001Okay, it's six o'clock. So, I would like to call this June 8th, 2026 of any board of education meeting to order. Adam, would you call the role? >> Miss Hoffman >> here. >> Mcklin >> here. >> Mr. Lavallet >> here. >> Mr. Feller >> here. >> Mr. Bowden >> here. And please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> So, we are at the first opportunity for public participation for agenda items. >> We do not have anyone signed up. >> I think we have one. Mr. Mr. Mayor, if you're ready, now would be the time. >> Absolutely. Come on. mayor. >> So this is one
002of the one of the pleasures that I that I get for uh being mayor in this in this particular discussion. So we'll we'll go over here so that everybody can see. Whereas Dr. Veronica Mley joined the Sylvania school district as se as as superintendent in 2020. And whereas Dr. Dr. Mley has served with distinction as the superintendent of Sennsylvania schools and has demonstrated unwavering dedication to students, families, educators, and community members of this district. And whereas through her tenure, Dr. Mley has championed academic excellence, educational innovation, student achievement, and equitable opportunities for all learners. And whereas Dr. widely has provided steady leadership, fostered collaboration among staff and stakeholders, and worked tirelessly to create a positive and supportive educational environment. And whereas under her leadership, Sylvania schools have has developed and executed a 5-year strategic plan,
003a comprehensive master facilities plan, and a districtwide rebranding initiative. A lot of where's whereas Dr. Dr. Mley has inspired students to pursue success empowered education to excel in their profession and strengthen the partnerships between schools and to the community. And whereas the dedication, vision, and service of Dr. Mley have le left a lasting and meaningful impact on the lives of countless students and families throughout the Sennsylvania school district. And whereas Dr. Mley has also served as the board of directors for the Sennsylvania Area Chamber of Commerce, demonstrating outstanding commitment, vision, and leadership throughout her tenure. Now, therefore, I, Mark Fry, mayor, do proclaim June 9th, 2026 as Dr. Veronica Mley in the city of Savannah. I don't know what to say. I I first of Thank you from my heart. It's been a pleasure to
004serve in this community to end my career. I've been so fortunate to be among such a great community, great students, great family, great board. I never thought in all of my life that I would have had the opportunity to serve in such a district at Sennsylvania. It will forever be a part of my fabric. It's made me a better professional, a better person, and there's so many people I'm going to miss. Who am I going to play my, you know, frog, the baseball, vintage baseball with, right, GQ? Um, but no, it has truly been a gift and a blessing. So, thank you, Mr. Mayor. I appreciate your time, words, and all the whereasses. I really do. Thank you so much. Thank you. Certainly appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you so much for being here. And
005thank you to everyone. Thank you to our board of education. Can we get a picture of the living? >> Oh, sure. Do you mind? >> Sure. >> Could you join us? >> Yes, please. >> Thank you. Thank thank you mayor. That was great. >> Thank you very much. >> Um okay. So next next item on our agenda is a financial presentation from >> let Mr. Sarah using the key is um Adam's going to talk give the large portion of this presentation but I just want to kick things off and if you focus on the top lefthand corner of his his presentation that's investing in our schools and I'm very confident it's safe to say that if you ask our community especially community members who have school age or have had school age children in our
006district especially the 600 plus who just walked across the stage last Sunday. You know, that investment in our school district, you know, provides more than just the required education that uh the Ohio Department of Education workforce requires us to pass along as as educators. And that includes the opportunities and the experiences that we have for our students each and every day. That's what helps prepare them as they walk across that stage last week for the real world. Um, as we made it very clear going into January of this calendar year that in order to continue those opportunities, uh, we were going to have to find additional revenue. And it goes without saying, I know everybody most likely in this room is well aware we weren't successful asking for additional revenue. Uh, in May with a
0077.9 mil property tax, um, less than 12 short hours after that, Dr. Mley had a small group of us at the table on what we do next. That then extended into a little bit larger uh steering committee where we had two objectives. One was moving into the November election because we made it very clear we have in order to keep those opportunities and experiences moving forward, we have to pass in calendar year 26. We need to find that additional revenue. So that steering committee had two objectives. One is do we refine the ask going into November of 26, which Adam is going to talk quite a bit about. And two, unfortunately, and we did talk about this going into May, if we are not successful in November, in order to balance our budget at the
008end of the 2627 school year, we are going to have to make reductions. Uh, in order to balance our budget moving forward, uh, pretty significant reduction. So, our steering committee has met with directors, we've met with administrators, we've met with SEA leadership, we've met with OT leadership just to discuss some options that Adam's going to talk about. We have a preliminary just like he does list of what those reductions could be at the end of the 2627 school year. But out of respect for those people, we're not going to talk much more about that today. Um, we will get those to the table. We will get those to a board resolution when that time is needed. Again, out of respect for those individuals, that shouldn't be on a conversation here or an email or a
009document that goes out without without having a conversation with them if their title or their position or their program or their name is on that list. So, again, uh important that we that that we talk about this tonight and I will turn it over to Adam as we look forward into November 3rd. So, thank you. >> All right. So, um, you're going to know, you're going to find a lot of similarities from the presentation that I did in the fall, uh, here today. Um, I do have a couple changes that we we'd like to talk about and discuss, but, um, similar in nature from the from the presentation, uh, that we had. So, um, this just outlines again from fiscal year 26 is is the school year we are in right now. Um and then
010next year obviously 27 and and so on the the trend continues right the the need of additional revenue and and it didn't include a lot of the expense comparisons that that we put out uh the factual information that we put out previously uh in terms of you know comparing our expenses to others and and and the tax rates and things like that. But the the need is still there where our expenses are uh outpacing our revenue growth. Uh and and the orange line there uh is our fund balance and and our fund balance is fully depleted uh by fiscal year 29. So I did update uh fiscal year 26 a little bit uh which falls in line where I think roughly where we'll land. Um it it started out to be um way back in
011in October, September and October. It it did uh look like we're going to deficit spend by about 4 million. Uh hope hoping to get that down to about $3.3 million this year in deficit spending. So we'll end the year with 98 days of cash on hand. um like we talked about in the fall um board policy best practice it's around that 90day mark um so we're 28 $28 million seems like a lot I mean we spend uh you know about 108 so it's about 98 days true cash there and then you'll see uh 27 through 30 uh that deficit gets larger and and the expense growth is still not outlandish right so that expense growth is still between is around three and a half percent moving forward uh is what we what we expect um
012in the forecasted period. So in fiscal year 29 you'll see that first red number um if we do nothing which is not a choice um it would be negative by uh $4.6 million there in FY29. So kind of a snapshot of of where we are. Um again um you know having that fund balance, having you know a balanced budget um it does matter. You know we have you know over 2 million square ft to maintain and and and all the our buildings and and and our programming and and curriculum. You know having deficit spending or not a lot of cash, it it it allows us it doesn't allow us to uh absorb some of those challenges that that come. um with you know unexpected costs and and not having the cash reserves to allow to
013maintain that and to maintain the programming, maintain our buildings the way they should be. Um you know that that is going to be a problem moving forward. So um we're going to continue to evaluate the cost savings measures just like we do every year. That is why our expense per pupil is one of the lowest in in Lucas County and schools around our size throughout the state of Ohio. Um that has been very important to us to maintain those expenses and to maintain um that balance approach. Um but it's coming to an end and and we're going to need to to look for ideas to generate more revenue. Um and that's what we're going to mainly talk about today. Um, so again, the the option, we still need that $18 million, right? That 7.9 mil
014property tax. Um, it it's still looking like that is what we need. Um, now I will say some of the things that we heard uh throughout the process was if if maybe you could not make it continuing. So, I I added that on there, like maybe we maybe the property tax option is a 5-year limited um approach and and it allows the community every 5 years to to continue to have a say in in this levy. Um so, that is an option um that we could um that we could discuss and and that could ultimately be something that you guys choose to uh make a change. Uh but that 7.9 still gives us a cash flow positive until 2031. Um where we would deficit spend by about 2.4 million in fiscal year 2031. So that's
015kind of what it looks like from a from a forecasted period all the way out to 2032. Um it does get us that true days cash um above 90 uh throughout the entire uh period there till 2032. um we would collect half of that next school year uh which would then balance that budget. And it's typical levy cycles. Um you generally in a in a levy cycle will increase your fund balance the first couple years of of a levy and then you would definitely spend for a few years until you decide you know what you do. That's just generally how it works. Um so that's the property tax option. Now, I I want to bring up the the idea of the income tax again. We talked about this in the fall. Um there's a lot
016of again growing discussion out there and reform and and and concerns about rising values. Um and an income tax could be viewed as a fairer approach, uh fair forward-looking approach. Um many districts have have tried this recently. Now, I will say um levies in the in the spring across the state didn't didn't farewell. New levies um about 24% of them pass on the property tax side and about 20% uh pass on the income tax side. Um now income tax again has potential to grow with the economy. um that would allow us to get some get some revenue growth where property taxes uh with House Bill 920. We we don't see that growth, right? Um we only see the growth on the inside mills uh the five inside mills that we have. So it could create
017a little bit more sustainable long-term funding model and it gives us a balanced approach. Um we would have then have some property taxes and then we would have an income tax. Um, so it kind of balances that income stream um for for our general fund. Um, so there's two different types of income tax. Uh, there's traditional traditional income tax and an earned income. Traditional is is all revenue uh included wages, pensions, interest, dividends on capital gains and and your retirement income. Now both of them whether traditional or earned both approaches uh do um do not collect and do not charge against social social security. So, um those are not taxed whether we do it traditional or earned. Um you know tax based stability um you know your traditional more people would pay. So your your
018broader um more of our community would pay and then an earned income you know narrows that down and it's really just uh directly on your working uh population um and employment trends there. Um but again the revenue growth is potentially um is there for both traditional and income and earned income values. Um you know there is you know the previous district I worked at did have an income tax. We did see some years where we didn't see the growth um like we thought it it's with the economy right um around COVID you know we saw a decline back in 2007 we saw a decline as well um you know or right around uh the same collections but um generally has grown 2 to 4% every year um historically uh there and then you I updated
019those numbers numbers uh based on 26. There are 214 school districts in Ohio with an income tax and 146 of those are traditional. So uh more more on the traditional side than earned but um uh it is common for schools to have income taxes. So uh we looked at we got updated numbers from the department of taxation. uh you do have to go in in in quarter% uh increments. Um so 75 traditional um and 1% earned are are kind of the the ones that would get us the dollar amounts that we need. So the change that from no November is with the in with the increase in dollars that these levies would generate, we could actually um look at a 75 traditional and we could reduce our property tax mills by two. And I I'll
020show a slide later, but it gets us about $18 million. That would be the net effect of that. Um we a a 75 traditional income tax would generate uh about 22.5 million dollars and that is I got that updated from the department of taxation a couple weeks ago. So they they they'll update that throughout the year but that as we stand today that is the estimate that uh our community would generate based on our 75% traditional income tax. two mills, we generate uh about $2.3 million per mill. Uh so that we could reduce about $4.6 million uh from the property tax reduction. That gets us about that $18 million. Now 1% earned um is again narrowing, you know, narrowing who pays. So that's why we need 1% to get us that close to that $18
021million. uh and we could reduce our millillage by one mil uh in this approach. Um now you'll see on the next slide you'll see we still def this is the 75 we would still deficit spend uh next year uh because department of taxation they they tell you to estimate a little lower early on because you get quarterly tax payments. you have to get the employers get up to speed with the new tax. Uh so they generally tell you to to estimate about 10% that first fiscal year cuz you'd only have one payment um in that fiscal year um in April and then um so the slower collections will fully collect by 2029. Um and this approach would get us a balanced budget uh through 2031, not deficit spending till 2032. Now that's why that's those
022slower collections is why you'll see the days cash on hand doesn't ever doesn't ever get above 90. Um but it it it gets us close in 2030 2031 um to that 90day mark. Um but it I estimated a little bit of growth of that traditional income tax. Um now who knows what you know what 2032 is going to bring right on the expense side and on the revenue side. Um but you you'll see that in 2032 I estimated uh getting collections up to $26 million. So this is the earned income tax side of things with a 1 mil reduction. Um around similar numbers uh based on based on the annual collections of the the income tax and the millage reductions. It gets us to about um 84 days cash on hand at 2032. But similar
023we wouldn't deficit spend again until 2032. uh based on this projection of the 1% earned in the 1 mil reduction. Any questions you know from there or do you want me to just want to wait till the end? >> I have a question. So what which how do how do we do the the reduction of mills? Do we pick a levy an existing levy or do you how does that work? I talked to the Lucas County and and they would just reduce they would just reduce the mills. It wouldn't be a specific levy. They would just reduce the overall mills by by what we say. >> Does the traditional income tax exempt um defined pensions like such kind of >> the traditional? >> Yes. >> Like it I know you said it exempt social security.
024So >> you it would it would collect on that. So residents who were not eligible for social security and instead had some sort of public pension would would not be exempt. >> Correct. >> So I mean I I had this slide. I mean we've we've talked about it before just the difference between the income and property. Obviously, a lot of a lot of questions come up about income. Um, you know, it's it's just like a property tax. It's only the residents that live here that would pay it just like a property tax. Um, so if you work in the city, you're you're not paying the school district income income tax. It's just the residence just like property taxes are. Um, you know, again, income tax has the potential to grow. um where property taxes are
025are limited by that in House Bill 920. Um and and then you know the timing of the receipts, we've talked about that we would get half in in the first year of of passage and and income taxes a little bit slower uh to collect based on the based on you you f department taxation then funnels that money to us. Um so uh that it happens on a quarterly basis. So I just put this slide up uh that kind of just summarizes all three uh which would be the just showing the net effect net impact of of the three different levy types uh getting around that $18.2 million. Um so the the 7.9 does not didn't change from the from the fall in the winter discussions and then the 75 would be um a little under
026that at 18 and then the 1% would be 18.2. So uh all three options um um you know collecting around the same amount to get us get us where we need to be and and continue the great education that we provide for our students. Again, summary just a different way. Um, you know, um, True Day cash at 2032, um, pretty similar 93, 80, 84, um, you know, fund balances, um, similar to where we stand today. So I mean you know that I think those are the options in terms of you know we we need to circle back to whether we want to go property or income. I think it I think it boils down to that. Uh we do need a timeline of decisions by a we have to have both resolutions passed by August
0275th. Um similar to how we had to have them passed uh by February 5th or February 6th last year. um you know and and we'll continue to monitor um our expenses the best we can. Um you know, we're looking at at savings any way we can. We we saved again going into this school year, we saved the 2 million. Um we got some things we're looking at to to continue to lower those expenses. But again, um, when we compare our expenses to others in in the same, you know, area in Lucas County and the in the same schools our size, you know, we're doing more with less. Uh, based on those comparisons, >> so something that I heard um a lot during the levy campaign was it's, you know, it's too much, it's too much.
028And I know that um you provided information on income tax versus property tax. Um why aren't we looking at just asking for less and going back having a shorter levy cycle? I just I I mean I think we've talked about it, you and I, but I curious as to why we aren't putting signs up. Um what would happen if we dropped down to asking 5.9 or >> Yeah. >> 6.9. >> Yeah. I mean, I think it it comes down to and and if you want to chime in, Mr. Zero, that'd be fine. But I mean, at the end of the day, um this this balances our budget for for 5 to seven years. It maintains the academic um structure that we have and even if if you if we ask for less, we will have
029to make cuts as well. Um and and it's something that we can consider. Absolutely. But um at the end of the day, I think that um the the educational experience that we provide our kids is is very important and I think it's worth maintaining. >> I think you summarized it perfectly. I mean, say and correct me, I'm just using property tax. A mill is about $2 million. So, say we took it from 7.9 to 6.9. We're asking for a 6.9 mil property tax levy hypothetically, but then we're still going to cut $2 million at the end of the school year, >> which is a big cut. >> It is. And it's, you know, when 86% of our budget is salaries, wages, benefits, you know, that's people and and it goes back to those people. It
030takes away those opportunities and experiences. I mean, we can do that, but it's it won't be the same as it is today. >> And it definitely shortens the ley. It would be that as well. Adam, you talked about the income tax and the mill reimbursement. I'm right when I say one mill is about $35 on $100,000 home. So, if we did the traditional, the 2 mill would be $70 per $100,000 home that you get back or you wouldn't pay your property taxes. Well, I think there's no question we have to do something, right? And clearly a short timeline since we have to put these resolutions on by August. Um, and we need I mean, it's imperative that it passes. I mean, I know if we have to make these cuts, our district doesn't look the
031same anymore. Like, this is enormously impactful if this happens. Um, have we thought about I mean we want to get it right, right? Have we thought about doing like a quick survey of the community to see which they support more? >> We can. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> I mean, I think it would have to be I discussed this with Tim. I think we would have to put the actual people aren't going to be able to say I support income overall property because they know what the impact is >> on their own, you know, family finances. So we would have to put numbers in there, >> right? Well, these are the numbers we're talking about. Yeah. I mean, these are the numbers we're talking about, right? 7.9 or, you know, 75 or 1% of forgiveness. So,
032I mean, yeah, I think, again, I think we have to give them all the information and just say, you know, what would you be would you support it and what would you support? I mean, it's difficult to know if you can get a sample that's going to be meaningful a thousand%. Right. >> That's my concern. I think we should at least try, >> right? I mean, yeah, maybe a hundred people answer and we don't have a good sample, but maybe it's more. We don't know unless we try, right? But my concern is the the validity of the data that comes back that that asking the question in a way that is meaningful that gives usable data. >> I I understand cuz that's what you do. I understand like you get that. I guess where I'm
033coming from is what we heard a lot during the last election was that we didn't listen and we're not getting input. Like I think this is a big decision. It's so vital that we pass this. Like I think we have to ask, right? And maybe the information we don't know what we're going to get back. Is it going to be valid? Is it not going to be valid? You know, does it give us usable data that doesn't it? Because what if it does and that's helpful to us? >> We won't know that though. >> Yeah. We won't know, >> right? And what we're going to have to >> What if we decide that that is not helpful and we go a different way and then it's you didn't listen to us. And I think it's
034clear we we state that is it's what's provided is feedback. It doesn't necessarily mean that's but but I don't know how much that resonates with people as well. >> That's my concern is we invite participation in that way. I think there are other ways to get feedback besides a survey. >> I think you do you do a focus group. I think we could um we could do targeted um interviews there. There are other ways to get data back. But I think that my concern with soliciting feedback in that way is unless we're inviting participation in that way and then discarding the information because it's not valid has the potential to be interpreted as oh you didn't get what you wanted and so you're right. Well, I think we're all sitting here not sure I mean
035I'm not sure that everybody knows what the right way to go is. So I don't I don't think we're seeking a specific >> I don't think we're seeking the answer that we want. So that's what we can do and we're you know we're justifying it. >> Sure. >> Right. I mean so legitimately that wouldn't be what we were doing. Yeah. >> So, and I don't know if we have time for focus groups and like I don't know that we have like it's >> quick and we have to have two meetings and it's summer and people are gone and we all need to be here for that and it's it's going to be I mean I know we're we're struggling with getting all of us to meetings in July. So, >> I mean I love that.
036I love I love that I do it. I'm all in. I just want to some information, right? >> Yeah. I I definitely think we should ask the community somehow some way, whether it's a survey or a focus group or whatever it is. I feel like, you know, getting feedback from the community is very important. Um, and like you said, we have to do something. I mean, you know, if we do nothing, we're looking at $12 million of cuts roughly next year. That's a massive, massive cut. And I don't think anybody here wants to do that. >> No. Um, so you know, something I for me personally, I kind of feel like the the income tax with the property tax roll back is the way to go. I feel like the community just told us they
037don't want another property tax. So I kind of feel like that's the way we should we just had a survey. >> Right. Exactly. We just had a very a very big survey and >> we did survey your property tax. You're asking too much. >> You're absolutely right. We did. >> Yeah. I like the idea of income with the property tax roll back. I think that's that's a a creative alternative. Um, yeah, we have to pass something this law. It's >> the challenge with the survey is we can get it out to to our 7,800 fan base. >> it's getting it out. I think we have 40,000 registered voters. I mean, how do you get it out to the other 32,000 without throwing it on social media and it's public and who who who knows who's
038>> responding, right? That's where it gets challenging. Does it does it make sense to start with our our families? I think our families are generally supportive some but I think we're going with what you know Dan and Tammy are saying that that's you know we >> kind of but but maybe if we're just asking which way and that gives us the sampling but it doesn't give us the um the community and I think I mean I think it goes without saying senior citizens and retirees are going to certainly prefer an income tax you know so they're not taxed out of their that doesn't tax out of net income. If we do the traditional >> yes we did the earn then not so much people pay more traditional I'm concerned about the impact it would have
039on less a families and they might not see the benefit of the roll back if they're renters um just it seems really unfair to me >> so for a survey I think we better check to see if we're allowed to because I was just made aware we may not be allowed to ask the community for a survey like that. So, we'll have we'll have to check and make sure whatever however we ask the community, we're doing it the proper way cuz general survey may not be a lot, >> right? Break a rule. >> No, no. >> Yeah. And, you know, I you know, I know, you know, we we've looked at potential cuts and whatnot. Um, for me personally, I think no matter what we ask for, no matter what passes, I still think we
040need to continue to look to trim, you know, cut back where we can and trim where we can. Um, because the more we can trim, no matter what we ask for, it'll make it last longer. And and I think that's, you know, the community has told us that they want us to be efficient and and look for ways to save where we can. So, I think we still need to do that. Obviously, if we pass a lobby, then the cuts don't need to be as drastic as as >> can I just make one point there? We're very efficient. >> But that's that needs to be pointed out. I think both things can be true. We can be efficient and we can reduce services. And that's really what what we're saying is when we're cutting, it's
041not because we're being more efficient. It's because we're going to cut services. >> We're going to change the way we do things and provide less. >> Yes. And so I think we need to be honest and say this is not about efficiencies because it's not. We are incredibly efficient. This is about reducing services. >> And that's a good point. Any cuts we make at this point are going to be reducing services. No, we are very >> wast right you're right. But I still think we need to look at it going forward just to make the money last as long%. But we need to be honest with what I'm doing. >> But that's us still cutting things and cutting services and impacting students >> because that's what we have left to do. We've made the cuts
042over the last few years. like we don't you're right we don't do extra >> right >> so this is about reducing services which is what essentially the main election stated >> that's right >> in addition to 7.9 was a big ask it was why don't you look at reducing services >> well the 7.9 was a very big >> but it also came people's property taxes on the >> Sure and there's a lot of misinformation that we that that we should be happy with what we got and not understanding that that didn't help us, right? But also those I mean I heard from a lot of people that was always supporting the schools wanted to support us. just simply couldn't afford their property taxes to go right. >> Mhm. I mean that's the thing and yeah
043I mean I get it income tax does it you know it's not for businesses and it's not everybody you know not people that you know don't live here but it isn't there's no perfect tax right like there's there's no perfect way for us to do this we have to find a way that we can pass and we can maintain what we provide here in Pennsylvania and in the most fair equitable way possible for the people paying the tax And I don't know, every time I see those those tables, an income tax seems the most equitable way. Yeah, some people aren't going to pay their share, right, businesses, and that's not great. But for us to say, well, we're not, you know, we're going to stay with the traditional property tax, which we lost big, because
044we don't want to impact because we want to still make the businesses pay. It's like we're cutting off our better face. We got to find a way to pass this. That's that's fine. >> Yeah. All right. Just next steps for for Tim and I and you know keep having these conversations. >> So is is our next step as a board just to decide which direction we're going property income is that kind of the next step and then go from there. >> So meetingwise how is that going to work? We come back at our next meeting, we talk about it. Is everybody even here? >> Yeah. I mean, we have so the the first resolution his the first resolution that we did if if property only, right? The turnaround is quicker. It's they're local, you know,
045good relationships with the county. They can turn that back in in a day or two and they'll get us the data that we need for our resolution, right? Um, income tax probably will take a week or so. By the time we get, you know, send the information to Columbus, they'll get it back. They historically, when I asked for updated numbers on the projections of what an income tax would bring in our community, they they're generally within a day, they respond. So, they're they're they're relatively quick, but they always kind of say give them a little extra time to to provide that estimate for us. So, if we if we choose the income tax route, um I wouldn't want us to get I'd want us to do it, you know, early early July, >> you know,
046um that way it gives us that second resolution again by August. We can do it the the 4th >> and I can drive it down on the 5th and we're good. So, it's it's just >> So, we probably need to have something on the July 13th meeting agenda. Um, >> a resolution. >> A resol. Yeah. So, and I know >> the first resolution. Yes. >> And we only have one more meeting between now and then on the 22nd. And I know you're gone. I think a couple other people may be gone >> for the 22nd. >> I'm in trial that day. I'm just not sure. >> Do we want to talk about scheduling a special meeting right now? Get everyone's calendars and find a day. >> I'm going the 22nd. So, yeah, I'm good with
047that. So the 22nd will be what we're going to come together and vote on which one we want to do. >> I don't think I don't we don't >> I mean we need to make a decision like a conversation where you're not going to be here >> on the 22nd. >> Yeah. >> I mean are we just >> Yeah. week. >> Okay. So what what about um like Wednesday the 1st? >> Is everybody around that day? >> Works for me. >> Evening like >> same same time. Yeah. >> So maybe maybe we plan on having a special meeting on July 1st to have another discussion. >> First day of the fiscal year. Happy year working late getting everything around for close out. >> No, I thought um >> is everybody here? >> No, I guess
048I'm about the 25th. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, as of now July 1st >> and then we're everybody here the 13th and the 27th. I am not here for >> Okay. So, we have to find if we're doing resolutions, we all need to be here. So, we have to find two other meetings. >> I mean, so it might make sense to find time in June, then keep that July 1st as a special meeting before we have a resolution. I mean, is there any time like coming up like when is everybody out? Like maybe we just need to >> about a week from today. >> Yeah, June 15th. >> I'm out the next two weeks. Okay. I'm starting tomorrow. I'll be back on the 22nd. >> And Kim, you're out the whole >> I mean, I
049leave the n I'm leaving the 18th and I'm not back until the 26th. >> Okay. But all board members are here the 29th. Just 10, >> right? But you're here, right? Veronica's here. Okay. So then why don't we do the 29th for what are we doing here? >> Okay. June 29th. >> Yeah. instead of July 1st. >> No, I think we have to keep July 1st too. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Just just so we have it. >> So, we have a time to discuss it when we're here. Like, what are we going to do? >> And then so you have July 1st for the 13th, I have Caroline's orientation at State. >> Okay. Necessary things. >> Yeah. because we have accommodations that day. >> So we have June 22nd, June 29th, and July 1st. >>
050Correct. >> And then we need one more >> one more for the second resolution. >> Well, we'll have the July 13th is our next regular meeting. >> I'm supposed to be on orientation. >> Yeah. >> And then we have July 27th. Who's going to hear that? Okay. >> I mean later in the week of July 13th I do the 15th 16th >> about the 15th two weeks after the 15th. >> 15. That works. >> I can do that. I'm good with that. >> Can we do the 16th? Can anybody bring the 16th? >> I can do 16. >> 15. >> Yes. I think we shouldn't have we don't need to have the meeting on the 13th. Then that 13th would just be moved to the Yeah, we'll move that to the 16th. >> Yeah. >>
051Do we need one on the 29th and the 1st? Can we have the resolutions on the 1st and the 16th? >> Well, we need a time to talk about it. We haven't decided what we're doing. >> So, Gotcha. >> Yeah. I think our next meeting is going to be another opportunity to tie the discussion. >> Okay. >> And then then we'll figure out what to do with resolutions after that. So, just to make sure I'm clear, we have Monday, June 22nd, and we have Monday, June 29th. We have Wednesday, July 1st, and Wednesday, July 16th. And we are cancelling the July 13th board meeting. >> Correct. >> We have July 27th, just regular meeting. >> Y >> in case anything is right, there's still stuff >> like just food for thought. I mean I can
052prepare all three resolutions for the for for the 29th >> and you can just pick. Yeah, >> it's also a possibility just throw it out. >> So if we end up doing that we can cancel the all the meetings that we meet. >> You'd have to have one at either the 29th or the 1st. >> Okay. I mean I I guess is that I mean how much more we need to have conversations about it because so you're saying just at that meeting we're going to just decide right then let's do this one >> if you wanted to >> I'm okay with that we want to do that just I guess >> at which at which meeting the 29th would we have time to get 3 weeks from now would we have time to get community
053feedback >> I'm not so sure >> in 3 weeks I don't It's only two days, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I We don't have a lot of time now as it is. >> No, I'm sitting here. Okay. >> Okay. All right. So, we'll just have to figure out what kind of community input we want to get. Dan, I'm assuming you'll have some thoughts on that. We best way to do it chat. make sure that we're in compliance with the law. >> Right. Okay. >> We do want to do that. That's a little bit. >> Okay. >> I'll try to be on the 22nd. I'm just not sure that >> right down to everyone just so that we have all clear and then we'll we can as you percolate through which direction you want to go.
054If you then want to decide to have all three prepared ready to go, great. If not, if you think you still need a little time, then we will know. But we at least should hold these dates so we have them as needed. >> Okay. >> Um I just want before we move on, I just want to kind of mention to the the community if anyone has thoughts, questions, comments, you know, just email the board. Um obviously we're here to listen. We're here to um take everyone's thoughts into consideration. So just let us let us know. Okay. So with that, we will move on to the next item in the agenda. That's it. Resolution. >> Thanks, guys. >> Thank you. Thank you again. >> Uh 4.1, these do need to be uh approved separately. 4.1 is
055a TIFF resolution with the city of Sylvania. They're they're wanting to have a um a tiff area around the Lord's um you know, area around Brent and McCord. Um they are holding us harmless, if you will. So, we would collect the same amount of money as we would otherwise um if it was just a normal property tax situation. So, we will collect uh via direct payment from this from Lucas County um this same amount that we would have if it was on a full tax bill. >> We've done some other resolutions similar to these in the past. I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> What What's the point of this? Like what's what's the goal? Do you know? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> To invest in, you know, it it to invest in the city. I
056mean, they just left, but Yeah. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> Okay. But >> I think with tiff with tiffs, it's pretty standard that the schools are held, you know, made whole. >> That's a pretty standard Any other questions? >> Julie, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. 4.2 is uh cell phone reimbursements for a few staff. We had a maintenance uh uh employee um wanting to get rid of having two cell phones. So, we we do provide uh that payment for them. And then we had one administrator that we forgot uh that started in August. So, >> approval. >> A second. Any discussion? I'll roll. >> Uh, Julie, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >>
057yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Thank you guys. >> Dr. M. >> Thank you. It's my pleasure to recommend item 5.1, the Sylvania South View and North View High School graduates 2026. Um, as noted on our agenda, they graduated last Sunday at the Huntington Center. It was wonderful, uneventful, and quick. So, thank you, Dr. Ben, and to Mr. as well. But our students had a great time walking across the stage and celebrating this milestone. >> Second discussion. >> Congratulations to the graduates. >> Congratulations. And their parents. >> That's right. All right. Now, call >> uh Tammy, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 5.2, which is a list of overnight field trips as noted. >> Move approval. I'll
058second. >> Any discussion? Call roll. >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 5.3 the cyber security board resolution approval. >> Any discussion? >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Dan? >> Yes. >> Greg? >> Yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 5.4, four, which are service agreements with Bittersweet Farms to provide services for some of our students on IEPs for the 2627 school year. >> Any discussions? >> Julie, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Thank you. I recommend item 5.5 with I am incorporating incorporated service agreements to provide services for students with special needs. I move second.
059Any discussion? Call the roll. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. Thank you. I recommend item 5.6, six, which is a host of handbooks for um all levels across the district, preschool, junior high, high school. Um and we have our elementary as well as our coaches handbook. >> I'll second any discussion, >> Tim. The high school still says 2526. >> Um it was supposed to be updated. I apologize. I will I haven't changed on mine. That will be shared with the high school administrators upon board approval, but that >> should be on here. >> Did you leave the coach's handbook in here? >> I did, and I know you sent me an email about that if you want to have discussion about
060that or >> Yeah, I mean, I'm just going to go ahead and comment on it. And I know we're very busy right now, but um one of the things that I've um I've talked to Tim and Veronica about in the last year um is getting anecdotal evidence about um athletic coaches asking parents and students to buy certain practice gear andor items. And when I asked about it, I discovered that essentially there's no record of it. that it's sort of free reign and the coach's handbook as I read it doesn't have any guidance. When I look at our policies, uh we talk about, you know, fees that are necessary. Um I have I think it's 2432 and 6152 that talk about we can assess fees that are necessary to play the sport. I'm not knocking anything
061anybody's charging and I I think probably a lot of it may be exaggerated, but it seems to me that our coach's handbook should provide guidance to coaches on what they can require. And then at the very least that coaches should be telling the ads and principles what they are requiring so that if a community I mean essentially that's an assessment of the fee. If it costs $300 to pay, you know, to in this special practice gear, that's an assessment of the fee that we should be made aware of. And I'm not saying or at least have record of it or that the district personnel, principles, ads approve of. And I feel like and in the coaches handbook, parents are required to be given a list of all necessary items, but nobody's approving that list. So,
062I was kind of asking Tim, can we put language in the coaches? I don't have any objection to the coach's handbook now. Um, but I think, you know, anecdotal evidence is enough to kind of say, well, shouldn't we know what we're requiring for each sport? And I'm not saying I want it to come for approval, but if the ads know and they're looking at it and they're eyeballing it, yeah, that's reasonable because this sport requires XYZ, I get it. I'm not here to micromanage sports. I just think if it's a requirement, it's a fee that's being assessed and the board should at least be able to um get information about it if it's necessary. So, um and again, I don't object to this and I'm just thinking in the future. I'd like to amend it.
063I wanted to publicly I could have called each of you separately, but I don't frankly have that kind of time. So, I'm putting it on your radars and um any feedback you want to give me and any, you know, feedback we can as far as policy goes, I'm happy to talk about it. And I think what you're asking for is a set of work goals and guidelines and expectations that everybody's informed. And in addition to if not at this moment in time we can always add and add them at a certain season once we have a process because right now because when we spoke and we did speak as you noted with our ads >> there's an awareness but there isn't a process >> but there is an awareness and what we want to think
064I hear you what I hear you saying is can we have a process and have record of what's being asked not to be voted on here >> but so we can also have some type of accounting >> so that if there is a complaint Yep. >> There's an accounting. And not only that, but I I want somebody to be eyeballing it because I think maybe some things are unreasonable. And I think, you know, we got to think about this with sports. We all know this. They're very expensive. Um, and I don't like the idea of any kid not getting the place or because of and and there should be guidance too for when a family and I know anecdotally coaches are told, hey, if any of your kids have you need to direct them, but
065um I just I think it should be in handbook. I think it should be clear policy. So, um that you know in the future. So, but I'm again I'm not I'm happy to approve this amendment and we can look to this in the future. >> Thank you. Any other discussion? >> Julie, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Thank you. Uh, I recommend item 5.7, which is a list of school fees for students across the district for elementary, junior high, high school, as well as career tech. >> I'll second. Any discussion? >> Just one question. Where do we I noticed that the paytoplay fees aren't on here. Where do we approve those or is that just something we assess? >> Yeah, that those
066were approved many years ago. any if if we don't make any changes to those then nothing would need to be board approved. They're just posted on communication from the high schools in general. >> We don't have to re approve those every year. >> They they haven't changed. I don't think so. I think we just approve when they change. >> Any other discussion? >> Coal. >> Julie. >> Yes. >> Greg. >> Yes. >> Dan, >> yes. Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> All right, Mr. Diversity, we >> all right. Thank you. I am asking for items 6.1 through 6.5 on a consent agenda basis. 6.1 are our licensed new teachers. 6.2 is a licensed substitute. 6.3 is elimination of job share. 6.4 are licensed resignations. 6.5 agenda basis discussion call. >>
067Julie, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. I am asking for approval for items 7.1 through 7.4 on the consent agenda basis. 7.1 is classified new hire. 7.2 are classified resignations. 7.3 classified personnel changes and 7.4 is classified summer work. Approve on a consens basis item 7.1 through 7.4. >> I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> Julie? >> Yes. >> Kim? >> Yes. >> Tammy? >> Yes. Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Thank you. For eight, I'm going to do 8.1 and 8.2 as separate items. So, we'll start with 8.1. I'm asking for approval for licensed supplemental positions. This is for 25.6 school year. This person served as a junior advisor for we need to get her contract for last
068school year. >> I'll second. Any discussion? Tammy, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Julie, >> abstain. >> Thank you. Uh 8.2 other separate as well. Uh this is for license and not teaching people activity contracts for the 26 27 school year approval. Second >> discussion roll. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Dan, >> yes. Julie. >> Thank you. I'll do 8.3 and 8.4 recommendations together as consent agenda items. 8.3 are volunteers for the 2627 school year and 8.4 are changes and corrections to the licensed and non-eing pupil activity contracts for 2627. >> I'll move for approval on a consent agenda basis items 8.3 and 8.4. Second discussion call roll. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Julie, >> yes. >> Dan,
069>> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Right. Next item on the agenda is public participate. Public participation for non-aggenda items. And seeing none, um, we will not have an executive session. So, I will move that we >> second. Greg, >> yes. >> Kim, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. Dan, yes. Julie, yes.