001Things moving. I'm going to make a motion to reconvene the regular meeting of the Board of Education session. So moved. Second. Roll call. >> Ricker. >> Aye. >> Horners. >> Here. >> Phelps. >> Here. >> Mabiu. Aye. Brown. >> Aye. >> Okay, we are back in open session and we'll start the Pledge of Allegiance. David, everybody would join us. There's a flag in the back of the room. I pledge >> 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. >> And we've got a pretty big agenda tonight. Some of the things we'll be covering first is ACT results and our graduate surveys. Then we'll also talk about attendance this past year and upcoming
002registration as well as freshman orientation for the upcoming year. We've got a special report out on special services as well as some guests here tonight talking to us from Organic Life. Um, got a couple projects and things to review from the board perspective in business, but we've got asphalt patching on the track that needs to be like replaced before new track materials go down. Um, we've got some new food pricing to take a look at both regular meals as well as ala carte food. Um, we've got some extra assignments to take a look at for our teachers this upcoming year. Um, liability insurance is being renewed this month. And we've got big projects that we're looking at out of Milford. So we'll talk about that as well as the debt certifications that go with that
003project. And then lastly is the City of O'Fallon intergovernmental agreement for our on-site police officers. So with that I'll pass it to Dr. Shackelford. We have two students here to recognize. >> All right. I I don't have a formal report tonight, so everyone be really sad. But, I would like to invite uh Mr. Howlett for some celebration. >> We're going to start We're going to start off with some great news. Great news. Uh about the ACT. So, all Olathe East students took the ACT on April 15th here at school. Out of the millions of students who take the ACT, fewer than 6,000 students achieve a perfect 36 score. That's about 0.222% of all ACT test takers nationwide earn that perfect score. Here at Olathe East, we have two students who earned a who earned a
00436 at the April 15th test. I'd like them to come on up here Charles Bauer and Aubrey Swogger. >> [applause] [applause] >> Yes. >> Do you Do you want us to come back up for another picture? >> Yeah. >> Are you sure? >> All right, uh Mr. Graham. Okay. >> [clears throat] >> All right, good evening, everybody. Uh tonight I just wanted to share our ACT scores which have been now released and then I'll share an update on class of 2026. So, um the ACT results were initially released in May. They then withdrew the results, they reconfigured them um and actually increased them to 36 with our new scores. So, two students scored a perfect 36 and so our average composite is 21.24. Um no one's scores went down. Closed them, reloaded them, and reopened
005them so a Um just showing you some data over the years. Here's our ACT composite scores before class of 2026. That was they took the SAT. So, what I've given you there is SAT to ACT conversion provided by the SAT. So, they like to make their test harder so it lowers. Um and then before the class of 2017 took the ACT, it was a different ACT. So, really the comparison is the class of 2026 and those were and those were 0.1 points different on the average score. I mean, it did go down to 21.43 from 21.24. Uh but the good news is that these exceed rates in all three subjects. They increased. Um and so these scores are not completely final until the process of our state where we verify the scores and they tell
006us which students count and which students don't count. Um and so these are just preliminary limited results based on what the ACT provided us. The state will give us a number in the summer um that will confirm. But, I don't expect it to change much. Um and so the graph is showing on the left the class of 2026 that took it that just graduated their junior year. And then the right is the class of 2027. This is ELA. Um 62% of students met or exceeded the max. And that increased 6% for the class of 27. >> Quick question. >> Yes. >> So, I I know the state's looking at changing a lot of scoring metrics and things like that. I assume these are all kind of measured the same way in both years. >> Yes,
007so the cut they set a cut score of 18 for meeting or exceeding and that was set by a huge committee in the summer. 25. And so, that's not going to change. They set the criteria for all the states. The way they calculate the overall score parts will change, but the ACT portion of it is going to stay the same. Okay. So, that's English and next is math. The math cut score of 19 to meet or exceed class of 26 is 3% and now the class of 27 is 6%. Slight increase there as well from the class of 27. And then science. Science Science is also a 19 to meet. Class of 26 is 9% and class of 27 is 62%. So, like I said, these are not the final scores. Once the report card
008comes out, the state has to verify them all. We verify I don't think they'll change much from that though. So, that's all positive results on increasing I also like to share this is not part of the report card, but I like to just share SIUE has automatic acceptance any student that scores a 19 as long as they have a 2.8 GPA. We have 395 students that achieved automatic acceptance that wanted to go to SIUE, which is 63% of the class. Which is also an increase from last year's class of 57%. >> That's great That's great as well. >> Uh, do we have ability to see local schools and what they scored? >> Not till October. Yep. >> And then, are you going to give us a report in October showing our scores to >> Yes.
009Yes. We'll do that We'll do that when we have um the >> to 15 comparisons that >> But we can look at >> Um then this is just score distribution. Very low amount of students getting 36, very low amount of students getting nine. The distribution between there. >> Are we worried about this distribution since it's varied I can't remember how the scores work, but is that how that curve should look? It should look like a perfect bell curve. >> It should be It should, yeah. >> All right. >> And this is what we worry about we worry about really. >> Meet exceeds. >> Okay. >> And those Yeah, the four at the bottom are all meeting. Um >> Let's let's see if you have any other questions on ACT scores. >> testing. Why is there
010such a big fall off from 2017? And I know you have to make a correction for the SAT. >> It was a new test. >> They they changed the way the test was Test to test >> If the score went down >> Yes. >> They say it's a better test, so >> [laughter] >> We have to do what they provide. They provide it. >> Yes. Yes. >> It's a different test obviously. That's 10 years >> removed. So >> Would it be possible to see We can wait till October, too. Would it be possible to see the SAT conversion over that period of time for our competitor schools as well? So we would So for example, if we took competitor schools, we would see them have a drop off, too? >> Yeah, we would. >> I
011can I can probably for sure. >> We would. That The reason you see the drop off in the >> drop off in the SAT conversion is just the College Board >> telling us that their test is harder. It's harder. >> So, if you get an 80 on the ACT, that's only that's only a >> an 18 on the SAT. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we can all we can all look at that in October when the scores come out. >> The next thing I wanted to share is with our department. Every year they give us a survey to our graduates. It's a required survey to pick up their cap and gown. They answer this survey. >> So, we get 60% >> sponsorship rate of 571 students. >> I mean, this asks them what their future college
012and career plans are. >> can use this to plan where we want to go with our high school proposals in the in the future. >> So, this is all self-reported data. >> Um but it is what our students are saying they're planning on doing. >> Um >> We saw an increase in the total students >> planning to attend a >> two- or four-year. We saw a total decrease in students wanting to attend a four-year college. >> 79% >> said they're going to attend a two- or four-year >> Um with 58% of our students reporting they're going to a four-year >> university. There's an increase >> of >> 1.7% of the class >> up 2.6% of the class. >> Um and so that's great. We want to see our students reporting that they're planning on college.
013>> And then below that are other plans reported. >> Uh technical trade schools, undecided, >> and work. >> I don't know what that is. >> [laughter] >> You already got undecided. >> Right. >> Uh then this is where they report that they plan to attend. Those that are going to college. So, so top number one is SIUE with 65 reporting. >> And then the Zoo, ISU, Carbondale, and Hire are all the top top five. >> Um and then second from the bottom with one student at Kaskaskia College. And then at the bottom we have 123 students planning to attend. >> Do we have any feedback on like I'm just kind of Rolla is almost equal to U of I. >> That was at the senior awards night I was kind of blown away that they
014had S&T. Maybe they had like a really good robotics team. I don't know. They had a lot of students go to S&T out of that class. Yeah. >> [snorts] >> Um Yeah, it was kind of random it was kind of random I thought. >> And then lastly are the fields that our students are planning to get into. Number one is undecided and that's all right. It's a large percentage of students who change their college major. Not surprising. And then nursing and engineering are the top two fields that students have selected. We will use this as we're looking at our course proposals for upcoming school year. One thing we're really looking at trying to trying to get launched is a certified nursing assistant CNA program here in the building. Um and so obviously we're seeing 10%
015of our students wanting to be nurses. So that's a demand. We use our course course proposals to address the address the demands. >> Yeah, but if you wrote that into all the other >> [cough] >> medical medical adjacent >> Right. We're looking allied >> allied health sciences Yes. >> So medical is a large a large >> Okay. And that is all I have for tonight. Thank you everybody. >> Uh history, finance >> Good evening. I'll be reporting on the numbers for the month of May. Revenues that we received in May was 1.5 million, which is 97% of our annual budget compared to 1.7 million in 2025 May, which was 99% of the budget. Expenses for May, $3.1 million in expenses, which is 77% of the annual budget compared to $3.2 million last year same time,
01678%. Numbers are running pretty close from last year. >> For this report, we're about to enter a new uh fiscal year, thank you. I I don't I don't get a ton out of this report here. Could we maybe reimagine uh it for this next fiscal year and and sort of take a look um I'll leave it to your expertise and Dr. Shackelford's expertise, but I just don't get much Um I don't know if other board members feel the same. >> I I would probably propose that maybe we take it to the finance committee. >> Yeah. >> And maybe set a meeting or two and maybe the committee can work on >> Yeah. >> what they think the board would most want to see. >> Yeah, I think so. >> That would be a good way
017to go. >> Fine. >> Okay. >> Would that work for the other board members? >> And this is nothing against you, Ms. Chaloner. This is just been decades and decades. >> Understood. >> The same thing, so. >> All right, thank you. >> Um and and then Mr. Howe for the principal's report. >> Okay. Um we're going to get started tonight with with some news about registration. Our online registration is going to begin on July 13th. This is We did this last year, too, but this year we're moving it again from June because [clears throat] we We to do a Skyward rollover in early July to prepare for the new year. And so we're making sure that we have a real smooth transition from Skyward. So online registration begins on July 13th. Registration is mandatory of
018course for all returning students and they have to provide their their proof of residency again. And sometimes some years you know parents think they could just you know from the same as last year. No, we have to redo it every single year. For families that may require an affidavit or for those who require some tech support, there is in-person registration on Tuesday, July 14th from 12:00 to 7:00 and Tuesday, July 21st from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 here at the Smiley campus. All this information is on our website of course. A big thanks goes to Mr. Alex Prendible, our assistant principal, who organizes all this. It's it's a large undertaking of course to get the online registration and our website for that is is on our own website. So July 13th is when we're going to
019begin that. All right, let's let's look at some attendance data from this year from the 2025-2026 school year and I'll do my best to to kind of slow it down to make sure we understand exactly what we're seeing compared to some other years. So for this year, uh in what I've done in years past is we look at different types of absences that's coded in our Skyward system. We have our excused absence, we call it an illness absence. That's when a parent calls their student out sick. You have your unresolved A absence meaning a parent never called in, never heard from that parent that they were absent from school. We have our mental health absences. The reason why it's coded B is just it's for Skyward. That's all. And then our medically excused absences, which
020we code as M. So, this year for our excused absences, we we had 2,190 students that used 12,226 days and half days. There were 776 students that used 4,153 and a half days for unresolved absences. 1,396 students used a mental health absence for 3,911 days. And then we had 1,381 students that used 9,671 and a half days. And that's up significantly. We're going to see that in our four-year trend. Our total absences for the year 30,262 day and a half days. I I just threw this on there to see our suspension data. Our out-of-school suspension days this year, there were 161 students that got at least one day of suspension and for 775 and a half days. Now, if we compare this to other years, I'm going to go through these quick because there's a
021chart later on. Uh last year, the '24 '25 school year, um you could see all the different data. In fact, I'm going to kind of just go through this really quick and go to the chart cuz that'll be the same thing if we can see it. Um if we compare the different years, the top bar there is the latest year and then the green bar would be the '24 '25 school year. The orange is the '23 '24 school year and then the bottom one, I guess it'll be maybe bluish, is the '22 '23 school year. So, as you can see with the excused absences, that's been fairly stable over the last few years. We had that one jump here from the '23 '24 school year. Our unresolved, once again, it it's kind of steadily increased
022a little bit over the last three years. Our mental health days, which we've we've talked about quite a bit here, has increased every single week. Okay. Yes, Mr. Ridge. >> Then, can you refresh my memory as far as the mental health day, how that came about? >> That came out of COVID. Okay. And the thought was that students need The state of Illinois requires students at the state The state mandated that students are allowed five mental health days a year. In essence, that's kind of mental class. >> That is permanently in place, right? >> Yes, it is. Yes, it is. And and I'll say this once again, we know the the the rationale behind it. Our social workers have done research. Overwhelming majority of mental health days used are due to ACHS, not for true
023mental health. >> Exactly. >> Okay. It's it's for vacations, things like that. But, nonetheless, they are legal here. Um medical absences, we had a big spike this year in in medical absences. You can see it rose a lot. And and you compare it last year to the total number, really, as you could see, reason why it's a lot more this year is because of those medical absences. And that's a little bit completely out of control of the school on that end. But, that's significantly has risen. Do you have any questions Any questions? >> How are we How are we going to >> Great question. And that's something we, you know, since since I've been principal, put a lot of effort into. The results are showing. Okay. So, that means we as a school have to
024address it and deal with it. We're we're going to next year try some different things. We've already tried the incentive based for the seniors second semester. So, if they, you know, don't have to take finals if they reach a certain benchmark. Hopefully, we can see some wolves in track the date on that. We'll see how that's worked. We're going to have some competitions that we're going to try to create some competition to see how we can drum up some incentive for students on days. Wait, so we're we're going to try some different things going in the next school year to try to drive some >> St. Clair County has really been aware of this isn't just a problem for us. And so, the regional office has really amped up its support in terms of our
025student truancy. So, typically, we focus just on our freshmen and sophomores because once you get past 16, the legality part of you have to be here goes away, but they'll still support those students past that. So, our eight is it? Our APs who oversees that truancy is going to try to work with the ROE more even on these upper-level students because it's just another layer of accountability or support if we can't get them here so they can be successful doing something. >> And then, the APs that are in charge of this, do they have a goal, a performance goal to lower it? >> They'll be placing them this summer. Yeah, right now they're doing their reflections on last year, but yes. >> And just to give Kevin some more data on this. And if if
026we look at, in my opinion, what are the things that we can control? We can sort of control excused absences and the unexcused absences. Yeah, they those unresolved. And mental health and medical. Can we Can we Can we control those? We look at the data on the E's and the A's. Okay? This year, the E's and the A's were a total of 16,680 absences. Last year in 2015, it was 17,160. So, there was a little bit of a drop from the E and A absences. It In 2014, it was 18,080. So, it again, it dropped more from that. Um but nonetheless, it's still too high. We we've got to do a better job of getting the skill in the importance of being here at school every day. Our our mental health and medical absences really
027skyrocketed. Last year in 2015, it was 12,052 and 1/2. This year, it went up to 13,500. Um so, that was a 1 and 1/2 thousand absences just on those two things. So, um but it once again, we'll try to put more attention on the importance of being in school. Drive us some competitions. We'll see how the incentive for students works and we'll compare data from this year. >> Can you explain to me how what is required for a student to take a mental health day? Is their parent calling in or is the student just saying >> Their parent or guardian is calling. >> So, they declare they don't have to give enough. >> Right. >> They just have to say it. >> You don't have to give a reason. >> And I've told you before,
028the system makes you kind of think you're checking off Skyward a mental health day, but it's not recorded that way in your system. So, I mean >> Okay, okay. >> And then there's also with unresolved absences, I mean, I'm aware you can be tardy and get an unresolved absence if you're not checking in. >> Yeah, our our attendance secretaries do a great job. They have to go back and look at that and then correct those if those if if it's there. >> So, I know there's noise there that you can tune out. >> Anything else we >> we need to say any other questions? Any other questions? >> Do we give any excused absences for college visits? >> Yes. Yes. >> Is Do the parents know that? Cuz I think I heard that some mental
029health days are for college visits, so >> Yeah, no, this is what it means. You're allowed college visit days. That's Yeah, that's that's allowed. >> You just have to turn in an email that says you're doing it. >> And there's a threshold in Fair Haven for that. >> Not now. >> Okay. Yeah, it's I guess where I'm getting out is if if parents don't understand that you can take college visit days and get excused they might be calling in for mental health days when it's not a true reason of mental health. They think they have to say something to get it excused. >> No, most of you take college >> But my point is they might be taking mental health days when they're going to visit colleges because they don't know that they can get
030an excuse with a note. So if we educate and it's easier just to say I'm on a mental health day I don't have to worry about getting a note from the college. I mean again, how much education have we done to parents? Mental health days are meant for serious you know issues but issues it's a serious concern and and just seeing it as a PTO five days of PTO that your unit gets to take whenever they want it's not equivalent. >> And you track this by grade level? >> Yes. >> Are you guys seeing trends throughout >> I mean we can't I I don't have it on the phone with me but we can we can absolutely track it by that. >> I'd be curious if you're seeing >> The next one is our out
031of school suspensions and this is interesting to me. I I think it's really great news. It's really significantly dropped. All right, out of school suspensions over the last four years. The 22-23 school year we had 1,267 out of school suspension days and last year in the 25-26 school year 777.5. You know, so it's it's really reduced. The number of students as you can see there in the bottom graph in 22-23 school year was just 25-26 was 161. And lastly just some important dates coming up here in the month of July, we have our new teacher orientation on July 15th and 16th. Uh as we mentioned earlier, on July 14th and 21st, we have our in-person registration if if it's needed. Then, starting in August, we have our walk-through dates uh for August 3rd, 4th, 5th,
032and 6th. We have our first ever freshman orientation. That's going to be very structured and organized here. We're excited about this on August 3rd at the middle school campus. And then we have our second uh sophomore walk-a-palooza on uh on August 5th from 12:00 to 7:00 here at the Smiley campus. Teacher Institute is on on Monday, August 10th, and first day of students is on the 11th of August. And that's all I have. >> All right, thank you. Um next up is Ms. Schneider. >> And Ms. McNickols. >> Good evening, everyone. A couple of a couple of housekeeping items before we begin. The first of which is Megan and I are committed to a brief report. >> Just wanted everyone to know. >> Did you say that last year? >> That was not THAT WAS
033NOT THAT WAS NOT FOR TRUFFLES. That was for for real. We're committed to a brief report. We significantly cut down our content. So, um I do want to I do want to start out by saying our our department is exceptional, and it's exceptional not because of the leadership. But, it's exceptional because of the people who are within it. Our teachers and our paraprofessionals and our related service staff, our psychologists, our speech pathologists, and um the the people that we partner partner with in the schools, JROTC and ICA and companies and Tangent and Intrepid. We just have You just have really great boots on the ground people. kids. >> And those are the those are the people who make a difference >> for kids. For kids. >> They're the people who make it really easy for
034me. >> Megan and I say yes to everything. But they're definitely superstars. >> I also extend that to you guys. I think in my tenure as director I've asked 1 million things and told you we need this and we have to have this. We should do this right now and we're always met with such support. So I'm so thankful. >> It would also be remiss in not pointing out that this is Megan's last school board presentation. And I put that at the beginning of our discussion today because it's sad and thinking about it is is you know is difficult. But we wish Megan well on her adventures. And are just so thankful for her. >> [laughter] >> You've always been such a champion for our kids. So I would like to thank you for everything.
035>> All right. >> [laughter] >> All right. Let's talk a little bit about numbers. What really what Megan and I wanted to do tonight was to highlight the great things about our department. So we're going to small focus on numbers but just where the importance of those lies. So the top numbers that you see in the slide are where our current special education numbers lie amongst all of our programming. Um I'll show you kind of in a little bit how that's dispersed from year to year and how it's changed and updated a little bit even though you're always going to get always going to find the data I've shared. Um one big thing that I want to look at is our out of district numbers though. That's something that we've really focused on in the
036last couple of years with the advent of our programming. So our previous numbers in that those out of district placements were 23 and we're at 14 right now. Every single one of those one of those placements is IEP driven. They're because those are the best places for those students returned to they needed a place to be served because of discipline or those And so really we've been able to take a very organic shift back to why we use that programming and how we And that's definitely what we were able to create those alternatives within you know under the bottom umbrella. Um another really neat thing that we have this year is our free birth program that we realized is for our students who are more severely profound. Um we have just a great degree of
037needs. We have a student um from that program who maybe should be transitioning back to us because of intensive intensive that they've made. So we're really excited about continuing that partnership. The beginning is this um really nice where we may be able to make some impact to that student which is great. Which is great. All right, highlights. Lots of exciting things have been in our department this year. So one thing this was the first year we rebranded our transition programming to our RISE program which we were very very excited about. We actually just picked up from Gifts for Individuals which we love. Um all of our new programming signs signing going everywhere and so um we did that if you remember in conjunction with adding a third teacher to that program. Our transition house was
038very crowded. You guys recognized that issue issue you can sit in the system now all day which is wonderful. Um but that has has really really paid off in it's helped to thin out those numbers there at the house as well as creating that third teacher students are needing more one-on-one support in that in that um world. Courtney Booth who's heading up that program is doing a phenomenal job in her first year as a panther. She created um an independent business model there within that program called Panther Pops and it's a popcorn business and they sell make sell and deliver all of the popcorn to staff throughout the week. It's absolutely fantastic. The whole building's full of popcorn all the time. It's wonderful. Um something else exciting that we did this year for the first
039year is our businesses were featured at the Belleville Cities in Harmony event. This is where several districts come together to celebrate this this year, you know, vast amounts of support and and diversity and just wonderful things that are happening in our communities. Beth and I went and we got to showcase everything at the coffee shop, the um Panther Pops the South Campus some of their different businesses that they work in. So, we [clears throat] were really proud to have our first Um we are continuing to partner with the social work department for some um early intervention pieces. We previously were doing something called positive praise where students were kind of recognized for being good. Um doing good things, making good choices, those kinds of things. We've shifted that a little into something called smiles and
040smiley. So, if you're ever here on a Friday and you come out front, you will see all of us out front at the back of our school. Then we blast 90s jock jams and welcome the kids in every Friday and it is so wonderful. I don't want to brag, but I do believe that the class president did mention that in in her address to the graduates. It's not a big deal. It's not a big deal, but she did specifically mention that she would miss that in her graduation address, so. We're partnering and Laura LaBrick with some of the DOE initiatives that they're working on. So, we're planning some big stuff for this year in our collaborative activities to welcome the kids and to dance and to really try to increase kids [snorts] love for being
041here in Um another initiative that kind of went into its next phase was our diploma reinstatement. So, if you remember several years ago, we reinstated two of the three classrooms at South Campus to be diploma earning rather than just certificate of completion earning. So, this is year five of that program which means those students who started with us when we re-implemented the diploma program were in their first year of being in the transition program but where they were taking those classes here at Smiley. So those students were in things like geometry, biology, those kinds of things here with us at Smiley and we were able to work with the counseling department to sort of track those classes so that the teachers in those classes were able to completely differentiate the curriculum to be appropriate for
042the students but they were still earning those credits they needed toward their diploma. So it was wonderful, it was phenomenally. Next year in year six we'll welcome back that group of kiddos and then the next group of students are coming up behind them. So we're really excited about continuing that. Um the next one is really Megan McNickols. Megan did a phenomenal amount of community engagement with her students and staff this year. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Um one thing that we're really working to try to do is be more present in our community in the PTAC meetings and those kinds of things. We heard a lot from community members about how you guys do such cool stuff. I wish we could see more of the things that you do. Um and so we're tossing around the
043idea of possibly doing some open houses with our buildings and with our programs, having the kids run it and inviting the community in in to come see some of the great stuff that we're doing within our programming. >> And in in in increasing with that in in community engagement, I've also been really working with the feeder schools to align more of our like transition to high school with our IEP process and otherwise. Um we've had teachers from uh Joseph Arthur Middle School in Shiloh come over and shadow shadow some of our special ed teachers and and our regular teachers at Auburn to kind of see the placement wise what's the difference between you know like a regular instruction algebra class and our special ed um resource instruction algebra class to make sure our students are
044getting placed appropriately. So um community engagement not only for the students but our teachers as well to start collaborating. It kind of worked nicely with our um >> collaboration with with the schools in general where we're talking about our kiddos. So, I had them come over. I also put together a couple packets for them for transition. So, that engagement is just going teacher-wide and student-wide in the community and with the schools. >> And the opposite Megan and I went to the sister schools as well and presented to their special education staff what transition services look like so that that those staff members could educate Um this sticker that you see on the side here, you will be seeing all over town much more. We are encouraging community members and businesses to continue engaging with our
045programming. So, these stickers will be prominently displayed on all of the businesses around the community that partner with our special education students so that they are easily recognizable as allies for our kiddos. Um so, the businesses that we work with or work within or who partner with us on projects, those kinds of things. So, that's something in the coming school year that you'll see a lot more as well. And then really just professional development department-wide just trying to grow what our teachers are learning in the advent of the LEA and everything in involving social emotional learning. We really wanted to give a lot of opportunity to our teachers to learn new things and bring them back to our department. Okay, wait. I want you to know that I wrote down nothing Megan wrote down nothing
046under this slide. But I always just like you to see what we're doing, right? So, obviously the chicken coop is just thriving as it always has been. Our our summer school started this week and so our new freshmen who have never been here before came to the South Campus for the first time and immediately got to go see the chickens and they were like, "I love high school." >> [laughter] >> And it was like, "I mean you do other stuff than chicken, Um but but are just some really great photographs. So, we do a lot of, you know, we run the the OTHS clothing closet. The kids help with that, and they sort and provide all the backpacks for social workers and the students. And so, they're just here a lot with us in the
047building, engaging a lot with staff and students. Um, they attend Belleville's special needs prom that they go to. So, some of those are prom pictures from them. And just generally, I mean, they are just so full of light and love all the time. Okay, I put as many photos as I possibly could on here. Um, I know it's kind of hard to see, but um, we're we're continuing to work on um, this placement in the least restrictive environment. We have a lot of students within our LD like kind of population. Our our resource classes kind of go out into our generalized classes with peers, which is a great fit for students as they work to create that balance of what they can do academically and socially. So, we did a lot of work in there.
048Um, but typically in our store eating program, um, I I have all of the freshmen, the seven freshmen that I had, all are moving either to the Smiley or South Campus full-time this upcoming year, or at least half day. One is half day, and the rest of them are coming over full-time. So, that is a huge huge accomplishment not for me, but for the staff in the program. Um, our teachers, our peer professionals work so hard to make sure that not only are we getting academics in, but also just that social emotional and that awareness piece. Um, it's been huge for our students. So, with that, we this year partnered with Christina Wheeler on the technology lab. We came over for engagement with that. Um, we partnered with our store classrooms partnered together, and so
049our students in our ED program had mentorship opportunities as they went into our store autism the to be a peer leader during lunch. They helped plant a garden. One of them went on like a community outing just to help with supporting students. So, that partnership has been really awesome for me. >> We had an eighth grade graduate. >> Um and that one was super bittersweet for me because I had him last last year as a teacher and then his last year and my last year here as a teacher. So, >> That was super awesome. Super awesome. >> Um my new teacher and towards the book study called Boxing Bear and then we invited the author of that book who's actually local in St. Charles to come in and do a motivational speaking session and they
050also did like a little boxing session as well with the staff. Um all of the students said that's one of the most memorable experiences they had for the year. It was really cool to see. >> We also updated a lot of our incentives. So, we made almost everything super independent student goal driven. >> And then we made a group goal. >> Um and just general progress. With the progress that all of our students made, we went to a Grizzlies game at the end of the year and took all the students and staff. So, that's kind of one of the a couple of those pictures there. So, we all had a bunch of fun at that Grizzlies game. >> Um on the left hand side is some more of our store autism program. We planted some
051herbs that we're going to then give to the South Campus for their meal program. So, the two programs worked together for that. >> Um we had a partnership with that for money from student council. >> That our teacher wrote a grant for. >> Um we continue to focus on you know independent living skills and jobs. So, we still have the cafe, some office jobs and then one of our students he's a little bit older in our program. He comes around and does all of our office greetings. So, he comes through the main office and says hi to everyone. And then we've added on throughout the way AVISC. I mean a couple teachers who also benefited from his friendly face. >> Um community engagements and they went to >> the food trucks in Belleville and Earnest
052Watson when they did um, a food truck event. So, they got to have that experience as a group. Um, and then throughout the summer we continued some of those community engagements. >> We had one grad >> one graduate and then one graduate from South in our alternative uh, graduation. So, great >> year here. >> And they tried to show as fast as fast as possible just to continue some of that. It was a great year, a lot of uh, student success in there. >> And then the Rise program. So, in here what's exciting is that you're seeing representation from um, Courtney's class class which is Miley and then the program that's over at the Transition House. A lot of times they will partner together, but they also um, do separate things within the community and
053here within the building. So, you'll see lots of parking here, lots of coffee shopping. The coffee shop is just busier than it ever has been. We were so terrified when Starbucks went in that we were going to lose our customer base. Turns out our coffee is much much cheaper. >> So, no concern there. We are thriving still, but just uh, you know, as usual just as as much community presence as they're able to do. Um, you know, you know, to get the kids really as prepared as possible by the time they age out of our program. >> Okay. >> Wrapping up with numbers real quick. So, the last slide I wanted to show you. So, these are our numbers as they were um, this year as they look next year and then the year following.
054So, all of this if you kind of look at it looks like everything is holding pretty steady. One thing that I think is kind of interesting to note that I always sort of hearken back to is when we had I went back to our presentation from a couple of years ago and we had originally projected that for the cross categorical numbers for the 25-26 school year there were going to be 222 students and that top number for 26-27 we had projected as 225. It's looking to be 270. So, that's really a testament a lot to um, early intervention practices in the younger grades as well as just different you know trends in diagnostic practices in this area but also which we also have to kind of account for but in general hoping that things stay
055about the same the rising numbers with that third leg right out now so we're we're hoping for about this consistency moving forward. That's it. Any questions? Any questions? >> Thanks guys and just make big thanks for your work here. >> Thank you guys. >> You can give us your speech. >> Well let's have your application next week. >> [laughter] >> Okay and next up is special guests we have our new food suppliers for the attic life show and Mr. Murphy. >> Thank you. Hello. Happy to be here. Gillian I'm the president of school development and Scott Murphy is our regional district manager who will oversee your district. Just wanted to do a very hard to see and it's even harder to see as I printed it but um Okay perfect. Perfect. Basically just to tell
056you a little bit about organic life been around for over 20 years and our leadership comes from a restaurant background and when they were in high school they would eat the lunch and they just could not understand why it was so terrible And you know, most people just eat their lunch and like this is terrible, we don't want to eat it and they move on and you know, do something else. But they decided to do something about it. They started Organic Life. And we have grown to be the largest in Illinois. And pride ourselves on being the first and best at providing the most scratch cooking in your cafeterias. So um whereas a lot of our competitors will will provide more frozen oven food, we are going to provide more scratch cooking. Uh fresh fruits
057vegetables uh fresh made recipes that are um tasty. Uh and so that's what we pride ourselves in and um so this just kind of talks about number of districts served. Um why we think we're a good fit for your district. And there is a little video on the lunch. I won't take your time tonight now. Uh it's just a really great video showing our chefs doing what they do in our schools and uh serving in our districts. What can you expect? Well, there's a lot you can expect. Um I believe that when Organic Life comes into a new school, it creates a completely different experience for students. Very very exciting. So not only will the food be more appetizing um but it will be visually appealing smell really good. That's something I've noticed when I've
058gone into different schools. The the smell of the food makes you want to um we also have incredible marketing. Our marketing team will come in and write in their own home. and it's inviting. So, at Organic Life we obviously promote mostly a nutritional awareness for healthier food and snack options. We have professional management support several districts in your area growing rapidly. So, that's just a testament to what we do. Our we promote innovation, always trying to come up with new ideas and obviously that comes from the [clears throat] students, right? We're going to get feedback from them see what they're liking, what they're disliking. Every district that we come into and take over the participation will increase significantly. So, I don't know what your what your participation is, but I guarantee it will see an
059increase. This just kind of shows some numbers in some of the districts that we serve and how the participation has gone up since we took over. We are well versed in every POS system. We have our own meals dashboard, real time access, invoice details, transparency. We're not coming to take over your program. We're not going to come in and change everything that you guys have been doing. We are a true partner. We want to work with you and it's not obviously going to happen overnight. It'll be a transitional time. We don't want to scare staff by telling them that everything that they're doing is going to change. That's that's not what's going to happen. There will be training on how we how we chop, how we expect food to look. One of the things that
060we say is if we wouldn't put it on a table at home, we're not going to serve it to your students. So, that this is some of our marketing that you'll see in your cafeteria. We have different stations, and this is kind of how it's all branded. We have like a I don't know your cafeteria particularly, but it will be kind of like a food court style where there's different options and areas of the cafeteria. >> Jared, are these suppliers of yours you're standing at? >> These are just branded These are just our branded food stations, yes. >> It's like Subway and all and all the current stations we're talking about. >> But I will tell you that our ownership are restaurant-based, and a lot of what we do is based off of some of
061the restaurants that they that they have. Pizza restaurant, salad restaurant, so a lot of our branding correlates to some of that as well. Um we will obviously have promotions, whether it's, you know, what the fruit and vegetable of the month is or whatnot. We'll do taste testing with the students. Get their feedback, see what they like, get their ideas. We want to include them in the conversation always. Advisory groups. We have a seamless transition plan. Basically, it's a busy summer for us. There's a lot to do, but we've already been engaging with staff and our marketing team, and we've been working to get things set up already. It's kind of this transition period of the other company coming in and asking us in, but it should go pretty well. Usually it does. So, Scott does
062a great job as well. So, you'll have a whole team working for your district to make sure that everything goes well. Uh this just kind of talks about some of the things that we like to focus on. Obviously clients and we have someone on staff should you have an audit coming up that you can have, you know, as a resource, staffing, student participation, and flexibility, transparency. We want to build a long-term relationship, so we want to be a partner for you. Uh we're going to work on elevating the menus, innovative. We are interested in providing cultural meals if that's something that you'd like. You know, what does your district want? Every district is different, every school is different. One school may really love, you know, cherry tomatoes, and the other school may really love cucumbers.
063So we like to obviously get feedback from the students to make sure we're getting them what they want. That's basically it. >> So I'll be the one you know who's on the ground. I mean I have 40 years experience with Chartwells, 32 years in fact I'm very first on their programming and the hierarchy. But we're different. Organic Life is central [clears throat] to our partnership, in-house, partnership, family oriented. We want to be not a vending machine, like a coffee machine. We want to be part of the district. I've always said I want to call you organic, not a company. I don't care if I'm called organic, I want to be called Opalen. Yeah, that's the way I look at it. Over time there shouldn't be any difference. You're part of the district, come on. So
064that's the So, the long-term plan. We've already We've already met with the employees about 3 weeks ago. I think there was I think there was 14 of them. So, I don't think there was a lot of many openings uh in terms of in terms of what's on the schedule on the schedule. So, we've hired hired or paperwork done all of them. They've all They've all submitted their applications. They're all hired. They're all hired. Their choice. Their choice. But, they're all they're all been onboarding at this point. Um and then there will be there will be more meetings in about 2 or 3 weeks cuz I need cuz I need to know they're here. They're here. Yeah, I don't want to I don't want to get lost in the politics. You know, you know, we're ready
065We're ready to go all about it. We might even We might even expand based on the based on the program. Um you know, they're the ones that we have to take care of. If we don't take care If we don't take care of our employees, they're not they're not going to take care of the customer at all. So, so, you know, if they feel if they feel a part of the group, group, they can make they can make decisions. They're all part They're all part of it. It's not one one rule. group. And so, that's how we're going to how we're going to operate. The program The programming will be based on currently what currently what we see, what's popular, what's not not popular in in device or product to start. And then we make
066changes. One thing I've One thing I've learned organically like it can change in a day. We can change We can change our program. I don't have to have to go up six layers to get permission. I can make the decision. The local manager can make the decision to make the change. That's how we That's how we operate. We We We trust and invest in them to make the right decision. Or we're mentoring. But, we But, we at least make decisions as a group. As a group. So, you'll see a lot of me. I live in I live in Maggard. I live on this side Eastern on Johnson City, Carol. Jonesboro. I know a lot of this area. Used to pop up blogs Johnson City. I I I run 18 school districts at one time. So,
067I'm looking forward to being here. Excited. I've seen the operation. I can back into it so I can find out this year what program we're going to put in. We put more in. And then what And then what we can do on the other campus. So, that's that's kind of where we are. Any questions? I'm looking forward to working with you doing board doing board reports, whatever >> you guys ask of us we will provide. >> Board dinners. >> I do board dinners. >> So that's a >> So that's what we do. I I do whatever you guys want. We do a lot of catering. >> So a lot. We're starting to expand in that area a lot. >> So hopefully we can keep that internal and provide you with those meals at any time
068of the day. >> I do athletic >> Um the pre-football pre-game meals. >> You do that >> We do that for the first time in college. >> So there's a lot of >> a lot of things that we can work with you on. >> Great. >> Thank you. >> Scott Scott Jillian I do have a question. Organic Life is in charge of the a la carte as well, right? Is that correct? >> Correct. The a la carte. A la carte. Yes. Yes. >> Um >> That's a pricing piece the board will >> Yeah. Yeah. >> later in this meeting. >> Correct. I have no problem with >> And I did have a question. I I do see that the pricing for fruits and vegetables is increasing based on our 25 26 to 26 27 pricing.
069I was wondering if we could commit that to increase that price. I've never voted for an increase on prices for fruits and >> Is that mainly the apples and the vegetables from 50 cents? >> Yep. >> 50 to 55 is all. >> Yeah. I can hold it at 50. If that's if that's what the board would like I have I have no problem. >> Let's let's do that. I I think that that that's a great >> You can adopt [clears throat] that. I mean I we're not going to lose money. I'm all for that. So >> Great. Thank you. I really appreciate that. >> That's our goal. We want to go for the healthy over the Yeah. I mean I agree with you. I mean we're we're here to work with you. You know, I'm
070not going to make the money on an apple. I rather them eat the apple than >> Me, too. >> spend the money on junk. >> That's the board's philosophy as well. >> So if if they're going to if that encourages them to eat more of that I'm all for it. You'll also see the fruit and vegetable bar is a depending on the size of it is made up of like six fruits, six vegetables, juice every meal. As a cuz juice is a fruit. Um and so there's wide choices cuz I always believe in choice. You don't give them a choice they're not going to eat. >> Yeah. Um >> Um so the more I can put out, if I have a room, I'm going to put something in it. >> Well, thank you. I really
071appreciate that. It means It means a lot to me. >> We can We can make We can make decisions right here. >> [laughter] >> Thank you. Thank you. You plan on doing our July board meeting? >> Sure. Sure. >> Okay. >> Well, we'll We'll check it out. You can tell me when. >> Okay. >> Yeah, send an email. >> I'm on. >> Okay. Perfect. Any other questions? Wonderful. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. You went through like three flights >> I I You don't know what I did. >> She made it in three minutes. >> I was sweating, but I made it on time. I'm glad. >> So we appreciate it very much. Thank you Sky as well. Thank you. >> [applause] >> All right, board reports are next. Um
072Ms. Johnson is not here today, but communications and educations had meetings this month. So, um the next communication meeting will be on August 11th at 5:00 p.m. And education will be July 14th at 4:00 p.m. Um so for facilities, Mr. Richter, can you give us an update? >> Uh we met June uh the 9th last month. I reported to you that uh we thought from our untrained eyes that we had some problems with our tennis courts. However, since then we've had professionals come in and evaluate the them, and they appear to be normal. So, uh that is good news as far as that is concerned. Uh two is we had a uh I don't know. Well, my report is attached as far as everything else. Uh but uh we had a request from our performing
073arts department for like most of our departments in the school, we have a problem with storage. We talked it over. And we nationally worked We were talking about uh getting a trailer in or what have you or container to solve the issue, but as everybody knows, this has been an ongoing problem at all of our facilities for years and years as far as storage is concerned. So, we would like to take a look at uh a permanent uh replace a permanent solution. And that So, what we have is our architect looking at the possibility of our initial addition to Milburn being some storage. So, we're There you go, working on that to see if we can't uh take care of that issue. And that's my report. >> So, where that storage is needed is in
074a an adjacent location to where the addition will go. So, seems like they could be folded in. somewhere. >> Okay. Um any any questions for facilities? Then uh finance was for what? >> Uh no finance committee meeting. I think we're probably due to have one maybe early August. >> And we were just talking about maybe working on a 402, so >> Yep. >> following. >> Yep. >> And then personnel? >> Same with personnel. I mean, we you know, we've been meeting for negotiations, but no no updates. >> we did meet about employee handbook. >> Oh, that's right. >> Oh my gosh. >> [laughter] >> We've been meeting so much about other things. >> Oh my gosh, yes. I apologize. Yes, we did meet um last week to discuss an employee handbook uh put together by
075Victoria. I think uh she did a great job. I think there's a few more things that we're going to work on. Uh they're minor edits, but it's going to be a great resource for you for employees. Uh the the good news and the message to the board what to be meeting is is it's not superseding any policies, it's not changing any of our practices, it's just putting information in one central spot for our employees to reference and resource from. I think it's going to be very helpful. So, looking forward to its final version, which should be coming, which we'll see at some point. I think so, yeah. >> Great. Policy governance facility. >> We did meet in May, which we met in May, and so you have 13 policies for second reading, no substantial changes
076to those, no substantive changes to those, and then none for first reading. Our next meeting is the 7th of July. >> 14th, 5:00 p.m. 14th, 5:00 p.m. after education. I knew I had that wrong. >> Okay. In special committees, Ms. Johnson is not here, but there is a best meeting coming up on July 28th at 9:00 a.m. at JAMS. And then, the only other thing I'm aware of here is the city, and uh there haven't been any city meetings, but I know the city is and I think everybody on the board has seen some emails, but the city is working on parking. They have some parking spaces by the pool. A lot of our students who, you know, don't have parking passes for the high school end up parking over there. So, I think the
077city is working on plans for, you know, how to manage that, how to handle that. I don't know, Dr. Shackelford, if you want to expand on what what you know. >> So, the conversation started earlier this spring, and the city reached out and asked if we wanted to perhaps look into an intergovernmental agreement with the city to where we would manage parking passes at this park area. And as Mr. Brown mentioned, once more sophomores got their licenses and they realized this brand new parking lot was just two blocks away, the students started utilizing that and then, you know, walking those two blocks to school. Um, in conversations just with the security and administration team, we didn't have an interest in owning the parking on the city property, so we did meet with the city, um,
078which ended with a proposal that they talked about at council a week or two ago, where they will have kind of almost like a parallel program where they're going to manage parking passes there so that they can contain how many people work, um, are are parking there, know whose car is going where and things of the like. So, if we backtrack, we did get some feedback from a council member, um, who was concerned that we have the assigned parking spaces here and I think we're in maybe year three-ish of that. So, um, I just wanted to explain to the board that the board's aware why we went to assigned parking spaces several years ago and it's because in about February, however many, three or four years ago, um, once all these sophomores are getting their
079licenses and they want to drive their vehicles to school, we had basically free parking. So, if you get your pass, you can park anywhere in any of our lots. And we found that, uh, we did not have enough parking spots. We did not oversell, but it was impossible to know or close to impossible to know without monitoring all day on our lots if the students parking were past students. We had students that started to make, uh, fake passes to park. So, even when security would go around and check the passes, they would go, "Oh, yeah, there's a pass, there's a pass, there's a pass." And they were fraudulent, okay? Um, so when we had that crowding issue where you have students who did have a parking pass that weren't able to park when they arrived
080at school, we needed to act. And then further, um, you know, our security team is is still um is still young. I don't mean in age, but we haven't had the team for a long period of time yet. Um and our security team was getting completely hijacked by having to go out and manage the lots because if you have a car issue there, you don't know who the car belongs to, whether the pass is real, um and now that we have those assigned those assigned parking spaces, we know exactly who's supposed to be in that spot and they're not having to monitor lots while they rather they're monitoring the students in our building. Um it is common to uh with high schools to have assigned parking. I would say it's probably more common [snorts] than
081uncommon than free um just open parking. Um our hope, of course, as we're talking through our long-term facilities planning is that through that long-term facilities plan, this issue will be resolved. But for now, we are not alone in one having assigned parking and also having parking primarily open to only juniors and seniors. Other area schools do the same way. Is it frustrating? Completely understand that it is. Thank you to the city for considering to take take maybe 100 spaces and give 100 more students an opportunity to drive to school and be passed at this >> Excellent. Thank you for explaining cuz just real quick, I think there's been some confusion, too, cuz I think people in town or on the city council might drive through our parking lot and they'll see, you know, on any
082given day, 20 people could be sick or at the doctor or missing school and you see an open spot and it's just immediately well, we're not utilizing the space very well. But you know, we've got 100 people parking in the park and uh it it just as Bethman Dr. Sheckler man mentioned, you know, it's it's being in control of knowing who's coming in, who's going out, that sort of thing. >> To the open spots point, too, this is this only affects 10 spots or fewer, but years ago Colony needed additional parking. So there was an agreement between OTHS and Colony that's that has that has been where those those spots closest to the Colonnade on Weber Drive were actually um were reserved for for Colonnade employees and they paid the district for those spots. This
083year that agreement is no more. So, because that's where we would see a lot of the empty spots is right here when you were driving on Weber and they aren't utilizing them and our students need them. So, Colonnade will not be using any of our spots anymore. They will all be for students starting next year. >> And I would say parent who's had a kid when it was no assigned but a parent who's had a kid when it was assigned, it is a huge difference. Um kid with no assigned was, you know, wanted to make sure she didn't have an early bird but, you know, second semester it's crazy. So, it's like, well, I'll just go early and sit in my car for an hour and a half. So, it from a a student perspective
084it's much better that you actually will will get there because, you know, you drive around, there's no spaces, you're already late, why go to class? You know, I I I just I I think it's the right decision from the from the district to have those assigned spaces. I understand some of the confusion but um it's just a better way to manage our our assets. >> Okay, thank you. Um at this time we take comments from visitors if there's anybody here that would like to address the board, uh we can address that now and if not we will move on to uh our consent agenda. So. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda items in their entirety including but not limited to prior meeting minutes, financial reports, payment of bills, Freedom of Information Act
085requests, and disposal of obsolete equipment. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Warners. >> I. >> Pope. >> I. >> Vote view, I. Victor. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. Um next is old business. Um so, we got a bunch of policies that were first read last month. So, this month we need to make a motion and approve those policies. So, make a motion to approve policies as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? All right, motion passes. Um in new business, uh first we've got the employment sheet. So, make a motion to approve the employment compensation discipline performance and dismissal of personnel items as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Huff. >> I. >> Review. I. Victor. >> I. >>
086Corners. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Sorry. >> All right, no problem. >> Next is contractor pay for projects that that we've recently done. So, motion to approve the pay applications for construction projects. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Review. I. Victor. >> I. >> Corners. >> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Um and a motion to approve trips in excess of 200 miles. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Huff. >> Sorry, sorry. Thanks. >> Um All right, motion to approve the asphalt patching on the track by Byron and Jones in the amount of $5,500 as recommended by the facilities committee. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Victor. >> I. >> Corners. >> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Review. I. Brown.
087>> I. >> Uh motion to approve trips in excess of 200 miles. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Corners. >> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Review. I. Victor. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Uh next is the approval for, you know, the Chicago conference coming this fall. I'll make a motion to approve board member expenses for that conference. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Huff. >> I. >> Review. I. Victor. >> I. >> Corners. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Uh next is adult lunch prices. And is there anybody wanting discussion on any of these? They're they're staying the same. >> Right. >> Uh I don't >> But >> No change. >> Meal prices for us, no change. >> Okay. Then I'll make motion to approve
088student and adult lunch prices for the 2026-2027 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Rubio, I. Richter. >> I. >> Corners. >> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Uh next is a motion to approve student and adult ala carte prices for the '26-'27 school year. Um with the note that we will be changing fruit and vegetable prices back to prior prior prior ala carte pricing. >> So moved with a big thank you to Scott and Jillian. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Richter. >> I. >> Corners. >> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Rubio, I. Brown. >> I. >> And a motion to approve extracurricular extra assignments for employees, staffers, and volunteers as presented 2026-2027 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Corners.
089>> I. >> Huff. >> I. >> Rubio, I. Richter. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> Uh motion to approve the annual renewals of liability insurance premiums in the amount of um $5,700 $1,825 for the coverage as presented. >> So moved. >> And and I I just have a couple of questions. Can I ask them? >> Um I'll second it to so we can talk, but I do have a couple questions, too. Um I mean, just so I understand, it looks to me like the costs are staying somewhat consistent overall, but um our premiums are going up or deductibles are deductibles are Look like the deductibles are going up from 10 to 25,000. >> And that was their um that was their recommendation once they got all the numbers all the information from us, they
090completed some of the information, I got some information from the investors. >> And is that a change like is that a change in how they're administering all of their customers or was this like effort to kind of keep our costs controlled? >> Um we received them so late that I had I was not able to ask all of those follow-up questions. >> One thing I did notice our loss went up. So, I'm comfortable with it we came down because the premium went up to where hey, less claims, we will have less deductible, you'll pay less deductible, right? But our loss went up another higher, so yeah, I mean, take the savings in my mind. >> But is is it it's it's not savings. >> It's a new lower recent premium by 19%. >> total premium
091340, I'm looking at a portion of it. 310 versus 348, the bulk of what our GL insurance is is the property piece of it. >> Yeah. >> And the overall coverage went up because the value of the property probably went up in coverage. >> Yeah. >> In my mind, what we got to get comfortable with is the $10,000 to the $15,000 increase in deductible. >> If if if we have a claim. >> If we have a claim. >> Yeah, and that's what I was trying to understand, is there something that triggered that larger deductible? >> We did have more loss, um but I I I mean, just not that whatever everyone else is doing has to be what we're doing, but the Mesquite um superintendent actually reached out to me this morning and said, "We
092have a 19 and a half percent increase. Are you guys seeing this too?" And Consuelo said, "Me, too." And so um >> Yeah, that's what's confusing is we are increasing our deductible, but yet we still have a >> higher premium. >> 2% premium increase, which is >> Yeah. >> I I understand the coverage for the total loss and such is is expanded, but not by 19%. I mean, it just >> What I don't understand what what went up 19% like when I went through the de- details. >> The overall cost. >> The premium if you look letter, the premium goes up 19%. >> Goes up by $91,000 for the overall package, which is 19% increase from last year. >> So, like I said, increases in the other categories. It It was like equipment and equipment
093HVAC systems. >> Yeah, we we've got like a 161% loss ratio, which is one [snorts] insurance wants to see. >> Mhm. >> Well, that's what we claim. >> Right, it is. I mean, it's our our our fault. >> Yeah, you're going to have to >> They said a lot of these storms last year. >> Seems high. We got to do this today? >> Did we want to increase our deductible or was that >> Wait, because this is what we had, I mean We didn't ask to increase that's what they came back. >> The coverage needs to begin July 1. So, if it's not approved today, there would need to be a special board meeting prior to July 1. >> How did we get in this position where we got what, weeks away from coverage expiring?
094>> It's all It's always at the June board meeting. It's just past practice. I know that um Dushaw I I get copied on the emails between um Dushaw and Shalita and that they were trying to uh negotiate down because that they recognized that the increase was substantial. And what did she respond back, Shalita? >> Um I think it was high. She didn't give us the amount, but it was high. >> Property blanket limit increase, workers compensation payrolls and rates being amended, our loss history, um as a whole, and then the ICRMT member loss history as a whole due to storms over the past year, so. >> I think workers comp went up 15,000. That's That's a third of the overall increase. We don't have Do we have the same worker's comp line? >> We have
095quite a few things. >> Excuse me? >> Yeah, I mean and I don't think compared to this. >> Sure. Oh, yes. >> It's not compared to this, but yeah, they were quite a few things. >> All the deductibles went up. >> Well, they split a bunch of them out there, but it's hard to compare it. The 348 compared to the 310, that looks really good down, but there's a bunch of them that was included that's not included now. They broke them out. So. >> All right, cool. Guys, at this point we need to decide where we're going with this if we want to delay this and have a special board meeting in a couple of weeks. >> Well, our our existing policy expires June 30th. >> June 30th. We need to see if we have
096enough board members present cuz I know I'm out of town. I don't know when Don is back in town. So, I mean if we've got to make sure we've got a quorum if we do have a special board meeting. >> Then you'd need to give direction to Shalita on what exact questions and goals you have for them cuz I will likely be gone when you have that board meeting as well. >> Me, too. >> I'm not sure if that will change the outcome. I I don't know. Or is this more of a we are where we are in the future. We need to uh we need to ask more questions. >> Or get out more ahead of it. >> I'm going to pray. >> Right. Say a prayer. The board needs to be informed before
097we get to the meeting is what I'm hearing. >> Well, >> Because Well, I yeah. >> Or which Now, which let's figure out which committee needs to see it the month before it's going to presented to a board so that we can have that discussion. We got to give a finance >> Finance. We got to give a chair a heads up to the finance committee. >> Well, let's Let me suggest this. We're going to work on some new reporting in our finance committee. Why don't we also take a look at the different financial documents that hit the board throughout the course of the year? >> Yeah. >> Schedule them. >> And just talking about those and see when those maybe get layered into finance committee meetings. So, there can be some pre-discussion, pre-review, pre- approval.
098>> Has everybody known the schedule of when everything we need so that we know when to >> Okay. I think I think it's that. >> In a typical year, it's around the 1st of June. That's what I my recollection from the business office when when Bussiere is able to provide that labor later this year. >> And then by the time we get to this meeting, questions have already been asked, right? >> So, this is for a full year of coverage, right? >> Yes. Yes. And that's what we need our typically 20 >> Bussiere is We can't get it at middle of May. >> That wasn't all their fault. >> Are they going to know that we're coming yet? We're coming yet? >> I'm just Is there a gap year in there where we can get
099an extra month of coverage on our current policy? But, we need approval on the renewal. >> I I I I have a feeling it kind of is what it is at this point. What What do we do to improve our processes and practices moving forward? >> Yep. >> And it's not just this. I mean, there's other documents and things that we do all year and we we could get eyes on it earlier, questions asked earlier. >> Okay. >> So, >> I will just, you know, don't know if why, but the Bussiere letter is literally dated today. >> Correct. It was received today. >> Yeah, that's insane. That's 12 Even without a 4-day notice, 12 days before coverage expires. >> What this says is we're shopping it. Make sure we get >> If you're my insurer,
100you're holding You're my current >> There There were delays on our end, too. >> Come on. >> Okay. >> Fair. Okay. Let's Let's >> We've got >> Let's get to the bottom line of this. >> We'll be setting an expectation of getting approval. So, there's I mean, this has happened a little sooner. >> Okay. Um so, we already did a second. I'll I'll call for a roll call. >> Huff. Aye. >> Vote you. >> Aye. >> Rector. >> I. >> Warners. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> All right. And motion to approve Milburn additions project in the amount of $20 million contingent upon funding as recommended by the facilities committee. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Any any discussion here? Any questions here? I think everybody's >> What I reported on last month.
101>> pretty familiar with this plan and I think a lot of that prior presentation and background was attached to the board documents. >> [snorts] >> All right. So if no questions, I'll ask for a roll call. >> Review. I. Rector. >> I. >> Warners. >> I. >> Pass. >> I. >> Brown. >> I. >> All right. And motion to approve the resolution providing for the issue of sale of up to 12 $10 million. $10 million 200,000 of debt certificates to alter, repair, and equip school facilities and improve sites. >> So moved. >> Second. >> And obviously this is connected to the prior motion. So I'll ask for a roll call. >> Rector. >> I. >> Warners. >> I. >> Pass. >> I. >> Review. I. Brown. >> I. >> And a motion to approve the
102appointment of Shelita Gray as district treasurer for the 2026-2027 school year using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. I. >> Any opposed? All right. Motion passes. A motion to approve the treasurer's authorization to pay bills for the 2026-2027 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Using prior roll call, all in favor? >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. A motion to approve resolution regarding the designation of interest for fiscal year ending June 30th, 2026. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Pfingsten. >> Aye. >> Pfeffer. >> Aye. >> Vogt-O'Connell. >> Rector. >> Aye. >> Brown. >> Aye. >> The motion to approve annual designation of depositories for 2026-2027 school year is in prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in
103favor? >> Aye. >> I'm going to abstain from that vote because my employer was on that list. >> Any opposed? Um, and one one absence. Uh, motion to approve the intergovernmental agreement between the City of O'Fallon and O'Fallon Township High School District 203 regarding the SRO program. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Pfingsten. >> Aye. >> Vogt-O'Connell. >> Rector. >> Aye. >> Pfingsten. >> Aye. >> Brown. >> Aye. >> Uh, and a motion to approve Shalita Gray, Karen Ace, and Beth Sack for the Freedom of Information Act FOIA officers for the 2026-2027 school year using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> And is this Is this the same group that was on from last year? >> Okay, so it's always been >> three three people. >> Okay. >> It
104used to just be the director of finance and superintendent. Um, that's not common in other school districts, which is why Karen's been added. >> Okay. >> Um, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. Uh, motion to approve Ethan Graham as federal impact aid agent for the 2026-2027 school year. Using prior roll call. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. Uh, motion to approve Shalita Gray as the authorizing agent for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund IMRF for 2026-2027 school year. Using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion passes. Motion to approve Mary Matthews and Smiley, Robin Mason and Milburn, and Karen Hayes of Smiley as the OTHS authorized agents for employment certificates for the 2026-2027 school year using
105prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion passes. Motion to approve Tiffany Schneider as the DCS DCFS liaison to facilitate the enrollment and transfer of records of students in the legal custody of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services when enrolling in or changing schools for the 2026-2027 school year using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion passes. >> [clears throat] >> Motion to approve the OTHS concussion protocol using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion passes. Motion to approve the concussion oversight team as presented in the 2026-2027 school year using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Motion passes.
106Uh motion to approve the IASB delegate and the alternative for the 2026-2027 school year using prior roll call. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion? Um so uh Heather has proposed to uh be the delegate and uh Blake has offered to be in the back up. So if everybody's okay with that, >> I think we can live with it. >> All right. So >> I have a >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Who made those motions? I missed that. >> Keith and I I think did. >> Okay. >> All right. And last is a discussion we have three board policies that we have >> All right. >> Done. >> So s- >> Just a placeholder. >> Skip that. Heather >> board meeting, July 23rd, we're going to review closed session minutes, talk about threat
107assessment procedures. Um we have in-person registration coming up in July, new teacher orientation in July. And uh the next board meeting is what? The 23rd of July. Uh so, with that, motion to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Education. >> So moved. >> Thank you. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Meeting adjourned. >> One of these days I'm going to close the journey to see who >> Yeah, just to see >> We didn't have a We didn't have a discussion on that. >> Closed session minutes. >> So, I texted him and I told him