001United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you very much. >> to do the mission. Say yes. Please. Please Please look nice. Do I need to call the meeting to order first? Yes, we can. Thank you. At this time, we will I will entertain a motion to go into open session. Thank you. Thank you. Roll call vote. Can you speak, Ms. Robinson? Yeah. Not very Barely. Yes. Dr. Holland? Dr. Holland? Sorry to make you say it twice. Yes. Mrs. Ford? Yes. Mrs. Payne? Yes. Mrs. Payne? Yes. Mr. Warfield? >> Yes. Mrs. Dollar? Yes, motion carries 7-0. Thank you. I'll try not to make you talk much. Uh and then Mr. Hart is so anxious to do the mission statement.
002>> Because no one in this room has heard the mission statement in the last 2 hours, right? So, our mission is to ensure all District 118 students reach their full potential. Our vision is to equip every student with the knowledge, skills, and support needed to succeed in college, careers, and life through personalized learning, support, and whole child development. Our theme is ready for college, ready for careers, ready for life. And our district goals are to increase our reading scores by 10% in reading and math. Our chronic absent chronic absenteeism will decrease to 25% or less, and utilize multi-system of support to provide appropriate interventions to improve building culture and student interaction as evidenced by reduction of suspension and expulsions by 15%, and our wig, our wildly important goal is to ensure the training development and
003support is in place for high-performing instructional leaders to support adult learning and development to advance student learning and performance, which is leaders leadership standard 3F. Thank you, Mrs. Halloran. Thank you. Very last board meeting of the school year, we're all going to say it together. Y'all ready? Mr. Hart is like, yeah. >> [laughter] >> Okay. Do we have any public comments? Do we have anything? KDBA? Ms. Scoggin? Yes, hi. I'll let you introduce everyone else. >> I will. Thank you. Um good evening, board, Mr. Hart, Ms. Parker. Um for those of you that don't know, my name is Jamie Scoggin, and I'm the assistant principal at Kemper Bailey Academy. And I have the distinct honor of introducing our KDBA student advisory board. They're doing some really great things in the community right now, and we
004thought it'd be great to come over here and talk to you guys about what we've been doing all year. Um my job tonight is just to introduce you to our co-sponsors, and they're going to give you a little more details about who they brought with them, and what kind of things we've been doing. So, I have with me Kendra Free, who is our middle school social studies teacher at KDBA, and Ms. Cara Earls, who is our home interventionist. So, I'm going to get out of the way and let them get to the good stuff. Um as Ms. Scoggin said, I have the opportunity to head um student council with Ms. Earls. This is, I believe, my seventh year doing it, um and Ms. Earls has kind of hopped in in the last couple years. And
005we've really kind of created the program and have built it for the students. Um we've taken surveys to ask what they wanted to be involved in. Um we take feedback from them on how we can impact the community, what things do they see in the school our school that they want. Um one thing that the team wanted last year was a library. Um so, that was one thing when we did the renovation that we really fought hard to get. Um So, our goal, Ms. Earls Yeah. We have a library. Yeah, we have We really fought in the renovation to get Okay. Um so, they love it, and they they are a part of the check-in check-out process, reserving books, all all the things that go along with the library. Um but I have Ms. Amaya
006Larkin with us tonight, and she is one of our She dives in. Anything we need for student advisory board, she's there. She's on it. She wants to be involved. And I'm going to let her kind of talk about the opportunities that she's had as a student, and what it means to her to be on student advisory board, because that's where you're going to get the information. So, Ms. Amaya. You're welcome. We're going to go through this together. She's Okay. So, during student advisory board, we've done a lot of volunteer work. We volunteered at the church. We helped unload boxes of food that they use for food drives every first Thursday. First Thursday. Then we did during around Christmas time, we did a Santa shop, which the Santa shop basically we took donations from the community,
007and we gave them to the students. We They got the chance to wrap them up and give them to get a gift for themselves and their family members. And then we went to Southwest and volunteered for veterans to help them We'll serve them breakfast, and then we also made color cards and colored them for them. We also volunteered with, I think, Me Park with younger kids. I don't remember what grade they were in. Wonderful. I would say the biggest thing that Amaya has gained from student advisory board is it's just a perk for her to learn to communicate. Um she was very nervous about coming here, but she's killed it. And um just broaden her um experience as an eighth grader going into high school to see what there is to offer. Um service experience
008improves communication. Did a great job on that. Um What's been your favorite part, Amaya? My favorite part has been volunteering for everybody, and just helping people all over all along. Wonderful. Um So, we're excited to continue student advisory board at KDBA, growing it, expanding it, and continuing to evolve new students every single year. Um any questions for Amaya or myself or Ms. Earls? What grade are you in? I'm in eighth grade. In eighth grade. You're very well-spoken for an eighth grader. Thank you. I have a I have a request, actually. Um I would love to have a representative from your student advisory council to speak with the board on a regular basis to let us know um what you're doing, uh what you're doing in terms of how you're involved in your school and in
009the community. I would like that to be kind of a regular agenda item. Okay? Okay. >> [laughter] >> How many students are on the board? Um like thir- 12, 11, maybe. I think it's 12 right now. We had one that's kind of stepped away. Um we have 12 middle school and high school kind of get fluctuates as well. So, um with them credit uh finishing credits, graduating, moving on, coming and going. So, but it's pretty consistent with 10 to 12 members. Wonderful. Um this was our first year that we were able to get t-shirts for student advisory board, and they loved that. Um you know, because we don't We don't have a lot of KDBA swag, I would say. [clears throat] So, for them to have shirts that um you know, student advisory board KDBA,
010that meant something to them. So, that was that's that was a new thing this year. So. How were people selected to be on the board? That's a wonderful question. Do you want to walk them through that process? Do you remember it? Yeah. Okay. So, basically, I'm pretty sure we get a form that kind of explains it to us. We get We come to a meeting where everybody who was interested in it comes in, basically break the teachers, which would be Ms. Free, breaks it down and explains to us what it is, what we'll be doing, and then I'm pretty sure we get a permission slip. We take it home to our parents. They sign it. Our parents kind of get an understanding of what it is. Then we come back, turn it in, and based
011from there, I'm pretty sure you're either in it or you get some type of disciplinary check, and then you get accepted. You have to fill out an application as well. Yes. So, there is an application process that's involved in it. Um and the application process is like a self-rating scale. Um how dedicated am I? Uh how are my leadership skills? How And they have to go through and kind of rate themselves, and it's a self-reflective piece. Um and then they have to say like, what what do they Why do they want to do this? What do they want to get out of this? What are things that they think would be beneficial to the school? And so, it's not She made it sound very easy, but they have to actually take the piece home, think
012about it. It's not just like, I want to be on it because I get out of class. So, we we make them put thought into why they want to be on it. And we've lost some due to discipline, unfortunately. Well, thank you. Thank you very much. Great job. Thank you. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Do we have others, Ms. Robinson? That wasn't a public comment. Oh. Oh, now we have public comments. Okay. Ms. Bunton. >> [clears throat] >> Good evening. I have a couple things, but I'm going to do it all in my 5 minutes. So, tomorrow, um we are so excited. It's our favorite day of the year in the curriculum office because it is first grade math challenge day. And so, we will be at the high school. The drum line's going to
013bring us in bring all the kids in again. We I think every county school is coming like elementary school now. So, we've really expanded. We we're filling the gym at the high school. Um so, I just wanted to make sure that you all know that you're invited. We start at 10:00. We'll be there We'll be there as soon as we can tomorrow. The athletic department has been a always a big help to us as is everybody that either is or was at the Jackson building all the departments. Like it's a big thing that everybody comes out and we all really enjoy it this day. So, you are very welcome to join us. And then what I wanted to tell you, Angela Wilson is the math coach in our office and she does a lot of
014the work for the first grade math challenge. And I wanted to let you know that we received word a couple weeks ago and again today, she has been chosen to be on the Illinois assessment of readiness virtual math content review team, which is huge and she has also been chosen to be on the Illinois assessment of readiness mathematics virtual range finding team. These are huge big deals. She's only the second person in our district that's ever gotten chosen to be something to do something like this and this is her third um opportunity. Like she did one last year and then they moved on and two more this year. So, this is a really big deal. So, I wanted to make sure that we recognize that. And finally, I wanted to thank the National Honor Society
015from the high school and Mr. Ryapelle and all the kids. They have done so many things to help us out in the curriculum office this year. Um one, they started We took all our leveled readers that don't really go with our new series and we didn't want to throw them away, so we made them into book boxes for the teachers and they match our new series. So, the content and the standards, we made them work again, which was a really neat product a project. And then in addition, we're also making book boxes for any new teachers that come so they have classroom sets of books that they can use when they first come in. So, they've helped us with that project. They also just spent last this like a week ago Wednesday, um at the
016warehouse and we organized all of our math manipulatives so they were all the same so we don't have to give these big giant tubs to teachers. We can They can tell us what they need and we can give them exactly what they need. It's all organized. It got sorted, labeled, and organized in one day. And we're a little neurotic on the curriculum area on the on that floor. So, I just wanted to thank Steve Ryapelle and the kids. They've been amazing. So, thanks. Uh Miss Button, 10:00 tomorrow morning? 10:00. You can come earlier than that. It starts at 10:00. When do the kids arrive? Drum line >> Usually about like anywhere They kind of come anywhere from 9:30 to about 9:50 cuz of how the buses come in. So, we stand in the hallway. The
017high school kids and that's I didn't mention Mrs. Seebert She Miss Seebert, she's been great. They make signs. The high school kids sit with the schools that they attended. Um and the county kids are bringing high school students as well, but they they spend a lot of time like decorating the tables, making signs for the kids. So, when the kids come in, they really feel like celebrities. They come up the pool ramp and there's a drum line and we have to let the teachers know ahead of time cuz sometimes the kids are a little sensitive to that, but they come up and we've got people out there cheering and holding signs and meeting them at the bus. It's really a neat event. So, it's it's our favorite day. Okay. So, we love to Shout out
018the name of the teacher again that got the two awards cuz I think you said it. Um Angela Wilson. >> Angela Wilson, thank you. Thank you. I'm actually I think up next. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. We can send that to you Yeah. We need to approve the consent agenda. We need a motion to do so. Could I please have a motion to approve the consent agenda? So moved. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. Yes, motion carries 7-0. Thank you very much. So, next up Okay. So, the first thing I have um for you this evening as a recommendation, um as you know, we we um always have to revisit our materials. It just happens that this this year it's um seventh and eighth grade math's turn at Northridge and they've selected some materials that they
019would like to pilot next year. It's McGraw Hill. Um and what's really nice about this selection is that is what the high school's using. So, now we're going to have the same math series from K through six and then the same math series series seven through 12. So, there's a lot of nice consistency there, which is great. Um we will be using um I we've been gone we've gone back and forth on this, but yes, I think we yes. So, it will be $35,602.04. Um it won't change for the high school. It's the same like the same price, but the nice thing about this is we also get the Alex assessment, which is what we've used um or what a lot of colleges use to for admission like testing admission. So, we'll have that as
020well to go with us. So, we need a motion and roll call vote to approve seventh and eighth grade math pilot. Is that correct? Mhm. Okay. >> Motion to approve the seventh and eighth grade math pilot. Thank you. Second? I'll second. Thank you. Roll call vote. Kim. I had a question. Oh, I Okay. So sorry. This We are going to put this in They There was a lot of maneuvering, so we're putting it in um title. We can only put pilot materials in title. So. Okay. And then the free materials, that's just kind of a discount we get or we get the $35,000 off of the $40,000 price. >> like to tell us that. Mhm. Mhm. I'm not really sure it's a But yes, they do like to tell us the savings that we're getting
021from them. Yes. So, I liked it better when they gave us free shipping, but I know I'm not sure that's going to return anytime soon. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you. Can you describe for us what it means to pilot? What's that mean exactly? So, the teachers essentially it's new materials. We're not making a commitment to keep them forever and ever. Um but we want to try them out, make sure they work for our students. Um we used to do pilots where you might get two different series and you would do them both in the same year and it was really hard to determine which one worked better. So, what we've started doing is we get one that we feel very very strongly about that's going to be successful and then um we only get
022a year's worth of supplies or materials for it and then we are able to um determine if we want just like with social studies at Northridge, they decided they didn't like the materials, but we weren't locked in because of how we do the pilot. So, they try them out. They make sure they work they work, but by the time we use them, we're pretty confident um that that we're going to go in that direction. Any other questions, comments? Sorry, I got ahead of myself. So, now we'll have roll call vote. Yes. Yes, motion carries 7-0. Thank you. Now, we have HMH Into Literature for KDBA. Yes, you might be um a little surprised at this cost, but this is really exciting um because what KDBA is doing is building their own courses using materials um
023that replace some materials that they loved, but are no longer available and the work that they've been doing doing on this they've been working with our office and have been it's been incredible. So, they would like to um have permission to purchase recommendation to purchase um HMH um materials into literature for nine through grades nine through 12 for the total cost of $4,460 $4,461.80. And that will be coming out of the district budget. Uh I'll entertain a motion to approve. So moved. Thank you. Second? Thank you. Any questions or concerns? Any chance you can get others to follow that Well, it's it's really because of the amount of books that they're getting makes it much cheaper. I'm I drive like I We work pretty hard in the office to get the prices down and we've
024got pretty good relationships with a lot of the um reps that we use and they know not to do because we've been doing this a while together, all of us. So, it's just because they have a a low Yes, I would love for everything to cost this, but It's fair to say literature may be an easier subject to do it with, too. Um No, they're actually typically more expensive because there's a lot more, but they really don't It's the volume. That's what the difference is. Got it. Thank you. Mhm. And then I just had a question on the professional services um the teachers, it looks like they have um some type of a training they need to go through online with this new material. Is that mandatory or do is that >> It's always a
025good practice to do that and then we're also really picky about who we let come in and do that. So a lot of times what we do this in this situation we won't do that. But it normally what we do is we have the folks in our office do the trainings first and then they go out and work with the teachers. >> Okay. Um a lot of times it doesn't sometimes the teachers are not as receptive to folks coming in, but we're really picky about who we get to. So we'll try someone and then if they're successful we'll continue to ask for those folks. But on this situation what this is allowing them to do is have like a um professional development resources at their hands so they can use them as needed. But this
026the rep for this company will also all we have to do is call Laura and she does all kinds of things to make sure we are comfortable with using the materials. Okay. Thank you. Any questions? Concerns? Roll call vote. Mrs. Sam? Yes. Mr. Easton? Yes. Mr. Pence? Yes. Dr. Howard? Yes. Mr. Warfield? Yes. Mrs. Corbin? Yes. Mrs. Tyler? Yes. Motion carries 7-0. Thank you. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Next item is educational support the urban learning leadership center agreement. Mr. Rice. Good evening board, Mr. Hart, Mrs. Parker, Chris Rice, director of early learning. And I have a contract proposal for your consideration this evening uh for the selection of a learning partner. This would be a contract agreement between urban learning leadership center ULLC and Danville District 118 for Liberty Elementary School. The the agreement
027would be for them to contract services for us for to provide training coaching, working with leadership teams and targeted professional development for the 26-27 school year. I came to you for Southview upper elementary few weeks ago with the same learning partner. Um this would be you know a requirement because they were placed in designation status for their school improvement. The cost for the program for next school year would be 49,795 and would be paid for using Liberty's school improvement and power grant fund dollars. Okay, thank you. Uh I'll entertain a motion to approve, correct? Second. Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Rice? Are there a lot of organizations out there to choose from on this front or is it limited? Uh we've done there are lots of learning partners out there to be selected. I
028think the big thing is it's a great question. You want to provide you know a school with the supports that helps with what schools we need and they have experience. What sold me on ULLC is when we meet with them they're pretty honest and say this is what we have to offer. It's not a canned approach, a canned program so to speak. So they will come in they will interview the administrator in the building, they will talk with teachers depending on the grade levels they will interview students. They'll do their own kind of needs assessment and kind of come up with a plan of what they feel like the school needs. They'll work with the principal. I know Mrs. Pluard would tell you they've done a lot of work with their leadership team. I've attended
029some of their professional development and they've blown me away with you know they will cater what they offer to our school district. I know I notice a Virginia address. Can you explain how how that happens? Yes, so they are based in Virginia. Now what they are currently doing we work with an individual who is from North Carolina, provides professional development in this same type of service in North Carolina and to we hope three schools in Illinois. I'll be hopefully coming to you with a one more school to consider this as a learning partner in a few weeks, but she's able to devote a lot of time to our district. Do you think they're able to meet the standards of Illinois even though they're not from Illinois? I do. She's worked with Avid, she's worked with
030other um organizations and learning partners that we've already utilized. So and that's one of the things we looked into and she spent a lot of time breaking it down. The feedback she provides um it's really amazing. They go into a classroom and I know Mrs. Pluard gets um detailed reports back after every visit and it will give her percentage of student engagement when they come in and observe in a classroom. They'll provide you know some culture and social emotional things as far as like staff collaboration, things they notice for students and they're pretty um keying in on toning in on you know what they need to do and what they see. Thank you. Appreciate it. Anyone else? Roll call vote. Dr. Howard? Yes. Mrs. Sam? Yes. Mr. Easton? Yes. Mr. Pence? Yes. Mr. Warfield? Yes.
031Mrs. Corbin? Yes. Mrs. Tyler? Yes. Motion carries 7-0. Thank you. >> We'll get an update, right? >> Absolutely. Okay, thank you. Our next item on the agenda buildings and grounds. Mr. Tyler. Tyler. >> [cough] >> Thank you. Good evening Mr. Hart, Mrs. Parker, the board. Uh Tyler Wienbrenner, director of buildings and grounds. I'm here to recommend that we discard the food service items listed in the memo in front of you. Um after Mrs. Zada Bashaw and Mr. Randy Nesbitt went through all these items. These are the items that they have discovered that are obsolete or damaged beyond repair. I'll entertain a motion to approve. So. Second. Thank you. Any questions? Are all of these at the warehouse? Yes. So this has been a an accumulation over many years. >> What do you guess? Years? 5,
03210, more? 10. More than that. Okay, so it's a lot. >> Yes. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, okay. And several of the food service items that Zada has brought in front of you guys that we bought the old ones are at the warehouse. Instead of getting rid of them the warehouse becomes kind of like the black [laughter] hole. >> [clears throat] >> How does disposal occur? So our warehouse staff will scrap it and then they will go the money will be put back into food service accounts. Do they scrap locally? Yes. Yeah. Could you give us an update when that happens just so we know? I'm just curious. Yeah. It's going to take a long time to scrap all of it though. Yes. Yeah. Several trips. There are some very large items. They'll make a lot
033more space in the warehouse. Okay, uh roll call vote. Mr. Warfield? Yes. Mrs. Sam? Yes. Mr. Pence? Yes. Mrs. Corbin? Yes. Dr. Howard? Yes. Mr. Easton? Yes. Mrs. Tyler? Yes, vote. Motion carried 7-0. Thank you. All right, takes me to my next item, informational um coming in the fall we plan on having an auction for the items that we can get some value for. Um over the summer besides what Mrs. Bashaw did with Randy, other directors and myself will go through the warehouse and get rid of the stuff that's damaged beyond repair and then whatever's left I'll present to you guys and we will hopefully have an auction over fall break. Are you going to be the auctioneer? Uh no. Mr. Bases did offer today to do it. >> [laughter] >> I asked that I
034will point to the people >> that just because it is an expensive thing to auction. >> [laughter] >> We used to have auctions almost annually, didn't we? I that's what I was told. So. Yeah, interesting. Okay, well thank [clears throat] you for being on top of that. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bases for agreeing to that. >> [laughter] >> It's on the record now. Okay, and the next item business and finance. Is this you, Mr. Pence? Yes, sir. Okay. Oh. Did you know you were doing this? >> know that this item is about the IMRF agent? Hm? Okay. You can do that one. I can do that one if you want. Do you know who it is? Me. Or Sarah. Or Sarah, either one. It's Sarah, I believe. Okay, I'm I'm going to do this
035one from here. So um we're asking for permission to um make Sarah Trover the IMRF agent for the district. Um so basically she'll have access to the IMRF database and she is the one that supports employees who are working and who are retiring to make sure that their funds, their sick days, everything are carried over into the system so that their retirement can start in a timely manner. So I ask for your approval. I will entertain a motion to approve. Thank you. Mr. Hart, Mr. Hart, I just wondered, just so the public know, fancy acronyms, could you define IMRF for us? Sure, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Ooh, that was a trick question, I thought. Ooh, I was scared there for a minute, but I I get it. And I think should we note also,
036isn't she currently our treasurer? Sarah is not. Sarah is payroll payroll Payroll, okay. >> So we have one payroll clerk that takes care of TRS and one that has IMRF, so Sarah will be the official Good to know. Any other questions? We'll call vote. Yes. >> [laughter] >> Yes, motion carries 7-0. Thank you. And Mr. Pence is still uh with a financial update. Yeah. Hi, good evening everyone. Um I wanted to You can expect me to start kind of touching base with you every month, probably in both meetings, just kind of give you a a better idea exactly where we're at uh financially. The one I've got some information I'm sorry wasn't in your packet. I actually just wrapped it up about 20 minutes ago. Um on your if you look at the spreadsheet, I
037don't know if you can see those numbers from the sheet or not, but uh um when when you passed the budget last last fall uh again, we didn't know what our beginning fund balances were because the audit isn't done and it still isn't done, but they have given us I finally got them to give us uh our beginning fund balances for the year. Um so if if you look up here or up here. If if you look up at the at your screen uh when we when we did the budget in the fall uh we showed 22 million in as far as our fund balances. The actual fund balance once once they they come close to finishing the audit we're looking at 17.6, so there's about a $5 million swing there. Uh not to the
038good, by the way. Um So that that's that's the bad news that I want to give you. Now, a little better news, we've been tracking pretty good and I've finally been able to get through every line item uh on the revenue and expense side. Uh I mean, it's thousands just of lines. So it it's it's it's taken some time. Uh I've gone through um and in in preparation of amending the budget. Okay? Uh when we amend the budget, basically it's all going to get redone, so it has to sit for a month. Uh you know, the beginning balances have changed drastically. So like in the Ed Fund, instead of thinking that we had 12 million in in there, we have we only have 9 million, so that's what we're starting. The good news at least
039in my mind from where where we were a few months ago um we're looking at a deficit of 3.4 million instead of the 10 where it started. Again, [clears throat] I've been through every line. We've been tracking really really well. I know we have two two months where um uh salaries we we we have an extra payroll next month and the last month we do some uh um accelerated payments, so uh we know the the salaries and I think I've allotted for that in here. I've got a little bit of cushion, but uh if you look at the Ed Fund we're looking at about a 3. I can't read it. Um 3.245 >> 3.2 a 3.2 million deficit. Uh starting at nine, so we would we would finish about 5.8. I am really comfortable with
040the numbers that you have. The only one that that's still kind of worries me a little bit is transportation just because we haven't received any any bills yet and we we met with transportation today. I don't know if we got anything, but Okay. So once I once I start seeing those bills come in and it the transportation contract, it's not a set amount. It's it's based on the number of routes, so it changes every you know throughout the year, so I I really want to get a better handle on that one and I will by the time we amend it, but uh um we I will present an amended budget to you in May. It has to sit for a month and then we can we can move it along and get it to the
041state in June. Uh but but overall, you know, when I get the Ed Fund was the biggie. Uh we're looking at 72.6 million in in expenditures and if if you go back up there uh the original budget was 73, so that number was was actually pretty solid. The on the revenue side's where you know, we're about 2 million less in revenue and and again, I think our revenues are what what I'm showing you here is pretty good. I I can make sure this gets emailed to you tomorrow, so you you can at least have a have the numbers, but uh um I'll also update it at the end of the month here once we close this month out. Uh so I have a few more days, but uh again, I you know, at least we
042aren't finishing in the red. All the funds will finish in the black. If you look at the the we actually were in the black, the building fund had a negative 600 89,000 in it it to start the year, so we put a little extra state aid in there is how how we're getting it out of the hole. So that's that's kind of where we're at. A lot of them are in the it again, you know, most of it we're still 3.4, so we we're not out of the woods by any means. And the Ed Fund, we're at nine, we'll finish with 5.8. Um we just have to to do our best to balance things out for next year. So Any any questions? I could try it again. I basic Again, I've been through every line.
043It's uh We know this was a lot of work. We thank you. Well, we're it again, I I I think I want you guys to be better informed, too, of exactly where we're at each month. And again, as I get get a better handle on everything, I'll be able to hopefully share it with you where you can can understand it and Fund balance >> decisions. Fund balance for 26-27, what do you think it'll start at? Is it on there? I don't see it. Um well ending balance would be your beginning fund balance. 14 what? Which What number is it? See on the See where it says ending beginning balance start year revenue expenses ending balance would be our beginning fund balance. 14 14 million is the fund balance? Yeah. Okay, thank you. And again, that
044could change a little bit here in the next couple months, but hopefully I it's What do you think the total expense projected for 26-27 will be? If you had to guess. All expenses? Yeah. Well this year we we're looking at 93 million. Um It'd be nice to be able to keep it there. I can't say we're definitely going to until I put salary, you know, salaries and benefits drive pretty much drive the whole thing. So we know we know we're going to get people raises and rightfully so, so you know, if we're giving 5%, I take that times 5%, it probably gets fairly close. 105%. It's like a 5% increase with the help 10% And the transportation budget has been paying out fuel this whole time, right? Say that again? Transportation budget has been paying
045out fuel this entire time. >> Yes. So we're only talking about First Student not being paid. Yes, and you remember that we purchase our own fuel because we're tax exempt. >> We purchase our own fuel, yeah. So that's not the big part of the bill. Right, people and buses, yeah. Yes, so that's and again, we I think we got Did we get something today? Yeah, we got a few bills this evening as we were sitting here tonight. >> So I'll by the by the next board meeting, I should have a better handle on where I can say, yeah, we're we're pretty solid in in transportation as well. And again, it it'd be easier if it was a set amount and we would know what we were going to spend, but since it's based on routes,
046it's a little different. Okay. Thank you. Thank you for your hard work. It's really appreciated. Then in light of that conversation, we are going to have a conversation about budget realignment, Mr. Hart. >> We are, if I can read. See that far. Let me knock the dust off my glasses, right? Start with the mission. This is how we're going to say the same one more time. No, I don't. >> [laughter] >> Good evening, board. Um, Mr. Prince made that to be a hard act to follow and here I he finding money somewhere. So, I do want to talk about our our budget and reducing some cost for next year through state and federal funding. So, really looking at the local dollars and how can we um, reduce what we're spending locally and so move some
047cost into our grants. And there it is. For Mrs. Halloran, there's the mission, the vision, and the theme for the district. >> Moving right along. There's our wildly important goal. Moving right along. >> And we're going to start right here. Um, so textbooks and curriculum. So, what you are going to see, I'm not sure where that go on the bottom of that slide. There it is. Thank you. Um, so looking at what what we're paying, now we paid for open gyms, which that's when our teachers come in in the summer and they work on um, curriculum. They make material, create material, um, look at scope and sequencing. So, we will look at that and we will um, it's currently paid through title one. So, we will not um, be paying people to come in, but
048people are still interested. So, we will continue with open gyms, but that's a saving of 194,000. Um, professional development. So, CKLA, which is our um, English language arts curriculum, we had a cost in there of 87,000 dollars that we paid last year. That was paid out of local funds. That is finished. So, that is 87,000 dollars that we won't be spending. Dr. Capozzi, who was a consultant that worked with some of our principals, is was a 22,500 dollar cost and we did not renew that contract with Dr. Capozzi. And then, um, Jimmy Casas, um, I think you know that we've um, been aligned with him. This is actually year two. Um, but we reduced that cost by 25,000 dollars. So, in this slide here, you will see what comes across is a savings of 329,000
049dollars. This um, PowerPoint will add as you go and I know that you have a copy in front of you. So, just know that when that number is changing at the bottom, that is the total of the whole presentation. Um, building budgets. I know that we talked about this and we wanted to be realistic with what we could cut. So, we're looking at cutting building school budgets and the budgets of directors by 15%, which is a cost savings of 988,000. And that seems like a lot of money and some people have very very small budgets in buildings and grounds where we have Mr. Wineburner who has a very large budget. So, 15% at in buildings and grounds is um, quite substantial. So, again, when you add that on, we're there's the 988,000. A- ooh. Sorry.
050And then the total savings again adding up is 1.3. Um, so through the IDEA grant, which is the individual Oh my gosh, the individuals with disability education acts and Medicaid funding. So, we have we've we do have staff in those grants currently. So, these aren't new. These are in addition to what we already have. All these grants are a little bit different. So, in IDEA, 15% of the entire money that you have has to be sent spent on professional development. So, we will have money there, but this will be very tight for special education. So, we will move our speech and language pathologists, the um, consultants that we are paying that were approved. So, we'll pay those through the grant, which is a 236,000 dollars that will go from local money into grant money and
051our social work interns, um, Mr. Rice actually um, had money to be able to pick up our interns and to that's an a an additional 35,000 dollars. So, on the slide, it's 271, 000 dollars in savings and overall, we're at 1.5 million dollars. Can I can I ask you a question? You may. And please stop me if we when I'm going and you'll be able to ask me questions as well. Several of the things that you've mentioned from the beginning of your presentation were items paid through grant money, not district money. So, what are you saying exactly? That So, the things that we were paying, like our speech and language pathologists this year were paid out of district funds. So, we're going to move them out of paying from them or them out of local
052funds and move them into IDEA to move them into grant funds. >> those positions will still be funded, but they'll be funded through grant dollars. And so, the savings to the district is because it's not coming out of district funds. And that's what you're saying. >> That is correct. >> Okay. A- and I do want to talk because there is impact. So, if if I failed to mention it, please ask me. Like, what is the impact? Like, this is going to add up to be a lot of money. So, what did you do you spend that on previously? Because I do think that's important because um, it will be challenging, I think, for everybody in the district. I I do believe it's something that we can take on and and we'll be okay with. But,
053you know, there it it will be a change, for sure. But, Mr. Hart, isn't it true that really the only way to gain a cash balance is to not spend local funds? That is correct. >> Cuz we can't start increasing our cash balance if we're spending local >> local dollars, you are not going to be able to change your balance. >> I just want to make sure I'm hearing what you're saying. Thank you. >> hearing what I'm saying. Thank you. What you're doing by moving these into grant funded dollars is that very thing that we're That is correct. That is correct. Okay. Um, and it's not This is pretty uncommon except for in um, challenging times to move this much. I will say that into grant funds. So, keep that in mind. Not many schools
054take that on in that manner. So, um, tuition. Right now, we pay about 200,000 dollars to send our high school kids, juniors and seniors, to College Express at DACC and dual enrollment classes at right around 200,000 dollars a year. This is something that we haven't done. Not unheard of in in the county. There are some schools that pay out of title one, but the 200,000 dollars will be grant funded and again, that will um, a cost savings of 200,000 local dollars. And do you mind uh, letting the public know what title one means? Yes. Um, so so, title one is a grant and actually it's encompassing. It's there's many of numbers. So, title one, title two, title four and it's really federal grants to um, support >> [music] >> communities that have a large number
055of students living in poverty. So, and there's the total savings right there. Again, this is um, just adding up across slides. It's 1.7 million. Technology, as you know, um, Mrs. Hummel came to the board about a month ago, maybe a little more than that, and asked about purchasing, not leasing, some technology for next year. So, what we did was we froze the staff computers. So, we did not refresh them. This would typically be the year that we would be buying new computers and kind of recycling through. So, we froze the staff computers and bought computers for Southview and KDBA only um, for the replacement and that was a cost savings of 300,000 dollars. And the warranty now covers the ones that we froze. So, actually ended up being a good move. So, and again, there's
056the 300,000 dollars and we're now at 2 million dollars that we will move from local [clears throat] cost to state and federal money. What is uh, staff summer refresh? So, you're you're refreshing computers. It's buying new. So, like every three years, you'll buy new computers. So, they just go on a cycle. So, we just froze it for a year. And typically, we spend, here we go again, about 900,000 eight and eight 800 to 900,000 dollars um, on our refresh cycle. So, again, pretty significant savings. Facility. So, Mr. Wineburner and and the auction. So, um, we've been working to um, make room at the warehouse. We're going to look at what we can do with Garfield School. We are running utilities and it's basically storage. So, we haven't recycled out of the warehouse or held an
057auction in many years. I do think it's been more than 10. Um, so just by ceasing the operations at Garfield School, we can have an annual savings of $45,000. And again, it's there's your math, 2.1. Um building tutors. So, in building tutors, again, this was paid through through local dollars. What No, it was paid through through Title I. What we are not doing is paying it in advance across the district for all of our tutors. So, instead, everybody all the buildings already have a Title I allocation. So, they will hire the tutors that they need for their specific buildings. So, obviously, a building like uh Northridge is a larger building would have more um tutors than a smaller school like Edison. And Northridge would have more title money than a building like Edison as well.
058So, really kind of kind of equal some things out. Um we currently have avid tutors, and we will [snorts] be looking at cutting those, and that's again is a $90,000 cost savings. Isn't that part of that program, the avid program? It used to have it from what I recall and remember being part of it that we had the tutors. Well, I know that you have binder checks and and things of that nature, but I mean it's Yeah, so so you can use older students to to um or or partner students to um continue with with the avid tutors. So, instead of hiring, we'll use people within the district, students within the district. And I think we've actually done both in the past, haven't we? We've really done both of it this year. And a lot
059of other districts are doing the same thing. We love our tutors, but Yeah. financially, like we need to keep the program. So, we can work around it that way. Absolutely. So, again, there's 488,000. And we're at 2.6 million. Um retired teachers. So, I know this was an important one and um it was a difficult one for Mrs. Papst. She loves being able to pay our retired teachers to come back and um they love to come back. However, when when you're flush with money or when we had uh COVID money, it was much easier to do that. That money is gone. So, um we will take all of our we'll we'll update our rate to $262 a day, which is really where it was at COVID. Um which is a cost savings of $98,000 for um
060those retired teachers and for the most part, I I I I think we're probably going to cut the number that we have. So, that could even be higher than um cost savings. Pardon me? Current 220 It it's the daily rate from when they retired. So, it ranges from 4 to 500 something dollars per person per day. So, instead of that, we added that. That's correct. So, we're not eliminating retired teachers coming back. We are not. Just we're we're reducing the amount of money they will be paid. That is correct. And and I will talk about that a little bit um just in informational items because I think it's important that everybody really knows what we are saying and what we're not saying. So, hopefully we can clarify some of those things. Home interventionist. So, we
061want to keep our home interventionists. They've been extremely helpful. Um great group of people. Um so, again, um Mr. Rice and Mrs. Truex went to them. How can we cover these salaries? And it's tough because you you're you're giving something up to put these things in, these grants. So, we will be moving five home interventionists into Title I, which is a cost savings of $357,000 annually. Can you give an example of some of the things we might be giving up? Sure. Is it Was that my reminder? My So, my reminder of those things that uh we paid out of grants previously. So, when we work with um agencies, if we have um consultants come in, textbooks, we're giving up uh some computers that we have, professional development. So, and it's not like we don't have
062any staff in our grants because we do have some some staff in our grants, but you really um do lose, you know, a a lot of the teaching. So, a lot of things will or teaching uh teaching support, I guess, professional development. So, a lot of those things we will do in-house. It kind of really fits towards our district improvement plan. Not that we're not looking at reading and math or focusing on reading reading and math, but we're really looking at social emotional learning. We just have a new reading curriculum. So, a lot of that that PD happened this school year. So, I I feel like it's a really good move for where we are now, but um again, it is a hit to the employees as well as the administration. >> A really important
063point to make because as I'm listening to you, I'm thinking why haven't we done this before? Why haven't we moved this money into Title grants before? And and that would be why. And I think it's important for the public to understand >> It is. exactly what we're giving up in order to move these things and preserve as much as we can. Sure. And and so, even in Mrs. Button's presentation with the reading and or sorry, the math curriculum at seventh and eighth grade at Northridge, the pilot, we've never been able to put curricular materials in grants before. We're now able to do that. This is the first year, and Mrs. Truex, I think, had to even write an explanation to the state to be able to um make that an allowable expense. So, that back
064row has worked and worked and worked on these things and Well, an important note, the state's working on their state budget as we speak here tonight. So, important that they keep helping us who need help in the down state. I agree because our tentative numbers in Title is actually about $200,000 less. So, we're going to keep saying tentative and hope that that's not the case when that ends. So, And meanwhile, Mrs. Truex, thank you for taking the initiative to contact the state and asking if we can do this. That helps us a lot. So, thank you for doing that. That you're fine. everything about Title I. You know, we're dropping $600,000 in tech out of Title I. Usually, it's it's it's $700,000. We're going down to three. So, some of those things that we lose.
065You know, that's where you're doing that. You know, so [clears throat] if you make reductions on that, we don't have as many new teachers, we don't have any teacher mentors. So, the things that came out of our heart, but It's doable. It's doable. Thank you. Um early learning positions. Pre-K TA. So, we are going to move five TAs into preschool for all expansion. And that is basically that will take all of the money. So, outside of staffing in that grant, there really isn't money. Um now, we do um professional development preschool for all, which is a separate grant. So, wait, it's not like they're going without anything, but that is basically the entire grant will be um spent moving those um employees into those positions. Birth to three, we are going to move them into
066McVee, and Mrs. Papst is going to tell you what that acronym for McVee is. Maternal I thought you told me this morning. Maternal infant home visiting. Yeah, there you go. Um so, we are going to move that We'll move um one employee into the McVee grant, which is a $66,000 cost savings. And again, that's all the money in that grant as well. So, we spent Mr. Rice's money quick. So, there's the savings from those grants, and your the total is now at 3.2 million in savings. The SRO salary. This has been a tough one. It This is not uncommon, by the way, to have SRO salaries in Title IV. I think most of the area schools pay at least a portion. They probably couldn't pay the entirety out of Title IV, but we've never paid
067out of a grant before, and so it will take a portion of that grant, but that's an $80,000 savings. Excuse me? >> Title IV means what? Oh my gosh, so Title uh again, this is from Title I to Title IV. And so, it's for students that are in a high poverty area. And Title IV is school safety and What is it? Tech? I know you have to spend so much on tech. Oh, fine arts and tech. Mhm. On fine Mhm. Yeah. I tried to I tried to get to This is where we landed. So, >> Start in the middle of the year. Yeah. The reason I bring that up is because I know fine arts uh is very important to people in this room and to you. So, it's it's just a something's taking a
068hit for it. It is, 100% and I will say our fine arts camp is not taking a hit for it. Right, and DSO comes first. So, we will Those are the big ones and they're the ones that we've historically kept in the grant and it the fine arts camp is probably the most attended camp that that we provide to be quite honest with you. So, we will still have that in the district. There's the savings and the overall is 3.3 million. So, we're getting there, right, Mr. Pence? We are looking good. So, the reduction of five administrators and these are past administrators, but they are administrators that were on the books for the 25-26 school year. So, just adding those positions together is 869,000 and our number is Would that be another way of saying
069attrition, Mr. Hart? Attrition? I could. I mean, it's similar word, right? They had them We had them last year, but we don't have them this year. Yes, we had them last year and we don't this year. Thank you. You're welcome. And that is what I have for you today. That is the direction we'll move. Nothing is carved in stone. Everything is a conversation. Everything will come to the board and I appreciate the fact at least in uh in the space we are now that everybody's asking what funding source a lot of these expenditures are coming from. I think that's important. Doesn't mean that we won't spend local dollars because we will have to spend local dollars here and there, um but what can be spent out of grants for probably at least this year and
070probably the following, we will spend out of grants. So, I appreciate your time and if you have any questions, please let me know. Would you please >> Or anyone in the back row. Mhm. Please repeat the total savings amount. The total amount saved. So, it's really the total amount that's that's moved into grant funding and again, some of the room I I think I appreciate that, Kelly, you reminded me. Taking out the technology does make room for some of those things. So, it's not Yes. So, um but but the total cost savings to the district out of local funds is 4.2 million. Um pretty significant for one year. I I do think it will come um with some challenges, but I believe the staff is up for the challenges. And it's not so much at
071the expense of staff. That is most important. So, thank you, um Mrs. Halloran and I and I meant to say that that we took very seriously when we talked about that we will look at things and not people. So, um I again, I think that we did that. We were able to keep the fine arts camps. We really looked at what what's important to the board, to the staff, to the students and um this is what we came up with. So. And that would have if you didn't have this cost savings uh potentially put us at an $8 million deficit. That is correct. >> But now we're only looking at what Mr. Pence said, 3.4. We hope. That's for this year. This year. This is all gone for next Next. Right, right. So, you have
072to make that up, too. But yes, that's a this will help considerably. Yep. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Informational items. Keep talking, Mr. Hart. Okay, maybe. Okay, so I I do want to talk about the budget just one more time, I promise. The money that that we have and don't have, what we're spending and what we're not spending. Um but I do think reviewing the budget is very important to um our transparency and I think the public needs to know where we are. Um we do want to make sure that we're funding employees, looking at pe- or looking at keeping people um and maybe putting some things um that we all love or want to have's not need to have's on hold. Doesn't mean they're gone forever, it means they're paused. Um A- as
073far as So, there are a lot of rumors out there and first of all, I want to um clear up that we are not on a hiring freeze. We are hiring positions that we have open. We have vacancies. We've had vacancies for the last five years. Mostly special education. If we said freeze, we could lose Miss Barton in the back, she would probably fall over. So, we are not on a hiring freeze. Um we are not hiring new positions or creating positions. Two different things. Um so, we have jobs posted. If anybody's looking for a job, please apply. We have them. Um we are very proud to be able to bring back um some of our staff and students into teaching positions who have gone through our grow your own program. So, where they fit,
074where their license work, those are the first people that we are looking at bringing back. We've invested in them. They've have invested in the district and that's who we are looking at. If their license works, then those are the people that we're looking to fill those positions. Um we did have four, I think, students graduate this year that we're trying to place and we have several staff members that are on the verge of Some of them still have a test to take. Some of them are in their last semester. So, we do have some of them coming out as well. Um so, they're working in our district. Some of them are even allowed to work in classrooms um while they're going to school and finishing their degrees. So, again, that's what we're looking at. Um
075I do appreciate everybody's flexibility, dedication. This is not going to be easy. I'm not going to sit up here and pretend that it's going to be easy and um people were here know. And it's been a long time. We've been pretty flush with money. We've been very fortunate. Um we're not alone in this. There are other districts going through similar things. Um there are districts that have built schools that are not going to open. They don't have the students or they don't have the funding to be able to open it. So, we'll we'll we will get through this, but we'll get through this together. So, I want to make sure that I put that out there. We're not on hiring freeze. We are moving forward. Um are we watching our budget? You bet you. So,
076want to make sure that you knew that. Um one other thing I wanted to do was make sure that I mentioned that um the board and local 399, the AFL-CIO, our food service employees have reached a tentative agreement. Um record time. So, um thank you to all that negotiated um that contract. I think it was two days, two meetings and um that tentative agreement was reached. The food service employees will be voting on that contract next Wednesday. So, with that, I'm going to give it back to Mrs. Halloran. Thank you. Um Mrs. Payne. Okay, um last week was the Danville Public School Foundation had their annual 365 uh breakfast and um we had three schools that made presentations and they did an excellent job. Me Park, they have a drum line. Uh it was really
077interesting because they they played a little bit and you can see how excited um they were. Northeast had a presentation because of um they got microscopes through the Danville Public School Foundation and Southview um had bowling. Um it's a bowling kit that they can set up in the in the gym and um you students learned about math. I have yet as many times I've gone bowling, I never can keep track of how you actually score. But the kids are learning math along with uh leadership skills, speaking and talking about it. So, it was a very good activity. Um and I really like uh getting Bailey's and their student advisory council. That's That's quite impressive. Thank you. And that's all I have. We're going to do it a little differently this time. Mr. Easton. I have
078no I have no comment. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Warfield. Okay. Um I I want to second that for the KDBA student advisory. It was great having Maya come here and be a representative. I love to see students come in and be willing to kind of be vulnerable talking in front of a room of adults because they're passionate about what they're doing. So, that's a beautiful thing. Um and I appreciate the people who are supporting them, staff that support them in that. Um I've got a few things I'm going to try to be quick. Um first, I want to say thank you to Mr. Pence, Mr. Hart, the administration, for everyone who's working on this budget. We are in a tight spot where we didn't get here overnight. We're not going to get out of
079it overnight, but we're already putting in the work to make progress, to make things better, and we're thinking about our community while we do that, as well as our district. So, thank you guys for the hard work that you're doing there. Um I did get an opportunity to visit uh KDBA as well. Um so, I was thankful to be able to do that. Mitzi was very graceful um and gracious in showing me around, um taking some time to do that. Um she had to take down her uh days without Reggie coming into the building number for the year, which was great even for me. >> [laughter] >> Um so, that's wonderful. Um but but all things considered, it was absolutely It was a wonderful visit. I got to interact with several of the teachers and
080actually happened to be there while they were doing a uh DACC presentation on the importance of community college and making sure that every student knows they have opportunities after high school, and I think that is phenomenal. So, I was I was glad to be there at that day. Um also, she uh was very transparent on some of the needs that the building has. Um and so, I was thankful for her being willing to share that with me. Um and I brought that back to the administration board, and just want to say that it is something that we're still working on. We're going to going to work to address it. So. Um I also was able to attend the DHS honors assembly today. Um I'm My daughter was part of it, so I'm very humbled in
081that aspect of it. Um it's kind of hitting me that uh she's going to be graduating here in the next month, so that's a Yeah, it's getting real real right now. Um but I want to say I'm very proud of the kiddos um there, the the young adults, young men and women now, um who have worked very very hard and very diligently to get to where they are and represent our district well, and also the staff that recognizes and supports that. So, it's it's kudos to the work that you're doing with them as well. Um I was able to participate in the Northeast Color Burst Run as well, and so that's something that's near and dear to my heart. It was very fun despite the weather. We actually were able to still get out, have
082a good time, and then of course um our DHS team um that won the the last game that they had that I was able to go to was a nice comeback uh come from behind win, so they ended up winning 12 to 11 after being down by six runs at one point in the game. And so, the kids have some heart. They are working very hard, and they're progressing very well, so it's good to see. I'll shut up now. >> [laughter] >> Thank you. Over to Helen. It's spring, and uh there are leaves on the trees, which brings me to a subject that all of you know dear and are near and dear to my heart. But, I thought I'd mention it publicly at a board meeting because over the last several years, this doesn't
083cost the school district anything, by the way. This is all but neutral for the budget. But, over the last several years, we've and and I say we and anybody in the room who has participated, thank you very much. We is the community. And have been planting trees in and around school buildings and school grounds and school build school buildings, and also in neighborhoods. And so, in the spring, you start to see that the ones you planted in the fall actually survived the winter, which is good. Um but just I was going to mention just a a few of the schools that we've worked at already, and everybody's on the on the list. And the emphasis is not only the school building itself or the school grounds itself, but also the neighborhood. And that's because there's
084a certain value, a substantial value, in having people live in areas where there are substantial trees and uh other plants. So, anyway, um I'll mention several that we have planted. We started with Northeast years ago. There's a new track there, not so new anymore, but that's tree-lined, and those those trees are now 15, 20 ft tall. And uh it's a whole different uh area there than before. Um and we've planted some in the Northeast neighborhood, the fire station there across the street, for instance, uh has new trees in it as well. And then, last fall at uh DHS, we did uh a substantial planting around the new track and and field, and also around the school district or I mean the high high school, and also then the neighborhood. And we have more plants for
085that for spring. The trees for that have come actually from the from a substantial federal government grant that came to Danville, um the city of Danville. And the truth is, the city of Danville doesn't uh particularly want them on city property because then they have to take care of them, but they are very generous with uh having them be planted out in the community. So, we did a substantial here at uh DHS and the surroundings, and there's more to to do there. Um and we've also planted just a to include the list, some at Mark Denman, some at KDBA with more to come, uh um some at Southwest, some at just a substantial planting at Meade Park last fall. And then, um actually even unoccupied unoccupied territory, uh Cannon School has uh 30 or 40
086trees growing on it. No building there anymore. And Garfield has a few in the yard, too. Um The reason to pick those is that the grant the federal grant includes poorer, more socioeconomically challenged challenged areas in town. And so, we have to for now restrict it to that. Um and there are some of our schools that are either aren't in the city or aren't in that grant area, but they're on the list, too, and they'll come. So, anyway, I just wanted to update people publicly about that. So, when you see um administrators, when you see teachers, when you see students, uh just retired folks, and uh citizens at large, they're all working on a project for this for the schools and for the enhancement of the city in general. That's it. Thank you. Still. Okay.
087>> [clears throat] >> Um yes, I wanted to thank everyone who worked on the budget, um reallocation of the the funds and how they're being distributed. The wealth of knowledge that we have with our current employees um is wonderful. You have worked years and years on this. You have valuable insight, and it's appreciated. And those of you that have come in from other places, too, that have that knowledge, you are well um resear- received here because you're helping us. And thank you for our administration that's in charge and making sure that we are going in the right direction. Um it's needed, and it's appreciated. And we also um have some really cool kids that are some really good runners and track athletes. Um I wanted to shout out to Mr. Carl Long, who is our
088girls um track coach. Um I follow because there's a girl that's a friend of one of my daughters, and um she is ranked currently uh number two, and this is in the state, correct? Mr. Basey's, okay. Um Sam Brown is ranked two for pole vault in the state. Um I think she's a junior still. Um we have What caught my [snorts] eye was a post that showed one of our runners got a personal best. I think she got first or second. And then it was maybe Champagne one of the Champagne teams and Urbana. It was a tri-meet. Um but to finish out the top 10, we had seven of our runners from Danville were in the top 10. Plus, we won the event. So, I just got I guess goosebumps when I say this because
089I think that is amazing. There were, you know, could have been 30 kids competing for those 10 spots, and we got seven of them. So, if you have a chance to go watch the girls track or boys track, either um they're out there. They're they're doing great things. They're ranked in the state. Um I may say or pronounce names wrong. Is it Jama- Jamia? Jamia is ranked number one in 2A in both the 100 and the 200 for a sprint. Um and then, Janai? Janai Parker is ranked number two in the 100 and number four in the 200. So, um that's girls. I don't know as much about the boys. This text came from from Mr. Long, so I got this much on the girls and this much on the boys. Um but I know
090Mr. Arnhold is the coach for the boys, and they have a great team, and they have a runner uh DeMario Jackson. He's at uh ranked one in the 200, three in the 400, and eighth in the 100. So, shout out to those kids um that are doing good things on the track. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Coley. I just have to say personally, it's so refreshing to see the board members so excited about our district. Um I know I think everyone here is in the schools. That is just tickles me. Sorry. I just I just love hearing that and the excitement in their voices. We all have vested interest. Uh we're parents and grandparents, and just so the community knows, we we we care. And just hearing it, I don't know, it's just making me
091a little giddy right now. Um Just from where we were to where we are, it's been heavy. That's I'm just going to say it's been real heavy sometimes on this side of the side of the seat, so we thank you guys so much. We know how hard it has been and what we're striving for. So, we just thank you. You you are very very appreciated. Um I too was at the service award for DHS today. It was so good so happy our students getting all those academic awards and it just gave you hope. I just it was real really good to watch that today. And KTV A, so excited to see our students in KTV up here. I would love to see more of that, too. I'm I'm glad you said that. And I do
092want to get her name. I I do want to get It's Amaya Larkin. Mhm. Okay. Um just it was it was a good meeting. That's all I'm going to say. It's a good meeting and it's just refreshing for myself personally to be on this board now. What I find so interesting, and I hope y'all notice, um our interest areas as board members very different. Um we all have our special projects, special interests that we have, but they're varied and they really represent the district. And so that makes me excited as also being part of the board. I want to thank you, Mr. Pence, you, Mr. Hart, um Ms. Parker, um for working as hard as y'all are working and all of that back row, um for all of the sacrifices that you're willing to make.
093That said, um you notice in all of the discussion how much we protected the um dedication to improving our district performance. We did not we have not given up on that goal. That's important. I want the community to know it's a priority and it will remain a priority and thank you for um the sacrifices that you made to allow us to keep that priority. It's really appreciated. Um and then I will tell you a little bit about my interest. Danville High School theater department is putting on the putting on Chicago the teen edition next week, Thursday, Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Danville High School auditorium, and Saturday at 2:30. I know the kids have worked real hard and I think it will be a real good production. Um uh kudos to a Danville High School
094senior, Eddie Johnson. He uh has been recognized here recently. He He performs in um a regional indoor drum line. Um he's one of the youngest in his troop. They are representatives from all over the Midwest that perform. Currently, they're in first place. Um he goes every single weekend from Friday afternoon to Sunday night to rehearse and to go to competitions um while maintaining his uh regular schedule. So that's a good representation for Danville High School. He represents us well. So kudos, uh Eddie Johnson. And on that note, I believe that's all we have. Thank you for coming. We'll see you again in a couple weeks. Mr. Pence, Did you go get your parents home?