001First of all, welcome. There's a little gnat up here. So, give me just a second. Okay. So, you will notice on your board agenda that this board meeting is labeled a special board meeting. Um, not that it's not special, but really what makes it special is that we did shift this meeting. Um, typically our meetings fall on the second Tuesday of the month. Um, but we move shifted this one. Um, just felt like it would be a better opportunity um, with having the first week of school last week. Um, our administrators, I'm sure, will have lots of wonderful things to report out. Not that they wouldn't have last week, but um, probably some different report out. Um, and just felt like it would be a better a better time and use of our time in
002this meeting. So, that's why it's called a special special meeting. So, um, our first item there is to call the meeting to order and we'll do a roll call. >> Mr. Belman >> here. >> Mr. Paul >> here. >> Mrs. Lindan >> here. >> Mr. Napier >> here. >> Mrs. Winger >> here. >> And number three on our agenda is the adoption of the agenda. We could have role on that. >> So moved. Second >> or sorry motion on that. >> Sorry, who was who was the first? >> So moved. >> Paul and Don >> and Don. Sorry, I was speaking over them as they were doing that. >> Mr. Napier, >> yes. >> Mr. F. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Lman, >> yes. >> Mrs. Winger, >> yes. >> And
003um number the item number four. I need a motion to approve the minutes from our special board meeting on July 15th. >> Second. >> Mrs. Winger. Yes, >> Mr. Bowman. >> Yes, >> Mr. F. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Lenderman. >> Yes, >> Mr. Napier. >> Yes, >> Heather needs voice detection >> sometimes. >> So, number five on our um agenda is public participation. I believe we have >> Samantha, is it Ziggler? >> Ziggler. Okay. Samantha Ziggler is the first one. >> You want to stand up? >> Yeah. Okay. Uh, my name is Samantha Ziggler. My name is Poshious. So, I have had some of you as teachers and principles. Um, but we are, my husband and I, this is Brian. Um, we had more supporters coming. It's like football night. It's volleyball night. There's small
004business owners. So, you have us representing a few other parents. But, um, this is regarding the new pickup drop off procedure that's being done for elementary this year. And I just want to say that everyone agrees that student safety is also our kids safety and is of the utmost importance and nobody's going to argue that fact. But um as safety measures are taken without parent discussion and when it's done what we feel like is under our noses, when it disrupts family logistics and when it simply doesn't make sense is when differences in opinions and priorities are exposed. These new rules regarding this have caused um to be honest loss of sleep and high amount of stress over parents and guardians over the past few days now. We and as far as when I say we,
005these are those who have dropped off and picked up our kids for years now, three years for myself. That's every day. I have not once used the car loop. So, we did it in the rain, the snow, when it was 90° out or below freezing. And it's not because we're running late, not because the line's long, not because we have somewhere else to be. It's simply for the fact that we love our kids and we want to be a part of their lives to see their faces when they walk out of the building and to hold their hold their hand to the door while they want us to because one day we know they're going to ask us to stay in the car because we're embarrassing them. So for parents like that, So for parents
006like that who can still do it don't want to miss out on those days because we all know they're limited. Some of us felt inferior like the school has the upper hand and that apparent privilege was stripped away from us. One parent commented, "They make me feel like I don't even have a choice anymore. You consulted with the Knox EMA, which I am familiar with, but I can tell you after discussing this with many other parents, they've never heard of them. They don't know what they do, who they are, but they sound good on paper. And it strikes a question for me if this is all part of the reunification process that the county is trying to get all of Knox County schools to be a part of something. Again, I can say parents don't
007even know what that is all about. We also questioned why you consulted with Mount Vernon City Schools. One parent said, "It's like comparing apples to oranges. The people just aren't the same." After talking with other schools and teachers that I know in different districts, if safety was a concern, why wasn't it brought up and fixed at a local level involving those who actually attend and participate in what you have changed? We did discuss the safety concerns that we were given open house tonight on the paper um that you handed us. Um I know I'm out of time that we do have things like crossing bars. If you went to town, Mrs. Moon stood out there at Sanduski Street every morning and every afternoon walking those kids across the street. Mr. Paul shaking his head and
008correct me if I'm if I'm wrong, but older students also became crossing guards to help the little cross the street back in the day. Um, so we always we all said crossing guards guards using the bus loop. We get it. We see them too and we get just as frustrated because we know it only takes one person to mess it up for everyone. So we've seen those and we want to tell them ourselves, get out of the bus. Uh, kindergarters trying to get to the buses. A lot of parents didn't really see this as a problem. Parents usually made room for teachers to bring their bus kids out. Um, the only struggle was when kindergarters were running a little bit behind schedule, but it came out just before the bell rang. And then students can't
009find their parent, play on the playground, student rosy area. Last year, I did notice that some car riders did come out with adult and they stayed with that adult until they like for instance my son always was with a group of kids and a teacher staff member when she saw me she would release my son. Why some kids came out like that and others came flying out the door, I have no idea. But I we all said that was a safety concern that the school should address the playground. If it's that big of a problem, it was suggested to just lock it down or shut it down. Even though it was fun to have our little little ones there to be able to play together and just spend some time outside before their siblings got
010released. In just the past few days, we noticed more teachers and staff accompanying students in the Carlo we have seen the years. We're tech we're talking last year maybe you could see three or four this year there's six to 10 out there. So again we question we're having all this help this year with students. Why haven't we had that help the past few years trying to deal with the craziness or chaos um of dismissal the drop off line right now still hasn't allowed for 4 days in for all students to make it by bell. One student said, one mom said her son came home crying because when he got in the classroom, the teacher was already in front of the class talking to the other students. Pick up right now. It averages 25 minutes, no
011matter how you slice it, four days in a row. That's 25 minutes of moving cars. It doesn't include your weight time. Parents last week were in line for an hour. Our son didn't get in the car until 411 the first day of school. He would have been home on bus at that point. Um, and we have littles in the car, two and three year olds that are sitting there just waiting for their sibling. Uh, lately you have been cutting school day by 15 minutes to quote alleviate traffic was said by one of your teachers to me, but our kids are still waiting inside the building, which according to some children right now, we have to sit quietly. We're not allowed to make noise so teachers can hear over their walkie-talkies, and it's so boring. Another
012little girl said, "There's so much yelling. I don't even want to be in there after the bell rings. Students should not have their school day shortened and they should not have to be there any more than they should be. And right now it looks like 25 minutes." Some parents have switched to the bus because they felt like they had to. One mom said, and she was supposed to be here tonight, "I now spend an hour less with my kids in the morning because I was forced to use the bus." As a stay-at-home mom myself, it's a privilege privilege to be able to pick up my son. My husband works hard for that. And I'm not going to add 40 minutes each way in the school day when I can have him home at 8. Some
013of us don't even have our youngest in kindergarten yet. And when that day comes for me, I want to be able to walk my daughter up on her first day of kindergarten and pick her up the same way, not be shuffling cars like one mom personally told me last week, quote, "I cried all the way home because I did not get to walk up my last child's first day at the school and I will never get that day back. Aside from all of the safety concerns, which if there's more that could be discussed, you know, that's fine. The biggest thing that all of the parents have felt is you take away our sense of community. That pickup spot, that pickup spot for a lot of parents and guardians, grandparents, that was a spot to get
014to know each other. It was a to meet other parents. It's where I became friends with parents over the course of three years. Um it's a spot where kids recognize our faces. I have been a chaperon on every single field trip and when those little people come, they're like, "Oh, there's Miss Sam. She was on our field trip last week." It's putting my face in the community, which to me gives a sense of for those kids, I'm a safety person because they know who I am. They know who my kid is. I'm involved in the school. And the other I'm also known as the dirt bike mom. So, we pretended the hobby days the past few years and the little kids like, "Oh, you're the mom of the cool dirt bikes during hobby day." That's
015me. But right now, you see no activity at the school. My husband, who never takes them before, came to pick up our son last week and he said, "The school looks the most dead I've ever seen it. No socialization, no discussion. It's literally just the back of tail lights, all in the car." So, anything. We've all said we even we can't talk to anyone. There's no socialization. Um I don't see how we'll ever get to know anybody anybody new. I want to see my kids grow up now. So, and just see things. Mr. Jmaker, your grandfather would kneel down every day, literally kneel. And when his granddaughters ran out of the building, they would come up. like um I have security awareness built in my head so I pick up on things like that but
016that's just my concern again a lot of parents um felt like they didn't have a choice which is why I'm speaking for 11 tonight and well thank you very much for sharing appreciate appreciate that I think we have a second participation, right? >> Yeah. And we and I know that that's the policy and I should have said that, but we also value you being able to share, you know, your thoughts and so if we would have had a mind for specials or whatever or whatever, I'll make sure it is my chance to say, "Hey, whatever." She occasionally covers. >> Thank you very much. Okay, we are going to move into item number six with this which is our special accommodations. Um we have some we always have great ones on here, but I just want
017to um we're going to read down through these and then we'll have a motion to approve them. Um, I think this just speaks um to our community um and even outside um of in the donations to help us get kicked off to the school year. Um so we have the Frederick Town in Interchurch for $5,000 to use as needed. Um that's something different and new for them. Um and I think we were pretty excited about that. just kind of speaks to the the trust that they have and the relationship they have with um the district and the people that are able to identify some of those needs. Uh Foreman Rep Company to the high school for um $350. 7th Day Advent Church for elementary school supplies valued at $300. Um Louise Dungeon to the elementary
018for school supplies valued at $50. um Crossroads Church for elementary school supplies and clothing. Um $600, which that's a lot if you think about $600 on school supplies. That's a lot of apps and pencils and all the things. I'm sure that they in so and then Carrie levering Smith to the high school for a graduation count. So, if I could have a motion to approve the special accommodations. >> So, move second. >> Mr. Bowen. >> Yes. >> Mr. F. Yes. >> Mrs. Leman. Yes. Mr. >> Nier. Yes, >> Mrs. Winger. Yes. >> Okay. And we're going to move into our item number seven, treasures report, which will be followed by the treasures consent agenda. Uh the revenue for July did exceed expenditures and it was mainly due to the um advancement of property taxes. Um,
019property taxes came in um, actually right where I anticipated them to be. Uh, it was right around maybe 50,000 higher than last year at this point in time. Uh, even delinquencies are down or down um, below 4% right now on our delinquencies. Um and then we also had several large expenditures for the month of July. A lot of them one-time expenses. Uh we had the front line that's for the application tracking and financial software. Uh meta for all of our core services. We had Yarm construction for the bus garage. Uh the epoxy or epoxy for the flooring in the engineering room which I think looks amazing. Uh riddle for football supplies. has been highlight um that is for our liability insurance for the school district. Uh then the other items that I have I do
020have one invoice that was for fiscal 25 but I need to pay in fiscal 26. It's the amount of $50 for the HUD department of commer commerce is for fire inspection. Um they just sent it to me and it was actually dated in the month of May and they just sent it. So, I need approval to pay that $50 invoice. And then, uh, happy to share that we did receive all her grants. So, yay. I was so happy when all those came through the CCIP. Um, they all came in right where they were last year. So, there was really no decrease in any of our grants for this upcoming school year. Uh, and I did give you pretty much a detailed financial report of how we ended last year. Um, if you have any questions
021on that one, the the one that I wanted to kind of touch base on was the 15% cap that they're placing on admin fees. Um, we ended fist 25 at 14.88% 88% of of the 15. Um, from everything that I've been attending and reading, this is almost like um they're targeting local smaller local schools at that 15% mark because the majority of our expenses are going to be admin. Um, when you consider admin fees, it's all of central office, all of your principles, the secretaries, even the liability insurance that the school district pays and my audit fees go towards that 15%. And audit fees alone can be between 30 to 40,000 a year. So when you take all that in consideration, um I am taking a deeper look at where everything can be coded, if
022I can change different codings to move it out of there. and I was able to do some with some of Britain's um technology, but um I was just happy that we were under the 15% mark. They have not come out and said what is going to be the penalty for the 15%. Right now it's just kind of your name on a a list that we were above the 15%. But um hopefully this year we'll come in a little bit under the even the 14.88. That's all that I have. So, I think we'll do um a motion for approval, then we can have discussion if needed. So, I'll entertain a motion to approve the treasures consent agenda. >> So, second, >> Mrs. Winger, can I ask? Yes. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yes. Sorry. Um so on
023like the second page of your report, yes, >> you mentioned that um purchase services were higher in fiscal year 24 that increased by 14.8%. You would feel like it had decreased in previous years. You just >> Yep. The purchase services. So purchase services really is all of our utilities and really all of Matt's um special ed services and thank you Matt. Um >> you're welcome. >> Our special ed services were lower this fiscal 25 they were lower than fiscal 24. Um Matt I will say he did an excellent job at really cost comparing when it came to outsourcing speech or outsourcing OTA and PT. Um he was able to get the quality service but at a much cheaper price for it. That was the main reason for the decrease in that area. Yeah. >> Does
024that does that that includes our our non Treasury Town aids? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Um on that 15%. >> Yes. >> That includes this is that includes so anything that I just use Brent. Sorry Brent pick up but anything that he buys like Chromebooks and that that's also part of that or >> I digging in deeper into it. Um it's how you code it. So when he's buying all his Chromebooks and all of the um software, we're no longer charging it to the 2240s. We're going to be charging it to the building level itself. construction. >> So rather than the 2240s of technology, >> correct? 2240 than your 2900s. Those are considered your admin fees. Pull those out and charge it to the building level. >> You're putting it back to the Okay.
025>> Yep. >> And we moved a lot of Brent's stuff down to the building levels. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, thank you Brent for working with me on that one, too. >> Yeah. >> Is the insurance money we cover for employees a part of that 50% >> for principles. >> Yes. So it's all benefits that are tied to >> Yep. >> All all benefits that are tied to admin are considered part of those. Yep. >> Supplies, everything of that sort will go towards the 15% cap. >> Yeah. So, you feel like you've gotten adequate clarifications? I know there for a while it was like we didn't really know if they were going to consider admin or not, but you're feeling like you're getting >> I I got um I got really the right person at
026OD that broke it down for me by account number and um that's when I started working, okay, where can I if this isn't if this could be charged to the building level, that's what we're doing. and um actually moving part of devoting secretar's wages to attendance because that part of their job is attendance. So taking it off the 2400s and moving it into actual um attendance area and that also helped as well. >> One more clarification. So there's never been a percentage tied to administrative. >> Never not. So it's not like it was 25 and reduced to 15. This is just new. >> Brand new. >> And any kind of indication on where 15% came from? >> No clue. >> Okay. >> I just like the kind of the 40% on the the cash balance.
027It's just an arbitrary number that they picked. >> Okay. >> We'll have a we'll have a little bit. We had a finance meeting, so we'll have a little bit more to share out during finance, too. But any other questions for Heather on her report? >> Okay. I think we're ready for >> Mrs. Winger. Yes. Mr. Bowman, >> yes. >> Mr. Paul, yes. >> Mrs. London, yes. >> Mr. Napier, >> yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. So, I always joke with Mr. Chapman that he's trying to get to letter Z. It's a W. So, number nine is going to be the superintendent's report and then we'll move into consent agenda and we're going to turn it over to you for a little bit. >> Thank you. A little bit here. So, good evening everyone and Mr.
028Mrs. Ziggler, thank you for for coming and sharing tonight and being with us. Um, as far as the start of the school year, I I need to express my appreciation as there's so many thank yous as we start the school year and I do please know we're not perfect, but uh I want all of you to know that I could not be more proud of the dedication and heart shown by our teachers, our staff, and our administrators in taking care of our students and families. I do believe that truly in Forevertown we are blessed to be here. So just want to thank everybody that way. Uh in addition um I want to say thank you too to to Mrs. Sackman and the elementary staff for their willingness, their courage in implementing that new arrival and
029dismissal procedures. As you know, we're still evaluating and going through it there. Our intention is not to create any inconvenience or or discontent with anyone. that is not the intent but they have invested that staff has invested a tremendous amount of time emotional energy into the process which we know is still evolving. What I do know and I'm confident in this that the elementary staff has the safety of our students as our priority and they are continuously evaluating those procedures and they'll make changes as necessary. So I just want to say thank you to them for what they're what they're um how they're handling this situation and again working through that. As far as um another document that I have in front of you is the district enrollment spreadsheet. Again, that is just an overview.
030It does not have a breakdown for classes yet. Um and again, this is after four days. So, it will change, but I just want to give you a look there across at least grade levels what we're seeing right now. Um I would hope by September board meeting that we'll have it pretty close to being as accurate as possible. So um but I just wanted for you to see that and take take a look there at that one. Also in front of you is the uh appearance bill of rights notification. That's with House Bill 8. Uh I provided that there so you to take a look at but also that will be posted on our website by the end of the week. We're also working to identify the most efficient way for parents to acknowledge receipt
031and receive and sign that uh that notification letter. So that's ongoing as well. But that's for that requirement of parent bill of rights there. As far as bus garage, um we were hoping to have a approval to as far as substantial completion approval yesterday. Um however we did not receive the temporary electric service uh that we were um expecting to receive. So what is going to happen right now? Fanny Howie is scheduled an electric inspection for tomorrow. Um they will be meeting with in person with them and as you may or may not know a um they are also involved in this and that they are going to be setting a new poll which will will a transformer on it. That transformer, which there's already transformers out there, but this time you will have a
032direct line from that transformer going to the bus garage will not be shared. That isn't necessarily part of the temporary uh service approval, but a you'll be seeing some activity that way with AA moving forward. Um as far as um when we were again, we're optimistic we'll be have access by the end of this week. We haven't made any decision yet as far as when we would actually move. Um, and that's due to actually a couple items that we have in the superintendent's consent agenda. Um, which would be items A and B. And if you look there under items A, uh, that's where we are we'll be seeking approval to change the contract to remove alternate one. Alternate one was for paving. Um, and that is uh from the project scope of work and that
033pertains to the uh paving around the bus garage. And I can show you whether or not you want to see this or not, but right here the lighter yellow, if you can see there. Nope, I didn't pull it down yet. Should I reset it? It's not connecting. >> Not responding. >> Do it again. It's because I'm sitting close to you. I deflect technology sometimes. Sorry. >> Now look at us here. >> See what happens. >> There we go. >> All right. >> There you go. >> Okay. So, the the paving that we're referring to, this is the bus garage here. Obviously, the green is uh the paving that was part of the project that was bid as part of the project. the this yellow and the lighter yellow out here was the alternate and that
034is what um we have pulled from the scope of work. So you're going to see a reduction. That's when you approve that change order. And then item B, you will see a you will see a a resolution to initiate a bidding process. That'll be outside of the scope of work and where we will be looking to bid out paving for not only the yellow, the darker and the lighter yellow, but also this area underneath the buses. Okay, follow me there. That is all gravel and the creek is right over here. Uh that is in desperate need. Should have been paid probably a long time ago, but that is where we park all of our buses. So, that'll at least give you uh an idea of what we're talking about with items A and B. Okay.
035Um, and let me just show you some pictures here of the the bus garage if you will. I was down there on Monday taking some pictures. Uh, so as if you haven't been by there, there you go. There's the front of it. That's the new addition. It's slow. I'm sorry. I'm moving the bike a lot faster. It's not green anymore. >> Plug it in. >> Looks nice. >> There's the front of it. You can see that blue sky, some clouds. >> I know. >> Sorry. I don't have to show the Watch a little Netflix. Watch a little. >> There we go. That's good. That's the from the back side there. That's the new addition. That's the main entryway as you saw there. When you walk in, go ahead, Brent. Back up one. When you walk
036in, uh, you can look to your right, which that would be the addition or the bus driver work room, work area. Straight ahead there is a restroom. And then obviously to the left would be the two bus bays. That's the new addition there. Looking uh into Kale's office. You'll see a closeup of Kale's office as well. Sorry, next one. But that would that is looking back into the entryway, the main entryway. There's Kale's office. Let's open the door. Took a picture of that. He's already got some Freddy colors themes going on there which is good. Now that is looking from Kale's office out into the work room. This is in the new bus bay which this is where they were meeting before. But you can see there's some new sink there and water heater there
037above. But uh that's that view restroom there. Picture of a restroom. There's two restrooms in there. They both look the same. I only took one picture. So that would be on the back side of the bus bay or the bus side if you will looking into there's a storage area behind the new addition or behind the Kale's office and work room that'll be for storage and you can see there's light there at the end of the tunnel but that's that door the back side facing to the west there's moving in some things, but obviously there'll be plenty of room for two buses to park in there, which was also part of that of the goal of this bus for us to provide more space for our buses in that regard. So, looks good. That should
038be the last one. Yeah, thank you, Brian. So, that's where we are, but hopefully we can if we can get this bid process going, uh, get that pavement completed. I think that's kind of in Kale's mind. That's when we would move would be after that, but we want to try to get it all done. We'd like to I'm going to say this out there. I'll be held to it. By midocctober is when we'd like to get that, but we'll see. But thank you. >> As far as the Any questions on anything yet? >> Not yet. Go. Okay, I'll just go right into the uh superintendent's consent agenda. Um, as you can see, items A and B we discussed um items C, D, and E are annual improvements for Medicaid state testing security plan and also
039your special education mod model policies and procedures. Um item F is anou memorandum of understanding between Fredericktown and FEA or Fredericktown school and and FEA and that's regarding the professional development day that uh is scheduled for January 3rd. This gives us options or gives teachers options on when to complete a contracted teacher workday um that is scheduled for January 2nd. Um and they would have any weekday that was also as a result came in on their teacher work day for professional development back on May 19th. Item G would be to approve the bus routes and stops for the 2526 school year. Also, item H, it also has to do with transportation, which is to approve a resolution to declare the bus transportation of full-time students to and from uh private schools such as Melvin and
040Christian Star Academy, Temple Christian, Gilly Christian, and Chapel Hill as impractical for the 25 26 school year. Item I is to approve the payment in lie of transportation type four. We do that annually. This year it is $58386 per child. Also item J is if needed is to approve a bus route for preschool transportation. That would be a daily rate of $38. Again, that is if needed. We do not transport right now any um uh preschool students. Item K is the substitute bus driver rate of pay to increase that to 1650 per hour. That's an increase of 50 cents from last year. And then also approve the rate of pay for the OBI or the ONB bus inspection training at $25 per hour. Moving on to item M. This is an annual approval to approve
041substitute teachers through frontline county ESC. And then item N is a motion to permanently eliminate school fees which we suspended last year. So that would um eliminate school fees in perpetuity, if you will. Item O is motion to approve lunch and milk fees for the 2526 school year. We've seen a 50% >> increase 50%, >> sorry, 50 cent increase. I apologize. Also to approve item P is to approve the district title 9 compliance officers, if you will, gate fees for 2526. Item Q also for officials rate to pay for officials at for 2526 no increase and also we have some field placements and then item U and V are resignations. W would be personnel recommendations. Item X would be supplemental contracts if you need approval and then also a classroom field trip volunteer for 2526.
042and I'll call her out. Miss in line so she can't stay away. Item uh Z and double A. Item Z is a motion to schedule a board work session following the September 9 regular board meeting. Like to adjust that time for the regular board meeting to 4:30 p.m. That's why there's a blank there. Is there any issue with that? So please let us know. uh and that would be for the purpose of district facility and capital project planning. And then uh double A there is to once again move the October 14 regular board meeting Monday back to Monday, October 13 and that's for the presentation of the five-year forecast which is due for submittal on October 15 which will be Wednesday. So it's a quick turnaround and that's why I wanted a little bit of
043time there in between. So, I didn't flip my page. You did get to Z and then some. >> Yes, I think that's the first time I've seen a double A in my 18 months here. Okay. So, let's do um like we did with the treasur, we'll do a motion to approve the superintendent's consent agenda and then we can have discussion after. >> So, move second. >> Oh, discussion. That's right. Sorry, >> Heather. How much how much money do we generate from the uh school fees each year? >> About 15,000. >> The only thing I would say there, you know, to permanently delete them, the only comment I would make, it's a lot easier. I mean, if you you take them away this year, we already had them. We didn't have them last year. You know,
044we're having all these other things cut and in limbo with all the house bills and all the things that they're doing. Uh obviously, I mean, I don't want to have to pay school fees myself. So, I get it. I'm just thinking big picture. It's a lot easier to go yeartoear than just blanket. And then all of a sudden, if you're like, "Hey, we need to find other ways." I mean, it's an awesome thing to not have parents and families you know, pay school fees, right? >> Um, but I just don't want to get to two years from now and let's say, uh, we need to bring those back versus going year to year with it. That would be my only comment on that. >> So, >> you want would you want us to bring it
045back in annually every year? >> Yeah, I'm just throwing that out there myself. I haven't had a conversation with anybody else. I mean, this is kind of our time to do it, so I just figured I'd throw it out there if somebody else has got another opinion on that. Like, >> it's funny. I was thinking the same thing. It's like two It's like the toothpaste getting out of the tube. You know, it's tough to get it back in once it's out. Like, like Mr. Bman said, it's a wonderful thing and I'm grateful that we're blessed that we can do this, but I think it's easier to something to think about there. I I don't disagree with you, but I think >> what was happening too was we've got I don't know what our balance is
046on expired lunch fees, but then we have organizations in our community that are stepping in to cover all this. So, what was happening was yes, that's what like I can't I don't know what it might be what we were collecting, but we were really not collecting them from families in the long run. So, I mean, I think it's I think I'm not sure if that's a perspective to look at with this, but I think that what ends up happening is we end up with a senior class that's got all these lunch fees and school fees and then we've got inner church and different people stepping up to pay them. I don't know. Just a thought, too. I I get the permanently not maybe not permanently eliminating because like you said, it's kind of hard to
047go back. >> Well, it's pretty longstanding. I mean, we've had even when I was in the building, I mean, we had people step up and pay the lunch fees, the school fees is a little newer. Um, with that happening, that has not been traditionally something that's been a regular thing. The lunch fees, unfortunately, have over the >> last 10 years at least. >> Yeah. >> Some of those >> change the motion to suspend them for the 25 26 school year. could do that. What do I mean any other thoughts? >> Not not around that. I would. >> So, we want to change that motion then. >> Bring it back next year as well. >> Yep. >> That is item N. >> Sorry. Item N >> to suspend school fees for the 25 26 school year.
048>> Okay. >> Got it. >> Okay. >> Was good. Any other discussion? >> Um just just wondering about how how you how does the district so you've got Molly McKinley student from OSU. We also have student teachers in the building. How do they have access to our student data with Senate Bill 29? >> Your student teachers would not have access to it. >> They don't have they don't have access to >> and we have not with this with the social worker intern. That's what she would not have access. They Yeah, it would have to be through the classroom teacher or a licensed or employed social worker. >> Okay. And shame on me for not knowing policy where I sit on that. But I don't know if we have a policy in place that says, you
049know, we have a student teacher from Naz University or wherever, you know. I mean, just just thinking about that piece as far as keeping us We have agreements with the supporting college university as far as those. >> Okay. >> We ensure those are are clear and then we do have work policy on that as well. >> Okay. >> I can't quote that either to you as far as where >> it's in binder number four. >> Okay. >> Right. Good question. the um just real quick Gary back on I waited your A and B talking about that extra paving there is that I don't remember and if you said it here I apologize I was focused on this but is that much different than what we had planned >> just the only thing that was different
050would have been underneath the buses >> okay >> that piece >> that's the only thing because that's where that line Okay so I remember that okay Okay. >> Everything >> I just say everything in that yellow, if you recall, >> that's already paved. >> Yes. >> Had been touched in I don't know how many years. >> Yes. >> And then to the west of that where those bust that's just gravel. >> Yes. That's gravel. >> And that wouldn't have to be repaired in any way as far as to >> it'll it'll cost to do that because you got to put a whole new base in it. >> Yeah. >> Which you need to because when they back up >> Yeah. The tails are right over top of that creek, >> right? >> So, >> you
051said mid October. So, you're thinking >> for the paving to be >> Yes. >> So, it'll go out pretty quick. >> We want Yes, we can get that accomplished. We will get it out there. We want to put that in the bid as well as far as time frame. The other thing too, we are still having some more conversations with legal. I didn't say this either with legal regarding clarifying language still on the bid if it's necessary uh due to changes in house bill 96 law right legislative changes. So we it is exceeding the threshold of 75,000 that's the cost estimate. >> Um but if uh before we could use a consortium you didn't have to go through that formal bid process and that was allowable. >> Now some lang again legislative changes could possibly
052then require us to go to a bid process. So we just want to get this approved. We're hoping to get that verified clarified by this week >> because some of that goes into effect in September and which was >> our legal was a little like okay that's not pushing the envelope. >> We don't want to be on that list either. >> Well, just and that's one of those thing just because it's not in there but it's coming. You don't want to be behind that. >> Yes. >> We don't want to be the case law that they put up at the OSBA >> capital conference as an example. >> Yes. >> That's the goal to not be >> right. Identified. I would imagine some list we want to be on. That is not >> everybody's on
053the list. >> Yes. Okay. So I think we are ready now for roll call. >> Mr. Belman. >> Yes. >> Mr. Napier. >> Yes. >> Mr. F. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lenderman. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Winger. >> Yes. >> Okay. I say this every month, but this is some fun stuff. Not that the rest of it's not fun, but number 11 is our committee reports. So we've also kind of subtitled this community connection. So these are um ways that we try to plug into the community and be at some tables so we can um help with some decisions for our district. So I'll just start off because I'm on there to start. So for career center um they had a regular board meeting right after ours. So on July 17th um just some conversation still
054going on down there at least. I think they have a board meeting coming up this week that maybe this conversation has stopped, but just working with the ESC career center needing some space potentially admin doing some shift there. So, there's kind of a continue conversation about space down there and what that looks like. Um I just made note at that meeting that um it's just good to note that um the our career center does have one satellite um with through their CBI program and that's actually located at East Knox. Um, also this was noted during the meeting and um Kathy reported out just the continuing to expand and um talk through what softskll language is out there in the industry and um kind of a future focused initiative that I know that um is happening
055in in the labs and I think using consistent um you know language on what industry is using to identify some of those soft skills as as we know here in our district as well as there that that's important for our kiddos to get those soft skills and what does that really mean and so they're trying to identify and I think make that feel a little bit more I want to say real I guess for lack of a better word but just um so I think it's pretty cool and I think it's great that they're tapping into the current workforce to see what that looks like and not just making it up on their own so that's good and a good effort there um also just want to say that I know Mr. Mr. Shoemaker and
056Mr. Chapman have been um on some calls with um the team down there and just RCTE learning and what that looks like and that collaboration and just really appreciate our continued um partnership especially with our new manufacturing pathway and what that looks like. So, um they had a special meeting at really early in the morning like 7:30 for some employment approval. I did not attend um that meeting but plan to attend this Thursday. Um, so good stuff happening and they they're kicked off their school year um down at the career center as well. Um, the FCDF meeting actually was cancelled just due to we had some people that weren't able to attend and felt like it was um want to make be mindful people's time. So that meeting was canceled, but there'll be one in
057September that I'll be happy to report out on in probably October the way that falls. So that's all for me. Career center in FCBF. Next we have Mr. Bellman. >> Yep. So keep it short and sweet. Um had the work our work dev meeting end of July. Uh we've got the Career Quest coming up for eighth graders and 10th graders um on October 1st at Energy Fieldhouse. So they will be bust over there and attending that um October 1st. Um the our next meeting is August 27th. Um and Mr. Shoemaker has graciously um accepted the invite to present at workdev. He's going to present um about the manufacturing program um and answer questions. There's usually like anywhere from 20 to 25 business reps and everyone there. And uh I was going to present that, but
058I thought, you know what, like Brian's been kneede in that. We're gonna have Mr. Shoemaker come and answer questions and present that. And we're excited about that program. And we want um everybody at that work meeting to kind of see Mr. Shoemaker's passion for that and find out, you know, all the things that have gone into that. So, um I talked him into it this afternoon. So, I appreciate >> publicly publicly recorded. >> I appreciate him. I appreciate his willingness to uh to come to that and do that. >> So, thank you, Mr. Shoemaker. And then our our our meeting, like I said, is uh August 27th, so it's uh next Wednesday. >> Sounds good. >> That's all I got. >> Um policy. Um, Don and Paul, you guys have still working on memorizing those
059binders and haven't made it. >> I have uh we got a an email from Sonia. Could be Yeah, September. It looks like it's going to be probably after our next board meeting. >> Okay. I'm next week. >> Yeah. So, it'll be September. >> Awesome. >> After our next board after our next >> um Oh, our >> legislative Yeah. So there hasn't been lots of change I guess since the last meeting but um there was a special session held on January 21st in the Ohio House where they did a vote or hold vote to veto um one of the line it or one of Governor Dwine's line item vetos on House Bill 96. Um that item was the one that restricts uh political subdivisions um from pursuing replacement property tax levies uh fixed some emergency substitute
060emergency and combined school district income tax and fixed sum property tax levy. So that's the only one so far that they called a vote on. There was two others on their agenda, two other line items. the impacted school districts or school district funding. Um that was on their agenda, but they weren't called up for vote. So, um they could vote on those do that anytime between now and the end of 2026. So, um not sure that we're out of the woods there yet, but um the vote they did um take though that goes advanced to the Senate. So the Senate still has to vote on that before the veto is actually overridden. Um so they have a free vote there too in that chamber and um I haven't seen where they've scheduled any sessions so
061I haven't seen anything either. It's very quiet, >> right? So hopefully it stays that way but um >> but we'll see. Uh so then um as promised uh Governor DeWine did uh form his property tax reform working group um which he uh I think mentioned in all the comments that he provided you know when he did all of his vetos. Um so uh that group has announced intentions to meet bi-weekly to discuss potential property tax reform. Um the governor has requested that the group report back with proposals by the end of September. So um more to come on that I'm sure. >> Can we find a we there's a list I'm sure of the people. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Yeah. It's um it's on one of your emails. Perfect. >> Um but that's really that's
062really >> that's great. We like we kind of are happy about the heights, >> right? I was too. >> That report took a lot less time to write. >> Yeah. >> The last one. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um finance. So, I'll let Mr. F um report out that we met with Heather and um Gary this last last Thursday. >> Yeah. I'd like to thank Heather and Gary and Chel for taking half of my report. I had a full paper print down here, but they covered a lot that I was going to cover in my report. So, thank you, if you listen, that covered it. I just got a few things. U Shel mentioned it, but our forecast is going to last for another year. So, the state at this point is not bothering
063us, taking us back to the 2022, right? Is what we're at. So, there'll be a slight decrease coming in. Yes. In money, but >> at least we got Shel said we got one more year to hang in there, I hope. So, that was a point. Uh actually have some good news for taxpayers here. Uh tax bill's going to go down next year. Uh the bond levy for the new high school is finally paid off. And so instead of having it raised, we're all going to see a slight decrease, but a decrease saving money on property tax, which everybody complains about. I think it's a good thing. So that's a good positive thing I have. >> Uh well, the last thing I said all grants were approved and you already took that up, too. So as
064I said, most of my thunder was taken care of by everybody else. But thank you. Yeah. Sorry, Dan. >> Yeah, I'm glad you did. You didn't have to listen to me. >> All right. Okay. So, um, board members, they have anything additional? >> I just want to, you know, what Gary said, what we saw up there. I was a couple days ago, I was out doing my morning talk with my friendly little beagles and walked by and Dick said, "Take a look at it." So, I took a walk through everything. So, the bus garage has the approval of myself and the beagles. So, it was a very nice. It looks good, though. It really did. You know, the pictures can't do it. Just get over there and take a look. You know, I know Dick
065had no problems walking through, but I got a nice walk through and it looks very nice. Just about ready to go. So, >> awesome. Um, I've got a couple things for you. I put a handout. Oh, here. Let me just go through my thing written down. So, I was able to attend the virtual um bianial budget review. Um, that was actually it was it was good. It was >> It was good. >> I don't I felt like we were just all in that mode for a while. We've gotten to breathe a little bit, but um that information was um helpful. Uh had also had an opportunity to share um some opening remarks with the staff and Don and I were able to attend and pass out help pass out I should say um some service
066awards. So it's pretty cool when you're giving out 30 year and that's not 30 years in teaching. Mr. Chapman may clarify this. That's 30 years in our district. So like those service awards are given out. So we have teachers that are at 30 years, several at 20, you know, and down from there. So that's uh was a pretty cool opportunity. Um I did during that, you know, I we started out with all kinds of fun, inspiring stuff and then somebody decided to line up the code of conduct speaker, which she did a great job, but it was it's code of conduct. So, I did give you all the handouts that staff received. Um, it's it's some good information um to have. So, I'm sure the principles had great conversations with their staff after that. Um,
067it was it was it was helpful to hear. Um, and then just also on a personal note, just wanted to say um I was able to attend freshman orientation because I'm a freshman, which is crazy. Um, well, one that's out but one the last one, freshman, and just um felt like we took advantage of having captive audience with our students and our freshman parents. Um had some folks come in that are not from the district per se. Um David Ally and then Julia Suggs from Area Development Foundation. I thought it was a great half hour to 40 minutes of um just information about what all is going on in Frederick Town. So, thanks for a good orientation. I thought it was really good. I wouldn't have been there had I not had a freshman, but
068it was great. Anybody else board update stuff? We're rocking and rolling. Lots going on. You mentioned that everybody's at everywhere else around the district these days. Okay. What's next? You guys over here, I believe, right? We up to >> Are you still Are you still with us over there? >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. Mr. Shoemaker's looking at the clock. Here we go. It was like should have this meeting last week, right? It was a bit shorter. Sorry. No. Um, yes. Whoever wants to go first. >> Okay. >> It's great to have our students back at school and ready to learn. And today was just our fourth day of school and with our new arrival and dismissal procedure and our first day with all of our kindergarteners in attendance because we have that staggered start. And
069I'd like to thank my teachers and staff who have dedicated and who are dedicated and committed to the arrival and dismissal process. And I'd also like to thank the families for their patience and understanding as we make these changes. I want to assure you that no changes were made without thought, reflection, or student safety. I anticipate the process will continue to become quicker as everyone learns these things routines and we will continue to monitor and make adjustments as needed. And the first days have gone well. We've been rolling out our packs and cultural blueprint initiative as well as our new reading curriculum step by h and our teachers have worked that our teachers have worked last year to select and have professional development on at the start of school. >> Thank you. >> All right.
070Uh middle school off a pretty good start four days in. Uh just trying to get everybody into the routine and procedure uh you know at middle school. Uh but overall things have been going well. I feel like we're sixth graders are getting into their lockers pretty efficiently now getting where they're going. So uh off to a good good start. uh desk meeting I'll I'll you know have it on there for approval but uh eighth grade will go back to plan on going back to DC in May. all the details next. So far so good. Same for the high school start. Um kind of classes. Um we have we're holding classes in new engineering lab construction. Um it's starting to come together. I would like to have it pretty well complete by uh semester. Um equipment
071will probably come in uh late September, early October. We should have all the equipment that we ordered at about that time. Uh um Christine said David Alli and David from our area foundation spoke uhation really talked about just the importance of manufacturing in our local community county um in Ohio jobs opportunities are out there benefits pay credentials that kids are going to be able to receive as part of this program just need of this program place in the county um because he did that engineering and manufacturing education and college credit. So excited about that. Um you guys got the flyer uh our updated flyer if you haven't seen that take a look at that you haven't yet but it has our uh the articulation group we have with COC right now. Um this is a
072loading document. We'll continue to update this um maybe in the very near future waiting to hear back from COTC. Uh possibly perform warning about some other credit opportunities that might have you have any questions let me know at some point. >> Yeah, I got I got ahead. >> Um great work on that. Great work. The room looks great. All your work um youbody else time she went to take trainings to go from the time she took to get trained on this equipment and she's put in a lot of extra time and now you just it's a lot for her to figure this out. >> Yeah. some great work on the ideas. I think I can say, you know, kudos for I don't know whose idea it was or whatever, but having the high school students
073go over and welcome the elementary kids first day, that was that was really cool. See those pictures and hear some of those stories from both the elementary kids and the high school kids. I thought that was a nice gesture. I guess mine would just be um can you speak a little bit to Freddy focus and soar and how that's going and what >> so so far so good. The first two days were really a lot of what had class meetings uh during that time uh established you know going over the culture blueprint with students uh you know started at that point. So today middle school Monday after blueprint um yesterday school they said academic goals personal goals uh they'll keep checking in on those weekly tracking on Mondays along with uh whatever lesson is up
074on that middle school Tuesday through Friday is a variation um uh intervention enrichment uh go outside a little bit fresh air I think that's important for those words that have a little day uh so basically whatever they need during that time we're trying to get it in there and kind of fill in their academic focus uh which is you know increasing complex question knowledge uh so we're going to go back into that piece I need to be part of getting ready. >> Well, it's early. Um I think Mondays I don't know doing a lot of things on Monday. Monday. Our lesson on uh this past Monday was core values. Since we already went over what the culture blueprint, what school's core values are, they have to explore what their own core values are. Um and
075why are other core values? Um at the high school, it's going to be more uh Tuesday through Friday uh will be each core subject. We require rating to call kids down for intervention. Right now it's a little bit difficult because Kids don't have a lot to do right now first days. So it's kind of out a lot and we don't have a good campus yet. So our class still qualify. So once uh once we get into this project and homework >> Yeah, I think it's great. Mr. >> Sure. >> Money saver over there >> at the moment. >> Sorry. >> That forever. >> Sorry. >> Last quarter report I shared just preparations for needs of our students. Um we're continuing especially for our new students to evaluate needs and really focusing efforts at that kindergarten
076level. Um, and our next phase as far as working with teams down there is worked Gina and I and Anna Taylor, the rest of the kindergarten team worked on just starting to brainstorm and start putting things into place. Um, starting to do some observation and collecting data on students. We have a lot of needs coming into the grade level. Um, we are looking at using um our support through our BCBA Leanne Shepard to provide support We're looking at creating and implementing sensory diets for kids. Sensory diet is breaks that kids might need in order to be able to focus better. Uh and that we're going to get some additional help from Darcio Tai Lyn Burns intervention specialist and others to help put those in place. looking at modeling expectations and training our educational staff and
077making sure our teachers who do a good job on a daily basis help put those things into place. Um making a real conscious effort of partnering with parents because we're going to need their help in supporting plans with the kids that I'm referring to. And then also even going out of our skill set and our not skill set but our comfort zone look at possibly changing our structure what we're doing within the classroom. J and I have talked about that as well as well as enlisting the help and support of our school nurse for some of the medical needs that we have there. As they said, we're evaluating right now and planning and putting plans into place. Uh it's not going to happen overnight. We're going to to continue to evaluate, make adjustments as we
078move along as we see what the kids need and how they respond. Definitely compliments to the staff. We got two new staff members down there, two veteran staff members. But we do have some extra folks there to provide support so that once we identify the needs, we can start pinpointing where we need to focus our resources with our people. Okay, that's going to take a little bit time. So, um, again to Jean and her staff, kindergarten teachers, and I've been in classrooms quite a bit. >> Absolutely. >> You had a cute little guy with you on the first day of school. >> Yeah, I had a I didn't realize I'd have a mini me that was not planned to be dressed alike, but >> it was pretty fun to see. Okay, Sharon's not here tonight.
079She had a PTO book meeting that was scheduled before the board meeting got switched. So that's where she is so far has a great start to the new year and can't wait. >> I know, right? >> Exciting. >> Awesome. Thank you. Before we adjourn at the bottom of the agenda, don't forget we um approved earlier that that meeting time is going to shift to 4:30. Just want to make sure we know that. Um and then we'll we approve that work session after. So item number 12 is a motion to adjurnn. >> Second, >> Mr. Yes. >> Mrs. Winger. Yes. Mr. Bowman. >> Yes. Yes, Mr. >> Yes. >> Thank you. There you are.