001I love this school. Uh the students are like really nice. Uh the teachers, they really positive. And yeah. >> Like the teachers in my old school, I never asked questions with my teachers. And now at this school, since my mom went here, so I basically know all the teachers that's here. So now I can express to what I'm feeling and what I need to ask. >> My friends, you know, yeah, cuz you know, the education is pretty good. The The teachers are great, you know, but my friends is the best part. >> What I like most about him at Central was definitely the students, the people. You know, all the people I met uh since I've been here cuz I moved here um uh middle school. So like the people have been great. I made
002a lot of memories since freshman year. Uh sophomore year, all the years, you know. >> Some days you going to have days where like you don't want to come, but like like the days I come like if it get funner and funner as like I get in the older grade, but it's not it's not easy, but like when you do what you got to do it become easy. So it's really just chill for me. >> It's good. There's never any like problems or nothing. It's always like good vibes. Everybody like >> I like the people. I like the community. I would definitely say it's fun. It's definitely creative. Like you definitely don't know what you're going to get coming through the door everyday. In a in a good way though. I would say it's safe.
003It's loving. It's definitely welcoming. >> The teachers are nice about the school. >> Yeah. To me my experience so far is pretty good. I don't have any complaints. The atmosphere is good here. And there's there's good people here. >> Because um when she teaches it like actually makes me want to actually try the things she teaches cuz of the way she she does it. It's so like inspiring to me. >> Guff nation, let's ride. >> I love the school. Uh the students are like really nice. Uh the teachers they really positive. And yeah. >> Like the teachers in my old school I never asked questions with my teachers. And now at this school since my mom went here so I basically know all the teachers that's here. So now I can express to what I'm
004feeling and what I need to ask. >> My friends, you know, yeah cuz you know the education is pretty good. The The teachers are great, you know, but my friends is the best part. >> What I like most about Hamden High School is definitely the students, the people, you know, all the people I met since I've been here cuz I moved here um middle school. So like the people have been great. I made a lot of memories since freshman year. Uh sophomore year all the years, you know. >> Some days you going to have days where like you don't want to come but like like the days I come like it it get funner and funner as like I get in the older grade but it's not it's not easy but like when you do
005what you got to do it become easy. So it's really just chill to me. >> It's good. There's never any like problems or nothing. It's always like good vibes. Everybody like chill. >> I like the people. >> Okay. >> I like the community. I would definitely say it's fun. It's definitely creative. Like you definitely don't know what you're going to get coming through the door everyday. In a In a good way though. Um Um I would say it's safe. It's loving. Um It's definitely welcoming. >> The teachers the most about the school. Yeah. To my experience the morals pretty good. I don't have any complaints. >> Okay. >> The atmosphere is good here. And this There's good people here. >> Because um when she teaches it like actually makes me want to actually try the
006things she teaches cuz of the way she she does it. It's uh so like inspiring to me. >> Gob Nation, let's ride. >> I love the school. Uh the students are like really nice. Uh the teachers, they really positive. And yeah. >> Like the teachers in my old school, I never asked questions with my teachers. And now at this school, since my mom went here, so I basically know all the teachers that's here. So now I can express to what I'm feeling and what I need to ask. >> My friends. You know, yeah, cuz you know, the education is pretty good. The The teachers are great, you know, but my friends is the best part. >> What I like most about him at Central was definitely the students, the people, you know, all the people
007I met uh since I've been here cuz I moved here on uh middle school. So like the people have been great. I made a lot of memories since freshman year, uh sophomore year, all the years, you know. >> Some days you going to have days where like you don't want to come, but like like the days I come like if it get funner and funner as like I get in the older grade, but it's not it's not easy, but like when you do what you got to do, it become easy. So it's really just chill to me. >> It's good. There's never any like problems or nothing. It's always like good vibes and everybody chill. >> I like the people. I like the community. I would definitely say it's fun. It's definitely creative. Like you
008definitely don't know what you're going to get coming through the door every day. In a In a good way, though. Um Um I would say it's safe, it's loving. Um It's definitely welcoming. >> The teachers the most about the school. Yeah, to my experience they're all pretty good. I don't have any complaints. >> Okay. >> The atmosphere's good here. And there's there's good people here. >> Because um when she teaches it like actually makes me want to actually try the things she teaches cuz of the way she she does it. It's uh so like inspiring to me. >> Gau Nation, LET'S RIDE. >> EVERYONE, UH WE ARE HERE uh Tuesday, May 19th, 2026 for our public hearing regarding um Mr. Salinas's uh contract for potential contract for superintendent. Uh we'll now call to order with
009the Pledge of Allegiance. Those that can stand, please. Honor our flag. >> I pledge allegiance 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. >> Roll call of officers. Trustee Spencer. >> Present. >> Trustee Can- Candelera, absent. Trustee uh Stanford. >> Present. >> Trustee Guerra, can you hear us? >> Present. >> Thank you. Uh we do have a quorum to proceed with this public hearing. I will turn it now into the hands of our attorney, Attorney Dixon. Thank you. >> Thank you, Trustee. Um this public meeting is being held in accordance with Indiana 20-26-5-4.3 regarding the proposed contract with Superintendent uh >> You got to hit your mic. >> Hit the button on the mic. How's
010that? >> Okay, start all over, please. >> I apologize. Uh this meeting is being held in accordance with Indiana Code 20-26-5-4.3 regarding the proposed contract for the Superintendent of Schools, which would be effective July 1st, 2026. The proposed contract was posted in accordance with Indiana Statute uh 5-3-1 and is set to be voted on by the board on June 16th, 2026. Uh Madam President, with your uh approval, if I could just even though it was posted, if I could go through some highlights, please? >> Please. >> Okay, it will be once again, it'll be effective uh July 1st, 2026. It is a 3-year contract. Uh it has a base salary of $195,500 with a 6.5% into the Superintendent's base salary of the Superintendent's base salary into a 403b plan. As I stated, it is for
0113 years. He will be provided a car allowance of $300 a month. He will be able to participate in the uh school district uh insurance plan. He'll also receive a life insurance policy uh equal to three times a base salary with a maximum of 300,000 at no additional cost. He will be granted sick leave days per year per administrative policies and fringe benefits. He will receive three personal business leave days. He will be allowed to join uh educational organizations at the board's approval. Um Do you have any questions, Madam President or members of the board? >> Trustees, are there any questions of Attorney Dixon? >> No questions? >> No. >> Okay. We are now ready to proceed to item B, public comment. For those in in the audience that wish to speak to this contract
012and this contract alone may now come to the podium and uh have your say so. So, it's open up to the floor. Public comment? Any public comment? I normally ask for three times. Uh for the third time, is there any public comment? There is none. Uh so, the public comment period is now closed. Uh may I have a motion for adjournment, please? >> So moved. >> Seconded. It's been moved and properly seconded for the adjournment of this meeting. All in favor, say I. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned. Thank you.