001Okay, I call the meeting to order. Uh, we had a uh loss in the community, I guess, last week. So, at the end of the pledge, I would like to have a moment of silence for Dominic Fippa. He was killed in a motorcycle accident, which is tragic. Let's stand for the pledge. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Uh at this time we have a public hearing for the code of conduct. Public comment on the code of conduct. >> I will add to the code of conduct. What we ended up adding to it was the cell phone implementation plan. So that's been added into the code of conduct. Um so
002it's there along with the implementation plan is also on our website and has been sent out to parents will be sent out again. But that's the addition to the code of conduct. >> Any other discussion from the board about it? All good. Take a vote. Beth, >> hi. >> Am >> I I'm an I. This time there's a public hearing code of or code of conduct. No, hold on. >> District safety. Number two, district safety. Public comment on districtwide safety plan. >> So, this year, just to make sure you're aware, the district-wide safety plan, we did have to add several issue, several items to it. There have been several um laws that have been recently passed. One is Alyssa's law and that required us to set up protocols in the um for the buildingwide safety
003plan, but we also have it in the district-wide safety plan that deals with silent alarms. That is only at um our elementary school. Those are the blue lights. Um, DESHA's law is on sudden cardiac emergencies and by so it had to be added to the building wide safety plan. I did go ahead and add it to the districtwide safety plan, but as of June January 1st, 2026, we have to have a CERP added to this plan, which is um a card cardiac emergency response plan that is created by the district-wide safety team. They've already been notified. Um we have meetings set up to get that started. And that also covers that um first aid, CPR, AED training um can go out to the staff voluntarily. They are not forced to um participate if they don't
004want to. We do that. We have to do that annually. We basically give the opportunity to staff members for that. Um so that was DESA's. We also had to add in maximum classroom temperature protocols. And the last thing was afterchool extracurricular event evacuation protocols. So those have all been added to the districtwide safety plans along with the buildingwide safety plans. The districtwide safety plan is posted publicly. The district-wide safety plans are not posted publicly. So questions. >> Do staff also receive Narcan training? Um, we it's not mandatory, but we're thinking about putting it with the CPR AED training. We've done it in the past voluntarily. And I'm just curious like on average, how many staff members do go through the CPR and first aid training? >> We haven't done it in several years. So, right
005now, we've got it scheduled I believe in February at the I think it's February for the conference day. >> Great. Yep. Thank you. You're welcome. >> Any other discussion? >> No. Okay, I'll take a vote on the district safety plan discussion or district safety plan. Take a vote. Beth, >> I at this time we move on to superintendent report. >> So, excuse me. No, >> just for the record, Kristen couldn't be here. She's dealing with a death in her family also. So, just to make that clear, I forgot to say that before. >> Sorry. >> It's all right. >> I don't say it when it's in my brain. It goes and it's gone. I completely understand. Um, maintenance staff, custodial staff, IT staff, they have been working hard this summer to make sure we're ready
006to go. Um, thank you to Tina and Jason because we, you know, trying to get all of the software platforms ready to go. And then maintenance and custodians, they have been working hard making sure floors are waxed, polished, burned, stripped, painted, whatever. Um, I kept every day I went over and would check both buildings and pretty much the floors look like glass. It is beautiful. Like right now they're finishing up those tasks. They'll be back on regular schedule starting Monday. Um, so everybody the teachers can make sure they've been allowed to get into their classrooms. We're just we're really ready for the beginning of school. Um, parking lots are in the process of being sealed in line before the start of school. McKenzie parking lot. We are in the progress of scheduling the replacement of
007the lighting fixture and bases in that side parking lot. Um so we're in the process of that. We're working with Boyce Pantel and Felinser to get this project done. It is one of the bond project pieces. Um so we're still working on that. Athletic fields. Um we uh they remediated some concrete pads that needed to be done. That was done. We also added some concrete pads where it was just going to end up being dirt cuz we knew grass wasn't going to grow there just because of human traffic. So we added some concrete pads. Um also the grates around the fieldhouse were changed so they are ADA compliant. And also for those of us that wear heels up there, our heels will not get stuck in the grates which is very important. And also a
008refrigerator has been ordered um for the concession stand. So we will have that. um already talked about the additions to the code of conduct, the additions to the district ride and building safety plans. Um the other thing I've been at training um for the past 3 days and it was with homeland security. I went with Mr. Conklin, Dr. England, Mr. Carpentier over at the Sullivan County Emergency Services, their training facility, and we did BAM, which is behavioral threat assessment and management. And it was a and it was again hosted by Homeland Security. It was great training. And it's basically and it was not just school people there, but it was also um first responders, um police officers. And it's basically talking about a preventative model to prevent um incidents of violence, not just in schools,
009but at malls, at things like that. Talking about warning behaviors, triggers. um what can we do what information can be collected in order to prevent incidents like that. So it was that's what I we've done for 3 days and it was well worth the time and a lot of information and and again it starts the conversation regarding the administrative team here and creating a they call it a BTAM team which is working with social workers and psychologists on how we can do threat assessments if necessary and um just prevent any type of incident. So that was well worth my time. And that concludes my report. >> Any discussion? Any questions for Tracy? >> No. >> All good, >> Mr. Russell? >> All right. So, um Oh, this didn't turn on right away. There we go.
010So, school taxes. I send school taxes to the vendor uh the beginning of this week, which is typical. So, I expect that they will be out on time. Uh people usually get them around September 1st. The 4th 1st is a Labor Day, so they're not going to get it on the 1st. Um the tax rates came out after uh accounting for all the new properties. Uh Highland and Lumberland got a 3.2 and 3.06% tax increase while Deer Park and Tustin got a 6.15 and 6.69% tax increase. The reason for that is their property values are rising faster than Highland and Lumberlands at the moment. Um that will eventually level out. We've started the process of being able to accept credit cards and electronic check payments for taxes. I signed the documents actually today. They told
011me it would take 7 to 10 days, which does put us on track for September 1st, but I don't feel comfortable putting that on the tax bill. So, I'm likely to put September 15th because we've got holidays, we got things like that. So, if they don't get it on September 1st and you have a bunch of people on there trying, Dorian's going to get a million phone calls that this thing is not working. So, I'm going to tell people September 15th and on um people will be able to do credit cards or a credit cards will have a 3% fee and uh electronic checks will have a flat $2 fee. Um and that's that's charged by the company. The company doesn't charge us anything. We don't pay anything for that portal. They get their money
012from people who pay. So, they do that part for free for us. Um next week, the auditors are going to be in the building for the 2024 25 audit. I expect similar results to prior year. Um, next year I expect a little bit better results because we had some departures that we didn't fill. But, um, we have a few more items to reconcile. Right now, we're showing a small surplus in both the general fund and the cafeteria fund, but you know, when you're when you're dealing that close, any of these reconciling items can swing it either way. So, it's basically going to be kind of a break even year. Um, which is very similar to what happened last year. facilities. We're wrapping up a capital project. As Tracy was saying, um we just have a
013few projects left. We got roughly 150,000 unspoken for and a little bit less than 300 unspent, but 150 of that has already um obligated to contractors. Just hasn't gone out the door yet. Um the $150,000 left. Uh we've got a meeting on Monday with the audio company. Uh it's put audio in the field. We've uh as Tracy mentioned, we're going to do lighting poles in the parking lot. potentially we're going to do um the ramp fix this ramp out here that's kind of shoddy. Um and there's a couple other like little odds and ends that we can get done with that money. Um and we'll be going over that uh this next week and hopefully we're going to have this thing wrapped up or at least everything spoken for by the end of September. So
014at the next board meeting we'll say this is what we plan to do and let you know what we're going to do. Um outside of the project, we need to replace his water tanks in to junior senior high school and it had to be sort of an emergency project. That was originally going to be part of the $100,000 capital project, but um this was my first time doing that. When I reached out to NAD, they said I have to go through the 16 to 24WE process even with the $100,000 project and basically told them I don't have time for that. So, we're not going to be able to get building a on that. But the choice was basically we wouldn't have been able to open the school. And um that was not something that we
015would have expected to have to replace. That was on our on our building condition survey. It said that it was in okay shape. Um it came to about $34,000. So um >> is that the tank above the cafeteria? >> No, it's down in this um pit like right behind like where Kim where the main office is. And it's >> Oh, it's here. >> Yes, it's here. It's FJ SHS. Yeah, it was just the tanks. So, um they were Yeah, they were starting to There was some holes in them. They were starting to fill with lime. Um >> the erosion was much worse >> and we just had to replace the tanks themselves. I actually have some pictures of it, which I left in my office, unfortunately. But that was like an emergency repair. We are
016having our sports fields are going to be professionally cleaned every year, so that's happening to get them ready for the football season. Um, and as Tracy mentioned, we're striping our parking lot. That's actually slated for next week. So, when we are doing our conference day at GRM, they'll be striping and sealing over here. Um, when we do our conference day over here, they'll be striping and ceiling over at GRM. And um, and they have Friday for an overrun date if they need some extra at each building cuz each of the buildings, it's been probably 5 years since each of them have been done. So, there's a lot more patching that they've got to do than they would typically do. Um, and I'd like to thank Mike and the cleaning staff. They've been great. They've been
017doing a lot of and the maintenance staff and getting the buildings ready. Um, we're going to be on, we're not running around like chickens with our heads cut off this year. It looks like everything's more or less put together for the teachers. Um, we're implementing a new software for building requests so people can go online. Um, we're going to have to present to you prices. It's just it's been a very busy summer. There's more for me to go through. We've added a lot of new things, but this is going to allow people if they want to rent our fields and we're going to come up with a price for that obviously with your consultation and they'll be able to go online, they can pay online as well. And also, it'll help us in sort of
018scheduling because uh Amanda and the principles will have access to that and they can put events in there. So, it'll be easier for us to sniff out conflicts in scheduling if everybody can go on there and see, oh, nope, the building's not available that day. Um, and that's something we're working on. We're hoping that realistically it's probably not going to be up until October because we've got to make sure all of the teachers supplies are in. I've got to get the audit done. We've got to get the school taxes out and all of that. And they do require a fair amount of um data and input to make it live. And you also want to make sure when it goes up, it's got accurate information. Um and then finally, later in the year, we'll go
019over what can go in the $100,000 project because these gym doors need to get replaced. Um, it can also go towards some of these outer doors. It can go towards that floor. There's a number of things that it can go towards. Um, but it is going to require the whole 16week process. So, likely what's going to happen is we'll propose something to you in the fall, send it into NISAD and try to do it over spring break or February break. And um, and future years what we can do um, and we've got very good support from the community. So, this is something I'd feel comfortable doing. If you feel comfortable doing, if we want the work to be done in the summer, and we trust that the public's going to vote it through, and they
020have 80% most of the time, we can start with the engineers submitting it to NISA. It cost $8,000, and if it gets voted down, you're out the 8 grand cuz you don't get to do the project any the engineers still need to get paid. But we could start the process for what we want to get done in March. Send the paperwork to Nisad and if it gets approved, you'll have all your approvals. You can start work in the summer. That's just something I've now learned from doing this for the first year. If you want it done in the summer, you really need to start the approvals process in January. And you might be out a little bit of money, but um but you most of the time you're not going to. I mean, it goes
021through with the budget and we've got a lot of support from the public. Um, even with the $100,000 project this year, we still passed with 80%. So, um, that's something that I would look at doing next year. Transportation will be quick. We started the process of fleet electrification plan. That's just going to give us access to more grants. We are not upping our timeline. We aren't if if anybody hears um when we start having these guys come in in the fall. We're not all of a sudden getting electric buses this year. If anybody starts getting nervous that we've like changed our minds or something like that, what that allows us to do is it's mostly paid for by the state. They reach out to the utility companies to see what it would cost to get
022the power in here. They do all of the data for that and then which I suspect is going to be they're going to come back with something that's extremely pricey and then that gives us access to these extensions. They won't give us the extensions if we don't do a fleet electrification plan. >> And the extension is a 2-year extension. So instead, yeah. So we could do we could go out to say 2037 instead of 2035 and then 2029 instead of 2027 for buying new buses. So that's why we're doing it. Um I do suspect it's going to be extremely expensive is what they're going to say and we will get an extension, but that is the purpose of it. We haven't changed our plans on that. We're not rushing forward with it. Um I also
023want to thank the transportation department. They work hard during the summer, too. They just finished their DOT inspections and I think Melissa is just finalizing all of the routes at the moment. Um, and then also the cafeteria and the school lunch fund. We're going to continue to have free lunch and breakfast in both buildings. We just purchased and completed an installation of the new oven. Uh, Mike Sco told me today that it's in we've apparently desperately needed that for a while and we've kind of been putting it off out of uh, necessity, but now we have that. We did not get the grant for it. 273 schools applied and they only gave 27 schools equipment grants and unfortunately we weren't one of them. Um and they'll be coming in next and now they'll be coming
024in next week to get us ready. So I'm going to thank them ahead of time cuz they always do a good job and get our stuff ready, do all of our orders. And I forgot to thank Samantha cuz she's taking over the AP role from Sarah and she does all of the orders for the entire school and tracks them down and make sure they come in. So, I really should have put her name on here cuz she's a she's a big part of making sure that all the stuff comes in and the teachers have their items. I'm sure I forgot some other stuff cuz it's been a very busy summer. Um, you got any questions? I'm happy to answer. Okay. Any questions? Any comment, discussion? >> Be proactive a lot. >> Yeah. Yep. Uh Amodore
025Sullivan County Posters, you have any have anything for us tonight? >> Um if you don't, that's fine. >> Not really. We they went over the same code of conduct and security plans. So we had the the meeting last was on Tuesday and um they had executive session for things I can't talk about. Absolutely. >> Yeah. That's it. >> Okay. I at this time I don't have any I'll be here Thursday to welcome everybody back for a few minutes, right? >> Yep. >> I'll welcome everybody back then. Uh public comment on consent agenda items only. All right. Moving right along to the back of the bus here. Okay. At this time, I need a motion to approve consent items 10.01 through 13.06. >> I'll make that motion. Second I'm doing first. That's second. All in favor?
026I >> I. >> At this time, I have a walk-on motion. is that the board of education of Elgen Central School District hereby approves upon the recommendation of superintendent of schools according to section 312 of the education law and in compliance with part 30.3 of the rules of the board of regents to appoint Carol Morissy to the did I say that right Morissy to the position of speech therapist for the 2025 2026 school year in the speech therapist tenure area with a probationary period of four years commencing September 1st, 2025 at a salary to be on step 13 of the teachers contract. I need a motion. >> I'll make that motion. >> I need a second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Any questions? >> So, she's full-time the district. She is full-time and she
027um and the reason it is a walk-on out um this was she was a late hire and her her current employer will hold her for 30 days. So I did not want to wait till September 4th so that she could put in her resignation and then they will hold her. >> Okay. Gota all good. >> Take a vote. Hi >> Beth. >> Hi >> there's any old business that come before the board. >> New business. Okay. So we have a board seat open that we have to do interviews for. We need to have this done by September 4th because that's our next meeting. My recommendation would be if we could all meet next Wednesday. >> No. >> I'll be flying home. Sorry. >> Okay. Uh >> 28. >> I'm flying out. >> It's Labor Day
028weekend. Are you guys going to cross each other? >> Probably. >> Right. It's Labor Day weekend, right? >> It is. >> Yeah. >> When are you flying out, Scott? >> 28th. >> Meeting an hour and a half at the time. >> Yeah. We just got two new people that when were they submitted on time? >> They just submitted. Yeah. >> Great. >> Moments before 4:57. >> Okay. So, we have six people we have to interview. >> Wow. >> When are you coming back? >> Uh, I'll be back Labor Day. So, if you want to do it the second or the third. >> I'm good either day. I'm not good. The second the third. Is everybody good? The 26th. >> Well, you're out of time. >> I'm I'm moving Sophie back. Yeah. >> All right. So
029the well we got to do it either the second or the third because if not it's going to prolong it another well it wouldn't have to we could do it we could have our meeting how you going to do it on the fourth with the meeting >> you have to go into executive >> you got to go in executive session with six people and it can't start till 6:00 people work >> yep right >> so that so the sixth is so fourth is out what the other option we have is that we could go ahead with our meeting we could schedule the interviews the 5th through the 8th, but then we're going to call for a special board meeting to get this person on board. >> Should be a relatively quick one once you've decided
030that one. It should be an in and out meeting. >> Well, it it would be, but it'd be nice to try to, you know, if we could do the second or are you good for the third Ardor? You're not good for second or third? >> Well, the third is better. >> All right. Let me let me ask this question. So, so let's go down this route because you know what? Kristen's not here. We'd have to reach out to her or I could reach out to her. >> Okay. >> But would it work better the week of the 8th or 12th through the 12th, which is the week after our meeting? >> Uh, I'd say yes. >> Um, you can make >> I don't I only have the >> Well, that's right now. I'm just trying
031to get a feel so we're not up here trying to do this again. >> So, we can make that decision at our next meeting. But I just want to see the three of us, which I can put an email out to Kristen and say, "This is when we're looking to do the interviews, the week of the 8th or the 12th. Let's everybody come up with a date that we're on board with." Huh. >> I'm not good for the 9th. That's the Bosey's meeting. >> Okay. >> And I'm not available on the 10th. >> Okay. >> Oh, all right. The eighth then. >> So, you want to go for the eth Monday? >> I'm I'm good. >> Okay. I can that's not a real >> I have a pastoral council meeting but I'll I'm only one
032>> you home any night at all. Are you ever home? >> He's on like every committee under this >> really Saturday and Sunday nights. >> Uh Monday the 8th. >> Okay. >> All right. I mean nothing says we have to. It's only going to be us, four board members. Nobody else going to be involved. So, no, it does, nobody has, it doesn't have to be during the weekend night either. We could do it in a Saturday afternoon if you wanted. >> What about What about this Saturday the 23rd? >> This Saturday the 20 I could probably make myself available. I have Yeah, I I can make I have work going on, but I have enough people coming in. If you want to try to for you want to shoot for the 23rd this Saturday, I'm
033I'm all game. >> I mean, >> yeah. No, I mean, if if weekends work better because everybody's busy at night. >> Is Kristen going to be back from the family? You know, >> you text faster. Text I talk to if I'm up here like five thumbs hitting buttons, erasing, hitting more buttons, erasing. And if not Saturday, I'll do the third. I'll cancel my thing in the third. >> Sometimes Saturday is better for the people that need to be coming to interview, too, not being rushed to come home. >> Right. Okay. >> We only We're only talking a couple hours. We're talking 15-minute interviews. >> Yeah. >> So, we have six people. So, that's an hour and a half. >> And it's going to take us 10 minutes to figure out what we're going to do.
034>> Right. >> So, if we could do the 23rd, I can make myself available for that. I'll just >> Do you know what time? Want to do 11:00, 10:00, 11:00? >> Earlier the better. >> We'll do 9:00. >> Yeah. >> Works for me. And >> we want to do it here in the conference room. >> Yep. >> Okay. Just because I will um reach out to Mike Skus. >> I'm going to be here. >> You're going to be here? >> I'm planning to be here. >> I got the auditors are coming in on Monday. Oh, >> I'm trying to get organized. >> Just for transparency purposes, have the custodial staff. >> Yeah. Well, I'll >> So, you reach out to Skus. >> Yeah. >> And he'll make sure the building's open. >> Go ahead and
035do that. >> Reach out to Skus. We'll have the building open cuz even if you're here, then you don't. >> And then I'll contact the interviewees >> tomorrow. >> Doesn't give much notice. >> Yeah. >> I'm coming one way or another. I'm just getting ready for the gives him a 24-hour notice. She going to reach out tomorrow. It's 24 hours notice. >> Yeah. >> But listen, >> you could if you get most of them and one has to reschedule, you could always come in at like you said, it doesn't technically have to be at night. >> I mean, the other option is the third. >> I I mean, if you really needed to do it when I was away, I could just call in. No, no. I want everybody here. I I don't Yeah. No,
036>> I I would prefer not to do that, but >> Right. No, it's important that we get it done, but if we have to go to the next meeting and have a special meeting, we have options. But let's see if we can pull it off this weekend. >> Mhm. Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's see if we can make it work. >> 9:00 Saturday, >> huh? >> 9:00 Saturday. >> August 23rd. >> All right. If we can get that out maybe first thing in the morning to the >> uh people just >> I'll let you know as soon as I hear back from Kristen. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Cuz your only other option would be I know like September 3rd. >> Yeah. Um and yeah, that would be >> plan B. >> That would be plan B.
037And I guess we could do September 3rd. You could if people say they can't, we could we could interview them on September 3rd since we have six people. We can make two days. >> Yeah, we can make two days. >> Two days if we have to. We'll do September 3rd and then we'll be done by the 4th. September 3rd work for you? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Right, Beth? You're good. >> Specific time on September 3rd. >> 6:00. >> Okay. >> You're going to be You good at 6? You want to move it to 6:30 so you're not rushed? >> Well, 6:00. >> Okay. What What time are we thinking at the latest for uh the cleaner reminance person? We'll start at 9:00 and if you get everybody in that would be so 9 to
038>> 10:30. >> So I'm going to tell them 8 to 1. >> Once they get a 3-hour call out anyways. >> Yes. >> Yeah. That's what I mean. Well, I'm going to do 8 to 1 cuz that way they're there an hour before. If somebody shows up early, they're not sitting around and and if it takes you guys a little longer, they'll be there after and then they'll lock up cuz I always forget to >> All right. All right. So, we got a plan. We'll do 9:00 Saturday the 23rd and if we have to we'll hit September 3rd 6:00. All right. See if we can't get this wrapped up and figure out who's going to be do the death sentence for five for right here. Uh okay. Public comment of anybody that wants to say
039anything. soccer practice. >> Oh yeah. Go. No. No. We We told them we we told them when they got here that they didn't really have to be here because it starts September. But you have soccer practice now. >> Mr. We recognized it before the meeting started. >> So they got on the wrist. >> No. Go ahead. >> And y'all will be alternating right for our student our representative. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, we we had a conversation before the meeting started. >> I know you want to be like soccer. >> Congratulations, ladies. >> Thank you for serving. >> Yes. I can tell you. >> Okay. At this time, I will take the motion to enter into executive session. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Sorry. It's for what? >> It is for personnel. >>
040Okay. Uh, I intend there'll be no business afterwards. So everybody go home safely and enjoy the rest of your summer.