001We have Monday 11th at Wilson. I get a roll call, please. >> Marty Adamson >> here. >> Jed Smith >> here. >> Ramona Dixon >> here. >> Jason Frell >> here. >> Lindsay Hines >> here. >> Jeff Mayus >> here. >> Laura Severson. Brun McAuliffa >> here. Approval of the minutes. Can I approve the minutes of the committee the whole meeting of April 13, 2026? I get a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> And then next up, public comment participation. >> Okay. And next up, we have a recognition of distinguished service to the M Valley School District. And I'm gonna let take this one away for Scott Aaylor, Theresa Landon, and Chris Moore. Uh tonight we have the honor of recognizing three outstanding administrators impact on Molen Bal schools be felt long after
002they walk out of their office. Final time during the early mornings, late nights, difficult decisions, school events and successes and countless unseen moments of their leadership. They poured years of dedication and have made our school stronger, better for kids. Great administrators rarely seek spotlight, but the truth is schools do not become successful by accident. They become successful with being steady compassionate with the less people like these. While retirement may mean a little more sleep, fewer emails and hopefully less pony in each day, but absence absolutely be held across this district. No amount of banks can ever fully match the difference they have made. and we are incredibly grateful for their legacy service to RG. With that, we've got more Thank you. Picture here. Okay, next up we have another special recognition for Logan Elementary Health
003Professional Pam Jackson. Uh tonight we have the privilege of recognizing uh one of our school nurses for an act of courage and compassion that truly reflects the very best of who she is. When a stranger experienced a health emergency, she didn't hesitate. She stepped in, stayed calm under pressure, and used her training and instincts to help save a life. While most people know our school nurses for caring for students with kindness and patience every single day, this moment reminded all of us that being a nurse is not just a profession. It's a calling. Her willingness to act in a moment of crisis made all the difference for someone's family, their loved ones, and their future. On behalf of the board of education and our entire community, we thank her for being a hero, for representing
004Mullen Cole Valley Schools with such heart, and for showing up every day for our kids and our students. Think she wants to get your picture. >> Can't get away without a picture. >> Next up, we have a school spotlight built a middle school. So, whoever is taking the lead on that, take it away. Oh, I see Mr. over there. All right, we're making sure we have all our bells and whistles turning here. Mr. Craig, you want to let me know if that is uh presenting on the Zoom meeting? Yes. I think we're there. Thank you for your patience and welcome to Wilson Middle School. My name is Tom Ferguson. I'm the principal here and we are honored as always to have this wonderful school board that is with us. this equipment. Give them a round
005of applause for them being leading an outstanding best in the west district to celebrate. I also want to send my special thanks to Mrs. Jackson, working with her for years, having a nurse in my family, knowing all the good things you do out there saving lives. That is absolutely awesome. So, I'm so happy you got that recognition here, Mrs. Jackson. But quickly, we want to celebrate some of the excellence that's been going on here at Wilson Middle School while we have you within our walls. Although our excellence does spread well beyond the walls of the school building here, just a couple of things we have really been focusing on and what I like to hear, our year of winning momentum. I am happy that the um illustrious Bob Beam is here as I have been
006following in his footsteps and trust me, no pressure as Mr. Beam's successor to keep the momentum going here at Wilson, but it's been a great year of winning momentum for us. Couple things just to focus on quickly. Number one is our implementation at both middle schools of the capturing kids hearts program. It's been outstanding in driving student conversation, getting kids to share positive affirmations with one another, and then also getting staff members sharing those positivities, those positive affirmations, and really getting the ball rolling, setting ourselves up as the role models that we want to do. And as a result, we're very fortunate recently we got our five essentials data back. So I had to take a moment to just recognize we are still that well organized first success three out of five areas being in
007the strong category for us here and then I want to introduce an inaugural triumph and then we'll get to our special guests over here on the east side in our Wilson showstopper show choir program but focusing back to capturing kids hearts the three real areas that we have focused on starts up here in step one with our student generated social contract so in the classroom in the first two weeks of school school after getting some training from the capturing kids hearts uh folks we had students in every class uh every class period so seven eight times a day getting together and deciding what are our foundational expectations for this classroom and that was dri driven by student voice uh that they decided what the expectation was in every classroom then it was the good things
008check-in where we strive to start every single class period with students again leading the conversation about good things. What is going on well in your life? Well, my grandma went and saved someone on an airplane this weekend. That was a good thing. I won my soccer game. You know, I my little brother learned to tie their shoes. And again, we're getting the students to carry this leadership and carry that conversation in the uh in the classrooms and then also starting our staff meetings with those celebrations of good things. And while this has taken off, all the positivity really just started to snowball for us at Wilson. And we got to our last step with where we're at right now. Again, just year one, but sharing those peer and staff affirmations from doing activities in the
009classrooms with kids, sharing positivities about their peers, that kid that sits next to them. They don't know as well, but they're going to take the time to think of those positive things to share about being their classmate. And then also, our staff really took the bull by the horns on this one. And I'd come out to head out to dismissal time. And I I this this month or this week was the big dill challenge. Students would get a pickle for sharing an example of a positive affirmation. So again, it was a culture piece that really just started to spread from the teachers leading it at the beginning of the year with social contracts to getting the students to celebrate with their student voice and good things um as often as we could to the staff
010affirmations happening as well. And the reason I wanted to touch on that five essentials piece is that we have a high focus on academic discussion. An area of the five essentials survey is quality of student discussion. And after just one year of building in capturing kids hearts, our um our measure of student discussion went up 17 points. Now, we do some great work in this district with five essentials and really dial in on this data. And we always think, you know, 10 points growth on any kind of indicator is a huge win. That that is really outstanding. When we jumped 17 points on a question that's responded to by teachers, and you can see here what they're responding to is that we have students building on each other's ideas. We have students referencing text. We
011have students showing respect to one another, students providing constructive feedback to one another. And in all these categories, we jumped up 17 points, which is absolutely outstanding on this metric with the five essential survey. And we were so excited to see that. So, while that data came out about 10 days ago, um we had to build it in here and we had to definitely make those connections to the great positive work we've been doing with capturing kids hearts, really having teachers walk around and see the examples of getting students to talk to one another in the classroom, sharing those positive affirmations and really just building that positive culture for students and staff here at Wilson. So lots of things have gone into our winning momentum that are going on our core areas of high quality
012instruction, student engagement and the staff's relentless focus on growth. Something in following Mr. Beam's footsteps I found is that there is staff here that is just that they are relentless in growing. They are relentless in their achievement. And so when it came to new curriculum, when it came to new leadership, they continued that relentlessness to keep going and to strive to keep doing better. And we've been so excited this spring to be able to do that. Um, leaning on our capturing kids hearts work along with other work with our learning walks going around the building and lots of great stuff. Again, all the successes here at Wilson are not just happening in the classroom and in the hallways. They are happening up on the stage. And we were so thrilled this year to expand our
013programming um out to the first ever Wilson Middle School show choir program. Show choirs are much more prevalent on the Iowa side of the river. very few programs uh here on the Illinois side. However, at the direction of our outstanding choir director, Mrs. Herb back there, when it talks about relentless, she defines that. She's going to find a way to get kids involved in choir, get them sitting uh singing, getting them sharing their confidence and their courage up on stage. And so, our show choir here this year traveled over well, I should say, was it first Davenport North came to us? I mean, got a high school group from Davenport to travel over to Wilson and offer a workshop for our students on how to perform and to give that guidance. And then anticipation of
014the Davenport North big show, I forget the name of the >> Big Dance. >> The big dance competition. Um, they went over there carrying with them that confidence and that courage and they did an outstanding job. They took third place uh in their competition and we had Addison please stand up. Andy Cup was recognized as best performer on our flute win that competition. So, we talked about highlights and plus 17 points in graphs and charts. That's all good. We wanted to take this moment to let them uh perform for you guys tonight. Yes, sir. >> Thank you so much. Uh again, thank you for the opportunity to perform for you. Uh this has been a dream of mine for a very long time and so these students put a lot of faith in me and
015our program to put this all together. We have two songs for you. Uh and please feel free to applaud after all the solos. There are a lot of them. Uh show choir is a lot more like hoot and holler. Uh so feel free to do that while we are performing for you. We are singing Come Alive uh from The Greatest Showman which features Isla as our soloist. And then we're singing Brave by Sarah Bareilles which features Chloe L, Gwen, and Bobby Joe. You Once you see it all, you'll never be the same. A little bit of lightning striking to keep on Sh Dream. weapon or a drug. You can be the outcast, be the backlash, somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up. Nothing's going to hurt you. Kept on the inside and
016no sunlight. Sometimes shadow. But I wonder what would happen if you Everybody's been there. Everybody's been stared down by the enemy. Fallen for the fear and some disappearing. Bow down to the stop. I wasn't sure how typical choir performances were for schoolboard meetings. >> So, I figured Wilson, we better step up our game. One more time, guys, for the Wily show. All right, I do want to turn it over to um another group when I talk about Wilson Middle School going beyond the school walls and sharing that influence from the classroom out into the committee uh sorry community. Um we have been really fortunate this year to work with United Way and our United for Schools program to do just that to take our efforts within the school building meet the needs of kids and
017families beyond the school walls. So here today is our Wilson United for schools representative Erica Gutierrez and from United Way Reagan Baker and I'll talk a little bit about their program. Well, good evening. That was a beautiful performance. I hope that we can somewhat top that. Um, my name is uh Reagan Baker. I'm the student success director at United Way Pop Cities and I oversee our United for Schools initiative. Um, so I first just kind of want to talk about this level set, what United Way is. Hopefully some of you guys know um some of the things that we focus on, but at United Way, we focus on long-term measurable results within our community. um we unite partners, funding and data um to close the gaps to drive results through coordinating efforts across sectors. Um
018we do that in two different ways. So two of our strategic approaches is our placebased initiative which is united for schools and we also do that through our strategic grant making. So we provide grants to our community um along with other programs u within the cities. Um we really focus our area or focus our efforts in three areas. So, education, income, and health. Um, and then you'll be able to see how we do that through our United for uh United for Schools efforts here shortly. And then we're also focused on our 2030 Rise United goals. And so, our goals would be to have 80% of third graders reading at grade level, 60% of adults earning a living wage. And then lastly, 95% of our residents um access to routine healthcare. And so, currently, right now,
019United for schools um we started as a pilot. Um, Washington was our first Illinois school back in 2022. Um, we're currently serving about 2,800 students across the Quad Cities. Um, currently here in Lolen. We're at Washington and Wilson Middle. We just expanded to Wilson this year, this past August. Um, and really what that does is it allows one site coordinator, United Way site coordinator to be placed at Title One Elementary to provide additional supports. And so, you're going to hear about um, two of our site coordinators here, not only at Wilson, but at Washington. We are able to do these supports through um our communities and schools trusted evidence-based model. So we partnered with them last year to adopt this model that our site coordinators provide these supports not only to a case load of
020students but also to schoolwide supports as well. And so they follow this model and we know that when they follow this model there are um outcomes positive outcomes that we're able to see. We're able to see a 15% decrease in crime rates. were able to see a 75 or 75,000 um earned income over their their lifetime when they are a part of this support. Um so we know that United for Schools allows us to not only focus on those three pillars, but we're also focused on how can we increase um attendance. How can we focus on chronic um excuse me, not only chronic absenteeism, but how can we make sure that students are on grade level. Um so our our site coordinators really work with their case load and with their buildings to provide those
021additional supports. And so you're going to hear from Erica, our site coordinator here at Wilson to kind of give you just a glimpse of some of the things that she's been able to do this year. >> So like Reagan mentioned, um what we do is that we kind of identify needs in our uh school building and within our community and figure out different ways that we can bring those supports to our schools. So the beginning of the school year, I did a needs assessment just um when I first got here, I got a lay of the land. I talk to the staff. I talk to students just to figure out where I can start and get my uh ground work going on. Uh throughout the school year, I've been able to bring a food pantry
022partnered with Riverbed Food Prank um to Wilson. I've also um they already kind of had this set at Wilson, but a curing closet full of hygiene items for our students and our families, as well as school supplies. Um and then also I was able to bring a group mentoring partnering with uh Big Brothers Big Sisters of the um Mississippi Valley. Um, so just a few supports that we've brought to the school, but I'm looking forward to next year. Uh, now that I know the need and different things that because not only at the beginning of the school year when I do my needs assessment, um, do I get a good picture, but throughout the year because, you know, things change, circumstances change with family members. So, it's important that we're very flexible and we meet
023the needs throughout the whole entire year. So, it might change for next year as well. Um, this is just a little graph that shows you the different kinds of supports that I'm able to bring um through our clothing closet, our hygiene closet, our food pantry, and school supplies. Uh, the majority of them have been school supplies this year, but I've been able to deliver about 741 items throughout the school year. Um, and we're still not done because we still got a couple more days left. Um and then so far throughout the school year, so um Reagan mentioned that I do case manage a set of students, but for the entire school, I do provide different kinds of supports, um to motivate kids to come to school to bring that family engagement piece piece in so
024that um families are still on our team and in our village as well. Uh throughout the school year, I've done a no tardy party where I was able to bring u comedy sports to school for the class that was able to get the least amount of tardies. So, they were able to join um enjoy a cute comedy section. Uh over well, I would say before um winter break, we did a Friendsgiving Friendsgiving dinner actually in this cafeteria where I got uh catered by Hi. We had families come in, students come in, participate in different activities, and just get that conversation going about how important attendance is for all of our students. Uh right now we're doing a squeeze the streets challenge where I was able to do fidgets. If you know anything about fidgets, they're
025crazy. The needles. Um so just different things to get the students excited talking about tenants and understanding how important it is. Um and I also did something very cool this year where I was incentivizing families as well because that part the the family engagement getting the parents um to be in the schools getting them to understand what we do here um and support our mission. >> Hi everyone. My name is Sierra Yab and I'm the site coordinator at Washington Elementary. Um, similar to Erica, I also do a needs assessment, but it's a different school, a different uh, demographic. So, um, similarly, we have our food pantry. Um, that's also a partnership with Riverbend. We've also, um, brought in Tapestry Farms, who has a Gen program, so they supplement us with produce. Um, we have our
026clothing closet as well, something I developed last summer. And now we are hold we just held our um second annual clothing drive um to keep that sustained um as well as goodwill vouchers. So when families are in need sustainable way to get them clothing is our goodwill vouchers. Um day of caring is a United Way um day of impact where we have a lot of volunteers come do community projects. I know at Washington they just painted um like lines where the kids line up and a lot of garden work. So things like that. Um, also this year we've been able to partner with the Centra, uh, for financial literacy, which is a need in our community. Um, and this school year, um, one of the my successes is our English learning workshops for families. Um,
027we hold monthly school coalition meetings where we elevate student voices, elevate community voices, and we're like, this is what our school needs. So, Washington specifically has 12 languages spoken there. And what I kept hearing is we need um to learn English and we need to help our students with their homework. Um so through these workshops we held eight this year and we provided child care. That was me. I watched all the kids while was going on. Um we also provide provided a free dinner from United Way. Um and one of our coalition partners was like I have experience doing that. So she led that and it was great. So just a way to fill the gaps when when we see them there. And then um my goal is also to improve in uh student attendance.
028That's something that is the same um through the schools. So um my Washington started with 30% of our students chronically absent. Currently we're at 24% within a year, which is great. Um some things we do to support that is we have our weekly attendance trophy. Okay? So what that looks like is the class with the best attendance that week gets to hang on to that trophy. Uh you can see it there. That's our kindergarten class. They're so excited. They will scream when I take it away and they scream when I bring it back. It It really drives them to come to school. Um we also have monthly incentives for all our students. Sometimes that might look like an after school pizza party. Sometimes it might look like um just after school snacks or um extra
029recess. This month it's extra recess. So just things that kind of drive our students and families. And then family events as well. Family engagement is super important. So this year we've had a multilingual fest and grown-ups and then a ready by five workshop which is also through United Way. Um as I mentioned our goal is attendance. Uh I know the district um there have a they currently have a marine uh maroon show up initiative which is also focused on attendance. So we would like to see 90% or higher uh per quarter attendance. um as we've gone through the year, Washington specifically looks like we started around 20.9 and now we're at that uh 24% mark, but still great improvement. And then these are case managed students specifically. So for these students, I'm checking in on
030them, checking in on them more often. I'm offering integrated student support. Sometimes might look like connecting them to community resources. Um so A through E, great improvements. Even my student E here who missed 68.5 days last year is now only missed 27. It's not where we'd like to see him, but still great improvements. And then just with that um 70% of case manage students have improved their attendance through the year. And then um last year at this time we had let's see 31 students who are chronically absent and we are currently to 19 students which is which is a reduction of 39%. Um so these are our Wilson goals. Um for our school specifically um we had a Wilson goal of getting 26% chronic absenteeism. My unifi for school goal was 29 but I have
031to say all three quarters so far we have been um underneath that that mark and so we have been doing great. Um, I also want to show my um, data and kind of give credit to Sara because the so I have a couple of students on here and I want to mention that A, B, and C, they are sixth graders, so they're newcomers to the school year, but they also had a great opportunity to work with Sierra last year at Washington. And so I it just goes to show that the longevity of these students being in the program and continuing to go through and get our supports and as even from building to building it just shows a tremend like a remarkable difference. Um and then I do have two other examples. I have a
032seventh grader and eighth grader. So although they did not participate in the United Schools program last year, they have made great improvements since the last year. I want to say student D last year um they had a GPA of 2.29 29, but they already have increased their attendance for this year. And even just beyond attendance, it's behavior as well. Um, student D, they had eight minor referrals, one major referral, but this year, um, we're doing so, so good so far. Uh, student E, likewise, they a had a 1.25 GPA last year. This year they're crushing it with a 3.05. Uh, last year they had nine minor referrals. This year they only have two. So it's just goes to show that the integrated student experience not only impact attendance but all around uh for the entire
033student. Thank you Sierra and Erica really great um updates. I am just extremely um excited about this is what we can do in a year. Imagine where we are three years from now. So I want to say thank you to Dr. Savage for just your support and your longevity with with sticking with us through um through United for schools. And so as far as next steps, um our plan is of course we always meet with all of our district superintendents to give a report out twice a year. Um so we'll finish up in Q4 and kind of give where we ended. Um and then we'll also um um really focus in our on um integrating f our education, financial security, and health into our United for Schools families. Um one of the things that is
034really important is not just impacting students, but impacting our families as well because at the end of the day, our students are going home and we want them to go home to stable homes. We want them to make sure that our parents are having an opportunity um to um increase their wages, right? So whether that is through career placement, job placement. Um we would like to make sure that all of our elementaryaries have access to a ready by five at at their schools and Washington had theirs um last year. Um we also want to make sure to bring VITA um to our schools, which is our volunteer income tax assistance where um families can get their taxes done for free if they um if they made less than 66,000 a year. And so we want
035to be able to put not only what United Way already offers, but put it into the school because we are a hub. Um this year we are excited to announce that we will be piloting our vision to learn um program. It has always been on the Iowa side. Um but this year we're really excited to do that and that allows any students who have failed their exams um for their glasses to get two free pairs of glasses. Ones that um one that stays here on on the school campus and then one that goes home. And we know that if kids can't see, they can't read. And so these are some of the things that we really want to make sure that we're we're thinking about and keeping at the forefront as we continue to expand
036and sustain united for schools. So I just want to say thank you again for your time. Um I know we're probably over Tom was looking at me, but there is our contact information there and you can scan the QR code again. Contact us. Thank you again. That that's our Wilson highlight in just the 12 minutes. We promise. >> Any questions for Mr. Ferguson at all? >> I do want to just the showquire's not here to hear me say this, but I grew up and I went to I showfire for three years at Davenport Central and I was my kids were here. I was like, there's not show choirs over here. What is And so this just makes my heart happy and that was wonderful. So I'm glad that it was brought here because it's she'll
037fired me. >> I have a question more with that statement. Um I've been around you sports a lot and one of the coaches I grew up with. He would always talk about uh energy givers, energy takers. I mean, how bold can impact the goal of uh what the team is trying to produce, right? And uh um you know, I I'm a parent of student that's in junior high, so I'm connected to a lot of families at both John here and Wilson, and I get probably weekly te texts from my friends um that are out there that Mr. Mr. Ferguson is doing this or Mr. Ferguson is doing that. Uh whether it's the way you greet students and when each day starts to always just kind of showing up with all of the programs and events
038that happen. Uh so all of that said, you are the textbook definition of an energy giver. It was on display tonight in in in your presentation. Um your sneaker game is probably I'm sorry in the school district. So So much respect. Keep giving that energy. it. It's on his screen. >> Say, Jeff, thank you very much. It's my children that worry when someone comes up to them with a phone and says, "Hey, I saw your dad doing and they just like, okay, what did he do this time?" But >> yes, thank you very much. It's a lot of fun. And again, this district best in the West, it's an awesome place to work. And they embrace a little bit of the crazy, but we all need it. So, thank you. >> Next up, we have
039Mr. Gallow with the presentation of the 2026 2027 school year budget. >> So I want to apologize I did not choreograph a musical number for you. >> Um but uh I'll do my best here with budget keeping you entertained. >> Okay. All right. So agenda for tonight. Um we're just going to review the calendar uh go over our revenue and expenditure assumptions and go over the general budget overview. Um so typically in May and June we'll uh put the proposed budget on display for the 30 days. Then uh tonight I'm doing the presentation of the proposed budget. Uh we'll have our public hearing and adopt the proposed budget on the June 22nd meeting. And then we will submit to the budget to ISBY by September 15th. And then we also have our annual financial report
040that is due to ISBY by October 15th. Um we also typically we put an extension on that. So we're usually giving that to them in November. And then in March, sorry, um February and March we do that uh amended budget if needed. So this past year we did that. Um, and the last two years that I've been here, we've done an amended budget. Um, so budget cycle, typically in November, we'll set that tax levy. We'll bring that um and turn that into the county in December. Uh, in February, we start our amended budget. Uh, we usually do a forecasting model as well. And then in March, we're looking at all of our staffing. In spring, we'll have those department budget meetings. So working with um everybody from curriculum to athletics, uh facilities, all of those
041departments, we sit and have a conversation about what they need for the following year. Um and then in May tonight, I'm bringing you that budget presentation and then September, we'll submit that over. Uh so some revenue assumptions. So the local economy obviously is improving. Um you can see that on our EAV uh property tax is increases increasing. Um we did keep the rate the same as last year but because of property value increase that's what you saw in your tax bill as of late. Um statewide uh evidence-based funding it's increasing. We're still in the tier one category. Uh so we'll continue to get a significant amount of dollar new dollars. uh for our district and then federal funding no increase. So this is just a little pie of of how our revenues are allocated. Um
042so most of us most of our revenues are coming from local taxpayers. Um then we have about 28 30% uh by the state and then typically around 7 to 10% from federal dollars. Uh just another pigraph on on how those revenues um by source just a little bit more broken up. Um you can see that the majority of our state dollars it's an evidence-based funding and then um you can see that mo most of our local dollars are from property taxes. The other local funding is our CBPRT which is our corporate property replacement tax. Um so this is our uh EAB increase. So last year uh to this year was you know about 60 uh 66 million increase. Um our CPPRT is leveling out. So when during COVID those dollars shot up dramatically and now
043it's coming back down to normal um normal historical values. Um and then interest rates. So all of our um all of our fund balances are sitting in interest bearing accounts. Um during COVID those interest rates uh were extremely high. Now those are coming back down to more historical values as well. Um so evidence-based funding like I stated earlier we're going to be uh still in tier one. So we get all of the new dollars first. That's basically how you have to look at that. uh and because they want to get everybody to that 90% adequacy target. Uh right now we're sitting at a 68% adequacy target. So we still have a large funding gap to make up. Uh so we'll continue to get those new dollars every year. Um our other state grants, so these
044are our MCAT mandated categories. The main one that we receive is our special ed uh transportation reimbursement. Every year the state has been decreasing um that amount that's going to students. So right now for next year they're projected to give us 67 cents on the dollar reimbursement. And then federal grants that's flat funding um that came out about a month ago that that is what is being proposed at the federal level. uh expenditure assumptions. Basically, everything's increasing with with uh inflation. We're looking at probably 5% increase across the board um on all of these purchases, utilities, supplies, and capital outlay. And then staffing, uh that's just based on our um all of our contracts, our teacher contracts, our uh custodian maintenance contracts, our um ESP contracts. So, >> and then um this is just another
045graph on on how those expenditures are allocated. Um for the most part, it's going to be in education, but this year is a little different because of the Annais Elementary School, you can see in capital projects, it's 22.5%. Um that's because a $30 million project is taking place this year, this upcoming year. Um, and then this is just a graph on uh for our education fund. Uh, in the blue line is your revenue and the red line is your expenditures and just how they've um matched up against each other every year. Um, so like I said in those those capital projects, we're not only doing the elementary school, we have a ton of other projects that are happening this year and into the following um school year. So in fiscal year 27 and 28. Um,
046you have the high school uh cafeteria revital, the restroom, our soccer field, softball baseball fields. We had the heat pump replacements that we're doing uh over the next 18 months. We have the the right-hand turn lane that's coming out of the high school that's going to be happening over the summer uh to alleviate some traffic flow on the avenue. And then we have the Logan Butterworth Washington classroom updates. Um we have the tennis courts that we're looking at um either replacing or resurfacing. And then we have multiple parking lot patching and ceiling projects throughout the district. So a lot of capital projects going on and that's why that that large increase to that high chart and section. Um so then this is just a overview of everything. You see a lot of red on here.
047Um so on the operation and maintenance uh these projects that were going to like the Butterworth Logan Washington Elementary those are going to carry into the following year. So you're going to see a negative due to the fact that the revenue is already there. We're just expending it in the next fiscal year. Um same with debt service. So when we sold those bonds, we got an upfront um payment on those bonds of that 2.5 million to pay for the following year's uh principal and interest on those bonds. Then in transportation, uh there's a one-time purchase. We're looking at purchasing uh three new activity buses. So, that's where that negative is coming from. The Social Security and IMRF, um I'm trying to spend down that uh fund balance. As you can see, our expenditures are about
0482.9 million, but our fund balance is 4.8. So, I'm trying to reduce that fund balance to be more in line with what we're actually spending per year. And then capital projects the 37 million uh obviously the 30 million is coming out of the anavveris and the other 7 million are a couple other projects that we're working through. Uh working cash we don't have any expenditures in there. Um so that'll just continue to grow. That's like the school district savings account. Um in torque uh pretty much level uh on our revenues and expenditures. Life safety we're we're going to be doing a roof replacement at Jane Adams. So that's where you see that negative there. Uh but our fund balance is healthy in there. So it's it's okay to overspend a little bit. And then group
049insurance, we're just planning for the worst case scenario in there. And that's why you see that negative. I don't believe that we're going to be in that spot, but uh we just plan for the worst in that situation. Uh but we do have a significant fund balance in there supporting. Uh any questions? Well, thank you very much. I appreciate it. And sorry I wasn't as animated as the last presentation. >> Okay. Uh, can I get a motion to adjourn? >> All in favor? >> All right. We want to move right into regular meeting or get a break. All right. I like it. I'll call to order the regular meeting of board of education school district number 40 immediately following the committee of the whole meeting on Monday May 11th 2026 at Wilson Middle School 13014
050street only meeting can I have a roll call please >> Audrey Adamson >> here >> Chad the Smith >> here >> Ramona Dixon >> here >> Jason Ferrell >> Lindseay Hines >> Jeff Mayus >> here >> Laura Severson here >> Brun Mcuffian 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. >> Okay, on to the approval of minutes. I have a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the board of education of April 27th, 2026. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor? >> I uh can I have a motion to approve the minutes of the closed session of the regular meeting of the board of education of
051April 27, 2026? >> Any discussion on that? >> Hearing none. All in favor? It have a motion to approve the minutes meeting this order of indication May 2026. Any discussion hearing? None. All in favor? >> I still no public comment. >> No. >> All right. Moving on to consent agenda. Representative motion board of education approve the actions containing the consent agenda as present. So moved. Second. >> Any discussion? I have roll call, please. >> Jeff Mayus, >> hi. >> Laura Sebertson, Arty Adamson, >> hi. >> Ramona Dixon, >> Jason Ferrell, >> hi. >> Lindsay Hines, >> Chad the Smith, >> hi. >> Okay, we're six. Resolution to resolution to approve fiscal year 27 budget for public display and to establish a public hearing date. recommend a motion that board of education approve placing the 2026
0522027 school district budget on display for public inspecting as well as publishing the notice of public hearing for June 22nd 2026 at 6 p.m. as presented and as listed. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Hearing none. I have a roll call, please. >> Laura Severson, >> Audrey Adamson. Hi. >> Ramona Dixon, Jason Ferrell, Lindseay Hines, Jeff Mayus, Chad Des Smith. >> Seven, approval of agreement with the city of Molen Mullen High School, MHS Aspire, John Middle School at Wilson Middle School resource office. All right. motion of the board of education approved agreement at the city of Molen for Mullen High School, MHS Fire, John Middle School, and Wilson Middle School resource officers in the amount of $21,294 for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Hearing none. Could I have a
053roll call, please? >> Order Adamson. >> Hi. >> Ramona Dixon. >> Jason Ferrell. >> Hi, >> Lindsay Hines. >> Hi, >> Jeff Mayus. Hi, >> Laura Severson. Chad to Smith. >> Hi. >> Number one, number eight, a board of bid 26 M high school soccer field renovations. Recommend a motion that the board of education award the bid for 2026 MHS soccer field renovations to general constructors at DOR Iowa in the amount of $1,477,800. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none of >> Ramona Dixon, Jason Ferrell, Lindsay Hines, >> Jeff Mayus. I >> Laura Severson Ry Adamson. Hi >> Chad Des Smith. >> Hi. >> Approve of memorandum of understanding with the Boys and Girls Club and the Mulling Pool Valley School District. Recommend motion that the board of education approve the memorandum of
054understanding with the Boys and Girls Club and the Mulling Pool Valley School District for 2026 2027 school year. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. Can I have a roll call, please? Jason Perrell. Hi >> Lindsay Hines. >> Hi >> Jeff Mayus. >> Hi >> Laura Severson. >> Hi >> Audrey Adamson. >> Hi >> Ramona Dixon. Hi >> Chad D Smith. >> Hi. >> Approval of location changes of board of education meetings for April 12th 2027 May 10th 2027 April 10th 2028 and May 8th 2028. recommend a motion that the board of education approve the location changes of the board of education meetings for the April 12th, 2027 to Roosevelt Elementary, May 10th, 2027 to the Mullen Education Center. April 10th, 2028 to Mullen High School backs and May 8th, 2028 Mullen Education Center. >>
055Okay, any discussion? I'd just like to note the reason for this just to not do our setting meetings. um in one of our call. Can I have a roll call, please? >> Jeff Mayus. >> Hi. >> Lindsay Hines. >> Hi. >> Laura Severson. >> Hi. >> Arty Adamson. >> Hi. >> Ramona Dixon. >> Jason Ferrell. >> Hi. >> Ched Smith. >> Hi. >> Reports of session. Dr. Savage. >> All right. We've got a 21st century grant update. I think we'll go first. Mr. Bean. Dr. pribble >> wherever you'd like to. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, >> okay. So, I am I I did want to price a vote board that we are moving forward with an application for the u 21st century community learning center grant uh for our middle schools. Uh if you
056know the 21st century grant, it's highly competitive federal grant is designed to support academic intervention and enrichment opportunities. We are focusing our proposal uh this proposal specifically on the middle schools um with a heavy emphasis on STEM and care for exploration. Uh we're choosing this direction because the grant story favors uh rigorous um datadriven academic supports um over the kind of previously club-based uh programs that we previously offered. So we're trying to blend some of those students together in this particular proposal. We spo uh we specifically chose the middle schools um because we know that our middle school students um it's kind of the most critical transition period for the kids for attendance and engagements. want to be able to draw them in with interests and things, but to be able to engage them with
057some academic interventions as well. High schoolers um have a pretty robust access to extracurricular activities to credit recovery opportunities and things of that nature. So we felt like we got the greatest um opportunity to move the needle with achievement in school connectedness at the mill level um without intended to grace just against one another within the district. Um recall we have applied for this in the past. Um all the schools have received this grant previously the last segment did not receive it. Uh although we took a lot of feedback from our last grant proposal um and updated our needs assessment and this is kind of where we've landed at this point. Uh one of the standout features that I think uh is unique is our partnership network. We aren't doing this alone this year. Um
058we are partnering working to partner Blackhawk College as a co-licant. Um right now they are currently reviewing some of the language to join us as a co-licant. they have a lot of programs already in place with regard to uh adult education which fit nicely with that element of the grant. Um also their associate dean of adult education is a former 21st century coordinator uh in a school district and so that as we move forward with this particular parking so we've already um we've already secured some commitments um with some uh local partners um as we focus on technology and engineering u John company uh wu school of engineering city engineering science council who have agreements in place with them moving forward. um some community and local businesses that we've reached out to and have some
059things in place some things in place very soon uh with the Western Illinois chess club economy club city white east cafe elvesburgers uh as we start to look at programming for the kids and we start looking at um how these partners can help mentor world experiences um increase our family engagement opportunity to be able to build something this focus that's sustainable and longterm. So ultimately the grant I think is a strategic move on our part to catch our kids entering their most formative years and ensure that they're connected to their education and that's where we are with the brand new. So the grant actually does open until July. So there's a lot of front loing work that's being done as we prepared. And I'll just add the amount of front loing that you just heard.
060I mean a tremendous amount of pre-planning to put in just for the application doesn't mean that and that's with this grant is very different than a lot of the other grants that we applied a lot of work and we feel confident that the two middle schools we've got the personnel on board we've got the support obviously we got the partners so going to give our best little effort to see if we can any questions >> and would that be for the 2020 26 2027 year >> it would begin. Yeah. I start act in the fall. In the fall we typically it's either a three or a five second. >> Couple of other announcements. Thank you Mr. Beam. Um thank you Mr. Ferguson as well for hosting us. And please thank Mrs. Herb, please. The show
061choir was amazing and I'm hoping that that's something that we can scale across the district. Um I also was really glad to to hear the United for Schools presentation so that the board of education could see um this powerful community partnership. We're so lucky to have two schools selected by United Way. Washington was originally selected and then we were really surprised that um Wilson was able to come on board because it's the feeder school for Washington. So, um we're hoping that this will continue to scale as well, but it is really proven to be a successful model. Um I'd like to thank board members Jason and Laura and Verun for serving on the committee just a little while ago along with Dr. Privile and I to review the six applications for student board member to
062serve along with Verun for next year. We've narrowed the applications from six down to two. They were wonderful applicants. The next step will be to set up some interviews with the finalists at uh the high school um hopefully later this week if not early next week. And we're hoping that Run will be able to take the lead on those interviews along with Dr. Pribble and myself. Uh so we um are hoping that we can have a um finalist emerge from the interviews. Um, but we also want the board to know that we felt really strongly about these two finalists and on paper it was kind of hard to choose and so we're, you know, hoping that um, it becomes more clear during the interview process, but we were lucky to have such qualified applicants uh,
063that are interested in serving in this opportunity. Um, I don't know if you had an opportunity to see in your email, but Katie Boliv sent the report from our communications class. I printed it off. I have not had a chance to take a look at it yet, but I know that there were a lot of really great ideas in there. Um, and so I will take a look at that as I know you will. And I want to thank you again for carving out time in the most busy month of the year for an extra board meeting. So, thank you for that. Um, speaking of busy time of the year here in May, we've got some exciting events this week. Um, tomorrow night is senior convocation at 7 p.m. This is senior awards, of course,
064and um, next to graduation, my most favorite event. It really is just the culmination of the successes of our students and the possibilities that our students can achieve. Wednesday night is our district retirement reception. This is at a University Club in downtown Molen from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Um, and we will have a brief recognition ceremony at 6 PM for our 30 I think we have 30 at this time uh retirees of all different uh sorts of employees. So, we're really grateful for their service and looking forward to celebrating them. Um, our parent mentors were here. I want to give them a shout out. They um left a flyer for their endofear celebration. in the parent mentor program is awesome and we are always looking to expand that program um each and every school year.
065Um graduation is right around the corner Sunday May 24th. Remember, we're moving back to the Sunday of Memorial Weekend, and we will be at Vibrant Arena in the third slot um at 7:30 p.m. And we did confirm that they're going to open the doors at 6:00 p.m. So, we're hoping for a better flow of folks coming in and getting their seat and a better um setup before the ceremony begins. Um I do believe that we will end up getting into a rotation of time slots um starting next year. Uh we've held that 7:30 slot for quite some time and I think the other districts are interested in a rotation. So don't be surprised if we bump up in a time slot um in the next couple of years. And I just want to say thank
066you again for your flexibility and understanding regarding uh the brainstorming session. Uh moving it to the next board meeting I think is a really good decision and I think we still will be okay timing wise. So thank you for that. And then lastly, um the registration for the joint annual conference, triple I is opening up June 1st. It is really hard to believe. So Tara and I will probably be sending something out to you this week. And I know it's really hard to know what you're going to be doing November 14th or whenever it is, but we will want to get a jump on registration and conference hotel. So try to imagine your calendar that far out. um we will um be looking for some sort of an RSVP as soon as possible. So be
067thinking ahead and thank you for that. Turn it back to you. >> Thank you. Student Board of Education member for >> um I want to start with some exciting news. One history club has been named history club of the year for the third time. >> Yeah. Big congratulations to Mr. lamp here at my district club in general. Um, it's a big week for sports ball with tennis and track having the conference tournament this week. And an event that just happened on May 8th was four great uh student le shows in the Bartlett. From what I've heard, it's very energetic competing. So, sounds great. And from ran very smoothly this weekend and just from chatter around school, I've heard that they really like that they feedback. Thank you. Uh, board of education member open discuss. I'm
068going to start again thanking Mr. Ferguson. I had the the good fortune to be here last week kind of getting a firsthand look at the United Schools program and all the different things that she has resources for students and the things that she's doing to encourage you know showing up on time, showing up ready and and you know not not shaming people if if they have an issue really rewarding people for good practices and the food pantry and and just other things she has done there. a really cool deal. And we were able also to uh see some seventh grade web leaders um running around in here playing games and and that was a lot of fun. You know, they were very open to graduate adults and saying, "Hey, you're going to play with us."
069And we got to walk very fastly in the room. Saw some bridge building. So, all in all, it was a really cool experience to come in here and see that and, you know, just get to kind of run through real quick on a short day. Uh so, thanks for having us over for that as well. Thanks a lot. Anybody? >> Uh just one second just parallel celebration. You're welcoming my wife a hard time. She's giant me. So she went down and speak. But uh if you guys feel like it's East Moline and Moline, so you're going to see other schools. The food that they bring is incredible. The energy memory is awesome. These are men and women that are given hundreds of hours in these schools. spot. I know Miss A to get a chance
070to talk to her here. Wilson, she's she knows I think every kid's name, my first name, how they're doing a secret handshake, whatever kids. So, if you have a chance to come, you just be a part of that job. Uh, nobody's got anything else. I would entertain a motion to move into close session to consider litigation when an act action against affecting or on behalf of a particular public body has been filed and is pending for a court or administrative tribunal or when the public finds public body finds that an action is probable or imminent in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded be entered into the minutes before the meeting and student disciplinary cases. Uh, all in favor Energy. 8:42. >> Okay. Um then I have a motion to return to
071vote session. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> All right. Possible action recommended was that student aid be expelled from school for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year with a return to aspire for the 2026 2027. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. Can I have a roll call, please? Audrey Adamson, Ramona Dixon, Jason Ferrell, Lindsay Hines, Jeff Mayus, Laura Severson, Chad Smith. Now, can I have any motion to any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor?