--------- for the bold board to hold a project and preliminary hearing on a proposed project. If you are interested in speaking at the hearing, please make sure that you have signed the sign-in sheet at the back of the room and include your name and address. After the presentation by administration and its
adviserss, there will be an opportunity for the public to make comments about the project. At the hearing, we ask that each person limit their comments to boards established standards and that the topic be limited to the proposed bond projects under consideration.
Uh the notice of this preliminary determination hearing was published as legally required. The first preliminary determination hearing was held last week, April 14th, 2026. At this time, I will ask that Mr. Long from Ice Miller explain the purpose of
this hearing. Mr. Long. Oh, he's right there. Yes. Thank you, Rus, members of the board administration. Um, indeed, we're satisfying two statutory um boxes here this evening. First and foremost, under title 20 of the Indiana code whenever a
school corporation is going to finance more than a $1 million mark with at least bonds. It must hold a public hearing. And as you'll see in a little bit, we're financing just over that amount. Um, I believe Chad Blackoff from Steve will be presenting more information on the finances um here shortly. And similarly, pursuant to
title six of the Indiana code, Brenny's school corporation, um with a debt service tax rate of a certain amount, um we're required to have two public hearings to discuss any bond project. And I would note that the first hearing was held in this uh very boardroom last week. Um so these public hearings and
the consideration of resolutions, which are going to be up for um consideration this evening, do represent the beginning of the legal process and also do represent the maximum financial terms for the proposed projects. Um, we'll talk about those resolutions here shortly, but have to entertain any questions you may have initially.
Anyone? >> Thank you, Mr. Next up, I have uh, Superintendent McCormack. He's going to um, explain the process um, of determining and communicating the project to the community and the need for the project.
>> Thank you, Mr. Batty. Uh, Peru schools has historically paid for certain capital items out of the operations fund. This bond issue will allow the school corporation to reimburse um themselves for those expenditures which will help alleviate some of the
pressures that the operation fund currently faces. >> Thank you, Mr. McCormack. Uh we will now hear from our PCS business manager, Miss Inert, about the proposed project meet or how the proposed project meets the needs as just described. is in your
>> after reviewing the last several years worth of capital project expenses, it was determined that the bond money could have been used rather than expending operational rainy day funds. We have identified over $2 million worth of project money that but we only going to
be investing a portion of that g. Thank you, Miss. Uh we will now hear from Mr. Blacklock from Stifel about the proposed project and how it will be financed as well as information about the effect on the typical property taxpayer.
>> All right. Good evening everybody. >> The next slide >> there. Um so this particular slide shows your current uh outstanding annual debt payments. Um you can see the uh corresponding bond issue down below uh
with current um all of the debt being paid off in 2048. This is the current debt service uh levy corresponding property tax levy to repay the debt that was on the previous slide. So you can kind of see how the property
tax repayment look. And then this slide takes the previous slide with your current debt service tax levy and layers in the 2026 proposed taxable bonds. Um you can see it would be amateurized over a 5-year period and you could see what
the corresponding proposed payments would look like. And this slide goes over all the legal parameters. Uh the par amount of the bonds proposed are a million44.95. estimated cost of issuance, which would
be all the fees involved, $100,000. Um, leaving therefore the estimated proceeds for the projects, uh, $1,395,000. Estimated interest rate between 3 and 8%. Uh, the maximum term being 12 years
per series. Our estimated total interest cost at an 8% rate being about 550,000. Maximum tax rate impact 1793. But then the net tax increase over the 2026 debt service levy uh being net
zero. Uh the school corporation's max annual debt payments as a percent NAV is 76% and the direct and overlapping debt as a NAV being 7%. >> Thank you. >> Um moving on, we will now open the
public hearing. Remember, if you would like to speak, please sign in on the sheet that is located in the back of the room. As I mentioned earlier, we ask that you state your name, address, limit your comments to the proposed project and financing, keep any comments to the board's established standards to avoid
being repetitive if possible. Um, can I get that signin sheet? I forgot to grab it. Thank you, Brooke. That is not No. Okay. That's for the regular. Okay. Seeing nothing on the signup sheet for this hearing. Does
would anybody like to speak? If so, please come forward. Okay. Thank you to all that participated in hearing. We appreciate your time and interest in the projects and the future of our community. Please note that it is
just the this is the last one. Okay, let's move on to the next one. All right, Mr. Long from Ice Miller, you're up. So, three resolutions for your consideration this evening. Um, we'll
tackle these one by one to be voted on individually. Um, first and foremost, I believe it's exhibit A in your board packets, the project resolution. So, this is the title 20 resolution. So, whenever we're financing more than the $1 million mark, um this resolution is required. It contains the estimated costs that Mr. Blacklock just outlined a
few moments ago. Um breaks down the cost of issuance versus the total the project costs and the total costs. Also contains the estimated tax impact um which again, as you saw from Mr. Blacklock slides, is expected to be effectively a net zero above the current levy um over the next
couple of years. Happy to entertain any questions you might have on that particular resolution. Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to accept the project resolution as presented. >> So moved.
>> Thank you, Dr. Pennington. Can I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor by show hand. Opposed.
Is 5 to one. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr. Law. The second resolution for your consideration is the preliminary determination resolution, exhibit B in your packets. Um, this is the title six resolution, if you will. Um, very similar to the project resolution. Um, so it includes the total
costs, also includes the maximum annual um, debt service release term and includes the other financial parameters that were outlined by Mr. clock such as the estimated principal amount for the bond issue, the estimated interest rates, and once again shows the tax impact as well. >> Thank you.
Um I would entertain a motion to adopt the preliminary determination resolution. So thank you doc Mr. Hoover. Second >> second. >> Thank you Dr. Pennington. Any discussion, questions?
Hearing none. All those in favor show hands. opposed. It's 5 to one. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr. Long. >> And the last resolution on my agenda this evening um is the preliminary bond resolution. This is um because at the end of the day, the proposal is to issue
general obligation bonds. Um so with that, this resolution just basically lays the groundwork for that um in the coming months um for future resolutions. So broadly again contains the overall project amount of 1.495 million. the maximum interest rates. Um the first the
expected first and last maturity payment dates for the bonds. Um again, all because we're talking about the issuance of general obligation bonds. Also authorizes the future publication of notices that would be specifically pertinent to the issuance of general obligation bonds. So things like notice of additional appropriation hearing, not
of termination, etc. >> Excellent. Thank you, Mr. Long. Um I would entertain a motion to adopt the preliminary bond resolution. So move. >> Thank you, Dr. Pennington. Second. >> Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Any discussion, questions? All those in favor, show hands. Opposed? It's 5 to one. Motion passes. Thank you all. Um, seeing nothing else on this agenda, I
would entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Thank you. Second. Thank you all. All right. >> Miss Iner uh to give uh some sort of miss in uh to give uh some some notes on
that. So this is basically just a public hearing on the additional appropriation for in excess of the budget for the current year for our debt service. When we did the bond at the end of the year, we had to wait for some other things to
come in. So we are now adjusting an adjustment on our debt service of $175,000 on the principal and $58,80 on the interest. Um, we'll be voting on this later tonight.
>> Thank you, Miss Ne. >> Were there anybody? >> Yeah, I probably moved it. >> Do we have any questions or any discussion? >> Okay. Hearing none, I would entertain a
motion to adjourn the the uh additional appropriation hearing. >> Thank you, Miss Justice. Okay, now we can start the public session. Since I wanted to skip something, uh, we'll begin the public session with a pledge of >> allegiance. We wait till 6:30 or we
starting >> Yeah, what time is it? >> 6:30. >> Yeah, you might want to wait. >> We can wait. Let's take a >> 10 minute break. See? Part: 2
stand. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic which stands one nation with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you.
Um, acceptance of the agenda. >> Is there a motion to accept to >> go ahead the agenda as written? >> Thank you, Miss Just a second. >> Second. >> Does anybody have any additions or corrections?
All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you. Approval of the minutes from the last meeting. A motion to accept the minutes from March. There are two sets >> and and April 14th. >> Thank you.
>> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Pennington. Any questions or corrections? All those in favor? Thank you. Uh public comment. We have one. Um Miss Nightingale, the
floor is yours. Hi. All right. Emily sent you the slideshow. She know she made already. Okay. So, first on there was Miss Maxwell's preschool class um picking up the sticks and everything to help the new landscapers. Uh they I was out in
the hallway when they had when they were coming back and doing that and they had stopped and they were talking about how they were being good citizens and good community helpers. It was really, it was really, really cute. And they were outside my window and they were so excited. Kids will kids will do anything. They're so excited. It was so
cute. Really, really cute. And then the next thing was um the kindergarten registration videos we made and we posted to social media to hopefully increase our numbers. Um, those were fun to make and they were really cute. And I
think parents liked seeing their kids involved in those videos, too, and talk about what they liked and just having fun in general. >> The kids like doing it, too. >> They did. She made most of them. Um, so she was involved in with those, too. >> Yeah. So, I had to bring them back and show my class because they knew I had to
leave. Hurry and record them, so they had to see them. >> It was fun. >> Yeah. Um, Mrs. Boyer's third grade class. It's been nice weather, so she took advantage of it and took the kids out and did sidewalk chalk and spelling
words and practice things outdoors just to get them back in the sun. Much we needing the sun. We're needing it. >> And then the last one, just some pictures. Um, National Junior Honor Society went to Washington DC and took
advantage of seeing all the sites there. So, we wanted to post and highlight that too, that trip. That's about it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you guys. >> Uh moving on to agreements. Um first up we have Chartwells renewal. Mr.
McCormick, you want to share with that? Uh just discussion and action to approve the Chartwells Chartwells Food Service annual renewal for the 2627 school year. Um we meet monthly with Chartwells for
follow-up meetings, take feedback. Uh we're in the process of um putting together a required um committee to take feedback. It will include
teachers, a community member, just a lot of good things going surrounding our Chartwells Chartwells partnership. So that annual renewal is uh there for your consideration for approval. >> Thank you, Mr. McCormack. I would entertain a motion to accept the renewal as presented.
>> So move. >> Miss Justice second. >> Second, >> Ellis. Does anyone have any questions? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you. Moving on to frontline education renewal.
>> Um I will uh put Miss Inard on the spot here. Do you um want to fill the board in on what this standard renewal is? >> Um Front Line is the company we use for our sub monitoring and sub request
software. Um, as we move into Boyce, this will also become our attendance software, but we already paid for it. So, we're going to utilize it for for that for staff to start putting their attendance in because that's a connected feature with
so we'll be we'll be getting the most out of it now. >> Excellent. Good to hear. So, we can streamline more. >> Our teachers will only have to input one time rather than multiple times. >> Excellent. That's good to hear. that start the beginning of the year or new school new school year.
>> Yes, start. >> Deal. I would entertain a motion to accept the frontline education renewal as presented. >> So move. >> Just a second. >> Second. Does anybody have any questions?
All those in favor? >> Excuse unanimous. >> Uh moving on to the license and concession agreement. >> Thank you, Mr. Brady. Um, kind of following on the heels of uh our IvyTech partnership, we were approached by a
local community member, business woman um to possibly use the kitchen in our old junior high, which was just sitting empty, dormant. And so after a series of meetings, uh very productive meetings,
uh you have a license and concession agreement before you with uh Miss Sandra Tuso and Dreams to Reality Cakes to enter into a one-year agreement. Um they she would pay rent to us. It's not
a retail. It will not be a retail setup. It's just uh uh her ability to bake her um cakes for various occasions. Uh I think it's a win-win. School district gets to utilize and
capture some revenue back from a an empty kitchen and we have a community member that's able to continue on uh with with her business endeavors. >> Let's do so. You want to >> Sure. Any comments?
>> Yes, we loved the partnership. Um, having a connection with the school has made it really easy to utilize an area that isn't utilized right now. Um, we have at the beginning of January stepped back from having front retail in our
initial our existing space to transition into something like this where it would just be a production kitchen versus um having people walk in and purchase items. So, we're moving to online ordering and uh really trying to pull
back into more of specialty cakes and wedding cakes uh with the option of future possibilities with partnership with the school. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. So this uh license and concession agreement
which was um also gone over and vetted u by our partners at Church Hill PD and Antrum um is here for your consideration to approve. >> I have a motion to accept the recommendation. >> Thank you Miss Justice. Second.
>> Second Dr. Pennington. Any questions or discussion? I think it's great to utilize that space that's been going empty and have good cakes come out of there. >> Yes.
>> I embrace the uh school lady vibe for a little bit. >> All right. Hearing no discussion. All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you. Um next up under program we have the student handbook update. I assume that's
going to be Mr. Pope. invite Mr. Pulp to the podium to uh give us a rundown on the changes. >> I just want to volunteer as a fat man to uh to to sample any of the cake that you have questions about. >> It's fine.
>> Just give me a call. Um thank you for having me. Uh doing a little bit early on the handbook this year due to early registration. Um, and it's one of those things as a uh person that puts things off for whatever reason this year I didn't. I just kept hammering away at it
and and going. Um, handbook is kind of a squirly a squirly thing. It's been a living document that's since uh 14 that I that I know anything about. Um, it's it's been through many different word processing programs. Uh, now it's
all Google based. And so last year I started to tackle it and then it looked it didn't look like I wanted to. So this year I spent a lot of time getting the the um format and the the outlines and stuff and trying to get everything to
match, which is takes a while. So it it's it's a lot prettier than it was last year. So um just real quick, I'm not going to I'm not going to bore you. You guys have had this document. Um, some ma some things that uh we we added.
I worked with uh Adam Yates, the athletic director. I worked with McKenzie Smith, the attendance officer. I worked with uh who else? I will get that when I remember. Um, so
we'll just go. So there on page eight and nine, uh, some of the questions we we took out the athletic eligibility there and and just took from the HSA handbook as far as traditional students and homeschool students. So there wasn't
any any questions there. Um, and then we added the table for the maximum number of periods that you must take uh for grades 7 only and then 8 through 12. So, um, that was that was good that he did
that. Um, then basically I did a lot of starting on page 20, a lot of formatting changes. Um, just made stuff flow a little bit better, make a little bit more sense throughout the document. I I moved things that were
one one of the things was discipline and it really didn't make a lot of sense there. And so I changed where it was and and those are noted on the documents that you have. Um going to page 31, that's when that's McKenzie. Um this is
this was her first fora into this kind of stuff. And so we work together and and she she took things out to reflect practice. Um and so just little things like that. uh on to um the page 35, the
military recruiters and the collection of forgiveness of debt. That just flowed better in that section um there instead of connected to discipline for whatever reasons was there. Then uh one
of the biggest things uh we we hammered through was the change in the state law for cell phones for next year. Um, your options are to um keep them locked up uh for for the entire day or or not have
them there at all. Um, not having them there at all would be a nightmare publicly. As far as my my child needs it for contact me when it's when they're practice yada yada yada. Um, some schools gone to the yonder bags. Uh,
Miss Maxwell was Snider last year and the yonder bags are a nightmare. Um, they they cost a lot of money. Um, the kids find workarounds. Um, they tear into them, then have to have them replaced because if you're putting all your eggs in that basket to follow state
law by doing that, then you have to get them another one. So, what we're doing is we're we're keeping them uh in lockers uh at the high school from 8:00 a.m. to after school. uh consequences um for uh for not following that will be
very similar to what we do this year. Um as far as uh um counseling them and getting them through and going, we're all addicted to these things. It's it's going to be tough. Um the one of the things with the state didn't want them at lunchtime, uh which it's it's going
to be it's going to be different. I I've got some ideas of what what we may see. I'm hoping for the best and and getting uh getting the lunch times where they're they want them to learn to converse and everything else and it'll be interesting
how we can get that get that through. So, so 46 and 47 and to 48 for that. Um, I cleaned up the wordage on the the verbiage on the bus on the page 48 and then I just put it a clean a clean copy
of it without all the changes on 49 through um 50. Um, let's see. The texting, we we uh took that out of the cell phone policy and put it in the misuse of school and personal tech
technology. It just fit better. Um, not a lot of changes discipline-wise. Um, we uh um Mr. Oh, Mr. Snyder, he's not here. I worked with him as well and he and he came up with the new bus
policy and that's reflected on page 68. Um, and so that's what he kind of cleaned up a little bit of that. And then we move to the conduct of an athlete. We've been trying to to get get this uh taken care of for a couple years
now. We got it taken care of this year. Um not a lot of changes. Um I think Ministry is making it his own. Mr. Yates is a good man. He works he works hard. I'm looking forward to seeing him grow as an administrator and
as a leader um in our in our schools. I think uh the the type of man he is will reflect in our athletes and our students. So, um, just going through and the and the consequences and some things that were in there that that are outdated and and the meetings and things
and and how he how he felt more comfortable and going through that. And then I don't think I don't think much else changed. Um, the letter jacket and blanket policy. Um, so they they he and Mrs.
Misilla worked through that and uh changed that up a little bit. So, I'm happy it's done. Um, any questions, concerns, anything? >> Thank you, Mr. >> All right, guys. Thank you very much.
Have a great year. >> Hearing that, I would entertain a motion to accept the handbook as presented. What's >> that? Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Ben. Any discussion? >> I want to say thank you for the
countless hours, probably sleepless nights as well. Thank you so much. >> Get old enough. I don't go to sleep like that. >> I think it deserves a cupcake. >> You know what? I want it on record that I'm going to pass.
First time for everything. All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you. Um, next up under business, uh, we have dispose of surplus technology equipment resolution. Uh, Mr. McCormick, uh, this
is a resolution for your consideration to dispose of surplus tech equipment. Mr. Pull, do you want to give us a quick overview? >> Yeah. So, so getting started with technology here, there are some rooms that needed, you know, to get some older equipment out, make some more room for
new stuff to come in. So, I think the techs were ready for that to happen. So, we we're working with Blue Guardian and if this gets approved, we'll have them come in and they properly recycle those machines. They wipe the dry and all that good stuff. Um and then they will give you a little bit of money based on
weight. Um so, yeah, that would be what we're proposing for that. >> Thank you. >> Based on weight scrap. >> Thank you, Mr. Pful. Um I would entertain a motion. Thank you, Mr. Fuller.
>> Second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> It is unanimous. >> Uh amend the current board meeting schedule. Mr. McCormick, I just asking
for your approval to move the July 20th board meeting to July 22nd. Um quite honestly, I get back on July 20th uh from an outdoor adventure. So, um, we've moved it back a couple days for your
consideration that we adhere to your schedule. >> You don't have to. That's up to the issue. You can keep it on July 20th. >> I would entertain a motion to move the July meeting to the 22nd. >> So, move justice second.
>> Second over. Thank you. Any discussion? Nobody wants to attack. All those in favor? Thank you. is unanimous. >> Thank you, Mr. B. >> ELA and Spanish curriculum quotes. Mr. McCorbick,
>> I will turn the floor over to Dr. Borto, who will give us a brief synopsis of where we're headed with this. >> So, as you remember, last year we adopted K5 Wonders curriculum for ELA um learning. And over the last year, for
longer than 12 months, uh, teachers from grades 6 through 12 have been looking at a lot of different publishers and finding out what meets the state of Indiana's standards and what meets our students needs, what's going to be best. So, they've been pouring through those textbooks, making recommendations,
meeting with each other grade by grade to find out, well, like this a little better. Your other group likes that a little better. Let's talk about what's really going to be best. And so, through that 12 months, um, under the direction of Mrs. Shurik and myself, those teachers have looked at all that. We had
uh an open house public hearing where community members and parents could come in and take a look at the resources we have and provide their feedback as well. And so having done all that, uh we've landed on which publishers were going to provide the best product. This is for six shares. It includes this price
includes all of the the hard book components. we're leaning back a little bit more toward uh paper and pencil resources, but also the digital resources that kind of augment that and allow some leveling for some interventions and some higherend um
extra enrichment activities as well. So, it includes all of that for six years. The consumables are included. So, if there are workbooks, those come every single year and we can adjust the numbers that we're going to receive based upon enrollment. This class has moved up and down. So um that total is
everything that you'll see for the next years uh for the next six years for grades 6 through 12. It includes intervention piece. It includes a renewal of uh reading 180 which we've been using um for good intervention. Our students have had a really good response to that and test
scores show that. So we're renewing those as well. That's again all included. >> Thank you Dr. Bourstein. I would just remind the board and the constituents with us and and those maybe with us remotely that it's been it was a number
I'll just say a number of years before we've adopted any type of curriculum with meaningful resources. So with the advent of wonders and now this adoption that we're kind of getting getting our
playbook in order again and just you know taking a strategic direction and it'll they offer a lot of resources for our teachers. So again thank you Dr. Borto and this adoption is uh there for your consideration for approval.
>> Your motion to accept the curriculum quotes as presented. So moved. >> Just a second. Second, Hoover. Thank you. Any discussion? >> Did you say there was a reordering of workbooks are included? Yes. So, we have to get an L pen invoice every year for Yeah. This is one and done. Then they'll
send us everything we need every single year. >> Six years. >> Miss Justice, did you have something? >> I just love that you're you said paper and pencil. >> Thank you. >> I will add that that presentation would have been much more impressive had you
done it in Spanish. Well done. >> All those in favor. >> It is good. >> It is unanimous. Thank you. Next up, donations. Um, looks like we
have $649 uh to the high school band for general use from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation. Uh $50 to the academic Super Bowl in memory of Wally Johnson for general use from Scotty and Linda Jackson. Uh $25 to the academic
Super Bowl in memory of Wally Johnson for general use from Clifford and Harland Bruce. 25 to the general athletics in memory of Wally Johnson for general use from Clifford and Harlland Bruce. $500 to the girls wrestling for general use from Leland and Julian
Brown. um $1,300 to junior high soccer for the purchase of jerseys from LM Custom Bakery um Ricardo and Lexi Mendville. And finally, we have $50 to the general athletics for general use for memorial
of Shirley Mayo. I would entertain a motion to accept those donations. >> So moved. >> Give us just a second. >> Second, >> Mr. Ellis. Thank you. Any discussion? >> I thank you. Absolutely. Um all those in
favor is unanimous. Thank you. Um next up we have new board member recommendation. Um after lots of due diligence, homework, phone calls, and discussion from this board and I do thank you all for all the extra work that you've given. Um, we have narrowed
it down to one um, one person and that person would be Riley Connor and I would entertain a motion to accept Riley Connor as our new board member for the Erie Township >> school board member. Thank you, Miss Justice. Second. >> Second,
>> Mr. Fuller. Thank you. Does anyone have any discussion or questions? >> There was not a single bad candidate out of the entire group. >> I agree. And when I say this was a hard decision, I mean it was really hard. And
I mean I was juggling numbers or juggling names up there trying to decide. So I mean out of Eerie Township, >> one of the, you know, least number of residents we've got in this small town.
They came forward greatly. >> Also, I would like to thank all the candidates. Thank them for taking the time to fill out the applications to answer interview questions and just generally uh generally being very pleasant people. >> Absolutely.
>> I want to thank all the candidates as well and Miss Justice who uh was probably the Erie Township uh stalker calling everybody. >> Yes, I did. >> So, uh thank you for a lot of the late work. >> I would just like to say I promise to leave Erie Township alone for the rest
of the year. Uh, don't make that promise. Anyone else? Hearing no other discussion. All those in favor? It is unanimous. I will make the phone call to Mr. Connor this evening. Congratulate him on his
basically his election. Um, next under operations and technology, we have facility use requests. Mr. McCormack, >> we have two requests before you. One is for the use of Blair Point gym. um uh by
Mr. Engel and and basketball training. And then the second one is the junior senior high auditorium Ignite Miami County Youth. And there is a letter in your packet u for that one as well. Both
pretty standard uh facility use requests. they especially number one they understand that uh school activities come first in the facilities um both will provide an insurance policy
or writer as well so uh all the eyes have been dotted te's cross for these two facility requests for your consideration >> thank you Mr. McCormick, >> I move to accept the request one and two.
>> Thank you, Miss Justice. Second. >> Second, >> Ellis. Thank you. Any questions or discussion? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Uh request for student trip. Mr. Formick,
>> you have a H Heartland Career Center is requesting uh for a student to be allowed to attend the National Business Professionals of America competition in Nashville, Tennessee in early May. Those dates are there for your review. The
student is qualified for the national competition uh due to their competition success at this this year's state competition which was held earlier this month in Indianapolis. There's no cost to Peru community schools. Uh just seeking your approval
um for the student to to go on this trip. >> I move to accept this request. >> Thank you, Miss Justice. Second. >> Second, >> Mr. Fuller. Thank you. Any discussion? >> Congratulations. >> Absolutely. Congratulations, sir. That's
a lot lots of hard work. >> Um all those in favor, it is unanimous. Next up, we have Kings Island Education Day for Calculus. Mr. McCormick, uh, >> this is Mr. Murray's um, calculus class.
Uh, they're going to head would would like to head to Mason, Ohio to Kings Island May 22nd. Um, as it states for it's it's an education day that Kings Island puts on surrounding their roller coasters and different thing. It's it's a pretty neat
experience. uh in more than one way. So, student activity fees will cover the cost of uh bus mileage and fuel. So, this is on your agenda for your consideration to approve. I would entertain a motion to accept as
presented. >> Just a second. >> I'll second. Thank you. Any questions or con or discussion? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you.
Um, under personnel, we have a list before you of resignations, retirement, suspensions, termination, transfers. I would entertain a motion to accept those as presented in one motion unless someone has something they would like to extract. >> I move to accept one through five.
>> Thank you, Miss Justice. Second. >> Second. >> Ellis. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Thank you. Next up, under recommendation for
certified positions, I would entertain a motion for the same thing unless someone would like to extract one. >> Motion to accept one and two. >> Miss Justice. Second. >> Second. >> Mr. Hoover. Thank you. Any discussion?
All those in favor? It is unanimous. Um, next up under classified positions, uh, these recommendations are before you. I would entertain a motion to accept one through seven, unless somebody would like to extract. >> Motion to accept one through seven.
>> Miss Justice second. Second, >> Mr. Ellis. Any discussion? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Um, next up under recommendation for subteer nurse cafeteria transportation
custodian positions. U, we have one there. I would entertain a motion to accept as presented. >> Motion to accept. >> Just a second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Dr. Pennington. Any questions, discussion? All those in favor?
>> It is unanimous. Um, under board member committee reports, Dr. Pennington, you have anything for us? Um nothing new on the legislative front, but just a big thank you to Mr. Pulk again for getting that new statemandated
um ruling just updated in the handbook so there's clear guidelines for the fall. >> Thank you, Dr. Pennington. Mr. Fuller, do you have anything from the Heartland Career Center? >> Uh yes, we have a couple uh important dates coming up. Uh May 14th, they will have the construction home open house
for the home that the students built. Uh that will be from 6:00 to 7. Then May 18th they will have senior certification uh for the honors program. Um they we had just voted to uh accept
Mr. Jared Hayen for the position of supervisor of student services. Um and then also um along with Jackson Stoner, I would like to congratulate uh Jaden McAdams from the culinary arts program who was a silver medalist um as well as
Lydia Campbell from the cosmetology program who also competed in the state finals. >> Thank you, Mr. Fuller. >> Um Mr. Ellis, do you have anything from the parks board? >> Uh it's just small. We had a meeting April 9th at which we could not have a
meeting. We only had two out of five people. So could not have a quorum. So we scheduled a meeting on the 14th just for a letter of support for the ready grant. It's a letter. It's a grant for the circus hall of fame through the little endowment. The parks board is
supporting that. So we had to get that approved and then approved an event for Patrick Revan on June 7th at the walkway at the boat ramp. Uh next meeting is May 14th. >> Thank you Mr. Ellis. Miss Justice. Anything from the art advisory board? Um, on March 25th, there was a special
meeting held to reorganize the administrative duties without an art gallery director. Um, it was decided that the visitors directed to PCS administration office for scheduling and inquiries since this office is manned
more days out of the year. what the high school office is. Um, Connie Cutler reviewed theou that was signed by us March 16th meeting. Connie also shared that she had still been awaiting contact
from director Charles Shepard of Fort Wayne Museum of Art. She is looking for his advice on the feasibility of moving the art gallery to the junior high building as well as a possible better idea of the cost of such a project. Um,
and there was also a request for the PCS board, as in us, to review the art gallery policy as it may be several years old at this point. Um, there could be a potential need to update our current policy and maybe just possibly
introduce the policy to new board members since the board has changed hands several times since its writing. Um, and then there is the next meeting is actually scheduled for tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. So, And I would follow up with Miss Justice
that a couple weeks ago, Mr. Snider and I just happened to be going in to uh the old junior high for to check on something and Miss Cutler was with the gentleman from Fort Wayne that um >> Okay. So they they did get together and
he came down kind of for our first meeting to look over the space and um like I said we were on a mission of our own. So I really didn't have time to you know stop and talk too much but he said he was pretty encouraged by the space and what it could become.
>> Awesome >> if we got to that point. >> Okay. I'm sure she will have plenty to share with Beats Water and I'll bring it to you next month. >> Excellent. Thank you guys for the reports. Very well done. Moving on to budget. Miss Iner, I will give you the
floor for claims. >> You have a copy of the claims in front of you. Um, and are there any questions regarding this? >> No one has any questions for the claims. I would entertain a motion to accept the claims as presented. So >> move just a second.
>> Second, >> Mr. Ellis. Any discussion? All those in favor? It is unanimous. Uh fund monitoring report. Miss inert. >> For our education fund, we've collected
uh just over 26% of our 2026 budget and we've expended about 25% which we're at the three month mark. So I'm doing good there. Um salaries and benefits are our largest expenses as they are supposed to be for the state of Indiana. Um debt
service, we had no activity. um you'll start seeing activity again in June. Our operation fund, we've currently collected 19 just over 19% of our budget. Property taxes will be coming in June. Um we've expended 23% of our
current operations budget. Salaries and utilities are our largest expenses there. We've had no activity in our rainy day fund. Our 2024 bond projects are still ongoing, so we're paying out those approved debt. Our 2025 bonds, you
can see there, it's split between two banks. Our projects are currently being bid on and expenses have been mainly for architectural design and then just miscellaneous expenses and work. Then our food service
fund. All our expenses are being met and we remain in a positive balance on our food service fund. >> I have a motion to accept the phone monitoring report as present. >> Thank you, Mr. Justice. Second. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Ellis. Well done, Miss
Inert. As always, all those in favor is unanimous. Um, additional appropriation, Miss Inert. Um, >> asking you tonight to approve the additional appropriation for our debt service fund. Um, due to the, uh, bond
coming in at the end of the year, we need to make a slight adjustment on that. The total is $233,80. >> I would entertain a motion to accept the additional appropriation as presented. >> So moved. Miss Justice second. >> Second.
>> Hoover. Thank you. Any discussion or questions? All those in favor? And it is unanimous. U. Next up, we have board member comments. Again, thank you to each and every one
of you that helped with uh filling the seat that we had vacated. Um, it was a it was a efficient process. they'll just call it efficient because you guys were on it. And uh like I said, kudos to the community. Um we had lots
of lots of show and that's that's encouraging. So I want to thank you all for doing going above and beyond. Anyone else? Mr. McCormick. Thank you, Mr. Batty. I would like to give a shout out to the board for um the
second year in a row achieving the uh ISBA exemplary governance award recognition EGA. They were recognized last week at the ISBA spring regional meeting that demonstrates just an ongoing commitment and their efforts uh
on behalf of our school district, our staff and students and I want to thank them for the work they do. Um, echoing other comments really from the superintendent's position, I didn't have a lot to do with the process of
filling the vacant board position um, by design and the our six board members did a fabulous job of doing their homework, research, following up on on uh, applications
and really a job well done. and to thank you to those uh Eerie Township residents who applied and we did have some very good candidates who you know chose to uh participate uh in in this civil process.
Next, I want to thank Mrs. Eddie and Mr. Matthews for guiding their buildings uh headed towards our upcoming construction projects uh starting in August. Elmwood will uh have especially heavy lift
during the 26 27 school year and uh Mrs. Eddie just this afternoon provided a phasing project and she's been meeting with her staff. She and Mrs. Sims um doing a lot of of leg work in getting ready uh for their building to be torn
apart next school year. So um thank you to to them. That's all I have. >> Thank you, Mr. McCormack. Um, I would entertain a motion to adjure.