I just don't know what's going to happen. Um, it will definitely look something like this as far as it will definitely have servings when we get the meal pattern. This page, this page is called a meal pattern. It is taken from the dietary guidelines of Americans and it is implemented by the USDA. So it is made in equivalence. So if you see like a half cup counts as one serving of fruit, it will tell you the exact measurement we have to use and the exact amount of servings. So we will be required to follow it if we want to be part of the National School Lunch Program. So, I feel like once we get something like this, we would love to share it and we'll we'll let you know, but we do not have the answer right now. >> So, this is this is the amount of food per week and then in the parentheses, it's the minimum per day.
>> Does anybody have any questions? >> Yeah, thanks. >> The only question I had was I know that we had a previous elementary math curriculum. So, I guess I just and I know I asked the question and somebody had answered it um that it wasn't in the budget, but I didn't we have money at some time in the budget for an elementary math curriculum and do we not allocate like annual I'm like looking at Aaron because it's more of a money question. >> I I am not aware of it being in the past couple years budgets. With that said, if it was in a budget previously, what's happened is that money has either rolled back into whatever bucket of money you would have aortioned. So at the end of the year, what makes up our excess and deficiency or free cash is sort of any unspent funds, right?
>> Any questions? >> I don't even know what to ask, but We approving this as the policy. >> Yes. So if you think >> but you're going to learn from this. Is that what you said? I'm sorry. >> No, I'm going to I'm going to make sure that what's in this policy. So if you read some of the documentation, it talks about this is state policy. >> So this is what we have to follow. >> Yeah, >> it is a state policy. >> Yeah. Looking at a warrant, what what am I what's a warrant look like? you know, like, >> okay, >> I want to understand what am I looking at and be able to read the the documentation. >> And I I read some of it at the up front. Yeah. I mean, I I read the first pages. >> So, it's talking about um non non-public areas.
Is that >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Yep. And so, it does change if you have like a holiday or something in that week, but if you were on a 5day week, it would be 2 and 1/2 cups or a half a cup per day. And then if you look at the bottom, the grains, it says ounce equivalents. So it could be a muffin that's 2 ounces, but it counts as one grain equivalent or two grain equivalents. It'll we have uh child nutrition fact labels that tell you exactly how much each product counts for. And then we make sure we have the right amount per day and per week. >> Okay. All right. Well, it certainly takes a lot of work, a lot of thought, but again, I tell everybody, we don't need any vendor coming in because I think you're doing a marvelous job and I really appreciate all the hard work that everyone's put into this.
So that money would have rolled back into its appropriate location. So, if you go to slide 22 of my presentation, you will see our ask for this um this funding. >> But to answer your question, we have not seen that anywhere in the budget in the last couple years that at least we've been looking at it previous to us. We're not sure, >> but we we paid for curriculum, but what you're just saying it was like maybe five years ago we paid in full or we just it's not it hasn't and we're not. So our I guess what I'm trying to ask is our previous practice has not been to budget a little bit for each year. We're budgeting one lump sum in whatever the contract year is. And >> yeah, >> maybe we need a better >> some of it has to do with the way curriculum works is you know you will buy a system and that that system will sometimes get you access for x period of time at some point um you know that sort of the standards change the methods change at some point you you you update your curriculum um one way or the other and and and I think our current is is past its time.
>> Yes. >> So, I guess the back where the kids are building the house, is that a nonpublic area? No, that's public that that's school property. They cannot go there. >> So, okay. So, there >> will that be an event where the our kids are are there because we brought them there for something like sport for example. Is that a known area? I just want to understand that. >> Yeah. >> And if something happened Okay. I want to understand that. That's true. Right. So if something happened the eyes go where the kids are playing and they just do whatever they they do and we know what they do. >> Yeah. >> What happened then? I mean they're not going to >> I mean again they're not going to call you to >> No. So we have security but they Yeah. So we have security at the gate.
And before we go on to any other questions, I wanted to point out it's because of this grid that it's really important that we have a registered dietitian on board here in Gilbert Public Schools. And so, we did lose our registered dietitian. and she had a baby and she decided not to come back to work. And so we're very very happy to have found a replacement. Um, and so that I think uh totally completes our nutrition services department even though I will say this as well, Julianne, Rachel and Natalie as well as Michelle are all very well-versed on all these requirements as well. So the registered dietitian just gives us that one extra step of credibility that I think that we need in our community. So that's another celebration. >> Yes. And it helps keep the students with allergies >> or special diets safe because we want to make sure that we are ensuring that they can eat safely with us.
>> Joe, I'm sorry. Joe, if you want to chime in here, math coach, you want to talk a little bit about this at all? >> I think I think she's right. >> It's always been a we'll wait the three or five years and then we'll just throw that one uh budget item. I think planning knowing that in three years, five years, whatever the contract is, knowing we're going to have to reup that contract is probably a strategic idea to start taking a little piece each time. >> Um but that's part of this big rebuilding. >> I have a reserve account for curriculum or something like that. I don't know what if like you have a >> with the ELA coming up as well because I'm assuming that hasn't been >> right that hasn't been appropriated for six years and so just as Erin said that so the um Envisions was a fiveyear um you know program and we paid for five years.
We have security at the front. So >> No. Yeah. I know that. But I'm talking about an a gang out of town. out of town, >> get to school or get friends. >> Oh, yes. >> Yeah. So, how will that work? >> So, the our instructors are not to release any students or information to them if they're working offsite. Okay. They need to notify the school immediately. We'll notify the lawyers. I mean, we'll notify our lawyer and we'll and uh they'll have to in in terms of we have to first look at the warrant. We have to look at the legal documentation to to to do to they have a right to process the that legal documentation. We just have to make sure it's it's right and it's legal. And that's where myself and the and the attorneys have to verify that before we would release any student.
>> So now we're to the questions or comments. >> I had a question for the um USDA um uh food requirements. Is that tied to like the federal money? Is that like to get the federal money you have to go you know go by the requirements and is there any state requirements other than what's passed by statute like is there any >> I believe and you should you can correct me when you should answer these I believe that the state can be more strict than the federal government which happened with the titanium dioxide as an example. Um but yes, in order for us to be allowed to have a reimburseable meal, we have to follow these guidelines very very um clearly. >> Well, I thought it it was all very delicious. So, thank you very much. Even though I would prefer more color on my a macaroni and cheese.
we're pay this one is three years and then then at that point the whole district will be on a math cycle. So then we can pick a curriculum that aligns prek through 12 and that's always kind of been a sticking point because there were different curriculums revolving at different times and the alignment hasn't been there. So this cycle will help to align But that means in three years you're going to have a bigger, >> right? >> Yeah. I guess my point is instead of having this huge $110,000 ask and then next year it's not in there so we use it for something else. Can't we ask for like $45,000 a year over three years or $20,000 a year for five years and you know it's built into the budget. I know we need the cash to pay for it, right? We have to pay for it upfront.
So, um, so we're all going to have to be more educated at this point. >> Ask the right question. >> Okay. >> Because put the mic on, please. I know exactly what you're saying and yeah that will work >> that that's actually really good. >> But in the event that I just got to a to a location where our students are there >> okay and they do what they do they just take people and they will take >> Yeah. Will they take if they take one of the student or even a coach or somebody that works for for the school? >> Yeah. >> How would that be handled? I'm talking after the fact. I'm not talking about you being able to see the documentation the documentation that they made. >> Okay. Yes. At this location, they're just going to go get those kids or they're going to uh >> Yeah.
>> That's a good comment. Make sure you put that down. >> I did. Okay, good. If I do make macaroni and cheese from scratch and because I use cheddar cheese, it is very yellow. There's no color add. >> We do have those those bottles of Italian spices in your office. Maybe we can look at adding that. >> Okay. Well, um, as someone with celiac disease, I very much appreciated all the effort that you put into my side over here and it everything was wonderful and thank you so much for all your effort putting all this together. It was really great. Um, I really enjoyed it. So, >> our pleasure. And I like to thank our whole team for uh meal prep and serving it. Thank you. You guys are amazing. I forgot to take pictures. All right. So, um, we now need to move to adjourn and then go into our brief board business meeting.
So I get that. But if it's built into the budget so we have a little bit every year. It's not a it's because it's not it's a curriculum. It's not something new. It's not like, oh, we're adding a curriculum. It's just a new curriculum we have to move forward with. So, I just feel like because I know how the towns are going to say, oh, this is what we have to play with this year for new stuff. And it's like, well, this isn't really new. So, I I don't know. Just something to think about and just more to understand about that just so we don't kind of get like dinged for like >> Let's uh we'll put it in and see how it goes. Yep. >> Yeah. Thanks, Lisa. >> Thank you, >> Jess. Sorry, Lisa. Hold on, Jess. You have a question. >> Oh, no.
They >> Yeah. Yeah. So, no, I understand what you're saying, right? So, we can only follow the legal protocols and procedures that's in place after that happens. I mean, I can't control that. No one control that. What are the legal uh how can we legally prevent those students if they're taken illegally and they're uh here legally? Then it's up to the law to resolve that. We can't resolve that. That's goes beyond what we can do as a school. We can only manage what what this policy >> but then we are saying that our students are protected no matter where as long as they are during school. That's what I understood based on what I quickly read. So what you just said doesn't go with what you are presenting. You know what I I'm not saying it and I'm just I'm trying to link the two things.
>> Should we take a couple minutes to Yeah. clean up and we can come back in a couple minutes and get started. >> I'll leave my I'm gonna take my veggies home. >> I'll just take the whole plate. >> Yeah, go for it. >> Maybe I'll I'll keep my salsa. >> No, I'm supposed to be finished weighing on a diet now. I'm Oh my god, they're giving me pizza right now. Okay, >> we're coming for it. Okay, let me >> I'll bring you home and I'll eat them tomorrow. >> I'm going to give you my >> perfect. Thank you. >> Thank you. I think this I'm just going to carry home >> and eat all the >> welcome. >> No, I commented. I was like, "Oh, well, yeah." I mean, it's like it's hard to put a comment on a chicken breast, but like it would be great on cut salad.
I was just I mean that the ELA coach I know we had had a reading coach previously and we had to take it out of the budget because it wasn't filled and so we decided we could cut it for then, but we're putting it back in because our reading scores show we need it. >> Right. And I think that in the material that Rich put together and my material and and in discussions with Joey, we really have seen that that it's t not having the LA coach has taken a toll on our scores and the ability to provide consistency across the district and and and we're seeing we're advocating for a reading specialist just at the high school, the middle high school level. Um that really that foundation work really needs to be done at the elementary school.
>> Yeah. Our instructors and if we're outside the building. So first of all, we haven't done training for our staff to understand this policy. That's the next step we're going to do once you approve it. so that we all understand and we all know what we're going to do in CA just like a an Alice drill or anything else. We've got to be a to understand what are we going to do if they arrive. Every one of us has to understand that teachers security if we're out there. We can only do the process of upo upholding the the law and the policies. If ICE doesn't follow our policies and just pulls people grabs >> they don't follow their own policy >> then it becomes out of our control. We can then only follow the law and let the law follow its course. >> That's all.
So, but we were trying to think outside, you know, I knew that you guys did this and when I heard about it, I didn't mean to expect I just figured I would just like observe. >> No, we had everybody. >> Thank you. >> I meant to take a picture of each thing as it came to me. I took a picture of this. >> You should have done it while we were green. >> Yes. >> Mommy, do you want more? >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. Oh, I guess I could have >> Jill. Everything good? >> It was delicious. It was delicious. In fact, you want my papers? >> Oh, you know what? I don't know what N wants me to do with them, but I'll take them. >> Well, she they said they were going to come back and tell us how we liked it.
>> And the coach will be working with our teachers, working about this the new reading program, working providing that professional learning as well too, working with our teachers on those faculty meetings as well too, answering any questions they might have about um the curricular as well. >> Okay, anybody else? >> All right. Now, thank you guys. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Joe. So, um my ask is for the funding to um increase the increase the number of hours of my technology support specialist um that this position currently seated by Alex behind me um is allotted. He right now he has 35 hours a week. Um and anything that is required of him after hours such as being here tonight is taking away his ability to service the classroom, service the students and service the staff. Um because he has to take his aotted hours and adjust them because he's here and now it's taking away from being able to service the the everyday classroom in the everyday school setting.