WEBVTT 00:00:00.610 --> 00:00:06.394 - Matthew joins MCCSE with 24 years of teaching experience and holds a master's degree in education from 00:00:06.394 --> 00:00:12.177 - Eastern Illinois University. He will serve as assistant athletic director, physical education teacher, 00:00:12.177 --> 00:00:18.129 - and head men's basketball coach. Tyler Kelp, administrator assistant principal, Summit Elementary School. 00:00:18.129 --> 00:00:23.857 - Tyler joins MCCSE after serving as a special education resource teacher and department chair at Clark 00:00:23.857 --> 00:00:28.798 - Pleasant Community Schools. He holds a master's degree in urban educational leadership, 00:00:29.026 --> 00:00:35.105 - and policy from Indiana University. Kimberly Osborne, assistant principal, Fairview Elementary School. 00:00:35.105 --> 00:00:41.243 - Kimberly joins MCCSC after serving as an assistant principal for eight years at the Metropolitan School 00:00:41.243 --> 00:00:47.441 - District of Lawrence Township. She holds a master's degree in administration from Ball State University. 00:00:47.441 --> 00:00:53.461 - Sally Spice, assistant principal, Benford Elementary School. Sally continues with MCCSC after serving 00:00:53.461 --> 00:00:56.766 - in corporation as an English as a new language teacher. 00:00:57.122 --> 00:01:03.439 - She also served as a general education elementary teacher prior to that. Sally holds a master's degree 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:09.572 - in curriculum and instruction from Purdue University. We have a few administrator changes of status 00:01:09.572 --> 00:01:15.828 - to announce to you this evening to draw your attention to in the personnel report. Tyler Abel will be 00:01:15.828 --> 00:01:22.022 - moving from principal at Summit Elementary School to assistant principal at Tri-North Middle School. 00:01:22.022 --> 00:01:25.886 - Dr. Tim Dowling, our director of early learning and enrollment 00:01:26.434 --> 00:01:33.203 - is also going to be serving as the interim principal at Marlin Elementary School in addition to his 00:01:33.203 --> 00:01:40.176 - other responsibilities. Stephen Marshall moves from principal at Childs Elementary School to principal 00:01:40.176 --> 00:01:47.216 - at Summit Elementary School. Aaron Ritter moves from principal at Marlin Elementary School to principal 00:01:47.216 --> 00:01:54.392 - at Childs Elementary School. In addition to that, I'd like to draw the board's attention to two certified 00:01:54.392 --> 00:01:55.678 - staff retirements. 00:01:55.778 --> 00:02:02.542 - Mr. James Callahan. Mr. Callahan retires after 29 years of dedicated service to MCCSE, having served 00:02:02.542 --> 00:02:09.373 - as a fine arts teacher at Bloomington High School North. In addition to that, Harold Green. Mr. Green 00:02:09.373 --> 00:02:16.271 - retires after nearly 26 years of dedicated service to MCCSE, having served as a social studies teacher 00:02:16.271 --> 00:02:19.486 - at Bloomington High School North most recently. 00:02:19.970 --> 00:02:25.554 - Altogether, our retirees presented this evening represent a combined total of 55 years of service to 00:02:25.554 --> 00:02:31.635 - our school community. And on behalf of MCCSC, I would like to extend a special thank you to these individuals 00:02:31.635 --> 00:02:37.218 - for their many years of dedicated service and wish them well in their next adventures. At this time, 00:02:37.218 --> 00:02:42.802 - I would request that you please approve the recommendations as presented in your board packet in the 00:02:42.802 --> 00:02:47.390 - personnel report. Thank you, Dr. Henderson. Are there any comments from the board? 00:02:54.658 --> 00:03:02.673 - want to congratulate those who retired and I would also say thank you to everyone who has shifted around 00:03:02.673 --> 00:03:10.764 - taken on new responsibilities and service of the corporation especially dr. Dowling thank you for jumping 00:03:10.764 --> 00:03:18.931 - in to serve in this regard any other comments from the board all those in favor of approving the personnel 00:03:18.931 --> 00:03:22.366 - report signify by saying aye aye any against 00:03:23.554 --> 00:03:29.010 - abstentions. Motion carries. Dr Henderson. Do you want to invite anyone to the podium tonight? Yes. 00:03:29.010 --> 00:03:34.576 - Thank you, President Cooperman. At this time, uh, before we move on to the next agenda item, I'd like 00:03:34.576 --> 00:03:40.305 - to invite three individuals up to the podium this evening to address the board. We'll start this evening 00:03:40.305 --> 00:03:46.307 - with Matthew Britain, assistant athletic director, P. E. Teacher and new head basketball coach at Bloomington 00:03:46.307 --> 00:03:47.998 - High School North. Mr Britain. 00:03:53.954 --> 00:04:00.243 - Thank you, Dr. Henderson. It's an honor to be here. I'm excited to be joining the North Cougar family 00:04:00.243 --> 00:04:06.841 - and serving our students when they arrive on August the 5th. I would like to thank our Board of Education, 00:04:06.841 --> 00:04:13.192 - Dr. Winston, Dr. Henderson, Ms. Harmon, North Principal Matt Stark, and Athletic Director Andy Hodson. 00:04:13.192 --> 00:04:19.359 - Everyone has been great and made our family feel very welcome. Looking forward to get started. This 00:04:19.359 --> 00:04:22.750 - will be my 25th year in education, 23rd year coaching, 00:04:23.202 --> 00:04:30.322 - And I can truly say I'm just as excited about the start of this school year as I was year one. So ready 00:04:30.322 --> 00:04:37.373 - to serve our students the best of my ability and get started. Excited to be a part of the North Cougar 00:04:37.373 --> 00:04:44.356 - family. So thank you all again very much. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Britton. Next, I'd like to invite 00:04:44.356 --> 00:04:50.654 - up Stephen Marshall, new principal at Summit Elementary School. Mr. Marshall. Good evening. 00:04:50.882 --> 00:04:57.454 - Thank you, Dr. Winston and President Cooper and members of the board. I'm extremely excited to have 00:04:57.454 --> 00:05:04.421 - the opportunity to lead at Summit. I've been lucky enough to have the last couple of days in the building 00:05:04.421 --> 00:05:11.322 - and everyone's just been extremely welcoming and kind and supportive and I know we're gonna have a great 00:05:11.322 --> 00:05:17.961 - year. And I'd be remiss to not express my gratitude to the families, the students, the teachers, the 00:05:17.961 --> 00:05:19.998 - faculty and staff, the childs. 00:05:20.194 --> 00:05:26.994 - really great 14-year run there. But right now my mindset is just to continue making some at the great 00:05:26.994 --> 00:05:33.727 - school that it is and we're looking forward to welcoming all of our students on August 5th. So thank 00:05:33.727 --> 00:05:40.793 - you again for the opportunity. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Marshall. Finally I'd like to invite Aaron Ritter 00:05:40.793 --> 00:05:48.126 - principal at Childs Elementary School up to the podium. Mr. Ritter. Thank you. Good evening board. Thank you. 00:05:48.322 --> 00:05:55.341 - Thank you, Dr. Winston, Dr. Henderson. It's just extremely honored to be principal at Childs Elementary, 00:05:55.341 --> 00:06:02.427 - looking forward to getting started. I'll echo some more thoughts. I appreciate the kindness and welcoming 00:06:02.427 --> 00:06:09.111 - that I received at Childs and looking forward to welcoming in students and meeting even more of the 00:06:09.111 --> 00:06:14.526 - staff in person. And I would also like to thank my previous MCCSE homes, Marlin, 00:06:14.690 --> 00:06:21.938 - where I was principal for the last five years and prior to that Tri-North where I was assistant principal 00:06:21.938 --> 00:06:28.845 - for three years. So again just can't wait to get started seeing students and families and continuing 00:06:28.845 --> 00:06:34.110 - forward the great work already taking place at Childs. Thank you. Thank you. 00:06:35.394 --> 00:06:42.835 - So welcome to new faces and thanks again to those who have taken on new responsibilities and welcome 00:06:42.835 --> 00:06:50.938 - to those communities. Thank you. Other comments from the board? All right, then we will move on to contracts. 00:06:50.938 --> 00:06:58.674 - Do I have a motion to approve the contracts and quotes as presented? Do I have a second? It's been moved 00:06:58.674 --> 00:07:04.862 - by Ross and seconded by Asia that we approve the contracts and quotes as presented. 00:07:05.154 --> 00:07:10.930 - Mr. Irwin? Yeah, thank you. All contracts have gone through our normal process and they're set for your 00:07:10.930 --> 00:07:16.705 - approval. I do want to highlight the agreements that continue the expanded arts programming at Fairview 00:07:16.705 --> 00:07:22.703 - and just the multitude of ways that that referendum funding is supporting student experiences that families 00:07:22.703 --> 00:07:27.646 - value. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Irwin. Are there comments from the board? 00:07:33.474 --> 00:07:39.818 - I just want to explain my vote. I'm going to abstain from this vote because there are actually several 00:07:39.818 --> 00:07:46.039 - of these contracts that benefit my children's school and my family directly. So I'm going to abstain 00:07:46.039 --> 00:07:52.198 - from this vote. I just wanted to explain that before we take it. So all those in favor of approving 00:07:52.198 --> 00:07:58.542 - the contracts and quotes signify by saying aye. Aye. Against. Extensions. That's one. That's me. Still 00:07:58.542 --> 00:07:59.774 - the motion carries. 00:08:02.210 --> 00:08:11.029 - Next for our consideration are the meal prices for 2026-2027 school year. Do I have a motion to approve 00:08:11.029 --> 00:08:19.595 - the meal prices for 2026-2027 as presented? So moved. Do I have a second? Second. It's been moved by 00:08:19.595 --> 00:08:28.414 - Ashley and seconded by April that we approve the meal prices for 2026-2027 as presented. Dr. Henderson? 00:08:29.378 --> 00:08:35.348 - Thank you, President Kuperman. Dr. Winston, members of the Board of School Trustees, as you're all familiar, 00:08:35.348 --> 00:08:40.879 - federal regulations govern the pricing of all meals and snacks in the USDA child nutrition programs. 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:46.521 - And the paid lunch equity tool that's issued by the Indiana Department of Education is what's utilized 00:08:46.521 --> 00:08:52.052 - to determine the need for price increases to secondary lunches. The price increases this year impact 00:08:52.052 --> 00:08:57.310 - middle school lunch and high school lunch with an increase to each of 20 cents per lunch price. 00:08:58.274 --> 00:09:04.351 - I want to highlight that we're pleased to continue offering free breakfast and lunch to all students 00:09:04.351 --> 00:09:10.789 - at the following schools through the Community Eligibility Provision Program. That's Arlington Bloomington 00:09:10.789 --> 00:09:17.046 - Graduation School, Clear Creek, Fairview, Grandview, Highland Park, and Templeton. With that, we'd like 00:09:17.046 --> 00:09:23.123 - to ask that the board vote to approve the meal price changes as presented. Thank you, Dr. Henderson. 00:09:23.123 --> 00:09:25.470 - Are there any comments from the board? 00:09:28.930 --> 00:09:35.405 - I mean, no one ever likes raising lunch prices. We know that it's something that has to happen occasionally. 00:09:35.405 --> 00:09:41.703 - I do appreciate that we've tried to keep the impact in places where perhaps it might be easier to manage. 00:09:41.703 --> 00:09:47.703 - But I also want to remind people who are out there listening, all four of you, not including who are 00:09:47.703 --> 00:09:53.822 - in the room, but a lot of you are here because you have a vested interest in what's happening tonight. 00:09:53.954 --> 00:09:59.285 - you know, donations to like lunch funds can be made. And so I do just want to continually sort of remind 00:09:59.285 --> 00:10:04.412 - people that that exists. And if that's something that you feel like you want to do or can do that we 00:10:04.412 --> 00:10:09.692 - encourage you to do that, especially as we see this like small bump in, in lunch prices. I think that's 00:10:09.692 --> 00:10:14.870 - a great point, April. There's a lot happening at the national level too, that's going to make lunches 00:10:14.870 --> 00:10:19.947 - less accessible for a lot of our students. And so I think it's a good time to remind people that we 00:10:19.947 --> 00:10:22.942 - have that opportunity to provide lunches for our students. 00:10:25.218 --> 00:10:34.524 - Any other comments from the board? All those in favor of approving the meal prices for 2026-2027 as 00:10:34.524 --> 00:10:44.481 - presented signify by saying aye. Aye. Against? Any abstentions? Motion carries. Next for our consideration 00:10:44.481 --> 00:10:54.718 - is the clear title to real estate. Do I have a motion to approve the clear title to real estate as presented? 00:10:55.074 --> 00:11:03.618 - by the second. Second. It's been moved by Ross and seconded by Ashley that we approve the clear title 00:11:03.618 --> 00:11:11.994 - to real estate as presented. Attorney Bunker. Yes. Dr. Winston, President Cooper and members of the 00:11:11.994 --> 00:11:21.208 - board. This involves a parcel, one half acre parcel in Benton Township. This particular parcel was identified 00:11:21.208 --> 00:11:24.894 - in 1913 as a school property and eventually 00:11:25.058 --> 00:11:32.861 - adjacent property owners have accepted it out of the chain of title as schoolhouse. In the consolidation 00:11:32.861 --> 00:11:40.515 - of the Monroe County Community School Corporation, all township properties became properties under the 00:11:40.515 --> 00:11:48.170 - ownership of the MCCSC. This particular property is identified as schoolhouse, has no ownership to it. 00:11:48.170 --> 00:11:52.926 - It actually belongs to the MCCSC. In order to clear that title, 00:11:53.186 --> 00:11:59.661 - We need the authority and what we're asking is the resolution authorizing us to file a lawsuit, setting 00:11:59.661 --> 00:12:05.949 - out exactly what this property is. It's historically been set aside as a schoolhouse property and we 00:12:05.949 --> 00:12:12.362 - would believe the consolidation, which says it's property of the MCCSC, which would result in an order 00:12:12.362 --> 00:12:18.836 - saying we own this one quarter acre property that's on, I'm trying to think, it's on North Tunnel Road. 00:12:18.836 --> 00:12:23.070 - There's nothing on it. It's just an unimproved half acre of ground. 00:12:24.706 --> 00:12:32.583 - Thank you Mr. Bunger. Are there questions or comments from the board? What do we need to do next? You 00:12:32.583 --> 00:12:40.306 - approve the resolution. This authorizes us to file a lawsuit on behalf of the school corporation to 00:12:40.306 --> 00:12:47.102 - claim the property. Clear the title. So it looks like we need to, we just need to vote. 00:12:47.554 --> 00:12:53.301 - Well, is there a resolution? I don't see a resolution. Because I actually don't see a resolution attached 00:12:53.301 --> 00:12:58.885 - to this. A motion, a plain motion authoring us to file suit to clear title of property on North Tunnel 00:12:58.885 --> 00:13:04.416 - Road will work. Yeah, so the motion was to approve the clear title to real estate as presented, which 00:13:04.416 --> 00:13:10.325 - will authorize Mr. Bunger to to file the necessary paperwork. Exactly. So we don't need a formal resolution? 00:13:10.325 --> 00:13:13.470 - No, we don't need a formal resolution. Okay, okay, great. 00:13:15.458 --> 00:13:24.868 - All those in favor of the motion to approve the clear title to real estate. All those in favor of the 00:13:24.868 --> 00:13:34.370 - motion to approve the clear title to real estate as presented signify by saying aye. Aye. Against? Any 00:13:34.370 --> 00:13:41.566 - abstentions? Motion carries. We'll proceed. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Banger. 00:13:42.690 --> 00:13:50.917 - Our final item for consideration is resolution 2026-07, recognizing the collective bargaining rights 00:13:50.917 --> 00:13:59.306 - for certain classified operations employees. Do I have a motion to adopt resolution 2026-07? So moved. 00:13:59.306 --> 00:14:07.451 - Do I have a second? Second. It's been moved by Ross and seconded by Ashley that we adopt resolution 00:14:07.451 --> 00:14:09.406 - 2026-07. Dr. Henderson? 00:14:10.242 --> 00:14:16.223 - Thank you, President Cooperman, Dr. Winston, and members of the Board of School Trustees. Resolution 00:14:16.223 --> 00:14:22.560 - 2026-07, recognizing collective bargaining rights for certain classified operations employees. I recommend 00:14:22.560 --> 00:14:28.541 - that the board adopt this resolution, which approves the following. The collective bargaining rights 00:14:28.541 --> 00:14:34.700 - of classified operations employees shall be coterminous with teachers under Indiana Code Chapter 20-29, 00:14:34.700 --> 00:14:40.030 - but shall not be subject to the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board jurisdiction 00:14:40.130 --> 00:14:48.181 - or such related processes. Policy 8910 is replaced with Policy 8910 attached as Exhibit A and incorporated 00:14:48.181 --> 00:14:55.781 - by reference herein. This resolution and amended Policy 8910, upon adoption following second reading 00:14:55.781 --> 00:15:03.457 - of the policy, supersedes all prior resolutions or policies regarding or related to bargaining rights 00:15:03.457 --> 00:15:04.510 - of employees. 00:15:04.994 --> 00:15:11.759 - This resolution and policy 8910 will be effective upon adoption of the policy following the second reading 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:18.209 - by the board. However, with regards to the current collective bargaining agreement with the exclusive 00:15:18.209 --> 00:15:24.848 - representative of the classified operations employees, this resolution and policy 8910 will be effective 00:15:24.848 --> 00:15:31.360 - upon expiration of such collective bargaining agreement. I so recommend. Thank you, Dr. Henderson. Are 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:34.142 - there comments or questions from the board? 00:15:35.650 --> 00:15:44.952 - Yes. Okay, so we have a resolution and but then we also have the policy for which we need a first and 00:15:44.952 --> 00:15:54.072 - second reading. Tonight will be the first reading. But the resolution resolves to do this thing and 00:15:54.072 --> 00:16:03.192 - so then it would thus be resolved tonight even though we have to have a first and second reading of 00:16:03.192 --> 00:16:04.286 - the policy. 00:16:04.514 --> 00:16:12.339 - I think that's a little confusing to me. So as I understand it, the resolution is to put forward the 00:16:12.339 --> 00:16:20.318 - new language for the policy. It doesn't bind us to vote yes or no for those changes to the policy. Mr. 00:16:20.318 --> 00:16:28.220 - Bunker, is there anything you can add to that? OK. OK, so this will be effective upon adoption of the 00:16:28.220 --> 00:16:32.094 - policy following the second reading by the board. 00:16:36.002 --> 00:16:43.197 - Can I ask why we would have a resolution ahead of a policy reading? I guess I don't think that we typically, 00:16:43.197 --> 00:16:49.929 - or it's not always done that way. And so I'm curious, like, why the resolution before the policy, why 00:16:49.929 --> 00:16:56.794 - not just the policy change? If I may, I think that the policy just speaks to the fact that we continue, 00:16:56.794 --> 00:17:02.206 - although there are no requirements or obligations for us to engage in bargaining, 00:17:02.402 --> 00:17:09.413 - It just speaks to the fact that we have a continued and ongoing commitment to continue to support our 00:17:09.413 --> 00:17:16.492 - bargaining groups and ensuring the rights of them are upheld. And so this resolution asserts that. And 00:17:16.492 --> 00:17:24.190 - it doesn't take a position one way or the other in terms of the importance or the significance of those rights. 00:17:35.106 --> 00:17:41.443 - It's not without precedent. We've certainly passed resolutions to either write policies or change policies, 00:17:41.443 --> 00:17:47.370 - and then the language has been brought to us. I think maybe what's a little bit unusual here is that 00:17:47.370 --> 00:17:53.590 - we're getting them both at the same time. Yeah. I think that's what, for me, it throws me off. Typically, 00:17:53.590 --> 00:17:59.634 - we don't see them both in the same meeting, like, at the same time. And so that, I think, was just – 00:17:59.634 --> 00:18:03.742 - it was maybe just a little confusing for me. Sure. I understand that. 00:18:04.578 --> 00:18:17.554 - I do want to say, and I mean, I may, I don't know, I'm just gonna say something and then we'll proceed 00:18:17.554 --> 00:18:30.404 - as however we proceed, right? I am pretty staunchly and strongly pro-union. I actually do believe in, 00:18:30.404 --> 00:18:32.798 - you know, sort of, 00:18:33.730 --> 00:18:41.967 - empowering people to bargain wherever there is space and room to do so. And I do also know that the 00:18:41.967 --> 00:18:50.452 - teachers bargaining has been sort of truncated, their rights have been stripped truncated in many ways 00:18:50.452 --> 00:18:58.936 - as a result of the legislature of the state. And so those things were somewhat out of our control. And 00:18:58.936 --> 00:19:00.254 - I do understand 00:19:00.482 --> 00:19:11.229 - the impulse or desire then to kind of in the sort of effort toward, what would we, I guess, fairness 00:19:11.229 --> 00:19:21.977 - or equitable policies and processes to sort of align what can be bargained for. I will just say that 00:19:21.977 --> 00:19:28.574 - from my perspective at this moment, I don't know that I fully 00:19:29.570 --> 00:19:38.774 - agree with the desire or the decision to remove bargaining rights that are available to people as there 00:19:38.774 --> 00:19:47.712 - are no laws stripping or governing what can or cannot be bargained. I'll also admit that it probably 00:19:47.712 --> 00:19:57.182 - does make bargaining more complicated. And when you have more to bargain for, the process can take longer. 00:19:57.634 --> 00:20:04.257 - Maybe resolutions are not reached as sort of efficiency or efficiently or in a timely manner. So I am 00:20:04.257 --> 00:20:10.881 - not totally sure how I feel about this. I just, you know, I know it's here. I know we have to vote on 00:20:10.881 --> 00:20:17.569 - the resolution. If the resolution isn't binding until after the second reading, then I'm more inclined 00:20:17.569 --> 00:20:24.192 - to say yes to the resolution and work through the first and second reading of the policy. But I don't 00:20:24.192 --> 00:20:26.270 - know, there's a chance that I'm 00:20:26.466 --> 00:20:35.498 - I may find myself on a kind of opposing side of this particular perspective. I guess I just want to 00:20:35.498 --> 00:20:44.711 - ask a question. I don't know if you even have an answer, and if not, that's OK. But I wonder, has any 00:20:44.711 --> 00:20:53.834 - of this in the rewriting or the sort of, has MCEA had any input or perspective on this? This policy, 00:20:53.834 --> 00:20:55.550 - if I, I mean this, 00:20:55.746 --> 00:21:08.752 - resolution does not impact MCA in one way or any other way. Mm-hmm. Yes. Okay. So I think the answer 00:21:08.752 --> 00:21:21.886 - to that is probably no. Yeah. Other questions or comments? So I will just kind of a question to maybe 00:21:25.666 --> 00:21:33.276 - and maybe give it April, or member Hermosia, a level of comfort. If this resolution passes tonight, 00:21:33.276 --> 00:21:41.420 - and upon the second reading of the policy next board meeting, that is voted down, the resolution basically 00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:49.334 - goes away. Is that the correct understanding? I wanted to put that out there for your level of comfort. 00:21:49.334 --> 00:21:54.814 - That's what I understand at this point, too, having read that language. 00:21:59.330 --> 00:22:07.822 - I would say that I share some of your concerns and certainly I share your support for unions in general. 00:22:07.822 --> 00:22:16.153 - I think one of the most important factors to me is that it does align the collective bargaining rights 00:22:16.153 --> 00:22:23.998 - of our teachers and our other staff. That feels equitable to me. And I think that, as you noted, 00:22:24.578 --> 00:22:31.163 - without some limit without those two things being aligned. There is there are extra complications and 00:22:31.163 --> 00:22:37.683 - extra time in bargaining with one union over the other union. And for those reasons, I'm and I'm not 00:22:37.683 --> 00:22:44.526 - going to commit to voting yes or no for the policy at the next meeting. But I am probably leaning towards 00:22:44.526 --> 00:22:50.078 - voting in favor of the policy change to bring those two things into alignment myself. 00:22:56.578 --> 00:23:05.745 - Other comments before I call the vote? All those in favor of adopting resolution 2026-07, recognizing 00:23:05.745 --> 00:23:14.911 - collective bargaining rights for certain classified operations, employees signify by saying aye. Aye. 00:23:14.911 --> 00:23:24.078 - Aye. Against? Against? Me. As I know. Yeah. And I may very well be swayed by the end of this process. 00:23:24.078 --> 00:23:25.246 - Fair enough. 00:23:25.570 --> 00:23:36.252 - Any abstentions? Okay, so that's one against one abstention and three in favor. Motion carries. Next 00:23:36.252 --> 00:23:47.251 - is the first reading of the policy mentioned in resolution 2026-07, policy 8910, appropriate bargaining 00:23:47.251 --> 00:23:52.222 - unions, the units of employees. Dr. Henderson? 00:23:52.962 --> 00:23:57.973 - Thank you, President Cooper and Dr. Winston, members of the Board of School Trustees. 00:23:57.973 --> 00:24:04.033 - Policy 8910, appropriate bargaining units of employees. Revisions have been made to incorporate changes 00:24:04.033 --> 00:24:09.918 - in the law over the past few years and aligning the bargaining rights of all bargaining units within 00:24:09.918 --> 00:24:16.037 - MCCSE so that classified staff rights are in alignment with teacher rights. The policy will be presented 00:24:16.037 --> 00:24:19.358 - for second and final reading at the August 25th meeting. 00:24:21.890 --> 00:24:30.716 - Thank you, Dr. Henderson. Any comments from the board? As this is the first reading, no action is required. 00:24:30.716 --> 00:24:39.051 - As mentioned, this will be brought back to the board for the second and final reading in August. Next 00:24:39.051 --> 00:24:46.814 - on our agenda are district updates. Tonight, Dr. Winston will introduce the first presentation 00:24:46.946 --> 00:24:53.968 - sustaining excellence in MCCSE for the 2026-2027 school year. Thank you, President Cooperman. We are 00:24:53.968 --> 00:25:01.060 - very excited about opening our new school year in just a few days. And as you know, one of the things 00:25:01.060 --> 00:25:08.151 - that we continue to build upon is the tradition of academic excellence, artistic excellence, athletic 00:25:08.151 --> 00:25:15.313 - excellence in MCCSE schools. This evening, we really want to share with you a few highlights of what's 00:25:15.313 --> 00:25:16.286 - new for 26-27 00:25:16.418 --> 00:25:23.089 - and how we're going to continue to keep the main thing the main thing, which is academic excellence 00:25:23.089 --> 00:25:29.894 - as we continue to stay the course. So I'd like to invite Alexis Harmon to provide a brief overview of 00:25:29.894 --> 00:25:36.699 - some key priorities and key considerations for how we are maintaining academic excellence. Thank you, 00:25:36.699 --> 00:25:40.702 - President Comperman, Dr. Winston, and members of the board. 00:25:41.058 --> 00:25:46.883 - As Dr. Winston already said, I want to walk you through our plan for sustaining excellence in the 26-27 00:25:46.883 --> 00:25:52.764 - school year. This is work we've built together over the last several years and where that work is taking 00:25:52.764 --> 00:25:58.589 - us next. I want to start with excellence and instruction because everything else we do as a corporation 00:25:58.589 --> 00:26:04.246 - rests on what happens in the classroom every day. You have seen this slide before. Just want to kind 00:26:04.246 --> 00:26:04.862 - of, again, 00:26:05.634 --> 00:26:11.269 - keep a focus on, we're really thinking about we're one team, we're one plan, we're one model, we want 00:26:11.269 --> 00:26:16.793 - to align the work that we do so that we can align the supports we do as well. To start, I'd like to 00:26:16.793 --> 00:26:22.373 - introduce our MCCSE instructional model. I want to be clear, this isn't a new initiative. It's a way 00:26:22.373 --> 00:26:27.952 - of naming and organizing the work that many of you have already seen taking shape in our school over 00:26:27.952 --> 00:26:29.278 - the past several years. 00:26:29.474 --> 00:26:35.804 - What this model gives us is clarity, a shared definition of grade instruction, a common language, a 00:26:35.804 --> 00:26:42.388 - set of expectations that holds true in every MCCSE school. It also gives us a consistent way to monitor 00:26:42.388 --> 00:26:48.845 - our progress for collecting and reflecting on data so we can honestly assess how we're doing and hold 00:26:48.845 --> 00:26:55.428 - ourselves accountable to that as well. At its core, the model exists for one reason, to make sure every 00:26:55.428 --> 00:26:58.910 - student in every classroom in every one of our schools 00:26:59.234 --> 00:27:05.443 - receives high quality standards aligned instruction from a certified teacher. We believe instructional 00:27:05.443 --> 00:27:11.892 - quality and protective instructional time are two of the most powerful levels levers we have for improving 00:27:11.892 --> 00:27:18.342 - outcomes for kids. Within this model is the work the way it is designed to we should see stronger literacy 00:27:18.342 --> 00:27:25.214 - and numeracy foundations across every subject, growth for every group of students, narrowing of achievement gaps, 00:27:25.506 --> 00:27:33.524 - and schools where kids feel a genuine sense of connection and belonging. This slide lays out our theory 00:27:33.524 --> 00:27:41.928 - of action. So how we believe the pieces of this work connect each role in our corporation and the conditions 00:27:41.928 --> 00:27:50.024 - we create, the practices we expect to see, and the outcomes we're working toward for students. The model 00:27:50.024 --> 00:27:52.414 - rests on five core components. 00:27:52.610 --> 00:27:59.385 - what we should expect to see and actively foster in every MCCSE classroom, which is guaranteed and viable 00:27:59.385 --> 00:28:06.160 - core instruction, number two, small group differentiation and individualized instruction, three, database 00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:13.063 - decision-making, four, strong collaboration among educators, and five, of course, a welcoming and inclusive 00:28:13.063 --> 00:28:19.518 - learning environment. And they are not prioritized in area. They are equally important, all of them. 00:28:20.194 --> 00:28:25.995 - Each of these carries two set of expectations, one for our teachers and their data tape work, and we 00:28:25.995 --> 00:28:31.739 - call those our teaching and learning expectations, and one for corporation and building leaderships 00:28:31.739 --> 00:28:37.196 - and the instructional leadership they provide. With that foundation in place, I'd like to turn 00:28:37.196 --> 00:28:43.456 - to programming. While the state and federal government may make changes in funding and support for programs, 00:28:43.456 --> 00:28:48.798 - MCCSE continues to invest and commit in core areas that reflect the values in our community. 00:28:48.994 --> 00:28:56.396 - and I'd like to highlight some specific investments that will define this coming school year. Our programming 00:28:56.396 --> 00:29:03.597 - work this year is organized around our six priority areas, early literacy and numeracy, the arts, academic 00:29:03.597 --> 00:29:10.393 - alignment to college and career opportunities, student mental and behavioral health, and support for 00:29:10.393 --> 00:29:17.257 - students with diverse learning needs, as well as Accelerate 7. I'll walk through each, why it matters 00:29:17.257 --> 00:29:18.334 - and what's new. 00:29:20.194 --> 00:29:25.908 - Of course, early literacy and numeracy. We know reading well by third grade changes the trajectory of 00:29:25.908 --> 00:29:31.735 - a child's education. Strong readers succeed across every subject, not just English. The same holds true 00:29:31.735 --> 00:29:37.393 - in math. Early number sense predicts long-term success. And the gains kids make early tend to stick. 00:29:37.393 --> 00:29:43.107 - This year, we've adopted a new K through eight English language arts curriculum. We are entering year 00:29:43.107 --> 00:29:49.214 - two of our K through eight math curriculum. And we've introduced new progress monitoring in reading and math 00:29:49.442 --> 00:29:55.316 - pay-through rate so teachers can quickly identify where each student needs support and respond in real 00:29:55.316 --> 00:30:01.189 - time. We're also reducing screen time in favor of more direct teacher-led instruction and we're giving 00:30:01.189 --> 00:30:07.063 - teachers additional collaboration instructional preparation time particularly at the elementary level. 00:30:07.063 --> 00:30:12.766 - We'll be increasing our instructional prep time minimum requirement from 200 to 225 and we also are 00:30:12.766 --> 00:30:17.214 - rolling out an initiative for an increased collaborative time for grade level 00:30:17.410 --> 00:30:23.212 - teams and special area teams throughout the school year. So they'll have more opportunities to plan, 00:30:23.212 --> 00:30:29.129 - review student data together, and refine their teaching as a team. The arts. The arts are made a vital 00:30:29.129 --> 00:30:35.333 - part of a well-rounded MCCSE education. Students with strong arts participation are more likely to graduate 00:30:35.333 --> 00:30:41.134 - and enroll in college. Schools that intentionally integrate the arts see stronger student engagement 00:30:41.134 --> 00:30:47.166 - and school climate. And music education in particular has been linked to gains in executive functioning. 00:30:47.810 --> 00:30:53.919 - We're continuing our rich tradition of arts programming at every level, including band and strings at 00:30:53.919 --> 00:31:00.207 - our elementary schools and continuing community partnerships like Lotus Blossom, along with field trips, 00:31:00.207 --> 00:31:06.375 - the IU Musical Arts Center, Eskenazi Museum, our community partnerships with theater programs as well. 00:31:06.375 --> 00:31:12.604 - For our academic alignment to career and college opportunities, real world experience improves outcomes 00:31:12.604 --> 00:31:17.694 - for students. It increases engagement and strengthens academic and career readiness, 00:31:17.858 --> 00:31:23.794 - AP and dual credit coursework build college readiness, and dual enrollment is consistently linked to 00:31:23.794 --> 00:31:29.847 - higher rates of college enrollment, persistence, and degree completion. This year, we're expanding the 00:31:29.847 --> 00:31:35.665 - strategic resources we have for students to help them identify internships and work-based learning 00:31:35.665 --> 00:31:41.541 - opportunities, as well as expanding our community partnerships to support those work-based learning 00:31:41.541 --> 00:31:46.654 - opportunities and partnerships with our industry. Student mental and behavioral health 00:31:46.786 --> 00:31:52.549 - We know student well-being isn't separate from academic excellence. It's foundational to it. School-based 00:31:52.549 --> 00:31:58.312 - mental health services improve access to support, and high-quality social and emotional learning improves 00:31:58.312 --> 00:32:03.857 - both behavior and achievement. Students in evidence-based SEL programs have shown gains equivalent to 00:32:03.857 --> 00:32:09.566 - 11 percentile points in academic achievement. Belonging itself acts as a protective factor for our kids. 00:32:10.242 --> 00:32:16.302 - This year, that means we're going to expand Community in Schools, which is a national organization we 00:32:16.302 --> 00:32:22.837 - partner with to provide meaningful wraparound supports for students and families. And we're adding registered 00:32:22.837 --> 00:32:28.838 - behavior therapists in our schools and deepening our already existing community health partnerships. 00:32:28.838 --> 00:32:35.135 - I want to take a moment to talk about acceleration. This is a new system of work this year. It's a system 00:32:35.135 --> 00:32:39.294 - of support we're calling Accelerate 7, focused intentional commitment 00:32:39.394 --> 00:32:44.934 - to move the needle where the need is greatest, grounded in our own student achievement data. Accelerate 00:32:44.934 --> 00:32:50.101 - 7 is built around seven commitments for every classroom every day. And those are daily principal 00:32:50.101 --> 00:32:55.641 - instructional leadership with immediate feedback, evidence-based instructional strategies, accelerating 00:32:55.641 --> 00:33:01.287 - literacy and numeracy skills, personalized learning plans for every student, innovative, agile scheduling 00:33:01.287 --> 00:33:06.721 - that protects time for intervention, coaching cycles tied directly to student outcomes, and increased 00:33:06.721 --> 00:33:09.118 - time for teacher collaboration and planning. 00:33:09.602 --> 00:33:14.391 - It's guided by three goals, strengthening core reading and math instruction, delivering timely 00:33:14.391 --> 00:33:19.835 - and data-driven intervention and enrichment, and developing our principles as strong instructional leaders, 00:33:19.835 --> 00:33:24.876 - and by our core priorities of building literacy and numeracy foundations, closing achievement gaps, 00:33:24.876 --> 00:33:30.220 - and supporting student mental and behavioral health. Ultimately, this work is rooted in the simple belief 00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:35.311 - that students with the greatest need deserve our strongest systems, our most consistent support, and 00:33:35.311 --> 00:33:37.630 - the greatest access to high-quality teaching. 00:33:40.482 --> 00:33:46.567 - In programming, finally, I'd like to talk about sports for supports, I'm sorry, for students with diverse 00:33:46.567 --> 00:33:52.480 - leading needs. These are happening across every one of our schools. But in particular this year, we're 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:58.278 - focusing at the middle school level with two initiatives, including on-site professional development 00:33:58.278 --> 00:34:04.306 - and support for co-teaching and collaborative instruction, and an innovative case manager model designed 00:34:04.306 --> 00:34:08.382 - to strengthen how we coordinate and deliver support to those students. 00:34:08.482 --> 00:34:14.115 - I'd like to make a moment to talk about engagement and excellence engagement, because excellence instruction 00:34:14.115 --> 00:34:19.282 - and programming only matters if our community is alongside us in this work. Last spring, we had our 00:34:19.282 --> 00:34:24.501 - Strong Schools Strong Community process reinforce something we already knew. Our community wants and 00:34:24.501 --> 00:34:30.031 - deserves real engagement with its public schools. So this year, we're building on that with a few specific 00:34:30.031 --> 00:34:35.870 - efforts. An ambassador program will bring community members into deeper understanding of how our schools operate 00:34:36.482 --> 00:34:41.909 - Our MCCSE Voices podcast will give the community direct insight into the work happening across 00:34:41.909 --> 00:34:47.736 - the corporation and help build broader public understanding of our schools. Our CFO Corner will share 00:34:47.736 --> 00:34:53.449 - clear, regular information about our finances, reinforcing transparency and fiscal stewardship. And 00:34:53.449 --> 00:34:59.277 - this year will also begin Facilities Master Planning, which is engaging parents, students, staff, and 00:34:59.277 --> 00:35:02.590 - community members in shaping the future of our buildings. 00:35:02.946 --> 00:35:12.513 - So every student has access to 21st century spaces for learning, athletics, and arts. And that's my 00:35:12.513 --> 00:35:22.367 - brief update. Thank you. There's just so much to share. Thank you, Ms. Harmon. Are there comments from 00:35:22.367 --> 00:35:32.126 - the board? How are people selected for the ambassador program? So yes, we've been posting information 00:35:32.226 --> 00:35:38.074 - seeking and kind of doing like an all call. And so we've had a number of individuals reach out and submit 00:35:38.074 --> 00:35:43.757 - an application. We also know that from our Strong Schools, Strong Community effort back in the spring, 00:35:43.757 --> 00:35:49.275 - we were only able to accept a certain number of individuals at that particular point in time. So we 00:35:49.275 --> 00:35:55.123 - wanted to be able to also reach back out to those folks who wanted to be a part of Strong Schools, Strong 00:35:55.123 --> 00:36:00.254 - Community to invite them to be a part of the ambassador program as well. So we're trying to, 00:36:00.418 --> 00:36:10.001 - to consider a variety of ways of bringing all of those voices together. The program will kick off in 00:36:10.001 --> 00:36:19.489 - September. Nice. Love it. Very excited. Other questions or comments from the board? I have one more 00:36:19.489 --> 00:36:27.934 - question. Sure. Does a podcast have a regular host, or how does that work? Yes, it does. 00:36:28.066 --> 00:36:36.152 - You're looking at her. Hello, podcast host. That would be me, yes. All right, cool. So we'll have our 00:36:36.152 --> 00:36:44.317 - first podcast of School Voices that will release next week. Can't wait. And we will have opportunities 00:36:44.317 --> 00:36:51.134 - for board members to also be invited guests. I can't wait for that. Maybe you should. 00:36:53.538 --> 00:36:58.736 - I have a question also about community engagement. My question is about the CFO corner. Is that going 00:36:58.736 --> 00:37:03.934 - to be a part of the podcast or is that a separate thing? I think a little bit of yes of both. I think 00:37:03.934 --> 00:37:09.539 - there'll be some times we're all going to be a guest on the podcast and then there'll be a regular occurrence 00:37:09.539 --> 00:37:14.686 - of communication through me as it relates to just education on school finance and timely topics that 00:37:14.686 --> 00:37:20.190 - relate to things that are going on around the school corporation. But they didn't like put you in a corner. 00:37:20.706 --> 00:37:27.445 - I will I hopefully will not be in a corner. I have an office that is a cube so it's not a corner. I 00:37:27.445 --> 00:37:34.387 - feel good about that. Okay well that's good to hear. Great questions. We're so excited about providing 00:37:34.387 --> 00:37:41.396 - additional avenues for members of our community to learn more about our schools and to learn more about 00:37:41.396 --> 00:37:48.270 - the people making decisions and teaching our children and supporting our children. That's an exciting 00:37:48.270 --> 00:37:50.494 - opportunity as well to to really 00:37:50.978 --> 00:37:57.457 - humanize our educators so that folks get a better understanding of what brings us to the table to take 00:37:57.457 --> 00:38:04.125 - on this kind of work and the passion that comes with it and an opportunity to showcase all of the amazing 00:38:04.125 --> 00:38:10.541 - things that happen in every one of our classrooms and every one of our schools each and every day. So 00:38:10.541 --> 00:38:16.894 - a lot of excitement. We're open to hear some of your thoughts and suggestions and ideas as well. And 00:38:16.894 --> 00:38:20.542 - I certainly want to give kudos, a well-deserved kudos, to 00:38:21.186 --> 00:38:28.339 - Sarah Deweese for the work that she's doing in helping us to design all of these avenues to communicate 00:38:28.339 --> 00:38:35.216 - more effectively and more clearly. I know this was just the beginning, but I think there were a lot 00:38:35.216 --> 00:38:42.163 - of exciting things that Ms. Harmon presented, including the Accelerate 7, which I'm excited to learn 00:38:42.163 --> 00:38:49.178 - more about. It feels like we're sort of in a place now where we are feeling more optimistic about our 00:38:49.178 --> 00:38:50.622 - finances and so have 00:38:50.914 --> 00:38:57.548 - the flexibility to start focusing on what we're doing with the resources that we do have. And I think 00:38:57.548 --> 00:39:04.246 - that's really going to be an exciting thing that's coming this year. I would absolutely echo the focus 00:39:04.246 --> 00:39:10.360 - and the emphasis on our academics and really sticking to the main thing being that main thing 00:39:10.360 --> 00:39:16.798 - and acknowledging that there are still headwinds out there in the financial front. And I know that 00:39:17.090 --> 00:39:23.500 - Um, as we move forward, Matt Irwin is going to speak on some of those, but making sure that we are well 00:39:23.500 --> 00:39:30.096 - prepared to respond, um, from a position of strength. Thank you. And, uh, this isn't the first CFO corner, 00:39:30.096 --> 00:39:36.506 - but, uh, but we are moving on to our financial update. Uh, so Mr Irwin, would you like to provide that? 00:39:36.506 --> 00:39:42.917 - Yeah, thank you. All right. We'll start where we normally start, just talking about the education fund. 00:39:42.917 --> 00:39:46.430 - And I try to always give those a little bit of just some 00:39:46.626 --> 00:39:54.055 - broad monthly specifics and then talk about some outlooks and some things of that nature so from a from 00:39:54.055 --> 00:40:01.269 - a monthly perspective the actual revenue was above projections expenses below projections and in the 00:40:01.269 --> 00:40:08.412 - world projections for me that's pretty ideal tuition support we started the new fiscal year so july 00:40:08.412 --> 00:40:11.198 - is the start of the new fiscal year 27 00:40:12.066 --> 00:40:19.066 - And with that, that means the new budget year for the state. So this is the second year of the state's 00:40:19.066 --> 00:40:25.862 - budget. And so that starts that new funding formula piece. The state puts out what's called an IDOE 00:40:25.862 --> 00:40:32.726 - form 54. So it's the state's aid's projections of revenue to be received. Mine projection that I had 00:40:32.726 --> 00:40:38.910 - in our cash flows was within a couple hundred dollars of the projection that they put out. 00:40:39.202 --> 00:40:44.991 - definitely very comforting in that world to make sure that those things are aligning and backing one 00:40:44.991 --> 00:40:50.838 - another up. So that was something that I wanted to make note of. The other piece that I have in there 00:40:50.838 --> 00:40:56.685 - in the outlook is that the NESP programming as far as the expenditures of that programming is getting 00:40:56.685 --> 00:41:02.589 - pushed back into the education fund. The NESP programming for non-English speaking programming is part 00:41:02.589 --> 00:41:08.894 - of the tuition support grants. So there's specialized grants within tuition support and NESP is one of those. 00:41:09.186 --> 00:41:15.436 - And so it makes sense to bring that back out of a special fund and track it within the fund of which 00:41:15.436 --> 00:41:21.623 - the revenue is coming from the state on that anyway. So we push that back into the projections that 00:41:21.623 --> 00:41:27.873 - you've seen. That was something that dates back to when it wasn't in the tuition support formula. So 00:41:27.873 --> 00:41:34.246 - we're pulling that back in together. The outlook of the year end is pretty similar to what you've seen 00:41:34.246 --> 00:41:35.422 - in the past month. 00:41:35.522 --> 00:41:41.648 - like I told you before we're making great strides in progress and where we're at in the education fund 00:41:41.648 --> 00:41:47.061 - and getting back to a position of health and a position of strength so that we can weather 00:41:47.061 --> 00:41:53.009 - those uncertainties as they come. So we'll move to the 22 referendum. That one we talked last month 00:41:53.009 --> 00:41:59.195 - about the expectation for property tax revenue received from the county that matched up to exactly what 00:41:59.195 --> 00:42:02.942 - we expected it to be for the month of June as you would expect 00:42:03.234 --> 00:42:09.102 - Our expenses were below projections, but across line items, again, very accurate, which means that the 00:42:09.102 --> 00:42:15.255 - projection looks a little bit better than what you saw last month. And from the standpoint of the long-term 00:42:15.255 --> 00:42:21.009 - outlook, it still looks the same as far as the expectations of the impacts of SEA 1, but I have that 00:42:21.009 --> 00:42:26.820 - third bullet point down there because right now, as we continue to monitor what net assessed value is 00:42:26.820 --> 00:42:32.574 - going to do, you guys know that we continue to partner with Policy Analytics to get regular updates. 00:42:32.706 --> 00:42:38.597 - as it relates to the expectations of what's going to occur with legislation and how that impacts our 00:42:38.597 --> 00:42:44.605 - tax base. And so right now, there's some belief that the net assessed value won't drop as much as what 00:42:44.605 --> 00:42:50.497 - they're projecting, which that again, obviously has a huge impact on our referendums and the revenue 00:42:50.497 --> 00:42:56.388 - that they provide to support those initiatives. So that's something that we're continuing to monitor 00:42:56.388 --> 00:43:02.046 - as we get closer to budget time, which we're about to start that process in the upcoming months, 00:43:02.338 --> 00:43:08.899 - we'll be honing in on what it is that that will actually be as those net assessed values get certified 00:43:08.899 --> 00:43:15.907 - so that we're planning off of those through the budgeting process. But those are things that we're monitoring 00:43:15.907 --> 00:43:22.468 - and watching. For the referendum 2023, again, revenue matched the expectations for June. June expenses 00:43:22.468 --> 00:43:28.838 - below projections, again, accurate. That's what we want to see. The fund balance does project to be 00:43:28.838 --> 00:43:30.558 - up for the year right now. 00:43:30.818 --> 00:43:37.333 - And again, I've got those same pieces on there with bullet point two as it relates to continuing to 00:43:37.333 --> 00:43:44.044 - monitors net assessed values and their impact on the revenue that the referendums generates. The third 00:43:44.044 --> 00:43:50.559 - one is one that I want to continue to highlight because I don't want it to get lost in the shuffle. 00:43:50.559 --> 00:43:55.966 - But you see a larger projection for partner providers in the upcoming school year. 00:43:56.162 --> 00:44:02.399 - And that's because we're continuing to navigate a time where during the last budget cycle, the state 00:44:02.399 --> 00:44:08.573 - reduced CCDF vouchers and On My Way Pre-K funding, which was critical funding that allowed families 00:44:08.573 --> 00:44:14.748 - to get reduced costs for early childhood to make it more accessible for families. When that funding 00:44:14.748 --> 00:44:21.540 - is reduced, that means more people need access to the referendum funds in order to be able to have affordable 00:44:21.540 --> 00:44:22.590 - early childhood. 00:44:23.234 --> 00:44:28.613 - not to mention as you look around the state there's a lot of centers that have closed there's a lot 00:44:28.613 --> 00:44:34.099 - of schools that have cut their programming to early childhood and because of the referendum we're not 00:44:34.099 --> 00:44:39.962 - in that situation they kind of put some more numbers and specifics to this as i thought this was interesting 00:44:39.962 --> 00:44:45.502 - data for you guys to to hear as we talk about and for people to understand just how important this has 00:44:45.502 --> 00:44:50.558 - been to our parents in our to our community is that during the 24 25 school year we collected 00:44:50.658 --> 00:44:58.633 - just under $342,000 in CCDF funding. During last school year, it was less than 22,000. And on my way 00:44:58.633 --> 00:45:06.923 - pre-K funding, during the 24-25 school year, that funding from the state, we received just over 452,000. 00:45:06.923 --> 00:45:14.898 - Last year, we got less than 12,000. So that's just MCCSC. That's not what our partner providers have 00:45:14.898 --> 00:45:18.846 - experienced in all the families in our community. 00:45:19.522 --> 00:45:25.744 - So I say all that to say this is very critical and important to our family. So it's just that continue 00:45:25.744 --> 00:45:31.785 - to express that gratitude for that support because we're in a position that other communities quite 00:45:31.785 --> 00:45:38.068 - frankly aren't in as it relates to our childhood programming. So that's something that I wanted to make 00:45:38.068 --> 00:45:44.411 - note of. In the operations fund, revenue was above projections. We did make that planned taxable general 00:45:44.411 --> 00:45:45.982 - obligation fund transfer. 00:45:46.178 --> 00:45:52.185 - That's that reimbursement of past capital expenditures that we've been talking about month after month 00:45:52.185 --> 00:45:58.191 - after month. It finally occurred. And so you saw that in the register of claims for this board meeting 00:45:58.191 --> 00:46:04.081 - as well. And then also in debt service, we made that transfer from debt service to operations, which 00:46:04.081 --> 00:46:10.379 - is a part of that approved transfer in last month's board meeting. We made the first half of that transfer. 00:46:10.379 --> 00:46:16.094 - We'll do the second half in December when that second half of property tax disbursement comes in. 00:46:16.194 --> 00:46:22.637 - And that lines up with what you see in your cash flows. The payroll and benefits and miscellaneous expenses 00:46:22.637 --> 00:46:28.663 - are very accurate. Our June services and supplies were below projections. And that had to do, again, 00:46:28.663 --> 00:46:35.106 - a lot to do with the timing of invoices. I think that's one of the hardest part to nail down on projections 00:46:35.106 --> 00:46:41.310 - is that invoices don't always fall in the same month, depending on the timing of when they're received. 00:46:41.762 --> 00:46:47.297 - And so that's part of the process is continuing evaluating what's the difference between this year and 00:46:47.297 --> 00:46:52.885 - last year. And what does that go back to? As well as one of the things that we needed to do was to make 00:46:52.885 --> 00:46:58.258 - our Child Nutrition Fund whole, which is a federally funded programming that that fund 0800. We had 00:46:58.258 --> 00:47:03.793 - to pull that back into the positive. That was a requirement from the DOE that ended up being less than 00:47:03.793 --> 00:47:09.220 - what we had originally expected. And that has a lot to do with the work of our Child Nutrition staff 00:47:09.220 --> 00:47:11.262 - and our director and Child Nutrition. 00:47:11.426 --> 00:47:18.147 - with Gretchen Hunter, she's doing a great job. And so I've appreciated her partnership and working through 00:47:18.147 --> 00:47:24.491 - that as well. And the outlook piece for the operations fund, the fund balance is projecting up right 00:47:24.491 --> 00:47:30.773 - now. I do have in there the 21st century grant closeout. Our 21st century grant is federally funded 00:47:30.773 --> 00:47:37.117 - programming. I'm gonna talk about this in a little bit in a couple of slides, but that grant has run 00:47:37.117 --> 00:47:40.446 - out. And until recently, we didn't know whether that 00:47:40.642 --> 00:47:47.058 - funding opportunity would even come back because that's a competitive grant. But the home of the programming 00:47:47.058 --> 00:47:52.944 - that's supported through 21st century is extended day. It's adventure camp that helps with the cost 00:47:52.944 --> 00:47:59.125 - of those programming. The home of it is the operations fund. And so with that grant expiring, I've moved 00:47:59.125 --> 00:48:05.129 - that back into the projections of the operations fund. And it's something that we'll continue to have 00:48:05.129 --> 00:48:08.190 - to look at as we move forward into making sure that 00:48:08.418 --> 00:48:14.794 - It's able to sustain those program. We're not saying we're not taking away extended day and we're continue 00:48:14.794 --> 00:48:20.813 - with adventure camps. I don't I don't want to cause any fear of worries there. But that 21st century 00:48:20.813 --> 00:48:27.011 - grant right now is going away and I'll talk about that here a little bit. The debt service fund revenue 00:48:27.011 --> 00:48:30.110 - matched expectations again that form 22 is just the 00:48:31.106 --> 00:48:36.627 - local term for what you would expect from the county as it relates to the document that we get that 00:48:36.627 --> 00:48:42.202 - says how much revenue to expect and where to deposit it. All of our debt payments were made on time. 00:48:42.202 --> 00:48:47.723 - The outlook of the fund is almost identical to what you saw last month and again I talked about the 00:48:47.723 --> 00:48:53.409 - second half of that approved transfer is set for December when the second disbursement comes. The last 00:48:53.409 --> 00:48:58.654 - piece I'll talk about is some federal grants updates. I know just talking about headwinds that 00:48:58.786 --> 00:49:05.014 - That graphic probably looks familiar to you from past presentations. And I thought it was spitting because 00:49:05.014 --> 00:49:10.894 - it's kind of it comes back into some of those things of the continually changing dynamics from which 00:49:10.894 --> 00:49:16.889 - we work on and work through. But our title one grant we were notified that we were reduced by a little 00:49:16.889 --> 00:49:22.885 - over three hundred and sixty two thousand dollars for this upcoming school year. We are using rollover 00:49:22.885 --> 00:49:27.134 - dollars from previous year's grants to help fill that gap for this year. 00:49:27.778 --> 00:49:33.722 - and that sure is up our staffing levels for this year. But that's something that we're going to continue 00:49:33.722 --> 00:49:39.609 - to have to monitor and that we're at the whim of understanding what that's going to do. I can't predict 00:49:39.609 --> 00:49:45.270 - what that's going to do in future years right now. But that's close to a 15% reduction in the grant 00:49:45.270 --> 00:49:50.987 - allocation that we received from the previous year. That grant supports intervention staffing at our 00:49:50.987 --> 00:49:55.006 - seven title one schools. Um, but again, I wanted to make note of that. 00:49:55.618 --> 00:50:02.003 - We're using those rollover dollars to keep staffing levels at a place where we know that we can continue 00:50:02.003 --> 00:50:08.144 - to serve needs for this coming school year, but that's the short term. And so we'll continue to work 00:50:08.144 --> 00:50:14.407 - through that as that comes forward. And then the second point is the 21st century grant. Again, that's 00:50:14.407 --> 00:50:21.278 - federally funded grant that's passed through the IDOE. That's $300 or $300,000 annually that we receive that is, 00:50:21.538 --> 00:50:27.003 - right now going away, we did just recently get notified from the DOE that they have opened up another 00:50:27.003 --> 00:50:32.414 - cohort application. But again, that's a competitive grant that we're not guaranteed to that funding. 00:50:32.414 --> 00:50:37.771 - So that is something that we will apply for, but it's not guaranteed. So we'll continue to keep you 00:50:37.771 --> 00:50:43.343 - updated on where we're at with that. And again, that's why that programming costs and those things have 00:50:43.343 --> 00:50:48.807 - to come back into the operations fund right now because it's not guaranteed and we don't know whether 00:50:48.807 --> 00:50:51.486 - or not we'll continue to get it or even if we do, 00:50:51.842 --> 00:50:57.848 - get accepted, whether or not we continue to get the same level of funding. And then the last piece on 00:50:57.848 --> 00:51:03.795 - there is just clarifying that that helps with expenses related to extended day and adventure camp as 00:51:03.795 --> 00:51:09.977 - well. So just an update on some of those pieces that range from our five major funds, but again, talking 00:51:09.977 --> 00:51:16.159 - about some of our federal grants and some of those headwinds that we talked about in the past, but those 00:51:16.159 --> 00:51:20.222 - things come to fruition and then we work through those as they come. 00:51:20.546 --> 00:51:28.926 - Sometimes not always do you get the notice as quickly as what you want, but we're continuing to work 00:51:28.926 --> 00:51:37.390 - through them nonetheless. So with that, that's the end of my report. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Erwin. 00:51:37.390 --> 00:51:45.438 - Are there questions or comments from the board? I throw a lot at you every time, so I apologize. 00:51:45.762 --> 00:51:52.519 - It's good. It's very comprehensive. I think as a result, we have no questions. So thank you, Mr. Irwin. 00:51:52.519 --> 00:51:59.081 - That means you made a good presentation. That's right. Left no room for a question. So next, we have 00:51:59.081 --> 00:52:05.903 - committee reports. We don't have a specific committee report this month. But are there any board members 00:52:05.903 --> 00:52:09.022 - that have reports that you would like to share? 00:52:10.402 --> 00:52:18.351 - I would just like to say that the newly formed policy committee has not yet met, but we do have an official 00:52:18.351 --> 00:52:25.858 - date to meet. People have just been, it's summer, traveling, busy, whatever. So we will meet ahead of 00:52:25.858 --> 00:52:33.365 - the August meeting. So we'll likely have at least something to report as having come of that meeting. 00:52:33.365 --> 00:52:37.118 - Great. Other reports? All right. Thank you, April. 00:52:37.666 --> 00:52:43.447 - Next we have superintendent comments. Dr. Winston, do you have any additional information you'd like 00:52:43.447 --> 00:52:49.686 - to share with us tonight? Just a couple of items. The start of the 26-27 school year is quickly approaching. 00:52:49.686 --> 00:52:55.524 - I don't think there's anyone more excited in this community than our parents to be able to send their 00:52:55.524 --> 00:53:01.305 - babies back to us. And I think we're probably a little bit more excited than they are because we are 00:53:01.305 --> 00:53:07.486 - so happy to have our children back in our schools and in our classrooms. Everyone will return on Wednesday. 00:53:07.746 --> 00:53:14.093 - August the 5th in terms of our students our teachers are back in many ways they often never leave but 00:53:14.093 --> 00:53:20.316 - they're officially back on Monday August the 3rd. So we're really excited to have our teachers back 00:53:20.316 --> 00:53:27.161 - in our classrooms our support staff. Everyone is getting ready and there's a lot of enthusiasm and excitement 00:53:27.161 --> 00:53:33.509 - and we talk a lot about everybody getting their new hairstyles done their new school outfits for back 00:53:33.509 --> 00:53:35.998 - to school including folks in this room. 00:53:37.442 --> 00:53:43.853 - To help our families prepare, we have our enrollment and resource information available on our website, 00:53:43.853 --> 00:53:50.263 - and it's located under the families tab, so I just want to provide a friendly reminder to our families. 00:53:50.263 --> 00:53:56.489 - The information page provides details on educational programs for our learners of all ages, from six 00:53:56.489 --> 00:54:02.653 - weeks old, yes I said six weeks old, all the way through adult education. You'll also find valuable 00:54:02.653 --> 00:54:05.982 - information on extended day programs, transportation, 00:54:06.114 --> 00:54:12.246 - MyPayments Plus to pay for meals, free and reduced lunch applications, and many other additional helpful 00:54:12.246 --> 00:54:18.378 - resources. Our team has been working diligently to ensure a smooth and welcoming start to the new school 00:54:18.378 --> 00:54:24.335 - year. At MCCSC, as you know, we are committed to our promise to sustain excellence in all that we do. 00:54:24.335 --> 00:54:30.526 - We are grateful to our families for the trust that they place in us to educate and care for their babies. 00:54:30.882 --> 00:54:36.994 - We look forward to seeing our students back in our classrooms learning growing and thriving. So mark 00:54:36.994 --> 00:54:43.046 - your calendars on Tuesday August 4th from 3 to 4 p.m. Elementary schools will have meet the teacher 00:54:43.046 --> 00:54:49.097 - all MCCSE elementary schools will host a special time for students and families to visit the school 00:54:49.097 --> 00:54:55.694 - and meet their teacher for the new school year. Additional information about school open houses is available 00:54:55.694 --> 00:55:00.414 - on our website and we've been communicating that over the last several weeks. 00:55:01.122 --> 00:55:07.434 - On Saturday August 29th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. our parent university title preparing for high school 00:55:07.434 --> 00:55:14.122 - and beyond is one of our most popular annual events. Registration for the event will open in early August. 00:55:14.122 --> 00:55:20.809 - So please join us for our very first parent university mini conference of the new school year. I'm excited 00:55:20.809 --> 00:55:27.184 - to begin the new school year with our students with our staff and with our families. And here's to an 00:55:27.184 --> 00:55:30.622 - excellent school year ahead. That concludes my report. 00:55:31.330 --> 00:55:39.876 - Thank you, Dr. Winston. Any comments from the board? You can definitely count me amongst the parents, 00:55:39.876 --> 00:55:48.255 - who is very excited to send my babies back to you. I also find this a really exciting time of year. 00:55:48.255 --> 00:55:56.968 - So I'm looking forward to a new teacher orientation and the first days of school. It's my favorite time 00:55:56.968 --> 00:56:00.990 - of the year. It really is. For lots of reasons. 00:56:01.154 --> 00:56:10.822 - Any final comments from the board? All right, the next regularly scheduled board meeting will be held 00:56:10.822 --> 00:56:16.414 - on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026. With that we are adjourned.