001to the agenda. Uh the published agenda online has the baseball update as the number eight thing and we need to add that in for this evening. It's a matter of record. So I need a motion and a second to modify the agenda to add the update. I move to modify the agenda to add the update. Second. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor of modifying the agenda signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? All right. motion or the agenda is modified. Um, Jen, I've asked you to lead the pledge and the vision statement for uh for this meeting. 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. Empowered teacher
002ready students are prepared for a lifetime of opportunity and success. Thank you, Jim. All right, we have no comments from the community uh that were signed up for, so we'll move beyond that. Uh we have next on the agenda the approval of the personnel report. Um the there was nothing uh in the personnel report on certified staff. On classified staff, we have the recommendation for Nathan Gonzalez for the deputy treasurer payroll benefits um position effective May 16th of 2025 and ECA staff. We are just thrilled uh as a board and a community uh for the recommendations of both Jason Bales and Tom Tommy Newton. Is that all right? Tommy. Hi. Tommy Newton as our new boys uh varsity basketball coach and Jason as our girls varsity basketball coach. So, um super excited to uh to
003announce that and have it a part of our our official record. Now, my job, I suppose. Oh, go ahead, Tommy. Uh Kayla, come up. Um, some of you were on the the interview um committee, so I just wanted to to speak on just a little bit of of the excitement and whatnot that we have for Tommy as the new head basketball coach. Um, went through two grueling interviews, really tough tough interviews. Um, and despite the youth in that, the energy and the excitement for this program and um, I think I think this guy knows our players maybe better than some of us do and kind of their strength and weakness just for his preparation and everything just for the interview process. So, uh, if he's willing to do that for an interview, I know that's
004going to carry over uh, to high school basketball and we're looking forward to the product um, and the excitement that you bring to the Inferno. So in this table by the way [Music] from trying to put it all in here all at once. So just want to welcome Tommy aboard and welcome to Blue Blue Nation. Appreciate it. Thank you all. We were told it was a team effort. Yeah, true. Is that not true? Okay. I mean this one I won't need to introduce that. So um along with that we also had the girls uh varsity job that was open. So, we had our our interview process with that and um throughout this, Jason came in and obviously with the team last year, but his vision and passion for the program moving forward kind of set
005him apart as the person that that we wanted to take over Lady Devil's basketball. So, I know Jason's already in the gym uh in the mornings and getting girls uh working and and and uh putting in the work in the offseason. I do think there's a level of excitement in the hallways as I talk to to the girls, you know, walking around school during the day. So, um looking forward to to what next next year brings and uh what coach Bales will do with the Lady Devils um in the 2526 school year. So, congratulations. We need to approve that. I do want to make one more note just because I can't. I don't think it's a right to talk about basketball too much without talking about Cliff Hawkins just a little bit. Um, as you
006all know, Cliff underwent the the transplant, everything was going swimmingly there. if you haven't been on YouTube or checked out the social media, you should because they've got the promotional video out for the Indiana Donor Network. Um, but all that to say, um, throughout this, you know, you would think that somebody that just received an organ from someone else would maybe just be on the mend and and, you know, taking their time to rest and and rehab. Um, Cliff has been very uh involved in questioning and and throughout the entire coaching process. Uh, and I think that's that's just representative of of how much he loves the game of basketball, how much he loves Typton High School, and u you know, he's left that program in in a in a good spot for for Tommy
007to take over. So, I just want to recognize Click real quick for all the extra time while he's on the men. So, that's it. And I'm going to seal uh Tommy and Caleb then go ahead and do Absolutely. Very good. Thank you. Thank you. Good luck. Next 12 days. Yeah, we're we're going to approve the So, I need a motion and a second to approve the uh personnel report. I move to approve the personnel report. Second. All right, I have a motion and a second to approve the personnel report. All those in favor of approval signify by saying I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. All is approved. Congratulations. And I would say, Coach Bales, if you're not interested in the re-roofing project, this would be an excellent time for you to take the kids to
008South Pole or something to celebrate. So, help with softball. There you go. All right. Thank you very much. All right. Now, we are uh we're at the place where uh we're reviewing the plans for um the uh the roofing project. Uh the 90% plans are in front of you. Um these are presented to us by 4021 architecture and RL Turner. And in order to uh proceed with the project, uh the nearly complete plans must be approved by us, the board, and then they go to the state for approval. and then once the state sends them back to us, we can send them out to bid and see what lands. Right. So, what we're approving tonight is the 90% plans to go to the state for approval and then uh those will go out to bid.
009So, without further ado, I will turn it over to here. Yeah. Yeah. If you wouldn't mind, just uh right here at the microphone. I'm Jeremy Stewart with 4021 architecture. Glad to be here at this point and glad to be moving forward as fast as we can to get this roof because I've seen it and it needs some help. Um, if you see on the screen here, you've had a series of other re-roofs and you can see multiple colors on this roof. Basically, anything that you're seeing on here that's still brown needs to be re-roofed. Particularly this area right around the u the auditorium. And then you've got your vocational wing up on the top part of that has a little section of black that's actually one of the oldest roofs still not in a horrible
010situation but while we're over there that section would get reg had done when you had the other regroups done. These are just the subsequent phases to finish out that plan. I'm going to switch it over to the colored So you can see that this area of um priority and proposed phasing because it's a lot of square footage. It's going to take take a little while to get it done. Um and this is in your your printed plan as well. light blue being the first phase. That's just a simple little um couple areas and then the green is kind of the bigger um phase and I believe you have the date. So the the intention at this time based on the schedule we coordinated quite a That's really not building soon after we went into this
011green area. It's kind of the most substantial portion of this. I don't know how many may or may not have been out there. Looking back at your 3D model, it's kind of a seven layer for lack of a better term of various it is. And if you want to look in the package, if you're able to read in the front, there's a profile showing all of the layers of each of the different types of groups and those correlate. This green area had so many times and the last was applied insulation that just kind of comes up and makes its own valley that's caused other problems. Um so we got that back and that's a lot of that green area that would run mid July to early October there after back over this way to the
012auditorium where we have this higher elevation here. Uh the nice thing is uh there won't be really any impedance to normal class operations or really any normal operation throughout. It's not we are carrying allowances for cases we may run into unforeseen with areas that would But the intention is to take it down and kind of slow our projected schedule right now. question. Did I hear you say there's seven layers on the green? Uh I I call it a seven layer like like a like a bean d it's just an amalgamation of different roofs over the year where layers have been stacked on top of layers. So, you're taking it down to ground to the base. Taking all the We're taking down the spray applied and then the first layer of rigid foam insulation because it's
013it's stuck to that layer. We're going to take that layer off and then put on a new sloped layer so we can get to the drains correctly. And so, you assume the other layers are okay? Yeah, they are. We've done testing and uh we've done about three sets of cores now over the last We have a lot of Okay. And then my next question is number 24. Is that over the pool? I'm sorry. My eyes are And I'm looking at the small one. Uh just FYI. She got but I have my glasses on. 24th here. There's no work intended for this project. That is a pool area and that has a fairly new roof on it. Okay. If we went back to that 3D model, you can see that's I believe that. Yeah, I understand
014that. I I wanted to know what I understand that piece. I wanted to know if that is the pool. Yes. Yes. That's the pool and the oxygen I believe right there. area where we did the library last week. Okay. And there are two sections when we get to the gymnasium roof area. There are two sides of it. You see it kind of on the west side has been replaced. That metal cladding that's blue. We've got the same situation on the sides of that. When we get to those areas, we have to bring the roofing up. So, we need to take off the eus and we're planning to replace it with blue to match what happened on Um otherwise any of the the coping on the top if we have to remove it as part of
015this work in the um re- roofing to wrap we're going to replace it with the new proposal was the blue to match what's happened elsewhere. Not all coping has to come off. So only the coping that we were having to take off unless was a desire from all. We didn't think that was the case. A lot of I have two questions. Yes. Um first of all, as far as materials goes right now for Ruth, is there a long lead time? Are you having any problems getting materials? Not right now. Not specifications for this project. Okay. And then one of the projects I saw um is from like October to January or February to May. How does weather play into that? You know, what does that job look like? So that schedule is currently filled with
016weather days. Uh plan for a weather day each week will be set up for that winter season. It's kind of how we approach this and it has been relatively and that's the same time frame. I don't know. I know. We did this area when we did the high school package project and all that work from October to February as well. We have a lot of great weather and everything. We have a lot of Okay. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Any other questions on the plan? I was curious about the timing for the inferno just being during basketball season. Is that is there any chance that that will with there not being total tear off and usion in basketball? Obviously, in addition to whoever contractors, we have a dedicated address issues with that. Thank you. And we're
017comfortable with the plan as it relates to students in the building. Correct. Yeah. So class for the uh for the academic main hallway there in green um that's being done over the summer. So obviously no kids I will say um for summer school if there kids will be on the first floor this will only impact second story noise wise. Then as far as the uh vocational in purple there um we're confident that the the level of noise is going to come from the roof there is not going to disrupt. Okay. But then this point conversation that's the nice thing about the schedule and then the bid we receive back will have the warranty information and what's covered and that or how how do we how do we learn about warranty? The specification at this time
018falls for 20 years damage and total roof warranty that will contractor and that's only due to hail. No, no, that's that is an added benefit by placing the cover board that extra layer of warranty. Okay. So, there's a 20-year warranty when the last bit of roofing is done. We have a 20-year warranty on the work that we're highlighting here. Okay. All right. Thank you. Also help that contractor. Okay. And is that a transferable warranty if that contractor is sold or goes out of business? So we know it's through the manufacturer. So okay, perfect. Thank you. And you're working with Jeff on this? Mr. Paulush. Yeah, Mr. Paul. No, sorry. I'm sorry. I sorry. His name's also Jeff. Okay. Yeah, Mr. Paul. So, okay. So we can we'll get comfortable with the warranty. All right. Thank
019you. When we're all done, can we have a picture of the roof when it doesn't when our the top of our building doesn't look so old and something for marketing? We'll need to get you progress. I saw the drones flying around. So cool. Of course. Very good. Any other questions from the board on the roof? So, just as you know, we're going to call for a vote on this. This is the vote for the 90% plans to send to the state and to get bids, right? This is not the final final final. So, I just want to make sure there's uh that that's clear. So, um, anything else for us? All right. Um, for with that being the case, I take a motion and a second to approve the, uh, 90% plans for the roofing
020project to send to the state. I move to approve the 90% plans for the TCSC roofing project. I'll second. All right. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Uh, any opposed? Any further questions? All right, the motion carries. Give the state our love as you send these to them and hopefully it comes back quickly. Good structures. All right. Uh the next couple items are just um uh just I'm just going to read the statements, right? Because I want we need a matter of public record on these things. So, um I apologize that you have to listen to me, but I will um hustle through this so that we can get back to uh to our evenings. But, um on the agenda is succession planning. And we
021believe succession planning and education offer offers several important benefits uh particularly when it comes to maintaining strong leadership, continuity, and long-term success for a school district. Things like uh smooth transitions, talent development, things of those n things of that nature. of stability for the students. It's good for the staff to see that um uh hard work and things can move you up in the organization, that type. And it does take uh uh the recruitment time and the cost of recruitment um out of uh out of the equation. So, with that being said, um for the record, uh Dr. Ryan Glaze has indicated his intention to retire effective June 30th, 2027. that this board has met in executive session on March 17th and again on April 8th to discuss the framework of a plan to ensure
022a smooth and strategic transition in district leadership. Uh the framework of that plan has been established and it is as follows. The appointment of associate superintendent effective July 1st, 2025, Scott Jorski will be appointed to the position of associate superintendent. His contract will include a transition clause that designates his promotion to superintendent effective July 1st, 2026, at which time he will begin to serve a three-year term in that role. The change in the superintendent's contract, Dr. Glaz's current contract as superintendent, exists through June 30th, 2026. Upon conclusion of his tenure as superintendent, Dr. Glaze will transition to the role of associate superintendent for one year. Uh concluding his service with retirement effective June 30th, 2027. The role that Dr. Glaze will be going into, as we've discussed, is that of a consultant paid on a
023daily rate. We anticipate that we'll use that heavy upfront and then as that year waines, so would that time as uh Mr. Jorski's up on plane and doing his own thing. So, um, we felt that that was in the best interest of the school from a finance position and it worked extremely well for Dr. Glaze and his family. So, appreciate the board's flexibility and in in considering contract for that. Um, this two-year leadership transition plan is designed to maintain continuity and stability within the district. It also provides time and the muchneeded support for Mr. Jorski to complete his education specialist degree and begin the pursuit of his doctorate in education. This carefully structured approach reflects the district's commitment to thoughtful succession planning and sustained academic leadership. I'm going to give for the sense of urgency
024or time, I will give you a couple of the accomplishments that we're we're hoping uh we protect by a succession plan. Um under under Mr. Jorski's leadership, we've had or he developed and implemented 164 separate scope and sequence documents complete with curricular material and a complete list of ancillary content used in each of these courses. This makes Tipton Community School Corporation overcompliant with the current state law and displays the highest level of transparency for all of our stakeholders. Scott also developed procedures and systems to comply with Indiana's free curricular material adoption legislation. He worked closely with teachers and staff to reduce cost for materials by $100,000 in year one and in year two in the process of reducing those same costs by another $65,000. He worked tirelessly to provide teachers what they needed while making
025hard decisions on what we could afford. And then finally, the coordination of the science of reading initiative from IDOE. Scott's leadership there fulfilled the training requirements for our primary teachers, providing a reading specialist coach to work with teachers on the successful implementation of the science of reading. Working with elementary administration to develop classroom schedules that include 120 minute reading blocks, 30 minute reading interventions blocks daily. And as a result of that, we have the highest I read three scores in the area. So we are hoping by succession planning we continue that momentum and that inertia and that academic excellence. I could get into all the attendance stuff that that his work has done but again uh want to make sure we're we make the best use of everybody's time. So you will see in the
026paper uh what was sent to you on Friday or Sunday sorry in the paper a a um a notice for his contract and we'll be voting on that in our May uh May uh school board meeting. So, any questions or comments or concerns? Frank, I just want to say this these are exciting days at Typton and I I think this plan is a really um well orchestrated plan. We spent a lot of time just putting that together and I'm excited for um just to see Mr. Jorski move into this role. Yes, likewise. And I want to thank the board for all the executive sessions and all that stuff, but it is way better use of our time than recruitment and interviews and all the things that we would go through and losing all that momentum.
027So, appreciates the the board's uh the board's flexibility to get that done quickly. So, um, the final thing on our agenda is updates on the Little League, and I've been trying my very best to keep everybody up to speed on that, and just wanted to take this opportunity to update you accordingly. Um, we have demonstrated, Typton Community School Corporations has demonstrated leadership and strong support for the collaborative project with the city of Typton that would involve leasing vacant school-owned land for a new Little League baseball complex. This leverages our existing infrastructure, parking, concessions, and restroom facilities, saving the city from having to invest in these in a new location. In addition, TCSC is open to allowing the city shared use of our current competition baseball and softball fields when they are not in use by
028the school. And I just want a matter of public record and for the and and for uh the the board to remember these conversations started in July 31st or on July 31st, 2024 at the request of the school and the county. We met again at the request of Andrea Campbell on December 17, 2024. And we met again on February 20th at the request of Dr. Glaze and myself to begin the lease discussions. And finally, we met again on April 17th at the school's request uh to um with the goal being of that April 17th meeting to review the initial feedback from the city's engineering and architectural team and to review the conceptual plans we were told existed in an April 4th uh email from the city. The architectural and engineering firms were not present either
029in person or virtually at our April 17th meeting and no conceptual plans were presented by the city or representatives present from envoy. As I informed the board previously, the city planned to have finalized design and a lease agreement in place by May of 2025 with the new complex completed in time for the spring of 2026. Based on our April 17th meeting with the city and the city's consultants, it's now clear, at least in our perspective, that timeline is in jeopardy due to delays in the preliminary planning work by the city. Our experience thus far has been that this process is disorganized and still highly speculative at this point. To move forward, we have outlined a few conditions that must be met before we resume our legal work and our negotiations. Very specifically, we are requesting
030of the city a site visit between the city representatives and the school corporation on the proposed land. To this date, not a single architect or engineer has been on site to look at our land, but somehow plans exist for a site and a and an order of magnitude for the construction um exists for a site that we have not been allowed to review. We have requested specifically a delivery of a detailed architectural drawing, a budgeted a project budget and a construction timeline. If we are going to tear the back end of our school apart, we should at least know when that construction is going to occur and the impact that it's going to have on our students, our band practices back there all summer. We have a lot of concerns about that. We have not
031been asked about what we need out out of the timeline. Um, we have also requested specifically an engineering review to ensure that our drainage on the leased land has been evaluated. Dr. Glaze has asked for three separate times for this meeting to occur and it has not occurred. And he has concerns and I believe that a superintendent that brought in a $35 million redesign of our building on time and on budget. If he has concerns on the drainage, we ought to accommodate that request. It has been ignored. Um, we have also requested a letter from the city's clerk treasurer confirming funding sources and amounts for both the new complex and any comp upgrades to our existing fields. We want to make sure before we sign a lease that there are plans and that the city
032owns all the money necessary to do this so we don't end up with a half-done project. And then we have also asked as a result of our April 17th meeting clarification on how the city will address additional wear and tear if no upgrades to our facilities are planned as was indicated to us in the April 17th meeting. So a letter has been sent to the city and to the president of the city council expressing our concerns and these needed steps to move forward. Once these items are completed to our satisfaction, we are ready to re-engage and to finalize a lease and help bring this beneficial project to light for the community. Our community is now facing almost three seasons of no youth baseball in Typton since the city stopped this project in December of 2023.
033We remain optimistic and committed to this collaboration but feel it is important to ensure there is a clear realistic path forward and the communication from the city is timely and sincere. Any questions on the school's position as it relates to the baseball? All right. All right. With that, um I would take a motion to adjurnn. I move to adjourn the special meeting. Second. Have a motion and a second to adjurnn. All those in favor signify by saying I. Any opposed? We're off to youth sports. We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you so much. How are you guys doing? Please.