Thank you. Sorry, Jen. Go ahead. Anything else? Yeah. No, that's really it. So, okay. That's in a place to be doing the best part about this project in my opinion that they're doing the big pyramid. Also, they have the um they have the overight we'll have to see any big funding. Um we'll be able um and Claudia, you're still able to attend those meetings. Great. Wonderful. Good. Yeah. Anything else? You know, I think um you know, obviously it comes to the point where probably dreaded this point for for years now, but uh you know, here we are. This is one of those situations where it's like one word's going to be too many and like you know, 10,000 is not going to be enough. But, uh, you know, I I'll try to keep it short and sweet or at least short and sweet for me.
And we anticipate being able to move our elementary counselors over to the general fund for the 2627 school year. So a year ahead of when we would be really worried about how we were going to fund that, you know, essential component of support for our students. Um so that's what we're asking is for approval for this year, upcoming year, excuse me, 2526 to move our secondary wellness counselors over to the general fund, anticipating that we can move elementary over for 2627. Thank you. And while I'm inclined to support this as I'm a huge fan of our counselors and our wellness programs, um maybe Jacine can help kind of explain. Are we I mean there's a limited pool of dollars. Are we did we find extra money? Are we pushing something else lower on the priority list in order to make this happen? So really what what stemmed this conversation was um when I was preparing second interim for the board in late February um we got that final unduplicated percentage amount for the district and that pushed us over that 55% threshold for new funding.
But, uh, number one, I don't think, uh, you know, anybody I don't think anybody's going to understand, uh, just how much, uh, you've done for this town. Um, I hope people do one day. Um, but yeah, you've done a ton. Um, uh, number two, um, thank you just for being you. So, you're the one who's making her cry. Yeah. Thank you, Michael. I promised myself I wouldn't. I just wanted to see that face. Yeah. But, uh but yeah, thank you and uh I'm really proud of you. Moving on to board reports. Anything? I know it's late, but um yeah. Well, I'll I'll I'll start my my board report by saying thank you to Jen. And um you know, before I ended up here serving on select board when I was a resident and general troublemaker around town, you always received my phone calls and emails with patients.
And so, um, and knowing that there's a three-year average there and working with a lot with Tina and her team on the educational services side of how do we make sure that we maintain this percentage, um, or potentially increase it and which is really just a factor of identifying the kids and their and their familial economic standpoint of the kids that are in our system. We just need the paperwork to prove it, right? And that allows us to to receive the extra funding. So, that's really where the um the quoteunquote extra dollars are coming from. They were newly identified at second in March. I love that in that um wellness counselors directly support those unduplic unduplicated students um at a greater proportion than the rest of our student body. So it seems like a really good use of those funds. Thank you. Are there any other questions from the board?
You uh listened. you're very responsive to concerns and you know I I'm not gonna I mean anything I say is going to re repeat every single sentiment that everyone else said but I just want to say that um I really really enjoyed working with you and I just want to wish you all the best and I'm just so terribly grateful that we've gotten a chance to to collaborate on a lot of different things over the years. Ashland is a much better place because you have been here. So, thank you. Um, my boring stuff. So, uh, just two really quick things. First off, uh, I did get a chance to attend the school committee meeting when they presented their budget, uh, the last one. And I have to say thank you to the school committee. You know, just an incredible job communicating, uh, what they were trying to do, why they were doing it.
Um yes, I was looking at the uh the attachment and can you explain um going from probationary zero to probationary 2? Yes, I can explain that. So when we have temporary or probationary zero teachers um if they ever shift to um permanent status track they are they gain one year of probationary status. So they come in that that next year the year that they move in to um tenure track status as probationary 2. So regardless of how long they've been um as a temp or a probe zero if we move them over they come in as probe twos. Thank you. One last one last question. I believe that CUTA is also in favor of of doing this. Yeah, good catch. Thank you very much. Any further questions of clarification? Do we have any public input on this item? All right. Is there a motion? Mr.
uh incredible questions by Ashlin residents who turned up in full force. Just really great great meeting um just great meeting. So um and yeah, it was very shocking to hear about the uh middle the condition of the middle school gymnasium floor and kids have actually been getting hurt. So you know um a lot of tough lot of tough conversations, a lot of tough decisions coming up in so far as what we're going to be able to do here in town. The only other thing I'd like to say is I'd like to once again remind folks that yes, the marathon is happening on Monday, but it is not too late to support your Ashland Marathon runners. We have uh we we met them at our last select board meeting, but um please make sure to if you can uh donate to the runners in town, that goes to uh some incredible uh to to our grant making uh ability here in town.
President, I'll I'll move approval of Oh, there's no number. No, put down a resolution. Just item 934. I'll move approval of 934 of moving the funding for the um wellness counselors. Second. All right, we have a motion by member Robinson and a second by member Hayes. And any further discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. All opposed say nay. It is unanimous. All right, we are on to the last section of our agenda, which is board specific stuff. We're looking at 9.4.1. This is a first reading of new or updated board policies. Uh for our new members, the standing procedure for these is simply that we introduce them and then we basically have one meeting to all do our homework rather than read them for the first time right now.
that uh Brandy and and then Claudia, you're both work going to be working on that. But um just a lot of great uh opportunities for nonprofits here in town to to uh serve the community. And I believe that donations will be open past the marathon date as well. Um I think until midMay, maybe May 15th, I'm not really sure. So uh if you can if you can donate, please do. Uh and you will also help to make Ashland a better place for everyone. So, that's all I've got. And who should make who should they make the check out to? Me. The trash bag queen. We have a slate of incredible runners that you can choose from, but I would actually say why not donate to them all. Great. There you go. You have the means. Do it. Good. Thank you, Makita. Claudia. Yeah. So, um you know, Jen, it is your night here.
Um and we come back at our next meeting with any questions or uh adjustments that we would like staff to make. Uh given that anything else you want to say, superintendent, some of you are AP students and have already submitted questions, but um for the new board members, we do get revisions that come to us from CSBA. Staff then reviews those to ensure that we are in alignment with any new changes that have happened in the law or court cases. um sometimes they impact our administrative regulations and policies as well. Then those come forward uh to the board for a first reading which is tonight and then the board has the opportunity to look through them.
Um and uh again, it would it's hard to duplicate what everybody else has said but I can say that in my two years on the select board um that it's been a pleasure to have worked with you um it has been apparent to me almost immediately um you know how thoughtful you are um how hard you work um you you really have tremendous uh interpersonal relationship skills which sometimes are not appreciated in the workplace but they're so critical, especially in a setting like this for getting things done. So, um you know, I you know, I'm very happy for you because I know this is going to make your um life better, but it is certainly a huge loss to our community and uh and and I like what Peter said about how, you know, you've um changed Ashland for the better and indeed you have.
We encourage you to ask questions, send us any questions you have so that we can share those with other board members and if you have suggestions for changes in language, let us know those as well. So with that, that's our process.
So um you certainly have uh my personal thanks so somebody can you know we can find someone who can uh even be just a a small portion of what you been to us. So thank you for that. Um I did attend the ZBA meeting last week. Um and I I have been writing to them regularly after those meetings in terms of the 40B. Um and and last week the focus was civil engineering. Um you know I definitely had concerns you know not just me but I had concerns regarding um the fact that it is all the vehicles would be in the flood plane um for 100year flood. But I think we all know that 100redyear floods are not um 100 years anymore. And so, you know, they did mandate, they did say that there would be a management plan for how to get the vehicles out of there.
Yeah, I believe our May regular meeting is 12, which means If you have any questions or comments, they would need to be in by the 7th, whatever that Tuesday. Whatever that Tuesday is, the week before. Yes. So, if we can all uh look at the attachment on this item and review those um before the Tuesday prior to May 12th. That said, um this is not an action item because we are simply uh looking at the new the uh new board policies.
Um and I, you know, I did articulate some of my concerns in terms of first of all, you know, how much time do you need to get the cars out? Um and then really and truly even if there's a few cars left behind then there's some contamination that's going to take place from those vehicles. And then of course the huge you know elephant in the room is that when you have that sort of flooding um what sort of contaminants might you be bringing up even if the site was what we thought was pure and we c we know that that is far from pure um and and so those are my concerns in terms of the long-term you know if it doesn't if the flood doesn't happen for 10 years great but if it happens in 10 years and the property then becomes not livable for a hundred years as well as other properties downstream or around it.
But is there any questions or clarification for staff on this one? I'm just cur Oh, I'm just curious. Um, so there were five uh board bylaw, no, excuse me, two four board bylaws and then I think it was 19 I counted some. Anyway, a lot. And is that typical like Okay. Yeah, unfortunately it is. A lot a lot of it you'll find is uh real small language changes um that are easily identified. I've read them all. You read them all already. Good for you. You're you're one of the A students. I am not. All right. I just I was just But it was a lot. It is absolutely. Yeah. And we'll always usually find one or two that are actually worth, you know, talking about, but most of them are dictated directly by um CDE or California state law that just needs to be changed to keep us in line with the state.
It just has a lot of um you know problems that far exceed the issues around housing in my mind. Um okay and I too uh attended the school committee meeting online and yes thank you to all of them for the work that they do for our schools and our children. Um and it's it's um It's a lot, right? And especially in difficult times. And then last night I was happy to go to the board of health meeting. Um and the this year the the um Penny Mortonson award went to the Ashlin emergency fund and so there were four members of the fund here. Uh and you know what a tremendous work they do. Um I think you know they they It's again it's some of the work that goes unnoticed because um they just go out and do it and people aren't advertising themselves when they need help like that and uh you know so I think a lot of people you know in our lives have needed some help and and and received it and so um you know thank you to living in a town that that offers that kind of support to its residents.
Any other questions of clarification on this one? Do we have any public comment on board bylaws? Seeing none, let's go ahead and move on to item 942. Um, this is a potential resolution 1684-25. Um, we haven't ever discussed board compensation. Um, by state law, board member compensation is tiered depending on the size of the district uh for which you are a trustee. Um, we do have the um wherewithal if the board decides to increase our uh $400 stipen by 5% per year if we choose to do that. I'm not suggesting doing that now. What I would like to do is potentially um put it on the uh agenda for our regular um organizational meetings in December so that when we get new board members, we can simply decide if that's an action we want to take. That's my entire presentation. Just I know a lot of a lot of other districts do it.
So, thank you to them because obviously it requires um requires them. And then and finally, just I want to wish uh our very own marathon runner, thanks for representing the board. Appreciate that. And uh you're going to do a great job. And and uh and also to my daughter who's running and uh and and to all of the runners really. It's u certainly uh it's quite a special achievement. So, uh, congratulations to to all of you. Great, Joe.
Plenty don't. Also, um, is there something we've ever talked about as a board and I was wondering if there was interest in in looking at that? Uh, I have a clarification. Exactly. It's an extra $20. It's good money. Yep. Right. I have a clarification question. It does say that it's a discussion action. So, I'm wondering why we would not be taking action on it. The the action would be taken would be to add it as a feature of our organizational meeting. Oh, okay. All right, that was fun. Thank you. Yeah, for sure. Any other questions or comments on this one? Um, Jacqueline, you were saying that there there there may be legislation in the pipeline regarding this. There is. There is, let me get the number. AB1390 is current legislation that's going through um the state right now that is actually proposed to amend um the ED code 35120 which um dictates compensation for board members.