Like, we might want everything in the apple pie, too, but we can't always have all of the things that we might want. That being said, I think that we are there are clever and interesting things that we could also do, but I definitely hear you about like not wanting to spin our wheels or waste our time or take ourselves off off track by pursuing something that's really not not even feasible. >> Because that was the problem with redistricting is there were so many great ideas, but in the end only three or four options were even educationally feasible, >> right? And when we had to stop and step back and look at that, it was a little bit disheartening because the things that we wanted or that some of the parents wanted were great, but it couldn't happen. And it couldn't happen because of building size or bus route or, you know, a variety of things.
That doesn't change our trajectory, but it gives us time. So, um by replenishing with 900,000, we we feel confident, you know, moving forward without a referendum and and some things. Um basically, what today is is just looking at the timeline. You do have to get some things approved um earlier than a typical bond, and so um it's just the timeline for that um moving forward. So, that's about it. All right, so I need a motion and a second to approve the timetable for the 26th uh taxable GO bonds. I'll make a motion to approve the timetable for the GO bonds. I'll second. I have a motion and a second.
>> Yeah. >> Um, I think the primary one was done by an outside contract >> because I think George did have a go and do air filters and stuff. >> Yep. Before school started, George would do it. >> Okay. >> I mean, you could you could put a team just to do air filters, but you still need somebody to do some of the other work. So, you might be able to reduce the cost some. Um, but you're still going to have to have somebody doing that too. >> Okay. >> And some of not so much just company, but just to branch out a hair on say for example the high school. >> I know there was talk about the fields and snow and suns and stuff. >> One of the things you got to be super cautious about there is we have an irrigation system there that somebody has to service and maintain.
>> Can you give me an example of one of those that you that you recall? >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, there was this one idea that a lot of people had where what if we took um like I don't remember exactly the grade bands, but what if we separated the grade bands into different schools? So we had like K through two at one school and three, four, five at another school or you know there were even smaller bands in some cases that they were talking about and and like that's a great idea and it works for some districts and we could see the benefits of that but there were also cons and one and >> even if you were willing to work with the cons of it as a district, the main problem was that the buses couldn't do that. the buses can't go drop off at each and every school, the first graders over here, and then drive across town and do the, you know, like they couldn't do it.
Any questions? No questions. All in favor? I. I. Uh none opposed. Uh moving on to review and approval of temporary summer maintenance workers. Uh and I believe, looking over [clears throat] it, we're going to hire one full-time um maintenance worker for the summer as of as of now. We have cut down significantly >> [snorts] >> because we need to. But we have planned carefully and we we believe we can still get everything done with one full-time summer maintenance person. >> Okay. All right. So I need a motion a second to approve the summer maintenance help. >> [snorts] >> I'll make a motion to approve the summer maintenance help. I'll second. Have [snorts] a motion a second.
>> Did snow and suns put in the irrigation system >> where they service and maintained it. I don't know if they actually did the original work. >> I wondered if that was the confusion. So that they like in the the construction of the high school, did Snow and Sun get the the bid to do all the plantings? No. I just wasn't >> Well, no, no, no, no. I don't know that. But then >> and then they just continued. >> No, they didn't do all the plantings. So that was that was a state job and it was awarded out. They did not do all the original plantings. >> Okay. And I'm pretty confident they didn't do the irrigation. They're your most local company that can do it all. Where you got to be careful is if you have irrigation. Um all of those fields are varity fields that a lot of kids play on.
>> Um, and that doesn't mean that that wasn't a great idea. But there are so many moving parts that it just wouldn't have worked. And then there were some other ones where I don't remember the exact details, but there were some other ones where the superintendent said, "Oh, that's a really good idea except like the staffing wouldn't work because we have teachers that teach multiple grades or don't have the license to teach, you know, X Y and Z or, you know, already have to travel to do different things." So, I think that people just don't always understand the moving parts behind the scenes. So, I just want to make sure that all those parts can move >> on an idea that we're interested in before we get invested and then find out that we cannot. So, that's where I think there's going to be like a disconnect between us as the school committee because we don't necessarily know what those parts are and the public also will not necessarily know what those parts are, but the superintendent will and the admin will and the teachers will.
Any questions? No questions. All in favor? Aye. Aye. None opposed. Moving on to declaration of surplus property. We had some old shop equipment from old When I say old, I mean like old from before any of us were born. Some of us So [laughter] shop equipment over when we used to have shop class that's kind of been in storage not being used. So we'd like to dispose of that and get get rid of them. And this is the declaration of surplus property. So I need a motion a second to be able to do that. I'll make a motion. I'll second. Have a motion a second.
There's a lot of money spent to keep those fields. So we do a fourstep um fertilization and grub control and all that process to keep them in their shape that they are. And then they do the mowing and stuff like that. Snow and Suns will not come just to work on irrigation system. They won't come just to do fertilization. They get the whole thing or nothing. So, you have to be cautious that you have a company that can do all three of those aspects or you can jeopardize getting that done. To have somebody like the DPW come, I don't know if they can fertilize because they probably don't have a fertilizing license. You got to have a chemical license to do that. So is it as somebody who had poison ivy on her playground and they refused still there? >> Okay. So So they refused to put chemicals to get rid of the poison ivy on my playground and goats were talked about and the whole thing.
specifically the union will know whether something is possible or not. >> Well, they they'll have their ideas about what's possible. >> I'm sure they will. >> Yeah. Um U Member Webb, I saw your hand briefly. >> Yeah. I just think it's really important for us to make sure we are including the public, you know, with a lot of the stuff we have had going on so they can know that like, yeah, there's we all have these great concepts, but they won't actually work. And I know I was going to say what member Den had already said that we had talked about like grade bands, you know, and then it was like, okay, grade bands isn't really the best scenario. And then I guess is that what we're like talking about rediscussing is what um that study was already done because that kind of laid out our options as to what we could do.
Any questions on those? No questions. All in favor? Aye. Aye. None opposed. We got the first reading of policies through 8462. It's just the first reading this month, so no uh no motion needs to be made on those. We'll have second reading and approval of those policies >> Just to mention, they are not like these are kind of all over the place policies. These are just the policies that changed due to the new legislation. So all of the legislation that passed this last term, those are it's like the cell phone policy, the personal device. So, there are some important ones in there. So, ones that you probably approved earlier this year before we knew that there was going to be new laws. Okay. So, make sure we take a look at those before before next month. Uh all right. Uh again, there is no uh public comment.
So can we put chemicals on a field that kids are going to play on? >> Absolutely. Because they're all they they're licensed for it. They put it on. They give a warning. They give so many days for before people can get on it and and it's it's a public record and they do it to certain levels they feel are safe because they're licensed application people. >> All the schools, all the big schools, Frontier does it. They have an application person that do it. They hire it out to all the Turner SWS does it. The tech school does it. They all have somebody that's certified in and they have to do it. If you want to keep grass, you have to do it. And that's the problem. You go to vets field, the fields are real spotty. They're dirty. They don't They're a lot of dirt.
>> Yeah. >> So I guess I'm just looking for like clarity on that like we have where we had them coming and do the study saying X Y and Z. Yeah. Um, no, thank you for for bringing that up. Um, because I think that that was that's uh part of what our next item is is re like thinking about the documents, reviewing the documents from the prior related subcommittees. Um, and I think that that's even just reminding ourselves that those exist and where they are. We're not necessarily going to spend a great amount of time going through them in detail today. Um, but I it was it was uh very important to me and I know that it's important to each of you as well that we're not reinventing the wheel here. But I do think that it is worth noting that that study is now four years old and we have some data to fill in the gaps because it had some projections that went out to now that we can fill in with real numbers and understand are their the projections that they had.
I would like to take this opportunity though to have coach introduce himself, maybe introduce your family, and uh tell us a little about yourself. As already stated, I'm Dave Crain. This is my family, my wife Crystal, my better half, our children Dax and Kinsley. We're very excited to build some long-term relationships and and build uh student athletes on and off the court, and hopefully win a lot of games and make a lot of good memories. Thank you all of you guys up here for the opportunity. Awesome. Thank you. Happy to have you. Welcome. >> [snorts] >> All right. Moving on to administrative reports. Vicky, you got anything additional for us? Anything additional? All right. Uh Paul, you got anything for us? No. Everything's >> [snorts] >> going good? Updates. You want Go ahead. No, that's fine. Um Yeah, and did uh Ross have anything for us?
Not as in dirty, but a lot of dirt showing. And they're not in great shape because >> you need two things. You need water and you need chemicals. But the chemicals are a big thing. You keep the crab grass out, the dandelions, all the other stuff. So, if you want good playing fields, you have to treat them. >> Okay. So, I want good playing fields. There's no question about that. I guess my question is there's rules for one playground and there's rules for another. You might want to check out the poison eye because it's a big padoo. >> Yes, I of it the other day and down there last year we had the same issue and we tried to get the DPW to do it and they refused to do it because they couldn't take risk of having any of their employees get poisoned to have people out because they're already short staff.
For instance, for Greenfield total population and Greenfield student population, like are those actually real? Are they did they decline more steeply? Did they stay flatter longer? Like what is that looking like? um because that helps us that helps us contextualize like what our options are and what our needs are. Um a little bit more. But I definitely don't want to to to abandon that study. I do just want to make sure that we are taking taking where it stopped and updating it with what we know. Um, and if I'm remembering like the study gave us the study was I from my recollection of it was very much like you're going to have to close some buildings. And maybe that's true. Um, and maybe we can think like more creatively about using our utilizing our buildings in different ways um that alleviates that need perhaps. So, I just like wanting basically all options to be on the table, but any option that we have before we choose to pursue that option, I really want to make sure that we all know what the pros of that, what the cons of that, what the long like what's going to be the long-term outcome or impact, and making sure that we're not doing it either out of like fear or that it's only for dollars and cents, but that there is some educational rationale um or that we understand the educational impact behind any choice even if it's driven by dollars and cents.
He did not. Nothing from Ross? >> Nothing to add this week. All right. How about yourself? No, I don't. It's We're moving forward. >> All right. Well, we're gearing up for the end of the school year here, so two >> Two more weeks. Two weeks left, so. All right. Uh any board member comments tonight? >> [snorts] >> No? All right. Quiet group, I tell you. Uh upcoming dates. Not tonight. Uh last student day, uh May 21st. Graduation will be Saturday the 23rd. Uh and our next regular session board meeting will be June the 8th, Monday, June the 8th, so. Um I need a motion and a second to adjourn this meeting. I'll make a motion to adjourn. I'll second. I have a motion and a second to adjourn. All in favor? Aye. >> Aye.
So they just said you need to hire an outside contractor. >> Probably where the basketballs bounce. >> So now my next step is call no Snow and Suns. Now snow and sons will have to go down and give us a quote what you can you do to remove it. They're they're hazard too. A lot of people just don't like touching it but seeming we use them at the high school they will go down there and take care of it. And then all the other schools, DPW when they're mowing and possibly short staff, public possibly not, you know, being monitored as closely maybe when they come in and they mow, there's certain days of the week they mow and they mow regardless if they need to be mowed or not because they mow on Mondays and Fridays at the middle school and that's their schedule. They hop in their truck and they go and do it.
But there was yes there was a lot of work done by the prior subcommittees and I know remember any of you were on those um that there was a study plus there was a lot of discussion plus you heard from a lot of parents plus you know like you did additional work beyond just getting the NASDAQ study am I remembering that correctly? >> Um yes and the NESD study never talked about having a new building. It only talked about potentially building upon a building >> like adding a story or a wing. >> And when that was explored because it did say that like these build some of these buildings are really old and the cost to fix them is really astronomical. So maybe you might want to build onto a building. And when they looked at that, there's just no there's no grants from the MSBA that are going to help us with anything that runs on fossil fuels.