We are now utilizing bonds to purchase those onetoone devices which will bring continued cost savings to our education fund. >> Thank you. >> We will move on to item number nine, new business. Um first we'll hear from Dr. Brahmis uh regarding laptop purchase agreement which relates to student onetoone devices. Good evening and thank you members of the board. Speaking of our laptop onetoone devices, uh Avon Community School Corporation published a request for proposals for 1,800 student laptops and warranty services. Uh the student laptops will be used for incoming sixth and 9th grade students. 12 proposals were evaluated. Sharp business systems offered the most cost-effective and highest valued solution. an increase of $9 per device over last year's costs. Um, nearly every bidder for this project this year issued a time constrained quote uh citing market instability due to competition with large data centers for the acquisition of processors and memory.
>> So it's part of the recommendation. So I feel everything's going to be considered the timeline that's be determined. >> Fair question. I would say normally when you do an improvement you are kind of required to bring it up to current code. So that also kind of usually triggers you know hey if you're like let's do some work in this area. It's all fine and good, but we also that's why architecture today they got to pay close attention to the code to bring it up to current code. >> Many many times you're just grandfathered in as it currently sits. >> Those codes change all the time. So, it's important to point out there's nothing inherently wrong with this building. It it met the code when it was constructed, >> but codes and philosophies have changed. So things like um you know one of the things we saw like around performing arts center where you walk around that mezzanine um the knee wall or the kind of railing codes have changed now instead of uh 30 in 36 inch height for safety.
That's okay. We are we're okay. We'll get you to achievement soon. And I don't want us so caught up in one score as I am all scores over time. Um I definitely have two brothers that do very well today that probably wouldn't have done well early in their life on some state assessments. Later in life did very well and do very well as adults. So snapshots along the way. They need to be able to read. They need to be able to write. We got to love them through literacy. And then at the end, we got to get them ready for the workforce, employment, the military, and other things. Huntington does those two very, very well. Our community needs to hear that a hundred times. They need to do, we do that very well in Huntington. The process along the way, you're going to have an academic presentation frequently here, if allowed, on how the kids are doing on their assessments.
>> It is very noticeable. Very noticeable. >> Good job, girls. >> You just needed to capture Robin's video of changed her life and put it >> I got it right. >> You got me at that one. >> Well, anytime, you know, we have these convocations and Robin is a is um Mrs. bookbinder and she is a character in our Schubert books and so she wears this robe and she's got this >> and it show >> so our staff is like they've really gotten into this and we practice and everything. >> Oh yeah, we do rehearsal >> a Grammy worthy show. It's right. >> Come on and watch it. >> 20 East Columbus. >> Yes, it is. >> Oh, sorry. Are there any any more questions? We're done. We don't need We're done. >> Thank you. >> Uh next up is an action item that's consideration of recommendation to approve our business line of our business line insurance renewal.
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So, we're covered. We're covered for our our forum and for the budget hearing in terms of the newspaper ad. Um, so anything else? Uh, we will meet again on Thursday. Rachel, >> sorry. I just want to say out loud another thing I learned I think from Sarah Bus maybe or from looking at the bus contract. There are not smaller buses parent in in answer to why are we not just looking at having smaller buses. The bus company that we work with only has the size buses that they have. A lot of work was put into finding that bus company that we contract with. Um so I just wanted to put that out here for all you. >> Okay. Thanks. Yeah. Thanks. Yes. >> I have my hand raised. I just wanted to thank Shannon for all the information she brought to us tonight and for taking all the questions and all the time you're putting into this.
Move [clears throat] to assess the executive session for 10 minutes to discuss certified contracts pursuit to the exception for employee employer employee negotiations under coma and to return to open session this time include Marshall Lindsey Second discussion sub [snorts] 806. I'll take that a whole bunch of so I guess the next one contract approval we're going to start with the bel >> right >> so we've had information we've shared with with myself uh Christy His Nicole Laflin and Lacy Johnson director at devel we feel like continue to have an increase in starting pays for our belt. We've not done an increase at all since we started that and we're coming on our 5y year anniversary. We feel like we can support this pay increase. We'll add some pay to our current employees because again we're starting our people out new new hires at this number.
And, um, Tom, thanks for adding a couple of those slides that we chatted about. It was very helpful. bond anticipation note concept. I don't know if you all understand that, but essentially it's a line of credit and then you draw down a line of credit when you're building something and at the end if you have the cash to pay it back, you don't have to do a long-term note, which is what that bond issue would be. You can pay it all off. What we also learned during that meeting was that the town has been very fiscally responsible in acrewing cash to pay for some of its cap capital projects. As I'm sure all of your streets look like mine, they have to be repaid. You can't project that. So you put money aside for capital additions and actually the capital capital addition of a town is a separate entity in of itself has its own financial statement and its own budget.
And then we get other bids as well. And then we put that application in, but we don't have cold yet for the for the territorial fire alarm. Excuse me. [clears throat] Fire alarm at the high school 227 is already in escalated status. The one for go to the next.
Uh, we recommend uh given that time constraint, the board approved the attached agreement with Sharp Business Systems to secure the costs for the 2026 2027 student laptops. My recollection is that Sharp Business Centers is a frequent flyer for the schoolorporation. >> They won the bid last year uh and and uh upon your approval again this year for student laptops. >> Um are you they are the best bid that takes into account uh all others that might be involved with servicing this account as well. It takes into account uh the warranty services uh the cost of the device um and uh serviceability and parts ordering to maintain the fleet devices. I move that the board of school trustees approve the laptop purchase agreement as presented and authorize the chief financial officer to execute necessary documents. Second. >> Were there any remaining questions? >> Okay. All right.
Now it's up to 42. So those are things that that just codes evolved and changed. Um there's nothing inherently wrong with the building. It not the code when it was built. It just now would need we would recommend bringing them up to those current questions. >> All right. Thank you, John. Thank you for your time. >> I do want to take a quick second to thank uh Tony Kadall and all the members of performance services for being here. Um the huge benefit to this is we can financially plan forward by knowing where our shortfalls are. Um the one thing I would say I've been on the board for five years. Um there's people like Chris that know that when we replace what and what year that was. Um Pamela being here for a year um doesn't know that either. So we're asking questions back and forth on what's good, what's bad.
But I don't want to judge children in fifth grade when I know the outcome in seventh grade, they're right where we want them. It's just a different process. So I hear that because the community and board, we're getting questions from parents already. They're encouraging Mr. Allen. My kid was approaching. What do they got to do more of? Well, that means our teachers are talking to them about, hey, we about got them. I don't want a negative on approaching. I want a positive. I want momentum. Next year you're going to get it. maybe next assessment. That's our message through and through. Yeah, we're going to prepare them for the test. When you achieve, we're going to celebrate with you. When you have growth rate, we're going to celebrate the same way here. If you need us, we're going to be there. And I that's the message I want I want to hear.
Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Mike, made a motion. Is there a second? >> Second by Vicki. Um, I'll start with a couple of comments. Uh, I'm going to preface my comments with I'm a yes vote on this. I have, um, deep respect for Michael Consolidated Union timeliness. Uh, thank you for your coverage. Thank you for bidding it. Um, I don't take that for granted. U, we do have, and we've we've discussed this, we do have our process is a little broken in a sense. Um, a thing that we are to do on a board is budget oversight is one thing. This is a $730,000 decision. Um, we've only had a couple days. So, I'm going to work with Mr. Correct on a process and procedures. U, we do know it expires tomorrow at midnight. U, we're cognitive of that. We know you're a great company.
>> Oh my goodness. >> I don't know. Just going to have to keep watching. >> Yes, they are fighting for spots in state finals hosted by the arena at Innovation Mile in Hamilton County, >> 30 minutes away from Indianapolis. >> Mhm. gonna be going out real far. That's how you know we're serious. >> All right. So, why don't we talk about the first match of the night? >> All right. Well, the first match of the night is we are counting down to it right now. On the left, we have first seed in the tournament, our very own Hunter aka Lazy Soul going up against 17th seed Jaden 445 from Lester High School. >> And so far, And so far, Lazy Soul has put a lot of his Tetrio training to work except for that misp. But he's ignore that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Don't worry, we're going to ignore that.
Thank you. Yes. Yes. I see a lot of heads nodding. Yes. >> I wanted to say the same thing, Shannon. This has been a lot of budget season and I'm very impressed and thank you for being so accommodating to all of our questions and answering so thoroughly and being so knowledgeable about things. So, it's >> I'm really glad you're here. >> Yes, indeed. There is um a question in the Q&A about whether the committee plans to discuss the public comment regarding cameras in the schools. >> Um not we can't do it tonight. >> Not tonight though. >> No, it's not on the agenda for tonight, but it may be in the future. Okay. Then I am going to move to adjourn the meeting and thank you all. Thank you all for the thoughtful questions and comments. >> Second. >> William, >> you have warrant reports listed on the agenda.
We're going to increase our our people currently on staff as well. So we think we can support this and you can see that the motion is there if you have any questions. >> What's the money you just towards develop a while back >> that was from we got for for raises from the county.
The taxes that we pay are completely different budget. I've looked at both audits. All the money was there. We had we had a very good meeting and y'all and you all should know that. I've also met with Gary Olsson twice since that time. Mike was there for one of them. And you know I'm speaking for myself. There is no question those policemen need to have a safe and clean environment and they need to get out of that basement. I think trailers are the short-term solution. John Michelle, you know, you've done that before for them. You need to get those people out of there. I don't know who's in charge of the risk associated with the town, but if somebody gets sick and we get sued, the least of our problems is going to be get the trailer. It's going to be a lawsuit these people have on us.
Any any questions on the first three categories? [clears throat] A little choked up here. The last one then is for new projects we haven't really applied for at all. And the top of the list there is a proposal for the fire alarm for territorial. That's where the new [snorts] one is 150,000. That's my S based on square footage. Then we have two more places we can put floor sealant down for a school lunch cafeterias at the high school and at Del Rio and for intercom systems. Intercom systems are in what the state calls minimum adequacy guidelines. Just like roofs that don't leak are in minimum adequacy guidelines. So if that's something they say every school district in the state should have, we don't really have functioning really trustworthy intercoms I guess at any school. We've got ones that have opens, ones that don't work real well.
Motion by Kim, seconded by Mike. All in favor? That motion passes 5-0 with Mr. Yoder voting in favor online as well. All right. The next item is regarding the creation of Avon online virtual school. Mrs. Alding. We um I just wanted to share some information about virtual learning um and the impact our current impact on Avon schools. Oh, did I the wrong one? >> Um we each year we get a transfer report from the Indiana Department of Education and that transfer report looks at the students who w reside within Avon Community School Corporation and to where they attend school. And so this is something, you know, we're always looking at to see um where stu kids who live in Avon where they're attending school. And one trend that we start to notice is the amount of student I mean we know we have kids leaving because they maybe are accepting a voucher and going to a private school or they're just going to a private school.
Um and by having an assessment um we all know and everyone knows um when that shortfall happens. So uh thanks again for that assessment and it is definitely a lot of information. Okay. Um moving forward um we're going to get into consent items. I'd like to get a motion uh for the approval of consent items A through L. A being the minutes for the February 9th, 2026 meeting. Uh B, the uh minutes for the February 12th executive session. 5C, the monthly and payroll claims fund transfer report. 5D, the approval of monthly financial report as submitted by the treasurer, as well as a couple of recommendations. Uh we also have a couple of fundraisers on here and also a livestock uh judging field trip uh that is out of state. So, I'd like to get a motion to discuss the approval of 5 A through L as presented.