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What happened at this meeting

Tri-County board approves 27⁠-⁠28 school calendar and administrator contract extensions 31:03

  • A statement read at the start of the meeting said the board had not engaged in any discussions with any developer, government agency or organization regarding a proposed data center project and had not taken a position on it. 1:25
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve the 27⁠-⁠28 school calendar, which a staff member said has a first semester start date of August 11th. 33:21
  • The board also voted 7⁠-⁠0 to extend administrator contracts by one year, through the '27-'28 school year. 35:36
  • The superintendent said the district is purchasing a 72-passenger bus for a total of $165,489. 41:25

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening statement, agenda and minutes 0:37
    • A statement read on behalf of the board said the board had not entered into any agreements related to the proposed data center project and would continue to gather factual information. 0:37
    • The board took up the minutes of the executive session and regular session from July 13th. 3:26
    • The agenda was approved 7⁠-⁠0, and the minutes passed 6 with one abstention. 3:28
  2. Police department report 4:05
    • The officer reported attending 14 meetings and 26 hours of training and handling 12 after-hour calls since the last board meeting. 4:15
    • The officer shared proofs of window designs for the high school that restrict view from the outside and pictures of color-coded hallway signs placed to be viewable from cameras. 4:15
    • The officer said wearable badges and lanyards for the Raptor system had arrived and that the officer was looking into becoming an instructor for school bus driver active threat response training. 6:16
  3. Technology report 11:34
    • A staff member said all student devices were in rooms and lockers and that ParentSquare was being rolled out at the elementary as a teacher-parent communication method. 11:45
    • The staff member said the next phase of a cybersecurity assessment would be an October 22nd meeting with members of the IU Purdue Cyber Threat Team. 13:13
  4. Construction report 13:54
    • A staff member said the bus barn behind the high school was complete after a delay in running fiber to the building and that staff were moving items in. 13:59
    • Asked about the old bus barn, the staff member said money was still left and that it was one of the projects the district would like to get to. 15:31
  5. Committee reports 15:57
    • A speaker said the high school school improvement team meeting focused on cell phones. 16:07
    • One board member said a session on cell phones put on last week by 2 administrators was well done. 16:45
    • A speaker said the TIP committee had held its first meeting and was at the very beginning stage. 17:25
  6. Principal reports 17:50
    • A principal thanked custodial, maintenance and technology staff and announced a back-to-school night from 5 to 6 for 3rd grade parents. 18:14
    • A staff member said the Junior Senior High School would welcome 6 new staff members and said 64 out of 68 students attended Camp Cavalier. 19:51
    • Asked whether the cell phone policy would start on day 1, a staff member said yes and said teachers would have students put their phones in cubes. 30:00
  7. Proposed future school calendar 31:03
    • A staff member said the calendar includes set no school days such as February 21st and 5 makeup days, compared with 3 makeup days in recent years. 31:03
    • Robert Gerber asked whether December 22nd was a student day, and the staff member said it was. 32:52
    • The motion passed 7⁠-⁠0. 33:21
  8. Personnel report 33:26
    • Asked about staffing, a staff member said the district needed one instructional aide at TCI. 34:40
    • The personnel report was approved 7⁠-⁠0. 34:35
  9. Budget work sessions and hearing dates 35:39
    • A staff member proposed a public hearing on the 2027 budget on September 23rd. 2026 at 6 PM, with budget approval at the October 12th regular meeting. 35:39
    • The dates were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 36:39
  10. Teacher evaluation process 36:43
    • A staff member said the district worked with the Tri-County Classroom Teachers Organization to revamp Domain 2 of the evaluation rubric, reducing it from 11 indicators to 4. 36:43
    • The item passed 7⁠-⁠0. 38:53
  11. Responsible use policies 38:56
    • A staff member said the annual responsible use policies are broken into 4 categories covering the elementary, the junior senior high school, staff, and outside guests and vendors. 38:56
    • The policies were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 40:02
  12. Policy updates first reading 40:06
    • A staff member presented a first reading of Volume 38, Number 2 policy updates and said no action was required at this time. 40:06
  13. Bus purchase and financial reports 41:25
    • The superintendent said the district is buying a 72-passenger bus through a cooperative purchase for a total of $165,489 and will trade in bus 6. 41:25
    • The superintendent said the price difference between a 66-passenger and a 72-passenger bus was about $5,000. 42:36
    • The superintendent said basic tuition support is $7,492 per student. 44:54
    • The motion to accept the claims passed 7⁠-⁠0. 47:18
  14. Superintendent report and comments 47:24
    • The superintendent said the new staff dinner would be August 19th and that ParentSquare was adopted based on feedback from teachers and parents. 47:24
    • A staff member said enrollment was anticipated to be less than last year and said October 1st is the first count day. 51:26
    • Robert Gerber said the board normally gets a list ahead of time of new employees and what they teach. 52:42
    • A motion to adjourn passed 7⁠-⁠0. 54:23

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