001forget society. [Music] We we help them with space and you know that kind of thing. But we work with them but yeah it's it's a separate program. Hi seatmate. How are you? How are you? I'm good. Good to see you. I don't know. Sorry. I was waiting. I know. That's what I was. All right. You guys were very excited. All right, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to call to order the board of education. Next on the agenda, we have the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Roll call finds us all present. Um, next on the agenda, I seek a motion to approve regular board
002of education minutes for May 27th, 2025, special session meeting minutes of June 10th, 2025. Oh, I'm sorry. Is there um a motion to approve the agenda? Second. Thank you. I do that quite often. All in favor say I. I. Now roll call present. All right. And now I seek a motion to approve the minutes of regular board of education meeting, excuse me, meeting minutes of May 27th, 2025. Special sessions meeting minutes of June 10th, 2025. Close session meeting minutes of May 27, 2025. And close session meeting minutes of June 10th, 2025. So move second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carry. Thank you. Next on the agenda, we have diplomas. Do we have um our three students here to re receive their diplomas? We have two for sure. I'm going to say yes. So,
003I'm I'm going to go ahead and read this. Um, I seek a motion to um approve the curriculum and instructions committee recommendations that high school students, excuse me, high school diplomas be awarded to Jackson Connor, Noah Langston, and Corey Wallace of North High School, class of 2024. Second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. All right. Who do we have here today? Is Jackson here? Jackson, come on up first. Come on, Jackson. I saw a hand back there. We'll do Yeah, we'll do one at a time. I think you want to get pictures. Please come up. You got to shake my hand. [Laughter] shaking until they get all their I think I hope the glare wait. Come closer. Come closer. Come closer. Come closer. Very good. Congratulations. Corey Noah. All right. [Applause] Go, sir.
004All right. [Applause] I would also like to say thank you to the family and friends that showed up today because as we all know it takes a village and your support and their accomplishment today is very very noticeable and appreciated. So thank you. Yay. Thank you. All right. Is there any point here for community input? community input. All right. Next on the agenda is the superintendent report. You got it. [Applause] A number uh obviously things to report since we talked, but I'm going to keep it somewhat short. Um end of the year obviously is a great time uh to be an administrator in this district and this year certainly lived up to that. So, um, as you know, an amazing graduation at the bowl. We got two hours of, um, sunshine and nice nice weather
005and and it was great for our students. Um, along with all the things that came with it, I don't think there was a night that I didn't have something booked on my calendar for probably the last three weeks of school. And I think every event was meaningful, um, well thought out, well attended. It was just a really special time to be part of this district. So we thank all the staff and obviously all the students for um the work that goes into that and then we turn around we start summer school right away. So um that's up and running doing well minus the heat on um Monday but other than that really good numbers. We don't have total numbers in but I think we'll be a little higher than last year. Um, and just really
006appreciative of all the staff again that uh grind all year and then turn around and show up in summer to help our kids as well. It's a impressive impressive feat. Um, and just a reminder that we do summer free meals. So, it's open to all children 18 years of age and younger. Um, and we are at Cooper, Grant, Pigeon River, Wilson, Horus, Man, uh, north and south. So, um, if you need a meal, you know where to find us. And, uh, we enjoy seeing kids stop in for those meals as well. Um, and then last but not least, I think I need to speak a little bit to the state budget. Um, and as I've thought about this one a little bit, really the the word that just continues to come to my tongue is
007is just sad. Um the joint finance committee as you know uh voted on their budget and and really fell short I think of expectations for helping our students. So um we've had I I think really good dialogue with our legislators for a year now about special ed funding. Um we transfer $14 million in this district every single year um to cover the cost of special ed that that doesn't get reimbursed. Uh we are really hoping to do better for those students and for our district. Um and and we talked with a number of people on both sides of the aisle and the lowest number we heard um was 40%. So to come in at a 35% and a 37 and a half% that isn't um even going to be some certain. So we don't that
008won't even be right like this year was supposed to be 30% or whatever. it's going to fall a percent lower than that um because it's just based off of last year's budget. So, we're not even going to get there. It's going to leave a huge hole for us and really disappoint. So, um that's where we stand on there. We continue to advocate. We continue to have have discussions, but bottom line, since 2008, we're $3,380 per student uh behind inflation. that would amount to $31 million a year in our district. $31 million a year in our district. Uh we've dropped from 11th to 25th place in the nation as far as funding. Um I would expect that number to to be even worse given this budget. Um our general purpose res revenue going to public education
009has dropped from 43.1% in 2003 to 36.6% in 2023. So oftentimes we'll hear that public education is our number one budgeted item. It's our number one priority. It is in all states. It's a big expense. We understand that. But to see it drop from 43.1% to 36.6% of uh GPR is concerning and that's going to continue now. Um and as I said, $14 million transfer. That's that's what it costs us right now to make up um what we're now being funded for special education. We weren't asking for 100% funding. Um in certain cases I think voucher schools get that, other schools get that. So it's a little hard to understand why we don't. But um we were asking for 60%. So to come in at 35% is really really hard really hard for our students.
010Uh really hard to understand why that would be. A lot of good people did a lot of advocacy work on this and made sure that our legislature was well informed. Um, so we're we're disappointed in that number. Um, and we are very hopeful that discussions will continue. Joint finance will reconsider and will be better for our students. So, I wish I had better news on that front and we'll we certainly have agenda items pertaining to the budget today, but um I need to say that piece. I I just wondered if there's anything more we can do. I mean, it seems like you guys have been doing everything. Yeah, I mean, I have a letter we can sign. There's some um districts going going that route. I don't know how I I just don't really have
011a lot of faith that that's going to do us much good, but um certainly can't hurt and it, you know, it puts our position down on paper and publicly. You've seen other districts do that. I remember districts that are doing that. Has joint finance come out publicly and stated why they're doing it? No. I mean, I don't think with with certainty they have they're always going to um I think the talk has been around budget numbers and just what the state can afford, but when you have a surplus um and and we still can't find money to fund public education, it nothing's adding up here. Um voucher schools got a nice increase. They're going to get the 135 on top of the 325. Um they continue to get special ed funding. Um $15,000 for any
012special a kid and then 90% uh if it goes over 15,000 and they don't have to keep the students even. If it's a student that they can't serve, they say we can't serve you and and that's that. So it's pretty perplexing at this point how how we've gotten to this point and why we to have to have these discussions on behalf of our students that probably deserve the most support, right? As a as a son of two special ed teachers, that's hard to see, but we are we are married. I would I would just say is it is really important that people let their legislators know how they feel. Even I mean joint finances 12 Republicans and four Democrats. It's really quite astonishing how that committee got constituted. But they need to understand that there
013is a a constituency there that is deeply deeply deeply disappointed in what is going on. um in public education K through 12, but also the university system is we're losing ground. And so just from from my perspective, even if it seems or feels hopeless, and it may be, um it's important that those voices be heard. And uh so yeah, it's quite astonishing really. Today was a digital day of advocacy. And as somebody who's spent most of my life in the disability advocacy space, seeing people with and without connections to disabilities, special education coming together around this has been really encouraging. And I think there's this open door period. So I would be very much in favor of putting our position on paper um and and demonstrating that impact. It's also educating about how this is
014having implications on our local property taxes and um you know finding those connections that that not everybody has. I know there's been a ton of really great work done and um you know to yeah sad, disappointing, heartbreaking, infuriating uh all come to mind, but the the opportunities that we have to continue these conversations even dis you know despite the impass that we're at right now. um I I think is is going to be important for the way that we continue to move forward in our district with prioritizing our our our special education needs not as a discretionary fund, right? Like these aren't discretionary costs. It's that legal and moral obligation that we have um the way that that sometimes people are being spoken about um in these conversations are are not person or human centered.
015Um and it does come down to continuing the efforts. So, thank you for doing all that you have done in this space. It's been encouraging to see special education at the top of the agenda. Thank you. Anyone else? All right. Thank you for your report, Dr. Car. All right. Next, we have the presentation of the 2025 2026 preliminary budget. Mark or Dr. Power Jamie Rachel? Yeah, Mark will will kind of walk us through it essentially um where we are and he'll explain it in much better detail than I will, but um we're suggesting we move forward with the budget as is. um that'll leave a obvious reason gap that you know we'll talk about how and what we can do um to fill that gap. But there's so much uncertainty right now that it's just
016impossible um to know what the final budget's going to look like. So I think we're comfortable with where we are right now. Um we have some tools at our disposal if we if we need to. It's not going to be pretty. Um, but going backwards isn't pretty either. So, appreciate all Mark's work on this. He's probably sick of you bugging him for numbers and and talking about different scenarios. Uh, but he's done a great job and he'll explain it to you now. Okay. So, uh, again, we, you know, we started the process in April. We presented a balanced budget based on 10% increase on special ed and a 325 per pupil increase. Um we did had a couple of changes I think when we presented in May and uh when the joint finance committee did
017um finish up their education portion and had the 5% special ed increase in there. was obviously um felt like a little bit of air came out of the room for me because we thought 10% was very being very conservative, right? Um but as we talked and uh kind of started already going through scenarios, how can we make up that gap? It's about a million dollar gap. We do realize that the budget isn't complete yet. It's not done. and to um come forward with reductions now really might cause a lot of angst that we don't need to go through. So uh just be assured though that we are working on a plan and and in fact it is only 5% we'll be able to come back with recommendations for that but I think at this point
018uh we need a preliminary budget by July 1. Um the other option is to do a a spending resolution which is next on the agenda that hopefully we can table um if you approve the preliminary. So we're just going to move forward. There was one slight change from May um watching the uh health insurance claims. We were comfortable moving our uh projection of the premium increase from 10% to 9%. Now, we're still early in. That's only claims through May. And uh they really won't start looking seriously at our rate increase until like September. So, just so we know that can fluctuate up and down. Um but, um medical inflation is only about 8 and a half%. So, if our claims hold steady, we could maybe even bring it down lower from 9%. But, you know
019how the claims go. you know, one large claim can can make a big difference on that. So, we did lower that and um we put that um essentially $97,000. We wanted to move that to our property insurance uh budget line. Property insurance is on a calendar renewal, so we won't know that till later in the year also. But with uh property values continuing to increase and we've seen the carriers um with some big pretty big increases on property insurance. So um that's where we put that. So it left the the budget in balance. Uh those are the only two changes from what you saw in May. Um and one of the attachment here you'll see we do have uh the preliminary budget laid out in the DPI format which the board is required to approve
020the budget in this format. Um so it's broken down revenues by their their sources and then um expenditures by where we spend that money whether that be instructional or support services and other items. So you'll see all the funds listed here. Uh most the other funds are pretty cut and dry. Um, but I think the thing to remember is if when we pass a preliminary budget, it's just that it's a preliminary budget. It's a snapshot at this time and we'll continue to make changes until we come back in October, uh, is when you set the final budget. So, um, you see in the HR packet today, we're hiring a lot of teachers. Uh, we don't know what insuranceances they're going to choose, benefits. We don't always know exactly where they're going to be placed on
021the schedule when they come in, but um certainly uh that staff turnover number changes to through October. So they'll there'll still be changes and um and the big thing now will just be waiting for the the state budget to finalize. I'm not real optimistic that they're going to meet the July one uh uh date that they always target, which means I think they kind of take a break, summer break, which means it won't get settled now till late up close to that October period. So, um so but we'll have some plans in place so that we're not um in a situation where we don't know what we have to do. Hopefully, uh some changes are made um and we don't have to make make changes. I mean, we've also discussed if we get more, what
022what would our recommendations? So, we're working on both sides of that list of those. So, so tonight we're just recommending that we uh the board approve the preliminary budget as it's laid out and and then we will certainly keep you updated every board meeting here going forward. Thanks, Mark. Is there any discussion? Anyone wants to speak up? Just a question for clarification in the previous discussion and I missed like two weeks ago so I apologize if this was covered the you talked about a known deficit the decision for the 35% is in addition to that deficit the million dollars you talked about or that's what was planned on I think so you're asking is it so the million only comes into play if the joint finance recommendation of 5% special logistics. So we have 10%
023in. If it goes down to five, that creates the million dollar deficit. Yeah. If we get 10, we're balanced. Get more, we have recommendations for that. Thank you. Was the elimination of fund 21 are those grant funds that are just no, you know, easily sunseted a grant or more complicated? Yeah. So fund 21 is like our gifts go into that account. So if you donated $100 to the science department at North Pine, uh that goes into an account for them separate account and then they can spend that down. Uh so we don't um budget for that until after the close of this fiscal year. And then what we'll do is we'll take all their balances. So all the money they have left over and didn't spend, we'll budget that as um an expense. And then
024we don't budget for revenue because we realistically don't know how many donations are coming in. So for preliminary budget, there's just really no budget for that. Any other discussion? All right. Is there a motion to approve the administration's recommendation of the preliminary budget for the 2526 fiscal school year? So second. All in favor say I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Mark. Thank you, Dr. Conrad. All right, we will skip to item C, the 10year capital plan. Mark and Joe. Okay. So, um we come to the board every uh June and update the 10-year capital plan. So, that's the monies that are spent out of fund 41 and uh those are for a capital maintenance capital items only. So, we're not buying like supply type things. We're not buying vehicles out of there. It's literally
025uh maintenance uh to buildings or u major equipment replacement like boilers and things like that. So uh what we do every year is um we sit down, we evaluate what was done the past year, what's immediate that needs to be done. Uh Joe keeps a a detailed roofing schedule for the many roofs. And then we start with what we would theoretically like to do and when it needs to be done and then we start to work on okay now how do we get it within our fund 41 budget. So, what we do, we do have to defer put things off uh a couple of years sometimes and we tried really hard to get that to balance this year, but um there's there were still a lot of boilers and things that were just putting us
026over budget. So, just to show you at the bottom of that of that of your handout here, I did include um some projects that are going to be taken out of fun balance. So we have a large fund balance for facility needs too and the reason we have that is because we don't have the budget needed at fund 41 to always do the things that are required. So um so things such as all the generator replacements which are starting to hit now those are expensive items you can see there most of those range about $250,000 to replace those. So, um, we're going to be taking those, um, and using our our fund 10, uh, signed for building projects and equipment expenses. So, we're going to supplement the fund 41 budget by by using those monies.
027Um, and then also we have that designation for athletic PE facility upgrades. So, some of the things that would normally come out of 41, we'll be using that fund balance for those items, too. So I guess the purpose of that is just to show that not all the major repairs and for facilities or equipment purchases come out of fund 41. We do supplement it with fund balance and that's why uh years where we're able to add the fund balance we'll try to keep that um those funds uh with money. Um the the budget is uh that you passed today has um an increase to the fund 41 budget, but to be truthful, if if we, you know, are looking at a million- dollar deficit, that may be one of the things that we would recommend
028that we don't increase. So, um that's just another thing to to uh keep in mind as this 10-year plan is balanced. Uh the revenues that we've projected in fund 41 um may not take place. There's been plenty of years where we've initially requested more money in fund 41, but the state budget has not allowed us to do that. Meaning we we try to keep cuts out of the classrooms. That's our main priority. Um and another main priority is staffing salary increases to at least keep up with inflation. Um, so those are our priorities and and unfortunately that does sometimes mean that less money goes into to keep our buildings. We have to defer further things. I think um the roofing price increases have probably been the biggest problem for us with the capital budget. I
029mean just what we've seen the roofing quotes come in from what they were even three four years ago. Um, if you look at some of those numbers, I mean, North High for next year, we have a $900,000 uh roofing project. Our uh budget is 1.5 million. So, that's over half on one one project. Luckily, we break those roofs into, you know, smaller sections, but that to keep up with our um goal and keeping with those are 30-year roofs and some of them are 34 years already. So yeah, and uh I mean Joe and his crew, they regularly inspect the roughs, too. So even though if a rough is, you know, about at its life cycle, if it's still looking good, you know, we're going to try to get the most years out of it. So
030we can sometimes defer defer those out. So um what the other thing we like to do is every couple years then is uh do site visits. I go with Joe and Andy. we meet with the principal head custodian of every building. Um so next year we're up to do that again. So um that's just allows the principal and head custodian there to maybe point out things that um you know maybe have gotten to a point that it's more critical or things we weren't aware of. Um sometimes they want to do things that maybe are more um wants than needs, you know, but we do listen and see if there's if we're able to fit those things in. Um but not a lot of real exciting things on here. Maybe maybe are you Joe, but you
031know, roofing, tuck pointing, asphalt. Um and then we just have gotten to this point now where these generators um are needing to be replaced. They're coming at their life end. I mean, a lot of our buildings were built at the same times. Those elementaryaries were all built in the 50s. So, a lot of this stuff comes up um at the same time. Um you'll see a number of of boilers in here, too. So, um but I guess um you know, and it changes every year. This plan will look different next year as we something came up we didn't plan on. So, we defer something else and bring something else forward. But um I think it's just a good I good to show uh especially the community that we do look out 10 years we are
032planning long term and we do the best we can with the limited resources uh that we have and we are very fortunate to have the fund balance to kind of uh use some of those funds too to get some of these things done. So I guess we're just here uh oh Joe's here to answer any questions you might have. All right. You have any questions? Wow. Joe's life is uh extremely difficult given uh obviously maintaining all the schools that we already have and then he puts a ton of time into the referendum work as well. So, we're really fortunate uh to have him. We appreciate everything he does and uh just want to recognize the extra hours and work that he puts in uh with a referendum. Now, it's every time when we're asked to
033make a decision, we always run it past him first to make sure uh you know, we're putting floors in that aren't going to require a ton of maintenance and need to be um redone in five years. And that is we're we're designing schools, he understands what it takes to maintain and the cost to upkeep. So, uh, really appreciative of everything you do, John. Yeah. Where we're really fortunate is we have an amazing maintenance staff. Um, we've done a lot over the last, well, I've been here now 17 years, and we've done a lot to, uh, we reduced by five employees, but we've tried to improve the um, I don't want to say the quality of the maintenance guides, but, you know, their their knowledge base and which has helped tremendously. So that that helps a
034lot of you guys do a really good job of maintaining and recognizing issues and PMS and so forth. And uh to emphasize the importance of that referendum passing too, you'll notice that there's two middle schools that are not on this list. So had we not passed that referendum, we would had further deferred maintenance to keep those buildings going. So eventually they'll be added back on, right? because, you know, flooring, painting, those things will come up pretty quick in the new building. But that that was a giant uh help to get those referendums passed for us. Nice. Thank you. Anyone else? I just depreciation scheduling is something that I do not enjoy and I appreciate that you really very carefully take into account all of the pieces that we're going to have to be thinking of
035in 30 years, 15 years, and five years when we're just struggling to get to the next year sometime. And Joe's committed to stay for the whole 10 years, too. This is your plan. In that case, roofing's very All right. I'm seeking a motion to approve the administration's fund uh 10-year capital plan for the maintenance and capital improvements to districtwide facilities and grounds. So move. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. I. Motion carries. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you. So, next we have um second reading of board policies. Is there anyone that we like to take out or I would like to move them all forward in one swift motion? All right. I'm seeking a motion to approve the second readings of items D through I, which would be policy
0362340, excuse me, policy 2131, uh, policy 2340, policy 541, policy 55 05, policy 7504 um.05, 5 and policy 7544. Thank you. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Motion carries. Thank you. Next we have the report of the committees. Um curriculum instruction. Granted the diplomas. Do I have to do those already? Perfect. I'd like to uh move for approval the deletion of policy 8640. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. I'd like to move for approval uh the adoption of the 812 Spanish textbook materials and the 68 science material. So second all in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Thank you. K. Next we have human resources committee. Um I would like to put numbers one and two together. So that would be appointments. Um Move
037approval for appointments and um the leave of absence. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. And then um number three is for your information. Um number four. Um I am seeking a motion for approval for the retirements. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Number five, um our internal administrative transfers. That is for your information in your packets. And then I would like to take numbers um items 6 through 12. All our first readings and I I seek a motion for approval on all of those. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Thank you, Leah. Next we have facilities, recreation and theater theater committee here. Okay. First item was information only. Item two, I move that we accept the company financial report. So move.
038Second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Community recreation department financial report is item three. I move that we accept the report as presented. Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. That concludes actual items. All right. Next we have the finance and budget committee. Sarah. Um committee is looking uh recommend approval for I'm going to lump one through five together. Fund 41 capital projects statement of cash flow revenues and expenditures report budget revisions and transfers appropriations and fund balance designation. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. And then gifts. I did want to just um say thank you to Semicolon, which is Fifth Color that gave a $3,000 donation um to North High School's girls soccer team and that the committee is
039looking for a recommendation of approval for the updates. Second. All right. Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Thank you, Sarah. Um, next we have the special board committees and assignments, the legislative round t table. Dr. Yeah, it um to be honest, it had a kind of a funeral setting to it. Um, I think a lot of the the county superintendents were pretty takenback and awe at at what had transpired and it that meeting was fresh off the news from joint finance. So, um, a lot of my colleagues just looking asking I think they sometimes look to bigger districts. What do what does this does this look as bad as we think it looks? And the answer is yeah. Um, so we had some I think some discussions about the effects that
040it'll have on schools. Uh I think we had some discussions about why we felt we were having discussions all year long and and trending in the positive uh direction and that didn't come to fruition. Um and we had some discussions about what were possible outcomes if this was kind of a done deal or if um there was maybe some negotiation negotiating to still happen. I don't know that we got good answers on that. um at all. So, uh and I can understand that to to a certain extent. So, that was what it was. There wasn't um a lot of discussion. It was just a lot of frustration was shared. Our legislature legislators listened and I don't think they really had any answers at this point. So, we'll continue to to keep you updated. I'll send
041you the updates that I get. Obviously, you get them from um Wasby as well and we're just kind of holding better until we have more information. Thank you, Dr. Conra. Next, we have the Shoen Public Education Foundation. Dr. Conra, yeah, just a nice meeting. Again, thanks to Spe for a really nice scholarship night. We gave again over $3 million away this year in scholarships to our students. And that's see press releases from some school districts where they'll include if a student gets an athletic a scholarship or something they'll include that that doesn't include any of that. It doesn't include um you know reductions in tuition etc. It's just amazing what this community does to support our our kids and SPF is is definitely a part of that. So very appreciative of that and We look
042forward to to continuing to work with them to serve our kids even better. Thank you. Next, we have the hazardous review committee. Peter, I'll just say that the hazardous review committee function is to look at places where there's potential impacts on safety with transportation. And Mark can say if I'm explaining that wrong, but uh we look at all of our routes. you look at where what where kids have to go, how far they have to go, what they have to streets they have to cross and things like that and that discussion is held with the transportation company sort of less on the same page. So safe safety is is always an aspect. Um, there were no changes in the areas identified from last year and I don't know if we're looking at anything other than
043the Weeden Creek as is kind of a big area that's under construction right now, but that's kind of the only really hot topic I think. Yeah, that that project should uh finish end of August, but because we meet in the summer, we didn't want to make any changes to that. So that all that area to the east of Jackson School is hazardous because there's no sidewalk there now. So this project is putting in sidewalk along the north side of Green Creek all the way till what is that? 17th Street. You're putting in bike lanes, too? I don't know if there's bike lanes in there or not. There is. I believe there is a bike. Yeah. Um so we'll look at that next year. That'll open up some more walking areas for Jackson, but for this
044year we had no changes to the hazards. And would it be fair to say that a lot of the changes are not a lot of the plans we have identified are kind of structural. They're built into the way the streets and the roundabouts and everything work. And there's just there's not really a way to solve them. We just have to acknowledge them and manage them. Yeah. Um usually, you know, changes come about because there's um a new subdivision or there's added sidewalks. We can take a hazardous area out or maybe a new subdivision doesn't have, we have to add that. Um but sometimes like last year, we just identify something that hasn't been identified over the years, but you know, we get a lot of um maybe concern from parents or um principles about a
045certain area. So, we'll look at that and maybe um add that to the hazardous plan. Then those kids are eligible for transportation if they have to walk make that, you know, to route to school. So, um so yeah, next year we'll look at uh Weeden Creek Road and um if there's anything else that pops up, but This year we're just keeping the plan as is. So no action required. Okay. Thank you, sir. We still have to approve. But we have to prove it is except now. I do have a short follow-up question. Just as a village of Clevelander, there's no sidewalks. So is the whole area deemed hazardous? I'm asking because it is one of the number one things that I've heard from Lakeland residents in the last five years is about where busing is
046picked up. That said, I've also experienced three different places that my children could get picked up with a lot of but you know, is that something that is just I think there are there's a walkable part of Cleveland, but um I can check I can check the plan in here includ there's a mini tiny sidewalk outside of Meadow Creek but me subdivision but um I mean is that something recognized as a part of the process or because it's in Cleveland and it's outside of some sidewalks and we some sidewalks. Yeah, it looks like Cleveland is pretty much all hazardous. Appreciate our bus drivers so much. So, you know, that's not to mean that some kids just don't walk it anyway, but that what it does is it makes it eligible if the parent wants transportation,
047they can get transportation. Thank you. That was helping me to understand. I I I thought it meant it was hazardous to be waiting for the bus without a sidewalk. That is not what we're talking about. Yeah, it's because uh you know, you have to live within that four mile four miles is the walking zone. So, if you're you're within that four miles, you're not eligible. But if you're if there's a hazardous area, then it just makes those kids eligible. Thanks for explaining. Or we can remove the hazard, right, with the crossing guard or Right. Yep. They can, you know, we can solicit the village to add, you know, whatever a stop sign or we could have a crossing guard there. Do that. Go ahead. Go ahead. Can I just ask for a clarification? The the
048minutes talk about Weeden Creek Road in front of Pigeon River Elementary. So, we're talking about Jackson Elementary. Is that in the Yeah, just to clarify, which is it Creek or is it Pigeon River? Okay. Thank you. I don't want the parents at Pigeon River to be angry because you're not changing their sidewalks. Do I get that motion now? Get that motion on. I make a motion that we accept the uh current status of the hazard review committee. Is there a second? Second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Thank you. Um next we have information from the sorry I stand corrected. Next we have the communications which is for your information. I'm also approaching meeting dates. Mr. there for your information as well. Next, I'll seek a motion to adjourn to close session pursuant
049to Wisconsin state statute section 19 section 85 section one section C to discuss the employment contract of the superintendent of schools in accordance with policy 1240. So move. Is there a second? Second. All right, we will do a roll call vote. I I chair votes I. Thank you. We are now in close session. Yeah. Everyone else related to [Music] You had Thanks for the finals.