001good evening everyone we're going to call get or call to order this regular board meeting for October 21st CIA Community Schools if you could all rise for the pledge alance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation God indivisible with liy and justice for all just a couple of quick things before we go any further if you are here for public comment we do ask that you fill out one of these cards if you didn't get one they are out out in the hallway there if you could please turn them in to Kelly in the back she will get them to us I ask that you have these turned in before we start our public comment that way we can move through I will
002uh call first person up to speak next person on deck and so on so you will hear first names listed at that point you will see on the back that there is some information of public about public comment you do have 3 minutes to speak you can speak to the entire board please we ask at this time that you do not bring up Personnel issues or specific student issues as we can um help you deal with those rather than have those be at a recorded public meeting can we please move on to roll call Brand here eich here Morris here Nicholls here s here white here thank you next we have our student representative Aaron good evening so first things first student council is hosting its annual Fright Night next Tuesday October 29th um it
003is A Haunted Trail and we will be providing trick-or-treating from 5:45 till 6:30 and then scaring from 7:00 till 9:30 it is located um at the high school science trail behind the north lower Forum room and lastly I would like to address something that has been brought up to me by students as well as staff so I would like to draw attention to the policy regarding High School Seminars the current guideline stating the Board of Education will not permit the use of school facilities by student clubs during instructional hours was last revised in 2020 but only enforced at the beginning of the 2024 school year this change has left many clubs struggling to find ways to meet holding meetings before or after school creates challenges related to transportation and other student life activities many students
004have limited control over their morning drop off times and their after school transportation which can prevent them from attending club meetings moreover after school meetings can be problematic since many club members as well as advisers are involved in sports making it difficult to host or attend a club activities throughout the season for advisers to coach Sports seminar periods are often the only time available for them to lead meetings while education is a top priority for everyone the issue has been acknowledged advisers do not mandate meetings and the teachers often prioritize educational needs over Club requests to ensure the best outcome for students many students who are involved in these clubs do not require additional academic support instead they use seminars to engage more actively with the school Community with the current policy in place these
005students find themselves with limited opportunities for involvement and downtime during seminar period educate educational platforms like Khan Academy which is recommended for only 10 to 20 minutes a day does not provide adequate engagement especially when some in our time is not structured for productive use on behalf of the student body I urge you to reconsider this policy to enhance student participation in clubs and Foster and more enriching School experience for everyone thank you for your attention to this matter thank you very much all right at this time we are going to go on to public comment first I have Christina followed by Marcy and then Audrey evening one I try my best to shorten my speech to three minutes and shortening it a little bit more since I've been here um good evening again my
006name is Christina Donaldson and I come before you I believe uh for the fourth time in the last two years um and I'm here regarding my son Daniel and students overall as an advocate um my son has been a part of this District since 2017 and is now a sophomore at calonia high school my student um has an IEP and he is in special education and his education has been significantly impacted by the effects and what I believe the changes that have um come from the pandemic and a lot of the statistics that show and continue to show the lasting effects on education and how education is being taught Across the Nation I'm here as an advocate not only for my student but for others as well and for a review and policy and how
007the district is servicing students needs especially those with individualized education plans um and special needs today I come to you with concerns um I I come to you with with concerns at the beginning of the year my son was bullied on the bus um as a non-verbal student with an incident uh that was reported by another student to the bus driver which I'm very grateful for however without my intervention or advocacy this um incident would not have been reported to either Transportation or the school um which shows that there should be a review in policy uh when it comes to making sure that uh things are being done effectively for all students to make sure that they are safe getting to and from school I was recently informed that um my my non-verbal student was
008sitting in a um elective classroom for several weeks without being able to participate with his General at peers when I asked my son what it is that he does during that time and he points to his eyes and he pointed to looked at his chair and said that I am I have to sit there and watch everyone else participate this lets me know that there needs to be um further support for this student and others that have special needs in particular classrooms and this type of support has been requested on numerous times but we have yet to um have the support within the classrooms I am seeking that the district take these matters into consideration and require action and accountability to ensure better educational quality for students while providing the necessary tools resources and accommodations
009to achieve the educational goals and preparing these children uh for success in school and in life um I do not have documentations to provide you all today but I can forward that information if there's anyone that is looking to see uh any additional information um regarding supporting students and supporting the whole student thank you for your time um and I pray and ask that you take these matters serious and take them into consideration thank you so much thank you next we have Marcy followed by Audrey and then Diane good evening everyone I'm here on behalf of the calonia Education Association our local teachers union and we've had a busy month connecting with our community and we enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces of our students and Families the homecoming parade students from Age 4 to
01017 were cheering for their teachers which was really sweet it's heartwarming to see them get excited to see us out of school and in like a real life situation we had students yelling for the I love a cal teacher a calonia teacher bracelet and parents asking for the I love Cal teacher card decals um it was just great to stop and chat with like families that have been in our district for years it was great the following day we also participated in Harvest Festival and we were visited by lots of students um calonia students and neighbor throughout the day and we were able to chat with the families about their experiences in Cal schools and they were able to share memories that they had of their early years all the way through graduation for some
011we also asked current and past students to sign posters honoring and thanking teachers we quickly filled up those three posters and what we're doing with them as we're taking them to different teachers lounges throughout the month and the teachers can just look and see how they're being celebrated and how far their positive relationships have gone with kids another celebration from within our membership was that the teachers at Dutton particip in an optional PD about whole brain teaching and they spent one day a week after school for 5 weeks learning about this amazing program this has become a game changer for many of our classrooms increasing student engagement building student relationships and strengthening our classroom communities and lastly an update about our screening process for the upcoming Schoolboard election in just a couple of weeks so
012we reached out to all four of the candidates that are running and inviting them to participate in a short question and answer interview with written questions and respon class is related to our school district and public education we heard back from three of the candidates with only two responding to our questions we were able to share the information exactly as written with our membership we look forward to all community members joining in Us in exercising our right to vote this coming election day thanks for your time thank you next we have Audrey followed by Diane and then Crystal hi um it's a such an honor to be here um I'm Audrey Barker I have worn many hats in the calonia community including as a PTO volunteer a girl scout leader a robotics coach um a
013steam night coordinator and many others um I'm also a librarian and I have been appointed to the State Board um by Governor Whitmer to represent public libraries in Michigan so I'm here to talk about potential book fanss um so small kids playhous as a way to make sense of their world similarly people of all ages um who see themselves and their lives represented in books it helps them make sense of their world a person who chooses to read a book that has or that helps make sense oh sorry a person who chooses to read a book in um that has few if any similarities with their life gains so much including understanding empathy and a growing ability to relate to the Wi World Books are windows and mirrors the facts are clear that the more
014books that are kept away from teens the less they learn the less mirrors they see themselves in and windows they can look through the more blind they will be keeping topics of race inequalities discrimination and various abilities and circumstances from students leaves them un unprepared for adulthood that they're just a few years away from a kid may choose the book for example always running not to mimic it but because it helps them make sense of their world or It prepares them with empathy and understanding or it gives them a place of Refuge at the very least it opens their eyes to a different life experience parents should and do have the opportunity to limit books they think their kids are not ready for if a parent wants to limit a child's selection of reading materials
015it's on that parent to pick which books the kids can pick from and provide them at their own home um it is an opinion that any book should be banned from a or it is an opinion that any book should be banned from high schoolers hands not a fact much like the variety of electives sports clubs and activities are high school offers to appeal to teens interests and Curiosities so should their books please do not limit the minority to be heard over the documented majority it seems it seems people forgotten the difference between fact and opinion it is fact that the first amendment guarantees the right for people to read what they choose you can get an opinion from your tax adous neighbor or hairdresser but please don't miss out on the facts the fact
016that limiting books hurts a child's education is documented in so much research the fact that an MLA poll in 2023 states that 83% of michiganders support legislation that protects one's right to read go have another 30 go ahead thank you I appreciate it the fact that parents have the right to filter their child's choices also stands but just because one person wants to remove that window or mirror does not mean it needs to be removed for all students people like me have dedicated their entire lives to reading and the betterment of this community not just the ones who fit the same mold as me calonia Community is far more educated than to even consider or entertain any ideas of F thank you thank you Diane then Crystal followed by Jen hi I want to say
017a few words about the contentious subject of book Banning in the schools I'm Diane Selenas and for some context I had four kids go through the calonia schools twins class of 2017 and class of 2020 and class of 2021 cuz we all know how fun those years were to prepare for this meeting I did a little of my own research in quotes because it is all anecdotal over the past few days I have asked many young adults and teens about their experiences with books they have read through school this includes my students at Davenport University my own kids kids I tutor and a handful of nieces and nephews one student mentioned that the only book that ever caused her distress was Where the Red Fern Grows which a teacher read to her fourth grade grade
018class two others including my own daughter responded with Coline oddly enough neither of these books showed up on any band book list I could find every child is different and I would never attempt to predict what book would upset other people's children and certainly wouldn't want other parents making that decision for my family everyone else I asked couldn't think of a single book they read during their K12 years that they found unsettling or that made them uncomfortable how sad uncomfortable is where we grow unsettling forces us out of the bubble we or our parents created this is where we find grit and where we find empathy another part of my research was calling a college friend who has spent the last 25 years as a school librarian you're going to hear some similarities to what
019Audrey just said my friend said children need books that can see themselves in and that also allow them to Peak into other people's worlds in the library world we call this windows and mirrors for example regardless of one parent view on transgender those students also deserve to see themselves in print and realize they are not alone I also found during the course of my research many references to groups demanding a change and that schools need to do better and demands for policy change to make sure our kids are only receiving age appropriate material what I couldn't find was actual ideas for any of this to happen I had very little patience for complaining without offering possible solutions in what way do our schools need to do better what changes do these people want to see
020but on the flip side I do respect a parents right to decide what their child can or can't read perhaps Uncle Joe committed suicide last year and they don't want their 14-year-old reading a book that includes suicide fair enough however as you all know there is already a policy in place I'm also asking the board to please not fall for the current narratives I'm seeing all over the community Facebook pages which are excellent examples of the straw man fallacy when a board member claims they do not wish to ban any books and the Community member comes back with oh so you're fine with a book on how to build bombs being in the library this is a St man fallacy don't fall for it I would like to close with two quotes Banning books gives
021us silence when we need speech it closes our ears when we need to listen it makes us blind when we need sight Steven troski author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and of course a quote from my favorite book series of all time oh Harry don't you see if she could have done one thing to make absolutely sure that every single in this every single person in this school will read your interview it was Banning it Hermione Granger Order of the Phoenix thank you for your time sorry thank you Crystal then Jen then Brandy hi my name is Crystal s and I'm here um actually to read a letter from the Michigan Association of school libraries president krie Betts the Michigan Association of school libraries believes in the transformative Power of Choice reading in
022our classrooms and libraries and believe strongly that Educators and school library school librarians play a vital role in selecting books for our students we live in an age where the right to read and access to diverse literature is under scrutiny this is why it's crucial that those who are trained and knowledgeable about literature about students develop developmental levels and interests and about best practices for collection development are Educators and certified school librarians are the ones who select books for Choice reading the resolution adopted by the State Board of Education on June 13th 2023 highlights this responsibility it calls upon local school boards and educational institutions to protect students rights to learn and the ability of Educators and Librarians to teach this includes providing students with access to a a wide array of books that reflect
023multiple viewpoints and perspectives this is not just a matter of preference it's a necessity for fostering an inclusive and Equitable learning environment Choice reading is a fundamental part of this process it gives students the autonomy to select books that resonate with their interests and or experiences importantly Choice reading also allows students the freedom to choose not to read a particular book and to find something that speaks to them instead as the saying goes for every book there is a reader but not every book is for every reader the governing Boards of the Michigan Association of school librarians the Michigan Council of teachers of English and the Michigan reading Association it issued a joint statement that says in part we affirm students rights to read and a parents and caregivers rights to guide their students choices
024we also affirm the rights and responsibilities of school librarians teachers administratives and school board members to offer books inclusive of the diversity found Nationwide in a partnership with parents and caregivers administrators and colleagues we stand firm in our belief that the choice to read leads to Stronger readers critical thinkers lifelong Learners and empathetic citizens essential to our democracy by prioritizing diverse literature and honoring the principle of choice we equip our students with the tools they need to navigate in increasingly in an increasingly complex World let us continue to advocate for our students right to read freely and for our for the crucial role of Educators and Librarians in this process again this was from Carrie Betts the m president thank you next we have Jen followed by Brandy and then Dr Dan good evening um
025for the record I coped copied off of nobody but you'll hear a lot of the same coms um so good evening I stand before you with a differing perspective from a fellow um Community member that spoke last meeting related to Banning of books in our High School uh this is a subject that demands attention and consideration because it touches on the very essence of what it means to learn to grow and understand the world around us firstly let's acknowledge the vital role that parents play in the education of their children it's the responsibility of the parent to guide their children's readings choices and to instill values and beliefs that they hold dear however this guideline should not be applied to the whole student body as each family has their own values and beliefs it is
026not a one-size fits all um when we ban books we're not protecting our children we're actually limiting access to diverse perspectives and ideas and uh Sheltering them from uh very experiences that can help them grow into well-rounded thoughtful and empathetic individuals I'm really nervous if we stand uh if we start to ban free choice books from our school do we also need to consider all content in required textbooks to ensure it aligns with every family's belief and values I'm not thinking that's something we want to take on one of the most critical aspects of education and parenting is to prepare our children for the real world we need to ensure each student is prepared to have respectful open discussions both in the classroom and at home uh when we encounter challenging or uncomfortable to topics
027in literature it presents an invaluable opportunity for dialogue maybe a student's not comfortable bringing it up and they can blame the book um parents and teachers alike can use these moments to engage with students to explore different viewpoints and to Foster critical thinking skills by discussing these topics openly we prepare our students to navigate a complex world with confidence understanding and empathy we must recognize that being comfortable with discomfort is a central part of personal growth books often serve as Windows into the diversity and sometimes challenging realities of Human Experience when we allow students to confront these realities through books we equip them with the tools to face adversity to question the status quo and to develop resilience shielding them from discomfort only delays the inevitable we all know as adults we Face discomforts daily
028and does a great dis service to the development as capable and compassionate members of society in conclusion I lost my spot uh let's not remove the ability for each student to choose the book that is right for them instead Let's us embrace the diversity of each student and allow exposure to all type of books let us Empower parents to have meaningful discussions at home and encourage students to be comfortable with the uncomfortable by doing so we'll cultivate a generation of thinkers leaders and change makers who are prepared to contribute positively to our system thank you thank you next we have Brandy Dan and then Melissa good evening my name is Brandy Palmer I have two students in the calonia school system neither of whom is an Avid Reader which I'm very very sad about so
029I'm here to read you a letter from the president of the Michigan Library Association it is a long letter we will see how far we get dear superintendent wal dryer and calonia Community Schools Board of Education libraries fill a role Central to any functioning democracy upholding the rights of citizens to read seek information and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment and in the spirit of that role we owe it to every citizen of Michigan to make sure there is material of interest to them on our library shelves throughout Michigan and our nation there is an unprecedented uptick in material challenges at our schools and in our public libraries these challenges primarily target books that bring Focus to race gender and or lgbtqia plus topics it has come to our attention that individuals in
030your District are challenging the book always running from being a choice book offered to high schoolers and will be on the board of education agenda tonight while censorship is nothing new the Michigan Library Association is addressing this outbreak of challenges as a constitutional issue because disagreements of opinion are inevitable material challenges are a fact of life and education and librarianship and that is the reason the reconsideration process is formalized MLA recommends that your collection development policy and formal reconsideration process be followed with Precision by anyone wishing to bring a title to your attention that they consider to be unconventional unpopular or unacceptable implementation of your policies is foundational to transparency credibility and trustworthiness MLA does not endorse limiting access to any book prior to a formal challenge or before the conclusion of the reconsideration process
031it is important to note the precedent set by the US Supreme Court on this topic in 1982 the court determined that removing books from a school because certain people simply disliked the ideas contained in those books violated the First Amendment rights of students simply put if a board decides to remove materials from their libraries collection or disable the ebook collection based on subject matter they are putting the library Andor school at risk of lawsuits alleging unconstitutionality as champions of access we want to make clear that we wholeheartedly recognize that individuals have the right and responsibility to make decisions about what materials are suitable for themselves and for their own families we also Stand United in our belief that no one has the right to make rules restricting what other people read or to make decisions
032for other families perhaps this is why we see success in opt out alternatives for those parents who do not wish their children to view certain texts I'm going to skip to the end because we're at 14 seconds um we know that you stand as stalwart ambassadors in putting the needs of your students first through your time your energy and your resources we commend you on making them your number one priority and ask that you affirm your students First Amendment rights as enshrined in our constitution as a vital part of your mission as you work towards solving the problems that individuals in your District bring to you we urge you to uphold the rights of all the students and families you serve including those who see value and material that others may find objectionable thank [Applause]
033you thank you next we have Dan followed by Melissa well good evening it's really good to be here and address the school board I'm thankful for the opport my name is Dr Dan Farnell and um I'm here to say a word about Title Nine and uh before I do I'd just like to introduce myself I pastored here in the calonia district for 20 years uh also my son was a graduate of calonia high and involved in the sports program and my wife drove bus for the calonia district for uh quite some time until she retired a few years ago I have a great love for young people uh usually you can find me at sporting events and events not only in calonia but wherever my young people in my church would play after retirement I
034coached in another District as a volunteer in basketball for uh Junior High basketball for young ladies and also fifth and sixth grade so I have a great concern for them I have a great love for them and of course being a pastor I not only want to build in uh educational and uh uh life skills into their life but I also wanted to build in spiritual values that I think almost everybody in our calonia area and Community would in Embrace uh so tonight I wanted to come and just say a word about uh title n uh I have been concerned about some of the things that it might uh might teach might represent might bring into our community and I would like to say as I interact with dozens and dozens and dozens of people
035I find that some of those values are not the values that I am hearing from uh throughout the community so thank you for allowing me to share tonight I appreciate it very much and may God truly bless calonia public schools and the people in the students that use it thank you very much thank you next we have Melissa thank you I don't normally do public speaking I'm not as eloquent as Dr Di is um I did not include in this that I have four children that's gone through calonia Community Schools got an outstanding education and all got grown adults and are doing very well in life and in the work world I have six of my grandchildren they're now currently in the system and the oldest is uh a seventh grader and which brings me
036to the topic that I have um and now I have to read thank you for letting me address the board I'm here because I was unable to attend last month's meeting when I went on YouTube as I do to watch the board meetings it came across with YouTube's parental warning about the harmful content It came it came to the point where a parent addressing you about written material made available to students in the school was unable to hear censored by our own School District being warned by YouTube and censored by our school as it goes against and I quote what a sitting board member said language like the one in the passage read aloud goes against the policy which is a social media policy I reached out to the individual who read it and they
037shared the passage that was read I as a community member would like to know what has been done what has been put in place to protect young minds since you've learned this clearly by the school having social media standards that it could not be shared we do believe in protecting things from public and individual access including our children the material that was available to freshmen can travel home on his bus with children that are in fifth grade and expose them like my grandson or with their friends whose parents don't approve of this material we are to protect all calonia students from inappropriate materials for their age I'm against the Banning of books or burning of books it's wrong to use Scare Tactics like that to make your point this is about our school district taking
038measures to be sure that all materials that are within our district are age appropriate and this material that I read was not age appropriate for young maturing minds and not of adult age I agree every parent has the right to let your children have access to whatever you choose but that is the parents responsibility to introduce it is not the school's decision nor one teacher it was stated by the same sitting board member that this should have not been brought to the attention of the board last month s since it had been resolved and they had no right to speak of it I don't believe in censorship and I strongly disagree with that statement it was her child personally affected and it brought it to the attention of the community what has been behind hidden
039doors or closed doors those who either have no children in high school or no children just grandchildren we are out of the loop to stand up for our District's education I feel I'm going to take some more time I feel our district needs to take steps to review materials that teachers are submitting to our students for Choice reading or any other the reading I see by what's happened I have little faith with those who already introduced it to make the decision on this matter they've shown they can't see what is inappropriate material for the students age protecting the children is not antagonistic to teachers or anti-teacher the students are the priority we are here for the safety and well-being of the students teachers work for us that have our children throughout the day the children
040are always first the children are the parents not the schools I care about teachers my family is a family of Educators so this is not foreign to me I also know their top priority was giving the best educational opportunity at their age level and that should be ours I really appreciate that you listen to me and I would anticipate a public response to what's been happening because if not we don't get to hear only what's chattered on the social media pages so thank you very much thank you very much par par thank you to all of you I realize public comment is not easy and no matter how many times you practice your three minutes at home it never works out like that here so so thank you to all of you for taking time
041to be here we are at this time going to move to six which is our consent agenda we have the September 16th 2024 meeting minutes October 10th 2024 Committee of the whole minutes September 2024 payables and October 202 24 Personnel report I mooved that the Board of Education approve the consent agenda as presented have a second thank you John are there any questions on that any corrections can I please have a roll call brandow yes eich yes Morris yes Nicholls yes s yes white yes motion carries thank you we are going to move to seven which is superintendent report thank you um there are a few uh real highlights to share with the board uh this month uh first of all this weekend uh was just not only a beautiful weekend weather-wise but uh was
042a terrific weekend for our girls golf team who were in action up at the caty golf course at Farah State University and uh we just were really thrilled uh to witness that they came back with their uh with a runnerup uh position at the division one State final that's the highest finish that our girls golf program has had since way back in 2002 when we won the division 2 Championship so this now was in division one so just a fabulous performance um our senior copelan o' crangle as she finished third in the State uh individually as well uh with a two-day total of 152 that's uh she was just six Strokes out of first place uh in the entire state so uh fabulous job by all the young ladies there in the on the girls
043golf team also um it was a week before uh that the Equestrian Team finished in second place as well in the state so uh congratulations to them as well our calonia marching band uh also enjoyed a great weekend this last weekend as they finished uh first in class A at uh the Invitational at Grandville High School this past Saturday uh with Billy Joel uh themed show so congratulations to them and um also last week we had 6 64 new members uh inducted into the National Honor Society so that is also a tremendous uh thing to celebrate and that brings our uh total in the NHS at the high school to 141 members so uh wonderful there um and then finally um just one update that I know may have be of some concern to folks
044um there is news of a meat recall going on and uh there have been a few questions raised about whether any of that was involved in U so pleased to report that calonia did not purchase any of the products that were uh subject to the meat recall so that's all good it was about 200 schools Nationwide apparently that had some of that product so just wanted to update you on that and that's all for me this evening thank you and obviously those events C you busy so we appreciate you attending so anyway on to 8 new business 8A is our audit presentation and budget update so it's always it's always nice to um have this time come where we've completed a fiscal year and an audit and tonight we have Ian ree joining us from
045gbridge and Company who performed our audit so I'm going to turn it over to Ian thank you hi everyone my name is Ian I was one of the Auditors um who worked through the school's audits um and so I will go over the opinion we gave on the report um kind of go over some of the financial highlights from the for this fiscal year comparing to the previous fiscal year and then answer any questions that anybody has so if you have any questions while I'm going through it just let me know uh so the audit opinion you received an unmodified opinion or a clean opinion it's the best opinion you could have received um so so in essence you passed the audit and there were no control findings so um nothing you could have done
046better so it was everybody involved uh the financial highlights your school's fund balance across all the governmental funds um which is all of your funds as of June 30 which is your fiscal year in for anybody in the crowd that doesn't know um was 78 79 million a little bit under 79 million it was an increase of about 29 million over the previous fiscal year that's largely due to you issuing a bunch of bonds therefore you get a lot more cash um your general fund had an ending fund balance of 12 million about it was an increase of about 1.7 million um your unassigned or unrestricted fund balance was 11.7 million and that equates to about 16.4% of your annualized expenditures um so if you didn't receive any cash after the fiscal year and you
047survive about 16% of it so it's um you have enough cash to get a few months down the road this is a until you get all of your new money back in um this is your kind of a graph that goes year- over-ear the blue um line is your um unassigned fund balance the orange line is your total fund balance in your general fund um the gray box is your uh general fund expenditures year-over-year so you can see that you're pretty similar year over year to your fund balance versus expenditures um the blue line is is your uh unassigned fund balance as a percentage of your total expenditures and transfers out um or sorry total fund balance not unassigned fund balance and the yellow line is your unassigned fund balance as a percentage so you
048can see pretty typical year-over year it's kind of similar this is going to be a little bit harder to read um but this is your statement of net position um I'm going to go over kind of the larger changes yearby year so your cash the Top Line increased from 4 47 million to 82 million or 83 million your Capital assets a little bit down um increase from 142 million to 166 million um you now have a net pension or net opab asset which means that you now have more money in your opep fund the miter opep fund then what you owe that fluctuates year every year but now you have an asset instead of a liability um your net pension liability um if you scroll down a little bit more to the Li ility section
049it um sorry you don't I didn't mean scroll I just meant look down um um 113 million decreased to 98 million or 99 million um not much you can do about the liability it's all part of the Myster plan um your long-term debt increase from 147 million to 190 million because you um issued a bunch of bonds um and all that boils down into your ending net position of you have a deficit of 52 million that you've consistently decreased year-over-year and it's largely due to having liabilities on your books that you can't really affect because you're in a cost pool of miers this is your statement of activities it shows your revenues and your expenditures expenses for the year um you had an increase in your operating grants and contributions mainly state aid um unrestricted
050state aid increased from 32 million to 33 million um property taxes increased from 20 26 million to 29 million or almost 30 million and you had a pretty significant increase in your investment earnings due to the interest rates increasing for the year um expenditures stayed pretty similar year over year and it's largely buildup of salaries as well as whatever else you budgeted pension um very similar to what I went over before your share of the pension liability was 98 million you share of the opep liability or asset now is um 1.7 million um you see all the covered payroll and the percentages of your covered payroll and so on and so forth but the gross liability is what matters the most um you don't have to read all this but it's basically for your federal
051audit specifically you receive no findings on your federal audit it was related to your Esser funds we went through everything and um we found nothing wrong with any of your Esser funding related stuff so you received an UNM modified opinion for your federal audit specifically which is a separate audit from the regular audit um so you pass that as well questions on anything any questions just a congratulations to Sarah for the S audit we didn't we've never done one like this before so I mean we have over the years but now it's over so regul yeah which will be nice for me too and any other questions no thank you we we appreciate your time put into it and Sarah and Team all the work that you do to keep us in the the right
052space financially so thank you very much thank you thank you have a great night you're welcome to stay if you want to stay I [Music] don't than you all right we are going to move to 8 oh no we're not sorry I forgot about your part sorry I know and yes we are so it was great to have the erer funds but um yes that a lot of work on our Auditors as well as us so it is it is nice to actually kind of see those um ending it'll make life a little easier in that sense um did he take it okay so I just wanted to give a quick update um how does the final audit like what does that look like with our budgets and where are we sitting so I'm going
053to give just a brief update but I'd like to start with a recap of our fiscal year 24 which we just ended um so as a recap the biggest part of our funding is from the state with our foundation allowance so last year we received 458 per pupil so that allowance we're receiving is 9 9,68 per pupil we also saw an increase in enrollment last year of 100 ft FTE from the fall of 2022 to the fall of 2023 um and remember when we spoke about this this was largely due to for our Shar time program um unfortunately it still is below where we were preco um also aser expenditure so this was the last year we spent 2.6 million um in there so you'll see Esser 3 we spent 325,000 and that was in
054the area mostly of mental health supports and then Sr 11t we spent 2.3 million and that was in the area of summer school programming after school programming interventionist and elll for English language Learners um with that those funds are ending September 30 2024 so that period has ended so you'll see a small amount when we go through 24 25 F school year um a small amount to finish the summer school programming um also last year we created the capital Improvement fund and we transferred 50,000 from our general fund and that was to help support our 2020 and 2023 Bond projects and if you you recall all that was to enable us to not pay prevailing wage on those particular projects and then that will extend those Bond dollars a little further we also started to
055anticipate how funding was going to be more of a concern looking out Beyond like the fiscal year 26 and Beyond so started um to pay attention to that um we also then did not make a transfer to our public Improvement fund last year um we knew that as funds were going to be eliminated and ending we are also anticipating this current fiscal year we were projecting a shortfall um and also we were projecting um in future years um State revenues that were going to um be dropping off or at least not keeping up with our Rising projected costs so we ended the year in our general fund at 73.2 million in revenues 71.5 million in expense so that ended us with a positive 1.6 almost 1.7 million um being added to fund balance which leaves
056our fund balance in totality at just over 12 million which is 16.9% of expenditures so um we have this will go on our website and linked here that budget comparison it will show our ending fiscal year ending audit from fiscal year 22 and then each budget throughout this past fiscal year and then ending with our final audit numbers um I'm not going to throw it up tonight because it's a big spreadsheet um so then looking at fiscal year 25 the current year that we're in so we're always really looking at a couple different budgets so last spring we started anticipating this year's budget so that was in March we presented to the board our forecasted budget that was looking at about a 4.7 million deficit we had a lot of work conversations that were happening
057between March all the way through August um the goal was to adopt a budget um that did not drop us below 133% so work was being done um to make that happen we did continue to um eliminate um positions um that trying to get us back to those preo levels as much as possible we ALS also knew that we were um likely to end the fiscal year in a positive so we also took that into account so we did not over eliminate positions unnecessarily um we had to also adopt a budget in June and when we adopted that budget we didn't know the state's budget yet so at the end of June the state ended up coming out with their budget and it was very different than we had anticipated so they froze the foundation
058allowance and ended up giving rebates on the miers oped U UA which is a little more complicated but um we brought that back to the board in August what that kind of looks like we also continued to do a little more budget work we made some additions in the areas of academics and security and in that August um board meeting we had an updated budget which ended with 70.3 million in total revenue 72 million in expense which is right now projecting a shortfall of 1.7 million coming out of fund balance when you factor in our audited fund balance that we just um had and put that into the equation we would then be ending the year at 10.2 million which is 14.3% of its minatures so we're in a better place we'll look to kind
059bring an updated budget amendment hoping in December um to see what that looks like um as we PR plan and prep for future years so are there any questions I tried to let you off the hook before you got to the fun stuff so anybody have any questions for Sarah in all of this no I think we're good thank you very much we appreciate the updates on all of this all right now we are really going to move to 8B which is our state renovation post bid informational report this will be the fun stuff then this will be the fun stuff good evening it's part of the 2023 Bond Stadium Renovations were put out to an RFP um with a product designed by Tower pinkster Architects and is going to be construction manager by Rockford
060uh construction uh both of these are vendors we've worked with throughout the 2020 Bond and we're quite pleased with their work Rockford uh was able to publish the RFP and at the bid opening we had a total of 110 biders participating this is just phenomenal and excellent as compared to some of the recent projects that we've had over the past couple years and it's great to see the industry really coming back hard um and getting back in the game um so it's really nice 22 work categories were represented um they were all opened on October 8th um and just to make a few clarifications on some of the numbers you're going to seeing as this goes to um the reading uh of the uh the motion um there were several vendors in the report that
061were not Bel low bidder um that is because they either failed to provide proper documentation in bid bonds or required certifications or Who provided bids based on improper scope or unaccepted alternative equipment so from the ranges that we were able to supply at the committee level you may see that some of the numbers are not the lows um that is because just bids came in unacceptable and were reviewed as unacceptable or they just couldn't complete the work there were a number of alternates that were presented by Rockford in the RFP including sidewalk on the west side of the parking lot handicapped accessible concrete path and Patio work as well as uh work involving site work and painting for field events based on the excellent pricings we've received all all of those were included in these
062base price um bids that you see so all of the alternates are are included there were also a number of voluntary alternates and where those were evaluated considered and accepted they have also been included in these bid awards for the vendors the Total Bond impact is 10,671 184 coming from Bond 2023 I realized that the documentation still says Bond 2020 and 2023 that's because much of the stadium work was split over both of those bonds um these funds are specific to 2023 so I'll add that as a correction to my documentation which I didn't catch on the way in so um are there any questions regarding the word categories or any of the numbers presented there or anything else on this one start with Katie um I sent an email earlier today asking if that
063food service stuff if we could maybe use it to spend down our balance yeah so uh I didn't have a chance to get a definitive answer to that but uh I do not believe that's going to be possible because those that food service B balance comes with the federal funds designated for the school lunch program so it's a good idea but I don't think that that's going to work because this is a concession stand and not be I figured as much but I was crossing my fingers yeah so that's I don't have any more information for you than that how many of the biders are are new bids to the district quite a few um I would say probably about 30 40% um the scope is definitely L larger in all categories I haven't seen
064a bid with believe it was 12 electricians in in probably all of my career um so it was nice to see that it was nice to see a larger group thanks just curious additional questions Jason just because it tickles my brain um what what are the missing word category numbers they're not entirely sequential yeah word categories are actually assigned um like I won't use the acronym um they're a formal system of assignment so if one's missing it's just something we're not using in this in this uh in this project uh work category one I think is design and development so we're beyond that we didn't need any of that so it's just stuff that we don't need any other questions certainly it's great to see that all alternates are included in this that was a
065phenomenal turn round of where we thought we could be so additional yeah and uh I just uh thank the whole team who uh worked on this so hard over many many many months and uh trying to get this put together and just really gratifying that uh the bids came in so uh well so um really under budget by quite a bit um and so the whole project at this point looks like it's going to be coming in significantly under budget so we're extremely pleased with that when you looked at the bids as a whole may I ask were they I mean were were all bids fairly competitive or were there're I mean assuming that all was included in the bids were were things pretty comparable yeah I think once we got past some of the
066outliers that were in were missing information and missing paperwork and things like that uh we saw that uh most of the bid categories came in very close um of those 12 electricians I would say that eight of them were within a few thousand dollars of each other which is again that's an impressive credit to Rockford for their in for their spec and their scope of work that they published excellent thank you anything else nope I just wanted to just I wanted to share the budget I wanted to make sure that doc Mr got an opportunity to do that so well you can certainly do it thank you all right we are going to move at this point in time to nine which are our action items we have 9A 2023 2024 audit I move that
067the board approve the June 30 2024 audit as conducted by gayridge and Company I have a second I'll support that thank you any further questions on the audit can I please have roll call Nicholls yes T yes Rand yes e yes Morris yes white yes motion carries on to 9B section 127 plan I move that the board approve the adoption of a section 127 plan for the purpose of reimbursing employees under section 27k of the state school aid act support thank you John are there any further questions on this all right can I please have a roll call bich yes brand yes Nichols yes Morris yes s yes white yes motion carries to 9 C Kell Community Center furniture package I move that the board approve the purchase of office furnishings and installation for the
068kale Community Center from Custer office furniture at a total cost of $86 , 42322 I have a second support thank you Tim any further questions for the furniture package can I please hit R call Brand yes eich yes Morris yes Nicholls yes s yes white yes motion carries 9d Kettle Lake Paving designed through bidding I move that the board enter into a contract with structure Tech group for design through bidding phases of the 2023 Bond project had a p i have a second second thank you John any further questions on this I please have roll call Morris yes Nicholls yes brand yes s yes eich yes white yes motion carries pres White before we move to the uh contract Awards um I think um there was one clarification I'd like to make that in these
069contract Awards they are coming from both 2020 and 2023 funds so in making a motion to approve uh these various biders um I would recommend that we include both 2020 and 2023 bond funds in that motion would you like it ReRe that way I think that's coming up here in number letter e Oh I thought you meant it was for Kett Lakes as well okay I'm with you now all right and you got that I got it okay take a break because this is going to be long okay all right 9e Stadium renovation contract Awards I move that the board approved Rockford construction company to initiate contracts for the renovation of the calonia School Stadium from the 2020 and 2023 bond funds for the following bid categories and amounts or category number two demolition pitch
070company for 59,900 work category number three concrete vanland concrete 698754 work category number four masonry bre Brew grave masonry 1,141 35 for category number five structural steel velan steel 579,000 for category number six General trades jkb construction 64 $1,765 work category number seven Roofing mcen Roofing Inc $323,400 work category number 7.1 um metal panels and standing seam Roofing reliable sheet metal 159,00 or cater number8 glass and glazing Grand Valley Glass $3,175 for CER number nine metal studs and act jkb construction $901 163 we category 9.1 ceramic tile soie company Inc $ 53,25628 5,000 or category 14 track surfacing Star Trek all right $60,000 work category number 20 food service equipment Stafford Smith Inc 2,921 work category 21 fire suppression grind Rapids fire protection $85,500 or category number 23 mechanical RNR mechanical $521,500 work category 31
071site work and excavation Roland Excavating $675,000 $48,000 for category 32.3 Landscaping Landscape Design Services $416 very nicely done may I have a second I'll second that thank you Katie you're good you got the change of 2020 and 2023 and that Waring okay right any questions on any of that all right can we please have a roll call say do yes Morris yes Nicholls yes eich yes brand yes white yes motion carries on to 9f strategic plan I move that the board approve the Strategic plan goals and strategies as presented I have a second second it thank you Katie so uh I'd like to give you an overview of the uh where things stand at this point on the Strategic plan and uh just review those things we reviewed these at committee we made a couple
072of adjustments since that time and of course uh these things were uh greatly influenced by a whole variety of uh various inputs and so just to recap where we came from uh we've talked about uh embarking upon a real uh attitude of continuous Improvement uh being that that's going to Foster our best uh work uh this was the road map to strategic refresh that we've uh talked about for the last several months and so here today we are at in October presenting this uh new strategic plan refresh to you had a number of Engagement opportunities as we've talked about uh through the last several months between surveys uh over 3,000 surveys a whole host of town hall sessions and then other uh opportunities for for folks to provide input and uh so here's where we
073are as of today and uh so it all begins with our mission and this is our been our mission statement for a while here at Cal and uh it certainly drives the work that we do um and then coming out of uh our previous strategic plan and then in our conversation at the committee meeting and through uh various other discussions and input that we've received uh we were really focusing coming out with these what had been for uh strategic plan areas teaching and learning whole child whole community and then uh the last two as we went through the whole process and heard feedback from town halls and uh more internal discussion really felt like there was a lot of overlap in the last two areas which were Financial sustainability and organizational coherence and systemic Improvement
074and so uh we have uh kind of molded that into uh these strategic priorities which are going to be our uh our work moving forward and so what you see here are um our priorities our cultures uh that we are going to be looking to uh continue to improve as we uh go through the next uh period here with our new strategic plan and then the goal statements under each so I'll just read them a second culture of educational Excellence at calonia Community Schools will facilitate rigorous and standards line educational experiences experiences that promote continuous Improvement and success for all students uh those who are at strategic plan meetings and town halls will see that that has shrunk and cleaned up quite a bit we'll show you some more of that in a minute um
075the second one a culture of connections and Community um soad calonia schools will cultivate a welcoming and engaging environment for all that nurtures the whole child and strengthens connections both within the school and across the broader community and then finally the third one which is where we thought we could squeeze those two together culture of stewardship and sustainability calonia schools will support District programming with A continuous commitment to responsible stewardship fiscal sustainability systemic Improvement and long-term planning so those are the three uh priority areas and coming out our last committee meeting uh that was kind of the work that uh was done so uh here then is uh what we're asking to be approved tonight and to keep in mind that this is the first step uh we will then take these go goals and
076strategies um if approved tonight and then the next thing will be that we will be providing uh action steps and further discussion with the board on that as well as measures to uh make sure we keep track of how well we're doing in these things and um that we are achieving the things that we're setting out to achieve so this is the first framework kind of like a skeleton we're putting the uh the uh basic framework out there and then we will keep adding things to it and uh as we discussed at the committee meeting um I certainly view a strategic plan as a living breathing document that we can continue to uh work on as we move forward uh but this is where we stand as of now in October 2024 so uh I
077read that goal statement to you uh just a short time ago for the first uh cultural area here the culture of educational Excellence so strategies identified here are to implement a districtwide instructional framework that creates a foundation for all Learners to Ed so focus on our base instruction uh and then secondly develop a robust system of support and Extended Learning opportunities so both supporting students who may need a little extra uh assistance along the way as well as providing uh additional learning opportunities for those students uh who have got it and need additional challenges and then the third thing uh to improve and standardize our communication between home and school so uh all three of those strategies uh underwent quite a bit of refinement after Our Town Hall uh period and uh we really listened
078to the uh feedback that we got through that where people uh really wanted to see some simplification of the language in there and we tried to do that I recognize there's still some uh Edy wonky stuff in there but uh we hope that that's uh simpler and uh there was a lot of discussion about communication between home and school and so we really wanted to wrap that in previously communication had almost been kind of a standalone thing we really felt it made more sense uh to be wrot wrapping that into these different cultures and so you'll see that a little bit so that's the first one the culture of educational Excellence any uh questions on that at this point or shall I just keep going good all right the second one would be the culture
079of connections and Community again I read that goal a few moments ago the strategies would be to create a positive learning environment for all students so uh continuing to work on that it's something that the district's been focused on quite a bit over the last few years uh with our captain kids Hearts initiatives and other items like that but uh it's certainly work that's never done and uh we want to continue to uh work on the positivity the the environment so that all kids feel uh loved welcomed and uh feel ready to learn uh secondly a diverse range of co-curricular opportunities for kids so that we try to meet kids wherever they may be and provide a bunch of different things not just one sort of area of co-curriculars that we but that we offer
080a an entire range of different opportunities for uh students uh third a a commitment to grow Community engagement and Partnerships uh we have been doing some work in this evidence that this was this Prime grant that we've talked about from last year and then some other uh ways that we envision moving forward in this area there had been some work uh really heading into Co time period and that's kind of thrown a little interruption in some of that so we really want to focus on getting back to expanding those Partnerships and then finally uh continue building uh Community Learning opportunities Cal schools is somewhat unique in among school districts in the amount of uh connection that we provide for our adults in the community and especially with the Cal Community Center coming online here in
081the next couple of months uh that's going to certainly involve us um working through some new uh areas and new opportunities for folks and so uh that's involved in that strategy so um that's kind of the area there that's we try to look at what used to be called the whole child and whole Community just how we can wrap all of those things together and then finally the uh final of these three cultures then the stewardship and sustainability uh again we talked about the goal just a minute ago about the strategies here uh make sure our district expenditures align with the board of Ed's uh goals priorities and that enables us to provide resources for the optimal delivery of education and services uh secondly then to make sure our financial processes uh maintain best practices
082have uhi fiscal accountability and that we explore options for broadening the district's Revenue base uh it was not that long ago that calonia schools received more on a per pupil basis than uh many of our uh fellow area districts uh that has changed and now calonia receives the same as other districts and in fact uh with some of the other um funding that's available based on certain other demographic factors uh calonia schools actually receives proportionately Less in some of those areas so it's an area that the district needs to continue to look at uh as we want to deliver the highest quality product uh for our students and our community and uh so we need to continue to look at how we can do that uh third is to review and update our long range
083planning so uh looking at our district growth our long range Capital needs our facilities major purchases and then other needs uh including evaluating Elementary School boundaries and uh so that's something that we've talked about a few times now the fact that our new Dutton uh Elementary when it comes online is not within its own attendance boundary and uh so we're going to uh need to be looking at how we do that moving forward again that will not be something where we force current students from the elementary that they're in but uh how we look to transition that uh and so we will be embarking upon that work uh moving forward pending approval of this plan uh and then fourth is that we continue to assess and improve our district Safety and Security procedures um and
084then finally that we enhance our coherence and ease of access to again our Communications and information again uh big part of the feedback a lot of the feedback of the Town Halls was the district is is really working hard to communicate we have a ton of communication out there but um that sometimes it's almost overwhelming and how can we focus that and make it accessible uh for everyone to easily get to the stuff they need and um that's going to take some continued work so those are the areas in um those three cultures that we are uh proposing to you tonight uh and then just so that um we you see everything that's coming so this would be tonight's uh steps uh with u the first approval of this and then we continue to build
085out our action steps align with these strategies and then we develop our methods to measure the progress and then um we'd be looking for board goals um as well through this process because the board also will want to be setting its own goals each school year and then uh as we go as mentioned it's a continuous Improvement accountability model so that we can continue to tweak things as we go we don't have to wait for the end of a period a given uh five years or whatever to address things and we can continue to um be mobile and change things as they go and uh therefore monitoring just as necessary and then just finally uh we have this kind of getting ready to roll this will be a one-page reference document that would go up
086on the website uh once we feel comfortable and we're ready to uh go with that so um that's an overview of what we're asking you to approve tonight questions any questions I'll just say I I do like the effort that we're putting into adding measurements to these goals I think we can always do a better job with that glad you brought that up in the presentation thank you I do want to say thank you though to our entire team I know that districts have an option in how they do this sometimes people hired out by an outside firm who comes in and does it which still obviously requires time and effort but the fact that this is the second time around we've had a superintendent who's been willing to tackle that himself um with you
087know a team of people an army of people behind him to make all of this work but it really is um an incredible process to sit through to listen to the conversations that are happening to understand maybe what um maybe what we're already doing that people just don't know know about what we need to do better what we're not doing just to hear the ideas that are out there it's a great learning experience and it takes a ton of time uh to put all of this together and to to come up with this so thank you very much for the effort by all of you um that went into this and for our community that's here that attended I know I've seen some faces that were at um the community Town Halls so and staff
088that were there as well so thank you very much yeah I appreciate you bringing that up and uh really like to thank two folks who were really especially right there helping through this process that's Michelle zo and Kelly Clark where did Kelly go she's way in the back corner so uh really they did just a whale of a job and made it totally possible because um appreciate what you said about me but this is not necessarily uh thing I uh have as a strength of mind is to uh organize and develop all these uh things and so just their work and then the input of our whole uh Team our cabinet and other staff members so a team effort it's a team effort and I've been on the board a long time I've seen this
089done more than one way and and Michelle's been right there and darl we've walked on this road too and you know you see the difference in what comes out of it when you really take it on and tackle it and make it your own from the beginning as opposed to somebody else working on a product and give it to you so um I just I really appreciate the effort that's gone into this again to to see this happen so thank you to everybody all right can we please have a roll call yes Rand yes Morris yes eich yes Nichol yes white yes motion carries on to more work now on that one so we are going to move to 9g which is January organizational and regular meeting date I move that the board established January
09027 2025 at 6 p.m is the organizational and regular meeting dat have a second second thank you any questions on that date all right can we please have roll call Morris yes Nicholls yes randow yes s yes eich yes white yes motion carries we will now move to 10 which is our discussion items these are anticipated consideration for November we first have 10A insulin litigation all right I'll speak to that just real briefly as we um there's been a little bit of discussion about this we'll discuss this more in committee next month but um there is um a host of educational institutions participating in litigation uh regarding uh insulin pricing that happened over the last uh basically quarter century and um so there in the Grand Rapids area a number of school districts participating in
091this um and so we will be discussing this further but just wanted to throw that out there so that's um all we and you were provided with a draft of the um the resolution that we'll be discussing next month any questions on that all right thank you we're going to now move to 10B which is the remodel of the former District administration offices good evening introducing this as a first reading tonight for the further discussion at the committee and next month um in 2021 the district opened this building um remodel Glenmore Alternative High School um into the administrative building um the space that was vacated has been idle since that time um number of different concepts are brisen to the surface uh we proposed one to the point of of bidding a prior plan that
092came back um very costly uh and with very little overall benefit longterm for the district um so that was left to be and it has had ever since we've been working on a proposal to renovate a portion of the space about 2third of it um for use by the calonia community resource center um this would not only provide them a secure entrance into the building which would not allow uh Resource Center attendees into Duncan lake so it would provide security that but it would also provide several classrooms to the Duncan Lake Middle School facility uh which they sorely need as well so overall I think this is a win-win this also provides new space eventually for the ECC as the YMCA moves into the other onethird of that space with no changes um so there's
093a pretty a pretty good plan in place again Tower pinkster Architects designed it and issued an RFP for general contractor um we did receive two bids and they were opened um I have not put a dollar figure in here because we have not received the full and final evaluation from Tower pinkster uh team at this time so we're just waiting on that and we'll communicate that that information as soon as possible no matter which the plan is though it does then secure the building totally whichever way it's being used absolutely yes um that space is is completely cut off um secure what security Wise from the rest of Duncan Lake medle School which is one of our great goals and it really will help that's way I understood it just wanted to verify appreciate the
094question uh anybody who's used uh been to the Calia Resource Center um the doors open into the hallway so there would be really be no barrier to prevent folks from going through and uh additionally attendees there um often we'll use restroom facilities potentially out in the hallways and we don't want to necessarily do that as well so there will be um two restrooms into this as part of this remodeling perfect Jason uh yeah as part of the kale Community Center I thought we were going to move the resource center over to that building yes um they are moving their offices um and they are going to have a large portion of their of their meeting space and their regular meeting space over there um as as we know from scheduling their services um they occupy
095spaces all over the district um they occupy classrooms in just about every school um a lot in the high school especially um and Duncan lake so this will allow them to use less classroom space and less building space and keep a lot of their classes in that area as well so they they currently use far more than they have available at Duncan Lake they will continue to use far more than they have available at the Cal Community Center yeah and then another thing um of course with the um Cal Community Center um it's not blessed with tons and tons of storage um and so there are some of the activities uh through the resource center um that do require a lot of storage and so some of those programs May remain in this new newly
096renovated space so it's really providing them with many more options for them to use so as part of the renovation they'll increase the amount of space they have available within our facility and then they'll increase again well I'm assuming the community center will be done before this so they'll increase with the community center and then they'll increase again once this renovation is complete but they'll decrease their usage of classroom spaces and Rental spaces in the rest of the district okay this is an interior renovation is that correct correct has the roof been looked at has the roof been looked at yes that that portion of the roof was evaluated when in when we did the entire building evaluation for roofing in the 2020 Bond okay I just want to make sure we're not renovating the
097inside without looking at the RO correct yeah no the exterior envelope was evaluated for the 2020 Bond and that section is is uh currently intact good to hear additional questions with regard to the space that they're using um in other buildings were anticipating them that they would not occupy space within the high school those activities would move they're going to they're going to retreat um it's not a complete removal of their services they still need gym spaces they still need um different activity spaces that they can't provide anywhere else um so they'll be bringing back some of that usage will that make the space available for another program within the high school would be the idea wide open yep we uh we're happy to look at any opportunities for people that want to lease and
098rent space and our buildings anything additional additional Mr R no okay right thank you right at this point we will move to 11 which is board comments do I have anything from board members all right I just need a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn need a second got somebody down for supporting okay all in favor say I I any opposed all right thank you everyone have a great night I want to say