001Would you please rise for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge algiance 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. >> Good evening. We will call this meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Let the record reflect we do have a quorum. Apparently, late additions. Someone would like to make a motion to approve the agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Motion made by Longi. >> I'll second. >> Second by a bunch. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. No one has signed up for any comments on the agenda items. So letter B, routine matters minutes of regular sessions of July 17th, 2025, claim 52147
002through 52148 and 52152 and through 52436 and payrolls for July 30th and August 15th of 2025. >> I'll make a motion to approve minutes, claims, and payroll as presented. >> Motion made by bunch. >> Second long. All in favor signify by saying I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. C communications. Mr. Mafy, >> just as always, we've uh included our highlight of the month for uh anyone interested in that, which was about our back to school bash, which was a great success. We appreciate the uh attendance and those that came out to be a part of that. Good chance to get to see our people, our community, um here on our campus. And of course, we have something from all of the uh all of the schools listed as well as we always do. But
003most importantly tonight we have some members of our high school team coming to present about some of the great things happening at the high school. So at this time I'll turn it over to Mr. Gole, our principal and his team. >> Yep. Thank you. Thanks for having us guys. Just for a few minutes can I go through some highlights of things that happened last year and then what we look forward to. >> Are we looking at the screen? >> Yeah, it'll be uh be provide some guidance. Um so first of all we've kind of uh have a branches of Southridge now that have been branded. Um and we feel like each one of these fulfill our um our mission and vision of the high school for our community whether it be the stack uh the
004alternative learning center that we put into place last year and then the early college from a couple years ago. The other two other three at the bottom are just uh partnerships that we have um and affiliations and part of today's presentation is one of the recommendations from reckon through cell to give a status update of the early college but we're going to highlight a few other things as well. Um with that comes into our mission vision and we feel like through these different branches we can make this happen uh for any and all of our students. Um so with that I'll let um Coryanne who's been at the forefront of our early college even before I got here kind of talk about what reckon is and this is one of the pieces that uh kind
005of cell asked us to do for you guys. >> We can probably have Mr. Goble share this PowerPoint with you as well. >> Very kind. I appreciate it. >> Sure. So, our early college uh program started um back in 2019. We started going to meetings. Um and early college is just a branch of recken, which is the rural early college network. Um in 2021, we joined as a tier three school. So, we were uh one of the five last schools of the 20 um to join. And then we were endorsed in 2023, meaning we had to go through and submit a portfolio of eight different core principles based on the early college model such as collegegoing culture, um, teacher credentiing, cohort status, those types of things. In 2025, we were selected to be a mentor
006school for recken 2.0. And with both of those reck um areas, we were awarded grants to be able to further along our early college and our reck program. Um, with those grants, we have been able to, um, help students earn the ICC or associates degree, as well as help with teacher credentiing, um, awarding students scholarships and medals, um, at graduation, among other things. Um, as far as our reckoning grant, um, the first goound, we were able to credential 14 teachers to teach those dual credit courses. um many of those in the core areas of the math math, science, uh English and social studies, but also in our CTE areas. Um the ICC or the Indiana college core is that package of 30 dual credits and that's mainly in our core area. And then if students
007want to go on and get like an associates degree, we also offer two of those. Um they can use any of their dual credits, so from any um area such as CTE. So um I want to kind of show you guys the return on investment. So by participating becoming an early college, you can see by year how much savings we're providing uh families in terms of uh first and second year tuition. So last year's cohort that graduated was the first class as part of this whole reckon early college model. And so they're saving $1.9 million for their families in first and second year tuition. So, um, the two links at the bottom if you guys want to look at it more is the wreck and data submission. It's pretty thorough on how we have to
008track all that and where they're going to school, uh, how many credits were earned for what institution. So, you could see as we've went through this, the market increases every single year and we look to even have more. Um, the other part of on the return on investment and because the grant's not always going to be there is what does that do for the district in terms of for its instructors in terms of diploma strength. So, we started tracking uh because a few years ago, they started awarding monies to school corporations based off of what their graduation status was. So, if you're in academic honors or if you are a u a technical honors, it's a reimburseable to the corporation $1,100 bucks. And if you are on free and reduced, it's $1,500. If you finish
009with the ICC, it's automatic $1,500. If you graduate with an associates, it's $2,500. So last year's cohort alone return in on us not on what we have uh saved families is uh over $120,000 coming back to us because of their diploma strength. Okay. So um we're tracking that and we're going to even go back to the other cohorts and see if we're collecting the appropriate amount from the state. Okay. Um so what does that leave for the future? We'll talk about a little bit later in terms of seals because the academic honors is going away. Okay. >> Just look at before you change that slide. Look at the growth in the number of students getting a full year of college three years ago, number getting it now. Number of students getting two years of college
010versus the number now. And and that growth I believe is going to continue because of what's been established. So just >> there might be a plateau somewhere in there, but we're going to look to expand that. And there's also our CTE dual credits are massive. So if you go into uh outside of the core ICC, they're extended and we get $40 per credit on that as well back from the state. Okay. Um, and that's outside of Perkins money, CTE, Perkins money. Okay. So, these are just a few of the certifications our kids. It's more expansive than this. So, they really look for these credentials for kids coming out of high school. So, we had OSHA last year. Anybody that's CTE program is OSHA certified. We added Snap-on tools like five different certifications through Snap-On. Our
011automotives are ASSE. The associates and ICC's through IvyTech. The Crafted, they're in year two. We had our kids go to their first internship yesterday all day. Um it was really cool. Four T's in its third year. We've got I don't know how many numbers of kids that are in the PTOA Valley programming doing workbased learning. Uh Revit is our was it 18 credits they can get in engineering now? Is that what it is Coran? So they can get 18 credits in engineering before they leave before they leave. And that's one of the several uh different credentials that they can get. Uh and then FFA is rebranding itself and it's all laced in dual credits as well. So, it doesn't matter if you're going to a four-year college, you can just go get a certificate if
012you want to go into the workforce, but you're going to be a a wellprepared uh knowledgeable work force member hopefully coming back to our area at some point in time. So, kind of shifting gears here, this is something you guys an initiative that that we pitched to you last year. You guys signed off on. So, I wanted you guys to see the returns on that. So, we started sock last year, which is a separate high school from Southridge High School. So the numbers off last year, we had 28 participants in that program last year. We had seven graduates. It was a powerful ceremony. It was awesome. I think uh Mr. Mappy had more hugs there at that event. And they earned 71 credits. And then this summer, we rolled a lot of those kids that
013needed to get a leg up or credit opportunity. We had 40 credits ear. So we got recommendations from the state now that we're fully endorsed. And so we're going to do some hybrid scheduling with with them so they can have those flexible schedule of online or in sulkq but then also be able to take CTE programming to get exposure to some of those credentials and certifications. Um and we have already seen retention of students that were either going to go to a virtual academy or they've moved out of our district but they still want to stay affiliated with Southridge. So instead of losing them completely, we're able to offer this and for their flexibility. Um there are a lot of different it's really dependent upon the kid on what it would be and they have
014to do an application process to get there. Okay, based off me. So this year I'll just focus mainly on the left side. Here is what we're going to try to attack this year. Uh we added a principles of exercise science pathway. So if anybody wants to be a PET, athletic trainer, things of that nature, they may major in exercise and maybe they want to be a chiropractor. We have that pathway built in house now. They don't have to go through hose and see the whole gamut. of um perhaps health care professions, they can really be more focused. Okay. Uh the business pathway is in here so we can collect CTE dollars on that um by still doing um the the things we do in the district from um Microsoft Office was one of the things
015that was part of bot in the old days. We've kind of made that part of a a class we can get CTE funds on. We're we have a few kids that are going to adopt the new diploma. And the big key part of that is is they don't have to take the extra foreign language. They don't have to take the third year foreign language to be honors. They can just take two and they can go get the seals and they'll be an early adopter. So they don't have to go get the third. Okay. Um so we were named of course a mentor school. So we have counselors that are in leadership positions. We have teachers that are leadership positions for other schools across the state of Indiana. And then we've expanded our dual credit and
016courses and certifications for that. And then those are the big challenges is making sure we position oursel even better for the new SEALs. We want every single student to graduate Southridge High School with a seal under the new diploma because that will equate to those academic honors monies and your and how you get evaluated by the state. So, they still haven't figured out how you're going to have your metrics of how well you're performing as a state uh school. And so, they're working on that, but I know it's going to be centered on the SEALs and where you get kids to finish. Okay. That's how busy the new diploma is. So our counselors have been unpacking that for probably about a year and a half and we feel like we are really ahead of the
017game. Um but we have to be able to track it. That's the next phase for us is how are we going to track where each individual kid and each individual grade cohort is doing and where they are and what they need. So that's you know how our enrollment is individualized plans for each one of them based off all this stuff. >> Okay. >> It's a lot to keep up with. So, I'll stay after later if you guys have questions about things that are going on, but I brought a couple others and I know we want to kind of keep it brief, but um I've invited a few of them here for for really um particular reason. Eric is a graduate of Southridge, went moved away, taught somewhere else, and been back here, and he's seen
018the evolution of Southridge High School since you guys have essentially been on the board. Uh Greg has he's he's a long-standing gentleman that's been through, but he has two kids that one that's in and one that's getting finished. How did this impact them? And then Ted did not graduate from Southridge. I didn't choose him just because he's a Heritage Chills grad like myself went taught at two other places and has been back here through this. So just they're going to say a couple words about how they've seen Southridge kind of grow and what opportunities our kids have. Guess you guys maybe hear from me. >> Yeah. So I I'll start. Um you know the So he talked about I graduated from here and and I was at Brazil Indiana for five six years. I was
019a high school baseball coach and middle school choir director, which doesn't usually go together. Um, but um the thing that I I I remembered about here was that there wasn't um a difference in kids, kids did everything. Um so like your baseball players were in choir, your theater kids were football players, and it was all well-rounded. And that's what I wanted for my kids. Um, and so when the position opened here, it was a no-brainer for my wife and I to bring our kids here. Um, and so since in the last I've started here in 2015, um, what I've seen is not not support, it's it's what do you need to make your program the best we can possibly make it. And that doesn't happen everywhere. There's a lot of places that talk about support.
020And we don't we don't need that here. We don't we we don't we we have every you we are asked all the time what can we do to make it better. Not just you have what you need to make it happen. Um a couple years ago there was a lot of money spent in the auditorium and that's really cool. Just this past year my the choir room looks like a five-star convention center. Um things that make kids come in and go whoa I I want to do this. And that's not just happening there. That's happened everywhere. the the um the tech building when I got here in 2015 that was kind of abysmal and now it's like I said it's it's a place where you walk in and I don't know anything about it but
021I go man I'd like to take a class here I don't know anything about it but man it'd be cool um so the support um and the the things that we are asked are are different in the last four or five years and that goes down to the people the people here are um fantastic and and what we've seen Ted and I talked about this yesterday. What we've seen in a difference in the staff in the last four or five years is um when when we're asked to do something, there's not really grumbling or or it's the staff just kind of rolls their sleeves up and you just get it done. There's always one or two, but they're they're getting drowned out ever more um each year by by staff that just want to do
022what's best for the kids. And that's the biggest difference that I've seen. >> Like Mr. Google said, I've been to a couple places and it's not like this everywhere. It really isn't. And uh I think the thing that I appreciate most as a parent and and a professional in this corporation is just how forward thinking we are. We are always on the cutting edge. It seems like I talked to colleagues from other schools and they're just floored by what we're doing. Um it's exciting just in my 10 years that I've been here how much we've changed as a high school, what we offer students. We're so student first. or setting them up for the future. They have every opportunity here at Southridge to be successful. Um it's it's just exciting to be a part of
023and I think that's been the change in the culture at the high school level with what Eric's talking about with our staff not grumbling anymore. Um if you're not I mean you're the outsider if you don't want to get in on this. It's just so much fun. We're seeing our kids be successful. We're seeing them come back to our communities. um just the facilities alone, it makes it exciting to come to work and um you know, it's the thing that I think is the next step that we're starting to do more of. We're just not totally there yet. Um but the last two years, we're really bringing in the community. We're speaking more to the community. We're communicating more as as a high school staff, the community, and I think that's, you know, the next
024step that um just puts us keeps putting us ahead of everybody else. So, it's exciting. We appreciate you all um ministration. It's it's a lot of fun. >> So I first of all thanks for having us. I started out in a private school. I've also been Catholic and then went on to Greensburg. So this is my third school and this is number 30 21 years here at Southridge. One of the things I was able to experience firsthand is I was able to have my kids go through and we started increasing our dual credit opportunities and my daughter, she graduated from IU in three and a half years and she graduated here in 2021. So then what happened was is that she had over 30 credit hours. IU couldn't take all of them, but she had
025the opportunity then with that three and a half years to have a major in biology, minor in chemistry, and then also a minor in premed. So it was where she was done a half year early or really a year and a half early because sometimes with all that it takes up to five years. So it was a great opportunity and it saved us a lot of money. The other was, you know, my son, he graduated in 2024. He's going to be done with his bachelor's degree in two and a half years. And so that is just for us and our family tremendous. It gives our kids not only to be college ready, but it gives our chance for our kids with what we have in stack, you know, as far as our technical and career
026center that allows us to not only just be where we got our kids college ready, we also have them career ready. And it's just one of those things that I'm super proud to be a Raider, but I'm super proud that my kids can be a Raider because I'm an ex Jeep and I can tell you that I'm converted Raider and super proud of this place, what we've done to add for our kids. So, thank you for having us. >> And after the fact, if you guys want to ask, you want more specifics, we can go into it, but I know >> it's all great. I mean, it's it's not like this is, you know, solely driving this. this as a collective with all of you. I mean, it's couldn't be more proud of, you know,
027the administrators and the folks we have in place and you all executing these plans and making them reality. I mean, it's it's you guys that are making all this reality. So, kudos to you. >> Thank you. >> Great job, team. John, as we get ready to move to the rest of the meeting, I just want to be sure that we uh thank um a group of people um Rachel Windhol and Far Best Foods and Wits of Farms for their donations as we move towards uh expanding the a program. Uh a lot of work to do there in the coming months and uh we're thankful for that support. Also to the Jerry Pal memorial for their donation to the golf program. Thanks to them now, John. >> Okay. I believe that takes us to number two
028personnel as listed on this page and I believe continuing on. Yeah. A little bit on the next. Well, um, if there are any questions, we will no motion. >> We need to make a motion on the feather on the front part of this >> the personnel at the top there. I'll make a motion to approve personnel. >> Motion made by Bunch. >> Second by Longi. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Post same sign. Motion carries. Okay. Thanks for helping me out there. Um, number three, policy revisions for PO 1613. Well, all >> all that are listed in in the special update of July 25 board approval. I need to have a make a motion to wave the first reading. >> Motion to wave first reading of policy revisions. >> Motion made by
029Longi. >> Second. >> By bunch. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Now we need to vote on the second reading. >> Motion to vote on the second reading. >> Motion made that as well. >> Okay. Second by bunch. All those in favor saying I. >> Same sign. Motion carries. Okay. The Southwest Dboy County School Corporation test security policy. All these things here and listed below were all in our, you know, sent to us ahead of time. So if there's no questions, we can move through those. I'll make a motion on the test security policy. Motion >> made by Bunch. Second, >> second by Long. All those in favor signing. I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Approve the athletic training services agreement with JWT Sports and Occupational Health.
030Make >> a motion to approve the athletic training services agreement. Motion >> made by Longi. >> Second by Punch. All those in favor signify by saying I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Number six, approve updates to the health curriculum. >> Make a motion to approve the updates to the health curriculum. >> Motion made by bunch second by Longi. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Same sign. Motion carries. Number seven, approve updated meal pricing for the 2526 school year. >> I'll make a motion to approve updated pricing. >> Motion made by Longi. >> Second. Second by Bunch. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Oppos same sign. Motion carries. Number eight, approve the addendum to bus number one route contract. >> Oh, you want me to? Okay. I'll approve the addendum
031to the bus number one route contract. Love to >> motion made by Longi. >> I'll second. >> Bunch. How' I guess that? >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Same sign. Motion carries. Number nine, authorization to advertise the 26 2026 budget, capital projects plan, and bus replacement plan. >> I'll make a motion to approve the budget and plans. >> Motion made by Bunch. Second, >> second by Longi. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> Oppos. Same sign. Motion carries. Number 10, approve food service bids with CRS one source. >> Make a motion to approve the food service bids with CRS one source. >> Motion made by Longi. I'll second >> bunch. All those in favor signifies. I post same sign. Motion carries. Takes us to number 11. Approve teacher
032growth plan 20 for 2025 and 2026. >> I'll make a motion to approve the future growth plan. >> Motion made by Bunch. >> Second by Long. All those in favor signifying I same sign. Motion carries. Number 12. Mr. Mafy. Anything you like to add? Okay, we'll take a motion to motion to adjurnn. Motion made by second. >> Second by punch. All those in favor. >> I good night. >> Initials. >> No, seriously though. I mean, it's it's really refreshing to hear and and obviously, you know,