Uh, and so again, if we get to June uh, and that number is lower, the transfer will be lower. But we feel pretty good about that particular number at this point. And then finally, the second reason the budget will also be amended to reflect higher than anticipated federal funding. As a reminder, uh, this past budget backed out all federal funding with the exception of IDEA and uh, some title one funding. Uh, we did receive other title funding for this particular year as well. So we're going to include those in the amended budget.
So, thank you. And roll call, please. Hurst? Yes. Mervica? Yes. Pappas? Yes. Ward? Yes. Dogan? Yes. Gorman? Yes. Wasson? Yes. Motion passes. Next, I need a motion and a second to discuss and approve the honorable dismissal of educational support employees. So moved. Second.
So so it's a good it's a good team. Yeah. I I think the format sounds good like you're not and as a teacher you're not alone. You're on a team and you have added support to do the things that make sense for the students so I think that's really cool that you guys are doing that. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. The intentionality is is huge and it didn't happen overnight because we know that Edie's been in this position for 2 years and and now you're starting to see we're starting to see what happens when we are intentional and purposeful and then when we can pass it down to the schools and you can get the teachers to talk about it because data can be overwhelming but if they know that you're using it for a purpose so we're making progress and and Edie thank you for your hard work and then Jake and Amanda for carrying it out.
Um most importantly, um it's important to note that no corporation funds are a part of this renovation. This is all from our ELI grant that we were awarded. Uh currently, we have roughly around $490,000 remaining. Um and with the list that we have, we're well within that, um to also be able to speak with them about amendments to reallocate some of those funds for the operation of the daycare. >> We will get this done before next school >> That's the hope, that by August they could be approved and in those classrooms. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> [snorts] >> Second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Passes 4-0. Recommendation to approve Kimberly Bomb Gardner as an authorized signer for CNCS and INDOT land for easement acquisition documents. Kim? >> Okay, so INDOT is going to be starting a project next summer um that will affect State Road 8 between Kuer Court and High School Drive, the bridge kind of culvert project that's going to be there.
But we cannot go back and recoup that operations money. We can recoup the debt service money, but we can't recoup the ops money. So So I'm still kind of looking at that piece. That would be the last thing there. So Just some other things just again, we've kind of talked about these obviously several times, but just just different pieces and I just kept them on the slides. Um More as a reminder for me, but certainly for everybody else as well. So And then just some things we've completed and some things that are in process right now. So this last month we found a software software subscription as a repetitive service of another software subscription that we've had in place and so we canceled that one. Again, none of these are like the the million dollar savings you're trying to find. This one was 4300, but again, we want to be as efficient as possible with taxpayer dollars.
>> Any questions or comments? Okay, we will we will move to information item 7.02 consideration to approve parent pay rates for pre-K. Tony Abbott, Tony, good evening. Good evening, President Duckworth, members of the board and Dr. Hoover. The office of early learning recommends establishing pay rates for the EVSC pre-K parent pay program. A review of regional providers was conducted to ensure the proposal rates are competitive and aligned with the local markets. Establishing these rates supports program planning and enrollment. Specific program sites will be finalized in the near future. These options are designed to support kindergarten readiness through a research-based curriculum aligned with Indiana learning standards. Our goal is to provide high-quality early learning experiences while building strong positive relationships with our EVSC families. At the next meeting, I will ask for approval. Tonight, Dr. Greathouse and I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
That home language survey triggers our identification process. So, it is very plausible that kiddos might register with our school system that English is stated on that home language survey but there might still be a second language at home. >> Sure, I get it. So, that number is high. I believe What did we say? 658? Um students with families who speak a language a language other than English at home. And with the last I it's I wouldn't say that it's measuring their fluency exactly, which is why in PowerSchool, we have a little a designation for who those kiddos are who have previously been identified as a multilingual learner because we want to make sure that we're not just abandoning them. We want to make sure that they still have access to universal supports. And that, you know, it's not always going to be easy. It gets better.
Okay. Chair Wooley, aye. Members, HCR 118 Chair's recommendation is passed with amendments. Chair Uh any members voting with reservations or no? With all others voting aye, recommendation is adopted. And we are done. Recommend
When entire communities are reduced to stereotypes or single narratives, it limits understanding and reinforces misconceptions. That is why the full implementation of the Teaching Equitable Asian-American Community History Act is so important. Adopting our demands, especially expanding curriculum to include Asian-American and cultural studies courses, would give students the opportunity to engage with history in a more reflecting, accurate, and meaningful way. It would allow students like me to see our identities reflected with dignity. complexity and would foster a deeper sense of understanding across our very diverse student community. We deserve an education that tells a full story and not just parts of it. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um hello everyone. My name is Hannah and I'm a sophomore and a member of the Suburban Youth Council um at Hana Center, which is an immigrant justice provider that supports Asian-American communities through advocacy, education, and youth leadership.
Um which was really great because a lot of our families um received the support from the display self-help pantry. So it was really nice to kind of see that that cycle. Um, I'm very very proud to share that our this bless you was our first full year of our reignited PTC. So, it's been a couple years really trying to get them up and running and I just came from our PTC meeting um before this and they are up and doing activities to support the the community. So you'll see in the pictures here, um they were at our trunk or treat in the bottom right and then they hosted a family movie night in the bottom left. It was just a really great way to get our families back into the building and really supporting um the school. And then our last area, use of resources.
>> I'm just glad I'm going before the speech kids. Um so, um yeah, no, this was a great season. Um, Illinois is typically one of the most competitive um, swim and dive sports um, in the nation. So, uh, to have two people to recognize is fantastic. Um, Nikki couldn't be here tonight, but yeah, he placed 14th in the state. He also set our school record for the six dive varsity record. Um, Coach Luke's actually won um, sectional coach of the year this year as well. Um, Coach Crick's name's not up there. He's not sitting with us. He's an executive coach, but he also coaches. Um, so thank you to Coach Crick and uh this guy here, Luke's a a junior and this is his second year making state. Um, and first year all state. Um, it's he got 16th and it was the first time I think I've ever had someone get all state where it kind of felt like a letown because as most of the coaches know here, the plague went through our school like right during championship season.
I'd be happy to answer any questions. No questions? All right, next up we have the food service contract renewal, Mr. Shepherd. So this is an annual uh, annual ask of the board. Every year the the Board of Education is required to uh, approve a food service contract. Uh, as the board is aware, we went out to RFP on the 2023-24 school year for uh, year one being 24-25. Uh, the winning company was Organic Life at that time. Uh, and we are recommending that we enter into another one-year agreement. I believe this will be year three of this particular uh, arrangement. Uh, and we are recommending the board approve uh, the agreement as presented at next week's meeting. Okay. going to be a price increase for the students? Uh that is yet to be determined. Uh the price increase for student lunches uh is uh determined by ISBE uh and the type of tool it's called a paid lunch equity tool uh that they require us to complete.
Any questions, comments? Discussion? Roll call, please. Hurst? Yes. Mervica? Yes. Pappas? Yes. Ward? Yes. Dogan? Yes. Gorman? Yes. Wasson? Yes. Motion passes. I need a motion and a second to discuss and approve the honorable dismissal of part-time educational support personnel employees. So moved. Second.
Yeah and I think the alignment helps too though everybody's using the same tools the same you know methodology and that way you're not your data is reflecting the same result. It's not you're not looking at this data this method this data and this method and you can't compare so that's important as well so appreciate all of it. Yeah. Yeah all the pre-work that Edie has done to get it to the >> Yeah. Down the I just felt like before this kid would get shuffled through. You know they would just kind of keep just enough to get them to the next to the next and now you're catching that. Hard to hard to quantify what they needed. Definitely catching catching that so you know giving them what they need so >> I think it started day meetings at both schools last year a little bit just not as regularly so it's just that really trying to I mean it's hard but our organization because it's hard to take a day out.
Well, when Parks on the other side, the town has already done their paperwork side of it. Um so we're the last piece of the puzzle here. Uh that project again isn't scheduled to be completed until summer 2027. There are two parcels of land that will be affected for the school. One is in the school district's name, one is in the building [snorts and clears throat] corporation's name. So, I'm also working with the building corporation to get their authorization to sign documents. Your motion tonight just gives me the authority to sign this paperwork on behalf of Central Noble. Parcel one, which is in the school's name, they have they did all of their surveying and they are willing to give us $3,475 for that parcel. Parcel two is in the building corp's name and they are willing to give us $3,100 for that parcel. Movement will have to move one wooden sign saying that says like auditorium, fields, things like this.
And so you know, whether you're a student, whether you're a staff person, whether you're a taxpayer in this district, we want to make sure we're doing the best we can to funnel as many dollars towards kids and education. So that was just one again, we've tried to put some different processes in place this year where depending on where that bill is coming from, that person is literally kind of looking at that one and saying, yes, this is necessary, no, this isn't or oh man, we doubled up or something like that. So that way that's not all in April. She doesn't she doesn't know what everything goes to. You know, and so whether it's been administrators, whether it's been the different department directors, we're taking a look at those things. So. And that's it. All right, on to new business. First step, consideration and approval for technology and engineering and Oh, we didn't sorry.
Any questions or comments? I mean, you you went over that, but it really explained the importance of this pre-K Was it three and four three-year-olds and four-year-olds or is it just three? Three and four-year-olds? Four-year-olds and why it's so important for their future growth academically. I mean, yes, it is recruiting tool, I think, for us, but really the important thing is that it prepares them. I mean, there's been research done on that. That's right. Can you just expand on it a little bit? Um I will say, especially since COVID, we've seen a lot of kids come to us um in pre-K without social skills. Um and those are in numbers going to kindergarten without that as well. And so, like, we know historically it's been there, the research is there to show why, um but even more so now, the the kids really need to be in pre-K before they come to kindergarten just so that we can give them the experience they aren't getting um to be better prepared for kindergarten so that the kindergarten teachers can then move them forward in the learning.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Sure. In the classroom, I just want to add to that. In the classroom, that presents itself as a need for more vocabulary acquisition. So, typically, those are kids who might not have the vocabulary that a native speaker would have. They are able to understand and they're proficient according to the last in terms of reading, writing, listening, and speaking but some of the vocabulary might not be as internalized as a native speaker. I was curious about that cuz I thought I spoke with somebody it seemed like a knowledgeable conversation where the typical American may probably doesn't use more than a thousand words anyway. Is that the target to get people up to what's commonly used in language or is it to give them the spelling bee championship? I'm just curious. It is it's a minimum it's it's not looking for This determines whether or not students receive support.
Um I'm here today to support my fellow sick members at Stevenson and to support in the um to speak in the support of the Teach Act and its full implementation in our school. I want you to imagine this. You're walking through a crowded hallway at school and you stop and ask an Asian-American student the simple question. what is your history and what is your background? Now, think about it. What are the chances they could fully answer that question if they never truly been taught their own history at school? And when Asian-American history is taught, it is often reduced to only a few events or stereotypes instead of the full range of experiences and achievements. Through Hana Center, I learned about the Kangja uprising where students and civilians stood up for the mil against a military dictatorship and fought for democracy and human rights. Learning about this made me realize something about my own identity.
Our extended day clubs are the biggest hit at North School. We have about over 400 students participating in our extended day activities. Um they go from Cartoon Club, Earth Explorers Club, Flip the Trip, which is my one of my favorite ones where instead of students going on a field trip, we bring the field trip to the school. So you'll see up in the upper leftand corner, excuse me, we had our Flip the Trip, um the one all the way on the right where the students were doing CrossFit during their lunchtime. So um we had somebody coming in to do some CrossFit with our students. You'll see in the upper left we had Pepper Construction come in and the students actually went out to the construction site. They learned about what's happening in our um in our community. So just some really great opportunities for our students.