May 2026 Goshen Local School District Board of Education Meeting

001Call the May 11th, 2026 GOA board of education meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Shinkkel, can you please call the role? >> Mr. West, >> here. >> Mrs. Papari >> Here, Mrs. Burky >> here. >> Mrs. Gray >> here. Do I have a motion to approve tonight's agenda as presented? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Bill made the motion. Melissa second. Any discussion? Mr. Shinko, could you please call the role? >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Papari, >> yes. >> Mr. Herrera, >> yes. >> Mrs. Greg, >> yes. Thank you. I'd like to call for a moment of silence at this time and ask for safety over our district as we wrap up this year. Thank you. Please stand as Superintendent Mr. Brian Bailey leads us in the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge

002allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you Mr. Billy, would you like to introduce our next item on the agenda regarding functional capacity? >> Yep. Um, I've asked Matthew Craropper to come out tonight. Excuse me. >> You have a presentation on your table. Um, front back, not stapled correctly, but it is front back and it is there for you. I can't figure it out. So, >> on that copier, yes, but he's gonna we're gonna follow along up on the screen as well. But yeah, sorry. I'm I'm not I don't want to figure out your click and your speed. Yeah, >> I think I'm one more slide might be your start. Okay, >>

003thank you, Superintendent Bailey, members of the board. Thank you guys for the chance to be here tonight. Uh my name is Matthew Crawford with Crawford GIS Consulting, and I'm here to give you a presentation overview of some of the work that we've done over the last uh five, six months. We've done a demographic study. We've done a capacity study for you guys. And then we also did what we call a utilization forecast, which shows how your building space is is now and how it's anticipated to be over the next 10 years as it relates to percent full. So we are Crawford GIS Consulting. Uh we're based out of uh my office is in Delaware, Ohio, just north of Columbus. But we have staff uh six people on staff, a couple people in Ohio, uh one

004in Virginia, a couple people in Indiana, and we do this kind of work all across the United States. So we uh we do demographic study work for districts of all sizes from 2,000 to over 200,000 students. Um we also do a lot of this capacity study work for districts across the country. Um and so we bring to the table a lot of expertise and how other what we see in other communities. We're constantly watching um economic conditions and things like that as we do our demographic study. We have uh applied demographers on staff who are trained in small area forecasting and and and doing their work and I'll talk about that in a little bit. Um and we also have background in mapping the geographic information systems which stands for GIS and that gives us

005a lot of um a good ways to analyze data on maps to see kind of what's going on as it relates to census data um local county data planned housing a lot of other information that we can layer on together and look at information. Um I'm president of the company. This is our 21st year in business and so I'm honored honored to be working with you guys. Um it's always good to work in a project that's closer to home for us. Um a lot of experience in Ohio and across the country, but you know we've done a lot in this in this region as as well as other places in Ohio. So um so yeah, there's that. And like I said, we are here to give you an overview of the demographic study results um

006and then also talk about the capacity study and then kind of merging them together into what we call a utilization forecast. So I'll start with the demographic study. Uh we collect data from a lot of different sources to do our demographic study. Um the school district gives us a lot of data. We had we collected student data so we can map out the students and find out how many kids live in different neighborhoods and subdivisions to see where the density of students are. We correlate that to what we see with housing and kind of look at yield data to kind of inter interpret how many students are coming out of different housing types and we compare that to new home construction. Um the county and the planning commission, your local planning offices gave us a

007lot of good information about housing and where the homes are being planned and how many units um are planned and sort of the the stage where where they are in the buildout and that kind of stuff. We use a lot of census data to do to get us a base understanding of the population that's living here as of 2020 and then we kind of age that forward. So, that's an important part of it. And health department gives us a lot of data on birth information. And we use a we love to use um other sources. Zillow was actually a really good resource for home sales activity. Um you can go on Zillow and you can pull up this area and you can filter to look at home sales. And um one of the big things

008that we do in addition to new home construction is we analyze existing home sales activity because for every existing for every new home that's built there's usually about eight eight to 10 existing homes that are bought and sold. So existing home sales is a big part that a lot of people miss and and we look at that and Zillow gives us a lot of good information uh from that regard. So in order for us to do our enrollment forecast, we actually do a full population study before we do an enrollment forecast. So we'll we the demographers will look at the total population of your district and and identify the age structure of your district and then on on top of that they look at a fertility mortality and then migration. Um and uh fertility and

009tells us kind of where we're seeing how old your population is and in relates to what the fertility rate is and what's the uh the the rate of births happening inside this area. Mortality shows us looking at the age structure, how many people are anticipated to die in the next 10 years. And that's kind of another effect that we look at because as population ages um they they empty nests. younger families are moving in, replacing older households and things like that. Um, and then migration is the part that we look at and in determining home sales activity and also people moving in and moving out of your district. Um, when we do a forecast, we always have a set of assumptions. These are things that we cannot control that we basically are assuming are going

010to maintain that be constant. Um and if and if when we go back and look at our forecast accuracy, which we anticipate it being a plus or minus 2% at the district level of the life of the forecast, um if we start to deviate from that high or low or that 2% threshold, we start to look at at our assumptions and and determine what may have been violated in the assumptions because we're giving you a forecast based off of uh the population structure and all those things I talked about and assuming these things are going to hold still hold constant. Um and if they if we deviate usually it's something with our assumptions. So a lot of the assumptions are related to housing uh the economy. Um you uh you could see that we have

011uh interest rates. We're assuming that interest rates are going to stay below 8%. Um if interest rates get up at 8% or higher uh what it does is just slows home sales activity. Fewer people are buying and selling homes. If that interest rate drops back down to three in the threes and then the fours, it accelerates home sales activity. And so if if it drops down like that, we're probably going to be too low and your enrollment is going to be higher than what we forecasted. If it if it goes up to the sevens and eights and stays there, we're probably going to be above your um higher than your actual enrollment. So, um, we also looked at, uh, assuming that all of the the developments are are completed by 2034 that we've had that

012we've gear marked and identified. Um, other things like unemployment rates are staying constant. Um, no big thing like what we saw in 17 with the the subprime lending bust and um, of course, nothing like COVID and stuff like that are things that are really cause a problem with forecasts with enrollment forecast. Um vouchers is a big thing. You know, if um if you have if the the state opens up more sort of open enrollment out in and out of districts and things like that, that can cause an effect in our in our forecast. Um we're doing work in Indiana. They opened up open enrollment across the district district lines and it's and it's caused a lot more mobility in and out of district and that's that's something that we've had to had to adjust our

013forecast account for. Um but um another one is your existing and single family uh unit home sales about 430 units per year uh bought and sold. That's existing and new. And that's about what we've seen over the last three years. So that's what we anticipate you guys are going to maintain. Um that's something that we really need to keep an eye on is home sales is kind of a little laggered and a little bit slow in terms of what home home sales activity. Um I know that there was a just uh reports out for this uh April home sales and it was a 0 2% increase in home sales um activity in the country and so that we're seeing that across the across the US and that um home sales right now should be picking

014up a lot more than what we're than what we are seeing. So it's something we'll have to keep an eye on. We we we do think that you're going to have about 430 units bought and sold every year um new and existing. Uh this is a population pyramid. So this is kind of what we look at to determine a the age structure of your district. Each bar is um age group 0 to four year olds, 5'9, 10 to 14 all the way up to 85 plus. So think of this as um basically a demographic fingerprint. This tells us how many zero to four year olds are preschoolers are in living in your district as of 2020. How many elementary kids is the next bar up five to nine. 10 to 14 are your middle schoolers.

015And then you have the and then 15 to to uh n 19 um are your high schoolers. And then you have other age segments of the population that are households with kids. Um empty nesters and then turnover. So the size of these bars tell our demographers what's what would happen to your population if nobody moved in or out. And a lot of times um you know you'll have to you need to build you need to bring in people just to break even and just because of the aging nature of the district. Um and this is go right here in 2020. So this this shows the age structure of your population. So notice that zero to four bar how much smaller it is in the five to nine. So that tells us that if nobody moved

016in or out of goan at starting in 2020, your enrollment would just keep dropping. Um you need people to move into the district just to break even and fill that bottom those bottom bars out and just to break even. And then the more people move in, then those bottom bars get bigger and then you'll see growth, enrollment growth. And so um and we do anticipate growth in your district because there's a lot of homes being built, a lot of in migration into your district. We also have the 2035 forecast. So you could see populations growing, but the pop the the structure of the school age area is relatively similar more 5 to nine year olds coming in um in the next 10 years uh you know by 2035 because we're looking also at 2025 till

017now. Um, but you still have that zero to four deficit. Um, but that's brought in that's that's being filled in with people moving in. But the older segment of your population is is getting older and growing. And so you're going to have um more old folks in the district, uh, more households with fewer fewer children and things like that that are um that you're kind of pushand pull kind of dynamics as it relates to population growth in a in a district. Looking at your population forecast results, the median age, you can see that's anticipated to go up to about 42. Uh right right now we anticipate uh we estimate you about 40, just a little under 41. So um that's not bad. It's very common kind of like that the age the aging that we

018see in your district and in in relation to other districts. Um births are increasing because of that's uh due to aging population, more turnover and more younger families moving in and then and then having babies in the in in the area. But also deaths are going up because of the aging nature of the population. Um and your net migration tells us that's the factor we have for the net of people moving out versus moving in. So we had you at around 800 from 2020 till now. And you can see we ticked that up to about 1,200 and then 1300. So with the the amount of homes that are in the pipeline, we do anticipate that net migration to increase and more people to move into your district and then eventually uh uh uh showing up

019in your schools in terms of enrollment. This is the enrollment forecast. Uh so it's hard to see on the screen because it's a big table, but um as you look at this, basically what what you see in this forecast is um growth, but uh you have what you have is more sustained growth and sort of a a m like mild growth over the next five years. And then the five to 10 year period is where we're seeing much an accelerated growth phase for you guys. And so um and so if you look at your prek to two population between now and the next five years, you're going to we anticipate you going from about 675 this year up to about uh in 2030 31. Um and then that's going to start kind of ticking up

020even more as pe more people are moving in. babies will start showing up in school and um and enrollments your prek to two enrollments forecasted to top out at 755 in the next 10 years. That may sustain it and may keep growing but um you know after 10 years but 755 is where we see the end of the period. Uh your third through fifth grade population as well is pretty stable over the next five years, only going up by about 20 to 30. But then we do see that ticking up at a pretty uh decent clip because of what's in your elementary schools are starting to age in your your uh third through fifth grade population. Um, your middle school is again a relatively stable uh 595 this year going up to 641 by 2930

021and then that's going to keep ticking up to about 714 714. And then your high school is the one the one segment that has more stability. We show that at um you know somewhere in the 700s uh through the life of the forecast right around 700 ending at about 731 a little bit below what you have right now. But one of the things with the high school is that that shows you know you could see the growth in the third fifth grade sixth to eighth grade and then this is a 10-year forecast for your high school. I think in the fif if you looked at a 15-year forecast for the high school that would start going back up because that those other elementary and middle age cohorts are aging into your high schools. >> I

022think it's important too as you guys look at that. We've talked about it. JBS numbers are not in that because these are OD numbers that we talked about. So you've got 120 130 somewhere in there JBS kids that are going out to vocational. So that's why that number probably as we talk about high school numbers. Those are moldified. Yeah. Yeah. >> Assuming that's sustains. >> Yeah. >> Um so, uh we've also did a series of mapping to kind of look at house housing. Um and this is it looks like a heat map, but this basically we geocoded your kids, put uh located the students based off of their address. So, this shows you the density of students in your district uh by for each school. And um as you can see, it's probably no surprise

023to you that that you have a higher density of population enrollment as you closer to to Cincinnati than you do further northeast. And so a lot more population sort of where your schools are in south and west of of where your schools are located. And similar pattern in your uh Spalding Elementary and then uh go middle and then go high school. So we see more high school age kids uh further east than you see in the other the other age cohorts. But um but yeah, we look at this in relation to where the homes are being built and that kind of helps us uh get a better understanding of where um how many kids may come out of new homes and things like that. >> So red is the the most. >> Yes, ma'am. Red

024red shows you the highest density. Like think of it like a weather map. When you see the weather coming through, >> alert alert. >> Yeah. Yeah. The deepest red is where the most densely populated uh areas are where you have the greatest number of students. Um I'm just going to keep going unless you guys want to ask any questions about the demographic study or would you like me to keep moving on? >> Yeah, keep them moving. >> Okay. So, demographic study is set. we to establish a forecast enrollment for the next 10 years. Another piece of work that we did was a capacity study. So this is basically to to get an understanding of how many seats each building has, how many how many students each building can hold from a functional capacity perspective. So

025this isn't fire code or the maximum number that that a building can hold. This is really how many students can a can can you serve in a building and while maintaining the delivery of education that you guys offer. Um so in looking at capacity data we we met with the district. We established what the class size goals are for your district. Um so about 22 students per classroom in grades prek through third. Um and then 25 students per classroom is this class size assumption in grades four through 12. Um and then your special education units that have um uh like um high incident special education are about eight students per per classroom. So that's how we that's what we counted in those those classrooms. Um so we met with each building principal and I came

026to town back in I think it was around March or February and met with each principal and did a tour of each building. Um we looked at the floor plan together. Um, and then we also, um, when I we're looking at the floor plan, I like to ask the principal about, um, um, how the building is being used. And I'll always say that principles are the most resourceful people that I've ever worked with. Um, in a space that's overcrowded, they use every space that they can make available. They're take they're reclaiming closets and making every space available. >> But also in a space that has extra room, they spread out and they're using the building efficiently. however they can. And so one of the parts and the the the the art in doing a capacity

027study is discerning where are the principles using space versus what they need and okay are they spreading out thin and if they have extra space or they if they didn't have that space could they still make it work and manage um or where are they where are they using spaces they shouldn't and and and not counting those in the capacity. Um so we don't look at at elementary level there's certain uses of room of uh that are needed for resource pullout use. So for small groupoup instruction and taking children for sort of one-on-one instruction you need to have a space for that. If we were to count every single room um as a 22 to1 classroom then then you would end up seeing kids in the hallway getting pulled out for one-on-one instruction. So you

028have to make sure that you have space for pull out resource uses in your elementary buildings, especially in the older buildings like Mark Cook. It's an old building that was designed um a double loaded corridor. You know, you have one long hallway, classrooms on both sides. That's the old method of how buildings were designed. Newer designs have small like offices and small spaces set aside or built into the design for pull out use. In a place like Mark Cook, you have to actually discern, okay, can't count all these rooms as classrooms that they need to have some kind of pullout use. And so some of those classrooms were not counted in the capacity just so that there was be space for small group instrus and things like that. Um, we don't we didn't count music

029and art in the in the elementary spaces, but when you get to middle and high school, typically you do. When we look at middle and high school spaces, we really if it's a general size classroom, we'll count it as a classroom. But if it's like a chorus room and it has sort of the the theater seating and it's not not a place that you can imagine having a history class in there or something like that, we don't count that in in the capacity. Um and so um as it relates to some there's something that we used called a reduction factor which is very common to be used for for uh particular older buildings that have the older design. Um it's it's a we use a 15% reduction factor for your middle school. So once we

030counted all of your spaces in your middle school and applied student toteer ratio, we looked at the total and then we back off that number a little bit because um there are uneven class sizes at middle school and high school. So the different courses that are offered have different varying class sizes. Um, also you have to factor in some of the nature of what the core spaces and so there's cafeteria which is pretty small in the middle school um hallways and those other corridors and things like that. It's typically best practice to see a reduction factor applied once you once you calculate a total capacity. So we took 15% off the top of the middle school to account for sort of that um that the nature of how middle school and high school works. Middle

031school also um and high school students travel to the teacher. So that between periods there's a lot of mobility and movement in between from class to class where at elementary school kids stay put. They they pretty much have their their classroom. Um, so you also have some construction happening at uh Mark Cook and so we did a before and after construction uh capacity. So this shows you your capacities of your buildings not in not accounting for that construction at Mark Cook. Um, so looking at Spalding, we had you at 575, Gan Middle at 637, and then Goan High School at 766. Um, and then if you look at at or this should say this is after construction actually and this you gain six classrooms at Mark Cook and so that Mark Cook up to 746.

032Uh but your other capacities stay um the same because we that because it was that was the only school that's getting an expansion of classroom spaces. So this kind of shows what your capacities look like. Um and and then so after this capacity study, we then start to look at utilization. But there were some few notes before we get to that. Um the the added media center from Mark Cook is going to add space classrooms. Um but we did set aside some spaces and not count them as resource pull out and I have those listed in detail in the capacity study. Spalding has um uh the cafeteria is one thing that I observed was sort of a strange configuration. It's um it's set it's up it's up a ramp that's like sort of behind the

033stage and one way in and one way out of that cafeteria. It's a very small cafeteria and I think that that does limit the number of students that building could hold. Just that's one of those examples of core capacity pretty small. So it is it is um tight space in your cafeteria. Um and I know I'm probably preaching to the choir. You guys are probably uh aware of the cafeteria spalding. Um but there are using storage and other other spaces are being used for educational uses. Um for example, therapist is using a stage closet as an office. And so there's the the the building is used at its maximum capacity and they're leveraging every space they can in that school. Um they took half the teachers lounge away for a classroom because they needed more

034space. You do have some mobiles out there, but the mobiles are not counted in our capacity. Um, and then another kind of choke point is you only have two bathrooms for grades third through fifth grades, which can be kind of a bottleneck at the bathrooms. The middle school, um, it's like like I said, the older design of buildings and you know, I hate hate saying it's an old building because it it's born the same same year. I was born 1976. So, it's a 50-y old building. Um, and but it's had a lot of work done. I have not had any work done. So, um, so it's doing better than me, probably. But it has a small cafeteria, low ceilings. It's kind of a u an odd configuration in the cafeteria for the middle school. Um,

035there were some smaller rooms that we didn't count in the capacity so that they could have some space for small groupoup instruction in that middle school. Um, your high school's in pretty good. It's a good school. It's a the newest building you have. I think it's a a good building here. Um we didn't account the we didn't count the rooms that are being used for the ascend program. So there's two big rooms that were not counting our capacity. Um you have a glass sort of uh study hall kind of spot in your cafeteria area. And that I didn't count in the capacity. It's good for sort of small groupoup instruction or sort of individual use, but it's not really suitable for a fulls size classroom. Um, and then two rooms on the second floor uh

036were not included in the capacity as well, giving a little bit of space for some of the more for sort of more small groupoup uh instruction. So, putting this all together, we do what we call a utilization forecast. This tells us how full your buildings are now and how full they're going to look in the next 10 years. And you look at a color scale. Um the darkest green shows where there's uh excessive underutilization, which you don't have any of that year. And then the darkest red shows the sort of what we consider over 105% the most overcrowded. Uh, ideally you'd like to be somewhere in that that pink to light green. Those two color bars in the middle is kind of the sweet spot for utilization. Somewhere between 76 to 95% is um, you

037know, you get to the high end of the 95, you start getting some pressures, but that's kind of like the sweet spot when you look at this. And this is your utilization forecast. And you can see Mark Cook is deep red but it does you do get relief when you add those capac those classrooms. So it goes more in the pink. Um, and then spalding is, you know, basically when I look at this, I I see when I look for this, I like to see is there greens and pinks. And this tells me there may be an imbalance in how buildings are used. And maybe you could consider moving a grade level somewhere or something to kind of get them all in the pink, get to move, add students into the green schools, take some

038out of the darker red schools. In your case though, you do have you're pretty much at capacity or over capacity at all three levels. And so, um, your elementary space is going to continue to be overcrowded. And, and like like I said, you could see the deep reds are starting to show up in the second five-year period of our forecast. the first five years between now and 2030, 2029, um you're you're red in like sort of you're dark pink, but you're not all red. And but we do anticipate um that to tick up, your home to tick up and your space, you're tight right now, overcrowded or at capacity, and it's only going to get worse after about 20 209, 2030. That's what that's what we anticipate. That's a lot of stuff I've given you

039here in a short time, but I'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. I'm having So, I'm looking at the numbers in 2024, 103%, 102, 100, 100, 101. We start ticking back up a little bit. It's it's not and it's almost like 2030 one and two kind of get back to 2024. And so although we need to prepare, I think it's it is a hard cell. Like I know we're using a lot of space that we shouldn't be using for certain things, but it is it could possibly be a hard cell to to want to do stuff if they're seeing number. Yeah. Yeah. So >> I think my biggest concern though is the spalding, right? Um spalding is over capacity. Yeah. Never do. >> Yeah. Um so I have a I have

040a few questions. Just if we go back to the demographic data, you said um something about uh maintain home sales from the past three years and um that basically we anticipate that we'll maintain the same type of house sales from the last three years. and the country has gone up this year 2.5%. I think that's what you said. Um, is there ever a time where like you're like that community is different from every other community we see out there? And I asked that only because we see right now that right across the country um student numbers are going down. >> Yes. >> But um >> a lot of people are building here. So it feels very different than even people right around us. Um so how do you guys anticipate those kind of things? >>

041Yeah. And that's that's why we don't use national trends. Um we really build a localbased model. >> Okay. >> Um and you know more I'd say 85 90% of demographic studies that I'm presenting to districts across the country were showing enrollment declines. >> Yeah. >> Um and people think that they're growing and we're still showing them declining. >> Right. So, um, when Superintendent Bailey called me to do this, he said, "We're growing. There's so there's a lot going on here." You know, my I always sort of put that in the in the in the back space and like do an objective study. But after we started looking at it and looking at the number of units, you do have a lot of growth here. Um, so you are sort of a couple deviations off of

042the mean in terms of the amount of housing that's going in in this area. Um and so it so we do build a we do look at everything locally when we when we determine that those migration models and how many people are coming in and um I'd say that you are abnormal in terms of the amount of housing that's in the pipeline in your district. Yeah. Um districts this size not not that much is happening. >> Yeah. And then do you reassess this every year, every two years? what's kind of the standard >> we like to take a look uh at least two years and um and just track our accuracy. So I we'll call next year and the year after that or we'll go to the OD and collect the data and look at

043what enrollment looks like versus what we forecasted to see how we're tracking. Um so I typically say that we don't need to come back unless we start getting out in above or below that 2% threshold. So that's what I would use as a measure for needing to take another look to see or some or something big happens in our country with um something big changes that you know you'll know when it hap when when that's when that happens like COVID or 2017 home kind of bubble burst. Um but we don't I don't anticipate needing to revisit your district unless we need to. Yeah. And then what's the um I don't know if this is a you or Mr. Bailey, but um so like we look at this and we start seeing those deep red really

044uh like Corey mentioned in the uh 2030 2031 era, but you don't start building then, right? Um you plan for then. Uh, so like what's the the thought and planning for the future and understanding like there's not a like it would be crazy for us to go out right now, right? But um, also wanting to make sure we're prepared for 2031. >> I Yeah, like that, you know, again, when we built these years ago, last time we made a big district too, we looked at spotting with design. Now the cafeteria stinks in Spalding. We all know that for sure. But you know the design of it by you know >> exist shows that we could you know maybe you look at spalding as far as continuing you know extending the hallways there you know to

045each hallway or whatever that might get us some space. We need to look at you know we need to look at that as something >> you know like we got space over here. Yeah, spalding. Yeah. When it you look in 10 years out, my god, it's over 126% utilization. That's pretty scary. >> Yeah. So, I mean, we've had these this for three weeks and chewed on it and met with SHP today because, you know, we're in the middle of master planning as well. >> So, it was kind of the conversation that started to talk with SHP knowing that right now, no, the hair that's not on fire moment, >> right? But you do have to start to build and I think it's engagement over the next two years. I think it's following these numbers. I

046think it's, you know, I don't know that jumping into a full-scale master facility planning right now is the answer. It may be. What are some of the stop gaps that we can do like we have with Mark Cook? Is there affordable options in there? What does that's obviously going to be dictated by funding and where the state's at and um you know what comes with that. But I think, you know, I as we talked as an admin team um and I think I brought you guys those questions. It was kind of like what is that tipping point number? When is that time? And I think we'll know it as we start to have enrollment, as we track it, as this, you know, I assume that this continues to trend and the the enrollment study is

047pointing to true. We're going to start to feel it um if we're not feeling it already in some of these spots. And I think that's when some of the more in-depth community engagement is going to have to happen of what do we want for the future? What are the options? Um, so I I think we I don't want to say pause. I think we have to continue to communicate to the community, not just parents, to the community at large because I think this is great information to have. We haven't had this before and I do appreciate Matthew's, you know, due diligence in this because it is a lot of good information. Um, I think we have to use it over the next two years, track it and communicate. Um, and then when we get to

048that point of, you know, I don't I don't have the answer of what is the tipping point. I I think there are small things we could do on campus possibly, but I think that needs to be discussed, you know, with the community, with you guys. I would say some future board retreat time of you know assuming we want to you know those class the class sizes that we have in there are what we know is delivering a really really good education for goan kids. Um anytime you start creeping up and just piling more kids in a classroom the level of of education will dip. So I I think we're just going to have to have I the side of this was to SHP today as we talked was you know originally we kind of worked

049with them um to start this master planning as we did back in 2019 because we were at those numbers and we've obviously dipped a little bit as COVID and things happen and we've talked about that and now we're seeing the climb back up. Um I I I don't have the answer to what is it. I think that's the but I I feel like we've got good data right now that we can track and and make decisions as we go. >> Um I do feel like going through some of these buildings, we had talked a little bit with SHP today about, you know, possibly looking at areas like Spalding's cafeteria. Can we do something with it? Um but again, there will be a price tag to that. What is that? Um and when when do we

050attack that? So to answer your question, we've we've mashed around with it for three weeks now. And the the I guess the the piece that reassures me is we don't have to do something tomorrow, >> right? >> We've got a little bit of time to work through this, see how this happens and engage the community along the way. Um >> well, we have to see where this whole state funding goes, right? I mean, that's that's a huge part to all of this. >> Absolutely. because it would be like right now if we're comfortable with our own personal house going out and building a mega house, we're not understanding our future, right? >> Right. So, we wouldn't want to do that. But, um, you know, I I always hate that we just throw away money by

051having trailers out there. Um, and I just don't think it's ideal for our district in general. But, um, keeping a close eye on spotting I think is really important for us as a district. it is >> as soon as we understand what the >> state funding model is going to look like, >> right? >> And just, you know, in general with property taxes and everything else. >> Yeah. I like that we have some uh breathe a little better, excuse me, better in regards to the high school, >> you know, because uh years ago I was like, you know, we have all these awesome programs. I was afraid we were gonna be picking up capacity in here and we start cutting out programs. But as long as we keep, you know, you know, staff, they might

052have some staff. So, this shows us we do have the classroom space. So, that that's great. But we can't, you know, cram these kids in the rooms of the uh, you know, the great success we've had at high school has been built on the uh, the strong foundation for elementary, middle school, you know, and we can't >> I think the other small spaces there and continue and have them, you know, >> grow if they're crammed in their room. The other thing we talked about and now we you know we'll present this probably if not next month we're looking at our capital plan as well. How much do we invest in some of these buildings to keep them up >> right? >> Um where do we do you know as we look at that I think

053that's a conversation too because we've got an aging infrastructure inside of these buildings. They were re renovated in 99 2000 with the bond issue with, you know, chillers and and boilers and we're going to start to see some failures in those too. So, you know, there's some investment there that we're going to have to do to upkeep these that may not be available to do a project as well. So, I you know, there's a lot of conversation I think um looking at this, understanding it. Do we have some spots that we could do something like Mark Cook to gain some space back? Possibly. >> Yeah. Um but you know that may have to end you know that may be uh you know in the end that may be part of that master planning and part

054of that issue that we have to look at. Um it's good questions. You guys have had all the same questions I think we did as we went through this. But you know I think as we take some time at a a retreat and I know we talked about maybe doing a retreat u closer to the start of the school year with some goals and next steps. I think we can dive into a little bit of those conversations too. And what does that look like to communicate this out to the community? >> Yeah, I think that's our biggest opportunity is Yeah, I mean, I'm so glad it's not immediate, but I think that does come with a challenge because people out of sight, out of mind. We'll get to it later. You know, I think that

055piece of it too is Bill, you say we've got a lot of strong programs and we have them K12, you know, whether it's the STEM classrooms at at Mark Cook and Spalding, um some of the career stuff that we're doing. Um those all take space and that's part of that that functional piece as you look at this capacity that it's not the same education as when the building was built in 1976. We've got a different delivery model and you know in order to prepare kids for future these buildings have to look a little different. We have to adapt spaces but we're quickly uh coming to where we can't adapt much more space right um as you're using them for J classroom. So I think those are the things we have to continue to watch. we

056have to continue to look at and talk about >> does what's that the money is that OCC or something that >> OCC >> yes >> we're 104 on that list yeah >> I know but can this move us up like we have facts >> no I think >> we're growing they're not so >> I was we talked about that with SHP today if you remember I think back um two years ago I brought you guys that there was an emergency clause in there if we Yeah, over 10%. >> Here we go. >> Jumped that number up. >> So, I don't know that that's an option >> in this forecast >> for us to do that. >> Obviously, we'll continue to watch OFCC and what trends with that. Um, but we're still pretty low down on

057that list to get funds or be in status for that. Yeah, >> it might be good too to bring our or have our facilities committee to look at some of this um and have a good understanding of what's happening with our facilities. >> Yeah. So, I think I was just kind of looking at the total population 2020 versus the 2035 and we're growing, right? >> But it it seems it it seems like it's older, you know, the the older uh tabs are getting older. So, so how did it it and at these, you know, these ages where they've gotten older, they're not, you know, having kids at that point. So, even though we're having a housing boom in the market, that I mean, it tells me that, you know, there may not be a school

058age if we're getting older as 2035. >> Yes, sir. You you two dynamics. The the segment of population is getting older. So, householders and home buyers are going to be older. But then you also have as the population ages that a lot of the population is already in existing homes and neighborhoods and subdivisions in your district. >> So those households are aging and empty nesting. And once they empty nest out they typically stay put for 10, 15, maybe 20 years and and then you start then that's when they start turning over. So as population gets older you have a higher proportion of turnover households. So, homes that are going to be selling and to a a family that's younger with kids. >> Okay. >> The pop forecast um on page 11 kind of shows you

059the school age totals. Um yeah, the the one that's shows your school age totals that um that we look at. And this kind of shows you just the five to nine year olds. How many five to nine year olds, zero to four year olds are we anticipating? And you could see the sizes of those cohorts vary, but like if you look at the 70 plus, those numbers are getting larger. Um, and the the school age are not growing nearly as fast as some of the older population. >> It'll just be interesting to see like uh like I'm really interested in like the two-year assessment, right? to see like what happens with the housing boom that's happening right here in our community, right? To see it doesn't end up being younger families and as we know

060as a nation, right? People are having less babies um more people are staying single or um just not having children. So seeing what happens in our community with that >> housing boom. >> Yeah. house um housing in your area, single family detached home is yielding somewhere around 04 to 7 students per per unit. So your single sort of suburban home uh on a halfacre lot or a quarter acre lot point 4 to 7. Um you look at an apartments, apartments are more like 0.1 to 0.2 two. And um but it depends if it's section eight or lower income, that can be up much higher. But a lot of people always assume, oh, there's a house here. There's going to be two kids in every single house. And everybody always over assumes how many kids are

061coming out of housing. When you look at the big picture, it's usually around 04. You look at a whole subdivision, 0 point4 to 7 per unit when you do the math on a whole large number of units. >> Yeah. I it's really interesting to look at because I I mean I kind of psychologically did the thing, right? I drove through the watch all those house go up and I'm like, "Oh gosh, oh gosh, >> but then you look at this and realize, you know, some of those won't necessarily have children or >> you know, >> I think the other side too that you know, obviously we stay in constant communication with the township. >> Yeah. But moratorium's been lifted and we'll see what comes out of that. This is based on everything plus eagles built

062out. So anything before that nothing new. So we'll just have to keep an eye on you know coming out of this moratorum if there's any new I don't you know I don't know how that'll impact some of this that you know it may be a conversation if a new development comes in but I think what he's saying is we can kind of base 04 on a new development. So there's 300 homes. >> Yeah. >> Plus orus 20% of that 430 number is kind of like where you >> go above or below 20% of that annual home sales. That's where it starts to tip the up or down >> off of our assumptions. >> So if they decide we're adding five more developments in our community, we should probably >> Yeah. I mean, another one of

063like >> Oh, yeah. >> 50 units that we haven't anticipated isn't as concerned. But if the 500 unit development gets approved and comes in here, that be something to perk your ears, take a look at. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Is that point4 to 7 um kids? Is that like an Ohio number? Does it matter? Like if you're east coast, does it? >> Um well, we do pupil yield stays all over the country, but no, that's actually more like a goan a go number. Yes, ma'am. >> Is that higher than average? Have you had an average national average? No, they you know you actually yields out of housing the student yields are relatively consistent to the price point of the home and the size of the home. Um so we do see a lot

064of commonalities in how many kids come out of a the home types. >> This is really >> I was thinking like yeah if you were I don't know. Yeah, a bunch of what I want to say professional careers, doctors or something like that. Then they might not have as many children. They don't have time. >> They have money for them. I guess they get a nanny, but I don't know. Just curious like if it's how the guess Yeah. income level. >> You have a lot of those in in this area too. Doctors and lawyers and stuff like that. good sort of variety of professions living in Lake community. >> So I do appreciate all all this data and I you guys are going to look at this and think about it probably in a different

065way overnight. You're going to go so we'll we'll obviously continue to talk about this. I do think, you know, as we put a board retreat together, take a look at this and and as we continue to talk about it with SHP and our team, as we evaluate, see numbers, see where we're at, we'll be able to we'll be able to have this to go back to, and you know, in talking to Matthew, if we have things come up, he's at a a phone call away to to talk about it with us, too. So if we're seeing something different, so it's great that you guys made that decision as a board to, you know, have him come in and do this study for us to use it over the next few years. >> Yeah. Thank you.

066>> Absolutely. >> Any additional questions? >> Good. >> One more. So when you do your like say you do your two-year look back just to kind of see how accurate have you been or what do you see the the historical numbers? Um the last couple years we've been tracking a little above uh actual enrollment, but we're typically right around like 0.1. >> Okay. >> Um uh so like we're we're we're typin we're really good and I think I'd say the next five years are a lot more certain than the second five because so much can happen in a 10-year period. >> Yeah. But um but yeah, so typically we're we're we're within one percentage point or point below 1% within the first second year. That's what I would expect. >> It's pretty incredible. >> You

067like to hear that. >> So I hope you're right. >> Yeah, I hope so. Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> All right, moving on um to old business facilities update. Mr. Bailey. Yeah, just wanted to give you guys a quick update on Mark Cookook is underway and I if you can see left and then look right. Mr. Smith tried to put a little little project art project together. He did a very good job. Um they're they're moving on that. I mean so you've got that's kind of looking at the back standing coming in from Mark Cook. That'd be looking at basically looking at the treasur's office wall. it used to be. They blocked it in. Um, this one is basically standing probably where Tom's office was kind of in that

068corner looking in towards where Teresa's office used to be, the little kitchen, my office, Todd's office. That's all opened up. That's where all those intervention spaces will be. Those are the doors frames laying on the ground there to be put in. Um, this one I think is looking probably from the That's Ed Con's that's Ed's office looking the other way. So, a lot shaping up in there. Um they they demoed quick and have got to work on the masonry side and I know I think the steel header was supposed to be started this week to open up the ba the bathrooms have been opened and um gutted out and now they're working to open that if you remember that space up kind of where the purple is up there on the right hand side of

069the picture where it opens up back into the al cove into the bathroom. So that that's a big structural steel project that to keep that wall going. So that was supposed to start happening this week. So again, we had the timeline that that Kramer Feldman gave us of handoff August 4th. So I we haven't heard anything different. So I feel pretty good that we're on pace to to finish that one up and have it open for the first day of school. >> Wait, I forget what's happening to Tom's office. >> It becomes OTPT. >> Okay. So they they're changing the door um vicinity on it so that you can have more usable wall space there for some TPT >> storage. I think that was it. Yep. >> Questions on that. It's moving along. >> I

070think you've all been through move to. I say that it's, you know, great space. We're excited to start having some staff up there and some PD as we go. And we're settling in. um >> glass wall yet? >> Not yet. That is we found that uh some of that um what is it the supply chain stuff and manufacturing is >> it's a real thing. So it is being manufactured as we speak and we'll >> get in there soon. So but it's not stopping us from doing business. It's it's a nice space. I am really excited to see what we have in store for kids because this was great this week. >> It was great for our >> And you saw it gained us. Yeah. And you saw it gained us 150 kids of space. So

071money well spent. >> I I I have a question. In the new space, roughly how how many staff will be in that area? >> So you've got two classrooms on Todd's side and then you've got the four intervention rooms. So that's six. And then you've got OTPT which is seven or eight and then media. So probably nine >> is somewhere in there. >> Some of those already exist. >> Corre Well. Oh, that's not new staff. That's staff relocating. Yes. >> We're not adding new staff. No relocation. >> Relocation. Yes. >> Well, what I was thinking is you have nine people like >> this is pretty cool. >> That's what I was. >> Yeah. That's not No, that's not new. Nine new. relocating and I think Shal, we've talked a little bit, she will have a

072little bit of swing space in her building right now because of that freeing up and it'll as you see that study, it'll eventually fill up, but you know, right now we've kind of set up uh to have a little bit of space there for some staff meetings and that too. So, >> good. Great. Thanks. >> Great. >> Any other questions? >> Right. Moving on to uh new business a public participation. Mrs. Sherzinger, do we have anyone sign up for public participation? >> You for Gina Tassel. >> A I'm kidding you. I don't think I can get through this without getting emotional. So, I'm gonna read this and not look at any look at you. >> We won't look at you. >> Oh, >> am I should I read my part? Okay, hold on. I have

073to Regina, I'm gonna read my part that I'm supposed to >> give you some time. >> Yeah. Each person addressing the board will give his or her name. If several people wish to speak, each person will be allotted three minutes until the total time of 30 minutes is used. During that period, no person may speak twice until all who desire to speak have had the opportunity to do so. Persons desiring more time should follow the procedure of the board to be placed on a regular agenda item as a regular agenda item. The period of public participation may be exceeded by the vote of the majority of the board of education. Regina, you now have the floor. >> Great. Okay. We moved to Snow Lake Township in July of 2020 and after researching our options, we

074made the decision to open Eliza and go to Middle School for seventh grade. Sorry. It was truly the best decision for her education. She was immediately put into the advanced classes and her classmates welcomed her with open arms partially due to her quest to Lorenza and Miranda from Mr. drink and she has since been surrounded by a great group of friends as Proverbs 27:17 states as iron sharpens iron so one person sharpens those advanced classes allowed her to begin high school level classes in 8th grade and continue to take advantage of the myriad of academic offerings high school has she has become a well-rounded individual because of the opportunity to participate in athletics academic quiz team marching band national honor society and various community service events some of her greatest influences within the district teaching.

075Kelly Roy, Kelly man, Carrie Mance, Gloria Settle, Todd Hammond and Shelby. We could not be more grateful. We began here during the COVID lockdown and I attended the first inerson schoolboard meeting after COVID in the spring or early summer 2021. I was the only person any telling you that I attended board meetings in our former district and I assured you that I wasn't here to complain about anything or to speak. I just wanted to stay informed of what's happening in the district and you probably thought I was crazy. I believe this is the first and only meeting in which I've spoken publicly. In these past five years, I've only missed a handful of meetings, but I want to say that it has given me the opportunity to see how much you, as a board and

076administration, care for the students, the staff, and the ocean community. I know that every decision you make is made in the best interest of our kids. This district has high academic achievements, demonstrates great fiscal responsibility, and contributes meaningfully to the Gan community. I have literally had a front row seat to observe this. Like Deborah says, one of the best parts is seeing the student achievement presentations from preschoolers to high school students, as well as the passion of our teachers and building administrators. Since Eliza will graduate next week, and we do not live in the school district, this will be our last boarding board meeting. So, I wanted to take the chance >> just to say a very hard thank you. >> CAN WE CLAP? WELL, THAT'S HARD TO MOVE ON FROM. >> I got to

077follow that. >> Yeah, maybe should have went first. >> Maybe. Thank you, Gina. I mean, that was awesome. I mean for me personally to hear that said nine year up too. Think about like that's great that have that kind of impact. So awesome. Okay. Treasures report. Well, we're getting down to the end here on this year. So we'll try to get in and look at this and see how we're how we're doing right now. This is um our year to date. Our beginning balance, you know, again is $16 million. Our fiscal year to date is 364. Our expenditures is 34 and we have most of 18. So right now for April we're up $2.2 million. I will say that that is we just got all of our real estate settlement in got our income tax

078quarterly. So a lot of income came in on this which it normally does and so so now we'll get our foundation dollars but that's pretty much it the rest of the year on expenditures. So on the revenue, I mean right now we've got 92% in. I mean our months complete is 83. We got basically two months. So through April we pulled in at 364. We budgeted 39 amount of budget revenue remaining distrib. So for the rest of the year we pretty much are on track. We'll get our foundation dollars, you know, miscellaneous money, but we're right on track for the most part on our fiveyear. On the expenditure side, we spent uh 86 million. We were again 83% of the year done. Expenditures through April's 34 of the annual budget of 39 and the amount

079of budget, the amount remaining is about 5.7. You always hear me arc about roughly $3 million a month. I mean, that's we're ballpark right in that neighborhood there, too. So, our revenue year to date, um we're up a million dollars from last year. If you take our April April 20 fiscal year to date to 2025 is 34 354 our this year we brought in 36146 and the big number here the reason of all that growth of a million dollars is right here on our real estate taxes that's our number for you know this everyone's billing we're still getting it for this first half settlement and then the income tax had a had an increase which you everyone's buying homes so they're moving in so that's where our local do I mean our local share is

080going you can see which we know is going to be happening state share is going down as our local share goes up you know unfortunately so that's what we're down to negative what we was in the past and the federal dollars remains about the same so that's where our money came from there our expenditures year to date I mean we're uh up from 30 million 8 to 34 so we're up about 3.2 2 million that's left percent. You can see our biggest ones is we had our salaries and benefits, our purchase services and just other revenue. So that's what makes that there. And then projected here um we're trending right now off of our estimates at uh roughly 846 above um on revenue in the black. So hopefully that trip trend will continue there and

081we'll go the but next month or excuse me next school year we just got a uh email from the county auditor's office that they are still working with the state trying to come up with how the valuation how's everything going to work house 186 and all that kind of stuff and I know Lisa went up and me and Brian went up and we listened to overview of all the various issues on funding And I can say no one's painting a pretty picture on anything at the state level right now. So it's going to be interesting times. And the thing of it is is no one can get answers on how what is really going to happen. You know when you got four things they talked about inside millillage the foundation dollars coming from the state.

082I mean once you put everything together how that impacts going to be is really kind of up in the air right now. Other than that, I don't know if you guys got any questions on stuff. I I I do want to just piggy back one quick thing and I I apologize for making us go on the enrollment and working on facilities and that sort of thing. You know, our enrollment numbers and getting space is one thing, but one of the things that like working with Troy is that when something goes down now, if we're looking at old buildings or what do we what's our plan? You know, you'd hate to say, "All right, we'll go out and put say $2 million in a roof." And then couple years later, we're like, "Well, let's tear that

083building down because it's 80 years old." And >> yeah, >> so that's a lot of things like, you know, when they have talked about maybe getting the facilities committee together, that might be something that >> I mean, I'm not saying instantly, but I mean, that is one thing that, you know, we don't want to be wasting dollars on if we can't get with it and plan it. So, >> yeah, thank you for sharing that. Thanks for uh fixing those bar charts, too. >> Thank Mr. Bailey. I don't want to hear Bill complain about these. They are awful. >> They don't look the same, but they look >> They look better. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> It's better than it being like >> I know the staple was just a setting on the >> come in one

084day. I had never said >> any any questions for Mr. >> Thank you. You did a great job following public participation. >> I mean, you did say we are in the black. >> Very nervous. >> So, that's a breakout. >> Yes. >> All right. Moving on to new business. Item C, um, financials. Uh, do we have a motion to approve, uh, 1 through eight? >> I'll make the motion. >> Cory got >> Okay, Lisa made the motion. Corey got the second. Any discussion? >> Just touch on seven and eight just for Yeah, seven and eight are just um that's our technology support. Um, two individual LLC's that do our tech support. So that's the break fix in the classroom to making sure the computers over the summer are up and going. So those are just

085two individual contracts that we do with that. >> they've been under contract. So >> we don't uh speak of technology. We don't use canvas, right? And they can. >> Yes. UC it's back up. We're in session back. Yeah. Yeah. Any any other discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Papari, >> yes. >> Mr. Raer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Mark, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> All right, moving on to new business D, personnel 1 through 11. We have a motion. I >> move. Second. >> Melissa second. I'll make a motion. Listen second. Any discussion? >> I just want to share um I know it looks like there's a a lot of hiring. I've been able to get out early because of our retirements

086and we've hired seven new staff members already for next school year which I'm super excited about. Um I know a little right. Um we do have Whitaker who is a go graduate. We hired to work at the middle school for next Oh, he's on here. hopefully you're hiring him to work for uh middle school next school year. He's going to coach. He's super excited. I always love when I'm able to hire one of our own students coming back. Um does your heart good to sit down and meet with them and offer them their first position? So, um that's probably one of my most favorite parts of my job to be honest with you. Um also in this section, um we do have um an administrative contract in front of you. I want to introduce Jake

087Cauldron who is with us today. Um this is the middle school assistant principal for next school year. He comes to us with a lot of experience and he's bringing some height to the middle school. Um sorry, Troy. >> Give me the look. YOU'RE GIVING ME THE LOOK. SORRY. >> Shots fired. >> Would you like to kind of introduce yourself real quickly and just uh kind of tell about your educational background? It's not an interviewer promise. >> Yeah. >> I'm Jake Co. Um coming to you from uh West Claremont. I've been the been an assistant principal in the district at the high school level, special education supervisor and principal at the middle school level. Um one of our goals at West Claremont was always to try to be number one in Claremont County. We chased Ocean

088for a long time. So I decided to join you. >> I love Thank you. I'm sorry. very inappropriate, I'm sure. Um, I think that's pretty much the rest of the personnel motions, the important parts of the personnel motions um, for that section. >> Any additional discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. Ober, >> yes. >> Mrs. Wy, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mrs. Paprai, >> yes. All right, moving on to um new business E, athletic personnel um items 1 through 4. Do we have a motion? >> So move. >> Second. >> We made the motion. Bill second. Any discussion pretty straightforward. >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Mury, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West.

089>> Yes. >> Mrs. Pocky. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rare. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Moving on um to new business F. Miscellaneous. We have a motion to approve uh the donations athletic camps and activities and food standards annual compliance report. >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> Please submit the motion. Corey, did I hear you say? >> Yes. >> Okay. February 2nd. Any discussion? >> Thank you for the donations. >> Yes. >> As you can see, summer will get busy with camps firing up too, which is exciting to see. And yes, the donations continue to support a lot of things we do, whether it be kids for scholarships or programs here in the district. >> Um the food sales or >> food standards annual compliance report, that is what I typically give. It's in

090your packet. working with Brooke uh and food service just that we're staying up to standard uh obviously their policy to pass to keep us up to standard as well in this next section. >> Yep. And we do just on the food service side um Brooke is reapplying or reertifying our C. I think our numbers have gone up to where she can get more of a reimbursement. So, we're working through right now with Brooke on reapplying for the CP piece to get a higher reimbursement rate. >> Yeah. >> Any other discussion? >> I do have a question. Sure. With the donations when it has the scholarship actually donated. How's it when does it show is because it's going to be I mean like >> so the for this year there's probably tomorrow night scholarship that they're

091giving out. So then we'll >> return why does that go as a donation here as opposed to them? >> It runs through us. Yeah, they I think they run it through us for tax >> tax reasons. Okay, >> they do. I mean all of that we um we have 07 funds for all that and whether expendable non-expendable trust and then just put them there. So she gives it to us and then we cut the checks for the kids. >> Okay. >> Is this the uh first time we've had wrestling camp? I don't remember that before. But >> um Dan has always done so. It's that ninja warrior in advance. So it's kind of a you know we used to last couple summers we did the uh some of the summer classes but with the construction

092and stuff. So he's just kind of keeping that wrestling camp going in a different way. >> Okay. Yeah, I know it's a growing program, so I'm excited to see it. >> Any other questions or discussion? >> Right. Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mr. Raer, >> yes. Mr. Quy, >> yes. Moving on to new business G, the policies that were first read on last month's um agenda. Uh do I have a motion to adopt the three policies under EDC, JEB, and EFD? >> So moved. >> I'll second. I'll >> make a motion. Melissa second. Any discussion. >> Those were >> very straightforward. Changes. >> Y making sure we're staying with it. Okay. Mr. Shik, can you please call the role? >> Mr.

093West. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Paproy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rivera. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gray. >> Yes. Moving on to um new business age board of education reports. Lisa, >> buckle up folks. We're at the end of the year. Lots of great stuff going on throughout the district. Um so, see, so for student achievement, first thing is um I got an email that OSBA is looking for student achievement fair nominations and the deadline to apply for that is October 23rd. So, we are Capital Conference. >> Yes. At Capitol Conference. Yes. Um Okay. So then for Mark Cook, we have preschool and kindergarten graduations next week. Um and they have had lots of experiences celebrating the end of the year assessments um through field trips and field day and all of that. So they they are

094um finishing strong at Spalding. The staff and teachers um created a positive environment for their testing by um getting t-shirts for all the teachers to wear during testing days and they made signs um that they put out in front of the school and then also through the hallways to um pump up the students to do their best. They um also hosted their fir their uh family picnic two Fridays ago. Um it was cold and rainy so the picnic was indoors. Um, and they did their science fair, which I was sad I didn't get to go to this year. That's always fun. Um, and then second grade toward the building today. So, they are making that transition at uh, the middle school. I think this might be the first year um, that they've done this. The

095National Junior Honor Society hosted the incoming um sixth graders on May 4th. Um and they did tours um in small groups and they had trivia with Miss Flynn. >> So make that a fun um transition. And let's see, Miss Den content creators class, they made videos highlighting the go community cares impact on the community. They uh posted one of them on Facebook and that was really that was a really great video. Um ghs graduation. >> We're near the end. >> That's it. >> I'm so sorry cuz I am like tearing up here. Um, another successful prom is in the books and um, congrats to our new NHS inductees. The Flex Factor winners um, and our Flying Warriors completed the Flying Pig 5K this month. Also, so that's student achievement. Um, business advisory, we met on

096April 22nd. We had a great discussion um for setting goals for next year and our meeting dates. Um great uh presentation from the um Dan Beard Council >> trades. >> Yeah. On trades. >> Yeah. new trade center hosting um field trips from different uh schools and that to um give another resource for those who may not possibly get into the oaks for um students and for community as well. So, um, and the policy committee, we just approved our policies tonight. And then family wellness series last week, the importance of play. It was so good. That was such a great presentation. And talking to the parents who um were there, they showed up because emails were sent out. >> So, that worked. Yes. >> Emails. >> Yes. So, not just the Facebook. And they said um

097>> calendar. Uh yeah, and I think um uh Ashley sent dojo reminders as well. So yeah, so the parents that showed up um the majority of them were from Spalding and there was a Marook one as well. >> One person has been to all four of them. >> Yeah. Very interesting. >> Um I think so. Yeah, I think so. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, but that was such a such a great um series. So, I'm glad that we did that. >> That's it. >> I love it. Great job. >> You guys give me a task and we're going to go >> only because she wants to share some other things. I usually >> you're next. >> No, I mean, wait. She talk about bli. >> So, at the board leadership institute. Um on our tables they

098had these little cards for us to write future a letter to our future selves. >> Um and what they are going to do is those who filled these out at BLI they're sending them to the district at the um >> in the year >> end of next >> at next VLI correct in 2027. So Melissa and I grabbed extras >> from us. >> Did you fill one out? >> I did not. >> See, there you go. >> That's And then um there's some instructions if you guys want that up, too. So, okay, now I'm done. >> Bill, >> so I'm going to since she's talking about bli I'm going to say uh we got a shout out. >> Yes. Oh yeah, I was >> we were in a session um with uh it's kind of

099catered towards newer board members, but there's always something to learn in one of the in one of the sessions and uh the three of us were sitting in this session and and uh the presenters up front speaking about bunch of different topics and they got to policy board policy and there was a lady in there from I I don't know what district somewhere on the other side of Ohio. She didn't know how to pronounce >> said Goshan and she had her laptop and she looked up and I don't know how she even found it but she said I'm looking on this website and uh have you guys heard she asked the presenter have you heard of gshian I'm not familiar and we're like hey that's us you know she's talking about the our board policy

100and the the page and then the committee and everything and so there so we just kind of discussed how you know how we do things so you know so we have board members that are on a committee and then administrators because some districts have like >> the uh one person from the board and the superintendent treasurer. I'm like we have >> several buildings. we get a lot of input and that's probably what makes it go so well >> and uh yeah some some I said so we go to these things and sometimes it's like man there's some dysfunctional boards out there you know and dysfunctional superintendents and treasures out there too whatever I mean but the relationship that we have I mean it really just we're like I mean it's it's it it works great

101here it really does and it makes me proud to uh to be part of this board >> but uh Okay, that's Oh, also BLI since I'm on that uh one of the presentations was one on uh the seven young ladies in this. They're all seniors and it was the first session I went to and I thought there no other session could top this and and a guy that's been on board for over 20 years. He said he actually on it the best. Um there were seven young ladies that developed this um software and it uses um AI to uh to help kids uh learn to read through. Now I know we have similar programs here because I've talked to my wife teaches English language arts fifth grade. Um I said do you do something like

102this? She goes oh something but then I said does it do this? No. Does it do this? No. So they took some programs and then made this other thing that's just huge. But they developed it with they at first it was going to be uh one semester and then they made it program the whole year and uh they won a uh they won at the state level at the national level. So they went to DC with it. It was pretty amazing. Uh but they are getting uh scholarships out of this. >> Wow. >> Yeah. And also they're going to still they're they're selling it to uh some other districts and they're going to as they all go to college now they're two of them are going to a high university two of them are going

103to that school in Columbus uh one's going to Marshall that's yeah but uh but yeah so so they're all staying Yeah. So they so they're staying within you know they're staying close to each other and plus everything you do online and they already have uh they're going to have uh Zoom meetings and stuff to work on this stuff but they're going to continue developing this as it goes on as they're in college kids >> they are seniors in high school. >> Yeah, seven young ladies. It was amazing watching it. It's just like holy smokes. And the presentation was incredible too. I mean they're public speaking of course you know they presented state level and they presented national level. So, but they uh they're amazing. They really are. Uh that that was pretty cool. But yeah,

104lots of good sessions up there. Keep going on. >> Um the night that uh when you guys were at the wellness thing. I was at Great Oaks. We had a student uh recognition uh dinner there, we had a couple go kids. Uh Jordan Beal, uh she was recognized. Um she's in the veterary assisting program at Live Oaks. Then Naa Benziger, she's in the early childhood education program at Live Oaks. they get recognized some scholarships and stuff. So, that was good. >> Um, also, uh, yeah, that first business advisory meeting I had gone to was that day, that was great. Great information and good to see with the they're doing down there at the scouts campus there. >> Um, also, uh, Gan Chamber recognizing our staff here last week. Uh, that was that was great. He

105also recognized volunteers volunteers of the year which is the food pantry across the street which we speak often. Um and then uh my favorite place to eat sprinkles so they got recognized too. So connected with every everybody award winners that's pretty like the uh >> he said to eat >> favorite place to eat. >> Well ice cream. >> Yeah. >> This is an important theory. >> Yep. Yep. >> All right. So I'll move on. I think it might have taken longer than Lisa. So that's it wasn't as full as much information, but I just >> Melissa. Okay. Uh legislative. Um so um our House and Senate are going to get back to work this week. They've been on a long spring break and they were out there campaigning for the primaries. Um so just two

106bills that are kind of moving along. House Bill 203 passed and will now go to the Senate. Um this is based on the Lakota student um who was killed in the school zone. So it increases the penalties and fines for vehicular assaults and homicides that occur occur in school zones. So hopefully that never is anything that impacts us, but um it's good for everyone. Um and there's been amendments to Senate Bill 19. That's the math bill. Um, so they a lot of things are moving along. It's got a lot of different parts to it, but basically they're removing the mandate of NIPS. Um, giving districts more flexibility to do their own intervention because they doesn't need to be don't need to be told how to handle our intervention. Um, let's see. The finance meeting um,

107we had was good. Um, was that last week, I think. Okay. Um yeah, same day as the governor, right? Um and then um at BL I went to a America 250 um session um and it was very interesting. It was um led by a former or I think he was retired history teacher from Faget County. Um and one of the things that he was really proud that he his students led a project of providing gravestones for all veterans and they redid a cemetery. You can get these um headstones for free um as long as you know the um date of service and where they're buried. Um, so I thought it was something that, you know, may be an opportunity for, you know, some a group of our students if they're interested in, you know, looking

108into, um, local veterans and if they all have, you know, headstones or not. Um, and then, um, I sent Teresa a link, um, to the K through 12 education link for America 250 and just some different ideas that maybe our school and community could partner um, for the celebration. And one of the things in there is that I think it's pretty easy, but you want to we can declare our school an America 250 school. I don't know what it says, but um, >> the title. >> Yeah. So if ever if other people are doing it, we should do it too. Um, and then, um, one other session, I don't remember what it was in, but I thought it was a a good idea just to keep focus on what our purpose is here, that, you

109know, we're always focused on this, um, the students, um, which I know we are, but, and I see the district vision and mission statement there, but, um, it was a a mention that another district, they recite the district vision and the mission at the beginning of each of their board meetings. And I thought, well, you know, >> that was the board relations session. >> Okay, that was that was >> that was a good one. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, that was I thought, you know, something that I don't know that I could recite it by heart. So, you know what? Maybe I should practice. >> So, um and that's it. >> Corey. >> Well, since I gave my time to Lisa, >> thank you. You're welcome. Uh, no. I, uh, the really the big thing in

110the township was the the firehouse opening, which was pretty sweet. Um, and I I haven't got back I haven't got a message back from the others to see if there's any other township news, but um, but yeah, the firehouse was the big one. And and you brought up the school zones if I could real quick. Is so if we're pulling out of the school, we don't see like the flashing lights like it's a school zone. So, is there something, you know, because there's one down here and I'm assuming there's one up here, but if you're coming from the school, you may not know it's a school zone and it's flashing. Is there Have you ever thought about putting like a >> No, those are those are installed by the county. >> Are they? Okay. >>

111The county installation. I know our walk lights up, but >> Yeah. I don't >> just curious. Sometimes you get to get going like you drop something off and you're going 35 and it's it's school zone time and you don't know that. I don't know what they do in the middle of >> Yeah, I was curious. I don't know >> think you made me think it up. You mentioned that. So, yeah, >> that's all. >> All right. Thank you. Um, audit finance. I know that that was mentioned by Melissa. We had a great meeting. Uh, added a new community member to our audit and finance committee, which is really great. So, if you ever have a community member interested in any of the additional committees in the community, passing their names along um to Brian uh

112is a great idea. Um community and staff public relations, the volunteer appreciation breakfast is coming up later this week, May 14th. Um and then Gian Education Foundation. Um we will go live tonight at midnight with our golf outing. Also, GF is rolling out a new campaign to help move towards a goal of raising 300,000 by 2030. Um and so that will start to be rolled out as well. Um more information to come on that. Um, but it's really to target kind of the events that we already host and celebrate and be able to recognize um some of our business partners that continue to and community members that continue to give um towards all kinds of things, scholarships, teacher grants, uh building projects, district projects. So excited for that to come out. Did the Gosha Education

113Foundation get new members or weren't they looking for new members? Um they did. So, uh I think uh two additional members um well not two additional two me new members filled the roles of two members who were stepping off um the board and then I think they're actually looking to grow the board by one or two members. >> Wow. So, >> in our next meeting in the DFX meeting, we should know exactly who those are. And then they're reviewing the bylaws. >> Okay. >> But I'm excited for some of Well, I'm excited for the new members bringing in some youngsters. >> Um, any any questions for each other? Any questions for us? Perfect. >> Moving on to new business. Um I superintendent report. Brian. >> Yeah. Mine pretty quick. Just reminder Stephanie sent you guys

114an email today with all the graduation details. So six o'clock is normally when we show up and I think you know the routine now of where to park and where to go in, but we'll gather there for class 2026. Hard to believe we're there. Um, eighth grade has set their DC trip. Um, just kind of moreformational for you guys. Remember, they've moved that to the fall right there in that fall break time. So, it's October. And then invite you all to the annual staff recognition breakfast on Friday the 22nd. Our breakfast about 7 o'clock and then I'll move in for a magic show at 7:30. >> Sorry. I'm sorry. All the staff celebrations. I put I'm putting that in minutes. >> Sorry, I couldn't. >> Um >> we do have a good We had a

115great speaker about um joy that I'll give you that might be a good speaker. >> Yeah, >> great. >> August. >> And then just a reminder to you guys and and we'll put this out. We will be holding our June meetings at the new administrative office. our summer meetings we agreed would be up there so June 8th and then the June 19th and then we'll hold July there as well. But you do have two meetings in June, one regular and one special for financial closeout for Todd on the books. Um and then real quick we met with U Carpenter Marty who's doing our safe routes to school plan. We had our kickoff meeting. This is kind of the timeline of the things that they'll be doing. There's going to be a lot that'll kind of

116kick off at the start of next year. Um, but it estimated completion for us to have a plan in hand is by February of 2027 and then you'll see that you can start applying for funds thereafter. So reminder, we go through this whole plan which they're going to gather information from parents, from teachers, probably from us. um they'll identify they'll be out here watching traffic on and off campus and identify some key issues that they see um a pickup and drop off. Um they'll also and then they'll develop counter measures and recommendations that would go into that plan whether it be sidewalks, crosswalks, separation of cars and buses. Um and then they will they will have a public input meeting. So, we will be inviting the public in to hear that plan, to give input

117on that, and then they'll kind of develop that what that plan looks like for us to then, you know, the board approve the plan and then be able to apply for dollars. I think the one thing that was interesting in that was originally I wasn't sure but it does sound like some onampus things could be done and applied for through ODOT money if it affects the to and from campus stuff like so it'll be interesting to see what that is I don't you know obviously as you go out and apply the other thing as we talk this will allow us to have that plan which not just ODOT dollars but OKI and other grants that are out there will be able to use this plan to possibly apply for those. So, it's a lot of

118it'll be a lot of work. We do have um some community partners on it. I asked Mr. Mafet to be a part of it. Dave's going to be on the committee as a parent. Got to call in to one or two other parents. Uh we have uh the parks involved. Um his name's going to blank me, but the executive director of the park is going to be on it because I do think that's a big piece of what we talk about. We've got a park next door. no way to get to it besides a mulch path through the mud. Um, and the connectivity to that. Um, got health source on it because they want health partners obviously with our school-based health and then also the healthcare up the road like healthcare partners in it. Um,

119educational service center. I have asked Daryl to be on that because this was one that he tried awful hard to get and I just want to rub it in his face that we got the grant him to be a part of it. Um but no I just with the educational service center and having some educa you know with some of the career stuff that we're doing in that. Um so it'll I'm excited about it. Um but it will be a lot of >> um survey data that we're going to be getting from parents. We asked them to go ahead and be at National Night Out as maybe a booth to collect some parent info while they're there. At least scan the QR code >> um to take the survey while they're there and be able

120to answer those questions. I do think too this will, you know, ultimately this will give us some things that we may be able to leverage as we're talking about, you know, some of the future stuff, facility stuff. So, >> anxious to see what it is um and then what it gets us in the end. >> I feel like promoting that public input night is going to be huge because this is one of the areas that I we consistently hear about. >> Yeah. >> Um and feel Yeah. if we're honest, right, uh as a district >> and so really promoting that night. um so that they can have input for the grant but also that like you said we could have some good public input for our facility considerations >> because I mean similar to what

121you brought up Corey of like even like as you leave and not having those lights and stuff right there's >> so much congestion that happens right here and whether it be in the middle of the day or when we have many peas leaving a parking lot um or coming into in the morning. It just there's a lot of uncertainty there. >> Yeah. So, it'll be good to see what the counter measures are. We probably thought of some of them, but if we can get them down in a plan and then >> be able to apply for funds and all the plan is good for five years. So, the way I kind of look at it is, >> you know, there's probably been districts submitting to that safe routes to school for several years. So, I

122don't know that this is a next year we've got the plan and all of a sudden the funds there at least we're starting to get in line for that. >> Okay. Uh, last one I had was just a reminder and I will send out a survey tomorrow morning to you guys for the staff breakfast and then as well as these two parades that are coming up if you can be at the memorial day and then uh the chamber is also doing a fourth of July in combination with the faith family and fireworks that's been going on. So, two parades coming up. Obviously, we'll have the band uh and the Memorial Day. >> Golf cart. >> Yeah, the golf cart. Not Not a bus. Do you want We got to have a bus because I got

123to bring the band back. But we do something small. >> The Fourth of July one. >> Oh, I don't know about the Fourth of July one. >> Oh, I'm like Fourth of July one here. >> Correct. And the Yes. And the memorial um starts here. >> Like a Fourth of July golf cart. >> There you go. I don't I don't know the route of that one yet, but just put it on your radar if you're in town. I'll send a survey out to you guys just to get your availability for that and the breakfast on last day of school. Okay. >> Um other than that, I mean, I I don't I didn't do slides on it, but we've had just incredible things going on. Lisa read a lot of the student achievement stuff. Some things

124make Facebook, some things don't. You just see it. Right now, I've got staff putting together um an end of the year. I always ask them for pictures. We talked about building our legacy and I asked them for legacy pictures and as you look at some of the slideshow pictures they put in, just what our staff does for kids, for each other. Um we're just fortunate to have people that care so much. Programs, you know, we've got kids out doing great things and hopefully the ones that walk out the door have a plan. uh if not, it's not anything short of uh us not trying very very hard for them to walk out their senior year with a plan in hand. So, just excited for the end of the year. Obviously, we're starting to plan for

125next year. Um you know, with staffing and retirements and and those things, but it's an exciting time of the year just to see all the fruits of labor. Test scores do come in tomorrow uh for ELA. >> Nope. >> Knock on wood. I'm sorry, math, science, and social studies. We did get um our English as a second language results back today and if there anything like that u we're looking very good. So we had some really good data come in today with that population. So good stuff. Now we'll start to see how if it all paid off. Focus has been there. That's for sure. >> You actually sparked a little something. I was able to attend uh we have a UC class here in our building that's all focused around research >> and we had

126um six groups of individuals who presented down at UC um on research that they did that it was incredible. It was groups of high school students and um you went around and you heard about all their different research projects. But the reason it made me think about it is we should definitely consider having various groups um hear the presentations or look at the research because some of them were focused on some really great topics inside of um our high school that are at the center of like what students are seeing or feeling or doing. Um, and I just thought, you know, from a teacher perspective or administrative perspective, how value that would be. Um, and they like they uh apply for IRB approval and all kind, you know, all kinds of stuff. >> They get

127money too. >> Yeah. Very beneficial. Um, >> uh, so I was just really, really impressed. And there were a lot of different like you see people there. Literally, we were like, "Make sure you want to become a Bearcat at the end of this." Um, but just a lot of really impressive uh high school research projects that were are happening right inside our school. >> The opportunities that our kids get are >> incredible. That might be a good student achievement. Um, I don't know if they're not all seniors, are they? Would they be available? >> Yeah. >> I'm working some of that in my student leadership council as well. It's good. >> Yeah, absolutely. Yep. >> Sorry, I just thought of that at the end and I did not share it. >> All right, good. That's

128all I had. >> Any questions for Brian or other? >> All right. Thank you. Uh, do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> Something just real fast. >> No, I already asked for a motion. >> I was just thinking of it with the kids. You guys know I volunteer coach for basketball. I always go out and watch the girls track and and softball if you get a chance. I mean, our girls softball team is the real deal. I mean, they're 24 and three, I believe. I know they're top 10 in the state. They play they got home games this week. >> The first one depends on whether who wins the first game, so I don't know what night, but it's >> either going to be Wednesday or Thursday. >> Yeah. But if you

129get a chance to go see them, I mean, they got a shot to make. I mean, they really can make a run. I mean, they're they're fun to watch. Good kids. >> We have some school records are good. Almost being broke strikeouts from B. Oh, home runs in softball. >> The home run one. >> Yeah. >> Was it her record? >> Really incredible. >> Sorry, I made She was tied. I think several of them had 10 and then she broke it 11. >> She did. She broke it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And team record. >> Yeah. Sorry about that. >> Thank you. >> That was worth it. >> Oh, I had a treasure. Um, do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> So moved. >> The motion second. >> I'll second. >> Second.

130Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. Rare. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. Mr. Patro. >> Yes. >> Meeting adjourned at 7:46 a.m.