Uh Marty came here when our transportation department uh was in need of some reviving, if we will. Um challenge of getting bus drivers and has done amazing job uh with that as well. And so, we just want to congratulate both of them. Uh Mr. Ramirez, as mentioned, Educator Appreciation Week, as have a couple others. Again, we Teacher Appreciation Week is Educator Appreciation Week here and we refer that to all employees and we thank each one of them for all they do and we will have some uh special opportunities. I know PTOs get really involved in this. Some of the uh spreads that they put out, the teachers eat on for a couple of days next week. So, um I'm sure that our teachers will be eating good uh next week, for sure. Lastly, I just as we uh look to the financial situation that we are in, uh want to just make a comment regarding that.
Thanks for coming. Yep. All So, we have a motion on the floor first by Ken, second by Gary. All in favor of the motion say I. I. Oppose motion, same sign. Motion carries 6-0. F3 2026 school summer staff, Mr. Peters. Mr. Wall and board, I bring to you the high school summer school staffing recommendations for this summer. First summer session will be June 1st through the 12th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Second summer session is planned for June 15th through the 26th. There's 14 teachers and four paraprofessionals that will be asking for your approval tonight. We also have summer I read at Flint Springs June 8th through the 26th of June from 8:00 to noon Monday through Friday. Breakfast and lunch will be served as well. We have 18 teachers that will be asking for approval tonight as well.
Board any questions or comments? Oh, I'm sorry. I jumped ahead. >> [laughter] >> So based on the the parameters that were set forth we have two calendars that we'd like to share out with you based upon the 2027-2028 school year. So as you can see it's it's a pretty good time for us for 2027. One of the things I'd like to highlight or a couple of things I'd like to highlight is that for one we have an earlier return for the second semester but we also will be able to have two days that are recognized for President's Day in February. So just a couple of things that I'd like to highlight there. And then if you take a look at the second calendar we have the same thing as well there in terms of the two days for President's Day but this is also a an election year so we do have in there for the election on November 7th that we would have an e-learning day there down at the bottom and and another thing about this particular calendar is that it's very well balanced.
>> Does anybody have any questions on admissions? the question um related to admissions the students that have been that have applied through the lottery process um given that as as we know the students have to respond with commitments. >> Yes. >> Um have we finalized on those commitments or is that still an ongoing process? >> It's still an ongoing process at this point >> to continue adding more students that >> end up not committing and there end up being more seats. >> Yep. We haven't filled 100% all the seats yet, but we'll be sending out more opportunities soon. >> Um, and do you foresee a specific amount of students that we would be tapping into um the lottery weight list or is that to be determined after it's after all the commitments are in? >> Um, you you mean u the ones that are still on the wait list >> or no?
It's um additional seats that were uh accepted, I think eighth grade going into into ninth grade. Uh they increased the amount of students that they have generally accepted. Otherwise, I believe it's by eight. So instead of accepting four students going from eighth grade to ninth grade, it is now 12 students. And if there's a per pupil cost that we have to pay, and that just represents that cost. >> Can For just for clarity, cuz this is the school where I work, um there are 12 spots available, and um apparently, uh this group was particularly impressive. And so eight were brought in. Which in the past It It's not that that um the Vo-Tech school said, "No, we will only accept this many." Um but I guess the demand wasn't there in in the past couple years. Demand had dropped, but now demand is back back up.
Thank you. Congratulations, Allen. >> [applause] >> Thank you. >> To the chair. >> Yes, Mr. Dr. Tomko. >> I'd like to uh address the comment Oh, I'm sorry. >> No. >> Go ahead. Sorry, after you. >> Hi. I forgot I had a question carried over from last month. So, when we were at the uh budget meeting, we discussed that there would be a I believe $3 million carryover from this school year into next year's to help balance the budget and reduce the cost to taxpayers. And I'm wondering if we can have an explanation. Was that a budget in excess for this year, or was there something that was attached to those dollars that now our students will go without this year? So, if someone could um explain that, I'm not sure if it's title funds, but it seemed to be a number And do you need me to repeat it?
So this is just a little bit further information about what the what the online platform allows us to have. Uh the SmartWork is another It is a uh student uh platform where we can see how they're progressing through different standards and different uh engineering practices. Uh and then again, just kind of their suite of things is quite nice to move through. And then again, the manual that goes right along with it. Uh it also uh drives into the GeoTour uh tours which uses Google Earth uh that really brings us to the actual places that we'd like our students to see. Uh and again, from that lens of there's some sort of anchor phenomena for everybody to come back to. Money again. Gizmos again. Uh so beyond what they have there, we also have been using this resource. If we find it to be something that um we we feel is no longer needed through this through this resource, then it's something we would consider not having.
And remind me Mr. Edwards, the students that will graduate this year or the the few that will not graduate this year, how many years have they been a part of what we call the cohort system? >> Three years. >> Actually, that te's up a question or maybe suggestion. So, we met my daughter here tonight. I can brag on her the entire meeting. Okay. And then I'll stop. Um and and she's done really well, but she got to experience pre-cohort and that first year while we're figuring it out and then two years once we found our groove. And I just don't know if we've ever considered getting um stakeholder feedback from students on the cohort model and asking their opinions on how we're serving them and if they have any suggestions. they might be pointing or they may point out something that's incredible that um we don't even recognize as being a bright spot.
We have spent the last 7 months planning for the financial shortfall that we as a corporation are currently experiencing as well as what is coming in the next several years. As a reminder, this financial pressure is a result of several things. Slow and slow enrollment limits our new revenue despite community growth and as you hear repeatedly with all the new houses going in, we're still uh not experiencing great significant growth each and every year. So, that's been uh kind of a slow and steady growth. Um the impact of vouchers and an additional 100 to 150 students per year over the last 4 years now that the state has no income uh requirements or restrictions on vouchers. Approximately $2 million annually annually lost due to the changes in the textbook curricular funding uh that was passed in 2023. Uh our exceptional education needs continue to increase.
And then something in my season career I have found one of the joys that I have is putting people in positions of success and empowering them and allowing them to use their skill set to enrich and enhance programs. And what I have in front of you is our summer I read staffing proposal. Our elementary summer I read coordinator Justin Shafer, who is currently the assistant principal at Flint Springs, he would coordinate our summer I read program. Secretaries Lori Satchell and Anita Henry would be sharing duties as coverage in the office. And then a lead teacher Lauren Davis does an excellent job at as a title teacher at Flint Springs helping to be a lead teacher to help coordinate our programming during our summer I read program. This is new. This is something we've never done before, but just a way to empower these people that have a lot of skill and expertise to help us uh our second and third grade students uh through that I read summer school.
We really worked hard to try to make sure we have as close to to number of days for both semesters. Also I'm sorry. Also I just like to say that this calendar committee was exceptional in that we had the highest participation rate that we have had since I have been in this position of our committee members submitting feedback to us and overall they were just very very pleased. So we were pleased that they were pleased with the drafts we had for them. But also this evening we would like to bring forth to you a calendar you previously approved and that is the 26-27 calendar. If you would look with us now. Previously we brought this calendar to you for your approval without an e-learning day on election day. And and at that point we were only bringing forth the election day e-learning on presidential years.
So, in terms of students that haven't committed, whether or not they're attending GOTS, the accepted students, >> y >> because we know not all the students that get accepted commit. >> Um, >> when would we expect to go and tap into the lottery weight list? >> Would it be just an ongoing thing or after? >> Yeah, it's after we give them a little more time to we'll call each of the parents to make sure it's clear that they aren't coming. And then once we verify all that, whatever amount of seats are left, we'll put it out there one more time, which is not a lot. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, Mr. Lavoy, is that is that typical? I mean, if you're giving them 10 if they're supposed to have 10 days, right? >> Yes, that that's typical >> because I see that. Look, just Lawrence, for example.
>> There's also legislative changes that before when the school started, right? They each sending town committed to the number of students that they would send. The law changed a year and a half ago and they cannot cap it. If your child applies and they get in, the sending district has to send them. There's no >> Correct. >> limit. >> Yeah. >> I mean and it's minimal. I mean it's not a lot of money that we're paying to send them for that opportunity. >> I was just curious what caused that that change. >> It's legislative changes. >> Okay. >> Yes. Anything else? So then we start looking at the areas that, um, are are are equally and continue to be impactful, right? Cuz now we have the charge of reducing. Um, when we look carefully at enrollment, uh, what we see is a we have an opportunity of reducing two sections at CLES.
Okay. Um I don't know if the answer to that was it was related to title funds, or if those were funds in another sub account that we have to use that should have been used this year and now we're not going to be, and what is the effect on the children? Thank you. Sorry. >> Thank you. Dr. Tomko. >> To the chair, just want to say hello to Mr. Geisler. How are you, sir? Uh first I'll answer the budget question. Um So, districts do use um >> Balance. >> Yeah, fund balance carryover monies that aren't used throughout the year. Um we have been doing that historically here, so it's really just a carryover again. We're trying to stop that. That's what we're attempting to do. Uh so, it really wasn't anything that was cut out. We just continued the process of doing that. So, it's not really particular things that were cut out.
But it is again been very useful so far. I think that's going to end our sciences. And I'm going to turn it over. >> So, before you before you move on Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, go ahead. Wonderful. When you listed more than one resource >> Sure. for example, for biology, are you talking using both of those? Or either or? The biology now it would be yes, we're requesting both. >> Okay. >> The biology now is your formal textbook online huge platform that that again will house most of the data for our students. The other one is it's not a laboratory book, but it is a it's more of a lab guided activity book that again it's like a it's a cool hybrid between what a textbook would have and what a lab manual would have. >> okay, so or like a work through book, yeah.
So, um asking their feedback I think would be helpful. >> I'm capturing that. I we ask a lot of questions in those quarterlys, but I don't think I've ever asked that one. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Edwards. We appreciate the report. >> Thank you. Next, we have a operating operating referendum results and update. I think I've shared with you multiple times that I believe the most important organizational strategic objective for us in the next 12 months is to renew the operating referendum for BCSSE. And uh we as part of that have provided an annual update every year since the referendum was passed in 2020. And so this is the 2026 update for you. >> Thank you for allowing us to share this tonight. This specific update will include staff and student results generated as a return on investment from the operating referendum. So, I'm going to start by handing the microphone to Mandy Keel, CEA vice president.
Our student population has grown at a rate of 2.5% and our exceptional needs student growth is at 31%. Uh requires more specialized staff and services. All All of this is also compounded by uh SEA 1 and the additional burden that is going to be uh that is going to place on our operations fund uh beginning this coming year and going forward as well. In December, we reduced a million dollars. We will be adding to that total and reducing an additional 6.3 million. We have realized significant savings through attrition and at this time we will not RIF any of our classroom teachers. More information will be shared with our staff and communicate with our community members later this week. Please understand that even with these cuts and the impact of SEA 1 will result in significant funding shortfall and we must take the appropriate steps to avoid additional reductions and keep Crown Point schools strong and innovative in the coming years.
So, asking permission um for your acceptance of our summer school staff and our summer I read um coordination schedule. Thank you, Mr. Peters. Floor is open for a motion. Motion to approve the 2026 summer school staff as presented. Thank you, Matt. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Gary. Further discussion? Looks like you have a good team set up there, Jay. Looks forward and hopefully have some good outcomes on that. >> Hearing no further discussion, all in favor of the motion say I. Opposed same sign. Motion carries 6-0. Uh F4 Diligent uh Community Quote. I believe that's Mr. Brombery. >> Well, board uh for your consideration, I think we had a wonderful presentation at the work session by Mrs. Gray and Mr. Klausing. For your consideration is the Diligent Community Quote tonight. Uh it is it is ironic that BoardDocs is not working on the night night we vote.
However with the increased traffic and use of our buildings it is we believe in our best just for safety, for collaboration with our community to do this on our all even years and so we are submitting this as an amendment to you tonight for your review and approval. That's the only change November 3rd. And again we would like to thank our committee.
Well, I don't know what that adds up to where it says confirmed, but that's nowhere near what their aotment is, I don't think. And again, I'm not good at math. >> Where are you looking at? >> Well, we're here. This this it says applicants and it says accepted and confirmed. So that's a lower number than it's got to be than 325 seats. That's no 325 seats. >> That was at the time of this that was at the time of this report. >> I know. But it's way low. I mean 20 40 60 I don't know. Maybe. I don't know. >> Yeah, we're higher than that now. There are more kids that have accepted than in the 400s now. When was this? >> I know, but I'm concerned about those those students in the 8,000s and 9,000s or 7,000s that that don't even have a shot at this and we're allowing people to take weeks to say yes or no.