadership that you guys had like what 30ome girls out. It was a wild and crazy number of the girls and a lot of it had to do with uh Olivia's leadership and her recruiting of other girls to come out and get them to join. And then like Brian Strong said, these two gentlemen have been uh great role models and leaders for our kids, too. And I think that's when we talk about we talk a lot about yeah,
004we're here to teach, you know, reading and math. Of course, those are important, but extracurricular activities are also extremely important because for many of our kids, they learn so many lessons. It's just another classroom, right, Mr. Strong? Um whether it's outside, inside, in a wrestling room, on a mat, in a pool, where on a golf course, wherever, our kids learn so many valuable lessons that will take them further in life. Um sometimes more so than dare I say, the academic things that that they that they learn. So, um thank you to you guys and uh thank you to Olivia and all she's done. THERE were a lot of lot of people following Olivia online during this. >> Why is it held on a week? >> I have no idea. >> Well, it's it's something that
005we're hoping to get changed with the IHSA. They they uh >> terrible. Well, right now what you're running into is that Saturday is the u many of our conference wrestling meets for the boys. >> So, what needs to happen is the boys need to get off of that weekend and maybe they wrestle on Friday night, but the girls stay on Saturday. And I think that that's something that's going to change. You got to also understand that there's still some Neanderthalss that are doing the things that I'm doing and as an AD and uh maybe are fighting this push for girls wrestling and so the reluctancy to move those conference meets is still out there but I don't think ISA is going to give them an option for that going forward. >> Yeah. >> So thank
006you. >> Thank you sir. >> All right. Have a great meeting. >> Have a good week. >> Is this right, Jason? >> Better. >> There's a 5-second delay. You have to give me a minute. >> He told me not to stand over here because I'm off camera. I said, well, maybe that's how it went. >> Our four viewers want to see you. Next up, we're going to recognize the Applebee's teacher of the month from Loganport Intermediate School because we were unable to do it last month because of a little accident, a real accident, which we're glad that they're fine. So, um I'm going to have Mr. Lundy introduce the Applebee's teacher month from uh media school. >> Yeah. Um thank you board, Mr. Starky. Um, it has been a uh it's been a long kind
007of strange uh trip to get us to this point today, but uh you know, typically when we do our presentation in January, we recognize our Applebee's teacher of the month. It just so happened that um I believe it was literally like the Friday before that meeting. Um Lissa and Gene, your mom were in a in an accident on their way to Cooko. Um that left Lissa with a a shoulder injury. Um we're it's an unfortunate accident, but we're very fortunate in the outcome um that they're both here and they are both uh safe and and on the on the way to recovery. Um and then the uh Applebee's representative ended up hurting her knee and had to have some medical things done. So then we had to reschedu unbeknownst to Lissa. Um we had to
008res knew all about it the whole time cuz her and I were emailing back and forth about, hey, here's when we're going to do it. Oh wait, no, now we're not. No, we got to do it now. And so, um, we're we're excited to be here. I just want to, um, share some things that, um, Lissa's colleagues are the ones that nominated her, um, for the award. And I want to share some things with you, um, and with Lissa on on what they have said is, um, they they realize and and we see it, Ashley and I, and the rest of our administrative team, that she's deeply dedicated and a very caring educator. um consistently going above and beyond for her students, her colleagues, um and our entire LIS community. Um among her peers, she's
009known as quiet yet impactful as a leader, bringing positivity, organization, and compassion um to everything that she does. Um, Lissa builds very strong relationships with her students, understands their individual strengths and their needs. Um, very thoughtful in designing engaging lessons, um, inclusive lessons that support all of our learners. Um beyond the classroom, she plays a huge uh role in fostering positive school culture um through her leadership in things like our social committee um involvement in a uh staff book club um and then also in coaching our battle of books uh fifth grade team. And then what stands out the most though amongst her peers in in all the feedback that we received and it was overwhelmingly um unanimous um that Lissa was chosen is her kindness, her fairness um and tireless work ethic. Um and
010so um when we got those things back and we announced this out to the staff, we couldn't we couldn't agree more um with their choosing of Lissa. So, I'm uh I'm more than pleased and thrilled now to present Marissa Burke says that January. >> Thank you. Take a picture. >> You're good. Okay. Good. Two for two. Perfect. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Two of our daycare kiddos. >> Last but not least, >> I'm going to ask Mrs. Nicholson to come up and present the Applebee's teacher of the month for Fairview. >> Yes. Hello. Good evening. So, we have chosen Deina Hannah as our Applebee's teacher of the month this month. And to be transparent, I feel as though this recognition is way overdue. Um, Deina, as we will explain a little bit more in our
011presentation, which I'm super excited about. Um, and you might have a little hint with something that you were given. um she is um one of our special ed teachers at Fairview. She teaches the essential skills class um which is um comprised of students that have severe disabilities and I'll go more into that later, but she surpasses um what it means to care for the whole child. um she puts blood, sweat, and tears into um caring for these kids, protecting their dignity, and I don't know that I've ever seen a stronger advocate for our special education students. And so, as I said, this is long overdue. She is a total rock star and she is well respected by her peers and we are very blessed to have her at Fairview. So, there was no question this
012year that Deina Hannah is our Applebee's teacher of the month. CONGRATULATIONS and thank you. >> And she's even missing sports for her daughter to be a lucky right kid. >> She asked me, "Did you finally eat lunch?" She got app. I was like, "It's a piece of paper, sis. I didn't get lunch." They believe me. They don't watch it. I'm hitting. I'm not short enough here that >> All right, we're good. >> She's so good. >> Three for three. >> I think you cheer them on. Okay, next up is uh our first opportunity for public comments um on agenda items only. If you have a public comment, please come to podium and state your name and address. >> I've only got one. It's it's it's it's just strange to see Mike McCord over there. I
013just want to point that out that he's over there just minding his own business over there. We got a club over here. >> All right. Next up is the consent agenda and the items contained are A through H. Uh minutes of the January 12th, 2026 executive session. The minutes of the January 12th, 2026 organizational school board meeting. Minutes of the January 12, 2026 board of finance meeting. The minutes the January 12th, 2026 regular school board meeting. There's personnel recommendations, donation request, treasures report for December and claims. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Motion by Milt. Is there a second? >> Second. >> See, you got your minutes. >> Second by Mike. Uh, any further discussion? If not, all those in favor signify by a sign of I. >> I. Same sign
014for opposed. With none, it is approved. 5 Z. We're back up to Fair View. Where you at? There you go. >> Come back. >> Sorry, I thought I was going to lose my technology. You never know what you're going to get. Am I right, Jason? >> I was a little nervous. Okay, you guys saw your little gift that you got. It's exciting and it's all part of our theme. We're all into themes at Fair View. So, we hope that you enjoy our presentation. Thank you so much for having us. Uh this year, we would love to share with you how we feel that Fairview isn't just a school. It's a place where every child belongs and every adult shows up as a friend, an advocate, and a champion. So, the last few school years, Katrina
015and I have had a staff theme. So, last year, you may remember it was I'll be there for you, the friends TV show theme. And this year our theme is You've Got a Friend in Me, which is very fitting fitting for our 30th anniversary of the beloved Disney Pixar film Toy Story. You can see some of our quotes that we shared with the staff earlier this year here. And in the film, if you haven't seen it, the toys exist for one purpose, that's to be there for their kid. And they wait patiently. They show up consistently, and they give their best, even when it goes unnoticed. They go on absolutely wild adventures, coming up with creative solutions and relying on one another to achieve success just to be able to be there when their kid
016needs them the most. In the same way, educators spend day in and day out ready to meet the needs of students where they are, offering encouragement, guidance, and a safe place to land. And just like Buzz and Woody learned that every toy has a unique role to play, every adult in the school community brings something special to our children and to help them grow. So, we chose this theme because it captures who we at Fairview strive to be for our students, our families, and for one another. And tonight, we'd like to show you a little bit of what that looks like in action, specifically through the work of our special education department, as I mentioned earlier. So, what makes what we do special isn't just what we teach, right? It really is so much more
017than that. It's how deeply we commit to every single child and their success, no matter how long it takes or how hard the journey is. So for our colleagues in our special education classrooms, that can mean yearslong commitments to individuals. Um, and so that's often what brings these teachers the most joy and the most meaning in what they do is seeing the progress over time and building that relationship with a student that lasts more than one academic year. And at Fairview, we are blessed to serve our population of special education students through three different pathways. We have the crosscategorical services, the practical skills classes, and the essential skills class that Deina teaches. And each of these pathways um support students in different ways, which we'll go over tonight. And we like to share a little
018bit with you about what that looks like at Fairview. We'll start off though with our incredible speech team. We are absolutely blessed to have our SLP Margaret Harvey Harvey and her lovely assistant Melinda Schaefer. I don't know if you've met either of these ladies, but they are absolute rock stars at what they do. Um, and not only are they super knowledgeable and experienced, but they build strong, powerful relationships that span entire elementary school careers with the students that they work with. and they really do know their students well. They're strong advocates for what their students need and they're the first to volunteer to assist with anything outside of the classroom. Just at a staff building level, they greet students every morning. We have them located in different places in the hallway. So, they get to
019say hello and the kids are so excited to see them. They help them get home safely in the afternoons. They mentor students in need of extra encouragement. They help with testing and our school could not function without them. Together they make the perfect team and they bring the energy, the encouragement and the confidence that those students need in order to um grow. And it's a true display of friendship. Okay. Our cross categorical teacher whom Mrs. Starky knows well is Abigail Curé and she and her IAS Emma Brown and Bella Popejoy work with our special education students that have more mild disabilities. These students spend most of their day learning alongside their peers in the general education classroom. But just because their disabilities are more mild doesn't mean that their struggles don't have a significant impact
020on their progression of learning. So, Miss Karee and her IAS work closely with our classroom teachers, and they provide them with targeted academic support, behavioral strategies, and organizational tools that will help those students build independence and confidence when they're in the GenEd classroom. Here's some fun little pictures of them. Abby, Emma, and Bella greet students again every morning. They help them get to their classrooms successfully because some struggle with that, as you can imagine. Um, and as IAS, Emma and Bella also support students with push-in services. So, they join them in their educational their gened setting. They go into the classrooms, they support the students, they encourage them, they remind them of the strategies that they're learning when challenges arise, and they assist students with transitions throughout the day as well, which can also be
021really tricky for our students that have those disabilities. So, then Miss Karee focuses more on the pullout services. So, she works with individuals and small groups in her classroom uh throughout the day working on academic goals, but she's also created a classroom that's a safe space for all of her students. She has lots of squish and mini items that she loves so much, but they love to be in there, and she's a hoot. I would really recommend meeting her if you haven't. So, sometimes they'll join them for lunch. They'll come into the room for built-in breaks throughout the day. um or they'll just come in there if they kind of need a refocus, reset time for their behavior. But to get these students to where they need to be, these ladies do a lot more
022than teach. They hold hands, they wipe noses, they tie shoes, they give hugs and high fives, they have patience and compassion as they help these students grow at their own pace. So, Miss Karee and her team bring out the friendship and action piece of our theme, which is making sure that our students never feel alone in their general education classroom, even when learning does feel difficult. Then, we have Mrs. Michelle Sylvia and Mrs. Jonan Hillman that teach our two practical skills classes respectively. These classrooms function as self-contained settings. So, that means that the students spend the majority of their time there in the special ed setting. The goal here is to build skills for independence so that these students can eventually spend more time with their gened peers. Because these students have more moderate disabilities,
023some of them are working far below grade level. So in these spaces, we service students with intellectual disabilities, varying levels of developmental delays, autism, down syndrome, behavior disorders, and more. And as you can imagine, this involves a lot of individualized pacing as well as goal setting. And here we measure success in growth, not speed. So what many people don't realize is that there's so much more that goes into this than helping students grow academically. Our staff focuses on academic skills, but they also put significant effort into social development and on everyday problem solving. That just helps the students become more independent and confident in the world around them. Many of these students have limited to no verbal skills, so just getting them to use words to communicate is huge. Most can't zip their coats or
024tie their shoes. Many are working on potty training and require diaper changes throughout the day. Most can't navigate the building on their own, and some need assistance feeding themselves. Some of the students in these classes have physical disabilities that limit them as well. Some are in wheelchairs, and many can't manage symptoms of illness on their own. So, they need to to learn how to wipe their nose, when to wipe their nose, blow their nose, cover their coughs. And because they're limited verbally, our staff has to learn while their students are feeling sick by monitoring and tuning into changes in their behavior because they can't tell us how they're feeling. So, our teachers in their IAS, Kaylee Rivers, Ashley Burrus, Kimro, and Valyriia Cortez assists with academic goals, like we said, but they spend quite a
025bit of time keeping students safe in the classroom. Before learning can occur, students have to be able to feel safe and be safe in their actions. So these ladies are skilled, very skilled I might add, in handling elopers, climbers, throwers, screamers. They have to adapt in real time to student needs like knowing how to spot and predict seizures in our epileptic students. And for real, they know how to handle emergencies like champs. We've dealt with it many times this year. But for example, they have to they have been able to share minute-by-minute breakdowns of seizure progression, oxygen levels, and recovery activity with emergency professionals. So, they pay very close attention and they know their kids very well. They've learned triggers for behaviors and they've coached students through regulation, even when it means dealing with physical
026and verbal aggression. In return, they realize that their students have disabilities, but they choose to focus more on their abilities and their potential. And they know their students very well, spending 5 years or more together at times. And because of the nature of these classrooms, they really do become like families. And wow, truly, our kids are so blessed to be able to have these ladies on their journey with them. It's incredible. So, then we have Mrs. Hannah, whom we honored tonight, and she teaches our essential skills class. And this classroom serves students with the most complex needs, including students who are completely non-verbal, some who have s some significant medical conditions. Wow, words are hard today. And some of them are recovering from traumatic brain injuries. Of course, Mrs. Hannah and her IAS Tristan Smith
027and Christa Dy work on academic and developmental goals as all of us do, but their role goes far beyond instruction. Each day they provide care that protects these students dignity and their well-being. They support communication in every form. They know sign language. They use devices. They help with hygiene. These ladies have to safely navigate encounters with all types of do bodily fluids. They have to lift immo and mobile students and change diapers frequently throughout the day and they have to assist with toilet training needs for the majority of their students. They assist and respond to medical needs alongside our amazing nurse Laura Vieti. They complete tube feeds, make sure students get the appropriate amount of water, not too much, not too little. It's very important. And they watch diligently for changes in behavior that could
028suggest seizures or aspiration. They work closely with our physical therapists, our occupational therapists, and our speech and language pathologists to make sure that the high needs that their students have are met, and that they have the appropriate accommodations in all settings. I mean, we're going to the movie theater for one book, one school. We have to make sure that they have the right transportation, that they have the right accommodations at the theater. They've even had to figure out how to fix parts of students wheelchairs just to keep them at school and keep them safe. They're not They don't are not educated in that when they go to school. By the way, in addition to all of that and considering the varying academic levels of their students, they frequently have to develop customized materials. They have
029to adapt their curriculum. They have to source specialized resources and they have to design alternate tasks just to facilitate individual student success in their classroom. And when behaviors get tough, and let me tell you, they get tough, these staff members have to transcend mere compliance and concentrate on cultivating trustbased relationships with these kids to get them to do what they need to do just to be safe and to learn. Mrs. Hannah has created an environment where students are safe, they're valued, they're deeply respected, and that's by involving every single child as a part of their class family, regardless of what their level of independence is or what their ability to communicate looks like. And that's truly caring for the whole child, as I mentioned earlier. And that's not just teaching, that's advocacy, that's compassion, and
030that's friendship at its highest level. So all of these wonderful people do so much more than teach. And as Mrs. Hannah explained it to me, they absorb students fear. They absorb their stress and their frustrations. And they serve as their calm, as their stable presence so that they can regulate their emotions throughout the day. There are stu they're the students comfort in one moment and they're the the next moment they're the people pushing them and encouraging them the most. And as Michelle Sylvia puts it, they are multitasking ninja warriors. And I agree with that. But can you imagine how physically and mentally exhausting that has to be? And somehow they're constantly vigilant. And they keep their composure regardless of the circumstances. And that's really hard. The level of physical and mental strength and determination and
031emotion that goes into their jobs is simply incredible. And truly, it deserves more recognition, which is why we wanted to share with you tonight. The teachers still have to do all the paperwork for the IEPs. They have to plan for instruction. They have to schedule and lead the parent meetings. They have to keep track of every student's goals, complete progress monitoring, communicate with guardians on top of all these other things that they do to meet their students basic needs. It's a lot of work. an absolutely wild adventure, if you will, just like those Toy Story characters, right? But at the end of the day, every single one of these ladies told me that the special moments with the kids, that's the most meaningful part of their job. the small victories, the growth that they see
032in those individuals that they spend so many years with, the connection with a non-verbal student, the moments when they speak for the first time, the moments just where they see them happy. So, this is what you've got a friend in me looks like in real life. It's not just a theme. It's not a slogan, but it's a promise that we keep every day. We want people to know that when the community invests in us, they're investing in a place where no child's unseen, no challenge is faced alone, and no one's success is unnoticed. So, our special education team, not just at Fairview, but in all of LCSC, they don't just change day-to-day school for kids. They change life trajectories. And that's what makes them so special. And so preparing this presentation to share with you
033really has been such a beautiful reminder for us of how blessed we are to serve these individuals because they are truly amazing. Don't cry. Don't cry. And that is the end of my presentation. Thank you again for your time and attention. And we'd love to host you again in the future sometime so you can come see all these wonderful individuals in the flesh. They're wonderful people. They're quiet. They do not like to have all the attention on them. Deina, she struggles with being recognized, but um they all deserve it and more because they are truly amazing. And of course, we can't leave you without a treat. So, you've got a little reminder there that you have a friend in us. Thank you for your time. We appreciate it. >> Questions? >> Yes, >> that's okay.
034I'm ready for it. >> Um, does each student have a a dedicated IIA or if not, how's that determined on who gets one and who doesn't get one? >> So, in our corporation, we typically don't do individual IAS per student. However, in at Fair View, we have two IAS in every classroom. Um, in Mrs. Sylvia's class, she has about 10 kids. In Mrs. Hillman's class. I think she's at like she's this is an evolving situation. She just came to us in November and we're getting everything back into sorts. She has probably seven six or seven. Deina um she services some students from Camelot. So she has about six students. Two from Camelot and um two IAS per teacher. And our cross categorical case load is heavy heavy like I want to say 60 40 probably
035>> between 40 and 60 can't remember the number off the top of my head but it's a lot but all students have one teacher and two IAS and just real fast sorry >> no it's okay >> I never do this I'm sorry to interrupt you this make this reminds me to tell you Something important though, when it comes to staff members not being present, when it comes to those IAS, especially in Deina's class, you can't just have a regular average sub in there because they do so much that the average person cannot do that. Uh, it's very challenging. We literally can't function without them. Sorry, >> I was just going to say um for a student to have a one-on-one IIA that it's it's ultimately a case conference decision. Um and we for the most
036part learned a long time ago that a lot of times when you when you put a student with a one-on-one aid, they become completely dependent on that one-on-one aid. And so what we're trying to teach them doesn't always necessarily work. Now, I I will not say we never do it because sometimes you have to do it because of safety reasons, but it's a case conference committee decision. >> I just got two more. >> Ready? >> Um I thought I had two. Oh, >> most kids probably love two-hour delays and snow days, but does that >> not good in the world of >> this class? Does it disrupt their >> any change in routine and structure is difficult for any child, but it's, you know, specifically challenging for students that are in some of these classrooms
037because they struggle more so with that. Um, so for example, one of these students could not handle the fact that she couldn't have breakfast on two-hour delay day and it was the rest of the day was not good. My last one. I'm sorry. >> In my back. >> So traditional like >> it's not a traditional pathway obviously. I mean, so your role as a principal, how is it different? >> Like, >> well, >> how do you support? And >> that's a great question. And in full transparency here, my upbringing, if you will, as an educator involve special education. I do not have a special education background. I'm was trained elementary educator. So actually even going to Fairview as an assistant principal, I learned gobs about working with students in a practical skills and essential skills
038class because my prior experience at Franklin, even in Loganport, was just working with cross categorical students, a resource room type situation, if you will. Um it is it takes time because truthfully you don't know how to support them if you don't spend time in there getting to know them, getting to know the teachers, seeing the kids, getting to know the kids and learning more about them as individuals. So it's not something that they can even teach you in a class. You have to be there. You have to experience it. And it's challenging because I want to go in there and I want to go help, but I don't know how to lift them up. And I mean, I know how to change a diaper. I have enough kids, but it's a little different, you know?
039It's a little different. And I don't have a medical background either. So, there's a good balance between overststepping and providing support, right? You you don't want them to think you that they don't know how to do it. But, um, it's a challenge. And I would say for yeah we've we've had a lot of assistance from the lovely Megan Robson who we call me A Megan. Um too many Megan's anyway she's been able to support us a lot with her background and experience in a similar setting. So it is it's not something that you is natural to understand. You have to be in there. You have to see it. You have to listen to the teachers and the IAS and and understand what they're going through in order to be able to support them efficiently. It
040takes time. >> I hear a lot of good things about your leadership. So, thank you. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. >> Mr. Hes, >> I realize how important the staff is, but Megan, you realize too that you have to come up with a different term than rockstar because real rock stars don't appreciate rockstar being used. >> Do you know that from experience? for >> I'll work on it. Milt Julie noted. Write that down. Katrina, >> um I I can relate to to this staff because I believe my wife's first job in the Loganport School Corporation was at what used to be Fairview West, >> something like that. >> Severely um >> Yeah, they I mean they were and and I'd go in that building and I I couldn't believe >> Yeah. what they would
041consider a success. So my my question would be especially for like the essential >> Yeah. >> skills, >> what do you consider what what would your teachers consider >> a successful day? What do you you you can't set a a goal for the class, right? I mean everything be individual. >> Correct. >> Absolutely. >> So what what what what's a successful day look like? I mean, if a student is able to to raise a pencil or whatever utensil might be, >> you're exactly right. I mean, it depends on the student, obviously, and where they're at. Um, but for some of our students that are have more severe disabilities, I mean, blinking is is one of their reaction to stimuli is something that they have a goal for. So, a good day is honestly um being
042able to participate. For some kids, it's being calm and not screaming the entire day. For some kids, it's not feeling like you have to run out of the room. And um for some kids, it's speaking um verbally and saying words. For some, it's being able to write their name um or just identify letters. So, for some of our more physically handicapped students, um some that are recovering from significant injuries, it's usually just reacting to stimuli and being present. And honestly, uh any day we have them there is a good day. >> So, does staff go into a day with certain goals in mind for for certain students? >> And does that would that goal change during the day? based on what they see happen. >> Yeah, it very well could. Um it's with many of
043these students, it's a daytoday, hourby- hour um situation where yesterday might have been a great day and today when we came in, we knew it was going to be off and we just start from square one. You know, it's five steps forward and three steps back and they're just they're used to that and they I'm I cannot say it enough. They know these kids so well. They see them when they walk in the door and they know exactly how their day is going to go >> and they know how to support them through it. >> It's incredible. >> Based on experience that I had walking into her classroom, you know, I don't know if they're rock stars, but they're very special people. Yes, >> they're very special people that can do that daily, day after
044day, week after week, knowing >> that they have to settle, I don't want to say settled, but for such minute >> goals, >> right, >> on what could be called success. >> Absolutely. They have to be the calm. They have to be the stable. And in the moment, I'm I would be losing my ever loving mind, you know, like I struggle with my five-year-old some days. But they are so calm and consistent and they know when to tap out. They know when to say, "Hey, I need a break. You got this for a minute." And they're like, "Yep, yep, I do. See you in 10 minutes." You know, that's how they get through. But they show up and they show up for those kids every day. It's incredible. I I honestly listen, I'm not discrediting
045the work I did as a fourth grade teacher. I think I was okay at it. Um, but I knew my kids and I, you know, formed relationships with them. But this is just different. It's a different beast. And to have to know, um, so much intimately with that child. It's incredible. They're amazing people. So, yes, please come see them again. They'd love to have you there. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Good job. >> Thank you, friends. Well, now we're on to some action items. >> Oh, yeah. We have 2027 2028 school calendar proposal. >> It's not 48 weeks. It's we're seeing that. So, no. Um, is there a motion to approve the one that's proposed? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Vicki. Is there a second? >>
046I'll second. Second by Becky. Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> With none, it's approved. 5. Next up is uh our first wave of policies on second reading. Um the first batch has 13 policies. Uh I'll read those quickly. Not the policy, election and eligibility to serve is the first one. compensation, executive session, staff evaluations, teacher appreciation grants, outside activities of staff, drug and alcohol testing of CD holders, student suicide awareness and prevention, purchasing, accounting systems for capital assets, digital content and accessibility, automatic external defibrills, child abuse and neglect. Is there a motion to approve those 13 policies? >> So move. >> Motion by Milt. Is there a second? >> Second. Second by Mike. Any further questions or discussion? With none, all those in favor signify by sign of
047I. >> I. Any opposed? Same sign. With none, we are approved at 50 for those 13 policies. Um, next up, we have some good reading this month. We had 12 more policies. That's 25 policies. Are you following along? Um, I'll read those. Those are up for second reading. Also, non-discrimination and equal opportunity. Excuse me. Non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities. Non-discrimination based on genetic information of the employee. Anti-harassment. Non-discrimination and access to equal education opportunity. Section 504 ADA prohibition against discrimination based on disability. Non-discrimination on the basis of sex and education programs or activities. Non-discrimination and equal opportunity. Excuse me. Non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. Non-discrimination based on genetic information of the employee. Anti-harassment. Non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. Non-discrimination based on genetic information of the employee. Some of these were rescended. And anti-harassment. That seems
048confusing. Um those 12 are up for approval. Is there a motion to approve? I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Becky. Is there a second? >> Second by by Vicki. Any further discussion? >> With none. All those in favor signify by sign of I. >> I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. With none. Those policies are also approved. 5-0. All right. No more policies. We're up to department. Mr. correct is the Bahamas or somewhere. Where's he at? >> Florida. Okay. Close. Close. >> You might be online watching. >> Might be one of the four. >> You never know. >> One of the four. >> I just got an email from him. I'm like, enjoy your vacation. >> Look for sealass or something. >> Mr. Fall, you're up then? >> Nothing to report this evening. just our
049phone system is going to be migrated over spring break and we just completed our server migration that was due this year and we were able to complete that without any interruption to class time so it's a success no updates sometimes good update any questions for Mr. Well, thank you. Our double-headed curriculum report going on here. >> Two for one. >> I I have nothing to report. I'm just kidding. >> I was going to say, wait a minute. >> Me neither. We're done. Eating a jerk. >> I got him under control over here. >> There was a math to >> um No. Last Wednesday we had our uh final professional development day of the year and um I think it went really well. Um preschool so they have their curriculum is Frog Street and with that
050they do the AIM assessment. So they looked at that assessment along with um state standards and sort of made a plan for next year going forward. Um K to 6 in the morning did their Alice training and so I believe all buildings are trained in Alice now. Mrs. Hess is saying yes. Um and I heard that was I was not involved in that but I heard it was really good and really emotional. Um so K to 6 also in the afternoon. So what we did was we met at Landis all K to6 staff. Um and we focused on some priority standards and language arts. And I know you say oh well we do that all the time. Well as a district we don't get to do that all the time. So, um, each grade level
051picked a couple of priority standards in language arts and we looked at the data on that and decided, okay, this data isn't the best that it could be. So, how do we move forward? Um, what does it look like over the year? How often are we teaching this particular standard? Um, what does that data look like specifically? Um, how can we change our instruction to make improvements there? Um, and every grade level came up with an action plan. And it's also something that um we're hoping to or not hoping to we will carry forward. Um I think it's something we'll start looking more at the building level at specifically. So I always tell Mrs. Starky, thank you so much for applying for these PD days because um they're worth it. Um and it's not often
052that we all get together. Actually, we never get to get together like that. So um it was a really successful professional day. >> Thank you. Yeah, >> questions for Mrs. Rosie. >> Thank you. >> Dr. >> I'll continue with that. So, last Wednesday, Dr. Jenny French was here and she spent the morning with the academy and the junior high school and we were looking at before, during, and after reading strategies and how to annotate text. Um, and then she spent the afternoon with departments uh within the junior high. And we invited our academy friends over again. And then on Thursday, she did a tour of LHS and the intermediate school just to see kind of how ELA um some social studies and science instruction is going. So, generally speaking, when you see shifts in student
053data, it's not just on the ELA teachers. It's not you can't just put it on the English teachers. That shift really happens when you get your science and social studies teachers on board and implementing those changes. So, she just was looking to see what that alignment looked like. Continuing with the junior high, they had a year with Frog and Toad that was a huge success. Their musical, they had broken their attendance record on the first night. Um, their ELA department, they're looking at some curriculum options. Um, they are doing some interviews for social studies. Monty R is retiring. They're working on weighted testing like everyone. um they were lucky enough to be selected by the Department of Homeland Security to do a safety audit. So that's thrilling. And then um they have a guest speaker
054that's going to be coming later this month to talk about inspiration to share his inspirational story of perseverance. And then also um in terms of music, the Indiana State School Music Contest, the junior high students received 37 gold ratings, six silver ratings, and eight students even had perfect scores. And then moving on to the high school, continuing with music, um 10 LHS choir students were recognized with goal ratings and their vocal solos at the solo and ensemble contest with nine of those students advancing to state. And then Ellison Kitell was selected as a semi- finalist for Butler's Butler University's vocal competition, which takes place on February 14th. 17 band students were recognized this past weekend for their silver or gold ratings for their solos at the Indiana State School Music Contest. Senior Elizabeth Foster will
055be representing LHS and competing for the title of the Distinguished Young Women of Indiana. Um, congratulations to the junior Barry wrestler Quinton Mclody who won the regional championship and will advance to semiate this weekend. Felix is turning 100 and they are going to be celebrating on Friday, February 27th as mascots from around the state and community will come together to celebrate his birthday. And then tickets are on sale for the LHS Alumni Association gala on Saturday the 28th at Vibrance Event Center. And then um last but not least, it is from the career center. It's a national CTE month. So if you look on social media, you will see some highlights with some students of different pathways sharing a little bit about their passion and why they chose that pathway. >> Was weed testing during
056all the snow dates? Yeah. Yeah. >> Did you get Did you get it? Have you >> talked to Lindsay about that? >> You got it done yet or? >> Yeah. It's work in progress. >> I was watching the updates on that. >> Okay. >> It's always like without fail. >> Yeah. >> Basketball sectional or media testing rings. >> It's very sore, Becky. It's very sore. >> Any questions? Curriculum questions. Thank you both. Michelle, you're up. >> Well, just a couple things, but since you brought up the the snow days and the cold weather days, you know, the the concern was we had a Friday and then we had three days. And the concern for me always is um that's a long time for our kids to be out of school and a lot of our
057kids rely on us for food and relationships at school and that's always my biggest worry, right? Um but unfortunately, I don't control mother nature. Um, I will say though, I am so thankful that we learned what we learned during COVID to be able to do e-learning um, the way we do. It's it is by no means a replacement for what happens at school. But it is much better than tacking days on in June. I will tell you that much because nothing really happens in June when we're when we would do that. And I think teachers would tell you that, students would tell you that. And so it is what it is. Um, and hopefully we won't have to use any more of those. We'll see. Um, >> is there a limit? >> There's a limit
058to uh uh asynchronous days, but there is not a limit to synchronous days. So, as long as we are >> online, face to face is synchronous. >> Asynchronous is without face to live. At least it was an acronym. >> Yeah. Right. Right. Right. Right. So anyway, um >> it spelled out the word. >> Um this >> having said that and Brandy and and Chrissy talked about the PD last week. Um I next month I will bring to you a resolution to pass so that I can apply for the waiver again which allows us to apply for those. um we apply you're allowed to have three asynchronous learning days and so um I will apply for us to have two additional um because even by doing so we still exceed the number of minutes required in
059the classroom and those days are so very beneficial you know especially in a day and age where education seems to be changing so much and and um as I've been sharing with the teachers you know one of the things we we can do is I can do this waiver and we can build in that professional development where they're not respond responsible for student instruction that day. Um, and and we can invest in them and it's not costing us any more money, right? So, and teachers really teachers and classified staff really appreciate that time. Um, it has really allowed us to do uh the Alice training this year, which is huge. And I I believe um with Mr. Storm. Honestly, I I'm I'm when we got when I got the letter saying we got selected uh
060for an on-site school safety audit, I was like, ugh. But you know what? I think it's really going to be great. I've had this conversation with with Matt, with Danny Ferris, and Officer Fry in the fact that I think when they come when these two people come from the Office of Homeland Security, um I think they're going to be impressed with what we have going on in our school district as far as school safety goes. Um, and I attended the Alice training. I was at the junior high and then I went over to Columbia Elementary um because Fairview staff went over there to do the scenarios um at 10:00 last Wednesday and I watched it. It was it was amazing. Um, and I'm so glad I got to do that. And and I will just
061one shout out again to our SRO's. They are wonderful instructors. like they do a great job building relationships with our kiddos, but they are wonderful when it comes to instructing our students and our staff. So, we can honestly say now every single staff member, the exception of a couple. So, I guess I can't say every single one and all of our students have been completely trained in Alice, which is huge. So, um it wouldn't have happened without that lady sitting right there in the back. So, >> thank you. Good stuff. And it also wouldn't have happened had we not had those PD days. >> Huge. So, um, it it's it was great. Um, lot of summer school planning going on, lots of, believe it or not, I think we've pretty much got it kind of
062figured out. I got a new wrinkle today for junior high, which I think is going to be a really good thing. So, I'm working on that. Um, it's always great when you can get somebody else to pay for it. So, I'm really working hard on that. I want to give a huge shout out to the uh to Lindsay and Mr. Miller, the you want me to say Berkeley, too, even though she didn't have anything to do with it, but getting over here, Berkeley. Um, but the the guidance department, Abby Lundy at Loganport High School for working diligently to get the graduation rate correct. Um, and so we're still waiting to hear about one more student. And so, as soon as we hear about that, we'll have a new press release that will go out. Um,
063and we're hopeful we get that fifth student. So, um, but lots of work on their part. And um I I also sent a a text message actually to Dr. Jenner thanking her um for her staff and their willingness to help us this far along. So um that that was a great thing and I I think um it it's the right thing to do and we're thankful that it could could get fixed and we have a lot of things in place now moving forward. We won't have this issue again. Please. >> Um and then the last thing uh Christine mentioned the alumni event and so that's one of the things we're working on. um obviously is um this is Felix's 100th birthday this year and so in association with the alumni association um we'll be having
064a huge celebration as she said and so this is our first real endeavor at a gay or gala however you want to say it and so Don Oriola will be here again uh which will be great and uh just just an exciting time for us to maybe finally get this thing officially kicked off. it seems like years ago when I asked Brad Rosie like could you help us and he like came up with some generic bylaws and this is what you need to do and that kind of thing. And so we're finally to the point now where Matt Jones can focus on that and get that thing growing and ultimately um you know have some alternate sources of revenue as Greg likes to say to do other things in our district. And so um I
065I'm very thankful for that and excited for that to happen. So I'll stop there. >> Great. >> Good stuff. Y stuff questions. Thank you. All right, our second round of public comment opportunity. So if you have one, now's the time. All right, moving on to last thing. Member comments. Well, but you from the last to the first. Uh, I just want to say thanks for the presentation about Fairview tonight. Um, often times people ask me what what's it like to be on the school board or do you like being on the school board? What do you like about being on the school board? And I always think these monthly presentations are the part that made me the most proud. um just just to see the stuff we do, to see the hearts of the various
066teachers um and even to see staff and teachers that go above and beyond what they have to do. We have we have just enormous amount of people. We hear about it every single one of teachers and people and staff members and cafeteria workers or whoever that go above and beyond what they have to do, you know. Um you know, and finally, I think as as Buzz Lightyear said it, um we are to infinity and beyond. So, keep up the good work. >> Thank you. >> Um, okay. So, when I ran for school board, I thought, okay, I had a lot to bring to the table as a teacher. Okay. But having been on the board for a year, and then when I went to that meeting Friday and I left that meeting, I realized what
067goes into running a school is just absolutely unbelievable. And from Miss Starky, your dedication and such, and then the administrators there, a lot of them were at the meeting on uh Friday. um the things that you have to deal with and the things that are put on your uh plate from the state and from parents and it's just it's it's absolutely amazing and we have fantastic people in place and I'm just so so impressed with um uh you know everywhere from like I said mkey administrators to staff to nurses and um psycho the uh sociologist psychologists their social workers and I I was just yeah I was just blown away and and and I'm I'm I just want to say thank you. I just uh I really I really am impressed with what we have
068here in Loganport. >> And one example of that involves a principal who's here tonight that we got an email about or you know it was a what do you call the reports that they send out? >> Just the facts. Yeah. >> It's all it is. There's no opinions in there. Facts. >> Just the facts. >> Um I mean having a a student with a seizure >> and riding to the hospital in the ambulance, you know, with that student, spending an hour and a half until a parent could get there. Um, that Mrs. Nicholson did that. That's that's an example of what we're what we're talking about here. U, Mrs. Nicholson, thank you for the presentation tonight. As importantly, thank you for the cookie. Now, I almost I almost I hardly noticed that people on each
069side of me had cookies that were bigger than mine. >> I was doing an ABC fell in the boot pattern. Sorry. >> Noted for next year. >> The saving grace was this has chocolate. >> So, that that bailed out the smallalness of the cookie that was covered in chocolate. But, u but thank you. Great presentation. appreciate that. Um, we had some, and I don't know if you were going to mention, we had some sizable donations that we approved in our consent agenda tonight. I'm not going to mention who they're from, but some businesses, some individuals, but they were sizable. So, I just want to thank those who who contribute to our corporation in in the ways they do. And then, um, Chris and I just finished up being co-chairs of the United Way uh, campaign.
070>> And, you know, of course, want to thank everybody who donated in any way. Yeah, we made it. We made it through I said that at the celebration. We made it through our 39th year of marriage. Working on working on 40. But um school corporation was big and and so since this is Logan Sports School Board meeting, I thought I want to thank um the school corporation and all those individuals who have given and continue to give u to United Way. App appreciate what you what you contributed. So that's it. >> Thanks, Bill. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> All right. Well, everyone's already kind of said everything you get to this point, but um >> thank you, Mrs. Nicholson. I really appreciated that. Um I think that probably the general public doesn't understand and appreciate
071>> um all the work that goes into being those special folks in that those classrooms. I >> feel awkward because I can't see you. >> Oh, that's fine. >> Forgive me. I'm just so short and it's a big podium. But um I truly do appreciate all the support that you and all of your staff provide uh to those teachers and instructional assistance. And thank you to Michelle. I we're off to a great start second semester despite all the snow days and lots of great things happening. So thank you. >> Great. I have one last thing that nobody mentioned. >> Oh, >> uh we had a probably because it's so exciting. We had a federal compliance audit. Well, >> a 2-year federal compliance audit from July 1st, 2023 through June 30th of 2025, and it was
072absolutely clean. So, >> that's wonderful. >> Um, and it got approved. >> That's why Greg's in Florida now. >> There was something they found. It was so stupid. It shouldn't have been on there. And um, but no, >> they always have to find something. >> I shouldn't say that publicly, should I? >> It was very well sought after finding they had, but we we fixed it. So, um, anyway, that a lot goes I've been through audits and banking. It they try to find stuff. >> They do. >> And for two years, they find nothing. It was pretty impressive. So, >> probably good thing he wasn't in Florida before the audit. They they might have might have questioned that. I think the timing worked out. >> Yes, it all worked out. Yeah. So, that's all we
073have. It's time for board signatures. We are adjourned. Won't take me long. Give it up. >> Holy cow.