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COULD WE STAND FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE?
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.WELL, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE AND WELCOME AGAIN TO OUR REGULAR FEBRUARY 23RD MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL HAVE FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE.
WHEREAS ANY PATIENT, ANY I'M SORRY, ANY YOUR PATRON ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND YOU CAN TAKE 3 MINUTES AND SHARE ANYTHING THAT IS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT YOU MAY DO SO.
[3. SPOTLIGHT ON PIKE]
GOOD EVENING. WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.WE'VE HAD A REALLY GREAT WEEK HERE IN PIKE.
THIS GROUP OF ATHLETES IS CURRENTLY 13 AND 0 ON THIS SEASON.
PRIOR TO THE MEETING TONIGHT, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE DISTRICT SCIENCE FAIR, WHICH WAS HOSTED OVER AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CAFETERIA, AND WE HAD PHENOMENAL PROJECTS FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT GUION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NEW AUGUSTA NORTH.
WE POSTED A LOT ABOUT THAT ON TWITTER AND WE'LL BE SHARING MORE IN THE FUTURE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
HER NAME IS MRS. KRISTA ANTHONY.
SHE IS CURRENTLY OUR WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
THANKS, SARAH. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT WEBSTER AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. YOUNG, AS SARAH SAID, MY NAME IS KRISTA ANTHONY.
AND AFTER TEACHING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL, I AM NOW THE NEW WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR.
SO I WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAM WITH YOU AND SOME OF MY THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN TASKED WITH MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT REDESIGNING AND REIMAGINING WHAT WORK BASED LEARNING LOOKS LIKE, BOTH FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS. MY GOAL IS GOING TO BE TO PERIODICALLY COME BEFORE YOU AND KIND OF SHARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE IMPACTS THAT WE'RE HAVING ON OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
COMMONLY, WE WOULD HEAR OF IT AS BEING CALLED CO OP.
TODAY WE SEE ANYTHING FROM APPRENTICESHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, ANY SUSTAINED MEANINGFUL ON THE JOB EDUCATION IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE WBL OR WORK BASED LEARNING UMBRELLA.
OVER THE YEARS OUR PROGRAMS HAD LOTS OF CHANGES.
IT'S FLUCTUATED IN ENROLLMENT, BUT IT HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED OUR STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY, GO TO WORK WHILE STILL EARNING CREDITS.
WITH THE CREATION OF OUR NEW GRADUATION PATHWAYS HOW IMPLEMENTING HOW WORK BASED LEARNING IS IMPLEMENTED HAS HAD TO KIND OF CHANGE.
HENCE THE REVAMP OF THE COORDINATOR POSITION AND MY PLACE IN THAT.
SO WE'RE SEEING NOW STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE INTENTIONALLY PLACED IN THEIR WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES. PREVIOUSLY WE MAY HAVE A STUDENT WHO WOULD LEAVE SCHOOL EARLY, GO TO MCDONALD'S AND GO TO WORK.
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MCDONALD'S TO GO TO WORK, BUT IS INVOLVED IN SOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING OR IS WORKING WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR TO CREATE THEIR EMPLOYEE SCHEDULE FOR THEIR STORE OR LEARNING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES AND HIRING.SO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS NOW ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD WHO ARE REALLY FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION AND HELPING THEM LEARN BOTH THE TECHNICAL AS WELL AS THOSE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ARE GOING TO HELP THEM IN THE FUTURE.
WE WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL AND AT THE CAREER CENTER WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WORK BASED LEARNING IF THEY HAVE AT LEAST A 2.5 GPA OR IF THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THEIR GRADUATION PATHWAY.
THEY CAN BE RELEASED FOR UP TO THREE PERIODS A DAY, EARNING 1 TO 3 CREDITS DURING THAT TIME, EITHER IN THE MORNING OR IN THE AFTERNOON.
STUDENTS ARE WORKING THIS YEAR ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 15 HOURS A WEEK AND ARE EARNING AGAIN AVERAGE $14 AN HOUR THIS YEAR.
OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS ARE EMPLOYING STUDENTS REALLY IN ALL OF OUR AREAS BUSINESS AND MARKETING, MANUFACTURING, LOGISTICS, HEALTH SCIENCE, HVAC, HOSPITALITY, COSMETOLOGY, HUMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND THE SUBSET OF THOSE LISTS REALLY GOES A LOT LONGER.
WE ARE WE'RE SEEING THAT THE STATE OF INDIANA AND OUR LAWMAKERS ARE REALLY PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON WORK BASED LEARNING THROUGH BOTH THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR CAREER CENTER, AS WELL AS PART OF THE NEW SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KIND OF BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS ENDEAVOR.
WE ALREADY HAVE, STARTING THIS YEAR ABOUT 20 OF OUR CTE STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN A WORK BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE. AND THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW OUR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS BY ABOUT 40% FOR NEW PARTNERS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE WE REALLY RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SKILLED AND CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS TO BE OUT THERE IN THE WORKFORCE.
AND THEY CAN REALLY BE A TREMENDOUS NEW TALENT PIPELINE FOR OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS.
SO TOGETHER WE REALLY ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THOSE BUSINESS PARTNERS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS DISTRICT THAT CONTINUES TO BE A STRONG, VITAL PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
SURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPORT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO US.
AND ONE THING THAT STICKS OUT THE MOST.
I'LL REMEMBER YOUR EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET FORTH DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD MATCH.
AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEADING THIS UP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. THANK YOU. THANKS, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, MS. DORSEY, FOR THAT PRESENTATION TO US TONIGHT TO THE BOARD.
ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REPORTS TO THE BOARD.
[4. REPORTS TO THE BOARD]
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLE, DR.GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DR.
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CHRISTOPHER PAGE.STUDENTS ANAYA WOODS, JUSTIN BARRETTO NOGUERA, VALERIA LOPEZ BAHENA, MAKAI JONES AND EMILY ARANA GARCIA WILL PERFORM A SELECTION FROM A JAZZ PIECE COMPOSED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN HERBIE HANCOCK.
EACH STUDENT MUSICIAN WILL BE FEATURED AS SOLOISTS IN THIS SELECTION.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONGRATULATE SOLOIST EMILY ARANA GARCIA HERE IN THE CENTER FOR HER AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE DURING THE ANNUAL PURDUE JAZZ FESTIVAL EVENT ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST [APPLAUSE].
[MUSIC] [APPLAUSE] WELL, ALL RIGHT. WE WERE ACTUALLY ENJOYING THAT AND THAT WAS JUST EXCELLENT.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR STUDENT TEACHER RECOGNITION, DR.
MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
DR. YOUNG. WE ARE EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR 2022-23 MSD OF PIKE TOWNSHIP STUDENT TEACHER COHORT.
THANKS TO OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DR.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ELEMENTARY COHORT GROUP ONE [APPLAUSE].
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THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. AT THIS TIME, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.YOUNG. WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR SECONDARY GROUP ONE [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]. MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
YOUNG, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU SECONDARY COHORT GROUP THREE [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU. PERFECT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR.
YOUNG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ALUMNI EXCELLENCE, DR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE ARE CONTINUING OUR ALUMNI EXCELLENCE.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE SET ASIDE ONCE A MONTH JUST TO RECOGNIZE PIKE TOWNSHIP PIKE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE NOW PROFESSIONALS AND ARE JUST DOING PHENOMENAL THINGS IN THEIR FIELDS.
TONIGHT, I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED AND I'M NOT GOING TO STEAL HER THUNDER.
AND IF NOT, I'LL COME BACK AND MENTION AT THE END.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT AND I'LL LET HER COME UP.
[APPLAUSE] WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
I DROVE UP HERE FROM BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
I HAD TWO COATS ON THE WAY, SO I GOT SOME ENERGY.
THE TIME THAT I WAS IN PIKE TOWNSHIP, MY NAME WAS MICHELLE WHITNEY.
SO YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE NAME.
I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2011.
MY JOURNEY THROUGH THE DISTRICT.
I WAS AT COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SINCE HE LED.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUT HIM ON THE SPOT.
NOT DR. YOUNG AT THE TIME, AND HE WAS MY FIFTH GRADE TEACHER.
OKAY [APPLAUSE]. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A STORY TO SHARE ABOUT HIM LATER.
I THEN WENT DOWN THE ROAD TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, AND SINCE THEN I'VE LAUNCHED MY OWN CONSULTING FIRM DOING DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WORK, AND I NOW WORK FOR THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF MY ROLE THERE.
SO WHAT HAS BEEN PIKE'S IMPACT? OH, THEY ALSO TOLD ME I HAVE LIKE 5 TO 10 MINUTES.
SO IF I START, YOU KNOW, LINGERING A LITTLE BIT, SOMEONE GIVE ME THE CHURCH FINGER.
THE THING THAT I'VE LOVED ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT PIKE WAS THE EXPOSURE TO CULTURE.
MY NEIGHBORS WERE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
THE DIALECTS, THE EXPERIENCES THAT I GOT TO HEAR IN THE CLASSROOMS WERE SO DIVERSE, WHICH HONESTLY, WHEN I WENT DOWN TO COLLEGE IN BLOOMINGTON, WAS A CULTURE SHOCK. BLOOMINGTON, IU BLOOMINGTON IS A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION, AND SO I MISSED THE CULTURE OF PIKE TOWNSHIP.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS, AND ACTUALLY LAUNCHED ME INTO EQUITY WORK BEFORE I EVEN DO IT.
THERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT I LEARNED DEEPLY ABOUT WHILE YOU DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS, WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU LOOK BACK AND YOU'RE LIKE, DANG, LIKE, THIS WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
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SO I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT NEED NOT ONLY HAVING A NEED, BUT ALSO HOW TO MEET PEOPLE'S NEEDS.THERE WERE SOME TEACHERS THAT IMPACTED ME ALONG THE WAY THAT I STILL THINK ABOUT TO THIS DAY.
DR. LARRY YOUNG LET ME TELL YOU HOW WHY I REMEMBER DR.
YOUNG. I ALWAYS GOT ON MY REPORT CARD.
PLEASURE TO HAVE IN CLASS TALKS TOO MUCH.
I HEAR MY DAD BACK THERE LAUGHING BECAUSE HE GOT TIRED OF SEEING THAT REMARK.
IT WAS DR. YOUNG, THOUGH, HONESTLY, BEING THE FIRST BLACK MALE EDUCATOR UNTIL THIS DAY, OF ALL THE DEGREES THAT I'VE EARNED, HE IS ONLY ONE OF TWO BLACK MALE EDUCATORS THAT I'VE HAD. BUT HE ACTUALLY TOLD MY DAD.
HE SAID SHE TALKS A LOT IN CLASS, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING, LIKE WE WANT HER TO USE HER VOICE.
THAT WAS SO LIBERATING FOR ME.
I THINK I'VE BEEN HOLDING ON TO THAT SINCE.
RIGHT. BUT HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT SAID, IT'S GOOD TO USE YOUR VOICE.
SO THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I GOT FREED FROM FEELING LIKE USING MY VOICE WAS A BAD THING.
I WAS A NERD. I DID NOT GET IN TROUBLE.
I GOT IN TROUBLE IN HER CLASS.
AND NOT ONLY DID I GET IN TROUBLE IN HER CLASS, BUT SHE CALLED MY DAD AND I WAS LIKE, MS. GARCIA, WHY ARE YOU TELLING ON ME? LIKE, I'M A GOOD STUDENT? BUT WHAT I LEARNED THERE WAS THAT I HAD I WAS SETTING A TONE.
I HAD A VOICE AT MY PRESENCE, CARRIED POWER.
SO I HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MY PEERS WATCHING ME AND MY INSTRUCTORS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE, AND SO I STARTED RISING TO THAT OCCASION AFTER SHE TOLD ME.
BUT RIGHT AFTER I LEARNED THAT LESSON THAT PEOPLE WERE WATCHING.
AND AGAIN, REMEMBER, I TOLD YOU, I STARTED UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANT TO MEET PEOPLE'S NEED.
SO JUNIOR YEAR, I WAS STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AT PIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND ACTUALLY WITH HER, I WROTE MY FIRST GRANT WITH THE UNITED WAY, WHICH FUNDED THE PIKE RED ZONE.
SO WE SPEND HOURS UPON HOURS IN THERE BUILDING SHELVES, STOCKING THIS PLACE.
AND THE ENTIRE TIME SHE LET US LEAD THAT RIGHT.
IT WASN'T HER WORK AND THEN JUST COVER IT UP WITH THE STUDENTS.
IT WAS REALLY WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS SAYING THAT OTHER STUDENTS NEED? WHAT IS IT THAT THESE STUDENTS WANT TO SEE? AND SO WHEN WE GOT AWARDED THAT GRANT, WE SPENT ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS PREPARING IT AND THEN OPENING IT UP FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND BENEFIT FROM IT.
SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HOW IT HAS EXPANDED.
AND THEN THERE'S MISS CHAMPION, WHO WAS MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER.
I HATED CHEMISTRY, BUT I LOVED MISS CHAMPION.
SHE HAD A BALL OF ENERGY, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF CHEMISTRY, RIGHT? I WAS A PART OF THE TRACK TEAM AND SO SHE WAS MY COACH.
AND THE WAY THAT SHE CONTINUED TO PUSH US TO FIGHT AND FIGHT AND FIGHT, I WAS A THROWER.
SO A LOT OF TIMES LIKE LIFTING WEIGHTS WITH COACH SUTTON, I'D BE SORE AND I'D BE TIRED THE NEXT DAY.
AND SHE'S LIKE, YOU CAN KEEP GOING.
AND THAT REALLY SERVED ME WELL WHILE MOVING THROUGH MY DEGREES IN COLLEGE.
AND THEN NOT SO SHINY OF A STORY, BUT INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL.
THIS WAS THE FIRST PERSON THAT EVER DOUBTED ME.
HE SAID, SHE'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO WELL IN COLLEGE.
BECAUSE SHE'S STRUGGLING IN MY AP CALCULUS CLASS.
AND I WAS LIKE, GAME ON, TELL ME I CAN'T DO SOMETHING AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME.
SO THAT FIRST SEMESTER, CALCULUS A1 SECOND SEMESTER, I CAME BACK AND I GOT AN A IN CALCULUS.
THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME GETTING AN A IN THAT LEVEL OF A COURSE.
AND SO THESE ARE SOME TEACHERS THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY IMPACTED MY EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE THAT I HAVE TO MENTION.
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE COULDN'T BE DR.
DEBORAH DANIELS-CALHOUN SHE WAS MRS. CALHOUN WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.
A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO MY DEGREES ARE IN SCIENCE.
THEY'RE IN STEM. I'M A STEM NERD.
I HAVE A DEGREE IN HUMAN BIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
AND SHE TAUGHT ME THAT SCIENCE IS NOT ONLY FUN, BUT IT IS DOABLE IF YOU MAKE IT DOABLE.
SO PEOPLE TELL YOU ALL THE TIME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNDERREPRESENTED AS A BLACK WOMAN IN STEM.
AND THEN I FIGURED OUT THAT THIS STUFF WAS FUN AND MY DAD WOULD TELL ME THINGS LIKE, MAKE YOUR HOMEWORK FUN, RIGHT? I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT IN COLLEGE I WAS THE FUN PERSON TO STUDY WITH.
I'M LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.
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ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, AS A LEADER FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.I'VE CONSTANTLY BE HAVING TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TEAM.
AND THEN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION ARE KEY IN SCIENCE.
IT'S ABOUT CREATIVITY, IT'S ABOUT INNOVATION.
IT'S ABOUT THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY.
SO WHERE AM I NOW? EDUCATED AND PROUD.
I'M A GLOBAL CONSULTANT, SO I WORK WITH NOT ONLY FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, BUT ALSO WORK WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP DEI STRATEGY AND TO HELP THEM THINK ABOUT HOW TO INCORPORATE PRINCIPLES OF DEI THROUGHOUT THEIR POLICIES AND THINK ABOUT HOW TO LIVE IN THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY.
I CONSIDER MYSELF A HISTORY MAKER.
I'M THE FIRST AND ONLY BLACK WOMAN APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONER IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, AND THEN AN EQUITY CHAMPION I WAS JUST AWARDED A YEAR AGO. I THINK IT'S BEEN A YEAR NOW, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF AS WOMAN OF THE YEAR FOR MONROE COUNTY.
LITTLE BIT OF STORY THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW.
HE WAS A SINGLE FATHER AND HE TOOK IN FOUR KIDS AND RAISED THEM ON HIS OWN.
AND NOW MANY OF US HAVE GRADUATED WITH MULTIPLE DEGREES.
WE PLAY SEMIPROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL.
WE ARE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND HE IS STILL HERE TODAY.
BUT A LOT OF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT [APPLAUSE].
A LOT OF IT IS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT OUR TIME IN THE DISTRICT.
SO WHAT WOULD I SAY TO FAMILIES? ONE, FAMILIES PLEASE BE INFORMED ABOUT THE LAWS AND THE POLICIES AND ALSO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST HERE IN PIKE TOWNSHIP.
WHAT CHANGED MY LIFE AND LAUNCHED ME INTO STEM.
SO FIRST I WANTED TO BE A TEACHER, RIGHT? WELL, LAUNCH ME INTO DOING RESEARCH, REALLY WAS SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
SOMEONE CAME TO ME, I THINK IT WAS DR.
RUTH WOODS AND SAID, HEY, THEY'RE DOING THIS PROGRAM DOWNTOWN AT THE IU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
IT'S GOING TO PAY YOU TO LEARN HOW TO DO RESEARCH.
MY DAD WAS LIKE, THIS IS A NO BRAINER.
LIKE, WE'RE NOT PLAYING THESE GAMES.
THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL BE. PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS WORKING AS A CAMP COUNSELOR IN THE SUMMERS, RIGHT? HE WAS LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOING DOWN TO THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
16 YEARS OLD, GETTING PUBLICATIONS, SOMETHING I NEVER IMAGINED EVEN BEING ABLE TO DO.
SO I'VE NOW SINCE LEFT ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT.
BUT I REMEMBER REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS FROM STUDENTS HERE AND JUST BEING LIKE, YEAH, PIKE HAS GOOD TALENT LIKE THIS FEELS FAMILIAR, LIKE THIS IS A PIKE STUDENT AND SO CONTINUE.
BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE ON PAPER THAT STUDENT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THEY MET OUR REQUIREMENTS.
SO PARENTS CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR STUDENTS.
STUDENTS HUMILITY CARRIES YOU A LONG WAY.
OKAY, SO HUMILITY IS GOING TO CARRY YOU A LONG WAY AND IT'S GOING TO REALLY OPEN UP SOME DOORS.
SO AS YOU'RE ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE NOW, LIKE I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT DR.
YOUNG WOULD BE THE PERSON INTRODUCING ME AS AN ALUMNI OF EXCELLENCE.
HE WAS MY FIFTH GRADE TEACHER, RIGHT? SO BEING ABLE TO BE HUMBLED TO KEEP THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, THOSE THOSE DOORS OPEN IS IMPORTANT.
RIGHT. SO ALL IT TAKES IS ONE.
YES. YOU'RE GOING TO GET DOORS THAT CLOSE AND CLOSE AND CLOSE.
THAT WAS MY ONE YES THAT LIBERATED ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
AND THEN PIKE IS THE GIFT THAT YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED.
I WAS LIKE, READY TO GET UP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M LIKE, AS MOST OF US ARE, RIGHT? WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, WE'VE LIVED THROUGH THIS TIME IN A ROW.
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES AND PEERS THAT TELL ME ALL THE TIME.
I GREW UP IN A BUBBLE. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE CULTURE.
SO NOW I'M A CEO OF A COMPANY.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO HANDLE IT.
PIKE IS GOING TO GET YOU PREPARED.
TO THE TEACHERS I WILL SAY THANK YOU.
IN MANY WAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNSUNG HEROES.
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KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME FIGHTING BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE HONORED MORE, WHERE YOU'RE WHERE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MORE VISIBLE.THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT I WOULD SAY.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS, DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.
COVID KIND OF FORCED US TO DO THAT.
TO OUR ADMINISTRATORS, NOTHING ABOUT THEM WITHOUT THEM.
SO IF THAT'S NOTHING ABOUT STUDENTS WITHOUT STUDENTS, NOTHING ABOUT PARENTS WITHOUT PARENTS.
SO MAKE DECISIONS WITH THESE PEOPLE AT THE TABLE.
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY IN THIS BOARD MEETING.
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, RIGHT? PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS COME TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
AND THEN WHEN YOU THINK IT'S GOOD ENOUGH, THIS IS ONE THING I'VE LEARNED.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TIME.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, I JUST COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD, MS. WISE. SO. SO WHAT'S AMAZING IS SHE'S BRILLIANT NOW.
BUT I SAW THAT BRILLIANCE AS A FIFTH GRADER, SO SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN BRILLIANT.
AND MR. WHITNEY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT AN IDEAL PARENT AS A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU IF YOU HAD TO MOLD A PARENT, WHAT WOULD THAT PARENT LOOK LIKE? HE'S SITTING RIGHT BACK THERE.
SO THERE'S NO SURPRISE THAT YOU'RE SO SUCCESSFUL.
SURE. THANK YOU. MY MY COMMENT WOULD BE THAT I AM SO DELIGHTED TO SEE THE EXCELLENCE THAT DR. YOUNG HAS BROUGHT HERE.
MY FIFTH YEAR ON THE BOARD, AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS EXISTED.
AND SO TO SEE THE CALIBER OF ALUMNI THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT BACK, IT CONTINUES TO SAY TO US, PIKE IS A JEWEL.
AND I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID PIKE WILL BE THAT YES.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT YOUR ENERGY IS SO CONTAGIOUS.
I LOVE IT AMONGST YOUR ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BRING PIKE BACK TO THAT STANDARD.
AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU ASKING IF WE CAN BORROW PIKE IS THE GIFT THAT YOU NEEDED [LAUGHTER].
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU CAME BACK TO SHARE YOUR STORY.
I'M IMPRESSED BY YOUR HUMILITY.
I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER TO CONNECT WITH YOU.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TIME.
SO IF YOU ALL EVER NEED TO TAP ME FOR THE DISTRICT.
I'M DOWN THE ROAD. I'LL MAKE THAT DRIVE.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND STUDENTS.
AND I MIGHT JUST ADD, WE'VE HAD Y'ALL HELP ME IF I LEAVE OUT ANYTHING WE'VE HAD FROM FROM FROM PASTORS TO DOCTORS TO ENTREPRENEURS, ARCHITECTS RIGHT OUT OF PIKE PRESENTING TO US AS AS ALUMNI EXCELLENCE.
ANY OTHER HOT SPOT QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I DON'T THINK THAT THERE ARE ANY.
YOUNG, FOR THAT ALUMNI EXCELLENCE IS REALLY EXCELLENT TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ON TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER 5.
[5. ACTION ITEMS]
FIRST UP ON OUR ACTION ITEM TONIGHT IS THE MINUTES OF OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETINGS, MOTIONS IN ORDER TO ACCEPT OUR FEBRUARY THE[00:35:01]
9TH MINUTES.I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ACTION ITEM A AS PRESENTED.
I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT ACTION ITEM A AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE.
OPPOSED? THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS OUR ACTION ITEM B BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY, DR.
YOUNG. THIS EVENING I COME TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR ACTION.
ITEM B BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICIES AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ACTION ITEM B AS PRESENTED, SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT ACTION ITEM B AS PRESENTED.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? THANK YOU, DR. BISHOP. THANK YOU.
WE'RE ON TO HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ACTION ITEM C AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND, THAT WE APPROVE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT AS PRESENTED BY DR.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? THANK YOU, DR. HUNTER. THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE LIKE TO COMBINE ACTION ITEMS D, E AND F FOR RECOMMENDING OF APPROVAL.
DR. [INAUDIBLE] MR. GREG FOSTER.
GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
DR. YOUNG. I'M SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL OF ITEMS D THROUGH F.
THEY INCLUDE A DECLARATION OF SURPLUS.
OUR CLAIMS AND ALLOWANCES FOR THE MONTH AND 12 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.
I RECOMMEND YOUR APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT ACTION ITEMS D, E, AND F AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND THAT WE ACCEPT ACTIONS, ITEMS, D, E, AND F AS PRESENTED BY MR. GREG FOSTER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEMS D E, OR F? NO QUESTIONS.
ON TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU, MR. FOSTER. ON THE BOARD MEMBER ITEMS, DR.
MOORE. THANK YOU BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT I HAVE NOTHING AT THIS TIME.
[6. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS]
THANK YOU, MR. HOPP. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FAMILIES, ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS THAT WERE AT THE STATE HOUSE ON MONDAY TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE INDIANA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION DAY AT THE STATE HOUSE ON TUESDAY, AND THERE WERE MORE THAN 40 LEGISLATORS WHO MET WITH ABOUT 200 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE STATE.
I JUST WANT TO COVER A COUPLE OF POINTS FROM THAT.
SO A LOT OF THE BILLS THAT THE STATE IS LOOKING AT ARE IMPACTING EDUCATION.
THE PRIMARY ONE IS HOUSE BILL 1001, WHICH IS OUR BUDGET BILL.
A COUPLE OF THINGS RELATED TO EDUCATION.
THERE'S ABOUT A 6% INCREASE RIGHT NOW IN FOR BOTH FOUNDATION AND COMPLEXITY FUNDS, WHICH IS GOOD.
INCLUDED IN THAT BILL IS FUNDS THAT ARE GOING TO COVER TEXTBOOK FEES.
WE'LL SEE IF THAT ACTUALLY PASSES.
BUT IF IT DOES, THEN IT WILL ELIMINATE THAT COST TO OUR PARENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.
IN ADDITION, THERE'S MORE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED FOR ELL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
AND WHILE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE FUNDING THIS YEAR, THE STATE BOARD IS CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR THE EXPANSION OF PRE K ELIGIBILITY AND FUNDING. AND IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO AND I STILL REMEMBER WHEN FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN WASN'T A THING, IT WAS AM/PM KINDERGARTEN.
THOSE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO COME TO PIKE EVEN MORE PREPARED.
THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS THAT WE'RE PUSHING TO REQUIRE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO DECLARE A PARTY.
IT'S ABOUT WORKING FOR THE CHILDREN.
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THANK YOU, MR. HOPP, FOR BEING OUR LIAISON WITH LEGISLATION AND EDUCATION.I HAVE NO COMMENT THIS EVENING.
I HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE PLANETARIUM LAST WEEK.
I DIDN'T KNOW OR I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH WAS INTO STARS AND AND ALL THAT.
I WAS JUST AMAZED ABOUT THE PRESENTATION.
AND IF YOU DIDN'T IF YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO DO, I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO.
AND ALSO I AM AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT TEACHERS.
I KNOW THEY'VE ALREADY LEFT, BUT IF THEY GET A CHANCE TO COME BACK AND WATCH THIS, PIKE IS THE GIFT THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU NEEDED [APPLAUSE] THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. MISS LOMAX, GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.
AND I AM SERIOUS THAT THAT WE HAVE TO PUT THAT ON SOMETHING THAT IS.
YES. WELL, PIKE IS THE GIFT THAT YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU NEEDED.
AND I WILL ECHO THE THE MY HEART LEAPING WHEN I SAW THE STUDENT TEACHERS.
RIGHT. THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD THING.
AND WE WANT TO KEEP GROWING OUR OWN.
AND WE SAW THE PLAN ROLLED OUT LAST MEETING.
AND SO WE WANT TO KEEP ALL OF THAT GOING.
CONGRATS TO OUR GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPS.
AND OUR PROTÉGÉ, RIGHT? WE HAVE MUSICIANS THAT ARE AWESOME AND THEY'RE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEY ARE AWESOME PLAYING SOME HERBIE HANCOCK, RIGHT? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
AND A SHOUT OUT TO HIGH SCHOOL.
I SAW A GREAT VIDEO OF THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM AND FESTIVITIES THAT WENT ON AT PHS, AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME IF NO ONE HAS EVER MADE IT OVER THERE FOR THAT.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE JUST PIKE PROUD.
BUT THAT QUOTE IS FROM MISS MICHELLE WALSH.
YES. SO WONDERFUL THAT OUR KIDS GO ON AND DO SUCH IMPACTFUL THINGS, IT'S SO AWESOME.
GOOD EVENING. THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT PLAYED THIS EVENING, I TURNED TO MR. LOMAX I'M LIKE, I NEED MY DANCING SHOES.
JUST EXCITED AND PROUD OF ALL OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY'RE ACCOMPLISHING.
WHETHER IT'S ON THE WHETHER IT'S IN SPORTS OR ACADEMICS, THE ROBOTICS TEAMS ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING REPORTS ON HOW THEY'RE DOING AND JUST EXCITED ABOUT TREASURE'S EVENING COMING UP NEXT MONTH AND LOOKING JUST EXCITED, GETTING READY GET INTO SPRING.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING ON WITH ALL OF THAT.
DR. YOUNG. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO ECHO.
I'M SO PROUD OF OUR MUSICIANS.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT TODAY, BUT BEING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAVE THE THE COMPOSURE AND CONFIDENCE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HAVING A [INAUDIBLE] I THINK IT'S ONE THING WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE FACES, BUT YOU CAN SEE EVERYONE IN HERE AND THEY PLAY JUST FLAWLESSLY.
THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENT TEACHERS FOR TAKING TIME OUT, LETTING US RECOGNIZE THEM.
I TOO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE DISTRICT SCIENCE FAIR.
SO THESE WERE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THE TOP HAD THE TOP PROJECTS AT THEIR INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS.
SO THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPETE TODAY, BIG THANKS TO MS. NAYLOR AND THEN OTHER MEMBERS OF DR.
HOUGH'S TEAM THAT HELPED COORDINATE THAT EVENT.
I WOULD ALSO WANT TO SAY JUST WHAT AN AWESOME, AWESOME PROGRAM I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.
THERE WAS A BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM.
ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDED IT AT MOUNT OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, AND THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS HE GOES BY THE NAME OF THE 9TH WONDER, PATRICK DUFF DUFF THAT I BELIEVE I JUST MESSED UP HIS NAME.
BUT HE'S A GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER, ARTIST AND PROFESSOR.
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HE'S WORKED, YOU NAME IT. HE'S WORKED WITH WITH THOSE ARTISTS.AND WHEN I SAY THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND BIG KUDOS TO OUR NEW AUGUSTA NORTH CHOIR.
THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTERTAIN THE GROUP AND PEOPLE WERE ON THEIR FEET.
THIS THE BUILDING WAS JAM PACKED AND THEY TORE IT UP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY.
THE HOSPITALITY WAS JUST OUTSTANDING.
IT IS JUST GOOD TO SEE AND HEAR ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
HUNT WAS THE IDEA BEHIND THE TEACHERS EXCELLENCE, THE STUDENT TEACHERS EXCELLENCE SECTION THIS AFTERNOON. AND I AND I WILL SAY THAT DR.
YOUNG. I DON'T KNOW IF HE TOLD YOU OR NOT, BUT HE HAS RECRUITED HOW MANY TEACHERS ALREADY? OH, THAT'S ABOUT FIVE OR SIX.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH [APPLAUSE].
AND GOD, I MEAN IT'S IT'S WONDERFUL AND IT'S MARVELOUS.
AND THE HALF HAS NOT YET BEEN TOLD.
SO SAY SOMETHING NICE TO SOMEONE THIS WEEKEND.
ENCOURAGE THEM, STRENGTHEN THEM.
YOU CAN'T NEVER GET THEM BACK WHEN ONCE THEY'RE OUT.
YOUR WORD MAY BE THE WORD THAT LIFT SOMEONE AND TALK THEM OFF THE EDGE.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT THIS TIME.
I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND.
MEETING ADJOURNED. OPPOSED?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.