Any last-minute questions on it? >> Jeff, there's only two teachers were entirely let go. >> [cough] >> Was that how you heard [clears throat] you say correctly? >> So, technically all of them are being riffed or reduced in force. Some of them are the honorable dismissal, so they are being fully reduced, but they may be offered uh part-time positions again cuz the FTE has gone up or down. So, some of them may be a point four, but they're being offered a point six for next year if they wish to take that. Uh some people want part-time, some people might be looking for a full-time job. Um some of those were people that we're very happy with and the position that was a lower FTE now because of shifting is turning to 1.0. So, I know that's true in at least one case uh where I know that that person is applying for our now 1.0 position.
So, this is our first phase of data gathering. We have engaged a lot of stakeholders to this point. Um we listed the ones that were as of last Wednesday, but since then we've actually toured all of the facilities and met with all of the principals. Um Alan sat down with the athletics director, Michael Sitter. Uh Dan has been with me on all of the tours. Um and then we also gathered some information on enrollment um and and special ed information from the human resources department. Uh when we get closer into the when we get to the next phase, we're really wanting to look at that um curriculum level, the admin cabinet level. Um we'll still need to talk to food service and transportation and obviously engage the new superintendent, Amy, as well. Uh so, what what we've done is the first couple of three buildings that we've um visited, we were able to put together at least a um baseline capacity calculation chart.
Any questions or comments? So before we vote, >> how are we how is the question being answered? So it says approve the resolution providing for abatement. So if we want to give abate the money and give it back, we're voting I. If we don't, then we're voting nay. >> So everybody understands the question. >> Thank you. So if we're if we want to abate the money the 503,000 and give it back, we vote I if we want do we did not do this last year. So if we do not want to do that and the money would stay in the district, we vote nay. Correct. >> Correct. >> So everybody, we're all on the same page. So Alex is not here. Make sure he understands how he's voting, >> you know, so he understands the premise of the question. >> Right. I agree. Alex, did you hear Bill Bill's comments?
It is $200,000. It will go away. The question is whether it goes away in 2028 or 2029. I came across some legislation that came and I were trying to find it this afternoon um that that that says it it stays on the record on the rolls till 2029. But we have no guarantee of that state. >> [clears throat] >> That is a county thing and it's split among the county. Um, and I know very little about it. You know, you know all this. I don't want to lie to you, but I know that it goes away either 2020 or 2029. So I think that the key thing for us is literally that's the position we're in and we have to talk about next steps. And I I don't I'm not smart enough to be able to sit up here and tell you what I think those next steps should be.
Any other discussion? Seeing none, we'll proceed to vote. All those in favor say aye. Aye. >> Aye. Opposed? Motion passes 7-0. And Travis, I know you had a couple of policies I just bring to our attention. I think we just need to look at a few of the superintendent versus employees. So, 2004, uh first paragraph, about 2/3 of the way down, and this is in regards to resignation and retirement of the superintendent. The board president does have the authority to accept an employee's resignation. I'm wondering if that needs to be to accept a You want to strike out the word employee and just put the superintendent? >> That's what I thought that would be better there because then when you go to 3420, employee resignation, again, first paragraph, 2/3 of the way down, neither the superintendent nor the board president has the authority to accept an employee's resignation.
You guys have really rallied and and thank you so much on behalf of all the PTAs and on behalf of the children. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. God bless you. >> Congratulations. U so yesterday I was uh just scrolling and saw where Bossy Bulldogs Pride ads won state in Louisville >> and it's such a big honor and a deal because I don't know if anyone of course we remember Miss Rhonda Drake the dance teacher at Bossy and she passed away a couple of years ago from breast cancer and that was a dream of hers for her girls she called them her babies to make it to state. And so in honor of her, I just have to say, who are who are who are we? We are. We are. We are the Bulldogs. Mighty, mighty Bulldogs. Yes, we are. We are. So, congratulations to the Bossy Dance team, to the Pride Ads.
>> Hearing none. All those in favor? >> Any opposed? That will carry. >> All right. I have approve a request for an overnight ghs choir to New York June 10th through the 14th of 2027. >> Yeah. So, um we really send our kids just about everywhere internationally across the United States. Um but we have a lot of people working really hard for kids to help provide these uh opportunities. So, this trip certainly wouldn't be possible without those um responsible for kind of spearheading it. But yeah, they submitted an overnight trip. Obviously, it's out of state and it's during the summertime, but that's why it requires board approval. They're going to get to see concert attend a Broadway show. Um, so it's just a really fine experience for the kids. So, uh, they've submitted all necessary paperwork. Obviously, they'll have proper chaperones, everyone in place. And so, it would be my recommendation this is with the qualifier director as well.
So, will the ratio of students to counselors because again, we do have a waiting list. So, with this, are we able to have even more counselors or what does that look like? That is what the hope is. One of the things that we have to acknowledge, there is a shortage of therapists and we're all competing for those therapists and it's just not Lawrence Township, it's across schools in the state of Indiana. The one thing I can tell you is we were very pleased to see what their recruitment efforts were, what their compensation packages were, what those benefit packages were to help support and retain retain therapists and bring and bring more on and how we utilize therapists and life skills clinicians. So, our hope is is that we would see an improvement in that ratio of I would say that therapist and students. Yes, Ms.
Like you said, slee it could be the way to go. That would be a home run. And um and Jean, I know you mentioned the interlocking and all that, but but the way it lines up was not not ideal for for that from what I understand. But so it it's it's you know, I can't give a solid answer or plan or whatever. I just think it's something that we're going to have to um spend some time on and and you know, maybe somehow fit it into a five-year capital plan. Well, they have agreed to replace the 12-in pipe and they'll have to work with uh the DPW with to that. >> And I thought that was great. Tell you the truth. I thought that was >> I was thankful to hear that. >> Okay. Next up, anyone else? Yeah. Okay. So, yeah, you mentioned a desire to close the hearing and we're with you on that, but typically when we close a hearing, we have we follow up with an order of conditions and I I think we're going to need some more time to pull together a draft.
I just wanted to make that clear. We're looking for the vacant positions for you. They're in flux, but we'll get you that number. >> Yeah, mayor. >> I have a couple more for AAL. Um the uh would you just as a question the AEL wraparound tuition revolving there's 526,197 in that one? Um account 1513 AEL wraparound tuition. Is there um a possibility of using some of that for AAL? This was from our last um from our last meeting. you sent that >> there's not $500,000 in the AAL. There's a prek tuition of the 526, but the wraparound is 55 and 526 >> is AEL wraparound tuition. It says 1513 on my paper. It says AEL wraparound tuition, >> right? 1513 has a remaining balance from the last report of 55,676. The preschool revolving account which we do use as an offset of 526. Um that is would be up for discussion as to what it is that we usually you know if you look and see we are uh we we will end up using some of that.
Um and essentially, I don't know if we would have seen those inquiries in the past. Um again, it's speculation, just to be very clear. Um but I think because there is transparency around both the financial interests and the matters before them, I think the interest in trying to identify the conflict of interest and do so cleanly, I think it's a lot greater as a result. And again, that's speculative. It's not a It's a not a qualitative response. Um but again, I think anecdotally we do see positive changes as a result. So, have you kind of drilled down what the concern is? Because maybe there's a hybrid model that we can find of it's still public, but there are certain things that are confidentially given to the ethics commission and stuff that is still need public, right? Versus, you know, everything is public versus everything is private.
Um, I am incredibly grateful that the post was made. Our lives are vastly improved when we celebrate and recognize the contributions of our marginalized communities and for right now specifically the trans community. Um, this is not only essential for our community as a whole to recognize this because trans people have always been here. They've been here throughout time and just now it's a matter of recognizing their humanity. Um, but also as many of the other speakers have said, they're also our children. Um, I have worked with trans kids as young as three years old. um and my background as a volunteer but also as a social worker and I just want to say that kids know themselves. People like to discount it but kids know themselves. Um, and something that I love about Betavia and one of the reasons why uh my family moved here in 2022 is the school district.
Monthly financial summary for February 2026, North Cook net payroll for February 2026, North Cook warrant registers for February 2026. Second. It's been moved and seconded. Can I get a roll call, please? Matos? Aye. Morley? Aye. Burton? Aye. Delgado? I abstain. Garrett? Aye. Kearney? Aye. Next, we have communications from the Board of Education. If you don't mind, I'd like to go first. Please. Uh first of all, thank you to everyone who participated in the District 62 Foundation trivia event last Friday night. Uh a lot of fun was had by all. I would like to read one of my favorite questions. Uh-oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah, my husband could have the answer, but you know, he didn't show up, so. Uh Who here knows how Lake Padden was formed? Oh. Oh, yeah. Not you guys. You You can't answer. Jean knows cuz he's historical center. I want to hear it.
Uh the way our hiring practices work is then that person gets to immediately advance to the second round cuz we've already essentially vetted them for the past year um and obviously has a strong inside track, but we whenever we have a full 1.0 position, we always post it wide to the public at large cuz you're going to attract a different group of people than you would for the previous year's part-time position. So, um the other ones I guess I mean one is a a leave of absence that it's not a change in FTE, it's just they were covering that for us, so we do need to uh to release them and then the other one is a staff member who um you know, just like I said, didn't do bad, but just not the right fit. Um so, we're moving forward. >> Okay. >> Thanks.
This is all previous data. So, you can even see the effect that the mobiles have had at Prairie View where we had some red red red years and then we put in the mobiles and so, that made things um more functional again. But this will set us up then when we get the information from the demographic study that will include the projected enrollment. Um right now, we didn't have the final numbers for the 25-26 year. So, right now, it just goes up to 24-25. And this is for Prairie View. And then we kind of analyze that in conjunction with the space utilization plan. So, for now, we've just kind of color-coded the instructional spaces so that we understand where the programs are shaking out across the building. Um we may want to add other categories as we start talking with curriculum and um and some of the other administrators, but this at least gives us a quick visual as to which rooms are the general and classrooms that are capacity generating and which rooms are on core or um special programs or special ed.
>> I hear I'm I listen to it. Yes. >> Okay. >> I heard. >> Yeah. And I definitely just I'm not going to tell you how I vote because that would not be ethical, but comments and I think I mentioned it last week that I would love to give money back to the taxpayers. the high taxes that's being paid by taxpayers. And I don't want to downplay the fact that if this money was abated, I think we're talking about500 $600,000 communitywide, Jason, is that correct? >> 5003,000. >> Okay. Did we ever get a tally amount with that average to each taxpayer? We didn't really get that right, but it's it's a minute. I I compared it to the 2024 levy extension without bond and interest and it was just under 1% of that total amount. We haven't seen the >> final levy calculation for 2025.
Um, but what I can tell you is um, we have to continue to look at ways to be leaner and more efficient. I think uh, Ken, correct me if I'm wrong. I I think we could I think we could figure out a way to get through 2027 at $104,000. I I think we could figure that out. I think we could take money out of rainy day. I think we could borrow more money from the education fund. I think we could uh, reduce spending. Uh, but that's really not the issue. The issue is next year. The issue is we we have to keep doing that because the next year we're looking at $300,000. Where do those cuts would come from? And the sooner we do those things, the more ahead of the game we can get. So that leads to then those next discussions.
So, one it says we can, one says we can't. So, I just think either we need to delay those two and maybe chat about that to make sure we get those phrasing there right, but they definitely contradict. I would be fine with tabling those two policies and discussing them. Make sure we make sure we get it right rather than doing it. You want to make that motion then, somebody? I would move that of the policies listed, accepting everything except for and 3420. Can I get a second? Second. Moved by Travis, seconded [snorts] by Amy to adopt adopt all of the policies listed minus policy 2004 and policy 3420. And we're just tabling those, not Yeah, I I think we'll have to have a second motion to table those two. Okay. Any other discussion? Seeing none, we'll proceed to vote. All those in favor say aye.
>> Awesome. Awesome. >> And I just want to share um I had attended um a five-day conference in Louisville as the consortium of um educational um The acronym is forever long course consortium of state school boards association. Um and it was just the one just powerful and inspiring. Uh the decorum was set to get back to people and and treating people right and making people great people greater and our uh school and children. Um one of the keynote speakers was Felicia Rashad um the actress Cosby show um the and I learned that there's a national school board uh of students that's um nationally and um you know I had no idea of that you know prior to this um it also advocacy at not just our local and state levels but at a federal level as well and that um there are um I guess a consult of not only just our personal school board but um a school board national that assist at even federal levels.
>> Yes. >> And I understand that we're doing this so early just to give them time. fundraising sometimes just need to put some money away here and there definitely helps everything's expensive >> that it is that it is right any questions hearing none can I get a motion >> motion have a motion and a second on the floor any discussion hearing none all those in favor >> I any opposed that motion will carry >> I would like to see how many kids we get though. I see that they're hoping to get 30, but love to see as many possible be. >> Yeah, just judging by the the trips that the kids getting ready to leave here Friday, Thursday, Friday, I don't think it'll be a problem. >> We went to what? Chicago trip to Chicago. >> No, >> Florida. We've been a lot of places.