001call our meeting to order. Mandy, do we have anybody requesting public comment? We did not. Okay. >> First item on the agenda is November 4th, 2025 regular session. Uh board members received the claims docket, payroll claims and minutes in advance of the meeting. The funds and bank statements were provided for review. >> I move to approve the minutes, claims, and payrolls as presented. >> Second. >> Been properly moved and seconded to approve the minutes, claims, and payrolls as presented. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. >> Consideration of resignation. Uh Amy Shun has submitted her resignation uh as a secondary mathematics teacher effective January 9th. Uh the replacement will start on the in a minute uh will start on
002the 8th and we'll put leave them together for a day. So uh that resignation's for this evening. Also Mr. Hammond's recommending um Megan Arnon for the tier one instructional assistance position Rossville Senior High School. Also, Bri Bren >> Bren Hayer uh for the math education position, Rossville Middle Senior High School. Uh start date was Jan will be January the 8th. Pro-rated salary of $47,000. Mr. Burkel's uh supplied recommendations for hauling coaches. Brian Harper for the sixth grade volunteer coach uh girls basketball and Tyler Rod the sixth grade head coach girls basketball. Mr. Hammonds again is recommending following substitutes. Lexi Elwood uh and Morgan Young and Mr. Dennison has recommended Mary Jane Miller as a substitute for the district. [snorts] Mr. Hammond's recommending Christina Griffin on a temporary middle school science teacher contract January 5th to
003March 19th. And then uh Michelle Scoly uh for a temporary middle school science teacher from March 30th, April 15th. Both will be compensated daily rate of the new teachers base pay. Those are the recommendations for personnel items. >> I move to approve the personal items as presented. >> Second and properly moved and seconded to approve the personnel items as presented. Is there any discussion? >> Was it always um Mrs. Goon's plan to stay until we found a replacement. That's what I thought. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. [snorts] >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. >> That motion carries. >> Consideration updated policy manual. We follow uh ISBA and work with them to keep our policies updated and in with our comprehensive policy program. Um and the policy is bust
004discipline. It's been revised section 4302. Uh this is a first read for that policy. For other second read policy, nepatism policy 3030. Uh that's been res revised. Habitual truency has been revised. Equal access to non-school sponsored student groups is a new policy. The threshold for material loss uh shortage and or theft of school funds or property has been reviewed and the collection of forgiveness is death debt debt. All right. Uh 6130 has been revised. Those are the policies for consideration. First and second read. >> I move to approve the policy items as presented. >> Second. It's >> been properly moved and seconded to approve the policy items as presented. Is there any discussion hearing? None. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. I. >> Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. >> Donations.
005Uh, Muller Farms and Creps family are donating uh the profit from the harvest of the FFA test, which was $11,8248. uh funds divided with um divided with $10,000 allocated for the FFA and $1,800 $18 uh2402 for the middle senior high school principal account. The Lions Club is student lunch accounts has donated $767.36 and the Church of the Brethren for student lunch accounts $500. fundraisers, uh, treasures requesting permission to balance all major funds, um, during the year-end process. We do that annually. And, uh, online bill payment. District seeks to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and timelessness of the accounts payable process. Implementing an online bill payment system. Bills.com is being request to facilitate secure time payments. The system does not bypass, replace, or alter the district's current accounting system, but instead serves as a supplemental payment platform
006that integrates existing financial controls. Resolution for approval has been supplied to the board. Uh, transfer students section 418 requires the board of education approve all transfer students. An additional transfer student has been enrolled in the district since October 7th uh board meeting and it's highlighted on the transfer student uh is provided and recommending approval of that item. Those are all the financial items for the district. >> I move we approve financial items as presented. >> Second properly moved and seconded to approve the financial items as presented. Is there any discussion? Does that bill me for us collecting money or paying money? >> Paying. Right. >> It could it could be the other way, but right now it's solely paying >> for you to pay like AC's or whatever. Gotcha. Okay. All those in favor signify
007by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. >> That motion carries. >> Miscellaneous consideration of summer child care program. Uh, I think I brought this to you for a heads up. In the in the past, we've had a positive response from parents desiring summer child care. The program will run 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily throughout the summer months. The cost of the program be $175 per week and the cost does not include field trips. And uh what she's put together is a very exceptional program for this for the child. A deposit of $175 is due on May 8th to secure the spot will be applied to child fees and the contract for childcare program has been provided for the board to review. Uh Mr. Lance item proposed meeting dates and times for the next
00818 months. Um I won't read those off but starting January 6 would be the first one. That first meeting has to occur within the first 15 days of the calendar year. Um, so we do that and then the rest and we're down to October 6th would be the budget hearing and then October 20th would be the uh budget adoption and then we're back again in January 5th of 2027. Um, so those are the miscellaneous items for consideration. >> I move we approve the miscellaneous items as presented. Second >> been properly moved and seconded to approve the miscellaneous items as presented. Is there any discussion? >> Uh I'm assuming the summer child care is from Monday through Friday, correct? >> Yes, it is. Monday through Friday. >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >>
009I oppose. Same sign. >> That motion carries. >> And it would be closed on holidays like July 4th. I'm not sure when that falls, but it would be out that week >> or that day. uh field trips. Uh FFA have several um November 1st, November the 5th, November the 14th, November the 21st, November [clears throat] the 21st again, and November the 25th. uh everywhere from co crop contest uh another contest the chili cookoff fish fry FFA foundation conference in Tokager and the area 8 qualifiers to Peru more FFA uh parliamentary procedure uh contest in Michigan town on December the 3rd uh Mrs. Brantley's class. They have a pinp program and they headed over to West Lafayette to meet with those students. On December the 4th, the elementary student council will ring the bell for Salvation
010Army. On uh December the 5th, the FFA district wing contest and um December 13th, the state crops forestry and edmology contest in Lebanon. Those are the field trips. Um, and there's more. [laughter] Preschool AM and PM. We're going to visit the library on the 15th of December. FFA Meals of Hope, a Michigan town um on the 20th of December, the FFA ski trip to Michigan on January the uh 11th and the high school baseball team which is 2027. It's a double header game in Bismaru uh Illinois. So let's see if that's it. Oh conferences. Uh Amy Goris is Wbas Valley Educational Service Center Behavioral Conference. Am I Amanda Padet New Teacher Behavioral Training in West Lafayette, Sierra Hall, Assistant Principles Conference, Dustin Chadbolt, Nancy Conland, Indiana Power School Users Group in Indianapolis, and myself, the
011Zonar Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Zonar pays for the flight and the hotel for that conference. and I think uh Indiana Music Educators Association conference uh and then Sierra Hall the IAP Women's Conference in Carmel and then Dustin Chadville uh to [snorts] COSN uh National Conference in Chicago. And I believe that's all our conference request. Okay, that ends our meeting. At this time, I'll ask for a motion to adjourn our meeting. I'll >> make a motion we adjourn the meeting. >> Second. >> Been properly moved and seconded to adjourn our meeting. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. Our next board meeting will be Tuesday, January 6th at 700 p.m. in the new year. Thank you.