001order at 7:03. All right, we'll start with the pledge of allegiance. Justin, you want to lead us off? I >> pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> You all right? All right. So, good evening. I'd like to share a few updates as we close out the school year. This has been a meaningful season of recognition across our district. Tonight, we honored exemplary alumni and employees, including Navalene Beltrum, Carol Dage, and Rita Roar. We also recently celebrated our students with sports awards, music awards, as well as scholarship and award night. We'll soon be celebrating our seniors, and I want to offer my congratulations to the class of 2026. Your perseverance, growth
002has been remarkable to witness, and I want to recognize our dedicated staff whose commitment to Thompson students never waver and who deserve our deepest gratitude as they close out another year of exceptional work. I'm especially proud to congratulate Superintendent Smith on receiving the CAPS president award, a well-deserved recognition. The honor reflects not only Superintendent Smith's professional excellence, but also her deep dedication to students, families, and staff of Thompson Public Schools. The board of education is fortunate to have her leadership and we celebrate the achievements on behalf of our entire community. With the fiscal year drawing to a close, the board continues to monitor our financial position carefully and we're committed remain committed to responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars while meeting our obligations to students and staff. I want to thank Superintendent Smith, Mr. Steglets, and
003their team for their diligent work managing a challenging budget year. I also want to note the ongoing collaboration among board chairs across our region. Over the past several months, the quiet corner BOE chairs have been working together on shared advocacy priorities, including the ECS formula reform, special education funding, and the unique challenges facing small rural districts. This kind of pure collaboration strengthens our collective voice at the state level, and I'm proud of the relationships we've built across town lines. I look forward to seeing the work continue into the next school year. As we head into summer, I encourage families and community members to stay connected. As always, I'm grateful to serve this community and to work alongside such a dedicated board, administrative team, and school community. Thank you. We'll start with citizens comments. We'll start
004in the room. Once twice, nothing old. >> All right. Citizens comments online. Go once. Come on twice. All right. Going to move on to our student leazison report. >> All right. Good evening. I'll try and keep it brief, but there's a lot going on. >> Uh, two of our most notable things are, of course, the graduation on the 12th and then, of course, the last day of school on the 17th. Um, I just wanted to put in a couple little highlights on the car cruise that we hosted up at the high school. Um, the committee raised $4,200 to the local fire department. Um, it was a huge success from what I've heard. >> Um, along with that, the Harlem Wizards game that took place up at the high school. That was a really unique kind
005of experience for the community to get involved. It was an amazing turnout from what I could see. Um, and it just really showed how much our community can come together for the school and just for such a great cause. Um, a spotlight on the music department. They had an exceptional spring season. Um, as well as the whole school year. They had many performances. They combined the district-wide tape flight concert which featured all three of the schools which was pretty unique. Um, the concert band had a special performance alongside the American band from Providence. Uh, let's see. They had the Grady's musical festival with which our choir earned a gold rating and then the band uh received a silver rating after um preparation that took months. It was the whole school year that they were preparing
006for that. They also got to conclude the year with the induction of new members into the Tri uh music honor society as well as music awards ceremony which they combined this year. Um overall they had a successful um year with their student music uh student musicians demonstrating lasting value that music education brings to our educational experience and the well-being of Thompson students. Along with that, I have a small little um highlight for our career and pathways up at the high school. This year has been a breaking point for all of us. We had so many unique experiences up there and actually 31 out of our 38 seniors earned or 31 seniors earned a total of 38 career pathway certificates which they will also be honored with their um >> what are they called? >> Doss.
007They have cute little um pillars on there as well as a uh pathway um emblem on there for um to note their amazing accomplishments that they participated in. Um 100% of our seniors completed a job shadow which is a requirement to graduate. So they were right on track. 72% of them completed a career pathway and 49% of them earned industry recognized credentials. All participants in the electric boat interview secured employment and they also achieved success in healthcare, manufacturing, welding, culinary and other career focused programs. The class ofu uh 2026 developed a clear post-secary plan and pathway forward reflecting their continued commitment to of TMHS to to preparing the students beyond high school. Next we had on May 21st we had our senior capstone showcase which was also a huge success. Every single senior had a
008pass. So what a great accomplishment for all of them that is needed to graduate and so they all put in um some hard work. I watched some of their presentations as they gave us examples for us coming up to have to do that next year and they were amazing to see. Um we as you guys said our scholarship and awards night was just held. Uh we also just had the senior walk which was amazing to see. It was so, you know, unique to see how that's going to be me next year. And it's crazy to see that kind of experience, but um and see how emotional people got seeing their siblings through the halls or seeing teachers that they realized uh made a lasting impact on them. So, it was very unique for them to
009go through all three schools. Um we also just had our end of the year assembly which um student achievements were accomplished at contribute uh contribute contributations throughout the year were recognized. This assembly served an opportunity to se celebrate our athletics, artistic abilities, academics, and our leadership successes throughout the year. Um, we also just had a field day which was pretty unique. We usually don't get field day up in the high school. So, it was a fun day to just kind of step on out and have some fun. And every student got to participate in something under the there was art, there was music, there was painting rocks, there was of course athletics. Um, it was just a wide variety for every student to be able to participate in. Um, I won't go over all of
010our sports, but our sports had a great season. As much as we, you know, the records might not reflect that, we had a lot of team bonding. Um, and just building up for the next seasons to come, our freshman have some, we have some very athletic freshmen. And so, to be able to build our teams up to prepare ourselves for the next couple years, it'll be really great. And we'll be able to hit some good records next year because we started on that track this year. Um, I'd also just like to read this little um, write up I wrote to thank you guys as our board members. Thank you guys for your unwavering commitment to our staff, students, and families of Thompson. Much of your work goes happens behind behind the scenes. And the impact
011of your dedication can be seen every single day in our classrooms, on our stages, on our athletic fields, and throughout our community. Serving on the board of education requires countless hours of thoughtful discussion, careful decision-making, and genuine commitment to ensuring that our students have the opportunities to succeed. The choices you guys help shape oh choices you guys make help shape not only our schools, but the future of our town. As students, we often see the opportunities before us, such as our programs, activities, resources, and experiences. And those are the ones that help us learn and grow. While we might always see, not always see the work that goes into making those opportunities possible, your guys' leadership, support, and vision helps us create an environment where students can discover their passions, challenge themselves, and prepare ourselves
012for the future. Thank you guys for believing in the value of education, for advocating for our school no matter what, and for investing in the success of every single student. Your service makes a lasting difference, and we're grateful for the time, energy, and care you guys dedicate to our community. on behalf of me along with the students of Turtle Memorial High School. Thank you guys for all that you do. And there you guys have little gifts. Um and most of them are shirts that have the Turtle logo on them cuz you guys have make such a great impact to our high school. We wouldn't be able to do and have all the opportunities that we have without your guys' work that you put in every single day. And then just a couple pictures. I know
013everybody loves to see pictures from the high school. Uh I also attached our final newsletter of the season. This is a compilation of the entire year. There are so many photos, um, little blurbs. We highlighted Chef, who will be retiring after this year. And so, um, it's just a really good like look at what the high school has accomplished and what we, um, are continuing to do within the next year. I also handed you guys, um, a clubs and opportunities pamphlet, which I, along with a couple other students created to kind of showcase all that we offer up the high school. Um, this will actually be going into all new enrollments for the high school. So, when they have to fill out their enrollment paperwork, they'll be getting a copy of this as well as
014every single eighth grader had the opportunity to take one of these. We handed them out to every single one. Whether they kept it or not, that's up to them. But, it goes through every single opportunity that they have up at the high school and when they're able to do it and how to join. So, we're making strides up at the high school to make um to get everybody involved one way or another. and we couldn't do that without your guys' help for us. So, thank you. >> Any questions? >> Uh, no. Just a uh note of appreciation for your hard work and your enthusiasm this year. Thank you. >> We'll be back next week. Picture picture. >> I know. >> Start wearing like >> I would Do you want me to do that now, Melinda?
015>> It would be great if you could. >> Okay. Um, I'd like to make a motion to move the retirement recognition from 9C and insert it. Uh, we'll call it >> five >> B. I'll make a motion. >> We have a motion. Do we have a second? >> I will second that. >> All those in favor? >> I I >> I >> All right. Melan, did you want to kick that off? >> I do. Um, it is my pleasure as superintendent of schools uh to honor Mary Ellen Jones um in her retirement. If you don't know, Mary Ellen has been spearheading the specialized autism project at Marriott Fisher for several years. Her contribution uh to students with disabilities um has reached so many students. She also has been instrumental in bringing in hundreds of thousands
016of dollars through the school readiness grant. It was her job to write the grant and manage all the variety of aspects of that grant. She was also a avid member of the Northeast Early Childhood Council. She attended all of their meetings every year and because of that our school um uh received NYAK accreditation many times over and in the background Mary Ellen was supporting all of that work. So we asked her brother who was a former board member and for former board chair uh to present her today uh with um her certificate and her flowers and uh we are going to miss you desperately Mary Ellen. Uh I have learned so much working with you and can't thank you enough for everything you've done for the children of Thompson. >> Thank you. >> So we're
017going to ask Bill if you can come up and present to your sister and you might want to have a few words. I don't know. You have to say something. >> No, Danielle promised I didn't have to speak. >> Well, on behalf of the board as an member, ex-member, old member, >> old, >> thank you for everything you've done. Even though you ruined my birthday on my fifth birthday, she was born. Ever since then, it's all about her. >> Still complaining. Still complaining. >> So, this is for you. >> Thank you. >> And this is for you. >> Thank you very much. >> You have to hug me. >> Take a better picture. >> That one. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. I mean I I would be too.
018All right. Um finance director, facility directors updates. Ha didn't last. >> Let me find that. >> Uh Mr. Seg, let's you could go first. >> Hi everybody. Uh, no change to the revised budget as usual. Year-to- date spending right now is at 18.6 million, uh, 85.2% of the budget. Uh, we continue to rein that in compared to last year at 86.6. Uh, year-to- date incumbrances, we continue to work there. We're at 3.2 million, 14.5% of budget, which is a little bit ahead of where we were that last year. Um, which I was feeling pretty good about until I talked to Bill about electricity today. So, I'll come back to that later. Uh total projected spending as of today 21.7 million 99.7% of the budget a little bit ahead of where we were last year. Same
019two departments projected to be over budget. Pupil services had tightened up a little bit as we use the the additional funds that we received from the state uh to help out there. So the deficit is currently at 315.6 uh,000 315.6,000. same drivers uh and the other department is uh continues to be ESY. >> Any questions? >> Justin, >> you know, I gotta I think this one's more for superintendent SP. It says, you know, out of district placements are projected higher. RBT's spending is higher. Do we know the scale of is it five, eight, 10 students that that change to? >> I know that there are eight students that require an RBT. Um I don't know at what point in the school year uh the PPT team um recommended but I can tell you that there's
020about eight right now in district. >> Okay. And then out of district placements was that a significant amount of increase? >> Of course. Yes. Um if you look here um it says out of district placements are projected to be 552,000 over the budget that we put together last year. >> Right. So that was either students that are in the district that needed to go out placement or students that enrolled in the district that needed out place. >> Correct. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else? Okay, >> Mr. Burch. Okay. Okay. So, if I have only got a couple of things here, um the HVAC project is I'm going to say we're well into the 90% point at this time. All of the uh base bit equipment has been installed. It's all running. We are down to
021third party commissioning and air balancing and water balancing which will commence uh as soon as school is out. the the controls part of it is working well. There's still a few bugs that they're working out, but uh I'm confident that by the time this thing wraps up that you're going to have a good product here that's going to serve you well. Uh the other thing is good news on the generator. The generator is fine. >> They came and they did the evaluation on it and uh they found there's no internal damage. They seem to be thinking that there was an issue with the way the block heaters were roed and it was getting a little bit of uh coolant into the cylinder heads when it sat for a long time. So, they they've got to
022do that work, but it is nothing like the kind of work we had expected to do. It's more general maintenance stuff. >> Beyond that, >> um we are working extremely short-handed right now. My grounds keepers are both out. Uh we're we're short-handed on custodians and as always it's a hard time getting subs, but we're we're we're getting through. We're finding bodies where we can. Um would you talk about the HVAC um uh equipment in the middle school that was brought up at the last building committee meeting and then that's going to segue into uh the drip discussion that's later on the agenda. >> Okay. So so so I guess this is this is kind of an an update on the HVAC project. We did pretty well. We got everything that we contracted for and a
023little bit more and in the end we were still um a little more than 200,000 to the good. >> So we started looking at you know possibly taking on some other tasks. We looked at uh replacing the boilers in the early childhood building because that's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. Uh that number came in way too high. So, we couldn't do that. We looked at the elementary school cafeteria, which was another situation that's a matter of if and not when, and that also is way too high. We looked at um doing something down in the older part of Mary Fischer Elementary where um like where the Bradley rooms are down in that area. Uh again, we did not have the funds to accomplish that. The other project we looked at
024is the middle school office suite. Um has not been touched since long before I got here. Uh, at this point there's there's currently no fresh air exchange in there. There's air conditioning and there's heat and you know when it was built they counted on the fact that I've said this before this was a negative pressure building. There were exhaust fans and they counted on the fact that the windows leaked and the doors leaked and that's how we got fresh air into the the building. It was it was real technology. That's what they counted on. Um, but we've changed the windows and they don't leak anymore or they don't leak as bad. So, we looked at that project and we got to the point where we're this close. So, so we got to the point where
025the the number came in um a little over 200. We thought that we could get it down to maybe 175 and then we'd be able to pull it off. Uh but then young Billy behind me there came up in the middle of the week and says, "Oh, by the way, I've got a bill for $18,000 in fees." >> That's not quite how it went. >> Oh, it's pretty close. So So that didn't work out. Um, but then when the superintendent got back after the April break, she realized that maybe she's got some drip money that we could infuse into this project and that makes us good again so that we can get this done if you so desire. >> Some of the projects that we were thinking about and discussing using that drip money um
026are now on the bond. Um and um the fact that there's no air exchange in that in that office suite is is not a good situation. Um and so uh we do have the money. It is an allowable expense under DRIP. Makes a lot of sense to get one of those things that we were unable to address through the building HVAC uh project uh completed. Um and so later on the agenda, I'll ask for your approval uh to um spend the drip money. We did get the check, so we do have the money. We just need your approval to spend it for that project. >> Any questions on the facility director report? >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Approval of mean uh minutes for the regular meeting on May 11th, 2026. I'll make
027a motion to approve the minutes for May 11th. >> A second. Seconds. Any discussion on the minutes? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any of those who say no. And any abstensions? >> I will abstain. >> Same. There'll be three abstensions. Myself, Matt, and Justin. >> We all were unavailable. Okay. Subcommittee update. finance subcommittee met um I don't know what to learn last night uh to discuss the um I think I think everybody was there right >> to discuss the potential reductions to the um budget for this year based on the um board of finances reductions to the board of education's budget I don't think we came to any conclusive results on it. I think there's uh significant >> well on on the committee itself, I think there are some suggestions
028on the subcommittee, but I think as a board as a whole understanding where we're at and and what's going on, I think there's still some resistance. We know we have to make some reductions. I just I'm not and I know Melinda has made her best recommendations and I don't fault her for any of the recommendations, but this year is going to suck and that's my official words on where we're going with this. I don't think there's going to be any any easy decisions coming up. Um we did request that uh the superintendent add risk. So you'll see I think in front of you um there is a letter uh to the board of ed from superintendent Smith with the potential reductions as well as the risk involved in those. I think it's important that we
029all understand the risk that comes along with us making any of these reductions. Um there is also a second um piece of paper in front of you that is a program worksheet. Um this is not super this superintendent Smith in no way, shape or form is recommending this. This was at the demand of the finance subcommittee um that this be presented to us. Once again um I don't again I don't think anybody on the subcommittee is uh willing to make any of these decisions either um when it comes to cuts and programs. But we need to understand what's ahead of us and we need to make the best decisions we can for the district and for the students. So, um, more to come on that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> We're going to have to
030schedule another sub finance subcommittee meeting to discuss in more depth where we're going to go with this. Uh, either that or another budget workshop. I don't that's up to the chair, I guess, at this point. Okay. >> Whatever you want to do. I don't necessarily know that it's up to three people to kind of decide where we can recommend, but it's going to be at the decision of the full board, I think. >> So, thank you, Justin. >> Yep. >> All right. Uh, superintendent report. >> Um, so, um, first item on the agenda is the employee child care uh, proposal and approval. As you know, during um my weekly briefs, I've been updating you on the potential of adding um uh child care here for infants and toddlers for faculty and staff. Um the YMCA
031is the organization that we're hoping to partner with. Uh they weren't really ready yet for tonight's meeting. Uh they didn't have all the information at their disposal, so they asked that this be tabled. They are going to come back to us maybe for a special meeting just to talk about that item. um but um they are not here tonight. So, we're going to move on to the Sierra survey. Um and it wasn't really a Zerak survey. It was a survey that was put together um by a different a national organization. Um if you recall, this was the survey that went out um in the wintertime. Had a lot of controversy associated with it. Um but the bottom line is uh Danielle, I actually have that you have it. Good. Um, I've asked Mike Irons, the
032director of Sierra, and uh, Emilyn and Jen, um, is here, um, and they're going to go over the results in a very bird's eyee view, a high level. I have all of the results in, um, a very comprehensive report for each school that the principles are using to develop their cultural climate for our base. So, I'm going to turn it to you. >> Okay. So, I'm from SRA. I'm Jennifer Buckley. I'm joined with Emilyn Linda and Mark Irons. Um we're from Crack. So we're here to talk about the Search Institute which is a nonprofit national research organization backed by more than 30 years of studying you studying youth developmental assets. So they are centered on identifying youth strengths, supports and developmental assets. Right? So the AM survey is what we did with Thompson um functions
033as a protective early warning sign. Um, the more assets a student possesses, the less likely they are to gauge engage in high-risisk behaviors and the more likely they are to achieve academic and personal success. So, it equips school boards like yourselves with actionable localized data to shift from reactive stance to more of an intentional supportive intervention. Thank you. Um, I'm not going to read reading these two slides that are coming up next. I just handed out the handouts. They give you a very extensive list of these but they are uh the AMB service uh survey focused heavily on the 40 developmental assets framework and they are divided into external and internal assets. So this is the slide that tells you all about the external assets. They're categorized into four groups support empowerment boundaries and expectations
034and constructive use of time. So these are the relationship boundaries and safe spaces that families, schools and communities provide for students. We can think of these ass external assets as supports we build around our middle schools and high school students. This is everything that adults can provide like things like strong family support, clear rules, school rules, safe hallways, trusted adult relationships with teachers and staff. Um the next slide is your internal assets. These are your personal strengths. Um they are also categorized into four groups. That's commitment to learning, positive value, social competencies, and constructive use of time. So these are the personal values, social skills, and self-beliefs that students develop internally to navigate life's life life and challenges. Okay? We can think about these as their internal compasses. Okay? And as the board of ed,
035you mainly have direct influence over these assets, right? So by intentionally designing the school climate, policies, leadership opportunities u that foster student growth, it will fuel development of each student's internal assets. All right, next slide. So this is um a chart of your participation rate. So um it says that 56% of your middle school took the te uh survey, but that is not representing the fifth graders removed. So if we remove those fifth graders, it leaves um about four out of five middle schoolers made their voice being heard in this survey. So that is great. That rep represents such a high number of responses for your middle schools. So that is great. Um the high school did okay. They had over 50%. So that is also provides a base for high school wellness interventions. All
036right. Next slide will show a snapshot of your school's assets. All right. So the search institute combined the 21 through 40. So that is that bright blue and then the dark blue. So they consider this then the thriving population. So for middle school it was 61% of them together and the high school was 49. So the thriving population shows that these students are growing up in an adequate and optimal environment. Right? And then those with 11 through 20 assets are considered the vulnerable middle um population. um those youth areru structurally vulnerable and risk sliding into the higher risk um tier without adult active active adult engagement. And then you have that bright yellow that is the zero to 10. Those are critical risk group. Um fewer adult relationships outside the home and less participation in
037structured youth um programs. This also happens at youth as youth get youth get older, right? They don't need their parents and their environments as much. So, we're going to compare this to national averages. So, both of your schools beat the national averages for severe risk. We got to go back one. >> Sorry. >> For severe risk, only 5% of your middle schoolers and 9% of the high schoolers fall into that critical risk of the zero through 10 assets here compared to 15% nationally. So, again, that's that yellow um in the slide. So, the middle school is kind of like a community success story with over 61% reaching the adequate to optimal range with the 21 through 40% 40 21 through 40 assets and that's compared to 44% nationally. So, that they're much higher in the
038middle schools. That's great. Um, and then there's what's known as the asset bleed, which happens as students progress through um, adolescence and self-reported assets steadily decline from sixth grade to 12th grade, as you would expect, right? This just reinforces that 12% point in your drops um, isn't a failure in any way. It's more of a look at how high school experiences change structurally and socially, right? So, there's definitely changes that happen between middle school and high school. um the vulnerable high school, the 11 through 20 assets, 43 of these um should be taken 43% should be taken as a warning sign. It means your high school has um an unusually dense control concentration of what they would call cusp um students um teenagers who are hanging on by a thread but slowly might be slipping
039into those riskier categories faster faster than peers across the country. All right, next slide please. So this slide just shows some of the developmental uh some of the school-based assets in the high school and the middle school. So the high school is red and the middle school is black. So the lowest metric metric on this whole entire slide is asset 7 community values youth where high school uh student scores dropped to 29% from 37. Um proving that less than onethird of older teens feel valued by outside community. Um, across both buildings, asset eight, uh, youth as resources, uh, flat lines a bit at 37 in high school and 38 in middle school, indicating that nearly twothirds of all students feel they are denied meaningful or active roles in their community. Uh, more than half the
040students maintain a stable, steady net of three or more trusted adults um, and non-parents, which is great. Um, around half perceive their everyday school climate is actually caring. So, that's great. Um, as students move into high school, their awareness of clear rules drops slightly. Um, yet their internal academic drive remains resilient, ticking from upwards till 73%. That's asset 21. Okay, next slide. So, here shows some of the adolescent behavioral traits. So, there's 40 of these. I'm only picking out a few of the ones that represent school and some of the good successes and some of the things that are watchables. Um so right here eating disorders middle school rate is 18 but more than doubles to 39 in high school. Um high school environment brings intense in in intense um you know pressure and images
041around eating and body approvals. Uh school truency this number is a bit high nearly one-third of your students have skipped school at least once in the last month. This impacts the bonding to school asset 24 and the caring school climate asset five. Middle school only 5% of students reporting parties where peers are drinking but by high school that skyrockets 29 which is you know the transition marks a sudden exposure to you know circles involving parties and underage drinking. Um so this indicates a critical window to target substance prevention between 8th grade and nth grade. Um depression similar trends above a transition from high school to middle school. Um, we got attempted suicide on there. While attempted suicide had the lowest overall percentage among the five measured traits listed on here, 14% in high school represents
042a serious public health concern. It's one in seven students. So, that's quite a bit. All right, next slide, please. So, some asset building suggestions that you guys can do. Easy things. Um, support asset developments. Continue to support your students in gaining more assets. They could be incorporated in classroom lessons. Continue with the GLS suicide prevention and mental health promotion efforts. Provide staff with suicide prevention training. Uh participate with the local prevention council that's hosted from with TE. Um highlight mental health promotion and suicide prevention with the again with the Donovan Tailor Hall. This has already been scheduled. So that is great. Um you can implement peer-to-peer mentoring mentoring um students who were in the higher the 34 to 40 assets with incoming sixth graders. So that was great which you did with the middle school.
043Tell them all about the schools that that help right there. It helps boost ass assets with the middle school students. Um morning you can do a morning asset minutes. Use the first minutes of each day for intentional structured check-ins focused on internal assets. have messaging about emotional regulation, planning and decision- making about pretty much anything of the 41 40 developmental assets and any next slide is any questions. >> Anybody have any questions? >> Jen, thank you for doing that in a very condensed >> We could have talked about this for like an hour and a half. So, I hope that this was a very high level look into the survey. >> Thank you. and Mark um and Emmy and um Jen, thank you for everything you've done for us over the past two years with
044our suicide prevention grant. Um Emmy, I can't thank her enough. She has been amazing uh to work with. She keeps us on the straight and narrow. Um uh we've just um you know signed a contract with Donovan Taylor Hall. He's the gentleman that came at the beginning of the school year that had a profound impact at the high school. Uh next year he will be with us for a full week in September and then he returns to us in April for another full week. He'll be working districtwide with students, families, and staff. um uh thanks to grant funding from CRA from Title 4 and the strong the balance of what we had and stronger connections, we were able to bring him for those two full weeks. So, we're very excited uh to have him back
045here. And I know Maddie was um very impressed with his presentation. She was one of our students that said, "You're going to get more people here at night, more families reach out." Um, so we're going to have a good planning opportunity um, uh, when he comes in September to do a lot more work and more community outreach. So, we're pretty excited about that and it'll address uh, some of those areas of weakness that we saw in the survey. >> Thank you. >> So, thank you very much. >> Thank Thank you, Melinda. I mean, absolute amazing district. Been a great partnership. You welcomed Demi right in. she feels like part of the team here and that's kind of what the whole partnership uh for hope and healing is all about. Uh we've had many staff members
046come here and they're impressed by your young people and your caring adults. So if you start there, you have a great foundation, a great base to do amazing things. So we really appreciate the partnership. So thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> Yes. Yeah, I'd like to say something about uh I forgot the exact which slide it was, but the the students feeling that the community doesn't support them. And that that uh kind of breaks my heart. It's obviously self-evident when budget season comes around. And it's really I I'm hoping I'm hoping that's what those answers were referring to because as as we sit here, we really feel like the community in large part has abandoned or I I'm not speaking for the whole board, but feels like the community has abandoned us. It
047breaks my heart to to know that the students see that so blatantly and directly too because >> it's it's so unnecessary and sad. >> Um so I just I just want to say that out loud. I I'm guessing everybody was thinking that too. and and yeah, it's it's heartbreaking and thanks for showing that as a graphic and uh to to Maddie sitting here, you know, every month and you know, h yeah to know that your cohorts see it too is it's it's good that they see it and uh sad that it's there to see. >> So, thank you. >> Enrollment update. Okay. So, our enrollment at Marriott Fischer currently is 326 students. Um, there's no change from last month. Um, at Thompson Middle School, we have 273 students. No change from last month. And at
048Turtle Memorial High School, we actually have added a student. So, we're at 165 for a total of 765 students. Um and uh Danette will do the June calculation for our next meeting and that's where we'll startle up moving all the grades ahead and starting off for the new school year. We won't report out over the summer months because we have students coming and going all summer long. Your first re look at it will more than likely be um August or early September. So yeah, >> a lot of the Sorry, >> Jesse with a lot of the private There's a lot of noise about a lot of the private Catholic schools and some of the other private elementary schools in the area kind of shifting directions. There's a lot of I I've heard in the community
049that there's a lot of parents that are displeased with some of the outside educations that they're getting at these facilities. So, they're moving their students or or considering moving their students over to public school. How do you see are you seeing any data that that supports an influx of students? I know we talked a couple years ago when when there was a school, it was like an elementary school that was closing or something and we were worried about that. Not worried about, but we were we were apprehensive about that influx of students into the elementary school. I think it was over the kindergarten classrooms at the time. Yeah, kindergarten uh enrollment right now is at about 18 students per classroom. Um we can have some enrollment over the summer. Um last summer we had hardly
050anybody enroll over the summer. It had always been traditional that that's where we took our influx of students, but we didn't pick up any students hardly in the summer last year. Um, kindergarten classroom sizes may be high. Um, they may grow higher um than the 18. Um, I haven't heard anything, but I've heard that same information, Justin, that you're sharing. Um, if a parent is out there and they're listening or somebody knows someone that's interested, um, give me a call. Um, I've been happy to give you a little tour of the school. um you know in the summer it's hard because we're dodging custodial uh cleanup time but um give me a call and happy to talk about the school the curriculum um all the curriculum documents are online so you can take a look
051at that um but uh yeah we're we still have seats obviously um and we would love to see more students come into Thompson public schools so give us a call >> one more now that we're past that whole age flip-flop up that happened a couple years ago, >> right? Where where instead of it being December, I think we moved it to September and then there was a waiver process if you had that. >> So there so districts had the option this year by uh state legislatures um to either offer an a waiver or not, but by the time they came up with that idea, we were well into our waiver process. So we have I think about 14 students being tested for waivers. Um, I don't know how many of those students will actually be
052accepted into the district or have they already been accepted into the district. Um, but next year there is no more waiver per state law. Um, so this is the only year and I thought it was too late in the game to say to parents who requested a waiver, oh, sorry, we're not going to do that now. So there are districts in our region who have said they're not accepting a waiver. Thompson public schools. We decided to it was too late. Uh we decided to continue to accept them. It's a little um taxing on the staff because they have to test all those students, but we felt it was the right thing to do. >> Anybody else? >> So now we're at the drip expenditure approval. Bill, do you know how much extra from what is
053left over in the HVAC project um that you will need? Uh we have $70,000, right, Bill? >> Uh it's about $68,000. >> $68,000 in drip funds. What we want to do is direct that money toward the HVAC project. Um we have to spend it by June 30th. >> Um I I actually I don't know if you saw my email. I did. >> I I reached out to uh this was actually last week when when um you Bill, myself, Ben, >> um I reached out uh 2 p.m. Uh they said that there's a little more we have some room. It's it's not 6:30 26. That's the cut off. Um so that gave us a little bit of breathing room. I think our first reporting on that money is in September. Okay. >> But I don't think
054that means that we have to even spend it by September. I think the the quote in the email um I wish I could remember the lady's name at OPM, but she said something to the effect of there's nothing in the legislative language that specifies a spend by date. >> Okay. Okay. >> Um, I also did confirm uh I I went into the guidance and and um air quality and HVAC type work is specifically mentioned in the guidance. >> Yeah. Yep. Um so what's the timeline, Bill, if we would can we get this work done this summer? >> We have to. >> Oh, right. >> The the the the HRA grant needs to be closed out and finished by December 31st. And the reality is we can't be doing that work with school accession. So it's
055got to be done this summer. Um but we've talked with the architects and the contractors and everybody seems to think that that is doable. >> Okay. So we need to apply the 68,000 drip funds to the HVAC project. I guess that's what I'm putting forward. Uh, please refresh what drip stands for and what it's supposed to go. No, no, you don't have to if if you don't know off hand. That's okay. >> Repair and improvement. >> Thank you. Perfect. That's that's so it is for facilities. >> Yes, only for facilities. >> Only for facilities. And it has to be spent this year >> and I had to sign a a testament that said we're spending that money only on facilities. >> Right. So, okay. And this project is is right in the wheelhouse of the
056guidance. >> Perfect. Thank you, >> Justin. >> The drip funds were originally for cafeteria and the lockers, right? That's where we were originally dropping those. And because of the bond, we now have a little bit of >> we'll call it lateral movement of the these. >> We at the time we knew the money was coming. We had all these issues in the kitchen. >> We had the the locker situation. And so we really didn't define. I gave several ideas of what we could do with the money, but um we hadn't defined it until Bill came up and said, "Hey, we really could get this finally fixed." And that air conditioning unit breaks down a lot um at the middle school. Um they they're constantly complaining about it. Um so it would be nice if we
057could get that repaired. >> Okay, couple more questions on that one. >> Includes controls tie in to the EMS that we already have. um equipment's available. >> Yep. >> And is it a change order on the current contract or is it a new contract? >> No, it's not. It is not a new contract. It will be either a change order or a bulletin. >> Okay. My only caution on that is why don't I don't know what's currently written in the contract for change order fees or bulletin fees. But I think because we're direct awarding it to the contractor that is currently here working the project, we got to be careful about that piece of it because it was it was originally RFP for for bid and now we're direct awarding work, public work without a
058change order. If it's a bullet, it's a bullet. But I also don't want to pay, you know, I don't I think we need the work. I'm not trying I just want to make sure that we're not wasting fees on change order or um bullet fees. >> Kristen, >> outside of my >> No, we'll have we'll we'll have the architect look into it, but I have not seen any change fees thus far. >> Okay. >> Anything that's been been done as a change. >> So, was this part of the original design then? And we just didn't >> It was one of the phases. >> Yeah. Okay. You know, >> just didn't make >> Okay. >> Yeah. There was an awful lot that didn't make the cut, >> right? So, this was already in that original design.
059It just didn't make the cut for phase one work. >> Okay. >> I'll make a motion. >> Hold on. >> Oh, we don't do that here. >> Well, she had a You had her hand raised first. >> Okay. I just want to make sure that everything that we originally earmarked the drip money for, like we're 100% sure that we're getting those through the bonds, right? >> So, we already ordered because the board of ed um approved me taking out of non-lapsing account $105,000. Um we had the little bit of a fiasco with the with the steamer. Um so, we ordered a new steamer, got a better price on it. Um and then the serving line. So, um, that has been ordered and actually is due to be installed like right after school lets out. Um,
060so I'm pretty excited about that. And we spent that whole 105. I think Deb spent just about up to that amount of money that you approved. Um, that was one of those variables. I was hopping on getting that bank of lockers done, but I was pleasantly surprised that that was also put into the bond, which left us the opportunity to do this work. I just want to make sure we're not going to hear later that they're not getting done and then they're like, >> "Well, that amount of money came directly to the board of ed." Um, it wasn't one of these um, you know, >> those kind of >> I'm sorry, Kristen, I didn't hear you. Was you're asking about trip? >> Yes, that was directly to the board as a grant. >> But I
061just wanted to make sure in terms of the bonding that the things that were earmarked like they're a done set. I' I've actually got the slide right here and specifically the other items that we talked about with drip I believe were covered by non-lapsing but the the lockers are actually right there on the slide. >> Thank you. >> There's >> it's lockers, cameras, um access control, the clocks, um >> elementary school bathrooms, TMHs gym floor refurbishment. Um Bill finally gets to replace that kabota. um >> sidewalk >> clocks and then some concrete and sidewalk replacement. Those were the >> bond related projects for the board. >> Okay. >> They didn't total, just to clarify, $2 million. It's $776. >> Yeah, something like that. >> A thousand. >> Do we have a motion? >> Can I
062make >> You can make the motion. >> Okay. Then I will make the motion to use the $68,000 along with the $200,000 that is available from the the other money HVAC money to um upgrade the HVAC system in the middle school office suite. >> Second. >> Okay. Any discussion? Is it 200 or 168? >> I have I believe if I might. >> Yep. >> The the motion from this committee bill, if you think I'm wrong, >> should just relate to the six the drip correct, >> the remaining money is controlled by the building. >> Okay. >> To supplement the balance then. >> Right. To supplement. Okay. I'll I'll change my motion to along with to supplement the 200. And Daniel, you're agreeable to that. Okay. >> I am agreeable. >> All right. So, we have
063a motion, a second. We've had discussion. >> All those in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Any extensions? Motion passes. Okay. Fiscal year 27 budget reduction approval. So, so I was under the assumption um that uh tonight you were going to review um the other uh recommendations. You wanted me to revise the reductions that I had brought forward um and then um a workshop. So, um and then a worksheet to go along with that. So, I don't I don't know where we're at with all of that, but >> Okay, >> Kathleen. >> Okay. I was at that subcommittee because I am on the finance subcommittee and I did make a motion and I did make a recommendation and I am going to make a recommendation to the board using the recom the the worksheet
064that you put forward um and the not your recommendations but your suggestions. >> All right. Obviously we would we would do the partnership with Killingly saving $25,000. That's a no-brainer. And these are something that we can discuss, but I'm making a motion so that we can discuss them. >> Okay. >> One full-time sub to go for $27,000. So, we've got 2527. >> Mhm. >> A second shift custodian for 57. Now, I'm going to take the $216,000 that you outlined on your I rounded it to 216 >> um from special education. That gives me $325,000. >> I'm also going to take an additional 125,000. I suggest we take, not me personally, I suggest we take $125,000 to bring us to the $450 where we stand now out of pupil services. And my and my rationale for
065doing this is that when we first presented the budget on 121, we had 5.7 million in special education. When we presented the budget to the board of finance, we had jumped that number to 5 point or almost $6 million and an increase of $229,000. So when we first knew what our special education number was, we had estimated at 5.7 million. So under the state statutes, when you develop your budget, you develop it to your best knowledge. Our best knowledge when we developed our budget on 121 was 5.7 million in special education. Okay. So I am only going to take hund an additional 125 out of that 229 increase that we put in between the end of January and the beginning of March to get us to the 450. But I'm not going to suggest that
066we take a vote tonight because I'm going to suggest we wait till after the next referendum because we don't know what's going to happen. But that is my recommendation in the areas that you look at. >> Kathleen made a motion. Is there a second? >> Well, I didn't really make a motion. I guess I said this is my motion to the area to look at. >> Okay. >> And the only place that we really have to go. >> None of I don't believe that any of your other suggestions are reasonable. that they're out of necessity. >> They're out of necessity, but they're really going to hurt. >> They are. >> Yeah. Any place we go is going to hurt. >> But we are justified in bringing our pupil services back to the 5.7 because that
067was the best of our knowledge when we developed the budget. story. >> Okay, we have Kathleen's Justin. >> Oh, sorry. Go ahead. >> Nope. That >> No, the motion's on the table, right? >> Right. >> Okay. So, we're waiting on a second. >> We're waiting on a second. Okay, I'll make it. I'll I'll second. All those in favor say I. And that motion is done. >> Justin, >> I'll make a motion to table the FY27 budget reduction approval to the July board of ed meeting. Uh >> yeah, July board of ed meeting. >> Okay. >> Second. Okay. Um all those in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? Any extensions? That one passes. >> Just a comment on discussion on that. >> Um >> I think Kathleen's recommendations are reasonable. >> Um but I think
068it's personally I think it's premature and it shows that we had room in our budget to remove from which we all know we had no room in our budget to remove from to begin with. So, I'd like to see this actually go to referendum and either pass or fail again. Um, and then us make some decisions from there because I the our job as we sit around the table is to fiscally responsibly fund this building and the operation >> and I truly think that what not all but some of the recommendations that have been put in front of us are not fiscally responsible recommendations. And that's not to the fault of the superintendent, >> right? She has a budget that that she's trying to meet, but I I don't think they're fiscally responsible. So, I
069think we need a little bit more public outcry to get there. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Uh, capital projects. >> It's Yes. So, um I know Bill um at the last board of finance meeting did speak to the members of the board of finance and they did agree that um he is not going to go out for um securing funding for the bond until January. That saved a considerable amount of money on the town side. However, um there are several projects that are on our um when they do open up that money um that we may want to consider. um kicking over to the building committee, but I can't do that or request that of the selectman without your approval. So, what I'm asking tonight is if you could give me approval to
070put those projects in the hands with obviously guidance from Bill and Jason Gurham, our new facilities director. Um you know, in the hands of the building committee because there's um they are going to have to go out to bid. Um, I think we can all agree that because this is a bonded uh funding source that we want to be completely open, transparent, and have um, you know, like we always do whenever we do a project. But, um, the building committee will need to assist us with preparing RFPs and those kinds of things. >> Justin, >> I'll make the motion. >> Second that. >> All right. Any discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Any tensions? Motion passes. >> Thank you. Um and then finally on my list, um thank you um
071Chairman Bolty for uh recognizing the superintendent award, but I just wanted to publicly acknowledge um and thank Stephen Rio uh the superintendent in Putnham for nominating me for that award. He is um uh the outgoing president of CAPS, the superintendent association. Um, and each year, um, the outgoing president gets to, um, award a superintendent for service. Um, and he selected Thompson and me. Um, so I want to thank him and the members of CAPS for that award. But more importantly, um, I want to thank the faculty and staff of Thompson Public Schools because, you know, without them there is no award. So, thank you everybody out there. >> Okay. Old business. Does anybody have any >> new business? July board of ed meeting. >> So, we typically don't hold a July the last couple of
072years. We haven't hold held a July board meeting. So, I don't know what you want to do about that. >> Well, I think we need a at least a finance subcommittee meeting >> pending the budget process. >> Yep. The referendum results from is it June 24th? June 24th. Um, >> I also >> Yep. Go ahead, Jess. >> I also previously suggested a and and I know we are all booked solid over the summer, but I also suggested a workshop so we can get through some of these policies that we have been struggling with for >> right years. I know there was your books trying to your not yearbooks handbooks trying to make sure that all the policies tied >> correctly back to >> in book cleanup in general. >> Yes. Well, >> Kathleen, >> yeah.
073If if the referendum does, God forbid, doesn't pass, >> then we wouldn't need a subcommittee meeting because we would just be there would be a board of finance meeting that cut more money >> and I I can't see any more of these being made um >> until the referendum passes and God go God forbid it doesn't pass this time. Um, we're just spinning our wheels. If it when it hopefully it passes and then we have a subcommittee meeting. >> Okay. >> Is my that's my recommendation and and as soon as it passes, we should have a subcommittee meeting. >> Matt, >> I have a question. Um, if we have a subcommittee, let's say we have a subcommittee meeting on July 11th. >> Okay. or whatever whatever the Monday you know if we have a subcommittee
074meeting in the first part of July could we then schedule a special board meeting to >> Absolutely. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> So the 6th or the 13th? >> I just made a I just made >> That's right. Yeah. >> Monday after the 4th is the 6th and the 13th. >> Yeah, >> Justin. >> Yeah. I just I know we have a lot of policy that that we talked about that we have to get through. We've got handbooks to get through and August >> is going to come through. >> We do. >> Yeah. I don't remember. >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> I think there's at least four or five posts. >> Mr. Spelet, >> may I humbly suggest? >> No. >> Given that you all come to the finance subcommittee meetings in anyway that perhaps
075we do a budget workshop. >> Okay. >> So, if you come to agreement, you could actually pass it. >> That would be a great >> That's just a thought because you you could move more quickly. But, >> okay. >> You're right, Kathleen. If it if it if it passes, I I would appreciate it if we move relatively quickly because I >> nuts and bolts needs to get uploaded into MUN >> so that we can get next year rolling and and um a lot of the work that happens a lot of work happens over the summer to get >> POS opened and and um beginning of school year supplies ordered and the like. So >> because the ERIC failed five times, we didn't process POS until October and teachers were buying school supplies out of their
076pocket. >> No, because I wanted I wanted to coordinate. Sorry. >> No, Eric. >> Heather had asked that the finance subcommittee meeting had been scheduled and I said I kind of wanted to coordinate with Matt and see if we could knock out a couple hour session and do like finance policy >> do a couple >> or >> Yes. So, our uh policy committee meeting is scheduled for August 7th. We can do it sooner if we want to get it closer so we don't not up against the gun of school starting. So, we can arrange a meeting >> because I think August is going to focus more on handbooks. Yeah. >> Right. >> Yeah, we can do that. >> Okay. >> I can let you know when I'm available >> um for those meetings. >> Okay.
077>> Sorry. >> Oh, sorry. Rick, >> uh clarity. >> Yes, sir. Um, if there's a referendum going out and supposedly we gave up another $200,000, it's what you kind of have in this first paragraph. >> What is on the line under the $200,000? Is it your original recommendations? >> Yes. And I added to that. >> Okay. And it if it's different, it's kind of like what Kathleen was suggesting andor the extra sheet that we look at >> or anyway. >> Okay. So that's all of the the supplies and stuff, the original things, >> substitutes >> and the substitutes, >> the adult ed, all the special ed. The only other things there were the core science teacher. Is that beyond it or that's part of it? >> That is part of that list that I gave
078you. I added that science teacher. I checked with guidance. Um we can we can we can manage through uh we are going to run AP bio so that's not a problem. Um so we we can run we want with it minimizes the amount of electives that we can offer students. And I apologize. So I think the thing this entire list is the 450,000 that >> 546. >> It's a little challenging. It doesn't >> accumulative and it makes some sense. Okay. 546. >> There is a position that um I gave you actually um data um that I'm really worried about cutting. It was a grant-f funded um guidance counselor at the elementary school. I've been several meetings lately um where she's been working heavily with students that are disregulated. I'm really worried about reducing that position.
079I know it was grant funded and it was going to go away after three years, but the volume of work as you could see on the data sheet that she provided so that I can get that to our alliance folks um because she was um not alliance mental health grant um you have to provide data and she put this nice sheet together um but she's doing a lot of work so I'm a little worried about that position going away so >> um I just put that out there for discussion. Thank you, >> Heather. And I I could have totaled this wrong, but I don't think that total adds up all this this one thing. Just so we know. >> 536. >> Well, it's it's >> I subtracted the the one thing that that was asked
080previously suggested. >> And then I also subtracted because this is a removal as well because it was a budget restoration, right? >> And it doesn't. >> Okay. >> I did quick math, but I it didn't seem to add up, right? But it's close. I don't know. You might have transposed some numbers >> because I asked you to add the risk in between. >> Okay, >> just move the Google Sheets up. >> All right, one, >> Danielle. >> So, what did we decide on for July, guys? >> Um, so we're gonna >> pending the outcome of the referendum. Is that what we want to do? >> Yep. We will book a budget >> a budget workshop. >> Okay, >> perfect. >> Policy I think >> probably the week. >> Yes, we can do that. We'll >>
081talk committee. >> No, I will not. So, can we can we pick like can we can we say it's going to be can we pick a date just so like >> you want to pick a do >> an in case date in case >> because otherwise if if it passes then people aren't going to have it blocked on their calendar and this is summer and people won't be >> well my concern is if if it doesn't pass we're still going to have to make adjustments >> anyway >> right so we have >> I'm only saying if it passes hold it for if it passes so that we can meet and do what we need for bill and it's already on our calendar. If it doesn't pass, cancel it. Okay. I don't know. >> So, at
082least it's locked in. >> So, so I'm only available 7:15 to 7:24 that month. >> Okay. >> 20th. It is >> for >> 7:15 to 7:20. >> Well, it has to when are you not available? >> That's not available the week of um >> the 18th, >> right? The 18th to that last. >> So, the 2. >> Isn't it usually the 15th? I'm not available. >> Yeah, I have it. >> I have it on the 13th authority blocked out like our regular July meeting if we were to have one. >> But Melinda's not available. >> No, she didn't say 13, did you? >> Yeah, I said until the 15th. >> I thought you said 15. >> She comes back on the >> 24th. Yeah. To the 24th. >> The 15th, the 16th, or the 17th.
083>> Sooner the better. >> I have availability for the 15th, the 16th, and the 17th. >> You have 16 and 17. >> Yep. I'm good to >> I have 15 and 16. So, not the Friday. >> 16. >> All right. >> 16. >> I motion I motion that we >> Justin, are you good on the 16th? >> 15th. >> Oh, it's your committee. >> He's double checking you. Yes. >> Well, it's technically not if it's going to be a workshop. It's not my committee. >> That's true. >> But still. >> Yeah. 16th. >> All right. So, go 16. >> Hold on. Hold on. Mr. segments. >> Um July 16th is the third Thursday, which is finance Thursday. Okay. >> That's why we're all free. >> Can we do the 20th? >> All right. 15. >>
084You can't. Okay. >> I could do the 15th. >> Is that building committee? >> No. Building committee would be the eighth. >> Okay. >> They're the second Wednesday. They compete with PTO. >> I can make you want to call it a budget workshop. >> Yeah. It's just us meeting. >> Yeah, it was just the four of us meeting the first time. >> We can move in. >> Yeah. >> So, the 15th works. >> 15th works. >> All right. I think it So, I make a motion that What time? 6:30. >> What time? >> Earlier the better. >> Well, six is always a good time. >> Six is a good start at six. >> I motion that we have a uh budget workshop meeting on July 15th at 6 p.m. >> All those in favor? >>
085I I >> No. up. That went fast. It's It is >> You got to send that out. >> Okay. >> All right. So, um, moving on. >> So, then we won't have a regular board of ed meeting >> in July. >> No. >> Okay. Do we need a motion for that? >> No. Okay. All right. Board of Ed member vacancy. So, um, Amanda provided us her resignation, um, which you guys accepted last month. Um, under Connecticut General Statutes 10-219, um, the remaining board members appoint a successor to fill the seat until the next regular town election, which would be November 2027. Um, so we're going to put it out that if there is anybody who is interested in sitting in that seat to please contact uh, Superintendent Smith or myself and then we will schedule
086a special meeting to hold interviews to fill that seat. >> Danielle, when is she going through her? She's uh, her resignation and um, letter stated she her she her end August 1st. >> Okay. So she has June and July and then >> Yep. >> Okay. All right. Moving on. Uh thank you letter from the collaborative board to state legisl legislature. Um Daniela Danielle, sorry, a really long weekend. Um provided you a copy of a letter that was written by Steve Ryu. Uh we decided at the um collaborative board meeting um at the end of was it last month? >> Yes. >> June actually. >> Was it June? >> It was May 30th. >> Yeah. Close enough. Um that we would write a thank you letter to the state legislature. Um that's there for your reading.
087I am asking for a motion to approve me to assign it. >> Is that this? >> That's that. I think the general gist was that we always ask for things but we never say thank you. And so the board chairs were really adamant about saying thank you. >> I I'll motion that you make sign this. Madam chair >> second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? >> All those in favor say I. I. I. All those opposed. Any extension? Motion passes. All right. Correspondence. There's a thank you card from Carriage Square. The residents attended the senior lunchon. You all should have a copy of that. Y. >> Okay. And then citizens comments. We'll start on Zoom. Going once. Going twice. Three times. All right. Any citizens comments in the room. Go once or twice. All right. Uh,
088board of education comments going around the table. Danielle, >> get out and vote. >> Really? Everybody get out to vote. >> All right. >> Motion. >> Second. >> 19. >> Absolutely.