001this evening and we just ask that you watch over everyone here in this meeting. You guide us in the direction to make good decisions and choices for our entire county. Please watch over our teachers and our staff and district staff and all the students while we finish up this year. We know everyone's working hard. We know that you will help them and any any of those that become anxious with their testing that you may calm them and give them strength to make it to the end of the year. We know that there are families in our community that need your help. They need your grace. They also need some strength to get through tough times. and we know that you will always be there and help uplift them in all their needs. We ask all
002this in your name. Amen. Amen. Please address the flag. 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. Okay. I know everyone's had a chance to look over the agenda. Do I hear a motion to approve it? Do we have any changes, Angel? No, Madam Chair. Okay. I make a motion to approve the agenda. I second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. I. Motion passes. I'd like to welcome everyone tonight. First of all, go Gators. But um we're going to start the meeting with Miss Overs, please. Good evening. I'm here today to talk about a new distributor for our food. Um I always prepare these things and I
003talk way ahead of it. Um, so why the change? We are currently with Cisco um as our distributor through the power buying group. We've been with the power buying group for as far as I know since I've been here for 10 years and some time before that. Um, but times have changed. I feel like it's time for a change, something better for our district. Um, the number one goal this year has been secure food. Um, and that is getting better since CO because after CO it was very tough to get products, food, paperware, plastic. It was it was difficult. Um, products in a group purchasing organization such as the power supply group that we are with um is based on volume for great pricing. So the more we all get together, we get better pricing.
004It's a great idea, but sometimes it limits the products that we're available to get. Um, and that becomes a problem for our our students. Um, I've been following other districts over the past five years, um, just to see the trends and what's happening, what's going up, what kids like. Um, you probably are all aware that they love spicy. Every kid loves spicy. Um, so I've attempted to procure some of the products that they like and it's not possible through the power buying group because it's not a consensus with everybody. Um, and I feel like that's limiting the kids as to what they like. Um, great example was um, which are the Raymond noodles. Kids love them. They make them now in whole wheat. It was a product that was tested in some other districts. Um,
005and we weren't able to get it. Um, and it I went to a testing at another district and the kids were like, "Wow." So that would have brought in more participation but it was not possible. That was just one example of something that I was not able to get. So we need that flexibility is what I feel to to support the kids and what they like. Um when I when I went out to with the RFP there was a couple other ones that we looked at. So we put the RFP RFP out to see what would come about. Um and Betty Keith came to the table. I went to a food show back in January with Benny Keith and they donut. Thank you. Um and they were very careful not to promise things to us
006that they could not provide. That even happened after CO. They were not prepared with trucks. They weren't prepared with drivers. So they didn't want to commit to schools yet until they have that in place. Um they are there now. Um so they are available. Um Milton Sodto is back there next to Kaylee. He's the Bron the Ben Keith U representative. Um and he's here to show his support. Um I was actually at a uh meeting today um with all the directors in the state of Florida. Um and they speak very highly of many the ones that are with them currently. So they were very supportive um and they're getting the product that they want. So, I just wanted to add that um they were very willing um to find a delivery day um that works
007best for us and times that work for us. Um so, that was great to hear. Um so, they're not coming like late in the day. We were getting some deliveries for Cedar Key because it's so far out there. They were coming at like four o'clock and Nina had to stay out there waiting for the delivery truck and then letting it un letting it load everything out and then coming home. So, that was a little bit of a delay. Um and they also have um produce that is with local growers. So we recently are getting some produce through a grant and the grant stopped but I found out that they are already partners with Benny Heat. So next year we'll be able to get this fresh produce which comes from like two not even two hours
008away. They're right outside Jacksonville. So very happy that they would have that produce supplier and the kids love it. It's a aquaponic rom lettuce. Super good. It's good. Has a very lifong shelf life. So what are the differences and challenges the solutions going to be by going with Benny Keith? Um would be the food costs are slightly higher but some of them are the same and some of them are lower. So it's it's a gamble there. Um but I don't feel like it's going to hurt our budget in any way. Um I did a comparison um with our top products. The one I forgot is the peanut butter and jelly sandwich because that's the number one. Oh yeah, should have went with that one. But I know right now for our ribs, these are same
009products that each company supplies. And as you can see with the price comparison, Benny Keith came in lower per case um with each one. So that was something that was very promising there. Um they're fixed rate case, which means they charge per case and that covers delivery and the truck and everything involved. Um It was 25 cents higher than what we're paying with the power buying group. Now, um overall that could bring something to the table, but we don't have to pay an annual fee like we do to power buying group, which is $4,500. Now, this past year, we did get a $1,500 discount because I was the secretary to the executive committee. So, by being on the committee, we were able to get a discount. Um but even with a discount, we still won't
010have to pay that $3,000. Um probably make up the difference of the 25 cents of the case fee. Um, I'm going to collaborate with Flaggler and Okachobee because Flaggler County and Okchobee County are both with Benny Keith and they come out of the Gainesville warehouse. So, that's another reason that I really want to go with Benny Keith because it's close by. So, if anything's forgotten or we need something quickly, it's a 40minut drive, drive over there and get it. Um and that's come in handy because even during COVID and after co um for one instance we had the um gayla and we needed some supplies and I called Benny Keith and we were able to go over there and do a will call and just pick it right up. So it's another positive thing for
011Benny Keith being so close. whatever products they're not able to bring to the Gainesville warehouse. Um, I can also collaborate um with the menus and the products they're using in Lyon County and Franklin County, which is just up there on the bend. Um, so they would be able to ship from the Alabama warehouse to the Gainesville warehouse to give us that products. Um, and then I'll also work with Milton. Um, we've already been discussing a few things um, as far as what other counties are getting because we are in the forecasting stage. So, already forecasting product that needs to be brought in for next year. So get that in. So kind of going ahead but being hopeful. Um then uh as I mentioned I attended the Benny Benny Keith food show in January to view
012products that would become available to us. Um they're also used in restaurants. Julie's restaurant right here in Bronson uses Benny Keith and there's a few restaurants surround in our in our county that also uses them. Um, and we are allowed to use some of the restaurant products. It doesn't have to always be um, depending on what it is. We have to watch our whole grain products, which they don't serve in restaurants. But as far as vegetables, fruits, and all that um, still can go with restaurant quality and restaurant products. Um, hoping that the new menu items that I wasn't a was not able to get through um, Cisco um, some of the things that we bring in would increase that participation. So more participation, more participation is more money. I like money. Um what was
013the product pro process of getting the RFP and bringing on Betty Keith? Uh was that I followed procedures in the school board policy to 006. Um prepared the uh the RFP. Brandon helped me also. Um, and then sending it I have to send it all to the EPDAC, the Florida Department of Agriculture, which is where I was today with them discussing procurement methods. Um, sending to them so they can approve the RFP before we can actually advertise it. Um, it was then advertised in the local papers. I got your permission to advertise. We advertised it. Um, it even went up on our website. Um, we selected an evaluation committee. I chose six. Four of them showed up. We went through the RFP. Benny Keith was the only one that did um submit an RFP. Um
014the other two are group purchasing option organizations and you have to be a member of their group to get that. Um but Benny Heath stepped up to the table. They submitted it. Um the submission even though they were the only one, they were highly ranked. Um in the uh attachment that was in the board minutes, you'll see that the committee ranked them um very highly. There was just a couple things. Um, and we actually solved that afterwards. Um, they were they they did everything they were supposed to do. Um, after that was approved, then I had to give it back to the Florida Department of Agriculture to let them know that we had followed all the directions and they approved it once again to bring to you, which is also in the emails that are
015in the attachment with the RFP. Um, and then what I'm asking today is signatures on the contract page and that I would need to give a 90-day exit letter which is according to the contract from the power buying group. So basically there's three things um I'm requesting today um is that we accept Benny Keith um that I get a signature on the contract page and that we send a 90-day exit letter to the power group taking over their service. Um when would we start? It would be the first day of school. Um August 7th. I'm sorry. August 7th would be the first delivery. The team would get it ready. They're going to bring in the supplies. They would get them ready on August 8th in order for the students to return and eat on August
01611th. Do you have any questions? I have one question. Is this going with this new company? Is it going to affect um what we'll be paying for lunches next year? Will it change? It should not that that doesn't have anything to do with this part. Um Actually, Morgan and I um are working this week um on the payment system, which is your uh community eligibility provision. Um that is being decided this week with April data. So, it's taking all of our students and the more that get government assistance is what affects our C and making sure that um all those will will remain free next year. But it's looking very good. Very good. Thank you. And that doesn't affect um the milk supplier that No. Okay. I like that. They are a separate contract. Okay.
017I thought it was just our milk, yogurt, and juice from MMB. Okay. So, two new changes bringing in great products. Good. That's the goal. And fresher. and the fresher and the fresher and the fresher food prepared in the correct with fresher and more produce coming in because they'll be able to procure that um more produce and I'm also working with the department of defense I'm trying to get them to bring in more of that produce so we don't have to pay for it [Laughter] get you a t-shirt I'm all about the money well thank you miss Julia do we Do I hear a motion? I make a motion that we approve all together. Okay, second. Okay, been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed, same aside. Motion passes. Thank
018you. Next up is Mr. Lewis and friends. And friends. And please you could introduce your great staff. this evening. So, um I'm Jonathan Lewis with the coalition. This is our youth services coordinator and Sarah Michelle who's our youth development coordinator. Uh when we look back, I guess it's been 201819 was the last time I was here to talk about kind of all of our services. I think I was back in maybe 2021 um to talk about the Florida youth substance use survey um and how we've you know steadily thankfully seen decreases and substance abuse among our youth. Um but we wanted to come back today um I'm going to talk for a little bit at the beginning and then hand it over to them and then we'll kind of swap back and forth. But um
019wanted to just come today give you an overview of our services. Uh also wanted to you know um over the years as we've grown um debunk a few myths that we hear out there every once in a while. Um but uh for the most part we hope that it's really positive uh presentation to you and can answer any questions you guys have. So um when we were trying to figure out what to say uh we had a a lot to say. Um so we tried to narrow it down. Um but hopefully maybe we'll even even come back at a later date dig more specific areas. So a little bit of uh I forget. So we wanted to share our mission statement um because we encompass lots of different things with the County prevention coalition. So
020our mission statement is to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Ley County through collaboration and capacity building among all sectors in order to promote healthy living. And then um these two beautiful dogs are our dog and Jonathan's dogs but also kind of our therapy dogs at work. A little bit of history. Um so originally the coalition was formed as the partners in prevention of substance abuse back in 2004 as kind of a all volunteer group. That was back during um the Jeb Bush years when he was governor. He wanted to see uh county based coalitions to look at local data, make local decisions um and kind of work on uh youth substance abuse. In 2011 uh in partnership with CDS behavioral health services corner drug store used to be called. Um we
021received our first very small amount of block grant funding which allowed um us with uh CVS as a fiscal agent to um hire our first staff member. Um and then over the next you know decade or so we really focused on um just bringing more resources into Ley County. I think to date if you did the math. Um, easily 99% maybe 99.95% of any of the funding that we have is outside funding. Um, thankfully we've never really had to do a whole lot of incount fundraising. May one day, who knows? But, um, so far we've been able to kind of hold true to our our ultimate goal, which is to to bring resources into the county because you know, over the years we, you know, we have a lot of very very uh generous businesses
022and people in our county, but if we're one less hand asking for something, um I think that's a good thing. Um I know they get donor fatigue uh sometimes, but um so so far we've been able to really expand our services. Um we started out as more communitywide type strategies uh schoolwide and then eventually were able to after school summer programming and most recently our tobacco prevention program. Um presently we have uh 22 core employees that work for us. Um each afternoon in addition to those 22 we employ you know about 50 to 60 um additional employees whether that's a lot of that is teachers, aids, bus drivers. Uh we serve roughly you know about 1,200 kids a year. uh through all of our various programs um at any one time. Um we probably serve
023closer to maybe 3,000 throughout the whole year, which is which is a lot through all of our programs. And of course, we're trying to expand that as well. So at the core of what a coalition does and we've never really left our this model um is the strategic prevention framework which of course includes um assessment of local data uh capacity building among our all of the community sectors you know you guys our businesses our faith-based groups uh planning implementation and evaluation. So the goal is that no matter what we do as a group, um it's based off of local data, for use substance abuse survey, what we hear from our stakeholders that our community needs or wants, um and then results in local decisions being made, um which is kind of our quarterly coalition meetings
024where we present items and data. And so hopefully that results in, you know, the best possible programming for our community and our youth. We do work very hard to make sure we squeeze every dime possible out of every dime we get. Um I think we do a a really good job at that. I'm going to talk a little bit more about that in the future, but um future slides, but uh you know, we really all of our money goes to our kids at the end um in some way, shape, or form andor our schools. And so we're we're proud of the fact that, you know, we we're able to squeeze as much as we can out of every dollar. Um, and we think we provide, you know, really robust amount of services for such a
025small organization. Um, so on to our myths and our facts and I'm going to there's some slides for each one. Um, a myth is that, you know, we just have so much money. Um, and it's not really true. We're every grant that we have is reimbursement based with performance. And I'll get into that. um that we have all these vans and vehicles. Um fun fact, the coalition actually does not own or lease any vehicles. Um that we hire um you know too many students. Um we feel like we're training the the workforce in some way, shape. um that we import students from outer space uh to attend our after school programs and uh that achieve is going away which is it is not thankfully um even though we do miss uh the esser funds um
026you know we've actually we thankfully were able to plan for that and we actually not only replaced all the esser funds with our own funds but we actually increased it some so and we'll get into that a little here soon. So, the swimming in cash, um I wish that I was Scrooge McDuck and could, you know, take a swim in all of our money, but um you know, thankfully we have increased the amount of funding that we have. Um we're very grateful for that. Um but I think, you know, one difference compared to maybe some other organizations is everything we do is reimbursement based. Um So it's not a cash. We have no grants that advance us to cash. And so um what that basically means is that at any given point in time we're
027generating anywhere between 500,000 to you know more than one and a half million in a rears. Um so that can get very hard for us at times. Uh we've worked to build cash reserves. Um we've worked to build credit. Um but does get very challenging at times. Um, in many ways, um, I utilize a lot of my personal credit, um, to do a lot of this stuff. And so, um, I kind of take personal exception to when I hear people say, you know, we've got all this money because it's just not true. Um, I've just gotten so used to being in such large amounts of debt at anyone. Um, the majority of our funing goes right back to our This is an actual um $500,000 grant award that this is straight from our budget. Um
028of that 500,418,697 goes straight back to our teachers, our aids, our site coordinators, bus drivers, transportation. Uh 32,388 goes back to materials and curriculum. 29,863 goes back to student services and $19,000 in some change goes to administration and evaluation or roughly about 34%. Um so we feel like you know out of uh and it's one thing that we've always tried very hard to make sure is that out of every grant award that we have um the bulk of it goes right back into our schools and our teachers pockets in some way shape or form. Um the reimbursement um you know one thing I want to mention about that as well is um it's not just a simple form it's not 10 page form that we submit. Um a a single reimbursement request for one of
029our grants and we have six to seven for one month of services is typically on average between 3 to 700 pages of documents. Um so when I say reimbursement with performance what that means is they like to see that we perform the services that we performed it at a level that they're satisfied with. um and then they look at the reimbursement request and decide if everything that's listed in there is acceptable to them. Um so we've gotten things back before um you know some summers when we've done pancake experiments uh I've gotten them back where they've crossed through the pancake uh you know mix and said we only needed five bags instead of seven. I mean that's how specific they can get at times. So, um, you know, every reimbursement packet, uh, has, you know,
030time sheets, payubs, time sheets for teachers that pay, uh, check stuff where we paid them. So, it's, you know, it truly is, um, we don't get paid unless we prove that we spent money, which is fine with us. It makes a little challenging for cash flow. Um, but, you know, from my standpoint, I would much rather, um, then thoroughly our expenditures before they write me the check and write me the check and come back later and say hey you know we we want some money back because we actually didn't want to pay for that um the vehicles um as I said we don't leaving Prevention Coalition does not uh own any vehicles or lease any vehicles um it's actually a separate nonprofit that owns and ides the vehicles for us to use for student transportation.
031Um, a lot of those are, you know, I'm the personal guarantor on the loans. Um, we wish we could use nothing but school buses. Um, but, you know, driver schedules, driver availability, and just overall, I know the school district struggles as well with having enough drivers. Um, it gives us the flexibility to use school buses and vans or sedans that don't require the license so that some of our other staff can can drive in Cherokee, Yankee Town, Willist and we can reach those far far areas that just don't make sense to send a bus as well. Um, we're also, while the school district is required to only use buses, um, it is a little different for us as a a private nonprofit, um, that we are able to use vans to to provide transportation, uh,
032training young adults. Um we really feel like at our core it's part of what who we are and what we do to um employ young adults and and you know high school seniors and even some juniors. Um it does take more effort on our part to train them and I can't count the number of times where you know we've we've met with them till 8 or 9 on a weekday and provided dinner to go over our expectations and go over um you know things that they need to know. Um the kids love them. Um they're some of their favorite people to to be around. Um and in some ways at times you know they do even outperform some of our adults and that's not a knock on our adults. Um it's just that some of
033our adults are tired by you know 2 three in the afternoon. So it actually can be helpful to pair you know a a younger adult with a teacher um that can they can mesh together and kind of build off each other. Um so we do employ younger people um but you know they're they're trained and feel like it's just at our core that that's something we need to do to help build the workforce. Uh and lastly, the students um they're the same students that attend our schools all day long. Um we are required to provide our services to the private schools and so we do provide transportation to uh some of our programs from some of the private schools where actually we have to show that we offered it and certified letter saying, "Hey, we
034have this program. You want to get your kids to attend." Um, but they're the same kids probably, you know, 70 80% of our kids uh are from, you know, our middle class families that we we don't have any trouble out of. We never hear anything from them. If we need the parents, so they're right there for us, but, you know, their kids are well behaved and they're just happy to have a safe place for their kids to be a place that does provide them some academic and personal enrichment and help. Um, but you know, at the end of the day, they're just happy for them to be there. So, you don't hear much from them. The other, you know, 20 to 30% can be our more challenging students. And we we understand that, you know,
035we we try to ride that that line very carefully. Uh, we don't want to burn our teachers out, but at the same time, uh, what we found is that if we can get the teachers that do work for us in the afternoon to fill out our discipline referrals which are different from the school day um and and kind of follow that process. They're generally happy at the end of the at the end of that process because they see um results from that. Um usually if a referral is filled out in the afternoon, it's been processed by our staff and sent to the parent by 8:00 p.m. that night. Um and so we copy our site coordinators at each school. Um let the teachers know that, you know, hey, this is this is we know you
036wrote the referral. This is what happened. Um, and let them know that, you know, they just weren't, you know, taken out of the classroom or something and nothing happened to them. You know, they they had some type of loss of recess or something like that. Um, also we do notice that um on testing days, we pretty much know when testing is occurring in our schools uh without knowing because we have huge fight in discipline and after school um because our kids are just they're done by the time they get to us on testing days. So we also try to take that in consideration and my last slide before I get to give it over to Sarah Michelle but our after school program um I don't think that we've we've actually been able to speak with
037you all since we originally applied for our after school program. Um it was awarded to us during the middle of co we operated for I think three weeks uh in the spring of uh 2020 and then co happened and we shut down. So um when we originally designed the program we knew that there would be some unique challenges that we needed to to fix or have a solution for to make it work in our schools. Um and that was primarily that teachers are tired at the end of the day. Um and so we wanted to be able to provide academic and personal enrichment homework assistance. So one of the the changes that we made that's a little unique to to Levy County is we designed of a five day a week program. Three days are
038academic and two days are personal enrichment. And so we did that so that the two personal enrichment days we don't have to certified teachers to operate the program. And so we try to schedule those days on the days that we know the school is going to have faculty meetings or team leadings, whatever the case may be, so that we're not competing with the administration of school for the teachers attention. Um the three academic days, of course, we we have certified teachers there. We have a 1 to 10 ratio. Sometimes it gets up to 1 to 13, but basically generally in all of our classes, we have a teacher and a aid or a student worker. Um, so it's usually, you know, 20 to 25 kids with two people at all times. Um, we handle everything
039from the enrollment to the coordination of transportation, parent communication, uh, discipline as I mentioned. Um, and we also try three three ways that we do programming. Um we have some generalized uh curriculum that we provide for the teachers so that they can just open the box teach the lesson and close the box. Um we have some schools that the administration or teachers provide us more feedback and Sarah Michelle will talk about that more but you know there will be more specific uh stuff based off of what they're wanting at that point in time. And then there are some teachers um that you know they they want to do their own thing and we love that. So you know we we you know let them let them do what they want to do um in in
040the afternoon especially with academic. Um so we try to do whatever our schools want in the end. Um it's it's not an extension of the school day and we don't want it to be um because we you know we want kids to want to come. So, we don't want to burn them out as well. Um, but we feel like at most sites we we've been able to find that that kind of sweet spot um without burning any any of the teachers or or the students out. Hi. So, my job is I'm kind of over all of our after school and summer programs. And so this is this is my wheelhouse. This is where I live. Um but some of the unique challenges um of our nonprofit um I came from a teaching background and so
041I actually taught in some of our schools here. Um and so working for a nonprofit, even one that focuses on educational help, is very different from being in a school district. And so we've learned lots of different things. Um we are a small business um as a nonprofit. Um, and so a lot of the times we're personally on the line for any type of failure. Um, which that kind of goes back to we have to meet our grant requirements and um, when they're not happy, then they're like, "Oh, you did this wrong." Um, so we have to be extra careful and sometimes when we're asking for things, it's not necessarily what we think is best practice, but something that's required from our grant um, to be able to serve our students. We aren't guaranteed any
042funding. Um we have to apply and bid for um every piece of funding we have. We It's very competitive. Um I'll talk a little bit about that on the next slide. Um oh um kind of like what Jonathan talked about. Sorry. So, if like Jonathan talked about earlier, if a grant doesn't like something that we did, um say a field trip or an activity, um they won't pay us back for it, um and they just kind of cross it off the list. So, Achieve is also optional for all of our students. Um we do a lot of recruiting um to get kids to come for after school. A lot of parents do sign up once they hear it's free, but we do have to um kind of market ourselves, which is something I was not
043used to. Um we're not an extension of the school day, even though we work really closely with our schools and we love our schools. Um but we are separate and we operate a little bit differently than the school day and that presents some challenges. Um especially when we're using school district employees. Um it's hard to say, I know we do this during the school day, but then our grant wants us to do it this way, but they're very flexible and have been working with us. Um we do have an interesting um we share the facilities with the schools. Um they've been kind enough to let us use them and so we have to be extra careful um with all of our staff and we hone it in on them um that we need to leave
044the space better than we found it. um that we're using. Sometimes the teachers rooms we're using aren't the teachers that are teaching in the afternoon and so we're trying to make sure that they leave the spaces nice. Um and then storage is a special um challenge for us. We have eight sites um and so but we house everything at our site in Willist. Um so we have gotten pretty creative with storage um and stacking. Um so that's always a unique challenge. This is the fun part. So, achieve after school, we have we serve K through 12. Um, our middle high schoolers only come Mondays through Thursdays. Um, we found that most of them don't want to come on Fridays. They have lots of sporting events. But our elementary school kids, they get to come Monday
045through Friday. Um, our programs are from when school gets out to 5:15 every day. and we offer transportation and snacks. Thank you, Miss Julia. Um, and so we, this is our current enrollments. Um, between Joyce Bullock and Wilston Elementary, we have 234 kids enrolled. Uh, Wilston Middle High 148. Bronson Elementary 128. Bronzeville Middle High 70. Chief Elementary 145. Chief Middle High 48. Yankee Town has gotten to 93. and Cedar Key is at 27. So the um with our grants, we have to meet certain attendance um daily attendance records. Um and so for most of our sites, we are rocking it. Um especially in town, um they're doing a really great job with their numbers. Um a little bit about our curriculum. Um Jonathan mentioned that we do kind of a generalized curriculum for the teachers
046that just want to be able to open a box and do something. Um all of the curriculum is standards aligned. Um I work really hard making sure that those line up together. Um it doesn't always follow the curriculum map but it's in the cycle. Um we are working one of the curriculums is called mind works. It's a STEM curriculum that does reading, math and science activities. Um they usually read a story book and then it's a hands-on activity either given a challenge or problem to fix. Um we are using Lippy from Scholastic and that is more on comprehension. Um we've heard from schools that they want to work on fluency and comprehension. So especially in our younger grades, we've started trying to use more fluency passages and site words reviews for our kids. And then
047um the thing I'm most excited about right now is our right brain curriculum. The kids are hopefully learning to love writing um and they're walking through the process of authoring their own books. Um so be on the lookout for those. We hope to share those with you guys soon. And then our middle high schoolers um we have a small group of middle schoolers that get to use like the mind works um and work on homework. Um but the majority of our older kids are for credit retrieval. Um, so they're making up credits and, um, it's just a quiet space where they have a teacher that can help them out. Um, on our enrichment days, we get to do lots of different things with the kids. Um, each site is unique. Um, a few of our
048sites do clubs, so they let the kids pick um, kind of what area they wanted to do for their funday. Um, we have a gardening club. Um, the UF extension office partnered with us and she's come out and done gardening and nutrition help with the kids. Uh we have a few local artists that have come in um and volunteered their time to work with the kids. Um it's always fun the kids getting to learn from real artists that that's their full-time job. Um there's a few times where they've been absent from club day because they were at a show and then got to come back and show the kids what they did. Um so that's always fun. We have a sportsmanship club. kids are very competitive and so um instead of sports, we called it
049sportsmanship. Um they're still doing different sports throughout the afternoons, but we're really working on being a team player during that time. And then um some of the other clubs we've had at the sites are logic club. Um they are doing more brain games and um board games. Um they're working on chess right now. We've had a sewing One of our teachers wanted to do sewing with the kids. Um, and then we have an engineering club that we've done lots of different things. Um, they've done some computer coding. Um, we use something called Makey Makey. Um, it's a circuit uh project and then um some different iPad activities. So, in the afternoons we utilize, like Jonathan said, up to 60 uh contractors at the sites and then we have 20 transportation routes every afternoon. Um, so
050it's a busy our 1:30 to six o'clock time is really busy, but it's a good time. And then summer camp is coming up. Um, these are some of our pictures from last summer of some of the fun things they did. Um, we do a fiveweek summer camp for the kids. Um, similar to during the school day or school year. Um, elementary is Monday through Friday. But it is all day. So the kids can start arriving at 7:30 in the morning and they stay till um 5 in the afternoon which we've we've done surveys with parents and we've gotten all pretty much all positive feedback. Um they really appreciate not having to pay for a daycare. Um even though it's a long day, we break it up pretty well. Um for the littles, we even do
051we've done like rest time and things like that. Um, our older kids, they are Monday through Thursday. Um, but are welcome to come on our Fridays because we do field trips. Um, and their days are a little bit shorter. Their day ends at 2:30. And then, so this was last year. Um, every year we do a theme. Last year was around the world. So each week the kids went to a different part of the world and learned about it. Um, our core staff, we had 18 last summer, so we've already grown. Um, we worked about 2,600 hours in preparation. Um, we have started that now. So, that should be an interesting number this year. Um, we pack boxes for them. So, they have everything they need. Um, every supply, every lesson plan, extra paper, um,
052it's in a box. So, they get a math, reading, and science box, and then they get a personal enrichment box for every week. Um, that has everything they need. Um, we We took oh field trips. We took some extra field trips last year. Um usually we do field trips on Fridays. They've ranged from going to the zoo. Um we've gone to aquariums um to going swimming um at a local park. Um over the summer we had 23 transportation routes. This year we're thinking there's going to be more. Um but it's always a special time um that we get to spend with the kids even though it's a long day. Um this coming year um our theme is a journey through time. Um so it'll be five weeks again. Um we're going to be looking at
053dinosaurs, ancient civilizations, medieval times out west, and then the 21st century. So that'll be fun. Hello everyone. Um, so mentoring, this is my favorite program LCPC has to offer. Um, we get to do a lot of different things with the kids. It is provided countywide, grades, K through 12. Um, the school district teachers, parents can refer kids to our mentoring program. Um, in school mentoring and during after school after school program. Um summer mentoring we do mini camps. So it's the week um after summer camp ends. Um which is a lot of fun. We get to do a lot of things. Um you know mentoring is meant to enhance academic and behavior success and also social emotional development. the pictures you can see that we've done ATV rides. Um we've taken them to Disney factory,
054the movies, um swimming. We've even done like an etiquette class, teach them how to eat at the table, dining table, and then we would like take them to like um actually take took them to steak and shake. Um and then we actually and then when we went to Disney, we took them to a restaurant as well where they got to practice that etiquette. So that was really fun teaching. Um so yeah, that's literally my favorite program um that we have. just getting to know the kids really well. Um, and then they get to know us really well. And then also, we do have some success stories from it. Um, for example, one of our second graders from had 20 referrals one year, but then after he joined our mentoring program, he um only had two.
055So, and he's way more positive now and more outgoing. around. He comes into my office almost every afternoon at dismissal and he's telling me what color he got on um during the school day and just wants to hang out and tell me about his day and I I love him. I love him. He's he's a really great kid. So, it just kind of goes to show um you know what mentoring can do for our students in county. And then also we have the tobacco free border grant which is what I am ahead of. Um so we have tobacco free partnership with Ly County which is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of all community members. Um we meet quarterly for those. Um we also coordinate tobacco friendship efforts across the county and serve as a
056resource to increase readiness for engaging with emerging state and local tobacco issues. Um public schools. Uh we work closely with um the schools in the county to ensure that they're implementing um tobacco policies um students where we can um restrictions on tobacco use in places where kids play and keep from ever starting to use these products. We also have a point of sale which is policy to counteract tobacco industry and influences the um retail point of sale. Um it's highly focused on tobacco advertisements indoors and outdoors product discounts and placement. So like the stores in county um we have to kind of go around and make sure that we're adhering to um the law and making sure that none of our kids are going and getting tobacco products from those places. Then we also have
057our students working against tobacos squat clubs and K12 policy. We currently only have one swap club and that's at Wilson Middle School. Um, and then we're also working to get one at the other schools, but we're trying to focus on Cherville Middle High School um, and accomplishing a SWAT club there in the fall of 2025. Um, students advocate for policy change um by talking to decision makers and community members and peers. And they also do different activities like collecting tobacco litter um at public parks in Ley County. So like they did the coastal clean up in Cedar Key in September. So they'll do that again for sure this year because they enjoyed it a lot. Um they kind of made it like a competition to see who collect the most tobacco. Um and what they
058do is they use that Syraces that data um for their research and bettering the environment there. So that was pretty cool. SWAT is able um to be part of that and also helping in their you know research which um they could take that and take it to the um you know decision makers in Cedar Key to pass um better policies that help um the tobacco free parks here. And then the goal is also to do that in the other um cities in the county. So they also have um not a lab week which discusses the community members and peers that they are bigger than the tobacco companies um that they don't need to give into their colorful vapes and and different products that they they market that they market to kids. Um so we're really
059working on that and I think it would be really have at each school maybe county um because then it's peers um a group of students that peers can go to um when they're feeling like you know they need help in um it could just be a positive light in what could be really dark time for students who are suffering from tobacco natural high campaign Um our natural high campaign helps students find ways to um find their passion. So um kids displaying something positive to show their natural high um enhance personal goals. So like school sports, music, art club, special events, decrease risk factors um so you know lack of commitment to school like early initiation drug use um enhanced protective factors. So school opportunities for um pro-ocial involvement and then religiousness. Um so we really
060try to work with kids to find a better path you know than to start doing drugs and alcohol. Okay. I will give it back to you. Um Friday night done right kind of goes with our natural high campaign. Um they're very similar. Um it's It's a national campaign to help kids spend their Friday nights drug free and the right way. Um so you'll see us at lots of sporting games around the county um with a bunch of kids in tow. Um that's what we're doing those nights. It's um we're trying to teach the kids that being involved in your schools and supporting your school sports and um other extracurricular activities is really important and it's a much better way to spend um your Friday and your weekends than um maybe turning to something not so
061good like drugs or alcohol. Um we love to take the kids to these sporting events and to other school events. Um we do also um So, not only do we take kids to these events, but we also provide tickets to schools to give to kids as rewards to help them maybe get it to get into the game for free. So, we try to enhance those protective factors like we were talking about um the participating in sports themselves. Um we've also noticed that a lot of the kids that come with us on these events um their families uh really support it and they're glad that not having to worry about their child um on Friday nights. And then um the schools um the rewards kind of the tickets that we give to the kids um and
062promoting that we're almost done. I promise. Um some of our other kind of communitywide strategies similar to natural high Friday night is our um know the the law curriculum. Um we are hopefully going to be able to update that book. Um but it's a curriculum that we do with our middle high schoolers that educates them on the law. Um and you know explains to them if you do a this this could happen. You know you're in a vehicle with someone that has you know drugs this potentially happen if you have a a weapon. These are all the things that that could happen to you. Um We've done that for probably the last decade on and off. Um we know there's some updates that need to be be done to our know the law book. Um
063but again the previous strategies and this strategy um all of our programs they do tie back to substance youth substance use prevention um and some of the statistics that we see see there. Um, we also uh have responsible vendor training for our uh bars and restaurants and um convenience stores, any any retailer that serves on-site or off-site alcohol. Um, basically here's some data from uh the use substance survey. And you'll see that, you know, of of kids who reported having alcohol, 45.5% said someone gave it to them, 33% said someone bought it for them, 11% said they bought it in the store, or you know, 9.6% um said they took it from family. This smaller graph on the other side was back from I think that's 2014 data. Um so it has changed um some
064But responsible vendor training at the end of the day is hopefully decreasing uh access to alcohol and it also is aimed at helping our adults as well. It teaches um Cedar Key in particular really likes it. Uh they have probably the most restaurants and and uh you know vendors that sell alcohol and so it gives those uh staff um some skills on you know how to slow somebody down if they're drinking too much. um and how to protect themselves. Something that lots of workers don't realize until they have the training is I don't think this has changed since the last one we did, but um our owners are generally protected by statute from um liability from over serving whereas the server is not. Um they can they're usually the ones that get napped first if
065someone gets in a car and crashes and it was that they were just, you know, wildly overd and that was, you know, somehow the cause of of their crash. No One's House is a program that, uh, we have, we haven't used it a whole lot, but basically uh it's, you know, No One's House is a safe place for teen drinking. Um, you can see there's been some significant changes in uh, you know, our data. Lifetime use of alcohol has gone from 46% down to 19. Uh lifetime reporting of drinking until you blackout has gone from 25.5 down to 7.1. Past 30-day use, which means, you know, one of our students reported having used alcohol within the past 30 days when they took the survey, has uh gone down from 19.5% to 7.7%. So, um you
066know, hopefully that means that uh usage is going down and that kids just are not being, you know, more dishonest on the on the survey. But, uh, we hope it's kind of, you know, it's fairly good data. Uh, prescription drug drop offs. Um, we work with the sheriff's office to provide these at least twice a year. It's free. Um, and it's basically an opportunity for people to bring their their unused unwanted prescription drugs and drop them off for safe disposal. We also have at home disposal bags that we can give out. Uh we have some lockable um prescription bottles. They are not going to stop a dishonest uh person from getting into them, but they will stop um you know the sneaky I'm going to take something out of somebody's pill bottle and they don't
067realize it um because they would have to break the bottle to get into it. So, um, it kind of keeps your your honest kids honest. And of course, that affects our our prescription drug usage rates, which have continuously come down over the past decade. Something we do in conjunction with the schools um, and with CVS um, is the two good and too good for violence courses. Um they're in our K5 um grades. Um we have Bronson Elementary, Chland Elementary, Wilston Elementary, and Inky Town School. Um they come in and it's um it's used as a special area rotation. Um a lot of times you'll hear it called guidance, but it's too good for drugs. Um we're actively looking um for a replacement program um because it has been used for a while. Um, and so
068we the kids are seeing the same thing over and over. So, we want to change it up a little bit to make sure they're they're getting the information um and taking it to heart. And then, um, the staff that we have for these classes, um, they're not schoolboard employees. Um, they're separate, but, um, they have, for the most part, turned out to be very helpful for our schools. Um, they help with things like, um, morning duty, car, bus duties. um family nights. Um so some of them are really involved in the schools and you would never know that they weren't part of the staff. Speaking of staff, um here is some of our staff. Um you've met Jonathan, me and Joelle. Um but some of our other staff, uh Tay, he is our Yankee Town
069site coordinator. He is um he's the head of our transportation. Um He does a lot. Uh Trace is our west site coordinator and our community projects organizer or coordinator. Um and he also helps process through any discipline or referrals that come in for after school. Um Chase is our CES site coordinator. She's doing a great job there. I bet who's here tonight is our bees site coordinator. Uh James is our JB site coordinator. Miss Doris Mloud you most know. Um, she is our data analyst. I'm not sure what I do without her helping me with all that data. Um, but she's also our Bronson Middle Highsite coordinator. She wears many hats. Uh, Samantha helps with the Too Good for Drugs class at West and, um, is our middle high school site coordinator and Tena um,
070also helps with the Too Good for Drugs class at Wilston Elementary and is our Cedar Key site coordinator. Yes. Most of these all of these staff are project assistants. Um at the bottom we have our coalition development, Jennifer, our executive project assistant, weird project assistant. Um Sierra Lucas topper. I won't name them. Um, but they are all very very helpful. And actually, um, a lot of our LCD staff are mentors who mentor our kids in the beginning. So, that's kind of the end of our presentation. I I did want to add a few things. Uh, we do want to thank Miss B. you provided us with some really nice mats to sit on at future Friday night events. Um thankfully uh most of our schools have so many people that want to attend the football
071game. U there's oftentimes not room for us in the stands. So we were sitting on the pavement um and she very kindly uh brought us a gift. Uh we haven't been able to use them yet but we're looking forward to it. Um for the grants that we received um we're you know very thankful that we were able to replace a lot of the money. Um when that went out to RFP last year they anticipated giving out 20 grants statewide. Um we got four of those 20 which I think is a pretty good percentage for small E County. Um considering I think there were 358 applications um and they only awarded about 20 statewide and we got four. So, we're very thankful about that. Um, one of the biggest changes uh that we saw in that
072RFP was the requirement that a full-time staff member that is an employee of the grantee be the site coordinator at each site. Um, theoretically, you could have said no to that in your grant application, but those were the um 38 applications that were funded. Um, so you know, pretty much uh when it's as competitive as it is, if there are certain requirements in there, you do what they want to see or you don't get the money. Um, thankfully our schools have been worked with us really well during that transition. We were a little bit concerned about that. Um, previously we would do all of the things that that we do behind the scenes, but the kind of person on the ground was someone from the school that we paid to be our site coordinator. And
073that was a big change in these grants where they required it to be uh at least a 30 hour more position a week with the grantees. So, but it's worked out pretty well. Um we're pretty happy there. Um and uh you know, just want to of course thank our staff. Um you know, during the summer we eat dinner together. Um we uh you know, generally work from about 5:30 6 until 9 or 10 p.m. every night. Um, and that's just kind of what it takes. Um, few statistics on the first couple days of camp. Um, we probably get in the first hour that morning between, you know, six and seven. I think we're going to specifically record it this year. Um, I think one day we received over 350 phone calls within one hour. Um,
074and that's just what it takes to to answer parents questions on some of those first days. So, um, you know, we're we would love to be out at the sites, especially us, but just sometimes you just can't get out because you can't get off the phone. Um, but we did want to answer any questions you guys had if you have any. So, and we we know we've been talking for a long time, so we could always answer your questions at a later time. I'd just like to say we appreciate y'all. I think you're doing a great job. Same. And I like what you said, Jonathan, about your services are what the school needs them to be. I've seen firsthand in Yankee Town. You know, Miss Westfall, I mean, you you say you want to be
075a resource and help, and she's like, "Here, this is how I want to utilize you guys." And you've done such a great job in Yankee Town. And I love the mentorship program because all of our um expulsions usually it's said at one any given time like if you everybody needs somebody to talk to. So, your example was a perfect example of that. So, thank you. We love Ytown. Miss Westfall is a probably, you know, if I had to pull out two perfect examples, I I would probably say Miss Westfall and Miss Weber are people that we're just really able to work well with. Um because we have that understanding that that we may not always agree, but we're going to be professionals with each other. and um that we also understand that at the end
076of the day, we all have our own specific requirements, but we we want to do what's best for the school in the end. So, we figure out how to make it work one way or the other. So, thank you. Thank you very much, Miss Hanland. If you guys want to flip out, you're welcome to or you can stay. It's It's up to you. Good evening. Um, tonight we come to you with the final instructional materials um plan for from the um adoption for ELA, K12, and personal finance. Um and so um you know we brought to you the three choices and um in the rankings that were voted on and so overall um in K5 the final adoption goes to GRA Hill um in 612 it goes to status which is what they're using and
077in 912 personal finance and money management as well as economics with um personal finance um is Ramsey solutions. So um moving forward um basically we need to work to adopt the plan as as written and um we'll be working on uh professional learning for the teachers uh coming up in um July August uh once we can work that out with the publishers and mind you the final list hasn't been released from the um state but if there is any discrepancy on that um we'll come back before the board and have discussion about next steps. Okay. Do I hear a motion to approve? So moved. A second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. I. Motion pass. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Lot. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Bringing uh several
078policies before you for consideration. Uh these were given to us by defect. So again, our our procedure, our way of work here is an effect gives us these model policies and then I farm farm them out to appropriate personnel. So in this case, uh Mr. Gore, uh Miss Wade, Miss Over, Mr. Eastman, and Miss Lake all had a hand in bringing these policies uh to you today for consideration. So I'll just quickly go through them um and then they'll be uh I'll ask for uh your approval to advertise. Then the next meeting we'll review them and then the following meeting uh we'll ask you to approve them. So that's kind of the process. Um so the first one is is policy 3.06 uh which is safe and secure schools and there was a revision to
079the state board rule 6A 1.001. Uh basically it came up with some new requirements in regard to uh Fortify Florida and you know Mr. Gore actually was already on top of this one even before it was ordained that we had to do this and we we're already doing this but we want to formally uh put it in writing in our policies. So we've already got that one taken care of at the school level and the district level. Um, and stop me if you have questions. I go through these, but I'll just go through these. Policy 4.05. That that one actually did not come to us from the effect. Um, that was an existing policy that we already had and our principles asked us if we could change uh some of the language in there so
080that it would allow us to have three exams on a on a day instead of two. Um, that would give them some flexibility. Not to say that we would have three on a day, but at least if we got in a situation where, for example, hurricanes had taken a day away, there' be some flexibility there. Uh the nature of final exams in our schools at secondary level have changed a lot over the years because of the state EOCC's. Many of these kids don't have two exams on a day. So in looking at all that um they requested that possibly we can entertain maybe going to a maximum of three a day to give them that flexibility. So that one came from the principles really um policy 6.032 um appointment and employment requirements. These are new
081requirements that came out of Florida statute 435.12 and it's added things like Photographs are needed now and a background check. We didn't have that before. Um there's also a a new clearing house, the care provider background screening clearing house. That's new, so we had to add that language. And um and then there's a new criminal background check committee. And in the past, that has been left entirely up to Miss Wade. So she's very happy about this portion where now some of that load gets spread out a little bit. she's not the sole determiner uh in regard to these background screenings. So, um we think that's a welcome change. And they also added a 90day break in service. So, if you have a 90day break in service, an employee does, and then they come back to
082us, guess what? They have to be rescreened. And so, all of that is new language that came out of statute. Um policy 7.06. Um A couple of these policies are actually interrelated and you'll see that. But um this one has there's new federal regulations on micro purchases. Um and it's needed if you're submitting federal programs for breakfast and lunch programs on the federal uh lunch program. And it actually goes along with a couple of these other policies um like the purchasing policy which is 7.13. new federal regulations impact this as well. Um the gives new language on emergency purchases and other purchases under federal awards like the free and reduced lunch program and there's also new language in regard to resolutions of protest. So if we had a bidding process and there was a discrepancy
083or protest against how it was awarded, get some new language and how we would resolve that policy 8.20 uh new requirements under Florida statute 435.12 and basically this u goes to the clearing house that I referenced earlier. So, there's a new clearing house where all of these background screenings are kept. And then finally, policy 10.06. It's really a companion policy with 7.06 and uh gives updates in regard to federal regulations on competition procurement procedures including those micro purchases that I talked about earlier. And uh there's also some new uh nondiscrimination statement that is included in this particular policy. So if you have any questions, any questions? So I would ask now that the board would entertain a motion to allow us to advertise these policies. I have a motion. I make a motion uh to
084approve the request to advertise. I second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. I. Motion passes. Thank you, Mr. Lot. Now is the time for public comments. Seeing none, we will approve the minutes. So I have a motion to approve the minutes. So moved. It's been to the minutes. Yes, I so move to approve the minutes. Moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. I. Motion passes. And I know you guys have all had a chance to look over your the consent agenda. Do you have any questions? No. No. Motion to approve. I make a motion to approve. I second. All those in favor say I. I. Motion passes. And the consent agenda, finance items. May I hear a motion to approve the consent agenda? I make a motion to
085approve the finance. Second. It's been moved and seconded. All those in favor say I. Motion passes. Sorry. Um and now it's time for the superintendent's comment. I'm scared. She taking a little bit. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's my daughter's birthday today. Just kidding. It is. No commentary. No, I'll be very very quick. Um just we are keeping a watchful eye on House Bill 5101, Senate Bill 2510. I know you're all aware of it. I know the board is and we've done our due diligence and everybody at the district level that you all know because I've shared with you. Um they've compiled all their expertise and we are passing it to Tallahassee and keeping our fingers crossed. Um, I want to just give a shout out to Sarah and Heather. They scheduled and attended with me
086the kindergarten graduation pictures with their t-shirts. And this year, um, all the board members got their own t-shirt and they were able to be in the picture. So, every board member showed up. Thank you very much. Um, I think the kids had a good time and it was it was great to have everyone there. And I told Tanya a a good mention tonight would be well I asked her and she reminded me of April 23rd. This is the second annual youth expo that will be held at CHS but it's for our students and they will have business leaders there. They will have employers there. They will be doing roundt opportunities with business leaders, local business leaders. And then there are people from um local b businesses like I said that will actually talk to them
087and possibly even hire 16 to 8 year olds you know and um so they've been briefed by Career Source. Career Source has gone into the schools prior to this and basically helped them maybe write a resume, you know, how to dress sharply, um some of the things to say during an interview and It's great that they've gone in and done that. Um, and that's all I have. Thank you very much. Thank you, Miss Campbell. Um, well, I um I did enjoy being uh at the kindergarten photograph session. Kids were really excited about it. Absolutely. Got a little scared though when I read the date. U they'd be graduating in 1937. I mean 2037. And I thought to myself, I sure hope I'm alive to see them graduate, but it was it was really exciting. Well,
088you know, I am the senior member here. But um but anyway, going on at Cedar Key, we had our prom which was wonderful and uh great night for our kids. Um the art festival was this past weekend. It was only one day because of the hurricane. They decided to do it for one day. We didn't have as large a turnout as you know we hoped and there weren't as many vendors but but it all in all it was good. Uh we had the school did participate by selling food products and did the clubs earned some money and the PTO earned some money so that was great. And then the community the Pirates Cove um motel they had a um a festival day for the second day in case people did stay in town. And um
089we were able to sell products there too. and and earned some money. So, that was great. Today, a great thing happened at Cedar Key School. Uh, one of my former students, I taught him in fourth grade and he also was um an officer in um um our uh future educators club. He flew over with his blue angel team, flew over our school and it was just absolutely wonderful because Yes. And so we were all out um on the playground and we spelled out Joe. His name was Joseph. And um it was just fantastic. And they did their little tricks and rolls and then he flew out over the dock and came back. But it was just great. It was just absolutely great. Such a great example for kids about what they could do someday because
090this kid came through some hard times. Hard times. And I just feel so proud that he made it. and I feel so proud that he wanted to come and share, you know, and show it to to our our kids. So, it was a great thing today. That's a wonderful name. Yes, that that does sound like a great back. Um well, Chief um Elementary School had a barnyard dance last Friday night and I hear it was a success and both schools have had their uh parent conferences that were successful last week at the middle high school. Um, you may remember the HOSA presentation that we had how I don't know how many months ago that was. Well, two of the one of the girls that was here that night, she and another student placed um in
091the top five at the um state convention. one summer padded fourth in foundations of veterinary medicine, veterinary science and Alexis Perkins that was here uh presenting that night. She placed fourth in jobseeking skills. So I thought that was great. So they were represented well at the state HOSA. Um also Christina Sto's class that I told you about at the last board meeting. um her ESSE students that are buying, planning meals, buying the groceries, preparing and selling. They um have had their largest meal sales this week with over 182 deliveries to the community and surrounding businesses um that have been purchasing their lunch for Thursday. And it's a growing program and it's really helping these kids learn some life skills. And that's all I have. I don't have a lot. Yankee Town has um sack and
092PTO tonight. Um the women's club is back up and running finally after the hurricane, you know, damaged and less. So, they're going to do a library um initiative this week. And Miss Westfall said that the kids are very antsy, ready for spring break. Referrals are very high right now. They just they need a break. And just um I ask that you keep Miss Andre in your prayers at Yankee Town. She's been a staple. She's from that community, but she lost her granddaughter tragically in a car accident. So, we keep that family in our prayers. And that's all I have. Meeting a journ.