001Huh? >> Shattered. >> It was not a district left. >> Oh goodness. >> Yes, it is. Hi Bobo. How are you? Hi. Are these new friend? I thought you were out of town. >> Uh Heidi and I came home this morning. >> Well, that was a fun drive. >> It was a very peaceful drive. >> We left our kids with that. My wife Adam just fostered me. Adam's left a few times. Yeah. Ready? At this time, we'll call the Jeff West meeting to order August 4th, 2025. How much from patrons and guest? None. We have an amendment to the agenda. A motion to amend the agenda to include an executive session before board issues additional personnel and additional payment to consent agenda. Second >> in favor motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So move
002second >> favor. [Music] >> I didn't raise them yet. >> Building reports. What do we >> just >> welcome back. >> Hey guys, >> they were instructed to smile and let's go. >> They did it. >> Well, good job. >> Real quick. I mean, I think I I don't know about everybody, but building team, the the custodial maintenance team. Um, you know, we got to have a building that's ready and mine's looking really great. I'm sure the others are all that I've been in them. So just want to give a shout out to that team for their work this summer and preschool team just all the things that have been coming together in all the buildings and that's what we need to be able to start those parties. So job to all of them look
003shined up here. >> Yeah. >> I would like to introduce officially Cole Bottom our new athletic director. >> Welcome to the team. >> Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself? >> We'll save that. Nice to meet you. >> Uh reports. >> Um I do not have a ton to report and I have no printouts for anybody today. So I'll just talk for a minute. Um we did vote last month to approve the assessment increase of 8% um to our assessments. And so um they had originally kind of toyed with 14% which was a little scary for several districts including us. I mean, that would have been a um significant, but due to cash balances in some of their accounts, if they were able to bring it down to 8%. That will
004hopefully include a $1 an hour increase for PAR pay, but that has not officially been approved yet, but it's looking very likely that it will be, which will bring our paras to $15 an hour starting this year. Um they did go over um a lot of our payers that $15 an hour would be the starting dollar, but a lot of them if they come in with experience, they started out a little bit higher than $15 an hour. I don't know if that's something that's like common knowledge amongst people that are interested in the position, but if they come in with any kind of daycare or education experience at all, um their starting dollar amount would be higher than the $15. So, just FYI when you're out and about talking about it, maybe bring that up
005as well. Um, I believe in our buildings, they do have somebody in each spot as of right now. I think we've got teachers. Um, I don't know if we've got certified teachers in every spot. We do have long-term clubs at least filling that role for um at least to start off the year. Uh, beyond that, the building is coming along. If you're driving through Oscaloosa ever and they're going down Walnut Street, they have broke ground. There's Yeah, every day Dave there's every time I've driven by there's people out there working which is good to see. >> Well, you don't get there every day. >> Had a lot of rain down. >> Rain held up things for a while. >> I have to answer the question of what that is. Maybe 10 times a day. >>
006Oh my god. I've had it. Well, they also when they were digging the footings, I'm not a building person, so forgive me if the lingo is incorrect, but when they're digging the footings, um, it flooded and so they were worried that they hit a spring. >> And I guess that's bad in building. >> Apparently, that's a bad thing. >> But I guess they did some sort of a French drain thing and it's fine. So everything's fine. I know it sounds like it should be really pretty, but I don't think it is. Um, I think everything's fine. They're doing, as far as the JDLA temporary housing this fall. Um, everything's on track. They're making renovations. They're waiting on the fire marshall to come out and do like a final walk through and make fun suggestions about
007what needs to happen to make it bring it up to fire code. Um, but yeah, I think that's it. >> They their raises, did they not do a dollar raise last year, too? >> Yeah. No, they did. Yes. more than a dollar I think last year too last year. >> Yeah. >> So if they do another dollar raise it'll bring us up to $15 an hour starting. >> It has many chasing >> do what? >> Do you know how many were they're chasing to fill the obligation? >> I don't know. I don't know. So but I I mean that that more than likely >> yeah I know. >> Well you think about some of those have to drive. Yeah. >> No, it is not enough. >> Nope. >> You can't even buy a value meal
008for that. >> No. >> But I mean, they're long limited. I'm not saying that. I just didn't know how many they were chasing. >> Yep. No, I think they're in decent shape as of right now. And I think the increase last year helped >> um make it less of a chase. >> It seems like they're in better shape this year than they were. >> Yeah. I feel like two three years ago, this was not a fun conversation. No. So, >> they interviewed for two of ours. >> Yes. >> And have made offers >> just good lease for every >> moving along. We get a motion for an executive session. So move Oh, no. Erin's got it. You already second. Well, >> you got to read it. Well, you got to read it. Uh, I motion
009to enter executive session per KSA75-4319 for a period of time 15 minutes at 6:37 p.m. to discuss matters relating to security measures as allowed under the coma exception including admin Dr. New and Swander and officer boy here with the open meeting to resume at 6:52 p.m. second. >> Everybody Board Doors for all do we have? No more of these doors. >> Yeah. It took her three days in touch. It's fun right here. >> Oh, buddy. >> Ready? Yeah. >> And next one is board issues approval of 2025 KSP recommendates recommended policies. So when you look at all the policies policy DFH on fundraising that is just when at some point we want to do that. We're not ready yet. That's still included in there. just so you can see what other school districts might be
010doing around just getting their arms around fundraising. But um we are not recommending to approve that one yet. The only policy of concern that we've had is the policy KM, which is visitors to the school. specifically a visitor that has a conceal and carry. It's visible and they identify themselves as an offduty police officer. The way the new law reads is if that is the case, we cannot ask them to show any further identification. There's a lot of concern around the state on this. We've invited Jason Voyard uh to visit with us what another statue might share that we can ask for identification. Um but in the meantime, I know uh Matt Williams, myself have visited with our representatives, our senator shared our concerns about this. Um so I it would be board's approval to
011let uh Jason share just a little bit about what we can ask for possibly under another statute. if you don't mind coming out so the speaker can hear you. Should have told you that before you went back and sit there. >> So, every law enforcement officer in the state of Kansas is issued a commission card by either the sheriff or the chief of police or andor the governor. And so, City of Meridan has their own and uh given one the mat that he's showing you guys now. And so, for an officer to be able to carry a gun and do his law enforcement duties, he has to have one of those cards. And there is a beginning and expiration date on those cards. So, like Jefferson County is every four years. And so, Sheriff Herig
012issues those out to us. We carry them until the next election. The city of Meridan is basically year-to-year. That's how the chief of police is appointed. That's like every other city. So, I think that what we could do talking with some of the other chiefs in the county is that >> if we have someone that shows up and says, "I'm a because as I read it, they've got to tell you that they're an offduty law enforcement officer that they're going to carry into your school." Um, I don't think we're going to have a lot of people do that, >> but if they do, um, I think that someone needs to reach out to Dana and I because we're probably going to be at one of those events. Um, and we'll just have a conversation. I
013think we can take this out of your hands and not have someone that you're paying to take tickets at the game um, ask more questions than they probably won't feel comfortable doing. We'll just get get a hold of somebody. If it's if it's a uniformed officer we have there, great. We'll just um have them have a conversation with them and just make sure that everybody's on the same page. >> But and I get that there's a lot of context to understand, but so I'm not an offduty cop ever, but if you can't question me, >> you hypothetically if I walk in >> to a football >> Yeah. tote in a Glock and I just say I'm an offduty cop. You can't question me. >> You guys can't question him. It doesn't say law enforcement can.
014It says this doesn't happen. I can do it. Okay, that is >> I can I can have a conversation with him >> as just everyday civilian and they can my husband go up and ask >> but he just say he's not and Jason can he go up and ask >> doesn't have any authority to do it >> no >> but so you can just go strike up a conversation with him >> um and I'm not going to run the person out or I just wanted them to know that that we know >> and that um you in case there is a situation, I'm going to be looking for that person because he's probably going to be trying to help us out and we want to know who that is. I don't think we're going to
015run into a lot of this. But, I mean, if we do, it's awkward. Um, and if an offduty officer comes into this school or any other school, they're carrying concealed. If the weapon is seen by the public and they're just doing a really crappy job. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. You don't trust anybody rolling around with a revolver on their belt that's not cop because you wouldn't do that, >> right? >> Hopefully we hopefully you're right. I just feel like we're in a rural community and whoever the hell thought of this, pardon my language. >> I'm hoping that >> has never been in a rural community ever, right? >> Everybody's got a free opportunity to show off that with what I bought. Wider So, if I were to to see somebody carrying and I
016ask them to see this and or to see the card and they are not law enforcement, do they have to show me their conceal and carry or can I ask them just right away to tell them please go put it in your vehicle and lock it up or take it home or something like that? My understanding is you can't ask them that because you're part of the school >> even if they're not law enforcement because the way it was written it's makes it sound like this is an issue for law enforcement not your average Joe. So it really doesn't it's not applicable >> but you're a representative of the district so you be >> it says in there the school can't ask them personal information like name, email address, phone number, address. You basically can't
017ask them anything about themselves. >> Okay. >> But we as law enforcement can. >> Okay. and we will >> someone just needs to let us know. >> Gotcha. >> And to me, part of the biggest concern is that we may be able to verify it. Jason might be able to verify it, but as soon as they take 15 steps away and they walk into the gym and the crowd, if they don't have any kind of of identification as a law enforcement officer and they just someone off duty and you can see their weapon, you now have a thousand people in a gymnasium going. >> Yeah, I >> that's just a, you know, it'd be nice if they would can see it better or be have some kind of identifications that lets everybody else know that
018I do have authority uh or school resource officers when they're on school property, they wear some identification because if they don't, not everybody knows. And that identification I I think is also a deterrent for anybody that might wish harm. I think being a few officers there in uniform or identified is a deterrent. >> So that's my thing too. I don't mind them there, but it would be nice. >> And now this whole thing that came up is a little contradictory to what So in Kansas, you can open carry, >> but you can't open carry at at the state house. >> You can't open carry at a school. >> Yeah. Before we get too much further in here, Ron Ron was trying to call. Ron, I've spoke with Ron Elvis several times and he has been
019very willing to help. Um, today the law it was going to review. Um, and then he was going to ask for a formal request uh of the interpretation of the law for the AG's office. So, you just emailed me, texted me back the reviewed statute. Um, and because I'm a horrible reader, I'm going to let them >> You want me to read this whole thing? >> Yeah, read that. >> Okay. I have reviewed the statute we discussed this morning more thoroughly since our discussion. The new language that we discussed is paragraph A2. If you look at the paragraph immediately above a to existing law requires that offduty officer must possess identification as required by their law enforcement agency and must present that identification when requested by a person of authority for the building. So to
020answer your question more thoroughly, if an offduty officer enters a school building carrying a concealed handgun, the administrator for that building may stop the officer and request to see their identification. Once the administrator is satisfied the person is an offduty law enforcement officer, then the officer is permitted to carry a concealed handgun into the building without having to show a badge or wear any other item that would indicate they are a law enforcement officer or carrying a firearm. The request of personal information is in reference to the personal contact information of the officer. The officer does not have to provide that information but must present identification that they are a law enforcement officer. And that goes back to my concern is that satisfi satisfies getting through the front door. >> But as soon as you
021walk into the gym, >> I mean, if they walk in and I see it, >> I mean, if I didn't see it, I'd never know. But if I see it and I ask for certification and they provide it, that appeases me. But now they walk into the gym and there's 900 people in the gym that just see someone in street clothes with a pistol stick, you know, or whatever. >> Right? >> That's the part that >> is concerning to most school district is you passed the first test, >> you showed great, I saw your card, but if I ask them to hide it or whatever and they decide not, I You just walk into >> right >> a situation where my recommendation on this one is we table it until we find out >> exact
022>> where they go. We table am >> until we get some better guidance. I would also like clarification on because the way that I read it was I don't remember who brought it up but um retired military active military like that's how I >> read maybe it's been changed but that's why I asked >> yes no I read it that way but >> I didn't see anything about military in there >> okay I would just like clarification yeah >> maybe we can add >> well so we can you can read the motion we can approve everything as presented while >> and it wasn't the officer that was retired officers as well is how I read it. >> Yeah. I mean, >> yeah, it's silly. Yeah. >> I think a big concern, and I know we're
023tableabling this, but another concern of mine is is okay, say they make it past phase one, then that's going to take our admin's time away who are supposed to be monitoring at basketball games, who are supposed to like handle our crazy student section as well as like they have 900 other things going on. So, you're taking their attention away from that to deal with something technically they already dealt with at the door, but now they're having to field 800 more questions, >> right? >> If we also don't like it, we there's nothing saying we can't talk to our legal counsel and >> see what we options >> if legislation, you know, that's I mean, it's not done yet. Obviously, there's a few smart people that are pushing against it, but if they pass that down
024co I mean, there's some things out of your control. >> Yeah. >> Come January one, I'll be happy to work the gate. >> Did they give you any information about why change someone comes in? I know. Get out of here. >> I'll pay you outside of here, but it had to do with another legislator somewhere else. >> Okay, you ready? >> Yep. >> A motion to approve the KSB policy recommendations accept DFH fundraising activities and KM visitors to the school as presented. >> Second. All >> in favor? Oh boy. Student and staff handbook. >> Yeah. Listen. >> Are we doing this again? >> No, I thought it was great. I thought it was joking. Majority of it. >> I know. We got all those joke. That's what you get with marketing. >> So, is everybody
025looked at it? >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Everybody okay? >> Yes. I have a concern. >> I have one of the hats like I did last year. >> Go ahead, Maddie. Love the hat. >> I think it's a distraction. I really do. But, you know, maybe I different. But that's mine. >> That hat's a stress for high school. >> Yeah. >> I hate the hat rule. Maybe I'm more old school than my age should be. But was the hat rule a problem >> this past year? Yeah. It worked well >> at any time. Was it his concerns? >> Yeah, it's 2025. Things are changing. We're letting people come in with guns like >> But yeah, I agree with you. >> I'll let it go. >> I still have the authority to say not in my
026classroom. >> Yes. >> Ah, good enough. So mine is different, but along those lines, every time I read all the different staff books or all the ones relating to staff, the dress code is always addressed the exact same way and there's no specifics. And let me just acknowledge that a lot of people do relate. They look professional. They look showed up. I do not have a kid in the middle school or elementary school anymore. Mine's high school, so that's all I see. And I've been to the other buildings. I'm like, "Oh, is that a new student?" No, it's a teacher. Like I feel, and this is across the board, worldwide. We've seen issues in every office I've ever been in. I feel like it needs to be more defined. I think we need to set
027our expectations for our educators because they're leaders. These kids are looking up to them. They're setting the example. You guys did an amazing job and looked so professional this last year. I loved seeing it. Why aren't we expecting the same setting the same expectations for for our teaching staff and our educators in general. And again, not everybody's doing bad at this, but when I see a teacher who's not teaching gym or weights and sweats, that's concerning to me. And I feel like one big solution would be to take that dress code and expand on it. Just put some parameters on it and give some guidance because the reality is if you don't set it out there, not everyone's going to know. I can't expect Derek to not show up in a hoodie if I don't
028say, "Hey, don't you look nice?" >> But if I don't put it, you look lovely. >> But if I don't put it out there, exactly. No, you're allowed to paid. >> Yeah. Well, during >> Yeah, there was specific dress code during co during all the virtual stuff we threw a bone. >> Yeah. >> And we lightened up. Is this not something that has to be negotiated or is that to you? I don't know. The way I read it in the policy is just putting specific examples and guidelines because it already says it, but it's just so broad >> and it it says it for teachers or for >> it says all of it. No, I'm students. You got under control. I'll let you. But it's the more pajamas. But before we get too far into
029that, we sat here at the last meeting and talked about >> tired of being okay. It's just okay. >> Mhm. >> Where are we going to start the new standard? I mean, I get I'm not I'm not going back there, but >> you know, at some point in time, we got to go, listen, man, we're better than that. >> Exactly. >> Our students our students will walk into a building, take their head off. Our students will look nice when they go places. At what point in time are we going to take back control and say, "Listen, we're tired of just a relaxed atmosphere. >> If you want to tell me how important you are in my child's life, please dress better." >> Exactly. >> And there are things that I mean, I monitor my kid,
030you know, and and Lord knows you get plenty walking through the door, you've got to look at and be like, "Go put a hoodie on or something like that." But I just I'm I want to be better than okay. I want to land an example. >> Putting it back on is more than likely something that >> it should be an issue though. I don't jeans don't bother me. Like things like that don't bother me. It's coming to church look or coming to school with a shirt that's not a t-shirt that's not holy or praying or like things like that. Like we just need to set expectations and ask that they be follow. Yeah. >> Dress better than students you're teaching. But once you take once you give it, it's going to be really hard because
031that is going to that's going to not land well. >> So y'all, >> but I want to listen to the I guess my I would love your opinion, admin, because the bottom line is how do you argue? But I want to come to work in sweats and a t-shirt. Well, I want to come to work in a tank top and shorts, but that's not an option. Like, how do talk to me? >> Well, I've had staff come in sweats when the winter gets cold and dark days and, you know, I'll just send an email out and re included the dress code that's in the handbrake and said, you know, comfortable is one thing, casual is one thing, but the sweats need to stop. And, you know, we have um the privilege of wearing jeans. Let's
032make sure they're not ripped. Let's make sure they're, you know, I kind of review it. Usually takes one time a year somewhere in February. It just starts to get a little slip and I got to remind people um, you know, let's let's dress appropriately. >> But you nailed it because you nailed it because you just said, "Let's not wear sweats. Let's not wear those are things that are not in that policy right now. that policy is so broadly written that there is no like clear definitions of no sweats. I would have had no idea because we're going to read it differently different. >> One day there was when we were trying to get kids not to wear flip flops >> and I tried to bring up flipflops with staff. >> 30 minutes later I learned
033a lot about open toed shoes. I mean I was laughing. It's both funny and serious because if draw a line then okay so okay no shorts well can the ladies wear skirts and is then is that sexist and then why can't the men show their needs I mean oh my god it just so it is it is a bit vague but I watch what they're wearing and hey let's not wear the rock t-shirt tomorrow you know let's you know unless we now you know we have our theme days and that gets a little confusing And we have that good. >> Yeah. But I really watch mostly the pants. I mean, we we they do wear dresses that are good length. Um reminded a couple every now and then about, you know, knock shorts in August
034sometime. If we get into the end of August and we're having those 100 degree heat days, I might say, "Hey, you get shorts for a week. Keep them professional. You know, it's not Daisy Dukes and all this." Um but but it's it's and they I will say will get after each other and say we like jeans. Don't screw this up. >> Like keep it it you don't need rips and they don't need to be that tight or they don't need whatever. And and shirts haven't really been too big of an issue. Um sometimes it's t-shirts but they wear their team shirts. They wear Jeff West stuff. Uh a lot of them wear, you know, very decent blouses and sweaters and things like that. So that's my perspective on it from what I've dealt with when
035I when like I said those dark January February days and couple of snow days and we slide in on a Friday finally and you know then we got to pull it back together and say no no sweats been a conversation >> that's a tough question to ask them now because we aren't doing anything at the moment and we're throwing them to the wolves to speak on something not knowing whether we're But it is it is it is vague to her point. You're right. And I use the open thing because you know what's what's an appropriate cop >> and as a male and with all the ladies I >> you're in a tricky position >> of that. >> But that's what also makes the way it's written or how broad it is >> Yeah. >> iffy.
036And it's also not protecting you. If you were to go to someone and say, "Hey, that's probably not a work appropriate shirt." I mean, that's not protecting you. The policies are here to protect you, too. We don't have to get my nude and we don't have to like break out a dollar bill like and you know, back in the day. But I feel like we do need some specifics of at least dumps. >> And we used to have those. Yeah. Um, and we were all over the place from building to building. And one of the goals was to make it a statement that covered a lot, which appears vague, but treated them as professionals to make a professional decision. Um, and so doesn't mean that you don't have to have some of those one-on-one conversations,
037but usually those will nip it in the bud. Um, you know, it's like I several years ago had a teacher that the jeans and the t-shirt were not professional looking. >> So, we had that conversation and >> they like, "You're right. I know this. I'll do better, you know, but they just >> I don't know. You get caught up in grab this and go and get comfortable." And so, you have to remind >> and we all do it. We're all >> doing that. If you feel confident that you it'll be like continued to be addressed and without expanding on it and it won't be an issue next year at this time, then we can leave it as is. But >> I know we said the same thing last year >> and we saw many cases
038of >> it's requested by the board. >> Well, there I mean there's no way we're going to be able to hire a dress code. >> Yeah. But I'm 100% in agreement. I'm not I don't think they need to wear a suit and tie or anything, but I it's a different world. But if I went to a client, dressed what I'm wearing right now, I would run the risk of losing that client because I have not shown them enough respect for their time to put a collar on and tuck my shirt in. >> Well, I think it should be written by either. >> Every industry is different, but the dead I think you're dead. If you want to be treated like professional, shouldn't you look it? And that doesn't mean you have to wear a suit
039and tie or a ball gown or whatever. >> No, I mean, you should dress better than every student. >> John's right. We need to probably let the building leadership teams made a We can't make it tonight. I am 100% in support of >> No, I mean I think something let them make it and >> Yeah. >> Well, I bet most of the teachers would >> most would have no >> I would bet that a large percentage of them would agree with everything we're saying. Yeah. >> Well, I think it's it's an example of a larger culture. I don't want to say issued them, but it, you know, we talked about are we okay with being okay? You ask every teacher, they would say no. Okay. What are ways then to change the culture. That's just
040one piece of it. John's right. We engage them in the solution. >> Exactly. That's great. come up with a great >> It's like, you know, >> yeah, >> most of the time KB gives us policy recommendations that we're okay with. Every now and then it's like, okay, now they're telling us what the >> legislature. So that is that is definitely something that we will be working on going through this year is addressing >> and in one conversation we will start Friday morning with with staff at the opening congregation is how do we go from being okay to being excellence in every measure of success and it takes time but it's got to be intentional. Yeah, I think that's a great solution for me. >> I bet the teachers will come up with a good one
041that everyone will >> the majority of them want to >> I got one last one and this is for the elementary school. Um on the field trips the grandparents do they do we make where it says no grandparents or other do we make exceptions >> make it for so many I think they do like the adult >> we'll look at it case by case but in the situation where one one of them is they went they went to the Royals game they couldn't make it >> to the seats so you know now what do we do because that's our seat we can't just sit wherever we want >> um grandparents can't always keep up on the hikes. >> Um, you know, and so, um, while it sounds wonderful, it sometimes backfires, uh, and then we
042end up caring for an adult when we need to be tuned into the kids. >> I just that stuck out. I thought, I don't know about that one. >> I I know. Um, I I understand it. It's difficult. Um, but I would say it's more of a case by case. What's the situation? What's the scenario? what's what's going on? Someone come talk to me. Um, but we felt like putting that in there because it was most of the requests. I mean, in some cases, we do have mom and dad and I was happy to see a lot of dads on field trips this last year and good for that. I don't care that like all dads and me one year. >> All right. Uh, >> I guess if we're good, >> get a motion on
043that. handbooks for >> a motion to approve the staff handbooks as presented. >> Second favor. >> All right. Review the different >> handouts kind of fat. So, these are coming around. I enjoy the first comments out of the gate. Um, but this is this is one of the one of your more important meetings because this is establishes first of all our budget for the year. There should have been one extra >> there's I didn't know I was going to hand it but I didn't know um >> the only one from the public. So >> well not it's not something we do all the time. So I was like I didn't want to do it. I get it. Um the um so the process is we'll go through it tonight and then I will publish I'll
044show you here in a minute if we can get it to work which we ought to pull up that way people on Zoom can see uh just some of the key things. But between tonight and September board meeting, I will publish in the vindicator, our notice of hearing, all of that information. That way, um, because by law, it has to be out there. We will have a hearing for revenue neutral rate. I'll show you that here in a minute. Um, then we'll have a hearing and you have to take a roll call vote on that. Then we'll have a hearing on the budget in September. Then we'll go into a regular meeting and then you can approve the budget. So I want to walk through because if you want any changes to the budget then
045you direct me tonight. So, just some talking points before I go into it of what is in play as we're building the budget. So, the first page um this upcoming budget is based on 860 students. That is up 33 students from last year. Remember last year we were down nine, but we turned away some because they happened to apply out of districts. We have five classes that we posted in June. We have zero openings. This year, if you look on there, we had 23 new non-resident students that applied that were in classes that did not have a zero. It just every year is going to be a little different. We had an exorbitant amount. Now, I say exorbitant, it's I just finished my first year here, so I got two years to compare, but we
046had a lot of non-resident applications. I don't think the law caused that. Most people have no idea that the law says if they apply and you have room, you have to take them unless they are a student not in good standing in the district that they're coming from. And the principles background check every one of them. We had 23 that were in good standing. So the law says you have to take them. This was as of Friday when I was working on this. We had another non-resident in a class where we have space. We have to take them. So that'll most likely be at 24. Now that doesn't mean they're going to be here on September 20th. They just applied. Most of those 23 have already pre-enrolled. So the 860 is based off of numbers
047at 23 that we accepted. It'll now be at 24. We also since May have had 18 students that have moved into district. Those are new to the district. And if they live in district, you take it. I mean, you have to take them. That does not include our prek or kindergarten. And the reason I don't include that is because kindergart well preschool is a new program. And kindergarten, every one of them is new >> in district or out of district. So, in order for the board to compare this year to last year, we can only look at classes where the they were already here. So, we drop off the seniors, they're gone. We move kindergarten to first grade. So, we're only looking at first grade through seniors. There's 23 new first grade through senior non-resident.
048There's 18 new first grade through senior that's moved into the district. But as of today, we know that there are nine that were here last year that the parents are moving the, you know, whatever. And some district has requested transcript transfers. So when you mix all of that, the budget is based off of 860 kids >> and the total date is actually September 2. >> September September 20th, >> which is a Saturday. >> Well, 20th is a Saturday. >> So go to the following Monday. >> So they go to the following Monday. >> Okay, good. >> Yes. Everything's just >> unless you're the county, it rolls >> to the 19th, but the law says the 20th or the first >> Monday after. So the 22nd is official account date. Now you'll see when I did
049the budget, I built the budget on 870s. And the reason is I added pins and I took that money and stuck it in one line because what if 862 show up? We have we would get the money but we don't have the authority because we can only spend what we publish in the budget the authority and we can't spend a dollar more. So, I'll cushion it by 10 students and put that money to the side. That way, if 862 show up, we have the authority to spend the additional revenue it generates. You can't spend more than you publish. But if it comes in at 855, then we back it down. You just can't spend more than what you publish. And if if we have 880 then next spring we'll be republishing our budget. It just
050saves us doing that. >> Who would monitor that? So after September 22nd, the state comes and audits us and then we get what's called a legal max. And then the state says, "Here's all you can spend and we're only going to send you enough money to spend up to that amount." So even if we wanted to spend, they're not going to send us a dollar more than what our audited September 20th head September 22nd head county. >> So the state >> these numbers are audited. So there's actually no possible way. No, >> or a district like USC 340 to spend more than a post budget >> and then the following year they come in audit and let's say I ended up spending more last year than what I had the authority they just reduced this
051year's state aid by that amount. So, so they we get looked at twice and then we have a CPA audit. Every district has to have a outside CPA audit. They go into our financials. So, so anyway, I'm building the budget. I will plug in 870, but I built the budget off 860 if that makes sense. Mhm. >> For the preschool, we're basing that, I say today, off of 47. Now, I've added a little bit because between now and September 22nd, what if we end up at 55? Well, we've got authority to spend more, but I built the budget as 47 because that's what we had Friday and then we had another one enroll this morning. So, we're actually at 48. So, I will keep adjusting. >> But we know, but that's why I'll put cushion
052in it because if they show up, we don't want to turn down. We we want to serve every kid and the state will fund, but if they don't, we'll only spend. So even though I'll publish a budget, it's high. So we have the authority if the kids show up. If they don't, the state tells us here's how much we're sending you. >> What's what's our max capacity for my movement at the preschool? >> You know, we've got room over there. We can serve a 100 kids right now. >> The staff, right? >> Well, we'll have to add staff right now. Um, and we we just offered and accepted our third parah for the preschool. So, we're starting out with three teachers and three paras. We'll have the preschool Keystone. They've always been a part of
053us. They'll be there. So, and I'll walk through kind of some numbers for preschool, but the budget right now of the 47, 17 of those have an IEP. Those were the kids that were normally our Keystone preschool. That last year was up here at the high school. We had 18 last year, three and four year olds. But of the 17, 11 of them would have qualified even if they didn't have an IEP. They would have qualified for one of the preschool risk factors. There's nine additional students that don't have an IEP that qualify for one of the nine or one of the risk factors. And then we have 21 that just needs preschool. So they'll be paying their tuition. So that's how you get to the 47. Couple other things before we get into the
054budget. Our state aid in our local option budget, we lost 4% state aid. And the reason, the short reason is our enrollment last year went down and our valuation went up. What does that mean? Well, if you look at 2023, our assessed valuation was 67 million and we had $835 students two years ago. So when you divide that, that means on paper each student is worth $81,000 when you look at the wealth of your district. And the way they look at wealth, write the number of students into your valuation. This past year, our valuation went up to 72 million and we had 827 students. So on paper, it looks like one student will generate more property tax valuation and then they rank every school district low to high. Well, last year it looked like our
055kids got wealthier on on a per on a valuation. So we lost 4% state aid. If our numbers go up on September 20th and we have 860 and our valuation, then it'll hopefully we pick some of that up next year. The state aid, it doesn't affect how much money we get to spend. It just means the state's going to kick in a little bit less. That means it's property tax that has to make up the difference. And I'll show you that here in a minute. So, um, another thing that after our audit last spring, our career tech ed classes, we lost $40,000 in career teched state aids. We're going to have to look at that. And that is basically kids enrolled in classes that are in our CTE pathways that generate career teched funding for
056some reason. Do we have fewer students? Did we move? We We've just got to figure that out. But that's $40,000 that our last year's budget brought because of that. Um, one thing Amy and I are looking at, anytime a new sta a staff member leaves and a new one comes in, whatever they choose for health insurance, we've had it, you know, someone leaves and they were on their spouse's health plan, so they weren't on our health insurance. We replace them with someone that signs up for family. That's $21,000. Sometimes we just think about what their salary was and we forget that our health insurance plan is a huge kind of back in down in the engine room and all of a sudden it's how did we spend so much more? Well, we know the salary
057schedule, but sometimes it's that and that's one thing we're really looking into is you got to think and you can't. So, our new staff that I'm going to share with you later, all of our new staff, we know what they're where they are in salary schedule. We won't know until August 8th when they sign up for health benefits. So sometimes it's kind of a oh we were good this year or oh you know so that's one thing we're trying to run some calculations on. Another thing going through this past year and every district's unique, our supplemental salary schedule, that's all the coaching sponsoring everything. That's actually tied to our base state aid, excuse me, our beginning teacher salary. Not every district does that. Some did. But when we increase the base, that automatically increases every
058supplemental. So that's something that okay, you know, so just getting our arms around some of that. Um, and then one other thing, these are just things we're still trying to look at, but last year we had two full-time positions that we had to fill for at least a year or half a year with substitutes. So it may not look like we spent as much because the substitutes were less of a cost, but when you look at this year's budget, we had to budget for a full, you know. So So those are just some things going into it. Okay, I want to before I get into feel free to mingle, you know, chat about the budget. There was your mother. Okay. So, I'm not going to go through every one of these tabs across the bottom,
059but I would be happy to do it because you have some free time and want to come by the office. >> So, I'm going to try and increase this. Erin, can you see it? Okay. on Zoom. >> That's better. >> Okay. Just so this is historical of our district valuation. There's a lot of different whether it's general fund, PAL outlay bond because general fund every taxpayer has an exemption from their 20 mill from your home. But last year basically we're at 72 million from the counties. This year we're at 77. So our assessed valuation went up $5 million. So one mill just generates that much more. So I wanted to share that with you. The general fund is always a smaller amount. You won't I mean your 20 mills there's a an amount that is
060exempt from the school districts 20 mills but for capital outlay local option budget bond issues it's at 77. It's at the higher number. um the jump down here. This is where I plugged in 870 students. I built the budget on 860 and then I went back in and added 10 more kids and just kind of stuck that amount in out there. Um just in case we we end up with more, we have the authority to spend it. If not, it wasn't budgeted for intense. So the seven is preschool. So preschool students are only funded at half of what a kindergartenner was. So 0.5. So I so 7 FTE means I'm budgeting in case we have 14 that would qualify. Right now we have nine. So, if I was doing exactly, that'd be a 4.5. But
061I gave us some cushion for that as well because we're getting a lot of interest in the preschool and it it could go up. Um, free lunch and I'll show you and I gave you a printed copy uh to make it easier uh so you can go home, put it on your fridge. relative. >> Last year we had 220 of our students qualify for free lunch. That money, and I'll show you how the calculation is, works, but that generates over $500,000 for us to spend on at risk for students not that are free, but students that are behind academically, students that have behavior. So, it's the free lunch kids that generate the revenue because it's about the only because the number one cause of struggles is poverty. So, that's the only way that they could
062look at um that makes sense is free lunch. We on a percent of state average, we are not a four district. We have poverty. We have bilingual three. We have, you know, risk factors, but for a district our size, we're less than the state average in just about every risk factor. We have it, but we're there are other areas closer than us that have our sites that have a lot higher number of free lunch. Last year was at 220. I added 14 to it because our preschool kids that qualify for free lunch also generate at risk dollars that will then be used in our in the budget. We're going to pay for two of our paras over at the preschool because of the the money that the at risk. Um, you will have >> So,
063if you qualify, you should fill it out so the school district isn't spending $15,000 at the end of the year for non-paid lunches. >> Yeah. So, if >> or if you can afford >> So, two things. If you qualify for it, fill it out because it helps your child receive >> healthy meals. >> Nobody knows. Nobody knows who those students are. >> So important. Exactly. The second thing is every >> the second thing it my mouse keeps rolling sliding down the second thing is every one of those generates another $2700 that we can use to provide additional supports whether your student needs it or not. Um, so I I'm on that school finance task force and a representative from central Kansas said they're like, I just I I've always struggled with the idea that just
064because you're on free lunch, you can't learn. It's like, no, no, no, no, no. So, I pulled up our >> our local consolidated plan and I shared with them, we have 220 kids that qualify for free lunch, but we serve over 300 that struggle. That just generates the money for, you know, and those kids that struggle, many of them are from affluent families, you know. So, one generates the money. The other is you spend it on the kids that struggle academically, behaviorally, and we >> we spend it on a lot more than what generates it. >> So, you have a copy of this. It's a second page. It's the form 150. This is just what makes our budget. We start with the 870. We add the preschool FTE. We get what's called low enrollment leave
065that the smaller you are, it's economy of scale. I'm not going to get into the calculation, but just if we had 10 kids move in, we don't have to necessarily hire a new teacher. But if we had 10 kids move out, that doesn't mean we have to get rid of a teacher, >> right? >> So it's economy of scale. The smaller you are, the more waiting. So everything is converted to a number of kids, an FTE. So on paper, we have an extra 252 kids. We don't have them, but everything's converted to an F full-time equivalent kit. We have our bilingual waiting. It's it's a very small amount of.3. Our career tech ad um a few years ago that was around 1718 FTE. It's at 12.5. You should it may be too small for you
066to read the handout. Our free lunch, those 234 kids are the equivalent of another 113 kids in our building. All of this adds up and you ended up multiplying it by the Bay State aid of $5,615. That's what every kid's worth, but also all of the waitings. Transportation. All the kids that we make available over 2 and a half miles will generate $433,000 for our transportation. So we get that waiting 1,290,000. That's the special ed money they launder through us. They said it. I know that's bad habit of using the word launder. That's what >> that used to go straight to Keystone. Now they send it through us. We get it. We transfer it to special ed and then send it on. But that's part of our budget. Um, virtual state aid. We have some
067students in our district that choose to go virtual and if they want to enroll through us, we use Green Bush. We get to count them. It's a different formula, but they're part of our budget. And about 28,000 of that we will send to uh Green Bush to provide all the online training with that 8,815,000. That's our general fund budget. And this is the general fund 8,815,000. Then we have all I got my notes out here. Okay, you add 870 students, but that's our general. Our supplemental is about 33% of our general. So our general fund or supplemental is 2,929,000. You add those two together, that's what operates our district. What the last thing I wanted to show you, this is what will go to the paper. Everybody that owns a home in Kansas pays 20
068mills towards their school district and that money goes to doesn't come to us. It used to, but then the state said, "No, we won't." So, it goes straight to the state treasurer. The supplemental general, our budget proposed is 13.6 mills. Then our capital outlay is eight. The revenue so this will be in the paper. The revenue neutral rate is this form. last year taxes levied. They give you these amount of taxes that were levied. What the state does is they look at it and say, "Well, if your taxes your valuation had not gone up, here's all you can levy this year. If you go any higher than that, then you're not revenue neutral. So, our mill levy that we're going to propose is 41.6. It's about 0.9 mills higher than last year. This will go
069up and down like this every year because state aid. So, we talked about we lost 4% state aid in the LLB and it bumped it up just a little. But the only reason a school district would not be revenue neutral is if they paid the bond off. So they're levying less in money or they're declining enrollment so fast that this year's budget is less than that last year's budget. Other than that, then they're going to exceed revenue neutral because property values go up and we get more per pupil. So even if you were flat enrollment, you're going to exceed it because I don't know anywhere in the state where property values didn't go up. So any questions on that? No one ever asked that, but I want you to be able to answer in case
070they do. A few last things. So, I'm going to stop share is between now and September 20th. Just to kind of share some additional with you, the second page. So now I got to catch up with you because I know you've gone through all the pages already while I was talking. We removed the names, but these are the 47 preschool students that have applied for preschool. Now, there was going to be 48, but I don't have the latest one, but soon as I printed it off, there would have been a 49. though as of Friday if they qualify either as an IEP or qualify for preschool they get 0.5 of that base state aid $5,615. So each one of those generates $2,8. If they qualify for free lunch as one of their qualifiers, they generate
071an additional 2,718. And then the remaining will just pay the tuition. So if you look across the bottom, we just keep a a tally. Every time someone enrolls, we look at what they generate. So right now revenue they're generating 257,000. The money generated from that will go right to the preschool to fund and support that program. Which is why again it'll take a few years since we didn't have preschool last year. I don't want to add revenue and say well look at our general fund budget. Well, what we're paying to Keystone went up 58,000. 57,000 is generated for pre. So, I want to keep preschool separate until we get to a time where we can compare apples to apples each year. But this year, we're not comparing apples to apples. So, just wanted to share
072with you how we're tracking um the preschool numbers. And again, this will change until September 22nd. As soon as that happens, then we know what we're going to have. Now, if a kid comes in October 20th and would have qualified, we're going to educate them. We may not have generated money, but if they're a Jeff West kid, three and four year olds, we're going to educate them. Just like someone moves into our district in November, we educate them. It's just September 20 determines how much money we get to educate for the year. I've walked through this with you, so I wanted to share the far right numbers. We looked at health insurance special. All of those things on the left. This is budget outlook. We've gone through all of the upcoming costs. If we were
073to stay at 826.9, which was our audited number last year, even if we'd have been at 815, we're guaranteed 826.9 students. Those are the numbers that we would begative8,000 going into this year with all of the extra costs. If you go to the far right, when you add those 33 and get to 860, now we're talking a little bit different number. We're looking at 165,000. And we're fortunate with growth comes additional resources that also comes additional expenses at some time. The next page, this is the one that makes you go h and this is why I shared with you some of the talking points of what we're looking at going into it. The middle column, let's just look at the highlighted. Those are funds like at risk, virtual, driver training, food service, professional development, special
074ed, and career and tech ed. There's others in there. Capital outlay. We can't use that on instruction. We can't use it to pay teacher salaries. So of the highlighted, if you look at the total at the bottom of the mil middle column, we carried into this the past year 850,000 of unencumbered cash. And I can visit Hawaii, we have to have unencumbered cash. July one of this year, we're at 522,000. that we overspent $327,000 clear down at the bottom. That leaves us at a 7% which is okay. But if we do it again and then do it again. So those are the things we're looking at as you know. Yes, we know we'll talk about health insurance at the end, the health insurance committee. We know that's kind of a unpredictable because we don't get
075to decide whether what people will sign up for. We know 40,000 career tech. We know there's just a lot of things that go into that. The nice thing is our enrollment's going to generate some more. Do we have to solve it in one year? No. But we've got to start working our way back to where we're um not spending more than we're bringing in either, if that makes sense. And then the last page, if you like graphs, you can look at the top If you like pie charts, you can look at the bottom. Um, if you're looking at the top, ignore 23 24 because that's when we had rocket online schools and we were sending a lot of money. So, it skews percentages. Um, but this is a way to look at what percent of
076our budget goes to instruction, what percent goes to student support like nurses, counselors. What about instructional support, library, teacher aids, um, administrative operations and maintenance? But that just gives you just a visual of our general and our supplemental added together that funds our budget or general operation. So, thank you for being patient. But the whole budget is based on, you know, our our uh board goals and objectives, our district leadership team, where we, you know, our professional development, what, you know, how we do academically, social emotional, all of that. Um, any questions? It wouldn't surprise me if you were like, "Let's move on." >> But it's important for you to know that. >> Yeah. No, it is important. I appreciate the time you put into it. Honestly, >> I keep this paper. Please do not
077ask anybody. >> Well, that was just a discussion item. So, >> no action. This budget will come back to you and less between now and within a week when we have to publish things in the paper. If we had 15 more preschool kids show up, I'll budget for I've got cushion in there. But if not, this is the one that will that code 999 revenue neutral will be in the paper in a couple weeks and then we'll have a hearing on it at the September board meeting. >> In the preschools, the September 20 deadline applies to preschool kids as well. Yep. Right. >> Yep. That meeting will that be held before the school board meeting? So, at the September meeting at 6 o'clock, we will hold the revenue neutral rate hearing and then you have
078to vote to exceed it. And it's a roll call vote just like last year. And then at 8:15, we'll have a hearing on the budget. So, if patrons, they see it in the paper, they have questions, they can come in. It'll be the same budget I just presented. Then at the regular board meeting, you'll vote to approve the budget. But we have to have two hearings before the regular meeting in September. >> Any questions? >> All right. Next one. Consider >> any action on that. >> What's that? >> You don't need action. >> No, not this one. This one's just presenting it. So, >> uh, consider preschool preschool fees discounted for 340 staff. >> And you can look at >> that third page has that on. So part of when I shared this going through
079the budget and we had 50,000 that we were setting aside for preferrals. We're getting to the point where with enrollment where we're getting close to that where that'll be enough and hopefully we'll only need to supplement it by 40,000 or 35. So I think we're at the point where I think I can I feel good budgetwise. I mean, I wish I could recommend just free for them all, >> but free would be $21,000. Oh, now we got to but reduce I mean if we do half then that would be an additional $14,000. We wouldn't generate. I feel better because I our numbers are getting to where feel better about supporting that and hopefully >> and just to be clear when we say staff we mean their children not grandchildren, nieces, nephews. >> Yes. Their children,
080>> neighbors, brothers, kids. That's a good point. >> Their sibling. >> A good point. >> Their sibling. And right now of that list and again I hid the names because >> well the only reason is it identifies on there who qualifies for free and we can't share that. So that's why we hid the names. >> But we have four staff members that will have a preschooler, a sibling, son or daughter attending. So at half that would be 14,000. and I feel better. I couldn't have given you that in June. July, we were getting closer. We're at 47. We're now at 48. I'm starting to feel good. We could at least move into >> I love half off. I think that's more than what I was expecting and I'm I'm thrilled with that and I think
081they will be too. That's not going to lead to staff members wanting half off of their student fees and all that, right? We're just making sure. >> That's a great question. >> I trickle down effect and then we're end >> because in the the board goal on staff recruitment retention. One of the strategies was reduce fees some well I mean we're we're moving someone from 7,000 to 3500 with enrollment fees 75 to you know it's you know we're talking a difference between $3500 we help someone than >> $35. >> Yes. >> Now you have multiple kids. I I know but we tapped it to hopefully we can get there but to do what you know when you look at the other numbers we still get got to get our arms around 327,000. I would love
082to get to the point where you work here. You don't pay anything for anything. We just can't do it all at once. >> Right. Okay. >> Yes. A motion to approve the reduction for the preschool enrollment fee in half for all staff members that have students enrolled in the Jeff West preschool. >> Second. >> I didn't know she was done. Yeah, second. >> Seconded it. Sorry. >> That's okay, too. I thought she >> I thought she was still going. I'm sorry. Uh discussion item uh discussing on district growth >> or four. >> So the first page are just kind of some condensed things for us to continue the conversation. all the rest of the pages, but what I handed you last month and I made more copies cuz I assumed you didn't bring >> assumption,
083right? >> Okay, >> so the other pages are just repeat. >> Um, this was just more of, okay, are we going to be up 33 kids every year? Probably not, >> right? It's going to go like this. But is it going to go in an upward a downward or whatever? It's just we need to be more to be proactive in thinking about the location of our district to a suburban area. Mhm. >> And you know, we shared last time the majority of our growth non-resident comes from our neighbors to the west and south and southwest. Uh we get a few from others, but um so question one, do we anticipate that the Jeff West school district will grow in student numbers over the next 5 to 10 years? Number one, and number two, can we
084even control it? Well, you've got to educate them if they move in. If they're out of district and you have space, you got to take them. So, it's hard to control unless we get to the point where all of our classrooms are just zeros and we can't take out a district. That solves that. But how many is that? How long is that? You know, number two, do we have enough space to accommodate growth? What types of physical space will growth affect? classrooms, activities, transportation, more buses, you know, people moving in, we filling up buses, all of that. And then what other questions? So just to let you think about it because space is the biggest need and space isn't just classroom but it's a big part. So >> you want us to answer these right
085now? >> Yeah. These are >> fun to think about. >> Okay. All right. >> Without saying, well, we never had the opportunity and all of a sudden, >> yeah, >> we've got 27 kids in every classroom, >> the elementary, and we have nowhere to even add a teacher. >> Yeah. Those are just you know how long we may never get there but at least we can have a conversation about >> what do we think >> and this is going to be ongoing conversation. >> Yes. Oh yeah has to be >> because you know coming down the line here you'll see it 74 we're going to talk about that the the timeline. Um, so it's something we got to really really think about here. >> Yeah. >> And how we're going to handle it. >> Yep.
086>> To be a very well thought out conversation. >> When do we when do we need to sit down and just have the the real the real deal? you know, it's it's really, you know, my job is to try and help you achieve your your goals. Um, and you got four of them. This affects student success with class size. It affects facilities with space. It affects recruitment. >> Recruitment. I mean this um I just you know I just want to on the back end try to provide the board enough information to thank so many times it's like what do we need need to do for this year and sometimes we don't have a conversation about okay but five years is going to be here really fast and are we ready for And one has to
087do with growth. I you know I just think because of our location with a lake, two golf courses, um the people that want that rural experience but work in Lawrence or Topeka or you know I just I just it doesn't take I mean all of a sudden we did not expect 18 new kids move And we know sometimes kids will move out, but I I'm not a realator. I don't I know you know but I think at some point you know in the next month or two we start having you know in July the the facilities planning committee presented hey if you don't add a classroom you don't do it you know whatever in the next 5 to 10 years you got to address the things on this list and those were our local Mason,
088electrical, HVAC, you know, our community people that get facilities. Well, here's another thing that directly affects facilities. So, anyway, um, we had a conversation last month. I shared with you some information. Just wanted to make sure I put it back for you good. Okay. Well, here's what I thought about the last cuz I know that's been on your mind, all of your minds. >> Do we have any questions that Brad can look into for us for for the next conversation? >> No. >> Actually, I am curious. Um you on the page the non-resident students as percent of enrollment that third to last page we you have listed the resident and non-resident could you let us know how many were added this year like this school year once we pass the September dates and stuff. I'm
089just curious how much >> 23 now it's 24 but they're spread out across all of them and I actually Erin can we so we have an excel now in and of the 23 again that excludes kindergarten >> west you remember I didn't don't want to wake you up so I'm giving you a lean Yes. >> Of the current kindergarten class, aren't like 13 of them >> non-resident? >> Pretty close to that. >> Those 13 are not in the 23 because non-resident or resident. Again, if we have space, because we have four sections of kindergarten and a parent non-resident applies, we'd have to get to 80 before we could turn them, you know, >> I I I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if we see any sort of trend on grade levels, like
090is it, you know, kindergarten? Well, all right. >> Um, day one, two are 60 plus. Third grade, this is this is old numbers from May. I mean, we're still counting heads and getting enrollment. Uh, third grade was upper 50s. Fourth grade is my smallest at like 53 or 54. So, the trend is we're running 60s or starting to instead of 50s. >> Instead of 55, we're 65. >> So, I think If you look at the top part of that page, you can see now these were the top part of the page was last year >> when we were working on this. So last year 11% of our kindergarteners were non-resident and then 19. So, it's really across the board on now when when we're done with enrollment and we add 23 or 24 then these
091numbers will change a little bit. Um, but 22% of our fifth graders are uh out of district, but of our fourth graders it's only 12. So, it's really So all this is last year's >> Yeah, this was last year's actual numbers. Um, >> gotcha. >> We're we're still working on enrollment this year and they got, you know, so we'll update once after September 27. Any more? I guess we'll move on to student student issues. None facilities equipment planning ozaki gym door replacement bid um foundry. So, as Kelly was talking about, Keystone is going through fire code stuff for the um Methodist church. Since we repurposed the Ozaki, we have to go through fire code everything. Um fire inspection went really well. other than um the doors between the gym. So, the interior doors, not the
092exterior. There's presets that have to be replaced. I know they were good for 59 years, but once you hit year 60, but it's been it's been years since that building was repurposed from a K12 canal preschool. fire marshall code updated because it wasn't that way that many years ago. And the reason is that's a firewall between the gym and the instructional and without fire rated doors. A fire it slows down the fire from getting classrooms to the gym or the gym to the classrooms. >> So it has to happen. It has to happen and they will >> I make a motion to approve the door replacement Ozak and Jim >> second favor. >> Well, I mean you just said it's got to happen. >> It was over 20,000. Um it was the only we sent
093out bids but it was the only one that was received. So >> Yes, sir. When we looked at this year ago, when we were >> figuring out what to do with that building, we knew that there was >> fire doors and stuff that was going to >> have to happen. >> And that's normal for them to be that expensive. >> Yeah. I thought that was cheap. >> This is in public education building. I'm going to give you spending taxpayers. The junior >> we go to Home Depot. >> Oh, I can just walk through the Yeah. >> So, we did find that there is roof damage with hockey. >> It's hail damage. We don't know how long ago it was, but we will be We have a roofing company working on helping us with a claim
094on that. But >> hopefully >> there's hail damage on that building and we don't know when it was from. It could have been a year ago, could have been >> it could have been three years talking about. >> So I have a question and I'm not trying to stir the keystone pot. >> Thank you. >> Wouldn't that be their responsibility to uh >> I mean we're we're moving past all that, but >> are we getting stuck with the bag now? It's a fair >> I feel like if we are >> one of the first conversations I had was we've always held the insurance for the building. >> Yeah. Right. >> They only have insurance on personnel and contents inside >> but no one here is in that building every day to I don't know make
095a phone call. I mean, if we don't have any way of knowing, but >> if we are on the hook >> to replace that roof, >> that's going to have to go against that depreciated value of the roof in my opinion. But that's it's just my because we're going to be stuck paying them the money. >> And if the roof's no good, >> well, I don't get why I don't either. I should have brought it up. That's history. Well, right now we won't have that W7,000. >> Well, that changes my area. >> Yeah. But well, the first thing I asked was who held the insurance on the facility itself three years ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago. It's always been us. >> It's always been us because we had to readjust it because we
096were getting about half the amount of what the insurance costs for rent. >> Yeah. But that's all water under the bridge. I did not know that we were off the hook for that. >> Yeah. >> So that changes because I was going to say we have to replace the roof. We're going to have to adjust that number. >> Yeah. So our agreement with Keystone is as co- tenants this year. We won't charge them rent. >> We'll share custodial. We'll share thing. And then then in the end >> dollar amount we talked about and the other superintendents have agreed. Yeah, we think that's a good deal for everybody. >> For the record, I have no further beef with anyone with >> I just have that number stuck in my head because we talked for about it
097for five years. >> And the second they're building a new one, we're already got to replace the roof. the extra dollar or so. So anyway, just update that. >> Yeah, >> we'll be working on that. >> Another looking at moving towards a consolidated kitchen. Ladonna, him and I'll be looking at there are going to be I mean we have old freezers. >> None of them are worth picking up, moving. We're going to need freezer space. We'll need dry storage. So, we're going to be working on a layout that we're going to have to have up here. We'll need some upgraded equipment. I mean, any just like the preschool, anything's going to have an upfront cost, but over the next 5 10 years. So, we're going to be working on because there's not enough freezer space
098up here at the high school >> to cover everything. Number two, we don't have a freezer in the district worth picking up and moving. >> So, because we keep we spend a lot of money >> actually our high school freezers aren't keeping temperature right now. >> So, they're in working on them. But anyway, we'll be working on some proposals throughout this year, what we need to do in preparation to eventually move with consolidated kitchen. >> And this year, the high school is providing meals to the preschool kind of as a leadin. >> Yeah. So, we're piloting what it looks like to prep here and deliver. Um, we took one of our bands and >> we got it painted to where it looks nice from 20 yards. >> We have our other one. Yes, we have
099our other one getting painted right now. Kind of similar. We they said, "What about the rust?" We're about the rust over it. >> We needed to look nice from 20 yards. So So our preschool delivery van when you see it go by, it's going to >> let anyone fool that it's new. >> Yes. So anyway, um and then >> the last one was just to discuss a possible timeline for a potential bond issue. Okay. >> Again, it's on your goals as a strategy. >> I get asked all the time, when's that going to come up again? And I just think it's good for the board and the community to be as transparent as possible. We'll say, okay, >> people stop watching and listening. So >> well seven years ago but so I will just share
100with you some information my first thought and then you know we all know that there's a lot of engagement communication We we facilities planning group did a really good job of providing you a list of things that just need to be addressed. We're going to have to talk about growth. You know, the last bond issue there was classrooms at middle school, elementary and middle school, but not enough discuss. You know, this no you have options of November or spring elections. November just I think it's too fast >> too much conversation. So the legislature pass again if you were to have one in March it's the first Tuesday after the first Monday doesn't matter March 3rd if that were a goal for the community then here's the timeline the board and the community have between now
101and December 8th to get something to the state board because once the state board gets it, then they have to review it, look at it. I mean, you can see all the timeline from there on down. Once it goes to the state board, this board's done >> just like the last time. Then it's your community. You have more, you know, whatever. But this allows you time between now and December. If not March, then you're looking at the next November >> midterm. >> It's just so I just wanted to share with you because I think it's important for you to have timelines to be thinking about. Okay, if we want to do something in March, we have facilities, we have space, we have do we want to start having some special meetings to invite community in
102to start having conversations about what the planning committee shared. have conversations about the reality or whatever five and 10 years now from growth because that affects facilities to have at that point in time where at some point soon you're going to want I mean we can give some ballpark you know of what the facilities planning committees and then at some point you're going to want to select an architect to really get into but at some point you need a scope of work with a not to exceed >> and it's between now and December to do that if again you know we don't we want to have everything transparent conversation with people invited and whatnot everybody thoughts on >> on the bond in general? >> Do it now. >> Well, >> we can it's got to
103be done different. >> I mean, >> but we don't have freezers at work. >> But the eighth, you know, trying to get it in >> November 8th. >> You think that's two things starting >> got to have you got to it's got to be much differently. >> Yeah, >> it's got to happen. logging on and watching our >> board meeting. I think there's a difference though >> with >> looking at it at December 8th from all that we've learned over the past year. I mean, I >> I think if people paid attention and would actually show up and not vote against a different reason other than what they're doing for the school, we could do it tomorrow, but everybody wants to be informed, but they felt informed. >> Yeah. Do we all, >> you know,
104we had all those meetings. >> Yeah. >> And everyone was like, "Well, I didn't know about it. I wasn't invited." But >> 200 other people showed up. >> Yeah. Do we all agree we need to move in that direction? >> Right. We all agree that that >> what happens in this district if we don't do something we're going to spend a bunch of money on >> We all know that. We all know that. It's just how do we >> how do we paint the picture? >> And my beef is Yeah. >> And I've been a little chippy >> with certain situations, but like the ones that are going to move the narrative around it, there's nothing you're going to tell them. >> Right. I know. >> Nothing. >> Yeah. But is that going to change
105if we add on another period for thought? I just >> I think those people need to know that their freezer is not working. >> I think they need to know that we have 65y old doors that we're spending $23,000 on. I think they need to know that we're getting $100,000 $150,000 grants that we have to foot the bill on. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I'm passionate about this because I hit I see these this money that we're were band-aids. 10 years I've been on almost. >> Yeah, >> we just throw band-aids on everything and we're talking about when we're going to do the bond. I will own the attitude with this. >> But we've been talking about a bond for 10 years. We have buildings falling apart. >> I think the goal is to let
106it last. >> We need to do a better job of involving the comm the community that wants to be involved and a better list. >> But like the question of if >> it's when. >> Yeah. I mean, what's this look like? This This building was built in '94. >> Feels, right? >> Yeah. >> 96. Newest building we got. >> Our district building is in a bank. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I know. >> Drive down to Par. >> Oh, >> drive by that >> and try not to. And I was like, "Oh, >> that is supposed to be Jeff West's rival. >> We just Good luck." Do you think it are you saying that you don't feel that the March third election next month if we had the right plan? But I don't know we can
107get that plan right away because we're not we're not convincing those that know. >> We have to keep the ones that are going to create all these ridiculous narratives to convince those that don't want to get informed. Now, I'm not trying to say that we're we should not inform everyone. I just think it the battle is going to be like how do you shut everybody up on principal? >> You can't. >> No, you can't. You can't. >> But everyone that doesn't pay attention, they know somebody and they say, "Well, they're doing this." Well, guess what? 100 more people run with that. >> Yeah. No, believe. >> So, we got to focus on >> they got to know that the freezer is not working. I keep focusing on that because it's just funny that we're going
108into bond >> and we're going to spend money on freezer. We just paid $23,000 on doors >> and we just paid >> and we're going to replace the roof. >> Well, we don't at point in time. >> Okay. Okay. I'm going to shut up here in just a second. >> But at what point in time and our minimal amount of capital outlay are we going to keep this thing going? I mean, you can go to every building. It can go everywhere. And if we grow at all, what are they going to do? Learn in the basement again. >> I know we are getting by. I am not downplaying because we had no room and it worked. >> But like I'm going to be honest when my youngest son comes to the elementary school. You'll never
109hear it from be a little pissed if he's in the basement of that building. >> I hope he went well. That's just a perk. Kids shouldn't be in the basement. >> Well, and nor should our staff. >> Well, no. Exactly. And We got we have people that are when I was in high school, they're they're working out of closets essentially. I mean, at what point in time do we need to just less with the knowledge? We do. But here's the thing. We can't afford to lose again, >> right? >> So, it's got to be well thought out. >> We have to do it. >> We have to do That's my point, though. You're right. Every winning strategy >> is a sound strategy. Mhm. >> So, I don't know how I don't know how we do
110that cuz people are so afraid >> of the ones that they don't come. >> I get that. >> You think you can hand them the packet >> and like, well, I wasn't invited or I don't know anything about that or I read this like this that this paper's white. No, it's not. It's got an elephant on. >> I'm sorry for that. But you get what I'm saying. >> I get it. But >> this should have been done 15 years. was >> exactly and we're at the point now where we can't afford to lose. So >> that being exactly >> if we went with the March, what what's our very next step? >> That's the very >> So we got we got to start scheduling special meetings. >> Yeah. So >> So I think I'm just
111going to throw out ideas. But >> we can't we can't fix everything >> because we know the scope of work is beyond what people would pass. And I think our facilities planning committee did a really good job of saying here's your big ticket items >> that HVAC systems from, you know, mechanical, electrical, all of those things. you look at that list, I can get a ballpark one of those that from professionals to say, "Okay, you're looking at about this amount." >> We can do the same thing with is it two classrooms new at the elementary and middle school? Is it, you know, we can get some of that stuff and get to kind of a an amount. Now, I have updated here when you're ready and you may want it now after a bathroom break.
112I can pass them out >> again. What does 10 million at 20, 25 or 30 years, 12 1.5, 15 million, 17 1.5, 20 million at you know I love that >> gives you that kind of information just >> what we need >> but that's not going to be a lot different than the last time but valuations went up more people are on the tax ro whatever but back to your question John I think if we had a community conversation just around let's share with you what some of our patrons shared with us that get facilities and you're talking a ballpark of around you know it could be 8 million just to 9 million just to address that. If we were to look at two new classrooms at the elementary and middle school, what would that
113look? if we needed to address something at the K and just start having I think the biggest thing is sitting down and having a conversation where the community can visit with the board to just be talking about are these things we really want to address and here's the amount what's too much how much you know >> but couple of our biggest issues is fixing what we have and dealing with potential growth. And then what are some things we would like to have? I mean, I I go by the preschool now and look at wow, what if all of our buildings looked that sharp? >> Well, what would that I mean, that's not going to break the bank, but that might replace some, you know, let's dress them up. the outside, the inside. And at some
114point, hey, we're getting a little attention because two more people have jumped on. >> I may I accidentally hit a button. >> That's a couple. >> But I do think that um we start working on inviting the community in to let's talk about that now. Nothing's going to be exhaustive. Mhm. >> And at some point we're going to have to bring an outside group in that could help us communicate. Whether it's an architect, uh whether it's a construction management firm, we you know, we can we can do that. But I think the first thing is to engage about conversations that you've had over the last several months. And that is >> yeah, >> the last time we had it wasn't a town hall, but it was the meeting that we had um in the lunchroom,
115but that was the first meeting we had like that where it was publicly announced that we were going to be talking about a bond and we also voted that night for the bond. >> We put it in their hands and they were mad at us, >> right? But we went with democracy. What I'm saying is instead of doing it that same night, let's have that meeting. Let's give everybody two or three weeks to chew on it. >> Come back and we all hear from the public during those two or three weeks. We all take those phone calls. We all talk about it. >> You don't have to have that boat till December 8th. >> Okay. So, we've got time to do several of those months to have the conversations to get feedback to go back.
116>> It was all at once and I think we can spread that out a little bit to get everybody. We're rush. >> So to get back to the initial questions, >> are we good with are we good with setting trying March 3rd? >> Yes. >> Well, I think we move on because we don't even have to say that until >> if it's coming together, then we can do that. But we need to start this process >> with the assumption that we're we're aiming for March. >> But the longer we wait, the more expensive it gets. What was the 96 looked timeline >> because I thought realistically the November timeline >> was going to pressure on >> yeah we don't want to have to do >> having the converations that I think are important to have
117>> yeah I think we move forward with the assumption of March 3rd >> and if it turns out that we can't get it together >> y then we have to extend it >> but either way the work we're going to do now is going >> so much this information >> but I'm going to everybody. >> Yeah, that's why I mean >> with the last bomb, does anybody know? >> Oh, we are. >> Okay. >> Was it 5.7 or six? >> We built this building with $6 million >> and it would take spitballing from what some of the people that are helping assess the building 40 million to build the same one today. So yeah, this will be in our min. >> Our bond was going to be pretty similar to the mill of the last
118bond. I mean, it was It's been a minute since I've got that note in front of me, but they weren't far off. We were going to raise by the percentage very similar to what it costs in 96 for $6 million. Let's wait. Let's wait till let's wait five more years and let's ask for $50 million. So if anybody >> say anybody asks this is >> yes >> going to be in a minute for people can >> I love that >> look at it. >> Yeah. >> Anything that's shared here is public. >> Okay. So this just gives you and it's not going to be much different than a year ago, but if you look, so the first page is cost to homeowners and then it goes to cost to businesses. But if you look from
119left to right at the top, $10 million at 30 years, 25 years or 20 years. Last time for reference, we were looking at 25 years. So I asked them go on both sides 20 and 30 and then 12.5 million, 15 million, 17.5, 20 million. And then if you look down, so annual property tax from a $75,000 home to a $250,000 home. Um, it just gives you the annually and you can work from left to right. >> And then it's monthly and then it's daily. Mhm. >> I know there's a lot on one, but I said put instead of saying here's 20 years, here's 25 years, here's 30 years, and you have three, it's all perfect. This is perfect. >> And then the next page is for commercial. And then the last one, unless you're >>
120some friends of mine that have a lot of land, you're not going to get that because it's just it's a land whether it's pasture or >> so. But anyway, >> so back to um >> we're just getting ready to start school. We just had a conversation tonight. Do we want to have our September 8th special need or or regular meeting and then start looking at >> maybe September get the year going se you'll have September, October, November. >> Three months to have or do we want to just jump in? Oh, hey. What's everybody doing next? >> No, >> I think we need to let everybody get started. >> Yes, >> it's crazy. >> My kids are growing. >> I only have one in high school now, but still I feel like it's a little busy.
121>> Mine's we're some of us aren't even going to have kids in this school. This pause gets passed >> out there. Yeah. >> But but man, it is important because not only do we need to look at what we need to fix, but we need to look at the future of this. Yes, >> that's the thing. That's a 20-year bond. We have to be able to look 20 years ahead and see what the I think. >> Well, I don't disagree with that. I mean, the approach has to be different. >> Yes. >> But tippytoing around the fact that everyone knows we have to have it. >> But I mean, we just got to >> put the ball on the court. Let's go practice. Let's go. >> Okay. >> I didn't mean to get all chippy
122with it, but like >> I've been on this board for a long time. and I started being on the board cuz I was on a bomb facility three years prior in this room. We've been talking about it forever. >> Yeah. >> We wouldn't have needed half that money had anybody had the initiative to just say, "I don't care about the ones that are always going to vote no." Focused on convincing the ones that are willing to do that. >> Yeah. Well, there's a lot of people out there. >> I mean, and then the ones that say no if they don't have the masses. I mean, they don't they didn't agree. They didn't disagree with the meat. >> Yeah. No, even the ones that voted no didn't disagree that it >> was financial burdening. >> You
123know, property tax is going to anyway >> and they're going to go up again. >> I don't know if I've ever seen a bond issue passed with 75% or more. >> Right. Maybe I don't maybe 78. I just don't remember what did community. So there's always going to be >> 20 to 25% for one reason or another. It doesn't work for them. >> At one time when they built this building and all the others, those taxpayers had to pay for it. I bet they did not like the increase. >> Now it's all relative to the times. It is our turn. Whoever coined that phrase. Well, maybe it's not, but it's going to be somebody's. I will be embarrassed if it's my children's turn. Well, I I hope I hope >> I'm just going to say
124what everybody else thinks. This is what the community is saying. They're afraid to say it because they don't want to end up on some scanner page. >> Moving along. >> How many minutes? >> So, I'll start doing some work >> lining some things for mid September, including the financial side of it. The board just is going to approve 41 mills for our budget. The state average is 54. Now, I'll get the new, you know, the only difference is between us and everyone else. We don't have a bond issue. So, I'll try to put some of that so people know in front of a >> main thing. >> How long do you want? >> Uh, we need a break, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. But how long do you work with the >> just like a couple
125minutes? No, I'm talking about >> 15 motion to enter executive section per KSA75-4319 for a period of 15 minutes at 8:55 p.m. >> I give you a 4 minute break to discuss personnel issues of non-elected personnel under the coma exception including Dr. Brad Newer and administration with the open meeting to resume in the boardroom at 9:10 p.m. >> Second. Go for it. >> All in favor? like to motion to approve the resignation of Rainey Hulifer as middle school teachers aid as well as the approval for the contracts of Danny Finson as middle school teacher aid, Quinn Newswander for middle school assistant football coach, and Kayla Hoffra for preschool. >> Second. >> Oh, sorry. Who else? >> Janelle >> and Janelle Harper as middle school assistant volleyball coach. >> Second. >> I have it on. >>
126All in favor? >> No. No. >> Yeah. Superintendent report. >> Okay. I'll try to run through this quickly, but first of all, shout out, big thank you to uh um FiveStar Masonry, Barry White, for all the work they did at the middle school this summer, uh tearing out that wall and um cleaning it all up. I I keep hounding him to submit us an invoice in the bill. I have a good idea that that's not the way Barry wants to do it, but I just, you know, um it was great for them um to to help us out in the fence. Uh also RNS maintenance. Um they did the preschool rails the for safety over at the elementary where you come out of the um tornado shelter down in the basement and you come up
127those stairs. There was a rail but you could have little kids could have fallen right through. They uh covered that put a gate. Um, and they're also working on replacing the back stairs to the kitchen where the ice melt over years has crumbled those stairs and they're going to go with um metal stairs where the water just goes right through. So anyway, thanks to to them and also all the high school boys and girl athletes that from carrying Mason Stone out of the middle school to moving wrestling mats to helping us move the preschool in. Just a shout out to all of our kids for uh um putting in a lot of volunteer work. They they eat a lot of pizza and donuts, but Well worth it. So >> um we um Bri Wes and
128I have worked on this is a Patterson Family Foundation grant. It's not a federal grant. So um we applied for $100,000 to hope to here this fall to help with some of those offset some of those up um upstart cost to doing a preschool. This foundation uh is is about trying to help rural communities start early childhood and so they know the challenges behind that. This would help us with with equipment would help us with some personnel would help us you know we got the playground equipment but we don't have a place for teachers or parents on weekends to set benches. Um just $100,000 will go a long ways to get us to that next level to have equipment and some staffing um for that. So we'll keep you updated on that. Um we provided
129you a list just we'll try to do this at the start of every year. all the um staff that are employed by the district. There's one page of all the Keystone staff that work in the district. Then there's excuse me, a list of rule pin coaches just so you have Wow, I didn't know that there was that many people or who's where. Um, but we'll try to keep that updated each, you know, start, especially start of the school year, so you know who's in the district. Um, this legislative update. Um, I know Matt's visited with our representative, Ron Ellis. Um, I met with him. Uh, also spent a couple hours with our senator, Kenny Titus, who's from Wamigo. um both uh very good listeners and and um just want to stay engaged with us. At
130some point this fall, I would like to invite them to a board meeting uh just so they can uh spend a little time hearing uh your concerns or your goals um and you can hear from them. So anyway, just making those connections, but both of them so far were just uh very supportive, especially of the barrel that we talked about. School finance task force. Um that's the first Tuesday and Wednesday of every month except this month. They moved it for next week. Um, that's one of those that we will want to stay engaged with because it's very likely there could be some proposals come out of that which I can tell you right now my vote is probably a minority. Um, and we knew that going into it. But we'll want to stay engaged with
131our legislators to make sure that they're aware that any changes to the school finance formula. We need to make sure our legislators know how we feel about that. So, building that relationship with our representative senator will be good, especially when we need to visit with them about any proposals that that change the school finance formula. Um, health insurance committee, they will be meeting here soon to hear proposals of what it might look like if we went to a different health insurance vendor. Um it really you know it it comes down to we have a great plan that is costly and at some point the committee needs to make a recommendation and they will they will survey staff and employees and all that but at some point I need direction to either say hey if that's
132what we want as a district. That's okay. It's just at the cost maybe of some other things because I think I shared with you we rank about 15th out of 286 school districts on what we spend per employee from average. And if we were at average, you're looking at almost 400,000 a year that. So anyway, their next step is to listen to some proposals. They'll start calling staff together and trying to educate everybody. But here in the next couple weeks, they'll come back together and look at, well, what does it look like if we went with the Green Bush health insurance pool? if we went with Blue Cross on a standalone. So anyway, they'll be coming together here in a couple weeks. >> Is there we don't have a date for that set? >> No,
133we're waiting to right now the group we're working with is getting those proposals set for us. Uh just reminder back to school bash Thursday. Um, Miss Payne, any updates that you'd want to share with the group? >> Yeah, >> Miss Payne, >> excuse me. I was looking >> I know. I looked up and he was >> I didn't say Miss Watson. >> Mr. Payne and >> I couldn't say I didn't really narrow it, too. I think we're in really good shape. Um, we're going to have the inflatables again this year and then uh food pretty much a repeated last year with the exception of there will be no touch a truck. I'm really sorry, John. >> Um, I just it wasn't that as popular and then I feel like it's a liability out in the
134parking lot letting kids run around >> but the Kona ice truck will be there. Um, and then we've also I talked with Jeff Schwin. And then, um, we're gonna try to also recruit any high schoolers and middle schoolers that want to help, but specifically if they want some hours for >> National Honor Society. >> Thank you. Um, >> we'll we'll count it forward, too. They'll be there. Um, as well as we've got some clubs that are also going to help out because I think the goal is to get more kids, more of the older >> students there because they're the ones who are almost make it more exciting for the littles and they get more involved with the littles and it's just makes more of a well-rounded >> day. But, um, we're going to have
135a big whiffle ball game going on at the end and a kickball game and all that fun jazz as well. So be there or be school. >> Did you get a lot of organizations? >> We did. Um Boy Scouts will be back this year. Um and then we did have a couple the education foundation. Um Sarah Becker is she signed her group up and then >> I haven't heard anything from >> Okay. Um, honestly, like I think it's a great time to introduce these clubs, but the kids are running around on the football field more than anything. Um, >> but I know like Booster will also be there and then Oh, um, but yes, it's all coming together and let me know. I'm expecting you all to be there, right? >> And I was going
136to ask, how can we help? >> Uh, I'll talk to you side by side afterwards. I have a good idea for you >> for me. Yes. My job got changed. >> I'd rather be makers in the concession stand. >> I'm rethinking it now. >> So yeah, getting all the food, >> hamburgers, hot dogs, bun, water, all that stuff on Wednesday. >> And Woolly's going to have ice cream. Wy will be there again. >> They're pre-scooping. So hopefully >> grilling. >> Also, I got fired. >> And onion. >> Aaron fired me. >> So I bought five pounds. >> She's got like three other things for them. >> Oh, cool. What's that? >> It was requested that we didn't buy onions in relish packets because it two years to get rid of them. But I did get
137I'm going to get bottles of relish. Squirt ball. And then I got five pound bag of onions. So we need a dicer. Call me later. I think I got one for you. >> Perfect. >> Um, awesome. I think what time do you recall what time the inflatables were going to be there to set up? >> I do. >> Life and love. >> I emailed them. Um, originally I was told um by the individual who worked on it last year and spent a lot of time filling it um that they use spikes on the turf. They cannot use spikes obviously. Um, I don't know who told her that, but but they cannot use specs on the turf. So, I did email them. So, if they show up before I get there, >> I will be there
138early cuz I'll be getting the grill out and we start cooking hamburgers and hot dogs like an hour before. So, we're stuck. >> Yeah. And I'll be there well before that. I'll make sure I'm there for the inflatables, though. >> It starts at 5 so we can get there. >> Starts at 5:30. >> 5:30 >> and goes till 8. I'll be there probably die three getting the drill out. So I'll be there >> with his April. >> Can we have a timeline of everything that's coming up emailed the We have that then we have the Friday morning. >> Yes. >> And then the 12th. >> Yes. So Friday morning is convocation or not convocation, whatever. Back to school kickoff. If if you can make it, we're doing color code, which you should have got an
139email to do a little survey and what it does. Then you said around I'm a yellow, some people are red. >> I took it today, but I haven't gotten my email yet. Does it take a while? >> You get it right now. >> Yeah. >> Do you actually >> I did it today on >> I didn't get an email. Okay. No. But anyway, and then the 12th, um, next Tuesday, we'll have a special meeting and all we're going to do is come together over at Ozaki, call a meeting together, and then go out and we're going to do a ribbon cutting. We're inviting people that went to school there when it opened. Yep. That's >> And so, you know, and and and I had a great meeting with him on Friday. It was one of
140the best funnest because I got to hear all the stories from that generation. But it has that trophy case. when you walk in and it's there, they're going to find memorabilia, take care of the trophy case of just telling the history of that building just so we don't lose it someday. >> Yeah. Which time they have extra duplicates. >> We're going to call the meeting together at 4:30. >> 4:45. And then we'll just go right outside because at five is >> meet the teachers. >> Meet the teacher parent night. So we're going to hold them out front and you get a board in those >> put these in punch and chairs. I got big scissors. >> Okay. I got some too. >> I keep them in my purse. >> You never know a question. >>
141But yes. Um and with that meeting, >> thank you.