001Good evening. It's September 2nd, 2025 at 6 o'clock p.m. This is the Wash City School Board of Trustees meeting. Roll call. >> Everyone is present. >> Having a quorum, we'll call the meeting to order. Please rise for our three OJ students to lead us in 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 job. Wabash 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 everyone. Um we we have no recognitions tonight. We do have revisions. We need to approve revision 4 O through R. >> Second that. >> Okay. All
002those in favor of approving the revision say I. >> I. Those opposed? Motion passes. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to comment on an agenda item? Okay. On to the consent agenda. We have minutes from August 18th, 2025. There are some claims. We have donations. We have a donation of $250 for a biology lab activity. And we have a donation of 375 from the Waw Bash County Sheriff's Department to the No Kids Hungry Fund. Um, and then we don't have financials tonight. Who is the donation from? >> That was anonymous. >> Oh, anonymous. Okay. >> I will accept a motion to accept the consent agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed. The agenda passes. Item I, the next regular schedule board
003meeting will be Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at the middle high school cafeteria um at 6:00 p.m. There are some items of communication. There's no old business, new business. Item A, board will hold a public hearing on the 2026 WCS capital projects plan. We'll open the meeting right now. >> Okay. And if I can get this to [Music] >> Well, we had copies out there. I can't get this to open to display. So, I will just go through what is on the list. Um, so our projects that we have on the capital projects plan includes a couple items that are more general upkeep. So we have some carpet replacement that we need to do throughout the district. Um, we also need to do some cement and concrete work. Um, and then roof repair and replacement throughout
004the district. Um, we need to look at some window replacements at the high school. Uh, the new restrooms at Alumni Field are needed. Um, we shall see if we are able to do those in the next five years. And we also need to replace the school vehicle, but again, that may or may not occur. It's something that we put on the plan in case we are able to do that. >> Okay. >> Do we have to put what we want to do on this plan? If we don't, then we can't use it for that. >> No, but it's just we need to show the community that these are the things that we really would like to be able to do. Obviously, if something would break down and we would have to replace something that's not
005on this plan, we can. But it's more of just something so they can see these are our intentions of things that need to be need to be done in the next 5 years. Um some of these things um the window replacement, we may have bond money uh available still next summer to be able to do that. Um we just got to see, you know, where we're at with the projects that we've done so far with it >> leftover from the boiler project. Correct. >> Okay. >> Any other comments? Okay. >> Can we take bids on this on these projects and stuff when we do get to it? >> If there are certain amount, we have to. Yes. >> Okay. Since this is just a hearing, we will not be voting taking any action. So, I
006will close the public hearing on the capital projects plan and open the public hearing on the 2026 WCS bus replacement plan. Um, so this too is just uh a plan to show um our buses that we currently have and when we will be replacing them. We replace them once they are 12 years old. If we keep them longer than that, they have to go through two inspections a year. Whereas, if they're under 12 years old, they only have to have one inspection. So, this shows um in 2026, we do have one bus that is currently a sub bus that would need to be replaced. Um in 2027, we have a regular bus and um one of our activity buses that needs to be replaced. Um and then 2028, we have one of our sub buses.
007and then um another activity bus. 2029 we have two buses and then in 2030 we will have one of our uh regular buses that is a wheelchair bus. So you can see that that one's a little more expensive. These obviously are today's prices. Um we got quotes so we know that in the next few years um these prices could increase. Um, we do have the bus that was in the accident. Um, that one was totaled and so we have a bus coming in mid 2026. We hope we have it before the start of the 2627 school year. Um, so we're down to only having two subbes and we're going to be using one of those for a route. So for this year we will only have one subbus. So, um, knock on wood that we
008don't have any mechanical issues. Um, and once that, uh, we get the insurance funds from this the bus that was in the accident, we will get with Crossroads about doing another bus lease. We will have it won't be near as big as what we've done in the past because we'll have the insurance um, funds and hopefully we can get that ordered. We know that it takes, you know, sometimes, yeah, up to 18 months to get it. >> Um, but as soon as we have those funds, we'll go ahead and get that process going. >> Why does it take so long to get a bus? >> I don't know if there's just not many that make them. And so, it just I know that during COVID it was like a backlog and it does seem like
009it's getting shorter. So, maybe in the next few years, we'll see that it doesn't take as long. Activity buses are a different story. Um Kurland says that they have those sitting there. So when the year comes that we need an activity bus, we'll be able to get that and have it immediately. >> Any other questions? >> Okay, I'll close the public hearing on the bus replacement plan. Item C. Board will be informed about the recent Japanese exchange trip. [Music] Come right here. We lost one of our boys and I'm Kim Hodson. I teach at the high school. This is Carly Honey. She went with us on the trip. The boy that left was Alan Smith. And hopefully he's bringing back Christian being another student. >> Okay. >> I got to go. Oh, here we have
010some pictures. Ah, >> do you want us to switch and have OJ go first and >> give them time to come? >> okay, give me >> the item D. The board will learn about the OJ neighbors house system. Need to give Dr. Civy a chance to pull that up. Okay, thank you for having us tonight. Um, we're here to talk to you a little bit about our OJ house system. Um, about three years ago, Dr. Similey and I were having conversations about different things we could do to kind of build a culture of collaboration and inclusion at OJ. And she had mentioned seeing house systems before. If you're familiar with Harry Potter, that's kind of how we're not exactly Harry Potter, but same concept. Ron Clark is a is a teacher from years ago who
011um has written books and done studies. He also had a health system. So, I did some research and thought, let's give it a shot. Let's see what we can do. So, um building a culture of community and inclusion. That's that's really the goal um through our house system. So, what is a house system? Um, beyond building the culture, the grades, first through fourth graders at OJ. So, our students are mixed into different houses. Uh, we came up with 16 different houses because we have 390 students when we first did it. 16 different houses and each house is represented by an animal um and a color. And, um, we just randomly ran a a spreadsheet and plugged kids in. So, every house has first graders, second graders, third graders, fourth graders, and then the sponsors of
012the houses are staff members. All of our staff members are in the house. Um, our kitchen staff, custodial staff, um, SRO Miller just found out he's a monkey. I'm not sure. And, um, Mr. Hipskin also. So, we all are part of the houses. We meet monthly and we call it house day. Um, I think the next is these are our houses. These are the different houses we have. Added wolf because um, Ros caught last time I didn't have wolves on there and she's a wolf. So, I made sure to get that fixed before we came tonight. So, these are all the different houses we have. We monthly do um a different activity. We've expanded it a lot over the years, but it's whole school engagement. So, it's about 30 40 minutes um one time a
013month and we start dismissing students to go to their houses and they have lanyards which I forgot to bring lanyards. I didn't think about it. But each every student has a lanyard that on one side has their name and the other side has the house thrown with the picture of the of the animal that represents their house and they start moving to different locations. Every house has a specific location in our building that they meet monthly and kids kind of are really getting the hang of that and knowing where they're at. So we have first graders going down to third and fourth grade and fourth graders going back to first grade and into their houses. Um each month we try and align it with our theme of the month. Uh last month was citizenship. And
014so we did uh we had a video that each house showed to all the members of the house and then we try and do some kind of an activity every month. Um they each have a rock that they can hold up and show. So, at the end of last year, every kid in the building painted a rock and we did a friendship path out front um that every student got to lay the rock in the friendship path and then every first grader and new student who comes in adds to that. Um I think we are going to do them again this year with everybody because we want to expand our path. Um, we've done uh colored pictures for the um honor flight veterans where every student colored a different picture um thanking veterans and then
015we mailed them to this program. So then uh when veterans are going somewhere, they get to have a package delivered to them. Um we make Christmas ornaments. We do different things. And I'm going to let each one of our students share a little bit about their favorite um thing about houses or something that we did. We just had a house day on Friday. So, first we have Rosalyn Hall and this is a little bit she's in the wolf house and one of the things we did um Friday is we made the banner and all the members of the house signed it and then we're going to display these on the wall. So, what would you what's your favorite part of houses or what's something you want to share that would be fun? We get to
016make different friends from each grades >> and we get to do fun activities. >> We just get to hang out with each other. Right. Mr. Cohen Fagger is a monkey. >> Cohen, what's one of your most favorite things about houses? We get to do activities. >> Yeah. And we did um pledges this last time. Do you want to read what your pledge said? Every student did a pledge, a pledge to be a good citizen at school, and they all came up with a different reason. And we have some examples of those. What was one of the ones we got? >> I wish to be a good by helping >> helping others. So, every student got to choose something they were going to do this year to be a good citizen. And Miss Lauren Cook is
017a horse >> and Lauren, what is something that you really enjoy about houses or something we've done? >> My favorite thing in our houses is that every time we meet, we get to see students from each. >> Do you have a pledge that you wanted to share? I think one of them that Lauren was going to share was a pretty neat one. >> Mine says take care of schools. >> That was pretty good. Um we had different pledges from helping others pick up trash, um take care of trees and and flowers and um so they were real creative with ways they knew they could be a good citizen. Um this month's theme is respect and so in our September house meeting we will do an activity on respect and do some kind of project with
018that. I'm not sure what's we also do competitions in houses. So um the first year we did it we did our field day the last day of school and instead of doing it in each classroom like we've always done we did it in houses. So we have 16 teams and they could earn points throughout the day for different activities and then we compete we had it up on a screen and and the houses competed. So one house got to win the trophy um for that year. We've done penny wars, canned food drives, different things like that and each house gets to compete in the winning house. We've done free um extra recess pajama day things like that. So um it kind of builds that collaboration. So they're team building activities um and kind of gets
019them out and about. So our goal to build a stronger school culture of community and inclusion where every student feels seen and valued and connected and that's really done not just through the students but the staff members who join every um every month and they get really involved and they kind of get excited. They come up with a chant for their house and um we have them walking down the hallways chanting their chant and it's it's a really fun um it's a really fun way to to build that community at our school. >> Do you have any questions for any of us? >> How many years have you done this? >> This will be our third year of doing it and every year we expand it just a little bit um something different. >> What
020benefits have you noticed? >> Oh well I think one of the things the other day I was in the hallway and Mrs. Sears was out there with me. We were talking and a kid walked by and said, "Hey, you're in my house." She said, "What?" He said, "Bears." And she went, "Bears." And so that uh relationship building is has been huge. And I see it among kids, too. >> I would think, you know, the older kids would help mentor the younger ones and that kind of thing. And I >> and even outside school like school bus or in community, they know each other. Hey, you're you're a monkey and not everybody understands. They hear that. How they feel about being a monkey over there? >> Sharks and cows and pits. We got them. >> That's
021great. >> Well, if I wanted to come and observe sometime, what day? When do you guys do that? >> We do them. They're scheduled for the last Friday of the month and we start about 1:30. I can get you a schedule when we're doing them, too. Um because some of them interfere with Christmas break. We have to change them. But we start dismissing about 1:30ish. Um this last one we took all the first graders to the gym and introduced it to them and gave them their >> house and got them kind of pumped up for that and then um they spent about 30 minutes in their house and then go back. So I'll get you >> and it's about a 30 minute >> in their house. It's about 30 minutes. >> Okay. >> We'd love
022for anybody to come. >> You bet. I don't know what I want to be though. >> Rotate every month. That would be fun. >> Can I get a picture with your signs right there? Stand. Can you come up here and stand? >> Smile. >> Flip your sign. There you go. >> Thank you. >> Good job. >> Thank you. [Applause] Okay. Now, the board will be informed about the recent Japanese exchange trip. >> Okay. >> Um, see, how am I going to do this? >> Again, I'm Kim Hodson. I am I teach world history and econ now in high school. And I got to go on this trip because our Japanese teacher, Mr. Chittenbin's wife, had a baby. And uh I the first year we did this I think was uh Mr. Mad came and said
023your chaperon's trip to Japan. I need to know by tomorrow. >> And so it was a wonderful experience. I had a great time. That led to hiring a Japanese teacher and then I got to go again this year. And kind of this international program thing is a passion of mine. um what this trip meant for I'll let them talk too but as as a parents of grown children and as a teacher who I had or will have had Christian and Carly I have this year I knew all these kids I had all of these kids they probably six of them had never been on a plane before more than that had never been out of the country uh they all had had Japanese so they knew more than my husband had chapron with So we
024had a a male and female which was very helpful in the airport and things but the experiences they got from this trip are irreplaceable. They had better experience than we did because we stayed in a hotel which was very nice but they stay with host families and the difference between staying in a hotel and staying with the host family who shares their life and takes them to not we went to all the touristy places they went to the host family's places. Uh so it was just an incredible experience that is not would not have been possible without the support of the mayor who helps fund this. Um the school Yumate Gene is the school in Japan that helps fund it and the kids pay for it but then they fund raise also. >> Um but
025it was a wonderful trip and what they bring back is they grow as people individually because they get this amazing experience and then they can share it with their classmates. uh and set an example for um tolerance, acceptance, and um widening their horizons. The pictures up here, I think, were uh that was leaving the airport. So, you see American students and Japanese students and families. And then this was Japanese cultural day. And you the boys have their I'll let you guys talk. You guys >> I didn't get the memo. you feel left out. >> But in your defense, it's a lot harder to put on the girls version of the Ducata than the boys version. >> So, what was your favorite thing about cultural day? >> Um, we little games of like a fishing a
026fishing hook and we fished snacks out of like a plastic kitty pool. >> That was cool. You have to pick out which one we wanted for us and we wore it for the rest of the day. >> But it was a really fun day and we went with my family and got food after. I like the uh there was um a matcha ceremony >> which I didn't like matcha but it was a fun to see the experience and do that. >> I agree with him. The traditional like um matcha ceremony was really good. I also like um making the fans too. Um, we each got to pick out a fan and one of the students at Yamote got to draw it for draw on it for us. >> So, it's a nice little memory. >>
027So, the man on the right is principal of the school and uh he's very respected and um education's a little different there. Uh, so that he was giving a speech. The middle picture is at the school. And then the girl on the left, she stayed with us. So I just, not only did we make the relationship with the Japanese students that came to our school, then she's a current student, so we definitely got to see her, but then we got to see the two girls we hosted uh, two, four years ago, which was amazing. Two years ago. Two years ago. And they, I'm sure, have have you contacted the air host families? >> Yes. October 25th, I think. >> Someone's coming. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yes. One of the um province. >> Yes. >> What
028was that building? Shinto shrine >> was it? >> Yeah. >> So, we >> Oops. Go ahead. >> Oh, we went on a boat ride in Tokyo and uh they took us around on the water and showed us like the views. There is a puppy hotel there. It was really cool. >> A what hotel? >> A puppy hotel. >> Oh, there's also What was it? Like a giant like >> was it a bean or was it like a >> Are you talking about the yellow thing? >> Yeah, the yellow thing. >> It was a flame. >> Oh, the flame. >> It was like a torch, but it had fallen over. >> It looked like a bee. >> It has an appropriate nickname. It was a beer company as well as the beer asante or one of
029the beer brands of flame but it's turned on its side because it the engineers didn't plan well. >> So all these pictures they always had something in common that after we did them then we went and touched on that. [Music] the computer. [Music] >> Okay. >> How long were you there? >> Two weeks. And you were in Tokyo >> or where? >> Close to Tokyo. It was kind of all over. So some people like me literally like 30 minutes from Tokyo, but then there were other people like an hour. >> Yokohama. >> So did you were some of you like in a rural area? A little bit rural. Okay. But and then you convened at the same high school >> with the Okay. How many of you all win? >> 12. >> 20. No. >>
030No. >> 13. >> 14. >> We started off with 20. >> Oh, gotcha. >> So you guys, what was the takeaway? Would you go back >> culturally? What was the coolest thing would you say? >> Really? I thought you might say the girls. I don't know. >> And the shopping actually. >> The shopping. >> What about the food? >> What's the craziest thing you ate? [Music] >> I ate sea urchin. That was very good. >> And went to a sushi restaurant. had there was a bunch snow crab, uh, tuna, salmon, salmon, eggs, cod, squid, octopus, >> duck. Smoked duck is so good. >> Not your Red Lobster. >> Was this the restaurant, too, where I came past? >> Yes, I went to two of them and wow, >> I ate 30 plates of sushi. We
031had a good >> 30. >> There was pineapple which was real nice. I love pineapple my favorite foods. Um but there was also a lot more floats. Normally you hear there's like beer floats but there was a lot more. And um Korean barbecue. There's also >> ate beef tongue which was good. >> Yeah. >> You liked the beef tongue? Yeah, it was definitely a bit more firm though I had there, but it was good. >> Now, when you guys were there, there were tsunami warnings. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. >> But it didn't do anything. All it did was we had a trip to Disney the next day. All it did was postpone it by like an hour. >> Okay. >> Something weird that I ate there. I mean, it's not weird, but it put
032a weird picture. It was like these like these little balls that have crab and they had this like it's like a muffin tin or cupcakes in that you bake cupcakes in but it's on the stove so it's hot and you cook the crab balls in the tin you like slip them I don't know what it's called but I had it like >> yeah so quick story on the snowing it happened in Russia at 8 in the morning our time and we didn't we didn't feel that there. So the way Kim and I got the alert was from all the texts from the kids who were getting alerts on their phones and hearing the sirens outside. What do I do? What's your host family doing? >> Our host family is uh taking us out for sushi.
033We had one one group had to evacuate up to >> for the most part. [Music] >> A memory. >> Yeah. >> Any final thoughts? >> I wish we put this back. >> Yeah. >> I got a lot of pictures, >> which we can share the presentation that Emma made. Once we get the password, we can share it with you. >> So, you went to Disney? >> Yeah, Disney. >> Have you been to Disney here? I'm just curious what the difference is between. >> Do you know what the difference between Disney there and other than the language? >> Um, it was a lot more like cleaner and I guess nicer everywhere was a lot cleaner. No, >> the city and everything or just Disney was a lot cleaner? >> Everything. So, what good trips? We did
034Disney. We did the Downtown Tokyo >> Cultural Day. Oh, the black the black egg that was there, too. >> Tell them what a black egg is. >> It's a boiled egg, but it's not black. So, it's the same. But they this big like kind of dedicated to it over by it. It was that direct was the town. If you ate the egg, what'd you get? >> Seven years. >> Okay. >> And the sulfur, it was a volcano, so the sulfur made it black. >> The eggs were boiled in the sulfur springs. That's what they >> just the outside or the inside, too? when they were >> okay. >> Tell me about the cat. >> Oh, well, yeah, I went to a cat cafe. That was your >> I was gonna ask a cat cafe. That
035Yeah, that's bizarre. Okay, >> there was a bunch of cats. There was these two little black kittens that were fighting the whole time. >> We weren't supposed to pick them up, but obviously I couldn't read the sign. So, and I also went to another cafe that had they had birds. >> They had capp bars while I was taking a bath and >> what else did they have? They had little ducks. Did they have >> Did you There was another place that did have >> also had they had really big bunnies like like huge like >> you pay and you can go in and sit and play with >> we went to family took us to Harajuku which is really popular and I think we saw There was a sea otter place. There was a dog
036cafe. There was a mini pig cafe. >> They served food at these cafes they take it to. You pet the animals and ate >> the go and coffee and there's cats around. But no, you're just paying to go spend 20 minutes with these animals. >> No food involved. >> No. Um, kids, did this give you um the feeling of want wanting to travel? I remember my daughter went to France and I knew that that was it. And she ended up traveling the world with her job. And did that give you guys the bug? Yeah. >> Okay. Parents, sorry, but that's how it's going to roll. So, good for you. >> what a wonderful opportunity. And the Japanese just seem so gracious, >> you know, and welcoming, which is just really, really wonderful. >> And then
037we welcome them in the spring. So, and that's a great experience because of the exchange. It's a little overwhelming for a small town, but we power through it. And I think we can host half as many next year or yeah, in a two-year cycle, which I think will be a little easier on us. When they came here last spring, we weren't able to host, but we I was an ambassador, so they like went to my classes with me at school. And my grandparents, we took them to Grayson Air Force Base, like a museum to show them. They went shopping in Cookamo and they also came over one night and I don't know if you guys know about this, but there was like the water bucket there the the what water bucket challenge going on and
038I let him dump ice water in them. We thank the board, the mayor of course, and um the community for making this possible because it is so great. >> How many of these trips have we done now? >> Three. >> And then the one year. So I did the one, then it was co and they went to Hawaii >> instead. Then they This is the four the So fourth >> if you count Hawaii. >> Okay. Tomorrow night, >> 12 Spanish kids are showing up at midnight and they're going to be here for three weeks. >> And is this a trip we do about every year? >> Every other because I know my freshman daughter signed up for Spanish so that she could go on a trip. So next year. >> Well, that's the Spanish classes.
039Don't do it. It's >> No. Did I say Spanish? I mean Japanese. >> Yeah. >> The school is amazing. That's their they're an intern private international school in Japan. So that is their thing too. It's very very cool. >> Thank you. Can I get a picture? Let me I hopefully I have enough battery left in my [Music] [Laughter] >> Hang on. I got to zoom back out. >> Thank you. You're if you were here for the OJ presentation or the Japanese presentation, you're welcome to stay or you're welcome to leave. That's up to you. >> Item E, approve pay increases for the following classified staff. One, Isabelle Wagner from $11 to $12 due to changes in pair professional responsibilities. and two Morgan Sprag from $12 to12.95 per hour as a rise pair professional. >> So
040moved. >> So both of these ladies were hired at the regular parah rate. Um because they have additional duties as a prek and a rise parah, they should have received the higher rate. >> Okay. >> All those >> I'm sorry. Go ahead. >> I said they're worth it. >> Oh yes. All those in favor of improving approving the increases say I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item F, board to approve the resignation of Alina Perkins, cafeteria employee at WHS effective August 25th, 2025. >> Second >> discussion. >> Uh we'd like to thank Miss Perkins for her time and service to Wash City Schools. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item G. board to approve the following online teachers. One, Ben Becker as WMHS 7th through 8th online
041teacher for the 2526 school year. And two, Amy Oswalt as WHS 9 through 12 online teacher for the 2526 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Uh Mr. Becker and Miss Oswald manage our middle and high school students respectively. Um the amount that they receive is dependent on how many students they have and we evaluate that each semester to determine their stipens in December and at the end of the school year. Um middle school, I can't remember how many. Do they have like maybe six >> and I think high schools at maybe 21 now? >> I believe so. Is that something we budget out of the education fund or is that something >> Yes, it's uh additional compensation. >> Okay. All those in favor of approving the teachers say I. >> I. >>
042Those opposed? Motion passes. Item H. Board to approve Amy Oswald for one hour per week for homebound instruction. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Uh this homebound is required per the student's IEP. So I recommend the board approve it. All those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item I, Board to approve FMLA leave for the following employees. Number one, employee 6982 from September 9th, 25 through October 26, 2025. Number two, employee number 1 1989 from October 13 and continuing through November 2nd, 2025. And three, employee number 6077 from December 8th through 2025 and returning March 2nd, 2025. >> 2026, right? >> Yes. >> Did I say something wrong? >> No, it should say March 2nd, 2026. >> Oh, okay. >> So moved. >> I second it. >> Discussion.
043>> Um, I recommend the board approve these each of these FMLA leave requests. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. Those opposed? Motion passes. Item J, board to approve the transfer of $33,38.39 from the ED fund to the cafeteria fund. >> So moved. >> Second >> discussion. Our cafeteria fund ended um the school year June 30th with a negative balance. Um as this is a federal fund, we must cover that deficit. We can transfer from the ED fund from operations or donation fund. Obviously, our operations fund does not have the capacity and we don't have a donation fund that can be used. Um, so my recommendation is to transfer from the ED fund. I have met with our new director of food service to discuss what we need to do to ensure
044this doesn't happen again. Um, I'm very confident in her lead leadership and I don't believe that we will be faced with this again. Did we get all our funds from the summer program? >> Yes. >> Okay. Because I did know because you know the government was shutting money off and turning it back on and >> Yeah, that was not affected. >> Okay. >> All those in favor of approving the transfer say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item K, board to approve moving miscellaneous precoid silverware to surplus to be sold. >> So moved. Second >> discussion. >> So, Mrs. Harold um would like to surplus the silverware. Um she found quite a bit of it. After COVID, they've moved to plastic wear. Um one just for cleanliness, not having to wash it. And
045two, when you have uh regular silverware, you end up having to replace it constantly because it gets thrown away. Um so, she is going to inventory this silverware and then see if a local restaurant might be interested in purchasing it. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item L. Board to approve an outofstate trip for the varsity baseball team to Tennessee on spring break. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Uh so this request is for our baseball team to travel to Murphy'sboro, uh Tennessee during spring break. They will participate in a series of games during that time with uh schools from Tennessee and the expenses for this trip will be paid for by the players and the baseball boosters. >> Do they take a school bus? >> Um
046that or potentially an activity bus or a couple activity buses. >> Have they done this before? >> No, I think this is the first time since I've been here. So >> this is Jack Holly. >> Yes. Okay, >> that's all. >> Okay. All those in favor of approving the trip say I. >> I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item M. Board to approve Chelsea Parson from the Grow Wab Bash County as PECAP volunteer crew teacher for the 2025 through 2026 school year. >> So second >> discussion. Um, Miss Parsons is part of our PCAP team, which you learned about at the last board meeting. So, we would like to approve her as a long-term volunteer. Um, we are not paying her. We have a portion of the grant that goes to Grow Wab Bash County
047to help offset those costs, but we are not paying her. It's just a volunteer. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item N, board to approve the following coaches. One, boys soccer volunteer Saul France. Two, high school cheerleading assistant Morgan Cisneros. Three, middle school volleyball volleyball volunteer Shay Hartley. And for high school football assistant coach Josie Philippy. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Um, we want to thank these coaches and volunteers for their willingness to serve our student athletes. And does anybody have questions about Josie coaching football? >> No. Do you have the experience? >> She she actually uh Mr. Carmichael is using her as an academic coach. That's awesome. >> And so if he has if he has [Music] >> Yeah. So
048>> I haven't been fine either way. >> If he has young men that um are struggling with their grades, they now have someone that is going to be dedicated to helping them get those grades up. So when I saw that posting that went out, I thought, what a cool idea. If I was a teacher, I would have jumped on that to do that. >> That's a really cool idea. Thank you for doing it. >> All those in favor of approving the coaches say I. >> I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Item O, approve Sarah Dorri as WHSISD paraprofessional at an hourly rate of $12.95 per hour, not to exceed 29.75 hours per week and pending background check. >> So moved. She's great. >> You will be great. >> Discussion. Uh we just like to welcome
049Mrs. Dory to Wash City Schools. >> She's a graduate from Wash. >> She is. Yeah. She's got her speech and hearing >> Yeah. degree as well. Yeah. I talked to her the other day and said, "Well, you know, you need to use that." But she talked about her passion. >> Yeah. >> And doing this in Missouri and you know, I was thrilled when she said she was interviewing the next day with you. Just just a great kid. >> Well, she an adult. Really? Really? That's a that's a great hire. >> Cool. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. Those opposed? Motion passes. Item P, board to approve hiring Mara Davenport as a full-time route driver pending transfer of her CDL to Indiana. Once that's complete, she will start. >> So move. >> Second
050>> discussion. So we currently have two routes that we combined um because we were not able to find a driver this summer. So when Mrs. Davenport reached out to us, we were like, hallelujah. Um, so once she is able to drive, we will split those two routes back up. Um, we are going to honor her years of service with us as a driver. Um, so she's hired at her daily rate plus her years of service increment. Um, and we just want to welcome Mrs. Davenport back to the transportation team. >> I think that's fair. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All those in favor of approving the hire say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item Q, board to approve Sierra Tresca as WHS part-time IT teacher at a salary of $21,439.50 prrated for the
0512526 school year and effective August 19th, 2025. >> So moved >> second >> discussion. Mrs. Tresco will fill our open industrial technology position. U Mr. Eer will serve as a mentor for her this year as she learns the industrial technology curriculum. And just a reminder, her salary and benefits are being paid from the PCAP grant for this year. And we just like to welcome Mrs. Tresca back. She's currently our high school cheerleading coach. So kind of nice having her back in the the uh building for half a day. >> Questions from the board. >> When you say industrial technology, we should be working with the equipment and stuff. >> Yes. is an introduction to construction class and then a seventh grade rotation. >> So it's a >> pretty elementary Okay. >> type things and it's
052basic equipment that she's using under that's my concern or >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> We initially had an introduction to advance advanced manufacturing as that course. >> Yeah. >> Um and didn't think that was appropriate to start so we switched that to introduction. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was Yeah. Good switch. Good switch. >> Either way, the kids are learning hands on and they're happy. >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> Those opposed? Motion passes. Item R, board to approve Jordan Best as middle school assistant football coach. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion. Again, we just want to thank our coaches for their willingness to serve our student athletes. >> Is he Is he a volunteer then? >> No, I think he is a a paid >> paid assistant. All right, they split
053up all their assistant funds. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed. Motion passes. Items from superintendent. So, I believe today we were three weeks into the school year. Um, I hope our students, family, and staff had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. Next Tuesday is our seventh grade river trip and it finally worked in my schedule to be able to be a part of it that day. So, I'm really looking forward to it and I sure hope we have a nice sunny warm day for that. >> Um, yeah, many of our schools have school picture day coming up in the next couple of weeks. We want to remind families to be sure and check parent square for items of communication such as these dates from our schools. And just a reminder
054that we use parent square for this type of communication and not our Facebook page. >> Are parent teacher conferences in September or October? >> October. >> The end of the nine weeks. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um items from administrators. >> Guys, it was great. I went to uh Eagles today because Today is the first day of our piano electronics class and probably visit Mr. Brock tomorrow too for our first day of our music theater class. So a really exciting thing people for press release between center and city schools about what we're doing. >> What's the enrollment right now? >> There I think are nine kids in the in the piano class 10 possible and we were at 16 or 17 music >> and you c that at 40. I don't believe I >> right now.
055>> Okay. But I just, you know, bravo. >> Hats off. Yeah, that'll be fun. That will really be fun. >> What will you be, what will you be teaching in your >> um it'll be a history of just musical theater in general as well as a mix of performance based learning for that as well. So doing solos and duets with each other. >> And then will you have a performance at the end of the year? >> We're hoping to have the showcase. >> Yeah, that's that's what I kind of wondered. Oh, good for you. Sounds like fun. >> Thank you. Did you have anything? >> No, just I can finally take some credit for my children's success in athletics. >> You waited till one left. [Laughter] >> Other items from visitors? Um items from board
056members. We'll start with Connie. >> I want to know how's the CCAP program with the the integrated with >> Yeah. PCAP. >> Yes. >> You guys have way too many actors that >> Yeah. >> Well, it's going great. I really I really love the program. It's great seeing the kids engaged. >> I want I want to come in and observe, you know, just hang out. >> That would be great. It's They do a lot of field trips, too. So, um they did a They're doing a local geology unit. So, they've been to the park to check out the rock formations that are there that I guess I didn't know existed, but who do they? >> Oh, man. Ball State used to come to the cut and Yeah, that's pretty amazing. >> That's pretty amazing. >>
057And they're going to they're working on projects that will be displayed um at the museum. So, on Thursday, they're they're learning about that as well. >> So, it's going well. Good. Great. Good. And kids liking it? Yes. So far? Yeah. >> So far so good. >> They're and they're achieving. That's That's awesome. >> That's what we want. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> I don't have anything tonight. >> Um I would just like to thank Miss Philippy for the information session that we had at OJ Neighbors. Um the turnout was small, but the information was great and I really appreciate you putting that on. >> Oh yeah. >> Information on >> on school safety, houses, um how attendance. We went over the tendance policy. >> Yes. um just all kinds of information. Um Mr. Hipskin and
058Mr. Miller were there and presented on school safety and Mr. Click and I talked abouties and different interventions and and things. It was >> I learned a lot. So I appreciate that. >> Um I enjoyed hearing about OJ Neighbors houses. >> It'll make the kids work together a lot better. >> It's not, you know, third grade rules. know the little house >> and I enjoyed hearing about the Japanese >> children. One other thing I it's always gratifying to me to see how many Wabash kids come back to contribute to the corporation. I look at these volunteer coaches. I look at at you coming and and sharing your expertise and that speaks volumes. It it just is is wonderful. I just, you know, just really neat. Apparently, we did something right. >> Yeah. >> And I
059don't have anything tonight. So, with that, we'll adjourn. Thank you. I'm I'm