001[Music] is 701. Um, calling the regular meeting of the Richmond Board of Education to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please read our mission and vision statement and take our mission statement. Community schools, we provide a quality education that empowers students to be successful in the global communities. Our vision statement to foster a culture of academic excellence, creativity, and character, ensuring that all students are prepared for success in an everchanging world. Roll call. Mrs. Michelle here. Mrs. Sutton here. Mrs. Gillis here. I am here. Mrs. Cunningham is on her way. Mrs. Fortuna is absent with notice. Mr. Steiner is absent with notice. You
002have a quorum. We have with us our two student board representatives, Elizabeth Schaeer and Kelsey McNamera. And to our viewing audience, we would like to welcome Kelsey McNamera here as our student board representative for this year. It is their first meeting. Welcome. We're glad you're with us, Kelsey. Yep. Thank you. This time I'm looking for a motion to approve the agenda. So moved. Support. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda. So move. Thank you. Um Mr. Wley. Okay. You have in front of a revised personnel report that was um uh updated literally today after board got run out. Um there were no offs listed. There are some new hires. Uh, Mrs. uh, Rosowski, uh, first grade teacher at at
003Lee. Uh, Mrs. Dillard, uh, floating cook in the food service department. Uh, Miss Ford is the JB varsity volleyball coach. Uh, Miss Isman is a lunch aid at the middle school. Mrs. Miscoco is a math science or excuse me, a science a math computer teacher at the middle school. Uh, Mrs. Smith um is a Darth Ki music teacher uh and Mr. Striker is the um middle school assistant football coach. There were some members that we recalled if you recall that on the personnel we had to follow contract language. We recalled Mrs. Deland, Mrs. Freedman or Friedman, excuse me, Mrs. McCarti. Um there were some resignations from positions as they took other positions or left the district. Mrs. granted being moved to the high school, taking the high school counselor job. Uh she resigned for the
004middle school student government and filling that one. Miss Krosowski, a GSRP associate teacher. Mrs. Stucky, our first grade, who was replaced by Mrs. Bzowski. Mrs. Van Scooter, one of our par profofessionals, and one of our PM child care, Mrs. Olivia, which is what we call this morning. Um with some of those recalls you'll see um they declined a recall. So by contract when you decline a recall it's a voluntary termination which is why they're listed there. Then you'll see several appointments. Um the most recent one, the one in yellow, Mrs. Bradsky, um she was she's still on recall from the general, but she took a special apparent. Uh there were no questions regarding the minutes from um August 11. >> Uh yes, we do have a head. The one you have, I was just quickly
005looking at it. Um because I got an updated literally um Sarah as we walked in. Um from the time you got your report, kindergarten we're up another uh 22 students in kindergarten. Um first grade we're down one from that report. The second grade we're up one. Uh third grade we're up one, fourth grade we're up two. Fifth grade's the same. Uh sixth grade we're down one and seventh grade we're down ones too, but eighth grade we're up uh three students. Uh, ninth grade we're up two, 10th grade we're up one, 11th grade we're up one, 12th grade we're up three more students. So we are slowly increasing over what you add. Um, kindergarten or excuse me, preschool, we are at the maximum number of slots. We have 66 student GSRP students. We cannot approve anymore
006until the state approves the budget. They don't know how many slots the states we have. We have families that want more slots, but I can't put them in preschool. So, we are offering them um the half day four-year-old all day and just delaying their first payment till October. So, as we move them out of that program into the GSRP, hopefully they don't see budget soon. It's as seamless as possible. Um numbers are numbers in three-year-old are up in four-year-old or foury old. >> Thank you. Anyone have any questions for Mr. No question. But I just wanted to um say that it's so nice to see Mr. Pac back in our robotics program. Very good to see that. He's actually doing both programs, the first tech and like except there's two as well. He do both.
007>> All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Next item on our agenda is our blue devil raids. Okay. I'm sorry. I'll wait cuz I know you [Music] anything for Blue Devil Rates? >> Yes. Um I want to rave to thank um the Richmond Rotary offers up their Red Barn um to organizations that can make money if you work the Red Barn at the Armand Education Foundation was given the chance to do that. And I want to thank um staff members who came out and worked it and helped the foundation raise money. And Brian and Cynthia, Deb and Candace, um Kelly Sh, Marge Solden, and Gallagher and Kathy Guinea. Thank you very very much. Um it's hot and sweaty. The rain poured in sideways. Um, but we really really appreciate that you guys did
008that for us. Um, and then Mrs. Michan, I have a rave that you know from Sandy. >> Yes, she told me. Okay. Yep. >> I'm going to read um Sandy is on a cruise to Alaska. So, I am reading her rave. Um, says, "I would like to rave about our district and what we do for kids and our and families. Our district provides all the needed supplies to our students they will require for their school year as well as essent essentials like tissue. This is the third year that we have been able to do this and it saves families money and helps take some pressure off of students. This is unique for a district to do and we have done it thanks to the years in thanks to the years we have had in getting
009our district in a great fiscal position. This is also proving to be helpful this year due to the state not having gotten around to approving a budget. Not only do we continue to provide supplies to students, but we are we are also more secure than a lot of our surrounding districts due to the great work that is done by Mr. Wamsley, our business office and administration and this board of education. There are a lot of other districts that are taking out loans or are unsure how to cover payroll right now. and Richmond is prepared to start another successful school year in spite of what is going on in Lancing. We should be proud of our district for these things that we are able to do. That's it. Thank you for sharing her. Okay, Danielle. Um,
010yeah, I attended this morning the opening day ceremonies if you want to call them that. Um, but I had a chance, Candace and I actually had a chance to talk to the new music teacher at the elementary, Mrs. Smith. Um, and she is a bundle of energy and seems like she's going to be an awesome fit for the elementary school and the program. She's already got some awesome ideas that she was bouncing off us already in the 10-minute conversation we had in the auditorium. So, I'm excited to see what she has to do with elementary. >> Was that her sitting next to you guys? >> Yeah. Okay. We didn't know till the end, but Okay. Cool. >> To add to that too, the former Mcome County teacher of the year that is now I just
011wanted to thank Brian and um the central office for getting together. this morning's event um back to school um welcome back was it was my first time attending um that type of function and it was it was great compared um for her um great words of wisdom and um I really felt that energy in the room I think everyone else did and it was just it was a great great morning and thank you guys for arranging that. I mean the staff really enjoyed it as well. >> Sarah, um just to say welcome back to our student prep and then welcome to our new student rep. Excited to have you guys back and uh thanks to everyone for all the work that is going into tomorrow night for Vouble Night. I know uh takes a lot
012to put that on. I'm excited to attend. Um so thanks everybody who's doing that. >> Hey I just um I attended this morning also and I just want to thank all the people involved in putting that together. It went very well, very smooth. Uh staff, everybody seemed in really good spirits. Um I think they're ready to go. Everybody I talked to said we're ready. So I welcome them all back and here we go. Okay. Next item on our agenda is our uh student board reps. And I too wish to welcome Kelsey. Is it Kelsey? Yes. >> And Elizabeth Sp. So I'm turning it over to you. >> Um this month had a lot of preparation for school and a lot of um sports practices for the for the high school and middle school. So like
013football, volleyball, cheer, wrestling, youth softball, and FRC. So today, boys soccer won three. Won three events. Oh my gosh. Won 3 to1 against Orlando. I'm sorry. Um, girls golf has a match, had a match at 3 p.m., boys soccer game, obviously. Um, girls volleyball quad at 5. And then Tuesday is blue night from 5 to 8. You have to get your parking passes, schedules, and any other necessary information. And they're set to get things rolling. Um, on Wednesday we have a boys soccer game at 5:00 p.m. And we have Tiger cross country relays. On Thursday, we have a boys varsity football game at 700 p.m. um against Sinclair and that kind of rolls off the football season. So, those levels and Friday we have a girls volleyball tournament at 8:30 a.m. Next month's meeting for
014September will cover more athletics at that game. Thank you both. Okay, next item on our agenda, superintendent legislative update. Mr. Wilson, >> I start with the legislative update. Um there's no news on the budget yet. Um so we are still waiting. Um just so the board listening audience know I think um Sandy alluded to it. Tammy and I have had some conversations about our cash flow. Um borrowing some peak in some expense or anything. We were good through November making payroll. Um but at some point we would have to we don't still don't have a budget. We would have to look at borrowing money after that date, but hopefully our legislators will um interact together in governor and get it signed in law. This is our first month coming up September, which we do not
015receive any state aid payment. This is our last month, August. So, um every district in the state of Michigan gets no pay in September. with the first one coming in October. Um your payroll and your state aid payments. There's usually a cash flow issue which is why you need a decent month balance to get approved. So we're monitoring that, watching that very closely because we don't want to go without paychecks for our employees and so forth. But um the last time we met um I had said that the House and Senate were meeting on that Tuesday and Wednesday following. They did. On Tuesday the 12th, the Senate Education Committee um did not have any discussion on the budget, but they did take up the bill uh which would limit class sizes to no more than
01619 students in a grade K3 classroom um which is based on research and so forth, a lower class size and so forth. But to make this achievable, it would require a $65 million grant to be established. Um, you know, if this is something that, um, the state wants to do, and insists, um, my position, and many superintendent, that it should just be part of the state budget as a permit, not something that can be taken away one year and put back and so forth. Um, it would be applied. Um, index factors such as the demographics and size of districts would be indicated. There were four districts that in this bill would have automatically been identified to automatically receive this these grants. Uh and they are Moskegan Height, Benton Harbor, Flint, and Westland. They also took
017up a set of days. >> Wait, sorry. So they they're want to put a law into effect in certain districts automatically will get money for it, but the rest the rest we'd have to apply for it >> and then based on that grant, they would issue it. But it's going to be a long while if it goes >> if it if it passed they would say that the class sizes in K3 can be no more than 18 students for that. I was just thinking that too, right? >> That that's a concern of all districts is physical space. >> Number of teachers, >> more people are exiting than entering the field. Pretty close to it. Excuse me. The other bill they um took up uh was Senate Bill 492, which basically when a student transfers out
018of your district, the receiving district would send the the former district, hey, can you send Brian's school record and here's the parent signing off? Basically, the bill would allow us to send those records without a parent signature. So, those were the two top priorities that were coming out of the Senate. Um in the House um on Wednesday they took up Senate Bill 349 and 350 which would allow parents or students or ultimate parents to opt out of taking the ACT work keys test. Uh there's some stipulations. Schools would have to notify parents by December 31st and parents would have to sign the waiver by um February 28th. Those that do not have an opt out will still be required to take the test. Logistically, this is a nightmare because you have half of your kids
019showing up to school who have waiverss that don't make it and the other half don't. We have to administer the test and we got to find something to do for the other half. This is a >> how would it affect like don't we have to have a certain percentage to take those tests? >> This one that it would become out of the requirement that it would be an account. You're just getting information as a parent or student how your child did his work. So that's what was taken up in the Senate Education Committee or the House Education Committ Who's who's the head of the House Education Committee. We'll come probably later on. Um, that's it for legislative update. Um, district update. Uh, just a reminder, I had a couple questions about the school calendar. Everything
020is on the website. There's a general calendar like a calendar form you can put on your fridge. Uh, and there's also the detail that gives like when awards are award ceremonies are, etc. When graduation is scheduled to be next year, etc. That's all on your website. Uh reminder, the first day of school is this coming Tuesday for K12 students. It is a half day of school. Uh Wednesday, September 3rd is a the first day of school for our preschool programs or GSRP and ECSC. Um it is a full day on Wednesday for K12 students. Last Thursday, um I sent that a letter out to families talking uh that it is available on our website. It was posted on our district Facebook page um talking about school supplies, free breakfast, lunch, and also talk about important
021dates coming up in the November 5th, excuse me, November 4th, middleage, November 4th, Tuesday. Um, as as board member Fortuna says, we we've been striving including the basic supplies, pens, pens, pencils, colored crayons. We said we provide those. Um, we do have some families that want to buy them. We do more than 100%, but um, they're not required to. Uh, basic supplies. Um, the one that I wanted to make sure parents knew, we are continuing the breakfast and lunch program through basically September 30th. And at some point at that point, we're going to have to make a decision whether we're going to continue the free breakfast and the district pay for it or go back to if they don't have a budget of collecting the um uh free reduced lunch application and helping those that
022are eligible qualify. You may have heard on the news that Detroit public schools said the whole year they're a little different um ball wax if you will. um they receive federal funding which allows them to do that. Most school districts, we don't get that that funding. So um for our families, the month of September is part of last year's budget. So we're going to continue. Cammy and I with Kathy, our food service director. At some point we have to make a an election, if you will, or say what we're going to do. Um and it's stuck for the year that you make that. The other thing I mentioned in the letter was meet the teacher night um is this coming Tuesday from 5 to 8. Generally it's for parents and students to meet their teachers,
023support staff, see the building. For high school kids are going to see the new furniture in the elementary. They're going to see the new furniture in the media center. Um but it's also open to any community member. It's a free dinner by our food service department. Come look at our buildings. They are beautiful. Our custodian staff did a remarkable job putting the building together. um come enjoy dinner and see what your tax dollars go. Um I'm very proud of what we accomplished here in Richmond. So again, that's Tuesday from 5 to 8, which is tomorrow. And then lastly, just reminding uh everybody about the uh upcoming uh building proposal. There was a flyer that went out shortly after our last board meeting. Uh there should be one hitting the mailboxes this month uh this Wednesday
024uh which will focus on the high school. Um, we've gotformational tables at each one of our open houses tomorrow. Um, there's a lot of information on the website. Um, just ask and information. And then finally, I do also want to thank u my team uh Billy, Sarah, Tammy, uh, Sydney for all the logistics and putting today on. Um, there's a lot of behind the scenes that goes into that and so couldn't have done it without so good sites. Um uh you also got a picture in your at your table. Um I want to take this is uh Mangoon's Thunder. Um but they are doing the house system at le staff pick their houses. Um the school year will start with kids picking houses. So we're going to hear more about that um at some later
025point. Um they were planning the first day of school to make it the best year ever again. I think they're going to raise the bar from what they did last year. So, I'm really excited to see what they're doing. All three buildings. I I had the opportunity to visit all three of them today as well as the uh transportation department. Um there was some really cool stuff going on. Very excited. That's it. Brian, can I can I ask go back to what you said about the September 30th and the and the lunch and you said something that whatever we decide to do, it has to go through the year. So, if we decide that we have to charge, you have to charge all the way through the year. Even if they decide to do a
026budget that's kind that's what we've been given so far. We have to make an election, if you will, at that point. >> We don't have to decide until the budget is in place if they are going to fund the Michigan Meals program or not. And then we'll have 30 days to make that election. But once we make that election, it's supposed to stay through for the year. So that won't have to happen until after the budget is in place. >> So let's say they don't put it in place. >> That's not what you said though, right? Am I Am I hearing right? So you you're saying that if if there's no budget no budget by September 30th. So that means we have to we have to decide whether we're going to fund it or parents
027have to pay. But if we say parents have to pay, then >> let's say October that way for the year, but you're saying no, it doesn't have to be that way. If they come up with a budget October 12th, I believe there's a transition period where we can make that election and there's a transition period that we have to decide who's going to pay the cost, whether it's on the parents or the district. But while we make that transition, the budget gets in place. So we can >> we can make that election. >> We can wait till that budget in place. >> Right now we've submitted to continue with the free program. >> So until we know otherwise until there is no free program that's our plan. >> Got it. >> If the program goes
028away and it's the Michigan meals program goes away then we would have to make decisions whether it's going to be district pay or or parent. But we only only through September 30th. By September 30th, you said we have to decide >> September 30th is what's covered under the current budget. >> Correct. >> Once October one hits, if there's no budget, we can stay business as usual. But at some point, if they >> business as usual means we would be paying >> well or we could be running and not knowing who's paying for it. >> Okay. that we are because if they approve the house budget or something similar to that, the house budget says we're taking that out, putting more money in your per pupil, and as a district, you decide, but we're giving it
029in this this way. We're giving you the money. If they approve the Senate budget, the Senate has what we have now this year where the state pays the breakfast and lunch for all. So, we don't know which budget they're or some combination of both. But both budgets right now have funding in. The house gives it up to the board, local district. You decide whether you want to do breakfast or lunch. You don't want to do free breakfast and lunch, then you can use that money however else you want. So come October 1, we will stay, but we have an uncertainty of who's actually paying more that time comes for whenever they get their >> correct. And so they approve a budget October 15th. >> Okay. >> And we got to make a decision. There could
030be I think a 30-day 30-day transition. So now it goes to November 15th is our transition from October 1 to November 15th. What we don't know is who's paying for that. Is that gonna have to come out of a district and then octo or November 15th >> because they decide not to do it then we're >> that's the uncertainty. >> Okay. >> But I can say right now we are free breakfast and lunch for all three through September 30th cuz that's from last year's budget. >> So okay. So we get numbers before we have to make a decision. You'll tell us how much that gap would be if we had to cuz if we have to vote on it I imagine we have to give parents notice anyway, right? We're not just going to say,
031"Hey, starting tomorrow, it's not covered." >> And that's why I believe right now it's 30 days with what guidance we have. And I'm not saying that we have a whole lot of guidance right now. Um, but we have to have 30-day notice. So, at that point, from the time the board would act, >> depending on what's we're going to have 30 days, we got to notify. The challenge is they still want us to collect. It's a different >> they call it a different when you're getting free and lines the number of forms being turned in >> is >> and those forms have typically in the past indicated all your brand number >> right >> so our hope is they get a budget real soon at least a school a budget and we at least have
032know what direction >> they do. They have a date. They are required to have budget. If they don't do it by September 30th, the state will shut down. >> If you remember, this is years ago. I'm dating myself. Calcas was a school that closed early because the state ran out of money. They said, "Well, then we're not going to school." And they closed, I think, April. >> And they said, "Then fund us, if you want us to stay open, fund us." And that year was a very short year. >> Yeah. >> Well, that's right. Your mom was at that high school. >> Senior year. >> So, I'm hoping it's not I don't want to sound a panic order, but they had a June 30th deadline. They passed it. They've elected not to come in over
033the summer >> except cell phones. Yes. >> And they they just met this was the priority in both houses. Um, you're starting to see some radio info and some stuff on social media kind of pushing one side or the other, but um, Tammy and I have worked on where Tammy has done it, but we've run two scenario budgets for you that shows if they approve the house, what's where are we at with all the new hires, um, projected insurance plans that they would have covered, um, people who've left us, retired, and so forth. And then we ran one on the the Senate side. Um so it's we have that ready to go. So we have to make it amend. >> Um yeah, the the Senate is um >> the House is the one they take
034get rid of all the categoricals and just give you the money and raise the per pupil and so forth. that um is our expenditures ex you know our revenue exceeds our expenditures by 800,000 it's a large number but they also take away the structural reduction in retirement costs that they just put in that was supposed to take away starting October one so now that cost comes back to us which is $600,000 um the Senate has our expens expenses exceeding our revenue about $150. Again, we don't have it all washed out when we started planning. What worries me on the house is number one, the the legislative reduction and our cost for retirement goes away. So, we automatically have a new $600,000 expense. And I think giving you all the money up front so that next
035year there's, you know, remember we didn't get an increase last year, right? No public schools in the state of Michigan other than um charter schools got an increase last year. So we were flat for a year. >> Well, you also have to really pay attention. There was a story again this evening that I was yelling at the TV talking all about the about the roads. You know, people people in Michigan need good roads, but to heck with the school age, you got a governor that she's big on those roads. She wants that money and so to heck with the school age, she wants her catapult into the stratosphere and she wants to ride it on the roads and the school school aid budget money is going to be the victim of that. I just just
036watch both sides and it's it is both sides colleges. >> Just read it and watch it. It's, you know, but it's more talk about the stupid roads than it is the fact that school districts don't have a budget and there's no money. It's it's incredible to watch. >> But yet, I saw a clip of a a video clip that she did about the free breakfast and lunch and how our kids need it and it's a good thing. And I'm like, >> okay, so we're saying one thing, but we're we're really not doing it on the other hand as far as talking the budget. Let's get it in place. So, we know that's politics. >> But from our district at a positive, we are in good shape. We have this board decision over the last six,
037seven years to put money in there and be very fiscally responsible. Even putting us money aside for future purchases like laptops, we did this year. We started tapping into that. Uh the turf, you know, when that is fully funded, we'll have the money to replace that turf when we need it. um buses don't have the agenda. You're approving another bus that's from that set aside of the money. So, we are you're we're in good shape as a district. Anything else? Okay. Okay. Next item on our agenda is our items of interest um from the board. Daniel. Um, I just want to say I obviously wasn't here last week, but I took a minute to watch the recordings and all the SVG um, things from last week. Um, my school as well is switching to SPG
038is switching to SPG this year. It's not a continuation brand new for us. And I'm not 1,000% convinced either. I'm not going to lie. I'm right there with Miss Mela how she was saying that, you know, she struggled with it at first. I'm still not convinced and I have to do it this year and I I see so many weaknesses. I can't as even as a math teacher, I can't wrap my brain around it. Um, I don't I can see the reasons why it would be good to know all the smaller pieces of where students are lacking, but just like um I think Candace and um Sarah were mentioning about um having opinion. What's opinion or like subjective? So yeah, being subjective as opposed to objective, there's a lot of subjectivity in SVG from what
039I've been learning, having to teach it this year or having to grade that way this year. Um, and just hearing others experiences, I'm just I'm struggling with it as well. And I see 1,000% that there needs to be, yes, we're being we're our scores are going up at the high school, but they could maybe go up even more or skyrocket even more if we took the time to make that better transition, especially seventh and eighth grade, because it's like a foreign lang. It's like a foreign language to us as adults. I can't imagine as a student trying to comprehend that shift that you've been raised from kindergarten all the way up and now all of a sudden it's completely different. It's night and day. And I mean I I can't do it as an adult.
040And I I don't I think it we're doing the kids a disservice. We could have even higher better gains if we in my opinion if we had a better transition for that seventh grade. So that's my two cents from having watched it just last week. So thank you. Y Candace, >> um I I don't have anything new other than, you know, I I was disappointed in the direction of where that conversation went. Um it got a little bit um uncomfortable quickly and and and my was supposed to. Um, there were other points that that I had that I wanted to make, but it kind of didn't go that way. So, I I'm still trying to figure out a way to maybe bring this back up again um or meet privately with um maybe Billy and
041get some more questions answered. But then I am going to give a heads up now. I mean, whatever answers I get, I will share because I do feel that it is should be public knowledge. whatever I get. So, I mean, there's just a few more other questions that kind of got sidetracked and I mean, it was what it was, but and I do app genuinely appreciate you guys taking the time on that. That was that was nice. Thank you. Thank you. Uh Sarah, nothing. U Margaret, nothing. Okay. The only thing that I have is I sent everybody a copy um of a letter that I um had generated um to send to our governor regarding the budget. So, I just need to know if as a board um are you willing or are you okay
042or if I signed it from the board or I signed it or if you want to sign it individually, was there any changes to the letter? I'm sending it. I'm going to send it out even if it's just my name on it. Um, I know Sandy got a hold of me and she said she was fine. I heard from Margaret, she said she was fine. Um, any comments, Sarah, your thought, Candace? >> I like the question you raised. >> Okay. Okay. The only one that um, Barbara kind of brought to my attention is the one about what do we tell parents about the paraprofessionals? So, I guess the question I had for you, Mr. is did we bring anybody back based upon that? It was you said about laying off teachers and I said we
043weren't laying in we weren't laying teachers and bureau we didn't lay people off from a financial point of view. >> That is correct. We didn't lay from a finance. It was more on staffing. >> I need to take that part out. Just so you know, everybody on layoff has either been recalled back to or accepted another position or just declined it if they they've gotten another job or chose not to. So, uh yeah, we have a layoff list, but they're all working. Um I I just think a sentence in this letter that really hit me tonight as you talked about preparing two different budgets. um I put in here plus quite frankly the time wasted by the administration and board on development of budget just to redo the budget when the state finally deems it
044necessary to provide one. I mean I I just think of the time that's wasted and across the state of our districts not having a budget to work with and where to go. I just I don't know that upsets me. Um, okay. So, any other suggestions or changes to the letter? Okay. So, if I put all our names on it, we're good and then I will make sure I touch I know S's good. I just need to touch base with Right. I don't know how low you're going to be able to touch base because he doesn't need to lose something um military wise. So, I I don't know why you can't just sign it. the president. I think that's that's what I would and thank you for doing that cuz I was going to that's going
045to be my items of interest about us putting some kind of letter together. So, I appreciate that you went ahead and did that for us. You're welcome. I just thought it needs to be said. It does need to be said. Okay, that's all that I had. Um, next item on our agenda is our uh public comments. Since the last board meeting, uh, we did receive one email as a board. I know all of you received it. It was from a parent regarding a schools of choice. Um, I addressed it to with Mr. Wley and I know that he addressed it with a parent, so it was handled. Um, there were no public comments uh at our meeting, so there's nothing we need to address there. Um, at this time, any member of the public may
046address the board. Please sign in and state your name. You'll have three minutes to address the board. Are there any public comments? Not tonight. Thank you very much. Okay. Our next item on our agendas are action items. So I am looking for a motion for the approval of a school bus. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the purchase of one school bus from Midwest Transit for a total not to exceed $151,113 is outlined in the attached documentation for which funding transferred from the general fund to the non-bond capital projects fund is authorized. Do I have support? >> Any discussion? I just want to point out to the board and listening audience, this is a bus that's here prior to Terrace. >> Say it again. >> This is a bus that's
047in the in the inventory prior to tariffs. The next bus that we purchase could be 25% more depending on tariffs. We got we we got lucky getting this in now and not having to pay 25%. So our buses or any buses, they're not made here in the >> United States. >> They are. >> So all of those parts >> parts are coming from >> pre here pre-terrorists. >> Got it. >> So we just think those are the things we're thinking about for future. What's it going to be like? 25% on $150,000 is a lot of money. Yeah. Okay. Any other discussion? Okay. This is a roll call vote. Margaret I. >> Danielle I. >> Sarah I. >> Candace I. >> I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of kitchen shelves.
048I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the purchase of kitchen shelving at Richmond Middle School and Richmond High School from Great Lakes Hotel supply. We're total not to exceed $15,947.96 is outlined in the documentation for which funding from the 2025 2026 food service fund is authorized. Thank you. Uh, any discussion? Being no discussion, this is a roll call vote. Margaret, >> I. >> Sarah, >> hi. >> Danielle, >> hi, >> Candace. >> Hi. >> I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of emergency parking lot and loading dock repairs. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve payment to off construction the company contracted by the district for the bond work for an amount not to exceed $30,38 for the repairs completed by Cortis
049Brothers Trucking and Excavating at Willie Elementary front parking lot and the loading dock at Richmond Middle School is outlined in the attached documentation for which funding is authorized. This was Thank you. Um, any discussion? Being no discussion, this is a roll call vote. Margaret >> I, Candace, >> I, uh, Sarah, >> I, >> Danielle, >> I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of board members to attend the Michigan School Board Association conference. Who's going? As of the last meeting, it was just Candace and I. and board member Fortuna sent me an email that said she could not go. >> So, it's just YouTube. >> No, I saw that on the recording and I forgot to >> It is uh 23rd through 26th of October. >> Um that's the evening of
050the I >> that's that Thursday I believe. as the evening and then it goes into Friday and Saturday. >> Yeah, I can do that. >> Yes. >> Okay. To approve the registration, lodging, meals, and mileage for board members Cunningham, Michan, and Sutton to attend the Michigan Schoolboard Association conference on October 23rd through 26th, 2025 at the Grand Travers Resort in Acme, Michigan as outlined in the attached documentation. Do support Thank you. Any discussion? >> I would just add that now that we know who's going at a future meeting, we'll we'll talk about the delegates and how the board wants to vote on anything that's going to be on that that >> list. I have not and I've been looking. >> So, I'm figuring I don't know maybe the end. >> But now we know who's
051going >> end of September. Okay. Any further discussion? All those in favor? I I opposed. Motion carries. Car. Uh being no further business, the board will adjourn at 7:45. [Music]