These would be individuals who would be going elsewhere. So I just as far as the ability for us to adopt this policy should we have to at the end of the day we are still adopting all things that are for any staff member whether they are certified or not. In this case, this would be not certified staff are following the appropriate fingerprint clearance requirements. Every staff is required to have all of that. All of that is still encompassed within within this policy. The specific language that may or may not be added back is talking about any employee that has left the district and is elsewhere and whether or not we as a district release that information. Is that correct? >> That is correct. >> Thank you. >> Yes, and that is correct. I just um what concerns me is if let's say somebody was denied a fingerprint card and now they're going to for whatever reason.
>> Well, if you ever need a secret shopper for a route cuz I promise you, I promise it feels like ours is late all the time and so I know that that's heightened because I'm sensitive about it, but um just let me know. No, I I I honestly ask all all all all parents who voice their displeasure and obviously, you know, you're a parent in the district, please put it in writing so I can document that as well um and address it with them. So, uh you're well within your right to do so and I do encourage it. Please. >> Thank you. And I do have just one point of clarification. Um wrestling sectionals will be held at Hinsdale South Friday and Saturday. Okay. So, I want to make sure I got that information for you guys, especially Dr. Hall. >> This that's that's this weekend.
>> Okay. >> All right, Lisa. So >> you did kind of answer what motivated you now to >> now I I actually had contemplated running um when Jess Lori and Adam were but I knew our district was in great hands and I still was in the middle of a term as the co-chair for the Boilston PTO so I decided to wait um for the next term and when the seat opened it seemed like the right When I got elected, some people viewed my community relationships within the district as a weakness. The wife see it as a strength. Um, how do you view your relationships when decisions need to be made involving people? >> I also view as a strength. Um, and obviously every any decision would be hard, especially if it's if only someone you know, but as long as you're making the decision for the right reasons for the greater good of the district, I think it's an easy decision to make as long but delivery might be difficult.
Um and I also want to introduce um my colleagues here who also attended this conference. um Lauren Jones, director of uh career and technical programs, Lindseay Ganji, CT coordinator, and um Brenda Richardson, assistant superintendent. Um I'm going to give you just a quick little overview before I pass it off um for uh Lauren and Lindsay to talk more specifically, but so basically the conference we went to um the ACT conference that stands for Association for Career and Technical Education. It's basically the biggest organization in the country that focuses on CTE. Um so we were really really lucky to be there with thousands of people from um schools across the country. Um and our big reason for going to a conference like this is to find out what are the trends out there. There's so much happening so quickly because of technology. um we have so many different types of career areas and programs um that we want to keep up with.
Operationally, we know it's 5.92 and we're putting on every page that we have an explanation of that it is a 5.92 but from an operational but due to the uh revenue education cost share that we need to move the revenue to another uh place and you can see the annual growth is around uh the compound annual growth rate is around 4.7 seven. So the superintendent's proposed budget totaling 36,959 58,000 reflects a net increase of 5.92 due to a mandated adjustment to the board of education budget. 258,943 or 7.74 of ECS funding has been shifted to the town budget. This results in the fiscy year adjusted superintendent's proposed budget of 37,217,750 which is an increase of 6.67.
Um our expulsion rate is also at a low rate at 2%. Um and on the right hand side you'll see some more uh district annual youth truth survey data where we're looking at safety perception. Um, and you'll see here that our staff members report the highest level of perceived safety, particularly at the elementary level with an 83%. Um, while the elementary student safety perception is strong at at 63%, we do see this as an opportunity for growth uh for the students at the secondary level. So at middle school and high school their uh average rating is uh between 41 and 46%. In terms of connectedness and belonging a standout uh metric is uh staff sense of belonging which has reaches an 89% at the elementary level um and student connectedness ranges from 45 to 54%. So we do see that there's a gap between student and staff perception of safety and belonging.
As you know, we're working hard to write the the future and continue to grow leaders at our schools. Thank you. Well, thank you for getting you guys. So, actually just want to thank a handful of people that gave some out of cycle donations, if you will, ranging from art supplies to nursing supplies to dollars to help prepaid lunches and also stuffed animals for the Col. So, it's always cool. And with that, we'll hand it over to our principal, Miss Grace. All right. So, welcome everybody. My principal's report tonight is going over our district data. We just have district benchmark testing. Maps testing. How many of you took the max test? >> Right. So, our middle of your student benchmark standings. I want you to keep in mind that about six I was gonna say six seven years ago uh we were our standings for the middle of the year were around the 30th and 49th percentile.
Okay, before I go on, are there any questions about that? Okay, great. And then finally, the other district funds grid. Just wanted to point out the 90X versus the 95X and giving you some um definition of what distinguishes those two fund levels. So keep in mind that the 90X's are the enterprise services. Those are funds that are related to external uh organizations that are actually paying us. So think about dual credit where we are actually partnering with the community colleges. Um there are other numerous IGAs within the 90Xs. Uh we have had enterprises where we had professional development offer opportunities for other teachers from other school districts come and join us. Think about our advanced placement where we were we are taking in revenue so that other teachers throughout the East Valley primarily are able to take advantage of our advanced placement um institute every summer.
Let's say there was a crime committed and now they're going to another district and and it's not in our policy that we should convey this information to the new district. >> Well, I think that's a concern. Sorry for talking over you. I thought that completed your thought. >> Um, well, concerning the policy and the language in question, it's discretionary. It says the district may release the information. So, the removal of it doesn't prevent the district from ultimately releasing that information anyhow. >> President, it also says when the former employee has requested the information be provided as well in there. So it's if they were trying to hide something, wouldn't they not request it? >> Does that make right? >> Well, it's saying Miss Schultz, correct me if I'm wrong in summarizing what you're just expressing. It's also the language expresses that the employee can ask for it.
Yes. Friday. >> Hisdale. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. Thank you for that information. New business. We still on new business. Any other? Yes. >> New business? >> No other news. New new business. We do have a reason going into close session for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees. Can I have a motion to go into close session for reasons stated? >> Moved by Bill. >> Second by Jane.
>> Thanks. Uh so again given your past PTO work and working together with the committee and the Berlin PTO a few years ago what's your process for analyzing budget spending determining whether it's a worthy program or not etc. >> Mostly I do a lot of research on the spending and what it's going towards and you know what's going to be the best impact for the district as a whole. Um, and what that's just it's more like analyzing what's going to reach the most students with your money. And that's kind of how I want to make sure you're making the base impact when they have something. >> How will you balance your loyalty to your individual community with the needs of the regional district? I I understand your question, but I don't really view our towns as individual towns anymore since the regionalization. Um I just we're all one district.
So this this is an amazing way to be able to do that. Um it was great in a sense that it it helped to affirm the direction we have been going in is on point with where the country is going. Um but it also helped give us some more specific information that we can really we came back and we're like we really really need to re sort of focus on these things. Um big themes that came up um universal design for learning. So it's a way of designing the learning so that you're removing barriers before the kids even get into the learning. um doing real um assessments, not just sitting and taking a test, but actually, you know, if there's a skill competency that they're working on, can you do this? And can you explain why you're doing it the way that you're doing it?
And I want to remind the board of ed that we have a board of ed workshop on February 24th and of what we're asking you to do if you can if you have specific questions that by February 16th which is Monday if you could send those questions to Claudia myself Anna and John Bishop and our goal will be that we will review these questions in a presentation and we'll answer the questions at at the meeting and we'll take any questions during the the board of education workshop on that day. What we have for each one of you and I want to explain this. Um Claudia is going to pass out to you a budget book and this is where I can say that that Claudia does u her best work. So what I really want to do is take you through this budget book. I'm not going to take you through line items, but it's different than last year.
And that helps us define uh what our next steps are in deepening um things like restorative circles uh and peer-led uh climate initiatives um at our school sites for our students. Expenditures and actions and services for uh goal five uh include professional learn learning on trauma informed practices uh PBIS peer mediation training uh restorative practice professional learning. Uh we continue with partnerships with Western Justice Center uh Second Call as well as providing additional support staff like social workers and behavior interventionists, counselors and nurses uh to support um the sense of safety and uh restorative climates at our schools. Key takeaways from this midyear report is growth um in our goals specifically uh in our career readiness goal goal three and our school climate goal goal five. Uh the midyear data shows an upward trend. uh we see high family and staff engagement uh scores uh that contribute to our uh restorative and partnership uh based approach uh at our school sites.
So our student leaders have been working very hard with the extreme help of their teachers and all of our support staff. So if you look for mathematics K through 8, kindergarten is in the 69th percentile. That's amazing for middle of the year already in regards to where they should be at nationwide. 55th first graders, you can see in second, 74th percentile in third grade for middle of the year, 51st and fourth, 62nd and fifth, 47th and six, 63rd and 7th and 72nd percentile in eighth grade. So, we're really celebrating our Colts and the amazing work that they're doing districtwide with mathematics. Overall, all the grades, the overall percentile, the 61st percentile as a school for mathematics to date. That's really, really great. So, we're very excited and proud of the work that you're doing, all of the studying you do at home, all of the work your parents do with you with that hard homework.
So that is the 90X funds uh versus the 95x funds. Those are totally truly those funds that are relevant to our various departments providing services to other schools and departments in Gilbert public schools. Best example probably is the print shop. And the most notable example is the employee benefit trust. It's not a 95x, it's a 96x. Um primarily due to the fact that it is a a benefit trust. Um but both of those are in that same category of providing services to internal clients. Just wanted to take an opportunity to make sure that that those distinctions were understood by all of you as a governing board. And that actually concludes my report.
>> Right. >> But to cover that basis, >> when they has when the former employee has requested the information be provided. >> Correct. But it is also state law that any person who comes into contact with a child, whether that is a certified teacher or not, no matter what district you are in, should go through the fingerprint clearance card. So at the end of the day, right now with our policies and the way things are, if there was an employee who was a former employee of ours and either did not get their fingerprint clearance card or it was revoked, that other new school district would also have equal access to that information because they are legally bound to check that. So again, I appreciate for the clarification. [clears throat] Uh go ahead, Miss Van Hook. >> That was me actually. >> Sorry, Mr. Walker. >> Members of the board, uh what I can certainly say is that we we've we've yet to encounter a scenario that exists along these lines where a district or an individual would contact us for the results.
Any questions or comments? Roll call, please. Mr. Swallish. >> Hi. >> Miss Wolf. >> Hi. >> Dr. Hall. >> Hi. >> Zit stumbler says an I. Mr. Gagos. >> Hi. >> Mr. Brown. >> I. Motion carry. We are in close session. And >> minutes. >> We will be about >> 30 minutes. about a half hour 30 minutes and we would not be taking any action thereafter. So, thank you public for joining us this evening. Really appreciate you taking the time out to witness and be part of our board meeting. Thank you. Have a good evening.
Um and I see that across all school I mean the elementary schools. I just see them as the elementary schools, not Ronald Elementary versus elementary. I think I don't really I no longer view it as separate towns. It's just one community. >> Okay. Please briefly discuss how one of your specific previous work or volunteer experiences could be beneficial to serving on a school committee. >> I would probably have to be the PTO um chair. Um I I got to know the district really well. I've attended many meetings. I've advocated for the students and for the staff through that role. Um, and it's something that I really think has value in coming out. >> All right. Thanks, Jackie. Thanks for coming in. >> All right. Well, thank you guys for the opportunity to share my more about myself and the reasons that I'm applying for the seat.
Um were were huge. Um and having really really high expectations for students and their learning. Um but really what was at the center of everything was um generative artificial intelligence or AI. Um how that is completely transforming um the way that teaching and learning is happening and the way that our the different career areas that our students are working in how those industries are evolving. It's happening so quickly. Um so I am going to pass it off to um Lauren Jones. She's going to talk a little bit more about the connection to the workforce. Thank you. So as Pota u mentioned, this conference provided a clear and consistent view of the labor market. Um and the trends are unmistakable. Uh AI and automation are reshaping every industry. And that's not to say that they're replacing workers, but that it's redefining the skills that employers expect.