001[Music] That's for anybody who wants to stop having a I will go up there too. What are you looking for? Yeah, there's three folders. One says student, one says, one says board. Are you waiting on me? Yeah, that is my little side of forgot about when I'm coming into town. And they're springing into the fields with this huge drone. And of course, I had to go as I went by. So, it just takes time. Oh my gosh, that's just awesome. It's been sprayed out also, right? mosquito or no exactly. Awesome. Jeez. How's everybody? What do you think of John? I was trying to remember 945s. [Music] What were you worried about? But that's okay. We may start. Did he Did he say anything about being on a Thomas? Not that I know of. I think
002that was just last weekend, wasn't it? I thought so. You are ready. Mr. Chairman, who will be up first? Student. Student. I'll let you know. We'll go ahead and open the public hearing for the student launch increase. Anybody you want to talk about that? Yep. So, every year the USDA requires us to go in and increase our fees for student meals. The minimum they make us um raise the rates is 10 cents and that's what we did this year. So the elementary breakfast, it went from $160 to $1.70. The secondary went from $1.85 to $1.95 for breakfast. And then the lunch prices for elementary is 335 for elementary to 3.45. And then secondary is $355 to 365. On the publication, there is a spot where there is an increase to the adult meal price that
003is set by the USD VA. We don't have any any control over that. sell. There's a 15 15 cent increase on both those mills as well. That's everything I have for the uh for the increase. All right. I've already signed up for public input. You taking a nap over there? No. I was reading this and you caught me by surprise over there. I said, "No, I was right." First time today first time doing it today. Had it sat there all day. I couldn't speak. So they let us keep the milk price the same. They didn't make us raise that. They don't they don't make us change it. So I just left it alone. Yeah. Well, it's like they raise they want to raise everything else. Correct. You got questions for anybody? No. We discussed this
004before. Yeah. last year. This time this spring, you know, Yeah. [Music] Yeah. [Music] And the first time you do that in the woods everything Yeah. All right. So, we go ahead and we close it up. Historically, we've never had anybody. All right. So, we'll go ahead and close this public hearing and wait 10 minutes for the next one. uh Toer here in for our teacher of the year locally and he was our state award recipient. Um, unfortunately he didn't get the national award, but they sent us a nice certificate for a picture of the commander-in-chief for the VFW congratulating him on being a state winner this year for the middle school level. Thank you. And we also have a certificate that um we're going to get to the middle school to hacker as well for
005them to display for having the uh the teacher of the the state teacher of the year for Idaho the middle school there. So thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Do I have to wait around for the next 10 minutes? No. No. You should ask Jan as whether or not you want to be handing your phone to me. Not yet. Not yet. One minute. I was going to say I've got 559. So I It's been 559 for a while. So I figured by the time I said that it would change. It still has goodness. Say it again. It's time. It's time. There we go. Now we go. Now it's six o'clock. All right. So, we'll go ahead and open up the public hearing for u any input for the budget for 2526. Levi. Okay.
006So, back in May, we did had a budget workshop where I presented the budget. I was kind of briefly go through and just get ready numbers. So for the revenue first uh category is going to be our local revenue that is set at 3,448,813. County revenue is zero. State revenue is 26854,676. Other state revenue is 1,342,700. And if you're you guys should have um looks like that right there. Uh federal revenue is 1,250,000. Other sources is 1,000 and then transfers is zero. So total revenue is 32,897 $897,189. The next category will be expenses. First expense is going to be salaries. That is 19,946,183. Benefits is 7,763,121. Purchase services is 5,360,300. Supplies is1,23,400. Capital will be 260,000. Other which is our insurance is 280,000. And then transfers which is the transfer to food service is 50,000
007for total expenses of 34,683,04. And then that leaves a revenues under expenses of $1,785,815. questions. No. Um, so I have one. There was a some stuff came out today through Idaho News and some other sources. The governor is talking about a 6% holdback because of blow because revenue is 124 million under expectation at this point. Um how will this affect what we have here for our proposed budget? So I just saw that today. I have haven't had a chance to actually run the numbers to see what that is going to be. Um I'm assuming it's going to be a lot of the um basically the 6% cut towards the foundation payments. Okay. I just I don't have an exact number yet. So yeah, but that would be covered through our phone balance. Correct. It would
008be covered through the phone balance. Yes. Trusty bean. I think another thing to just kind of at least have in the back of our minds too is depending on severity of that, you know, with the Stevenson project and the the continuing resolution with Congress, I think we need to be really cautious on how we proceed with that. Um, You know, I prior to this news, I would said I feel comfortable that we could cover the 20% if we needed to, but I don't think this is a shortterm uh hold back either. Um, you know, they they talked about the decrease in revenue to the state. They're $141 million behind in the last two months. And so Wendy Harmon uh has already said that budgets will be cut next year in the legislative session. So I
009just it's something to to keep in mind and and I'm very thankful we have the fund balance we have. It's you know it will allow us to uh ride through that economic rough patch for a while. for a while. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's we the last two years we're at 3.2. Yeah. Under so keep a really close eye on pretty new to this, but have to look at somewhere. So Stevenson, do we expect that third this fiscal year? Yeah, I I haven't heard anything that say no, but I also don't see a lot of change in uh how Congress is working together on things, right? So, I I'm not sure. Um but we haven't had any indication from Simpson's office that they expect anything different with it. I just I don't want to get
010the district into a position where that 20% has to come out right now. So, we're we're already in the design phase. We're approved for the design phase. We've got the building pretty well designed and so as long as we continue with that progress progress, we haven't submitted the construction phase of the grant. So there's no um money requirement right now until we submit that construction phase. We're still pending the lease. So we're at least a year out. Yeah, the lease is going to be a while. So that we we actually got an update on the the environmental assessment that has been submitted for like they've done everything they can out there. It's been submitted. So now it's just got to go through the channels there. One of the things that we are having a and
011I was going to give an update on some of this but we'll have it now the uh so we have to have an appraisal done out there on it and so the core of engineers is who would do that appraisal. So on April 1st, I emailed uh the core of engineers with a question about how we set this up and never received a response. And so I forwarded that email to Dominique who gave it to one of the colonels who reached out to one of the core of engineer folks. And we just found out this week that the request actually has to come from the installation to the cohort. So of course yeah so it's moving at the speed of government given the current economic outlook that may be okay. Yeah. Hate to say that.
012Yes. Yeah. Wanting it to move forward but when the construction commitment comes around. Yeah. That's going to be well I think this too is something that we've looked at. You know, it's that idea of you don't know you're in a recession till after the recession's over. I I think the economic indicators are pretty strong that we are, you know, in it right now. And so, um, again, just very thankful that you as a board have been very conservative in how you've budgeted to give us that flexibility. And I think that that, you know, you look, not every district's going to be in that position where they can absorb some of that for a couple of years. Yeah. But, you know, we look at our funding balance, everybody. Well, you know, it mean when 6% comes
013out of what our expected state are supposed to be, we know just recal 7 million off that 28 million and then being already and then you will get 6.9 on the 20 six to 9 billion on the 20%. Well, we don't have anywhere close to 14. No, it's going to leave way below what they are. So, yes. So, I mean, is this something that we use on this budget before we approve it? I I mean I I I hate to say that but when you look at that and you look what potential hold back the 20% you look at potential and and I agree with you I don't think that the 6% is going to be shortterm I suspect that it's going to be long term and you know all of a sudden the documentation
014we got out is is not even supposed to. So I mean I I mean I'd like to see some revised numbers. I really I mean I don't want to approve something because when you approve it then you got to go back. Well I think and the thing remember on this too it's proposed budget and then we can always amend budget again throughout the year too. So if we right now the 6% we don't know what I mean you're right if that's going to be where they go with it and so I think we'll have better direction on this probably by at the beginning of school year on what they're actually looking at as far as building back. So you know where do you make your adjustments? You make your adjustments in staffing. um of course
015that's 80% of our the budget. So and so Right. Right. Yeah. And you know and again you know staff had some of that discussion all over the world um you know department imagine what can you do with your staffing you know yes we're expecting smaller regular students to last year but what do you cut? Yeah. In advance. Yeah. In advance, you know, but I mean Yeah. You know, our presented numbers are saying this that that's and we know I mean whether he ends up at 6% or 8%. 4%. He's going to do it. There's no question in my mind because being that far behind this time last year on tax revenue coming in and then we've also got the other 15 million that's going to come out of that because of the home school public
016school private school thing that you know so his 6% might be a little conservative at this point and you know he's he's they're looking you know, he's already got endorsed for the third term. He had announce everything, you know. So, I mean, I don't know. Like I said, I hate I I got a number in front of me. I want to be able to bang on that number. And right now, again, going back to this, I mean, I suspect I don't even know by the time school start if we're going to have to hold out anything. I would I would suspect that you won't see anything that's out maybe October on that. Well, I'm confident that you know if it's whatever the whole match is that we're in good position. Well, I'm not saying we're
017not I'm not saying we're not in a good position. I believe they are in good position. But again, back everybody's looking at this. Well, there's 14 million out. There's 14 million. But there you're not. Yeah, it's not there. But I think with the what we have for the funds, these numbers will be good. We're not committed to anything hard committed. I don't think the steel thing at this point. No, it wouldn't be until we hit construction until we until we are to the point where we are hitting the send on the construction brand. But I I do I must be opinion right now that we will we continue to wait until we have the commitment from that federal level. It takes two years. It takes two years and we and we won't know until we
018won't know until until Donnie signs that. Yeah. It can change. I mean, it can bill when he prevents it, but can also be taken out when they go to negotiations with the House and stuff, but until Trump signs it, we don't know. And we don't know what his benefit is going to look like as he's trying to dismantle everything up there. Yeah. and whatnot. So, but I think right now what we have and we can we can always come back and we need we need some terms out of supplies or wherever we got to take it from. I don't think we're 14 million in the hole. And I realize we're three now. Yeah. No, we're we're in a good position again because you have you have built a budget for times like this. You know,
019now we're going to get into this then forward here. If what the legislaturator is telling, you know, if they're coming in and say we're going to cut, then we're going to be in that lower next budget season of okay, now we're going to eliminate, you know, that's where the disconnect is right now. The legislature set budget, right? And now governor's coming in saying, you know, potential acts that don't necessarily align with those budget. We had we had a hold back co and we got part then we got part of it back. We didn't get it all back when they did the 5% hold. Yeah. For that. I we have I think 2% back or something like that. So I mean they may do an initial six and give us something back. Like I said I'm
020not concerned about us having the money. I'm just concerned about being out there. You know with that too I do think that as a starting point show that it's important to pass to look at the budget then approve the budget to have that in place and then we go back and amend when we have a more concrete view of what the holdbacks are going to be and all of that because right now speculation you know we can say that but just like I said as of running numbers but um I do think just to get it in place though that it's important to approve it and then amend it. We have to have we have to have it in place by July 1st by code. Right. Y can be right. I think we address this
021later. Yeah. Like you know we might have to have a clear picture. I think that I mean that's that's what I don't see. That's that's my issue. I don't I don't see it. Um but again, I mean, who knows what's going to happen. I don't that's I think it's difficult to cut much more difficult to cut than start with a conservative and say well okay you're a conservative I don't know what at this point by July 1 and we alter this and get it approved but we'll have to be a difficult thing to come back in October and say we got to cut this budget Yeah, you got everybody. But that's what I mean. But but the thing is with that balance, you're saying we can weather it this year. Next year's numbers will be
022a completely different story. I think really helps everybody. I mean I do think we are just watching base on other than looking at our elementary school. And so you know you look in there and every so it's every other grade is above where they were like that didn't occur as much this year as it did last where you typically see is at high school that's I think you're going to see that you're at any time like that's age level where there's more options for kids and they're taking advantage of that. But I do think our I I would be surprised if we're not elementary just based on this historical trench that we start the year here might end up here. There's always this decline that decline was not his favorite. So, um, were you able
023to read I put back? No. She said that all the people she has spoken. Yeah, she has to email. So, almost Yeah. But she doesn't expect I know I mean they're increasing animal base by approximately 200 milary mix of families and we get some of the city here and stuff. So we'll see a small bump I think probably down there. Yeah, those guys coming in folks is maybe a lot of younger folks [Music] and stuff like based on what they're talking about. So what we want to do with this because we see the flight combat one we're not going to bring in the colonels full teenagers and bunch of seniors and chiefs that have teenage kids. It's going to be younger people. Um so you'll see some single some but we'll see probably a slight
024increase in that to John's point just with the sheer number of houses. Okay. Not everyone who's buying those houses is a retirey, right? The multif family if they have right last year has been a development. enrollment enrollment trend is better this year than it's been the last there. So I did the budget workshop. There was a lot of good information in both sessions. Uh I missed the first one, but I watched the recording some things that I'd like to share going forward. Um I feel like it was too late to start throwing them out this year, but good. Um, a lot of it was in dealing with relations with the public and how to put forth that budget information. And like I say, I mean, I haven't seen it here yet, but I'd like to
025share that. And should be something that is put out to the public. Um, there were some schools that put some out and it just it's like, wow. you know, I even if it's even if their budget is not positively, but a really good base forward for the district and it may change people's attitudes somewhat about the district to show you know what their dollars are buying because of the turnout we have here. Yeah. Yeah. Where's the suspicion? be full. Well, that's that's all. I hate to see someone complain without being informed. Yeah. I don't present that. I think that's what's important. They just want to stay stuck. Yeah. Yeah. Anybody else? You guys got any input on the budget? No, you can't get over it. Don't don't ask Catherine that please. It's not but I
026won't I won't share it now. You slept all day in the conference. He looks like a security guy right now. That's right. The bouncer. All right. So, we'll go ahead and close the close up the workshop and seven minutes to the main more like Bull from Wood over there. We do nothing. I go ahead and call question. Yes, I know. I got to call over first. Go ahead and join me in the pledge. I aliance 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. And so there was no good news for this month. We'll move on to reports. James the superintendent report please. Yes. Mr. Chair members ignored a couple of things and we talked a
027little bit already on the backs and that and stuff but just wanted to give you an update. If you have driven by Bennett, you see our newly constructed old portable out in front of the building. So, uh, we going to portables from the high school to Bennett and that's going to serve as additional room for community school programs over there. So, it it'll be fully uh functioning private school starting. We've got we're actually going to have water in there and sewing sewer line. So the idea behind that is then some of those programs aren't reliant on getting into the building then after school hours. And so it it's a a building that will get used a lot for those programs. And then the the other update is um if you drive around a lot of
028the schools, you'll see that parking lot work is going on at at several levels. And so those are some of the more noticeable things going on this summer. So I just wanted to give you a quick update on on that and see if there's any questions. All right, move on to the board of trustees public engagement report. Have anything this public input? No. to approval of the agenda or addendums. Take a motion to approve. So that all in favor consent agenda. Make a motion to approve the consent agenda unless somebody would like to have something pulled out. I move that we approve the consent agenda as listed. Second. All in favor? I against no delegations. No unfinished business. Okay. Approve proposal for the student meal fee increase that we just had the public hearing for.
029Levi, Mr. Chair, members of the board, asking you approve the student meal fee increase for FY26. Questions? We'll take more if you approve that. I'll make a motion to approve. Second. All in favor? Anyone? Yes. All right. Approval of the proposed budget. We just have a hearing for Levi. You want to talk about that? Mr. Chairman, members of the board ask that you approve the budget for FY26. Questions? We'll take a motion on that. I'll make a motion to approve the budget for 2526. All in favor? I against discussion on changing the board meeting times. I put that on there um or asked to have that put on there. So, I know we meet at 6:30. I was thinking about moving it up earlier. Does 5 to 5:30 work for you guys? We're not here
030for late and it also lets our staff kind of get home earlier in the evening preference on the time or 5:30 5:30 once I was just thinking of you know I mean it said 6:30 now but up at a half hour to six I mean at least it gives everybody a chance to get home and come back if that's their case um makes no difference to me and earlier than that is fine to [Music] thank you. Okay. We'll take a motion for 5:30 and I'll forgive that. I make a motion that we change the board meeting start time to 5:30. Second. All in favor? Okay, Sharon, we gonna have to remind us all because we forget by next month like we did the last time we changed this. Also, when is this going to be
031effective? Immediately. We next month. And who? Oh, give it to Fred. Okay, so we have an authorization to purchase new Chromebooks. Jonathan, you want to talk about that to us? Uh yeah, chairman, members of the board, ask approve the purchase of new Chromebooks for next school year. Um this is through one of our newer vendors, Bloom. Um the total purchase will be 950 devices that will allow us to refresh um all of West Elementary and Stevenson Elementary. Um with some left over to refresh some part of the district offices like DLL um as well given some of the budget concerns for next year um some some balance to use next year to reduce um a purchase for next or 26 27. Um the total price for those devices comes out to 209,950. And Jonathan, this
032is uh this is meeting bid on this because it's uh this has already gone out with correct. This is through the state contract. So we were able to avoid the RFP process. What is our tech refresh schedule like for Chromebooks? I'm sorry. What is our tech refresh schedule like for Chromebooks? Um, ideally you work on it every year. Um, I'm trying to get a four year cycle going. That's enough time to to get most of your Chromebooks at the end of four years. Um, they're pretty beat up. Batteries are starting to die. Um so with the the total number of devices that the uh district has that comes out to roughly a thousand devices per month. So we see west and east Stevenson come up again four years from now. Okay. All right. Any other
033questions? Hearing none. We'll take a motion to authorize the purchase of new Chromebooks. I'll make a motion to authorize the purchase of new Chrome books from USA. All in favor? I remove computers and we'll move on to executive session to discuss labor contract matters. So, at this time, I'll take the motion for that. Let me say it. Yes. I already All right. Wait, I missed something. Roll call. Trusty not. Hi. Trusty Fred. Hi. Trustee Mr. Chairman be resolved that the board of trustees school district number 193 recess from open meeting into the following executive session pursuant to Idaho code title 74 chapter 2 section 74-206 subsection 1 subsection B to consider the evaluation dismissal or disappointment. Oh I printed the wrong one. I told it. No, you should. Um, this is the one I have.
034That's why I put these in your board packets. They change all the time. I know they do. Okay. So be it resolved that the board of trustees school district number 193 recess from an open meeting into the following executive sessions present Idaho code title 74 chapter 2 section 74-06 one subsection 1 subsection J to consider labor contract matters Idaho code being further resolved the following the executive session board of trustees will convene in public session for further business or adjournment of the meeting. All right, we're in executive session. 10 minutes.