001So, we're doing >> No, I actually [Music] Go. I would definitely And then I am going to call this board meeting at 6:02. If you guys can try To the flag of the stand, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Sorry guys, I had a few updates I had to do. Um we are going to open for public input for 15 minutes with um no more than three minutes for individual unless we um accept the time and um time it recorded because we want to make sure that we have your questions um exact so we can respond back to the next one. Yeah. So, the agenda and I'm not sure the agenda has on social media screen or whatever regarding school insurance. Is that speculate? normally answer your question but yes
002it's being added question is do you have responses to my questions that I meet and I check so yes under public input is the responses to the public input from last month >> so the next agenda item will be all the all the answers from last time. >> You're welcome. >> Go ahead. >> Can you say your name just so that she has it? >> Thank you. >> Um, same question as the last few months I was here. You have a number as far as the residual money left over from last year's budget. Yes. So that was your question from last. So it will be in the when we have the responses to the question from last month that will be there. But typically we would say you would have a response for the second
003question is tell me [Music] that. >> Yeah. So again, all the responses from the questions from last time I'm going to read in a minute. >> Did you have any other questions? I don't want to move on to the next person. >> Okay. >> Um, you said you're going to answer all the questions that we had. Are we going to be able to respond to those answers during that? public will open up again at the end of the meeting >> and I may not be here for the end of the meeting. So am I going to be able to respond to that? >> I again public will be again at the end of the meeting. >> You can always email us if there's something that that comes up that you didn't feel like it was
004answered that you didn't get your answer. You can always email us and we'll get it back. >> Go ahead. question at first when I asked about the video you guys said that I would be able to find video and not a real computer person as several other people to try to find it as well. So if you know where it is, tell me. >> Okay. >> Any other questions? It's over. [Applause] Any other questions at this time or cons? What we are going to do is move forward in um for everyone's time and then we can add time at the end if it be okay. Okay. Responses to public input from last month. Um most of budget um questions were answered by Kathy. So, do you want to Okay, so the first question was the
005school board stipen on line 2310. Um what are the school board members being paid? The chair is paid $1,650 per year. The members are paid $1,500 per year. The clerk is paid $200. The moderator is paid $200. and the treasures to be $800. >> Um $800 for the treasure. >> I printed a few. If we need more, let me know. I didn't want to make too many copies. She sorry she uh what was the total value of the special election warrant article straight salary and taxes FICA and HRS um 6 uh $66,75 yes wages SPA NH RS and 10,000 in professional development. The third question was an increase in its health insurance line. Um, do we shop around and listed increased percent? The increase in the health insurance rate from last year to this year
006was 8.5%. Um, and it states that they have not shopped around. How many people are in the wage line health insurance line? There are 35 positions, two substitutes, uh, one for parents and one for teachers in the budget, five school board members, one clerk, one moderator in the wage line, and that there are 20 employees who take district health insurance. The school board members and parents and substitutes do not have health insurance. Uh there is a new hire API for 37,000. Is this one person or more? Um the response was it's only one person. The school counselor in this wage line. I don't see um in any of the financials a $37,000 increase guidance is 2120 um function line. Uh the sixth question was that um they had heard that The nurses are to join
007the GWRSD CBA at the budget committee meeting. Is this true? Huggies Hospital will no longer contract with GWRSD or DSC for nurses starting in July of 2026. The new Middle Tennessee Education Association collective bargaining agreement includes nurses in the union contract. Therefore, in July of 2026, the the district will hire a school nurse and this position will be covered by the union agreement. Number seven, was it education be a service line? Is this a new um new hire this year? And the response was yes. Schoolboard services dues and fees 3,710. Is this NHPS NHSBA? Yes, that is the office of the superintendent increased to 12 12.5 increased 12.5%. Is this contractual? And the answer was yes. Transportation increase. Is this an additional driver? Yes, due to the needs of the district. Number 11, the special
008education um professional and people services increase 63%. What is this? Okay. The budget amount is directly related to the mandated IEP for all Middleton students. If services are listed in a student's IEP, then the district is obligated to provide um the to provide the students with these services. So there that must be what the changes are increased services provided. Number 12, why is the private tuition line gone now? Um for the special education director who builds the budget, the students needs um not there this fiscal year. Number 13 supervisors were not paid for the special education duties. Um and the response was one left due to there was I'm guessing one special election I'm sorry special election duties. There was one night that we need to oversee and um in order to pay that individual
009uh number 14 detailed breakdown of the budget report um information copy to a USB and is available to the member of the budget committee requesting it that was provided to them or is being provided to them. Uh number 15 residual funds left over from the 2024 2025 budget. Um it was $81,52782. Uh number 16 was who authorized the video to go out to families who made the video. Um and was there a cost for the video? That was the video pertaining to the um election last year in the budget. Um who authorized the video to go up to the families on January 8th? The school board discussed concerns that if the proposed budget didn't pass, there would be enough funds to meet the current payroll. The majority of the budget um was with the majority
010of budget being salaries. The board was hoping to share this concern with the community. Um, prior to to an increased participation in the election, the board didn't want to incur any additional cost to send mailings and due to the time frame prior to the delivery session being limited, we decided that the the best decision and most cost effective was to reach the community with a video. The video was sent out on parents by principal Bronson uh who made the video. Um, school board member member Heather Peman volunteered to have herself and her husband Timothy produce a video sharing the concerns with the school board. Um, and again the video was shared by my parents by principal Bronson and there was no cost for the video. Uh, 17 monthly revenue report requested um, starting with September
0112025 financials. I'm not really sure if they're responsible. It says monthly question. >> Oh, it was starting this month. Got it. So, we're starting that this month. And then number 18, who advised the school board not to answer questions during public input? Um, the schoolboard association encouraged us to change our model from answering questions during public input um to just accepting questions and providing responses at a later time to ensure the ability to provide accurate responses. Okay. And we will move into uh agenda review. Is there anything that needs to be added? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Uh I'd like to add a school care assessment at the end of the superintendent report, please. >> Okay. Does anyone else need to add anything? Okay, we'll move into the acceptance of minutes. Um, do I have
012a motion? Have you guys had a chance to review the minutes? Um, I um request a motion for the September 10th, 2025 academic affairs committee meeting minutes. >> Do I have a second? >> All right. All in favor? I was not present for that meeting. And then moving into the September 10th, 2025 finance committee meeting minutes. They have a motion for that. We will pass on that. And then September 10, 2025, uh the meeting for the school board meeting. Do I have a motion for that? >> Do I have a second? >> Okay. All in favor? Okay, moving into the superintendence report. Thank you very much. We'll start with the Middleton Elementary School updates with Principal Le and I think she's involved in some special guests. Hi everybody. Um these are in no particular order.
013So over the last month our school has been alive with students learning, teachers teaching and all of us showing up to be our best selves every day. Right now we've had two emergency drills so far and planning another one soon and we're in the midst of fire safety week which you probably saw the banner of when you walked in. Um I just want to publicly say I'm indebted to the collaboration with our emergency services in town. They have been fabulous to work with this year. This week we've also started data team meetings in which we bring all the essential voices to the table to check where students are at and how to best meet their needs. We include academic data might include other types as well including attendance and behavior data to try and get
014a full picture of our students. I'm really proud of this collaborative effort that goes into making sure every kid is right where they need to be and we are assisting them. I also want to say we had a really successful open house in the last month. Many families and students joined us to visit classrooms, check in with our infinite campus registration and free and reduced lunch table, um walk by community partners and our costume drive. Thank you to everyone who donated and took the alpaca palace PTA for your continued support. This week we also completed our alliance club vision screener and a big thank you goes to our alliance club for continually supporting our students each year with this important vision sphere. And I'd like to thank our school nurse Mary Beth Smith for facilitating
015it. At this time I'm really hoping to introduce you our PE teacher to talk about a studentled initiative from a few years ago um our new dog kit. >> Sure. Morning. Uh, I am here just because we were able to build a Gaga ball pit over the summer and it was fully funded. >> What is Gaga? >> It is a fun fancy name hexagonal square pit and it's uh basically dodgeball of the knees. We hit the ball for it. Um, and it was completely funded by our 2023 strong leaders. And we even have one of the students here today. So they are now eighth graders and seventh graders in the middle school right now. So I recognize all of those names right now. And Alexia Davis, you'll be like first one up called up, but
016she was one of our 23 24 strong leaders and she's known me at the middle school and we reached out to all families and most of these kids are at sports right now. But we also want to recognize Ivy Moier, Josh Coocher, Alexia Davis, who's right here, uh Larry Ramsey, and Ari Wilson. And we have this plaque out there on the ball pit, which is pretty awesome. Um, and we're hoping it lasts a long time. Thank you. Um, and I should mention that Mr. Bule donated his time this summer to construct it with the um, materials that he had or the students had fundraised so that we could have that ready to go over the beginning of the school year and he's already embedded that into his curriculum with teaching sportsmanship um, as well as
017the game. So, it has been actively used during our recesses as well. So, thank you Mr. Bill. Okay. May continue superintendent report. Thank you. Okay. Next is school enrollment. So we're required to capture school enrollment by October 1st every year for the state and so we have the numbers for the board. Um, so preschool, uh, so as of October 1st, uh, we have six students in preschool, 17 in kindergarten, 21 in grade 1, 15 in grade 2, 18 in grade three. We have a big fourth grade class. So we have two classes there. We have two classes, 15 and 16, total of 31. Grade five, we have 23, and grade six, we have 23. Uh over at Kingswood we have 14 from Middleton in grade seven, 17 in grade 8, six in grade nine, 17
018in grade 10, 17 in grade 11, and 18 seniors hopefully successfully graduating this year. >> Only six and n correct. 9th grade is a smaller smaller class that year. So the district total is 243. Uh that's down from last year that was 263 total. I don't think so. But if anybody wants a copy of this, just let us know. Happy to post that. We're posting a lot to the website these days. I'll let the board discuss that. Okay. So that's one. Any questions? Okay. Uh, next, this is the time when we announce our winter weather. This was sent to all families last Friday. Inclement weather procedures. So, as always, uh, snow day cancellations for snow days are traditional snow days. The board made that decision last year, if not earlier. Um, so in any case
019of increment snow day, you know, cancellation due to inclement weather, um, it's a traditional snow day. No remote learning, no booster packs. I never hear complaints about that. So that I believe will continue. Uh any questions? Hopefully we won't see that for a while. >> Months and upon months, months upon months and I think it was 85 on Monday. So okay, >> then tonight is another story. Okay. Budget timeline 2627. So the budget timeline um I'll read a few of the pertinent dates for Middleton. So um thank you very much. November 12th is the school the next school board meeting where the uh school board will review the budget and um hopefully for adoption. And then um January 22nd is the you're not collective bargaining this year. Um so um or bond hearing. So January
02022nd, last day for budget committee to deliver budget and warrant article recommendations to the governing body for posting. January 26, last date to postwarrant budget and default budget. Um filing dates for school district officers is between January 21st and 30th. We have one school board seat up for reelection. That's Samantha's seat. Deliberative session will be Saturday, February 7th at 10:00 a.m. right here at Milton Elementary School. And voting is Tuesday, March 10th. So, we encourage the community to vote. Thank you. Any questions? Okay. Financial reports. Does the board have any questions about the financials for Kathy? I don't believe at last month's meeting that I had put in the um teachers of 66,000. So if you're looking at the very first column on the financial budget and then the next column says adjustments. Those were
021the adjustments. to the very end of the report on page five. The adjusted column 66,7 no issues, no unexpected expenditures, no Any other questions? Thank you very much. Um, and next the agenda item I added school care assessment. So I did include some information at the end as well. So we received a notice from school care. This is the um school care is where we have our health insurance for employees. It's uh through many school districts in the state, Middleton and governments included. Um school care let us know that due to claims and pharmacy costs that have far exceeded projections. Uh they have been tapping reserves as of um June 30th. Their reserves are critically low. uh leaving us with the projected deficit of 4.5 million. Without corrective action, the stability of the pool effect
022is so as a way to restore financial stability. Um school care sent um an assessment contribution to all their member entities. The amount sent to Middleton School District is 69,68.71. This is a contribution assessment. It's equal to about a month and a half what a district pays. Um the invoice is there they're saying due upon receipt. However, um upon receipt um is really until I believe January 1st without any interest. That's the grace period. Um but then you could cover it between January and July 15th with a 0.5% interest rate each month. Um so the options would be to um you could um ask the SAU to ident identify options for you um over the next two more board meetings before January. So certainly we could um look at the current budget and see um
023you know different opportunities for for finding this amount. Now, um we could um budget it in next year's budget and then we would still incur the interest. Um but we could pay it between July 1st and July 15th. That's not something that the board has to decide tonight. Um you could um you could decide at one of the next two meetings. We can bring you some more information. consequence if we don't >> if there's no what they've said is if there's no plan to pay by uh by May they stop paying on claims I do have they did share a question and answer documents Yes. >> Do you know how many um schools across the state use this? >> Uh what I do know is that it's 89 member entities and the majority of those
024are school districts. Some of them are other ent uh municipalities, town libraries, the townable furrow, we know as a member, but the majority of school districts and this is the one that was put into. >> Yes. >> So in order to change it, you would need approval from the teachers association to make any changes to this particular company. >> Correct. Yes. Can you have you guys been able to hear speaking? >> You can speak up a little please. >> Can I? >> Yeah. >> So my my questions were just um who else in the state uses them uh this particular insurance and um this particular insurance is listed as an insurance company agreement and we to have the teachers association's approval to put it up to bid for other entities to come back. Um, and
025I didn't ask this question yet, but I hope I know the answer from the fin. Uh, but is there an increased cost that they have preliminary us for next year for what the insurance increase cost will be? They're they're saying 16%. So we saw an interesting increase last year 16%. >> Um so then we need to go back to the teachers association to see if they would be interested in having us put it out to bid to see if we could find some more affordable options. >> But yeah agreement we approach associations to do that. It would definitely have to be a meeting with the board or the at least two members of the board and the union um to come to a mutual agreement. Okay. >> The number 16 or 60 >> 69 one
026it's going no one six >> one six%. Oh, sorry. The increase, not the amount. >> The increase is 16%. >> And then the total amount we have to pay them for this current year is 6,700. >> This is a contribution 26 year 16% is would be as of July 1st. That's for next year. >> So what are we putting in budget for next year? >> Right. So I'm sorry I'm just so 698 last year. >> Correct. Yes. >> Well, it's it's budget. >> So this would have to be now. I'm just trying to >> No, this is they have a decrease in their in their um reserves. >> So they are assessing all members because it's actually a risk pool. So school care is a risk pool. All the members on the So you're aware
027that so the reserves are low and this is what they're doing. They're sending a bill to their members. So it is as a result you're correct in that sorry I'm not matching your question but it is as a result of increased claims from last year that's experience they went through that's based off experience from a prior year but now they're catch up exactly so theyed their funds in their reserve accounts >> and do their increase claims and because of that they're asking us to pay these amounts to help them recoup their reserve accounts. >> And then then what we have in this current year budget that's going to be an increase of 16%. >> Correct. >> If we stay with that I just wonder if you were to continue with this company then yes it
028would be an anticipated 16% of the Are we able to question that? If you know, great. If not, then >> so your question was, can we use our reserve funds to pay that and you stated probably not >> at this moment it's unlikely as far as I know because therefore special education it's a bus fund it's building and maintenance residual >> and there's more oh you meant unreserved >> so the unreserved funds from last year I believe that is allowed um however I would want to check for Kathy as far as um have we put that into your trusts yet? >> Absolutely. And this is what boards are looking at unreserved funds from last year, any revenue, um any you know opportunities within your budget now and then the other options to budget it in
029your next year. >> So your response to Heather's question was that that amount that was left, you're unsure if we put the money into the accounts that you actually get. So, they're not sure if if that is an actual overage or if that was after everything was placed in the accounts. So, we'll have to get clarification for you guys on that. >> So, we'll bring additional information for the board next month. >> Have we gone to our Google to see what I mean? I know we would have to get an agreement. Is there anything that holds us other than the teachers agreement to stay with school care or Okay. So, anything else we should say to go another direction? >> Correct. So, it would be the teachers. Yes. >> So, if we do opt to
030do that, would that take away that 69,000 that we have? No. >> Okay. So, either way, >> and if you make a change, it would be as of July 1st. So it would just be to not have that 16% increase is what we would be looking at at options. You could hire a broker. >> You could go private. You could look at another risk pool something. >> Okay. It is. It does take time, >> of course. But >> have we have any of the other like or anyone else decided what they're doing as far as staying with another? >> Governor Worth uh just voted to create a committee with their human resources committee and they have three associations. So they're um they haven't started this yet, but they did just take a vote to approve
031the committee. So it would be the HR committee and the leads from their three associations to get together to discuss options. Is that something that I think we talked about talked about the finance community um with previous bargaining uh board members and because we kind of But yes, we want invite them to see if that was something conversation they would like to have about exploring our insurance options. >> So that's something you guys discussed in your financ. Can I just ask if you um make sure that these numbers come to the budget meeting um in case I've got something written down wrong or somebody you didn't make the meeting? So, we make sure we have them. >> Yes. You're welcome. Any other questions about So, Because we we actually listed school care as the insurance
032and collective bargaining agreement, but we have to go back to the table on page 15. Okay. So the collective rate under D2 for insurance at page 15 that indicates the district I yeah but says the district shall pay 90% of the premium cost for school care plan with choice fund um or any other comparable plans provided by a different health insurance provider which is usually agreed upon by both parties. So that's what they need to do. We need to come up with some options from that. >> Correct. And finance committee is planning on working on that or is that what you're like to do? When we get to the update motion to >> any other questions about school? >> I would just like to the agenda for next meeting once we have some more information
033for the next board meeting or the next meeting. >> Okay. um chairperson's report uh water project update. So you so we have um I know I I could probably speak better to this but um I am aware that um we um heard that the boards were twice at the last meeting. um we um um put out to bid yeah the other company they were not um very easy to work with um but and it took several weeks and ultimately they were not um prepared or interested or available to um to do the job. So yeah so um Ivy had worked diligently to line up two quotes. We had the first company that actually presented last um schoolboard meeting and then the other company was supposed to come in with their quote. I think they told
034by Friday of that week. >> They came on Friday. >> Oh, they came on Friday and then they were going to give us a quote. Ivy met with them. She gave them all the information that they had asked for. Um they extended out until just last week. um finally coming back and saying that they had decided they didn't feel they were equipped to provide us with um the system based on what they had and that they were declining to provide us a quote. Um so we did move forward with the other company um that we had that that met with us last month at the school board meeting. >> Okay. So um at the end of November the company will start working on the water filtration system to short. >> So time frame you're thinking
035are they thinking could they give like a week two weeks what they think that the time frame will be to actually do it. So, >> so what was shared with me is that we've attended the date to start this project um at the end of November. I don't remember off of the time I think it's the 24th or the 26th, but somewhere right in there. Um it should be zero impact on our students as they do the work and it shouldn't take a very long period of time because they're going to do all the prep work ahead of time. We have, I hope I'm remembering this correctly, but we have um tanks that will allow us to have uninterrupted flow for water for bathrooms and flushing toilets and all the things that we need water
036for as they do the work and that will be online. And then there's I assume a water testing process that would have to happen as well. Um but the timeline is a pretty quick turnaround now that we are in the queue. >> Thank you. Any questions from anyone regarding the water? Okay, we will move into parks and bracket trail use request. This was a request from the board to return this um on the agenda this month because there was a request from the community. Tuesday last month. I don't have all the information as far as what I for [Music] it was for the latest be able to. We're not 100% certain we are going to be able to do it, but we wanted permission just in case. >> Okay. I think some of the questions
037were insurance, correct? >> Oh, sure. >> I think insurance. >> Yeah, I think what the liability risk for using the >> We do have our own insurance. I just want to make sure there's nothing like >> we had to get a writer to allow students to practice basketball here under Farmington. So like we just want to make sure there's anything that they bring us to cover so we can make sure we can do that. >> So typically the process would be to fill out a facility use request even though it's in the trails. It's not the building and that's instigates our whole approval process. Um, but we can make sure you have those forms. >> I can write you about insurance too, but the craft failure to be the same. >> We have limits on
038what we can and cannot do. We can't have a bomb. We can't carry. We can't do jet skiing. We can't do I mean, so it it would basically just be a whole bunch of lights down there in the cab, >> you know, just like what? Huh? >> Yes. >> Well, I don't want to ask for that, but um yeah, it's like a walk um lined walkway. >> Yeah, it sounds lovely. >> It does. >> I think that would be the best move for just like you did with the um for the craft bears. Go ahead and do the the form and then she should I think Isaac can get you can get everything through that way. Thank you. >> Fox and everything like in Boston. So everything's right there. And now to go to like
039one of those places where they have you have two million lights and we walk through an acre and a half or whatever. It's like we don't have one besides spons. So [Music] >> if they do the fac [Music] does it? >> I we reviewed the facility use form as a policy last month with Ivy and I don't believe there's any Ivy is able to unless there I think it was unless we're making a certain amount of money correct >> that's no problem. >> Okay. So they're good to go. They won't need us to be a part of it to go forward because they're not they're not turning the feet to be able to do the walk. So, it sounds like I will be able to kind of get them all that they need to get
040approved. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, academic affairs committee policies. Did anybody have any questions about the final ones uploaded on the web or are they on? >> Yes, please. >> So, the process, do you want me to speak to the process a little bit? So, the the new academic affairs policy committee worked very diligently and productively. So these are now in first read. So the first time they come to the board along with the policies um that's just a first read. You don't take action on them. However, even in draft form, we'll post them to the website so the community can read them. Um and if there's any input, you know, they'll be there ahead of time and you can come and make, you know, public comment accordingly. Um and um then you know
041the board just reads them at first read for review and then we bring the same list to the second read and for second read and adoption at the next meeting. So then at that meeting uh you vote to you vote to accept policies or table policies or edit policies. The um academic affairs committee have a recommendation toward adopting them. >> Yes, absolutely. So, these are here because the academic affairs committee already reviewed these very carefully and moved to bring them to the board for first read. So, they have vetted these, brought them to the full board um for the board's first read and review. And so, now the board has two meetings to consider these policies. The acronyms that they are listed under have absolutely nothing to do with the title of the policy. I'm
042going to ask that we put the name of the policy as the document name when we're posting them because I I posted them from ours and I have a list of a bunch of acronyms that lead to links that I don't know what they are until I open it. >> Sure. >> So, it' be nice to see like the name of it officially so people can say, "Oh, I wonder if this one says otherwise you have to scroll through 30 of them before you." >> Thank you. Also, we talked about if members of the public have questions on policies, then they can help. >> Absolutely. Email us questions about policies, but they're all going to be posted. Um, because there are so many, you can't be expected to just, you know, read them at one
043time. >> Correct. But you said public comment, like if somebody could do public comment, then they could Oh, absolutely, absolutely. Anytime that actually is available for any situation at any time. Anyone who has a question that they didn't get to ask during public comment or comes up or that any anyone can always email the board a question that we would be able to get back to them. Anything else with the academic affairs committee policy? So these are basically first read. >> These are first read. This is an opportunity if the other board members who are not on that committee if they have any questions for the committee or for me on these policies. You can feel free to ask. So these be on the agenda for next month for second. That's right. Any other questions
044or concerns? >> I just have one question. So the recommendations that we had at the policy meeting um are those updates on the website. >> Yeah. We're gonna add the titles. We're going to add the titles so it's easier. >> I just had a question. The student wellness activities. There were some things that I don't know. >> Is this um JLCF wellness? >> Yes. Okay. JLCF. Um, there are things in here about like snacks that are provided at volunteer functions that are at the schools. I'm just thinking about whether or not J. It's the student wellness activity. What was your question? >> No, I just wanted to flag it to see if they felt like any of that may apply to them at all. Just beware of that. Anything else? Anyone else? >> Thank you
045for taking the time to go through all of these. There were a lot. You guys like put a lot of work into it. Thank you very much. >> Very good. Very. Okay. Uh, finance committee update. >> Uh, so finance met before the board meeting today um kind of laid out some framework on what we would expect some budget numbers. Uh so we'll be coming to the November board meeting with the proposed budget that'll have been reviewed by the finance committee ahead of time. Um so hopefully if there's any iterations I think we may we can present to you the full board the budget that we're looking forward with um because the budget community is expecting the proposals to be sent to them or given to them that following the night. Um, so we'll be working
046to make sure that what's presented to the full board next month um is something that um we do need to make a motion um to allow the SAU to run some budget numbers for payroll. So we need to make a motion to um what Heather and I have discussed was to give um SA2 numbers for percentages to use for proposed increases for support staff custodians. Yeah. So we are looking to um make a proposal to do uh the current CPI for the northeast region uh which is at 3.3 and then also at 2.5 so lower than the CPI for the northeast. So when the board meeting discuss those two so she'll come to us with two numbers a budget for if we were to do a 3.3% and then a budget if we were to
0472.5% or whatever the Where does the 2.5 or is it just for budgetary? >> It's for it's to offer it lower than what CPI is. So if we're not comfortable with what a 3.3% increase comes in at for the budget, then to also offer a lower number for increase. >> And this is just for the the bus drivers for parents. Anyone outside Correct. [Music] >> The the budget I think last year and also had 3% last year. the Paris level that they went from $20 an hour increase last year. So we're not there's another lowerange Yeah, for the 26 27 school year% last year. >> So historically we've done 3%. >> Um so you need a motion to work with the district to come up with what these figures look like, >> right? We need
048to give them at least two options. But I think if we keep it to two easier decide which one goes be too many questions. Um so we need to make a motion to say we want first run for this percentage and then for this percentage. was the finance the 3.3 is the current for the northeast region and then lower you guys average and then 2.5 I think is a taxpayer motion to work with the two and 3.3 to determine wage increases and the difference between those two numbers for those positions. outside. >> There were no other um changes that were budgets being added or anything to that nature for next year. So, Okay. So, parttime specialist and a part-time media specialist are the two open positions right now. Um so the other item we need
049to make a motion on is um so we need to meet with the um middle education association. um one to talk about the school insurance and then health insurance and then the other factor is to talk about um the nurs's salary schedule before adding them into the agreement for the 26 27 school year. So currently it's written in the um the agreement that we need to meet in the fall of 2025 to begin discussions to establish that salary schedule for the nurse. Um so we need to make a motion for who from the board to be a part of those um discussions. So for the to create that agreement it was myself and Kelly. Um I know we're both willing to on that again. Um so we would need somebody to motion if you're comfortable
050the two of us on those discussions and then will work on getting that between us and the association. >> I think it makes sense for this review. Um, no. I wanted you to actually state. >> Oh, okay. Um, I I I move to authorize the school board through Kelly and the goal to meet with the teachers association to discuss the nursing pay scale and the increased health insurance costs. I said anything else from Okay, nothing further from the finance committee. We will move into the community relations update. >> Um, okay. So, for community relations, we instead of making it a full committee, um, we decided to be community relations liaison. Um, so we'll be representing the board and trying to work with the community and get everything out to the public. Um, we have updated
051the website with the new community relations tab where we're going to post the answers to the public input questions um after the meeting. So typically after the next meeting, we'll be posting within 24 hours. Um and then we wanted to bring to the board the topic of posting the agendas for the upcoming meetings um you know one to two days prior to the meetings with a link to the agenda on our SA website on social media for the public to see so they can be aware that the meeting is coming up and verifying those agendas. >> What social media do we have? Facebook, we would we would be using the town site. We don't have any um preference to create our own social media page at this time, but that would be something we decide
052to do in the future. What does the rest of the board think about posting the agenda for the town to review it before so that anyone that's looking for what's going to be reviewed in the meeting has an idea of what's going to be going on. >> Right. We're just ahead of time. So that's already being done. Do you have it in a certain find it? >> It's on the website. It's not um shared publicly. So anybody nobody knows. >> Okay. >> Was there any discussion about either Facebook? >> We discussed but we have not made any decision. I think we bring that to you guys before we decided to do that. So we kind of started with our first little meeting on figuring out making the website a little bit more user friendly. Um
053so that was where we started. So it did a lot of work um Kathy on making it a lot more user friendly and easier to navigate. Um we would love for the town to receive that and and people of the town give us input if you think that things are easier to find because we've heard a lot from you guys that it's not to find information. So, please, please, please look at the website and see what you think and let us know. >> It's the school website. Anything else? I don't think I can't think of anything else from either we do have edit access to so we can make some changes on our so don't feel like you have to wait to give us input for like next month feel free to email if you
054have input and we will fix things as quickly as possible okay moving into closing the activities advanced. >> I'm happy to. >> Yeah, I'm happy to. Yes. Upcoming events. Uh, no school for Columbus Day on October 13th. Early release on November 7th for parent teacher conferences. Um, also on uh November 10th, parent teacher conferences. no school on the 11th for Veterans Day. Um and then we're having committee meetings before the next school board meeting. So all of these will be on November 12th. Academic affairs committee and finance committee will meet before the board meeting um which will be November 12th at 6 p.m. Are those meetings open for people to attend if they want to come to them? Perfect. So, I have a bunk for academic affairs and finance committee before this board meeting is
055open to the public and 6:00 we'll see you all here. Okay, we will open up for public input again for 15 minutes. Just I didn't look up to see whose hand went up first. So I will trust the two of you. [Music] >> So you said the video that basically the board. So the statement was that we the board had decided that the getting the video out would be the the easiest way to get information. >> Okay. So then can I assume that [Music] or not? And I I'm going to have to respond next. >> Really? >> Right. because I I want to keep with the same thing that I feel like that question was appropriate to be answered, but we need to keep with the same policy of we'll respond to you guys for
056next month. And then you say that because you were trying to save money. um you sent it out on a video rather than the mail. Um so I realize a little very little um you know I also This is more of a comment, but I don't consider change. Um, but I guess that's that's what you guys think. That's okay. >> I just want to make sure I understand your question. Can you say that? Is it 81,000? So you you're you're saying that the reason you went up the video instead of mail was to save money. Is is that you know is that really? >> Yes. >> I just didn't understand where the 81,000 the what number you were pulling that from. Are you talking about online? Well, some money that year's budget >> um because
057you know the the parent square deal that you guys have only goes out to people that have children in the school. What about the rest of the town? Did you ever consider the you know what I can give you a pretty good example of how how much that has the potential to persuade a vote when only a certain group of people even though that you know what information is out there and the example would be that uh you you have special election decided by one vote. So, um, th this is where I have a problem. I don't have a problem if you want to send videos home. I just think they should go to everybody. Everybody should have the same opportunity to view what you guys are putting out there. And that obviously wasn't the
058case. And I've been told it's it's not the first time. So um you know concerned about that more than a little bit concern. >> Thank you. Um so just a quick question to the the nurse right now the nurse is that correct the way she's not she doesn't get paid contract she doesn't she doesn't have so I believe her day or whatever so I'm guessing my question is when it comes up to new contract we're including school nurse at that at the time she would be considered a school employee whereas now consider a school employee contract she's believe she works >> right so would you be looking to hire an employee at the school is that correct so and trying to stay that $91,000 that we have in the budget for this year 91 we're
059paying by the contract so we take out salary then we have to fight our NHS all that. So took that um and I think we went up earlier uh the 8127 that's left is that afterwards I know that was a question that came up. So if we find that great um and I think I asked this question maybe back um I've been asked when would be the last day to submit a petition an article for the school. 122 date [Music] >> January 13th is the date for the petition for but we can get this posted on the site so that we can get you guys that information. So 113 I just want to make sure that might be the same date for town as well but I know that we have different so I don't
060know um number 13 I asked last time um about not being with everyone else I do not get my answer on here. It just says that one was paid and one one left. One left due to a W90 document required in order to pay. That didn't answer my question at all. I asked why we were not paid when everyone else was. Why did no one reach out for that one person? They had all my information. Why was I not paid with everyone else? And I would like the date of when everyone else was paid. I feel like we were secondgued that and that wasn't right. >> Are you talking about who who are the other people that you're speaking about? Myself, >> the supervis Christine and I were ballot clerks and then there was the
061supervisors who moderated the clerks. >> I'm not sure who else took from the election, but we feel like we were segregated out to the bottom. And they can't use the excuse that they give my information because I have it and I have that in my so is trust um I think from our standong work with us. I don't know what our premiums are coming up. I know I think they were just setting away last week before. So I go with what I've seen in the past. Um they've been very good about what the rate increases and then very good about offering us other programs that are comparable with what we currently have but costing more but giving something that's we the times we consider affordable for both the employee and the employer. Um, and I
062have to say I think the coverage is very good. So, so that's just [Music] >> No, we appreciate that. We would welcome any suggestions, I think, when going to look at this. Thank you. >> Uh I just wanted to announce that um on Friday, this Friday coming up the PTO Brad, we are hosting an event down in Sandology. Um admission is by donation only. So hopefully we'll have a great turnout. All the money that we are trying to raise is going to go through, you know, the kids. Um hopefully being able to help offset the to do um field trips um fun events and the year stuff. Um we have a lot of really big ideas and hopefully we can start rolling out but we need to start fundraising. So come up Friday is from
0635 to 7 and um and then also we'll be um hosting trunk or treat with the recreation committee and that's the 25th from 4 to 7. Um we're looking for candy donations or non candy item donations for you know the kiddos that may have allergies or not candy cans. Um, and then we're looking for some trunks. So, if you want a decorated trunk, um, contact either the alpaca or the recreation and, um, sign up. Would love to have you. And then November 1st, we're going to be also a part of the craft fair. And, um, we are in the process of crafting away. Um, we are looking for some volunteers, parents, kids, or teachers. If you uh are going to put mood on and want to help make some Christmas ornaments, I would love to
064have your help. We're going to potentially come up with a day or two where we all get together and uh make up some Christmas ornaments to sell so we can have some fun and do some fun stuff. >> You know, that's the 28th. >> Yes. October 28th, Old Town Hall at this 5:30. >> Christine, correct me if I'm wrong. There's an opportunity for Snapology to come here. >> So, that was another reason why I set up the event for Snapology. Um, Snapology, if you haven't checked out their website, I I recommend you do. They offer so many different options for classes or um different activities. So they go into schools during the school day and they'll um do events with the kids. Um sometimes they do it weekly for a couple of months, sometimes they'll
065do like, you know, a three week session. Um they'll have after school things. They offer like a wide variety of um different activities. kids are allowed to come here. So, the hope was to have this open house event um maybe get some donations to help us, but then also see if there's an interest enough to bring them up here. >> So, what is thisology event on Friday? Is this I I'm not super familiar with Snowology. Is it Legos or something similar? >> It's all like >> it's all things. So, it's a lot of Legos, a lot of like building. Um, >> and for the other Friday, you said it's donation day. So, are the families making a donation to the alpaca fun? Yes. >> All the donations will go to the alpaca house and hopefully
066we can earn enough money to potentially offset the cost of a big year um and then help with other needs for the kids. >> Awesome. Thank you. Yes sir. >> Um I am going to see if we can get you the video. >> Okay. >> I'm going to leave it at that though. >> That would help me out. >> Yeah, for sure. It's all point of speculation for you right now. So I'm going to see if we can get the video. >> You're welcome. Any other? >> Okay. Um, closing comments by the board. Before we do that, I just want to see, do we have any public? Okay. Is it um person. Okay, so we have nonpublic personnel related. So we will do the closing comments by the school board and then we'll have a
067motion to move into non public. I don't really have much to say. I am very excited about um a lot of the events are coming up. Unfortunately, I've noticed some of them um but I am very interested in helping out with the tax. Please let me know. >> Thank you. >> Yes, I know that the school tried to get is involved for a long time. So, thank you everyone for stepping up and I'm really excited to see what >> um I just want to say that I love that part about the ball of course. Awesome. Uh Nicole, >> yes. >> Um when does the the 28th at um 5:30 at Oldtown >> at 5:30. >> Okay. And um this piece of paper >> I want to say thank you all of you for stepping up.
068It's going to be very a ton of extra work. Um, and I know we already all do a lot of work just for our school board positions, but thank you very very very much for all you're doing to help and um, improve our school board in our town. So, I really appreciate all of you for that. Um, I know Samantha has done a ton of work on the website for us as well for our little public relations committee. So, amazing things. I want to thank you guys for being here and for your patience as we work through the changes with the public input. I know change is awful. um we don't love it either. We're just working um to make every positive change we can to get together information and be transparent while making sure
069that we're only ever giving her accurate information. So, thank you guys for that. Thank you all for all you're doing and for all ideas in her first full month here with us. Um and if that there's nothing else, we will move into nonpublic. Okay, by roll call. >> Thank you guys. You're rushing.