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That's not a choice. That's not a choice. So, in reality, the vision that you guys have planning moving forward, it's kind of hard to see how it's going to work. There aren't enough teachers of the deaf. There not enough teachers of the blind. There aren't enough interpreters. You know, you're going to have one kid here, one kid there. How are you going to provide services? This is what needs to stay alive right here where they can all be together, right? and learn from each other and have a core number. Um, what else did I want to say? I don't know. I heard se several people ask you work together, work with us, work, listen to what these people are saying. That's that's your responsibility. Please listen to what they have to say. Listen to everybody. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Next, I have Stephen Dwaku.
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I'm I'm requesting that we leave uh keep the sped stipens that you approved earlier this year uh for sped teachers who have lots of extra paperwork and those things. That's 38,000. We pay uh cell phone stipens to about 20 people. I think it's about 20 people uh rather uh who work throughout the district rather than have a second cell phone and for a number of years we did that in this district. That is a royal pain to have to carry two cell phones or to purchase and maintain radios, two-way radios. So it it's lots less expensive for us to just pay a cell phone stipen. That's 325. We have a number of folks who uh district level employees who travel around the district almost daily using their own personal vehicles. And so uh we uh we have uh travel stipens. Uh that's 15,000 600. We uh have gym memberships available for how many?
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>> Absolutely. So, the town manager is currently >> discussing that number with >> the with town council and the peer review. Okay. And we're also working with our treasurer to see that there's certain different types of bonds or shies that you could put in place. So we're trying to see what is the best okay >> for this project and it may be something that can be released in phases or there's a lot of moving parts right now. So >> okay so that I would assume we would be getting a recommendation from them. >> Yes, >> it is out of my wheelhouse completely knowing where that number should be. So I would be very much looking for a recommendation from the town and town council about where that should be >> which they're working on. And I believe also there um is going to be a condition um we talked about a condition with um town council about um you know being the design being in such an early stage which is we we talked about before >> and um you know how how we um regulate that how we how we determine you know if if something is a major change from what we've seen when when is that line crossed that we need to see it that on planning board and so town council was look working on some kind of flexible verbiage about that as well.
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>> Dwaku, I'm sorry. >> It's all right. >> Good evening, board, chairman of the board, directors. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you tonight. I went to school here from 78 to 80 and then came back and went from 84 to 92. I graduated from this place. It's been a while since I've been in here. Many memories. My parents went to school here. My dad graduated in 73. My mom, well, no, she didn't graduate, but she had me. So you know my uh my family half of us were we were diagnosed with albinism. Almatism is a um it's a condition which happens when you when one of the parents has a recessive gene. You can't really go around it and that's probably why I never decided to reproduce. But anyway, you know when I went to school here we did activities.
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About 90. about 90 employees uh as as a well part of a wellness program and that costs us about 26,000 a year. Uh and we currently pay um uh teachers to cover classes when we don't have substitutes. Um and that's costing us about 70,000 a year. These are all places where we could cut make some cuts. But I'm recommending that we not so that we honor the employees who are remaining with us. There are planned cuts in capital outlay uh which could in uh could at because you know the capital outlay budget 610 and the O1 budget are the only two where I can move money back and forth. Okay. So, um, uh, we intend some cuts in the capital, uh, so that we've got a cushion over there in case we need to move it over. Um, and then, uh, but I have to leave some things in there because we never know what's going to break, what's going to fail, and that can't be covered by SFD.
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So >> EV parking spots this is a project in the future. >> They have them EV ready already capped. >> Did we have count of how many EV? >> Yes, they ready spots were there on out of the 289? >> Yes, that's marked on the plans. Um it's It is on. >> Yeah, it's on here. Um I think it's 20 spots right there on the like that lower level. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I don't know if there's more other places, but that's just the first one I saw. >> I think that's all of them. >> Okay. Okay. So anything else we can >> the only other thing I would add just to be completely transparent um and I think you all know this but we are not prepared to build this entire master plan day one. So if there are conditions that need to be considered um whether it be through the shity or other conditions that are related to you know kind of interim conditions um I think that that would be important.
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We, you know, we were on I was on the bicycle club. I met Miss Mabberry way back in the 80s. You know, we did things together. We collaborated. This whole let's hurry up and move. What is the rush? Where is the human equation in all of this? We are people. We may be disabled. However, it's not about disability. It is about ability. We are taxpayers and most importantly, we are voters. So I ask again, please rec re re please reconsider your decision to keep everything here instead of setting everything with the what is it called? Clusters. We're not we're not clusters. That's a cereal. I you know without the education I wouldn't have been able to achieve being a retail clerk for 35 years working for Fry Food and Drugstores. I'm also a union shop stewart. I've been um my side hustles I was a KUI Opie broadcaster for 20 years.
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Uh, so I have to leave some money in there. We just have to, we have to have some repair money. But the other part of uh capital that I didn't put in here um or that I did put I'm sorry well I put part of it under the the next to last bullet u we ha there's software that we have to have we have to have visions uh to run our business office we have to have synergy to uh to have run our student information system but we are looking at at um uh less expensive versions of some of our other software programs. So every every part of our district, every part of our various budgets are looking at taking a hit to balance this out across uh across the budget. Um another thought crossed my mind and it went away. Uh so that that's in a nutshell the rationale and the thought processes of the last three months to bring you this proposal.
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uh the the Y is looking to get going immediately on the um early learning center, but um you know there may be a situation where that is built but the membership's not. So I just wanted to put that out there because I don't want that to be a stumbling block either. >> Yeah. I mean we want it we want it to be and that's why that's I think the primary reason why you know when we get back to decisions that we want um the applicant attorney to to look through it to make sure those ex those special circumstances are covered >> in the way the conditions or you know are proposed. >> So um >> thank you. >> Yeah. So we definitely want it to to work for for all parties. So >> yeah. Would you put that as part of your decisions about phasing so that trees are not brought down?
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I sat on a few boards myself. So I understand how the decisions can impact other people. We are humans but we are aluminum. This was my home for a long time. Thank you. That's all. >> Thank you. I have Richard Brady. >> Richard Brady. >> They left. Okay. And then we had two non-aggenda eyes public comments via email. They will be also posted on the website. And that brings us to uh 8.2 two discussion possible action item agenda for the next regular board meeting scheduled for May 7th in Phoenix. Um but it sounds like with the tableabling of the salary schedule, we might be doing a board meeting prior to that. Um is there anything that needs to go on the agenda currently? Okay. Uh and now we're arrived at 9.1 adjournment. I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Do I have a second?
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Have the people that you talked to been um offered different positions maybe that are open at this time? Yes. So, if you recall last month, I uh I presented to you um a regulation and an exhibit for both professional and support personnel for how to handle RIFF. And in that regulation are the procedures we use. First of all, if we had and we're not such a big district, so if we had multiple position, if we had multiple people in the same kind of position throughout the district, that we would have a way that is as objective as possible to to select which one of those which one of those individuals would get the riff letter. It didn't it didn't really affect anybody in in in ultimately. But when I met with those folks yesterday, I was already saying to them, here are some positions that are currently open.
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>> Well, the clearing is intended to be part of phase one. So, the entire site is meant to be cleared in the initial phase. So, they only have to bring in the equipment one time. >> I I think >> something to think about. >> That's all hand the erosion control measures are phased in their storm water management. >> I I think the question is more about do you plant trees in an area where you're going to be doing perhaps more construction, right? And and again, I think that's where the I think that's where the applicant attorney takes a look at that and says, "Hey, we need something to to cover this condition, you know, um because of the way it might be phased or it might be built or, >> you know, to make sure to make sure we allow for that, you know, expansion and contraction of the in the in the decision.
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>> This is board member Tamiko. I second that motion. >> All in favor? I. >> Oh, >> I'm sorry. >> Testing Lisa Fur here. I did send a non-aggendaized item online. Can I have a moment to speak? >> Um Yes, you will have four minutes. >> I'm so sorry. >> Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the board. Hello, Lisa Fur again. Um, again, I am an alumni of ASDB. The ASDB alumni association has been resurrected. Um, we have met with assistant superintendent Cooper. Um, I asked how the alumni association can be of assistance to ASDB and she gave me a list of different priorities and funds. Um, so we do have plans on doing fundraisers for those priorities because we cherish ASDB's student population. As you heard from members of the community, not just tonight, but at prior board meetings and nationwide, people have ASDB's ear and we need to save our school.
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They are positions that are not going away or they are positions where we anticipate a resignation that you are qualified for. We want you as an employee to stay, just not in this position. So, we've already started that. Um, uh, you all received an email today from or yesterday, excuse me, from one of the Rift employees saying, you know, would you please figure out a way so that I can stay here? Um, that was already handled this morning. It's already handled. So for each of them we are actively looking and they get first first opportunity at any position that is open for which they're qualified. Okay. So, uh, I anticipate fairly soon after break, um, that, um, at least a third of those folks that I had to give letters to will have, uh, will have a job for next year with us. Okay, that's a guess.
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So, um >> thank you. >> Is that fair? Okay. All right. Then I >> I will say I kind of sh I actually heard Deepa's point slightly differently and I am kind of thinking about this project now. So we're going to clear this chunk of land. We're going to potentially put the daycare center on it >> and then maybe not build the rest of it for a significant period of time. >> That's the intent of the bond is to keep the town in in case they never build the rest of it. >> So then we're going to have empty land in case nothing gets built. There's a bond in place to remediate it if necessary. >> And what's the remediation if let's say this project cannot get fully funded within a few years? Are we going to put a private project on this thing? >> No, we would just reforest it or just maintain stabilize the site.
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And so I would respectfully request the board to please ask Superintendent Reichman to set up a feasibility study. That feasibility study would be to figure out a long-term strategic plan for the ASDB campus and future student services. The purpose of that feasibility study group would be to help ensure that future decisions made about campus programming and student services are analyzed using data and include stakeholder input as well as considering the needs of deaf, heart of hearing, blind and visually impaired students. I ask that you would ask Superintendent Reichman to invite representatives from different communities, including parents, families, alumni, and community stakeholder groups. Together, we can look at the study to do long-term vision planning for ASDB. I also believe that any discussions related to the future of the campus, the parcels here should be discussed with a planning committee and then that committee could bring recommendations to the board for a final decision.
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That's an estimate. Um, but as as people decide whether they're going to sign contracts or sign work agreements and actually plan to come back, some folks will decide not to. That will open positions for these people to move into and they automatically have first choice. So, I'll give you an example that's already been that's already uh in the works. So remember, we're we're we're reducing from two assistant principles to one. We have a vacancy in the assistant principal position at at the middle school. One of those two people will go into that position. The other one will have the split position. Okay. So, uh uh those kinds of things have have also played into um these recommendations. Now on here I've noticed that there's no place that you've mentioned with with Mark leaving that his positions opened and stuff. The position is still open um because we need a director of facilities.
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So there's no runoff. They probably wouldn't be able to reforest it to the extent that it is currently forested with the bond that's proposed, but it would just be to maintain the site as it is naturally. We wouldn't the bond isn't to >> naturally that we've deforested, >> right? >> Yeah. I'm not in love with this. I I'm just going to throw it out there. That makes me extremely uncomfortable unless unless I have some sense that this project is actually going to happen. I for one feel like clearing a huge chunk of what's currently public land >> is a problem. If we are literally just building a daycare, clearing it out, putting >> private land, if they own it, >> private land. Okay. >> They can they can clear it if >> and they can choose to sell it. Thank you for reminding me. So then the only reason we're doing the the the the shorties is for what purpose then?
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In addition, I asked the board to please reconsider the decisions that had you've recently made. The community is quite upset about the impending move. the principles of accepting a position of ninet of the law. Once we don't use the land and we move, it is very easy for anyone to claim the land that we currently own and potentially repurpose or just completely disengage the ASDB community from the land. For that reason, it's important to carefully consider the long-term consequences of these decisions and make sure that we are keeping our students front of mind when we're thinking about where we're going. I've heard it said that we are really only focusing on a five-year plan. And while short-term planning is essential, long-term planning is even more crucial for our future. decisions are being made that affect campus programming should also include considerations for community impact and long-term ramifications of those decisions.
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That person supervises um uh four district maintenance people, three landscapers, and 15 custodians. So, we we we need somebody in that position. The good news is that the fact that that position is open right now and we're not paying a salary contributes to the carryover money into the next budget. Okay. Um that is an open position. If any of these other folks were qualified, they'd have first dibs on that job. Good question. Thank you. And I noticed there's uh no no coaches being cut. Instructional coaches are not paid out of M. They're paid out of grants. Out of what? Out of grants. Oh, okay. So, for instance, we have uh we have I don't know 12 or 15 uh title one pair of professionals. Okay. You see in here pair of professionals, but they are ones paid out of M. We have uh we pro we have I think about 20 special ed paras.
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