001pledge of a 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. Please. Lord, we thank you for this day. We thank you for the ability to come together and discuss the important business of education in our community. We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings and thank you for the upcoming graduation. We certainly are proud of what you're bringing about in our community. We thank you, Lord, in your name. Amen. Thank you. I'd like to welcome you all to the Connersville School Corporation Board of School Trustees April 22nd, board meeting. Roll call. Mr. Spurgeon. Greg Bevington. Here. Mr. Graham Spurgeon. Alan Wilson. Here. >> [clears throat] >> Tim White. >> Here. Tim White
002here. Robert Here. Thank you. Additions and deletions to the agenda item 1.2. No, sir. Okay. Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda as given. So moved. Second. >> Second. Any discussions, comments on the agenda? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Brings up the item 2.1, student Rotarian. Yes, if Evelyn Cline steps up here with me. I'll coach her up a little bit so she knows exactly what to do, right? Okay. All right, I'm going to read a little bit about you so I wrote it down. Get ready. Get ready. Get embarrassed, okay? Uh this this month's student Rotarian is Evelyn Cline. She uh has excelled in her academics and extracurricular activities all four years of high school. Academic honors uh that she's received include
003uh outstanding performance in honors English, chemistry, honors algebra two, dual credit English, environmental science, ACP dual credit US history. In addition to these awards, uh she has received an academic M patch signifying her dedication to her education and the ICC, Indiana College Core. I don't know what that is. So, she'll almost have her freshman year done when she graduates. So, that's that's good. As extracurricular activities, Evelyn was a member of the girls tennis team, the same marching band, and held positions as a saxophone section leader. She also performed at at basketball games with the pep band and earned district, state solo and ensemble awards. Outside of school, Evelyn is active in her community participating >> [clears throat] >> in in community band performances including Peru Circus City Parade and the Bunker Hill Community Parade. Evelyn's
004plans after high school are to to attend Indiana University. Did you catch that? Yes, good. Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. Studying in business exploratory program. Evelyn Cline. Thank you. >> [applause] >> WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, EVELYN. CONGRATS. Thank you. Proud of you. Thank you. Additionally, uh under excellence, uh our board attended the ISBA um semi-annual meeting uh and were recognized as a level one commendable board, which means uh all of you have received at least some additional training uh up to level four. So, I appreciate your your dedication to that. Also, there were some individuals that were mentioned there as well. Greg Bevington and Robert Dane both made the exemplary honor roll, which means you're exemplary for more than one year in a row. Rex Betsner uh was commendable and
005Tim White and Alan Wilson were both on the distinguished list. So, appreciate your commitment to to training to be better board members every day. Um after we're done, let's get a picture. I'm going to send a press release with the picture to the paper. So, let's get a picture of the board together and we'll do that. So, thank you very much. Good thing I shaved. Good thing you shaved. >> [laughter] >> Brings us down to item 3.1, approval of minutes, regular meeting dated March 18th, 2026. I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes as [clears throat] written. So moved. Second. Second. >> [clears throat] >> All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Brings down item 4.1, 4.2, financial business. We ask for your [clears throat] approval checks dated
0063/27/26 amount of $514,024.71. Checks dated 4/10/26 amount of $456,739.95 and accounts payable from 3/19/26 to 4/22/26 amount of $1,281,856.95. Ask for your approval as presented. Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve the financial business as presented. So moved. Second. Second. Any questions or comments? Any additional questions? Want to talk again? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Item 8.1, facility Mr. Kidd, are you there? >> [clears throat] [clears throat] >> Um we made it through spring break pretty well. It's always a fun time at this time. The high school staff is you wouldn't believe it, but they're busy getting graduation stuff started. Uh everything from scrubbing the stage floors down and getting them ready. So, they're they're be they're pretty busy with that. Um we have
007a a lot of the head custodians are working on their summer list and how we can utilize other staff from the high school, which uh um they're getting pretty excited about it. They don't get to spend a lot of time from building to building. So, they're getting pretty excited. During the spring break, we did the main entrance, did the LED lighting, and did that in house, which made a big difference at the high school. I So, that kind of really lit that up. Um maintenance for the grounds are busy and this is their busiest time, baseball, track, softball. So, Richard Haines is pretty much staying busy with that whole time and keeping things We do our own baseball, softball field mowing those, and he stripes the lines. So, he's busy with that stuff. Um our
008head custodian at the middle school, she's getting busy with uh going to be working closely with myself and Mike Chisholm and Dave and the principal at the middle school uh to move some of those programs over to the middle school this summer. So, we're going to start working on that pretty hard and to see where we can fit in them them people. Um the pavement they uh set up this Saturday from starting at 8:00 in the north lot and they said approximately till about 11:00 or 12:00. They'll be set up and ready to go on Monday. And we had a pretty successful meeting with them recently and uh they gave us a pretty strict guide uh timeline for four weeks is what they're hoping to be out in. So, we'll get that moving here on
009on a Saturday. So, that is uh that's kind of what we're we're [clears throat] doing right now. Um as I see these head custodians preparing for summer, you see the cleaning supplies getting longer and and uh they're getting geared up. It's kind of a I kind of the last 2 days I've walked all my buildings twice and it's kind of neat when you hear your custodial staff on days going to miss the students. They're already thinking that way. They love them. They become pretty close with having them work with them at lunchtime or at cleaning up and stuff. So, they they get pretty excited when they see them crossing the stage to graduate or moving up from the junior high to the high school. So, it's kind of a fun time for them right now.
010So, do you guys have anything for me? We've been getting a lot of rain, but the roof on the elementary getting any No. [clears throat] damage coming through? Can I knock on the wood in front of you? We're going to authorize a number today. We are. Correct. On the If you're lucky. On the weekends like Sunday I took my turn at 6:00 in the morning cuz [clears throat] I could hear the wind all night. And then Craig was here throughout the day on Sunday, so I knew he would check it. Then we had somebody check it Sunday night cuz of the rain. And so far as I Craig says we we're doing well. I mean, they McDuff's told us when they made their repairs they're looking at the most 3 months. Which but it usually
011takes about 3 months to get everything lined up and organized and get your decisions with the insurance company. So, I felt pretty fortunate about it so far. >> [clears throat] >> Can't say that too loud. No, it's all right. It's better than We had a uh The roof kind of Yeah, we had a leak out at the baseball field the last week. We repaired that in house. So, that was a that took up a lot of time last week with the staff. So, it's kind of crunch time on a lot of things right now. Yeah. And you didn't show off spring break, so that put us behind a day. >> [laughter] >> I shouldn't have said that. I shouldn't have said that. Craig told me to be good. I'm sorry. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. Yeah,
012spring break summer breaks are always a fun time for the staff. You really get to know So, anything else? It'll probably come to the board next month for approval. Um Wayne has to fill out the documents yet, but you know, I'll brief the board a little bit later, but they're going to have that active shooter drill at the junior high on June the 4th. So, >> Thanks. And so, I know you'll have to work on your staff to keep them out of the building and stuff that day. So, So, we yeah, we have a with [clears throat] Craig had talked to me about it and I'm going to split that staff up to Mac elementary. And you know, there's a lot of things at the end of the softball, baseball, and track. There's a lot
013of clean house things that can be done. Light bulbs need to be changed. So, that day there's going to be a list where they can just start knocking out what they want to knock out for that day. What's good about that work order system, too, when that happens they can go in there let everybody know what's been completed and what to keep moving on, you know. So, it kind of gives them a direction for the day. Anything else? Am I getting any news? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Item 8.2 donations. Yeah, there's several donations this month. Middle school had First Pres donated $165 for deficit lunch accounts. If you notice month to month there are a lot of different organizations that do [clears throat] that for our kids that have those deficit accounts. The
014high school has various anonymous donors it's 100 1,675 to the baseball program. Um middle school Sciota 1950 that's 1,950 for Sarah Smith to go to [clears throat] the Christmas Carol so they pay for those tickets for those kids to go. The high school various anonymous donors $60.71 to the choir. And also at the high school various anonymous donors for the musical $27.94 ask for your approval. Sorry about that train wreck of reading those numbers. Entertain a motion to approve the donations as given. Second? Second. Any questions or comments? Hearing none all those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Opposed? Motion [clears throat] carries. Item 8.4 maternity leave request. 8.3. Cool. 8.3 I already checked it off. My bad. Technology surplus. Yep. So, I'm going to turn this over to Chris. You [snorts]
015had some information you're that I've sent out over time. So, Yeah. Yes, so what I'm recommending is to declare 300 Chromebooks surplus. And being at Peru schools as the tech director over there, I can kind of see there's some areas where we need to stockpile some Chromebooks. I know we have a surplus here at Maconaquah. So, I'm recommending that we sell 300 Chromebooks at $10 per device to Peru schools. What I did is I reached out to to big companies and there's there's three and they anywhere from $5 to $8 to $10. So, I went off that higher $10. And then I would rather see that that those devices go to Peru students versus them going to some big company and then they'll harvest the parts and and make money off of it. So, um
016that's what I'm recommending as a surplus tonight along with three pallets of e-waste that needs to just be taken away. Go ahead. Full disclosure I tried to get me a sound for $8 a piece. We went ahead and negotiated that to the $10. He tried 15. We got them at 10. >> [laughter] >> Okay. Thank you, Chris. I'll entertain a motion for the 300 Chromebooks and the three pallets of e-waste as presented. So moved. Second? Second. Any questions or comments? How old are these Chromebooks? So, they still they have 2 years of life left on them. Um >> [clears throat] >> we we do a really good job on keeping our fleet kind of refreshed by buying first, fifth, and ninth every year. Um so, these are probably 6 to 7 years old. So, but
017they still have life in them. I think. So, yeah, 2 years at least. Until Google says, "Hey, we're not updating these anymore." and you can't test with them online anymore. So, So, do they have immediate use cases? Yeah. Yeah. I've already we've already cleaned up 300. We've already gone through them and I've already brought two over just for them to check out. They've already deployed those two to to students already. I guess I don't mind playing the role of jerk. Uh but, you know, in February we authorized the purchase of 340 some Chromebooks for $93,000. Mhm. So, I I mean, if I appreciate there are good use cases and that there are students who are going to benefit from having those, but if there are ways to cut costs, we should consider all of them
018here well. Like I said, don't mind playing the role of jerk when I need to. Well, we have a replacement program. Would we would we be better off in line with what you're saying is like we did with the buses extend their life another year year in their cycle before we replace in the future at least? I have no complaints for our technology program. No. It's an excellent It is excellent program. I think the cycle time that you expect and what you're getting, if you start getting too close to life, you're probably going to start losing some. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. Just trying to Yeah. save a dollar. We really adjusted that that cycle plan 2 years ago 3 years ago when I came on. We were borrowing money >> [clears throat] >> to
019replace computers a little bit closer in a little than what we are. So, I I think this is kind of what we feel comfortable with. Obviously a local school is in a little bit of a pinch. So, we can sell them to a recycler for 10 bucks or we can sell them to them for 10 bucks. It seems to make sense to sell them to them for 10 bucks. Makes perfect sense. Yeah. fine with that. I just would like to ask. That's a good question. >> [clears throat] >> Do we get anything out of the e-waste, Chris, or You just get weight, but not not much of anything anymore. Yeah. Okay. Makes me not have to pay to get rid of Yes, exactly. So, yeah. Awesome. Anything else on the 300 Chromebooks? Okay. All those
020in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Opposed same sign. Motion carries. 8.4 maternity leave request. Yeah, I have a teacher at middle school. You should see in your packet who that is. I have a middle school maternity leave request is asked for your approval. Okay. Entertain a motion to approve the maternity leave request for the 2026-2027 school year at the middle school. So moved. Second? Second. Any questions comments? >> [clears throat] >> Hearing none all those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Opposed same sign. Motion carries. Additional appropriation. Yeah, so last month we came to you with an appropriation for asbestos abatement. After we tried to submit that to Gateway they informed us it had to be in 14 days prior to that's a change in statute. I did send
021you an email on that. 14 days prior to board approval. So, part of this $500,000 is that $150,000 the other $350,000 and I I rounded my numbers of that is for the roof at the elementary school that I also sent the information email about. So, ask for a a $500,000 additional preparation out of rainy day fund. Okay. Hearing the explanation, I'll entertain a motion to approve the additional appropriation out of rainy day fund of $500,000. So moved. Second? Second. Any questions or comments on that transfer? Hearing none, [snorts] since it is a large amount and it is a resolution, we will roll call this, please. Montana. Steve Shevlin. Yes. Greg Bevington. Yes. Rex Baxter Smith. Yes. Alan Wilson. >> Yes. Ken White. Yes. Andrew Adams. >> Yes. Robert Bain. Yes. >> [cough] [clears throat] >>
022Motion carries. All righty. 8.6 classified personnel handbook. I shared with [clears throat] you a couple of 3 weeks ago the red line classified handbook. Hopefully that was enough enough time to to take a look at that. Pretty minimal changes. Some changes because the state board of accounts said we had to make them in those ranges. But but pretty minimal. Also the mirror what we we did in the in the A agreement because we approved this last time before we did the NEA agreement. So, ask for your approval of classified handbook as presented. So moved. And then that's [laughter] where you got it. I fired away. So, [laughter] when I asked for You got somewhere to go? >> [laughter] >> Entertain a motion now, Grady? Yes. >> [laughter] >> Second. Okay. Any questions or comments on
023the classified personnel handbook? The section 32 insurance that was largely edited. Are those It was fairly simple I think before. This is adding definition where it was missing. Yeah, and it's it's it's more to mirror what the NEA handbook states. So, instead of having you know, different language in different places. These dollar values are already in the NEA. >> Correct. >> Right. Okay, understood. Thank you. Any [clears throat] other questions? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. We'll go to 8.7 administrative handbook. Yeah, again I I shared this with you a week or so ago, maybe two. [snorts] Those again are pretty minimal. A lot of the language in there is to mirror what is in the NEA handbook as well. Do take a note, some of the
024stuff I shared with you 2 weeks ago, Andrew pointed out to me on Friday, hey, it doesn't say assistant and associate principal. So, that has been changed. So, it says both assistant and associate principal. Just title title thing. So, ask for your approval as presented. Okay. Entertain a motion to approve the administrative handbook. So moved. Second? Second. >> [clears throat] >> Questions, comments on the administrative handbook? Do we already have the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as a holiday for? Correct. There's nothing that's changed in there as far as holidays. No school day. I didn't know it was a holiday. >> It has been. It's been in there. It has. Those holidays haven't changed. Those days off haven't changed. Any other questions, comments? Maybe. I'm all second. Okay. No more questions. >> No more questions. I mean
025it was a while ago you gave us these documents and I made some notes and I couldn't remember where they all were. Thank you. Yep. You're welcome. >> [clears throat] >> Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. 8.8 maternity leave request 26-27 school year at McConnell High School. Yeah, we checked the water tower. There's something in the water we think. Another maternity leave request at the high school. Ask for your approval as presented. [clears throat] Entertain a motion to approve item 8.8. So moved. Second? I second. Questions, comments? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Item 8.9 bus purchase. >> Yeah, I sent you a couple of quotes again a week ago or so. >> [clears throat] >> As
026you noticed, buses aren't getting any cheaper. So, we we put a hold on those buses about a month ago because we would have waited till April April 1st. We didn't make a purchase. We waited till April 1st. We put them on a hold on them. It would have been a how many percent increase? Around 5%. >> 5% increase. Which doesn't seem like a lot of money, but on $200,000 it's significant. So, we did put a hold on those. So, if you don't approve them, we'll take that hold off. >> [clears throat and cough] >> You want to talk about what buses those are, Heather? Um The ones So, they're I'll just start off my thing here. Our requesting your approval to purchase two new front engine transit buses. They are 84 passenger buses. They remain
027essential for serving our larger more concentrated areas including like Eagles Point, Maple Lawn, Bunker Hill, the Peru area. Um we did evaluate the rear engine transit buses, but those options are significantly more expensive approaching more like the 450,000 price point for two buses. With the front engines we were able to secure them for 393,298. And that is for two um 84 passenger buses. They both come with a 10-year 200,000 mile common extended warranty along with the Cummins protection plan for the after treatment warranty. Um in [clears throat] in your packet it includes what it covers and what it doesn't cover which it it covers the majority of everything. Um this will help ensure long-term reliability and better control of maintenance costs. Additionally, these two new buses would [clears throat] be equipped with the same lap
028shoulder belts as our new newest lift bus that we have further supporting student safety. On the rear engines, Heather, is it is it a bunch more? I know you said a couple numbers there per bus. One What was it? Was it >> Yeah. 3 or 4,000 or is it more than that? It's It's more. 30? Um so, those came in at It was like 449,000. >> Okay. Uh for And that's for two. So, yeah, Blue Bird was 436,576. Thomas came in at 443,614. >> [clears throat] >> That's for two. Okay. So, significant. Yeah. Yep. Okay. And also Blue Bird, they're not happy to add on the extra [clears throat] charges yet for the after the DEF. I'm sorry. The new emission charges for the 2027. So, because Blue Bird can get them here faster than
029Thomas can, [clears throat] that's why there's such a significant price difference. Okay. And then Blue Bird also isn't charging for the seat belts, the lap shoulder belts, where that's an almost a $14,000 charge on on Thomas. Oh. When do we think we'll have them? 7 to 8 months. 7 to 8 months? >> Mhm. Versus 18 months. Or 24. Or 24 with the other company. Okay. I I will say this as as as we looked at previous, um we talked a couple months ago in our in our training session about how tight we operations fund is getting. This may be a purchase in the future we have to look at bonding. I mean $400,000 for two buses is is very significant and a huge impact on that on that fund. So, we can make it happen
030this year. And but next year we may be looking at having to include that as part of the 26 bond. The 627 bond. And that's not something I really want to do, but to make it work number wise, we may have to. And also on I don't know if if Greg shared with you, but the top four buses that we are considering critical as far as amount of money that we've had to put [clears throat] in repair are all 84 passenger buses. So, that that part of the fleet is depleting pretty quick then. It is. Yep. And it doesn't like mileage, some of them aren't super We used to be able to get 200,000 miles on these buses with that DEF on them now. And that's why I really felt like the extended warranties were
031really important. For example, like for track to take all of them we have to have an 84 passenger bus. And with under storage compartments, you know, for all of their equipment and things like that. And so, we've had to move some things around depending on what's, you know, broken down this week to get track, you know, where they needed to be. And so, these these buses really are important, the 84 passenger. Okay. Any other questions for Have we taken delivery of and paid for buses that were ordered all prior to this? We have our two buses from Bluebird. So, we have the mini and then also the handicap bus. >> That's what I thought. I thought we were clear, right? We're having other buses outstanding. We do not. So, that brings us to four minis
032and with that new lift bus and the driver, she has said to me several times since she's been put in it, she absolutely loves that bus. And also with the lap [clears throat and cough] shoulder belts that it has tremendously helped with like the student ridership and discipline and everything. [clears throat] So, I was excited to hear that. Strap them in. >> [laughter] >> Yep. On our regular routes, how many of the 84 passenger buses are being utilized to most of their capacity? All of them. So, we're on regular routes, the 84 passengers were Yes. So, for example, a lot of them are like out of Eagle's Point. Both of our buses that go into Furr and they're full. And when I say full, I don't mean 84 cuz that's just that's so tight. >>
033Right. But, you're talking about 72 to 75. >> Okay, yes. >> Easily. That's utilized, yes. >> Yes. Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> So, I entertain a motion to approve the bus bus purchase item 8.9. >> [clears throat] >> So moved. Second. Any other questions, comments? Now, the one [clears throat] we're approving is, I take it, the Bluebird. Yes. Any other questions, comments? Okay, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Raise it down. Item 8.10, student handbook. Yep. Uh you have a lot of information in your hand or in your packet. Um I think Monday or Tuesday we sent out a hey, here's a synopsis of what's redlined in there. Um if you have questions, there are assistant principals who were in charge of doing that that are here. They can
034help answer those. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve item 8.10, the student handbook. So moved. Second. Questions, comments? Cell phone policy seems to be the biggest change. And do understand, too, that that could change again when the DOE comes out with their guidance. We have to approve a handbook because we'll have kids starting to enroll at the 1st of next month and have to sign off on a handbook that they got that handbook. Can we if we had to, we were still working at it, would we be able to go with the handbook minus that section and then just issue it as an addendum and they just slide it in? Correct. Yep. What are we seeing changing in this? What have we heard from Everything I'm hearing, >> [clears throat]
035>> it's going to be that's going to be pretty tight. Like if if kids bring their phones and they're powered off and they're in their locker and away, um I've heard it some schools say in locker or in car and all and powered off. Some say in locker and in bag and powered off and some say in locker away and powered off. So, I think that we're uh safe with with adopting that and we'll look for that guidance to come out hopefully here in the next two or three weeks. I would think given that we're waiting on guidance, we're probably going to see some community interest in this, parents specifically. And maybe we wait, table it for a month, put together a committee or group to look at it, see if we've done what we
036need to do. Maybe the leadership group >> [clears throat] >> Well, if we table it, we won't have a handbook for kids who are signing up at the 1st of May. So, we we have to we have to adopt a handbook and then if we have to change that part of the handbook, we can do that. And it's I don't think it's going to be a [clears throat] a matter of asking the community group. It's going to be this is what you have to do. Everything I've been told and I think assistant principals, same thing. You've been to a lot of different law seminars. This should fit the bill for for what it says. >> [clears throat and cough] >> I agree. I think there's going to be significant pushback publicly if we don't communicate
037this is being pushed down. Right. >> Absolutely. So, I think time to allow that to occur before approving would be my personal approach. Now, I don't know if that means we just stick with the current and we do an addendum after, but I think that >> I agree. I don't know if we have it fully. We stick with the current and publicly publish the handbook. And as good as that is Do I have people point out that there are any changes to it, it's going to be a headache. Um Whereas if we just did the handbook without that and then issued that piece separately for this first year, you would have one copy of one Um version of it going around instead of potentially >> [clears throat] >> Yeah, I I I mean like I
038said, everything we've been guided on thus far is this is going to fit within the letter of the law. But, we've always gotten such good guidance from the state on everything else. >> [laughter] >> This is guidance from the from from lawyers. >> [clears throat] >> Cuz the statute's passed. I mean The statute is passed, Don. >> You're just waiting on guidance from the DOE. >> So, it's a done deal. It's a done deal. You're not going to be allowed to have It's [clears throat] just what the wording is. The only and they're not going to give us specific wording. Uh they're going to say you locally, that's a local decision. So, [clears throat] this is the least restrictive. And and to be honest with you, what's in there is already in place in four
039or three of the four buildings. The only building that's not in place in is the high school. And they have inched towards that this year. So, that's the only place that that's not in in place. At the middle school, they can have their cell phones out, they have to be powered off and away. At the elementary schools, both of them, they have to be powered off and away. And I know I know that sounds weird, but even at Pipe Creek, there are some kids who bring cell phones. >> [clears throat] >> I don't think if I had here I disagree. I certainly don't disagree with that. I think it's a good policy. Yeah. But, we just need to make sure we're communicating Absolutely. Yeah, I think it needs to be we need to put a
040billboard up while those this wasn't us. You know, we just have to approve what the state's telling us. Um And like why was the Senate rule act 185, why was that the 185 mark down? Cuz it's replaced by Cuz we I was waiting for the number to put in there. Cuz they that number has not been Okay. As far as that goes, but I I think it needs to be in bold letters that this was a state and we need to make sure everybody knows that. It's probably going to be the biggest source of contention with families. So, I mean even if you lead with a letter when everybody enrolls, they might not. It's not a good idea. Mhm. So, when they enroll, they have to they have to click through. So, we put [clears
041throat] that as as one of the one of the clickers. They just And you have make sure that you're aware that this is the new code and this is this is what has to be followed. And they have to sign off on it. That would do it. Yep. So, I did have a couple questions. How are exceptions granted? I know obviously there's this working law, but there How are those granted? Cuz I didn't see that clearly stated. >> So, they have a medical note just like anything. If they have a medical note, it supersedes anything we do here. So, when we say it's if we're health care, that requires a note From from a doctor saying you're a diabetic, you have to have a temp monitor. Okay. Whatever that is. All right. And that's an
042exclusion in the law as well. Okay. I this is more of a recommendation than anything else, but do we want to put in language that teachers can't authorize personal use of device or That is a student handbook um that anything that has to be changed can't be authorized by a teacher. Cuz what's going to happen, right? Students are still going to ask and I'd rather just take that completely away and have them say it's on the board or >> [clears throat] >> whoever, just not them being the decision maker. Maybe that's already in place, but that was just a thought I had in reading that. Wireless part of the student handbook. Any exceptions must be approved by [clears throat] administration. Which is code. I mean, that's that's already part of the code. So, that's in
043there? Well, that there are only I think three, is that right, ladies and gentlemen? Who are going to have the three exceptions? Like like a health medical Health plan or their IEP. I IEP, 504. And I I know it's kind of being referred to it publicly, but we say during school day, has that always meant from first bell to dismissal or is that first bell through extracurricular activities? What is school day? >> First bell through dismissal. Okay. I think those are all my questions. Does anybody have any use for them for instant translation services in Google Translate? Okay. Nope. That's a good question, Casey. Didn't think about that. And they're going to they're going to phase out. So, part of this law also phases out bring your own device. So, some schools have adopted that.
044You're not going to be able to bring your own device after 2020. Do we see any um as far as enforcement with this? The one the one thing that they've included is like the iWatches and stuff like that. >> [clears throat] >> How are we going to enforce that? I mean, I What I don't want to do is is is see it onto the teachers where they're constantly going around and see if a kid's got the watch on or you got earbuds in or whatever. Um >> [clears throat] >> I mean, just one more thing that they have to is our policy strict enough that it's not going to have to be done in the classroom? >> now. Okay. Nothing's changed as far as the middle school. I mean, every kid that'll go up that
045as a freshman will know they can't have those items. So, >> Okay. do kids try to get away with it now? Of course, they do. But, we've got a we've got a little bit of a liberal thing right now where we had a five-step and we've shortened it up a little bit, but it won't be that you get to go put it in your locker anymore. It'll be now you've got to turn it into the office. Okay. I have a silly question. This technology related, are those um are those phones uh are the the watches don't they have to be in proximity of the phone? I don't know. I don't know. I have a phone. >> if you're locked up and away, they shouldn't matter. But, you can you can get one with cell cellular
046service on them. Yeah, they would work without. Okay. Okay, so what are you doing with the watches then? Are you making them put them away? No watches? >> they're the same as if they're smart watch, they'll Okay. include that. >> [snorts] >> I read the [clears throat] policy a half a dozen times and I apologize if I haven't seen it. This policy does have the watches in here, correct? Yes. Yes. Yeah, I think I see your bug. At least there's few different types. Okay. Yeah, I think this is going to be pretty controversial. At least week one. Peru adopted theirs just the other night and theirs is very similar. So. Okay. If they get much pushback or have you heard yet? Not yet. We won't know until August. >> [clears throat] >> Any time there's
047change, you're going to have pushback. >> Yeah. We know that, so. And we can, you know, we're going to pushback, but I mean, I think if we look at research and it says it's a distraction. It's a distraction for us as adults, it's also a distraction for kids and I can And I get both sides of it. Um I I voted for Noblesville. We had an active shooter at one point. Those parents are up in arms because how are you going to get a hold of Mhm. Suzy um if there is an active shooter. So, it it's it's two-sided um and it's just kind of the the world we live in. Mhm. Uh this is the best we can do from what the state has given us thus far. Mhm. Um and you know, I
048I don't ever try to be political, but your vote matters um when we make those votes. >> [clears throat] >> Just remember that. Okay. Any other comments? So, I guess the question is Um do we want to approve it as written for the time being and amend it as time goes along? I mean, that was the motion to approve it as presented, so do we want to amend? I think it'd be good to Do you want to amend anything before we vote on it? When is uh and I actually know this is the second year it's done. When is this going to affect as soon as we approve it or is it in effect for the next fiscal year? Next school year. We're approving this for the next school year. All right, so technically we
049can say it's the wild people in May maybe starting to sign it, it doesn't go into effect until August. August then. Okay. So, there's our buffer of time to communicate. Okay. Hearing no objections or amendments, all those in favor of approving the student handbook, signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Item 8.11, rainy day transfer. Yeah, so um you also saw some some commentary from me on this. Uh $2.15 million uh asking to to transfer from the operating the education fund You don't have any in your operating fund? the education fund into rainy day as we met with with Chad a couple months ago. Um we know that we need to to bolster that Uh to get us percentage-wise is where we need to be because things are so expensive. We
050have a if we have a chiller go out at Maconaquah, there's two of them there, it's a million dollars a piece. Um and it's, you know, they can go out any time. They We have problems with with HVAC all the time. >> [clears throat] >> Same thing goes for wind and hail damage. Um obviously I'm I'm working to get that remedied this time, but that was a $350,000 charge that we weren't expecting. We have to have that money available and set aside for that. So, ask for your approval of that transfer resolution. Okay. Entertain a motion to approve item 8.11, rainy day fund transfer. So moved. Second. Questions? Comments on that? What did you call the number? Was that like 15% number? Um So, you know, just looking at the expenses that we know of
051those big ticket items, if they go out, a million dollar chiller, that would take a third of of that. And it's not uncommon for a lot of our stuff to be in that price [clears throat] range of a million to a million five. So, to make sure that we we have ample amount of money in there to take care >> Worst case scenario expense kind of >> [clears throat] >> Exactly. >> Okay. And to clarify, we can move money back to education should we should that need >> Or or appropriate the money to spend out for. Um so, you don't move it necessarily back, but you'd appropriate that money on education. >> Correct. But, we we've not we've not historically had a lot of money. I've been here 20 years. Uh we ran we ran
052uh a balance of about $400,000 Yeah, for a long time. Yeah. Yeah, and that's not I mean, that's not safe, I don't think, to do that. Those are the one fund that [clears throat] every time that we submit a claim, we're risking our race plan although we do need bigger rainy day fund. Correct. And are there time constraints on how often we can shift funds between the accounts? Like once once a fiscal No. You you can you can move money around. You can transfer money. It's just not I mean, we should set up our budget so we don't have to. Correct. Um and and only use this in an emergency situation. But, we're not confined to a year. You're confined to that, so um but you're not confined to a year. Does this count against
053us in the same way that it does when we transfer from education directly to operations? >> It does not. That's the 15% >> That's the 15% That's the That's the That's I I didn't understand what you were asking. That's it. We can do one transfer. Now, that 50 [clears throat] above the 2 million coincided with our current balance to put them at 3 million. Any other questions, comments? Hearing none, roll call, please. David Zimmerman? Yes. Greg Babington? Yes. Rex Baxter? Yes. Alan Wilson? Yes. Tim White? Yes. Sandra Adams? Yes. Barbara King? Yes. The motion carries. Thanks down item number nine, superintendent comments. >> Yes, sir. A few things. Staff last day breakfast is May 27th or 22nd, not 27th. We should have put 27th, we won't be here for that. Uh at 7:30 a.m. If
054you can be here, please let Montana know. I want to make sure we introduce you folks to our teachers on that last day. They were 27th. 22nd. Graduation, May 30th, starts at 10:00 a.m. Why are we starting early? We won't have air conditioning in the gymnasium. Okay. Um also, I think Mr. Durkes has gotten some pretty um good feedback that a lot of people like to start that earlier. So, if they have their open house that day, they have more time. Ask you to be here by 9:30. Also, if you have special diplomas that you would like to pass out, let Montana know ASAP. Thank you, Greg, for bringing yours in today. Uh today I spent all day at North Miami um with the honor of of judging the Cole Porter uh scholarship. If you
055don't know what the Cole Porter scholarship is, pretty neat thing, right? So, um Mrs. Dobbs and her family uh sponsor this as as being part of that lineage. Um and they asked community members, Senator >> [clears throat] >> Holdsworth was there with me as well, community members, superintendents, [snorts] and teachers to come watch people audition. Uh today you see up there Jake Merritts. Uh Jake Merritt uh, received a $10,000 scholarship today. So, he is uh, in our theater program. Phenomenal job. Uh, and we have somebody in our audience, uh, who I think we probably campaigning last next year cuz his daughter also received a scholarship. [laughter] Um, she received a $15,000 scholarship. Played the violin, did a great job with that violin. So, uh, good job for those kids. That's that's nerve-wracking. Uh, you're you're
056sit sitting there in front of uh, 10 or 12 people, um, and and you're performing, and then after you you get done performing, you think you're done, and then here come the questions. So, super neat watching those folks. Uh, also, Robert mentioned active shooter training on June 4th. Um, that is going to be at the middle school from 8:00 to 5:00, uh, and then staging at the bus barn. They also are in need of volunteers. I think they're still in need of volunteers, is that correct? So, if you want to be a volunteer um, victim, you can't be like the active shooters. I think they're Well, you can't. We're going to shoot back. >> [laughter] >> I mean, you don't They're like assistant Um, yeah, if you want I'll just qualify. Yeah. >> [laughter] >>
057So, if you want to participate in that, um, or if you want to stop in and see how that operates. I believe they're doing two sessions. Rob knew a little bit more about how your meeting day I I couldn't go, uh, but they are doing two sessions. If you would like to see how that operates, I think it'll be uh, kind of a neat thing to see. Um, ambassador, uh, we started off with nine into a seven. We hired one of them, and and then the parent [clears throat] uh, couldn't make those meetings anymore. Um, so, you see our ambassadors, we had the final meeting. I think we ended up with 100 and 60 slides, um, of information that we shared. Uh, pretty positive feedback from that group. Um, those slides are available under the
058quick links tab. Is that been posted yet, Montana, or not? >> Yes. Okay. Under [clears throat] the quick links tab, if you want to see what they learned. Um, that's pretty neat to look at. Uh, we're getting a survey back from them, we hope, here in the next three or four days to to let us know um, what they thought. But, in the in the last meeting that we had, um, very positive very positive uh, return on that. So, appreciate you allowing me to let that happen. We will put a new application process out here in May. >> [clears throat] >> Um, so, if you know folks, uh, especially those younger parents, um, if you know some folks that want to do that, uh, it's it is a little bit of a time commitment. Um,
059I think seven seven mornings, um, uh, like 3 hours in the morning. But, it's it's really neat to for them to see, "Hey, here are the things that people don't know about." And to be honest with you, when when we started first day on that group, uh, there were some people a little combative, "Hey, why are you doing this? Why are you doing that?" And [clears throat] as we went along and they became more educated, they figured out, "Oh, these are why we do what we do. Uh, this is what the financial situation is at school." So, that was neat to see, uh, as well. Uh, last thing I have for you is the DLG grant, digital learning grant. Uh, Chris and I worked on that a little bit. Um, the last month or so,
060uh, we're looking at doing some training for staff on artificial intelligence. Um, so, we wrote up a proposal, we need $25,000 that we'll get for that training, uh, to where we would train administrators first, kind of put some guardrails around it because it's a pretty powerful tool, uh, and then train teachers, um, and then follow up with some uh, training hopefully by the state police and ICAC, you know, what what you have to worry about when you put things in there, um, what does it spit out. So, uh, that we should know here in the next month or so, whether we got the grant or not. Something I learned is is this. So, we had to submit a video for that. Um, Google Vids, if you use Google Vids, you don't have to videotape anybody.
061Uh, you can have it all AI generated. Now, the tough part about it is they have trouble saying McConnel. So, you have to find the right >> [laughter] >> the right avatar that says McConnel. Um, yeah, and and uh, so, [clears throat] we submitted that three three and a half minute video. It was all AI generated, uh, and it's not just you prompt it, you have to build it a little bit. Took some time, but but uh, pretty neat uh, to do. So, hopefully we get that grant and move forward, we'll keep you in um, apprised. You have a couple other things in front of you as well. Uh, Kelly McPike is not here tonight. She will be here on Wednesday the 27th at 4:00 from 4:00 to 6:00, uh, with her family. So, we're
062going to have a little open house for her uh, to celebrate her retirement. Um, some cake, some punch, uh, moving forward. So, she doesn't know about it, so it's not a secret. It's too hard to keep those things a secret. So, yeah, make sure you you come and have some cake and punch. I also put put in front of you an administrative guideline. Um, some folks on the board asked, "Hey, do we have something formal um, as to how we make decisions on if we pay the deductible or pay the deductible, we don't pay the deductible, we pay it out of pocket." Um, so, here's some administrative guideline uh, that that uh, we can kind of work on in the next few weeks, and then that does not have to be board approved, that's just
063a guideline. We would we would implement that once we tweak it. You know, I met with our first insurance company, when was that? Tuesday this week. Uh, we meet with another another one next week, and and one the week after. Our renewal date is September 7th. Um, we attempted to three insurance companies last year. We got a bid from one, so we're trying three different ones this year along with what we already have. So, something I didn't know with with uh, insurance until I started this job is there's something called first to market. Um, anybody any idea what first to market means? If an insurance company can can use five different carriers in the first to market with that carrier, nobody else can get a bid unless I write a letter for them to get
064a bid. It's called first to market. So, um, I did that 2 years ago with Astra, uh, and they still didn't give us a bid after I signed off, "Hey, I don't want um, this other company that was first to market to to have that." So, it's a very um, it's not a very competitive market when it comes to commercial insurance. Because of that, you know, agent gets first to market, that's it. I mean, that's no they won't get bids from anybody else that carrier wants. So, um, that's what we're going to fight against a little bit. We did talk to a consortium, which will be a different carrier. Um, so, we'll see how that works um, moving forward. But, that's also why everybody in this area has seen the 1% wind and hail damage.
065Cuz there's no competition. So, if that's what they say you're going to do, that's what they say you're going to do. Questions about that? That's a paper copy. I'll I'll send out some other information um, just to get some feedback. If you have feedback on it, you can send that to me as well. That's all I have for you. Thank you. Good. So, now with the principals, Miss Johnson. Uh, so, a couple weeks ago, a few weeks ago, we had a roundup event. Um, taking a look at early learning numbers that came back, it's pretty much in line, right where we were last year at this time. So, encouraging. Um, we just [clears throat] like to see in the school year, numbers have been right where we want them. Um, an influx in our preschoolers,
066uh, specifically three-year-olds. So, there's preschool and pre-K, we refer to it all as preschool, but um, those numbers are quite a bit higher than what I was expecting. Part of that, um, we have the new interest, but then we also have 18 from child care that will move up into. So, assuming we retain all of those, which I don't have any reasons why we wouldn't, that helps. So, we're we're feeding and growing our own on that one. Um, the only other thing that I have for you this evening, you may have heard, it's kind of been out there in the the news, the changes with vouchers with the update to vouchers. Um, nothing set that we know for sure. You know, he has that money has been approved, and I believe they said the number
067was 14,000 children that would be taken off of vouchers. So, hopefully that means that we'll see some come our way. That's all I got. Any questions? Thank you. Is it the assistant principals or the principals tonight? >> [laughter] >> I guess we'll ask the two bosses here who's going to go. So, I can go ahead. We'll just go bottom up. So, we'll go ahead and give you guys some Same with Leslie over there. >> [laughter] >> All right. And so, to kind of piggyback off of what Angela had mentioned, we had our roundup a couple weeks ago, and we had about that we felt was a huge success, about close to 300 folks come on through, and that's from all ages, from child care all the way up through kindergarten, kind of showing their interest.
068And so, it's always fun to see um, those people come through and get to answer questions and see all the families um, that are part of that. So, huge thank you to all the volunteers and the people who showed up to help us out for that evening. Um, we're right now working with um, folks that maybe weren't able to be there or aren't currently at a preschool and needed a kindergarten screening. So, we're working with that, um, being able to provide those kindergarten screenings, um, to kind of know what to expect when the kids start in the fall, and that can help us be prepared to meet their needs when they when they start school in the first place. Um, we also have some uh, high school students that have been coming over, about eight
069of them have been coming over twice a week, um, to work in our classrooms because they are actually becoming teachers. [clears throat] And so, that's exciting to know the folks that are getting into education. Sometimes education gets a bad rap, and people don't want to go into the career field. Um, I will say yesterday we went to IUK for um, the open house for folks that want to do residency and student teaching and I have to tell you that the folks that came through at least at the elementary level he worked with the high school one fantastic. Like I would truly have just about anyone of them come and join us and their enthusiasm to hear them say I just really want to be there. I want to make a difference for kids. I want
070to be part of all this is so refreshing because again out in the world sometimes you just hear such negativity toward education and it's hard to get people to go into the field and so it just feels really good to see our high schoolers and see the folks that are in college that are coming through with that as well and they said their next group that what's in January I think I'm through the second semester group has like 35 students in it that are coming through with that yesterday we didn't have quite as many as that so that was good news as well. Um congratulations to Maddie Moody we're excited to have her join us as the adjunct counselor for us. I know that we're in need of that and so we're really excited because
071our little our little have some needs. They they struggle with some of their emotional needs and having that extra layer of support is so huge for them if they can figure it out as they're growing up there then they give them the skill set for as they move on to the other schools so Mac [clears throat] L we are in the middle of I learn testing I feel like every time I come to talk to you I'm just telling you all of the new testing that we're doing for each each part of that but we have I learn testing this week and we'll finish that up next week except for students that need to make it up. I will tell you too that we switch we shifted how we're testing this year that we did
072the writing portion first instead of having that typically that's the last section and I will tell you the hard work that our kiddos did and this was their first test we had some that literally finished writing it before they're heading out to buses and you have to finish that one in one day you don't get two days it up or have another time to finish it. They worked so hard. They they their teachers said they went to specials, they went to lunch recess, came back, worked again and they were really dedicated to it. So that just makes your heart happy to know that these kids aren't going yep hi this is a sentence I'm trying to do the same one and turn your hand into a half of them I might have some of those
073but that overall it was really great to see that dedication that they were putting toward that. Few things coming up the junior theater has a production this Friday night and Saturday at 6:00 it's all in good time. They are one act two one act plays I believe and then we have our spring music program April 30th and our art show and family book fair May 6th so lots of other things for kids to showcase their talents and showcase what they've been working on all year so any questions about anything? No. All right. Thank you. >> [laughter] >> He said save the best for last. Thank you. I only said the best for last that was okay to say. >> [laughter] >> I've never seen anybody step in for Nigel. >> [laughter] >> Um so a
074lot this is the month middle of April to May it is testing testing testing testing no matter where you're at. Today we had our CNA students that went and had their test. Um you know that they they work on this for two years they practiced but then it's it's entirely [clears throat] different when somebody is looking right over your shoulder grading everything you're doing and that was it's a it was a good lesson I talked to Miss Miss Overmiller today said the students [clears throat] students did really really well. We're waiting to get back a couple results but so far everybody is passing. So that was a great job for her program and and for those students. We also had our welding students go test last week at Ivy Tech. Mr. Studebaker we are still
075waiting on a couple results to come back there but he is pretty positive we have more than double the number of students that had passed from the last few years to this year. And again I attest that Mr. Studebaker has come in and he has really changed the culture in there and and and you can tell the kids are they are spot on and they're really learning a lot they're really doing a lot of cool stuff down there. They really are it's hands-on learning learning how to problem solve and critical thinking and all those. Um tomorrow [clears throat] Chloe Jordan we are going down to the Indiana ballroom rooftop I think it is. She's being awarded the an academic all-star for the ISA IASP Indiana Association of School Principals so she's being awarded and recognized
076with other students across the state. We had our prom that was we made a good rebound from winter formal we had 240 students there. It was hot. >> [clears throat] >> But the kids all had fun and you ought to see the kids come back the next on that Monday walking around because girls that have never worn heels before or not very often their calves that you can tell they're sore. They're walking so sore. Oh yeah I'm hurting. So it's kind of funny to see it but they they had a great time. April 9th our our freshman went to reality store in Peru. I I can I want to give a shout [clears throat] out to Peru because it was the best reality store we've had since I've been here. This is my third year
077and I think Rob you can attest it was a lot better than what we thought what we've seen so shout out to them. We attended IUK fair yesterday. You know we had one I had one high school person there the pro to that was he his favorite teacher was the student that did his student teaching under me so I said well you you want to learn from the best you know. >> [laughter] >> I also thought I think I knew his parents too. We didn't go into a lot of detail. So then we've got testing coming up. May let's see May 6th we've got AP physics exam May 7th we've got the I learn bio exam here between middle school and the high school. May 8th we are having commencement at Ivy Tech. Just so
078you know we found it out in the Canny Kushberger Kokomo Career Center has 13 pathways that they offer. Maconaquah High School has eight pathways. They are the same that Kokomo Career Center offers and that's an attest attestment to our our staff the work that everybody does in trying [clears throat] to offer more for our students. You go talk to other other schools and I don't think our kids really watch what they have here at Maconaquah. You do not get that at at other schools so shout out to our teachers our staff that step up to do that. Because it's it is extra getting licensing getting taking classes and things like that so on May 8th Ivy Tech we're going to have that commencement. You've got 66 students that are being honored and they're earning 97
079credentials. And if you don't know when you get a credential there is a there's monetary value to those credentials and that includes anything from [clears throat] welding construction to the the health care to the Indiana College Board like Ellen Plant was mentioning so so we've got that May 14th believe it or not senior awards from 1:00 to 3:00 and then we will have the academic end and that night at the school. >> [clears throat] >> For those of you that want to come to the spring concert it is May 4th it's a Monday and I believe in front of you or Montana has it you've got an invite for the FFA banquet which is which is May and there's always there >> [clears throat] >> at the FFA banquet so I believe that's everything I
080have. Sorry I feel like I wrote a book but there's a lot going on and Miss Fike can play your speech. I am. I'll turn it over to Miss Fike. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you. >> any questions? No any questions? Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> Well Nigel is actually out at the track meet that apparently got started about an hour and a half late due to the weather but um it just we've done I learn just like Stephanie was talking about so we started that this week and that'll go on for another week. Um our spring [clears throat] sports are going we have golf right now which is coed soccer is coed and then track we have the boys and the girls teams. Um they're going great things are well. The one that
081I wanted to bring up that was pretty awesome that our FFA program and ag program is soaring right now. Um we were blessed with our livestock judging. I looked at Montana because Alyssa was 10th place high individual. Um and our red and our blue teams took ninth and 10th place. So every year it seems that we see this we're getting better and better and catching up with schools that have been doing this a lot longer than Maconaquah has. So it shows we've got wonderful people in place that are teaching those and the kids want to learn and they want to do better and they're putting in a lot of extra time after school practicing and building and learning. So, it's been fun to see that group of kids in our building here at Wayne. Other
082than that, we've got a lot of stuff going on. STEM week will be coming up. So, after testing we get STEM week. Please stop by and see it. It is what I like to say controlled chaos. I [clears throat] visited when I went came from Peru to here. I came to see in today at Maconaquah. And that was the time I picked and they're walking around and stuff. I was like, "What are they doing?" You know, they're walking around with shears in there and moving around and he's like, "Oh, yeah, just wait as you get going." So, it's fantastic to see and you know, getting that grant has paid huge dividends I think to the middle school. So, it's great to see that stuff. Any questions? I think so. You can tell my joy did
083better than he did. >> [laughter] >> And I was quicker, tell him. >> [laughter] >> Okay. More comments? Mr. Besner? Nothing tonight. Mr. Chesebrough? Nothing tonight. Mr. Adams? Nothing. Mr. Wilson? I'm stretched. Appreciate everybody's energy motivation. Go on. >> [snorts] >> Mr. Chesebrough? Second what Mr. Adams said. Thank you very much for all you do. Find it hard to believe the next time we're all in this room, school will be over. Yeah. It doesn't seem possible. So, it's kind of crazy that it's went by this quick. I'm sure you all don't feel like it's went by this quick, but but it really has. So, great job. Keep up the good work. Keep things going. The reality store that Dave mentioned, yeah, I had people there and we figured we'd be there all day and they
084put it together really well. By the time I got there it was about over. So, our kids all behaved really well. Matter of fact, I heard a lot of good comments from the people that were there how well behaved our kids were. So, kudos to all that. June 4th, the active shooter is here. Just to kind of bring everybody up to speed. Last fall, we did the same thing at Peru High School. It's a lot easier to do it at a city school. Yeah, the control over everything. The hospital six blocks down the street. We all talked at that time, you know, when do we do it at North Miami Maconaquah? And we [snorts] decided to do Maconaquah this year. North Miami will be next year. There's a lot of goes into this. There's a
085lot of things that happen in the initial 15 minutes of any of these events that you never want to have happen that can change the outcome of everything. So, if you're available, volunteer, come out and watch, see what all happens. It'll be really interesting. And we do have a different dynamic. We don't have a full-time paid fire department in there. We don't have full-time police officers that are right there within the city limits. So, when we're dealing with the rural schools out here, it's going to be a learning curve for everybody. What what works, what doesn't work. So, that's why this is getting put on. And um it's going to be an all day event. So, yeah, if you can come out Does everybody know what time it starts? Like, hey, be there at 8:07
086because we start at 12 after and Yeah. Or is there some element of There there The initial will be an element. We will be staging over by the bus barn. And then we'll simulate because we all know that a normal response time in a city would be two to three minutes at the max to have your first responders there. Here we're we're estimating it could be anywhere from five to 12 minutes. So, we'll stage that first go around out. We'll be staged at the bus barn. We'll we'll go to active and then the first first responders aren't leaving the bus barn until probably seven minutes into the incident. So, it's really created a lot the same thing for law enforcement. Other than our SRO on campus, you wouldn't have an initial law enforcement response either.
087So, we're going to delay that. We we're having decided what the timeline on that's going to be. Just to get the realistic how long does it take to get somebody in the building? How far are they progressed in the building? What's it look like? How do we triage the people in the building? So, it should be it's it's going to be eye-opening cuz we have all the data from what we did in Peru and that day. So, it'll be interesting to do a comparison to see what happens. So, state police will be involved in this one. They were not involved in the one in Peru. It was city and county. The city police department, the city fire department, we're we're committing so many people to that cuz we know if the call came out, >>
088[clears throat] >> we're responding. It's it's not going to be, well, we're going to sit here and wait and see if they need us. We're we'll decide what our what our response would be and then that's the number of people that we'll have here to respond that day. So, it should be interesting. I'm hoping that it's well attended. And like I said, the more people come out and watch, um they'll think they're doing three evolutions in the first group in in the morning and then three in the afternoon to go through. About six different times that day. So, >> [clears throat] >> So, that should be a good thing. And so, kind of start putting the word out. People will start asking. And um the way we did it when we did the one in
089town, we used all private radio channels so it didn't get out. Well, we found out none of it worked because communications didn't work on the scene. So, without going through the true 911 thing, we we kind of had some lags there. So, so this time [clears throat] it will be. So, we'll get the the usual Peru scanner, everybody else, oh my gosh, you know, even though they haven't looked at the calendar to see what day of the week it is. So, anybody have any questions on that or just just talk to people about it. Let them know it's it's a good thing. I think it's a really good thing to have happen. So, Okay, with that I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. Second. All those in favor?