Those classrooms still have carpet in them. Each year when we do our summer cleaning, um, we run into issues with the carpet, uh, through the moisture being on the concrete. Um, it causes the carpet to buckle. So, what we did is we went out to got a bid to replace the classrooms with carpet. Also, any classrooms, specifically science classrooms that have the original tile in the 92 2015 edition. And then um two summers ago, we replaced the carpet in the hallway the uh hallway floors um for majority of the building with the exception of the hallway right outside the main gym. So those are the three areas that we looked to um get bids on. That was the scope of the project and um bid results came in lower than the contingency amount of $380,000. Um, in fact, the bid results, well, um, I got that as another item item.
When the sun began to set in the evening sky, there was a knock at the door. Who do you think's at the door? Any ideas? Guess who is standing there? Do you think it was dog, sheep, and horse? We're famished. They told Little Red Hen. "What for dinner?" "You've got to be kidding me," scolded Little Red Hen. "What? Husba? Husba? You didn't help me plant the grains when I asked you. You didn't help me harvest the wheat or carry it to the mill or take it back home again. You didn't even help me bake the matzah. [clears throat] So tell me, why should I share my seder with the likes of you? So what do you think? Do you think little red hand is right that she shouldn't share it with her friends? Let's see what happens. Oh, look at her friends. Do they feel sorry that they didn't help her now?
And so if that override passes, we'll be able to stabilize um to a certain extent our school funding. Um we'll be able to to support more uh of our municipal services and their reliability. Um we'll be able to preserve what we have right now for our public safety and operational capacity, certainly not expand it. Um, and it doesn't fix our woes, but it does give us a more sustainable FY27 starting point. And just going through the municipal departments and what would happen if the override did pass. So 750,000 would be shifted up to uh excluded debt and uh that would open up $750,000 in the municipal departments or capacity [clears throat] in municipal departments. That would allow us to do the following. We would add one additional firefighter per per shift and that's four shifts. Um that would bring us up to um basically where our staffing was.
It hasn't been budgeted for for whatever reason. Uh, facilities is pretty consistent. So, if we hadn't moved the curriculum, it'd be 6%. I think if we took out the superintendent um uh overlap um it'd be lower still. So >> and just for the safety care training just so people know those are the trainings that our staff goes through for those deescalation skills, right? So that's a skill that we want all of our teachers to be training in particular our paras and our and our our certain teachers that are in our bridges program. But I I just want to make sure we're understanding what those acronyms are. And those legal services include a lot of contracts being negotiated. >> Yeah, we did. Correct. We have the final teachers contract. We have the custodians contract. So >> hopefully car is moving forward in in the next year as well.
I'll take any questions. Any questions? >> Just uh on behalf of the board that was very nice the gift was to get the bag with shirts. Thank you very much. Appreciate you. Okay. Uh Mr. Bishop. Yes. Uh Ken Middle School recently received their midyear audit from the commissioner's network. The school students and staff are to be commended for their hard work and growth. We know that's measured by their next generation accountability measurements by the state of Connecticut. Uh but uh the state continues to be able to a lot of praise for the really strong work that happens within the middle schools. uh we know that that work happens within the the domain of the school year with our students and staff, but it's also tireless and year-long uh year- round process that we engage in. So, we're proud of the work that we continue to be able to participate together and look forward to a successful inclusion of questions questions on that network.
and at the district level through PAC plus she ensures the parent voice is heard and valued. Her commitment is truly a family affair. She is often accompanied by her sister whose own son attends our school. She volunteers and participates expanding the circle of involvement and modeling the power of family. She gives generously of her time and resources so every child can fully participate in school experiences. I must also share something that makes tonight especially sweet. She loves strawberry shortcake. The character, not the dessert. And when we reflected on this year's honore, we realized we truly chose the very best. Like Strawberry Shortcake, she brings kindness, optimism, strength, and layers of care to everything she does. On behalf of our students, staff, and families, we are proud to honor you, Victoria, as our parent of the year. Thank you for all you do. Buenos directivo. leader.
He's an amazing helper and friend to his classmates and a true example of a Hulk. He always uses the leader in me habits to encourage his classmates and is always ready for the next challenge. I am so proud of him and know he has a lot of learning potential. Keep up your incredible dedication and love of learning. Santiago, congratulations, Miss Diaz. and my name is >> Marco always follows the rules and is kind to his friends. He leads by example with his actions and not his words. Marco is always responsible, kind, and safe. He was nominated by our programmatic assistant, Mrs. Veronica. Congratulations, MARCO. Devon has demonstrated remarkable maturity and strength in fourth grade. He is dedicated to improving himself and learning from his mistakes. He understands what it means to be a P by making better choices every single day. Devon, continue your great work.
Do you guys want me to talk about that right now while we're still in this presentation? I think it might flow a little bit better. >> You could. Yep. >> Yeah. One was 320, one was >> Yeah. So, um, we we received, you know, the way Keith wrote up the bid specs, we did receive, uh, four different bids from four vendors. So, everyone that bid actually um was the low bidder for one portion of the project. Just depending upon which way we want to take. Um my personal preference is to replace the tile in the hallway with Texas granite. That's what we've put in our elementary schools. That's what we put in the hallways at the middle school two summers ago. Um, then we have another product, uh, Tarquette flooring tile that we're putting in the seven classrooms that we're adding. We can go ahead and use that product in the other classrooms along with the science classroom.
or do you think they're just sad they're not getting some at the stad dinner? Sheep, horse, and dog couldn't think of a thing to say. The little red hen was right. They hadn't been very good friends. The three animals silently hung their head in shame. Now, the little red hen was quiet, too. Now, shouldn't I invite them to my sader? she thought. Then she remembered the words written in the Passover. Agada, I'm not saying I don't know if I'm saying that right. Agada. Let all who are hungry come and eat. She looked at her friends. They looked hungry. Besides, a little red hen was a good egg. A mench. A mench for gifts. And why are you just standing there? She finally said. come on in. So, she's remembering that, hey, they made a mistake. I should include them because they're hungry. So, together the friends celebrated the holiday.
uh a couple of decades ago when you look at um when you look at population if you look at the number of third calls we're having coming in. So when we are having an ambulance out let's just say on two calls two or two ambulances out now we're getting more and more of those third calls. We can't address those right now. Those people have to wait for service from another community or wait till we get back or drop off and can get to them. um another firefighter would allow us the ability to run that third ambulance. Um we would have a dedicated full-time traffic control officer. Um most of you hear uh you know a lot of complaints about traffic. Um we would also establish a strategic reserve um which would give us the flexibility to address any unforeseen costs since a lot of this stuff is is um you know we're still refining some things.
>> Great. >> So then we get into Berlin Memorial. Uh as you can see their share of uh curriculum director uh goes away. Um there is some reallocation of use of instructional coordinators. That has been a 50-50 split in the past. Um based on usage and need, we're switching that to 6040. Um 60% to Boilston, uh 40% to uh Berlin. Um we get down to um uh health insurance. Uh again, I think I've shared a couple times uh we have uh about a 7 and a half% increase to health insurance, a 5.66% increase. This also reflects a bit of a shift in allocations. So the elementary schools, when I looked at employee counts relative to health insurance, um the splits seem to be all over the place in the past. So I've reallocated them. there's a significant decrease to um not decrease but lower increase to dontos as a result.
>> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Appreciate that report. Um Jonathan, you want to go first or >> I can go first. >> You want to go? Did you need to go? So, >> uh, yeah. >> Um, at CIS, uh, we had some CHS volleyball team members who volunteered around two days per week during winter after school activities to support skill development for our CIS students. uh along with students had created and delivered Valentine's to Canton's frontline workers in partnership with PTO along with hosting an annual chamber music night with over 120 students performing in small chamber groups. Over 100 students artworks are now placed on display at the town library to celebrate youth art month. And we had fifth and sixth grader uh fifth and sixth grade band members who performed the national anthem at a Wolfpack game during the collaborative a night at the Wolfpack event hosted by Cherry Brook Primary School and the CIS PTO's with a strong Canton Public Schools representation.
Except particip. Trunk or treat grass. Grassroots Murray. Maria Murray. Okay. Good evening, board vice president Rodriguez Pñena, members of the board of education, cabinet members and guests. My name is Antonio Flores, and I am the proud principal of Paramount Elementary. It is my honor to recognize this year's Paramount Elementary parent of the year, Rayanne Ramirez. As you can tell, as you can hear me, test test. >> As you can tell, she has a fan club. They broke They broke the mic. Test test test. It's this test. What's this? Test test test. No. Okay, I guess I I'll face the crowd. So, tonight Ryanne is joined by her family, her brother-in-law, her sister, her niece, our Paramount family, also by her husband of 12 years, Rodulfo. Together, they're raising they're raising their wonderful daughter, Allora, who is a first grade student at Paramount. And unfortunately, watching at at home with grandma's at grandma's cuz she's feeling sick today.
You are shining as an individual. I am so proud of you. Congratulations, Devon. this house. >> I am proud to recognize this outstanding fifth grader as our student of the month. And consistently demonstrates hard work by putting forth his best effort in every assignment and never giving up when faced with challenges. His kindness shines through in the way he treats classmates with respect and encouragement. Andres is responsible by being on time and prepared each day. Most importantly, he helps keep our classroom safe, by making smart choices, and following expectations. And brings smiles and laughter to our classroom by sharing one of his many jokes. I am so proud of his positive attitude and leadership. Keep up the amazing work. Congratulations on the best, MRS. ADAMS. EMMA WORKS REALLY HARD to be responsible in class. She helps others to understand information in math and ELA. Emma is always kind and respectful to her peers.
So, um, that bid came in at 364,000. Um, sorry, excuse me one second. Yeah, that's why I I was a little confused on that, you know, when I saw the bids and >> the lowest bidder was not selected. But you saying there's a split difference here on them. >> Just the difference in the materials and what rooms we're doing. >> Are you going to use them both? >> Uh yeah, we'll use Texas granite in the hallway and then we'll go with Tarquette uh tile in the classrooms, including the science classroom. >> Tarquet was 364. Uh that's the product we're using that actually the company that had 364 was Douglas Flooring Covering. Yep. And that'd be my recommendation to go with them. Um and also put in the B board report not represented in this slide. Um in the base price for the project, we had a 5% design contingency.
Together, they noshed on tasty, crunchy matzah. And when the seder was over, after all the planting and harvesting, the schleing and the cleaning and the baking and the feasting, just who do you think had to wash all those dishes? Now, can you make a prediction? Who do you think had to clean up? Do you think it was the little red hen, or do you think her friends finally chipped in and did their part? You ready to find out? Look. Look who's doing all the cleaning. Her friends. They learned their lesson. So, they did the cleaning. And the little red hen said, "Not I." She said, "I didn't have to do the cleaning. My friends finally did it." And I have a picture here of how to make matzah. And it's only a flour and water. That's all you need to make it. And remember, how many minutes do you have to make it from start to finish?
Um it gives us the ability to to make small uh little micro adjustments. Um, I also would like to see if if we're if we haven't used it by later in the year, could we possibly use it to fund some comprehensive plan related items that are smaller in scope. It's a small line item. It's like $60,000. Uh, so it wouldn't be able to do much, but it' provide that. Um, so it would also allow us to enhance our financial staffing. um would give us the ability to do more of that um analysis, that forecasting, that planning um that really is necessary for good government governance, excuse me. Um I mentioned the buildings and grounds department as our second measure. Um, we need to put a focus uh the proper focus I should say on maintaining some of these new facilities that the taxpayers have um have charged us uh with responsibility of overseeing.
So it's just a shifting of where those um insurance costs are being applied a little bit. Uh additionally I think I shared that I definitely underbudgeted a little bit last year. So we're making up a little bit for that. The good thing is we we are going to make it through this year on the health insurance budget we have. Um, but that needs to be made up next year. So, we would have had to make further cuts last year had I not made that mistake. Um, but we'll work through and we'll do our best to get there. Uh, tuitions, that's a large percent but a small dollar increase. Um, it's just a slight shift in uh tuition charges for out of district placements. So, then we get into the total assessments. Um this is the standard formula that's been used. Uh school budget district share total budget less chapter 70 and chapter 71.
Now moving on to Cherry Brook. Um, we had collected over 3,000 non-p perishable items during the annual 100th day food drive, which had benefited Canon uh the Canon food pantry through strong CDF uh CDPS community participation along with um hosting kindergarten parent orientation night on February 24th last month um which helped provide the families with an overview of daily routines, curriculum, classroom expectations, and key upcoming dates to support transition. ition to Earth sponsored by this uh charity PTO. Um we had welcomed a Sky Zone Planetarium for an engaging enrichment visit where students explored space science topics including the sun, moon, stars, planets, constellations and earth's movements. The second grade uh students had performed in their second grade music inform informants, sharing songs and musical skills um that they had developed throughout the year with attending families under the direction of music teacher Miss Sam. and we had celebrated read across America week with a variety of reading activities, read alouds and literacy themed events and which highlighted by Canton High School and our national honor society.
Anyone who has had the chance to volunteer alongside Rayanne will quickly tell you that she brings incredibly incredible energy and heart to everything she does. She is caring, positive, and always willing to jump in and help wherever she is needed. One of the things people admire most about Rayanne is her ability to simply go with the flow and make every event or activity feel a little more fun and welcoming. Ryanne also brings a bit of her own personality to the mix. She enjoys building Legos, collecting baseball cards, and listening to rock music, especially Metallica. But just goes to show that our parent of the year is as unique and fun as she is dedicated. But what truly drives Rayanne is her desire to support her daughter, her daughter's teachers, and the entire Paramount community. Her commitment is evident in many ways. She's in many ways she serves our school.