Cameira. Our communication skills are so much better now compared to the beginning of the year as we have learned to speak up and talk into the microphone as well as ask follow-up questions. Finally, we are proud to be innovators as this is the first elementary school podcast in Daily and we hope this podcast can continue with future fifth grade groups. A larger group of fifth graders were selected to serve as safety patrol members. This group is tasked with patrolling the hallways during dismissal and patrolling during schoolwide events. They also assumed the leadership role during the school day by reminding students to walk in the hallways or be kind to one another. They met with people in the community such as Miss Clusio from the AAA association. We are now in the process of selecting the next group of safeties out of the current fourth grade group and as students leadership team.
So it was specific to middle school and high schools in our state. For those levels, there are over 7,000 middle school and high schools in the state of California and less than 400 that received this distinction. All right. So, we are going to move along. There were no public comments on consent calendar items that I don't see. And so, we're moving into our consent calendar. Can we have a motion to adopt? >> I'll move to adopt the consent calendar. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> All right. Great. And now moving on to item number nine, comments from the public on non-aggenda items. We have a few comments here and so I'm going to read a speaker conduct card to keep in mind as you all make your remarks and welcome to our board meeting. Thank you for being here. So for all who wish to address the board during public comment periods, speakers are requested to state your name and affiliation for the record.
This is a moment they and their families will carry with them for years to come. I kindly ask that you take a moment now to silence your cell phones so you can be fully present and share in this meaningful experience with our students. Class of 2026, you have made it. Graduation represents the culmination of 13 years of learning, growing, and striving towards a goal that once felt far away. Parents and families, I imagine the school years passed quickly. Though I am sure there were days that felt long along the way. Take a moment to think back to the first day of kindergarten. Was your child nervous? Excited? Were you? How about middle school? When mastering a locker combination and navigating multiple classrooms felt like a major accomplishment. Remember the first day of high school? The first school dance? The moment your child scored the winning point at a game?
Showing the pride we take in serving and strengthening our communities. Our members also reflect good character in the way we support, respect, and engage with our peers, teachers, and school staff each day. Throughout this year, we have gotten to know every member of this chapter personally. Honesty, kindness, dependability, and enthusiasm are just some of the qualities that stand out when we think of our members. Our continuous dedication to the qualities that create our goodness allowed us to foster a school environment that makes positive, inclusive, and enjoyable. For some, their character may only reflect those they interact with. But, for this chapter, our commitment to maintain our character has never wavered because it's who we are. As we move forward, our commitment to the pillar of character will extend far beyond the walls of Union High School and the Union community. Guiding us through the opportunities and challenges that are to come.
We're seeing some housing developments. Uh if you've been down by the olive mill, that one's moving a lot faster than maybe initially anticipated. Um, and I think that one's got 700 homes coming in. Now, we're not seeing necessarily a lot of families with little kids uh in those homes. Um, but we are seeing, I think, with that um subdivision there and and there's a couple other um uh apartment type complexes or those uh lease um apartments that are coming in. Um we could be seeing 8 to 10,000 kids over the next 5 years or 8 to 10,000 homes over the next 5 years. Whether that translates into kids or how many kids, we'll just have to wait and see. But we may be at the position where we're kind of bottoming out. I don't think we're going to come back like some districts with hyperrowth, but we will come back with hopefully a little bit of growth.
Um that's uh the state Arizona online instruction model funds part-time online students at 0.85% or at 85% and full-time online students at 95%. Um I think the rationale is that it's a little bit less expensive to educate students in an online um format instead of a brickandmortar format. >> Thank you. Any other questions? All right, Mr. Mr. Herman, I'm going to open it up now for public comments. Don't all rush. All right. Seeing none, I'm going to adjourn the public hearing. All right. Now, we're going to have our regular meeting. We're going to call this meeting to order. Wednesday, May 13th. It is 6:38. And before we do roll call, I do want to recognize we have some dignitaries in our audience. We have Mayor Nancy Smith, Councilwoman Amber Lerman, [applause] former mayor Tony Smith, [applause] and our city manager Ben Bidder. Thank you for joining us this evening.
And the concert band has to get a gold at ISMA. Not only did we achieve all those things, but we received a gold with distinction for the first time in school history and also received two perfect scores from judges, which is impressive for these kids. So, this is the first band in Jefferson County to receive this award. So, we beat Shaw and Southwestern to it. >> So, now we'll go through and announce them. Ban, do you hear me? >> Joselyn Brown. >> This way over here. >> Yeah. Hey, can we like come in towards the back, please? >> Thank you. >> Yes, you go that way and shake all the hands. >> Aaron Brown, >> Leaf Estes. Walk faster. >> Congratulations. >> Joseph Weaver. The rest of you, if you can get in uh class order, juniors, sophomore, freshman, figure it out. Ready to go.
>> Just not replace that. That makes sense. Okay. There's um there are three teachers at at Mendes. There's a special education teacher. Um >> there's a classroom specials teacher. They're both retiring. >> Okay. >> So, um they're not being replaced. you know the specials that provides not only is it good content areas you know the specials are music and PE right um >> what generally has to be done is sometimes the schedule might need to be altered a little bit because they all that also helps or supplies >> um teacher breaks or meeting times or their planning period gives them a planning period and so sometimes the spe the other specialists have to be work in worked in to pick up that additional workload. Now, it might mean that you adjust the schedule by reducing the number of minutes or it might mean um that you just are able to add a period to each of the other >> specialist.
And now there's this perhaps weird scrambling. And this is the kind of thing that uh it's it just comes across as extraordinarily inefficient, wasted of time, and uh we had pleaded before the meeting to please just do it regular. So, I I again, I don't know I don't know how these things happen. So, anyways, my question my first question wasn't answered at all. In In fact, none of my questions were really answered. There was some sort of something at the end, but uh it it it it's almost as if it is answering a completely different question. So, I'm going to In fact, I'm going to right now I live re-submit it. questions. Okay. All right. So, our next topic is we're going to talk about town meeting. Not so much what's on the warrant, but the overall structure of it. How does it look? How does it feel?
Is it it is in the gift and approval on the consent agenda or we can take the vote just for that one specific item tonight right now while they're here. Uh, if you'd like to do that and then approve the rest under the consent, I think it's appropriate. >> it's appropriate to do that. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, I would move to accept the gift of the picnic tables as presented. Second. Move. Move. Wow. >> [laughter] >> Will all say I. All in favor. I. I. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Next up, Give Kids the World service trip request, November 2026. Hello, friends. Hi, my name is Elma Darice. I'm currently the Give Kids the World coordinator for the Acton High School's Make-A-Wish Club. Um, we are once again requesting permission to travel to Give Kids the World for our 11th service trip.
Are you practicing on my camera? What are you talking to No, no, I didn't Do you want to practice? I don't actually I don't think I'm going to use it. Do you want to practice? How much is the camera? Okay. Are you able to buy it? >> Oh, no. No. That looks good. I'm going to make sure that everything you want to get is in that red square. Oh, there we go. Hey, I learned a lot today already about this. Yeah, I know. You got to get it. Mhm. You really like that's really how it is. That's what I had in mind anyway. I get it. Um I need just the I need just the bubble on that. The bubble? Yeah, yeah. How much of a bubble do you want? That was doesn't have a normal head. You have the far arrays and you want to be feet.
Senn in on uh midfield, it looks like, maybe attack. This is his senior year. He's probably looking to get a few goals. Here comes Olson. Now Henry. Henry. Think he's going to try to go in. Good defense from 27, but Henry's tough to stop and just misses the net on that one. Good follow-through by Senn. Still going to be Raider ball. All right, this is Atwood. Um Atwood getting harassed a little bit by Oliver Gray again. Now Fowler with it. Fowler to Olson. Olson gets it knocked loose, but he's able to maintain possession. Pass up to Hartnett. Heard people calling him Chuck. So, Chuck Hartnett, little spin move right there. Pass to Olson. Olson going in, better positioning, big save there from Perella. >> [cheering and applause] >> And both teams unscathed so far. Oh, that pass goes through Hartnett and it's going to be Medway ball.
The conference was a huge success. May brings planning for mental health week in collaboration with many organizations at GHS. Events will happen during lunch and after school. all all of which are free for students. During teacher appreciation week, May 4th to May 8th, staff were treated to mocktails and muffins at the high school. Lastly, this month, the council will hold their end of year banquet on Wednesday, May 20th from 6:00 to 7:30. Key Club. Before spring break, several Key Club students walked to AAL and spent a few hours reading and playing with students. The Kowanis Club and the United Way donated a book to each AAL student called The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright. Athletics. All of the teams and their records and upcoming games are on Arbiter Sports if you are looking for those. French Club. 18 GHS students, staff, and families went on a 10-day trip to France during April break.
The conference was a huge success. May brings planning for Mental Health Week in collaboration with many organizations at GHS. Events will happen during lunch and after school. all all of which are free for students. During teacher appreciation week May 4th to May 8th, staff were treated to mocktails and muffins at the high school. Lastly, this month the council will hold their end of year banquet on Wednesday, May 20th from 6:00 to 7:30. Key Club. Before spring break, several Key Club students walked to AAL and spent a few hours reading and playing with students. The Kowanis Club and the United Way donated a book to each AAL student called the Koala who could by Rachel Brightite. Athletics. All of the teams and their records and upcoming games are on Arbiter Sports if you are looking for those. French Club 18 GHS students, staff, and families went on a 10-day trip to France during April break.
We will be involved in the whole process. The kindness and compassion club led by Miss Ironman and Miss Panesi and made up of third through fifth grade students. And they do so much to teach the whole school kindness and compassion. They do fundraisers such as the spring fling and donate drives and then donate proceeds to many community organizations. The club also does a lot for the school by holding springy yard cleaning and creating educational and beautiful bulletin boards. The students learned so many life lessons in this club and we appreciate Miss Ireland and Miss Kadesi for volunteering to run this club without compensation all out of love for the school. We are working hard to make sure every one of us stays healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged. Here's how we are taking the lead. Our voice in health. As a student leadership team, we met with the district's operation manager, Mr.
Each speaker will be given three minutes to address the board, five minutes per organization, and a maximum of 20 minutes per topic. However, in exceptional circumstances, when necessary to ensure ensure full opportunity for public input, the board president may with board consent adjust the amount of time allowed for public input. Any such adjustment shall be done equitably so as to allow for a diversity of viewpoints. The president may also ask members of the public with the same viewpoint to select a few individuals to address the board on behalf of that viewpoint. Speakers, please, you are reminded to communicate with respect, fairness, and courteousness to each other and to all present. We ask that you not use the name of any district employee in your comments. The board welcomes orderly communication from the public. All right. And with that, we will begin with Peg Carlson Bowie.
Or the day they truly found their place, found their home here at Village High School? You were there through the triumphs and the challenges, supporting your graduate as they learned how to navigate an increasingly complex world. Your guidance, patience, and encouragement helped shape the young adults we celebrate here today. Graduates, none of you reached this milestone on your own. Along the way, there were parents, guardians, family members, and caring adults who believed in you, sometimes even more than you believed in yourselves. At this time, we would like to recognize those individuals. If you are a parent, guardian, or someone who served in that role for one of our graduates, please stand so we can thank you and honor you for your unwavering support, encouragement, and love. >> [applause] >> Thank you. Graduates, another group of influential adults in your lives has been the teachers and staff at Village High School.
We leave this chapter of NHS in the hands of the inductees, trusting that they will hold themselves to the same high standards of character that we uphold every day. Next, we would like to introduce Aisha Kinlaw. >> [applause] >> Leadership should exert a wholesome influence on the school. In taking initiative in the classroom and in the school activity, set an example in your words and deeds to motivate others to follow. It is about engaging people by guiding their direction to a common goal. A leader has to have confidence and will go forward when others hesitate. No matter what power and resources may exist in a school, community, or nation, they're ineffectual without the guidance of a of a wise leader. NHS members are leaders in and out of the classroom. The current members of our chapter have gone above and beyond simply meeting expectations. We have redefined what leadership looks like in our school and community.
So, first recommendation is to go ahead and provide a salary increase for our staff. What that salary increase would be would be a 1% increase that would be applied to the base salary. The total cost of the increase uh with benefits. So when we calculate uh what um salary is uh when we do our our budget, we also include benefits. So you may see on our salary schedule, for example, I think our teacher starting salary is somewhere in the neighborhood of $54,000. By the time you throw in all the bennies and everything that we're responsible for, that number is actually closer to $70,000. Okay? Okay. So, we take in health insurance and um uh social security and FICA and all that other stuff. So, we would anticipate that that increase will cost us $300,000. You will note that we are not sure what the minimum wage increase will be in January of 27.