001It is 6:00. We're going to call the meeting to order. Let the record show that all board members are intend in in attendance except for Mr. Monroe. Please stand and join me for the pledge. Ice 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. Are there any changes to the agenda? No, there are none. Okay. Can I get a board member to move the agenda? I'll move that we approve it. Can I get a second? Second. All in favor? I opposed abstain. That motion passes. We have nobody from the community here. So, we'll move on to the presentation. [Music] It's like the parting of the sea. Hi, I'm Emry Serpentin. I'm our Marian FFA vice president.
002Hi, I'm Claire Robinson and I am junior treasurer. Hi, I'm Filina Duri and I'm eighth grade representative. And hi, I'm Mrs. Blacker and I'm the A teacher. So this year we went to national convention. It was a week. You can go to the next side. It was national convention and expo and we went to Indianapolis for about a week in October. And this is our national group. It was me, me, Emer Camp, Ava Cirin and Mrs. Lochner. This are all people from the New York State that went and just a picture of convention when we were doing session. Yeah. So we went a bunch of different agriculture tours, college and career expo. And then there's a bunch of student and teacher workshops. We went to a Longhorn farm. Duchess lumber. Duchess lumber. And we went
003to a college that did a bunch of stuff with different plants. That's pretty cool. Um we hosted It's lagging. Sorry. We're we're here. We hosted homecoming this year and it was a night full of dancing. We hung out with great friends and we made a couple new ones and over 135 students attended. Wow. I hit this one. Um some of the extra activities and fun we had was Ignite which was just like a little conference. There was um Spark. Uh what was the next one? Illuminate. Illuminate and Fuel and Fuel. Um, we did Christmas cards. We had FFA week. Uh, an Easter egg hunt at American Legion Legion. We went to Coobo Skills. We had elementary egg day, animal photo shoots, FFA day, and cracker box volunteers. We had tons of different fundraisers like our
004cheese sale where we sold a bunch of different kinds of cheese, spreads, stuff like that. our beef stick sale that I think we're doing next year again too where kids can a little bag have 15 bee sticks and they get to go around and sell them which is really fun. Hanging flower basket sale hanging baskets right there. They were really pretty. Sold a bunch of those. A rhonduck race sale. So in the aashi sorry the camp they have this nice long river and they dump a whole bunch of rubber ducks down the river and the first one to make to the end gets a prize of like up to $1,000. 2,000 $2,000. So, you can enter into that. And then we did our homecoming dance which fundraised a lot of money. A lavender festival we
005did in the summer at lavender festival for a couple weekends and then Valentine's Day flowers. So, we sell carnations. And what can we use all this money that we fund raise for different trips and camps. So, yeah. Yeah. And all of our other activities that we do. Um, so we have LDES, which is leadership development events, and CDES, career development events. So an LDE is like a speaking competition. So public speaking. Um, I was really going over this time. Employment skills. Employment skills. So exemps, issues, and just presentations as well. and CDE. There's floor culture, a mechanics, which is like welding, forestry, um animal science. You did one. Maple. Oh, Maple. Yeah, that one too. So, we competed a bunch of those. And we also hosted um the LDES here, our district LDEs at our
006school this year. So, one of our CDEs, we got to go to Cookill. So sunny sunni cobalt skill those two pictures and the one up on the top and they our mechanics team got to compete and we got to tour the college which was really fun and then also we went to state convention which was I think two Fridays ago and we me and three other people competed in floor culture and it was really fun. Um we had FFA day which was a schoolwide event. Um, people learned about CDES and or LDS and CDES. Uh, we promoted local agriculture featured animals, farming equipment, apples, and more. Um, a few examples of our meeting activities were the masonry, pot painting, Christmas ornament decorating, and we did meet the officers and their stations and project practice. FFA
007week. So this one week um it's actually a national holiday. We celebrated a week after because we were on break that week, but we did a bunch of different dress up days FFA and a trivia. So if you went into Miss Locker's room during the day, you could get answer questions to get a little ticket. So at the end of the week, you could get a prize, bunch of theme days such as day of service, teacher appreciation, alumni, blue and gold, and more. And we also hit a bunch of rubber duck cows, rubber cows around the school for people to find to get a prize. For the community service, we wrote letters to soldiers. We made ornaments for nursing homes. We did that teacher appreciation. Um foster animals, egg literacy day, town clean up, cracker
008box, palace work day, and soon we're going to do a spring clean up. Um for elementary egg day, um we made butter and whipped cream and we showed a bunch of animals and farming equipment. And this is really good to help show like the sixth graders coming up what FFA is and that they can join it when they get back from high school. New York State FFA convention. Um I've had a chance to go the past three years to this. It's been a great experience. There's so many different opportunities for leadership. Uh this year I competed in a education which is a competition and we also did floor culture. We had a huge group of us went. Becca, our district 8 president got to be do a bunch of different parts in the sessions and
009it was just a lot of fun and I love going. Got us both in that photo. Both our eyes are closed. Oh, really? Um there's a bunch of different stuff that we learned and we benefit from attending like community service workshops, leadership and career events, delegates, supporting our peers, learn about New York a and keynote speaker. He had a great speech and I really enjoyed it. Um, and Emry hasn't gotten to be a delegate yet, but Ava and uh, Aiden were our delegates this year. And so what the delegates do is FFA is a student run organization even at the state and national levels. So um, there's a bunch of committees that discuss current issues in FFA if we want to change things. So for example, at the last state convention, they voted to allow
010sixth graders to join FFA, which wasn't previously allowed in New York State. So they discuss those issues, they vote on them, they follow full parley pro. Um and then our delegates also get to elect our district officer. So our summer plans, so we FFA has a summer camp called Ospot, sorry. And it's OB camp and you get to do some like ropes courses, water rafting, um horseback riding, and there's a bunch of people from our school going and for the first time. For the first time ever. So that's going to be really fun. We're going to have an officer retreat. So our new officer team from this year that just got selected is going to go for two days. Two days to a campsite and we're going to have breakfast, have fun, and we're going
011to plan all the activities we're going to do throughout the year. And then Wayne County Fair. I go to Wing County Fair for the whole week. It's really fun. I show animals, do a bunch of stuff like that. And we're going to try to get FA members to be able to show animals, too. We have a booth set up there where hopefully there'll be students there stationed there to show you different activities and stuff and more. So you want um and then so our FFA banquet is on Friday May 30th and everybody's invited if you want to go. Everybody's invited to you guys are all invited. I have invitations if you'd like one. Sure. Sure. I'd love for you. Thank you. Can you raise your hands? Welcome. Thank you guys. Any questions? This is really
012exciting stuff. I love watching you guys learn and grow through this process and all the opportunities you have with FFA. Um, but I was wondering with some of your um, fundraisers, is that like open to the whole community or is it mostly during and for school? The It depends on which fundraisers you're talking about. So, for example, like the lavender festival, um, we actually do that out. We help out the person who runs the lavender festival by selling her plants and then in exchange for that, she gives us a donation. That's a portion of whatever the plants that we sold. Um then we do some um like we just did a plant sale at the PTO dance. I mean, you know, all the parents, everything that were there were open. Um the flower basket sale
013was open to anyone in the community. Um most are open to anyone. It's just a matter of getting it out beyond the students. Excellent. Excellent. And I do have to say in advance, I regret that I will not be able to attend the banquet this year because I have conflicting obligations. But I hope you guys have I know. I know. I love the auction, but I hope you guys have a very successful banquet this year. Thank you so much. Of course. Can I ask you ladies a question? If you had to pick like one thing as your like the most valuable thing this year from FFA, what do you think you would pick? I guess I can go. I think like um with the new seventh graders, it's like really important to like see how
014they feel about FFA and since like it's like it's kind of like my first year in FFA, but I was like sort of in it last year, but I know like so much so I can teach them more and they can grow from that. That's great. So, you like have some ideas for how you can recruit your seventh grade class next year? Love it. Um, I don't think I could choose something that I like the most about FFA. Maybe the people, but I don't really know. Everything's amazing in FFA. I agree with Fina, but I probably should choose the leadership experiences because you get so much out of it that can help you like later in life and just to evolve as Thank you. No fundraisers. Isn't that right? That was I don't know if
015there's probably not a limit. I don't think there's a limit. Is there a limit? As long as they're all approved. I thought there was a limit. We can help. Which is why the German club went to a went to an outside and why there was going to be a problem with them coming back in under school because they had too many fundraisers. I'll double check. I'm sorry. Okay, we'll move on to board of education reports and discussion. I have on there a reminder that our open forum is the 27th of May. Um there's a way to submit questions ahead of time. We've received a couple, but there was a link sent out that you can fill out a a Google form and fill that in. So, if you have any questions and haven't submitted them
016yet, please do so. Um, I will know by that morning if I can be there, okay? And make it home on Monday. I won't be there on Tuesday. Also, the board knows, I've been attending at least one town meeting every week. Um, not every week, every month. I'm trying to attend one town meeting every month. um just to hear what's going on down there. Um some of them are interesting. Um I did speak up at the last one about paving of the road and the distraction that that could potentially cause and the I was informed that it was more important to get the road fixed than not to distract our students. So they are moving they did not want to make any changes to that schedule. So, but we're just going to rip it all
017up when we do ourselves. So, I know. No, we're not. No, we're able to get around that. Yeah, we got the water main fixed. We'll have the water made fixed before Okay. the paving. So, but so I let them know that any complaints that come into the district will be forwarded to them. So, we'll see. When is this moved up? We don't know yet. It wasn't scheduled yet, which is why I spoke up suggesting that it be done in the first week of July would be great period between after school. You would think um that was not acceptable time frame for them. So, guess kids aren't everyone's priority. Um so, all I have any other any board members have anything else? Uh I have a couple things. I um well I have been able to
018listen to the MEES band outside practicing for their marching for Thursday for the Memorial Day celebration. Um also attended the MEES band and chorus concert uh which was amazing especially as a Star Wars nerd. I was informed that as a Star Wars nerd I was going to be pleasantly surprised and I was Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker showed up. So I of course was thrilled. Um and I attended a NISPA webinar on the enacted state budget which I there weren't any surprises which I have to say that's a testament to Mr. Walker and Ellen and our admin team um for keeping us in the loop. Um it was more of a zoom in on the enacted budget rather than anything new or you know surprising. Um, so that was good just to kind of keep
019being familiar with what's coming up, the changes that are coming. Um, and then on Thursday this week is the Girls on the Run practice 5K at the M at the elementary school and the I'm also participating in the 5K at MCC for Girls on the Run next Friday. So hopefully I won't forget to update about that. Thanks. I'm heading up the walking group. So, yeah, that's my group. They're 5K, right? The girls asked me to do it. I was like, I will, [Laughter] but any other board members. Okay, we'll move on to student representative report. Okay, since it's wrapping up the end of school year, I do have quite a bit. And since I also have not been here for quite a while, um, but we're so glad you're back and I'll hopefully be at
020the last two as well. So, we'll see. Um, student councilwise, we had our last meeting yesterday of the year and we wrapped it all up. Um, we voted on the scholarships that the Bosei seniors will be receiving. Um, and we also are going to do a spirit week, the last week of classes, which I think will be a good way to end the school year. um for German club. I don't think there was a meeting since I got back, but I do have to say it was amazing. Um I went last time and this time and the weather was much much better this time. Like leaps and bounds different. So much more sunnier, so warm. I got to wear shorts which is amazing. Um and then the German club will be presenting at the June
0213rd meeting um all of our pictures and everything to let you guys know. Um bandwise, marching band is in full swing. Um we did not get to perform at Apple Blossom Parade because of weather, but the weather is looking good for Memorial Day. So hopefully that will turn out. Choirwise, our spring concert is next Wednesday, May 28th, and we will be going to Darian Lake May 31st. So that will be fun. Um for musical, we performed at the Stars of Tomorrow in Rochester at the Auditorium Theater. That was um great to just see everything. There was so many nine ideas. I think maybe eight or so. So, it was cool to see all the different renditions and that we have done it in the past, too. Um a few of us, Ava, Cirin, Maria, James,
022Ella Kaiser, and myself got to be an opening number, which was really cool. And next up, next Tuesday, we will be performing at the Elev Awards in New York. um for senior things going on. Um it's obviously really getting close to graduation and tomorrow the class officers and I will be handing out the captain and gowns to all of the seniors. And then um school in general tomorrow night there will be acade academic awards going on right here as well as a spring showcase and the yearbook is running a chicken. So stop on out and that's all I have. Okay. Thank you very much. Move on to superintendent reports. All right. So, um we've been so glad to have Kora as our student board member this year. Looking ahead to next year. Um as I
023think at least our board knows, Marian's ahead of the curve in having a student board member. Um, from here on out, every district will have to have a student board member on their board. So, um, four county school boards is putting on a training for student board members for, um, this coming school year. So, they've set one date for an initial training that would be with students, um, superintendents and board presidents, and that would be August 11th is the date they've picked. they haven't given a specific time yet. Um, for us that represents a little bit of a shift because we would have to um have our student board member in place earlier than we typically do. Typically we do that in September. Um, so if we're going to be able to attend this August
024training, we would have to have our student board member in place obviously before August and they just had their last student council meeting. So that's going to make it very hard to vote on that. I do have to say our numbers are quite limited that actually show up like significantly. So it so we would almost have to change the wording to just being a senior representative and currently it states that um it can be appointed on recommendation of the building principal. So there are, please don't fix that. Two, there are two um junior members this year that show up quite regularly. So I can I can Does the is the wording of the law finalized yet? Like do we know if they change how we have to select because it used to be a specific
025way like [Music] and then we had the policy that kind of I might have that information from that webinar. I can go back through those. Okay. I'm just wondering like if it if they changed anything does that change like cuz the state doesn't leave anything alone. So when they made it mandatory for us to do this did they change how we chose them? Well, because you would also have to have your me like your new body picked like usually isn't that picked like next year beginning of the year you pick the new body like so it's typically October I think before we we would have someone selected would have to be done yeah have to be a little if we can figure out if they changed any of the rules how we have to play
026within the new the new guidelines then we can figure Can we have a student selected before August or not? Yeah, because I know we have our policy, but if I don't know if our policy still lines with the law, I think it does. I'll double check that, but I think it does that there weren't any like substantial enough changes that ours doesn't align. So, that's something. And you do remember that you did just recently approve this one. So, it's now included. Yeah. That was all the newest. Is it Is that one that we just approved have all the newest language? That is the newest. Um I will I can double check with them to see if they've made any recent updates. But I just that was I'm looking at with all the last minute stuff
027that they did with these cycle these budget cycles and how they put stuff into the budget to that had nothing to do with the budget. Um, we I just wanted to double check and we could figure out how we if we can make it work for the student, but I would say at least the current board president at the time like we can at least get the adults the training and the student. Yes. Um, and then they're going to offer a second training in the fall either in September or October just for all the student board members. So that I think might be nice for student board members to get to know other student board members from the 25 Fingerlakes Queen Finger School District. Yeah, I agree. So I just wanted to let the board
028know about that. Um next I know um last meeting I had shared a little bit about the project our students are working on through a collaboration with U ofR and save our sodas around a microplastic study in Lake Ontario. So they have finalized the dates and times for their big like community share event. So, it's going to be June 21st from 10 until noon at um Sodas Point. So, the students will be able to share the results of their research. Um I know it's going to be well publicized. Um WXXI is also going to be like on site that day to do a news story. Um there's been a little story on channel 8 and there's one coming on Spectrum News about the project and the collaboration between us u and save our sodas. So
029it's an exciting opportunity for our kids and if board members are available on the 21st and want to come out you're always more than welcome. It should be an exciting event. Uh, next on here I have the Belltobell cell phone ban legislation. So, um, I think you're all aware that it's been enacted that all New York State schools will have a bellto bell cell phone ban in place for next school year. Um, bellto bell means from when students walk in the door until students leave the building. Um, so it's not allowable to just say students can't use their phones during classes. It literally means the whole day. So, not during passing time, not during lunches. Um, so we're going to have to start to have some discussions around what that's going to look like for
030us. we have to have a we're supposed to have a policy in place by August 1st. Um indicating what that's going to look like for our students and how we're going to handle that at the building level. So, how we're going to ensure that students are not accessing devices throughout the school day. Uh there are certainly I think uh knowing that this was a potential there's plenty of companies that have multiple products for steel cell phone storage for during this school day. Um so ways for cell student cell phones to remain secure throughout the school day. um so that they're locked and not accessible throughout the day to make sure that you know if a student is coming to drop off their phone they're going to get that phone back at the end of the
031day. So that's something that you as part of this we also have to have like some stakeholder input. So my current plan that I wanted to talk about the board or talk about with with the board is we're starting this week um we had talked earlier about a code of conduct review and update for next school year. So um I'm starting that process this well tomorrow is my first meeting of that with staff. Um but there'll be student meetings and parent meetings. I'm wondering what the board thinks about pairing those two topics together. Um because what we do with cell phones will have to go into that code of conduct policy anyway. So I wonder if that's a way to get stakeholder input is um inviting you know parents in to talk about code of
032conduct and cell phones. same running student groups during the school day to talk about code of conduct and cell phones just as a way at least I for the community who might want to participate to come in just on like one or two dates instead of having to do multiple meetings for multiple topics. I would be okay with that. I think it's a great idea. Okay. Yeah. Okay with it. I hate it. this isn't going to go well. Yeah, I do. I would I agree like I think this will be tricky about um how we want to put the policy in place. Um I think it will be difficult for kids and parents to adapt to. Um you know, it's really going to be a reset of if you need your child during the day,
033you're going to have to be able to call the main office. um you know, it's not going to be the ability to like text during the school day to get in touch with your child. Well, I understand that there's a there's a lot of exceptions built into the legislation with like needs and like it's internet capable devices, not necessarily cell phones, but it's internet cap. So, it's not a complete ban. It's not kids aren't being abandoned at the school and you have to, you know, there's one way to do it like it was back in the day. So I think yes I agree and I emphasize I don't have the problem of the kids have their own cell phones and now we have to go back we have broach that so I don't know that
034I have any helpful input but I do think that there is a way to collaborate with the community and I think you're off to a great start of course we're going to need more office staff to manage the cell phone parts I Parents are everyone who's ever texted a kid in school now has to call school. Or you wait till they get home. I say, "Yeah, most call I need to know what time of emergency now is something just very minor changed in their day. It's not like a you know I have to come get you because whatever." It's just, oh, I had to let you know dinner is going to be different tonight and that's some sort of an emergency. Yeah, it it's going to it's going to have to be that adults and
035students redefine what is necessary communication during the day. A lot of the communication that I see in my own family is not necessary during the day. Well, mine is I got hurt over the weekend. Mom calls PT on Monday morning. I need to tell you this is when I need you to this is when I can make an appointment. I'm going to have to call the school. Yep. So, there's going to need to be more people available to answer those phones. Absolutely. That's if it's a school day, 90% of what Zach and I would talk about is you're in study home now, right? Yes. Okay. Don't forget you have an appointment at this time. Like, he's not going to remember. He doesn't. He hasn't remember for 16 years. He's not going to suddenly remember. All
036right. So, I think that's like how I'll continue to move forward with that just to get some stakeholder input. Um, we're also my understanding is that this is so new that Erie 1 doesn't even have a draft policy yet on this. So, when that comes out, that's something we can take a look at, you know, to see how we want to customize that for Marian specifically. Um, but I anticipate like as people start to really think through this and what it means that it'll become more of a hot topic. Um, and I think as a board we need to think about like students and parents but also staff. I think that's something that you know I carry personally carry my cell phone with me like all day during the day and it'll be an adjustment
037to not you have to utilize that. Do you know what I mean? Like not texting as a teacher in the hall or a staff in the hall and kids. Yeah, double standards and all that. Sure. But what happens if someone has like Sorry to beat this dead horse, but you are we going to start taking their watches too? So, it is supposed to be like devices like a smartwatch is something that to my understanding could also count because you can receive notifications and messaging on it. Yes. Oh boy. Anything with internet capability is what they said in the webinar, the training. So like there's medical devices don't count and flip phones might not count if they don't access the internet and there's um exceptions for kids who have like obligations at home who maybe are
038caretakers for a sibling or so it's not a it's not a flat ban of everything. So I think it's, you know, really leaning into those loopholes is going to benefit us and in moving forward through this as a community, as a cooperation, you know, so is what it is. And again, another lovely thing that was built into the budget that's not budget. Yes. Yeah. I do anticipate this will like take a lot of time and energy upfront and I'm hoping that like as we settle on a policy and then enact the policy next year that like I do think it'll be painful upfront but that we can modify as we go and hopefully like as people get used to it like anything change is hard right and as people get used to it that it
039becomes more efficient. I fully anticipate it to be very clunky to the kids. All right. Uh, the last thing I had was just year-end celebrations. You have already gotten today your FFA invitation, but I expect you will continue to get multiple end of the year event invitation. So, as you know, um, at the elementary we do UPK graduation and sixth grade recognition. um at the junior senior high like Kora already shared. Um tomorrow night is awards and spring showcase and also the art show. Um and then obviously we have graduation at the end of June. So those invitations I'm sure will start coming to you either hard copy or in your email inbox soon. But we always welcome board members at any of our end of year celebrations. Uh one other thing, sorry I just
040thought of this. Circling back to the open forum topic, um Rich and I have started to look at, you know, the questions that have been submitted so far and like um Rob said, there's not a lot so far that are submitted. One thing that Rich and I wondered about is if the board would be interested similar to how we did for the budget forum presentation, putting together a slide deck that had just some general information and then you know the submitted questions. But we did have those set of questions that we got answers to that were discussed at those two sets of meetings. though we've emailed them out to the community and put them on the website. We haven't ever really discussed them at a board meeting. So, I didn't know if that's something the
041board would want incorporated as part of that open forum so that people are aware like here are the answers to the questions or we can wait and see how many submitted questions we get. Um, but if that's something the board wanted to highlight, Rich and I can certainly put that together and they're obviously right in line with the murder topic. Even plan B if we don't get questions. Yeah, we talk about the merger topics and we go home. That's really all like we set that as the primary topic we were going to discuss. Um well part of the forum is allow back and forth communication. Somebody might think of a question like if they ask a question at the meeting I can't guarantee we can answer it. But if we discuss the form stuff, the
042the merger stuff, and we're 30 minutes in, I'm not gonna I don't think we should deny someone being able to ask a question. As long as they understand, we might not be able to answer it. Always always ask questions. So, we we are prepared for what we know and we see what happens. Yeah. I don't really know any other way to do it. like we can prepare slides for the questions that have come in and we because that's why we asked four questions ahead of time so we can be prepared and then just see what happens. Oh, I don't know what else. I I think even if we don't use those questions, it would be good to have there and say I may not have read them. Yeah, pick this up before you sit down.
043They Oh, that's they can uh at least see this is one of the communications you may have missed or where all this is coming from. We can do that. That's all that I had. Okay, we'll move on to school business administrative reports. Okay. Well, the first item I have is facilities update. Before I start that, I just wanted because we're talking about the budget and different aspects of it. Just a couple of comments, excuse me. Um, yes, the 2% foundation aid minimum did follow through as expected. That was one piece of news. The other piece of news was um regarding um Bosey's aid. So, good news is that they are going to increase the um Adidable salary amount. So previously it was $30,000. So they're going to incrementally increase it up to 60,000. So they're
044going to increase it 10,000 per year until it hits 60,000. So that's very good news. Um because we utilize both as much as possible in terms of trying to get that reimburseable aid. So that that was a a positive. Um so now on to the facilities update. Um so yes um we are in the process of uh working out a date um to have the water line replaced prior to the milling and repaving of Main Street. Um uh we tenatively looked at possibly doing it as early as this Friday um because school's not in session on that. Um so I'm just waiting to get confirmation on that. Um, if that date doesn't work, then obviously we'll have to work out another date that may happen probably during the school day or try to minimize it
045in the sense that uh they may start the work late in the afternoon and try to try to minimize the impact um on the school day. So there's that piece. Um capital outlay. So, we do have a KE outlay project scheduled for the summer which includes uh the upper floor of the elementary school um the south hallway and then when when it when you head north up into the stairwell. So that all that carpeting in that corridor would be removed um which it is does have asbestous mastic so it would have to be abated. um which is what you're actually going to be hopefully approving here shortly is an abatement contract. Um and then we would obviously replace that with u carpeting or possibly tile that piece out yet. Um but I do have a
046meeting scheduled Thursday um with the flooring corporate flooring which is on state contract to come out and talk about it. Um I think you have to go carpet. That is going to be one loud hallway if you tile that. Yeah, it's the um we would consider the same like vinyl tiling that's outside outside the cafeteria now. So that's one of the things that we don't know yet. A little softer than Yeah. In the traditional time. Yeah. Anyway, yeah, that's we're still debating that. Obviously kids like in the hallway going into the library. It's in up to that staircase past there, right? Yes. Just the carpet absorbs a lot of sound. Yeah. Well, he lost me on this north and south. So, sixth grade hallway to the library. Thank you. Thank you. Library. Got it. Um
047the next piece I had um just the the capital project that we're the facilities planning uh committee meeting is um meeting on a fairly regular basis now um that we have our next meeting next week. So we're working on plans for that was briefly discussed at the last meeting as well. Um that's about all I have for facilities update. Anybody have any questions? No. Okay. Then the the next item I had was um we did have a we went out to bid for the capital outlay project back in February. We had one bid which was astronomically high in our opinion along with um architects that yeah this seems ridiculous. So, we went out to bid again, approached it slightly differently because before it was through a general contractor. This time we're doing it through an
048actual payment company and the contract came back much more favorably. Um, there was only one bid. Um, so this is what hopefully you're going to approve is to allow us to move forward with that contract so that we can do the work this summer. So we be this contract here is only for the removal of carpet and the abatement and then the new floor will be brought through state contract. Yes. Okay. Correct. Any board members have any questions or comments specifically on that? Okay. If not, can I get a motion to approve it? Okay. I'll second. All in favor? I opposed. Stain. Motion passes. Okay. We'll move on to consent agenda items. Um, any board members have any questions or comments on the consent agenda items? I just want to mention that my son is
049part of number four. He applied as a summer cleaner. Okay. Any questions or comments? Okay. Can I get a motion to approve it? Can I get a second? I'll second. All in favor? Opposed? That motion passes. Did you sign up for community comments? No. Okay. I have a comment as a parent. Go stand over there. Thank you for the portaotty at the base. Oh, yay. Okay. I've waited years for that. For future so civilized. for future reference like what is the application process or sign up process for public comment. So we just ask that you there's actually a way to sign up right here. Okay. Um that you can just come sign up that you want to have a comment. Um there are some guidelines for what you're allowed to comment on, what you're allowed
050to talk about, those types of things. um that I believe are on our website. Yeah, they're also they're also over there. Okay. The first section is also on agenda topics. Yeah. So, and we have two we have two comment periods. Um at the beginning, it's specifically four items that are on the agenda. So, if there's something on our agenda you want to speak to us about, then it gives you the chance before we actually discuss it and make decisions. And then the end section is something that's not on our agenda. Okay. So that's honored. And you can kind just at that point if you need to say something, if you have something now you wanted to say about something not on the agenda, this is your time. Okay. Okay. I the one thing that I
051did want to ask is like so there's the the flyer that goes out every I don't know quarter or so. Um the black knight banner. Yeah, the black knight banner. So, I had received that and I had a lot of questions on like the budget and everything after I had read it. I had received it two days after the budget hearing was. So, I was just wondering if there was some way if there's like pertinent information pertaining to something like that. Like is there any way that you could get that out earlier so that the public knows or can see that? So the budget communication is strictly dictated by our state. Okay. And timing of all that stuff. If that happens in the future, yeah, you can reach out to Mr. Walker. He will answer
052any question you have. Okay. You could email me. I'll answer or refer you to Mr. Walker if I don't have the answer to it. Um he would be your best bet for any budget. So if that something like that happens again. Okay. Feel free to reach out. We will answer your questions. All right. In other words, it's not supposed to be that way. Well, the board always would approve like it the board always has to approve our budget before it goes out in the newsletter so the public knows what they're voting on. Um, but Mr. Walker does run budget committee um in the months leading up to the budget and that's something that like community any community member can participate on. Um, we do try and put every budget update on our uh website. Um,
053but Mr. Walker is also like always very willing to have anybody like email him or reach out with any kind of specific question. Okay. And the budget is always presented at the board meeting before the vote. So, two weeks before two weeks ago today, we this room was full and people watched him present the budget and could have asked questions. Okay. No, he didn't. But they could have. Yeah. I'm just trying to get more involved with the That's great. this kind of stuff. So, great. Are you new to town if you asking? I'm from Williamson. Um, but with me living in Marion now, I'm not allowed to participate in any of their stuff. So, well, we're happy to have you. If you if you want I'm gonna offer this to him. If you want to
054email Mr. blocker, okay? Saying that, "Hey, I'd be interested in hear about the budget committee next year." He can put it on a list and specifically reach out to you. Okay. Um so that if you want to if you decide that you can make those meetings and want to be involved, we'd be happy to have you involved. All right. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. We Okay. And I got a motion to go into executive session for the specific purpose of discussing the work history of particular employee and discuss superintendent evaluation. I will move it. Can I get a second? I will. Okay. Sure. All in favor? I abstain. We'll be going into executive session.