Because we had the freedom, we had to be responsible. Because we had the responsibility, we needed persistence. These experiences have changed how we grew and shown us who we can become. The Village is a place of endless opportunities and is welcoming to all kinds of people. Although it was unfamiliar, we allowed ourselves to be open to trying something new. For me, this opened the door to the best group of friends I could ever ask for. Going into a new school not knowing anybody is scary, but I have learned that God gives us people and circumstances if we're willing to listen to the call. If we take the chance, it will make our lives so much more rich and meaningful. I encourage all of you, wherever you find yourselves, to find the community that fills your life with support and purpose. If we've learned one thing, it's that an uncertain future does not have to be a scary one.
For others, it meant analyzing literature and strengthening their writing. Beyond the classroom, scholarship is reflected in the personal interests our membership explores, including art, music, working with textiles, and playing sports. Each and every member on this stage has taken scholarship further than grades and test scores. We have focused on cultivating our minds and using our knowledge with the purpose of making a meaningful impact on our school and community. I have had the privilege to work alongside everyone on this stage. We have all been able to learn from each other, to build off of each other's ideas, and expand each other's thinking through respectful debate. Each of us will continue to represent the NHS pillar of scholarship in our future endeavors at the following institutions. Boston University, George Washington University, Harvard, James Madison University, Kean, Lafayette, Louisiana State University, Mercer County Community College, Messiah University, Morgan State University, North Carolina State University, Northern Michigan University, Princeton, Purdue University, Rutgers New Brunswick, Seton Hall University, Syracuse University, and University of Delaware.
Those priority areas. The one thing you will know notice uh last time I presented some of this data to you underneath this particular heading. I suggest that we might not be able to make all of those priority areas. Since that time, I think that was in February. some things have come in that put us in some ways a little bit better than we were before. It doesn't put us in great uh position but a little bit better. So I've taken that um piece out because to the extent possible we have been able to work to to go ahead and meet all of these priorities. Again obviously back to protecting staff and students retention and recruitment uh of staff and students is critical for what we do. Any way we can remain competitive with neighboring school districts for salary increases trying to fix up our facilities to the best of our ability.
I'm happy to answer any questions the the board or the public may have. >> Board members, does anyone have any questions for Mr. Harmon? >> And just to confirm, no additional changes since the last time we reviewed it. >> So, this uh this is a revision. Um we haven't seen a revision of this budget since December. So this is really highlighting the differences from the December vision till now. >> Okay. Thank you, >> Mr. Harmon. Um we're in a relatively decent position with growth when you look at some other districts um across the valley, right? um what what we've seen here would you categorize us as we're in a good financial position or we're h you know there there are some improvements that need to be made or kind of what where are you kind of thinking right this is kind of a I ask a similar question to Mr.
Our unified bowling team made it to the state finals again this year and has consistently been a state finals participant, which is an outstanding accomplishment and a testament to the dedication of our student athletes and coaches. This year also marked the first season of Unified Cornhole as an IHSAA pilot program. The inaugural field included just 16 teams from across the state and we are proud to say that our unified cornhole team became the very first ever unified cornhole state champion in the state of Indiana. While our bowling and cornhole teams consist of incredible athletes, they are also made up of outstanding individuals who excel in the classroom. At this time, we would like to recognize the students who received unified bowling academic allstate honors. are here. >> Jaden Waldridge, Kennedy Rowlet, Kira Aaylor, Lily Wester, Rachel Couch. Teryn Charl. That's it. And so at this time, we'd like to congratulate the students who received academic all-state from the unified cornhole team.
I mean, I think it came to like $5 million. I should have wrote that written that number down someplace. But in any case, just the point being that when you're looking at 2,800 students, which is about what we have, if you know, every little bit could make a significant difference or right, you know. Um, >> yeah. So, so Mr. Mr. Adams looked at the budget and said, "Okay, here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to look really hard at some of these positions." And what he has done is he has looked at um 10 positions that were either not filled or there are people who were retiring. And he looked at those positions and he said this position person's retiring. It doesn't I don't have to lay somebody off and what would the impact be? So, um, he and he said, "Okay, I'm going to there's there's an impact, but he balanced it against what the the financial situation that we're in, right?" And he said, "Okay, we will lay off the we will not fill >> these positions, okay?
All right. So, for our topics today, we have We're just going to briefly review what we talked about last time with those questions asked at the ZBA ZBA meeting about the What do you call it? 1060 Main Main Street uh 40B project. And the questions were mainly unanswered even though it was supposed to be a forum for answering questions. And they posted some. Maybe you can talk about that. It It looks like it was a PDF from So, the some kind of PDF We talked about our first conversation how very disappointing that meeting was, and since then I've talked to other members of the public who were just very very disappointed the way that was handled, um including people that lost children to Nyanza who were in that room. And it did I don't think that was the intent, but given the way it was marketed and produced, it did feel disrespectful in my opinion.
Um so we're proposing to donate four plastic technique picnic tables because the ones we currently have are quite old and dirty and like a little bit dangerous cuz of the splinters and so we're going to set them up either like late summer early fall um and yeah that's what we're asking if we can put those in.
So that's what we're going to do. Turn that on. Are you putting it out to the speakers? I'm learning stuff about exposure on this. >> [cheering] >> And the other team just scored. >> [cheering] >> I'm I want to learn about that, but I'm also doing this. Hey, will you teach me that in a second? What you said just scored? Uh the other team. It's two to one, Ashland. I accept for a day like So we're good. Where the ball at? Is this one set correctly? I mean, this I don't think we did anything to it. Is it We're live right now? Okay. Don't mess around with those controls. So, you can follow again and stand right in front of the And you can follow again like that. Just the the red box is what is on the screen, right? Just the red box and >> He won't Yeah, he won't No, we see more than that.
Oh, star-spangled [singing] banner yet o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? >> [applause] >> Hello. You good up here? Yeah. Hello, everybody. May 13th, 2026 here at Nora W. Field and Nathaniel Bradlee Stadium. Your Dover-Sherborn Raiders on senior night are facing off against the Medway Mustangs. DS right now is 9 and 5 on the year playing some really good lacrosse. And Medfield Mustangs are 5 and 9. So, a little bit of a switcheroo there, you know, the 9 and 5 and 5 and 9. Whatever. I'm Brad Crandall. Um Elsa Suk Song camera. And we're ready to go. It's 63° right now. We might get a little light rain in this game. But, we will see. I would also like to say I'm pretty excited about this game and uh I'm not going to get Henry Fowler's name wrong again. Just calling him Cam because uh I don't know.
As of today, more than six weeks after my original request, I have not received any quotes. See public record 26243. I want to be clear that my concern is not with the vendor Snows and Suns as I respect our local business and their work. My concerns is with the process and compliance of procurement laws. Additionally, while I may question spending the the spending priorities of the school, particularly giving recent program reductions in the schools and other departments, those decisions all ultimately rest within the committee, the mayor, and the city council. I watched the B budget and finance committee that uh that occurred on May 5th where this topic was discussed where the superintendent blamed the city's procurement side once again claiming that the procurement was done three or four years ago even though this contract was mess was made less than 18 months ago. So here we sit the school is blaming the city and the city is blaming the school but no one is taking responsibility.
As of today, more than six weeks after my original request, I have not received any quotes. See public record 26243. I want to be clear that my concern is not with the vendor Snows and Suns as I respect our local business and their work. My concerns is with the process and compliance of procurement laws. Additionally, while I may question spending the the spending priorities of the school, particularly giving recent program reductions in the schools and other departments, those decisions all ultimately rest within the committee, the mayor, and the city council. I watched the B budget and finance committee that uh that occurred on May 5th where this topic was discussed where the superintendent blamed the city's procurement side once again claiming that the procurement was done three or four years ago even though this contract was mess was made less than 18 months ago. So here we sit the school is blaming the city and the city is blaming the school but no one is taking responsibility.
We are so happy to say that we are nearing our goal of 30%. Our K to third grade teachers have worked so hard to implement science of reading strategies with our core literally lit liter literacy curriculum and have looked at data to inform their small group instruction. Now let's see what this looks like in action. Our school vision isn't just a statement. It's how we show up every day. Here is how we are growing. We are learners in fifth grade. Having subject specific teachers help us dive deep. But things get tough in math or reading. We know how to use data and support to push through and succeed. We value collaboration. Whether we are in small groups or meeting with our buddy classes to share our writing. We aren't just working side by side. We are sharing strategies and helping each other grow. We master communication and compassion through restorative practices and PBIS celebrations.
Uh, thanks to the board, Superintendent Funes for the recognition tonight. Um, we're proud of our early intervention efforts. um we believe in looking at the data that our early literacy supports before school start had a big role um to play in the recognition. But having said that, as Dr. Fuentes eloquently mentioned earlier, it is a community effort. Um not only do I want to thank the team here this evening, but the entire team staff at Pedmont Middle School, our community, our parents for working with their children, and most importantly, um we all believe this firmly stands on the shoulders of our students who get up and show up every day. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. And so we do have a recognition that we'd like to share and we also look forward to hosting a lunchon with all of your staff and those who couldn't be here at the end of this month.
It's important to stay true to yourself and remember the people who are there to help us and want us to succeed. Now is the time to embrace inevitable change and hardships. Without challenges, there is no room for growth. Consult not your fears, but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but what is still possible for you to do. Pope John the 23rd. What has the village given you, and how will you use that to change the world? Thank you and congratulations again. >> [applause] [applause] >> Now, please rise for the presentation of colors by Academy School District 20 color guard under the command of Cadet Technical Sergeant Chloe Lathman and the signing of the national anthem by Village High School student Siri Audman and signing by our senior ASL class.
These accomplishments not only reflect our academic success, but the commitment to learning that defines true scholarship. I'm certain that the new inductees will represent scholarship to the fullest, including the senior inductees who will be furthering their education at Drew University, George Mason University, Kean, Pratt Institute, and University of Delaware. To the new inductees, I'm sure you will bring the same love of learning that we did to the EHS chapter of NHS and continue to grow as lifelong scholars. We look forward to your academic success and educational pursuits as you challenge yourselves, pursue your passions, and carry the spirit of scholarship into the opportunities that lie ahead. Now, please welcome Diana Lima Flores and Kayla Smith. >> [applause] >> Character is is the force within the individual that distinguishes each person from others. It creates for each of us our individuality, our goodness. Everyday, your character is displayed in your actions and the choices you make.
Obviously, the bond didn't pass this past November, so it makes it a little bit more difficult, but we still want to work on that. And they want to support student behavior, whether it be discipline, mental health, or testing. And we must obviously with our staff continue to work on uh making sure there's professional development for them, uh both from the ter uh standpoint of new curriculum or just from strategies and interventions that we use in the classroom uh for um our teachers. So, how are we going to build the budget for next year? As of right now, we're projecting based on uh Mr. Bramart's analysis a loss of 608 uh next year. Again, for a reminder, uh 60 a.m. is average daily membership. That's not the same as 60 kids in the in the classroom. The numbers are a little bit different. Uh it's just a minor difference, but uh it's ADM is average daily membership.
Beckett right when when we're talking about HR you know my question to him is Mr. back at how you feeling about the HR schedule. How you feeling about where we're at? Right, Mr. Harmon, how you feeling? >> Yeah, I mean overall we are in a good financial position with our relative to our overall budget and our reserves. Uh this budget year is a kind of an anomaly. We were we budgeted for growth. We didn't get we didn't grow. So that always, you know, it could be better, right, if if we grew. But we're not overspending our budget. We are reducing our budget limit, but we're not reducing it below our current spending level. So, it's not like we're overspending or dipping in any one-time reserves um because of the position that we're in. Um but growth would have been nice. >> Gotcha. Great. Thank you.
Rachel Couch, she's playing softball right now. She's not here, Teryn. And Kira Aaylor, who's also >> Thank you. Thank you. NCS wear them All right. Good evening and thank you Dr. Brown and the board for having us out here to recognize these fantastic students. Um the band program and winter guard programs have had a fantastic year this year. Um, our winter guard went on to be the silver medalist at Tri-State Finals this fall and uh, we're looking forward to another exciting fall season with them. We're looking to have 10 to 12 new marchers added to the color guard. Um, and the band program is continuing to grow. So, without further ado, I would like to recognize the winter guard. First up is Tegan Thacker. Oh yeah, sorry. Naa Thomas. >> Just go right up there. Paige Papuchi. >> You're welcome. Taylor Gorley >> dexterity work.
>> And we will um, you know, we also were carrying some positions that were unfilled. So, we removed those positions as well." So, I just wanted to go back one second. So, there were positions that were being carried in the 2026 budget, >> right? >> That never got filled. >> Yeah. I'm not sure if they may have been filled at some point, but they're currently unfilled. >> Okay. So, >> so those positions he just wiped. He said, "Okay, we're managing." >> Makes sense, right? If you haven't filled them, they've been there for more than a year, you know, let's Okay, so that makes sense. >> How long, but Right. Okay. >> We're managing, right? Okay. And so, and then there were several positions. um a teacher at Warren um who's retiring. >> So is there an impact? >> Yeah. Uh you know we have stabilized the number of students there to some extent right now.