001All right. All those in favor. Okay. Before we continue, please join us in the pledge of 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 all. All right. We have some items directly related to the recent election results. So, um, our first item of business this evening is to certify those results. Do I have a motion to certify the election results uh as they have been issued by the verification board? Second. Any questions relating to the results? Hearing none. All those in favor of approval and none opposed. Motion carries. All right. So, we're going to then move into the oath of our uh newly elected board members. Turn that over to Mr. Yeah,
002we want to get yours. I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America. I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of Missouri and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of school director. and the Constitution of the State of Missouri. And I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of school director in and for the school district R3, County of Jefferson, State of Missouri, to the best of my ability according to law. So help me God. In and for the school district R3, County of Jefferson, State of Missouri, to the best of my ability according to law. So help me God. [Applause] Thank you, Dr. Welcome. Welcome aboard. Stand to welcome.
003All right, we're going to move right into our uh our our next um uh process in this uh in this election and that is for board officers starting with the president nominations. For that, I will turn that over to Dr. Is. All right. I will assume the role of temporary chairperson for the election of the board president. I will call for nominations three times um for a name to be uh nominated as president of the Hillsbor 3 Board of Education. Then I will cease nominations and then we I'll ask for a first and a second and then a vote. So first call for nominations for the office of president. [Laughter] Number two, number three. Second. Second. Second. Second. I can I get a motion? The nomination cease. Motion for nominations to cease. Second. And that
004John Lynhor be elected president by acclamation. Awesome. So Eric is the first. Second, Stephanie. All in favor? All right. Okay. Thank you all. Looking forward to another. We are thrilled. You're welcome. All right. We are then going to move into the vice president nominations and uh just like Dr. And I will ask for um for nominations three times before we move into the process of uh of uh of securing that vice president role. So um do I have any uh nominations uh for the officer of vice presidents? Second. [Music] All right. I'll ask for a second time. Are there any other nominations for the office? All right. Sounds like that's also unanimous here. Another opportunity at a third. Very well. Okay. So, I have a motion then that nomination cease and that Angie Oshi be
005elected vice president by acclamation. Second. Second. All those in favor? Any opposed? Any abstensions? Okay. All right. Well, congratulations. All right. We'll then move on to the uh board treasurer nomination. And through that same process um there anyone that would like to recommend a an individual for the officer of board treasury? That's Petri Patri the second time. Nominations for the officer of board secret or board treasury. Bri sounds like that is unanimous. Well, okay. Then do I have a motion that those nominations cease and that Beth Petri be elected treasurer by acclamation? Motion. All right. All those in favor? Any opposed? And any obst you'll get your paychecks. All right. So, because those board officer positions um remain as they have been in the prior year, we will not need to we need to do
006we don't need to do a resolution regarding uh checking account signatures. It will stay as they have been. All right. So, our next item is directly related to what's that? Oh, nominations for the secretary to the board of education. Um, do I have a nomination for our board secretary? No. Okay. By acclamation, would anyone like to make amend to hear a motion? Motion. Second. Second. All those in favor. Motion carries. So, congratulations. Congratulations. We'll have you back for another year. All right. Our next item here is with regard to board committee assignments for the year ahead. So, um this is kind of open discussion for us at this point in time. This is a presentation of all of the board related committees. Um if there is anyone who'd like to shift roles on committees or
007anything directly related to uh to u the the board committees and the admin committees where we have board representation. also your thoughts is I was also going to um send out an email kind of explaining as we have two new board members um what the committee is and uh kind of a realistic time commitment from a historical perspective is putting that together. So, I'll send that out in the next week or two and then in May um and in the meantime if you want to send um me, hey, I'd be interested in this and collectively there may be four names on there then the board can discuss uh on there in the interest of time at that meeting. uh and we'll establish the board committees and uh the board calendar for our so you can
008plan for the summer and vacations and such uh for the board meetings. So we'll do both of that in May. Okay. Don't be afraid of taking one of our spots either. Well, that was a question I was going to ask. Is there anyone that that just basically due to time commitments I would like to shift that had been on one of these that that we might need to discuss this evening while we shore that up. We'll be bringing it back. Yep. We'll fill the blanks out. Okay. All right. We will then go into communications, recognitions, and information with the upcoming board of education calendar. All right. Um couple of items coming up is we have on May 8th is a personnel uh spring board workshop. I have seven to nine on the uh in the
009board packet that's kind of going to be a flexible that's going to be probably strictly personnel so be executive is at 6:30 we're going to have our board awards night. So at s we'll if if we have personnel we'll meet at at the conclusion of that event and it'll be very brief. It'll be more of personnel than workshop. We'll schedule another date uh for a workshop work session uh here but since we're meeting we probably will have some personnel actions is if we can meet briefly after this. So um It won't be as early as seven, but I don't imagine it started later than that. So, if you could attend if you're This is our normal board uh of education recognition night is we're sending this out. This is where uh we recognize students and
010individuals throughout the year who want to say championship. Uh our FCCLA qualified and got first at state. um both academic and athletic and for a variety of reasons. Uh the board of education presents medals and um we're kind of running out of time with the senior's last day on the 15th of May. Uh and so this will be in the high school gym. We'll have it set up for that. Actually, I believe senior awards nights the uh evening before or immediately prior. So, if you have a senior, you're going to be busy with a lot of these events and need to get stuff to find gym space and man. So, uh if you have any questions on that, feel to follow follow up with me. And then we have our normal uh regular uh board
011meeting on May 22nd and our plan is to have uh preliminary budget discussion and review to the board at that point. So, that's what I have on that. Okay. Any questions regarding the calendar for upcoming events? All right, we'll move right on. It is uh board secretaries week and uh we want to celebrate this snow just a little bit. Yes. So, um, we actually have some flowers here that, uh, we'd like to recognize is, um, this week marks board secretaries week. Uh, and we are proud to take this opportunity to recognize and celebrate the exceptional work of Miss Noak. Miss Noek has served uh the Hillsboro Board since 2019, which makes her tenure one of the longest consecutive school district history dating back to 1934. Uh there was two other board sectors that served longer.
012Uh yeah, now I put myself on the spot. Beth Van Johnston and Mary Jane Russell. Russell. Um, so she's uh moving up on that. So, uh, you got here a while ago. Uh, her attention to detail, strong sense of responsibility, and tireless commitment ensure that records are accurate, communications are clear, and meetings are seamlessly supported. She works diligently behind the scenes anticipating needs, solving problems, and running, keeping our processes running smoothly. Uh, please join us in thanking Miss Betsy Noak. Your contributions are available and this is a week for us, a chance for us to bring her incredible efforts into the spotlight. We're grateful for her dedication. So, thank you, Miss Thank you. [Applause] Is there anybody for me? Yeah. Would you come on in? So, let's actually flipflop. Why don't you All right. So
013before we continue here, um we've got a little bit of a surprise that we'd like to read um in terms of an award for Kevin and Debbie Roberts. So you indulge me just for a minute. This evening, it is our great privilege to recognize two individuals whose unwavering commitment and extraordinary service have left a lasting mark on the Hillsboro R3 school district and the broader community. And that is Kevin and Debbie Roberts. Kevin Roberts dedicated 14 years of service to the Hillsboro School Board, including time as board president. He continues to serve as president of the Hillsboro R3 Foundation. We're going to hear from him in a few minutes. In every leadership role he assumes, Kevin brings a spirit of generosity and purpose, always offering his time, his talents, and insight for the betterment of
014our students, our staff, and our schools. So, alongside him, Debbie has been an essential partner for these efforts. Together, Debbie and Kevin have been tireless advocates for students, particularly within our agricultural and our FFA programs, not just in Hillsboro, but across the state. Their impact reaches well beyond financial contributions. It is seen in their active involvement, their wise guidance, and the many initiatives they support that enhance opportunities for students and educators alike. What truly sets Kevin and Debbie apart is the authenticity of their service. Long after their own children have graduated, they have remained deeply engaged in the life of our district. Whether volunteering behind the scenes, offering thoughtful advice, or cheering students on at events, they exemplify what it means to give back with heart and humility. Their generosity, leadership, and unwavering belief in
015the mission of public education makes them model citizens and role models for all of us. So for these reasons and so many more, we are proud to present the Hawk Award for this year for outstanding service to school and community to Kevin and Debbie Roberts. Your legacy of service is an inspiration and we thank you for all you continue to do for us here at [Applause] Hills and they dress in the right color too. Hello You're going to face a little bit. I was supposed to get in here. No clue. Am I really going to talk to you? Where would you like to get on? Take I'll take their first and then I'll add their family. One, two, three. Perfect. Gentlemen, on either side, please. Thank you. One, two, three. Good. And then would you
016like to join us? She's like, I had to be really quiet and it's really been hard. Callie's got the right color on. Oh yeah, they knew what to wear. Stand count to three. Ready? One. That's perfect. Two. Three. Oh, you're so perfect. Thank you. [Applause] Congratulations. Can I interrupt? Yes, you sure can. Because I actually jumped ahead. I have to read something else. Um, Miss Noak, I got something else to read. I I written that I forgot. Uh, Betsy consistently goes above and beyond in every task she undertakes. Never backing down from a challenge and always ensuring that no question goes unanswered. Even when faced with uncertainty, Betsy approaches each situation with calm determination, resourcefulness, and a genuine commitment to what truly sets Betsy apart is her relentless dedication and positives. Her work ethic is
017exceptional. She's always willing to step up and take on new responsibilities. Whether it's leading improvements in district processes like the HR newsletter or diving into new systems such as front line to enhance operations for the benefits of the entire district. She approaches each new challenge not just with competence but with enthusiasm and a can do attitude that is contagious. For many of our newly hired staff members, Betsy is the very first face they see. And what a welcome she provides. She creates a supportive and reinsuring environment from the start. Her approachable demeanor, patience, guidance, patient guidance, and a thoughtful communication ensure that everyone, whether a student, staff member, community partner, or even someone from another district feel supported and informed. Bets's influence can be felt in every corner of our district. Through her action actions,
018she demonstrates a profound level of professionalism and leadership. She doesn't seek recognition, but her contributions are deeply felt and widely respected. Betsy truly lives out our district mission. Together, we educate and inspire the learners of today and the leaders of tomorrow. This evening, we're honored to recognize an individual whose commitment, professionalism, and compassion truly embody the spirit of our district's highest award, the Hawk Award. It is with great pride that we present this award to Betsy Noak. Any question? Okay. Thank you. By yourself. And then we'll bring you. Got it. I was wondering what they were doing [Music] here. Ready? Okay. On three. One, two, three. Perfect. Thank you. Congratulations. [Applause] You know, All right, Mr. Roberts, we're going to put you to work. This evening, we have Mr. Kevin Roberts, president of our uh
019our foundation, here to give us a report on the uh foundation, what all has been going on. Well, Reed Hour and Is [Laughter] there a will, there's a way camp out here. Number one, thank you on behalf of both Debbie and I very very humbled. Uh, a lot of people have received that, but I would have never expected it for myself or for them. Uh, thank you for the opportunity to address the board. Uh, for those that don't know me, I'm Kevin Roberts. I used to sit on that side of the table. Uh, and I've got the privilege right now currently to serve as the president of your foundation. Dr. Isson asked that I take a few minutes and just kind of bring both the older members of the board and to the new members
020that may not be as familiar with the foundation. uh kind of a summary of our recent activities and also some of the plans for the future. Uh as most of you probably know the uh the foundation kind of slid down a little bit. Larry Wells for many many years did a fantastic job along with uh the the board members but when people retire and then some move away it kind of fell into a little disuse. Thankfully, uh, we have some really, really interested people in the community, uh, that stepped forward and said, "I'd like to be a part of re-energizing the foundation." And so, I just want to read to you the members that we currently have on the foundation. Uh Grant Bissell, uh Jamie Lamur, Kathy Ringo, Lisa Welker, Terry Glass, Jake Dietrich, myself,
021Karen Husky. We also have a foundation secretary, Mr. Reedenhower, and we would not be able to accomplish all that we do without Mr. Reedenower's uh participation. and he gives us kind of that liaison to Dr. Isacson's office and also to the board in letting us know what some of the needs are around the district and hopefully uh give us that opportunity to help give that extra measure of uh success that we hope both our staff and our students can have. Foundation is 15 years old. was formed in uh 2010. Uh in the last 15 years, we have raised just short of $200,000. Uh, and we have invested that back into the district in a number of really important ways through classroom grants, uh, through scholarships, through, uh, recent innovations like the mural over at the
022high school and the fountain that's going to take place, uh, at the farm. Uh, there's a lot of really, really good things that are that are happening. Uh we have nine fully committed board of directors. Uh and we are committed to carrying out the mission of the foundation. Uh because we had to kind of get it reorganized and re-energized. uh we uh re redid our bylaws in order to make us a little bit more nimble and able to address needs on a more timely basis. Uh and we're actively raising funds now uh by use of a QR code that that anybody can access on our website. And just for those that don't know, we do have a website. It's h3foundation.org. Uh and you can go on there at any time and see some of the
023things that are covered. Uh this year uh as a welcome back to campus for all of our staff, the foundation uh presented all of the employees of the district with a padfolio that they can keep their personal papers with. And that goes for bus drivers, custodians, teachers, administrators, everybody. Uh we have recently launched the Hillsboro Alumni Association. Uh that is something that you think, well gosh, you mean we never had one before? Well, but as a practical matter, we want to do that for a couple of reasons. We want to communicate both with our patrons and our prior graduates, but we also want to use that as a way to collect data so that when we do go out for an urgent need that that we want to raise funds for, we have the ability
024to track where where those recent graduates are. Uh some of the other things that have have uh happened recently, if you went to uh either the the Jean Styor basketball tournament uh back in December or the ladies tournament after the first of the year, the foundation raffled off quilts uh at both of those events. Uh didn't raise a ton of money, but we raised about $1,300 by raffling those quilts. Uh we are in the process of setting up uh a wine and food tasting event. at we have three wonderful wineries that exist in our district. And uh the foundation board thought that this was an opportunity for us to uh gather some potential people that we want to get involved in the foundation in a real relaxed setting uh and and take advantage of these
025great wineries that are in our district. Uh you'll be uh hearing about that. The first one we hope it will take place in early June at the Wild Sun. U so that's that's in the works. Uh we're hoping to introduce a whole new circle of friends to the foundation. Uh we are also sponsoring on the 3rd of May a uh brunch for all of our retired staff. Uh, and that's going to take place uh just right next door here. Uh, so if you uh we are taking reservations. I I don't know if we cut them off or not yet, but if you know of somebody that's retired and would like to come and get reacquainted with some of their old uh people that they worked with, co-workers, please let them uh let them know. Uh,
026we're also in the process of organizing what we called our recognition bench program. Uh, I think Dr. Isacson may have told the board about it, but the district really didn't have a way to uh in a consistent fashion honor somebody if a family came in and had a family member pass away or they wanted to just honor a favorite teacher or coach or administrator. So, what what the foundation would like to do is to work with a bench company where we can have kind of a consistent theme. Hey, if you want to honor somebody up here at the school, there's all kinds of places around campus where a nice 6 or 8 foot uh metal bench powder coated and everything uh can be uh installed and at the same time make a little bit of
027money for the foundation. So, that's in the works. Uh we're also soliciting grants this spring uh or soliciting for classroom grants. Uh that notice should have gone out to all of the teachers and staff letting them know that if they have a special project that they would like to undertake next fall. uh we can't obviously fund all of them but we were we'll take uh into consideration the various applications that we receive and uh we will be awarding those in the fall. I think the real exciting thing that we've got going is we're going to really beef up homecoming. Uh the foundation is going to sponsor a golf tournament on the Thursday of homecoming week uh and hopefully get some of the alumni that both in the area and outside the area and let them
028come back not just for the game but get them here for for more. And then on Friday in between the parade and the game, we're going to sponsor a barbecue over at the farm and hopefully give everybody a chance to really mingle and and enjoy each other's company. We truly want to make homecoming special. Not to say that it hasn't been in the past, but to to kind of beef it up. Uh probably our biggest plan is that we want to celebrate America's 250th birthday. And so we are planning a full-blown gayla celebration uh in June 27th of 26. Uh we're going to have the civic club and we will have uh the the full boat. There'll be a meal, there'll be an auction, there'll be fireworks, uh everything. So, uh you'll be starting to
029hear some rumbles about this. Uh we're we'll sell tables and corporate sponsors, but we want to celebrate America's birthday in a big way. Uh there's also plans in the works for a couple of programs. We haven't really got them off the ground yet, but we're in the planning process. What we call an annual giving program. Uh, everybody sees, you know, usually right after the first of the year, uh, you see, you know, whether it's this charity or that charity, everybody sends out a solicitation. Well, the foundation is committed to the idea that we need to be able to just get people started in the process of making the Hillsboro Foundation one of their favorite charities. And so, usually it's we hope to roll it out in January of next year, an annual giving program. It
030may take a little while to get started. Uh but eventually if people get in the habit of knowing, hey, that's that's when I'm going to make my gift or one of my gifts to the foundation, that will happen in in the spring. Uh the other thing is is we also want to have a way that people can give kind of at the start of school. And so we're planning what what we have termed one day for R3. And this is going to be a total digital campaign where it it'll go out uh uh digitally. And what we hope to be able to do is to get different groups, maybe even different buildings to challenge each other. Uh the football team maybe challenges the band. you know, who who who can raise the most money in
031this one 24-hour period. And any money that comes into the foundation in that 24-h hour period will then go to that specific uh in organization on campus. So, that's another big uh item that we hope to be able to uh to launch real soon. Uh all of the donations obviously to the foundation are taxdeductible and so that's one of the things that we want to make sure that people understand when you give to the Hillsboro Public School Foundation you can also take a tax deduction for that. So the the foundation meets every other week or every other week every other month. Uh we are going to be meeting more regularly as we build into the the homecoming and the gila but uh you're always welcome to come and we appreciate the support that the board
032has given the foundation and we look forward to a whole lot of opportunities to collaborate with the board and the district moving forward. So we appreciate you. Thank you very much. And thank you again. Where you going to put that? All right, we will move it into reports for this evening. You're going to take charge of where it goes, aren't you? All right. Um, a few things just to update the board on. Um, is we had Camov was out on campus um and did a report on the farm. I keep checking and it they haven't ran I'm sure with the storms and um we're not typically this is a new storm that'll get after all the if it bleeds it leads stuff I suppose. So um hopefully that gets put on soon. It was a
033a great day and our kids and Miss Jack did a wonderful job and Dr. Laroo for uh assisting and kind of coordinating and getting everyone on the same page and setting that up. um included some information. I was at the economic development council uh and there's a report that included in the board packet. The public can go to our agenda and see it is for the first time in Jefferson County deaths are out um pacing bursts. So we have this diverging uh population shift and the number of children in the county is actually decreasing significantly. um specifically in Hillsboro, which we already have known this and we've talked about it a bunch is young families aren't able are not moving into uh our district in large part due to the cost of housing. Uh so
034it's an interesting uh report there uh that I'm kind of including in some other items that I'll get to here momentarily as I delved into kind of looking at some county items to share uh with our county government. Jumping to state government legislative uh update open enrollment. Um there's hope now that maybe stalls out because uh they keep adding different things to the bill. Um so potentially that may end up stalling out. I still there's the talk it's going to pass if not this year. it's at some point, but hopefully we can work if it doesn't go this year to make sure that it's something that is a long-term we're able to work within it. Uh some positive news is uh a lot of the financial things that we were worried about got pushed back
035in uh last week by uh Lincoln Hoff who is fully funding the SAT. um and did some work uh and money that had been placed in there um or taken out. He basically said, "Hey, we need to we have money in the state of Missouri. We need to keep our promises with what we passed with Senate Bill 76." Um Senate Bill 360. This is something we mentioned last summer after being in DC and visiting with uh on Capitol Hill is we've been visiting Missouri has with our national legislators and especially now with the Department of Education and some of those moves um is that the shift will from state accountability and accreditation would just move to locally and we would have to uh have something on our website and report on that, but we would
036handle all of that in house. And so that's it's not quite as simple as that, but it just that's where the assessment from the St. Test way and we would the board of education would decide what that looks like for Hillsboro. Um and then work with Miss Hildebrand and the staff here and then put that out. Um, I talked about the state budget early childhood startup grant. We received word that that was the funding was pulled on that as part of our budget meeting. Um, you know, we had to kind of talk through that. Approximate cost is about $300,000 that we don't anticipate. that is about 1% of our reserves. And so we're in a good spot as far as reserves. Uh and after a quick like what uh obviously we're going to continue with
037early childhood uh and doing that and we've already got the staff hired and it's um we just maybe we're going to make adjustments. And so I included in there like the we had a plan early childhood planned uh playground is we may need to or we are going to make some adjustments not necessarily spend and buy a big expensive playground now but look for an enhancement grant in the future is uh just being mindful but doing uh the things that um we need to do now in that meeting I said you know building a house can't put the fireplace But you can change, you know, the cabinets and you can change the countertop. So, doing those structural things that we need to have done. Uh, and then the Department of Education request update uh regarding
038the legal obligations, federal funding, which I know uh we've heard about in the news and such. Desi is handling that on our and we're in compliance with there it's no impact on the school district related to that. Um, also at the very bottom is as we're moving over to the Simly uh, eboard solutions platform next month. Uh, which I think the board's really going to like is Miss Noak has done an amazing job putting that together and u I last week put in our strategic plan on just how everything kind of links together. Um and through that my plan would be then to also uh on a monthly basis superintendent goals progress report for that month. This was just kind of put this sheet together um because I'm able to just look at my calendar
039um as a part of our process but this also keeps me organized and the board up to date and the general public. So this is on the public document of uh through there on the goals that the board had set forth with early child care implementation like the specific things I did this month relate to like we had the budget meeting um financial management items. So talked about the different pieces of that that I touched on on different days and then communication uh you know the radio interview and some of those things just an ongoing monthly so in May it'll be like hey what do in May then collectively for me it's got it's an organizational structure but it's some real time and uh asking questions that anything that the board would be curious about.
040So I don't I talked with Mr. Lynhor about it. I'm not going to have on here I made 10 phone calls like anything this is and I expect the board to hold make like it be real tangible hey how did that meeting at the EDC or maybe of the artifact from those different type of things just kind of natural um so delving into the financial report if I made so uh you jump into that we are um wanted to talk through that. I gave all the board members a hard copy. Thank you, Mr. Moore. Um putting it up there. So, as this is a pretty detailed summary and keep kind of expanding that uh to try to make it beneficial, not just in this year, but building kind of a history. Miss White is here
041this evening. We kind of talked about this also will help us um as we're going through month over month or year over year is is anything standing up? Is something out of whack? Um so it assists us when you look at this u this year revenue um through the year we budgeted 45 million we're at 36 uh million 80% of the budget realized. So we just with being in April, we have three months left. So the fourth quarter. So when you look at that 75% is kind of worth uh a goal for right now. So revenue at 80% we're getting some of the tax money in, but a lot of that's in and we'll have some money uh rolling in as well as the state aid coming in uh as we end the year. expenditures.
042Uh budgeted amount was 55 million. We've spent 42 million year to date. Um which we're under where we anticipated and I'll get to that $6 million as we kind of roll through. So on the revenue break uh breakdown um about a half million dollars light versus uh where did I put I guess you roll you jumped on me. Oh did I go further down? No, you're fine. So we have about 2.7 million remaining on local tax money. County 111,000. So state that would be the state aid. the federal funds uh and the other LEA. So, as we look at the other 560, we'll see these in here as I go the year-over-year comparison. Now, you can put on Mr. Moore. Uh one more. Yeah. is a couple things I want to point out is you
043can see our local revenue is down by about a half million dollars in part that's our debt service we remove our our levies went down so you're going to see that reduction there and then on the state revenue some of the things that's would roll in there as I don't know specifics on the amount but as enrollment goes down that's going to impact some of the state revenues uh there as well. And then federal with some of the ESSER funds, that's a significant portion, right? So, we had uh if you when you look at that versus 2022 or 23, that's going to be significantly uh less than over that period of time, but fall back into the historical norms. other revenue uh you'll see a big difference like there's 289,000 versus 52 uh,000 last year
044that difference is a sale five Richmond right so we sold that property that's why it's 450% higher so building that out um and putting some explanations below that if you go to the expenditure overview uh expenditures have risen dramatically 10 points $.6 million increase. That's due to the debt service being paid off. And uh on the next uh one this month, I continue to edit is kind of digging in deeper but still keeping it uh easy to read for our constituents is just talking about special revenue fund which is a teacher fund. One of the things uh expenditure by fund classification if you could go be the other way. Mr. Moore, because I do want to point that or did I go? Yeah. Go a little bit the other way this way. Yep. Is special
045revenue fund. That's the teachers fund. So that's what we're like coming out paying the teachers. And when you look at that, you're like, well, 64% but why haven't we spent that money? Is for the school district, we pay out July and June. So teachers, their money is kind of essent essentially kind of held back. Um, and so we make those big payments for the July 15th check, the July 30th. So that catches up and we do anticipate uh finishing right at where we're budgeted there. Um and you can see our debt service fund. We've spent 11.9 of the 10.6 was on the bond and then paid off the Ravens Craft uh trust for the highway a property. So, I just explain uh in detail kind of where we're running good and where we see uh
046some potential where we won't spend as much money um and break it down by each of the funds. So we've already spent our money on the debt service normal pattern on our teachers fund general revenues on track as you know we did the kind of the budget amendment so that put us back on track and our activity activity fund which is the athletics uh and all of our clubs is likely to finish at the near budget. Um visited with uh Dr. Keane and uh Miss White I guess right at two weeks ago is we put a million dollars into a C is as we've been kind of tracking in last year's last month's investment report and I include that at the bottom of this report is interest rates continue to kind of go down slowly
047from they were up over five a year ago uh in July of last year is kind of foreseeing that they're continuing to go down over the last months is talked about our cash position and we're in a good spot uh you know because we got to be able to make payroll and do all those different things right is do we have a million dollars we plan to do the turn lane we know that we have to do uh high school project HVAC is uh so we've put that out and shopped some rates and locked it in a million dollars into a CD multiple CDs with the FDIC uh over 12 and 18 months. So that amount of money will generate $50,000 because we know that we're going to spend it. $50,000 is teaching salary or
048a travel van or something like that. So, um, rather than just having it sitting as try to maximize as much interest as we can. Um, so and it's well, it's not entirely liquid in an emergency. You could go get it. You just forfeit your interest on that. So, uh, planning ahead there on some of our investments. We have an earmarked for that. That was the thought process. Obviously, it's not in a the board will have that discretion on that money. So, without going into it in depth, um is it anything more on that? One last thing is I included uh some information that I'm still putting together. This is a rough draft that I may uh tweet within the packet and update it with the newest. I did share with the board is looking at
049our historical property assessments. Um it's that time of year where I just got my personal one at my house. Property assessments are going up and even looking at social media and such. Um there's, you know, people are like, why is my assessment going up significant? Uh at our superintendent meeting, I visited with uh our local assessor and really delved into what's been going on in Jefferson County. And I will be uh finishing this report to send to our county government, our county council. I've already shared it with our assessor. is some things stand out to me is either we're struggling financially as a county or our assessments seem off from a historical perspective is in and so I detail that uh some historical trends and versus how Jefferson County uh trends towards the state of
050Missouri and CPI and it's kind of some of the things I'll point out like Jefferson County the assessed valuation which is how much is the property and it's like how our economic indicator for growth and worth how much all of our houses are worth etc. How do what's that going up in 2021? It went up 1.53. The state average was 1.6 CPI was which is consumer price that's how much the price of eggs and all those the cars are going up is 7%. Well, in 2022, Jefferson County average went up 11.37. CPI was uh 6.5. And so the issue is Jefferson County has extreme volatility in our assessments and there's definitely a a pattern uh in our county and I I brought up some concern because when you look at our growth in 2023 and
051I ranked every school district in the state of Missouri 56 6 on the sheet. Crystal City was 509 out of 516 schools with negative growth. Duncan was $4.99. Actually, I'm going to look here to make sure I give up. Is the Hillsboro school district was 468. Dotto is 466. This is all the school districts state in Missouri. What was concerning to me is when I looked at from a comparative across the state is now this is just school districts but when you kind of bring it together within the county and I asked the in 2023 RSS valuation went up 3 and a.5%. Northwest 4.3, Duncan 1.9, Fastest 4.8. But I look throughout the state, Eminence, which is down southeast Missouri 13.1, Ferguson Florison School District 8 and a half, Hay 9.4, Jennings 10.8, Normandy School
052Collaborative 7.5, Pemiscott 9.3, Rittner 7.6, 6 and I looked at some of our most under served areas in the state of Missouri had significant growth. So what that says that question is my home value in those areas if I bought a home there went up more than in Hillsboro, Missouri or Jefferson County. And when you then have some sudden growth because one of the things that gets talked about a lot is well schools are raising taxes. So I'm going back to 2007 till now is put for every school district in Jefferson County is in a lot of cases the taxes really haven't moved as far as tax rate for the Hillsboro school district. uh I'll talk about us is bear with me here I apologize is the tax rate in 2007 in the Hillsboro school
053district was $4.58. So somebody that owned a $200,000 house your taxes were $1,745. you own to 40 a $300,000 house was 2,600. This year the taxes on a $200,000 house in the Hillsboro district is $1,481. It's went down basically 300 bucks on a $300,000 home. The tax this year was $2,221 for the school's portion. In 2007 is $2,600 in almost 20 years. And and that's across the board from a school district perspective is our tax rates really haven't moved. But what's occurring is in this report and there's a lot of numbers here is when you have like this year it was put out that we can expect a 9 to 10% increase in assessed valuation. So that means on our assessments when you look at it your home price is going to go up 9%.
054That's the average across the county. some more than others. But there's a thing called the Hancock Amendment, which is put in place to protect taxpayers. It is there so that you don't have a $5,000 increase in your taxes, which says that it can your taxes cannot increase more than 5% or CPI, whichever is lower. We're expecting and we're CPI in February was right at 2.8%. 8%. So while the assessed valuation's going up uh 9 10%. The school district, Hillsboro Fire Protection District, all of those the most it can go up is 2.8. And so, um, kind of putting that together, uh, what's occurring is we're significantly falling behind, um, where things aren't affordable is CPI has went up close to 30 or excuse me, 27%. Thereabouts. Um if you look at our assessed valuation uh
055on the books which went up about 25 30%. The average in as far as school districts being able to capture 16%. 15 roughly 15% below the consumer price index. So as um bus prices etc are going up the issue and kind of uh within this that I asked for and have shared with the superintendent uh our assessor and I'm asking within the county is not to be confrontational but it's important that we're consistent have the latest tools in which to accurately do this not because I want people the higher taxes, but ultimately I truly believe it'll be lower taxes because here's what's going to happen is our school district just even here school district employs 400, Jefferson College approximately 300. Then you throw Fox etc. and all those in thousands of people in our country
056rely on school. This is their employment is we have to be able to pay people like we are a huge economy driver not just from buying things but in wages and those wages that school districts pay and firemen live in the community all those different things. they use the coffee shops, they buy groceries, they buy the gas is we need to ensure it's as much of uh an economic development issue as it is for as much work as we're putting in James Hardy kind of the thing I use in my head is I don't the satellite company does the same thing to me I put because if I've been a customer a long time they forget about you but if you're enrolled new will give you the NFL package is within our school district, within
057our county, we have to ensure that we're able to continue to give our teachers uh and our bus drivers and our current people that work and provide the services for our communities uh be able to pay them. And that's what the tax dollars does. And when we have this Hancock amendment going down 2.8 Hey, and I and I this is a virtual certainty and I included it. It literally forces tax rates. It will force this board uh and me to make a recommendation to then subsequently raise taxes because you're trying to make up the gap via the tax rate. Then what happens is eventually long term when we get the assessments on the right track ultimately taxes will be higher than they really had to have been because it was off. And so if you
058go through that um I'm going to put a cleaner version with a lot less numbers uh on there so it's an appendix and put some explanation. Um, but I think it's it's very interesting when you look at our data and I've been working with some other local entities to gather the uh not just education. We're the the largest number on our tax bill. So, we're not going to get any friends when we start talking about taxes, but I just want to be transparent and then have those discussions uh with our county, with our assessor to plan for the future. So, I know that got really long. There's a lot there. It's it's a comprehensive data set. Obviously that yes it has everything in it. So um through well here's the thing is and why it
059is if I'm going to go visit with other government entities on the impact I have to be no it it connects to every political subdivision in the county. Correct. I have a question for you too. I mean, what can we do to promote a consistent slow average growth versus like in 2022 where we had that huge percent thrown on us, the 11%. I mean, that's what we want to avoid is a huge 11% drop one year and then below average increases for five years in a row and then another huge increase. How can I mean what can we do as board members to help promote consistency year after year? Um that is just advocacy because I've asked that question because what ends up happening is I don't want another year like 2022. I mean that
060was huge. Yes. But ultimately here's the issue. It wasn't huge is it was a catch up. Yes. But the school district that year in 20 uh 22 for Hillsboro like it was 11 or excuse me 13.6%. But CPI was 6.5. So we got rolled back 7%. But if you're not keeping up, there's I'll use somewhat of a pattern is in 2021, our property values went up 2%. But CPI was 7%. So if we had taken even like we on the 13 taken 3% there even if you did five and five each of these that's 10% versus what we ended up netting 7%. And that slow and that's what's occurring u on there and I think some of it is I'm going to visit with our county council what St. Louis does they have a computer
061program that does market value. So when you sell a home it gets attributed to you that doesn't occur in Jefferson County and so it's not necessarily real time data that would take a vote by the county council um that's been shared with if you remember the county council and Mr. Ber is aware that he said that the county uh would have to council would have to prove that. So, I've assured him my support in that and helping him get that done. Um, and so maybe we can get that done because that will also make it automated and using those real times. So, because we're still even with a catchup, we have nobody wants to pay more taxes. But I don't include here is Senate Bill 190 which is a senior citizen tax cut. Um when
062you have an aging I talked about the aging community that's going to have more of an impact in our county is we need to get out in front of it before we have an economic crisis in the county. And I don't think our county is failing in any way, shape or form but the economic indicators appear as such. So let's and that matters when you're trying to attract businesses and so there's a lot to this um it's probably deeper work session type items but I wanted to share and it's um I've shared with our assessor and so I thought appcate [Laughter] I'm calling Dr. Laroo, over to you for the operations report. Uh yeah, I'll just recap uh some of our facility and summer projects that we have. These have gone through the competitive bid
063process and we're last few months approved by the board of education. Uh we have roofing replacements at the primary and junior high buildings. Uh installation of new playground at the intermediate school. Most of that will be on this fiscal year. impacted this in the fiscal year. We have resealing of our track facilities. I would like to note our track was put in around 2006. So this project is around 109,000 to completely reseal the track. It's probably the last reseal before we have to tear it up. So you're looking at another 5 to 8 years of this reseal and you it'll be a 600 $700,000 project to tear it all up. So the last receal of it facility preparations, we're excited about that. The primary schools support the early childhood program. A lot of that will
064be in house, but we will have some purchase service with that waterproofing and tuck pointing at the high school. And then flooring replacement in all the carpeted areas outside of the high school office. The high school office has been done, but the the rooms, the library still has the original carpet from 1999. So, 1100 kids each year walking on carpet. It needs replaced. Um, and then some asphalt maintenance has been approved here at the intermediate school. The greenhouse was given temporary occupancy. Uh we're still waiting on spy gas. Actually, they did come out to hook up the line. The line from the our meter to the um greenhouse is is uh there. But when that property was um tore down and and before the school purchased it, that line from the their their their uh
065main line to our meter was taken out. So, they have to come in and bore which is on them. it's on their cost. So that's no cost to the district. It just delays the full occupancy, but uh the city has worked with us and so that students can start using it. Miss Jackie can start using it. Obviously, we don't need heat right now anyway, but um so that's a good thing. And I think there's some pictures, uh of the greenhouse, but if you ever want to tour or come by and see it, I'm sure Miss Jackie would love to to show it to you guys. In November, we approved um two, no, I think it was December board meeting, we app uh were approved two purchases of two new school buses. We submitted three older
066school buses for the diesel admissions act uh grant. One of those was selected. We just found out last month that it's it's um so if someone turns it down, you're just on a waiting list. And so enough schools have turned it down. We were awarded the second one. So it's an additional $22,500 that'll assist with the two new buses. um totaling out to $45,000 in grant money. Uh keeping on grants, the district recently applied for the Missouri Land and Water Conservation Fund to support uh rehabilitation of the the farm pond. That grant was denied. I know Mr. Reedower and I have a a meeting coming up to discuss reapplying for that grant when it comes open, but that was denied unfortunately. Some transfer patient um operation news or updates. I'm sure you you've seen some
067of the struggles and some of the stuff we've been posting online just with uh the challenges. We currently have 28 routes but only 27 full-time drivers. I really appreciate Jim and our bus drivers for really stepping up, combining routes when needed. Um and hopefully some of the hires we had and and close executive session. Hopefully um that helps out, but it has been has been uh challenging and so hopefully we can work through that as we finish out the school year. Um, I would like to add that the transportation department on the bright note, we completed our school bus safety inspection on Wednesday and while it wasn't 100%, uh, it still was a 94.3% on our inspection. Uh, and so that is recognized as the Missouri Highway Patrols fleet of excellent awards. So, super proud
068of them. It's difficult doing it while in session, uh, but we still managed to, uh, to have a a really strong showing. And so I appreciate Mark and Jim and all of our bus drivers who assisted with that. It was a pretty good day with our our bus inspection. And then lastly, upcoming, we have a facility committee meeting on May 12th at 4:30 here in the board of education room. Any questions? Any questions? We'll turn it back over to you. Yeah. So I have Miss Hannah here this evening. She is our program manager for Shiner Electric. Uh Schneider has been a partner with us since 2019. Where? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So since 2019, uh they've been a partner with us. They completed um a major lighting renovation in around 2122. And then following that phase,
069that was phase one. Uh that renovation has saved the district uh on annual about $20,000 in annual savings uh with the LED updates. Phase two of the project was completing the primary renovation for uh HVAC or HVAC. That was a lot of that money was used with COVID funds and so that has been completed. They assisted with uh supporting us in that project also extending the warranty um through train and so that that though there was some issues with implementation it uh they were very good support and partner in helping us make sure that was finally completed. So, we're here to discuss the next phase, which is our high school. I know that's been mentioned a couple times and we've been we've mentioned it previously in uh facility meetings or other board workshop meetings, but
070uh back in November, I believe the November board meeting, uh the board of education approved a uh agreement to work with Schneider so they could start to begin a uh kind of a deep dive into our high school and where those HBAC uh projects are or where that where those systems are. that system was put in original to the building. So, of course, 25 years, you're looking at the end of an HVAC cycle, especially for that size of the building. Uh there the efficiency, we've had issues with the uh the the water source heat pumps. They keep going out. They're in the ceiling, and I won't get into too much of the details, but uh they're just they're hard to work on because the uh the technology is outdated. So, they came in, they gave
071us a midterm update. They met with uh Ann with Dr. Isen and Miss Grand and myself, you gave us an update on the project. Uh we opted to move forward. Obviously, at the end, the board will have the final say when we go out to bid and everything like that. But Hannah is here just kind of update the project and where we're at with that project and what that timeline looks like. Yeah, thanks Dr. Laroo. Good to see you all. I'll be Vanna White briefly as we look over this information here. Um great to see everyone again. So like Dr. Laroo said um we partnered with the district in 2021 on some lighting and the primary school HVAC and we partnered with school districts in Missouri for long range planning and existing facility improvements. So
072at the time of auditing the facilities in 2020 2021 um we noticed and the district also said that in a few years the high school is probably going to be one of the next buildings to target. So with that equipment being 1999 it's honestly impressive that Mr. best and the operations team have been able to keep it up and running for as long as it has been, but there are starting to be some emergency failures and replacements. So, we're looking to address the entire building. So, the picture here on the right is the different areas within the high school. So, the red one is the classrooms, the yellow is the commons, the blue is the gym, and then the green is the performing arts. So, within the building there's different types of systems. So the
073uh heat pumps, energy recovery units, boilers, and rooftop units. And we would look to replace all of that equipment. In some cases, we'll be going back with a like kind replacement, same type of system. In other cases, it will be something slightly different just based off of air quality improvements and humidity and comfort and controlling all of the spaces. So each space was looked at by our mechanical engineers individually and there will be an individual system proposed to go back with it. In addition to the HBAC, we're also proposing to address the building automation system. So the district has a great partnership with some local contractors and automation at other buildings that the operations team prefers to manage. So we would want to engage those local people again and have consistency across the entire district
074with a new or with a new system that matches everything in the rest of the buildings. Any questions about the scope before we move on to the financials? Okay, cool. So one of the things that we do when we're looking at these improvements is different types of funding mechanisms and efficiencies to help with the budget of the project. So, we have applied for a Department of Natural Resources lowinterest energy loan program. That interest rate is 2 and a.5%. Uh, we have gotten some good feedback from the people at DNR and some good questions, but we have yet to hear back. So, we're hopeful that that might be an opportunity to take advantage of. It is kind of interesting to look back at the 2021 project because you all got a 1.9 interest rate um that
075which is great, but um now we're trying to apply for another low interest loan through that. There are also other fund sources. So, um, upfront capital, lease purchase agreement, as well as some 179D tax credits, and that was something that the district took advantage of back in 2021. So, we really want to try to look at all of these different things to try to reduce the impact for the district as much as possible. Right now, the project is only internally estimated by Schneider. So pretty soon we are planning to send that out to bid, getting local contractors to respond and getting competitive um bids to present and right now we're trying to be conservative with the tariffs and just the unknown, but we're thinking the project could be anywhere between 7 and 12 to $8.5
076million. When we do come back with a final price, that would be guaranteed maximum price based off everything to lock in and get equipment ordered. Questions about any of the funding? Okay. So, if you scroll down just a little bit more, please, Mr. Moore. Um, I know that heat pumps and boilers and things are really exciting and nobody actually ever sees it. So, one thing that we um do look to do sometimes is just some community engagement and student engagement with the scope of work. So, I think that there's a story to be told with the responsible stewards of the district's dollars. So when we're doing construction, we can always say, you know, pardon our mess, or here's what's going on, and students can shadow some of the technical people and people that have had
077different educational backgrounds to that role and just exposure of different careers. Um, we could also do solar car races with the younger people and just try to tie them into anything that we can. Um, this graph here on the right is the savings report from the phase one. So the district has saved just under $300,000 from the lighting. That's about $100,000 a year. So, in phase one was really when you all captured a lot of that efficiency and and phase two is more of the capital improvements with the HBAC. Um, looking at the bottom here with the timeline, right now we're in April. So, like I said, we would look to solicit bids from local contractors and and start putting together final pricing to present to the district as well as sourcing more funding and
078having your attorney review all the different contracts that come along with things. So, we would target an August uh presentation to administration, potentially the committee, and then the board of course. And then we would target a September meeting for the board of education to consider approval of a construction contract. Uh with a contract approval in 2025, we would be able to order equipment and lock in pricing before we start to see even more increases um at the start of the year. And we're hopeful with the early um bid process that we'll obtain some pretty quality bids and some business. Yes. Yeah. Great points. And then with the scope of work being pretty capital intensive, um we're unfortunately just a little bit too late for summer 2025 construction. So we would target 2026, but doing all
079the prep work that we can and um working all of the hour. We know the high school is highly occupied, so there'd be a lot of navigating around u school schedules, but we'll definitely account for that when we plan for construction if the board does approve everything. Thanks for the opportunity. Any high school questions? What's the What's the term on the DNR loan? 10 years. 10 years. Okay. Yeah, good question. So, last time with the ESSER money and the lease purchase agreement, that was a 15-year term. And then there was also a $100,000 Amron rebate, about a $40,000 179 fee credit. So, when we look to present the final pricing if you if we know by then that you would have the grant, which we should because it was a 90-day from submitt, uh we
080would put together all the different funding options and then you can work with your advisor on how things might come together. That way you can see the impact. And we don't expect that we'd be able to put the full amount on the DNR. Correct. It is a $4 million cap on that DNR loan. So what a combination of those. So when we talked about that initially, um, thus kind of that plays into the CD, right? is we're making a little bit over four is where depending on what the rates are will determine how much money the district should put down or maybe put down because if you're going to have to pay 6% interest but you can only make four you're losing two. So you're putting more money down versus on that DNR it's at
0812%. You can set the payments aside and you're making money. So there'll be a little bit of us evaluating that to make it the most possible. Dr. Maru and Miss White. Thank you. All right. Last report this evening is the district early childhood update. Mr. White, hey, I just want to give you guys a little bit of an update. I know Dr. Isacson just mentioned that the startup grant um was not funded as of right now, we continue to check in with Deathly just to see if there happens to be any changes on that side of it. Um or if any other type of grants do open up um so as even though we go through this process of purchasing things, we'll still start looking to see if there's any fun resources that are out
082there that we can take advantage of. um enrollment class placement wise, we got about 110 students that are currently um accepted into the program. Out of those 110, I would say about 85 to 90% of those students have already enrolled. Um which is good to see that our families are already out there. Um the ones that haven't, I've reached out to those families just to remind them of the process and all that kind of stuff. Um and I've actually already scheduled some appointments with them at our registar just to kind of help out. Um we have re we have been contacted by a few of the families that have moved out of the area. So we do have some open spots. So therefore we'll be reaching out to the families that are on our wait
083list um to add them in. Um and then as spots do become available we'll continue to reach out to our weight list families as well. Um staffing all classroom teachers have been hired. Um we do have pair of professional openings um that are still out there right now. Hopefully um interviews will happen towards the end of April and May. So we'll take those recommendations to the board to try to get our early childhood classrooms fully staffed um by May would be the goal. Um and then as we've talked about over the past several months, our parents as teachers, we're part of a consortium right now with Dodto Grande and Sunrise. We make up about 48% of that consortium. Our active families do, which right now we've got 31 with three more getting ready to start.
084So we have 34 active families which is about that 48 to 50% of our consortium which we knew as we started our own early childhood program we would remove from the consortium to have our own here instead of sending sending our families down to the for the screenings and everything. Um the parents of teachers program is a little bit different than normal. Their program year it's 12 months long. It starts on May 1st goes through April 30th. So their 12 month cycle is a little bit different than what we're used to seeing. Um so as of right now um our plan is based on the number of active families we have um we will have one full-time parent educator and then a halftime parent educator which is what is currently kind of making up our
085current consortium to provide the services and support to our families. Um as that need would change if we get more active families then we may be looking on adding an additional part-time parent educator. Um but with our current active families that we have right now, we feel that one and a half should fill the current void. Um even though our PAT program come May 1st, which is in about a week and a half from now, um even though we may not be fully up and running at that point, our consortium is still going to provide the home visits, the supports to our families. Um so there will not be a gap in that piece of it. Um, so we will still be part of a quoteunquote consortium for a very short period of time as
086we start hiring our own and then getting our program up and running. Um, that's been kind of a question that a lot of the families have reached out to me about. Um, and we've ensured them that no, there will no there will not be a gap in home visits and providing that service and support to our families. Um, but I just want to give you guys a little bit of an update on that. um as we go through probably every month I'll try to give you an update as we get closer to the start of everything. Yep. Um so with Amy's new role taking place, will she just because I know within some of the other consortiums for PAT, the director of the program still sees families and does those home visits. Is she going
087to be doing No, because it's not a it's not a required piece as part of the EC the DA. Um, so she won't see home visits unless she really has to or wants to. Um, our 1.5 parent educators will that will be enough to not just take our current active families. We actually have a few that's coming off that list. Um, but that will also be able to support about another five to six families that would happen to come on. I was just curious. Yeah. Other questions? All right, appreciate it. Thank you everybody for the reports this evening. All right, we'll move into our items of business first. Um, do we have uh any public comments this evening? No public comments. Okay, no items of board policy, which puts us right into our consent agenda.
088So, we move into that. Do I have a motion to approve all the items on the consent agenda this evening as they're presented? All right. Any questions regarding items A through H on consent agenda tonight? Any items of comments? Items be pulled. All right. Hearing none. All those in favor of approval of the consent agenda is presented and none opposed. Motion carries. We have no items of unfinished business. So we're right into new business. We've got uh a uh excuse me, minutes from March 27th. Do I have a motion to approve board of education minutes from the March 27th, 2025? Motion. Second. All right. Any questions or concerns, comments regarding the hearing? None. All those in favor of approval and you two will need to abstain from those as you're not present. So, yeah. No.
089Yeah. None opposed. Two obsessions. Three abstensions. Three extensions. You were done. Three abstensions. Sorry. On to other due business. Our 2026 prom venue contract with Orlando Gardens. Do we have a motion to approve the 2026 prom venue contract with Orlando Gardens Event Center South as presented? Motion moved. Any questions for this? This is not new to us. We get this. All right. Any other comments? All right. Hearing none. All those in favor of approval and none opposed. Motion carries. All right. On to the approval of consulting contract with Trish for Keen. Do I have a motion to approve this contract with Trish as presented? So, any questions, comments, or concerns? Hearing none. All those in favor of approval. Any opposed? Motion carries. Right. On to the upcoming 2526 leadership training. Do I have a motion
090to approve this leadership training contract as presented? Second. Any questions with contract in terms of this school work? John would go through stuff like this. Hearing none. All those in favor of approval? Opposed? Motion carries. All right. on to the approval of the uh Central Methodist University apprenticeship partnership. Do I have a motion to approve the CMU apprentichip partnership as it's presented? Motion second. And I only have one more. Any questions on this? I might as well take you none. All those in favor of approval. None opposed. Motion carries. All right. Some capital purchases here. We've got some Chromebooks on the agenda. Do I have a motion to approve the purchase of 579 Chromebooks from Y and S Technologies for a total cost of 163,913.54? Motion 54 is important. No concerns with uh this purchase
091yet. All right. Hearing none. All those in favor of approval? Okay. Opposed? Motion carries. We have some desktop computers for purchase. We have a motion to approve 196 computers purchased from Hypertch as presented. Okay, any questions on this purchase? All right, hearing none. All those in favor of approval? None opposed? Motion carries. So, which puts us to the end of new business? Do have a motion to adjourn tonight at 8:29. Okay, I hear a second there. Second. All right. All those in favor of during tonight's meeting.