We already have them here. And so that's a quick overview set of highlights. There'll continue to be discussion along the way. Uh, but definitely want to thank Mr. Brimberry, Mr. Trout, uh, Mr. Mclofflin for paving the trail on this, being supportive from a central office level. Um, but um, we are positioned well and we'll continue to build this out. So, Mr. Mr. Brimberry. Yeah, I would just add Thank you, Dr. Digits. Um I would tell you that um I continue to say that progressive school corporations have a vision that allow for multiple buckets for multiple sets of kids. The new diploma types are fitting our vision. It's not This has been in place here. This although they'll how many credits you get here or there I will just continue to echo Dr. Dr. Digot's uh words and and Pats earlier, we are ahead of the game.
The board will continue to work with the administration and the professionals to look for efficiencies to conserve tax dollars while meeting our educational needs. Mr. Rosie, could you please summarize the project resolution? I could. The project resolution is required when the school is planning to spend more than $1 million per building. It contains the estimated hard and soft construction cost and the cost of issuance and establishes the total project cost. It also contains the estimated tax impact. Can I have a motion and a second to adopt the project resolution? So move. Is there a second? Second. All right. Any further discussion? All right. If not, all those in favor say I. I. All those opposed, same sign. The motion passes. M. Rosie, could you please summarize the preliminary determination resolution? The preliminary determination resolution is required when a school is planning to finance more than a certain amount for any given facility.
Because usually a dual language course is you're working on the target language. So how would you go about having a course where Spanish and English are both being taught simultaneously? And how is that considered dual language? And that's what we would need to work through. Um there are models that are out there across the country of bilingual spaces and um some of our our um educators who attended Lacoscha last fall were able to go to a school that had a bilingual space and so we would be working through the logistics once we receive approval to do so. So is that something that we might pause on until we get the logistics or is this something that we have to approve? because I research as far as I'm concerned or as far as I've seen is that having both Spanish and English in one course and giving two electives I've not seen that done across the state.
Now he's shaking his head now. It's definitely not better. All right. Well, that's the story. And Mr. Here is Dr. Sure. How are you? I'm doing well, thank you. Good, thanks. So, we're just going to do the same. Um, we have a list of questions. Uh, I think you have there as well. So, I'll just take turns reading through them. Okay. Um, So, first up, why are you interested in this position in this district? I think it would be an absolute joy to do this position. Um, I come from Hopkin, which is 30 minutes away, so the drive is absolutely wonderful. It cuts down on my commuting time. Um, plus I'm looking at the district as um I have been in a regional um for 20 over two decades and being in a regional you learn everything about the nuances of regional that really are different than being a part of municipalities and so I have learned about the importance of the role of the superintendent in bringing all of the communities together.
I truly believe that the relationships we have built have made our schools something special. And we've had a lot of fun along the way. A lot of fun. To the entire Dartmouth community, the parents, the students, and families, thank you for the trust you've placed in me and the Dartmouth public schools. I will always cherish the connections I've made within the many neighborhoods of Dartmouth, from classroom teacher to school administrator. Thank you for welcoming and adopting this new Bedford boy into your community so many years ago. Moren, don't tell the willing city, but I think I now bleed green. So, but as I step aside, it's with great confidence that I pass the leadership of our school to Melissa Mckenry. Melissa has been a wonderful partner over the years and I've witnessed firsthand her dedication to our school in our community. The importance of a good partner in this role cannot be overstated.
So we sat down with with the staff today and explained all this to them. This I'm sure there was some anxiety. We sat down and I guess we talked to them for about 45 minutes. Y and we talked let them all. So they would make this whatever they're making right now they'll make this thing. If you give them a R give them their raise this summer, we'll match that whatever it is and they'll be eligible for a raise every year. and and that's if they become employees. I mean, if they're your employees, then eventually they maintain all the uh benefits and pay that you decide to pay them. So, and then who recruits? I saw that we we approve the new hires, but do you do the recruiting, the hiring, the Yes. advertising to employ? Yeah. Takes that off your plate. Now, um we don't have a labor pool somewhere else that we're pulling people in.
Appreciate it. Thanks Michael. Would you be willing to stay for this next time? I will stick around. Yes. Mike, if you can ask me when the last time I will. Yeah. And and see it'd be nice to know how long has it been. Yes. Can I step out right for a second or after this I'll do the call. What do you want the minutes to say by consensus? By consensus. Um, move forward with exploration tennis court expansion and resurfacing. Okay. Coach, when you go to Wington tomorrow, can you get a name that they usually use to resurface? Yes, please. How many do they run by? Wington has four. Four. Yeah. Wington has four. The surrounding schools. Wington has four. Ellsworth has eight. Lions has six or eight off the top of my head. I don't remember exactly what and then Ellen would has four. No.
Um and then just quick we discussed this back in January. The Indian gaming fund money towards school for glass size reduction and for structural improvement. Those revenues are down slightly for the first payment in December of hopeful fund and 024 cash report. We anticipate that the economy will get even stronger casino revenues and we'll be able to keep at the same level. Right now it's on course to be down about 15,000 from last year. And that's a quick look at the extra funds.
Someone was like the car took it over. I kept asking it. Yes, I'm now getting in my car. But what was your question before I let it switch over? Was there a question for Adriana? Nope. Or for the gentleman who's repairing her tire? No. All right. I'm in my car. Are you guys going to be there by the time I get there or should I just stay on the phone? Well, I I mean I guess the main thing is to figure out may well how long is I don't I don't know. It'll probably take her 10 minutes to get here. So feel bad about making her if we're wrapping up in 15 or 20 minutes. I'd say she can go home. I would say continue with your virtual Yeah. You've done an exceptional job in this format and so why begrudge you then consider considering the additional hazards and challenges placed before you to participate today.
You have any questions on uh education support staff handbook? It's very minor changes. So, can I please have a motion to approve the education support staff handbook for 25.6? Motion. Second. Tiffany and Vivian. Yes. Peter, yes. Lions, yes. Yes. Bennett, yes. Johnson, yes. uh pursue a contract with Aana thou technology for the completion of the door access control project. Y I just need to say one thing on this one. Uh this is the project we had approved. We had to take it off because we didn't the vendor didn't have an Illinois license. Uh we had it rebid this past week. Uh the this is actually the same company, different name. This is the comp they're bidding it through a vendor that does have a license. So this it's uh and their bid went up $3,000. Um and then the other there was another company that bid it as well.
The uh the remainder is also public sector government side and we do have a couple of our office have senior living component too but our work is public sector. Got your team's office is located where? We're in Pal. Everybody here is local um as is our team involving people that are in our pal bring in resources from other offices if there's a specific talent or expertise that they can bring to the table but most of the work here. All right. Thank you. Sorry about that. I'm sure it was I'm sure it was me. Always. Um so one of the things that uh we promote and we believe strongly in is creating a facility ma uh planning committee and with that uh we've understood that once you have the facts in hand it's really important to have people that are willing to come to the table and that usually sweet spot is around 40 to 60 people but we've had groups of up up to 100 in a facility planning committee.
Your old software doesn't work with it. So I it was just best to do everything all at once. So luckily Mark and I talked and he was like, you know, this this is something we need to make important and it was definitely on my to-do list to get that done. So, that was that part. As far as a phone system, our phone system is an on premises phone system and it uses a gateway and that's what projects where your where your phone calls go. Um, since that time, the gateway on our phone system was no longer supported. Um, and then when you go to buy new phones now, everybody wants to do cloud-based, which is very, very expensive. So, I had to do my due diligence and just investigate, find out who handles our Digim phones. You know, I was able to find Edge it, who is a uh service provider for the Digim phones.
Um we have data to prove that. I can't wait for our academic uh portion uh coming up in the near future when some of our testing results uh come in. You will find out that we believe we are one of the best high schools. We believe we're one of the best school corporations and we have data to to prove that we're making those um um we're climbing those mountains. This diploma type fits a vision at Huntington North. that fits the vision of the board before the last several years and we're in really good position to have that uh 1440 dual credits last year. Uh that's just one little prong of this. We're already in those work-based learning. We do that. We'll expand that. We have those relationships. We have people uh between some of the people sitting at this table. We have an opportunity to build relationships with our community to allow our kids to have externships all over our county.
It contains the total project cost, maximum annual payment, and lease term and other financial terms such as the estimated principal amount and tax impact. Thank you. Could I have a motion and a second to adopt the preliminary determination resolution? Make a motion. Is there a second? I'll second. All right. Thank you. Any further discussion? All right. All those in favor signify by sign of I. I. All those opposed, same sign. The motion passes. Mr. Rosie, could you please summarize the reimbursement resolution? Thank you. The next uh resolution, the last resolution is the reimbursement resolution which relates to the financing of the construction project. The resolution permits the corporation to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for any cash which it might spend in advance of the project prior to the closing of the bonds. It's required uh it is required by federal tax law in order to preserve the school corporation's ability to reimburse itself.
So I just I guess I'm wondering where is that happening in the state? That's across the country. It's not happening in the state. We'd be the first in the state of Indiana. So can we as you said we're leaders in dual lang. You are. We are. We are. We are. No, not not at all. In fact, we've had models at our high schools where we've combined uh social studies and and an English course, but it's all been a humanities course. Exactly. Right. Where you're covering both those standards. I guess the purpose of dual language though is to ensure that you are promoting the target language. So, I guess I'm just curious as to how that would work out. To be clear, there this would be one option. So, our traditional programming would still be in place, but if there's a student and a family who have to decide between taking two electives a or staying in the dual language program and receiving some Spanish language arts instruction, this would be an option for them.
I had three communities that were a part of that. Um, and I think I would absolutely delight um in in having two communities. I loved the work. I loved being uh visible and present and accessible. I was able to build strong relationships and and clearly it was I was very much at home in the regional. And I will also share that uh the name of the district was King Phillip which you probably have already seen from my resume. Uh but the interesting story behind King Phillip I always like to know um the a little bit of the history of the school and the name and King Phillip was actually an Anglo-Saxon name and for Metac who was a Wampenog chief. Um, but I noticed that your high, your middle high school, um, also has a Native American Indian chief name, too. Um, and so I thought that that was kind of fun for me.
A strong partnership is at the heart of every successful school. I know that Melissa will continue to build on the foundation that we have worked so hard to grow. A foundation that has thrived from years to some amazing partnerships of past administrators at Potter School. I look forward to hearing all about the wonderful things that Melissa will do at Potter and I have every confidence that she will lead with the same compassion, dedication, and expertise that she has shown throughout our time working together. So, I just want to thank everyone. It's been an honor to work in Dartmouth and it's been an incredible journey and I will miss you. Thank you very much. So, as my last act, Melissa will introduce the school improvement plan. But before I do that, oh, it's tough to be sure. Okay, here we go. I would just like to take a moment to thank Rick Porter for his leadership and dedication to the Potter School and the larger Dartmouth School community for so many years.
We we're using the same labor rule you have. So, uh we'll but we do have people at the home office that do nothing but try to recruit and that's done Facebook stuff, targeted regional things like that. Um and and then we're sorting through all that stuff. We're doing the interviews and then we're bringing them to you folks and say because they're probably local and say, "Okay, we don't know these people like you do. You have any issues here?" And so we're going to run those by you. Um, what was their feedback today when we met? Well, they were apprehensive at first as I thought, as they always are. But after we talked about our program and what we do, they were, you know, then realizing we don't have horns growing out of our head. They were they were they were laughing and smiling at the end of the conversation today.
And like you said, if we're going to do it, I do it right to where this is something that to where Western Kansas tennis isn't typically as big of a deal to where it's one of the nicer facilities around. This wouldn't be my goal doing it. Don't do it halfway. Y Yeah, but it is amazing. I'll reiterate too that or what we have and being a 321A because at state tennis they compete 321A kind of like wrestling and they combine them all. So we go up against bigger schools and private schools where the kids are playing tennis all year long and they get so ticked when us little 1A podong schools beat them. It's and so for as good as a team as we've had over many years and like yeah, it definitely needs to look at expanding and like Michael said, being able to provide the practice and and the reps that our teams need to get better.
Any questions? Mr. Livingston, with the Medicaid reimbursement fund 290, do you anticipate or have you heard of any cuts that we may be seeing in that fund? Any hiccups? No. Any budget cuts? No. No, I don't see that going to play a large role in making school districts. You can say it you could say it's a revenue stream or operations but the reason I believe it's going to be secure and around for quite a while is that the district has to provide services. So it it does make sense that the district with some light at the end of the tunnel with some reimbursements. It's not simply an entitlement program. It's more of a of a reimbursement. If these students have federal legislation behind them to receive the services and to reimburse the provider to a degree, it would make sense if it was done in a physical therapy office or if it was done in an orthopedic lab for some with some reimbursement would come because that's in federal law.