001evening. We'll sh start with a short invocation. Heavenly Father, as we recognize the completion of the 2425 academic year, we express deep appreciation and gratitude for the many wonderful blessings you've bestowed on our district. We humbly request, Father, that as we move from one year to the next, that you would grant us wisdom, discernment, and courageous vision as we move toward our new goal. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You have the minutes before you for the May 25 board meeting and the chair requests a motion to approve the minutes of the May 25 meeting as presented. So moved. Thank you, sir. Is there a second? Second.
002Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed. Motion carries. You also have before you the agenda for the current meeting. The chair recommends request a motion to approve the agenda before you as presented. I'll make a motion to approve tonight's agenda as presented. Thank you, sir. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, sir. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. All those opposed. Motion carries. Hearing or seeing no indication of public input, the chair will defer to superintendent Daniel Crockett to bestow the Hornet Heart of a Hornet recognition. Thank you, uh, Miss McIll. I know we have a very talented uh staff in our uh in our district and um any success that we have is not built upon one person, but it's a it's
003it's really about a team and we've had a a steady hand for for many many years that uh one has has uh kept our district and myself I'd say the district kept me in line, kept our our our district in line, our reporting uh mandatory reporting, everything um that we need to do, our deadlines are were were met. And uh this year, this this this month, I think it's very very fitting that uh I'd like to recognize Marty Arsenal as our our district's uh heart of the hornet award. And Marty has for 27 years uh been our our power school and attendance clerk. She's been our special services receptionist. um that there is a hub of activity downstairs and in our district office and and she's the conductor and has has been for a very
004very long time. I I appreciate her support. uh she really um takes pride in in getting the job done right and on time and um and and so I I am uh very appreciative of her and and I know she's she's actually uh working with her youth group um actually right now she's she's out of town but still couldn't let the opportunity go by to to share my appreciation for uh for for Marty and for the job that she's done for 27 years. Uh, and so she's she's retiring. And I went by for the first day today, um, I went by an empty desk and I saw it. And, um, and it won't be the same, but we'll be okay is what I told myself. And and so, we just have to kind of step
005up. We'll we'll u fill fill in that void and and continue on uh the great work that she's done. And so, uh, at this time, I just wanted to recognize her as a heart of a hornet for for a career. We're talking not a year, 27 years of dedicated service, uh, to this community, to our students, and, um, and to a job well done. And so, I'd like to recognize her at this time. Thank you, sir. Well said. The chair will again defer to Superintendent Crockett as he shares with us his superintendent updates. Great. 10 days ago. Incredible. We had a a remarkable event called graduation and I absolutely loved it. Um and it was a a very special time for me, one as a parent, but also two as as a superintendent to experience
006that. I look forward to it. all year long. I knew it was coming. Um, but it was it was very very special. I'd like to thank our board for each one of you being there and uh to show support for for our graduates, to our community that uh you stand behind them. And so that was a very uh nice touch and I appreciate you being there for the support during graduation and our high school as well. Um I wanted to share just a really quick video. It's just it's just a little more than a minute and u Michael Michael has it pulled up. Some of you may have seen it, but really just kind of uh captures um Yes, sir. Right there. [Music] So [Music] beautiful. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] great day. And
007and honestly, that's what it's about, right? That's that's that's why we're here. Um it's for it's for these kids. It's for their careers. it's for their future families and um we have an opportunity to prepare them for that and we take it very very seriously. Um but that's special. I mean that really that that that's special and um and so now we're at a point where you celebrated a really great year. It's been a it's been a great year and and I I I thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed it and have seen some remarkable work taking place. So now after you get through it, that that feeling of okay, let's let's do it again. Okay. And and now now it's to a point where we celebrated, we honored them. We we and and just like any great
008team, you celebrate your accomplishments, but then you realize we got we we have one month, you know, really. We have we have a month before registration. And I know I see some eyes because I haven't spoke to our administrators yet, but we get less than a month. And so it's uh it's now there's a sense of urgency to do this again. And and so that's what makes this really special and and so uh I appreciated uh uh Blake of course putting that together for us just are very talented. And I also need to say that was beautiful. But there's so much work that goes behind the scenes from our from our IT crew to our principles to to our um guidance counselors and then we have maintenance all here. Is it inside? Is it outside?
009Is it inside? it outside and and um and even we had uh put uh tarps out there uh to cover up the the the stands and then uh once we pulled those off blowers, backpack blowers and air blowers to to dry off the stands to give everyone a really great experience the the way that we could. And so we're thankful that we could be outside. We were prepared for either. And I thought we a a very a great job in being able to adjust. We're also thankful for for our community and for our board to giving us enough leeway to make that decision as late as possible so that we could do something like this. And if we had to make this a day or two before, you know, that that special opportunity outside that
010just wasn't wasn't going to be able to happen based upon the information that we had at that time. So, we do appreciate our public's patience with us and and the board's patience as as we were getting closer to trying to make the best decision that we we possibly could because uh that that certainly was special. We're going to enjoy that and we'll me we'll we'll keep that near and dear to us. But we have a job to do and that begins and that that's begun already. And so we are now ready to to pour into the graduating class of 2026. And so we seek this continual improvement. We we're to build upon what we we've already already have accomplished and are are seeking to do. And that's going to really take an um an important
011emphasis on uh aligning our goals and being strategic, finding ways to improve and u and we're definitely committed to that. But our teachers need a break. Okay. And we have some of them are here that are and we're just going to talk about summer school in just a little bit and they're giving up some of their break to to continue to invest in these kids. And so, um, we're thankful for for that opportunity to break. Um, but behind the scenes, we're we're actively prepping and preparing for the upcoming upcoming year. There's some things I'd like to kind of share with you to kind of let let you know that we're we're doing uh we're we're working very diligently in trying to bring up to speed our our ability for eunds in the schools meaning that
012if uh we could have point of sales in our schools um in in concession stance or I know they athletic association does use use something for for their system but something similar to that in our schools if the people want if if our uh parents want to pay for a yearbook with a card to be able to do that at the point of sale. So, we're working our way through that to kind of bring us up to speed. Um, fundraisers could be uh made through QR codes just to kind of free us up a little bit from some of our standard practices and and if there are expensive field trips, you know, uh to be able to pay for that online instead of sending your child with, you know, a substantial check or or some
013cash that you you you hopefully will make it there. having those secure transactions available would be be a nice step. And so we're we're working diligently on on on making that happen. Uh our facilities update, this is our middle school and it it's uh well uh on there's a lot of work that's taken place in there. Our our um u our painters are in there. You approved that last month. We were able to secure that. And um and also they've been steadily working at it uh priming walls, patching walls, uh making it ready for uh for the new school year. Everything is on time and they're making substantial progress on that. I also wanted to let you know that through use of one of our grants, uh we're we're actually able to increase the lighting
014stage lighting at the auditorium and that was something that that's a need. And so we those those lights have been ordered. they've arrived. Um Ryan Bishop um has uh actually came and visited our our stage. Loved it. It was beautiful, he said. Uh but really suggested some some areas for improvement that could help us a lot. And so uh we secured those items and now are trying to fit them into the queue of when we can get those installed and and um and kind of bring that u lighting up in the auditorium. Um we've we've kind of are shifted our summer help into doing uh classrooms inside the classrooms at Wshaw's Primary School. And so that's a need as the paint's taking place at the middle school. We were able to shift some of our
015folks um into inside the classrooms and it's looking it's looking great. We appreciate their their work. Um and uh it's been it's been a couple years since we've we've been in there. I think a couple a couple might be a stretch. So, it's it's time time time to do that. And so, they they look good and and having a clean environment for our for our students is important. Um, we've uh also worked on uh getting through another grant or security camera upgrades, including a server. Uh we received final approval for that and so those orders are in the works. And so, trying to increase safety across our district is is always a priority. And so, we're we're making progress in that in that area. as CDL update. I want to let you know that we
016do have a new driver with a big thumbs up today and he's he's uh that's Trevor Bryant, Coach Bryant. We're thankful that um the coaches the the sports that he'll coach this year, he'll be able to to be that um take the lead uh and to be able to transport our our our students to where they need to go. But also, he's got a um a willingness to help wherever wherever needed. and and so this is a a picture of him today uh transporting summer school students. So he's putting that CDL um that license to to good work already helping out uh making sure our kids are able to have two routes and and limit the amount of time uh that they're on the road on the bus. And so, uh, we also have, uh,
017some of our other coaches, our athletic director who's on on the bus earning hours this morning, working working towards his his, um, final road testing and getting certified to be able to, uh, support our athletic programs again next year. So, uh, that is a CDL update as to where we are. Um, our state department, uh, financial aid, uh, financial risk assessment. This came in probably about a month and a half ago. I I wasn't able to squeeze it in our last board meeting, but I think it's so important that we we kind of share this. There's a risk assessment that's conducted each year. Um they take a look at our our finances. We take a look at our reporting, our deadlines. Um we take a look at how much support we need from the state
018department if we're independent and are doing things well. They take take a look at our audits. And so there's a um a rating I think goes all the way um above 29 is is high. a medium risk is uh 19 to 28. Um where Schultz received an overall risk assessment score of nine, which is uh considered a low risk. And so we're very pleased with that. Um but it takes work to be able to earn those scores. And so we we appreciate uh Wimpy and Miss Davenport, the crew down there to to to really uh set those things in in place to make sure that we continue having a low risk assessment. That's great. we have some teachers of the year and and uh and they're actually some of them are here today. So and
019so I want to say hey congratulations and and we we revisited the schools the the last day. Uh Mr. Rice did a great job in in prepping this overseeing this uh process. And so we have Robin Crawford from Wesho Primary. Congratulations is here as well and Alli Kmac from Wes High. And so just three really great teachers and um just that their peers admire them for the work that they do and and so we're we're pleased to announce them today. Um, I'd also finally like to kind of share with you um really um it it's been a great year, but we really have to kind of get going. Uh there's this sense of urgency. We have a registration that's taking place July 8th from 11 to 7:00. Uh we have the first day of teachers
020on July 16th. That's exciting. All of those things will take place, just for perspective, all those things take place before we meet again. Okay? So the next time we meet, teachers are already back. registration's already occurred and uh and we will meet just before the first day of students and that'll be July 24th. Wow. So um just kind of put that in perspective as to where we are in the calendar year. Lots to do but we are we're we're getting it done. So with that that'll be uh that'll conclude the superintendent's update. If there's any questions about anything that I that I mentioned or if I did not mention I'll be glad to answer those questions. Yes sir. If I may go back to the excuse me, the CDL update of course, congratulations, Coach Brian.
021Yeah, absolutely. Um, how far along are the the other coaches? Um, the other coaches, Wimpy, you can help me um at at any any point, but uh I know that um our athletic director is has several hours behind the wheel. I know uh this past week was on on vacation, came back this morning, was was picking it right back up and training that way. He's going to be the next next one in line. uh to to kind of pick that up. We have another one that's passed the their uh permit but hasn't started working on ours yet. Okay. And so we'll we'll follow up with that. And we have one that still needs to pass a portion of the permit test. And so progress is a little slower on on some to pass that test,
022but I do know there's been attempts made. Yeah. And and I think progress that's great. I think progress is great. I think a lot of the responsibility should fall on this board because I think it's probably again we I know we discussed it maybe two years ago. Cody brought it up. All the coaches need to have their CDL and stuff and we I know I didn't as a board member follow up to make sure we were getting things done as they should have been done. And we all know we've spent several thousand dollars unnecessarily. Sure. um to get our kids u to the sporting event. So, I hope the athletic director is going to take charge and set the example. Sounds like he's trying to get there. Um certainly get his license and encourage the
023other coaches to get their license. However, is do we have a plan? If he does not, is there a consequence for uh coaches that not getting that? Because if if we continue to just hemorrhage money out of our general fund and we discussed we're already, you know, pulling from the fund balance anyway to meet budget. That's that's to me that's an unnecessary thing that I can tell you what we've done so far. Okay. I can tell you what we've done. Um, I've been trying to keep tabs on this as as close as we can and and I do see that there's uh other folks who are are are working and trying trying to get there. So, what what I tried to do was to say, okay, how much of an impact is this really having?
024Okay. And it is it's a any any amount that we spend on on a a driver to transport our kids is a is a dollar that we really could use somewhere else. Um I know for for for example um I think even in the last quarter where we had a lot of expenses because we traveled we traveled a lot and I mean uh Mac uh MB uh Lewisville I mean the playoffs alone um was $850 without even spending uh the first penny on a a driver. And so there are going to be expenses, right, for transporting kids. And we will celebrate every one of those dollars because we're playoff wins are great. And and so we we we uh definitely want to be spending in those in those categories for sure. But it it comes
025down to the point that you're making about is there ways that we could reduce our expenses and we're trying and we're going to we're going to keep on uh uh making that a focus so we can reduce as many costs as possible. We even we even had entertained looking to see what what could be happen for volunteers. Um even if it's not a someone who feels comfortable driving is there is there what possibility what parameters do we have um to be able to um pull in support from other other drivers that may have a class B passenger endorsement state certified. Yeah. um or they may even have a class A and and say, "Hey, I'll get the passenger endorsement and I'll I'll help out the band or I'll help out I'll I'll help out up
026the soccer team or I'll help." So, we're trying to look at are we able to do that first? Are we covered um by doing that? And and to see if there's um any way that we could save any dollar and reallocate that for for something else. Um and so I I I took a look at um this past um this this past semester and if I'm not mistaken I think it was around 4,700 that we spent that was um for transport transporting students to to athletic events um all over the place you know this this year with so um I think we have a a pretty good idea where where the biggest savings could be and we're trying to see what we can do to to to patch those gaps and then for other people
027who may not feel comfortable driving. What can we what can we do? How creative could we be to make sure that that's um those areas will be covered as well. So, but point well taken. Point. Yeah. And I and I'm glad they're doing it. My apologies to you and the district for not really keeping up with it and to Cody because Cody was very passionate about the coaches getting their license and stuff. So, um, but again, thank you for and I will piggy back off that saying, you know, I know we just looks like Trevor, but we can't forget, you know, Tommy got his, Ally got his, and then Chad Roer got his before he left. So, I mean, I I wouldn't sell. I mean, I think it's been a good investment. And I mean,
028it's something that, you know, it's it's not a they don't give them out. They hard to get. So, I understand. I mean, I think the ones that's doing it, hey, I applaud them. and the ones that I hope we can get more, but I'm just glad we got the ones we're doing. And I think for two years ago, I think in the last two years, we've came a long way in CDL because now we got at least three about to have four or more Sure. Sure. more CDL drivers. So, and I'd also like to sort of reiterate what you said when you compared a year ago to two years ago to the budget um and this year when we traveled everywhere. Sure. Um there was a big difference, a financial jump that's going to happen
029and we we're glad it's happening. But you have a plan and I think you've pretty systematically work with it. As a board, we can make recommendations. That's it. And I'm very pleased with with the fact that you've never turned a recommendation down. You've taken it seriously and you've gone after it. I think I think we have a pretty good idea as to what what the expense is. Yeah. Okay. And and now we have a pretty pretty clear grasp over a year as to what what that expense is. Is there any Sorry. Oh, go ahead. Is there any What about fuel cost? Let's check. Let's let's I mean because I'm going to be honest with you. Fuel cost diesel for the buses is going to be like if not the highest, it's the next highest expense.
030Are we on a state fee, state contract? Is it how does that work? We are. We are. Um, our fuel cost is a dollar and a quarter per mile. Okay. And that's um that's activity. Okay. If it's a field trip, it's $1.45 per mile. Okay. All right. It's it's about 60 I'm just going these are really rough numbers. Okay. So, I can't can't be this is dangerous here, but but I'm gonna say it's about it's about 60 65% 70% uh is going to be fuel costs. Okay. and the other portion of it was going to be a little bit more towards the salary of drivers. Okay. So, um that kind of puts it in perspective as to where we are. And you said that was a second semester. Okay. Activity was how much per month?
031145. No, 125 for activity and $145 for field trip. Field trip. Yeah. And a one quick question. I just you may have answered it before, I can't remember. like say ones that's not over that sport but they drive another sport to somewhere they are compensated or um some volunteer uh most are compensated and and and we get it they're spending time away from their family to to help some someone out. So that's that's been our practice for that. Uh if it's not their sport, if it is an assistant on the team and they're they're driving, then that's they're supporting that the sport that they they coach. Yeah. Thank you, sir. Yeah. Absolutely. Can you remember when diesel was almost nothing? I mean, I can't I drove a diesel car and thought I'll never buy a
032gasoline car now. Big difference. Big difference. But that's that's a point well well taken. I understand. Sh. Um, any other questions? Okay. Yes, sir. Thank you. Thanks. The chair recognizes Miss Carla Owens, who will share with us information concerning the summer reading camp. All right. So, this is my fourth year leading our summer reading camp at the primary school. Um, you can go ahead to the next one, Mr. Armstrong. Our program, um, is for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. Um we offer reading, writing, math skills in the morning and which button? Uh this one. Okay. Um and we also offer um other enrichment activities in the afternoon portion. Um our program is partnered with the Save the Children organization, which is a nonprofit worldwide organization that focuses on helping children in rural communities. Um
033and it's funded through a 21st century grant that's provided by the department of education. Um our program also meets the requirements for the read to succeed summer reading camp that's required by the department of education and we also have one class of 4K um cert students that come as well. Um our camp is held Monday through Thursday from 8 to 2:30. We began last Monday on June the 2nd and we will end in three weeks on June the 26th. So we come for 16 days. Breakfast, lunch, and bus transportation are provided to all of our students that attend at no cost. And our theme this year is reading is out of this world. So we have a lot of outer space things going on. Um currently we have 54 students enrolled in kindergarten through fourth
034grade. Um, our average daily attendance is around 41 students. We started out low last Monday. A lot of kids had went on vacation last week with it being the first week out of school. Um, but by Thursday last week, we were up to 48 students. Um, today I think we had 42. So, we're averaging right there around 41. We have seven staff that are present each day. Um, we have the program coordinator, which is myself. We have four teachers and then two assistants. Um so in the morning time students participate in three academic rotations. They have a ELA rotation that's reading and math. They have a math rotation and then a healthy choices rotation which is like physical activity in the gym. And then in the afternoon we have four different enrichment activities but they
035do two for two weeks and then the other two for two weeks. So some of them are in STEM and enrichment and some of them are currently in nutrition and community service. And then for the week three and week four they will switch. So this is just what our day looks like. Um we start with breakfast in the cafeteria and then after breakfast we have a morning meeting which is all the kids in the program all together. Um one of our group leaders leads that with their group each morning. Um they do the pledge of allegiance. We have a camp pledge that they do. Um they do some kind of song or dance. They share fun facts about outer space this year. Um and it's just a way to get everybody started off on the
036same foot al together. Then we transition to our morning academic groups. Um this is our emergent reader. Um this is for kindergarten and first grade students. And the first 30 minutes they have a read aloud where the teacher has a text that she's reading from um where she's stopping periodically and asking questions and keeping the students engaged in the text. And then for the second part, they do read together. Um, and so there's a poem on her easel right there that they focus on for the week to focus on different fluency activities. Um, and then the students in the picture are playing a matching game with site words. So they um just focus on early literacy skills. For the older students, um, one part of their reading rotation is called Ravel, and that stands for
037read aloud, vocabulary, and fluency. And so this is where our second, third, and fourth graders are. Um, they have a book that they focus on and do the same kinds of activities where the um students and teacher are reading together. They stop, discuss the book. Um, they have writing that they do about it. So, this is the book we're using this summer, um, the Magic School Bus, Space Explorers, to go along with our theme. And then, um, this is some writing that the students have did. If they could travel to outer space, where would they want to stop and why? Um, the other part of second, third, and fourth grade is GERP, guided independent reading practice. So for this part of the reading block, the students are reading texts that are on their um reading
038level that was determined by star testing that we did at the end of the school year. And so they read those texts and then they have a conference with either Miss Crawford or Miss Adams that are in the room with them and they discuss the text and then they're able to take an accelerated reader um AR test on the text to see check their comprehension. Um and then they also pull small groups to work with students on writing during that time. Um for our math portion, um all grade levels have a math rotation. The kindergarten and first grade level are together and the older students are together. Um these students on the left are our kindergarten and first graders. Um, the one thing that's really different about math is it's really focused on manipulatives and
039hands-on work. So, you can see in those pictures, all of the kids have their own tin frame. They're making numbers. They were doing adding and subtracting activities with those. Um, and so it's just very hands-on to reiterate some of the skills that they learned during the school year. Um, this is our healthy choices rotation. So, it's all about physical activity, getting the students up and moving. On this particular day, they were doing some basketball drills. And so, Miss Thomas had some cones set up, and they were dribbling up and down and across the court. Um, then after lunch, we have team building groups. So, team building groups are mixed age groups. Um there's boys, girls, kindergarteners, and fourth graders all mixed up together. Um to just give them some time to interact with students of
040other ages um to work on team building activities. The first two weeks it's kind of get to know you activities, building trust with each other. And then during weeks three and week four, all of the groups meet together in the gym and they do some friendly competitions with each other kind of like minute to win it games. Um so they the first two weeks get them ready for those team building activities where they're having to work as a team to accomplish a goal. Um then in the afternoon one of the enrichment is um we call it enrichment/art. So Mr. Bernett, our art teacher. Um, the art alliance through Greenwood pays him to come two days a week and do art activities with our students. And then on the other two days, our tutors do enrichment
041activities with them. Um, so this was a sand art activity that they were doing last week that goes along with our outer space theme. And then um we also have Lego kits where they are um building different designs through um Lego kits that were purchased through Save the Children. And so they're able to follow along with the lesson on the iPad to build their design and to program it. And then the video in the middle actually shows it um working actually shows what they have made being able to program it and move it across the table. So they're really loving that. this year. We've had those STEM kits before, but these are brand new. This was the first summer we've used these exact ones, so they're really enjoying it. And then in nutrition, um nutrition
042kind of goes along with healthy choices where we're just teaching the children about healthy habits. Um this lesson they were talking about Wo, no, and go foods. Um so that is one of our afternoon activities. And then community service. We always try to pick a few projects that we can do to either help out around our school or to help out different places in the community. Um this project they painted decorated flower pots and then they planted flowers and those are going to be um donated to the senior center in town and to the nursing home to some of the residents. Um the older students in the third and fourth week, they'll be making fleece blankets that we'll donate to them as well. Oh, cool. And that's us. I think that's amazing. Any questions about
043our summer summer program? Yeah, just one. Sure. And you may have mentioned it, Carla. Selected from test scores or is it sign up or? Yes, sir. So, we do star reading assessments at the end of the school year and we target students that score between the 25th and 49th percentile based on those test scores. Um, but then we also extend the offer to those students that qualify to their siblings. Um, we ask for teacher recommendations if there's anybody that teachers would like to recommend to come. So, we do have certain students that we target, but then it's open to others as well. And maybe the activity will spur them on to get into robotics at middle school. Yeah. Carla Carla. Um, just wanted just wanted to add just a great great teacher, great leader over
044this program. Uh, I know there's a lot of times and even after school program where you you see your peers and they're heading for the parking lot and you're trying to call parents to make sure their ride's going to be here to to to pick them up after the after school program. It that's that's a burden and um and it's but it's an act of love and I know you have a heart for it. Uh really nice presentation. Great job. Yeah. Thanks. Thank you so much. Thank you. You're welcome. I know they they talk about um early learning, early reading, like guided independent reading, guided independent reading, and so that it's an art form and we appreciate those who have it. Carla, is there a minimum and maximum you can have or Yes, ma'am. We
045target 50 students. Um we have 54 enrolled because we overenroll on purpose to account for absences. So, we want to have an average daily attendance of 50. That's great. I mean, I'm so impressed. And what's role with Cody? I'm sure it helps them when they come back to school. They really ain't, you know, they already been doing it. So, it ain't like you got to start over. They kind of jump in and just take off from where they y'all help them during the summer. Yeah. It definitely helps prevent some of that summer slide that we hear that students since you only have a month. That's right. that comes in handy. Uh the chair would like to recognize Mr. Darren Rice and he will be sharing information with us concerning title one and the parental improvement
046plan. I think you have a in your packets tab one. Tab one. Um this is just a basic um proposed title one budget for next year based on the last year's budget. Um the title one budget is is um we get that from the state and it's based on our pupils in poverty um index which pupil pupils in poverty index is a calculation um that they get from our free and reduced lunch direct certification um and then like Medicaid programs things like that and the state tells us what our poverty index is um this year our poverty index based on our 135th today from last year um was 78.53%. Uh which has actually increased over the last few years. Um I I looked it up earlier this afternoon and in 23 it was 76.8 and
04724 was 72 77.2 and again this year it's 78.5. So um what that does is that um they use that calculation to determine based on the amount of money the federal government sends the state for title one. they they calculate how many how much each district gets based on your pupils in poverty index. Um you can see this was our last year what we received last year. Um and using that we project we'll be using um that money for most of it is salaries and benefits if you look at it. We had a lab assistant. We're looking for a lab assistant for instructional curriculum. uh media specialists at both the primary and the middle school. Um but another thing we're going to be focusing on is class size reduction at the primary school. Um I
048was talking to Mr. Dickerson and I think the first grade is going to be a very large group and um he's going to move a teacher down into the first grade to make a team of four to help reduce the class size of that of that that each teacher has in their classroom. And so some of the money from our title one as well as some of our uh other title projects are going to be geared towards salary and benefits for that teacher. Um I did get a notification on Thursday that our allocation will be more next year. I'm not exactly sure yet um what we'll get, but they're projecting that our allocation will be more than the what we received this year based on our pupils in poverty index. Um the parent involvement. Um
049if you go to our website under the menu tab on our district website, we actually have a parent involvement tab. Um and what that does is it it just shows, you know, how parents can get involved. It's a parent invol parent involvement contract or compact. Um you can read through that. Parents have access to that. They also if you go to what did I say it was under departments there's a federal programs tab under departments and if you scroll down just a little bit you'll see that under title one we have a title one newsletter though this is last year's we haven't written the new title one newsletter for next year u but the 2425 newsletters there and it's actually in four different languages um when I was going through and doing this at the
050last summer um English, Spanish, that makes sense. But we also have it translated into Mandarin Chinese and Gujarati, which is an Indian language. That's good to know. Um good to know. We also have the we have a newsletter for the primary school and the middle school because those are the two schools that share the title one funding. Um uh we also have the parent involvement policy. Again, we have it translated into different languages for those who who need it. um at the primary school and the middle school. And there's also a parents right to know. Uh if you'll click on that, that's actually a link to the state department website for parents right to know requirement. Um so these are the things that our parents have the right to know. They can go and they
051can see this um and understand. Uh if you'll go back to that page. Yeah. Scroll down just a little bit. This is also we also list our title um two planning our surveys. Um, a lot of our information in that we use to help determine what how to write our title funding plans is based on surveys and data that we collect from um from our schools, from our teachers, uh, from our community. Uh, we actually did a survey, I think it was the end of end of April, first part of May. Um and the biggest area that the teachers um said that they wanted us to work on was the class size reduction. So that's why we're going to use that as part of our focus especially for our title one funding going into next
052year. Um also uh recruitment retention of new teachers was another big um point that our teachers wanted us to focus on was recruitment of new teachers and retention of teachers as well. So, we're going to be looking at different ways that we can improve our um recruitment and retention of our teachers. Okay, any questions? Sounds great, Mr. All right. The next point of our discussion will be to move to the action items under tab two. Um, we've already had one reading of our budget and the chair is recommending a motion to approve the second reading of the 2526 budget. I make a motion to approve the 2526 budget statement reading. Thank you, sir. Is there a second? I'll second. Thank you, Miss Alter. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I opposed.
053Motion carries. Under tab three, you will find five names of individuals who will seek employment in our district via letters of agreement. The chair is asking for a motion to approve the following five indivi individuals for employment for the 2526 academic year. Miss Jenny Pittz, Miss Edwina Hatcher, Miss Susan Timberman, and you know, Coach Wooten has about six titles. So, um, I'll just say Coach Tommy Wooten and Miss Kristen Jackson. Do I have a motion? I have a motion to approve the five letter of agreement for the names presented. Thank you, sir. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. All those in any discussion. All those in favor say I. I. Motion carries. The next point of our agenda um I'm going to begin by deferring to you Dr. Crockett. Uh I know the bulk
054of our financial review is based on our existing budget request. uh and if you have any additional information pertaining to the legislative position on any changes that have taken place. The only thing I I've mentioned is that we um has left the house, left the senate finance and it came out of um a committee uh joint committee and so that's kind of where we are. Uh that was a little bit beneficial to us in the tune of around 25,000. Um, so we're we kind of have a little bit better estimate as to where we're projecting. So, um, still nowhere where we we think we should be funded or where we um, uh, where we'd like like to see it, but at least we have a little better picture of what we're working with at this
055point. And I I concur, it's a bit frustrating, but we are grateful for what we've received. And I don't want to end and I ask this every um every meeting because it's so important. Uh the primary function of a board is financial stability and any financial transactions will fall on our shoulders and not anyone else's. So I ask in your review of the general fund report, are there any questions that you might have pertaining to the figures that you have before you hearing? None. I think I always ask you to look at that last page. uh they give you a very clear um percentage request and I don't think that's any surprise although actually that's still in the outer circle of the parameter. uh they would like to have 8% and we're a little bit
056um we're a little bit higher, but um my congratulations on our upcoming budget. That's right. Two payrolls come out in uh in this month. And so that that's going to uh take away any of that. Uh but but yeah, we're we're we're still still in good shape. Still plugging away. Yes. Are there any questions pertaining to the activity account or the lunchroom account? Hearing none, we will move on and the chair will request a motion from the floor to adjurnn. Oh, if it's okay, can we um well, last thing on your on our agenda? Oh, yes. We've been absolutely we were going to journ. I'm adjourning from just the board material. Okay. I'm sorry. And that's okay. Um, we have a really important thing to do at this point and we're going to move away
057from structured uh, discussions and we're going to recognize Mr. Shannon Coward and I'm going to defer to Dr. Crockett first. So, uh I think if I'm got calculated correct, the 20 201617 academic year is when you started. And so that's around uh 3,285 days as a as a as as a civic duty. Um and and so it takes it takes uh it takes someone to be uh courageous to step out into a community and lead and um and to make very very difficult decisions that are oftent times looked at in strange strange ways even when we may not have all the information that's provided to you for nine years. you kind of served as as u as as our uh our board member, but many of those years um Shannon, you served as as board
058chair and and that's and and and and that's a very taxing role in itself. And so and if I'm not mistaken, I can't think of many of any board meetings that you may have missed. I didn't miss any. Yeah. No, I can say that. And so, uh, and so for nine years, the third third Monday of each month, um, you're in the seat doing what's best for kids. And, um, and and you love our district. You love our district. You want you want to see it do well and and be successful. And, uh, you've been nothing but a support to me. And so, I I truly appreciate that. and and it's uh and always have the b, you know, the well-being of our students, our teachers, and our community at the forefront when you make
059those decisions. So, I I necessarily appreciate it. We have a just a very small token of appreciation uh that I was going to share with you. I know we also have have something else, too, that Miss McDeal is going to share, but I'll share with you at the very end if that's okay. And I would like to ask you, Mr. Calbert, if you um would accept this small token from the members of the board as an acknowledgment of our total awareness of the number of years of service and dedication you've given to this district. Uh every one of these individuals has asked me to say out loud how much they appreciate you, how much they appreciate what you've done and your commitment and I join them as well. Thank you. Thank you very much. Smile
060real quick. There we go. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you very much. I did definitely wanted to break away from normal business to single you out individually away from uh the mealoo of of the other. And um I don't think you can sort of capture all of that in one sentence or one paragraph, but you're certainly not leaving. You're just going to get a Monday to yourself every now and then. And that's the most important thing to remember. You're vital part of this community. and well respected. It's been an honor and I'm humbled to serve and I truly appreciate the people that got to work with um Miss Sprrow, Miss Madison, Wimpy, certainly working with those folks closely as the chairman and and of course now Dan. Um but I love our district. I love our
061students and I think we have a great group of teachers and administrators and continue to be in prayer for every one of you. Thanks a bunch and we for you as well. Any comments from the board? Thank you, Sh. Appreciate it. Congrats. We'll call you if we have questions. Now, I'll go back into the formality of the board. Uh, is there a motion from the floor to adjurnn? Someone moved. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Thank you, sir.