So that's a formula that um we don't have control over, but we do have control over how many meals we serve to try to uh up our entitlement. So for example, if you were to take like the 202122 school year and say, okay, you got $971,000 something dollars, that would be based on the plate cost that they made in July times the full year of meals served previously. It's on the prior year, right? From 21 the 21 >> because it has to be a year that's already finished. >> That was just my question is so is it that we get they do the calculations and at the end of the year we get the allocation that we use for the next year. >> That's a great question. So right now we just got our bank loaded. So it actually is the 2324 number. Oh, it is >> because we haven't finished the 25 or it's the 2425 number cuz we haven't finished the 25 >> 26 school year yet.
Is that correct? >> Yeah. So, get in touch with the town clerk tomorrow um to be sworn in. There's an oath of office to take and then there's some training to take um ethics and you mentioned you already looked into track of the course. So, cool. And I made them aware last night. We were at a meeting Aaron and I so the town clerk was there that they were squaring people in for different committees last night in the Bolston meeting. So, they know that one of you is going to possibly even show up tomorrow. So, that that can take place as well. >> Yeah. And our our next meeting that you can participate in will be uh what's the date? The 24th >> 24th. Yeah. >> Unless there's a meeting for some reason before that that we don't know about yet and you're sworn in.
And it's like when we're talking about student safety, a lot of what you talked about is the physical safety. We're looking at sort of it's it's the psychological safety. It's all well and it's it's student data of course. Um so we have been going through a process with um so there were things that we took from the conference and also uh the consultant that we're working with um is helping us really educate the teachers educate and so that they can also then educate the students um and so we're putting whole processes in place to vet not just the AI tools that we bring in but any digital tools so and then that's sort of a connection back to the IT part where um you know it is is doing their piece of it on our end in the teaching and learning side we're we're vetting the educational value of these different um apps but it's it is a real real um thing to worry absolutely absolutely what's what's great is um so we have when we're thinking about just a general AI tool um so you hear of chat GPT and a whole bunch of others.
Any questions on policy? Okay, good. Um we'll move on to curriculum. Michelle, >> sure. We met on January 28th at CMS and the meeting primarily focused on the ELA update over CMS. We are rolling out a new program this year common lit and it seems to be well received so far and we are noticing progress in student performance um and we'll hear more about that at the CMS walkthrough on April 2nd and our next curriculum meeting is >> thank you great questions for uh curriculum >> okay great we'll go up to Felicia on the big board communications >> um hi there um I did want to mention too Um just briefly before the report that if anyone's online for the district uh budget uh proposed budget that Jordan just went over it is easily found on the website which I feel is a great communication out to the district.
So Jesse and Adam are currently working um to ensure that all the prior year and current year deficiencies have been addressed with the goal of us achieving our score of everyone having at least a 90 or greater going forward or at least being good um on the upcoming report. Thank you, Mr. Maul. Okay, moving on to item 33.1, presentation of updated surplus property timeline. Mr. Ortega, I turn it over to you. >> Thank you, board president Benvidas. Uh there are no updates uh on surplus property timeline uh at this board meeting. >> Okay, moving on on to item 13.2, Two, approval of resolution 252619, a safe and secure learning environment for all. Can I have a motion to approve? >> Motion to approve. Second.
They get to teach the students prek through third grade about our mini goat and um we had a really great time and we believe it or not had our 100th day of school celebration as well. So 100 days of learning and you all are doing amazing. So keep up the great work and as superintendent Rico mentioned on behalf of all of us here and I know some of you many of you sit on the foundation really like to thank you for your continued support your dedication and everything that you do each and every day for us. You show up and that means the world to us. you're always there and we want to thank you and want to thank those of you who are going to make it to the Gila and I'm so excited for next year because I want to see all of you out there with us.
>> So, it's actually two years in a rears then from the >> Yeah. kind of like FAFSA. It's like two years back. Yeah. So, um >> and then you times it by the plate cost and we get it. So, we just got it about a week ago, Michelle. About one week ago. It's in our bank right now. >> So, it's like comes in one big lump sum. miss >> all at once and we have to tell them by March 20th this year. Every year it's right around the middle of March how we're going to spend it next year and you get one chance to tell them and that's it. So you have to plan accordingly. >> Yep. >> So that means you have to plan out for your whole year pretty much. >> Yes. So right now is a very exciting time in our department.
You participate in that one too. Feel free to stay around tonight, whatever you like to do. But we're going to move on with the rest of the meeting. All right. Thanks everybody. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. >> Uh so next up is public comment if anybody would like to make public comment about anything on the agenda. I only see employees and our candidates in the room. So, I don't know. Doesn't seem like there's any public comment. So, thank you. Um, we already kind of covered this superintendent search update is that the uh school committee has voted for, approved, and signed the contract. So, we have a fully signed contract with Dr. Conway, who is here in the room with us tonight. >> I don't mean to put you on the spot, but >> Oh, yes. Put him on the spot. Uh that really thrilled.
Gemini is the Google one and because we're a Google school. Um we so Google protects our we're like in our own little oops our own little sort of bubble with our data. Um chat GPT it they do a lot of they take your data and they use it to train their models but nobody really knows what that actually means. like it's this is all deep behind the scenes stuff, but um we know that in Google Gemini it's it's kept secure. So um we're doing a lot of education with staff around um use Google Gemini. Um and and the big thing too is like we know that it's not going to go away. We can't ignore it. It's going to hit every single career, every every part of our lives. Um or like one day somebody asked me like do the teachers in the construction trades really need to know about AI and I said well remember back when like we were introducing computers and the internet maybe people were asking that question but you can see now everybody it's it's just part of life that's what's happening here with this.
If you go to district and then over to budget on the right bottom side you'll see 26 27 proposed budget. So just for anybody that's looking for that. Um as far as the communications committee we met on February 2nd. Um we went over or we talked about the um eighth grade families that were going to be having a incoming freshman curriculum night. Um that was on Wednesday the 4th. And then for the next student at the center principles were going to be selecting students that will be interviewed this week actually. and student reps. We're going to be conducting interviews for the next student at the center newsletter which will go out and then we are also working on um a list of goals that will be an overview of the communication plan tenative communication plan within the district. So as soon as those goals are formalized or formal um we will um communicate those out to everyone.
>> Any discussion? Yes. Board Rodriguez. >> Yes. I just want to explain what the um resolution 2526-19. I am proud that we have resolution 2526-19 tonight, a safe and secure learning environment for all. Our responsibility is to ensure that every student in Isuza Unified School District can focus on their education without fear or disruption. This is about maintaining a safe environment where all children have the opportunity to succeed. This resolution shows our commitment to students privacy and safety. We want our families to know that their rights are protected here at Isuza Unified School District. Thank you. >> Any other discussion? Seeing none, student board member preference. Colleagues, please place your vote. And the motion passes 5 to zero. Moving on to item 13.3, approval of agreement between Isuza Unified School District and Leadership Associates. Can I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you.
It's a really fun evening celebrating teachers supporting the foundation. All of the monies that are collected are are raised go straight back here to the school. So if you see the musical playground, the artist and residency dances that happen, u there's so much that our foundation does. All of these art pieces are made by students and you see these little plaques that are next to them. You can give $25 so your name goes next to the to see the clock. So, it's just a really great night to come together as a whole family. And every year we have some of our foundation members who come and create these art pieces. So, when you walk out tonight, you're going to see a piece pole that was created in a bench. You'll see artwork all around our campus that's created every year and displayed at at the Gila.
In fact, Bonnie, you were telling me I haven't even seen you at all today. And I'm like well so we are working our menus for next year and the food for tonight. So, right now is very slammed for us because we need to know exactly what we're serving next year so that we know exactly how many pounds to give to each food. And then we have to tell them how much of each food item we're going to use all of next school year. So, it's it's it's a a lot of calculating, but we do it so that we will have exactly enough food for all of our students. So, one of the things I was hoping to drive home, you can see the 1920 entitlement awarded of 765,000. So, keep in mind that that was based upon meals served in the 1819 school year. No, no, the 1718 school year.
Thank you. It's probably but uh thank you for the opportunity and and the conference um and opportunity actually to to come. I was in district last Wednesday and attended an admin meeting and spent time with buildings in communication uh under Jen and very good we're working on a transition plan and I think there were a couple communications one that went out to staff today and one to two families sort of introducing the you know that's not a resume for instance so very happy to share that and look forward to to the weeks months ahead and uh and diving in. So thank you. All right. Thanks. Welcome. Looking forward to it. Thanks for um uh next on the agenda is our student liaison. >> Mr. >> All right. No problem. Uh next up then is Al Gan with the superintendent schools report. Please. >> So first thing on the agenda is Burland Memorial Principal Search.
So we're trying it's it's challenging because again it's the the technology is advancing so rapidly. It's in all of our lives and so we're doing everything we can to work rapidly to try to keep up with it. Um but it's AI literacy is what um the big sort of buzzword is right now. We talk about digital literacy and like computer all these different English uh I mean sorry reading, math, all that but AI literacy is a whole other thing that we're we're tackling. Um so that was a long answer to to your question but we're it is front of mind for us. Yeah. >> As long as we aware that >> Oh absolutely. Yep. Yep. >> The potential I mean it's very important. >> Yeah. >> Stay away from using that tool and putting information there that can be critical to even the school and the the the people that are here.
>> Great. And you anticipate the newsletter to go out in March, February, end of the month? Um I don't have >> the the drafts go out of the publication by uh February 26. Sorry, the final draft and then after that they will go out um to districts. >> Great questions for communications. >> Okay, thank you. Uh Craig, um I I attended a couple meetings now with Crack and they're in the middle of their budget, so we've been going through finance. uh met the new um director Desi Nation. Thank you very much. And I was at the legislative breakfast this morning. So um one of the things that the correct is finding difficulty in is finding teachers and um I was talking to Dr. Gman earlier that the urban schools are losing teachers to the suburban schools and it's it's kind of a problem. So, more on that and they want to fully fund the residency program that's in place at CRE.
Any discussion? Board member preference. Colleagues, please place your vote and the vote. And the motion passes 5 to zero. Moving on to item 14.1, acceptance of 2024 2025 district and measure K audit reports. Miss Jamal, I turn it over to >> Thank you, board president. We will haveation from our LLP. Um we have our auducation. Um you guys have the audit report in front of you. Um they will be referencing and going through Am I good? Can I start? >> Awesome.
Our students worked on this to make these beautiful pieces and we're very very proud of them. And I just wanted to say with leader and me we went to a training superintendent before I day one and it was called teacher believed in me. And all of you sitting here right now, just take 5 seconds to think of a teacher that impacted your life positively. And then think of a teacher who you're never going to forget because of how they might have made you feel in a negative way. And what we really learned about is how important it is for us to really show our students that we do believe in them. It's really important that you know how much we believe in you as your teachers and your staff because you are why we're here and this leader in me training is amazing. We believe in me program.
>> So, remember our if you remember, our population was higher then. Um, and so it's was only $765,000. Whereas today we're over a million dollars in entitlement with smaller enrollment, but it's an indicator of the success of our nutrition services program and the fact that our students and families are choosing to breakfast and lunch at Gilbert Public Schools in spite of Uber Eats and Door Dash. So, it's been a positive thing. >> Do those numbers include VIK before and after school as well or is that separate? So Vik does choose at some of the elementary schools to eat breakfast with us, not lunch and not after school snacks. >> Got it. >> So, uh, depending on the program, some of them like to make their own little side things, but most of them will participate with us, but not all of them come in and eat with us.
Um so I want to thank the people that have been that first round of that committee. Um they did a screening of their resumes. Um and we had we had a good um group of people that have applied. We're really excited about that. Um we're meeting on tomorrow, I think, correct? um and looking through um the rubrics that people um scored on on the resumes and we're hopefully going to be able to narrow that down um to a a group that will then bring forward um for the week of March 2nd um that first round of screen March 2nd March 5th to bring them in for interviews with that same exact um group that screened um the resumes. Um so we're looking on doing that on the 2nd and the 5th of March. Um after that we'll we'll go through those and narrow that down even further.