001says, >> "All right, it's 6 o' do a roll call. Since we are missing some folks, I'm going to do it tonight. Uh we have Jade and Rhonda who are missing, but we looks like we have a quorum." And so I'm going to call to order the Water City Schools board meeting uh for Monday, August the 4th of 2025. If you would 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. >> City school's mission is to provide a relevant and rigorous education founded upon relationships and to ensure each student is college can be career ready for success in a global community. Welcome to all who are
002here and looks like you have a great sorry recognitions tonight. We have uh the boys track team that participated in the state track meet and looks like we have Mr. Evans here to help us out with that. Yeah. So I can introduce him. Coulson competed in the 100 and the 200 at the state meet. Made the finals in both 200. And I looked, I cannot find another county athlete ever that was ever all state in the 100 and 200 in the same meet, let alone just being all state in one of those two. It's very, very, very, very rare. And he did it in both. And in the process set two new school records, and he's only a junior, so it was it was a great day for him. And then these guys here in
003the 4x8, that's Ezra. And that's Jace. Nice hair, man. Jonas and Kaden, they uh finished 19th. >> Yep. 19th in the state. They were not supposed to be uh that good, but they ended up beating a lot of schools when they got down there and in the process set a new school record multiple times throughout the season, but ended up setting the final one, the best one at that meet. So, we've never had a 4x8 relay ever go to the state meet, ever. I think the last time a relay team actually made it to the state meet was like in the 30s. >> It was >> like when when track was still like in its infancy. Um, so for such a small school as we are to compete against the schools that were down there,
004if you looked at the names of the schools that were there, they're all mega schools and 6A class 6A football schools, you know, like Zansville and Caramel and Center Grove and all these huge mega schools that they send their relay teams all the time because they got, you know, 150 kids on their team. But for a school of this size to be able to do that um is remarkable. And they put in the work throughout the winter just to get to this point. It's not like they just showed up on the first day and said, "Hey, coach, we just want to go to the state meeting. Let's let's do it." I said, "We we we put in the work throughout the winter to get to this point." And they're not going to say anything. they're
005humble enough to to just put their nose to the to the grindstoneone and just work work work work. And I couldn't be more proud and I hope the community as well is is is the same as me because seeing their work ethic some of those days in the winter when it's cold and they got to still do some stuff. It was awesome. So awesome. >> How many kids in your family? >> Uh, I have three older sisters. >> So, no wonder you can run fast. I mean, that was my first thought. Congratulations. I taught at Wabash for many, many years and I watched a lot of really, really good runners. Um, still some state records for high jump and some things like that, but you guys really busted it. I love it. I love it.
006I love it. For those of you who are going to college, you're going to run. >> Yeah. >> Where are you headed? Tell me. >> I'm going to Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. >> Okay. >> I'm going to Grace College. >> Grace College. >> Ah, that's wonderful. That's No, the Michigan I have trouble with. I'm the Ohio State. [Music] Uh, I'm thrilled for you though, guys. I bet you hate to see it come to an end, right? >> And congratulations, coach. I remember when you were a beginning teacher and that kind of thing and you've come. This is great. This is great. Congratulations. >> Thank you guys for coming back from graduation. Number one, you graduated. Thanks for coming back for YouTube, too. Thank you guys all for showing up tonight and just being
007a great representation of Wish County, Wish City and Wish County for that matter. Uh it's really it's awesome to see. I I see guys running all the time. Where I live, I can see you guys running. You guys put the work in. It's it's just something that coach says. I see it. So, it's really cool to see you guys be accomplishing what you guys did. It's awesome. So, and coach, I do appreciate all you do. It's not something that everyone sees. And so, I want you to know it's it's I see it. So I appreciate it. >> Very outstanding student in the classrooms too. Subs noticed that >> and appreciate it too. >> Yes. >> If I could address the board, I just want to highlight a couple one thing and that is um in
008all 50 states, Indiana is the only state that does not do a class state meet. So these guys are the only state in the country that small schools are competing against the big ones. And the reason why these guys have developed, and you guys have called it out, is coach Evans dedication and commitment to pouring into these guys as athletes, but also as humans is remarkable. And as a parent, I'm so grateful that they're part of the Wash City Schools track team because we they've made a difference in our boys class. >> I didn't realize they didn't have class. That is who knows man. I we won the state baseball championship in 80 what Josh six >> and it was there was no class baseball and you know we went up but ironically played against
009Marion and it was like you know the Goliath versus the Giant on so many levels. Wow. That is just well that is just well. All right. You guys may stay if you would like to, but feel free to leave if you would like to as well. Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Here's if we have some revisions toward tonight. We have on the board uh to approve revisions 4 through T and board to approve the removal of 4J. I have a motion. I make second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> All right. Revisions have been approved. Is there anyone in the audience that wishes to comment on an agenda item? All right. Consent agenda. We have minutes from July 21st of 2025. Got some claims, donations, none
010tonight. No financials as well. the next regulator. >> Oh, sorry. See, I need to turn. This is my first go around. So, thank you. Uh, I'll take a motion for the consent agenda. >> Someone I second it. >> All right. Um, so any those in all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. The next regular scheduled board meeting is on May Nope. Monday, August 18th, 2025. at the WC Hall and I'll be at 6:00 p p.m. We have some items of communication there. No old business. We got some new business tonight. And so the board is to approve a 2025 2026 evaluation plan. This I'll take a motion. >> So I second. >> All right. Discussion. >> Um each year the board is required to approve our staff
011evaluation uh plan. Um the changes that we have made this year are as follows. I'll just highlight them. Um first, we are allowed to remove the effective highly effective um those categories by state law, but we've elected to keep them. Our our staff is familiar with them. Um we have a long cycle which is for teachers in first and second year. It used to be in years one through three. So, we wanted that to align that when a new teacher gets their license, it's a two-year license. So, they would be on the long cycle during those first two years. Um, they will get two obser or two long observations and two short observations. It used to be two long and three short. So, we've reduced that by one. Um, the short cycle is for teachers
012that are in years three and beyond with Wes City Schools. Um, it used to be four years and beyond. and the number of observations they receive, one long and two short, remains the same. Um, we also ha are looking at changing the attendance under core professionalism and right now the current verbiage was anytime that attendance becomes a detriment to the classroom due to absences within the control of the faculty member. We have found that that is very vague and so we wanted something that was a little more like this is exactly what it means. Um, so we are changing it to missing more than the yearly PTO allotment. Professional and bereavement days not included without FMLA documentation. So if somebody has a surgery and they're going to be out for 15 days, that does not
013count against them. Um, professional days that we send them on conferences do not count against them or bereavement days. Um so this change does mean that if teachers miss more than 15 days um they will get a minus one on their final evaluation. Okay. >> Any questions from the board >> on the evaluations? Um how are you dividing that up? If it's one school now who's going to do like middle school teachers and who will do the high school teachers? >> Mike Mike is in charge of all of the evaluations. >> When does he have to have those done? um we usually have them done by the last day of school. Um we are working with this reduction. He thinks he will be able to have them done sooner. The only thing is is there
014is data for SLOs's that we have to wait until we get like I learn data. Um so we have a plan that he can do their summitive meeting before the end of the school year. it will be um uh contingent on the SLO data but we can do that enter the data in our um online platform and then the teachers can sign off digitally >> by the last school. >> Okay. >> Do we get any feedback from staff on the evaluation process and how they feel those or anything like that? >> We have never done that. >> Okay. Is it a check off thing or is it a a gut feeling on some of the things that the administrators or I can't remember. >> There's a rubric that they follow that's very detailed about if
015a teacher does this there are one a two a three or a four >> and the short evaluations does involve a rubric as well or is it just >> we use the same rubric for all all observations. >> Okay. the teachers in trouble then in terms of discipline and and they get a poor uh a less than satisfactory evaluation. >> Um do you work with them then before the next before the next short visit and that kind of thing? Do they have mentor teachers? >> Yes, we do. >> Okay. >> All right. Any other questions from the board? >> No. >> All right. All those in favor of approving the evaluation plan say I. I. >> I. >> Any opposed. All right. Motion passes. Item B. Board to approve WCS property liability of automotive workers
016comp insurance renewal. I'll take a motion. So move >> and I'll second it. Yeah. That okay. We were informed earlier this year that our insurance carrier was dropping us. Um over the past four years, we had several high dollar claims. Um the elevators, the middle school air handler, the flooded OJ, and then the bus accident. Um our agent, Daniel Schmidt at Inguard worked very hard to find a company for us. Um we received a renewal proposal from Church Mutual. Last year, our total cost for these insuranceances was $217,441. The new policy um is going to be $361,980. This is um quite an increase, which I will be honest, I expected it. Um one bright spot is that Church Mutual will do quarterly invoicing with us. So, our previous carrier required a one-time payment in August.
017Um, so it's nice to know that we can do quarterly payments and we have it in our budget to pay the two quarterly payments for this year. So we know building our budget for next year what we need to have in it. Um, so that that was uh, as someone said, a silver lining and a a dark cloud. >> Yeah. >> So the elevators come against us. It's not like they smashed down or anything. >> No, there was it was are all shot shorted out when when an electrical storm hit. >> Yep. >> Oh, >> we had to replace all the all the ins. >> It was quite >> an electrical problem. >> Was that the same time that the flood happened? >> Yeah. >> No, it was earlier. >> It was air, right? >>
018Okay. There was something else around that time too. It was a lot at once. >> And just this this is paid out of operations. >> Yeah. >> Right. which then just puts that more of a pinch on that. >> Yeah. >> Other things to do. >> All right. Any other questions? >> All right. All those in favor for the insurance renewal say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. C. Board to approve 2025 2026 transportation handbook with the highlighted changes on page six. Seems like we have Miss Callahan here to help us out with that. >> Yeah. So, under the post-trip inspection, we added an item that allows drivers to be paid up to an hour and a half to clean their bus if it's extra dirty. There's extra mud or dirt
019tracked in tracked in after a field trip. Um, so hopefully that'll help them if they do have to clean their buses after a dirty field trip. And then the student discipline matrix just a little more clear and it's got the steps outlined a little bit better I think about what steps the drivers should take and then if they do all those steps then it moves to admin and hopefully that helps the drivers also excess I apologize >> I make a motion >> I appreciate I'll say commit. >> Told you. >> All right. >> Um, I just want to say that Mrs. Callahan has done a great job as our transportation director. Um, I appreciate that she went through the student discipline matrix. I think that it's great to have it consistent across all buildings. Um,
020so families know what's expected regardless of what building you're in. >> Do all the buses have cameras on? >> Yes. >> Okay. I went on a field trip one day. Yeah. Okay. >> It was entertaining. Tell them I'm sure. Yeah. >> The bus drivers go through a lot. >> They do. >> All right. Any other questions? >> No. >> All right. Now that we had that motion taken care of, uh I will ask if you would take a vote on the transportation handbook. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. D approve compensation totaling in 5,988.71 cents to Natasha Whitney for foregoing her prep period to teach sections in the 2025 2026 school year. I'll accept a motion. >> So move. >> I second it. >> All right. Any
021discussion? >> Um Mrs. Whitney will be picking up some of our math courses after we lost two of our math teachers. She will continue to teach two business courses, I believe. Um and to sure to ensure that we have all our math classes covered, we do need her to teach during her prep. Um she is willing to do this, which is greatly appreciated. And the additional compensation is figured by calculating her um her period rate and multiplying that by the 185 days. >> What math classes are they? She's uh largely teaching pre-alggebra and algebra. >> Okay. Algebra >> eighth graders and ninth graders. Okay. >> Math teachers are so easy to find, aren't they? >> They are. >> Just growing right on trees, aren't they? >> It's the hope for this just to be, you
022know, one year and then kind of reevaluate how things go next year. >> Yeah, that's the plan. And the math is in a bit of a transition with what's happening with the new diploma requirements as well. So, >> Sure. Okay. Any other questions from the board? All right. >> What was that? >> I said I'm glad she's willing. >> That's a big ask. >> This is crunch time. >> All right. All those in favor of Natasha doing this for us, uh, say I >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Item E. board to approve the following extra PTO day for Kristen Hoppus, Caitlyn Cornet, Jade Simbo, and Jacqueline Holly, and 250 in the Valley account for Yorama Rodriguez uh for the wellness screenings participation. I'll accept the motion. >> So move. I second
023it. >> Discussion. Um, each year in the spring we offer wellness screenings in partnership with Park View and staff that participate are entered into a drawing and one person from each building gets the extra PTO day and one person from all that participated gets the $250 deposit into their ballot account and this does come from our forefeiter account. Um, so the individuals listed are the winners from last spring. And I think last spring's um number that participated was one of the highest we've had. >> That's great. >> They almost doubled the year before. >> That's great. >> All right. Any questions from the board? >> Do they do this during like the spring health fair at the at RPU? Is that >> No, we they come to our school and we do it on a
024staff PD day. So we do it like uh from 7 to 9. That way it works out great. They're not rushing to get back to their other buildings. >> That's what I'm saying. That's great to accommodate you. >> That's great. >> All right. All those in favor of the extra PTO and uh the 250 account deposit say I >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Item board to approve the following classified transfers. Tammy Mate at LH to as a preschool parah to kindergarten parah beginning the 256 school year and Stephanie Harden at OJ from Rise Parah to Jen Ed Para. I'll accept a motion. >> So moved. >> I'll second it. >> Discussion. >> Um we appreciate these two ladies willingness to move into new positions for the upcoming school year. >> Definitely.
025Anything from the board questions? All right. Uh any sorry uh for those who >> Yeah, I was kidding. >> All right. All those in favor of uh the following classified transfers approving the classified transfers say I. >> I. I. >> Any oppose? All right. Motion passes. G board to approve the hiring of the following classified staff. Don Saunders as a par preschool parah at LH beginning in the 2526 school year. Adam Miller as the middle school high school custodian at 20 to 25 hours per week at the beginning of the 2526 school year. Emily Mans as a permanent sub at at fourth grade. DLI from August 11th through 25th as a sub at substitute pay. and Morgan Sprag as a rise par profofessional at $12 an hour effective August 8th 2025. I'll accept the motion.
026I make a motion. >> I second it. >> Our discussion. >> Um Mrs. Saunders worked for our district for many many years. So we're excited to welcome her back um to Wabash City Schools. Mr. Miller is a senior, correct? Um and he's going to assist our custo custodians after school with tra collection. Um we have done this in the past where we've hired students and it's worked out very well. Um Miss Mans will be filling in in our fourth grade DLI. Um hopefully uh we have a teacher on their way. Um she has sub for us before in the DLI's classrooms. She does speak Spanish. So, it's I'm glad that we were able to get a Spanish speaking sub in there. Um, we're thankful that she's willing to fill in for us. And finally, Miss
027Brig um will fill an open parah position in the rise room. Um, she worked for us last year and was not able to continue employment. So, we're excited that she is able to come back. >> That's great. >> All right. Any questions from the board? >> What is the RISE program? >> Um, it is functional skills. Yeah. >> Okay. I make a motion. >> Do that again. All right. All right. Those who are in favor of hiring the classified staff say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Item H. board to approve the hiring of Sierra Phillips at the middle school high school as a math teacher beginning at a beginning teacher salary of $40,020. I'll accept a motion. >> Second >> our discussion. >> Uh Miss Phillips has worked for us
028as a substitute teacher in PAR for several years. She does have a bachelor's degree in educational studies. Um she'll start on an emergency permit and then she is going to work towards getting a master's degree in math which will allow her to get her regular license. Um we're excited for her to begin her teaching career with us. >> All right. Any questions from the board? >> Was she Hall before she got married? >> Yes. Okay. She played basketball of course. >> Okay. >> So she's around. She's been here. >> What was her name? Hall. >> Oh, okay. Oh, >> all right. >> Good kid. >> Yeah, very good. Very good kid. >> I don't know Sierra, but it sounds like she's a great kid. >> Yeah, she's a good kid. She's good on the basketball
029court, too. Okay. >> All right. Those in favor of hiring Sierra Phillips as our next math teacher at the high school middle school. Those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. Welcome, Sierra. All right. Item I board to approve Brock Ireland as the middle school choir teacher at the beginning of teacher salary at the beginning teacher salary of $40,20 pending lure. >> I make a motion. >> I second it. Discussion. >> Uh Mr. Ireland served as a parah and a teaching parah for us last year. He has a musical theater degree. So he'll start on an emergency permit as well. Um he will begin working on a master's degree which will allow him to apply for his regular license. Um last year he did a great job for
030us. Very flexible. Um and we're excited to hire him as our middle school choir teacher. >> It'll be fun. >> He also was helpful in the grease uh production. I thought they did a fantastic job. Um >> so yeah, I think that's >> awesome. Anyone else from the board have a question or >> on the emergency permit? How long do they have how does that roll to a year or what? >> It does, but if they can show that they have taken course work Yeah. to um get the degree, we're allowed to rate it. >> Okay. >> All right. Those in favor of approving Brock Ireland to join our staff say I. >> I. >> All right. Those opposed? Motion passes. Welcome, Brock. All right. Item K board to approve promoting Diana George to the
031middle school head quick position with a pay increase of $165 per hour effective August 8th 2025. Accept the motion. >> So move second. >> All right. Sorry. Discussion. >> Uh Miss Herrell has been working with Mrs. George to take over as the head cook at the middle school high school. Um Mrs. Herold said that she has done a really great job learning the position and we're excited to move her into that. uh spot permanently. >> All right, any questions? >> No. >> All right, those in favor of promoting Diana George to the head position, say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? All right, motion passes. Item L, a board to approve the resignation of Alex Stall at WMS Health Parrofessional. I'll accept the motion. >> So moved. >> I second it. >> Discussion. >> Um,
032Mrs. Stall requested a leave of absence last year. Unfortunately, she's not able to return. We want to thank her for her time and services to Wes Mash City Schools and continue to keep her in our thoughts and prayers. >> All right, any questions? All right, the board to approve the resignation. Sorry. >> Yeah. Uh those who approve the resignation say I >> I opposed. Motion passes. Letter M. board to approve the bus routes for 2025 2026 school year with a few routes updates. I'll accept a motion. >> So moved. I second it. >> Discussion. >> Uh we do have Mrs. Callahan here. Um she can review the changes for our bus routes for this coming year. >> So I had a driver reach out to me and ask if we could add a stop to
033her route because it better accommodates some of her kids. She's getting a bunch of younger kids in this spot and that stop fits right in between a couple of existing stops. So, that seemed like a no-brainer. So, we added that. And then, as you all know, we had to combine a route for the last few months of last year. Um, looks like we're going to do that at least for the beginning of this year. Um, we may have another driver coming on board that we can split the routes again, but as of now, we're going to start the year with a combined route again. Um, didn't didn't we have software that we were able to get to help with the bus and all that? Is that how's that working? Is that helpful? Is it >>
034It's very helpful. >> Yeah. >> It's doing it job. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's been a great software. >> How far do our drivers go? Do they still go out to Rowan and >> we go to Rowan, Le Fountain, >> Urbana? All over. >> Okay. I I one. >> All right. Any other questions? All right. Um, let's see. So, those in favor of accepting the changes in the bus routes say I >> I oppose. All right. Motion passes. Item N. Board to approve the following coaches for 2526 school year. Varsity softball. Alicia Galott, softball assistant Nick Galott, high school cheerleading volunteer, Caitlyn BS, middle school tennis head coach Matt Zikus, and middle school football assistant Austin Hyatt. Middle school cheerleading volunteer JC G volunte Oh, volleyball volunteers Ava Morris and Emma Tracy accept the motion. >>
035So move. I second >> discussion. Um, most of these people are people who coach for us already. Uh, Austin Hyatt is a W bash grad who is coming back to help with football and Alicia is a teacher and it's the first teacher that we've had coach softball in probably 12 13 years. So, uh, so we're looking forward to that. So, >> all right. Those in favor of approving the coaches say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion passes. Item O, board to approve the hiring of Megan Handing as the middle school, high school, fifth grade pair professional at the hourly rate of $11 per hour, not to exceed the 29.75 hours per week. I'll accept a motion. >> So moved. >> Second, >> discussion. >> Um, last year our fifth grade PAR position opened up in
036the spring and we did not fill it. Um, so Mrs. Handing is filling that position. We want to welcome her to Wes City Schools. >> All right. Those in favor of hiring Megan Hanning say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion passes. Item P. Board will be informed of the 2425 aggregate teacher evaluation results for each building. I'll accept the motion. >> So second >> discussion. So I uh let me see I put together a quick presentation to just show um we are required to share the aggregate teacher evaluation results. Um so this is for 2425. Um elementary results LH Carpenter they have eight certified staff that fall into this requirement. Um all eight were rated as highly effective. At OJ, we have 28 certified teaching staff. 18 were rated as highly effective and 10 were
037rated as effective. Moving on to secondary, um the middle school has 28 certified staff. 11 were rated as highly effective and 17 were rated as effective. And the high school there are 29 certified staff, nine rated as highly effective and 20 rated as effective. Next year this will be combined into one. Um so when you look across the district we had 93 certified teachers that were evaluated and we had 46 that were rated as highly effective. So 49.5% and 47 were rated as effective 50.5%. [Music] >> So is there discussion amongst those who are grading teachers? like the what the criteria is like what how you guys are kind of like is there apples to apples and I know it's got difficult right >> and that is something that you you will always see differences
038between um and that is something that we can work on as evaluators to have that interrator reliability >> that's what I was just I mean I'm sure that it's done to the best of your guys ability but like how do we do that as the the best we can across the whole board of the school district so that's always one of those things we don't have to do any approval that >> No, that was just a we have to >> overview of it. >> Well, thank you. >> Any questions for the board? >> All right. Item Q recommend board approving FMLA leave for employee employee 1987 beginning August 8th through uh August 8, 2025 through November 7, 2025. I accept a motion. >> I make a motion. I second. >> All right. Discussion. Um, I
039recommend the board approve this FMLA leave request. >> Those in favor of the of the FMLA leave say I. >> Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Item R, approve WCS health insurance renewal. I accept the motion. >> I make a motion. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Um, last week we met with Inguard and our plan plan administrator AGA. Over the last year, our plan has worked very well for us. Um, our self-funded account has a good balance. Our cost this year will go up by 4 and a.5% which is really good. Um, I looked up the national average for health insurance increases for 2025 and it's about 7 to 9%. So, we're below that. Um and part of that is just because um our employees have done a good job using the insurance, using the various
040benefits that we have to make um costs cheaper for us. Um so for next year, our total maximum cost for 2526 will be $2,340,311. And those are shared between the district and employees. And some of that comes from ED funds, some of it comes from operations. Just depends on where the person is paid from. >> Sure. >> Any questions from the board? >> You sit down and talk with them and talk about deductibles and if they would take the higher deductible then, you know, it' be less. Then when does that happen? >> Yeah, we we've shared information about you know the benefit of moving to the HSA um the high deductible and you know that it's a lower cost so that puts more money in your pocket to be putting money into your HSA. Well,
041I sure hope they take advantage of that. >> Does the wellness program does that help at all with the premiums at all or not? >> Doing the wellness. >> No, but that's part of our insurance package. >> Okay. Just help. It's a helpful thing. Okay, cool. All right. Those in favor of the renewal for the health insurance say I >> opposed. All right. Motion passes. Item S, board to approve the following summer conditioning positions for 2526 school year. Katie Chromemer, Kesha Wright, Brian Carmichael, Paul Wright. I'll accept the motion. >> I live. >> Second. >> Discussion. >> Uh, this one's my fault. This should have been done before summer. They were they've already finished this, but it's the same four people who've done it for the last 10 years. >> All right. Those who sorry
042those in favor of summer conditioning positions being approved say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion passes. Item T. Board to approve the following coaches for the 2526 school year. Boys soccer volunteer Matt Mindok and football volunteer Tom Wright. I'll accept the motion. >> Second >> discussion. >> Um Mr. Mindok helped with middle school in the past and now he's moving up to the high school and coach Wright was a paid coach last year and he's moving down to be a volunteer. >> All right. Those in favor of the following coaches being approved say I >> I >> opposed. Motion passes items from the superintendent. >> Um first I want to start by congratulating the boys that were here tonight that participated in the state track meet. Um their hard work and dedication has paid off.
043Um, also, you know, commend Mr. Evans for the work that he does with both our cross country and our track team. Um, currently our enrollment sits at about 1,151. Now, that is the actual number of students who K through 12 whose parents have completed the enrollment process. Um, we still have 195 more that have not started it. Um, so that would put us at like 1346. We know that some of those we may lose. Um, but hope hopefully we get a huge uh huge increase. You know, we need to put some reminders out this this week that school starts on Tuesday. Get your kid registered. Um, and this Friday, we welcome our staff back. It's our first staff day and our first student day is Tuesday, August 12th. And that means that we have 8
044days of summer vacation left for our students. [Music] >> All right. Any questions from the board? Okay. Items from the chief operations officer. >> I just want to thank our custodial staff and all the buildings for getting everything ready for the new year. Uh they've knocked everything out. They're all ready to go. Told me today that everything's good and ready. So >> good. Cool. I've seen they've done some things like the tree out front of the school is gone, >> resurfacing at the high school, middle school. That's awesome. Yeah. >> Yeah. Chad Nickham has done a really nice job for us this summer. Um he's he's been integral for a lot of those things, the trees and >> juggling the project in the back of school. >> Yeah. >> All right. Items from administrators. >>
045Happy to start the school year. It's great. We're one week ahead. This is when everybody starts coming in. So, it was great to see a lot of teachers and hopefully they're they're well rested and got to enjoy their summer. We're ready to go. >> Same. >> All right. Um, other items from visitors. All right. Items from board members. We'll start with gentlemen tonight. >> Um, will the board out front give like upcoming events >> like the date board out in front of a high school? >> Yeah. So, uh, interesting what we're going to do with that. Um, we've actually turned that over to Mr. Galley and the, uh, student media class. Um, so they they have both the boards in front of the high school and the middle school. And so, they're going to keep
046those updated all year. I think they'll also do some some fun things with putting a a QR code out there so that people can scan that as they go by. They shouldn't be have their phone out when they're driving. They have, you know, friend with them or something, they >> ran over your sign. But I think that's going to be great. He's excited about it. So >> lets parents know, yes, there's actually a dance coming out, just not >> filling you full of gum. Thank you. >> Okay. >> All right, Connie. >> The track team so great. I, you know, the tradition of sports at W Bash has always been wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful to follow. when as a parent for our former athletes, it was fun most of the time to have the kids in
047athletics and I'm just really really tickled. Um, Friday is the first day, okay, in the middle school auditorium and all the teachers are probably waking up in the middle of the night now going, "Oh, it's Friday. I remember that." So, that's great. >> All right. Um, I just wanted to say that welcome to uh Officer Ron Miller. He's our new SRO joining in with Officer Hipskin. That's awesome. Very thankful for the Wild City uh mayor and obviously they're seeing council helping us out. I'm looking to Mr. Dylan because he's here in the audience. Uh that is huge. It's it doesn't go unnoticed from the board that you guys are stepping up and helping us out with another officer to help our our community safe, our school community safe. Um, sounds like we got some roof
048work going on at the high school. That's awesome. >> Supposed to be done before school starts. So, >> gotta be even better. >> Yes, we got about that. >> Especially especially the classrooms back there. Yeah. Um, if you have not had food yet tonight, you should go to Goodfellows and support the day foes. There's some health stuff going on. Not going to get into it all, but there it's the make a difference Monday. And so if you want to go help Stephen win his fight, he's a former uh board member and and Megan is also an employee for Wild City School. So I already had my food because I eat at the geriatrics. Um and so no offense. Um I just eat early. Um but um go get some food at good good fellows. It
049is it is good. Um and also welcome back to all the teachers, staff, students. Um as you already said, it's a few days away. um and hoping for a really great school year to come. And with that, we will make an adjournment. Thank you. You have the same