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Notice of this meeting has been provided to the retrospect and the current post as legal ads on January 8th, 2026 to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation

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with all. Mr. Calves here, >> Mr. Cook here, Mr. >> Desy here, Mr. Kendall here, Mr. L >> here, Mel here, >> Mr. Richie, Miss Williams, and Mission

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three minutes. Um, so we need motion for acceptance of the minutes items 3.1 through 3.4. So >> move Mr. Chavez. >> Yes. Mr. Cook. >> Yes. Mr.

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>> M. I'm sorry. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kendall. >> Yes. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Miss. >> Yes. >> Uh, section four. Do we have any correspondences? We do not. >> All right. So, then we move into section

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five. This is our first public comment section. We are looking for comments from members of the p public for the board of education on items included on the agenda. If you have a comment state your name and your street and move your

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comment to three minutes to section six superintendent report a few slides to look over tonight. There's a lot going on uh in the district and a lot to discuss. So if you have questions about any any of these slots, uh feel free to jump in. Does not

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have to be a monologue. Um but there is great deals. All right. District updates traditions old and new. So been heading for a certain number of you know number of

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time you you start to learn about all the rich traditions that we have. But it's always a good day to start a new one. And we started something new at our high school this year that I think probably should have done a long time ago. It's got a lot of tremendous meaning to our students and our

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teachers. And that is um for the first time we had the students participate in what we're calling a Hawk Legacy Walk. a hawkw walk for them to the final week of the school year uh to put on their gowns

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and to walk the halls of their elementary school that they attended um if they grew up in Haden County. Uh and these hawk walks have already started happening. Uh I think today there were three of them and you know the feedback that we're getting from kids and from

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teachers it was just a great day. One of the suggestions that we need to make for next year is we have to have some of the students or all the students should wear name tags because uh changed so much that you know all the

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students recognize the teachers but the teachers didn't necessarily recognize uh many of the students. So um I think it was a great day. I don't know if you had a chance to participate. Did you guys It was really fun. The kids was really enthusiastic

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like high five and then it was just like me and kids. I grew up with that man walk one last time. And you >> um I uh Strawberry was today, but I think my sister's graduation. >> Okay.

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Three hours. >> Okay. But I saw pictures and I saw which kids grow up and they didn't really enjoy it. >> Well, I know somebody again if you still want to go do your own walk. >> Okay. >> What do you >> um I didn't

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say anything. >> Okay. We also have some old traditions that I think should probably discuss. One of which we just found out about a recent time ago and we opened up a time capsule at a sky school. This time

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capsule was literally buried at the school relocated about 10 years ago. Uh and then stored in the library closet and the time capsule was from 1976. So that is uh 50 years ago.

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And the time the capsule was constructed 20 years after the school opened which was 1956 and of course 200 years from the birth of our country which is in 1776 and it certainly contained some uh

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exciting artifacts. Um there were some class photos with students who we trust formally that must have been what they were to school. There was a student handbook that also about things like posture sitting up string class and um there

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were some cassette tapes that we've not put into the cassette player yet but there were cassette tapes that may maybe there's some information talking about uh the school and town. There's also a lot of posters from the Philadelphia Flyers. I also want to say that in 1976

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and you know some of us remember that. And then um there was a TV guide. >> Oh, any of our students know what a TV guide is? >> Yes. >> You know what a TV guy is? Okay. All right. Uh so it's quite an event for the

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students. There's many fun exciting uh things happening. All our elementary schools day um doing a drawing for the hatcher education foundation their 10e wrap club. Mr. Cook assisted me brought Chloe and uh we at the time while

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students were uh doing demonstration with their bird boxes. This is the students build boxes of birds all the to New Jersey and they study the bird. They do research and box you have they describe the bird guess what it was. So

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a lot of fun things happen uh in each our elementary schools. That's the one that I had an opportunity to kind of stumble into. some academic recognitions. Okay, first and foremost, congratulations to Julie Bryant. She teaches uh science here at

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the high school. Her environmental science class uh is a second place winner for the Philadelphia Zoo unless contest. For those of you who may have read the Lorax by Dr. Seuss, you'll be familiar with the the phrase unless

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unless somebody cares, unless somebody does something. um you know these things will continue to happen and the LS project is really focused on helping protect endangered species and through Julie's uh leadership they planet

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different types of wildlife and the species that they were uh awarded second place for protecting by design uh was actually the red shouldered hawk which is pretty ironic here in in that country also congratulations to Mrs. Fagmire and

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our middle school students. Our sixth grade team uh won first place in the Battle of the Books competition throughout Camden County, which is to read a series of books, answer a lot of questions, and our seventh and eighth

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grade team uh won second place. Another individual who has worked in our school district for 40 years. Last month we talked about Nancy, our lunch aid, uh, and coach Mike Thompson has been involved with a national athletics. Uh, this is his 40th year as either a

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football or track and field coach. You know, I I walk around the high school a lot after school hours for whatever reason, especially lately with all the construction downstairs, Mike is always outside with the kid teaching throwing

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or something in track and field, discus or shot all the time. God's lacing man out there working with our students and this will be his last year as an athletic coach and 40 years of service. People, you know, this this this generation now is retiring. You're

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seeing teachers, principles, coaches that have gone three, four decades. It's pretty amazing the legacy that is being left. So, congratulations. Mike, we also have some district challenges to discuss tonight. I'm asking the board uh

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to consider for first reading some shifts in our class sizes uh and also uh you know policy shift in terms of the minimum number of students that can go into a class

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and really going to have to rethink you know teaching and learning with the amount of adults that are appropriate in your particular class and stop thinking about a classroom teacher as the only adult adult that can be, you know, in charge of a classroom. You know, I was

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recently talking to a former local superintendent, Dr. Oswall, who lives in who lives in Hatch County, former Alexwood, and you know, he made a great point and and used the metaphor of the medical model. You know, that you know, when we go to the doctor now, it's just

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not the doctor that we see to help us with our health. We see a nurse, we see a nurse practitioner, we see office personnel. and and as resources get more scarce, we're going to have to turn to positions like teaching assistant

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and other types of roles within the classroom who could support learning once the teacher um presents the new content and the learning objectives. So, some of our classrooms are oversized and uh we have the opportunity to uh place

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more students in them due to scarcity of resources. If classrooms are not able to host, you know, because of the limited square footage, obviously we're not going to over stuff classrooms, but I am asking for your flexibility on the first

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reading uh for tonight. We also have some bond construction shifts that I'm going to discuss. But before I get into those for school assignments, I'm not sure how well you can see that slide, but that's an example of what we

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call solid zones and dotted zones. And earlier in the year, based on this large number of kindergarten students that we had, I thought we were going to have to move the zones and change the colors. But I'm just clarifying this particular

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school assignment policy for the lines that appear to be the divided line, the divider lines. This is MacArthur Boulevard here. And it appears that, you know, if you live on one side of Macarthur Boulevard that you would automatically be uh

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assigned to uh Sto School and you happen to live on the other side of Macarthur Boulevard, although I don't think there's any houses, so it's kind of a bad example. You could be assigned to either Stoker. Um, for all intents and purposes, any

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time that there is a dividing line within the township, I'm asking the board for permission to make it a a dotted line, so to speak, so students can attend either school. Um, there's other streets such as Lakeshore Drive.

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Uh, Hen Avenue is actually uh a dividing line, but because it's a busy street, I certainly wouldn't want kids crossing there. But you have Emerald Avenue up here. Uh and it's just I think we need to be a little bit clearer uh with

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parents as they move to Hannah Township or they enter into kindergarten uh that this sed dotted line has served us well over the last several years. It's it's not perfect and you know we will ask for uh some flexibility and it's really only

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a guide. I just think it's important that the board is aware of it. Okay. regarding some bond construction uh project updates. Here's a photo of the lower Rakino field. It's in the red

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box and that yellow line to the right of that yellow line represents the protected wildlife buffer so to speak. This has been a very expensive endeavor and I will likely be proposing to the board

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uh that it may be necessary to move away from the intended field improvements at lower RIO due to cost and concerns with storm water runoff because you know the more designs that our

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engineer and our project team reviews you know we're not very confident that the storm water is going to have a proper way to run off which is the only way to fix the soggy conditions of that deal. We are going to continue with the

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asphalting and concret you know the the you know making it easier for adults to get down there on foot um to see their children and grandchildren play. uh but we're not going to be able to make the field improvements due to price and lack

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of confidence that we're going to responsibly be able to achieve our goals with storm water. So as a another way uh let me go back this slide actually one as an alternative to Vance

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Skyver as an alternative to Lower Lina. Our recommendation will likely be to that we pivot with the bond project funds and instead of improving the field conditions at lower that we invest those funds to improve the conditions at Van

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Sky because you're looking at a field that has not been uh maintained uh I would say well over the years and could use some real investment and real improvement and that is the soccer field

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at Vancouver but The lower the box, the white box at the bottom of that slide also represents the additional space for a secondary field for elementary younger players for some micro mini soccer or some for some smallsided games. And

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we're confident that with you know a fraction of the cost that may be left in in the budget um that we may be able to just kind of divert the funds initially slated for lower rino into Dan Skyver and to still deliver on the promise to

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improve field conditions for um our our students and community members. I anticipate that I will also be recommending to the board along with our project team that we move away from this project in front of the high school due

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to excessive costs. Um, initially we had intended to widen the front entrance to the high school. Um, but because of our commitment to maximizing our dollars in instructional areas such as the emerging technologies lab, the robotics, some of

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the new course offerings that we're developing in the first floor of this building. I don't think that it's going to be feasible that we continue with our goal of widening the entrance to the high school. However, uh, the board represent

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the student reps and I and Mrs. shorter were out um in front of the high school yesterday. I do think that we can make some improvements to the front of the high school for student seating um and tree planting and I would re you know I

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think that the the high school sign has become a little bit of an eyesore. I don't even need that sign anymore considering the new sign that we have out of cover. Uh and we can make this more of a student centric area for really after school or before school.

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Students are mingling out there. It's a nice day. We give them a space to to sit and to socialize. Right now we have students sitting on concrete. You know they you know they can it'll be a nice area um again for a low cost compared to this this widening

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the entrance. So stay tuned for that adjustment coming uh in during the summertime officially. Finally, this is the most exciting part of the project that I wanted to update the board on. This is the lower half of

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the um of of our high school. And what I have highlighted here are several key areas. First of all, the project in this white box has come to a halt because that is formerly our automotive where

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our automotive lift was and There's a uh evidence of motor oil and residue from oil that is requiring a very expensive uh environmental study and remediation and we need to make sure that that is

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done responsibly. So this area here has come to a stop but this is going to be our wellness area eventually with open space um which a lot of exciting programming in the coming year. This blue area work is proceeding. This is

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going to be two additional classrooms um uh that we're going to be developing programming for. This yellow area is an area that we have earmarked as an extension of the art classrooms here for uh Miss Harrove or

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Miss Arabia. And we could do some outdoor learning here. And underneath that roof there, there's a space that we want to replace the concrete to have students be able to do ceramics and other art projects um in that area and

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eventually connect that to the to the greenhouse there. And probably, you know, one of the most exciting projects of this whole referendum is what we're going to do in that purple area, which is the new emerging technologies technologies lab, which connects the

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traditional programs of wood shop to 21st century programming of robotics, STEM, engineering, technology, architecture, CAD drawings. Uh we have plans for 3D printers. we have planned to build our robotics. Um, and in the

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age of artificial intelligence, this whole area of white to blue to yellow to purple really connects and will engage students create creativity, hands-on learning,

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social skills, wellness. Um, and this is an example of of how we are recommitting uh our commitment to the whole child here in Heidi County, which is which has been a a tradition since the inception of our of our school district as I'm aware.

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>> Dr. Wayne area where was found there have been and continue to be no students in that area. Correct. >> Correct. >> Education space has not been education space for a series of years. >> Correct. So any risk to any student is that is marginal. There's no access to

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it. >> No access to it. It's was used for storage for the last six years. >> Auto shop 2000 >> and and and these funds that we're going to kind of re reinvest here in in these new programs, you know, these are bond

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referendum project funds. Just a reminder, they cannot be utilized for human resources. So we are investing in the environment to make this the most future ready um you know innovative

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engaging environment possible from an equipment standpoint furniture standpoint material standpoint um to make again to align with all the goals and the values of our district. This is a lot of work uh in a lot of different

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parts that I think will come together have potential to come together in a powerful well a powerful way. All right. Some opportunities and some partnerships. We have a huge challenge

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and an opportunity with technology. And I have the yin and yang there because this is a double edge challenge and opportunity. On one hand, we're changing our technology practices

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because of the overuse of technology and the concerns that we that we have about the amount of screen time. We know that to support learning, students need need to use technology purposely and purpose purposefully. In schools, the classroom

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has a smartboard. Teachers use smartboards to teach new material. Also in school, students have iPads and other forms of technology to participate in things like small groupoup learning, independent stations, research papers, etc.

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In the past, we've sent these iPads home uh in elementary schools and middle schools and high schools and we've assigned homework on technology and then when students complete their homework, they use their own technology for recreational purposes. And the concern

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is that despite the wonderful learning intentions that this this technology can help us provide, we creep into dangerous areas of diminishing returns because the amount of screen time. This is not only a conversation that's happening in

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Hadampshire County. This is a national issue. So we are looking for ways to limit or restrict unnecessary screen time and technology use particularly in sending some of our

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devices home. The other side to that coin is at the same time when students return in September, we must now embrace the reality that we must begin teaching

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artificial intelligence. Okay? And embedding artificial appropriate and responsible use of artificial intelligence into the teaching and learning process. It's here. Students and teachers are using it. We're all using it.

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we have to move forward with understanding appropriate and best ways uh to teach it and we can't just have our our toes dipped in the water in in in the shallow end for much longer. We have to answer this call and challenge. So it's it's

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definitely a balance of limiting technology but also choosing um what to teach you know for what the future's going to look like. Secondly, everyone knows about the budget challenges. We don't want to take a step

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backwards in the services that we're providing. We are doing everything we can to maximize shared services, you know, with other districts in the county. And there are other things that we have to report tonight. be on tonight's agenda. We have established a

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shared service with the Lindal School District for some business office support um to help us um manage the responsibilities of the team, the business office be because our

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numbers are reduced number of full-time staff has reduced by two or two and a half over recent years. So, we're turning to a shared service to plug that deficit. We also have a shared service with the Collegewood School District for uh student residency support and we are

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looking to have a shared service with that high school district for some technology support and we are contemplating shared services uh with a few other districts. There's some harder to fill jobs such as occupational therapy or physical therapy where we may

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not need a full-time staff member. Um, but we can offset the cost of salary and benefits with other districts that are closer proximity uh to help us all find a financially sound way forward in this

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difficult uh climate. We're going to also continue with the grant from the New Jersey Tutoring Corpse which provides us with high quality tutoring in our classrooms. And as you may recall, we had a grant, a total profit donation in the amount of

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$150,000 for that particular program. And uh we hope to continue in that area. We have a lot of work to do this summer because there are some significant program adjustments and considerations to have.

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On the agenda tonight, you're approving a new course. Now, we are graphic design 2 course and that's going to that's going to embed artificial intelligence into the graphic design program and all of these new spaces which I just told

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you about the emerging technologies lab, the new automotive lab, the wellness area, um you know, all the new spaces that you see as you travel throughout the district. They're only they're only classrooms if we don't

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if we don't adapt and innovate the the type of program that students are going the type of education that students are going to receive in these new environments. So the world's changing fast. It's adapting. Um, and it's I think it's wonderful that we are improving the new learning environments,

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but we also have to consider program adaptations based on what students will need to learn to be successful in the future. Finally, the my favorite part of the uh the ending the last piece that I have tonight is there's something unique that

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I think the public and that the board already knows this but the community should know is that we have three student board members who have made very meaningful contributions um to the board but also uh to the administration throughout the course uh of this year.

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One thing different about our student reps this year is that we had an application process where in the past and this program has been successful since it started. But in the past students already had a particular leadership position. They were kind of

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like we had a short they were we asked and they were appointed and our pastors did an excellent job. But this year we we put out the Google sheet to every rising senior and said you know who's interested right and um

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students wrote an essay and then I interviewed as as it was a job interview and uh you know having um Louis Ariana and Luke as part of the board. They took their responsibilities very seriously. They

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provided insight um that was uh courageous at the same time respectful and professional and they were just intrigued to work with all very different kids all I think high

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potential. Um Luke is very unique because in a uh society where you know I I talk regularly with 27 year old kids that have no idea what they want to do for the rest of their life. knowing very very uncommon for young people to know

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what they want to do. He asks kids, "What do you want to major in?" I'm not sure I'll figure it out. Luke has his whole life mapped out, right? From from the beginning of the year, where he wanted to go apply to school, you know, he only had one school. There was no plan.

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>> Very stressful, no eggshells, but it was uh so refreshing uh you know to to to work with Ly. We certainly wish you well. I don't think I've ever met a student that was as comfortable in her own skin as Lily,

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right? She she she's honest. She's direct. She's funny. Uh and uh she adds a lot to our our our school district. And uh you know, it's uh it's really impactful to to learn, you know, what you're all about and your

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experiences here at Henship. And we're going to miss you. we're going to miss you and they'll lift the ceilings high for you as well. She really also has high aspirations. Uh and uh I think there's no doubt that you can achieve them. And Ariana, it's been incredible

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to get to know Ariana uh as as a student. Ariana's mature beyond her years. Sometimes I'm like, am I talking to like is this a teacher I'm talking to or um but she's wise and folks kids follow Ariana. She's got really good

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insight into those problems that when Shantel and I meet with Ariana, you know, we we kind of we know the questions we're going to ask, we know we've kind of thought through what the problem is. Ariana comes up with something like, have you thought of this? >> And we look at each other like, why

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didn't we think of it? You know, so she thinks out of the box, your leadership potential is really high and um you've done tremendous work here, you know. So, thank you. That's all I have for the uh presentation. The board, our board vice

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president, Mrs. Desi, has a gift for you. And then we have some certificates and proclamation to read. Probably. So, um, kind of excited for this because I know the biggest thing for kids is at

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graduation, you want to have cords and the more cords you have, the more prestigious it is. So, we have some beautiful cords for you. >> I hide them in my neck. >> So, um, you are the first. So, when we

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talk about traditions old and new, you are the new tradition. Thank you. Thank you. >> They're not lying. >> They're not live. >> So, and because of your request for

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this, um, we have actually purchased them for all the past ones to get as well. So, they will thank you. Um Tany first. >> Wait, wait a minute. Before we read the proclamation, is there any board questions

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>> uh for the students? And you still have to make your report before we read your proclamation. You have one more report to make, right? So >> um >> so here I I'll do this at as a teacher, we always ask the kids for a low and a grow. So, what was one thing you thought

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was really great about your experience and one thing that you think could be better as a board member >> as a as a as a >> um honestly I think one of the highs is just learning a lot like I learned about

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how important the board education is to just kind of township and obviously I think you guys a lot like you would have these meetings every month people wouldn't be really official but then when I actually got to sit down and we like went through all the sessions and we had pre- dating like just I don't know made me realize that um you guys do

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a ton of stuff and I feel like it goes unrecognized a lot so I feel really appreciative for you guys because if you wasn't for you guys we wouldn't have the majority of things here and it's just I don't know I don't really think I have one I've kind of like enjoyed my time

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here I haven't really gotten much complaints >> um I would say my favorite part was like not getting to speak like my voice but my classmates as well. So like one of my biggest things when I like first ran to like be one of the students was like being a voice for the kids who like

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didn't want to speak their own opinions. So kind of getting their opinions and getting to say like what they were too nervous to say cuz I was never nervous. So um getting to say like their views and then sharing it cuz they wanted to be heard. So, I think that was my favorite part.

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Favorite part for something that could be better. >> I like being in the media center more than we were at like story or the story. Yeah. So, I like the media center more than story. >> Um, I would say my bro would definitely

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be just having something that I felt like really mattered as a senior. I know a lot of seniors get caught up in like senioritis and it's like I'm going to be out of this building few short months like why do I really want to put in this extra effort and I didn't feel that cuz I knew maybe one night

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I'm a student rep I stand I have to hold myself to complete because what am I doing sitting here I can't just hold that and I honestly don't actual experience

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Anybody else take questions? >> Where you all going to college? >> Um, I'm going to Drexel. >> Mhm. >> I'm going to RC. >> Okay. Indiana.

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>> What are you majoring in? >> Majoring in criminal justice. >> You're majoring in >> um uh diagnostic soccer. >> I'm doing health sciences. >> Awesome. You guys are going to remember doing this, right?

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>> Your report. Your turn. >> Okay. Um, it was just kind of hard in my opinion cuz I feel like there we had so much gone go on this past month. So, I kind of want to talk about I don't know. I don't remember if we talked about prom or not, but it was the week we gave a I

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gave a pre-p prom report. >> Prep. Um, prom spring break. I loved it. I had such a fun time. Everyone looked so pretty. Everyone looked so handsome. I don't know. It was just nice. It was like one night where I think people weren't like there were stress before obviously, but then it was like kind of

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worth it cuz the DJ was great, the music was great, food was way better. Like it was there was self complaints last year. Let me tell you, I we heard all about it. You could hear people. But this year, I really didn't hear any. So, we were all really excited about that. And just I don't know. My thinking morale of

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school has just been a lot higher cuz we're ready to get out of here. As much as we love it here, which is we're really thankful everyone, it's getting hot out. We're like, "Okay, we're ready to leave." >> Um, I had two things that I called up. The first one was I know I mentioned like I think it was back in like

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February maybe. Our like little hawk spots that we have or like little kids. I mentioned them coming, but we had their graduation. It's like the end of May. It was the cutest thing ever. Um, they have like little like hats that they wear little hats. really cute. But that went really well. I mean, it's not really that uh easy to get like 20 kids

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to just they were up there in like little chairs and but I big props to Miss Schaer. She helped them like sit down and it's like 20 minutes of them just like sitting there. But it went really well. And then the other thing was we had our senior awards cere was Wednesday. Um it's like an hour long to

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juniors and seniors and they give out like a bunch of like I feel like they're kind of fun award. was like best like Edison student, best like skyward, but that went really well and a lot of people got like recognized for like achieving some of like athletics, arts, um band. So that was really cool to hear like other things that our parents about

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that. >> I feel like this week especially, but graduation and just the build up of that seniors has been really fun to see. I heard plenty of my senior friends here talking about how excited they are that they're except for certain finals or

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like their sense of graduation or I think today with the Hawk I think that was really impactful I think for all three schools. I know senior chat everyone sending photos of them together in their gowns after elementary schools and I just think class has gotten really

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closer over these past few weeks and everyone's just excited for graduation. that speaks to they're getting that ready if they have any sort of recognition when we get they're getting ready and that's lesson one thing that I would have your reports I wasn't sure if we're going to cover it

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so I'll cover it you know not only did we have our final concert of the year which is excellent the artwork that was in this media center that final night after the digital point arts banquet was incredible and it's easy to recognize you know when someone singing or acting

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And you kind of hear, you see the performance. There's a human being on stage performing. Everyone knows the great abilities that our students have on that stage. But walking through here, seeing the pieces of art that were in there, could not believe that they came from high school, high school kids.

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Shout out to these hard and all our students pieces of art that were you guys home with you. I mean, >> yeah, I took home. I'm not terrible at art, so pretty it is. But um I some of my stuff

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is in this play. Like I gave a bunch of it away. Like I made a ceramic heart. I gave that to my anatomy teacher. She's the one that went like inspired me to go into health sciences. And then I made um a big femur and I gave that to my mom. That's when I'm sick. So um and I made a

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bunch of other stuff like I made gifts. Again, I'm not really good, but if I have motivation to do it for like the people I love, then like I'll lock in. Like I made a bunch of graphics for my friends. And like I wanted to give this a shout out. Like speaking of art, um every year, you guys probably know this, um a group of like artistic seniors like

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do a mural. Like they paint on the wall. Ours is um they've been working really fast and it's Darby, Alison Love It, um Ariel Harburn, and they're all working on the wall. It's like Do you know what stairwell is? So one like right across from the elevator. Yeah, like the elevator. And it's it's up there. And

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it's actually a pretty cool design. I don't want to give too much of it away, but although I will say it's O'Brien and he's on a like tractor. You guys should go look at it. Seriously, it's not done yet, but it's fantastic. >> Are you guys all signing it?

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>> Yeah, there's like a little spot. >> Yeah. >> Now, are you guys all going back to your elementary schools for pictures before graduation, too? today. >> What do you How are your parents going to handle your your sister? I mean,

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right now they have the shirt on today. What are they going to do that front and back for the picture or you going to do both? Cuz you got the two graduate. >> Well, I got that's when I graduate college. >> All right. Can I just share one thing? Um, and I could talk all day and I'm all in. Um,

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but I really just really enjoyed the year. All the years have been phenomenal with our student board reps, but having three this year um has added, you know, just a a dynamic um level to our conversations. And each of you do have a gift um that you bring to the table and

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literally like Dr. Peter said, thinking outside the box in certain scenarios. And some of my favorite memories walking through like the construction zone with you guys. We had a hard hat like and just you know you seeing it seeing like the light in your eyes when you see it

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like we're in it every day like you know whether it's budget or planning and seeing it through your eyes has just been really um refreshing and I appreciate that. And um just the thoughts that you bring to the table and the you know jokes and just your your

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collaboration and your co-work is very entertaining when we're sitting through an you know couple of hours with the uh legislators and you're like we didn't know it was going to be this long comes back just with one word and you're like

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really you know just those sorts of things. It was like sitting around a family dinner table with with you all the time and I really just appreciate your transparency and know you will do amazing things in the future. So please come back. >> Okay. So then we come to the resolutions

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for you. Honoring student representative Ariana Applegate for service on the Hen Township board of education. Ariana Applegate has served with distinction on the Haden Township Board of Education.

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And whereas through their leadership, Haden Township Board of Education has gained fresh insights into student concerns, student priorities, and what is on the mind of young people in the community. And whereas they have further

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contributed to the community by serving as a valuable spokesperson, sharing the student perspective of board meetings and whereas Ariana's exemplary commitment to fellow students and to the

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school district has promoted clear communication between the board, district administration and the student body. And whereas Ariana has maintained a professional quirk at board meetings,

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shown respect to the board members and strived to learn the proper etiquette of serving on a school board. And whereas they have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the education of all students

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without neglecting their own responsibility, who strive for success in the classroom. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Haden Township Board of Education recognizes Ariana's dedication and

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commitment to advancing educational opportunity and open communication between the board, district administrators, and the student body. And be it further resolved that the members of the Hatton Township Board of

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Education extend their sincere appreciation to Ariana for their dedicated service on the Haden Township Board of Education. And be it further resolved that the members of the Haden

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Township Board of Education extend their best wishes to Ariana in all of their future endeavors. Haden Township Board of Education. Good luck. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.

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>> You're welcome. So, honoring student representative Lily Steel for service on the Hen Township Board of Education, whereas Lily Steel has served with distinction on the Hen Township Board of Education.

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And whereas through their leadership, the Hen Township Board of Education has gained fresh insights into student concerns, student priorities, and what is on the mind of young people in the community. And whereas they have further

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contributed to the community by serving as a valuable spokesperson, sharing the student perspective at board meetings. And whereas Lily's exemplary commitment to fellow students and school district has promoted clear communication between

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the board district administration and the student body. And whereas Lily has maintained a professional decorum at board meetings, shown respect to board members and strived to learn the proper etiquette of serving on a school board.

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And whereas they have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the education of all students without neglecting their own responsibility to strive for success in the classroom. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Hen Township Board of Education

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recognizes Lily's dedication and commitment to advancing educational opportunity and open communication between the board, district administrators, and the student body. And be it further resolved that members of the Hen Township Board of Education

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extend their sincere appreciation to Lily for their dedicated service on the Hen Township Board of Education. And be it further resolved that the members of the Hen Township Board of Education extend their best wishes to Lily in all of their future endeavors.

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Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Honoring student representative for service to the Hatton Township Board of Education. Whereas Luke has served with distinction on the Haden Township Board of Education. And whereas through their leadership, the Haden Township

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Board of Education has gained fresh insights into student concerns, student priorities, and what is on the mind of young people in the community. And whereas they have further contributed to the community by serving as a valuable spokesperson, sharing the student perspective at board meetings. And

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whereas Luke's exemplary commitment to fellow students and school district has promoted clear communication between the board district administration and the student body. And whereas Luke has maintained a professional decorum at board meetings, shown respect to board

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members, and strive to learn the proper etiquette of serving on a school board. And whereas they have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the education of all students without neglecting their own responsibility to strive for success in the classroom. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Hampton Township Board

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of Education recognizes Luke's dedication and commitment to advancing educational opportunity and open communication between the board, district administrators, and the student body. And be it further resolved that the members of the Haden Township Board of Education extend their sincere

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appreciation to Luke for their dedicated service to the Haden Township Board of Education. And be it further resolved that the members of the Haden Township Board of Education extend their best wishes to and all their future endeavors. We get a photo. Okay.

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>> I think Yeah. right there. I think >> they should have their cords though. I was never getting hungry. >> All right, guys. We get it. Everybody get the photo. >> All right.

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Thank you. >> All right. Um, section seven, we have so we will move to section 8, finance and facilities. I need a motion for 8.1 through 8.2. Any discussion?

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Roll call. Mr. Camp. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cook. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bzy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Campbell. >> Yes. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Mr. S. >> Yes. >> Section N. There's nothing. Um, section

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>> strong. Section 92.1 and 9.2. Sorry. So, sorry. Construction program 9.1 and 9.2. I need a motion. >> So, move second. >> Any questions?

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Roll call. >> Mr. Palz. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cook. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Yes. Mr. Kendall. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rex. >> Yes. Just >> yes. >> On to section 10 personnel. We need a motion for 10.

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10.23. >> All right. All right. Sorry about that. 10.1 through 10.36. Need a motion. So move second. Any >> questions?

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Welcome. >> Mr. Calves. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cook. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stansy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kendall. >> Yes. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Stler. >> Yes. On section 11, we need 11.1 through

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11.17. >> Moved. Second >> questions. >> Mr. Calves. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cook. >> Yes. >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hendle. >> Yes. >> Mr. L. >> Yes. >> Mr. S. >> Yes.

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>> Section 12. We'll need a motion for 12.2 seconds. There's nothing on there's nothing and we are now at section 13 the second public comment section on anything does not need to be on the agenda items. Um

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if you'd like to make a comment just stand up state your name and street and Seeing none. Yes. >> Discussion. >> No. Just congratulations. >> Thank you.

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>> I have one comment. I think we had a really good year. I think we did the best we could. We were coll together, right? And uh a lot of things done said miles to go. Progress is to keep, right? I think we Thank you for a lot to do here.

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Congratulations to our board reps. Come back and visit us. My team here. Um you're all you we're all part of the team. But today I work with Jantel to make an amazing difference and uh we'll see everyone at graduation and we'll

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have better weather this year. And this will be first on the term lot to be proud of and happy our graduating seniors have tremendous journey. >> Thank you parents.

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>> I know it's just having month this last year. It's it's a roller coaster. The last 30 days is like non-stop. So >> college goes by much faster. >> Oh yes. >> He's going to college orientation like two weeks from now. He's only graduating. Good job. Good.

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>> Congratulations. >> Congratulations all motion. >> So you second >> favor. >> Yes.