And then finally, we'll just go through some bond um expenditures. We did not have any new expenditures for bond 2021, but the last few minutes we have been talking about we are uh uh keeping some money back in bond 22 2022 to pay retainage on pro uh projects. You'll see here that we did make a small payment retainage. Um there will be some more um payoffs that will be coming through, but in the meantime, we did pay uh a little over 26,000. So you'll see our balance there um for total expenditures for bond 2022. >> Just the group that did the way room and that stuff is falling down now. Again, >> yeah. Wonderful. And then finally, we've got the expenditures for bond 2024. And as usual, you can just go ahead and look at the very last column, and that's going to be on page F34.
I recommend approval of the 2026 summer school as presented. >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Is there a second? >> So, Dr. Dots is uh is lumped in with this one with elementary. >> Do you want separately? >> Well, he didn't jump up here quick enough and uh and then I skipped him. Uh my fault. We would be happy to allow all summer school programming to be at the elementary schools if they would prefer to supervise. Um, now in all seriousness, we uh appreciate the opportunity. Summer school for the high school is just a critical component, not only to help um bolster skill deficiencies, but also to recapture credits. U for so many of our students, it is a chance to get back on track creditwise. So, I believe you do have the proposal, but a quick summary for the high school. It is held in the month of June.
Uh but we're we're pretty well just about wrapped up. That's last week. You can see there is a kitchen sink still sitting there. Uh but you we're just about done uh with Mary Castle. So well ahead of schedule. Very excited for that. And that's going to be nice to have that one done uh as we go in Craig Academy. There's the PD room. Uh so that's where the old stage was. Um and that's where that's going to be a big stairwell there now. So that's on the picture on the left. That is on the main level, the PD room. And then the picture on the right is looking down uh from the top floor and that's the the hole that's currently in the PD room ceiling. That's they cut the deck out and that's where the large stairwell will go out and that will look out into the gymnasium.
The point of those statistics is that they are detaining children and families, not always the worst of the worst. And that's exactly what we can expect if ICE comes to surprise. Last year, Arizona Superintendent Schools Tom Horn even agreed that ICE should not operate on school campuses, stating that less kids will come to a school. We all know that school attendance will decrease when ICE starts patrolling our city streets and arresting people without due process. More than 4,400 courts have ruled that they are illegally detaining immigrants. As a district, you have repeatedly shown and said that safety and security of the students is a priority. So I ask, what will your plan be to protect our students and school when ICE comes? How will teachers, administrators, and staff be trained to handle these situations? Do your site, emergency response, and threat assessment teams have the tools and resources needed for this specific threat?
Tonight, I want to acknowledge the District 99 support staff for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to their roles in our district. Thank you. And we'll just start with whoever wants to go next. Good evening board. My name is Joshua Margus. I am the fourth member of my family to graduate from district 99 behind my two cousins and my stepmother. Uh the third member of my family to be a support staff uh employee at district 99 uh behind uh Doris Margolus and Shasta Hut. Uh and I am a very modest Bears fan. I uh I work as security over at Downs Grove South. It is my fifth year. Um, as a student going through the district district, I made sure that I was very involved. Um, football, stage crew, track and field, just to name a few things. Uh, and I continued that tradition once I entered uh, District 99 as an employee.
You all serve on the board. The board serves with a mission to improve our schools and to support our schools. This is part of being part of a public institution. We have to be held accountable to our community and most importantly to our students. I want to remind um and I want to and tonight we'll hear some opportunity to hear about some opportunities the board will do some self-reflection with the public but I want to say that you know we have a systems in place for dialogue and for clarity um when we hear something that may reflect a misunderstanding of how we're doing business when we feel like things aren't going the way they should I want to invite the community to consider that we have a very clear process that the board has outlined in its board policy there are moments that may reflect general genuine differences and perspective um about how we're doing the work.
Kids can come in to work on group projects. They can come in to study for a test because maybe that's not a skill they've developed in the past. So, it's really great for them to have access to these teachers. The teachers are so generous with their time. They come in, they sit with these kids, work with them one-on-one. And the fact of the matter is, some kids don't have a good place to do homework when they get home. They might come home to a chaotic environment. They might be babysitting for their younger brothers and sisters, or they might just know about themselves, I'm not so organized. When I get home, I know I'm going to be distracted, so I'm going to stay. And we service about 50 kids per week. We have them sign in. Um, it helps us fulfill IEP goals for some kids, um, and accommodations.
But as students turn three, they become eligible for the program. So that program enrollment increases across time every single year. And that's we're trending pretty close to how we normally do there. Briergate is next. Briergate has some movement and again these are due to larger class sizes. So when you see the first grade classes, these are actual kindergarten students who will be rolling up to first grade coming out of Oaknull going up to Briergate. Um, and so right now there's 77 students in first grade. They will roll up to second grade. So we'll be back to three teachers in first grade, but we need to add that additional teacher up to the second grade to keep those numbers uh in check. And same thing is happening down in fourth grade and fifth grade. So we're down one in fourth grade, but that larger class is rolling up to fifth grade.
And so they're going to talk with you a little bit about that and uh answer any questions that you have. If you guys will come up here to the mic. I'll just do a quick introduction. I'm gonna I'm gonna let Josh do all the talking. Um, thank you, Dr. Windom. I I just want to echo I think this is an incredible opportunity for us to work together. And Dr. Windham does a much better job of me touting what a great partnership it is. So, I'm trying to do a better job everywhere I go talking about. But, it is amazing to to see this and I'm excited for you guys to see where it's going as well. We're going to do the same presentation for the town council. Um, but again, every time I walk through the building or I'm at one of these meetings, I feel really blessed that we've had the opportunity to do this together because I don't think apart we could build anything as nice as this.
Uh section 198 provides that the teacher appreciation grant to be a grant program administered by the Indiana Department of Education. The new law provides parameters to be used by the department when awarding the grants to school corporations who apply and are based upon teacher performance with respect to student outcomes and other leadership qualities. According to the law, the grant will be a stipen to the teachers and will not be an increase in the teacher salary. This new law is codified as Indiana code 20-43-16. Tonight we are asking that we wave the readings of the old policy PO3540 teacher appreciation grant and we retire it based on this new legislation. >> Thank you Mr. Akiwa. Board members you heard the recommendation of the administration to wave the reading of the policy and retire uh PO3540 teacher appreciation grant. Um may I have a motion? >> Motion with the waving of the reading.
So you'll hear from us on the positive things that are going on in your schools that make schools safe. And there are certainly many positive things that are going on. It didn't take us long to hear about the great relationship you have with your school police department, with your uh uh local Evansville uh police department and with the sheriff's office and those connectedness, the supports that you provide and work that you do with community agencies and getting supports for kids and families, the social, emotional, mental health supports needs and the challenges that that kids have uh to try to help kids and and families. So we'll be looking at what are the positive things that are in place. What are the concerns and issues? Are there any gaps between what you have in paper I shouldn't say paper digitally now what's in writing? What the big picture is from the district and then what's happening in each building and try to make recommendations for those to align.
You're going to see the balance in GEO bond 2024. I've got it highlighted there, 1951 13779. And just made a note um as a reminder, Mr. brought up last month that we're going to be using that balance for um some parking lot projects over the summer and partially for the safety door projects at the high school and TZ.
and it is Monday through Friday, so 20 total school days from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Um, it will be held once again here at Huntington North High School, whereas last year we did have to relocate to Crest View Middle School because of the renovation and construction work. Um, the proposal from a financial and budget standpoint does indicate 25 high school teachers. I will tell you we've never had that many. That is a high-end estimate just to give you kind of a worstcase financial picture. The other thing that I would tell you in regard to how we approach things at the high school, we very much keep it to our core academic areas um and then anything beyond that would be through our online program as needed just to provide some breadth um to programming and course options. Therefore, all of our courses as we know it, as long as the state stays consistent, would be reimburseable through what they offer.
As you go down, you can see there at the bottom picture, they see that hard hat. Boy, did that guy. And we each gave ourselves a scare cuz here I am leaning out to get a picture and here he is 20t up in the air painting the window well. So, uh that was funny. But um anyway, that's that's the gymnasium's wrapping up painting there. And uh that's the blue ribbon phase two. >> Thank you, Dr. Nes, but board.
What will you do when students stop coming to school for fear of detainment or because their parents have been detained and no one is home? How will you deal with the trauma that students will experience when you have no social workers left? Is there a plan to provide support staff beyond the f few school counselors in the district? Do we have do you have a plan to work with Elmarrage and Surprise Police Department to protect our students? And what will all of the SRO's and SSOs in each of our schools do? cooperate with ICE or protect our students. Those are just a few questions, but I'm going to close with two specific requests that I respectfully ask of the board. One, I ask that if you have not already, that you begin a formal process for developing safety procedures and plans specifically designed to address ICE activity in our community.
Um, as security, I have a very unique view of the building as a whole. uh starting from the front door all the way out to our back delivery dock and all the way out to the parking lot that's surrounding us right now. Um I think I bring a good amount of observation um not only for the current uh state of things in the district but also just how we have evolved and developed through the past um going all the way back to my aunts and my stepmother. Um and I thank you guys for your time. >> Thank you. Hello, I'm Christine Christensen and I am the administrative assistant for science and math at Downer's Grove North. I've been here for five years. Yeah. Um it doesn't seem it doesn't seem that long. It's weird because of the school years and it's different. So, um I'm also the uh support staff treasurer.
Um and I want to say that those are important and that there are ways to bring up those points of view and to share those. Sometimes folks come here. I want to invite people to really engage with their respective schools and we have individuals at the district level ready to help and engage in conversation. Our board policy provides clear guidance about who needs to be engaged with and when. So if you look on our district, we have what's called our chain of command. It outlines those things and helps everybody with it. I want to remind us also that our goal is not to take on political positions or to react to any single narrative. When things come up, um we look towards our strategic plan and our board policy to guide our decision-m. The board approved a framework last spring that helps us think about how the board wants us to move when these things happen.
So, it's a really great place. And like uh Dr. Paul said, there's a lot of people here that also work with me in the homework club. So if you guys um have worked in the homework club ever, just give us a wave. Yeah. So a lot of like she said, a lot of repetition, but it's a great program and I'm so glad we can offer it to the kids. And then game club, and that is run by Jen Wayhammer. >> Um hi guys. I also um co-sponsor with Ryan Nelson. We have um just a couple kids in it right now. I just wanted to read like a little excerpt from my book from my favorite author talking about chess, back gammon, card games, board games, cross word puzzles, and jigsaw puzzles whether played solo with a partner or in a whole group of people are wonderful for leisure time as they foster connection, laughter, concentration, joy, and healthy competitiveness.
Deer Path has um one group that's actually coming down a bit. So you see that rolling situation again in first and second grade and then in fifth grade uh you'll see that we're down one. Currently there's a larger class and there are four teachers uh in fifth grade but the class of 77 is coming up to fifth so we're going to three. That is one that we're keeping an eye on. It is a little bit larger number. Um and we'll talk a little bit more about how we do a watch on these um a little toward the end of the presentation. Three Oaks uh also has uh just one class changing actually that's the third grade and that one is going from three sections down to two. So there's a minus one there for uh staffing and then Kerry Junior High stays level across the board.
So, I know my staff and I think Dr. I'm happy to hear Dr. Window and everybody's going through the building, but I think they feel the same, too. So, thank you again for supporting and trusting the town to do this because I know you've allowed us to kind of take the lead on this. So, uh, thank you again. And I'll turn over to Josh. >> Hi, everybody. Um, I'm Josh. I am a project manager on this project. Um David uh over there >> it's been a while. >> And then Hank, assistant project manager on the project um team's collaboration here getting the keeping this uh job moving forward. So, um, guess a couple of you have been out there, but we'll, uh, give you this update on where we're at as far as the construction goes, um, to date and the schedule and the budget.