Dayton Board of Education - Review Session - September 9, 2025

001I see. [Music] Heat.   Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] I stay because someone stayed for me. Um, I've  had good teachers who have poured into me during   um my toughest times at high school and even  after high school. So, I stay because I want   the student to be able to make a connection  with me. I want to have an impact. I want to   impact kids' lives and make a difference in them  um for their education, but also in everyday life,   somebody to care about them. the teaching staff  that was here when I was a student here. Um, they   leaned into me and and you know my home situation  when I was a kid and helped me um as a mentor and   led me to go to college, go to the military and  um I think having

002those good leaders before me has   has developed me into the leader I am now. Make a  difference. Make it Dayton public schools. Make a   difference. Make it Dayton public schools. Make  a difference. to make a Dayton public school.   Make a difference. Make it Dayton public school.  Make a difference. Make it Dayton public school. I'm here today. I'm here today. I'm here today.  I'm here today. I'm here today. Are you? Are you?   Are you? At DPS, attendance is important.  That's why we're challenging all schools to   increase and improve their daily attendance. So  I ask again, we're here today. Are you Are you Hello, my name is Molly and this this school is  called Viv Monasury School and and the show that   you are watching is called Ask a Kindergarten. and  the kindergarten. [Music] Okay. So, what's

003your   name? What's your name? What's your name? Miriam.  What's your name? Don. Don. Yes. So, what's your   favorite animal? Lion. What's your favorite um  animal, Miriam? I like elephant. What's your   favorite animal? A lion. What's your What's  your favorite cartoon? A shot. Cartoon. Yes. All right, let's move on. What's your favorite  cartoon? Super Kitties. Hey, why? Super Kitties.   Super Kitties. I like that. That's rude. What's  your favorite? Spiderman. All right. What's your   favorite comic book? What's your favorite comic  book? Spiderman. What's your favorite comic book?   Not show. Okay. Comic book. I got one. All right.  What's your favorite comic? I don't have one.   What's your favorite comment? I have. And that's  perfectly fine. M I have That's perfectly fine.   I have a dinosaur one. Dinosaur. I'm not a copy  book. I don't like dinosaurs. Raise

004your hand.   I don't have one. What's your favorite book if  you don't have a comic book? A comic book. No,   it's a book like those. Not a comic book. Book.  Okay. A Spider-Man one. What's your favorite   book? Are you scared? No. No. You're scared.  Is that the one that's right there? No, that's   that one right there with the bunny and the bear.  Oh, that's my favorite. That's my favorite. Okay,   I'm going outside everybody. So, let's let's move  on. What's your favorite book? Uh, dinosaurs. Why   does it always have to be dinosaurs? Because  I like dinosaur. What's your favorite food? No, I'm first. No, you're not. I get to  choose who's first. I know you ain't about   to talk back to me, lady. Oh, I will call you  old man if you don't stop calling me

005old man.   Did you just call me out there? [Music] So, okay, let's move on.  What's your favorite movie? Um, Spiderman. What's your favorite movie?  Dinosaur. Why? We're already dinosaurs.   Movie. Why? There's nothing because we turn  dinosaurs. That's a cart shield. Because I   like dinosaurs. Dinosaurs is not a movie. Yes,  they No, it isn't. Let's move. Okay, I'm going   downstairs. [Music] Thanks for watching as in  kindergarten. [Music] Make sure you subscribe. What time is it? Three, two, one. Yeah. So, Lily summer camp  program is all about STEMbased projects and   different modulars. So the kids are faced  with different scientific challenges um and   different topics focusing on the engineering  design program and the scientific method. Three, two, one. It's not like regular  school. So that's what makes it engaging.   The challenges that the kids have throughout the 

006different modules also make it engaging as well.   But it's more so I'm coming learning throughout  the summer, but I'm having fun throughout the   summer as well. I really like that they  let you use your creativity and they kind   of make you feel special. They let you kind of  do your own thing. They give you instructions,   but they let you mostly follow your own path.  I like that they give us um challenges that I'm   able to handle and I really love designing  things. Mr. C's presentation is good like   always. I saw him at the Victoria Theater and  his was good too. So he's just doing the same   things and I like his things. I like to see it  every time they come here. It's good. [Applause] Tada. I like that it's fun. You learn a  lot

007of stuff like science, math, reading,   and like the science experiment we just did. It  was really cool. Parents or others may think,   oh, it's summertime, so learning stops.  Learning never stops. So as they continue   to come to the program, you know, it's just  enriching them and and inspiring them to want   to be inventors and inspiring them to  continue to work with others and collab   with others. So I do think that this  program should continue to be going.   That's why this is my third year coming  cuz again, I'm having fun too with it. We hear you. We hear your commitment to  learning and we're here to extend the challenge.   That's why we're asking every student,  family, and staff member to be present   and be engaged. When we show up, we build  a foundation here. And when

008we show up,   we build a future. I'm here today. I'm here  today. I'm here today. I'm here today. We are   here today. We believe in the power of showing  up. So, we're here today. Are you? Are you? [Music] Well, no. But I'm relationship. [Music]   So, we just might as well wear a slim field. I now call to order this September  9th review session. Madame Treasurer,   may we have a roll call? President Dwayne here. Dr. here. Mr. Lacy,  he has an excused absence. Mr. Smith,   I'm present. Miss Reinard, she has  an excused absence. Mr. Walker,   present. Miss Wick, present. Five present.  Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. 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

009justice for all. Our mission is to inspire, educate,  and empower. Our vision is to inspire,   educate, and empower scholars for  a lasting impact. And our purpose   is to cultivate a supportive and  engaging educational experience.   hearing of the bargaining units. Are there any  bargaining units that would like to speak tonight? All right. Hearing of the public, Madam Treasur,  do we have anyone signed up tonight? Yes,   we do have one. Okay. Please limit your remarks  to three minutes. When you come to the podium,   please state your name and address.  It is inappropriate to address any   matters involving pending disputes, grievances  under a labor agreement, disciplinary action   involving employer or a student, ongoing labor  negotiations, concerns, or matters that have   already been settled and or any matter which  because of his nature is deemed appropriate to   be discussed

010in executive session. Mr. Walker  will serve as your timekeeper. Alexis Scott. Alexis Scott, I guess. All right. Was that our  only speaker? Yes. Okay. Thank you,   Dr. Lawrence. Your first recommendation. My first  recommendation for a vote. Items B through G. Are   you going to say the word recommend? I did  said my first item recommendation, but yes,   I didn't have my mic. Let me turn my mic. How  about that? Turn my mic. Okay. I'd like to   recommend the approval. Yeah. My first uh  my first and only I hope superintendent's   personal agenda for today. Items B through  G for a vote. Is there a motion? I'll move.   Is there a second? Second. Moved by Miss  Wick, second by Dr. Bailey. Are there any   questions on the motion? This is all of them  together, right? Yes. This is

011B through G. Whatever the contracts, Dr. Jones um or  or chief with the four new hire for SRO,   how many openings is remaining after that? And then chief at the same time is one  of these positions filling the I think   that's the resignation one the resignation  for um uh Foley. Yeah. Yeah. Uh none of   those four are. No, those are prior to  her. Um I think that will bring us to   uh three remaining. Okay. So that  should take us to 50. Okay. And then Okay. Thanks, Chief. No problem.  And again, good afternoon, board,   president. Thank you. Mr. Smith, did you have  a question? I don't see it on here anymore,   so I think I'm good. All  right. Any other questions? All right. Seeing none, Madam Treasur, may we  have a vote. President Goodwin, yes. Dr.

012Bailey,   yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Mr. Walker, yes. Miss  W? Yes. Five yeses. Thank you. Dr. Lawrence,   your first recommendation for review. Uh,  you want to go through budget and ask if   there are any questions? If we can't  answer them, we'll email them back.   You You heard Dr. Lawrence. Are there any  questions? Okay. uh not for you but just   um for HR or chief for treasury on here has that  at 39 actual field out of the 53 budgeted. So if   they can just correct that to reflect where  chief's numbers are and things like that. First recommendation for review. First  recommendation for review are contracts.   And I want to say that Dr. Desour is  going to come up and kind of give an   overview of the OEC health related  contracts. But before we do that,   uh, Miss

013Kidd and Miss Garren, could you  remove the University of Dayton agreement   to provide University of Dayton graduate  students services from the review agenda. You, Dr. Dmore, the floor is yours. It's the best way to be, you know. Oh, yeah. You  got I don't even know if we had questions for you,   but now that you volunteer, go ahead. Um, so we're  in the middle right now of getting everything   underway with the mental health facility, the  providers. Um, as of right now, we have six   Samaritan therapists. We have seven from South  Community, but there I think only one has been   officially hired. So to be fair there, um, YCATs,  which are our small, you know, uh, preschool,   kindergarten, first grade kiddos, we have three,  um, kids thrives in 12 elementaryaries and they're   trying to hire. Again, like

014we're kind of just in  the very beginning of this, so the numbers are a   little rough right now. Um and then Hazel Health,  we have that's a teleaalth um service. So that's   in all the schools and I have Cartwwell on here,  but I pulled it from the board docs tonight. Okay.   Can you just tell us a little bit what are the  mental health services that are being provided?   Like what what do our students benefit from this?  Any of them? Well, um there's a lot of trauma and   um a lot of, you know, um trauma in the household,  a lot of their own trauma, a lot of of attendance   issues, behavior issues, family issues. We have  our therapists and our providers not only just   work with our kids, but they do family uh therapy  as well

015as needed. So, and it's a hard question   to answer in just one statement, but um there's a  lot of need for mental health supports. Our IEPs   often spell it out that a student requires mental  health as a related service. So, we're required to   do that. Um we're trying to determine out of all  the agencies and providers that we've been working   with, what's going to give us the biggest bang for  our buck and be most beneficial for our students.   That's kind of what we're doing as we start this  year to see what we had last year and what's was   who can provide us with the most services.  Uh just like any other industry right now,   they have a shortage. There's not therapists  everywhere. So they're struggling hiring people   as well. Okay. Are there any questions on

016the  board? Yeah. Question. So I'm familiar with   Samaritan behavior health work there. So with  YCATS uh do our students have to go or parents   and students have to go there or are they also  in our schools? Both. We have a program that's   like a day treatment and they can go the the White  Cats folks are in the schools too. Okay. How many   schools are I don't want to say for sure. I mean  obviously they're at Rosa Parks and we have them   at another couple elementaryaries but I don't want  to say until I have everything spelled out for   the year because I don't have that information  with me. Could you just email me what schools   they're in when we get We're working on the the  the document for the whole district right now,   so it'll be

017ready in the next couple days. Really?  Okay. We're really at their mercy of hiring   people. So, we're trying to shuffle and shift as  as needed. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Any other   questions? Bo member Wood. I don't have a question  as much as I mean I know I mean statistics are   like one in five adults mental illness. I  mean, it's becoming more and more prevalent   in our communities and our kids and our families  are affected by it. So, I'm just wondering if as   a board there are some opportunities to create  like making sure that we're tapping into every   resource organization around the county that  are really aligning these services with these   families because oftentimes, you know, people  are caught get caught in a system so to speak   and can't even align with resources. So, as

018a  public school system that serves predominantly   uh our urban district and our most impoverished,  most social and economical, how are we really   using our resources to make sure we're aligning  with all of our community partners that we can   really be that kind of, you know, that liazison,  that liaison to connect to. I know we can't do   it all. there's no way we can do it all. But we  are the first line of defense a lot of times in   identifying some of these real issues and then  how we're doing better by our services to connect   our families with those resources. And if we could  maybe even President Goodline like assign all the   subcommittees that we operate and what we're doing  and under of course the recommendation of our   uh your profession that how we can really

019as  board members Sue as community leaders that we can   help you connect with those people as well. So,  because it's important, that's a that's a great   point. Like I said, we're we're trying to look at  last year's information and data to determine who   really is what we need. We also are are tapping  into Atomus. Um they're offering some some   um services to us. So, we're getting ready to  look into that as well. Um there's a lot of free   services out there that that will build insurance  for our families and why not use them. We're just   trying to make sure that they can provide the  services we need and I think everybody's heart's   in the right place. Sometimes they just don't  have the staff and that presents barriers. Yeah.   Yeah. Thank you. Y any other questions?

020Yeah.  I got one. I don't know if it's for you but   probably Miss Miner. Uh with the ESRET program,  who was trained in espert? I can't answer that. Um, so our all of our nurses were trained on  how to administer it in house, but we have   um the ESC have a contract through Atomus to do it  uh throughout the district and so they're doing it   right now. We have that. And then something very  similar, the protect program from NCCJ, which also   does an ACE assessment in addition to health  experiences. And what they provide is coaching   and support on helping the kids to navigate their  exe executive functionings on how to respond and   get the resources similar to Espert. Um, and then  they do a 30-day followup. So we've got multiple   entities throughout the district internal

021and  external working with our students on they give   you like a overview of all the things that they  do in that iceberg program and if they do could   you send that to me because I honestly I am the  one who created espert in this area and that is   exactly what they're supposed to be doing. Yes.  They are supposed to be finding out every resource   in this Montgomery County area to so when they  do espert they'll know where to send the students   or the family and would be able to um help them  to know if they if they have insurance or don't   have insurance right uh so I just want to kind of  if you if they sent you and what I can also send   you is we have this year like starting in August  we

022have a comprehensive schedule So we know every   week who's getting the assessments and where they  are where we didn't we started in January of last   year and it took a while to get the opt out forms  completed from the families. So that pushed us   behind but this year we started right from the  beginning and so I can send that too so you can   know who's where we are in the process. Yeah,  please. Thank you. Any other questions on this   specific thing? questions on contracts as a whole.  I do have a question, Mr. Walker. Um, this is a I   think for me, first time I've seen uh memorandum  of understanding for upperbound services. So,   is this the new format that we're going to do  for them or like in that is this basically them   aligning with

023like the academic action plan now  or what's a part of thisou? Yeah, two things.   this one for us to have a shared understanding  and agreement around expectations around what   how we're providing supports for kids instead of  just assuming uh what's going on on their end. Um   so we want to make sure that we're getting um  highest commitment and quality of the services   um on on their end because we're monitoring  it. And then the other piece is you see the two   schools. We want to make sure that from an equity  standpoint, we demonstrate that we're providing   additional resources to schools that you know  for the last decade or more um have had um how   how should we say it have had programmatic changes  that have um really stripped them of some of the   robust programming. I

024think this was this was at  third when you were there as a student. So we're   just bringing them back. So would this be for who  else has Central State has an upper bound and UD?   So this will be the same format for those as well.  Uh I don't know if it'll be the same format, but   the expectations will be the same. Okay. And then  lastly, it references the Department of Equity   as the fund, but I do not see a fund on the fund  breakdown of for the Department of Equity. [Music]   I know it's no dollars attached. I just want  to I think that's there to for us to note what   I just said to you about equity based work.  Okay. Any update on the equity report that   we paid for last year for the contractor?

025Yeah.  Uh so we can send that to you. Um we're we've um we we looked at the recommendations and we  decided that um given our given our schedule, we   we explore things at all all times and we're not  we won't be using some of those recommendations.   I'll just say that I see those eyes. You want to  ask me why? We paid them $15,000. So I just want   to curious of what was recommended. Um, I have  to send that to you. But I can tell you this,   it's not it didn't change the academic action  plan. And I I will say this also, we came to   this conclusion that as we think about equity,  we don't think about it as a standalone. It's   in every department, every decision that we make.  So, um, an example will be

026today I was listening   to two of our staff members who were working on,  um, dollars out of OEC that we can now align to   our students who are most at risk. almost $600,000  of become or having to be referred for an IEP. So,   we saw that as equity even though it's in the  office of exceptional children as part of our   MTSS framework. So, I would say that this direct  targeted approach just saying equity or department   of equity, we're we're beyond that. We're asking  ourselves who's marginalized in each individual   apartment and what are we doing about it? Okay, I  appreciate it. Mhm. And then I I I can I think I   can read your mind. uh scene 75 rental agreement  for opponents. I was not gonna ask about that,   but listen, I'm ask I thought I

027read it. Uh so  uh prom activities proponents. No one else has   scheduled their prom yet and nor have they used  the arcade or the steam center or any of the other   um services that we get from some of the tips that  we're part of. But we'll we'll we'll we'll provide   a comprehensive list to all the principles and  say have at it. So usually that's a Dr. Goodwine   question about if they mine is more so about  the after prom part. So I appreciate these other   buildings and not just Irish doing after prom.  So and if you click on that we have you here as   a chap. No you do not right there. Probably won't  even be in town. All right. Any other questions   on contracts? All right. Dr. Lawrence, your next  recommendation. Uh, I want to

028want you to review   consultant services. Um, there's just a couple  in there. Miss Miss Thomas, our former principal   of River's Edge, continues to be instrumental. And  this is year two. So, we want to make sure we have   deep deep ongoing training and services at um,  our Montasuri school. And so, there she is. Any questions on the consultants? I do have one, but I'll ask Chief Douly offline.  All right. Thank you for your thoughts. All right.   Please refresh your screens. Dr. Lawrence,  does that conclude your recommendations? That   concludes my recommendations for both and stuff  for review. Things for review. Thank you. Again,   please refresh your screens if you  haven't already. Madam Treasur,   your first recommendation. Actually, can  we skip to H, the first one for a vote,   and then we'll come back up to A. Huh?

029She has a  contract for a vote. Just skip down to H. Okay. May I have an approval for the contract  in H? So moved. Is there a second? Second.   Moved by Mr. Walker. Second by Miss Wick.  Any questions on the motion? Seeing none,   may we have a vote. President Goodwin? Yes. Dr.  Bailey? Yes. Mr. Smith? Yes. Mr. Walker? Yes.   Miss Wig? Yes. Five? Yeses. All right, back up  to a your first recommendation for review. Okay, I have certificate of estimated resources. This is  the permanent certificate of estimated resources.   And uh as you can see uh if you go  to the second pager that is in detail general fund we are starting with  u 80.2.4 4 million uh starting uh   cash and the property tax we estimated to  receive 75 million and from other sources   uh

030168 million. So our estimated resources  for general fund is 323 million.5 million   for special revenue funds. Uh we  started with a negative 655,580. Um the estimated uh property tax  we going to receive is 726,117 and from other sources we going to receive for  47.5 million. When I say other, it is a grant   funds and all others. So the total for special  revenue is 47.5 million. Debt service funds we   started with 21.7 and from property tax we going  to receive 13.4 and uh the total resources is   going to be 35.2 million. Capital projects we  started for with 43.8 million from taxes 726,117 that one is the half mill we receiving  from the levy uh and from other we   going to receive 8.2 million. So the  total for capital is 52.8 million. Enterprise funds we started with

03119.7 million  from other sources 16.8.8 million total 36.6   million internal service starting  33.4 4 million from other sources   34 million 67.5 million trust and agency  7.5 million from other sources 20.6 six,   we're going to have 28.1 million  private purpose uh trust 241,800 885 no other sources coming. So  that's what we have. So the total   um estimated resources is 591.7 million.  [Music] This is going to be our permanent   certificate of stimulated resources. Do you have  any question on this? Any questions from board   members? All right. Seeing none, your next  recommendation for review to appropriations. Appropriation is our budget. We are budgeting for our operating general fund  which is our operating fund 279.7 million and for   total special revenue fund is 44.5 million debt uh  service fund which is O2 boundary retirement 13.4   4 million uh total

032uh capital projects 52.7  million enterprise 19.4 4 million internal service   funds 43.3 million uh trust and agency fund 20.9  million total budget for the district is 474.1 million. Okay. Do you have any question on that  one? Any questions from board? Seeing none,   your next recommendation for  review. Okay, I have transfers. We are transferring from 027 which is our workers  come uh self insurance to general fund. The reason   why we transferring this fund all That money  from 027 to general fund is we used to be in   workers come a retro respective but the last  payment was done last year and our auditors   u recommended us to put it into general fund  since we are on a claim payment right now.   We the other one we transferring 07 from 070  capital projects to general fund uh 25

033million. Another one from general fund to capital fund  5.7 million. The transfer is 2.2 2 million for   debt service payments and 2.5 million for the  challenger uh center uh renovation. Those are   the transfers. Any questions from the board? Your  next recommendation for review. I have advances.   There are several of them. These advances are  what we do is we advance it from general fund   until we receive um the uh revenues from  the grant funds. So every advance is you   see from general fund we are advancing into the  grant or when the grant receives the money they   pay the general fund. Do you have any question?  Any questions? Your next one for review. Okay. Monthly financial that's a placeholder until  the finance review committee reviews it on   Thursday. Tuition rates. This one is  according to in accordance

034with the with section 3317.8 of Ohio revised code. The  following tuition rates have been calculated   from the state of Ohio department  of education. Out of district 3,477 and.73 cents, out of state 8,445 and.79 cents  and this ones has to be approved by the board. Next one is donations. Donations for  September. Um I thank the in advance   the our donors until I send them u a letter. Okay. The next one is purchase requisitions.  These ones are several of them from different   departments. Let's look at them and if you  have any question we'll ask we'll answer.   All right. Are there any questions on  purchase rents? Yes, Mr. Walker. Uh, Dr. Jones. So, the the $2  million for RTA bus passes has   um the dates of July until June of next  year. Does this price of passes reflect  

035the increase that RTA will have on their cost  of passes come January? No sir, it does not.   Okay. Yeah. This is the uh carryover from last  year. Uh the PO that was pretty much closed when   um we had the uh legislation looming to  prevent us from purchasing RTA passes. Okay. So, even with this purchase of even with  this $2 million, if we haven't purchased any now,   it's still $2 million or is that was it the It was  2.6 at first, so we already scratched out 600,000.   It was 2.6 last year. Um, are you asking what the  projected estimate will be with the increases?   Yeah, I'm curious on right now if we have not  purchased any and we're already in September.   Usually, we would have purchased some by now. Have  we already saved any any money

036from not purchasing   them? And is that money basically still there  potentially for the increase that RTA is going to   have for their passes come January to then use?  Yeah, I would say we've saved about a month's   worth. Um, however, I can get those exact numbers  for you um no later than tomorrow. Okay. To the   entire board. And then my next question is um I  do know that there's a a charter school that is   um decided to purchase their own students passes.  Are they still continuing that or will they now be   utilizing these passes? If I am not mistaken,  uh they will uh they they made the decision to   purchase their own passes and we won't have  to provide them for that charter school. That was I had all I had on that one. All  right.

037Any other questions? Yes. Um yes,   ma'am. While I have you up, this is for  you and uh Dr. Lawrence, with the passes,   are we going to continue with just giving  them to students or will we be looking   at moving towards having it more in line  with how we do transportation K through 8,   which is for people that live a certain  distance away from their schools. So, so the high schoolers um won't be uh limited  by uh the number of miles from there. Right.   So, I'm saying in the future, are we going to  look at that or are we going to keep or do do   we project keeping it to where every high school  like if I'm a high school and I live across the   street from Dumbar, I can get a RTA pass, which  then

038opens the door for us using the RTA passes   for everything except getting to and from  school. Yep. And I know Dr. Lawrence, and   you can speak on it. I I'll be quiet. The survey  was given out right to the parents or whatever.   uh a survey went out to parents and we had um this  going work to the high school principles last year   in the spring to um map via dots where all the  high schoolers were I guess this year minus the   seniors and she just sent that report to me. I'll  send it to you in terms of where they live. So we   know the uh the proximity in which they live to  the school. And um and to answer your question,   I think I think that's a conversation, Mr. Smith,  because the students who get

039passes now to ride   from places that are beyond one or 1.5 miles,  they also use the passes, as you know, because   you're so community connected to also go to work.  About 70% or more anecdotally and qualitatively of   our students also work. And so if we don't give  give that to the student that's right across the   street, we kind of strip them of the ability to  use use it for the same other reasons that other   students use it. So it's a conversation. Well, I  would um I would suggest looking at some of the   other districts, especially as we move towards  having deeper conversations because I think that   should be a part of how we look at it. I know  in other districts that have good relations with   um their transit as I hope we can get

040to that that  piece is done by having a process of when these   things are because I get that students go to work  all of them aren't using that and we still it it   just opens the door for what we also see because  in the community where you have parents using   these passes You have siblings using passes. You  have passes being sold. You have all these other   things where in other districts there's which  I would want in the future as we can could work   towards it where those passes work certain times  for schools students that are working they also   have this piece where we're we're working with  them to find a responsible piece where if I'm   a student that's working okay then I come in my  school when we have this there's a separate form   where

041I fill this out other districts it's still  based upon the distance because The root of it is   it's a transportation to school thing. I think  if we keep it at a we're just giving children   transportation to wherever they want to go, we  open a door to putting ourselves in a liability   when other things are going on because we're just  saying now we're just giving people passes to get   to and from. And we've also seen in the past that  also creates a space where then you have kids that   are coming down getting on buses and not going to  school. So, I mean, I I just think I do appreciate   you saying that's a conversation because I think  moving forward it is a how do we utilize this   tool and how do we utilize it in a

042responsible  way. Like I said, I like what I've seen across   the state where you even have different color  passes for students that do not have to transfer   at a hub. So, if someone's on a straight line  route, their pass color is different. they have   a different kind of piece with their ID. Like I'm  just putting those things out there for as we're   moving forward, working in in this space um to  kind of move forward of how we're going to do this   because just recently the board had voted to not  get those passes. So then we wouldn't have been   giving kids passes to go to work either. So, it's  a a space where I think if we can work, I think it   will help the conversation with our partners too  of how do we just navigate

043that space of what that   looks like for our kids. Um, most definitely. I  think it's a great catalyst for thought, planning,   and execution. And so, uh, Dr. Lawrence  and I will get, um, team DPS together and,   uh, come up with a plan that works. I'd like to  see you guys work together. I like that. I do have   another question. I will I will say this is a good  opportunity cuz over the last week we've actually   had some changes. Dr. Lawrence and Dr. Jones, if  you could just share some of kind of what you guys   worked together over the last week to increase  our getting kids to schools based on some of the   things that we saw at the hub. Either one of you  can start off. I'll go first and then I'll pass   it off.

044Sure. I'm standing up. Go right ahead. Uh  so the uh first thing anchor leg we're putting uh   oh see see you go for no so um we have uh SRO's uh  downtown in the uh in the morning I'm sorry in the   evening uh between uh 3 and 6 to usher students  onto the platform and to get on the bus. Uh we've   had some really good success and I know you have  your team there in the morning uh Dr. Lawrence.   So I I'll you know allow you to speak on it's  not allowed. I will say in the mornings between   7 and 7:30. Um that's where all of the transfer  bus routes come at that time in the morning. So   where whichever one of our six school high schools  you seven high schools you're going to that's

045that   30 minute block when you need to be there. So uh  the week before we went down uh Dr. Goodwin and I   spent some time down there like what is happening  in the morning on the platform. So, one of the   things happening is we see where students were  going to the store, which will be closed in about   two weeks anyway, and they were getting in the  store and then missing the bus. Something else I   learned while I was down there that there used to  be 15minute midterm buses. So, if you missed one   of the ones between 7:00 and 7:30, then another  one would come in 15 minutes and you could get to   school that relatively speaking close to being on  time. That hasn't been the case. I know that Dr.   Jones has met with um

046RTA officials and continues  to work on uh bringing those routes back. I heard   Monday morning that some of the supervisors  who work down there can actually on call try   to bring get another bus in there even though  it's not scheduled to pick some of our kids up in   particular because like for instance Belmont where  40 or more kids can get on the bus and then they   still have students that are ready. So we need a  second bus to come through. So, we were down there   this morning, one principal from each school,  high school, one SRO. Um, Monday morning, I saw   um assistant business manager um Dr. Stacy Benson  Taylor. We went to we we both we both almost got   burnt to a shred. Uh uh so, so I was there that  morning. Um your head

047was under that heater. Yes,   it's rough out there in the morning. Uh 258 my  man Chief Chief Wright was there. uh so was um   crutcher leazison crutcher. So we had an entire  force out there Monday morning and they've kept   that up uh today as well and what we found was  that when those buses come and there's a presence   like that almost all the kids get on the bus coast  is clear in the morning. Now in the afternoon   um the challenge that we present is we need to  on each the east and west end of the platform   position our teams so that our kids can't walk off  the platform and walk away which means you contain   them to the platform wait on that half an hour to  45minut block back on the bus to go home

048so that   you're not loed that becomes more difficult in the  afternoon because there are other additional kids   there and all of students and all of our people  from the morning that can all ID and identify   the kids. We can't all be there in the afternoon  because the principles are are of course dealing   with their own dismissal. So, we're trying to  brainstorm and come up with some challenges to   figure out a way to get have all the folks who  can ID all the kids. That's important. Even if   they have their ID, we still need to be able to  call them by name and say, "Hey, Marvin B. Jones,   don't go to that store." Yeah, that's right.  And I just echo what you both have said. It's   really good that we have as we continue to try 

049to find solutions over the things that we can   control. Something that we can control is exactly  what we're doing right now. We do know that there   are challenges with the bus schedule which Dr.  Lawrence didn't mention. I believe it's third   good schedule. If you're not on the platform  by 7 and you don't catch that 7:15, the next   bus doesn't come until about 7:45 8:00, which now  puts you at a delay. So something as I continue to   hear community members ask, how can we help if we  can continue to encourage and get a buddy system   going of getting people to get up and get to this  routes? I know you have to get up a little bit   earlier in that piece of it. Unfortunately, that's  just where we are today. If if our students are   down

050there by seven, meaning that their feet are  hitting the platform by seven, they have a higher   chance of being to school on time on that piece of  it because if they have to catch that second bus,   then we're now at the 8:30 9:00 range just because  that is just something we don't have control over.   Our team, I believe the two of them, they're  working on other methods here because we are   we are trying to make sure our students are safe  and they are utilizing this to echo what Mr. Smith   said to get to school. I would put an ask out for  you both to start meeting with some of these other   institutions that utilize these passes because  the same way that we have our personnel out there,   the RTA's personnel is out there. It would

051be  helpful if someone from another school district   who knows that they have children who transfer at  the hub are also out there. And this is actually   a team effort of making sure these children are  utilizing the system for how it's supposed to   be utilized and they are moving forward and they  are going without issues in that piece. So I do   appreciate everyone over these last couple weeks  of since we've put the passes back in play coming   out and coming together and trying to work to  manage this situation significantly better than   it's been in the past. We are not perfect yet, but  we are doing things to move forward in that piece.   And I do hope that we continue to see some support  again, not just from the RTA and from DPS, but   several other school

052districts that are utilizing  this platform or this mode of transportation at   this point. So these children are safe going.  They are wellmannered while out here and they   are learning to utilize public spaces in the  way that they're intended in that piece. Mr.   Walker has some questions. I don't know if it's  for you or not, but if you keep standing there,   then it'll be there. I'm I'm just curious. So,  you both said that uh RTA supervisors has said   that there's other buses that are on standby.  How does the RTA CEO feel about it? Uh I don't   know how the CEO feels about it. Um I would just  say that um Dr. Gilmore has asked about getting   with other groups is also us circling back and  because we've not talked to RTACO about this plan.   uh we

053if we just demonstrated that we're  going to do do this to support our kids,   but we've not talked to him about that. And I  also also say I neglected to say this, there are   four or five RTA security/s support personnel out  there. So on any given day when I like yesterday,   there are almost 20 adults there making sure the  kids get on the bus and that not just kids on the   bus that they're safe. I know it's something else  too. Our staff have been amazing. They actually   ask qu answer questions about which buses to get  on to citizens. I guess we're they think we're   part of RTA TA now there. So we just we just we  just chip in. I went this morning and I was say   Mr. Walker to that question one of the

054supervisors  out there when they do have drivers that are   available like a bus can come they do come down  but they she one of the supervisors indicated they   have a similar challenge that we have that they  don't have a driver and that limits their routes   and that piece of it. So from that representation,  I don't know about what the CEO has on there,   but from the staff's perspective when something  is available and I believe last Friday they were   able to get some extra buses to get people moving  and it was helpful. So they do try when they can.   Yeah. I I think for me my my restraint comes from  um you know we're providing a lot of resources   here with RTA not doing anything on their end.  This is an organization that is until December.  

055um from literally July until December paying the  city of Dayton $1.6 million to have undercover   police officers down at the hub. And we're  spending about I think the rough estimate before   was about $30,000 in overtime to staff staff  down there. So now we're adding more resources,   which is not our hourly staff, but our salary  staff that's now going down there to actually make   sure students are getting on buses and things.  But then that makes me question what resources   are now being taken away from their actual  building to do these same things as well. So   I just wonder if we're going to look at providing  this extra support that it is something that can   be done as far as here's a partnership to tell  you in writing Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Jones, we are   committed to getting

056your kids to and from school  and what two looks like is yes, I'm going to sign   it out of line and say my team will send out extra  buses if we have the drivers and things like that.   Um, so that that's my two cents on it. I'm glad  you brought that up. There is something we call   in academia called an administrative tax. And to  your point, you're right. If our administrators   are there every day from 7:00 to 7:30, they're  on salary. They're not in the building doing   DPS work. They really are now been transferred to  operations. So, um, point taken. Appreciate. I'll   say to that one too to Dr. Lawrence is the RCA  does have staff out there. I think it's about   six of them. Isn't that RTA ambassadors and  things? Also, I believe on

057Friday when I went   down on Friday, I'm not sure what their contract  is with the city of Dayton, but they did have bike   officers down there as well. There were about five  of them about five of them down there on Friday in   that piece. So, there is some movement here. And  again, the hope is that this situation continues   to improve. Yeah. For everybody involved, I  say. So, the bike officers, that's a different   contract. This is an additional contract that  the city just did with them to provide the 1.6   million, but they were down there. So, is this  the same thing we're saying that now we're back   sending SRO and things to the library as well? No,  about that. No, do with us. All right. If I may,   go ahead. So, let me gather staff in

058the morning,  building staff down there in the morning. Correct,   Dr. Lawrence. Correct. Afternoon more SRO. That's  kind of the coverage in the afternoon. Correct.   Okay. So, this is then where my question is.  And we're saying we're trying to keep them in   the afternoon on the platform. Correct. Mhm. Yes.  then that inherently gets blocked by what we just   talked about before in that they have the ability  to use this pass all day because technically if   I get off of a bus unless there's a threat of  I could get in trouble for this which I don't   see how we could do that there's no way that a  child has to stay on the platform once they're   down there because now they're just the citizen of  Dayton, Ohio, and can go anywhere they want. Um, so outside of

059them being rude or fighting someone,  if they got off the bus and just walked by and   said, "I'm I'm walking up to RBC," there's nothing  we can do about it. Because they also have a tool   in their hand that if they want to, they can come  back down and hop on that bus at 7:30 and p.m. So,   they just have this. So, I'm just I what I  wouldn't want is for people down there to then   feel as staff that it is their duty to make sure  students do not leave this space when we have no   ability to make sure that they are still in this  space. So, our code of conduct, not just ours,   I think almost every school district, I think  it's Latin for imprento locus means that we're   functionally responsible for you from

060the time  you leave until you get back home. So the passes   are primarily for you to go home. So if we say go  home, then that's what that means. But then you   have But you really can't because what if a kid  says I'm going to work? Mhm. What are we going to   do? Follow them? Like it sounds good in theory,  but in actual practice, we need to look at this   because there really is nothing you can do about  this outside of having a good relationship with a   child. what you just said because and and there  I get this whole piece that is not true. Like   if if my child got off the bus, there's no way  that there's something we could do if they say,   "I'm going to go to my auntie's house. She  lives

061at the arcade. Are we not going to get on   the phone and call?" So, I just think with those  things, I I hope that we're talking to our staff,   and understanding these pieces, working with  folk, knowing folk, and that is also why I really,   really think that moving forward, there has to  be some kind of fix with just the past system.   Because all of these things that we're going  to try to do to make sure a kid gets home,   it's thwarted by us giving somebody cart blanch  to get on the bus whenever they want to. And as   well as I mean they're there. So we can't in one  instance say kids are using these passes to go   to work but then go we're going to be trying  to make sure they stay on the platform

062because   we don't know where they all work or they're  using them to then get somewhere after school   uh like a extracurricular. So, not a condemning  the practice, just a being mindful of these things   existing. Even though we have a code of conduct,  there's nothing in there that says when you get   on this bus, you must stay down here or you cannot  leave because then we're we're no better than the   city or RTA or any of these political folk that  didn't want them down here in the first place.   That's why I'll say another great catalyst for  uh thought, planning, and uh execution. uh our   focus in the afternoon with the SRO's have been  to usher students, encourage students to get   on the bus like you said, you know, having good  relationships with the kids and everything.

063So,   uh that's definitely something we'll take  into consideration. I think that's important   uh to uh to consider when planning. So, all  right. Appreciate it. Question. When staff is   downtown in the morning, are they monitoring  if students are wearing their ID badges?   Yes. Go ahead and give the full thing on those.  Might as well disclose. We have those badges. So,   we have uh we we've run out of badges and we  have badges on order. They will be here in a   week or two. Correct. Okay. And uh we'll get every  student for DPS that attends DPS school a badge.   So, how does that work with that regulation  that was passed or Oh, it's in in process. So, if Okay, never mind. I'll move on to my next  one. All right. Any other questions on purchase   orders? Yes.

064Go ahead. So, there's a purchase  order on here for metal detectors for opponents. Chief, were these the ones we saw over there that  time or are these the same ones that's already in   buildings? No, these are the current Chia that  we have now. Okay. Um and it's for um actually   um Jackson Center. Okay. And International School.  So, we borrow Got it. Okay. Yeah. We borrow metal   detectors from some of our other buildings. Put  them there for now. And then when the new ones   come in, they'll replace the ones that we used on  loan. Got it. Okay. This just says ponent on here   that's so if we can correct that one and then  chief I think that was it for you Dr. Lawrence,   I think my last one was for you. On  the purchase orders for

06515,000 or less,   there is one for 15,000 for supplies and  materials for OFCC schools. Let me get to that. Oh, it says maintenance.  So, may not for you. Also,   please refresh your screens. Okay. And woman  walker, you said it's for what? It's It says   pickle pickle Bros for supplies and maintenance  for OFCC schools. I don't know if it's yours,   but it's just it's 15,000 and I don't know if it  belonged under my question more. So, is it does it   belong under that 15,000 or less or should it be  moved with the other ones at 15,000? See a second. [Music] It's for review anyway. So, if you can just  find out next. Yeah, I'll let you know. Okay.   Okay. Any other questions on purchase orders?  Oh, go ahead, Walker. My fault. I just You can   go

066ahead. I just have to do my one thing.  We'll do your one thing. Uh, can I have a I   just need a motion to Can I motion to suspend?  We still on this. That's why I was asking See,   you said you had to do one thing while  you're dealing with this. Okay, go ahead,   Mr. Smith. Slow down, grasshopper. Uh, for  the hotspots, Dr. Lawrence, who exactly are   those hotspots for? And will there be will will  that be enough for those that need them? Oh,   former superintendent James William. What? No. No.  So, um the hotspots are just for um random staff   that does work either from home or outside.  I think home visits. Um okay. So, it's OEC,   it's some I think we have two or three for IT,  some for operations. It's just people that

067are   not in one building at one time. Um we sent out a  basically a request, hey, do you need a hot spot?   Can you tell us why? And it was roughly 75 staff  members across the district and we already had 25   in stock. Okay. So uh appreciate you board member  Smith. We've also had an increase in students at   Dayton Digital. So there's something for them as  well. What say? Well, you saw you said we wrote   we sign. So there will be another one probably on  the next board that shows more for students. Yes.   The super. Yes. See what the other superintendent  said. Turn around. All right. Any other questions? All right. Does that conclude your  recommendations, Madam Treasur? Yes.   Thank you. Dr. Jones, your first recommendation  for review. Um, we only have uh two contracts

068uh   to review uh prior to a request for ratification  next week with um Power School and DPD Police   Department. All right. Any questions on the  contracts? Chief, would go ahead, Mr. Walker   and then Mr. Smith. Chief, will this be the same  later for sheriff's again? For those the sheriff   one for events. Okay. It's reduced. As far as the  total, it is a reduced. If we can get the McGomery   County ESC to do the same thing would be great.  All right, Mr. Smith. The person that didn't   raise their hand took my question. Hey, you got  to be quick out here. With the followup on that,   um, has there been any conversation with the  sheriff? One of the things that I've noticed   is that events where we have the sheriff presence,  their presence and the way they

069interact and the   presence that they give has been far different  than DPD. Like when the sheriff is on the scene,   it's like every time signal 99 we pulling down  all these like and when it's the DPD response,   it's more in this in these spaces, walking  through the gyms, uh more proactive,   being there earlier with So has there been any  conversation with the sheriff's department on that   end? Um there has not, but there will be. Okay, I  appreciate that. No problem. Thank you, sir. All   right. Your next recommendation for review. Thank  you, Madam President. Uh we have a a resolution   uh based on Ohio Revised Code 3327.01 and 002  uh that grants school districts the authority   to deem students impractical to transport. And  so that res resolution just kind of outlines   the parameters for such uh

070also uh the in lie of  uh the payment in lie of transportation as well.   All right. Any questions? When it when it comes to  like the payment in lie of is it does the parent   has to initiate the request to get the payment or  does the district end up initiating the request? Good evening. There is an application process  and deadline that the parent has to um fill out   if they want to uh receive payment in lie of. So  yes. Okay. And then I I saw this on social media   earlier. The list that is advertised or the list  that like the board receives, is that considered   redacted information if it's posted online  later on like I think we did the bus stops   last last meeting, right? That's correct. And on  that list it had people's addresses

071and things   like that. Should that be redacted before going  publicly online later or we had some discussion   about that earlier for for at least the payment in  Lua, we removed that. We redacted it. Okay. Yes,   we did. Perfect. That's all I got. All right. Any  other questions? Um, this is separate, but since   uh since business manager John, this one for you,  brother Anderson, but I do appreciate you coming   up here today. Um, Dr. gyms. Recently, there was  something out regarding charter school athletics   and some changes in the area. But in reading this,  what was put out, there's also some inaccuracies,   I would say, as to as far as what OSHA they go  by and what was put out. Will you be working   with your team to put out more truthful pieces or  would we just

072kind of advise parents to reach out   before they do something that would jeopardize  their child's ability to participate in sports   this year? Most definitely. You know, uh, Chief  Jones, uh, crosses her tees and dots her eyes and,   uh, she secured all relevant information,  uh, today relative to your question,   your inquiry. Don't worry about that. Chief Jones  going to be on. Exactly. Exactly. And so, uh,   we will put out some communication in, uh, concert  or in, uh, collaboration with PIO. Okay. Can you   run up by Chief Jones though to make sure you  Chief Jones, is that okay, Chief Jones? That's   okay. Did I, did I do that well enough for you?  I'm sorry. Good. I did that well. Thank you. Oh,   right. Any other question? Yeah. So, I thought  that was careful. The payment in lie

073of where does   that money come from? Like is that general fund  dollars or is that reimbursement dollars? General   fund funding. Got it. Okay, that's $156,000. Any  other questions on resolution payment in L of   transportation? Thank you, Dr. Jones. Okay, sorry,  one more question. How is this amount determined? state. Sorry. How is this amount determined for  the parent? Like I see everybody has the same   amount. So is that per the state? Per the state.  Okay. It changes year to year three or four%. And   is that for the full academic year or semester?  For the full year. Full year. Okay. Thank you. All right. Any other questions on that resolution?  Thank you. In so much as the board of education   is committed to the continuing updating of its  policies, rules and regulations manual and the   committee which

074was appointed has been working  towards that goal. The following are brought   at this time for first reading compliance with  board file BFC policy adoptions. Now therefore be   it resolved that the board of education of the  Dayton City School District, McGomery County,   Ohio hereby accepts and adopts the following  policies that have been codified for inclusion in   the handbook of policies, rules, and regulations.  EBBA first aid. EDBA onetoone student device   policy. IG AE health education. IGBL parent  and family involvement and education. IGB LA   promoting parental involvement. JFG interrogations  and ser and searches. JFG access to education,   student privacy and immigration enforcement.  These policies are being read for the first time.   As such, a motion or second is not required. The  policies will be available in the superintendent's   office for review and comment prior to the second  reading

075and adoption of the board policy board   of education. Furthermore, the policies will  be reviewed by the superintendent's office,   the board office, and the legal department of  the Dayton public schools prior to the second   reading. Next, we have a resolution, which  I believe we have someone here to speak on.   come on up. Thank you. Come tell us about it  a little bit. I will because you know far more   than I do. Cheers, Dr. Goodwine. And thank you so  much, board, Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Bailey, Mr. Smith,   Mr. Miss Wick, Mr. Walker, um, and staff. Really  grateful to be here. My name is Ashton Dupler. Um,   I am a pastor at McKinley United Methodist  Church in St. Paul United Methodist Church. Um,   also work for the Dayton Equity Center. And  I'm here today um on behalf of um

076uh the two   of those entities to recommend um that Fit Street,  which is adjacent to um Mound Street Elementary's   parking lot or I'm sorry, Mound Street Schools  parking lot um be renamed um Raymond Hummonds   Way. Um Raymond Hummonds is a longtime and dear  friend of me uh and but also is a community   giant um an unsung hero and someone who I think  really deserves flowers way before his due. Um   uh he has been a lifelong member of McKinley  United Methodist Church. Um he has been um uh was   the the union president for local 304 um union at  um the United States Postal Service here locally   um and was also just an incredible friend of Mr.  Johnny Moore senior um who was a very big advocate   for Mount Street. Um, and so I I think that

077it's  not only fitting um, but it's appropriate um,   requesting the the permission of um, the board um,  to rename that Fit Street um, Raymond Hman's Way   for a temporary designation of two years. Um, we  would really appreciate this. This is a great way   for us to honor someone who has driven back and  forth to Cincinnati to make sure that teachers in   our 21st century program got paid every week. This  is somebody who has been at every single event   that we've had at Roosevelt Elementary School. Um  who is a graduate of of Dunar High School. Dunar.   Yes, sir. The Wolverines. I'm wait I was waiting  for it, but I didn't hear it. But I didn't hear   it. Um but I I really do appreciate the time  today. I'm happy to answer any questions about   um uh

078Mr. Hummens and really just describe how  much he's meant to this community. Um I do have   the petition that's been signed by three other  organizations um that are adjacent to the property   and that will be all the organizations. So if you  sign this today, we are affirming in full that   um this is something that's of value and so  I'm grateful for the time today um to speak   on his behalf. Um this is a surprise as long as  he doesn't get this recording. Um I'm looking   at y'all. Okay. If you know Mr. Humus, please  let this be a surprise. We're really trying to   This is a live stream video. This is live. I know.  Listen, I listen the But what's the chance of them   watching, right? Please help me out. Help me out,  y'all. Help me

079out. Um, but as as someone who is   um 85 years old and has seen much more than I  ever will likely, um, has the dedication, the   determination, um, we did include a photo in our  application um, of our team and Mr. Hummonds at   the last clap in at Roosevelt um, with um, board  member Walker. We did not uh get his permission,   nor will we be paying any royalties to him. Um but  uh we did include that um just to demonstrate his   commitment um to student success, to the care  of our community um and beyond. So I'm really   grateful to present this. I'd be happy to answer  any questions. Thanks for the time today. Thank   you. Are there any questions, Mr. Smith? Yes,  sir. Yes. Uh first, appreciate you coming out. Um,   so you're looking to

080have the city put a honorary  naming uh for that street, correct? Okay. And   how's that process been going so far? Are you  just waiting to submit everything to them? Yeah,   actually, as of last week, I have we have  the required signatures and you need 51% of   landowning. So, we've just been kind of waiting.  Gotpm um Kyopatric signature. Um there's a local   church there that needed to deliberate and that  was the longest time, believe it or not. And then   um McKinley United Methodist Church also signed  off one of their trustees. Um and so the process   has been fairly smooth so far, it'll go before the  land board and then before the city commission and   then we'll get printed and signed. And so we would  love if if it does go through and I believe it   will

081um to invite some of you all out um if that's  appropriate and if if you can lend even more time   um but I think it's worthy. uh he's volunteered  I can't tell you how many hours for students at   Roosevelt and beyond. So that's solid. I would  say um since this has to go before the city,   I would scrub out Mr. Walker out of any pictures  you got. Oh, yes, sir. Okay. All right. Make a   note of that. Mr. Walker Wild out here. Hey, throw  throw your name in there, too. I don't like you   over there. Any other comments? Appreciate  you coming out. Any comments? Of course.   Thank you. Motion to approve. Is there a second?  Second. Moved by Mr. Walker, second by Miss Wick. Any questions on the motions? Seeing none, may we  have a

082vote. President Goodwin, yes. Dr. Bailey,   yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Mr. Walker, yes. Miss Wick,  yes. Five yeses. Thank you. Thank you. And hey,   we hope he continues the study. Appreciate you  for coming out, Mr. Walker. Before we move on,   this is this is your moment. Perfect. Uh, I  would like to make a motion to suspend board   policy BDDE. State what that policy is so  people know what you're trying to suspend.   BDD. Let me make sure I got the right one. Yes,  it's rules of order. Give us a little bit more.   I need to do a motion to reconsider uh for  since there's already been a meeting that's   occurred since our board allows one meeting  afterwards. So, we've I've missed that. So,   I just need to suspend this board rule to then do  my motion to

083reconsider. Is there a motion? I did   the motion. Is there a second? Second. Moved by  Mr. Walker, second by Mr. Smith. Madam Treasur,   may we have a vote? President Gdwain? Yes. Dr.  Bailey? Yes, Mr. Smith. I'll allow it. Yes, Mr. Walker. Yes, Miss Wick. Yes. Five  yeses. Perfect. Now, can I do a motion   to reconsider from our August 19th meeting the  Dragonfly Athletics uh purchase requisition? Is there a second? We'll second  it. Any questions on the motion? Matt CNN. Madam Treasure, may I have a vote? President Goodwin, yes. Dr. Bailey, yes.  Mr. Smith, yes. Mr. Walker, yes. Miss Wick,   yes. Five yeses. All right. I would like  to make a motion to approve the August 19th   dragonfly purchase. Purchase requisition. Is  there a second? Second moved by Dr. Goodwin,   second by Miss Wick. Any questions?

084Seeing none,   may we have a vote? President Goodwin, yes. Dr.  Bailey, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Mr. Walker, abstain. Miss Wick, yes. Four yeses, one abstain. Thank you.  I did not ask this before. Dr. Jones,   did you have any closing remarks? Well, I just want to give a shout out  to um the entire uh business services   um division and uh the academic team. We've been  doing some really good collaboration. Um and so   um I just want to encourage the team to  keep it up. Thank you. Miss Hamilton,   do you have any remarks? Thank you, Madam  Treasur. Do you have any remarks? Uh,   not today. Thank you. Dr. Lawrence, do you  have any remarks? Yes. I would just like to   double down on what uh Dr. Marvin B. Jones said in  terms of collaboration and also uh

085House Bill 96.   I'm quite sure that uh folks have been reading  about that in terms of our principal stand to   um allow our students to be able to have bus  passes to transport themselves to school. And   so in Columbus and Franklin County with um Dr.  Stacy Mason Taylor, Dr. Jones, board member Lacy,   and Dr. Goodwine were there when we um were  able to go up and and testify. Well, actually,   I had to testify. Testify. You did. Testify.  I did. Yes. Uh 90 minutes of it. And so, uh   cut it out. So, I would just like to say that we  thank the community for their support. Uh this is   uh an ongoing struggle. Uh the next round is  in September of 2026 and we want to continue to   prepare for that and we want to continue

086to have  your support. Let's not let the momentum fade. And   I want to acknowledge and provide recognition  for the parents who volunteered to and went up   to testify for us on behalf of the community and  date public schools. Powerful testimony. In fact,   there was no cross-examination of them uh unlike  me. So, and so they there was no reason to   cross-examine anything because they they told such  powerful stories about the a effect of what would   happen uh had they had to come up with another  $600 times one time two times three uh having to   leave their jobs early um change jobs um that kids  their students might not even be able to come to   school. Uh it was just really really powerful  testimony around uh their support for DPS and   what the consequences would mean about

087not having  a bus pass. So, Miss Cashe Hogan, Angela Godwin,   Miss Kimberly Kasumar, Ronnie Tingle, Miss  Ronnie Tingle, and Mr. William Johnson. Thank   you for volunteering to head to Columbus to  help support DPS and get on the stand and uh   and show us you support us um by not just saying  it, but actually traveling to Columbus to do so. [Applause]   Thank you, Dr. Goodwin. How could I forget? Uh,  where is Connor? Connor. Connor. Um, Walt House.   He and I got a chance to do some bonding on the  way up there. U, we sat in the front seat together   and listened to two proud parents because we took  the parents with us, two of the parents with us,   and they talked about their children all  the way there and back, which is powerful.   tells us that

088in this community, parents really  care about their children. They are their heart   and joy and soul. We should do everything we  can to make sure they're successful. So, Connor   was amazing on the stand as well. Thank you.  Thank you, board member Wick. Thank you. Thank   you for everybody coming out tonight. Uh, Pastor  Dupler, thank you for your wonderful work to honor   uh citizens that have given so much back to our  community. I really appreciate that. I did have   a couple of opportunities to uh experience the RTA  bus platform. Uh walked with Dr. Goodwine one day   and my overall experience was positive. First of  all, we had RTA ambassadors that were out there   and this was the day we had uh several incidents  at Belmont. We had some some high energy going on   in the district

089and the RTA platform people  had been notified. So, they were responding   with extra people. Our SRO's were there. We were  designating kids to both the east and west sides   to kind of clear the platform. Uh, and I had the  RTA bus people or RTA employees actually seek me   out to talk about how many of our students were  well behaved and the things that they saw going   on and really appreciating the efforts that we  saw. We also had bike patrol there that day and   I really just think those relationships go a long  way. So, thank you for the team that continue to   show up every day to I love I heard uh Dr. Dr. B  say recently, it's not the seat that we sit in,   but it's what we do with the seat that we sit

090in.  The we have so many access to resources with what   we're doing and the work that I see our team doing  to use our resources to the best of our ability   right now is really empowering and that's building  relationships around us. So, I really really   appreciate that. I think from a business command  from a business and just a safety perspective that   what I hear in the community is that people are  mostly concerned with those high volume areas   where we have 7 7:30 in the morning as Dr. Laur  said or at that 3:30 to 4:30 time frame in the   afternoon when we have the big groups of kids and  that's when that's when situations inflate and you   know get out of control quickly. So the response  there has been really good. the day-to-day use   of kids

091getting passes. I think that overall,  broadly, the community appreciates that this is   an asset that we're providing to our students  and families. I had the pleasure of sitting   with a young man who's 18 years old, a senior at  Styvers, who was catching the bus to go to Rotor   Shoes and work a job that he has worked since  he was 15 years old. So, there are many of our   families and students that are using these tools  and and resources wisely. We just need to get that   get everybody on board to use them in the same  way. In that regard, I had the um uh pleasure of   attending our um the Ford next generation learning  material to our Ford or to our business advisory   council which is really 25 of our top CEOs around  the community who

092were very impressed with the   work that is being done with Ford Next Generation  Learning. Thank you Dr. Lawrence. Thank you Miss   Miner for your wonderful support. The portrait of  a graduate that has been developed as a result of   the this learning model is something that they had  a lot of question about how are you going to for   how are you going to push this information out. So  on the back of the mission possible t-shirts where   it shows the portrait of a graduate I'm going to  encourage all of our staff and community how we're   building that more and Miss Miner has certainly  done a lot of work and Dr. Lawrence to continue   to start applying that portrait of a DPS graduate  and what that looks like at kindergarten, first   grade so that we can really wrap

093our arms around  these families and these kids so that we can truly   create this portrait of a graduate. Um, I think  I really appreciate all the work that everybody's   doing. I think we've had a great start to what  is going to be a wonderful school year. So,   thank you all. Um, I appreciate you. Thank you,  Mr. Walker. Yes. Um, so we did have our student   after school activities committee meeting, which  was probably the best one that we've had in since   I've been chair. Uh, only three more months left.  I think three more months as chair. Um, sports and   DPS are back. I'm really excited. Um, Styver have  their football team that is actively playing and   participating in DPS athletics and parents are  out supporting all students across the district.   um talk with students at various

094buildings. Um me  and Mr. Williams had a conversation, a student,   raised a concern about the size of a laptop and we  had discussions about that and what happens with   those. Um and then I just want to remind everyone  that the um state house is currently on break,   but will be returning here in the next week or so.  And there are already some uh bills that have been   uh introduced that um are really interesting  for public education. I will say that. Um and   then lastly for me, I I have a statement that I  just want to read. Um as a member of the Dayton   Board of Education, I want to make it clear  that no employee should ever feel silenced or   intimidated when raising concerns to the board.  Employees of the Dayton Board of Education must  

095be able to communicate freely with their elected  representative, especially when issues remain   unresolved through other channels. We have four  direct employees who report to us, not the other   way around. The board is entrusted with oversight,  accountability, and ensuring transparency for the   public we serve. Any attempt to discourage  staff, community members, community partners   from reaching out undermines the responsibility  and creates the appearance of retaliation. Our   employees deserve a safe, respectful, and open  environment where their voices are valued. Me   personally, as a board member, I will continue  to take seriously any concerns that come directly   to me as part of my duty in which I was elected  to safeguard the well-being of staff, students,   finances, and the integrity of this district.  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Smith. Thank you. Uh   appreciate everybody coming out tonight. and the 

096six or seven people that are probably watching   online. Um, I want to shout out our elementary uh  admin staff who are at Welcome Stadium and then   our other district staff. It was very cool. Um,  I got challenged to a race. So, for the next next   uh elementary day, I might have to get out there  for elementary night and put some sneakers on and   get out there and race a couple of kids. So, that  was cool. just it was very nice to see um our our   our admin for the younger levels. Um I want to  shout out the young man from Ponets who actually   spoke to the kids at halftime and just seeing his  face to see like kids there and watching him and   that was powerful. I want to shout out Coach White  for for

097doing that and then just everybody who   uh played a part of that and it was awesome just  to get out there and talk to some parents and   kids. So that is awesome. Um, I want to follow  up and thank everyone who has played a part of   the legal battle that we have been in and that  we will continue to be in. And more importantly,   I want it to be the direction that our district  goes instead of bending to perceived power. I   think as a district, we have to come together and  realize the power that we have collectively. the   power that we have when we actually unite with our  community instead of fighting with our community.   I think there's so many things that we can do. Um  you see those things where you see the community  

098coming together when they see the importance  of an issue. Um I want to thank the community   that has been very vocal. Um, and I want them to  continue to stay in the fight with us, even if it   isn't groups trying to donate money to find bus  passes for students to tap in with our buildings,   with the our departments because there are so  many things that are amazing that are happening   and that we still need your support with after  our students get to school and before they leave   to get on the buses. So that same energy, I would  encourage everyone to tap in to see what is truly   going on inside of Dayton public schools. The  amazing people that I see before me today and   the people that they serve are doing an amazing  job. And

099so the way that people came out for that,   I really want us to get out there. Um, and I  appreciate our district moving and taking that   fight because I know that people were out and  willing and able to step in if need be. I also   am realistic in understanding that energy fades  in our communities when it's not the hot topic,   when it's not the big thing. Um, in education, you  see it. There is a big push from the community on   things from about now until about election day.  Then you get that lull around the holidays and   we come back kicking around when we get back in  and then you have that lull until the end of the   school. So, I appreciate our district using  the resources that we have to not burden our   community cuz

100what I would not have wanted to see  is our community putting these things together and   getting a month of passes, two months of passes  and then that energy dies out and then usually   when that energy dies out, our most affected  children, our most vulnerable children would   be the ones to suffer. So, I appreciate us doing  that. Um, shout out to our our direct staff for   their reporting and communications to us and all  the work that they're doing. I just want to lift   them up as they lift up their staff. Um, it's been  a quiet year so far for the most part and that is   a good thing. It is a good thing when it's been a  quiet year. So I appreciate that and even though   it's quiet, there are still little things but  I appreciate

101the collaboration that I have been   seeing in departments uh be it from uh directors  to their cohorts or people that work under them.   There's just been a level of collaboration that  I appreciate and I just want us to grow that and   just treat each other well because in the midst  of that it still comes down to a people business   and that really comes down to how we treat each  other. So, I just encourage us to treat each other   with respect and dignity and fairness and equity  and keep doing that as we move forward and have   a good evening. Hope we can get out of here pretty  soon. Thank you, Dr. Bailey. Yeah. Um, I just want   to kind of echo um board member Wick about being  down at the uh hub and the collaboration that

102was   down there. It was greatly appreciated. Um, thank  you all for coming out tonight. Thanks for all the   hard work from all the DPS employees. And my shout  out today is for the Belmont marching band who   came out to uh Jefferson Township a couple weeks  ago. Uh had a um battle of the bands between them   and um Trotwood uh and they showed out. So kudos  to you guys. Keep up the good work. Thank you and   have a good night. Thank you. First, I want to say  thank you, Mr. Nathan Griffin. As you don't know,   he may be leaving us. He is the union rep for  OSC and ask me and he is real fun to talk to. So,   he will be missed. I don't know when he'll  be leaving us, but one day he's just

103going   to disappear and there'll be a new person that,  you know, we have to learn all over again. So,   thank you for your service and the time that you  spent with us at this point. I want to echo too,   I appreciate both our transportation department  because it has been a quiet year and our K   through8 transportation has been moving and they  have been doing great things to make sure the   children who are in our district as well as the  districts that we serve are getting to and from   school every day. So, thank you to that team, the  drivers as well as the parents and everyone who   is involved in making that accomplished that we  are moving in that way. Thanks to both the entire   district because this was a whole collaborative  effort of us really

104taking hold of this RTA hub   and making it a solutionoriented place where we  are getting a lot better of doing things that we   can control and we are hoping to work with people  hoping that people want to work with us and making   the entire ecosystem a little bit better. I am  excited. It's always good when you see people who   were on the board or interested in the board to  do stuff. So, it was really cool to see that our   former board member, Dr. Picket, is back in the  district and now working as a teacher here. So,   not only was she at this seat, now she is back on  the floor. Also, we had several community members   who joined some of our board committees, and it's  really good to get new faces in the rooms who

105have   children in our district, and they are able to  share their perspective on what's going on in that   piece of it. I want to give a shout out to our CT  E team because I have seven applicants now for the   spirit shop. One day, we're going to be open three  days a week, guys. You're going to come and you're   not going to have to guess like, is the day the  day? We got a full team coming. So I have eight   different I have seven from them and I have some  students actually apply. We are actively hiring.   So if you see you come down to the game and you  see the QR code. If any students in the district   are interested, we do have not only storef facing  jobs, we have inventory jobs, we have media

106jobs.   We are hiring and we are actively trying to  get to where we have consistent three days a   week when the stadium is open hours. So, thank  you to everyone who's been doing that with us.   I do want to note a couple things that I do want  our staff to, if you haven't had a refresher on   some of our policies and regs as they come here,  it's just a couple that I want to bring to your   attention because I think you have to know that if  you choose to work in this district and you work   in positions that deal with students, you have a  heightened duty to students. We do not get to have   off days. We do not ever get the opportunity to  lose control. Your positions are similar to police   officers in a

107sense that parents entrust you with  their children. And we understand that kids do   things that at times push you a little bit. You  got to keep in control though people. I want to   know if you don't know the many resources that  we have available to you. Please reach out to the   human resources team. Hop on the internet. Take  advantage of the EAP. talk to someone. You have   stressful jobs and you have these things and you  are just too talented for us to lose you because   of a off day. And it I always want to echo and  let you know it's not that we don't value us as   individuals. When it comes to the students in this  district, the same way that any person will react   if they felt as if a someone said something or

108did  something out of line to their child, that is the   same reaction we get not only from the parent of  those childrens, the guardians of those children,   but the community as a whole who our job is to  protect and correct children and mold them into   better adults. So please, and I just I want to  stress, please take the time. If you need help,   if you need to talk to someone, if things are  getting stressful for you in this position,   if you feel like you just need you don't know,  take advantage of the resources we have here,   take a mental health day, talk to someone, help  us help you because I hate I would hate for us   to lose individuals because you didn't get the  help that you needed at this moment in time.   And in

109that same breath, I also want to remind you  to take a look at our social media policy. This   is a thriving organization and there are a lot of  people who work in the organization. Meaning that   there are a lot of parents and there are a lot  of co-workers here who are constantly watching   everything that you put out on the internet and  they send it to every person in here when they   believe it is something that has crossed the line  or sometimes they just think it's funny. Please,   please, please, if you have any doubts about what  you're posting, don't post it. Talk to someone.   You have trusted individuals in the organization.  You have mentors, you have co-workers, you have   colleagues. Again, I would hate for us to lose  very talented individuals because you guys just   didn't

110take a moment to just talk, stop, and  think about how does this impact this place   and what I do. So, please, please review these  type of rules that come out. Please talk to other   individuals in the organization. And if you need a  mental health day, take a mental health day. It's   okay. It's okay to ask for help. Other than that,  I want to say, Dr. Dmore, I've been distracted the   whole meeting cuz you wore that Bengals pin up  here and we all know that the Browns gave y'all   that first win. Y'all did not win. That was a true  example of a team going, you know what? We going   to let you get that one off. So, she she your  face looked like the face I make every time I   think. I just want you to

111know I just want you to  know like that it's been on my mind and my fellow   Brownies in the district I don't know what we  going to do. We started off rough. It is what   it is guys that $600 million bond and let the  state we got five quarterbacks but no kickers.   So it's wild but okay. Steelers. Nobody care about  the Steelers two points against us. Don't even Hey, chill out. Uh with that, pursuant to  section 121.22G2 of the Ohio Revised Code,   I move that this board go into  executive session. This meeting   is being held to consider the appointment,  employment, dismissal of a public employee,   and discuss matters of security concerns. Is  there a second? Second. Moved by Dr. Goodwin,   second by Mr. Walker. Any questions on  the motion? Seeing none, Madam Treasure,   may we

112have a vote? President Goodwin. Yes, Dr.  Bailey. Yes, Mr. Smith. Yes, Mr. Walker. Yes, Miss   Wick. Yes. Five yeses. Thank you. Thank you all  for coming out. And I guess if your supervisors   are done with you, they'll let you know. We need  everybody. Everybody. Everybody. We're team.