001August 21st, 2025 Trotwood regular meeting. This meeting is a meeting of the board of education and public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and not to be considered a public community meeting. Mrs. Adams, would you please call the role? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpkin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance? 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. >> Miss Adams, would you please read our mission statement? >> Yes. The mission of the Trotwood Madison City Schools is to graduate all students prepared to excel in a global society with a commitment to
002lifelong learning by guaranteeing a challenging curriculum facilitated by an innovative and dedicated staff, community participation, and state-of-the-art resources in a stimulating atmosphere. >> Thank you. Next on our agenda, I mean a motion to adopt the agenda. Are there any changes? >> Yes, I do have a few changes this evening. The first change will be noted under discussion items. I would like to add an item B vouchers hurt Ohio request. The second item will be under superintendent report E personnel agenda. I would like to replace the personnel agenda with an updated agenda, a hand carried agenda that I will give each one of you here uh shortly. And then the last item will be denoted as item 12. We will add I'd like to add an executive session at the end of the board comments prior
003to adjournment. And those are the only changes I have to see. I need a motion to adopt the agenda with the changes. >> A second. >> It's been moved and second. Mrs. Adams, could you please call the RO? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. Next on our agenda is a presentation. Do we have any? >> Yes. Is it dream big youth travel? >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Hello everyone. >> Hello. >> How are you? >> Good. >> My name is Michael White. I am the a the co-founder of Dream Big Youth Travel. Uh this is our 23rd year of taking students on college and educational tours all over the country. Uh me and my wife are former
004educators. We uh well, we're still educators, but we're not in the classroom or in the school building. Uh we have over 30 years of experience uh through K through the college level. Our goal uh is to partner with Trotwood Madison and increase the students awareness of different college opportunities, scholarships, and our another goal is to have them graduate with little to no debt. And how do we do that? With exposure early and often. We start taking students on college tours in third grade. We start taking fifth graders overnight. Uh up until three years ago, we did more middle school and elementary college tours than high school tours. So our goal is always to expose and expose often. I always tell students, you can always come home. So let's see what's out there. I'm a Trotwood
005Madison graduate uh from 2 grade through the 12th grade. Uh went to Hampton University for architecture. I went to Central State for secondary education and uh my thing is always I didn't get a chance to to visit and so forth when I was in school. So my thing is we have a lot of great scholars that are talented in our in the school system here and we just want them to see what's out there. >> As you all can see uh board members that they uh we have our tours there. Now, those are based because I'm we're based in metro Atlanta, but we're partnered with schools in New Orleans, in Los Angeles, and Englewood, in North Carolina, Florida, and other parts of Indiana as well. But our thing is I want to do something special
006for Trotwood. We want to also give scholarships to your your graduates. But I guarantee you because I had a system when I was a teacher of seniors that we can increase scholarship dollars for our seniors and we can increase the number of students getting in college as as well. Uh I was at a school that was 90% free and reduced lunch and we got we were able to secure at least my class was able to secure millions of dollars at least $6 million in a fiveyear period with our students. So our our thing is I I know that we have a system that works for students and parents, but we want to give information and give students that opportunity to see there. Uh these are as you as you all look at the flyer, you
007see those different things, but we basically can cater to any or uh tours that you all want that you might not see there. Uh we're again out of Georgia so we we don't get as many Midwest requests but we can do Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and different things like that. But we love taking students to bringing students to Washington DC. They get to see the colleges there, the Smithsonians and so forth. Uh as well as visiting the capitol and taking a tour of the capitol building and meeting our representatives. One thing that I feel that we need is to get more of our students involved in civics. So, we've put some different things together where we can uh have students uh visiting their representatives uh there in DC when we visit DC as well. Uh not
008only do they visit colleges, but we have fun as well. Uh when we go to Florida, we take them to the Everglades. We go uh roller skate. We do Dave and Busters. We do a number of different things that when they're out in LA, we got to go to Rosco's Chicken and Waffles and see Hollywood and different things like that. So, uh, our tours are all inclusive. Every, uh, educator that goes as a chaperon, their their prices is complimentary, uh, as well. But those are the things. Basically, what happens is the school picks where they want to go and what date they want to travel and we take it from there. We're with you at all times. Basically, the teachers or the the chaperoons, all they have to do is just show up. We do
009everything for you. Book everything and uh from your venues to your colleges to your restaurants and diff and and different things like that. Transportation, if they're flying or if it's a charter bus, uh we do that for the students. The big thing is when a lot of and especially our young men, they always would say, "Well, I really might not be I'm not interested in college." But when we take them, my biggest thing was always trying to get them to a homecoming game. >> And then they would get excited seeing the band, the Greek life, the different things like that. And a lot of times they realize, you know what, it's not like K through 12. Uh so those are some of our goals and what we want to do with Trotwood. Again, we we
010want to expose them early and often. We want to make uh enable them to see what's out there and get as much information so they can graduate with little to no debt. And we want to increase the number of students at Trowood that are uh going to school as well. So >> that's pretty much it. >> Mr. What are these prices here current with regards to >> They are, but it would be less for Trotwood because we're further those are prices based out of metro Atlanta. Okay. >> We're closer to DC and other cities here compared to Atlanta, metro Atlanta. And since I really I graduated from Trotwood, the prices will be less because I want our our the students here to experience uh uh the different cities and the colleges and so forth. >>
011And the tours generally take place over the spring break or >> spring break. Uh I have a hundred kids coming in in a few weeks from LA to uh Norfolk State versus uh Hampton. uh but they'll visit other colleges but they pick the dates. The schools pick the dates. Uh some schools we can do on weekends because we have students and and and uh we have representatives there that will most of the time they don't but we have students that uh are willing to give us tours on Saturdays. >> I know you mentioned homecoming season and that's during the school year. >> Yeah. Well, the schools, some of the schools that we've been doing in the for the past few years have they've gone during their spring break, but they've seen me post different things
012about going to the football games and seeing the band and different things. So, now they're like, we want to go in the fall so our kids can get more of it a real feel for that campus >> and the campus life. >> But we definitely we're open to u any dates that you all have. Uh a lot of students will a lot of schools will go on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Friday, Saturday, Sunday and so forth like that. >> Have a question? >> Yes. >> Do you assist with like a payment plan? >> Yes, we have payment plans. Basically, we do two payments unless they're flying. Uh typically, if it's overnight, we ask for a $100 deposit in 30 to 40 days before the date. Say you're going in April, uh your balance would
013be your second payment or your balance would be due 30 days before we travel. And again, uh we have uh for every 10 students you have you get a complimentary uh chaperone and they're from that school. >> And that's everywhere we I'm sorry that's everywhere we travel whether it's California, whether it's New York, whether it's coming to Atlanta, Nashville, or or anywhere. >> We just had a group of students. My thing is seeing stuff. Uh we had a group of students from Fort Lauderdale. We just took them to Houston a few weeks ago. We were able to ride horses with them. They that was their first time. They were saying we never thought did the college tours but again we always want to do something that's different and we do STEM trips STEM related steam
014related uh as well. Fort Valley in in Georgia has a program just for middle schools. And if they get in that program 9th, 10th and 11th and 12th grade, they get to uh go to school for free. It's called the CADP program there. Uh if they're premed, Havana, Cuba has a program that's totally free for students that want to go in the medical field. uh it's been around for years and what happens is the kids come back here for some time but they are uh they go there they're trained in Havana and a lot of our students in metro areas of the country have been doing this for years and they have a it's a totally free medical program but that CAP program uh the students they partner with Georgia Tech UNLV Fort Valley and
015another school in New Orleans and if the students stay in that program for their four years of high school. They get uh to go to any of those schools for free as well. But we have a number of different things we want to bring to Trotwood from my years of just just programs that colleges have that are trying to engage our students and so forth as well. If they're interested in aviation, Tusky has this brand new program for students starting in middle school that want to learn anything in aviation as well. Any other questions? >> Thank you. Next on our agenda, I will need a motion to um enter into executive session to prepare for conduct or review negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their
016employment. Per OC 121.22 G4, action may be taken. Second. >> It's been moved and second. Miss Adams, will you call the role? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. We will enter into executive session at 5:44. 2025 through July 30th, 2026 with a salary exception. Salary increases for this group will reflect a 3% increase for one year, 0% increase year 2, and 0% increase year three of the negotiated agreement. motion. >> I'll second. >> It's been moved in second. Miss Adams, would you please call the role? >> Yes. Miss Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. The motion passes. Item number D, approval of appointing a delegate and
017alternate to the 2025 OSBA annual business meeting. Mr. Lumpin. >> So the motion would be for Mr. Lumpin to serve as the delegate. >> So I need a a motion to appoint Mr. Lumpin as the delegate for the OSBA annual business meeting. >> I move. >> I'll second. >> It's been moved. Miss Adams, would you please call the RO? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. Next is a TR CIC update. >> There a couple days in pertaining to the school district. We are convening about reopening conversations with the new businesses about mentorship programs and apprentichip programs so that students that want to go directly into the workforce uh will be able to actually intern some of the
018companies that are opening in Charlewood Beyond and Straw. So one is they and a conver commercial converter. So high paying jobs that our students will be able to access. Um the CIC's also has movement in the Charlotte location. There's going to be a small business incubator that opens and there's interest. Do you have any um dates for years? >> They they just got the $2 million tax credits um the historical tax credit. So construction moving business. Does anyone have any questions in reference to the CIC update? >> Are we looking in a time frame for the students to get internships with the businesses and >> same time frame? >> Next spring break. >> Yeah, next. So, there's going to be a grant open for that um in September and start talking to them about reopening.
019What has been happening is that they've just been giving us $5,000 which you know tax credit I mean the tax abatements that we gave for that literally like the district a >> and um but we have to understand though that we're going to have to have programming in school to get the kids ready to be able to go in and have those >> internships and so let's get ready to have some of those conversations. Thank you. >> Next on our agenda number five is the consent agenda. I need approval for student activity purpose statement and budget trout with Madison High School JOTC. Okay. and approval of the determination of schools and practical to transport list of schools for 2025 through 20 26. Approval of the resolution to update hiring bonuses bonus to include additional special
020education personnel and need I need a motion for all three. I have a motion. I do have a question >> on the approval for the list for transportation. Do we look to see what the cost difference was if we just said we want to Madison when we were cutting a check to anybody made the school choice of going somewhere else? >> Not not yet. We did talk about that. So what's going to have to happen is we have already committed last year. We've already committed to transporting, I think, four schools right now. Once we get a a a finalized list of those students that attend those those four schools, then we can really see what those numbers would be with regards to the kids that attend these schools that are enrolled that we're declaring practical
021and then the actual number of kids that we transfer. And then once we get that list and and we usually have a finalized list in November, we can just kind of see how much that actual cost will be. >> So it be like if we were to decide to do that, >> it'll have to be the following school. because we have not notified those schools that we've got one school we transport we transport 30 30 plus kids and um they would that school would definitely contest that and again it'll be something that we we'd have to discuss and talk about but we had already we had we would have missed the deadline for notifying that that that >> what is that? >> Uh 30 days from the like the last day of school. >> It's
022it's something like that. I I can get it more specific, but it's it's a 30-day window from like their last day of school or prior to the first day of school. It's divided in. >> So, If we were to do it, we would have to do it before the 30 days. Do they still have the right to? >> Yes. >> As long as we gave all the students 500 whatever transportation. >> It's it's a little more intricate process than that. It would be there's an actual appeal hearing that those parents will have the right to to um to request with this group that we declare. It's a lot easier because precedent has been set that we don't transport say for instance Shamanad Jun High School or they have such a limited number of kids, five
023kids, four kids, two kids, one kid. So those folks just understand, they have an understanding. But one school in particular that I'm speaking of, they they have a large number of kids and they will they'll galvanize their parents and they will follow through with the appeal process and then that's something that we will have to go back and forth on. But until a hearing takes place and a ruling is determined, we're still responsible for transible. So it may be six months choice. >> Any other questions in reference to the consent agenda? >> I need a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Mr. Adams has been properly moved and second. Will you call a roll, please? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons. >> Yes. >>
024Mrs. Cherry. >> Yes. Motion passes for the consent agenda. >> Next up, item number six is the treasurer's report. >> Okay. Um, you have in front of you the minutes from the June 5th special meeting, the work session meeting, and minutes from June 26th that we need to approve tonight. I need a motion to approve the June 5th, 2025 special meeting and the work session meeting minutes from June 2026. >> Motion second. It's been moved and second. Mrs. Adams, would you call the role? >> Yes. Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes for the June 5th in the June 2026 um meeting minutes. Next, we need approval for June July 17th, 2025 special meeting minutes and regular meeting minutes. >> I'll second. It's
025been moved and second. Miss Adams, would you call the RO? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. Next is the approval of then and now Johnson Control. >> So we just to explain this a little bit, we had um an invoice come in for Johnson Controls, but the purchase order had been closed at the end of the fiscal year. So the invoice is dated be and then the purchase order date is after that. And because of the amount, it requires board approval for us to pay. I need to approval. You have a question? >> I would like to revisit. What is the amount? >> Um >> 15,000. >> Those are for the metal detectors at the middle school and
026the high school. 15,42466. That is the monitoring yearly monitoring fee for the metal detectors in the high school. Two at the high school, two of the middle school. I'll second. >> It's been moved to second. Mrs. >> Adams, would you call the role? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. Next item D. Approval of Board of Education compensation for retreat held on July 12th, 2025. I need a motion. A motion. >> Miss Adams. It has been moved and second. Will you call the RO? >> Yes. Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes for the compensation on July the 12th. Item number E, approval of July
0272025 financial reports. >> Okay. you um have have the same three reports that you approve every month. Um one of them is our cash reconciliation. So our bank account balance at the end of July was 5,232,76944 and um the next section would include our investment balances. We did have a finance committee meeting this evening and we talked we had we had talked about you had worked with Janice in a previous meeting to transfer all of our investments to Redtree. You'll see that um Fifth Third Investments and Huntington securities are are empty. So those were transferred to Redeeree. The key bank investments did not get transferred before the end of the month. So next month that should that should happen. That's one that you had to take special action on. Um and so if you look
028then um outstanding checks and adjustments come next. Our adjusted bank balance is 25,273,4211 and our district balance in the system um the meta system is the same at $25,273,000 273 the 25,273,4211. Um we also have the spending plan summary. So the money that you see reflected there are the payments that we've received just in this first month of the year. Uh most of our f foundation payments and our expenditures. And then you have the checks over $1,000. Um we did have brief discussion in our meeting about the checks to Sinclair Bowling Green and UD and just talked about those are um scholarship payments going directly to the university for some of our students who receive scholarships in the spring. And so these are all for action tonight. So I need a motion to approve the
02925 financial reports. >> Second, Miss Adams, has been moved and second. Will you call the role for >> Yes. Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington? Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. Next up, superintendent report. >> All right. Thank you. I do have a few items this evening, all of which are for action. The first item is the approval of the federal food guidelines for for participation in the national school lunch program. This is the board's uh yearly review and approval of the food guidelines allowing us adherence to the food guidelines, excuse me, for allowing us to to uh participate in the national school lunch program which qualifies our district for 100% free and reduced lunch based on the community provision of roughly around 67% of the community
030qualifying for free and reduced lunch. at that number 67% 66 67% that automatically qualifies 100% of our students. Each year the board has to approve uh that we are going to adhere to these standards. It's usually done before the school year starts but because we u we postponed or canceled our last meeting we've moved it to this meeting for action. So I am asking for action on that this evening. I need a motion to approve the federal food guidelines for participation in national school lunch program for school year 2026. >> Motion second. >> Miss Adams has been moved and second. Will you call the role, please? >> Yes. Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. >> Thank you. The next item I have is
031a approval of a donation to the Tribal Mast High School football program from the White Castle Purchasing Company. The White Castle Purchasing Company has donated $250 to the TR Madison High School football program and I am requesting that the board accept that donation this evening. >> Are there any questions? I need a motion to approve the donation for White Castle Purchasing Company. >> Motion. >> It's been moved and second. Miss Allen, would you I mean I'm sorry. M Allen, I'm sorry. Mrs. Adams, would you call her up? >> Yes. Mrs. Simmons. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Currington. Yes. Mrs. Cherry. >> Yes. >> Thank you. The next item I have is item C. request to approve the student activity purpose statement and budget for Madison Park Elementary. If you look at
032your attachment, you will see all the details with regards to uh the activities purpose statement and the proposed budget for Madison Park Elementary. I'm asking for approval for that this evening as well. >> Are there any questions? >> Need a motion? a motion. >> Mrs. Adams, >> it's been moved and second. Will you call the RO, please? >> Yes. Mrs. Currington? >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. >> The next item I have is item D, approval of donations supporting the Rams Care Closet. On your agenda, your digital agenda, you also have an attachment outlining or detailing those items and financial contributions with regard to the ramps here. I'm asking for those items this >> Are there any questions in reference to the donations?
033No questions. I need a motion to approve the donations for the supporting um rims care closet. >> A motion. >> It's been moved and second. Miss Adams, would you call the role? >> Yes. Mrs. Simmons. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin. >> Yes. Mrs. Currington, >> yes. >> Mrs. Cherry, >> yes. Motion passes for the RAM closet care closet donation. And the last item I have for approval this evening is the updated personnel agenda that we amended the agenda for these new this new personnel agenda is a hand carry with the updated rates based upon the board approved and the TMEA approved collective bargain agreement that we we just voted on a few minutes ago. We could not put these rates on because it had not been approved by the board yet. So, at this point,
034we are just updating these rates with some additional science of reading training individuals that are going on that excuse me that have taken place. As you can see, as always, 1 through 11, separation of services. 12 through 38, those will be hires or appointments or changes in salary. 39 through 41, approval for payments. That is that science of reading. We should be just about closing out those payments for science and reading. And again, those those costs are reimbursed by the state for the science and reading training. And then last are the supplemental appointments. And once again, these are all based on the the new the new um salary increase that the board just approved. I am asking for action on that. G had an opportunity to review the hand carry personnel agenda. Do you have
035any questions? questions. I need a motion to approve the head carry personnel agenda. I motion. >> I'll second. >> Miss Adams has been moved and second. Would you call the role, please? >> Yes. Mrs. Currington. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lumpin. >> Yes. with the exception of item 32. >> I think you have you have to abstain from the whole >> the whole vote. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Um Mrs. Simmons. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry. >> Yes. Okay. >> Motion passes. Next item up is discussion items updates. >> Uh the first discussion item is Mr. Um, I wanted to talk about the capital conference and you have a handout at your seat. That is the Ohio school board's capital conference that happens in November. Um, and I do believe our a capella group from the high
036school, Mrs. Allen, nominated them to perform at this in the student showcase, so they'll be there. Um, I just wanted to point out that Miss Potter gave you this document to fill out to let her know if you plan to attend and how many nights you'll need a room. This um does book very quickly the hotels in the area and it opens on September 16th at 9:00 a.m. and I think within an hour everything is taken. So, the sooner we know what everybody would like to do and can prepare for that, we'll be ready when that window opens. Um, So, any questions about capital conference? That's really just for information. And she does have on there she'd like to have that back from you by August 28th if possible. You can send her the form
037back or send her an email with the information. >> Thank you. >> The guys question. >> No. >> Okay. The next item I have is a document. First, I'd like you to reference document number one in your folder. I have uh received a request for the board of education to join the Ohio Coalition for Equity of Adequacy through the Vouchers Hurt Ohio program. It has been uh the request that I share this information from you from William Phillips who is the executive director of the Ohio Coalition of Equity and Adequacy. The Vouchers Heard Ohio program is a program that is a growing coalition of public school districts that have come together to sue the state over the unconstitutional and harmful ED choice private school voucher program. uh if you have uh been paying attention to
038the news or paying attention to what's going on in um in the state of Ohio with regards to vouchers, it's hard not to have missed or heard not heard anything about it. There is a active coalition uh within the state that is suing the state of Ohio in regards to how they have used vouchers over the over the last several years specifically. My job as a superintendent is to give you this information and just to share it with you and then what Mr. Phillips is asking the board to do is join this coalition via a board resolution or a board vote. There is a list on page five or six of this document that outlines all of the school districts in the state of Ohio where the school boards have passed a resolution to join
039this um this entity and as you can see there are several several local districts that have joined and what I am asking the board to do this evening is not this evening what I'm asking asking the board to do is to take this information this evening, spend a little time reviewing the information with regards to the vouchers heard Ohio program. There is a website and our young gentleman is scrolling through the website as well that gives more detailed information about what vouchers hurt Ohio is, what their mission is, and then it also talks about how districts join. One of the the two steps are there are two steps. One is to have the school board pass a resolution and then the second is based on the enrollment pay vouchers hurt Ohio $2 per pupil per
040year for joining the organization. So what I'm doing is giving you the information and I'll have a conversation a follow-up conversation with the chair to uh see if the board has any interest um and then we'll we'll actually you can't talk amongst each other. you can't talk amongst each other. What we could do is we could have could put it back on the agenda next meeting to see if you guys have any interest and in a public section session make a determination on whether or not uh tribal man wants to join this this policy group and if so uh we can uh we can put a resolution on to uh to join or or decline. Any questions? Okay. Next week. >> Uh, next meeting. Not next week. I'm sorry. >> Next up, item number two,
041board comments. >> Oh, I'm sorry. treasur. >> Um I would just like to say I'm very happy to be here in this first meeting and um one thing that has come across my plate just in the last two weeks, we have received two different grants from um the efforts of our our own staff writing these grants, not grants that we just get as an entitlement. And so we received again the Ohio Arts Council grant in the amount of $37,800 for an artist and residence program that will be at Madison Park. And then at Westbrook Village, most recently, Miss Cassie uh received the Whole Kids Garden grant, $4,500. So she'll be doing even more gardening at um Westbrook. So those are always fun to see. And I know we've seen a lot for Mrs. Larson and
042Mrs. Cassie recently, but they they are really um doing a lot to benefit the kids here. and the programs that they offer. >> That's good to hear. >> Next superintendent comment. >> Okay. I do have a few comments this evening. Uh I will I will try to be brief. Uh first of all, I would uh echo Miss Adams. I'd like to welcome you and we are happy you're here and we're almost to a point where you got your first one under your belt. >> Here's any more good ones hopefully. Um, we've had a uh pretty pretty good first couple of weeks. I thought we had a great kickoff. I thought convocation was uh was was really good this year. I thought uh the message was clear um with regards to what what our plans are
043here within Tribal Madison City Schools and what our focus is. Students first, 100% student success. I think that message was was very clear and I appreciate everyone that was able to attend and I understand the regrets with regard to you not being able to attend, but I've heard u some really good feedback from not only the board members but some of our other visitors that that attended as well. So, we're excited about the kickoff to the school year. uh in your packets. The first item I have is item A, document A, which is um a summary of where we are with enrollment at this point. And as you can see, uh from week one to week two, our enrollment has increased already sitting at 268 students enrolled now. Uh throughout the year, this number does
044fluctuate uh up and down. And uh we're hopefully if we you know if we settle around 2,600 students that isn't that is an increase for enrollment for for the year with the anticipation and I have shared this with uh the cabinet and and some other folks as well with the anticipation of two major apartments complexes coming up in the spring. I've already had some conversation with the uh the city of Triwood and I'm meeting with them in the next couple of weeks. We're going to have to start putting some planning in place for the uh anticipated number of kids that um that will be uh will be living in those apartment complexes. I've heard numbers anywhere from 300 to a thousand. So, we we really don't know. And I'll be meeting with uh city manager
045Pope to kind of discuss what what uh those perspectives are with regards to those uh to those kids. And you know, if we get if we get between 300 and If we get 700 or 500 kids, that's a huge increase enrollment in this district. And what we're going to have to do is figure out where all these kids are going to go. And uh you know, that's going to be some um some some definitely some logistical planning that's going to take place with myself, uh my staff, building principles specifically. But uh if you've been past Castlebrook, Castlebrook is almost finished. And um the the one right here on on Main Street, off of Main Street, it's up. It's framed and and they're going to start sighting and and and working on infrastructure here in a
046minute. But Castle Brook's almost finished and there are going to be tons of people that move into Castle Brook. City Manager Pope said Castle Brook probably spring. uh don't anticipate anybody moving in until spring, but they're going to start accepting applications and reviewing uh reviewing tenants in January. So, uh you know, come this spring, we're going to have we're going to have another uh we're going another have another housing complex in this district and we're going to have to prepare ourselves for for that additional students. We're sitting at 26 now and we're, you know, we hit 31 or 3200. You know, generally, you know, we're looking at numbers from, you know, from the early to late 90s with regards to what we have in this district, 31, 3,200 kids. And if you were around then,
047we had three more elementary schools. >> So, um, we we got to do some three. Yeah, three. four three of them three more. >> So far more and >> Olive Hill >> and Olive Hill four more elementary schools. >> So we we've got to figure out, you know, where these kids are going to go. Now our our buildings now are built for a little higher number than we're currently occupying. So we we think we'll be okay, but we just don't know what those numbers are. >> Bring So that mean we will have to kind of like minimize the number of open enrollment students. >> That is something we are definitely going to have have to look at. Absolutely. That's a great question. Great point. So, Bill and and we haven't even started having a discussion
048on on our administrative level about that because increased enrollment definitely means increased income for the district. >> But, you know, you got to be able to put these kids in seats. You got to be able to have computers for them. You got to be able to have seats, desk, space, lunches. So, uh, next year, this time next year, >> Teachers. Yeah, teachers. Yeah, that's that's true. >> Yeah, I forgot about all that. That's the most important thing. Don't forget about Miss. So, uh, we are, um, we'll see. We'll see. This is a this is a, uh, an unknown at this point. >> Scary unknown. a meeting on the 25th with uh September 25th with with with uh with F and we're going to sit down and we're going to talk about uh try to get
049a little more detail in regards to that. Okay. Next in your folder I have provided everyone uh the colorful documents that are the uh calendars for the for the current school year. You've got a updated school calendar and then you also have a middle school and high school fall sports calendar. I wanted to make sure everybody had a copy of those. So, please uh if you need another copy, if you lose this one, let me know. I can send you one digitally, but this is the current calendar for for the school year. Also, at your desk in that envelope, you should have a paparazzi pen. Did you guys receive one of those? >> Put mine on. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Ashley. >> Yeah, if you were at the um >> Yeah, the convocation ladies
050that were I mean folks that were at the convocation, you saw that Miss Anderson uh did along with Mr. Murdoch, they did a presentation on our social media uh presence that is taking place here in the district and we're really excited about that. And all of those folks that contributed a certain number of of posts, certain number of con certain numbers, a certain number of content submissions, they received a Trop Madison paparazzi pin. So, we are celebrating them. And with that, I wanted to just lead into real quickly the updated website. So, as we discussed a few meetings ago, we have transitioned our website to a new platform. It is active. It is still under content construction, but it is active as of uh maybe about three weeks ago. So, what you see now is
051you see some really high cool high definition pictures that that move uh that that scroll. So, we've got a lot of pictures of of kids uh doing some really great things, some really innovative things. And then if you scroll down a little bit for me, it also has uh a lot of uh different tabs that you can use. One of those tabs is our direct feed from our social media platforms. So, as you are as we're putting content out on Instagram or Facebook, it directly is populated through uh through the website so people can see some of the things that are going on. Keep scrolling a little bit for me. And then there are all of the exciting things that are going on, all of the activities that are going on. That's all our first
052week stuff. And then there's a menu of first, excuse me, of upcoming events. Scroll down a little bit for me. Those will scroll over. Those are all of the by the numbers data. It gives you the number of buildings we have, number of kids, uh students that needs to be updated. As you can see, we have uh some updated numbers, staff members, and then each building has a page. We've done a pretty good job of updating everybody's page. And on those pages, those new pages, you will see the um the buildings, you know, the principal will ultimately have a message. The district will have a um excuse me, the buildings will have a a mission statement with regards to what's going on in the buildings. We're working on all those. Got some great high definition
053pictures. So, we're really excited about what's going on in the uh what's going on in the buildings and some of the uh information that we're supposed to start putting out via social media and on the new web platform. So, still under construction, working with Miss Anderson to try to get all that content up and loaded, but uh we're excited about that new web page. We I've gotten a lot of u lot of positive remarks from from some local superintendents who were being nosy in their internet creeping and looking at our web page and saying, "Oh, how you got a website over there." So, so we're excited about that. So all of the principal messages, everything will be updated. I work we're going to be working with our staff to make sure we get, you know,
054current pictures and current content. >> All right. >> Have somebody that's going to maintain it and keep up. >> So that's a great question. Mrs. Anderson serves as the point for that, but the company that we contract work directly with her contract with the company works directly with her. >> Okay. to uh to >> contract to work through the uh work. Yeah, >> it it it would be uh it would be more than a notion for somebody to be a web master, >> you know, uh along with some of the other goals of >> but that is not a a a heavy expense. It's not a heavy. >> Yeah, we need >> We'll get that in the next finance meeting. >> Well, you can pay you can pay $7,000 or $8,000 for that and actually
055doing her job and other stuff or we can hire somebody for $55,000 to do 40 $55,000 with insurance healthare. So >> those are the things but we can always talk about that and those are the only items I have this evening. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Howard. >> Next up, board comments. Mrs. Carrington, >> welcome, Miss Adams. I want to welcome you to your first meeting. Um, I want to say, um, the back to school bash was phenomenal. So, I want to thank that committee who put that on. That was a great way to kick off the school year. Followed up by the convocation committee. It was really awesome. Um, it was the breakfast was really first class. So, um, who to whoever put that on, thank you. It was amazing. Um, Mr. White,
056I think I thought your presentation was phenomenal. Um, a lot of good information. And, um, I have a little one, so I'm hoping to go to go home and tell my daughter all about it. And welcome back. You guys have survived almost the second week, complete week of school. So, I hope you're still got a lot of gas to go because you got a long way to go. Um, and just welcome back. I have because this is our first meeting. So, it's good to see you all again. Oh, and the open house. I must say I had a great time at open house. When I got to um Madison Park, it was amazing to see so many parents. Then when I went over to the middle school, I was surprised. It was I could not
057believe just how many people came out the high school. So phenomenal. And great job um Tracy, you and your crew with the fans at convocation. >> I did. I'll meet you there next year. But that's all I have. >> Mr. Roin, >> it looks like I lost the bet to Deion Simmons about the number of words. But that's all right. The first thing I want to say is congratulations Jill and good job on your first meeting and waiting mad at sunset for calling that for a long time. Uh welcome back to our students and to our staff. The one thing that I'll say about convocation was that the energy from all of the buildings was just amazing. And you can you can really see why you guys are having the success that you're having because
058of the energy and the enthusiasm from all of you guys that are working with our students. So just excited to see um how that progresses throughout the year. And then my favorite time of year is your football season tomorrow night. Don't forget that Charlie Madison plays against Cleveland. only three home games this season. So, everybody come out >> and support the Rams and they start their new season. >> Oh, thank you to uh some of the ELC students for giving me this cool t-shirt. >> Wow. >> Our kindergarten football team gave me the kindergarten first grade football team gave me this shirt. They call themselves the dark side. I like Star Wars. So, I supported them tonight at the board meeting wearing the t-shirt. >> Nice. That's nice. >> The vice president, Mr. Simmons. >>
059Again, welcome, Miss Adams. Um, you know, you you're off to a great start and you said about 20 days in our meeting earlier today. So, welcome in your first 20 days. Um, the back to school event was phenomenal. Um, as always, staff did a great job on that. Um, thanks to uh Mr. Bean. Um, I sent a message to him yesterday. He got back with with me this morning. Um, the marching band will be performing at the 25th annual African-American Wellness Walk presented by Premiere on Saturday, September the 13th. So, come out and support our marching band at the African-American Wellness Walk. Um, thanks to both of the teachers who are already on their feet and receiving grants for both the arts and science program. Um, we're off to a great start. Welcome back to
060all of our teachers and staff and our families. Um, I generally walk on the track in the mornings and just the enthusiasm of the kids. I can hear it when I'm out walking. Um, the parents are getting the kids in on time. I I try to pay attention to some of that stuff. So, we are off to a great school year and so welcome back everyone and I hope you did something for yourselves over the summer. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Vice President. Um, I just want to ditto what everyone else has said. I thought the convocation was extremely um well put together. Um, the back to school bash. Um, unfortunately I missed the open house, but um, I've only heard great things. Um, I just want to say congratulations to Mrs. Adams
061um, in your new role. Uh, thank you, Mr. White. You've been playing not phone tech. We're kind of like phone tag, email, and texting back and forth, but thank you for coming to our board meeting and presenting um, some valuable information >> um, about your program. Thank you so very much. Um, just everyone, like they said, the enthusiasm. I just love it. I love it. We all matter. We all matter. And um so I appreciate everyone. Welcome back. Welcome back. And welcome back. Um we got to get prepared to put our boots on the ground for our students. But I think we're off to a good start. So again, thank you. And with that, I will need a motion to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, the employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or
062compensation of a public employee or official or the investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, license, or regulated individual per policy 0166 and OC121. 1.22 G1 action may be taken. >> I move >> a second. >> Mrs. Adam, it's been moved in a second. Would you please call the RO? >> Yes. Mr. Lumpin? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Simmons? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Carrington? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Cherry? >> Yes. Motion passes. We will enter into executive session at 7:05.