001All right, we'll call to order our very first meeting of 2026. Welcome everyone. Um Lori, would you like to do Mrs. Burgerer >> here? Mr. Burns >> here. >> Mr. Hood >> here. >> Mrs. Slate >> here. Mrs. Wood >> here. Okay. Um we will take uh we'll do I'll make the motion to amend the agenda to add the surplus of two vans. >> Second. >> [clears throat] >> And then we'll wait. >> Okay. We just need to not have any discussion. >> Well, we're during consent. >> Yeah, we will during consent. We're going to answer. >> You're adding it to the consent agenda. Correct. >> Mrs. Burgerer. Yes. Mr. Burns. Mr. H. Mrs. Wooden. >> Yes. Okay, to the best part of our meeting is our recognition of guests. Um, would you like to
002>> Sure. Um, we have Mr. Mike Murphy. Uh, he was the January recipient of the three PS award, this award around professional positive progressive. He was nominated by um, Miss Stevenson for his positivity. Um we we just had him on the podcast last Friday and we're able to celebrate that a little bit. Um but if you know Mike um you know not just positivity but professionalism uh innovative ideas um dedication to Beachwood beyond just the classroom with Tigers on the Air and then coaching just everything he's brought to the table over the past several years. started out as just kind of getting involved with the high school a little bit and myself, Dr. Shu, we talked about that last Friday about just kind of nudging him into you have the skill set, you have the
003disposition to be a really great teacher and uh we we were proven right on that one. And so just just glad that he's he's taken um the steps towards >> become a teacher becoming a teacher and I think his colleagues and that whole floor up there in in the elementary has just reaped the benefits of having Mike as part of their team. So um it was a easy pick when I saw that nomination come through for January for Mike Murphy superintendent award around positivity. Uh so if you want to come on up. >> Congratulations. [applause] Well, you might be the lead for like the most [laughter] positive responses on like Facebook. >> Congratulations. >> Good to see you. So, welcome back. >> I think you see anyway. >> Can I say something real quick? >>
004Absolutely. >> Yeah. I just want to uh as you said um you and Sarah [snorts] who were definitely instrumental in in pushing towards this. As I look around this room, there are a lot of people that uh were also part of that nudging and part of encouraging and people that that I watched that were frankly phenomenal in in classrooms um and administration roles that truly inspired me and made me want to be a part of this. And I just want to let every [clears throat] everyone know just how grateful I am because this is I mean this is the happiest I've ever been in my life and I love coming to work every single day and I love working with each of you and I'm just I I I come here tonight very very proud
005of this award and very grateful. So thank you. [applause] Oh yes. On to our um audit for associates. Welcome. >> Oh yes, I can hear you. [clears throat] >> [snorts] [snorts] >> Any questions? [clears throat] >> [laughter] >> We understand. Thank you for keeping us on your agenda. We appreciate it. >> Thank you. [clears throat] Thank you, Matt. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I'd like to >> Thank you. >> Just to echo that, Christie along with >> Natalie Wayan and Alex Robinson and Stephanie Roland, uh the amount of stuff that comes in from the revenue side, from the activities, from the fundraisers to everything that they they they comes into this building and to make sure that it's follows Red Book, follows all the compliance measures, uh, and you have the ability to organize
006all that. And then just dealing with you guys, dealing with Alex, dealing with Natalie and Stephanie. You like just super professional. Um, you solve problems with people. You don't just say no and shut your door. It's just a collaborative environment and that's a result of your leadership in that group. And so, you just have a really good team and I'm I'm very appreciative of it. Yes, I agree. I really Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Watching that department evolve from taking on not just the financial the HR component like that share they share. We all have to. Everybody in this room is wearing more hats than you would in a bigger district. You'd be wearing one hat a bigger district. a lot more stuff to do. But here you're wearing three or four different and
007balancing all those and then that's where that team goes as they do multiple things in multiple different areas. But them them working as a team is just awesome to see. >> Anything else? >> Great. >> Okay. All right. We'll move on. >> Thank you. >> Public comment open. Okay. to our reorganization of the board. Turn it over to >> public comment. >> Um, yes. You needed to sign up prior to >> Okay. >> Yeah. You're here. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> I'm sorry. >> I didn't know you. >> Can you go ahead and sign in, please? She can if she wants in the mic. [clears throat] [snorts] >> Thank you. >> Yeah, chair. right next to >> Good evening. Um my name is Sarah Wilson. I'm a alumni and also a parent um of a out
008of district student. I also was an out of district student when I attended. Um and I I know that this is not a topic that this reopen. I I understand the decision has been made for next year for the $800 uh tuition increase. I just wanted to address a few concerns because quite frankly the rumor mill is quite rampant right now and I would rather just directly address um and some trying to figure out um just asking for a little transparency of how the decision was made to make a 20% increase which is a a rather large jump. Um, and then I do want to just say I you all can I know what the law is. You can make whatever policy you want and I respect that. I also understand that you know out
009of district I make I do not live in the district and you know my child goes to the goes to the school which I very much believe in. We're very much a public school family. Um but that you know deciding how to make a 20% increase. I understand costs are rising everywhere. Um, I in no way thought that tuition was going to stay the same for the entirety of my child's uh, tuition, but um, there was some comments about trying to make it similar to other districts. And I did do statewide some statewide research and Beachwood's tuition was already the highest for the public school districts. Uh, the closest being Fort Thomas schools, which is 3,800. Campbell County Schools is the next one at $2,757. Kent County Schools, $500. Um, I have all of them,
010but so just a few other ones that are com I would say comparable districts because I'm referencing like the u niche ratings of top schools in Kentucky, which you know, we all know that Beachwood's near the top. Uh, Murray independent schools, $500, McCracken County, $500. Um so like I said a little bit I do appreciate the notice that the tuition families were given that there is going to be a large increase next year for planning but um again I have an elementary school child and I actually have child that's not even in elementary school and try to have some understanding of the basis for the jump if we can expect more increases if it's based on you know average property taxes you know just some more transparency on how the decision was made. so that
011I can maybe better plan and make decisions for my family for the future. So that's all I'm asking. It's not not here to be confrontational just to get information. And I wanted to do it like I said in the public form just so everybody gets the same information. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> And if you would like to reach out to Mr. Kaiser and set up an appointment and you can reach out to one of us as well. >> Thank you. um on to reorganization of the board. Turn it over to Mr. Ker. >> So I've never done this part. >> We only do it once a year. So it's not like >> so based on now for this one I will >> accept a motion >> to call for the motion for
012the nomination for board chair. Right. accepting nominations from the board chair. Motion >> I would like to make a motion to nominate for board chair that >> you want a third. >> No, [laughter] then I would just ask are there any other nominations for board chair? >> Any other nominations for board? [cough and clears throat] >> And then you can close those nominations. Make have a motion to close the nominations. Okay. I'll make a motion to close the nomination. >> Second. >> All right. >> And then a vote on our board chair. >> Mrs. Burgerer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Burns? >> Yes. >> Mr. Hood? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Slate? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Wood? >> Yes. >> She's a little hesitant. [laughter] >> And then you can hand the hammer over to her and
013now it's all in her. >> Yeah. >> Point. >> It's up to you. If we can move next week, you can move to It's only It's up to you. I don't need to do the motion [laughter] right here. Next time [laughter] [clears throat] >> you much like Justin. [cough and laughter] >> So now you just ask for motions [cough] for nominations [clears throat] for vice chair. >> Okay. >> I'd like to take nominations for for vice chair. >> I nominate Laura Wooden. >> Second. And are there any other nominations for >> motion to close nominations? [laughter] We got a quick learner. >> Second. >> You're the quick learner. I'm a slow learner. [laughter] >> Mrs. Burgerer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Burns? >> Yes. >> Mr. H. Mr. SL. Mrs. Wood. >> Yes. >> Okay. Moving
014on. Take a nomination for board secretary. I'll nominate um Justin. >> I'll second. >> Who's that? >> Justin. >> Secretary. >> Yeah. Superintendent of Secretary. >> You [laughter] can find [cough] us too. You can >> I did read that. [laughter] >> Is there Is there a second? >> Yeah. Yeah. A second. >> And then you can just vote on that. Mrs. Burgerard, Mr. Burns, Mr. Hood, Mrs. Sweet, Mrs. Wood. >> Yes. >> Okay. Then we'll take nominations for treasure. >> I'll make a motion for Kyle. >> Christie Christie. >> Who? Christie. [laughter] >> Please. Your finance. >> I thought it was all up here. [laughter] >> 20 years. I forget. You know, >> get someone to be a finance reviewer. >> The last thing my English degree is suited for. [laughter] I actually prefer her.
015>> Yeah. >> So, are you seconding down there? Is that >> That's what I'm doing. That's what I meant to say. Anyway, >> I did. >> Mrs. Burger, Mr. B, Mr. Mrs. Slate, Mrs. Wood. >> Yes. >> All right. Is that it? That's it. >> Yay. >> Okay. Moving on to the discussion and action agenda. [clears throat] A is set monthly regular scheduled board meeting dates and time. So we'll take a motion to set a monthly regular scheduled meeting. [snorts] >> I'll make the motion to approve the board meetings that will be held on the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. and the teacher learning center with the exception of the August board meeting which will be held on August 17th. >> I'll second it discussion. Anybody have any questions about discussion that
016[laughter] discussion? >> The reason it moved to the August 17th date is because the the week prior that August 10th is open house in the first night before school or the first week. So it's always been a really busy night and people are everywhere. So like just bump it next week. It also gives us a little bit more time for when the uh the tax rates come in officially time. >> What is the first day of school? >> 12th 12. Well, that's good to know. Now, >> we went through the whole calendar. So, are there any other Mondays that would be impacted in any way? [clears throat] That was >> any other discussion. >> Mrs. Burgerer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Burns? Yes. >> Mr. Hood? Yes. Mrs. Slate, Mrs. Williams? >> Yes. >> Okay. B.
017We'll set monthly work sessions. Take a motion to set the monthly work sessions. >> I'll make a motion to set the monthly work sessions for the fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the teacher learning center. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Mrs. Burgerer. Yes. Burns. Mr. Hood. Mrs. Slate. Mrs. Wood. >> Yes. >> Okay. Action C is a finance reviewer. We'll open nominations for finance reviewer. I'll make a motion to approve Kyle Burns as a finance reviewer. >> That's what it was. >> I'll second that. There you go. [laughter] >> Any other nominations or can we close? [snorts] >> Mrs. Burgerer, Mr. B, Mr. Hood, Mrs. Slate, Mrs. Wooden. >> Yes. >> Okay. D um the SFCC offer. We'll take a motion for the SFCC offer which I know there's going to
018be discussion on. So >> to reject >> I'll make it the motion to reject the SFCC offer of $245. [clears throat] >> If we were to accept that money becomes restricted. If you accept that money becomes restricted. >> Oh, sorry. [laughter] Second. >> Okay. Go ahead. uh if you accept that money and it becomes restricted, it may tie to other funds where you place it that they would become restricted as well. [clears throat] So on the recommendation of Christ is to not accept such a small amount of money to create more restrictions without having to >> and what was the SFCC offer >> 2020. Sorry, what is SFCC? >> Oh my god, stand for >> Oh yeah, you're going to catch me on It's um school finance capital committee I think is what it's for
019construction committee. >> Okay. >> Construction commission. Thank you. [clears throat] >> If we don't and they they base it they if we don't take that money then they take it and then they can redistribute it to some districts based [clears throat] on size enrollment they get a lot more than than we do. >> Okay. >> Um it's just not significant enough. >> This offer is made once every two years. So this is we won't get another offer for two more years. So it's not like we'll never get money from them again. It's just that we're we're rejecting this offer here at this point. >> Okay, that makes sense because it sounds like the the reporting or the kind of the the strings attached which is >> Yeah, the strings. Exactly. That's why they can tie
020up [clears throat] other funds that we don't want tied up. >> Sure. >> We have more flexibility. Don't have a lot of flexibility. Just have a little more. >> Sure. >> Okay. Great. Thanks, >> Mrs. Mr. Burgerer. Yes. >> Mr. Burns. Yes. >> Mr. Hood. >> Mrs. SL. Yes. Mrs. Wooden. >> Yes. >> Okay. Moving on to E. The calendar for the 2627 school year. I'll take a motion to approve the 2027 school calendar. >> So move. >> I'll second. >> The one minor little adjustment to that was um Memorial Day based on this calendar falls outside the work days for the staff. So, it was a paid holiday on the first street. [clears throat] Uh, you can't have a paid holiday outside the working days of the calendar for the staff. So, we're just
021taking that out as a paid holiday and we're going to make January 1st a paid holiday. So, you'll still have the four paid holidays per policy. We're just switching the date on which one's paid. So, it's not Memorial Day anymore. >> So, school's going to be down before Memorial Day. >> Yes. >> That's like old days. Yeah, >> teachers will be should be if we don't have bank up days, teachers should be finished prior to Memorial Day. >> Good. >> Mrs. Burgerer, >> yes. Mr. Burns, >> yes. >> Mr. Her, yes. >> Mrs. Slate, yes. >> Mrs. W. >> Yes. >> F. The comprehensive district improvement plan, otherwise known as SEIUP. We'll take a motion to approve the SEIUP. >> I'll make the motion to approve the comprehensive district improvement plan. second discussion. >> Uh
022just your kind of your boiler plate C diff um that runs from each school's CIP uh using the data from KSA primarily um looking at those P&D proficient distinguish different areas of assessment for the for those state assessments um with a variety of other things that we've added on our own AP and ACT. Uh but you can see some of those are continuation of some goals we set. Um some are new new goals set for it's will be a three-year set of goals that will come into effect or [clears throat] we'll be measuring those at 2028. But as you go through it's pretty typical in regards to what we're measuring for success for beachwood. >> Great Mrs. Burgerer. Yes. Mr. Burns. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hood. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Slate. Yes. Mrs. Wood. >>
023Yes. Okay. G is the comprehensive school improvement plan for Beachwood High School. The CIP, not to be confused. >> Can I take a motion to approve the CEP for the Beachwood High School? >> So move. >> I'll second. >> Again, same thing. Uh just drives the school improvement for the high school. The high school then uses that to guide their work going forward in regards to how they work in teams, departments, what they do to set goals in regards to uh preparing for the state assessment uh preparing for AP and preparing for the ACT now SAT. >> Mrs. Burgerer, yes. Mr. Burns, yes. >> Mr. Hood, >> Mrs. [clears throat] H. Comprehensive School improvement plan for Beachwood Elementary. Take a motion to approve the CET for the Beachwood Elementary. >> I'll make the motion to
024approve the comprehensive school improvement plan for the Beachwood Elementary. >> Same thing. >> I'll second. >> Same thing. Uh again, the school climate safety survey is part of that. U look at some impact survey data. Uh just all those components are part of it. Um again, KSA heavily focused in in the elementary as well. Mrs. Burgerer. Yes. Mr. Burns. >> Yes. >> Mr. Hood. Yes. Mrs. Slate. Mrs. >> Yes. >> I is 09.124 amend the policy. This is just a first reading. Um there's no any discussion. >> Uh [clears throat] this is just around the tuition policy. Uh around the definition of a child. Uh we worked with the board attorney Mihan and she kind of cleaned up the language. It's nothing major change. It's just making sure we define what a child student is
025uh or what that child is as a result of a school employee and how you define that. Making sure we're very clear. [clears throat] >> That's great. >> Okay. Moving on to J, which is 09.124 AP.21, the amend the procedure. Um this is a discussion only. Do you just have anything you want to add to that? >> This is uh around the issuing of a credit card fee. Uh anyone who uses their credit card at some point along the way in order to pay their tuition uh is going to be subject to that fee. They could use it every time for that onetime fee. They could use it just once they have to pay that fee. And that's to offset the charge that the credit card companies charge you at that 3%. Um >> yeah.
026And so if you use your credit card eight times to pay installments throughout the course of the year, that's a lot of charges we're going to get from that that credit card company. So, uh, that onetime $100 fee is going to be part of that procedure that we ask anybody who plans on paying with the credit card at any point throughout the year in regards to tuition will be charged that particular fee. >> It's just a one time. >> One time >> uh instead of every single time trying to calculate 3% of what they just paid, that's a lot of calculations if you do that. Okay. >> Um, and is that why we were striking the 25 enrollment processing fee? >> Yeah. >> And then if you also look at there, I think there's a
027date uh due date change that just a more strategic due date to allow more time for us to talk Lori the reasoning. I forget the reasoning behind that due date. Change it back >> because before it was like the f the last Friday of the month. We kind of just made it clean. was the 15th, but whatever the month was, it was it's the 15th of whatever that month was. >> Great. >> Okay. Moving on to K, a draft budget for 2026. This is just review only, I guess. If there's any discussion, we'll do that in the finance portion. >> And then I talked with just with Christie on this. Um, it's vanilla boilerplate. She's going to dive in between now and the February working meeting to really go through and come through that that
028budget. I know the the auditor mentioned that that fund balance that that big fund balance just to see what we're looking at when we start to look at allocations for next year and we start to look at the budget and uh so it's based on a step plus 2% which we look back at previous board meetings in January when the draft budget was set. That's kind of the standard practice of a step plus two and then discussions come afterward and it's also with a 4% revenue increase at the in August. So every time we just looked at previous draft budgets and and set that as kind of a the starting point and we get to work between now and February to kind of put some things in front of you all to to look at.
029>> Great. So we will discuss this further at our working session. Great. consent agenda. I'll take a motion to approve the consent agenda as written with the addition of circles. >> I'll make the motion to approve the consent agenda as written. >> I have a second. Any discussion? >> I can go down and and talk about some of the key components to this consent agenda. Um if you look at student accident insurance um just so you know what paying for that again uh we looked Christie did a good analysis with the student accident insurance it's K and K I believe but she did a comparison of their price increase uh versus two other competitors and it was not even I think they jumped you can see that that difference >> 59% and 60% Yeah. So,
030we're staying with the we >> Good [clears throat] call, Christie. >> Yeah. Mine's still >> That one tends to go up over the years. Has always gone up, but that's a pretty good number still. >> Yeah, it isn't. Yeah, it's not too much. >> And we do use it. That's the one thing we do use it. So, yeah, it gets used. >> Another one is the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative. Uh Jen Gayaser approached us about Long story short, it's uh her STEM group will get bicycle parts. They'll then put together the bicycle parts. They'll engineer it, put it together to have bikes, and then the bikes are going to be uh donated. We're going to give them to Guardian Angel. And so it's just a grant to be able to get those parts and allow
031the students to put them together as part of their their STEM um STEM learning. Uh, so Jen Gass are really really cool what she found and and so glad they're doing it and I'm sure Brad will be able to talk here a little bit about Guardian Angel, but they will see the the benefit of that. [snorts] >> That's exciting. That is >> If you look at facility requests, we got three baseball teams that are Beachwood kiddos um that will be primarily using the barn in the winter time. Um, you see the field trips, the field trips. Um, glad the robotics team is up and running. They're going down to Hazard to compete. You got the Connor Prairie, that's every year. And then you got Honor Band UK. Got a big group of kids going down
032to that team, Kentucky for Honor Band. Um, and that Honor Band, I believe, is overnight. That's why it's not not over the 100 miles, but the overnight correct. >> You see the performing arts center rental agreement. As you look through that, you can see the charging structure. Uh, [clears throat] >> there it is. So, you can see that pricing structure. Um, so we used we looked at uh St. Henry, we looked at Boom County, we looked at newer uh facilities. And so you can see that rental space of 135 an hour with a max rate $1,000. Um any AV equipment, we're going to take really good care of this place and and if people want to use our stuff, they're going to have to pay some money to do that. Um that way we can
033offset any cost for repairs or upkeep. So based on those estimates or or those charges, then we would have an estimated total for an outside organization to use that facility. Taylor Walton has done a really really good job of overseeing that space and and maintaining that space and as a custodian and she kind of oversees how it's used. Um so we have a pretty good plan, pretty pretty good uh kind of oversight in place to make sure it stays really nice. Is there a minimum like that the hours that they can only run out for what hour? >> No, we we we get to determine that. >> Okay. >> You know, if someone wants to come in for one hour for $135, we can always say no thank you. >> We haven't been approached with
034something like that yet. >> So, that is that one. Uh cell service. You can see the the quote in there. We did the RFP and [cough] working with [clears throat] Tim Lillard who's the resident expert in the cell service um AMK with that quote $200,000 to get this entire campus with cell service. >> That will be that'll be a staff favorite if that >> occurs. You'll hear applause for down future [clears throat] road. >> Uh then you have text surplus on there. That's just for older Chromebooks and desktops that get surplused. Um, and then you'll see on here the lower field bleacher extension. This is to um two things, twofold. It's in order to increase uh the amount of seating that's in our lower field bleachers. Um you go to a couple of those games
035and and there there's nowhere to sit and it's jam-packed and there's people all over the place. So this lower field bleacher extension will allow for um uh some added seating. Uh it will also that was one. The other thing is it going to do is get us compliant with ADA and compliant with code. Um so the thing the features that it will have uh two sections on either side of the press box will extend backward and create more seating. Uh the middle section right in front of the press box will be tilted up slightly and we'll add some seats with backing for reserve seating. So the boosters run that fundraiser every year and they sell the fun uh the the reserve seating. So those seats will now be seats with backs like you would get
036at like Paul Brown stadium. Um you will have an added front railing that's higher to code. Right now it's not to code. Um and so that that front railing will be higher. the stairwells where you walk up and down, those will be widened and a handrail will be added kind of like we did in the varsity gym. Um, we'll have ADA seating added at both ends. So, both home and visitor will have some ADA seating. Um, and I think that's it for the the bleacher kind of renovation. U excited about that. Um, especially when we have some some bigger games. And then the added agenda item uh today was the uh uh the the surplus of the two vans. Uh we have two vans that are um 12 to 15 seat vans. Uh KDE stopped
037by a little while ago and said those vans are not in compliance with transporting students. We looked at the legisl or the the regulation. We talked with the commissioner of education and uh we are only all districts in state are only allowed to transport students in a nine person van. Nine person like a nine passenger van. Well, how do you determine what a 15 or a 12 or a nine person van is? You have to look at the actual where the VIN number is. It says manufactured for this many passengers. Our two vans which we've been using for seven years have been manufactured for I believe 15. We are not allowed to do that. Where were they at seven years ago telling us this? Why now? Well, why do they tell us now? They've done
038this with a lot of districts. They're telling us now because right now in legislation there is some discussion around nine versus 10 versus who gets to drive a van. There's a lot of [laughter and clears throat] there's a lot of talk at legislation right now around this. So that's why it's kind of bubbled up and they said, "Oh yeah, by the way, you have two vans that you can't drive kids anymore." And we use those vans to transport students to like we have some special education students who go out and do some work readiness and it's like three or four kids that we take out every day to get on job sites and and learn some work readiness skills. We can't do that anymore. We would have to transport them in a school bus. >>
039So we're going to get a 72 person school bus, put four kids on it. That's efficient. >> School bus doesn't even have seat belts on it yet. We have a van sitting there that is seat belted and everything. So, um, >> makes perfect sense. Yeah, >> makes perfect sense. There's a lot of logic to that. So, anyway, >> can you take a bunch out? >> You you you can to get it to where it's like nine person, >> but they said it's not based on the seating, it's based on that VIN number, the manu how it was manufactured to seat. >> They they've thought this through. Um, >> this is our state working really well. Yes. So anyway, we have two >> other things that are maybe a little bit. >> So right now we
040have two vans that we cannot use. They just sitting there. They're they're redlined. Um so we wanted to surplus them. And in that surplus action, we wanted to use them for trade in value for to purchase two nineperson vans. And so that that has been a development in the past couple days over the weekend talking with the commissioner and and talking with uh some representatives, some legislators on where do they think that's going. Um I don't think it's going to open up and allow for the 12 person or the 15 passenger vans to be part of that. So uh that's why it has found itself on the consent agenda. How quickly will you be able to make that swap? >> That's why we got if it's surplused now, we'll we've already reached out to three
041dealerships. Uh we'll get three quotes. We will try to have a very quick turnaround. Um we have a great community. All three of our uh connections to those three different dealerships are through people who know people and families here in the area. So, they've been really receptive. So, that that work starts started today and will continue on. Good. Okay. >> Um, >> where does [clears throat] >> Okay, moving on to >> Hold on. You got >> Are you guys done discussing >> consent agenda? >> Mrs. Burgerer? >> Yes. >> Mr. Burns? Yes. >> Mr. Her? Yes. >> Mrs. Slate? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Wooden? >> Yes. >> All right. Now, we can move on to the information portion. I'm trying to You're doing a great job. >> You're doing great. Okay. Um A is committees.
042So I can review um the committees for the 2025 school year. Um this was agreed upon by all board members. So I'm just going to read them. So they're in in the minutes. Title N committee will be Kyle Burns. Long range planning committee um will be in will be myself. Um calendar committee will stay with Laura Ween. safety committee, Brad Hood, capital campaign and charitable funds committee will be myself and Jeannie Burgerer and we decided earlier today the finance reviewer um is Kyle Burns. So there could be other committees that we come up with um but for now that's what we have. Okay, I guess there's no discussion for that. We've already decided it. All right, moving on to superintendent's report. >> Great. Thank you. Um Christie, finance report. >> Um so I mean everything's
043>> You want to come up to the >> You all in the hot seat. >> I'm not presenting. >> You know, you miss being up here. >> Um right now say we've collected [laughter] most of our property revenue. So it is up about 4% 4% over last year. Um also the seek is 13% higher than last year because of the seekbased increase um that legis legislation gave us last year. Um payroll and benefits is right on pace to what we expected to budget. I mean everything's aligning the budget. I'm like there's no surprises is the big thing I guess I should say here. We're chugging along as we expected. Well, that's new [laughter] since I did this. Yeah. Summary. But yes, except for the vans, but I think we have >> we planned for something
044like this. We have things like So, we have um for those kind of emergencies. So, I don't I don't have any heartburn on anything that's going on that I'm seeing >> to date. And we're 6 months in, which is a good place to be. I've projected out like just for myself to see where I thought we'd end the year. >> I think we're end right where we think we should. I mean it's not we're going to have a small surplus maybe like you know fund balance where um Mel or auditors mentioned a little small one there potentially and it's really based [clears throat] on some of the grants we've received that are covering some of the general fund um salaries that we have. So that's where that little surplus is probably coming from. So but
045I that's my right now that's what I'm seeing unless something hot comes in besides these vans. >> Thank you Christie. Um, >> do you foresee any of the grants ending soon or are you >> Well, we know there's one that's going to end at end end of next year. Um, at least as of now. But now I the the one thing people are worried about are a little concerned about is um maybe some of the grants changing or reducing a little bit, but we don't get that much grant money. So, I think the grants we have are the ones they won't touch as much or touch at all. So, I feel like I feel pretty confident in what you know what we're getting right now. Okay. All right. Next up on the superintendent's report, we
046have the guardian angel uh presentation by Mr. Brad Bentley. Brad, you want to come on up? >> Sure. >> Yeah, you get in the hot [laughter] seat. >> As a clicker, I ask Brad to come in and present. Um, some of us in the room know >> what Guardian Angel is. Some of us may not know the details of what Guardian Angel even is or that it even exists. I think a lot of our community um doesn't know and what what Beachwood was able to provide and and along with Brad and his team to the DCCH. Um it's been a great partnership. They've been they've worked really well over the over the many years that we've been partners with them. Um, but when Brad took over, uh, we've just seen that collaboration between Beachwood and
047Guardian Angel, uh, he's really really taken taken the leadership on making sure those those kiddos over there and our kiddos over there know we exist, know each other exist and work together. So, yeah, >> I'll turn it over to you to kind of tell us a little bit about it and what you're doing. >> Yeah, the collaboration has been there in the past, but just not as prevalent. It might be one year here, skip a couple years, but it has been there, but it is definitely more. So, um, this is the front of our building. Uh, a lot of people like, where do I go? And so, the clock tower is the main building. So, if you're looking at the building there, the right side is our school, the left side is DCCH admin. Uh,
048right now we have three teachers and myself as the admin. one teacher certified in special ed, one almost certified in special ed. I meant to fix that. Um, they can house 32 kids. Currently, we're sitting at 30. Uh, ages four to or 5 to 15. Currently, 11 to 16. Our grades right now are fourth through 10th graders. Um, so that's just a little snippet of the place. This is these are uh our three teachers. Um, I myself I didn't put myself on there because they're the ones that run everything. Um, I'm just there at the front of the building. Uh, but I've been there for 17. This is my 17th year there. Uh, 15 years teaching, second year in admin there. Um, Mr. D. DeAndre Florence, he came in, he took my position when I
049moved up to admin. He's health and certified uh, uh, health and PE certified. He has his rank one administration. actually had some administration background. Didn't like it. Wanted to get back working with the kids. So, we are very glad to have him. Uh he teaches our math and social studies class and does PE and health in the afternoon. Miss Barb Knox, she is one of our SPE certifies. Just finished up her rank one with the letters program last year. She has been there for 13 years. She's uh her and I are the longest two there. She focuses on science and social studies, has the I IEP case load, and does a lot of our STEM stuff as well. And then Kristen Stanley, she actually worked for DCCH as a um school worker. So in our
050classrooms, we have DCCH has employees in the classroom kind of like AIDS. Their title was therapeutic behavior specialist. She actually started as one of those uh was work worked in my classroom a lot was going through the education program. She taught with us for a year, left for a couple years, spent some time over at Kitten County and then we got her back this year. So after we had a teacher retire and she focuses on English and um social studies. She also she was the one that will be certified in special ed soon and she does art. So at the bottom like a little snippet, our our classes all rotate um just as a normal school does. We try to get create that normaly. Um so they all rotate classes uh and then we have
051an arts and humanities set up that the teachers rotate. I think we do a three-week schedule just to keep them moving. So and then um some of the collaboration we have done this is just this year because it's recent. Oh no, it's not just this year. I forgot about the high school coming over last year. So, uh, the high school science came over and dissected frogs with our kids last year. Many of our kids have never even seen a dissection. So, that was really neat for them. Um, and then we did clay pots uh with Miss Wolf over in the high school. We've done that in the elementary side too with Miss Mitchell in the past. Um and then the middle is we have started uh pen pals with the fourth grade with the fourth
052grade uh afternoon English class uh with Miss Chaken. And both groups seem to really really enjoy it. And these are pictures of little projects that we've made back and forth with some of the students. They they made our students like little keepsake boxes. And uh Miss Kristen and her class made ornaments. We got pictures of their stu of their students and they made little ornaments for them. And Miss Norris in the uh high school, her first period media arts group made these little uh night lights for our kids and presented them over to us. We had a nice little breakfast with them. And so, and you heard about the bikes earlier. And that's not just our kids at DCH, but that's going to it's going to go to like some of the foster care and
053>> kids coming in and out of the out of the system. And >> and your kiddos that you have, they live there. >> They do live there. >> These are these are residents. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> So >> I love the nightlight. >> They personalized. >> Staff were jealous that we didn't get in on the on the on the making of them. I like >> they get the personal line that goes into their room. >> And that that was a that was a cool process because the kids our our students actually got to pick we created a little Google doc said hey what's your what's your name and what are three things you like. >> So then they send they would send over a uh a draft most every student had one or two
054some three to choose from on designs and then we would send it back and it turned out really good. They made those in the idea lab. >> So that's cool. >> We should do a field trip over. What's a good time to come over? >> 8:15 in the morning. [laughter] >> Okay, we're there. [gasps] >> Yeah, anytime. >> No, it's it's been a little while. I don't think any of our new board members have you been over? >> No. >> Yeah, I think we should plan that. Okay. What's the average length of an enrollment with you guys? Like there's average kid there 5 years or longer, less. >> I just did a report. I want to say it's about 287 days. >> Oh, okay. >> Um it's they say it's 9 months to a year.
055Ever since CO and all that, it's around the statewide. It's hard to get employees. So, it's hard to fill beds. So when kids have been there for too long, it's hard to place them somewhere if they don't have the foster family, if they don't have a family member involved, just other places. It's just hard to find staff. So it's hard to fill bets. >> Where do the um of all the students are most of them going into foster care? Are most of them waiting to get placed with a family member? [clears throat] >> It ranges there's no most some a lot of the kids have families involved and just need to get their ducks in a row. just some extra help. Um, some some don't have a next step >> and there's there's a couple
056of them that are like that and we see that every once in a while, >> you know, some might have grandparents involved that that are getting too old to take care of them and so they got to find a next step. But >> is 30 an average number, but I feel like it was a little bit lower. Uh I believe last year our annual report was 31, >> but 32 is capacity. >> 32 is capacity. >> What uh and not exactly just ballpark. What percentage of your kids are on an IEP? >> About 50. >> Yeah. >> I heard Lauren. Is that a heard you? Okay. >> We have 17 of our 30 of our 29 that's currently there right now, but it's it's usually about 50. And how long have we had the relationship
057between Beachwood and >> since DCC? >> This goes back >> more than 17 years. [clears throat] >> The dest so the interesting part is >> DCCH does not exist within Beachwood school district. >> We don't know where or what happened back in the 80s >> where the dascese and Beachwood partnered and took it from Kenton County because it's in Kent County School District. Yep. part of our district. So, we don't know the documentation. We couldn't find it. >> That might be an investigation. Miss Aaron Mi to [laughter] find that out. So, um >> yeah, >> I think [clears throat] >> I will uh next time I see Sister D. Marie, I'll ask her. She would probably know. >> [laughter] >> How does that happen? >> Very cool. Thank you. >> Thank you. Yep. [applause] >>
058Next up, we have the Edge 13 program, Mr. Yankee and Miss CL. Yeah, sure. >> All right. Um, this is our team. Um, we want I wanted to make sure that everybody was was recognized for their roles. Everybody was it was very specific. Um, who we're looking at here. We got Ryan Booth, athletic director. Kristen Hzel, counselor, college and career emphasis. Uh Jana Brownley, assistant principal, and Stephanie Leighton. Um she is our uh career and college uh coordinator. Michelle Klein, thank you very much for approving this position for the help and the research that she's been able to do with this project. So, Edge 13 goal is to help our kids get more college scholarship money. That's that's the basis of everything that we are putting together here. We want to make sure that our
059kids have the best chance to be successful. Um, we've used the year 13 because we are going beyond year 12, right? Year 12 is that senior year. Year 13, we want to continue to go beyond that. So as you take a look at that, you'll see how this all comes to play comes into being. So how did we get to where we are today? So let's start with that. Um so we wanted to make sure that um the edge 13 was not built on guesswork but built on intentionality and research. So we cast a wide net and we went to schools that were doing all of this really well. We went to colleges and universities. We um interviewed stakeholders, uh parents, professionals, experts, and really kind of talked to them about what would make this
060program great and successful and um and innovative. And what we found was a lot of people are doing a lot of things really well, but no one is doing anything like this. Um, and we've talked to people around this state, other states, um, Florida, um, California. So, I've yet to find anybody that's doing something like this. So, what's really awesome is that, um, you all, um, have been able to come up with this idea and say, "This is what we want to do to help our our students." So, and um through that um being proactive and looking at our research and looking at things, we wanted to design this very intentionally. And so what we looked at was the components for this program needed to con um include a scholarship support team um a digital
061presence. Um we needed to empower our families and give our students and our families agency and a progression framework for our students. And all of this um along with that facilitation of exposure of opportunities at the university level and at the colleges and with coaches and with directors in the arts programs and things like that, we can then help our students achieve more scholarship success. >> And we're going to start this right away 7th 7th through 12 and then beyond. Um, our goal is to help the students be better prepared, be more aware, the the the parents in the community learn about themselves and as they grow and what they want to where they want to go, how do they then get more scholarship money as they are preparing to leave? So, starting early 8th
062grade, we've got our defensive learning. So our students are really getting to know themselves and kind of thinking about their high school journey. And then as we go, we keep adding more and more components to it. And so that as we get through year 13, then we can communicate and connect all of what they're doing so we can learn from that and continue that flow of information all the way from the bottom up. One of the um [clears throat] areas that we are looking at um improving is through the athletic academy. Um we are it's a recruiting platform that we have come across that several high schools are using um in Indiana and and miss not Michigan Indiana and uh Kentucky. And this gives them a chance kind of a two-way um um a two-way
063um exploration where the parents where the the students will create a player card that will give their measurables, give information about them. They will have a database of all of the colleges and universities from all the levels from JO division 3 2 1 on up. It will give our students the chance to then share these digital player cards with other college coaches. One of the things that's been really interesting and Michelle has been working with the athletic academy is they want to include an arts feature. They don't currently have an athletic academy for the arts and they're willing to take us on to be a pilot for that. So our kids in bands and art have the chance to look at colleges and universities and show those universities who they are. Year 13, this was
064has kind of been a brainchild I think of Justin and Sarah for a while really working on helping our year 13 students. But as we began to look and talk with other high schools, we began to kind of formulate what would be a good plan for this. So using our alumni association, Carol Burn, um taking our year 13 survey and making sure that we're intentional about how we can continue to communicate with them, setting up a Tigers on tour where we can have Carol, the principal, whomever meet with our students at some of the local universities around asking them what did you need to know or what was something that you wish you knew before you went to to college, how can you get more scholarship money? What might you do? Things about stacking scholarships.
065How do you did you know about that as you were going in? So, we're going to constantly keep learning from them while helping them grow as well. We've established our LinkedIn network. We already did that. Uh Stephanie Leighton has already helped our seniors get that connection and going. We want to continue to expand that. and then inviting our edge 13 students to come back and share their experiences with our kids. So, in looking at how do we do this, we've put together our four-year plan and we're going to just kind of simplistically go through it. It's much broader. We have more details and we're more will and we're willing to share these with you at any point. Um, but here in our first year, the timeline of some of the things we want to do,
066kicking it off with our college fair. Notice what we're doing here is we're trying to expose them to opportunities throughout their high school career. We're going to look at how do we expand our college and community are our community partners with our students. We're going to empower the families through the parent night breakout sessions in February the 18th. Going to put together a a series of short video clips to send to the parents and something that that those of you that have students at Beachwood is called the big future. It's a connection of our SAT, PSAT, AP test scores along with surveys and other information. You probably already gotten them if your students have taken the AP test. you're aware of this, but we want to be more intentional with that. Our counselors are attending
067beginning season coaching meetings. So, the coaches know who the counselors are. The counselors can say to the coaches, "Okay, what athletes are on your radar for going to play at the collegiate level." So, they're aware of that more uh immediately and they can be more intentional in their planning. the digital presence, our athletic academy recruiting platform. We're going to pilot this. We're going to get this going. Mr. Booth is going to get this started and rolling with with our pilot program with our football team and our volleyball team so that we can get that that worked out. And then in the fall of next year, which you'll see for um that year two, we're going to implement that across all our sports and our arts programs. Um so this is what we're working on in
068year one. Year two, as you can see here, we have other areas that we are going to continue to take the work from year one and expand on that, trying to get um more consistency over time. Um for instance, with our support team, consistent communication loops between counselors, directors, and coaches. This is an emphasis that we want to do so that everyone is aware of those kids. There may be some kids out there who might be a a division three athlete. How can we get them more money because as a division three athlete, they're not going to get the true football scholarship, the true basketball scholarship, but academically or if they're in the connected to the arts, how can we stack those scholarships to help them um and their parents? Year three, you can see
069we're just going to again continue to grow from that. As we go through, we're going to learn more about what are some of the needs that are there. Um, one of the things that we're we're looking at here with our digital presence, media students included in the production of audition reels and highlight films, taking our spaces, taking our new equipment and helping that the media students help enhance those in those areas. And then year four, we're looking to continue to grow from that. We're going to continue to look at one of the one of the things that we've looked at from other um big high schools is that having a Beachwood Day on campus, hosting, you know, some regional events for the arts and the athletes and bringing colleges to our campus so that they
070can see our kids in action. >> [clears throat] >> So when we're talking about edge 13, the goal get our kids more scholarship money opportunities intentional trying to help them from from grade seven, 13 and beyond. >> Sounds great. Thank you. >> I do have a couple questions. >> Sure. >> On the athletic side, I know I've had a couple conversations with parents over the last year or so. Um, and they talked about like NCAA connections and if we're going to start facilitating any of that and also like NIL money. I know this isn't like something we've done in the I mean is that where this falls like with student athletes or no? So that's a great question and um a lot of what we don't have in here for the interest of time and
071and the depth of this um was a scope is a scope and sequence um for all of um the grade levels and then also the parents and what we will have with that and there is plans to either bring NCAA person here to present or have a university themselves come and talk about um those NCAA guidelines because what we found in our research was some had um someone from NCA come and then another school had an actual college come and talk about it and it seemed like there was more a connection with the university themselves. So, we've talked about that and and how that will look here. And then we've also had someone come and talk to the students about NIL in one of the edge classes. And she has also one of the partnerships
072has talked about maybe presenting to the parents as well for for that. So, that's >> I know I just feel that from what I'm hearing is parents feel disconnected from the process and trying to help their kids because this is a whole new um process compared to 10 years ago, right? or even 5 years ago. >> And that's where that empowering those family components u comes into play is is that part of it and how essential that is. I know I'm probably talking I'm clearly very excited [laughter] about all of this. But >> there's going to be like a parent learning series. Yes. Correct. >> And a student learning series. >> Correct. go throughout the course of the year where there's nights where they hope and it's like learning more about >> um the the
07360 seconds to know series is also um really about initially about the program itself but then can expand and that's that microlearning that can be put on Facebook or on so it's like very quick 60 seconds something fast for the parents to absorb and that knowledge to receive that microlearning >> and if you want more the the scope and sequence, you want to see the details, we've got it broken out by month. We've got dates. You you're welcome. We will be sharing out more. Um but for the sake of tonight, we we tried to keep it >> pretty narrow. >> Thank you. >> I just want to say thank you so much for allowing us the opportunity to do this and um it's it it can make a legacy for for this school as well.
074So I think that along with the edge program, what you all do is you just enhance everything and make everything you build on what you already do well. Um and I just want to say what an honor it's been to work here on that. >> Thank you for taking it on. >> Thank you. And also thank you for when we first started edge. you were very instrumental >> and um and I think maybe some >> may not know that but um >> right the infancy of the edge program >> very much so >> before it was even edge >> edge before it was like what >> thank you for all that work as well we appreciate it your time >> thank you >> I'm really excited about edge 13 year 13 year 13 [clears throat]
075>> year 13 yeah year 13 I want we want something to >> bridge that first year outside of this protective bubble. Kids feel a little bit supported, families feel feel supported as they get through that first year of postsecary life. And so have to have touch points, triangulate some of that with a parent, the the employer or the the advisor, you want the Beachwood person to kind of check in on kids throughout that first year so that they can get over that hump and then be on their way, right? Last thing for me on the uh superintendent report is just uh quick moment to show appreciation for the board. Um from a couple changes last January to a major change this summer with me. um you guys making sure that we have not missed a
076beat on on this. We've missed a beat on agendas or governance or getting things done. Uh your ability to put time into this place uh into this community to make sure that kiddos are supported uh our staff is supported and things get paid for and uh initiatives are set. not just checking the box on compliance, but pushing us all to create something like Edge 13. Um, that that I don't think that happens in many districts. I think sometimes you just you see places check boxes. I'm appreciative here that you guys want to make this place better. And sometimes it's hard to make some place even greater. A lot of people want to sit back and rest on their laurels and say, "Why would we change anything and get better?" Because we're so great. uh you
077guys pushing that forward like we can be. Um much appreciated um that you all have been able to uh through all those changes uh still navigate, still make decisions, still govern and and so for my end from board appreciation, hopefully I speak for the the staff, the rest of the district, um maybe the families as well, just thank you. Um we got a cool gift coming. Uh I'm not the best on getting gifts, but you got one coming. It's going to be nice. It's just, you know, um anyway, thank you. Uh we put a little shout out today on socials. So, if you haven't been on them yet today, your little board recognition there. Just wanted to extend my my gratitude towards towards putting in work and time that you don't have to do. Um
078and that's speaks volumes of your care for each. But thank you. Okay. Um, I guess we'll move on to the to the making the agenda part of the official board minutes. I'll make the motion to make the agenda part of the official board minutes. >> Second. >> Mrs. Burgerer, Mr. Burns. Yes. Mr. Hood, Mrs. Slate. >> Yes. [clears throat] Um, and before we adjourn, I can't um go on without thank you Jeannie Burgerer for being the board chair for I can't even [laughter] be said for sure. So, we all appreciate you and your the diligence and your knowledge. >> Thank you. >> There's a lot of it there in that >> mind of yours. You've got a lot of lot of history. >> Thanks. >> And we appreciate it. >> Okay. Um, looking forward to
079um not sitting back but just watching a little bit and um Yes. Then yeah, I'm still here. Still doing it. But yeah, thank you. >> Okay. Um and I will take a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> So move. >> All right.