[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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[2. FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE]
LIKE IF THERE'S ANYONE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE, WOULD YOU STEP UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND OPEN YOUR HAT TO THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE? GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT.DR. YOUNG, I'M SURE YOU'RE TIRED OF SEEING ME ALREADY, HUH? [CHUCKLING] JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL UPDATE REGARDING THE LAST TIME I STOOD BEFORE YOU, I IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WERE TWO LETTERS OF INTENT AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR THE RE APPLICATION.
THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW BY NOON.
SO THEY FILLED OUT THEIR INTENT TOMORROW BY NOON.
IF THEY ARE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE NEXT STEP IS THE DEADLINE.
JUST WANT TO GIVE A HEADS UP ON THAT.
THE INDIANA COALITION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IS SOUNDING THE ALARM ON CHARTER SCHOOLS ENTERING OTHER DISTRICTS THEY ARE CURRENTLY GOING TO BE. THEY WILL BE HOLDING A WEBINAR ON SEPTEMBER THE 28TH AT 7 P.M.
THE TITLE IS THEY'RE COMING FOR YOUR DISTRICT.
NOW WHAT? AND WHAT IS THIS? INDIANA, WHO NOW? THE INDIANA COALITION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THEY'RE COMING FOR YOUR DISTRICT NOW.
WHAT? AND SO THEY'RE HOSTING AN ONLINE TRAINING SESSION FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC.
THEY CALL IT PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCATES.
SO IF YOU ARE ONE WHO WANT TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO I'M GOING TO ATTEND SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE, BUT I WILL BE CALLING DOWNTOWN TOMORROW AFTER NOON TO FIND OUT IF THEY EVEN DID SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT, AND THEN THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ON OUR RADAR.
THANK YOU. WHEN IS THE DATE AND TIME FOR THAT? SEPTEMBER THE 28TH AT 7 P.M, AND IT IS ONLINE, I BELIEVE THEY JUST POSTED TODAY, I TALKED TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SHELLEY CLARKE, AND THERE SHOULD BE A LINK OUT THERE TO REGISTER.
SO YOU REGISTER AND THEN THEY SEND YOU THE LINK FOR IT.
CAN YOU SEND [INAUDIBLE] TO THE BOARD? IF YOU SEND IT TO ME, I'LL MAKE SURE [INAUDIBLE].
YES, I CAN. SURE DO THAT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE?
[3. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
NO ONE ELSE? THEN WE MOVE ON TO SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE.IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
LAST WEEK, ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, STUDENTS FROM THE PIKE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND STEM CENTER'S NEW AUTO SERVICES CLASS ATTENDED THE NHRA YES NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION YOUTH AND EDUCATION SERVICES PROGRAM AT LUCAS OIL, INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK.
EXPLORE THE RACEWAY PITS AND WATCH LIVE RACES.
THEY HAD A GREAT DAY. THE PICTURES ARE FABULOUS AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS.
HE STARTED PLAYING DRUMS AT THREE YEARS OLD AND IS HEAVILY INVOLVED.
HE WILL BE PERFORMING WITH THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AND THIS YEAR DURING BAND BOOK WEEK, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SEPTEMBER 25TH THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST, THEIR CELEBRATION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WRITING A NEW ALBUM INSPIRED BY VONNEGUT AND OTHER BAND AUTHORS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, AND THEN ON OCTOBER 1ST, IT WILL CULMINATE WITH A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW ALBUM.
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PROFESSIONALLY FOR MUSICAL ARTISTS.SO WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF AND EXCITED FOR HIM, AND THEN JUST SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS REALLY SWEET THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK IS MS. CALANDRA JEFFERSON, WHO'S THE CAFETERIA MANAGER AT NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH, WROTE LITTLE LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT ON THE BANANA PEELS FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AT NEW AUGUSTA SOUTH, AND I'M TELLING YOU THIS AND IT'S CUTE, BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE PICTURES IN TOMORROW'S NEWSLETTER, LIKE, IT IS JUST ADORABLE.
SO JUST A SHOUT OUT TO HER FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO.
[4. REPORT TO THE BOARD]
NEXT UP THIS OUR, REPORTS TO THE BOARD.NICHOLE FOSTER ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE LAUNCH DATE OF OCTOBER 11TH.
SO WE'RE ABOUT A MONTH OUT FOR LAUNCHING.
LAST MINUTE UPDATES, TRAINING, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ALL GET NAILED DOWN.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON OUR SCREEN, THIS IS OUR NEW WEBSITE.
I'LL JUST START AT THE TOP AND WORK OUR WAY DOWN FROM OUR DISTRICT HOMEPAGE.
SO YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT CHOOSE ANY LANGUAGE THAT GOOGLE TRANSLATES AND ALL TEXT ON THE PAGE WILL BE TRANSLATED, AND WE HAVE A STANDARD NAVIGATION BAR AT THE TOP WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS THE DISTRICT HOMEPAGE AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
SO IF YOU CLICK ON OUR SCHOOLS LINK HERE, YOU CAN EASILY ACCESS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
SO IF A FAMILY IS LOOKING AT INFORMATION AT DEER RUN AND THEN THEY NEED TO HOP TO THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WEBSITE, THEY ARE ABLE TO EASILY DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO NAVIGATE BACK TO THE HOME PAGE AS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TO.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY, FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND STAFF.
QUICK LINKS HERE ALONG WITH OUR SEARCH BAR TO SEARCH OUR WEBSITE FOR ANY INFORMATION.
WE'VE STANDARDIZED OUR NAVIGATION, THE MAIN NAVIGATION BAR IN THE DISTRICT LINK.
WE HAVE OUR INFORMATION BANNER HERE.
IT'S ALSO ON A TIMED SCROLL, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT INFORMATION THERE AS WELL.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS HERE IS THE QUICK LINKS THINGS WE USE FROM OUR GOOGLE ANALYTICS TO COME UP WITH WHAT FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR AND CLICKING ON MOST FREQUENTLY. JUST IN A QUICK CLICK HERE ON THEIR HOME PAGE.
WE HAVE OUR MISSION STATEMENT AND THEN INFORMATION TILES.
AGAIN, ANOTHER WAY TO ACCESS STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND THEN ACADEMICS ATHLETICS IN OUR COMMUNITY LINKS. OUR UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR LOOKS VERY SIMILAR, AND WE WILL HAVE A HUGE PUSH TO MAKING SURE OUR CALENDARS ARE CURRENT AND UPDATED DISTRICT LEVEL AND AT OUR BUILDING LEVELS WE HAVE OUR NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AS WELL.
AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE CURRENT AND OLD CONTENT IS BEING BROUGHT DOWN WHEN NECESSARY.
ON OUR HOMEPAGE WE HAVE OUR PIKE AT A GLANCE IN NUMBERS.
JUST A BIT OF INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE THE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING.
WE ALSO HAVE EMBEDDED OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS AT THE BOTTOM HERE, SO OUR PIKE SCHOOLS' TWITTER AND FACEBOOK FEEDS ARE HERE FOR ONE STOP INFORMATION WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUT TO THOSE PLATFORMS. WE HAVE OUR FOOTER LINKS HERE AS WELL, AND THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT OUR WEBSITE FEEDBACK FORM HERE AND YOU CLICK ON THIS WEBSITE FEEDBACK FORM.
WE ARE INVITING OUR PARENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE US FEEDBACK SHOULD THEY FIND A GRAMMATICAL ERROR INFORMATION THEY BELIEVE TO BE INCORRECT OR BROKEN LINK. ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED ABOUT THE WEBSITE, THEY CAN FILL OUT THIS INFORMATION, GIVE US THE URL SCREENSHOT AND WE'LL GET ON CORRECTING THAT OR REACH OUT TO THEM FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THAT.
SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO HELP US STAY CURRENT WITH OUR INFORMATION.
IF SOMEONE COMES ACROSS SOMETHING IN A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT'S DATED FOR '22 AND IT'S 2024, THEY CAN REPORT THAT EASILY AND THAT INFORMATION COMES TO US AND WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT WITHOUT IT JUST FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE AND THEN ONE QUICK LOOK HERE AT OUR SCHOOL.
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SO I'M JUST GOING TO CLICK ON OUR NATHANIEL JONES EARLY LEARNING CENTER HERE.YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS CUSTOMIZED IN COLORS AND LOGOS FOR THE SCHOOLS.
EACH SCHOOL HAS THEIR OWN LOGOS ATTACHED TO THEM, AND WE'VE SIMPLIFIED THE NAVIGATION BAR HERE.
SO THOSE ARE AVAILABLE FROM ANY PAGE ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE THE INFORMATION THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE DISTRICT INFORMATION AND SCHOOL INFORMATION HERE.
EVENTS WILL NOW INCLUDE SCHOOL EVENTS AS WELL AND SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
SINCE WE'VE NOT LAUNCHED YET, WE JUST HAVE THE DISTRICT STUFF AS OUR WEB APP.
THE SCHOOL SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS ARE IN HERE AS WELL, SO THE SCHOOL SPECIFIC ONES IF A SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED, WE'VE PUT THE PIKE SCHOOLS IN THERE FOR THEM AND THEN FOOTER LINKS AS WELL, AND LIKE I SAID, THAT WEBSITE FEEDBACK IS AVAILABLE ACROSS ALL FOOTERS NO MATTER WHERE YOU'RE AT WITHIN OUR WEBSITE.
SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THAT.
WE HOSTED OUR FOCUS GROUP BACK IN AUGUST.
WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THAT.
OUR OVERALL RATINGS ON OUR SCORES WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARED TO WHEN WE MET WITH THEM IN THE SPRING TO NOW AFTER THEY VIEWED THE WEBSITE AS WELL. WE TOOK SOME OF THEIR FEEDBACK TWEAKS, ADDED THOSE IN AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW AND WE HOPE WE'RE ABLE TO LAUNCH IN A MONTH OR SO.
IS THERE ANY ANY CONNECTION WITH THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AS FAR AS A LINK WITH THAT? THERE IS A LINK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND I WERE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS TODAY AND FINDING A WAY ON OUR DISTRICT HOMEPAGE TO MAYBE SWAP OUT ONE OF OUR TILES TO HIGHLIGHT THEM.
SO SWAPPING OUT MAYBE ONE OF THE STUDENTS OR STAFF BECAUSE THESE LINKS ARE EVERYWHERE.
[5. ACTION ITEMS]
OKAY. THANKS. NEXT UP, ACTION ITEMS. A MOTION IS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN OUR MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING.I MOVE WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, THAT WE APPROVE OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? NEXT UP, MR. [INAUDIBLE] HR REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE THAT THE HR REPORT BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED, AND SECONDED, THAT WE PROVIDE AIR REPORT AS PRESENTED BY MR. [INAUDIBLE]. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENT. GO AHEAD.
NICE TO SEE IT'S A LOT SHORTER THAN IT HAS BEEN.
[CHUCKLING] ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSE. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
YES. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEBSTER.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT YOUNG.
I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM C FY 2023, PART B 611 AND 619 GRANT APPLICATIONS AS PRESENTED. MOTION'S IN THE ORDER.
I MOVE THAT WE DO APPROVE THE FY 2023 PART B 611 AND 619 GRANT APPLICATIONS AS PRESENTED.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE DO APPROVE ACTION ITEM C AS PRESENTED BY MRS. MEGAN [INAUDIBLE].
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEMS D AND E, MRS. BRENNER. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEBSTER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
YOUNG. I HAVE TWO GRANT REQUESTS THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE SAME GRANT FROM LAST BOARD MEETING THE BK 5K YOUTH FUND GRANT, AND THIS TIME IT'S FOR DEER RUN ELEMENTARY. THEIR MUSIC, PE AND ART DEPARTMENTS WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT IN A TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT OF $7,451.02.
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SO I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL SO THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT THIS GRANT APPLICATION.IS THAT ACTION ITEM E ALSO? I CAN DO THAT. I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE ISTA FOUNDATION EDUCATOR LEARNING GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.
THIS GRANT WILL BE USED BY OUR TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR STAFF, AND IT WILL FUND PROJECTS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE SKILLS OF OUR EDUCATORS AND OFFER QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE HAVE PRESENTED ACTIONS, ITEM D AND E AND A MOTION'S IN ORDER.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS D AND E.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS D AND E AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO QUESTIONS. JUST A COMMENT, AND YOU ARE ABOUT THE GRANTS, MS. BRENNER [CHUCKLING] THANK YOU. EVERY TIME YOU SEE ME--ON THE GRANT GAME, RIGHT? [CHUCKLING] BUT I REALLY EXCITED THAT THE TEACHERS ARE GOING TO GET SOME TRAINING FOR TECHNOLOGY.
REAL' GLAD TO SEE THAT VERY MUCH.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BELONG THAT SAME NIGHT.
THAT'S A REAL POSITIVE. ABSOLUTELY IT IS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NONE, THEN WE GO TO VOTE.
AYE. OPPOSE? THANK YOU, MISS BRENNER. THANK YOU.
YOUNG. MY NAME IS GREG FOSTER.
I'M CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF PIKE.
I RECOMMEND FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF ITEMS F THROUGH H.
THESE ITEMS INCLUDE DECLARATION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT, NINE CONTRACTS AND FIVE DONATIONS.
I RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEMS F, G AND H AS PRESENTED BY OUR CFO, GREG FOSTER.
MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE AND ACCEPT ITEMS F THROUGH H.
AS PRESENTED BY MR. GREG FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU, MR. FOSTER. ON TO BOARD MEMBER ITEMS.
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MRS. LOMAX, AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.GOOD EVENING. THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR REPORTS AND FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER.
YES, WE ARE MONITORING THAT SITUATION.
ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH, THE BOARD WILL HAVE ANOTHER FORUM.
IT WILL ADDRESS SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY.
SO PLEASE JOIN US AT SEVEN AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON SEPTEMBER THE 15TH FOR OUR FIRST FORUM OF THE YEAR, OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE, AND WE ARE #PIKEPROUD.
THANK YOU. MR. EDISON. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATION FOR DOING THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND OUR TEACHERS THAT ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS EDUCATIONAL BATTLE, AND ALSO TO OUR DONORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO REINVESTING INTO OUR TOWNSHIP.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. MRS. KELLEY.
GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE AND MR. ANDERSON SAID THAT KEEPING US, AND KEEP WORKING WITH US AND SUPPORTING AND AGAIN TO OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF FOR THE FABULOUS WORK THAT'S GETTING DONE WITH KIDS EVERY DAY AND KEEPING US PIKE PROUD.
LAST WEEK, THE CURIOSITY CUBE VISITED DEER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE CURIOSITY CUBE IS A RETROFITTED SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A SCIENCE LAB.
IT FEATURES INTERACTIVE HANDS ON SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND GIVES STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE CAREERS IN STEM.
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HELLO, PRINCIPAL GRAHAM, THANK YOU FOR HOSTING THE CURIOSITY CUBE.THE STUDENTS WERE SO FUN AND OUR VOLUNTEERS HAD A GREAT DAY TEACHING.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP PLANNING THE VISIT.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND I MUST SAY, YOUR STUDENTS ARE AMONG THE MOST POLITE AND WELL-BEHAVED STUDENTS I HAVE EVER MET. YOUR STAFF IS WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AS WELL.
IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE VISITING YOUR SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. MY CLOSING COMMENTS.
I HAVE ALSO, SINCE I HEARD YOUR CONVERSATION LAST TIME, STARTED TO DO MY LEGWORK ALSO, AS IT RELATES TO THESE CHARTERS FOR WANTING TO COME IN, I DO HAVE SOME CONVERSATION COMING UP WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS IN OUR PIKE TOWNSHIP.
SO I'M DOING MY PART TO SAY TO THEM, LOOK, WHAT'S THE [INAUDIBLE]? SO, WE ARE PUSHING THIS, AND I SAID TO DR.
YOUNG YESTERDAY, WE'LL START A FIRESTORM AROUND THE FACT OF WE DON'T WANT CHARTER SCHOOLS HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
ALSO, WE WANT THE DISTRICT TO KNOW AND PARENTS TO KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT WHOLEHEARTEDLY PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO KNOW THAT AND THAT WE WILL BE A SAFE PLACE TO HAVE EDUCATION AND FUN, AND SO WE'RE GETTING BEHIND SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH WHATEVER AND OUR ADMINISTRATION, WHATEVER DECISIONS THEY MAKE TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
WE SUPPORT THAT. SO EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.
ENJOY NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.