001Well, we might. >> All right, here we go. >> Okay, we'll call this meeting order. >> I alian 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. Father in heaven, we thank you for summertime break. We thank you for the custodians and all the staff that are getting everything ready for the start of a new school year. We pray that you would bless the students and their families and the teachers as they prepare here in less than a month to start school again. Give us wisdom tonight at this meeting. We pray in Jesus name. Amen. Okay, Colin, do we have any public comment? Anything to say? >> Okay, we're on. We're live on camera, right? >>
002Yep. >> Is that YouTube? >> YouTube. >> It's a YouTube channel. >> YouTube. >> Okay. So, Aaron, if you you have any special announcements before we start? >> No. >> Let me shut my phone off. Well, Mrs. Cro, would you read the mission statement for us, please? >> Excellence in education preparation for life. >> All right. Note that all members are in attendance. No public comments. We'll move on to consent items. We all have a copy of the minutes, payroll, and claims for July. Does anybody have any questions, concerns, comments, additions? Everybody got a chance to look at them? Okay. So, we'll move on to item D. Personnel, Mr. Reed. >> Okay. I'd like to recommend the following new hires. Emily Bryenthal, middle school special education teacher. Jenny Pittz, middle school special education teacher. Jasmine
003Garcia, ELLL instructional assistant interpreter. Becca Rasler, middle school special education mentor, one day per week. Tina Sailor, varsity volleyball assistant coach. Mike Duke, varsity baseball assistant coach as a volunteer. Michaela Staley, varsity trillion assistant coach as a volunteer. Christian Granados, varsity soccer assistant coach as a volunteer. David Merley, middle school wrestling coach. And Melissa Wy, summer school session two pair professional. Uh, one reassignment. Eric Man, eighth grade boys basketball coach as a volunteer to sixth grade boys basketball coach. Resignations. Jamie Dilts, middle school special education teacher. Sai Musi, high school math teacher. Emily Burkholder, varsity soccer assistant coach and JV softball assistant coach as a volunteer. and Jordan Croc, sixth grade girls volleyball coach, and one retirement, Kelly Speed, Corporation bus driver and middle school ED pair professional. >> Okay, you may have any questions
004personnel items. We also have the new assistant elementary principal here, Mr. Reid. You have anything to say, Mr. Reed? >> I'm good. >> Okay, that's all right. Didn't didn't mean to not try to embarrass you. It's not going to have a speech prepared. Okay. Well, welcome to >> Thank you. >> So, is there a motion to approve consent items? >> I motion >> second. Moved and seconded. All those in favor? Motion carries. Five to zero. Under action items. Recommendation to approve the Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative Joint Services Leasing Construction and Supply Fund Agreement. >> Yeah. So, just a couple of revisions in there. Uh mainly taking East Noble out of it because they're no longer a part of our co-op. That's what we're going down to 12. So, on page three, uh sorry, on
005page one, we took East Noble out. Page three, East Noble was on there. So, we took them out. Probably the main change that was on page four um standing committees the previous structure on the standing committees it was we had a business committee a programming committee and a transportation committee um where we restructured everything last year we came up with a chairman which is the position I'm in right now and then we created an advisory council or advisory committee so that's a superintendent from each county that's on that so we are the ones now who took the place of programming business and transportation So that's the main change of just putting that language in there about the council chairman and the advisory committee. And then I think on the last page, page nine or 10,
006each noble took them out again. Those are the main changes to the agreement. We had a chance to look over the agreement. Any questions for Mr. Green? You have a motion to approve. There second. >> Second, >> Jess properly moved and seconded. All those in favor. Motion carries five to zero. Item B, recommendation to approve the first reading of ISBA, Indiana School Board Association policy laws effective July 1st of this year. >> Yeah. So in your package you have a copy of all those policies and kind of a little short cliffnotes version of what they are. Most of these are just revisions and again reflecting changes from the legislative session. Um new laws go in effect July 1st. So just to go over those real quick. Um policy 1103 board member compensation basically says that
007you guys can receive up to 10% of a starting teacher salary. So you can increase your pay up to $4,500. Um policy 3310 staff dress code. We don't have this policy and it's not required by law, but we do have dress code in our handbook. So, we kind of wanted this policy to go with that. Um, policy 3330, social media. Again, it's just a revision of our current policy. Some new language on employee use. Um, 3420 would be a new policy if you policy for us. It's not um required by law. It's considered an essential policy. Just just thoughts on resignations and how that process would work. Um, policy 3700, reduction enforce. This was a new policy, so we had this version of it. Now we're just taking the ISBA version. Good policy to have
008in place in case we have to reduce staff at some point. Um, policy 418, student transfers. Just took out one line there. That's about students transferring for athletics. So now they can transfer for athletic reasons. Policy 4220, emergency medications. Again, just a revision of our current policy. basically anywhere where they saw the word nax nlloxxalob um they've replaced that with ovo8 opioid overdose related med medications. So just kind of broadening that out to different nasal sprays. Um 4300 4304 those kind of go together the same thing. Uh basically that's a revision that reflects the new time frames that administrators must contact families and fill them what's going on for a bullying investigation. Um student attendance again rever revision of our current policy. Um not too many changes. Probably the biggest one is we used to
009have or last year was the first year but we had to have attendance conferences for students in grades K to six. That's now been expanded to K to 12. Um 5541. This would be a new policy for us and it's about being released for religious instruction. So Indiana law does allow a student to be released for religious instruction. for an elementary or middle school kid to be two hours per week. Um, high school level be the equivalent of one period per day for an elective class. Um, and then you can also at the high school level receive credit. So that policy just outlines what those procedures and processes would be if a student were to receive credit for that. And then policy 7021 is just a pesticide notification policy. Again, we had that once the
010newer version, now we're just adopting the ISPA version. So questions on those? I know that was quick. >> And we also retired that one. >> That'll be a separate item. >> Yeah. >> Um just for clarifications, that 4320 which was the students attendance that also that number eight that you added was what the state had approved for the attendance of the 4 and FF events. Yeah. State. Yeah. Okay. >> Other questions on the policies. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve Heather. Second motion proper move and seconded to approve the first reading of the ISBA policies. Any further discussion? All those in favor? Motion carries five to zero. Item C, recommendation is to suspend the rules to allow for the reading of ISBA policies for a second time. >> So again, the rationale for
011doing that is because of the new laws taking effect July one where they pass out. And I'd like to have these policies in place and act before the school year starts. So like just do it all in one night. So that's what suspending the rules means there. >> I would like to move. You did a great job summarizing making it easy. >> So thank you. Yes. I'll move >> Jess. >> I second >> Jamie. All those in favor? Motion carries five to zero. So now we actually adopt all those policies. >> Correct. Item D, recommendation to approve the adoption of policies 11:03, 3310, 3330, 3420, 3700, 4018, 4220, 4300, 4304, 4320, 5541, and 7021. So this is for the final adoption of these policies. How much? >> Second. >> Heather moves. Aaron seconds. Any further
012discussion? All those in favor? Motion carries. 5 to zero. Now we have a item E recommendation to retire policy 3540 which is the teacher appreciation grant. >> Yeah. So the grant has been changed whether you're going to do that. So this this policy is no longer effective, no longer required. So, we need to retire that. I did put out your seats um copy of the language for the new teacher appreciation grant. Just FYI for you. Um something we don't have figured out yet. So, something we're going to have to get figured out here this first semester of the school year. But basically, it's going to be competitive and you have to apply for that. And only 20% of our teachers can qualify for those grants. And then they have it into three different categories. Um,
013a recognition category, which would be $3,500 for teachers who demonstrate high performance and improving student outcomes. Exemplary would be five grand for teachers who demonstrate high performance, improving student outcomes, and serve as a mentor for their colleagues or teach in a high need area. And then exemplary would be $7,500. Teachers who demonstrate high performance in improving student outcomes, serve as a mentor for their colleagues, and teach in a high need area. So those are the three categories. Um, so be an interesting process this year trying to get all that figured out. >> But regardless, as of now, we just need to retire the old policy because it's no longer a motion to retire policy 3540. >> So yes, one second. >> I'll second. All those in favor approved five to zero. Item F, recommendation to
014approve the extension of administrator contracts. Mr. Reed, >> so we do this in every July. Uh we always try to keep our principles on two-year contracts unless there's a reason why we wouldn't do that, but so far with this group, we do not need to worry about that. So I'd like to keep them all on two-year contracts. So, it just has the number of days that they're all contracted for, when their contract would end, and their salary amounts. Um, all the salaries are what they currently made last year. Those aren't changing until the new bargaining with teachers this fall. Um, I did I recommended one change and asked to Brett Ber, um, the athletic director. He was at 223 days. I'd like to move him to 233. Um, he probably works far more days than
015that as well, but at least like to add 10 more days to him. So his salary does increase by what his daily rate was at 223. So that would increase him to 87,943. Make sense? >> And the superintendent has a threeyear. So we just we're approving. We used to get confused about that. So we're just always approving the three. >> It's rolling. >> Y. Any other questions on that? >> There a motion to approve. >> Second. >> Jamie and Aaron second. Any further discussion? If not, all those in favor? Motion carries five to zero. Okay. Item G, recommendation to approve me prices for the next school year. >> Yeah. So, in your packets, I sent you the information that Anidra sent me last week on lunch prices, and she wanted to increase uh 10 cents.
016Um, it's been a couple years since we've raised lunch prices, which is great for our families, but that's not a great move financially. Um, and so Christine and I were looking at this last week and, um, we actually operated about 85 grand in the red last year as food service goes. And probably only, we still have some outstanding debt. It's only about six or 7,000. So, I mean, food cost, as you guys know from going to the store yourselves, is way up. So, I would like to change that and I'd like to double that, make it a 20 cent increase. Um, I think that will help us out. I think we're also going to be down one staff member this year. She's not going to replace. We're going to try and do that. Um, but
017that I think that'll help us catch up a little bit. They have they have a good balance um their lunch fund, but you can't go 85 in a red every year. That's going to drain pretty quickly. So, um, so I would recommend that we increase that 20 cents. So, that would make the new elementary price 265 instead of 255. Uh, middle school price would be 275 instead of 265. And then high school would be 285 instead of 275. So, the paper I gave you reflected 10 cent increases. So, we're going to change that to 20. Breakfast will still remain free for everybody. That's not an issue. Um, and then the adult prices, breakfast 325 and lunch $5. Those are set by the USDA. We have nothing to do with that cost. So, you can actually
018see on the paper there, you know, the USDA weighted average price of lunch is $41. So, we are still way below of what they consider the actual cost to be of the school lunch. >> Do you feel like this additional move will help close that gap? Will it close it all? >> I don't think it's going to make it even, but it's going to close it. I would like to see where we go after this one year. >> Yeah. I would rather do a little bigger one than to kind of keep doing >> Yeah. I mean, again, it's nice not to increase for people, but then all of a sudden now you're 50 cent increases, right? That's bad. >> Um, so there should be a low one probably every year, but let's go 20. I'd
019like to recommend that. And again, being down to one staff member, >> let's see where we see where we end up. >> How many lunches are served? No, I don't I don't >> Well, I think the people that are struggling with cost will still have that reduced available to them, too. So, I'll second. >> Yes. Any further discussion? 20 cent increase on school lunch prices. All those in favor? Motion carries 5 to zero. Item H, recommendation to change the date for the September board meeting. So Jez and Heather and myself are going to attend the ISBA conference in India on September 15th and 16th. And if anybody else wants to join that, feel free to let me know as well. Um, but I know the three of us were going to anyway. So that kind
020of strikes that board meeting night. So I'd like to reschedule. We could either go the Monday before, the Monday after, or we could go Thursday in that week. So the 8th, 18th, or 22nd. >> State on Monday is better. We have meetings the second fourth and the third city. >> I don't know. >> It won't be a long meeting. >> No, >> probably better. >> Still on Monday. >> Yeah. >> So, you want to go before or after? Should we go the 8th or the or the 22nd? >> Let's do before. >> I'd prefer before. >> I think it might be after 22. >> Okay. >> I'm checking. You have another meeting that night? >> Yeah. >> On the 22nd. >> Oh, what day? >> The second and fourth. Monday. >> Yeah. >> And I
021will do a church. >> Wow. >> Do you want to do the Thursday? >> So busy. >> We have lions club. >> No, we don't. >> You're being difficult. >> Thursday. >> We don't we don't have a >> We don't have a business meeting. Okay. >> You have a business meeting, but no no meal meeting. So, >> yeah, we can skip that. So we could we could be the >> the third Thursday would be better. Yeah. >> 18th. >> That's fine. >> That work for you, Heather. >> That's wonderful. >> I'm good. >> September 18th. >> Okay. >> It's not your food pantry. We're done by then. If it is, >> yeah, >> Thursday, September 18th. >> Okay. Make sure that gets advertised. >> Okay. I want you to approve that. >> I'm not sure.
022Jamie >> second. >> Aaron, all those in favor to zero. >> Superintendent comments. Just a quick update on a couple of things. The federal money that's being withheld. Um we received an email from the rural and small schools association today basically said figure on making a school year without it. So does like those funds are going to get released. um they were looking for a legal path and I guess there is nothing legally that can make him release that money. Um so again it's at around 70 grand 75 for us. So you not huge deal but it's just like the lunch fund. You can't take you know 70 75 grand hits every year. Um you know when we look at you know Carly Perkins salary which was one of those our um social worker we
023do have enough money left over from title four in previous years. So we still have hers covered. So, we'll have to cover any of that. Um, the biggest one will be the highly effective and effective stipen for our staff that we received over 40 grand from. Uh, we'll have to come up with that somewhere else and uh probably something we want to discuss. We want to put that into contract again knowing that that money may be gone. So, that's the biggest impact for us there. Um, our afterchool program, it's called BASE, it's run by the Sten County Literacy Coalition. That money is also impacted by those funds. Um, so I talked to Brienne Frink last week. We still have funding for our program this year. I do not believe all schools do. Um, but ours
024does. I think we have 40 kids signed up right now. So, um, good news for us, at least for this next year, that that that program still exists and the funding's there for it. So, um, project updates. Um, projectors and boards are getting installed. I think all the boards are installed at the high school. Um, they're starting to work on some projectors. Um it's been pretty difficult for them working around our schedules too and trying to find hallways that aren't being waxed and getting those installed, but they're going in. Um lots of painting going on the buildings. Um the high school, I think all the classrooms are going to be painted this summer. Um the elementary, most of the hallways have been painted in the office area looks really, really good. And then the middle
025school, we got the cafeteria painted and they're touching up some of the other hallways. So painting looks good. Uh the high school main gym, we have all the painting done. The new sound systems put in. Four new side hoops are installed. Um and we're still waiting for the floor to get done. So, they were supposed to be here last week and that got pushed back to next week now. So, we're probably going to run into a conflict with our first two volleyball games, but we'll make make do with that. Probably go to middle school. We're just playing East Gym. >> How long does that take? >> It's going to take a month, probably. >> Yeah. From all the sanding and painting and stuff. Does the humidity level affect that at all or is >> it
026could but it shouldn't be an issue over there though. So still have it cranked. But so yeah, high school gym coming along. We're just waiting on the floor. The high school restrooms by the main gym. Um those are pretty much done. Um so all new toilets, sinks, floor. Um the drop ceiling and LED lights make a big difference. It doesn't look like a dungeon when you walk in there anymore. See plaster peeling from the ceiling. So it looks good. It looks really good. Um, bus lift. We now have our bus lift done so it can accommodate the 78 passenger buses. Get those in the air. And then our fifth grade hallway, they're finishing up down here. They're still working the night. Um, we're getting new tile on all those classrooms. So, I have two rooms
027left. Then they'll be done. So, projects are coming along. So, I believe that's all I have. More member comments, announcements. We journ 6:25. Thanks for coming everybody.