>> I can tell you 999 other people were made feel very welcome there and they were taking showers. They were charging their cell phones. We actually had internet service. People were working remotely on their on their laptop. >> Yeah. No, I mean it was a true resource for the town and it was turned out to be money very well spent. uh and that proved the point. And since then we have uh the shower facilities in there where even our DPW workers have had to go in and decontaminate themselves after being exposed to raw sewage and other uh contaminants and they've used that so facilities. >> So I I don't understand why that building I mean when you say it's it's a private building that we have we have put a lot of money into that building. It's a private It's a private building just the way as Briel Firehouse is a private building.
So we are looking for uh to put that out for um our curriculum group. We're going to form a committee and Miss Karate's here to answer any questions if you might have for summit K12 >> and the invoice that was included. We're not paying for the pilot. This is what it would cost if we bought it. >> Yes, the pilot. We are not paying for the pilot. >> So, good.
Um, I appreciate all of the hard work and effort that has gone into data sourcing everything that we've talked about tonight. Um, and I I truly believe that um, in many cases um, our Avon stamp, I guess I'm going to call it that, will be intrinsic even on our virtual learning opportunities. um things that Avon as a community stands for, things that our uh dedicated educators, we heard tonight about high ability and how much we're doing for that. Um I truly believe in Avon. I wouldn't have you I wouldn't have served for 21 years on a school board that I didn't firmly believe in. Um, and so I appreciate the fact that we are willing to take a look at this, albeit that it does have a a financial component, but that we're willing to look at this from a vantage point of what is in the best interest of Avon students.
Um, and so I think many of you have gotten to know me that if you email, you want to set up a meeting, you want to have a conversation, I'm absolutely here to talk with you about any questions you have about the new positions, any concerns you have regarding administration and support. So, I want you to know, you know, again, I know we don't have to acknowledge public comment, but I think that's important that you hear from me. Um, and as Mr. Connor shared through discussion. I didn't bring anything up because I haven't heard of any concerns. Um but please know that during discussion it's open to um it's a shared agenda and concerns and questions can be asked as well. So you know after this time after this meeting open to having meetings conversations about your concerns. So I hear you. Thank you. And that's my report.
Um, and we we didn't have high utilization of it. And so at one point last year, we were considering uh using a different vendor rather than Park View. Um, but we decided to stick with Park View and let Meg do her do her magic and see if she can help get people steered to that. Uh, one thing I do want to mention about the stop loss is so we saw a lot of um improvement this year from our stance and there's a lot of different factors in that. I mean, part of it was our plan design change, part of it was employees moving to um tier one providers. Um so that's helpful. Part of it is luck, frankly. When you have employees that are not getting hurt, not getting injured, not getting sick, then you don't have those large claims. Um so there's a lot of different factors and why we had an excellent year last year.
Bel Fire Company Incorporated owns the firehouse and Belle EMS Incorporated owns the first aid building. >> Oh, I Yeah, I get it. I just I don't understand why as a burrow we invested money into that building. That's >> Well, it's for the benefit of the entire burrow. It It benefits the all residents of the burrow. >> Okay. Another thing, now I'm just being a brat. >> Okay. um when the uh architect was explaining the plan um which was not really clear until uh somebody turned out the light so we could actually see it. Um but there was a a building that an area in the second floor that had movable chairs in it so that that could be used for senior activities. Does that mean that we're actually going to get a senior program in town? We have no senior activities in town. Totally unrelated to this issue.
Anybody have any questions? >> Are we going to purchase the program or just keep the pilot? >> I didn't hear you, >> Mar. Are we going to purchase the program or just keep the pilot? >> Right now, we have to pilot it for 60 days. Okay. >> And so once we pilot it for 60 days, Eric will be back and ask you for an approval [laughter] to purchase the product. >> You sound very confident. [laughter] >> And in the mean within those 60 days, we'll have two committee meetings and we'll um teacher will be there to present to let us know how the pilot's going. Right now, we're gonna pilot it up at the high school in our EL classes. >> I think >> how do how do we know if it's if it's if it's working? I mean, are they going to take the Isella test or is there >> Well, they've already taken they just finished the Isella testing.
Thank you. Well, here's here's what I mostly want to say about this proposal. I think there are wonderful examples, Kim just identified one where virtual education is perfect for that student and I think we should continue to look out for those opportunities and I doubt that there are really more than a hundred of those Avon students. Right now there at most there might be 55 from 6th through 12th grade. My concern is not in any way, shape, or for or or form about those students who would indeed best benefit for virtual education. Here's my concern. My concern is that we as a school corporation are going to go promote something that everyone so far who has spoken believes is an inferior experience to in person. And my concern is not about those people who can't do in person. My concern is about those people, those students sixth grade perhaps as young as up to 12th grade who can do in person, but they and their parents choose not to in do in person.
>> All right. Thank you. Okay. several reports, lots of information, lots of new things happening. Okay. Uh, moving forward to new business, we have a couple things here. Um, I'd like to start with new business 8A. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the surplus technology sale recommendation. >> So, move. >> Second, Mr. Vote. So, when we went um from two teacher devices down to one last summer when we replaced those Chromebooks and desktops with just laptops with docking stations, we were left over with um around 75 desktops that we thought, well, maybe we'll use them for something. We haven't up to this point. And so, instead of just letting them sit and be recycled, we thought we would try to sell them um for some money as well. And Drew has done a really nice job of uh making sure that we wipe them and put new uh images on all of them.
Um, and you know, I I hope that the the claims continue to roll how they are. I will tell you that uh January and February were were very good months. They were very favorable months. So, I don't want to say too much and jinx myself, but things are looking good right now so far. So, I believe that's the end of my slides.
I understand. >> But I'm being and I know I'm being a brat. >> You know, we can answer them at another time, but I'd like to stay gerain to this issue that we're talking about. >> That's I I did say I was being a brat and I understand. But >> it irks me. So, I appreciate it. Thank you very much. >> Yes, I saw a hand down here. >> No, that's okay. Mr. Bond, you're you're halfway there. Mr. Degr, Dr. Degr, I'll get you next. Sorry. I was trying to get to you, but >> James Bond with 100009 Riverview. Um, one point, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention it earlier. Uh, given that uh the petition exists and is likely to be submitted, this resolution passes tonight. That means that any activity is delayed another year. So because the the urgency of a police work environment that's safe and healthy is in fact urgent, uh we should find a way to make that happen rather than wait another year to do it.
>> So, you know, next year when we take the Isela test, we hopefully we'll see an increase on um proficiencies, but um right now they'll just be taken. This is a supplement. It's not the main curriculum. >> Okay. So, we'll continue with our curriculum that we adopted last year for our ELA. >> It doesn't have an assessment. >> It has an assessment. That's what it is. It's an assessment component. So, we should see growth when within 60 days hopefully we'll see some growth in the assessment piece. >> Okay. And that's for the students, not for the parents, right? >> For students. >> Students. [laughter] >> So, the parents are going to be involved in this too. >> They can be. They can be. I thought that that would be great for the especially the Spanish speaking families to help them learn English to communicate with and help their children with homework and you know be involved in the school also.
And from that, we lose we we gain a lot more screen time, which is not anything that I think most people in this room think students need more of. and we lose friendship, mentorship, we increase loneliness, we perhaps increase food insecurity. Um AI, no one's brought that up, AI is getting more and more sophisticated. It is difficult for a high school student or teacher in person to monitor AI. It's one of the monster challenges right now to being a high school teacher and a college professor, but uh they can do in-class writing. And I know that there's a lot of talk about, well, we're going to have academic integrity and we're going to watch that issue. We're going to use monitors. It becomes more and more difficult. It's a monster issue. It really concerns me about AI tech in this virtual setting. I'm also quite frankly speaking of tech, I'm I'm concerned about um tech equality.
>> Any questions about that? >> Will you just do a bulk sale? Is that how that works? >> Yeah, I was planning on putting it on the website that Laura uses for um things that she does for public sale. Yeah, I was going to price them at $125 each, which is a little bit lower than what um I've seen around $150 from other people. So, I feel like at 125 we should be able to sell most of them, I hope. Or at least get some of them to sell. >> I'll take it. >> Yeah. >> Buy a bus or a laptop. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um Joe, just hang around here for a minute. Uh any other questions or comments on that before we vote? Okay. Uh all in favor of accepting 8A the surplus technology sale recommendation as presented say I. >> I. Opposed.
So, I'm open for questions if anybody has any questions. >> Thank you, Mr. Stevenson. Go ahead. Right now for the corporation, we'll use me as example. I'm on metformin me. So if I'm a teacher, where do I get that met? Who am I getting that metformin through now? I'm on it every month. I'm on it every day. Where's that coming from? >> Do you mean the medication itself or? >> Yes. >> Like the actual drug? >> Well, reason I'm saying that is I work for one of the biggest corporations in America. >> Okay. >> A year ago, they made us go to Express Scripts. Okay. >> Which is a third was a third price versus going through Park View, through Walgreens, through and I had to get it by a 90day supply, but it was third. It's third the cost >> what it was. Like it was a third of what it is now.
>> Thank you. I agree. Uh, hello. I'm Richard Degroup, 915 Riverview Drive. Uh, thank you, Chief Olsen. I've worked with your predecessor and in all likelihood some of your colleagues uh when you were younger. Uh, and the slides you showed truly were an abomination. Um, I have a question, uh, a couple of questions. When, if and when construction occurs there. Someone mentioned that the parking on the other side of the fence could be used for, I guess, police cars. The fence between the school and Am I correct? >> No. I think when when they described it the fencing there's a fence between the school and the police >> on the other side of the building is the police parking on the back of the building and then the front of the building is administrative. >> My my understanding was that during the construction of the building a lot of that parking was going to be eliminated.
So >> so we'll have a link available on our website because so parents can go on or community members can go on or you can go on and preview it as well and it'll be on the um our website for 60 days. So, what uh what kind of clued us into the fact that we might need a supplement to our normal curriculum? Is that >> Well, I'm going to let Rosemaria answer where you at, Rosaria, on our scores. Why don't you talk a little bit about our Isela scores? >> Um, sure. So, can you repeat your question, please? >> I'm just wondering why we decided to go and explore a supplement. So, [clears throat] we've we've tried um several supplements um throughout the at least that every one every year in the six years that I've been a part of this district, we've tried one um to try to fill the the the gaps.
I mean, yes, there's one to one. I presume that these students will also have access to Avon laptops, but not all students have the same access to internet access. to app abilities to being able to pay for other items that they might want to use or not be able to use. And so I don't think you have the same level of equality uh when it comes to tech. And I also worry about I mean as I said even if we just talk about high school students these are 14 and 15 year olds and one of the wonderful things about the high school experience for 14 and 15 year olds is the mentorship of these high school students and counselors and administrators who are truly looking out for these students. We are going to give an opportunity to these students so long as they and their parents agree that they'll do as well as they can do with the procedures.
>> All right. Motion carries. Okay. Next one here. Uh 8B. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the Chromebooks recommendation for rowing IT solutions as presented. >> Second. Yep. >> Okay. So, following our scheduled refresh of refreshing student Chromebooks, third grade, 8th grade, and then one of kindergarten, first or second, every other year. Um, and looking at the exact numbers we needed. Also, I found 15 Chromebooks for about half this price. So, I could subtract that from our total number. So, got it down to 275. And the best price here was from rowing last summer. I kind of got myself in a little bit of a jam by waiting too long. Um, and so this summer or this year I decided I was going to try to get those quotes a little bit earlier. And I'm glad I did because prices are going up and I I don't think we're This is about the same price we got last year.
>> Yes. By going through a company called Express Scripts. Okay. >> And they ship it right to my house. >> Uhhuh. Um, so our current mailin is with Costco. Have you looked into that? >> Yes. which was higher. We they've looked into both and scripts express scripts was a third. >> Okay. And you're you're explicitly talking about once we change this year. >> Yes. When you go to change that's something you probably need to >> Okay. So I'm I'm hearing you Gary. I Mr. Mlullen I that is a piece of information that >> for information gathering. Okay. And I hear you and I I have heard that before. >> Okay. So, you're not the first one to bring that to >> I didn't have a choice. The company I work for, we have we have 54,000 employees. We didn't have a choice. But it saved the company millions of dollars by and it's actually easier to do.