001Good luck. How are you? Well, thank you all for being here. This is the April May edition of the finance committee. Uh today we are talking about all the grants. Yeah, both federal and state grants and I guess would Yeah, as you said, we're going to talk about our current grants, including everything that's part of the CP. I know there's a couple days ago around our future CP that we're looking to submit. We're also I also gave you a handout and we'll talk about in one of the slides just some of the grants that we are eligible to apply for that we're looking to put a team together. Right now we're working on the TA the TR alternative um education plan. Um so there's a list you know there's a good 15 20 grants here
002that we're looking to apply for for next year. Some of those due as early as the end of this May end of this month. So we getting our teams together to start working on that and then we'll end the meeting um with just a review of what's coming up next. Okay. Um right now I'm going to turn it over to Shayon. He's our executive director overseas. You got it. Yeah. However you guys you want to just click through. I didn't know who wanted to drive it. So there [Music] Okay. Well, good evening. What was that? Somebody comment. No, that's that's that's always Yep. So, grants and review. So, currently as a district, we have about 5.4 million in grants. The items that are highlighted are those grants that we oversee in the business office. That
003includes your title one, title two, title four, back after school, school improvement, and the uh uh breakfast expansion grant. So for title one, we have about 1.7 million. The uh grant period is from September 1 of September 1 to uh 8:31 2025. So the plan to exceed those amounts um are listed. So we've expended about close to 900,000 as of April 20th, 2025. We have about 300,000 close um at in encumbrances that includes your administrative salaries. We also have about 138,000 in supplies for provisal ease uh PMSA. Those are items that are being currently executed in uh supplies are being delivered here and sent to the respective schools. We also plan to use another 50,000 towards summer school salaries as well. Additionally, we've also have expended 15,000 or so in conference requests and we also
004like to claim TRS benefits in the amount of about 85,000. So for title 2, we have 257,000 257,917. Again, the grant period is the same September 1 to 831 2025. So the amount that's been expended thus far is about 94,000 as of April 20th. uh encumbered now are your staff salaries and again your staff are um are paid more or less until the end of the close to the end of the fiscal year. So that's why those items are encumbered. We have uh conference requests as well that we're looking to expend also some more salary I mean supply items that we're looking to expend in addition to um our advertising for human resources and also other general supply that would need to be expended as well. For title four, we have about $244,560. Same uh
005grant period, September 1 to831. Our plan um is to again continue to focus on our our well-rounded students and contracted services. Those total in the amount of about 124,000. We've expended about 14,000 or 15,000 or so as of April. And um we've also processed another like 42,000 or so that includes the school links and also academic tutoring from the uh education services office with their assistance. We also have a digital license that I'm working with u Miss Lee to expend the rest of those funds as well. We also have about another 20,000 or so that needs to be expended in nonpublic um supplies. For our school improvement efforts, we have about 249,000 just expended 32,000. That amount actually increased. Um it was around 48,000. Um but of that amount, we have stipens about 140 43,000.
006We also plan to use another 65,000 or so in summer school positions for proviso east because the school improvement plan is designated specific to provo east. We also have other supplies that we're processing and also teacher stipens that are working on the school improvement efforts in in the amount of about 18,000 still working to extend the rest of those amounts. um ACRO which is the outside organization that we work with that has been identified uh for our district that payment was processing about 24,000 and then we also have other administrative stipens that were that have been processed by about 12,454,000 I mean $54. So for after school programming 127,000 is what's been allocated. U similar grace period September 1 to 831 2025 we've expended about 105,000. Um educational supplies is another line item that needs
007to be expended for about $650. Um but we you know things are are working as they as they should. Um but with our school breakfast we have 10,000 that's been allocated for that. um what was reported during the last expenditure report in April was about you know 5,000 those funds have been expended and those funds were for marketing food storage containers and also other equipment school maintenance which is projects that slated to begin at provisal west $50,000 in addition to the IDA IDA flow through individuals with disability education act um we recently received about or missing you know, with the department that she oversees received about 730,000. And with that amount, that's an exceptional amount. She's in the process of doing an amendment um to work on expending those funds as well for a title
008three 800 or $8,775. Those amounts have not been expended that have been allocated toward those funds yet. uh know that there is a plan in place as well um for our title three uh LDIP our language programming that's about $104,86 and so far 86,000 of that has been expended for our Perkins um CTE 231,870 so far about 229,000 has been expended and also you have another 2200 that's been currently encumbered with the CTEI 161,000 has been allocated and what has been expended is about 139,000 10,000 that is encumbered and left to spend is about another 12,000 or so for our wear grant the amount that has been allocated was 300,000 so far the amount that's been expended is 7,000 and 3,000 that is encumbered um but due to um current situations with the Illinois state
009board of education. Um, and it's due to our intergovernmental agreement that has not been put in place. Um, those funds have been put on hold. So, now transitioning to the consolidated district plan. The consolidated district plan addresses the planning portion of the grant application process. All districts that attend to submit an application for one of the 12 federal grants included in the CDP must have an approval uh must be approved by the Illinois State Board of Education prior to submitting the the grant. So what is the CDP? It is title one part A improving basic programs. Title one part a school improvement part. Title two, part A, preparing, teaching, preparing, uh, training and recruiting high quality teachers, principles, and other school leaders. It's your title three, your language instruction. Title three, immigrant education programming. Title
010four, your student support and academic enrichment in addition to your IDEIDA part B flow through. So as a district, we are currently proposing to utilize these funds to achieve the following outcomes as it relates to title two. To improve students readiness to compete in the global marketplace, the creation of professional development handbook, the development implementation of the teacher induction and mentoring program, supporting recruiting and retention of high quality teachers and administrators. For title one of the school improvement plan, uh the district is proposing to utilize funds to achieve the following outcomes. Increase proficiency in reading and math scores for the PSAT and the ACT. Increase prof proficiency in reading, math, and writing across all subgroups. Teacher driven PD, which is definitely important that focus on student learning challenges and target targeted needs for all subgroups.
011and also creates a collaborative school community where the school staff, families, and community interact and share ownership in the success of our students across the district. For title three, as a district, we're proposing to identify, DAP, and implement direct instructional supports for EL students to offer EL parents and family engagement opportunities for our migrant education program. We as a district are proposing to support students over the summer to engage in credit attainment to offer educator stipens to support credit recovery options for EL students and prevent language learning loss. Also to support parents on the topics of parent and student engagement for our incoming freshmen. for title four. Uh as a district, we're proposing to utilize funds to achieve an expanded after school program um for students to address academic needs, social, emotional, nutritional and also
012physical health needs for IDA flow through as a district are proposing to provide an appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to students through programs offered in both in district also out of district settings. At this time, I'm going to turn things over to uh Mr. Mo. Let's stop and see if there's any questions. So, title four was is related to after school program. Does the after school program also fund our clubs? Was that does that come out of our general? So, there's not a lot of funding that goes into clubs. A lot of the funding from clubs goes comes from fundraising. Uh the actual program I don't believe on any of their clubs? No, not at all. Could it? It can. It doesn't. It doesn't. It doesn't. But could it though or it
013won't? For after school program. So typically for our student activities as superintendent Mohead mentioned that those funds come basically just for fundraising alone. But though you're talking about the title four funds are typically need to show if it's a club, the club would have to be designed somewhere around increasing reading math. reading advanced skills and so that's typically where those two four points go or as well. Um now we there is a program there is an additional grant that we received which is called the after school programs grant and in the past that has supported some after school program but again I don't believe any of the clubs none of the clubs um were a part of that after school program it was basically just to improve English and math proficiency and support students with
014credit recovery. So that was for the after school. But then in reference to the title four programming, um up until last summer, we utilized those funds to sponsor a summer sports camp for our students. Um but this year, um the LA State Board of Education did not approve us for that sports camp. So that will have to come out of um districts. So we we have plans for the summer sports camp. There is plans, but it's based on the district level, but not the bread. Okay. the state did not approve the issue. But I will say one thing that we did is we asked every single club to submit a budget. And so we're you know we explained to them like this this doesn't mean you're going to get the money, but we needed a
015better understanding of how much you're spending, how much you really need to spend because I'm not always crazy about kids having to have to go out and fund raise so they can have these opportunities. And so we're looking for ways in this budget to show see you know in with a reasonable amount how much money from our general fund would be able to come from these titles um could we could we provide to some of these programs quick question Adam that I know in the so if they're they mention something about a football program and the kids the athletes are playing and they need meal meal you know that will all come from district funds but it'll have to be implemented and then communicated from each building. That is correct. And Dr. Hill, do you
016have like an FAQ? I imagine that over the years you've heard the same question over and over. Do you have an FAQ available or is it all It's I don't have It's all right here. You know, if they ask me a question like because I didn't want to, you know, intervene. Dr. Walker did an amazing job the other day, but there was quite a bit of concerns or two in reference to one of the grants about um translation services. And I do know last year we did um buy u pocket talks. So the question would be for us to identify where those pocket talks are at inside those buildings because that was one way that we um had that support for our um English learners dur when we have like after school programming or when
017we have meetings because we want everyone to be engaged. So, we just need to find those and then, you know, seek out opportunities for some staff members to um assist us with translation when we have our evening events. And those would come from title three, right? That would title three. Um we purchased the pocket talks last year and then it was some funding um from title one I believe as well. And then um looking at prior years, I'm assuming yes. So, have we expended all of the grant money or have there been instances and I understand life happens and whatnot, but have there been instances where we didn't expend all the money? Well, um, what I like to do, I've been working with grants for many years, not my current role now. It's always best,
018especially for title one, to expend 85% of that grant. You're in good standing that way. And then you will have 15% threshold left over. um title two, title four, if for some reason you don't expend those funds within a given year, they do give that give those funds to you the following year. But title one, that's not the case. Title one, it is our responsibility as a district to expend all those dollars. Now, I do know um in times past um there was a concern about expending title one dollars and uh the district um prior to my arrival came on board with having uh administrator part of administrative salaries coming out that pot because our administrators do provide um instructional support to our students. Um and that took up took up a great deal of
019the grant as well. We were able to expend all those dollars. However, this year for fiscal year um 26, if I'm not mistaken, we are no longer able to use um include the administrative salary. So, we had a conversation with Superintendent Mohip and then Dr. Walker. We will be offsetting that with like some department chairs and some of our teachers to come out of that grant to make sure that we're able to expend all those dollars. So, there's a there's a 5% camp administration fees. So we can put up to 5% of our total grant award into administration fees. So as we're bringing to you uh this excuse our plan for the schools with department chairs part of that plan is showing that we be able to pay for them through the title through those
020title ones. But the goal is don't send any money back. Exactly. So if they give you 250,000 spend the $250,000. So the the 15% that she's talking about, you do get uh and there's a buffer where you spend you can get some money back in the rollover. So but you can't exceed the 15%. So that's why she mentioned we'll we'll spend at least 85 uh if not more. The problem is we don't want to get in this habit where it's the end of the year, we have all this money we want to spend on zero and then we start making bad choice. That's right. Yes. Right. So we want to make sure we get that 85% buffer. We'd like to get to that buffer by April. So there's time to to close out. We also
021want to make sure by doing that is that we're pushing as much money into our title funds and not into our general funds. So anything that's allowable that can go into our title funds, that's where we're going to put our funds because you can't put any excess of your title funds into your reserves. So we want to spend down those funds before we start spending our general funds. And that's always been the goal, too. And I always tell people that when people see these grant funds, it's so easy to say, "Hey, we wait till the end of the year." As he mentioned, the to state board of education and say that we really don't need these dollars because the money is to be spreaded out throughout the whole year. If our grants start September, hey,
022September through August. If we wait to April or May, then for me, I'm at the state level. They're saying, "Well, provides district, they don't need these dollars, right? They don't need them because they're waiting to the last minute. And as Superintendent Mo had mentioned, when that happens, that's when it's useful spending. It's like we're just spending just to be spending so we can spend the funds. We want to make sure that those resources, those funds are based for the kids. Any other questions of anything that Sean is what we're looking for and I passed out a document to you too. And so these are just grants that are coming up. Some of them are part of the title or part of the CDP. These title funds, title one delinquent, IDA and the IDA discretionary, that's
023our special education funding. These are things that we will apply for every single year. Um I haven't seen that the bilingual education award integration student education program. I'm not sure if we've applied for those in those past if we applied and we just didn't get it. But that's something we'll go after again this year. after school programs. This is something that provides those very very lucky uh to be included in that grant. So we that's something we'll get every single year. This is about and it's gone up from about $15 million allocation from the state to a $20 million allocation. Um more of these dollars are being pushed to the ELEAS. Um but we of that money about 85% totals to school districts and we're lucky enough to each one of those school districts. The
024bikini bento that's something we'll apply for and continue to apply for. the Mckin Vento um ARP, not ARP, RFP, no the um the funds. Now, that's gone away, but we still continue to have the the Mckin Vento funding, and that's for our homeless education students. 21st century grant, that's something I'm going to push on to see if we are able to apply for. We've had some challenges in the past where our low-inccome counts are not correct. Yes. And so we are working was one of the first things we did, Alex and I, reaching out to the state to try and get a more accurate understanding of what our low-inccome health is. What we did is we called um one of my old friends in the nutrition department to see what our direct certification for CDP
025the consolidated or not consolidated uh what is CP community education provision program for essentially just says we look at um how many of our students are on receiving funds from the state and that can help tell us where we are. So from that it was about 60% of our students were part of that C. So that meant that so right now it's shown that our low income rate is around 70%. It's updated down in power school to 61%. So now we're at 61%. And we still know that that's probably not bad. So we have to do so we got us from 17% to 61%. Now we have the work of going out to those other families to ask them to fill out some forms. Um when you go to a C so where every student
026is being fed uh at that reduced rate or free what happens is parents then don't have And so that's that's the road. You you get this great service with with food, but then we're not always getting these forms which could have an impact on our our account. So for some of these grants, we in the past would not have been able to apply for them because we were under the threshold. I I can't remember offh hand what the threshold for 21st is could be 90. I have to double check. Yes, it's been a minute since I applied for that one. That's a challenging threat. And so if we if we could get to that threshold, 21st century is something that we would apply for the advanced placement that helps pay down for some of the
027cost of the test. And then the C the CTE that that's the consolidated plan that Dr. Brandon works on. Um the TAP is one the last one there on the right side. That's something we have not applied for in years past. Uh or if we have it's been a while. And so that's that's a grant we're going after right now. due June 9th. And so this would help fund um some of this this this is to help us with some of our county rates. So putting together some strategies to with the use of some of these funds to go after uh raising raising our rates for and so this is what we're looking at from the ISBY side. We're still consolidating and looking at other grants, foundational grants, federal award grants. They're not allowed there
028anymore. Um, but just trying to see what are other funding streams we could we could find sometimes. I know right when I got here, we missed the electric school bus. Um, so I'm looking to see what the EPA is going to roll that one out again. So, we're just keeping our eyes out to see what's there. The struggle that we have, we don't have a full-time writer. Um, so, you know, we partner closely with West 40. They'll help us with some of these grants. They're going to help us with the Tup grant. Um, but that is a challenge. I just want to name that. It is a challenge to um for us because there are some of these formula grants that we have to apply for and even though we know we're going to get
029the money like the CBP, it does take a significant amount. Um and so trying to go after some of these other grants, it's a challenge. Uh I think it's a challenge we'll rise to. Um but but I just want to name that. And so we'll have to look at some creative ways to raise people up. And that's why you know this here is very helpful. This is something we started a couple years ago is just to say here's every grant that the state puts out. Here's when it launches. Here's when it closes. So districts like ours and a little bit smaller to figure out the staffing that's needed to break these grants successfully. And I can just say for that 21st century community learning grant, I was literally pulled away from the office for like
030three and a half months because it's so much information that you need, so much data collect needs assessments. Um but it's a challenging grant but it is beneficial because it helps all the schools bene and how much is projected by if we were to be awarded the 21st century was it? Um no it's anywhere from 150,000 to a little bit more than that. It's a lot of money for the work. Yes it is. It's more work required to get it in but once you receive the funding like oh this is it. But at least that we've cleaned up our data, right? Like we went through that effort. So now our data is right cleaner than it was before. Oh yeah. Yeah. So is there any opportunity to work more closely with them knowing that maybe
031like just leverage their their data or their information? Yeah, that that's that's largely what we did other than reaching out with ISB productions there was working partnering with the superintendents and their individuals to on their enrollment files there specific data that's reported the state every year. So we able to look at students and map students or ours that we're not flagging. Uh, no. And then finally, just kind of want to run through um what we'll be doing again on Tuesday. Um, this is what will be on the consent agenda. So, Mike, you want to take us through the first three? Yep. Yeah. So, the first one is our yearly student summer IT internship. Um, that'll be posted should this be approved on Tuesday. Um, again, match the rate of the PLCA is doing on the
0321580. and uh we'll go through the same process we have of students apply from across the district. So a great opportunity for that. Um not to exceed we just kind of did the rough we did the math of if they would work 40 hours a week, you know, the maximum amount of weeks. We usually usually it's not 40 hours a week. Usually it's around 36 or so because we'd have them start like half an hour later than us and leave half an hour. So at least we have a little bit of a gap um to uh to just regroup ourselves um all day. So, um yep, that's what we're looking at for that. So, - switch replacement is going to be um another one coming up. Um already been uh this filing is due. It's
033already been preliminarily filed pending board approval. Um what that is is the remainder of our - funds will be expended. This is year five out of the fiveyear cycle. So we have uh be expending the 493,000 and um out of that 186,000 of this project will be local funds. Uh great thing with that is that um kind of stepping through what we need to do. Um this will again use up all of our remaining grade funding. Uh we used up a big chunk on the firewalls about two years ago. Um this will have all roughly 100 or so physical switches replaced across the district. So every switch excluding our core switches will be replaced. So that then sets the framework for upgrading Wi-Fi across the district. We kind of have to do one before the
034other. Um and the switches were kind of a hodge podge. So it's really doing it all getting it done right and then we can look for the next fiveyear funding here that's coming up and say okay now we can do our course switches and our access points. So again nothing really anyone notices because it is working. no one notices it, but um definitely a need um to keep us moving along for technology there. And then last one, copy lease renewal change. It's going back and forth with two vendors for quite some time, current one, Xerox and a competitor, Ka Multa. Um went back and forth and regardless wanted to do a fleet refresh and standardize the models. Um so we've taken it from I think we have 16 models right now. Um what that's going
035to be is them coming in I think it's 64 or so units we have across the district um removing all of them and replacing them all with likewise models. So we would have I would say I think it's a total of four units if it's color black and white and then depending on um the usage four to six but a lot more manageable all new devices and then it's a 5year term and then what we've looked to do at the end of that 60-month 5year term is just do another refresh because at that point they are pretty well well used and we did do our current lease price is uh around 7600 a month. Um, we did bring it down to that 5,400 by um, again doing a 60-month term and also doing um, right
036sizing approach. There are some areas that had massive copters that didn't need to be used or weren't being utilized. So, um, making sure teachers have what they need, but also making sure we're being, you know, putting the equipment in that needs to be there. Any questions on those? So, K12, let's talk. We I think we I know I put this in the updates. we talked about the last board meeting. This is really is something that I'm responding to from just hearing over and over again from the community that they're calling us, they're emailing us, they're not getting any responses. So, this is a system that will help us track that information so we can capture that all information that's coming in, see where it's being directed, and then monitor to see how quickly we're responding
037to it. Um, we'll set a goal of initial response within 24 hours. They don't have to have a resolution, but they have to at least they at least have to make contact that call. Uh the person that's also emailing or calling us has an opportunity to do a customer service response. So they can give us a rating of five stars. Our goal is to be four stars and above. And so we will be able to see how we're performing as a district. We could do it um by school. We could do it by employee. Um and so it just puts a little bit more accountability on us to be more responsive to our to our constituents, to our community. Um the prices here is $38,000 uh 227 but about 16,000 of that is setup cost
038as a one time and so renewals would be closer to 20 $222,000 and then I do have someone from K12 that will come present briefly because I know we have some newer board members that haven't been part of this conversation and I just wanted I want I want her to be able to show the show the uh the item and answer questions. Now the imple implementation plan would be was it Let's say we approve it. We would and then it's June has been implemented. We would probably have it rolled out for August, the beginning of the school year because it's going to take some time and some training, right? So, there's things that will have to happen on the back end for Mike and then there's some retraining that we'll have to do with our
039staff and then even some things websites because we're going to have to it's going to be a culture shift, right? There will on our website there'll be something that that's called let's talk and so they can click on that and that's where they can put their question in. It also has a chatbot. It'll be like oh it looks like you have a question about this and then give them information. It would you know we were able to then feed in information. We could feed in our policy so people could start asking questions and then getting them directly. We're doing that hoping that we'll get less of these questions that could just be answered um through the chatbot and through AI. So that that that's a feature that that we're looking forward to with that as
040well. Well, also then so if somebody goes out onto our website, we we'll have to be able to structure instead of getting their their email address, we can get them, you know, an email that directs them straight into Let's Talk. So we'll know somebody has a question for Alex but it's going into the system and then we're able to track you know what the question is. If he sent it to somebody else to answer, then that that responsibility shifted to the other person. But then we can still have um those rollup reports to monitor like how many um you know how many of these are are overdue, what the response rates are. And then it also gets alerts to those people, right? Like hey, you have to answer this question or you haven't done this
041or it's overdue and then that person will get it. I'll get it so then we can start. Excellent. Um, the Proise West book donation. I know we talked about that. We have about 3,200 books that we're looking to to exit from the building. These are books that just aren't being used. Instead of throwing them out, we're providing to a an organization called Scarce and they will reuse those books. Usually give them to developing countries that are needed with these books. The cost is really because we don't have the equipment u to really handle the load that these books uh they're heavy, right? So we for you know they'll do it in two or three trips where we would have done it in 50. So it's it's it's just it's well worth the cost of 6050.
042Is that where the 350s? Yeah, I'll let L talk about the the F350s. But I do want you to know we're bringing this to you in a faster um we're bringing it to you faster because of service, right? So we don't know what's going to happen in the next few months. So we're just going to bring it to you for approval this month just so if you do approve this we get locked in pricing and purchases. But El could talk about the fleet where they are now and why these are needed. Yeah, thank you Mr. Mohib. So over at Proviso East West Math and Science Academy, we have two 2003s and one 2005 F350. Those vehicles are roughly 22 to 23 years of age. Uh we do have a robust ground team at Proviso East
043West Science Academy that plows roughly about 75 acres of property and roughly like nine and a half miles of sidewalk. So, we are in need of these trucks because they have been deemed to be uh very uh fragile in the winter months. Transmissions, the transcoolers, they're just old and typically about 15 years you want to cycle out any plowing equipment. And we also use this for um moving dirt, moving stone, uh getting uh large loads of dirt on property, dragging the fields, uh pretty much anything outside of the grounds. This cost us roughly about $65,000 per vehicle. Uh, and we do like to switch these vehicles out anywhere between 15 and 20 years. Uh, and we're right there at that threshold. So, we're hoping that we will get these trucks so we do not be
044in a compromising state um, and of these very rough winters that's expected to come up. Um, additionally, we did get information from ASC certified mechanics. Um, we have that paperwork uh via email. We had Mr. our CTE auto shop teacher Carl Fidelli, I believe his name is at Proviso West. He did an analysis of this truck at West and also at Proviso Math and Science Academy. And he did mention that uh the truck had reached its useful life. It needed new leaf springs. It needed a transmission refresh and other ball joints and um other mechanical components that make these vehicles safe on driving. So, uh we are heavily hoping that this get approved so we can get some updated vehicles. Uh any questions about that one? Are they 2025 model or Yeah, 2025 apply on
045the front a salt spray machine and also the undercarriage will be coated for uh salt proof but resistant. And what happens with the older F350s? So they donate to the I would like to keep one of them and just use it on on the ground on the grounds, but the other two we put them on public surplus with the approval of the superintendent and the school board. Uh we do believe the value is about $5,500 for each one of the trucks. Um, one was in a real bad accident at Proviso East that [Music] employee had some medical condition. He ran over the gate over East and the front bumper ripped off doors mangled. So, the one of these looks like a pretty bad wreck right now. So, that that one for sure we need to
046get rid of. The one that provides OS is the one I would like to keep. But the one at Math and Science Academy is actually old vehicle that was transitioned over to PMSA in 2005 when it originally opened from proviso west. So yeah, that would be too. Okay, any other questions as far as who's driving them and training involved because I mean not everybody can get behind a truck and like plow snow, right? I feel like that's a specific driving skill. So who's driving them or is there training that is involved so that there's no damage to either the plow or the truck? So yeah, we do do tutorials with Ford um on building the spec. We did do tutorials with Joe Kos over at proviso east. Also Claude Brown at that provis Daryl Stro
047at East Al McDonald provis math and science academy it is Corey Jeff Madlock and Nicki over provides the west it's Bill Welch Jose Pales Ron good Roy Ruez and I got to be forgetting somebody else at least as long as people are trained so like these are expensive vehicles you don't want anybody just and the books come with a DVD to kind explain to you exactly how to operate the plow. You know, what type of yard markers you need to put into the areas where the curbs are so you're not hitting curbs, things like that. How to use a salt spreader, when to turn off if you're getting close to a vehicle, things like that. So, there is a training video. Thank you. And I know I put this in, we talked about this a
048while back, and we are in the final stages of contracting for some devices that will put every single vehicle that we own. It's a company called Samsa. So it does more than just like putting a So we thought about it like hey can we just put an apple tag in there right and kind of see where they are but but we as we talked about it we're like we want a little bit more information right you want to know you know hard braking hard acceleration how fast they're going if they're out of a a geot track fence right so we just want to make sure that whoever is behind the wheel of any district owned vehicle is driving safely is driving appropriately and is driving within the bound so we you know if they go
049outside of an area we'll get an alert and you Maybe they're supposed to be, but if they're not, then we'll go ahead and So, we just wanted a little bit more um we just want a little bit of more oversight around our vehicles to make sure that you know they're being used. Any other questions about the vehicles? All right, moving on to Proviso West main office. This office suite is roughly 4,700 square ft. It runs from the B ramp to the D ramp. If you're familiar with Provisor West, that's the main office area. Um, from the book room on the Bside all the way to the security post at the Dramp right at entrance number six. Uh, all of the interior suites and all of the flooring, all the base coal will be professionally removed.
050Uh, the lowest responsible bidder was CC Environmental. I do believe they were the only bidder. This will include all brand new flooring, disposal of the existing flooring, all remediation plans, oversight and monitoring from EGSL to make sure that we have air clearances that are clean and acceptable related to IDPA rules and regulations. And we at the end of the project, uh, if does a successful job, as Mr. I'm sorry, Dr. Walker, as Dr. Walker alluded to in his earlier presentation, we will receive $50,000 back on this project uh once we are able to submit all of the final documentations and the final submitts. This is a summer project. Yes. Slated to start, if approved, slated to start June 8th or 9th. And that's called the school maintenance grant. Got it. Any questions about the propos?
051Great. And then I know Dr. Hills talked about the budget amendment consolidated plan. You guys have any questions about that? That brings us to the end. Excellent. Yeah. Thank you all for your time then. Well, any final thoughts before we? No. All right. Thank you all for your time. Thanks everyone. Congratulations. [Music]