001this evening. Miss H, would you lead us in prayer, please? For this beautiful day that you have given us. May we rejoice and be glad in Lord in what is left of this day. We special bless table this evening. Lordly and individually and those who ask that you bless them as well. Go to war toone lands everywhere and speak a word of peace and there will be peace. Heaven on the table provide for them without a roof over their head over their head. Heavenly Father, our governments, every Lord, we realize Lord that you are still in charge. Heavenly Father, our heart, we just want to say thank you for this day that you have given us all these holy and precious name and we count it all done. Amen. Caller County School Board meeting to
002order. Is there a motion to adopt the proposed agenda? A motion by coach Blackman, second by Mr. Jean. All those in favor be known by saying I. I. Those oppos unanimous. Is there a motion to adopt the consent agenda? So move. Second. Proper motion by Dr. King. Second by Miss Hley. All those in favor let be known by saying I and that's unanimous. I want to thank everyone that have gathered here this evening. We do not have anyone sign up for public forum. So that moves us to hold business board policy review and approval and start. Good evening, Dr. Smith, members of the board, Dr. Goodwin. Tonight marks the second reading of the proposed updates to our current district policies on individualized healthcare plans and the use of life-saving medications and the addition of a
003new policy, the seizure safe schools policy, JLCG. If approved, these updates will ensure compliance with the seizure safe schools act. I appreciate that you, our leaders, seek to align with best practice and legal standards, and I'm bringing these policies to you for approval tonight. Thank you for your time, your service, and your thoughtful consideration. And I'm happy to take any questions you may have. Are there any questions? Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion we approve the policies and and the updates. I'd like to make a motion that we we approve the policies and the updates that have been presented by Miss Stling. Nurse Stling. Second by Coach Blackman. Any discussions? Any questions? hearing none. All those in favor know I raise your right hand. That is the announcements. Thank you. Thank you. Um
004Kevin Sport, I just want to take a moment and say um around last month's meeting um our superintendent Dr. Goodwin celebrate three years with us and I want to say on behalf of the board, we thank you for your proactive leadership. Um how you have worked diligently for the county and for the school district placing teachers and students first and foremost and um that's does not go without notice. We notice it often many times we do not express our appreciation to this superintendent but I do want to know that we are very thankful for you. So that moves us down to the superintendent report. Mr. Chair, members of the board tonight we bring you the u second reading of the 2526 budget for approval. I would note while Mr. Willard's coming up we think this
005is final. Of course, uh the governor does have the option to veto certain lines, but the information that we're receiving right now is that there are no educational vetos forthcoming. So, we think that what we're bringing you tonight, it reflects the final state budget. And uh Mr. Willard, we'll turn it over to you. Okay, Mr. Chairman, Dr. Goodwin, members of the board, thank you. Good evening. Um as Dr. Goodwin mentioned the legislative process as we know as far as decisions to be made is complete but uh we are still awaiting final projections. Uh so we are giving information based on the last updates that we have been given. Um and the final projections really only would entail um adjustment based on that virtual school virtual charter school waiting that we discussed the last time. Uh
006but that would be minimal change. So, uh, we're we're not proposing to wait until we have that information. We want to move forward. Uh, we are still waiting for the final approval of the overall budget. Uh, we do not expect any vetos to come through the governor's office that would impact K12 education. So, we will move into the presentation for the FY2526 budget proposal. Um, so the summary of changes and accomplishments. Um, I will not go through each of these bullet points as they have not changed since the last time. We've only updated that first bullet to let you know that the revenue projections for both state and local have been updated using the most recent data that we have available. Um, everything else is consistent with the first reading. Uh, on that first uh
007uh slide and then the second slide, the same thing. Nothing has changed. uh our employer insurance premium adjustment is still the same at 4.6% and we still aim to accomplish all that is listed on that slide as well. So um let's move into the summary of expenses. Um and I want to highlight some things that have uh significantly or somewhat materially changed from the first reading. So those are the ones I'm going to concentrate on. Um, but the top portion of this chart, anything from principles and assistant salaries down to transportation salaries, just be on notice that that uh section, any of those numbers could change as we finish things within the system, moving employees out, employees in as we capture those changes. The same would be true for insurance, retirement, and the matching FICA.
008As you change salaries, those are going to change. So, I have a bullet point later on in the presentation that will address this. Um, just um, you know, basically informing you that some of these categorical lines may change, but the overall revenues and expenses will not. So, um, as we make those changes in salary and fringe by category, um, if we run across anything that is unforeseen, we will certainly update you post reading. Uh, but we we do not anticipate that. As you look through uh, this chart, you will notice that we have added a column in the middle that highlights the first reading information from May 20th. So, that is what we brought before you. And if you look just to the right of that, the highlighted column is tonight's proposed second reading for
0092526 expenses. And you will go through there and notice some changes in those categorical lines uh for salary and fringe. Most of the discretionary spending for uh supplies, uh other areas, student services, etc. has not changed. Uh, but I do want to highlight a couple of things that have changed since first reading. Uh, cleaning services. So, we talked about that a little bit a couple of weeks ago. Um, where we had brought to you $2.2 million. We have increased that to $3,320,000 which is roughly our annual cost for contracted cleaning services. What that allows us to do is build back the budget that we have or that we should have had for the cleaning services to the precoid uh level. So, we're getting that back in. And when we get to the second page uh
010or the the uh the revenue and expense page on the summary, I'll show you how we're covering that. Property insurance. Uh we did get notification that we should expect some type of percentage increase on property insurance. So that has been increased from 610,000 to an estimated 700,000. Uh in the second reading going to the second page of expenditures, um you will see that everything along this list is exactly the same as first reading with the exception of two items. Uh one is supplies. Uh that has been decreased by another $20,000 from first reading to second reading. And equipment $6,69. We basically took that out of that line and shifted it elsewhere because we will cover equipment purchases out of add other capital monies not the general fund as needed. So that is an increase or
011a change uh yes an increase from the first reading to the second reading on expenses um of 1,180,000 going from 126.3 to 127.5. Now 1,120,000 of that change is the contracted cleaning services. So, we have not increased this budget substantially uh overall because we are going to offset that $1,120,000 increase with a uh capital transfer to the general fund that will give us a zero net impact on the budget balance. So, um it is an increase to expense, but we're also increasing the money coming in to directly offset that. Okay. So, if we move to the summary, um I will go ahead and direct you to that line towards the bottom of the chart where it says other financing sources transfer in of the $1,120,000. Just to be clear, this is not a transfer of
012fund balance, nor is it a transfer of general fund reserves, but is it is eligible capital uh that we can transfer to the general fund to take care of expenses like this. So, what it allows us to do is build back that cleaning services budget to pre-COVID dollars without a net impact to the 2526 general fund budget. So aside from that on this page I will highlight um some other uh significant changes. So in our state sources um I'm going to go to that section first because there is very minimal change aid to classrooms general fund and aid to classrooms EIA transfer. You will see that there are minimal changes to both of those. One goes up one goes down. That was simply a result of the most recent legislative uh guidance. other state revenue
013um about a $100,000 increase from 5,ion392 to 5,494. That is because due to the state legislation, the retiree insurance uh revenue coming to us, meaning taking care of our responsibility for those who have retired and moved on went up just a little bit. The market changes on this sheet go uh come from the local sources. You will see that based on the most recent information and the fact that we have another month since the last reading um in in our system we have increased um our local revenue uh over projection overall about $980,000. The majority of that comes from the advorum and delinquent tax section going from 27.1 to 28 million. and we've added some more to our interest revenue coming in uh based on the projection that market rates are going to stay about
014the same as what they are now through the year. So all said that takes our shortfall that we brought to you from the first reading of 3.974 million down to 2.948 million. So we have reduced that by a little bit more than a million dollars. At the same time, we're keeping the same recommendations in this budget to take care of our personnel. That is our focus to take care of our largest asset, which translates into uh better education, better support, and uh better coverage throughout our schools. And that helps us to also maintain our staffing levels where where we need them. So um just to wrap up the last slide of reminders uh most of this um is the same as what we uh brought to you at first reading. Uh but a couple of
015new things that I'll highlight. Uh the second bullet point uh refers back to um understanding that these object categories as we bring them to you line by line may change as we make adjustments in the system. We will certainly uh give you an update on those and where they stand as we produce the budget come July. Um but our total revenues and expenditures as you would consider those tonight for approval would not change. Um two bullets have been added that talks about how these expenses or or how the how the budget is split. Um what what portion is being covered by state, what portion is being covered by local. So we did an analysis of this and the coverage of the mandated cost increases in this budget as it relates to proviso 1.3 um has
016about a 65% state 35% local split. So that's how it spreads cost overall when we look at the things that we're doing outside of mandates that breaks down to about 70% state and 30% local. So, we wanted to highlight that just so that it articulates um how the current funding landscape is and also just to say that to keep in mind that the original intent of the formula was to provide funding at a split of about 75% state and 25% local. So, you can see how we're panning out as it relates to the intent of that formula. So, with those comments uh and reminders with regard to our uh 2526 budget, that completes my comments and presentation. Uh and I'll certainly allow Dr. Goodwin to make any final comments regarding this uh proposal. Mr. Chair,
017members of the board, the the budget that we're bringing you is is certainly a people focused budget. In fact, u we have moved as many things out of the general fund budget as we could that were not people so that we could focus on on that. The u the salary study uh implementation is over $1 million of this that does not include the uh food service adjustments on salaries since they are funded differently through through the food service program. So, those folks are also an additional impact. Uh, as we look through this, uh, you know, the the $1,500, they always like to say it's $1,500 on every sale. That's on the state minimum salary schedule. We don't pay the state minimum. So, some of our numbers look a little different depending on where you are
018in the chart, uh, as far as what those raises look like, but we certainly, uh, fulfill the requirements there. The other things that I would note are the folks who are bus drivers are seeing another 2% increase and that is a true 2% increase per sale all the way across. And also uh would note that anyone who was not touched by the salary study you noticed up in the earlier part is a 2% and a step. Step can range anywhere from one and a half to 2%. So the average person could be seeing unless they're at the very top of the schedule of course they don't get a step but you know the the person who's in the steps is going to see you know three and a half to 4% uh adjustment this year.
019So it is a significantly focused uh budget on our people. You know there's no doubt that that our people are our greatest asset. We can have all the buildings we want in the world and all the technology but if we don't take care of the people we're we're not taking care of what what matters. So uh we bring you this for uh uh second reading approval but uh we are certainly able to stand for any questions that you would like to ask. Questions, comments. Just to reiterate how important it is for us to focus personnel with the budget. Does it still hold true, Mr. Willard that a school district budget especially in the public school sector in the upper 80% range of the total budget is comprised of personnel. Is that still about right? Uh
020statewide range is between 85 and 90%. So I I think that's huge for the public to note that that is the focus of our I mean as many nice buildings and as hard as everybody else works and and u the operations department and other departments to focus on people is huge. And then the second thing I think it's worth noting is that even though we don't have fiscal autonomy as a school board, as some boards do uh in some places, it's almost like we're operating like that because we haven't had to ask for a millage increase in quite some time. And I think that's a testament to um some good oversight and a solid financial department uh working really hard to keep keep the numbers balancing and keep us flowing u in an appropriate fiscal
021manner. So, um, kudos again to Mr. Will and his department and and obviously Dr. Goodwin's oversight as well. Any other questions, comments? Hearing none, we're entertaining a motion to approve the budget. Public motion by Dr. King, second by Mr. Roberts. Any further discussion hearing? None. All those in favor by raise your right hand. That's unanimous. Thank you. Um, one comment I did want to make just to let you know as a side note, uh, we have received from the state our um, state subreient risk score from the FY24 audit. Those always come out in the spring, late early summer. And once again, we uh are rated as a lowrisk on the state subreient risk uh calculation. So uh next item on the agenda that I'll move to is our annual bonding issuance uh through SKGO.
022Um as a reminder, annually we do this. It provides a very lowcost uh funding source for us to make our annual installment purchase revenue bonds uh which have been in existence for a long time. Many of you have have seen those over the years. Um, and they will uh they're set to mature in 2031. So, we've got a few more years of those uh that that payment chart on those. Uh, but this also provides us proceeds uh during the next year to 18 months uh to address some deferred maintenance needs or any qualifying capital needs. And uh we would propose uh passage of this resolution that would allow the issuance and sale of general obligation bond not to exceed $23 million for the 2526 year. That's been included in our package. Everyone had a chance
023to review it. It goes around annually. At this time we enter a motion for the adoption and approval prop second by Rebecca. Any discussion hearing? None. All those in favor known by raise your right hand. That should thank you. Thank you all. Is there a motion to go into executive session to discuss resation retirement of certified classified personnel employment of certified and classified personnel simultaneous transfer of certified classified personnel contractual matters? Motion by coach Blackman second by Miss Furnace. All those in favor let me know by saying I. That was a post. That's an Motion to re-enter into open session. The motion by Miss Furn, second by Miss H. All those in favor, let that be known by saying I. I. Those opposed. That's unanimous. In executive session, we discuss resignation and retirement of certified
024and classified personnel. Employment of certified classified personnel and assignment change in transfer of certified classified personnel and contractual matter. Is there a motion to accept administration recommendation concerning employment matters? Proper motion by Mr. Roberts, second by Mr. Reed. All those in favor be known by saying I. Those opposed, that's unanimous. Is there a motion to journ with prayer? Properly motion by Miss Furnace, second by Mr. Jean all those f I that's your name. Heavenly father we thank you for abiding with us this Eden. We invoke your presence Lord at the beginning of this meeting Lord. We ask that you guide us safely back home and find all is well when we get we ask it in your precious name and we count it done. Amen.