001The 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. Sure. [clears throat] >> Heavenly Father, we're just grateful to be here tonight. We're grateful to be able to serve physically and and uh be present in this moment so that we can make decisions that uh affect the the [clears throat] school corporation and all the students that um come to school here, staff, the administration. So we just ask you to to guide us through our thoughts, through our decision process and uh be with everybody in this holiday season. Jesus name. Amen. Amen. [clears throat] Okay, with that I'll call the McConnell School Corporation Board of School Trustees November 24th, 2025 meeting to order. Roll call, please. >> Here
002>> Wilson here. >> Tim White, yes. Robert Dane, >> yes. >> Brings us up to item 1.2, additions or deletions to the agenda. We have a long list. >> We most definitely do. um had some some late uh additions in that um recommendations and then a couple of folks turned in the retirement. So um ask uh you add voting for a new board member. Uh under recommendations ask for Isabella New Town assistant caregiver, Ava Kler, assistant caregiver. Uh Elizabeth Whitehurst, assistant caregiver giver uh under miscellaneous Christine Eert retirement under new [clears throat] business geob architect contract and fuel contract. Ask for your approval. >> Okay. Something to add to that. We'll move the voting for school board member down to item 2.2. So hearing those additions and corrections, I'll entertain a motion to approve the
003agenda as amended. >> So moved. >> Second. I second. >> All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. Oppos. [clears throat] Same sign. Amend has been agenda and approved. >> Education. Student rotarian 2.1. >> Mr. You ready? >> All right. The mechanical high school student rotarian of the month is Connor Eldridge. He is the son of Ashlin Antoine Eldridge and has four siblings. Are they better than you or [laughter] at McCall High School? Connor has an active member of National Honor Society, French club, Sunshine Society, football, track, sad club, and youth football program. In sports, uh he was a captain of football and track team, earning sectional titles of each. In wrestling, Connor qualified for both sectional regionals finals two times over his career. As track and field runner, Connor has helped
004the team obtain a conference title, sectional title, running in the 4x100 meter dash, and the 200 meter dash. He is ranked sixth in this class, earning academic and distinguished honors, honor roles, um with a current GPA of 4.0. In 2023 and 2024, he was the winner of the Gri Commander Award for leadership scholarship and sportsmanship. He displays his leadership by being a volunteer uh with youth football uh where he hopes to positively impact the next generation of Ray's players. Outside of school, he devotes time to studies in community service, work in nursing homes around the area. Connor has worked hard in high school and is on on track team um is on track to earn Indiana college core in the spring. After graduation, Connor plans to attend either Ball State or Indiana University Cooko to
005earn his bachelor's degree in medical engineing technology. More importantly, his goal is to make a difference in the world. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> [applause] [clears throat] >> THIS WAY. [clears throat] >> It's a bright right. >> You're giving no room for your siblings to be better than you. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you for your free [laughter] shi. [clears throat] >> Okay, that brings us down to item 2.2, uh, voting for the vacated school board members post, uh, three-year term of Beth Cheney. Um, how we're going to do this, we'll start out. We have three candidates. Um, we interviewed them last week. Um, they're back here tonight. We will vote for them um, in a simple ballot form. But before we do that, I'm going to ask all three of them if
006they would like to get up and make a final statement before we vote. So, we'll start out with Mr. Shedlo. >> I mean, I don't have anything necessarily to say. Thank you for I mean taking the time to talk with me. I know the others feel the same way. So yeah, I'm looking forward to if I'm part of the group supporting the group as we talked about all we do as a community here. I'm a brave but brave. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Nelson. [clears throat] >> You want to talk? [laughter] >> Thank you guys for the opportunity to interview no matter what happens. I appreciate it. And as you can see, uh, my children, uh, are going to school McConnell, so I have a direct impact on the future of McConal. So, I
007hope everything works out good for us. I think it will. I think we got a good board, um, and a good set of teachers and administration. So, thank you guys very much. >> Good. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I'd also just like to thank them for this opportunity to at least be uh I guess thought about and uh maybe if I'm elected to the board then be able to further the wall brave and and uh in the community. So thank you. >> Thank you. [clears throat and cough] Thank you. Okay, before we commence into voting, um it's a simple majority, [clears throat] so it has to be four. We'll vote the first time around, see where we end up, and then we'll decide where we're moving from there on the next rounds if it's
008neo necessary. So, um Montana, we'll read the votes out as we give them to her. So, you have ballots in front of you, please select one person. >> [clears throat] [clears throat] [snorts] >> We have one vote for Dave Shovel, one vote for Grant Nelson, [clears throat] another vote for Grant Nelson, a vote for Dave Chevrolet, a vote for Dave Shlo, and one vote for Rusty Merritt. >> Okay, so this first go around, no one got the required four to get us past that point. So we will vote again. Okay. >> So, it was three for Mr. Chevrolet, >> three for Mr. Chevrolet, two for Mr. Nelson, and one for Mr. Mayor. So, >> okay. [clears throat] >> [snorts] >> One for Dave Shello, one for Grant Nelson, one for Dave Sh. Another one for
009Dave Sh. One's for merit and another one for Dave Shlo. >> Okay. So, am I correct? And we're 411. >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. So, Mr. Dave Shedlo will finish the remaining term of the chain. So, thank you for everybody for applying and going through the process. >> Thank you. >> [clears throat] >> short recess. >> Okay, we'll take a short recess and myself and Montana and Dave will go [clears throat] in the other room here.