001If I may have your attention, we will begin our meeting. This is Thursday, September 18th, 2025, Board of Education, Kawa Oklahoma Public Schools. And I think we can record that all members are present. Three or four of us about half sick but not for things that you can catch. Mine deals with age. And then we have um a couple of members from which school is this? >> Middle school. middle school who are going to lead us in the pledge of allegiance and Dr. Kaufman is going to introduce them. All right, first up we have Ava Davis. She's an eighth grade. Her parents are Nicholas and Haley Davis. Ava is an outstanding student at TMS. She plans to attend University of Oklahoma Boomer. Her favorite subject in school is science. Ava's hobbies include kayaking on the
002river with her family and friends and dance, especially when she was selected to dance in New York City. >> Second up, stranger to me. Mason Naylor, 8th grade. Parents are Mike and Michelle Naylor. Mason's hobbies interest, he's excellent student leader at TMS who plans to attend University of Oklahoma. Boom. I will be going there soon. His favorite subjects in school are math and English. Mason's hobbies include golfing, fishing, basketball, and playing video games with friends. And he loves his naughty very much. [Music] 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. and of course Mr. keep him in line every day. >> I'll try to get good picture. [Music] Good to see everybody.
003Bye. Thank you. [Laughter] >> Well, I was interested in the fact that >> Miss Walker was talking. I knew you would say that. >> That's rare. >> Yeah, it is. >> So, made me happy. >> Item B, Tigers Roar. Are you going to either >> It is a simple message but not um as you guys know uh we did something historic on September 9th and we passed the the largest bond I believe in the history of Talqua public schools and just wanted to publicly thank everyone again. Um, we had some uh champions for sure to get this passed. The Teleport Area Chamber of Commerce came out um originally um and we know Nathan Reid visited the last couple board meetings to um come and be able to send the person to say vote yes because
004we had to ask people to vote but we couldn't tell them how to vote and they were a resounding yes um out on social media and everywhere they spoke. Also, the city of Taloqua, the Taloqua Sports League, the Taloqua Youth Football and Cheer um all designs did the signs for us. We bought bought the signs and she I asked for a quote for stickers and she said, "How about I just make those stickers for all of your elementary kids?" So, those were all donated by all designs. Um I think of, you know, just so many other businesses and parents and uh the Talqua Daily Press putting good information out about the bond. Um there were people that said um that wanted to uh say if you will go do just go vote and you can
005get a X and so they were excited about getting people to vote and that helped us because this time we had 175 voters which is almost double the last school election. We can all sit here and argue the fact that a lot more people than that should vote and they should. We all know it. That's a fact. But to go from 600 voters to a,075, I'm gonna call a big win. Um, and um, not only did we pass this, we passed it at a at a phenomenal rate, uh, the first proposition passed at 86.79%, which is again higher than the last bond, and the second passed at 87.16. Um, car said I wasn't supposed to say this part tonight, but there were 142 people that voted no. So, I have 142 people I need to
006win over. Obviously, I don't know who you are, but if you want to come talk to me, I will win you over those 142 people. Um, we just wanted to get out there again, thank you to the people sitting in this room. Um, thank you to you all for um, agreeing to this and to listening and to helping us uh, plan for it. Um, it took a village and we did it and so that is super exciting. Now everyone's like now you can relax. Well, not really. Now the hard part begins. Um, so I hope uh I have a batch of bond kickoff meeting with the architect and the construction management team on October 1st or 2nd and we're going to start working on priorities, timelines, um those type of things. We'll be working on
007the list of things on the um yearly aotment that we spend on the sites and their needs on transportation and we'd already been working on that 10-year plan. So we'll we'll start deciding how we're going to spend each of those aotments. So, it's super exciting. It's going to take a lot of work and I know we have the best people in place right now to make us uh help us make that happen. But thank you and thank you and thank you that are watching on YouTube um today. So, um >> I think we ought to shout out to the election board too. >> Yes, I am so sorry. Tiffany Rosone and the election board were they came and helped people register to vote. Um, >> well, I know somebody who got to just drive up
008and they walked the ballot out >> and that was awesome. And Barbara Cook, love Barbara Cook, has to text how many people every day and 222 people on early voting I thought was pretty good. >> Yes. For this amazing number of early voters, lots of mail-in votes as well. There actually uh absentee ballots. There were uh 38 absentee ballots, 220 uh before the election day, 817 on the election day. So um they were very helpful. Uh they kept us informed. They walked us through how to do everything exactly the way it was supposed to do be done. And so uh yeah, definite shout out to Tiffany Rosella and the election board. >> And I want to make a shout out. I think all of us on the board want to make a shout out to
009Tanya. Yes. Yes. >> And her team who you know you have put the face and reintroduce the face of Taloqua Public Schools to the community and um the community knows us and I know each of uh of the people on your team are in different organizations. divided them up and have become involved in in the community and therefore the community has become a partner and they've become involved in the schools again. And back in the olden days that happened more often and maybe just more naturally. But as life has gotten so fast and everyone in so comp complicated in so many ways. Uh I think all of us want to well all of us as a board when we were hiring a superintendent the first thing we had on our list was to open up
010communication with the community. And I can't think that there is anyone who has ever done that with more energy and vigor than Tanya has. And we really appreciate that. So [Applause] smile. A good reason to smile today. >> All right. Anything? No, ma'am. >> Public to be heard. >> No, ma'am. >> No. Ever item D, discussion and vote to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. And there's a correction on the agenda from August 29th. Make that make that August 19th, 2025 regular meeting. Move to approve. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Miss Nemo. Hi >> Dr. Hi. >> Dr. C all abain and hi. >> E deput deputy treasurer to report and discussion and vote to approve the monthly financial reports. So the bank balance at the end of August uh was 16,296,139.40. The receipts
011for general fund for the month of August were $2,844,4359. Building fund was $16,120.75. Sinking fund was $76,49742. That brings the general fund balance for the month of August to $7,473,949.78. Building fund is at 7,230,3681. Bond funds $382,578. Sinking fund $156,63054. Activity account1,120,72961. Utilities. Electric was $2,14562 less from last August to this August. Water was $1,21011 less and gas was $172.87 less. >> Yes. All questions. Any discussions? While at the um OSSBA conference, I wandered into a session on geo thermal heating and cooling, which I knew nothing and I know a tiny bit, but I seem very interesting. I'm always trying to think of ways to combat the utility uh bills at Heritage. And so I asked a few questions and they suggested they said have you tried insulation. So they were they realized my level
012of understanding so they were going to get the basics but I I think that's always something that we need to keep in an under consideration. Um okay so >> I have a quick question. I know you gave us the estimate of needs. Is that justformational? >> No, it's not until later. >> Okay, it is on here. I thought it was, but I couldn't. >> H >> Oh, okay. Right at the very top of the page. Okay. I thought it was on here. >> Yes. >> I don't have any questions. I just wonder. >> Okay. Any further discussion? Miss Nemo? >> Oh, motion. Yes. I move to >> second. >> Now, any discussion? Miss Ne. I >> Dr. Hi, >> Dr. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Crawford. >> Hi. >> I don't think you made I don't
013think you on the minutes, although I think you probably >> Okay, I do approve the minutes. >> Thank you. Uh item F, principal director's report. Mr. >> Hello. I I have the dropout report, the graduation rate and college remediation information. So this is 202425 data. The first thing we'll go over is the dropout report. So when we go over these numbers is the 2025 cohort. So when we get to percentages, this is based on 1,336 as the denominator. So last year's seniors, we took the total number of freshmen and how many there were as sophomores, juniors, and seniors. That's how we get these numbers. So we have a total of 33 students that reported in this cohort as dropouts and then the following corrections were removed from the final report. We had zero students who
014re-entered at the same site who left us and came back to ths. We had zero students who reentered other sites of the district such as central. We had 11 students in this cohort that we got requests from other districts. Out of these 33, seven of these 33 provided us evidence of passing their GP. We had zero who entered homeschooling, zero uh dropouts reported an error, and we had zero who aged out at 19 before dropping. So the total is 33. >> Have a quick question. GED said that they is is that some database that when someone takes it, you get information or do they actually have they have to report to you that they have taken them? >> Yes. So of those 11 that we got records requests from other districts, the seven that we
015have that passed GED, those are 18 corrections out of the 33 total dropouts. So those 18 were removed from the dropout report. We had a total final count of 15 dropouts. So they came from either the ths site or single site. The next one, these are the same numbers by year. So you see I feel like last year we started trending downward again and you can see the the jump co and postco. And I feel like we still deal with some vestigages of that just among student attendance, but it does feel like things are trending in the right direction. So for the actual percentage without corrections, 33 dropouts, that would be a dropout rate of 2.47. If we take those 11 students that we got records requests on but not the GED, we're at 1.64.
016And if we were to count the GED students, it would put us at 1.12 for a dropout rate for the 2025 cohort. The next portion is our graduation rate. So now this is just a snapshot of only last year. So, you know, num numbers maybe overlap just a hair, but but really not much. This is going to be a little different comparison. So, we had 328 seniors total enrolled last year. We had 10 withdrawal to another school. We had two that did not graduate. Tried to get them to come to summer school. They couldn't make that. That is like they didn't have their credits and they didn't come get them and so they finished school but they didn't get a diploma. >> That's correct. We had 10 that were 10day drops. So those are kids
017that just didn't finish that quit coming. And then we had two enrolled in GED classes and we do not know their status as of right now. So that's a total of 24 non-graduates. like we have right there, 10 of those are enrolled or were enrolled in other schools. So last year 2025, we had 304 seniors graduate high school. That puts our graduation rate for last year at 92.7. And then our college remediation rate. This is the the latest years we had available from the state 2023. So these numbers are the 2023 high school graduates looking at the fall of their freshman year in 2023 at college. So the first line row going across are the numbers specific to Talqua High School. We had zero students enrolled in in remediation classes at college level in science.
0184.7% of our 2023 graduates that went to college were in English remediation classes, 18.8 in math and 4.7 in reading. Then when you compare that to the other hospitals in the county, they had zero in science. But you can see we're quite a bit about 50% better on English, quite a bit better in math and in reading. >> T the only high school >> and and one thing and and I don't think Sequoia's numbers are >> they're not. >> Um, and one thing too, which you you all know, we put out a whole lot more graduates. So, when we dealing in percentages, it does get a little a little odd, but uh, compared to the state, we we we barely missed the mark in English. Math is a little over a percentage or a point
019behind. in reading we did better in the state of Oklahoma as far as 2023 graduates have had a remedial class score high enough that section >> do we have a plan that we address that >> yes so what we have done we have started an ACT prep class at the high school for juniors got about 19 I believe enrolled in that um we are encouraging all of our classes requiring teachers to present bell work test questions formative summitive assessments in ACT format things like quizzes in in math time them they might be three questions but give them four minutes you know which they're reworking the ACT we'll have a new ACT come spring but what it's historically been is a problem then usually if you can work that. So we're doing those things wanting our
020teachers to put out read this answer these questions. We're it's it's it can be a two-edged sword. We're we're lucky this day and age. It can be a little easy for us. We can go to AI and say I need I need ACT style questions. You I was a history teacher for US history. Even though US history is not the ACT, it will spit out questions in a in typical AI fashion. We agree to it, make sure everything's correct. But but yes, that is what we're doing to try and get those those schools. >> Do you have any insight on I mean if it's us, the county, and the state, the science is so low. Do we think that's because there's been a focus or because that part of the test is easier? >> So
021I don't know why. So I don't know that there is remedial science classes >> because everyone takes different science >> different and you take the first level whatever it is >> intro to biology intro physical science I don't know >> okay >> it lit from the state 6 so I don't know >> some college might have >> so there's not zero level science classes in college well maybe at one college there is >> okay >> and and so we're we're going to the ACT to juniors in October. >> That test will have the science portion on there, but then after that ACT is going to make it optional. >> Really? >> So much like the writing, >> it will be optional starting in the spring. So in the spring when we give our juniors the
022ACT again, my understanding right now is we will not have the science. >> But really, isn't the science test the test? >> Yeah. And it's short, 35 questions. It's one of the last ones unless you got a test on the ACT. >> So when you take those way down here, do we concentrate on them with those kids or they're not going to go to college anyway? How do we address that? >> Well, no. We we would like to work with them. Um, you know, one of the exciting things about having Otus, which is maybe getting off a little too far in the weeds, but we're going we're going to have that data for us to look at, and then it's going to be able to tell us what what part of math we're low in,
023what part of reading or or ELA we're we're low in, and we'll be able to concentrate on that, and give our teachers more of a focused effort. One of the bad things is especially the test in April, we won't have those results until after they're gone and then they come back their senior year. Now, we'll still be able to to hit in those areas. >> I'm just wondering if you know this child is planning on going to college and you look at their scores if they're this low, if you could have a concentration and say, "Okay, call the counselor calling in and say, you're planning on going to college. you're not going to make the mark because of this. We have this class for you. >> Yes, that is that is the goal. We hope
024that ACT prep grows. >> And that's not through the grant anymore, is it? The ACT prep. We've had it at different points. I believe it's >> Europe still. >> So you were asking basically remediation for those specific students, >> right? I mean, if we've got a percentage that they're going to have to take, if you just convince them if you take this class and you get this up, then you don't have to take a class that you get no credit for and you got bring them into the counselor's office and sell that. >> Yes. >> So we we're going to in October we'll give the ACT the very next day we turn around and give the preac to sophomores. So if we can >> start there >> exactly so I don't want to put the
025cart before the horse but at some point in the future I'd like to look at giving the ACT every year nth grade. then you can begin to really track and when it gets time for those discussions we know we have a better idea and have been working program I've run that ACT prep program and it will concentrate on whatever area if they're low in math they can just work on that they're low in English they can concentrate on English so that we could focus them into the area that they have a need in >> Yes. And we have one instructor that's that's AIM certified. And here I am drawing a blank, but it's through ACT. It is a certification. >> Underwood teaching. >> Yes. Mr. Underwood and Mr. Pat will do the maths version. And
026he goes, he's either just went or he'll go this month and then we'll be able to have those people instruct these kids that we we need to bump scores up. >> Good program. If they work at it, it's a good program. >> And you you've seen results in that work. >> I mean, if the kids focus, they can pick their weak area and they can concentrate on it. And a lot of the kids would come into the class and say, "I'm doing fine in this and this. They really don't have my mask up." So then that's what they focus on in class. They can pull that mask up. >> It's very beneficial. So, we need to sell the course then. >> That's right. >> To the kids. Yes. >> Any other questions, Mr. Jordan? Well,
027I love it that we're we're tracking this information. I for years we really didn't know what students how many kids ended up in reme remial courses in college and once they left us we they were gone and sort of washed our hands of them. So I I'm really happy to see that because our success is reflected by how well they perform when they leave us. Okay. Anything else? >> Thank you. Great job. >> Item G, superintendence report. Um, so I want to start with a shout out to Bryson. Today is his birthday. Happy birthday. >> So, hi Bryson and happy birthday. Happy birthday to everyone at the board meeting who watches every month ask question about it every month. So, uh we'll celebrate next week at the advisory meeting. Uh so, we have 505 employees
028as of now. We have 3,595 kids enrolled, which is about a hundred down from last year. Um, we are between the beginning of school last year and child count day on October one. It grew a little bit. Um, we're very close to October 1, so I don't know if we're going to rebound that, but I believe we were the only um well, I know we were the only person the only place in Cherokee County that had that that the enrollment had increased last year. And so I I think it's just dropped down a little bit and more high school level than um than other levels. Like prek is up um from where we were last year. The elementary schools are pretty static. It seems to be a high school um the numbers are in trending
029in high school. Um, so we have 177 preK students, uh, 14 adventure and three P3s, 449 at Cherokee, 483 at Greenwood, 487 at Heritage, uh, 716 at Talqua Middle School, and 1,283 at ths and central combined. We do have a few various spots for transfers at elementary and high school level, and those are always found on our website. Um project updates. Uh the armory is going well. The roof is almost complete. Demo is about 95% complete. HVAC is very close to being completed. Um they had to build a two-hour firewall between the front portion um which was the big open portion before and the hallway back into uh the auditorium. And that has been a big undertaking but is should be done uh hopefully by the end of tomorrow. They've been working on rewiring on
030the plumbing's started for the new bathroom. Interior walls are being I believe the term is furred out fur. Um so the the outside of all the front uh is that they have not started the interior walls. I walked down there to to look uh today but no interior walls yet. Door frames are going to be delivered next week and then that framing and wall rough in will be what they really are working on in the next few weeks. Um they're also going to start on exterior improvements um but possibly this weekend. They're doing tough pling or they're going in and filling in where the rock um has cracked and making sure that that is off and they're going to clean the outside and a few other things that we'll do on the outside. They've removed
031the small awnings above all the front windows. We took those off. We're not going to replace those, but we will replace the large awnings. Those have already been ordered. Um, and they will power wash the entire building and clean it all up. We'll have a new front door that needs to be replaced. So, >> still well >> outside. >> I'm beginning to think maybe down the wall. I I I hope I hope we still in there by the end of the year, but um realistically I'm I'm not I'm not so sure. Maybe next month I'll have a lot better idea. Um the on the bond, we talked a little bit about that, but that we've got that kickoff meeting scheduled on October 2nd. We'll be working on timelines, architectural plans. Uh you know, we put
032a lot of work in some of the particular projects. Um but there that's one set. They have 43 sets of blueprints that go to every level of something when you're building it. So now we'll get down in the weeds on all of things. Um as we look at the different projects we'll be working on. We'll be putting everybody at the table that needs to be at the table. When we're talking about Sequoia, we're going to make sure that Misty's at the table saying and you know representatives from her building. These are the things that we think that we need. um when we're talking looking at hallway renovations and and and the awnings uh the different things that are going on at the middle school and high school, we will make sure who this is going
033to affect on a daily basis is at the table with us making good decisions for all of those places. So that's an exciting part of that. Um and again, we'll also start formalizing those lists of yearly purchases for site needs and transportation. And there again, we will look at that from a district-wide um standpoint. $250,000 is not a lot of money when you're dividing it between seven sites. But when we have a a yearly aotment of something like that, we'll look to see, okay, this is furniture replacement. Um, we probably don't want to do all of Greenwood at one year, then move to the next, but do we do a kindergarten, what kindergarten needs across, and then do we work on first grade the following year, pick up a sixth or seventh, you know, so
034we're going to have to really look at what needs to be done first and then have that schedule out for uh the the next uh decade or longer. >> Um, So, you know, >> yeah. Oh, you'll be waiting. You might not be sitting here in 10 years, but you you'll still be watching. You'll still be watching. Um, and Car's going to love that I'm going to have a 10-year calendar because he gets mad when I have a two-year calendar. Wasn't even around for me to make. So, uh, lots of lots of planning. Um, but it's exciting and again, we're just thankful that we get to do it. So, um, just I'm just talking about you, Carly. You walked back in the room. Um, I just got back from the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
035conference. U, Nikki Malloy and I attended that the last few days. Um, we're there to advocate for our impact aid funding, the program that was established in 1950 that provides direct federal funding assistance to school districts. Um, lose local tax revenue due to the presence of federal land and other entities. So, um it is uh being in the capital of the Cherokee Nation is something that is a it's a pot of money that comes to us to help offset the cost of that. It's very important to our district. Um it's also funding that comes to a district with the least amount of strings um than any other pot of money um that you receive. Uh so we with Oasis which is the Oklahoma Association serving impacted schools group met with the seven congressional offices and
036the last couple days we did a couple days of training with people from all over the United States and um just we received $581,000 in impact aid um last year. That fluctuates a little bit from year to year but it is a large part of money for us that we particularly put in building fund. that way we can do whatever we need to do with that. Um, but so it can help us with projects, but it can help us with the insurance, it can help us um pay the bills. Uh, it can help us, you know, we pay for SRO's out of our general fund, but those are hundreds of thousands of dollars um that we might not be able to afford if we didn't have something like that that was helping us pay the
037light bill. So, it's a matter of uh leveraging it where you need it, but it is a very valuable um pot of money to our district and every year um that group goes twice a year actually and it's something that I'll I'll want to attend yearly. I don't know that I'll be able to go both times a year like a lot of them do, but I think once a year it's definitely worth u my time and our investment and going and talking about our story and why that's important to our kids. It's a program that's not even uh it it's funded very low. If it was fully funded, we would get millions and millions of dollars. Um obviously, we would love and we advocate for that, but just advocate for to at least keep it
038um in small bumps. And so, um the people we got to speak to are supportive. Um we live in an area that that is very supportive. We have more districts in the nation than any other state. not necessarily the most amount of money because some states get more money than us, but we do have the most districts that do receive impact aiding. So, it was a very good conference my first and I I look forward to uh returning in the near future. Um this month we typically do uh assessment for you guys to our scores from last spring, but we're still waiting on them. So, we are hoping that we will have finalized assessment scores to give to you all in um October. But yeah, I see someone out there, you know, I mean, they're
039like, "Yeah, it's not." I think every one of them are shaking their head like >> Yeah. So, is that because So, that the individual scores came out and they're usually after. So, is it because they're still looking at those >> I think the cut back change in um Yes. uh basically went back to the year before. Last year we saw that big jump. Um and now they're going back to what we compared to the year before. Um but we don't have any final scores. Um next month if we don't have final scores, we'll just start working and they already are working with the data, but we will go ahead and present the preliminary scores um because we don't know when we're going to get the others. And we want to give the goals. We want
040to set the whole year up, but um it's very behind at this point. >> So, we would want to compare our data this year to not last years, but the years. >> Yes. >> Are they providing because I thought they said when they when we heard that that they were using those old scores that there would be something to use to show >> I believe there is going to be some type of conversion something that will help us. you can say if we had to change the scores back then it still would have looked like >> and each of the principles have been through that. I mean they've been through what what the preliminary looks like um what that compares to last year which really doesn't compare to last year and how that compares to
041the year before which is the best comparison we have. um we we're just ready for it to be static. So we really can see apples to apples how what we're doing is changing um performance and we've not been able to do that for a few years now. So um and now we know there's the whole conversation about no tests. So everything is really up in the air. Um but we're doing with the the the information they have, they are working diligently to um see where kids are >> and move them from there in the positive direction. So hope to have that that well we'll have something for you. It might not be what we normally would but we will have something for you next month. >> Yes. and we have other information that we can
042look at and if that is what we feel is most valuable we'll show you that. >> We were certainly joyful last year. >> Yes, that was a momentation. >> Um on child nutrition um just have a little bit of information I will share on that. We'll just focus on August and they served 49,119 meals in 12 serving dates. Um, and when we look at the what we paid and what we have out uh and what we we're still going to be in the negative um this month about 11 grand. Lacy's got the sideways look when I look at her. >> Do better next. um better commodity truck kind of >> and as we saw last year that that that fluctuates from month to month. We all know that we did end in the red. Um
043we're working with the child nutrition company. Uh numbers I are are trending up already. There was some information here. Um say for example on that um when you look at Lacy gave me some information uh for breakfast, lunch, and supper at every one of the buildings. Um and when you compare say breakfast at Cherokee um it went from 32% eating breakfast in 23 24 to 36 to 45 when you're looking at the August. So that increased their lunch increased their supper increased um at Greenwood their they went from 34 to 52 in those that those threeear span they went from 56 to 75. Sequoia um 47 to 65. Uh their lunch is down a little bit from 23 24 and from last year. It just means probably there are more kids that are bringing their
044lunch. So we'll continue to work with those families and let them understand that they don't have to put that investment in that that they can come in and eat for free. Um Heritage uh increased in uh breakfast and in supper. her that lunch is a little bit down from last year as well. Right now um middle um has increased in breakfast, in lunch and in the supper program and high school. Um this is amazing looking at the statistic right now. Um last year number of students eating in 2425 was less than 1% in breakfast >> at the beginning >> and in the first month and this month 16% of them were getting a breakfast. Um so uh increases there as well. So um meeting with them Lacy's doing a phenomenal job of working with Chartwell
045and Heidi and the team here talking to principles put something out to all of our district today just getting that word out about that program. We just want to keep it affordable um because we know that it is important and something we want to invest in. Um, the last thing I have for you, upcoming dates, just a reminder to everyone, September 26 is PD day, so that's no school for students. Um, on October 2nd, we have the OSSBA zone 8 meeting. Um on October 10th we have homecoming which obvious has you a fun day you know parade downtown lots of festivities uh football um and celebrations. Uh on October 13th through the 17th is fall break. Um we have the state the chamber state of education event uh that you guys typically attend if if
046you're available on October 23rd during the day at NSU and the Chamber of Educ Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is November 13th and I will put an email out with these dates to you and see which of these events you can or would like to attend so we can plan for those events. And that is all I have for today. Item eight, discussion and vote to approve the estimate of business 2025 26 fiscal year. All right. So I gave all of you your little handout with all the good information and then Robert's going to do the PowerPoint. So if you look at um exhibit A schedule 2 shows our revenue for 2425 was 50,66,296.58. Our expenditures for 2425 were 42,159,74 and that brought our carryover to the 7,97,28954. That was the highest carryover that we
047had had in 11 years. >> Which is great. So just a little explanation on the revenues. So your local sources which is your adorum tax we overcolcted on that uh $931,00080 and or sorry $80.30. Then the intermediate sources which is your uh county abloren tax was $46,667.99 cents. Your state sources which is your motor motor vehicle tax your rule electric tax and your vehicle tax we overcolcted $2,64,9456. And then our federal sources, we over collected 1,96,58369. So that's where we get the large carryovers. So we're going to move on to building fund. So building fund, you'll see it says um exhibit C, schedule 6, shows our building fund carryover at 7,257,86727. Our building fund appropriation for FY2526 is going to be 7,932,81744. We grew our building fund carryover by $2,481 or $2,481,000 $730. So many
048numbers. This is the highest carryover we've had in 15 years. So here's information on the budget, which you know next month I'll do the full one budget. So our allocation for FY2526. We are going to be budgeting 49,251,786.19. So next month I'll break that down and show you uh where we plan to spend on every little pot. So our areas of focus for this year is a general fund with the loss of a few competitive grants. We want to make sure we can still provide the academic services that we have provided in the past. So every time we get a new grant um passed when we do our estimate needs that amount just adds we can do an appropriation and uh add it to the lot. We don't have to then we don't have to
049with uncertainty with title funds next year. We also want to make sure we can continue the academic services we are already providing. Once again we don't want to have to cut anything that our students are doing. building fund. Our focus last year was to grow the building fund for a large project. Unknowingly, the Armory project fell into our laps and now we have the funds to remodel it. With the passing of the new bond, we want to make sure the building fund is capable to pay any needed expenses required outside of the bond monies. So, on the bond that we just are finishing, you know, interest rates were really high. So, we were getting a lot of interest off of that money that we had. Well, if interest rates we're noticing that they're starting to
050drop, so that would affect the amount of money that we would have. Also, summary is I will create a budget that will allow us to have between the six point uh six to 6.5 million carryover. We started at 5 million, but we've decided that we're more comfortable probably at six to 6.5 just with the unknown that we continue to see. and uh make sure that we can continue providing the students with quality services. >> Before we have any discussion, Leo, I have a motion and a second to >> second just sit down. >> Now, is you have does anyone have any questions? Uh what does overcolcted mean? >> That's what I >> So overcolcted is like some of those pots of money we don't have control over. It's just how they collect the money like
051through the taxes and stuff. So that's all based on >> So we didn't have to pay anybody back anything. >> It's more than what we budget what we estimated. >> So that's why our carryover. >> I was a little nervous. >> So like even on this estimate of needs, I mean she works with the treasurer. They give us the information. We do our be, you know, they give their best guess. Um, and then last year there were two or three pots of money that they actually collected a lot more than we thought they would, which is why our at the very end of the year um, our carryover was so much more than we thought because we had we knew we had grown it and that was purposeful with some of the things that we
052knew were going on, but it was a little bit higher than we even thought because of the collections when the entire year was. >> That's correct. Maybe there is a OSDA sends out it's you it's it's not hard to or it's hard to find because it's like in links in one of the you know 13 emails that you get from them but they do is it quarterly like the state does quarterly reporting on collections of those of motor fuel tax and they >> because that and they base their state budgets on that too. So they tell you how well it is performing above or below what what they budgeted or what they estimated for the year. And I mean it doesn't mean anything because it's statewide numbers. But if it's up then it's up for
053everybody. So >> you can kind of tell when it's trending >> that way. But in tight years they tend to estimate they're going to get more than they actually do. So they can have bigger budgets. So then you see those. And the other thing that's helped us last year was we had more students. So our midterm was up. So >> and this year I mean obviously 100 students down. It's it will go it will decrease the amount that we got from >> but we can't really tie an amount to that because we don't know what kids we lost. We don't know what the weights are that we actually lost to actually turn that into a dollar amount. At this point it's just kind of >> but after October one we will be able >> Yeah.
054We'll be able to >> sit down. There's a formula. We work with someone that walks us through every one of our weighted kids. It lets us um have a very um strong projection of what that will be. Um we know exactly what our weights will be. What we don't always know is the factor. Kosa is usually pretty spot on with what they think it's going to be, but we will be able after October one be able to look at all this. And when we talk about kids, kids are weighted differently. um whether you know if they're gifted and talented or they have special needs or if they're a kindergarten student compared to a fourth grade student or a pre-K student, they're all weighted differently um against the factor >> against the formula. So the state
055gives us more money on some >> Yes. students than others. Yes. Weed at a higher >> Yes. And it kind of makes no sense. We just >> they tell you what the numbers are and you plug yours in. It's a very intense day of math. >> It really is. >> Paper and pencil for like I don't know almost all day just figuring numbers and weights. Something I'm so proud of is that we have placed a focus on our carryover because that is very that's our that's our social security that's our money in the bank that should certain things not >> uh come through that we think might be coming through then we have a way to maintain and keep our >> district functioning but I I don't ever recall before having a concerted plan for
056developing and increasing the carryover and really pleased and happy that you all have instituted that. It's important. >> Yeah, it is. We don't want to have unpaidable warrants over Any more questions? >> Anyone else? I think we are ready to vote. Is that correct? >> I Dr. I, >> Mrs. Crawford, and I. >> Item I, discussion and vote to approve the following surplus surplus one through five. Do I have a motion? I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. Very good. >> And even in >> any discussion, Mrs. Nema. >> Hi, >> Dr. Ever. >> I >> Dr. Coff. >> Mrs. Crawford. >> Hi. >> And I J. Business items. Consent docket. Vote to approve the following. This is one through four. This involves contracts and fundraisers and trips out of state overnight, lease and purchase,
057uh, and financial obligations one through four. Do I have a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Any discussion? >> I'm Dr. I >> I >> Mrs. Crawford and I >> item K discussion and vote to approve the social studies textbook committee for the 2025 26 school year. Have a motion. I'll make a motion to approve. Any discussion? Mrs. Nemo. >> Hi, >> Dr. Everell. Hi, >> Dr. Hi, Mrs. Crawford. And I item L board to consider and take action on a resolution determining the maturities of and setting a date, time, and place for the sale of the $1,15,000 general obligation compi combined purpose bonds of the school district. Second discussion. Yes. Um so this is our first round of new money from the bond. Um this general obligation bond would be the money that
058we would receive in December. Um we have a special board meeting or setting a special board meeting I guess with this on October 7th to sell those um bonds. Um, then what happens, the attorney general has 30 days to look at that approval, and then it basically approves the entire election, gets the ball rolling for all of the other um bonds that will be sold and prepared for um us to get money to start working on the projects. Um, so we do have a special board meeting set for October 7th at noon, I believe. Um and again this would be this 1.1 million is the first round of money that we received in December. >> I teach so I won't be there. >> Okay. >> But we will have a forum >> I believe. Yes.
059When I checked that date we should be able to have a >> Okay. >> Should be a very short meeting. McDonald's and Associates will come that day and present and we'll be the only thing that we will put on that agenda. >> Is that the one where we get the they get the bids? >> Yes. from the other from the bay. You look at that >> and at that point this determines what the money that we get following this. We have a schedule, don't we, of when money is released. >> Yes, this is the first amount and then once this ball starts rolling, it gets it opens the door for them to start working on the lease revenue bonds. And so then we would have another same type of thing on a regular board meeting.
060Then we'd have a special board meeting to open those. Um I hope by March the latest we should be ready for that. I hope that we can do that a little bit earlier because the earlier we can do it the sooner we can get the projects. Um and um and all. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And then we would know specific amounts. um you know when we first ran amounts in January of last year it was a particular amount of money for projects and then remember it tanked well right now it's back up a little bit and so we want to get this done rather quickly because right now would be a good time to start setting those things rather than like it was a couple months ago it plays in our favor any further discussion
061I Dr. Eversoul >> I >> Dr. C. >> I >> Mrs. Crawford and I item M discussion and vote to approve the revision review of the following policies to 6025 and 605. So we have student transfer and then a medication policy. Do I hear move? Second. >> Any discussion? >> I kind of I had a quick question. I meant to ask this important for the medication for the epipans. Is that only for students who have them and provide them or do we have them on site in the event that there is a reaction? >> We do not have we do not care. >> So, I couldn't really tell by reading that because it said they wouldn't be administered unless there was a release and I'm like, well, do all students sign a release? But these
062are kids who know they have allergies. they bringing it in to be kept at the school I guess as well as one other person probably. Okay. >> Um and it was just a little bit of an edit that was required for accreditation. Um and then the other policy student transfer is what we do every I mean we've done it quite often recently but we always do it this time. So we wanted to make sure and get on our appropriate schedule from now on for the rest of the year for the end of this first quarter. I would think it would be rather difficult if they didn't have the signed release even if they didn't to not administer I mean that you have to call 911. >> Yes, that was a change in the law this
063year that even um you have to call 911 even if the parent is there or knows. I mean there's a very particular set of steps that was a law passed this year. Any other discussion? Mrs. Nei, >> Dr. Ever, Dr. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Crawford. I item N discussion and vote to approve the following meal prices for the 202526 school year. I'll make a motion to approve. >> And have these gone up? Any discussion? >> Lacy, they have gone up a little bit. >> Do you know off the top of your head exactly what the change is? >> The the price of the lunch went up 25 and breakfast went up 50 cents. And we didn't choose that. The state >> tells you basically what it's going to be. >> So this is only adults
064get second servings, right? >> Correct. That's correct. Yes. Any further discussion? Mrs. Nemo. Hi. >> Dr. Evero. >> I. >> Dr. C. >> I. >> Mrs. Crawford. And I. Item O, discussion and vote to approve the schedule of incumbrances. Have a motion. >> Make that motion. >> Second. >> Any further discussion? >> Mrs. Nemo. >> I. >> Dr. Eversol. >> I. >> Dr. Kaufman. >> Hi. Mrs. Crawford and I item P discussion and vote to approve changes to the following job descript description and it's a description of a mentor teacher I have a motion on my I'll second you want to speak to the changes that were made mentor teacher >> we um had that mentor teacher job We have had that mentor teacher job description way back and the state used to when they
065told us at the state you have to pair teachers with a mentor they made us go through estate training and all this. So all of that was in there. So we had to get rid of that and then we had talked with u negotiations and at least wanted a minimum of two hours a week and they do spend a lot more time than that. So, we just put some specific things in there so it would be in writing. Those were kind of taking out some of that that went with the old and just putting in a book. I don't have it in front of you. I wish I did. >> And the teacher doesn't have to be saying discipline subject matter. >> We left that in there. They can be and a lot of times
066that's the first thing that you do, but um they don't they don't have to be. Um and a lot of times it's whoever is working with them the closest. You know what I'm saying? So it has those qualifications. It tells the number of years just all of that. We needed that cleaned up. >> Anything else? Mrs. Mino. >> Hi. >> Dr. Ever. I Dr. >> Mrs. Crawford and I motion and vote to approve personnel items one through three with you'll make the motion. Move to approve item Q one through three with the inclusion of the following Whitney Creedmore PT Paris sub. The Charles Harris, special care parah, Taylor Cochran, special care para, Desiree Wood, PT Paris sub, Maggie Calco, teacher attending certification. Britney Yates, PT Paris sub, and Haley Weaver, PT Paris sub. >> I'll
067second. >> Any discussion? I have a big question not related to those names are good but um did we have to send letters because I I saw that some schools because of the state board meeting that was cancelled that there's some requirement that if your because they didn't get certifications approved that they had to send out letters saying child has been more than 30 days taught by someone. >> Yes, we >> did. I did not I didn't know that was a thing and I saw a news article about it where some I guess some schools had to send out lots and lots of them. We have not had so many. We pretty much have certified teachers in most areas now don't >> we do we pretty much have provisional teachers which means they were coming
068the alternative path or a pair of path but we still have 20 emergency certified teachers that may have moved. We have 17 teachers that are adjunct in some way, >> but we had some that were way that would have been up on that meeting that was canceled and because it was canceled, we had to do some extra leg work there. >> Any further discussion? Mrs. Nemo. >> Hi. >> Dr. Evererson, >> I Dr. Con. Mrs. Crawford and I. Item R, any new business? Item S, we are a journ.