GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AGAIN. WELCOME.AND WE WILL START TONIGHT'S EVENT FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.
DOES ANYONE WANT TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME?
[3. BOARD APPOINTMENTS (President Webster)]
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, AND THAT IS BOARD APPOINTMENTS.SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS BARNES AND THORNBURG AND CHURCH CHURCH HILL IN ANTRIM.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FOR PIKE TOWNSHIP. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.
WITH NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE'LL TAKE IT TO A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE BOARD APPOINTMENT SAY AYE.
[4. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE.USUALLY GIVEN BY SARAH DORSEY, BUT DR.
YOUNG WILL OFFER COMMENTS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS WEEK WE BEGAN CELEBRATING OUR ACADEMIC TOP 30 ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR TOP 30 AND ALUMNI HALL OF FAME GALA, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, MAY 15TH.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ADRIAN MATEJKA, WHO WILL HAVE WHO WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF INDUCTING INTO OUR ALUMNI HALL OF FAME, WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE EDITOR OF POETRY MAGAZINE.
TODAY, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOSTED COLTS CAMP STUDENTS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH FIVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN THROUGH MANY OF THE SAME STATIONS THAT OUR INDIANAPOLIS COLTS GETS A RUN THROUGH AND PRACTICE BEING A QUARTERBACK OR RUNNING BACK AND OTHER POSITIONS, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE SPEED AND AGILITY ACTIVITIES.
AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY HOSTED BY OUR INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT CENTRAL TODAY.
TOMORROW, WE'LL HOPE THE MC TRACK AND FIELD MEET.
THAT WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 HERE AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN NEXT WEEK, PIKE WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAD SOME FLIERS OUT NEAR THE SIGN IN, AND THAT WOULD BE ON TUESDAY, MAY 3RD THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 5TH, FROM 2:30 TO 5:00 PM AT THE PIKE GREENHOUSE.
THANK YOU, DR. YOUNG. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO REPORTS TO THE BOARD WITH THE ALUMNI EXCELLENCE.
[5. REPORT TO THE BOARD]
DR. YOUNG, THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.I AM VERY EXCITED THIS EVENING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A VERY SUCCESSFUL, OUTSTANDING PIKE ALUMNUS, MISS JADE PARKER.
AND WE'LL START WITH THE VIDEO AND THEN I'LL ASK JADE TO JOIN ME HERE AT THE PODIUM.
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MY NAME IS JADE PARKER.I AM PIKE HIGH SCHOOL ALUM, CLASS OF 2009.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME, BUT IT WAS EXACTLY WHERE I NEEDED TO BE FOR A NURSING MAJOR PROGRAM.
WENT THROUGH THE PREREQUISITES THAT WERE NECESSARY.
I CAME OUT TAKING AP CALCULUS, SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE THE PROGRAMS THAT ACADEMICALLY PIKE HAD THERE. AND SO WENT DOWN TO KENTUCKY STATE MY FIRST YEAR AS A FRESHMAN WAS DOING THE PREREQUISITES AND THEN APPLIED TO THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM THERE ADN PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TWO YEAR PROGRAM.
AND ONCE I GOT INTO THAT, FINISHED UP MY BACHELOR'S WITH THEIR R.N.
TO BSM BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT A YEAR.
SO IT WAS FOUR AND A HALF YEARS TOTAL FOR ME.
BUT ONE THING THAT I HAD TO REALIZE IS THAT EVERYBODY'S JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT.
I DEALT WITH SOME TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS DOWN THERE AND SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT OUT WITH TWO DEGREES.
SO ROJORGANICS WAS ACTUALLY BORN FROM THERE.
THE COMPANY THAT I'M FULL TIME WITH NOW AND I TOOK THE TIME THAT I WAS USING WHILE I WAS OFF BECAUSE I WAS DISABLED FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH WHILE IN CRISIS AND BEGAN FORMULATING PRODUCTS THAT WERE GOING TO BE THERAPEUTIC FOR USE WITH CHRONIC SKIN AND ILLNESSES, AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE AND EASY TO USE AT HOME. SO I TOOK THIS HOBBY THAT WAS LOOKING FOR VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR ME TO CARE FOR MYSELF AT HOME.
THAT WAY I COULD RETURN TO WORK.
AND SOMEHOW IT GREW INTO THIS PASSION FOR SELF CARE AND A LARGER MISSION TO HELP OTHERS DISCOVER THEIR OWN BEAUTY AND THEIR OWN SELF CARE AUTHENTICALLY AND ORGANICALLY.
SO THAT'S HOW I STARTED MY BUSINESS IN MY BATHTUB.
LITERALLY. I REMEMBER MY CHEMISTRY CLASS WITH MISS CHAMPION, HOW SHE TOOK THE TIME TO REALLY HELP US UNDERSTAND THE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WE WERE LEARNING AND MAKING IT FUN AND ENGAGING, AS WELL AS THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY COURSE THAT I TOOK WITH MR. [INAUDIBLE], THAT DEFINITELY PREPARED ME TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY MEET THE REQUISITES THAT WERE NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM, BUT TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY SOMETHING THAT IS ACHIEVABLE, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO DO.
SO IT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO BE ABLE TO EXCEL IN THOSE CORE CLASSES THAT WERE GOING TO BE SPECIFIC TO MY MAJOR IN ORDER TO PLACE IN THE ACTUAL NURSING PROGRAM. IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT EVERY TIME I LOOK UP PEOPLE HAVE COME FROM PIKE AND THEY'VE GONE ALL OVER THE WORLD TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH GREAT THINGS.
BUT SOMEHOW WE ALL GET CALLED HOME BACK HOME.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN THE SAME FOR ME.
I'VE BEEN I'VE LIVED IN ANOTHER STATE, WAS PLANNING TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AND FIND OTHER PLACES TO LIVE, BUT WAS CALLED BACK HOME BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY HERE IS UNMATCHED AND THE FAMILIES HERE, IT'S THERE'S REALLY NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
AND IT WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS ALL OF US ARE INVESTED IN THE THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS, OF OUR STAFF, OF OUR FACULTY, OF ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE.
AND EVERYONE HAS A PART TO PLAY HERE.
[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO INVITE JADE UP TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME.
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THAT GIRL IN THE VIDEO WAS GOOD.SO I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JADE AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT'S EASY TO DO.
SO I COMMEND YOU ON PERSEVERING AND GETTING TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO I GOT INVOLVED IN THE SPRING BECAUSE I MOVED INTO THE TOWNSHIP WAS PREVIOUSLY IN IPS.
SO ATTENDING PIKE WAS ACTUALLY THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE FIRST THING AND COMING INTO A FRESHMAN CLASS OF OVER 800 STUDENTS, I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE THE HONORS COURSES WERE GREAT, BUT I REALLY NEEDED SOMETHING THAT WOULD KEEP ME ENGAGED AND MAKE IT FUN. AT 14 AND 15, YOU KNOW, KIDS, WE STILL WANT TO HAVE FUN.
SO I BECAME INVOLVED WITH PIKE BAND, MARCHING BAND AND THEN PIKE COLOR GUARD, AND WITH SEEING THOSE AND THE ADVERSITIES THAT I HAD THERE, WITH THE CHANGING, THE CHANGING SEASONS AND WITH MY CHRONIC ILLNESS, IT REALLY ALLOWED FOR ME TO SEE LIKE, OKAY, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE DOABLE OR EASY, BUT IT'LL STILL BE DOABLE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR STELLAR EXAMPLE.
SO WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE YOUR CAREER IN NURSING? I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AS A CHILD, I THINK THAT THAT REALLY INSPIRED ME.
I REMEMBER MY SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
I MISSED THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL BECAUSE I WAS IN SICKLE CELL CRISIS.
SO GOING BACK TO EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS, SPENDING WEEKS AT A TIME AT RILEY AND WITH MISSING CLASS, I WASN'T IN THE TYPICAL MATH AND ENGLISH AND SCIENCE CLASSES, BUT IT REALLY WAS TEACHING ME HOW TO BE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE WITH OTHERS.
THE NURSES THAT CHECKED IN ON ME, THAT TOOK CARE OF ME.
THEY HELPED ME TO SEE THAT I WAS MORE THAN JUST THIS DISEASE PROCESS THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T GET TO SEE IN MY EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES AND BEING AT SUCH A LOW POINT, I THINK YOU REALLY NEED THAT INSPIRATION AND THAT TLC TO SEE YOURSELF THEN MORE THAN WHAT YOU GO THROUGH AND THE NURSES, THEIR INTERACTIONS REALLY STUCK WITH ME.
AND SO I DON'T THINK THERE WAS EVER A PLAN B, THERE WASN'T EVER A BUSINESS OR, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER PROFESSION THAT I REALLY LOOKED TOWARDS.
EVEN WITH ALL THE EXPOSURE THAT I HAD, I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A NURSE.
AND I JUST SAID, I WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE FEEL THIS WAY.
AND I WORKED I WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND CHALLENGING MYSELF CONTINUALLY STILL TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH MY BUSINESS, WITH NATURAL AND ORGANIC SKIN AND BODY CARE.
I WANT PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES FIRST AND FOREMOST IS GOING TO BE THE KEY TO US TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER.
NO ONE CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU LIKE LIKE YOU WILL.
AND THAT SETS THE STANDARD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JADE? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
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THANK YOU. EVERYWHERE I GO, EVERY PART OF MY STORY IS ESSENTIAL TO BEING TOLD.SO I'M JUST SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU ALL.
AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MISSION THAT I'M DOING WITH RIVER OF JORDAN ORGANICS, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT JADE@ROJORGANICS.COM.
THANK YOU. JADE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SHARING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LOVELY, INSPIRING STORY.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD RECOGNITION.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
YOUNG. THIS EVENING I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MS. CULHAN OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS WHO WILL PRESENT TO TWO RECIPIENTS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
YOUNG, IT IS MY GREAT PRIVILEGE THIS EVENING TO BRING MRS. DEBRA PESUT SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AT COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY AND LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO YOU FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
MRS. PESUT HAS BEEN AN SLP IN PIKE FOR THE PAST 31 YEARS.
HER WORK AS AN SLP IS IMPECCABLE.
WHENEVER WE HAVE NEW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ROLL OUT, SHE IS TYPICALLY ONE OF THE FIRST TO ASK ME, CAN I DO THAT TOO? AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD AN UNEXPECTED NEED FOR AN SLP.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SLPS ARE NOT A DIME A DOZEN AND WE HAD TO GET CREATIVE.
THIS RESULTED IN A CALL TO MRS. PESUT TO ASSIST AND SHE DIDN'T EVEN BAT AN EYE.
SHE TOOK ON CASE CONFERENCES, IEP WRITING AND DATA COLLECTION AS ADDITIONAL WORK TO HER CASELOAD.
WE WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE SO GRATEFUL FOR DEB PESUT DOING THE WORK THAT SHE DOES ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS HERE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP AND KNOW THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH THAT SEASON WITHOUT HER.
AGAIN, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
YOUNG, I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THIS EVENING TO BRING MRS. CARLY YOUNG SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AS WELL AT FISHBACK CREEK PUBLIC ACADEMY TO YOU FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
MRS. YOUNG HAS BEEN AN SLP IN PIKE FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.
FROM THE MINUTE MRS. YOUNG STEPPED THROUGH OUR DOORS, WE KNEW THAT SHE WAS VERY SPECIAL.
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HELD MEETINGS WITH STAFF, MENTIONED A NEED, AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW I HAVE A PHONE CALL FROM MRS. YOUNG VOLUNTEERING TO HELP HOWEVER SHE CAN.
NEVER MIND THE ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD THAT THIS PRESENTED.
WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL OF MRS. YOUNG AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDENTS OF PIKE TOWNSHIP.
SHE IS A GEM OF ALL GEMS, AND WE COULDN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT HER.
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[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, I WILL INVITE MS. BLENDEN, THE COORDINATOR OF THE NATHANIEL JONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER.MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
GOING TO TURN THIS WAY SO I CAN ADDRESS BOTH THE BOARD AND THE CROWD.
I WANT TO SAY ABOUT OUR RECIPIENT, MISS STACY FERGUSON.
SHE HAS BEEN A LEADER FROM THE BEGINNING.
SHE IS A TEAM PLAYER AND ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE.
SHE IS A TEACHER, MENTOR FOR INCOMING TEACHERS, A TEAM LEADER FOR HER PEERS, AND HAS WRITTEN MANY GRANTS FOR HER CLASSROOMS AND HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT RECIPIENT, SORRY, OF MULTIPLE MINI GRANTS THROUGH THE PIKE EDUCATION, PIKE TOWNSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
SHE LEADS OUR COMMUNICATION FOR TEACHERS, TREASURE, SCHOLASTIC BOOKS AND TWITTER.
IN A RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THE PRESENTER MADE REFERENCE TO SOME DOCUMENTS AND IN TRUE FORM MRS. FERGUSON SAID, I HAVE THEM RIGHT HERE.
AND I QUOTE, THE PRESENTER SAID, OH, I LOVE A TEACHER THAT STAYS READY.
AND THAT IS TRULY MRS. FERGUSON. WE ARE EXTREMELY GLAD AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER AS PART OF THE NJELC FAMILY AND EXCITED TONIGHT TO PRESENT HER WITH THE WELL-DESERVED SUPERINTENDENT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
MISS STACEY FERGUSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD RECIPIENTS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE DISTRICT.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE 2021-2022.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S 2022 STAFF OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION.
AND WE WILL START WITH A CERTIFIED STAFF RECOGNITION BY MR. PARQUET.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
MUNOZ AND I ARE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT OUR STAFF OF THE YEAR AWARDS TONIGHT.
FIRST, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MISS ALISON HANSCOM.
SHE IS WITH THE PIKE TOWNSHIP EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR A FEW WORDS.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD AND DR.
YOUNG. I'M ALLISON HANSCOM, THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PIKE TOWNSHIP EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE PIKE TOWNSHIP SINCE 1993.
SO AS YOU WALK THIS WAY AFTER YOUR PICTURE, WE HAVE A BASKET FOR YOU.
SO WE'RE JUST THANKFUL THAT WE GET TO BE PART OF THIS CELEBRATION TONIGHT AND RECOGNIZING EACH ONE OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND LETTING THE FOUNDATION BE PART OF THAT. THANK YOU, MISS HANSCOM.
SO TO BEGIN WITH, OUR TEACHERS OF THE YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRST TWO WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT.
BUT I DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FROM THE FROM THE NATHANIEL JONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER DEVELOPMENTAL PRE-K TEACHER MISS LENA BAUMGART, HER PRINCIPAL WRITES, LENA IS A HARD WORKER, TEAM PLAYER AND RESPECTED BY HER COLLEAGUES.
THE NEXT ONE FROM CENTRAL ELEMENTARY CANDY MEYER, RESOURCE TEACHER.
HER PRINCIPAL WRITES, CANDY IS PROFESSIONAL, ORGANIZED AND PATIENT.
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SHE NOT ONLY CARES ABOUT THE ACADEMIC GROWTH OF HER STUDENTS, BUT SHE APPRECIATES THEIR SOCIAL, APPRECIATES THEIR EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL GROWTH.THE NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS MISS KAREN QUASHIE FROM DEER RUN ELEMENTARY.
SO MISS GRAHAM WRITES, I'M SORRY.
MISS KAREN QUASHIE IS A FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AT DEAR RUN.
MISS GRAHAM WRITES, MISS QUASHIE WAS NOMINATED AND CHOSEN BY THE STAFF HERE AT DEER RUN ELEMENTARY.
SHE SHOWS RESPECT FOR ALL STUDENTS AND EVERYONE AT DEER RUN.
SHE HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT LEADER IN FIFTH GRADE AS TEACHERS HAVE CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
MS. QUASHIE IS AMAZING AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
IF YOU WALK INTO HER ROOM, SHE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGES YOU IN THE LESSON.
STUDENTS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING AND WHY.
SHE IS DEFINITELY AN ASSET TO DEER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PIKE.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP MISS CHRISTINA OWENS, FIFTH GRADE TEACHER AT EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY.
CHRISTINA FOSTERS A HEALTHY CLASSROOM COMMUNITY.
SHE TIRELESSLY PLANS LESSONS WHICH ARE ENGAGING AND RELEVANT.
SHE THINKS THAT SHE THINKS OF THE WHOLE CHILD IN RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AS WELL AS PLANNING ACADEMIA.
CHRISTINA DEVELOPED LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HER STUDENTS AS WELL AS HER PARENTS.
MS. CHRISTINA OWENS. [APPLAUSE] NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS MISS HEIDI MENA, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH AT EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY.
MINA IS ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED EDUCATORS AT EACH BROOK ELEMENTARY.
SHE ALWAYS HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND IS TRULY A JOY TO WORK WITH EVERY DAY.
MS. MENA IS VERY DRIVEN TO IMPROVE OUR SCHOOL AND WORKS TIRELESSLY EVERY DAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SHE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF AND COLLABORATES WITH EVERYONE.
SHE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND IN ALL AREAS.
AND IT'S DEFINITELY AN ASSET TO EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY.
THE NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS MS. SIERRA WALKER. [APPLAUSE] MS. WALKER IS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT FISHBACK CREEK PUBLIC ACADEMY.
THEY HAVE LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE THEIR EMOTIONS AND CREATE STRATEGIES TO SELF-REGULATE.
SHE HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB WEARING MANY HATS AND FILLING IN THE GAPS WHEN IT WAS NEEDED.
SHE SERVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES EVERY DAY WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AND A POSITIVE DISPOSITION.
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CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO BRING UP FROM COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY, MISS JENNIFER BAUMAN, FOURTH GRADE TEACHER.MS. BAUMAN GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS IN FOURTH GRADE.
SHE ALSO DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM CHALLENGES.
SHE IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT ON OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM AND IS AND IS A AN END IN SESSIONS.
EXCUSE ME. SHE IS WILLING TO HELP ANYONE AND HELP ANYONE AND SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN A POSITIVE WAY.
FROM GUION CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MS. KENDALL STARTZMAN, FIFTH GRADE TEACHER.
IF YOU PEEK INTO MS. STARTZMAN'S FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOM, YOU WOULD THINK YOU WERE SEEING A VETERAN TEACHER IN ACTION MS. MONICA POWELL WRITES.
THE HIGH GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT OF HER STUDENTS REFLECTS HER FOCUS ON MASTERING LEARNING.
SHE IS PURPOSEFUL ABOUT ENGAGING HER STUDENTS WITH HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION ALL DAY LONG.
SHE MODELS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING THAT SHE EXPECTS OF THEM.
SHE IS ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF HER COLLEAGUES AND ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND.
THE NEXT PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS MS. VALERIE LIGON SECOND GRADE VIRTUAL TEACHER AT NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH.
WHEN WE KNEW WE WERE HAVING VIRTUAL, MS. LIGON REACHED OUT TO ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
I WANT TO TEACH VIRTUAL, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
MS. LIGON WAS EXCITED TO BE A VIRTUAL TEACHER THIS SCHOOL YEAR AND SHE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
HER LESSONS ARE ENGAGING AND STUDENTS LOVE TO LOG IN EVERY DAY AS A VIRTUAL TEACHER.
SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, BUT MS. LIGON HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO BUILD QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF HER STUDENTS.
I ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MS. LIGON HAD MS. LIGON AND A BUTLER PROFESSOR WILL HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP NAMED IN HER HONOR.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] OH.
NOW I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MR. JASON CHAMBERS, ART TEACHER AT SNACKS CROSSING ELEMENTARY.
MR. CHAMBERS HAS THE ABILITY TO TEACH ART, YET ALSO REINFORCE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT MR. DECAUDIN WRITES. HE UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF EACH CLASSROOM AND DIFFERENTIATES TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
HE INFUSES TECHNOLOGY FLAWLESSLY INTO HIS LESSONS AND PUSHES HIS STUDENTS TO DO THEIR BEST.
HE IS A GREAT MENTOR AND A WONDERFUL COLLEAGUE.
THANK YOU. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO BRING UP FROM GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, MISS ELIZABETH PAGE, SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE ENL TEACHER.
MISS PAGE IS A POSITIVE AND CONSISTENT EDUCATOR AT GCMS. SHE EDUCATES AND ADVOCATES FOR OUR ENL STUDENTS AND WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH TEACHERS TO MAKE SURE THE NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MET.
SHE SERVES AS ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT TRACK COACHES AND IS AN ASSET TO OUR ENL DEPARTMENT AT GCMS.
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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS ALSO HER SECOND YEAR TEACHING.NOW I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MR. AARON HALE, EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
AARON HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL LEADER AMONG HIS EIGHTH GRADE COLLEAGUES.
HE IS A QUIET LEADER, YET PRODUCTIVE EDUCATOR.
HE HAS DEVELOPED A RAPPORT WITH HIS STUDENTS AND HE IS RESPECTED BY THEM.
[APPLAUSE] NOW I'D LIKE TO BRING UP EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS TEACHER FROM NEW AUGUSTA PUBLIC ACADEMY, MS. SHARON CHEEK.
MR. DOBBS WRITES, MS. CHEEK STARTED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT AT NEW AUGUSTA PUBLIC ACADEMY NORTH AND EVENTUALLY WORKED HER WAY UP TO SIXTH GRADE SIX THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.
MS. CHEEK IS A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL, SERVING IN THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS DEPARTMENT.
AS THE ONLY RESOURCE TEACHER, MS. CHEEK MUST TRACK MUST KEEP TRACK OF WHAT ALL GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS ARE DOING IN THEIR CLASSES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HER STUDENTS.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DIFFICULT TASK, MS..
CHEEKS HANDLES IT WITHOUT EVER COMPLAINING.
NOT ONLY DOES MS. CHEEK REMAIN CURRENT WITH ACADEMICS, SHE ALSO MAINTAINS THE STUDENT'S IEPS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIOR GOALS OF THE STUDENTS.
WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE SHARON CHEEK SERVING AT NEW AUGUSTA PUBLIC ACADEMY NORTH.
[APPLAUSE] FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP MISS RENEE WALKER, HEALTH SCIENCE TEACHER AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
RENE IS FANTASTIC WITH THE STUDENTS.
THEY USUALLY GET 100% OF THEIR STUDENTS CERTIFIED THAT TAKE THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT TEST.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT.
SHE ARRANGES THE CLINICALS AND SUPERVISES STUDENTS AT THE NURSING HOME.
SHE HAS. SHE HAS EXCELLENT TEACHING STRATEGIES AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SKILLS.
SHE'S ON THE EQUITY COMMITTEE AND IS A SPONSOR OF HOSA.
SHE ALWAYS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP TEACHERS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING BEING A MENTOR.
WE'LL GET A QUICK PICTURE AND THEN I'LL ANNOUNCE THE DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR FROM SNACKS CROSSING ELEMENTARY ART TEACHER JASON CHAMBERS.
[APPLAUSE] WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH TO THE BOARD AND EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE.
I AM JUST UTTERLY SHOCKED AND SO APPRECIATIVE.
AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW I'VE BEEN IN THIS DISTRICT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU GUYS DO OUR WORK HERE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MR. DECAUDIN AND ALL THE DOCTOR MAJORS AND ALL THE WONDERFUL STAFF, WHOEVER IS LISTENING FROM SNACK CROSSING.
I KNOW WE WORK HARD AND I APPRECIATE THAT ALL OUR FORMER LEADERS, I SEE MS. STEELE OUT THERE AND I SEE.
KUDOS TO YOU ALL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.
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ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR CERTIFIED STAFF.AND WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE DISTRICT.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CLASSIFIED STAFF RECOGNITION THAT WILL BE DELIVERED BY DR.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT.
YOUNG. AS MR. PARQUET MENTIONED, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED STAFF.
I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO IN ORDER BY SCHOOL.
[APPLAUSE] THE STAFF AT THE NATHANIEL JONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER SHARE THAT MEL IS ALWAYS POSITIVE, FUN SPIRITED, HARDWORKING, DEDICATED TO HER STUDENTS SUCCESS, AND ALWAYS WILLING TO BE A TEAM PLAYER.
CONGRATULATIONS.[APPLAUSE] FOR CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
HOLLY RIDDLE, THE OFFICE MANAGER.
[APPLAUSE] HOLLY HAS BROUGHT SUCH A POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL VIBE TO THE SCHOOL'S FRONT OFFICE.
SHE'S ALWAYS SO KIND, CARING AND RESPECTFUL OF STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
EVEN DURING CHALLENGING SITUATIONS.
SHE'S ALWAYS SMILING AND SHE IS SO THOUGHTFUL, WHETHER IT'S A NOTE OR A SMALL TOKEN.
HOLLY ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR EVERYONE SHE ENCOUNTERS.
[APPLAUSE] FROM COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JASMINE DAVIS EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT.
[APPLAUSE] NO MATTER WHAT THE TASK MISS DAVIS IS EAGER AND WILLING TO HELP.
SO WHILE SHE IS AWAY, THEY ARE STILL SUCCESSFUL.
THERE IS NOT A STUDENT IN THE BUILDING WHO DOES NOT KNOW HER.
STAFF ENJOY HER POSITIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC DEMEANOR.
SHE IS TRULY IS A RAY OF SUNSHINE.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM DEER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURTNEY PERRY IA FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS.
[APPLAUSE] MS. PERRY HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO DEER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
SHE WORKS WELL WITH ALL STUDENTS AND IS SO PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF EVEN OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS.
SHE STEPS UP WHEN COVERAGE IS NEEDED.
SHE RELATES WELL WITH STUDENTS AND THEY ENJOY BEING AROUND HER.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH SHAWNA COOPER, OFFICE ASSISTANT.
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[APPLAUSE] MISS SHAUNA COOPER IS A DEDICATED ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHEN OUR BUILDING WAS VERY SHORT STAFFED, MS. COOPER VOLUNTEERED TO SUPERVISE LUNCHES.
MS. COOPER OFTEN STAYS OVER HER SCHEDULED TIME TO HELP IN THE OFFICE.
IF A CHILD IS MISS PLACED ON A BUS, MS. COOPER NEVER LEAVES UNTIL THE LAST CHILD HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE AND SOUND.
HER KIND, CARING WAYS ARE NOTED BY ALL WHO MEET HER.
WE APPRECIATE MS. COOPER AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES FOR THE NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH FAMILY.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM SNACKS CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAVE MS. RASHIDA DOCKERY, OFFICE MANAGER.
RASHIDA SHOWS PASSION AND EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
SHE PUTS SNACKS CROSSING FIRST.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FOR GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE MR. MICHAEL MCCULLEY, HEAD CUSTODIAN.
HE OFTEN OFTENTIMES WORKS BOTH SHIFTS AND HAS DONE SO WITH A SMILE AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
HIS COMMITMENT TO DEDICATION TO GCMS IS APPRECIATED AND SHOULD BE COMMENDED AND RECOGNIZED.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MR. ADAM HAWK, INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS.
[APPLAUSE] MR. HAWK HAS BEEN A POSITIVE RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS DEPARTMENT.
HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST WHERE THERE IS A NEED.
HE IS PATIENT WITH HIS STUDENTS AND DEMONSTRATES GENUINE CARE FOR EACH OF THEM.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM NEW AUGUSTA NORTH. MS. SHELLY HIGGINS INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT FOR EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS.
[APPLAUSE] MS. SHELLY HIGGINS HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB THIS YEAR AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT.
ONCE, ONCE ADDITIONAL STAFF WAS HIRED, MS. HIGGINS TRANSITIONED BACK TO A SIXTH GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT POSITION, AND MS. HIGGINS HAS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HER PROFESSIONALISM IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND NEW AUGUSTA NORTH PUBLIC ACADEMY.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FOR PIKE SUPPORT FOR PIKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
WE HAVE MS. MELISSA MUNOZ PARRO SECRETARY.
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YEARS. COMING FROM A NON EDUCATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT, SHE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND HAS SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONED INTO AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.MOST IS TRULY COMMITTED TO DOING HER VERY BEST.
HER SPANISH SPEAKING SKILLS HAVE BEEN A BLESSING TO OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
WE ARE SO GLAD THAT SHE'S A VITAL PART OF THE PPA FAMILY.
MELISSA IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP US TAKE CARE OF THE DETAILS BEHIND THE SCENES.
SHE HELPS KEEP THE SCHOOL RUNNING WITHOUT COMPLAINT AND IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
YOU ARE THE FIRST WE SEE WHEN WE COME IN AND YOU ARE THE NUMBER ONE WITH ALL OF US.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
MR. JOYCE ELLIS, CDL SPECIAL NEEDS TRAINER.
SHE'S AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AT HEART.
ONE THAT LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR EACH OF HER DRIVING CANDIDATES.
SHE CURRENTLY HAS A 100% PASS RATE FOR HER CDL DRIVING CLASSES AND CANDIDATES.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY THE BEST AT WHAT SHE DOES.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] FROM THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
MR. ANDY PAYNE HVAC AND ON CALL TECHNICIAN.
WHEN ASKED TO DO DIFFICULT THINGS, ANDY'S RESPONSE IS ALWAYS BE RIGHT THERE.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CENTER, WE HAVE CAMILLE MATTHEWS, PAYROLL SPECIALIST.
CAM GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND EACH AND EVERY DAY.
THERE IS NEVER A TASK THAT IS TOO BIG FOR CAM.
HER POSITIVE ENERGY IS CONTAGIOUS AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HER HERE IN PIKE.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] AND LET'S GIVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF RECOGNITION AUTHORITIES TONIGHT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
AREN'T THEY AMAZING? [APPLAUSE] YES.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORTS TO THE BOARD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE GOING TO DEPART, YOU CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME.
AND WE WILL START WITH THE ACTION ITEMS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
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[6. ACTION ITEMS]
YEAH. OKAY.WE'RE ABOUT TO START OUR ACTION ITEMS. IF WE COULD, PLEASE.
I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S ACTION ITEMS. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THEN. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE ACTION ITEMS PRESENTED? ALL RIGHT, WITH NO ACTION, NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA SAY AYE.
AYE. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? THEN THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
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SO WE WILL THEREFORE MOVE ON TO BOARD MEMBER ITEMS. I WILL START THE LEFT WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MS. LOMAX. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AGAIN I AM #PIKEPROUD.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE COMING BACK AFTER BEING OUT IN THE WORLD AND BEING SUCCESSFUL.
BUT THE CLASSIFIED AND CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HONORED.
THIS IS THE PIKE THAT I KNOW AND THAT I LOVE AND THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKES ME WANT TO SERVE AND DO THE THINGS THAT I DO AND HAVE DONE FOR THE DISTRICT FOR ALL THIS TIME.
I WALKED IN AND KIND OF HAD A BIT OF PTSD.
YOU KNOW, THE LAST FEW TIMES WE WERE HERE, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T THE BEST.
BUT THIS IS WHAT I DO KNOW AND LOVE AND KNOW THAT WE CAN BE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, US AT OUR BEST.
THANK ALL OF THE TEACHERS, THE ASSISTANTS, THE ADMINISTRATORS, EVERYONE AND OUR STUDENTS.
EVERYBODY, LET'S FINISH STRONG.
MR. METZLER, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MRS. PETTIFORD BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR SMILE OUT THERE TONIGHT THAT REALLY LOOKED FAMILIAR.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE'S A VERY PROUD MOM.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. PETTIFORD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, LARRY. MS. FORD, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TONIGHT.
I THINK MRS. LOMAX WRAPPED UP THE GOOD COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
MR. ANDERSON, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE AWARD RECIPIENTS.
YOU ARE THE REASON THAT MAKES OUR FABRIC STRONG, AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT TRADITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. MR. KELLEY.
YES. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE HONORED THIS EVENING.
BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY TO ALL OF OUR STAFF, EVEN THOUGH EACH DEPARTMENT, EACH BUILDING COULD ONLY SELECT ONE PERSON, I KNOW THAT THEY REPRESENT ALL OF THE STRONG, INCREDIBLE TEACHERS, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, ALL THOSE THAT WE HAVE
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WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND OUR CHILDREN.SO PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR LABOR OF LOVE IS NOT.
HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED OR THAT YOU'RE NOT APPRECIATED.
AGAIN, EACH BUILDING GETS VOTES FOR ONE PERSON.
AND SO I JUST KNOW THAT YOU'RE YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF OF THAT AWESOMENESS.
AND SO WE DID HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS THAT WERE HONORED.
BUT TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVE AND WERE OFTEN THE FRONT FACE OF WHO THE COMMUNITY COMES IN CONTACT WITH WHEN FOLKS FIRST COME IN OUR BUILDINGS, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP OUR BUILDINGS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND BEING THE GATEKEEPERS OF OF THE BUILDINGS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT AND KNOW THAT, AGAIN, YOU HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED.
AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY EARLIER THIS WEEK TO TO ATTEND THE CHORAL PROGRAM. OUR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING US WELL IN ALL THE COMPETITIONS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN.
COMPETING IN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING SPRING PERFORMANCE AND HOPING THAT WE CAN SEE FOLKS COME OUT AND SUPPORT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU, MISS KELLEY.
DR. YOUNG. THANK YOU, MRS. VICE PRESIDENT. JUST WANT TO ECHO A CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR RECIPIENTS OF BUILDING AND DISTRICT STAFF OF THE YEAR.
I DO WANT TO THANK THIS TEAM THAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
THEY REALLY PULLED THIS TOGETHER AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK GETTING IT SET UP.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO WAY THAT I CAN TRULY RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF AND THE WAY THAT THEY DESERVE.
BUT IT SURE IS NICE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION THAT COMES ALONGSIDE OF US TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO HELP US MAKE OUR STAFF FEEL TRULY SPECIAL.
BECAUSE THEY ARE THEY PUT OUR TEAM UP AGAINST ANY TEAM IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
I DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATES 2022.
THESE ARE LEADERS ALL MANY OF THEM ARE TEACHERS, BUT THEY'RE ASPIRING LEADERS.
AND THE ACADEMY IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A COLLEGE CLASS.
AND COURSE IT'S A YEAR LONG AND WE HAVE A 2022 CLASS THAT RECENTLY FINISHED UP.
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR LEADERSHIP AND PIKE TOWNSHIP.
BISHOP AND I MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDIANA LATINO INSTITUTE ON MONDAY.
AND AGAIN, I'M GRATEFUL THAT JAY WAS WILLING TO COME AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF HER STORY SO THAT OUR STUDENTS CAN BE INSPIRED, AND THEN JUST GIVE US ANOTHER REASON TO BE PROUD OF BEING PART OF THE BEST COMMUNITY, IN MY OPINION, IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THE RECEPTION TONIGHT, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY SPECIAL AND VERY INVIGORATING TO REALLY TALK TO EVERYONE FACE TO FACE.
AND IT JUST REALLY EMPHASIZES WHAT A WONDERFUL DISTRICT WE HAVE WITH SUCH STRONG EDUCATORS AND WONDERFUL SUPPORT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, AS I THINK MS. LOMAX MENTIONED, WE ONLY HAVE A MONTH TO GO.
SO WISH EVERYONE A STRONG LOOK AHEAD AND WE WILL SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING.
SO THE MEETING IS THEREFORE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.