001[Music] in partnership with parents and the community. Birmingham public schools will provide educational excellence that empowers students to cultivate individual brilliance and positively impact the world. and welcome. Today is Monday, June 30th, and this is a meeting of the Birmingham Board of Education Trustees. Our first order of business is roll call. Tracy, trustee Zamut here. Trustee Spencer here. Trusty Ras here. Trusty Shani here. Trustee Joseph. Trustee Hookimer here. Trustee Aaloo. Thank you, Tracy. Trusty Spencer, could you please read our vision and board norms? Yes. Thank you. The vision is all students in Birmingham will realize their full potential, think critically, and champion an innovative tomorrow. And our board norms are be respectful and reflective, be prepared, no surprises, ask questions, and seek to understand opinions, assume positive intent, and understand and respect the role of
002a trustee. Thank you, Vice President Spencer. Um, this evening, Dr. Robersonson, because we just met two weeks ago, does not have a superintendence report, so we will move into board comments. Trustees, are there any board comments? I think the last time we were all together was uh, Groves and Seome graduation. So I want to thank all trustees were present for Seome and then we had five trustees present for Groves while the other two were celebrating their SEA home graduates. So thank you all for and uh central leadership team for being at both of our graduations. It was a great day for families and all of um trustees who had graduates. So thank you. Um moving into if there are no other board comments we will move into public comment. And before we get started, um,
003I will read our public comment policy. Because the Birmingham Board of Education values public meetings, not just meetings in public, we welcome public comment on school issues. Most comments be can be concisely stated in three minutes, and the board respectfully asks that comments remain focused on the topic or issue and not on specific personnel. We welcome your comments, but cannot discuss nor debate items not on the agenda. When asked to discuss non-aggenda items, we can share facts but not engage in discussion. We need to follow laws regarding public notice on issues and be aware that other community members may have interest in the topic but without proper notice may not be present to contribute. So with that being said, my the first person I'd like to invite to the podium is Katie Pist. Never done
004this before. Just right here. Good. Okay. Hi, my name is Katie Pitstick, a Pierce parent and Birmingham Public Schools alumni. And tonight, I'm here to support our beloved music teacher, Heather Weber, who was laid off during the last week of school due to budget concerns in the district music department stemming from declined enrollment in music programs at the secondary level. It's become pretty clear that tenure and senior seniority was the guiding factor in this decision, which is both flawed and wildly disappointing given the incredible impact Heather has had on not only the music program itself at Pierce, but more importantly the students she served on a daily basis. Regardless of tenure, based on the district's current website, there are music department staff currently employed at the primary level that from my own personal experience are
005far less impactful than Miss Weber. And on paper, if budget is in question, I would assume cost a lot more to retain than her. Making the decision to part ways with her even more devastating. Prior to Miss Weber, the music program at Pierce was in very was in a very sad state. She has been nothing short of extraordinary in the couple years she has been there. Both my boys adore her and have gained so much from her. Connor, my rising fifth grader, is neurode divergent and used to fight going to music class. Hated everything to do with it. But in the past two years, with Heather on board, he has blossomed to appreciate music and actually looks forward to music day at school. I've heard from multiple sources that the current plan is to backfill
006Heather with a middle school band teacher. This doesn't feel like a fair trade-off. Does this individual have experience leading music programming for elementary students? Are they trained in early childhood development and the approach needed to connect with and teach foundational music skills to children this age? Are they qualified and equipped to inspire, engage, and control seven grades, junior kindergarten through fifth grade, of students ranging from ages 4 to 11 at the district's largest elementary school. In my years at Pierce, as a parent, in my own K through2 journey as a Birmingham public school alumni, I have never encountered a music teacher who brings the same level of passion, patience, and love to her work. And I was actually a music kid, so I've experienced the music department. Heather has a rare gift of making every
007ch child seen feel seen, valued, and connected. She fosters a classroom culture where all students, regardless of their ability, feel a true sense of belonging. To lose Heather would be an irreplaceable irreplaceable loss to both our school, our district, and the greater community. I urge you to reconsider this decision and explore all possible avenues to retain her at Pierce. Her impact reaches far beyond the music room and her absence will be deeply felt by students, staff, and families alike. Thank you. Next, I'd like to invite Molly Dorset to the podium. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. My name is Molly Dorset and I'm a proud alum of Birmingham Public Schools. I grew up here. I care deeply about this community and I'm here as both an advocate for our children and a passionate
008supporter of music education. I'm here to speak about the recent decision to lay off Heather Weber, the beloved music teacher at Pierce Elementary. Music is not just an extra. It's not a luxury or an optional enrichment. Music is essential to a child's development. It teaches discipline, creativity, collaboration, and emotional expression. And in many cases, it is the reason some students look forward to coming to school each day. We've already seen the impact of not having a consistent music teacher at Pierce in the past. In years when Pierce relies on substitutes to cover music instruction, students lack that continuity and connection they need to grow artistically and socially. It was clear both to parents and students themselves that something was missing. Now that we've finally had a consistent, dedicated teacher in place, our students are thriving
009again. And yet, we're facing another disruption. Choosing to eliminate Miss Weber's position and replace her with a potential candidate who lacks experience in elementary education is not a fair trade-off. Teaching young children foundational music skills takes a different approach, one rooted in child development, patience, and play-based learning. It's a field that requires specialized training, and above all, a passion for nurturing young minds through music. Miss Weber brought all that and more, and I've seen it firsthand. My son is a rising second grader and my daughter is a rising fifth grader. My daughter has loved being part of the extracurricular fourth fifth grade choir that Miss Weber teaches. They have had the opportunity to perform at many community events including the Birmingham Winter Market and singing the national anthem for the Motor City Cruise and at
010Jimmy John's Field earlier this this month. My daughter actually wrote down some of her thoughts about Miss Weber leaving and just wanted to share a couple of her bullet points. Miss Weber has given me and so many others amazing opportunities. She has helped so many kids grow their music skills. When you are taking away Miss Weber, you are taking away not only her job, you are taking away music class, fun, music concerts, singing, choir, and an amazing person. I cannot imagine a school without Miss Weber. Losing Miss Weber isn't just a staffing issue. It's a loss of connection, continuity, and care. So, please reconsider this decision. and keep our music teachers where they belong with our kids in our classrooms making a difference every day. Thank you. Thank you. Next, I'd like to invite Bethany
011Party to the podium. Hi there. Uh thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Um I am a proud parent of uh two peer students who are with me here today. Harper uh soon to be fifth grade and Gavin who will be in second grade. Um, echoing um, what everyone has said, I'll kind of skip to some of the main parts um, specifically of what Miss Weber has had um, impact on my children. Um, Harper um, is a prime example of Miss Weber's influence. She's currently obsessed with her recorder, which she did not bring today, but she has many songs that she has learned because of Miss Weber's patience. Um, and she's practicing constantly with her friends. Um they eagerly look forward to showing Miss Weber their progress in earning a new belt
012much like a karate class. This is dedication. Um this dedication is so strong that they willingly choose to miss a few minutes of recess just to share their achievements with her to get that latest belt. Furthermore, my daughter joined the fourth and fifth grade choir solely because Miss Weber was leading it. The sheer number of students who signed up over 50 speaks to volumes of Miss Weber's ability to inspire and motivate. They did have to cap that, by the way. Her commitment is further highlighted by her willingness to come in early every Thursday morning to work with a large group. The recent performances of the national anthem at Jimmy Gems Field, which my daughter proudly declared epic, was a direct result of Miss Weber's dedication and the students enthusiasm. My now uh second grade son,
013Gavin's um experience is equally compelling. Miss Weber graciously invited parents into the classroom for a demonstration of what the students had learned. Um, it was a truly lovely 30 minutes filled with songs, instruments, and interactive dancing, even inviting parents to join in. The children were fully engaged, listening intently, and clearly excited to participate. Heather Weber is more than just a music teacher. She is sunshine, a breath of fresh air, and has quickly become a staple of the Pierce Elementary community. She is a trusted and approachable mentor to our children, fostering a love for music that will stay with them for years to come. Her uni unique ability to connect with students and ignite their passion for the arts is irreplaceable. Losing her would be a significant detriment to the vibrant and enriching educational experience that
014Pierce Elementary and Birmingham public schools strives to support. I urge you to reconsider your decision. Thank you for your time today. Thank you. Thank you. Next, I'd like to invite Summer Bakam. Sorry. Sorry. No worries. Um, so hi, my name is Summer Bane and I have two fifth graders that just graduated from Pierce and will be entering Derby and I have a incoming ninth grader at SEAOME. Um, and I again am here today to support Miss Weber. Both of my twins are in who graduated fifth grade participated in the before school choir program and my son who is neurode divergent um really appreciated Miss Weber's caring, creative, fun attitude. They woke up early every Thursday morning and attended choir practice at 7:50 a.m. Um and I didn't have to shake them out of bed. They
015were up and they were ready to go. And that's a testament to Miss Weber and her creative energy. Um, now I understand that enrollment in middle and high school music programs has declined. However, I think replacing a dedicated full-time resource like Miss Weber with a part-time person or somebody who is not um as dedicated to the vocal arts as Miss Weber is would be a disservice to Birmingham's music program. Um, in addition, Pierce is one of the largest elementary schools. We have K through fifth grade students and Miss Weber has had an impact on each and every one of those students every day. Um, in when my kindergarten when my fifth graders were in kindergarten, that's when COVID hit. And at that time, the music teacher um took a leave of absence. So, my twins
016had ad hoc or replacement or substitute music teachers K through third grade until Miss Weber showed up on the scene. And that is why my kids are so enthusiastic about the m music program now. And that is why they will be in music and they chose to enroll in choir in Derby and also at Seome. um it'd be a real disservice to get rid of a full-time dedicated, creative, engaging teacher such as Miss Weber to replace her um with something something less than. Uh so that's all I have to say. Thank you very much for your consideration today. Thank you so much. And that concludes public comment for this evening. At this time, we will move um to our consent agenda. Um, we have Could I have a motion to consider resolution 93, our consent
017agenda? I move to move the consent agenda forward. Second. Is there any discussion? Um, no. I'd just like to say that it was sad to see all the retirements, but I'm also so happy for all of our teachers who are going on to enjoy other parts of life. Now, I I saw so many of my friends and colleagues on that list, that long list. Um, and as you said, Amy, it's just it's another phase in their lives, and I I wish them all well. Do we do we know how many retirees at this point we have 54 teachers and six administrators. Okay. All those in favor of resolution 93 approving our consent agenda, please raise your hand and say I. I. Motion passes 70. I apologize. We can we typically take a five minute break.
018You all are welcome to stay if you would like or you can go ahead and leave um since public comment is over. I know that most of you are probably here for Miss Weber. So, we appreciate it. But I definitely wanted to let you know that you are welcome to leave and you don't have to stay for our entire meeting. Thank you. Thank you for coming. Thank you so much. Um now I will turn it over to Miss Imperio for our teaching and learning reports. and I think she will talk to us about diplomas and medical science. Um, probably my favorite resolution to bring to the board each year is uh resolutions 94 and 95. I'll start with 94, which is a resolution of the awarding of diplomas for Groves High School students. So, the
019students from Grove High School listed in appendix A of the official minutes should be given diplomas provided they have satisfactorily completed all requirements for graduation on or before June 8th, 2025 as recommended by our superintendent. I I move that we approve resolution 94, awarding of diplomas Gross High School. Second. All right. Moved by Trusty Hooker, seconded by Trusty Ras. All those in favor of awarding rose graduates their diplomas, please raise your hand and say I. I opposed. Motion passes 70. Wonderful. So now we will move to resolution 95 which is for the awarding of diplomas of our Seaholome High School students. So again, the students listed in appendix B of the official minutes should be given their diplomas provided that they have satisfactorily completed all requirements for graduation on or above June 8th, 2025 as
020recommended by the superintendent to move resolution 95 high school. Support move by trustee Joseph, support by Vice President Spencer. Trustes, all those in favor of resolution 95 awarding Seome High School graduates their diplomas, please raise your hand and say I. I. I. Motion passes 70. Well, here. So, my next item is um for uh two new courses, medical sciences 1 and medical sciences 2. Uh these courses have been presented to our district's curriculum council in depth. Uh the district's curriculum council is made up of family member, parents, community members, teachers, administrators. Uh two of our board members attend the district curriculum council meeting. Um and it has also been presented in-depth to the full board at our previous study session. So these are a new CTE program and we are seeking your approval of new
021medical science courses one and two. I moved a motion resolution 96 medical sciences one and two presentation support moved by trustee Tani is supported by trustee Amy trusty all those in favor is there any discussion I'm sorry no no just I do want to make a note that we also discussed it as a board in depth at our study session and well I'm sure you would love to run through it again Of course, we did um see a lengthy presentation which is available on board docs if people want to look at it. Trusty Joseph. No, thank you so much. Actually, I was going to say pretty much the same thing and and I think I even mentioned it in the study sessions. Both of my students are uh I mean, sorry, I'm sorry. I had
022a long day. Just came back Sunday from 10-hour flight. both of my kids um have attended or had Miss Manel U which was one of the sponsors of this and I can't say anything else besides I'm excited to say yes to this. Thank you. Wonderful. All those in favor of resolution 96 acceptance of the new medical science one and two courses please raise your hand and say I. I motion passes 70. Thank you very much. Thank you. Now we will turn it over to business services. I think yes. So for first item under business service reports is our quarterly dashboard. Uh and I would invite uh Mman up to the stand representing plant marine reelpoint for our quarterly update on construction projects. Hello everyone. Thank you Kevin. Uh it's been a while since we came
023here. We were last here in March. So we have some good updates to share uh with you this evening. We are here for the June uh dashboard for uh the bond work. Uh as you'll remember uh the the bond is made up of multiple things not just construction. Top left uh pie chart kind of shows how it is broken down across the different disciplines where we're spending money. Uh obviously construction being the biggest part of it. You see it every day as you drive through the district and you'll see some more here in a minute. Um FFN, buses, technology and security that is also uh uh a part of the bond program. Uh since we were last here uh in March, as I mentioned, we've we have commitments of uh close to a million dollars,
024922K for FFN. Uh, as you'll remember, uh, the board approved, uh, new FFN a while back for, uh, Bergkshire, Derby, BCS, and Bingham Farms. Those have all been ordered. We actually had a meeting today to kind of go over the delivery and setup of those. So, uh, we're looking forward to that. uh we have about 1.3 uh of commitments since last time in technology and uh as well as 2 uh1 million in design prime projects. Those are the projects uh for your recollection that we aren't using our Barton Mallo or Rockford partners. We're using our our design teams directly. Uh much much of which is the parking lot outside. As you drive down Cranbrook, you'll see the other parking lot we're working on among among other roof projects. Uh so again, everything is progressing as
025well. The future commitments uh column uh are kind of what we have left in the bond program. We'll kind of go through some of those here in a little bit. Uh so it it is it is a big number, but we're obviously already working on stuff for next summer. So, uh, you guys will will be back many times between now and then to, uh, seek approval on stuff. So, believe it or not, school ended 11 days ago. 11.5 if you have if you do the half a day on Friday. We have already started putting finishes back into rooms, especially at Bingham Farms. You'll see that in a minute. Um, I'm happy to say the roof over the pool at Groves uh substantially completed today and we're going to move our efforts over to BCS. If
026you drive by BCS, you'll see all the parking lot is full of roofing material. So, we're uh we're making great progress already 11 days into it. We we wasted no time. uh the mo the kids moved out, you know, kids left school at that half a day and we had movers come in and by Monday morning after school let out, we were ready to turn all the building over to our construction team. So, and th those those moves happened at Corton and at uh Bigum Farms. So, um you'll see in the pictures here in a minute, but uh they're already outdated. Uh, as I mentioned, uh, on the bottom right, it's kind of our project schedule of what we're working on, when we're going to be in construction, when we're doing closeouts. Uh, the Bingham
027Farms addition and renovation. As I mentioned, the renovation will be complete for the students in the fall. The addition will take place after uh, about mid mid- winter break. Court renovations will also be ready for the kids in the fall. And as you can see, there's a lot going on in the Groves and Sea Home parking lots. Uh we're making some great progress on that. Everything is on schedule. And then some of the stuff that the public uh doesn't see, we're upgrading the uh salt barn over at facilities. Uh so that was previously awarded and we're doing some fire alarm upgrades. Uh again, you'll see some pictures here in a minute. Uh some some projects that were recently uh approved are the Groves weight room and dance floor uh room flooring and the gym replacement
028at the or the gym floor replacement at Groves as well. Uh as I mentioned, we're progressing really well on our roof projects, the three schools. And uh we are also on schedule at our Pemrook for parking lot repairs there as well. Oh, and transportation. We are providing a whole new bus slot for that area. It was well needed. I think it's been in multiple discussions over the years. So, it's nice to finally have that taking place. And like I said, we're continuing our FF& efforts uh across the district and those four schools. So, here's just some progress pictures. Uh as I mentioned, they're already out to date. That's how fast we're moving here in uh the summer. The first couple ones uh we got on the roof and just took some pictures. It it's hard
029to see the addition for Bingham Farms unless you drive back there. So, we kind of wanted to show uh you guys all the uh the progress we're making there. The top right photo you can actually see in the middle the the slab is already poured for the floor. So, the the first three were progressed and and that that fourth one progressed even further. As I mentioned before, the Bingham Farms uh classroom floor has already been installed. Uh you'll see up at the top the framing for the covering of the pipes that everyone uh wanted to see. The cafeteria, we were able to push that work ahead at Bingham Farms uh during some of the breaks earlier on in the school year and that is now full of furniture from the school. So, it's a big
030all the floor is protected, but uh you can see all the new colors in there. Same with the media center that is full of stuff as well. And then all the classroom lights were done previous to the summer uh throughout that school. Uh in the bottom left, you'll see the new salt shed still has some work to be done, but uh it's making some good progress. Some of the stuff you you won't see that Seome North lot by the stadium. This is actually our underground water detention system. It will be covered up. You won't see it, but uh we've done it at all the other parking lots. It's just behind the scenes. Uh Quarton, the those acoustical panels on the wall are all brand new. That flooring has since been ripped out. We're getting ready
031to put new flooring in. And then some more be behind the scenes stuff. Quarton. Uh the boilers have been removed and uh we're we're working on the replacement of those. One thing I will say is we were able to um replace the chiller at Midvail prior to the AC being needed. So that it is up and running. And um we're we're just commissioning that final stuff uh on that. And truly that's all I have. Uh if you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them. And that's that's my presentation. I just want to say thank you for explaining what those yellow things were at SE Home. I drive by that every day. I cannot figure out what those things are. Trusties, are there any other questions? It looks good. And you're right. I
032drive by Singap Farms all the time and you really can't see it. Yeah. I I I drove back on Saturday just to to see because and and everywhere I go, I mean, it seems like every building I live right around the corner from Cordon and Y, you know, I'm seeing all the stuff in the parking lot and all the things they pulled out and all the back they cut down all that like forest area and everywhere I go, I'm seeing productive things happening and it's just it's great use of our bond money. Yep. Absolutely. So, thank you. Well, thank you guys for having us. We'll be back in August with many more updates. All the projects will be complete and we'll have some completion photos for you. Wonderful. Have a great summer. You too. Thank
033you, Kevin. I will turn it over to you. Kevin, are you going to talk about the budget first or property tax? Property tax first. Okay. Okay. Well, good evening everyone. Um, we are here uh to fulfill a required conversation under Michigan law. So, my goal is to help you understand how property taxes work in our community and how they impact the per student foundation provided by the state. So, as a part of this conversation, we'll cover a brief history of property taxes in Michigan, uh, the impact to our district and the relationship between property taxes and state aid. And then finally, we'll review the uh tax levy. So, a brief history of school aid funding. Um before proposal A, school districts in Michigan were funded primarily through local proc property taxes. And this system created
034significant disparities between communities. So, for instance, the gap between the lowest and highest funded districts was nearly $7,000 per pupil, uh, with the lowest at 3,398 and the highest at $10,294. Um, Birmingham public schools at that time was approximately $10,217 per student. In 1994, proposal A was introduced to address these disparities and it shifted school funding to a statewide level, creating what we now call the foundation allowance. And the school aid fund was established um and is funded by a combination of sales tax which makes up about 40%, income tax uh 16.5%, federal revenue 17.4% and property taxes about 11.7%. And the goal was to minimize the funding gap between districts, which it was a goal that was finally achieved in 2022. Um, however, proposal A did put a cap on the maximum foundation allowance
035and at that time it would have meant our district would have lost out on a significant amount of funding. So communities such as ours were then allowed to vote on an additional levy um to maintain that higher funding level and that's what we now know as the hold harmless millillage. So currently there's only there's approximately 30 hold harmless districts left in the state. Uh and one key aspect of this additional funding is that the rate per student is fixed and can only be decreased under legislative action. So this means that even though we may benefit from additional per student funding, uh as the base rate increases for all districts, our increase is sort of proportionately less. So we have an example up on the slide given um some of our projections for the upcoming fiscal
036year that the Senate proposal uh is estimated or the Senate's proposal per student is $400 of an increase. Um, and that would represent about a 4.1% 4.16% increase for districts only utilizing foundation. For Birmingham, that $400 really represents about a 2.99%. So, that's just the example of how that more sort of disproportionality kind of affects us um in terms of having the hold harmless millage and uh the increase to per pupil funding. [Music] So in order to understand how local funding works in relation to the foundation allowance, you can really think of it in three buckets. There the first bucket is filled by local property taxes. So specifically the 18 mills on non- primary residences. Then there is the state contribution which essentially fills the balance um to reach the foundation allowance. And then the
037third is the hold harmless component which is additional property taxes levied to maintain the funding levels prior to the passage of proposal A. So, how this kind of looks um from a numerical perspective for the 2024 2020 for the 26 fiscal year levy um we are anticipating that the local collections of property taxes will amount to approximately $4,577 per student. The state's portion would then be $5,431. That's the base foundation of $10,08 that I just discussed in the last slide. You then add on top of that the hold homeless per student amount of $3,755 and you would have an estimated per pupil funding of $13,763. Um, this slide, which I'll go through briefly, is the form that we turn in to our local municipalities who collect the property tax levy on our behalf. um and
038all the different components that make this up. Um starting with just at the top that is the total taxable value of all properties and just underneath that is the um the principal residence exemption amount. So the the total taxable value for that 18 mills. Um column two is the purpose of the millillage. So you'll see on this form and it's actually two pages for us. Uh what the purpose of each millage line is. The first two are the operating all which is um the tax levy on all properties which is really the hold harmless component and then beneath that is the balance of the 18% on non-homestead properties. All the lines underneath those first two are for our debt service of our various uh outstanding bonds. [Music] The third column is the date of the
039election for each of those different components and then followed by the original millage that was authorized by that election. Um going down the line we have the millage rate that was uh applicable to the prior year. So the prior calendar year that's our starting place for the upcoming uh tax year and then column six is our headley millillage reduction fraction. So essentially there is a law that says if property taxes um increase more than the rate of inflation then there is a percentage reduction of your applicable tax levy. Um in the last year or so I think it was we didn't actually have a reduction but this year we do of under 1% but over time that that less than 1% does chip away at the levy that we do have. Column seven does rep
040then represents the total amount of levy that is available to be levied um but is not necessarily the levy that we uh request. Um column 9 uh is just the sum column 8 is generally one. So there's no reduction on that item. And then columns 10 and 11 represent what gets levied in the summer and then what gets levied in the winter. So in the summer we do all of our debt service levy that 3.8 mills uh that all happens in the summer over debt and then half of our 18 mills for operating and then half of the hold harmless mills is collected in the summer. The second half is collected in the winter and then there's an expiration date of all of these millages. So for the operating millillage and the hold harmless millage,
041those are slated to expire at the end of calendar 28. Um and so a an election will have to be held before that time in order to maintain the millages that we're currently levying. Um just a few things to point out. You will see under the operating millage that uh it's the available to be levied is 19 but the maximum that a school district is allowed to levy is 18 and the state does anticipate that we will levy 18 mills on operating for operating purposes. Anything less the state does not backfill on our behalf. So because they expect it, if there's an instance where this millillage is less than 18, that would be a direct reduction of available revenue. So when we go out to the community and ask, we generally approve a higher levy.
042Um so back in 2019, we approved a levy of 21 mills because of that headley reduction. So, the anticipation is that hopefully over that 10-year period between the election and the expiration, we don't then dip under those 18 mills um and have to have another election prior to that time to maintain the funding that uh is expected. [Music] Uh just a few more notes highlighted here. And then the hold harmless millage rate is listed at the bottom right corner of the form. [Music] Uh so to summarize we've discussed the three different funding buckets local state and then the hold harmless millillage for the upcoming year. We are not there's no changes in the operating millage of 18 uh or the debt service millage of 3.8. There is a small decrease on that hold harmless millage
043from just over 4.8 to 4.6383 uh in the current year. So a small reduction on that. Um so with that that'll conclude the presentation on our uh tax levy as well as information on how local property property taxes work. If there are any questions on this particular topic so thank you. Thank you once again for a very good explanation. I especially like the bucket. That's very helpful. As we go into the next part, which is the budget part, I wanted to just share um where we are from a state level regarding the state um the school aid budget. So, currently we do not have a school a budget. We have four versions um that have been passed u by our legislators. So, um, the first version, um, I think was passed in March was a
044partial budget that was passed by the House, um, that kind of looked at the big buckets of, um, the foundation allowance um, and a couple of major uh, grants uh, that was passed, but then they left a lot of the categorical information, categorical grants. They did not discuss the Senate then uh no the governor came out with her budget and then the Senate came out with their budget and then the House came back with another budget which was a full budget looking at all of the line items. None of them, while they all been passed by one part um of our uh legislation um legislative body, they've none have been passed and put into um in front of the governor for us to be able to use to build our budget. By law, we have
045to have our budget um approved by the board by before July 1st. Um, and usually that comes with information from the state, but this time it did not. Um, just like uh last year, what you're about to see from Kevin um is a budget assumption for the 2526 year school year based on the Senate um this what passed in the Senate. Um it is not the most conservative which is the governor's budget. Um but because the Senate um has passed items that both the Senate and the House agree that we should receive, we thought it was more realistic to use the Senate budget. The House budget is uh a bit more generous in terms of just if you look at it just from a simply a financial standpoint uh than the Senate. Um, and we
046thought that it would be best to go with the the Senate bill because that is more conservative than the House budget will pass. So, I just wanted to kind of set that up for the board. Uh, because these numbers likely will change once the budget actually passes. As as far as I know right now, they are adjourned and I don't believe they are scheduled to come back until August as of right now. So, will we have this information before the start of school, do you think? I hope so. I I don't know. We can't guarantee it. They they they are supposed to come back in August. Now, last year, um I think we were in the exact same situation and they did pass a budget. I believe it was in July. It was very very
047early in July. Yes. So, anything could happen. Um but as of right now um they I don't believe they are scheduled to come back together until August. Okay. Yes. Thank you for that introduction and outline of uh what we have been working through in terms of budgetary updates. So, what I'm going to go through um for the board and in this presentation is the key significant changes in the general operating fund um and then touch briefly on all the rest of the district's uh other funds that are part of the resolution going into fiscal 26. So, going into fiscal 26, we have to make several key assumptions. Uh the first of which is an estimate of enrollment. Now, the last two years, the district has experienced growth in enrollment when we've originally projected a decline.
048Um, statistical modeling of enrollment trends locally and at the county level continue to anticipate a decline in overall student population in our area. We're estimating uh at this time a modest decline of blended student enrollment of 38.53 students or approximately half a percent of our current blended uh student count. And this is based on some of those statistical models as well as what we're looking at for current enrollment. Um which we will have a a better idea come the fall. But for this point in time, this is this is the assumption we are moving with. Um, as noted, we are using the Senate's proposal for uh revenue provided to districts. That would include an an estimated well a base foundation increase of $400 per pupil from $9,68 to $10,8. We're also assuming that our hold
049harmless funding level remains uh consistent at $3,755 per pupil. So the total foundation increase that we're estimating between that between the updated student count and the $400 is 2.78 million uh of additional foundation money year-over-year. Um I won't speak too deeply about tax levies since I just went into a full presentation on that. Um but they do remain consistent for the operational and debt piece. And here you see that the hold harmless millage was lowered from 4.8358 to 4.6383. And that's really to maintain that funding level. Um other significant changes, we the the board approved an employee severance plan um that we talked about that was briefly mentioned as part of comments and um that estimated reduction of total wages and benefits was approximately $4.1 million. It also includes the refilling of vacancies as a
050part of that. Now, that's just the the gross wages and benefits and not does not include the savings from healthcare, uh, which was about $400,000. So, that $4.5 million of savings that I just mentioned, uh, nets with the cost of implementing the employee severance plan of about 1.93 million. um meaning that we're anticipating total savings of about $3 million as a net result of the plan for for the upcoming fiscal year. Another significant change um that you'll probably hear me say a couple times is this elimination of 147 C2 pass through. So that's $1.77 million. Um the I know the board is very familiar with 147C uh the original which is just a pass through of revenues and expenditures to fund the pension program for public school district employees. 147C2 was a one-time additional funding
051in the current year that they are now eliminating. So you will see that as a reduction of state revenue and a reduction of expenditures. [Music] Other significant changes include the elimination of 147G as a pass through. Um so I'm going to spend a little bit of time on this because it's kind of nuanced. Currently 147G is a pass through provided to us. So the state is giving us money which we are then providing back to employees in the form of uh reimbursement for the 3% they are contributing to the health care subsidy cost. Legislatively they've now codified into law that the employees are no longer responsible for that 3%. um but the cost of maintaining that funding um for the pension system has been shifted to the district. So what that means from a budgeting
052perspective is we would anticipate a reduction of state revenues and offsetting expenditures of $1.39 million. And then the state under the Senate's proposal is giving us $1.17 million of revenue to then off help partially offset those increased health care costs under the pension system. So what that looks like from a budgetary perspective on paper is a reduction of about $200,000. Um but it is sort of a recclassification of how this funding works. In a very similar vein, uh 14784 was provided to districts in fiscal 25 um essentially in lie of a foundation increase. So the board will remember after all was said and done, we received no foundation increase for fiscal 25. Instead, they gave us uh $4.2 $2 million in offsetting revenues to reduce the cap of what the district is paying um on
053retirement costs for district staff. In October, they codified into law that reduction into the actual retirement tables. And what that means is now we will not receive revenues. The retirement rate has decreased per employee. Unfortunately, with this, it was not necessarily a oneto-one reduction because the normal cost of health care and the normal cost of retirement increased from year to year. So, whereas we may have hoped or expected to see a $4.2 million reduction in expenditures for benefit costs, um, when we work it out in projecting into the fiscal year, we're not seeing that full amount. And I'm sorry, Kevin, please. Just to be clear, so they reduced the cap almost 5%. Uh five and 3/4. Five and 3/4. So, and that's codified. So, that expense reduction we will see in perpetuity, so to speak.
054Um however we are not really getting that much because they increased the cost of health care correct almost 2% something like that like two and a half y two and a half and then there are some additional pension costs so at the end of the day what are we getting 1% more than 1% one and a Uh yeah, on some plans I mean on the whole instead of a 5 and 3/4% reduction it's probably closer to 2 and a half just across the board. Yeah. So it sounds like a lot of money but at the end of the day it's not. It's very confusing. It it is. I agree and it's very hard to explain. Um, and then just another item of note, many other state and federal grants have um we're keeping level funding
055until more of their funding status is known at the the federal or state level. Uh, so with that being said, um, we'll move on to talk about general fund revenue projections. So we are estimating total revenues in the general fund to be $146,71,486 a decrease from fiscal 25 of approximately 3.8 million. Um you'll see significant changes in both the operating mill and state funding uh which I'll elaborate on a little bit. Um the operating mill increase of 4.244 244 is directly related to that um foundation and levy sort of bucket allocation that I talked about before. So, as property tax values increase, the ability of this community's um the ability for this community to provide for that foundation amount uh increases, which then the state which then means the state decreases the amount they then
056have to kick in to fill in the total foundation amount. So based on the the calculation and I'm provided a spreadsheet by the state to plug in our information and numbers to calculate this out um is it shows as an increase of 4.2%. In the state funding decrease of $7 million $1.5 million of that is directly related to the decrease the state is putting in for the foundation. So when you talk about that 4.2 two and the decrease of about 1.5, you're getting to that um 2.7 million 2.78 million of additional per pupil funding. Um the other major decreases in that state funding are the other two big items that I talked about 14782 A4, excuse me, of 4.2 million and then the 147G um and I'm sorry, 147 C2 of 1.76 million. Um other
057local revenues declined because of projected interest earnings and the fair market value adjustments. Um so overall interest rates have declined and uh the fair market value for our investments um are following a likewise trend uh year-over-year. So we're anticipating some decreases in that area. Uh transfers and miscellaneous revenues decreased by $455,000 due to that one-time transfer we made of an unrestricted special revenue fund and unrestricted capital project fund of $825,000. That is partially offset by increases of transfers into the general fund from uh the community education. So, our afterchool programs and leases uh and rentals of 200,000 and additional funding from the ASD program for rent and indirect costs of um I believe one.7 one I'm sorry 170,000 for expenditures. Uh here you will see that total expenditures in the original fiscal 26 budget total
058147,799 147 million799,839 uh which is a decrease of $3.9 million from the final fiscal 25 budget of which the majority of that decrease is related to salaries and benefits. So, I touched on that in the first couple slides where this is made up of the total wage and benefit reductions as a result of the savings plan. The 147G, I'm sorry, 147, yes, 147G is included in here because now we're seeing that reduction as a uh part of salaries. 147 C2, the reduction of that retirement component in benefits as well. Um, purchase services increased by 2.67 million. Um, the vast majority of which is that employee severance plan implementation cost. So that was about $1.93 million. uh and that makes up the majority of that purchase service increase. Other increases within purchase services or general inflationary
059costs for utilities and contracts um that the district engages with various vendors. [Music] So with those two uh with revenues and expenditures um we have a slide put together to show how that will impact fund balance. uh total revenues of just over one point 146 million total expenditures of 147.8 results in a use of fund balance of $1.7 million. Our anticipated fund balance for the beginning of the fiscal 26 year is 16.5 million leaving an estimated fund balance at the end of the year of 14.8 million. Uh so fund balance as a percentage of expenditure is just over 10% estimated at this point in time. Now to the superintendent's point um we're unsure of where the state is going to land. So you know we would anticipate adjustments to um in our first budget amendment.
060Before I move on to other funds, I would like to give the board the opportunity to ask any questions on the general fund trustees. So I just want to clarify here. Does that mean we had a decrease in expenditures that was successful from our initiatives, but the revenue decreased even more? And that's why we're in the position we're in. We did decrease our revenues year-over-year by $3.9 million. Um, but unfortunately the revenue decreases as well of $3.8 million have really sort of matched pace. Um, and so haven't there hasn't been a change in that increase or decrease in fund balance year-over-year. Thank you, Kevin. Do we, and I may know the answer to this, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Have we included any salary increases in that number that we have salaries or
061a general I know we're in negotiations still, but is that just what teachers are making right now or did we bump that up yet just for planning or We have moved up um the contractually obligated groups. Okay. Um but not necessarily the ones that we're currently negotiating. Okay. And Kevin, can you remind us again which ones we're current where we have a wage opener or we're renegotiating the whole contract right now? So, we are and Susan can help me out on this because there's a few. for negotiating teachers teachers um administrators access then we have nonaffiliated um TOAS which is our technology operational assistance um and csos and early childhood and the early childhood is in a different fund though but okay but I thought the bea we had I said I said that teacher
062is the first yeah but I thought that we already had wages increase locked in there. Okay. They have a their contract expires June 30. Oh, because it was only two years. Yeah. Got it. Trustees, any other questions before we move on. Okay. Thank you. Okay. I will go through um the rest of these pretty quickly because these are the nonoperating funds of the general fund. Um but I'll point out highlights uh for um the public. But these are all available in the budget book as well as the resolution. Uh the first fund we come to is our autistic center fund. So our ASD center program has its own special revenue fund. Uh this budget has been prepared with special services and with the approval of Oakland County. So we are anticipating additional students being served
063year-over-year. That is why you will see additional revenues um and additional expenditures. And then for the board's reminder, that fund balance at the end of the year, $456,000, this fund is required to maintain a 7% fund balance, um which is part of that budgeting process. Our next fund is community services. So, this is the fund that operates our afterchool programs, our camps, um some of our large leases and rentals. Uh we are projecting additional revenue of $790,000 in this program. Um as well as the additional expenditures that go along with it. Uh we are projecting a transfer out of the community service fund and into the general fund of half a million dollars. um leaving their change in net position of 33,000. In general, um community services does benefit from the activities of the district.
064So, renovations, upgrades, and there's not necessarily a um strong need for this fund to have a significant fund balance because they're not necessarily investing in anything. Um, so for all intents and purposes, we generally would expect to transfer into the general fund the large majority of any operating profits from this fund. Okay. Food services is next. Um, that is made up of just the various food service sales. We're currently anticipating that the free school meals for all is continuing. Um and the expenditures of this uh fund is really the cost of food as well as our cost with um Chartwells. Um we did have a renewal with them very recently. So there's a small management fee increase on that um which is part of this budget. Um but year-over-year we're anticipating an increase in this
065fund of $116,000 leaving a fund balance of 725,000. Our next fund is early childhood. Um so this fund is projected to have a deficit spend in fiscal 26 as we have a sort of two-year plan to turn this fund um into a profitable position. So we had a use of fund balance or in a deficit for this fiscal year. A you'll notice a much smaller one going into fiscal 26 with the plan for this fund to be profitable starting in fiscal 27. Our student activity special revenue fund is made up of the various clubs and internal activities of the district. Um it is very difficult to estimate the how much revenue and expenditures will be generated in any given year. So we generally just roll the budget forward and then we true it up um
066over the course of the year. But the revenues that come in generally match the revenues going out. Any increases in net position um for this fund is either a result of timing differences or um you know potential investments by any clubs where they may want to hang on to a little bit of money for an extended period of time for some reason. Um but generally we act as more of a fiduciary over these funds. Um but I know the finance committee has uh additional questions and you know we'll be looking into a little bit more of this. [Music] Uh la next couple funds is our debt retirement fund. So this is this is a consolidated fund of all of our various debt service. Uh and it collects the debt service tax levy. So the property
067tax revenue that's generated from there as well as the interest income. Um the expenditures out of here are the principal and interest payments on debt. And we are anticipating that local collections will exceed um current or the debt service for the upcoming fiscal year by about $687,000. And then our last two are the bond accounts, our capital project bond accounts. Now, these are restricted for the purposes of the bond. Um, we have two of them, 2023 and then 2024's uh bond. We are anticipating closing out all of the bond c all the available funding left over in the 2023 bond and then using a significant portion of the 2024 bond funds available to uh round out our construction projects over the next two years. Uh so with that that is the overview of the upcoming
068fiscal 2026 budget items um and should cover the resolution uh for the board. Thank you trustes. Are there any questions for Mr. compared to the finance committee too. I know that they met with you earlier. if you don't mind appreciate wonderful presentation. Um but if you don't mind just to kind of give the bottom line to the public and saying this is where we were even though it is on our resolution in July 1st 25 June 30th 26 just overall not to break it but the overall budget if you I'm sorry. Wait, what was So, are you at Can I think we need to put the motion out there. So, let's do a motion first and then Okay. Is that okay? Yep. I'll do it. I move to uh approve resolution 97, approval of the
0692526 general appropriations budget act. Support. What was your question again? Just a minute. It was moved by Colleen, supported by I think Lori Lori Okay, sorry. Trusty. Yeah, I think he has it up though. This is overall. That's what I was trying to say. I think because you went through so many numbers and Okay. I mean, it's easy for us to follow, especially with the finance committee and people finance background. It's just a lot of numbers. I apologize. No, no, I just like I feel like this is a good summary like what you That's what I was asking. Okay. That's all what I was asking. Yep. Yeah. So, so revenue is atund [Music] uh 46 million uh approximately based on the Senate budget. Our total expenditures are at 147.8 million approximately. Um again, based on
070the governor's budget, I mean, excuse me, the Senate budget. um which leaves us uh with a fund balance should this um continue at this rate um of 14 million 14.8 million or 10% fund balance. We have reduced expenditures uh in this um by almost $4 million. uh is just that revenues have also um have also decreased from the state as we're assuming the the current Senate budget. So, as you know, we met in finance committee before this meeting and we talked about this at length. Amy and I talked on the phone. I mean, obviously, we were hoping not to see such a deficit budget. We all know that it is encouraging that we brought our expenditures down. It's discouraging that revenues came down as well. I think Kevin did a pretty good job of explaining
071um explaining all the nuances of it. I mean, it's it's it's it's a bit tricky and he really did hit the high points. So, we know kind of why it's happening. And what we also talked about in finance committee is, you know, steps we're going steps we're going to be taking over the next year to go ahead and and get to where our strategic plan says we're going to be, which is a non-deficit budget by 2027. So, just to let all of you know, this has really been discussed. I'm feeling more comfortable with it now based on my discussions with Amy in finance committee and knowing that there are a few key things we're going to be looking at over the next several months. And I I guess the other thing I'd just like to
072say is, you know, um a as a board, and I mean I I speak for everyone here, we take our responsibility of approving this budget, of monitoring this budget throughout the year very very seriously. Um 10% fund balance is not where I think any of us want to be. Um, and we unfortunately recognize we had people making public comments about a beloved teacher and we recognize that that is something we have to weigh along with other fiscal decisions we make. And I don't have easy answers. I don't think any of us do. But when Colleen says that as a finance committee, we discuss this, we go through it, that is the very reason why. And Trusty Hokmer or possibly Mr. Terotuda or Dr. represent. Can you discuss a little bit just for the benefit of
073the board and the public why it is we do the budget amendments and what might be happening with our first budget amendment? Well, yes, we we do budget amendments to make sure that we're keeping track of what is occurring in real time so that we can also make decisions in real time to um make sure our financial situation is better. We're going to have to do a in an amendment when we get the state budget. Um because right now we're making an assumption about what revenue is, but we don't know. We don't know that for sure until we get that Senate budget. We also will need to make an amendment. Let's pretend that it had been a um a I shouldn't say typical, but what we hope to be a typical year and we had
074the state budget. We would still be looking um at the end of September, we would look at our enrollment to see if our enrollment um did we decline in as as we said we did, was it at the rate that we said we did, or did it increase as it has in increase as it has the last three years? And then we're able to make an adjustment um after the count um which it happens in the beginning of end of September to end of October. uh and we're able to make that adjustment in real time. Again, for us, we've been in a um bucking the trend, but should we not buck the trend, that would be a great time for us to come back and look at, well, what can we do if we decline
075more than half a percent. So we um and then we look again um February and March time um as as a board and as a admin team to see if we are still on pace um with our fin monthly financial statements. Again see if there are for instance um looking at spending in terms of materials and supplies. Is there something that we could recapture if we're not in the place that we need to be? So, we are looking at the budget multiple times and amending that budget multiple times so that we are able to make some in the- moment decisions about how to better um to to make our financial situation better. Trust Joseph. Thank you. Um yes. Um I do believe the finance committee does a good job in with your leader, you know,
076with your leadership obviously and um it's a tough situation to be in when especially when economics is not in your favor and we don't know what it's going to happen in the federal government and the state government. It's kind of a interesting situation to be in and to have the 2027 as a goal for us to have a balanced budget. That's amazing accomplishment to have. But um being at 10% is definitely low. I can't say I I have all the answers. I don't know if anybody does. I don't even know if you have it. With all due respect to your qualifications. Um, honestly, I I don't know how to vote on this because I feel um strongly that we are going the right way. However, I just don't like to see um a loss. However,
077we are required to vote on a budget. So, I will hold my vote to the last person with all due respect to see how many people have yes and then I'll make the judgment at that point. Thank you. I I just want to add to um Trusty Zamit and Trusty Hulimer's point. Uh even though we are waiting on the um budget from the legislators, um we're still having conversations about how to make this budget better. And I I am very actually very optimistic that there are some things that we can still do um and plan for to make this budget better. And so uh we share the same sentiment. I think we're all on the same page that, you know, we don't want to fund balance at 10%. Um that, you know, that we can
078do better. Um but we also want to make sure that we're doing it being very thoughtful and prioritizing um our main mission, which is making sure that our students are making the progress academically um and also being able to keep them emotionally and physically safe. And I think we can do both. um and have a fiscally responsible budget. So, uh I just want the those that are not in the finance committee to know that our work is not done because of this budget. And it is my hope that we'll come back to um to amend once we have our state budget that um we will have some some different answers about how we're adjusting the budget. Understood. Thanks, Kevin. I just want to thank you too for clarifying the cso moving into the general. I
079appreciate the clarity because I was still trying to wrap my head around it from our last meeting. So, thank you for the clarity. I understand it now. So, I appreciate that. And I echo Trustee or Treasurer Hokr. Um obviously we this being fidiciary responsible is one of our um top priorities as a board. Um, so I know we will continue to work together to once we get numbers from the state and federal government. Um, this will be a little bit easier, but I appreciate everybody taking the time to consider this given that we don't have a lot of the answers that we need to formulate a budget. So, I appreciate everybody's work on on this. Is there anything else now? Do we have to do a roll call vote because it's financial? No, we don't
080have to. We can if you want to. No. Okay. Just um trustees, all those in favor of supporting resolution 97 approval of the 2025 2026 budget. Please raise your hands and say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes six to zero. Sorry. I'm sorry. Excuse me. Okay. Um, thank you. Thank you. We will move to other reports. Um, may I have a motion? Motion 98 is to adopt our superintendent evaluation ranking for the 2024 2025 academic year. I move to adopt motion 98, superintendent evaluation rank for the 2425 academic year. I enthusiastically support Moved by Vice President Spencer, seconded by Secretary Joseph. Trustees, is there any discussion? I just want to to thank Dr. Robersonson. You know, each year as you take on this role, it becomes increasingly more complicated and difficult and, you know, new challenges
081arise. And with those you step up and you have shown this district unbelievable strength, um, perseverance, great problem solving skills, a a wonderful ability to put yourself available, make yourself available to our community, to every level of, you know, staff, students, parents with all of your soups and your cookies and their lunches and coffees and so forth and still do a wonderful job um steering the ship of our district and I just want to say thank you. Thank you. Um do we need to explain what the rank was? I was just letting go. No, no, go ahead. No, no, that was my only thing. Go ahead. Just go ahead. with the rank can be. No. Did you want to share what Oh, no. I was just waiting. I didn't know if Valori was gonna say
082it. No. So, we as a board went into close session earlier this month to um give Dr. Roersonson her evaluation which we um unanimously supported an exemplary ranking um for her for the 2425 academic year. So I too um probably speak on behalf of the entire board. We appreciate your service and dedication to our district, to our board, to our students and our community. Um we I I think we shared everything in the close session, but for the public I we are very grateful for you. For the public, yes, thank you. So um laws have changed. We can no longer give exemplary ranking although we did um but by law we reported that Dr. Robersonson was an effective superintendent for Birmingham public schools. Well, technically it used to be highly effective and that was allowed
083and then this time it's only effective and but we that you can say somebody is exemplary and effective. But I think we unanimously signing that but so by law or to the state it's effective unfortunate. Yes. But to us Sorry. By the way, didn't they also kind of got rid of A+ and made A and A+? I'm sorry. Didn't they like u eliminate A+ in the GPA and made it just an A? Anyway, it's kind of that example. Uh that was not my point. My point was um you know every year that I've served with your leadership like trustee said and trusty R said you step up in every so I'm very confident that you're going to step up to the budget that we just passed or anything else that comes across our way. I'm
084extremely confident in your leadership and the Birmingham school district thanks you trustes. Anything else regarding resolution 98? All those in favor or do we have a motion? Sorry. Moved by Nicole, seconded by Luke. All those in favor of approving motion 98, the adoption of the superintendent evaluation ranking for the 2024 2025 academic year, please raise your hand and say I. I. Motion passes seven to zero. Next we will move to motion 99 affirming compensation practice and compliance with sorry Batista versus office of retirement service settlement. Yeah. So I will just talk to this. Um although I don't think anybody um in our central office will be retiring anytime soon. Um there was a huge battle in the Michigan Supreme Court about um compensation for those people who do not have any type of associations. So
085which would be um central office and also superintendent. So um if you remember initially like when you hired me I did not for the first three years I did not have any increase in salary. Um I had one static salary and then when my um contract was was um expired then I got an increase in ex in salary. um the OS for some um superintendents when they were retiring were was were seeing that as a spike in their salary and um thought that maybe boards were spiking superintendent salaries so that their salary would be higher right before they retire. not realizing that for superintendent um especially and sometimes with central office administrators their their salaries are static during their their um salary period I mean during their contract period and then increase um because they've
086gone two or three years without any kind of inflationary increase and so this puts in place a resolution just saying that the board will not um do any spikes in uh salary I read that any um dramatic increases are increases that are due to that particular person. Um they do suggest that in the future we have salary scales that are printed in the contract so that there is um is very clear that um why the increase um is happening with a particular um with a particular employee. So this just puts in place again I don't think any of us are at the age of uh retirement or at the point in our our lives to retire but should you get someone else in this would be in place um in any position this would be
087in place um for them that protects all of you as well as our board trustees may have a motion for resolution 99 affirming the compensation ation practices and compliance. I move to approve resolution 99 affirming compensation practices moved by trustee Omer supported by trustee Tani. Any other questions clarification? All those in favor of approving motion 99 please raise your hand and say I. I motion passes 70. Last but not least, to end our fiscal year, resolution 100, which is the uh board of education meetings for the 20 school year. And I want to thank Tracy for going through the calendar and making sure we are not overlapping with any holidays um or any district time off. So, thank you Tracy for putting this together for us. I would also like to note that July 22nd
088we have added to our meeting. May I have a motion for resolution 100 2025 2026 meetings. I move to support resolution 100 the notice of the board of education meetings for the 2025 2026 school year. Support moved by trustee edone seconded by trustee hook. Any discussion? All those in favor of our 2025 2026 calendar, please raise your hand and say I. I. Motion passes 70. Are there any announcements this evening? With that, we will adjourn at 8:27. Thank you. of your life.