001like to call this meeting order. It's our regular meeting for the month of September 2025. Please stand and join us in the pledge. 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. [Music] Okay, before we get started this evening, uh it is it uh to those present and those joining us, it's obvious we're not uh we're missing Dr. Williams tonight and uh for for very good reason. Uh we want to w we want to congratulate uh Dr. Williams and his wife on the arrival of Mabri Tomlin Williams. uh this weekend and uh we wish him well on experiencing the uh the joys of fatherhood, but know he's excited and uh and we
002look forward to seeing Dr. Williams back very soon. So, moving on is a recommendation to approve the agenda. We do not have any agenda. So, I would entertain a motion to approve the agenda as presented. I'll second. >> I have a motion and second to approve the agenda as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed. Same sign. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Moving on to school spotlight. Van Elementary. Mrs. Kesler >> and my team. Come on. Yeah. Yeah. >> I told them I would do all the speaking, but I am going to make them at least stand here and look pretty. teaches. >> That was our that was our deal. So, um I just thought it would be nice to celebrate um some success at
003Mandine. Um the slideshow you're getting ready to see there is are some statistics on here and some um scores, but I know you all haven't gotten the the overview yet. You won't get that until October, but since my spotlight is this time this month, I didn't want to wait until um spring. So, um, at Mandine, and I just wanted to say this as well, looking at our, um, I read scores overall as a corporation, central included, I feel like, like these teachers are doing a great job. Um, and basically, I'm here just to give kudos to the teachers, the students, and the parents. Um, I just work there during this time and and give support, but they're the ones truly doing all the work. Um so for this year our um I read three pass
004rate was 92%. We were above the state average of 87.3 and I do believe central was also above the state average as well. Um of that 92% 44% of our second graders p third graders that were third graders last year they passed in second grade. So they did not have to take it in third grade. Um so what I wanted to say is it's not just the ladies that are up here. I have Miss Kilgore, teaches third. I have Miss Muma who's title one and Mrs. Wright who is also third grade. I brought them because I feel like they are in the, you know, the battle on the battlefield. However, like I tell the staff all of the time, it's not just them. It starts in kindergarten. I just didn't want to fill the entire
005room with with the nine teachers. I pray I wouldn't have enough seats and staff. Um, but it's every single person that's teaching our kids something. Um, whether it's a custodian, a cafeteria worker, it's Mrs. Adams in the office. Um, every single person has some sort of effect on these kids, a positive effect that that I attribute to this success. Some of the things that we do um at Vandine and um this again crosses over to to Central as well. our um core um ELA curriculum is one of the major factors I feel for the success of all of our students and for the 92% pass rate is our tier one instruction. It is our curriculum that we adopted um and I believe we actually if all goes well hopefully will continue with the adoption because
006with the science of reading um that has come out um it truly hits on every single aspect that we need for our kiddos to become proficient readers. um in third grade and actually um Kada to K to 3 in some areas. Uh Orton Gillingham is done. I know um Miss Kilgore, she does Orton Gillingham for 30 minutes every single day and it's a like I just showed a picture of of the screen. Um they do it a ton of things. In fact, when I observed her last week, this is I observed one of these lessons. And it is an interactive um lesson that breaks our language apart and then builds it back up piece by piece. So, they're working on sounds, they're working on suffixes, and they're working on prefixes and they're working on all
007of the things, all of those small parts um that help our our kiddos become proficient readers. And this is actually in the classroom. Some of our kiddos in the classroom, they also, this also is done in grade two. We do I read practice testing throughout the year. Um and this is set up like a test like like a like an I read test working on um all of the the foundational skills and then if you go on pass it there's also comprehension passages on there as well. Um I feel like this is good for them to at least see a setup of something. Um I mean if if you can see or visualize what it is that you're going to have to do, you will do a better job. Practice makes perfect. This is another
008piece and this is an actual kiddo in our building doing a reworks piece. Um the whole things have changed since I was a third grade teacher. When I gave Ivory 3, it was paper pencil. Now everything is done online as you all know. I mean on their iPads. Every single standardized test they take is on the iPad. So at Vandine we preach that stamina, stamina, stamina because they have to be able to read more than one passage. that's more than one paragraph and be able to not get exhausted doing that. So, Read Theory and Read Works helps with that because it is a platform. It's a free platform actually. It's technology based on their iPad and it's set up. They have their they have the uh passages and then they have the comprehension questions with
009it that they can go back and look. So, um this is just a really nice feature that we use also and they can have and the teachers can use the um this as an assessment as well. you can you can grade to see if or what what needs to be um worked on later on. Title one um is based on um foundational skills, phmic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension. The same thing as um all of the slides before. So just another piece to the puzzle. These are small groups between um five, six kids, would you say? Um and we have three groups going um every single every sing with every single um grade level. So we have three groups of kids um working on that. And then this one if you notice the vowels
010are um in a different color than the consonants and they bring she uh talks them about a word and they have to bring the the the letters down. So it's instant gratification for the kids right there. We also I felt like it was really really important to talk about enrichment as well because yes we focus on um our um students that aren't proficient in reading but we also do focus on the everybody else as well. Um Mrs. Cookun and the classroom teachers not only work on intervention time but we also have enrichment time as well. So um this is just a group of fourth graders that are um working on some project based learning and they also do this in the classroom. This group just happens to be pulled out with Mrs. Coca-Coom. Um, but
011also teachers in the classroom do a little bit of higher level thinking skills for those kiddos, too. And that also helps with our passing scores. Is there anything you all want to add? >> I told See, I told you. >> What was the year increase? >> I'm sorry. >> What was the year-over-year increase? What was last year's scores versus this year's scores? >> I was hoping you would ask me that question. 95 95.1 last year, 92 this year, but what I like to to to think is we continuously stay in the 90s and we are always above well since since we've since I've been here, we've been above the state average. Um it's just so hard to compare from year to year because you're working with complete different kids with complete different >> So hopefully
012we'll get back into that 93 or 95% again. But I'll be thrilled if we just stay in the 90s. >> Thank you. Any other questions? We appreciate you all coming. >> Thank you very much. >> Great work. >> Told you. Thank you. >> Now I owe them dinner. [Music] off the value. >> Pay for 92% and not 95%. >> Do what? >> I said pay for 92%. [Music] >> All right, we'll move along. First, uh our next item is our first citizens comment period. If anybody in the in the audience would like to address the board, now be your first chance to do so this evening. >> You'd like to address the board, please stand in the podium and state your name for Greg. >> JP, I'll say something. This was more toward the third
013grade thing, but RJ Donovan, citizen, county commissioner. I don't really live down here in this district but um with their you know passing percent that they have I'd be interested to know in comparison to Park County or any other schools surrounding what was the comparison to that? I'm not sure. >> I was just curious because that could be a marketing tool for you guys as well, you know, for VGO, you know, working down, you know, across all smart schools and I think if you can really, you know, use that as a marketing tool, I think that can help you guys know. Appreciate you. >> Any other questions? Hearing none, we'll close s comment and move to consideration of minutes. Those are the minutes of the regular session that was held on August the 18th, 2025.
014The public hearing that was also held on August the 18th, 2025. Special session that was held on August the 18th, 2025. A special session held on August 20th, 2025. And then also our public hearing on September the 2nd, 2025. Entertainment those minutes. >> I'll make that motion. >> A second. >> A motion and a second to approve the minutes as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed, same sign. Eyes have it. Mot motion carries. Uh moving on to finances for the month of September. Mrs. Ser. >> Oh, well, I didn't know if you were going to do it or um members of the board, please consider approving vouchers 112 376 through 11254. And if you do have any questions, Mrs. Fington can answer. >>
015I'll make a motion to approve second. I have a motion, a second to approve vouchers 112 376 through 112554. Any further questions hearing? None. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed. Same sign. Eyes have. Motion carries. Any budget? >> Yep. >> Members of the board, Dr. Williams detailed the budget proposal in the August meeting and at the public hearing on September 2nd. The debt service budget is proposed at 2,645,200. The educational fund is proposed at 11,9900,000 and the operation fund is proposed at $5,75,000. I would accept a motion to approve the 2026 proposed budget. At this time, I will need a document signed and checked with your vote after the meeting. The meeting is over. >> Thank you, Mrs. Foster. So board members, you have the uh resolution to approve
016the budget in your packet. U I would entertain a motion to approve such. >> Motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion and a second to approve the resolution of setting for or approving the budget proposal for 2026 as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed same sign eyes have a motion carries. We also do have a resolution for 2025 additional appropriations. Mrs. >> Dr. Williams detailed the additional appropriation at the public hearing on September the 2nd. The addition to the education fund revolves around the textbook fund being transferred to the education fund. The addition to the operations fund stems from the healthy balance in the operation fund. and we look at the transfer to the rainy day not to exceed
017over 10% of the appropriations at the end of the 25 calendar year. I will need the resolution signed after the meeting as well. >> So that resolution is also in your packet u and it's as presented. I would entertain a motion to approve. >> Second. I have a motion, a second to approve the resolution approving 2025 additional appropriations. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, all members in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed, same sign. Eyes have it. Motion carries. All right. Moving on to p the personnel report for the month of September. Mrs. We have one resignation to be approved this evening. That's Britney Hill South High School Instructional Aid effective at the end of the day, August 29th, 2025. We would ask for your approval at this time. We also have
018a few ECA positions for the for your approval this evening, including Lucas Lane, South Schools schools girls varsity golf head coach effected the 2526 school year. We ask for your approval at this time. or members. That's the personnel report for the month of September. We entertain a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve personnel report. >> Second. >> Have a motion, a second to approve September's personnel report as presented. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed? Same sign. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Moving on to the discussion and reports portion of tonight's agenda. First, curriculum instruction and assessment. Dr. Members of the board, just a few points to touch on tonight um in related in relation to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. I'm
019working on the data report from spring 2025. That will include um our pass percentages from the grade two I read uh scores and up through grade 11 SAT. Um these will be important because this will be a more granular look at the data. Dr. Williams wants to um wants us to keep in the conversation our subgroups um all the subgroups that make up our test takers so that we can then hone in on certain groups that need um targeted support such as um socioeconomic status um our special ed population male female high ability etc not just um grade level or class as a whole um and I believe he may have shared that that that was coming in email last week. I also wanted to share that prek received the paths to quality inspection last
020week and received um the our um hoped for level of level three. Um and so that was that was a little stressful in the prek because Mrs. Leech is um leading them in that hallway now and that that whole experience was new to her. Uh but she was excited and proud to showcase the prek and um our state evaluator spent some time watching teaching occurring and she shared a lot of good points and had zero noted corrections for the wildat. So that's really big deal. I've been and my last point is about graduation rates. At the end of September, the graduation rates for the graduation data for 2025 will certify and I've been meeting with um Melinda Cypress at the high school to talk about trends that we're identifying and we will be sharing with
021you in October um because again we want to look at a more disagregated um view of the data to see which students might um might need more support in attaining moral to a goal here and that's graduation. So that's all. Any questions? >> Any questions for Dr. >> Thank you. >> All right, Mrs. Crossing through here. [Music] Okay, members of the board, uh right now technology, we've been working quite a bit on prepping data for the October reporting period, which is actually October 1st, but we use this time uh before the actual date to get the data cleaned up from registration. The reports that uh will be coming October 1st is the graduate report, the second graduate report actually for 2025. As Dr. Bieber mentioned we don't have any additional graduates that uh certified after
022the original graduation date. So we don't have anything to report. We also are reporting on pupil enrollment which includes free and reduced lunch rate which establishes our percentage for the year and also it establishes the class of 2029 their cohort group and also the membership. Our ADM count is October 1st. So, the secretaries and I have been going through Harmony looking to make sure students are coded correctly as far as what membership type they are, their addresses are formatted and are included correctly. There are addresses and so forth. So, we'll be prepping for that. October 1st is actually an e-learning day, but we'll still have our membership count on that day where each teacher certifies their roster for that day signed, sends the information back to my office, and then I go through and verify
023that what we're counting in the classrooms equals what we're reporting to the state. Uh we also are reporting on courses that were um taken over the summer for summer school after the July certification date, which would be our middle school. So, we'll be reporting those courses and outcomes. And we also report multilingual learners, which we don't have a lot, but uh we do have some that we'll be reporting on as well. So, it's a busy reporting period for us and we are getting that data prepped and ready to go or separate. Sorry. >> Curious, how many multilingual learners do we have? >> About eight. >> Really? >> What? Because we have to count the foreign exchange students as well. >> Well, there's three. seven, eight. Um, and some have actually tested out. >> Yes, they've
024exited the program, but they're still considered >> quite a few more than what we've had in the past, right? >> Um, so yes, we've reported on those students as well. The secretaries are working hard to uh report uh students who have missing registration paperwork. They're gathering that for me and I'm getting ready to start making automated texts and phone calls to parents to remind them that they have to get that paperwork in, especially the proof of residency that's required for the membership report. So, we we are trying to get all of that paperwork uh back in the office. I also sat at your seat uh some statistics from parent square just to the um initial numbers of where we are. uh some snapshot data. You can see in the top we are at a 98%
025contactable rate for students and staff and parents which is exceptional in my opinion. For some of those that are non-contable, we're still working on getting that information updated in harmony for those students. Sometimes though, when it says it's non-contable, the parents will have a phone number but not an email or vice versa. And so it'll say that it's uh the parents can't be contacted and it's not necessarily the case. So when it says uh 31 students um correct 34 family records to get to 100%. I've looked through those 34 records and there really isn't a problem with those. So um I think it's a little bit misleading there. Uh the reach and deliverability, it's showing you how we are reaching our various constituents, staff, students, and parents. Of course, we are only contacting middle school
026and high school students, not our elementary students. So, it shows you we have 82% of parents that have email addresses. 81 of those percentage have opted to receive email. 81% again receiving email. We have zero failed emails, which is amazing because in the past when we send emails, the balances are ridiculous. So, we're in good shape there. uh 84% of our parents have given us phone numbers and 19% have opted to receive texts and 19% are receiving texts. I have a concern with that number. So that's something that we need to work on. However, none of those texts are failing. We have 40% of the parents are using the app. That's an increase of about 24% from last month. So the parents are downloading. We've been promoting for parents to use the app. However, parents
027don't have to register with Parent Square. They don't have to use the app. They're getting text alerts. They're getting emails. They're getting phone calls. So, it's not required that they use the app. That's just an added way that they can scroll and see all of the posts. It looks a lot like social media. Uh when they get in there and they see all of the information that they have access to. uh on the next page of the various features that are available in parent square. It's showing us uh how many of the various features are being used. Direct direct messages are we're kind of hitting it out of the park there with over 9,000 direct messages. That's either a message from me to you or from me to a group of people. Uh it could
028be as a group message or I can blast one out but each person receives it separately. Parents can respond. You can respond via text alerts. So, the nice thing about that is if I send a message to all of you, you don't see my phone number, but you can respond through a text and I can respond through a text as well. You can also see them through the app. You can see them through your web browser or so forth. So, it's very convenient. We've had 16 forms and permission slips sent out, two polls. Uh those are just basic one question surveys. We've had 71 posts on social media, three smart alerts. I know one of those was a it's an incident that happened behind the high school. So, we got some practice with that before
029bad weather comes. 59 calendar events have been created with three requesting RSVPs uh and so forth. You can see the rest of their 812 posts. Items requested is basically classroom asking for donations. We haven't had any of those yet. Uh, so we are using the features. The one feature that I haven't started to use yet that I'm working on is auto notices. I'm getting cafeteria negative cafeteria balances set up to start sending notices on that. Um, down below that post distribution, you can see by school how we're doing as far as how the posts are going out. In the beginning, the district was blowing everyone else away. That's because we were the only ones who knew how to use parents square. And you can see that we are lay at the bottom now. So the
030schools are uh getting in and they are using parents square which is awesome. And then down below you'll see the top five authors uh who is using parent square the most which is nice to see. Again I was one of the top authors and I am now gone. So uh happy to see that. Happy to see uh people from three of our schools on that list. So uh we're getting there. will continue to offer professional development and to assist. The next group that we really need to target on are our extracurricular activities and uh getting them comfortable getting our coaches and our sponsors using the program as well because it is expected that um everyone in the district uses parents for instead of alternative applications for communication. >> Any questions? >> Thank you, Mr. Bloss.
031Okay. Uh, student services for September as well. >> In your board packet um was provided information regarding attendance. We that was posted out through parent square to let parents know the definition of excused unexcused and those expectations. Then also at your seat tonight I have put the current through September September 12 Fridays attendance overall attendance chronic absenteeism and truency for each of the buildings our corporation and then comparison to the state. So I'll just keep adding um to this each month at each board meeting to let you know where we're at with that. Also in your board packet was um a flowchart of handle with care. Handle with care is a um health department state of Indiana health department initiative and we are taking part of that. We are going to be phasing that in
032through um the middle school first and then working with the other schools to bring that in. And that is a simple um if there's a traumatic situation that takes place and dispatch or local police department is aware of it, they will notify um they call the lead SRO who will then contact Boomer Graange or Rebecca Smith, our student support counselors, and they are responsible for notifying the staff that would be dealing would have that student that next day just to let them handle with care and know details and then we are training the staff at the middle school Wednesday after school regarding what the confidentiality is with that and how to handle um certain situations when they receive that message. is um very it's a new initiative. I I've heard about it two years, but
033um Heather McGomery with the Indiana Health Department, she came in in person and trained middle school staff, the administrative staff, housing staff, Mr. Grange on that. So, it's just being trauma informed trauma sensitive aspect. That's that's what I have for you. >> Thank you. Any other questions for Mrs. Foster? >> All right. Facilities, Mr. Zit. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Um quick couple updates facilitywise. Um, working on playground with Miss Kesler. We've got a few items out there we're looking to address. Um, we also will be replacing some carpet out there, working with Smitty's carpet on that. I believe she's chosen a color, looking to get that done over fall break. Um, along with the middle school, we'll be doing some carpeting there and trying to get everything done over fall when the students return.
034Um, other than that, facilitywise, minus what else I have in your report packet, um, been pretty quiet for the most part. So, >> yeah, you want to hit on that on that >> on hit the two. Okay. Um, so yeah, there's >> you can hit it now. We'll vote on >> um, so the big items I have going on right now are the electrical mechanical work for the new chiller for the middle school. Uh we've received four or five different bids working with train on that to make sure every bid is equivalent. We did have to go back and forth to make some changes on that. Um I've attached all the proposals in the word packet so you can see those. Um recommendation is to go with Sycamore Engineering on this one. Um they were
035the most thorough and most cost effective of the bids. Total project cost for that one would be $96,335. Uh, this would take care of everything needed for the new chiller as it comes in, which is still slated to be late December. Uh, once that arrives, they would be in charge of taking the existing chiller out, getting the new one in, hooked up, everything ready to go, testing, balancing, and providing those reports when they're done. That is that one. The next project is at the high school working with steam maintenance um on the hot water boiler in the back. Um, >> you might I'm not sure the entire board knows. You might just indicate what the issue was. >> Yeah. So, there is currently back in the boiler room there is a 12-,300-gallon storage tank as
036a holding tank for the hot water and it is continuously heated all day long. The tank was put in I think around 2008 2009 and has been repaired at least twice since then. um talking with Sycamore, talking with Fry and a few other vendors, they recommend that they really never should have been patched in the first place, they got us by uh but now there's five or six more points of failure that are starting to happen. There is a small leak right now. It's nothing major, but it's continually getting worse. So, figured we might look at this and address this before we have catch together. Um if this tank were to fail, the whole high school would be out of hot water completely. And then there's also potential damage to the existing chiller boiler and
037everything else around that mechanical room. Um, so we reached out to Sycamore Engineering and Fry Tag um and DNS Plumbing. We heard back from Sycamore and Fry Tag. I've attached those bids in your board packet as well. Um, kind of looked at this a little differently though because I don't the school has changed a little bit. The showers aren't used as much. is we don't have the demand that we used to when we had this tank. Um so instead of looking at a replacement tank, we're looking more of a hot water exchanger. Uh more efficient, more of an ondemand system to an extent. It will hold uh 3 to 400 gallons of water, hot water at a given time. Um but we after going through their account with everybody, it's we don't need the 1300
038gallons anymore. Um it's a bit much. We did have them price what it would be to replace the tank with it the what we have existing versus remove it completely and go to a more efficient boiler system. Um in both cases the tank was about $50 to $60,000 more. Um so recommendation for this one would be to go with second mortgage. Again um they were the the most cost effective between the two. Very similar situations. They will come in um and put two new boilers in place on an existing concrete pad. They will take care of removing the existing tank and hauling it off. So, that will clean up that boiler area as well. The lifpan on this is a whole lot longer than going with another tank. >> When would you target that work?
039>> Last time I talked to him, we were looking 8 to nine weeks on equipment. Um so, my guess is probably Christmas break ideally. Um, but I that that was my last estimation from them. So, >> very good. Any any questions for Mr. Zuka? >> Thank you. >> All right. Moving to decision portion of tonight's agenda. First of all, SB gives back for the month of September. Mrs. Ser this month the Sacramento community corporation staff and students are happy to be giving back to the Vera County Community Center um in the amount of $222. Once approved presentation so approval not recess uh recommendations before you entertain a motion. >> I'll second I have a motion to second to approve our September SB gives back donation of $222 to the Park Community Youth Center. Any further
040discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Those opposed, same sign. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Uh, next item is South High School new course offerings. >> Members of the board, at the request of Mrs. Skinner, please consider approving the addition of seven aviation courses in conjunction with the Vgo County School Corporation Career and Tech Technical Education Program. Those will be effective the 20 25 26 school year. They take these down at the >> airport. The airport >> that uh that's a great program. Yeah, >> I saw Craig Machino the other day. He's like >> he's done a phenomenal job with it. >> He's like your your principal there. She's high energy. [Music] >> How many students do we have? >> Four. >> Born is what? The whole the whole
041group is what 30 some so far. >> Is it that many? >> Yeah, I think it's around. >> I have a different so >> that's good though. I know at the beginning they were trying and said whether to split it into an A and B and like two sections or just one. >> Yeah. >> So I think they just have the morning session. >> Yeah. This is kind of the >> Yeah, >> this is kind of the R&B stage. >> Yeah, >> they got big big ideas for us. >> They do. >> Any other questions? I want to entertain a motion. >> Jeff, you want a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and second to approve the new course offerings at the high school as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members
042in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed same time. Eyes have a motion carries. All right. Uh, next item is U. the middle school chiller bids. Um, those were presented just a few minutes ago by Mr. Zuka. I don't know if there's any further questions. Otherwise, we'd entertain a motion to award those to engineering. >> This is for the high school. >> We'll get the high school water or hot water tank on the next next item. >> I guess I do see that now. >> Yeah. Have a motion. Have a second on the chiller. Second. I have a motion, a second to approve a bid of Sycamore Engineering to replace the middle school chiller as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed,
043same sign. Eyes have a motion carries. Uh next item is the domestic water boiler replacement at the high school. And here again recommendation separate bid but in your packet uh from second engineering as presented by Mr. I entertain a motion or unless there's any questions. Motion. >> Second. >> A motion and a second to approve the domestic water boiler replacement proposal from Sycore Engineering as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor sign. >> I those opposed. Same sign. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Uh next item is Van Dy Elementary shoe closet. Sorry about that. >> No, it's my fault. All right, we'll get to the shoot clause in just a second. Administrators longevity statement first. >> Members of board, this is a recommendation to approve the longevity stipen for school administrators. The
044school administrators are the only employee group without an incentive for longevity and this type of schedule will shadow what's in the CDA. >> Is there any further discussion about that? Otherwise, I would entertain a motion. >> Second. >> I have a motion, a second to approve the administrator's longevity stipen as presented. Any further discussion hearing? None. All members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed, same sign. I had motion carries. Now we're getting to elementary shoe closets. >> Um brings to us tonight the approval due to partnership and donation for this project for the elementary shoe closet. We're asking your approval this evening. Any further discussion? >> Otherwise, I entertain motion. >> Second, Mr. I have a motion to second to approve the Van Elementary shoe closet proposal as presented. Um, any
045further discussion? All members in favor signify by saying I. I. Those opposed same signed. Eyes have it. Motion carries. >> Look forward to hearing how that you get that up. >> Maybe that will make >> that'd be great. >> That's a great idea. >> They are new shoes, by the way. Um that will be purchased. Um, so when kiddos come to school and they're walking out their shoes or they're out growing them, um, or they're wearing some that are too big, um, we're going to let them shop in the closet for their size. >> Also, do you take donations of slightly shoes or they all >> I guess that can be discussion we could have. >> Slightly. >> I have a lot of shoes. >> Well, the middle school would definitely take them. The elementary
046doesn't want to go. >> My kids. >> All right. Uh, next item, donations for the month of September. This is >> This is a recommendation to approve the following donations to Central Elementary. Sheila and Ron Bloa, $20 school supplies. Wash Valley 83 cluster school supplies and anonymous school supply donation. >> Those are the donations for the month of September. I would entertain a motion to approve. >> We'll make a motion. >> A motion second to approve the donations for the month of September as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify by saying I. I. >> Those opposed, same side. Eyes have a motion carries. Uh surplus for the month of September. >> This recommendation is to approve a one item from Central Elementary, a broken picnic table to be surplused. >>
047Wow. Heavy eaters. >> What's that? >> Heavy eaters. >> All right. I'll entertain a motion for that picnic table. >> I'll make that motion. >> No, I'm moving. It's not part of that motion. A motion second to uh to approve the service recommendation for the month of September. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All members in favor signify say I. I. >> Those opposed. Same sign. Eyes have motion carries. uh field trip request approved. >> This recommendation is approved of following field trips. Um 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade choir October 1st, 2025 at Cedar High School is the WRC Coral Festival. Then also 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade musical theater and chamber choir class November 16th in 2025 Paris Center of the Fine Arts at Paris High School. Those are the field trip requests
048for the month of September. Any further questions, discussion? Otherwise, entertain a >> motion. Make a motion. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion, a second to approve the field trip request for September as presented. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all members in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Those opposed, same signed. Eyes have it. Motion carries. Okay, that concludes our regular portion of tonight's agenda and does bring us to our last comments from citizens period. If anyone in the audience would like to address the board before we adjourn, now be your time to do so. If you're interested in addressing the board, please stand up at the podium and state your name for the record. Seeing and hearing none, we'll close this comment period. And since we don't have a superintendent to conclude
049this month, uh Mrs. Foster. You have any comments? >> I just want to recognize Dr. Williams and his wife Aaron on the birth of their baby girl. She's born September 13th at 4:38 a.m. came early into the world. And mom and dad are ecstatic and just cannot wait to get her home. >> That's awesome. Thank you. >> All right, we'll uh we'll conclude with board member comment now. We'll start out with Mr. Gardner. No comments here. >> I'm random about that too. [Music] >> Lot of good things going on. >> Thank you, Mr. Younger. Mrs. Staylor, >> really not much. I guess just um I'm sure you guys are getting excited for it. The next month school started, but then like fall break is like literally just around the corner. >> I don't know if
050you guys feel like it's going that quick, but I feel like it has. >> Um thank you to the Van Dy crew for coming in and presenting on the ivory information. Um that last several years as we've seen that that grow. So even though he's down this year, it is still very successful. So, congratulations to all involved in that. Um, and I took a tour of the office. I haven't been in here since they finished the remodel. It's beautiful. [Music] >> Thank you, M. >> I guess I'd echo that. Thank you for your report today. Like to hear those and then the the I guess some of the changes we're going to make in analyzing the data whether it's grade school or all the testing I think that that can be helpful um and I
051like to congratulate and also I talked to them a little bit >> so that's all I have to accept All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Burgley. Um, so as we think about uh things coming up, uh, our next regular board meeting is to be held on Monday, October 23rd. Uh, however, if we do come to uh a tenative agreement with the SBA on a on a a new agreement, we perhaps may have a meeting to an associate hearing before it. So keep your fingers crossed. >> Thursday right after fall break. >> The date was right. Just >> the date right? >> Yeah. >> Good old uh >> All right. Anything else before the board? Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion to >> I got it. That's