001And we're back. All right, we're going to call the meeting to order. And our first order of business is public comment. Um, I didn't receive any so public comments. Sorry. Uh, public comment requires you fill out a form at the front of the room. I didn't get any of those, but if somebody wanted to address the board, please raise your hand and I'll read this while you fill out the form real quick. Hearing no one. >> Okay. Next item. >> First item on the agenda is the August 5th, 2025 regular session. U consideration of those minutes, consideration, claims, and payroll. >> I move we approve the minutes, claims, and payrolls as presented. >> Second. Been >> properly moved to second approve the minutes, claims, and payrolls as presented. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. All
002those in favor signify by saying I. I. Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. >> Next item is public hearing. It's on the collective bargaining agreement uh 2019 uh Senate World Act 390 amended the collective bing process. to require school corporations and teachers associations to take public testimony regarding the teacher compensation before starting private or formal negotiations. Um, school district and the Rosville Classroom Teachers Association are providing the public the opportunity to be heard concerning negotiations of the new collective bargaining agreement. There are changes this year. Uh, the board president will ask the members uh, you want to say anything? Kate, go ahead. >> All right. Thank you. >> I'm Kate Washurn. Uh I am a high school English teacher um here at Rossville and Jason Newser asked me to speak on behalf of RCTA. As
003we know, education's in the midst of a crisis, if I can be blunt um at Rosco schools. I feel like we are working hard to navigate those waters and keep a positive impact on our students and and the community. Um so even while those resources, they're being depleted and are being minimized. So, we got to think about what's setting us apart as a school. And uh Jason and I felt like that our dual credit courses offered in house are making a significantly positive impact on our students. So, I personally have been a dual credit teacher for over 12 years. Um it's how I got into education. First, I was an adjunct professor and then I became a high school teacher. Um you can ask me about that later. But I'm teaching the exact same college
004course that I taught while I was teaching as an adject professor. So Rosville is the third school that I've offered dual credit through. Um and that specific class that I teach, that first year composition class, everybody's got to take it as a college freshman when you enter in. So over the years, my class has directly transferred not only to our local universities, Purdue, IU, and all of their regional campuses. It's also transferred to out of state schools that I've had several students come back ask me for my syllabus. Those credits directly transferred for that first year composition. So like University of Alabama, Oregon State University, and Bright State University specifically are students that I had and those courses transferred. Also, I've had them transfer to private colleges. So butler Taylor Manchester Indiana Wesleyan and every
005year I have students come back and I know it's the same true for New Houser too that these students send me messages of gratitude that they don't have to take those first year classes. Um they watch their roommates struggle through it as they're trying to navigate how to be a a college student. So at Rosville schools alongside me and New Houser, we have other teachers that are providing this dual credit instruction to and some of them have even gone back to school and taking additional master level courses even if they already have a master's degree to give them those 18 credit hours required at a master's level so that they can be um credentialed to teach those dual credit classes. So that's you know I'm sure you've seen Kyle Eton and Chad Behave and Kyle
006Stage and Craig Ry we're adding to that list. Um, at Rosville, last I checked, we have 18 or sorry, 14 Indiana college core classes that are going to directly transfer to the universities. And that's on top of the welding and the agricultural dual credit program, which is a little bit different. This is the Indiana College CP. So, at Rosville Schools, we've partnered with IvyTech Community College to accreditate and vet our dual credit courses. The cost that students would at IvyTech is 178 per credit hour. So, my class that I teach um in May, you've earned six credits. So, three credits the first semester, three credits the second semester. So, each student would be paying $1,000 or parents would be paying $1,000. Um and here at Rosville, our students don't pay for these courses. They're a
007part of that Indiana College CP. So the state provides additional funding to the schools for these students that are enrolled in the dual credit courses through the Indiana College Corps. So at Rosville Schools, both uh New Hampshire and I were incredibly proud of this growing dual enrollment program. I think it's a huge selling point for our school as this continues to grow. Um, and I think for the dual credit courses, specifically teachers that have because we have to take additional college courses to be credentials, it's fair to give them a little bit extra um to compensate for that. Um, at Rosville, we're still ahead of the curve on starting pay, too. So, I think we're doing excellent in that direction, too. But there's still a lot more work to do. Um, we need to keep
008our good teachers. We need to keep the especially the qualified ones who can teach those dual classes and we need to have a fair wage and enticing benefits to maintain the teachers that we have and bring in new ones. So, thank you very much. >> It's public hearing. So, you can open up the floor. >> Any anyone else or anyone would like to address the board regarding the collective bargain? >> Okay. >> Can't start until the 15th of September and we haven't begun yet. So, >> okay. We will close the public testimony part of our meeting. >> Uh, new business personnel consideration resation. Tracy Fox submitted her resation as junior class sponsor and Mr. Dennison, Mr. Hammonds is recommending the following subject teachers for the district. Monica Thompson Smith, Crystal Glass, uh Marissa Clinton, Misty
009Redbach, uh Kaylee Morgan, and Angela Markham. And then also Mr. Dillingham, Chief Dillingham's recommending Josh Danner uh for the Rosland School Police Department. Uh he has completed the 40 hours of Indiana school school resource officer training is equipped with specialized knowledge skills to serve in a school setting has previously served as an SRO for Frankfurt. Uh Mr. Dlingham's recommending coming here. The way we do that is we have an officer on duty. So he would be in the rotation. So um as Sham, Mr. Dennis is also recommending ECA sponsors, junior class sponsor. Uh it's a So there's two of them. Uh Kelsey Hall Little Hooters, Amy Gors, and Rosville Elementary School Robotics, Kim Zinc. Uh consideration of handbook changes. So for the non-exempt classified handbook instructional assistance, uh we had uh instructional assistant ASL, which
010is American Sign Language name change the name to educational interpreter. Uh addition to amend one of the addressing addressing the use of deduct days. So this is another item uh addressing the use of deduct days effective September the 3 and then also uh for the classified staff um addition portal as SLPA uh speech language pathologist to the exempt handbook. Originally she was approved as a teacher contract. She does not have a teacher license license and also had a typo on the nurse's contract where she had and she is not eligible. Uh Mr. Burke is recommending following coaches for the fall. Christina Griffin for the sixth grade volley volleyball volunteer coach and Lindsay Buck has submitted the following individuals of FFA volunteers. Jaden Brown, Ethan Buck, Bill Carter, Christy Cree, Lorie Davis, and Kent Kne. And
011those are the personnel recommendations for this evening. >> I move we approve the personnel items as presented. >> Second. Properly moved and seconded to approve the items as presented. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppos. Same sign. Extensions. My niece is in there. So I'll abstain from that. That motion carries. Are you clabbing? >> I know. Whatever. >> Okay. So, consideration of policy. Uh we have an ongoing process where we review policies um and work with the Indiana school board association to do that. So, it's been a comp comprehensive policy review. Uh we did several last year and we are still on track to do several more. Some of these came out of Indiana law changes. Uh some of these are required every year.
012So, uh the student residency verification is required every year uh to be annually adopted. Uh so that's section 4010. And so that's up for a second read this evening. That was just reviewed. And then also we have uh others that are for second read. 1,200 board organization officers. 2740 stop the bleed program. 302 employee reference check applicants. Uh 4019 non-public student participation in public school that was revised. Student wellness and physical activity and nutrition was revised. Criminal gang and and criminal gang activity was revised. Virtual education program was revised and so was the test security program. And that is the policies for consideration. Those second reads of those come effective. I move we approve the policy items as presented. >> Second. >> Been properly moved and second to approve the policy items as presented. Is
013there any discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. So uh financial item resolution was presented at the July 1st meeting to the board to use gift card purchases recommending that we narrow the scope of gift cards that purchased only for students uh not for sponsors or chaperones. So it's would only be allowable for students and there's a criteria uh accounting criteria they have to go through in order to meet that requirement. Uh, also for financial items, uh, donations receive the class of 2026, uh, received a $200 from Sky AG Transport and then transfer students uh, I believe it was 217, I think that's what it was, 217. So, we are up. Section 4018 requires uh, the board of education approve all transfer
014students. We are up this year in transfers. I think we are 186 last year. So that shows a significant change. Also from last year uh we began a virtual option for students that I believe is up to 11. Is that right? 11. I think it's 11. >> Last night it was nine. >> Okay. Anywhere from 9 to 11 or greater >> 11. 11. So uh that is uh transfers tuition students. Uh and then there's no tuition. So it's just transfer students. generation of annual financial reports. Uh school district required under 5-11-1-4 to file 2023 24 ECA risk report uh and do that before the 29th of 2025. Uh both extracurricular treasury and corporation treasur the data required for the reports and the data was submitted prior to the 29th deadline. Uh that is the financial
015items. >> I move we approve the financial items I presented. Second >> been properly moved and second to approve the financial items as presented. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. >> So the next is the miscellaneous item consideration of EMS designation. We had a memorandum of understanding between the uh Rosville Consolidated School District and Clinton County EMS for school bus accident response. uh that was approved on August the 5th of 2025. Uh what this does it designates who can and basically sign off if there's non-injury. If there are injuries of course EMS is going to take care of it but to give you an example rather than property damage accident where there's no damage to the bus uh or
016very little damage to the bus and the mechanism of injuries uh rather than transport all 40 students to the hospital and overload the hospital. This gives the authority for these individuals to sign off after they've been checked by EMS and there's no issues to be released to the to the administrator as uh as the parent and then we move forward from there. So it's myself, Mr. Hammonds, Mr. Dennis and Mr. Corbett. So recommending approving that item miscellaneous item. >> I move we approve the miscellaneous items as presented. >> Second properly move and second to approve the miscellaneous items as presented. Is there any discussion hearing? None. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Oppose. Same sign. That motion carries. >> Field trips. Uh fourth grade on the 9th to Clinton County
017Farm Day at Frankfurt. The FFA has several the 18th uh the 20th 24th 24th. Uh and I'm sure there's more to come. Uh aad communication day at Purdue. judging >> and then the FFA district kickoff at Sheridan. Then the FFA softball game at Clinton Prairie. Fourth graders also headed to Conor Prairie on the 25th. The second grade farm tot demonstration in Annapolis and the kindergarten going to Hillside Acres. Um and then there's more field trips. uh juniors uh on the 2nd of October, college career fair in Frankfurt. Kindergarten Lafayette fire fire safety uh in uh on the 9th on the 3rd grade going to Gold Tree Farm in Thorntown on the 9th. 20 Little Hoosiers to Deli Canal Deli on the 28th of October. Uh seniors, this is a senior trip uh April 24th through
018the 28th of 2026 and the fourth grade to the state museum uh on the on the 5th of May or 8th of May. Consuest um Michelle Michelle Hower on the 28th of or 27th of August went ELLL train to trainer. Uh Terry Ghave to Reading Specialist Network on several different dates. Jason for the speech coaches conference on the 5th through the 6th in Indianapolis and Michelle Hower to uh West Lafayette for explicit phonics instruction for all and then Dustin Chadville attended stronger together uh enhancing school safety conference in Lafayette uh Clint teamed up with Clinton County uh school safety academy and typic school safety academy teamed up to put on a conference it's an all day conference which will provide for uh school safety specialist certification hours for those individuals that attend. Michelle Hower uh
019on the 18th uh is headed to literacy conference in West Lafayette. Paul Mullen's general music fall workshop in Indianapolis. Michelle Hower on the 30th leading technology integration and reading improvements University of Indianapolis and Kayla Coro uh the Indiana association school of nurses in Indianapolis in November. And that concludes our conference request. >> Okay. With that, I'll ask for a motion to adjourn our meeting. Move to adjourn the meeting. >> Second. Been properly moved and second our meeting. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. That motion carries. Our next board meeting will be Tuesday, September 16th. Right here at 7 p.m. We doing a budget review.