001Good evening and welcome to the regular meeting of the Mount Lebanon board of school directors. Tonight is Monday, August 18th, 2025 for president in room D205 of the Mount Lebanon High School with public participation also available via Zoom and it is 7:33 p.m. Before we begin the meeting, can I ask folks to rise for the pledge of allegiance? I pledge to 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. >> Thank you. Roll call, please. Mrs. Berdick, here. Mrs. Crrael, here. Mrs. Fleer here. Mrs. Gellman >> here. >> Mrs. Gensel >> here. >> Mrs. Guth >> here. >> Mr. Hoffman. >> Miss Johnson >> here. >> Mr. Wland >> here. >> Miss Anton >> here.
002>> Mr. Adams >> here. >> We have eight members present. Mrs. Gensel is attending via Zoom. Excellent. I move that it be resolved that the board approves the minutes of the policy committee meeting held on June 9th, 2025, the discussion meeting held on June 9th, 2025, and the regular meeting held on June 16th, 2025. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed >> or abstain? Okay. Uh we are now up to our board reports. Uh the first is the board president's report. That would be me um sharing some highlights from around the district even though school hasn't officially started. Yes, we still have highlights. Um we are excited to welcome Julia Antinez and Henry Adams who just did roll call as our new student representatives um to the board this year and we
003look forward to working with you. Annually, the board and superintendent and superintendent adopt mutually agreed upon goals in alignment with the strategic plan. These goals are used to drive the work of the district over the coming year and to evaluate the superintendent's performance at the year end. Tonight, Dr. Fes will present the goals which will also be posted on the district website following uh her presentation. the board and administration were all very excited to be able to plan a roadmap for the year ahead that's in alignment with our newly adopted strategic plan. Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19th, the district will welcome back students in grades 1 through 12 with kindergarteners beginning their Mount Lebanon journey on Thursday, August 21st. Our teachers and staff have been hard at work preparing our buildings, and we can't wait to
004welcome students back this week. Look for some friendly faces from the school board and executive council at arrival at schools across the district. And last week, the Lebo Link crew welcomed the class of 2029 to the Mount Lebanon High School family. Juniors and seniors led our 9th graders through the high school, discussed life at the school, and played to team building games. As we do each month, I wanted to highlight a couple of items from the district's inclusivity calendar. August 23rd will be the international day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition which is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all people. On August 26th is we celebrate Women's Equality Day commemorating the adoption of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920
005granting all American women the right to vote. That concludes my report. Next up, we have the superintendence report. >> Thank you so much, Mrs. Fleer. Uh before I get started with our goals, I am going to introduce our two new student school board reps, and they will tell you a little bit about themselves. So, I'm going to start with our 12th grade rep, Mr. Henry Adams. >> Hi, my name is Henry Adams. I'm a rising senior and I've lived in Mount Evidence School District my whole life. Um I started on the um executive council last year as a junior as vice president and I continuing it this year and I also run on the track team so hopefully I can bring in a breath of knowledge to help with these meetings and I'm really happy
006to be here. Thank you. >> Thank you. And then next up our 11th grade representative, Miss Julia Antinez. >> Thank you. Uh good evening everyone. My name is Julian Tunes and I'm a rising junior this year. Actually, as of tomorrow, I'll be a junior. So, there's that. Um, first of all, I want to thank you for welcoming both of us here today. Um, and also for your openness and initiative and including two students on the school board, effectively involving student voice in your very own decision-m. I think when we include youth in the room, specifically youth who will live your own policies, I think we build empathy, bridges of understanding, and create stronger policies and as well as a better community. Um, some stuff about me. I've been part of the Mount Levan School District
007since kindergarten. I'm involved with student council since the 8th grade. I'm a tutor with the Latino Community Center of Pittsburgh and I'm one of the two student representatives on the PA State Board of Education. and I'm involved with clubs like Latino Student Union, Coding Gals, Global Cultures Club, and many more. Um, that's a quick overview, but I just want to say I'm beyond excited to not only meet all of you, but to have the opportunity to work together. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> We are extremely excited to have them with us each meeting. They will be here for the voting meetings. So, you won't see them at the discussion meetings, but they will be here for the voting meetings. and we look forward to their feedback and their input as we go
008through the school year. All right, so we are kicking off the 2526 school year. Kind of feels like just yesterday we were closing out 2425. We are really excited to announce our goals which are aligned with our strategic plan that we put together last school year with the help of our Mount Lebanon community. So the first thing that I wanted to kind of level set for this year's goals is that um each year we do set goals to guide the new school year. Uh this year we're sharing both yearly and annual goals. Yearly goals will focus on new initiatives aligned with our 25 2025 to 2031 leading the way strategic plan. And then the annual goals are broader and tied to long-term district priorities. Together, these will support continuous improvement in student success by balancing
009immediate actions with future growth. Both the yearly and annual goals are tied back to the strategic plan focus areas, which are leading for the future, engagement, academic excellence and innovation, district systems and supports, and safe, supportive, and inclusive environments. at the beginning just to kind of level set these are our focus areas for our strategic plan with the acronym leads and I I just shared what these were leading for the future engagement etc but just in case someone doesn't see this presentation but gets a chance to see it by themselves I just wanted to make sure that we reminded everyone that it's connected back to the focus areas so first things first we have leading for the future as we look through these slides you will see that each one has the focus area, the
010goal for the focus area and then the individual objectives for each of these goals. And then on the next few slides, you will see the actual work that is aligned for this school year. So for instance, when you look at this slide, these are going to be our yearly goals for 2526. The first is to develop a clear vision that defines the skills, knowledge, and mindset students should have when they graduate from high school to guide instruction, culture, and student growth. to design, implement an induction program for all staff roles, teachers, support staff, administrators that includes essential tools, training, and cultural onboarding. And then engage students in conversations about data privacy, informed consent, and algorithmic bias. And then you'll see the next slide here are our annual goals, which you'll see every year throughout the
011course of this strategic plan. And for this for these ones, it is to highlight students stories and achievements through communications and events to elevate their voices within the district to champion the arts and music as core parts of the K to2 experience. And then to develop a long-term professional learning plan that aligns with the Pennsylvania Department of Education's requirements and to expand individualized and specialized PD opportunities to address changes to our student population and community and expand AI initiative training for our staff. Next area that we will focus on is engagement. And again, this is set up just like the first one was where we give an overview of engagement as well as the objectives that are aligned to engagement. And then on to our yearly goals. For engagement, our first goal is to streamline
012communications toward a consistent platform for families to access essential information to reinforce and reintroduce staff and families to communication tools with clear explanations of their purpose and how to access them. The one thing that's really interesting also about some of these goals is you will see they're not just a one-year goal. They may be a one-year goal, a two-year goal, a three-year goal. And each of those goals, you will see it broken down as to how we will do the work. So in year one, for this particular goal, we will analyze and develop. And then in year two, we will implement and evaluate. The third goal in this area is to maintain K to2 consistency and communication with archives of newsletters and notices available online. Our fourth goal is to launch a redesigned user-friendly district
013website with improved navigation, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility compliance. Year one will be design and year two will be implementation. Our fifth goal is to develop a comprehensive onboarding program for new families considering those with limited English proficiency. The next goal is to increase outreach to community members without children in schools through newsletters, town halls, and local media. Next is to host annual forums and quarterly superintendent coffees for open dialogue with families and residents and then create a plan for summarizing board meetings to be shared with the school community. The next area will focus on annual goals and in this particular section the only annual goal here is to maintain and continuously improve a comprehensive strategic com communications plan that ensures timely transparent and engaging communication with all stakeholders. That takes us on to our next
014key area, academic excellence and innovation. And again, kind of like the starter page and then into the goals for 2025 2026. Um the first one is to implement a comprehensive curriculum review, development, training plan, and evaluation cycle of ELA, which is our English language arts grades 6 through 12, social studies, kindergarten to 12th grade, and math kindergarten to 12th grade. And then underneath there you will see the different components of this curriculum review process that will also be included in the um curriculum review development training plan and evaluation cycle for those particular areas. The next one is to establish an emotional support classroom at the elementary level and continue to evaluate the need to increase the number of autistic support and life skill support classrooms to research, develop, and implement ways to increase inschool enrichment
015opportunities for gifted students. This is a two-year plan. Year one research and development and year two implement and evaluate. Our next goal for this area is to research, develop, and implement standards for developmentally appropriate technology and device use, including iPad, laptop, and cell phone guidelines by gradspan, year one research and develop, and year two implement and evaluate. And as many of you know, we have already put in um personal devices and guidelines for those. So, this is already on its way and it will continue with the same types of guidance for iPad, laptop, and and laptops. The next goal is to provide learning opportunities focused on digital wellness and tech integrated instruction to students, staff, and families. This is a three-year process. First year is research and develop. Year two, implement and evaluate. In year
016three, implement and evaluate because it's going to take quite a bit of time in order to implement. Our next focus area is district systems and supports. Again, you see the starter slide that gives an overview of the objectives and the goals. And then in this particular area, our first goal is to create a 10-year facilities capital improvement plan aligned with district priorities and fiscal management. Year one identify projects and year two begin work on projects and re-evaluate future projects on a yearly basis. The second goal in this area is to partner with the municipality and other community assets to explore opportunities to grow and advance the district in our community. Year one, identify mutually beneficial projects, needs, areas of concern, and partnership opportunities. Year two, evaluate potential costs, time, and assets needed involved in advancing
017these opportunities. And year three, implementation of projects that will grow and advance our district and community. The next goal in this area is to establish clear procedures for the use of facilities by community partners, including a modernized application for permits and a scheduling process for use of district spaces. This is to continue positioning school facilities as valuable community assets through after hours use. This as well as a two-year plan. Year one is to explore means to move our current facilities usage procedures to an online platform, evaluate costs versus functionality to determine the best way to move forward and consider how much of our internal booking system should be available to the public. And then year two, implement revised platform and procedures. The next goal in this area is to research, evaluate, and implement a digital
018district-wide volunteer clearance system. Year one, research and evaluate, and year two, implement. Um, we've already begun this process and you will probably notice that this will be completed in one year. The next goal in this area is to develop a 10-year financial recovery plan to support long-term district health and Moody's rating improvement. Year one will be to establish an unassigned fund balance target of 8% of budgeted expenditures, revise or adopt policies pertaining to budget planning, preparation and adoption, and communicate management changes and strategic objectives to Moody's. And then year two, budget pay as you go capital projects in the short term as part of a 10-year capital plan and engage a bond investment banker to advise on long-term market positioning and improved ratings. Our next one, there's a lot of words on here, but just
019to give you a really high level overview, um, this is again in regards to, uh, rebuilding and preserving our district's fund balance while investing in high impact areas aligned to strategic priorities. This is a multi-year plan. you will see in year one is to address the most pressing financial issues. Um continue to establish transparency and build a foundation of long-term recovery by ali al aligning zerobased budget process to strategic priorities implementing internal controls and establishing a fund balance target. Year two ensuring slow growth of expenditures, enhance the position control system, perform vacancy reviews, and ensure the fund balance target progresses. Year three, continued growth aligned to student success and operational efficiency with a tight budgeting process, establishing a multi-year capital improvement plan, monitoring the economy for debt restructuring or borrowing, and ensuring the fund balance
020target progresses. Year four, evaluate funded initiatives, review long-term enrollment and facilities projections, position district for sustainability by meeting fund balance targets. Year five, solidify the financial health of the school district with a sustained balanced budget, a healthy fund balanced, reduce reliance on cuts u to support the transformation of learning initiatives and capital plan with a fiscal responsibility to the community and then in addition to that build additional reserves with economic changes um oped and the capital planning projects. The next two goals in this area are to implement a single sign on and automated rostering for all district systems to streamline access for staff, students, and families. If any of you tuned in last week, you know that we began this process and it's in in process and it will be completed within the next couple
021of weeks. The next one is to improve system integrations between the student information system P school and learning management system schooly to reduce redundancies and increase um usability. The next few goals in this area are to evaluate, research, develop and implement district procedures for communications, registar contributions and facilities and then make sure that we train our staff on these procedures. Next is to expand centralized student registration using the student information system platform to streamline the experience for families and staff. We're happy to report we have enrolled 40 students in the last week um using this new centralized enrollment. And whereas we have some areas for opportunity, it has been a really great way to be able to collect information from families without them having to leave their place of employment to come in to drop
022things off. It's um a much more uh I would say 2025 system. And then finally in this area, establish a system for ongoing onboarding and communication for newly enrolled families to ensure smooth transitions into the district. Year one establish a system and year two implement. The next area here is related to annual goals for district systems and supports. First being maintain zerobased budgeting and increase transparency through regular community updates on our budget planning and challenges. Communicate clearly about factors influencing funding like state, federal, and local as well as guide stakeholders on appropriate advocacy actions. The third one here is to continue to evaluate open positions and revise job descriptions and then continue to update and provide training on school district policies and make them readily accessible to students, staff, and families. And then that takes
023us on to our final area, which is safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. Again, you're going to see the same type of landing page for this area. and then we'll go more into detail about the objectives um or the goals aligned to safe, supportive and inclusive environment. The first one is develop intentional transition supports between grades grade levels 5 to 6 8 to nine and to build relationships and reduce student anxiety. Year one will be to develop that transition support system and then year two will be to implement. And then the next goal in this area is to analyze data for students in other special education settings and develop a plan for including students in district events and activities. Year one analyze data and develop a plan and year two implement. The next two goals in
024this area are evaluate and update the procedures for 504 plan evaluation documentation and case management. Year one evaluate and update and procedures uh update procedures and year two implement. The next one next goal in this area is to expand access to career and technical education such as parkway and dual enrollment. Year one expand dual enrollment and then in year two um increase the availability of students that are in Parkway CTC. The next two goals are related to did I click too far? No. Um the ne next three goals are annual goals. So these ones will be annual goals from here forward. The first one being maintain and expand partnerships with regional mental health service providers and emergency responders. The second one is to provide clear and consistent communication about mental health services available to students,
025families, and staff. Annually advise students on how to report incidents of bullying and harassment in accordance with the schoolboard policy and district procedures. and then continue regular collaboration with local police, fire, and emergency response departments to update and implement safety protocols. Evaluate, revise, and provide training on the district-wide emergency operations plan. Continue to design, conduct, and evaluate best practice school safety drills with faculty, staff, and students, ensuring continuous improvement in preparedness and response effectiveness. There just a couple more. um continue to design, conduct, and evaluate best practice school safety drills with faculty, staff, and students, ensuring continuous improvement. And then continue to provide timely, clear, and factual communication to families during emergency situations. And invest in security infrastructure and conduct ongoing evaluations of safety procedures, staffing, and equipment. And then I promise just two more.
026Provide deescalation training to all staff members and intensive intervention training to select building teams. and then provide information sessions and workshops for students and families on diverse academic and career options. We are really excited about these goals. Um many of them you will get an update on already next month because we've been working really hard as a team the entire summer to get ourselves in a good place to start the school year. And I know these were a lot of words and you'll probably need to digest these in a maybe a quieter setting. Well, it is pretty quiet in here, but um at your home you will see in board docs that this presentation is in there, but there's also a PDF that is um more consumable so that you can read it in a
027short five pages instead of 40 slides. And that's all I have for you today. >> We tried to get Dr. Freeze to have fewer goals, but she refused. >> There's a lot there's a lot to do. >> And and the the the scary thing is we'll see we'll see them get done, too. So, um, appreciate that. >> Thank you. >> Next up, we have board member reports, um, policy committee, Miss Goo. >> Sure. Uh, this month we are retiring four policies, and then we are, um, voting on tonight a couple policies that were promgated from the Department of Ed, which is 103, discrimination, harassment affecting students, 104, discrimination affecting harassment affecting staff, and then 234, which is pregnant, parenting, and married students. And we're also adopting or voting on adopting uh policy 237 as it
028pertains to electronic devices 319 which is outside activities 320 which is freedom of speech of employees 321 which is political activities and 8:15 which is acceptable use of internet computers and network resources and 827 which is conflict of interest. That's all. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um next up we have PSBA and board development. Mrs. Gman. >> Thank you. Um, just reporting that the 2025 PSBA school leadership conference is coming up this fall, October 19th through the 21st, a multi-day conference for school leaders across the Commonwealth. And Mrs. Berdo and I will be participating. >> Delightful. Um, MLF, Mrs. Gansel. >> Yeah. Um, not too much to report. Uh, I think once the school year gets underway, the MLF will be meeting for the first time this year. And then the only other news would
029be that once I roll off of the school board, once uh my term is over at the end of November, I'll be taking over as the president of the MLF. So, I'm excited about that. >> That's delightful. Congratulations to them and you. >> Thanks. >> Um, anything to report from the PTA council? >> Not at this time. Yeah, after we meet for the first time. So, next next month. Um, Mrs. Crabel, municipal leazison and parks and recck. I will be meeting with Commissioner Grella on Friday and parks and wreck meets on Wednesday. So, lots to report next month. >> Ms. Johnson, Parkway West CTC. >> We have not met since June and we'll meet again in September. >> Okay. And just as a reminder to the public, um, one of our board meetings, our October
030discussion meeting, I believe, will be at Parkway West for anyone who wants to join us there. We'll be taking a field trip and learn hearing more from the principal there about their their director there about their programs. Um, Pathfinder School, Mrs. Berdick. >> Yes. Uh we will meet this week um for the first time for this school year and um there will be some changes in the um leadership of the board there as there's been a resignation from the president. So there'll be some adjusting. I expect that to be um something that we're talking about on Wednesday and I'll have further information next um next month. >> Okay. Um, Shazda, I also have nothing to report from the summer months. Um, and Mr. Hoffman is not here um for the civic engagement report. So, expect
031to hear a lot more from us in September. We're we're just stuck on that academic calendar. So, what can we say? Um, next up, we have um there were no um residents who previously requested to speak. So we have questions or comments from residents on action items from for this meeting. Um comments are to be limited to 3 minutes. Are there any residents who wish to speak on the action items for this meeting or online? None. Okay. And we have no unfinished business for board consideration or action. So, we will move into voting on new business. Um, first up is our policy um envelope. Uh, Mrs. Galman, will you Oh, this is delightful. Will you read the resolution? >> Sure. I move that it be resolved that the board approves the policy revisions, adoptions, and
032retirements. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. Oh, any comments or questions? Okay. Uh, roll call, please. Mrs. Berdick, >> I. >> Mrs. Crrael, >> I. >> Mrs. Flecher, >> I. >> Mrs. Gellman, >> I. >> Miss Gensel, >> I. >> Miss Guth, >> I >> Miss Johnson, >> I. >> Mr. Wland, >> I. >> Sorry for everyone in the audience. typically uh board members would have to read the litany of of policies and so it was excited for Mrs. Gilman that it was one sentence. Um, next up we have our um finance items inclusive of our treasurer's report, our monthly list of bills, the ratification of the June 30th, 2025 list of bills, the list of tax refunds for June, the list of unusable equipment, the list of district bank accounts, a pilot and settlement
033agreement with Concordia Lutheran Ministries of Pittsburgh, and an an item on tax assessment appeals. Mr. Wland, would you read the resolution? >> I move that it be resolved that the board approves the finance agenda items. >> Second. >> And uh we do have one item noted with an asterisk on tax assessment appeals. Um this is a new uh authorization for a new annual um filing of tax assessment appeals based on terms and conditions authorized by the superintendent, the director of operations, and the solicitor. Um is there any additional information we need to provide on that? >> No. Uh any additional information was shared in executive session as it would relate to potential litigation. Um but your assessment of or your um statement on what the action item is was accurate. >> Okay. Any additional questions
034or discussion on the finance items? >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Berdick. >> I. >> Mrs. Crabel. >> I. Miss Flecher. I. >> Mrs. Gellman. >> I. >> Mrs. Gensel >> I >> Miss Guth >> I >> Miss Johnson >> I >> Mr. Wland >> I >> All right. Next up we have human resources items including uh an up-to-date personnel report and anou with the MLEA. Mrs. Crabel, would you read the resolution? >> I move that it be resolved that the board approves the human resources agenda items. Second. Okay. Any questions or discussion on the human resources items? Okay. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Berdick, >> I. >> Mrs. Crrael, >> I. >> Miss Flecher, >> I. >> Mrs. Gellman, >> I. >> Mrs. Gensel, >> I. >> Miss Guth, >> I. >> Miss
035Johnson, >> I. >> Mr. Wland, >> I. >> Okay. Next up, we have a vote on facilities items, including the app parent transportation agreement. Miss Guth, would you read the resolution? >> Delighted to. I move that it be resolved that the board approves the facilities items. >> Second. Any questions or discussion on this item? >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Mrs. Berdick, >> I. >> Mrs. Crabel, >> I. >> Miss Flecher, >> I. >> Mrs. Gellman, >> I. >> Mrs. Gensel >> I >> Miss Guth >> I >> Miss Johnson >> I >> Mr. Wland >> I >> Okay. Uh, next up we have a fairly large section of a of curriculum and instruction items um including the approval of federal grants, the AIU title one services addendum, act 44 safety and security coordinator and
036agreements with the university school, global wordsmiths, the Keystone Oaks school district for project succeed, the Watson Institute Education Center, uh, Wiska Sharpsburg, Wiska South, the University of Pittsburgh umou and then um school trips for the boys varsity soccer to reading, PA, the yearbook production to Nashville, Tennessee. uh and several crowdfunding approval requests, including from the Blue Devil Club football boosters, the high school boys varsity soccer, high school varsity baseball, Foster Elementary PTA, Lincoln Elementary PTA, and Lincoln Elementary PTA for a playground mural project. >> Miss Johnson, would you read the motion? >> Yes. I move that it be resolved that the board approves the curriculum and instruction agenda items. >> Second. >> Okay. Um before we vote, uh we do have um an a quick update um from Dr. Schula on the federal grants that
037I think we said would be forthcoming. >> Yes. On August the 7th, the federal government re re-released title 2, three, and four grant applications for us to complete with our updated allocations. We were able to complete those applications last Monday, uh, which was after this board folder became public. So, we did modify the motion to include our allocations for title 2, three, and four with the allocations that um, we were given last week. Item B is also related to that. It is the amount that our non-pub school gets from those federal programs. So item B has been modified to reflect a higher amount since we received a bigger allocation from the government. >> Okay. Any additional um questions or discussion on these items? >> Okay. Roll call, please. Mrs. Berdick. >> I >> Mrs. Crrael.
038>> Hi, >> Miss Flecher. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Gellman. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Gensel. >> I >> Miss Guth. >> Hi, >> Miss Johnson. >> I >> Mr. Wland, >> I >> Okay. Um, next we do have uh open questions and comments from residents. Uh, presentations or comments are to be limited to three minutes. If there's anyone who wishes to make a comment, please state your name and you'll have three minutes. Good evening. Um, is that okay? >> Um, good evening. My name is Stacy Carlson, uh, 61 Park Ridge Lane. Um, I serve as the president of the Mount Lebanon Council of PTAs, and that's the capacity that I'm here speaking tonight, not as Stacy the parent. Um, at your last meeting, a question was raised by a board member about equity among our PTAs,
039and I wanted to take a moment to respond because it's a really important topic for not only our council, but also our PTA units in general. Excuse me. It's worth noting that PTA actually began looking at equity across schools years before the district launched its own formal efforts under Dr. Frieza's superintendent goal last year. Our council recognized early on that sharing best practices and collaborating across schools was the best way to reduce gaps and create more consistent opportunities for students. That work continues today and we've made significant headway in aligning programming and fundraising approaches, especially across our elementary schools. That said, equity does not mean that every PTA looks identical. Just as the district allocates resources based on enrollment and school needs, each PTA's capacity reflects the size of its student body and the nature
040of its community of volunteers. For example, Hoover has 46% less student population than Lincoln. So naturally, the scale of fundraising and available volunteers will differ. It's also worth noting that the programs PTAs are able to offer don't depend solely on money or volunteers. They also depend on whether individual principles support and allow certain activities. Each building leader has a different threshold for what they will endorse and that directly shapes what a PTA can and cannot do in their schools. This is an area that we'll continue to work on this year with doctors Davis and Schulo to achieve more alignment. Transparency is central to PTA's excuse me, transparency is central to how PTAs operate. Every PTA unit will establish and publish its approved budget and meeting minutes on the PTA section of the district website so
041that families and the community can see exactly how funds are raised and spent. Public budget publication typically occurs in late September after the first me uh membership meeting when it's approved. One final point of clarification, each PTA unit is an independent 501c3 nonprofit with its own bylaws, budgets, and audits. Council provides collaboration and support, but funds raised are managed by each unit's volunteer board. These are parents and guardians giving countless hours to enrich their schools, not professional fundraisers and not district staff. The good news is that despite these realities, the PTA opportunities for students across our district are more aligned now than they've ever been. Combined pool parties, comparable fifth grade activities, similar party details, sensory friendly times for events, and combined author visits and assemblies are just a few of these examples. That's thanks
042to years of effort by dedicated PTA f volunteers. And we're not stopping there. We look forward to continuing this work at the council and unit levels, as well as with our partnership through administration. We invite the board to take the time to learn more about how all of our PTA units function so our efforts can be better aligned. I'm available in any way that I can to help you all to better understand that. Um, I'm going to follow up with an email with what I read here. So, sorry for the lack of eye contact. Um, just so you have it and I'm more than happy to schedule a meeting and talk it through. So, thanks for your time. >> Thank you very much for having me. >> Thank you. Is there anyone else who'd like
043to offer comment? Anyone online? Okay. Um, I'd like to announce that the board did meet in executive session tonight for discussion of um litigation strategy as well as a personnel update. Um, upcoming public meetings are September 8th, 2025 at 6 p.m. The policy committee meeting will meet here in room D205 of the high school and on Zoom. On September 8th at 7:30 p.m., the board discussion meeting will take place at D205 of the high school and on Zoom. And on September 15th at 7:30 p.m., the board's regular meeting will take place here from D205 and on Zoom. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So move. >> Okay. Thank you.