001[Music] Mr. Zawada >> here. >> Mr. Burfy >> here. >> Miss Duff >> present. Miss Krautz >> here. >> Miss Nyman >> here. >> Miss Scott >> here. >> Mr. Brad Upgroo >> here. >> Mr. Roger Up to Grove >> here. >> Mr. Penerella >> here. All present. >> You will rise for pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence. >> To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The board of school directors held an executive session on the following dates. September 2nd, 2025. The topic was personnel. Session lasted approximately 150 minutes and today September 9th 2025 topic was also personnel and the session lasted 30 minutes. Well, good evening everyone and welcome to our committee of the whole
002meeting. Uh takes us down to item four discussion and information. We'll begin with item A. as we do have as we have had in a previous uh committee of the whole meeting. There are uh four student agreements for um returning students to the agricultural program and really this contract is an agreement between us and um Ollie Valley School District incorporating on the allowances of those students to attend the BCTC program through via um um Holy Valley School District. So, these four student agreements are returning students. The two you had previously approved were new students to the program. Okay. Uh we're going to actually skip item B. Uh Mr. Bruner is not here yet. We're expecting him in the next 20 minutes. So, when he does arrive, we'll come back to this um item. And I
003do want him to share a little bit about the request for uh this year's Bash School Musical. So, we're going to take us down to item C, and this is the bash chiller update. And I invite Mr. Bramble, director of facilities, to the podium for his update on this item. >> Good evening. Uh, in the course of >> this will move you through your presentation. >> Okay. In the course of my wandering around the school district when I first arrived, I became aware of the fact that number two chiller at the high school was not operational. the U chiller had been down since roughly December 8 or December 10th, a little bit before that, but that's when uh Johnson Controls came in and did their evaluation. The chillers have been both chillers are the same
004age. They've been in place since May of 2016. The building can run on one chiller. The problem is that these chillers serve 90% of the building. And if number one chiller goes down, there will be no cooling or dehumidification in all of the building basically incept except the banana hallway. So that's a huge problem. The uh problem was first noted the MBC system which is the motorbearing controller uh gave an error and when York was called in to evaluate it. There were two possibilities. First that the controller board itself could be bad which would have been good news because it would be considerably cheaper. uh to verify that that wasn't the case, they removed the board from the operating chiller and put it in chiller number two, and the chiller still wouldn't operate. They got
005the same error message. So, next, the factory told the technicians that what you need to do is disassemble the motor end of the chiller and evaluate the motor. When they took the end off the motor, they found significant black carbon and evidence that there was a mechanical failure. A magnetic bearing chiller when it powers up, the bearings, the magnetic field makes the bearings rise up and they actually the bearings that control the XY axis float. So, because of this error, it tried to run with the bearings down. So, the fix is to replace the motor. Um, York would supply a rebuilt motor that's been fully reconditioned from the factory. Um the delivery on that I was quite surprised is two to four weeks and the uh cost is 99,565. That was an old quote if
006you will, but the York rep said they would still honor it. And um my recommendation is that we try to get this going as soon as we can because while we still have load on the chiller is the best time to do this. they can get the motor in and get the repaired chiller running to verify that everything functions properly. Um JCI I mean I know that the amount wants this project to be bid out. JCI is a co-stars vendor so I don't know if that would be acceptable to go with this quote since all of their prices are pre-bid. Um, and that's basically the uh the story um on why it's down and why we need it and we I think we need it soon. >> What's what's the typical life expectancy? We only
007got 9 years out of this. >> Should be longer than that. It's out of warranty, but normally a chiller this size runs about 15 to 18 years. Good. Okay. Um, you said 99,565. On the paper it says 99,545. So, >> oh, I'm sorry. That was >> Okay. What type of a warranty is on this? >> There's a one-year warranty on the repair. Now, what we can do that we don't have right now is up until 2018, there was an extended service agreement with JCI. We could purchase another extended service agreement which would give us preferred labor rates and discounts on parts. With the age of the chillers, it's probably not a bad idea. I don't know what the pricing is on that. I could find out from our representative. It's probably a good idea to
008uh to do that. >> I think we should have pricing on it. >> Yes, definitely. Um, did we do a comparison between a new one instead of the rebuilt? >> Oh, a new one would be hundreds of thousands. >> Okay. Yeah. >> And just for that, what kind of warranty would come on that? >> The new one, uh, I believe York is giving 5-year warranties. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> How many how many chillers across the district use this motor? >> Does it use >> There's no other chillers of this size in the district. >> It's only these two. Correct. >> And they're specific to the size of the chiller. >> Okay. And we're the old motor. What are we doing with that? We've given them that as as part of the >> That's
009part of the deal. It goes back to York to be rebuilt >> and they keep the rebuilt. We don't get it back. >> Yes. >> Could they rebuild ours and, you know, for a fee and give it back to us? >> That would be a considerably longer time. And uh I I don't know. this quote was received before I arrived. Um, I could find that out, but with the time frame, I don't think it would be a great idea. >> The only reason I'm also saying that time frame wise, too, we are going into winter, so the chiller, I would think, wouldn't be as necessary. Plus, we still have the one good one that's still running at this point. Well, we run the chillers considerably into the winter because they also help with humidity control
010at the high school. So, they're not completely shut down. Um, we could wait, but then we're, you know, doing this and like I said, number one isn't it's not a baby either. It's been there since 16 and it's it would be critical if we went into the next cooling season and that chiller went down. Could you at least find out what it would cost to use our own chiller and have it repaired? >> Yes. >> And >> how long? Yes. >> So, you're also looking at the other chiller as being possibly suspect because because of age and duration. >> Well, they're both they were both started the same time. So, uh I mean it would only stand to reason that the age and duration of it we we need the backup. So, should we should
011we be have should we have them rebuild the one they're taking out and give it back to us and have it here as a spare when the other one goes? >> Well, that would raise the price because they're >> But how could you see it? >> Yeah, I can find out how much >> how much versus them just giving us a whole new one for the next one. >> I mean, it's kind of like when you go to Pet Boys and get a starter, there's a core charge. >> Agreed. >> Yeah, >> agreed. But if that one's going bad too and you said the average length of time they run is 15 to 18 years and we're getting nine years out of each one. What is seems to be the problem. >> I >> that's
012half of what we should be doing. >> Right. >> So something is wrong. >> Something. >> Do they require maintenance? >> Could that we had a like I said we had a maintenance agreement until 2018. >> Did we use it though? Um well they the maintenance agreement uh includes uh yearly inspections. >> Why are we doing that? >> And that was being done according to JCI up until when the maintenance agreement expired in 2018. >> And they have no idea why we're getting half the time out of this. >> No. >> And there's no other company that does something doesn't seem right. Well, there's other companies that would uh I know I've dealt with HT Lions in the past. Uh DualTemp uh services the chillers. The issue, and I'm not accusing anyone of anything, is
013that since JCI owns York, I'm quite sure that if we got competitive pricing from, just as an example, from Lions or from Dualtemp, JCI would mark it up a lot more than they would mark it up on themselves. So, I'm pretty confident that we probably have the best price we're going to get. Could you ask them why are we getting half the time out of this? >> Yes. I like I said, I I inherited this quote. I'm not pushing it off as >> um mean that. But it seems weird if the other one's going it's on its last leg. >> Well, it's not. I mean, it's running, but I'm concerned that if it's twin failed >> and if that that was that one's only 9 years old also, >> and the average time is 15
014to 18, that's half, >> right? >> I mean, $100,000 isn't pocket change. >> Absolutely not. No. >> So, I I would like some more information. >> Mr. Bramble, does the uh does JCI u suggest that the the operable uh chiller right now is any concern or it's just a concern of yours being that the twin is >> it's a concern of mine. The other chiller has had some minor repairs on the chiller side, not the motor side. It's not rare for sensors to fail. >> Um things like that. kind of like, you know, on a car there's I won't call them expendable, but there's a lot more expendable parts. And we've had had some repairs on number one chiller. Um, like I said, my concern is on a if we don't do it on a
01590 degree day, it's going to be a big issue because there'll be no cooling at all. >> So, um, the maintenance agreement stopped in 2018. >> Yes. So there was really no maintenance done after that. So is that could that possibly the reason why it failed so so horribly? >> What my suspicion is that if there were any error codes that there's error codes that show up on the screen, which is what was determined by our staff when they saw the error code for it was a shaft alignment error because it measures the X and Y axis of the shaft. Um, however, when Johnson Controls or a maintenance company comes in, they have the analyzer they plug in, kind of like the analyzer for your car, >> and they can do a lot deeper dive
016into a preventive maintenance inspection. >> So, should we maybe try to get some annual maintenance back on the one that's still working? So, this >> I think on both of them, even the one we make sure we don't let it just fall away for years and years once Yeah. Yes, sir. >> Um, is the uh JCI are they the ones that going to take it off the roof and repair it then? Is it >> No, this this isn't the chiller up on the roof. These are the chillers in the uh chiller room. >> Chiller room. >> Yes. In the building. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, they would just set up a gantry inside the building and rig it right inside the building. >> Okay. >> That price is for the whole job. >>
017Yeah. Well, Mr. Bramble, if you can get information back to me, I can share with the board on cost of uh rebuilding the the the motor timeline um new maintenance agreement costs, things of that nature. That'd be very helpful in moving forward with a final decision from the board. >> I was in contact with our rep and he asked me to call him tomorrow if I had any questions. So, I'll be on the phone. >> Hopefully, he's listening. >> Yes. Just one more question then. What kind of maintenance is being done on the chillers and the rest of the district? >> Uh right now just uh our internal inspections. Our HVAC mechanic checks the screens, >> looks for errors, >> but >> if we find any errors, but in most cases, in all cases, we
018don't have the analyzers to be able to do that. >> Isn't there a recommended ma maintenance and a recommended time frame for these? Yes. I mean, well, the recommendation in my experience in the past has always been to have a a company my previous life uh I had a contract with HD Lions and every fall they checked all of the chillers while we were still in the throws of cooling season because you want to check them when they're under load. >> So, are we doing that? >> Uh we're not doing that now. We have no contracts in place. >> So, we really don't know the condition of our chillers in any of the buildings. Well, we know that they're they're performing up to standards functionality, excuse me, functionalitywise. However, vibration checks on the bearings, things
019like that. No, we're not doing that. We don't have the equipment to do that or the training. >> Sounds like something we need to look into. >> Absolutely. >> No. >> So, Mr. Mr. Bramble, I think for our we have a facilities uh committee meeting in October. I think one of the things that' be helpful to bring back would be um some cost structures of um maintenance programs for for those uh for boilers for any burners we have along with any chillers we have. If we don't have those currently existing now, what are some of the cost structures that would that we could offer back to the board to to investigate and look at? >> Right. >> Um Yeah. >> Well, I'll get proposals for Well, for chillers, chillers and boilers. >> Yep. >> Uh
020because really I don't believe it's happened in a couple years. The boilers should be opened at least every other year and cleaned also. The burner should be tuned up. >> Yep. All right. probably include any compressors that we have and things that we need to do with that as well. >> Yes. Well, we've done some of the compressor maintenance inhouse. >> Okay. >> So, the buildings that still have pneumatics, um our HVAC guy and the plumber have done them. >> Okay. >> We have a facilities meeting uh second meeting in October. If you can have um some proposals back for us um at that point in time to share with the board some some thoughts about some of those that would be helpful. Okay. And a lot sooner than that, I can have the information
021on >> a lot sooner on that on the shower so I can shower board. Yep. Obvious. Yep. >> Now, would that be and I'm not asking to anybody to award anything, but would that be acceptable since they're a co-stars vendor to get this moving or should we bid that out? >> Yeah. Uh, Mr. Lance, you want to respond to that? >> Yeah, I we can utilize the the co-stars. We're going to be paying this with with general funds again. Um, we should continue to negotiate the best pricing with co-stars from what they initially offer. >> Yeah, either either fund it would still be acceptable to use co-stars for it. I said it's just my expectation on this would be that GC JCI >> because they kind of own the market on the parts is going
022to be the lowest price. >> So we have a legislative meeting coming up in two weeks. It' be helpful for us to have the information to the board within the next week. Um so that uh some possibilities if we need to move forward with an actionable item be able to make some of the best decisions with the information you >> I fully expect I can get that. Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. takes us down to item D. And we do have a couple of uh annual agreements. I I just ask that Mrs. Bartman, director of special education, come to the podium just to share and explain a couple facts with regard to these agreements. Good evening. There are two agreements that are listed on the agenda for today. One is for an independent
023contractor agreement for a speech and language pathologist to provide services to our students. That person works approximately 2.5 days per week and the hourly cost is $72 per hour and there is no increase from the previous year. The other agreement that is on the agenda for today is the transperfect statement of work. That is our translation and interpretation services that we use in the district. There is a 7% increase from last year. And that is the two agreements. >> Any questions the board may have, Mrs. Bartman, in regards to those? M they're off. one that's $72 an hour. Is that from home to wherever she's going first thing in the morning or? >> No, that begins when she is working with students and in the building. >> And we pay do we have to pay
024any mileage? >> No. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Okay. Just jumping down while you're there. There's also a uh renewal settlement agreement that there is a legal document that uh has been shared with the board with regard to that. We'll be asking for your consent at our next legislative meeting to approve that renewal of a settlement agreement. Takes us down to item F. We do have a winter sports bid list. Thank you, Mrs. Bartman. Um and just ask Mr. Paladino, you want to step to the podium to share your list. Good evening again. So, this is the uh the winter sports. This is the the repetitive what we call repetitive equipment list. Stuff we order every year, not counting uniforms. Um you can see on there it's broken down by by building and
025by sport and then by vendor. So, this is something that these are normally what we order every year. Things like um basketballs, cleaning solutions for wrestling mats, things of that nature. Any questions on the the quote list? Okay, thank you. Takes us down to item G, the September 2025 donation list. We do have two donations this um for this meeting. Um both are uh donate donation of classroom and school supplies. Um, we've we've left the um the grantee um kind of an open-ended it's it's a collection of miscellaneous classroom supplies um that are being collected for our kindergarten through through fifth grade through both entities. So, the amount of the gift right now is is is fairly unknown. We'll estimate that for you at some point in time once the collection ends, but we wanted
026to make sure that we're following policy and bringing this in front of you. Both are uh donators, both St. Luke's Evangelical uh Lutheran Church and then the Village Green Homeowners Association. So, we certainly thank them for um their items and their generosity and in donating items to and for us. >> Darl, >> Mr. Darl, >> are they both for the same school? >> Uh, no. These are not both for the same school. >> It says that. >> Oh, it's Boytown L. Yes, they are. Excuse me. >> They are. >> Thank you. >> Mhm. >> That's weird. >> I don't believe we have Mr. Bruner with us yet? Okay. So, whenever he arrives, Officer Hner, grab him and we're going to get him to the podium. So, if we haven't concluded the meeting by then, um
027in the event that that uh he does not make it in time, um there is a proposal for um the school musical for Bash for the 25 26 year, the Drowsy Chaperon. There's a small summary there written for you. In regards to the proposal, the board's been shared a budget. Um, with regard to that, the projected uh, income um, estimated at 48,500 with expenses at approximately 46,000 with a very small projected profit margin with regard to um, this particular um, musical. So, I know Mr. Bruner can share a little bit more in detail if he does arrive in time, but we'll be asking for your consideration at our next legislative meeting to approve um this musical for the 2526 school year >> reports BCIU Mr. Broofphy. >> Uh the only thing I did have to
028report would been on the uh the new bus safety issues. I think we talked about those already, so there's no need to go over those again. Uh, also BCIU is dedicating their new BCIU learning center uh helping harvest annex Washington Street and reading. So that's a big deal for them and I'll be doing that this week. So that's pretty much it. >> Thank you. >> BCTC, Mr. Up the Grove. >> Uh, yes. On August 27th, we I had a meeting up there. We all did u on the draft for the 2627 budget and we also went over the 25 2425 uh fiscal year net revenue and we all we went over the state budget impass as far as the cash flow and we discussed the CDL discount history for the uh previous uh kids that
029graduated you know are out there working if they want to come back in to get a CDL at a discounted rate for them because they graduated from the school. >> Okay. >> So, that's been about it for the CDL. >> No one has signed up for public comment period number one. So, at this time, we'll be looking for the approval of the August 26, 2025 legislative meetings. Minutes presented. >> So, I move. >> I'll second. Mr. Zawada. >> Yes. >> Mr. Broofphy, >> yes. >> Miss Derof, >> yes. >> Miss Katrz, >> yes. >> Miss Nyman, >> yes. >> Miss Scott, >> yes. >> Mr. Brad, upgra. >> Yes. >> Mr. Roger Up to Grove. >> Yes. >> Mr. Penerella. >> Yes. eyes have it. >> We have Mr. Bruner here. >> Okay. >> So,
030uh we do have Mr. Bruner in the house here. So, Mr. Bruner, I did do a cursory overview of uh the Drowsy Chaperon. So, I think you'd better explain this to uh to our schoolboard. If you don't mind stepping to the podium, welcome. Thanks for coming over here tonight. I know you had rehearsal with um choir uh this evening. So, >> uh yeah. Thank you, Dr. David. Good evening, everyone. I did have show choirs tonight, so excuse my uh uh tardiness here. >> Have him press the button. >> There you go. >> Hello everyone. Good evening. Uh excuse my tardiness. I had show choir rehearsal tonight. Uh but thank you very much for letting me talk this evening. Um I am excited to announce that this year's musical, uh Julia Ketsky and myself, uh picked
031the Drowsy Chaperon. The Drowzy Chaperon came out around 20 uh no 2005 2006, won five uh six Tony Awards and is a wonderful musical that takes place in modern day but is a flashback from the heyday musicals from the 1920s. Uh the musical um talks about uh it's a musical within a musical where they are putting on uh the the narrator of the story is sitting in his apartment and he puts on a record and says to the audience, "Boy, I would love to share with you my favorite shows." And of course, they're from the 1920s. And he talks about this fictional musical called The Drowsy Chaperon. And the show comes to life in his New York City apartment where the even the dancers come dancing through the refrigerator and and entertain him in his
032apartment and he plays the record and completely starts and stops and narrates throughout the whole show. Um, last year we did uh Once Upon a Mattress, which gave the students an opportunity to learn about comedic timing, and Julie and I wanted us wanted to keep playing on that this year and give them another comedy so they could continue to work hard on their acting and and singing chops. I love doing old musicals. Um, and uh, this musical kind of hits that even though it's a modern musical from the 2000s, because it has that 1920s sound. uh we get to sing more of a classical style which is super healthy for our students. So those are some of the reasons why I chose it. Are there any questions from the board? >> Just looking forward to
033it. >> We wish you well. >> Thank you. I really appreciate it. The kids are going to do a fantastic job. They always step up here at Bortown. We're very proud of what we do here. Um and the show will take place in February over uh President's Day weekend. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Burner. Appreciate you coming over. And we're going to jump back down to um item eight in the superintendent's itemized agenda. We do have a personnel agenda and uh the administration is recommending the approval of um the listed agenda for the board. >> Panorella moves. Do >> I have a second? Miss Diamond, >> I see we have custodians leaving again. Do we have any idea what's going on there? >> I think it would probably be best if
034we would break for a few minutes to discuss those in the executive session. [Music] Do that. Okay. Okay. I will call the vote. Mr. Zawatada. >> Yes. >> Mr. Brophy. >> Yes. >> Miss Dro. >> Yes. >> Miss Kratz. >> Yes. >> Miss Nimon. >> Yes. >> Miss Scott. >> Yes. >> Mr. Brad Upgroo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Roger Uptogrove. >> Yes. >> Mr. Penell. >> Yes. Motion passes. >> That leads us to public com period number two. Missy Savage. >> She here. Anyone? >> She's not here. >> Mr. Savage did say she was on the road. Was not sure whether or not she was going to attend, but she wanted to make sure her name was in in the event she could make that >> board comment. Mr. Up the Grove. >> No comment.
035>> Miss Nimon. Nothing at this time. >> Mr. Cratz, >> I just wanted to share a um quick small world story. Um my son, one of my both my sons tutor calculus in college and the one was complaining just a little bit dismayed at the lack of prerequisite skills of the students he was tutoring. And then this week he sent a text and he's like, "I finally met somebody who knew what she was doing and and was really sharp." And then we kept talking and I found out that she had Mr. Turner at Boyertown. So, shout out to the math department at the high school for preparing our students for calculus in college. >> Mr. >> Okay. Does the superintendent have a fresh tablet? >> Um, let's see. The National PTA is offering awards and
036grants to honor or support PTAs because of the work they do and they have that online. I think it's due the 18th of September. So if anybody wants a address of where to go, give me a call and I will happily furnish it to you. We can get some money for the PTA. Also, the PHEA financial aid webinar is coming up on September uh 17th at 6 o'clock. So, if any of your kids are looking for money uh for student aid, that's the uh program to watch. And that's al also um you can get that on your computer if you're searching for a scholarship. It's a webinar. Okay. Questions. Are we still paying our employees water stipens? >> Are we still paying our employees water stipens? >> I don't know what a water stipen is,
037so I'll have to do some >> Yeah. I don't know. I' I've never seen anything come across my desk for a water stipen for anyone. >> The the janitors that have the license, which we still have some that do. >> Mhm. Uh they get extra money per hour. >> So not a stipen. So actually it's in their hourly rate. >> Well, no, it's listed as a stipen. They get so much money plus so much an hour stipen for the water. I'll call you. >> Yeah, please. This >> because uh we're paying somebody else now to do the water. So I just wondered if we were still paying them. Okay. So, are we paying are we hiring people and then paying them while they're doing their training to that they need to work for us? So,
038I can use officer her as an example. He needed to go through NASRO training and so his date of employment was prior to that training. So, he was actually paid to attend that training because it is a condition of employment. >> Okay. Yes. >> I wasn't thinking of him though. I was thinking of somebody else. So, we do that because we need people >> in certain in certain in certain positions. If there's a training that is required for their position, we would pay them to attend the course. Correct. >> Okay. Uh, I would like to um to know if we apply for Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grants, the PCCD grants. >> Yes, we do annually. >> Okay. Thank you. And uh I'm proposing we start some new committees. I I'd like to see
039a committee started to evaluate all our clubs that we have so many of to see what exactly they do if any of them. Um I don't know is that the best thing for the school? Um so besides a club evaluation extra well that would be extracurriculars. uh one for human resources, one for technology, one's for transportation, one for negotiations, one for personnel, and one for special ed. And uh I would also like to know what we're doing to increase our scores because I've been getting phone calls and phone calls about our scores. We're spending all this money, but what are we doing to educate our kids? Well, I think you know part of and I'm not sure what scores they're speaking of as we don't have any release scores that are that are most recent.
040So, you'd have to let me know what scores specifically it is you're speaking about. But as part of the strategic plan, as part of our comprehensive plan, we went through um some of the functionalities of what we've done and have done through the summer in preparation for the start of this year, most especially related to an MTSS plan, the trainings that we've begun with our staff, the collections that are necessary through data, and some of the training and some of the efforts that we're making to have a strategized plan to attack the different types of things that we would like to see continuous improvement both in reading and math scores. So, if you can supply me with some of the the the concerns of what what scores you're speaking of, I can be a little
041bit more specific, but there were some of the general things we talked about that when we had the strategic planning and initiated that and action planning that occurred throughout this summer and some of the things that we've kicked off this year with our staff um in the first three weeks of the school year and really focusing on those things that we hope to improve on a large scale some of those larger achievement tests. tests that we can indicate growth in in some of our scores and higher achievement in some of our scores. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Uh I I think I got most of your committee recommendations. I may have to check back with you tomorrow on on the the entire list. >> I'll be very happy to talk to you. >> Thank
042you. >> You're welcome. Nothing. Mr. Other group, I have nothing. >> Just real quick, um I noticed came to attention that uh there's a bill being in committee right now in Harrisburg to attack the problem of truency in schools. Um which I agree we seem to have a problem. And they're talking about going after parents and you know or and somehow Um, I don't know what they're still, like I said, they're still working with some kind of punishment to make sure the kids are here more. And if they're not, they're talking about throwing them into a charter school, which would then report minimally that they've talked to the student at least once a week. uh that directly brings back the cost to the school district which again it falls under the charter schools that we've
043been fighting for for the last 5 years. So, um I think it's just something to keep in keep in the back of your mind and keep a lookout. So, cuz again, I know we have truency issues and stuff like that, but uh it always seems to fall back on the school district itself when it's really not their fault. I have nothing further to add >> down to the upcoming meeting dates and you can see listed there on the agenda. Uh we do have an upcoming policy meeting at 6 p.m. on the 23rd followed by a legislative meeting at 7:00. I just do have a couple of other announcements. I just want to make sure the board and our community are aware. Um there there have been two resolutions that were that have been adopted by
044the board in the past. One uh titled a day to remember. This focuses on the 911 events and the tragedy that occurred in those attacks. Um obviously this coming Thursday being September 11th. um through act 25 through this resolution we'll be doing different things throughout our buildings in educating our students making announcements in regards to that and as policy 807 suggests that uh a requirement for a moment of silence um in honor of that particular day. So that is one thing wanted to update the board on. The second is a resolution that was taken entitled um establishing September as a month of childhood cancer awareness month. And I believe Mrs. Duroff, you had a big hand in um working toward this resolution. Just to let you know some things that are going uh on in
045some of our buildings just to represent um this resolution and its efforts toward uh pediatric cancer. Uh Friday, September 19th, we're going to have a district-wide gold out for all of our staff and students are invited to wear gold on that day um to represent our fight against pediatric cancer and a fundraising that goes with that. There is a gold out football game and fundraising sponsored by student council. uh that evening October as we move into the out of September but into October um it if still focus on on uh cancer awareness most specifically breast cancer awareness and on October the 3rd there's going to be a district-wide pinkout for all of our sta students and staff and who are invited to wear pink and again a corresponding pinkout football game and fundraising that are
046being sponsored through that. So, two things that are uh coming up and which the board has resolved in in earlier times to to be dedicated to. My last announcement and this is for the board. Um at your seat, I had left a state mandates guide for you. I know there was some discussion at our last meeting in regards to why do we have so many administrative assistants or community members have said why are there so many administrators? um general statements such of that nature. I I would encourage the board uh to to to purview and and go through this state mandates guide. There's various sections inside of that and um take account of the number of mandates that have come through. most of which really require um a lot of physical uh human resource assistance
047in making sure that we've accomplished and all the the needed and required mandates that are now part of school that weren't part of the 1970s um not part of the 1980s nor even part of the early 2000s. There are nearly I would say an average of 10 to 11 mandates just in the past 10 years in each one of the sections um of this u mandate guide that have just been put in in in the last decade itself. Um, in the era of safety and security, there are many, many mandates that have been incorporated, trainings that have been incorporated, and the number of inservice components and required hours that need to be trained with all of our staff and all of our employees uh along the way. Many of that have been accomplished here in
048the first couple of weeks of school already as we kick off the school year. So those impact um staffing, those impact um our need for um the highest level of individual um here and the highest level of training and professional development. Um it impacts our calendar, right? We we often hear about our calendar at times and why why do we have these in service days or these days? a lot of which are timely and necessary for to meet a lot of these types of mandates that we have incorporated into school code now. So, and we we're in the era of where we we expect more um and unfortunately many of them unfunded as well. So, uh I just wanted to respond. I know we were in a discussion a little bit at our last meeting
049in regards to that, but um I I would just encourage our board to to take a look at some of those. Yes, M. Darl. I think as a board we should get together and infiltrate our legislators offices and send letters in, send emails in, tell your neighbor to do the same thing, try to get rid of some of these mandates that are really unnecessary, especially the ones they aren't paying anything for. >> Yeah. Interestingly enough, I had a superintendent's county meeting today and talking with some representatives from PASA who are part of the administrative um state associations and talking about that that how mandates uh could be possibly looked at a little little bit differently. They place a lot of mandates that have a lot of required hours and time rather than just the depth
050of necessary completion and just allowing some professionalism back to each school district to to make sure that we're accomplishing those types of things um would give us a little bit more leverage of how we can conduct some of the things. So I I again I would ask that any board member um meeting with any legislator would help. We're going to be doing some advocacy work up on the Capitol Hill at the end of October with our superintendent group and um trying to leverage some of the things that are are part of this mandate as well as some of the cost structures and unfunded nature of some of other things that are that are taking place right now. >> You can get all your yourh superintendent friends together that you go to these meetings and we
051can all do it as a big group. That's how we're going to address Capitol Hill in the end of October. So, but >> you didn't tell us that we should do anything yet. >> We'll let you know. >> Are you taking us so long? >> No. >> All right. That's all I have for updates. >> The dates for our upcoming meetings. Yeah, I I did give those out earlier. Yep. The 23rd for both uh policy committee and legislative committee. >> Motion to move. >> I'll second. You journal. [Music] [Applause] [Music]