[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE'LL STAND AND DO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WELL, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULAR JUNE 23RD MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING.
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.
WE ASK OUR PATRONS TO STEP FORTH, IF THERE IS ANY, TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES ON RECORD AND TAKE 3 MINUTES TO EXPRESS YOURSELF FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE IF WE HAVE ANY? NO GOOD OF THE CAUSE, THEN, SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE, SARAH DORSEY.
[3. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
THANK YOU YOU'VE ALL BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING.SO TONIGHT I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SUMMER, IN ADDITION TO THE GREAT ATHLETIC CAMPS THAT SEVERAL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS HAVE BEEN OFFERING TO, AGAIN BUILD THAT CONNECTION FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON UP.
WE HAVE HAD SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY'VE BEEN FOCUSED SOLELY ON THEIR READING SKILLS AND MAKING GAINS IN THOSE AREAS.
WE ALSO HAD 256 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR ENRICHMENT OFFERINGS.
THOSE INCLUDED CODELICIOUS, READ, SET, PLAY PROJECT GAME DESIGN, SNAPOLOGY WHERE THEY WORKED ON ENGINEERING AND MATH PRINCIPLES AND ARTS FOR LEARNING. AND THEN WE HAD 44 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE STEM CONNECTION AT MOORE FARM ROAD CAMP, AND THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK FROM JUNE 27TH TO JUNE 30TH, 20 STUDENTS FROM COLLEGE PARK IN NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH ARE ATTENDING A CAMP THAT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE INDIANA STATE MUSEUM JULY 11TH THROUGH THE 15TH.
ON THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, WE MADE INVITATIONS TO ALL OF OUR INCOMING SIXTH GRADERS, AND 165 STUDENTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE LAST THREE WEEKS GETTING TO KNOW THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND CAMPUSES.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE OFFERED THAT EXPERIENCE AND HAS BEEN REALLY INVALUABLE.
AND FOR ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS WE PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.
NEXT UP, NO REPORTS TO THE BOARD.
THEN WE'RE ON TO ACTION ITEMS.
[5. ACTION ITEMS]
AT THIS TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO ATTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR JUNE 9TH REGULAR EDUCATION MINUTES.MOVE TO APPROVE THE JUNE 9TH MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT, HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT, MR. PARQUET. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
YOUNG, I REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE WE APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE DO APPROVE OUR HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED BY MR. ERIC PARQUET. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT I'D JUST LIKE TO WELCOME ALL THE NEW TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING TO OUR DISTRICT.
ANYBODY ELSE? MR.. I WANTED TO ONCE WE VOTE ON IT, WELCOME ERIC ELMORE BACK, WHO WAS A PRINCIPAL HERE FOR MANY YEARS THAT HAD A BIT MORE HUMOR THAN ME BECAUSE I REFEREED HIS MATCHES WHEN HE WAS A WRESTLER, WHEN HE WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH AND SENIOR HIGH.
BUT ANYWAY A GREAT YOUNG MAN AND IT'LL BE PLEASANT TO HAVE HIM BACK IN OUR FOLD.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. JACOBS WHO WILL BE STARTING AS OUR WELLNESS COORDINATOR.
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HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FORCE AND PRESENCE IN PIKE SO GLAD TO SEE HIM ON BOARD.OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE GO TO VOTE.
THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING OUR HR REPORT BY MR. PARQUET LET IT BE KNOWN SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. THANK YOU, MR. PARQUET. NEXT UP IS OUR ITEM C APPROVAL.
MRS. MAGGIE BISHOP. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
YOUNG, I SEEK YOUR APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM C, WHICH ARE THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL AND PIKE PREPARATORY HANDBOOKS FOR THE 22-23 SCHOOL YEAR AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO ACCEPT.
I MOVE WE APPROVE THE HANDBOOKS AS PRESENTED.
I SECOND THAT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE DO APPROVE OUR 22-23 HANDBOOKS, PRESENTED BY DR.
MAGGIE BISHOP FOR OUR SCHOOL YEAR.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
BISHOP. NEXT UP IS ITEM D, MS. BRENNER. GOOD EVENING, DR.
WEBSTER, BOARD MEMBERS, AND DR.
[LAUGHTER] I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU MRS. BRENNER. ON TO ACTION ITEM.
ACTION ITEM E MRS. BRENNER. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN, DR.
WEBSTER AND BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.
YOUNG, I BRING YOU TWO MORE APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY LIBRARY COLLECTION GRANT.
ONE COMES FROM DEER RUN AND THE OTHER COMES FROM NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY LIBRARY GRANT APPLICATION.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE APPROVED THE LIBRARY GRANT APPLICATION PRESENTED BY MS. CHRISTINE BRENNER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. REFRESH MY MEMORY.
I JUST HAD ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY.
WE'VE HAD THREE THAT SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AT THIS POINT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND THE DEADLINE IS? TOMORROW. SO WE HAD TO HAVE OUR APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED LAST WEEK SO WE COULD GET THEM ON BOARD DOCS.
AND THEN I COME BEFORE YOU AND MS. MACBAIN IS HERE TONIGHT, SO I DON'T HAVE TO EMAIL HER, BUT I'LL BE EMAILING THE OTHER LIBRARIAN AND PRINCIPAL TO SUBMIT IF YOU APPROVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BRENNER. WE HAVE ITEMS F AND G AND H.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
YOUNG, I RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL OF ITEMS F, G, AND H AT THIS TIME, INCLUDING CLAIMS AND ALLOWANCES, CONTRACTS, AND SOME PRETTY NICE DONATIONS FROM PIKE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY THAT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR.
SO RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ACTION ITEMS F, G AND H AS PRESENTED.
BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS F, G AND H AS PRESENTED BY MRS. SEARLES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THE FINANCIAL REPORTS SPECIFICALLY, AND I'M GOING TO GET IT RIGHT ONE DAY.
DO YOU RECALL AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT ASKING YOU THIS EARLIER, BUT.
NO, THAT'S OKAY. AND ACTUALLY, I REMEMBER WHAT THAT IS WITHOUT LOOKING THROUGH HERE
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EXCUSE ME. WHAT THAT WAS, WAS A TRANSFER FROM THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER.WE HAD LIVED GROW, LEARN GRANT DOLLARS THAT CAME TO THE DISTRICT IN TWO ROUNDS.
AND THE SECOND ROUND, I BELIEVE, WAS DEPOSITED INTO THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER FUND, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SEPARATE FUND. SO THIS IS A CORRECTION MOVED IT OUT OF THAT.
SO MOVED IT OUT INTO A SEPARATE FUND SO THAT THAT LIVE GROW LEARN MONEY THAN CAN BE IN A SEPARATE FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE EXPENDITURES AND THE REVENUE ALL IN ONE FUND.
OKAY. SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THAT IN A DIFFERENT FUND.
YES. WELL IT WOULD COME IN AS REVENUE BUT.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? OH, ANOTHER JUST A GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT THE DONATIONS FROM THE PIKE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
I GUESS I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A PIKE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
WE GOT SOME MONEY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM THINKING OF US.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS.
[INAUDIBLE] AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
[LAUGHTER] HISTORICALLY SPEAKING.
ALL RIGHT. SO IS THAT IT? LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING ITEMS F, G, AND H AS PRESENTED BY MRS. SEARLES SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU, MRS. SEARLES. ALL RIGHT, ON TO OUR FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS THE APPROVAL FOR SUPERINTENDENT CONTRACT.
[6. APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT (President Webster)]
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO READ A FEW THINGS.AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO VOTE AS WE PRESENT DR.
SO, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD TONIGHT FOR OUR VICE PRESIDENT, MRS. RANDOLPH AND THE BOARD SECRETARY AND TO ALL OF OUR OTHER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU ALL AS WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER GOING DOWN THIS TRAIL, THIS JOURNEY TO GET OUR CANDIDATE, DR.
LARRY YOUNG, BEFORE US TONIGHT.
AS WE READ THE POLICY MANUAL, I THINK IT'S CODE NUMBER 1220 THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING THE SUPERINTENDENT.
AND SO I THINK THE BOARD HAS DONE THAT TONIGHT OR GETTING READY TO DO THAT.
AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK, A LOT OF CONVERSATION, EVEN IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE SEARCH AND EVERYTHING. BUT AS YOU SEE HERE, THE BOARD WILL ACTIVELY SEEK THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO READ NOW FROM DR.
YOUNG'S BIO SHORTLY SO THAT PUBLICLY OUR PUBLIC CAN KNOW EXACTLY OR SOME FAMILIARITY WITH DR.
LARRY YOUNG JUNIOR HAS A PROFESSIONAL CAREER EXCUSE ME IN THE MSD OF PIKE TOWNSHIP SPANNING OVER 24 YEARS. DURING THIS TIME HE HAS SERVED IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS, TEACHER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
DR. YOUNG'S RECENT RESPONSIBILITIES PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT AS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT INCLUDE OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN, FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOARD POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES, OVERSEEING THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO COVID 19, OVERSIGHT OF ATHLETICS K THROUGH 12, WELLNESS FACILITATING THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND SUPERVISING MULTIPLE DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENTS.
DR. YOUNG IS A 1992 GRADUATE OF PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
HE AND HIS WIFE RESIDE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP AND THEIR TWO SONS ATTEND THE MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS.
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DR. YOUNG GRADUATED WITH HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS.HIS MASTER OF EDUCATION AND PRINCIPAL LICENSURE WERE COMPELLED AT INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
YOUNG IS A GRADUATE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN WEST LAFAYETTE, WITH HIS DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY.
AND JUST A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO JUST NOTE HERE.
YOUNG'S TIME AND WORK IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN A TIME OF HE'S BEEN IMPECCABLE.
DR. LARRY YOUNG ALSO WAS THE FINALIST AT ONE POINT WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DR. YOUNG HAS DISPLAYED IMPECCABLE CHARACTER AS A PROFESSIONAL IN THE WORKPLACE.
LARRY YOUNG HAS MODELED GREAT LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY WITH REFERENCES FROM THE FAITH BASED COMMUNITY AS PASTOR COMMUNITY CENTERS AT LARGE AND IN OUR COMMUNITY CEOS YMCA.
AND HE'S ALSO HAS OBTAINED REFERENCES FROM EDUCATORS, HIS PEERS AND, OF COURSE, HIS MENTOR.
OUR DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE FORTUNATE AND BLESSED TO HAVE DR.
LARRY YOUNG IN HIS PERSON AND HIS PERSONALITY TO SERVE HERE AS OUR RECOMMENDED SUPERINTENDENT . HIS SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND SERVANT ABILITY CERTAINLY WE FIND IMPECCABLE.
IT IS MY HONOR TONIGHT AND MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOMMEND TO OUR BOARD TONIGHT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP MSD FOR APPROVAL OUR CANDIDATE TONIGHT, DR.
LARRY YOUNG, FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PIKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT GOING FORWARD.
I MOVE WE APPROVE THE MOTION AS PRESENTED BY PASTOR WEBSTER FOR DR.
LARRY YOUNG TO BECOME OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED, AND SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE DR.
LARRY YOUNG TO BECOME THE NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF OUR DISTRICT GOING FORWARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE HERE AT THIS TIME AND SEE MAKE SURE WHERE WE'RE AT.
WELL, THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A UNANIMOUS YES, TONIGHT FOR DR.
YOUNG AS OUR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PIKE TOWNSHIP.
YOUNG, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP HERE BEFORE WE GO TO BOARD MEMBER ITEMS AND JUST ASK YOU FOR ANY EXPRESSIONS AT THIS TIME. WELL, I'M A LITTLE BIT OVERWHELMED.
WELL I WAS EXPECTING THE VOTE, BUT I WASN'T EXPECTING FOR YOU TO SAY SUCH NICE THINGS ABOUT ME, DR.
WEBSTER. SO I'LL KEEP IT VERY SHORT.
I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE TO YOU AND TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE AS LEADERSHIP. YOU GUYS ARE ENTRUSTING ME WITH THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP AND THAT'S OUR CHILDREN HELPING TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PREPARED AND READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN REALIZING THEIR DREAMS IS A DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY THAT I DEFINITELY DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM.
AND WE'VE GOT A TEAM OF EXPERTS THAT [INAUDIBLE] THESE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THE FRONT TWO ROWS ARE PROBABLY SOME OF THE LEAST RECOGNIZED INDIVIDUALS AS FAR AS ACCOLADES GO IN THE COMMUNITY BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT THEY'RE SOME OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND.
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SO THANK YOU TO THEM.BUT AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH SUPPORT, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT THAT I'VE RECEIVED AND I AM GREATLY, GREATLY APPRECIATIVE.
LET ME CLARIFY OUR MOTION TO MAKE SURE OUR MOTION IS CLEAR.
WE ARE WANTING TO ADD AN ADDENDUM TO THE STATED MOTION TO INCLUDE THE APPROVAL OF DR.
LARRY YOUNG'S CONTRACT AS WELL.
BOARD MEMBER ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
DOES THAT MEAN THAT SHOULD BE VOTED ON? WE NEED TO VOTE ON IT. SO WE CAN MAKE THAT.
I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED AS A SEPARATE ITEM.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVED DR.
YOUNG'S CONTRACT AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THANK YOU. MS. LOMAX. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED
[7. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS]
SUPERINTENDENT, DR.YOUNG. AND I WOULD SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF PIKE TOWNSHIP THAT HERE WE HAVE A LEADER IN PLACE.
HE'S WELL QUALIFIED AND DESERVING OF SUPPORT FROM EVERYONE AND A FAIR SHAKE.
AND I HOPE THAT THAT DOES HAPPEN.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE PIKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THEIR GENEROSITY, THEIR MUCH GENEROSITY.
AND I KNOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE.
AND EVERYONE, ENJOY THE SUMMER, ENJOY THE HEAT.
AND WE REMAIN HASHTAG PIKE PROUD MR. METZLER.
I WANTED TO PERSONALLY CONGRATULATE DR.
CONGRATULATIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO LOTS OF YEARS OF SERVICE.
YOUNG, ON YOUR NEW CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
AND ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE IS I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A WEST SIDE CHAMBER MEETING THIS PAST WEEK AND ATTENDED MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS ALONG THE WAY.
BUT THE WEST SIDE CHAMBER IS, OF COURSE, THE NETWORK OF BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS PART OF THE WAYNE PIKE AND MOORE PIKE TOWNSHIP AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS PERSON WAS THERE FROM WAYNE TOWNSHIP AND I JUST WONDERED IF OUR SCHOOL EVER PARTICIPATES IN THE CHAMBER MEETINGS.
AND I ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE URBAN SCHOOL BOARD SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION AND WONDERED IF WE ARE CONNECTING IN THOSE REGARDS AND SO FORTH.
YEAH. AND JUST REAL QUICK, OUR PREVIOUS CTE DIRECTOR ATTENDED THOSE REGULARLY.
SO AS WE BRING ON THE NEW ONE.
I NEVER SAW THEM THERE. YEAH, THAT'LL BE ONE THAT THE NEW PERSON THAT WE'LL INVITE.
I'M GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THIS PROBABLY ALL ACROSS THE DESK HERE BUT CONGRATULATIONS.
AND I'M PROUD TO SEE YOU TAKE THIS POSITION.
THANK YOU. MS. KELLEY. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE THAT IS WITH US AND VIEWING.
AGAIN AS [INAUDIBLE] YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IT.
YOUNG. VERY DESERVING OF THIS POSITION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE
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TABLE AND EXCITED TO SEE THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO.JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING UP AND MOVING FORWARD AND TO A RESTFUL REST OF THE SUMMER AND GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE, ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.
SO NOW IT'S MY OPPORTUNITY TO SHIFT THE FOCUS BECAUSE I FEEL VERY, VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
[LAUGHTER] I DO APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AS I SHARED BEFORE, I'M JUST OVERWHELMED AND THIS IS A DREAM JOB FOR ME, BEING A PIKE RESIDENT ALL MY LIFE AND BEING A PIKE EMPLOYEE STARTING OUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN OVER 24 YEARS AGO AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER, I NEVER WOULD IMAGINE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT POURED SO MUCH AND SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO SHIFTING FROM THERE.
MS. PETTIFORD AND I RECEIVE THE PLATES FOR THE PLAQUE FOR THE BOARD, FOR THE LEVEL OF COMMENDABLE.
SO THE PLAQUE THAT'S ON THE WALL THERE, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE 2021 PLATE GETS ADDED TO THAT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOARD AGAIN FOR THAT RECOGNITION.
AND MRS. KAITLYN ROSE, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH, JOINED ME AS WELL AS MR. JONATHAN DAWKINS IS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
MRS. KIRK BENJAMIN ALSO PRESENTED WITH US AS WELL AS JULIE BURNS FROM JUMP IN FOR HEALTHY KIDS.
AND AT THE LUNCHEON I RECEIVED THE GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY CHERI DANIELS SCHOOL HEALTH AWARDS. SO IT WAS ATTENDED BY SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE.
I WAS NOMINATED BY JUMPING FOR HEALTHY KIDS.
SO I THINK THE NEWS RELEASE SHOULD BE COMING OUT LOOKING FOR MS. DORSEY, HERE PRETTY SOON.
MONDAY. MONDAY, NEWS RELEASE WILL COME OUT ON MONDAY.
GOVERNOR DANIELS WAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE, BUT IT WAS A PERSONAL VIDEO THAT HE SENT TO ME.
SO I'M LOOKING FOR THE COPY OF THAT.
YOUNG SAYS HE WANTS TO SHIFT THE FOCUS.
BUT I'M SHIFTING THE FOCUS BACK AND I'M GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY.
I MAY NOT PASS THIS WAY AGAIN.
AND SO I'M TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET YOU KNOW HOW GRATEFUL I AM AND HOW I APPRECIATE THIS MOMENT FOR YOU TO SERVE THE DISTRICT IN THE CAPACITY IN THAT YOU ARE SERVING OR NOW INCUMBENT UPON TO SERVE.
YOU KNOW, WE HEAR A LOT OF OVERUSED WORDS ABOUT CHURCH AND STATE.
AND I THINK THAT TO ME IS OVERUSED.
BUT STAYING TRUE TO WHO I AM, I'M A MAN OF PRAYER AND SOCIETY IS WHAT IT IS.
BUT I WATCHED THIS PAST OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
I WATCHED JANUARY THE SIXTH WHEN OUR DEMOCRACY WAS AT STATE AND UNDER ATTACK.
I LISTENED TO THOSE WHO TESTIFIED.
CHURCH AND STATE WENT OUT THE WINDOW.
THERE WERE THOSE THAT NEEDED SOME COURAGE, WHICH WAS MIKE PENCE, WHICH WE KNOW PERSONALLY.
THERE WAS JUDGE LUTTIG WHO NEEDED COURAGE.
I SAY TO YOU, I SAID THAT TO SAY THIS TO YOU.
IN ASSUMING THE ROLE AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT I SAW WHERE ONE OF YOUR REFERENCES WERE, WAS CERTAINLY FROM YOUR PASTOR.
I CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOU, AS YOU LEAD THE DISTRICT, TO CONTINUE TO BE A MAN OF PRAYER, TO BE A MAN OF PRAYER, AND ASKING GOD FOR DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE FOR THIS DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF STORMS AHEAD AND FOR YOU.
BUT IF YOU'RE CERTAINLY ASKING GOD, MIKE PENCE HAD TO THE VICE PRESIDENT HAD TO ASK GOD FOR COURAGE WHEN OUR DEMOCRACY WAS UNDER ATTACK AND WHEN THOSE WHO WERE WANTING TO PLAY POLITICS WITH HIM, HE LITERALLY HAD TO ASK FOR COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
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AND I WANT TO SAY TO YOU TONIGHT, YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO ASK.THERE ARE TIMES YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND I PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GIVE YOU THAT COURAGE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.
IN THE WORDS OF THE OLD TEACHER IN ECCLESIASTES, HE SAID TO EVERYTHING, THERE'S A SEASON AND THERE'S A TIME, A TIME TO SPEAK AND A TIME TO SHUT UP A TIME TO LIVE AND A TIME TO DIE.
THERE'S A SCENE IN THE LION KING WHERE MUFASA AND SIMBA GOES UP ON THE MOUNTAIN AND MUFASA HAS A CONVERSATION WITH SIMBA AND HE TELLS SIMBA TO LOOK OUT ON PRIDE ROCK.
AND HE SAID, SIMBA, HE SAID, EVERYTHING YOU SEE OUT THERE ONE DAY WILL BE YOURS.
HE SAID, SIMBA, THE SUN WILL SET ON MY LEADERSHIP.
BUT IT WILL RISE ON YOURS AND DR.
YOUNG THE SUN IS RISING ON YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS DISTRICT.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A SIMBA.
SOMEBODY THAT YOU CAN PUSH THIS OFF TO.
AND AS YOU WALK AWAY, YOU HAVE OTHERS IN MIND THAT YOU CAN REACH FOR.
DO THE BEST YOU CAN IN THIS LEADERSHIP POSITION.
BECAUSE THE SUN WILL SET, JUST AS IT'S RISING.
YOU SADDLING NOW, BUT YOU WILL UNSADDLE LATER AND NEVER PLAY POLITICS OF FAVORITISM WITH NO ONE.
AND WHEN YOU DO WHAT'S RIGHT, THE LORD WILL ALWAYS HONOR RIGHT.
THOSE ARE MY ENCOURAGING WORDS TO YOU.
WITH THAT SAID TONIGHT MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.