001me. >> Nope. I have no idea. >> Oh, yeah. Over spam. >> You think it's going to open that? >> I get a lot of strange. Want to have dinner tonight? >> Really? >> Oh, random phone numbers. >> Oh, you get those, too? >> Yeah. All the time. >> That's strange. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. Because we have now a little offer. >> Yeah, >> it's kind of aimed a little more this way. >> I move the uh one up there. >> Does it? Okay. It just looks different than usual. >> Yeah, it looks different. It can capture what's on the monitor now without two different >> But you got everybody in. We didn't leave out Mike. >> Nope. Mike's in there. >> Okay. >> But I'm in the center. That's all I heard. >>
002You're not right where you should have been. >> Stole the show. >> Oh. Oh, okay. >> I'm in the center now, >> Shane. It's all you. >> All right. Like to call us. >> I'm just off on the side fluffing along. >> All right. It's 7 o'clock. Good evening and welcome to the Summer's Board of Education meeting. It's Monday, August 25th, and I will call the meeting to order at 7 o'clock. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance 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. So just for the record for people that are watching online tonight we have eight of our nine board of ed members present. So JT had
003a conflict with another meeting. >> Oh Carl. >> Um okay. So, we will ask for amendments, a motion to approve the minutes of June 23rd [Music] from Jan. Okay. And a second from Derek. All right. Questions on the 10 pages of minutes in that meeting. >> Well done. All right. All those in favor? Okay. Passed unanimously. I just have to abstain. >> Oh, that's right. One abstension. >> Okay, we'll turn it over to you. >> Great. Thank you and good evening. So, I'm happy to report that all of our certified vacancies have been filled and tomorrow morning I have the pleasure of greeting our teachers and all staff members at convocation which will be at the high school. Recently, our school administrators participated in an emergency management tabletop exercise. We ran through emergency scenarios that
004caused us to make decisions around an emerging problem that continued to evolve. So, it required different decision-m uh as the problem went on. I would like to thank our town partners who participated, the resident troopers office, the fire department, public works, I'd also like to thank Todd Roland who's the director of land use and public works who greatly assisted with coordination and space. The purpose of the exercise is to ensure that our leaders understand how to make quick decisive decisions at the onset of a problem. And it also builds relationships with our town partners, the FD, police department, public works folks. They get to know us. We get to know them. We get to understand the role that they are playing as they're coming to support us and they get to understand uh from the
005principles and school leaders um perspective the decisions that they're making inside. So it was a a worthwhile exercise to go through. Um, I also facilitated the training of CPR certification and reertification. And I would also like to thank the fire department, specifically Brian Langan and Clint Thomas. They delivered an excellent block of instruction to ensure our leaders are CPR certified and un understand how to deal with a choking emergency because you never know what you might have to respond to. That's just another duty that our leaders have aside from being instructional leaders. So, just making sure that they're prepared to switch gears when necessary and and equipped with that decision-making brain under duress. So, good training and I thank our our town uh partners for that. In another direction, the elementary school HVAC committee has
006been meeting over the summer. Um I think it was maybe a week or two ago we met at town hall and uh the representative from Gil Bane presented six options and the committee is very interested in the sixth option which would require like mini splits being instal installed around the building. Uh that seemed that particular uh proposal seemed to gain some traction. I think what's appealing is it it could possibly be within budget. No, it would be within budget. It was actually lower and it would not uh cause any students to be relocated which was a point of vigorous conversation last year. Uh lastly, I would like to thank the summer's education foundation. I recently met with Dr. Salva uh and we had a really good meeting. They they just reconfirmed their commitment to supporting
007teachers, leaders with innovative ideas in the classroom and around schools. I do want to note that last year they awarded over $73,000 to support the school system. And I told him last week when we met, I've never worked in a district where we had such a foundation and teachers had access to um funds to um promote innovation or out ofthe-box ideas. I love how they have things set up. There's a threshold to the grant. If it meets the threshold, the teacher has to come and present to the foundation. And you know, more specifically, last year, we had over 20 teachers who were supported in literacy training. We have new ELA curriculum. So, that is a real issue with support that's going to pay dividends. So, uh, at a future time, I agreed with, uh, Paul
008to have, uh, a teacher and probably, uh, the principal come talk about the impact of their support. And, uh, I'm really looking forward to a positive year. We're ready to go. I'm anxious to uh, pleasantly anxious to see everyone tomorrow morning and we're good to go. That concludes my update. Penny, any questions? When you say the sixth option was in budget, which budget? >> The 15.15 million budget is actually over 2 million under that. >> So, we're looking at close to 13 million for many splits in all of the classrooms. And that also cool like the hallways and anything like that or we there was still going to be heated or like hot I guess at that point. >> Hot or using the word temperate. >> It's the word just being thrown around. >> Sure.
009>> Temperate. >> It's not bad. I have many splits in my building and with the doors open it's reasonable. >> Okay. That was >> Sorry. No. Thank you. Okay. Yeah. So >> Mike had asked earlier I in an email when Ann had updated us but all the other actual air flow and all of that will stay the same. >> Yeah. So but that's addressed issues and the air flow >> that was the most important part of the project. Okay. >> Yeah. >> They'll continue that conversation um at the next meeting. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Good to go. All right. Um, Stephanie >> gonna say I'm gonna stand up and stand up. I'm not even going to ask to be invited anymore. >> Getting a little excitement. >> All right. It's my busy meeting. We've
010got quite a few things financially to go over or just to keep you informed. I'm going to keep it short. Um, so your the first thing that we'll talk about is the blue one. I color coded them so that you could tell which one was last year, which one was this year. Um, so the blue one is fiscal year 25. This is where we ended the fiscal year. Um, this specific one does have the assumption that the board is going to approve the transfers that I made that were recommended during the budget subcommittee meeting that we had last week. Um, if anything were to change, then I would come back next month with a revision. But uh this concludes fiscal year 25 pending the audit. Um the auditors will be out in October to do
011their final two weeks of auditing in district. Uh they're usually in here for 2 daysish and then they're at the town hall the rest of the time. Um so pending their audit outcome, we are looking to return approximately $177,898 to the town. Um, and I say return, but it's we just never accepted that money, so it stays on the town side. Um, again, pending outcome of the audit, uh, which usually concludes in early December. So, we'll have a official number, uh, at the December report from Mahoney Stable. Anybody have any questions about where we ended fiscal year 25? So the town is made aware or they just know that this 177,000 wasn't spent. >> So Brian Yeah. So they should >> we're not returning the funds. >> They they know that we didn't ask for
012that money. >> Okay. >> So uh Brian Whistinger, the CFO and I are in constant communication. Yes. >> Pretty on almost daily basis. >> Okay. Um, so and he and I balance every single month our my general ledger to what he has recorded as a general ledger. So he has an idea. He'll come to me in June and be like, "So where like how much more do you think you're going to need?" But knowing that I have not asked forund and some, you know, or over 200,000 because we really only ask for it when I actually cut checks or run a payroll. Um, so I will tell him like, "Oh, I'm not expecting much more than $200,000 at the end of the year." And then he knows the ballpark number. Okay. >> Um, he may
013let the town know, the the board of finance know this is where the board of ed is, but we don't have a final number yet. They don't really get their final number until we say something to them or the audit comes out with their with the final in black and white number from the audit report of what we did not spend. >> Um, but yeah, throughout the year it's really like after May is really when they really kind of start asking. Uh, and I withhold the information. It's not that I'm withholding. I just don't know until July where we're going to end the year. So, um, but yeah, he has a he has an idea, you know, if we're going to have 7,000 or if we're going to have 150,000. >> Okay. >> All right.
014So, that's fiscal year 25. Um, fiscal year 26. So, that's your green. I changed that to this green color. This is July's. Um just like I told you last year um when we were going over July and August are we're building what you know the salaries we're putting people in um staff are changing they're moving different buildings sometimes um hirings are happening uh so it's a very very >> fluid budget yeah that's a really great word fluid budget in the summertime. Um, so this July budget still had um staffing that were still being hired, staffing that were still being enrolled in insurance if they're new insurance. Uh, if they're teachers, they're start teachers or administrators. They're starting September 1st. So I put an approximate what I think they're going to cost, whether they're family dual
015or single enrollment. Um, and then that will all get kind of adjusted as we get into September and things, you know, people may people will tell us, I'm going to take family insurance. So then I'll plan for them to take family insurance. I'm like, that's what I'll budget. Like I'll put into our incumbrance and then they come to us and they'll say, oh, we decided to wave the insurance. Okay. So that it is very fluid, especially with benefits at that point. um transport tuition and transportation. A lot of uh nothing is happening really in July other than ESY. So, we're really just encumbering summer school for our special ed students, transportation for our special ed students. Um as August comes in, I was actually just reviewing August because we have one more payroll uh this
016week. Um so, ne at our next board meeting, I'll have a it'll change substantially. Um, I think I'm going to probably be closer to uh just having a remaining of about a million dollars uh come the September 8th report. So, just know that this is all very very early. Um, util, you know, we'll keep an eye on everything. Utilities, maintenance, um, instructional supplies are all being ordered right now. Um it it's usually about we get to about 50% of our instructional supplies being purchased over the summer so that the staff can get into their curriculum um for the fall and halfway into the winter and then they'll start in the in the winter they'll start doing their spring ordering. Um so there'll be some calmness once we hit September on that. Um, and then the
017other things that are not encumbered yet, um, advisors, coaches, th those will all start to get encumbered between, uh, the end of this week and into September. Uh, because those don't get paid out until they there's a whole schedule, but they don't get paid out right away. So, the thing that I'm worried about right now is our staff that are coming back this week because they all get paid the majority of them get paid on Friday for the first time. So, um, there'll be a big change for your >> So, does most of the new staff that was hired take the family insurance? I know that's always like guess work, right? >> It is guess work. So, I looked at that information because I did provide that to you guys last year as well. We
018saw 14 current staff members make changes to their enrollment, whether they had babies and they increased them to families. There were marriages and divorces which changed from singles to duels or duels to families. Um 14 current staff members made changes to what they were enrolled in. Um which is busy and that's definitely busy for us. >> So in most cases the cost goes up >> in Yes. I would say that the majority of the the um changes caused our our um insurance to go up >> and then eight new staff members took um >> of the 14 >> yeah of the of the staff members that's not of the 14th that's new people that came into district are taking insurance or are now eligible for insurance. They took position they could have been current staff
019members that were not eligible for insurance. >> Oh okay. and then they are now in a position that is eligible for insurance and they chose to take the insurance. >> Okay. >> Um so I consider that a new staff member. >> Um and then of our staff that either they're new teachers, new paras um they're choosing to take the insurance when they're eligible for it. So um and in some cases they were replacing people that did not take our insurance, >> right? >> Um or we had one staff member that left. They were on a family insurance and their replacement is a single. So we have it going both ways. >> So it's guess work. >> It's Yeah. >> Oh. >> So we do our best. So we'll see what happens with I think right
020now I have it at $70,000 over budget >> um in insurance which is that's pretty significant. About we spend about $35,000 35 to $38,000 depending on the um what union they're in on family insurance as a district. >> So um that's our portion. if they if they're taking medical and dental. Um, so that's about two staff members that I didn't plan for taking family insurance. >> Okay. >> The equivalent of and that could also change as people take leaves, >> right? If people go out on maternity leave or medical leave and they are not continuing, if they're going to take the remainder of the year off >> or their FMLA runs out, they now either pay 100% of the insurance or they drop our insurance. >> So that number is also flexible throughout the year.
021>> Or if there's a life-changing event, somebody loses their job and now they need to come on our insurance, we must provide them the insurance option. So it that that can change frequently. >> Other questions. Um bus question. >> Sure. >> So we had talked in the spring. Did uh did they re reook at the schedules? We were trying to kind of shorten them and I think at one point you said they were going to start from scratch and just redo it. >> Yeah. I don't know if they started from scratch this year. Um, >> but they did take a good look. >> There there were looks there were changes to group stops. I've only received two bus stop change requests so far. Um, one of which I have due to safety concerns. I did
022revert back to um the per house stop. Uh, the other one we are still I'm still working in collaboration with the Summers Police Department to check. Um, and then I'm going to I'll end up taking a drive out there just to kind of see it. It's a request from last year, too. So, um I'm not sure where it will land, but I know exactly where it is. So, >> okay, >> we'll see how that goes. But I've only gotten two so far. >> All right. >> So, we'll we'll see what I get this week as parents start hearing that the bus routes are posted. Um and see if there's any further ones. >> Okay. >> I'm just going to sit here, by the way, because I'm here for the rest of >> Okay, we're moving
023right along. Okay. Anything else for Stephanie? Okay. Uh, opportunity to add or delete agenda items. All right. And we'll take a motion for the consent agenda from Ed and a second from Shane. All right. Discussion or questions on any of those items? All right. All those in favor? And that's unanimous. Okay. No old business, new business. Okay. The first item is to approve the district school maintenance worker. And I'll turn it back to you for a couple comments. Thank you. Um so I'm asking the board to consider uh this candidate um K. Ross Bower. Uh falls into the nepotism uh policy. Um uh Ross is the son of our head custodian Carl Bower. So those things should come to you. He would if hired he would not report to he's not in the chain of
024command but just the mere fact that could be doing work in that space or in that building. It's my obligation to bring that to you for your consideration. And this uh fills a position that's been vacant since March. Um, and I've been looking for I was trying to find a certified electrician and or a plumber. Uh, but it's really hard cuz the job it pays like in the mid60s and people who are experienced in that I mean some of the comments that I received about >> the salary were interesting to say the least. Um, so what I was hoping for was either someone who was seasoned and maybe they were in a position where they were traveling a lot and they wanted to balance quality of life or something to that effect. Um, but this
025uh gentleman does have some certification and it looks like he has some bandwidth to maybe expand that. Um, went to Porter and Chester. Um, received a C a certificate in electrical systems, residential and commercial wiring. has a type two certification to reclaim and work with refrigerant. It has a OSHA 10 certification and 20 years experience. So, this is probably one of the the best candidates that's come through with what we can afford to pay versus skill set. And you know, if this works out and the person is interested, I would probably try to work with this person and others who are interested in additional training. And the hopes to uh acquire folks who have some skills and certification would be to reduce the amount of money that we spend on vendor vendors for stuff that
026maybe we could fix ourselves. Uh that's really where I'm trying to go. >> Okay. Any questions? Do you have an idea about how much money we might save? >> I can tell you what we spend. >> It wouldn't be a match with what we would say because it depending on the work, >> you know, what that person's ceiling is to do it, but we've spent over 130,000 last year on outside uh work, whether it's electrical, plumbing, landscaping, uh general uh contracting work. So, you know, this is just a step into trying to uh develop uh folks with skills that where we don't have to solely rely on external vendors. >> So, we don't have anyone who's partially certified. We need something. We we got to go out and get a vendor. >> Yeah. I mean,
027we we have very capable and handy people on board, >> right? But with our population, you know, when certain work is required to be completed, you need certified people to to do that work. >> Yeah. Licensed >> people that are you don't have anybody that's >> licensed, >> right? License, right? >> Mhm. >> Okay. All right. So, the there's a copy of the nepotism policy in your web folder. It's only one sentence, so pretty easy to understand. >> So, they're two different departments. Are they two different departments? No. Well, >> yes. No. Right. Right. Maintenance. And >> so with with maintenance, there are two positions with that title of of maintenance. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> We have we have someone currently >> there are those that clean. >> Yeah. >> There you
028go. >> All right. So, the fact that he may need to be working at the high school when Carl is >> That's why I thought >> but doing different jobs all over the district. Okay. Might be that he's never up there, but we got to cover our our policy. So, all right. So, can we have a motion then to uh hire Carl Farer as the district school maintenance worker for DBS policy 4112.8 minutes. >> Okay. And a second to the motion from Tim. >> All right. We all understand the motion. >> Okay. No other questions? All those in favor. All right, that's unanimous. >> Thank you. >> All right, Stephanie, you're up again. So, you also received in your packet the end ofear transfers to um match board policy of um keeping accounts within a5
029to $10,000 budget depending on the type of category it was. Um, I went over all of these last week with the budget subcommittee, um, and answered questions during that session. Um, I'm just looking for the board's approval to formalize these. Um, and if there's any questions past what the subcommittee had asked me, happy to answer them. >> Okay. All right. You want to make the motion on the transfers? >> So, um, I move that the board of education approve the end of year fiscal year 25 transfers recommended by the budget and planning committee. >> Okay. And a second from Shane. All right. Any questions on that one? All right. All those in favor? Unanimous. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you, Steph. Okay. And now we have the first posting for the title N
030policy and also the sex sex discrimination policy. This is one that we had adopted in 2021 and then we adopted a newer version I believe last year and now I guess directed from the federal government. We've got to go back to the original policy we did in 2021. So that's why we're basically deleting and just going back to the entire policy from 2021. So that's the first posting. >> What happened? >> Um because of Well, you want to explain that rather than I can probably. >> Yeah. The current administration rolled the policy back to 2021 and we went >> federal policy. >> Yeah. We went through a training. It was like last summer and we were kind of given a head right a heads up on that that it could happen. It did happen. So
031now this is Anderson putting us in compliance. >> Okay. Um Okay. And then um then we have a uh new policy with resignation or removal of board officers. and that's not in there because there's something going on that we're trying to remove someone, but it's a policy that's recommended by CABE. And then we also updated the policy on our agenda. Um because if we add anything to our regular agenda as a regular item, technically it should be in our policy. So you just can't continue to add items. It's just kind of checks and balances. Um, so you can take a look at that. And then the one on evaluation of the superintendent, we now kind of rewarded it so it's it's in the order that we actually did this year with what we did than
032the meeting in May, the first meeting in June, the second meeting in June. So there's nothing different. I think it just clarifies exactly the way we ended up doing it. >> Hopefully that makes sense. Okay. All right. Uh the other item required new board of ed member training. So there was the state law passed uh in last year that newly elected board of ed members are now required by state law to go through training within the first year that they're on the board of ed. And so CABE, that's our state association for boards of education, um was designated as being taken care of the required training. So this can be done um with newly elected board of ed members if they go to the CAPE convention which is November 21st 22nd. Um they can go
033both days or one day and meet the requirements. Uh Cape is also offering some free webinars for candidates. So I have information on that as well. And that's um we have that's our own professional development. That's why some of us go every year to the convention. And so that's covered in our board of ed budget for our professional development. So we're not asking people to pay for that out of their own pocket. So, and I think you've getting the same emails. Um, I have signed up to go for one day this year. So, if anyone else is interested in going for one or both days, just let um Shannon know and she'll get you signed up. Okay. All right. Uh, committee reports, curriculum. >> We are going to meet on September 8th at 5:30. >>
034Okay. uh policy. We met tonight. We have a couple policies we'll um we'll post for the next meeting and then our next meeting will be at 6:15 on September 22nd planning finance. >> Um we met last week on budget transfers and we are in full right now. >> Okay. And sour negotiations. Um Carl's not here. Um, so I think everything's on hold. Uh, building committee, I think Dr. Galloway um already updated um but we did look at the six options um that Gil Bane had put together and I think if you recall we had um a meeting with the parents back in February and March and I think one of the main points that the parents were making at that time was are there any other options that you could look into so that the
035kids would not have to be moved move from over to Maple A. So, um the building committee asked Elane, "Take a look at this. How can we reduce the costs? What are the other ways of doing this?" And that was the one option where the students would not have to be moved. Not to mention that it's less expensive. The solar panels would not have to be moved. All that duct work would not have to be changed with all the ceilings taken down. Um, we don't know exactly the cost. We don't know how much time it would take. And I think I put that in the update that I sent to you. Would we be able to get this done before December 31st, 2026 to qualify for the reimbursement? >> We don't know that yet. So,
036there's other questions whether they need to change the transformer. lot of moving parts, but at least I think at this point I think we're we're moving forward and we've got a plan that if we're going to do it, we got to get the other questions answered and then move forward. >> So, do you feel like the right people are advising? >> Do you feel like the right group is advising you guys now? Like >> I think >> people you're working with now. >> Well, um the guy from that represented Gil Bane. Yes. And I I think he understands exactly what we need. We we don't have enough money to pay for the cost of the project when the bids came in. So yes, it will have to be rebid, but one of the things that
037came up is can one contractor do all the big items? Can a different contractor actually put in the split units? Is, you know, we're we're talking kind of a very different project here. Um, and it would be done at night. So, as they explained, instead of an 8 hour workday, you have a 6-hour workday because it takes an hour to set up, an hour to clean up. But this is the least disruption. Even though they might be working in a classroom that night, it would be put back together and the teacher goes back into that classroom the next morning. But they talked about which rooms you could do during the summer. Um, so I I think I think the whole committee's got a really good handle on it and I think Gil Bane has the
038handle on it. So is Gil Bane going to do the project? We don't know that yet either. So >> how um I don't know if Have you guys talked to the administration at SC? Are they aware of these updates? >> Melissa is she's been around in the >> Mel's a team player. She'll she'll do whatever is necessary. But I think if if we could minimize disruption, >> right, >> that would make them happy >> for the kids, the teachers, and the parents >> and and spend less money. >> So hopefully, so I'll keep sending you guys the update um after I go. So, we're meeting the first and and third Tuesdays of every month right through December is what we've scheduled so far. So, it's a regular meeting and um you know, everyone has been
039there except one guy on vacation. So, I think everyone's giving it 100%. Did they explain what had changed from the original proposal till now that opened up the door for many splits? because I do recall very vividly that we had brought that to their attention as an alternative and I don't think we really got a straight answer as to why that wasn't even an option to begin with. They explain >> no >> mini splits are very I mean this is not rocket science. You have two different options. >> So >> duck work or mini splits we have mini splits in the district. We had asked them about that. >> Mhm. >> So what why is that suddenly? >> I have no idea. No idea. I mean, why not? Why didn't we look at that at
040the get-go? But I I think the feeling now is, okay, that's the horse is out of the barn. Let's move forward, you know, and I think everyone on the committee now, that's the only option that the committee is looking into of the six. So, it's not like we've got a split vote on the committee. It's everyone saying, "Yep, this makes sense. Let's move ahead." what do we need to know to get going and can we go ahead and order the electrical supply equipment because that's takes forever to get. So you've got other things that are going to delay the project that are out of our control. So I'm hoping within the next meeting or two we have a real definite decision and let's get this show on the roof. Okay. Other questions on that? Okay.
041All right. K, correct. Um, SCF, do you have any reports? >> I know they had the annual meeting over the summer. I was not able to attend if I recall correctly. I think a fellow couple fellow board members were able to attend that annual meeting. If anybody wants to >> opine on how that went. >> It was really informative, especially when uh um Oh, >> Mr. Clarity >> Clarity spoke on the, you know, going to the the literacy programs, the 23 teachers. He was really uh effective. Very pleased with what he presented. >> Okay. >> Did you want to add anything? >> No, that was uh it was really nice to hear um the the amount like you said of support they provided the school district um you know a little bit more about the
042goals that they have for the future kind of continuing the work um and they're still looking for a member to join. >> And we thank them profusely. >> Yeah. >> Good. Thanks for going. >> All right, audience to citizen staff students. >> Go ahead. I'll go. >> Um Dorothy Silverstein, I just wanted to read um a section from a book that my incoming 10th grader was asked to read um over the summer and I think write an essay on with um he brought it to my attention cuz he thought it was concerning and after I read it, I thought it was also quite concerning. So, I'm reading. I came quite close to doing it a couple of times, though. One time in particular, I remember something went wrong, though. I don't even remember what anymore.
043The thing is, most of the time when you're coming pretty close to doing it with a girl, a girl that isn't a prostitute or anything. I mean, she keeps telling you to stop. The trouble with me is I stop. Most guys don't. I can't help it. You never know whether they really want you to stop or whether they're just scared as hell or whether they're just telling you to stop so that if you do go through with it, the blame will be on you, not them. Anyway, I keep stopping. The trouble is, I get to feeling sorry for them. I mean, most girls are so dumb and all. After you neck them for a while, you really you can really watch them losing their brains. You take a girl when she really gets passionate, she
044just hasn't any brains. I don't know. They tell they tell me to stop, so I stop. I always wish I hadn't after I take them home, but I keep doing it anyway. As a mom with four boys and a woman myself, I'm appalled that that's what the message that the school is giving the kids is to read about. You know, women say stop, but they don't actually mean it. I mean, I don't think that's appropriate by any means. Um, you know, I'm lucky that my son brought it to my attention. and I'm sure plenty don't. You know, kids are impressionable. Um, I'm not for banning books at all. Every book should be available everywhere, but I think that there should be some discretion on books that are required to be read in school. This is
045catch her in the eye, which is not allowed in a lot of schools and it's was published 74 years ago. There's got to be another book published in the last 74 years that can give the same um literal literacy message that we're trying to convey without questioning consent. >> I appreciate you sharing >> uh Gina Holarch 16 High Meadows Crossing. Um two things. one is I'm very glad to hear that the mini splits are being considered and that there's a chance that we won't lose out on the grant opportunity. Um from my own experience, I would just say one thing to consider is the maintenance of those um because they do have a shelf life. And so in the planning process, um, just considering how you would, similar to technology, how you would stagger that
046replacement so you're not stuck with a, we're not stuck with one big replacement cost. Um, so just while you're in that discussion, I would just I'm living it. Um, the other thing is, um, my son graduated in June and completed his first day of classes today at Quinnipic University. And I just want to send um a a huge thank you to all of the educators who helped him along the way. He felt prepared for the classes. He felt like he knew what the expectations were as they reviewed the syllabus and talked about, you know, the readings and the responses, the AP classes, the ECE classes that he took. He feels ready. and it doesn't seem like a big deal except when you're going away and you have all these changes. The fact that he walked
047out of those classes today and said, "Mom, I can do this." Um, so I just kudos to the entire staff that prepared him along the way and for the experiences that he got that he was able to sit in those classes today and really feel like he was prepared for them. So, I just think that's an important thing that doesn't always come back to our staff. Thank you. >> Thank you for sharing that. >> Okay. If there's nothing else, we will take a motion to adjurnn. [Music] >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> All right. And a second. >> All right. All those in favor? >> Unanimous. Ajourned. Act 7:41. Thank you.