So, I'm all for the committees and figuring out how we get more involvement in the ones we have. Yeah. Does this say first reading? I think yes. So, we'll have next we'll come back with some first thoughts between the board even from today or afterwards. And then there's a few other ones we'll shoot out emails before our next meeting. >> I'll follow up with those couple of those and superintendent. Okay, thank you. Are there particular people that are on the Parent Teacher Advisory Committee and a standing committee? Currently it's PTC leaders because they're like our Initially that was because that's what we've always felt with parent leaders and that's the group that comes. So, we've had I think every school's represented. It's been occasions in the past where someone doesn't show, but they're mainly because they're the people that are the doers in the buildings.
Um, are there any other general questions about staffing, uh, whatsoever? All right. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Jeff. Uh, before we move on, I just want to point out a a couple of things. First of all, thank you to the whole team that pulls this together. As we opened with, it is hundreds and hundreds of hours. It's days and days of meetings. It starts with our teachers working with our students on recommendations and requests and builds all the way up to today. So, it is the entire school community that leads this. This is the parents involved talking to their their kids about what classes to take. This is a huge effort, uh, at our schools. Secondly, I just want to point out that But work that the board has done throughout the year and previous years to have a strong fiscal position in the district has led us to a point where we have this opportunity to run just a whole list of courses of under 20 students and giving kids opportunities to experience things that could change their futures because they had the opportunity to engage in that content with a staff member that might just ignite a passion that changes their pathway leading forward.
Our approach is significantly different where really our interviewing uh all the staff uh through through the principals to really see how the buildings are really being used, how they have changed recently, and kind of seeing understanding those obstacles that are really preventing you from doing things either the way you do it today or the way you want to do it tomorrow. And it's surprising how different that can sometimes be between the hypothetical and the practical. So, it it takes some legwork, but it really gives you a much better product. Why Why we do this thing is really once we get this this data compiled with the demographic data we'll talk about in a little bit, it really gives you the tools to do quality decision making. Now, ultimately, we'll be able to predict the future and plan for the future that way. And that's probably the most challenging thing of the whole whole operation.
Madam Secretary, >> Mr. Salesish >> I >> Miss Venegas >> I >> Dr. Hall >> I >> Miss Wolf >> I >> Zites Sumbress is an I Mr. Gagos >> I >> Mr. Brown. >> I motion carry. That leads us to number eight, action report number A, alpha under business number one. Can I have a motion to award the contract for flooring replacement at Creek Moni Middle School to Douglas Floor Covering for the amount of $364,800. Moved. Moved by Bill Second. >> Second by Elizabeth. Questions or comments? >> If not, roll call, please. Madam Secretary, >> I'm sorry. Are we doing all of the business one, two, and three separately? >> Yes. >> Okay. Just wanted to make sure. >> Mhm. >> Mr. Swallish. >> Hi. >> Miss Venegas. >> I. >> Miss Wolf. >> I. >> Dr. Hall. I >> Zites stumbles an I Mr.
Okay? So, there's some things that we've done since then, since I not since I took over, but this year. So, reductions in place. So, we have uh $2,500 in in insurance savings from uh some employees that were um they changed switched positions, uh and their insurance uh benefits have been reduced. Uh we have administrative changes, uh $79,000 in that. And I'm I'm telling you that that is that is in no in no form, way, shape, or form can I see us replacing the position that I left. We can do some things to to uh get some coverage, but I don't foresee us hiring another elementary principal. So, however that shakes out, I don't foresee us doing that. I think that's a savings that can be absorbed. Uh superintendent com- compensation, uh I'm not going to tell you this uh for me, but I'm going to tell you this, the school corporation pays none of my retirement and none of my insurance.
So, certainly appreciate Mrs. Lowry on her own personal time taking a group of our students to D.C. So, I move we approve the use of the activity bus. Second. Moved by Katie seconded by Amy to approve the use of the activity bus. Any other discussion? Proceed to vote. All those in favor say I. I. I. Opposed? Motion passes 7-0. Next up is myriad of policies. Yep. So, as we went through in the work session a lot of policies some due to legislative changes from both the short session but also this past legislative session before that as well. Others are just recommendations changes from Indiana School Board Association attorneys. So, Add did add one as a revision which is policy 3011. That is not something we went over in the work session on Wednesday. So, that one if you would I would recommend adopting all of them.
This is brought for your information tonight, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have for me, Dr. Underwood, Pat shoulders, or anybody else who has not been able to answer a question for tonight. >> Any further questions on this information item? [sighs] >> Okay. >> Very much. >> Thank you. >> Okay. He went through the Is that right? >> Okay. So, now that moves us to continued business. >> Dr. Who? >> Okay. I'll start. I will say Jason, my list got much shorter after Jason's good news. First, let me start by thanking you for attending recent school visit to Washington Heights Middle School. I appreciate the board going along to see uh classrooms and the great things from their staff and students. Winter sports are wrapping up. Um boys basketball team fought hard in the regional but came up a little short. Um, boys middle school is finishing up.
So, years, Athletics will actually recoup some of that money back. So, Athletics is actually going to make a contribution towards this purchase as well, probably 15 to$20,000 purchase. a joint purchase. >> Yeah, we don't. >> Yeah. >> Recycle. >> Any other questions? >> It covers all sports that are on that field too, right? >> Yeah. >> And then the uh timing the 25 second clock will have the on top of it. You can actually name up >> wireless controllers. That's the other thing with some of these devices. It's not just the board itself. It's the actual physical box those things along. Anyone else? All right. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Motion. >> Second. >> A motion to second on the floor. Do we have any further discussion?
>> That would be dependent upon that the need of the student and how that would work with that particular therapist. Okay, great. And the the final question I have is do we offer now or do we have plans to offer group therapy sessions maybe for students who have something like a death of a parent, people who have experienced violence? Absolutely. And that was one of the pieces I can't comment both Jane Pauley and adult and child talked about is the different ways of being able to offer different types of therapies, whether that's individual, whether that's group therapy, depending on the need. I know that would be hugely helpful for our students to find peers who have gone through similar similar circumstances. So, thank you. That's absolutely right. Ms. Dunn. Well, first of all, thank you. I know our partnership with Community Health Network Gallahue has been long-standing.
Is that correct? What? What? We're going to uh tap into the last segment of pipe that currently goes into the culvert. >> Oh, you So, you're not actually going to do anything in the culvert connection itself? >> We're going to put a collar in. >> I got you. >> To connect into that and leave that piece of it undisturbed so that we're not um undermining it or or doing anything to um >> So, the last section is in good shape. >> Yeah, you can >> Oh, that's it. >> That's it. >> Okay. So all of that kind of disjointedness that you can see that all of that will be replaced. Y >> and it'll just uh be that one segment with a collar that will be set in level. >> Okay. >> A couple of follow-up things on that. Um what initiated that discussion was initially the the potential increase in rate of runoff at that site.
And then FY27, we are looking at a reduction of 18% projected available with a two-year reduction of the school choice to the tune of 51%. So we're starting in FY26 with $655,000 in school choice. We're projecting to end FY27 with 321,000. So as far as your sustainability question, the normal best practice is you don't use current year receipts for current year expenses. >> There's a potential on FY28 if all things go according to plan that you would be using current year receipts for current year expenses. not ideal course can do but again going on the best practices department of revenue recommends similar things you know and so that's the the challenge that we're facing you know so it's a thing of we've heard prior year about the you know these quote unquote buildup of these reserves well for all intents and purposes when you look over the two years our reserves are going down by 30.87% 87%.
Uh so, I'll just say that, Chair. Thank you. Thank you. Ethics Commission, please. >> Ethics. Won't you just stay there, please? Do you have more questions for Thanks, Executive Director, for being here. Um when I take a look at your testimony, so so just so we're clear, don't other boards and commissions do confidential filings other than, you know, I know there's a tier that a lot of public uh more you know, more public-facing boards and commissions that do public filings, but there's a whole bunch that don't, right? Absolutely. Um in 2013, this legislature made the decision to take I think what we had called the high-profile, the um entities that have more power and decided to make those disclosures public. So, it includes ones that you'd reasonably expect, Land Use Commission, Board of Land and Natural Resources, and the UH Board of Regents. There's there's uh approximately 10 others.
Can you guys hear me? Okay. Uh I want to begin also thanking the board for recognizing women's history month by highlightings highlighting uh the contributions of Sarah McBride, acknowledging leaders who have broken barriers and expanded opportunities really matter. It sends a message to our students that history is still being written and that courage, authenticity, and public service are values worth lifting up. But recognition alone is not enough if we ignore the reaction that sometimes comes with it. When hate, misinformation, and dehumanizing rhetoric follows moments like this, and we allow that to pass without challenge, we risk normalizing it. When extreme voices push a rabid, untruthful, and dangerous narrative, and the rest of us stay silent, it creates space for bigotry to grow. History has shown us that silence doesn't calm hatred. Silence allows it to spread. As Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, silence too often sides with the oppressor.
You know, I mean doing the extra. Leading. Okay. Yeah, did you have a question or Can I be on it? Huh? Can I be on it? Well, it's PTC leaders is what we've been doing, so Yeah. And as a board member I was I was asked to leave the committee when I got on the board. Yeah. So I would say probably not. Sorry. It wasn't personal. When we talk about the advisory committee, we say parents and guardians. We're talking about parents and guardians of current District 62 students. You might want to clarify because we also include people who have active case experience. And that also sounds like we might get people who are not parents and guardians of current District 62. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. So, if we're including parents and guardians of former, future That's fine. I just think it should be clarified. Yeah, that's correct.
Other districts are fiscally not in positions. If you look across the state of Illinois right now, across the country, they are cutting. And the fiscal responsibility of the board here and this community support leads us to having these opportunities and this is where you get to see that pay off at the core of what we do, right? Um, so we're very proud of not just the work that goes into this, but all of the work and all that we do that creates these opportunities for our kids here in District 99. And then just some of the mechanics, as Jeff mentioned, down below in uh the agenda tonight, between now and when you take action in the consent agenda for the things that Jeff talked about is a public hearing that allows the public to address us about any of those uh reductions that we're making.
So, as far as capacity assessments go, um we're we're using your your contractual agreement with the teachers in order to determine the class sizes. And just understanding that elementary and middle schools, they're you're really limited to capacity based on your core classrooms. So, the special classrooms aren't used at the same time as your core classrooms are used. So, those are really the only capacity generating instructional spaces in the class in the school. Um high school is a little different because all of the instructional spaces contribute to capacity. There's no home room anymore, no teams. So, they use just about every space every instructional space at some point during the day. Um we look at that more as a utilization factor in order to determine that um uh capacity. Um and then also just uh really understand that the maximum capacity for a facility is really not the recommended capacity.
Gyos >> I >> Mr. Brown. >> I motion carry. Still under number eight action report number A alpha number two. could have a motion to award the contract for landscape services and lawn care maintenance to Shelton Companies Incorporation or incorporated for the amount of $118,125 per year for 2026 20 and 2027 with a district option for a third year being 2028. moved >> by Jamie. >> Second. >> She She's getting quick. Bill Liz. Second. Questions or comments? Uh Jason here. No other questions or comments. This is a different vendor, right, than the previous five years or four years? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And this was the lowest bidder. >> Yes, sir. And obviously their references came back. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other comments or concerns? >> If not, roll call, please. Madam Secretary. >> Miss Benz. >> I. >> Miss Wolffoke.
Um and that's just basically where I am in my career. It has nothing to do with that. If I was 20 years younger, you would assuredly be paying it, but you're not now because I'm retired. So, there's a $45,000 savings there. Um Um, we have a $20,000 savings in utility that's anticipated. Uh Uh Again, that's that is a best guess estimate from the savings generated from the solar panels which won't be in effect the whole year this year that you know, we may not get them online until the fall, but we should save some money. So, if you look at that, those numbers add up to $147,000. So, now you go to the other side. So, the impact of Senate Bill 1 which you all heard about many times, in 2026, it cost us $266,000. And in 2027, that's that's going to cost us $270,000.
That one you would need to waive the first reading or waive the second reading. Sorry. The others you all had a first reading on Wednesday. Has everyone had a chance to look at that policy? 3011? Do we have an existing one that this is replacing? I'm assuming one. Yeah. There is simply just the edit there in the the last paragraph. It is It is current policy other than that. So, the the line that is struck out goes to the very end, and then the sentence following that is a new sentence. That was something I worked today with um Julie Slavens, who's senior counsel for the United School Association on. So. And happy to answer questions about any of the others. Travis, you >> a couple of You made a comment on You know, you made a comment on policy 2004. >> want to We want to hash these out or stack these, separate them up, you know.
Uh, but in total, I think the when I asked how many students participated in winter sports this season, 1535 students participated in winter sports from elementary through high school. So, that's a good number of kiddos. Fine arts also very busy. Jason mentioned the Phoenix and Academy winter guards. But in addition to that, 1489 of our students, mostly middle schoolers, received a medal at EVSC solo and ensemble events. So, you know, they really have a robust program and lots of participation. It's been a while since we've had a meeting. Uh we had PT PTA founders day on February 26. It was a great event to celebrate all that PTAs bring to our school. And last, um teachers and students just finished up their first round of iid. While the the scores are embargoed, I will just say to you that I am proud of all of the efforts going on in our school and I look forward to sharing good news with you when I can.