001that the board of education approve minutes from the July 14th, 2025 reorg regular meeting as attached. May I have a motion? >> Kelly second. Ros. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? 6. Uh resolve the board of education approve minutes from the August 4th, 2025 special meeting as attached. May I have a motion? >> So move for Joe. >> A second. >> Second, Bonnie. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> Any opposed? 6. There any adjustments or amendments to the agenda? >> Nope. Resolve that the following consent agenda items be approved. um 8A cse and CPSSE recommendations and 9 A throughJ financial reports. May I have a motion? >> So move >> second. Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? 6. Any special matters or recognitions? I don't think
002so. No correspondence. Uh we do have a privilege of floor. Court Rinsky. >> Yes. Thank you. Um first of all I this is just an extension of a conversation that I addressed with you months ago. Um this is a Bosey's program at the Hartness Center and the issues at that time and still currently are transportation issues. Um and as of Friday and as of today, I thought we had a really good viable solution. Um that being uh transport a student, my daughter um to the Harkness Center. Um she would drive herself to Easter Warren Beach and then Easter was going to transport transport her at no cost to the Harkness Center and back and then she would drive herself back home. This was in place until early this afternoon and then uh Kathy's pretty familiar
003with uh probably the situation, but apparently that got rescended. So they they they had that in place and then now it's not in place. So it was supposed to be at no cost. So my questions kind of are if there is a cost, what is the cost? Um and then obviously where and why did that kind of break down? um looking for other creative solutions for her scenario. Um I also reached out to the Iriccoy district. Um they currently have students going to the Hartmus program and they're transporting both juniors and seniors. Um they aren't first student so they have their own private bus or they their own transportation. So, I'm asking, can we reach out to Irakcoy, ask them for some assistance? Uh, have Autumn do the same type of thing, drive to Irakcoy,
004uh, and hop on their bus to and from Harkness. So, those are the creative solutions I've come up with. Um, it's kind of been a highs and lows. Uh, trying to talk to the other districts myself, relay that information back to Holland. um try to encourage Helen to talk to these other districts and ask, you know, is it really a no charge cost if uh Easter was going to be able to transport her and and to answer that question, it was yes up until this afternoon. So, um just looking for a little clarity in that. Wanted to bring it to your attention. Um I know I copied you on a couple emails. Um, and I don't know of the full array of uh of conversations I've had with the school district and myself uh my
005daughter also reaching out to the district uh pleading her case for her education in a transportation issue. Um so I just want to make sure that you are aware of it and uh look for some feedback if if at all on maybe a possible solution here. um and some comments and you know thoughts on why it broke down most recently here and and hopefully going forward if there is no other solution other than we quickly get on that find that as hopefully it's a viable solution I have thank you thank you for the updates that was a privilege uh We have no presentations, administrators and supervisors reports. So it's just for me. >> You can go first. >> Um today I know >> so you don't have >> Yeah, that's true. >> Working to prepare
006the auditors should be in starting the first week of September. The transfers that were approved by the board back in the end of the June meeting. Um, just following back up to come around to that that we do have the approval of the board to make those transfers and it would just be to the unemployment fund because again that's our most flexible fund moving forward. >> But we're not we're not transferring anything unless we know the dollar amount before we go to do it. >> $300,000. >> I know what the up to is, but we still >> No, $300,000. We're going to the up to >> You would like to transfer up to You're going to You would like to transfer 300,000 is what you're telling us. >> Yes. Okay. >> Yeah. And and this
007is we need it because we have we need to do it before the auditor said we're going to make the move. So you asked to come back and I asked her to come back. That's what she feels the figure is 300,000 right now. So you know so she needs your approval or not and we're moving $3,000 from where to >> from general fund to the unemployment reserve. >> I guess it's easier to transfer it in out of their >> Is it the only one we're going to transfer? Yes. >> All the other ones that we've set up, they're not going to be able to transfer any of them or not yet. >> Not yet. >> You can't do that till after the others are done. >> And they're not flexible. >> Figure out what we're
008going to do. At least this is flexible. We know we could do it and still plan for the future and figure out what we're going to do and >> we'll move from there. Baby steps. >> Okay. Yeah. Report. >> Okay. I just have a few things. mostly thank yous. But Carl was in today. He worked a little bit with Brian. He's coming tomorrow. We have new teacher orientation. So, we'll all be here um in the library. We just have a few hires, but we're still going to run the same program. They still have to get the same information, right? And training >> in this library. >> Say that again. >> In this library or where are we supposed to go? >> Yeah, here. We're going to be in here this time. Yeah. >> Great. >>
009Um you're both joining us, right? Mary Joe and Andy. Um the Emma's been working hard with Linda to get caught up on things. Things are going pretty well. We have um all of our kids placed. Um we have transportation issue with one but trying to figure it out. Um I want to thank Scott and his entire crew really. They've been working very very hard to get everything on top um in tip-top shape. We're ready to open. You know, the water testing aside, you know, I think we're in good shape. Um we've had some repairs pop up as well. taken away from their time. Uh, I want to thank Jess. She's busy getting the cafe ready. She's got deliveries coming left and right. She's running back and forth between the buildings. Um, the principles and the
010administrators and their assistants and secretaries have been working very very hard as has the business office. The tech people have been scrambling probably a little more than usual, right? Some hiccups this year. Um, I want to congratulate Mary Joe. We had a lovely dinner and it was very nice and I told her she was in very good company when somebody like Dan Brunson is being recognized at the same time. So congratulations again. Um a picture came out. I'll push it off to social media to put it on and put on our website of all of us. It's pretty nice picture except for I think all the eyes closed but it's still a nice picture. um notifications have gone out and are starting to go out to staff for welcome back, you know, protocols, procedures to
011parents um from the buildings. We're really excited for opening day and we're ready. We're as you know, we're sharing our speaker with East Dora. Um it's a guy called Dave Randelle. The freak factor embraces um what makes you different can be a positive, right? And can be something that has great impact and connections. So, it's our year to go to East Aurora. So, um we're going to move forward with that. And, um I think pretty much that's everything. I put a lot of things in the update. I don't know. I can't remember them anymore, but I think for the most part that's it. And things are in really good shape. I'm I'm very excited to have the buildings filled and I'm very confident everything will be ready to go. >> Thank you. Uh moving to
012discussion items. Um 8B it resolved that the board of education approve the Holland Central School District safety plan for 202526 as attached. Uh there were no public comments or changes to the plan presented in the last month since we had a presentation on it. Uh so may I have a motion to approve? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> Any opposed? 6. Uh, resolve upon the recommendation of superintendent of schools, the Holland BOE approved the following cafe meal prices for the 202526 school year um as listed on the screen. Okay, I have a motion. >> So, move >> Second, Bonnie. >> Any discussion? >> What? So, what does it mean second breakfast? First one's free, but I forgot about that. >> If you're real hungry, you can order a little. >> And what
013about like they can still do like things all the cart or they have to buy whole meal deal? >> I think they can. >> They can do all the cart. Yeah. But the for the the meal is >> the meal they have to take the stuff, right? Do you know what I mean? >> Yeah. >> They can't like say they don't crazy them >> when they go through line. They they can't refuse anything. >> If they if they're buying the meal, they have to take what's on the meal and throw it out. Just put that nutrition. >> Correct. But they still get allocar if they're not getting >> all in favor. >> Wait for further >> discussion. Just one more question. We talked about this a long time ago and I don't know if you're
014trying or not, but we talked about the lunch menu being able to know what it is in advance. Um, remember we I reached out to you about this when they were having a question about not having >> Oh, you said parents putting in orders so they have a general count of who's getting what a week ahead of time. >> Yeah, we were trying to figure out like someone had made a comment about not having enough like they ran out of things. >> Have we been having a month? >> I think that's the reason why we brought I think it was at the very end of the year like the peanut butter and jelly. Yeah. And that's when Jess brought up the back of just placing the >> And we used to do that. Yeah, >>
015remember we did used to get the launch accounts every day. >> That was one of the things she was meeting with Kelly. She was meeting with Kelly about >> over the summer. >> I'll double check. >> Yeah, just to see what [Music] >> Okay. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? and resolved that the board of education approve the bus bond bid results awarding the sale of bonds in the amount of $363,043 to Roosevelt and Cross at a rate of 4.0783%. I have a motion move. >> Second, Russ. Any discussion? >> How many buses is that? >> Two full size. Diesel. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? 6. I guess we have a first read of the max temp for buildings and facilities policy >> which is basically what Scott was talking about
016but they had a little addition to it so we had to revise. >> So this is attached here and online for everyone's review. >> So basically you just added the fact that we're moving students around, right? >> Basically we're not moving students around. The ad are you talking about? No, no. The policy. >> The policy is more in the the way we're keeping the temperature and the buildings like Scott was talking about. >> Oh, okay. Did we not have one? >> We did. You just >> We did, but the the state came they came down with a religion. >> Oh, okay. >> So, we had to we have to approve it again. >> This one I I don't need to It's handwritten online. It's a long-term sale. I just want to make sure Melissa, would
017you mind? >> Yeah, I got an Melissa. >> Sarah told me like Melissa >> who wrote this online. So, I'm sorry. Forgive me, but I just want to make sure it's hungering is an issue. >> Just because this was printed before Sue left. So, I added Melissa to when Sarah called me this afternoon. It's added under instructional personnel. >> Um, Christopher, could you go to please? Sorry. >> I don't think it's the same person. Let's double check. >> Substitute probationary appointment. Y >> she's there. >> Alyssa Wanto. >> That's I I don't know who Alyssa is. That's the name that Sarah called me with from Brian at the middle school. >> Melissa. >> Okay. Just want to call them back for >> So that that building policy will be read and voted on at our
018next meeting, the second meeting. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay, we are up to committee reports. Anything misbell? No, just that we're all signed up to go conference and uh should be fun. And ECASB is basically all the committees are going to start moving here once the new school year starts. And I know Kathy already said congratulations, but again I want to reiterate the advocacy the lifetime advocacy award that you won is incredible. We're lucky to have you on board. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. >> Uh policy I don't think there was a meeting negotiations. There's nothing open pending right now. All >> nothing but >> um transportation nothing new. um tech plan middle updates, finance and audit. We just heard that we're prepping for the audit >> coming auditors coming in if they come again.
019We'll have that finance audit meeting early fall and then that's when the auditors come and do the presentation to you guys usually in October. >> Great. Um facilities everybody was here. Um there's a list of upcoming activities. Back to school time is kind of crazy. Um lots of orientations, getting kids stuff into school. Um we're excited to welcome new teachers to tomorrow and all teachers back on the 2nd and then students on the 4th. Meetings. Uh we have a facilities meeting and a regular board meeting September 22nd. We have any second privilege of the floor. No. Okay. Um we will do uh the board round table. Tom, do you have anything? No. No. Kelly Russ, >> did East Aurora charge now? Is that what happened? >> Or apparently uh for a student is going to
020charge some some amount. So my conversations with Easter district was and I double triple quadruple checks. Um and then I relayed that information to the school. Um they went through and apparently I think they got the same same response but then as of apparently today I think the response changed. Well, it was >> I can tell you. >> Sure. >> Um, so, um, we called East Aurora to confirm because we should have been the ones to call. And Britney did her homework. She made sure that they confirmed. As I said, they contract. I'm sure they're going to charge. And sure enough, they said, "Great, no problem." Communicated that. Today we got a message that sorry um the supervisor um went to get the approval and whoever's in charge at first said no they will not
021transport they won't transfer for free and they won't transport um so payment is not even an option. >> So so Harkness is not a program that the school affiliates with because it's not in our territory and it's very far away for us to transport. We don't we're still down four drivers at the current moment. Um we have some special needs students right now that we're having difficulty figuring out how to transport. So we have no other run that we can put you know like add somebody to to go. So we've exhausted this um in numerous ways. Um I was told that there were not students at I certainly can look at that tomorrow but that's where we're at. So he when he asked the question so first student won't transport it even for a month
022or did they give it a month? >> No, they did not. >> They will not >> they did not give an amount. We we don't hold the contract. It would we have no say in that. The contract holder needs to work.