001Okay. All those in favor? Thank you. Now we'll have a moment of silence followed by the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [Music] All right. Now, we'll hear from our chief financial officer, Mr. Casy, Madam Chair, Dr. Ballinger, members of the board, good evening. Prior to this evening, you all received a copy of the May financial review with any questions related to that report. Any questions? All right. Uh before I begin with the budget presentation, I did want to mention that uh RFA survey that you all should have received earlier this week that represents the state's effort to gather input from stakeholders regarding the public school uh funding formula. Uh specifically
002with regard to the inequities identified between the traditional and the charter school school uh student waitings, it it is very important that you take time to fill that out prior to July 7th just because we want to uh want to make sure the legislature receives a clear message that this is something that needs to to be addressed. So just please make sure you fill that out and submit it by the 7th. I sent I forwarded that on to each board member. All right. And if anybody has any questions about it yesterday, let me know. All right. All right. All right. Round three. Here we go. I am going to run through the numbers again quickly, but the bottom line is identical to the second reading. Um, the only change you're going to notice is a
003slight reclassification of the uh state revenues. I had some items wrapped up in that top state aid the classrooms lump sum item that really should have been classified as other state increases, but the bottom line revenue number is the same. It's just moved from one category to another. So, our total revenues including the proposed 3 mill increase is uh 78,219,85. And then our total expenditures including all mandated state increases as well as the step and 1% cost of living increase for all the non-teer scales and the $25,000 increase to the arts budget comes to 78,752,776. And that leaves a projected fund balance usage of $533,691. And that fund balance usage projects to leave us with a fund balance at the end of the 2025 2026 fiscal year of 9,785,477. Any questions? Go back to that
004slide again, please. Yes, sir. The fund balance unit uses for 25 26 is how many mills? The how many mills? Yeah, that'd be approximately, you know, 19ish mills. Um, just it's going to be about $98,000 a piece. Okay. Good. Any other questions? Just want to make sure. That's what we allocated for last year. The 1.6 the 1.689 million. Yes, sir. That's what we allocated last year and that this year would be 533,000. How often do we calculate that what a meal is worth? Uh it's it's just kind of an estimate each year based on the the tax value. Uh they they actually post a estimated mill value for the county. If you look at the county uh property tax card, uh the the problem with using that number, I think I'd be lying if I
005said I knew exactly what it was. It's closer to $140 to $150,000 for the countywide, but that's because they have the four they get taxed on the 4% owner occupied property. So it's estimated based on that number. Okay. Do we anticipate with reassessments and things like that that that will go up on its own as well? It should. It should uh incrementally, but as the like I said, as the reassessment is going to affect that 4% owner occupied property uh to a much higher degree than it's going to affect the stuff that we're going to collect taxes on. We still will get some benefit from it, but you'll see that county number increase pretty dramatically where ours won't increase as dramatically. shortfall. Yes, sir. Any other questions? Okay, we need to take a vote. Entertain
006a motion to approve the 2526 general fund budget. Second reading and approval is presented. Can I get a motion? I so move that we approve it. But now this budget that we approving is actually three meals increase. Yes sir. 2 and a2 mill to be used towards operation and 1 half mill to be used towards bus monitors. That that is not in the budget as it's presented right now. But that's what we discussed the last time. That that can be added if that's what if that's the way you guys want to go. We can do that and just if you want to assign half a mill to go to that to the bus monitors that's something that can be added but that's not what is currently being presented. And and my understanding the bus monitors
007will be utilized by the transportation department to make sure that they are needed wherever. Yes sir. And that'll probably be about seven or eight or it would be minor. I would I would say seven just to be conservative with that half a mill. Okay. I move that we approve the um 2526 budget as presented with the understanding that the hyper meal goes towards bus monitoring. All those in favor say I. I. Better show of hands. Okay. All those. No. It's five to three. It passes. Any more discussion? No. Okay. Thank you, Mr. C. One other item. I think it's going to be very important and I'm sure they're going to do it, but it's going to be very important that we let all of the parents know for those students that riding the bus while
008we have bus monitor. And if our policy is not addressing that, we need to make sure that our policy is addressing uh the issues and the concerns that we have. It's a it's a privilege to ride the bus, right? Okay. It is and that's something that I didn't talk with. Can't hear you now. Yeah, I hit the button and it didn't. So, I just figured there was something wrong. Thank you, sir. Uh, I did address that and we will look at that and make sure that um, you know, discipline and and well, that we're doing what's needed on the bus and that behavior is is is appropriate on our buses and that we do give support to our bus drivers. Um, that that's needed. So, we are going to look at that. Thank you. Thank
009you. All right. We had a discussion about uniforms. There's a history behind uniforms. They started in 2010. There was never a board policy for that. Um, and it's been 15 years and it was at several schools and it's now down to two schools. So, at this time, I'm going to turn it over to our new superintendent, Dr. Ballinger. Well, thank you, Madam Chair, and you know, I just want to take this time that and allow me as as as an incoming superintendent to to evaluate uh what is happening as far as with with uniforms and and the reasoning behind the uniforms and and how to address those. And so what what I want to do is I want to to not require uniforms this year at any of our schools. But at the same time,
010we are going to be presenting data to the board monthly that is going to be looking at discipline each month and and then as we go through this year, we will evaluate next April to determine what's going to happen for the next school year. Now, also at this point in time, and I I do see some some some students out there, but we need to tell our students the the power is in your hands right now as to whether uniforms will be worn in the future or not. And so, they have an opportunity to take control and have some power in their school by deciding whether they're going to be wearing uniforms or not because of the decisions that they make moving forward. So giving them a little bit of ownership is a good thing
011because as children, you know, we we were all there and we want a little ownership. So let's give them some ownership in what's going to happen um in their in their school building and in their classrooms. But we will be monitoring that. I will talk with administrators and we are going to look at what metrics we're going to use and how we're going to be addressing that moving forward. So I just think that now is an opportunity. it it has been 15 years. I think now is a good opportunity to just evaluate that um simply because of the time that has passed because we have two schools that are doing it. I am new to the divi to the district and so it's just an opportunity to take this time and evaluate. So the fate
012of the uniforms are in the students hands as well as that dress code is going to be updated. Yes ma'am. So that you will see a change in in that coming in the next few weeks. Yes ma'am. So we are working on um updating that that will go into the uh student code of conduct and I will be sending that out to the members to let you the board members to let you guys review that. Um and just so that you're aware of what changes have been made uh to the student code of conduct. Now also if if if it's the board's privilege or if the the board wants this, we can add that and make that a policy as far as a dress code policy and add that to policy of the requirements and
013which which would then still be, you know, implemented within the student code of conduct, but it would be more set as board policy as to what that dress code um requirement is at our schools. And we can definitely do that. Thank you, Dr. Ballinger. All right. Any other comments? You good? All right. August 11th will be our next regular board meeting at PLC here. 5:00 executive session followed by meeting at 5:30. I need an entertain a motion to adjurnn. Please rejourn. All those in favor? I don't know. Madam Chair, the one thing I do want to I just want to invite everybody if if we're still on uh to look at the website. I'll have some some listen and learn events and some meet and greets in the communities. Um I know you can look
014at our website to see those dates. I think um please come out uh share share with me and and visit with me. Uh so I I I do want to throw that out there as well too. So thank you. All right. Now we're journed.