001through your own. >> Oh, did it really? Even on Friday? Wow. >> I don't know how I made it home Saturday night. I mean, it was just by the skin of my by the skin of my teeth. I got was like the last point to get me on Saturday night. like 13. >> We are live now. >> More minutes for um maybe not anyone, but >> yeah, when I got into Denver, like it was just pouring the snow. I was like, we're so going to be stuck here. But we finally got on our plane about 8:00 there. So it was >> Sunday. >> Wow. >> Yeah. You can't get into Denver >> like that same day. >> Yeah. We >> left. >> So we left Phoenix. >> Yeah. >> Um on Sunday. Our flight was
002it like one something >> and it got pushed back a little bit. So then we um finally got to Denver. And when we got to Denver it was just like pouring snow. You couldn't see. So, we ended up being there for like five, six hours and then finally made it home. >> All my flights were on time on Saturday. It's just I wasn't prepared for the 2hour drive from the airport back to Batesville. >> I don't I don't think I went over 35 maybe. Yeah, >> it was still bad Sunday night. Sunday night. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. >> Like I said, I made it home by like the skin of my teeth. >> Yeah. Sunday night when I was driving home, it was like one lane on the interstate. And sometimes you were kind
003of guessing where you're going. >> Yeah. Like, well, I see a guardrail on this side and a sign on this side, so I'm just going to aim in the middle. >> Yeah. Thank you. The picture You don't want to be a star today? >> I don't need to be a star. I can always be the one behind the camera. Still out there. I think I'm going to go ahead and text him and just tell us. >> Yeah, that way he's not just like rushing. So, like I said, when he sent that text, I was like, you know, that was just like 15 minutes. record. >> Right. We'll call this meeting to order. >> Today we are here for the proposed superintendent contract. >> Um yes. So this um special meeting of the board to hold
004a public hearing on the proposed terms of a contract with Mrs. Katie East um board's candidate for superintendent has been um published in the in two newspapers and has been posted in the district um in accordance with Indiana code. Um after the hearing today um the board and and there can be public comment on the on the contract on the proposed contract. Um and then following this hearing um after seven days the board may approve the contract form. Um so as far as the contract details in the U notice of hearing there were um some some parameters of the contract. Um we'll go into a little bit um more detail. Um but I will say from the beginning that the um the contract with Mrs. East is very much mirrors the the previous superintendent's contract
005that Mr. Ketchup had. Most all of the um benefits provided to the superintendent are the same as provided to our other administrators. So part of the reason for this hearing is because some uh superintendent contracts get some kind of crazy things included. Um and so um I want you to know that that is not the case. um has not been the case at Batesville. It is not um with the proposed contract that you're considering. Um the contract with Mrs. East um would is tenatively set to run from February 23rd, 2026. An initial superintendent contract can run for up to three years. This um is proposed to run through June 30 of 2028. So there would be an initial period from February 23rd through June 30 of 2026 and then two full years the 2627 and
0062728 school year. um because of this initial pr-rated period, the initial um amount of the contract for the period February 23rd through June 30th amounts to $58,385. That is prrated off of $165,000. That would be the the contract amount for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 period and then increased to $170,000 for the period from July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028. Um like I said, um benefits for the superintendent um are similar to other administrators. the the biggest difference being that the superintendent is a 12-month position. Most of our administrative contracts have a set number of days that they work throughout the year. Um, so because of the uh 12-month nature of the superintendent contract, there are 10 paid holidays and the superintendent will be granted 20 vacation days each year, which
007would be prrated in this initial period. And both of those are are the same benefits as our 12-month classified employees, which mostly includes facility staff and central office staff. Um there's life insurance provided um in the amount of two and a half times the annual base salary um which is the same as for other administrators. the um health insurance. The school board would contribute the full amount for there the plans that we have available. There are three different plans, a PO plan and two HSA eligible plans and the board pays for the administrators the the amount of the HSA eligible plan. So not the highest cost plan. That would be the case for Mrs. East also. Um, in addition, we'll deposit $4,020 per year to an HSA, assuming that is the plan that is enrolled
008in. There's a 2 and a half% match. If the superintendent contributes at least 2 and a half% of their base salary, the board matches 2 and a half% in the 401A plan. That is the same for all administrators, all certified staff and all classified staff that are eligible. And then there is language for transferring um accumulated sick days from previous employer which we have with with our teachers and and other administrators. I think that highlights the salary and benefit areas. Are there any questions um that I can answer from board members or comments that you would like to make? >> No, I appreciate you kind of explaining that pro-rated first year because I think that's probably the only thing that's maybe a little different than a straight boilerplate contract. So, thanks Tim. >> Good. Any
009questions? When you mention uh the holidays, are the principles on that same program? >> No, they they work a certain number of days. >> Okay. >> We work 225 days. >> Okay. >> So, it kind of takes that into consideration. >> Okay. So the 4th of July is not a paid holiday. >> Yeah, it is. Okay. >> We choose the days that we're >> okay. We have more we have more choice. >> Okay. That flexible. >> That's what >> that was my only um when we talk about the uh carryover sick days from the previous employer. Is that right? That is correct. >> So they get a chance to use up all of those. So eventually, yeah, in the contract it states um that if the superintendent is still employed and it has several dates
010over the next over the course of the next couple of years that at the initial signing of the contract um >> 25 >> that 25% of of days currently held with the with the current employer could be transferred over and then 25% more at three additional times through that contract. Okay. And does it state how many uh sick days they will have to start with? >> That is prrated um based on the same I think it mentions the administrative um benefits package. Our administrators get nine per year, which is basically the same as our certified staff >> um that are granted. And typically for um for someone that comes in mid year, whether it's a classified staff like an hourly employee or a teacher, there's prorating of some of those days for the initial period.
011And you mentioned somewhere in here about a handbook for uh >> administrator. >> Yeah, >> we already see that the Batesville Community School Corporation Administration compensation and benefit package. >> I will check to see that you um that you do. >> Okay. >> See that? >> All right. That was my only comment. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Anything else? >> At this time, we'll open it up for patron comments about the contract. >> Anything? We're good. Anything else? >> Nothing else about the contract. I was going to say I think we have a patron comment, but maybe not about >> But it's not about the contract. Okay. >> So, I I didn't know. Okay. >> Yeah. So, uh my name's uh Tim Schwab. Hold on just a second. I hate to read
012this, but um I'm I'm from out by St. Mary's, kind of the northeast corner of the school district. Um I manage the cattle farm for the cop family. I don't know any maybe know them, >> right? So um I've had two of my sons go through uh Batesville School Corporation. >> Um FFA changed both of them. They're both past presidents of the FFA, but I'm not here to talk about Miss uh Waly, but I just so you guys know, I think that lady is tremendous and there's a lot of schools that are envious of her. So, what I'm here to talk about is House Bill 1137. It's going through the the House and it actually passed out of the House and now it's going to the Senate. Um, and it's in the Senate Education Department
013or Committee, I guess. Uh and I'm going to read the summary off of the uh Indiana website uh Indiana government website. It says, "Food and beverage on school property provided that schools that participate in federally funded or assisted meal programs may not serve, sell, or allow a third party vendor to serve or sell a food or beverage that contains certain ingredients uh on school property during school days. Um so this bill um I think has the right premise you know I think we all can agree that um these ultrarocessed foods need to be taken out of our school lunches you know um the 13 ingredients uh that are part of this bill are like potassium bromate now there's a few I can't pronounce titanium dioxide then you go into the colors the yellow five, yellow
014six, blue one, blue two, green three, red dye three, red dye 40, and then there's words that are as long as my phone, and it's BHT is the one that I'm concerned with. Uh there's also one called TBHQ and another one called ADA. The um BHT is used as a preservative to keep fat from going rancid. So, it's used in sausage, uh, ground beef, stuff like this. And, uh, many of us know, maybe not in Batesville School District, but it's maybe more common in other school districts, but protein served at school is some of these kids' only source of protein. Um, BHT is a federally approved food additive. Um, but it's once you get to looking, it's also like in peanut butter, it's in bread, it's in cereal, it's in vegetable oil because it extends
015the shelf life of all these products. Um, so being the nerd that I am, I printed off the primary school uh menu >> for the month. And if we go through it, I mean, cereal bars, some of it have it. Uh, many frozen pizzas, doughnut holes, chicken tenders, chicken tenders actually contain BHT and TH or TBHQ, sausage link, spaghetti and meat sauce. It's every day. They couldn't have their main course because it contains this DHT. And um I was up at uh the state house on Thursday um for the bacon breakfast or whatever. And uh it was amazing to me and I I hate we're being recorded but uh I talked to both of our senators from Franklin County because Rats has just a little corner of the North Indies corner and Jean Lysing and
016um Lindseay Patterson. All of them had the same comment. They're like we're just rushing through stuff. We lost two weeks on the redistricting and stuff's just getting rushed through and uh one of them told me a lot of times I vote with a majority. I don't know what I'm voting on but I vote on with a majority. That that's no way for government. But I think this bill got pushed through the house really quick and it's now in the Senate uh education. And I just I guess I want to make Batesville aware because this could change your whole school lunch program. You know, uh it's actually stricter than the federal uh whatever mandate or guidelines or whatever, the federal is going to take out all the colors. >> Uh but they they're not messing with
017BHT um and some of these others. And if you if you Google search BHT, there is some concern that it could cause liver damage. I think it's liver damage, but you have to consume it at an extraordinary rate. You know that they fed uh laboratory animals at at an extraordinary rate and they showed some signs, but it is an FDA approved food ingredient. So, I guess my ask is is that you look into this bill and maybe contact uh Senator Ratz uh and talk to him since he's the chair of the education committee. I I Mr. Ketchum would be super to talk to probably about this and maybe even the state school board to see what the plan is going forward from here. Um, and as far as I know or what I've been told
018is Texas has a similar bill that's already passed and Governor uh Abbott has signed it, but they're into a bunch of lawsuits over it. >> So, I I think we need to, you know, be careful where we walk. So, that's my comment. I appreciate everybody's time. >> Yeah. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. >> Yeah. >> Anything else? Any other comments? >> Sir, do you know what the So, if we take these out, what is our alternative? >> Yeah. So, there is some like organic alternatives and don't quote me because I I looked it up a while ago and it's like rosemary extract can be used or something really odd like that, but then you Google that and it's got the same warning as BHT, you know. And the other thing that the
019other good point is is that a processor is not going to make food without BHT specifically for the state of Indiana, you know, or specifically for Indiana schools. Uh I I just think we need to follow the national law, you know. >> Okay. Sure. Do you have any questions for any I know you sent this to me previously and read through it. So it all appears to be the same. I have any questions. So appreciate a tardiness. >> Anything else? >> Thank you everyone. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> No problem. Okay, >> this is Dana. Our five is standing.