001There we go. >> It is the mission of Montigue Area Public Schools to educate and inspire all students to become motivated, articulate, productive, and successful citizens for today, tomorrow, and forever. This is the budget hearing. I call it to order at 6:00. >> I pledge algiance 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. Mr. >> Here >> Mr. Smith >> here >> everyone. >> Fantastic. All right. So, we are going to have hearing on the 2026 2027 budget and I'll turn this over. >> All right. I'll take it from here. >> So, we are calling this budget hearing to order. This is a hearing to allow for the public to comment regarding our district's 2627
002budget. More information will be forthcoming in the budget report that I give during the board meeting. Tonight, we do anticipate asking the board to pass a budget with expenditures totaling 20,242,48. This budget includes 18 mills of the adhillerone taxes to be levied on non-homestead and non-qualified agricultural properties. And the total debt levy and syncing fund levy is 8.5759 ms slightly less than last year because there was a roll back on the sinking fund. The debt levy will remain at 7.8 mills and the sinking fund will be 7759 mills. At this time are there any questions or comments from the public or the board? Seeing that there are none this budget hearing is completed. We just need a motion to adjurnn. I'll make a motion to adjurnn the budget hearing. >> All those in uh any
003discussion? All those in favor say I. I. >> All those opposed say no. Motion passes. Meeting is a jury. All right. We are going to move into a regular board meeting. I will read the mission again, but we will skip item two. Uh it is the mission of Monu Area Public Schools to educate and inspire all students to become motivated, articulate, productive, and successful citizens for today, tomorrow, and forever. It is 602. I call the meeting to order. We have 6032 on my computer. Pledge of allegiance. We've done we'll skip that. Move roll call for the regular meeting. >> Mr. Smith >> here. >> Mr. Smith >> Here >> fantastic. All right. Move to approval of the agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Support discussion. >> All those
004in favor say yes. >> All those opposed say no. Motion is approved. >> Uh consent agenda. >> I move to adopt the consent agenda as presentable. All right. Discussion. Comments. Comments. All those in favor say yes. >> Oppos say no. >> Motion carries. All right. Next, we're moving to the public comment portion of the meeting. Public comments will be accepted at this time. Each statement shall be limited to 5 minutes duration. Participants shall direct all comments to the board and not to staff or other participants. The board welcomes public comment but does not respond to citizens concerns at this meeting. At the citizens request and board's direction, the superintendent or design will respond in a timely manner. This meeting is a meeting of the board of education in public for the purpose of conducting the
005school district's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Do we have anyone sign up? >> There's no one. >> Anyone attending that did not sign up? >> Oh, I didn't sign up. >> That's fine. You can still speak. You don't mind. Just uh when you come forward, just state your name and your address, please. >> It's not a microphone. Okay. Tall and funny looking. All right. Uh, I'm Tracy Dobson. I live at 6635 LA Road in Montagu. I am a parent. I am a citizen. I am a lawyer and uh I'm a retired college professor. So, I um have some good credentials, I guess. and I'm here to speak about uh the invasion of our schools by an organization called Lifewise. I'm sure you know about this and you know it's
006coming if you it's not on your agenda tonight but I know it's been seen in White Help Puffer Mona Shores etc. So uh public schools are the bedrock of our nation, of our country, of our cities. They are at the core of our democracy. And I have here a statement from Heather Cox Richardson. Some of you may know she's a well-known historian of American history. And she gives a nice long discussion of the founding fathers, why they put in the first amendment and how clear they were that ours is not a Christian nation, that there is separation of church and state. And it she she actually goes through and speaks to what various members of the founding father said. And I brought copies for you to have. So when uh it's appropriate, I'll hand you
007those copies. But in any case, um I'm concerned about the quality of education maintaining high students not being disturbed in the flow of their school day. I have had two children go through public schools and I know that uh for the teachers and the students important to keep things coherent and uh the the kids to be continuing to get what they're supposed to get. And I'm also concerned about them losing some hours of the day, I don't know, lunch periods, art, whatever it might be to this program. And I understand it's where the people will come with their buses, bring take children who've signed up and have parental approval out somewhere and teach them some things and then bring them back to the school. and school of course personnel will be involved in assisting the
008the children to leave the building and leave their activities then to reintegrate when they come back and I am concerned that this is a real violation of the first amendment and also an interference with the educational process of Montigue schools. So I would like to advocate that we work with these people on the basis that they are welcome to pick the children up at the end of the school day, but we do not want disruption during school. Now I know there's some kind of court opinion about this and I recognize that. But I I say that let's stand up. The first amendment is very very important and it protects all of us. It gives us all the right. We could be Muslim. We could be Christian. We could be Jewish. And the the school and
009other parts of the the public structure will not favor any religion. And I don't want to see it happening to our schools. So I I I that's all I had to say. I'm really concerned about this. And I have these things that I can hand out. Are you Are you all here? >> We are all here. >> Okay. We had a paper jam. So, I'm going to contribute my own copy. And uh it's really well written statement of the first amendment. It's compelling and we've got to figure out way around whatever it is that allows this to happen because this is not what is intended by the people that created our democracy, which you know is currently under threat. So, we do not need more threats to the democracy. So, I appreciate you listening to
010me. Thank you very much. >> Thank you for your time. Appreciate that. >> All right. Anyone else did not sign up for public? Okay. >> All right. We're going to move to item seven, reports. Fin. >> All right. We're going to begin with Stacy Brown, uh finance director here within the district. Um she did meet uh with our finance committee prior to tonight's meeting uh and provide some information but she will update you as well and give you some inside uh information here as later on the agenda uh for this evening will be the um budget proposal as well. >> Okay. Well, I stood before you last month to give you an update on this year's budget and now here we are looking forward to next year's budget. Keep in mind, as with every proposed
011budget I've ever presented to you, I have very little information on what the state is actually going to fund us. So, this is conservative budget and we hope that it will fall throughout the summer and will be better than we predict when it comes amendment time in December. For our revenue assumptions, we're anticipating,5 students in the fall. That's down about 50 students from this school year. And that is the trend that we're seeing of smaller kindergarten classes replacing larger graduating classes. Right now, the governor, House, and Senate are all anticipating a $250 per pupil increase. That's not official, but they've all uh put that in their proposal. So, that's what they went with for this budget, which is $10,300. Um there's also talk of a categorical that will give us some kind of funding to
012help ease the hurt of our declining student enrollment. So, if I take that $10,300 per pupil and that categorical, I guess it's a net increase just in this calculation of $40,000. Now, we do welcome that increase, but we also have health insurance that's increasing. We have teacher negotiated wage and benefit increases. We have support staff negotiated wage benefit increases. Uh increased fuel costs, increased uh utilities. So, we'd love an increase, but it's not beginning to keep up with all of the expenses in the world around us. Um, overall, this budget does have $630,000 less revenue than our current year. There's a couple heavy hitters there. We don't have a lot of force in there yet for summer 2027. We'll let 2026 finish up and then we do anticipate still sponsoring transportation next year, but we'll
013put that in the amendment once we talk to festival um administration. uh we've got less money here for food service transfer right now and that's our initial um allocation and so we'll look at that again in December and hopefully that'll be more favorable typically it is and then also we have some state and federal grants that have finished up such as a 27L educator compensation title 4 stronger connections and we don't know our title one and title 2 allocations yet. So while revenues are down by 630,000, our expenditures are down by 825,000. When I've got revenues for grants, I've got to take away those expenses with the grants. That part of my calculation as well. I don't have the lack of force expenses in here for 2027 either. We've done some staffing adjustment through attrition
014that will continue to evolve throughout the summer. Again, I've incorporated those salary and benefit increases. I do have one bus in this budget. We talked about um last month when I presented to you that we need to keep refreshing one bus a year for our fleet so that it doesn't get out of control and we're stuck with buses that can't be on the road. Um and then of course we got repair and maintenance needs which are always on large cost. So if we look at revenues by category, your local sources are down 240,000 and that is the electric contract that's not in place yet for next summer. State sources stayed relatively steady. We've got our per pupil calculation. We've got an increase in at risk funds. And we've got the retirement of some other grants
015and categorical. Federal sources are down. They are down about 250,000. And that's expiration of the title 4 stronger connections grant and a little lower. Title one and title two allocation which will hopefully hopefully increase in December. And other financing sources is down about 140,000 and that's our anticipated future service transfer. We look at our expenditures by category. Instruction is our largest category and that's down 625,000. We've got our staffing changes and shifts uh reflected there. We have the 27L educator compensation grant which hit that category pretty heavily. So we've got the retirement of that next year. Then the people support that's up 100 Oops, there we go. Up 124,000 and that's just because we had a savings there this year. We have a staff member who's on extended leave. We do anticipate that position will
016be here 100% next year. And it is a grant funded position. Instructional staff support is down $100,000. That's our PD line item. A lot of that is funded by grants. We're still waiting to hear what kind of grants are available for that. Uh we do have the conclusion of our 35J early literacy grant and the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative may have fewer expenses next year as well. General administration is up to 28,000. That's due to salary and benefit increases, but also the hiring of our new admin assistant. Uh the admin assistant hits uh general administration and business services. And we've been very fortunate to have Michelle these past few years, not only for her knowledge and her skills, but also she's a retiree. And so that has helped to save the district money when it
017comes to health insurance when it comes to um retiree costs and also the fact that she was willing to work part-time was a savings as well. We are now reassitting that position back to full-time. School administration is up 15,000. That encompasses all the office of the principles in all four buildings including their administrative assistance. Most of that is the negotiated wage and benefit increases. Business services increased by about $60,000 and that's the admin assistant. But plus I've got some money in there for some possible borrowing. Um, historically the district has always had to borrow for cash flow purposes and then we able to build the fund balance during co we haven't had to borrow the last two years but now that fund balance being down there we may have to borrow for cash flow purposes.
018Um, I analyzed it this morning. It looks like we can make it to at least February possibly even in the spring. So I just put some money in there for possible partial year interest expenses and maybe we'll end this year more favorably. Maybe next year's funding uh picture will be better. We'll have to do that at amendment time. We'll know about that. Then operations maintenance. We've tried to alleviate some burden on the general fund and move as many projects as we can to the scing fund that are eligible for the sinking fund. Remember basically if you turn your building upside down and it doesn't fall out, that's what's eligible for sinking fund. So we've moved some projects such as the MHS uh step repair which may need to take place. We've got some new event
019uh replacements in the middle school and high school. And then also track repair. There's a possible track repair coming up in one area. So, we're taking a look at that to see if any smaller earnings made. Transportation is down 170,000. As I mentioned, I don't have the left forest revenue. I also don't have the expenses in there yet for summer 2027. Central support is up about 70,000. A lot of our technology expenses are here and that is our rate project. Now, that is going to be funded with a grant, but that's going to be a replacement of the library at the stadium, the middle school, the high school, and wireless access points. When you approve those projects a few months ago, uh we have a 20% match, and that is going to come out of
020our general fund. Now, looking at all of the budgets, we are able to have that 20% match come out of our time and safety fund and again free up some money here in the general fund. Athletics is down 23,000. We had some projects this year that aren't going to take place next year. The soccer score boards were completed this past fall. We refurbished our pole vault and our high jump pads this spring and that won't need to take place next year. And community service is down slightly by $9,000 just because of uncertainty regarding where our title one expenditures are going to be. And we have no general fund construction or improvement cost here this time. So we take all of that information into account. That's 19 million in revenues, 20.2 million in expenditures. We have
021a fund balance around $1 million next June which is 5.2%. Every budget I presented you from the past like five or six years has always been around five or six%. And then it has been more favorable and we hope to continue that trend. So hopefully December I have much better news for you. Now we move on to our food service fund. Um we do anticipate the state will continue to fund our free and reduced meals for all students. We don't have any large capital expenditures planned as Dan has been doing a lot of those over the past few years. Um he is going to try to make this bottom line a little more favorable. Right now it's about 35,000 for next year. He's going to really focus on the food cost. He's going to evaluate
022what food waste looks like and examine what our breakfast and lunch models look like to try to increase participation. Our safety technology fund is a countywide village. Uh we do have our assistance that will be charged here. I have about 90% of our software licenses going here. That will help free up some money in the general fund. We've got new copers at the board recently approved. Those will be installed in July. And then our phones need to replace. They need to be replaced districtwide and that is quite a large expense. They're at their end of life. They won't be supported anymore. So, we'll doing that with the safety and tech fund. Our 20% match for the - project will come for this fund. And then we do have some improvements and some upgrades in the
023NBC cat lab scholarship trust fund. We sell the four scholarships that are under our umbrella. Griffin, Okonnell, Rio. We anticipate that we will receive a small amount of donations each year and then we'll pay out to the students who are selected by the committee gives us about 25,000 next year. Student school activity fund. We anticipate kids will raise money at the school building level and they'll spend that money as well. Monday in Monday out leaves us with around 162,000 next year. And then just an update on the scing fund. We are still waiting on our final invoice for the fire suppression systems. Uh keep in mind that we do have some possible expenses that I move from the general fund to here for next year. That's the step replacements, the HVAC replacements, trap repair, and
024a portion of the egg barn. So when we passed our bond, prevailing wage was not mandated in Michigan. After that bond was passed, prevailing wage then became uh mandatory in Michigan. We are able to save ourselves some construction costs if we pay a portion of it out of our sinking fund. Now we do not have to be prevailing wage project. So we do intend to do that with a small portion sinking funds so that we can save some construction costs there. And then after we do those small items, we do have to look at what our bigger needs are. We've got that RO elevator that we need to modernize, roof repair, roof replacements, and parking lot repairs as well. And I know I sound like a broken record. I say this every time I present
025this to you, but we are constantly evaluating these factors because these are some heavy-hitting factors for our budget. What is our pre pupil allocation look like? What does our state categorical and grant funding look like? What are our student enrollment numbers look like? We've estimated what they are, but will more kids move in? Will more kids move out? We won't really know until October. What are our building repair and maintenance needs because those can be very costly. And how does our staffing need to shift so that our revenue and our expenditure are more closely aligned? Through it all, we want to stay conservative. We want to have the least amount of impact to our kids education and their opportunities. And like I said, in December, hopefully I'll have a much more favorable model to bring
026to you. So that's what I have for this evening. I'm asking you to pass that budget. Are there any questions or comments? Okay, good as always, Stacey. Thanks for >> Yes. Uh, great job, Stacy Brown. Uh, and that revisit this, uh, later in the meeting as well. Um, some superintendent comments, uh, as we move forward here as well. Um, we are wrapping up the 20 school year. um lots of reporting and a number of different things at each of the building levels that we are doing but yet in a full plan mode for next year as well. Um many summer school summer uh activities going on for our students whether it be sports or different activities uh that are taking place including uh summer school summer school is taking place at RORO this year. Uh
027we have close to 70 students in grades 1 through eight showing up along with six teachers. We do have some high schoolers that are doing some online uh credit recoveries as well. Uh summer school runs uh Monday through Thursday 8 to noon from June 8th to July 16th. Uh with July 4th being on a Saturday, we're not taking full week off like we have for the past couple years. Um we usually drop in numbers after a week off and we hope that to avoid this trend just avoid driving on the weekend where it's not during the middle that could cause uh problems there as well. Um, also we have summer feedings that are taking place uh throughout the district as well. Uh, Dan Gorman does a wonderful job of providing some opportunities of food for
028our students. Um, so this year again out at the Rothberry Village Hall, uh, there will be an opportunity there on Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and that would be June 9th through August 18th. And then here in town at St. James Catholic Church um being Wednesday 4 to 6:00 p.m. June 10th through August 19th. Remember this has to be offsite locations and beyond the district uh premise in this meals will include seven breakfast and seven lunches uh including fresh fruits, vegetables, and milk. Children under 18 years of age are eligible for meals and do not uh need to be present to be they're required to take all items offered. Um and if you have any questions, please let me know on that. Um, next literacy coaching report. You all received one of these.
029Um, it's just kind of an overview. We do have a little section. It's all the districts uh in the county, but just some of the things that are taking place with the literacy coaches that is through our 23G funds, which is kids back on track that we fund uh the literacy coach that we have with the district. uh that literacy coach has been very helpful uh this year with our new um books literacy programs and some of the work that they're doing to help uh teachers come accustomed uh to that program and moving forward with that as well. Um we also have uh some school lit coaches and I talked about the summer fields and last but not least thank you to Michelle Per. This is her last board meeting here. SHE HAS BEEN AN
030awesome year within the district uh for the past uh three years now or almost three years uh in this process. So thank you to her. She has been uh wonderful and made my job a lot easier in that process. So that is it for superintendent comments >> and welcome to >> welcome to our meeting. All right, we are moving to new business. Uh, first item, consideration to approve the proposed 2026 2027 budget. >> I make a motion to approve the proposed 2026 2027 budget as presented. Supported. >> All right, that approved and supported. Uh, discussion. So, as Stacey so eloquently shared with us, uh, this is a conservative budget. The revenues are down uh within this budget, but so are expenditures. Uh the um anticipated uh dollars we hope are inconservative in those numbers. Such
031things as the transportation with electric force, food service, uh other grant funds and categoricals that we uh anticipate but yet aren't set in stone. So we can't put those in. Hopefully that will help as well. We are looking to uh through attrition uh some of the staffing cuts that we are take that are taking place that will be in every building uh less uh staff members in every building but that would be through the retirement or leave process now that we're actually in that process. Um what maybe Stacey do you have any idea what the what we expect the net impact of electric force to be when it comes in? So, it is a $70 to $100,000 debt in profit. >> Okay, good. And then who came up with the egg barn restructuring to take
032money out of safety costs to get out of the eleation? >> Our attorney say I was like a like a really creative idea or not, but that's awesome. >> Do you have any idea of the impact of that? >> I I don't, but I know the prevailing wage is quite a could be quite a bit higher. substantial creative. >> Uh, all right. Any other discussions, comments? >> All right. All those in favor say yes. >> All oppose say no. >> Motion passes. Item B, consideration to approve MHSA membership renewal for 2026 2027. I'll make a motion to approve the MHSAE membership renewal resolution for the 2627 school year as presented. >> Uh discussion. So as you can see uh in your packet the resolution is there. This is an annual renewal that we do every
033year. This would be both for the sixth, seventh and eighth grade of our middle school and then the high school as well in that process. any significant changes any changes year from MXSA membership? >> No, that's okay. They'll have a handbook and ruling and things as far as our membership. >> All right. Any other discussion? >> All those in favor say yes. >> All opposed. >> Motion carries. Uh, consideration to approve MASP membership renewal for 2026 2027. >> Make a motion to approve the membership renewal of the Michigan Association of School Boards for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Thank you. Appreciate that. All right. It's been moved and seconded. Uh, discussion. So, this is a another annual renewal as well. This is credited with the Michigan Association School Board Association. Um and this does
034also provide new opportunities, learning developments, uh opportunities as well that you can take part in uh in that process. >> Do we get a report of how well we used or didn't use? We can kind of guess as we leave a lot on the table. >> Is that all we use them for? those flexes? >> No, they don't provide other um they provide a number of different things for us. There is a there is an attorney. It's not like our normal attorneys, but we do have the process as well. They give updates on a number of different things both legislatively >> uh and just uh other uh tidbits of knowledge for school boards as well. Um also school districts, it it is deemed to be incredible thing as a school district to be a part
035of that association. That's pretty incredible that you run through the busing process together. There discussion. All those in favor say yes. >> Yes. >> All say no. >> Motion carries. Item D, consideration to approve the purchase of two buses. I move to approve the purchase of two buses, used buses for Mahal Bus Company totaling $166,000 to repay the general fund dollars. support >> support. Thanks for being seconded. Um discussion. So um during the 202425 year, we chose not to purchase a bus due to the budget's uh unknowns at that point in time. Uh this past school year with the state inspections as they took place. It is very evident that our a fleet is aging and we need to get some newer buses and uh upgrading even a small portion of the fleet can improve
036reliability and ongoing maintenance uh concerns that we have here in the district. Uh Holland Bus Company here as you can see has a 2024 gasoline uh buses coming off a lease. We have the opportunity to purchase two of them for $83,000 each. Uh these would be buses that are 2024 like I said and they would have between 30 and 40,000 miles uh on those three-year leases. So that is a good opportunity for us as buses can be quite expensive uh brand new in that process. Uh we would be looking to replace um so they are very similar to our newest bus which would be bus 87 that we have. The cost of brand new gasoline bus is approximately $142,000. So you can see the savings that would take place. Just working on a three-year lease.
037Um this would be um approval for one for this this fiscal year, the 2526 uh budget and then one for next budget going through the 26 27. So it's one prior to July 1st and then one after. So we would have that for the next school year. Uh these would be replacing a 2007 and a 2008 bus uh uh within our fleet. and then we kind of work off of our spares uh in our everyday running buses. So, we're not we're not making up for this year. We're going to have a gap of the year. >> Correct. Correct. >> Correct. Okay. >> Yeah. >> And that was the question I was going to have is that they were both for this year, but it's one correct. >> Are all of our buses gas? >> Yes,
038>> they are. >> I'm sorry. They're they're when I say it fuel diesel. Diesel diesel not gasoline diesel fuel. >> There was conversations to electric saying that's what they're saying. Okay. Okay. >> So these are gasoline not diesel. >> These are these are gasoline. We do have some diesel. We have some gas. >> So are the diesel being becoming obsolete or is gas better? Um, >> that's a great question. Depends on the maintenance costs on diesels, >> especially with emission systems, everything too high. >> Sure. Yeah. Okay, makes sense. >> That would be mine. Yes. Yes, this is true. >> I don't know what what cost that, but >> Yep. Okay. >> Any other questions? All right. All those in favor of approving bus purchase and presenting >> yes. >> Those say no. >> Motion
039carries. >> Item E, consideration to approve overnight athletic trip request. >> Um I make a motion to approve the summer overnight athletic trip request for 9th grade boys basketball camp in Basks from June 23rd through June 25th. >> Thank you. Um movement supported. Uh all those in favor sorry discussion. >> Yep. So this is a normal uh event that we take place at different levels. Depends. Sometimes it's girls, sometimes it's boys, sometimes it's different levels. Uh there is a coach that will be going along with some parents. They're staying at the days in by window in Pasi during this time. >> So is this the ninth grade basketball team from this past year? >> No. The next year. >> Yeah. So incoming fresh boys. >> Okay. So they've already chosen or >> anyone that can
040wants to sign up and they have to pay the cost for fee for students. Students are paying for the weight. It doesn't cost anything. >> Two drivers, four shap. Yeah, >> I think most parents are going. >> All right. Have we done this tournament before? >> Yeah. Like I said specifically, I don't know if our freshman have. That would be a great question. I could do it. But I know our boys program has went previously and I know that our girls. We've had both both sides go to this. >> Yeah. >> Any questions? >> All right. All those opposed? Sorry. All those in favor say yes. Say no. Motion carries. Item F, consideration to approve new NBC principal. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve the hiring of Steven Gray as the new
041NBC middle school principal. >> Mr. Gordon. All right. Discussion. So, first I would like to uh give Steve's condolences. Uh he could not attend. He's he is currently working with a history uh professor apparently in Europe. We flew out last night uh into Germany for a study abroad program uh within the university ranks. But Steve Gray is coming to us with 19 years of teaching experience at both a public charter private and international schools. Steve is coming from Black River public school in Holland uh Michigan currently where he was a social social studies department chair and taught middle school 8th grade history and high school economics. Steve received his undergrad degree in secondary education from Ash Aspberry University and received his masters in ed leadership from Grand Valley State University. Steve has taught multiple AP
042classes and been a national AP test reader. He's also been trained in project-based learning and accredited Google classroom instructor. He's coached multiple sports at various levels. Primarily as a varsity, uh soccer and jam basketball coach over 25 students. Uh Steve loves to put uh to help students and staff feel confident, supported, and excited to learn. He looks forward to working collaboratively with to students, teachers, staff, and community in a positive, supportive, professional manner. Steve grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and spent many summers on the farm with his grandparents in Nebraska. Steve married Becky Herren from Shelby and they have three grown married children as they as well as four grandchildren with two more on the way. Steve's hobbies include uh just about anything outside. voting scheme running and telling silly stories to the connections. That
043is great. Awesome. Uh as previously mentioned, there was multiple interview process within that uh one with uh the teacher group and and other staff at the NBC middle school that went to administrative uh staff with some extra support as well. Uh and then I individually met with them uh twice in that process as well. How many total candidates do we have? Oh, 13 originally. Uh we then went and interviewed >> eight. Uh from eight we went down to uh four and then from four down to uh three then down to 11. >> Okay. >> Am I missing his Oh, there it is. His educational leadership. I found that he's got a masters in educ. >> Okay. Yes. >> Um when will he be available to start? July 1st. >> July 1st. uh maybe uh previously
044depending on uh flight 10 different things by the July 1st we do have uh we've worked uh pending board approval some of the technology aspects of it where he will be able to have correspondency email and things and some of the schedules and things that we're looking to uh put forward as well that July 1st he'll be uh in and trying to learn his way around Migu at NBC. Do we know if he's moving by chance? >> Um, I do not know that. I know that he lives in the Spring Lake area. Um, I don't know that. >> Terrible. >> I'm just curious. Is he a possible candidate for those positions as well or um I would I would not recommend that as that is a sticking point for me as I'll be honest as
045superintendent to have administrators as coaches that's a tough task for both sides the amount of time and effort for our coaches that they put in uh our early wage is not good at all uh and same with the principal aspect of it there's just so much to take on and that's very difficult to deal with so you you know, um I uh something that I feel pretty strongly about is I tried to do it uh years and years ago and it it is very difficult to do. You end up not being too great and especially as a first year administrator in this role, I think it's very important. Uh any other questions? All right. All those in favor of approving MC principal say yes. Post say no. Motion passes. Consideration to approve new uh executive
046administrative assistant uh and accounts payable specialist. >> I make a motion to approve the hiring of Sarah Blangstrom as a new executive administrative assistant and accounts payable specialist. >> All right. Discussion. >> Yes. So here she is. uh familiar place. Uh Sarah Blankstrom brings nearly uh 20 years of school experience, most recently serving as administrative assistant at Whiteall High School. She has also worked in central office here at Monty View prior to Whiteall uh in both the accounts available in payroll positions. Uh Michelle and Sarah will be working together during the last two weeks of June here to support a smooth transition as we would see Sarah starting solo in this position in July. So, Montu alumni uh here as well and many of you I all of you uh know already. So, um we're
047excited about this opportunity. Awesome. Any other questions, comments? All right. All those in favor of executive administrative um hire say yes. >> Say no. >> Welcome. >> Yes. She'll be running the show here next month. >> Uh item H, consideration to approve the superintendent's contract. >> I'll make a motion to approve the superintendent's contract as presented. >> Support. >> All right. Discussion. So this is a just a roll over. There are no um con no language changes within that. It is all year's date changes. is the rolling 5-year contract with some the same percentages that just rolled over based upon what the contract has said. So, the highlight the highlighted yellow is the areas that were switched. As you can see, they're all uh just numbers in that process that would uh keep that same
048process moving forward. Yeah. I'd like to uh I guess just take the opportunity to say that we did go through last month went through your evaluation process um and as a team that's made up of several new board members came up with very similar yet um slightly improved number from last year. So I think the team came away with a great um better understanding of what you're what you're doing and and how you're performing and uh came away with great impact. So I appreciate your uh all that you do for the schools. So um yes support for sure. I don't any other discussions or comments. All right. All those in favor of approved contract say yes. >> All opposed say no. >> All right. Superintendent superintendent contract has been approved. >> Thank you. All right.
049Item nine. I have a motion for adjournment. >> I make a motion to adjurnn. >> Discussion. >> All those in favor say yes. Yes. >> We do have one thing pass out.