The new building is estimated at 10 million and we have a contingency fund of 1.5 million. And that's basically how we plan to be able to build this building. And that I believe concludes the financial portion. And I'll turn it over to building design. >> Thank you, Tom. Good evening, every everyone. My name is Anthony Ioino. I'm the architect for the burrow. My firm was hired to evaluate the spatial needs of the burrow hall, which includes the burrow offices as well as the police department. Um, and I'm going to introduce the concept plans for that this evening. Hopefully you can all see this from the back, but I wanted to start with an aerial of the Burrow Hall site. So, in our previous meeting, there were questions as to the size of the existing building. The existing building is 4,000 square feet per floor, two floors.
Because a part of it is that we are not sure what are the issues that these families are facing that are preventing their students from attending school. >> You think they'll do the surveys? >> Pardon? >> You think that the families will do the surveys? >> We can try. That is that is really the only thing option we have to to get to try. it it can at least if we do the survey depending on the feedback they'll know what to do but if nobody responds to it it cannot be said that we did not reach out to try and get some information that would in some way help us to help them because that's the point of collecting the information how can we help you and if you are not working with us then there is very little that we can do to help you if we are not sure what kind of issues you're so that we can get suggestions or ideas to help.
So that's great for us. Um, so we have dedicated and then with the plan for next year as well to follow up with just the training, we're going to have monthly time for the teachers to work together and really hone in on the co-eing their co-eing skills. All right. And the next so for 78 model, right? And I'm really excited about it because we can really be intentional and what we're doing at Heritage, right? So, of course, we're going to continue to focus on becoming an academic culture, [clears throat] right? And then I'm going to be very intentional about being team-based, having those structures in place. I've been very intentional about my staffing, which has been really great. Um, and how we're going to have schedules and systems in place. So, be just taking advantage of those opportunities and continue to build on the positive momentum that we have seen this academic year.
So, that is a very important thing. You learn how to push through that and push through that going to see theatre for me personally and I know for many of my peers is very, very inspiring. Um I get very inspired by the peers around me and and all the art I can go see. And for me, that really helps me continue to push through even when things are really hard. Thank you. Thank you so much. Let's give them a big round of applause. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now, we're moving on to our second section, which I'll hand off to Daywick. First of all, I just want to say these are all very great answers. Um yeah. Okay. Moving on to our third attribute, responsible digital citizen. So, if the representative of Reflector Yearbook could please stand up. Hi, I am Liam Pakarcik. I am a senior who is also the editor-in-chief for Oswego High School's yearbook.
I'm like that's genius. Students do it all the time and and then the extra the thumbs up thumbs down nonsense word awareness like I'm just kindergarters you are going to be light years ahead of so many so many. So, thank you for coming and showing us everything that you are learning. Board members, comments, >> I just have one question. Did you um try to be that cute today or did that just happen because you were so cute and I'm really proud of your reading skills. Very good. >> I am so impressed by you guys. Thank you for coming and talking to us. I know it can be intimidating to come up and talk to us, but we appreciate it. You guys are very smart and like you're going to be light years ahead of all the other kiddos. So, continue to work hard and good job.
So, really happy to work with you guys and continue the relationship with >> uh Jordan Jones, an architect of PSI. been here about 5 years now. Like said, I'm just excited to show our planning today and keep working with you this year. >> Hi, my name is Jim Walls. I'm a senior architect. I've been with PSI for one year, but I've been practicing architecture for 35 years. >> My name is Pete Barrier. I know most of you been involved in all your projects. Been uh in the HVAC industry for way over 40 years. So, it's my baby and went to Purdue. So, go Boilers. >> All right. Thank you. And I'm Tony Hikenol, business development manager with performance services. I've been here 19 years. You guys have probably heard me speak way too many times. So, um, the ones that the folks that aren't here tonight, um, both Matt and Keith and our estimating team, they play a large role.
they have not had it as a priority for a while because there's been nothing to adopt. But I would almost guarantee you as a legislative priority, it would be again to have those conversations. We're now starting to adopt some books and we have some funds set aside. I guarantee you there's other districts out there that have nothing. And what I would love for you just very briefly remind us prior to the legislative change how we used to fund this. So why it didn't used to be a problem and now it is do that I could do it on my I could do it very badly but you could you collect textbook book rental fees. Yeah, exactly. >> And and because of that collection, there was monies there uh because of that collection that we could then have a a fund source to be able to look at adoption.
Then markers will be placed in each of the beds to show what sense the kids can use when they visit each of the beds. For landscaping, I'll place landscape timbers all the way around the courtyard to hopefully hold in the gravel. The beds will be about 5t wide, which is how far up the plants currently come. And the pear gravel will be used as a ground cover on the north and the west walls. We will be trying to match the pearavevel as best as we can to the pearavevel that's already out there around the tree. And then we'll be trying to save as many as the current plants that are out there as possible, but some will have to come out due to the stuff we are putting in. For the workshop, it'll be located in the cutout on the gym wall side. and two of the current picnic tables that are out there will be placed in this cutout.
Yes. >> A year later. Um, and so then when we she got back from that, we u met with Tammy and our counselor Jessica and we were like, "Okay, what can we do?" Um, because it has to start with us. We need some help in doing that. So, we did an ecourse that was just the three of us and we met um every other Friday morning at 7 o'clock in the morning. Um we would do our reading, we would do our ecourse work and then we would come together and we would talk about it. Um and that ecourse was handling the adult the upset adult first. So, um that was we had a lot of really great um conversations and we learned a lot about that and so we were able then to take the skills we learned and then we just practiced them. We practiced them with our staff.
Cloud with a dash attack launches him to the top and looks like Izzy is taking up is taking over after him. All right, so Cloud is showing off his sword in his wind screen. Good. That's a good That was a good game, I will say. Good game. And wow, Congratulations to Asher aka Library Boy. Congratulations. He took eight stocks before losing three. That is freaking awesome, I tell you. Absolutely wonderful. absolutely wonderful for today. Alrighty. So, it looks like uh we're going to have to pick one of our own members to um to take down the cloud. But, it's a good thing because I could tell our over our um our esports uh Smash Bros. players were watching from the background and talking amongst themselves, studying the cloud's play style, and I'm pretty sure we're going to take him down this round. So, Izzy is playing her common Pyrama.
Um I had emailed Shannon asking some about busing. Um my understanding is that we have about 15 students ride on each of the two school buses that come and go from Palm Elementary. there is about there's 25 to 30 students that are that seats are held for. Um I am curious I think in terms of questions that maybe can be answered here. Um one thing I've learned is that there while there are different policies for at the region level in Palum we're not required to hold seats for students. We we can if we chose to if the school chose to um pull families to find out who is planning to actually ride the bus and only hold seats for those children for example. Um and I am curious if the bus contract as it stands right now would allow Pelum to only have one bus if you know that.
So, it's a pretty big day for our school and um it takes a lot of people going in the right direction and helping each other out. It wouldn't work if we didn't have that uh teamwork. Our awards assemblies, that's probably one of my favorite things to do in our building. just continue to put that in here and just it's a good way to honor our kids uh through teachers nominating them for student of the month. They get their picture taken. They get a certificate. They get to meet the the two different agencies that donate that money. Um it's just a really good way to uh create some positivity and energy um with a with an assembly where it's focused just on uh different students and the awards that they've received throughout the month. Uh so we'll do one this Thursday and we'll do the same type of format, but just anybody that's anybody that's done anything positive that [snorts] needs recognized in our building.
Any opposed? Same sign. Motion passes. Is it okay to lump them or do you want >> them? You could say um I make a motion to approve. >> Okay. Okay. I move to approve the remaining bids as presented for the dirt work gas sewer water drainage. >> That's perfect. I'll >> second. I have a >> motion by Allison and second by Josh. All those in favor say I. I. Any >> oppose? Same sign. Motion passes 6. >> Item number 10 are open enrollment numbers for 26 27. >> Okay. So, I included those in your board documents. So, I'll spend a little time going through those and I'll go through the elementary school first. Uh, so at Central Plains Elementary School, we did set the total enrollment at 36. So next year we're projecting having 26 kindergarteners, 21 first graders, 30 second graders, uh 21 third graders, 26 fourth graders, 29 fifth graders, and right now 34 sixth graders.
Um, it may be hard to see back there, but the arrow points to the building. You can see Union Lane going up and down on the image on the right and Route 71 at the bottom. The new building will be in the middle of this property. Affordable housing would be on the left side. Um Carrie will explain this the civil engineer will explain the layout of the new building relative to the site. The idea is that the new building could be put up while the existing building stays in operation to save cost. Right? There would be a phenomenal amount of cost to relocate the police department and burough offices for the year and a half or so that the new building would have to go up. So strategically this this saves me. When we were designing this building, the first thing we did was to meet with all of the department heads, right?
>> So, sorry I'm asking all these questions. >> Are there tribal resources in the way of social workers that can go out to those homes and and actually interact with these families where they live in their homes to find out what the issues are and what can be done to facilitate. There are tribal social workers. Um I have met a couple of them but they there were they were dealing with specific students and it was not an attendance issue. It was other issues that they had to cover. But I have their contact information and I can speak with them to find out if there is something that they some way that they can intervene in order to try and assist us with the issues that we're having with attendance system. >> I would imagine that if a kid's chronically absent in the younger grades, the chance of that kid ever graduating from high school is very very small.
Right. And so Heritage will continue to build on this momentum and committed to igniting the spark. >> Any questions for me? >> I have a couple. What's the percentage [clears throat] of children with special needs you have? >> About 25%. >> Yeah, that's about one of out of four children. So, Miss I'll just car call Caroline. My AD principal partner and I are discussing next year how if 25% of every class has a a special education kid, how can I increase my teachers knowledge so that they're even more prepared? So, that's like an underlying professional development that we'll be having throughout the year. [clears throat] >> I mean, having them test with the typical children, the same test. That's That's kind of tough, you know, but I'm I commend you for what you're doing. You're doing a great job. >> Thank you. Bringing up those scores.
Yep. So, the question we want to ask you is how do you use technology within your club or activity? So, in yearbook, we are honestly little to nothing without technology. We utilize a software called Walsworth and using that, we design the fonts, we have the general design for every single page in the yearbook, we choose our colors, we design our cover as well. Um and then in our yearbook, we also write a lot of photos and caption and captions that go with the photos. Um, so without technology, we don't really have a good quality yearbook. Yep. Okay. So, now can the student representative 4250 stand up? So, the question Oh, sorry. Uh, I didn't introduce myself first time. I'm Ethan Monaghan. I'm the co-editor-in-chief for 4250, which is Oswego High School's newspaper publication. Yep. So, the question we want to ask you is, what has your club or activity taught you about making good choices when using digital tools or information?
>> Two quick things. I know that a lot of adults in this room will agree with me when I say you are learning one of life's greatest joys to read. It is an amazing journey that you will do the rest of your life. So, you're at the beginning of a lot of fun. Secondly, I need to remember to kiss my brain more. Thank you for that. That's great. Mr. The odor Thank you. Thank you families for bringing them and and sharing your evening with us. Now, you are welcome to stay for the most riveting portion of the remainder of the meeting, but you are also welcome to go. So, thank you. Let's make it green. All right. We'll continue to the next item on our agenda, which is comments from the board president. Um, just a quick comment. uh you know the boards around this time in the spring we start receiving uh requests for summer programs and camps that are um led by our staff and happen in our our facilities.
Some of the cost estimates that we have have here, not only in the assessment, but we're going to share here tonight. That's a super important part of any strategic plan. You have to have a good idea of what does that project cost? What could the value be? And then what could that value be 10 years out? So that as you all look at the opportunities and funding timelines, you kind of marry those together and decide what is what's truly important for your for your district. Okay. So, uh, our assessment and I'm kind of doing a lot of setup just so you know how how this works because we can't just deliver, you know, 400 pages and go figure this out. But kind of the the purpose of this assessment is really we had kind of three primary goals. So first and foremost it really is just determining your current facility conditions.
>> It was self it was a self-funding process. >> Yes. >> So when the state took took over textbook adoption and and made it free to parents, which I am all for. I think it's a great thing. What they really did not do for us as a board is give us a funding mechanism, which is all right because they didn't have any new adoptions out there for a while. Now that we're starting up the adoption process, we need to go back and advocate not only for our district, but all the districts that you took this over. You did not. And it was a self-funding process, but now it's not. So, we're going to need to help advocate for us. I know is it's on ISBA's radar. It's coming up. If you have a chance to talk to any legislator, just as a reminder, this is not something that they've had to deal with in a while, but it's now something that's coming up.