001Yes. >> Yes. Thank you very much. Motion passes uh 60. So at this time now, could we please stand and uh say a pledge to the flag? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Of course. >> Okay. >> We're going to start a new tradition as well since um uh words mean everything as you encounter every day. Mr. heart is going to uh following the pledge at every meeting is going to remind us of what our district mission is. >> That is correct. Thank you. And so I'm going to start with the mission tonight and then we are going to add to that. So we'll get to
002the vision and um even to our district goals. So today as we start I just want to remind everyone why we're here and that is to ensure that all district 118 students reach their fullest potential. So hopefully you will hear some of those things take place tonight to help us meet that goal. Thank you Dr. Howen or Dr. Mrs. Howen and Dr. Howen. How's that? >> Thank you. Um and next is is our consent agenda. >> I'd like to make a motion president. >> Thank you. >> Make a motion to pull page 31 resolution to invest funds from the consent agenda for separate consideration later in our meeting. Thank you. >> Second. >> I second. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> Appreciate that. So, do I now uh now I will entertain a motion
003for approval of the consent agenda. With that >> Oh, we have to approve that first. Okay. >> With a roll call vote. >> Not the consent agenda, but just the removal >> removal of the item from the consent agenda. Roll call vote. >> Okay. Yes, we can. That's what I thought. Okay. Okay. We will uh approve the consent agenda with the removal of the item. Okay. >> Uh so mentioned uh so >> roll call vote. >> Mr. >> No. >> Yes. >> I don't know how you want me to do this. I approve what he said, but I don't approve the consent agenda for the HR. >> I don't know how you do that. You're voting no to the consent agenda. >> Voting no to the consent agenda. >> Okay. >> Mr. >> Yes. So
004motion passes. Uh what? Three, four, four, and two of two uh denials. So okay, we got it. We got it. Okay. Um at this time, uh I will entertain public comments. Uh good evening, Mr. Hart, board of education. Mark Bases, facilitator of district athletics. Um just here real quickly um to talk about uh this Friday. Uh we're starting well fall sports are in full swing. Uh Northridge, Southview, and and DHS. But uh we're kicking off the year with the uh scrimmage. Uh the girls flag football team will take the field at five. boys will take the field at six. Each of them will go for an hour. Um and so come out and support. But most importantly, uh this year we're trying something a little bit differently. Um admission is free for the scrimmage. We
005would like uh everybody to bring a canned good, some canned goods, many canned goods uh as they come to the game, uh so we can help those in the community that are in need. So just wanted to put that out there for everybody and let you guys know. That's it. >> Mr. Mr. Bases, what's that date again? >> Friday. This Friday. >> Friday. >> Yes. Correct. >> It'd be great to show our kids lots of support from everybody. So, thank you, Mr. Bassies. Any other public comments? >> Miss Kelly, >> back. >> You're back. >> Hello, everybody. Hello, board. Mr. Hart and Mrs. Parker. Um, so I'm going to open with a quote. Um, authoring Katherine Pulsifer wrote that often we're faced with challenges at some point in our life. Challenges that we didn't create,
006challenges that happen beyond our control. The difference is how we respond to those challenges. You cannot adopt the attitude that there's nothing that you can do, but you can see the challenge as your call to action. So, over the last few years, I began to question the district's sick bank policy. Um, I wrote emails. I had many phone calls, documentations, conversations. Then I repeated those conversations and then I appeared here eventually because I got nowhere else before here. There have been many challenges in my life from then to now, but I've remained focused on making a change to remove challenges for everybody else. So metaphorically at the time it felt like we all knew that there was a tree that fell and it was blocking the road that some of us had to travel, myself
007included. And it felt like others knew that there was a tree there and either that they were unwilling or that they were illquipped to help remove that obstacle for us. I'm here today in hopes that we can finally open the road for others to travel it. I was going to be here today regardless, but I'm hopeful to see a positive end to a very bumpy ride. I thank everybody who's heard me, who st stood here, listened, tried to understand my fight, those who've supported me with words of encouragement. Thank you to the new board, Mr. Hart, uh, for being the change that I need to see in this district. I'll close with another quote simply because some people have already said it better than I can put it. It comes from Amelia Heheart and it
008seemed fitting. I said, "A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions and the roots spring up and they make new trees. So, let's hope that none of these new trees block any paths for anyone to walk. So, thank you for your time and your patience." Thank you, Miam. Good evening board and Mr. Hart. My name is Marilyn Buntton. I'm the director of curriculum and I wanted to pay a special tribute um tonight. Um, I can remember since I started every single curriculum coordinator and director since I began in the district because I um has such a special interest in that position and I love that work. Two have stood out to me. One is Mary Shut and the other one is Eileen Huxat. Last weekend um we rece received word that we
009lost Eileene and it I would be remiss if I didn't pay um some special words to her as she was very special to me. Um, she had a lot of patience and kindness, especially towards me because I served on every committee that possible when she was in the same role as I have. And she would put up with my questions, my incessant need to change the curriculum documents. Much to my avail, they would not or they would not get changed because she would no matter what go to Mr. Denman ask him if we could change them because I just was insistent that there was better way to do it. She would ask him and come back and um we wouldn't get them changed. But no matter what, she wouldn't give up. And she taught me
010that it was always important to listen and to try to hear what the teachers have to say. And I've taken that in my role and tried very hard to do what she did for us. When I took over the position in the middle of the school year, a long time ago now, it feels like Mr. Denman put a call out because there were a lot of things that needed straightened out in a very quick amount of time and I was very overwhelmed. And the person that he called to help me was Eileen. Eileen was only supposed to help me for a short amount of time, but she helped me a lot more than she was intended or was intended. and she took my phone calls. She sat with me during interviews for Avid tutors. She
011looked over documents with me. She went to the warehouse with me and she answered every question that I had and let me reorganize documents. And when I um Mr. Denman was in the position that he was in, I would go to him and I would have to correct things and she would help me through those those processes as well. I will never be able to capture tonight in words everything that Eileen meant to me or to this district. Um, and I won't do her justice. But even past Oh, sorry. Even even past when she helped me in this position, she still helped our office. Last even last spring, she was helping us test our students for reading. And we have in our office sitting her computer because she was going to help us this week
012test this year. So we will keep her. We're not putting her computer away. It has her name on it and we're going to keep it just a little bit longer because she means the world to us. So to Eileen's family and to all the district that loved her, she was an integral part of our district and especially to the curriculum office. She taught us well and she taught us how to love our jobs and to love teaching and learning and she we will miss her very very much. >> Next on our agenda is recognition of custodial staff. Matt Matt and everybody. >> Just click on that. It should start playing whenever you're ready. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I'll I'll say this. Um, >> good evening board, Mr. Hart. Um, this summer we uh had a
013lot of stuff to do um building wise with summer school and everything. So, I just wanted to kind of do something for the guys. I actually did invite every all of them, but you know, some of them are working, so they had the opportunity to come. But um but I just want them to know how much I appreciate the work they do um to keep the buildings up, get them ready and everything. So um I'll read this and then we made a short like video. It's just real quick. Um and I want to thank we hurt for that. He's our second shift at Northeast. So he put all that together. So, um, first I just, um, I'd like to extend my sincere appreciation to the custodian warehouse teams for their dedication and hard work throughout
014the summer months. Your commitment to maintaining a clean, safe, and well organized environment has been invaluable to our operations. Thank you for your professionalism, diligence, and unwavering support. Your efforts do not go unnoticed and are greatly appreciated. Um, so we'll play this and then I got a couple of them that would like to say something. So after we do this, so just push that. >> It's not touched. Sorry. >> Okay. So, a lot of these are before and after. We we have each building on there. Some are quick and some are more than other, but [Music] [Applause] Um, couple more things. So, Mark Mark Deman school like worried me a little bit >> because we had summer school. Um, I know they're not here, but I'll give it up to Mark Pal. In one month,
015he got that whole building done. So, uh, it really I sent we did have some crews over there helping out, too. But, and he got it looking real good. Um, but I just want all of them to know how much I appreciate the work they do throughout the year. and anytime I ask they they go right at it, you know, no um bite back or anything. So, um but I think Brad wanted to say something. >> Uh I just wanted to thank all my guys for all that they did. This is probably the smoothest summer I've been through with renovations we've had in the last few years. Uh, and I wanted to announce we have a new second shift head custodian and his name is Carter Eldridge. Uh, we chose him. He's been all around
016the district helping everybody out. Worked over time uh for me doing events and everything up there. Uh, but so I just wanted to welcome him on. Uh, he wasn't able to be here tonight. He also got the wonderful task of stripping the stairs over the summer. If anybody's done that, that's could be it's pretty slippery, dirty job, but they got they got through it and they did a everybody did a great job. So, I just want to thank everybody. >> Thank you. >> All right, Kevin, you're next. >> You want to say >> Good evening board. Mr. Hart, Mr. Parker. Um, I just want to state so you all know that Mr. Lewis here is an invaluable member of our team and not you don't always get a boss with decades of experience doing what
017you do, but working with Matt from our entire bargaining unit has just been a really wonderful experience for all of them. When you can get past the explanation of what it is that you need or trying to do because he already knows and has experienced those things, it makes it all run much smoother. So, it's just like Brad said, it's one of the smoothest summers we've had and trying to get things back together. Some of the time frames were crunched like Northeast, um, going from, you know, traditional calendar back to balance calendar and Mark Deon with all the summer school and, you know, we wouldn't have been able to do any of that without all of our people, but also without Matt's leadership. So, just wanted to make sure that that was well known. >>
018Thank you. >> Appreciate that. Eddie, how about you? >> Ed can be shy, but sometimes, but he's one of the best workers we have. >> Um, Randy, so Ry's in charge of our warehouse. Um, we did something down there this summer that him and I, we kind of had to convince Tyler to that we would just kind of take the heat if it didn't work right. So, he kind of let us do it and so far it's turned out real well. So, those pictures at the warehouse, um, we got we had paint kits and that's what we used on it this year. So, we only did half the first floor to put it through a test for the year. And if it works out well, we're going to end up doing the whole thing that
019way. Um, so I took a I took the heat off of the whole floor. >> Yeah, the whole first floor. So, um, but that's all I have. So, >> well, we thank you for all of the hard work. Yeah, >> we recognize that it is a lot of hard work and after the little presentation, my gosh, there's a lot of floor in our schools, in our buildings, and you keep them so nice. So, on behalf of the board, uh, thank you for your hard work. It is appreciated. >> Um, I will introduce them all, but this this is Randy Nesbet, our warehouse, um, supervisor. Kevin Jackson is north campus head custodian. Brad's head custodian at the high school. Aaron Bot is here at the Fields building and Ed is our second shift at KDBA. [Applause]
020>> Thanks again for giving up an evening to be here and we appreciate all that you do. at this time. One of our very favorite things um press policy and it's a first reading. Are you >> That is me. >> That is you. >> However, I'm going to do it from my seat. Um so this is press policy 118 and 119. Um again, these are board policies that come through as laws change. These are probably the easiest ones we've had in a long time. So, um, hopefully everyone will have a chance to look at them. This is a first reading. Really not many changes in press policy 118. It's really just taking us back to 2020 in title 9 um due to the um presidential seat, if you will. Um, so we we went back
021from the 2024 regulations to 2020 and in one and board not board policy, press policy 119. There's really only one policy change. Everything else is footnotes and um that policy change is really goes to it. It's about the board of education and their um it's the code of conduct and just different things that could happen could be enacted if um there was any misbehavior inappropriate um actions by a board member. So we will go through those again at our next board meeting, but again um they're in the board packet for first reading. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Special education approval of contracts uh recommendation. Miss Nixon. >> Good evening board. Mr. Hart, Mrs. Parker. Um I am here to recommend that we continue to contract with Ashby Therapy Solutions to
022help fulfill um our staffing needs for speech pathologists. We have contracted with this um company in the past for several years and so we're looking to um hire two full-time speech pathologists to support South View and support our preschool case loads there um at $98 per hour. And actually one of them will be three days per week that will be the preschool. And then the other would be full-time there at Southview. And this is to service um students who qualify for speech and language services um through an IEP for special education. So they will of course provide those services but also conduct um initial evaluations, reevaluations um complete IEP paperwork um and hold and attend meetings as well. >> Can I have a motion, please? >> Second. >> Was there a first? >> First. Okay,
023there's the first and the second. Thank you. Any discussion? Any questions? I have a question. Um, how long have we had positions posted for speech pathologists in our district? >> Um, forever. But, um, I know you guys always like to say at least since, >> right? They don't ever come down. At least since Molly has been the director. Um, if not before that, but since we've been using our new system, for sure. And how many applicants do we have for those positions? >> Currently, none. Zero. >> Which is why we're having to go this route. I just want the community >> to know why we have to do this. >> So, we actually currently employ eight um speech language pathologists in house by the district. Um and then we also employ um a speech language
024pathology assistant, an SLPA. Um we are contracting right now with one person who is part-time. Um and then we happen to have two resignations. in the middle of summer. So, that's kind of where we're left with a little bit of a need. Yeah. Um and of course, by law, they can only carry up to 60 students on their case load. Um and so that sort of limits, you know, plus that's just best practice. You wouldn't want to do more than 60 now, but that does definitely limit um you know, how many students are served at any given time. >> Little bit of a followup to that. It's probably a question more for Miss Paps and Mr. heart. When we post the position, are we giving the option for them to work remotely in our posting?
025>> No, the contract doesn't allow for that. >> So, uh, the reason I'm asking, is this a remote position? >> Yes. >> So, I wondered while I >> Well, let me rephrase. The full time at Southview is virtual and then the speech is three days in person at the preschool. >> So, again, maybe for Mr. heart to help me with um more than you. So, sorry, Mr. Hart. >> Um I thought about this a lot because of questions I've had with you back and forth and email and I appreciate you answering them, but I just I just want to say it uh publicly. I personally believe that personal touch, physical people in the room helping to teach our students is really important. Um, I don't think virtual school is something our district uh would benefit
026from. As an example, a third or fourth grader I think does better with someone like you in the room of a heartbeat, blood flowing through their veins, right? So, if I think that about a teacher, I must also think that about a speech pathologist. So, I'll just say that. But, Mr. heart. I wondered if uh if the posting isn't attracting people because it doesn't include remote work options if there was ever a time when maybe with the union and you and the district and the board would consider that because I think the answer to my next question I'll ask and answer. Uh just you can tell me if I'm wrong. I think it costs more for us to contract than it would if we hired them in house. I just think it does. I I
027did the math. Maybe I'm wrong, but I I don't think I am. And uh so that's something for the union to talk about. But if we're talking about saving the district money, I wonder if it isn't time to consider remote options. That's a comment. But then uh I really do think it's better if they're physically in the room, especially with our younger kids. Um so don't don't be uh upset when I vote no on this. That's all. >> And so if I can address that. So, I've actually brought this up myself in in the um area of text and technology and and really just want to wanted to pilot to see what that looks like. Um but there are some negatives as well um to having virtual employees. You know, if you open it, you
028could open a gate and you wouldn't have anybody here to watch the kids. So, um I'm not opposed to looking at it in the future. Um I think that there are some some benefits and I've actually worked with the curriculum office to look at a virtual school where we could have a teacher that would be in one location and be able to serve many um students in the future. So, not opposed at all. Cost savings, I don't know. It ends up being pretty close um to a live person, which I prefer a body in in front of students as well when you factor in benefits, TRS, what have you. Um maybe a little more expensive through a um agency, but not a considerable difference, if you will, but not opposed to looking at it. Appreciate
029it. Thank you. Any other thoughts, concerns, questions? Roll call vote. >> Mrs. Mr. >> No. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Dr. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. Uh motion approved of 5 to one. Uh and the next one is another similar thing and this one is again virtual speech. >> Yes. Absolutely. is very similar because the first contract company could only offer us that many staff members. So, we had to reach out to another contractual company to fill our need. Um, and that's with Salant Health. Um, and that would be for um, one virtual speech pathologist. Um, and that would be covering the case loads currently at um, Northridge and Damville High School. >> Have a motion to approve. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Any questions, concerns? >> Only concern
030I have with both of these as well is that uh there's non-compete clauses um which I don't think promotes uh even though I know Mr. Hart, thank you again for answering my question. Even though they may be common in uh professional services fields, I think that uh they're not friendly to the community. Uh, and I especially don't think they're necessary because the person who holds all the cards in speech pathology especially is the licensed employee um that had to go through school. They have all the services as the individual. There's really no in, you know, protecting of property that needs to be covered. And so again, uh, don't be disappointed when I am not in favor of this, especially for those clauses. That's all for me. Anyone else? Is there a particular reason for the
031non-compete clause? Is it just negotiated in the contract? >> Yes, just negotiated and it's pretty standard practice. Yes. >> Okay. >> Anybody else? >> Roll call vote. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> No. >> Yes. Motion carries 51. Thank you. Thank you very much. And now we will talk um human resources with our human resources director. Hello. >> Good evening, Board of Education, Mr. Hart and Mrs. Parker. I'm Kim Papaps, director of human resources, and I have two items I'm bringing up tonight. The first one isformational. It is a previous agreement that I just want to make sure that the new board is aware of. And this is a agreement between us as district 118 with administrators in 118. Last year that all administrators were given the opportunity to return to school for either
032their doctor of super for superintendency or their superintendency endorsement. Again, it'sformational. This was last year. We had three administrators take us up on this. And um one I want to say congratulations to them. They started courses this semester. Um, at this time I wanted to make sure that the board and the public knew that those options are no longer available. This was done previously and we're going to stop it right now. I'm not saying we'll never come back again and offer it again, but for now, those are the only three members of the administrative team that will be taking advantage of this um agreement at this time. Okay, so justformational. The second one I have is with the DEA. So Danville School District 118 in agreement with the Danville Education Association. Mr. Rivers is here
033tonight, of course, is um recommending a new sick bank procedure. And if you don't mind, I'll highlight just a couple changes. Is that okay? >> All right. A couple changes that we have and what the um team will see soon to 6.1 sick leave, of course, if it passes. Um the first biggest change is the word catastrophic is being removed and it would now read along the lines of a personal serious medical condition. The committee will be changing if this is um of course allowed. Um the committee will consist of only three members of the bargaining DEA team. Uh the board, the president of the DA and the director of human resources. So for right now, Mr. Rivers and myself will be on that committee. We are non- voting members. Those positions again are non-
034voting and the reasons for that are because we one want to ensure that there's confidentiality. We will ensure that the procedures are followed as they should be in the policies and there's also a lot that goes in the behind the scenes for both the HR office and the business office when it comes to moving people's days TRS things IMRF things like that. So we both would be our positions would be involved with this committee as well. But again it would be composed of three DEA selected members and the DEA president selects those members. A couple other things that do change on here are the amount of days and then the timeline given. Um so right now um if this is agreed upon at the next meeting um we would be asking for a maximum of
03525 working days per year for somebody for somebody in a 12-month period. So if I came to the team and the uh committee and they said yes, we'll allow um days to be given to you, I can obtain more at 25 for 12 months. Um there would then be 50 for my career here. So you can't go over 50, but you can come back again after a 12 month if necessary if you still have a condition that needs assistance with with days. Um, and then the last thing that changed is we added a couple days to the decision timeline to make it seven working days. And this is just something that we um happened last time or you know we might have a snow day. I think one time we had a couple snow days.
036So it really it pushed us back on the decision um being able to get the team together to vote. So this just gives us more time to if necessary um make a decision and get it back to the employees hands as quickly as possible. So those are the main changes. Um, and again, this is a recommendation and this was worked out between the DEA and the Danville District 118 members. >> Can I have a motion to approve, please? >> Second. >> Thank you. Any concerns, questions from Miss Paps thoughts? >> Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you. Well, hopefully >> I do have a question for you. Is there a reason that the education agreement is being suspended? said that it on the first item. >> The first item that we you reviewing was educated information.
037>> Oh, this one. This one. I'm sorry. I'm going backwards. Okay. So, we're talking about the first one. >> You said it's no longer being offered. >> The Well, one is money, the money for it. Um, and the commitment, but everybody was offered it. We, like I said, we had three people take us up on it, but right now it's more of the funding piece. Any thoughts um about the DEA agreement and sick bank? I know y'all have been working on that for a long time, so we appreciate all that you've done. >> Roll call vote. >> Dr. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. War. >> Yes. Motion carries 6. Well done. >> Was that a sigh of relief? I saw back there. Huh. Okay. Uh lastly on the agenda is our business and finance
038report. First we'll have a financial monthly review discussion before we get to uh voting on some recommendations. Miss Ranken. >> Good evening board. Mr. Hart, Mrs. Parker, B118 family. His ranking chief school business official. You said it wasn't touchreen. >> No, it's not touch screen. >> All right. >> Um, >> oh. Oh. Oh, yes. Maybe we should maybe we should do the treasures report first that we removed from we pulled from the consent agenda. That's a good idea. Can we do that, please? >> Okay. What are we doing? >> Who Who does that? You have to make a motion to [Music] >> I can make a motion, madame president, that we uh we vote on the the separate consideration which was the resolution to invest funds in page 31 of the board contract. Motion. Do
039>> I have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you. Any questions, thoughts, concerns? Uh roll call vote. Mr. Warfield >> Dr. >> Mr. >> Yes. Uh motion carries five with one abstension. >> Thank you. Thank you, Miss Robinson. Okay. Now we will talk about the financial monthly review. >> Okay. So, at a previous board meeting, there are concerns raised that the reports being provided um by the treasurer might not contain the same level of fiscal fiscal detail that other districts provide. Um to address that concern, we did review the financials for both Decar and Springfield. And our reports do contain the same level of detail. It's simply presented in a different format. From my understanding of the discussion, the major issues seem to be the presentation of monthly revenues and expenditures. Um so I worked
040with forecast 5 which we use them to do forecasting and some monthly reporting and um they do provide a monthly report that includes a breakdown of local, state and federal revenues received for the current year in that month and for the two previous years. And then they provide a breakdown of expenses by object, salaries, benefits. And so they separate all the major um objects for expenses. So um once we have uploaded um the budget numbers, then I'll be able to print those reports. But I do have a sample. Okay. Okay. So, it's little on the screen, but you guys should have received an actual copy um in your board packet. So, that would be what the monthly report looks like. >> Um and it would be just the revenues and expenditures for the month because
041I feel like that's what you guys were looking for. Um and then it would also provide the same thing for the expenditures. Um because I do not have the numbers for July because I don't have my budget in the system yet. Um I did do the July numbers, the expenditures and the revenues. And I just want to say that for the month of July, the expenditures, the revenues that we received was 14,13,957 and we expended. So remember it's July 6,841,43. So at at that time we um had a uh an excess of $7,262,554. But once I upload the budget numbers, I can print this monthly report if that's helpful. Um, also I am I feel like once we start doing our finance committee meetings, I can get a better idea of what you're looking for
042or I can maybe um we can discuss the reports and then you'll know what you're looking at. So that's where I'm my head is. I um I look forward to the the finance committee meetings um so that we can start re reformatting the forms to make sure that the reports provided are easier to read and understand. Oh, one more thing. Hold on. This this I I do remember this. Um there was uh Mr. Eastston actually wanted to know what the day's cash on hand is. And so for the financial profile for ISBY, so that's usually a culmination of the end of the year numbers. That's usually when that's done. But I did do one for the month of July, which just uh includes our fund balances. Those expenditures are just the expenditures for the month
043of July. And so you know you take that expenditure amount divide it by the number of days in the month that gives you a daily expenditure per day. I mean a daily expenditure amount and then you divide the total cash and so 90 days cash on hand for at the end of the month of July. >> Can I make a comment about that? Is that all right? >> So to be in the best category for cash on hand it would be am I wrong? I looked on ISB, it's 180. >> So, we're like really far under 180 when we're at 90 days of cash on hand. Is that fair to say? >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. I appreciate you uh answering that question for me and I uh I would love to see that
044uh every board meeting personally because it's good it's good for the public to see as well. Uh that's not a good number. 90 days cash on hand. should be if you want to be in the best category according to ISBY 180 days cash on hand. So um in my opinion that means pump the brakes on spending because I'm not for raising revenues which you know what that means right? So we got pump the brakes on spending that's important. Great job on the reports. It's exactly what I was looking for. Only a few things that I talked to Mr. Hart about which we can talk about >> when I hope they tell us when the finance committee meeting is whether I'm on it or not is not relevant. I trust any of the two members of
045the board who are chosen for that to do just fine. Thank you. >> All right. >> I do have a comment. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Part of the confusion that I have is on the payroll checking account like for example August there were two vacation checks written and you g I don't know who that's for. So we get check numbers and dollar amounts but we can't tell who or what necessarily for Yes, those numbers are actually pulled off the payroll ledger. We don't put that much detail on that. Um, vacation days are being paid out when people retire or resign and they have days due to them. That's usually what it is. You will see vacation days and service. So, when people retire, they get a a service incentive. Um, and sometimes I'm paying out
046sick days. So, when you see that, that's usually what it is that somebody has left and we owe them vacation days. Um, and then is it the custodial staff? Sometimes they can request to be paid out for vacation days. >> And Mrs. Rank and if if they have questions, they can contact you as well. I mean, obviously, we're not going to put out >> somebody's um personal business here, but um so we can find out who >> you shouldn't see that that often. >> Correct. And and the one she's seeing is is a rather large amount. That's the question. >> Well, because I had quite a few people that I needed to pay out. Yes. >> And I guess I just want to be able to Who who or what are we paying money to?
047>> Okay. >> And this is just an example. This one just I can tell it's a vacation, but we have other things on here that just says >> payroll. Yeah. Because that's all that's on the ledger. >> Like it's So are you saying the big numbers or you just talking about those small like >> So >> there's not very many. I mean there's not very many. Yeah. >> And >> you're talking about the extra payrolls. >> Is this extra? >> Like are they smaller numbers? They're checks that we cut it looks like. >> Yeah. So that just so some most of the time that is either somebody was missing something or we missed a person. Those are extra payrolls that we run usually on Friday or most times I don't have a void and reissue
048on there. If I have to somebody lost a check and we have to void and reissue it. >> Can I comment on that too for Mrs. Corley? Uh, when the board packet, and this is not a reflection on you, but when the board packet has 400 pages that you can tell how much we spent on milk. I think Mrs. Corley is saying she would like to know what that was spent on because we can see how much we paid for milk last month, but we can't see what this is. But that's a maybe a finance. >> Are you saying you want copies of the payroll pages? Like you want a list of the payroll with everybody's name and everything on there. Is that because >> Well, I think maybe when it rises to a certain
049amount is what Mrs. Corley is referring to. I'll let her speak to that. >> We We can discuss this. >> Okay. >> Not here. It's fine. Just I have questions. How's that? >> Okay. No worries. >> Anyone else? >> Okay. Thank you. Um now we are going to have a recommendation on commercial property and liability insurance renewal. >> You doing that as well, Miss Ranken? >> Yes, ma'am. I am. >> Okay. Uh, first we need uh a motion. >> Second. >> I got >> Well, I just read what it was. >> Okay. >> So, it is time for the annual renewal um of our commercial property um and liability insurance. Um, the renewal amount for FY26 is $536,686 with Liberty Mutual, which is our current commercial insurance provider. Um, it is an increase of $106,500
050from last year. Um, it is due to increase building values and construction costs along with our claim activity. Um, Liberty Mutual has also provided an option to receive a $22,000 decrease in our premium if we increase our deductible for flood insurance to 100,000 from 50,000. So, if that's something that you guys would like for us to do, then just let me know. Um, I did ask Liberty Mutual um if we had uh did a claim for a flood, and we have not in the last 15 years, but I don't know if that's I I don't like to increase my deductible on my car insurance. But >> do you know what they define as a flood? >> Do they mean like hurricane rains come or they mean like pipe broke? >> I you know what I
051always assumed it was any water? But I will confirm that. >> Okay. >> Yes, I will confirm that >> because the situation we had at Canon was uh heavy rains water runoff from the asphalt. >> Am I correct? Am I correct? >> That's correct. >> Yeah. >> And so that constituted a flood. >> Yes. Yeah. I will confirm that. >> Um I also want you to know that they did contact several other insurance carriers um who declined to offer a proposal. So I am recommending that we renew with commercial property and liability our commercial property and liability insurance with Liberty Mutual for the FY2025 2026 fiscal year. Now I'll entertain a motion. >> Thank you. Second. >> Thank you. Any other questions for Miss Ranken on this? We will call when Oh, I'm sorry. Go
052ahead. >> When does this current? >> It's the end of August. >> August. >> So, I'm sorry. So, we couldn't find anyone else even though they're going to go up 24%. >> We didn't People didn't We couldn't get anybody to offer us a proposal based off of our claim activity. >> So, we're usually waiting for someone to offer proposal. We don't see >> No, they they seek it out. Yes, it's see out. And so, they did. They had they offered the proposal to the Hartford Travelers, Cincinnati Insurance, Auto Owners and Right Specialty >> and Liberty came out to be the best. >> Well, and I think part of it is Liberty already has us. The other company said, "No, thank you." >> And a lot of that is due to workman's comps, workman comp claims.
053Is that correct? >> Legal. >> Oh, you're right. You we talked about that. So it's the cost of legal fees. >> Do you know how soon you would need to let them know about saving? >> How soon would you have to let them know? You said it starts in September. >> So if I could let him know that next week, but I kind of feel like let me check with him. >> He just was like, "Let me know if you guys want to do that." Do we have to have board action to do that? >> I would think so. >> Uh, Madame President, can I make can I make an amendment motion, please? >> Yes. >> I'd like to amend Miss Rankin's proposal to include the savings of $22,000, please. >> I would second that.
054>> Okay. Okay. So, then that would change our premium amount. >> We have to vote on it though. See if anyone else agrees with us or if anyone else wants to comment. >> Okay. >> Roll call vote, please. Could I make a >> Sure. Go ahead. >> The question is that means it goes from 50,000 100,000 to 50,000. >> It goes to 100 a deductible goes to 100,000. So from 50,000 to 100,000. Yes. That would be our deductible. >> What that essentially means is we're selfunding another $50,000 >> in case of a flood claim. Yes. >> Which we haven't had in the district for 15 years. Correct. That's weird. We had that Not a claim. >> We have a lot of rain. >> We might have had a flood, but no claims. >> The custodial
055people are going, "Oh boy." >> Anything else? Anyone else? Uh, roll call vote, please. >> This is just on the amendment, though. >> The amendment. >> We're voting on the amendment. >> Yes. to the recommendation. Okay. Okay. >> Mr. Eastman, >> yes. >> Dr. >> Yes. >> M. >> Yes. M. >> Yes. >> Mr. Warfield. >> Yes. Motion carries 60. Thank you. Now we can entertain a motion for the recommendation >> to renew with Liberty Mutual. >> So move. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Any questions for Miss Ranken on that? Just to reiterate, no one else wanted us because of our legal problems. >> Well, our high claims, >> our legal costs. >> I don't >> Our high claims on legal, >> right? >> Majority. Yes, ma'am. >> This is Yes. >> Mr. Warfield.
056>> Yes. Motion carries 60. >> Thank you. >> And lastly, uh the 2526 District 118 tenative budget. We need permission to put that on display for 30 days. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, we'll let you tell us what it is and then we'll call for a motion. >> Got it. It's not going to move on its own though, right? No. All right. Okay. So, um before um I begin, I want to emphasize that what I'm presenting tonight is a tenative budget. It represents a working draft. And in order to provide a comprehensive budget, um we will finance committee, we're going to work towards making sure that I have some board guidance about your fiscal year priorities. Um, at this time I am proposing an estimated 93,669,942 in revenue and 94,134,739 in expenditures. This is a
057deficit budget of $464,7798. Um, this is not the first time that the the district has had a deficit budget. I did pull the numbers for the last I don't know nine years 10 years I don't know um for me and Mr. Hart with uncertainty of funding for education we have budget revenue at an average collection rate of 80%. The conservative re conservative revenue estimate is what's contributing significantly to the budget deficit. The reduction of federal funding for the district has been a major factor affecting the FY26 budget. At this time, I am comfortable with a c conservative revenue estimate and focusing on the district prioritizing reducing expenditures during this school year. The areas that will be focused on in these decreases will include purchase services, supplies, and equipment. And I do look forward to the
058finance committee meeting that will allow for input from the board. That's going to be essential in making those decisions regarding what what we're decreasing. Um the FY25 ending fund balance pre- audit 22,249,392. Hold on, I just forgot I was doing this. This should be in your board packet which is the budget summary. Um, it is like uh I don't you guys saw the ISBY budget form. It's this is kind of like a a synopsis I guess of the ISBY budget form. So, it has all my funds, my beginning balances, my uh estimated revenue and expenditures, and then my ending my estimated ending fund balance for June of 2026. I'm sorry. And this was also included in your board packet, but those are the deficit amounts from the previous years. I just I just needed us
059to know that that is not uncommon. Um so today I am asking that the board post a tenative FY26 budget. Um the budget will be on display for 30 days and it is open for modifications during that time. >> Mrs. Ranken, we did um meet and we do have a a meeting scheduled. So we'll get that out. >> Perfect. >> I know that you asked. So within 30 days we'll meet to discuss as a board with >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Questions. Okay. All right. >> Do we have a motion already? >> I'll move. >> Questions? >> I just wondered you got so close to being a zero be zero dollar deficit. Um, was that because you you think that you unless you have board action, it's the way you sounded, the
060way you talked uh just now, you need more direction from the board on what additional cuts would be needed to get to a zero deficit. Even though you said that it's normal to have a budget deficit, it's not normal for other non-government organizations to run in a deficit. Maybe a school board who can cry for help and maybe get it uh later if they do spend too much money. I don't think that's very responsible. I just wondered how how close are we in your opinion to getting to to a place where we don't uh because a budget is a plan where we don't plan to spend more money than we raise. >> So for me the process started with my revenues and I um I underestimated because I don't know I don't know how much
061levy money I'm going to get. Um I don't know how much CPPRT money I'm going to get. So um that is where I started and then I worked backwards with my expenditures. Yeah, that was the best I could that and yeah, one last last question from me. >> 80%'s conservative. What do you think will happen if you had to guess on revenue? >> I I don't >> What do you know what happened last year? >> Uh we Yeah. No, we did not. We didn't >> we didn't hit 80%. We didn't hit what I budgeted. I don't know that I budgeted 80% last year. >> Okay. Thank you. That helps me. I'll ask you more questions later. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Can I just clear up one other thing about this deficit? So remember when
062we were doing the projects, the reason we had a deficit is because the revenue that I was going to collect during the year was not going to cover my expenditures because it included projects that we were using the fund balance for. So it was a deficit budget for the year but that was because we planned on spending like money revenue that funds that we already had and not that we were collecting during the year. >> Yeah. >> Are there any project expenses in this proposal? nipped them nipped them on down and I like we've had conversations with the cabinet like everybody is um is is paying attention now. Okay. What we're voting on is uh to give Miss Ranken permission to display the tentative budget for 2526 and that can change especially when the budget
063committee meets and gives some direction. We're just giving you permission for the 30-day display of the tenative budget >> and then we'll be back next month >> to >> correct >> yes >> Dr. Holl. Yes, >> Mr. Warfield. >> Yes, >> Mr. E. >> Yes, >> Mr. Cor. >> Yes, Mr. >> Yes, >> thank you, Miss Re. I think >> Thank you. >> Think that's it. Um and um that completes all of our items. Uhformational items. Um >> I do have Mr. Hart. >> I I do have one item. So, I want to um update everyone on enrollment. So, registration has been dragging and dragging on. So, we're we're past urging parents, we're begging parents, get your children registered. Um there are some pediatricians that are low or running out of vaccines. That is not
064considered a county. um crisis, if you will, or um county need there. >> There there are vaccines in our community. Um the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation in the basement of the high school has vaccines available. Walgreens, CVS, the health department has a few left. So, call around if you have questions. Call your school nurse. They will point you in the right direction if you're looking for immunizations. But right now at Danville High School, we have 1,225 students registered. Northridge, we have 700. Bailey Academy, we have 81. Southview we have 590. Edison 213. Liberty 384. Northeast 330. Me Park 316, Mark Denman 421, Southwest 340. So again, we're probably missing I think we decided today probably six between six and 800 students. We need you registered. We need you in school. Um reach out to your
065school if if there's um any obstacles in your way of getting your child registered. uh the school secretary or their home leison would be more than happy to assist. So thank you. >> That's all I have. >> Board comments. Miss Payne. >> Hi. Um first of all, uh I attended the welcome back for the staff. That was really kind of exciting. The cheerleaders, the pompads, the football players. I had gone through and then this tall gentleman said, "Well, he didn't get the same courtesy that I did." So, he took my hand and we went back. So, he even had the tears as well. Our very own superintendent. Uh it was a wonderful program, the the coffee truck with special ed students uh in control of that, the speaker. And what I really enjoyed was the
066video that showed former Danville High School students in various uh jobs and positions. So it was very good. Uh I came from a family of educators and my very first day I started teaching in Indianapolis, my mother said that there are three groups of people you must work with on a daily basis, custodians, food service, secretary. Um it was a wonderful presentation. Uh the buildings look great. It's nothing like a nice wax floor. Um I see our kids going by um outside in the morning and it looks as if we're off to a very good start and I certainly hope it continues. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Warfield. >> Well, Miss Payne said it all. So, I absolutely agree. Um that was really a highlight for me. Um, first time obviously on the board
067to be able to attend something like this and I was absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of energy that the students who were still on summer vacation contributed to supporting and welcoming back the teachers. Um, love the energy that they brought into it. Love the speaker and the energy that he brought. Um, some of the ideas that he brought to us to really have some interaction in our classrooms with the students. Um, so I that, you know, the teachers take that to heart. Um, share that energy back to those students because they absolutely deserve it 100%. And I'm excited to work with you guys through this school year. >> Stre. >> Yeah, welcome back those who are starting. Um, those some of you've already been in, but yeah, I just wanted to say to the custodians
068that were here, Matt, you guys have a great team. Um, I can remember every custodian at every building I went through through elementary school to high school. I just you guys have the opportunity to influence students. I know they influenced me. And so I know you're you're doing things behind the scenes, but you're also really close to where the students are during the day. And I just I'm grateful that you uh you put in that hard work and show them what cleanliness is. Some of them will only learn it from you. So I'm grateful that you do that. And I mean that with respect, honestly. You you might be the only one that shows them how to really work hard at that. Um but really important skill, keeping our spaces looking uh clean and neat.
069Um I'm happy to report to I got all my board training done. I reported to Miss Robinson that I took two trainings twice because I took the wrong ones that wasn't in the 2025 year. So it took me a lot longer than it should have, but I got but I got more training. So, uh, the board training for the year, um, is done and we had our board retreat. Uh, no one's mentioned that yet, but we had a really great, um, ISBY present, not ISBY, uh, Illinois Association, a school board presentation, and we just had a really, uh, great time of, uh, making sure we keep our focus on the students. That's what we're doing. And, um, I think we're doing it really well. I got a new shirt, uh, when I went to the
070to the first day. That was fun. And, uh, Mr. Hart has answered a lot of my questions in the last few weeks. I've asked him a lot of things and so I appreciate both of you for that. Thank you. You uh very clear in answering my questions and uh does not go unnoticed because you know not everyone does that. So thank you both for that. >> Next >> I wanted to mention for a moment one of my uh favorite alumni of a high school and also somebody who's near and dear to most of our hearts. That's Andrew Seabbert. Andrew Seabbert is the proprietor of the Custard Cup, new owner. And he provided ice cream to every single teacher as they came back to school. Um just out of his own pocket, out of the goodness
071of his heart. He's a favorite son and some evenings especially, he's a favorite of mine. kind of every I agree with everything they said. I also want to thank the students that came back for freshman forward. I know we had a lot of students come back on their their last days of summer and they helped the freshman learn and acclimate to VHS. I just want to give them thanks for that. And I also want to say I really appreciated the first day back for the staff that we had six board members represented. You were at work. No shame there. But it was nice. It was really nice to have six of us there. Um, so I hope we can continue that moment. >> Thank you. >> Comments as well. >> Okay. You want to go
072after me? Go after me. Okay. >> Um, I hope you can see that we're a different board and we're more transparent. We're pulling things and we're presenting them to the public and we're telling you good news, bad news, all news and we make a promise that we'll continue to do that. We entertain questions and hopefully people will get you answers. Um we're we're committed to training uh board members, all new board members have to go through a pretty difficult series of training that they have to do to be to be prepared to be a good board member. And uh I hope that you can see that this is a task that everyone here has decided to take seriously and we will be um a good board for you. So thank you for that. Um Mr.
073Bases, thank you for putting that video together. You kind of stepped out of the auditorium when they were thanking you. Uh we got water for the speaker. Yeah, that was that was really good. you had to you had to track down a whole bunch of alumni that are doing some fantastic things and uh make make us look really good. Thank you. >> Uh Andrew Sbert happened to be one of them on the video and who did he thank in his video? The custodian the head custodian at Danville High School who have profoundly affected his life. So uh know that what you do is valuable. um seems like the beginning of the year has gone smoothly and from everything I hear both teachers and grandkid um and sometimes that's the most critical uh of all and
074uh it's good it's all good so I appreciate it very much and thank you welcome back you all already jump in both feet and and uh go every day so lastly I wanted also to pay a tribute to Eileen Huat she was a very dear friend but I can't match what you did. Um, that was awesome. But keep her family in your prayers. Her wake will be next Friday, not this Friday, next Friday evening at sunset and her funeral will be at Emanuel Lutheran on Saturday. So, keep her family uh in your prayers and in your mind. So, thanks. Thanks very much. >> Okay. And ju just quickly, I just wanted to um thank all the schools for their open houses. I hit most of them. Not all of them, but most of them. um
075super super exciting to be in the buildings and to see the kids come in. So um I I felt like that went really well. I know that I mentioned registration earlier. Um you know it's late registration at this point. So please make sure that the documents that you need you're submitting especially residency. Um we we seem that seems to be a struggle for us to get and we cannot process your registration unless we have all the documentations and again that register reg oh my good residency um documentation is most important there is a list out there if you follow the list that was provided by Miss Robinson you can't go wrong um so again get get registered because we will process those registrations in the order that we get them. So, the longer you wait,
076the longer your child's going to be waiting at home, and we want them in school. Um, one more thing I I really wanted to give a shout out to our local hospitals, OSF, Carl Clinic, um, Southern Illinois Healthcare. So, I'm cannot believe these groups are working that closely together. no matter who we call um they come out, they do the physicals, immunizations that we need. Their trailers are side by side. Um a lot of times standing next to an employee from um our own Southern Southern Illinois Healthcare. So, it's been very impressive to see somebody go over and say, "Why don't you go to that line?" You know, it's much shorter. You'll get through quicker. We didn't have that kind of collaboration for many years. and it's nice um in the community to see that
077change. So, thank you to those three organizations. Um I appreciate that and my condolences also to the Hawkstat fan family. So, and that is all I have >> with that. Uh because I made a promise to get in here as close to 6:30 as possible um so that we don't keep you waiting. We do have to go back into close session. We didn't get everything done. Uh we will there will be will not on anything but we still have a number of items we have to discuss. So this time the open session is Good job.