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Another very successful event that we had in community was our third annual battle of the bands. was two weeks ago. Um, and it was my favorite one out of the three that I've attended. Um, there were 47 students that participated, not just from Dover Sherborn, but from Stratton Towns, 11 bands. Um, it raised money for JB's Keys. Very successful. >> That's great. >> Organized by one Kaden McCoy. Um, and it was fun too cuz my son Roman came with me and >> he was just like I didn't know that there were this many instruments that you could play and it really kind of like sparked something in him. So seeing other kids there and seeing the way that it inspired them to see all these amazing student musicians up on stage doing their thing and there's such a range from country music to heavy metal to more kind of soul rock music.
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So, we're watching it closely. It is, um, a fund in which there could be some significant, uh, variations year over year, as this is the fund that's funded through the, um, uh, Indian gaming, uh, partnership with the state of Arizona. So, uh, just keeping keeping our eye on that dollar amount there. And then, finally, the school safety program that consolidated just to share the available balance is $2.3 million, but please know that, um, what's in this, uh, budget right now includes the full 3 years. It's a 3-year grant. And so, we were just talking about it earlier, uh, Jackie Matinen and Amber Morgan and I, about whether we should just budget for the current year, um, just to make sure that we're not overspending in the current year. So, we may we may change that for the final budget revision. And then, the enterprise funds.
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Um, it was a really wonderful night. Um, and the set decorations were fantastic. Somebody might have had something to do with them sitting next to me, but it was a great event. >> Sounds fantastic. >> My family loved it. And I think Kaden was robbed of the trophy. >> Oh, thank you. Yeah, thank you. So, yeah, thank you. And and just to note, um, Kaden started this when he was a sophomore in honor of JB. He wanted to use his talent in a way to to raise money for JB's organization after he passed. Um, and it looks like there are juniors and sophomores who are interested in carrying on the tradition. Um, the first two years they gave out gift cards as awards to the winning bands, which is great. Um, but it's also hard to plan because some bands are two and some bands are 13.
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This is the time in which we really scrutinize how much we're spending versus how much the revenue that we're getting. Um, again, both community education as well as nutrition services are working really hard at right-sizing all their programs, uh, also driving up revenues. And so, the available balances have increased month over month in both of those enterprise funds, as well. And then, other district funds. Finally, just a reminder of career and technical education. Note the estimated revenues that had was changed, um, last month at 973,800. That is all the revenue that we have received to date from EVIT for all of our satellite programming. If we do not receive any additional funds, we would end up with about $5 million for next year. Not knowing how this is going to turn out, uh you can see that that $5 million would be fully exhausted if we spent the same amount of money next year as we're spending this year.
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So, how many gift cards do you buy and what do you do with the extras? Um, so Kaden and his team decided to um, as Mr. Smith is looking at the front lobby of the high school, which is covered in sports trophies, which is amazing, but they're also looking to add art and music so that when you walk in the high school, you know, we appreciate all the talents. So this year they bought a electric guitar and the winning bands get to sign the guitar and then it's gonna hang in the high school with a picture of the winning band each year and then the signatures will get added every year. So >> that's awesome. >> Proud mom. >> Very nice. >> Thank you for that. >> For that. >> Okay. And so our discussion items do >> we have any? >> Okay. So then we move on to um confirmation for the last day of school.
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So, again, we are watching that spend also very closely. And that's all I have. If there's any questions, I'm very happy to answer any of them. Uh in addition, Jackie Matton and Amber Morgan are back back of the house.
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So, as you know in Dover Sherburn, um we like to to go above and beyond. Um so, our students and our staff are expected to go to school 181 days. The state requires 180. So, if you think about the three snow days we had, that brings us to Monday, June 22nd. >> Um which is after a 3-day weekend because Friday is Junth. Um so, it is within your purview if you decide to um stick with the state expectation of 180 days for students. You could identify Thursday the uh June 18th as the last day of school if you wish or if you'd like the students to come on that Monday. Uh it could be June 22nd. That's up for you to decide. >> Driving around town. >> Keep in mind that Monday will be a half day. >> Oh my god. >> Educators will be here on Monday because their contract is 184 days.
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Of course, they are the ones who complete this report, and so if you have any questions, uh they too are here and available to answer them. >> Any questions from the board? >> I I do have a question. So, um if you go back to that previous slide where we where we were talking about CTE, and so we have received um a small amount of funding, but we have five 5,000 students taking CETE classes on on campus in our high schools. >> Correct. It's a little bit higher than that, but yeah. Uh yep. >> Okay. But, um because we don't have that intergovernmental agreement, they're not passing forward the funding. >> They uh they we received funding through August 31st. >> Okay. All right. Okay, well, I hope it gets resolved. >> Me, too. >> Thank you. >> Can you go back a slide or two, please?
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Um so they'll either be with students or it'll be an opportunity for them to do some pre-planning and professional development to get ready for next year. So that's up for you to discuss and decide and and call a vote. >> So that being said, does anybody have anything to discuss? I know I have gotten a lot of emails and inquiries from >> people within >> my district, text messages, etc.
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Uh one more, right there. The school safety program uh grant, so the available balance is about $2.3 million, but you said that's for all 3 years. Is that do we get updated info on what that's going to look like 3 years from now or is it updated every year? How do we I get I guess what I'm asking is how do we plan on spending that if we don't know what or do we know what the next what what the 3 years after this current 3 years is going to be? >> Um we do not know what the 3 years after the current 3 years will result in, but we have I think this is the second 3-year period that we've had and it has funded our um primarily our school resource officers, but we will continue to apply for the same grant year after year after year, but no, we do not know what what the funding amount will be 3 years from now.
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So does anybody have any questions about it or >> put it to a vote? >> Can can I make a motion? >> So we do it by um committee would be the easiest way to do it. So, um, do you want to start with Sure, Chairman? >> Absolutely. So, we will do a roll call vote. Um, so >> what's that? >> What's your motion? >> Uh, well, I'm just stating we'll do a roll call vote. Um, we're going to now take a vote of the Sherburn School Committee to confirm the last day of school as June 18th. May I have a motion uh to confirm? >> What do you What do you have your motion be? You You're going to amend the school calendar. >> Okay. Can someone make may I have a motion to amend the school calendar to have the last day as June 18th, >> which is an early release day.
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>> And we're in that process right now. And so uh Mars Taylor and I and uh Susie Cadena met with lieutenants and sergeants uh from Gilbert PD and Mesa PD to talk about what the needs are. And of course, we would like SROs at all of our secondary schools and uh on the Mesa side, um it's a little more difficult for the mere fact that they don't have the sheer number of officers to be able to outfit that, but we're going to put in for that request anyway. And if we're granted that and they can't backfill that with a police officer, we can also utilize that money uh for possible capital needs when it comes to cameras, maybe some different infrastructure related to uh entryways, things like that. So, but it's a wait and see until we figure out where that lands for us. >> Thank you.
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>> as an early release day. So moved. >> May I have a second? >> Mayor Kadella second. >> Any further discussion? Okay, let's take a roll call vote. Nathaniel, how do you vote? >> I. >> Bill, how do you vote? >> I. >> Kate, how do you vote? >> Hi. >> Mega, how do you vote? I >> and Becca Hammond. I uh the motion carries. >> Thank you. >> All right. Now on to Chicking School Committee. >> Um do I have a motion to amend the school calendar um for the end date of June 18th as a early release? >> Kate Cook. So moved. >> Thanks. Do I have a second? >> Second. Thank you. All in favor? Uh motion carries. Okay. So, for the region, we'll do a roll call vote because we have one remote. Um, do I have a motion to confirm that the last day of school be reflected as the school calendar is amended to June 18th and that day will be an early release day.
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And then if you'll go to our to a couple slides forward to the food services nutrition services Um I'm glad to see that those balances are up. I know that was a concern uh because they had been declining for a number of years. We recently approved uh uh, meal increases me cost of meal increases, but then I know that nutrition services been has been working really hard at uh, what you said about right-sizing. So, it wh- where would you attribute this increased balance from? I know it's a combo of both, but is there would you give greater weight to right-sizing or greater weight to the increased cost in the meals that is uh, resulting in this increase increased available balance? >> So, so, folks, so, please know, uh, Mr. Thompson, that that available balance of just under $6 million is still a drawdown of fund balance from last year.
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>> Very louder. So, move. >> Second. >> All right. So, I'll do a roll call vote. I'll start with Lindsay. Lindsay. >> Lindsay Knight. Yes. >> Kevin. Yes. >> Mary Louder. Yes. Jeff >> Jeff. Yes. >> And Angie Johnson. Yes. >> Just procedural question. What would happen if we said that Sherburn said yay and Dober said no or vice versa? What what does happen in that case? >> I think in that case then it doesn't move forward because I think it because we do it as a district that >> yeah you would hopefully come to a K. I was just kind of more curious. I mean there there have been I will say there have been times where um like one year the boiler broke at Pine Hill so they did have a slightly different schedule. >> Um there has been things that come up that but we tried not to do that because it messed up everybody the schools um the buses.
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And the pay the uh, meal price increase is not going into effect until July 1 for 2027. So, um, so, but we're monitoring it closely. Meal prices and equipment prices and um, all that continue to to increase. And now we've had a significant increase in fuel prices, which definitely impacts nutrition services as well. Um, so, I'm not sure what's going to happen a month from now regarding this. Um, but uh, so, most of the savings though is really attributable to the staffing, the right-sizing of the staffing. So, monitoring and making sure that we have the right number of people um, in each of the kitchens based upon the number of meals that are being served. >> Thank you very much. >> You bet. >> As always, best part of the night, you didn't disappoint. Thank you. All right, uh, moving on to our consent agenda.
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>> I remember one year not too long ago too like Pine Hill didn't go to school. Remember we had that whole incident where >> Oh yeah. And so they couldn't go. So you know technically were they in school for that? They really weren't, but we kind of folded it all in. But, you know, arguably it was it was all different things. >> Yeah. >> So, I remember that. It's >> It's always fun. It's entertaining, isn't it? Keeps us on our toes. >> Okay. So, that'll be nice. So, when you um get these emails now, we can just put it out there that it's all official. There we go. That's great. >> Students and staff get a blizzard tonight. Oh, no. It's April 1st. We're fine. >> Yeah. The end date can't change. Well, it doesn't. >> Yeah. As of tomorrow. We don't owe time. It's >> data.
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Is there a motion to approve tonight's consent agenda as outlined? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Brainard. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Ms. Humphreys. All those in favor of approving tonight's consent agenda as outlined, say I. I.
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>> There we go. Okay. >> Great. Got it. >> So, finally, we have um the consent agenda, which is just the approval of the joint school committee minutes from January 13, 2026. I didn't see anything out of line. Did anyone else notice anything where you were counted not here when you were here or vice, you know, something else? Um it seemed straightforward to me. So, that being said, we'll do this again by We have to do it by committee again, don't we? Yeah, we do. Okay. So, we'll start with short again. >> All right. Next on the agenda are the consent items. And the only consent item are the approval of joint school committee minutes January 13th, 2026. May I have a motion to impro to AP? Oh my gosh. To approve the consent agenda. >> Mayor Piala. So moved. >> May I have a second?
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Any opposed? Thank you very much. Moving on to our action items. 9.01 approve new superintendent employment agreement for Dr. Jared Ryan. 2000 I'm sorry, July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2029. Is there a motion? >> I move to approve the new superintendent employment agreement for Dr. Jared Ryan effective July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2029. >> Thank you, Ms. Humphreys. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Ms. Murray.
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