001Call the meeting to order >> to the flag of America and to the republic for it stands nationy for all call here. Mr. Pres >> Mr. >> President Mr. Espley six we have six here. So we have a forum reorganization meeting tonight. So first things is election officers. Do I have any >> have a motion to make it the same? >> We have a nomination to keep officers as they currently are second nomination. >> We have a second nomination. So we have a nomination second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> It's all Mr. Addition. anything tonight considerations for appointment. >> You need to go through all the appointments and approve them. So we have a corporation treasurer Darla Kane, corporation comproller Shelley Lifer, corporation attorney Jim Shel with work in Boone, legislative liaison Mr. Penrod
002Career Center Mr. or North Manchester redevelopment commission member is Mr. Rmmer and North Manchester Park and Rec Committee is Mr. Currently Mr. Count coordinator Mr. Tyson recommendation as favor. >> Board of Finance. board serves as the board of finance. Um, traditionally, uh, usually the board has served as a board of finance with the current officers retain those same positions on the board of finance. So, president, vice president, secretary, Mr. Wish County News Journal which is the merger of the news journal and the paper as Manchester school's official newspaper in favor. >> What is the cost of that paper? consideration of board members compensation. The current compensation is $2,000 and $50 per meeting. Whether that's an extra meeting, your current meeting you're sitting in, regular schoolboard meeting, emergency meeting, exec session, etc. makes a motion. Any
003discussion in favor? We got financial report. We'll be doing two this evening. One will be for end of the month in December. Wrap up for January through December 25. So we'll start with the December 25 and you go down again all the numbers are the same as you've seen in the past. As I warned you before, December is usually not a great month as we close out our books. So, if you look at the revenue, we're down 13,000 total expenses, we're about 11,000 over what we expected. So, when you get all said and done and you look at your monthly balance, we projected having a balance of 283,000. We ended up with 259,000 earnings of $24,000 for the operation fund. This number is going to look a little odd because December we had our tax
004draw and we also had our bond bank repayment for the loan that we took out in January of 25. So these numbers are a little skewed. U when you come down again when you look at the total revenue u 85,000 total expenses of 936 so we're short 131,000 when you look at our revenue side we projecting 550,000 our actual 135 that 135 includes the money that we ended up paying to the bond bank so that's why that number is exaggerated um and that's 805 total monthly expenses is 936. So when we finish the month, we are 131 339. As I told you in a mailing I sent out, we are short in our levy distribution for operations by 180,000 and about 50,000 short in operations. I'm sorry. So I hope that gets made up in
00526. because of folks who did not pay or not pay 100% of the property taxes. So we'll see. >> So Dr. Stevens, is there any way we track that? Do we know that for fact or is that just a projection? >> Years of history and I can tell you that there's no other revenue sources that come in from your simply property taxes. So folks don't pay their taxes. all the taxing units that they are part of don't get the revenue. So if I'm late then I get a 10% charge on top of taxes late and we don't get that just >> we should get >> we should now worst case scenario I don't pay my taxes and eventually that property goes up whatever percentages that they owe to local schools then we will get that
006share of that but that Well, this is a significant shortfall and do you have any basis for comparison prior to this? >> So, usually you run 99 to 101% of collections. So this I mean it's $18,000 but when you look at the three two and a half million that we were pretty low so it's less than >> okay trust me >> well it's county government but it's not the county responsibility to collect until late they starting folks You end up the worst case scenario in the sh and this looks a little different because again we compare this to the start of the year in January of 25 and then track it through December 25. So if you look at our cash flow we projected in receiving 1134 we have receive 182 so what we expected
007so that's more collection again when we do our projections we do not include a lot of excess revenue so we don't include miscellaneous revenue we don't include interest all those things so we try to keep it very total expenses you come across we anticipated expenses we 109. So we're 40,000. If you bring that on down to the year end, so at the start of the year in January of 25, I projected a year balance of 1 million6. We got all said and done, we ended up at 2 million 59,000. That is after we transferred 100,000 to rain day and an extra 250,000 to cover the shortfall in operations from education. again because we have the bond bank investment coming in and bond payment going out. looking at levenue 3.6 mill.8 Come down at the bottom
008102. We're actually 71. Again, that is after 250,000 additional revenue going in from a great year. I think you'll see that with some of the things we're doing in 26. We're just short of a million Right now goal is to get that up to at least 1.5 mil while there. The other thing I would just point out right now for 26 we did not do an encumbrance. I'm sorry. We did not do an appropriation in rainy day. So we have a million dollars. We have no appropriations. So we have do not have any authority to spend on rainy day. So we have an emergency we'll come back to for addition. It's different in 26 was in 25 anymore action. So it will be much faster than what we had to do last time and you'll
009have to have a special meeting to do it. >> All right. Any questions on financials? >> Motion to approve second. All in favors, but everybody else is very I don't know my numbers. What's going to happen to us next year? So this is an independent piece of information that came across actually Tony sent it to me. Um I was looking at about 680,000 shortfall next years. U the The county agency put this together is anticipating we will lose $718,000. So $38,000 more ahead than what I was anticipating over three years. So you know again the percentage wise it's not that. Okay, the next step if I may continue introduce Hannah has been here before is with the presentation on the 1028 which is for million bonding that we are asking the board. Whoever wants to
010start everyone back here for a couple years. Um before Brock goes into his more detailed presentation about the project, I just want to give a brief overview and reminder of the general process that's about to get started. This is the very first step in a series of meetings that we ask you guys to hold in order to get this uh project approved. It overall will approve or authorize the issuance of both general obligation and first mortgage bonds but not all at the same time is before any of this first twoinary public hearings that have to be held. So this is going to be the nothing needs to be adopted tonight. It's merely just to share information about it with the public and offer >> to have any comments or questions that they may have as
011well. Um then in February we'll have the second public hearing. At the close of that public hearing we would ask the board to consider the adoption of preliminary resolution that will establish the maximum um detail about that there's a 30-day period where process after that then the board would come back in March for another uh public hearing for the addition and then to authorize the general application more specific and with all of that soon we can close on those so that timeline could change but that's just sort of what we're looking at for the time and then with potentially another first mortgage bond issues later this year. So happy to answer any logistical questions. Otherwise, I'm going to turn it over to Brock and more information. >> Good evening, President. It's nice to be here.
012This is my first time, but I Bakery's first time. So, as Dr. Stevens mentioned, I am Brock Ber with Baker Tilly. We serve as financial advisor to the school corporation and helping manage debt and looking ahead and setting parameters for the project. I'm going to ask for assistance in the back to run through this presentation. But before I get started, we are statutoily required to provide supplemental financial information. So, you have two documents in front of you. You've got the presentation that we're going through and a handout. I'm not going to go through the handout, but we are required to have that available to the public and stating for the record, it is available to the public. So, going into the presentation, the current state of this evening, we're going to look at three things.
013We're going to review your existing debt as it looks tonight. We're going to review the project parameters. You heard Hannah mention that we're establishing maximum as part of this project. So that's what we're doing tonight and what we'll do in February. Setting maximum parameters. That doesn't mean this is exactly what way that will look. We're just establishing those maximum parameters. Then we'll wrap it up looking at taxpayer impact. To finish up the presentation to get started the existing debt for Manchester schools. We have five securities outstanding. You heard Dr. Steven mention earlier. So, as you look, this is a visual, not necessarily the numbers, but right now we're in fiscal year 2026. We saw our debt peak in 2025. So, we have a nice waterfall effect to contemplate debt as early as 2026 to begin
014our repayment 2027. As Dr. has educated you, no pun intended, prior to this, anytime you issue bonds in one year, you don't start paying back until the proceeding year when you can add your levy and tax rate to begin repaying those bonds. So for all our purposes our purposes this evening, we're in calendar year 2026 budget and we have debt maturing be in 2027 and beyond. That's the way the five securities ultimately outstanding until 2036 look as of today. Here are the numbers. The exact same information just with those who prefer the numbers opposed to the visual. Same content. But again, all debt matures as of today by 2036. For purposes of looking into the two types of bonds, you heard Hannah mention first mortgage bonds that you may contemplate later on in calendar year
0152026, but for this evening, we are illustrating out what it would be to issue what are called general obligation bonds. And general obligation bonds, not to go into too much of the uh specifics or the technical piece of it, it's just debt issued in the school corporation's name. that gives you a little more flexibility on the restructure of the repayment and how the bond proceeds can be used. So for our purposes this evening, we're setting up the maximum parameters illustrated out by by geo bonds. In the state of Indiana, you have a maximum capacity of geo bonds and it's based upon your net assist value divide by three multiply by 2%. So for us and Manchester schools, a little over $4 million is our max geo capacity which subtract out your existing go bonds as
016of today for Manchester schools on as of January 6th. $2.04 million is our current capacity. That doesn't mean that's all we can issue. That's just how much we can issue as of today based upon our outstanding geo bonds. that as you pay off geo bonds that you get that capacity back. That's why we targeted $2 million on an ongoing illustration that you'll see in the coming slides. So purposes for setting part two of our presentation for the max parameters as part of the project. We are establishing a total maximum par amount over multiple issuances. planning a max amount of $10 million. We are looking at a max repayment term of 20 years. That doesn't mean that we're planning on repaying each one of these bonds over 20 years. That's just the maximum term of the
017state of Indiana. And the reason why we're approaching it this way is to give the school corporation as much flexibility as possible. As you all know, Dr. Stevens and Mr. Castle have educated me well on the nuances that are coming. We're entering an uncertainty with SEA1 and what the impact could be to school corporation. So, we're trying to set you up with as much flexibility going forward with these parameters. That's why we're establishing a maximum repayment of 20 year 20 years, but you'll see in the next slide, we don't plan to repay them over 20 years. The total interest expense that we're assuming is part of this total $8.7 million. We're assuming a total max 7%. If you were to issue the bonds today, we'd probably get somewhere between 3 to 4%. So again, looking
018far out, we're trying to give you as much flexibility as possible because we don't know exactly where interest rates are going to be. It doesn't mean you're going to pay 7%. We're just setting a maximum interest rate 7%. Assuming that interest rate of uh interest expense of 8.7 million, we are aggregate total debt service would be total repayment of about 18.7 million once you pay back the car plus the interest over that duration >> over 10 years. >> We'll look at uh these examples in the coming slides, but we're setting a maximum repayment of 20 years. But again, we don't plan to repay these over 20 years. Again, that >> detail that's amvertised over 20 years or we have the flexibility to >> we have the flexibility to repay over 20 years. But you'll see
019what we're assuming is actual repayment for each individual bond just over a couple of years. We're trying to get these paid off as quickly as possible as part of >> Okay, >> good question. Hold that question if you don't mind. So maximum you see the maximum annual debt service or lease rental payment that doesn't mean what is increasing compared to 2026 but as our existing debt matures as part of these this 10 million proposed project our max annual payment within one year is 2 a.5 million but we're not increasing the payments for where we are currently again we'll look at that a little more detail slides I do want to bring your attention to what the increase would be compared to the 2025 debt service tax rate. That's where you see the 0.003 cent estimated
020tax rate impact again compared to 2025. The impact compared to what we're seeing what's been approved in 2026 because you'll see we haven't dropped when you compare 2025 to 2026. We'd call that a one-year honeymoon. Then we'll bring you back back up in 2027 to where you were in 2025. So that comparison and impact in 2027 is a little over 11 cents compared to what's been approved in 2026. So again, a one-year honeymoon for taxpayers as you look at specifically the deficit tax. Then there's required ratios according to the state of Indiana which we're required to provide. You see with the percent outstanding school corporation debt and overlapping units. So that's the city, town, county, government, library, township. So looking at the proportion or percentage of debt compared to net assessed value is 5.91%. Comparatively
021that's low compared to what we see across the state of Indiana. We can see that's somewhere 8 to 15% on a normal basis. And the projected maximum annual payment as a percent of necess. that is generally much lower than what we see across the state as well. We typically see that being somewhere from 1 to three maybe 4%. So your ratios are are low compared to what we've seen across the state. So this chart represents your existing debt in the green and what the chart is going forward is what the debt schedule could look like based upon what we know today or making the assumption that there's no change in net assessed value. So going back to the question of advertised over 20 years, each individual color beginning in 2027 represents a $2 million issuance
022and pay back over two years is what we're looking at right now based upon the assumptions today. But things could look different in two, three, four years. And that's why we're trying to give you as much flexibility as possible with a framework. But the intent is unless you tell Mr. Castle and Dr. something. Otherwise, we will try to get these bonds paid off as quickly as possible to mitigate that impact to taxpayers and that interest expense over the duration of of this proposed $10 million project. That's what it looks like. Again, presuming everything stays equal what we're assuming today with peing some capacity. You heard Hannah mention that you may contemplate first mortgage bond. So, if that comes to fruition, we'll see how we can structure this proposed project with any proposed future need on
023the capital. On the next slide, you can see ultimately bringing it to the third part is what is against taxpayers. So you can look at the market value as this board knows your market value equals your gross assessed value. That doesn't mean that is the his best value or taxable value taxpayers actually paying their properties taxes upon because you're receiving homestead credits, supplemental homestead deductions. So for our purposes this evening, we going to pull out the average value within Manchester, that's the approximately $153,000 amount. So once you apply the homestead deduction of about 48,000 plus supplemental homestead deduction, that taxable value then calculates out to $61,000. So that average homeowner is paying a taxable assessed value of $61,000 a003 impact from what they were paying in tax rate. that average taxpayer would be an annual
024impact of 18 cents. What it means compared to what we was approved or what is approved in 2026 that average taxpayer would be impacted by $68. So essentially even with what they were paying in 2025 slight honeymoon in 2026 we're expecting so based upon these estimates essentially going back to what paying in 2025. I'm not going to go through each and every one, but you can see around what your home value is to see what the correlated impact would be based upon those estimated debt service taxes. At the bottom are $100,000 of non homestead residential. So that would be a rental property for a land. So the uh rental property and ad are the 2% bucket. So they're paying no more than 2% of their gross pay per year. So that's why we lump those
025two together. And you can see for each $100,000 of rental and ad land and impact compared to 2025 of 26 cents or compared to what has been approved in 2026 about $98. The commercial and rental property as well. the 2% bucket will begin receiving a new deduction that they've never had before in 2026. That's why the impact is less when you compare commercial and rental, excuse me, commercial and industrial versus rental and historically those would have been the exact same but now that is no longer the case. This is step one and if you have any questions or need additional information happy presentation for February. Otherwise, appreciate the time and attention. >> Thank you. I think this, you know, from the board perspective, it's keeping the tax rate flat, you know, paying off as best
026as possible, but leaving flexibility for future board members. So, thank you. >> You have hard copies. >> I think they were And we, you know, if we need to, we can have an working or executive session kind of cover this together. So now we got details. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. >> Anything else? >> Thank you folks. Great job. Appreciate it. One last thing on my side. uh transfer resolution. So you had a special meeting to do an additional appropriation that was simply taking allowing you to spend money that we had already received. So when you do your budget, the budget actually says here is what your appropriation is doesn't necessarily match your income or your revenue. It is simply here's the numbers. So we have to wait until December to figure out
027where we're at financially. So additional appropriation was simply to cover the that we had already in the bank that we didn't have your authority to spend. So with that additional resolution or additional appropriation, we now have a dollar spent after then we do the December close out of the year. We have monies that we adjusted in 18 16 months ago when we built the budget that said okay Tony had a great example. So, we put in our budget $100 to buy pencils and erasers, and we put $50 in to buy crayons. Well, we bought $75 worth of pencils and $75 of crayons. The accounts don't match because we're $50 off. >> So, what the transfer resolution does is simply says we're aligning all the numbers so that we have enough revenue on the line to
028pay for the expenses in that line. So, it's not additional money. It's simply allowing us to transfer the money to the appropriate lines that we need to fund them and taking it out of the lines that we overestimated we needed revenue. So cash or the transfer resolutions we have two one is for the education fund and one is for the operation fund. Uh those are in your packet. I'll be happy to answer any questions but I do need a motion to accept the transfer resolutions and these are to the dollar. So that's why we wait until uh January so we can actually balance books and that is from our account control system or voice system that says this is exactly what we need to transfer. >> Do we have a hard copy of that to
029sign or no? >> Yes. pages. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's on the last page. >> Yeah, I look at it on the computer, but I usually find this pulling down. Yeah, I'll get motion to approve. >> Mr. Rammer, second, Mr. Tenrod. Any discussion? I think when you do resolutions, we need cookies. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Thank you. >> It resignations. We had no reservations for this month. We had no grants for this month. >> Donations. >> Okay. We have $50 to the MJSH FSA program by an anonymous donor. $1,57923 to Manchester Junior Senior High School's boys basketball program for purchase of Junior Squires jerseys by McKe Mortuary. $378 to the Manchester Junior Senior High School for bench made from bottle caps um from Mrs. Misa's class in memory of Preston Duffy.
030This bench will be placed in the foyer going to the gym and the pack by >> Huh. >> That's awesome. >> Yeah, that is awesome. By Elsie Duffy French, $1,000 to Manchester Junior Senior High drama program by an anonymous donor. Another thousand dollars to the Manchester Junior Senior High Program, choir program from an anonymous donor. Another thousand to the band program by an anonymous donor. And another thousand to the Science Olympia program by anonymous donor. $2,000 200 no $20,000 to Manchester Community Schools dual language immersion program by anonymous fund administered by the Community Foundation of Wash County. $500 to the Manchester Junior Senior High School Cross Country Program by an anonymous donor and $500 to the Manchester Junior Senior High School AT Bio Florida trip by anonymous donor totaling $27,723. Thank you. >> Thank you.
031So, well, any uh facility rental? >> There's a facility rental request um for the club volleyball. Uh we've had this in the past January to May on Sundays from 1 to 3:30 in the gymnasium and they are not charged they will not charge admission fees. So just to get kids interested in moving and playing volleyball and they operate that on Sunday afternoons 1 to 3:30. Motion to approve consent items. Mr. A second. Any discussion? Consent items rentals. Anything? Okay. All in favor 60. Employment. >> Employment. We have Casey Penrod, MIS sixth grade girls basketball coach. Penny Whites, MIS sixth grade girls basketball coach, volunteer. Uh Blake uh Kudson uh PE health teachers semester two only Erica Yard at the junior senior high guidance secretary if that's an internal transfer um Japanese seal MIS custodian Tim
032Bartley junior senior high esports season 1 and two assistant and Russ Rehard MCS bus driver >> motion to approve employment Motion to approve Mr. Mr. Rimemer. Any discussion? Welcome aboard. >> All in youth wrestling uh January 13th through the 26th. Um no cost to participate. Students need resting shoes and head gear run by coach Matt Berling game. Uh for uh elementary kids, grades K through 5. Um Tuesdays and Thursday evenings 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. starting uh today, January 13, and ending on Thursday, February 26th. Obviously, just learn about fitness, wrestling, hard work, you know, discipline. Excellent support if I may say motion to approve Mr. Framer. Second, >> Mr. All in favor. >> Yeah. >> Now, you guys didn't want to take on our sectional champ. Anybody want to take on the kids? >>
033Be careful. They're pretty tough. >> Sure. approval of winter cheerleading kitty camp. >> Yep. Winter cheerleading kitty camp. Uh day camp would be on Saturday, February 7th with the performance at halftime, which is if you've never seen it, it's a blast. All those little kids get out there and do their tears. Be on Tuesday the 10th. Uh cost $40. Varsity game performance February 10th. Participants get in for free to that game. Uh just an opportunity again to uh learn some cheers, learn a dance routine, learn some jumps to get a performance in front of the big crowd, home crowd, and uh build some excitement around the cheer program. Motion to approve, Mr. Penro. Second, Mr. Thank you. All in favor of Well, t two major items on the agenda. We are in the process or
034we have applied for a Dawnwood Foundation career readiness grant. We we've applied or indicated our intent to apply I should say and and I I believe our system Tony is looking at that too. So it may be a number of school systems in the county that are going to go together and do this. So, could be some really good stuff that's in the works. The other thing is we've been working with this ABC construction company. We're looking at taking a storage area on the property and converting it into classrooms for uh the students and doing some other construction work around there. So, uh >> creative expansion, huh? >> Well, well, we'd be buying materials. the students would be doing a lot of work. >> So, uh I think it would be a great opportunity. So,
035a lot of good things happening down there. >> Yeah. You know, Don Wood, I got to got to spend some time with him when I first started the siege, right? Working in the business and then the room. What a you know that guy all that money for the chill. You guys Don Foundation, you're familiar with it. >> Did he wear this his red suspension? >> Yeah. Just an extraordinary individual. So just kudos to him. We know you're up here, right? >> Yeah. A lot of good stuff. >> Yeah. Awesome legislative update. >> Max the house. Not like last year. Be a shorter session. Kind of look through it. There's a lot less bills than what there was last year. So it' be easier to digest. They kind of shake out. I think part of it
036will be kind of narrow down by the end of February. So kind of keep those watching. I pulled four out just kind of briefly to out there to kind of keep you in the loop. There's bill 78 talks about wireless communication device policies looking at further restricted use of cell phones and smartwatch this pool. So I don't know how that compares to what we already have now, but they're looking at almost eliminating it off property and not even have kids bring it out there. So I'm sure there'll be some push back on that. This was an interesting one on House Bill 1059 allowing commercial advertisements on school buses. So as additional revenue for if you want to pay slap your Steve's logo on there for certain amounts though it's another revenue stream. So I don't
037know that'd be different than seeing the yellow school bus going down the road but >> capitalism. >> There you go. This was Senate Bill talked about sale of school buildings. Um, currently if school corporation did not have a need for a school building, then they'd have to offer it for least for purchased by a charter school for a dollar. Um, this would kind of put a a different caveat. It allow one year for the school to sell the building to the county or municipal government before allow then allowing the charter school to come. kind of an intermediate step that could happen before a charter school could could have that. And then the last one, House Bill 1137, um they're going after the tasty foods, ultrarocessed foods and beverages. So they're looking at trying to prohibit
038um serving, selling or allowing a third party to serve and sell ultrarocessed foods. Um it has a lot of details about the different dyes and sugars and everything. What the not wanting to allow schools to students. Um, but it said after school, 30 minutes after school is over, then you can settle it for funraising and school events. Um, the school can't serve that. Doesn't mean the parents can't send it with their kid, but they're kind of put some restrictions on some things. So, just a couple foods. Any comments on any of that? >> You know, our nutritionalist already, I mean, they go by guidelines, right? That are pretty That's what my wife did before she passed away. So, it looks like we're getting a little behavioral. I guess >> superintendent comments. >> Um, yes. Uh,
039just a couple of things. Tomorrow, I believe it's at 9:00 a.m. is the final hearing for the new school accountability model. uh was supposed to originally come out before now but it got delayed. Um all the principles and the counselors and I watched the webinar on our first day back from Christmas break with what we think the model's going to be. Um I think it'll be something very close. Uh but that hearing is tomorrow and then that will help us, you know, understand kind of what they're looking at. The bottom line is and and Mr. Baker who does these presentations has done them all over the state retired superintendent because he says if you do what's best for kids the rest takes care of itself. Um you know so if we're doing what we're supposed
040to be doing and we're we're being effective teachers and and effective stewards with our kids and and what we're providing for them the rest will take care of itself. But um I will be listening to that live stream just and then waiting for that model to be released. Um, in February, and I'll probably bring this up again in the February board meeting, but in February, I will be attending the National Superintendent Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and this a great opportunity to get together with 5,000 superintendents from all over the United States and listen to what's trending in education. Certainly, education is seems to be in a very big flux mode right now of a lot of changes legislatively in all states. Um, also just to piggyback on um, Mr. Orur's comment regarding the the Donwood
041Foundation grant, um, we've had several Zoom meetings uh, that included um, community foundation, uh, Hartland, um, all the superintendents or principal, some of the principles from all three school districts in Wash County. Um the initial phase would be to send a letter of intent to apply. It's a planning planning grant for $150,000 if you're awarded that grant to then plan for submitting for the $1 million grant. The focus that the Donwood Foundation is looking for is a focus on advanced manufacturing, but they also added two areas of leadership and entrepreneurship. Um so so we're looking that um there there are some schools that are considering doing it individually and collectively to benefit across the across the county. Um so we will see I mean that has to be the focus if you if you're interested
042in that grant. Um we'll see where that heads. Right now there is a a draft letter out that that we are reviewing. Um and then you know we would make a determination from there. Other than that um good start to the second semester uh two weeks in now I think uh weather knock on wood been cooperative been kind of weird but it's been cooperative. We've seen our share of illnesses kind of still out there floating around but float through the schools right at the end of Christmas break and and leading into the beginning of this year. um new maintenance uh director is is on site now. Um Ry's been taking time to show them around all the buildings and and the things that Randy knows, you know, related to the building and he's already diving
043in. Dr. Stevens has been working with our system, Limble. It's called Limble. I know Casey asked about this I think at the 29th meeting, but it's a it really is a maintenance management system to be able to do a lot of things. Track your assets, track preventative maintenance or preventative maintenance schedules. Um allows for individuals to submit work requests and then those get sent out to what they call super users which are all the administrators, Dr. Steven, myself, Mr. Self. Um, so getting that program rolling. Um, uh, so we're we're excited about that. Um, we have a couple of maternity leaves coming up. Um, working on our school nurse, we're taking maternity leave. We have one school covered, working on getting other schools covered and she's helping us with that process. Um, have another maternity
044leave that'll be coming up uh, for a treasure at me. Um, so we're working on getting that taken care of and with the departure teaching departure of Mr. Leer, we did get that position filled temporarily for now. We're waiting to to weigh out how PE is impacted with a new graduation requirements, but the young man that came to us outstanding, has a strong background in strength and weight training, which we are adding to our curriculum next year. Um, It's needed for our sports and our student athletes. Um, and the kids have had a very positive response in the first two weeks to him. Very positive response. Um, they all say, "Man, he knows what he's talking about." So, we're excited to have him on board. You guys finalized him tonight. Um, >> are you going
045to wrestle him? >> No. >> Were you a wrestler? >> And I'll say this out there listening and I'll say this. You don't want to see me cry and tap out. >> So, who says >> that's true? You might want to. Other than that, that's where we're at. Jeff, Dr. Stevens and I have been spent a lot of time just looking at, you know, finances moving forward, looking at the bond situation, looking at how, you know, he obviously he is and I appreciate Mr. Enley that you, you know, recognize him. He's done an outstanding job and and he's helped us all. uh we are a team and he he runs everything by us and we discuss and and look at it and uh you know we're heading in the right direction and you know starting
046the starting the uh the 1028 hearing tonight really will help position us down the road with the losses that we're anticipating from sea 1 um to I think stabilize our tax rate and uh and put us financially in a much more stable position considering We're looking at a $700,000 loss over the next couple years. So I I too appreciate his work and the work of Shelley and Darla and everybody involved that that has a hand on that. Those are my comments for tonight. >> Thank you. Mr. Castle comments really Saturday's edition of Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. If I can flip it over here. We have a record number in the state of Indiana of diplomas in 2025. Did you see that, Tony? >> Let me turn the page here. >> And they gave a r
047a rundown of the schools. And lo and behold, Manchester Community Schools is in here. 97.3% graduation rate. Brady, stand up and take a bath. >> You want to come up and talk about that? >> You want You want to talk about that? But but let's go back let's go back to 2023 88.5%. 2024 93.9% and the 97.3%. Now statistically we know it's kind of hard to move the needle when you have a 100 students to to do much better than that. But but the community should really be proud of that this and and this just doesn't happen by chance. It it happens because a lot of people care. It happens because we encourage young people at our church or you know our family members or students that of our young people that of our friends
048and in the community and the school. So I think that's there's just a lot to be proud of and >> I believe in I don't know if it was in the same paper but it was recently in the journal that was a very nice uh interview article with Dr. Young from Manchester University discussing their three-year bachelor program and uh physical two I can't remember what >> physical therapy and something else with health >> but very good article um they were the first in the state of Indiana to uh to streamline this program it's 90 credits uh and you still get your bachelor degree and so exciting to see a local university doing innovative things you know for students and >> so >> yeah with that record number of successful graduates is that >> well you
049can statistics you >> well so it says just record number of diplomas >> and what those diplomas are not a higher number of graduates likely just a higher percent >> higher percentage of graduates and I think that translates throughout the whole whole county >> but but that's a I mean that's a good thing that's a good thing we just need that's what we're about the kids and making sure we get the best education for them and give them a good start you're a heartland rep >> I am so when you peel the onion on graduation How do you think that increase is happening? I think a large part of CTE pathways right where we've given some some alternative choice basically for the students if you want to use the word but I think I think
050you got to be a little careful about that as well when we migration of students happens like that whether they pass or not we better make sure they know the fundamentals of what we're supposed to be teaching you know and I'm going to tell you like we're to me we're and fundamentals problem solving is numero uno you know just just and I don't want to say mental but just some element of life coaching right is is substantial I think the kids you know again you most of these you know I won't say most but a lot of these kids only have one parent so you know you know looking down the road but you guys all have you know a spouse right I I experienced raising kids by myself right not whatever by myself. We
051got God and your family around here, but like you know, I wouldn't want to peel the onion when I when I see increases like that. You know, what's going on is the question. And and I think Brady, are we taking a close look at that and why we're doing so well, how we can improve? district. >> Right on. True. >> Right. We I don't know if I can overall graduated >> from 2025. >> Yeah. But you stuck with that student. >> That's right. >> It's not necessarily when you graduate and I tell you what he didn't walk. Awesome. >> Absolutely. >> I did ask one question. Was was Manchester University part of that conversation? Um they are not because we're planning for the high school for high school students because we asked um well I
052should say the community foundation had a meeting with the the daughter I believe it was to see if we could extend this down into lower grades and they're really focusing on 912 right now. >> Okay. Well the reason I asked that so so one of the of other elements that advanced manufacturing entrepreneurs. One of the other elements was he was a sales guy, right? And I and I think one of the elements that he he really wanted through the foundation was some type of sales component. And so I thought maybe it' be, you know, Manchester Community Schools and Manchester University that could maybe put something together and offer that to Don Wood, you know, versus kind of the other ways. So just keep that in mind. >> I would Joe Master had a do a
053little we're going to do green bus. I got about four days with them and those were some sharp individuals driving that sales class. So, you know, they've got a sales degree over there. It' be neat to see some of our kids get involved in that and elevate over to over to the university kind of keep them in town, if you will. So, other than that, anything else? Motion to KP. Motion to adjourn. Mr. Uh second M is that all in favor?