001Good evening. It's 6:15 and I will call the May 12th Cbury public school meeting to order. And if you would join me in the pledge of allegiance, I rise. I aliance 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. Yes. Trusty Bowser here. Trustee Patton here. Trustee L abson excused. Treasure Gilmore here. Secretary Slater here, Vice President Shner here, President Reed here. Thank you. We've established a quorum for tonight's meeting. And I would next entertain a motion for adoption of the agenda. So, any discussion? Having none, Vice President Shner, yes. Secretary Slagger, yes. Treasure Gilmore, yes. Dusty Patton, yes. Dusty Bowser, yes. President Reed, yes. Motion carries. That brings us to gratitudes. Now, we'll open up
002the table. It was a great last day for seniors. That was fun. And then the the prank was really funny and it was good and it was approved. So, yeah. So, it was just fun and just so it was nice. A really nice picnic. um at the stadium. All right, sir. Thank you for allowing me to go to the NASB Spring institute. Plan on sharing a little bit more later, but for a while. Thank you. Yeah, I'm grateful for the continued progress on the beach that's really coming along and um uh the adjust the uh enhancements here at the high school. It's amazing how in a very short period of time a whole landscape feature disappears. Uh and I was the other day and the tennis courts are gone. So, um no going back, I
003guess. And just it was it was so neat to see how the district had rallied around our seniors last Friday and all the effort that went into arranging um that special day from the hordes of parent volunteers um all the parents that came and formed the tunnel outside the stadium entrance for their walk from the stadium into the high school. Um the high school community was just phenomenal. Um the operations team was spot on. It was just really this collective of all hands on deck to put forth a really special thing for our kids. That's why we do what we do. I'll just add to that too. I'm grateful that part of it is visiting the other buildings, the younger students because man, I think that's going to get emotional. It hits me. But it's
004just really cool. Like even like my youngest son always talks about it, you know, he looks forward to that. It's just a really cool thing, you know, I think for them to see and look forward to and want to enjoy. Really cool thing. All right. And next we have our high school representatives. Do you have a high school representative that would like to share and approach the podium? Welcome. Hi. Um, I'm Haley McCarthy. I'm from the Junior Student Council. Um, I wanted to report on prom. That was a huge success. Uh, there was a little bit of malfunctioning when we were decorating, but we overcame that. Um, and then we are also uh we just got an email sent out for the senior parking spots. So, we're going to get that ball rolling soon. That's
005pretty much it. Thank you. watch it. Watch. Are they going to be in the new lot or are they going to be in the old lot? Um, I think what we're going to do is maybe a mixture. I think that's that's kind of what I'm thinking. So, I know our senior student council and then executive council get like front row like executive spots, which I'm really excited about. Um, but I do think we're going to keep maybe like the front half of the existing ones and then maybe some over the new parking spots if they're closer. So, yeah. Any other questions? Thank you. Thanks, Amy. Hey, moving forward the consent items and I would entertain a motion for as presented. So, move. Vice President Shocker. Yes. Secretary Slider. Yes. Treasure Gilmore. Yes. Trusty Patton. Yes.
006Bowser. Yes. President. Yes. Motion carries. Brings us to discussion. And our first item is the AP comparative government and politics textbook proposal with Mr. while presenting. Thank you. So recall back in November uh brought forth a proposal for this course and it was approved in December that put in the course curriculum guides for the high school and we have uh 30 students who have signed up for the course um six alternates um and we are now bringing forth the book. This is the same book um that I had referenced in the proposal, but made very clear at that time that we weren't approving the book until we had um knew we had enough students to run the course and then um teaching staff for it. So, we have that and so I'm bringing forth the
007book this evening. Um I have a copy here that we'll be placing in district office for the 30 days of review. This is basically the initial um rec uh request coming forward to you. Um the AP has a very finite list of books that they approve through their course audit for teachers to have to choose from. Um this isn't like getting a whole grade level textbooks and all the process that we go through for that. It's going to be a core subject area that all students are going to be taking. Okay. So, this is electing uh advanced placement course. So, um it's really very straightforward this evening. Um I have the document attached there for you along with a um proposal uh for purchase um from the textbook company. Uh I know that on your
008samples you see it it says alternative high school new beginnings on there for the sample. But it's just because back when I was high school principal in their database, they still have me in there as as that. So, um, but it's, uh, up to date that, uh, request I sent in for, uh, another updated request, received that on May 7th, and that's good for 60 days. So, we'll be well covered to wait our 30 days um for your approval and for the public to review the book and then have plenty of time to get it ordered and received here in the district. Um and company was still willing to honor the price that they gave us way back in in November. Yeah. Any questions that I can help support you this morning or maybe at
009the next meeting? Looks like there's 30 students plus six offense. So I mean looks like it's popular. Thank you. All right. Moving on. Discussion item 2526 handbook for books. And this is our fifth book and is on for action tonight. So really, it's just an opportunity for you to ask any other clarifying questions that you may have. It's been fairly quiet. Um, but we want to make sure it's a large body of information and so we want to make sure that people have an opportunity to review it uh thoroughly before approving. Okay. Um, I just well really just about the calendar since it's on for action. I I mean I I think we just want to make sure we know that the calendar still needs to be updated. Yeah. But that was that was okay.
010I say that. So, I really really appreciate the chat. I know you read all of your books. Thank you for that. Uh, couple things. The high school you added images. So, images on page 14 for the cell phones and uh wireless communication entities. And then also on page 38, we added student dress code um restricted things that they can have on their shirts. I'm just wondering if that should get carried through all the other ones. And then as far as the graphics themselves, uh the student dress code, it's more pictorial. Um it's not an actual image who liked the cell phones. I just want to think who even wanted to make a system of just a thought you know otherwise it's very you know proprietary if you will could be so just throw my two
011cents out there for that age 17 out of the high school um I think It's just a heading question under communication. Uh it has communication type and then right underneath that paragraph that says communication continued. I'm assuming at one point in time we had two separate ages that last question and it does not have to go into this but just forward thinking uh AI plus I'm coming off from MSB and workshop so of course bring that uh should we have something specific to AI and I know it's kind of captured under um categories and um it it's in there per se but do we need to have something more that's just the My recommendation would be to pause on adoption for tonight. Um a special meeting next week. Give us an opportunity. we can make
012those pleased if that's the rest of the board is in agreement and then we'll bring back those revisions and approve it as recommended. It does make sense to be consistent across the board. time. Yeah, that's great. And I will share like more of the thought behind the AI stuff too as I describe what that may be something that we add over the summer. Yeah, like that's my job to make because I know the high school team is going to Edcon. um the MASSP uh workshops in the end of June and so I'm confident that they'll have workshops on AIU sample policy length. Yeah. And I guess I will share a little bit the brought in the assistant superintendent from Northville. Northville. Okay. Yeah. Um yeah, his presentation was great and they are doing some fantastic
013things as far as incorporating AI into the classroom is here to stay. So how do we how do we navigate it and some of his thinking and recommendations? Um I really enjoyed seeing like the different levels that you could use and you know how are we communicating that? Should that be something in the handbook so everybody's on the same page? That is kind of that question behind, you know, should we include something in there? Um, and he used kind of a might red, yellow, green, like no usage, some usage, you know, full usage and you know, having that type of system could be different. And I love to hear what they come up with, you know, once they go to this conference, too. But yeah, not envisioning the AI conversion. Now, it's just thinking about
014it. What's it look like for us and our district and how the teachers using it? Um I really I was amazed uh that they use it from day to 12 incorporated in all of their uh all of their teaching as well as how their teachers can utilize it. So was a good presentation. I wonder I wonder right now is on loan to Michigan virtual. So he's going around all all the different districts. So helping out. I've seen him three times this year and each time he's been paired with additional virtual. Well, since you're sharing a question, did they talk about and I know it's a little bit off, but since you brought AI for the handbook, did they talk about citing AI as a source like it's a like it's a literary reference instead of
015using it as a plagiarism? because I I know some schools have toyed with the idea of using it like a reference. As long as they don't plagiarize AI, it's not the same. They really got into the weeds for sure. Okay. Uh so really rethinking like what is teaching? Um, and he went a rabbitron of what that could potentially look like because now you need to be the answer, but maybe it's about process, you know, maybe it's about other things that we haven't really thought about to engage the kids to test their knowledge. So, it was it was eye opening and how was really going to change the landscape. I know professionally it's it's here in business quite a bit. So trying to figure out what programs, you know, can do what. Uh we have that
016same issue now in education. And I think it's it's good for us to be ahead of the game as opposed to being proactive versus reactive. So answer your question, but Oh, yeah. I I think you answer my question. There's way more than just way more than just figuring out how to site. Yeah, I've seen it um in a couple of workshops I've been in working with doctoral students on utilization of AI just like the first review. And so just acknowledging that AI was used in the process of that first run is it's a whole new kind of world. You got to be knowledge and or even just kind of engaged and expect it to some degree. Yeah. Because you know, at least on my I know my kids are using it, but how are they
017using it and why are they using this? and they have shared some of those pieces with me. They've been have stayed on task for the most part, but making sure we set up those guidelines and and how students can uh successfully engage. So, it was it was a good conference. We probably could use AI to come up with a sample policy. Well, we may have a policy. You just had a policy in the fall. Yeah. So, the policy piece, I think we're actually ahead of the game because a lot of the districts that I talked to, they didn't have anything. They still had the old um this is not kind of thing. Now, we're trying to think ahead, right? This is going to be here. So, how do we incorporate this successfully? So I think
018we're ahead of the game on on the policy end of it. It's just now, you know, how does that filter out? So I'm taking that policy language and making it user friendly for both teachers and students. All right. So, it's fine. Okay. Moving on to board of education operating procedures update proposal on fraction. Yeah, this one we first looked at back in December into January. made some edits and look at it again February again April seeking additional input from the board table it will be a work in progress we'll revisit we will revisit it annually to make sure that it's matching pitch with what we're actually doing but really the idea is that it's a it's an operating procedure it's framework aligned with are politics. Anything for this discussion? Okay. Okay. Moving on to the
019finance update with Mu. All right. Uh we have our normal uh budget to actual cash basis for the general fund through April 30th as well as the bond fund budget update also through cash basis through April 30th. Uh are there any questions on either of those documents? All right. Uh just been really kind of getting into the thick of the budgeting uh cycle for this upcoming school year. Uh still quite a few uh unknowns at this time. Uh the Senate did release their budget proposal two weeks ago and we anticipate that the House will release theirs either later this week or at the hopefully at the latest sometime next week. Um we do anticipate uh everybody being around the three proposals being around the $400 per pupil increase. Um the house has actually released a
020what they kind of call a uh safety budget, but it was pretty thin. Um and if if it did if that was what happened to be passed, it would be about a 66% reduction to um school aid funds for the next fiscal year. So they do uh intend on reducing their full budget. Like I said, hopefully next this week or next. Um, couple other highlights on this budget. Um, we do have anticipate section 22L. So that's funding specific specifically related to transportation. Uh, both the executive budget and the Senate budget uh are maintaining funding at $125 million. Uh, so for Cedar Springs, that's about a hundred $510,000. So I will be including that in the initial budget for next year. Uh they also still are maintaining funding for enrollment stabilization. Um this fiscal year we're
021we're receiving $382,000. Uh but I didn't do a calculation earlier today. Um based on our projected uh numbers and the way the calculation works, I'm projecting that would be going down to about 220,000. So it is a it's good because our enrollment decline is slowing down, but we will receive less of those funds next fiscal year. uh 31A the mental health and school safety uh both uh budgets that have been released do include funding for that. Uh the governor's is 150 million which is the current year funding level. The Senate has uh proposed $350 million. Uh so you know if it if the governor's proposal went through, we would anticipate receiving about $340,000. If the Senate version were to be passed, that number would be closer to $700,000. Um we are in a good place
022with our uh school safety. We've done a lot of the major upgrades set between the cameras and the PA system here at the high school. So a lot of our kind of tackle projects related to that um have been addressed. So majority of those funds would be used for uh kind of some final but much smaller school safety updates and the balance. The majority of those funds would be used for mental health. Then last major thing of note is section 147A4. Uh so this year when the uh the school aid fund was passed they did not include a per people foundation allowance increase. Section 147A kind of replace that. Uh so next year that funding will be eliminated from the budget as currently proposed. So that's about a $1.16 million reduction in funding that we
023that I anticipate. Um but it would be then kind of replaced by the increase the $400 increase in foundation. Um there's a whole lot of other stuff that goes into it. Um a lot of stuff related to retirement and oped. Um so I'm I'm working through it. My goal is to have kind of a high level budget ready to present next Monday to kind of show you this is where we're what we're looking at currently. Um I can guarantee it'll look different from what I present in June, early June and what's presented mid June and you likely won't know what the real numbers are until late in September or so. Any questions on any of that? So you didn't say that one that is somewhat getting picked up in another area or is that so
024so that's going away but in the state's view it's being replaced by the increase of people foundation all but there's the devil in the details And there's a know they're adding some and taking some from here or adding increasing what districts uh contribute for retirements and pension system. So um the true increase won't be $400,000 or $400 per pupil. It'll be some know once you add it all together it'll be less than that. Okay. Moving on to the Kent intermediate school district bianual elections. So um we initially were presented or you were initially presented with this content back in March. Um every two years the Kent uh County Intermediate School District has a bianual election. Uh this year there are two open seats for sixyear terms. Um there are conveniently two individuals running for those
025two seats. Both of the individuals are incumbents. So David Drake and Laura Featherston are both seeking to remain on the Kent Intermediate School Board and um so their information is provided uh for you for review tonight. Uh there will not be action this evening. We will take uh discussion and action at our next meeting uh which is next Monday. Um and it will be an opportunity for you to um do two things. One, confirm our uh individuals who will be representing the board in the actual vote um at the IS on June 2, I think. And then u the second thing is just verifying candidates that we are in support of for this upcoming to issue the 125.6 budget. All right. So this is an annual presentation that we made each May. Um the is
026each ISD is required to pres prepare and present their budget to the local board of eds annually. So um what we have presented to you is the Kent ISD's 2526 proposed budget. Um just some high high level uh kind of inputs that they took into consideration when preparing their budget. So, they're forecasting a 5% increase in property tax revenue, a 4.1% increase to state aid. Um, and that's based on the governor's uh budget. Um, and investment income remain flat at a $4.5 million level. On the expense side, um, they have a 3% wage increase with steps. So they, you know, just like Cedar Springs and all other school districts, they have a education uh union that they negotiate with. So they have kind of I'm not sure if they have two or three year agreement,
027but they have negotiated steps on an annual basis. So the 3% status is what they have negotiated with their uh one thing that they have that I will probably tweet on our budget is they have an 11.1% increase to their health insurance costs. That's a combination of the the regular uh PA 152 hard cap increase uh for this coming year that increase is 2.9%. And then Kevin also included the one-time adjustment of roughly 7% related to that House Bill um 6058 that we discussed previously. That one is still up in the air. Earlier in the year, I would probably a month ago I would have said I'm going to include it in our upcoming budget. Um but after attending the uh statewide MSBO conference number of percenters said it it really is in their opinion
028dead in the water right now. They don't anticipate any action on that this coming fiscal year. It's going to run its course through the courts likely. So um but Kevin prepared this prior to that conference. Um and then there's as the normal uh increases and changes to the retirement rates uh and increase to risk management of 15% a lot of that related to cyber security. Um so in total that brings them to a total general fund revenue of $85.1 million. Um that's primarily their largest grants being uh great starts readiness program, the West Michigan teacher collaborative and adult education. So once they factor all those changes in, they have projected adding uh $172,000 to their fund balance, bringing up to a total of 12.57% of their expenses. Um, my recommendation to the board would be
029to adopt the budget. I'll actually have this on action for uh next Monday, but my recommendation next Monday would be to adopt as presented. Any questions? All right. discussion item G extended learning and engagement program opportunity to accept. So in the spring of 2021, Teresa Schlump came to us uh came to Beth Wley, the principal at Cedar Trails of Crime and expressed her interest in retiring as soon as possible. Um she was flexible and fluid with her date. um we asked that she stay on through the summer program uh and get us started into the school year. If you remember where we were um in that spring of uh 2021, it was our first full year back um you know after the extended closure with COVID. there was a lot of turbulence and um there
030was we just greatly appreciated her willingness to stay on through um December of 2021 um serving as our campus kids. Um, one of the things that we did as when we replaced Teresa was we combined the campus kids role with the early childhood uh support role. At the time we had eight sections of tuitionbased preschool. We had two sections of GSRP preschool. We had one uh ECS classroom. And then on top of that, we had all of the canvas kids work. So the idea was we were bringing someone to uh oversee early childhood programming and also oversee campus kids that would take that pressure off the administrative team at trails. We were also moving all of our early childhood programming this way. Uh and so we really thought that that was the a very fluid
031way to provide leadership for those programs. Fast forward to 2025. Um what's different? Well, the state of Michigan has uh really made a radical shift in how they support um our preschool students and families across the state. So, they've made GSRP uh tuitionfree preschool available to all four year olds. and there is a strong likelihood that they'll be making a similar program available for all threey olds in the very near future. What that's done to our numbers is uh rather than having eight tuition based preschool programs and two gsr preschool programs, we now have uh essentially eight GSRP programs and one tuition based preschool program. We have two PCSSE programs. Um, so the but the big difference is the GSRP program is run from the Kent. So we don't have any need to have a
032full-time director overseeing that program. Kent D has need for uh or has providing that support. And so, uh, I met with Jenny Fee, who's the assistant superintendent for teaching and learning at NISP, a few months ago, and I said, "Jenny, who what do we need as far as boots on the ground to support the GSRP program?" And she said, "Really, Scott, you don't need anything." Um and so because we're supporting GSRP from the net. So um one of the things that we've been um looking at is ways that we can expand programming beyond our current um our current enrollment. Um and so, uh we really saw this as an opportunity to rethink that director of early childhood programming position. And um the the the vision that we're casting, the plan that we're casting is to
033uh do away with the early childhood director position and move forward into the 2526 school year uh with still a director level position. But rather than having that position only focus on early childhood programming to have that individual focus more on extended learning opportunities um as well as community engagement. So, still have our preschool programming and our campus kids programming under that umbrella, but also adding more to the position uh responsibilities of the position uh because it just that position has capacity. So, um there are some programs in Ottawa County that I've admired for years. Uh one of the programs is through uh Hamilton Community Schools. Uh another program is through Dennis public schools. Another program is to West Seattle public schools. And in each scenario um each of those districts are providing a robust
034instructional educational experience for students um in a very non-traditional setting. So for example uh in Hamilton they have uh they're serving over,00 individual students for this in in the 20 uh 324 school year they were serving over over 1100 students capturing over 365 FTE out of that 1100 students through a homeschool partnership program where Hamilton schools provides classes for students who are homeschooled uh and wanted to manage take out part some do some part-time elective uh courses. Um but then they also took it to another level and um are providing a very robust K12 online program. So they're running basically an online school for students K12. Um, and so between those two initiatives, they're capturing a significant uh number of FTE and providing some really neat programs for families who don't want a traditional K12
035experience, but they like some parts of the K12 experience. Dan Scoville um our director of human services and K12 academic services worked in Hamilton as an elementary principal um while this program was really thriving. And Dan said one of the things that really uh struck him was a conversation that he had with some a family in Hamilton that had chosen um to homeschool their their kids. And Dan said, "What is it like? what what aren't we doing that is causing you to want to homeschool? And the family said, you're not doing nothing that you're doing that's turning us away. We really value this experience for our kids, but we think it's even neat neater that you're providing some additional things for us to do. Um and so, you know, that is a very attractive um
036pursuit from my perspective. Uh when we look at so you know Hamilton is a small district in northern Alagen County, southern Ottawa County. Um they pull a lot of kids uh from about an hour radius around their district. Um and some students, you know, maybe they're just a 0.15 or a point one. They take one art class every week, you know. Um but those they add up and it provides a really neat experience for those students and families. Um and it provides a neat opportunity for the district as well. Uh and so the that that model is something that I'm I I'm I see as a part of our future. Um West Ottawa has a very robust um online uh instructional program. So uh rather than doing uh online course work through initiative virtual you
037know they have their own online classes and students K12 can enroll in and participate in their online programming. Jennison is a very unique uh situation. Um their uh their model actually reaches across the Atlantic uh and into uh Asian countries. they are providing online programs for students uh in uh some of those Asian countries um so that they get a jennison diploma upon graduation so that they can use that diploma to then uh when they apply for college uh entrance in the United States the college students that they have a diploma from Jennison High School um that's just a whole another level of interesting Um and so you know our vision is to um really take the best of of what they're doing, what others are doing. Um tweak it in such a way that
038it really captures the interests and the needs of the families in our community. Um you know it's not just northern Kent County. If you drew the arc around our community that was an hour away, it would extend into Mont County. It would extend into the Lego County. You know, it would extend into Kent County. It might go west into uh into Ottawa County. It might go south into souththeast into Berry County. So, there are a lot of families in that circle who um in my professional judgment would want to would would want to participate in a program like this. um we had really nothing to lose. Uh everything to gain. Uh so we're going to my my uh vision is to go into this uh with our eyes wide open. Um partner with and communicate
039with our families who are choosing some alternative programs uh for their children right now. Uh ask them what they want and then do everything we can to make that make that happen. So but we've got to do it. We it it's just this this is the right time. We can make a move, identify the leader. That shift will be virtually costneutral for now. Um but then eventually uh as as we pick up steam over the next, you know, 10 to 12 months. Um then the that position will the idea is that position will essentially start paying for itself. Um and then you know continue to expand in year two and into year three. Uh we had a brainstorming meeting this morning. Um you know and Ron put some neat ideas into the on into the
040conversation. You know this person could also help us you know as they're really focused on that K12 uh online school experience and in the development of those courses using our teachers. uh we could also uh utilize that similar model or that similar platform to develop an asynchronous uh professional development uh for our teachers to use. Um and so really just some some very intriguing options out there. And uh to be honest, the only district, you know, if you type in Google um you know, homeschooling partnership programs, there's only one uh district in Kent County that's that's you know, doing anything like this, and it's North Point Christian. And so we really think the market is is right. We know that there are families out here out there who would um want to participate if we
041do the right things, you know, if we put the right programs out here. So, um kind of where we're at, but we've got space at Red Hawk. We've got space in our buildings. We are we are in the process of identifying the details around the position profile. Once we do that, we'll put together a publication, put that put the posting out there and see who's see who's interested in joining the team and really running into some some uncharted waters and sometimes those are waters that are most sight. So that sorry that so um in order for students to be uh eligible to participate on MHSAA teams they would have to be a 6 um part-time student at our high school. So you know if they're taking three online courses through Sears Springs public schools they
042would be eligible if or four or five you know. Yeah, I think that would be something that we could love sports and still be able to do. Yeah. And ideally, the whole vision is is it's a hybrid. There's not one size that fits all students needs. So, you know, maybe your son takes one class in person and then takes three classes online and so that's four out of six. So, they're eligible. he would be eligible and maybe he takes two classes at home, you know, with So, so it's really about throwing away the um everyone has to go through the progression the same and really trying to work with people to identify, you know, the things that are of value to them, but maybe they can't do it in their current setting. So a partnership
043with us would help them enhance that enhance that experience. I I think it's very exciting. Yeah, I love it. And I think it's being very responsive to you know just even what we've seen with enrollment and you know I think I mean co just shook so many so many things up and yeah I mean families just have been making different choices for a lot of different reasons you know but I think yeah have been exploring more options that maybe in the past they weren't. So, I I love that we're meeting them where they're at, you know, and trying to provide those options. Yeah. All right. Moving on to our last discussion item is about construction. So, progress continues. Uh, you know, I I keep watching the northwest corner of beach and um now all the
044windows are in except one like one foot section. They still have a hose vent hose sticking through that uh sticking through that panel, but the rest of the building is wrapped with glass, which is a a cool thing. Um interior finishes are are coming along nicely. It's interesting even though, you know, the exterior is still obviously they they're they're in need of installing those panels that wrap around the upper section of the the west side of the building. Um it's it will come together very quickly. Uh it's hard to believe that they're going to turn the keys over to us in about six to eight weeks. Um so, you know, we're going to get the keys the early part of July. Um and by then, you know, they'll be all in on the old beach
045will be down. Um you know, there this next window of transition and work in that building is going to be remarkable to watch. Uh, one of the things that we do um did need to put on the radar is uh we do need to have uh action from the board to approve bids on the asest the work of um removing the asbestous from beach prior to demolition. Um and so we've got bids coming in for that. Um, we anticipate the number to be right around the bid threshold, but because it's a construction project, we need board action on it. Um, and so that's that was the need for the special meeting uh to be called for next Monday night. So, it should be a pretty straightforward agenda. Uh, we know that the senior wards across
046the hall on Monday. So, um, you know, we know that that's going to be tight, but still I'm confident that we can get that work done. So, really, that's the only thing that's standing in the way of us, uh, really moving forward uh, full full speed ahead with each construction. We just need to get that as best abatement bid approved and then we'll be ready to roll. Um and then just you know um body and I were um outside by the stadium entrance on Friday um you know helping with the senior event and you know just the everywhere you go looked there was major construction building and I from that vantage point if you looked to the northeast it was piles of dirt and um where the tennis courts used to be. If you look
047to the northwest, it's a whole new horizon where our seniors will be car parking next fall. If you look to the west, um it is the that brand new facility for um fitness and and just mental physical well-being of our students. And then if you look to the east to the southeast, you know, you can imagine the re uh uh rebuilding of that whole plaza area, you know, and so that'll be a whole new experience for guests and visitors when they come on campus. And you know, we were walking out and none of that happens without the work that you're doing. So, we thank you so much for um the support that the board held rally during the time of uncertainty when our community passed the bonds um all throughout the the work that you've
048done to the ask good questions but just being graceful orders of of the initiatives that are going on. So, we continue to be on time, continue to be under budget. Those are two critical markers and we're delivering, you know, on things that we said we were going to do. So, this summer, um, significant painting, uh, happening at trails, new carpeting at trails, sort of really freshening the interior of that building. Um, obviously completion of beach, completion of the work here at the high school. We've got a lot of things to do, but the triangle team's confident that they're going to deliver. Just a wonder is it tile? Is it out by what kind of I think yes. All of them and glue and glue. Okay. Yeah. I just was curious how they put that they
049put that stuff and everything. window blue, you know, old days with green boards, chuck boards, but we don't have any of that left. Hilltop, it's everywhere. I don't know how bad it'll be until they come in. Yeah, per beach. wasn't as bad as if we allocated uh the time I had $300,000 for asbestous statement then we'll use a third of that is what we're projecting I mean what's already been demoed and where we think the the remaining remaining demolition won't be so it so beef was kind of planned on the worst but I think it's in a pretty good position the reason for my question is trying to figure out all. So, we can't do that. Uh, August 12th. Okay. Yeah. August that that week. Um, or the 15th. Yeah. For the first the week
050and the 11th. Yep. Right. For both. Correct. Both the gym and the tennis court and the parking. It's all The plan is to have plenty during the first day of school. Awesome. Very good. And it is neat if you've if you've not had a chance to walk around that area just to imagine, you know, with um you know, Friday afternoon it was sunny, it was 70, it was chilly, but we imagine, you know, they're lifting, but all the garage doors are open and you've got kids lifting, you've got kids in the multi-purpose area, you've got kids outside on the on the little turf area that's going to be right outside the wait room. just really having a full, you know, very um very engaging workout collection of experiences, which is which is um and then
051lastly, the the work at Hilltop has gone well. Um they were able to triangle and their team was able to remove the remaining uh loose brick off the east face of the building. They feel really good about the work that they've done and the ability to remove all of that um that loose material that was in danger of of falling or imminent danger of falling. Then versatile roofing came in and uh installed some backing material and then put a some rubber sheeting up on the exterior just to help us uh prevent additional moisture from getting back in and getting to that exposed core portion of the building. So I think we've got a good temporary fix which will then in turn give us some time to really think through best steps. And it doesn't even
052look that bad. You know, they they really did it in a way that it's it's it's fairly neat. If you weren't looking, you might just be able to plants right by it. And from my knowledge, the birds have moved down. So, no one's looking for nest nesting in this. So, they have other birds maybe. All right. Thank you. Moving on to the public comment portion of our meeting. This would be time to the board hears with the public for three minutes. Did everyone sign up for public comment? I haven't received any favors. Having none, we will go ahead and close public comment and move on to action for tonight. And we have the 2526 handbook revenue proposals. And I would entertain a motion that we move that to the next meeting for those last edits.
053Discussion. Vice President Shocker. Yes. Secretary Slger. Yes. Treasur. Yes. Bon. Yes. Bald. Yes. President Re. Yes. Motion carried. Then enforce the board of education operating and procedures update proposal and vote entertain a motion for as present. Any discussion? None. Vice President Shner. Yes. Secretary Serger. Yes. Treasure Gilmore. Yes. Trusty Patton. Yes. Ber yes. Motion here. Brings us to the communication portion of our meeting and I have no outstanding communication. is not aware of that. Yeah. Uh it was a little bit cool but it managed. So it was a great trip. Uh we did the say the I did the AI workshop. I did a class on the open meetings app which if you guys haven't taken that one I highly recommend it. uh it gives very specific details on why we're an open meeting, you
054know, what we have to do, abide by, all of that stuff. Uh and it went into close sessions as well. So just having kind of a a baseline for us as a board and how we operate and what we can and can't do. Um that's kind of important. So if you haven't taken that one, I would highly recommend it. I did learn some things as well as far as close session. I know we've always said we're not to deliberate in close sessions. Well, apparently we can. What we can't do is obtain consensus and our vote in any way, shape, or form. So, we can talk back and forth, but we can't, you know, talk in a way that somehow means us and us. Um, that's the tricky part, I think. But just food for fun.
055So, I thought that was interesting. I did have the opportunity to ask about doors as well because I know that has come up recently. Uh, there Bradic is the attorney. Uh, he he said there's nothing that he's seen that says you have to have. However, he highly recommends that you have. So, Um there's a couple of thinking behind that. I think I shared it before, but just uh if anybody comes to the to the meeting, the perception of having a closed door, you know, that's that's a barrier. So, um opening the door for for a welcoming environment. Um also, I did ask about noise. He said it's fine if there's much going on. So, that should be fine. in the future. If that's something we need to do, then that's what we need to do.
056Um, so I did the open meetings class. I also did the president workshop. I was busy that weekend. I was in class session like all weekend long. Um, the president workshop I have taken that before. It was it's been 10 years and I wanted to reout my knowledge uh so I could better support Peggy and her role and it was a great reminder of how much she does and a great reminder to myself of how much I don't want to do that. Um yeah, it's it's a lot of lot of responsibility and obviously as board members we all have uh the same role but we choose to appoint somebody to take on a little more responsibility than the rest of us. Not to say that she's higher in authority than us but just you know
057we expect her to do more and it just really reminded me and made me appreciate her that particular role. Uh it also made me think that you know you guys should probably also uh potentially either take that workshop and or just be thinking about the the role and responsibilities that uh the different um officers have. So there you go. I think that's all for now. If you have other thoughts, questions, let me know. There was like I said a long weekend a lot of information was shared. So very much so planning we'll see everybody next Monday at 6:15 and with that and also working for graduation May the 22nd. Um and that having no more business before the board this evening, we would stand at 7:32.