Predicting about $50 million to do that over five years, but construction inflation is really going to make that challenging for us. And so whether or not we have to consider other means of doing that or delaying projects, you know, we're going to have to figure that out. Um and uh if you keep going, you'll see more of those highlights. We're going to keep class sizes steady. The teach student toteer ratio is predicted to remain at 7.5, average class sizes of 23 students. Um a little bit of increases in terms of staffing and we're going to pay off all of our debt. But if you keep going through this document, you you can there's a lot of great stuff in here. But it even covers, you know, where we get our legal autonomy and fiscal independence. If you scroll all the way down to the very bottom, Holly, where there the tax information is, we even show people what average tax bills will be in future years.
And as I said earlier, I would appreciate your indulgence. Not all the charts and tables are in here just yet, but they will be. And um right about just a little bit more. You see that there is a chart of our EAV as it's growing and predicted to grow. We've seen substantial increases into the taxable value of our school district. You see our tax rates are actually going down. You'll see the net effect in 2024 of paying off that debt. A lot of re the driving reason as to why the tax rates are going down is we're not levying to pay off debt anymore because it's paid off. And then just a little bit further tax collections. We see we're going to get less in 20 for levy year 24 because we've don't need as much money to pay that debt. And then you'll see here what an average tax bill looks like.
So 2020 that tax year just under $6,000 and 2024 just over $6,600. Anyway, happy to entertain any questions that you might have. This first look at the budget. Nobody. That 10:40 slot Tony is uh not primed for Brad asked me how long this was going to take and I said an hour. We condensed it. We're not getting good advertising dollars right now. Well, my thing this is only preliminary. So why ask questions now? It's going to change. It's going to change. next month. All right, that's I'll I'm waiting. I will though say to any to the extent that you have feedback that this is helpful or not helpful to you, I would appreciate it because that this that's the point is that we're giving you the information that you need to make the decisions that you need to make to make sure that everything's headed in the right direction and the resources are aligned to the mission.
So if we can you have ideas as to how that needs to be, I'd appreciate your feedback. All right. Since nobody has any stunning questions for Tony, we will move on to administrative comments. I'm logging back in. Sorry. All right. Um, so I'd like to begin uh by just taking a moment to express my sincere appreciation for uh some individuals who have made a lasting impact on BPS 101. First to start with why I'm wearing this t-shirt this evening. Um I know I'm usually in a jacket or suit, but uh it is to honor our senior who will be graduating tomorrow night, Rachel Igro. She was um recognized at the city council meeting last night. Um Rachel was the one who designed the city of Betavia flag during the competition a little over a year ago. Um and and due to the efforts of some of our uh city council uh folks leaders, they uh made a push to adopt it officially as our as our uh city of Battavia flag.
And so that happened last night. And the reason why I'm wearing this t-shirt is because uh she um you know is a product of the uh graphic arts and and med graphic media programming and courses that are offered at BHS. Uh Miss Tyrion Ton was one of the uh was the person introducing her and and is the teacher that's you know worked with her closely in that project. So I just wanted to say uh well done. Um, you know, just another example of one of our students that has made an impact not just in our district as based on comments that were made about how younger students look up to the work that's been done, but just on the community now that it's become our city's official flag. Um, I didn't get to say this last meeting, but to Dar and Zara, who will also be graduating tomorrow night, they are our graduating student board ambassadors.
What an honor it has been to work alongside both of you as as our board student ambassadors. Your leadership, focus, empathy, and all-around excellence, both in the classroom and beyond, have been nothing short of inspiring for me. I'm genuinely excited to see what the next chapter holds for you. And I have no doubt you'll continue to lead with purpose and heart. And on a personal note to them, I want to thank them for welcoming welcoming me so warmly to the BPS 101 when I first began. Those two are one of the first students I was able to engage with and it was awesome. Uh I know BPS is incredibly proud of both of you and we'll be cheering you on every step of the way in your life. To all of our seniors who will be graduating tomorrow night, many thanks for the contributions you have made to our district and making BPS 101 of the best in the state.
Your younger peers have great shoulders to stand on in taking our district to the next level alongside our wonderful adults in the district. I think tonight's highlights earlier at the in the meeting just are that are just the tip of the iceberg in regard to all the amazing things happening in our district. This does not happen by accident or overnight. Um examples like this are a result of a district that has amazing people working in their roles. And earlier this month, we celebrated teacher appreciation and and we also recognized several of our educators earlier today. Um I think it's due to the efforts of all of our people. We are a people business and it's through a system that is continually working on getting better that this happens. When I began here, our former BEA president, Todd Swanson, shared both publicly and privately with me that progress moves at the speed of trust.
As my second year is clo is nearing a close, we have adopted a new strategic plan. Are undergoing massive curricular overhaul with teacher input in ELA, math, social studies, and science. Expanding connections with the community and engagement through social media, reaching families in their home languages. Expanding clubs and activities so every student can find a place for themselves such as the Boys and Girls Club and esports club. Expanding extracurricular busing so students may participate in activities. Increasing our social emotional standardsbased learning for students and adults. increasing our staffing FTE to support students needs. Holding collaboration meetings with the city of Bavia, the library and parks district uh park district leadership, expanding supportive resources for students and families, which include counseling and parenting services paid for by the district, creating more dual credit and career pathway opportunities for students, shared decision-making with our teacher and support staff leaders.
There is no doubt we are all moving at the speed of trust and I appreciate the BEA and BESA leaders and helping us continue to make that collaborative momentum continue to move forward. As you heard tonight from the district management group presentation, the collaboration is supporting our work to ensure the execution of the district's strategic plan. The collaboration is a must in this district. We will be facing some big work next year. work that is going to require us to ask very hard questions about our practices, our roles, and our abilities to finance the things we need to do for our students. I trust that the decisions we land on will always be centered on what is best for our students. And speaking of our students, tomorrow night will highlight one of my most personal favorite things as an educator. Hundreds of seniors will walk the stage and graduate our district.
They are a bright reminder of why we do this hard work. Goldilocks. Thank you. You save something for tomorrow night to talk about? Oh, I got it. It'll be brief though. It'll be All right. And then board comments. Uh just because we have our two new board members, what I'd like to do is kind of go through the um previous round of board members. So start with you, Rob, then we'll go in and then give Kristen and then and then Katie a chance to wrap it up and I'll just close it out briefly. Okay. Um so first of all, just thank you to um the celebrants today. So, uh, Tristan, Abby, Ellie for their kindest kid awards. Uh, EMTT for the Blueest Star award. Uh, congratulations to them. Just great examples of the kind of students we have here in Betavia. And then also congratulations to uh, Miss Greenwall uh, on her retirement and um, good luck to her in the future.
And then also uh, Miss Hatfield, Miss Mandel, and Miss Hubble. thank you for um your contributions and it was nice to see you recognized uh as well for uh for all that you do for our students as well. Okay. Um couple other things. So, I had the opportunity to go to the awards night. Uh, uh, Drew mentioned it earlier in his comments and to me it was a very powerful evening and what I gathered out of that was what a strong community we have within uh, Betavia and the strong collaboration we have with the high school and with the students. We had so many community organizations there that were um represented that were able to uh recognize our students um and in in a lot of cases give them financial support for their next endeavor. So, um it almost was a little bit of a tearjerker at certain points of that evening because it was just powerful some of the stories um and the backgrounds on these scholarships and these awards that were were given.
So, it was just a very emotional night. So, I really appreciated being there that that night. Um then finally um I had an opportunity my niece graduated from the University of Texas um Austin and went to her graduation about 10 days ago or so and um the featured speaker was uh Taylor Sheridan. If you know who he is, he's the creator of Yellowstone and some of those other types of shows um that go with that. that um he had uh I mean it was a it was an okay speech but he had a he had a uh he had a good quote that resonated with me um reading that and I just wanted to share that with uh with uh you all today but he said um we don't necessarily control our destiny but what we do control is our behaviors and actions that will lead to our destiny.
So, and I think about that in terms of our graduation tomorrow night. So, congratulations to those seniors. Um, they they worked hard. They've earned their their degrees. So, um, as they move forward in whatever uh path they have chosen, um, you know, hopefully they'll make the right um, decisions and actions that will help them become their best selves. So, um looking forward to being there tomorrow night and celebrating with them. And also want to thank um for the summer um teachers, staff, administrators, thank you for another great school year. Um hopefully some of you will be able to enjoy some time off here and uh recharge and um ready to go at it back in August. Thank you. All right. Uh, so mine will be um, congratulations to Tristan, Avi, and Ellie for the kindest kid award. Congratulations to Emit for the Blue Star Award.
Congratulations to Heather Mandel, Monica Hubble, and Lisa Hagel for their nominations of the King County Education Awards. Congratulations to Gina on her retirement. Uh, happy Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Happy Jewish American Heritage Month. Uh, May is also National Mental Health Awareness Month. So, just take care of everyone and take care of uh each other and others. Um, thanks to all the BPS employees. I'm knocking on wood because we have a couple more days, but for another year under the belts and um for those that are off for the summer, I hope you just relax and enjoy it. Um, congratulations to the class of 2025 and I hope everyone has a healthy and safe Memorial Day weekend and summer. Very nice. So, uh, my comments are just like to start off Raquel and Rob. So, everybody who got their picture taken tonight, congratulations. Um, congratulations to Principal Greenwald on her retirement.
Also, all the retirees. If you go up front, you see the names of them all listed there. Kim Anderson was back here. She's retiring in two days. So, congratulations to them. I want to thank everybody, too, especially as someone who still has two students in the district. But thank you to all our teachers, all the staff, all the admin for their hard work and commitment to students this year. I know my kids have grown a lot this year. I want to recognize board secretary Cindy Rodriguez. You won't find a more committed or compassionate person for BPS 101 students and the work she does to support the work of the board of education. I want to thank my fellow colleagues for serving on the board. And I also want to thank former board members Lock and Matthysse for their commitment to serving the district and the community.
And uh like Rob, I want to thank uh all the incredible organizations, partners, and army of dedicated volunteers who generously support BPS 101 students and schools with your time, talent, and kindness. Your impact is immeasurable. Uh last week, I had the opportunity to attend a a thank you breakfast. Miss Geralt was there. She was actually recognized for her work as the president of the mother's club. And um boy, after hearing everyone tell their story, I would have been able to walk through a run through a brick wall because it was so inspiring. Everyone was sort of building off everybody's energy. I mean, like Rob said, you know, when I think of how our kids achieve, part of it's because obviously they're amazing kids and they work very hard, but also because they have this army of support from the community of people that don't know our kids, but are still contributing their talent and time and finances to make sure they succeed.
And that is a pretty rare thing. So, I just want to make sure that they know uh we appreciate all they do. without their contributions, uh, we would not be able to do what we're able to do and our kids would not be able to achieve the way they do. Uh, to BPS 101 students and families, I hope this academic year was filled with growth and positive experiences. Uh, our district is deeply committed to serving every student to the best of our abilities and will continue striving to improve to support student success and to create a sense of belonging for everybody. Uh, and finally, congratulations to the class of 2025 and their families. uh it is the best day of the year I think. Uh we can't wait to celebrate their achievements. Uh and really we celebrate them but we also do celebrate the community because again I do think a graduating class is a reflection of a community and uh we have much to be proud of.
So congratulations to all the graduates and their families and best of luck. I echo everyone and their uh congratulations. I wanted to um just give a little like um story about actually it's Avi and your daughter Elsie. Um they they brought up um Ming had brought up how Avi loved to like write cards to people and when I was a lunch monitor I still have these um they're like little notes and they had like their the best drawings ever and it was just like I love the job sometimes like you know just getting something from these kids it was just like we really love you and you know like it was just telling me like how good of a job I did and then when I was leaving they created another card for me and just about how they they're going to miss me And I I pretend like I still matter to them when I see them.
Like I'm like, "Oh, but I know better." Like I do have a daughter who's in seventh grade, but it is really amazing just the kindness and the love that these kids already have. Um you've done a wonderful job with Elsie, obviously, but it's something that I will always remember. And like I said, I still have them on my nightstand, so I just wanted to add that in just as someone who has been on the receiving end of that kindness that we are celebrating. Um, other than that, congratulations to the class of 2025. Um, thank you to the entire BPS uh community for getting our kids through another year. And again, we have a couple more days. So, um, I hope everyone has a safe and fulfilling summer and we'll see you back in the fall. Well, fall, August. Yeah. Uh, as Mr. Kilberg mentioned, I was fortunate enough to attend the uh thank you breakfast that the district held to recognize some of the local organizations that support Betavia public school students.
I don't think most people realize how much goes on behind the scenes to help some of our most vulnerable kids. The district outreach coordinator works with many local nonprofits and individuals to provide food and clothing, scholarships for preschool, summer programs, support for teachers, afterchool programs, and more. The room was full of selfless people with big hearts and a passion for helping kids and families. Uh with the permission of caregivers, stories were shared of students that feel safe and supported are able to thrive in our schools. Some of them are receiving their diplomas tomorrow. A big congratulations to them and to all of our graduates and to the parents, caregivers, and local helpers that paved the way for their success. I'm looking forward to cheering all of you on at graduation tomorrow. It was heartwarming to hear of so much success and it's inspiring to know that we are capable of so much more.