So compliano amiga goes without saying Sheila that you truly are the backbone of this board and the township. So thank you for all that you do for all of us. Much appreciated. >> Yes. Well said. Um I just wanted to second the comments about Black History Month. I was able to attend my daughter's school's roots and wings celebration and it was packed and it was truly a heartwarming community event. Um, as board we look at the whole Lawrence community, but then kind of selfishly it's nice to come back to our own kids individual communities and and see just the involvement um the happiness, the celebration of culture and community. So, and I know several of the schools were doing similar events. So well well done. Um and then also it's I believe you served on the board before. It's American Heart Month, Dr. Smith. So just a reminder to get your checkups, take care of your heart, and thank you to our community health partners who support our staff and students.
We are recommending to continue offering a $0 employee contribution on our HSA base plan. We will continue to provide district employee uh contributions to their HSA plans. Our stop-loss coverage remains at $320,000 per claim. And as always, we do review this throughout the year. And so if any adjustments are needed, we'll provide those to the board at a later meeting.
They they don't avoid it. I often hear the other way like a teacher's been reaching out to a family member multiple times and can't get a call back or response to a call or those kinds of things. So um it's just I think this is an opportunity to kind of reset that dialogue, communication, outreach norms and expectations of how things work and kind of move into a new era of how this will work to be more functional than performative. >> And can I add two two things related to that? So, we talked about this at our in our uh meeting when we talked about parent teacher conferences and we kind of debriefed on that and we did include at the IPR1 when we sent out the >> that's the progress reports um that in the messaging look if your kids are doing okay it's okay not to attend the the parent teacher conferences.
This goes to the village who then becomes a party that negotiates, >> right? You you really are your hands are really tied in terms of your ability to work with the developer. The village has a lot more power and authority particularly since this all this is all part of their tiff district. They can do a lot of negotiations with with the uh with any type of developer because this is within a tiff district. They've got expansive powers. whatever they agree to with the developer, uh, they've got to satisfy you. You've got the ability to walk away. Uh, the developer's got the ability to walk away. I think if if the developer were going to be walking away, I think it would be more likely something with regard to the property, which we do not expect. >> Yeah. I just wanted to clear something up. That's all.
7.6 is the resignation dismissal retirement. 7.7 are the employment. 7.8 are the destruction of closed meeting audio recordings. 7.9 are the disposal of assets. There were none. 7.10 10 are fiscical year 27 balance budget resolution and 7.11 is the resolution to approve designate for tenative budget. May I have a motion to approve the following 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 and 7.11 as presented. >> So moved. >> Second.
May I have a motion to adjurnn to close session? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. We can take a vote please. >> Stacy Salt. >> Yes. Yes. >> Darling. Yes. >> Bridget Sandlin. >> Yes. >> Katherine Potter. >> Yes. That motion is approved. Open session ends at 6:48 p.m. into Google.
And we're hoping that possibly then when we come to that 2930 29 um as the calendar rolls though that maybe that'll give us that opportunity then to to move that back situation. Um, as you look back over the last one, two, three, four, eight years, um, our starts have been 818, 810, 8:16, 814, 813, 812, 811, 89. So, um, we're all right in that that window. And hopefully we can sneak in another 818 and begin that uh, cycle rolling back in 2029. This is the first time I'm discussing this with anybody ready to say, yeah, let's do this or do that. Um, but going back to the August 27, we have teachers starting on the 16th, kids starting at 18. >> I'm looking at the second page. Is it possible to to consider rolling that back previous week but not the entire week? >> In other words, let's just as an example, use the the 10th for the the teachers and the 12th for the kids as an example.
But one of the things that we recommended already to each building administrators and we talked to superintendent and and others at district level is adopt that uh you know if you're commun principles if you're communicating to parents you do newsletters talk about what you're doing that works. We've had consultants come in, look at this. Next one may be parents reminder at arrival and dismissal. We need your help in this because it's unsafe if you drive over in this area. Another one, here are the social emotional supports. Here are our counselors. Here are the programs that we offer. Trying to get that out to parents, not just for my report, but the good things that you already do. The challenge is in education, we do these things and we look at it and say, "This is just what we do." And we don't even recognize how important and valuable that is.
But that's what the grant is. So our the bulk of it went to machinery and equipment in the form of a shear in our welding shop. um which significantly helps that program because they can prep their own their own uh metal. So before we had to order it kind of like in pre-cut sheets, we can now buy it in bulk which saves us money and we prep it ourselves. Um so that was the bulk of the grant. Um the rest has gone into professional development for our teachers >> and board for transparency purposes. anytime one of our um grant writers is a part of the grant, I try to bring that attention to you um to make sure it is an awful lot of work on some of the grants and it is a lot of monitoring. And so uh in the future, you always want to make sure that if you have a small percentage associated with the grant writer within the grant that you openly discuss that for transparency purposes.
I'll turn it over to you, Dr. Smith. >> It's that time of the year. Grant Nesb, we had a busy weekend. Update the board and tell them what to expect in the upcoming week. Yeah, we had a busy weekend. Uh, obviously our LC girls fell a little short. They did make the final four, but fell short to an undefeated team and presumably the next state champion. Uh, but we did have a state champion over the weekend. Uh, our wrestler at Lawrence North capture a state title, capping off an undefeated season. So, that was exciting. And next up, uh, we have some basketball going on. Sixth grade basketball championship that's coming up on the 13th of March. That'll be Friday at Lawrence Central. Uh, so about a week little week, a little over a week and a half from now. And then the boys basketball sectional draw came out last night.
At this point, I'll stand for any questions. >> Thank you. I'm just glad that we're not going to see an increase to the employees, so I appreciate all that. Thank you. >> I do have one question about the reserve funds that we have. Um, I mean, you're looking at about $9 million. Do we just collect simple interest on that or do we go out and invest safe investments because obviously we don't want to shrink that if at all? Um just question. >> Right. So we do within our insurance um consultants we do have the ability to um fund a little bit more. So we do um pay on a quarterly basis a contribution amount into that. So that's what they're generating and paying the claims off of. Whatever that net amount is that generates a little bit higher interest with the amounts that they're investing for us.
Um, we had 37% of students that had an F, uh, the families attended a conference, which was higher than than what we've typically seen, and 26% of those that had a D, um, attended conferences. So, again, that's a that's a good better than what we thought number, right? But that is something we're still continuing to to work on for sure. >> But that I think that is going to be just we have to acknowledge that's going to be a hard behavior. And we're going to have to >> be at the ready to if it doesn't go as intended, how does it not become I know we're giving it a couple years, but how it doesn't out of the gate become >> blow up the whole model, right? Because >> it's going to be a lot of communication. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Anything else on that list?
>> Um, does that spur any other question? Good. >> Okay. >> So, what's the next decision that the board has to make that we agree that the property is no longer of use to the school district for educational purposes? >> The first decision to be made is by the village. The first public decision to be made is by the village that they need this property to pursue their agenda. >> They'll do that early March. And then the March 23rd, you're going to be asked to consider a resolution saying this property is no longer suitable or convenient for a school. That's a statutory appraise and no longer needed by the district for school purposes and that it's in the best interest to convey this property to the village and to enter into a purchase and sale agreement which is kind of a bare bones kind of an agreement with the village.
Any discussion >> hearing? None. If we could take a vote, please. >> Stacy Salt. Yes. >> Katherine Potter, >> yes. >> Jason Jansik, >> yes. >> D. Darling, >> yes. >> Mindy Hartman, >> yes. >> Bridget Sandlin, >> yes. >> Okay, >> that motion is approved. For discussion items. First up, we have 8.1, the approval of the construction bid for summer 2026. Mr. Shepard and Mr. Martin. >> Yes. Yeah. So, as the the board is aware, we're about to embark on the second phase of our uh construction project that is being funded by our referendum funds that were approved in November of 2024. Uh this year's work, we are scheduled to completely renovate Deer Path Elementary School. Uh and finish off work at Three Oaks Elementary School. Also, uh being done this summer is some work that the board approved last summer. Uh that was the window replacement at uh at Oaknull.
>> So then we would just be adding an additional day instead of >> just trying to buy days here >> since you said The start dates range between I think you said the 8th and the 18th. >> Always on a Monday, but yeah, I mean a Wednesday. >> And what we found is we had that conversation uh multiple times as well. Kids going back to school for a first week right away, but not just kids, adults going back. That first week is is brutal. There's no tired like first week teacher tired. That's with three days with kids. Um, what you're suggesting is though to move that back and do like a Tuesday for teachers and a Thursday for kids, then requiring our kids at the end of the school year at that June time to not just come back for June 5th, but they would come back June 5th and 6th and teachers should be done on the 7th if I'm understanding that correct.
And parents are uncertain because they don't know what you're doing. They're well, the parent wants to know, okay, are they on top of the things? Do they get it? Is my kids safe? So promote the things that you are doing well in addition to the things that we recommend. >> And the principles like that. They said they said you're doing good things. Are you sharing that with the parents? And I don't know who will answer this question either, but a big part of our safety and security in the in Vandenberg County is law enforcement. Who and when will law enforcement be um informed? Who who will I guess? >> Go ahead. >> Yeah, definitely Tim Albert and Katie Elmer. They have um I can't think of what it's called right now, but they're they have their big safety commission that comes together and we have a great partnership with local law enforcement.
>> Thank you, Mr. Manbury. Thank you, Tiffany. Any further questions? Uh, I'll entertain a motion. Uh, reference this item. >> I recommend approval of the administrative stipen request Perkins grant as presented. >> Thank you, Mrs. Miller. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall.
And so that all those games will be at Tech and those are about a week away from a week from tomorrow they'll start up. So uh look for that coming up here and we'll have more information as they as they get the brackets finalized and and in a clean form. >> And I believe the boys on opposite side of the bracket which is good. Yes. >> Instead of playing each other the first game. >> Yeah. So hopefully hope we have an all Lawrence final there at Tech. >> Yep. All right. The next monthly board of education meeting will be here Monday, March 16th, 2026. It'll be our combined work session and board meeting for the month and will begin promptly at 5:30. At this point, I will take a motion to adjurnn. So, >> second properly moved, Miss Lawrence, and seconded, Dr. Mahaland. Thank you, everyone.
those that are still here maintained within the district accounts. Those are still held with a little bit of a much smaller with Maricopa County Treasurer. So, as a district, we do have the ability to increase um investment earnings, but we would have to essentially do a full annual contribution um into that account to really generate the most investments. But um but yes, there are various methods to be able to to garner more interest, but at this point, we are just we're not maximizing it because we don't do a full annual contribution. Mr. President, if I could, um, just a quick shout out to Mary Dell and her team and the employee benefits trust. As you can see, this is a ton of information, a ton, and it's a huge undertaking to get this done. So, just want to on behalf of the district just say thank you for all the work and thank you to our employee benefits trust, which this governing board uh, nominates and puts those members on there.
>> All right. So, overall take takeaways from staff. You can see here's some of the themes and the questions that we'll be addressing in uh kind of a follow-up FAQ to staff as well as some of the logistical pieces that administratively we will turn around and work on. Well, not just I say administratively, but that's not just administrators. It's that teacher conference committee that's made up of administration and teachers. Um so we've pulled those out, but you can see the take takeaway at the bottom there, right? there's no fatal flaw or reason to pause. Um strong alignment with it. Uh they expect that we need some planning to do this and it should move forward. All right. So key takeaway from staff is move forward but we we still need you to spell out some details. Right? Which we knew, you know, we needed to do this before we did that, right?