001I apologize for, you know, blowing my first and only line. Um, with that being said, we're going to have a pledge of allegiance today. And I'll have the principal introduce our our special guest. You know me. So, this is Milo Harrier and he is a fifth grader at Sugar Grove Elementary. And when I had to choose a spotlight student, I couldn't think of anyone better than Milo. And I love Italian brain rot. Okay. Are you ready for the pledge? Um, sure. Can you tell everybody to stand, please? I'm kind of nervous. Yeah. Remember, I got your hand. All right. Say, I love you. I love you, too. Are you ready? Yeah. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under
002God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Good job. Good job, Milo. Great job. Milo, Mrs. Counts has something for you. [Laughter] Thank you. All right. Next, uh, we've circulated the agenda and everyone's had an opportunity to look at the agenda. Do I have a any questions or a motion? Mr. President, I move to adopt the agenda as presented. Thank you, Mrs. C. Do I hear a second? Second. Thank you, Mrs. Dunigan Smith. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I I opposed. The eyes have it. The agenda is adopted. Now I'll turn it over again to um to Mrs. Allison Mills for the spotlight on Sugar Grove Elementary. Okay. Milo, can I have you come back up with me so I can brag on you for a minute? Why? Well, because you're
003amazing. Nice. Yeah. Come here. All right. So, tonight we are proud to recognize Milo Harrier, a fifth grader at Sugar Grove Elementary as our student spotlight bulldog for this school year. Milo is kind, caring, and has a heart of gold. He he genuinely wants everyone around him to be happy. His manners are top-notch, and he consistently shows kindness and respect to everyone that he meets. Milo um is also an incredibly hard worker and a very bright student. He approaches each day with a positive attitude, a smile that lights up an entire classroom. If your day isn't going the best, Milo is exactly the person you want to go to find because he is truly one that will make you smile. Milo, thank you for making Sugar Grove a great place to learn and grow. You
004embody what it means to be a bulldog and we are so proud to celebrate you tonight. I also have one thing to say. I love everyone. You love everyone. That is perfect, Milo. And that captures Milo's spirit. Imperfection. So, good job, Milo. Um, next I'll have Susan Wilson come on up. All right. Um, Susan is a third grade teacher at Sugar Grove with us. Um, we want to honor her for her exceptional dedication and leadership at Sugar Grove. She's kind, she's genuine, um, with her students and her colleagues. She creates a classroom where every student feels valued and supported. She brings that same positivity and and encouragement to her teammates. Um, she's always lifting others up and modeling what it means to lead with heart. This year, Susan has led the way with curriculum mapping,
005partnering closely with our instructional coach, and to ensure that her team is fully prepared to serve students in the best way possible. Um, I appreciate your thoughtful leadership, um, and your genuine spirit, which adds to our bulldog per family. So, thank you. That's And our support staff member is Miss Kelly Cherry. If you know Kelly, you know she hates attention. So, the fact I got her here tonight is a slight miracle. Um, so tonight we're honored to recognize Kelly Cherry for the most um for her incredible impact that she makes every single day at Sugaro. Kelly is the definition of kindness and calm. Um, it's evident in her daily interactions with students, families, and staff. Um, she consistently goes above and beyond to help in any capacity needed, and her hard work in our office
006runs smoothly because of Kelly. Um she doesn't mind lightening the load for anyone and everyone that she can possibly do it for. She also brings um a wonderful sense of humor to work. We laugh a lot. Um and that's just a in the hustle and bustle of the day a great reminder of the joy and laughter is essential in your work life. Um her smile and laughter are contagious and both u make Sugar Grove a brighter place for students and staff alike. Um Kelly, you're truly a part of our Bully Dog family and very grateful to have you. Thank you. So, I think if all of us come back up, we'll get a quick picture. Amy, you're usually guessing. behind the next one. Next, I'll turn it over for Dr. Long for a special presentation.
007Thanks. Um, I'll do that from here if you don't mind. Um, tonight we're recognizing uh Sergeant David Beasley. Uh, Sergeant Beasley recently um received the the NASRO National Practitioner uh certification and that program was established as a way for NASRO and other police agencies and school districts to recognize officers that have excelled in the area of school policing. Uh the program seeks to distinguish those officers who are committed to serving our nation's youth along with the communities and the schools they serve. To obtain the status of the national SRO practitioner, uh David had to complete a minimum of three years as a as as an SRO. Uh he had to be currently employed by the school corporation as a school resource officer. He completed a NASRO approved 40-hour basic training course. And then he also
008completed the NASRO approved advanced SRO course and but he also did the supervisors and management training course. Uh in addition to an extra 160 hours of specialized police inservice training related to school safety and uh and he also had to attend at least one uh NASRO school safety conference. And David's done all of that. and in the in in his spare time, he's also the tennis coach and the parent of two cute little girls and and and a husband. But we just want to recognize Sergeant Beasley for obtaining that certification. [Applause] You should probably bring them in the picture. [Laughter] I'm sorry. Mr. Beasley, I remember when mine were that age. Don't miss a moment. Then they talk back. I think mine may have been talking back at that age. I cleared the crowd out,
009didn't just not Good way to start the day. Yeah. Next, we're on to public comments. And no one has signed up for public comments this evening, so we we will have no public comments. Um, next consent items. Has everyone had the opportunity to review and does anyone have any questions or comments on the consent items? Do I hear a motion? Mr. President, I move that we approve the consent agenda as presented. Thank you, Mrs. CS. Do I have a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Russell. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. Consent items passed. Next, we're on to the budget hearing and I'll turn the microphone over to Dr. Jason Taylor who will provide you additional I'm sorry I Okay, we made just a couple of tweaks
010of that item. Do I need to open it up? Okay. Uh, tonight's been appropriately appropriately advert. As long as somebody has the right motion. Yep. Yep. Okay. So, I will turn her over to Dr. Taylor. So, uh, we did hold a budget hearing on September 18th, 2025. We had copied that over this month and wanted to correct that. So, this evening, we're actually presenting the board with, uh, five resolutions. These are consistent with the resolutions we've done every year prior. Um they encompass the 2026 capital projects fund, the 2026 bus replacement plan, um fund plan, sorry, capital projects fund plan and bus replacement plan, appropriations for tax rates, Lincoln appropriations modifications that allows us to make those end of the year transfers and then the resolution to transfer money from the education fund operations. Um
011no other changes, no changes have been made to the budget since it was presented at the budget hearing and we're recommening the budget presented as as a September. Thank you, Dr. Taylor. Does anyone have any questions or comments as it relates to the budget? Hearing no questions. Do It's a long motion, but do I hear a motion? I don't have I have Sounds like Miss Dunigan Smith Mrs. Dunan Smith needs to take this like it's going to be me. Mr. President, I move that we approve the 2026 budgets for all funds as presented along with the following resolutions. Resolution to adopt the 2026 capital projects fund plan. Resolution to adopt the 2026 bus replacement plan. Resolution for appropriations and tax rates. Resolution for blanket appropriation modification. And resolution to transfer amounts from education fund to
012the operations fund. Thank you, Mrs. Donigan Smith. Do I hear a second? I'll second. Thank you, Mrs. Counts. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. Next, we're on to an action item. Is a public hearing. This evening's board meeting has been appropriately advertised as a hearing on additional appropriations. I now open this public hearing. I'd like to call Dr. Jason Taylor to provide information about additional appropriations. He'll make a brief presentation. Thank you, Mr. Daniels. Um, after approving the budget, we do ask for additional appropriations to be approved. That's the mechanism in which we get to allocate spend money. Um, well, actually got it up for us. Great. I'll share the memo that we've done typically in prior years. Some of this includes additional appropriations for the
013current year. And the reason for that is that we do receive new funding both in the education fund and some in the operations fund. And this is for the last six months of 2025. And so we're asking for an additional appropriations in the operations fund for $1 million. This will cover the additional personnel cost for the last six months. 125. It will also cover the cost of property casualty insurance and additional maintenance, repair, and equipment purchases. In the ED fund, it's a total of $3 million. One million of that will be for curricular materials and two million would be for those other personnel costs in the last six months, including some new staff that were hired during the school year, uh, which was an increase of seven teaching positions and one instructional assistant. We also
014have two construction funds that we'd like to ask for appropriations in this year. Um, the first one is 2.7 million and this is for the middle school central project. The reason for this is that we've estimated additional interest that will be earned in that project and in order to spend that additional appropriate it. We're estimating currently that amount not to exceed 2.7 million. It's a longer project and so we'll actually accumulate that interest. It will be spent on the scope of the project that was presented on accepting the bids in that project. And then the final one is because we packaged the middle school central and the geo bonds together are reoccurring projects. Um we're actually going to ask for 5.3 million for the geo bond work that we've done typically. That originally was forecasted
015to be 8 million. However, we can't exceed a total of 25 million on both those projects because of how we package. Um, we will move some of that work in the future projects. We won't go without on that. But because of that interest earning, we have to have to make this adjustment for 2025 to carry these two projects. That's just kind of a summary of the additional rest. Thank you, Dr. Taylor. This is the appropriate time for anyone from the public to uh comment. If anybody from the public would like to comment comment, please uh please come up. Seeing no one, I now close this public hearing. Are there any board members who have any comments or questions related to the request for additional appropriations? Hearing no questions or comments. Uh Dr. Taylor, is this
016something we're able to vote on tonight or did it need to Okay. Do I hear a motion? Mr. President, I move that we approve the additional appropriations in the education fund, operations fund, and I'm so sorry, it just left my screen. In the debt service fund, and high school and center education or center elementary construction fund. Just the construction. Just the construction. Okay. Sorry, my screen deleted as soon as I started. Thank you, Mrs. Counts. story here. Second. Second. Thank you, Mrs. Donigan Smith. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. I'll turn it back over to Dr. Taylor this time for uh district-wide long-term capital maintenance and equip equipping project. So while we included the appropriations with the prior action item just for some speed and efficiency
017this evening, this is actually the approval to issue bonds for the reoccurring projects that we do. This is the district longterm capital project and maintenance and equipping project allows us to sustain our technology plan, our CBF plan, our bus replacement plan, and those types of items that we normally operations, but we do supplement that. So we're asking this evening for the motion to approve that that the bonds. Thank you, Dr. Taylor. Do I hear any questions or comments from any board members? Do I hear a motion? I move to approve the resolution confirming lease approving issuance of the bonds and resolution approving additional appropriation for the 2526 districtwide long-term capital maintenance and equipping project. Thank you, Mrs. Donigan Smith. Do I hear a second? Second. Thank you, Mr. Russell. All those in favor, please signify
018by saying I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. Dr. Taylor's on a roll. The last one. This will be a hearing again. I'll turn it over to Dr. Taylor for another presentation. This public hearing has been appropriately advertised. This is actually um looking ahead to the future. So, the board in June and again in July did approve a long-term 2026 and 2028 capital maintenance and equipment project. We're bringing that back now to kind of start that process. This one is a building lease and so there are three or four different um actions and motions the board has to approve throughout this process and this is the one that kind of kicks that off. And so what we have in front of you is an amendment to the the 10th amendment to the lease and lease
019agreement and a resolution as well approving that 10th amendment. Um the the corporation uh building the building corporation met this evening to take their appropriate actions on this to amend that lease and now the board here approves their work and then also approves us to start on this project. All of these items will come back to the board down the road for bid approval and also for appropriations, but this kind of starts the process and lets us update the lease documents. So, that's what we're asking for this evening. Thank you, Dr. Taylor. Do I have any questions or comments from any board members? Um, actually, let me back up a moment. This is a public hearing. I apologize. Is there anybody from the public who would like to comment um on Mr. or Dr. Taylor's
020presentation? Hearing no one from the public stepped forward, I now close a public hearing. Now, are there any board members who have any comments or questions? Hearing none, do I have a motion? Mr. President, I motion to approve the resolution confirming lease, approving issuance of bonds, and resolution approving additional appropriations for the 2026 through 28 district-wide long-term capital maintenance and equipping project. Thank you, Mrs. Counts. Do I hear a second? Second. Thank you, Mrs. Dunigan Smith. All those in favor, please signify by saying, "I opposed." The eyes have it. It's Dr. Long's turn. Sorry, Dr. Taylor. Do you mind? He's on He's on a roll. He's on a roll. I hate to break his flow there. So, I'll turn it over to Dr. Taylor um to discuss proposed policy revisions and I know it is
021I just said the wrong name on purpose was like no I'm not doing I'll turn over to Dr. Long. This is a second reading. So you'll be asking for a vote tonight. Correct. We are asking the board to approve a second reading of an existing policy. It's a the existing policy is 9160 and there's just two minor changes to it is uh the first part is that it changes the wording to say the board is aware of the increasing desire of many parents and other members of an audience to make audio andor video recordings of school events and this is the change to that. the corporation is the sole and exclusive owner of certain proprietary and other rights and interest in and to the marketing and broadcasting of school events. And the second minor change
022to this is um that recordings can be made by parents or other members of the audience for personal use without restrictions. However, the audience shall be advised before the event begins that audio and or video recordings that will be rebroadcast or distributed in any way such as posting on the internet are prohibited. Those are the two changes that that we're recommending the the board accept to the existing policy 9160. Thank you, Dr. Long. Do I hear any questions or comments from the board? Hearing none, do I hear a motion? And this this is the second reading, so this there will be a motion taken tonight. Do I hear a motion? Would anyone like to move to approve the policy revisions? Mr. President, I I moved. Thank you. I'm just brain dead because it's not on
023here. I know. I know. I'm brain dead. Um, it's fall break. I'm going to blame it on that. To approve the second reading of the proposed policy revision. Do I hear a second to approve the policy revisions? Second. Thank you, Mrs. Counts. Thank you, Mr. Russell. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. Opposed. The eyes have it. Thank you everyone for your patience. We've been together since 2 o'clock today, so I'm getting a little punchy. Uh that is all except for announcements. I'll start uh with the next executive session will be at six o'clock. I'm in the superintendent conference center on November 20, 2025. The next regular board meeting will be 700 p.m. uh right here in the boardroom on November 20 immediately following the executive session. Dr. Russell, do you have
024any additional comments this evening? First of all, thank you. Mr. Russell, I didn't even have to go to three years of college for that. More than three. It was a short uh nothing. I'll be attending the governor's work ethic certificate advisory council meeting through central 9 on Wednesday morning. Thank you Mr. Russell. Mrs. Jungan Smith any announcements. Not for me. No. Mrs. Couns. Dr. Taylor. Dr. Simmers. Dr. Long. And I have none this evening. Do I hear a motion to adjurnn? So move. Thank you, Mrs. Couns. Second, Mr. for Russell. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Opposed. We'rejourned. Thank you everybody.