001Education meeting roll call goodright yes starer here Austin here kma kleinan here okay let's stand for the pledge please I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all okay can we get a motion to approve the March 18 2025 board agenda as presented and amended so moved second s Klein hens yes Austin yes Starcher yes yes good right yes okay if we can get a motion to approve the minutes of the February 11 2025 Board of Education meeting so moved second any changes goodright yes Starcher yes Austin yes yes he at this time we'd like for Mr Maloo to bring his Crews forward well good evening everybody uh my name is Alex Maloo
002athletic director here at the high school and um as we do at the end of every um Sports season uh we're here to um present uh state qualifiers from That season uh we had a number of them as you can see from the winter season uh extremely proud of them uh for all their work um and being able to represent w on the highest level at state competition uh and not just represent Worster represent themselves their Community their families and they did it extremely extremely extremely well uh we're super proud of um their their great efforts and um I'm going to tell you a little bit about it right now so we had two individuals represent Worcester at the middle school and high school Indoor state track and field championships over the last couple of
003weeks uh from the Middle School Tegan Hafner competed in three events in the 60 meter hurdle she finished in third place in a time of 9.56 seconds and in the long jump and high jump she finished as state champion jumping 17 ft 1.75 in in the long jump and 4et 10 in in the high jump from the high school Willie fuk competed in the shotput uh where he finished in seventh place and through 50 feet n in um and so you know Tegan being in middle school and Willie being a ninth grader uh certainly a very very bright future for them as uh track and field athletes in our district so extremely proud of them and obviously they're competing at a very high level right now but certainly in the years to come they have
004that same opportunity to do so our indoor track student athletes were LED at the uh Indoor state meet by coach moscotti coach Gerber coach Bennett coach Razer and Coach Harper please join me in congratulating Teegan Willie and their coaches on a great showing at the AES congratulations aw congratulations and uh as we uh seem to have every year we have a very large contingent of swimmers and divers with us uh 10 of them to be exact who uh qualified for the ohaa state swim and dive championships in Canton on February 21st and 22nd from diving Colleen France finished on the podium and earned all Ohio honors finishing in sixth place in the state in diving in division one from swimming we had many incredible swims from our qualifiers Michael Boltz Alexandre Gerber Miley green Ellie
005Hansen Lauren herburger Aiden McMillan Santi Salazar Jack shinder and Piper Udell and a couple of results to share with you um from our swim team at the meet our girls 200 yard medley relay finished 24th in the State girls 200 uh yard freestyle relay finished 21st in the state our boy 400 yard freestyle relay finished 20 in 22nd in the state our boy's 200 free relay team of Boltz shind dollar Salazar and McMillan earned all Ohio honors and finished in 14th Place individually Gerber finished in 27th Place in the 200 yard IM and 18th Place in the 100 breaststroke and Michael Boltz finished in 29th Place in the 100 backstroke and 12th Place in the 503e earning him all Ohio honors in the ladder so again every year it seems like we have such a
006great contingent of swimmers and divers here um and a lot of that is a big thanks to um our head coach the great Chris Matthew and she is assisted by coaches chelf Glasgow Kyper and Steiner and super proud of these individuals uh that continually represent Worcester at the state level uh every single year so please join me in congratulating these great swimmers and N conratulations awesome congratulations congratulations congratulations P nice congratulations congratulations oh my gosh nice congratulations congratulations love it so much congratulations conat okay so those High School Rec athletes want to leave this is a good time to go I don't think they're they're went ahead and went all right didn't even need okay now we're gonna walk move on to our school recognitions I don't know I did it last time pictur picture
007okay I think we'll begin with Mr viso and Cornerstone Elementary good evening um I'm Eric biso I'm principal at Cornerstone Elementary and tonight we have two wonderful first graders our first one here is Jaylen Murphy Wolford and she is here with her mom uh pinky sister joyous and Grandma Deb if you could wave and be [Applause] recognized she's so excited just to go through the line and she was nominated by her teacher Mrs vanck and Mrs Van's here tonight to share some kind words about you Jaylen ready all this all right all right in the small amount of time I've had in the classroom with with this amazing group of students one student stood out in my mind the moment I was asked to make a nomination for the board of education's March student of
008the month I'm pleased to nominate Jaylen for the Board of Education student of the month as she consistently demonstrates exceptional leadership in our classroom jaym puts first first things first by always having a positive attitude toward the learning and a strong commitment to support her peers Jaylen demonstrates the ability to synergize by consistently actively par participating in the classroom discussions and is always willing to help her classmates who need some extra support Jaylen consistently thinks win-win by always treating others with kindness and respect her ability to find a place for everyone in her play is Admiral for a child of her age jayen is an excellent role model for others in the class who are still learning about positive leadership roles her dedication to Excellence and a POS is a positive influence in the classroom
009environment this makes Jaylen a standout student congratulations now you get to go wonderful jayen and you look so pretty our second student tonight is Mr Maverick eater and Maverick is here tonight with his mom and dad Tina and Justin as well as brothers Malachi and Damonte if you could wave and be [Applause] recognized and Maverick was nominated by his first grade teacher Mrs Beaver who is here to share some kind words about you good so Maverick is a kind and loving first grade student who has a positive attitude and a contagious smile he happens to have just lost one of his little front teeth which makes it even cuter anyone who has the pleasure of working with Maverick can attest to his encouraging and persevering attitude he is a natural Problem Solver and always eager
010to take on new challenges he has grown tremendously academically this school year MB has great ideas to share during our math number talks each day and has been so fun it has been so fun to watch him grow mathematically I love that he is willing to keep trying when tasks are more difficult for him he is a friend to all of his classmates and consistent consistantly leads by example Maverick shows initiative every day and encourage enes other students to do the same Maverick has a kind heart and is a positive influence he extend and this extends far beyond the classroom making him a true role model within the entire Cornerstone Family I am so grateful that I've had the opportunity to have Maverick this year in my class I want him to keep up the
011Fantastic work and I can't wait to see what he continues to do and he also gives the [Music] [Applause] Applause say it again okay so you understand when you're to used to it right so cute good evening everyone my name is Gabrielle Montgomery I'm the principal at Keen Elementary and I am proud to share with you tonight two Keen leaders both in fourth grade the first is Kaylee capina Kaylee you can come on up Kaylee is joined this evening by her dad Tim mom Allison Grandma Tommy Tammy and Grandpa Al if you would like to wave do you recognize [Applause] and Kaylee is in Mrs Boyd's fourth grade class and Mrs Boyd is here to share her nomination kayy is such an enthusiastic learner she comes in each day ready to learn with a smile
012on her face Kaylee is so incredibly creative and a leader in our classroom she and another classmate wanted to start a newspaper at our school and spend recesses on her own working on it she also wanted to begin a club that learns more about the Holocaust after reading the book Number the Stars with Mrs King when I asked fellow classmates why Kaylee should be our leader of the month one classmate said Kaylee is such a great artist and has a great imagination another said Kaylee is a good friend to everyone in our class and my favorite I think Kaylee deserves being leader of the month because she is such a hard worker and a great friend I 100% agree ree it is such a joy to teach Kaylee every day keep up the amazing [Applause]
013work congratulations Kaye you're welcome our second Keen leader being recognized this evening is Miss Arya Leslie Arya is joined tonight by Mom Caroline Grandpa Cecil Grandma Maddie and Tim and Uncle John thank you for being here tonight congratulations to [Applause] you Arya is in Mrs King's fourth grade class and Mrs King is here to share her nomination as well good evening I am honored to nominate Arya Lesley for student of the month a student who truly deserves this recognition for many reasons first and foremost Arya is an incredibly hard worker she consistently demonstrates dedication to her studies always ensuring that she gives her best effort her commitment to her work is evident in the care and attention to detail she puts into every task Arya also exemplifies habit one be proactive she makes thoughtful positive
014choices and consistently does what she is supposed to do without needing reminders for example her leadership role is lighting monitor each day she turns off my projector Smartboard and other Lighting in our classroom she does not forget her ability to manage her responsibilities and make great decisions is a testament to her maturity and work ethic what I admire most about Arya however is her quiet kindness she is a help helpful and caring friend to all always willing to lend a hand or offer support to her peers her sweet and genuine nature positively impacts those around her making her a beloved member of our school Community it is truly a pleasure to honor Arya tonight she is an outstanding student and an even more outstanding young person congratulations ARA on this well-deserved recognition [Applause] con good
015evening my name is Jamie Tucker and I'm the principal at Melrose Elementary we have two kindergarteners we're going to recognize tonight the first is Sophia Evans who's here tonight with uh parents Justin and Megan if you want to wave to be recognized and I would like to introduce her classroom teacher Mrs Lewis um to read her nomination hello um sopia arrives to school ready to learn each day and she puts first things first and completes her work before playing um she's an active participant throughout the academic academic day and is a great role model for her peers Sophia is kind and considerate to adults and her classmates when collaborating with her peers she listens to the ideas of others first and then politely Waits her turn and shares her ideas um Sophia is a student
016that I can count on to be a leader in our classroom I'm proud of you [Applause] Sophia congratulations Sophia doing great honey next we would like to recognize Isam pores manessis um who was recognized by both teachers Miss Watson and Miss Yarnell all right I chose isim as my board student of the month because she is a leader in and out of the classroom she's the first student to follow directions she participates eagerly in all of our lessons and activities and she is always a kind friend to others she's also a very hard worker and tries her best during every activity even when it's difficult I can always count on isim to help her her peers or to help me with the task as well I'm so happy to have isim as a student in
017my class this year keep up the great work hi I'm Miss Yarnell and I'm our multilingual teacher for um the district and I'm going to now read this in Spanish par [Applause] conratulations good evening everyone I'm Steve Furlong principal of Parkview Elementary this evening we have two fantastic students I'd like to introduce as leader of the month um our first one is Vivian Lee nominated by Mrs wck unfortunately Mrs wck uh has been fighting uh some sickness and she tried this evening to attend but uh was not able to um this evening for Vivie her mom Laura and um her sister cor and brother Max are here if you could give them a [Applause] congratulations so I'm going to read um for for Mrs wck this evening what she had to say about Viv it
018is my absolute pleasure to recognize Vivie as our second grade student of the month Vivie is not only an outstanding student but also a kind and compassionate friend to everyone around her she approaches each day with enthusiasm works hard in her classroom and always gives her best effort Beyond her academics what truly sets Vivy apart is her heart she is the kind she is the kind of friend who notices when someone needs a little extra kindness and never hesitates to step in just last week when a classmate was feeling frustrated during a challenging activity Vivid Vivie quietly scooted her chair over gave an encouraging smile and said you got this I can help if you want that simple moment perfectly sums up who she is someone who lifts up others Vivie is a leader through
019her actions showing respect responsibility and a genuine love love for learning she makes our classroom bright a brighter place every day and we are so proud to celebrate her tonight congratulations [Applause] okay our second student of the month is a fourth grader Mason Miller his mom Holly and sister Vivy are here if you'd wave [Applause] congratulations Mason was nominated by Mr giodo and he's here this evening to share why good evening I've chosen Mason Mason Miller as student of the month he's a fourth grader at Parkview Mason likes fizzed I know that because he tries his best no matter what we are doing he often takes time to tell me what I'm doing wrong and how we can improve the game Mason understands that the purpose of fizzed is fitness and fun because he understands
020that Mason has a sense of fairness and he always allows it to lead his decisions in fed for example Mason offers suggestions like I said on how to make the games better but also more fair and more equal secondly Mason is kind and this is the real reason I chose him he volunteers at the end of the day to go to a Kindergarten class he reads to kindergarteners and throughout the winter he helped them with backpacks he helped them put on coats and gloves all those tedious little things that really are too much for one teacher um and then he comes to the door and helps me with bus Duty um after that uh he he helps me call the buses on the walkie-talkie and that's what I do at the end of each day
021as each bus arrives I believe Mason deserves this recognition because he mentors our youngest students he is kind and he seeks fairness when interacting with his peers [Applause] conratulations n thank you uh yep he's got it so fun kids are good all right good even evening everyone my name is CJ sprang and I'm the assistant principal at Edgewood Middle School um I have the privilege tonight to recognize two outstanding fifth graders our first one is Lauren Cub who is here tonight with her mother joy and her sister Leighton if you guys want to wave in the [Applause] back with me tonight are two of Lauren's teachers Mrs and Mrs capoen they're going to share some great things about Lauren the cloud team would like to recognize Lauren Cub as our student of the month Lauren
022is a dedicated fifth grader who demonstrates an exceptional work ethic in all areas of her academics Lauren is a positive influence on her peers as she's welcoming kind-hearted who leads by example as a leader in the classroom many students look up to her as a role model this has been evident as Lauren is currently leading our kindness campaign heart challenge she has a sense of Pride when she's able to help a peer succeed but never looks for public recognition Lauren always has a positive attitude towards school and advocates for her learning by asking questions to demonstrate her understanding when she isn't at school Lauren enjoys playing soccer singing and drawing Lauren expressed that she loves creating artwork because her older sister is a great artist and she wants to be able to sketch like her
023the love Lauren has for her family and her friends is evident in her conversations and her actions that is why we chose Lauren to be recognized by the board of education for her Excellence both in and out of the classroom [Applause] congratulations congratulations la okay our next fifth grade student is student Bryson Blackburn Bryson is here tonight with his mother Jennifer Peterson his dad Brian Blackburn a bonus mom Christa and his brother Guyver if you guys want to [Applause] wave along with me tonight I have Mrs greenfelder and Miss Young to share some positive things about Bryson Bryson is an outstanding leader and role model for others in and out of the classroom Bryson shows up ready to learn with a positive attitude every day he is always engaged in school and puts Pride into
024his learning he faces each Challenge and never backs down until he feels he put his best effort into everything he does his focus on putting first things first is outstanding Bryson collaborates easily with others and makes sure others feel included his growth mindset engagement and determination make him a true stand out on our team congrats Bryson nice job hello my name is Jessica shner I'm one of the assistant principles here at the high school and I have the pleasure of rounding out our Board of Education student of the month with two uh fantastic seniors the first is Emily Boyd Emily is accompanied by her parents and grandparents if you would like to [Applause] wave Emily was nominated by Mr Sullivan who is currently in the gym with some of the Union happening so he's unable
025to come up this evening but I will read what he has written to you I had the honor of teaching Emily Boyd in both world studies and AP Psychology she is one of the hardest working students that I have ever taught she was so dedicated this year that she would stand out in the freezing cold weather to be able to become into my early uh morning sessions at 7:30 for review she has done wonderfully on all of my tests and particip iates every day to be a part of the discussion Emily is also a very caring person you can see how much the students like her and each other there is a large amount of Huggers in her class it's been fun to see her grow up these four years she's going to go on
026and do great things in life it's been a pleasure to be her teacher and a pleasure to be a part of her life from Mr Sullivan congratulations Emily congratulations and finally we have Blake Bishop who is here with his parents if they would like to [Applause] wave Blake was nominated by Carol Mills who will now tell you a little bit about him we're saving the best for last right I'm here today to celebrate Blake Bishop as the Board of Education student of the month as I mentioned in my nomination Blake is a solid young man solid by definition is someone reliable trustworthy and has good character he is that he does what needs to be done but always seems to enjoy the task at hand you're probably not going to see Blake cause trouble unless
027it's to rib somebody just a little bit he does take pleasure in that but it's all in a playful and fun way nothing out of line here it's School Blake has participated in band and student council and Key Club he also works after school at City Square so you might see him there Blake will be successful he is successful in high school he will be successful in college and Beyond Blake will be attending the University of akan on a tuition free scholarship congratulations Blake and good luck congratulations okay that concludes the recognition of students so if um the rest of the thing is a regular board meeting you're welcome to stay but if you want to make a segue out this is a good time get it e on in the agenda um right now
028we if there's anybody who has any public comment on agenda items do we have any of those nope okay I think at this point then need to consider the approval of the February 28 2025 financial report don't sorry don't want to do the consent agenda oh yes um the whole consent agenda for oh the whole consent agenda that's H consider the approval of the February yeah good consent agenda so moved second okay uh so tonight I have the February 28th uh 2025 financial report uh for you so good news to share um we have received uh the majority of our taxes and um we are trending favorably with that so in terms of Revenue as a whole we're up about a half a million dollars um you know we're still seeing a decline in our
029investment so that um it's kind of a negative on that end but as well as our expenditures um we are favorable with with those as well of a little over $600,000 so all in all we are trending favorably of 1. 7 million as compared to the forecast um at this point so um have that to share as far as donations this month uh we saw a lot of donations um with continu a drama club the sports team lacrosse track uh softball football um also some donations to our General's closet as well and then I have one new fund for you to approve tonight and um we received uh grant money from uh GPD um Public School Grant and this uh kind of is twofold it's to support uh Edgewood and the high school the uh
030coffee cart and also uh the best buddies Club as well at at both um locations and that is my consent agenda tonight discussion no okay goodright yes Starcher yes Austin yes Klein heads yes okay we'll move on to new business motion to consider the approval of the consent agenda for the superintendent so moved second all right thank you Mr President uh a couple things uh in terms of um resignations there on the certified side uh specifically want to recognize some of our retirements resignations there we have Mr costell after many years working here as a social studies teacher retiring also uh Miss Reek from the uh Park viiew as the counselor um Amber brette and Austin halter as well um also um resigning from their positions uh Mr halter if you didn't hear in the
031news is our head football coach he also is was the in school the uh detention monitor um he got the job as the College of uh College of Wier football coach and so he is resigning from his position um on the hiring side uh some job shares as I talked about last week in our um work session that is uh helpful for us and for those employees as we're able to kind of work with their schedules and and benefit us as um as a district as well um we on the classified resignation side my mine is a little slow today my board doxs is a little slow oh there we I got it it came up so um some FMLA leaves uh couple resignations mentioned some retirements there Carol Mills Bonnie Majors two very longtime
032secretaries Carol was actually here uh presenting the student month uh which I think shows a lot about her connecting with the student um Rita Flynn and Larry Snider also retiring after long careers here at Worcester City Schools um and lastly as um might have found out in the last uh 24 hours uh sorry to see him go but uh we probably should have given him a harder time while he was here tonight for resignation or res uh recognitions but Alex Maloo has resigned as the Director of Athletics um on June 1st Alex um you know one of the best administrators I've ever worked with um no question about that uh and he leaving for some really good reasons uh you know he's getting married and I think family's on the Rison for them and uh
033athletic director is a tough job with a lot of hours and uh so he is taking a job outside of education and uh so we have a couple big um positions choose to fill in the athletic department that we'll get to work on right away on the classified hiring side we um have some just some people moving into different jobs within the district that uh would be Insurance eligible um Margaret or Maggie donu will be the new secretary at Edgewood replacing Kelly Williams Maggie's been in the district for a while but move into a clerical role we're really excited about that Grace how was a secretary in the district and she moved down to central office uh to work in the treasurer's office uh we have uh a couple new positions now a Patton and
034a bus driver trainee as well so happy to have um all of those um people on board um just today and it was because though they just qualified on Saturday so we just finalized the um world championships for robotics so very excited for our robotics team one of our robotics team made it to the Championships there in Dallas and so this is their overnight proposal is obviously going out of state they have to uh um send that to you for approval um position suspension or uh what we kind of refer to as reduction en force or riff um this is for star mesly sign language interpreter I think I want to clarify with this anytime we do a riff we do put on the board agenda um technically this isn't really a reduction um the
035um the people that she serves um we are responsible for payment of it's kind of a complicated um within the the laws of kind of residency um however um she really is working for another District um and so I would anticipate she still will will continue to serve the student we still financially pay for it but it's a lot cleaner if she's working there that she is their employee and not ours so it's really not a reduction in force in reality um it's more just a clerical uh you know clarification for both parties um the Grace's new role uh we did create a a job description for that so that that is also for your approval we have the special ed model policy and procedures it's it's we already did this in December this is
036just uh some revisions that based on additional clarification from the state uh to to better align and so this is just to kind of update there and then one policy on here uh it's actually uh I mean not that there is such thing as a minor policy but it's just explaining public participation at meetings and open meetings law with something with our board meetings honestly it was a Neo it was a glitch within boarddocs and Neola when we had if you remember we had about 25 policies that we approved in November and December it was it was a part of it it just didn't get linked to it so there's nothing unique or special about this one compared to the others but uh we want to follow the same process with this as we do
037every time so it' be a first read second read uh for that and I believe that concludes my consent agenda this evening discussion good goodright yes starer yes Austin yes Klein H yes all right we're going to move into the regular agenda for the treasurer uh motion to approve the purchase of one school bus from bids received by the high schools Council in the amount of 1 15,73 so moved second so uh we had in our budget actually year actually this year to purchase uh two buses but we have found that we only need one and we're we are going to purchase that through the uh bid process that the Ohio school council um did this spring and so um bringing this uh one bus um in that amount of $150,000 737 don't give them
038away no no Klein hens yes Austin yes goodright yes ster yes okay need to consider a motion to approve the following then and now certificates so moved okay so I have two then and now certificates uh tonight we had uh one uh Cardinal rehab that's uh for speech services for one of our students and then hilard which is our custodial Supply um we um do an open purchase order with them but uh ran out of funds so we needed to order more for the rest of the school year ran out of funds on the open purchase order I should say so we needed to open a new one uh good right yes starer yes kin hens yes Austin yes sport do is moving slow today isn't it yeah it is um need a motion to
039consider acceptance of tax rates and amounts as provided by the Wayne County budget commission so moved second so uh tax rates um we get this every year from the county budget commission and it um just shows what our tax rates are for inside and outside millage of the general fund and the permanent Improvement fund um for this upcoming year so we have to have approval for the board before we can begin collection discussion Klein hens yes Austin yes start yes good right yes okay we'll move on to the superintendent's regular agenda to a motion to approve the resolution of urgent necessity authorizing the immediate replacement of the basement wall at central office and a cost not to exceed sorry 125,000 so moved second uh we put this on as an urgent necessity actually we did
040the bid process uh we didn't get any bids um so which does allow by law you can then go out to best quote as we had some people quote after but an actual bid we did not receive um and so we still it's urgent necessity from the standpoint if we're going to move past the bid process but that's the reason for that and then obviously the one next below is the uh contractor that'll be doing the work Austin yes Klein hens yes goodright yes Starcher yes okay motion need a motion to approve the contract with Adena SPG for the renovation of the basement at the central office in the amount of 125,000 so moved second so again this is the contract then for that um project I I think uh want to clarify a portion
041of this project is actually being paid for by Insurance um in the because we had um damage a few years ago there due to water damage um and so we've first tried to address the water damage and now that we've got that we're trying to make that space a little bit more useful we put a floor in it's uh more of a waterproof like a nature Stone type floor um and now we'll be doing the dry work and um be able to use it more and at the same time just you really I think make it a much more uh you nice space discussions um Klein heads yes goodright yes Starcher yes Austin yes okay we'll move on to the next one motion to approve the parent Square contract for the communication alerts and notifications
042so move second sorry so this s Place remind um and uh we it's actually owned by it owns remind now um we think that it will provide I think more features for us than even remind remind if you U for those that don't know that's the ability that we have like with texting and different things where you can get things from classes or or teachers or coaches it's a much safer uh and professional way to do that so it's not your own phone number and things like that so parents sare will be able to do that and we also believe it will be able to do much more than that um and so uh in the end it's going to replace that contract how did that cost compare um it's a little more than remind
043however we think so we we don't want to commit to it yet but we believe that our um School alert system so the one that I call and cancel school for snow on uh we think that parent Square will have the ability to do that and once that happens the total cost will be less than those two programs together um Alex what was that I put you on the spot but for this contract without you know the all call part how much more was it okay thank you Alex sorry I didn't want put you spot there but I knew you knew the answer that per person yeah it's a per yeah that's what creates the cost as a per pupil okay uh Klein hens yes Austin yes Starcher yes good right yes doesn't look like
044we have any new business um old business is none what's that uh we usually do that when we get to comments okay yep all right uh so now we have the time period for public participation on non-agenda items so if anybody has that Mr certainly welcome to Kim name and address and you can get get rolling I'm always waiting for the time okay Ted um tonight we heard in a story um among a lot of different stories that were very positive among our recognitions one in particular that Stu uh stuck out to me was uh Mason Miller from uh Parkview I think fourth grader who um struck his fizzed teacher as being particularly exemplary and the details I think matter quite a lot the details being that on his own initiative he volunteers to help
045the smaller kids the kindergarteners started with helping them with their backpacks and their coats in the winter which is really great if it helps out the teacher um then it seems to have moved to going down and reading to them this is I appreciate all of the points of recognition but this to me seems like it goes above and beyond to something that is mentorship and the ability for that to happen I think is very difficult to put any dollar value on um the part that seems Bittersweet to me is that this kind of me mentorship would not be possible under the new redistricting of the District that the board has voted to move to under the new redistricting the fourth graders would be sectioned off as I understand it and removed from the kindergarteners
046first graders and second graders into a Consolidated building in that setup this story cannot happen I find that depressing um I think it is important that we continue to have some ability to have that kind of story happen I know it's not a topic for right now we have other things we have the community that is going to be deciding things like building a new middle school but after that is decided I suggest that the board look again at the setup of the district and to keep in mind that story thank thank you thank you okay we're going to move on to comments and questions so who do we have with us tonight from Worster High School sorry oh what was that sir your turn you're up sorry uh for starters in sports we have
047officially come to an end with winter sports a couple notable finishers the boys 200 free relay swim team has placed four at the state finals in kanton senior Michael buz placed 12th overall in the 53 in the state finals meate we had a great number of athletes that were honored with all OCC honors throughout all winter sports it is great to see our athletes get recognized for their hard work in this regard as of now spring sports are officially underway and seasons are set to begin towards the end of March and the beginning of April for the National Honor Society they continuing continu continuing to hold volunteer opportunities for students involved for salt the student athlete leadership team they are hosting their next meeting this Wednesday for drama the drama club held their spring play
048this past weekend called the bookstore the science club is starting to prepare for their fundraiser in may also this plans to be placed in their Greenhouse beginning to germinate with the warmer weather so their plant sale is coming soon for green Club they are starting a book they they have participated in a book swap within the club extra books during this event were donated to the People to People downtown they also had guest speakers come in from the college to talk more about ways to be eco-friend eco-friendly in day-to-day life in the coming month they are planning to work on the spring Spirit Week in which they will be responsible for one of the days they will also be hosting clothing a clothing drive that week nothing for the NAACP or student council thank you
049Mr Blair I really appreciate you coming Mr Blair okay nobody's name was yes King Blair King Blair all right he a good guy all right we appreciate you coming are you filling in or you going to be here for the rest uh as far as I know I'm just filling in right now might depend on the baseball schedule a little bit that's where Hayden's at tonight okay all right you're injured right now so you're not doing any sports is that what I hear yes sir you're a track guy and track football and wrestling you be able to will you be able to do track this season next year though okay well good be able to play football next year yes sir you be good by then okay all right all right so than you yeah
050thanks we're going to move on here to future board meetings I had one quick question I know the uh robotics team and the travel are the expenses taken care of or is that being sorted out it's a big travel trip yeah so it's um little both um some of it's going to be done through his fundraise they have another fundraiser um some of it they still have left over in the account um and then there is you know uh there is some that is uh to be paid for by the parents if there's not enough in the fundraising okay so it's kind of a combination but but uh I will say they're they do a nice job of of raising money I I think it'll definitely be reduced uh if pretty pretty significant for travel
051that big I didn't know how how prepared they are for something like that so good question and do we pick up any of that or yeah we do okay yeah some of that is in in in the account yeah we provide we have they get some CER Tech funds and Robotics and some other things Yeah by I think uh we were at the your open house tonight for your career tech programs that had a really good turnout appreciate people coming out and seeing that and we had some employers come out which is really exciting you know because that's obviously really the whole purpose of it is to get these kids uh connected with our employer so uh really appreciate High School administration getting that organized and doing that this evening and everybody that came out
052anything else all right so looks like we have um our next meeting is on tax day is that tax day this year April 15th yep all right and then we have a work session on May 12th and then um another board meeting in may just before graduation I would assume is there a deed for the executive session there is not tonight okay I need a motion to adjourn the meeting so moved second goodright yes Starcher yes Austin yes kin hands yes thank you everybody thank you thank you