001[snorts] Hello. >> Hello, M. We're ready to start when you were. >> Okay. Can you hear me? >> Yes, we can hear you. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you. All right, it is 5:31 on Monday, June 8th, 2026. Uh, and I call this regular meeting to order. We are at the Jerry Roie district facility. There are five board members attending the meeting this evening. Four members in person, board member Todd, board members, board member Kenyon, and board member Simmerman. Um I board member Schmidt aming in remotely. We can move on to item 1.2 the pledge of allegiance. Member Kenyon will you please lead us in the pledge. All right. Um, moving on to administrative reports. Item 2.1, attendance and enrollment reports. Any board member questions or comments about any of these? >> Mh. Schmidt. >> Yes.
002>> Okay. Um if we could pull up the um attendance average please. Um so uh I just uh you know want to congratulate the district really and our individual schools who we were able to increase that attendance percentage almost an entire percent from last year. So I know over the last two years and really since co because you can really see the difference in the attendance rate from them um that you know that we've been working towards it. So you know it's nice to see the progress happening um and I know that there are a lot of individual phone calls and conversations that go along with this to make this happen. I also just wanted to um highlight Westar who increased um their attendance rate by 2% from last year um which is a great
003job especially in a big school um that's you know hard to do. So appreciate everyone's work that allowed that to occur. Um and then if we could open up the enrollment count please. So, um, you know, as I've kind of done every month for transparency's sake, um, from April to May, we are down 14 kids. Um, and then 70, we're down 79 from May of last year. And in from August to May, we only gained 13. And so that will um be a conversation later. I feel like for me personally because of the concern with the ADM is that this entire year we only gained 13 kids and now that the year is over I feel like you know we can make some statements and and some considerations. So um I just think that uh
004is important and that's all I have for this agenda item. >> All right. Thank you. Any other questions or comments from any other board members on this one? All right. Then I we can move on to item 2.2, the monthly budget report for May 2026. Um questions or comments? Anyone to speak um to this? No, >> there was no comments. >> All right. Thank you. Then we will move on to agenda item 3.1, approval of the regular agenda. And can we have a motion, please? Motion to approve their regular agenda form consistent with board policy 1-302 and temporarily suspend governing board policy with which this agenda may be inconsistent. >> All right, we have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. We have a motion and a second. We can
005take the vote. Board member Todd >> I. Member Kenyan >> I. >> Member Zimmerman >> I. >> Members >> I >> and I'm also an I will show that passed five to zero. Um item 3.2 governing board update. We will start with Mr. Todd please. >> Madam chairman what agenda number are we on? >> 3.2. Okay. I show that as 3.1 on mine and no >> I'm a little confused because you did administrative reports and then you did the approval of the regular agenda. So something a little out of order. >> That is the order that it is on on my agenda that I am looking at on board docs right now. >> Okay. Um, from my board report, I attended the graduation at uh, Rainbow Valley. Like to thank the staff. They did a
006great job putting that together. Um, also to Mr. Young, we had no flags for the stage and he was able to get some brought down really quick uh, for the graduation. So, I appreciate that, Bob. It's always nice being able to call you and get a quick response. Um, also attended the move up ceremony over at Westar. It's always cute to see the young kids get to move up. The seventh graders are happy to be heading into eighth grade. The kindergarters are happy to be moving into first grade and I think the third graders are always excited to be out of A through three and moving up. So, uh it was a nice event as well. Attended Goodyear Police was there and it's it's great to see the police department uh be involved in our
007communities and and uh there were a couple officers that were there and and interacting with the kids. So, it was really great. Um, the only other thing I have is, um, received a couple parents who have seen me in the community and asked me, um, and I'll just ask staff if they can look into this, but there needs to be a contact number for the yearbook, uh, provider for Westar. Some parents have received extra yearbooks, wrong yearbooks. Uh, they got a mailing that came out and things are wrong. So, um, if staff can just figure out a phone number, but there's a number there, you text, you email it, then they say text, you text. It just seems to be a runaround, but uh um I could talk to staff about that a little bit
008later, but I I do think we need to be having our vendors provide better customer service to all the schools. And I I don't know if this company is just at Westar or other schools as well, but uh we'll talk about that I guess offline after the meeting. Otherwise, that's the only report I have for tonight. >> All right. Thank you. Um Mr. Kenyon. >> Yeah, thank you. It's been an exciting time. Um, I was able to attend the graduation ceremony over at Liberty. Um, and it was it was just a great time. Everything went off really well. It's the first year that they actually had one of the students get up and uh with their acoustic guitar and and sing a song for the graduation. And it was it was very moving. It was
009very nice. Uh well done. And um along with our our uh elementary and middle school kids, there were also a lot of you know graduates and our families out of the high schools. And so had to run right from this this uh ceremony to a different ceremony and uh it's a very busy time. But wanted to congratulate all those families, all those kiddos who moved up or graduated. Um all the staff for putting in a great year. Um and uh I just wanted to say that I also want to congratulate Mr. Young. Um this is going to be his last meeting with us because he is uh going to be able to sit back on a lawn chair at the beach and and enjoy himself and he deserves it. Uh he's retiring and very grateful
010for all the service he's provided for not just our districts but all the districts in the valley that he's been a part of and we're very thankful for him. a very key um position and and person. So, it's going to be some big shoes to fill. So, thank you. >> Oh, well, you're retiring from us. All right. Thank you. >> Great, Miss Zimmerman. >> Thank you. Uh I just have a couple things. I was able to attend um the promotion at Estraa. Um, it's always an honor to be able to attend a promotion as a governing board member and um, you know, it's just an exciting time in students lives and it's fun to see the connections that they have with their school and their teachers as they move on. So, I'm grateful for the
011opportunity to participate. Um, I also would like to take um, this time to do some end of year celebrations from the Acadians testing. I appreciate that Dr. Slope was able to get the DAP back up so that we're able to have access to those things. So, um I just have a couple things. Um for the highest number of kindergarteners u meeting or exceeding the benchmark at 94% was Estraa. Um first grade students um the highest uh number of first grade students meeting um the benchmark or above was Estraa at 83%. Um the highest number of second grade students meeting at or above benchmark at 81% was Australa. Um and then the third grade students which is going to be their first time taking um the state testing the highest number of students at or above
012benchmark was 82% at Westar. Um so just great to see those things occurring. Some other great growth that we had um at Freedom Kind their Kinder had a growth of 19 percentage points um from last year to this year who were either meeting or above benchmarks. So that was a great um growth number at Freedom and their second grade also went up 15 percentage points. Um so clearly they are um you know making great gains which is really important to celebrate as well. um and LBA um their second grade went up 21 percentage points from last year to this year. So um you know obviously we always want to see our proficiencies high, but it's also important to celebrate the growth along the way. So I appreciate um obviously all of our schools, but just
013wanted to take a moment to to celebrate um some great things that are happening. So that's all I have for tonight. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Sternion. Oh, yes. I was going to wait till the 5.3, but just in case it doesn't get pulled, I want to thank you for your service and your your dedication and your hard work at this the district. Um, I know I called you personally, but I want to publicly say thank you. Uh, you're going to be missed. I appreciate your professionalism since you've been here. Uh, to me, it feels like you just kept your head down, did your job, stayed out of the the craziness that happens sometimes. I really appreciate that, and any school district's lucky to have you. So, thank you. All right. Um, and I
014don't have uh much this time, but I do want to thank Mr. Young for the work that he's done for the district and wish him well um as he's moving on to his next uh adventure. Uh, but that's all that I have for for this board update. So, we can move on to uh 4.1 public comment. Miss Zimmerman, would you please call out public comment this evening? >> We just have one tonight and that is Megan Cananan. >> Good evening. My name is Megan Cananan and I reside in district. Tonight, I want to address the importance of professionalism, preparation, and accuracy from those serving on this board. First, it is deeply disappointing to continue seeing board members speak down to, demean, or publicly criticize one another in meetings. Whether disagreements exist or not. The way
015board members communicate with each other matters. The public, staff, students, and family are watching. When board members treating treat one another disrespectfully, it damages public trust and creates the perception of dysfunction within both the board and the district. Healthy disagreement is a part of governance. Personal attacks, dismissive behavior, and speaking to fellow board members with disrespect should never become normalized. Professionalism and mutual respect should be the standard, especially from elected leaders who are expected to model appropriate conduct for the entire district community. Second, it is critical that board members fully educate themselves on items that come before the board prior to voting or publicly discussing them. Misunderstanding terminology, procurement processes or district procedures leads to confusion for both the board and the public. For example, there has been recently been confusion surrounding the term RFQ
016in procurement ter terminology matters. In a formal solicitation process, RFQ stands for requested for qualifications. This is a detailed procurement method that generally takes a minimum of approximately 45 days when rushed because it involves evaluating qualifications and following a structured process. However, an informal procurement setting RFQ commonly refers to requests for quotes which is typically used for purchases ranging from $10,000 to $999,000. These are entirely different processes with entirely different requirements. Additionally, when conducting an informal RFQ, it is permissible to close the solicitation before the original due date if the minimum required number of responses has already been received. In most cases, that minimum response is three quotes. That is a standard procurement practice and not unusual or improper. I also want to address another statement that continues to be repeated publicly. that if a
017district applies for a grant and later chooses not to accept it, the district will somehow be black ballalled from future grant opportunities. That is simply not accurate. School districts frequently apply for grants and later determine that they are unac unable to accept them due to staff limitations, timing, matching fund requirements, program capacity, or changing district priorities. In those situations, districts may absolutely apply again in the future if the grant opportunity remains available. Declining a grant does not automatically disqualify a district from future opportunities. The public deserves accurate information, informed leadership, and a board that approaches its responsibilities with professionalism, preparation, and respect to one another. All right, we can move on to item 5.1, approval of the consent agenda. >> Mishm, I have a couple I'd like pulled. >> Yes. >> Uh, I'd like to
018pull 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, and 5.14. Okay. Are there any other that need to be pulled? >> Okay. And someone would like to make a motion. >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda with the exception of 5.3, 5.4, 5.6, and 5.14. I'll second. >> Thank you. We have a motion and a second. We can take a vote. Mr. Ken, uh, sorry, excuse me, Mr. Todd. >> I, >> Mr. Kenyon. >> I, >> Miss Zimmerman. >> I, >> Mr. Sinier. >> I'm also an I. We'll show that passed five to zero. All right. So, we can move on to 5.3. Approval of personnel action items with Dr. Abula and Miss Zimmerman. You asked for it to be pulled. Uh yeah, I had a question about um the accuracy of the teacher listed from Australia
019for ESY. Madame President, members of the governing board, the ESY teacher that line um is an error will be corrected. >> So removed >> removed. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um the other thing that I had is that you know there are two two asks um for the wave of liquidated damages and um I asked administration for the qualifications you know which part of our policy that we pass this board um that [clears throat] these resignations meet that and uh one was provided to me and one wasn't And um I think it's we have to be fair, you know, that if we have the policy and if if the person doesn't meet the qualifications, then so I'm I'm not sure if you'd like to speak to >> Sure. U Madame President, members of the governing board,
020both resignations were reviewed with legal um for recommendation and both recommendations given in alignment with policy is an approval to be presented to the board with waiverss of the liquidated damages. So this was presented to legal for recommendation. >> Okay. So you know I just want to say Mr. Young, it's nothing personal. Um but what number of the policy does that his resignation meet in our policy for the waiver >> specifically which >> policy 4-105 >> reason? >> Yes >> it's both pay increase and the location. So for pay increase um that line specifically legal said given the decision was made not to reference administrators um in the resignation session the policy silent the safest course of action is to place the request for waiver of liquidated damages on consent agenda given it aligns with
021what is allowed for teachers. So that was her recommendation. Therefore that's what we presented to the board. Okay, I you know I did my research um and the pay is less because again everything is public and I'm personally not comfortable like again it's nothing personal. I think you're a great person, but we have a policy and if we bend the policy for certain people and enforce it for others, that to me isn't ethical. And so I I'm not comfortable with the waiver unless other information is presented because I don't know what legal it's not I don't know how we're following the policy right now. Madame President, members of the governing board, just to clarify, it was reviewed by the attorney for the recommendation without input from staff. It's specifically number three, reason three. And so,
022per district attorney, the recommendation is to wave. >> And can you read number three for the record? >> Just didn't um argue with the attorney, just to clarify. Okay. We just accepted it. Number three reads, "The teacher has been offered a promotional or other opportunity for career advance advancement with documented increase in pay and benefits. Respectfully, I disagree." So, >> Madam President, >> yes, please. >> I I have I don't know if anybody else still talking about this one. I have another different question. Um, on these healthc care insurance waiver payments, why are they all different amounts? Can you explain like so when they get the waiver payment, this is when people decide not to take our insurance? Is this correct? So what? It's not a flat rate. >> Can you give me an example?
023>> You're just looking down the line in the last row from 400 to 416. >> I'm just looking at the amount. Yeah, if you just look on the far right, you see you see a whole bunch of different amounts. There's like 375, 416, 500. I believe that's because excuse me [clears throat] um madam president members of the board I believe that's because it's prorata number of days that they are not accepting that insurance they could have even come in late or they could uh make that change later in the year so it's going to be done on a prata basis And there are two payments made $500 a piece at different times during the year. >> Thank you. >> I have a follow-up question. Sorry. >> Sure. Go ahead. >> Um, which attorney provided that
024recommendation and what information was she given to make the recommendation, the review? Huh? Okay, I'll go ahead and make a motion. Um, I a motion to approve 5.3 with the exception of removing Michaela Ferrer as an ESY teacher and um removing the waiver of liquidated damages for Robert Young. >> President Schmidt. >> Yes. >> Members Zimmerman, can you please repeat the motion? Uh, a motion to approve 5.3 with the exception of removing Michaela Ferrer um as an ESY teacher and removing the waiver of liquidated damages from Robert Young. Thank you. >> All right, we have a motion. Do we have a second? No second. >> Madam President, I got a question. >> Yes. Go ahead, please. Are you saying to deny it or are you asking to get more information about why it was waved?
025>> I'm asking to deny it. I looked up the salary. It is $10,000 less and the position is a director and is currently an executive director. It's not personal. It's applying the policy that this board passed. >> No, I understand. My my only issue is our policy doesn't have Madame President. Point of order. We cannot have discussion at this point without having a second. You have a motion. You need a second to advance it. >> Second. >> Thank you. We have a motion and a second. >> Okay. So, reading the answer from legal where we don't address administration, the way it's written out to me sounds like the issue is we need to fix the policy to address administration. I'm not in a disagreement with that. However, we put liquidated damages in administrator policy and
026I feel like it's not a good precedent if we just if we put it in there and then we don't hold to our word. Madam President, Yes, please go ahead. >> Um, with this, this went through legal. Um, I don't feel it's ever been a really good time to challenge what legal is telling the district to do. Um, legal understands our policy. They write policy for a living. Um, they understand whatever the situation is with with Mr. Young. And if this is their recommendation, this is what I'm going to go by. If we have an issue with that, then we can we can with a policy, then we can adjust that down the road. But right now, we have a recommendation from legal. And so in to keep ourselves out of trouble, I recommend we
027follow what legal is telling us. >> Madame President. >> Yes. Go ahead. So, I find it very interesting that in the last board meeting, um, I questioned about going into executive session and the same board member that's now questioning legal quickly came to say, "Did legal recommend this?" And as soon as the answer was yes, the discussion was over and we went with it. Now, today, the witch hunt changes and so we're going to hold it up or try to. I find that appalling that a board member would change this decision this quickly because at the last meeting we took exactly what legal said when a board member was questioning it. But tonight we're going to play a different game. So I would offer an amendment that we approve the agenda item as motioned by
028Miss Zimmerman with the exception of her request to withhold uh liquidated damages from Mr. Robert Young. Okay, here we have an amended an amendment to the motion. Do we have a second for the amendment? >> I'll second the amendment. >> President, >> we can take a vote. >> Yes. Go ahead. >> Just a moment, please. Yep. >> Board member Todd. Motion to approve personnel action item with the exception of withholding. Yeah. Yeah. I'll take the same motion that Miss Zimmerman gave with the exception. I do not want to withdraw the uh with however you want to word it to uh we're not we're not going to wave we will wave the liquidated damages for Mr. Robert Young. He will not be responsible for paying those. Okay. Okay. Let's see where So, I have the motion
029to approve 5.3 with the exception of removing Michaela Ferrar as the e as a ESY teacher and with the exception of waving the liquidated damages for Mr. Robert Young. >> Well, I think I think the motion it's already recommended that we wave the liquidated damages. So, we don't I don't think we need to change that. We're just not going to hold >> Okay. So, just removing Michaela Ferrar as a EYS teacher. >> I'm fine with that. >> Okay. >> So, at the end of this for clarification, we're approving this with the issue with Michaela Ferrar, but Mr. Young, as recommended by legal and by staff, will not be responsible for liquidated damages. >> Thank you. I'll make sure that's in the minutes. >> Okay. I just want to clarify that you said that staff didn't
030make this recommendation. Is that is that what you said earlier? Legal did, but not staff. I'm just clarifying because Mr. Todd said legal and staff. So, I just want to clarify that legal made the recommendation. Okay. Thank you. Okay. We have um motion by board member Michael Todd, second by Chris Kenyon. Okay. So, we can take a mo a vote [clears throat] on the amendment. Uh, Mr. Todd, >> hi. >> Mr. Kenyon, >> hi. >> Miss Emerman, >> no. >> Mr. Sarini, >> I'm also a no. We'll show that pass three to two. And now we're taking a vote on 5.3 al together. Correct. Yes, that's my three. Sorry. Um, Mr. Todd, >> I >> Mr. Kenyon. >> I, >> Mr. Sarini. >> Uh, I and I'd like to explain. >> Sorry, I skipped Miss
031Zimmerman. >> Nay. >> All right. I'm also a nay. We'll show that. Pass three to two. Mr. Steini, go ahead, please. >> Yeah. I want to explain the reason I said I the way it is is just because the way it's written. Um I don't want to jump ahead, but I really think we need to get this as an agenda on we get that fixed because right now the way the policy is written, I couldn't vote against it. >> All right. Thank you. We can move on to agenda item 5.4, approval to award cleaning contract for 2026 2027 school year. Uh Mr. Young, this is your agenda item. And Miss Zimmerman, you were the one who asked for it to be pulled. >> Yes. Thank you. Um, so on page five of the contract, it
032just says to a attention of Mr. Young, like the payments, and I think since Mr. Young is not going to be with our district any longer that we just want to make sure I feel like when change happens this is when things get lost and Mr. Hagerty and I just had a conversation prior to the meeting about this concern and so I just would like to see this changed and um just so that you know we don't miss payments or you know just attention to the right person and sometimes I feel like I've said in the past that I'm not sure it's helpful to have a person because sometimes things happen and if we can just you know address it to the district office or the >> accounts payable >> yeah something that you know
033somebody will always receive it cuz I noticed that this address isn't the district office address. Um, and I was looking at the at the contract. It looks like it's the 1910 building. >> Okay. Um, >> so, uh, if we could just maybe, and again, it's your email. I don't know if there's a general, you know, accounts payable email, something that's just more generic that could avoid any problems now or in the future. >> Very good. Yes, madam president, members of the board, we we'll make that change before we sign it and get it out to we'll just put it to accounts payable this address with the accounts payable uh email. >> Okay. And then um the only other thing is on uh so now I'm on page eight of the document which is essentially how
034much it costs. It says that it's a 12month billing cycle but then it has like summer break detail which is an addition a onetime additional fee. So, are we paying for 12 months, but we're just breaking it up over 12 months and not necessarily getting the cleaning for 12 months? >> Correct. It's it's broken out. >> They're here for summer school and summer cleaning during the summer months. >> Okay. So, the summer break detail is that's an additional cost. Is that in addition to the cleaning they would be doing for summer school or >> Okay. Yes, Madam President, members of the board, yes, it's it's the summer deep cleaning that they come in and do all the carpets throughout the district and the floor cleaning, restroom, tile, all that kind of thing. But they'll they
035bring that crews in and do a heavy cleaning throughout the whole district. >> Okay. So, but the monthly fee would include summer school. They're still And they're still cleaning the district office over the summer and things like that. >> Correct. >> Okay, perfect. Uh that's all I had. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other questions on this agenda item? >> Okay. Then would somebody like to make a motion? >> I make a motion to approve 5.4 with the change on page five to reflect a generic um email and the district office address. Second. >> All right, Miss Camarado, did you get that? >> President Schmidt, I did. Thank you. >> Okay, perfect. We have a motion and a second. Then we can vote. Um, Mr. Todd, >> I, >> Mr. Kenyon, >> I, >> Miss
036Zimmerman, >> I. >> Mr. Serion >> I'm also an I will show that passed 50. Um moving on to agenda 5.6 approval of facility use agreement and fee schedule of fiscal year 2026 2027. This is also Mr. Young and Miss Zimmerman who had a question about it. Um, yes. I, you know, just was curious how we came to the decision to not increase the prices of the facility rentals based on the amount of inflation. I feel like that, you know, everybody is experiencing including the district. Um, I'm just curious how we came to that decision. As >> Madam President, members of the board, we kind of came to that decision by there was no one to make the decision. uh I didn't want to take it on myself to raise the the costs. In the
037past, we've spoken with the superintendent and gone over the uh you know what the recommendation was cabinet and uh and superintendent in the cabinet meetings. So I I just put it through this year as the same thinking next year when they have the full superintendent and cabinet they can discuss it and see how they want to handle that. >> Okay. Um, so if we could go to page five of the document, um, which outlines the fees. And so the reason that I bring it up is, you know, obviously there's been a lot of talk of the budget and and things like that. And so, you know, my concern was, you know, somebody that's renting a classroom, the most that somebody could pay is $20 per hour, which is a minimum of of three, which is
03860, which might cover the cleaning. Because if you looked at the cleaning contract that we just issued, as a a single classroom cleaning is $25 an hour. So if we rent one for the class 1B and it's $5 per hour, we're not even covering the cost of the cleaning. And so I just want to make sure that, you know, we are protecting the district and our resources. Um, and you know, I understand that the district doesn't want to make a profit, but I do think we need to cover our costs. And you know, one of the things that I was reading was um, you know, if they have to turn the air conditioning on, let's say, um, because it's not time we would normally have it on a Saturday or Sunday, you know, $5 is
039not going to cover that. And it said, you know, somebody who can make that determination, but how is that, I guess, equitable? who's making that decision, what is the fee associated with it, those kinds of things. >> Uh, Madame President, members of the board, when it was originally put together, that was all figured in, but you're exactly right that it does need to be increased. But when they when they sign a rental agreement, they have the option of having a custodian there to clean it for them or clean it themselves. Almost every one of them choose to clean it themselves. >> They don't want to pay the extra for the custodians. >> Sure. >> Uh very very few times have we had any issues with, you know, leaving a a classroom, you know, in a
040mess or moving stuff. I mean, there's been some things that have been moved and we had to go back and move them around, but it's it's not a general uh problem with, you know, things getting in disarray or or not cleaned up. Uh and not saying it never happened. I'm just saying that very very few of the rentals that we do. >> Um, and you know, one of the things I noticed too was that talks about um making sure that you know there's proper supervision on the playground if if they're using the playground. But the playground isn't one of the things that, you know, a group can rent. So, how do we determine if they're able to use the playground? Uh, Madame President, members of the board, usually like if a church is renting or
041and they have young kids they want to take outside, they just go out and use it. But we tell them they have to have somebody supervised. They can't just let the kid run out there. >> Uh, and I think it said one one adult for 20 children out there watching it. So, >> so we don't charge them for that. If they want to go outside and use the the playground equipment, there's not a, you know, we don't charge any extra for that. >> Yeah. Has there ever been a problem with, you know, uh, people using the playground? Um, either people getting hurt or >> Not not not from the rentals. People go in after hours without rental agreements and use the, you know, we we can't manage all of that. But we have never had
042any that I'm aware of any any claims filed that anybody was hurt while they rented the facilities. And we do, you know, they they need to provide insurance for those things, right? So >> yeah. Um and then on page 15 of the document um it talks about um the keys. Um sorry I want to make sure that Oh yeah it is number four. Um and so how does the district determine who is given a key? Madam President, members of the board, we usually a key will be given to like the city of Buckeye uses summer rec programs at a couple of our schools >> and you know, if somebody's responsible like that, we give it to them. If there's a church that uses it every Sunday and they have the long-term rental, we'll give them
043a key so they can get in. Uh if if I went in, I said, "Hey, I want to rent the Liberty Gym for one night. I want to get a key." Somebody would have to open it for me. Uh but just just the organized groups that we know are stable going to be there, we will uh we will sign a key out to them. >> Okay. Personally, I think there needs to be some clarification about how keys because I feel like giving a key to somebody is is in my mind a really big deal. Um and personally, I'd really like to see us evaluate if these fees are appropriate at this point. Um, so you know, uh, I'd like to see us table this at least to get the new superintendent in place. Um, and
044I don't know if there's something where we can make a motion to continue the previous one till July 14th or something like that or >> you make a new one. Yeah. >> Yeah. Because there are people currently renting. >> Sure. Of course, >> Madam President. Yes, please go ahead. >> Yeah, I'm for, you know, if if when this new superintendent starts and she's working on getting her cabinet in here and we want to have this discussion about these uh fees, I'm all for us having that discussion. However, I don't want to hold this up right now. Um, and so with that, I'd like to make a motion to approve the facility use agreement and fee schedule for fiscal year 2627. >> All right, we have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >>
045All right, we can take a vote, >> Madam President. Madam President, >> uh, yep, sorry. Go ahead, I didn't hear you. Yeah, that's okay. I didn't have my microphone on. Um, so I understand what board member Kenyon is discussing here, but I I actually do think that uh Miss Zimmerman's on the right path. If we were to continue with what we have until July 14th once we publish this, it's really hard and I would hate to go a whole year. We we've all sat here and basically agreed that these prices aren't accurate. So to approve it and then bring it back creates an extra layer. I think we'd be better to table this to Miss Zimmerman's point, but not table it, but perhaps the board would consider amended motion that we would continue with the
046current fees until the board meeting on what is our next one, the four. Did we say it's the 14th? >> July 14th. >> Till July 14th. And at that point, we can approve a full facility use agreement. It's going to be a lot of work on staff to to do this now and then no doubt it's coming back to us. So, I think it'd be easier for them if we do this at one time and the extra two weeks roughly of Well, I guess it's a little more than two weeks a month. But how many rentals do we have right now? Do we have a lot going on? >> Not a lot going on right now. >> So, if we hold off and maybe finance could weigh in on this, too. But if we if
047we kept our current fees for a month until the next meeting and then we brought back and then we could approve new, wouldn't that be easier than doing it twice? >> I think it's going to have the same effect either way. Uh so as far as the finance is concerned, it's going to be we're going to have to go through the same review process. You can adopt and amend or you can just go ahead and postpone because it'll have the same impact. So it's at the pleasure of the board. >> I think it would just be cleaner instead of adopting it and then going back and changing it, which kind of makes it looks like we've made a mistake, we just hold this off until till the next meeting. Continue with what we have. I
048I do like Miss Zimmerman's suggestion. I think that's what you were suggesting, right? Did I understand that? >> Yes, I was. >> I think you, Madame President, members of the board, you could bring it in July and approve it and then make it effective August 1st or something like that. That way you got past the summer rentals, >> right, >> that are already in place. And just >> that's >> And I think did somebody mention we might have another meeting between now and July 14th. There's another special meeting that may be >> Yes. Yes. June June 22nd, I believe. I It'll be up later, but yeah. >> Okay. If staff can get it by then, that would be even better. That would that would that would be really good. But that's a short that's a
049short compressed timeline. And I don't know what the work is involved in getting this getting this uh cleaned up with new pricing, but I think that would be a better idea. I don't know, Miss Em, if you want to make an amendment. >> Uh can I ask a question? Sorry. Um you know, I think an an interesting point was brought up that we already have like summer rentals in place like I assume you mean for the city of Buckeye, >> correct? um you know with I assume that they're already understanding of the current pricing um and I do I do think it's a lot to ask of staff to you know figure it out in essentially 14 days right that's where we're saying that the superintendent will be um acting as the superintendent so um
050yeah I I would like to see us come back to this I think I think $5 a classroom room is is is outdated. I guess maybe is the right word. >> So, do you want to offer a minute? >> Okay. >> We currently have a motion and a second, right? >> That's Thank you. I was just about to ask the same thing. I believe we currently have a motion to approve by Mr. Kenyan and a second by Mr. here in um so we can make an amendment or we can vote on that motion. Um if someone has wants to amend >> or or we're we'll take the vote. >> Uh I propose an amendment to table item 5.6 till the July 14th meeting. I think if we just table it, our current fee runs out.
051So, we can't we're paralyzed. You're going to have to do something. You're gonna have to carry on the current one. >> Yeah. >> And then come back. >> Okay. So, the motion the amended motion will read approve 5.6 >> or no to table. Sorry, sorry, Miss Camarada. >> That's okay. >> I had to remember what I said. To table 5.6 six and bring it back to the July 14th meeting while continuing the current facility use handbook until a new handbook is adopted by the board at the next general meeting. Right? Is that when you want the handbook? >> Um well, I said we're bringing it back at the next meeting in the first part of the motion. Yes. >> Okay. President Schmidt. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, I have the motion to table 5.6 and
052bring back to the July 14 meeting while continuing the current facility use handbook fees until a new handbook is adopted by the board. >> The amended motion. >> Amendment. Okay, we have an amend uh an amendment. Do we have a second for the amendment? >> I'll second. >> Okay, thank you. So, we can take a vote on the amendment. Um, Mr. Todd, >> I. >> Mr. Kenyon, >> hi. And I'd like to explain my vote. >> Okay. Uh, Miss Zimmerman >> I. >> Mr. Serenion. >> I'm also an I. Um, we will show that that passed. Mr. Kenyan, would you like to explain now or after the second vote? >> Um, I could explain now. That's fine. Um, >> okay, go for it. Yeah, the the reason why I pushed initially for the original motion
053to just pass this with the understanding that, you know, we can really do a deep dive into this. I knowing this board and knowing all the transition that's happening in the district office, I I it's going to be as board member Todd said, it's going to be a lot of work for them to come with the good numbers that we would be looking for. Um, I'm okay with the amendment because it basically is saying we can continue these current contracts we have um until we're able to have some resolutions. However, I still I mean I hope we can get it done by July 14th, but um if we're going to do something right, it's best that it's not rushed and uh a lot of time is spent on it. So that's just my comment. >>
054All right. Thank you. Um now we will vote on 5.6 the original. So um Mr. Todd >> I >> Mr. Kenyon >> I >> Miss Zimmerman >> I >> Mr. Sarinion >> I'm also an I. We will show that that fast 70. All right. Moving on to agenda item 5.14 approval ratification of expense vouchers 2641 2642 2643 2644 to 2645 2646 in the amount of 4,91,21825. Uh Miss Zimmerman, you had a question or comment on this one? >> Yes, thank you. Um, could we open voucher 2641, please, and go to page 11 of the document? So, [clears throat] my first question is about the vendor Rogers Rewards. Um it says human resource consulting services um for uh $5,412. 500 of it seems to be from the previous fiscal year which I thought had to be
055um approved in a separate agenda item. But um so this year's is almost $5,000. Um, can you speak to what services were rendered for this uh particular vendor? Finding the on on button is always the toughest part. Madame President, members of the board, uh when I asked about this, it is um work that was done for work agreements looking at contracts and general technical advice to the human resources staff. >> Okay. And in the questions and answers that were provided to the board, it said that this $4,912 was for 32.75 hours of work. Is that correct? >> Correct. >> Okay. So, there's just been a lot of conversation with the board about consultants and different things. And just for transparency purposes, this person was paid $153 an hour. So, [clears throat] for 32 hours worth
056of work. Um on page 12 of this same voucher, [clears throat] um there is a PO for Specialized Education of Arizona, also known as Sierra Schools, or um $760,843. And um if we could just get some clarity cuz this says that it was paid on April 9th, but I don't know that that is an accurate statement. So if we could just get some clarity about this particular vendor. Okay. Green light. Okay. Madam President, members of the board, the original check was um actually cancelled and it is now being reissued under this. So there was some negotiation back and forth and this is the final settlement on this contract. >> This number or a different number that's going to come to us again? >> 647,000. This will close out the contract for the current year. >>
057Okay. So will it come to us in a different PO or excuse me a different voucher that the the actual number that we're paying or no? Because >> it'll Oh, I'm sorry. There will be another voucher that will will spell that out. Yes. Okay. This so this is going to generate a check 647,000 and uh it's under spending the incumbrance so it'll actually there will be a little money put back into the budget as a result of this. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, if we could go to uh voucher 2642, page 11. Um, and the vendor that I'm looking at is um, New Solutions, which is a behavior coach. um or new direction solutions. I apologize. Um and uh Mr. Hagerty, I I um this was discussed at a previous meeting and so I apologize,
058but we voted last spring to take the behavior coach out of different funds. I believe it was in direct funds. Now, of course, I didn't. I'd have to go back to my old meeting notes, but not for it to come out of M. Uh, Madam President, members of the board, you're saying it was voted on, the funding code was voted on >> on how we were paying for it last year when we had to cut like $3 million from the budget. >> Okay. >> Um, so when Miss Williams was here, like a couple months prior, this came up again like previously that it was out of M and that the board had made that distinction. Um, so >> okay, you're talking about 2642. I'm showing that as stars. >> I'm talk Yes, I'm talking about
059new direction Solutions, which is on page 11. Um, and it says contracted services behavior coach. I need to take a look at the screen. I didn't have an opportunity to look at this one. uh this the voucher that we researched was uh directly related to the stars program. So on this one specifically uh I can tell you if the board took an action on that and we'll look that up and we can change the coding that will not be a problem. >> Okay. Thank you so much. Um and that's >> that's all I have for this agenda item. >> All right. I need to make a motion unless somebody else. Okay. Um, I make a motion to approve uh 5.14. >> All right. Thank you. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >>
060Second. >> All right. We have a motion and a second. We can take the vote. Uh, Mr. Todd. >> I. >> Mr. Kenyon. >> I. >> Miss Everman. >> I. >> Mr. Seronius. >> I'm also an I. We'll show that 5.14 passed 50. Moving on to general business. Item 6.1 discussion consideration to approve the fiscal year 2026 2027 proposed annual school district expenditure budget. Uh Mr. Hegerty. >> Madame President, members of the board, fellow employees, and honored guests. Uh we got a preview of this at a prior board meeting and this is uh a budget that's been put together on preliminary forms issued by the auditor general as the state has not yet finished its budgeting process. So we are going to have some changes we know going forward but what we know at a
061point in time is what's being presented to you tonight and okay am I clicking wrong? Oh, one more on button. Okay. Okay. So, this is the proposed budget and uh tonight we're bringing this to you uh for your approval. Uh we follow this up with a uh an adopted budget prior to July 15th, but this has to be done prior to July 5th. Obviously, we're meeting that requirement by bringing this to you tonight. We will post this at on the um AD website and also on a link from our website and then we will adopt at the July 14th meeting. We are required to hold a public meeting for the budget adoption and we will post that on the AD website also 10 days prior to the 15th and included in this is also an
062adjacent ways. I'll talk to you about that because that's a special hearing also. So there'll be two hearings. Now what has changed again uh the preliminary that we looked at at the last board meeting some of these numbers have changed slightly again based upon updated information from AD but the 2% increase that's going to go into the base funding will generate about $632,000. The override will also have a uh we call it a whipsaw effect but add-on to that because we have a 10% override that will also increase uh our budget capacity. and I plugged in an estimate of 45 uh new students coming in, but that's an ADM weighted growth of 58. So, that'll generate about a little over $300,000. We still are uh planning on losing this money that was considered one-time money
063in the 26 budget. So, you can see the numbers up there. Uh that is unchanged from the last meeting. Now again, we know that the uh budget process is still continuing between the uh legislature and the governor and we know that this something's going to happen. We just don't know what that is. So that is not plugged in here. These are again are preliminary forms once we get the uh final forms from the AD we or from the auditor general, excuse me. Uh we will look to do a revised budget on the new forms and that's going to be by September 15th. So in the capital budget we did go down and the big single biggest issue there has to do with our carry forward. We did spend uh a chunk of that in the
064current year but also on your agenda tonight is a revised annual financial report for the for fiscal year 24 which will add some of the money back. So almost $124,000 back into the capital budget. Also uh we are going to be looking at reallocating our interest in uh fiscal years 25 and 26. I think we'll see some money coming forward uh from that as a result. Uh the other thing to note is that the additional assistance is done on an unweighted ADM. Our weighted ADM uh has extra in there for the uh special ed unweighted. We actually had a very very slight decrease in the unweighted from the current year. Now I put everything on a table here so you can compare it to where we finished up the 26th year. Uh all those changes
065I just spoke to are are showing in here and the and the delta between each of them. Uh again um these numbers are going to change based upon what the final negotiation is. And the state continues to balance its own ADM numbers because you have kids that are different uh places throughout the year and the state has to allocate those among the different districts and entities. So they always are changing their ADM numbers and we always see those changing. Uh not great big numbers but we do see changes as a result and we'll bring those to you when uh when that happens also on an update. Now the classroom site fund uh this is always a really good story for us. It is funded by a 6% sales tax increase in money from the state
066land trust. Uh that increased by excuse me [clears throat] from 842 to 883 and will increase our base funding by 22,000. So the total new revenue coming into this fund is almost $4.4 million for next year. Uh we're also going to be able to add in $130,000 almost 131 of interest. It's actually going to go up a little bit because that's point in time. We expect earn a little bit more interest in this before the year closes out. Now, as a reminder, our teacher salary increase for next year is being paid out of this fund. Now, we talked about the adjacent ways. And when we do adjacent ways, we should have a truth and taxation hearing as a result. Now, adjacent ways, uh, I'm going to go ahead and read this out loud. It's a
067primary level levy that the governing board can approve. It's used for off-site utilities, fire lane, safe ingress, and egress. It's also subject to the truth and taxation requirements, which means we have to advertise this and have a separate public hearing on it. This year, the district did levy $2 million in uh for the 2526 year. We're also planning to do the same for next year. So, that will be level. So, we do have to publish that notice at least 10 days before the public hearing. So, it's uh there's actually two pieces of that. uh no no later than 10 days but no earlier than 20 days but because our tax base is increasing the tax rate even though we're getting the same number of dollars is going to go down. So, $2 million last year
068generated the um excuse me in the 2526. I got to be careful when I say prior year because that's where we live today is uh 39.82. It's going to drop because we have more uh properties that have been put onto our tax base. So, that tax is now spread out over a bigger base and we're going to see a decrease in the actual rate. So, we do an estimate of the tax rate from year to year. These numbers I guarantee you are going to change except for the first one. The qualifying tax rate is is a base number that is applied um across uh the entire state. Uh but these other numbers vary based upon the budget. For example, the transportation number, you can see a big drop there. We currently have a 15915 to
069restate some of our prior year uh transportation numbers. So based on what we know today, that is the calculation I come up with. But I can pretty much guarantee you that's going to change before we get our final numbers in and we'll be sitting those tax rates in the next 6 to 8 weeks. And then the adjacent ways again, you see that dropping. And then this tax resolutions, um there are things that go back and forth. This is just a wild guess. I just use the same number as before because we don't know what the county is going to use for people that are not paying their taxes on time and some of those that are trying to keep their properties by paying back taxes. Those all come through these numbers right here. So, uh,
070right now these are estimates, but like I said, I guarantee these numbers are going to change, but at this point in time, it looks like we're going to see a pretty nice decrease overall in the rate. Now, for individuals, it's going to look a little different because if somebody's house value goes up substantially, then they their their rate will generate more taxes, if that makes sense. Uh, but if your property value stays the same, you will see a decrease. So, uh, property values that are added, excuse me, properties that are added to the tax roles, again, spreads that over a bigger base. So, overall, everybody feels a little less of the pinch. The secondary tax rate, this is for things that our voters approve. So, our bonds and our overrides. And again, you'll see some
071very similar trend here. Now, the bonds, our debt service is actually projected to drop a little bit. Um, again, we have to wait for the county to tell us what they expect to have. uh folks that may not be paying their bills in a timely fashion that'll affect this rate and then the override. But again, because our property values went up, we should expect a decrease in the rate itself. And that's what we're projecting here. But again, that number will change when we get our final numbers. And with that, I'll stand for questions. >> Right. Questions from the board. >> Madam President. >> Yes. Go ahead. I I just want to make a administrative note on the your slide for the classroom site funds. It said 6 on our slides that are put out. It
072says 06. >> I didn't get my corrected slide into your your deck. >> So that's the corrected. >> It's 6%. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> So 06 when you uh on your when you buy something. Yeah. Any other questions for Mr. Haggerty? >> Mishmid. >> Yes, go ahead. >> Okay. Um, shocker to no one on the board, but Mr. Hagerty doesn't know me very well, but I have many. Um, you know, if we go to the the slide where the, you know, kind of changes from the budget, one of the beginning slides, notable changes for the 27 budget. Okay. >> What sticks out to me um is that our budget if we take out the weighted ADM because you know I I said before that I that number makes me nervous.
073we've had this discussion >> um and especially looking at how much we grew this year which was 13 right and so now we're saying we're going to grow more um which maybe we will maybe we won't but we are essentially when we put that number into the budget we're counting on that money and I know we've talked about maybe we'll get some of this other additional assistance and you know that'll kind of balance out. I do feel better that you said that we're going to have to do a revised one by September 15th. And so if you know we can have that discussion again if we you know we get our 10day enroll you know 10day drop and we're really not feeling like we're getting there. But, you know, we're increasing our budget by $700,000,
074you know, just from inflation numbers from last year. And we're still making that transfer to D from DAA to M. And so it just still is a point for me that this board and the district administration in my mind need to figure out how to stop making that transfer because that money for capital is so important especially in some of our aging schools. And the fact that we essentially are spending 700,000 more this year and we still had than this for fiscal year 27 we're spending $700,000 more than we did this year and we still have to make the transfer. So almost I mean we've made the transfer now I think this is our third year. Um so that is a concern for me personally. Um and um if we can go to the next
075two like not the next Oh yeah it is the next slide for the capital. Why um when you did the budget for next year and you know we are spending a significant amount of our carry forward um how did you calculate what we need to spend on capital that that need to spend some of that carry forward was needed >> on the the budget the current year budget is just following the same spending pattern at this point in time. >> Okay. And I'm hoping to by the process tonight again your next agenda item to approve the annual financial report will pick up 123,000 in capital. I expect similar numbers in uh 25 and 26 and it's and it's just a matter of how we recognize and allocate uh revenues from the state that drives interest
076and the interest cannot be spent out of M. So we earn interest in M we can do nothing with it but if we earn it in capital it get rolls over into the subsequent year as budget capacity. So it's important that uh that we allocate our our revenues appropriately. We frontload on the capital budget and then uh it drives more interest in there that we can carry over and create capacity. So overall I think through this process we're going to get between 200 and $300,000 back into capital as a result of that. >> Okay. [clears throat] Um, so if we could open the actual budget forms now, please. And if we could go to page two, um, which is the ML. I appreciate that. Um, we can see the decrease in the in the reduction
077of the four FTEEs that we made cuz um, again, I know you weren't here, but before this was kind of like they just had a placeholder number and it we cut positions last year and we couldn't see it reflected. So, I feel like it's helpful transparently for us and for the public to see we made a reduction of four FTEEs and it's reflective in our budget. um you know uh I asked for the sped staffing you know I don't know how many months ago but we're we still have not received it and I see that it's stagnant here but you know based on some information that parents have given me there seems to be an increase in classrooms so I'd really like the board to be able to see the specifics to make sure because
078if our if we are increasing our weighted ADM M which is based on special education students. If those classrooms are needed, that's fine, but it needs to be reflective in the budget, right? We need to account for the money. Um and then on page four, um >> capital >> which is uh classroom site fund. This is we're just with the you know kind of large increase. This is cuz we're paying those um salary increases out of this fund. Correct. Okay. >> Yes. >> Um and then on page five when we go to capital. Sorry, I'm looking at the Okay. Actually, can we go to page six? So, um, the school facilities, the new school facilities, the projected number for the for the budget year, fiscal year 27 is 6.5. Um, is maybe this is a
079question for Mr. Young. Is that money essentially money we'd get for those um grants that you apply for and things like that? Is that what that money because we're not really doing any new school building. Is that what that money would equate from? >> Uh, Madame President, members of the board. Yes. Some of that is the building renewal grant money. >> That's the word. >> And some of it is the new school. It's carried over. We're still finalizing the new school, so there's some budget money in there that we got to finish. I'm working with the SFP now, trying to finish that up before I go. So, >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. Um, and then on page seven, so I noticed that Title One funding is going down about $200,000. Um, do we know why
080it's going down? >> Yes, that's the um, uh, there was a grant, I think it's fund 113, if I remember correctly, >> uh, project momentum. >> Yeah, >> those are all rolled into this. So, it says title one, but everything from one fund 100 to 130 is rolled into this account. >> Oh, okay. So that's why yeah it's not detailed on this budget but we do keep track of them by fund number but the but for purposes of reporting here on the budget itself they're all rolled together. So that is the decrease is a project momentum and there was a small decrease I believe around seven or 8,000 right now that we're seeing u in the other funds that that roll into this account. >> Okay. Thank you. And then um my last kind of
081comment is for page 14. Um and this talks about um the carry forward, the planned carry forward. And um you know, essentially we're carrying forward about $400,000 less than we did last year. And um again, you know, this is kind of for the future. and you know future administration, but the board voted on October 27th of 2025 to build a carry forward of $2 million by the end of fiscal year 28. And so my concern is we're not working towards that. Um and so um I just think you know it's something if the board has changed its priorities then we should revisit that because that was the direction that we voted on. So >> yeah, Madame President and members of the board, I'd like to respond to that. I think that you need to have
082a strategic session talking about where to have your carry forward monies because as I mentioned before, if you're carrying a lot of money forward in M, you're earning interest on it that you cannot spend. You're creating dead cash. >> Okay? >> You may want to look at other options on where you carry that money forward and actually bleed down the general fund a little bit and earn that interest in funds that will give you more capacity. So, I think a it's a strategic move you can make. you get the same carryover, but it's where you carry it over that makes the difference. So, I think that should be part of the thought process as you plan those things going forward. And I know Mrs. Pcell is very aware of those. So, um that's just something
083to consider. >> I really appreciate you um adding that for us. Thank you so much. And that's all I have. >> Any other questions or comments from board members? >> Madam President, I did have a question. Yes. Go ahead. >> Along the lines of Miss Zimmerman's question about the carry forward, I'm trying to figure out exactly since the board did pass the resolution for the carry forward, what are we looking at the end of this next year? How does that put us on track for what the board originally voted to do for a carryover by end of 2028? >> Are you talking about the general fund? >> I think that's where it is right now, right? That's where some carry forward is, >> right? So, what's the total carry forward for the district this year
084in all funds? >> All funds. You if you look at on on this report, you're going to see uh your like a classroom site fund is going to have a a major amount of carry forward and that's really where your biggest reserve is sitting and you do get to keep that interest and spend it. So, that does create capacity. Um, but as far as the board resolution is concerned, I'm just I didn't I wasn't aware of that when I built this. We could always build it and move those expenses around. I just don't think strategically it's the opport u the best way to manage the overall because you're basically creating debt cash that you cannot spend. So I think strategically we need to look at that again and revisit that with the board. But I
085was not aware there was a $2 million goal. Uh so we can always build it that way. I would not advise that to be the direction. >> So then I think we need to have a an action item soon, an agenda item and action for the board to discuss that further because we currently have to work towards that. I I don't know that we can approve this with the resolution that the board took previously because this is not I don't know that this is working towards that resolution. um >> because I I don't know how much money we're car I'm still trying to figure that out. The I mean school finance reports are there's always strange stuff in them but I think for the record it's important so there's no confusion exactly what we're looking
086at. >> Well, what I would offer is that this budget is setting limits. We are taking the money that we know it at a point in time given where the state is and we're establishing limits. This can be modified every day if you wished, but at the same time, I think it it does set a direction. And so, I'm not going to disagree with you at all that we need to look at this, but I think it needs to be done strategically. And approving this would not be in any violation of a resolution you already made because you've set set it up for 28. But I think it can be part of the strategic plan moving forward as how you want to see these funds and where can they be uh best carried forward uh
087to better uh better create more capacity. >> I understand that. But my my concern is I don't want to leave this all on 28 and then say congratulations board of 2028 come up with $2 million. We've got to we've got to be moving we have to be moving in that direction now because of that resolution. We this district for far too often all the way back to COVID money when we had reading interventionists it was always let's cash our commission let's go buy the boat before we get the commission check when we hired a bunch of reading interventionist I wasn't opposed to hiring them but under grant dollars it was very dangerous because they were successful they did work the grant ran out and then we were left with this gift of bring this into
088the general start paying them so I think we need to have a clear understanding and that's what I'm trying to express here is I don't have a clear understanding of where we're headed towards for carryover based off of our resolution that the board passed of $2 million by 2028 which is right around the corner unfortunately but it is truly as fast as years fast as years move these days. Um I think it's important that everybody have an understanding of where we're at. And so it was just a simple question of how much carryover are we getting? You can tell me we're getting $1 out of this fund and and $3 out of this fund and 200,000 out of this fund. I don't care. I'm just looking for a general where are we at right now
089with with carryover of all funds because you can put money in a lot of different buckets. We've learned about that in the county superintendent's finance training that she's done. Um so I'm just a little unclear and I want to make sure for the record that we know exactly what we have right now in this proposal for carryover. >> And if I could offer that the numbers would shift between funds, but it will not change your carryover. or what will change a carryover is how we close out this year. We're in the process of closing purchase orders right now. It's not unusual at the end of a year that uh there are purchase orders that are saying, "Hey, we may expect to I'll just use as an example, a bus needs to be fixed uh twice
090this year." Well, if it gets has to get fixed five times, we got to move budget around for that. But if it only gets fixed one time, we have money that falls through to the bottom line. So, we will see shifting on the spending based upon those purchase orders that are getting closed right now. and then we go into a 60-day encumbrance cycle July and August. So those things will be moving, but the overall dollars themselves are just going to be shifted between funds. So what you see up here is what we're projecting for a point in time. If >> you want to see it only in the >> I just want a dollar number. Just tell me a dollar number of what's going to what you think right now is carryover. Simple. Just a
091dollar number. I don't need any more explanation. I want to see a total dollar of carryover. That's that's all I'm asking for >> out of M. >> Total wherever we've got it. Whatever. If you've got four buckets you're pulling out of, tell me four buckets. This much out of this one, this one's out of this one. Currently, I understand it could change a little bit, but because of to your point, you're going to have purchase orders, you're going to have some things happen, but you got to have a general idea. So, that's all I need is a number of we have a total number of X dollars divided by four different accounts, two accounts, one account, whatever it is. And and that's that's how we come up with that number. Well, I can give it
092to you by fund right now point in time based on what we know and then once those clo once all the purchase orders are closed that's when we do our final accounting for everything and we'll update it from there but I can give it to you by fund where we are right now and that's actually in this budget on on this sheet that we're looking at right now. I understand. It's just an eye chart. So, I'm just asking so we're all on the same page. Again, simple question. What are the dollar amounts? >> Okay. I will take this information and put it into a a different format. So, it's by fund. >> So, we don't have it. You don't have it currently tonight that you can tell us the number. >> It's right there. So,
093>> but it's summarized. So, do I memorize, you know, 50 funds? I did not. >> But what I can do is provide that to you because they roll up into these. >> Okay. >> These are summarized by special revenue funds. There's a whole bunch of funds that go into special revenue. So, I can certainly provide that to I have no problem because I track those, but I just don't have it on my fingertips right now. So, we can certainly do that. That's not a problem. >> Thank you, Mishmitt. >> Yes, please go ahead. >> Okay. Um I just I'd like to respond a little bit because you know um originally the carry forward was my agenda item like when it got passed in October and you know my concern is that we had not the
094the past boards had not set up the district for kind of like future concerns future problems rainy day right but I didn't have any understanding of you know putting it in different funds and earning interest and all of those things and so um And I realize that you don't have all of this as we had talked about before. You don't have all this background information that makes it really hard, right? The transition in the district office is very challenging right now. And so I am comfortable moving forward with, you know, the reason that I state some things that I was concerned about is so that the future district administration can can can hear those things and we can address them as we move forward. As I said, the ADM makes me nervous. I have been
095upfront about that from the beginning and you know I think maybe we do need to have a conversation about what does carry forward actually mean and how we manage it. Um but I do think we need to have a budget for the district. But as you said we're going to redo this by September 15th. So that gives our new um CFO and our new superintendent some time to kind of take this on and then we can you know have the discussion with people that are going to be in these positions. So thank you >> Mr. Hagerty. Could I get a clarification from you um or just you know point us in the right direction? You said that the classroom site fund has quite a bit of carry forward money. Um, exactly how much is in
096the classroom site fund? >> The classroom site fund? Oh, going to stretch my brain a little bit. I don't recall. It It is It is substantial. It's up around 5 million if I remember correctly. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other questions or comments from board members or would anybody like to make a motion at this time? I make a motion to approve 6 point uh I make a motion to approve the fisc year 2627 proposed annual school district expenditure budget. >> Okay, thank you. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. We can take a vote. Mr. Todd, >> I. >> Mr. Kenyon >> I >> Miss Zimmerman >> I >> Mr. Sarion >> I'm also an I we can show that
097that passed 50. Moving on to agenda item 6.2 discussion consideration to approve revised FY2023 2024 annual financial report. Uh Mr. Hagerty this is you again please. this sounds like the whole f thing is unfinanced tonight. Uh I did go back and do some forensic accounting work and looked at uh everything that we had in the 2324 fiscal year and went through a process of reallocating the interest based upon how we post revenues throughout the year. uh by going through that process I was able to reallocate uh 92,497 out of M which would be dead cash into capital which can now be carried forward as budget capacity. So again this is uh uh something that's available to us and I filed what's called a 15915 to restate the prior year and that's why this is on
098the agenda to for reapproval. But in this process, I also started looking at other um monies that came back to us in different formats. And one of them was there there was a reimbursement in the capital fund for an expenditure that happened in that current year. And so it was coded into uh M as a refund and also as a um prior year expend against a prior year expenditure, but it wasn't. So this is saying, hey, we got the money in the same year we spent it. We can now put that back into our capacity for capital and carry it forward. So that's where these two numbers together will give us 123,000. We're going to be able to increase our capital moving moving forward. And then the third item was the uh characterization of uh
099a refund we received from the insurance that we moved it into a fund that gives us more flexibility. It's less restrictive and actually more proper than the one it was placed in. It was not a reimbursement of ex of expenditures. It was actually a refund of premium which gives us more flexibility in the fund that we're going to be putting it into. And I've run this by our auditors. I've run it by AD Finance. And I've got a consensus on this. Do I have another? >> Yep. So, >> all right. Thank you. Any questions? >> Uh, Mishmid, >> go ahead. >> I just want to thank you, Mr. Hagerty, for this work um for going back and essentially kind of finding as you call dead cash for the district. So, um I'm sure this took
100a considerable amount of work. So, just thank you for the work that you've done in identifying this issue. Any other com comments or questions? >> Do we have a motion? >> I make a motion to approve the revised fiscal year 2324 annual financial report as presented. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Uh we can take a vote. Mr. Todd >> I. >> Mr. Kenyon. >> I. >> Miss Zimmerman. >> I. >> Mr. Serantion. >> I'm also an I. We will show that that passed five to zero. Um agenda item 6.3 discussion consideration of permanent guest teachers. Uh this is Dr. Abila and Mr. Heaggert. >> I don't know who's presenting. >> What was that? >> Info. >> Oh, the permanent guest teachers. Um, >> Yes. This
101is a um an item we we came up with uh back during uh the COVID dollars that were coming in. Instead of just going with pure subs, we got permanent subs. They could fill in as needed. So, uh now that the money has gone away for that, filling those slots as needed instead of with permanent positions is what this is doing. So, it just basically takes out the permanent positions. We're not going to be paying benefits and the higher rates for the uh retirement and all that. And we will be utilizing ESI or uh subs on an as needed basis instead of a permanent position because if if there are positions or excuse me if there are classrooms that are already covered that leaves us with people that really they can do some things but
102it's not for the purpose intended. So this is just to correct that situation. >> All right. Thank you. Any questions from the board? >> Madam President? >> Yes, please go ahead. Mr. Todd, >> have we looked at a report of the usage of our permanent subs? I know there's always been some confusion about if they're assigned to a single school or if they can be moved around, but it seems like throughout the year we still hear all the time that we are down a teacher. So, in the past, we've never been able to fill all the substitute positions, and it seems like the permanent subs, although they are a little more costly because we're paying the benefits and so forth, >> what's the utilization of them? >> Um, >> and and then carrying on with
103that, what kind of assurances do we have from ESI that they're actually going to be able to provide the number of subs that we need? Madame President, members of the governing board or member Todd, for some information, we don't have tracking for the permanent guest subs. There was one assigned per site. Um they don't they didn't track when they were used, but they were utilized every day. If there wasn't a sub um or a teacher out, they were utilized in other ways. Um so it could be, you know, support in a different classroom, for example. In reviewing ESI, the fill rate was 66%. Um, more than 3600 subs were needed this year. Approximately 2,500 were filled. So, we didn't have a high fill rate, but there are 145 subs registered for Liberty. Um, actively we
104had 110 subs work all year. Um so those 110 have registered for next school year. The difference um board member Todd is um what you pointed out if we use ESI we do not pay for all of the benefits including ASRS. Um we can still have um subs assigned by a site but they just wouldn't report every day. It would be on call. There is a new program um a few new programs. Um we can have a daily report for some of the schools who have a higher need and not just every school but for the permanent guest sub there was one per site with how the system was set up. >> So I'm confused. Last year all we heard from the principles how we had to protect those positions. We had to keep them.
105We had to keep them. And now we're saying we have no utilization report of how those how those teachers how that staff was used. I would think the principles would all be standing here with a good report to say, I used my permanent sub x amount of days in a classroom. There were so many days that we were full and we didn't need the permanent sub. So, we moved her to another campus, him or her, whichever that is, or there was just nothing to do that day. So, they went in and helped with some reading intervention or whatever the case. How can we have that number of employees from each campus? Those are those are that's a site level position. Those site level managers, i.e. principles should have that report and should be able to
106tell you what everybody on their campus has done all year. Um, we I did ask for this information when we were talking about the budget and we were given this information in a board update or in in a question and answer and I I can't remember which one, but we were given this information. Um, and so as as to your point, there are a lot of principles that want this, right? I mean, I don't think there's any disagreement in that, but as you stated a few minutes ago, when we hire things that are grant-f funded, we cannot continue them when we don't have the grant money. And so, this is the prime example of that. These were originally created with ESSER funds and we have not had ESR funds for quite some time now. these
107permanent subs could certainly register with ESI and the school office managers I'm sure have them on speed dial and can text them but I think when we have not to mention just the benefits and and retirement but let's say the first two weeks of school probably people are not out the last week of school people are likely not out there are other times testing throughout the year blackout days and we're having people I think that It's important that you know again as you stated when something's grant funded we can't keep doing it when we don't have the funds and clearly we you know the budget capacity now we can try it this year and as you stated we could keep we could task you know the new superintendent to create a process for this to
108be tracked in a in a more meticulous way and then revisit it if we really feel like it's a large issue. But to me, the issue is it was grant funded and now it's not. >> Well, that would be true with the reading intervention. So, those would be another several positions. We could just if we whack this, we could whack those using. >> We already did that last year. We already removed the additional reading interventionist from SR funds. We already did that. >> It still carried over. There was still money from there. But my my point to this is we need these positions. If you only have a 66% fill rate from ESI and now you add basically another eight that's another potential eight vacancies a day. So our fill rate could go lower. I'm
109trying to fill the classroom with qualified staff. So I'm I'm I'm not advocating one way or the other here. I'm trying to get some questions answered. >> Madame President, members of the governing board, just to clarify, district is not saying the positions are not needed. Every principal would say we need the position. Yes. Um as well with regards to the reporting, the principles have their own systems. We just don't have like ESI a dashboard necessarily that we could just log in and get everyone's information simultaneously all at once like we can with ESI. The information presented to the board before came from ESI. Those were reports that we pulled from ESI and shared with the board. We just don't have a similar system. So is there reporting? Each principal has their own system. We just
110don't have a district um dashboard and the position is needed at the sites. We're just bringing this forward because it is something that was grant funded and we're bringing it to board members for approval should you wish to continue. So if each principal is tracking this, we could table this until the next meeting. You could bring a report from each principal that could show how they utilize their permanent sub each day. This person was in this classroom. They were in this classroom the next day. They were over here. We should be able to get the whole year report and see it. And then we could better understand what the utilization because if we're going to essentially drop eight more teacher vacancies because if we eliminate these positions, we're going to lose we have eight eight
111additional substitute teachers. we need to fill every day. ESI is only already only batting at 66%. That means we have more vacancies of of substitute teachers. So, I would like to see the the true utilization. And I remember seeing the ESI, but I did not recall, and I'm glad you pointed this out. We don't we have the utilization from ESI. We don't have the utilization from our from our staff. That's what we need to make a better decision on this. Madam President, if I may. >> Yeah. >> For me, this comes down to the fact that it's er funds and in in the scheme of looking at the budget. We can't keep paying with funds we're no longer receiving. I'm not saying we don't need these teachers. These are people. This it's not just a
112title. These are people and it's hard. Um but we don't we're not getting funded anymore for these positions. That's what comes down to me. Madam President, if I may >> go ahead. >> Um, for years I've been a strong proponent of of this position and doing what we can to keep these. I've heard it from, as board member Todd said, the principles utilize this position, no matter if they need them in a classroom or to do something else. And everything I've heard is they these these positions the people in these positions aren't like non-stop. They are always doing something. they're just not sitting back. Um, which means they're always supporting our children with ESI having a 66% fill rate. Um, that's concerning. Uh, we've prior to this permanent guest teacher position opening up. We all
113heard the horror stories of, you know, when a when a teacher didn't show up to a classroom and the struggle to fill those and then splitting rooms and sending this this room. It was just a mess. When you have somebody dedicated to jumping in and filling in, it really does help. And you know, Miss Zimmerman was celebrating a lot of our successes for this last year. Well, I I I directly correlate some of those successes to these permanent guest teachers being there to support these kids when there's when there's uh times. I'm not disagreeing that that it's an issue that the you know, we're not getting funded for this anymore. The question I have and and I would go along with what board member Todd was saying if we could table this and get a
114little more information. Um if our principles if if our staff can give us some information of how valuable they think these positions are and then as a board we can have the discussion. Do we want to keep this position and then fund it with a different fund? Um do we need all eight? Do we only need four? do you know and just kind of have that discussion rather than just eliminating it. Um because I do think it's such a valuable position. It's a it's a valuable uh resource for our staff and for our children. So I would be in favor in tableabling this until we can get more information. I >> I'll make the motion to table this until we have more information from staff. All right, we have a motion. Do we have a
115second? >> I'll second. >> All right, we have a motion and a second. We can take a vote on tableling item 6.3. Mr. Todd, >> I. >> Mr. Kenyon, >> I. >> Miss Zimmerman, >> nay. >> Mr. Sinion, >> nay. I'm also a naysay pass win or sorry naz three eyes two. >> I make a motion to eliminate the permanent guest teacher program for fiscal year 2627. >> All right, we have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. You can vote on that. Mr. Todd, >> nay. >> Mr. Kenyon, >> nay. >> Miss Zimmerman, >> I. >> Mr. Sarini, >> I'm also an I will show that pass three to two. >> Moving on to agenda item 6.4, for discussion consideration to reclassify assistant
116superintendent of human resources and student services to executive director of human resources and student services. Um Dr. Aila and Mr. Hegerty are attached again. So who will speak to this? Madame President, members of the governing board, we have a recommendation to reclassify the current assistant superintendent of human resources position to executive director of human resources based on role responsibilities, alignment with the district's organizational structure and responsible stewardship of district resources. Um, this change as well creates greater organizational clarity and consistency and the adjustment also provides a cost savings opportunity for the district. >> All right. Thank you. Um, questions or comments from board members? >> Madam President? >> Yes. Go ahead. >> What is the cost savings of the reclassification of the position? Madame President, members of the governing board, the difference between an assistant
117superintendent and an executive director, depending on which step, ranges anywhere from $26,839.35 to $27,91463. If we were to classify that position as a director instead of executive director, what would that save us? The difference would be Another 11,000. Thank you. 35,171 for step one. Step sorry, step A. Step E would be 39,323,000. Miss Schmidt. >> Yes, please. Um, I am in support of reclassifying it to an executive director as I was last spring when this when I originally brought this idea up. Um, and um, you know, the reason that I originally brought it up is because when we created the executive director of operations, we basically removed all the supervisory role from this position of other departments. Um, and so to be honest with you, Mr. Todd, I asked about whether this should be a
118director position or an executive director position. Um, and the answer that I was given was that, you know, HR is an extremely important position. um and has a lot of legal um complexities to it and we want to make sure that we find the appropriate person and the experience and that at this time it was um recommended that we continue it as an executive director versus a director. Um, and so I'm okay with it being an executive director, um, because of the weight of this that this position carries. Um my uh looking at the job description um the only thing the comments that I have is that for number nine I'd really like the word promote to say ensure instead of promote fair equitable and consistent employment practices that it says ensure fair equitable and
119consistent um employment practices. Um, and I know that's nitpicky, but um, and um, the only other thing comment that I have is I looked at the old assistant superintendent job description that um, was passed in July of 23 when we created the executive director of operations job and kind of separated that out. Um, and some of the things that I found in that job description that are not reflected in the in the new executive director of human resources, nor the other positions that we realigned last year when we made cuts were um like who will oversee the parent student handbook, who will oversee discipline, attendance, um oversee partnership with law enforcement and a focus on student safety, um, Mckin Vento management, athletics, and child study. So, um, it would just be my request that, um,
120administration look at those and see where they're going to fall under other jobs to just ensure that we're covered. Um, if this gets approved by the board, Thank you. Any other questions or comments? >> Okay. >> Um, would someone like to make a motion? I'll make a motion that we reclassify the assistant superintendent of human resources, student services, and executive to an executive director of human resources and student services. >> Thank you. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. We can take a vote. >> Can I just ask one Sorry. Can I ask one question? >> Yes. >> Okay, Mr. I just want to clarify that used the motion was for it to be class reclassified as an executive director. >> Yes, exactly as mentioned in
121the in the >> Yeah, thank you. >> Okay, so yes, we're voting on reclassifying the assistant superintendent of human resources and student services to executive director of human resources and student services. So we have a motion by Mr. Todd and a second by Mr. Kenyon. Um and we can vote on that. Mr. Todd, >> hi. >> Mr. Kenyan, >> hi. >> Miss Zimmerman, >> I >> Mr. Sarinion, >> hi. >> I'm also an I will show that passed five to zero. >> Um, we agenda item 6.5 discussion consideration to approve organizational chart revisions for FY 2627. Uh, Dr. Aila, if you speak to this. >> Madame President, members of the governing board, this evening we're presenting the organizational chart that reflects the reclassification of the assistant superintendent of human resources to director of executive director
122of human resources and student services. That edit will be made. Um the organizational chart also just pull it up so you can see it. Um will also reflect the transition of the executive director of special services to directly report to the assistant superintendent of ed services educational services. The the intent of this change is to create greater collaboration and coherence and also as well coordinate these areas well ensuring that our students including those receiving special education services are supported by the educational um services team. >> All right. Thank you. Um questions or comments from any of our board members? >> Madame President? >> Yes. Go ahead. >> I'm a little perplexed. All the executive director positions except for one have a direct line to the superintendent. Um if we talk about this, it it seems
123a little strange. I would recommend that the executive director of special ed has a direct report to the superintendent with a dotted report to the assistant superintendent of ed services which is shown here on a couple other positions in the in the ORC chart but it it does make that position look a little less and I think our our special ed students should get the same uh the whole special ed department is the executive director should have the same reporting structure that all other executive directors I would recommend that we we do the direct report to the superintendent to match the other executive director positions. Uh and then a dotted line to the assistant superintendent of ed services >> and that would probably be more fair and equitable as well. President for May. >> Go
124ahead, please. >> Who all had input on this? >> I don't have that information. >> You know, if Dr. Dooy seen this, >> Madame President, members of the governing board, uh, this was this is approved by Dr. Dooy. So this how she wants her stuff set up. Okay. >> I make a motion to approve organizational chart revisions for FY2627. >> All right. We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion and a second to approve the organizational chart. Uh we can vote. Mr. Todd, >> Madam President, I still would like to discuss this uh the executive director of special education. It it is not fair. It's not equitable that that executive director has a different reporting structure than the rest of them. Um that that needs
125to be the same as all the other executive directors or that position probably needs to be something other than an executive director role. But it's it's it's not right to knock that one position down. That that I think that was probably an oversight and there should still be a dotted line so we can discuss that as a board or or offer an amendment. I mean, I see that as the executive director is reporting to this assistant soup because that's the only assistant soup there is. No one else has an assistant soup to report to. Um, so it's not that it's lower, it's just that they have an assistant soup and the others don't. I mean, at least that would be my um my way of reading the chart, but other people can have other comments
126or opinions potentially, but >> I'm just saying there should be >> those two are linked together and so they report to the only assistant superintendent we have of ed services. >> I just think there should be a do at least the dotted line moving up to the superintendent if they're an executive director position. or preferably a solid line to the superintendent, a dotted line over to the assistant superintendent. We have one executive director that has an additional layer that just doesn't look equal. Regardless of whether there's an assistant superintendent or not, those other folks have a direct shot to the superintendent and then this executive director does not. Mishmid, >> go ahead. >> I I see what you're saying, but I guess I don't understand how I I don't see it as like the executive
127director is not going to have access to the superintendent or um you know, not be involved in cabinet. I I don't see it as that. I mean, I see it as they, you know, special education falls under education services. Um, and so that's just how it's linked. Um, and the fact that it is the only assistant superintendent, it wouldn't make sense for these other people to fall under the assistant superintendent of ed services. Um, so, >> so, so what would be the problem of of red and putting a dotted line there? Just as we've done with a couple other positions, you have plant managers that can jump all the way school principles and you you have the same type of situation. We we could easily put a dotted line to to to make that work
128and then ensure that that's there. >> Okay. So, you would be happy with a dotted line from the executive director of special education to the superintendent but leaving the solid line as it is? >> Yeah. I mean, I'm in either way. I I think ultimately we should probably do it a solid line to the superintendent with a dotted line over to the assistant superintendent. Um, only because a lot of times the assistant superintendent of edge services does not have a lot of knowledge in special ed. That's a very special position. And if they've got a blockade, they need to be able to get they need to be able to move forward. I'll settle for a dotted line up there. I think it should be solid to the superintendent with a dotted line over to the
129assistant superintendent, but I would settle for the for the inverse of that. >> Madame President, >> yes, >> I'm okay with the way it is. Um, this is how the incoming superintendent wants to set up her her cabinet or not cabinet, but her staff. Um, I'm okay with it. Madam President, if I may, >> go ahead. >> I honestly I I don't see it changing much. I I I'm okay either way, whether we have the dotted line, whether we don't, as long as as long as we know that there's support there. Um, so I'll I'll go with what the V board would like. Um, I do understand Dr. Duzy was the one that gave her stamp of approval on this as is and you know whether whether she would like that change. I I wish
130she was able to make it here tonight but she had some other commitments. Um >> but I'm okay either way whether it be a dotted line going up to the superintendent or leaving as is with the understanding that they can talk to the superintendent whenever. >> Okay. Thank you. I mean it it would be helpful if we had her here for the discussion of this. I mean maybe we even have a motion a second but maybe we table this so we can talk to her and and and discuss this a little bit more. >> President Schmidt. >> Yes. >> And fellow board members if I can just mention something. Um in previous board updates when the previous superintendent was here if you remember that there has always been an organizational chart that was attached and
131linked in the in the board update. I do have an organizational chart and this is just the one that just came up from January 27th of 26 and it does have the assistant soup of ed services. It was an open position and then a line down you would have the executive director of special education. Right along with the assistant soup of ed services along that you have the assistant soup of human resources. So that executive director of special education has always reported to that assistant soup of ed services. >> Thank you, Miss Camado. >> Madame President. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I'm ready to vote on this and and if Dr. Juicy comes back and says, you know what, I want to change it, then we'll address it at that point, too. I don't >> issue.
132Okay. All right. Well, we have a motion in a second, so we can take a vote. Um, Mr. Todd, >> I'll be nice. >> Okay. >> Uh, Mr. Kenyon, >> I >> Miss Zimmerman. >> I, >> Mr. Serantion. >> I'm uh, also an I. We will pass five to zero. >> All right. Moving on to item 7.1, board comments or agenda topic requests. Do we have anything from board members at this time? >> Madam President, I have a few. >> Okay. >> Uh, one, prior to Dr. Mahorn's uh medical issue, we had requested to look at a stipen for her for the additional work she did while she was in that position. At the time, you said you would wait until she returned to agendaize that. But she has returned and I think we do
133need to talk about that. We have provided stipens to everybody who's done extra work. Dr. Mahorn has done a lot of work. So I would like to have that on the agenda. Um secondly, I'd like to discuss consultants and I think we should uh put it on the table to eliminate all consultants from the district until we have full staffing in the classrooms. Um, I would like to I already requested previously, but at the last board meeting, there were three board members who voted on the override. Um, I'd like to reconsider that. Um, trying to read my writing here. I'm sorry. I'd like to list all staff to prepare a list of all grant-f funded positions over the past six years that have been carried over into permanent positions. And that's the end of my
134list. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Um I uh would just um ask that um our new superintendent look at the document where all of the previous um agenda topic requests are because there are quite a bit. Um, but there are two things that I think are more urgent that really should be addressed in the July meeting and that is that we look at the parent student handbook and in particular volunteers and field trips. There seems to still be so much confusion even the board even though the board has made direct action on this. It still seems to be a problem and we need to align the district discipline matrix with the new trust policies. I requested this last year on June 18th when we adopted the new policies and we still have yet to do that.
135>> Um, any other request at this time? >> Uh, Madam President, I just want to reiterate the Oh my gosh. liquidated damages not addressing administrative contracts. I think we need to take care of that. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Um if they are not already on the spreadsheet, please remember to put them on the spreadsheet. Um, and I will acknowledge that there are many things that are on there that some have been assigned out and hopefully we're getting responses from district uh departments from that. Um, and others we just did not have the staff needed to do them, but I think we are getting close to being fully staffed. So, uh, hopefully we'll be able to move forward on quite a few of them uh, in the next upcoming meetings. So fingers crossed we
136can do that. All right. Uh 8.1 upcoming board meeting. We're going to have a special board meeting on Monday, June 22nd. Um board members should have been informed because we did ask for uh availability for that. Hopefully that will be a short one. And then our next regular board meeting is Tuesday, Tuesday, July 14th. Um and then our next is uh Tuesday, August 11th. So remember, we're moving to Tuesday as of July. Um, just as a reminder. And with that, uh, we can move to 9.1 and adjourn the meeting at 7:39 p.m. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Hey, hey, hey. [music] >> [music] [snorts]