001Call the meeting to order. I'll rise for the pledge, please. >> 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. Roll call, please. >> Oh my gosh, where are my glasses? Oh no. Okay, that's fine. Um, >> I might I might. All right, roll call. Wonder >> Jen >> here. >> Van here. >> Stuff here. >> Gardian here. Campbell >> here. >> Dan >> here. >> Hibore absent. >> All right. We have quorum. Uh, Mr. Barrett is also sends his apologies, but he uh cannot be here tonight for because of a family situation. All right. Please or please note as a courtesy to the members of the audience in the board of education,
002please silence your cell phone. Public will only be able to speak during the public comment if signed up. And right now, we have just one. All right. Thank you. Approval of agenda. Can I get a motion? >> So moved. >> Support. >> All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Let's see. Board member reports. Um, start with Joe. All right. Uh, just a couple of things. Uh, victory day was incredible. Again, it makes me smile every year that I go. So, that was a lot of fun. Uh, and then the second thing that I wanted to cover was we had a uh reunification walkthrough drill at Resurrection Life Church on the 16th. It went very well. a lot of participation from a lot of schools in region 3. So, if you're
003not familiar with the reunification, it would be if something were to happen at one of our buildings or any other nearby school, we would reunify parents with their students at this location. So, quite frankly, we're way ahead of the game when it comes to this type of drill. Probably leading the state for certain leading this county in this drill. So, it's uh it's beneficial to be prepared and um we're doing an actual drill where where we will include students with role players with parents in probably February and you all get invited for that. >> That's awesome. >> I didn't know that. That's good to know. >> Yeah, good stuff. >> Thank you. >> See Amy? >> Yeah. Um I have been busy obviously doing things with my kids at different schools. Um, but I have
004been meeting with different PTC's um, to just get an idea as to what they are doing in their buildings, in their districts. So, I've had the pleasure to meet with Cummings and with South Elementary. Um, and they are just doing a really impressive job of bringing parents into the buildings. Um, every PTC operates a little bit differently, but I think it fits very well with that particular building. Um, and so I will wrap it with that. >> All right. Thank you. My wife was active in the PTC and like liked it a lot at Cummings. All right, Bob. Um just one thing about a year ago uh for my report I mentioned how there was legislation going through um the house state house with regard to changing potential changes to uh the sexed curriculum and
005I was very concerned about that luckily and I'm saying luckily um because of the pandemonium that went on at the end of the year with the legislature, it kind of stayed and died in committee. But, uh, Michigan Department of Education and the school board, state school board has decided to move this curriculum to their docket and they had very limited public comment. I mean, it was almost like three days where you could do public comment. Um, a lot of news coverage in the state with the amount of distaste from many parent groups. I don't know what the percentage of in favor or not in favor. My assumption is there's a majority not, especially the way the news stories went. Um, one of the things that they're trying to do with this new curriculum is they're
006trying to get around the state law because they don't want to call it sex education anymore. They want to call it health education. So, it bypasses that piece. Obviously, that'll be tested in court if it gets there. But some of the things that are significant in this um curriculum change is they're looking to incorporate uh gender expression, sexual identity, and sexual orientation. Actually, that's starting with 11 year olds, so fifth graders. So, um it's disheartening to see this moving, specifically since they're trying to bypass the legislature. So hopefully uh the public continues to um state their displeasure with it. There was a survey, but the survey is locked out and nobody can see what the results are as of today. So they're probably still tabulating it. So that's what I've got. Hey Bob, sorry I
007didn't want to interrupt. Just to provide a little bit more context with that. I'm pretty familiar with what you're saying with the health education standards. Um, so these are health these are curricular standards and yes they were updated and yes they did add additional language to the sex education component of the health education standards. I do think it's very important to note uh and many state sort of organizations and I know superintendent requested within these that one these are just the health state standards for the school that local school districts still control what curriculum they use. So this isn't really a curriculum that they have to do. In addition, parents have to still have the option to opt out. So while I absolutely agree like I understand that you m you know you don't like
008the standards but at the same time um the state right now with these is not changing local control or the parental notification and consent. So that will remain the same and so I think it's just an important point to note that nobody would be forced to or districts wouldn't be forced to adopt this. Well, one of the changes that did occur because of that, so that was a good point, Amy, >> um is uh the Supreme Court's ruling with regard to parent notification that happened out of Virginia. >> Mhm. So that sort of caused them to kind of roll it around a bit and change some of those standards, but I'm still not in favor of what they're attempting to do because of those things they're trying to add, especially for children at such a
009young age. >> Yeah. And I think, you know, as our district moves forward if these get adopted because it's not really certain yet, it might be something that the district would want to. But I believe we have our own sort of independ we have our own program that we're happy with. Um, and with parent input, we also have that committee. So, I hope that >> we will probably continue to do it that way. >> Yeah. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you both. >> Sally. >> Yeah. So, I um was able to take a lovely trip with my husband for his first retirement official trip. And we went to Croatia. And while there um it was so much fun to watch class trips happen in Croatia. Class trips happen. Teachers take their kids on field
010trips. And we happened to see a couple of classes come to a historic um place where there was a beloved poet that was Croatian poet from the 4th century and to the mansion or palace that he built with some really cool features. But it was just so interesting to watch the kids in Croatia act the same way as the kids here in Granville. The teachers in Croatia have to wrangle them just like the teachers here in Granville. And I thought that that was a really um fun thing to see that we do share these things across um many many borders and certainly across the ocean. So that was kind of cool. I'm looking forward um on Wednesday to be participating in the Amazing Shake. That's always a wonderful event. Even if you don't know much
011about it, um you might want to just go and see. You're going to be amazed yourself at the poise and the um the efforts that our young people take and learning how to operate and function in a social way in their environment for now and in their future. It's a wonderful event. That's it. >> It is. Thank you, Sally. >> Amy, >> um uh thanks for uh letting me roll in here kind of late. It was actually with the hockey boosters. They have their grit week this week, which means they're competing to see who can do the most push-ups and planks and four-minute planks, which but um yeah, so that's going on this week and I just rolled in from that. But um also going back to what Joe said, I want to thank the
012district for how we handled the bus barn situation. That was um that was really scary for a lot of people, but also done so very well within this district as we do as you guys always collaborate. It's been it's been really fun. Uh not fun, but it's been very impressive to me to see how many people come together to make sure um that everybody is safe, that you have the options for um you know, you have the options to use the bus the next day or you can you know, we're we're very much about empowering our parents around here. And um actually my son was working on the electrician stuff there and he goes, "Hey, I got sent home." And so it was, you know, everybody was being taken care of and everybody was safe.
013So thank you to the district for that. Um it was awesome to sit with um many of my fellow uh school board members for the National Honor Society. Uh we have so many amazing students. We have so many options for AP classes. We are extremely blessed in this district with phenomenal teachers. phenomenal kids, outstanding academics, and it it it really shows when you watch those National Honor Society kids. Um, we are coming up on the last week and a half before band competition goes to states in Detroit and they added fire and smoke in the last Oh, it was so good. You guys, this is this is a very powerful show and I'm so impressed. And I'm not sure how many of you have gone to the football games. I saw you at the football
014game. I've seen you guys at the football games and um I I you know I've had many I've had a couple of children in band and people are sticking around for that show. Man, it is a it is a really good show. We actually saw some scouts that were there on Friday, some college scouts and they stuck around for the show and I was like that's right, that's right. Recruit our band. Okay, so um homecoming was amazing. Thank you to the homecoming people who um take care of that with the student council. And again, I get to participate in the amazing shake. And it is it is one of the coolest things I think that our our um intermediate uh building does. It's a really really cool program. So, yay. That's all I have. >>
015All right. Thanks, Amy. I'm just going to add on to the band. over the last month um been out to a couple of away football games and just uh watching their bands at halftime. I won't name them, but their bands at compared to our bands at halftime, I mean, there's no comparison. It's just it's night and day. The quantity of kids and the the skill level. So, thank you to Mr. Garcia and the students and the the families that support that. If I can add one more thing too, we have record numbers in the middle school of band kids and we are growing and growing and you know Mrs. Jones, Miss Swirling, they are like, "Oh my gosh, what are we going to do?" They have like a full extra class worth of kids this
016year and it's because we have invested so well in into that program and I'm really proud. I'm so proud of this band program. >> It is awesome. I had a little concern at first when I seen the pyro techniques going off. >> You know how much money that fuel cost? Don't start. No holes in a smoking. >> Not even real. It's like It's like material and fans. >> All smoke and mirrors. >> Oh, he's got safety in his blood. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, Roger being out um we he's we've got the middle school here. Mr. C is going to do a presentation from the East Coast trip. So, welcome Mr. C. >> And I'm not presenting anything. >> All right. >> I brought in the big hitters. Um, I I just want to
017uh uh welcome uh Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Baker who came to me two years ago with an idea totally unsolicited and said, "Have you thought about us possibly doing a trip with students?" And um I said, "Well, give me a presentation. Give me a pitch. See what we we can do." and uh we've had just been able to offer an amazing experience for students for the last two years and and hopefully has become a tradition for grandma. So I'm going to uh have them uh step up and talk a little bit about that and obviously you're going to have an opportunity to hear from our students who actually experienced it. Sure. Or use the podium >> then your voice will be recorded as well. >> Mrs. Hi everybody. Um, like Mr. C said, my name
018is Kristen Baker. I teach 8th grade math at the middle school. Um, I've been teaching for 20 years, but this is my eighth year in Granville. And I am, um, Jamie Stewart. I also teach math, 8th grade at the middle school, and I have been, um, teaching for 19 years and 17 here in Granville. >> When we even met, like our first years of teaching at Alger Middle School in grade. >> Um, so how did this all start? Well, I was driving um to bring my daughter to daycare one morning and on the radio they were talking about what are the coolest field trips and I love a good field trip. Um and they said, "What are the coolest field trips that you have, you know, experienced?" And over and over again, people were calling
019in and saying, "We went on closeup. We got to go to Washington DC. we, you know, um did a different program but also um seeing Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, Boston. And so then I knew that I wanted to try to make this happen. Um and then I surround myself with people that will say, "Sure, I would love to help you do that." So that is Ms. Baker. Um so we talked about it at lunch and then from there um it took off. So, our first year we did it was 2004. So, they're sophomores now. Um, we brought 38 students and this was the official close-up trip. Have any adults in here ever been on close-up or heard of it? >> So, think of it like an all-incclusive trip, but it's very curriculum based and
020it's all in Washington DC. So, we brought 38 students. It cost $2,100 per student, so it's pretty expensive. Um, but you travel by plane, which was kind of a fun thing cuz there was a pretty good chunk of kids that have never flown before. So, that was exciting. Um, but the thing is we only saw DC on that trip and that was it. Um, it was mixed with other schools from all over the country, which was kind of cool, but the part that we got feedback was from students is they wanted more time with like their peers at Granville Middle School and to really have that time. Um students also felt like you know what we saw DC and that was cool but hey can we see some other sites there because it was very
021very curriculum based like workbooks and study sessions and so after that um Jamie and I said we have this other option maybe we should look into that. >> So that's how East Coast version 1.0 came about. So um we were talking and I was talking to Miss Baker I'm like we need to expand this to New York City. the kids have got to see both. New York City is so cool. It's got so many things to offer. Um and then close-up just was not economically um a possibility. Um it was just so expensive. And so we started looking at what other schools do within the area and they go um through countryside tours. So we contacted them and then that's our um trip. Last year we went through countryside tours. 78 students we brought. Um
022it's all by charter bus. So, it's a lot cheaper because you don't have the flight, but we were able to see DC, Philly, and um New York City. And for almost $800 cheaper and with twice as many students, like it just felt like a home run. Now, we had a little bit of nerves. That's a lot of students in a big city. Where were we afraid we were going to lose you all? Remember where we were panting about? >> New York. We were so worried. We're going to lose someone to Time Square. >> That was our big fear, but >> we did not lose anyone. Um, but as you can see, we're sporting our shirts and we'll have the kids speak in a minute here, too. We're teenagers like this. Um, but it was an
023amazing time. After the trip, we asked parents to give us some feedback and what they felt well, what they wanted to see and improved. I won't read all of them. You can read, but 100% of parents, that's a fact. None of the parents are in here, would recommend the trip. Um, one of the things was that parents appreciated. Jamie is amazing at taking pictures and they're all very open and they smile for us. Um, but we posted things on the WhatsApp. It was a closed group so parents always knew what was happening. We had a super detailed itinerary so like at any hour of the day they could look at that and they knew where we were. Um, parents felt if we kept them safe that it was just a great memorable trip. Um, so
024we're really proud of that. And then there's some of the student things. Again, I'm just going to read a couple of them and then I'll turn it over to them, but 100% of them said they would recommend it. They really really liked it and it was an awesome thing to do toward the end of the school year um after spending a whole year and kind of to cap out your middle school experience. It was just it was really special. So, if you want to go to the next one, then maybe we can open it up to you all. >> Yes. So, we actually there's the ad. >> I could have more special pictures. You're welcome. >> Um, so we sent out um a thing uh to all the kids to try to get um kids
025to come and we had even more than this that said that they'd be willing to come and hang out tonight um and do this for us. So, if you guys want you guys have questions for the kids, >> I think I'll come. I think you all Come on down. We'll go over here. >> So, if you guys have any questions that you want to ask them, >> I have a question for you. So, what was something surprising that you learned about our country that maybe you didn't know before or an impression? >> Leave it to Ellie. >> What was the question? >> In DC, we like took a tour and we learned about like all like the memorials about different wars and stuff and we learned why they were built like what the and the
026meaning of it was too. >> Okay. Cool. Anybody else? >> What's something that surprised you about our country that maybe you didn't know or you just weren't aware of? >> I think it's just like when we we did we had a night tour on a bus. Um it was really cool to see um everything and like night and you see everything during the day. Um but I think just learning more about like our past and our history just goes farther deeper than what you hear every day at school. Not every day, but >> what they what the teachers tell you every day, but then you actually see it and feel like experience it. It's way better, I think. >> What was probably um and I don't care who answers it. It could be all of
027you if you want. What was your favorite um activity in New York and your least favorite? Um, what what did you notice about New York that you're grateful you live in Grand Rapids? >> Um, I think there's too many people in New York, honestly. >> There's a lot of people there. I think I would prefer smaller Grand Rapids than big New York City. I think I would get lost if I didn't have a a 80 kids that I know that have the same shirt as me. What did you What did you like the most about New York? >> Oh, gentlemen, you know they want to hear from you. >> EMTT, what is what did you like the best about New York? >> Uh, I like the 911 museum. >> It's beautiful. And I think a
028lot of kids um in the survey that was they because it was something in history that was more close to you know >> their life >> and taking 78 of these students through there. They were so unbelievably respectful and we had so many comments from people that they were the most respectful kids I've ever seen. >> That's awesome. >> That is >> of the three cities. What was your favorite city? Guys, you can answer that, too. >> I I don't know. >> Cry. New York. >> New York. >> What's the question? >> New York. >> All All New York. >> I like Philadelphia. >> Okay. >> Going to be different. >> Is it because of the Philly cheese steak? >> No. >> Okay. So, I was going to ask, did you try any local food
029that you wouldn't have had in Grand Rapids here? >> Did you go to any restaurants or street? >> We went to food restaurants. Yes. >> What? Guys, think of when we went to that food court, that super fancy food court in like um one of the shopping center. >> Well, I got McDonald's there. >> No. >> Did anyone go adventure there? What did you get? I got like this like it was like a fancy French bread thing and then it had like grilled goat cheese. So, it was like and like spinach and like ham. really good. >> I know. I'm kind of hungry myself, Joe. >> So, so here's the thing. When I I grew up in a teeny tiny little school in the middle of the country, I had 54 in my graduating class,
030right? So, you had probably more than Right. So, you had more than I had in my class um in middle school. our senior year, every single senior year in 1990. Yes. In the 1900s, uh our counselors would take us to New York and Washington DC. And it's still, you guys, I'm 53. I still remember that so vividly. And this was when New York and Time Square was big rats and real dirty. And it was very interesting how much it has changed. But one of the things if you were going to say what was the most probably the most memorable thing that you think is going to stick with you by the time you're 53 is there one moment where you like you said that I I will agree I've been to the 9/11 museum or
031the memorial that is a powerful place right um were there other things either within New York City or within Washington DC or Philly that you were just aruck >> probably the Holocaust Museum. >> Yeah, I didn't like that. >> Holocaust. >> That is very very powerful. Powerful museum as well. >> How many of you are inspired to travel more >> now than that's awesome? >> So, here's something too. We've had a lot of parents. I swear they're in here now. >> So many parents, parents that aren't teachers to be fair, there's a couple of those in the room um saying, "Hey, you would love to go on this trip. Can we please come? Can we go? Can we go? Can we go?" Every time we said, "Sorry, no. Do you guys wish your parents would
032have gone?" Oh, >> and that's really important to us though because minus, you know, couple of the mothers in the room and one of them that went, >> she has teachers, too. Um, it's really important for us that they kind of have that independence where obviously they're in a safe environment with teachers they trust and they know and they know like love them. But it's just it's an important thing um because we're watching them. But that's why we've stayed pretty firm like, "Hey, we so appreciate the support." But we continue to say, "No, we really want it to just be staff." Because we think that's part of the experience as they're getting ready to go to high school, too. And as you can see, they were really sad their parents are gone. >> And it
033is actually really cool cuz we're gone like what, 5 days? And when they get on the bus or when they got on the plane, by the time when we got done, like within that 5 days, you saw so much growth through the kids and just their independence. Like, you know, day one and day two, we're running back cuz we're leaving cell phones in the um hotel Nintendo Switches at the mall, but by the end of the week, they got everything cuz mom wasn't there to to scoop everything up, right? But we were moms a lot that day. >> Did you do some um what were some specific things that were done in New York and in Philly? Cuz I can imagine the memorials were very big in DC >> and all and obviously the 9/11
034memorial, but um were there more cultural things? So it was actually the first time I ever saw a Broadway play was also >> and we saw Yep. We saw Broadway. >> Yes. And this year, um, in 8th grade, they're studying the Outsiders. So, we're going to actually go see the Outsiders. Yeah. Sorry. Sorry. We couldn't get into it last year, but, um, we're making it happen this year. Um, in Philadelphia was really cool. They were talking about the nighttime bus tour. Um, and that was one of I my highlights of the trip. It was just so pretty seeing the city. Um they would take you down the streets uh with all of the >> branches that I mean and you're literally like looking into different apartments and seeing the architecture of all of them. It
035was just it was super cool. Um and then we did >> Independence Hall Liberty Bell. We didn't because of the busing we didn't quite get to go and like tour and all the history thing but like our person said they're like really there it is. That's kind of it. Um, so they were able to see that >> and we did um a bus tour in New York and then we did Ellis Island. Um, and we went to what was that museum? >> The wax museum. >> Oh, man. To end the trip. >> That was a fun That was our last harrah before we got on the bus and um down the rock. We walked Central Park. We did Central Park Zoo that there weren't a ton of animals there. We decided walking through Central Park.
036There were monkeys. >> Um, and again, we were in Time Square and we must have each cuz each teacher had kind of their assigned group of kids. We must have counted you all like how many times that day. 1 2 3 4 5 cuz it was so packed. Um, one thing I want to say too is we had two buses. We basically had for the most part a boys bus and a girl's bus. Um, and our bus driver, I think I don't know your black bus driver, guys, so maybe they said the same thing, but I know our bus driver mentioned at the end of the trip that she has never had a better group of people on her bus, and she's done this trip for years than she did with our students. She said
037they were kind, they cleaned up, they were respectful. So, it just made us really proud because our students represented Granville and their families so well the whole trip. We didn't have a single problem um the whole time. And other people noticed everywhere we went, which is really proud teacher moments for us. >> Absolutely. >> Did you guys watch movies? We saw it all al we cram a lot. Is it I mean is it exhausting days? >> We literally get up at like 6:00 in the morning and we don't get back into bed till like 10:00 10:30 at night and it is one thing after another after another. >> Surprising you can keep it on an itinerary like that with as many people like that. I had one parent say they followed their child in here.
038Um they found their child on life 360 and they said we could not believe how on there was a couple hiccups um that were not really our fault per se. Um but we have those fixed for next year. So um or for this year I should say. >> Do you hope to expand this to more students? >> Maybe we should go to the next one. >> Okay. Well, here you guys want to sit down. >> Thanks, guys. >> So, here you want to do this part. Sure. Um, so this is version 2.0. So, this is this year. So, basically our our cap for um comfort um and safety specifically in New York City. Our cap is pretty much two buses. So, um we're maxed out at 90 students. um this year. So, this is our
039trip this year and there are a few adjustments that we made um but just to maintain and keep the safety of the kids walking because we do so much walking through New York City um and the integrity of the trip. We I think they would agree we almost like 95% of the spots we're going to repeat, but there are some things or hiccups we're like, you know what, we need to >> pivot and adjust um that we feel are going to make it better. it is a little bit more expensive because of inflation um you know bringing one more shaper room but so we want to keep it going um and our biggest thing and this is like our biggest hope and dream is that next well we really want to create some sort of
040rolling scholarship fund that we can have um because while the cost is lower this year for some of our families it's still too expensive >> um and we don't like that um and some of our families that choose to go their kids they work really hard to raise the money and it's a strain on some of the families but they think it's important enough and they value it enough that they make that happen. Um in years past we have had a family who not only pay for their student but they also said you know what we'd like to donate our money and pay for another student which is amazing. We have another family that did that this year as well. And the students they're paying for like they've never left. Well, in fact, I think
041this particular voice said today, "Yeah, Mrs. Baker, I've been to Michigan and I've been to I think one studio in Ohio, but that's like it." >> And so this other parent says, "No, I want you to see more." And so they're paying for it. And while those are awesome and we love that, we want to figure out a way and we're not experts in this. So, we invite any of the community's help and your help on how can we start a fund whether it's local businesses or families that they can kind of donate in whether it's an extra $10 or $20 that we can develop some sort of a scholarship fund where there's a process for families to apply so we can get an even better representation of Grant Health going on this trip. >>
042That's kind of cool. Um, anything with GEF? Have you looked for anything from them? I don't think that they pay for I think they that's I don't know for sure but I think they're more yeah global like classroom and not >> yeah I don't know >> try to get the ask in you guys present it so well you may be able to uh bend their rules a little bit >> we should bring our crew >> make sure they wear the hats Thank you. >> All is true. >> But yeah, so truly um you're welcome to email us or Mr. C if you have any thoughts or ideas on what we can do to get that going because it's such a special trip. Um they loved it. We love it and we just want to be
043able to offer even more. >> I actually do have some thoughts. So I will because I used to lead um rainforest trips with our students >> and um so we do have things ideas that you could use to create a base by which you could do scholarships from >> and also you guys the high there's high school teachers that are going to be offering that career trip to high schoolers as they move on. So >> definitely >> kudos to you. It's a big entertainment. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Any other questions? Super proud of you guys. >> I mean, thank you. This is I mean this like the extra effort like this is what makes Granville the district that it is a destination district for people outside to aspire to be. >> Yeah. >> Thank
044you. Appreciate it. >> Unless you're interested in the rest of the schoolboard meeting, you can you can leave at this time. >> So fun. Okay. >> All right. We have no old business. Um, consent action agenda. Can I get a motion? >> So moved. >> Support. All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed? >> No. That motion passes. Let's see. Regular action item, high school food service upgrades. Put my glasses on. Let's see. It is recommended that the board of education authorize Owens, Ames, and Kimble to issue a letter of intent and the amount indicated to the contractor list listed below pending confirmation that all requirements of the contract documents have been met. Upon receipt of by OAK of appropriate documentation, it's further recommended that the board of education award the contract to the contractors
045as specified below. There's a chart and then the qualified bid package from the contractor specified above include alternate totals of 436,918 contingency of $43,692 is included bringing the total project to $480,610. So turn it over to Heather then. >> We need a motion. >> So moved. Should not do that. Oh, that's right. I motion second. Support. All those in favor? >> No, we don't vote yet. >> Discussion next. >> Sorry. >> You're You're doing okay. You're doing okay. >> Uh so this project here um is mainly going to be funded with uh food service fund dollars. Um and then partially with syncing fund. Um the reason for that, the ability to do that is because we do have um an excess fund balance in the food service fund. Um, and we do need to, um,
046it's been, gosh, I think it's the original. Um, so we need a new walk-in freezer and the cooling units associated with that. Um, uh, the makeup air units and a couple exhaust fans. We are going to replace the serving lines on the north and south end of the servery as well. Um, I can show you kind of the schematics of that. Um, initially, uh, we were we were looking at a budget of around 550,000. Um, and then as we asked, uh, Mr. Ward and his team, um, you know, tell us your hopes and dreams that grew from there. So, we were able to do priorities one, two, and three in this go round. We'll see where, um, things end up uh, with the food service fund in the future, and maybe we can tackle priorities
047four and five. Um, but the majority of what we're looking to do is this first priority one here with the mechanical pieces. Um, what's the lead time on like the equipment? >> About 10 to 12 weeks. >> It's not too bad. Okay. >> All right. Was there other bids for electrical or >> Oh, okay. >> Parkway Swanson and Circuit. >> Um, thank you. >> So, the difference there isn't much. Um, are you happy with Parkway? I don't know if we've Have we ever worked with Parkway? We did the 70 middle school. >> Oh, they did. Okay. >> We also >> You're happy with them? >> We We have also used them on other projects, specifically in the high school auditorium. >> Okay. All right. Good. >> Any other questions? You know it it's other than
048the bottom bitter first two when there's three is they're close. So it must not have been that difficult to hold hold them to their specs. >> Well, Jeff will be happy. All right, let's do a roll call vote. Amy, >> yeah. Um, Van, yes. Stephus, >> yes. >> Gardine, yes. Stean, >> yes. >> Campbell, >> yes. >> Wonder, >> yes. >> Jason, it passes. >> Motion passes. Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you. >> The next item is uh Cummings Playground Equipment. It is recommended the board of education approve the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Cummings Elementary from the Game Times Sinclair Recreation in the amount of $217,38542 plus rate of $6,9797 for a total of $224,3649. Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> Support. >> All right, Heather. >> Thanks. Um,
049this one is similar to what we've been able to do in the past in terms of upgrading some playground equipment. It started a couple years ago at South Elementary and then most recently last year at East Elementary, we were able to um get some new equipment on those playgrounds. Um, partially because Game Time, which is a Sinclair company, um, offers a grant to us each year. Um, and you can see there it's a nice chunk of money that they're putting in as well as the PTC. Um, I can't I know it was talked about a little bit earlier, I think in the board reports, but the amount of um contributions that our PTC's do throughout the district is really amazing. Um, so just very thankful for um all the parents support in that. Is that
050a one time or is that like several year donations that they have accumulated for that 43,000? >> Um that is a couple years of donations that they've accumulated. Yeah, >> that's awesome. That's like a that's amazing. >> Yeah. Yeah, it it it really is. It's um it's very cool to see that. Um and so um our the district's contribution will then come from the syncing fund. Um, and this is something that would go in um this summer of 26. And um we're able to do a structure on the lower L playground which is um suitable for preK kids as well cuz we do have younger programs up there. And then um a a nice standalone structure um on the upper al playground as well. So there's some of the renderings of what that would look
051like. Heather, is there any uh handicap accessibility? I I didn't notice any on these renderings, but does the school have anything like that that's maybe wheelchair accessible? I was looking at some stuff today >> and uh that is maybe a little more inclusive for children in wheelchairs. Um >> I mean, I know getting through wood chips, you know, is is a battle here. I understand that. But is there anything? Um, yes. I don't know if in this in this piece in particular there is and um have you been up to Cummings recently to see on the playground side of things? Um, I know we um can add adaptive swings without without any issue. We've we've done that. In fact, I think the majority of our playgrounds have that as well. >> Is there some there?
052Okay. That's what I was wondering if there's at least >> I know that the one itself has a ramp that goes up also and it's close to the sidewalk so that it's an easy accessible. >> That's really nice. >> Yeah. So, and I think that all of them have been adding. >> Yeah. >> The ones that I've seen anyway. That's a great point. >> Well, the grant is phenomenal. >> Yeah. >> That's very generous of them. >> Mhm. >> And then this is a summertime. >> Yep. 26 summer. Yeah, >> probably pretty much as soon as school gets out. I think the lead time on the equipment is in there. It's not that long of a lead. >> Yeah, 6 to 10. Thank you. >> Easy peasy. >> My kids would have liked it when
053they were younger. >> That's right. It's nice too that they have included our early um preschool stuff up there too because that's one of our few. >> That's I think it's our only building that's left with besides the GE. So >> that's great. >> The um that preschool equipment came from Riverb Riverbend. >> Yes. So it was needing to be replaced. So yeah, >> great stuff. Sorry. It's okay. >> Did you apply for that grant? >> Uh no I did not. Nope. That's totally handled by our maintenance department. Arlin and Brian take care of that. Yep. >> That's awesome. >> It is very awesome. I love that. Good job. >> Yeah, that's >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> No, sir. >> Roll call, please. Again, >> sure. How about Campbell? >> Yes. Gardine?
054Yes. Dean? >> Yes. >> Steph? >> Yes. >> Wonder? >> Yes. >> Van? >> Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. All right. Uh, taxes. Um, summer tax resolution. It is recommended that the board of education adopt the attached resolution imposing 100% tax levy of all property taxes, including debt service upon property located within the school district and request each city and/or township in which this district is located to collect those summer taxes. I get a motion. >> So moved. support. >> Uh this is an annual resolution um that we bring. Um so back, you know, in 2000 is when that first when it first started. Um it's it's very important I think about this this summer in particular um with a very very late budget from the legislation and um just knowing that um well while
055it would create some cash flow issues if we didn't have a budget right now. Um, knowing that we are able to have that tax those taxes collected in the summer helps make sure that we can make meet our payroll deadlines. Um, I think we are one I guess there's 20 some districts in Kent County and probably twothirds have the same type of levy 100% summer tax. So, >> um, >> that was going to be my question. Good job. >> Thanks. So I believe Tim Rymer and whoever was >> Dennis Bane, >> thank you. >> You're welcome. >> They are the two that began this quest. So Tim Rymer was our assistant super for um finance um back then. So I'm glad those two put their heads together because it's benefited the district quite a bit.
056>> Mhm. It really helps too because we don't we don't receive even if there was a budget, we wouldn't receive um a state aid payment in the month of October. So, >> I mean, I'm sorry, the month of September because that's the state's year end. >> And especially with the budget being as tight as it is, >> having that gives you at least a little bit of a sigh. >> Yeah. >> All right. Any other questions or comments? All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. All right, that concludes the action items. We'll move on to public comment. We have one public comment. Um, Mr. Brock, I don't know what all Jason reads, but we have five minutes of public comment and >> I'll give you a minute warning. >> Sally
057will give you a minute warning, but go ahead. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Um, hi everybody. My name is Nick Brock. Uh I got a third grader grader over at Central Elementary School and I'm the president for uh uh the PTC group over there. So PTC seems to be a little theme in here. So I uh I'll piggyback on that. Um last time I was here, I gave an uh kind of an update or what we were up to over there for our annual fundraiser, our color blast fundraiser. And I mentioned at the time that uh our goal uh in previous years was to raise $10,000 per year. Uh and then in those two years we had raised $15,000 each year. So $30,000. So again when uh the letter went out to to
058parents and students and everybody this year again our goal was 10,000. In the back of our head we're thinking 15. And when it wrapped up uh just a bit ago we ended up with $19,500 just surpassing um what really we had set out for. So, um, just a little breakdown of that is so over the past 3 years, uh, the PTC, and when I say that, I I we raised $50,000 approximately, but really that's all the the parents involved and the parents and guardians and then how that extends out to each student. So, um, they have committed $50,000 over the previous three three years of the success of the teachers and students at Central. Um, for this year, there was a little breakdown for for the sponsors. So, we had 10 sponsors. Uh, and typically
059everybody of those sponsors, they contribute about $250. So, the simple math is $2,500 for this year, which is just uh about 13%. So, I think when I think of those numbers, it helps me to say like, yeah, this is a communitydriven event uh by the parents and guardians, etc., and the business sponsors play a really important role uh but not as outsized as uh the students uh and those who who give to them. So we also had so that broke down to also about $80 per per student. There's about 214 kids and we know that not every student uh in at the school is able to uh give. So, I want to say a a note of thank thank you on on that cuz last time I was here I said, "Hey, if anybody wants
060to contribute, uh some people did and they earmarked those dollars about $100 total to go to kids uh who who weren't able to contribute for for whatever matter." Uh so we were able to as a group as a PTC group to to say, "Hey, let's take that $100 and make sure that these students get something, they get a prize so they can feel uh a a part of um kind of when when we hand out rewards and gifts and things like that. We also at the event we had the Granville Fire Department show up. They had their their big truck with the the huge ladder and they parked um just outside the the track here at Oaktown. They ra they raised the ladder all the way up. They had a couple firefighters out there so
061that all the kids could see that uh the fire uh the police department was there uh and um they were they were along the line as you as you go into the to track just kind of uh greeting kids and parents. So um they got to have that that kind of interaction with with the the students. Uh as the students went into the track they got to go under the inflatable bulldog. we were able to hurang that for uh with some kind of miracle. Uh and so that was I think other than the color uh blast and the chalk that the kids got uh you know they get to go through that that big thing that they see at the high school. So I think that was a big moment too. Um the last thing
062I'll say is just a really and I think I already said it here is just a really a big thank you to uh all those who who contributed and really looking forward to to using those dollars in the next year uh to pay for the student supplies which we did over the previous year which was $6,000. So we're going to do that again and uh we'll dream big for this year and hopefully we'll have some savings for the for the next following year. So that's all I got. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. The next board meeting of the Granville Board of Education will be Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the administration building. This meeting is adjourned.