001bro there we go my video is starting but it doesn't start again slow now look at that you're not alive we'll have Mr Trump we should be live but we'll wait and see just to make sure just now okay we'll call to order this community MSD well-based accounting uh please join me in another pledge and if you're standing for a prayer I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all all that you've done you've done anything father for the opportunity to serve in your kingdom and Lord in this community we pray today that you would just give us instruction and knowledge that we would make wise decisions that would best suit this community
002and our children that we serve we pray God that all that we do will glorify you we pray in Jesus name amen amen future board meetings July 25th speed up here August 8th 6 pm here and August 22nd at 6 p.m division of the agenda only under Human Resources correct yes okay public recognition we do not have anything tonight um full recognition so we'll move on to public comments on agenda items only approval of the minutes of the regular meeting June 13th okay all those in favor say aye I suppose same side Financial reports claims programs so but with the segment on those in favor say aye um I suppose question passes payroll and as you know that we had two payrolls because we met last June the middle of June and no meeting the
003second or the fourth Tuesday in June so the payroll 23 and 24. and you can see those amounts most of those also include a lot of payouts of the spring Sports so that would indicate the reason for the increase in a couple of those so I'd ask that you approved second it's been moved and seconded all those in favor say aye all right as opposed budget passes Financial summary so when Dr kennan's absence just to let you know you can see that we're moving the right direction of course you don't want to do any deficit spending so there are increases there and you can just see the education fund Debt Service and all the different funds that we have always like to remind when we look at these we never want to look at negative
004numbers but of course we know that our title funds uh Mr Drake does a lot with those with title funds are in the rears so we have to spend the money and then we receive the money back so there's always negative numbers there so I went to see that on financials but that's just common and that would be every school that's the same thing so I don't have anything else there um but you want me to go ahead and go on to the budget review yeah so so for the 2024 budget Dr pun of course laid that out as far as each meeting of what you will look at and so just to look at the rainy day not too much different not too much detail here but we do have a rainy day fund
005and you can see the different support services and instruction of how that money could be used in a rainy day fashion of course we do have a we do have a resolution or a policy to have this and we follow that if it's needed so you can see how it's used it can be used for various uh situations where stipends Health Insurance Consultant Services marketing Communications or transfer to other funds so again there's nothing to vote on that at the president just to go over that that's the easiest one um I think the reason why Dr Cohen left was because I could handle Marines so it's probably good planning yeah great planning hey lucky you got a phone call afraid to move on to Personality yeah 100 Personnel under resignation we have Bailey Roberts Tech
006assistant at Southwood Elementary teacher professional at Metro North Sharp Creek Suzanne Bechtel cafeteria manager Southwood Elementary Amanda Rasmussen cook at Southwood Elementary underemployment we have Scott heam Maintenance North Jonathan Wakefield maintenance team north Karen Daniels diagnostician wow wmap yeah practice uh Jessica Fishback secretary bookkeeper of Metro North Nate Weiler teacher of whites High School Hannah Griffith classroom instructor White's High School Christina Houlihan Willett three hour cook at Metro North Elementary and Elizabeth lamb under transfer Trent and don't need this one no read that okay okay that's gonna be for the next time okay thank you yeah I put it on here you can see it was checked off because I had it already prepared and said oh it's for the next topic okay Elizabeth lamb transferring from Southwood High School to Southwest Elementary as lead
007cook effective August HR also look at that then move the second all those who thinks AI same sign if you passes Heartland career center report uh we actually had a presentation of what was I want to say we renovate Heartland the costs of the priorities and stuff like that I forgot to drink the numbers it's expensive I think they want to happen too for 82 million somewhere in there for HVAC well the roof depths only has to be done that was planned on but HVAC and heating to the electric boats and stuff like that and it's going to be up to these superintendents to see Farm wrestling each other how we're going to pay for that I thought that was the board members the board members are going to go to the board and say
008figure it out but uh there's something that needs to be done and that's not adding in classrooms like we wanted to do that's you know better two-way or something for that effect so that's coming down the pipe so be prepared we also had an approval of a new project home for next year and it's going to be 2362 square feet and it's just Northeast of Woodrow so they like it being close like that and basically that's it superintendo's report okay I just want to give just an update on our project and some of you here know about these not all of everybody but of course the South Floyd high school gym floor is progressing and you're still finishing behind the bleachers but everything else the main floor is all completed of course when I say
009completed the woods now but not all the painting and all the graphics and things like that they're working on the Southwood Elementary roof right now I was there early this morning and saw them started early too at they're doing both Norfolk and Southwood the ephus which is the external insulation and finishing systems but right now they are just doing that at um yeah we're only doing that uh Northridge nice Apple yeah I'm upset we started at South but I think they're doing south of first and then Northfield um and then on the North our Metro north parking lot uh taking out the island that should I didn't go tonight but that island has probably gone at this point and then you saw on the graphic as far as with the plans uh at Metro North
010that was already put in there but that's going to be all paved there'll actually be 10 feet towards the South um that will be added on to that too so that will help a lot with the efficiencies of snow removal mowing of the the problem with the uh that being flooded and with the ice and all the different things that happen it's it's nice to get a large a lot of things that made it a little bit more difficult because of that so they will have that completed before school starts and of course they'll get going on pretty quickly and they have already and as you heard the Metro North Chiller um that is just a situation of supply and demand not supply and demand but the just being able to have the chiller and
011say they said about 10 months we'll have that and they'll start working on that also we're going to be doing some enhanced safety projects at our schools locker rooms are still in the design phase that's getting closer to being able to continue to do mids and things like that and of course you already know about the tennis courts I really wanted to have that done this year but because of a lot of delays and different constructions and those vendors that won't wait till next summer so I want to make sure that I just gave you a little update on that also I didn't know that Mr Nelson was going to be here tonight but I had this just to share the great article of Embassy of Walbridge County students have more academic options of course
012we're very pleased to be able to have that partnership with IU Kokomo Mr Drake did a great job of working with them finalizing that so our students at both Northfield and Southwood would have more options they've already had a lot of options with the Dual credit and with ap but this just enhances I guess I'm gonna use that board again today enhances the ability for those students to have to be able to take advantage of that so and I don't know I didn't tell you that I was talking about that but I know if you want to share anything else I think Mr Drake has his quote in here in the middle too along with mine and so appreciate the paper reaching out and being able to that's something we already had but now it
013helps formalize it and it does unlock some more access to full classes for our students so um it's a it's a good so I think I did mention all the projects and um so we will continue to work on those and like we said in the last meeting during the work session summer is pretty short so it's really hard to get a lot of those things done but they are getting things completed and we're happy for that um uh at the last meeting we voted on some science curriculum and I had some teachers speak up that weren't at the final meeting and they asked about some notes and so the committee kind of had a come together beginning again and so we're going to adjust uh one of the textbooks that we're offering we're going
014to still use the same video we approved before but we're adding a new one we use this vendor Sabbath says Pearson I don't know if you guys remember that from school but they're very well respected so we're going to follow this instead we're not going to rush through that and so we'll make that available for anybody in the public that wants to come see it opportunity this is teacher selected principal approved so I'll bring this to you again in two weeks after we've had a little chance for the public come in the book It's All Digital so if somebody wants to reach out to me and they can email me a call information so they will vote on that down the 25th so I'd ask you to vote on that to approve that amend it
015to our science curriculum that we've already approved we've seen it once new business recommendation to approve no changes for the 2324 School Meal of prices and just a reminder too that breakfast will still be it will be free next year so the universal free for breakfast but there are no no changes to the school for crisis but we need to approve them there's no make a motion for that I'll move secondly removed and seconded all those in favor say aye aye is opposed because it passes there is no unfinished business we have the poor policy first reading for revisions of policy 6160 Capital asset and policy 3230 teacher appreciation agreement so this the 6160 Capital asset we work with a vendor and his name is Mr Wells and he does a lot with our Capital
016assets that we have to um of inventory of and so our old policy was probably about 50 60 70 words this is several pages long that is the recommendation through our legal not our local legal but through different uh Avenues and so I know it's very very long this is just the first reading we'll bring it back to you next time if you have any questions between now and then on the 25th and let us know I'll have Dr King get with you to answer any and all questions we just made our policy book a lot so it makes it better oh yeah it's a lot better so um again if you have questions and then I'll move on so buy Indiana code also every year interesting I don't know why they do that I
017should probably ask our legal counsel but every year we have to do our annual review of our policy for the teacher appreciation Grant in the yellow they gave they gave us guidance when I say hey it's NES school boards Association gives us guidance and so most of it's just like we've had before I only added the yellow sections the highlighted sections because that was in the guidance just to say what we were going to do we're not going to do and so you can see in there the MC Waters County School Board will not provide an amount not exceeding 50 of the amount of a statement to an individual teacher a particular State fiscal year becomes a permanent part of it or it increases the base salary of a teacher receiving the stipend for school
018years beginning after the state fiscal hearing which the statements received in addition to base salary is not studied to collect bargaining but as discussable basically what that means is we're going to give them a stipend but that stipend won't be a part of their actual salary just be a statement that's what we've done every year the other one is type into an individual teacher in a particular year is not subject to a collective bargaining but discussable and as an addition to the minimum salary or increases in the salary set under Indiana code 20-28-9-5 so again the same thing and then Embassy kind of tag policy will not differentiate between school buildings you are allowed to differentiate between school buildings but we have not done that and will not do that within this year so this
019is also shared with our teacher Association and it's not really anything different that we've done before but we will call this the first reading again because there are a couple changes so I'll bring it back for a vote on the 25th but there are questions you can let me know just remember or not remember but just as a as a note too again teachers there's four different categories in there evaluations and those are highly effective is the highest and effective is the second highest those two are the only ones that you can get on those stipends and there has to be a differential between highly effective and effective 25 percent which does not necessarily account for a lot of funding because there's not a lot necessary but it is nice to have that and it's
020still part of the state Merchant all right thank you public comment overall items are you know items from board members [Music] um