It phases in over five years. And so you can't say, well, you make some changes to adjust to SEA1, but then that continues to phase in. And there's some different pieces to it as well. we had policy analytics back here in I think December to come present um on the full property tax analysis of the district and and so you guys obviously have a lot more information and um in those packets um from them but um just just knowing that that starts so pending legislation the reason I say that's pending right now is because the thing we've talked about all along was whether they would protect the debt service fund or not right when they when they make the cuts this year in 26 as written the law does not protect the debt service fund fund. So a portion of our property taxes that you know so basically we get two pots of money from property taxes to operations fund and then to debt service fund, right?
I want to make sure the money is going to the children. >> I still need to understand transportation. I don't I mean, I just had to park with the vans and they're all sitting there. Um, I want to I think the last time I saw a list of like and I don't know if it's up to date how many people we are hiring and the last time I saw that there were more van drivers being h working for us than there were elementary teachers at one school. That bothers me. We're here to teach children and I agree transportation is important but I don't think we should be in the transportation business. On transportation note, didn't we at one of the meetings ask for that uh company to >> He will he will be coming to your mark meeting. >> Oh, wonderful. >> The transportation director.
So that they're going to have a meeting to discuss um the summer work um during spring break, the work that they can do during spring break. So um we'll get an update on on what will be able to happen um coming up for the high school. as well. As you know, we still have HVAC in the science wing, the aux gym, the main gym um yet in that phase two of that project and the restrooms in the 100 hallway. So, it's exciting and the the rest the HVAC isn't exciting as the restrooms, but the restrooms are going to look so nice. It's a little nervous to to open them up, you know what I mean? But um I think the the kids are going to notice a massive change and I think be really really proud of it. So excited for that work to happen.
They hire the staff, they train the staff, they pay the staff. They actually pay them significantly more than I think we could pay them. It's for rising one first graders through rising ninth graders. So, our current kindergarteners through eighth graders. Um, and then that allows us then to be more strategic in where we place our resources for our summer school kids. Um, you know, we'll have some credit recovery kids at the high school that I'm sure will need some summer school help and we'll have to make sure we do that. So, uh, this basically we're on the hook for uh, breakfast and lunches. Uh, we're on the hook for the locations. Uh, and we're on the hook for busing if we do it. Uh, which I assume we will. Uh, but normally we would do that through uh, global setups. You know, we won't we won't run everybody's house without pickups.
The cuts are not protected in the debt service fund. So it'll cut both. Well, if you don't have enough money to make your debt service payments, that's a problem, right? And so um again, not just a Clinton Central, not just a Clinton County, state of Indiana, all 92 counties, um and not just schools. This is all taxing entities. Um and so it's an it's an issue and and right now um as the short session begins here to wrap up in the next two to three weeks hopefully we'll get a lot of clarity. Um my understanding is the most recent recommendations are they will not protect it in 26. They will protect it in 27 going forward. And so we will have to start to look at do we have enough money built up in our debt service fund to still cover all our debt service payments.
>> This is um some we're going to look for a report for transportation >> efficiencies. So that would be finding what we're doing with our transportation and how we can get more savings. >> What about questions? If we just canned transportation, how much would we save? >> Well, so I would think we will. I don't know if we'll get the exact name, but we'll find that out. So, I did talk to Chair Son last week. >> Yeah. >> And we put him on being Rich the consultant coming in for the March 11th meeting. >> Well, I love you so much. >> I'm going to miss you. >> Yeah, he's almost wrapped up. He's almost wrapped up his um wouldn't quite be ready for next week. Um we've talked but um it'll be ready and he will he plans on coming in per in person. Worst case we did say he could but >> is that one of the questions he'll answer is how much we're paying total >> we know how much we're paying.
Um at the early education center, uh gosh, we have a demolish demolition of the girls restroom is complete. Um and they've they've laid all of the underground plumbing. Um and so the next step is that electrical roughen and and continue working over there at the EEC. And then we have at Van Burren Elementary School um as you know that's the massive HVAC project. So the air handling units um are starting to come in um chilled water pumps those types of things. So nothing to visibly quite see at Van Beern but it the work is happening I assure you. Um so that's just a small update on the construction. Um and then before I get to the finance part of it, I I did want to give a small update on the enrollment certification. So we have two student count days. Um one is in October and one is in February.
Uh, so I'd like approval to at least sign that memorand stay with them to get going on that. >> Uh, so a recommendation to approve summer learning lab memor of understanding. May I have a motion? Move. >> Second. >> Is that Ryan? >> Yes. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. >> Passes 5-0. I will say that uh there's not a lot of perks to being a school board member's child. I sent Levi through this last year just because I wanted to see what it was all about. Um, he was not excited about going to summer school, but I will tell you that he did what after the first day, he did not complain one bit. He really had a good time. And I do feel like he would tend to lose a little bit um over the summer. And I feel like he went in to his next grade much more prepared.
Um or we may have to look at using rainy days. um or something like that to cover those payments. Um but pending legislation basically sea 1 cuts about 165. That's that's estimated because obviously property taxes is always an adjusting moving thing, right? Every time a home buys or sells, property tax changes, right? You you build a new barn at your house, your property taxes go up, right? You know, so there's always things like that that are affecting property taxes. So, um but right now, that's an estimated 165,000 less in 26. again continues to phase in all the way through 2031 and there's some varying there's some varying changes in there right it's not like it's 165 every year because again property taxes will continue to move um but the other two pieces in there in sea 1 that will be big um the first one if starts in 2027 which is the business personal property exemption um right now the floor is 80,000 so if you own and I and I'll use the the speed shop I always use it kind of example because I can look out my window and see it.
>> Oh okay. That's >> okay. >> Issue use a phrase that Steve member commented presented the fact of doing our transition on our own. They were they described it worth I would never have described as way that it would be self-supporting >> right I remember >> that would never have been never said that I mean so and admittedly I have also shared that um based on their projection that they were talking about I will give ed to the transportation director Jake Wilson at the time that they they did grow the the revenue generating where we you know they were estimating 200 grainers. There have been some years where we've actually doubled as far as conc. So, um the and then I don't they didn't they didn't believe it, but when you look at what Greenfield spends for transportation offsetting what it is that we collect on the re for both the way Desi takes it from regular and sped transportation, we are right in the middle as our total cost for regular and sped transportation most of dark communities.
As you know, count days determine um our state tuition um per student uh which is based on our enrollment um at that date that they do that count day. Um, and so we are officially down five um, from our October count, which it's it's right. Anytime you're down, you're you're down. We want to be up, but to be down only five on that second count day is one of the smallest numbers we've been down on that count day in a really, really long time. So, there is that piece of it for us. Um, we're working really, really hard. Um, I think it's also important for the board to know that um, you know, February 2nd is that count day and it is literally students that are there enrolled on February 2nd. we have 9.14 students and I'll explain the 0.14 that is in our actual count um of students that are here and a couple of those kids are kids that are homeschooled but come to us for one period or for one class.
So, I I do like to test with my own children. So he had a good experience which makes it a good experience for me. Um moving on to the superintendent comments. >> Yeah. So uh I talked about 4 week uh Brad already talked about CNP stuff. Do you have anything else you want to add? CE uh from our perspective. Uh we are getting ready for I read I read tutoring is going on. um things like things like that are happening and then I'm working through getting through the round of observations. Uh would like to get through those uh certainly before spring break. Uh which although it seems like a long way off, it's really not that far in terms of school. So that's kind of where we are. Um uh Sean and any of your gang over there want to talk about what's going on at the junior senior high or athletics or both?
But any equipment that they own, right, that that is that is above $80,000 in value, that goes into their property taxes in 2027, that goes to 2 million. So anything now it's got to be worth more than 2 million to get taxed, right? And so um that will cut a significant chunk of property tax dollars again, not just from schools, but all taxing entities. Um and then the other one is our local income tax. We have one here in Clinton County. um that goes away in 2028. So, we will get that revenue in 26 and 27. For us, that's about 150,000 a year as well. Um and so that also goes away. Um you're saying to yourself, man, that sounds like this is bad. Yes, you're right. This is very bad. Um and so, um the the the revenue piece of this um and then the referendum fund.
Those are the districts that Desi compares us to. >> So does that include the salaries and the and the health benefits for 19 people or 20 >> all whatever benefits are that would be >> is that included in that >> um no city. >> It's not a city. >> I know. >> Yeah. >> For everybody. >> Yeah. We can I mean I would add that it was see I mean we are solid it's a fair point but we are solidly right the total cost we are not exorbitant in the stat sheet >> and for context talking to people from other districts transportation cost increases going up is a problem that is universal to western mass right now it seems and we are legally required to provide a lot of this transportation so the question is whether or not it's cheaper to contract out versus run inhouse.
Um so there's a partial there that's how you get a 0.14. Um it's also could be a student that's a speech only student. So we only get a partial credit for that. Um and then the other the other which is about four or five um are students that are either placed with us because of a DCS um transfer or placement that came after the count day which was February 2nd or any families or students that enrolled even on February 3rd. they get to they won't be claimed by their previous school. Um so if if they could have had a a week out, I I think we would have been able to to actually be out the the four students um and be able to celebrate that. But um we are officially at 1389.86. We also um do not get in state tuition for prek as well.
Uh, so we have we have we've got a lot of things going on lately. Winter season's about wrapping up. Once boys basketball season is finished up, then that's it. Then like got a couple weeks left. Actually, I think the sectional draw Sunday. So, they're winding down. Spring sports started today. Their first practices, most of them. Um, this Friday, we have some big events going on. If you guys are around and want to swing by, we have our Hall of Fame induction. um during the game during the game or during our 2018 state championship girls basketball team um along as the head coach um individually uh we expect a whole bunch of people there we put a lot of pressure going into this and Mr. you guys will talk about the other event that's happening that night as well. It's also our senior night. Um I think it it's going to be a standing room only event.
We have a referendum, 15 cents on every $100 of assessed value. Um certainly appreciate community and our and our and our um you know folks taxpayers supporting our school district um through that. Um SEA1 also starts to to drop that number as well. Um 2026 is good. We actually get a smidge more in the referendum fund than we got in 2025. Um but that will start to um decrease starting in 2027. So um that'll that'll decrease every year. Uh like I said, estimated 60,000 um in 2027 that kind of decreases a little bit every year until 2031. Um once all those exemptions are in place, you'll start to see net assess value start to tick back up assuming, right? I mean price escalation never stops. Whatever whatever our grandparents paid for homes, it was cheaper than our parents, was cheaper than us, right? And so um you know you will still you will continue to see um you know price escalation in terms of assessed value but you won't see that really until 2031 after sea 1 fully isn't phased.
And I believe that is the question that the report that we're receiving is really addressing >> buying both bus. He's actually looking at that even though we didn't ask, but he's doing it anyway. >> Wonderful. Um and then uh dispenseed transportation both what it is that we currently do ourselves um and also because of the fact that we don't have to problem. So what we have to outsource so >> I don't I don't think we outsource that much that much outsource >> I understand we do outsource. I'm saying it's not like we're talking like 20 vehicles were out. Probably a handful would be my guess. I could be wrong. >> I s a lot of pickup lines. >> So, a lot of pickup lines. >> I guess I'm just questioning the efficiency. I just parked and there are 10 vans sitting in the parking lot of the church >> and as somebody who you know our taxes just went up major.
And I think I believe we have about 108 preschool students across our district that we serve. Okay, I will jump over to the finance. I'm going to have you Lizzy unhook here. Um and that will give me an opportunity to pull this up. And then Jackson, I'm just Apple TV. Sometimes it just takes a minute to switch. So I apologize. Um and be before we talk about this um that is up here. Um the board you have your fund report that I have printed out for you. Um so you can take a quick look at each of those funds that are are listed. The there's only two things that I would like to highlight for you. One of them is um you will see in the 2025 bond a transfer out of 500,000 and you will see in the operations a transfer in of 500,000.
We have girls basketball team helping as personal esports for the Hall of Fame members. We have most of the members of that team coming in um for the recognition. It's going to be a good night. There's a lot of stuff going on, but the the bigger better part of that is is what Ashley is about to talk about. So we also have our rally for Reed who was is a current coach who was had to step away and then you know he was the CNO. So um we have we're partnering with American Legion who's putting on event that night or that in in the next couple weeks and then we're selling rapp. having a fake sale, which bring your money because I'm sure we are going to have enough items for like weeks and weeks. You can probably freeze them. Um, so many family members are donating.