001Woo! >> [music] [music] [cheering and applause] >> Everyone, thank you for coming. Uh we've uh from the original agenda that was posted online, we just made uh a small change just bringing uh two items up above the approval of agenda um on the on the list here. So, item 1B introductions uh Mr. Hughes. >> Yes, Mr. Fitzgerald come up and introduce some of our top 10 that were able to be here tonight. I know it seems like uh why are we waiting until June to honor our top 10 at the board, uh but in May, we're not ready to honor the top 10 because we're still waiting for all the calculations to be figured out, right? So, uh as you guys are anxiously awaiting, are you in the top 10, right? As you're keeping a
002close eye on that. So, this is the best time that we have to bring you, and unfortunately, not everybody was able to be here. So, Mr. Fitzgerald. >> All right, good evening. Thanks for this opportunity. Top 10, they are busy people. They are busy people. So, we only got three here tonight, but I do want to recognize all of them. Um One thing that kind of stood out as I was kind of going through my list today and just looking at where they're going to school and what they're studying. Um These 10 students were not just great in the classroom. They weren't just great academically. They were great people, great in and out of the classroom. They were involved in band, choir, drama, robotics, National Honor Society, clubs, athletics, so much more. Um They were
003the leaders and ambassadors of our school. They kind of set the tone, they set the culture, and we're just so thankful for our time together with these 10 students, and glad that three of them could be with us tonight. So, I will go through all of them, and I'll save the three that are here for last. All right. So, alphabetically, we had Leilani Cho, parents Betty and Timothy Cho. Uh Leilani is majoring in chemistry at the University of Michigan. Uh we had Michael Elliott, parents Amy and William Elliott. Michael will be majoring in computer science with a minor in artificial intelligence at the University of Michigan. Next we had Madeline Madeline Gutzeit, parents Janelle and Craig Gutzeit. Madeline will be studying biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan. Then we had Riley Harris, parents Jillian
004and Ernie Harris. Riley will be majoring in history at the University of Michigan. Daphne Pargolski, Daphne Pargolski parents Lisa Tuveson and Ken Pargolski, Daphne will study an exploratory major and a minor in Spanish at Michigan State University. Alexandria Pruden, parents Sung and Christopher Pruden, Alexandria will be studying in the James Madison College live learn program for international relations at Michigan State University. Next up we have Sylvia Rogers, parents Galina and Mike Rogers, Sylvia will be majoring in biochemistry at Saginaw Valley State University. All right. Last but not least we have um Andrew Krueger. Andrew uh has parents Regina and Gregory Krueger. Andrew will be majoring in engineering physics at the University of Michigan. >> Stand up Andrew. >> [applause] >> All right. Next up we have Duncan Lively, parents Allison and Brad Lively, Duncan will
005be studying mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. >> [applause] [clears throat] >> Excuse me. And last but not least uh Jack Ten Bush, parents Trisha and Matt Ten Bush, Jack will be studying architecture at the University of Michigan. >> [applause] >> I want to congratulate these 10 students. Uh thank you to them, their parents, the Hartland Community School Board for supporting them and us uh over their four years uh in Hartland schools. Thank you. I know that I don't look old enough to have been the high school principal 14 years ago. But I remember my last year at the high school and I remember getting a phone call from a community member and she was looking at the top 10 and she wanted to know why is it that one local school district had
00625 people going to UVM and we only had nine. And I said, well, let me look into that. And then when I looked into it, found out that we actually had like 46 students accepted into UVM and only that number that actually chose to attend UVM. And I And so I called her back and I told her that and she's like, oh, really? So, interestingly enough, as Mr. Fitzgerald is reading these off, it reminds me of that phone call, right? Like, wow, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven of the top 10 going to UVM, two going to um Michigan State, and one going to Saginaw Valley where my son graduated and he's now a practicing attorney. So, you guys, awesome job. Way to go and we really appreciate you. >> You guys made the
007right choice picking UVM though. Take that out of his story. Go Go Blue. Go Blue. >> Mhm. Yeah, that's almost unanimous up here, but yeah. >> Uh-huh. >> And next, uh we have a year Obviously, we have the >> Teacher of the Year and the Support Person of the Year. And this year, both of them were at the high school. Uh Mr. Fitzgerald, you've got a friend with you as well. We like to call her a friend of everybody's, especially the way she she gets around the high school and works with everybody. So, uh turn it over. >> Yeah, so thank you. We were super fortunate at the high school to have both the Teacher of the Year, Lauren DePastel. Uh she couldn't be here tonight. Um but uh and the support person of the
008year, Bridget Stanaway. So, uh we're just incredibly proud to celebrate Lauren as teacher of the year and Bridget as support person of the year. Uh they're a team. It it's kind of awesome that they won this award together. Um these two exceptional individuals embody the true heart and values of our district through their unwavering dedication to our students and community. Um I looked at all their nominations. It was overwhelming. So, I tried to kind of put it in a paragraph or two for you. Um as teacher of the year, we'll start with Lauren. Lauren is recognized as an it's inspiring educator and advocate within our students with diverse needs program. She fosters a classroom built on high expectations, dignity, and authentic relationships while extending learning into the real world. Lauren's profound impact on school culture
009is highlighted by her leadership of the Heartland Unified Program, which earned Heartland High School the distinction of being named a Special Olympics Unified Champion School again this year through our polar plunge. I'm still regretting that. It was a lot of fun. Um and has grown to include over 100 peers participating annually in inclusive sports. Equally vital to our school success is the support person of the year, Bridget Stanaway, who exemplifies dependability, hard work, and compassion. Bridget's cheerful demeanor and upbeat spirit create a safe, welcoming environment where every student feels cared for, seen, and capable of reaching their full potential. Known for her strong work ethic, she consistently goes above and beyond to tackle any task with genuine enthusiasm, lifting the morale of everyone around her. Her leadership and dedication shine brightest in her work alongside
010Lauren. In and out of the classroom, where she actively mentors peers and cheers her students with unmatched joy. Both Lauren and Bridget are respected for their ability to lift others up, see everyone's full potential, and celebrate the success of every single student. I know myself, if I've ever if I'm ever having a bad day or a rough moment or wondering, I go down to Lauren and Bridget's classroom or I go to a unified basketball game and it changes everything. Just the joy, the learning, the relationships uh that that happen down there turn my day around every time. So, I appreciate Lauren and Bridget. Thank you for making such a positive impact on Hartland High School every day. >> [applause] >> Thank you for your kind words. I truly love my job and I can't, you
011know, it's the best place to work ever. Principals, teachers, students, I love it. Thank you. >> Thank you, guys. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. Moving on with the agenda, item 1C, approval of agenda items for discussion. >> I move that the agenda for the June 15th, 2026 regular meeting be approved. >> Support. >> A motion by Mrs. Shaw, support by Ms. Custodio. Any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, the motion on the table brought forward by Mrs. Shaw, supported by Ms. Custodio is approval of the agenda and items for discussion. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I mean, yes. Motion carries. Item 1D, consent agenda. >> I move that the consent agenda for the June
01215th, 2026 regular meeting be approved. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Ms. Custodio supported by Mrs. Shaw. Consent agenda, is there any discussion? Just wanted to note that um the consent agenda does include a call for our annual organizational meeting with a proposed date that we'll discuss later um next month. Hearing no further discussion, motion on the table is for consent brought forward by Ms. Custodio supported by Mrs. Shaw. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I mean yes. Motion carries. Moving on to item 1E, Superintendent's report. Mr. Hughes. >> Well, here we go again. Another good group of uh new hires that we're going to have in front of you tonight. Um so let's start with
013Creekside Elementary because Misty you have two. Even though we've already hired Morgan, we promised the board we'd bring Morgan back tonight. So uh since she couldn't be here. So why don't you two come up with Misty and Misty introduce our new hires. >> I'll actually start with Morgan. So I'm actually really pleased to recommend Morgan Fawcett to the position of junior kindergarten at Creekside. Morgan brings a strong educational background, relevant classroom experience, and a deep understanding of our school community that makes her an excellent fit for our role. Morgan is a Heartland graduate and has spent the past year serving as our Creekside building substitute. In this role, she's consistently demonstrated flexibility, professionalism, and a positive attitude while supporting students and staff across the building. Morgan has learned the processes, procedures, routines, and expectations that
014support our youngest of learners. I respectfully recommend Morgan Foster for approval as our junior kindergarten teacher at Creekside. >> Thank you for this opportunity. I'm very excited to be here and get started. >> Thank you. >> [applause] [laughter] >> Thank you, Morgan. >> All right. I'm also pleased to recommend Kelly Banky for the position of music teacher at Creekside. Kelly brings more than 20 years of experience in music education along with a strong passion for student growth, creativity, and inclusive learning. In addition to her classroom experience, Kelly's background in musical therapy gives her a unique perspective on meeting the needs of diverse learners. She's committed to creating a classroom environment where every student feels valued, supported, and inspired to participate. Her student-centered approach aligns well with Creekside's commitment to helping all students feel connected and
015successful. Kelly's experience, enthusiasm, and dedication to helping students discover confidence, creativity, discipline, and joy through music would make her a valuable addition to Creekside Elementary and also Hartland Consolidated Schools. I respectfully recommend Kelly Banky for approval as music teacher at Creekside Elementary. >> Thank [snorts] you so much for this opportunity. My family and I are looking forward to becoming part of the community. >> [applause] >> If the lights are just right here, if you'd come on up with our new hire. >> Good evening, everyone. Um tonight I am pleased to introduce Danielle Christensen as our new special education teacher at Lakes Elementary. Danielle brings more than 14 years of experience serving students with diverse learning needs, um including work with students with cognitive impairments, resource room instruction, and self-contained special education classroom experience. Most recently,
016she has was serving students at Parker Middle School um in a self-contained classroom there. Danielle is known for her strong relationships, commitment to helping every child reach their full potential, and her collaborative spirit. So, we are thrilled to be bringing Danielle to the Lakes team. Welcome, Danielle. >> Thank you. >> [applause] >> Very excited for the opportunity, and I was an Eastern Eagle, so I'm excited to be a Heartland Eagle now. >> [laughter] >> We had one more hire tonight, Lydia Barska. Um she was not able to be here tonight, so Mr. Howerton's committed to bringing her to a future meeting and introducing her. Next, I'm going to turn it over to Ms. Boyce, who's going to walk the board through the budget hearing process. >> Good evening. Well, welcome to the official 2026-27 budget
017hearing. Um tonight you'll be asked to approve budget amendments for the the year ending June 30th, 2026. You'll also be asked to approve an initial budget for the June 30th, 2027 fiscal year. As a reminder, by law, we have to adopt a budget before the fiscal year starts on July 1st. However, as you also may know, the state has not adopted its budget yet. So, we had to use a lot of estimating when putting this budget together, but once we have some guidance and answers, we'll certainly bring forth our amendment at that time. So, just a reminder just to give you a quick overview of the different funds that we have here throughout the district. Each has its own specific purpose and the names are pretty self-explanatory for what they are. Just to remind everybody,
018we're required to to adopt a budget for the general athletic food service and student activity fund. However, we are not required to adopt a budget for debt or capital projects funds. Although I did give you some financial information on those funds just so you can kind of get an idea of what those what what the activity entails through those accounts. I'm going to focus most of my presentation here tonight on the general fund, but obviously if you have any questions on anything else, I'm happy to answer that. I thought it'd be helpful to take a quick peek at our millage rates. So, these are the different millage that we have here throughout the district and what the purpose of them is. So, we have our operating levy that was voted at 18 mills, but due
019to Headlee, that's rolled back some over time. So, currently we're only levying the 17.9136 mills. This is the levy on non-homestead properties only. So, only those businesses, second homes are being levied this assessment. The revenue from this levy does go to the general fund, but it's important to note that it offsets any foundation allowance we get from the state. So, that $10,000 we get from the state per pupil, the state assumes that we're collecting the revenue from these 18 mills locally. So, between the state and local tax collection is where we get the full $10,000 $50 or $10,300 as we're proposing for next year in in foundation allowance. And the state does not make us whole if we don't collect that 18 mills. So, as you can see right now we're not collecting a full
02018 mills. So, we're theoretically not collecting the full $10,300 that we're entitled to. It's about $30,000 short right now, but that's just the nature of how it goes. That's why we asked to do restoration millages when we when that comes back up for for renewal. Um debt levy, 9.49 mills, that's been voted over time on the different bond projects that that have been around throughout the district. Um this is levied on all properties and the revenue is deposited into our debt service fund and that pays the principal and interest on our on our bonds. And then lastly, we have our sinking fund levy. Was originally voted at a half a mill and then again that's been rolled back over time to right now where we're only at the 0.474 mills. This is levied on all
021properties and then the revenue from that is deposited into a capital projects fund for sinking fund projects and capital improvements. And we'll talk a little bit more about this later this evening because this levy expires here last collection is in December of 2026 and so obviously tonight we'll be voting you will all be voting on whether to place that proposal to renew that for another 10 years on the November ballot. So, now jumping over to the general fund, um just taking a quick peek at our general fund revenue um for both uh fiscal year ending uh 2026 and also fiscal year ending 2027. Um overall revenue will remain relatively consistent, a slight slight decrease. Um we did budget um for a $250 per pupil increase. Um however, that will likely be offset by some reduction
022in categorical funding that is not really guaranteed from one year to the next, and we won't really know that until um we see what the state um is proposing. Uh as you can see, the the makeup between the different categories is relatively consistent from year to year uh with our largest source of revenue obviously coming from the state at 79%. And so, as you can imagine, it's pretty difficult to uh put together a budget when 79% of your revenue is unknown and largely outside of your control, but um it's a weird business, and we just do our best. Um looking at general fund expenditures um in total for each of the fiscal years, um we're budgeting about a million and a half dollar increase. Um this is a little bit easier to project because we
023know what our contracts look like. We make some uh assumptions on inflation, um and also some assumptions on some one-time things that we know, like for example, we know um the new rate for um our electric purchase agreement goes in place this year at a cost of about 300,000 more dollars than we have been paying in the past. Um so, those those items are are built into this uh estimate. Again, categories are really relatively consistent, pretty pretty consistent from year to year um with instruction making up the largest category, which makes sense. If we take a look at those the expenditures, but slicing them up a different way, um, to kind of see how the different funds, um, are being spent. Um, again, consistent from year to year with our largest categories being salaries, fringe
024benefits, and second, purchased services, which is mostly contracted staff. Um, being a service-based industry, a people-based industry, that that makes sense, and that's what you would expect, um, from that. So, this is taking a look at our fund balance, um, and how our fund balance has, um, has trended, um, over time. Um, and you've been hearing me say at this presentation for many years that our fund balance is where it is, largely due to, um, this large influx of one-time dollars that we've been seeing for the last several years, starting with the federal, uh, COVID relief dollars, and then in more recent years, we've been seeing the state put a lot of investment in, um, one-time sources. And so, what I tried to do on this graph was to kind of demonstrate on the gray
025line what our fund balance would look like if you took out those one-time, uh, revenues. But, as a disclaimer, the the the thing about, um, this assumption is that I only took into account revenue that truly was one year and not the next. Um, there is a large portion of our revenue that we've received in the last 3 years or so from the state that was not intended to be repeating years in a row, but it has. Um, 31A is an example, you know, when that first came out, we were told, "Don't plan on this next year, but it's been 3, 4 years that we've been getting that money. Um, same thing with like our transportation categorical and declining enrollment categorical and those kind of things. So, if you take those sources of revenue out,
026our revenue, or our fund balance percentage would likely be closer to about, uh, 15% um, level. Um, and so, while those one-time dollars are are great, um, it's also, obviously, makes it really hard to plan, you know, kind of how things will look in the future when, you know, we don't know what that revenue is going to look like. And so, you might say, "Well, what's the point of doing a projection, you know, 2 3 years out if we don't know what our revenue is going to be 2 weeks from now? How would we know what our revenue is going to be 3 years from now?" Um, and really, while the revenue is pretty much up in the air, we can make some assumptions. Um, and we also have a pretty good idea of what
027our what our expenditures look like. And so, this is really just a tool for us that we use just to be mindful of our expenditures, uh, make be mindful of how much of our revenue is at risk. And, um, we just use it as a tool when we are when we're planning, when we're looking at making decisions on staffing and contracts, um, and those sorts of things. Um, and so, it's not really an exact science, but it really can't be just because of all the uncertainty that that we're faced with, um, in this business. Um, and you know, it looking out these next couple years, there is a lot of uncertainty. You know, we're going to have new governor, might have different priorities. Um, you know, you might be hearing about some property tax reform
028that's, um, on the table right now. Um, while it'd be great as a homeowner, um, that's about 23% of the state aid fund. So, if that revenue is not being replaced by other sources of revenue, that's about, you know, $2,100 a student that could be lost if if that all goes through and the revenue is not replaced. So, you know, it it is always scary. And, um, I always feel like the the deliverer of doom and gloom and bad news, um, but it's just the nature of the beast. And so, um, if there is a silver lining or some good news is that our Our balance is in a really good position. We'll be able to weather any storms that come our way. Um it'll give us time to plan, give us time to make
029adjustments, and um we'll just keep on being thoughtful and deliberate with our spending, with our decision-making, and just keep on doing what we do. So, um that's all I have prepared for you. So, if you have any questions on the presentation, any of the documents, I'm happy to happy to answer them. >> I think it's important for the board to know that um Rachel and I did look back at 3 years ago when we projected this year, and what we projected 3 years ago was uh substantially less than what we have in our fund balance now. And so, it's really I would caution the board always that we project 3 years out simply as a projection, like Rachel said, to keep our our um eyes and ears to the grindstone to know that we're going
030to spend in a way that's appropriate for the district. Had the board said 3 years ago, "Oh, no, doom and gloom. You're going to have to spend $9 million over the next 3 years out of your fund balance to cover costs." We'd have been cutting things that we would have been going, "Holy moly, why did we have that conversation?" Because now we're much healthier than what we projected due to other factors that occur. I did talk with our legislators on Friday, um and one, I forgot to tell you, Rachel, um that they assured me, they promised me that our foundation allowance would not be less than the 250 that you've budgeted. So, good job on that. Um they assured me, all those superintendents, they said, "You got our word." So, we'll see what their word
031is. Um and then they said that uh they were looking at the categoricals, and certainly understood how important 31A was, and that they were still working on that. So, uh the hopes is that we'll come out in a really a much better spot than we projected even tonight. So, I appreciate the work that you do and thank you. >> Crickets. Crickets. Okay. All right. Thank you. >> For Rachel. >> Thank you, Rachel. Hey, moving on to item 1F, call to the public. I do not have cards. Nothing, Renee? Thank you. Item 1G, committee and building reports. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Uh thank you. Um although I was not in um an actual uh school building, I did visit and I was glad to hear the three other uh board members paid a visit to the robotics
032uh center on May 20th. They had an open house and that was pretty amazing. That was really uh a fun thing to see. And this is something that I think is really just a a a gem in our district. Uh it's amazing how the robotics program grew from meeting literally in my basement to what it is today. Uh thank you, Steve Majors, way back when. Um they have now have over 240 kids. They have 40 teams and they also have about 150 volunteers to help those kids out. And it's really quite a big program and I think as a lot of you saw during that open house, um the things that they create, the things that they do is just incredible. I could have spent the night there just playing with toys. It was really
033really uh fun to see. But along with just building robots, which is a wonderful to do. They're learning a lot of technical skills, especially at the high school and middle school level. They're learning things like CNC machining, they're learning general machining, laser cutting, um assembly, and and what have you. And all of these things are just incredibly good skills for kids to have. Not to mention the social skills like competition, teamwork, project management, all kinds of things go into it. And uh it's it's really a a phenomenal program. So, if anyone's listening, if your kid has any inclination to kind of get into robotics, definitely go to the uh Hartland Robotics uh website at uh hartlandrobotics.org and check into it. It is also important to know, when you have a group of 240, 250 kids,
034it requires a lot of adult volunteers. And so, even though you may not have technical skills, if you can help out and just facilitate, um that would be a a big help to the program. So, I I just want to uh thank uh Jeremy uh Salarius for uh inviting everyone to the open house, and uh the the teams are forming already for the fall. Get your kids involved, and good luck to the Hartland Eagles. >> Thank you, Mrs. Shaw. Okay, Mr. Keller. >> Thank you. Uh I just want to express my appreciation to Mrs. Fraser. I know she's gone already, but thank you for the opportunity to partner up with you this year. It was great to visit and see the kids and everything that they get to do. Um I also want to wish
035uh Carol Hayes happy retirement. Thank you for your services to the district. Um, hopefully, uh, you'll get more time to spend with the grandkids. So, we will miss you and thanks again. Um, and then just for my fellow board members, uh, this is the time of year when we look at new assignments for the upcoming school year. So, I'll send an email out to everyone asking what board, uh, or sorry, what schools or, you know, if you're ready or willing to take one or two, that's also helpful cuz I know Kristen the last couple years done some yeoman's work by taking at least two. Um, so, any if you can let me know what schools you're interested in if you're willing and able to take more than one, that would appreciate uh, knowing that and
036then I'll try to get those um, all assigned for the next meeting. That's it. >> Awesome. Thanks for doing that, Greg. Mr. Scott. >> Um, I I made my last visit to Four Creek just before our last meeting. So, I haven't, uh, been back, but I know that was a a busy time. I just do want to commend them over there. I think they're nearly 100% staffed up for next year. They're really on top of it. And, uh, so kudos to, uh, to Mr. Howerton and to Mr. Shanabarger and they're they're rare and already to go for next year already while the rest of us, I think, are just barely barely adjusting. So, kudos to them. Great job and I look forward to next year. >> Miss Custodio. >> Yeah, so, um, wanted to quickly
037say thank you to all of our teachers. I think it was a really successful school year for everybody. And I wanted to echo Mr. Gogoleski's comments about robotics. I know, uh, Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Coleman and I were actually in there on the same time and we're all very impressed with the students. It's very well rounded. Beyond what you said on the business planning and the presentation skills and the way that they were able to articulate every aspect of it was amazing. It's very cross-curricular. You think of robotics and you think of building things, but they're learning so much more. Um wanted to also give a shout out to the band from graduation. They sounded amazing. And um to say we will miss Mr. Minsker. I know his retirement's coming up and he has done so
038much to make this district successful. So, we wish him well. >> Thank you. Um you guys stole a lot of my thunder. Um the senior center uh that advisory committee meets every other month. So, I haven't um they'll meet in another 3 weeks or so. So, aside from the fundraiser uh that will be on June 24th at the Heartland uh Buffalo Wild Wings, um I don't have anything new to report there, but if you want to eat out, go on the 24th to B-Dubs and just mention the senior center fundraiser. Um uh let's see. Obviously, we already talked about uh new building assignments. Thank you again, Mr. Keller, for taking that on for next year. Um obviously, none of us have been in the buildings that we are assigned to this year, but um echoing
039everyone else, shout out to the high school teams, um to Ms. Conley and Mr. Fitzgerald uh for taking the time to meet with me uh throughout the year. I really appreciated that and getting to know you and your teams. Um and then also, thank you to Carol Hayes and Dave Minsker for their uh years uh supporting our district. They will both be greatly missed. All right. So, ends building reports. And moving on to item 2A, 2026-2027 parent student handbooks. >> I move that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the superintendent and the assistant superintendent of personnel and student services approves the secondary, intermediate, and elementary parent student handbook changes for the 2026-2027 school year as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Mrs. Shaw supported by Ms. Custodio. Parent student handbooks. So, any
040discussion? >> I had one real quick question. Um, I was looking at some of the proposed changes and under the elementary level there was a line that was going to be taken out talking about um, after 10 tardies uh, a letter is sent. That was going to be removed. That was lined out. Is there something replacing that at all or >> Mr. Hughes. >> I'm going to turn it over to Ms. Gregory to answer that question. >> So, that's typically just conversations with the principal. So, working with our county truancy they're focused on attendance and full day absences. So, the tardies instead of consistently sending letters cuz we letters kind of get lost in the mail. There's more conversations happening when kids are being signed in late for tardies. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep.
041>> Okay, any further questions or discussion? Okay, motion on the table is 2026-2027 parent student handbooks brought forward by Mrs. Shaw supported by Ms. Custodio. Mr. Gogolewski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I'm yes. Motion carries. Item 2B sinking fund renewal. >> I move that the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the superintendent and the chief financial officer approve the sinking fund renewal as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Mr. Keller supported by Mrs. Shaw. Sinking Fund renewal. Is there any discussion on the motion? >> I'll just say I appreciated the opportunity. The I know my myself, Mr. Gogoleski, and President Coleman all met with Mr. Hughes and Ms. Boyce about the sinking fund, and I
042think it was a very good discussion. Um looking forward to that. Um hopefully it'll be some successful passage of that sinking fund. But again, thank you for your time and explanations. >> I second that. Yeah. Thank you. >> Well said. Thanks. Anything further for discussion on Sinking Fund renewal? Okay, brought forward by Mr. Keller supported by Mrs. Shaw. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I may yes. Motion carries. Item 2C, 2025-26 budget amendments. >> I move that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the Chief Financial Officer, approves the 2025-26 budget amendments as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Ms. Custodio supported by Mrs. Shaw. Any discussion on the motion? Rachel
043or Mrs. Boyce obviously provided some information to us a couple weeks ago. Beginning of the month. Um so if there was any questions, I hope that you took the opportunity to follow up with her. If there's anything further here at the table. Hearing nothing. Motion on the table, 2025-26 budget amendment supported by Sorry, brought forward by Ms. Custodio supported by Mrs. Shaw. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I mean yes. Motion carries. Item 2D General Appropriations Act Resolution 2026-27 budget. >> I move that the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the Chief Financial Officer approves the General Appropriations Act Resolution 2026-27 as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Mrs. Shaw supported
044by Ms. Custodio. General Appropriations Act Resolution. Any discussion on the motion? >> Just want to thank Rachel for all her work putting that together. I know it's a budget time is never fun. I know it never ends, but it's also never fun when you're going through the process. So, I appreciate the work of you and your team. Um, I've seen understand that there's a lot of uncertainty around what the funding's going to look like, how many students we'll have, categoricals, all everything you kind of outlined earlier. Um, I will say I'm happy to see though that we're paying off 12 12.1 million in debt. So, that's a good thing for me. Um, but yeah, again, thanks for your work on that. >> Um, Rachel, do you know when the state is going to um, firm
045up their the I I yeah, I know. Crystal ball, but has there are there any rumors or or Well, there's lots of rumors, but is there anything that's even remotely uh, to be counted on or >> So, they're supposed to have it done July 1st. >> Yeah. >> Tick-tock, right? Um, it seemed like things were moving in a good direction. We saw proposals from all three, uh, branches, um, which sooner than we had, um, in previous years. Um, however, it seems like things have stalled in recent weeks. Um, there hasn't really been much, um, discussion. So, um, at this point I'm I'm not really certain. It's it's a crap shoot, unfortunately. Let's just hope it's not October 6th like it was last year. So, um, that that was not super fun. So, we'll see. >>
046Agreed. All right, any further discussion? Okay, general appropriations act resolution 2026-27 budget. Motion by Mrs. Shaw, supported by Ms. Custodio. Mr. Gogoleski? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio? >> Yes. >> I'm a yes. Motion carries. Item 2E, school bond loan fund. >> I move that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Chief Financial Officer, approves the school loan school loan revolving fund annual application as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Mrs. Shaw, supported by Ms. Custodio. School bond loan fund. Any discussion on the motion? >> Nope, just once again, glad to see us paying down some debt. >> All right, school bond loan fund supported, sorry, brought forward by Mrs. Shaw, supported by Ms. Custodio. Mr. Gogoleski? >>
047Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio? >> Yes. >> I'm a yes. Motion carries. Item 2F, administrative Dean of Students job description. >> I move that the Board of Education, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and the high school principal, approves the administrative Dean of Students job description as presented. >> Support. >> Okay, motion by Ms. Custodio, supported by Mrs. Shaw. Any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, uh motion on the table is administrative Dean of Students job description, brought forward by Ms. Custodio, supported by Mrs. Shaw. Mr. Gogoleski. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Shaw. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keller. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Ms. Custodio. >> Yes. >> I'm a yes. Motion carries. Okay. >> [sighs] >> I
048feel like this is record-setting. Um item 3A, future meetings. Uh we have a policy committee meeting um on June 29th at 6:30 here, and our proposed organizational meeting July 20th, also at 6:30. >> President Coleman. >> Yes. >> Um I'm going to respectfully ask if we could add a special meeting to the June 29th meeting for some hires. We have some more hires coming in this week and next. Um so, I'd like to see if we could have a special meeting before the policy committee since we're here anyway. >> Right. >> Short meeting, do some hires, and be done, and then move into >> Yeah, I I definitely rather do that than set a separate create an additional meeting to add to all of our calendars, um especially in the summer. Um so, yeah, what
049we would do then is begin the special meeting at 6:30, or we could do that at 5:45 or something like that, or at 5:00, even even 6:15 probably. Um if we're just meeting to do new hires, if there's no other if there's nothing else on that agenda, and then um begin the committee meeting at 6:30. So, note your calendars for that, everybody. We'll send that out. Thank you for bringing that up. Um item 3B informational items, um the proposed meeting schedule for the '26-'27 school year was included in the packet. That includes that um July 20th meeting and then throughout the rest of the school year. So, please take a look at that as that will be um addressed at the organizational meeting. Any other information items? Okay, we are adjourned.