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I didn't know this was going to happen, but I'd like to thank Miss Gracia, Miss Wilcox, Miss Marie, Miss Smith, my administration. Um, without their support, this wouldn't have been possible. So, I thank them from the bottom of my heart. [Applause] on to what we're here for though. Okay, you got the first one. Valentina Alvarez. [Applause] You know why she had the first one, right? Evelyn Apadaka, [Applause] Evelyn York, [Applause] Everly Bork. [Applause] Elliot [Applause] Con Striker Emerson [Applause] Bailey Grade, Azim Hill, [Applause] Bryce Hutchinson, [Applause] Austin [Applause] Marin, Mattaline [Applause] Martinez, Anna Nicholson, [Applause] Lily Phillips. All right, baby girl. Sierra Rios. [Applause] Hannah Sanders. [Applause] James Tabard, Idalgo, Zeno Torres. [Music] The Continental Kindergarten graduating class of 2025. [Applause] [Music] What's going on? [Music] [Applause] [Music] Are you mama? Happy cheers. Happy cheers. Look [Music] at her. [Music] When you're older, when you're wiser, you're taller, stronger, brighter, closer to [Music] [Applause] me.
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Uh there's a challenge with this data um in that we have a community uh feeding program which means all students eat for free in Kraton. When that happens it starts to become a little more difficult to get parents to fill out the free and reduced application. Uh so uh it does affect our budget when we don't collect those from parents who would uh normally uh qualify. So it's really important for us to continue to collect the applications even when students are eating for free. Vanessa, sorry. I have a question. Sure. That's okay. Um, just going back a couple steps to when you said the weighted data for sped students, who updates that? Is that AD or is that legislators? Those are legislators and uh it is set in law. Okay. So, that's why it makes sense. It hasn't been updated since 80s. Yes. Okay. Um, and then in our funding formula, we also have um Oh, wait.
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Are you here, Kelly? There you are. take picture. No, you weren't. Yeah. So, thank you, Kelly. That's a good point. If if you're an adult over some of these teams or groups, I'm calling you up. Get ready to talk. Oh, now it gets quiet, right? Uh-huh. Kelly, will you introduce your team for everybody and bring them up? Sure. My team are the synonym rules. They are Bridgets. Come on up, Anukica and Kai. I think he's back there. And not only did they win second place in the district, they got to go to the regional and they won second place in the region as well. So they brought their region trophy to share. Wow. With all of you. So they competed against Mesa, Tempee, Chandler, a couple Queen Creek, a couple charter schools, Deer Valley, and they did awesome and got second place. We're so proud of them.
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The class of 2025 is so special because we truly changed the culture on campus. We came into Washington with no real idea of how it used to be. We are the first class to graduate all four years consecutively since co 19. We leave behind a legacy of a new campus culture that will be continued for years to come. We have all been through hard times the last four years, but this moment proves we are resilient and we harness the ability to adapt and thrive. So, congratulations to all of you for defying the odds and coming out on top. Sorry. In the next chapter of your lives, in the words of my favorite basketball player, Paige Beckers, work hard for a cause, not for applause, and live to express, not to impress. Congratulations all of you guys. We did it. [Applause] I am now honored to introduce two important guests.
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Good afternoon everyone. I'd like to thank you all for taking time out of your day to show up today. enjoying the joys of life, the next steps in our journeys. And while I may only have a moment with all of you, isn't that how life goes? Living moment after moment. And some of these moments, we have been knocked down, tested. We all prevailed, pressed forward, and overcame our own challenges. Yet, we have not done any of it alone. We are the parents who gave us life. The parents who raised us how to be someone alongside the teachers who taught us how to speak and how to think. But despite this isn't sorry guys as you'll you'll get to earlier but and we had those friends who made life just that much better and those who showed you how cruel the world could be but despite everything isn't each moment just as important in our lives.
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So, we actually started I started my career knowing Gina and then fast forward uh maybe 11 years ago and we're looking for a principal at Hooverwood and whose name pops up at Gina Greenwald and I'm like I remember her. She's probably a pretty good candidate. She knows what she's doing. She's uh uh she's uh got strong opinions on things. Uh she shoots straight with people, lets people know what she thinks and I think she could be a good leader and she has been. And uh as evidence we have some uh Hooverwood staff here. Thank you for coming to support her tonight. This is like her 10th retirement party on um but uh Gina's a special person. She actually uh I have a dog at home that started their life at her home. That is correct. So we have a lot of weird connections, right? Um but I I really Let's share them all.
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Probably football season. and also just being a upper classman now and just in general. Have a great summer, guys. Looking forward to seeing you in the fall for junior year. It's the last day of school. We're looking back and looking ahead. What are you looking forward to being seniors? Just like the last of everything like like last first day. Yeah. The last homecoming. Yeah. Last the last prompt, everything. Yeah. Last final exam. Especially those pep club. Pep club. You get to be a pep club member. Make sure you join that Google classroom soon. They're going to be uh starting meetings in the summer. Leah, what do you look forward to? Also pep club. Also pep club. What are you looking forward to next year? Being juniors. You're going to be upper classman. Prom. Prom. You get to go to prom as a junior. Prom. She's taking all my answers.
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Uh this requires someone from transportation beyond site uh to uh assist in the training. uh the fact that we were able to onboard I believe five or six drivers in a very short period of time contributed to uh a much larger larger than anticipated uh amount of overtime and salaries for this fiscal year. And finally, the IMRF social security fund. I have been trying to draw this fund down for literally 3 years. Uh, and I think we are are finally getting to the point where we're going to start drawing it down so that we shield ourselves from u tax challenges with our cash balance in that fund. Finally, our investments. You can see all of the investments that uh the the district holds. Uh we hold just under uh $10 million worth of investments. They are laded so that they mature at various times. Once these mature, we will take a look at whether we need those funds or whether we can reinvest them.
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This is the end. Thank you for your time and letting us present this new exciting device we now have at our Dear Path Library for students and teachers to use. All right. Can we give another hand to all the students for their amazing work? So, in summary, you can see that we'll continue to meet the needs of all students as we diversify the way students show progress and mastery of skills and concepts. And as we appreciate our staff, we appreciate you guys as well. So, instead of just a regular thank you, we have innovative thank yous for you for the board. And I think we have an extra one we're going to give for the new we have a new board member coming today, right? So here you go. Right there. Oh, perfect. So again, thank you for everything. You don't have to stick around if you don't want to.
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When I go back and look at this last year, keep in mind we were actively planning and had put in a fair amount of resources towards the uh development of the transportation center had it gone in at the uh the Maplewood site. Uh so that is the reason why you see the disparity uh with that. Uh you'll notice that uh our capital improvement projects will be really taking off in earnest uh over the next couple weeks. When we look at uh the next slide looking at how our model is compared with the budget uh I think we are right in line with where we should be and I equate the difference again uh that number uh that's in red is strangely familiar to the amount that we generally receive in property taxes uh coming up in the spring. uh no real excitement in the debt uh fund and capital uh fund.
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All right. So, which brings me to Yes. Take a seat. We'll take we'll take some pictures at the end, right? Yeah. Absolutely. Um, one of the things that we've done a fantastic job this past season with is on our baseball team. You know, um, a lot of people would say if it wasn't nailed down, it might be stolen. And that's a really bad pun and and really bad dad joke. But uh which is a fantastic segue for me to bring up Mr. Bren Milbour. Bren you want to come up here and both coaches can come up here. Uh so Brent has broken every and I mean every record there is when it comes to stolen bases. Not only for Creep Mon which he broke last year. Stand right here. Uh he has broken every single record the state has as well when it comes to uh single season career uh stolen bases.
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Seems like he uh wants to make sure he and the catch are on the same page on a number of things. what to do with pass balls and balls get out of play and a lot to talk about. Pitch is low. Ball one. Sharply hit right through the gap between second and third. That ball actually got by the left fielder, too, who came in. Um, didn't notice. He may have been able to get his way over to second. But nevertheless, it's a base hit. Nice sharply hit base hit right through the gap. We got a runner on first. And now up is Alex Padulla. Final tip back over the fence. That's a foul tip. Padulla quickly down 0 and two. No outs here at the bottom of the first inning. That ball's outside. One ball, two strikes. That ball's in the dirt. Pock is going to second.
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Yes. Mia, thank you very much for all your service. It's been great having you and you you've helped these two along quite a bit. Thank you very much. Great job. Happy graduation. We'll see you at graduation. Okay. Thank you. I want to thank the student representatives for their work all this year as well. uh they you've done an excellent job not only in presenting but getting the the scope and the report and finding out all the information and putting together on slides that were very exceptional. Uh you represent three students uh in a school of 1850 students and you're right up there in the top of some of the most respectful wonderful young people that we have at our school. you represent small portion of what it's like to be a JLTS student here at Greater Lawrence. So, thank you very much. Congratulations on all your great work this year.
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This year's recipients of the Kansas High School Activities Association Citizenship Award goes to Jackson Nessen and Elena Mason. Our final award for our individuals for the class of 2029 is the American Legion Award. This award is also voted on the st by the staff of Burlington Middle School. The criteria for the American Legion Award is very similar to the Kansas State High School Activities Association Citizenship Award with the additional criteria of courage, honor, leadership, patriotism, scholarship, and service which is necessary for the preservation and protection of the fundamental institutions of our government and advancement of society. This year's recipients of the American Legion Award goes to Cash Hanley and Helena Long. [Applause] At this time, I would like to recognize and welcome Miss Mallalerie over to a gra to address the class of 2029. Maller Mallerie graduated from Burlington High School this last Sunday with the class of 2025.
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[Applause] [Music] Good evening everyone. I am Tony Delara, the social studies teacher. This award is given for an astounding achievement in social studies, demonstrating exemptional understanding of historical events, civic responsibility and global awareness along with critical thinking and analytical skills. The recipient for the social studies award for this year is Valentina Ramirez. Congratulations [Applause] Good evening. I am Miss Maharayo, science teacher of the eighth grade students. I am truly proud to honor a student who has shown outstanding skills in the field of science. This individual has not only excelled in academics but has also demonstrated a true passion for discovery and problem solving. The award for best in science goes to Alden Moore. Congratulations on your welldeserved achievement. Keep exploring, keep pressuring, and keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible.
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Thank you for that wonderful energy. [Applause] Valentina, I see you. You're feisty energy. Thank you for bringing that. And thank you for helping to support and to stand for what's right. What an amazing energy you've brought to us and a lesson you've taught us. You suck. Your smile lights up every room that you enter and that goes everywhere that you go. Thank you so much for teaching us how to smile every day. JJ, our athlete. You showed us what it means to work hard, to play hard on and off the field. You never give up. And thank you for that lesson, Britney. Your creativity. I wish that I was as creative as you are. What a wonderful energy that you bring in your ideas. I appreciate you. Thank you, Indio. Ah, I see you. You have that chill energy. And you have taught me sometimes it's best to be quiet and to be chill and to observe.
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And for many of you, my first year here, you were third graders. So, you all went from me knowing you when I first met you, from tiny little third graders, NPCs to full main characters. I'm shook. Totally shook. First off, massive W. You all survived middle school. That's not just skill issue avoidance. That's peak sigma behavior. I saw the grind, the late submissions. I heard about them. The Google Docs named final, final, actual final. The chaos, the vibes, the bonding over pop quizzes or last minute tests that you might have forgot about and were like, "Oh my gosh, there's a test coming up." Totally iconic. And now you're piecing out, logged off. were low-key crying in the staff room. High key gonna miss your unhinged energy. The way you walked into school like it was a side quest. The can I go to the bathroom miss knowing full well you just wanted to wander around the halls.
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Our [Applause] life [Music] happy day [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Happy day. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Are you lighter? [Music] [Applause] [Music] Why? You're [Music] [Applause] [Music] weren happy graduation Today we are our lives are burning bright. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Woo! Heat! [Music] where we want to be a part of It's birthday. [Music] far. [Music] Jesus. [Music] [Applause] All right, Let's give it up for actually the class of 2037. 2037. Oh my goodness. Parents, grandparents, it is our job. We have the hard job because that spark you see in their eyes and the love of learning is what we have to continue to help them be excited about wondering and learning and investigating and solving problems. We need to keep that spark because I want to see those smiles and that look in their eyes when they promote from fifth grade and then from high school in 2037.
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That was it at the end. Free and reduce. Um all of these technical pieces end up being the part of the formula that creates the dollars. Um there's a couple of other areas that we get in the funding formula and I am going to go through the funding formula quickly. Um there's a big piece to uh it comes through through our staff data and our HR department works very hard to ensure that our staffing data is very accurate what we report to the state because that is a part of our funding formula. Um in the state of Arizona if you have teachers who have great years of experience and your average compared to the state it's it's a formula. Let me show you. Um this is another thing with Arizona budgets. There are some interesting formulas that go on um to serve whichever purpose they were trying to accomplish when it came into into the law.
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Well, well done. No, you So, what's your name again? Bridget. Bridget, tell everyone out of all the books you read, which was your favorite book? My favorite book was probably The City of Ember. Ah, nice. And you are Kai and yours? Maniac McGee. Me? I love that. And you? Anukica and Sedakaco and a Thousand Paper Cranes. Wow. I only read Maniac McGee. But I I tell you, if if you ever go to these competitions, it's obvious you need to read these books. And these students put in a heck of a lot of work to make sure that when they compete, they know what they're talking about. Please give Neie another hand. If you guys would shake hands with the board, we'll take your picture. [Applause] I love the socks. Congratulations. Stylish. I love it. You too. Come back here. Good luck to you. here. Stand in front.
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