001Rebecca, can you hear me? Can you hear me, Rebecca? Like, thumbs up if you can hear or thumbs down. Okay. Good evening. This means is called to order. This is a Southeast Delu School District Board of School Directors Committee of the whole scheduled for Thursday, September 18th, 2025. Dr. Sanchez, committee reports, please. Good evening, Madam President. Good evening, board members. We would like to start um with the first items connected to special education. Dr. Gibb staffer. >> Good evening everyone. So this evening, the special education department is asking for the ratification of a contract Pathway School, which is an approved private school and Southeast Delo School District for the 2526 school year. Um the students ID is listed here. Next, the special education department is asking for the ratification of a contract for the 2526
002school year for River Rock Academy and Southeast Delo School District for one student. We're also asking for a contract between the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf for the school year 2526. uh for two students. We're also asking for the board to ratify the contract between Elwin and Southeast School District for the 2526 school year for related services of a onetoone for the student for one student. Next, we're asking for the board to ratify the contract between UHS of Doylestown LLC foundations behavioral health. They do operate a school in media which is called life works. Um this life works school as I said is operated by foundations which is a licensed private academic school licensed by the Pennsylvania board of private academic schools. So this contract is asking for that to be ratified between life work
003school and southeast delo for the 2526 school year for one student. We are also asking for the ratification of the contract between child guidance resource centers and the southeast delo school district for this academic school year. This is for the southeast elo school district to have one school-based mental health worker to provide onetoone and group interventions to children and adolescence of the district. Um at times it is for one full-time person but they do send us two persons um with a 5050 split. The rate of this is $16,357. be paid from the general fund. We're asking for a contract to be ratified between Gamut Behavioral Health Services and Southeast Delo School District. This is a professional service um behavioral health service that we utilize for select cases in the district when we're looking for functional
004behavioral assessments to be done, positive behavioral support plans to be done, and they utilize the following workers in order to do those different tasks. So, their rates are listed here in the various roles. And lastly, we are asking for the approval of a confidential settlement agreement for one student listed on this document. >> Are we going to get a copy of it? >> Yes, you will have that by Friday, which is tomorrow. >> A question. Uh, Miss uh, McGall, what what contract did you want? Any other questions for Dr. Gibapper? >> Um yes. Um so for number eight. >> Yes. So for the behavior uh health science I mean services and uh Southeast Delo school district. So you mentioned that the behavior uh supervision is one uh 15 per hour. So how many students are
005they um teaching or >> Servicing. >> Right. So we typically have last year we utilize one BC we don't have a board certified behavioral analyst in the district. >> Right. So, the one thing that we struggle with here is that we do have um at this point we have about 14 self-contained autistic support classrooms in the district. With those autistic support classrooms, we actually do not have a board-certified behavioral analyst that is working in those classroom or working with those classrooms. >> Okay. >> It is something that we have discussed. is something that we have um looked at and looking at it from a contracted lens it seems to be more appropriate. Last year we had one student that we actually ut utilize a service for and they actually do five hours a week. >>
006So this person actually meets with the team. They meet with the classroom teacher. They're observing and working with the registered behavioral technicians >> and they're actually supervising them. Because if we have a child >> who actually has behaviors and need that behavior modification, the registered behavior act registered behavioral technician actually acts out the plan but they need supervision. >> So that's when we start utilizing those behaviors. >> Oh, so okay. So you say it's 14 students, >> 14 classrooms that we have. >> 14 classrooms, >> right? So again, because we have we have school psychologists in every building and they assist. >> Um but again, when we're looking at some of our students with some higher behaviors, we do have to bring in board certified clinicians to be able to do the observation and supervise
007the registered behavioral technicians. >> All right. So >> last year I only used it for one particular student. >> Okay. So just for the record, uh I'd like to know about the behavior consultant assistant. Uh go ahead. >> Yeah. So not all of these services have we utilized in the past. I think this is just their rate. She's saying that it's available to us. So they send us a whole umbrella when we do it. So if it's necessary, for example, um they have crisis intervention specialists. We've never utilized them. However, if we do have a crisis in a district of any type of magnitude, we will be able to utilize that resource and would be able to activate it as well. So, they offer all type of behavioral supports that are there available on standby.
008And as I said, we utilize this service for our most neediest children. Um, again, our psychologists are doing things such as functional behavioral assessments and behavior plans, but there are different levels that are needed for certain children who do have a higher level of need, especially when we're trying to keep them in district and we don't want to send them to out into a more restrictive setting. We try to exhaust all our resources internally before we refer to an out of district placement. >> Okay. So to my understanding right now you don't have any student. So just in case. >> Okay. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> I have asked um Gamut to actually look for a registered behavioral technician. They're very difficult to find from this company. Um and they have a search out but
009again sometimes they provide and sometimes they don't. >> Okay. Okay. So, what about the I'm sorry, I just have to go through um the um crisis intervention specialist. >> So, how many students are you not? >> We haven't utilized that at all. >> Okay. So my question to you is you're asking the board just to pass this >> just in case. >> Correct. >> Okay. We do have students that may be registered >> in our district. Okay. >> Correct. All right. Correct. >> So what about the registered behavioral technician? >> Yes. We do again on a as needed basis when the IEP team comes together and we've had a child with a PCA or personal care aid. If a personal care aid is utilized for a student and that person doesn't seem to suffice, then
010we actually have to increase it to a registered behavioral technician. >> Okay. >> In district right now, we probably have about four students who have a registered behavioral technician and they're not supplied through this company at this time. >> Okay. So even uh the next one applied uh behavior. So is that the same these therapists are working alongside of the registered behavioral technicians as well as the behavioral supervisor consultants. Sometimes they have to come in as a behavioral team that has to come in to do observations at various times to help develop that behavioral plan. >> Okay. So if we have one particular child that we identify and we're working with that family, they may say, "We're going to send an applied behavioral analytic therapist. We're going to send a behavioral supervisor consultant to come
011and a registered behavioral technician as a team kind of to wrap around the whole child to make sure that a comprehensive plan is provided for that child." >> Okay? >> And then they fade off. So then they fade off. >> It fades off. Okay? So one more um well this not my last question but the classroom applied uh for behavior. So is that the same >> same thing? So sometimes we do need classroomwide support like for a classroom if the entire classroom needs a behaviorwide system and they need some type of you know positive behavioral support plan or system set up for the whole classroom. Most of these services that I'm using is for individualized. Okay. This is normally when I have a case that is again like a very high priority case, right? >>
012And we're trying to avoid legality or we're trying to avoid an out of district placement that we make this recommendation. But there are times where we will reach out to the DCIU for some type of coaching, but we can reach out to Gamut for coaching for the entire classroom. >> Okay. So my question to you is for the ones that you don't have students that's uh needed in each C category, >> would you allow the board uh to know that uh there are x amount of students that are enter into uh certain programs? >> Yes, I can do that. >> Okay, >> I can do that. Okay. So um so do you think I mean with your you know experience and do you think that we are going to be needed for the categories that
013is not you know our students >> I would hope we wouldn't need to utilize some of these services like crisis intervention but day by day if there's a nationwide crisis, some type of situation. At least we would have that in our >> backpack, if you will, as a resource we could call on and use without calling them and saying, "Oh, do you have a contract with us?" We say, "No." They say, "We can't service you." And then we have to kind of go through that process. Um, again, like I said, when we're using, we're not utilizing and we haven't utilized all of these services in the past. It's just an umbrella contract. Okay. Um, also I think it's important to understand that the contract has been re reviewed by the board solicitor Mr. Diorio and
014he has reviewed it as well. >> So that's important because again each child with special needs there is significant additional funding that is given to them for special needs over a regular education child. So with that being said, it's already monies there set aside to be able to ensure that they get what they need. >> Okay. So with your experience um I just like to know the percentage that is needed in the categories that you said new students uh are needed in uh one two three categories which is what behavior uh consultant uh uh uh assistance. So what do you think that or what do you think that it could be possibility that we may get students? >> There is always a possibility. >> Always a possibility. Okay. >> There's always a possibility. And it's
015not always that they will have staff available either. So when we're looking for staff, we have to kind of just send out a mass email to all of our providers and they have to go through clearances. They sometimes have to bring people on and hire them and sometimes they can fulfill it and sometimes they can't they don't. >> Okay. So what you're asking the board is for us to approve this. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Just in case it's needed >> as an additional resource for us to have in special ed for children that need this level of support. >> Okay. I just want to clarify that. >> No problem. >> Thank you, Dr. Tapper. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you, Dr. Tapper. You're welcome. >> So, I'm gonna ask Dr. Reicmack to come to the
016front. She's going to go back to number one. In the meantime, I'm going to do the the one following where Dr. Gibstapper finished, which is I think number >> nine. Um, >> no, it's number 10 to approve the contract with DJ Heavy hitters. uh it is to be able to provide some music uh entertainment during all of our fall senior sports. Now I'm gonna turn over to Dr. Freddix Smack to go back to number one. >> Hi, good evening everyone. >> Good evening. So under education item number one, we are asking the board to amend the resolution approved in June on the 26th to uh for the proposal from Edmenum for the open options at Academy for the night academy cyber program and summer school students at the at the peruse cost contained within the
017proposal from June 30th through 2025 through June 30th, 2026 at a total cost not to exceed 300,000 to be paid from the general fund. fund, right? >> This is in an effort to support students for classes where a teacher has yet to be identified. So that way they can be assigned to the class and receive the instruction that they need to receive. Um the request was made so that we could add those additional courses for those students who may need it. >> So is that it? >> No. >> Oh, go ahead. Go ahead. Go ahead. Education item number 12. Approve the agreement with Catapult Learning to provide professional development services to district schools in the amount not to exceed $286,500 to be paid from grant funding received through the Pennsylvania Department of Education job training
018and education funds to catapult learning. So, this is a grant that we received um after a nomination was made through Representative Heather Boyd's office. um it will be approximately $500,000 over a two-year period. So this first year funding has been allocated to support but may not be limited to the job embedded professional development opportunities for Academy Park High School as they move through the CSI process. And then for professional development opportunities right now specifically on the three virtual days that um our teachers engage in districtwide. Number 13, approve the ordering of the following novel for Academy Park High School at a cost not to exceed $1,500 to be paid from the general fund. And the title of that book is listed there and then there were none by Agatha Christie and it's currently a book
019that um has been used over a period of time at Academy Park. Number 14, approve the attendance of the following individuals at the NAPSA conference >> um October 19th to the 22nd in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a cost not to exceed $2500 per person to be paid from the general fund. And the two attendees to that conference are Dr. Deborah Gibbs Tapper and Barbara Young. Number 15. Approve the attendance of the following individuals to the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Conference December 1st through the 4th, 2025 in Orlando, Florida at a cost not to exceed $2,500 per person to be paid from the general fund. The three attendees listed are Richard Sharon, Latasha Threadgill, and Shannon Murphy. This is a conference that outlines some best practices and other schools will also be in attendance and it
020will allow the team to look at what practices may actually be applicable to the high school as they move toward improved and innovative practices through their school setting. Number 16, approved the uplisted, I'm sorry, the updated listing of the approved field trip locations available for consideration by principles for instate classroom field trips for the 202526 school year. That addition was of the Nuland Grist Mill. It was a request from an educator and we just needed to ensure that we added it for approvals. And number 17, approve the date, location, and agreement for Academy Park High School 2026 commencement to be held June 8th, 2026 at Newman University at a cost not to exceed $16,08 to be paid from the general fund. And the structure of that contract is the same as the previous structure has
021been. Um, >> do we have any questions for Dr. Edm? >> I did. Can you turn your mic on? >> I'm sorry. >> Number 16. These are the trips that's in instate. >> All the trips. Yes. >> Okay. >> It's being this particular trip to Nuling Grist Mill is being added to the already existing list. >> Oh yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I see it right here. Says all instate. It was another question that I had for you. Um, I don't see it, but you don't mind if I call you back to the podium if I >> Madame President, may I ask a quick question? >> You are more than welcome to ask any question. >> All right. Yeah, just one. Um, for number 15, um, I love the idea of this trip, but I
022do see it's three administrators from one one building. Will the ESC be providing coverage or will you be pulling principles from other buildings? >> I'll take that. We already are coming up with a plan to be able to provide additional support for those three days. So, yes, we will figure out how they get additional support, >> right? But I want to make sure it's not taking from the other buildings. Will it be ESC? >> I can follow up with you. I don't have the plan right now, but I specifically asked to be sure that we had a plan to give them additional support. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I did have a question. >> Um, for number 17, have we ever looked in to any other location other than Newman? Are we just constantly going
023to stay with Newman? The seating in the the seating is awful. Let's just put it that way. It's awful, especially for those who are handicapped or disabled. It's just not ideal. Have we looked into any other location? >> So, Miss McGallen, yes, we have. Unfortunately, Newman is the only one that um has enough capacity for our parents. Um, we're also looking into lowering the amount of tickets per senior to have people attend the graduation as well because every other venue in this area besides the soccer stadium in Chester cannot accommodate us. >> Not even the Leo Center because I know that that's where Upper Derby is having it and Upper Derby is way bigger than us. >> It's Yeah, it's the cost factor. So we can check into Leor Center, but then you have to
024remember parents trying to get there by 6:00 during rush hour in North Philly and then the parking expense for the parents, but we will look into that. >> So uh Madame President, >> wait for is that >> I mean I would I would hope that we would continue the search just because again it's not that's a very small location for the amount of people and then I think it's kind of even if bringing it back here to our field the way we used to would be a better option than just to simply say we're going to lower the amount of people that can can attend. That's going to cause a lot of blowback from the parents, especially those who have already had kids who graduated. And they're going to say like, you know, I was
025able to invite seven people. Now I can only invite five or four. What do I do with my kids? What do I do with my family? So, I I think we want to keep that in mind as well before we start saying we're going to lower the amount of people that can come. >> Okay. Thank you. Yes, Miss Wood. >> Um I just want to ask uh Miss McGawen, uh I feel you of what you are saying. So, uh have you done a a a research where we can uh honor the uh parents and the we can honor the parents and that I mean the uh graduates and their guests to uh participate in you know graduation. Do you know anything that we where we could go to? >> So, I haven't done a preliminary
026search. However, I know that there are other areas. I just don't know what they are. I the reason that I hadn't gone and gotten quotes and things like that because I don't know that I'm authorized to be able to request that information. So, I don't want to go to a location and say like, I want information on your rates because I can't. That's out of my position. Um, anyone, excuse me, Miss Wolf, anyone can call any organization and ask for rates and then supply them to the superintendent. >> Right. >> I'm I'm just saying anyone um if you're researching whatever, if you have some information, I would once you receive it, I would send it to the superintendent's office. >> Like I'm I'm happy to do so. The only other thing is I would need
027numbers like how many graduates, how many parents are we expecting? like I without those numbers I can't. >> So for use I would use the graduation rate that we just had last year >> as a ballpark figure for what the Leia court is going to charge. >> But yeah, I I mean I'm definitely happy to to pull information that I can, but I I had was just curious if we were just kind of going with this is just the way we've always done it, so we're just going to do that or are we always looking for a better experience for the graduates and the families? No, they have been looking at other options in other venues as well around the area closer for parents in Southeast Delo. Um, some parents don't drive, so that's a
028whole another issue we have. >> I know one year we had a bus that took parents >> to every well every year we have a bus that takes them to to Newman College. So, you have to put have that in mind. Also, you also have to have in mind if we're using parent buses for parents for graduation, then that's a burden on our transportation center for picking up and dropping off students in um in dismissal time. >> Well, see, that would be one of the times where I would say having it at the Leor Center would be better because you have better access to public transportation. There are so many routes to get you down to Broad Street. So if someone didn't drive and did have access to public transportation versus the limited access to
029get to Newman. So that would have been where I would say if you're talking transportation wise that would be a better option. Not to say that Leo Center is the only option. I just put it out there because I do know that is a very large facility with better seating options. That that was my only thing. I'm I'm definitely not saying like pick it up and move. I'm just putting ideas out there just to see where the interest is and also what the process looks like so that if I go ahead and approach I'm I'm perfectly happy to approach to ask questions but I wanted to get a little more information before I did so and to find out to make sure that one I'm not like stepping out of my place and and two
030that I'm not stepping on anyone's toes. >> May I make a suggestion? >> One, Miss Perry. So I just want to make it clear the administration has been looking to other venues. uh you have to make sure that it's cost effective for parents as well to get to these places. I understand that transportation is there. Um however, if they don't roll back the septa stuff, uh then it'll be a cost to parents going to see their kids graduate as well. So, I just want to make it very clear that the administration has definitely been looking into places. Um we want to make sure that it's cost effective to the district and for our parents and students. So I guess is the question you want us to look for this school year or are you thinking
031about the following school year >> even if we can't do it for this school year just to continue to look forward but the also the option of looking into how we could potentially move it back to night field where they're graduating on their home turf which is what we used to do as as an option. Not saying that it has to be done, but it was done for since the school's inception all the way up until we finally started moving it out to Newman. We used to do it here. So, it is it isn't something that's unconventional. It's in the area. Most of the parents would have way better access to this place than they would, you know, Newman or or Leor anywhere. Now, I know that there was cost to rent >> uh like
032the chairs and the tents, like that kind of stuff, but when we're weighing it versus the cost to go to another facility, >> you know, that's when you start running those numbers. So, that was just just a suggestion. I'm not at all saying that this is something that needs to be done for this school year. Just putting ideas out there simply because I haven't heard anything. All I ever see is Newman and all the only contract that's been presented is this. Up until this moment, I didn't know what searching had been done on any new locations. No one's ever mentioned it. All they ever say is Newman. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Perry. >> Um, so I'm all about keeping our money in Delaware County if and when possible. And I don't know exactly how
033many people the Miranda Center at Newman holds, but I would guess probably maybe 3,000. I don't know. But Villanova University, they do hold high school graduations and in the Finan pavilion and I know it holds I think it holds over 6,000 people and it's accessible by regional rail and bus. So maybe a suggestion to look into. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Oh, and also I think there's people at the door trying to get in and they're locked out. >> Well, uh I just want to say uh I understand your uh concern uh Miss uh McGawan for our graduation on our own turf. uh you have to consider the um uh the weather. Okay. And for as far as uh uh uh Leah Cororus Center, I worked at Temple for years. Uh there is no parking
034um on Broad Street is very congested parking and for uh Villanova University that's also a good idea but we will have to get more information about parking. uh how many kids and parents uh how many they can hold for the uh Villanova University. So this >> 6,500. >> Okay. So if it's 500 and how much? >> 65. >> Oh, you said 65. >> Yes. >> Okay. So we can check and and see and plus I like to uh do a survey with our parents to see how they would feel to have the graduation at the university uh Villanova University. We just can't put it out there and not ask the parents how do they feel about it. So, Villain Nova, if the if the majority are able and they are willing to have their children's
035graduation there, yeah, that's a good idea. But, uh, we will have to ask the parents. So when it comes to the graduation, I don't really remember a survey going out to decide to go to Newman. I do believe it was just one year we announced that the graduation was going to Newman. I was in the high school at the time, right? >> And this wasn't something that was like up to public buy in. It was more just kind of announced here's where graduation is going to be. So I think if we make a change to it, it would probably follow suit that this is just where graduation is going to be. Now when it comes to having it at Villanova, Villanova is fine and I have no problem with Villanova anywhere that's just bigger than
036Newman. But the other thing is if we had questions on how parking and all of that worked, I would reach out to Upper Derby since Upper Derby just did it. We can ask them about their experience. How was it? you know, ask the the administration there, how did that go in order to try and come up with a plan? Does did it work for you? What were the pros? What were the cons to to go off of that? Because even the parking, like you may have a lot of parking at Newman, but that's great. You don't have a lot of seats and to get there is a quite a steep walk down. And I watched several of our our older parent or family members struggling to get down there. And then a whole bunch of
037them were just crowded up at the top because they couldn't get down there. And then even then there weren't enough seats for everyone. Some of the people filled in the seats at the back of the graduating class because that was all that was left. So, it's when when you're weighing pros and cons, like yes, it might be a little further away or it might be that the parking isn't always the best, but you at least have a view that's safe for you to watch your child graduate. I think people are going to go ahead and start weighing some of those pros and cons. >> Okay. I mean, I'm not going to argue with what you are saying. You can be correct. But the thing about it is if we going to change the venue, we
038ought to uh survey the parents to see how they feel about it because we have been doing [Music] uh Newman for years. So I'm sorry. >> Yeah. So if we going to change the venue, I think that the board should not vote on any place until we survey the parents to see how they feel about it. >> Well, we have a whole year to do that. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. So, I mean, I agree with you. We should change the venue. >> Uh, Newman, no, it was congested. A lot of parents were standing up, you know, it wasn't enough seats. It wasn't enough room. But you got to um figure out what the parents can do to make it to whatever venue that um the board uh decides that what they want to
039do. But it shouldn't be up to the board. It should be up to the parents. >> All right. Miss Woodford, Miss uh Harris Johnson has a comment. >> Uh yes, my comment is also about graduation. Um I was on the board when the graduations were held here and that's when uh Dr. Buts was the superintendent. The reason that they stopped having it at in our district is because of the reasons that was already said because of uh we they would have to rent the chairs, they would have to rent the tents. Uh they would also they would they were very concerned about the inclement weather. There was also a concern that with all of those the parents coming, they didn't have enough area for the those people to park their cars. Even though we had
040the, you know, some parking area, it still was not enough in that immediate area where the graduation was being held. They found out it was more expensive to have the graduation here in the district than it was to go out into a private venue. That's why we stopped having it at Academy Park. It became too expensive. They found that after they calculated the expend expenditures that would be needed to have it at night's academy and the expenses to have it at Newman was much it was less expensive. That's why they stopped having it in our district. >> Thank you. Um, the way I'm looking at it right now, man, is I would have to go for you for Newman for this year because I'm looking at the seniors. Time is creeping up on them. They're
041going to be leaving us. What I'm going to say is, Miss McGallen, I love your idea. M, I love your idea. Miss Teresa, I understand your idea and I'm glad you brought it up. So now that we can go and work and make a little project committee to work on that and nobody has to do it by themselves. Thank you. >> Thank you very much Dr. Redmack. I'm going to invite um Dr. Foreman up to the mic. We have another item to go back to item number 11. Are you able to hear her, Miss Perry? >> No, not at all. >> Can we make sure that mic is working? I'll start again. Good evening everyone. >> I am seeking your approval to um renew an agreement with K12 Insight. K12 Insight provides our let's talk
042platform which is used for districtwide communication on our district website. It provides a chat box as well as an opportunity for parents and staff and community members to connect directly with school officials as well as um our departments and central administration. The cost of the agreement for one school year is $18,32. >> Did you want to was there something else you wanted to share? >> Yes. I wasn't sure if it was questions. And then I also would like to add a 18th agenda item. You do not have it on the agenda yet, but we're going to bold it for next week. I provided you all with a copy of a contract that I received late this evening, and Miss Barley and Miss Perry, I emailed it to you, but everyone else have it here, a
043hard copy in person. And that is to um go into an agreement with Delaware County Intermediate Unit to provide choice selection trainings on October 13 for our staff for a cost not to exceed $2,295. Any questions for Dr. Foreman? >> Yes. For number 11 for the let's talk can do we have numbers on how of how how successful this is? Like are people using it? What what's the numbers on it? >> Yes, people are using and it has been just fully implemented implemented as of last week. We ran into a lot of technical glitches with um merging. Let's talk with uh what's the name of the platform for the single sign on? Class link with class link. some of our staff was not able to actually log in to respond to parents questions or comments,
044but it is now live and as of September the 2nd. There's also a dashboard where we can track and monitor um how well it's being implemented. >> Excuse me, sorry, someone else just text they're locked out. So, >> so as of September the 2nd, we had 65 people use it, but again, this is our first year of full implementation this school year. So, I do anticipate the volume going up. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Any other questions for Dr. Foreman? See none. Thank you very much, Dr. Foreman. Mr. Butler. >> Good evening, everyone. I have uh seven items on the finance agenda. Uh first being is a ratification uh uh for profuse me professional service ratification for Timothy Hudson of Tbear Photography Services uh to uh provide services to the district uh
045at a cost of $1,000 per month. This will be uh beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Item two is a ratification uh for uh an agreement with Montgomery County Intermediate Unit uh to provide technical integration support services uh for the 2526 school year at a cost not to exceed $7,298 uh will be funded. Oh, I'm sorry. Item one and two are being funded through general fund. Number three is an acceptance of a fruit uh fresh fruit and vegetable program grant for the kindergarten center Harris Darby Township Delcro and Sharon Hill schools. The grant amount is 134,178. >> Are there details for this grant? like how is this is this one of those things where like we have to do certain things in order to keep the grant? I'm just curious. >> I I
046can speak to it if you want to. Sure. >> So, it's a yearly grant that we have to apply for. It provides our students with fresh fruits and vegetables that they may not be exposed to at home. um it may not think that this is what I want to do, but it's a way to expose children to the a wide array of fresh fruits and vegetables. It comes along with lesson plans for teachers to talk and present um exposure to the f to the fresh fruits and vegetables. Um it is a yearly grant. We actually were not awarded for Darby Township um until la late last week. There were additional dollars because some districts chose not to accept the grant and they were able to come back and now we'll have it at all of
047our one rate buildings and kindergarten. >> Excuse me. Um Dr. Sanchez, just the notification, please make sure that you check to make these kids don't have allerg allergies to those particular fruits and vegetables because if you don't, somebody will be telling somebody to sue you. >> Absolutely. So we actually identify kids um via our point of cell system. Our teachers are given those the names of students who have allergies um and if it's been identified because a parent has have told us we have that recorded. >> Okay. Item four. Uh this is to uh approve the purchase and installation of door entry control systems at Harris Elementary and the kindergarten center by Advanced Electronic Security. Uh at amount for this resolution for uh the kindergarten, excuse me, for Harris is $8,744 and uh the kindergarten
048center is $4,724. Uh now there will be uh an adjustment or revision to this uh resolution uh for Harris Elementary. Uh there were other uh items identified. So the door access system will remain. Uh what has been identified are extra cameras in some blind spots around the school. So, the new uh quote amount will be $21,694 and that will be paid uh for through general fund. Item five, this is an agreement with Navigate 360 and this is to provide atlas training for district staff at a cost not to exceed $51,000. Again, being charged to general fund. Uh item six, approve the engagement of Nelson Education Consulting LLC. Uh they will be providing uh behavior health, excuse me, behavior threat threat assessment and management scenario-based district team training uh in the amount of $2,500. Uh this
049service was used uh and provided last year, but it was paid for through a grant. This year, the grant does not exist uh being charged to general fund. And the last item, item seven is to approve anou uh with the Southeast Delo uh Federation of Support SA support staff uh for correction in S in the salary schedules for the 2526 and the 2627 school year. Are there any questions? >> Thank you very much, Mr. Butler. You're welcome. Actually, I'm going to invite Dr. Gibb Tapper back for the mic. There is a non-aggenda item that we wanted to talk to everyone about um with Aviva. Okay, I think you can hear me. All right. So, Dr. Dr. Ryan has been coming to the microphone for the past, I would say, three months talking to you about
050the mental health services that are needed at Delco Academy. And as you know, Delco Academy is our full-time emotional support program that's located in Colale. And one of the benefits of Delco Academy is we did have a contract that the board approved for Croer to provide psychiatric services as well as outpatient therapy. So with the closure of CRO services, we had to lose those cro those services. So there are no psychiatric services and there are no outpatient therapy services provide by a outside provider. Um this summer we've done a lot of research. We connected with a lot of partners and mental health providers in the community to discuss if they would be willing to come into that and fill and substitute in that um position in that facet. And we've met with child guidance resource
051centers. We've met with Hulcom Behavioral Health and we also have been in communication with Aviva. Um, we have met with Aviva because on September 3rd at 10:30, myself, Dr. Ryan, as well as a supervisor of special ed, Barbara Young, we actually went to the location. Um, our Delco Academy is ran by the CESI company and the CESI company had already arranged and had a conversation with Aviva to ask them if they would see their children that required outpatient services. Some of our students were able to receive those outpatient services over the summer from Aviva. They've already been connected and coordinated there. However, we wanted to have a conversation with them about psychiatric services as well as med management. With that being said, um over the summer, many of our families, Croer was very, very professional
052enough to make sure that our children did have the medication that they needed if they required medication over the summer, and they also coordinated them with their primary physician to coordinate them and make sure that they had medication. So, none of our children went without over the summer. But with that being said, with the new school year coming, we wanted to see how we could get med services back in Delco Academy. talking with Hok, talking to child guidance. There were contract conversations. However, it was very difficult and they were not willing to bring those services into Delco Academy as a school-based pro provider. With that being said, we looked at our outpatient providers and Aviva actually was coordinated with Cessie to say, "We will see your outpatient service children for outpatient services. We will kind
053of be able to because it's in close proximity. They're located right there at 14-20 McDade Boulevard. Sweet A in Darby, Pennsylvania. Right when you're coming off McDade Boulevard and it's right at the base of the hill um as you're entering the Darby Burrow, it sits on that side on the right hand side. So, it is in close proximity to our district. They actually said they would give our children preference um for making sure that they had outpatient services. So, we wanted to visit them and have a conversation with them in regards to their med management and psychiatric services. Um, the handout that I gave you is um on the front page is the director and her name is Miss Sumana Charles. We had the opportunity to meet with her. We also had the opportunity to
054meet with the office manager. Her name is Simron Sani and they were able to take us on a tour and talk about the services that they have to offer. Um, one of the things that you will see in your packet is just some basic information. They have expanded their service from just adults to children and adolesccents. They said to us if we referred a child that was under the age of 14, they would have to come to the facility with their parent, but if they're over the age of 14, they can consent to their services and they can come independently. They also stated that they wanted to have community linkages and community partnerships with the district and they were very honored that we were there and really wanted to set up those partnerships. So with
055that being said, we asked them what does their referral process look like and what would they offer and pretty much they went on to state that the referral process there is a pre-referral process where they actually refer verify the child's insurance. They said that takes about a week's time. After that, they will schedule an intake. The intake takes about two weeks. They guaranteed us two weeks that their child will be able to see the psychiatrist. So, that's a really quick turnaround time. If you look at any outpatient facilities or if you look at any of the major hospitals like CHOP or Dupont, the waiting list can be about six to nine months. So Aviva was very accommodating for us and said yes if you send us a child from your Delco Academy we will make
056sure that they are our priority. We will go through this pre-referral process we will verify the insurance within a week's time. From that point of time we will actually have the child scheduled in to see the psychiatrist within two weeks for the evaluation. Typically their normal process is that is that the child has to come in to have outpatient therapy three times prior to seeing the psychiatrist. They said that they know that they're getting services, clinical services, if you will, at Delco Academy and that they understand where we are and they will bypass that process, allowing our children to be able to be seen by a psychiatrist. So there will be no gap in their medication management and that will be able to take place. They said for the first visit they would actually have
057to see the child for 1 hour and 45 minutes for and one hour would actually be with the outpatient therapy. The 45 minutes would then be with the medic psychiatrist to do the medication management and then they will be in a rotation. Their hours are Monday through Friday 9 to 7. So they do have after school hours. They stated that if a child had to come during a school day, they will make sure that they would prioritize that and make sure they return back to school with a school note, stating that they were at a medical appointment and that they really would prioritize our children that needed medication management in their program. So, it was a very um it was a very good visit. We were very um welcome. The facility was very clean. The
058directors and um office manager was very welcoming. We had an opportunity to meet with some of the outpatient therapists and it was a very good meeting. From that point, we had a conversation about whether or not we needed to go into in order to get these benefits, if you would. Did we need to go into a contract? Did we need to go into some type of referral agreement? And she actually said no. She said she is just really, really excited that we're looking at her facility, that they're expanding their children to adolescent services. they're trying to get the word out about their program and that she would just she's really honored to partner with Southeast Delo and understanding that it's a resource for children in Delaware County and at Southeast Delo. So with that being
059said, we pretty much said well we can just pretty much have a working referral process where you know if a ST child is coming from our Delco Academy program, you would just indicate that you know that and you will be able to fasttrack them. And she said absolutely. So, we are going to not present the board with a contract because that's not necessary. We will utilize Aviva as a working partnership and just refer parents there. Um, and they have stated that they would be able to fasttrack that in honor of having a great partnership and being a pillar in the community. >> Questions? >> Any questions for Dr. Gstepher? >> All right. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Woolly. present the human resources items. >> Good evening audience. Good evening school
060board of directors. My name is Stephanie Woolly, the director of human resources. I am here to present the human resource resources items on pages 7 through 12 this evening. So, first I want to recognize Elizabeth Wells. She is retiring. >> Pages four. >> What did I say? Seven through 12. Okay. Four through 12. There's a lot of pages tonight. All right. So, we want to recognize Elizabeth Wells. She is retiring. She's been with the district for 27 and a half years. She is our accounts payable clerk here and she works for ESC and supports all of the employees here at the district. and she is an employee that works in Mr. Butler's office and the business management office. So, we want to congratulate her. On page four, we're looking at ratifying the there's three employees,
061three professional employees that resigned. Um, they're on page four. If you go over to page five, number three and four, we're going to ratify the resignation of one classified employee and approve the resignation of two classified employees. And number four, those two employees just never started with the district. Number five, we want to ratify the employment of 14. 14. Okay, 14 professionals and they're on pages five, six, and seven. One of our hard to fill positions was filled. That's on page six. Uh our world language teacher, we finally found somebody after two what? Two and a half years. >> Yeah. So, we're happy with that hire and all the other hires as well. Uh on page seven, number six, ratify the employment of 19 classified employees. 19. Okay, those are on pages seven, eight, and
062nine. If you look there, they're there are employees throughout departments and food services, maintenance, and throughout our schools, our personal care aids and our uh special ed aids. So, we're going over to page eight. And then if you're looking at page nine, number seven, we hired a an additional security employee listed there at the Sharon Hill School. Number eight, looking to ratify leave of absences and approve four two professional employees going on leave of absence and two classified profession prof two classified employees at the bottom of nine and the top of number 10. Number 10, ratify a health restoration sobatical leave for an employee at the Darby Township School. >> I'll take over for the next few items. So number 11 is to approve anou with the Southeast Delo Education Association for a tuition reimbursement
063agreement. Number 12 is to approve an adjusted salary for our HR director. >> Number 13, we're going to approve the tenure for the following professional employees. Jennifer Wagner, special education teacher. Aishelle Ortiz Kajel, special education teacher. Benjamin Spear, social studies teacher. And we would like to bold and ratify and announce Ashley Chamberlain, special education teacher. We want to grant tenure to them and congratulations to them. Number 14, we're amending the supplemental contracts at Academy Park at the Academy Park High School for the following teachers, Jessica Socrinty and Deborah Aer. Number 15, we're ratifying the removal of a supplemental contract for a high school u volleyball head coach. And then on number 16, we're ratifying the the hiring of a supplemental contract for the high school volleyball coach head coach. and the name is listed there.
064Number 17, approve non-athletic supplemental contracts for 11 employees listed at the bottom of number 10. If you go over to page 12, 11, excuse me, approve the following employees at the Academy Park High School for credit recovery program. That's seven professional employees listed there. Number 19, approve the following employees for the communications crew stipen position. And that's eight employees listed there. Number 20, approve the following employees at as teachers for the 21st CCLC after school program and there's 22 employees listed. Page 12, number 21. Approve the following employees as substitute teachers for 21st CCLC after school. There's seven employees listed there. Any questions on the items that are listed on the board agenda? >> I just a quick question on 19. Is there a reason why there's three uh employees for Darby Township School and
065one for all the other schools? >> Number 19, the communications. >> Absolutely. U I can answer that. So they requested to share the responsibility. >> So is this is the stipen being shared? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Madame President, may I ask a few questions? >> Miss Perry, you don't have to ask questions if you if you need. >> Well, can I have I didn't want to interject over someone else. >> No, you're fine, Miss Perry. >> Um, so about number under number five on page six. I'm curious what the what language that world language teacher will be teaching. And then I also had a question for the solicitor about number 12 um for that salary adjustment that employee is already due for an increase in November. Do we need to add language if this
066salary adjustment is in place of that increase? Because I believe that increase would have brought her up just under 160,000. Um, and I just want to make sure that she's not going to get the salary adjustment and the increase that her contract calls for in November. >> I'm not sure the answer to that. I'll look into that and I'll get back to you on that. >> So, Miss Perry, number 17, excuse me, number 12. We had already talked about that in the board and executive session in what month was that we were at Academy Park High School. before the board I can't think of the month we had already talked about this as a board in executive session about adjusting um salaries from the salary um uh study that everyone that was in the room
067was in agreement with this. Um then you had also asked about the salary study um another copy of it at a certain point. So the question that you have just so I have clarification is that you want to know if we honor what we had said in executive session are we not honoring that or >> No my question is not about that. Um but I I appreciate you sharing. I my question is do we need to add language to the agenda so that she gets this salary adjustment but then doesn't also get an increase in two months. I'm just asking if we need to add language to the agenda because her contract calls for an increase in November. >> But we didn't add um language to any other person's increase to their salary. So, are
068we isolating are we isolating out the HR director? Because that's what it sounds like right now. >> Well, when I had asked the superintendent, he did say that this increase was in place, that salary adjustment was in place of that increase. He he told me that. So, I thought we needed to add language to make sure that we weren't also giving her an increase in November. So, what I'm asking is, are we isolating out the human resource director for the salary adjustments because we didn't put language in other people's agenda item during their >> So, I'm not trying to isolate anyone and maybe I misunderstood, but I also thought that the last salary adjustments also came with title and responsibility changes. for example at the alternative school >> not from the salary >> that we
069made a >> we talking about from the salary this came from the salary >> I'm not but I'm but I'm not specifically talking about the salary study so Dr. Sanchez, would you be able to tell me, do you plan on her also getting an increase in November or is this in place of that increase and to bring her up where she's supposed to be in that salary study or is she also going to get the 7% increase in November? >> So the 7% increase went in place in July. So the increases happened on the beginning of the fiscal year. the cabinet members. >> So even though her contract calls for it in November, >> the cabinet members increase going into place in July 1st when the other act 93 employees also receive their increase. >>
070Okay. So would you be able to tell me what her current salary is before this increase or adjustment? I'm sorry. Adjustment. >> Not at this time. >> I'm sorry. What's the question? >> Because you have the her where her current pay is at this time. >> Yeah. I don't have that in front of me. I can get that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Miss Perry had a second question. The what language would the world languages person be teaching? >> French and Spanish. And he knows Arabic as well. >> Great. >> Okay. And are we still offering German at the high school as well? >> Yes. Thank you, >> Miss Harris Johnson. >> Hi, Miss Willie. >> Hello. >> I just would like to have a a qu a question if you can answer I have
071a question if you can answer it for me please. Um a while ago all of our uh educators received uh an increase in their steps and during that conversation with the board uh we were told that the reason the reason a lot of the um educators were leaving is because they were not getting their right steps. Now, once they received their right steps and they all got it, which was an additional cost to the district, over $1.3 million, which we was not in the budget, can you tell me how many of those educators are now not employed with the district, have left since they received that additional cost, >> salaries? >> So, I can give you an estimate, but I can give you an exact number next week. When we looked at Okay. So, but
072when we looked at when I looked at the attrition rate back in June when I provided the exit information to the board, it was looking around maybe 7 to 8%. But I'll have an exact attrition number for you um next week and names and details. >> I don't need the names. I just want to know how many people because, you know, I don't want I don't want that's personal. You know, just the total amount that have left since ABC. >> Okay. I'll have that for you next week. >> All right. Appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> I'm sorry. >> I I just had a question. So, we kept referring to the salary study and I did go back and look at it and I was looking at it just now and that's um human resources
073is not included in the salary study. Did I miss something? Because it's I'm looking at all of the positions that were here and it's not listed. Was it a different salary study? >> Not a different salary study. I don't have the documents here, but it is included in there >> because I I I'm looking at the listing of all of the jobs in that salary study, and that's one of the positions that I didn't see. And I don't see um and I just didn't know if there was a different way that it was listed or maybe a different term for the position. >> Nope. It would be listed as the HR director. So again, it's in there. I will have to look at the documents that you have and if you don't have that, I
074can share that with you. >> Thank you. >> Not voting. Okay. So, I just want to bring to everyone's attention the new hires that went through our um new hire orientation process that was made up of professionals, pair of professionals, food service, maintenance, and transportation. Between August 19th and August 28th, ladies, we had 72 new hires come through for new hire orientation this year. So, we have 72 new hires for the class of 2025 and 2026. >> Excellent. >> All right. So, uh, and I passed, well, you have in front of you our vacancies spreadsheet for the SDA professionals. I just want to announce Darby Township has one vacancy, an English teacher, but we are well on our way trying to offer to someone. So, they may have zero vacancies if this person accepts. At
075the ed, we have two new positions, a science teacher and a math teacher. At the kindergarten center, we have zero vacancies. At Delcraftoft, we have zero vacancies. Sharon Hill, zero vacancies. Harris, five vacancies, three special ed teachers, one math grade 8th teacher, and one librarian we're looking for. And then five vacancies at the high school, which are all special education teacher positions. So, we have a total of 13 professional um vacancies in the district at this time. >> Miss Whiffle. Oh, thank you. Um Miss Woolly, although I get on your nerves sometimes, but I just want to say good job. I've been on this board for what 12 years and this is the first time we have ever succeeded in filling the position like you have. So good job. I that's all I can say.
076I am proud of you. So good job, Miss Bully. Good job. >> Thank you. And I just want to make sure I bring to the attention of the HR people that are here in the room as well. So they are >> and your staff too. So >> but yeah, your staff >> any staff? Yes. >> I I I do have a quick question. So I I saw that there were the vacancies for the Academy Park. So, I know that like my son's uh financial literacy class, he has two teachers because the actual teacher for his class is covering a class for math because they didn't have enough coverage for math. So, like when we're talking about the different coverages and things like that and the different vacancies are, just so that I'm clear, is it
077that we don't have enough positions or is it just that we just didn't have enough staff coverage or you may not even be able to answer it for Okay, thank you. >> Um, absences, call outs, uh, teachers just not in for the day >> because he hasn't had her at all >> and she's the listed. There's two, like if you go into her sk his schedule, there's two teachers listed for the class and if they're pulling from one class to cover another class, that to me speaks to a shortage. >> So that's why I was kind of wondering like did we do a full >> like overview of who's covering what? If we're constantly pulling from one class to cover another, are we going to just get another position in there so that way those
078classes are filled so that the teachers can like focus on their assigned class? >> So, when the scheduling was done and we looked at the staffing, that was something that that was a project that we worked with the assistant superintendent and the administration at Academy Park to look at what was vacant and what was truly not vacant. Who was covering, what was available as a vacancy, and was it a true vacancy? But not to say too much because I can't name that content because in a public setting people will know who that person is. There's just some absences that absences that have been going on there. >> So um coverage is with supplemental teachers and STS agency bringing teachers in to cover for absence. And when all those agencies are not available, it does fall
079on teachers in the building to cover certain areas. So that is not unlikely or unheard of in any school district across America, >> right? I think my question is more like this is like a long-term solution, right? Like he'll have his assigned teacher back in his classroom, right? But it's not like we're going to keep doing this. >> Okay. >> Thanks. You're welcome. If I can add, so Mrs. Woolly and I met with SDA leadership two days ago, three days ago. Actually, the entire cabinet met with SEA leadership. And one of the things that we talked about is um resigning a an agreement to be able to provide a stipen for hard to fill positions. As you can see, the positions that are open are focused mostly around special ed, math, and science, as you
080just mentioned. So they've agreed um we will be adding that as a bold addition for next week because we just met with them on Monday. The agenda was already out that we would repeat that it would all we've also then talked to the federation because as you recall when we did this last year everyone in the district is invited to help us figure out how do we identify successful candidates. So, if someone from the federation is able to refer someone who's successfully hired and starts by November 3rd, that individual who did the referral will get a $500 bonus. The teacher that's that come joins us will get a $2,500 bonus, $1,000 paid in December, the other $1,500 paid in June. So that is also going to be an added bold to the agenda next week
081in hopes of us closing the gap with the remaining teachers that are that everyone across not only the county but the state and the country are figuring out how do they attract them to to their school. >> Thank you Mrs. Willie. >> Thank you. >> Dr. Ryan is not here but Mr. Craig Butler is going to be filling in for the policy. Good e good evening again everyone. Uh so under the policy agenda there are eight items. Uh items one 2 3 4 and five are second reads. Uh they are self-explanatory. If there are any questions I'll be more than uh willing to explain some of them. Uh item six is a first read. That's policy 626. This has to do with uh federal uh fin excuse me fin federal fiscal compliance uh matters. Uh
082there's some new language on thresholds requirements and violations. Uh item seven is uh number policy number 626.1. Again, this is under finance. This is in reference to travel reimbursements under federal guidelines. And when it says, just as a point of clarification, when it speaks to federal, uh this not only from our perspective is just about how we're spending federal dollars. Uh this will cover this policy will be used in this district to cover non-federal dollars as well. So it'll be there's consistency in all uh different areas uh when it comes to uh the business procedures. Uh item 8 uh is a first read on policy which is uh about conflict of interest. Uh and again that is uh self-explanatory uh but I can explain what in more detail what that means if necessary. >> So
083I just have a question Mr. Butler. >> Sure. with this conflict of interest. Is this also the one that's part of the board if you know? >> Yes. >> So like if a board member decides they want to talk to the SED SEDA president to help them do things to put stuff forward in front of the board, would that be a conflict of interest? >> Yes, it would be. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh and everyone uh every administrator, every board member fills in the ethics form uh of fiscal accountability. That's my terminology. Uh and again, that's just to ensure that there isn't a conflict, meaning that uh you're working for an organization or you're a partner in an organization that is providing services to a public entity and it's not disclosed. That would be
084a conflict of interest. So, it's those matters that are related to this policy. >> So, another question. So if you're a board member and you're on a organization within a district and you receive money from the district, is that a conflict of interest? >> Uh it depends on the position that that board member may hold with that organization. So, if they're sitting on the board >> and they're in an organization, um, let's say after prom and we cut them a check and they cash into their personal account, is that a conflict of interest? >> Well, that that would be a conflict of interest. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Just to be clear, has that ever happened? >> No, I was just giving an example. I don't know if it happened or not. I'm just asking
085the question. >> Okay. And now just to also uh get a quick clarification. If an or if a board member works for an organization that is not financially tied to the district, meaning the services offered by their organization is at free cost to our district. That would not be a conflict of interest. Correct. >> I'll get more uh information on that. I'm not certain that it is just specific to a transfer of funds. I think that there's a a part in this this policy and maybe has been for you know since it's been in place that folks will have to uh identify or make knowledge that they are somehow connected to the organization but I don't think it's just specific to a financial connection >> because I was reading the policy and according to the
086policy it is talking almost exclusively about financial uh financial liabilities like meaning you have to disclose if it's a financial if if that you're financially linked to this organization or or in anything like that. But I don't see anything that's just talking about if you just simply work for an organization that's like offering services for free and that that doesn't seem to be what is covered here. But again, I'm not necessarily on it. This might be something that perhaps our solicitor could take a look at and weigh in on. But what I the other question that I would have is how is this disclosure to be made? Is it to be made in writing? Is it to be made at a meeting? How would that disclosure need to be done? >> I think it can
087be made at a public meeting. And there's also portion that talks about uh something that's in writing. >> Okay. Thank you. And it goes it goes it also um and you have I think we have all experienced where if there is a vote uh that the board is taking on uh any case whether it's student whether it's an organization and folks will abstain from the vote just because there is some level of connection uh and that's you know that's and and again that connection does not have to be financial it's just knowing and putting out there that you are somehow connected and folks have full knowledge of it. That's all. >> That concludes my report. >> Thank you, >> Madam President. That concludes the agenda review. I'm sorry. There is one more. There's a property
088item. Are you doing that? >> Yes. So, this is uh we had talked about this uh several uh months ago, I want to say. Uh this is to expand uh some parking uh spaces over at the K center. So this resolution is to uh uh work with Barker and Barker Paving and Escavating uh to install eight new parking spaces at the K center uh in an amount not to exceed $29,750. This will be paid with general fund monies. >> I have just the quickest of questions about that. So, I have been trying to figure out where those parking spaces are supposed to go. Could you just like let me know where it is? I was just really curious. >> Okay. So, if you can imagine the kindergarten center when you're driving in, there's a circle,
089>> right? >> If you go past the circle where the entrance is at to the school and you start going around the Bannon and there is a strip of parking spots um to the leftand side. Right now, there's only three cars that park on the right hand side in self-made spots. >> So, there's a there's about 10 12 parking spots on the left and three people park themselves on the right. >> Okay. >> Those that area there will be a string of now parking spots that face the building. So, there'll be parking spots facing away from the building and parking spots that are facing in towards the building. >> Okay. Thank you. I could not figure out We have one um agenda comment from Miss Irons. >> Miss Raquel Irons, you have three minutes. >>
090I just Hello. I just wanted to give uh just a point of information uh the graduation little bit that I do know the graduation process from me being previously over at the high school. Um, first I want to say I do agree with Miss Perry about keeping the money in Delaware County. That's just my personal opinion. I do agree with Michelle. I mean, I'm sorry, Miss McGawen. I agree with everybody. Um, I do know that shortly after graduation, it's it used to be like a bid process. It kind of sort of still is right after graduation. First of all, Aston gets first pick because that's their home school district. And then so the graduation day is kind of like first. I don't know what type of lottery, but it is kind of like a a
091bidding system. Um, so that's why it's coming. Now, I'm not sure, like you said, uh if we are able because of the contract if we're able to do it this year, but um I do know that, uh I'm not Miss Drago can speak more to the process, but I just wanted to let you know I'm piggybacking off of um what um Miss Harris Johnson said. The reason why I I was there when they changed it and the reason why was because it was the cost on the field with the another thing they had to pay for was the sound system. So the cost on the field was a lot more than Newman. So I just wanted to provide that little bit of information and when we have the contract it's done very early and and
092locked in. So if anything I don't know about this year but you know I just wanted to give you all that little bit of information. >> Thank you Miss Irons. Any other further comments or concerns? Seeing none, upcoming events and meetings, South School Board business meeting will be Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 7 p.m. Committee to hold will be Thursday, October 16th, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. School board business meeting will be Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 at 7 p.m. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank you. I'm here. I'm hanging.