So that charge becomes a net wash. Then we have an increase for chapter 70, which is a significant increase. We received a significant increase last year which was extremely helpful and we're also receiving a nice increase this year as well if you compare it to what we've received in prior years. Um we also have an increase to our Medicaid revenues. Um and so we receive reimbursement for certain expenses related to Medicaid and that will also offset this budget. There is 500,000 currently applied in school choice to assist with the budget as well. And then we have the grants. Um we don't actually receive circuit breaker in Pelum. So I can remove this wording at some point. Um we only have the um rural reap and rural school aid um that's supporting the budget. So down here I have the target tax levy support from the town of Palum.
Um so if we're going to be planting within the road layout, what that means that it severely limits the choice of species that we can choose from. Species have to be selected primarily for their hardiness. Stuff like are they native or not? Do they have good fall foliage? Do they have pleasantl looking or pleasant smelling flowers? um those all are very become a very secondary objective. Um these trees have to be selected for whether or not they're just going to survive in this hostile environment. Uh and if we're planting within the road layout where there are utility lines overhead, that further limits the choices to species that do not require pruning at mature height. Uh basically all that is to say plant uh doing a planting plan only in the road layout can be very difficult. Uh most of my proposed removals have been selected due to they are already potentially hazardous or they're already in poor health.
So in the first column, you'll see what our percentage of points were earned during the 2425 school year compared to the 22 I'm sorry to the 23 24 school year. And then you'll see in the third column is the change. Um, so when we're looking at this, I just want to remind you we're looking at the percentage of points earned on like the report card. It's not our proficiency levels. Okay? So that's a different um a different measurement. So if we're looking at ELA all students, we're looking at their performance index. that considers students who are in grades three through eight for their smarter balance performance as well as SAT performance for our 11th graders on the SAT school day. So this was our score uh for the previous year we increased by 2.4. They then break out our high need students. We increased by 2.6.
>> So that really is the the focus of my question that incidental learning >> Sure. >> factor. So the teachers of the deaf and heart of hearing that will be assigned there will have to have to be SLP taking SLPI testing. So we'll make sure that their sign skills are right that their sign skills are able to to to give the kids what they need. And that is you're right that is going to be crucial that we have um teachers that are there that can give that language support that those kids need. >> Thank you very much. >> Sure. Jason, this is Mike Gordon. Um, are there blind kids at PBLO High School right now? >> Yes. >> Do you know how many? >> I do not know how many apparently. >> And they do they have their own TVIS? >> They do have they have a TVI and O andM services already there.
Or internet you know and so they don't have things on the phone sometimes is difficult depending on your eyes. So yeah, you know, and that's the thing. So my special time every year as well all the parents go on personally that this year we've ever had any other as far back the data. Um but I get on that paper teachers teacher that's kind of competition with them about who turned in and teachers put it on the students and they paper we dojo um and um Facebook I did for the special education here um just to see like what would be best for them and they shared with me that they um they wanted to do like meetings in person um and they were like during the day like 9:00 in the morning and stuff um and then they tell me the length of the length of training they only wanted they wanted like 30 Mhm.
>> Any questions? I have a question. Well, where where will these classes courses be um offered? >> So, once approved, they could actually be offered anywhere for next year. The honors integrated math courses would just be implemented at Vista concurrent with the integrated math courses at play there. The capstone course again could be anywhere, but it's going to be implemented at Vista next year. And the advanced placement business with personal finance course, I do know that the intent is to offer it both at Vista and I know that we are the last time I was able to check with our high school principles that there was going to be at least one section of this offered at Morirana High School as well. Thank you. Any other questions? All those in favor? >> I >> Thank you. >> I >> motion carries J3. Uh Miss Harper, this is uh hiring schedules.
Um data on bullying confirmed bullying incidents for 2025 25-26. In quarter one, we had four confirmed bullying incidents. In quarter two, we had five confirmed bullying incidents. Quarter three, seven. For a total so far this year of 16 incidents. When I say confirmed bullying incident, that means it was reported to school staff or school staff themselves started investigation. They complete a thorough bullying report investigation several pages long talking to multiple witnesses, all the students involved, and the parents are informed. If the outcome of that is it's confirmed bullying, then consequences apply. In this year's 16 incidents, those actions included out-of-school suspension, in-school suspension, and expulsion. If the investigation finds that it is two students mutually participating in conflict, that they need support and help, that is called peer conflict. We have had investigated Sorry, a total of 21 peer conflict reports this school year. Quarter one, we had five.
>> Cuz he's the Super Smash coach. >> And I don't know him. >> Wait, >> that's what I just acknowledged. >> Maybe I do. >> You seen him? >> Okay. >> When you went in to practice that one day. >> Oh, okay. Okay. He's the other guy with glasses. >> Yes, he's the other coach. >> Okay. >> The >> Oh, Jordan with the clean overtime. >> Yep. >> Keep going over >> with the assist from Carter >> to get a goal. Only 9 seconds to get a goal. >> Only 9 seconds. That's round two to Bluffton. So, good job to our Cyber Tigers for two rounds in a row. We have finisher, trader, technician, >> whatever that last one was. Yes, there's two more. There's one more on Carter. >> Oh, he's a season 18. Not Yeah, season 18 tournament winner. >> Yeah, we got I keep going the wrong way.
So this number is 1.804 and that also matches the same number that we received in FY26 per the guidance of the town of Pelum. So that means that the uh deficit that we have with this budget is $109,74. Um and I'm going to bring us down to another page. So this page, if there were going to be additions to the budget or if there were going to be reductions to staffing, this is where we would typically list it. After some guidance from the school committee, um we are going to use additional school choice of 109,000 to bridge that gap and not make any reductions to this to staffing for FY27. Um and so that's the the main there um gist of it all. There is some information about our um FTEES for students um and whether their choice or Pelum residents and then we have our school choice funding information here as well.
Uh we're not removing healthy trees to make way for new construction uh or uh to mitigate any tree mortality that would come from burying the burying the wires. Um removing the trees in my opinion um removes potential liability for the town as they are town- owned trees. Um, and removing these trees allows the adjacent ones to get more sunlight and to grow in a more healthful in a more healthy fashion with less stress from having to compete with the more neighbors for light and water and resources. Uh, regularly thinning via tree removal is a very common practice in forest management. Um, so for those above reasons, I think that a onetoone replanting um would not be the best decision to go forward with. I think that planting project should center around what species and number of trees best suits the selected location and the project.
Our math is the ESPA as well as the SAT for in grades three through eight and grades 11. We increased in those areas as well, a little over two percentage points in each of those. And our science, we did we relatively same the stayed the same for all students and we increased 1.5 for high needs. The next piece that they look at is how did students grow? And when we're talking about how they grow, students have to have had a data point from the previous year. So it would only include grades three through eight or I'm sorry four through eight because our our fourth graders would have had to have a data point in third grade. So what they look at is on ELA for us smarter balanced is how did students perform one year on their scaled score and then how many points did they increase the next year.
>> I'm sorry, say that last part. >> Uh, they have TVI and O andM services already there through TUSD. >> Okay. So, they're familiar with providing some blind services already. >> Correct. Okay. I'd be curious to see how how many students they have. >> Yes. I And that's something that I can ask to USC to provide. Uh I wouldn't have those numbers because we don't provide those services, >> okay? >> Question. >> I do have another thing. This is Linda. if you could give me the numbers of students for each region um and how you're deciding placements in terms of deaf and heart of hearing in and the numbers. >> Okay. >> Is that something that you would be able to do? >> I don't have the the numbers directly with me now. I know that um as I we have about 311 blind and low vision students that we're currently serving throughout all three regions and about 638 deaf and heart of hearing students that we're serving throughout all three regions and 15 of those are deafb blind that we provide both services to.
So, um and that gave them some options of what it was that they would like to hear for me about understanding the the IEPs um and the so um it was it was rather um and all I got back from only one of them for it. So, um people for them had a couple that wanted but wanted because even though the regulations have been in um ESSA and every school student succeeds act for a while um they haven't been enforced or monitored. And so now that things are kind of changing, the states are now being more diligent about letting us know exactly what we're required to do and what they'll be monitoring in the future. And so with attending a lot of webinars, which is why some things are changing the schools having to have their own policy and not just having the district policy.
Good evening, Miss Mcron, governing board members, Dr. Streeter, senior staff in the community. Hiring schedules for teachers and speech language pathologists for 2627 are attached. Also attached are the ancillary stipened extracurricular and coaching placement schedules. The new forms of certificated employee contracts for teachers are attached for your review as well. Those include teacher contract 10, teacher contract 11 um tied and teacher contract 14 which is year end. Extracurricular contract and the volunteer coaching contract are also included. Also um for your review is the certificate uh roster of the certificated personnel to whom we intend to offer contracts to for 26 and 27. >> Can I get a motion? >> I move that the governing board approve the teacher speech language pathologist ancillary stipen extracurricular and coaching position salary and placement schedules as presented. I further move that the governing board approve contract forms as indicated in the attached exhibits.
Quarter two, three. Quarter three, 11. And currently, in fourth quarter just started this week, we've had two incidents reported for a total 21. In those situations, we provide supportive measures and discipline as well, including in-school suspension, safety plans, peer mediation, counseling, conference with parents, and a variety of other measures are included in those situations. All receive a follow-up response. So, that is the data that I would like to keep for transparency that was mentioned in the newsletter that I'd like to keep updated on our website. So, I have this initial data, and then we will update it every quarter going forward so people can look for that on our website sometime next week. It should be able to be up and and live on the website if [clears throat] someone would like to see it. Thank you for the time to be able to share that all out loud this evening.
>> Right here. >> I love how I can also reach it. >> Yeah, I just have to block out your face. >> Yeah. >> Also, we love our background. >> Of course. >> It's so cool. >> We should get specialized backgrounds like this forever again. >> Yes. Like Super Smash should have like the logo of the game. >> Moving into the third round, potentially the final round. Oh, that looks like there'll be a blocker. >> Oh, what is that? >> Ooh, I think they might have sub someone in. Did they sub someone in? >> I think they did. >> Was Nitro in the game previously? >> Yes, Nitro was in the game previously last. >> Okay, so they didn't sub anyone in. >> They did not. No, they didn't. >> So, they're probably running their main three. We're running our main three. I mean, that seems like something >> spamming the chat with let's lock in.
Um, so I guess the last thing I want to say before we move to questions is I know there was a lot of concerns uh from one of our budget meetings where we had talked about if the regional assessment increases um that that whatever the town of Pelum has to pay for that regional assessment um the town had said it would be decreased from the Pelum elementary school budget and that created a lot of confusion. Um, at the last meeting on Monday evening, John Tricky was here and he stated that that was no longer needed. So, that is really great news. Um, hearing that on Monday. Um, so we're not going to we won't need any further discussion around that because that's not happening anymore. Um, so with that, Margaret, I will turn it over to you and I am here to answer questions. Okay.
And if we are trying to plant as much trees as humanly possible, that can backfire as they start to compete with each other for light and resources and can actually increase risk of mortality long term. All of that being said, uh I did come up with some kind of system um for throwing a number out there. Uh there are 10 trees of hazard rating two or lower of a significant size. So foot and a half or more in diameter. I think that's a pretty good place to start the conversation for uh of replanting at a minimum 10 trees. I'm very open to more. Um I think that would just depend on the needs of the planting site and the site availability. Um and that number final number is something I'm very happy being decided by uh the town and the tree warden and not by ever source.
So what they call that is the average percent target achieved. So what the state gives us is a target for each student when they take the smarter balanced assessment. They say if you got this skill score this year we expect you to grow 50 points say and if you got all the way to the target you were at 100%. If you got halfway to the target you're at 50. So what they're looking at is on average how far students are getting to their targets. So for those points, we increased pretty drastically in ELA at 6.9 um for our overall students and about 5.8 or six percentage points for our high needs. And math we saw four percentage points um increase across all students and high needs. The other category that we're measured on when we consider growth is how students are doing on the last links assessment.
Now we have some districts in the Phoenix area that will provide one set of services and we provide the other. So there are more than that throughout the state. We just provide we have 15 students that we provide both DHH and VI services to throughout the state. Now that's throughout the state. I don't have it uh memorized by broken down by region. >> That's okay. Thank you. >> Sure. One more. >> Jason, I'm sorry I didn't quite finish my question. Uh, in regards to PBLO High School, >> Mhm. >> do they have their own KVIS through TUSD or is ASDB serving them itinerantly? >> Uh, no. We do not provide any services to Tucson Unified School District. So, they have their own itinerant TVs providing those services currently to to that group as well as their own O andM providing services to that group currently.