001board approve the 24 2042 25 uh budget amendments as present. Second. Motion passes. Mr. Vice President, I move that the board of education approve the transfer of funds from the general incidental fund to the service revenue teachers fund to cover all expenditures that are not covered by another source of revenue per RS Missou 165.11 in that fund in an amount not to extend $15 million. assistance. President Barton, Mr. President. So, Jackie, do you have some comments on this one? I'm happy to talk about this one. So, the state statute requires that there's enough money into each fund to cover the expenses that will be spent out of that fund. The teachers fund, it it's a very normal uh budget process from fund one to fund two to cover teacher salaries, teacher benefits. It also covers
002um tuition payment status. So this is just a requirement to cover what we wish this and how is it 15 million determined at this time it is based on the the amount we have already spent out plus what we are still intending to send out for the rest of the year. I'm expecting it will be less than 15 million. I'd like to go a little bit high to be sure that we that we All right. Thank you. Oh sorry. Were you able to hear me or did you need me to repeat that? Okay, you're good. Okay. Did you all hear Miss Jackie? Yes. Yes, we heard. Okay. Anyone else have any questions, concerns? Mr. Burton. President Burton? It's time to vote. President Burton. Hi. Mr. Watson. Hi. Mr. Jameson. Hi. Mr. Morris. Yes. Yes. Yes.
003Motion passes. Need a motion, please. Recommendations. Mr. President, I move that the board of education approve the transfer of funds from the general incidential fund to the capital projects fund per RS Missouri 5.01 for the purpose of ongoing capital improvement and equipment needs in the amount of the same reason. It is a very similar reason. The fund one to fund four transfer is because we will be wrapping up all of our bond projects that we currently have out this summer. And so we will need some capital outlay in fund for we're purchasing some buses and other capital outlay needs. I need someone to second. Second. President Burton. I Mr. Watson. Hi, Mr. Jameson. Hi, Mr. Moore. Yes, Mr. Yes. Yes. Motion, please. Mr. Vice President, I move that the board approve FY26 budget as presented.
004Second, President Burden, does anyone have any questions? I Mr. Watson. Hi Mr. Jameson. Hi Mr. Moore. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Motion passes. Motion please. Mr. Vice President, I move that the board of education approve the Missouri Court to Effectment and Virtual School Program MOAP re-engagement program agreement as presented. Second, thank you, Miss Jack. President Burton. Hi, President Mr. Watson. Hi, Mr. Jameson. Hi, Mr. Moore. Yes. Yes. I just want to ask, are there any changes to this program? Did you hear that last conversation about this last You're this is actually a new program. we have not really had an active role with our mocaps because it was done um a little bit differently. Um Graduation Alliance is a new company that has um entered the state of Missouri and what's different about this particular company
005is they have its own they have their own dropout recovery uh pro uh part of their program. Most programs we have to find the graduates, we have to get them enrolled, we have to do the work. Well, graduation alliance, they have hired their own people to to take our dropout list um and to go after students who would be fifth year, sixth year, seventh year, all the way up to 21 years old to try to find these students to get them into um their program. They provide the certified teachers, they provide the program, they provide um the support and the recovery and um what when they finish, they become Raytown graduates. So, this particular company does um the leg work to find the graduates as well as making sure that they um complete the program.
006Sounds good. Sounds good. Good evening, Miss Basset. Good evening. I have one question for you. Yes. How familiar are we with this program? How familiar are we with this program? Um this uh they are new to the state of Missouri. They've been very active in Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and in other states. and they've had a uh about a 75% graduation rate where they have improved in these in these other cities. We are um this is a their initial work is going to be with us and which is really exciting because most mocap programs if we don't find the dropouts they don't get into them. they don't they this particular program finds them gets them enrolled and they have their own um system to make sure that they ed that they can get through um all
007of the requirements for graduation. So do we play any role in finding them? If we found some would they take them? Yes, they will. We provide them the list and then they do the work but if we know of some they would love they would love to do that as well. But um they understand that a lot of times districts are uh challenged with having like a full team of people to go out and when you have students that are from that that live in the area of sometimes an independence Kansas City great town because of the way of our our district is set up they do work. They get the people to go out to the homes. They do the visits. they they um they're very active in making sure that they recover the
008students because in in in all honesty if they don't recover the students and get them graduated they don't take any of the of the costs they they they they don't only get paid if they get the students graduated that's what they commit to which is very different from other places. So and that's how because they believe in their program that much. Okay. Okay. So, does that mean that what we're paying is comparable to what we're leaving behind? We don't pay anything because we don't get money for those students because they're dropouts. This is at zero cost to us. Okay. So, they're providing wraparound services and everything for these children. Yes. That's amazing. Thank you. Sure. And so, may I add um the company actually reached out to us uh as a result of to your
009question also, Mr. Newton just to add to it. Um they reached out to us as a referral from uh colleagues of mine across the nation uh that they've been doing work with. Um one of them I actually did work with uh years ago. Um but they were not in this line of recapturing our students who've dropped out. Um so of course uh after speaking with them I we vetted them. Uh I met with them I vetted them and then I forwarded them to Miss Basset and Mr. Britt and those others in the curriculum office uh to really engage them even more. um and ask those in-depth questions. Um and as you all talked about, it really is no cost to us, but it is just another opportunity to capture a child who may have dropped
010out. Um and so instead of us having additional staffing to go and try to find those individuals that they will do the work for us and I believe that one dropout is one dropout too many. And so whatever opportunities we can put in place to support our children uh to make sure they get the credentials they need so they can be successful uh beyond school um we will invest in that u while there is truly not a monetary investment in the forefront it is one in the back end when our children are able to receive their high school diploma. I have one one follow-up question. Um what is is this current dropouts or what's the window on dropouts when you say they will recover students all the way up to age 21. So these students
011could be students who dropped out this year. They could which should graduate 20 uh 25 26 and 26. They'll get the 25 gradu uh dropouts 24 dropouts and 23 dropouts. They're going to go back at least to 2023. But if there's some that fit within that 21 year age that that's what they're working toward. They'll stay stay with these students until they hit 21. Next Mr. Vice President. Yes. Um just just had a question of so if um a dropout moves, you know, let's say way out of the Raytown school district, um will this company still try to go after them? Um, will that still count towards our graduation rate or will it go to, you know, the Blue Springs if they move to Blue Springs or if they move, you know, to Kansas? Um,
012will it count towards that? No, they will still be our graduate if they recover them no matter where they're um they're located. So, because they're going to be they're our dropout no matter where they are. So, they become our graduate. Yes. And that's because they're not in school anymore. because they're not in school anywhere. Now, once they if they were to enroll some other place, then that would be their student. But, um, if they left school and they haven't enrolled in any other place, they are our dropout. So, we can when we recover them, they are our graduate, which is exciting with our diploma. With our diploma. Yes. So, so does this have anything to do with Stephanie Boy and the group that we have over there with the impact group? It doesn't. Okay. Okay.
013Okay. Thank you so much for that. Absolutely. Thank you. Pass. Motion passes. Motion. Mr. Vice President, I move that the board of education adopt policies GDBDA support staff leave and GCBDA professional staff short-term leaves. a second. Yes, President Ber. Hi, Mr. Watson. Hi, Mr. Jameson. Hi, Mr. Moore. Yes. Yes. Yes. Motion for adjournment. Mr. Vice President, I move that the board of board adjourn the special board of education meeting at 5:54 5:54 p.m. Second. Motion to meeting adjourned. All in favor? I I question I I meeting adjourned.