001difficulties. >> Does it have to be a minute? Here we are. >> Is it like Facebook live where people can comments? >> No. Because if they are, they have to wait until the public speaking. >> All right. Welcome to the Smith Green Community Schools regular board meeting of Monday, July 21st, 2025 at 6:30. Please rise and join with I aliance 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. It does. >> Here we go. The mission of Smith Green Community Schools is to provide a superior educational experience and to ensure success for every student through excellence in teaching and learning. Please join me in a moment of meditation. Thank you. >> Celebrations and donations. Unfortunately, there
002are no donations this month. However, we do have several celebrations but Before I start talking, I don't want to steal anybody's thunder. Anything to share? >> You're good. >> All right. Uh I can't believe, but I'm very excited that uh next month we'll be back at it and students will be in our building August 13th. To me, that is very exciting. So, I'm going to celebrate. Also like to thank uh Mr. Kger and his team of custodians have been working hard and the building is almost ready. It looks pretty good. So, thanks to those individuals and their hard work. And we also have our new teacher orientation August 7th. I'm excited to meet all our new teachers at that particular time. I had the opportunity to meet some of them earlier already, I should say,
003but obviously everybody that's all we have. Okay. Uh, now would be the time for our public comments on items regarding the agenda. We did not have anybody signed up to speak tonight, but if we could, can we do introductions, please? We'll start in the back corner. >> Hi, my name is Logan Bansky. I'm a parent um of four, one in the elementary and three in the middle, high school. >> Hi, my name is Ashley Grimes. I'm going to be the new teacher for this school. You don't >> I'm principal of the junior high school. >> I'm Steve. I'm the husband of Amy here who's going to be part of this organization. >> I'm Amy Gaff. I happen to be the new reading specialist literacy coach K to 12. again. I'm a parent and that's >>
004all right. Moving on to the consent agenda. As you look through questions or concerns on agenda to approve the consent agenda as first thing I'd like to request that we table item number two on the personel agenda but other than that I ask for your approval for the rest of personnel agenda starting with Mr. Science teacher high school he will be replacing Mr. Also, Miss Blair's tennis coach for your approval. I ask for your approval from Miss Amy Gaff, our K through 12 literacy specialist and instructional coach. Also, Ashley Grimes, our cultural teacher. Also, Sha Hog unfortunately has her for cross country coach and her teaching position. Uh Mrs. Sarah Jacobs has submitted her letter of resation, a science teacher at Junior Senior High School. Uh ask for your blessing for Mr. Jason Martin as
005a biology teacher replacing Mrs. Jacobs. Also Mark Mass employed for the biology teacher replacing Mr. Robinson. Uh Elizabeth Robinson, science teacher submitted a notice of resation. Brandon Sherik, I'm sorry. Math teacher at the junior senior high school. Also ask for your approval for Brandon Simmons, a business teacher, replacing Moxman. And then Jordan Turner, our high school English teacher letteration. I just want to say I'm sorry to see those teachers leave. We wish them the best. They serve our community and our students very well. And I said, you best. We have to scratch that. >> So, any other questions or concerns? If not, we just need a motion. Does the table a separate motion to do anything? >> No. >> Okay. originally except the person as presented with the exception. >> All those in favor >>
006congratulations and welcome to the team. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Thank you for being here. It's all nice of you, but please don't feel obligated to stay. You might have other things going on. So, >> you're not going to hurt anybody's feelings if you walk out. Thank you. >> Wonderful. >> New business. Uh first thing we ask for the approval for the annual appointment of individuals authorized to sign checks. Uh the only change to this is uh we are taking Mr. Nate right off and putting on Mr. Other than that would be myself and any questions or concerns to approve the updated annual appointment of individuals authorized to sign. Next thing we ask for your approval for the uh 202526 student and family handbook. This is the second reading. The first was on June 16th
007and no changes were made. I'll make a motion that we accept the junior senior high student. Next thing we ask is for your approval for your 2526 FA and ECA number. Again, this is a Senate reading. Um, the first was on June 16th. There was a change. We simply added communication expectations for our coaches and how they were to do that. I will motion to approve the Virginia Senior High School 26 athletic handbook. Second, >> next we ask for your approval for the 2526 extra career fund accounts. There were these are just again same accounts pretty much every year. We're just asking those accounts and >> is there for girls football. >> It is, but remember it's all running on a line. >> Yes. >> A motion to approve the 2526urriculars. >> Second favor. >>
008Next. No approval is needed. This is just for your review. Extracurricular financial report. I believe you have a copy of that. Questions? Okay. Next, we ask for your approval for this uh substitute teacher instructional assistant rates. Um our policy uh asked us to review this these pay rates every July. So, doing this. However, the board did approve the new rate sub rate back in April of 2025. So, no changes from April. >> So, we're just >> correct. Those are still put us in a good position for >> that puts us right in the middle of I'll make a motion that we accept the substitute teacher and instructional assistance rates as presented. >> Next, we ask for your approval of the non resident transfer NRT. Uh we are requesting transfer date continue to be June uh
009February 15th. Uh requests received after that date may be reviewed for consideration by the superintendent. This is after our second count of course and like I said just gives us an opportunity to approve transfer date and number of transfers. >> All those in favor? >> Next we ask for your approval for the school resource officer agreement. This is with our town. I believe it was increased by $2,000. >> I'll make a motion to accept the school resource officer. >> Do the same officer. >> Uh it would be Mr. Jones. Absolutely. >> Next, we ask for your approval for the North Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative Cooperative Agreement. There's just a few changes on there. This is the same agreement that we ask for approval on every year. The changes were on page one. They are
010no longer part of the cooperative. Um so page two is program committee changes to special education director. We hired a new special education director. Uh page three again removal of the snow. Page four added council chairman was added to replace superintendent of uh administrative co-op and the final page was What does this special? This is the special. >> So it's basically Correct. >> Uh the co-op. No, because there's still several schools up. >> Correct. You have to do five years. >> Pardon me. >> You have to do five years. >> No, there's an 18month. So we can let everybody know if it did do that year ago and then we subm giving the new director leadership opportunity to some changes and we're still waiting to see what those changes results. >> However, I anticipate us.
011>> That's a great question. Minimum will be 70,000 / 12 and then there's chance that maybe some additional labor costs,000 Any other questions or concerns? >> Correct. >> How many students do we have? >> That's a good question. >> Yes. I would say 60. I don't know elementary numbers, but I'll make a motion that we accept the revised Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative. >> Other business there is next we ask for approval for the volume 37- This is the second reading. No changes from the first reading. First reading was June 16. >> You have any questions concern? >> Now be the time for the public comments. agenda reports. >> Um, no, we're just gearing up for the school year. Um, had a lot of meetings with some students in the last week. Mrs. has been
012working with student council and some new groups to bring back some fun things, some traditions for homecoming. So, look for some pretty exciting things to come into the community. Um, in that regard, past that, it's been kind of quiet behind the scenes. Wait, classrooms are done. We should get furniture and equipment all over the next few weeks. So, it's a pretty great >> space. Thank you. I was just going to give an update on the summer construction reports. Uh as was stated, the wait room center is wrapping up. The company that is doing the flooring and equipment is scheduled to start installing August 4th. They say it's only three days. So we should be in good shape August 7th >> 9th. Thank you. August for the open. Uh the engineering and STEM lab are completed.
013We're waiting on furniture to arrive. Should be here by the end of the month. Uh the workshop is ready for equipment to move in, but we still are waiting on HVAC unit to arrive. It should be installed by the end of this month as well. Uh the maintenance barn out by the football field and track uh has new metal skin, new metal roof is supposed to get put on within the next week. Just let you know the old one does leak every time. And the new auditorium lights are getting installed and should be wrapping up within the next two weeks. microphones have arrived and those have been installed and kids have been singing with them already. They're pretty excited about I'd also like to remind the board our next meeting scheduled meeting anyway is August
0144th. Uh but I can tell you be my recommendation to go that meeting but obviously it's your call simply because I think we're in great shape with our staffing and agenda except for maybe cancel that then our next meeting will be >> full uh everything except for an English teacher. interview Wednesday. How about cross country? >> Cross country interviews tomorrow morning. >> So technically would probably need to be >> So I would have an English teacher and cross country coach before school. >> Yes. >> Well, the board has given me the privilege of going to you on the 16th. So they can still >> start. Okay. >> Oh yeah, we can do that. Um, we have a I don't know the I had September and October dates conflict with both those dates ask those dates.
015Obviously, I know summer is starting to wrap up and I'm starting to feel it in my household. I'm sure everybody is as they're super they're excited for school to start back up. But while it's finished here, I'm glad we're in a good position from a staffing standpoint or you know very very close. So that's great work. Appreciate that and that's all. Very good. Thank you again for keeping this happening current and it's a great asset to have going into the year. Um think that's about all I have. There will be a QPR training uh for community leaders and assistant coaches and non-paid volunteer staff on the 12th of August at 6:00 at the school. So if you know anybody wants that training or needs that training kudos I love the new t-shirts. Great things happen
016here that have been plastered everywhere for everyone to buy. So this is really cool and price point. So, I love that. And I want to say welcome the new teachers and staff that we have a long list of hires today. So, thank you. Congratulations and welcome. >> I want to say that that slogan came out of the strategic plan. But what I was very proud to hear is that it was teachers. Excellent. Okay. All right. In closing, our current currently our next meeting date is August 4, 2025. And with that, we will adjourn the regular board meeting of Smith Green Community Schools of Monday, July 21st, 2025 at 6:55. Are we officially off yet? >> I know, right? >> We're gonna have to keep giving him crap that he's the one that's slowing us down.