Um any discussion, further discussion because as Mr. He stated, "We have been talking about this for a long time and at last month's business meeting, we actually had a robust uh com discussion amongst us on this policy when it was up for a second reading. Um, but if somebody has something they'd like to add tonight, Mr. White. >> Thank you. Yeah, I I won't be supporting this policy motion tonight. I the I feel like this runs a real risk. Actually, before I even go this go here um to Jeff, do we have anyone in the schools who you're aware of is not here legally, is undocumented, >> just if you're aware or not. >> We don't ask, but yeah. So we do. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um All right. So the the basic concern that I have here is uh President Trump uh so my concern is we end up getting labeled a sanctuary city.
Yes. And eventually this will have to go to referendum. Not in year one, >> right? >> I mean, that's for the planning committee to decide, but ultimately in my what I would suggest is allocate enough money to do the dittle upper playground because whatever the balance is in order to stay at 490 and under the referendum, it's not going to be enough. >> Okay. >> It's not going to be enough. >> Yeah. And I just to be clear, if you put 60 or 70 in, that's all we need right now. the rear the south the south playground at Highland will probably be in the $500 to $700,000 range. >> The other dittle section the what I call the south section or lower playground will be probably in the $600,000 range. It's inc. Yeah, it's just uh >> it's Yeah, it's absolutely it's absolutely insane. And that the most could frustrating part for me is I could have a brand new piece of equipment installed that's two years old.
Again, one's not better than the other. The tradeoffs is trade-off going to be better one way or the other. Do we have the facilities? I mean, we're looking down the road. Do we [clears throat] have space in each of these buildings where we can house >> our structure that we have kind of tenatively drawn up? We have space for >> Okay. >> Any co-op program that we would need? >> Okay. >> Would the majority of that be in one building or another? uh we would we would look to kind of place pro well obviously with one middle school high school those programs would you know applied skills ED program I mean they're they're going to exist in those buildings but our four elementaryaries that does give us an opportunity as we have in place already country meadow houses our early intervention our our preschool special needs students um water houses our applied skills students so with four elementary schools.
Probably going to Hopefully get on the ride here. Celia Callahan and Aaron hopefully going to slow this down for us. And she's got to get inbounds first, but That That may have been a circumstance where jumping in front of the ball letting it bounce off you when you're not being covered too closely would have been easier than to stop with the stick. That's just a difficult thing to do. 12 has got some wheels. Ashley Forrester and Chase and Sammy Sayed. Senior captain for Dedham. Ball's behind. You got Kenda Westland. Going to slow her down is job. Didn't extend her arms, so that was a good clean defensive play. Oof. Just missed the net there on that shot. Good defense, good slide by I think Julia and Payton kind of tag team that one. Coming in from behind here. Brian and I spoke in the first half about how Alana being so dominant in the the goal means that the Marauders know they have to pick a corner.
I said the same thing last month. Um President Trump literally ran his campaign on retribution. And this, I feel, just sets us up for um for being targeted uh and being told we're going to lose $2 million in federal funding, which is a conversation we had a year ago when Doge started. Um so I'm not I'm not amendable to this. Uh also, my understanding from last month is this this doesn't change any action that you would conduct as superintendent, right? No, this is the board making a statement, which totally fine. I get that. But I feel like it's a statement that has uh a real risk associated with it, and I will not be supporting it. >> Other comments under discussion. >> Go ahead, Miss Fitzger. >> I'm just like, how do I phrase this? I mean, yeah, I understand your concern, uh, Tim, but sometimes I feel you need to make a statement just because it's right.
I will not find a single contractor that will remove that piece of equipment, reinstall it, and reertify it. So once that happens, it's >> the warranty the warranty is broken as soon as it the equipment has to be certified. So it has to be certified for safety. Has to be there state statutes that require certification, annual certification. Tom Park has to do the same thing. Park and Wreck has to do the same thing with their playground equipment. But you can install a swing set last year and if it has to be removed, it's garbage. You got to throw it out. You got to install a brand new set. >> Even if you use the same contractor, >> that's insane. That doesn't make any sense to me. >> It is. It's >> I just figured they would just charge more and be like, "Okay, it was 100,000 install last year.
I think that gives us an opportunity to kind of spread out those programs so that we can give those students the the [laughter] best education possible and still work schedules to be able to get those students out to gen classrooms. >> This Yeah, I was going to say that it provides more opportunity to integrate our students. >> Correct. [clears throat] >> What does the transportation currently look like for students going to impact >> or impact or >> I'm sorry, co-op. Thank you. >> So, um, something that was a very good thing that we did as a co-op a few years ago, there's no longer, um, transportation provided by the co-op. So, that saved the district about $38,000, I think, at the time that we were paying, but we were transporting, I think, nearly all of our own co-op students. So, right now, Danielle's not here, but Danielle sometimes has to work, you know, miracles because we've got kids that are going all across.
And And that that makes it harder to do. You're not just getting it on net will not be good enough. Again, a pretty solid force there by number six, but not getting the call. Ashland uh can't force her way through two players. Yeah, well, this time it is Ashland ball uh out to Peyton Trip picking it up. Up to Really? the very short Megan McGuinness. Dedham picks it up. Peyton gets a stick on it. Going to be Dedham ball coming in at the 30. Lilly coming back on the ride, like to see that. She's got tough one there. That's a great That's a great dodge there come through the middle. There's a good check by Julia Freeze. >> We got to call that girl for something. She's just getting a lot here. The swarm of locusts have showed up, Kevin. >> Yeah, the The bugs are out.
And and I back, I don't know, last month I was like, okay, I understand. I don't want to open ourselves up. But sometimes I think that putting yourself out there is somewhat the right thing to do. And there's just so much happening now that I feel we have to display integrity um, and do what might be seen as a risk but feels right. So I will be in support of it. >> Miss Cullinin, >> I also will be supporting it. Um I know last month we had a lot of discussion about it and this discussion has gone back to last spring I think. Um and I don't think I'm supporting it only because of what's happened here um in the last few weeks. It really brought this issue out in the open to all of us. um on on whatever side you are. It you know um it was a horrific event that happened and not just to that family but I think um to lots of the other students and families that live in Cheshure like understanding like the young man who spoke tonight like understanding like what are you doing about it?
It'll be 150,000 to install this year. That way we make a bigger profit." They have to certify the installation. It's their insurance. It's their liability. >> I know, but if they certified it once, they wouldn't certain >> if if if uh yeah, well, we could have a off offline conversation, but yeah, there's a whole slew of liability issues. And I I asked the same questions. I said it's absolutely insane, but that's the way that's what it is. And and just to be clear, it's not like I it's not as though I want to um skirt any of the referendums or anything like that, but where I was coming from is we're defining it in this way districtwide. When I look at it, I'm like, it's school specific. >> It makes sense to me to do stuff by school. >> Absolutely. >> I understand the point that you're making about more flexibility, but we're also only looking at the two schools now.
They're going to Bright Horizons, which is in We have five or six students that attend Bright Horizons, which is in Lraange County. We have students that are uh in ed elementary ed classrooms in Butler and East Side Junior High, kindergarten through middle school. Um, so we've got buses that are heading out into other districts because of programming there. We have students that go to the choice house. These are students who are applied skills students who are beyond 12th grade. And so their programming is in the cho at the choice house, not our choice alternative school. It's also called choice uh where those students get receive their um services in Kinderville. So all of that requires additional transportation. So if we housed everything locally that certain we would certainly see a benefit to our transportation program and uh less resources used for the transporting those students those distances.
I swear I showered today. Okay, looks like man advantage for Ashland as number six Avery Landry goes out for two minutes and that's beneficial for Ashland for a couple reasons. Obviously, the man advantage. They're taking out their best scorer and for two of the remaining seven minutes, you're you're going to be a man up. Now, almost gave the ball right away, but fortunate to So important >> back. So important in these man up situations to be be cautious with the ball. Wait. Don't force anything cuz once you lose that ball, they're just going to run that two minutes down. And have a chance to set up our offense here. Oh, yeah, there we go. That was a fast, quick goal. Yeah, they they were a man down anyway, so I don't I Still locked in. I'm counting I was counting seven down there. Didn't matter.
Are we helping? Are we doing anything? Do we understand the significant loss that many of the high schoolers are feeling right now? Um, and then what came to mind is what Jeff had given us last week on you belong here. You know, just those words to me signify um that we are committed to protecting you, you know, physically, your physical safety, your emotional well-being, that you have access to education. Um, and it's free. and that we are reassuring our staff, our students, our community, our parents um that this reassurance really matters deeply to us as um elected officials. And I could go on and on, but I am definitely um supporting this motion. >> Thank you. Um, I also am supporting this motion for this um this policy. I've been on board with this policy for the whole time that we've been discussing it. I think it is important that as a board we show um our support for undocumented students and all students quite frankly.
>> So there's less flexibility even desired from my perspective. >> Agreed. Uh, a few other things on the list here are some flooring replacement, $200,000. Um, total value, $600,000 over the course of five years. Repaving. Um, this is $250,000 in year one, but a million dollars over the course of five years. We have laboratory improvements. This there was money already approved, 115,000. We've requested 285 in year one for about $1.6 6 million over the course of five years. Um and then fire sprinkler system 150 in year one 550 uh 550,000 over the course of five years. Um I will say with the fire sprinkler uh there's also some locker replacement as well. But with the fire fire sprinkler system um we did take a hit this year replacing the Norton sprinklers. Um so that that account, you know, is less $40,000. a system that will be demolished in a few months.
All right, next slide. Um the confidence we have one more [clears throat] uh certainly the confidence that we have right now is the potential structure. We feel like we can we'll hit a home run on the structure for our kids. Um we can focus on our students needs. The financial piece ultimately is probably going to be the piece that will be the biggest trade-off or not. if it's gonna if it's going to cost more to make it happen, how much more and is it something that we as a district can sustain? So, and again, that's why we're taking our time making sure that we're really doing everything that we can. And this might be the best time, Mark, if you want to talk about the financial numbers there and what they're looking at. the hand the hand out you got just um you had put together these numbers dating back to fiscal year 22 and on um I'll just start off by saying remember when we talk special education that's more than just the co-op we employ several employees that are outside of the co-op range these numbers reflect the entire umbrella of special education for the Gal Central not just the co-op I'll try to get some breakdown for you which is what I'm working on Um cop co-op is tricky.
They were offsides, is what you're saying? I think they were offsides. >> Yeah, I can tell right now. They tell you they are. Cuz got one We got three defenders, so So, that was Celia Callahan on the goal from Lilly Vitti. Okay. Nice pass. Way to recognize that she's wide open down the middle. I was busy trying to count defenders, so I missed most of the play. Well, now we know. We're going to have to hire spotters for us up here. I've heard that Sharon McGinnis is really good at calling games, too. She was going to get up here. She's calling out cutters earlier and some checking. She She yelled at the ref twice. She likes to say things like go sports. >> Yes. She's always She's a great locker room just great great bleacher addition. Uh and we know if the Marotta goalie comes out of the crease, we will hear her checker.
There is a lot of fear out there right now. And I think I I don't have the qualms about being exposing ourselves to retribution. I just don't. As Heather said, you know, when it's the right thing to do, it's the right thing to do. We had a student speak tonight, a student who expressed who's looking to us, the board of ed, what are we doing about these cases? How how are you, the board, reassuring families and students? There's a lot of fear out there and this is a small step that we can take in addition to other steps um to communicate to our families that they are valued members of this community and um we're here to support them. We do already follow the law, but that's what our policies are, right? They're they're showing us that we are committed to following um stat state statutes and federal law and that's what we're doing in this case.
Uh so those are the districtwide projects. Um I don't know if there's any other questions about those, but I figure we can kind of go through the list again and figure out where we want to potentially re reorganize um for year one and then we can talk about some of the referendum items um with some of the requests that there were last planning committee meeting.
It's it fluctuates greatly yeartoear. Um it's one of the hardest things to try to >> and that's forecast >> because of the number of kids >> the number of kids number of services needed. >> It only takes one kid that needs multiple expensive services to throw your financial predictions right out the window. >> But this is this number of students 701 >> in our district. just the central >> they're not that's not every that's those are not all co-op program students that's co-op studental central that are that have IEPs >> they're special ed students >> so we included them >> out of 3500 >> y [clears throat] you can see um on the revenue side special education is part of the basic grant funding okay So we take in year year to year you can see what we take in from the state and all this falls right into the education fund.
10-5 Ashlyn, 6 minutes 15 seconds left. A minute and 15 left on that penalty. We got to get this ball back. We should be doubling this ball cuz we got one more player than them. There you go. Kendall getting aggressive. I like it. Somebody should be getting more aggressive here. Let's all start sliding. Oh, we can't let them score on them. Man up. Payton did a good job. Nice. Taffy got down on all fours there to try to stop that one. We got to get this ball back, girls. Come on. Get aggressive. Double it. Come on, Sammy. Slide over, Sammy. It was good job once again by Kendall with pressure without extending her arms and just forcing the the player away from the critical scoring area. Shooting space on somebody. All right there. That was Kelsey Murphy Clinton breaking through the defense, a sophomore. And she'll be getting a free shot to goal and right around the time that the penalty expires.