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>> MR. PRESIDENT, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY[NOISE].
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
>> WE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
WELL, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MSD OF PIKE TOWNSHIP, JANUARY 23RD, REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE WHERE THE PATRONS COME FORTH AND IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND TAKE THREE MINUTES AND STATE ANYTHING YOU LIKE AS LONG AS IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT AND OUR DISTRICT.
IF WE HAVE ANY, YOU MAY STEP FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
NO ONE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE, THEN WE MOVE ON TO SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE.
[3. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
MS. SARA DORSEY.IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN [OVERLAPPING]
>> OUR WONDERFUL VIDEOGRAPHER MR. DANIEL [INAUDIBLE], JUST INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WE HAD A CAFETERIA THAT WAS FULL OF FUTURE RED DEVILS.
I'M GETTING INFORMATION ABOUT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR.
HE IS ACTUALLY OUR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST, AND HE ALSO WORKS WITH OUR RD TV STUDENTS AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
IF YOU'VE MISSED IT, THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN STREAMING SEVERAL OF OUR BASKETBALL GAMES AND THEY'LL BE STREAMING THIS FRIDAY'S GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME AGAINST LAWRENCE NORTH, WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
THEY STREAMED OUR BOYS BASKETBALL GAME LAST FRIDAY, OUR GIRL'S GAME ON TUESDAY, AND THEIR LAST SCHEDULED STREAM OF THIS SEASON WILL FEATURE OUR BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL GAME ON FEBRUARY 2ND.
I BELIEVE THAT THESE STREAMS GENERALLY START AT 7:30.
WE'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE'LL HAVE A SCHEDULED E-LEARNING DAY ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, FIRST FAMILY TEACHER CONFERENCES.
AT OUR BOYS BASKETBALL GAME ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, WE'LL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING PIKE HIGH SCHOOL'S FOR INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME IN DUCATI'S, THAT'S DAVID GADDIS.
WE WANT TO SAY HILL, MATT GADDIS JUNIOR AND MIKE SEGAL.
THAT EVENING OUR RED DEVILS WILL BE HOSTING NORTH CENTRAL.
THE JV GAME IS THAT DUE AGAIN AT SIX WITH VARSITY TIPPING OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30, AND THE HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT HALFTIME.
I ABSOLUTELY ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND WELCOME THOSE OUTSTANDING ALUMNI HOME.
WE ALSO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WANT TO CONGRATULATE LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, EMILY ARANA GARCIA, WHO WON AN OUTSTANDING SOLOIST AWARD AT THE 2023 PURDUE JAZZ FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY.
[4. REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
ALUMNI EXCELLENCE, DR. LARRY YOUNG.>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
AS WE CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT PIKE GRADUATES THROUGH OUR ALUMNI EXCELLENCE, I AM VERY EXCITED THIS EVENING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU DR. GUNNAR TYSKLIND.
THERE'S A PRETTY INTERESTING STORY ABOUT HOW HE GOT HERE TONIGHT.
I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO INVITE DR. BISHOP, WHO WAS PART OF THAT STORY, TO COME AND SHARE THE STORY BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
I'M ONE THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE NECESSARILY IN ACCIDENTS.
MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS AN 8TH GRADER HERE IN PIKE, WAS INJURED.
MY DAUGHTER IS A PRETTY GOOD SOCCER ATHLETE.
SHE INTENDS TO HOPEFULLY ONE DAY PLAY IT AT THE HIGH-SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
SHE LIVES AND BREATHES SOCCER.
SHE RECEIVED AN INJURY IN EARLY AUGUST AND WE WERE UNSURE OF WHAT THE NATURE WAS OF THE INJURY.
WE REACHED OUT TO, NOT NECESSARILY DR. TYSKLIND, BUT HERE'S WHERE I DON'T BELIEVE IN ACCIDENTS.
WE REACHED OUT TO RILEY, THEIR ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT, AND WE WERE SCHEDULED AT THEIR NEXT AVAILABLE, WHO HAPPENED TO BE DR. TYSKLIND.
WE SHOW UP ANAIA HAS ON A PIKE SWEATSHIRT, AND DR. TYSKLIND, WHO IS ALSO A FORMER SOCCER PLAYER, A PRETTY DARN GOOD ONE, BEGINS TO ENGAGE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND IT HIT ALL THE RIGHT BUTTONS.
SHE WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT THIS INJURY COULD BE.
ULTIMATELY, IT WAS A PRETTY SERIOUS ONE.
SHE TORE HER MENISCUS, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO TALK HER OFF THE LEDGE OF HOW THIS WOULD BE LONG TERM FROM A MENISCUS REPAIR AND REHAB AND, BY THE WAY, I WENT TO EAGLE CREEK AND [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M UP TO,
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I WON'T SAY YOUR GRADUATIO,.I GRADUATED FROM PIKE HIGH SCHOOL [LAUGHTER].
ALL THAT ELEMENT BROUGHT HER FROM UP HERE TO HEAR.
THE DAY OF SURGERY, AWESOME, HE TALKED TO ME IN A WAY IN WHICH I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND NOT IN DOCTOR LANGUAGE.
THE FACT THAT WE HAD A FORMER PIKE GRADUATE DO A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT WAS, AS I SAID, NOT BY ACCIDENT.
I'M SO EXCITED THAT HE'S HERE AND HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK BECAUSE HE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.
>> THANK YOU, DR. BISHOP. IN JUST A MOMENT, WE'LL INVITE DR. TYSKLIND UP, BUT WE DO HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE BEFORE THAT.
>> I'M CURRENTLY A PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AT RILEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
I GRADUATED FROM PIKE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006.
AFTER I GRADUATED, I WENT TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY DOWN IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA FOR FOUR YEARS TO GET MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE.
THEN I WENT TO INDIANA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR FOUR YEARS TO GET MY MEDICAL DEGREE.
I THEN WENT OUT TO AKRON, OHIO FOR FIVE YEARS FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
THEN I DID A YEAR AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, GETTING MY SPECIALTY DEGREE IN PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS.
I WENT TO FOCUS ON SPORTS MEDICINE AND THEN I CAME BACK HERE TO RILEY CHILDREN'S AND I'VE BEEN PRACTICING HERE FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS.
WHEN A PATIENT COMES IN FOR WITH AN INJURY, WHETHER THAT'S FROM A TRAMPOLINE INJURY OR FROM A SPORTS INJURY, I'LL EITHER SEE THEM IN THE HOSPITAL OR A SEE THEM IN THE CLINIC.
I MEET WITH THE PARENTS AND TALK ABOUT THE INJURY AND WHAT THE TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE.
SOMETIMES THAT INVOLVES NO SURGERY AND JUST SIMPLY PUTTING A BRACE OR A CAST ON IT, AND SOMETIMES IT INVOLVES SURGERY.
I HAVE THOSE TALKS WITH THE FAMILY AS WELL AS THE PATIENT ABOUT WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE AND THE SURGERY, WITH ALL THE RECOVERY PROCESS.
THEN ONCE WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, WE PROCEED TO SURGERY IF THAT'S THE BEST OPTION AND THEN THE WHOLE RECOVERY PROCESS.
I SEE THEM AFTERWARDS THROUGH THE WHOLE HEALING PROCESS AND THE RECOVERY PROCESS WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY.
I REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAD SEVERAL INSTRUCTORS, INCLUDING BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, THAT WE HAD A LOT OF VERY HELPFUL LABS.
THAT PREPARED ME FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN IU, WHERE WE ALSO HAD LABS.
IU WAS FAMILIARIZED WITH THE SETTING AND WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DO SOME OF LAB WORK.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BEING BROUGHT UP IN THE PIKE TOWNSHIP'S SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS THE SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
I PLAYED SOCCER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID AND I PLAYED IT UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND EVEN SOME COLLEGE, INTRAMURALS AND THE TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY AROUND THE SOCCER ITSELF, WHETHER THAT WAS FROM YOUTH LEAGUES THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEN EVEN WITH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH OUR COACHING TEAM REALLY HELPED PROVIDE A SUPPORT SYSTEM AND GET EVERYBODY THROUGH HARD TIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS JUST OVERALL SUPPORT, NOT ONLY ON THE FIELD, BUT IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING TOO.
IN TERMS OF BEING RAISED IN THE PIKE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY GOING TO PIKE TOWNSHIP'S SCHOOLS MY ENTIRE UPBRINGING, MY BROTHER AND I BOTH WENT THERE, WE BOTH CAME OUT WELL-PREPARED FOR OUR COLLEGE DEGREES.
THE COMMUNITY ITSELF WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE.
HAVING A CLOSE-KNIT GROUP OF FRIENDS DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS THAT YOU CAN SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH, HAVING FAMILIES AROUND YOU THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGING YOU TO WORK YOUR HARDEST AND KEEP WITH IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
IF YOU HAVE A CERTAIN INTERESTS IN ONE PARTICULAR TOPIC, THAT CAN REALLY HELP SOMETIMES TOO, BECAUSE YOU REALLY LASER-FOCUSED AND DON'T LOSE YOUR GOOD, A LOT OF DISTRACTIONS ESSENTIALLY AND CAN FOCUS IN ON ONE PARTICULAR AREA.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW KIDS TO REALLY BLOSSOM AND THEN GO ON TO FURTHER EDUCATION.
>> I WOULD JUST ASK IF WE COULD AS WE INVITE DR. TYSKLIND UP TO THE PODIUM, JUST SHOW HIM HOW PROUD WE ARE AND APPRECIATIVE OF HOW WELL HE'S REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL.
[APPLAUSE] WHAT WE DIDN'T TELL YOU, DR. TYSKLIND IS THAT WE PUT YOU ON THE HOT SEAT.
AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WILL
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LET YOU ANY CLOSING REMARKS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE IF YOU WANT.BUT WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN IT UP TO OUR BOARD TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.
>> ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH ANY QUESTIONS? CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOUR DAD FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS ON THE FOUNDATION.
I'M JUST WONDERING HOW HE'D LET YOU GET TO IU [LAUGHTER] AS A PROUD PURDUE GRADUATE.
>> HE GOT ME INTO MEDICINE IN GENERAL AND THEN I TOOK THE HUMAN ROUTE VERSUS THE ANIMAL ROUTE.
>> AS I HAVE A COMMENT, THIS IS OUR SECOND DOCTOR THAT'S PART OF THE PIKE FAMILY, SO I THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY AND GIVING YOUR EXAMPLE BECAUSE THIS MEANS A LOT, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, BECAUSE THEY CAN SEE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN STRIVE TO BE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR BEDSIDE MANNER GOES A LONG WAY.
I'M A FIRST RESPONDER, AND I KNOW SOMETIMES HOW IT'S NOT EASY JUST TO TALK SOMEONE OF OFF THE LEDGE.
PEOPLE ARE THINKING, ALL YOU SAID ARE FEW WORDS AND IT'S ALWAYS THAT EASY.
BUT TO HEAR DR. BISHOP TALK ABOUT HOW YOU WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, THAT'S NOT AN EASY JOB, SO WELL DONE. THANK YOU.
JUST IN THE VIDEO, I THOUGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANY HEIGHT BLEND YOUR SOCK GEAR.
[LAUGHTER] IT'S RED AND WHITE, TOO.
>> SURE. I'M A LANYARD GUY, SO I'M OPEN TO ANYTHING.
RILEY DOES A WONDERFUL JOB ANYWAY.
I'M ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE BECAUSE PARENTS ARE NERVOUS ABOUT THEIR KIDS.
MEDICAL MAKES YOU NERVOUS BUT MORE NERVOUS WHEN IT IS YOUR BABY.
>> I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO CHILDREN OF MY OWN, I KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH RILEY AND THEY ARE TOP OF THE LINE, WORLD-CLASS, YOU ONLY DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
>> SURE. I DIDN'T REALLY PUT A SPEECH TOGETHER, BUT THANK YOU DR. BISHOP.
IT'S SUCH AN HONOR BECAUSE BEING RAISED IN PIKE TOWNSHIP IT'S BEEN A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE.
THE WAY I TREAT MY PATIENTS, I BASICALLY TREAT THEM LIKE I WOULD TREAT MY OWN FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY DON'T REALLY TEACH THAT IN MED SCHOOL, RESIDENCY, ALL THAT STUFF.
YOU LEARN YOUR MEDICAL DEGREE AND ALL THAT, BUT YOU WILL NOT LEARN HOW TO TALK TO PATIENTS, HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND SO IT'S A HUGE HONOR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DR. YOUNG FOR THAT ALUMNI EXCELLENT.
WE MOVE ON TO SUPERINTENDENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD IN RECOGNITION, DR. [INAUDIBLE].
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
THIS EVENING, WE HAVE TWO, TO RECEIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD, ONE FROM COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I'M GOING TO INVITE MR. AARON BOTSFORD THE PRINCIPLE OF COLLEGE PARK.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, SCHOOL BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
COLLEGE PARK IS SO EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE MRS. DEBBIE DOTY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND AWARD.
MRS. DOTY IS ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR HER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AT COLLEGE PARK.
SHE PROVIDES HER STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHILE MAINTAINING A CARING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES LEARNING AMONGST ALL OF HER STUDENTS.
WHATEVER HER STUDENTS NEEDS SHE SUPPLIES.
MRS. DOTY IS ABLE TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF HER STUDENTS, PRESENT AND PAST.
HER DETERMINATION TO CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHICH FOSTER SUCCESS IN A TRUE SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR EACH STUDENT IS CLEAR.
BY EXPECTING HER OWN PERSONAL BEST, SHE ENCOURAGES HER STUDENTS TO DO THE SAME.
I CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT MRS. DOTY IS ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL, COMMITTED, AND AS AN EDUCATOR, SHE'S A STUDENT ADVOCATE.
SHE HAS DEDICATED TIME TO SUPPORTING HER STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE AN ENGAGING AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN COLLEGE PARK.
>> [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] THIS WAY PLEASE. READY? 1, 2, 3.
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LET'S DO ONE MORE, 1, 2, 3.>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MS. REMIKA GRAHAM, PRINCIPLE OF DEER RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I WILL INTRODUCE THE DEER RUN ELEMENTARY ABOVE AND BEYOND MR. MARCUS COWAN.
I HAVE MY OWN ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT THIS EVENING.
MR. COWAN HAS BEEN AT DEER RUN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.
HE WAS INITIALLY HIRED AS OUR BUILDING SUBSTITUTE, THEN AS A COUNSELOR INTERN, AND NOW SERVES AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
WHEN I INTERVIEWED HIM AND KNEW THAT HE WAS NOT ONLY A 2014 PI GRAD, BUT I KNEW HIS MOTHER, I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT HIRE.
IT WAS EASY TO SELECT HIM FOR THIS AWARD AS HE ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND ON A DAILY BASIS.
HE IS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT OUR STUDENTS SEE IN THE MORNING AS HE IS THEIR CAR RIDER.
HE GREETS THEM WITH A SMILE AND THEY ARE ALWAYS EAGER AND READY TO SPEAK TO MR. COWAN.
HE IS NOT ONLY BUILD AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, BUT WITH FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF.
YOU CAN OFTEN FIND HIM IN A CLASSROOM DOING A LESSON OR ASSISTING A STUDENT.
STUDENTS ENJOY COMING TO HIS CLASSROOM AS WELL.
IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR A STUDENT TO LEAVE A POSTED NOTE ON THE DOOR QUESTIONING HIS WHEREABOUTS OR REMINDING HIM OF THEIR TIME TO SEE HIM.
HE SUPPORTS THEM, YET HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
WITH HIS SUPPORT AND INTENTIONALITY ON WORKING WITH THE STUDENTS AT DEER RUN, WE HAVE SEEN LESS STUDENTS IN THE OFFICE.
HE STAYS EACH EVENING LATE ON WHATEVER WE NEED, ATTENDS EVERY EVENING EVENT, AND IS TRULY A TEAM PLAYER.
THE RUN IS A GREAT PLACE WITH GREAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS READY AND WILLING TO SERVE, AND THIS INCLUDES MR. COWAN.
IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE MR. MARCUS COWAN PI GRAD AS OUR ABOVE AND BEYOND.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> IT'S ALWAYS GOOD JUST TO HEAR THE GOOD THINGS THAT OUR STAFF AND TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS ARE INVOLVED IN.
NEXT UP IS OUR FIRST READING OF THE BOARD.
POLICIES EDUCATION, DR. MAGGIE BISHOP.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT.
>> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
THIS EVENING I HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF POLICIES FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
THESE POLICIES, MOST OF THEM ARE REVISIONS.
WE DO HAVE A NEW POLICY THAT IS COMING TO YOU THIS EVENING THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO POLICY 2,431 THAT PASSED OUR LAST BOARD MEETING.
POLICIES 1,521, 3,121, 4,121, ALL DEAL WITH PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, REFERENCES, AND MANDATORY REPORTING OF CONVICTIONS AND SUBSTANTIATED CHILD ABUSE AND ARREST.
THIS REVISION IS TO INCLUDE THE LATEST INDIANA LEGISLATION AS IT REGARDS TO THE INCREASE IN PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
2,432, THIS IS A NEW POLICY THAT GOES IN CONJUNCTION WITH 2,431 THAT PROVIDES THE DISTRICT WITH A GRIEVANCE POLICY SHOULD THERE BE SOMEONE WHO FEELS THAT WE'RE VIOLATING STATE CODE.
5,420, 8,120, 8,121, AND 8,600 ARE ALL REVISIONS, ALL BASED ON LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT POLICY.
I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN POLICY 8,600 FROM THE TRANSPORTATION PIECE.
THIS DEALS WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ADJUSTMENT THAT WAS MADE TO GO FROM AN EIGHT PASSENGER BUS TO A 15 PASSENGER BUS.
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SOMETIMES IT'S JUST MINOR NUMBERS AND CHANGES LIKE THAT.I WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR THESE POLICIES.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DURING THAT TIME, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
[5. ACTION ITEMS]
WE'RE ON TO ACTION ITEMS FOR THE NIGHT.FIRST UP IS THE APPROVAL ABOUT MINUTES FROM REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12, 2023.
>> I MOVE WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS READ.
>> THE MOOD IS SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM OUR JANUARY 12, 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT, WE'RE ON TO APPROVAL OF BOARD EDUCATIONAL POLICIES.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
I COME TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR ACTION, ITEM B, APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES 2,435, 3,120.11, 5,610, 6,250, 8,210, AND 8,220 AS PRESENTED.
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE FORE-MENTIONED POLICIES.
>> THE MOOD IS SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT OUR POLICIES AS PRESENTED ITEM B BY DR. MAGGIE BISHOP.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED. THANK YOU, DR. BISHOP.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE OUR HR HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.
WE WELCOME HIM TONIGHT AS OUR NEW HR PERSON AND WE ARE GLAD THAT HE'S ON BOARD. MR. HUNTER.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG, I REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE REPORT AS HR REPORT PRESENTED.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOOD IS SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT ITEM C AS PRESENTED BY DR. JUSTIN HUNTER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED. THANK YOU, DR. HUNTER.
NEXT, WE HAVE ITEMS D, E, F, AND IT LOOKS LIKE G FOR APPROVAL.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY, YOU WANT ME TO PRESENT ALL FOUR AT THIS TIME?
THEN IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, WE'LL MAKE THE DISCUSSIONS.
>> TONIGHT I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR FOUR ACTION ITEMS. I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TO SEEK BIDS FOR THE HIGH-SCHOOL PLANETARIUM PROJECT, APPROVE THE BID RECEIVED FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RESTROOM PROJECT, APPROVED THE BID FOR THE NEW AUGUSTUS SOUTH ROOFING PROJECT, AND THEN TO REJECT THE BID RECEIVED FOR THE FISH BACK CREEK METAL ROOFING PROJECT.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM D, E, F, AND G AS PRESENTED.
>> THE MOOD IN SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT ITEMS D THROUGH G AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS AT THIS TIME? MR. HOPP.
>> IN REGARDS TO THE PLANETARIUM, I KNOW THIS IS JUST EARLY BIDS, BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE PROJECTED TIMELINE?
>> AS FAR AS WHEN WE RECEIVED BIDS OR WHEN THE WORK WOULD ACTUALLY START?
>> WHEN WILL THE WORK ACTUALLY START?
>> OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE SUMMER.
A LOT IS GOING TO BE CONTINGENT ON THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE.
I WOULD POINT OUT THAT, IN THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST, THERE ARE TWO NOTICES TO BIDDERS THAT WILL GO OUT.
ONE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ASPECT, WHICH IS JUST UPGRADES IN THE ROOM ITSELF, AND THEN THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE.
WE'RE SEEING LEAD TIMES RIGHT NOW ANYWHERE 4-8 MONTHS DEPENDING ON THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE GET.
BASED ON WHEN THOSE BIDS COME BACK AND WHEN WE AWARD THE BID WILL DEPEND ON WHEN THAT TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE GETS INSTALLED, BUT THE GOAL IS THIS SUMMER.
>> DO THEY NEED TO BE DONE TOGETHER?
>> YES AND NO. PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS WOULD BE TO FILL THE PIT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE ROOM.
I DON'T KNOW THE TECHNOLOGICAL TERM FOR IT, BUT THAT IS WHAT CURRENTLY PROJECTS THE NIGHT SKY UP ONTO THE DOME.
THERE IS A WAY TO LOWER IT INTO THE FLOOR AND SO WE NEED TO FILL IN THAT PIT AND COVER IT.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL SEATING WHICH WILL TAKE US CLOSER TO THAT HOLE,
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SO THAT HOLE DOES HAVE TO BE DONE.THEY WILL HAVE TO BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION OR THERE WON'T BE ANY ABILITY TO USE THE DOME WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE TO COME IN.
I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH FANIN HOWIN TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FINAL TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE AND OBVIOUSLY, WORK WITH DR. YOUNG AND THE TEACHERS OVER THERE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST TIMELINE IS WHEN WE FIND OUT WHEN THAT TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE.
>> HOW MANY DIFFERENT BIDDERS WOULD WE EXPECT ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS PRETTY SPECIALIZED?
>> IT IS. WE WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHETHER WE COULD DO A SINGLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT FOR THAT, OR WHETHER WE NEED TO GO OUT TO COMPETITIVE BID.
OUR ANTICIPATION IS THAT WE WILL ONLY GET ONE BIDDER ON THE TECHNOLOGY PIECE AND THAT WILL BE FROM THE ORGANIZATION THAT WE FIRST MET WITH TO IDENTIFY, HOW CAN WE UPGRADE THIS SPACE?
>> ONE QUESTION. I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE HOME IMPROVEMENT OR THE REMODEL BUSINESS FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW, AND WHEN I SAW THE PRICE ON NINE BATHROOM.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S ABOUT $110,000.
THE QUESTION WAS, I SAW IT SAID A TILE AND GROUT RESTORATION, THEY'RE NOT REPLACING TILE OR RETILE, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO, I GUESS STEAM AND SEAL?
>> NO, IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE THOROUGH THAN JUST STEAM.
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PROJECT JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THE ORIGINAL INTENT THAT I DISCUSSED WITH DR. YOUNG WAS IT GOING TO BE A COMPLETE GROUT AND REDO.
WHERE WE RAN INTO A PROBLEMS WITH TIMELINE, IT WOULD PUT OUR KIDS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A BATHROOM SO WE CAME IN AND WE EVALUATED THE TILE AND THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF IT IS STILL THERE, BUT IT'S DATED.
WE IDENTIFIED A COMPANY THAT CAN COME IN AND CHEMICALLY CLEAN THE TILE, AND THEN THEY WILL RESEAL IT AND WE HAVE OUR CHOICE OF COLOR.
WE WILL WORK WITH THEIR DESIGN TEAM IN FINDING HOW WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT COLOR SCHEME THAT WE WANT TO DO ON THAT TILE SO WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED IT'LL LOOK LIKE BRAND NEW TILE.
>> WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO STAIN THE GROUT AND YOU SAID THEY COULD CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE TILE.
>> THEY CAN COMPLETELY CHANGE ANY COLOR UNDER THE SUN. IT'S PHENOMENAL.
>> IT'S A REALLY NEAT PRODUCT.
>> LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN AWHILE.
>> EVER SINCE I, SO OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> QUESTION THE MR. PRESIDENT, IF I MAY?
>> THE ROOFING AT FISHBACK, I BELIEVE IT IS?
>> YOU KICKED DOWN THAT BID, HOW SOON WOULD YOU HAVE THE OTHER BID IN?
>> THAT SITUATION IS EVOLVING RIGHT NOW.
THAT BID CAME IN TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT A MILLION DOLLARS HIGH FROM WHERE WE WERE PROJECTED AT.
NOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED THERE.
THE BIGGEST FACTOR IS WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PUT THE BUDGETS TOGETHER, WE COULDN'T HAVE ANTICIPATED THE MASSIVE INFLATION THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR.
IN METAL PRICES ALONE, WE'VE SEEN A 40 PERCENT INCREASE JUST OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE HAD WAS WHAT WE'RE LEARNING, THIS USED TO BE A COMMON TIME TO GO OUT TO BID FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, BUT THAT TIMELINE HAS BACKED UP.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING OUT AHEAD OF IT, BUT WE WERE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL BECAUSE EVERYBODY LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR THAT ROOFING IT'S A CHALLENGING MARKET RIGHT NOW.
WE ONLY HAD ONE BIDDER AND I THINK THEY KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE THE ONLY BIDDER AND SO IN ADDITION TO THE 40 PERCENT INCREASE, THEY ADDED ON A BUNCH MORE BECAUSE WE GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WEREN'T TERRIBLY INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS RIGHT NOW.
ONE IS TO JUST DO A COMPLETE RESHINGLE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
BUT THE OTHER IS A PVC PRODUCT THAT HAS THE FINISHED LOOK OF A METAL ROOF BUT YOU'RE USING A PLASTIC TYPE OF A COMPOSITE RATHER THAN THE METAL.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE COSTS MAY BE BEFORE WE MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR SEEK A NEW BID.
>> I UNDERSTAND COST IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANT.
WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER? SHINGLE OR PVC CONCEPT?
>> I WOULD PREFER THE PVC CONCEPT BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE THAT METAL ROOF LOOK AND IT HAS A MUCH LONGER LIFE CYCLE.
>> IT WAS A MARK UP THEN, YOU'RE SAYING THEY JACKED THE PRICES UP?
>> ON THE METAL ROOF. THEY JUST KNEW THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE COMING TO THE TABLE SO IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM IF WE ACCEPTED IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT IT AT THIS TIME.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM C THROUGH G? I'M SORRY.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE'LL GO TO VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM C THROUGH G AS PRESENTED BY MR. CLINTON. [OVERLAPPING]
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D THROUGH G AS PRESENTED, SAY AYE.
>> WE'RE ON TO ITEM H, A RATIFICATION OF BOARD APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ITEM E THROUGH H, AS PRESENTED IN OUR JANUARY 12, 2023, REGULAR BOARD MEETING, MR. RICK FOSTER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
I PROPOSE THE RATIFICATION OF THE BOARD OF APPROVE AGENDA ITEM H AS PRESENTED.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM H RATIFICATION OF ITEMS E THROUGH H AS PRESENTED.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE RATIFY BOARD APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS E THROUGH H HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN OUR JANUARY 12, 2023RD MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> NEXT UP IS OUR REORGANIZATION OF BOARD FINANCES ITEMS I MR. GREGORY FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF BOARD, DR. YOUNG.
ACCORDINGLY TO OUR NDA CODE 15, 13, 7-5 THROUGH 7, THE BOARD OF FINANCE MUST REORGANIZE ANNUALLY IN JANUARY WITH THE BOARD OF PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY TYPICALLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND BOARD OF FINANCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PAY FOR THIS POSITION AND WHAT COMPENSATIONS YOU GET TO WORK WITH ME.
[LAUGHTER] THE PURPOSES OF THE BOARD OF FINANCE IS REALLY TWOFOLD.
IS TO RECEIVE THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT FROM THE TREASURER, WHICH IS MYSELF, AND THE WRITTEN REPORT ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL CONDITION USING THE DISTRESSED UNIT APPEALS BOARD OR DUAB FINANCIAL INDICATORS.
I BELIEVE I PUT FORWARD THE REPORT INTO THE BOARD DOCS AND REVIEW.
THAT PARTICULAR REPORT AT THE BOARD DOCS, I ASKED YOU TO REVIEW IT VERY CLOSELY.
I PROVIDED A NARRATIVE ALONG WITH THE DUAB CHARTS AND INDICATORS, PROVIDES MORE OF A CONTEXT AND INFORMATION INTO THAT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME.
GETTING BACK TO THE INVESTMENT REPORT FROM THE TREASURER, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY HERE WITH PIKE.
WE INVEST IN AN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTE OF INDIANA CODE 5-13, THE INTER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVES SUCH AS WHO'S YOUR FUND ARE ALLOWED BY STATUTE UNDER INDIANA CODE 36-1-7.
AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT FEDERAL RESERVE OR 2022 HAS INCREASED THE FEDERAL RESERVE RATE CONSIDERABLY ON THROUGH THEM.
AS THE IMPACT OF THAT, MOST OF THE INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNTS AND CDS HAVE INCREASED AS WELL.
VIRTUALLY ALL OUR INTEREST INCOME HAS INCREASED OVER 2022.
CURRENTLY THE EFFECTIVE RATE WITH THE FED IS 4.5 PERCENT, WHEREAS A YEAR AGO IT WAS NEAR ZERO OR 0.25.
THE APPROACH WE TAKE IT PIKE IS MORE OF A TIERED APPROACH AND WHEN I SAY TIER IS MORE OF LEVELS OF LIQUIDITY.
THE FIRST LEVEL IS OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT.
IT'S BASICALLY OUR CASH ON HAND THAT WE USED TO HAVE TO RUN OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND KEEP THERE SET.
IT'S AN INTEREST-BEARING ACCOUNT.
ON AVERAGE FOR 2022 IS ABOUT 0.71 PERCENT.
THE NEXT LEVEL IS CALLED THE WHO'S YOUR FUND.
IT'S ONE OF THE INTER LOCAL FUNDS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A MONEY MARKET FUND.
IT'S STILL EXTREMELY LIQUID, BUT THAT'S MUCH MORE, HAS A GREATER INTEREST RATE ON IT.
THEY USE A LOT OF THAT TO BENEFIT FROM THE ECONOMIES OF SCALES BECAUSE THEY GET A POOL INVESTMENTS FROM THE OTHER LOCAL ASSOCIATES.
THE INTEREST RATE FOR THAT ENDED THE YEAR IS 4.05 UP FROM 0.3, SO YOU CAN SEE THE REALLY DRAMATIC INCREASE IN TO THE RATES THAT FED IS PUT FORTH HERE.
THE FINAL IS MORE OF A TIMED OR CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THAT WE WORK WITH BAKER TILLY.
THEY USE MEDIUM TO LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE BECAUSE WE HAVE ACCESS TO ALMOST 3,000 BANKS AND SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES.
IT'S COMPETITIVE BIDS PROCESS AND WHAT WE DO IS, FOR THIS PROCESS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CASH NEEDS AND THEN WE PROJECT THEM THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD.
FOR EXAMPLE IS, SAY WE ISSUE A BOND OF SAY $10 MILLION.
WELL, WE LOOK AT THE DRAW SCHEDULE FOR THAT, SAY, WELL, WE ONLY NEED THREE MILLION FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS AND THEN MAYBE FIVE MILLION NINE MONTHS LATER, AND THEN THE FINAL TWO MILLION 12 MONTHS FROM NOW.
WHAT WE CALL LAYER OR LADDER CDS TO MAXIMIZE ON THE RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENTS SO THAT ONE TIME.
AGAIN, SIMILAR TO THE INTEREST RATES THAT WE HAD IN THE MONEY MARKETS HERE THE INTEREST RATES RANGE FROM 0.45-4.94 ON OUR MOST RECENT CD.
I KNOW THAT THE FED'S LOOKING AT RAISING RATES AT THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, I BELIEVE WITH A QUARTER PERCENT POSSIBLY. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT.
TOTAL INTEREST FROM ALL THE INVESTMENT INCOME LAST FOR 2022 WAS
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$713,934 AND THIS IS UP FROM $504,000 FROM 2021.I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION, IF I MIGHT.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE VOUCHER SYSTEM. I'M SORRY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> GET YOUR RECOMMENDATION AT FIRST.
>> YOU GOT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
>> YOU MADE ME DO IT AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I RECOMMEND YOU APPROVE THE BOARD OF FINANCE REORGANIZATION THAT IS PRESENTED. [OVERLAPPING].
>> MOTION IS ORDERED TO APPROVE ITEM I.
>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM I, REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD FINANCES.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WE APPROVED THE REORGANIZATION OF OUR BOARD OF FINANCES ITEM I MR. GREG FOSTER.
NOW, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, DR. MOORE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
MR. FOSTER, I NOTICED IN THE VOUCHER SYSTEM WE HAD OVER 340 SOMETHING VOUCHERS TO GO OUT IN 2022, AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT? [NOISE]
>> YES. I BELIEVE THAT'S PART OF THE CLAIMS. [OVERLAPPING] YES.
>> SO FAR, WE'VE HAD 140 IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR, AM I CORRECT ABOUT THAT?
>> CORRECT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CATCH UP THAT'S INVOLVED IN THAT BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING] DECEMBER FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES, WE CUT OFF TO TRY TO FINALIZE OUR 2022 BUDGETS AND WE CUT OFF THE ORDERINGS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER-ISH AREA AND SO ALL THOSE COMING ACROSS IN THE VOUCHERS AND THEN THEY'RE LOADED IN JANUARY.
>> MY QUESTION TO YOU AGAIN IS, DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE LARGE NUMBER OF VOUCHERS THAT WE DID HAVE IN THE PAST YEAR.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME THAT WE'RE DOING.
YES. I WOULD SAY VOUCHERS COME IN WAVES AS WELL AS EXPENDITURES SO AS EXPENDITURES TRENDS, SO FOLLOW THE VOUCHERS.
>> THANK YOU, DR. MOORE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEMS I? THEN LET'S GO TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE. THANK YOU, MR. FOSTER.
NEXT, WE HAVE J, K, AND L, RIGHT DIRECT COMBINE THEM AND THEN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMBINED.
>> I'LL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE COMBINED OF J, K, AND L.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT ITEMS J, K, AND L AS PRESENTED BY MR. GREG FOSTER.
[NOISE] AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEMS J, K, OR L?
>> QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> DID HE MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION [INAUDIBLE]? HE DIDN'T.
SO YOU ALL AGREE TO COMBINE THAT HE NEEDS TO STILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE IT?
>> I THOUGHT HE MADE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. DID YOU MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> YES, I'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. YES. THANK YOU, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU APPROVE ITEMS J, K, AND L AS PRESENTED.
>> I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBINE, J, K, AND L AS PRESENTED TO APPROVE.
>> THEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS K, J THROUGH L AS PRESENTED BY MR. FOSTER.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS]
>> WE'RE ON TO BOARD MEMBER ITEMS. DR. MOORE.
>> JUST ONE FOR ME, MR. PRESIDENT.
ON TUESDAY, DR. MOORE, MS. LOMAX AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SEE THE RESET AND RECHARGE ROOM.
THAT WAS A PHENOMENAL PROJECT DONE BY THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION.
SO A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE DONATIONS TAKEN FOR OUTFITTING THE ROOM AND JUST SEEING THE EXCITEMENT ON THE STUDENTS' FACES AS THEY GET TO SEE A PROJECT TO COMPLETION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. HOPP. MS. BARNES?
>> I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT ON SATURDAY MR. HOPP AND I ATTENDED THE INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, NEW BOARD MEMBER ACADEMY.
[LAUGHTER] IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
IT WAS LOCATED WITH ANOTHER ONE OF OUR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, CIESC, THE CENTRAL INDIANA EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER.
WE POINTED OUT THAT OUR LOGO WAS NOT ON THEIR WALL AND THEY FIXED THAT.
[LAUGHTER] AND WE HAVE A PICTURE TO PROVE IT.
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BUT IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EXPERIENCE.THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE BOARD AND THE DISTRICT FOR AFFORDING US THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ON SATURDAY.
IT WAS REALLY PHENOMENAL TO BE IN THE ROOM WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR STATE, AND TO FIND OUT OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOW WELL WE'RE DOING HERE.
THE HORROR STORIES DON'T APPLY HERE.
SO WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT THESE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING, WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER LIKE, IT'S NOT HERE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING SO WELCOMING FOR SUPPORTING MY EDUCATION AND BEING THE BEST NEW BOARD MEMBER I CAN BE. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR HARD WORK. THIS IS A FAR CRY.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE HAD A LOT GOING ON.
THIS YEAR SEEMS IT'S A LOT CALMER.
ALSO I ALWAYS WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE WHO DONATE TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE DONATIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU.
AND I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENT FROM MR. HOPP ABOUT THE RESET ROOM.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO OVER AND SEE IT, IT IS VERY, VERY NICE. IT REALLY IS.
IT'S CALMING AS SOON AS YOU GO IN.
BUT IT WAS WONDERFUL, AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE.
AND EVEN OUR CULINARY STUDENTS WHO BAKED THE COOKIES AND ALL OF THAT.
IT WAS VERY NICE, AND I HOPE TEACHERS MAKE GOOD USE OF THAT SPACE.
I AM AGAIN, HASHTAG PIKEPROUD.
WE HAVE DR. GUNNAR TYSKLIND, RIGHT? AND THEN WE HAVE THE ALUMNI THAT'S DOING IT AT DEER RUN, AND WE HAVE THE EXCELLENCE AT COLLEGE PARK.
OH MY GOODNESS, HOW BLESSED ARE WE? ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
AND I WILL GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM.
YOU WERE BY THERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, MS. LOMAX. MS. KELLEY.
>> ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, WELCOME TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS ABLE TO JOIN US.
SO GLAD TO SEE ALL THE ALUMNI THAT ARE DOING SUCH AWESOME THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND TO HEAR THE AWESOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE SPORTS, WITH ALL THE BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND PIKEPROUD.
JANUARY IS SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH, AND I'D LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, RECOGNIZE CHAD WELLS FOR RECOGNIZING ALL OF YOU AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
I APPRECIATE THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL PICKING UP THE PHONE, AND IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT WE DO ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.
YOU COME TO WORK SESSIONS, EXEC SESSIONS.
YOU'RE LEAVING WORK, YOU'RE LEAVING YOUR FAMILIES.
YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU'RE IN THE GAMES.
SO THE WORK THAT YOU DO, THIS IS A VERY SMALL PART OF WHAT PEOPLE SEE IN WHAT REALLY GOES INTO BEING A BOARD MEMBER.
GOING TO TRAININGS ON THE WEEKENDS AND SO FORTH.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME IN JANUARY.
I WANT TO JUST REALLY HIGHLIGHT, YOU ALL MAY RECALL THAT WE HAD THE RECOGNITION FOR OUR WINTER SPORTS AND WE HAD A GUY IN CREEK SEVENTH GRADE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM THAT ONLY ALLOWED, NOW THINK ABOUT THIS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FOOTBALL, THIS SEVENTH GRADE TEAM ONLY ALLOWED ONE PLAY EVER THAT GOT PAST THE 50 YARD LINE.
>> NO FIRST DOWNS. THAT'S TRUE TOO. THINK ABOUT THAT.
THEY DIDN'T EVEN ALLOW A TEAM TO GET PAST THE 50 YARD LINE. WELL, GUESS WHAT? SEVENTH GRADE GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL JUST WANTED TO MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP.
THOSE GUYS, WE HAVE SOME PHENOMENAL ATHLETES OVER THERE IN THAT SEVENTH GRADE, THE SCHOOL, AND REALLY ALL OVER PIKE TOWNSHIP.
SO KUDOS TO ALL OF OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND JUST A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE YOUNG MEN OVER AT GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WAS AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY, AS WAS MENTIONED WITH OTHERS, AND IT REALLY WAS A DELIGHT, BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, BUT I WOULD ALSO SHARE THAT THAT'S PART OF OUR GRANT THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT WITH YOUR APPROVAL.
SO EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL AND FACILITY, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION,
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WILL HAVE A RECHARGE AND RESET ROOM AFTER TWO, AND I BELIEVE THE BUDGET, MR. JACOB $5,000, I BELIEVE.$5,000 PER SPACE. IT WAS FUNNY, WHEN I WAS DOING MY LUNCHES WITH STAFF, SOME OF THE TEACHERS WERE SAYING THAT'S ENOUGH TO GET TWO MASSAGE CHAIRS [LAUGHTER] THAT WE WANT YOUR INPUT, YOU GUYS GET TO DECIDE HOW YOU USE IT BUT IF YOU DO MASSAGE CHAIRS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A SIGN-UP SHEET OR SOMETHING.
BUT ANYWAY, SO MORE OF THAT TO COME AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO LET THE BOARD KNOW WHEN THOSE ARE IN PLACE SO YOU ALL CAN GO ON AND SEE THOSE IN THE BUILDINGS AS WELL.
HAD A CHANCE TODAY TO MEET AT THE FAY BICCARD GLICK CENTER RIGHT HERE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP TO TALK ABOUT ADULT EDUCATION.
SO I'LL BE SHARING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY HERE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP.
I ALSO MET THIS WEEK, MATTER OF FACT, ON WEDNESDAY WHEN IT WAS SNOWING, WITH MR. RIDLEY WHO'S A PIKE GRADUATE.
HE IS THE NEW OWNER OF THE WESTSIDE SOFTBALL COMPLEX JUST NEXT TO EASTBROOK BUT ALSO MR. DE LA CRUZ.
MR. DE LA CRUZ IS THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAS BEEN INVESTING HEAVILY IN PIKE TOWNSHIP, LAFAYETTE SQUARE MALL, THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE.
WELL, WHAT I FOUND OUT THIS PAST WEEK IS HE IS THE PERSON THAT'S BEHIND THE NEW INVESTMENT IN HOPED INVESTMENT AT THE WESTSIDE SOFTBALL COMPLEX.
SO THERE I THINK ARE SOME POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO PARTNER AND DO SOME REALLY INNOVATIVE THINGS WITH THAT SPACE THAT BORDERS OUR PROPERTY.
AND AGAIN, I'LL BRING SOME MORE INFORMATION AFTER THE MEETING.
MR. DE LA CRUZ IS GOING TO HAVE HIS TEAM PUT TOGETHER SOME RENDERINGS.
WE'LL HAVE OUR FOLKS TAKE A LOOK AT IT BEFORE WE BRING IT TO THE BOARD TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
>> THANK YOU DR. YOUNG. I WAS EXCITED EARLIER TO HEAR DR. BISHOP AS SHE TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CALENDAR AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATION, AND THEN I HEARD MS. BARNES TALK ABOUT HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT PIKE, MR. ANDERSON.
I THINK THAT'S BECOMING THE SENTIMENT OF ALL OF US IS HOW WE SENSE THE MOVING FORWARD OF OUR DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR BOARD WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE SEEING THAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND AS WE GET BEHIND LEADERSHIP FOR A STRONGER DISTRICT.
TO THAT END, WE, THE BOARD MEET IN A RETREAT THIS SATURDAY FROM 8:00-3:00.
THE COMMUNITY IS CERTAINLY INVITED TO COME AND BE A PART, COME TO SEE WHAT THE BOARD DOES AS WE ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND RETREAT FOR THIS DISTRICT.
SO WE CERTAINLY INVITE YOU TO DO THAT.
MY LAST COMMENT IS THAT I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT AND SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE, SAY SOMETHING GOOD, SAY SOMETHING NICE TO SOMEONE.
WE NEED A UPLIFTING HAND IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND SO THIS WEEKEND, TAKE THE TIME TO BE ENCOURAGING TO SOMEONE.
WITH THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN INTO OUR NEXT REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OR A SPECIAL CALL MEETING.
>> MEETING ADJOURNED. THANKS.
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