001All right. I'm going to call this business order to meeting. Uh to meeting to >> this business meeting to order. Wow. What a good start. >> Jeezy. Today is Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025. And roll call, please. >> Mrs. Gibson, >> here. >> Mr. Wild >> here. Mrs. Miller, >> here. >> Mr. I hope so. Here. Mr. Sher, >> yes. All right. Can we please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. So, I'm gonna start by giving a few introductions here. We we've got a full house today. How exciting. It's good seeing everyone here. Um, so this introductions is going to be probably the longest part
002of the meeting. Uh, so well, you know what? We're going to start with our wonderful treasurer here, Ryan Sloan, and then we'll move down to our board member Angie Shockley. We have board member uh John Lu Allen, board member Leslie Miller. I'm also a board member. My name's Nate Mundy. We have Dr. Andrea Townson. We have Thanks, Lori. We have board member Lori Gibson. And then today, I want to uh to introduce the the kiddos here. And hopefully I can say everyone's name correctly. I'm gonna start with you, Danny. You ready? We have Daniela Rodriguez Vasquez. Not too bad. All right. We have Haley Schuster. And then we have Abby. Is it Nicely? >> That is amazing. So nice. And we have Abby Nicely. >> And then in our administration team, we have Devin Barry,
003our director of human resources. We have wonderful Becky man, the director of student services. We have Robin Jordan, which is our doctor, Dr. Robin Jordan, our director of curriculum. And then we have Jack Heg, our business manager. So, we got a full team here. And then other than that, I'm going to recommend for the agenda to be adopted. We do have two agendas. >> We do. >> So, we need to add an item to 10 and then add a new item number. So, move second. >> All right. All right. Mrs. Gibson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yes, Mr. >> Yes. >> All right. We have no comments relating to agenda items, so we'll move right along to our communications update. >> Hi, Janine. >> Hey, good evening everyone. >> Um, I
004wanted to tell you, you know, I always say go to west curttonschools.com, watch for our news, and we have some really exciting news that's going to be coming up in the next few days. Um, two students, one of whom is sitting here was Uh she's on going to be on the McGomery County student advisory. She's going to be a delegate. So we're really excited about that. Um we'll be talking more about that or doing a news item. Also, Legarius, he's number 13 in soccer. He really got a glowing comment from um somebody that oversees the soccer games. So, it's always nice to hear good things about our kids. Um, also I'm a little sweaty. Normally I wouldn't talk about that, but I've been over on the turtle mission. How many people here went to middle
005school? A lot of hands. How many people remember the turtles at middle school? A lot of hands. Well, we knew that the turtles were still living there. And we knew eventually, of course, the the school was going to be demolished and we wanted to make sure the turtles were taken care of prior to anything happening. So, Division of Wildlife was there from the state of Ohio. Cincinnati Zoo came out today. >> Um, we found 21 turtles. >> Oh, wow. >> They think there's probably more, >> but they were they're going to be returning to uh collect any other turtles that might be found. So, we are very excited about that, that partnership and making sure these little guys get taken care of. I did they were mentioning names. I made the promise to call at
006least one pirate pee. So, just saying. >> Okay. So, west carolleschools.com, you're going to see that story in the next few days along with the other things I talked about. uh Facebook, West Carolton City Schools, X at WC City Schools, Instagram at WC City Schools. Those are some avenues you can use to find out what's happening in the school district. Also on our web page, if you go to west caroltonschools.com, you can find out about your school. It's right at the top of the menu. Just click on the schools, then choose yours. you can find events, news, different things that are happening at your school. Also, don't forget to download the West Car Schools app on your phone or other device where you can also stay in touch with what's happening in the schools as
007well as in your child's classroom. Be safe, be respectful, be responsible. This is usually what I say at the end, but today it's a little different. I have a kindness to tell you. So, yesterday I got an email from Laura Pukauski. They marched in the Holiday at Home Parade. I'm going to just read what she wrote. Yesterday, the band marched at the Ketarine Holiday at Home Labor Day parade. And after the parade, excuse me, when we were walking down a side street to our bus, a lady approached us and asked if we would play for her elderly mother who was unable to walk to the parade. I asked the kids if they called up to play a few songs for this sweet lady and without a blink of an eye they all excitedly yelled yes.
008So the kids performed a private little concert for this little little lady in the middle of a Ketaring neighborhood and after just marching a one mile long parade they they were still happy to do it. So um channel 2 also put that out for us. So you can find that on their web page. We're having a little video difficulty. Don't worry about it, Michaela. It's just a very short little video clip of them playing the music, but if you see it on our Facebook page, Laura did the video and she does a closeup of the lady's face and you can just see how thrilled she is and excited. So, that was very, very kind. So, kindness spreads. So, I wanted to talk a little bit about our social media. This is all going to tie
009together. August, we made 31 social media posts. We average 95 likes per post. We reach an average of 8,748 people per post. Dr. Thompson, do you remember when I used to come down and say we hit a thousand >> except snow days? >> Well, snow days. Yeah, there were something. But but this we are so excited that people are watching what's happening. Um we also average uh five shares per post. And I wanted to tell you those numbers because that one pirate kindness post about the band, this was ads at 2 o'clock this afternoon. I know the numbers have gone up significantly since. 1618 likes and loves, 68,253 people that it has reached, 102 comments, and 137 shares. So people really do respond to kindness and we love that. I also wanted to talk about
010comments. Jose Alberto Mada, he was a foreign exchange student years and years ago and he still follows us and he stated, "I was in the parade in 1966 in Ketarine sitting on the back of a convertible car as an American field service foreign exchange student for the 6667 year at West Carolton Senior High. A banner on the side had my name, school, and country, which was Brazil. Still is Brazil. It is so great that this dear traditional parade still going, "Go pirates." And what I wanted to say about Joseé Mata is he left West Carolton, went back to his home country, became Dr. Mata, and was a cardiologist. So, I'm pretty sure that we gave him that start. So, Pirate Pride Award, just wanted to talk about that for a minute. That's how you can
011find it. It's on our website. You just find this picture, this happy graduate, and you can see the little tab there. Um, and you can nominate someone for Pride Award. And so, tonight, the cheerleaders really aren't here just for the fun of it. They actually, a lot of them are going to a soccer game immediately after this, but we wanted to recognize them for all they've been doing. I love this picture. Um, this was at a cheer camp that they did over the summer and they went around to the other squads. They said, "If you couldn't be on the squad you're on, what squad would you want to be on?" West Carolton. Why West Carolton? Because they're so nice and full of spirit. And you can see that um you also saw them at our
012convocation day. I think Mr. Barry commented that this this year a lot of times people do their chairs and then they're like but you guys are always smiling and we love that. We love to see that pirate spirit. So we wanted to recognize you this evening. So I don't know everybody wants to come up. Coaches, ladies. Okay. So, we'll just talk loud. We have a certificate for all of them and we're going to get a picture afterwards. So, put this in your practice gym. Put this wherever you want. and we just want you to know how much we appreciate you and bringing the pirate pride to the school district. All right. So, and and now I have to tell you that one person in this room was brought here without knowing why they were being
013brought here. I love that kind of thing. So, she received a pirate pride nomination and it said Riley was hired at 22 to West Carolton High School. She's over there smiling going, "Oh, no. Oh, no." And in just two years, she has thrived not only as a teacher first credit recovery kids, then as an assistant to our ESL class, but also as a cheer coach, now as head of the cheer program. Riley is an incredible human being. She gives her everything to everyone she comes in contact with. She's a coach in every way. Riley has taken this program to new heights, not only by her experience, but her knowledge and her driven nature to help those cheerleaders excel in their sport. Bradley has come up with multiple fundraising ideas, new flags, new uniforms, community activities,
014involvement of our pee-wee cheerleaders, finding nets, and driving seven hours in a U-Haul together. >> The list goes on and on. I feel that not his Riley. I feel that kind of a little confusing. It was the writer. The writer's in this room, too. I think she went to West Carol. >> Okay. >> Her brother did too. I don't know. >> Riley's been a pirate her whole life and she's going to continue to make our cheer program the greatest in the MPL. And well, let's throw it out there in the state. Heck, I'm going to dream big in the nation. She's that amazing and I truly believe she can. You should be so proud to have her in our district. I know I am. >> So, [Applause] we have a special certificate just for Riley.
015>> Head coat. >> Thank you. We also have a special coin for you. A special coin. One of our school board members says, "When am I going to get my point?" >> And there it is. You also get this special pen to wear that says you're showing faith in West. >> Okay, girls. You want to do a quick cheer? >> A >> Oh my god. [Music] Quick cheer. >> Red, black, white. We are skeleton red, black, white. We are skeleton red, black, white. We are skeleton. Red, black, white. [Applause] The most exciting for me. hate to say, but okay. So, and that brings us to today the pirate pride. All of these girls along with the coaches, thank you so much. And then a reminder, watch out for pirates when you're out on the roads.
016And again, be safe, be respectful, be responsible, be kind. And I'm going to take these ladies outside to get some pictures. >> And uh there some of them are going on to the soccer game this evening. So, we want to get them out of here. So, thank you all very >> Thank you guys. Yeah, we'll take a few [Music] [Applause] >> bigger fish and hang out with us, I guess. >> Thank you guys so much. Thank you. Congratulations. >> Thanks, guys. Good luck at the game. >> And there goes everyone. >> Sorry to take you. >> Take care. >> Bye. >> Thank you. >> Bye. Thank you. >> All right. They always leave. >> All right. >> Well, hopefully we can carry that spirit on for the rest uh rest of the meeting here because
017usually it gets a little bit, you know, looking for boring, but you know, I think it's exciting, right? >> All right. Well, we'll move on to item number eight here. Um, and just to say that this is just a discussion. And we won't be voting this time, but this will be for the next meeting to vote on. Um, it will be relating to some policy. >> Way to follow the cheerleaders. >> Well, that's you. >> Yeah. All related to the budget bill 91. So, I'm a whole lot of fun over here tonight. Um, okay. So, as I mentioned, a lot of these are related to Bill 96. um there's a lot of um things that are being revised or rescended and combined into multiple policies in the L. So it's going to be out of
018order number-wise but rapid fire as well because a lot of them are the same items. um policy 1613, 3213, and 4213, student supervision and welfare. They have um added the definition of grooming of a student and how to notify a parent. Um policy 1422, 3122 and 4122 are replacement policies and they are related to non-discrimination, equal opportunity and anti-harassment and policy 1422.02 they are the ones that are being rescended. So they've been cleaned up and streamlined. Policy 1662, 3362, and 4362 have also been rescended and combined into those new policies. Um, policy 2260 is changing the United States Department of Education address from whatever state it was in to Maryland or DC, I believe. Now that's the only change with that one. Um, and the pronoun for change. Policy 22601, same thing. US DOE address
019was changed and the pronouns were corrected. Policy 1623, 3123 and 4123. Um, US DOE address and pronouns were changed. Very simple changes. Policy 2266. Um, it is the non-discrimination on the basis of sex and education programs or activities. It has um changed a definition um and the term officially is a criminal sexual contact has been added um and sexual orientation and gender identity was removed and they've updated the US DOE address. Policy 24302 is for homeschool um students. It's been revised. We used to be able to take homeschool students as well as students that attended another district and they could participate in our extracurricular activities. Now it's just homeschool students. Um policy 2431 is basically the same thing related to athletics. Students from other qualifying districts are no longer eligible just home school students which
020we allow them to attend. Anyhow, policy 3130, assignment and transfers. Um, this is giving me the ability to assign teachers based on the best interest, excuse me, of students enrolled in the district. Um, it also um does not have any impact based on continuing contract. We do what's um best for our teachers and students based on lure. We find that's probably appropriate um policy 5130 withdraw from school. This um removes the requirement that schools notify the department of motor vehicles if a child is under 18 and withdraws from school and transfers out of state or to another school. Um we cannot report them to have their driver's license taken. Policy 5136, personal communication devices. Um this has changed. um we've already had this policy for a long time. However, it does add um the word
021instructional day, which was already in our policy, and adds that if there was like a threat of like something significant, kids would be able to have their phone, which we discussed when we did our policy. Um and that was already in there as well. Policy 5200. Um attendance, this is related to our attendance. Um meetings that we have for students. Um, really this didn't change much much for us. Um, in the new policy, if you have less than 5% of attendance issues, you don't have to have an attendance team. Um, it also allows you to have one at the school district level. We're keeping ours at the building level where we feel that they know the kids better than we do. Uh, release time for religious instruction. Um it does allow that um students can
022have two periods a week in elementary and middle and then release time for high school is also defined in there. Um policy 5330 is a slight change. I've added the word plus a to an existing policy. Um policy 6109 we are unless you want to read these Ryan. um we can accept payment by credit card. We do that right now um with our our spirit store. So, it's a good policy to have in place. Policy 6152, a change the pronouns um technical corrections and policy 6830 talks about having a audit when the treasurer leaves. So policy 75402 um digital content and accessibility um says that we have to make sure our items that we have are ADA compliant. We actually have a program that monitors that and we've been doing that for quite a while.
023Policy 8300, um, continuity of organizational operations. Policy 8305 and 8400. I'll talk about cyber security programs that were included in House Bill 96. And um, making sure that we have provisions in place in our safety plan as well as um, systems in place if something were to happen. Also in polic um 8400. It does add enabling students use of cell phone during an active threat or emergency. Policy 8462 student abuse and neglect. It has removed us having mandatory training by a law enforcement officer which we actually do ours through public school works which was conducted by a law enforcement officer. So we were fine either way. Policy 8640 transport transportation for non-rine trips. Um this is allowing students um if they have a shaft room to have a snack if they were going to a
024sporting event. Um that's non-curricular policy 9270 equivalent education outside the school and participation in extracurricular activities for students not enrolled in the district. This new law clarifies that home education um special ed students may participate in junior Roxy without being enrolled in the district. Um so I wish we had RA. However, we do not have it. I've been trying to get it and I'm working with our um person at the base. Um and this is only it's restricted to homeschool students only. And that's it. They're all kind of combined together all the same topics. Um, mostly cleanup is how Lauren talk about it. See a lot of pink in the strikeouts. They're just consolidating. >> You have a comment. >> I have a comment. >> Finally, they put it in there that I can get
025the snacks on the way home from the sporting event. >> I've only been doing that for 13 years and now it's in there. >> You ride the bus. You're a chef. >> Yes, I ride the bus. >> Yeah, you're a chef. I always make sure that in fact tomorrow we're on and I will have snacks and drinks to get them back up. Boy, they appreciate it too. >> I'm sure they long days. So, um, any questions? They're all pretty simple changes. >> You did go over 5410, right? >> I did. >> Okay. I didn't cross that one off, but I'm guessing you >> 5410 is the promotion placement and retention. promotion and retention I believe students >> and I'm pretty sure it's probably just changing >> USD page I'm do that real quick. >> While
026while she's looking into that, um, is there any other discussion or questions that you guys might have? >> I must have gotten lost when we we uploaded it to you >> because I have them all in order. >> Oh, thank you. 5410, right? >> 5410. Yeah. >> So, sorry. >> No, cuz my keyboard died. Oh, I'm almost there. >> Okay. So, 5410 we adopted in May. This is an old one. It's a change of pronouns. Yeah, none of them are big to >> none of them are very big at all. >> 54 that whole bunch is probably all pronoun changes. >> So >> and they changed um Ohio Department of Ed to do in this >> Oh, gotcha. >> Sorry about that. >> You're fine. I just wanted to be sure that we had them
027all. >> Yep. It's just pronouns. >> Okay, that's it. >> Well, thank you. Yeah, I appreciate you. >> All right. Well, with no other discussion, um we will just move along. accept the family. I don't know. It looked like you were going to say something. All right, >> we will move on to number nine then which is uh for Ryan to approve tonight. Well, one item, I guess. >> I ask the board approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 20th, 2025. >> So move second. >> All right. Anything you want to add with uh with what you got here? No sir. >> All right. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mundy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sh. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gibson. >> Yes. >> All right.
028Item number 10. Uh, and it does have an addendum and that'll be for some personnel items. Deon. >> Good evening. The superintendent recommends that the board approve the following personnel items 10 A through 10H and 10F on the agenda. >> I need a motion. >> Second. >> Anything you like to add to this? That's a long list. No, just welcoming a few teachers back that retired uh last year that are coming back to >> that's always nice. >> Well, now the discussion we'll move on for a vote. >> Mrs. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gibson. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> All right. Item number 11 also deals with personnel items. The superintendent recommends that the board approve the following personnel items 11 A through 11B. >> All
029right, I'll need a motion second. >> Anything to add with this one? I see some athletic event workers, which is always nice to see a lot of them. That's actually Is that typically that many? >> Rely on the same people he'd like to expand that. Oh, >> I'll get on this list next year. >> Okay, >> there you go. >> It's on record now, John. >> That's what I was going to say. >> Well, fantastic. >> Did you do tickets instead of the chain? >> There you go. >> In the in the NFL, I think I saw or one of the where the the chain don't even move anymore. They just stand still and they don't have to exercise as much or run as much. So maybe we can go to that process. >> Change
030up the process. >> Right on. We'll we'll laser that down for you. >> Look at it for you. >> Okay. Well, with no no other discussion, we'll move on for a vote. >> Mr. M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Shley. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gibson. >> Yes. >> Mr. W. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller. >> Outstanding. >> All right. Item number 12 deals with special education model policies. >> Sure. I'm requesting a motion in a second that the board adopts the following resolution. Be it resolved the board of education hereby adopts the special education model policies and procedures that were released by the fire department of education and workforce in December 2024 and directs all staff in the district to use and comply with the model policies. board further authorizes the superintendent to notify the DEW
031of the board's adoption of the model policies through the DW's monitoring system by uploading a copy of this board resolution on or before March 30th, 2025 and by November 30th for each subsequent school year. >> So second. >> All right. Anything you would like to add with that? >> Just our procedures. >> All right. No further discussion for a vote. >> Mrs. Sher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gibson, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. Mundy, >> yes. >> Okay. Item number 13 deals with our marching band. Mr. student trip. >> So, I'd like to recommend that the board approve as presented the marching band student trip to Cedar Point in Sanduski, Ohio from September 5th, 2025 through September 6th, 2025. This performance opportunity gives students a chance to perform
032in an environment outside the district. Um, also probably my most favorite roller coaster ever. Um, this helps students gain performance experience and build confidence with stage presence, teamwork, collaboration, artistic growth, and mental and physical stamina. >> All right, I need a motion. >> Second. >> Any other discussion other than tell me what your favorite ride is? >> It's the new >> Oh, okay. >> I have a question. Yes. Um, so I was going over whatever this was called the proposal. Um, and it says that it is for 51 students. >> Um, and it's $100 per person and it's 6,500. >> The math doesn't add up, >> right? And so the rest of the money is coming from the boosters funds. >> Yeah. But I mean, if it's 51 is $100 per student, that would be
0335,100. Then they're saying it's going to be 6,500. So, the students are going to pay $100 to go on the trip and then the difference will be picked up by the boosters. >> So, they'll pick up whatever is not covered out of their fundraising and their booster account. >> Okay. All right. >> And then the hotel I wrote on there and reuploaded it this morning with the rules. >> Okay. All right. >> Good question. >> We also have extra funds for emergency, >> correct? >> Which is nice. Hopefully that won't >> be. >> Yeah, it's a nice trip. They haven't done this one for a while. So, this is the first weekend to like the end of the summer, I don't know, Cedar Point. Hurrah. Um, and then it'll go into the Halloween weekends. So,
034last time the kids did this, it was about the same time of year, but it was my first year. >> All right. Well, we'll move for a vote. Mrs. Gibson, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. M. >> Yes. Mr. Sher, >> yes. >> All right, we're going to be moving to our comments and reports section. Um, the student reps, do you guys have any uh any good updates? >> Uh, so I've been working on a newsletter to send out um student board rep report. That's what I'm going to call it. And um it'll go out um I'm going to shoot for some time on Thursday, probably Thursday mornings. Um and I'll also have it in paper copies for um that way we can have for student council meetings.
035So um I already have like the outline of it set up and then every um Wednesday night I'll just go in um after a board meeting and plug in all the information. Um so that is coming tonight because it'll be the first one. I'll bring that for you next time to see what it looked like and I'll send that out to you as well. And then the carrying closet. Um there's still a lot of little details that we're working out. Um but working on getting some more things organized between the counselors and Mr. White. Um I did talk to Miss Allen, one of the high school counselors the other day and she has been taking students in there. So, um, we're just working on everyone getting on the same page kind of thing and really
036getting it going. >> Great. I I have a question about that. Um, so when it comes to like let's say a student is looking for an opportunity to use the closet. >> So, they would typically just go to their counselor then or should they reach out to you guys? Like what's the best avenue for a student to uh >> they can do either. We're working on getting something so it's easier. Um, and I'm going to make announcements, got it and stuff like that, but just so eventually it'll be easier, but you can go to your counselor or email any of us. >> And then if it's like, let's say it's a middle schooler because technically the middle school, they might have something small. I know some other schools do have some small but nothing like
037what we have at the high school there, >> right? Um, so if let's say a middle schooler is in need, >> um, should they maybe reach out to their counselor then and then maybe the counselor can reach out to one of you guys? Would that be the best avenue there? >> Um, yeah, they could do that or they could just reach out to us. >> I I know that there was some discussion about having a a a night or a after school for a week. Has anything >> um, we still haven't talked to Mr. White, but that's in So, I'm we're still planning on doing that. >> Um, and then also adding school supplies, too, because um we've heard there is a need for that. >> And do you have an updated list of needs?
038Are there anything particular that's needed? >> Not right now. Not yet. >> Yes. >> School. Okay. >> And of course, you guys have plenty of funds for >> Yes. So, um we'll we can get a list of specific um school supplies that we're going to need, but um >> next time, um nothing specific yet. >> I have ladies, if you'll mark your calendars for the September 20th, um we will be in need of this room on that morning. Uh they are meeting the uh student reps and Angie down here is going to take that one. Um at 10:00 so all Northmont Centerville Miami here that morning >> that went down. >> Good. All right. Any other updates? >> Enjoying this school year right now? >> Yeah. >> Good. >> Okay. Well, we'll move right along
039to uh some committee reports. Does anyone have any committee reports? Anything to throw in? >> I would like to report that I have nothing to report. >> Yep. >> Foundations still item the next last concert coming up. So that class too that should be uniforms should be coming out and we'll put it out in the community. Do you know anything more about that? You do? >> No, I know about the food trucks. >> Oh yeah, you don't know about that. >> I haven't heard yet. My understanding is in the works for the foundation are food trucks for I heard that we trying that but I didn't know how >> it would be interesting. >> Everyone be chasing it like an ice cream right now. So, um I know I didn't heard of the trucks agreed
040yet. >> Um that I didn't know but I know it's like the city's on board. >> We're getting there. >> Where are they going? >> Lisa knows. >> Who knows? >> I'll get an email out to everybody once we confirm my settlement committ. >> It'll be fun. >> That's great. >> Um, I have a few things from the intermediate school. It was nice. I got to go to the intermediate school today and uh because the first time I read I I'm I feel like I should probably mention I'm reading a section of the book wonder because right now they're kind of teaching about kindness and you know beginning of the year and it's cool because a bunch of I think community members or something a bunch of people I think you've read too right >>
041um is kind of reading a portion of this book called Wonder and I if you guys never read it it is a very good book very very good book and um so I read it a few weeks ago on mute So the 35 minutes I spent reading the darn thing uh didn't work. So I had to thank it for laughing. It was a really bad experience. Uh >> was it on purpose or >> Yeah. I just don't want people to hear. >> I mean >> I told them that they should, you know, like just voice over it, you know, but so uh I had to do it again. But it went very well. Uh, it was not on mute this time and I got a much smaller passage. So, I think I guess they didn't
042trust me with a big passage anymore. >> Yeah, it might be. Um, so that was really good. And, uh, I I have some other things because there's no way I was going to remember her telling me this. So, I'm happy she wrote this in an email. Um she's doing or she the intermediate school is doing mindful Mondays where 14 students were recognized for receiving a positive certificate by staff members in the building which I think is really really cool. And then they're also doing pirate brag tags where students can get recognized for you tag. >> I have >> what? Oh, so this is not new. >> Oh, really? Oh, you had >> I'm pretty sure I had him in school. >> Intermediate school. >> Really? >> School system. >> Oh, that's really >> Maybe you'd
043be better at Can you tell Can you let some know what a rag tag is? >> Like a rag tag is when a teacher or like you a teacher can nominate you for one for like best assignment or like best and like you get a brag tag and then there's like perfect attendance. There's um there is another one for attendance and then there's one for grades. There's one for being nice and there's more but that you just like every time you complete something there's like a little re keychain and every time you get a tag you just keep adding it to your keychain ring thing and then like you just carry around it gives you my back and they're like laminated like Why does her board have that? >> Cuz we would never get one.
044[Music] >> We wouldn't get the keychain. >> Well, it seems like uh they've been doing their intermediate school has been killing with PBIS stuff and really the student achievement is so important and for them to recognize uh kids doing really amazing things is just the best. Um, I was also told, we've talked about the Wonder uh book, uh, they're going to be doing a family movie night that's taking place on the 11th of of September, and that's at 8:00 p.m. And, uh, of course u she wanted to encourage families to stay involved um by reading the weekly newsletter that's sent out every Monday. And uh yeah, just keep uh they've been updating the vets page and website regularly. So, and you know, I think it is important for uh definitely parents to stay involved and
045I mean obviously they're doing great things over there and you know for parents to be involved in that only makes things better. That's for sure. So, um with that, do you have any reports Dr. C >> or comments? >> Comments. >> I guess you don't have to report an important Okay. Okay. Um, first of all, just a reminder, homecoming parade is the 25th. Um, Miss Brooks emailed us and said, "If you haven't Corvette and would like to drive, please let her know so we can get um enough Corvettes for the homecoming court." And then today, I had a very important meeting with some kindergarteners and they had football draft. And by the time the draft was over, I think I had every kindergartener going, "Woohoo! um over their teams. They were very excited and the
046draft um will play into how things are organized in the classrooms. So, it was a lot of fun. I was always h always happy to go to the classrooms and be invited, but I thought it was a very clever idea, especially for K. So, >> very nice. >> All right, Ryan, I I see that we have a little thing, so I'm guessing you have some comments. >> Yep. uh just sharing with you some information, some numbers um from a seminar uh that I attended last week. This is this is from um an employee from the high department of education and workforce odo um presented at our conference regarding um enrollment across the state and funding. So the first page is relating to public schools across the state. So what it's saying is that over the
047last on average about over the last seven years um enrollment they're saying that public school enrollment is decreasing about 1% per year which you know which we're familiar with um in our district. And on the second page, um, it breaks down the funding, um, that the state is putting into into, um, preschool through K pre through preschool through 12th grade, um, education regarding in terms of public schools versus community versus JVS, ESC's, and then county board, DVDs, and then scholarship programs, which um, that'll be explained a little bit on the next page, But a couple main points on page two where I highlighted kind of in the middle. Um so the $127 million increase in the 2526 school year um equates to so public schools are getting about in whole are getting about a 1.5%
048increase this year in funding. And then if you look over on the far right they're getting about a 1.4% increase in funding. Um so so the point is that you know just working $125 million increase over the two years to about 1.4 million students. And the thing that sticks out to to everybody in public education is contrast that with down at the bottom where the scholar the scholarship u line they're getting about a $99 million increase this year and that's for only 163,000 students and then and then $89 million increase um the following year. So down to the bottom line grand total you know so the state legislators would tell us that they they put 2.9% and 2.6% increases into the education budget. But um when you do this breakdown, you can see that all
049all the other types of entities uh other than public schools are getting nice increases. But um it just it's just reflective of kind of the priority that our state legislature has in terms of public schools versus school choice. Um and and so forth. So, um it's pretty telling when you when you dig down into the details and um the 2.9% is just very misleading as it relates to to public schools. Page three is digging just digging down into the details in terms of that scholarship number. So, the thing I highlighted so in FY23 there about 80,000 so-called scholarships and then you can that um has increased to 163,000 in FY25 which was last year. Um and the big increase is this ed choice expansion 23,000 to 87,000 to almost 100,000 last year. Um and so
050so so on the total that's where the 163,000 came that I referenced on on that the previous page. Um, in simple terms, I mean, what this means is that, you know, across the state, our tax dollars and the education, the so-called education budget, you know, there's several thousand people across the state who send their kids to private schools and they are now getting several thousand dollars that they weren't getting a few years ago. Um, and on the last page is the page is is regarding this ed choice expansion and kind of the criteria and what the numbers are. So down at the very bottom um it's just pointing out that for the 20 for this current school year that dollar amount is 6100 almost $6,200 if you have a K through8 student and then $8,400
051if your kid is in high school. And I highlighted the 450% because it it said so for example, if you have a family of four and your federal adjusted gross income is is at or lower than 144 $145,000, then you get you get 100% um of that 6166 or 8408. You know, if your income is a little above that, it starts phasing out. But um that dollar threshold is is pretty it's uh whatever the right word is it's um it's kind of lenient. So just the point that >> kind of repeating myself but um >> a lot of parents across the state are are happy about ed choice expansion because it's helping them pay for their private school tuition and um that's good for them but it's not good for uh public education. So that's
052kind of the main takeaway. Um, and I'm sure this will I mean it's been a topic of conversation, you know, from OSBA and our organizations in Columbus and it'll it'll continue to be so and um especially as our public and legislature keeps promoting school choice. >> I have I have a question. first page. Um the percentage of change in in 2021 was a ginormous from every other year. What what was significant in 21? >> Cohes started like obviously in March of 2020, right? And then the 2021 effect until the next year. Okay. Yeah. Because when I see co I'm thinking 19 and 20 and when I went 21 I'm like going out there. >> Okay. >> I was paying attention to the numbers though. >> I'm glad. Um just to piggyback on what Brian said,
053there are signs that tonight cups um to support public education. Something I probably should not share but uh last year, but the year prior, we received test scores from some of the private schools around here that we shouldn't have received. Um, and I just want to say I'm really proud of our kids that stay in public education. So, and I'll just leave it there. Um, this is very disheartening that our tax dollars go to private school. Um, and knowing that they don't have the same accountability measurements that we do and then they can also just kids leave at any time and they don't send the tax dollars back with them when they do that. >> So, it's I I do not like the voucher expansion at all. >> Look at that. Two cents in a
054cup. >> There's too >> very strong. >> Go for it. All right. So, we have no comments from either of our associations. So, we'll move right on over to uh central staff. Who has the mic? Jack, you want to start? >> Sure. >> All right. Okay. Um we will start with uh talk about the high school 712. Um we tomorrow we will do our last gym floor signing. We're 83% done because we have five grade levels of have have been able to get in there and sign the gym floor um before uh before completion. So that's great. Tomorrow sixth graders and that'll finish everybody out. And the high school we had um 11, 10, 9th, and eighth graders from this year sign it because they will be the high school students next year. And the
055middle school will have the seventh graders and sixth graders sign that floor. And uh we we let them what you guys participated or no didn't >> Daniela did I saw her there but um it was um we didn't put any the floor is huge so they could write their name as big or as small as they wanted to and it was kind of nice. Overall I'd say 99% did a really good job of being respectful and uh that was good. That was a great thing on that. Um, as far as the progress for the 712, um, they've started building the pirate ship in the courtyard. So, it is it's going to be huge, um, on that. So, figure it's big enough to seat 88 students. So, that's a pretty good size deck. Um, basically is
056what that is. Um, the gyms are painted. Um, I think that you got a pretty good look at what the gym's going to look like. It's basically finished except for the floors and bleachers and some some wall padding um on that. Uh classrooms on the high school wing, the first floor, all the classrooms are tiled, painted, ceiling pads are in, lights are working, controls are up. Um so they're they're moving along quickly. I think the the entire high school wing should be completed. We're September now. Uh I'd say by mid August or mid October, I mean mid October >> on that. We should have just about everything done to the hallways and we're holding off on the hallways till everybody's out before we tile hallways on that. Um, gym floors arrive today. The ship will
057be gym floor. So, they're starting the high school gym floor tomorrow. So, um, once they started, it will go pretty quick. We got seven weeks to put all the gym floors in. So, it's kind of exciting. As far as Russell goes, the abatement is done at Russell. They're in the process of removing. They removed one of our underground fuel oil storage tanks. The second one will have to wait until AES finally gets around to turning our power off. We've been waiting on that for a few weeks now. So, I'll be calling them again tomorrow. We need the power off before we can remove the tank because the electric lines run right over top of the tank. So, um but once that is done and the power is off, um we will get cleared for demolition.
058So that should happen probably within the next week or so. We should begin demolition on Russell. Um on that but other than that I think um things are going pretty well. >> So are we on schedule with the 712? >> Yes. Okay. >> Yes we are. >> It sounded like we were but you know the schedule >> we are. We will we will not have any issues getting in there uh by the last day of school. >> So I said that. >> So I have a question just because curious. So, we tear down the building, right? And then we got the land. >> Then what what do we >> just It's up to the athletic department and everybody what they want to do with it. It could become a practice field >> or something else.
059>> You talked about Russell or you talk about the high school? >> Well, I know the high school where we are going to practice field in the high school. >> Yes. >> Yeah. But Russell We're not. What are we going to do with >> that? Will be a schoolboard decision, >> but we haven't made that decision yet. >> No, we have not. >> But we'll take it to by the by the time winter gets here, we'll have it down to all green space. We'll have the roads removed. There'll be no buildings left on that site and they'll be seating for grass. And then we'll maintain it until until the board uh makes a decision on what they want to do with it, whether we keep it. We just keep the grass cut and maintain it.
060Or else if they choose to sell it, they can do that, too. >> Because I know that's a lot of land. >> And what does the middle school do to be to come down? >> The middle school that will be that will be next summer sometime it'll start. >> Honestly, before the middle school comes down, we might wait a year before we take it down just because it sits so close to the um elementary. Um, we're concerned about when we start taking it down about the drive the driveway leading to and from. We want to do that over the summer, we think, when folks aren't around just to be safe. So, so it might wait a year. >> Is there any part part of what I was going to talk about was that our our
061ECC parents did not disappoint in our inability to make lines and follow with it. Is there any plan that once the middle school is down that we will reroute people That's not such a nightmare in the mornings getting better. >> I don't have that yet. >> So >> that was that's not I just wondered if that was >> the plan for the middle school is going to be all green space where it's at. >> Okay. I didn't know if that was going to help that congestion because now we got two schools there the same and Yeah. >> Yep. I I mean I think that what'll help some of the congestion will be the middle school traffic going away part of it. So that'll be a big help. So I I know that the littleer ones
062the the littles and the elementary a lot of the parents drive their kids to school. I does the middle school have mostly busy. >> No get a lot of cars. >> Do they? Okay. >> Yeah. Riders in all the buildings. There's fewer. The older the kids get the fewer car riders there are. >> That's what I thought. >> Especially in the afternoons because of sports and stuff too once you get in the upper grades. Um >> but I will say that over here at the elementary their rider line so far has been backing up along Stadium Street on Peas and it stops about the front door of the ECC before it starts moving on that. So, it's a pretty good line right now. I think that over the next couple weeks that line will start
063getting shorter because more and more kids will start riding a bus. That would be the that would be the hope. I mean, we can put a lot of kids in a bus, and a bus is a whole lot safer than a car, and you're not sitting in line for for 30 minutes, which is what a lot of people do, and and if you've got to wait for a bus for 30 minutes, it's a lot easier to do it at your home and walk out five minutes before that bus arrives to meet your kid. So, on that, >> I don't know. Let's see. >> I I just thought maybe that was something that was in the works if there was going to be more space where cars could line up on this property and not down
064on the street if that was something that we were considering. >> Yeah. Right now we were planning on green space. If we do make it, let's say if we had to put asphalt down, then we'd have to put retainage retained ponds for for runoff and everything else. And it gets really costly really quick on that. So, we'd have to look at that and see what that wondered if that was something. >> Even though right now when we take the middle school down, that's going to be a giant whole hole right there. >> That's what I was wondering. That's like somewhat underground, right? It's one story underground. >> That's what I thought. >> Yeah. >> That would be an interesting green space. >> Mount. >> You look at that mountain. It's coming down already. It's about
065half gone. >> Oh, wow. Really? >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> So, we're trying to figure out if they get to leave their sign up there any longer or if we take it down before it falls because the way they're digging into it because that's it's our top soil for the high school. We're putting top soil out now cuz we're ready to start seating um some some areas. So, we're digging in that top soil pile pretty heavily right now. >> That's right. >> All right, Miss Rob, you got anything to add? >> You don't have anything? >> What about you? >> I'm all set. >> Wow. Okay, we're moving right along, aren't we? Oh, okay. All right. Jack's vote for everybody. >> You're welcome. >> Okay. Um, we have no general comments from the public either,
066so we're going to move on to board members. Let's see if we can be as fast as them. >> Oh, no. We'll start with floor. >> Oh, yay. I am not turning on. Everybody can hear me, right? Good. All right. Um, so I have a couple things. She took my uh parade because I had it on my list. I think you looked over and you saw it and took it. Um, so she copied my paper. Um, yeah, the parade is going to be uh the 25th at 6 and there's all kind of events going on. The of course the football game and um the homecoming dance and things of that sort. Um, congratulations on being a delegate. What exactly does that entail? >> So, um, from what I know right now, >> um, it'll be
067like once a quarter. So, there's four times throughout school. So, I'm assuming it's Um, and I'll go. It's actually during the school day. It's all from Fridays. So, like I think it was 7:30 to 8 breakfast and lunch. And, uh, basically I think it's just kind of like this on a Montgomery County level basically. Um, so I'm gonna >> I'm guessing this isn't a new thing, just new to us. Okay. >> Yeah. I apparently um well I did it last year rep and I nominated you. >> Thank you. >> I'm very excited. >> Okay. All right. So I just more information on that. >> Um farewell to the turtles. >> I feel like we need to like I don't know salute or something. I don't know >> for a while. >> Yeah. So um We
068should be able to amaze them before they go. Come on, we haven't test it. Um, and then I really the the marching band, I saw that on Facebook. Um, that was just awesome. Um, my son, he was in the marching band, so it's always kind of near and dear to my heart. I saw more football games those years than I did ever. Um, but yeah, that was that was very touching and um the the marching band is a good group of kids. Um, very dedicated with what they do and um I'm glad gain a little recognition that um it shows. So that's all I have. >> All right. I don't know if you want to go. Um Pirate Island Fest is the 13th. So that's the week before. And uh please, they need help. So
069if you would all volunteer, uh please call over at the high school and they can get you in touch with Jen Hench and she can give you a job. Um we are hopefully going to have a lot of our athletes that are going to be there to help out. Um but it is a huge undertaking and it all benefits our kids because it's through the athletic boosters. Um spring sports are hot and heavy right now. Uh it they're going going. I know u the girls we have next week we have four matches in a row and a tournament on Saturday. So we're busy. Uh we have another match tomorrow. We're young, we're in inexperience, but we're we're making it through and we have become a pirate family um like I always want. So >> we're
070moving forward and things will will continue. So that's all I have. >> Fantastic. All right, John, what do you got >> real quick? Three things to say. Congratulations to the cheerleaders and Riley for the firefighter award. I still don't have one up. That's all right. I'm not bitter at all. And congratulations to them. It's great to just see them cheer and just have kids in here. Just it's always a great thing. Um Fire Packs is going to start, Jack. Distribution on the 19th. So we pack on the 18th, which is two Thursdays from tomorrow. Um and finally get that started for this school. We've been delayed because of issues with the warehouse finished store. We've not been able to use it. So, we've had no location to do any packing at all. So, that changes
071in two weeks. So, the 19th is the first day of school that kids will take packs on. So, there there are um there are lists being compiled now for students who are going to be enrolled in it. So, if you do know someone who is interested in signing up for contact the office of the building and the applications are there. Um lastly to kind of continue I said something about Becky last time I'm going to pick on Devon this time Mr. I just want to publicly thank you for all the interactions we've had and one of the first times I can remember really talking to you was actually in the press box a few years ago during one of the high school football games and I don't remember what team it was but I remember
072that we actually had a good game whatever Friday it was that this happened that we actually scored and we actually won the football game. So I can't remember who it was we played but you were in the press box and I kind of got a here. You don't really interact much. Um, and so there's been times over the seven years I've sat here to reach out to you. You've always been very, very forunate and professional. Just appreciate what you do for the district. >> Good to have you. Glad we're blessed to have you here. So, >> that's all I got. >> Wow. >> Very well said. >> Yeah. All right, Angie, you're going to be the one on top of that one. I have um congrats to Haley on student reposition. Uh thank you for
073a great job you did with the band the band did mean so much to people little kind gestures of kindness and I think all of us can learn from that. Um the cheer team what a great job they did. I love seeing the smiles. I can remember being at games before in the past where not everybody was smiling and they they were today and Big congratulations to Riley. I uh had the honor used to get to see her cheer a lot. She was just a few years younger than my son and he she was cheered for the sporting team. So she was a great job as a cheerleader and it sounds like she's doing a great job as coach. And then I had on here about Pirate Island Fest, but you already talked about it.
074So that >> all right. >> It's funny because I also have Fire Island Fest, but I guess we don't need we don't need to do it three times, right? So >> I did mentioned and I totally forgot about it. There's a there's that festival at Zion. Do we have any students that help out with that? I forget. >> But I I think I remember maybe they were just a member of the church or something. But there's that Zion festival, but that's happening like in a few days. So no, it's going to be late by the time that's happening. Um at least it's on the TV. Yeah, there's really not too many events other than of course the uh the homecoming parade which is going to be exciting because I guess we'll be on our own
075float. >> Congratulations. >> I I'm not going to be with the kids this time. >> Um sorry, I do want to add though the um parent meeting for NHS for the new um round of um induction. I don't remember have the date of that too. >> But it's it's coming soon or October 6 actually. >> October 6. >> That'll be the NHS. >> NHS. All right. And then um let's see. Really, that's pretty much all I had. I I did talk to Mr. Chissy today. I saw him uh I was at the autotitle just hanging out because my mom works there and he he was in there and got to talk with him a little bit and uh he said that the turtle everything with the turtles are going well. He gave me his personal
076stamp of approval. So >> that's a thing. >> It is. That's a big deal. >> It is. >> Yeah. So it seems like uh >> seems like the turtles are doing a good job. Everything's going well. Um other than that, I really don't have anything. So I'm going to end with I think I talked about it a few board meetings ago that I had this bazooka joke and I I remember I didn't do it because Aussie Osborne died. So I ended up doing an Aussie quote but I still have this and I wanted to say it. So this says it's it's called fortune. You speak hastily without thinking first. Take care or you make enemies. That's kind of an interesting little thing. >> I don't know if that's really something you can take home but
077I said it. So I think >> Yeah. Now, I just thought it was interesting to say, but now saying it out loud, it's really not that impressive. Thank you, Pazooka Jeff, for that. Uh, other than that, I I am >> Thank you. >> I >> Mrs. Gibson, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Miller, >> yes. >> Mr. >> All right. Thank you, guys.