001Good evening. It is 6 o'clock. This is the board of trustees meeting for Wash City Schools. It is Monday, October 6, 2025. Roll call. Everyone is present. Having a quorum will call the meeting to order. 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. Wash city schools provides a relevant and rigorous education founded upon relationships to ensure each student is college and career ready for success in a global community. Welcome. We have no recognitions tonight, but we do have revisions. We are to approve revision uh 4 J through O. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor of the addition of the revisions say
002I. >> I. >> Those opposed motion passes. Is there anyone in the audience that wishes to comment on an agenda item? Okay. Consent agenda. We have minutes from September 2nd, 2025. There are some claims, donations. We are to approve a donation of $1,000 from the Community Foundation of Wabash County to the WHS guidance department for the 2025 college and career fair. And then we have some financials. I'll accept a motion to accept the consent agenda. So moved >> second discussion. I want to start by thanking the community foundation of Waw Bash for the donation to our college and career fair. Um we will move into financials. Then we will start with our revenue and expenses for August. Um we did not have our second board meeting of the month in September. So that's why we
003have this um tonight. uh revenue was about $50,000 less than what we had projected. Um grant and cafeteria reimbursements were lower than what we had projected, which makes sense because we get our July expenses reimbursed in August and we probably did not have a lot of July expenses in either of those categories. Um our accounts payable was higher than what we had projected. I did some digging and um really if you look at where we were in 2024, we were almost exactly the same. So I I feel like our projection was off. We need to go back and reook at that. Um and then our payroll expenses, reminder, this was a three pay month. Um but we were about $94,000 less. So we were projected to have a net loss of $424,000. we came in
004at about 492,000 net loss. Um, again, because it was a three-pay month, we know that usually in three pay months, we have net losses. So, that's not a surprise and it's not really alarming. Um, when we move into our key fund balances, our ED fund has just over 1.5 million. operations is at minus21,72 $275 and rainy day fund is at 336,141. Um rainy day again we're using that for operations. So that uh goes down little by little each month. When you look at the total of our key funds um our balance is 1,695,359. Last year at the same time it was $730,636. So almost a million dollar difference. So that that's good news. Um the next thing we will look at is our appropriations report. We'll start with our ED fund and this is for
0058 out of 12 months. Um so like 66.7% is our target. So when you look at the revenue that we have connect collected we're at 66%. So, we're a little bit below um which that has to do with our um numbers, our our basic grant. We did have count day and the amount that we are receiving now for our basic grant is based on 1,325 students. That's the guesstimate that we have to turn in in the spring. Um when I built our budget for 26, I used 1319. That was the the best guesstimate I had at that time. And count day, we actually came in at 1,33 students. So when you look at the amount we're receiving from our basic grant to where we actually are, it's going to be a reduction of 22 students.
006Um, and so they will adjust that for months November and December and January. And then we have our next count day in February and they will readjust again. When you look at each of our different lines, you can see that we have a few that are over that 66.7%. A lot of that has to do with this being a three pay month. And as we continue through the last three months, we'll see that start evening out. Um many of them are well below um summer school, we've already talked about that. Um and then the instructional hardware and software support that is one that during the month of August you know we do a lot uh July and August that's renewal of a lot of the um various online platforms that we use. Um so we
007won't see that really change much during the rest of this year. So overall our ED fund is at 63.4% 4% of our appropriation, which is good because we know that we're going to be receiving less money. So, knowing that we're below where we needed to be is a good thing. When you move to operations, we have collected 71.5% of what we anticipated. So, that's good. We're above um we have several that are above that 66.7%. Um, so when you look at overall though, we're at 67.9. So that is not terrible. Um, and each month that has gotten closer to that target. So I looked at the last two months and um, we we've gotten a little bit closer. So hopefully as we end this year, we'll see that getting closer to the target for the
008month. >> Okay, any questions? What are energy savings contracts? >> Um, that is a contract that we have for our LED lighting. And so we pay an amount for that over the course of so many years. Um, but the amount that we're saving because of changing to LED will eventually equal out. Okay. And that's a one time a year payment that we make. Okay. Any other questions from the board? All those in favor. >> All those in favor of approving the consent agenda say I. I. >> Those opposed. The consent agenda passes. The next regular schedule board meeting will be Monday, November 3rd, 2025 here at city hall at 6:00 p.m. There are some items of communications and then I am going now I'm going to open the public meeting of W City Schools. >>
009I accept a motion. >> I open a motion to open up the meeting. >> I second. >> Okay. and the school board will meet to discuss the terms of the tenative agreement of the teacher collective bargaining agreement which is posted on our website. So first I want to start by thanking Mr. Burns and Mr. Carmichael uh for their work on behalf of our teachers. I'm going to go over a summary of the compensation that teachers will receive through this contract. Um teachers will receive the following increases to their base. Um we have to use at least two components. We have three that we are using. The first is evaluation. So any teacher that was uh rated effective or highly effective will receive $1,500 on their base. The second is year of experience and those that
010worked at least 120 days for us last year will receive 500 on their base. And then the third is academic need. And this is teachers that have completed the literacy endorsement coursework. they've taken the test and they've added it to their license by the date of ratification, they will receive 500 on their base. This is a one-time increase um for attaining that. So, next year only those that have added the endorsement from the date of ratification to next year will get this additional increase on their base. Um the only changes we made to the ECA schedule were eliminating the number of positions for items such as lead learners. We did receive a finding for that um last year in our contract, so we had to remove that. We also corrected a few salaries that were
011incorrect last year. The middle school track pool um did not include all the previous positions and there was also a typo on the varsity girls basketball amount. Um, our insuranceances were updated to reflect this year's costs. And finally, we are required to increase our beginning teacher pay to 45,000. Financially, we could not make that jump from $40,20 to 45,000 in one year. So all teachers um after the raise that are under 42,000 will be moved up to 42,000 which is now going to be our beginning teacher salary and the plan is to get to 45,000 as a beginning teacher salary for next year. Um, I went through and calculated increases range from 2.98% to 5% with the average of all raises being about 4.3%. Um, so these this represents the changes made to the collective
012bargaining agreement. All other parts remain the same. Uh, Mr. Burns, if there's anything you'd like to add, >> not for changes. I would thank you for your work on making sure that that $2,000 available to teachers was available to every teacher. I I could talk at length and still fail to express how important it will be next year that when we move from 42 to 45, every teacher moves with that. The phrase I would use is poison in your veins to move the bottom up and leave your veteran teachers who have been there 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 years only a few thousand above your new teachers at 45. And I would thank you very sincerely for making sure everybody had access to that and everybody moved together. So I appreciate that. sibling. >> Okay,
013I do have a question. Do all teachers have the option to get the literacy endorsement >> or is it only only elementary teachers that are teaching literacy have to get it, but technically I believe anybody could get it. >> Anybody could get it. Okay. So, it's an option for all the teachers to get. >> What percentage of our teachers have it already? Would you say >> what? Quite a few. As of right now, I know of one that has actually added it to their license. There is another that has completed it, um, has taken the test and applied for their license. So, they're waiting for for the DOE. Um, yeah, I'm not sure. >> I mean, I know when I renewed my license, I re I sent everything in one day and got it back
014the next day. So, this person may get that prior to the ratification, >> but they don't have to have it to renew their license until 2027. So, teachers that already had a license, if it was good past 2027, they're not going to renew until then. Um, but some may want to renew beforehand to get this added to their salary. >> Yeah, >> there was a hold up on getting those endorsements, wasn't there? Miss Lang spoke about at that one meeting. >> It's the state got the DOE is not giving them the certificate to be able to test for free. >> That's I wonder >> because that could affect their contract, couldn't it? If they if the state holds them up a little bit on that, >> they Well, they just won't get it this year,
015they'll be able to get it next year. >> Okay. Any other questions? Okay. I'll accept a motion to close the public public meeting. >> So moved >> and a second. >> I second it. >> Public meeting is closed. There's no old business. On to new business. We have the WHS student council update. >> Okay. Hi, I'm Mia Fairchild. >> And I'm Chloe Cooper. And this is what's happening at Wash. >> So as student council, the events we hold in the fall is we hope we plan all of homecoming and then we do harvest ball. So we already had homecoming. We won against Southwood 28 to 20. Um we during homecoming we do games during advisory and all the grades compete. The seniors won and then we also participated in the parade which went extremely well.
016And then up next we have is hardest ball that will be November 8th and we figured out the theme which is going to be tangled. >> What is it? >> Tangled. >> So some athletics at Wabash as fall sports start to wrap up and we get into sectionals. Here's some of what's been happening. So football were one win, five losses, but we did win our homecoming. So that's something. Um, golf, they're three and 16 and their golf season ended and Caitlyn Brewer made it to regionals and she shot a good score. What was her score? >> She shot 80 in the sectionals and she shot 93 at no hawk in regionals. >> And then cross country, the boys just won the TRC championship as well as they won our Apache Invite >> and then the
017girls got fifth in TRC and first in Apache Invite. Volleyball the JV is 17 to9 and 5-2 in conference. And then varsity is 20 to five and four to three in conference. So, and then for tennis they're 4 and seven. And then soccer, the girls are 2 and 12 and the boys are 0 and eight. So, so our exchange program has been up and running and right now we just a couple weeks ago we had quite a few Spanish exchange students. I'm not exactly sure of the number but they were here for about 3 weeks. They just visited they got to see around downtown. They went to Indie and Chicago. They just got to see around Wash and the surrounding areas. And then right now we have one Japanese student. His name is Kay and
018he'll be here for the whole year. And so what else is happening? Well, the esports team just started and right now they're 12 to1 in the Great Lakes region. So they're really good. Um and then the club fair and was a couple weeks ago and so clubs have just started. So that's what most of the students are at during their lunches and advisories and we had college go week. So we got to see all our teachers wearing their college shirts. down and then PSAT SATs are this Wednesday and then the end of the nine weeks is this Friday wrapping it up. >> And then we have6 days left of >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you girls. Item B, board will be informed of the 2026 WCS budget estimates and proposed tax property tax
019rates. Okay, so we have submitted our budget to the DGF. Um, as a reminder, because we are the city schools, this board does not approve our budget. Instead, the city council will go through that process. The public hearing on our budget will be Tuesday, October 14th. So, next Tuesday. Um, it's not Monday because Monday is Columbus Day. And then the adoption meeting is scheduled for October 27th. Um, even though we do not approve it, I do want to share with you information about it. If I can get it to open. So, uh, we'll start with, um, debt service. And so, the top half really is a projection of where we will end. I will say that I don't know that I trust this because the way they calculate your expenditures is not how I would
020calculate expenditures. So, when I see this amount, it is not correct. So, but what I want to jump down to is budget year 26. Um so our tax levy is 2,358,000. Um our um net AV went up 21.4%. So that is going to help us next year. We have miscellaneous revenue of 74,000. So our total budget amount can be 2,432,239. We um our budget so our debt payments are going to be $2,26,750. So um it's projected that we will end with an amount of 356,788 in debt service for next year. So when you look at our property tax rate, it's at 67. Um and that is a reduction from last year. I believe we were at right around 68 is what I was thinking. Um then moving on to our ED fund and again those
021numbers are not correct. I don't like the way they do this because we are not going to end with that much money. Um but when we look at our revenue so the 12,53 611,000 that includes our basic grant as well as any other miscellaneous revenue we get. So it is um donations that we get um just different things like that reimbursements. So the budget that we have built is for 10,692,570 and then $1,811,41. That is the transfer from ED to ops. That's 15% of the total budget revenue. So when you add those up, that equals the $12,53,611. Um there's no tax rate for the ED fund. And then finally, our operations. Um again, that December 31st number, that is not correct. Um I hope it's I hope it's positive. We'll see. Um, so our tax
022levy is 2 point uh2,152,772. We had to we have to estim estimate a property um tax cap. So how much are we going to lose of that? >> Um I knew that our net AB went up and when it's done that in the past our tax cap drops. However, the DLGF has a little calculator that you can use to estimate what your tax cap loss will be and they estimated it at 1.1 million. I do not believe it will be that high. Um, in fact, I met with policy analytics and they have projected it I I put in 900,000 for our tax cap loss. They are projecting it even lower. So, hopefully they are correct. Um and then our miscellaneous revenue is um the transfer from ED to ops and then just a few other
023um revenue sources that go into operations. So we have uh a budget of 3.39 million for revenue. Our budget estimate is 3,440,6. So it shows next year we potentially could end uh again in the positive. So the property tax rate for operations is 6117 and again that is a little bit lower than we were last year. Now these are all um what we're advertising um once we get the final um budget order from the DLGF then that will solidify our tax rates. But right now we are looking at our tax rates will go down for our our families. >> Any questions? Okay. Item C, board to approve Dr. your siblings attendance at the district administration's superintendent summit in Denver, Colorado from April 14th through 17, 2026. There are no expenses for the district as attendance
024at the event is included in our DA membership and all travel, lodging, and meals are covered by the district administration. >> So moved, >> second discussion. So, this is a national summit that will allow me to h enhance my leadership skills as well as provide me with the opportunity to network and collaborate with superintendents from across the country. Um, like Rhonda said, there's no cost to the district. Everything is included in our district administration membership that we pay from title. Um, there are other professional development opportunities that are provided through that membership. >> Any questions from the board? Have you been to this before? Um, I was going to go last year to Asheville and then it just happened to be at a time of year that ended up that I didn't register and go.
025You guys approved for me to go, but I ended up not going. So, it's been a couple years since I've been to. >> Plus, I think the flood was going on, too. >> Well, they said the roads were open, but yeah. So, it was probably good that I didn't go. Everything happens for a reason. So, >> I bet you glean a lot from this. Yes, it's very >> really suggestions and commiserate and you know >> okay all those in favor of approving the trip say I >> those opposed motion passes D board to approve the following to attend the 2026 FETC conference in Orlando Florida Amy Zively Justin Bale Matt Mock and Ariel Galligan this conference is January 12th through 14th 2026 Registration is included in our district administration membership. Travel, hotel, and meals are
026paid from title 2 funds. >> So moved. >> Sorry. Discussion. >> Um so the Fetch conference, it's the future of education um technology and this is the premier educational technology um conference in the world. When we went last year, there were people from not only from across the country, but from other countries that were in attendance. Um, it allows us to learn about upandcoming technology as well as how technology can be better utilized in classrooms. So, it does provide various tracks including a track for district leaders, district IT leaders, building leaders, and classroom leaders. Um, so we're excited. We're taking two teachers with us this year. Um, I know Matt Mindok was really excited and Ariel Galligan from OJ was really excited to get to attend. Um, and like we said, this is included in
027our district administration membership. The remaining costs come from title two, which is for professional development. >> Have you gone to this before? >> Last year was the first year. >> Okay. >> All those in favor of approving this trip say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item E, board to approve hiring Naria Blanco Pazos as the Spanish DNI professional from October 1st, 2025 through May 28, 2026. >> Is that paraprofessional? >> Yes. >> TLI paraprofessional. Nia comes to Wabash through the Spanish embassy's Spanish language and cultural assistance program. Wes is not required to pay a salary to Nuria. However, the district will pay a monthly homeay stipen of $400 to the Wimberly family. Thank you to them for hosting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Uh Miss Blanco Pesos will be our
028DOI PA and she will be with our Spanish teacher for first and second grade. Um she does come to us from Spain. She is a certified teacher in Spain. Um, and as we've done in the past, we do not pay her salary. That is paid through through the embassy. Um, but we pay the $400 monthly um, stipen to the family that hosts her. So, we want to thank uh, the Wimberly family for graciously inviting her into their home. Um, she it used to be that they were here starting in September until the beginning of May. And so then we ended we started without one and ended without one. This year they didn't move it. So, we've had, you know, the first semester or the first nine weeks without a uh a Spanish- speaking parah in
029there, but we will now have her through the the entire year. Um, she works, I believe, four days a week. She one day a week is given time um they do that to allow them to be able to if they want to travel um while they're here in our country to different places. So since there's like no state funding for DI programs anymore, like right, we used to get grants and stuff. How are we paying this? Okay. >> Yeah. >> All those in favor of approving the hire say I. >> I. Those opposed. Motion passes. Item F, board to approve the resignation of Bell Black as PAR professional at OJ Neighbors effective October 7th, 2025. >> So moved. Second >> discussion. >> Um, we'd like to uh wish Miss Black good luck and thank her
030for her time and service at Wbash City Schools. All those in favor of accepting the resignation say I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item G, board to approve FMLA leave for employee number 1162 beginning November 19th, 2025 and ending December 19th, 2025 pending required FMLA documentation. So moved. >> Second. Discussion. >> Um I recommend the board approve this FMLA leave request. >> All those in favor of approving the leave say I. >> I. Those opposed. Motion passes. Item H to approve the transfer of Marla Davenport from WHS paraprofessional to OJ Neighbors par profofessional effective October 13, 2025. So moved. >> Second discussion. >> Um Mrs. Davenport has requested to transfer to Mrs. Black's par position. Um, I think she feels more comfortable in an elementary setting. Um, so we can accommodate this request, which means
031that we will I thought we were going to be looking for a fifth grade pair, but here in a little bit we've already got that replacement. So everything worked out perfectly. >> Yeah, OJ's probably pretty happy about having Miss back. All those in favor of approving the transfer say I. >> I. Those opposed. Motion passes. Item I. Board to approve the 2026 through 2027 school calendar. So move. Second discussion. So we started with three draft calendars and we did send it out to our staff to ask for feedback. Um calendar B was overwhelmingly the winner. um I believe it had 115 points and the other two had like 90 points. Um and they actually tied which surprised me. Um here is just a little bit a highlight of it. The first teacher days will be
032Monday, August 11th and Tuesday, August 12th. Our first student day will be Tuesday, August 13th, 2026. All of our breaks, our fall break, Thanksgiving, and Christmas break are aligned with area schools, and most of the schools that feed into H Heartland Career Center and utilize um WAP services. We do have two built-in snow makeup days, and those will be Monday, January 18th, and Monday, February 17th. Our last student day will be Thursday, May 27th, 2027. And our last teacher day will be Friday, May 28th, 2027. And graduation then will be the following Friday, June 4th, 2027. Um, the calendar does include staff PD days. Again, our 1003 flexibility waiver was approved through the 2627 school year, so we're able to continue to schedule these. um now um and I'm assuming that during the 2026 27
033school year that then we'll have where we can apply again um to be able to get those. >> How long will it take for this to be on the website so our families can see it? Oh, we can probably get it on there tomorrow. Okay. So, right dates on there a little wonky Monday, August 11th, Tuesday, August 12th, and Tuesday August 13th. >> Oh, that's supposed to be Wednesday, August 13th. is the 10th. >> Yeah, >> Monday's the 10th. >> Yeah, Monday is the 10th. >> Okay. So, >> the dates are off a little bit. >> Well, maybe from your notes up to >> Yes, it's the 10th, the 11th, and the 12th. Those are the first three days. >> Good catch. >> Also, it seems like a very long There's like how many weeks
034between spring break to the end of the year? That seems like a very long time with no I mean they voted on it. I'm just saying it's a very long time to go. >> But during that time there's a lot of testing that takes place. >> That breaks it up. >> I learn testing. We have um uh we have some AP testing at the high school. We do stamp testing. So yeah, there's a lot of things. And then >> I got exhausted looking at it. >> Yeah. So, and then I know once testing is over, there's a lot of end of year activities that are going on to spend >> about like a full two months of school. Wow. Any other questions? All those in favor of approving the 2627 school calendar say I. I.
035>> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item J, board to approve Brooklyn Ginon as corporation treasurer. Mrs. Guinan will start training on November 3rd, 2025 at a rate of $20 per hour. On December 1st, her salary will increase to $50,000 a year. >> So moved. >> Second discussion. So Mrs. Guinan will replace uh Michelle Huff um as our corporation treasurer. Brooklyn has nine years of accounting experience along with a bachelor's degree in math. She also has additional coursework in accounting. Um, Brooklyn is a Wash High School graduate. We will be able to start her earlier than what we had originally planned. Um, and so Shelley said that if we need to move up her retirement date, she's good with that. >> So I I know Brooklyn is excited to have that extra time to learn this. So
036we're excited to have her on our team. >> Was she also a teacher? >> Yeah. >> Yes. Stop for two. >> I think having Michelle and her together as long as we can best. >> All those in favor of approving um the hire say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item K, board to approve Alex Stall as WHS fifth grade pair professional at a pay rate of $11 per hour, not to exceed 29.75 hours per week and effective October 13, 2025. >> So moved. >> Second discussion. So Miss Stall will take the fifth grade par position that was vacated by Mrs. Davenport. Miss Doll had previously been in this position. So we are excited that she's able to return. Excuse me. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed.
037Motion passes. Item L, order to approve a DI mentoring partnership with Warsaw Community Schools. Warsaw will provide mentor teachers for our four Spanish DLI teachers. Mentoring will include instructional coaching, modeling of effective DLI teaching strategies through classroom observations and monthly in-person or virtual check-ins. We will pay $7,040 to Warsaw to provide this professional development to our Spanish DLI teachers. This will come from title 2 funds which are designated for professional development. >> So moved. Sorry. >> Discussion. >> So we're excited to provide this PD to our Spanish DLI teachers. Um instructional strategies for teaching language acquisition are different from what we see in a regular classroom. Um we are lucky to be able to partner with Warsaw to provide PD to these teachers um throughout the year and not just a one-time conference. Um there
038will be times that the Warsaw teachers come and observe our teachers in that classroom and provide feedback and there will be times that our teachers will go and visit their classrooms to get to observe and see them teaching. Um they also will have um monthly check-ins where it's either virtual or in person just to talk about what's happening, where can they assist and help them improve. Um normally we would have paid for this from the DLI grant. However, due to budget cuts, the IDOE did not offer the DLI grant. So we will pay for this from title two funds which is professional development. >> Will this be both English and Spanish speaking teachers? >> Just the Spanish. Just to Okay. >> And these Warsaw teachers are teaching Spanish in their And how long's Warsaw had
039their program? >> Um they are a year ahead of us. So they have it through 8th grade. >> Yes. And the in the contract that we've come up with, we want someone who has been teaching at least three years. So someone that has shown that they are >> okay. >> They're they're a good teacher. Yeah. I wondered about the skill set of somebody coming in and here you go, you know. >> Yeah. >> So, this is for how many teachers? >> Four. Four. So, do we have will it include the fourth grade DLI that's coming in in January? >> Yes. >> Okay. If not, we can add it. So, yeah, it's >> because I count I think I count four currently and then we'll add because we have the first. we will have to add
040one. So, right now it's just for four. >> Um, when we get the one in January, we can talk to Warsaw about getting that added. So, I may need to bring that back to you to get approved to have that. >> Okay. >> Will this just be for this year? >> Yes. who's going to be kind of like spearheading make sure like this is like the teachers are guess the quality of what we're figuring expecting to get out of this is like is there right like >> that will be me >> okay cool I don't care who it is necessarily just trying to figure out like we need someone to >> do they do a program like we do because you're saying they have to have more than three years or three years and we
041bring them over for three so do they have they have teachers that have come in and they've extended kind of like we did with your >> Okay. >> And they have some teachers that are from the United States that are Spanish speaking, Hispanic. Um here are Puerto Rico which is part of the United States. >> And this won't include the pair of professionals. >> No, just the teachers. >> Okay. All those in favor of approving approving the partnership say I. >> I. Those opposed? Motion passes. M. Board to approve the following junior patchy coaches for this winter. Boys elementary basketball, Tyler Leland, Matt Jason, and David Deer. >> Thanks, David Deer. Yes. >> Boys Elementary Volunteers, Wayne Dinger, and Patrick Sullivan. Girls elementary basketball, Heather McKe, and Brooklyn Gandon. >> So moved. >> Second. >>
042Okay. Matt, did you have anything to add? Um, I mean, a lot most of these people have always helped us in the past. David didn't get paid last year, but he will this year. Taking somebody's place, but >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. And board to approve the following winter coaches. Assistant boys basketball Matt Dory. Ninth grade boys basketball Trenton Dory. Boys basketball volunteers Bill Keeper Ryan Carmichael, Tom Wright, and Rodney Lynn. Assistant girls basketball, Brad Kaufman. C girls basketball, Kiana Ice. Girls basketball, Brooklyn and Abby Walden. Wrestling volunteers, Tyler Miller, Ross Han, Chad Mer, and Gabe Michellet. Ben Dylan and Nick Gotti. Assistant swimming, Tammy Ford and Matt Mandock. Mandok. Boys eighth grade basketball, Pat Henry. Boys seventh grade basketball, Antonio
043Grant. Boys middle school basketball volunteer Christian Simpson. Girls eighth grade basketball, James Stumbo. Girls seventh grade basketball, Janica Stumbo. Girls sixth grade basketball, Tim Nelson. Girls basketball volunteers, Paul Leisure. Middle school wrestling head coach Skyler Hall. Miss Middle School wrestling assistant Matt Zikafuss, Austin Hayyatt, and David Porter, middle school swimming head coach Kim Hudson, and middle school swimming assistant Tabitha Fairchild. >> So moved. >> Sorry. >> Um, these are all of our high school assistants and middle school coaches. All of our head coaches have been approved previously. So there's only like one position that we did not have filled yet, and that's sixth grade boys basketball. And they don't start yet, you know, they don't start right away. So, Coach Wright is still looking for a sixth grade boys coach. >> But where Oh, middle
044school. I was going to say Skyler Hall is our head coach for wrestling. Middle school. >> Middle school. Yeah. Matt Zapus is our head high school. >> Okay. And I'm going to say, "Wow, good for Skyler." >> Any other comments? All those in favor say I. >> I. Those opposed? Motion passes. Item O, board to approve adding a 4hour a day parah to the rise room at OJ neighbors. >> So moved. >> Second discussion. >> So we currently have 10 students in the rise room. Many of these students go out into specials and general education classes for portions of the day. So when this happens, we we send apparel with them. And so if there are students still remaining in the room, um it it takes us down to potentially not having enough staff. So
045to ensure that we're meeting the needs of all students in the classroom, we are in need of an add of additional support in the rise classroom in the morning. >> What is the rise classroom? >> Um I I kind of have the feel, but >> I I mean I've always called it the functional skills. So it's our students with >> Okay. All those in favor say I. I. >> Those opposed motion passes. items from superintendent. >> Um, I want to start by thanking our high school student council for their willingness to come in again um to our board meetings. I always enjoy hearing from them and hear what's going on at the high school. Good luck to our fall athletes and coaches. We are getting ready to enter sectional season, especially since we don't have
046another board meeting until November. Um, Wednesday is family reading night at OJ, and I hope many OJ families attend this event to learn how to support reading at home. This Friday, as the girls mentioned, is the end of our quarter. So, next Thursday will be a staff PD day with parent teacher conferences. Each building will share information about their conferences um via parent square. I know many teachers have already started reaching out to families to schedule elementary families. Um middle school, high school is a little bit different. It's more of a drop in. And again, they'll get information out on parent square. Um, and I know that middle school and high school their hours um for conferences will be different because they are going to use a portion of the morning for professional development. We
047have fall break October 20th to the 24th. So, I hope our families, students, and staff have a relaxing break. When we come back from fall break, LHC will have trunk or treat and family math night on October 28th for their kindergarten students on October 29th for their preschool students. Um, our big idea event for the month is October 29th at OJ and that's 4 to 5:30. And then finally, OJ is going to host their trunk or treat for students on Thursday, October 30th. So if your kids need candy, there's a lot of opportunities to get it. Items items from Ced. >> Um, as Dr. Sibly said, we're getting ready to have fall sectionals. We actually host the boys soccer sectional starts tonight. In fact, Rochester and Tit Valley are playing right now as we speak.
048Our boys play tomorrow. Next week we host the volleyball sectional and uh our girls play also on the second night on Thursday. And so we're lucky to be able to host those things. We're happy about that. Our boy the the student council mentioned our boys cross country one. Our boys cross country team has now won eight of the last nine conference championships. and we went 1, two, four, five, six on Saturday uh in the meet and absolutely smashed everybody. Isaiah Cordis was the TRC champion. U his little sister was the TR the RC champion in the girls race and our middle school boys also won the RC. So, um you know, it's easy sometimes to just pass by how well our cross country team's doing, but uh that's an unbelievable streak of winning eight out
049of nine. So, uh, and now the next time they run will be the sectional, which is in two weeks on the 18th. Um, and so, you know, we got a good chance to do very well in the sectional also. So, great job by our boys cross country team. >> Where is sectional at? >> Manchester. >> Yeah. >> Oh, same place. >> Yeah, at same place conference. Yeah. >> Adams from administrators. >> Like take a minute to recognize Paul preies and our academy having great success with their kids. is really relationship based and and motivates them and helps them gain credits especially when they're behind. U but as of I think two weeks ago they had earned over 100 credits already towards towards graduation. Um and he's uh part of a a larger team that's responsible
050for um very high graduation rate this year when when that was officially published. So thanks to Paul for for everything that he does. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, Friday night, the junior Apache boys football team got was announced at time of the football game and um, cheerleaders, junior patch cheerleaders were able to do their thing. >> And Saturday morning, they finished up the season and I want to thank Sierra Tresca, Britney Fagger, and Kelly Springer. They brought the cheerleading in to join the football um, junior Apaches, and it was really exciting and fun. and the little ones were up doing paranutes and flying and amazing and all the things and they're just teeny tiny. But it was really cool to watch. So that was exciting to see this year. >> Thank you. Other items from
051visitors. >> I'd like to give another shout out for Caitlyn Brewer. She got second place at sectionals. The winner was um a red school girl who shot 79 and Caitlyn shot 80. So this is her second year going to regionals in a row and qualifying as an individual was a big big deal. And I would give a shout out to Kaylee who is a senior for us this year. She led the team and while we had a rebuilding year, there were five PR scores at sectionals. Kaylee Andred shot over 10 strokes better. She just wasn't able to get out as an individual because first, second, and third place were the three individuals to get out at sectionals. So I'd give another shout out to to Caitlyn Brewer. Her average on 18 holes was 95. So
052when you see 80 come out and you think about where her average is at, she literally didn't miss that day except for birdie putts. She had a ton of birdie putts. I'm just going to get those to fall. Uh but had she done that, she'd have won the sectional. So I'd like to give a shout out to the girls golf team for the growth they had and the success seeing how their season is now over and the state championship happened yesterday. >> Well, last weekend. >> Just a few comments. I haven't been around a while. So, give give me the floor for a while. Okay. Um, the food giveaway, your videos, uh, streaming all the food at OJ Neighbors. I think that's awesome. So, that's great, Miss Philippy. Mrs. Lee, um, I think it's great.
053Hopefully, people are responding, getting that food because, uh, it look like there is an abundance when you show those videos. I think that's very cool. Also to Mr. Stone and and the coaching list. It's great to see recent grads coming back. You know, Antonio, Trenton, Kiana, there's others. Those are the ones that I just kind of know personally, but it's good to see those recent grads coming back to give back to the Apache program that they were a part of, too. So, I think that's neat. Okay. Thank you. Items from board members. Joel. >> Um, I got to participate with the teachers PD day last time around. I got to play my little role was a sevenyear-old boy. I had ADHD. We were all poor families. That was a eye opener. >> How we had
054to work with everyone. How we had to beg, borrow, and steal. Basically, it was interesting. as uh for the parade. Um it was nice to see the softball girls in there. Usually we don't see them in the parade. They're just the spring girls. >> Yeah, we got to see them this year, which I was impressed. >> Okay, I have nothing to add. >> Jason, >> uh I think today is National Coaches Day if I remember seeing correctly. So, shout out to all the coaches. We had a whole laundry list of people who have made uh been on around the block or are new to the coaching field for us and just really appreciate it. We were talking earlier about um the conference that we went to with the school board and how coaches really can
055impact the lives of students to really just just change the trajectory and of certain students who maybe don't have anyone in their corner see the value in them. And so, um, I I remember my coaches and, you know, even maybe they didn't change my life, but they they really I still remember them and that that does say something. So, uh, I know that, you know, Mr. Stone, you coached for a long long time and you he made a big impact in a lot of people's lives and I'm sure they will never forget that. So, I just wanted to shout out to all the coaches. They It's a big deal and it's a it's sometimes selfless like you don't get a whole lot of, you know, not a lot of money for sure. Um, but home,
056you know, you get a lot of grief and gripes from parents and, you know, it's not always easy. So, I appreciate it. Um, and then cross country's already kind of brought up, but there's a lot of personal records that have been shattered this year. There's I don't I didn't get to see a lot of it, but I know like Tessa's been, you know, kicking the rear end on the field. Uh, like Jeffrey Small like got a 1031 in his races. Like that's thing he was starting in above 11 this year 9 to 10:30 and that's pretty impressive I think. So um that's just middle school stuff. I know the high school there just always doing really well because this drivers is doing really well. So again awesome coach. You could tell he does a really
057good job. So um other than that um I appreciate this being able to go to the the conference that that helps me to just continue to keep my feet wet in the what's going on in school board. So appreciate it. Honey, >> still learning. I'm mind boggled by the finances. I have trouble balancing a checkbook and kudos to you because you lay it out so well and you have done a terrific job and I appreciate that and I appreciate what the teachers are getting. This your 4% is that about what the salary increase will be. Listen, I remember marching at a school board meeting one time with a sign because we weren't going to get anything and my father-in-law said, "I saw you on television." And I said, "Well, okay." And uh so times have
058changed that way. And I know how hard it is to teach and I understand I'm beginning to understand more what the state is doing to school, public school budgeting and that kind of thing. And um I'm trying to figure out how to make lemonade out of the lemons they're handing us, but I got nothing. But congratulations. Then the Cortis kids um their mom is a friend of mine. And one time I said to her, "How'd you end up in Wisconsin to run track?" And she said, "Why the fastest two mile in the nation?" And I mean the kids genetically have it, but the parents are absolutely great. And Ryan does such a great job of motivating the kids because it's hard to motivate kids now. And that's that's really cool. Really cool. I realized we
059have not been giving committee updates very much. So I will start by giving a library update because I'm on that board. Um we are in the process of hiring a new library director. >> Oh. So um our our head our live um director took a job in Syracuse. So we are looking for a new director. I'm um in charge of setting up interviews. So I'm working on that. >> Are there many who are applying? >> We've got a number of applicants. Um not all of them are highly qualified, but so and it's it's hard to >> Oh my god. >> It's hard to coordinate everybody to >> Yeah. Yeah, but we're we're doing that. Um John did a great job for us, so we are sorry to see him leave. Um are there any other
060committee updates that anybody wants to >> RDC? Um I know that there's a new business that's trying they bought some land out on Red Core. Um they accepted we accepted the bid I think it was a month or so ago at this point. Um but there's no shovel on the ground yet. It's going to be um electronic uh like phone and I think medical like recycling. You might know something about I might just calling out too. Not sure. >> I do didn't know that was public information. >> It is. Yeah. >> It was a public meeting when we had it. So um so yeah. Um but yeah, there's a there's a company that's I didn't even name the company. that means anything to you. So I didn't name the company. So there's that. But there's
061a company that it's a the plan is to come into town, bring some jobs, and so that's good stuff for a while actually. >> Great. Thank you. Hartland is just currently going through collective bargaining for their teacher contracts. I think we ratify the next meeting um in October. >> Parks and Wreck, we're working on the pickle ball and tennis courts. Okay. Yeah, >> thank you. I we need to make that more of a forget about it. But yeah, so big things happening with that. We'll adjourn. Thank you. Here again.