Like, are they all have to be the same height? >> I think they'd have they'd have to at least probably be like 12, I would say. Um, >> my 8-year-old would love it. But >> well, you know, there's always the I'm I'm actually not sure. That's a great question, and I can find the answer to that. But >> yeah, I think of equal height is probably needed. And I know the head of the dragon, which is like on a stick, it's like 25 30 lbs. >> So someone with some um whoever is doing that part uh needs to to be pretty strong. Um so uh >> how long how long are they doing this for dancing? >> Right. Exactly. With the you know to music and everything. So um so if you know dancers and very strong people uh they are needed for a special and interesting uh project.
And then the other thing that we can do is we can always be proactive. While we can't require it, we can certainly reach out to the community and let them know that it would be neighborly of them to assist us if they don't mind uh in that in in that effort. I think it's everybody's responsibility because remember you also have county votes work is a county vote. >> So it's not just it's the county, it's the the town, the city, the state, >> it's us. So I think that reaching out to all parties is is the easiest way. I do think again I would like to commend the county and city for being so open and helpful over the last two months. >> Thank you. >> Can we reach out to the county specifically like word was almost every corner was covered with snow and that's all so many kids.
Skash. Good evening, President Buendia, Superintendent Diaz, board members and families. Um, it is with a great pride that we recognize Leo Anton as our student of the month. This honor is awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional dedication to their academics. Leo has shown strong selfm motivation and responsibility. He stays engaged and in his coursework is respectful, patient and sincere. Whether working with staff, participating in class, or attending tutoring sessions, Leo has a positive attitude and willingness to put in the extra effort. Leo, your effort does not go unnoticed. Congratulations Leo on this well-deserved recognition and uh Leo is a great athletes athlete outside of the class. um he explores and I have great conversations with him regarding entrepreneur uh possibilities uh bringing in uh possible businesses onto um the AAM reservation like for example um tire shops and um gosh Leo what was the other one I'm forgetting oh barber shops and you know the the conversations went on and on Leo we're so proud of you good Sh.
So, generally most places that we deal with, it's going to be $5,000 and you have to be 55 in the year that you separate or older. So, if you meet both those requirements, a payout through payroll is no longer an option. It has to go through this process. Um, we'll talk about why that you want it to go through that process instead of getting paid out through payroll. We'll break down the taxes here in a few slides, but that's a really important thing to know is that if you meet both criteria um to be paid out this way, it's mandatory to participate. There's no option to take cash. And we'll talk about why that is on this next slide. >> That is always been the case, but this something new. >> Uh, so we'll um Yes. So this is not something new. Um, so there's something called constructive receipt.
She's a sixth grade teacher. And um I just had such a tender moment with those kids. Um I have a a true love for reading. Um ever since I was a little girl, my dad told me, "No matter what you want to do in life, you can learn it from a book." And I took that with me um through throughout my life. And the sixth grade class at first you could tell that they were a little bit like oh who who are these people you know and I told them I said well kids I am from the 1900s and Dr. Peterson here is also from the 1900s. I don't know if you appreciated me saying that. And then I found a book that they had in the classroom and it was Journey Under the Sea. if any of you remember reading those choose your own adventure books.
>> Okay. >> So that would that would be the time if if if somebody wants to appeal that that's when they would do it is to the secretary of state's office. >> Okay. Does that answer your question Julie? Uh with respect >> does not um let me just say this. I pay almost 9,000 a year plus trash, excise, everything you can think of. And most of my money goes to the schools. We don't have children. I'm fine with that. But I I need to get something for my $9,000. And I don't think it's too much to ask to let people make public records requests. I I it sounds very anti-democratic to try and shut people off. >> Julie, I'm not trying to shut you off, but I'm trying to understand where you're coming from with respect to now you're saying it's against the Democratic policy.
Um, so I think that is is a testament to to our coaches, our athletes, families, uh, and the great job they all do. Our D athletic director, just what they put together in the program, uh, to support our our young athletes. Um, being recognized for sportsmanship to me is the ultimate um, prize for being being in competition. So, I think that's fantastic.
Um I have Okay, I'm sorry. I I I guess I'm sort of confused. All all the years that I've been on the board, there've always been administrative placement. And in order for a child to get placed by the administrator, there were always some type of definition as to what the student has done. So, I I guess I'm sort of confused. Um Ms. Cooper, I think uh I agree with you that I think here is really where we're looking at the describe the criteria plate for placement. Um there are various different considerations of why a child would be moved from like the comprehensive high school to a um a smaller, more specialized placement. Um and I think if we can maybe spell out different criteria that are to be considered in doing that, that might help to bring some clarity. I think that was the suggestion.
So this again is put on by the center for Chinese studies um and is a a really wonderful project. So I will forward you this this email um about recruiting dancers and please share with your uh your networks if you have anyone interested. >> Yeah, we'll put it up at the Gutman Gallery. Perfect. >> Yeah. >> Um well, so we're doing an artist conference um with the or with the Gutman Gallery and the Guild. It's April 21st through the 23rd with a focus on the business of art. Um so bringing a bunch of artists together to talk about all the fun things about being an entrepreneur as far as taxes and accounting and marketing yourself and all that kind of stuff. Um, so there's more information on our website, but if you know people who might be interested, um, feel free to share my contact information.
I think that was particularly initiative. >> Yeah, >> we can reach out to uh the county and we can also reach out to other county. So, we'll do that. >> Also, our schools were the best cloud parts of the entire time. It was the only curve you could see for kudos. I mean, it was great. So public address the facilities department and uh the maintenance staff have been unbelievably active over the last two months. Um and one of the things that Sonda and I talked about which we will do is we are going to invite them to be recognized at a public meeting. uh probably in April for what they've done. Uh when I as you said when I on Monday of the blizzard as I'm sitting in the afternoon having a conversation trying to figure out what we're going to do on Tuesday and uh my wife is a teacher.
>> Thank you. You're more than welcome to stay for the next four hours for the rest of the meeting. Thank you so much and congratul Aaron, I think you're still sharing. There you go. >> Thank you. >> You want the memo or the If you could put the spreadsheet. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Does he have to say? >> Okay. Okay, I apologize. Number three this evening is our barber community school district governing board financial report. Miss Clementina Carlo, >> good evening board president, governing board members, superintendent, everybody here, everybody online, everybody everywhere. Um um I hope you had an opportunity to review the expenditures through February. It's through the 24th since we had an early board meeting as of February 24th. 68.31% of the budget across all funds has been expended and encumbered leaving a remaining balance of 31.69% and the average at this time of year um the expenditure percentage through February is 66.67%.
So, what constructive receipt is is it is um an IRS regulation, not a PRG rule. Um you know, that's it's a constructive receipt rule. We'll talk about why you can't offer somebody cash. So, if you offer someone ca a cash payout, you can't say, okay, you now have the choice to take it in cash, defer it as taxes into a 403b, or take go into the health reimbursement account. You can give them the tax deferral options, but the second the IRS says, "Hey, Mac, you were able to receive this money in cash," they count it as taxable income. I can't say, "Hey, I really don't want that payout." If it's an option to receive it in cash, even if I don't want it, it becomes a taxable distribution. There's big fines, big IRS no- nos. If you dec if you're an employer and you start doing that, there's some been some cities and counties who have really large fines from the IRS.
And I I grabbed it and the white on the outside of the book was very yellowed because as I told them, this book is also from the 1900s. And we had the most fun because it was interactive, it was engaging, it was like playing a game. And they were competing over choosing what page we would turn to, what our our journey would be. And we ended up dying at the bottom of the ocean, Miss Lopez. And and it ended just in time uh for mine and uh Dr. Peterson's time to be done with them. But they were so excited and they loved it so much that they wanted to start over again and choose a different adventure, but we had to go. And so I um I was just letting them know, Miss Lopez, I have this. This is a gift for your school and for Miss Saint and your sixth graders.
This is a public records uh presentation as to how you can use the format and platform that's being provided by the town. I am sorry that you're paying those. I don't think anybody sitting around this table or anybody that's watching feels um that we're paying just as much as you maybe more. So, you know, to to throw that out there, that's fine. That's that's your prerogative to throw it out there. But that again that's not part of the discussion that we're having at this point in time. >> It's a public record discussion. >> It is a public record discussion. So how does your what you pay for taxes a public record discussion? It isn't. >> What I'm saying is that why not hire someone else for public records instead of getting a second assistant manager bonuses. Again, our priorities are off and we never get to speak about anything in this town.
Uh, and with that, I'll pause and open it up for any questions that you might have about my report. I just wanted to put in a plug for um >> Go ahead. >> Sorry. Am I on? I wanted to put it in a plug for the Polar Plunge. Um because when you I mean you you have that u listed here and that's something that the community might want to know about. >> Um I was driving by uh the place where they do it last year and I thought it was cold last year, but this year they are gonna earn their money. So, um, if you would like to support the Special Olympics, it'll be on the 21st, as you say here, at 10 a.m. Um, yeah, at Katagan or right across. Um, so that that's a great thing to um support all the brave uh students and families that participate.
Okay. Juanita? Um yeah. I I I want to clarify a little bit also. Um I'm not sure um again, I think that we need to spell out the criteria for individual administrators to assign students to those programs. We are very uh I am very much aware of um the students that we have in the program. And so, I would and and we kind of know based on um when we go through our expulsion hearings, what we see and what we're looking for. Whereas for administrative placement by a building administrator, um might be totally different criteria. And so, I would want to know as a board member, what is that criteria that administrators are using um to place students there? Because these are students who have not gone through the expulsion process. Is it part of um the behavior plan? Is it part of their um SRBI?
I can give them all the information they need. And I think I forwarded you guys the information last time we met, but I can send it out again. >> What's the date for that, Allison? >> It's April 21st through the 23rd. Most of the sessions are happening on the 22nd and the morning of the 23rd. We're having a happy hour the night of the 21st. So >> Oh, neat. Yeah, please send that out. I can share it with all my young emerging artists. >> Yeah, that would be great. >> I remembered one more thing. Oh, sorry. >> No, you're all right. Go ahead. >> Um the Inseca conference, the big ceramics conference is happening uh this month, end of this month, um the 25th to the 28th >> in Detroit. Um, so you don't need to attend the conference to enjoy um having a slew of uh ceramic artists uh come to Detroit and uh and Ann Arbor.
I live in Brick. My wife is a teacher in Brick and she happened to walk by and I was looking at the cameras. So I I was sending you pictures of what our parking lots look like and I I showed it to my wife and my wife is our parking lot won't look like that for a week and a half and uh and so they have done an amazing job and they deserve to be recognized for the work that they're doing. Um and it's not just with every facet of the operation over the last two months we've we've tried to engage really with facilities with maintenance and with custodial um and we will continue to So, I do plan on here to be recognized publicly for the work. And so far, they've gotten pizza out of me and a bagel breakfast. >> Um, I would just like to kind of piggy back on what Dr.
B USD has spent 41% of its budget to date not including incumbrances. All expenditures are within the approved budget limits and the organization's financial position remains strong. Are there any questions? >> Questions from the board for the report, Miss Sylvia?
So, you don't want to fall into that. Um, if you do, uh, if you are someone who goes into these plans, um, and you, you know, you get paid out through payroll, the reason they put that age restriction in is so if you don't meet both those criteria, let's say the, um, payout is 5,55 or at least 5,000 age 55. If you're only have $4,000, then you're just going to get paid out through payroll. So, it's really easy to make that determination. So, if you meet the criteria, you go through the plan. If you don't meet both criteria, you just get paid out through payroll. Does that kind of make sense? >> So, I'm sorry. That explanation was was was great, but is the cash payout no longer a choice and why? >> So, most districts that we work with set like a threshold like Max said.