Um she's worked at a a variety of school sites and every single site she's at. She builds this relationship of trust and safety with our students. Um it's not a job that's always for the uh faint of heart and she does it with such grace and dignity. Um it's it's a pleasure to see her [Applause] working. I am one of the student information technicians here at Apple Valley Unified School District. I love my job. I love what I do. I find lots of joy in helping others, whether it's a parent, student, or a staff member, finding ways to make their job easier, streamlining processes. I'm JC Buchanan, director of IT for Aba Valley Unified School District. She works so diligently, constantly with all of our sites, including training at the sites, moving out to make sure that our data is accurate, that people know how to use our systems.
And I think from what I heard, and again, please tell me if I'm wrong from the business side and from the administration side, the 2% keeps you at least above water for the time that you need to be in. As I said at the last meeting, I would urge you to reach out to legislators. The state aid formula, folks, you would need to be the amazing Creskin to figure that out, okay? Because I've tried to figure it out over the years, and it's it's bizarre. There's no way to do it. I know years ago when I was on the board, we pushed for Abbott rim money. Basically, if you're next to a community like Patterson or Pake, uh, Garfield, okay? I mean, you know, I always used to say to people many times, we used to have a relationship with the folks from Patterson. People would say to me, why are why are the folks from Patterson at Woodro for a meeting?
Um we have actually received our occupancy certification. Um and a couple main items to be completed yet are the board desk. So the everything is in except for the counter. So be behind that we would be sitting at. So um so that is yet to come. Um working through fitting that in the paneling with the vinyl logo behind the board desk. Uh paving of course out front and some additional exterior work outside as well. They framed up the final pieces in the back today. I believe that will be poured for sidewalk. And um if you haven't gone by, there's some shrubs out front and so we are we are close. Uh just uh grounds t the season uh spring. So um outside working with some early mowing, seating, edging, air rating. So weather certainly has been challenging. This week's been better so far. Uh hopefully things can continue to dry out um a little bit.
No, I think I think it's just I think it's also just having part of the at least my understanding of that was to having part of the process that it's not like okay two two one or two members of the planning board will look at it and decide if it's small changes because you might not have might be the board like when I came on where there were no designers on the board like it was there was I don't think you do what I think you keep in mind would the public think this is something different and we have no record that's if you keep that in mind you don't have to be a designer think the two of you are bringing you're bringing an architect design perspective which is really important but I don't think this is so complicated for a reasonable person to see major differences that's what I mean the level of those differences because because both when I was earlier on the board without any other designers I am seeing it differently and that's why it's important to try to um spell out a little bit of what what a major changes and what it what it isn't.
The total of that overall is a 27% decrease in the funds available out of those accounts that are being used for FY25 and projected FY26. It's worthy of repeating. Yeah. No, I thank you. I just want to make sure I was reading this correctly. I appreciate it. Y any member who hasn't had a chance to ask a question yet? I have one. Okay. mayor and then to member Ston. Go ahead, Mayor. So, Andy, thank you for explaining some of that. Um, and I see that you um have a chart here on what you planned to do. Okay. So, what you you plan to do this in 26 and 27. So, we we we don't know what will happen with that yet. 25 and 26, your honor. 25 and 26. Yes. Okay. Um, well, you plan to do that in 20 the rest of 25 and then in 26.
So, you know, um I think we're going to have to decide on this unfortunately before the state does. Uh because for us, it's got significant staffing implications too if teachers are we're looking at moving teachers to different buildings because the north end build Barnum is going to be significantly larger. And so there are a lot of um ramifications of this move that we've spent a lot of time on already and we're trying to uh be diligent but also do it as quickly as possible so that people have as much advanced time as possible. Well again thank you. Thank you. Just a clarification. How many buses do we have on the road now? Vinnie within the fleet. I mean DO's fleet is about 45. We have 10 of our own round numbers. So first round would be high school and middle school. How many buses there?
We're really helping to reduce the number of content areas that they're that they're um expected to teach. Again, it's all based on the master schedule in terms of how many course requests we have and um it's really been a positive thing for our students. One of the things that we're seeing is that our teachers not only are bringing this great content into the SDC classroom, but because they're accommodating the work for the SDC students, they're actually finding it easier to help support the students in the GenEd setting as well as they work through the assignments. So we're seeing a really positive impact on both sides through this change in the SAI model. We've implemented progress monitoring periods for all of our our teachers in mild moderate. So what this means is one period a day in addition to their conference period. They have a non- studententbased period meaning they're not in a class teaching.
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And I used to tell them, I say, because if they can't solve those issues, guess where it comes? What do you think it stops at crooks have. I mean, do you really believe that? So, the reality is we're all in this together at some point. So, getting back to what you're facing, I'm I don't have all the details, but I saw the superintendent's report 2% to go to a cap to go over the cap in front of the public. That's just it's you you'd be you'd be facing a monumental effort to go in that direction. a monumental effort. You would risk a lot if you lost. That's what you got to think about because I can tell you that process, boy, you want to talk about tough times, that is a real tough time situation. It's not easy. But let me say this for all the people who are doing programs and teaching, the New Jersey report card means something.
So, um, appreciate the the outside efforts with SSC, getting to those areas while trying to to navigate. So, looked outside the other day and Andy was airrating the islands out here when a little sleep came down. And so, as we all know, spring spring can be difficult. So, uh, school safety, um, officer Tony Bowen, who will be with us next year, has, uh, started shadowing just within our schools, starting to get integrated, um, lay of the land, so to speak. Not that he doesn't have a little bit already as a CPD officer, but um getting in the buildings um and so definitely appreciate the proactive approach integrating Officer Bowen and um look forward to to him joining next year and appreciate officer Taylor since that is the spot there and and his well- earned earned retirement. So, uh curriculum instruction assessment. So I learn testing window opens April 14th.
Yeah. Right. Because I'm going to spot things at a different level of detail. Absolutely. So, so looking at these, for example, when I look at the 10 Shrewsbury items, I read like the number of parking spaces, you don't really need an architecture background to know what how how that changes. You know what I mean? So, yeah, if we're talking if we're going to add to this list something that is more designoriented, we can make it super specific. But what's on here is very straightforward. Like changing drainage, I think we can all see what that means. Changing hydrant location is not going to take any design background. Like you're either here or there. So ultimately, this does not to me this does not require a lot of detail. We just need to kind of agree to it and then if we add design elements to it, absolutely.
So, I want to go backwards though because we also planned um to use uh this was part of the budget process and you said this in meetings um 300,000 from uh special ed revolving. I have this here in front of me for fiscal year 24. Did we use that? No, we did not. And did we use it the year before? I would have to double check on that, but I'm going to say possibly not. Um, you're asking a question. I'm imagine you already know the answer, but I can explain why if you'd like an explanation as to why. No, I I don't need to know why. I just I do think I actually, with all due respect, I am going to explain why. So, here's the issue that happened in those years. Continuing my my sentence. Could I just finish my sentence? Sure. And then I'll answer.
High school 22 middle and some elementary because we have the staggering time in that already. Three tiers typically three tiers and we can't even meet the next time slot. We drop them off and then we have to rush down to go get the other. Yeah. Yeah. But you can go to I mean I mean that's one of the options that are being looked at. What if you did two tiers? Yep. You just need more buses, right? And more money to do that. Well, that's not happening. It doesn't sound like Yeah. So that's why we're looking through every possibility. When I say every possibility, we're really looking at everything. And um and when I say we, we're talking about Emily and um you yourself and you. So the the transportation Savant is sitting in the front row and uh will help us with this. Great. Thank you.
What they're using this time to do is to pull students out of class to meet with them to work on executive functioning skills like organization, time management, helping to make sure assignments are getting turned in and completed. They're working on IEP goal progress monitoring and completing some really required um IEP driven progress monitoring forms that they haven't had an opportunity to do before. So, we've really increased the level of um support for our teachers and our students by implementing our progress monitoring period for all of our mild mod teachers. So, here's the good stuff. Let's talk money. So, one of the things that I want to start out by talking about is the fact that despite the state, the district, the county dealing with declining enrollment, the number of students with special needs is not going down. It's staying the same year toear or it's actually increasing.
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You have to show results when you get money. If students aren't performing, if teachers aren't teaching to the level that they need to teach, that's why they have supervisors involved with this, that's why they have principles, that's why they have senior staff. We have to get results to demonstrate that you can go for another 2%. Possibly go above the cap in the year following because then you could show the results and you could say to people, we're very close to achieving a lot of different things. So when you look at the budget as a whole and again I don't have the the depth of the knowledge that the commissioners or the central administration has but it was irresponsible to do what was done. That's just my opinion. But it's also and I again I would caution you. I don't want to use the word irresponsible.
So buildings 3 through 8, grades 3 through 8 have been working through practice test this week in preparation for that testing. So that will be coming up here. Usually takes about 2 to three weeks to get through all that start to finish uh especially with the makeup testing. So, uh, elementary coaches and classroom teachers recently received some professional development with UFly, which is, uh, phonics phmic awareness, uh, resources and, uh, they are super excited about that and what they're seeing with it. And um we're grateful there for the the opportunity to meet with Melissa Gil who provided that. And um I've heard a lot of good things from neighboring schools as well within our our network and and fellow IPLI networks that we we have with our team of principles as as other schools are seeing the benefit too. So I know they're excited uh to continue to integrate that into their classrooms.
Let's be as specific as possible as to what disturbs us. To me, most of the things on this list are things that they discuss with the building commissioner. That's that's what these are to me. And when it comes in front of the planning board, fire hydrant really don't show up in all your elevations. I mean, if you believe this is all for building inspector, that's fine. But we should have that in our rules because I don't know if it is. Like, how do we know that we're doing all that? Who's approving all this stuff now? So either way, whether it's coming to us or the building inspector. Well, and I guess so the other side of this is if there's no process, it could be a bigger change that doesn't get approved because there's I think the why you make this is there's these dimminimists, they get recorded, you you say, "Yeah, I agree." Like you said, your example, nine of these, we don't care.
I'm sorry. I just my my point was that we say that we're going to spend that and we may, but um the past couple of years we were told that that was going to happen and it did not as far as that one went. and it is that one has over a million dollars. And I'm delighted that we have a wonderful reserve in the circuit breaker. I think that we're going to need it. And I'm glad that we have a reserve in um in the special ed revolving. I just think that to have a chart that says that we're this is what would happen if I drained my whole bank account, I would be down to zero tomorrow. But there's no guarantee that I'm going to do that. So I'll let you finish what you wanted to say. Okay. So the reason why when it is and I go back to the workshop we did where we went through the bud I did the thing on budget management and the financial management.
Well, can I just add it does make sense to consider at least that the state is considering that. So, let's not be unaware of things that might come down the pike. But thank you, Emily. Awesome. I I do think um that I I did hear that if the state did decide on different times. Um I think they'll give districts some initial time to put it into effect. So it may not be that they pass legislation and then that September we'd have to do whatever. I think we'll have time turnaround time. Do we are there a lot of uh districts that have started that early later start times for the high schools? Not really. I mean there are more that have started it than more that have finished it. Uh I know Guilford made an adjustment. It was minimal. Um the the interesting thing here is that there is overwhelming evidence from a physiological perspective that it is undoubtedly the best thing to do for our high school kids to have a later school start time.