001February 9th, 2026 Goan Board of Education meeting to order at 6 o'clock p.m. Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. West here. >> Mrs. Paprai >> here. >> Mr. Raer >> here. Mr. Sparky [clears throat] >> here. >> Mrs. Gray >> here. Do I have a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. Motion by Lisa, second by Melissa. Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mr. West? >> Yes. >> Rocky? >> Yes. >> Mr. Raer? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Gray? >> Yes. I'd like to call for a moment of silence as we wrap up the end of the school year and ask for safety over our students, teachers, staff, and the district overall. [snorts] Thank you. Please stand and join GHS principal as she leads
002us the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. And we're going to ask Stephanie to take the stage. >> You want the keyboard, Mr. Walker? >> Um, I think I will. [clears throat] Mr. Johnson also. Okay. Well, thank you very much for having me here today. and I'm extremely excited to talk about our business program that we have had um I'm going to say two years at Gan High School, but I'm extremely excited about what has happened during the 2526 school year. Um as you know, so much of what we do is about pathways, right? We want to make sure that the students that
003we have that come through our building here can a get a diploma. That's important, right? That's that's part of what we do. But it's so much more than that. Every single day, we want to make sure that our kiddos experience high school, right? Get to have those social pieces that go along with that. um pride, school pride. And then once we get to that diploma piece, it's about what are they going to do for the rest of their life that's going to bring you pride and satisfaction and being able to take care of you and yours, you and yours eventually down the road. So, we often talk about pathways. We do a lot of inventories for our students to find out what is it that really gets them excited and what could they see themselves
004doing five years down the road. And business was a pathway that we had not had and think about how many careers or how many career paths that dip your toe into the world of business. So we knew we knew that we had to go ahead and do something a little bit different for our kids here. Um fortunately for us we have the fantastic support of all of you when Brian Mr. Bailey and I and Teresa also Mrs. Sherzinger and I came and talked about gosh this is something that I think is going to take the students at goan high school from point A to point B and um all of you very quickly said yes we're going to do that. Um Mr. Johnson is our teacher. He is new to us, not new to the
005field. Came to us, we may have taken him from another school district and I'm very happy about that. Um, we share in this world and we won in that in that aspect. But he has come and something and you will um probably get to talk about that a little bit. I think he brings excitement. He loves the content. He has a great connection with our kids here. And when you start a program, what is interesting is you open it up and you have a lot of kids at the freshman level that are going to go ahead and start with that. But to grow a program, it has to go through a four-year cycle. I'm so pleased with our numbers already, and I'm slightly afraid of what num what the numbers next year are going to
006look like in all of the right ways to be afraid. Um, if I could clone him, I think uh we [laughter] probably need to look into that um science part of that. But all of that being said, I want to go ahead and introduce Mr. Johnson. And he has got some great things to share. So, the floor is yours. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate it. >> Got it. >> All right. Thank you for having me here and having these students here who've worked really hard. Um we're going to talk about a little bit of what they have going on with the fancy suits that they're wearing and the school story we got going over here. But I wanted to just first talk about um kind of the pathway that we have set up
007here. Um talking about opportunities for the students um to get into the field of business and explore things that are going to help them in the future. Um so this is just a little bit of an outline of the new pathway that we've come up with. Um state of Ohio has the financial literacy credit for all students to graduate high school. Um, and there's two options here at Goan for kids to be able to fulfill that credit. Um, that's either the personal finance class or the business foundations class. I teach the business foundations class. Um, and we've set it up now to where any of the students who take either of those classes if they're so interested to, um, could take the next step into marketing. Um, the marketing principles class is a semester course
008which we are just now teaching this semester for the first time. Um, which then will lead them into two different options. Um both of those classes being semester classes um then lead into two year-long options that are CCP level classes. Um giving them the option to get college credits while staying on campus. Um I'll be teaching those courses in my room which I'm very excited about getting the opportunity to get kids lined up with a great school like UC. Um being able to get a credit for not only high school but that college level credit. Um and taking challenging classes. um taking it from something where um all the way from business foundations when you're a freshman uh to the point where you're able to take college level courses while still in high school. Um
009I think it's really exciting. Uh so we've got two options for those CCP classes, management principles and then strategic entrepreneurship, strategic entrepreneurship. I've actually got two students who are taking that class right now. It is not yet a CCP level course. Um but that course has been going on for the entire year. Um I think it's going pretty well so far. Um they've helped a lot. We're going to talk about the school store, but they've actually helped set up a legitimate business in real life, which is what entrepreneurship is all about, sort of getting really good hands-on experience. Um, and then the next step of it that I'm very excited, um, that I wish we would have gotten, um, because we got two great seniors here who would have excelled in this, um, is the
010capstone, work-based learning. Um, connecting with businesses in the Gan area and in the Cincinnati area to get them work placement where they're getting real life experience, real life work. Um, not only are they getting the experience, uh, but we get to share the great minds of Goan with the community. Um, I think these kids have a lot to offer, um, you're going to see some of the stuff that they're working on for DECA. Um, it's really exciting stuff and I'm excited for the community to see what Goan has to offer from a standpoint of business creativity. Um, it's great stuff. I'm very excited about that. Um, we've got two separate groups here who are both going to talk about what we have going on beyond just the track. Um, and a big part of what
011we have going on is DECA. Um, DECA is a new program here. Um, um, it's a new program here, but it is an international program. Um, extremely popular in the area. Um, I was fortunate enough to start off at Marrymont last year. Um, which is a very wellestablished DECA program. Um, and then coming here to go, starting a program from fresh is a very different experience. Uh, but the kids have been all in on it. We were fortunate enough to have 40 students go to districts. Um, and then 15 of those students were able to qualify for state. Um, it's kind of hard to explain what DECA is all about because it is there's so many layers to it. Um, but I've got two seniors here who are going to help explain what their experience
012with DECA has been. So, Zarya and Nick, uh, you guys want to come up and talk a little bit about your experience? Got some information on the screen for you guys to read while they talk about their personal experience. >> Yeah. Um, so I think I know a couple of you, but I'm a senior here at Goan. Um, this is obviously my first year at um, with DECA as everyone else as well. But, um, one of the first things that I kind of thought going into this was, um, I'm not going to know anything. It's really not going to be much for me. I had I took this class kind of as a elective at first. Um, best thing that has ever happened. [laughter] I'm serious. Um, my uh, my pathway is going into business.
013I plan to study business analytics at Ohio University next year. Um so that's exactly what I'm doing at DECA. When we go to these presentations, I get to sit down and talk with people um in the industry and have those conversations. It's actually really cool um to have that opportunity in the first place. Um and then like we talked about the pathways stuff, it's very low level. Um but I had a meeting a couple um weeks ago with my director of sales and director of marketing at Chick-fil-A. Um, and the exact meeting is like just right down the line what we're doing at DECA, too. So, it's really cool to have that experience to draw from. Um, and you meet a ton of people, too. I've got a couple new friends from, I believe it
014was Sycamore and Bavia, um, which I would have not met without Deca. So, that's actually really cool to look at as well. >> Yeah. And I had a very similar experience with DECA. I think it's given me a lot of skills now that maybe I didn't think I would get from the class. Like Nick, I did just sign up for it because I was like, "Oh, new class. Sounds fun. I might as well." And before this class, I wasn't even looking at a path to business, but um for some of my college applications, I have selected business as my minor because of this in the DECA experience. It does. It has definitely led me to believe that this is something I could do and business is something I could be successful in because DECA does
015definitely does help you be like more prepared under pressure and with public speaking and just being quick thinking on your feet which is something I maybe didn't have as much practice before that experience. Um, I had a scholarship interview recently and I think DECA actually really helped with that with my speaking in person and having just to think quick on my feet without pausing too much. Especially the class we do a lot in person in the class with um one avoiding saying like an um but also [laughter] >> [clears throat] >> um also um with just being prepared and thinking on your feet with the questions he asked us. We do the role plays in class sometimes before DECA a lot of the time actually and it gets you prepared and it's like the real
016experience when you go there. It is a bit nerve-wracking, more nerve-wracking when you go to the actual competition, but it's definitely been a highlight of my senior year. >> Oh, absolutely. Yeah. >> Just so you guys understand what the competitions look like, there's a couple of different layers to it. These two are going to state for something called a case study um where they're given a certain amount of time. For them, it'll be about 10 minutes. They get that case study. It's the first time they've ever seen it. It's a completely random situation. Your event is >> Sports and entertainment marketing. So, it'll have something to do in that industry. And yours is >> Accessories and apparel. So, each one of them has a very different um type of case study that could appear. They
017get about 10 minutes to prepare and then they sit down in front of a judge and they answer whatever the question is. They're supposed to be creative. They're absolutely supposed to be professional. Um, and as they're saying, there's a lot of thinking on your feet and figure out [clears throat] how to answer questions that you didn't know was going to happen. Um, and I think it's a really cool opportunity for the kids to be prepared for interviews. Um, there's no better way than to prepare yourself for the future than to be ready to sit in front of a professional and talk about why you deserve a job. Um, and I think these two are absolutely prepared for that. Um, so thank you guys for talking um about that. Um, then we also have another avenue
018that the kids can go down for competitions and that's a prepared event. Um so we've got two of our three uh state qualifiers for their prepared event. Um their prepared event is an integrated marketing campaign in the areas of events. So their whole idea was to plan a huge event. Um something that they chose to do because they're passionate about it. I'm going to let them talk a little bit about what they came up with. Um but it is a very I'm going to let them talk about what they came up with, but a ton of work has gone into this. A ton of creativity. One of their team members isn't here because she's on a great basketball team over there playing right now. Um, but I'm gonna let them go ahead and talk about
019what they uh what they've been working on. I'll be your guys. >> Our event is called the Mental Edge Invitational. It's by me, Gracie, and then Sophie. Okay. So what the mental edge is is an outdoor volleyball tournament including the top two high school teams from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. The main focus is of the mental health of all female athletes. Over a million girls have disengaged from doing sporty things following primary school with fear of being judged and lack of confidence. From Harper Murray, when you're at this level, people just see you as an athlete and they forget that you have other things that you're dealing with. So this tournament focuses on like just mental health of female athletes because it's a struggle for them like I would say more than males but
020it's a bigger issue like just with them in general. Um >> okay we have a lot of goals which they include creating an environment safe enough for all female athletes. It also can help them become comfortable enough to share their experiences and talk about the pressure of being a female athlete. It will also teach the girls how to help themselves or ask for help when they need it by giving them a secure, trustworthy environment. [snorts] For our location, we had to think about this a lot because we had to think about size and just giving you the experience. So, we decided the shoe and it would be like a dream location. Like there's space you can see and it's just be a really unique experience for like the players and anyone just watching in general.
021Um, it allows visible courts so you can really get into the views and just be able to see absolutely everything. The stadium would be cashless which more modernized for people so it'll be a little bit easier. And yeah, >> so for this specific event, we had to come up with ways to advertise and we decided to do merchandise. We came up with a lot of different hoodies, shorts, pants, and a hat. And we tried to think about prices that would make sense, but also meant that they were good quality. Our light blue hoodie would be $50. Our royal blue hoodie would be $45. Our sweatpants will be 30. Our PJ shorts will be 25. And our mental edge hat will be $15. [snorts] >> I think it's the last slide. Awesome. That is just a
022tiny sneak peek at what they're doing at Deca State. I'm super excited to see the rest of it. They've got over 20 slides where they've worked really hard to plan this event. Um so, thank you YouTube. Really appreciate [laughter] you there. >> [applause] >> Um there's clearly a lot going on with these kids at the DECA events, but one of the other things I wanted to briefly mention, um is our school store. Um this is something that I know Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Not Go Notion has had in the past. Um it went away for a little bit, but we brought it back. Um and I'm really excited that these kids right here have been extremely hands-on um in making this happen
023from planning out an effective way for this to last over the long term. Um we didn't want this to be something where event um and then we have a bunch of inventory that we couldn't sell. Um, we put a lot of time and effort into making sure this is done effectively, done the right way. Um, and this is all their work right here. This is our first shirt. It actually just came out just a couple of days ago. Um, we've got an online storefront where you can buy the merchandise. We're selling stickers. We're coming out with new shirts. We're hoping to come out with an art t-shirt here pretty soon. Um, but all the funds to this are going to go um once we become profitable are going to go back into the um DECA
024program where we can help these kids afford to be able to go to these events. Um, they're going to state here soon. uh which we've been gifted some money to help these kids make it a little bit more affordable. Um we've got nationals coming up in Atlanta, Georgia. Um which can become pricey. Um and the number one thing I don't want is to give kids a bunch of opportunities that's unaccessible to them. Um so I want to try to find a way to make that accessible. This is both teaching them how to run a business um while also hopefully in the future becoming profitable so we can make it more um effective for them to be able to go to these events. So thank you so much for uh let listening to us talk, letting
025me ramble on a little bit and listening to their efforts here. Thank you. [applause] >> So, I have to say you're doing a good job marketing because on social media today, I already saw the store and was like, "What is this? I've never seen this before." So, I'm excited about it. And you might have just kicked it off, but I already saw it today. [laughter] >> Yeah. I have a question. >> Yes. >> Um the uh So, you said it they can the kids can take either business foundations or personal finance. Um, does business foundations does it cover some of the personal finance? >> Absolutely. Uh, yes. It's something that I incorporate into the curriculum. Um, we have a curriculum outlined by the state of Ohio for the business foundations course. Um, I like to
026make sure that those kids are very aware of everything that they would get in a normal financial literacy class while also giving them the foundations to be able to move on to marketing and these other courses. Uh, but I usually spend about half of a semester in particular on financial literacy. talking about budgeting. We have a big budget project that I know these two hated to do. Uh because budgeting is no fun, but they have a full in uh full budget. They pick a career that they're actually interested in. Figure out how much money they're going to make. Um look at how much does it cost to buy a house, student loans, all of the fun stuff that no one wants to talk about, we talk about in class. So, >> my daughter's now prepared
027to live with me for several years after she graduated. [laughter] She didn't make enough money in her. Well, I do have some certificates. Oh, I uh I want to say uh how excited I am to see this come to life and it is Andrew. It's not too often in education you make a cold call to snack somebody, but there was a cold call involved, [laughter] bring him over because we knew he was good. So, and we're, you know, it starts with a teacher and it and then it goes to great kids >> [snorts] >> um you know, wanting opportunity. So, you guys did great. I'm sure that presentation at state will go great. Year two, I I don't know if I can do that. [laughter] Be proud of yourselves because that's not easy to walk
028in and think on the fly real quick. Right. >> Think about the numbers. And I am going to say this one more time. He mentioned it is that we had 41 students that went to districts. >> Yes. >> 41 year one, semester one. So he had not even had all of his students for a full semester at that point and was able to bring 41 with him. And then from the 41 we have >> 15 that are going to state and he has these great big plans and he was like gosh 15 kids I wanted more and I said Mr. Johnson [laughter] come on now you brought 41 after just a couple of months in the program. So, I I foresee huge growth in the next couple of years, and I and I am sad
029that you're getting to miss the whole process. I'm super excited for you girls that get to be here a little bit to dive in there and see what year two looks like because um watch out because Goan High School's coming, right? >> Yeah, for sure. And they're they're blazers. Um, when we went to the first piece, I came down one day and there was a table of young ladies from a different school all decked out in their blazers. And I walked over and I said, "Excuse me, this is going to be really weird." Can I take a picture of your blazer? I won't get your face, just your blazer. Took it, sent it to Brian and he's like, "Slow down, Walker." [laughter] So, anyways, now we have blazers and we're going to build off of
030that. But, but there's something about looking good, feeling good, being confident. Um, >> and that's what we have here. So great stuff. >> I have to tell you too uh some on great oaks board of directors as well and we see other districts and their successes decad you know. I'm so glad it's here now. It's a great program. >> Thank you guys for supporting it. >> And I think you've been at home building your shop to make it a little sturdier. [laughter] >> Find space at some point. There's no doubt. >> All right. So I'm going to call you up if you brought somebody with you. you did not. It's okay if you brought somebody with you like wife or mom or whoever introduced [laughter] them as well. Okay, >> so Nick Frasier [applause] then
031I also give you a go pin for going above and beyond. >> Thank you. >> That'll look good on that. [laughter] Gracie, >> Gracie brought someone with me. >> Yes, Gracie. >> I love my mom. [laughter] >> Thank you for coming. >> Mom, >> Zarya >> and Leah [applause] bring some >> my mom Nicole. >> Thank you. [laughter] And then Mr. Johnson from my lovely wife Rihanna who's actually a teacher over at Mark Hook. >> That might have been where it was really. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> When are the state competitions? >> Um that'll be the 24th and the 25th. So it's actually an overnight trip. Yes. This month. Um it's an overnight trip up to Columbus. Um, and then we'll find out on the 25th how many kids are hopefully going to Atlanta,
032which is actually a 4-day trip down >> for mainly students to buy the online, but what if somebody like an adult wants to buy? How do we get our t-shirt? >> Absolutely. We've got a couple actually in the store right now. Um, but we have an online storefront that can be accessed from anywhere. It's uh used through Shopify. Um, and those purchase purchases can be made. I can make deliveries, but my classroom is always available for anyone who wants to pick up. >> Yeah, we're hoping in the future as well to be able to bring the school store to events like basketball games, be able to sell some of our merchandise there as well. >> And the school's been really generous to also provide us with some stickers that we're really excited about being able
033to sell some of the stickers. >> I'll get the stickers. [laughter] >> Hey Nick, my daughter went through has a marketing degree. She had two bachelor degrees, one in marketing and also in the school of communications communication studies. >> So from Ohio we all went from family. >> The t-shirts right there are actually it's a silhouette um taken picture taken by I believe our lovely principal over here at a football game. So it's actually the Rio War zone at a football game. charge. I was [laughter] spoke. [laughter] >> I wore it on Friday. I was the billboard walking around the building. >> Well, I did wear in case, you know, I had the opportunity to to show off a little bit that [laughter] I not. So, I I want to commend you guys. your eye,
034[clears throat] excuse me, your eye contact and everything in your presentation was just amazing. You guys did really, really, really, really good. >> Good luck with all that stuff. >> Bring home a state championship. [laughter] >> And national. >> I'm sure that there will be nationals after >> any other questions. >> All right. So, you are welcome to stay for the entirety of our meeting, our business meeting if you'd like. But if not, this is now the time to dip out if you [laughter] >> want to go to a game. >> I'm going TO WATCH BASKETBALL. >> [laughter] >> I'M SO NERVOUS. >> Great job. >> I can send out the link to you guys. >> That would be great. All right, continuing on. Um, old business a facilities update, Mr. Bailey. >> Yep. Just
035to give you kind of a a rundown of where we are. So, the bottom pictures were all the walls up and now on the top you've got drywall that is done. Uh, this week they're getting into HVAC, all the finishing drywall. You can kind of see the schedule there. were still on on uh on schedule to make a move at spring break. So, >> they're progressing well. All the data is in. They've done a lot. Um HVAC is a big piece this week for the center of that building, but it's really coming to shape. You walk in now and you kind of, you know, don't just see 2x4s, you see a finished product with offices. And it's looking good. So, we are on schedule. Nothing at this point should set us back. >> No, it
036did not set us back. It did not. It did buy two days for drywall, but they were supposed to dri deliver the drywall on the day of the 12 inches of snow, so that did not happen. >> Um, so yeah, we're on on track. And then we had our preconstruction meeting today um to talk about the scope of work for the Marook renovation once we exit. And you can kind of see the commencement of work there. supposed to start in April with substantial completion by the end of July and then a handoff to us sometime in early August. We're prepared. Um but that could be, you know, depending we're working with staff that could be we're moving in as open houses and everything are going on, but it's not a space we've had. So, it's
037not like it stops the whole production from going on. So, um, but I think, uh, listening to that meeting, they're wellversed in what needs to be done, and it should move along once we get out. So, any questions on those? >> Like wet paint, bro. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Smell fresh. >> Any questions on either of those projects or where we're at? >> And we're still on budget. >> Still good. >> Good news. >> All right, that was the question. >> U, Mrs. Sherzinger, do we have anyone signed up for public participation? >> We do not. >> Right. Moving on to new business. Um B treasures report. >> All right. >> Well, um I want to try to present everything and keep it cool with the our state on all this stuff because [laughter] we
038have really been thrown for a loop on our our financing. And really, it started back in the f, you know, when we got we got rebounded and we had the 40% increase on property values and our taxpayers got hit extremely hard on their real estate tax bills which then turned that the state g has given us less money because we look like we were doing better. [clears throat] Me go ahead and flip it. So what happened is now happening out in the legislature is that they are trying to do u property tax reform which we're all for and we we to we totally get it. Well, the [clears throat] problem was is what passed originally, then legislators got back and there was more house bills that came on because they started to change reform, which
039at the end of the day here, I'll try to explain how much that's costing us because they're taking the money on real estate taxes and then they're supposed to be re I mean taking giving everyone a tax break and then we are then supposed to get a credit back from the state. But we haven't seen those numbers yet or how it's going to fall. But they now there's a lot of uh simulations being put out there and we're starting to see the impact on all the schools and it's really really um really tough for a lot of districts. So I will try to explain it just super quick. In the fall of 2005 go back >> the one that's all right. All right. >> Go back. >> Yeah, you went back in the fall of
040of 2005. You can see kind of our our numbers here. We were 39 38. We were pretty much flatlined on where we was going to be at financially. And if you can remember this number here, like the 18 and two, it comes from the state and and in total we're about $21 million in this is our state dollars. And then that's the taxes in the next month. So really if you think about that following that was the reevaluation hit we were getting more property tax laws from state now you've got current which blew both of those in. Yeah we'll talk about the different house bill and you guys have seen you know the what's coming out there on that. So it's uh it's been been a hit. Well, in February, you could see we were
041looking all right and was coming down this amount of money like almost a half million dollars, $400,000 and a number increase. So, that was [clears throat] what's been added on to us right now. So, go to the next one. I want to show right here just to kind of give you an idea. This this comes right off the state report when we get our foundation money. And this total here when you talk about base cost, DPIA, all that kind of stuff rolled in here, we're pulling in 214. This is what we got June 30th. I mean, well, it's for our year in June of 2025. We brought in 21.4 million. If you look over here, this is what we just got. This is our payment of February. Our first one came down. Our total same
042line 20 million 385. I mean from last year we are down one $1.1 million. >> That's not property tax. >> That's not a property tax. That's on the school. >> Yes. >> That's what's transpired for us right now. We didn't realize that this big of a hit was going to be happening. I mean the number before we were almost it was like >> [snorts] >> $400,000 more the end [laughter] of end of March. So now this is what all the school districts are trying to do now is figure out exactly what what we need to be you know what we going to do on budget wise because of our revenues. >> Can I ask a quick question? Are we making up that in in property tax right now or no? >> No property tax. >>
043So if you go back one Teresa go back to February you can kind of see um in 2026. >> Yeah. This is our tax line going across right here. And then we start, you can see the fall off there. They are making us whole 26 and 27 on property tax it seems through a credit of some sort. >> Okay. >> Um and then that credit falls off in 28, 29 and 30. So you can see what Todd's accounting for there. Um the loss in the million you can see reflected in our 26 line item and 27 line item. We were projected the month or the in June or actually what he presented to you in October as a five-year forecast. We were solvent for three years and then we're going to start to see it.
044Um at this point, go ahead and flip one more. We are now showing a deficit for this year. So I don't, you know, I don't know how you stop the presses of what we're doing this year to be on budget and then also next year you can see there's a little bit less under or over budget and then it really starts to landslide when that property tax piece is not there. The thing that we don't know is at the end of that 27 is a new banual budget. So what will they do for school funding for the long haul? Obviously a lot of things out there still floating legislatively. we'll talk a little bit about, but right now uh we're we're running in the red all five years. >> So that real estate when it
045uh is there a breakdown within that that you receive that explains where that drop off is of $1 million between 27 and 28. >> Well, we had to send some money back on they something happened in their system on the on our real estate where we had to send it back and we got it back again. It was kind of a confusing thing, but I think they've got that off it. That's why there's a a dip backwards. Everyone had that. It was just some of the Claremont County Auditor's office just a snafu on something, but it supposedly was coming back now. So, that makes sense. >> I think Bill's asking about 27 to 28 where there's the million difference. >> Right. Right. Well, that's Well, that's where like the state's supposed to be given >>
046Yeah. money back. But I mean after the first two years, but it stops. >> That's when they're saying they're that's the tax reform, property tax reform. It will stop at that point. >> So they said they're going to make it even for 26 27, but then it drops off at >> and so we won't have that property tax that we >> now the I think Bill what you may be asking too is of that 8 million how you know if you go to 7 million3 will our taxpayers see that? They should and the credit should be coming from the state to make us whole to the best of our understanding on 26 and 27. >> Correct. We should be only collecting probably that 7.3 in 2627, but the state >> they're making credit. >> Yeah.
047And everyone's trying to figure this out. If >> school funding wasn't hard enough, >> well, and it's not finalized. >> No, we're still there still a lot of things going. So, I mean, you can see I I think to Todd's credit and, you know, our credit as a board and administration, we've always said some of that carryover sets us up to to be able to weather a little bit, but you can see after five years, you know, we're >> we dropped down to about six. >> We have, and we've said this all along, we're going to have some decisions to make um probably sooner than we had thought back in the fall with this. So, but there's a lot coming up and I think we'll talk about that here in a minute of options or
048opportunities to look at hear about this. Make sure that everything we're forecasting is on on par with what we should expect. >> Really after three years. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Yeah. This is a this is a challenge. It really is. >> So, we're not the only ones. >> So, one of the house bills is 186. And this spreadsheet here, I mean, it it's got every school in the state on this. This is something that I believe OVEA put out and showing the impact. If you come down to Claremont County and find out schools estimated overall loss for 26, 27, 28, which is kind of on our spreadsheet, we're seven almost seven and a half million dollars. I mean, and I'm not trying to point anything good, bad. I don't know why there's zeros in some
049of these straight up. I don't know. And then but we have other districts like what's CL $29 million. I mean we're talking some significant cuts that districts are going to have to make. So just wanted to show you. So this literally just came out last week on that. And um >> and again these are simulations. So as you look at it I mean you can try to put the the math to it. I think that seven million turns into five million where we're you know we actually don't see that loss because the state makes us whole. Um that's kind of the best if to make the math math that's the best way that you know looking at these numbers obviously put out by a third party but talking to the several school districts they're seeing
050the same thing on their five-year forecast as we are seeing and it matches up to these so it's uh >> yeah if you got >> something we >> isn't Milford and New Richmond those are the schools that are on state are they under state supervision >> yes so maybe that's the zero >> there's a piece of that there and some of it um is where they already were sitting. The reduction didn't hit them. And I to make it all make sense, I've I've looked at every one of those and some of them I can't pick out why they've saw no loss. Um so just more than anything know that this is a statewide issue. This isn't a go. You know, a lot of times we hear public schools are overspending or whatever it might be.
051This is a revenue issue. Um and that's we're going to have to figure out how to deal with the revenue if there's no other revenues coming. >> Yeah. I mean this I mean this report is every district in the state. I mean we just you know for ours in there you know but it's still and [clears throat] a lot of the for the a lot of the other districts I mean their number percentage wise is huge just like it is to us. So >> some of those districts don't have a fund fall back. You think this is is some of their ways like to work like I know there were some changes how they were supposed to get they don't want you to have so much in your rainy day fund right >> correct it
052I'm was wondering if this is a way of doing that without mandating it >> I think what I mean everything we're hearing just on the little bit of it is that I think they legislated something they hadn't studied enough and they did not know this impact was going to be this big. So, is was that the you know the idea? I don't know. But legislatively, I'm not sure. And you put something in I don't until you see it all the way out. And this was done fast. So, >> yeah, this is >> there's already talks of shifting it to a different type type of tax. >> Correct. >> Yeah. And so, like, you know, the state, we just put a couple things in here real quick. I mean the state they're over their number by
053344 million and their expenditures are 83 million. I mean we've we've heard from numerous folks that the state rainy day fund is as full as it can get. I mean like feel like you know we feel like saying it's raining down here so please help us. Um the property tax bills I I won't really get into all the weed in the weeds of all these but these are the biggest ones that impact us. The house bill 186 was that spreadsheet uh 129. I mean, fortunately, we don't have to run emergency levies, but that ties them into the 20 mil floor. Um 309 allows the budget commission to reduce any voter approved levy. So, like when they get they can they can jot that down. Again, we're we don't have any additional levies other than our
05420 mil floor, but um our inside millage and uh the 20 mil floor, they are now putting caps on those so up to the rate of inflation. So that's going to be another hit because of our we got our PI fund out there. So >> and then you did have they have stalled reavals in 16 counties right now. I think just to let this settle here for a minute because they saw what happened to us. >> Yeah. >> Well, [laughter] I think they were still hearing double digit inflation even after. Mhm. >> So, >> yeah. And this right here, I won't pour you in tears, but there's other pending litigation out there. I mean, the states like they there's just so much going on right now that um it's going to impact basically like our
055our dollars because of the different programs they're requiring us to do. It's kind of the unf unfunded mandates from years past. So, um so we put this together here. It's like, you know, we understand our families are struggling. Schools are stretching maintain our programs for our teachers and keeping our facilities up and we're hoping that one of these days the state, you know, chimes in and helps us out. We I mean it's we we never really need it. So, >> hate to see something like what was just presented Oh, yeah. >> Right. get cut because >> funding. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Because we can't sustain it. >> Correct. >> Yeah. one more. So let me take this. >> Sure. I mean just I think we all are sitting here probably saying to yourself this is
056the first we've talked about a little bit that we were trying to anticipate this. I don't know the impact yet. I don't know the recommendation to give you guys besides right now I think we need to take a measured approach collect as much data as we can to make some informed decisions. We've started that process a little bit. We do have the demographic and capacity study that's going on so that we know how is our growth coming so that we can prepare for that. Two, there's a lot of property tax reform seminars coming up. I've got one on uh February 27th and then there is one May 6 that if you would like to go to, let me know. It is up in Columbus. Um um it's a dayong reform seminar so that we can
057understand. We're reaching out, scheduling meetings with our legislators currently and we'll be doing the same thing at the county level and at my regional level. And then, you know, we've talked about a board retreat and I had some dates and I was going to doodle the dates to you guys and thought, you know what, I better hold off here for a minute. I think right now what I would ask is that unless something changes quick that we take until May here because we can't change this year and quite frankly we can't change a whole lot next year uh because you've got deadlines. If you start talking about anything with reductions there's deadlines and we'd be hardressed to reach those right now. Looking at our five-year forecast, I think, you know, we can make some changes
058as we go along, whether it's to attrition for this year to try to help that number that's in the red for next year a little bit. Can't do anything about this year's red number. I mean, we're in the middle of the year. We've we've been pushed off a shore for six months now. So hard to change that but I would if if it's okay with the board to push that retreat till May um so that we can have some more you know final idea of is this forecast what it is um you know with that said our ability now that that meeting that retreat is a big piece of how we plan um right now obviously it's not hey we've got a bunch of things we want to add so those things have kind of
059been tabled right now and it's just us trying to plan long term um or risk major cuts without new sources of revenue. So, we're going to have to sort this out a little bit. I'm not going to say we're going to have all the answers in May, but I think we'll have a better idea of how to move forward by then. So, if that is that and I can I've kind of got that in my presentation as well later on, but just be thinking about that. >> Okay. Have you thought too with all this talk and you see it on Facebook all about getting the property taxes eliminated like that would throw in a whole new thing if that got voted on. And >> so I put on the ballot. >> I almost brought the
060letter that came out from the state yesterday, Governor Dwine's office about what the what happens if that occurs and it's income tax in the double digits and sales tax in the double digits. The revenue has to come from somewhere. So what that looks like, I hope that we don't get to that point because we've said something like that were to happen, they've got from November to January to figure it out to keep police, fire, roads, parks, libraries, senior services, and biggest employer, schools. Um, you know, have a plan for that. So I'm sure there'll be a lot to go on with that over the next uh six months. has to be a balance, right? Has to be some kind of balance out there. >> Yes. >> It's not necessary with all that money in the
061rainy day fund. They could just solve for part of it. >> Geez, >> things are funded properly. Yep. >> They might need it [laughter] for what? I don't know. >> Yeah, I'll do it quick and I'm good for I just I wanted to remind you guys too as we're planning for keeping keeping the lights on, keeping the [laughter] the place running. We also had talked about options as we're doing these two um renovations to add space as cheap as we could. back in November, we hit on the agenda um we passed a reimbursement resolution [clears throat] that allows us to take these projects and in the end um to a cops issue and I think Todd as we get closer to that looking at this you know looking at that fiveyear forecast I don't know
062that spending that cash but financing that that project over time is probably >> weather the storm is probably the recommendation we'll >> just to look at it. >> Yeah. >> I would say too that we're not like as this comes down the path, we're getting ahead of it. We're not in dire need to to do stuff. We'll still have >> money le, you know, to help, but maybe we're just more strategic on what we talk, what we approve, what different things. So, >> yeah, >> we have a lot we're in a lot better position than some we are. I think that's a great point. I mean, >> we can weather some storms here for a little bit. So, I think you're exactly right. >> But you have to prepare to be strategic about it. Y
063[cough] >> Okay. All right. >> All right. Moving on. New business. Um C financials 1 through 7. Do we have a motion to approve? So move. >> Second. Made >> the motion. Corey second. Any discussion? The farm lease again it's the redo. >> Yeah, we increased that 10%. Y >> any further discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Papy, >> yes. >> Mr. Rar, >> yes. >> Mrs. Mark, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Right. Moving on. New business D. Personnel motions. Um, we have a motion to approve items one through four. >> So, move second. >> We made the motion. Bill's second. Any discussion? >> Just want to make sure you see Brian Russell. Um, high school wood shop teacher, retired at
064the end of the school year. He's done a great job. Um, he's been here for a long time. So, we definitely miss him and he has with our students. We have a plan to sustain. [laughter] >> Have a plan. [cough] >> So, is Kelly leaving and that's why we're bringing on Jill? >> Okay. [laughter] >> Kelly was was unemployed for a little while. She works for the government. She got recalled. So, she's going back to her old job. >> Any other discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the RO? >> Mr. Rar, >> yes. >> Mrs. Bering, >> yes. Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Moving on, new business. Item E, um, athletic personnel motions. Supplemental contracts for the remaining 2526 year. And item two, approval of volunteers. Do we
065have a motion? >> So moved. >> I'll second. Bill made the motion. Is a second. Any discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Wer, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mr. Papy, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Moving on. New business F. Miscellaneous. Um, I have a motion to um approve the resolution authorizing our membership in the OHSAA for the 2627 school year. >> I'll make the motion. >> Lisa, do we have a second? >> Second. >> Doesn't matter. >> Second. >> Melissa, [clears throat] any discussion? >> Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Gray. >> Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pep Rocky. >> Yes. >> Mr. Raer. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Wy. >> Yes. >> All
066right. This threw me off a little bit, but moving on to new business. Um G. Athletic Personnel. Um so we have a motion for the additional supplemental contract for the 2526 year. >> So move. >> I'll second. >> Cory made the motion. There's a second. Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please fill the role? >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> Mrs. Papy, >> yes. >> Mr. Ra, abain. Mrs. By, >> yes. >> Greg, >> yes. Moving on to new business H, Board of Education reports, LSA. Um, so the only thing that I have for student achievement is that Spalding's um, right to read week is coming up the first week of March and they're looking for volunteers to come in and read um, to classes. So um, I have a link for signing up if
067you're able to and I'll share that tomorrow with all of you. Um, I think they're looking for several people every day so there are plenty of opportunities. Thank you, Bill. >> Uh we have our uh Great Oaks meeting this week and also further on down in Brian's report, you'll see about the Southwest Regent Conference. So, >> right. Thank you, Melissa. [laughter] Okay. So far, it's still quiet because the Senate has resumed committee work, but the House doesn't convene until February 18th. So, not much yet going on with legislate, but we all know there's going to be a lot coming on. Um, and then at the middle school, the snowball dance is this week on Friday. And, um, the eighth grade girls finished as runner up in their tournament. I did not see the boys, so
068I >> Seventh grade boys won it. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. I didn't. >> And eighth grade boys finished runners up as well. Thank you for bailing me off. >> The snow threw it all off. So, it wasn't on normal days. >> So, it's like hard to keep up with all of that. Continue some great work of our athletes at the middle school. So, that's it. Corey. >> Yep. Just a quick shout out to Gage Crowley. He got his 100th win in uh wrestling, so he's a state state guy, too. So, you know, great great job there. Um, as far as township news, uh, Firehouse is coming coming along. It's a little bit ahead of schedule, they said. So, possible uh open house early in in April. So, it's kind of neat. So, >> that's
069good. Yeah. >> Looking good, though. That's all I got. >> Thank you. And then, um, as far as audit finance, we haven't met since last meeting. Public relations, we have a business advisory breakfast coming up February 26, if you haven't marked your calendar yet. Senior citizens dinner March 18th. and volunteer appreciation breakfast um May 14th. All of those are on the calendar. Um Goian Education Foundation uh they are do not partner um on the sor but just to announce it because we do like to support these things. The red and gray soray is March 21st this year. So if you haven't bought your tickets and you'd like to attend that um make sure you purchase your tickets. Lots of scholarships out there. So, for anybody who has seniors or no seniors, make sure they're applying
070for the available scholarships, um, they have updated that process where there's a group of them open early January through February and then a later February through March. So, lots of scholarships out there for our students, which is great. Um, and that's all I have to report on. Oh, any questions for anyone? Thank you everyone for your reports. Moving on to new business. I these were the policies that were um uh first read last month. So do we have a motion to approve both the DLC and the DLC-R regarding expense reimburse reimbursements as it relates to the policy updates [clears throat] that were presented in January? >> I'll make that motion. >> Asa made the motion. A second. >> Second >> bill. Second the motion. Any discussion? >> No, we discussed this last month. So, >>
071Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? >> Mrs. Papy, >> yes. >> Mr. Rera, >> yes. >> Mrs. Burkin, >> yes. >> Mrs. Gray, >> yes. >> Mr. West, >> yes. >> All right. Thank you. [clears throat] Moving on to um new business J. Superintendent report. >> All right. Bill touched on both of these, but reminder and I gave I put a list on your table which I talked that's all the businesses that were invited and we're still collecting RSVPs on that. The far right column is how they how those businesses interact with us whether it be college career readiness partner, community partner, donor, whatever the case may be. So long list. We're very um honored to have so many businesses either work with our kids or for our kids or for us in
072some capacity. Um I will send out tomorrow a quick link for you guys to RSVP, but just wanted to get it on your calendars or on your mind so that you can look at it. the Southwest Region Spring Conference. It has moved um to Centerville High School and it is on Thursday, March 5th from 5:30 to 8ish. I'll obviously when I write when I register, we'll get the full itinerary and agenda for that. But that's gold award and um you know different board awards for that as well. So get that on your calendar and I'll send out a RSVP link. Maybe I'll doodle that. [laughter] All right. Um, safe routes to school travel plan. I sent this to you guys in the email. Um, I update you guys, but very exciting. We've tried for this,
073I think, three times. Did call Mr. Edwards and say, "I must write a better application with you." [laughter] >> No, >> it wasn't around then. [laughter] Um but we did get $46,700 to um work on a planning process to create safe routes for travel here to school around school possibly on campus. Um with that OD or ODOT allows you to pick a partner. We've kind of worked with a partner um through that application process. Carpenter Marty Transportation, they will be our planner. Um, so a lot of those dollars go to them for the planning. It is a process. There'll be, if you guys looked at that full travel plan that came from the district that they had worked with, there's a lot of survey information of parents and staff. They'll work with the township. In
074the end, best I can tell, anybody that secured the travel plan and gets the travel plan done, you are you can then put your your name in the spot for funding to fund projects, whether that's sidewalks, crosswalks, signage, you name it. Uh they'll obviously out of this plan, they'll give us recommendations of what we need to do to increase bike and pedestrian access here to campus. So hopefully in the end we have the travel plan and down the road we can apply for ODOT dollars to improve sidewalks and whatever the case may be. But our names in line and we'll have a plan that comes out of it. So it's very exciting. I'm sure you guys will have a piece of this as well as we go through the survey process. >> Questions on that?
075>> When um does the survey and planning begin? So, we're wait I'm waiting on them um and talking to her because that's what I kind of asked. I said, "Man, we've got a lot going on right now. How big of a [laughter] lift is this?" Not that I was going to turn it down, but um I with Carpenter Marty, it'll probably be Aprilish is when we'll begin that timeline for building this. It has to be done by I think Jan by December um be in that that line. So, I'm expecting somewhere around April to begin. could go earlier, but we'll have a planning meeting um to go through that coming up. Just don't have that date yet. >> We can get the bike path all the way down to the new board office and then
076just pedal down. >> Speaking to the board office, it's just it continues to come up and I think it's as we get closer to it. >> Who can we get on the radar with with and I know it's not our responsibility for this for the light possibly there, but I mean who I mean that's I'm Stuff's going to happen. I >> Yeah, I'm hearing that the parcel in front of us has sold and there's going to be something in front of us that's responsible for >> that light is I know it is. I just didn't know if we needed to get on somebody's >> radar. It's talking heard it kind of goes with the sale of that >> front. Good. Good. That's good to know. >> That's good to know. Yep. [clears throat] >> Interesting.
077>> So with with this um they take in consideration things we had talked previously about. >> So with this they did the application actually had a study of how many students within two miles for each building and that is what kind of got us in line to be in the planning because there was enough density now within two um to do that. So that's kind of what >> Okay. >> Yeah. now what they come through and recommend. I'm sure it's, you know, >> it would be nice to hear though. It would be >> Yeah. Yep. All right. Um, and then I just talked to you guys about March, April, or May. If you guys are okay with May, that's kind of what we'll stay on track for. And I'll firm up some dates as we
078kind of go through this. >> And then lastly, another grant. We applied for another school safety grant. This one was on a per student um dollar amount. So number of students times uh four and a quarter I think a student. We applied for silent alarms at each front office and replacement badges or extra badges for staff the safety [laughter] badge >> and received it. So we will be working on the implementation of those probably summer. That won't be an immediate but those dollars have been secured. So that's all I had. >> Right. >> Any questions? >> One question regarding um do you know when BLI registration is just because I want to get into a good hotel. >> I have not seen that. [laughter] >> I actually think that Wait, did you get an email?
079>> No, >> I haven't seen it. >> I haven't seen that email yet. I'll look tomorrow. Maybe we could do sign up for both of them at the same time. Yeah, I'll look in my note too to see if I saw anything in like a newsletter or something. Feel like I saw something, but >> maybe it was just the date. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions? All right. Do I have a motion to adjourn this meeting? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Corey made the motion. Bill second. Any discussion? Mr. Shinkle, can you please call the role? Mr. R. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clark. >> Yes. >> Mr. Yes. >> Mr. West. >> Yes. [laughter] >> Mrs. Pepper. >> Yes. >> Meeting adjourn at 7:01 p.m.