MSD of Wayne Township Board of Education regular board meeting called to order. Please rise for the pledge of >> allegiance to the flag of the father. >> Thank you all.
>> Mrs. Grace, can you help us for roll call this evening? >> Sure. Ma Graham, Karen Burke, Susan Graves, present, Ben Wakefield, Michael Gordon, >> Serio de Marov,
>> I'm here. >> Brandon, >> present. >> Thank you, Mrs. Graves. Please note that Mrs. Graham and Mr. Wakefield are absent this evening. >> Board, we've been provided with a copy
of the agenda for tonight's meeting. Uh I do have one addition to the agenda before asking for a motion to approve. Under donations, we have representatives from Mount Olive Church uh here this evening. So we will add them under new
business, Mount Olive Church. With the addition of Mount Olive Church under new business, we have a motion to approve the adoption of the agenda. >> We'll make a motion to approve the adoption of the agenda. Second. A >> motion and a second. Any comment or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor
say I. >> I. >> Thank you. The agenda is approved. We'll move into recognition. Dr. Suggs. >> Absolutely. I did have Ryan Madson meet at the front.
That was the best pledge I have heard in this boardroom. It was awesome. >> Ryan, thanks for being here tonight. Great schools don't happen without great communities, and great communities don't
happen without great schools. Tonight, we're recognizing our June recipient of the Wayne Volunteer Award, which honors volunteers who go above and beyond to support our students and our school. These are people who show up for our students and make our community
stronger. Tonight, we celebrate. Our June honory is Ryan Madson, a Ben Davis graduate who has given back to Wayne for over 15 years as a coordinator of the Roby PTO basketball program. Each year, this program serves between
100 to 200 ROI students, providing boys and girls with a structured, safe, and supportive atmosphere to learn the game of basketball. Ryan has donated thousands of hours organizing volunteers, listening to concerns from parents, coaches, and
players, making sure every detail runs smoothly. But what truly sets Ryan apart is his commitment to making sure every child has a chance to play. transportation needs, financial challenges, disabilities. None of these
are barriers at Roy's PTO basketball program because Ryan and his volunteers always create a level of point a level playing field for any student who wants to participate. Many children would never have the opportunity to be part of an athletic team without this program,
which is 100% staffed by volunteers. Ryan's impact goes beyond the court. Former Roby PTO players often return as assistant coaches, staying involved in a positive way and serving as role models for current players. Through Ryan's
leadership, volunteers demonstrate and teach the importance of giving back to your community and these lessons stay with students long after they leave Roby. Ryan Manson exemplifies the Wayne way in every way. Please join me in celebrating Ryan Madson for his
dedication. Congratulations. >> So, um, someone here with you tonight, >> my son. >> Thanks for coming. And I see some Roby in here. There he is. >> So, tell us about this program. Why do you do it?
>> Um, basically for the kids. I mean, third through sixth grade. A lot of sixth graders don't have anywhere to play in Wayne Township. So, we just kind of provide somewhere for everyone can play. Not like the most experienced players, but the kids that just want to get out there, get some exercise and
have fun. >> So, what lessons are we teaching if everybody can play? >> Dribbling. Dribbling of course, you know, shooting, but mainly, you know, a lot of sportsmanship that goes a long way in my book. It does. It >> also is teaching our kids to include
everybody. >> Oh, yes. Everyone's included. >> Everyone's included. There's value in that. And and like you said, the sportsmanship. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Help me congratulate Ryan Matt. Okay.
Where are Oh, Mr. Sherman Wood. >> So, Mr. Woodard has been a busy be. How long have you he been in our district? >> 30 years. >> Goes fast, doesn't it? >> Go fast. >> Yeah, it goes fast. He came almost about
the same time. >> We were young people. Um, he's been really busy. He tell us about your work at Ben Davis. >> I'm director of student services at Ben Davis High School. Been a counselor there since 2003.
>> Yeah. And before that >> I worked in the grant program turned in Wayne. Worked in there for I think five years. So >> yeah. So always he he and he's a graduate >> and a rocket >> and a
he wrestled from Davis High School. You wrestled in college. Where'd you go to school? >> Let me get out of here myself. >> All right. Um, and so, you know, you came to this district in the spirit of assisting students and helping them find
their path. And you just continued that work over 30 years. And that has led him to achieving his doctorate degree. So tell us about where you did that and what did you study? >> So I just been on a magnificent journey.
>> Coaching got me into working at schools. I know with work with young people then a coach wrestling coach for five years. Uh but then uh like God put on my heart. I went to back to school master's degree and I started working with just young males in the leadership of the program.
We developed we created giant king. Uh and then I just witnessed something magical or spiritual happened. uh the uh the guys that took over the mentoring program uh mentoring the young guys at the elementary they they were going on to graduate from college get a
master degree and figure three out of the four of my participants uh actually have their doctors. So I was just my study was interviewing them and kind of understanding their social and experience to help them become leaders that are still u serving leaders in the community to do today.
>> Awesome. Great work. What did you learn? I learned uh that problem uh can be uh overcame by uh teachers. It was critical soldiers what I call them in the community and in the classroom that was supporting these
young guys and uh giving them relief. I learned that the power of peers is is as strong but not strong. We all hear about peer negative peer pressure, the positive peer pressure that young people put on each other was amazing and amazing to study and to experience.
Well, you were one of those soldiers that helped kids through. That's obvious, right? Is there anyone you brought with you tonight? >> My wife and daughter. >> Hey, help me in congratulating Dr. Sherman Wood.
>> Thanks, Dr. Young man wanted a picture with you. >> I'm sorry. You got to come back. Mr. Woodard, >> spotlight. >> Thank you. All right. >> Our our young men and women have been
knocking it out of the park at the BPA. >> Absolutely. Third time's a charm, boss. I know. I can read it in chat. Um it is the spring and a very busy time of year. So, if I could ask Mr. Bragg to come step in. Um BPA Jen Schultz was not
able to join us, but I can read a little bit about our student recognition. We had our financial analyst team was where's the state runnerup national qualifier that include Raza Bay, Chris Hernandez, Alexander Montiel Hernandez,
Jesse Wy, and yes, come on up if you're joining me. Don't know. >> They're at nationals. graphic design promotion state championship also at nationals
Samuel and then Ajani Anderson was the fifth place advanced accounting national qualifier. So we have >> and before any students who are uh our writers or journalists about to join us can we just have Mr. Hayes up and join
Hayes. What year is this for you? >> 20. >> 20. What did you do before you came to >> I was a sports writer for Central Indiana Sports. >> That's awesome. And brought all of that expertise to our program and our kids
just excel in such a way. But not only our children. Mr. Hayes, Youth Journalism International is the journalism educator of the year. Oh, what a beautiful award. >> Awesome. What do you guys should do to
earn this? I had some students recommend me write recommendation letters and then I had to write a essay about my philosophy and and this organization >> and they found you were deserving.
>> Yes, sir. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. We're going to have you stay because guess what? um teacher of the year person of this caliber also look at the stack um for his students who also excel at
very high levels. >> Yeah, there's a couple of them here. Mallerie, come on up. >> Excellent. Kay Lee, come on up. Both of them are either doing their senior
picture or they're doing live. >> Well, tell us about um your award and what you earned this year. >> Um so I am not entirely understanding of what mine is. I >> I
>> from what I know, it's an award based off of a story that I wrote over where I went over my fall break. It was the school's trip to London and it was super fun. So I I enjoyed writing it, enjoyed taking pictures. Um, that's what I know
of it. >> She was one of three that got that award because three of them wrote stories about where they went over fall break and we published it in the yearbook and they got second place from you journalism for travel writing. >> That is awesome.
Oh, I'm Mallerie Boris. I'm a junior. >> All right, that is awesome. And tell us about your >> uh I think mine is a picture that I took >> of the senior >> and baseball. I don't know.
>> Was last year taken a year ago. Um and the way they do the awards, but they don't announce their winners till >> in the spring of next year. So, she won second place for a sports picture. She took one of our baseball players. >> Oh, nice. Congratulations. And your name
and grade? >> I'm Kayla Hernandez and I'm a >> Well, congratulations. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you. >> Invite Mr. Dow and any giant speakers
who are in attendance. Come on up. >> Before we go any further, the two um students that were just here, can you stand for any two students who were just standing? Oh, you're back. >> Did you bring anyone with you tonight?
Okay. I want to make sure we recognize >> hi from my parents about the competition. So um this is first time since I think 2012 uh that the C team was runnerups at um
the state seat competition in 2014 we won. >> Um but um Ben Davis we had we used to have a huge team and our team was a little bit smaller >> and um these are the kids that were on the state winning team. Now, to give you
an idea just how good Ben Davis is standing, and I'm not just saying that because I coach, we literally only had nine entries. This is kind of like track, >> you know, the total number of entries and then, you know, to get points, right?
>> The team that won the state championship in our division >> had 36. >> We had nine. And for the first time in history as a coach at Ben Davis, all nine of our entries broke into the break
rounds uh quarters and whatnot. We had five that were in finals, two that were state runner ups. And even in my heyday when I was coaching here in 2017 and 16, I think it's 16 when we had three
state champions or no four. We're so I mean, and we got a lot more kids. And so these kids, the thing that I keep explaining to them is that it's not always about quantity, it's quality.
>> And they showed up and showed out. All right. >> So, can you're gonna say your name, what grade you're in, and then what was your piece? >> Um, so like what my piece was called or the events? >> Both.
>> Okay. Um, Mallerie Boris. I'm a junior. Uh my piece was called um on it because this was a couple months ago. >> Oh. >> Uh
>> it was po about reading. >> The kids can't read. That was my Thank you. >> And how long was it? >> Um about nine minutes. Nine and a half. >> And you memorized it?
I have a I have a script but at that point it was memorized. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's what's amazing to me. That is incredible. Awesome. >> Hello, my name is Opio. I am a senior and I did two event
poetry and po. I got state runner up in poetry and I got fourth place in state and po. Um, I wish I could tell you what my pieces were called. I know what they were about. My poem was about, >> but it's great though. It was great.
>> And so, what are we doing next? You're a senior. >> Uh, I'm going to be attending IU and study clinical psychology with a double major in public health. >> Awesome. My name is Milai Smith. Um I'm going to be a I am a graduating singer this year. And I had two events. My first event was
in poetry. And my event I mean my um my event was about um black music. And in that one I got third third place. I was a finalist in poetry and I got third place in the state. And my second event was in po. And my uh piece was
about hustle culture. And >> how long was that piece? >> Um both pieces ran for about maybe eight 8 minutes and 30 seconds to 9 minutes. >> Is there a cap? It's like it can't be longer than 10 or >> Oh, got it. >> Wow.
>> My name is Obami Abiodin. Um I am a senior in high school and I had two pieces. One of them is pros and the other is deck. I got this deck. that deck. I got it like two weeks before and it's memorized. So, I had no client
that. But I got that deck. Um, that deck was about uh Sherley Ralph's speech. Not Shirley Ralph. It was her speech. I think that's the year I think it was 20 something. >> Um, the probes is about it's called Soleie. It's about a Nigerian mother
with her albino son >> and it's very adver. I got um second in deck and fourth in pros. >> Yeah. So, two seniors. What's next for you? >> Um I'm going to Ball State and I am
going to be studying majoring in nursing and minoring in either neuroscience and or public health. >> I want to be attending AU Bloomington and I'm going to be majoring in nurse I mean pre- N nursing and my minor is going to be kin. All right.
>> Hello everybody. My name is Adella >> and I am a freshman. >> So my event was poetry and um it was about seven and a half minutes long and the piece was about superheroes and how the
people in our lives do not have to be extraordinary to be heroes. >> Yeah. Northeast and I broke for quarter party here. >> Awesome. All right. >> Hi, my name is Cord Granberry. Now,
unlike them, I did not do something that had a script. I did improv speaking. My event was US exempt where I did the policies and the politics of inside of the US. I broke for the quarterfinals and I am a junior in high school. >> Oh, wow.
Before we take a picture, you know, it's not just me. Um, >> yes, >> we have a team of coaches that are alumni and that, um, that coach, so Richard Bowman is our assistant coach
and he's an alumni. And then Gary Peters, uh, which is my counterpart because he coaches debate and I coach the speech side. And then we have Coach Crouch. um teaches English at BB and then um volunteer coaches with me.
>> Wow. Before we take the picture, who came with you tonight? >> Okay. >> My mom and my brother. >> Mom, there they are. Anyone else? You have anybody's mom and want to know where my brother is?
>> Awesome. You know, they're actually Coach Trevor Smith and any esports competitors can join us up front. All right. Tell us about this thing called How did we get here? >> We um we compete in about 12 different
titles. video games in a competitive setting against high schools all across the state of Indiana just like uh many other sports teams team. Um our Marvel rivals team which is a fairly new game
uh first year that we competed uh we started in August and I know as Jean can attest we we didn't seems to to mesh at first very well. We we weren't playing very well, but with some strategy and coaching and and hard work, practice, we
got better and better throughout the year. And then at the state finals in April, we we actually defeated Franklin Central. >> Yeah, >> that was Smash. Who did Marvel play? Oh, Indiana Digital Learning Academy. >> Okay. >> Uh and won the state title from the
Indiana Esports Network. Um, IEN is called Indian Esports Network is a nonprofit that I uh help organize and and work on the board of directors on to to run these competitions for close to half of the high schools in the
state now compete with us. >> Wow. >> Uh, we're also in many middle schools, too. Even both of our middle schools have teams. >> Um, we do. >> Then we also had Super Smash Brothers that won as well. So we have two two different teams up here represented that won state titles this year which is
pretty tremendous. >> So how many um young people participate >> uh weekly daily between 50 and 60 students um 80% of which uh would say they they
haven't really found a home in extracurricular activity before. speaking at their own advice uh to give them a space to to look forward to going to school. I don't know if Jacob would tell you his his quote I love to share around in in last July um in our team
communication uh where all the all the players can talk to each other. It's a chat room almost. Um and he said, "I really can't wait for school to start." which >> for a for a a senior, junior, sophomore in high school could be talking in July
about getting excited for starters. >> Great. >> Pretty was pretty cool. >> Tell us about these trophies. >> So, these are again from the Indiana Esports Network. Um the state state championship. Um we were in the AAA
division which is the largest you know we have just like with football has big A and 5A. There's single A, double A, and AAA schools. So, we compete against schools like Carmel, uh, Franklin Central, um, Morrisville,
Planefield, Avon would be in there. Um, yeah, two two different trophies, two different titles, two different teams. >> That's amazing. >> Yeah. >> All right. I know you won. Yeah. And you're a junior, but tell us about
what game you play. >> So, as you can tell from holding it, play Super Smash Bros. with the Nintendo Switch. Started about two, three years ago in my friend's room. Uh, I've always grown up playing video games. Never been a sports kid. about middle school where
I did wrestling did some track but once I got to Ben Davis they were not the best >> but I always knew that we can be there. >> So when I got there I knew that I wanted to be the best because that's my
competitive nature is either be the best or don't and all I want to do is be good. So when I got there, we practiced as much as I could, played, helped the other people who weren't as good as me, and we made it to take now. >> And they're still they're still not as good as 4 day,
>> but they're trying. >> All right. yourself. >> So, my name is Dwan Monre and I won state for Marvel Rivals and Marvel Rivals came out like around the beginning of 2025 and I've been playing for just one year and I'm surprised like
we made and yeah, I took a lot of practice and I like helped a lot of people and yeah, I really have a passion for video games and I hope to continue it next year. >> What grade are you in? >> Oh, yeah. I'm a junior. >> You're a junior. Did anyone come with you? Also, um, with Super Smash Brothers,
it's kind of a a one-on-one fighting >> fighting game with, uh, different characters you choose. Marvel Rivals is kind of a different game where there's six players on each team communicating and working together towards common goals. And so, in Marvel Rivals, there's
a lot bigger key of communication and and strategy, really fast decision- making and problem solving done by all all of the players at the same time. while all these graphics and things are going off the screen at the same time. So, they're working on some some really great skills at the same time as you
know competing. >> Awesome. Great. All right. >> Uh I'm Gene Kevin Doris and I'm a junior at Davis. But I joined esports because he recommended it to me. He was my duo and everything. But I think esports is often frowned upon. Like even when I
tell my friends I'm in the esports program, they're like ah they laugh. But I think it's actually something that allows people to show their talents that are not being able to show like being able to be shown on a day-to-day basis. And it like lets us have fun and express who we are and like still build a
community. >> Like I know a lot of extracurriculars are not very inclusive. So I think esports is just very good at that. >> Did someone come with you tonight? >> No. No. Glad you made it. Glad you made it. All right. The guy who likes school
to start. Uh, I have a name. It's >> Mr. I always call him by his gamer tag is creature. I would always say creature. And one day he said, "Do you even know my name?" >> A question I have to ask way too many
people. But yeah, I'm a senior at Ven David. Um, I'm the captain of the esports team. >> Um, I have always played games since I was like really young. Uh, I've always been uh like pretty competitive with
them. Uh, I joined the team last year. Admittedly, we didn't do very well, but this year with new players, a new team, different game. I enjoyed it way m way better than I did last year. And our team was so much better. I'm so proud of us for winning.
>> I love every single person on the team and I had no doubts we could make it. We're that good. >> Awesome. Awesome. So, what's what are you planning on after graduation? >> I it's embarrassing to admit, but I currently don't have any plans right now. I would prefer to figure things out
as I go. >> Thank you. >> Hello. I am My name is Todd Oliver. I'm a sophomore at Ben Davis. I first joined the esports program uh last year when I was a freshman still.
And to be honest, I'm not very good at any of the games that we were playing. >> So, I am very happy to see that how much we have improved and especially I have improved with a better group and all of these very welcoming and friendly people.
>> I've been around a lot of different extracurriculars and never was did I feel as accepted as I do here. >> I've always loved video games. I've always loved playing this game. And while I get to play the biggest role, I
am very happy to see how far everybody came and how everyone how well everybody played. >> Yeah. Awesome. Did anyone come with you tonight? >> Uh, yes. My mom and my little brother. My name is Joseph Orchetum and I am a
sophomore. Uh it's my first time joining the esports team and the game I played is Super Smash Bros. and I love it a lot. Did anyone come with you tonight?
>> Yeah, my brothers and my mom. >> This a little bit. Okay. All right. Right here. I try to hide >> and Dr. S, Mr. Mr. President of the Forge. Um, Mr. Goen and our National Academy of Television, Arts and Science
two recipients were not able to join us this evening. Um, so last but not least, could Sergeant Major Martin and Master Sergeant. >> All right. But tell us about the season. Tell us about all the hardware. >> Okay. So, we have um we have two
different teams. We have well we have three but representing here today is two. We got the rifle team and we got the drill team. Okay. So we'll talk about the rack team first. If you're on team raise your hand. Okay. So we have we have quite a few. Um but the end of the season pretty much culminates in
Midwest Midwest Championships. So it's um schools from or beat up um he had people um did really well um three positions so it's proing and standing then they take a total of all those up to 300 points
Burge where yeah B he scor he finished third all out of the whole Right. >> We had two of the top three. So we had Martinez championships. He's in the pro position and he's also the captain of his team.
>> Yeah. >> The pro position was million a year and a half competitively. You see the shooting with the team though. But and uh you know the competition this year was really tough and and the kids had to do what they needed to do and they did. >> Wow. So, >> so the rifle team, if you can come up,
bring the hardware. >> Come on. All right, the drill. What's your name? Your >> grade? I'm Zarya Cotton. I'm a sophomore. Um, this is my first um year competing on the team. Started practicing my freshman
year. Um, I joined ROC second freshman year. This is my first four year. I think it's very fun competing on the team and I get to know people more. Very fun. It's like a body experience. >> Bring one with you. >> My name is Tina Cardona. I'm a
sophomore. I joined my second semester with Zarya. Um, I was practicing my freshman year and I started competing this year, so it's my first year. Um, I really uh I wanted to join the rapple team. Like that's what made me invest in and I really love it a lot. It's like a
really really nice to uh put my my mind and my time into it. It makes me look more dedicated. But yeah. >> Yeah. My mom. >> Hi, I'm Chad and I'm a sophomore. This is my first year of being on the rifle team and I also joined RTC second
semester last year and I just like it's a really great like family like although there's science everybody like victors or whatever it's like problem with them outside of school and at school. >> Awesome.
my friends. >> Uh my name is Daniel Martinez. I'm a graduating senior. This is my third year in the rifle team. Uh I joined it during my sophomore year. Same time I joined ROTC in general. Uh I became the captain
this year. What's happening after graduation? >> Uh after graduation I ship out the boot camp. >> Okay. >> Well, hello. I'm Dian and um my year and a half as Sergeant Major said um and I'm really glad I joined the
team. I was encouraged to join it by a very special person here would tell me brag about it like yeah I scored this I scored that um that it was and lucky I just wanted to be competitive so I joined and glad they wanted first place
>> I'm a happy so um I'm going to college um I tech I'm not gonna gone better. But it was the first thing that crossed my mind. So I went I take >> Burge. I'm a sophomore and similar to
what Zarya, Hyena, and Chadera said, this is like I joined during my second semester, first school year. It's an overall great experience. I will Yeah. And all I can say is that I hope we continue to keep doing good and keep
doing Okay, everyone. Hey. So, we also I said we had the rifle team and the drill team. Real team is actually what we're probably known for. We've won national championships several times. Midwest championships, all that
kind of stuff. So, at Midwest Championship, there's two different divisions, armed and unarmed. Arm means march with rifles and all that kind of stuff. What could they go without? Um, and these two trophies right here, go ahead and pull them up. Uh, those were those are first places in armed and
unarmed division. >> The the big trophy is the overall. So, we they they add up both scores from both divisions and then come up with an overall score and we were the overall champions again. also gave an award for the top commander words top cadet out of the whole thing
and we actually got that and that was reckless. Seems like those that don't know and I know that the parents do. They're the ones who drop them off mornings. the kids are, you know, they're at the school 5:45, six o'clock Monday through Friday
and uh during breaks they give up one of their weeks um and they're at the school doing some type of practice. Um so they put the time in um just to give you an idea like an exhibition, you know, that's a spinning of the rifles and all that kind of stuff for a cadet to learn
that routine and be what I would say competition ready about 180 hours. So it just doesn't happen in the first year. Although we do have a couple that were able to do it this year that competed in exhibition armed exhibition that are that are new. So we got a lot we got a
long a lot of promise. We got a young team. You know we have a few that are going away but for the most part everybody's coming back. So next year we're expecting great things. Oh, there's an Yeah. >> Come on, girl.
Still together. Still together. >> There you go. >> Put your hand up. >> All right. Don't move. >> So if we have not met you, >> your name and grade and if someone came with you. Okay. >> My name is uh Eric. Eric Dracula.
Eric, I'm the captain of the real team. I'm a graduating senior. I'm listening to the Marine Corps shipping out June 16th. >> Wow. >> Just overall good experience. Uh nice people. Made a made a big family out of it. So enjoyed this year. >> Congratulations.
>> Thank you. Um, my name is Adrian Leonard. Um, I'm a sophomore at Ben Davis and I joined second semester freshman year. Um, and I competed in unarmed unarmed exhibition and armed exhibition
for first semester. And honestly, this team taught me that if you put in the hard work, like you can actually see the results that you want. And I took that with me through my academics and through this program. Like I used to like not really have like the best grades I guess
or it would have like a lot of missing assignments cuz I was kind of lazy, you know? But like this team like joining it really teaches you discipline and it just teaches you life lessons that I think are really valuable for like to carry you throughout your life.
Um, my name is Jackson Simpson. I am a freshman and this is my first year on the team. Um, I've always because my brother was name and he's kind of like the person who gave me that step up from this program. That's why everybody knew me when I first joined. I was one of the
two freshman to get an award like a medal on their first promotion ceremony. And I was also in the color art. I have competed in every division on the drug team and I want to say like thank you to this team for showing me what it means to have a family and to belong in a
program. Like I'm so grateful for everybody on this team. Like yes, we get mad at each other sometimes, but you know to be surrounded by people that >> Oh, my name is Mariana Don. I'm also a freshman and I'm the other freshman that
won an award. Um, I'm very happy to be on this team. It taught me a lot of great things and it takes a lot of dedication to be great in this field. Um, it's a very big commitment, especially the drill team because
there's so many practices and you really need to be there every single day to get ahead and to learn something new. So, um, thank you to everybody on the team. Thank you to my instructors for giving me all the knowledge that I need and thank you to my student commander for
also giving me the knowledge that I um >> My name is Isaiah Ives. I joined Go right ahead. And uh he's a lot of waking up early and driving at 4 5:00, get a practice or get
to competitions or those 14 hour rides to Florida. Those guys jump back here. Hello everyone. My name is Christian La Cruz and this will be my second year in the drill team. Um I joined for my first
full year as freshman year and overall drill team I really love it. I love all teams. I used to be in rifle one but um not anything bad or anything but overall all teams are really good. I really support all of them and um yeah RC
teaches you a really good thing. It teaches you the discipline, creativity and just stepping up to be a leader and that's what I love about >> RC. My name is Agular. I'm a freshman. I joined my second semester of ROC. I come be in the unarmed exhibition and I
really enjoyed my first seme I mean my second semester with the drill team. I met a lot of people and they were very accepting to me when I first came. I didn't really know anybody but a couple people. So yeah and it just made me get closer to everybody. Especially the
Florida trip. We we had fun. We didn't win but we had fun. We had fun and we tried our best. So thank you to the drill team. Thank you to everybody here. >> Awesome. It won't come with. >> Okay. >> My name is Mia Rodriguez. Um I'm a
sophomore. This will be my second year on the drill team. Second full year in ROC. Um uh I've competed in the unarmed division. I've competed in armed regulation and armed protection. And ROC has been very strong. It's been
good to me. I've enjoyed it. Mornings are sometimes hard, but you know, but it's still worth it at the end of the day. So, I would recommend. >> Hello everyone. I'm Saka and this is my first school year in ROC. My first year in the drill team and I competed in the
unarmed exhibition. The first comp I completed not that good. My friend um recommended joining Alex um my freshman year second semester and I joined and I really like it. Really made me fit as you can see.
>> I want to thank my mom for waking up 4 a.m. to practice here. >> Yes, right there. couple people in the front here. Um, my name is Faith. I'm a freshman and
I can be able to help you tonight. My dad is Ramar. Um, I'm a freshman. Uh, I I succeeded at National uh an armed division and uh I think what
this program teaches me is like discipline culture cuz like now like even if there's no patches I still wake up at the same time every day >> my body has >> and that time um
um I just have Yeah. >> My name is Dean R. Adams. Uh, this is my first full year in the JRTC and we're drill team. Now, I've always liked the military since I was 11. I like I wanted to join. I wanted to be a part of it. So when I moved here to Indiana, Indiana
after eight years of not being here, I came to this school and I thought, you know what, this would be a great experience for me. I did exhibition, I competed in two comps. First one, I dropped once, I got I got a little messed up about it. The second comp I didn't drop at all and I felt great
about it. This this entire entire thing was just exciting for me. Um, I met new people. Um, and it's really personal growth for me to become who I need to become. >> My little brother right there. Uhhuh.
>> Hi guys, my name is Rose Leon and I've been in the drill team for only two months, but I think they thought I was good enough to compete for national and I wanted to say that I'm grateful for
meeting new people and like um Simpson said feel like a family to me even if we are agreeing a lot but it's like a family. There is no like there's nothing I've done. I feel like I feel like
family like I I'm trying to speak. have a t-shirt on. Tell me about it. >> So, I'm in the gym first. So, it was my first year and everything I want to join because >> when I joined I know for a team I
thought it was for something and I come to practice and I like it and I enjoy a lot. I say family. Awesome. Well, thank you guys and take care of those expect.
We have an amazing agenda tonight um for the rest of our board meeting, but if you would like to leave, have dinner, celebrate, this is a great time to do that. Thanks for coming tonight. Okay. All
right, Dr. Wood. feel. Okay. told me to >> you were mad at me because I didn't speak very well. And when I read the National
I have been up there, I'm actually a teacher. >> That's the reason why I was here. So that's >> his granddaughter. >> So I just wanted to say you're my, you know, senior English teacher.
>> Proud of you. >> So Awesome. >> We'll move on to public comment. Uh public comments at the school board meetings are reserved for individuals who maintain legal settlement within the MSD Wayne Township boundaries or a legal
guardian of an enrolled student or actively employed by the MSD of Wayne Township or own a business within the MSD Wayne Township boundaries and are reserved to a two-minute aotment to allow for an efficient meeting. Persons wishing to address the board on a
scheduled public agenda item shall sign in at the start of a meeting and present a driver's license or similar ID showing they reside within MSD Wayne Township or be verified as a guardian in the district student management system or present their valid employee
identification badge. Business owners who wish to provide public comment must contact the superintendent in advance of the schoolboard meeting to provide verification of ownership and location. Requests for public comments will be scheduled by the order in which they are
received on the sign-in sheet. At his or her discretion, the board president may permit public comment on issues not listed as public agenda items. Public comments will be accepted for up to a maximum of 60 minutes.
Excuse me. And all other comments after the allotted time may be submitted in writing to the superintendent's review. Do have someone sign up for public comment this evening? Is Tom Copeland with us? >> Good evening. I saw the newsletter this
week concerning the feeding program and you've been able to expand it to 20 different sides. That's impressive. I'm church Howard is funded. >> We just so happy to have our director of our child
nutrition department and can share that information with you. Go right ahead. >> I'm Britney Joy. I'm the child nutrition director. It is federally funded through the USDA. So we apply through the state and we get approved based on um the
following criteria and um we were able to expand to 31 sites this year. 20 28 are in the community and three are closed by camp. >> So it's fally funded. >> So we had we had to apply and I think that's what I signed off last week uh
for the approval. >> We appreciate the question. >> Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Oakland. >> Moving on to new business and human resources. Mr. Fesler. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Members of the board, you received in the board's human
resource reports A1. >> Mr. Pesler, I'm so sorry I skipped some agenda items. >> My apologies. Board, you've been provided with minutes from our meetings in month of May.
Do we have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? >> Make a motion to approve the minutes. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any comment or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. >> I. The minutes are approved. Thank you,
board. Moving on to the financial report. Dr. Samuel. >> Thank you very much, Mr. President. Member of the board. Included in your documents for tonight's meeting, you will find the claims docket totaling $18,528,565 for your review. A few items to note for
this month. Uh you can see another decrease in our expenditures and while we are working very hard in this area, it is important that we know where that comes from and this one is really a result of the calendar. uh our May meeting was on May 11th and here we are uh for our June meeting on the first of
the month and so part of that is there were less days and so we only captured one payroll in this claim stock. So I just want to make sure that was kind of right there in front of everybody. I certainly welcome any questions that you have and respectfully ask for approval
of the financial report as presented. Make a motion that we accept the financial report as presented. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any comment or discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I.
>> Any oppose? >> Thank you, Dr. Samuel. The financial report is approved. >> Moving on to old business, the 2026 roof war at the Chapel Hill 7th and eighth grade center. Dr. Samuel. >> Thank you once again, Mr. President. Members of the board, also included in
your documents for this evening. You will find the recommendation letter for our 2026 Ruth at Chapel Hill 7th and eighth grade center. As noted in previous bid approvals, this project is also paid for out of our debt service fund. A reminder that those funds can be
used for capital improvements to our facilities. We've also discussed the challenges that we were facing with the number of buildings opened or renovated in the 2004 to 2007 time frame here in MSD Wayne Township and the accompanying
20-year maintenance challenges for new roofs, boilers, chillers, etc. I'm happy to report that this roofing project captures the last of the roofing work for that group. BDU Lynhurst, the 9th grade center, Chapel Hill. We'll
continue to work our plan for chiller replacements over the next few years, but are excited to be um almost to or pretty much caught up on our roofing projects. >> The work encompassed in this bid will replace the entire roof at Chapel Hill 7th and eighth grade center. And just
like our recent roofing projects, we were able to reduce cost by about 50% by utilizing the overlay method rather than a remove and replace. Uh this shift really is what allowed us to be able to grab all of those uh facilities roofing
needs in in just in time to make sure uh that they were still protecting those facilities investments. I'll be asking for your approval of a base bid and three alternates on this project that would note that alternates don't include any extra work. uh they just reflect the
way we structured the bid documents to protect us in the event that maybe that base bid came back higher than we thought and we couldn't afford to grab the whole roof at one specific time. With that, I'm happy to answer any questions that you have and respectfully
ask for approval of the base bid and alternates one, two, and three for a total amount of $1,992,592 from Henshaw. >> I recommend approval of the bid and contractor for the 2026 roof work at Chapel Hill 7th and eighth grade center.
>> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. Any comment or discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Any opposed? Thank you, Dr. Samuel. The 2026 roof work at Chapel Hill 7th and 8th grade center and recommended
contractor RP. Mr. Fes, I'm very sorry for that hiccup. We're back to new business and human resources. Thank you, Mr. President. Members of the board, you received in your board docs human resources reports A1, A2, and the addendums A1 and A2 for
your review. Like to answer any questions you may have and respectfully ask for approval of human resources reports A1, A2, and addendums A1. recommend approval of the personnel report as presented for schedule A1,
schedule A2, addendums A1, and addendum A2. Okay, >> we have a motion and a second regarding the personnel reports. Any comment or discussion? Hearing none, all in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed?
And thank you, Mr. Pesler. Human resources reports are approved. Moving on to donations, Dr. Pierce and Dr. Walters. >> Mr. President and members of the board, Drs. Piers Walters and I request your approval on the following donations.
First, we have a generous donation of 30 baskets from welcoming baskets. The baskets consist of basic household items at the cost of approximately $3,000. These items were distributed to our families um to our immigrant and refugee
families throughout the district. also request consideration of a donation to Scoutfield Elementary from the Indie Build Project for 1300 books valued at $1,300 to provide students with summer reading. Also at Stopfield from donor
Indiana Fever, 70 Fever tickets valued at $7,000 for staff and teacher appreciation. The Chapelwood Elementary donation from Cleaners Food Bank for the food pantry, $800 to benefit families.
Chapel Wood, a donation from Kai Kai Omega, valued at $2,400 for weekend meals for 50 students. Also to Chapelwood Elementary, Church of the Master, donating food items valued at $150 for staff and teacher appreciation.
Um, Chapelwood Elementary from Church of the Master, $767 could be added to the family assistance fund and use for positive behavior assistance incentives. Also to Chapelwood Elementary from Chapel Hill
Lions Club, eyeglasses and office visits valued at $375 provided to three designated students. At Westlake, the donor is H Restaurant for a staff lunchon valued at $3,000 for staff and teacher appreciation. And to
Roads Elementary from I support the girls, hygiene items and clothing valued at $400 for fifth and sixth grade girls. Are 31 from New Horse Steel, monetary donation of $500 to a welding program
for supplies, field trips, and student involved event. and also a donation to our child nutrition department of $1,000 from Mount Olive United Methodist Church to purchase shelf stable food items that will be distributed on Fridays during our six-w weekek summer feeding program.
We are grateful to partner with Mount Olive Church for the third year in a row. I believe we have a few representatives from the church that I would like to publicly thank for their engagement and support of our child nutrition program and as a byproduct our community.
Drs. Harris, Pierce, Samuel, and myself respectfully request for approval of our donation. I recommend approval of the donations as presented. >> We have a motion and a second. I will
open a comment discussion. Thank you so much to our friends on Olive. It's really great to have you here with us this evening. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you for your generous donation, too. Any additional comment or discussion
hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? >> Thank you, Dr. Harris, Dr. Samuel, Dr. Pierce, and Dr. Walter. Donations are approved. >> Thank you. >> Moving on to field trips, Dr. Walters and Dr. Pierce. >> Yes. Just four secondary field trips uh
to bring for your consideration. three at Ben Davis High School, one for the boys and girls cross country team who traveled to Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana overnight July 19th to the 22nd. They'll use that time for training and preparation for upcoming
competition for JOTC to Camp Adterbury for the cadet leadership challenge June 15th through the 20th 26. boys basketball team to Lexington, Kentucky for an NCAA certified basketball tournament on June 13th and
14th and one from Chapel Hill 7th and eighth grade center for students and staff to travel to Spain and Portugal in the summer of 2028, March, sorry, in the spring of 2028, March 27th through April 6th of 2020.
Respect, we request approval of our field trips. recommend approval of the field trips as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any comment or discussion? >> Can I >> Any additional comment or discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Thank you, Dr. Walters. Field trips are approved. >> Thank you. >> Moving on to schoolboard policies, first readings, Mr. professor. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Members of the board, the first policy ready for first
reading tonight is A200, responsible use of technology and internet policy. This policy is updated um based on House Enrolled Act 1004 to allow a parent to increase the strength of a filter or block access to websites
on school issued devices. Um there's a timeline of January 1st, 2027 to implement these additional technology measures. happy to answer any questions that you have concerning for policy A. >> Uh question maybe for Dr. Harvey. Will
that be a substantial workload for our staff here in the district? >> No. Our current filter system allows us to provide parents with that ability. So, we may have to crank it up and give them the permission to set their levels. When they set their levels at home, it doesn't affect our internal levels we've
set in the school. So we'd have to work with our filtering vendor to make sure that all parents have that level of access. They some work but it's not overbearing. >> Outstanding. Thank you. >> M president board the next policy for
first reading uh is A225 wireless communications device policy better known as the cell phone. Uh this policy is updated to include revisions from Senate Act 78 that prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during the school
day with very limited exceptions. School day is defined as the entirety of a time the student is present on school property for a student instructional day. Those exceptions include documented medical condition as permitted in
students IEP and is necessary for language translation to ensure access for multilingual learners. However, we will prioritize school managed devices where Indiana code requires such policies posted on our district's website. So the really efficient approach is the
standalone policy. Um in preparation, Dr. Sugs has been meeting with student groups at our secondary schools concerns policy and she wanted to share a little what she's heard from students. >> Yes. Um very interesting in talking to our young people about the cell phone
policy. As you know a year ago um there was uh the first iteration of this uh law where students we had a little more latitude to define um you know when students could use phones. certainly not
during class time. And so what we decided as a district a year ago is that our elementary students would not have access to their phones at all during the day. Um that our junior high students would not have access to their phones during the day. They could pull those
out right at the end of the day. You know, check for messages from parents or if there were changes in their athletic schedule or so on. and in the high school that they would have uh could not have it during classes but could have access during passing periods and lunch
and and really that was based on the students age and their level of responsibility uh with the device. Now the law says that btobell no students in our schools can have access uh to their phones and
so um thanks to Dr. Walters setting up a schedule. I was able to meet uh with the groups at both junior high 9th grade center and both of our high schools. It was really really interesting. Uh of course our high school students are
really concerned because they're so accustomed to using the phone during the day they're not sure how they're going to survive. And so we we talk through that. Um, what's really interesting in talking with our junior high students,
they said their high school students are just being babies. They can get to the bed without their phone. They were very cute, but they had some great ideas about um, you know, how that was beneficial and they shared that they you
know, they are able to better communicate with their classmates. They're more engaged in the classroom and what's happening there. students will have access to their schoolisssued devices. So, they will have those. I think we have headphones uh for students. Is that
true, Dr. Harvey? >> Depends on the grade level. >> Depends on the grade level. So, we do have those available as well. And so, we have been waiting on guidance um from the Indiana Department of Education. We haven't gotten that yet, but we can't delay the policy. It's it's pretty uh
you know, straightforward. In terms of guidance, we are adapting the guidance right now and will be presented to you when we bring um the student handbooks for your approval. So, those will come right after um we get the the board policy in place. I will be sure to
communicate with our parents. We've been we've sent the law out um several different ways so that they're aware. students certainly are aware and um once we get board policy in place we'll make sure parents are aware and as well as the guidance.
>> Thank you. Students will have access to their email. So if a parent really has to tell them guessing they can on their school issue device and get their email. >> Is that true? Yeah. Want to make sure that is true. Okay.
And let me just say students are like email >> they're not accustomed to like we are as adults they do not check their email. So that's a new skill that they're going to >> throughout this process.
>> Questions regarding policy 8.5. >> Thank you Mr. President. Members of the board, the next policy for first reading tonight is C700, student attendance, academic engagement, truency prevention policy. This policy updates the excused absences related to active duty service
participation in the civil air patrol. There also some redundancies that have been removed and also removed under um the truency prevention policies the exception for the 2025 2026 related. happy to answer any questions you may
have regarding for policy C700. And lastly tonight is an old favorite. This is school board policy F225, the purchasing procedures and capital assets. We were so close last time. You may remember that policy came to first reading and after first reading we
received new guidance from our attorneys um that we needed to add prohibited contract provisions and so we take it back and come back for our first reading of those provisions in that addition comes from Senate enrolled act 200 prohibits automatic renewal for
contracts goods and services. Um, our business office has been removing automatic contract renewals as contracts have been with certainly anyway. Um, as a reminder, there's a $150,000 a threshold for obtaining bids for goods and supplies.
Purchase order, excuse me, purchase order under the public public purchasing section. Um, says purchase over $10,000 be approved by the school board. We talked about this that when Dr. brings the docket that satisfies that
requirement. But I'm happy to answer any additional questions you may have concerning sport policy. >> Thank you for the information, Mr. Pel. Look forward to the second read. >> Moving on to the 2026 2027 child nutrition bid renewal. Dr. San
>> made for child nutrition. Thank you, Mr. President. Members of the board, including your documents for this evening, you'll find a letter from our child nutrition director, Britney Joiner. Our child nutrition department does an amazing job of running our own child nutrition department, but they
also run Click, K12's leading co-op that generates great pricing for school districts across the state of Indiana, but obviously MSD Wayne Township as well because of the tremendous buying power that they have. Tonight we are just asking for your annual stamp of approval
on this process. Happy to answer any questions that you have and humbly ask for approval of the child nutrition bid renewal. >> I recommend approval of the 2026 2027 child nutrition bid renewal. Second.
>> We have a motion and a second. Any comment or discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? >> Thank you, Dr. Samuel. The 2026 2027 child nutrition bid renewal is approved.
>> Thank you, Miss Joiner. Moving on to board information and comment. Uh 2026 graduation timeline. Dr. Walters. >> Yes. Uh before you is the timeline that will look somewhat familiar. Um, last
year was our first year though we came back to Bendas High School football. I believe Dr. Sug uh definitely wanted to suggest that we take a look at the rain delay plan for this year. Um, as we are monitoring that minute by minute. Um,
it's looking good. Well, it was looking good as of 11 today. Okay. >> Um, but very very similar to last year our cadence on Saturday. Um, if you would like to arrive anytime around 8, we'll have breakfast for the first hour. At 9:00, Wayne Hunch of Adult Ed
graduation will occur. Um, we will then provide lunch. Uh, excuse me, it will then go to BDU graduation at 11:30. Then we will provide lunch and then we will have the achieve virtual graduation and weather permitting that evening at 6, we will celebrate Ben Davis High
School graduates on the field. Thank you, Dr. Walters. Dr. S. >> So, on was it Saturday or Sunday, I sent out a text. I think I did text that the weather looked really dicey and it was like 80% chance of rain on Saturday. As
of five minutes ago, it's down to 55%. Uh, we'll have a mix of sun and clouds and uh the rain is supposed to come early afternoon. So, I feel very good at least right now that we're going to be able to um go forward with the ceremony
at 6 pm on uh Saturday um because it just keeps improving. So, we'll u make sure that if we have to make any changes that we will alert families, alert you right away um to you know our
plan B, C, D, or E uh if we have to. But I feel pretty confident that we'll be able to find a two-hour window uh to have the ceremony. So, we're excited about that. Uh Dr. Samuel and Dr. Harvey have made their
rounds. Um they're going to do that again. I believe the stage is being set up if not already. >> It is. >> It's set and our sound system is in in good shape and so we're ready for that. Um super excited. This is year two that
we are at back at home. Um I do want to mention that um on another topic as you witness tonight, our students continue to perform and achieve at very high levels. So I want I want to just say aloud that I really appreciate the board
uh for providing the time and focus to to recognize our students and the the adults that support them. I really appreciate that. Um, also at your seats tonight is a copy of the last edition of the spotlight for the school year. Uh, it's a wonderful
tribute to the class of 2026. It also highlights our top 30 students. It is beautifully done as is the newest edition of the Bendames High School people yearbook. And I'd also if uh if it's the pleasure
of the board, I know we have our child nutrition staff here. Um Britney, if you'll take a moment to introduce who's here and talk a little bit about um your connection with Mount Olive Church and introduce um our guests. >> Well, here tonight we have Mary Ellen
who's our assistant director. Uh Carrie Damron who is our site supervisor and my boss and we have Mount Olive representatives. Uh this is our third year working with Mount Olive. Um and Gary, you can kind of speak to this and how
>> Yeah. >> So, um one day Deja, um which was the other site supervisor, her and I were out, uh passing out flyers for summer feeding and just so happened to see about 30 students in the motel behind
Mount Olive getting on one of our buses. >> So, Dea had the great idea of um trying to figure out how we could feed those kiddos. Um, so one day we saw Mr. Gilbert mowing the lawn at Mount Olive and we tracked him down,
waved him over to our uh, van and uh, we asked him would he be willing to partner with us and help us get those kiddos fed and he was on board 100% from day one. And it's really been great. and uh we email back and forth about menus and how
we can better the program there at the site with their um support and it's been really great. >> If you'll stand so we can recognize you tonight. We really appreciate you coming and for your work in our community. Yep.
I think I see a retiree. >> Welcome back. Tell us what you've been doing since you've been away. >> Uh, yeah. >> But I do a lot of work with the school and we do a lot of work with um Wayne Township and the kids and uh our church
is also partners with Bridgeport Elementary, right? So we do a lot of work and I'm born I work then I worked at Hill Thank you. Dr. S, you have any
additional information or comments even? >> Sorry, there was one thing I wanted to bring up. I kind of talked to you about um when I was on the nominating committee for a region a representative, there was an
award that was given the birth award and um I just wanted to possibly that would work. I just don't know. I think it's a terrific idea. Um, do you know when the application deadline is? I don't but um I was going to say if
everybody's okay with that that I would give more information tomorrow and you see what we need to do. >> Yeah. Um just a few housekeeping notes if we could find out the application deadline um determine qualification. I no doubt need to qualify want to make
sure that's um and then any might on behalf of that. Any additional comments or discussion? We have a motion in a second to get a
motion to approve. Motion a second. All in favor say I.