This is why I have goals and I have them here and I will share them with you as well, too. But that's the proper way to do this. I'm trying my best as your interim superintendent. I have an incredible team that's trying hard each and every day to make sure we're providing a high quality education for each other. So, I respectfully submit my goals, take a look at them, look at them, and feel free um to give me comments on them at the next school committee meeting as well, too. And I thank you for nothing, too. Appreciate it. And I thank these gentlemen to my to my right, ladies to my right, um and our and our teachers and staff as well. Thank you. Thanks. Okay, our next item is our school committee vacancy. So, we all know Lori uh Lori Hart is no longer on the committee.
Um, so last summer we replaced around 200 access points around the building. Um, you could think of an access point similar to your at home router that provides internet access. Um, so we replace all 200 of those around the building. Um, and at the same time we changed the way that users authenticate to the Wi-Fi network. Um, before it was similar to your probably what you have at home where you're authenticating with a password. Um, but we transitioned over to what's called a certificate-based authentication system, which is much more secure and it allows us to uh lock the network down so only glts managed devices are able to connect. Um, the next recommendation was uh completely rebuilding our domain controllers. Uh, domain controllers are some of the most important servers that we have at GLTS. They handle um user account loginins, your connection to the internet, um name resolution on the internet.
It's calculated based on financial information that we upload. Um that new number increase our deduction for excess costs. So, our budget of 850, um, we're now projecting that to come in at 7:22. So, that's a little lower than anticipated, but overall, um, we are, um, we're headed in the right direction. We started off the year, you know, in $400,000, you know, so we're we're down to 123. We just sent that an email today, our annual email to get those purchase orders in um so that we can um you know take a hard look at where we can trim to get that $123,000 loss down. But we're at least excited to be going in the right direction. >> Very good. When is the board of finance meeting this this month because of the holiday president's day? >> Great. Thank you so much.
Um, good evening everyone. U, I went to Isuza High School. The Dave Lewis Theater comes alive again after six years. The stage is beautiful, the sound was great, and the seats are very comfortable. And um what I really like is I was able to select my own seat prior to going there, you know, and and so I knew exactly where I was going to sit and I didn't have to be rushing. So I do like that system. Whoever thought of that new system, it's great. Um and the name of the play was Almost Maine. The setting was a cold winter night in Maine. Five short stories, all had very lovely messages. All students did a fantastic job. And I would like to thank the student actors, backstage crew, also Mr. Brian, uh the theater arts teacher, and principal Fernandez. And um m Mr. Lewis would have been very proud to be sitting right there.
The Navajo library district 9 cents. the flood control district 24 cents. Pinetop lakeside I think that's the sewer improvement district um if you're within the boundaries of that district 18 cents and then the vocational district up here that was voted in by voters and nickel. So that adds up to 1112. Not bad. That's pretty low. 18 to 20 in the valley. Pretty pretty common. And then go up and then the state gives you a little haircut on this thing. and gives you a little credit of a buck 56. So you're paying about $9.56 per $100 of net limited assessed value to support all of those jurisdictions. Now on the bond election and the override, we'll foc we we'll isolate those variables and only focus on that. It's complicated enough, but we we wanted to share with you on that. So as far as moving forward, you're ahead of the game.
That's >> and then another one withdrawals and three more show up. >> Right. >> So it it's you know according to the numbers over the past five years >> we're only short of two. >> So I know when you hire new staff each hire costs a certain amount of money. Is that being a new student? >> Okay. So, here's how students work. If I have a student who's here between the first day and the 25th day, I get $5,113 to educate that student. And that's the baseline. Okay? This isn't with any add-ons or any transportation numbers or anything else. This is the base limit. I get $5,13 to educate that student. If a kid comes in between the 26th and the 5th day, I get $3,800 to educate that student. But that's >> Well, does it cost us more to have revolving student? I guess that's >> so I I think I I think I understand your question.
>> Oh, I was told to limit my data points and my talking points. So, I'm trying to keep it concise, Jill. Okay. But I I would love to see it in a bar graph. I may have to go home and graph it. >> I'll gladly share so much more with you. >> When when Dr. Ryan shares that we spent seven hours today, that is I mean, if you you love the data and the number, like that's what we I mean, it really goes into those in-depth pieces. So, anything else you're looking for, wanting to see, just reach out. Yes. >> Well, it's it's not that I love the numbers. is that I love to see that students are really learning and that this shows that they're grasping the concepts. Absolutely. And being successful. >> If I can share briefly, the biggest takeaway from today and the biggest takeaway I think from our visits on campuses is that there is complete alignment between groups.
some of you were not on the board at that time, but um that was just one, you know, one example. So, as a board, I really hope you will cuz I think the district I've been here for 30 years and it just seems like it's the whole district is kind of going downhill a little bit and I would really like to have it go back to the freedom loving um community that we used to be to where we're all together instead of so divided because the parents are taking their kids to different schools because of what is happening in the district. So, I hope that you'll consider that and I thank you for what you've done. I do because I think there's been a lot of really good programs, but I think that we need to really work on becoming more united. Thank you. Up next, we have Noah James.
Any more questions or any motions? >> I do. Okay. >> So I'm I'm frustrated a little bit because I've been here, you know, going on two years, right? In all two years, I've heard multiple governing board members ask for what is happening? Why are people resigning? And what always happens is getting told it's a work in progress with nothing to show for it. I'm tired of hearing that. I'm tired of not being not knowing what is happening, why people would leave. I know it's across the board different reasons, right? But there's got to be something else that we could be doing to be able to get that information. And I think somebody at one point suggested when they hand in their keys, when they have that contact of getting that, you know, doing the resignation, making it part of the resigning process to do that exit interview.
So, so one thing I would ask that you do Jason and and with Keith and Keith notice that if we can do, you know, look like we got a lot of big gun projects or big ticket projects that would definitely have to be contract out, but sometimes that come with these projects is little ancillary things that we can do in house still considered life safety. So if you have the opportunity and if our guys can do something in house, we can give that list to Keith possibly as these projects come along. Okay? Just take advantage and have a separate list where Keith guys can take care of those things. You know, if you can see things, panels or whatever, not label, whatever that we get a quote of $40,000 where things can be taken care of. I know this these are new projects coming up, but just look at the opportunities that you can partnership with Keith and address life safety issues.
Certainly appreciate um, all those folks that have reached out to me um, with questions and and to share feedback um, in regards to um, a recent school safety um, concern here we've had in the district. And so I actually had um, couple great meetings with um, families today and and really appreciated getting that feedback. Um, I will be sending out an email um to all parents um and staff members either this evening, we'll see um or or tomorrow um just with some additional information um kind of with a little bit more specifics but but again not um not anything that is going to be real specific as as I can't share those things um due to to the law u but just to give a little bit more um things that you know what we do as a district all all the different safety protocols that we have in place.
She vacated her seat that is up for election in November anyway. So, when there's an there's time left on an unexpired term, we can appoint a member of the community to that seat. So, that was a Boilson seat. So, we have three Boilson members here tonight for that seat. They have submitted their uh letter of intent, resume, and whatever other documentation they wanted to submit. The deadline was last Thursday at 5:00 pm. Uh so we're going to go through we'll call each one of you up to the center table. Uh same order that's on the agenda. Each committee member will ask a question and answer it however you feel like answering it. You can start with a opening statement if you'd like. And uh after everyone's had a chance to go through, we'll go on to the next step. So uh we can start with Christina Calo Madaras.
So when you type www.google.com, it takes you to the right website. Um so the recommendation was to decommission the servers that were a part of the breach um and completely rebuild them from scratch. Uh and we followed industry uh standard best practices to ensure that the security is as secure as possible on those uh very important servers. Um at the same time we were also able to enforce multiffactor authentication on all server login. Um again with the goal of reducing risk of unauthorized access to any of our important servers. Um along that same vein is Google MFA. Um so we're a Google organization. Every user uses Google for their email, Google Classroom. Um and they use Google to sign in to a lot of the different applications that we use in the building. Um, so we have uh mandatory MFA, multiffactor authentication for all staff Google loginins.
Any questions on the business manager report and the members you heard? Okay. U hearing none then I'll take a motion to move board of education approve the January 20 26 financials is presented. Thank you Jordan. Thank you Joe. First and second. Other questions? I'm I'll sit down for a lot of this when we get together. So all right I have a first and second. All those in favor? I leash is in. Good. Okay. Um we're moving right along. A couple things before um superintendent begins. Um one is I I understand that last night at the board of selections meeting they spent four and a half hours on their budget. So I asked Dr. Gman to do it around four. I don't want to go much further than four hours today. So that's that's number one. Um, and number two, we're going to do the same thing on questions.
Um I went to go middle school. The community school professional development day for classified employees except exceptioning the expected sessions were by grade levels focusing on restorative practice on trauma enforced informed strate strategies for challenging students behavior in a positive school climate. I want to thank Leo and community schools for working together on this great uh professional development day. I went to Isuza High School leadership symposium. I've never went to the leadership symposium. I didn't even know it was happening. I just happened to go to the gym and I seen all these uh students, you know, I went for another reason, but they said something's going on at the gym. Okay, I'll just go there, right? So, I saw these students and they were having a lot of fun, you know, playing games and laughing and I was trying to figure out, you know, where who they were and so forth.
Good job. We've have time. You're in the study phase getting good information and um long story short, if you want to proceed with a November of 26 election, the school board will probably need to formally call it probably in June. I think you may if you want to go earlier, you can. So, we're in what? February, almost February. We're in February, March, April, May, June. and you got another what a good four months plus if you need it. When you call that election, it'll have the final dollar amount. It'll have the amount in the overwrite as well. It'll have the ballot question and it'll have a list of all the projects and all the tax rate information that we shared with you. So, that pretty much concludes my u initial presentation.
So, yes, in a sense it does because if I have a student that was here on day one who's worth $5,113 towards the budget, okay, and he leaves, he or she leaves on day 40. Okay, so that's 500 $5,113 is no longer there. But that student that replaced him, I'm only getting $3,000. So, so we're losing $1,200 from that student. So it really depends on students when they enter students immediately. >> Did that >> we also sent you the financial the district. So that is explained further on the increases to the budget on just the students that enroll you get. >> So yeah so so the revolving board doesn't hurt us. The only answer to that is depends because it depends on when the student started. And when that new student is coming, so any student comes in after the 100th day is educated for you.
It doesn't matter if it's special education, advanced learning, traditional, accelerated, gift, you name it. the conversation is just identical in terms of we're all kind of going the same direction and our teachers have just embraced so much of what of what we're doing and I think getting into classrooms for us and visiting and hearing and listening and to Dr. Cox's point, understanding the training and their comfort and creating assessments based on the work that they're doing is just providing that I think value to their their experience and a value to what the students are going through. And so, um, the biggest takeaway today is that yes, we're in the middle of the process and we're excited about some of the direction and we know that students are walking away with more than they have been before, but we're in the middle of of of the work right now.
It looks like Martha. I'm sorry if I did not read that right. Oh, this one is smog. [laughter] Um, aloha. Um, Higley Public Schools. My name is Noah James Markham. Um, I would like to talk about Higgley schools. And as a Democrat, we need to do a better job with DEI. And if you don't know what that means, diversity, equity, inclusion. Even if we have Mormons going to these schools classes, these classes of Higgley public schools, the DEI policies will make it stronger. We know that as a Democrat, what Tom Horn and the Republicans have done with the ESA vouchers and how they don't want to fund public schools around Arizona. I am sorry that people just don't know how important that funding was for Higgley public schools. I would also like to make sure that we make sure at this public schools that all special ed kids get the accommodations they need.
So, not really a question, just um letting you know where I stand with that. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve is written. >> Second. >> Lisa, I have a motion and a second. >> Shante Rothschild. >> I. >> Ben Owens. >> Hi. >> Lisa Garcia. >> I. >> Carolyn Lopez. >> I. >> Patty Catra. >> Nay. >> All right. We're going to move on to B, discussion and possible approval of teacher contracts. Mr. Beckett, looks like you're up. >> Thank you, President Coutray, members of the board, and Dr. Lman. We have in front of you uh the contract work agreement language that we use for all of our employees. These documents are unchanged from the past year. Uh we did have legal from Shamway review these once again and u she was satisfied with what she saw there.