uh all felt that at the end of the day it was more academically rigorous and while the novel itself may have a you know a few paragraphs of a subject that may be something that you do not wish your child to read again that was within your control and it's still within your control at all times um and I think that is important opting out is always available uh so I thank you for the the people who did the committee the 15 folks who who took the time going through that survey Um cuz it matters anymore. No. All right. Okay. President Wade, uh and I've expressed this before, but um yes, parents have the option to opt their children out. Uh but the unfortunate thing is those children that do opt out um can't be in the classroom when the book is discussed. And that's not fair in a school environment.
so that we don't keep collecting and collecting but never pruning and weeding out the the books that are no longer useful or used or worn out physically. That's great. Y any questions for curriculum? The DARE program, how did that come about? Did that come about from the police department initiating? It did. Yep. Direct. Any other questions on curriculum? Okay. Um, communications, Mrs. Jordan. Uh, yes. So, the budget mailer was created collaboration with town went out. Uh, car is currently working on a template for the next year for the next upcoming years that improved the mailers that prioritizes more clear, concise, and full information for residents. um to also direct traffic back to the town site as well as our website to be able to provide more detailed budget so that our people are following it more frequently. Um students center is in progress. You still notate John?
I would also like to thank all my hockey teammates as they pushed me to where I am today. In the future, I'm going to pursue my hockey career and further my education at UCCCs. Thank you, Mom, Will, and Dad. Love God. Amanda Syler. I am so very thankful for everyone who has helped me grow academically as well as in life. I want to thank my parents, my mentor Lori, and all my other family and friends. I will be attending Colorado Mesa University getting a degree in cellular, molecular, and developmental biology. I know that's quite a mouthful. As of now, I'll pursue a career in physical therapy. Nice. Kayen Sharp. I would like to thank my mom for helping get through the tough times and the tough classes. I would like to thank my grandpa who is the sole reason I pass algebra. After high school, I plan to go to college at Evergreen State College in Washington.
So, a lot of students that live right next to us, they're there because it costs500 or $600, $700 less than to live in a tower up on South U. So, um, it really would be to in to incentivize the destruction of these historical neighborhoods is not good. these 1900 era of homes uh with their towers and dormer windows. These are the brownstones of Midwestern America. These are our brownstones. This is Mid America's Alchat. And your colleagues in New York, Boston, and Germany would never ever consider tearing down any of their alt, any of their brownstones. It would never happen. There'd be an uproar. So just think of that comparable. Okay. Thank you. Hello. Good evening. I'm Lee Talbet. I live in Burns Park area and um 2120 Woodside Road. I've lived in Ann Arbor since the 70s. I was a college student here. I taught at Michigan.
What happens then? Thank you. All right. Thank you. Does anyone else have any questions? All right. So, oh, one more person. Go ahead. Good evening. My name is George Murvine. I live at 825 Club Road. Just want to say thank you very much for your presentation. I have some questions. Uh I'm not an expert in any of this, but I have some general questions I'd just like to see if I can ask. From what I'm understanding, if the planning board approves of this fair housing uh plan, there's still not exactly 100% of any of those projects could could take off and be and be developed. Is that correct? Because we have to do all these site plans and traffic studies and environmental studies. Is that correct? So the again the plan creates the basis for somebody to come in to come for site plan approval.
If you recall, we moved that one. And we will have executive session at 5:00 p.m. that day. And then at 65, um well, that's how we'll do 4:45. What are we talking about? The executive schedule is June 12th. So 4:45 [Music] and we will provide [Music] dinner. Okay. Okay. Anybody got anything? Laura, my baby's graduating. Yay. We'll be there. and Andrews the Yes. of the Texas mñana. You're graduating. Awesome. Congratulations. Good job. My kid finished his first year at NAU and he's planning on going back. Very good. Yeah. So, I brought him home Sunday and full. Anyway, two things he said. Remember, he's a big kid. It's hot here. And the other one was, I'm hungry. We save money with him being gone because just the three of us, you know, you know, take the meal plan. That's good. Well, congratulations. And we will be at um Walden and Sarita's graduation.
We shouldn't even have have these books, let alone force the kids that opt out to be in a separate classroom, in a separate environment. Um, when we can make options or or choices that is all-incclusive instead of segregating kids based on opt outs because their parents choose not to clutter their minds with explicit content that first of all shouldn't be in schools to begin with. These children are minors. I don't care if it's a college course. The bottom line is these kids are minors and they're getting their minds full of garbage that should not be there because they're not mature enough to be able to absorb this information. And that's all. President O. I just want to say that these books create are real world scenarios and historical events and things that have happened. It's we're not asking children to read porn or anything that that could clutter their mind.
We're going to be able to get it before the end of the year. Okay. Working on with um our student DOE reps and building principles and time to find to conduct um interviews with student staff about notable accomplishments in the school. And then um there's been a few recent updates to the website um organizational improvements on the main page and staff directory. Um also um newsletter archives school here has created um newsletters from 2023 2023 24 have been moved to separate folders to make it easier to find more recent um newsletters and then added the wall landing page that has had some traffic increase um once we added that. So I I have a question. So that beautiful um catalog came out from Park and Rec, right? And I've seen we're down in West quite a bit. they they capitalize on their uh program and there's something from someone's elected side, something from the board of education side and and given the fact that we don't have the value president or can't we dovetail off of that somehow some way um and maybe that's in collaboration with the park park and rack uh and the selective but I I think they mailed that out every household gets it.
I plan to go into animation industry after college. Ryder Simon [Music] I would like to thank my mom and dad for their support of my academic career as well as supporting me throughout my career as a national level motocross athlete. I would also like to thank my mentor TAC for his help and support throughout my time at Village as well as the all the amazing teachers. Thank you [Music] Naomi Simpson. First and foremost, I'd like to thank myself for getting my tired butt through four years of requirements. I would also like to say thank you to my parents and mentor, Mr. Colgate, who had to deal with that tired butt. I plan to attend the University of Wyoming in the fall of this year to earn my bachelor's in English and become an author with that degree. So with that, take Tim Mcgra's advice and chase your dreams, but never forget the road that leads you home.
I taught it here in high. I just I just have to make a comment of what someone has said here. Um uh regarding uh people of color. I'm a person of color and I was not denied housing here in Ann Arbor, but when I taught at here on high, I didn't make enough money to buy the expensive house. I live in Burns Park. It was a function of the um fact that I chose to be a teacher instead of MBA or a doctor because teaching is a very important profession for me. So, it was not a factor of my color, of my skin. The reason why I had the privilege of living in Burns Park was because my husband was a professor at the B school and made a lot of money. That that that was the reason. Okay. I believe in preserving the historic nature.
Can something change and happen? Absolutely. It happens all the time, right? So, um, if we had to change the plan to accommodate whatever would would potentially happen, the plan would have to be amended and we're back before the planning board with a public hearing and opening it to the public. So, it again, this is a this is a housing element fair share plan that's to cover 10 years. There's a lot that happens in 10 years. Um and so we are putting our best foot forward with the plan that um meets the the regulations, meets the obligation, but it's not uncommon that something may change. All right. So of all the plans that you presented tonight, the only project that's really moving forward is the M andd project. Is that correct? Well, the M andD project has zoning implemented and they I think they submitted for a site plan at this point.
And we do have Aubrey graduating from Sarita. And we have we have about almost 15, I think, from our previous students at Sarita this year graduating. Yes, I think it's quite a bit. It's more than normal. So, congratulations to everybody that has graduates. Anybody else? Christie graduating. Yes. [Music] So, we'll get a list to of staff members, kids also out to you. So, there you need paperwork. [Music] because I got to help with the uh uh that concession stand during the play and I wish Roxy was still here. I told my husband when I got home, if I were back there eating a cookie and I dropped it and it like rolled under the stove or something, I think I would still probably eat it. It was so clean. I've never seen a kitchen that clean. I will make sure that I let them know they do a good job.
actually things about the world and things that have that have happened. Um and many of them are about ready to go out into that world. Yeah. Um President Wade, yes, beastiality is real world information that we need to teach our children about. Again, I would like to express that parents, you have the choice on whether or not you agree. I also think it's important to express that we as a school, that teacher, as a district are not segregating children. That would be the choice of their parent and they are made aware of what will happen for their child when it comes to being able to discuss and those types of things. And so parents, again, if you are concerned about what that looks like, you have choice. You sign off on what your kids are choosing to sign up for in terms of classes and those types of things.
Yeah. To be able to have maybe a page or something. Yeah. I mean what's it to add a page because it's going out it's budgeted anyway. So, I'm just wondering maybe maybe I can talk to Kevin about that. Maybe nudge me a little bit on that. But that guy was I don't know if you all saw that. It's pretty nice. Okay.
Ava Smith, I would love to thank my family, friends, sisters, and teachers for all of their support and encouragement. I appreciate all of the growth and progress that I've made throughout my journey with this school. I plan to further my knowledge in health, beauty, business, and teaching Pilates. Harrison Smith, I would like to thank my family for always being there through all the highs and lows throughout the years. I also want to thank the entire village staff, especially Miss Webster, for putting up with me for the last four years. I've had a tremendous amount of help, and I couldn't have done it without all the support.
I'm concerned about two things no one has mentioned so far, but I wanted to say I do appreciate all the work that has been done and I'm sure you've been as conscientious as you possibly can. But uh to me, I feel pausing for a little bit to get some more input from some people. Not stopping it, pausing it to include some things so that more of us can be supportive living in this community where we all pay our taxes. And I am not afraid of students. I love students. I bike all over in Ann Arbor like my husband. I average about 600 miles around Ann Arbor running all my errands unless I have to bring my grandchildren along. I know the streets, but when it's more congested, it's harder for me to bike on those streets. People open the parked doors and I could be hit by a door when I'm trying to keep out of the way of cars that don't want to go slow enough behind me as a bicyclist.
They're much more further along than um any of the others because they came in first with the builder's remedy lawsuit. Okay. Because they had the builder. Okay. So that one probably will move move forward then I would imagine. Okay. But the other ones may not move forward. Uh even though the planning board may approve of the plan. Is that correct? I would say it's it's unusual that if somebody spent the money and time to go for site plan approval which requires a lot of of financial resources to do that they typically will move forward. Okay. Uh regarding the Bor uh Buri Avenue property who owns that property the municipality. Municipality. So technically everyone here owns that property. Is that correct in in certain? Sure they do. We pay our taxes and we own that property. It's part of our assets. So my question there is then why won't the board or the town council um put it up to a referendum whether or not that property should be sold.
If you ever really want to see how clean a kitchen is, look up at the facts. Any chance we're going to get ever rid of these three fire form? Any room? At least they don't have um you remember the uh what do they call this? The paper the copy paper. Yeah, the carbon paper. I'm too young for that. This is fancy. I'm not talking to you. You know that bus trip that walk to school uphill both ways in the snow? Unicycle. Mr. You have a birthday coming up. Yes. December. Isn't it the same day as birthday? [Music] Yes. [Music] space. We have a microphone we could give the kids because I don't care what you do never hear. Uh, we have a handheld that does it inate. Yeah, we could we could break that out. I don't know. Did it get louder when we turned it up?
Um because again it matters you as the parent. We believe in parent rights within our district and we create more than enough opportunities to make sure that that right is within each parent's control. Uh so you can choose for yourself. I motion that the governing board approve the listed novels recommended by the 6th through 12th grade novel committee for instructional use beginning in the 2025 2026 school year. Second. That would be Miss Schultz seconding. All those in favor? I I I. All those opposed. Motion carries three to two. This brings us to 8.6 approval of supplemental instructional materials. Miss Davis. Hello again. Um so also in March I shared um similar process but for our prek12 supplemental materials. Um and we received 11 public feedback responses. Um, again, all from parents. 100% of the parents agreed that the resources align with our Arizona state standards.
Um any any questions for communications? Okay. Thank you. Uh you services bureau miss. No, it's not. I was out of town on 414. John, did you go to that meeting? I did. Anything that we need to be aware of? Uh, no, just grateful. And we had a meeting this past Monday night as well. Just grateful for their uh support for us overall. Uh, we'll be working with them on some planning over the summer too to be able to utilize some of their support and some of our programming as well. Great. And no prep. And sure. Um, just just a minute on the insurance committee if you would. Fine. You heard you got some information from tonight's meeting. Yeah. Um so the insurance committee met today at 4:30 um and the committee has decided to advise CIO to stay with United. Um we are receiving a 17.05% increase which was better than what we thought was going to be and that does include our reserves at 5%.