Dwayne is a member of the weight training club with Coach Garcia. Dwayne is also a musician playing both electric guitar and drums. His favorite class this year is Wila with Mr. Carlos because he likes playing his favorite songs in class. Dwayne's favorite teacher is Mr. Akunia because Mr. Akunia helps Dwayne out with his learning by breaking down the material and making class fun. After graduating from Baba High School, Dwayne plans on going to college. Dwayne's current career goal is to become a professional museum. A musician. Sorry, not a museum. A musician. Dwayne would like to take this opportunity to thank his guardians for all their support over the years. Congratulations, Dwayne. Adam Bamante is a sophomore class student of the month for March. Adam is the son of Jacquellyn Listo. Adam is a student athlete. He played football last season and he runs track and field for the Baba Warriors.
They know their students on such an intense level, and they will jump through every hoop to get each student the services that they need. Beside their professionalism with students and parents, they are amazing co-workers. They are a joy to be around and carry such a positive attitude. They are each so deserving of praise and thanks for their care and commitment to our students. And I can echo those all day long. I sit in these meetings and Sarah teaches kids how to button things so that they can learn how to hold pencils and then how they can write letters and then they can write sentences. and she literally goes from preschool up with these students getting them to where they are capable of of expressing themselves and and doing the best they can academically um as well as just in life. So Sarah Shers and Lois Goo [Applause] All right, Sophia.
Remy brightens up our classroom each day with his smile and cheerful attitude. He's a wonderful example to others and truly a joy to have as a student in class. I'm so proud of him and thankful to be his teacher. Congratulations Mrs. Flowers writes, "Congratulations to Kaden for being my March Colts of the month. Honestly, this is an award that Kaden has deserved from the beginning of the school year. Kaden consistently demonstrates kindness and respect toward classmates and teachers. His positive attitude, willingness to help others, and excellent behavior make him a role model in the classroom. Kaden contributes to a supportive and welcoming learning environment for everyone. What I love most about Kaden is his social awareness. He has an unbelievable ability to understand and to respond to the emotions, needs, and perspectives of others and navigates relationships with everyone effectively. And I can't forget to mention his fashionable eyewear.
So some of it is not accurately um providing the Yeah. Not actually accounting for the the spend. So thank you. Yeah, you bet. What is the what is the white fleet? Is that everything except buses? Um right. So, um, so we would include our special education vans and McKini Vento vans as student transportation, but we have, um, the activity buses that transport athletes. We have, um, all of Albert's area, all the operation, uh, vehicles, the security vehicles. We have a special education program in which they uh, transport kids once they get to school. They transport kids to various uh, programs. um that's also considered a white fleet. So really those charges should be charged to um the special education program. Now what's important to note is that that it's just an accounting issue, right? The dollars are still there in transportation. It's just that those dollars are going to move into the right function to be able to pay all those charges.
Um, one of my most memorable highlights was the workshop that I attended that talked about what's the culture of your school board. And I'm like, I mean, I know what the U united, but I don't know what all of us are we all would we all have the same answer. If someone asked us all independently, how would you describe the culture of CM 2011U school board? What would we say? and are we all really here with the same intentions of what it means to be a board member here? So, that was my take-home message, excuse me, about being inspired to make sure that the things that I'm doing and the reasons why I'm here truly is aligned and then how do we define ourselves as a board and that's from top down. So, okay. And that concludes my report. Very good. Good job. Well spoken.
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Anybody look at them? Do uh anybody want to bring anything up? Before um yeah, go ahead. Yes. I mean, so we got many many many communications and there's definitely seemed to be a theme of them. Um there was a call for a plan of action, for surveys, for transparency, um more engagement of parents and make meetings more accessible. Um and then also the attractive qualities of a principal bees. Um and so I look forward to discussing that later on. All [Music] right. Mr. S, do you want to stay? I do. I do. Let me turn this one. Um, I am so grateful for the support since I gave my notice and I never expected this and I'm going to try not to cry. I'm going to make a little joke here to make sure that doesn't happen. I grew up with two brothers who when you're little would call you a crybaby if you cry.
Can such a great place to grow up in and a privilege to work for. Um I want to speak to my experiences as a student first. My parents came from New York, New Jersey and they moved to Connecticut um after the careful consideration of where they wanted to raise a family. Uh education was one of their first priorities. Um, and then they came to Canton on word of mouth from neighbors and loved ones. Um, and I thank them to this day that they chose Canton. Um, my time as a student, myself, my friends was more influential than I ever knew. Uh originally um starting off my first day in kindergarten with Miss Kibby when I cried uh when my parents dropped me off uh to my time with Miss McCarthy AP US history. Uh she cheered us on to take the exam where if I remember correctly I did not cry that time.
Um this is a little unique in the sense that unlike everything else that's in the plan review, this is um not mandatory. Um so anything else if you fail a portion of that review, you have to go back and correct it before you can move forward before getting the plan itself approved. Um the sustainability review on the other hand is optional. Um we do it we work through it. It basically goes through all the things around A20 um of just saying like does this meet that like does this have solar? Is this fully electrified? Does this have you know um high levels of insulation? Like all that kind of stuff. Um but ultimately they do not have to take that feedback and they don't have to do that in like they don't have to do that to get their um you know their plan approved.
So back to our initial example, our budget's $14,972,000. The state says the city of um Reading, Alabama can come up with $10,000. That means the states I'm sorry, $10 million. That means the state's going to give you how much in state aid? $4,972,000. Everybody's with me, man. This is a good class. Sorry, I forgot I'm not teaching. Good class, though. you know, it doesn't always work out like that, right? So, that was what the law said in 2008. But in 2008, if they implemented that law as they were going to, 180 of the 600 districts in our state would have lost money. That would have been political suicide for the governor, for the legislature at that time. So they said, "Well, we're going to we're going to fund this formula, but not yet." So for the 180 districts that would lose money under the new formula, we're going to give you something called adjustment aid or what we're going to call hold harmless aid, which means we're going to make sure you don't lose any money.
And um, that money would let us start replacing them right away. As it is right now, um, it's it's very challenging. They're so old that um, they they really are are barely available anymore. roof replacements, parking lot replacements, HVAC controls, other capital projects. Our um maintenance department is fantastic at keeping aging components going, but they're beyond their uh recommended age. We need to address those things. And then lastly, technology upgrades. This is a topic that's come up in various ways um as uh you know phone system and the PA system in our building struggle. That's a security issue. We need to address that. That's a subtotal of 8 million together. Those three slides total for the 14.9 million tax impact three scenarios. If we take none of this additional opportunity, taxes go up 5.4%. If we take some, they go up 15.4%. An additional levy.
Adam's favorite class is Otto with Mr. Nalam and Mr. Martin. Adam doesn't have a favorite teacher at the moment because he likes them all the same. After graduating from Babokri High School, Adam plans on going to college. His current career goal is to become a mechanical or electrical engineer. One person that Adam greatly admires is his mother, Jacqueline Listo. Adam would like to thank her for her constant support across all the years. Congratulations, Adam. [Applause] Kukio Velasco is the junior class student of the month for March. He is the son of Donnisee Cynthio Velasco. Kukio is an athlete playing both football and baseball for the Baba Cubri Warriors. His favorite class is weight training with Mr. Me because he likes lifting. His favorite teacher is Mr. Enis because Mr. Enis is um always helps him and reminds him that everything is going to be good.
All right. So, our next PR star is Sophia Federico from the district office. So, I'm going to say some words about her. This is Sophia. So, Sophia's uh contributions to Blige extend beyond the typical scope of job descriptions. While her official duties is student accounts and food service, she manages such things as success fund, which is an electronic payment system that we implemented so that our families and students can pay with tap to pay or pay with Apple Pay or Venmo or things like that. And Sophia has been instrumental in um getting that up and running and uh doing that. That's crucial for smooth final financial operations in the district. Her involvement in booking hotels and handling money in various for various school um events showcase her dedication to ensuring the comfort and well-being of students and staff involved in extracurricular activities. Managing all of the hotel rooms for our sporting events is no small feat and Sophia does a fabulous job.
This kid has the most amazing glasses. All the kids want glasses just like Cadence. Well done, Kaden. You You are simply the best. This is [Music] Miss House from fourth grade writes, "Jaden is a great student with a really good sense of humor. He is committed to his education and he is kind to his peers. Jaden consistently treats everyone with kindness and respect, always offering a helping hand to those in need. Congratulations, Jaden. Mrs. Montoya, our third grade teacher, writes, "Peter, thank you for always showing up first in line and with a smile on your face. You're always ready to conquer the day and take on any challenges that might happen. Your positive and sometimes silly attitude is contagious and always puts those around you in a great mood. You always make sure your work is done and turned in and help your neighbors when they might be stuck.
So So that's what we attribute most of the issue with because we have spent a fair amount of effort over the last five years getting as efficient as we can in transportation. So, well, that's a very helpful insight cuz I was wondering about that. I remember when I looked at the report and I know we've really worked to streamline our bus services and make sure that we're very efficient. So, knowing that I mean it's that's transportation. You would think all those go into that pot, but of course it doesn't. It's very complex. We're very appreciative of people who understand the complexity and explain it to us. Right. Uh this slide is um new this year. We added our peer groups um to compare to GPS spending by operational area. We felt that this um based on the recommendations from the audit committee uh better represents um kind of apples to apples because they're the same.
Well spoken. Anybody else? Thank you. Yeah. So now, now I know the real reason when I first showed up, you had been there a day before me and we sat down and we talked a little bit. You asked me the question, what's our culture? Like, geez, where did that come from? Now I know. So but uh very good very good uh conference and I'll share some things at our ne next meeting including get getting an autograph book from one of the speakers there but very good conference again just the we used to have the national conference which encompassed all of the states then back in 2020 2021 some issues came up where it divided the states so basically half of the states is with the The other half is with COSPA for the most part. So, I wish we can all get along and be one one big body again.
We've yet to start. My goodness. Oh my goodness. Well, you know, you know, Scott. Yes. you know that um um sponsor what Hey, I just want you to know it's kind of tough me to talk about right now. Okay, it's kind of tough. I'll be okay. I uh I got fired my previous job where I was a principal as a I worked at a bank. I got fired. All right. I got fired at the bank. Okay. You want to ask me why I got fired? Yeah. Why Why would they fire you? Well, well, Scott, a woman asked me to check her balance. Mhm. So, I pushed her. Did she fall? Yeah. And then you got fired. I got fired. I went and check her balance. Yeah. Well, she didn't do a very good job. Apparently, her balance wasn't very good. All right. Oh, we're ready.
you learn to suck that up. And I'm very good at that. Um, but I had to go into my team. Um, and make an announcement that I didn't think I was going to make, but I made. That was my choice. Um, and I had to tell them I was leaving. And I had to tell our families of EES that I was leaving. And I want to tell you, I have soularched and been thinking about this for a while. and my poor husband who is here to morally support me tonight. Um, I've been driving him crazy and and I made this decision for me and and it is the right decision for me. As hard as it was, um, I made it and I walked into this meeting um, knowing what I was going to do to this amazing team. The outpouring of support and emails from all of you has been truly amazing.
Um I was close but I did not. Um the community and culture of can has been very close and supportive and has held myself to a high academic standard. Um and I just had my 10ear reunion. I graduated in 2014. Um and my class of roughly 100 about 80 people showed up. Um which is really a testament to the close-knit community that we've created here. Um you know the tulage has influenced myself and my path to become an educator. Um my love for social studies also influenced things like my friend um corner out in California who thanks to his time in chemistry he jumped into chemical engineering and he's now managing CO2 plants out in California. um he was originally going to go into construction. Um so if it wasn't for his time in Canton, he would have never realized his passion or his ability in those in that field.
Um with that uh just noting a couple things that we have seen both in terms of successes and in terms of room for improvement. Um while this is not necessarily the norm, we certainly have seen in some cases where you know for plans that have gone through multiple rounds of uh the plan review process, some developers have gone back and have taken some of that into consideration. Um you know we've seen some where you know for instance solar wasn't part of it and during this you know when it came back they're like all right we're doing solar or you know um different things like that. Um there's been a lot of different reviews that have taken place over the years. So I I I can't like I I'm not able to go through and say like every single one that has happened as a result of this but there has been um some you know some direct action from it of where it was not there before afterwards it was um additionally we've seen um different developers come through um and even before talking to OSI or going through the process have uh had some of the things that we cared about and they they kind of mention it in their plan uh that they're bringing forward like working towards A20 goals we are doing this or you something like that.