Nobody compiled it and nobody has put it out there for the public. So we really were diligent about compiling that information and it is there and there are outlines and information and bus routes and walking routes and lines, you know, um school boundary lines. All of that was done and it is all compiled and available. And so do not turn away from that information because a good portion of the work is already done for you and you could build upon that in a new way. and do not reinvent the wheel. >> Noted. Thank you. Any other comments, discussion? Seeing none, member web, will you please call a vote? >> Item E. We're We're calling the vote. >> Sorry. Item E under >> vote to dissolve the redistricting >> reorganizing ad hoc subcommittee. >> Secretary Webb, I am a yes. Vice Chair Childs, >> yes. >> Member Denive, >> yes.
We we made uh some white um numbering in the deep purple just so you could really see things. Now, if you look at calendar B everything is the same except when you go to March. One of the things that we heard loud and clear both through a survey through I think some families as well as uh the committee is how can we reduce the number of early release days or how can we maximize the ones that we have? So, what you'll see different here is in March, instead of the um kind of conferences spread out in March in in in item A you'll see that in item B, we still have the 17th and 18th would be CLES conferences. The 18th would overlap with CLES and Wisconeer. And then the 19th would be solely the high school. So, you're still getting the same amount of conferences, but you're you're consolidating and reducing, right?
It doesn't go into advanced um tax returns or they don't go into advanced tax returns. Um deductions and tax credits, tax refunds and payments, um planning basics, and then there are real world world simulations for students to practice. Okay, so the last second to last be resolved clause says, resolved that tax instruction should include but not be limited to how to complete a 1040 form. Is Is part of it? Basic, so it's um depending depending on the program. So there it's basic form. One of the programs actually has them fill out a TurboTax form. >> of the one of the the vetted curriculums. Which is dependent upon who? The vetted curriculums that have shown to address all the >> Right, but it's not but your whole literacy program have four choices that the schools can make as to what programs. So you could have an async program on how to fill out your tax form.
>> When you prepare the documents, >> thank you for that. Um, any other questions, Mr. Morris? >> So, I know we often talk about tax rates, but I think people out there are paying taxes more concerned about how much is going to be on their tax bill. Um, I get tax bill, too. I pay taxes to the district. How much is are my property taxes going to? Well, with regards, as I mentioned, with regards to that component that relates to bonds, the the the dollar tax rate is going to rise from where it's at now, as I mentioned in that bar chart of approximately $1 per 100 $100 assessed value up to a$128 with regards to the bonds. Now, as you mentioned, um, board members, what does that translate into as far as the actual dollar cost with regards to this bond? It equates to about eight or nine dollars per month for the average homeowner in Chandler.
All actions will require a majority vote of all members present in voting except as state law Roberts of order newly revised or policies of this committee require a larger majority. A majority of the school of members of school committee will constitute a quorum. >> So it's ambiguous. >> Yeah. Uh the stuff I see says it p it would pass. >> Yeah. N says if you abain it's like you're not there. >> But it says if it's a title. So if it was like two nos and two yeses and threeens. >> But if we go with the not there then four people aren't there. So you don't have a quorum >> because the mayor's not here. Um, so I was just >> We found one of the weirdest edge cases. All right, it is 8:41 and we are resuming after our break. Uh getting ready to take care of some old business.
>> Member Dyman, >> yes. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. With an honor to all the information that came before. >> Chair Ston, >> yes. Absolutely. >> Passes unanimously. >> Great. Thank you. All right. At this time, we will have a fivem minute break. uh or generously 6 minutes. Please come back at 8:40 uh and we'll get get on to the rest of our business. >> So to answer the question about the majority of the votes cast, if two people vote yes and one votes no intent, the motion would pass. However, it says if it's a tie vote with more extensions than actual voters, it fails. But it says local organizations such as city councils, etc., etc. have rules that treat an absention as a yes or a no vote. >> I found our rules um bef voting methods. All actions will require a majority vote of all members present in voting except as state law Roberts rules of order newly revised or policies of this committee require a larger majority.
So, that's what we've done here. That's still a lot of PD early dismissals. Still a lot of What's that? Yeah, there's still like monthly. So >> monthly dismissals for staff. >> C, Mrs. Skalera. Thank you so much. And now we go to calendar C. Now, you have both from A and B. And what C does here and what you'll see is we take away February 10th and we take away March 10th, another two early release days for professional learning. And we put those as a full day of PL on Friday the 12th. And we remove the 16th from that holiday weekend. So, families would have a four-day staff would come in for a full day PD or PL on Friday and they would get an extended three-day weekend. And I like C. Wait, say that again, please. I will. So No. Uh so, if you look at calendar C what you'll see is no school on Friday for students on the 12th, but it's a full PD day for staff.
>> Correct. And they have simulations where the students um actually fill out a form. >> we really can just go to TurboTax and not have to advise them to do it if that's the case. Well, if that's your choice. >> No, that's not my choice, but that's what's happening. If that's what you're going to give them, just you know, an async program. Async don't count. We don't We don't We don't look at async courses as being um satisfied for the graduate to graduate. Um So It also says understanding W-4 forms, payroll deduction, federal versus state income taxes, sales, property taxes, and tax brackets. So again, that's all embedded in the different programs. Well, I I gave you the the the general um and as we continue to implement these programs, um even in our financial literacy face-to-face classes, um I I do think this um resolution holds great value and we do want our kids um to know this.
>> So, we could roughly say 100 bucks. >> Yes. Per Yes, per year. Thank you. >> I think we are good. Miss Mendoza, are you still there? Yes, I'm here. I have another question. >> Okay, thanks for having on there. Miss Mendoza is very ill, everyone that is meeting her duties here with us. Um I think we can proceed. >> Okay. Thank you, Madam President. Um this is a schedule that shows uh a couple different things. One, the blue portion of this bar chart represents the annual debt service associated with the bonds that the district currently has outstanding. And then the orange portion of the bars, this represents what we estimate to be the annual debt service costs associated with the 2026 A bonds that we're um we're speaking to tonight with regards to the resolution. Now, we also added in what we anticipate may be the annual debt service associated with a future bond issue.
Uh so we're on the set of items under 11. Um, and starting with item A, picking up a little bit where we just left off, a motion from Chair Ston to have the Greenfield School Committee create a long-term facilities use advisory committee. Um, there should be a whole plan that actually articulates and and this for the first time that I've ever seen follows all of the things that are listed in our policy manual for what in what sections are needed to describe the creation of an advisory committee. um to really directly respond to to the uh discussion that was had on the last item. Part of what I wrote in the creation of this is that we would use the information generated from the prior redistricting or reorganizing subcommittees as a starting point and assess from there what additional information we might need um in order to help us make decisions.
A majority of the school of members of school committee will constitute a quorum. >> So it's ambiguous. >> Yeah. Uh the stuff I see says it p it would pass. >> Yeah. N says if you abstain it's like you're not there. >> But it says if it's a title. So if it was like two nos and two yeses and three it would fail. >> But if we go with the not there then four people aren't there. So you don't have a quorum >> because the mayor's not here. Um, >> so I was just >> We found one of the weirdest edge pieces. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey. All right, it is 8:41 and we are resuming after our break. uh getting ready to take care of some old business. Uh so we're on the set of items under 11. Um and starting with item A, picking up a little bit where we just left off.
And then um then yeah. >> 15th and 16th there. Just 15th is a school day. So, that So, C is essentially taking away February and March is both on the 10th for the month. >> Correct. Yeah, I know. Right. >> we're squeezing them into that one. Right. Well, how long is the early dismissal PD? 2 and 1/2 hours. Can we fit three of them in one day? No. No. Why? If they come in Cuz you need to give people lunch and you need to There's certain requirements I just want to be abide by. I just want to be clear that the PD committee like Mrs. Larson was involved in this and so these are all right. These are all okay with her and staffing and it fulfills the requirements we need and It would fulfill everything. We would still be meeting the criteria. Um so, we are open to other suggestions.
So that's the feedback and the the monitoring that we can do um to ensure that whatever program is used um we are seeing that kids are getting the exposure and the information and the practice on this. Okay. Thank you. Members, any other questions?
We don't know exactly when that may happen. has suggested that it could come in 2028. So, we wanted to include what an estimate would be of the debt service associated with that bond issue. And the reason that we're showing that is that we want to always be mindful of what the tax impact will be of of the bond program over an extended period of time. So, when we look to construct the debt service of this 20 26 financing. We're also taking into account what the future debt service may be of of the second and perhaps final issuance of bonds associated with the election last year. And again, that could be in 2028. Uh or it could be a later date. We really don't know. That will be completely dependent upon what the district's financing needs are in the years ahead. Um now, as as debt service goes down over time.
Um, I am purposefully wanting to create this also as an advisory committee because that gives us the ability to pull in members of the public. So, this would have representation from the school committee. There would be I'm proposing three of us and the three members that uh that I had listed back in January were actually myself, member Den and Member Webb to be on this committee. Um, and then kind of how we did the superintendent search, we would put out a process whereby members of the public and we could decide, you know, how many teachers do we want, how many, you know, parents do we want, are there other members of the community that we might want, um, who have, you know, who represent special knowledge or skills related to potentially like real estate or other things like that that that we might not have on our own.
Motion from Chair Ston to have the Greenfield School Committee create a long-term facilities use advisory committee. Um, there should be a whole plan that actually articulates and and this for the first time that I've ever seen had follows all of the things that are listed in our policy manual for what in what sections are needed to describe the creation of an advisory committee. um to really directly respond to to the uh discussion that was had on the last item. Part of what I wrote in the creation of this is that we would use the information generated from the prior redistricting or reorganizing subcommittees as a starting point and assess from there what additional information we might need um in order to help us make decisions. Um, I am purposefully wanting to create this also as an advisory committee because that gives us the ability to pull in members of the public.
This These are just examples of trying to incorporate the ideas that came forward to us so that way we have something to work off of. Um but if if you have further suggestions or ideas, we can modify and adjust. I just want to give just a little I did a little math, so um calendar A gives you So, we have 40 weeks of school. Not I didn't count um the holiday break and spring break. Okay. So, we have 40 weeks. So, calendar A only gives you 23 full weeks. Calendar B gives you 24 full weeks and calendar C gives you 26 full weeks. So, that's a good thing Mhm. for calendar C cuz you get for the most part they're all full weeks. >> Like more than 4 days. Mhm. Um I just I I continue to bring up like I don't understand why we don't build in snow days.
Hearing none, thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, I think let's see. We are on our final resolutions, Senate Concurrent Resolution 199 and Senate Resolution 187, requesting Department of Education to establish a framework that places responsibility and accountability for monitoring all capital improvement projects and repairing maintenance projects within each complex area with a complex area leadership. We do have Keith Hayashi for DOE. Just that is Jesse. Good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, members of the committee. Jesse Souki, Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education. Um we submitted testimony with comments. Um in short, um we have concerns. Um the Office of uh Facilities and Operations um serves an important role in coordinating construction across the 258 schools across the state. Um you know, we want to be sure that proper permits are being gotten, that construction is happening safe safely, that the it's meeting the legislative priorities when we get appropriations.
This of course creates some capacity for uh future initiatives to go out to the voters for additional bonding down the road. We we have no idea when that might be. But as debts as debt services retired from existing and this bond issue, then there will be capacity generated for future voter initiatives that the that the district board may elect to pursue. Now, the one thing we wanted to touch upon are the district's credit ratings. Uh the district board staff citizenry should be very proud of the fact that the district has the highest credit ratings that are available in the country and that is AAA ratings from both Moody's and Fitch. These are the two of the three national credit rating agencies that assign ratings to tax exempt municipal bonds. And of course, the highest credit ratings that translates into the lowest interest cost when the bonds are offered.
um but that we would create the process whereby those people could apply and then we would decide and create that advisory committee. Um there is a deadline that I've put in here of next May. So I believe next May to give us about a year to to do the study, get the information, talk with people, like get real work done, have a recommendation to come before the fuller body about what are we doing, like what is our long-term vision, what what are we are there any big choices that we need to make? Um and then it would be sort of on us from there to take that recommendation, take any votes that we need to and proceed. Um I'm really interested in making sure that any option that we have is given like serious consideration that we do like our due diligence. We do deliberation and that the decisions that we're making are both grounded in current feeling and sentiment as well as long-term like actual real projections.