May 2026 BOE Meeting

001We'll call the meeting to order. Beth, please call the roll. >> Mrs. Gebhardt. >> I hear. >> Sorry. >> Mr. Guse. >> Here. >> Mrs. Matney. >> Here. >> Mr. Ollinger. >> Here. >> And Ms. Wasmuth. >> Present. >> All right. Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge Allegiance Okay, first item on the agenda is the approval of the board minutes from our last regular meeting on April 8th. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Do I hear a second? What about Katie? Okay, Beth, please call the roll. >> Mrs. Gebhardt. >> I. >> Mr. Guse. >> I. >> Mrs. Matney. >> I. >> Mr. Ollinger. >> I. >> And Ms. Wasmuth. >> I. >> Okay, we have some retirements over here. >> Yes, so first up to be recognized is Kathy Grinstead. >> Good

002evening. >> You can raise that. There's a foot pedal on the bottom. >> Thank you. I've been like this the whole time. Here we go. All right. >> I I need it even higher. >> Uh tonight, we have the privilege of recognizing someone whose impact on Grandview High Schools has been both lasting and deeply personal. That is Kathy Grinstead. For approximately 27 years, Kathy has dedicated herself to this district, most recently serving as a para professional in fourth grade at Larson Middle School. While titles can describe a role, they rarely capture the true essence of a person's impact. And in Kathy's case, that impact lives in the relationship she has built with students and staff alike. Kathy has a remarkable ability to truly see students. She notices them, she connects with them, and she makes

003sure they know they matter. For many students, especially those who need it most, Kathy has been a steady presence, someone who listens, encourages, and cares in ways that leave a lasting impression far beyond the classroom. Her care extends just as meaningfully to her colleagues. Kathy stepped up to lead the Larson Social Committee, creating moments of joy and connection for staff. Whether it's celebrating a new puppy, a graduation, engagement, new child, or any of life's milestones, Kathy has helped build a culture where people feel valued and supported. And perhaps most impressively, even in her final year of her long and successful career, Kathy continued to give back in a significant way, serving as union president and advocating for her peers. That speaks volume about her character, her leadership, and her unwavering commitment to others. Kathy, your

004legacy is not just in the years you've served, but in the countless lives you've touched, students who students who felt seen, colleagues who felt supported, and community that is stronger because of you. On behalf of Grandview High School, thank you for your years of dedication, compassion, and service. We wish you all the best in your well-earned retirement. Congratulations, Kathy. >> Do you mind getting pictures with your family? >> Okay. >> And uh >> No, I ain't getting >> You probably don't want to get a picture with me. >> Very important part of the >> By the way, her son is an underwriter at Nationwide. >> Thank you. >> Next on the docket to be recognized is Scott Heath. >> That's me again. Hello. >> So tonight we also have the honor to recognize an educator

005whose influence has resonated throughout our district for more than two decades, and that is Scott Heath. For 26 years, Scott has dedicated himself to Grandview High Schools playing an instrumental role in shaping and strengthening our music program across all grade levels. His impact is truly unique, not only in its longevity, but in its breadth. Scott has taught nearly every course offered in our music department with the exception of orchestra, giving him the rare opportunity to influence generations of students at multiple stages of their musical journey. Scott's work goes far beyond instruction. He is a collaborator, a supporter, and a tireless advocate for students. He has consistently worked alongside colleagues to elevate the music program, ensuring that students have access to meaningful, high-quality musical experiences. His commitment to doing what is best for kids has always

006been at the center of his work. Through his passion and dedication, Scott has helped inspire and develop countless young musicians. Many of his students have gone on to achieve great success, but just as importantly, they leave his classroom with a lifelong appreciation for music, discipline, and teamwork. Scott, your legacy is woven into the fabric of this district in the performances, the programs, and most importantly, the students' lives you have impacted. On behalf of Grandview High Schools, thank you for your years of service, leadership, and commitment to excellence in the music music education. We wish you all the best in your well-deserved retirement, sir. >> Next on the docket, and wearing a sport jacket tonight for the first time that I've seen in 12 years, is Rob Ballinger. All right, I'm going to try and do

007this my best without fogging up my glasses. So, uh good evening everyone. Um each year this this meeting specifically serves as a poignant moment for us to honor and recognize those who are leaving our district but not leaving our hearts. Tonight, we have the privilege of honoring two remarkable individuals who have been at the bedrock of Grandview Heights High School, Carla Hayes and Rob Ballinger. Collectively, they represent over six decades to our students, families, and staff. They have helped shape our school's culture, mentored our youth, and inspired us all. I'd like to begin by speaking about Rob Ballinger. Our beloved social studies teacher and a true Swiss Army knife of our athletics department. Rob's impact on our school district is truly multi-dimensional. In the classroom, he has brought history to life for generations of students,

008helping them understand their place in the world. But But influence extends far beyond those four walls. Whether on the sidelines coaching or supporting our athletic department in so many different capacities, Rob has modeled what it means to be a Bobcat through and through. His colleagues describe him as a consummate teammate and a testament to Grandview pride. His students and athletes see him as a mentor who balances high expectations with genuine care. He has the unique ability to make lessons both rigorous and interesting and coaching that is both challenging and supportive. Rob, thank you for 30 years of teaching, coaching, and leading. You have been a pillar of our high school community and your presence in our hallways hallways, sorry, and our fields is going to be deeply deeply missed. To give you a little bit

009better sense of impact on the that he has made here, we put put together a short video and true Grandview Heights High School fashion and it is a little humorous. So, enjoy. >> It has been revealed that Mr. Ballenger knows everything about history in Grandview. This just in. It appears Mr. Ballenger is retiring at the end of this year, and we'd all like to wish him a very happy retirement. >> Rob Ballenger, a social studies legend and a backbone at Bobcat Athletics. From the classroom to all the different sidelines that you've been on and attended throughout the years, you've modeled integrity and a genuine care for all of our students and all of our athletes. We wish you nothing but the best in retirement. We love you and have fun. >> Thank you, Mr. Ballenger,

010for your patience and hard work throughout your years of teaching. Happy retirement. >> Thank you, Mr. Ballenger. Happy retirement. >> Thank you, Mr. Ballenger, for being a great APUSH teacher. Happy retirement. >> I'm just going to say just a couple words. I'm going to be brief. I can't top Sam's words. He did an amazing job. But I've had the pleasure working with Rob now 12 years, and Rob is one of those guys that comes in and does his job. Comes in and does his job. Um even if he had a complaint, he's not one to complain. And as a result, my first oh eight years here, I don't think we said two words to each other. I wasn't sure he liked me. But after we completed the high school renovation, I was walking down the

011hall one day and Rob comes up to me. He says, "Hey, I just want to shake your hand. I just want to let you know that you had a big part in getting this done and it's awesome. Thank you. And I thought, oh man, maybe he does like me. You know why? Amy will divorce me if I don't. Good evening, everyone. Someone put a lot of time in that video. Um I have the honor of honoring Carla Hayes tonight. So, um thank you for that opportunity. Uh first off, good news. Uh I talked to Carla before the meeting and she said she's changed her mind. She's got 20 more years in her, at least. >> That's probably true. >> At least I could have misheard. That's what I thought she said. Um Carla spent her

012entire career at Greely High School serving as an intervention specialist at every grade level from kindergarten through high school, which is a rare accomplishment that reflects her unwavering commitment to supporting students throughout their entire educational journey. She often said she wanted to move up with the kids and that dedication allowed her to form lasting relationships with students and families over many years. Carla has a remarkable gift when it comes to working with parents. Families trust her because she approaches every situation with compassion, patience, and understanding. Whether navigating difficult conversations or celebrating student success, Carla always makes people feel heard, valued, and supported. I can to to that. One of the qualities students, families, and colleagues admire most about her is her calm demeanor. No matter the circumstance, she brought a steady and reassuring presence to

013the room. Students who were struggling, parents who were overwhelmed, co-workers who needed guidance, all benefited from benefited from her ability to remain thoughtful, grounded, and kind. She's also known by her peers as a wonderful storyteller. She has a way of bringing humor, wisdom, and perspective into everyday moments. Often reminding us that relationships and human connection matter just as much as anything else we do in schools. Her stories make people laugh, reflect, and feel connected. Throughout her career, Carla was a trusted and steady presence for countless students. She built meaningful relationships that left students feel supported, understood, and valued for most of their lives. Few educators have the opportunity to make such a lasting impact, and even fewer do so with the compassion, patience, and dedication that Carla demonstrated every single day. So, on behalf of

014Gravette High Schools, thank you, Carla, for your years of service, your compassion, and the countless lives you've impacted. Congratulations, and you will be truly missed. >> Happy time went by, Ms. Hayes. I love you. >> Miss Hayes, I love you and I'm going to miss you so much. >> Happy retirement, Miss Hayes. I I want to thank you for being my teacher those past the the the past few years of high school. Thank you very much for your service to the Grandview com- community. I hope to wish you the the best. >> Carla, for 32 years you've been a steady heartbeat for our building. A fierce advocate who has made sure that every student feels loved and supported. You taught our kids that resilience is their greatest strength. We love you so much and we

015wish you the greatest in retirement. >> Well, hi Miss Hayes. It's me, Bruce. You did it. You finally did it. You got to a point where you achieve the part in everybody's life that they're so desperately trying to get to, retirement. I know that time goes by quick. Heck, I mean, 10 years ago I had hair. Now look. I turned into a sexy beast. But in all seriousness, you deserve this part of your life and I hope you enjoy it. And I appreciate everything you've done for me. And I love you. Have a great time in retirement. >> Carla, we know that you're going to miss some things about working at Grandview. The writing of IEPs and ETRs that never seem to end. Being in meeting after meeting giving up your precious lunch hour. Proctoring

016the endless test throughout the year, PSAT, state test, and ACT. Completing progress reports for each student on your caseload four times per year. Dealing with students that give attitude and don't do their work. >> Sending numerous emails and making phone calls to parents during the school day as well as after school hours. Being yelled at by parents for not making sure that their student has all A's. >> Who are Who are we kidding? You're not going to miss any of this, but we will surely miss you. It's been a pleasure working with you. We wish you all the best and can we come with you? >> Happy retirement, Carla. >> Would you mind joining us for a picture? As you can see, Carlos is a beacon of light. >> It's half the room. >> Oh,

017I can love you. >> Those remind me of my own child in cowboy boots. It's in two twos. >> Yeah, okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Oh. Oh, okay. >> Yes. Do By the way, if any of the retirees would like to say a few words, now would be the time. And then, one other final request, if if the four retirees can get a picture together as well. And you don't have to say a few words, but if you'd like to, now would be the time. >> Okay, let's get a picture then. >> is have you stand right here with all your loved ones behind you. Right here. Okay? >> Except for families. >> And then, everyone behind, if you can just throw your hands in the air and celebrate these wonderful ones. >> She's serious. >>

018Yeah, she's Yeah, she's serious, in case you're wondering. >> We advise you to follow directions. >> You can come behind us, and we can duck down. >> I WANT THAT PODIUM OUT OF THE WAY. OKAY, hands in the air everybody. Celebrate our retirees. Woo! >> I'm clapping cuz I don't know. I'm not in the picture, it's fine. >> Congratulations everyone. >> That was really good. >> Do you mind if I say a word? Yeah, on behalf of the board I something I was on my mind sitting here watching if you if you if you don't mind me saying first of all I did the math, 115 years of service to Grandview schools combined there. So thank you all very very much. And what I kept thinking about as I was listening to the stories and

019the kind words everybody was saying was you know you try to teach your kids, you know, leave it better than you found it. If you go off to college or you're going to start a new job, try to leave it better than you found it. And you all did that. So thank you. >> Great words. >> THANK YOU BRIAN. >> FOR ME IT'S TRANSITION. >> SURE, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? I love you too. >> Yeah, it's just public participation after. >> Oh, I'm not going to make it. I'm not going to. >> What's up guys? >> Okay, segueing to our presentation for all things logistics for the 2026-27 school year. We have Jim Buffer, director of operations, Matt Wyne, middle school principal, Lisa Sullivan, Stevenson Elementary principal, and Anthony Poletta, middle school

020assistant principal. So before they go I'll just say we've spent a good bit of time planning, reflecting, discussing. We've also met with uh city planners, fire, police, as well as a traffic engineer with uh EP Ferris and Associates Associates who work with uh the city of Grandview Heights. Um we've also uh met with our safety consultant. Um and the final thing I'll say before I turn it over is is while we think this is a uh is the best plan, what I've also said to the leadership team is until we implement, we won't know. And that after, you know, a week or 10 days or 2 weeks, if we need to modify it, we all will adapt to a a different plan. So, with that, it's in your hands. >> Thank you very much. Um

021last week we sent something out to the community. Uh really kind of a uh sneak preview of this presentation. And in there, we included a Google link for people to ask questions because the nature of this meeting, there's not that back and forth that you would like to have. So, um number of people turned in questions. We're answering those questions in the presentation. We made some changes to to clarify and offer some additional information. And um if anyone if if tonight during the presentation you come up with additional questions, we have some QR codes hanging at the doors and on the walls that if you want to submit questions to us, we will then personally reach out to you to answer those questions uh because we want to be able to address any concerns you

022might have. And so, um >> Don't have my computer. >> No, I have it. >> Did Did you forget an item? Wow. >> We We We have a presentation. >> I speak telepathically now. >> In Jim's defense, several of us were at the state of the city event right before coming here for this meeting. So, it was a little it was a little chaotic. So, >> I I I will tell you the preparation began last spring. Uh we met quite a bit and um one of our primary concerns from the get-go is traffic safety and efficiency of getting kids to and from school in the morning and that's a large part uh of this presentation. A- A- As Mr. Culp said, as recently as last week we met with the city of Grandview Heights, the

023mayor, uh police chief, fire chief, uh two traffic engineers uh who are employed by the city uh of Grandview Heights to to run this plan through it w- with them. Um and and uh you know, based on that meeting, there were some some modifications and some things we clarified uh to to make easier to understand. And so, it's it's been an ongoing uh a process. So, um we have a presentation to share with you tonight. >> Okay, hit pause. Hit pause, please. >> We are about to show you an Oscar-nominated short. Mobile Modular uh is the company from whom we are leasing the modular units you will see across the street. Um and these are units they set up all around the state, all around the country, and um uh we are going to have

024several opportunities during the summer before the school year starts for parents and kids to tour the modulars. Um we think it would be great uh for the kids to have a chance to walk through, see where their classrooms are going to be, and have a sense of comfort uh from that. And also, you know, parents to to see what they look like. But, this this brief video is is kind of a fly-through just to give you a a taste for the buildings. These are These are actually V2 units that we have across the street. They're just configured differently because these units were in Cleveland when this video was made. As you can see, this is a marketing video. They want to be able to show customers the details. You see the individual heating and cooling

025units for each classroom. Modern hallways, modern lighting. >> I wonder what that look like inside. >> Mhm. >> Cool. Looks like the school. >> Mhm. >> The classrooms in the modulars modulars are actually a bit larger than our current Stevenson classrooms. That's not the furniture. We'll be bringing all the furniture from Stevenson Elementary over to put in the modular classrooms. That's the office. Modern restrooms. Very clean, very efficient. Staff restrooms. >> The Stevenson teachers had a chance to tour these a few weeks ago and I I I think that any anxiety they had about teaching in a modular unit quickly disappeared once they had a chance to to walk in and walk into the classroom, see the size of the facility, see safety features. They were particularly excited that they have heating and air conditioning

026that will work in their rooms. Yes, lots of outlets. Staff restroom? Yep. Yep. Yes. >> All right, so I have the privilege of talking about our drop-off and pick-up. And one of the things that Mr. Culp said and want to reiterate is a lot of this was done in collaboration with the city, our our um police, fire, our district safety consultant, traffic engineers, again to just try to get something that would create a safe safe drop-off and pick-up for all of our kids, all of our families as they come to three buildings on one campus. But obviously, as we go through the year, we'll constantly reflect, we will assess, and we'll make changes based on how things are happening real time. But a couple of the things to note here is we are very very

027fortunate to have extra personnel out on duty. You can see the green individuals on there, those are staff members. So, we will have thanks to our wonderful board, many supplemental positions of four LMS, four Stevenson, two high school adults or staff members as stipends that'll be out there for duty before and after school. They're evenly spaced out where we believe there is either traffic coming together or the crosswalks where students will be coming across in order to ensure the safety of the students as they cross those areas with the traffic or the heavy traffic. Um the red ones are our dedicated uh community members that are our crosswalk uh members that you usually probably see down by Stevenson. Next year, they will be at the corner of Oakland, Fairview, and then Grandview Avenue all along

028First, which will also help enhance the safety in those areas. Um They will again will be before and after school. The one big thing is in order to control the safety and the traffic pattern of the drop-off and pick-up is that we are encouraging and saying, "Parents, please do not get out of cars." Students um will will have signs all along the way. Make sure you have your belongings. Make sure you're prepared. And then when you get to the drop-off area, which will be monitored by a staff, there will be a staff member there as the child gets out of the car and directs them to where they need to go. That will help with the continuous flow of traffic and hopefully mitigate the uh long lines that could occur if we are constantly getting

029in and out of cars. Um I'm going to go to the next one here. Oop. There we go. Um I hit it too many times. Just a second. The big thing is um we do have our uh start times slightly staggered. Um we will have the kindergarten Stevenson basically starting at 8:10 a.m. And then the Larson Middle School and the high school will start at 8:00 a.m. Uh the same um pick the same timing will be for uh pick up at 3:00 p.m. for all three buildings. And that is purposeful. That is one of the things that came about in those collaborative meetings that we had in order to ensure that the traffic pattern maintained movement and to get people out of here cuz about 25 I think 25% of our population has students in

030both buildings. And one of the things we could run into is parents that are just sitting there waiting cuz the one child came out, but they're waiting for the next child to come out which is going to create a very large traffic jam as opposed to keeping it moving. Um the other thing is after school to note just with my experience here at the middle school and in the high school is after school is not as busy as the continuous flow of drop-off. After school we have many students that go to the library after school and then also all the extracurricular events that are taking place between the middle school and high school and then Kids Club which carries a large portion of our population. So not nearly as many kids are actually leaving the

031building at 3:00 p.m. which will also be quite helpful with that. Um one thing to note is our doors open at 7:45 a.m. here at the middle school and we would welcome all kindergarteners through eighth grade into this building. So if you're dropping your child off because you're dropping them off and there's a middle schooler here or they get here slightly earlier, they have the opportunity to come into the middle school through the front doors. They'll be guided to their area. Our fourth and fifth graders will report to the um middle school cafeteria which is where they currently report. Our sixth through eighth graders report to the high school gym next year and our kindergarteners through third graders will report report to the middle school gym. Um and again coming straight through the entrance, there'll

032be adults guiding everybody where they need to go. Um we also have supplemental positions that have adults um on duty in those locations as well to ensure the safety, the supervision of all kids when they're here. >> So if I may. >> Yes. >> So part one of the questions that we've got and and I think it's in or around 26% of parents at Stevenson have an older kid in the 4-8 building. And so the purpose of staggering the morning time is it's a drop and go. And so if you want to drop, say you have a seventh grader and a second grader. And if you want to drop, say it's 7:55 both off, we encourage you to do that. And correspondingly, we've structured it such that there's uh I I don't remember exactly what

033he said but like K-2 in one location, 3-4 in another, and then middle school in another, and it'll be supervised internally as it is externally. The The other thing about having a static in time is different than a drop-off where it's drop and go. At the end of the day, you can't drop and go. And if you stagger that, you're going to there's going to it's going to create gridlock because you're going to be waiting for the next kid to come out. And so, cars are going to be parked perhaps for 15 minutes. And so, we also thought that having a static in time would help with that. We'll see. >> Correct. Always assessing, always reflecting. Um one thing with that as well, just because of the start time here at the middle school is

0348:00 a.m. So, our fourth through eighth graders will be in their academic rooms um with the with the 8:00 bell, our Stevenson students will still be those that arrive early will still be in the gym monitored. And then those do um staff members that are on duty will escort them over to the modulars when um the 8:10 bell or 8:05 bell rings to allow them into the building and into the classrooms. So again, it's going to be guided by staff, supervised by staff at all times. Um one thing you'll also see is a lot of communication. I know we all love the communication we get from Parent Square and the constant dump of all the things you're getting, but there's going to be a lot of it. And I encourage you to pay attention to

035that because they'll be um detailed about everything specific, drop-off, pick-up, anything that is related to Stevenson and LMS next year will be um communicated starting this Friday with one big letter, and then we will tailor it out to specific things or highlighting specific things um over the course of the summer. So, please be on the lookout for that as well. >> Can I go backwards? >> We We can't entertain questions here uh or else the meeting will go on forever the back and forth, but um if we don't hit it in the rest of the presentation, please submit it and we will contact you first. >> backwards? One more. Thank you. So, as you'll notice, there are two separate drop-off areas. One has been designated as a kindergarten first grade, one is a second and

036third grade, and then a fourth and fifth grade over there as well. If you have students who are in multiple grade levels, choose the one that works best for your family. I guarantee you there will be no teachers out there like checking and making sure, "Aha, you have a second grader and you're coming through this way." Nobody's going to do that. Choose We decided to separate it that way to try to alleviate some of the traffic. Um but making sure that the route that you take is the route that works best for your family. >> So, Lisa, K1 is on the west side? >> K1 is this front loop right in front of the school. >> the east side. So, the the >> Can you use street names rather than east and west? I'm not

037Lewis and Clark. >> So, K Fairview. K1 is Fairview. >> And then Oak Oakland is 2 >> Yeah. >> The uh and and something important to point out there, off of Fairview, you have the K1 drop-off. It's directly in front of the front door >> Yes. >> to the building that they will be attending classes in. So, the the kindergarten first grade kiddos have the shortest route to get to a door. >> Mhm. So, that front unit, that is the kindergarten first grade, and then that back unit is second and third grade. So, we try also tried to make sure that the entrance ways were closest to the drop-off um locations as well. Sorry. This is being a little testy. All right. So, what we really try to be purposeful with was making sure that

038we limited the amount of transitions from one building to the other. So, the majority of our specials are actually located inside of the modulars. The only one um that we did not have space for would have been phys ed. So, our students will actually be um doing phys ed in the middle school gym, which is also going to be the location for our lunch during the day as well. So, they're only going to go in and out of one place. So, we're trying to really limit the amount of time uh the amounts of time that they actually have to leave the modulars. And as you see uh Larson will be using the high school gym for their PE classes and their indoor recess. Indoor recess and at Stevenson will still be done the same way

039that it's currently done, which is in the classrooms. Um so, teachers put out a bunch of games and toys and things that kids can work with and then um it's monitored by our staff members. We were really lucky. Um Mr. Wyen and um his building leadership team and my building leadership team, we were able to get together and try to coordinate times so that we made sure that all of the kids had their own spaces during the day and reduced the amount of overlap um between any of the grade levels. So, again, our our students will be at Stevenson will only be using the middle school gym for lunch. Seventh and eighth grade, fourth and fifth grade will be using their cafeteria spaces. So, even though they might be overlapped in time, they're not overlapped

040in location. And then you'll also see that recesses have also been staggered. So, even though sixth grade has recess at the same time as kindergarten and second grade, we're going to be using the outside playground. Sixth grade will be using the stadium. Um first and third grade, there's no conflict. They'll be using the playground. And fourth and fifth grade is is right after we're done. So, there's not going to be any overlap in terms of times. >> Oh, I'd want to add to that real quick. Just one thing that is very important and Lisa and I have already started talking about and we'll build structure around this is those movement breaks for our youngest learners, our K through five. They can't just be in the classrooms all day. And so, like I've been at Stevenson.

041I've seen them out at the park constantly throughout the day. Our fourth and fifth graders have certain times in the morning and then in the afternoon that they'll take movement breaks outside. We will coordinate a schedule to ensure that everybody is getting that outside access so they can get up and move around and and enjoy it. >> And in a safe way. >> Yeah. Yeah. All right. Kids Club for this coming year, both the Stevenson program and the middle school program will both take place here in the Larson building. Start time is 7:00 a.m. The Oakland doors is right over here will be open in the morning. They'll have signage there directing parents for the kids to to come in those doors. At 8:05, the Kids Club workers will escort the students from the gymnasium

042to their respective grade levels. Um at the end of the day, we'll have Kids Club aids go to each grade level, take attendance of their students, and then walk those students over to LMS. So, we have a system in place so that we can account for all kiddos and make sure they safely get from here to their modulars in the morning and after school from the modulars to the gymnasium. One other point I'll mention, um, Matt and Lisa have a communication going out to you on Friday. We'll have a link to this presentation there so that you can view it and and and if you again after you view that if you have questions, please, um, continue to reach out to us. Had a lot of questions about safety and security and obviously there's nothing

043more important that we do to is to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Um, when you come to our Larson office during the day, you're outside of the building, there's a camera. You have to push a doorbell, we see you, we talk to you, we let you in. You're now in a secure foyer. If you are a person who should in fact come in, we then buzz you into the main office. There's an extra level of security now in our buildings and we'll have the same thing in the modulars. You'll buzz into a secure foyer, you'll then be buzzed into the office. The only way anyone can get out of the office into the building is to be buzzed into the building. There's electronic lock on the door. So, it's a very secure

044system much like we employ in our other buildings. Um, and so that's one of the things that that we've made sure has happened. We've added 12 We're adding 12 additional video cameras this summer, in and out of the, um, modulars so that we'll have the entire perimeter. We'll always be able to see and and have, uh, video coverage that of that. Um, as a district, uh, 2 years ago we got state grant money and invested in a very robust radio system. Uh, from this building we can talk easily back and forth to Stevenson. We still have that radio connection system and so, uh, we'll be able to easily communicate back and forth in case of an emergency. There's a channel we can all go on to communicate in in case of something like that. Um,

045uh, the modulars will have additional outdoor lighting around the perimeters of the buildings. And and most importantly, during the day, anytime students are leaving the modular, whether they are going from one modular to the other or from the modular to lunch, there will always be an adult with them. Every door to the modular, the external doors have electronic locks on them, and the only way you can get in is if you have a school program fob. And so, if there's somebody in modular A that needs to go to modular B, we'll have an aide go, walk the student over, take them outside, use the fob, get them into the next building, escort them say to the nurse or wherever they might need to go. So, we have a great system in place for that. Um

046Uh we have been working on plans for safety drills, um fire drills, tornado drills. We have them plans in place for for all of that. We have a full report that we have since it's a new school, uh we have to compile a full safety report and turn that into the state of Ohio, and we're in the process of doing uh that. Uh we're working with our uh security consultant Gary Siegrist on that. And then, that's also reviewed and signed off on by both police and fire in Grandview. So, it'll be a it's a robust plan. Uh we we have a plan for the old Stevenson, we have plans for this building, and they are very thorough and and cover all contingencies. And so, um when the school year starts, just like we do at

047the beginning of the year, we will practice our drills, we'll practice our fire drills, we'll have tornado drills, we'll have evacuation drills, um and uh and we have for each building a safe place to go in case we would have to evacuate the building. So, um just want to assure you those plans are in place. We evaluate those all the time. If we have an event, we meet the next day to evaluate, make sure we know how things went. So, we're always looking to improve on that. And so, uh just want you to be assured that we have put a great deal of thought and planning into the safety and security of the modular facility. I think that was our last slide. Um I know we probably had some questions come up. I understand that.

048Um please, before you leave tonight, scan that, send the questions to us. There's a place for your email and phone number. We will personally reach out to you and answer those. We'll produce a an FAQ if if need be if if questions that that come out of this, but um we we want to make sure that we do answer any uh questions or concerns that that you have uh regarding that transition. >> So, all of the questions we already have submitted >> Those will be part of the responses as well. >> actually there there was one there was one question that we didn't address here. We had uh several questions about um gym availability, which in any community around here is hard. I mean, we um we don't have a the uh we we're going

049to be without a gymnasium for a year, and we have a lot of community groups who use gyms, whether it's used basketball or other groups. And so, um we are going to do our very best to accommodate every group we can in our two gymnasiums here. It's going to be tight at times. We might have to offer some strange uh you know, non-traditional practice times, but um uh as as one of the teachers from Stevenson told me, she said, "Jim, we can do anything tough for a year." So, that's we'll we'll just have to work work through that part of it. >> Yeah, and the only thing I would say is is um the QR code >> Mhm. >> the one here is linked to the same one we sent out, and so our goal,

050whether we were successful or not, I'm unsure, was to answer all of the questions could because we met twice and reviewed all those. Our goal was to answer those as part of this presentation, but we'll review all of them including new ones we get and respond every single one, including the old ones. >> And we'll I mean, as Jim said, we're not taking questions here per se, but what's coming next on the agenda will be the recognition of guests and hearing of the public, where everyone can stand up and and say you have 5 minutes a piece to say what you want, and of course, all board members, all these people are all willing to, you know, email back, meet in person, what not, but it's just not set up for a back and forth

051kind of situation. Um with that said, I also wanted to give board members a chance though to ask questions. Um, does anyone have comments or questions to ask? >> a comment. >> Katie. >> Um, I was just thinking that in this community, this is a once-in-a-generation issue, and I feel like you've thought of everything possible, and there's going to be a lot of questions and, you know, concern, which is understandable. We're an engaged community, but thank you for all the time you've put into this. Um, this I don't like puzzles, and so the fact that you did this as well as you did, like, that's impressive. So, thank you very much, all of you. >> and yeah, as as Matt mentioned a few times, the first couple weeks, it's going to be glitchy. We know

052that. And and so, we're going to be patient. We're going to work through it. If we get to the point a few weeks in where things just aren't working, then then we'll modify as need be. And so, just please know that we're paying close attention to to how the logistics work as we start the school year. >> And one thing to add to that, we didn't have mention it, but all the adults that will be out there, you will see all these faces also out there supporting. So, just the ones that were on that map doesn't account for the rest of us that will also be out >> have vests. We have flashlights. >> He's serious, by the way. >> Yeah. I I have Is he Sam still here, too? So, this is pertinent to

053also, and Anthony in particular, the two of you. Um, a lot of times these communications got specifically to parents cuz the parents are a lot of the traffic that's going on, but I see on a daily basis high school students driving in ways that are unsafe. So, I will think that there needs to be some sort of communication with high school drivers, making sure that they're aware um of crosswalks and how they need to be driving and and looking when they're around. And also, the other thing that I I know is becoming increasingly popular um and dangerous is electric bikes and electric scooters. And so, the more walkers we have and bike riders and whatnot, making sure that we're addressing young people using electric scooters and bicycles because it's not always done safely and I

054worry about their safety and the safety of others around them. >> Good call out. >> Great point. >> There so Um, I have a couple questions shocking no one. Um and they're in no order but I was kind of jotting things down with kids club cuz we have usually K3 kids club and then 4-5 kids club. Will it be all in the middle school gym? >> you for asking that. Yes, it'll be broken down by by grade levels. We'll have space for skipping and space for the middle school. We'll be utilizing this space. We'll be utilizing the common space and we also have the two side areas we can use. So, we have we will not have the two groups co-mingling. >> I I was one of those I didn't know if you would, I

055didn't know if you wouldn't but um and that'll all be communicated out with the kids club parents. >> One thing we do do over the summer is we do house all those grade levels already in here. So, it it operates very very well. >> Yeah, and I hadn't had a thought where I was pro or con. I'm just like, "What are you doing?" and you answered that. So Yeah, I think you you find your little group and there you are. Um, you had said in terms of I'm thinking related arts and specials, most everything will be housed over there except for PE and I've been I'm noticing one of my favorite musicians in the back there. Music will be over there as well. What I love that. >> Should have mentioned that. >> Yeah, yeah,

056yeah, the noise content. >> If you so, you'll see the L-shape out there beyond the first building, you will see a separate unit and and that is where we will have we have an enrichment classroom for our gifted students and And have a music classroom which might be the largest classroom in the district. >> And well deserved. >> Yeah. >> And then library will be here. >> Oh, is that Brian? >> There's a library. >> Yeah, Brian's office. >> I need to go on a tour. But and that's that brings me to kind of my last point and I can I can think back to when I was a crying kindergarten mom, which I will admit. Um will we have for the kindergarten parents will we have like cuz >> We have a staggered start

057for >> Was it Yeah. >> Yes. >> You go and then I go. >> Okay. So, kindergarten like where grades 1 through 12 start on the 12th of the next year. >> Yeah. >> Well, you won't be here. >> Hey, hey. Andy, not the time for this. >> I say that lovingly. I say that lovingly. >> I'm I'm not done yet. Um but that there will still be like on Wednesday some will come on Thursday some will come on Friday some will come. So, then they'll get used to being in their classrooms and things like that and then on Monday they'll be part of >> And you're doing a ice cream social? >> Yes, of course. >> That's where I was kind of going. So, it was one of those like you had the staggered

058start, but then me as a parent hence the crying part where it's like when the kindergarteners got to go, yes they loved it, but me as the mother I'm like where is I needed to put a visual. Will they be doing that? >> Um the Friday at the Friday at the end of the first full week. So, now part of week. I know that PTO is doing a coffee with a coffee meet and greet with all the parents over at the library as well. So, that they can >> And and also we will have open houses this summer multiple for anybody that wants to go through the modulars. >> And like there was still the meet the teacher night and the ice cream social which will be the day before school starts. >> But there

059will be opportunities for like the adults, the parents to put eyes on it before the children are running amok. Okay. That's what I was after cuz that It's sometimes it's like and I've been in the classroom a little bit. I'm like, "But you need to see where see where your baby's going." Yeah. Thank you. No, it's not feasible for everybody to walk, but you know, as many people that can walk as possible would be great. Um and then, you know, I know I know at Stevenson a lot of people will park all up and down and then walk their kids in. I guess that's still feasible but although probably more difficult here. Um although I don't know as the the library is not open that early in the morning so their parking lot's open. >>

060And there's >> Yeah. >> It's definitely doable for any parent that wants to walk their child. It's just >> Right. Right. These two streets are going to be off limits but like go further that way or something. >> will be a cross There will be a crossing guard on Oakland. >> There's more Yeah, there's a lot more. >> Yeah, I have ones that are on Sherwood >> So parking at the library or the doggie day spa or whatever would be Yeah. >> Oh, over here? Yes. >> The presentation, there was um like times in that the presentation will go website, communications, it'll go somewhere where people could see it. >> Yeah, so the presentation was emailed um out but we will post it to the website and there's a follow-up email going out Friday where

061it will also be linked. >> And like I feel like I've got 50 more questions but I don't. I do. I just It's It's interesting to see it all come to fruition and there's a lot of forethought that's gone into it so good work. And then I assume if you're seeing uh themes uh on in questions and then it becomes obvious that you need more communication going out more broadly based that you will do that, you know. So. Good. I appreciate all the work that you guys have put into this. It's obvious. >> It's going to be fun here. >> Yeah, we can do hard things. Um, okay, great. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thanks. >> So, next on the agenda is the recognition of guests and hearing the public. I don't know

062if there's anybody here who would like to speak before the board or not. I will say, um, I have a little blurb here to speak and it's my least favorite part of the public, um, participation, but that essentially what it is is that it's not a back and forth which we we've already established, and that everyone's limited to 5 minutes in their comments. So, if anyone does want to come and speak, um, you would state your name and your address, um, before giving your public comment for up to 5 minutes. So, at this time, is there any participation? >> I'll go first. >> Uh, hi, I'm Katie Luna Hookway. I live at 927 Pullman Place here in Grandview. Um, I just want to talk briefly about uh, little cyclists and the grown-ups that come with

063them. Um, currently, uh, there aren't really enough bike racks at Stevenson, and they're like, "Well, it's not super safe." They've done studies or whatever, but it doesn't stop the little kids from cycling, and I I'm a little concerned that in the discussions, it's like, "Oh, yeah, we have a lot of walkers and bi- cyclists." But it's like, next year, there's going to be a lot more cars and a lot more little kids. And so, just as someone who tries to walk everywhere, like, the joy of Grandview, right, is that you can walk. Um, that I I don't I'm a little worried about the peda- even with all of the adults, um, like, knowing clearly where the crosswalks are and like the path, like, in bike safety, generally, you're you're a car on the road is

064how you think about it. But like little kids are usually sidewalk riders, and I feel like what's whatever they should do should be clear. Like if you want all the kids on the road, if you want all the kids on the sidewalk, you know, like they should know bike etiquette, too, which I know is a one more thing in a million things, but uh I think I just want to make sure the cyclists are taught thought about and then like the little pedestrians, too, because they're going to be on sidewalks they're not used to. It's just going to be a little bit unusual. So, I just wanted to highlight bicycle concerns for little kids and and the big kids, too. Um and one other little thing that we talk about the elementary school time and

065the middle school time, but like whatever the high school time is that doesn't seem to be on the stuff. So, >> It's middle school time is easy. >> Okay. I know this is an open question and answer, but I think that would also be helpful to kind of know like oh, if all the high school kids are coming at the middle school time, then >> 4:12 is the middle school time. >> Yeah. >> 4:12 is >> So, uh thank you for listening about my bicycle concerns. >> It was good for you. >> Thank you. >> Hello, my name is Elizabeth Mitchell. I live at 1171 uh Fairview Avenue just across the street, and um I have two current fourth graders and um an incoming kindergartner, and I first want to recognize all the work that

066has gone into planning this. I know that this is uh going to be a difficult year, and I really appreciate everybody's um willingness to kind of uh you know, think about what's best for the kids. I would really like um I'm a I'm a pediatrician and a pediatric cardiologist by training, so I think that movement and activity for our children is so important. And I would like to advocate for our elementary school kids to be able to have access to play structures or things where they can really work on their gross motor development. I think that that is such an important part of an elementary school experience. I think play learning is um perhaps in my mind even more important than some of the actual, you know, curriculum. And so I would like to advocate

067for that group of kids to have access to somewhere where they can get some good gross motor play. I've heard mixed things about whether or not they will have access to the play structure that is currently here. Um and so I just, you know, I would like to advocate for them having access to some of those structures. Um to kind of mirror your comment about, you know, wanting to walk and uh cycle places, I also try to encourage my kids to walk places and I think you guys did a really nice job of covering drop-off um and what the availability is for people with kids in both school districts or both schools. Um will one thing I would like to see addressed, I know this isn't a back and forth, but is whether or not

068the younger children, the elementary school children, will be able to leave with older siblings. Um so if that's something that could be addressed, that would be great. And then the last thing that I was going to say is again, I think movement and exercise is such an important part of these kids' lives and um especially youth sports. So I know that gym availability is limited and I know we can do anything hard for 1 year, but I would encourage us to reach out to other local venues or options to see if there is an availability in the community for gym space. I know there's a fellow current fourth grade mom who owns a gym just up fifth and she said she would be willing to let, you know, the wrestling club use it off hours

069or things like that. So, if that is something that you haven't considered, I would encourage people to consider whether or not there are other local venues for our kids to have access to sports. And that is all. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Thank you. Good idea. >> Anyone else? All right. Well, great. Um please do keep submitting questions or email any of us and we'd be happy outside of this venue to have a full robust discussion as well. So, appreciate appreciate that you all came here. Um and obviously, you're all welcome to stay for the whole meeting if you'd like, but also will not be offended if you decide to leave. I am going to change the order, guys, of our um of our agenda here just very slightly um so that

070someone else in the crowd doesn't feel the need to stay if they do not want to. So, we're going to move up from uh Sorry, let me try to never write from personnel uh personnel A five C. Do you do you want to uh say anything here? >> So, uh as probably most of you know, in Grandview Heights, uh we have a very competitive hiring process. It's very thorough. Uh this particular hire is mission critical and really a huge hire in the district, uh not just the high school, and that is the next high school band director, high school uh band teacher. Um and so, Logan rose to the very top and uh welcome to our family. Um as you can see by the opening with our retirees, uh you know, it's really a wonderful

071place to work. Uh we work hard. Um we're not perfect by any stretch, uh but we certainly care about kids deeply and um learn from our mistakes uh and always put kids first, and you're going to fit great with our Grandview community. Uh he was currently a high school band teacher and uh assistant director, I think, of band, but I know you did it anyway. In Bexley. So, um we're glad to have you on our team. >> Glad to be here. >> Go Bobcats. >> Yes. >> Welcome to the better shade of blue. >> THANK YOU. >> I LIKE THAT. >> WELL SAID. >> WAIT A MINUTE. >> GO CATS. >> His daughter works, yeah. >> Oh, yeah. His daughter's a teacher there. What a big deal. >> Passingham. >> She's not going to watch

072this. >> John, she won't watch the YouTube. >> John, she's not going to watch this. I love you, Sarah. >> You're like, yes, it Well, welcome to the Bobcat family. >> I appreciate that so much. >> Um band mom. In case you didn't know it from across the room, um I will share with you just a little nugget of I've watched my child bloom in band and I didn't think I had a band kid. So, little bit choose filled, but also an awesome blessing. That he was bullying the other soccer player in the car like, "Why aren't you doing marching band?" It's It's like my favorite thing. So, um welcome to the team, and we're happy to have you. And I'm going to use that, the better shade of blue. >> That is good. I

073like that. >> But welcome to the team. >> Thank you so much. I really >> Mhm. >> Well, let's uh let's see if we have a motion. >> Oh, we got to approve you. Oh, I'm sorry. Welcome to the team. >> You're not on the team quite yet. >> When I vote no, just look really surprised. >> So, is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay, Betsy, you call the roll, please. >> Mrs. Gebhardt. >> Aye. >> Mr. Gusey. >> Aye. >> Mrs. Matney. >> Aye. >> Mr. Olinger. >> Aye. >> And Ms. Wasmuth. >> Aye. >> Thank you. >> All right, now officially, congratulations and welcome. >> Thanks for being here. >> And like I said, everyone else, you're you know, always welcome to stay, but you know, you can have

074your >> If you notice, if you notice all your bosses are aging first. >> Take your wife out to dinner. See you. See you. Thank you. Great job. >> All right, back to the order of the agenda. Is there any comments on the building and department reports are included in the packet? Okay. Mr. Culp, you're up. >> Spring is a busy time. I heard someone say, I can't own this, but I think it might resonate with many of you. May ham. >> Yeah. >> I had never heard that. I'm 54 years old, but it's it's befitting. OST and AP testing, field days, field trips, outdoor education camp, and senior events including graduation. LMS students had a great field day, and we are looking forward fifth and sixth grade camps, eighth grade promotion ceremony. This week

075eighth graders are headed to JA's Finance Park culminating in the financial literacy. I also want to give a special shout-out to all of the middle school parents or 4/8 parents that volunteered on field day. That's a heavy lift, and I know it requires a lot of community parent involvement, so much appreciated there as well. And there was a beautiful day. It turned out to be a beautiful day, also, I thought. Students from Beth Q and Stacy Sowers LMS class, pictured to the right in my superintendent's report, planted a mix of annuals and perennials in the stone beds fronting the Fairview pollinator garden. Groundskeeper Nick Monroe visited the classes to teach students about sun-loving plants. After viewing a variety of options, the students took the lead and personally selected the flowers they wanted to see and

076grow. I happen to have the pleasure with Jim and Haley to be out there and it was just a wonderful wonderful community event. At the recent GHHS scholarship and awards night, students were awarded 225,876, 57,000 more than last year in local scholarships from 25 separate organizations and funds. And also, I think worth noting, there were two new female athlete scholarships, which is a wonderful addition to the overall program. Senior say Thursday, May 21st, will be students' last day. Surreal, goes fast. Last teacher day is Friday, May 22nd, and then the 111th 111th commencement ceremony will be Sunday, May 24th at 11:00 a.m. I sent all the board members an invite. Or Haley did. In addition In addition to celebrating our four retirees, Rob Ballinger, Kathy Grinstead, Carla Hayes, Scott Heath, congratulations to Andrew Gregor in

077celebrating his 30th year. And he was able to get recognized after the the vocal music concert, which is always nice. He's a wonderful educator. >> He actually even then Katie presented it a legislative commendation for him. >> I didn't know that part. >> That was a really nice presentation, by the way. >> Yeah. Yeah, you did really well, Katie. >> Oh, she's good. Yeah, she can do it. She delivers. To ensure every student is well equipped and to simplify the transition to our community, the Grandview Heights Marble Cliff Education Foundation, with support from school PTOs, will be funding essential school supplies for every student in the 26-27 school year. So, thank you to PTOs and our education foundation. What a wonderful partnership. Um Thank you to the PTOs for the incredible celebration of our staff

078during educator appreciation week. You know, I like someone else said, I've worked in a lot of districts and boy do our PTOs do an amazing job in celebrating our staff. Um construction update, modular units uh been fully cleaned. I Jim and I toured Oh goodness, was that yesterday? Day before. Um and it just is moving ready. I mean, really. It Haley was with us. It was was really blown away. Um I mean, it it's going to be uh certainly a new normal, but the modulars are going to be a great learning space, quite frankly. Um tonight, the board will consider approval of a contract with the Marollo Charitable Foundation in the amount of $350,000 donation for naming rights in the Bobcat Stadium to be called Marollo Field. So, that's pretty exciting. >> Mhm. >> Uh

079what very generous. And one of the things that's really makes that particular So, Marollo, you may or may not know, they donate a good bit around Central Ohio in particular. But, Emelita Marollo is a Grandview Heights graduate. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> Which makes this even more spectacular. >> Mhm. >> In my humble opinion. Um overall, we are on budget, on time uh for both Stevenson and the K-12 Athletic Complex. Um be on the lookout for a hard hat update, Chris. I think we have one scheduled for tomorrow for to film. And then it usually takes a week or so, but those are always fun and I think a nice video update of all things. Part of that will include a tour a virtual video tour of our modulars. So, be on the lookout for

080that. Um and then the last thing I wanted to say Grandview Heights School will hold a community groundbreaking and open house on Saturday, May 16th. That's this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. on the front lawn of Stevenson Elementary uh to celebrate building a new Stevenson and improvements to the K-12 athletics. And then afterwards, Stevenson Elementary will be open to the community or anyone that would like to tour uh that building. And that's all I have. >> Anyone have questions? Okay. Okay, moving on to the construction um the core team committee report. Well, I mean, we meet it feels like just about weekly at least, right? I don't know. John, do you want to give it a go or do you want me to do it? >> Go ahead. >> Okay. I mean, really what we've been

081working on now is moving to the to the final approval of everything for um the athletics in particular. Um there were a number of things on hold that we were contemplating um whether to go into this final this final round and um see like so the most What did we approve the other day? So, we told you I think we already told you guys about the sidewalk that's going to go between 3rd and 5th on Fairview on um you know, the athletic facility side of the street. So, there will be a full sidewalk now that runs between 3rd and 5th. Um so, that the group did um agree to move forward with. Um we ap- gave final approval to the estimate for the what's called the victory wall, which there's going to be you know,

082there's an area where the the bell is going to be, but then it's where all the new um accolades for you know, anyone who goes to state or districts or regionals and all that kind of stuff. Right now, it's just on the side of the bleachers and it's not very attractive. This is going to be a much nicer setup. Um we are kind of putting a pause on the grand video scoreboard. The The costs have been a little bit hard to nail down and ever-changing and unfortunately escalating. So, for now, the way it's structured is that it's going to have the base there so that if in the future we can move to that, >> Mhm. >> you know, we're not going to undo anything. Um but for now, the plan is to just have

083this more robust base that it can sit on, but we're going to keep the the scoreboard that we have now, which is actually not that old. It just is a little bit more no no-frills. Um and I think well, we are continuing with some certain I don't know if survey works the right the right verbiage to use there, but um we are exploring the utility lines on 3rd Avenue and whether we can bury those, but the initial estimates are pretty pretty high. Like alarmingly high where I don't know, like I personally don't know that I could get behind where it is now. Um so, they're going to keep But that was a really broad-based high estimate because the people doing the estimating don't really have that expertise. So, we're going to continue um with people

084with more expertise to explore what that would cost. Um >> Is that like a bidding process? That would go out or >> No, I don't think so. I think it's really like the electric company, the utility company has to do it. So, you're kind of stuck. Um and it's more entailed than I thought than I ever thought. I mean, we did it at my house and I was like, "That's no no big deal." Like we did it at our house, it only cost a couple thousand dollars. No, that is >> Yeah. >> not what we're dealing with here. It's a much larger process, many more things in the way. Um so, that's kind of on hold, too. And then, one decision that will kind of hang out there for a bit is what to do

085out here once the modulars are gone. Uh whether we want to Right now, the budget is for sod and irrigation. >> No tea word. >> And then, you know, I got But they know, exploring whether or not to to do some Now, I mean, you wouldn't turf the whole area, obviously. It'd be more like you know, like a a practice field that would be turf and then with with the sod elsewhere. So, um obviously, that would be an upcharge. Um so, that we will continue that discussion more robustly in the future. Um is there anything I'm forgetting right now? >> The The only other one that was the um uh north end fencing baseball field. >> Right. That's right. Cuz we had talked because we're not doing that final phase in this part of the

086of the baseball area. That meant right now, the budget says that the old fencing that's there would stay, which is kind of an eyesore. Um so, we had discussed maybe trying to upgrade that fencing to make it match all the rest of the new stuff, but the concern is a bit Well, one, it's not in the budget. Um two, would that when we do finally do that piece, we don't want to have to pay to redo it again, obviously. So, right now, we decided against that. >> Can we just paint it? >> Can we paint it? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean, I got a spray gun. >> We're only going to need it We're only going to need it for like >> if you want to paint the chain link fence. >> Yeah,

087for like 4 years. Something to think about. >> Right out of a Mark Twain book. We'll get somebody up here to >> Yeah, if you paint that if you paint the fence honestly >> Or Karate Kid, if you >> you might be you might be surprised with you. It'd be a punishment for them. >> That looks like Ralph Macchio. >> For a few thousand >> No, I wouldn't. >> Yeah. >> Make a nice make a nice senior project. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> That's for an Eagle Scout. Put me in something. >> Oh, that's a good Eagle Scout. Yeah. No seniors. Do that well, but anyway. >> All right. So, that's where things stand. It's, you know, continuing to meet often. And pretty soon, we'll be flipping from the planning phases into actual construction. >> Yeah.

088I I think the one of the other thing I wrote down from our one of our meetings that I think is worth mentioning is all the thought that went into you know where can we save with this South End building? You know, looking at the height of the roof and the pitch of the roof and the lights that are used and kitchen um kitchen um um you know, all the equipment that's in the concession stand now that we could reuse some of that cuz it's not in bad shape. So, I think we were able to find or they were able to find hundred thousand dollars or so. >> Gosh, the the overall from where it was stood to where we came it was like at least 600,000 we came down. >> going to say eight.

089>> And and I think it was more, yeah. More than eight. And still having an amazing like everyone's going to look at it and say this is great, you know. >> Has anyone Paul's Cafe has that been sold yet? >> So, it was sold to a This is all hearsay. I which is always dangerous. But you know, I I do know that about 15 months ago it sold to a restaurant uh company and it was going to be an Asian restaurant. What I have heard now this is the rumor part. The other was a factual is that when they got in there and started sharpening their pencil the amount it would cost to renovate or rebuild in essence that space was greater than perhaps what they anticipated and it's on hold. >> Oh. >> Okay.

090>> Well. >> So, that's it could be fit I asked because but it could be potentially construction on the site. >> they bought that for like a million two. >> Well, that's what it was listed at. I think it sold for quite a bit under that actually. I know it was it was not over a million dollars. And in fact I want to say it was more like six or 700,000. >> someone could >> Which yeah, which was like half of it. Um maybe it wasn't that low but it was definitely under a million. >> I'll look I You know what? I'll look into that. >> That feels like nothing to do with construction. >> No, but I am I am curious. >> No, what I'm going to say really has nothing to do with

091what I'm going to say. I'm really excited about what's going into the Big Lots building. >> Yes, Sprouts. >> Oh, yeah. It's like a grocery store, fancy one, right? >> Yes, Sprouts Farmers >> Chris told me it's going >> Yeah, I'm really pumped about that. >> I read that it's not until 2028, I think. So, it's a couple years >> And is it the full size of Big Lots? It's not as full as the >> to split it. >> I read they're going to split it with another >> another retailer? >> Yeah, they would create a a second space. >> Well, there's already there's already a lot of square footage that Sprouts would take up. >> But but there it's less than the full building. >> Anyway, like I said, nothing to do with schools,

092but we are talking. >> No, it is exciting. >> It's very exciting. >> It's exciting to go out for school, too. >> Well, >> It's better than being >> Hopefully they get it done before 2028. I don't want to wait any more years. >> Um Beth, that's Columbus property, not Grandview property. >> frankly, we really don't care. >> Yeah. >> No, I'm just kidding. >> It's just for our own like individual >> My wife even mentioned that to me. She's excited about it. >> You're going to stop there on the way home, pick up stuff. Andy, bring home some stuff for dinner. He's like, it's true. >> Okay, now to vote under construction B uh one group three. So, this includes everything we were just talking about, the design development phase of the South Entry

093Plaza um in particular would be of note. So, is there a motion to approve? >> Did you just say nothing? What did you say of note? >> Oh, the two. >> It's just what we were talking about. >> Well, everything we were talking about, the design development phase of the South Entry Plaza. >> the way you I misheard it. I thought you said nothing of note. I'm like, Emily, >> No. >> I'm like, there's more. >> So, is there a motion to approve B one and two? >> Come on, John. >> So moved. >> Second. You're on the committee. I don't get to do that. Any questions? Discussion? No. Beth, can you call the roll, please? >> Mrs. Gebhardt? >> Aye. >> Mr. Guse? >> Aye. >> Mrs. Matney? >> Aye. >> Mr. Olinger? >>

094Aye. >> And Ms. Bosmith? >> Aye. >> All right. Time for the Treasurer's presentation. >> Okay, I have just a a brief report to share tonight. Um just a couple financial highlights. Uh I mentioned at the last meeting that our first half property tax settlement is the final settlement is on hold. The Treasurer's office, the County Treasurer's office has implemented a new um system. And so, it's not going to be till mid-June, which is um months later than we've ever gotten our final settlement before. Um from a cash flow standpoint, we're going to be okay. Um but June is about when the tax bills go out for the second half, and um so So, anyway, I don't have a you know, a lot of what drives our our finances uh stems from that tax settlement.

095Um the yard, the the the property tax settlement, and the state reimbursement of the homestead and rollbacks. So, um So, again, taxes are just where we um saw where they were at last month. Um the state funding, we're right where we expect to be, um although it's a very small piece of our our um our budget. So, you can see the next two, just over 50%. Those are the two on hold. Um interest, um you know, good news that with the um balance that we continue to to invest, we have made about 890,000 for the fiscal year. Um and that's about 97% of what I had budgeted. So, we're a little ahead of budget with um uh two two months' worth of interest still left um to post for the year. So, that's really great

096news. Um certainly helps our our general fund um budget and our forecast. Um, expenditures were a couple percentage points under, um, with the caveat that we order and purchase all the student devices, um, this time of year. So, um, there's going to be a big chunk that hits that, um, our purchase order is out, the order's been placed. Um, so there'll be a little bit of catch up there, but but still in terms of where we are, um, a little bit under our budget and our forecast. So, that's that's really good news. Um, our investment accounts, the the rates, uh, remain virtually unchanged since last month. And then, um, so our permanent improvement fund, really the only update here from what we talked about, uh, last month is we have done a purchase order for

097some, um, routine roof maintenance, um, on the high school. So, again, that was the building that was, you know, the old building that was renovated, um, and so there is some, um, ongoing roof maintenance work just to keep everything in good shape and, um, Jim's on top of that. Um, so, uh, you'll see that listed as one of the current projects. Um, and then finally, the construction fund, um, our month-to-date interest was almost 208,000, um, and our project-to-date 1,971,000. So, that's really, um, uh, you know, that's great. That money is in a separate account. Um, you know, as we've talked about before, it can be used if there are, you know, things that come up in the project that that, um, the board decides to, you know, do an enhancement or if something unexpected comes

098up, those funds are available for that, but they don't have to be used, um, uh, you know, in that context. So, some of the the, you know, the sidewalk, for example, that we talked about and and some of those types of things, um, we do have some some funds available there. Um, the bond proceed balance, uh, about 65.6 million. And again, we're keeping that that money invested as as long as we can. Um, taking advantage of that the pay window on those construction pay apps. So, we have paid, um, Alfred the first, um, cash draw for the modular, the first draw for the modular work. Sorry, wrong direction. Um, and I've gotten the second one. It'll go out on the 21st. The payment I'll get sent to them on the 21st. So, um, same thing.

099The interest rates on those two accounts, um, almost exactly the same as as last month. So, um, so anyway, that's kind of a nutshell. But again, that, you know, the the big thing right now is that tax settlement being on hold, um, for about another month. So, we'll have, um, in terms of cash flow, I think we're going to be okay. It'll be We won't We wouldn't be able to wait too much longer than than June for that. We've got a bond interest payment due at the end of this month. And that's on both bond issues, the 2018 and the 2024. Um, there's a semi-annual payment due, um, June 1st and December 1st. So, we have that payment. And then we'll have, um, you know, two more payrolls between now and and June to to,

100um, cover. So, um, if anything changes on that, I'll let you know. But, um, they're kind of holding steady on mid-June. So. Once we do get those, I am, um, in the process of of kind of internally updating our forecast again with some new information that we have have, um, obtained since the the February forecast was due. And once that tax settlement comes in, that will help with some information to to kind of finalize that and review it with the the finance committee then. So, that's all I've got. >> Any questions, Mr. Chairman? >> I have a question about technology purchases. This could go to Chris possibly as well. Um, you mentioned that we have some cash that we're going to have to >> Mhm. >> obviously put towards that. Do you find does it

101make sense to bulk order for savings purposes or does it make more sense to kind of spread it out so that we don't get hit as hard? >> Yeah, that's a good good question and and the >> For our CTO. >> So, great question. We we do order we order direct. We have corporate accounts education corporate accounts. We do get discounts and we try to combine those. So, right now we have to replace a server this next year. We're combining that server order with a Chromebook order cuz the rep will give us actually a a bigger discount break on it on some of this stuff. So, we do combine with our vendors when we can. We sure we we do look out ahead and say, "Hey, what are we buying?" And then we get quotes.

102Quotes with it, quotes without it and then we try and figure out do we want to buy it now or do we buy it in 3 months or 6 months? How much of savings are we going to get? Um, in our case and this is for everyone uh, K-12, uh, Chromebooks, technology in general, um, the cost of devices has skyrocketed. Um, so what we were paying last year is nowhere near what we're going to need to pay in the next few years. Mostly because of RAM and memory going to um, going to data centers. >> Uh-huh. >> Um, so the cost of personal devices are certainly creep up and they really hit Chromebooks cuz they they've held the cost of Chromebooks down for several years. So, now they're they're kind of letting them creep back

103up. So, long long term no one has crystal ball. No idea where we're going to end up, but I can tell you right now and I've talked to Beth this this year is going to hurt a little bit in a budgeting because of that cost jump. >> Okay. >> So, I think the Chromebooks were about 1 and 1/2 times what they were a year ago. >> Wow. >> Oh my god. >> You're still on the like first, fourth, seventh, tenth >> Like replacement. >> Correct. Yep. Those those grade levels get new devices every year which means that students get a new device every 3 years. >> And with costs going up and also I have my child met you. Um. Where is there any thought to maybe extending it? >> Yeah. Yeah. We were again

104I don't have the crystal ball. We're going to kind of see how it plays out. We're going to go with this year one. We're going to see if this is a blip and they actually come back down. What happens in the market? You know, to get techy on you there's new chipsets coming out. So hopefully that's going to drop the price come back down. So we'll see what happens next year and if it doesn't I don't I don't want to make a drastic move now. >> It's fair. >> For this one year and and then kind of hurt us long term for the next decade. So what I want to do is is just we're we're going to we're going to eat it a little bit this year on the increase what most districts are

105doing and then we're going to look at it. Um. Probably starting in the fall and and look at all devices all platforms and to see where we're going to end up. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Any more questions? >> Um the finance committee report as usual Beth covers just about everything. So I don't really have a whole lot to say cuz she's very thorough. Um but we just met to review the revenue projections um and Oh we reviewed the permanent improvement funds like the use of permanent improvement funds looking looking forward um because you know you can obviously you got to plan those out to make sure we can cover the one one thing you know we've talked I think everybody here knows is is um about possibly probably redoing the middle school gym

106floor but waiting until this one year where it was being used as a cafeteria and everything after that's passed but um just planning for everything that needs to be planned for. Um I don't really have anything to add on top of what Beth said. So um under recommendations for approval though we have C one through 14. Oh which includes I do want to make note of cuz Andy mentioned it in his superintendent's report. Uh report but it is obviously the Marullo Charitable Foundation's donation is here. Um which you know, that's a it's a really big deal and uh very thankful for that and so our new field when it is finished will be called Marullo Field. Um so anyway, just want to make note of that cuz it's very generous and we're very thankful. >>

107Very generous uh for will that then go into logoing and the whole 9 yards? Cuz like currently it's Anderson Field. >> Correct. Yeah, it'll be Marullo so the sign into a reflect that. >> But there will be signage and all that. >> Yeah. >> What do we have to do with the >> I'm sorry. >> No, just just like it is now it'll be like by the press box it'll say like >> And I think on the field as well. >> Yeah, it's correct. So there'll there'll be a there'll be a Marullo Field logo on uh like 20s on both sides. >> Maybe scoreboard. >> Uh that is not part of it but there will be on the press box it'll say Bobcat Stadium and a Marullo Field. Also be an Emelita Marullo >> plaque

108as you enter to the left that will talk about the history when she graduated Grandview. >> And she does have >> Grandview. >> a really cool history. >> She has an amazing history. Got into the textile business, hit it big, owned an own company, never married, never had kids. Um and put all of this money into an endowment um that now the Bloomfield family, Paul and his brother David and dad really but it's kind of come into Paul and David manage. Um and they're very generous and um but what's unique about this particular donation in my opinion is the fact that she graduated from >> that. >> I was very concerned about having what I associated with the UA name >> It's all over. >> but that makes me feel a lot better that she

109has a history and that will explain it. >> Exactly and it's part of our press release that we'll do tomorrow. >> press release um explains her her back story and and that's where I learned of it and it's really cool. >> That's awesome. >> I think like she was ahead of her time really. You know, think about like what she did herself. >> Mhm. >> And um yeah, it's great. It's great name. We should be proud to have that name on our on our stadium or on our field. >> Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Any further discussion? >> Can you Beth can you call the roll, please? >> Mrs. Gebhardt. >> Aye. >> Mr. Guse. >> Aye. >> Mrs. Matney. >> Aye. >> Mr. Olinger. >> Aye.

110>> And Miss Wasmus. >> Aye. >> Moving on to personnel. Um under personnel for approval A one. Well, well, if we we already did 5C, so it'd be one through five A and B and then six through 19. >> Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. >> Then Beth, can you call the roll, please? >> Mrs. Gebhardt. >> Aye. >> Mr. Guse. >> Aye. >> Mrs. Matney. >> Aye. >> Mr. Olinger. >> Aye. >> And Miss Wasmus. >> Aye. I was just reading through all the coaches. Sorry. So there's a I can ask this. Is it I already voted one way or the other? Um most of the fall coaching is fielded. >> Correct. >> Okay, there'll be trickling in, but this looks like a profile appearance of

111the fall items. >> Correct. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Looking for another middle school girls soccer coach to come up on the agenda. I know we're down at least one. Um Okay. Was there a policy committee report? >> No. >> Okay. Under there though, we do have recommendations for approval. This is the second reading. Did the first reading last month. Um so have that one A through F is there motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Kevin and I talked a lot but >> All right, Becky can you call the roll please? >> Mrs. Gebhardt? >> Aye. >> Mr. Gusey? >> Aye. >> Mrs. Matney? >> Aye. >> Mr. Olinger? >> Aye. >> Mrs. Wasmer? >> Aye. >> Teaching and learning committee report? >> Nope. >> Okay. We

112do have the final reading for the calendar and excitingly the roster of candidates for graduation. So is there a motion to approve under curriculum and instruction B1 and 2? >> I would really prefer that Katie takes this motion. >> Oh. >> I'm like not that you have anyone important on there. >> Are there names on here? Am I missing it? >> They're way down they're in the appendix. The last if you're like I'm looking online your last two pages of the appendix. >> Okay, so moved. >> And what about our other >> I was like the other graduate. >> We already approved that one. >> Well, we did but he's still on this he's still on I just wanted to check and see cuz he's going to go through the ceremony, right? >> Yes. He

113is. >> Okay. >> Oh nice. >> So you two have to sit with the graduates. >> Oh yes. >> I have to get my front row seat cuz I get the best photos. >> Yes. >> front row seat so I'll be there. >> That is definitely a perk of being a board member being able to give your child their diploma. >> Yes. >> I I am nervous about crying in front of everybody like ugly cry but we're all family so I've also made peace with it. >> Fun fact my father was a superintendent of schools at Zionsville when I graduated so he gave me mine. I have a picture of my dad giving me my high school diploma. >> That's really cool. >> Very cool. >> Get ready just do it Katie. >> And I

114saw all your kids prom pictures on social media, too. Everybody looked great. >> Guys, buckle up. >> I know. We're going to do this together in a couple of a small amount of years, but >> tearing up just talking about all you guys. >> I mean, it's all it's a lot. >> Seriously. >> It's a lot. >> All right. >> It's a lot. >> All right. >> It is a lot. Trust me. >> Any further discussion about those items? Okay, Beth, you can call the roll, please. >> Mrs. Gephart? >> Hi. >> Mr. Gusey? >> Hi. >> Mrs. Manny? >> Hi. >> Mr. Ollinger? >> Hi. >> And Ms. Wasmuth? >> It's a blur. I took a nap today earlier. >> After walkout, I had to I had to lay down and be in a

115room. I closed my door. It's like, I'm in timeout. Nobody talk to me. >> It's okay. Sorry. Under co-curricular activities and extracurricular activities, we have items one and two to approve. Um is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I just thanks >> Thanks to Haley for all the background checks. >> It's a lot. >> Seriously. Some heavy lifting. >> So, our new band director that we approved today is taking everyone to London? >> That's crazy. >> I literally saw it when I looked through this. I was like, oh. >> That's amazing. >> It is. >> Sweet. >> Up to 70 students. Holy smokes. >> Is that what all these volunteers are for? Are they all going on that trip? >> No, it's a it's a kindergarten field trip, I think. To the

116zoo. Pretty sure. >> That's fun. >> Business question point of personal information is I self-identified band mother. 10 chaperones, do we preclude, exclude, include staff, parents? How do chaperones typically go? >> Um well, it can be a combination of both. Um so, you know, it I think it depends on the trip, how many people are going. Um Like to Like for example, the DC's, you'll have parents go sometimes. Predominantly teach >> policy on that cuz this is one I'm I want to go to London, but I don't know that I'm allowed, but I'm not asking, but I couldn't remember if we had policy on whether parents were allowed to go or not. >> Like the official chaperones, if they're not part of the district. >> Yeah. It's happened. In particular to um summer like a

117summer trip or a spring break trip. Um you know, it it's I mean, this is a prob- maybe a longer conversation, but like >> It's okay. >> Um sixth grade camp, fifth grade camp. A parent chaperone might not be as typical as a um Oh, where's Where are they going this summer? Um There's probably two or three, >> They're going to Costa >> like Costa Rica >> Costa Rica diving and you know, >> that that it would be more common that a parent might be one of the chaperones on that trip. So, I think it depends is what I'm trying to say. Without If that helps contextually. >> I did for whatever reason >> I think we've had parents go to DC as well. For example. >> know against the district policy. I know more

118of parents who just happen to be in the area where they are when they're there. So, like he just happened to be in London and you can catch him on that and take him out to dinner, but I don't know if >> Have you talked to Ben about going? >> Oh, a Ben I I didn't know this existed. >> Okay. >> Well, still it's a ways off. That's not this coming year. It's like >> No, well, okay. >> might be a conversation. >> Well, so full disclosure, he got approval to go to the Costa Rica trip. >> Oh, hey, Ben. I didn't know you were here. >> It's 9 months later. >> Oh, got it. Like >> No, my child also is planning to go to the Costa Rica trip and I wanted to go

119to Belize while she's in Costa Rica and she said that was too close. >> So, you're not You're You're making the bank account. >> You can't even be in the same continent. >> Central America. >> As you said, buckle up. >> Buckle up. >> Well, there's in whether the team wants to go figure it out, but for whatever reason, cuz I was her jokingly harassing Ben about his mother happens to speak the language. >> Yeah. Yes. >> And he's like, you're not allowed to go. And I was like, am I not allowed to go? I know that's his fault. I know that's his fault. But then I was like I cannot recall a single parent >> Yeah. >> being >> Cuz nobody's kid wants them there. >> No, but like >> This is what Katie's

120trying to say. >> Yeah, you know, yeah, so. >> She she's trying to say a point. >> to tell you. >> But are they allowed? No, that's not >> On the policy. I mean, I'm sure if you wanted to make a stink you could. Well, we can see if there is actual policy. >> No, this was a genuine question. >> Yeah, I I will look at it. I will look and follow up with the board. >> See, I'm not That wasn't what I was asking. Never mind. >> I'll check the board on it. >> Yeah, let's I've been told by Katie repeatedly I'm not, so please do not. >> Do you want to make a motion? Ben might want a motion. >> I'm kidding. I'm kidding. >> Didn't we already had a motion for that,

121didn't we? >> We do in a second. >> Make me too. Actually, I see one of our the your name's on this list of volunteers. I was like I was like going through I was like >> Yes. >> That's right. >> You do. >> That's great. >> And you do. I still remember the moment I met you and got fingerprinted. >> See. >> Really do. It was in your old office when it was before the renovation. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. >> Anyway, Beth, can you call the roll? >> Yeah, Mrs. Gephardt. >> Hi. >> Mr. Guse. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Matney. >> Hi. >> Mr. Olinger. >> Hi. >> And Ms. Wasmuth. >> Hi. >> Does anyone have any other business to bring before the board? Okay, we are actually going into executive session

122tonight under the grounds of uh four. Yeah, I need to say that, right, for the meeting minutes. Yeah, so it's for the preparing for conducting reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with employees. So, we will we will go into executive session. For anyone remaining in the crowd, I'll let you know that we will come back. Um however, there will be no further business after executive session, so