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>> DR. WEBSTER, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
>> SHALL WE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
[2. CALL TO ORDER]
>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR REORGANIZATION OF OUR METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 2023 SCHOOL BOARD.
WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT TO WITNESS THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE FIRST UP IS OUR OATH OF
[3. OATH OF OFFICE]
OFFICE ADMINISTERED BY JANINE [INAUDIBLE] LLP.>> CAN I HAVE MY NEWLY ELECTED AND REELECTED MEMBERS PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF INDIANA.
I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE AS A MEMBER OF THIS GOVERNING BODY, SO HELP ME GOD. THANK YOU.
[4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS]
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND OUR OFFICERS BOARD FOR THE 2023 YEAR WILL BE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY, VOTED UPON BY THE BOARD ITSELF.AT THIS TIME, OUR OFFERED FOR OUR PRESIDENT'S POSITION.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE DR. WEBSTER FOR PRESIDENT.
>> THERE ARE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? NO OTHER NOMINATIONS.
THEN DR. WEBSTER WOULD SERVE AGAIN IN 2023 YEAR AS OUR PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL BOARD.
AND I NOMINATE MR. ALONZO ANDERSON AS OUR VICE PRESIDENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? MR. HANSEN, DO YOU ACCEPT?
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? NO OTHER NOMINATIONS THEN MR. ANDERSON WILL SERVE BY 2023 YEAR AS THE VICE PRESIDENT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF.
IF ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS, YOU CAN.
I WANT TO NOMINATE MS. TAMIKA LOMAX AS OUR SECRETARY FOR THE 2023 YEAR.
>> EVERYBODY SAY MS. LOMAX, I'M SORRY.
DO YOU ACCEPT, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING.
THEN IF THERE ARE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, THEN THE NOMINATION CLOSE ON MRS. LOMAX AS OUR 2023 SECRETARY FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
THAT SERVES AS OUR BOARD OFFICERS FOR THE 2023 YEAR.
NEXT IS OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND OUR BOARD HAS APPOINTED THE TREASURER,
[5. BOARD APPOINTMENTS]
WHICH IS MR. GREG FOSTER WHICH IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND WE HAVE ALSO APPOINTED MS. KAREN CARMEL AS THE TOWNSHIP ASSISTANT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.THAT'S ALREADY APPOINTED BY THE BOARD.
WE MOVE ON NOW TO OUR ISBA LIAISON APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION.
LET ME JUST GIVE A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF IT.
THIS POSITION AS ISBA, WHICH IS RECOMMENDED TO SERVE BY OUR BOARD SO WE CAN DECIDE IF WE WANT OR NOT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY MS. TAMIKA LOMAX AND THIS PERSON IS THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE PERSON WHO LITERALLY KEEPS THE BOARD INFORMED ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
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MATTER IF THAT CHANGE AT THE ISBA AND BASICALLY KEEP US INFORMED AND SERVE AS A LIAISON PERSON.MS. LOMAX IS THE CURRENT PERSON BUT WE NORMALLY FILL THAT WITH BOARD MEMBERS.
SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS ISBA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON BETWEEN THE LEGISLATION IN OUR BOARD, REPORTING BACK TO THE BOARD KEEPING US PERFORMED ON LAWS, YOU MAY DO SO OR YOU MAY WISH TO ADD OR SAY I WILL AT THIS TIME, OR YOU MAY SAY, I LIKE TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
THAT IS THE LIAISON PERSON WITH THE LEGISLATION.
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ON THAT, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SERVE IN THAT POSITION, YOU CAN CERTAINLY SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOURS REQUIRED.
SOMETIMES YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO GO DOWN AND LOBBY.
THE MAIN THING IS REQUIRED IS THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO HELP KEEP THE BOARD ENLIGHTENED AND ABREAST TO LEGISLATIVE LAWS THAT AFFECT THE BOARD.
SO THAT'S REALLY JUST THE DISPOSITION, BUT IT DOES HAVE TO BE FILLED.
>> IS THIS ISBA LEGISLATIVE LIAISON DIFFERENT THAN THE ISBA POLICY LIAISON OR IS THAT ONE AND THE SAME?
>> NO, IT'S DIFFERENT. THE POLICY LIAISON PERSON, WE GET TO THAT, THE POLICY PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE TO GO OVER THE POLICIES FOR EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES OF THE ENTIRE EDUCATION OF STATE OF INDIANA, SO THAT'S QUITE DIFFERENT.
>> WHICH ONE ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FIRST?
>> MS. LOMAX. THANK YOU, MR. HAWKE, FOR THAT.
MR. HAWKE, THERE'S BEEN IN THE PAST TOO BUT I THINK WE NORMALLY SETTLE ON ONE, BUT IN THE PAST WHERE I'VE BEEN TO.
IN THE EVENT THAT PERHAPS YOU CAN MAKE A CERTAIN THING, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD SOMEONE IN A BOARD MEMBER TO SUPPORT YOU.
>> NEXT IS THE ISBA POLICY LIAISON PERSON, AND THIS PERSON SERVES AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WE THE BOARD OURSELVES, MAKING SURE AGAIN THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND BASICALLY UNCERTAINTY POLICIES.
WE WORKED WITH NIOLA, WHICH IS OUR POLICY GUIDE ON THIS.
AND SO IT'S A GOOD POSITION TO HAVE.
ACTUALLY IN THE PAST, I'VE HAD IT TWICE AND WE PASSED IT LAST YEAR TO MS. KELLY AND MS. LOMAX, BUT WE'VE HAD IT TWICE.
IT'S A GOOD LIAISON PERSON TO BE CURRENTLY UNFAMILIAR WITH OUR POLICIES EDUCATION.
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE.
>> WE NORMALLY HAVE TWO ON THIS POLICY TEAM.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT LIKE TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER? THEN IF NOT, I'LL CERTAINLY SERVE IN THAT ROLE TOO.
I'LL SERVE IN THAT ROLE AGAIN THIS YEAR AS A POLICY PERSON.
THEN NEXT, WE HAVE THE NATIONAL AFFILIATION AND ADVOCACY NETWORK INDIVIDUALLY.
THIS LIAISON BRINGS RESOURCES FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN AND LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS SHOULD PROVIDE PERIODIC BRIEFINGS ON FEDERAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES.
THAT'S THE ADVOCATE AND DISPOSITION.
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO SERVE IN THAT POSITION.
>> OKAY. MR. ANDERSON SERVE THERE. THEN NEXT IS OUR DISTRICT POLICY.
ACTUALLY, I GOT THAT ONE A LITTLE MIXED UP BECAUSE THE DISTRICT POLICY WAS THE POSITION.
MS. BARNES IF YOU WERE LOOKING, THE DISTRICT POLICY IS THE ONE THAT WE STARTED WITH THE NEOLA AND GO OVER POLICIES ON EDUCATION.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO REMAIN IN THIS POLICY ROLE HERE, YOU CAN.
BUT IF IT WAS THE DISTRICT POLICY HE WAS LOOKING FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL SERVES AND GOES OVER ALL OF THE POLICY, YOU'LL HEAR SOME TONIGHT AS THEY ARE PRESENTED FOR FIRST READING BY OUR SUPERINTENDENT.
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THEY GIVE THEM TO US, THEY PERSON SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ENTIRE POLICIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.THAT'S THIS POSITION RIGHT HERE.
I GOT THAT MIXED UP WITH THE POLICY LIAISON PERSON.
IF THAT'S THE ROLE YOU'D LIKE TO SERVE IN, WE CAN EASILY SWITCH THAT.
>> I'D LIKE TO REMAIN WITH ISDA PLEASE.
>> WITH THAT SAID, THESE TWO POSITIONS ARE OPEN BECAUSE I WILL ALSO REMAIN WITH THE ISDA.
>> I'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE THERE IN THE DISTRICT.
>> WE'VE GOT THE TWO. THANK YOU.
WE'VE GOT THE CURRENT WITH THE CONTAINMENT.
THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE THE NEGOTIATION TEAM COMMITTEE LIAISON, AND THAT USUALLY CONSISTS OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT COMES TO THE BARGAINING TABLE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD ALONG WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND THE STAFF.
WE NEGOTIATE WITH OUR TEACHERS, OUR UNION FOR THE CONTRACT OF OUR TEACHERS, AND SO WE USUALLY HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN THIS CAPACITY.
>> DR. MOORE IT'S ONE, AND THEN WE NEED ONE MORE TO SERVE WITH DR. MOORE.
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE TOO, THANK YOU.
WE HAVE DR. MOORE AND MS. KELLY FOR THOSE TWO.
THAT IS THE REORGANIZATION OF OUR 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE WILL AT THIS TIME ADJOURN [NOISE].
HE SAID WE ONLY VOTE ON A VICE PRESIDENT, LET ME GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT BOTH PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY FOR THE 2023 YEAR.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT OUR NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] SECOND THAT WE DO ACCEPT DR. WEBSTER AS THE PRESIDENT FOR 2023 AND MS. LOMAX AS THE SECRETARY FOR 2023.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE. THANK YOU MR. [INAUDIBLE].
THAT [NOISE] CONCLUDES OUR REORDER ON BOARD FOR THE 2023 YEAR.
NOW WE'RE ON TO OUR REGULAR [NOISE] BOARD MEETING FOR 2023.
AT THIS TIME WE ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE THAT STEP FORWARD AND SHARE IN A TIME SPAN OF ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE, STATE YOUR NAME, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO DO SO AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU IF WE HAD NO ONE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE, AND THEN NEXT WE'RE ON TO THE SPOTLIGHT ON PIPES [INAUDIBLE].
[9. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU-ALL.
>> ON JANUARY 6TH OUR PIKE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM CELEBRATED A 71-60 WIN OVER FISSURES AND COACH IS AT 200TH CAREER WIN AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
ON TUESDAY, THEY DEFEATED SPEEDWAY 98-68 IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT.
LAST EVENING THEY TRAVELED TO RUN COLLEAGUE FOR ROUND 2 IN A 63-52 FINISH.
THAT VICTORY MARKED THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AND MARKS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ADVANCE THE MARION COUNTY SEMI FINAL.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THEM, AND THE SEMI FINAL WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW AT SOUTHPORT WHERE THEY'LL FACE LAWRENCE NORTH AND TIP-OFF IS SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 PM.
WE WISH THEM THE BEST OF LUCK.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THE ROBOTIC SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY.
SEVERAL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE TEAMS WORKING HARD AND EXCITEDLY PREPARING FOR COMPETITION, AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR SUCCESSES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
OUR K5 EDUCATORS ARE GEARING UP TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ENGINEER'S WEEK WHICH TAKES PLACE THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH.
THEY'RE PLANNING AMAZING ACTIVITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS AS A GUIDE.
THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS, STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD, CREATE, AND EXPLORE, WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT VARIOUS ENGINEERING CAREERS.
THIS MARKS THE THIRD YEAR THAT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE CELEBRATED
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ENGINEERING WEEK WITH HANDS-ON MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES.AS A REMINDER, PIKE TOWNSHIPS, SCHOOLS, AND OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 16 IN CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A BASKETBALL GAME.
I KNOW IT GETS TO NORTH BEFORE THIS EVENING'S BOARD MEETING.
I HAD TO LEAVE BEFORE THE END OF THE SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS' BASKETBALL GAME, BUT THEY WERE UP BY 12 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING BETWEEN THE GAMES I THINK IT'S SO EXCITING AND JUST EXEMPLIFIES THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
PRIOR TO WINTER BREAK, OUR NEW AUGUSTINE NORTH CHEERLEADERS HOSTED A CHEER CAMP FOR GIRLS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL.
TONIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO GAMES, THOSE YOUNG LADIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CHEER CAMP WHICH I BELIEVE ARE K5, ARE GOING TO PERFORM WITH OUR NEW AUGUSTINE NORTH CHEERLEADERS.
IT'LL JUST BE AMAZING. I DID MAKE SOMEONE PROMISE TO SEND ME PICTURES, SO WE'LL SHARE THOSE NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT ABOVE AND BEYOND RECOGNITION, DR. MILLS.
[10. REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
>> GOOD EVENING MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. YOUNG.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE MR. CROON, THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FROM GUION CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE TO PRESENT THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
>> [NOISE] GOOD EVENING MR. PRESIDENT, WEBSTER, DR. YOUNG, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND CELEBRATE MS. [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF OUR RESOURCE TEACHERS, THAT GUION REEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE TAKES THE INITIATIVE OR EVEN THE WORD INITIATIVE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSISTENT THROUGH PUTTING HER STUDENTS FIRST.
SHE BUILDS AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PARENTS THAT SHE WORKS WITH.
SPECIFICALLY STUDENTS IN OUR FIFTH GRADE, AS WELL AS SECOND, AND THIRD GRADE ARE WHERE SHE SPENTS THE BULK OF HER TIME, BUT SHE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST OTHER STAFF MEMBERS IF THERE'S AN ABSENCE.
WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS THAT DEFINITELY RELY ON HER WHEN OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ARE ABSENT AND SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO CONSISTENTLY DO WHATEVER SHE NEEDS TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL FOR THE DAY.
SHE REALLY IS THE EPITOME OF THE DO-WHAT-IT-TAKES ATTITUDE AND TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE AT GUION CREEK ELEMENTARY.
SHE MAINTAINS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HERSELF AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS THAT SHE WORKS WITH, AND I HAVE YET TO SEE A STUDENT WHO DOES NOT RISE TO HER EXPECTATION.
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT EXCEED IT.
WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS CHANGES WITH A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT SHE WORKS WITH THROUGHOUT JUST THE SHORT TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR SO FAR, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SECOND SEMESTER.
WE'RE DELIGHTED TO CALL HER OUR COLLEAGUE AT GUION CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SHE IS UNAPOLOGETICALLY DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS OF PIKE TOWNSHIP AND SHE'S A WONDERFUL REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR TEAM AND VERY DESERVING OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT, MR. GREG FOSTER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. BRUDVIG.
SHE'LL BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS OF OUR DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY.
DR. BRUDVIG RECEIVED HER MASTER'S DEGREE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND WENT ON TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A PHD FROM FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE'S CURRENTLY, I'M SORRY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE CINCINNATI AREA.
SHE'S RECENTLY CONSULTED WITH A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS,
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AND MOST RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE AVON, WAYNE, AND DANVILLE.PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME DR. BRUDVIG [APPLAUSE].
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD [OVERLAPPING].
>> MR. PRESIDENT AS WELL AS DR. YOUNG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ENROLLMENT REPORT.
IT IS SPECIFIC TO YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE REPORT HEAD IS FAIRLY LENGTHY, BUT I'M REALLY JUST GOING TO HIT THOSE THREE FIRST FEW POINTS.
WHAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PATTERNS SPECIFIC TO YOUR DISTRICT AND THINGS THAT ARE IMPACTING THE DISTRICT.
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT PATTERNS IN GENERAL, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ENROLLMENT AND WHY THAT'S SO, AND I'M ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FORECASTS, SO WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FORECASTS, I'M TALKING ABOUT A LONGER RANGE, LOOKING 10 YEARS OUT WHAT YOU COULD EXPECT.
LET'S GO INTO THOSE DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT POPULATION, HOUSING AS WELL AS BIRTHS.
IT WAS A COVID CENSUS, BUT THE CENSUS PRIOR TO THAT WAS 2010.
SO THERE IS A CENSUS CONDUCTED EVERY 10 YEARS.
FROM THE CENSUS, I'VE CALLED THAT INFORMATION AND PRESENTING HERE IS [BACKGROUND] AGAIN, INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THIS DISTRICT.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW FROM THE CENSUS, IN THAT 10-YEAR PERIOD BETWEEN 2010-2020 HOUSEHOLDS, SO THESE ARE BOTH ROOFTOPS AS WELL AS PEOPLE OCCUPIED IN THOSE ROOFTOPS, INCREASED BY SEVEN PERCENT, SO ABOUT 2,000 NEW HOUSEHOLDS DURING THAT TIME.
THAT ALSO LED TO A POPULATION INCREASE OF ADULTS BY NINE PERCENT.
BUT NUMBER OF CHILDREN DECLINED BY TWO PERCENT IN THAT 10 YEAR PERIOD.
THAT IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PATTERN.
MATTER OF FACT, IT'S VERY TYPICAL AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT IT IS TYPICAL.
THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW, I OFTEN GET THE QUESTION IS, ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE THERE PER HOUSEHOLD? ON AVERAGE, FOR EVERY 100 HOMES THAT YOU HAVE OR OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS THAT YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE 56 KIDDOS, SO WHEN I SAY KIDS, I DO MEAN THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE UNDER 18, SO SCHOOL AGE AS WELL AS PRESCHOOL AGE.
COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS, THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION HERE, SO HOW DO YOU BASICALLY STACK UP TO OTHER DISTRICTS? WHAT I'VE DONE HERE IS I'VE TAKEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MARION COUNTY AND PUT THEM FIRST AT THE TOP, THOSE ARE THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS WITH PIKE TOWNSHIP AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AREAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WOULD BE IN HENDRICKS, FOR INSTANCE, OR HAMILTON COUNTY.
WE CAN LOOK THERE AND SEE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE BOARD.
ONE OF THE ANOMALIES THERE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MAYBE OF A SURPRISE IS SPEEDWAY.
SPEEDWAY UP 22 PERCENT IN HOUSEHOLDS COMPARED TO YOUR NINE PERCENT.
IF YOU JUST THINK ABOUT SPEEDWAY, SPEEDWAY IS LANDLOCKED, DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF BUILDING.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS OCCUPANCY WENT WAY UP IN THAT 10 YEAR PERIOD, AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WENT WAY UP WITH THAT OCCUPANCY.
THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE TREMENDOUS GROWTH WERE REALLY DOUBLE-DIGIT WHEN WE'RE TALKING OF REAL DOUBLE DIGITS OTHER THAN IPS, WERE ALL OF THE MORE SUBURBAN, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS SAY BROWNSBURG AND AVON.
ADULT CHANGE ACROSS THE BOARD, ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF ADULTS GO UP.
BUT WHEN WE GO TO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN, AGAIN, THIS IS SCHOOL AGE AND PRESCHOOL AGE.
WE'RE SEEING BASICALLY SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MARION COUNTY AREA AGAIN, EXCEPT FOR SPEEDWAY SCHOOLS BEING THE ANOMALY THERE, AND THEN THE MORE TRADITIONAL, I WOULD SAY, SUBURBAN GROWTH, WE'RE SEEING THOSE ALMOST DOUBLE DIGIT.
NOW, ONE THING THAT PEOPLE THINK OF, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT HERE, AS MANY PEOPLE EQUATE HOUSING GROWTH, NEW ROOFTOPS BEING BUILT WITH KIDS, OF COURSE, WE TEND TO STEREOTYPICALLY, THAT IS FAMILIES MOVING IN.
BUT OVER THE LONG HAUL, THAT DOES NOT MEAN NECESSARILY THAT'S CHILDREN BECAUSE PARENTS AGE, THE CHILDREN AGE OUT.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN SCHOOL FOREVER AND THEY AGE OUT, BUT PARENTS AGE AND THEY TEND TO AGE IN PLACE, SO IT'S THIS PHENOMENON THAT WE CALL AGING IN PLACE.
SCHOOLS THAT ARE GROWING LIKE AVON AND BROWNSBURG, THEY HAVE NEWER HOUSING UNITS, AND SO THAT'S ALSO WHY WE'RE SEEING GROWTH.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, THE PATTERN HERE, AS WELL AS IN WAYNE AS WELL AS IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, IS WE'RE SEEING AGING IN PLACE,
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SO MOM AND DAD STAYING MORE GENUINE.THAT'S WHY WE SEE THOSE DIFFERENCES THERE.
ALSO WHY WE'LL SEE SOMETHING LIKE AVON GROWING 30 PERCENT IN HOUSES 14, 15 PERCENT IN CHILDREN.
THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP THERE.
THE BIG DEMOGRAPHIC TREND, I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES IS BIRTHS.
THIS IS FOR MARION COUNTY, AND THIS IS BY MOM'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE, NOT THE PLACE OF OCCURRENCE.
WHERE BABIES ARE BORN, AND WHERE MOMS LIVE CAN BE DIFFERENT, SO THIS IS MARION COUNTY DATA AND THIS IS FOR MOMS WHO'VE HAD BABIES, BUT THEY LIVE HERE.
I'M SORRY, 2006, 2007, WE HAD A BIT OF A BABY BOOM WIT GOING ON, BOTH HERE IN MARION COUNTY, STATEWIDE, AS WELL AS NATIONWIDE PEAK NUMBER OF BIRTHS.
SINCE THAT TIME, BIRTHS HAVE COME DOWN.
WHAT I'VE CIRCLED HERE IS BASICALLY A PEAK OF BIRTHS IN MARION COUNTY.
THESE KIDDOS ARE 15, 16, 17 NOW.
THE ONES WHO WERE BORN IN 2020, WHICH IS THE NEXT CIRCLE, CONSIDERABLY SMALLER GROUP.
THAT GROUP IS GOING TO REPLACE THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER, THAT WILL EVENTUALLY GRADUATE, SO WITHOUT ANY CHANGE, YOUR ENROLLMENTS WILL DECLINE BECAUSE THE ENTERING GROUP WILL BE SMALLER THAN THE ONE THAT'S GRADUATING AND THAT'S DRIVEN BY THESE BIRTH PATTERNS.
IT'S A COMMON PATTERN NATIONWIDE, STATEWIDE, COUNTYWIDE.
BUT OF ALL THOSE BIRTHS HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY, THEY NOT ALL COMING HERE TO THESE SCHOOLS, SO THEY'RE GOING TO WAYNE, THEY'RE GOING TO WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, AND SO WHAT I DO IS I BASICALLY DO A STATISTICAL TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE BIRTHS END UP IN GRADE 1 HERE.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THIS TREND.
THIS IS A TREND FROM FALL OF '06 TO THE MOST RECENT DATA THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FALL OF '22, AND IT'S A VERY CLEAR TREND THAT OVER TIME THEIR SHARE OF THAT BIRTHS IS GOING DOWN.
NOT ONLY SEEING BIRTHS GOING DOWN, WE'RE SEEING YOUR CUT OF THAT PIE DECLINING AS WELL.
IN THE BEST-CASE SCENARIO, WHAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE IS THAT TO REMAIN LEVEL.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE LAST 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 YEARS, IT LOOKS ABOUT LEVEL, SO THAT'S PROBABLY A BEST-CASE IF WE WERE JUST GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT DATA AND SAY WHAT'S THE BEST-CASE? PROBABLY THE MOST LIKELY IS THAT TREND WILL POTENTIALLY CONTINUE, BUT I ACTUALLY MODEL BOTH OF THOSE IN YOUR ENROLLMENTS.
THE ENROLLMENT PATTERNS THEMSELVES.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR ENROLLMENT? WHAT THIS IS, IS A TEN-YEAR TIME-FRAME OR LOOK BACK FOR YOUR ENROLLMENT DATA SPECIFIC TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
FALL OF 12 ENROLLMENT WAS ABOUT 11,000, FALL OF 22 ENROLLMENT 10,300 AND CHANGE.
BETWEEN FALL 12 UP TO FALL OF 19, ENROLLMENT GREW UP A LITTLE BIT, IT GREW ABOUT 250 STUDENTS, AND THEN WE HAD COVID.
YOUR FIRST ENROLLMENTS FOR COVID YEAR ACTUALLY WAS DECLINED VERY COMMON ACROSS THE BOARD, ACROSS MOST SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT I WORK WITH.
THAT WAS A DECLINE OF 400 STUDENTS.
REALLY STATE WHERE YOU WERE THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN LAST YEAR ALSO SAW ANOTHER DECLINE OF 470 STUDENTS.
ONE OF MY BIG QUESTIONS IS WHERE AND WHY THAT'S OCCURRING? WHEN I LOOK AT ENROLLMENT CHANGE, I'M REALLY LOOKING AT THREE THINGS.
FIRST THING I'M LOOKING AT IS WHETHER OR NOT KINDERGARTEN GROUP IS CHANGING, ARE WE STABLE, ARE WE GROWING, ARE WE DECLINING? THAT'S THE FIRST THING I LOOK AT AS KINDERGARTEN.
THE SECOND THING I LOOK AT IS CALLED REPLACEMENT.
THAT'S THAT WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH THE BURST.
IS YOUR GRADE 1 COMING IN REPLACING THE GRADUATING CLASS? IF THAT GRADE 1, IS BIGGER, YOU GROW, IF THAT GRADE 1 IS SMALLER THAN YOUR GRADUATING CLASS, YOU DECLINE.
THEN THE LAST GROUP IS WHAT WE'D CALL IT RETENTION.
GRADE 2 THROUGH GRADE 12 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR, DID THAT GROUP INCREASE, DID IT MAINTAIN ITS SIZE OR DID IT DECLINE? THOSE THREE PIECES.
FIRST OF FALL 20, COVID YEAR, LOST KINDERGARTNERS, PRETTY MUCH A COMMON PATTERN.
PARENTS DECIDED TO KEEP THEIR KINDERGARTENERS AT HOME DURING THAT FIRST COVID YEAR.
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WHAT ABOUT REPLACEMENT? YOU ACTUALLY HAD 50 MORE GRADE 1 THAN GRADUATING, YOU HAD A NET INCREASE TO 50.ON AVERAGE, YOU LOST 285 STUDENTS FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
YOU PROBABLY GAINED SOME, YOU LOST SOME, THAT'S A NET NUMBER.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH GOING ON TO COMPENSATE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT LAST YEAR WHAT HAPPENED.
KINDERGARTENS DOWN JUST TO START.
WE WOULD ACTUALLY EXPECT THAT BECAUSE THAT BIRTH NUMBER IS GOING DOWN.
REPLACEMENTS, WE'RE JUST SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF REPLACEMENT, ALMOST A ONE-TO-ONE COMPARED FROM GRADE 1 TO YOUR GRADUATING CLASS.
BUT WHERE THE REAL IMPACT WAS, WAS BETWEEN GRADE 2 AND GRADE 12.
ON AVERAGE, NOT RETAINING THOSE STUDENTS FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR.
BY THE WAY, THERE IS A COMMON PATTERN, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE COMPENSATED IN THOSE OTHER AREAS IN ORDER TO GROW.
ANOTHER THING THAT I DID WAS I LOOKED AT IT THAT 10-YEAR TIME-FRAME.
I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO READ, THERE'S A LOT OF BARS UP THERE, BUT I REALLY WOULD RATHER LOOK AT WHAT DO THE BARS DO OVER TIME.
FOR INSTANCE, WHAT DOES THAT GRAY BAR DO OVER TIME? IT SEEMS TO GO UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN. THAT'S THE KINDERGARTENERS.
KINDERGARTENERS' ENROLLMENTS ARE VERY VARIABLE, AND THEY BOUNCE AROUND A LOT ON PARENT CHOICE AND OBVIOUSLY BOUNCED AROUND BEYOND BECAUSE OF COVID.
REPLACEMENT, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRADE 1 AND GRADUATING CLASS OVER HERE.
YOUR REPLACEMENT IS COMPENSATING FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.
YOU'VE GOT LARGER GRADE 1 COMING IN, SMALLER GRADUATING CLASSES.
COMPARED TO, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT RED BAR STARTING TO CHANGE AND STARTING TO SHIFT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE DRIVERS OF YOUR ENROLLMENT MOVING FORWARD IS THAT DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN ITSELF.
THEN WE HAVE REALLY SOMETHING THAT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL THESE LAST THREE YEARS.
COVID YEAR WAS THE FIRST INDICATION.
I WANT TO POINT HERE, IT DOESN'T WORK MINUS 285, AND THEN ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR WITH A DECLINE OF 400 STUDENTS IN THAT GROUP, NOW THE NET RETENTION.
THAT REALLY DOES IMPACT THIS NEW CHANGE OF PATTERN, DOES IMPACT MY ASSESSMENT OF YOUR ENROLLMENT MOVING FORWARD.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO DO A QUICK COMPARISON SO YOU HAD IT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME WITH IT, BUT A QUICK COMPARISON SO YOU HAD IT.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT RETENTION COLUMN.
RETENTION, EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THESE SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO ARE SEEING A LOT OF MOVEMENT AND BECAUSE OF HOME-BUILDING, THAT'S THE COMMON PATTERN.
A DECLINE IN RETENTION IS THE COMMON PATTERN.
BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR ENROLLMENTS IS REALLY BEING ABLE TO BRING IN MORE STUDENTS WHO ARE REPLACING THE GRADUATES, WORKING WITH THE KINDERGARTENERS, AND THEN THE OTHER BIG UNKNOWN TRANSFER STUDENTS.
THAT'S ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT RETENTION PROBLEMS. WHAT I DID DO HERE IS I PUT UP PUBLIC TRANSFERS AGAIN FOR THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOTH THOSE IN MARION COUNTY THEY'RE NEARBY, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY.
EVEN WITH ZIONSVILLE BROWNSBURG GOVERNS, WHEN YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY THINK OF ON A NET BASIS, THEY ALSO LOSE THEIR STUDENTS.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS WE HAVE PUBLIC CHARTERS.
THEY ARE GOOD BUT ALSO IT DOES HAVE DISADVANTAGE SOME LEVEL, JUST SAY THAT AND I CAN SAY THAT.
[LAUGHTER] THE ENROLLMENT FORECAST.
I TAKE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND I DO A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.
AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M DOING, I'M DOING THE KINDERGARTNERS.
I'M LOOKING AT THAT TREND THEN I'VE SEEN WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD.
I'M GOING TO LOOK 10 YEARS BACK AND LOOK 10 YEARS FORWARD.
THE SECOND THING I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE GRADE 1S ALSO WITH THE BIRTH DATA.
THEN I'M LOOKING AT THE COHORT PROGRESSION.
THAT'S THIS NOTION OF THIS RETENTION.
THERE'S NO ONE PERFECT FORECAST, THERE IS NO ONE PERFECT NUMBER.
I DO A BASE FORECAST, I DO A HIGH FORECAST, AND I DO A LOW FORECAST.
WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS I'M ALSO NOT MAKING ANY ASSESSMENT ON TRANSFER.
WHAT I'M SHOWING YOU IS WHERE YOU WOULD BE WITHOUT MAKING ANY CHANGE IN YOUR TRANSFER POLICY.
YOU ADD TRANSFERS, YOU CAN CHANGE THAT NUMBER ACCORDINGLY.
THE FORECAST ITSELF, I'M NOT MAKING ANY CHANGE IN TRANSFERS.
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I WOULD HAVE YOU FORECASTED OUT PROBABLY AT A LITTLE OVER 9,000 STUDENTS IN 10 YEARS, ABOUT 9,000 STUDENTS IN 10 YEARS.>> TEN YEARS. THAT'S WHY I'M USED TO 10 YEARS.
>> IT CAN'T SHIFT. IT CAN CHANGE.
TRANSFERS WILL CHANGE THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT'S NOT INCLUDED.
BUT THE OTHER THING, I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP AHEAD HERE.
IT CAN SHIFT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ONE NUMBER.
I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT.
YOUR BEST CASE IS THAT IN 10 YEARS, YOU ARE PROBABLY WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT THIS HIGH AND THIS LOW FORECAST IS.
I WENT THROUGH AND I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE MOST LIKELY, AND THEN WHAT ARE THE BETTER CASES IN THAT ANALYSIS THAT WOULD SUPPORT YOUR ENROLLMENTS? YOUR BEST-CASE IS YOU'RE JUST ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE IN 10 YEARS WHERE YOU'D STAY.
NOW WITH TRANSFER STUDENTS, THAT COULD EVEN BE HIGHER.
WORST-CASE, PROBABLY DOWN QUITE A BIT MORE.
I DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF DATA THAT I HAVE HERE AS WELL.
YOU WOULD POTENTIALLY SEE SMALLER ENROLLMENTS ACROSS ALL YOUR GRADE GROUPINGS IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL.
I DID WANT TO BRING THIS UP NOT TO REALLY TO GO OVER IT, BUT TO POINT OUT THERE IS ADDITIONAL DATA AVAILABLE.
THAT'S THE FORECAST BY GRADING.
>> RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? YES, SIR.
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT MARION COUNTY IN THE OUTLINED NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO STATE OF INDIANA, GENERALLY, BIRTH RATES, KINDERGARTENERS SPECIFICALLY?
>> THIS PATTERN IS GOING ON ACROSS THE STATE AND THAT'S GOING ON ACROSS THE STATE IN VARIOUS WAYS.
I WOULD SAY STATE OF INDIANA RIGHT NOW IS FAIRING A LOT BETTER THAN MANY STATES.
COVID DID DOUBLE-DIGIT DECLINES IN BIRTH RATES IN THE NORTHEAST, FOR INSTANCE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARILY THAT FOLKS JUST STOPPED HAVING BABIES OR THEY TOOK THEIR FERTILITY AND MOVED ELSEWHERE.
WE CALL IT FERTILITY. THEY TOOK THEIR FERTILITY AND MOVED ELSEWHERE.
BUT I'M SEEING THIS ACROSS THE BOARD AND I'M SEEING IT IN ALL TYPES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
EVEN DANVILLE, WAYNE TOWNSHIP, ROUNDSBERG, WHERE YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY EXPECT TO SEE THAT.
NOT ONLY WE'RE SEEING THE DECLINE, BUT WE'RE SEEING EVEN MORE AFTER COVID.
NOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME BOUNCE BACK.
JOHNSON COUNTY IS AN EXAMPLE, HENDRICKS, TO SOME DEGREE THAT BASICALLY THEY'RE NOT SLIPPING AS MUCH AS OTHERS AT THIS POINT.
THEY'RE JUST NOT SLIPPING AS MUCH IN TERMS OF THE BIRTH NUMBERS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE BIRTH NUMBERS, IT'S REALLY JUST A DOWNWARD TREND SINCE 2007.
2007 IS A VERY HISTORIC YEAR, NOT JUST FOR INDIANA BUT NATIONWIDE.
IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT BIRTHS EXCEEDED THE HEIGHT OF THE BABY BOOM, 1957.
BUT SINCE THEN HAS BEEN ON A DECLINE PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD.
STATEWIDE, WE'VE GONE BELOW 80,000 BIRTHS AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BIRTH NUMBERS SINCE THE '90S.
>> IF I MAY. WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT YOU FELT THAT THE TRANSFER SITUATION SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GRAPH HERE?
>> ONE IS, I'M MAKING A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT ANY IMPACT OF YOUR POLICIES WOULD BE.
NOT REALLY HAVING COMPLETE INFORMATION, BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY IF YOU HAVE SOME ESTIMATES ABOUT WHERE YOU WOULD BE, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I DID IT THIS WAY, YOU JUST ADD THEM, RIGHT?
>> YOU WOULD JUST ADD WHAT YOU THINK YOU WOULD BRING IN.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING AS A BOARD AND AS A DISTRICT, WE'RE IN CONVERSATION ALREADY ABOUT PERHAPS WHERE WE CAN GO TO HELP OURSELVES IN 10 YEARS.
WE ARE CONVERSATING AROUND THAT AND THAT WOULD BE A PROJECTED GROWTH.
>> EXACTLY. YOU COULD JUST ADD IT.
THEN ALSO YOU COULD GO, WE'RE ALREADY THREE YEARS OUT AND OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE NOT IN THE MIDDLE, WE'RE TRENDING A LITTLE HIGH, AND THEN USE THAT NUMBER AND ADD YOUR TRANSFERS.
I DO DO THAT STRATEGICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS SOME SHELF LIFE WITH THIS REPORT THAT YOU CAN USE IT.
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>> HOW MUCH ACCELERATION DOES THE MORTGAGE RATE? BECAUSE IF THEY'RE HIGH, PEOPLE TEND TO STICK WHERE THEY ARE AT.
RULE OF THUMB, THE ONLY THING THAT WILL MAKE THEM MOVE TO A DIFFERENT DISTRICT IS PRETTY MUCH THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THAT'LL BE THE NUMBER ONE REASON, IN MY OPINION, THAT WOULD MAKE SOMEONE MOVE TO A 7% OR 8% MORTGAGE RATE.
HOW MUCH CONSIDERATION IS THAT IN THIS REPORT?
>> I WOULD SAY SOME OF IT IS ACTUALLY BUILT IN, BUT THIS PROBABLY LENDS ITSELF TO SAY THERE'S LIKELY MORE AGING IN PLACE THAN WE'RE ANTICIPATING.
FOLKS MAY BE ABLE TO SELL YOUR HOME, BUT WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO? THAT'S PART OF IT AS WELL.
ARE YOU GOING TO BUY A NEW HOME? ARE YOU GOING TO GO INTO A 55-PLUS COMMUNITY AS YOU AGE? I MEAN, THERE ARE MORE AROUND, ESPECIALLY, I WANT TO SAY THIS SIDE OF TOWN, THIS SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS.
I THINK THERE'S ONE THAT WAY AND THERE'S ONE THAT WAY.
I THINK WHAT WE'LL SEE, WE WON'T SEE AS MUCH MOVEMENT.
THAT ALSO LENDS ITSELF, IN MY OPINION, TO MORTGAGE IN A PLACE.
>> IN YOUR OPINION, IF WE HAVE ANOTHER DROP, SAY WE DROP BACK DOWN TO THE 2.7, 3.1, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE NUMBERS COULD EVEN GO INTO A WORST-CASE SCENARIO BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO MOVE UP COUNTRY OR MOVE OUT OF THEIR HOUSES.
>> THEY COULD MOVE, BUT THAT'S ALSO POTENTIALLY WHAT COULD HAPPEN.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, I WANT TO SAY 98'.
THEY WERE CONVINCED. I DON'T KNOW.
ARE WE BEING RECORDED? [LAUGHTER]
>> THEY THOUGHT AT THAT TIME THAT WELL, WE WERE DONE BUILDING SCHOOLS, AND THEN A LOT CHANGED, INCLUDING A HOUSING BOOM AND AN ABILITY TO ALMOST REPLENISH.
I WANT TO SAY REPLENISH, BUT THERE WAS A TURNOVER AND HUGE TURNOVER IN HOUSING, AND WITH IT CAME FAMILIES IN A WAY YOU CAN SEE THIS IN A MICROCOSM GOING ON IN SPEEDWAY.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUILDING AT ALL AND THEY CAN'T ACCEPT TRANSFERS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT, OH.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT TO HAPPEN HERE AT SOME TIME.
A LOT OF IT COMES DOWN TO THINGS LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO MOVE, TO SELL THEIR HOME, TO FIND ANOTHER HOME.
IT'S MORTGAGE RATES, BUT IT'S ALSO IF YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER HOME.
WE'RE AT HISTORIC HIGHS WITH HOME PRICES, IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS DO COME, BUT I WOULD SAY I WOULD ANTICIPATE A POINT, I DON'T KNOW WHEN, THAT YOU WOULD FOLLOW SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT WAYNE, WHERE THEY DID SEE A LOT OF TURNOVER IN HOMES THAT HAD BEEN BUILT AND YOU HAVE NEWER HOMES ON AVERAGE THAN WAYNE.
KNOWN HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT AND MOM AND DAD EVENTUALLY AGE OUT, AND IT BRINGS IN NEW FAMILIES, WHICH THEN POTENTIALLY INCREASES ENROLLMENTS AGAIN.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ON THIS THEN FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO FIRST READING OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION, DR. MAGGIE BISHOP. I APOLOGIZE.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG, I COME TO YOU WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF POLICIES FOR FIRST READING.
I HAVE ADDITIONAL SIX POLICIES THAT MYSELF, ALONG WITH MS. LOMAX AND MS. KELLY HAVE REVIEWED.
THIS IS A TIME FOR YOU TO REVIEW POLICY 6435, DRIVER EDUCATION.
THIS IS A MERE RENUMBERING OF A POLICY.
THIRTY-ONE TWENTY-ELEVEN, PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND PUBLIC MEETING BEFORE RATIFICATION, THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.
THAT'S A REVISION. FIFTY-SIX TEN, SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF STUDENTS.
SIXTY-TWO FIFTY, REQUIRED ADM COUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STATE FUNDING AND VERIFICATION OF RESIDENCY OR MEMBERSHIP.
EIGHTY-TWO TEN, SCHOOL CALENDAR, AND 8220, SCHOOL DAY, ARE BOTH REVISIONS.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT A GOOD NUMBER OF THESE ARE REVISIONS BASED ON THE LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS ON THE LAST SESSION.
I PRESENT THESE TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW AND I WILL BE COMING BACK AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL.
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>> THANK YOU, DR. BISHOP. WE'RE ON TO OUR ACTION ITEMS.
[11. ACTION ITEMS]
FIRST UP IS A MOTION TO OBTAIN OR ACCEPT THE MINUTES ABOUT LAST EDUCATION PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER THE 8TH, AND REGULAR MEETING AS WELL. MOTION IS IN ORDER.>> IT'S MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING SLASH HEARING, DECEMBER THE 8TH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR APPROVAL OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES PRESENTED TO US BY DR. MAGGIE BISHOP, ITEM B.
WE ARE NOW SEEKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM.
WE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THEM ALREADY AND TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THEM.
>> GOOD EVENING. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG, I AM SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF ACTION ITEM B, APPROVAL OF BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES 0131.1, 0142.2, 0164.5, 2431, 2464, AS PRESENTED.
>> NEXT UP, WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT DR. MAGGIE BISHOP'S PRESENTED POLICIES THAT EDUCATION HAS PRESENTED. MOTION IS IN ORDER.
>> SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT DR.
MAGGIE BISHOP'S PRESENTED POLICIES AS APPROVED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> APPROVES. THANK YOU, DR. BISHOP.
>> HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT, DR. JOE MENIOZ.
>> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND DR. YOUNG.
I MIGHT ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT AS PRESENTED.
>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
>> WE MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE APPROVE OUR HR REPORT AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> APPROVES. THANK YOU, DR. MENIOZ.
>> NEXT UP IS OUR REQUEST TO ACCEPT OUR B8 FROM MR. CLAYTON GROUPER.
>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEBSTER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THE COMBINED BID FROM BERKELEY INCORPORATED FOR THE PROJECTS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
WE ARE DOING AT THE MEDIA CENTER REMODELS AT ALL THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THEN WE ARE REMODELING THE MUSIC ROOMS AT NEW AUGUSTA NORTH, AS WELL AS GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
>> MOTION IS IN ORDER TO ACCEPT OUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL FOR [OVERLAPPING].
>> CAN I GET THE MOTION FIRST AND THEN WE DO THE QUESTION?
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT OUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE MEDIA CENTER AS PRESENTED BY MR. CLAYTON GROUPER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF THESE RENOVATIONS?
>> THE TOTAL COST FOR THE ENTIRE CONTRACT IS $1,163,000.
I WOULD MENTION THAT THE PROJECTS DID COME IN UNDER BUDGET, SO THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM FOR A SECONDARY PACKAGE, WHAT'S CALLED AN FF&E PACKAGE TO COMPLETE THE MEDIA CENTERS, THAT IS FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, AND EQUIPMENT.
WE FIND OURSELVES IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON OUR PROPOSAL BY MR. CLINTON?
>> WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME TO COMPLETE THE PROBLEM?
>> THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER.
WE'LL BEGIN AS SOON AS SCHOOL LETS OUT AND THEY'LL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE KIDS COME BACK.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, ARE THERE ANY, I FORGET WHAT'S CALLED IT.
THE TIP OF MY TONGUE WHEN WE HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR CAN'T GET THE JOB DONE.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS.
>> I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT MONEY POSSIBLY COMING BACK TO US.
>> CURRENTLY THAT HAS NOT BEEN WRITTEN INTO THE CONTRACT.
I'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE HERE PIKE WITH THIS BUT HISTORICALLY, IN THE YEARS THAT WE WORKED WITH FEIGNING HOWIE, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE TYPICALLY WRITTEN IN.
I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE ACQUIRING SUPPLIES, MATERIALS WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN, THERE IS CONCERN THERE.
THEY DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A HARD STOP.
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WE HAVE TO BRING THE KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AT THE END OF JULY AND SO WORK CAN'T CONTINUE.I THINK IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST WHAT THAT COMPLETION LOOKS LIKE WHICH WOULD ADDRESS THE OVERALL CONTRACT, AND THEN WE HAVE TO REVISIT WHATEVER WASN'T FINISHED.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK AT A TIME THAT'S PROBABLY NOT CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO GET IT DONE.
>> I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE 18 MONTHS, BUT HAVE WE WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE?
>> I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY, BUT WE HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH BERKELEY BEFORE. YES.
>> MY QUESTION MR. GRIFFIN WOULD BE, HOW MANY MINORITIES WERE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE WORK?
>> THIS IS A PUBLIC BID, IT GOES OUT IN THE NEWSPAPERS, IT'S POSTED TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.
IT'S OPEN TO ANY COMPANY, ANY CONTRACTOR THAT'S OUT THERE.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY BIDS FROM ANY MINORITY ON COMPANIES.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DID I HEAR QUESTION? COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, THEN IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, LET'S PREPARE TO GO TO VOTE.
>> OPPOSE. THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFIN.
NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH H MR. GREG FOSTER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DOCTOR YOUNG.
I RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL ITEMS E THROUGH H. THEY INCLUDE [NOISE] THE PROJECT AWARE GRANT RESOLUTION FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE IRS, 16 CONTEXTS, AND ONE DECLARATION OF SURPLUS.
I RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL IS PRESENTED.
>> MOTION THAT WE COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH F.
>> THAT WE COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH F INSTEAD OF ITEMS E THROUGH H.
>> ARE YOU MOTIONING TO MAKE H A SEPARATE ITEM?
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE COMBINING, E THROUGH.
>>WE ARE COMBINING ITEMS E THROUGH H IS THE MOTION.
YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO MAKE?
>> I AM MAKING A MOTION TO COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH H.
>>I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR MOTION WAS TO COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH H.
>> BUT WE NEVER MADE THE MOTION.
>> [NOISE] NO, I'VE MADE THE MOTION.
>> SECOND. THE MOTION IS SECOND THAT WE COMBINE ITEMS E THROUGH H AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> PROPOSED. THANK YOU. MR. FOSTER.
>> I WANT TO BOARD MEMBERS ITEMS, MS. LOMAX.
[12. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS]
>> GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
I'M EXCITED, OF COURSE, TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR STUDENTS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE LOVE OF CHEERLEADERS BECAUSE I WAS A CHEERLEADER COACH AT ONE POINT IN MY LIFE, [BACKGROUND] IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
IT HAS A DIFFERENT LIFE THERE.
BUT I WILL SAY WELCOME ABOARD TO ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT, EVERYONE IN PLACE.
WE GOT TO KEEP FORGING AHEAD MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR AND CONTINUE TO BE PIKE PROUD.
>> THANK YOU, MS. LOMAX. MR. HAWKE
>> I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU, DR. WEBSTER.
I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
WELCOME, DR. MOORE TO THE BOARD.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS, DR. WEBSTER, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. ANDERSON AND MS. LOMAX.
>> THANK YOU FOR SERVING. MARCH 11TH, PIKE TOWNSHIP EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL TREASURES EVENT.
THIS IS THEIR LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR.
THE FUNDS ARE RAISED DIRECTLY BENEFIT TEACHERS AND THROUGH GRANTS AND GRADUATING SENIORS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS.
I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN CONSIDER ATTENDING OR MAKING A DONATION TO THE FOUNDATION.
I'M CONTINUED TO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PART OF THIS BOARD.
>> FIRST, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TOO TO OUR ELECTION WINNERS.
WELCOME PASTOR MOORE TO THE BOARD AS WELL.
>>THANK YOU, MRS. BARNES. DR. MOORE
>> CONGRATULATION TO PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND SECRETARY FOR THE ENSUING YEAR OF 2023.
WE HAVE TO BE HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO WORK AS HARD AS WE CAN TO KEEP THE NUMBERS UP WE JUST SAW DOWN HERE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP.
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>> THANK YOU, DR. MOORE. MR. MADISON.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT VACATION.
GOT CHANCE TO GET SOME REST. I START FROM THIS NEW YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW ELECTIVES AND WELCOME FOREVER MORE.
>> AGAIN. HAPPY NEW YEAR I HAVEN'T SAY IT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE WE GO THIS SEMESTER.
ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP.
AGAIN, I FOCUS ON WHERE WE ARE, BUT I'M ALWAYS FORWARD EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETURNING MEMBERS.
JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT IS IN THE FUTURE FOR THE BOARD AND WE'RE GOING TO GO.
>> THANK YOU, MS. KELLY. DR. YOUNG.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY SWORN-IN BOARD MEMBER, DR. MOORE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 BOARD OFFICERS, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OTHER NEW AND ATTORNEY BOARD MEMBERS.
AS MS. DORSEY SHARED, I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN THAT WE WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL AND RECOGNITION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ON MONDAY.
IN ADDITION TO OUR BOY'S BASKETBALL, MARION COUNTY SEMIFINALS AGAINST LN ON SATURDAY.
WE ALSO THIS WEEKEND ON SATURDAY AT NINE O'CLOCK, HAVE OUR VARSITY WRESTLING MIC CHAMPIONSHIP THAT WILL BE HELD AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL ON SATURDAY AT 09:00 AM, AND THEN ALSO OUR GIRL'S JV IN VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAMS PLAY AT BEN DAVIS ON SATURDAY.
THEY PLAYED BEN DAVIS, EXCUSE ME, ON SATURDAY THAT WOULD BE AT PIKE THOUGH.
THE JV GAME BEGINS AT 12:00 PM AND THE VARSITY GAME BEGINS AT 01:30.
AGAIN, THAT'S RIGHT HERE ON CAMPUS AT PIKE TOWNSHIP. THANK YOU.
>> FINALLY, WE AGAIN ECHO THE SAME TO ANSWER EVERYONE'S HEARTS AS WE REORGANIZE AND RESTRUCTURE BOARD.
WE CERTAINLY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR OF SERVICE, ONCE AGAIN IN A DISTRICT.
THANK YOU BOARD FOR ALLOWING ME AGAIN TO SERVE AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT.
WE WILL CERTAINLY SERVE AGAIN WITH TRANSPARENCY AND HUMILITY THAT OUR DISTRICT CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD.
WELCOME DR. MOORE, WHICH IS A FELLOW CONSTITUENT AS WELL.
WE CAME BACK, RAN AGAIN, WERE REELECTED BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN PIKE AND WE BELIEVE THAT PIKE IS THE PLACE TO BE.
ALTHOUGH WE SAW THOSE NUMBERS UP THERE TONIGHT, WE STILL BELIEVE THAT THAT CAN CHANGE AND THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT PIKE CONTINUES TO BE A THRIVING AND GROWING DISTRICT SO THAT OTHERS WILL WANT TO COME IN.
WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF THAT NOW.
WE CERTAINLY THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
WITH THAT SAID, NOTHING ELSE.
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