001on. Okay, >> we're good to go. >> Okay, we're going to go ahead and call our regular meeting of the Wayne County Board of Education to order. It is 5 o'clock. And if you'll stand, we'll say the pledge. >> I'll lead us uh this evening. 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. Let >> the record show that all board members are present in person this evening. And to begin the meeting uh this evening, we have a personnel hearing to take care of. >> Yeah. And that personnel hearing is going to be closed. So the board will need to vote to go into executive session. >> Okay. >> Randy makes a motion.
002>> Second. >> John made the second. So this is to move into executive session for uh personnel hearing. So all in favor. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. 5 to zero. It is 501. And if you'll >> and for those that have joined us online, we will be going into executive session and we'll pick the live stream back up um when we come back into regular session. We'll be anywhere between 30 minutes and and 45 minutes. Thank you. We're good to go. >> We've got recognition and presentation. See pres >> anywhere we want to. >> Come in. front row. >> You can sit anywhere but at these tables. >> I heard that. I >> watching crown. >> Crown. >> They'll survive one night. >> All right. We can uh turn your mics back on. >>
003All right. >> And for the folks that are online, um the board has concluded the personnel hearing has just now voted to come back into regular session. And so we will continue with our agenda which will be >> No recognitions scheduled for the sign. >> Perfect. Presentations. >> Presentations. We have Mr. Dave Codddle here who is going to speak with us about emergency training services and some opportunities that are going to be available to the district. >> Great. >> He looks like a firefighter. >> How y'all doing? >> Good. How are you? >> So, first of all, I think I'll give you a report on my my class at Spring Valley. Uh I've got 14 kids. They have all passed three out of their four state tests. >> Wow. >> They've got two of their
004two of their certifications are done. One of them I need a little bit of cooperation with the weather to get all the the skills done. We've got one more um one more module to go and this is the module we're going to do the live burn in the box and and all of that. >> And u kids are doing really doing really well. really enthusiastic. And uh there's already four of the kids on volunteer fire departments and there's one that we're just waiting to turn 16. >> Oh god. >> And he'll be he'll be on one of them also. And u I'm real pleased with that. Um I talked to the chief at Huntington. He's going to come and speak to my group. Um they're hurting for fire. There's a possibility of you. Of course,
005you have to be a high school graduate to be a take a civil service test, >> right? Yeah. But, uh, it's going really good. So, about two weeks ago, I got a call from Ed Bay at Mount West and um, I've been campaigning for a long time to get emergency medical technician in the high schools. We we tried a little experimental program that didn't work very well. I understand from Ed that there's about a $165,000 grant available from the state to start an emergency medical technician program in high school. And I guess all the the talk that we have done over the years, Wayne County has got the first first dibs on it. >> Woohoo. >> Now, what that's going to entail is >> the biggest problem is going to be finding an instructor. >>
006Yes. And um >> you have any you have any retired guys from Huntington or C County? >> Probably not. You all have a very very good instructor in your system right now. That's one of your principles. Two. >> Yeah. Two of them. And uh you know that that might solve the problem yourself or something. The other thing is and is there is a tremendous amount of equipment that has to be bought to to qualify from the state to do it. There's >> probably4 or $50,000 worth of equipment that you have to have to have a training center, but that 165,000 should >> cover that >> cover most of that. And I might have misunderstood, but there may be some additional money the second year of the program to to continue it on. So, I mean,
007I think that's an opportunity that I mean, we've got a countywide ambulance service right now. >> And already we're having a problem getting people. Uh, you know, they started out with a full load. They've already they're already down. Sometimes they have to down a truck because they don't have personnel. >> Wow. Anybody that has an EMT card can get a job with benefits right off right off the bat. Cab Cabell County is hiring people off the streets, making him a driver and sending them to EM EMT class. It I mean it's it's a statewide problem and paramedic is even is even worse than EMT. But of course that EMT is the entry level. Um, my suggestion would be that of course, first of all, this will this will be a program for seniors because you
008have to be 18 to be an EMT. >> Yeah. >> What I would hope is we could work the same arrangement that I have with public service training for the fire. To be a to be a certified fireman in West Virginia, you have to be at least 16. You can't be a full-fledged fireman until you're 18. But what the arrangement that we have is if they're 16 by the end of the school year, they can take the fire class and they just hold their certificate until they turn 16. So the fire class we can do sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The EMT class, I'm afraid, is probably going to be a senior class, but because it will be an all year class, I think the pass rate will be a whole lot better because you're going
009to have additional time. What I would suggest is that you make some prerequisites to get into the into the program and I think it's classes that is already available with the in the school system >> like Kahosha. >> No. Well, the OSHA classes would be nice, but what I'm thinking is medical terminology class, which I think is available at least at Spring Valley. I'm not sure about Wayne and Tulsa. >> It is. >> And also um some type of like introduction to health services, something like that. maybe a CNA class, something like that. That's going to give them a good background their junior year going into their senior year and they'll do a whole lot better in EMT class because they'll already have some anatomy, physiology, some basic patient assessment skills and things along that
010line. And I think if if the program is set up that way, I really feel like there's going to be a pretty high success rate. And like I say, you know, right at you get that EMT card and and you you you've got you've got a job, >> right, >> to to do it. >> I wonder if you could piggy back on to like the sports med program that's there. >> That's a possibility. Also, >> you have sophomores and juniors that are, you know, eligible for those and they if they complete by their junior year, then, you know, they're looking for something that seems >> Well, and and the other thing, too, is is if they're if they're willing to to do all these prerequisites, that's going to weed out a bunch of people that's
011not serious about about >> Right. Right. If you've got somebody that's gone through one of those a biomed like at at Wayne or a sports med at Spring Valley, then you they know that's what they want to do. And if they had this opportunity that they thought they could, you know, get this certification before they graduate and make money while they're going to college to, you know, they might want to be that RN or, you know, they may be looking at med school in the future. So, >> one of the nice things that that's happening now, my daughter's taking advantage of it. She started out as an MM got her paramedic card. She in on the 22nd of January, she's going to finish nursing school in one year, >> right? So she, you know, they're
012pity piggybacking her paramedic into bridging over to an R, which is a good program. The other thing that I'd like to throw out there, this came up at the 911 board meeting. Another thing that this county and statewide is really short of is qualified dispatchers, and there is a dispatchers training track that there may somewhere along the line be some money for that. And that would that would fill a big need in in in the county because we're hurting for, you know, we're hurt for qualified dispatchers, right? But I really feel like that from the people that I've talked to is in in in the different fields, you know, I think I'm hoping, you know, next year to have the the fire class not only at Spring Valley, but also have it at Wayne where,
013you know, we can expand. We I've got a fire truck now. I've got a lot of equipment. Uh, Marathon just donated 20ome sets of gear. Some of it had never been worn. >> Wow. >> But, you know, some really nice stuff. We've got a, you know, good facility going. And, uh, you know, Mr. Maner, >> have you talked to him, >> Bill? Yeah. >> There's a possibility that public service training will fund both classes next year. >> Is there a chance to expand it on down to Tulsa? seems like they need that more than anybody else because it's real rural and and they need fire service and they need paramedics and all >> that that it's it's possible to do it the way the way I would envision the program is is that there's certain
014things that we're going to have to keep at Spring Valley like we've got the burn facility and all of that when we do certain project they can travel we'll have to move them to Spring Valley to do it right um there are certain things where uh if we're doing practical, we just take the fire truck, drive it to, you know, to to wherever. Um quite frankly, I don't want to be a full-time teacher. >> Oh, a >> yeah. Um you know, you doing it first block at Spring Valley works really well. Being able to do the second block at at at Wayne or, you know, wherever you want to do it. Um, could there be a possibility of of taking the kids from from Tulsa to Wayne in the afternoon? Is that is that a
015>> out of the realm of possibility? >> There's there's one thing I'd like to add to that just so everybody knows and everybody that's listening to our meeting, when we first started this program, Dave and I went to all three of our schools. We did go to Tulsa. There was interest at Tulsa kids. We had 10, 15 kids at Tulsa. Somewhere along the line, the ball was dropped. I'm not placing any blame, but that's just the way that it was and they that was the end of that. So that's the reason it ended up at Wayne and >> well a countywide problem. >> We want to see it go. Yeah. Or I want to see it and I'm sure all the rest of us the same way. We I'd like to see it available to
016all of our kids just like every program we have. I think they should all be >> have an opportunity. But the effort was put forth to try to get it there whenever we >> Yeah, we we made a we made a visit down there. >> And uh I I think part part of the problem that we've had the past couple years is is getting it on the schedule early enough in in the spring so the schooling, >> right? I mean, at Spring Valley, I believe it it it it was successful. I I started out with 15 kids and um I've I've lost two and um you know so you that's can't can't help that. But you know the kids I've got like I say they're doing great. I'm especially proud of my females. Let me
017tell you what they're they're tough. They're doing they're doing a nice doing a nice job. But yeah, I really I really appreciate, you know, the opportunity to do it and I really from the remarks I've gotten in the communities, the community thinks it's a good thing too, >> right? >> And I think, you know, hopefully we can continue the program on. Uh there's some new young fire instructors that are that are being developed right now, which could probably in a couple years take the program over. Um, the nice thing about the fire program is if you have two or three different instructors, you know, you can kind of let an instructor spe, you know, be a specialist in whatever he wants to teach and uh, you know, bring them in, you know, for that for
018that one particular thing, especially if if public service training can keep providing the, you know, the funding for the for the program. >> Absolutely. >> So, I I did talk to Mr. maner when he was hired into the position and um you know expressed our gratitude for the support of the program. I have not talked to him about the expansion of it. >> I I I think you ought to give him a call. >> Yeah, I'll reach out to him. >> I had a conversation with him and I got the impression he had talked to his boss and his boss had a very favorable opinion of, you know, the things we were doing down here. Yeah. And you know, for me, it it seems like as as as long as they're willing to, you know,
019to pay the instructors, we ought to take advantage of that. The the only downside to it, and I don't think it's going to be a downside, we've got to have at least 10 kids in the class, right? >> Which I really I think if we get it on the on the schedule and and market it just a little tiny bit, I don't think that's going to be a problem. Matter of fact, >> it's a good thing, but it's a bad thing. I'm afraid of Spring Valley I'm going to end up with a whole lot more kids than I'm going to be able to handle because I want first of all I've only got 18 seats in my >> right >> and fill them up. We'll get more >> that would be a good problem to
020have. >> Yes, that'd be great. >> I did speak with I did speak with Mr. Bay at Mount West and and he is um we >> we're planning for August >> for the class to start. So, we're underway. >> Fantastic. and to just, you know, like I say, uh, there I got a new proposed training criteria from the state today. I meant to print it off, but I didn't get it till the last minute. It's about 159 pages, but there's not that much in there that actually applies to us. It goes all the way from driver all the way to to CTE or to uh critical care, you know, transports and stuff. But, uh, you know, the big thing is just going to be getting equipment and stuff together. And, uh, there there's some other
021stuff out there that we're going to have availability to. Health Met has got three or four ambulances that are training ambulances. And they've got patients that do everything but talk to you. If you want to have a chest injury, it does a chest injury. If you want to do a heart attack, it does a heart attack. It's It's really It's really pretty neat. >> That's cool. >> So, any questions you all have or anything? I just appreciate your hard work. I've seen a lot of social media >> and like I say, it's something I've wanted to do a long time and I am absolutely having a ball doing it. I've got a great I got a great bunch of kids and I look forward every morning to getting up and and doing that and I
022think they enjoy it too. >> So, you plan on teaching the fire in the morning and in the afternoon? >> No, I'm teaching you too. >> Think how much better you'd feel it all day. You got to have a career >> for for a long time. I taught two EMT classes a year and um I did do fire and EMT together. It's just a little much. It's much to do. But like I say, u Kim Mills would be an excellent teacher that she she is she works on a squad. She knows all about the emergency services and stuff like that. She would, you know, she would be a really good a really good instructor. And I'm just throwing that out there for what it's for what it's worth. So, >> well, thank you so much.
023>> Appreciate it. Thanks. >> Hey, Dave, before you take off, we did receive the 2026 state fire marshal safety calendar. >> One of our uh one of our students >> uh was selected for their artwork for for the month of July. So, when you see the calendar, look for that. That's Wayne Elementary. >> Also, uh I'm working on it. Mark mentioned it to me. I looked into it. Going to try to find out and all the criteria. We might try to compete in that. What's it called? Skills America >> Skills USA. They've got a fire they've got a fire part and I'm trying I I saw two videos on it. One's a firefighter challenge and one of them is to put your gear on. >> John >> Ry's son John competed in 2009. We didn't
024have fire class down there. He liked he wanted to do it. I was the I was the skills USA lead person. We took John with us. He done great and he didn't even he just been a member of the lab fire department I think at that time. >> Well, he waited until he was 16 in one day to join lab because he turned 16 on a Sunday. That's the only reason he didn't join that day. >> And it was a lot of fun. >> Wow. >> It's just a great experience for the kids heard me preach that male team and a female team together. >> But uh like I said, I'm looking into that. I've got some feelers out and and uh trying to get, you know, exactly what they do. So, you know, we
025can train on a little bit. That that's the nice thing about having the whole year now is we've been able to do a whole lot more practical. And I've noticed with the kids, the more times that they, you know, they put on the air pack and play with the air pack, you know, the more comfortable and stuff that they, you know, that they get with, >> right? >> And it's been a learning experience for me, too. And I've never really, you know, taught high school student before. Sometimes you got to bang it in their head a couple extra times. People don't realize how important that air pack is. >> Oh, absolutely. >> I was a policeman in Huntington for 24 years and I came on smoke coming out of the uptowner apartments on Fourth Avenue.
026>> I ran up there knocking on doors trying to get people to wake and get out of there. >> I knocked on the door. It flew open all that >> smoke come out after you. >> Smoke and it was like from couches and and the carpet and it took my breath away. I had to crawl on my hands and knees. I thought I was going to die before I got down the steps and got out of there. >> They uh I was telling the kids >> really mattresses on your bed. You're sleeping on 15 gallons of gasoline. >> Oh wow. >> Appreciate it. >> That's scary. All right. All right. Any other presentations? >> No. >> That good news? >> Yeah. I just wanted to mention again what we referred to. So, we received the
027state fire marshall calendar and uh Kinley Clay and and we got to meet Kinley down at the board meeting when we were doing the uh >> awards for the general summit of assessment. Yeah. Performance. She was there that evening. So, congratulations to her for making the calendar. >> Very nice. have to put that on our website. Any other good news, board members? All right, moving on to ourformational items. No school December 22nd through January 1st Christmas break. Regular board meeting on Tuesday, January 13th, beginning at 6 here in the conference room. Special meeting on Tuesday, January the 20th, uh 4 p.m. at Buffalo Elementary and then following at 5:15 for Buffalo Middle. And that's one of our LSIC meetings. And then a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 27th, again here in the conference room at
028six o'clock. Construction project updates. >> Yeah, you have laid uh at your desk there's a change order for the uh CK alumni gym renovation. And I'm going to ask you to give me permission to do an emergency approval on this. >> Um, >> yeah, the uh they have to tap into the existing um the existing um water line that's providing the sprinkler system for uh CK Elementary School. And the original design had them tapping in at a different spot, but there wasn't enough pressure in that line. And so, um, we thought we were going to end it end up with some, uh, significant expenses, but they've been able to, uh, locate a place near the alumni gym where they can tap into that line. It is going to be some additional cost. They are working
029to make sure that our overall budget doesn't uh increase, but it it is a change order at this point in time. And so, um, the reason I'm asking you to give me permission to do a go ahead and do approval on this and then I'll bring it to you formally at at the next board meeting is I didn't receive this, uh, proposal request until after the agenda had been published. And the, uh, uh, our architect had to approve it and the state had to approve it before it came to me. Um, but the, uh, uh, they have to cut the water off to the school. So, they want to do this over Christmas break. Gotcha. So if it's unless you have any concerns, I'm going to go ahead and authorize them to do that work
030and then I'll bring this to you for formal approval at your next board meeting. >> Okay. So that works uh underway and that that'll be an important piece of that project that will be completed over Christmas. >> Anything other ones? Is that all? >> That's it. >> Okay. Uh no delegations this evening. Superintendent report. >> And gentlemen, I know you came in late. Did Did any of you want to sign up for delegation or speak to anything? >> Yes, I did. >> Come on up. And >> sorry, didn't realize we were >> That's okay. >> I had the door shut on them when they got here. >> I got Yeah, just sign. >> Sign in there. >> Yes, sir. >> Sign my name, too, >> Sign. The reason I'm here, I'm a grandparent. if you
031go ahead and introduce yourself. >> Jay, Justice, >> Mr. Justice, before you get started, we just have some formalities we need. >> I'm not being here. >> You're you're fine. Um, we uh have a fivem minute time limit on our delegations. Okay. >> And the board's not allowed to interact or debate or discuss anything. We can just kind of take in the information and take the notes and then we'll have the superintendent get in contact with you afterwards. Okay. >> Did you put your address on there? >> No, not yet. I will. Well, we need that on there or you can tell us where you're from. >> Okay. Crumb >> down low. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. >> No, Crumb. I'm not highway. Really? >> I live one mile from the school. >> Okay. We just
032We want to make sure you're in this county. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. I've been in this county all my life. >> Okay. I've been here a long time. Go ahead. >> The reason I'm here tonight is u I was concerned about the way the way that y'all did the bidding on the to football job at Tulsa High School football team. Uh I the way that was I was told it was run two guys that interviewed the the acrements which are four people. They uh they talked to them. They put questions and all that. Then they're they recommend who y'all are after that and y'all just I talked to a few of you on the phone, you know, this and that and don't know a whole lot about I just want to let you know I'm
033concerned parent grandparent or my son went to school also too. I mean I I've been here all my life. I'm one mile from school. One mile exactly one mile. Well anyway the the person that's that's supposedly is going to get the job which has been told for three months who's going to get it. They already know ahead of time. Everybody does seem like, but I'm going to put my two cents worth in. Y'all can take it any way you want to. You can discard it, use it. I'm not trying to start any trouble. Don't want no trouble. >> J in a delegation, you can't speak about an individual. >> I didn't say individual. >> Okay. Well, >> we just can't name. Okay. Names. Okay. >> Yeah. I'm not >> No, no names. Nothing specific about
034an individual. to your concern. >> If you want to recommend somebody, you can do that. >> Okay. Yeah. I'm not going to use nobody's name. No. I already know. I figured that anyway. I wouldn't go into anyway. >> Okay. >> You know, it ain't no sense in it anyway. But what I'm trying to say is that the the guy that interviewed the guy that's supposed to be getting the job. >> I mean, they're in cahoots with each other. I mean, they're they're they're friends. They they even got him the job. So, where's that fair, guys? I thought we was doing things for that's right for the kids. That's the best for the kids. I mean, be the best teacher. I want the best teacher. I want Everybody does. I think the best resume. I mean,
035that's what it's supposed to be. I mean, that's what's wrong with this world now. People just go along with go on. And I I'm really concerned. I know this guy and I know I've know the community in and out. I've been there all my life. I know everybody. Trust me, I know. And they know me. And nobody wants this guy. Nobody. Nobody. They're they're afraid to say know what I tell them. I said, "Well, let's go out and talk to the board about let them let them know what we think about it." Man, I can't do that. I That guy got some kind of connection somewhere along the line. I understand that. It's politics, guys. I understand that. I mean, I ain't stupid. I've been here all my life. I know what's going on. And
036uh I just concerned that I just don't think y'all thought the right process and done it and done it the right way of getting the right person for the job. Listen, we're losing kids going to the cross the river up there. And y'all know this. I don't have to tell you nothing you don't know. I've been in the games with we've been in fight with our own kids on the sideline, our own our own football players fighting each other. We've been with drug dealers and these two guys picked the last coach we had. So what makes y'all think he's going to be the good they're going to be any better? What I don't understand, what I'm trying to get through my head. I want the best for the kids. I've coached five years in the
037league up there. I was complaining about the coaches. They said, "Well, if you going to complain, won't you do something?" I don't want you to get out there and coach. I thought, "Well, you know, they're right. Why am I complaining when I get out there and do it myself?" I coach as good as anybody else can. Literally, I'm not talking about high school or nothing like that. But anyway, I see a lot of good kids come through up there, guys. And we've got some good kids coming. And everybody, the person that's doing this job already knows this, too. We're not fooling nobody out. I'm not trying to snowball you or nothing like that. Y'all know what I'm talking about. Y'all understand. But this guy ain't the guy for the job. I want somebody that's interested
038in the kids, put their time in just like everybody else does. Not just doing it because, you know, it's extra job. And that's what the problem we're in before. And we wonder why our kids is leaving. And and I hear it from the parents. Well, all our kids are going over across the river. The other ones that can afford to do it, but all kids can afford to go to do that. But not all kids can afford that, guys. And I think we're letting the kids down. I be honest with you. Like I said, I just wanted y'all to know this that way because I've talked to some of y'all. So, I we didn't know anything about that. But now that you know, I know you know, you understand what I'm saying. I just want
039you all to be aware of what's going on. So, well, y'all make whatever decision you want to make. I mean, that's up to you guys. I ain't got a thing to do it. But, you know, people can hold y'all accountable for what you do. You understand what I'm saying? That y'all the people they vote for. So, I that's really the reason only reason I'm here is on account of that. And like I said, I got a kid going be grandkids going to be going down there and I I probably were to say something at least I've said my piece and I can look at them parents and they say something to me like my kids and we lie kids. I'm going say well you should have went down there and done something about it when
040you had this opportunity. I didn't like coming here and talk in front of you people. I I like to talk oneon-one with people. I don't like going doing this. I didn't want to come tonight but my grandkid when you come to your grandkids you'll do what you got to do. And I just hope y'all understand that and see where I'm coming from and kind of take it consideration and think about it. I think the best guy for the job or to get the job, not because he's knows whoever knows this and knows that. I don't I don't think it's right. >> Time. >> That's my opinion. Okay. >> Appreciate y'all giving me the opportunity to talk. I'll have my address. >> Thank you, sir. That's okay. We just like Hey, listen. I appreciate I appreciate
041the opportunity. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> This person they just No, they're just with me. Yeah, he wants to talk too. >> You signed your name in, sir. >> I leave it crown, too. >> Okay. >> And what's your name? >> Johnny Pack. >> I come down here with Jay because he he talked to us on the phone. And what he's trying to say is the choice that the principal and the athletic director we've been told has been made. That's not who the people want. Uh we've picked a guy, matter of fact, he just won the 11th grade championship this past weekend when it's a Colt and he's really really good. He's good with kids. Um, I don't know if I can say his name here >> or not. >> Well, you're you're speaking
042positively yet, so yes, you can. >> Okay. His name's Harry Cyrus and he's taught kids for years football and he's willing to come from Wayne, bring his kids to Tulsa and up to Crime and I think what we was told it was $6,500 for the coach and to be a coach. He's even said he'll sign the check over and reach it back to you. He just wants to teach the kids how to play sports. And we know he's a good coach, good with them. And um I don't have any kids in school. Mine's grown. But I do think a lot about the community or I wouldn't do what I do >> because it's too much aggravation. Trust me. But uh I agree with Jay and the other coaches. We went to Logan and watched our
043little B team and C team win championships over there. And my my nephew plays on the B team. So I got interested in it. And we've all known Harry Cyrus for years. You know what kind of person he is. He's a fine man. He'd make an excellent coach up there. Be good to the boys. Teach them stuff. teach them morals, too. And we'd like y'all to kind of take him into consideration and make your decision. And getting off topic, your playground stuff up at Crumb Middle School where it's inside of the football field. They're they're asking for us to bring our esavator down there from the Crown PSD and pull them up, pull all that stuff up. I said, 'Well, baby, we need to ask permission before we go bring this equipment on school property
044pools. >> Who's asking you to pull it up? >> Uh, a guy named Jay. I forget his last name. They said if he pulled all up, they'd give it to me. >> Okay. >> Down there. >> I said, "Well, while I'm down there, I just asked if it's okay to bring a hit the escalator down there and pull it all up." >> If you don't mind, put your number on that sheet and I'll call you about it. Okay. >> Yeah. >> We'll see what's going on. They're going to bring it up in a board meeting at the PSD. >> Okay. >> Uh Monday I said, "Well, >> I appreciate you asking. >> Give them a heads up there." >> Very good. Very good. >> They actually hooked a chain to one of them with a
045truck and p point pulled up. It had a big huge seam on the bottom of it. I don't know how the truck pulled it up. >> Wow. >> But it's where y'all going to build your concession stand and stuff like that, I guess. >> Okay. >> Cuz your rabbits and stuff is sitting right there where playground stuff's at. >> Okay. I'll check on it to make sure and then I'll give you a call. >> Okay, that's all I have to say. >> Thank you. >> All right. Okay. >> Okay. We can move on to our superintendent and director reports. >> Yeah. First up, um at the last meeting, we looked at a document for the special education budget, and I've laid the updated document in front of you. the um updated document that I laid
046in front of you does um there's some updated numbers. >> Okay. >> Under the local general fund, the numbers that I shared with you last week uh on the form it had 5.4 million under the local general fund. That 54 million was personnel cost alone. It did not include um benefits, uh social security, workers comp, all the other factors. So that number is actually 13.7 million >> out of the local general fund. And that you see how that um changes the percentage breakdown there. >> Okay. Yeah. >> And then um the questions that came up so the rest >> IDA and policy 2419 compliance and then they do teacher supports. >> Okay. So they share a role but they don't do the same same thing. >> Correct. Correct. And sometimes in in particular cases they
047may you know like the behavior supports may come from our specialist versus our sites. Got you. >> So they they share some respons. They have certain areas that they're assigned to, I'm assuming. So they all travel >> correct >> all the time. >> Okay. >> So are they are our specialists located at specific places in the county or do they all start here and just travel wherever during the day? >> Their itinerary as well. So they have schools assigned. Okay. So they all have a a spot in the office. Actually, all sites and specialists are down in that office for their home base. >> Right. But they have specific schools that they travel to or they're responsible for. >> Okay. >> Gotcha. >> And how do we I know we get we have a Medicaid
048secretary, right? So, um, certain Medicaid procedures or or services are reimbursible to us. >> Correct. How do we determine which ones that are and which ones aren't, I guess. >> So, Medicaid very much dictates what? So, we look at IEPs and you look at those services. Those are going to be like transportation, speech, language, occupational therapy, physical therapy. Those are the things, behavior plans, um, nursing services, those are the things that are billable. >> Okay. So, there are specific things that are billable and spec and and things that are not. >> Correct. Gotcha. >> And it depends on what fund that u the positions are being paid out of whether you can >> ask for reimbursement. Uh, >> yes. So, if we have, for example, a a personal care aid um that's paid out of
049general funds, then that would be billable, but if they're paid out of of federal monies, then that is Gotcha. Yep. >> So, there's a couple things that we're exploring right now. Um counseling services, >> that's going to come that's coming. >> That's coming. So, we think there will be an opportunity for some more revenue there. But you bring that up. You know, the Medicaid secretary, that position pays for itself. >> That's what I was >> kind of alluding to. There's a reason why we have a Medicaid secretary because >> Yeah. Right. >> because of those reimbursement rates. So that's another source of revenue for the program that brings in I think this year was >> what 600,000, right? >> Between five and 600,000 that it brought in this year, >> right? >> The operation of
050the program. >> Really? A professional used to do it, didn't they? >> Say it again. >> A professional used to do it. >> Um, yeah. >> A lot of it. I mean, that's a bigger salary. >> What I'm saying than the secretary. >> That's why I was distracted. >> Okay. >> As the computer restarted itself, so we lost some folks on the live stream for a second. >> Oh, we're back. >> Yeah, we're back. That's why I was distracted there for a little bit. >> My phone was bought out. They couldn't hear. >> Yeah. All 10. All four of them. >> Yeah. >> I had to I had to restart the stream. So, we're good. >> All righty. >> And what a parent education resource uh center coordinator. >> Can you just give me a
051little >> She does a lot of our birth to three um transition meetings. She does a lot of referrals. She supports preschool a whole lot. And then we bring her in to um support parents when they um you know need some it it's difficult to to go into a meeting full of a lot of people and and to kind of understand um policies and procedures and so she is phenomenal um and she is a great resource for our parents um for our special needs kids but yeah she spends a lot of time in the preschool world. Gotcha. All right. Any any other questions? Sorry, we didn't mean to hijack your >> presentation. I think the one thing that was most surprising to me was the amount of revenue that comes in from the from the
052state for the operation special education program. And um you know just in join doing some general research online um it indicated that you could expect about 20 to 40% of the funding to come from the state level >> and uh >> we need to call someone. >> Yeah I'm I'm going to do some more research into that and exactly this the state has the funding ratio. So the the position the state funds a certain number of positions for the district and uh we have a lot of gen or special educators that are listed uh in that funding source one that state funding. >> Um but you know we're over formula on that >> on that uh state funding source but you know I don't know if there's some monies included in there. So, I I
053want to nail that down to see uh what that revenue should should really look like and if there's anything there that we're not considering that should be included in that number because it certainly should be more than 1%. >> I would think I would think I know um I was asking Todd earlier the U federal monies the IDA monies do you know how they calculate what we are supposed to receive? I mean, that just seems 12% seems low to me as well, you know, and to do what we're required to do and provide the services that we're required to provide $1.9 million for all of that seems quite low to me. So, I just wondered if you knew how they calculate what we get. >> Get that information for you. I I believe it's they
054look at, you know, your general cost and you're looking at what is exceeding that. So for our special needs kids, you assume the same cost as you would for everybody else and then looking at what in excess. So, but I would have to give you details on that. >> Yeah. I'm just just curious because for some reason I I don't know why, but I was under the impression that we received a certain amount like one and a half times what what the general um education student would get >> per special education student. But I'm not sure how you even >> I think >> calculate that as far as numbers. >> There used to be a ratio like that. special needs um students received X times what a general ed student does. Right. >> I think
055and I thought that was still in effect until maybe five years ago when I was told that it was no longer >> no longer. Okay. >> Yes. >> Well, I'd be curious just to know how do they calculate >> what is a You know, when you're looking at our budget in general and you realize that, you know, almost $14 million comes out for services that we are out of the general fund that we're required to. Not that we don't want to provide those, of course we do, but there's got to be some >> like some help >> some help there along the way, especially when the state is only providing 1%. >> Exactly. So that would have been something we could have discussed with the legislature when they were here visiting us. >> That that
056does give us a better picture. So I appreciate that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Okay. The second item I had was a update on preparation on impact statements for potential school closure. So, we have to have those um impact statements published and delivered to the schools by the end of the week. And so, I'm hoping to have those finalized here uh by the end of the day, Thursday, so we can get deliveries out on Friday. And so, things are progressing there. U we pretty much got the information filled in. We just got to do some edits and finish up some of the facility information. Um, I had uh sent you a message letting you know we've put out a request for proposals for entrance security window film for our school sites and
057for the school sites that don't currently have any of our newer facilities do have that security window film already in their buildings. And so we have um and that includes Wayne Middle School where we've done a new entry. Uh Vincent Middle School is scheduled to get that same security window film with that project. Um, I provided you a copy of that RFP. It's also on our website that will uh since we're advertising here during the holiday season, we extended that advertisement. It'll be out out for, uh, proposals until February the 13th, okay, >> is when proposals are due. And again, that is a grant-f funed project. >> Okay. And just for the ones that have the safe school entrances, >> um, >> for all of them, >> it it'll be for all of them. All
058of them. And >> the ones at Buffalo Elementary. >> Yes. >> Nice. >> Now, this this project isn't for Buffalo because it's, you know, the new school build. >> New school will be under construction. So, that they're not included in this proposal because that's going to be taken care of in in that design process. >> Um, Marcia, do you care? I told Jeb we would grab him after the hearing. Do you care to grab him for me? >> Sure. Okay. And >> grab him too hard. He might yell. >> And then um I was going to let you know that there was a U purchase order. Uh I want to do another emergency I want to do another emergency p purchase order. We have the flooring at Wayne Middle School in their gym flooring. It's
059that um rubber flooring. >> It's coming up at the seams underneath the basket. And so the installers, RM Huffman, are going to come repair that and reweld the seams. And uh that that's going to be about $8,000, but it needs to be done because it's a it's a safety issue and it's gotten worse. And uh so I'd like to go ahead and authorize them over Christmas break to to come in and repair that. >> A motion. >> No. No. Just as long as you know. And I I'll bring the purchase order to you on your next regularly scheduled agenda. And then um there's a couple things that I'm going to ask Jeb to go over with you that have been in the news recently that as we're talking about budget planning, we just need to
060take a look at. Okay. >> Um one of those is the PEIA increase. Um there's going to be a 3% increase uh for employees, but also for employers. Uh so it's going to it's going to impact our budget. And then also uh there's been quite a bit of talk in the legislature about another 5% increase uh for pay. And again, those positions, those 200 day positions that are in the school funding formula, the state pays for that increase. um any positions that are above 200 days um those extra days have to be funded locally or any positions that are outside of the formula have to be funded locally. So a 5% increase will also affect our budget um um it it'll cause our budget to rise. Now our revenue will rise with those state funded
061positions but it won't cover all that cost. So, I've asked Jeb to uh prepare a couple documents for you to look at the effects of both of those increases. And Jeb, you you have those? >> Sure. >> So, I've talked to him about both the PEIA increase and the and the governor's pay request. Need that stick of stuff, don't you? Yeah. I am Thank you. >> Which one you want to look at first? >> Take one of these if you need to. >> Yeah, I can go a copy if you'd like. >> Another one. You got both yours? >> Yep. >> No, I'd handed both of mine to you. >> So, you're fine. Go ahead. >> I've got them on my email. Go ahead. >> Which one you want to look at first? PIA or
062the salary? >> Uh, let's go with PEI. >> Okay. From the top leftand corner, it'll say estimated salary cost or estimated uh PEIA cost. So, we're going to start with the PEIA cost. >> I'll leave it to you. >> All right. So, to show the increase or what a 3% increase would do, um, I took the FY26 what we budgeted for PEIA for the current year 8,45 59,258 >> that's right in the middle that's in the middle line you see there >> so currently this right now the state gives us 7 million 6824 that's what the state gives us in state aid >> and it cost us 8.4 million. So we're roughly 780,000 in the hole. So if you give a if you say a 3% increase on 8.4 4 million roughly 254,000 and that
063equates to 8.7 million. But on the PEA PEIA side, what would happen is so right now they give us 7.6 million. They're currently funding us for 772 people and that that's roughly $9,949 per person. You increase that by 3% you add $298 to the949 come up to 10,248 per person. And for 2027, they're only going to fund us for 743 people. So that gives you 7,621,000. The bottom line is it's going to cost us over a million dollars. >> Make that up. >> Wow. >> After all that said and done, it's going to cost us about a million dollars. A million. 1.1. >> Another million. add that to that, Todd. >> Well, it's a it's a and well, you got to realize that this year we've already got to 777,000 factored in. >> So, it's
064an increase of about $300,000. >> Um it's about it's about a $300,000 increase that we'll be be facing with that next year. >> Going to be an increase, but still it's a it's fun, >> right? >> Yeah. We still have to come up with all >> about $314,000 >> more than we did before. >> Yeah. >> So on the flip side of that >> going to 5% raises >> pay raise. >> Oh dear. >> So I took the same format. >> Yeah. And right now current we have 41,7,000 budgeted just salaries just >> and that's just general fund budgeting for salaries correct >> general fund um state aid steps one two and five at professional service and support personnel they give us $34.7 million That's not we're not talking benefits, retirement, PEIA, just >> right
065salaries. >> So currently we are funding, you know, we're we we are funding 6.3 million of that through to through the local or excess levy. So again, I took the 34.7 that they're giving us in state aid divide by 772 people what they're funding us for comes up about 44,948 pack 5% on to it. You add 2247 to that gives you 471 195 a person. Multiply that by 743 people that they're going to fund us for next year and that increases you go from 6.3 million about $8 million that we have to fund. >> An increase of more than $1,600,000. >> Yep. Correct. >> Mhm. >> Now that's if that's that number would be if there were no cuts in positions, >> right? >> Um so you know as we go into riff and personnel
066riff personnel season for riff and transfer um any reductions that we take will reduce that overall number. But if we, you know, if there's a 5% pay increase and we stand put where we are right now, it's going to increase our expenditures about 1.7 million. >> So you add that with three million, it's $2 million million. >> Yeah. >> Another $2 million. >> And again, this this 5% pay increase hasn't been approved, but it's um you know, it's coming from multiple levels that it looks like it's going to be a push for the state. So, it'll be good for employees, but it's it's going to be a challenge for us during the budgeting process. I just wanted to make sure you were aware of it >> and the potential impact. >> We are Todd right
067here. >> That's it. That's all I have. >> Sorry for all the good news. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh any board directives or board reports? We have no unfinished business this evenings. So let's move on to our new business. Consent action items. Uh the superintendent recommends approval of the following action items. Additional items received prior to the time of the meeting may be added. Discussion and or separate action of items may be requested by members of the board and or the superintendent. Items are subject to change. Any blanks will be filled in prior to the meeting. In the event a nominee withdrawals, we reserve the right to put the next candidate in the position. Number one is consider for approval the recommended personnel matters on pages one through three. >> Motion to approve. >>
068Actually, I need to >> Okay, >> I need to pull two of these for a separate consideration just because they are related. >> Well, let me just go over the changes, the fillins that have been made here. So, at the bottom of page one under employment for ser service, we'll start with line item one, the ECAT aid at Genanoa Elementary, it's Kenneth Harrell. Uh, the 8h hour bus operator for bus 25-52 until the return of regular employee is Melissa Hamilton. That first job that Kenneth Herald, that was an until the return of regular employee as well. Uh, Lisa Grace is being recommended as a halftime cook at Buffalo Elementary. She already holds a halftime position there at different hours. Uh so she is permitted to do that. Uh Stephanie Ellis is being recommended as an
0698-hour cook at CK Elementary. Tammy Antonowitz is being recommended for the Spring Valley High uh shuttle bus run, evening run. Uh so that's when evening and meaning afternoon. Uh Terry Reigns is an 8-hour bus operator uh being recommended for bus 2551 until the return of regular employee. On page two, you have Hester Scaggs, autism mentor aid at CK Middle. That'll be >> okay. Good >> at CK metal to autism mentor aid at Tulsa High. So, Hester Skaggs transferring to Tulsa High. Scott Prince transferring to eight hour custodian at Tulsa High and those start January the 5th. Um the Hester Scaggs does not start until next school year, effective the 26 27 school year. And then um on your last page, William Jeffers is being recommended as the assistant wrestling coach at Spring Valley High School.
070Devin Hall is being recommended as an assistant wrestling coach at Spring Valley High School. Uh the head football job at Tulsa High School, Leonard Matt Stanley is being recommended for the head football coach at Tulsa High School. And then uh Chris Johnson is an unpaid volunteer uh being recommended as assistant boys basketball coach at Fort Gay and Kylie Pollinger, assistant boys basketball coach at Fort Gay. So those are the recommendations for those positions. >> Like to make a motion to pull the Tulsa High School football coach for separate consideration, please. Okay, let's uh we'll have to do that one separately from my separate. Okay, >> so let's we'll pull the two assistant wrestling coaches um as well. >> Okay, >> I just need them. >> That's the two Spring Valley High School, >> right? One.
071>> Okay. Okay. Okay. Did we not already do that? >> I thought we do that last time when you were >> That was a uh those are volunteer positions. These are permanent. >> Oh, gotcha. I just the name sounded familiar. I'm sorry. >> Right. >> Yep. Okay. >> And then we also have a separate >> for Missy >> consideration for the Tulsa football coach, right? >> So Messi, you need to recuse yourself on the spring valley, >> right? I'm going to recuse myself for that one. >> We want to start with that. Let John do it. Let >> you take care of that one. Okay, with the uh personnel matters, um Missy Hall has recused herself and uh I need a motion to approve the hiring of William Jeffers, assistant wrestling coach, Spring Valley High,
072effective the 2025 2026 school year. And Devin Hall, assistant wrestling coach, Spring Valley High, effective the 2526 school year. So, I have a motion. >> Second. >> Randy got the second. >> Okay. Any questions or concerns? >> Your vote, please. >> I for all in favor. >> Okay. Miss, you can come back. >> Missy, come. Missy, come. >> They were approved. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you, >> Mark. Randy. >> All right. The second separate consideration. Is this an issue where we need an executive session or is this um >> Yeah. Do we do do need do need to do executive? >> Do you have any do have any discussion or questions or concerns that you need to speak about? >> I I would like to move for executive session briefly. Yes. >> Okay. >> I
073just need a motion for a brief executive session. Motion by Randy. Second by Jonita and this is an executive session to discuss a specific personnel >> matter including a person >> and we don't want to discuss yeah >> names. So it is oh let's all in favor >> any opposed 5 to zero and uh it is 7:06 >> 7:06 p.m. give us a few minutes we'll be back. Okay. If you'll just mute your mic until we're returned. Okay, mic's back on. >> I need a a motion to return from executive session. >> Motion by Janita. Second. >> Second, >> Randy. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 5 to zero. It is 7:34. No decisions were made while we were in the executive session. We'll returning to the separate consideration for the Tulsa
074High School football coach. We'll do that one first and then we'll consider the rest of the personnel matter. All right. This personnel matter is um head coach at Tulsa High School. The committee has recommended >> Leonard Matt Stanley. >> Stanley. >> So, I need a motion for this consideration. Anyone? >> Motion. Motion. I don't need a second. Second for this consideration. I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I I >> I. >> Any opposed? >> No. >> We're just going to abstain. I'm just troubled by. >> So, what are you doing? >> What extension? I'm going to make an extension. >> Okay. So, the motion will carry three to one with one abstension. All right. Moving on to the rest of the personnel matters this evening. I need a motion. >> Motion by Mark.
075>> Second by Dennis. >> Hang on here. Any questions or concerns with the remaining personnel matters? >> Okay. And as revised, right? >> As revised. Yes. >> Who made the motion? >> Mark. >> Who made the second? >> Dennis made the second. >> Okay. I'm so confused. All right. Any questions or concerns on the remainder of our personnel matters? All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 5 to zero. Number two, consider for approval of the voucher payments for November 2025 on pages 4 through four or 4 through 13. >> Motion by Randy. Second. >> Second. >> Jonita. Questions or concerns on our voucher payments? Anyone? None heard. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Five to zero. Number three, consider for approval. Actually, three and four are minutes. So, we can
076consider those collectively. >> Motion to approve both. >> Motion by Jonita. >> Second by Randy. Any questions or concerns on those minutes? None heard. All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 5 to zero. Number five, consider for approval of the purchase for acquisition order and quotes in excess of $5,000 pages 21 through 23. Motion. >> I like it. >> Motion by Dennis. Second. >> Second. Randy, questions or concerns on any of those? Look like we have the sign language interpreter like we spoke about earlier on here. That's a required position for a student. Assuming the Riftton equipment is that for a homebound student or students or is this equipment that we use in the schools? That's page 22. >> Can I see it? >> Absolutely. >> Yes. Lori. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's a
077physically involved And it may be more than one standard. >> Yeah, because we've got a >> equipment for students, >> correct? >> And then our SASPro, that's our >> cosmetology program. >> Yeah. >> Anyone have any questions on any of those? >> All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carries. 5 to zero. New business, separate action items. Number one, consider for approval the out of state field trip request Wayne High School boys and girls teams to travel to Oak City, Indiana, January 2nd and 3rd. That's funded by the boosters. >> Motion second. >> Motion by Randy, second by Mark. >> Questions or concerns on that travel? All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 5 Z. >> Two. Consider for approval of treasury report for November 2025 on page 24. >> So move. >> Second.
078>> Motion by Mark. Second by Jonita. Questions or concerns? >> None. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries five to zero. And three, consider for approval budget supplement and transfers for no November 2025 on pages 25 through 28. >> Motion by Janita. Second. >> Second. >> Randy. Questions or concerns? All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Five to zero. Potential items for a future agenda. >> Yeah. So, I said we'd take another preview of a couple uh different departmental budgets. The first one I'm going to pass out to you is the technology budget. Want to pass it down. >> Do we need to bring it back next time? >> Um I'll have a copy for you. >> Just checking saving paper. my thought. >> We're in a crunch. >> What's interesting you said
079that because at the top of that page, you'll see it says date, insert board, meeting date. >> I caught that, but I didn't want to reprint them, so I just left it. >> No worries. >> Save it for next time. >> That's right. >> I figured you was going to say I was gonna have a bunch of marks on it, so >> yeah. those. >> So, Jeb and Jeb and Joe and I, Joe Bas, we went through this. Joe will be at your next meeting for any specific questions you have. Um, this is the technology budget. It's supported by a combination of general fund dollars. And then there's three dedicated revenue sources. Step 7B, which is part of the U state funding formula, uh tools for schools, which we talked about at I think maybe
080the previous meeting, and then -ate funds. >> Yeah. >> And so, uh your personnel cost out of your general fund for technology positions and services. This includes the uh cost for the director. We have a network engineer. We have five technology systems specialist. Uh three of those work out in the high schools. So they work at the high schools and them for their feeders. And then the uh uh that last one that uh technology that should be a uh technology um integration specialist. Shouldn't say technology director. It should have said technology integration specialist. salaries and benefits for those >> on this one there. >> Yeah, we don't have a director. >> No, we have coordinator >> coordinator. Yeah. Okay, that's what I thought. I was looking for that. >> Y >> and so the total
081personnel cost there is 629,000. That's benefits, everything included. uh data communication services um in the budget is at about $63,959 that includes uh >> that includes internet um and then the contracted technical services. So, we have one uh technology system specialist that's contracted through Mountain State and then there's some other uh minimal uh contracted services that are used throughout the years at about 86,000. So, that's a total of 779,000. other technology revenue sources. Now, the tools for schools is approximately 200,000 per year. And then the -ate funds are also approximately 200,000 per year. And so, uh, that's a million dollars over a fiveyear period. So, if you average it out, it it averages out to about 200,000. Um, step 7B, uh, additional technology expenditures on top of personnel is about 111,000 that's being spent for
082repairs, that type of thing. So, if you look down in the middle of the page, it'll give you your percentages. And again, you're going to see that the general fund is carrying more than 50% of the load there. So, the general fund is carrying about 65%. Tools for schools carries about 15%. E- rate funds carries about 20%. Uh the total technology program comes in at about uh or comes in at about 1.3 million annually. So key points for the board uh roughly 65% is funded from the general fund. That's for personnel, contracted services, core connectivity. uh tools for schools and -ate together account for about 35% of what is spent. And of course, those are critical to make sure that that lean on the general fund doesn't go up. On page two, it gives you
083a breakdown of the tools for schools, what it's used for. It gives you a breakdown of the e-ate funds, what they're used for. Third page just a you know background information. So cost drivers and pressures um those include um increasing bandwidth and security needs. the cost of these things keep going up. Uh life cycle replacement of devices and infrastructure. Uh cyber security expectations and risk management and dependence on continuous connectivity for instruction and operations. It's the network is so relied upon now it's uh it is a interruption when it when it is down. So all those are are drivers. And then um item number seven just looking at the stewardship and opportunities. You have to prioritize that rate maximization alignment tools for schools with with a planned rollover. And we do we do a planned
084rollover. We buy a certain number of devices every year uh to make sure that we don't have all that expense at one time. uh monitoring the total cost of ownership for devices and systems before adopting any new platforms and then coordinating technology planning with curriculum assessment to make sure and and facilities as far as security software and things like that go to avoid fragmented purchases that u require too much um too much support that we just don't have the infrastructure to support. So those are the key items from the technology budget. Is there anything that comes to mind immediately that you want to ask about or >> the e- rate is that a set amount or do we get reimbursement? >> I'll let I'll let Joe explain that. That's that's from >> used to it
085was a reimbursement we had to get. So I wondered if by that amount if it was a set amount now or if we still have to go through that process. Yeah, it is a um it is that they pay the vendors directly. >> Okay. >> And so um I'll let Joe explain that in more detail. >> Okay. >> Um but again, it averages about 200,000 per year. And again, it comes from the federal government. >> Yeah. >> And so it helps support those internet needs, etc. So the cost for the internet and things out of the general budget is greatly reduced because e- rate picks up. I think it's what 90%. I'll I'll let Joe speak to that, but it's a significant percentage. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Next up, and I told you
086we won't have to do more than one at a time or we'd run out of time in budget planning. >> A run out of money. What is it? >> This is food service. >> Okay. It's kind of cut and dry, isn't it? >> We shall see. >> Okay. coming at you. Oh, you're okay. Here we got some more left here. >> Got some extras. >> Okay, for the food service budget, the total budget this year for the program is approximately $5.8 million to operate food service. Um, now looking at revenue sources, first up is meal reimbursements. And, uh, it's projected that we will have approximately 4.1 million in uh in mill reimbursements this year. Uh general fund support. Jeb has planned on transferring 888,000 out of the general fund uh to help meet the budget
087for the food service. And there's grants and other revenue, fruit and vegetables grant, the farm to school grant, the equipment grant. Those things come up in our meetings from time to time, but those are small ticket items. Uh that's why there's no amounts listed here that it's not a s significant source of revenue. Um again the mill reimbursements that we receive they pay for about 70% of the program. Uh the general fund support pays for about 15% that Jeb supplies. So that leaves us about 85%. So the remaining 15% comes from carryover in the program. Uh so uh the carryover amount is approximately that 800,000 amount as well. So all in general fundwise we're looking at about 1.6 million you would say in support for the program out of the total 5.7 million. So it
088carries carries about 30% of the program. food service is not, you know, it's not sand standalone. You you have to have general fund support to carry out the operations that we're currently carrying out. If you look at item number two on page two, it gives you your major cost categories. Salaries for cooks and those in the food service program are 1.6 million. Uh substitute costs are budgeted at about 60,000 for the year and that's when employees are sick and other cooks have to fill in that type of thing. Uh benefits health accident life insurance 530,000 dental insurance 52,000 social security 118,000 retirement benefits 120,000 workers compensation another 146,000. So all in the total personnel cost for the program is 2.6 $6 million and then you have your food cost. >> How many people are in
089that office? >> We'll get you the exact number administratively there's two. There's the secretary and the and the director. >> The question I had. >> Yeah. Yeah. And then you have the cooks. So we'll get you the total number of cooks in the district. We'll get you a breakdown of that. Um food cost, milk purchases are 270,000. Food purchases are approximately 2.5 million. So that puts total food cost at about 2.8 million. In addition to that, you have non-food cost. This is paper products, repair services, that type of thing. 385,000 So if you add in the personnel cost plus the food cost for the program and the non-food cost, it comes out to, you know, that roughly 5.8 million. So 46% of that is personnel. About 48% of that is milk and food purchases, and
090then 7% of that is those non-food pu uh purchases. On the third page, I'll go down to item number five, the cost drivers and pressures, labor and benefit cost. So, as we were discussing earlier, you know, the PEIA increases um pay increases impact the uh amount being spent uh on the personnel side. So, it's a good thing to have those pay increases, but they do come with some challenges. Um, food price inflation is is a real issue. Uh, regulatory requirements that can increase cost, equipment, age, and maintenance. Of course, you know, they're constantly having to purchase to make sure that we don't get hit with equipment that's too old all at once, >> right? And then a big factor is participation levels. Of course, if you talk about student enrollment, you know, and the fact
091that you've lost 1,600 students in the last decade, it's going to lower those meal counts, which is going to lower the revenue for the program. Um, I will say this, the good news is is that we we see the counts going up um more than more than going down. So, we monitor those. Lisa monitors those on like a month-to-month basis. And then, you know, based once they hit a certain number of meals, we look at adding additional cooks. And, you know, over the years, you guys know we've had that. We've had to add cooks to spots because of the number of meals that they're serving, >> right? Because our meals are are they free now? >> Yeah, they're free for students. >> Nobody has to pay grade. It's all free. So that that meal reimbursement
092that we're talking about, of course, that comes from the federal government. Yeah. >> And then you have your uh the big big point for us, the fiscal stewardship for the program is monitoring that mill participation. So Lisa will share with us at the next meeting how much revenue the program's generated so far this year. Even though the grants are small strategically using those small grants, you have to manage those staffing levels. Have to monitor your food purchasing, your vendor contracts to ensure competitive pricing. And the state helps with that. I know we participate in a co-op with some other counties to help get better prices for those food purchases. Okay. So, those those are that both of these budgets will be on our next meeting for further discussion. So, if there's anything that you want
093to address specifically, um make sure to let me know and then we'll have both Lisa and Joe here to answer any questions that you have. >> Okay. Gotcha. >> All right, John. >> You're on. >> Oh, motion. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Oh, yeah. Absolutely. >> Second. >> I'll do it this time. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 5 to zero. It is 7:56. >> 756. >> That is all. Thank you all. All right. >> Okay. Thanks to those that joined online. >> Yeah. >> Everybody had a merry Christmas. You too.