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 review for Tuesday, March 10th. This meeting is called to order. To begin with, we provide the opportunity for public participation. I have two people with a card up here. Dan, if you would raise your hand in the back real quick. If you'd like to speak, please see Dan and give him a card and we will call on you. I'll ask first for Megan Pascantonio Pierce. I'm sorry, Megan, before you start, thank you very much. I'll remind people that the opportunity is for three minutes. At the 2 minute 30 or 2 minute 45 second mark, you'll get the yellow and then you'll hear the alarm
002go off in three minutes. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Hello, board members. Dr. Um I was here at the last community forum and the last time um I was here um you said that you would count the number of injuries um on syn synthetic turf field. Um my community fellow community members had raised concern that there is an increase in uh athletic injury because of the turf field. My question is how are you going to count them and what constitutes an injury? Will you look at the increase in injuries? Do you already have the numbers of children injured on grass fields? And also, how many are enough? Because not only are these injuries, these are people and these are are students, these are children. And so I also feel that having it be counted
003makes it small and makes the insurance premiums that parents pay for their children to be taken care of after in these injuries and the co-pays and the deductibles and the in network issues and the weight lists for PT. They they're issues that we need to address and talk about if you are to install turf field because I am concerned about that and I think that with the possibility of students having increased injuries, we want to think more seriously about what this means for families and how this changes um famil family's lives and scholarship opportunities for athletes as well. Um, and so I ask I asked you I wanted to know what your measure is. >> I want to clarify actually I was responding to people asking will you monitor the number of injuries and I
004said sure we would absolutely be happy to do that. >> That was one piece of it. The second is our our kids are currently competing on turf. So, I would say the evidence that we've looked at, the information we've looked at, and a lot of what's generally accepted in high school athletics, I'm not talking about college. I'm not talking about the NFL, although the NFL just released a study that the difference was negligible between turf and grass in from injuries, is that that doesn't seem to be the issue that it's been made out to be relative to numbers. So, our pledge was we would we were being asked, would you monitor injuries? And the answer was yes, we absolutely would monitor injuries, but we don't see a big uh significant injury problem right now. We
005you don't want anybody to be hurt playing athletics, but the nature of engaging athletics is people will likely be injured. I think that's pretty commonly accepted. And we don't feel at all that we're exposing people to a product that would cause a significant change, a measurable change in the number of injuries, but we were absolutely willing to look at that for sure. How do you have any idea of how you would monitor and how you would do the measure? Like would you >> We have a training staff that attends injuries currently and we would continue to keep track of what kinds of injuries occur. Okay. >> And work with them to determine that. But we're couple years from that opening or or quite a while from that opening. So or not a couple years but
006at least over a year from that happening. So >> Okay. Um I have one more question. Um if so you were talking about varsity players are on the the fields the stadium. >> Well JV and varsity JV plays quite a bit on the on the >> Okay. Who would be playing on the fields that you are installing now? >> Same teams >> modified. It would also >> baseball would be >> Oh. Oh, I see what you're saying. Yeah. So baseball softball currently plays at the high school but on a grass field. Mhm. >> That grass field then could be used by modified and it all depends on scheduling, >> but that would still be able to be used. >> The current JV field for softball that's on the middle school side of the creek >>
007uh would either be able to be used by modified or not have to be used because it's in pretty rough shape. It's not a great field to play on. So, they'd be able to play on the turf. baseball that currently varsity baseball plays most of their games at Buckland, although some home games they've moved back to what is again a pretty um insufficient field at this point would be able to play their games there. But over both fields is enough space for football, lacrosse, and soccer as well. >> Those are the extra uh fields that are being installed, right? The extra um full fields that are going to be installed outside of the softball and baseball fields. Yeah, I don't I don't I'm not sure. I I don't know if I would describe it as
008extra, but they are fields that are constructed along with the baseball and softball fields. >> Okay. So, who would be playing on those fields? >> All of those same teams, modified JV varsity teams. >> Okay. All right. Thank you very much. >> I hope I pronounced his name correctly. Shannon Hassel. Did I say that correctly? >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. um for the opportunity to be here. Um so I'm Shannon Hustle. Uh I am a parent in the district of a sixth grader and two third graders. Um but I'm also a member of the Brighton community. I went to high school here. I went to middle school here. I left for 20 years and came back. Um so I'm speaking both as a parent with kids in the district
009and someone who has used the green spaces for a variety of reasons in the community over the past I don't know 30 years. I'm dating myself here. We're a pretty active sports family. Um my kids play sports. We play soccer, lacrosse, baseball. Uh we spend a lot of time on the fields behind the high school and um and the middle school. And we strongly believe that athletics are part of a well-rounded education. So, I want to start by being super clear that I'm not opposed to sports or investing in facilities for our students. I'm not even entirely imposed to turf. I recognize that people have been spending and playing on turf for a very long time. But this is for me, I think, a question about our kids and our community spaces, the fiscal stewardship
010and the transparency in how major decisions affecting all of those things are made at the district. I understand that in 2024, voters approved a capital proposition that included a number of important improvements across the district. within that broader project was the decision to convert fields behind 12 Corners Middle School and Brighton High School into synthetic turf. But what the public record shows and that the community voted on the concept of the project, not the full design. So, district materials even explained that the proposal project was developed conceptually for the vote and that the detailed design work occurred afterward, which means that many of us in the community, myself included, are really now only beginning to understand the full scope of the land conversion behind the middle school and high school, the storm water infrastructure associated
011with that design, um, and everything that's being built and included in the project. So when projects are involved, the scale of change um uh to public land use used by students and the community surrounding that school, the level of transparency should match the magnitude of the decision. And when projects involved millions of dollars in the public investment, the same standard should apply. Synthetic turf fields carry long-term financial commitments, including maintenance and eventual surface replacement. Those life cycle costs are part of the fiscal picture taxpayers ultimately support. I understand that contracts have been signed. I understand that the district may feel committed to moving forward, but contracts do not eliminate the need for transparency and public accountability, especially when the projects affect our children, shared public land, and long-term district finances. What many in this community
012still have not seen, including myself, is clear public sidebyside analysis explaining why the turf was selected over improved natural grass options, including the life cycle costs, storm water implications, safety considerations, and the total acreage of land that's being converted. These fields are not just athletic surfaces. They're shared community spaces that are used by students, families, and the neighbors year round. So, I'm going to close with one question, and it's my first time being at this forum, so maybe you've already answered it elsewhere, but before committing to the synthetic turf conversion behind the high school and middle school, did the district publicly present a sidebyside analysis comparing synthetic turf with improved natural grass options, including life cycle costs, storm water implications, potential injury risks, and the total scale of land that was being converted. If that
013analysis was completed, the public deserves to see it. And if it does not, then taking a pause to present that information would strengthen trust between the district and the community that it serves because ultimately transparency builds trust and transparency after the fact does not. >> Thank you. >> Shannon, I can answer one thing. I I'll just say this very transparently. No, the a grass option was not considered. The project from the onset was determined to be a turf project because of the difficulty in maintaining a surface given the weather conditions, even a well-maintained grass. So, that wasn't what was planned and that and that was right in the motion that people voted on was a synthetic turf surface. So, people were voting on turf. They weren't voting on grass or turf. they were voting on
014whether to do a turf project. So I I'm not being argumentative. I'm just being totally transparent with you to say no because from the beginning it was to be a turf project. We weren't considering a grass option. >> And I think then the scale right would have been really helpful because I think people made assump I think assumptions were made on the community side in terms of what it meant to do a turf project and I think that's part of what the challenge has been in terms of moving forward. >> That's a fair point. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Chris Ross. >> Hi. Um Chris, you guys know me and my daughter's a uh seventh grade at TCMS and have spoken before on the turf issue. Uh Dr. M you brought up a NFL
015study that was done recently and there was another study done by on NFL injuries uh in the 202122 NFL seasons uh done by a orthopedic surgeon at University of California San Francisco and his conclusion I'll just read it um the 2021 and 22 NFL seasons of our analysis demonstrated a higher incidence rate of injuries on artificial turf surfaces compared with natural grass surfaces. In addition, the odds of injury, excuse me, odds of injury requiring season end season ending surgery were found to be significantly higher on artificial turf compared with natural grass. Now, I've heard you quote um for the turf um the turf vendor studies and now I've heard you quote industry studies from the NFL. I'm still asking you all to look at independent studies from scientists who work regularly in these fields and
016look at that for your analysis and your support for your project. The industry ones again, they've got a bit of skin in the game, shall we say, for marketing and supporting their products. So, there's other research out there. you all the district continues to uh present to the public research from industry sources and continues to tell us that our scientific research is opinion based. So again, we're asking you to take a fair balanced look at all the data and still see if that registers with you. And just a couple more things. They interviewed the author um of the study and uh talked about what I brought up last week or the the forum talking about kids having the right shoes to wear for turf. He says um while we know a lot about the right
017shoes to wear for grass, there's less refinement and understanding in designing the proper shoes for turf. Another wrinkle is that an athlete may choose to wear a less safe cleat on turf if it feels better. So also uh playing with long cleat shoes designed for grass on artificial turf may put the player at a higher risk for injury. The tough part is not all high school athletes can purchase multiple pairs of cleats. And I brought this up again the equity issue at the forum as well. And this not is only for the high school athletes but extends down to the middle school for the modified athletes as well. And again, there we're going to be the only modified uh school in our uh competing region that will have artificial turf. So again, you're asking kids
018to buy uh a pair of special shoes to play one game at Brighton and then for our kids to buy cleats to play on grass fields at the other schools. >> Chris, can I address two things? >> Sure. >> Uh first, we do have lived experience with the turf that we currently have. you know, 20 years of not experiencing and I I don't have a data table. I don't have a >> Well, that's I would need that Kevin, right? >> Well, if I Sorry, go ahead. If I just finish. >> Yeah, sure. Of course. >> It has never been expressed, reported, noticed, observed here in that experience that we have a prepoundonderance of injuries using the turf and and we find out pretty quickly in other places where we have unsafe situations. So, I think
019you rais a valid point that to really understand that and make that statement, we'd have to have comparative data. But we don't have one set of kids competing on grass and other kids on turf. We have kids competing on turf like they compete at every other school. >> Sure. >> And the only other point that I'd make is I don't think that that's accurate when you say our kids will be the only modified kids competing on turf. Our kids compete on turf currently at the modified level on occasion, not as regularly as they do at the JV varsity level, but there are visiting contests all the time where scheduling ends up putting kids on turf and they have that experience. >> Well, my my daughter just completed a full season of modified soccer, all field
020to grass. >> Yeah, that may be in her experience, but there's a lot of other teams, too. I mean, between field hockey >> Okay. Well, if I'm talking about my kid playing soccer, >> the other kids on the team whose parents may not be able to afford a second pair of shoes, >> putting the kids at risk. Are we looking at other uh ways to train the kids? The girls again being more vulnerable to injuries on turf. There's special uh training of FIFA plus um 11 which helps the girls stretch for 20 minutes. is a regimented program created by physical therapist. Is the school going to be school going to be investing in any extra resources to help ensure that the kids especially the girls are not going to be at more risk for injury
021on the turf? Is there any investment? Is that going to be in the budget for the kids? Are the pet are the coaches aware of that? Are they going to be trained in how to to recognize and how to prevent those injuries? Again, we're talking about younger kids versus just the high school kids. Bodies are different. They're more developed at the high school than they are at the modified. So, >> yeah. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> I don't have any other cards here, so I'm going to proceed on with the agenda. Next up, um, is number three. You've all had a chance to review the agenda, which was set out for tonight. Any comments, questions, or edits for tonight's agenda? >> Motion to approve is received. >> So moved. >> Moved by Karen. >> Second.
022Seconded by Susan. All those in favor? I >> also have the approval of the minutes from our February 24th education meeting. You've all had a chance to go through those minutes. Any edits, corrections, or changes to those minutes? Motion to approve the February 24th minutes. >> So move. >> Moved by Esther. >> Seconded by Carrie Lynn. All those in favor? >> Um, you know, I'd love to not do a budget review, but we're going to do a budget review. Uh, I'll ask Dr. McGowan and Lu Limo, our deputy superintendent, to do our uh a preliminary review for the 2627 budget. So, fortunately for everybody, I'm going to quickly yield to Lou's expertise. Uh Lou is going to walk you through a summary of the first draft operating budget tonight. Excuse me. and an overview of
023the proposed uh capital project that will be voted on uh on the same evening as the budget. And then I'll finish up with some options for consideration. We'll remind people of this at the end of the night, too. But we have a budget forum on Monday during the day at 1:00 and then again in the evening at 7 p.m. as well, where we'll walk through the survey results, the thought exchange results in terms of how the community is feeling about the budget process and what people have suggested in terms of prioritizing uh alongside this budget information. We again we'll be presenting again next week also. >> I'll put a finer point on that. That's Monday the 16th. This upcoming >> I'm sorry. Yes. Monday the 16th. >> Good evening. So up to now we've been
024talking about budget factors. We've been talking about revenue site and this is our first opportunity where we put everything together in our 1700 row budget document and try to put it all together to get a snapshot of where we are. Uh as Dr. McGawan said this is a first draft. So still a ton of work to do, still a lot of scrubbing to do. Um but we want to present where we are and um be transparent about where the money is being allocated in the first draft. So I go back to our revenue um budget for the first uh for the first slide here just to remind where we are and where our revenue sources are. So when we look at our foundation aid, you know, that's about 19% of our revenue. That's going up
025at a good percentage, one of the one of the best in the county. However, the new money that that generates is only 1% in new spending. We look at uh the property tax levy, which is our largest source of unrestricted new revenue coming in. So, a 1.95% is our tax cap number, and that generates um again just over 1% of new spending. So, if you look at all the revenue sources, the ups and the downs, the new revenue allocations allow for just over a 2% increase in spending. You'll notice a big part of our budget is our financing. So we've already committed in this year's budget, the 2526 budget, use of reserves and appropriated fund balance. That's about 4% of our revenues. So it's a financing source. It's not money coming in. It's us committing
026to use our reserves and the cash that we already have within the district. So as of right now, we're not allocating any more from our savings account to balance the operating reoccurring expenses. So when we put all the revenues together or when we put excuse me all the expenditures together the first draft and again draft budget is 116 million723,000 which is up 5.56%. And like we do with any budget we try to disagregate it based on the most understandable terms uh to the community. So salary, wages, employee benefits associated with those salary and wages, the Boseie services that we subscribe to and the purchases we make through a cooperative purchasing supplies and services and debt transfers. So considering the preliminary revenues and a revenue budget with a first draft budget, we're looking at a 3.66
027million gap or 3.3% right now. So as that works its way through, you look at the draft allocation. So again, where we're spending our our our money or where we're allocating money and Dr. McGan always says we're a people business and we should be unapologetic about the allocations to salaries and the employee benefits for for recruitment intention purposes. And then it's our obligation to really dig into all of our spending items and disagregate those and see where efficiencies can be made and what the potential consequences are of of interventions or reductions. So another way to show that in in a bar chart is looking at comparative budget allocations disagregating it based on the largest groupings within our so when I try to tell the story of the budget these are some of the broad categories
028that we we use for for explanation of our spending allocations. So you can see in our personnel object area we're seeing a one $1.1 million increase or 4.5%. When we look at our benefits, there's benefits that are contractual that are part of our collective bargaining agreements and then there's benefits that are directly related to our payroll expense. So, as payroll goes up, then contributions to uh pensions, payroll taxes, workers compensation are linked to that. So, that's going up $2.16 million or 7.9% approximately. We look at the BoseI services and we look at mandated services versus cooperative purchasing. So, our special education occupational our biggest mandates within that and that's programming for students. Um, you could see the most significant increase in that area and 1.22 million or 10.5% in those programs and services that our
029students uh require. And then we look at our debt and capital. We've been successful in stabilizing our our contributions to debt and capital and that's uh offsetting in in our tax levy uh limit calculations. And then we have our supplies and services which is the catchall for everything else. business functions as well as uh academic services. So just under a million dollar increase there or 4.69%. So when we look at and what we're just showing you is I'm not going to do an analytic on all these but again just in the spirit of transparency where the money is allocated in uh by program areas within these object classifications. So you have the draft budget on this center column here, the budget variance and the percentage. And what we've done differently this year is just to
030call out we're looking at the total increase of $1.9 million within this object classification in the gray area of what's contributing to that increase. So teacher salaries again which you would assume largest component of our personnel costs and that's driving 56% of the increase. When we look at substitute teacher costs that's about two 2.4% of spending within this area. But the increase in our substitute teacher costs is driving 7.5% of the total increase. So again, not doing a full analytic on each of these, just trying to be transparent in this. And this is the the foundation for the work that we're engaged in right now of scrubbing of the numbers, seeing opportunities for efficiencies, consequences of any reductions, making sure that our base budget is accurate as we're applying future assumptions. Um, and so it's
031just the foundation of our work. Again looking at the benefit costs there's benefit costs related to the payroll costs. So ERS TRS payroll is one and health insurance and retiree health insurance are part of the contractual benefits. Right? So when we look at health insurance is 50% of of the cost within this area and represents 42% of the increase. Our retiree health, and we've talked about this in the last couple of meetings, is 18% of the draft budget allocations, but it's representing 49% of the increase going forward. And that's a cost really because of um of obligations, that's not a cost we can immediately intervene on. So that's something that we're trying to uh to manage within the full context of our spending spending allocations. When we look at BOSI services, those are our cooperative
032services. You can see again some of the increases and special education within which is mandates what our students need what they deserve the programming they deserve is 54% of spending with this area and it's requiring 60% of the new money allocations. So just a way to read read these charts uh again as the basis of our kind of analysis. When we look at specific cost factors related to supplies and services again you can see all kind of the big rocks that are within the area. When I when we look at our monthly projections these are the areas that we look at on a monthly basis. Um and again you can see some of the big big ticket items here within student services. Again these are a lot of student programming issues. Not issues that's the
033wrong word. a lot of programming um student services that we provide to our students. That's representing 26% of the increase. When we look at transportation, that's about 38% of our costs and it's representing 35% of the increase. So, we're at 4.45% increase. So, we're off we've passed the the big hurdles of the new contract with first student and now we're at three years. So we're at that inflationary cost factor of 3%. But then we still have the specialized transportation that requires uh some incremental resources and some new money allocations. >> When do we renegotiate again with BU? When are when are we up for that? >> So this is year three. So we have two more years and that's when we expect you know the the costs of electrification will begin to to be in
034the next. >> So we don't ever expect to see cost savings in this particular law. >> I'm not forecasting any. >> Okay. Thanks. So the capital project that uh Dr. McGowan mentioned here's the the over u big picture. So construction budget at this point is $10.6 million and you see the incidental costs that are related to any capital project including the construction contingency, the incidental budget which is our design fees, construction management fees, any testing fees, um capitalized interest or dazzy cost if we choose that financing route. And then part of it is reauthorization. Um the new project and the total is $13.6 million. What we're proposing to do is uh request from the voters draw down of our capital reserves $3.5 million leveraging building aid maximizing the building aid that we're eligible for and
035draw down the remaining smart schools funds to honor our commitment that there be no additional taxes for for this project. So we will always work with our financial consultants to ensure that that um you know the stability and the tax gap is honored through our capital projects. On the right hand side is the scope of work and there's two scopes of work. So there's the scope of work that was previously authorized by the voters in February of 24 that we did not bid and we do not have contracts for but it was scope that we committed to. Um then and then we have new scope items um as we continue to do our master planning. So we have the bolded items are scope that was previously um committed to that we need reauthorization for and
036then the the ones that are not in bold are the new scope items and you can see uh disagregated by the school there. And with that I'll turn it back over to Dr. McG. >> Thank you. uh you know there's one point of clarity I think is important for us to make as often and as clearly as we can which is the capital project work that Lou just spoke about and the capital project work that is currently happening right so the turf project and all the other work is completely and totally separate from the general fund budget that we're discussing that over the next several months we'll be developing and if all of that work stopped. If those projects didn't happen, it would have no impact on this issue, on this budget. None. Likewise, these
037projects are being paid by state aid and capital reserve money that the district has in a capital reserve that can only be used for that purpose. Cannot be used for the general fund. >> And that's outlined in the law. Correct. That's regulation. If you establish the capital reserve, it can only be used for that purpose. Correct. It can't mitigate any tax increase. It can't touch general expenses. It cannot by law be used. So if the project stopped tomorrow, it would have no impact whatsoever on the general fund budget. One would make the argument that our liability in that case would exponentially dismantle the budget. But on the face of it, that's not even the the debate for tonight or the discussion. It just needs to be very clear that cap these capital projects have no
038bearing on the general fund budget that we're proposing to the community. None whatsoever. And changing them would not stop that. Nothing in any way, shape, or form would have an impact on that budget. The money just they're completely separate funding sources and don't uh have an impact on each other. The options really that we're looking at this point are, you know, the we don't have enough revenue to support the proposed expenses that LSE walked through today. So, it's really having a conversation about what does that mean then the state's budget has not been finalized. So, we don't have a definite number for that yet. Number one, but we really have to do have to do our due diligence in exploring what it would mean to increase taxes beyond the cap. Not a decision that's been
039made. not something we're proposing, but every year that is part of the dialogue and the conversation like it was last year. And we had this conversation last year with the community, but in light of the reassessment issue that the town was going through, which is not currently an issue, we said we can't continue that dialogue while there's uncertainty for our families. But I do say to you now that at the beginning of this process, we we owe it to our community and the services we're providing to have that conversation. That's not a proposal. That's not what's happening. That is saying to you that's part of our due diligence and exploring revenue sources. We also likewise have to look at other funding sources which is utilizing our current resources as a temporary solution and those are
040reserves. Again, not the capital reserve. You can't use it for that. Not reserves that are designated for a specific purpose. This is the unappropriated fund balance. What of that could we use? The difficulty with that as always is that is using money from your savings account to pay for an ongoing bill to cover your mortgage to cover your utilities to cover the things that aren't going to go away. You're using money out of your savings account. So then the next year when you don't have as much money in your savings account, how do you continue to pay for those expenses that aren't going to change? That's the danger. So it's looking at those things and then it's looking at all of the use of resources and the current expenditures. So this is the beginning of
041the process. It's really not. As you know, this is something that is evolving really since the new budget starts in July, but in earnest for the last several months in district. All of what Lou is presenting to you is a result of a lot of analysis and a lot of work already. But it's about now digging even further into each one of those lines and saying then from an efficiency perspective, are we doing the best we can with those dollars? Are there reductions we can make? And what's the costbenefit analysis? So what is the impact? Largely because we are a student and kid business on our students and on what we can provide to kids. That is entirely what drives this conversation. As we often say the budget is the numerical representation of our mission,
042vision, values, and goals. And so that is the very difficult conversation to determine what can we afford to do with the resources we have available. We can look at one-time purchases, you know, so the things that are not ongoing expenses. What can you purchase now that won't be an ongoing expenses? Can you purchase that out of reserve? Can you purchase that out of this year's allocation knowing that's an expense that would come up next year? Is that a possibility? We can look at certain items and say, can we wait to do that? If we don't have to purchase that piece of equipment, there is a a different expense to then maintaining something. I always try and think of this, although it applies to a lot of things, say a generator or a lawn mower or
043other equipment. Well, there's a cost to maintaining that instead of purchasing the new and running the risk. It's like people do with their car. Should I put the money into that into the the the used car that's close to dying or do I get, you know, a new lease or a new car or a new used car, whatever the choice might be for a family. That's the kind of conversation we're having, but on a bigger scale. So, can you defer some of those expenses to future bud budgets? And again, this conversation about reducing services, programs, and opportunities. That's the last resort. But that is what we're spending our money on. There's nowhere else to go but those things. when we have exhausted the the tractor or the lawnmower purchase or the generator purchase or the
044whatever those other things might be, those other hard costs, the bulk of our spending to what Lou mentioned when we talk about 3/4 or so of our spending is on the people that are providing programs to kids and for services for kids. So that is where the money is and that's where we would have to go to make those reductions. So, it's really about that idea of thinking about some combination probably of these things, tax revenue, expense reductions, and use of reserves and coming up with what makes the most sense, does the least harm to student program. We always want to be thinking actually proactively and prospectively on improving program and service to kids and really meeting needs. Unfortunately, from a financial and a resource perspective, we're right now in the business of how do
045you protect what's working for kids and uh and families and then the use of reserves and what is the impact of that long term and how can we sustain that over a period of time. So, it's really looking at those three things. Like we said on Monday, uh we will be looking at with the community this information but also the data that's been received. We encourage people to continue to go into that exchange and help us understand what their priorities are. Uh that will close uh late Friday. So Friday the link will be sent out one more time. If people want to go in there and answer, provide us feedback that is really helpful. We'll present that and talk through that. And those forms have always been designed to basically say to people, here's where
046we're at. You know, this is the data that we have right now. This is what people say we should prioritize. But put a human face and voice to that. help us triangulate that data and understand what are you thinking, what are you feeling and what should we do and that that's really what Monday is focused on. So the next presentations as this continues to evolve, we'll update you on progress in terms of what we've done on the expense side, anything we learn about the revenue side as the state budget gets worked through over the next uh month or so or several weeks, what we learn from that, and then what we think makes sense in terms of putting together the best financial package to present to the community for a vote. Any questions for Lou
047and I? Just a a maybe a comment and a question. First with regards to expense reductions, it's probably more appropriate given what L said in the beginning, which is we're a people business, which is what you always say. You're really talking about people and program reductions. Given the size of the gap we're addressing now, we should say that out loud. The other thing with regards to the use of reserves, because I've had these conversations a couple of times, obviously we're audited on a regular basis. Someone could say, "Well, drain your reserves. take them right down to zero such that you avoid getting rid of people and programs. But there's actually generally account general accounting principles that tell you here's about how much reserves are appropriate if appropriate is the right word Lou in terms of
048what we want to have in reserves, rainy day funds, whatever we want to call those. So is there a way to comment on like an ideal balance in a reserve or the idea of taking it to zero, take every penny out of there to help pay off what feels like a one year sort of gap? Comments on that? you know, so there's a legal limit for the amount you can keep in reserves. Uh the legal limit is actually far under what would be recommended for most businesses to operate in terms of cash reserves. Um but in our audit every year it is reviewed how much is in reserves and designated reserves. So for example, there's a retirement system reserve, there's a whole bunch of different reserves that can be used for a specific purpose. Again,
049the capital reserve that can only be used for that. So it it really um is looked at scrutinized in the audit report every year will comment on whether or not you have underfunded or over relied on reserves. I think that's an important consideration too. The best way I can explain is to go back to the household analogy. You know, if in a given month your income is $5,000, but your mortgage, your car payment, your insuranceances, your utilities, you know, add up to six, and you happen to have, because of previous income received, been able to squirrel away, you know, $10,000. Well, that's 10 months of being able to go over your budget that you can pull out of your reserve, your undesated, unappropriated reserve, right? If your household was to use school terms, what are
050you going to do in month 11 then when you don't have that? Now you're $1,000 in debt and then 2,000 the next month, 3,000 the next month, you know, without the promise of more income coming in. Now, if you're at home and you can use a home equity line of credit or a credit card to get you through because you know you have more revenue coming in, maybe a job change, maybe something's coming up with your family and for some reason your income will increase to cover that expense, that's that's your choice to make. But organizationally, it would be inappropriate to spend beyond what we could manage out of reserves. And every year we already do pull out from that unappropriated fund balance and we count on that as a revenue source. That comes from
051the fact that in most budget years you spend 97 98% of what's budgeted, right? We don't budget so close to the bone. Although that's one of the strategies that Lou uses in this kind of scenario to say, okay, got to tighten up those margins as close as we can while still operating safely. But that's that money then is put into reserve and put back the following year towards the tax levy. So we're already using that as a stream. But we have to feel confident that we can replenish that so that when that you know maybe mid-year paycheck comes the third paycheck in a month for those that get paid in that way or maybe it's a mid-year bonus people replenish their savings account. Whatever that might be that you can replenish that. We don't see
052a way we could do that beyond what we are already doing. Right? So, we're pulling out a reserve, put it into the levy, and then at the end of the year, we're able to replenish that. To go much more than we're already at would be drawing down on the savings in a way where we'll run out and then what do you do? And then your problem instead of making some reductions or asking the community at some point to go over the levy one year and and say listen we can't guarantee that we're not going to have to do this in the future but we can say if we do it now we won't have to do it again for a long time that in the life cycle of a budget and the way expenses chart
053out over time at some point it has to correct. Remember, in our community, we don't have a lot of levy growth due to new businesses, new property tax growth. We have a very stagnant uh base in that way. So, you can't count on all of a sudden more revenue will come in. This likely, given the way the tax system is set up, will be something we always have to encounter, particularly until there's reform in the areas that are costing us the most. that increase in retiree health care, >> which is a benefit that is negotiated, that we owe, that we have a commitment to our employees, that's not something that you can just change, nor should we, by the way, but the health care system in general that everybody is struggling with and every business
054is struggling with. Increases of well over a 100% in that expense are are, I think, just unmanageable across the entire state, public and private sector. So that kind of reform something will have to happen in that regard and not diminishing benefits but as a society how do we take care of everybody from a health perspective >> and schools from downstate to upstate are dealing with unanticipated increases in healthcare last year this year >> in fact two years ago we began the process of moving retirees into a different plan that had been bid as less expensive and it was great look at this we're going to be able to control our expense better reduce the increase. I mean, it's not that it ever gets that much less, but reduce the increase. And now, because of the
055change in healthcare subsidies and the national system, that's not a sustainable plan. And the providers just a year later are saying, "Sorry, we're not going to be able to do it at that. Now, here's what the price is going to be after moving people to a less expensive plan." Um, you know, and I'll give Lou takes a leadership role in the rash, the Rochester area healthcare consortium public school districts managing this, you know, and we are self-insured and we work with Excelis. We work with other providers. Our rate increases are are less than the community rated plans and every effort is made to reduce that expense every year. This is a constant conversation for school business officials, union officials who participate in that as well, the school superintendent really trying to reduce that expense. It
056is the nature of health care everywhere in the health care system that I think we're seeing across the the network. Any other questions, >> comments or questions? >> Well, thank you both very much for your time. We'll hit we'll hit on Rash. We'll hit on Rash as well. Were you going to say something? Thank you. Excuse me. Next up, we've got the approval of resolution for the Seeker State uh environmental uh quality resolution act uh review act, excuse me, for the 2026 capital project resolution. Um, you've all had a chance to review this, ask questions. Any other questions from the team in regards to this seeker that we're discussing? >> I just have one I mean, mine is a slight housekeeping thing that I apologize, Cam. I did not uh >> I didn't prepare it.
057So, you're okay. There is one one extra the um on page two of seven um second whereas it says the sum of the above and it should just say is it should just say whereas sum of the above school buildings sites there's just one extra the >> okay >> other changes questions or comments >> can we just go back over what this particular seeker resolution covers when it comes to the proposition that will be on the budget in May. It will be part of the budget vote in May. The list you it was part of this budget presentation, but can you just quickly >> Sure. >> recap what it what it will cover. >> You want to pull up the slide? >> Yeah, I we could pull up the site or Lou, do you want
058to articulate that? >> Yeah, I think that might be helpful. Thank you. Look, >> I just think it's helpful to display that to so we know what we're talking about. >> No, I think that's a great point. very clear. >> Yeah, because we're all looking at it, but not everybody can. >> I did it. Thank you. So this is the scope of work that's included in this uh proposed capital project. The seeker in this instance um is related to the new scope. Uh so that was reviewed by our architects and engineers and certainly by our environmental uh attorney uh that reviewed the scope of work in assessing any environmental impacts for that. It was determined to be a type two that didn't uh require further environmental review. Uh the one area that was considered that
059our attorney asked the architect to prepare uh the short EAF form uh was because of the addition at the middle middle school and the bump out of the the new secure entrance way. So, we did that as uh as a as a review. Uh but again, given the square footage and the um environmental impact as evaluated by our attorney and the architect, it was considered to be a type two. >> Thank you. >> Other questions or comments? Motion to approve uh the seeker resolution for the 2026 capital project as presented. >> So moved. >> Moved by Karen. >> Seconded by Clayton. All those in favor, >> we have to do a roll call. >> Is that the one? >> So, the vote for the foregoing resolution is as follows. Larry Davis, >> yay. >> Carrie
060Lambertino, >> yay. >> Dr. Susan Gasparino, >> yay. >> Hatch, yay. >> Clayton Jones, >> yes. >> Winter, yay. >> I don't know if we need to know for the record that Dr. Lee is out this week. So, >> Dr. Lee is out. Yes. Thank you. Kim. >> Yep. Same thing for the the next one. >> Okay. Um, next is the approval of the resolution authorizing the annual budget vote, annual election, and the propositions. That vote for this year is May 19th, I believe. Correct. >> That's correct. >> May 19th. Questions with regards to all of these. With that said, motion to approve the uh resolution authorizing the annual budget vote, election, and propositions. >> Moved by Susan, >> seconded by Esser. >> We got to go down do roll call. >> Roll call again.
061So, Larry Davis, >> yay. >> Dr. Lee is absent. Carino, >> yay. >> Dr. Susan Gasparino, >> yay. >> Karen Hatch, >> yay. >> Clayton Jones, >> yes. >> Mr. Winter, >> yay. The resolution is there upon declared duly adopted by the vote of six eyes's and zero nays. Good. >> All right. Thank you. Next up, we have our reports and um we'll go through as we always do. First, you've had the chance to review the financial reports presented. My computer's not working. I apologize. One second, please. Thank you for the financial reports received which include the treasurer's report and the financial summary. Any questions with regards to either of these reports? Motion to approve the reports as presented. >> So moved by Clayton. >> Seconded by K. All those in favor? >> Samantha, it's
062great to see you. >> Me, too. >> Um, indoor track and field sectionals took place for February break with nine athletes going to states on March 6 or who went to states on March 6th. Boys swimming and diving sent four athletes to states on March 6th. Brighton Rowing Club hosted the fourth annual Brighton Burn event where many students meddled in their events and raised over $400 for the Fingerlakes Regional Burn Association. Um the National Merit Scholarship selected five Brighton seniors as finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Award. Festival Festival of Ideas took place on March 7th where many BHS club members helped out with the activities. Tomorrow, March 11th, is our Brighton believes day where we do service projects in our home rooms during the school day. And we also have our Brighton believes food
063drive going on throughout this week. Our district dodgeball game is going on March 6th or March 11th, sorry, with teachers and seniors competing against each other. The vocal prism concert will be Thursday, March 12th. BHS Galaxy Club is hosting their annual suare on Friday, March 13th. And the college and career night will be hosted on Wednesday, March 18th of next week. I am told that the seniors have an imposing and dominant dodgeball team they're bringing tomorrow night. I see Dr. How in the back y nodding yes. >> Yay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Um hold it up real quick. >> At the right time. >> Just the right time. >> Is there a right time? All right, Mr. Chair. >> Uh, Board of Education, Monro County School Board Association reports, I don't feel the
064need to dwell on this terribly challenging uh topic, but with regards to district operations. Um, we did discuss RASP, which I can never remember what the acronym is. It's the healthcare consortium, >> Rochester area school health plan. >> Lou says yes. Thank you, Lou. Um, I just noticed rash. Um, you know, there's just no good information in that 50 and 60% increases from last year to this year with an expectation of up to a 70% increase um for the following year. And when we sit with our our peers, I was sitting with another school board president from another public school district in Mon County and she raised her hand said we can't do this. we get 2% um for a cap and our health costs are going up 60 and 70%. So there's a pretty
065intense discussion amongst everybody in terms of how to handle that. The answer of course is nobody's got a great answer and um continued advocacy, continued uh just advocacy at this, you know, county, state, and really federal level to get after it. But um we're in an untenable situation. Nothing about that meeting was good. Um I know you were phoned in. I was actually there. Lou was there as well. Um, and it's a group of really intelligent people, myself excluded, just look at each other going, "What are we going to do about this?" And there are no great answers. And it's not specific to schools, although it's particularly challenging right now. It's sort of everywhere. And I don't want to act like people don't deserve to have health care, but I also can't act like it's
066free. We got to figure out how to pay for it and work this through for the uh great employees in this organization. So, um, I don't really have anything optimistic to say about it other than we've just got to keep talking about it, keep hoping at solutions. Karen, I'll give you the chance. Obviously, you were down in for that meeting as well. >> Um, I don't have really anything positive to add about that particular meeting. Thank you. >> It's virtually every February. We can't can't seem to get really any good news. We've had like working with a couple of providers that have brought our cost down temporarily, but it's just it's not even specific to this state. I don't >> um information exchange. >> Neither of us were able to attend. >> Okay. >> We
067leaning on Karen. Karen may have attended. >> I was I was there but I cannot find my notes. >> Okay, that's also okay. >> I do apologize. I can tell you all about legislative committ. >> Well, that's next. So, that that works. So, that's next. You have another meeting coming up tomorrow. >> Tomorrow? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Tomorrow. Yes. Tomorrow. But we won't be there because we'll be getting ready for dodgeball. This is >> right. That's a four o'clock. >> That's a four o'clock. And I'm sad to miss this one because it's a four o'clock tour of um >> Boseis 2 Monroe Orleans, which is not a facility I've ever seen because we don't they don't provide our services. So, I was really looking forward to that. But Dodgeville is more important right now,
068isn't it? Uh so legislative committee, we had a small group visit Albany. Um and it was a a different trip. I was not able to go with them this year while I was home with Peggy. Um but they were able to have far more targeted meetings. Um they met with um Shelley Mayor's education um legislative assistant. They were able to meet with Blake Washington who is the director of the budget for the governor's office which was a huge connection that we made recently with the help of of Joe Morelli. They met with Assemblyman Benadetto who chairs this um assembly education committee um and talked about all of our greatest hits, the tax cap, foundation aid, zero emissions buses, other potential things coming down the line. But what we did decide as a legislative committee is
069that we likely in the future will be taking our field trip with everybody, but we'll target it to a smaller group because we were able to get more impactful meetings with a smaller group of people. Not everybody wants to welcome 16 school board members into their office all at the same time, much as I think that that's important for them to hear from all of us and a representation of Monro County. But going forward next year, um we'll be going with a smaller group. I anticipate as president being there with them. Um so, and then we're preparing, believe it or not, for our last meeting. will be meeting with Regent Hill for um an SD roundup what the board of regents has been up to um looking at graduation requirements their portrait of a graduate
070so that's in that's in early April >> seems odd to be saying we're sort of coming towards the end towards the end of the year so uh continue to be grateful for M County School Board Association the work they're doing to have us all work together to get at some common foes or enemies I guess is the best way to say that and I don't mean the politicians I mean like the issues of healthcare and some of those other things. >> Okay, next up is Boseies. As always, we're we're we're grateful for our former board president, Mark Kanovich, who served as a rep from Monroe Monroe one Boseies. Quick update from him, which he always is great about providing us. They've reviewed their proposed budgets for the 2627 school year covering support services, instructional administrative
071technology services. They've approved their 2627101 BOSIES academic school year calendar. And this is sort of interesting. Monro County Schoolboards Association, which we just mentioned, had been at the Brookside School when we owned it. They moved over to Metro Park. And now we're going to be taking space with Monroe County Bo Monroe One Boseies, which is a great uh symbiotic sort of relationship, provide them a great space with some um reduced costs and things like that. So excited there for their move, which will take place, I believe, this summer. >> July. Yep. Um and then they also reviewed and approved the Monroe One uh board of ed meeting calendar for Monro one policy. So uh as always they are active and again thank Mark for his advocacy on our behalf and all of Monro County's behalf.
072>> Other board members uh reports I'll start at the end of the table as I always do and work this way. Clayton. >> Uh yes. So last week I attended the uh program evaluation committee for uh the facts uh for career readiness and um CTE pathways. um nice group of kind of a cross-section, counselors, teachers, administrators, uh some other instructional uh leaders from around uh the district. Uh the focus of the of the meeting was really about um thinking about career readiness in a continuum, right, from elementary school all the way uh through graduation instead of, you know, just high school or just junior high. Um so really uh focusing on introducing the career awareness earlier to students uh so they can better connect uh what's happening in the classroom to real world opportunities and
073scenarios help make uh better informed choices as they move through uh middle school and high school. And then finally just um moving forward they're going to continue to look at the skills framework as it relates to career readiness. um do some more stakeholder input uh gathering some information from staff, students, uh families, other folks who intersect with the classes um and it's still an exploratory stage, but you know the goal is eventually to make recommendations. So my thanks to Drs. and evidence for the meeting. >> Thank you, >> K. >> Um, right after our last time we reported, I attended the our library program review where we worked with the committee to look at potential recommendations for that program. Um, and just wanted to thank the librarians across all four of the buildings and Dr.
074Rio did an incredible job and a lot more work than I feel like I did. So, um, they did an incredible job and we'll move forward with making recommendations for that program. >> Thank you. Esther, >> um, nothing to report. I was unable to attend the curriculum council u committee meeting uh, this time and uh, Brighton believes um, uh, all the things that are coming up have already been reported on. So I have nothing else to add. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Nothing to report. >> I think I'll just add about Festival of Ideas. I know that um Esther Clayton and I along with Larry were able to um volunteer at the Festival of Ideas doing um sort of line management which was quite a feat this year because I believe we had over 700
075students um >> Going to school on Saturday >> when it was 65 degrees outside. >> Exactly. >> Smiling about it and smiling and there were so many community volunteers who offered the most amazing enriching programming. There were high school student volunteers teaching dance. There was science. There was music. There was curling, there was scuba. >> There was tons of people getting lost in the high school and getting helped immediately by a bunch of volunteers going, "No, go down there for that room." >> So really an amazing event. So I was just my daughter who came to visit college as a cool college kid. >> I've got it as an immediate acknowledgement, but I'll do it now. Our thanks as always to former school board member Martha Skirmmano who's head headman this quarterback this for >>
076two or three decades. >> 36 years. and um the level of excitement and volunteers just showing up going, "What do you need me to do?" And it's kids really excited about learning things they want to learn. See their anticipation in line. >> And um I mean, in regards to the kids, it's every size, shape, color, kind, and everything. It's just such a mosaic of kids coming in. It's just a great It's just a great event. And one of the things I'll note is I waved to so many parents whose who are empty nesters whose kids have graduated but still come back to volunteer at festival. >> So this is all like each other stealing each other's thunder. But that was part of my report. No, no, I'm glad you brought it up because Martha and
077Frank don't even live in town. >> They don't even live in state. >> No, they come from from from Delaware every year to do this. But >> the Canes, >> uh Don Wiss, I could go on and on. There are so many people whose kids graduated 10, 15, 20 years ago or whose, you know, no longer have any other connection other than festival that are part of Martha's committee. And I think that is >> to me so fascinating and and such a, I don't know, just a commentary on this community and the connection people have to still continuing this amazing thing 40 years later >> and uh and going to that great length because it is a huge lift to make it But we have a ton of teacher volunteers, staff volunteers that participate and
078people just it is a wonderful wonderful event to observe and it is like maybe the most bright in the brain events, right? Like it is a bright event and it's hard to explain to other people. People just come to learn something different and >> 700 kids on a Saturday when it's 67 degrees. Very cool. >> I'll say I'll say two quick things also. a number of former board members. I think Julen Gilbert and Christ were doing a cake making or cupcake making. >> Yeah, Mar was like, so that was >> Jeff Sinsky. Like there's a whole list of people that haven't had kids for a while. It's pretty cool. >> Yeah, we would be remiss not to announce John DeLi's buildings team who does a whole bunch of stuff behind the scenes. I saw Dave
079Loose moving throughout the building all day. Just like there's a lot to get that building ready to get 700 kids and they do a phenomenal job. So, thank you for bringing that up. Much appreciated. Well, the other thing I'll note, um, for the construction work that we do with the owner, architect, construction managers, there will be next Thursday, which is the 19th, we'll do an open, uh, forum at Council Rock. Is it at 7:00 p.m.? This will all go out um, an announcement. Yes. >> Just reviewing the Council Rock upcoming uh, work being done at Council Rock. Um, so we'll have the opportunity to talk about that with the construction folks next week. Um, and appreciate uh, us being able to sort of do that so people know what's going on. their schools >> the
08019th at 7. >> I think it's at 7 p.m. That's Thursday. >> And Dan Goldman, who is our outstanding communications uh boss, and we'll get all that information out to everybody. So, thank you, Dan. >> Kristen, we're going to finally turn to you. >> All right, I got some goodies. Okay. >> Um, Council Rock, Miss Porter's second grade class, celebrated the hundth day of school and being 100 days smarter with puzzles and challenges from breakout edu. And they were successful at these challenges as they used habits of mind, working interdependently, thinking flexibly, and persisting. At FRES, Mr. Jason Salter came to teach the kids about curling during the Olympics. They got to see different equipment needed and even watched their peer poppy compete in a curling tournament. Visual arts at third grade is working on
081self-portraits inspired by artists Pablo Picasso and Sandra Silverswig. At fourth grade, they've just completed their coil pot project and they were excited to put them on display in the hallway cases. Fifth grade is also working on self-portraits to represent their unique identities. In the link to the report, you'll see a video you can click on for the next update. Miss Cordova's fifth grade class, the students researched present-day influential black journalists and then created a news show titled the brewin buzz. So there is a link I think for you to watch that on YouTube. At TCMS in the ENL win, Miss Vigani read what Makes Us Human and students explored important themes from the book including how language makes our world diverse and unique. And the following day, Mr. Genie's mom, a retired art teacher, visited
082the class to introduce a special art project. Each student will design and create their own house to represent themselves. And floating above each house will be a balloon displaying the students native language or languages. And the project celebrates multilingualism and reminds ENL students their languages are something to honor, protect, and be proud of. In the 1214 class, students have been computer programming with lots of fun trial and error using the Obots. They've been coding by coloring simple codes and paths for the tiny robots to follow. The TCMS academic challenge pool swept their matches at McUade last week. And congratulations go out to students in Mrs. Coyle's extended studies class. Their project automatic football snapping machine was selected by RIT for further development and a team of engineers in RIT's mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology program
083will be working with the kids on the design. And other news out of ESS, two students won the middle school level of the stock market competition through SIFMA. In sixth grade, students from the classes of Mrs. Falter, Miss Clark, Mrs. Parks, Mr. Gillson, Mrs. Martinez, Miss Foss, and Mrs. Lambert participated in the Egypt exhibition where students chose an area of ancient Egypt's culture and then used their information skills and new resources to research and document their findings. In choir, Mrs. Kohl's students are preparing for the prism concert. Each class selected the song that they'll sing, and they've been working diligently to get ready. Their pieces feature movement, world drumming, speech chant, and modern ac capella style. In addition, the premier choir is preparing to sing at the hundredyear celebration ceremony, and they will be performing
084the Star Spangled Banner and a jazz version of the entertainer. At BHS, the French club celebrated Chandelure, which is crepes day, on February 2nd, and students made ine crepes, which symbolized the return of the sun and the light after winter. And because French Club is synonymous with food, they also celebrated Marty GR New Orleans style with beignet and decorated masks while listening to NOLA Marty GR music. The world language interns are off to a strong start. They've become an integral part of language classrooms at BHS and TCMS where they make cultural presentations, work with small groups, and have individual conversations to help students make progress in the language. And outside of the classroom, they've become part of the Brighton community, staying with amazing Brighton host families. >> Is this a garbage plate? A look at
085that thing. >> Okay. >> So, that's the German intern and her godmother came to visit and took her to try a garbage plate and then also got a chance to see Niagara Falls. >> Our Spanish intern celebrated his first Thanksgiving and traveled to New York City with his host family. and he also helped Steve Falter with the girls modified basketball teams. And French in turn traveled to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving and his host family visited over February break um in Brighton where they played Scrabble in French and the foreign language wanted to give a big shout out to the JCC because they have offered a free membership to the interns for their entire stay here >> at BHS. The programming club took a group of seven students to the Syra Syracuse Lockheed Martin site for a
086programming competition where one of the teams finished second in the advanced division out of 13 teams. The February math team summary is that they wrapped up with the last Monroe County League meet with 85 students in attendance and 10 teams competing. They came in fourth in their division and had three teams score a perfect 16. >> Wow. The teen institute club participated in the great give back. The club members and family members attended a reunion service event in Syracuse with other leaders from across the state and students wrote cards for children's hospital and to veterans collected food pantry donations, made hygiene kits and hundreds of sandwiches for a food shelter. All German students in Dr. Guyger's class participated in the national German exam at the end of January. Students who earned a gold medal were
087invited to complete an interview as part of the selection process for the summer study trip scholarship which is an all expenses paid program in Germany. And after the interview process, Audrey Hoffen was recommended for the scholarship and is now in the pool of national finalists and we'll continue along with some other stuff. And she's only a ninth grader. >> It's amazing to me how many kids we have so many scholarship. It's stunning to me. >> Yeah. And then several BHS music students were selected for Monroe County, Monroe all county ensembles amongst the most competitive county honor ensembles in the state of New York. And they were very proud of everyone's accomplishment. And this was everything from voice um to band to orchestra. >> Awesome. >> Thank you. Great pictures. >> Dr. Miguel, just give me
088one second here. No, no, no. I think I got something. Just want to make sure. >> Not saying just saying. >> Just want to make sure the principles are aware. >> Mr. Tapin, take pride. Also, this was the Council Rock >> BCSD team. >> No, I'm just saying. Just so you know, there's a lot of glory that goes with it. A lot. It feels great. Dr. Hall, >> we play for pride. >> I hope for you someday. >> I hope you do, too. Brain believes day is tomorrow. It's amazing. Other than certain teams winning a dodgeball championship and feeling great about that for an entire year, uh the work that's done throughout the day, all kidding aside, to support people and be bigger than ourselves and think about the role we play to be people
089for others is pretty amazing and uh projects throughout the district. Super excited about that tomorrow. Also would like to continue to wish members of our community Ramadan Bark. Those who are celebrating and observing uh we wish you the best. Again, the budget survey is there. Please chime in and come to the forums on Monday. And uh just one more time, again, thanks to the festival people for making it such a great experience for kids. It's it's just awesome. Thank you. >> Okay, a couple others to close out. First, we have a bid uh for the approval of cooperative bid for art supplies. Obviously, we work within Monroe County to drive the best possible prices for things like this for all of our school supplies. questions with regards to this cooperative bid. Motion to approve. >>
090So move. >> Second. >> Moved by Esther. Seconded by Karen. All those in favor? >> I consent agenda. We've got the financial statements, personnel changes, approval of recommendations from both the committee on special education and the committee on preschool special education. Some field trip approvals just because of when our meetings fell. It was tough to get these two. But the uh boys swimming and diving state championships last week at Ithaca and also last week indoor track uh state field gez indoor track and field state championships. I'll get it there eventually in Staten Island. Um varsity trip to Orlando, Florida, science Olympiad at Le Moy College and Spanish grade 8 New York City trip in May. Also got a couple of fundraising activities uh including the Brighton Bruins wrestling boosters garden factory plant card which is
091always a good one at this time of year. questions or uh changes with regards to the consent agenda. >> Motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Moved by Susan. >> Second by Carrie Lynn. All those in favor. >> Uh Dr. Lee, happy birthday and abstensia. I know you're traveling this week. We all wish you a happy birthday. Um again, I'll say thanks to Martha uh scrum model for doing such a great job on festival ideas. We'll do that one more time. Also thanks as always to our tech crew loose Mike and the Chuck Taylor and Bill me later. So with that we'll entertain a motion to adjourn. >> So >> moved by Carrie Lim second. >> Seconded by Esther. All those in favor. >> This has been a special presentation from the Brighton Central School
092District Board of Education.