Any discussion? We won't have anything for negotiations this month, but most likely next month you will spend some time to talk about negotiations in executive session. Yeah, the calendar. So, what we did, we put out a draft um sent out to all buildings. We collected I collected responses information from the from the public from from the the staff and then we got together as an administrative group and we looked at the ones the the suggestions, recommendations, the ones that made the most sense to be able to try to implement and that's the draft two which you see right there presented. So, barring anything from the state that says we got to start school after Labor Day and end before Memorial Day, this is a proposed draft calendar for the next school year. And believe it or not, we do have people asking what does your calendar look like for next year because they're planning summer vacations, that type of thing.
And we have three wonderful applicants already for that class. So, very talented people that could come in and teach that. That's great. >> We are adding a year three to culinary arts and that's on page 24. So that's a big excitement on campus as well. Bernie's very excited about adding year three to culinary arts. >> What else? >> I did read I did read everything that was under there. It really does look in the things that were highlighted. It really does look like it's going to be amazing and more very good for our students. >> Yeah, I think it's going to be really great. I'm excited about the changes next year and how it's going to benefit our students. >> Mrs. Bryce, can I make an addition? >> Yes. >> So, when Mrs. Bryce was talking about the um the associate of arts degree the kids could pursue.
>> Okay. Could I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Second. >> All right. Um, could you please not here? Course here. Tire. Hi. Wall. >> No. Hi. Okay. Um you'll see a host of items there for you to peruse through. Uh, but one item I wanted to point out and one that Wendy was going to point out. Um, if you jump down to item D, um, we've included a, uh, presentation from for you, um, that Liz did with, um, or for the Lake County Superintendent Organization on, uh, the county school facility occupation tax, um, which, um, generally speaking is a 1% increase in the county sales tax. um that would be uh given back to schools uh for certain um expenses primarily intended for uh facility improvement or additions but can also be used for security, safety, um some deferred maintenance, things like that.
Um yeah, it's it's it's really great to see. So I I I appreciate everything and I'm looking forward to seeing another 100% uh first second semester. >> All right. Thank you everybody. Thank you Scott and Gina and everybody who's doing the work. All right. Uh next topic of discussion is just an introduction to something that the board has been aware of is going on in the background for this year. This goes back to oh when I was hired um [laughter] a decade ago uh one of the topics was how could we revision teacher conferences? Could they become online? So uh we have tried a variety of different formats for teacher conferences over the years. Um, we've still struggled with it being the perfect fit for what teachers are looking for and what families are looking for. We've done two years of surveys to get data on that.
So when they're in those content areas is looking at that academic vocabulary that that can support them when they go into those content areas. Strategies that that they can use utilize when they are in those content area courses. um and as they're as they are uh progressing and becoming more proficient in English in their English language development. Um ESL3 will be the highest level for this course for our students who are newcomers in English language development in ESL. Um and so that is what we are proposing for next year. Uh to look at ESL1 and ESL 3 and then the following year bringing in ESL 2 again so that it will be taken in in order for the students to be able to to to participate in that. Um there are no costs for staffing in regards to stuff st uh cost recommendations. We're looking for that bridge at OE and O um at this time to look at about 40 texts at a cost of $85 per item.
Let's do a national um junior a junior national honor society. And some of these extracurriculars as we know, Mr. PAL and other high school. Um they're big big uh parts of their their daily duties and they take those on not just slightly but robustly. I will tell you that I think one of the challenges for public schools going forward is being able to chat with newer teachers, those in their 20s and 30s, and say, "We know we're putting all this on you. There's a lot of obligations here, but would you also from the kindness of your heart for work underpaid to try to really push along an extracurricular? And if you talk to our high school students, what's the best part of your high school day? They will many times over talk about this practice, this game, this event, this club. And that happens because of our teachers.
So this additional one again um like Mr. Kylie said, probably we would have one for the middle school alone because there's a lot going on there. Um, and one for the high school alone because again, just the scheduling and the the rotating schedule. Um, it's tricky to hold all those team meetings. >> Sure. >> I'm sorry. If I could just add a little bit to that too, Mrs. Denisio, because I know that you absolutely know this is one of the things that we're really working on is consistency. And when I say consistency, we're talking prek to 12 consist consistency in the way our IEPs are developed. And by having a core group of folks that are working together and have common understanding of the way an IEP is developed and what services and what our structures, systems, and structures here are in Dartmouth. Having those core people is key to being able to do that rather than having sort of disperate um approaches in diff because we're in different buildings.
So, having said that, uh we did collect input from our staff. We put together again our administrative team uh to discuss and uh this is what we've come up with. any any major changes on it from how we've done it in the past? >> I know last year we got some interesting feedback from some people that we had to take into consideration. >> Every year I always get feedback at least is to listen and some you know sometimes some some feedback is it makes sense and we look at it as administrators and we say ah that you know something that we can do like I mentioned to our staff I can't do everything that you guys want me to do. So but we can do we can look at some things that do make sense. I mean, we went through all three buildings feedback list.
One of the cool things that um we also discovered or just kind of put the two together is now students who are taking their automotive classes or aviation classes there cyber security classes with uh Mountain Institute. Those could actually be part of the associates degree. So it could be an associates degree in automotive or associates degree in cyber security or or law and justice studies. So, we're able to combine the two types of programs to get them a directed associates degree within a specific um career field, if you will, >> so they could graduate with certificates as well of completion. >> So, Brian and John, about how much money do we receive from Mountain Institute annually to support programs like this on our campuses? >> Ballpark 270,000. >> Two, I'm closer to 300, >> I think. And the reason I brought this up is there um there was a bill introduced in this legislative session to eliminate that funding to schools to committee yet.
Um I think over half of you can look at it in the the PowerPoint. I think over half of the counties in Illinois have approved um the increase to the sales tax. Um >> slide four. >> Yeah, slide four. Uh Lake County is uh and gener and Lake County is looking to include this on the November >> 26 ballot in order for it to get there. um over um the boards that represent 51% of the students in Lake County need to approve a resolution to put the ballot or the measure on the ballot in November. So, this spring, March, April at the latest, um many Lake County schools are going to be putting this um re uh resolution on their board's agendas for approval so that it can go out to the county in November. So, I do think that is a recommendation, Sean, that we are going to be bringing forward to you in March, preferably.
We've been working with a committee of uh teachers and administrators to try to look at this to try to meet everybody's needs more equitably through the process. And we also are reflecting some challenges like we talked about. Is it just an email? Is it the communication more like what we need and just structural things that are happening different uh in society and how do we respond to that? So [snorts] uh this committee has worked really hard over the course of the year. I am bringing this proposal to you but it's on behalf of that larger uh committee tonight. Uh this was shared broadly with the staff and we're gathering feedback from them as well. Uh so this is just a proposal. Um, but you'll see here I mentioned earlier our state statement of work this year. Uh, and really in here we highlighted these things we were doing this year, but this is kind of what comes next, right?
Um and a total which will total about $3,500 um in regards to the to the uh cost recommendation for this course to run at both high schools for next year. >> Is that cost for the books uh is that new or is that you find uh like expanding it. >> I'm sorry. Say that one more time. I apologize. [laughter] >> I didn't phrase it very well. Are those new books that we have to buy in order to run this free? >> Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. We will be coming back to the board with the recommendation um for the text that selected. Um we are here for information about the new course first. uh we'll come back for action at our next board meeting and then the team will um start the uh curriculum alignment and tech selection process. We will come back for information then go to 30 days of play and then come back for action but we wanted to make sure that we were comprehensive of the entire uh plan and cycle from the onset.
And so mostly what I want to say is a um thank you to those teachers who do all that for us and b I think as a school corporation we need to continue to be creative about how we can support those who do and support further those who might and will hopefully take on those roles going forward. >> Thank you Mr. Lford. Um, for my items, I just wanted to uh call out an event that I uh had the pleasure of attending on Friday. Our Indiana School Board Association put on a leader con that I attended. Uh, great topics, but one of the best parts about it is just being able to network with other schoolboard members and superintendent around the state. And while I love that, I'm also very appreciative of being in Avon and having some of the conversation the tough conversations with uh financial shortfalls and just communication gaps.
And I would just add you know another not as obvious sometimes speaking to your question of this isn't a teacher whenever we bring positions like this in and Mrs. Denio did address this um but I just want to reiterate it's meant to take some of that workload off of the teacher who's delivering direct instruction to students. It's meant to remove some of those administrative tasks that some of our teachers especially our special ed teacher special educators are required to do. And so that's the goal. >> So I just want to add that. Thank you. >> And thank you Mrs. Dianio. So we've also recommended the addition of one maintenance staff position again supporting these aging buildings that we have. We've also included a you the human resources position. So we've had a fair amount of discussion about that and um boy it we we live it every day.
>> Every every one of them. >> Okay. >> But as far as major changes, I don't remember anything that was significant. >> Okay. That's that's all I was asking. Was any of the pieces of feedback that we gave a day off where we didn't have it in the past? >> Should September 30th be read the box? >> Let me check and see. >> For conferences or am I wrong? >> No, we didn't put that down because it's an evening. We put it down for October 2 because it's a full day off. >> Good question. Good point. And that's the same thing in February. Same thing on the 17th. We didn't put it down since they noted it. >> 19th is a full day off of school because of it's a full day of conference, full day off for students. >> Yeah. >> And again, remember we do this pending pending gratification or contract.
>> Yeah, they're all being heard in committees um in the next couple weeks. So, I will keep you posted, but it's sickening in a world when this is what our kids need that the legislature wants to completely kill funding that comes through um career and technical education districts to support programming at local campuses. >> So, can the parents contact um any legislators? >> Yep. So, as the if the bill makes it out of committee to make it to the floor, then um Brian will be able to provide information about that. Um because it is it's really astounding when you think about, you know, how much we hear right about, oh, kids need to have, you know, high school needs to be relevant. It needs to have things like this. And in turn, to think about killing all of that kind of funding is discouraging. in in rural communities that funding that comes to Mountain Institute and then comes to us to support programming on our campus.
We're still waiting. We're not doing it as a first reading tonight. I'm kind of sharing it as a first reading, if you will. We're still waiting on the exact resolution, making sure that all those tees are crossed, eyes are dotted. Um, and uh hopefully bringing that to you in March. But I want to be very clear by bringing that to you. We are not asking you if Lake if Lake County should have a 1% sales tax. You are not voting on a sales tax >> should go on the ballot. >> Just be really clear. All you're saying is should the Lake County residents have the option to vote on a sales tax? Um, and regardless of h regardless of how um we vote, it's the vote in November that determines whether or not that sales tax would go into effect. Um, if you look at the data on page eight, you could see that if this did go into effect, um, Stephvenson would benefit from approximately $5 million in revenue.
And the the line that isn't highlighted there is the one that's important here. Paired with appropriate interventions and supports. You heard some of those today, but those were really about our touch points uh with students, also reaching out to parents. But this is some a little bit of different approach here. And really this [clears throat] proposal is in response to that feedback. And what we're trying to do is like we gave you today like contacts and like Courtney kind of brought out like how many of those are quality contacts? How many of those are dialogue? How many of those are more than just an email? And what we're trying to do is recognize that work that's already ongoing and then amplify it further. to make sure that there is opportunities there for dialogue with parents and an expectation of dialogue when it needs to happen.
>> So Dr. Cancade, I apologize if my question is repetitive. You probably answered it, but I thought I heard that we already offer the courses. We're just changing the title. No, that's not true. >> We currently offer ESL 1 and two and >> yeah, ESL 1 and two. Just like Dr. Concade said, we that's what we're currently offering and we would like to now add the ESL3 course for the language development for our students. So all three courses will support English language development for our newcomer students. Um depending also their class when they go into each of those courses depends also on the access score that they get that they obtain um or their screener score when they're coming into the program. >> So currently we rotate ESL1 and two. We do not offer them simultaneously. So, they would like to continue that rotation, but then add um ESL Bridge as a supplement to provide a three-year sequence for our newcomers.
Uh they're facing referendum so that many of them wanted to come talk to me. Um but just love that organization that supports our school board and being able to attend. So thank you for sending me. Um and then also um part of our consent agenda includes a donation report. Love seeing that. Love the community support. I wanted to call out one item that I noticed I thought was really cool. The Avon Rotary Club uh donated some money to purchase books to support peacemaking and conflict resolution. So with all the headlines and everything going on in the world, I just wanted to call that out and also thank not only Avon Rotary Club, but all the the donors. That's it. Um Dr. with them and bring us home. >> Sure. >> Thanks for a great meeting. Thanks uh for West for having us here. I also wanted to thank Amanda.