001[music] Heat. Heat. Heat up >> [music] >> here. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Good evening everyone. I'm calling the board of school trustees meeting to order. If you're able, will you please stand as we take a moment of silence and recite 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. >> Thank you. >> No one has signed up for patron concerns. So, next we have student recognition. Dr. Mr. Redmond, will you introduce our highly exceptional student? >> I sure will. Thank you, Mrs. Glover. Tonight, we're excited to welcome Mr. Tyler
002Schmidt, who is a senior at Castle High School. Uh Tyler had the opportunity to compete in the high school business day case and scholarship challenge at USI. So, basically that day consisted of several activities. Um it looks like there were a record number of high school students there this year at 195 from 13 different schools throughout the day. The students had the opportunity to um be around other USI business students and alumni who are now working in various business related fields and they also had the opportunity to compete in a set of challenges. So I'm going to have Tyler um talk with us about what those challenges were because he's the he's the big winner. So, I'd like for him to explain what he did and then we can have him come and shake everyone's
003hands. >> How's it going everybody? Um, so I'm going to tell you a little bit about bit about those uh competitions I competed in. So, last year I actually competed in the um accounting test. Essentially, it's a really long test. I was in it for about an hour. It's around a 100 questions. Um I competed in it last year. Highest score. Got to take home a $1,000 scholarship. I was able to win that last year. Came back this year, competed in the same one. Was able to win it again for a second year in a row. So, got a couple scholarships in the bag for college next year, which is awesome to USI. Um, and then this year I took on um the other competition which was the case study. Um, basically what they did
004is they gave us financials of a business and from there the business asked us to find an expansion plan for it and it was up to us to be able to figure out how to accomplish the business's goals without running it into the into the ground. Um, and we had to put together a presentation and present it in front of a board of judges. Some of them were accountants, some were students. Um, I got to present in front of the business teacher that's out there in finance. Um, you're supposed to compete in a group, but I didn't have any from Castle at that competition. So, um, I competed by myself and presented and managed to get first place in that one, too. So, that got me 750 cash and then I got 250 towards the
005school as well. So, that's a little bit about the pres about the competitions. >> Very good. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. [applause] >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. Keep it up. >> Thanks so much. >> Great work. Congratulations. Thank you. >> Good luck. >> Congratulations. >> Next, we have a guest speaker, Dr. Redmond. Will you introduce our guest? >> Uh, yes. We have two guests with us here tonight from Centerpoint Energy, Sonia Finwick and Jill Barrett. >> Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to be here. Uh my name is Jill Barrett and I manage our energy efficiency programs at Centerpoint. And then I'll let Sonia introduce herself. >> I'm Sonia Fenwick. I work for Resource Innovations and we manage uh the Centerpoint Energy commercial rebate or incentive program. >> So, we're excited to be here tonight to
006present a check to you for some of the work that you did in 2025 with us. So, a lot of the upgrades that you made to your facilities included some new kitchen equipment, some HVAC replacements, and a lot of lighting work. And that work totaled $175,844. and incentives that we were able to give you back for that work and upgrades that you did in those buildings. The work hasn't stopped there, I will admit. Um, Sonia has been very busy. Already here in 2026, we've paid out $68,000 in incentives for work that you guys are continuing to do in the buildings. Um, and some of that is building automation system upgrades. It's HVAC replacements, it's chiller replacements, and then some new construction items. So, you know, we have a lot of activity going on. Sonia can
007talk just briefly about some of that upcoming work, but again, our goal is to help make your buildings more comfortable and efficient. And so, we really appreciate your participation in our program. So, Sonia, you want to provide one more update? >> Thank you, Jill. Uh, on the building automation front, so um, Log, I think that project is completed. It's just awaiting an inspection. Uh and then Boonville High School, we're waiting on completion on that project, but it has been added to uh there's going to be some other high efficiency items going in that have are not even included in that almost $70,000 number. So, we just look forward to the the partnership and the continued working together to get the school corporation back the incentive dollars and have more comfortable and efficient buildings. >> Wonderful.
008>> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. [applause] Thank you very much. We just endorsed that over to Cash. >> You Oh, okay. I thought it was going to Todd Armstrong. I didn't know. Okay. [laughter] >> Thank you. Thank you very >> next we have a presentation by Dr. Gresian any intro? >> Yes, sure. Uh thank you Mrs. Glover. Uh we are just about ready to start our very busy hiring season. So I asked Dr. Gresham if he could take just a few minutes to explain kind of what that process looks like and all the things that go into the decision making uh when it comes to how we determine where and when and how we hire staff. Dr. Gresham. >> Thank you Dr. Edmond. Um, thank you board for giving me an opportunity to
009run through some of the highlights of what the hiring season looks like in the human resource department. As you're well aware, hiring season doesn't really stop anymore. We hire all year round and we have hires at every single schoolboard meeting. However, the bulk of our hiring is done in the spring in anticipation of getting ready for the next school year. There are several steps to our hiring season and the first step is obviously retirements and resignations. Those come in throughout the year um as soon as school starts. It seems like we're starting to get retirements and resignations. Some of them effective at the end of the semester, some effective at the end of the school year, and some effective immediately. And so we keep track of all those obviously. And that's obviously the first starting
010point is we have to determine if we're going to fill positions after we get retirements and resignations. And that's where the second step comes in, our staffing meetings. So we will meet as a group with the principles of the secondary schools, our middle schools and high schools. And we'll have a meeting and we'll look at what are your needs? What are enrollments look like in your building? This teacher that resigned, is this something a position that we have to replace? Teacher that retired, is this a position that we have to replace? And perhaps even even if you didn't have any retirements or resignations, you may need more staff based on enrollment trends. And we'll have the exact same meeting with our elementary principles. Looking at your first graders, if you're going to second grade and
011how many second grade teachers you have, second going to third and how many third grade teachers you have. Consider the retirements and resignations. Are those all positions that we need to replace? Is there an opportunity maybe to uh save some because of declining enrollments? or even if you didn't have any retirements and resignations due to growing enrollments, you might need more positions. So those happen at the staffing meetings. We have those staffing meetings scheduled for the end of February and the middle of March, respectively, for our secondary [snorts] and elementary. And so that's the second step is our staffing meetings. Once we get done with the staffing meetings, we'll determine what positions we're going to post. Obviously, all those go on our website. Some of the more difficult to fill positions also get posted to
012Indeed or on the principal association website or the IDOE website. We post positions multiple places so that we can cast a wide net to try to get as many candidates as we can. Following the posting, principles determine who they are going to interview for these positions. And when I say principles, we do the same thing with our managers. Uh Chennai, Gary, Brian, we do the same types of things of trying to fill those positions as well. But right now a lot of our focus is on the the certified position. So that's why that's going to be what's addressed mainly in this presentation. Post positions decide who they're going to interview. In many cases they interview every candidate. We give five to 10 candidates. Most of our principles will want to interview every single candidate. If
013they candidates get above 10, sometimes still 11 12 to 15, they may decide to interview every candidate so they can see. But we have some positions where we will get 50 to 60 candidates and it's not feasible to interview every candidate in those cases. But they do interview a lot of candidates for all these positions. Following the interview, the the allimp important reference checks. That's always an important part. Uh not only does it follow board policy, but it follows state law to do reference checks. So we always do the reference checks and after the reference checks, then they can make a recommendation. Following the recommendation, of course, those come to the school board. the school board does the hiring and then we will onboard all of those candidates. And onboarding, of course, there are several
014steps to onboarding. Uh there's the paperwork, the background check part, but then there's also the orientation and the training. So, and sometimes orientation and training can take an entire semester of encouragement, supports, what do they need to become a successful educator. So, that's the kind of the steps that we go through and and it's a long process, but it's a very thorough process and one that we're pretty proud of. think we do a pretty good job here. Uh just by the numbers you can see that um in 2025, so this is starting January going all the way through December in 2025 that we hired 68 certified teachers including 10 for this second semester. So some of those hires were towards the end of the semester to start fresh this semester or starting late in the
015second semester in some cases. uh administrators, you see non-certified, part-time versus full-time. Um, and something that I realized when I was going through and counting these numbers is that [clears throat] some of the numbers aren't included there. Um, because we have dominoes. I'm going to explain what I mean by dominoes. We had a situation where to come high school principal in June let us know that he was not be coming back. So uh after going through the process we decided to hire counselor at Bumba High School, Mrs. Gladish. So Mrs. Gladish became the principal and so we had to hire a counselor for Bumba High School. So we posted that position and we ended up hiring Mr. Wajin who was a computer teacher at Castle North. So he got moved over and then we had
016to post that position and when we posted that position, we hired Mr. Parker who was computer teacher at Castle South. So then we moved him over and we had to post that position. And when we posted that position, we hired Mrs. Butcher who was a fifth grade teacher at Newberg Elementary. So then we moved her over and had to post that position. And when we posted that position, we ended up hiring Mrs. Kersh, who was a fourth grade teacher at Yankeetown Elementary. And so we moved her over and had to post that position. And when we posted that position, we hired Mrs. Cobb, who was from out of the district. >> There we go. Finally got somebody out of [laughter] the district. I was wondering how far we going to go this year. There were
017seven names in there that that ended up but only two of those are counted. Mrs. Gladish as the administrator and Mrs. Cobb. So maybe my numbers up here aren't >> the whole story. But I want to explain that that happens frequently. We have people that want to move around and we have some excellent educators. So frequently they are the candidate that gets selected for the next position and so we post another position. So um and the substitutes last year there were 264 people who applied to be substitutes in one manner or another. Sometimes they apply to be program assistant substitutes. Sometimes they only want to work in our our nurses offices as a substitute. Many of them apply to be substitutes for our teachers. And of the 2648 actually completed the process. Sometimes they apply,
018we send them the onboarding and either they they don't do anything at that point or they may do part of it but not complete everything that they need to do to become a substitute. But we did hire 148 new substitutes last year. So those are just some of the figures of things that go on in the human resource office with regard to hiring throughout the school year. >> Questions for Doug. >> Yeah. So when you're doing the references, you're also going and doing criminal background checks and things like that, right? That's not just calling your references, you're going to be out there. >> So, the criminal background check is done after the hire is made. >> Okay. >> So, that that's because it costs >> too much >> to do all, you know, if it
019was all 11 candidates. Um, we're going to do the one after the hire is made, but of course, they have to pass that background check before they can actually get started. >> And my question is, what if they don't pass background? You start all over. >> Yes, they won't be hired. Yeah, we we'll have to come back and we'll have to say going to try again. >> I got a quick question. >> Yes, sir. >> Um maybe just a concept. So, how from a taxpayer standpoint, how do you manage you know sometimes uh numbers are up so you staff up and then maybe enrollment goes down or there's other needs. Do you ever, you know, staff down? How do we manage that >> and what's what's your reaction to that? It's just making sure we're
020staying lean, but there's a balance between efficiency and support for our kids, our the other students or teachers in the in the building. >> Certainly. And that happens every year. The situation that you're describing does happen every year. And we try to deal with that through attrition. >> Okay. >> Because in in most buildings, we're going to have a retirement or a resignation. And so that position if if if we if we are what you might call an overstaffed situation, >> then we'll just not fill that position and hopefully that will fix it. >> Okay? >> But every year that I've been here, we've also had to do some involuntary transfers. >> Because now some of those turn into voluntary transfers and I'll explain. >> But if we have a situation where >> just as
021you described, enrollment's gone down. So let's say we have one too many fourth grade teachers in this building. Mhm. >> Then what we do is we meet with all the elementary teachers in that building that are licensed to teach fourth grade and we say, "Hey, we're we're in an excess teacher situation here, but we have positions open here, here, here, and here, and we're looking for volunteers who would like to transfer to one of those buildings. Most of the time, we get a volunteer." >> Gotcha. >> And that takes care of our excess teacher situation. Okay. And in some cases, um, it ends up being a win-win situation because this teacher has actually wanted to get into this building. Maybe they live close to that or they have kids, their kids go there or going
022to be going to there and this gives them opportunity to get to go over there. >> Okay. Very good. >> It works out. It works out well most of the time. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Dr. Fresh. >> Okay. Next agenda item number seven, consideration of routine business. Dr. Redmond. >> Thank you, Mrs. Glover. The [clears throat] routine business this evening includes approving the minutes of the schoolboard meeting held on January 29th, 2026, and approving the claims and signing the docket. I recommend the board approve the routine items as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Mrs. Wilhelm, seconded by Mr. Mosby to approve routine business. We have any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carried. Next agenda item number nine, consideration of items
023for board action. Dr. Redmond. >> Thank you, Mrs. Glover. This evening, we have two donations for Tecumpsy High School. The first is a $500 donation from Hart Township to be used to help families in need. And the second is a $700 donation from Sierra Cormier Centerpoint Energy Benevity Program. Funds will be used to purchase equipment or supplies for the Teacumpsy Future Braves basketball teams. I recommend the board approve the donations as presented. >> So move. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mrs. Wilson to pres uh approve the donations as presented. Do we have any discussion? [clears throat] All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carried. Next agenda item. Consideration of personnel recommendation. Dr. Gresian. >> Thank you, Mrs. Glover. The human resources office has the following business to
024bring before the board tonight. Agenda item 10.1, consideration of employment non-certified staff. Ashley Frammdoll, 3.0 hour cafeteria position at Castle High School. Don Borne, cafeteria float. Jenna Teeman, program assistant at John H. Castle Elementary School. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Mr. Mosby, seconded by Mr. Skinner to approve non-certified staff. Is there any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carried. Thank you. Agenda item 10.2, consideration of employment. Jason Simpson, substitute teacher. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion by Mrs. Wilhelm is seconded by Mr. Skinner to approve certified for >> certified [clears throat] staff. >> Substitute teacher. Okay. >> Any discussion besides that? All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carried. >> Thank you. Agenda item 10.3. I ask the board to
025approve the following leaves and the discretion to modify such leaves if reasonable circumstances exist. Bailey Waddle, cafeteria float. Marriott, program assistant, Boonville Middle. Noel Harata, 4.75 hour cafeteria position at Castle High. Rocky Bays, bus driver. Addison Patton, program assistant at Yankeetown Elementary. Tyler Kell, special education teacher at Oakdale Elementary. Terresa Connor, 3.5 hour cafeteria position at Castle South. Steven Hes bus aid. Amanda Smith, English teacher at Castle South. Matt Fouse, special education teacher at Boonville High. And Mackenzie Vad, science teacher at Boonville High. >> Motion to approve the leaves as stated. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Mr. Ier, seconded by Mrs. Wilhelm to approve the leaves. Do we have any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carried. >> Thank you very much. Agenda item 10.4,
026report of early return. Lisa Keether, special education teacher at Oakdale Elementary School, has filed appropriate paperwork to return early from a previously approved leave of absence. 10.5, resignations. Whitney Skinner, temporary program assistant, AM only at Logan Elementary School. Resignation effective February 6, 2026. Pamela Camp, bus driver, resignation effective January 23rd, 2026. Dominique Cosby, varsity girls tennis coach at Castle High School. Resignation effective February 2nd, 2026. Travis Schaefer, custodian at Castle South Middle School. Resignation effective February 3rd, 2026. Mesa Stillwell, kindergarten teacher at Log Elementary School. Resignation effective February 20th, 2026. And 10.6 retirements. Tad Palace, assistant principal, Boonville High School, retirement effective June 5th, 2026. Mary Tubs, first grade teacher at Log Elementary School, retirement effective May 21st, 2026, 2026. Jenna Miles, first grade teacher at Logan Elementary School, retirement effective May 21st, 2026. And
027Jill Olsen, science teacher at Castle High School, retirement effective May 21st, 2026. >> Thank you, Dr. Gresian. >> Thank you. >> Next agenda item are reports. Dr. Redmond. >> Thank you, Mrs. Clever. We have two reports tonight. Our first will be from Director of Student Services, Dr. Walter Lambert. All right. For the policy committee, we continue to review all policies and make certain they're up to date. Um, we do have some changes coming that will be presented to the board at some point in the near future. Uh, one is with the meal charges policy. We'll have that updated and ready for the board to do first and second readings on that as well. Um the committee is also working on an AI policy. Um if you watched the Super Bowl last night, there were tons
028of AI commercials. Um so we are in the midst of doing that. But we we got a little ways to go. We need to get some conversations with teachers about that. Um policy as well uh going forward just to make certain we have input from everybody as we move towards the AI. It is something that's very important and we need to have a policy that kind of helps keep some guard rails up as we go forward with it. [clears throat] Um just from my office need to know um we have sent out a second McKenna Vento housing questionnaire. We are required by the federal government and the state government to do that twice a year. We do it in the beginning when people reenroll uh through the process online and then we do it again
029here second semester and we send that out. Um that helps us identify any kid that's homeless and if they need services we can give them services. Most of the time those services are done through um transportation and through food services. So we will transport kids that are ours that might be in a shelter in Evansville. And so we we do a lot to get that transportation taken care of. Then the second thing um in early April we're going to open up the uh non-resident transfer um at that time. Um so we will get that information out. Um people ask all the time like we do we take everybody or do can we say no? Um we can say no to kids that have poor attendance and poor discipline. So we can do that. Um we
030can't do it based on scores or or academics, but we can do it for discipline and attendance. So, that's all I have tonight. >> Where does that get sent out to? >> Who does that get sent? We just >> put it on post on the website. >> Post on side. Yeah. Then we're going to try to do a little more other various avenues of letting people know that we have that availability. >> Okay. >> Because why wouldn't people want to come to War County Schools? >> Right. Yeah. [clears throat] We're ready. We'll take >> Thank you, Dr. Hanford. >> Our second report tonight is from Mr. Jason Fischer, director of learning. >> Good evening. Happy to be before the board and report a little bit on what we've been discussing during the student learning and
031growth committee and also to give you an update on some big events that we have coming up uh in War County. As we were just talking there uh about uh having students come to War County and promoting being in War County, wanted to make the board aware that our annual kindergarten roundup at our 10 elementary schools will be occurring March 2nd through March the 6th, that first week in March that March. Uh we have all of our information about registration for the 2026 roundup on our corporation website under our parent tab. So, we're really looking forward to that week and our elementary schools are already working on getting the registration packets and the information ready for parents. um in the department of learning due to the inclement weather. I've talked to the board just a
032little bit about in the state of Indiana this year for the first time it is mandated that all schools in grades three through eight administer the checkpoints which are a formative assessment in English language arts and in math. when we were out due to the inclement weather, the actual checkpoint 2 window closed. So, the Indiana Department of Ed has extended those windows and so we're going to be concluding checkpoint 2 window uh this week. Just for the board's reference, there are three checkpoint windows throughout the course of the year for students in grades three through eight. Uh those assessments are roughly 30 to 45 minutes in length. Once that checkpoint window closes, we will go automatically into the third checkpoint window which will conclude on April 10th. The reason that concludes on April 10th is
033because the iLearn summitive window will open after that. Also in the first week of March, our three War County School Corporation high schools will be administering the SAT school day on Wednesday, March the 4th. On Wednesday, March the 4th, we administer SAT school day to only our students who are in the 11th grade or juniors. And that is part of a state requirement for our accountability metric for the high schools. In the fall, we administer the PSAT 89 and the NMSQT, but that is for students in grades 9, 10, and 11. this assessment on Wednesday the March 4th. That will only be for our juniors, our freshman, our sophomores will not be taking part in that assessment. Also, within that first week in March, the elementary school is going to be really busy because in
034addition to kindergarten roundup, we have the I read testing window which will open March 2nd and will conclude on Friday, March 13th. So, uh, we're really excited about all these opportunities, uh, for our students to demonstrate their academic achievement. And I know our teachers are really working hard at this time. Couple other things that we have going on in the department of learning. Uh, remember at our last board meeting, the board of trustees considered our ELA uh, adoption for grades K through five for the 26 27 academic year. And some of those trainings will be beginning at the end of February. We will be training uh grades K and five that last week in February in addition to grades one and four. Uh due to some shuffling, we had to push the grades two and
035three training to Monday, March the 16th, but we did that with some intentionality because that is when the I read when I read window was closed. and those grades predominantly impacted by the I read window are grades two and three. Um at this time does the board have any questions for me as it relates to anything that is going on with our standardized assessments or training from the department of learning? One thing I did want to remind the board of this Wednesday, February 11th, we're having our War County uh school corporation professional development day. I've seen many of the agendas uh for many of the sessions going on at our schools and really excited about those. I know the department of learning will be working with several schools at the elementary and middle school levels
036uh anywhere from ENL teachers, our English as new language. We have a session that day. We're going to be meeting together as a teachers. Our elementary music teachers will be meeting. We also have some trainings going on out at the schools. Any questions you all have for me? So the the tests we have, the three tests we have during the year, that information is shared back with the teachers. Correct. And then it's used to help prepare the kids, the students, so that when they get to the final tests are better prepared. Is that >> Yes, that that that is exactly right. And those grades three through eight, these are formative assessments, short assessments to give us an idea how students are performing on those essential standards. Not only does that information go to the teachers
037within 24 hours, we now have the iLearn parent portal which is available to parents where they can log in using their credentials and they too can see their child's progress on these windows throughout the year and they get those results in real time as well. This is the first year that we've had that availability um for the iLearn portal. So that'll be good for I read scores checkpoints and the iLearn summitive >> those get mailed to the parents too still or just a letter sending them to the website [clears throat] >> the are you referring um >> the checkpoints and >> about the information on how to access the portal >> so the results from that checkpoint is that sent home to the parents to review hey here's their kids progress, uh, they're on track
038or do they get or they need to get pointed to a website to see that? >> Yeah, most of our schools, and I want to be sure that I'm answering this correctly, most of our schools [snorts] send those home, but they don't mail them. They send those home with the students. A lot of them send them home with their agenda books at the elementary level or send them home at the middle school level. Now, sometimes, you know, with a middle school kid, I I have one in sixth grade and I've not seen a single thing. [laughter] and and I know Mrs. Lindar sent him home with him. You know, they're at the bottom of that locker. I'll see how I did on checkpoint one in May. [laughter] But with that being said, they share that
039with the students that take those home by and large. But I do want to clarify, we're directing all of our parents to this portal so they can see that in real time. To mail all of that home uh three times a year and plus a summitive will get quite expensive. So, uh, we have that parent portal. Um, I know with our title schools, we have eight title schools, but we only have one parent that does not receive email correspondence from the school. So, they have the ability to get that. We've been working really hard to improve that communication with parents. In addition, now all of our enrollment is [snorts] online. So, I think that's helped that as well. >> Thank you, [snorts] Mr. Fischer. >> Thank you. Mrs. Glover, I had just a couple of
040announcements. Um, we always have so many amazing things going on at the schools throughout a week, but just one thing to highlight this week on this Thursday, February 12th, we have the Castle Show choirs preview night. That's at 6:30 at the Castle High School auditorium. And then I know Mr. Baker uh talked about this last meeting, but again, on February 21st, we have the For the Love of Books celebration, which is at Freiedman Park. All money raised through that event, all proceeds will go to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library here in Warick County. So, that's a great event and if you're free that night, I think there's still a couple of days uh left for you to register for that event. And then looking ahead to March, um we are having our second district level
041parent series uh partnering with Youth First. So last semester, if you remember, we had uh Castle South hosted for us and we did a digital, you know, safety kind of presentation. So this topic uh for the month of March, it will be on March 10th at Bouville Middle School. They're hosting for us this time um is called stress versus distress. and they will be talking about the difference between stress and distress when stress becomes distress and what parents can do to help support their children. So that is open to all county families K through 12 and all parents will be uh sent an invite with this flyer through synergy email. >> Mark your calendars for that. >> Approximately how many families uh participate in these events? No, the one we had last the district level
042events the one the one we had last semester I believe had around 25 was that correct Dr. Libert around 25 people okay came for that one >> excellent >> yes >> exciting we have any other board business >> I just have two comments one I think sometimes people aren't aware the great lengths Dr. Lambert and his department go to to make sure that when kids come here from other districts that they do not put our other students at risk >> and I'm I I appreciate all their hard work in that and I think it's very important. The other thing and this is just the legislaturator's currently in session and it's not a budget session but in the spring our state has typically ran a$2 billion surplus. That surplus is now growing past $5 billion. And
043as soon as this is over, they're going to start working for the next budget session. I believe that it's imperative that we discuss with our legislators that some of that money needs to come back to education and not find other places. >> You know, we we had a we lost some funding in the spring. I would expect that to come back. Plus, so the idea they have no money is not an excuse. They need to make where their priorities are and I believe their priorities should be education. So, please share that with all your legislators and everybody you know to talk to the legislator about that. >> Thank you. >> Also, what's day February 17th? >> State house. Yes. >> State house day is coming up and >> hopefully there will I know I'm not
044able to make it, but hopefully it will show show some uh >> support >> from the school board. >> Isma uh solo ensembles this past weekend. So kids performed well and had success this past weekend. >> Our music program such every school does such a great job. >> [snorts] >> Yes, we have a lot of talented musicians. Yes, >> Mr. Mosby. >> Mr. Committee, >> I just want to announce February 24th, uh, 7:30 in the morning at the administration building, the construction committee will be meeting and then the personnel committee will be meeting in this [snorts] building on March the 9th at 6:15. It's all I have. I just wanted to make a give a little shout out to our cheerleaders. I was in Florida and with my daughter and all of our friends and
045so this was the first time that the Boonville High School cheer team had competed at nationals and they had their best score ever. They didn't advance as far as they wanted to, but they showed up very well. It was good for them. And then uh my brother's there now with the castle team. >> Yes. >> And they did very well. Uh, I think they advanced even further. So, it was good to see some >> Okay, fifth place. There you go. >> Brotherhood is signaling to us. >> And I would tell you, I mean, you're talking hundreds. >> Yes. >> Of teams and you know, you know, Disney, it was crazy. So, >> those kids are all they they travel well. Yeah. >> Or County kids travel well. >> They do. They do. [snorts] >> You
046mean at the committee meeting? We have a student growth and learning committee is at February 25th at 11 10 7:30. Okay, we changed the time. >> Sorry. 7:30 on the 25th at the admin building then policy. Uh we will announce that later. We're we're working on that one. >> Thank you. Our next we have a our next meeting board meeting will be February 23rd. We have a work session scheduled at 5:30 followed by the board meeting at 700 p.m. letting you guys off easy. There's no legislative update. >> Oh man, >> I think I'll just wait. We'll just see what happens after the close of session. Um I will be going to the state house day. >> Thank you. letting our thoughts be known. Interesting to hear their side of the story and get to
047tell ours. I would like to wish everybody a happy Valentine's Day. Watch out for Cupid. I will be wearing helmet and a shield. [laughter] So, hope everyone has a safe evening, safe trip, and meeting A JOURN. HEAT. HEAT. [music]