001Looks like it's 5:00. So, um, this is a Tri Tri United School Board meeting. Uh, today is Monday, June 22nd, 2026, and it is 5:00 pm. So, I will call the meeting to order. We are also located at the TCU High School Media Center. Um, I pledge allegiance 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. >> Thank you. Uh, roll call. All present. Cindy is stuck in traffic, so she should be here in about 10 15 minutes. Um, administrative reports. Mr. Johnson, >> that's activities. >> What did I say? >> Administrative reports. Activities report. >> We're good. >> Okay. A summary a little bit on activities for this uh spring. Uh, boys and girls golf.
002We had a lot of participants. Actually, our number of participants were up compared to last year. So, that continues to grow. It's a good and a bad thing. Um, we're very thankful for the Montgomery National Golf Course allowing us to have four tea times a day, but when you're talking about having 70 kids on the golf team, four tea times is sometimes rough. So, it's a good problem. Our numbers are high. Bad part is we sometimes just don't get enough time. They always get to be in a driving range. Um, so that part is at least good. But it's a it's a good size program for us and I give credits the kids a lot of credit. We had a decent season. Our boys had a little bit more success than the girls. None of
003our kids individually made it into the second day of of competition. So, um I would say it was adequate. Baseball and softball this year. Both teams were just over 500. They both went pretty deep into the playoffs, though. baseball especially, they had a pretty good run at the end of the year. Uh, softball made it to Caswell as we've done almost every year since I've been here. We made it through the first round, won the next or played the second one. We lost the defending or the state champ in the second round. We were the eight seed, beat the nine seed, then lost the number one team, and they end up going on to win the state title. So, it was a good a good loss if there is such a thing. And then we
004went to Caswell and and had a played a really good game. Just didn't work out. So, um, baseball was fun. We were over in Waterville for quite a few games there at the end of the year and we had a good run. We were ahead of the team that came all the way back and one of the won the game. Uh, won the section and went on to state Canon Falls. So, no complaints on that track. Uh, we are huge. I thank you for last year approving a or earlier this spring approving an extra coach. Um it is very much needed. We had 70ome kids in just the junior high. So we we strictly have a high school team and a junior high team. They hardly even they see each other on the on the
005track and so on so forth, but they run completely different schedules. Um Lake Crystal actually called us this year and said we're going to run a 712 meet. I said do you know what that means? And uh they said yeah bring them all. I said that is 140 kids for us. They said don't bring them all. So um it isn't uh what some schools are isn't what we are. Ours ours is very big. And the people I'm going to have come up next is a big reason for that. our we finished the year excellent. We had some very um lot of section uh uh season best at over at Gust Davis and that was a credit to us. Our girls track team finished fifth in the state. We only had five girls, but those girls
006scored so many points. Our team of five actually finished fifth out of all the teams in the entire state. So that is a a pretty good recognition for our group. Uh Corde isn't here. He he told me he would be, but um he finished eighth in the state this year in shotput. So that was uh that was pretty excellent. It's been a it's been a while since we've had a boy qualify. And Naduk uh finished fourth in high jump. She was uh just smidgons from being the state runnerup. Uh they all went to a a height. Every single one of them missed the first two times. If they would have all missed the third one, Naduk would have been our state runner up. The other two girls cleared it and so she finished fourth, but
007it was still pretty pretty remarkable day that she had. The other four people that I want to recognize, um, Caitlyn Hartwig finished third in the state in the 200 and Carly finished second in the state in the 400. But I do have the four gals over here. So, girls, can you come over here, please? I just want uh I want each of you just to be able to see them. I know most of you probably recognize them and but I I do think it's important to uh have them come through and be recognized and shake your hands and those kind of things. This group has always been a a group that's had success and I give them a lot of credit because this year they gave up a lot of individual recognitions for the benefit
008of the group and um Caitlyn went to state in 100 last year and threw that away just to be in a a relay with her sisters and kind of a fourth sister that is a little But Jill seems uh Jill seems to fit right in with the group. So uh this group went to state running the 4x1 is it's not totally new to them, but uh it was semi- new to them because it wasn't something that they always done and they took second in the state this year, which is phenomenal. Then they went in 4 by two as a group and ran the fastest time ever in Minnesota, ever in any class >> ever. So, it's it seems like uh that's a pretty big thing when you can say it's the best ever. And if
009you would have gotten to see any of my Facebook posts and anything, they didn't win by a little. >> They won by a lot. The people were stunned. They said, "I can't believe what I just got done seeing and watching." Um, I feel bad for Caitlyn sometimes because when she got the baton, she was she was cooking and she didn't you run better when people are chasing you. She couldn't even hardly see the person. So, it was uh it's way different. So, um it is important to recognize when you have something great, but this is more than great. This is pretty much phenomenal when you can say you are the best ever in the history of Minnesota. So, Cammy Hartwig, Carly Hartwig, Joel Hone, and Caitlyn Hartwig. >> Congratulations. Wow. Impressive. Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Thanks
010for coming. >> Are you guys going to get t-shirts? fastest ever on it. >> Repeat. Yeah, you should. >> None are seniors. They all be back. >> Wow. >> Who's the oldest? >> They'll have to beat their own state record. >> They're all What are they? >> A junior. >> Okay. >> Well, going to be a senior. None of them are seniors. >> Okay. >> Senior. Two juniors and a ninth grader. Wow. >> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Um, >> they did have the fastest time, so that's kind of hard to beat. >> Yeah. >> All right. Well, I'm Kevin. I know we've met one other time so far. Um, kind of getting my feet on the ground now. Been around a lot buildings trying to get through stuff. Um football field, we kind of did
011some focusing on trying to make that look better. There has been some other projects that I've kind of went through. Um LE center is one of them. We have failing pipes that are going to be getting redone so we can get air handler running and some very important spaces in that building. So look forward to getting that on the on the go. Um, as you probably saw when you pulled in, we planted a couple Douglas furs outside, three of them to be exact. Um, donated Allen kind of hooked us up on that and trying to get that stuff. Things looking good on the grounds right now. Um, we had a dock leveler replaced here at the high school. Um, I know Allan came out, talked to me and said he has never seen that working
012since he's been here. So, he was pretty excited to have that >> up and going and it works very well. So, facilities have been busy. The high school's got a lot going on uh with 507 food share stuff. Um, got to watch the truck pull in on Thursday. Very cool thing going on there. So, kind of kind of like that. Lawndale. We had a couple things come up, water heaters and things like that. Trying to make sure that that's covered under warranty to get that squared away. So, that will be something looking into this week. We also have a hot water mixing problem going on that started before my time here. Um, basically beginning of this year when Jav was here. Have them coming out tomorrow. And that is all parts are covered under warranty.
013So, I've been trying to make sure I can wherever I can pinch the pennies and have them cover things that should be covered and fixed properly. That's what I've been trying to stay on top of that. So, you know, um still got a lot to a lot to wrap my head around, but I'm getting better and better. Last week, we went over a lot of the 26 27 budget stuff in Kevin's office for hour, a good hour and 40 minutes. kind of getting that all dialed in and then I plan on having some meetings with Julie this week and next week to kind of get everything set up down the road. So yeah, >> what's been your biggest hurdle since you've been here? >> My biggest hurdle >> um I just wanted to get to
014know the lay of the land and that's kind of the the first thing I think I got the schools figured out a lot better now. Every time I turn around I see a new corner and it's like oh my goodness. So, so there is that, but >> but we're getting there for sure. So, I just want to make like my what's important to me is first impressions in the buildings. So, I want to make sure that the front of the building when everybody walks in looks beautiful, right? It's what's going to invite people in and >> kind of go from there, right? So, it's definitely a challenge right now with the bond not passing and so we're just trying to figure out where we can put this and that to to make things right. So,
015>> any other questions? >> Nothing. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> All right. Up next, I'll seek a motion to approve the agenda. I have a motion by Chris Valac, second by Susie Rip to approve the agenda. All those in favor? >> Those opposed? Motion has passed. 6. All right, bear with me. Doing the consent agenda. There might be some names that I butcher and I do apologize if that is the case. Consent agenda. We have approval of our minutes from our May 20th special schoolboard meeting and our May 26th regular schoolboard meeting. Under personnel under appointment ending, we have Ruth Bruce Davis, junior high football coach, Brandy Filter, par profofessional, uh Courtney Effing, elementary teacher, Justin Lefeld, softball coach, Anna Hoy, yearbook advisor, and Christina Grazner, um Gazner, ECSE teacher. Under new hires,
016we have Steen Lines, thank you. Volunteer cross country coach. Reed Wworth, high school student or science teacher. Alyssa Cutner, elementary teacher. Maline Hines, special education teacher. Lindseay Purcell, occupational therapist. Gabrielle Schwarz or Schwarz, long-term substitute teacher and volleyball assistant coach. Sean Tinderman, um, junior high football coach. Matt Hurst, school psychologist. Estelle Denbrook, NHS advisor. Cassie Fischer, head swim coach. Dylan Built activities administrative assistants. Um, and leave of absence. We have Danielle Glenn, elementary teacher. Under contracts, work agreements and work policies. We have the district office administrative assistant, accounting specialist, human resources and payroll director, teaching and learning director, community education director, student activities director, special services director, uh student support personnel coach leazison, and uh recommended for tenure TCU high school Savannah Linder, TCU Lee Center, Colin KN, Julie Rogers, Tana, Tanner Hadler, Kelsey Ross,
017Rose Schroeder, Austin Pinky, uh, Tonsdale, Nicole Greger, Lisa Crow, uh, TC McGomery, Alexa Conl, Kelly, Donna, Nicole Cask, and Sarah Larson. Approval of the bills in the amount of $780,44.97. And then we have which includes the FY26 June prepaid, June paid and May student activities paid and our finance report. I would need a uh a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion. >> Sorry. I have a motion by Trevor Hol, second by Chris Velas to approve the consent agenda. Agenda. All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion has passed. 6. We're going to do a little swap. Um we're going to do our comm um our open forum first and we do have one here that would like to speak. So come on up. >> And just remember you
018have five minutes to speak. Sure. >> Um no slandering anything like that. Okay. Can I can I cast something? >> Huh? >> Can I cast something or No, >> you're not casting. >> No. Okay. No, you just will have to read or talk. Well, I I'll I'll pull it up and then I can you can at least see it a little bit bigger than what? But I don't That's fine. I don't need to cast it. >> Um >> Okay. >> Like now or after later? It doesn't matter. >> Can you email it to us quickly? We can open it up. >> I'd rather not do that because we've never done that before. So, I have to stay consistent. Yes. Okay. >> Yeah. Um so I'm here to talk a little bit about um numbers, class
019size numbers and Montgomery specifically um and concern about making sure we're looking at the big picture um when we're looking at hiring or rehiring per se. Um so I'm going to talk specifically about our incoming fifth grade class. So, our incoming fifth grade numbers are at 52 and our outgoing fifth grade. So, our kids that we had last year were at 54. Um, last year we did have only two sections of fifth grade. Um, and this year we were supposed to get our third section back. Um, looking at numbers, they look very comparable and you're like, well, why do you need that? Um, when you look at sections, I'm hoping you're looking not only at number but also at need. Um, the both fifth and sixth grade classes are very low academically. They have been
020across the board for many, many years. Um, so in that sense, two sections still make sense. When you look at the behavior side of things, last year our fifth graders had 84 behavior referrals, the incoming fifth graders, so last year's fourth graders had 155. So if you look at this, the highest bar is what we're getting this year. So yes, our numbers are comparable, but the need in this incoming class is extremely high. And that in the sense was why we were getting a third grade section. Well, that third grade, that third teacher resigned. She took a job in another district and now instead of rehiring, we were told we're not rehiring. And I guess the question is, well, how was that decision made? Was it talked about? Was it not? You're it. It's frustrating.
021As a fifth grade teacher, we've gotten years and years and years, and consistently, yes, we're used to having pockets of higher numbers of students, but recently, I've had 26, 28 kids in my home room, and it's impossible to all meets all. we can't we don't have the time, we don't have the ability, we can't get those relationships built that we need to build. Um even looking at the other district, the other elementaryaries in the district, Lee Center consistently looking at Lee Cent's numbers, um they coming go coming into fifth grade, they have 10 less kids than we do. Um Lisa, uh Londale coming in has 11 less students than we do. Um last year, our last year's kids, Lee Center had 16 less, Lndale 17 less. Um and then the incoming fourth grade even just
022to see what's coming. Eight eight less than us in Lee Center and four less in Londale. You know, how are we going to keep our Monty teachers where they are? I could go to Lee Center. I have seniority. I could bump if I wanted to and say I want to go there and I want because I want five less kids in my class. we're we're getting burnt out and how I I don't I'm frustrated in that I feel like I can't do my job well um because of the number of students in my classroom. I'm not asking to rehire or I'm not sorry I'm not asking to add a section. I'm asking that we keep what we had said we were going to have and rehire. not add, we already we already had it in
023the budget that we were going to have three fifth grades and then all of a sudden since one resigned, now we're not rehiring. Um so the it's frustrating. Um I don't understand how we have this teaching and learning plan and all the pathways we have in place and I don't see how this is supporting that. Um and yeah, I I guess all means all we're going to they're going to fall through the cracks. We just were this class is so so so needy. Um and I want to feel like I do a good job as a teacher. I feel like I normally do and I just feel like this is this is really stretching it. Um so like I said, we don't we're not asking to add a position. We're asking to keep the position
024that that was supposed to be there. Um for the kids for the kids. The kids can't they won't they were in three se and put this into perspective the last slide um they were in three sections last year they've always been in three sections K4 they've always been three sections and they had 144 discipline referrals last year and now we're going to put them into two sections we're at five minutes okay so perfect so consider please thank you >> thank you All right. Informational items. We have two comp um program review. >> And you want me to >> Yes. >> Oh, she's speaking for >> All right. I'm Sarah Tupi. I um took over for Jeff Balman when he stepped down as the um district facilitator for QC comp. Um Jeff left the program in
025really shape um structurally and financially and so it's been a really smooth transition. He's provided a lot of mentorship for me this year too. So um appreciative of that. Um much has stayed the same with QC comp this year. Still the job embedded staff development. um it's still in that reflective peer review and the individual instructional coaching every um teacher doing the PDSA portfolio the plan do study act and then also um tying that into the sitebased staff development still working on AVID um working on scaffold so that all students have access to the curriculum um data driven and then also still working lit literacy training and then the curriculum development. Um so Q comp offers leadership opportunities for our staff. So I'm the district facilitator. Um I have with me tonight the four site
026instructional leaders. So Ellie Ryan um is the Londale building leader. Joanne Bush is the Montgomery building leader. Beth is building center building leader. And Alison Kazinski is at the high school. And all will be returning next year. So, we'll have that same team next year. And then we have 32 instructional coaches working directly with teachers um to support their portfolio. So, we surveyed coaches um to see what impact the training that we have given to them throughout the year has had on their ability to meet the needs of staff. We were really pleased with um how that came back. The orange bar um if you can see it says that these trainings were highly impactful and so and then the red had medium impact. So if you just put those two together, coaches are feeling
027like they have been supported by our training and that's helping them meet the needs of staff. Um and then we also surveyed um all staff and on this slide you'll see numbers from previous years also and the question is what impact does QC comp have on supporting reflection and instructional improvement? So the individual coaching we saw a big jump in that this year. So teachers are feeling like that individual coaching is highly impactful on their practice. Um and the number last year was But we just love to see that improvement. And there was also a jump in the CLTs, the collaborative learning teams. Um, we're still not seeing it as high as it was in 2024. Last year we saw a dip and we attributed that to many teachers doing the science of reading trainings
028and that took them away from their CLTs. We still have some of that from this past year, less next year. So, we're hoping that th those numbers continue to increase so that we can get them back into the 80 90% range. Um, the process is still the same. CLT is meeting throughout the year and then in August and through October, teachers are in that planning phase and then implementation in November through April and then results in May. um that this slide um just shows what teachers are focusing on in their um portfolios. But if you go to the next slide, I made a graphic of all the different strategies that teachers used in their portfolios. um teachers really got to use a researchbased strategy but then had a lot of um freedom as to how
029that could apply to their specific role. And so I think you can see there's just a lot of really highly impactful things that teachers chose to work on throughout the year and I think that really made a difference um with students. um our portfolio artifacts. These are just the options that teachers have to work on throughout the year. Um everyone has to do research on um what they're going to work on so that it's researchbased. And then um analysis of student work and a focus observation are two requirements still that all teachers need to do. But then you know attending PD sessions, um collaborating with other educators, observing other educators, data analysis, those are all things that teachers Um the next slide, the top graph or pie chart shows um last year's numbers and then
030the bottom bigger one is from this year. So the question was how impactful was the focused observation and reflective conversation with your coach? How did that how impactful was that on your classroom instruction and student success? And so we're seeing that teachers are finding that a lot of value in that having somebody come into their classroom, have eyes on their instruction, um the teacher kind of saying, I look, I need help with this. Can you be watching for a certain thing? And then having that reflective conversation afterwards. Um so we're really happy to see that teachers are are finding value in that process. Um, okay. So, things that we really want to keep on for next year is that job embedded professional development, the individual coaching, the choice in strategies, but with that making sure
031that um it's supporting our AVID implementation and student engagement, science of reading instruction, still sticking with our district initiatives. Um, and then just the things that we we hear from staff, um, is just continuing to build our coaches capacity for our unique positions. So, OT, PT, counselors, social workers, nurses, tosses, school psyches, SLPs, those positions, um, you know, if you think of a nurse is a non-instructional position and a lot of our focus is on instruction. So, how do we, um, are those types of positions be reflective on their practice even though it might not be an instructional position. Right? Any questions for me for the team? I don't it's been very successful. Yeah. Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um we have the budget presentation. How do I make this? >> Oh, she's
032actually here. I was looking online. >> She's not on the screen. She's in real life. >> I know. Like in real life. >> Cool. >> She is real. >> I kept looking at the screen like where is she? Oh, >> I was so >> Okay, that was the only one that was on there. So, >> so tonight going to talk about a second revision for the 2025 2026 school year and then the adopted budget for the 27 school year. I'm gonna stand up here so I can point a little bit to the areas that I am talking about. So our agenda is going to be back. I'm sorry. Our agenda is going to be our go back one more I have the agenda that I have pulled up and the one I have >> there's
033only one in here. >> Oh, this one. budget and the FY27 budget. >> This is a new business though. This is not >> Is this just the version or is this the one that you >> Oh, did you guys update it in the office? We did. So, is there a way to >> it can click on it and open it that way? >> Would that work? >> It should. I should just be able to open it up. >> Yeah, you should be able to just Sorry about that. Yeah, sometimes there's another one. So, >> I just added some more slides for transparency with budget. So, I want to make sure that >> the board isn't board. >> Yep. I don't even need to Did you open these from the panel? I just >> And I
034also have the right coloring. I have the wrong coloring. All right. So, next slide we'll talk about the agenda. So, we're going to go over the budget parameters and then we're going to talk about the second revised budget for FY26, the FY27 budget and then any questions you have afterwards. Go ahead. Next one. So, the parameters we're talking about student enrollment whenever we are putting together the budgets whether it's the adopted or the revised another constantly looking at student enrollment and we want to make sure that we are looking at keeping programs the same as we can while making sure that we are looking at the factors that go into it from the state we get or the the enrollment projection for 27 shows a very slight decrease of around two students and we will
035keep updating this as the year progresses After our audit is done, our audit is going to be in August this year, we will do another revision to make sure that we have the most current student account, make sure we have all state dollars in our revised budget. The general fund balance for our adopted budget for FY26, it was at 13.01. So that budget was before I started. That was what was first presented to you a year ago. And again, when you're looking at adopted budget, you're doing the best you can with the information you're given. So then we had a revised budget that increased the fund balance by about 227,000. Then the fund balance after the 25 audit was done. It came in higher. So then we are doing a second revised budget here which
036is going to show an increase to the general fund fund balance of about 414,000 and it'll increase that fund balance to about 23.8%. 08%. The FY27 adopted budget then is projected to have an ending general fund balance of about 20.92. So a slight decrease but that is a planned decrease and that is for the math that was approved and so we'll talk a little bit about that math. FY27 does have a decrease which is planned for the math for about 500,000. On February 23rd 26, the school board meeting did approve the following which was the Minnesota map for 430,000 over six years and then the 65,0007 for textbooks and supplies and then show the motion down there. So when we look at our FY27 budget in a few slides, you will see that $500. Go
037ahead. Personnel costs. We are always looking at our staffing uh levels and that we want to be most consistent as possible to the enrollment needs and their classization costs those are going to be calendar fiscal year. So for 2025 it's about 2.6% and for 2026 we're 2.1 and 2.7%. talk a little bit about the state foundation aid. As we know our budgets are based off of aid that we do receive very November forecast showed surplus of 616 million that was at the end of the fiscal year for 27 and then a projected 5 million deficit for 29. So what what does this mean for Minnesota schools? This forecast does create opportunities but also caution for the near term. The surplus could allow to do things with current funding that we have could be a positive
038but also could be a negative. The lawmakers may consider targeted investments in areas such as school safety and special education which they are currently doing and then also adding or taking away other mandated dollars that they give us. Example, we were given two years ago uh restricted funds for school library of $4,000. Last year that aid was cut in half to $20,000, but the mandate then increased that we receive the funds in but we had to have specialized personnel in those areas and not all schools have that. So they decreased our funding by 20,000 but an additional of how you can spend the money. So when we get money in, it's not always easy to spend, but we we do the best that we can at the statute. We did receive a 2.69% increase in
039general funding for 27, which is $7,683 per pupil. Now that is the baseline as the different types of aids that you get for um either the number of students you have in a school whether it's new students or gain students you could go up to around a little over 10,000 per student or it can be anywhere from 11 to 1200 student and the students are next By 28 we are looking at the minimum of 2% and then the maximum of 3%. We always want to when we budget we want to budget expenditures high and revenues low to make sure that we are leaving room for any growth that needs to happen in the school. If we get an influx of students or if we are losing areas of revenue some other way. We want to
040make sure that we're prepared for that. So we base our revenues at that 2% because we know lower than that. But if we base it on 3% for instance, we're only getting 2.6. So we not want to base our 3%. So we always start with 2%. As the year goes through, we'll get it closer to what it should be. Uh funding changes. We talked about the reduced library that is come does come into effect again are compensatory. There was a harmless I'll talk a little bit about that later. So there is no loss of or there will be loss of revenue due to people count but not loss of revenue due to the state. There is a loss of state unemployment. If you remember in the past couple years there is an in between terms
041unemployment for different positions and those costs were then submitted to the state and they At the end of FY26, that pot is empty. So, anything that happens after July 1st of 2027 has to be those costs are now incurred by the school district. husband for it again on them. So right now that state aid that we got for those unemployment costs now are going back on the school state special education funding those funding models I feel like are always works in progress and the predictability of future funding is always an ongoing challenge and that has not changed. We did see an increase in special ed that special education cost subsidy for 25 and it does look to continue through 27. We do not know for sure though until all the numbers are in through the
042end of this fiscal year which ends June 30th. We'll run all the formulas and then we'll be told number and so when we're adopting this budget we are doing our best guess but then those numbers will change. So then or could change um compensator funding. So for FY26 the compensatory funds are at about 1.6 million. FY27 compensatory funds are at 1.2 million. This is a loss of revenue about 372,000. Now there was a whole harmless from MDE late or last month late in the game about 234,000. So without this adjustment our loss for FY27 would have been about $66,000. And that was a large concern for us or for Kevin and I as we were working through this budget since February. So we do not know if FY28 will have this old harmless adjustment. And
043if we do find out, it probably again. So our compensatory revenue loss could be substantial for FY20 the same as what we were concerned about for FY2 monthly. They did another year of harmless. So the only we're losing is because of student count and the direct searchs that are out there versus the actual formula fun. I want to point this out because that was a little bit different on our budget in FY25. The state statute changed to restrict carry balances for Q funds. TC is restricted balances for 356. This amount has been added to the restricted funds in this FY26 and in the 27 adopted. So we will be able to track the dollars that are coming into and going out because that gives us that full transparency of the money and that's what I
044want to get on this full transparency as well. The audit for the FY26 audit is scheduled for August 17th through the 21st. I feel like the audit is a very bad word right now because it was a struggle last year and again my apologies for how what happened there. Um we did get it scheduled earlier for August 17th to 21st. I think that has made a lot of people happy. Um they have put out an email to me that said they will not start unless our stuff is done and will be on track and that makes me so happy this year. Uh and I'm also on track with many conversations with the FY26 that isn't I talk to them at least once a month and the reason is just to make sure that if anything
045odd um coming up in Gatsby laws they let us know and if there's something that we need to change so we're ready for the audit or if there's something that happened in our uh financials for the year we want to let them know because maybe they'll do additional testing and we want to be aware of what additional testing we may have to do so we're kind of ahead of the game uh I will be attending an audit workday with CLA that's our auditors in July and uh they will work on the end of the year financial spreadsheets with me which is great because then when they come in in August and August those are already done um they do this with me because I do have more than one district with them so it's a
046very very good um day that I go spend with them and it's very helpful and I have done that with my other clients and I do now I'm adding TC this year to that down a little bit so overall budget adjustments on a very preliminary basis we are projected a plan decrease in the general fund. Again, a planned decrease in the general fund for the 2017 school year. However, there could be additional factors that we would need to consider. A lot of them I've already talked about. Student program, you know, what are what is our final enrollment numbers? What staffing changes do we need based on changing enrollment? The compensatory revenue for FY28 is projected to decrease. So, we need to look at FY27, what we're doing with our dollars, because if we lose 600,000
047in FY28. What are we doing in FY27 to be ready for that uh continued technology plan implementation? I've had some great talks with Carl about that. Uh so we have a great plan going there. Loss of state revenue for summer unemployment, enrollment projection fluctuations. Uh as always, general ed funding increase is not keeping up with inflation. That's the same thing in FY27. Curriculum costs increase with additional mandates. For example, the react last year uh two years ago sorry Minnesota paid leave started on one of 2026 that is the paid leave that is split between district and employee 4.44% each and then of course that cost was to the district uh that got started 1126 half a year of that in FY26 in FY27 we will have a full year of cost for that the math
048curriculum of approximately 500,000 that was approved by the board in February PLTW POE science cost of about 25,000 CE blueprint or reading of about 9,000 and then I did want to After these budgets were done, Ela and I talk um couple times at least a couple times a week about the budget um or other things going on. And in our my most recent discussion with Wayne the other day, the kids zone revenue is expected to come in about 24,000 higher than what is shown on this budget for FY26 and about 23,000 higher than what is shown on this budget for 27. So that's great news because we were going down a little bit in fund balance and so that will One more thing I think that is on the board docket for tonight is um
049redoing some of the numbers the state demographer and that should bring in any uh at most $5,000 and if it goes back to 2020 at least the least amount would be $4,000 and if it's just for two years it will be about $17. So that's great news. We are increasing activity fees in FY27 and this will help offset activity cost for the budget in FY27. Next screen. Now I think things will go a little bit faster. I won't talk as much. Sorry. So here we're just showing the blue is what I presented last meeting. The green here is the second revised budget. So just showing what our beginning balances are going to be. As you can see those will be the same because it's the same for the revision. What's changing is our revenue and
050expenditure and our ending. So if we go down just a little bit more. So we can see here we were deficit 2.3 all of the funds and here we're at 2.0. So made up a little headway and moving some things around into restricted or assigned funds. Next screen here we're talking about our revenue for reise and then revision two which is what I'm talking about and then also our expenditures. If you go down just a little bit more here, you can see that we're going to bring in about $544,000 less. But don't be alarmed because our expenditures are going to drop by about 815,000. Again, that's just weeding through every single code diligently with all the um great staff we have here to make sure that we are putting everything in the right fun. Next
051page, ending fund balance comparison from actual this is audited to revis or from revised to revised two. You can see that our ending fund balance when I was here with our revision 22.3. Now I'm saying it's going to be about 22.6. Again, this is still budgeted until the auditor comes in and audits it. And then that uh the fund balance percentage, if you go down just a little bit more, please you can see that general fund 4109 was our audited number for FY25 revised 33 and then our revised 235.77. So going up just a little bit these fund balance percentages I want to make sure that you um know that the numbers I'm putting in here do include your restricted dollars. All right, next page and the next one. So let's have a little quick
052look back. This is what I had you approved for the FY26 reliance budget. Again, talking about that same number, unassigned 21.33%. You go down to a couple more pages. Scroll through this one. The green just means it matches our audit. Again, transparency. So, then if we go to revised budget two, you can see that that now is at 23.08%. really important to look at unassigned because unassigned is the money in the bank that we have for to spend for purposes that are not restricted by the state or assigned that are not mandates or statutoily the way we have to spend money has been assigned and so our restricted dollars of course we want to see those balances going in and out so this state does know that we are using those dollars um to our
053best of ability so that they don't come back and say hey you have $1.2 2 million in in um gifted and talented. Why why are you not using that money? We're not we're going to cut that program off. So, we want to make sure that we're very fiscally responsible and using our restricted dollars. Go down a little bit for me. Oh. Oh, one thing I want to show here. Sorry. Cuc you can see a zero and now we've got a fun balance there at the end. So, we added that in. We did take our assigned funds and we looked through all of these and then we did put those in different pots so that we can be fiscally responsible for the future if we purchases such as vehicles, instructional technology which would be staff laptops
054or staff technology facilities capital technology which would be for your students and then curriculum also. We have a great um curriculum uh forward thinking budget that we are looking to have or we have this number in there to make sure we can keep up our curriculum. All right, next page and keep going. So then this is the FY27 adopted budget. So that was about 23.08. You can see 20.92. Again, if you look at our net increase here of 503 198, what you'll see is that math curriculum is about 500,000. So without that in there, we came in about even, which is great. A lot of hard work we put into that, but we did get it there. Um, it does leave our fun, our unassigned fund balance a little bit lower, but also bring in
055that large chunk for that math curriculum which was approved by the board. Going down again, we're using our restricted dollars. We did not touch our assigned dollars yet. If something comes up, those are sitting there for us to use. We go down a little bit. Our food service fund still has a very healthy balance. We only have a little bit that's coming out of that. Community service fund, fund four, I went over. So, all of these numbers he is comfortable with and those look like a great 27 year you can see construction fund we're not going to have any dollars as of the adopted time all dollars will be used in FY26 two debt service now don't be alarmed here this is the year that we have a large payment that's going to be coming
056out that ending number will change after the audit and but it will still be very minimal because of the large payment coming out in FY27 uh per the payment so if we look this Just again a couple ways to look at our budgeted projected fund balance, but I want to kind of go down a little bit further to the last um one more down there. I think there is. Oh, go back up. Oh, that is orange. Sorry, my bad. Okay, right here. So, go up just a little bit. This is just looking at all of the different fund balances um in comparison that we just talked about. So, here's your adopted budget, your revised, revised 2, and then 26 27. So, you can see how this number starting with 2026 adopted 8.9 about to 9.5.
057So we are really working on trying to get that general fund at a spot where we can keep slowly increasing that unassigned balance so that we are ready for any dollars that are taken away by the state. Um compensatory revenue is taken away. They have talked about other things that are going to possibly go away or give us less um like the school library where they took 20,000 away from us. We are going to That is what we're really trying for. Down here you can see the projected the budgeted projected excess deficit. So you can see in FY26 adopted we started at about 1.3 and we're ending here at about 9.74,000 coming in for FY27 at 849. Remember again this has a 500,000 for the math curriculum. That fund balance does include unassigned, assigned, and
058restricted reserves. And I think that's all I have. We have any questions. It's a lot. Do you know how much for six months of family paid leave that pass the district at 44? >> I would have to look that number up, but I can get that back to Kevin. >> Thank you. Do you want FY26 and then estimate for 27? >> That'd be great. >> Well, yeah, since it started in January one, >> like what is the plan for that? I know it's a year out, but if we're again, we're already deficit spending and I know it's because of the MAP curriculum, but the next year's budget is going to be awful. And if we're not already we're spending down our our percentage as far as our fund balance goes, it's only going to keep
059going down more and more below what has already been approved in policies. I believe that was 17% if I'm correct by saying that. That is correct. And that is one thing that is really hard for school districts. Pay family leave is a great so many reasons. But when you look at a school system versus um other public employees, there are a lot of differences, but the state mandated for all all employers and so that does come out of our general funds to pay for that. >> So what is our plan? So first month for the 12, excuse me, allowed only a couple capital purchases this year. Um, usually we have quite a few. So we're looking at funding there. Professionals another area looking at those. Um, and then just looking at position. So continue looking
060at right sizing and really looking at the scope of what we need to do to mediate that. Uh we also need to look at the compensatory is to get our folks to fill out the online um I think that's called the >> direct certification. So we be looking at that in case we do get held harness for the key. So working on that coming up here. Um and then just be mindful of where we're at with staff. Outside of that, you're looking at programming um activities and so on. So, we already increased or we'll be increasing the activity speeds. Um we also are working with Kevin. We also turning the temperatures um up not down degrees. Um and then modifying the cost to that. Um we're also looking at the pool, which I just got
061knowledge of last week that we figured some things out with the pool. So, chemical um chemical reasons, we'll be saving quite a bit of money on the pool. We'll also have to start looking at again we've talked about it for quite quite a while primary building is another thing to look at waiting for a few dollars two numbers on that from um Southwest Metro right now. Um so those are some of the things that we're continue looking at right now. Um and obviously the biggest portion of our our budget is staffing. Um so that's the things that we have to look at as we continue to move on. >> And I I commend Julie you done a great fantastic job with the budget and everything, but I'm kind of disappointed we have not seen this
062as a bud, you know, as a finance committee until this meeting. So, um I wish I would have heard all of the reasons why. Um I've known I said day one that I wouldn't approve a budget if it was deficit spending. So, um, again, just with that, I there's some hard times going to come because there's so many unknowns and if we don't start preparing for that, there's always going to be a reason why we defend and I don't want it to continue being that trickle thing down. I know my my term is up at the end of this year, but I want to make sure that, you know, we're already looking ahead um because the year 2728 budget is going to um it's going to be a bear. >> Yeah. And we've had administrative
063conversations Julia mentioned ASIS. Attis is another program that potentially could go away um after November once we get new governorship in. So that's another potential um funding source that we're having right now for our coaches instructional our instructional team which also would do if they drop that a significant significant shift in moving people back to classrooms and we have some um so at that 67% funding of that coach and stuff principles we've been talking about what do right now what are we looking at with coaches or teachers and how does that process look like? Um, so yeah, there's there's there's some things coming up that we will be very uncertain until the governor governorship is filled. Another thing that may be talked about too will be the complete free lunches and breakfastes, free meals I
064should call it. Um, we're not sure where that's going to land. Um, so there's a lot of really unknowns and uncertainties right now that we have to continue to keep looking and watching because it's very uncertain right now. I mean, we've been very fortunate to be able to have a budget and at the end of the year we've gained throughout the process, but I don't want to always um bank on that because it's it's not a given because there could have been unforeseen circumstances that happen in a school year and I want to make sure that we're prepared for that. So, I get it. I want more kids to come, bring them all in, but um but these are going to be some tough conversations down the road. Absolutely. >> And uh I want to
065make sure that we're already that now. So >> I may add two things on the last thing that you just stated. Um this is probably like I said at budget revenues low expenses high. This is probably the tightest adopted budget that I have presented. So I have that same concern that >> it is the same I I bet you that's the first we've ever been presented with. I will say that. So >> so that so we are going to be watching that um very diligently because of that. Um, and then a comment you had made earlier about stuff coming to the finance meeting. I agree. I understand and I hear you. I have spoken to Kevin about things that I can do differently to bring to the finance meeting and now I have the board
066that wants and I will get that to the meeting which has not. >> Yeah. I mean, again, we've been part of this process all year long and it would have been nice to see what the final results were. Um, if we were to meet tonight before the meeting. So to see that >> we have a question about the assigned funds. Were those allocated in assign? >> That's a great question. So I can have you go back a few slides to the bud. Right here. Go back up a little bit more. Oh, sorry. the other way down. Oh, yeah. Okay. So, you see this assigned 1.99 right here. So, these dollars here were what Kevin and I looked at. That's just earmarked in our system as a sign. And so, I want to be I want
067to have I do my budgets is I have transparency of what is assigned. And so, part of this went to this because those were dollars that needed to be restricted from past statutes. So we moved that part up here so you can see the negative and then the positive. So that's the part of that and then we took the rest of that assignment and we put it in these different categories that Kevin and I talked about. Now this can be changed. So say you don't want vehicles and assign for almost 400,000. Say you think that's maybe too high and you only want 100,000 uh because or a bus cost 190,000 so you only want 190,000 then you could and I know we don't have buses here that was just a probably a bad example but
068that was an example um we could move that to a different area or say there's something else in here the pool you want to start saving some dollars for the pool here and we can move some of those to a different place that is district level approval here to move those funds and so I did not take it out of anything. This was already a line that was sitting there. It just wasn't transparent on what it was. So then I just made it more transparent. >> Absolutely. So down here we end up with our assign at one point. So now let's go forward to the first page of FY27. right here down a little bit more. Okay, so here you can see our total sign is 1.6. So say you wanted only the 640,000. Yes,
069we can take the million out and we can move it up. I'm going to have you scroll down a little bit so I can see unassigned up here and we can put that million there which will go 7.1 and move that unassigned. But then we have to remember we can only spend a dollar once. So we add it to our unassigned and spend it. We don't have that for the future. >> So it's like a savings within Correct. Y >> and we've had that for a while. I mean, we've been >> I'm wondering so let's take for example is assigned for the year. >> Is that used for other things or why can't we take the math curriculums out of are we using that curriculum? Is there other curriculum money or is that just the
070only curriculum we have? >> There is other curriculum money and we have that in operating capital but the math curriculum is out of general fund. So if that is something you could use this curriculum money here that back to the unassigned math >> um that isn't a great question. So approving this tonight just allows by state statute we cannot do anything on July 1 without an approved budget. And so if we don't approve this before July 1 that we wouldn't be able to do anything. But approving this does not mean that we can't move it because as soon as the audit's done we're going to want to do a revision and then that's also we're going to see how close were we on this last revision. Do we have maybe another 50,000 we can put
071in here or are we another deficit 50,000? So as that first column comes in from the audit and it's actuals at that time we can make a decision to move some say you still don't know at that time that you want and we do another revision in March or April we can move them then >> if we would have been having our finance could have asked that question also and we could have came in with the balance. I I think we need to talk about that next meeting. >> That's why Maria said >> and then our financing will be after June 30th. So we will have better understand that. >> Any other questions? >> I mean, just another comment I want to make about the budget is with the referendum failing, we got the general
072fund is going to be down some things that we have to do that has to get fixed. >> So, that general fund is only going to go down more. >> Well, That's why again that way pull some >> well just how much we got to tighten up. >> Yeah. >> Not only now but in the future >> as far as the other compensator. >> Thank you Julie. >> If there are any other questions please let me know and I will get back to you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. All right. Uh, we have committee updates. Uh, first up we have finance. >> That's us. >> Well, we just went over a whole bunch of stuff, I guess. Um, actually our finance meeting was exactly what we were just talking about here. It actually turned into
073a lot of facility stuff. We discussed the deteriorating tennis courts and funding or lack of for that. discussed a little bit of the primary and looking at the numbers on savings if that were not to be utilized. Um, discussed the pool, the cost of operating the pool was brought up as well. Um, a few different positions that were uh removed that impacted budget as well. >> Facilities. Yeah, a lot of the same you just said >> wonderful cost of the pool. >> Uh tennis courts were talked about a little bit. We're not sure what's going on there. Obviously, the IAQ uh what we're voting on tonight is going to depend on a lot of stuff that has to stay front and center if this how it's going to get paid for is the big question
074of what has to get done. >> We didn't do we have this coming up. >> Yeah, we have few weeks. That's about it. Facilities. >> Okay. All right. Thank you all. Uh we'll go on to new business. And first up, we have our donations. >> All right. Be it resolved that the school board of independent school district number 2905 accepted appreciation the following donations and permit their use as designated by the donors. Montgomery Fire Department $2,400. Montgomery Center site needs various donors $1,740 for the center student needs. >> All right, I need a second. >> I'll second. >> This is a resolution. Board member Josh Balky introduced the resolution. Chris WC second it um for the donations of the approval. This would be a roll call vote. Cindy, >> yes. >> Um Josh, >> yep.
075Yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Marzi, yes. >> Chris, >> yes. Um Susie, >> yes. >> And Hillary, >> yes. >> Um resolution is passed by roll call vote 70. Um next up we have our FY26 um second revised budget. Um I don't know. Do you need me to bring it up? We were just looking at it and I don't know isn't the right one that's on there. >> I'll make a motion. >> All right, >> I'll second, >> Josh. All right, so we have a motion and a second. I'm gonna leave it up for discussion. Any discussion? >> Well, I think we did discuss it. I mean, obviously what Julie just presented and we have some tough times coming up. I believe the big question mark is what the state's going to do on
076everything. And it gets frustrating every year, mandate more stuff and not fund it. So, >> so they just keep maneuvering to make themselves look good. >> Correct. something at the last minute. >> Okay, I'll stop. >> No, it's funny because it's it's a revolving door. >> Y >> we can keep going down the >> the path. Any other discussion? All right, I have a motion by Trevor Ho, second by Josh Buffy to approve the FI 26 26 second revised budget. All those in favor? >> Those opposed? Motion has passed 70. Uh next up we have our preliminary uh budget for FY27. I'll need a motion. I've already said my piece. So, >> yeah, I just ech >> because I know we've been doing it like quarterly is when the or the past has been. So,
077any other discussion? All right. I have a motion by Josh Bky, second by Susie Rip to approve the FY27 preliminary budget. All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed, I will be I. Um, budget is approved. 6 to1 vote. Um, next up we have a South Metro long-term facility maintenance levy. Sorry, just check. Uh, this is a resolution approving the Southwest Metro Intermediate School District number 288's long-term facility maintenance program budget and authorizing the inclusion of a proportionate share of those projects in the district's application for long-term facility maintenance revenue. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> And this is just the normal um resolution that we pass each and every year. So Josh had introduced the resolution that Hillary had seconded. Um this will be a roll call vote. So Cindy, >>
078yes. >> Josh, >> yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Marcy, yes. Chris, >> yes. >> Um Susie, >> yes. >> And Hillary, >> yes. >> Roll call vote or resolution for the Southwest Metro long-term facility maintenance levy um has passed by roll call vote 70. Uh, next up we have another Southwest Metro Safe Schools levy. >> This is a resolution approving Southwest Metro Intermediate School District number 288 safe school program and authorizing the inclusion of a proportionate share of this program in the district's application for safe school revenue. >> I'll need a second. >> Go ahead, Chris. >> Um, all right. So, this will be another resolution. Roll call vote. Cindy. >> Um, Josh, >> yes. Trevor, >> yes. >> Marsha is a yes. Um Chris, >> yes. >> And Susie, >> yes. >> And
079Hillary, >> yes. >> All right. Uh Josh had introduced the resolution. Chris had seconded for the approval of the Southwest Metro Safe Schools levy. It was approved by roll call vote 70. Um next up, we have elimination of our marketing communication director's position. I will seek a motion. I'll second it. >> I have a motion, a second on the floor. Any discussion? >> Do you see this going back to a part-time position or we're >> working on a plan right now that'll disperse um some of the duties have more people involved working? >> We talked about um students like a class maybe at the high school or you know getting some kids involved in that, right? So each building a little bit more involved the part that I'll really have to look at is just
080the web page itself right now presentation administration to kind of fine that look at some different things gets ideas from there long long list right now. Excellent. Any other questions? All right. I have a motion by Chris Valac, second by Trevor Ho to approve the elimination of the pro uh position of the TR United Marketing Communications Director. Um, is this a resolution? This is not a resolution. Okay. >> You want a roll call vote? Okay. This will be a roll call vote. Cindy Flech. Pard Cindy. >> Yes. >> Oh, Josh. >> Yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Marcus, yes. Chris, >> yes. and Susie. >> Okay. And Hillary, >> yes. >> All right. So, this was a roll call vote and passed by 61. Uh, next up we have our substitute and temporary rates of
081pay um as of 7126. And these are for all of the positions not in the teaching contract. So, it's for substitute and temporary rates of pay. Uh, need a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> All right. I have a motion and second on the floor. Um, any questions, comments, concerns, discussion? >> I'm assuming they went up. >> Which ones changed? Yeah, that's that hasn't changed. Others on the top. >> Okay. Anything else? I have a motion by Josh Balky, second by Susie Rip to approve the substitute and temporary rates of pay starting July 1st, 2026. All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion has passed. 70 coaches and advisors for fall sports >> and activities. >> We can all of them or just fall? It just will be fall as
082usually we do it by this. >> Oh, is this all of them? Okay. All right. So, the ones in yellow, I'm assuming, are the ones that have just resigned that haven't been replaced yet? >> No. Just >> Oh, did we just replace them? I said >> still open. >> Purple is still open. Okay. >> No, not yet. >> So, this is just as of today. >> So, The only thing you're missing is eighth grade volleyball right now. For fall >> for fall. >> Do I want to coach? >> No. >> I did it once. >> All right. Any questions? Or let's make a motion. >> I'll make a motion. Have >> a motion on the floor and a second. Any questions, comments? Otherwise be pretty solid. >> Okay. Uh motion by Trevor Ho, second by
083Chris Valac to approve coaches and adviserss for the 2627 school year. All those in favor? >> Those opposed? Motion's pass 70. Uh 26 27 high school fundraisers. This is always a fun time of the year. We get to see what the kids are doing. >> Yeah. Right. Um I need a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. >> All right. I have a motion. Second on the floor. Any questions, comments, discussion? >> Any new ones? Chad, >> I was going to ask >> big glaring ones. >> There's a few new ones. a chance. >> All right. Uh motion by Trevor Hone, second by Hillary Birdsell to approve the 2627 high school fundraisers. All those in favor? >> Those opposed. Motion has passed 70. Next up would be our 2627 overnight trips for the
084high school. I'll see a motion. >> I'll make a motion. I have a motion and a second on the floor. Any questions, comments, discussion? I think these are all pretty much the same. All right. Um, I have a motion by Hillary Berso, second by Cindy Fleet to approve the 2627 high school overnight trips. All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion has passed 70. Next up, we have our activities handbook. Um, why don't you give me a motion? >> I'll make it. I'll second. >> I have a motion, a second on the floor. Any questions, comments? Chad, anything in here that changed or do you have it highlighted? Okay. >> Obviously, a few Oh, this is year-long activities. >> That's not it. Keep going. >> Oh, right here. >> Right there. >> So,
085the cost of of activities is going up a little bit. Much like was given in the previous report, our minimum fees is going up. Our admissions gate is going up. So all of those things are just increasing a little bit just to continue to maintain. >> Sure. >> How are we compared to surrounding districts on those numbers? >> We are we're in the ballpark. Our um some of the conference schools are seven and five, some are eight and five. So we're not doing anything different. Um, a lot of we we offer something that's a lot of schools don't have minimums or maximums. So, we we offer that. We always have since I've been here, but there's a lot that don't have a maximum. So, if you have, for example, the Heartweight kids that were just
086here with three kids and all of them, three sport athletes, it's a it's a good move for something that we offer that's pretty nice. Not all do, but otherwise our participation sports what it cost per sport and those kind of things hasn't really we're not any different. Some are higher, some are lower, but perfect. All right, I have a motion by Trevor Holmes, second by Chris to approve the 2627 school year um activities handbook updates. Um all those in favor? Those opposed? Motion has passed. 70. Next is our elementary middle school student handbooks. >> Okay. >> Second. >> A motion and the second on the floor. So, this would be for all three. Um, are they all going to be the They should be all the same. Am I >> Yeah, I'll just say that
087they all three work on together. They may look just slightly different, but they're all the same. There's no policy changes up there. >> Perfect. >> Any questions, comments? All right. I have a motion by Josh Balky, second by Hillary Birdell to approve the TCU Law K6, TCU Le Center K8, and TCU Montgomery K8 2627 student handbooks. All those in favor? I >> those opposed. Motion has passed 70. Um next up we have the SMIF uh literacy grant. I will seek a motion. >> All right. I have a motion and a second on the floor um for approving this as a grant of two or 425 books for promoting early literacy >> I think. So yeah any questions discussion >> who uh who >> looks like >> which is pretty cool. So there are 400 English
088and 25 Spanish books. >> Sounds cool. Good deal. All right. So I have a motion by Susie Rip, second by Chris Val to approve the SMIF literacy grant of 425 books for promoting early literacy. All those in favor? >> Those opposed? Motion is passed. 70. >> All right. Next up, we have um our AQ bond. Um this would be a resolution. Um Josh >> official intent resolution with respect to issuance of the district's general obligation facilities maintenance bonds series 2026A in a principal amounts to be determined not to exceed 14,830,000 at July 2026 meeting. >> I will need a second. >> I'll second it. >> All right. So this is a resolution. We have a motion and a second. I think we need to open that up for discussion. >> Well, I think there's some
089misleading things on this. Uh we've received some emails. Hope you guys all have seen it. That this is not a one-time deal that the door is shut. If we vote this down, we have access to this 14.8. I don't want to say at any time. The strategy tonight was so it wouldn't fall off people's taxes. It wouldn't show up in their prelims. Correct. it. If we don't pass, it will it will show up on their prelims as a tax reduction that those bonds have fallen off. If we okay this in a few months, any dollar amount, it's still going to go on next year's taxes by a certain time. I think by October or November, it can go back onto their 27 taxes. Uh so I guess I I just want to be clear to
090people that this isn't this isn't a one-time deal. If this gets voted no, if we pass it, they won't see a reduction in their taxes and we'll move forward with 14.8 million >> up to yes up to >> 14.8 >> not to exceed >> site logic will spend it >> and the other part is that we are tied with site logic for that project >> and I know that was a big part of our discussion that we had at our work session last time around too. So again, um I don't know. >> I don't think we can look at getting this done by July. There's 17 items on this list that we're given. Yes, there are groups that need to be done and a few other things that absolutely have to be done this year
091that we can still look at and do, but I don't think we're going to be able to get through this list by July. >> I think we need to our due diligence and have a couple work sessions to discuss what is primary or um the big ticket items that we need to take care of. >> Yep. And look at them and have those discussions and not feel pressured maybe is a good word. I don't know. Um to do >> so if this p if we pass this does that mean in the July meeting we'll be voting on what the money would be allocated to or am I >> Yeah. it would move forward. >> Yes. So, if this passes, then they will not see a reduction in taxes um for the preliminary tax forms that
092come out early next year >> in a couple months. >> Yeah. >> For next year. >> Yes. >> Do we get everything? looking at the budget that we just saw and making the comment that we got to figure out where to come up with the money for these projects. Yes, we want to be responsible taxpayer dollars, but we also want to make sure to be in our obviously taxpayers as well. I agree with that. I think we can still do that by going through this list and making sure we can get the right stuff in >> the things that need to be done because we have time and we don't have to just say in December say hey we're going to do these roofs and that's all we can do. We can come back later
093and say, "Well, now, correct me if I'm wrong, Trevor, now there's an HVAC unit out in February, we can go back out." Correct. >> Correct. So, if we if if it's in the IAQ inside that structure, if it goes if if something needs to get replaced, we can dip into the general fund for it and then we can pass IQ and reimburse that money back in there if it falls inside of that. Correct. Correct. I I completely agree with you. Right. Students are number one priority. It always is. That's why we're all sitting here. >> But saying no to this doesn't say that they're not our number one priority. And in facilities, you're in there. We we know we have to do we have to do certain things. I again uh just I I feel
094that we we need to do we need to do what needs to get done. house wasn't one of them. >> But we're not saying we're spending 14 million. We're saying up to that we can decide on that list of >> but we have July. >> We have till July. >> We want to take more time to all together. For example, >> so we have till July 1st to meet again and go through this list. So upgrade existing fire system to voice annunciation in Montgomery. We need to decide that's a later down and I don't think we can get through all of this by July. So I feel like we're kind of underact >> we can pass up to 148 million in August >> in any time. The only reason it's on the agenda tonight to
095hurry up and get this done so taxpayers don't see >> their taxes go down. >> That's what they clearly want. They told us it twice. I think you look at the overall like Chris said. So if you're going to bond and then bond and bond, you're going to look at some cost. So if you wait on this, right? You wait on this, then you're going to want to see what you want to do with that, right? >> Well, you will come back in a couple times facilities taxpayers more money structure period of time in that period you can make it 20 years 10 years 15 years another 14 years there's all sorts of different things you can do with that I think if we take the Yes, they're going to see in their preliminaries their
096taxes go down and then at some point when we have to pull the trigger on they're going to see them go up but if we're transparent about the needs I think taxpayers have to understand you can't have a heating unit go down. So I just want to make sure my main point for tonight is We pass this. We have to make decisions by July 1st or by July. By the meeting of July, >> I think our July meeting is July. >> Yeah. >> So, two weeks. >> Okay. >> And then we have the Fourth of July holiday and all of that too. because we would meet again. It's on the show >> 13th. >> So, we would have to have any other questions, comments, discussion. So, this is not or it is a resolution. So,
097this will be roll call vote. So, Cindy, >> yes. >> Uh Josh, >> no. >> Trevor, >> no. >> Marcia is a no. >> Um Chris, >> no. >> Susie, >> yes. >> And Hillary, >> yes. >> Okay. Well, the res this was a resolution introduced by Josh Buffy, second by Trevor Hone to move forward with the school bond consideration of the Um, the resolution has failed by a three to four vote. Um, next up, uh, we have a special meeting date for our food service management contract which needs to be done before the 1 of July. Right. >> I do know that >> with with the state delaying and some other things that we haven't done and stuff, it's got late. >> So, get your calendars out. Can we do like a right away
098in the morning? >> Seven in the morning. >> I'm in favor of that. >> You have to sit down if you don't. >> That's why we didn't pick a day. >> I'm in favor of a 7 a.m. 7:30. >> I'm never in favor of a 7 a.m. anything. >> Well, the rest of us get up to go to work in the world. >> At seven. >> Okay. >> I also work nights and weekends. >> I don't care. I mean, where's my Josh and I are meeting on Wednesday this Wednesday >> to go through contracts. >> So I mean technically after Wednesday >> Monday the 29th I can do Monday the 29th >> 7 a.m. on a Monday also. >> No it'll take you two minutes. >> Oh my goodness. When are we doing it? >>
099I'm meeting at 6 that Monday night. >> No, I'm at 4. >> Yeah, I'm there overnights. >> Oh, okay. >> I'm there for 24 hours a day. >> I could do an online thing, >> but I can't. Can we do majority? Can we do majority in person? >> We can do a majority in person. in person. >> We were looking at the 29th, so next Monday. >> 6 p.m. >> office or something. I mean, you can definitely do that. Just need to >> correct >> we have to post it to the public, you know. Let no the 29th. Is everyone okay with the 29th at 6 PM if we stay with our same things that we're doing now? >> So June 29th at 6 p.m. >> and we could we can meet at the district.
100I mean no what's best to go >> okay. >> Are we all good with that? I know Susie you're not able to be there but is everyone else able to be there? We'll go a meeting. >> I'll go late to it. >> Yeah, I can go late to >> Okay. No problem. >> We'll have it all set up. >> It's first grade. >> Okay. So, I need a motion. >> Motion. >> Okay. So, I have a motion by Josh Balkkey, second by Chris Velasc to set a special meeting for June 29th at 6 PM for the approval of the food service management contract for the 2627 school year. All those in favor >> I sure can add that held in the district office. >> Thank you, Brena. All right. All those in favor. Those opposed?
101Motion has passed 70. Are you gonna send us out a little Google invite? That would be nice. Uh, next up we have our school district population resolution. Um, Josh >> be resolved by the school board of independent school district number 2905. the census figure of 14,244 be the certif be certified to the state demographer for approval of use in the 2026 payable 2027 revenue calculations. >> I need a second. >> I'll second. >> All right, Hillary. Um, do is this something that we do every year? I don't remember. >> The last time it was done was in20. >> Was it okay? All right. >> So, it was every five years. All right, perfect. Um, I'll guess I'll just move forward. Uh, Josh Balky introduced the resolution for the school district population resolution. Hillary had second
102it. This will be a roll call vote. Cindy, >> yes. >> Josh, >> yes. >> Trevor, >> yes. >> Marsha is a yes. Chris, >> yes. >> Um, Susie, >> yes. >> And Hillary, >> yes. >> Uh, resolution has passed by roll call vote 70. Um, I need a motion to adjourn. I'll make a second. >> I have a motion and second on the floor. Any discussion? >> Okay. I have a motion by Chris Mall. That was being funny. Second by Susie Rip to adjourn the journ the meeting at 6:38 p.m. All those in favor? >> Those opposed? Motion carried 70. Meeting is adjourned.