Miss Smith presented a report on the town parks’ summer programs and the partnership with Speedway schools at the Sept. 9 board meeting, outlining participation, program costs and community events that use school facilities.

She said partnerships allowed parks to offer rec basketball, a spring volleyball league, the West Indy Art and Music Festival warm-up at Wheeler Elementary, the holiday event "Light the Night," trunk-or-treat (with 600–900 attendees in recent years), free swim lessons, summer camps and a story walk at Meadowood Park that she said provides about three-quarters of a mile of exercise while developing reading skills.

Miss Smith described program finances and a long-standing subsidy arrangement: the schools subsidize summer camps up to $15,000 per year and swimming up to $7,000 per year; she said the program has stayed within those limits in recent years. She told trustees that some camps (for example robotics/STEM) recur only when staff or a teacher is available to run them. She also described cost adjustments made after the pandemic (for example, removing routinely included shirts and participation gifts to keep fees steady and equitable).

Miss Smith credited Mr. Bennett with keeping registration data since 2004 and handling adult and student coach recruitment and state work-permit submissions. She said parks provides volunteer opportunities and sometimes waives shelter fees for school groups. She invited trustees and the community to an upcoming Public Safety and Service Community Day, co-sponsored by police and fire, with food and activities.

A trustee thanked Miss Smith for the partnership and described the parks programs as valuable to families. The board took no formal action on the report.