001And we will be putting up a guardrail and fencing shortly in those areas for capital projects. This week we have started fire safety week and we thank the fire department who has engaged with all of our students in hands-on learning about fire prevention, safety procedures and emergency preparedness. And it has been so wonderful to see our students activate for fire safety. that also have the prior safety at towards the end of this month. Please uh be aware that we have progress reports coming out by the end of this month for our all of our students and so parents will know uh how their students are doing in this uh in this 8 to 10 week process. We also want to just recognize that in the agenda tonight is um our budget calendar and we thank
002um again Mr. Curry for devising that. We just want to mention of that budget calendar. There are some areas that we have added for uh this coming school year. one in which we are having the budget calendar represent the presentation in March uh during a board meeting for the board of education as well as to have opportunity for our families to weigh in much earlier in the process in on January 7th. And finally, we just want to thank everyone on the audit report team. We want to thank Sue Sorado, I don't think she's still here, our district treasurer, Heidi Hopefeld, and again Tom Curry. We thank you for all of your efforts in having a wonderful audit that really reflects the fiscal responsibility that you take to the work. So, thank you very much and
003these are my updates for impact. >> Okay. Um item number nine which is approval of the minutes which takes us from 9.01 to 9.03. Do I have a motion to approve? Second. >> All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Okay, we're going to go to the recognition of the audience. Um 20-minut session, 3 minutes each. So, anyone who would like to uh be recognized, it's time to come up now. Time is now uh 7:30. Hi everyone, my name is Gloria. I'm a mom of two at Brady and I just wanted to say good evening and what an incredible job by our students tonight. I want to take a moment to sincerely thank our board. If you know me, you know I'm a straight shooter. So, here's the truth. About 3 years ago, my family
004and I were ready to leave the district. We saw the direction of things were heading and it was deeply discouraging. The focus wasn't where it should have been. It was not on the children and not on their education. It was focused on a lot of other things that didn't serve our students. But then things began to change. We saw a new board step in. A board that genuinely cares about the children and their school education. And I can confidently say we're now back on the right track. This board works hard. The time, effort, and commitment they've shown, all unpaid, is something that deserves real recognition. They've shown integrity, transparency, and a willingness to make tough decisions for the right reasons. Now, I know there's always chatter, people talking in the community, spreading rumors, throwing around
005accusations. But here's the thing. Whenever one whenever someone brings something to me, I always ask, "Can you please elaborate? Can you show me the facts?" And every single time, the answer is silence. Because the truth is this board has delivered. So tonight I want to shift the focus to facts and give credit where credit is due. Let me quickly highlight five major wins thus far. One, they've prioritized education. They've introduced 22 new courses, established a kinesthetic lab at Dixon to enhance literacy and STEM, and added a dedicated art teacher to enrich creative education. Two, fiscal responsibility and transparency. For the first time after years of requests from previous boards, this board has provided the community with a clear line of sight of the financials of the district. Thank you, Trusty Natina, for your leadership in
006this effort. They've balanced a real transparent budget that shows exactly how our tax dollars are being allocated. Even more impressively, they've uncovered 6.2 2 million in overt taxation from private prior administrations and have since made thoughtful fiscally responsible decisions to ensure our resources are used wisely and in the best interest of the students in our community. Three facility improvements. New parking lot in Hamilton was not only completed on time but also under budget. Updated security cameras and PA systems across all schools. New roof at Grady refurbished rock wall at Dixon. And just in case you were wondering, well, why wasn't the HVAC system updated at Grady this past summer? The reason is because the quotes they received over the summer were astronomically high due to the demand during peak times, peak months. So, the board
007decided not to pay premium on taxpayer dollars and negotiated better contracts now for the work to begin next summer instead. Smart financial decision once again. For district safety, they introduced a new SRO, school resource officer, who has now become a trusted and familiar presence to the EFSD family. Officer Chris has since added Officer Chris and have since added another SRO, Officer Lopez, ensuring strong police presence for student and safety reasons. Um, sorry, student and staff safety. In addition, they have implemented state-of-the-art mapping for first responder access during emergencies. And lastly, five, community commitment. All of this progress with no increased burden on taxpayers and every decision rooted in what's best for our students. These are not moments. They are foundations of lasting change. This board has delivered on what we elected them to do. Put
008students first, strengthening safety, managing resources responsibly, and leading with transparency and integrity. Instead of walking away, I'm proud we stay. proud of the direction we're heading and proud to have this leadership guiding us and our schools. Thank you to each and every board member. The best is truly yet to come. I got to say thank you. Um that's that really makes us feel good. It's nice to hear the voice of of positive reinforcement and uh thank you for that. Appreciate it. So, if there's anybody else you'd like to get up and make any comments tonight, um if not, we're going to move on to one more. >> Yes. That's right. You want to see that? Ready. 1 2 3 While Miss Miss Barbosa is being seated, I did want to echo um u Mr. Heck's
009sentiments around uh Miss Barbosa. I just wanted to say as a parent, uh thank you so much for all of the work that you've done with our students. Uh I can say personally both of my students have been in your classroom and they have thrived under your uh your leadership, your dedication to them. And so I think what you have done here with our student government uh and and receiving this recognition is a a testament of your hard work. So I wanted to say thank you again as a parent. Thank you. Okay, with that we're going to move on to uh first first thing in finance here uh item number 11 which is 11.01 through 11.05 to amend 11.04 4 and include uh quality school including quality groups. It's another purchasing consortium. Okay. So 11.01
010through 11.05 with the amendment on 11.04 if added. Um do I have a motion to approve? So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I motion carries. >> We're going to be going to the superintendent's personal recommendations, which is instructional 12.01 through 12.12. Do we have we have a motion to approve it? >> Second. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Superintendent push the recommendations non instructional 13.01 through 13.404. Motion to approve. Second. >> All in favor? >> I motion carries. Item number 14, new business. Uh 14.0. 1 1420.07. Uh motion to approve. >> Second. Good. >> Second. Okay. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Uh we are going to go uh to executive session. So I need a motion for executive session. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed.
011Most guys are going to executive and for the audience. Um we are going to be going to executive session come back basically go to regular and then ajourn. So if you want to stay welcome to but um if not see you at the next meeting. Thank you guys for coming and the kind words. It really does mean a lot to us. Um oh um we for anybody for next month we are moving the meeting um to November 12th. Yep. November 12th. So put on your calendars if you've already put on your calendar the date that was there. It's going to be to November 12th. All right. So with that, have a great night. Try to get home safe and we'll see you at the next one. Take care. as well. Thank you very much.