001This is a special presentation from the Brighton Central School District Board of Education. >> Good evening. Welcome to the Brighton Central School District Board of Education business meeting and budget hearing for Tuesday, May 12th. This meeting is called to order. To begin with, we're going to begin the meeting with from a board perspective, our favorite way to begin a meeting, which is recognizing some Brighton believers. So, I'll turn it over to Dr. McGowan at the podium to go ahead and do that. Thank you very much, Mr. Davis. The Bright and Believes Council selected nominees as they have several times throughout the year uh to receive bright and believers awards and these are given out for demonstrating our Bright and Believes characteristics, character traits of integrity, respect, responsibility, kindness, and self-control. The award winners of course
002are always students, teachers, staff members, parents, coaches, and community members. We encourage people to please nominate folks for this great recognition. Havebdcsd.org /believers. We have a really, really exciting group of people to recognize tonight. I'm glad that so many of them could be here along with family and friends. And somebody has an AP exam, so he's up first. Noah Bean, please come on up. Cony, Dr. Hall, please join us up here as well. Noah's a junior at Brighton High School. He was nominated by Mr. Conroy, teacher and adviser of the Red Cross Club and mock trial club. Mr. Conroy wrote, "Earlier this school year, Noah approached me with an idea that perfectly reflects the Brighton believes traits, organizing a CPR certification event at Brighton High School to equip students and staff with life-saving skills. Drawing
003on his experience as a member of Brighton Volunteer Fire Department's Explorer program, Noah proposed coordinating a partnership between the Red Cross Club and Brighton Volunteer Fire Department to make this vision a reality. What truly sets Noah apart is that he took full ownership of this initiative from start to finish. With remarkable responsibility and maturity, he independently planned, coordinated, and executed the entire event. No worked collaboratively with me, Mr. Con, and Dr. Hall to secure all necessary approvals of logistics, demonstrating professionalism, respect, strong communication throughout the process. In addition, Noah proactively sought out funding opportunities and independently applied for a grant through the Brighton Education Fund. He successfully secured funding that covered all costs associated with the training. An impressive accomplishment that speaks volumes about his initiative, perseverance, and commitment to serving others. The result was
004the Brighton believes CPR saves lives event held during Brighton believes week, which offered free CPR and AD certification in adult and child CPR, AD use, and choking response. Thanks to Noah's leadership, 36 students and staff members were successfully certified, directly increasing our community's ability to respond in critical life-threatening situations. Noah's hard work embodies kindness through service, responsibility, through leadership, integrity through follow-through, respect through collaboration, and self-control through his thoughtful and disciplined approach. His efforts have made a meaningful and lasting impact on our school community, and he serves as an outstanding example of what it means to truly live out the values of Brighton Blues. Congratulations, This is also the same Noah that we talked about I believe at the last meeting about your success in math. So, great job. Pretty amazing. And mom and dad,
005this is not the first uh community service project that one of your children has completed. Your daughter as well. So, I don't, you know, I don't want to take any of your light away tonight, but your sister set a great example, too. So, thank you both for all three of you for this, too. We're really proud of that. And it's a great example for a lot of other students, too. So, great. >> Go home and study. Go. Katie Failen, Mr. Tapen, and Miss Coggins, could you come on up also, please? Katie Fallon is a K5 technology instructional leader nominated by CRPS principal Matt Tapen. Beyond being exceptional in her role every single day, Katie leads with integrity and purpose. She's deeply supportive of teachers and their learning, always meeting colleagues where they are and empowering
006them to grow. Her work ensures that students have access to engaging, innovative opportunities that spark curiosity, creativity, and confidence. She approaches her role with professionalism, humility, and an unwavering focus on what is best for students. This year, Katie went above and beyond by spearheading Steamfest, which took place on March 13th. Her vision, dedication, organization, and tireless effort transformed this ambitious idea into an unforgettable experience for our students. Katie coordinated over 70 volunteers, including parents and community members, managing countless details with calm self-control and remarkable precision. Because of Katie's leadership, students were able to make meaningful choices and engage in hands-on learning experiences that were both joyful and intellectually rich. Opportunities ranged from creating music to studying lasers and how they work to collaborating with real life architects to taking objects apart and putting them back
007together again. These experiences reflect Katie's deep respect for student voice and her belief in learning that is authentic, creative, and inclusive. Katie's kindness is evident in how she supports others. Her responsibility shines through. Her follow through and commitment and her integrity is reflected in the trust she has earned from colleagues, families, and community partners. She models excellence, collaboration, and enthusiasm in all that she does, setting a powerful example for both adults and students. Katie Fallon is truly remarkable and deserving of recognition. Her passion, leadership, and unwavering commitment to students made Steamfest and every day in our schools something special. I am honored to nominate her for the Brighton Believes Award. Congratulations Irvin Vega. >> So Matt Tapp and John De Valley come on up please. Lou come on up please as well. And I think
008there's several councilor rock staff members. Could you please come on up and join? You might as well celebrate all together. >> That's right. >> Katie Schaefer. Thank you. family. >> Urban is the counselor custodian nominated by principal Matt Tapen. He wrote, "In just over one year with our school community, Urban has fully embodied the core values of kindness, responsibility, respect, self-control, and integrity, making a meaningful and lasting impact on students, staff, and families alike." Stepping into the role following the promotion of our beloved head custodian, John Deelli, was no small task. Urban approached this transition with humility, professionalism, and deep respect for the legacy before him. Through his actions and leadership, he has quickly earned the trust and admiration of our entire school community. Irving consistently demonstrates kindness in his daily interactions. Teachers frequently share
009how approachable, responsive, and supportive he is, always greeting others warmly, and treating everyone with dignity. He is especially wonderful with students, taking the time to connect with them, help them feel safe, and model positive behavior throughout the building. His strong sense of responsibility is evident in every aspect of his work. Urban is dependable. hard working and takes great pride in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming school environment. No task is ever not his job. He is always willing to do whatever is needed, often finding creative solutions to challenges and addressing issues before they become problems. Urban leads with respect and self-control, even in high pressure situations. He models professionalism and calm problem solving, setting a positive example for both students and staff. As a leader, he supports and guides his custodial team with patience and
010clarity, ensuring expectations are high while relationships remain strong. Above all, Urban leads with integrity. He models every component of the job he asks of his staff, working alongside them and holding himself to the highest standards. His leadership is grounded in honesty, consistency, and a genuine commitment to doing what is best for the school community. Irvin Vega exemplifies what it means to Brighton believes. His dedication, character, and heart for our students and staff make him truly deserving of this recognition. Congratulations. Nancy Brango, if you could come on up along with Sora Sachs, please nominator and Dr. Mara Saxs. Then I'll just simply point out Sora Sax as she's making her way up. Long time Boseis board of education member representing Brighton and Dr. Saxs former Brighton board member both with us tonight. So very excited about
011that. Uh Bill Ming, town supervisor could come on up please and Chief Catholi if you could come on up. Brighton police chief we'd appreciate you participating as well. Nancy Brondo >> a Brighton crossing guard was nominated by Sora Sack. Sora wrote, "Nancy is the crossing guard for French Road Elementary School at the corner of French Road and Edgewood Avenue. She is always smiling and knows the students names who cross at her intersection. She waves to every car and school bus that passes her and people and students always wave back. Nancy cares for students that cross her street as well as dog walkers. She keeps her pleasant attitude even in the pouring rain. There's not pouring rain over there all the time. Heavy snow and humid conditions. Nancy loves what she is doing and loves the
012students. She clearly deserves a Brighton believers recognition. Congratulations, Nancy. >> Congratulations, N. You know, a a lot of people ask me what the best part of my job is, and of course it is being a cheerleader for Brighton. Uh, tonight we're cheerleading a whole bunch of great Brighton believers, but anybody that's been through our major intersections at the start of the day or at the end of the school day knows >> the passion, the commitment, and and frankly, in the worst case scenarios, putting their putting their bodies between a car and a child. I can't say enough about the work that you do and the work that all of our crossing guards do. You keep Brighton safe. You keep our students safe. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you for nominating here. >>
013Awesome. >> Thank you. Last but absolutely not least, Natalie Pinkis. If you could please come on up. Nominated by Josh Pinkis, her husband. Josh, please come on up. Lou, please come on over. Uh, working most directly with Natalie uh, in our building here as well. Natalie Pinkis, the district register, was nominated by Josh Pinkis, her husband. Every day, Natalie tells me, this is in his words, not me, because I I don't know what she tells me. I'm just kidding, about the things she does to welcome new families to the district, which are always based on fairness, equal opportunity, cultural sensitivity, and a strong sense of empathy. Her primary focus is on making students and families feel comfortable and empowered as they enter Brighton. Natalie is almost always their first point of contact with the district,
014and she takes her job as community greeter very seriously. I love reading the thank you notes she has received from new parents, many of whom would be lost without her strong but gentle guiding hand. We often talk about her job being a combination of customer service, social work, legal compliance, and data management. It takes a special person to balance all these job demands and Natalie does it with unparalleled dedication. And remember, she was hired two days before the CO shutdown. Imagine starting as district registar with with such limited systems for remote registration and limited access to training resources. She's had to learn her job and reinvent it at the same time, all during a global pandemic. A truly amazing achievement. And I realize that this nomination is unusual because it's coming from a spouse that
015doesn't work in the district. Though I don't have a front row seat to Natalie's daily activities, my view from the balcony is very clear and accurate. You're spot on. She serves families in the district with passion, professionalism, and a strong sense of social justice. I graduated from BHS in 83, and as a Brighton resident and parent, I couldn't be prouder of her contribution to our school community. Josh, as I said, we agree wholeheartedly. Natalie is a vital part of our district and is often the first person that a family meets. Moving to a new place and registering for schools can be a daunting process, but Natalie makes it comforting and as easy as possible with a passion for doing what is right for the right reasons. Thank you, Natalie. Thank you again to the board
016for allowing these recognitions as part of this meeting. It is such a great way to start and for all of you for doing so much for Brighton and making it such a special place. Really, we appreciate you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um, I will say this, we actually have a very important budget vote coming up next Tuesday for those who want to stay, but we'll allow a minute for those who may have kids to uh get home and study. on the agenda will be the proposed uh 2026 2027 budget presentation and budget hearing. I know Dr. McGowan, you've also got a page up front that I can see now with the uh soil and athletic fields update before we get rolling into that. I appreciate you taking the time to do that. >> Yes,
017absolutely. So we of course have the budget hearing, but intimately related and at the same time completely separate in many ways is the conversation about the athletic field development and the soil remediation that we will need to do that people I think at this point are well aware of. But we've committed to keeping people constantly updated, making sure people have the information regarding our progress on that process. I realize how these have been conflated in many ways even though these are separate issues, but did want to make sure we're presenting this update uh to make sure we're clear and transparent in the work that's being done. We continue to collaborate with the DC on what's called a limited consent order and that establishes the parameters governing what are the permissible actions moving forward in terms
018of what will happen uh back out on the athletic fields and on the site in general uh with regard to soil remediation. As part of that, the New York State DC citizen participation plan will be adopted that ensures public involvement in the environmental remediation, providing structured opportunities for citizens to engage in decision-m and site cleanup uh processes. So that will be a part of the eventual uh consent order that we will agree to with the DEC at the same time. So concurrent with that effort is the development of the interim site management plan and that is also being developed. Now again at the same time all of this is in consultation with the DC, the department of health, Terracon, our environmental uh consultants, our architects and construction managers, the contractor as well. Although design options
019are underway right happening at the same time their full development really depends on confirmation of the parameters. So although we have absolutely set consultants uh to the task of starting to come up with options for you to consider and for the community to weigh in on. We won't be able to finalize those and put a price to those, an estimated price until all of these parameters are defined and developed as part of the consent order, the limited consent order and the interim site management plan. When we come back to you with options, all of them will have a cost uh associated with it, an estimate associated with it. Our plan is then for community members to have the opportunity to provide feedback on each option with a session anticipated in June. So, we haven't scheduled
020it yet because until each of these other pieces are completed, we can't uh certainly define that know that those things will be ready, but that would be the hope at this point. As the process evolved, Seeker, the SE, the environmental review for those not familiar with the term Seeker, the state education department review, SED review, and any other additional regulatory requirements will be handled accordingly. And quite clearly and and directly, I'd like to say that every option we believe remains under consideration. Everything is on the table. Community participation will absolutely be a priority. And the current referendum uh does not determine decisions regarding turf soil project direction. So the budget that we're going to talk about now and the capital project referendum don't determine decisions regarding turf soil or project direction. Want to say it
021one more time. The capital project referendum is not a referendum on the turf on athletic fields on soil remediation. Um, it it is not and we'll walk through what it is and make sure that's very clear to the community as well, but it is not a vote on those uh things. >> Dr. McGowan, can I just take a a minute to ask to confirm that this will be posted tonight so that folks who are watching maybe wanted to take notes can have access to this document. >> Absolutely. >> Y this whole presentation will be uh posted very shortly. the entire uh budget overall, you know, so that there's the general budget proposal that we're talking about, the referendum, and then that update on soil in particular and the athletic field development. We really believe uh
022this entire approach and proposal to the community is about saying that the community believes in the future of both the community, but of our schools and in support of that and that the budget proposal continues to be an investment in the excellence that that people are experiencing here at school right now, the results that people are getting. There's some specific information as part of the hearing that we're presenting tonight. A revenue summary, a summary of the appropriation by function and object, budget detail by function, summary of staffing, the property tax report card, the New York State school report card, assessor report, and administrative compensation information, some of which is summarized tonight. Other documents fully available for review at bcsd.org org backbudget. All of that information again very transparently available to our community for their review
023and published accordingly. Again, this idea of investing in excellence and Brighton believing in this investment in excellence is important to point out. We continue to have the highest graduation rates in our history. Most importantly, we continue to have the highest graduation rates for all students, not some students, all groups of students from all backgrounds, all student populations, and with all different types of needs. And that's very important to us. Not saying that excellence for some is just okay. It has to be about everybody. If it's about everybody, it requires an investment in terms of staffing to support the wide variety of programs that are required for excellence to be for everybody. The other points of pride detail the many different ways that the school district and our individual schools are recognized for their excellence, the
024many opportunities available to our students through the investment of the community in athletic opportunities, arts opportunities, extracurricular opportunities. We are very proud of not just the graduation rate, but the fact that 77% of our kids leave here with at least one AP class. That 97% of our graduates are earning a regent diploma and 62% 62% with advanced distinction. Again, success is for all of our students. Excellence is for all. The investment is paying off. We had some real challenges as you're well aware of to start the process that we've been talking to you about for many, many months. On the left hand side of this scale were the two anticipated largest sources of revenue coming into the district for next year. The first would be in the form of the property tax levy at the
025capped number and that's $1.2 million. So we could anticipate based on the assessments from last year an additional source of revenue for one of $1.2 million. The other large source of money is in the form of foundation aid, the basic aid that the state pays for each student in the district and that was also $1.2 million based on the governor's proposal. So put off to the side for a second this idea of $2.4 million available. On the right hand side though is the big challenge. Four big challenges in fact. These are the four biggest stumbling blocks, so to speak, or revenue expense challenges going into next year. The first was salaries. We have an anticipated increase in salary spending next year of $1.9 million. So that doesn't mean when it says 4% that it was
026a raise of that amount for each person. What it means is spending on salaries overall was anticipated to go up 4% or $ 1.9 million. We lean into that number to say to our community and all of you, that is where we should be devoting our resources. We should be compensating people for the work they're doing. We are a people business and if we're providing the right programs for kids, that's what our resources should be going towards. The second second challenge was health insurance. We read about this in the national media, the idea of the ending of healthcare subsidies. Well, now it's happening right here. This is where it's coming home to roost for the individual taxpayer in addition to their own challenges in terms of health care individually or in the organizations they work
027for. Our health insurance increase next year is slated to be a million dollars for current employees. We belong to the local consortium. Lou provides a leadership role in that consortium to keep those rates as low as possible. We self- insurance. We've done everything within the public school districts in Monroe County to keep the cost and the increase is actually lower and slower than community rated plans. But the increase going into next year is a million dollars. More alarmingly is the insurance cost for retirees. That is slated to go up $1.1 million, a 23% increase. The individual plans in many cases went up 117%. when a year ago we came to you and said, "Good news. We've negotiated a new plan. We're able to move many of our retirees into that plan." Remember, that's a contractually
028negotiated benefit that is there. The only thing we can do is control that cost. We can't change that cost or eliminate that cost. That's an entitlement that has already been agreed to decades before us. That particular retirey health insurance plan that was a lower cost was great for one year until they came back to us and after the end of healthcare subsidies said sorry we have to raise that now 117%. They couldn't afford to offer the same plan. So the increase for us is 23% or a million $1.1 million and finally a 10% increase in our Boseies cost of $1.2 million. Remember that Boseies is a cooperative we all pay into to reduce our expenses. But the money we pay in will be charged equally among districts based on the services that we subscribe to.
029They have the same cost pressures we do. They have the same insurance plans, the same difficulties, the same RG& bill increases, insurance bill increases. So their cost increase passed along to each of the member districts for us was $1.2 million. So, you know, the quick back of the napkin math is uh 2.3 3.3 uh uh 5.2 total. I did know the number. I'm just kind of demonstrating the back the back of the map. Right. That over $5 million compared to 2.4 in new revenue causes a big big problem for us. A $3.66 million gap or 3.3%. So the initial budget process started with this huge gap between anticipated revenue and expenses. And these are only the big ones. There's also our RG& bill. Think of a campus the size of ours in all of our
030buildings and what you experience in your household. Imagine how that affected us yet. Insurance rates. I don't know anybody in this room. And if you do have a resource you can tell me about where your auto insurance or homeowners has gone down, love to know more about it. All the progressive commercials in the world aside, insurance rates are skyhigh right now. Well, we have to pay the same thing, right? So, all of those other expenses are happening to us as well as an organization that cost of doing business. So, that gap was pretty significant uh going into the process. We have three other issues that we think make our situation relatively unique. when people say, "Well, why us? Why Brighton? Why not other places?" One, it's the long-term impact of being underfunded. So, the foundation
031challenge that we experienced for so many years and being well under 50% of what we were do, we are now fully funded, but did not have the same opportunity as other districts to have more cushion and more latitude within our budget. We were budgeted much closer to actual than anybody around us. So we didn't have room to go where those places, other organizations, school districts could trim in different budget lines without impacting program. They had extra built in because they had extra revenue. We don't have that. We've had to be pretty close to actual as much as possible for many years now. Just not as much flexibility. The second issue is the lack of property value growth in our community due to any kind of commercial development. There's a factor in the formula, the cap
032formula called the allowable growth factor. The lowest number you can have is 1.0. Our number 1.0, right? There is not enough development. And where there might be development and people said, "What about Aldi? What about Starbucks? What about Whole Foods?" Sure. What about all the property that has come off the tax roles for U of and other nonprofit entities. Not criticizing their use of property or that tax policy. That's the reality though that we need to face. So, we've had the lowest growth you can have in terms of that issue. When there's a challenge in other districts and a Chick-fil-A goes in, great, problem solved. We don't have that. If we had the county average of that number, it's 1.0067. Sounds like a very small number. It's actually significant. It would yield another $858,000 in
033revenue, getting us awfully close to not proposing anything over the cap. So, really important to point out that's unique to us. And finally, since 2015, we've added 30 staff members. The number of students in our district that speak English as a new language have doubled. The number of students living in circumstances considered poverty has doubled as well. There are significant challenges. And remember, go back to an earlier slide. We're still achieving at such a high level that requires specialized staffing programs and services that can only be provided by bringing people into the organization. and when we added full lake kindergarten. So 30 positions since 2015. That's the investment that this community has made. But that's why we might be unique or different. And that's by the way not to blame anything on a group of
034children or a challenge. In fact, that's what we should be doing. That's what we're most proud of. That's what we embrace. But it does require an investment to be able to do that. Other cost factors we think are really important to point out. Over the last 20 years, our average tax increase has been about 2.2%. The consumer price index, which is generally used to describe for people the increased cost of things in our world, inflation, so to speak, has averaged 2.6%. So it's a pretty good gap between those two numbers. In other words, things have gone up. Their cost has gone up more than the taxpayer cost for school here in Brighton has gone up. So there's a gap in between those two items. And that consumer price index is labeled by some to not
035maybe be the most effective measure of cost increase because it doesn't include health insurance and it doesn't include salaries. On the screen you'll see on the left hand side the average increase each year 2022 until present. The blue line being the tax levy increase was up at about 3% in 2122 then hovers just below or above 2% since. Meanwhile, look at where CPI, the orange line has gone or health insurance has gone as we mentioned or the New York State minimum wage, which remember we should be paying people. That's not the question. The question is who's going to pay for it and how do you do that? There's that gap that's growing between what people are being charged and what the actual expense is. On the right hand side, it shows you the cumulative effect
036over time. Again, pretty stark circumstances when you look at the acceleration of cost relative to the lack of acceleration in what is being collected from that cost. All of that is to say we landed at proposing a budget increase that would require an increase of 3.98% in the tax levy. That's a percentage change in terms of spending of 3.72%. And remember, think about all those different lines I gave you. The salary line of 4%, the health insurance line, the retirey health insurance of 23%. We were able to reduce that spending amount to 3.72% requiring again a levy increase of 3.98%. This is the budget summary that was included in the newsletter sent home uh to every resident in the community. The budget proposal again reduced all the way from what would have been a nearly
0378% tax increase. As I've said to many, I like living here. I like my house not having things thrown at it. I like being a part of this community and we did not think it would be healthy for anybody to be going out and proposing a tax increase of nearly 8%. So we had to make a significant number of reductions to close that gap. Excuse me. That required us to reduce 12.3 positions overall in the district for an amount of $1.29 million. The good news is that if I take a sip that I'll stop coughing. But the good news is that out of those 12.3 positions, although there is absolutely an impact on humans, 10 of those positions were able to be 10.3 were able to be covered. I'm sorry, 10 not 10.3 were able
038to be made through attrition. people retiring not refilling those particular positions. A retiring particular department will change the format of that department redistribute students think differently about some electives not hire for that position. So we did that in several places um in the budget process which meant there was a corresponding reduction in health insurance benefits etc. Made other reductions to margins throughout the budget as well cutting as close to the bone as we could possibly get protecting program as much as possible. Pardon me. That tax levy increase of 3.98% comes with no penalty. All it requires, this is something for people to really clearly understand in our community is a 60% plus one vote as opposed to the simple majority of 50% plus one to pass the budget. There's no loss of rebate check. There's
039no impact on STAR. It is just simply the difference of 50% or 60% to be voted yes uh for approval. Where's the money being spent? This shows the budget allocations by percentage. The vast majority of course of our spending is on program salaries, wages, employee benefits, supplies, services that support that. Bosey's costs where students attend particular programs. Often we're asked about the administrative costs. you know, keep a teacher, cut an administrator, and understand where that comes from. I'd make two arguments. First, we are the leanest group already, and I'll show you how in just one minute in terms of our administrative spending. Second, the administrative work, leadership work that happens in this district absolutely supports teaching and learning. It's directly related to improving, supporting, and helping to grow teaching learning in every way and is
040essential. But that spending is very low relative to other districts that We're the leanest that we could be. Brighton spends an average of $2,284. Monroe County average is $3,000. Our peer average across the state is $2,800. And where we made cuts through attrition with other groups of employees, we did not have the opportunity to do that within the administrative group. And that was a key component to us. How do you protect program and protect cuts from students? And how do you make sure within each group you're impacting organizationally as little as possible? This is the three part budget summary and shows you over time spending on capital, administrative and program. This year again we are spending 76% on program. Our administrative cost remains at 10%. Our capital cost is 14% in the budget next year.
041That those are the three components of the school budget we're required to present to you. the estimated impact on the tax bill. Often people say, "This is great, but how much is it going to cost me?" That answer is $285 on a home valued at $250,000 in Brighton. In Pittsburgh, because of equalization rate, that's $326. Remember, the under the cap number, the 1.95% number would be $139. The delta is $146 between what it would be to be under the cap and what it is in terms of what we are proposing. Where the positions are coming from is important to point out as well. Again, this is all available. I know it's hard to read in the room. There are teachers being added for English as a new language and teacher of the depth. There are
042positions then being reduced again many through attrition as I mentioned in terms of class size uh both at the K through2 level the 7 through 12 level as well uh some through attrition some reduction instructional teacher leadership positions being reduced those are teaching positions changing in the team teaching structure at the middle school will go uh down 130 and the family navigator position that was here in central office has been reduced as well on the far right hand corner it shows you the total number of positions being 12.3 again 10 of those positions 10 of those positions are through attrition in all of this and we have nearly uh we'll have next year 647 employees we are losing two full-time positions and multiple pieces and parts of other positions uh to get to the other
0431.3 in total two budgets ago Right. In 24 25 we also saw additional reductions. This is the point we're trying to make to people in saying we have been making reductions all along in fact and reduced uh several positions uh in the teaching area back two budgets ago. So we continue to monitor that and we will over time. But where we are at the point we're saying there'd be significant program reductions if we cut any more. That's because this is not the first time we're making reductions. class size. Small class size is important to our community. We're able to maintain small class size. We are seeing a a change in number of sections, one section at first grade, one at second grade, and one at third grade that will increase those class sizes slightly. We're
044able to maintain at the other levels and maintain what we would refer to as relatively small class sizes. If we have to reduce further, in other words, if we had to go under the cap and revote and we had to lose teachers, you can see on the far right hand column the impact on class size, we'd go up to 20 in kindergarten, 23 in first grade, 24 in second, 25 in third, 23.7 in fourth, 24.7 in fifth, and 20.24 in sixth grade. Obviously, something we'd like to avoid and something that's a priority in our community. The property tax report card has also been distributed and adopted by you. You can see where the consumer price index for this year's calculation all the way on the mi in the middle the blue circle is 2.63%. I
045mentioned to you the spending amount the top number is 3.72 resulting in a property tax levy increase of 3.98. On the right hand side is a list of all of the reserve accounts, the current balance, and the estimated balance. At the conclusion of this fiscal year, we are using $4.75 million in reserves. So, the savings account money towards next year's budget. Really important for people to recognize that the rainy day funds, it's raining and we're using them. It is the umbrella going into next year. Another important vote happening on the same night is the capital project proposal. We are requesting a authorization from the community to spend $13.6 million. I'm going to explain some of that scope and then Lou will explain to you how this relates to the soil remediation and a contingency as
046a part of this. Important for the community to note again this vote is not about the athletic fields and this vote is not about the next steps on the athletic fields and it's not for the most part about any of the remediation. It is about a secure vestibule at the middle school. It is about the counseling office renovation that we couldn't complete in the last scope. It is about replacing a leaking skylight at the middle school. Greenhouse roof replacement. Re-engineering the parking lot at the middle school. I'm not sure if you've heard but it is difficult and unsafe to get in and out. So that is able to be redesigned through this project. It is now it is all about gener generator replacement kitchen modernization at French road boiler renovation lang language classroom renovations at
047the high school. Again generators athletic field scoreboards might sound like a frill. They do not have an endless useful life. At some point, they have to be replaced. Instead of an expensive item being replaced in the general fund in the regular budget, we're taking it out of this out of capital money that can only be used from this. And finally, the construction contingency that Lou will come on up and explain to you. Important though to mention that this will not increase taxes. So this $13.6 million will come from our capital reserve that can only be used for that purpose. Smart schools bond money from the state. We can draw down the remaining money the state's made available to us and we're able to leverage state aid. So no increase in taxes for this. And this
048is really really important work to be getting done in the district. It will have not have an impact for the most part on anything to do with athletic fields, with turf, with soil. Who would you like to come on up and talk about the construction contingency which is a part of that reauthorization? >> Just a note back on the property tax report card where Dr. McGawan said the CPI at that point in time was 2.63. Today they published CPI is up to 3.8%. So just in that time period and certainly with what's happening internationally and escalating prices, uh we're seeing even more inflation as we approach the the next budget. That's part of this conversation, too. The most frequent question we've had about the capital project proposition is this $3.3 million number where it came
049through. There was a community member at the last um public forum that was asking about that and reconciling that. So we want to be really transparent about where that number came from. So that number was contemplated and has been carried even before we opened the bids back in November. So before a shovel hit the ground at the sitefield, we were thinking about including this number in a reauthorization. We knew at the point that we recommended bids to the board of education that we were going to need to reauthorize amount of scope and we said that at the November board meeting. So this is our budget pre um bid opening of where where this came from. So we had our incidental budget which is where the 1,ion143 comes from and then some people have asked and
050foiled documents related to that number. The incidental budget and then capitalized interest. So that's the cost of borrowing essentially. And then we had all of our construction budget which was 14 $18.5 million. So the difference between the construction budget and the authorization of the 218 is the 3 million 36. So someone might ask, why not add the $5.3 million plus the $18.5 million and then subtract. So if you do that, it's $2 million. So it's really $1.3 million difference. And as we are contemplating the scope and the design and because of cost escalations that we experienced the first time going into it, we said, let's carry that additional $1.3 million into the reauthorization as a construction contingency or as a design contingency. So we've been carrying that number um since November and we've been contemplating
051that as part of the reauthorization. So when people ask is what portion is allocated to the soil, I would say it's not allocated and that's what I I said we haven't allocated that as a line item to soil. However, we know of this construction contingency of the 1.1 and the 1.3 that's embedded in this overridge that some of that will have to be used likely for the soil. We don't know what that number is yet and we still have a lot more work to do. But there is a and we use the word in the budget newsletter a substantial part of that construction contingency may be used for the um soil field. So that's where that number comes from. Uh again just trying to give an accounting and transparency of where that number came from
052and why it wasn't necessarily allocated and why we're not committing to an X dollar amount is associated with that. It's it's for the entire scope of work which includes putting a elevator shaft through the entire high school. So, we still don't know what unforeseen conditions we may go through. That's a huge high-risk construction area that we're really just getting into right now. We found asbestous in other places. So, construction contingency is already being um earmarked in certain areas. Um, so again, this construction contingency is to achieve the entire scope of what's what's being presented to the voters for consideration on May 19th and also what was approved by the voters in February of 2024. >> Just a clarifying question, Lou, not related to the contingency, but to the process. And I think you pointed this
053out before, but I'm not sure how well it's known. The way the state ed works is we have to complete the project, which is complete the project and then apply for reimbursement. So we don't get paid before he gets stoned from state that I'm talking about. >> That's why some of the borrowing is necessary. >> Thank you. >> And I think it's important to again note that we will have to do something, right? I don't think the solution is big piles of soil with plastic and gravel cover, right? So regardless, what we're saying is people are voting to fund doing something, right? remediating whatever that answer is. This isn't about what the answer is. It's about the fact that work will have to be done and what gets done again to go back to that
054point will involve tremendous amount of community input into that conversation when we present options and have costs associated with that. Bottom line on the budget proposal though that we'd like to bring it back to and and finish with is really having our community continue to reflect on the idea that our tax increases over time haven't kept pace with the increase in expenses, right? Whether that's salary costs, health insurance, that consumer price index increase, those overall items. And if the cost of services increases but the tax increase doesn't, eventually a gap needs to be filled or eliminated. We think we can reduce that impact by combining a tax increase over the cap with this proposal while also making strategic reductions. But to go further and to be under the cap would absolutely require significant reductions. Non-mandated
055programs will be reduced if this budget is not supported. That is not a threat. That is the simply the truth. The direct uh straightforward answer going over the cap requires 60% approval. the community doesn't lose any rebates or face any other type of penalty. It just requires 60% as opposed to 50%. Remember the the proposal is a tax increase of 3.98% that cost of $285 on a home valid at $250,000 versus under the cap at $139 and that delta that $146 difference allows us to maintain the programming that we think is the investment in excellence that really makes a difference here in our district and is achieving that great result. Remember voting information is of course available and was sent out in the district newsletter 7 to9 next Tuesday the 19th along with food trucks
056Kuanas and I will give tribute as I do every year. Marv I didn't forget to Gretchen Schaefer who longtime board member also always encourage us to support Kuanas and they will be here on that night to raising money for programs in our community. We believe that this is a proposal that believes in our community, our future and in investing in excellence. We also have a meet the candidates tonight. Of course, tomorrow night 7 p.m. will be livereamed from our website or right here in this room. And don't forget to vote next Tuesday. The qualifications and add additional information were sent out in the budget newsletter and available at bcsd.orgbudget. And yes, again, this presentation and all information will be posted as well. It's an investment in excellence and continuing to get these great results. We
057appreciate the support. Any questions I can answer? No, we we have sort of uh three votes coming up, right? We've got a capital referendum, an annual budget, and the vote for candidates, all of which are critically important to maintaining who we are. That's a week from tomorrow. Questions from the board uh with regards to either the soils presentation, which was that first page up front, or the annual budget or the capital referendum. the candidate stuff you can learn about tomorrow night because we've got as you said a meet the candidates questions for any of those. Okay. >> Thank you Dr. McGowan. >> Thank you. Thanks for your support through the process. Thanks also for L's financial leadership and stewardship and all the budget makers in the room, our principles, directors, assistant superintendents who spent amount
058of time putting together a proposal that is the right investment and is uh the best we can do relative to really constrained revenues and increasing costs. So thank you for your guidance throughout the whole process. >> Yeah, I think that's important and I appreciate you acknowledging the team overall because it caused all the principles to have to go and take deep looks and people who have other departments whether it be security, transport or anywhere else. So appreciate the work of everyone on this. It's never easy for any other questions or comments. Motion to approve the proposed 2026 2027 budget as presented. >> So moved. >> Moved by Susan. >> Seconded by Carrie Lynn. All those in favor. >> Next up, we provide the opportunity for public participation. Dan, raise your hand over in the corner
059there. If anybody would like to come up and speak, please let Dan know. You can drop me a card or right now you can just raise your hand. Seeing none, I'll move forward. You all have received the agenda obviously in advance of tonight's meeting. Any questions, edits, or comments with regard to tonight's agenda? >> Motion to approve the agenda as received. >> So moved. >> Moved by Karen. >> Seconded by Esther. All those in favor? >> We are also in receipt of the minutes from April 28th uh meeting, the education meeting. Questions, comments, or edits to the minutes from that meeting? Motion to approve those minutes as received. >> So moved. >> Moved by Carrie Lynn. Second. Seconded by Clayton. All those in favor? >> Next up, we have approval of the administrator tenure uh
060recommendation for Dr. Tracy Glazer. This is a great one. Um so happy to have Dr. Glazer on our team. Is there anything you would like to say before we put that motion forward? >> I would just simply say we'll do a full recognition in June with the other recipients. But uh to put it very briefly, Tra Tracy is a tremendous asset in the district. An incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, kind, supportive, passionate, and dedicated individual. It doesn't I don't think an arts event goes by without somebody seeing Tracy at it, supporting our kids, complimenting our kids, finding more opportunities for our kids, thinking about creative solutions for things to be better for our kids, and just for all of our children to have opportunities in that space. She's such a great leader and and a thoughtful, caring,
061uh, compassionate member of our team. We're really excited for this endorsement of her work here and uh, and and thankful for all that Tracy has done. >> Well, yeah, just wherever she is, she's smiling, too. That makes a difference. So, really appreciate that. >> Um, other comments or questions? Motion to approve the tenure. >> So moved. >> Moved by Karen. >> Seconded by Susan. All those in favor? We also have up here approval of teaching assistant tenure recommendation for Joseph Martins. Is there anything you would like to add on this one? >> Well, likewise a great employee and a leader within the group also that he works in and you know an awesome contributor council rock really thoughtful kind educator. We're excited for him as well. We'll do a full recognition for both individuals. >>
062The meeting you're referencing is of course Tuesday, June 9th when we acknowledge all the tenure recipients. So thank you for that. Motion to approve the teaching assistant tenure for Joseph Martins. >> So moved. >> Moved by Esther. >> Seconded by Clayton. All those in favor? >> Next up, we have our reports. We'll start with our financial reports which require a separate approval. You have all received the budget status report for the period ending March 31st and the treasures report for that same period. Also, the financial report of student activities at PHS and TCMS for the period ending also March 31st. I'll remind a couple of you that we have an audit meeting at the next meeting before the next meeting as we talk about reports questions with regards to any of those reports. Motion to
063approve the financial reports as presented tonight. >> Moved by Clayton? >> Seconded by Karen. All those in favor? >> Samantha, you're looking very relaxed. Are finals coming up or what? >> Yeah. >> Okay. We'd love to hear from you as our student representative. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. On April 10th and 11th, math team completed in the RIT math competition with David Yang coming in second place. Brighton Rowing participated in the St. Catherine Zata in Canada on April 26th with many of their boats placing in the top three. Track athlete Finn McIntyre set a new school record with the pentathlon in the pentathlon with 3,64 points on May 2. Lacrosse had their senior night on May 8th, winning 13-3. And track had their senior nights tonight on May 12th. The 25th annual Putnham spelling
064be musical took place on April 24th and 25th. Junior prom will take place this Saturday, May 16th, at Aronda Quo Country Club. Um, jazz band and senior farewell concert will be on May 19th. and senior ball will take place on June 23rd at the Country Club of Rochester. Exact Exact Council will also be having our annual spring fest with our club tables, inflatable bounce house games, outdoor lawn games, a magician talent show, and so much more. >> Thank you. And good luck for all your finals upcoming whenever they are scheduled. >> Thank you. Okay. Uh, board of education. Uh, first we'll do our Monunroe County School Board Association reports. Both Karen and I missed the district ops in part because of the soil information session we were doing, >> but I can tell you what
065it was about. >> Thank you. >> Uh, someone from Michael Leon from Ferrara Forenza came and presented to us about best practice um for board members when it comes to collective bargaining which was I think very I I watched the presentation. Uh it was it was very informative because I think a lot of board members don't especially as a new board member or have a steep learning curve when it comes to that. >> We have as a practice had a board member involved in negotiations always very informative and being able to hear from the teachers and all the staff uh directly is very helpful to understand sort of what's going on. >> Information exchange >> both Carolyn and I were unable to attend unfortunately. No worries. Um, legislative. >> I think that I think I
066did go to that one. I think that was about like uh it was about not exactly habits of mind but about uh mindsets like helping >> um >> growth mind. Yes. Yes. It was an interesting presentation. Um and then legislative >> legislative. Do you want me to clean it up with legislative? Um our last meeting was last month. Um it feels like a really long time ago now. We are so lucky that we have really great relationships with both of our regents. The regent for our region and or is it a zone or a region? Dr. Mac, >> it's a region. I think >> it's a judicial district. >> Okay. Trying to think. >> Um, so Regent Hail represents us. And then we have a regent at large in our area, Regent Norwood. And Monro
067County Schoolboard Association has a really deep relationship with both and we are just I'm really grateful for that. Uh so Regent Hail came and gave us a rundown on um uh the New York State portrait of a graduate and some news about upcoming changes in graduation requirements that are coming down the line. Um he's he's just a terrific human. We're lucky. >> Great. >> Thank you. Next up is a reporter from Boseis. As always, we're grateful for the work of our former uh school board president, Mark Okconovich, and his representation and work on behalf of Boseies, where we have a lot of kids doing really great things. I'll read a couple uh points from his update. Um Monroe One held their uh required annual meeting on April 9th, which included a budget review and presentation
068of the board of ed candidates, Lisa Latin from Penfield and Amy West from HFL. Monroe 1 will be offering two new or expanded course offerings in career and tech education for 2026 2027 covering personal training physical therapy and computer game development. So Boseie is sort of keeping up with the things that are happening which is great. Endorsed Rodney George for re-election as NISBA area 2 representative NISBA because we use a lot of acronyms is New York State School Board Association. Um, Monroe Wanzo Conor Academy. This is great. Special education high school program 9 through 12 will be adding a new driver education offering for 2026 2027. This will allow those students who wish to participate the opportunity to overcome barriers that have prevented them from accomplishing this in their home districts which is great. Another
069way that sort of supports us all. Finally, also pleased to report that all 10 Monroe One component districts have unanimously approved Bosey's capital program and administrative budgets for 2026 2027 and reelected Lisa Lat and Amy West from HFL to the new Monroe one um BOS's board of ed terms of service. So, a lot happening and as I said in the beginning, grateful to Mark for his work on our behalf. other board members reports. As I always do, I'll start at the end of the table and work this way. Clay, >> thank you. I was not able to attend last week's meeting, so I have nothing reported this time. >> Great. Carrie Lynn. >> Um, the two other committees that I serve on were wrapped up really, so no other, but I did attend the community
070leaders breakfast a couple weeks ago, which was great to see all of our Brighton community leaders um, coming and hearing about the budget presentation and just being able to thank them for their service to our community. >> It's a it's a great tradition, and the smaller tables you get to talk to and from some other people and learn about what's going on and what they're dealing with. So, I appreciate that we set that up. Our thanks to Kim who always does all the coordination for that. So, thank you, >> Esther. >> I believe the committees that I'm a part of are also wrapped up. I have to check about um the uh school opportunity um committee at the high school. Um I was able to attend uh the high school production of Spelling B. Uh
071a lot of joy that night. It was just what a great production and it was just >> so many smiles in the audience and they did a bangup job. It was a really great show. >> High praise coming from you. >> Karen, >> nothing to report. >> Um I have the last meeting um of the physical education um program evaluation um took place on April 29th. I was unfortunately unable to attend um but Dr. Rio being Dr. Rio sent out minutes that very same afternoon. Um the topic for the day um for the group was really to um finalize a vision statement for the department of physical education here. Um and they landed at this which I think really captures a lot of what the work centered around. So Brighton believes physical education is essential
072to students health and well-being and our comprehensive program fosters physical, mental and emotional well-being empowering students to live active healthy lives. And I think for a physical education department, that's a really powerful statement which talks a lot about like what we value as a district for all our students. And being a part of that group really was one of the highlights of my board service. It was amazingly collaborative um and filled with a lot of great a lot of great thinkers. >> Thank you. Thank you for that. I think we're going to be hearing a lot of everything's wrapping up now because we're in May. So not surprising in in regards to some of that. >> Dr. Uh the teacher center policy board meets tomorrow. >> No recent awards to speak about. >> Dr. actually
073did something really >> Can you talk about that? >> Um I was in DC a couple of weeks ago. Um, I was asked to sit on a panel for Senator Joe Brown's um, Asian-American Summit in DC, and I talked about civic engagement, engaging Asian-Americans in our area. But as my board members and superintendent and talking to colleagues at work reminded me that civic engagement is so local and so direct as a schoolboard member. and um I talked about that and the importance of engaging with our community and being part of the process. So it was really an honor to be there and it was at the capital to do it. >> You were representing many communities you were there greatly appreciate. Somebody I know always says that board service is the front lines of democracy.
074So you're right service is very local. Appreciate that and congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Um two ton of construction stuff going on. Obviously, Dr. McGowan covered the soils. There's other things going on in the schools beyond soils and fields. Always acknowledge John Nelli and their team uh and the things they're doing. Um so, greatly appreciate that. And I was able to attend uh the Rotary session last night that Dr. McGowan did with that group uh reviewing budget and going through some things like that. So if I took that off of your report, I apologize, but greatly appreciate you being in front of the community everywhere you can to talk about the budget and how it was developed and things like that. So thank you. >> Uh BTA report, uh regretfully, um Kristen Helgen is attending
075some family issues, so was unable to make it tonight. The update is online, but Dr. Dan is here and we're anxious to hear from him. for the PTSA. >> For the PTSA at Council Rock Primary School, we celebrated bus driver appreciation day recognizing the important role our bus drivers play in supporting students and our community. The school hosted open houses with an ice cream social and book fair for each grade. On June 10th, volunteers will provide snacks for our very thankful themed staff appreciation event. And looking ahead, a second grade celebration will be held on June 10th and a second grade bingo night scheduled for June 16th. Um, at FRES, the fourth and fifth grade open houses featured a course uh concert, art show, and ice cream social. Students also participated in fun food Friday
076with toasted seaweed. And the PTSA provided snacks for the staff appreciation at the April 27th meeting. The annual color run was a standout success, raising over $17,000, and students celebrated afterwards with pizza, ice cream, and a performance by School of Rock. Upcoming events include the third grade open house on May 14th, a Wicked themed teacher and staff appreciation week on May 22nd, a fifth grade activity night on May 29th, field day on June 2nd, and fifth grade celebration on June 18th. At 12 Corners, uh students enjoyed the eighth grade dance on April 25th and a sixth grade activity night on May 1st. The school also kicked off the teacher and staff appreciation week on May 4th. Looking ahead, a seventh grade activity night is planned for May 15th. At the high school, the PTSA uh
077supported staff appreciation with refreshments at an April meeting and is looking forward to celebrating students at the upcoming senior bash, which will feature an uh evening of entertainment, including food, karaoke, a comedian, magician, and games. Districtwide, the PTSA fundraising efforts have concluded on a strong note with the silent auction and the special education committee hosted a recent presentation for from the office of people with developmental disabilities continue its effort to provide valuable resources to families. >> I would say don't underestimate the uh importance of appreciation. I was out at an event on Saturday with a few TCMS teachers who commented how lovely it was for teacher appreciation week that PTSA was there. They didn't like it from a weight standpoint because they felt like they gained some weight during the week because all the food
078provided, but they greatly appreciate that they were appreciated. So, our thanks to the PTSA in that regard as well. >> Dr. McG, >> there's a vote Tuesday 7 a.m. next Tuesday, 7 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. here in this office. Both of the votes, the the budget vote, capital referendum, critically important. Uh, please come and participate. Again, tax increase 3.98% does not impact STAR or rebate checks and a failed vote would require significant cuts. That's just the honest truth for people. The capital referendum won't increase uh taxes and primarily fund safety, infrastructure, classroom improvements. Lou explained the construction contingency as well. And remember that we have not made decisions or proposed possibilities to you yet. We're a long way from there, but community input will absolutely be essential and it will guide our next steps. Remember,
079everybody's vote matters. Please participate on Tuesday. Any information people want? bcsd.org/budget. Thanks. Thank you. Um, anything else we missed? Okay. Next up, we we have the approval of two jewel agreements between Brighton Central School District and two particular employees. This has been previously discussed. Motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Moved by Susan. >> Seconded by Clayton. All those in favor? >> Okay. Never am able to say this word correctly, but that's okay. Approval of a resolution authorizing proposed settlement of the New Monroe Real Estate LLC tax. >> Sir Cherry. >> Thank you. Uh which does require a roll call vote. Um any questions with regards to this? I know we've discussed this the past. Anything you want to say about >> I'll just comment tax or charity claims. I just want to show off.
080>> That's all. No, I'm just saying father's day. >> What is that called? Tax. Uh I I had to rehearse it over and over and over again. Those claims are the claims when people feel as though their their property is not assessed appropriately. It's the Latin term for opposing that. And it is uh a process by which an assessment is reviewed. people can make a claim uh to receive um essentially overpayment prior overpayment of taxes. This particular settlement actually does not have a financial condition attached to it. It just sets the assessment as a an agreed upon new assessment going forward. So it doesn't have any financial impact um on the district overall. The additional taxable amount would then be redistributed through the le so uh the agreement is just that we will be prospectively
081setting the value for this particular property. Agreeing to that, the assessor's office actually sets the value. >> With that, I will ask our clerk to do a roll call vote. >> So, we need a we need a motion. >> I'm sorry. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Motion to approve. >> So, moved. >> Moved by Karen. >> Seconded by Esther. >> Okay. Larry Davis, how do you vote? I >> Dr. Lee. Hi, >> Gary Lynn. Hi >> Dr. Gasparino. >> Hi >> Aaron Hatch. >> Hi >> Clayton Jones. >> Hi >> Mr. Winter. >> Hi. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> We did hear Dr. McGowan talk about the benefit of having Boseis and what you'll see in front of you here is a bunch of cooperative bread bids that we do with a bunch of
082other school districts to squeeze the best possible price from these vendors in this quick in this case it's cooperative bids for bread supply natural gas ice cream produce milk and juice food supply paper and beverages any questions with regards to these bids motion to approve some move by Clayton. >> seconded by Carrie Lynn. All those in favor? >> We have the consent agenda which includes personnel changes, uh, recommendations from the committee on special education and preschool, special education, uh, girls varsity soccer, taking a trip for next season, August 24th, 25th to Himland Beach State Park. A great series of, uh, fundraising activities that create a ton of clean your car or eat stuff. uh opportunities. So, they're great ways to support. My goodness, there's a ton of them here. Love all the activities. I love
083I love these all these students getting out and doing things. So, >> they're they're through the fall, >> so we can put them on our calendar. Our varsity girls soccer coach is the most organized. >> That's amazing. >> I love it. We can we can every week. >> It's great. Also, as part of the consent agenda, it's always great to hear the gifts we are given from our community and those that are partners. Um, I think Esther, you're going to read the first one. >> Yes. A gift from Karen Fernandez to the theater department of the Brighton Central School District of two rotary telephones to be used for potential props in future productions. And as Larry said, to teach young children what rotary phones look like. >> That's exactly right. because they don't know. >>
084Uh Susan, >> um next is a gift in the amount of $3,000 from the Friends of the Arts in Brighton to the visual and performing arts department of the Brighton Central School District to be used for Brighton summer arts scholarships. >> And Carrie Lyn, >> a gift from Keith and Susan Miller for the Dennis Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund in the amount of $600. Thank you. >> As always, we read those gifts individually because it's so great to have a community that provides gifts like that and we greatly appreciate it. questions with regards to the consent agenda. >> Motion to approve. >> So moved by Clayton. >> Seconded by Esther. All those in favor? >> I. >> Before we adjourn, candidates night tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in this room. Moderated by Monroe County School Board
085President Amy Thomas. We appreciate her efforts. As Dr. McGowan said, the vote is a week from tomorrow on May 19th. annual budget, capital referendum, BCSD candidates. Our next meeting will be uh Tuesday the 26th. >> Um sounds about right. >> Yeah, it sounds about right. I'll just quickly on a very on a very personal note, my thanks to the community, some of you who were able to attend and have attended in the past. We had a great night on Saturday night raising uh some money for scholarships for kids to go to overnight camp in the Aderondex this summer. We've got 10 Brighton students are going to have that opportunity because of the generosity of the community and super grateful for all the people who are involved. It's it's just incredible uh the number of different
086ways we help kids in our community and uh makes you proud to be a a community member in Brighton. So, my thanks to everyone on behalf of my entire family. With that, I also want to thank >> Dollar Bill and Mike and the the Chuck Taylor because you guys do a great job getting this out to everybody so more people can access it and get the information they need. So, we greatly appreciate you were a little short-handed tonight, but you were great going back and forth on the cameras bills. We appreciate it. With that, any other comments for the good of the night? Motion to adjurnn. >> Some moved. >> Moved by Clayton. >> Seconded by Carrot. All those in favor? >> I. >> We are adjourned. This has been a special presentation from the
087Brighton Central School District Board of Education.