Come on, Dr. Any comments for the bus replacement fund. Oh, capital and budget in general. Close it. Is there anything you want to say? Nothing I want to say. Make it last
longer. No comments. We'll close the meeting. We close the budget bust replacement of capital projects here. Item two will open the public hearing on the collective bargaining
public input. You've had all the input you need probably. I will say it was a good process. We felt like we came to a consensus on things that will help our teachers in the future and long term. So, we're very pleased with what we're bringing to you
and what we can ratify hopefully at the end of the month. So, it was a very good process. Would you say so close public hearing on the collective bargaining agreement? You've had two chances for public
comment. You get one more. Repeat your concerns. All right, Tim, you're up. No reports this time. I'll save them for move on to consent. This evening's consent items include minutes, personnel items, and claims
from Mr. Armstrong. We'd ask that you this evening. I'll make a motion to approve consent items. Second. First and second. Any questions, comments, further discussion? Okay. All
those in favor of approving consent items say I and oppos. Motion carries. Number five, action item. I just asked the board to give us permission to pay bills between now and
the end of the month. So we can you can ratify them then on the 28th because this is kind of early. Make a motion to approve bill payments in between meetings. Second. First and second. Any comments or
discussion? Not all those in favor say I. I opposed. Motion carries. Next up is the renewal of our software for that runs our HR accounting
etc. the comp patrol program that we move to. It's Windowsbased and posted by them years ago. Now recommend we please keep that going or we won't be able to work tomorrow. I'll make a motion to renew that
material. I'll second first and second to the renewal of the comp control licensing software. Oh, any comment?
All those in favor say I. I oppose. Motion carries. Item 5.3 is admentum. It's a new program that we propose to use. It'll help us with students who are behind uh people who need credit. We can also use it in a class with Mr. seagull to help get kids
get credit is a cheaper opportunity too because we can get 30 seats and a student can take more than one course. They can take multiple courses over time uh to to make sure that we keep on track for graduation. So, we want to start with 30 seats. How see how that goes and
um the the counseling department with Mr. Seagull went to Vincens. They went to South Knox to visit it. It's used by local school corporations around. Uh it does a really good job of tracking information. So, we feel like this will help us keep our kids on track for graduation and in some cases get them into programs where they could go into
careers by not being behind in other classes. So, we are proposing a one-year contract to see how this works, make sure this works the way we would hope. Uh, then we would bring it back to you next year for renewal. We feel like this is exactly where we went head. So, we ask that you approve this opportunity to
see. Is it uh I've heard of this is it's all online or it's it's online but our instructor will also be able to see where they're at. Help them track it. You get done with something we can move you into something else. So or it could be that I need to take a class because I want to get into
the career center and so we could put them in that class. They could do it online, get that credit and thereby still be allowed to be accepted into the career center. So it's a flexible program for us. So it doesn't take them out of the classroom necessarily during the day. It could be
weekends, after school, before school either or could be summer even or summer. Okay. And if we decide we need more seats, they're very flexible with adding a seat if we need to. But with 30, we felt like was a good starting point. Um, and so but I think it's exciting too that okay, I could have you English nine, I could
have you in this history, I could have you for example. Doesn't cost us any more to do that. Whereas other programs, you're buying by the class and the course. Okay. So contract as presented.
First say that's 30 for the year. That's 30 for the year. Okay. All right. We have first and a second. Any other discussion, comments? All those in favor say I. I. Oppose.
Same sign. All right. Motion carries. So, just some things to share with you now that we're kind of nine weeks in. We're finishing enrollment. Enrollment is 2,147. It was the official enrollment this year. That's up 36 over the previous year. So, we were pleased with
that uh movement. Uh hopefully we can keep that moving forward. We're working with Mr. Pledo on putting together a video. So, in around April, maybe early May, we want to put it out on social media, the different things going on at our four different buildings to let families that are thinking about choices
and options for the future. We'll have something for them to see and view and and maybe ask questions or come visit or whatever they want to do. But, uh, he's working on it with his class, which I thought was a great project for the kids to be involved with. He's working with the principles. on getting different kinds of data and opportunities that'll be athletics, academics, clubs, all
kinds of things just a blurb so everybody can see the great things going on at South Gibson. So, we're excited about that as we start because we're starting to think about enrollment already for next year. What's the high school? Pardon? What What's the high school enrollment? Uh 777
I think it is right around there. It's up. Uh the freshman class is well over 200. Uh I think it's the senior classes over 200 and and the sophomores and juniors around that 180 time frame. So it has gone up significantly.
We're not there yet. Mr. Hart's watching that really closely. Do you see any um constraints as far as space goes, classroom sizes? And that's one thing and and I want to make sure I'm when we're looking at taking students in, we
know what we can take in because we don't want to add assistance. We don't want to add space. We want to use the space that we have most effectively. So throughout the spring and summer, I would be calling Mark Roar a lot. Say, "Hey, are you good with freshman? You still okay? You still okay on your
numbers?" So we we monitor the availability throughout the process. So, um I don't think it's good for our public to be paying for, let's say, new classrooms for students who don't reside here potentially. And if that were ever to change somehow, then you'd have empty
classrooms and that would be uh I think that'd be a bad decision. So, we just try to use our space effectively. Um we do have the boys tennis were sectional champions this year, went to the regional finals. Uh they really uh they really impressed me with the way they present themselves and and the
coaching was really awesome. Girls soccer, if you're not doing Thursday night, they play in the regional semi-finals up here at the fort. Volleyball does kick off Thursday night. Girl uh so boys tennis went to the sectional finals. So, we've had some really good uh starts this year. The football draw is taking place. We'll see
where that ends up. Uh but we do have two sectional champions this year so far. So, and you guys run before long for section Saturday. Girls and boys got a shot with the girls going to winning sectionals. So, we'll see. Let's hope. boys will do well, but but I
think we have a decent shot with girls for sure. Awesome. The wait room updates, uh, we're still expecting a December upgrade. Should be coming in here probably during break. Uh, there'll be new floor, etc. But that'll be that's on track as far as we know. And so by the time people come back in January, should be ready to go.
So they took the mirrors down, part of the mirror. That's an odd look. Yeah. Yeah. It's also safer. I didn't even think about it. Think it broke pretty awful. So I talked to Nick Cart. He said, "I just assume take them down and that way our inhouse staff once we get them down, we'll paint it." Y,
take the code base up, be ready for the new floor down. So, very nice. And then just um you know, the the SBOE will be meeting again in November to talk about the school grading system. They'll vote on December under the current format. We're kind of planning for that and I'm having conversations
with other other districts, but we are going to have to get more high school credit down into our seventh and eighth grade areas. So, we're looking at three or four classes to hopefully get like two down in the seventh grade and two in the eighth grade. And part of that helps those school grades under the current format that they've set up. That will
help the schools if the seventh graders are doing well on the iLearn and they're getting advanced credit. That will help the school grade as well as in the eighth grade and it gets them out at the high school and it gives them more flexibility to take some things that they might want to take as we enter into this new diploma. So, we're having a lot
of conversations about that. Uh but the final vote will be in December, but we're trying to be prepared and we've selected three of the four classes we want to put into the middle schools that wouldn't be taxing and also this the teachers would have lure to work with.
We may look at some options to where we could maybe travel some teachers to the buildings. Uh but nothing that would um it's it's all doable within the middle school framework. It's just going to be a change. Seek time is not something the state of Indiana tracks anymore. So they have 12week course time frames and we
feel like we can get through the standards that are necessary in those 12 weeks. Uh so and I know I've talked to some others are thinking about those kind of things as well. So just so you know, we're still continuing to work on the new diploma plus also trying to work ahead on the new grading system that will come into place uh that we will get
a grade on this year once again. Uh but uh trying to because when we get ready to enroll the middle school format, they're going to have to place these courses into their rotations and assign teachers to them. So, we're trying to get three. You said you've selected three. You think?
We think we do. We We already have PE down there, which is helpful. We're looking at college and careers, digital computing in a something age. And then we're having some conversations about a couple of others uh that that might need health would be one of them. We're talking about um there was another one
we were talking about with technology, but we want it to be something that all the students can kind of benefit from. So, we're still working on that fourth one that they'd have to have it when they come out here anyway. So, there are some that could maybe get them on a pathway sooner, but that wouldn't be
everybody. So, trying to be thoughtful around how we do that. But I just want to share some of those updates with you on kind of where we're at with those and because it is hard to believe in two weeks we'll be in November and they'll be December 4.
So, that was all I had this Mr. President. Did you get any applicants for a position at the high school? Uh they made a recommendation this week and they will actually have the lensure for English and social studies. Uh brand new teacher. Um really excited about
what they bring to the table. Has an interest in coaching some volleyball down the road. Got the recommendation today. So you'll see that on the board meeting on the 28th. So, and then they will be able to start uh we're going to try and bring them in in December once they're done student teaching to kind of
meet people, get ready, and then they'll hit the ground January 4th with their classes. So, uh it was some networking and this person came up. I think they're originally from Illinois. She's really excited about uh joining our team. Awesome. So, she just happened to graduate in
December. She'll be graduating in December. She's finishing her student teaching right now. Uh, I happen to know the principal where she's at. Said she's doing a great job. Really? And if he tell me he tells me she's doing a good job, I believe him. And it was really impressive in the interview. Were you Mrs. Cooper on the
interview? So very impressive. So, uh, it's kind of exciting to bring her into the social studies department. Any other new items anybody wants to bring forward? Any discussion? Motion to
motion to second. I So we'll see on the 28th we'll ratify the contract and the budget that evening. If you think