001on Tuesday, June 10th here at our regular um Frederick County Local School Board meeting. And if we could start with um a roll call. Mr. Bowman here, Mr. F here, Mrs. Lindman here, Mr. Napier here, Mrs. Winger here. Okay. And I need a motion to adopt the uh board agenda for this evening. The move. Second. Mr. F. Yes. Mrs. Winger. Yes. Mr. Bowman. Yes. Mrs. Lindamman. Yes. Mr. Napier. Yes. Okay. And moving on to item number four, which is the approval of the meeting minutes from the special board meeting that was held on uh the 12th and that was because of a move in date and then we had an additional special meeting um that occurred on May 23rd. So approval a motion for approval of meeting minutes for both of those meetings. So move
002second. Mr. Bman, yes. Mr. Napier, yes. Mr. F. Yes. Mrs. Lindman. Yes. Mrs. Winger. Yes. Any public participation? Okay. All right. So then moving into um item number six, which consistently we have uh things listed under this for special accommodations. So we had um some donations from our PTO um to the elementary for an Ohio bird sanctuary event. Um, PTO also helps us out with our Freddy folders, which is a been a communication tool that the district has used for years. Great tool for getting those papers home to parents. Um, another donation um to from the PTO to the elementary for field day treats. I happened to drive through the parking lot that day and saw the the field day with the, you know, parachute thing and I love seeing all that. So, and then
003we also had a $200 um donation from New Life Church of the Nazarene for our subverse of elementary supplies and snacks. So, I need a motion to approve um item or letter number A under item six. Second, Mr. Bowman. Yes. Was that you? That was Paul. Sorry. Everybody was arguing over it. Mr. Napier. Yes. Mrs. Wanger. Yes. Mr. Bman. Yes. Mr. F. Yes. Mrs. Linderman. Yes. Okay. Item number seven, treasures report. And then we'll move into the treasures consent agenda. Okay. Uh expenses did exceed revenue in May by 836,000. Um this we had several large onetime expenditures. Uh we had our final bond payment on uh the OASBO which is for the it was an energy bill that we had back in 2006 that was paid off this month uh or last month. Uh we
004replaced the freezers and the high school and elementary special education cost for the ESC. We did have a payment for the bus garage. Uh we also had human body system supplies for project lead the way. We also purchased bag equipment. Um I think there was a saw, a planer and a sander and the food service supplies that we have every month. Um as of May 31st expenditures are at 88% of the budget and revenue is at 102%. the revenue surplus really a lot of it is interest and property tax revenue. Uh next month or really at the end of the month at the June 26 meeting I will be submitting my final appropriations for fiscal 25 and then my temporary appropriations for fiscal 26. Um and we are also in the process of closing out
005uh the year. Uh we've been closing out several poss and getting everything to the point for payroll where we've made sure that we've paid everybody that we need to pay for the year. The other item that I have on the agenda is a motion for um the first reading of a resolution. Um the resolution states that um pursuant to OC 5705, the board of education may establish a capital fund which We have already done we established the 070 last year for um for construction or improvement of fixed asset assets of the school district. Uh this will be to establish and maintain a capital projects fund to fund, acquire, construct new fixed assets and approve aging fixed assets and also ensuring that all school facilities including transportation vehicles, classrooms, playgrounds, restrooms, school buildings and grounds are
006accessible and inclusive for students with disabilities and special education needs. Um this also goes to improve and modernize athletic facilities, playground services, uh with focus on safety, accessibility, and expanding opportunities for all students and community members. This is just a first reading of this um resolution um at this time with everything that's going within the state budget which will know by the end of the month what is actually going to be happening with well right now there's really three house bills that's going to impact the district um in a big way. House Bill 335 which really reduces or removes inside millage for the school districts. Um we have a total of 4.1 inside mills which would basically equate to 1.1 million that the school district will lose. Um and then House Bill 96, that is
007the House bill that's been kind of booming over every school district. That also rolls back Millage and um along with House Bill uh 335 and House Bill 186 where it also attacks all of your levies. Um for we all of our levies are fixed rate levies, but and for right now they are continuing where we don't have to go in to renew a levy with school districts with these house bills. If school districts were to go to renew a levy um with these new house bills, there's no such thing as renewing a levy. If you go to renew, it is stated that it will basically be a brand new levy. So, you can't go and say that this is no increase in property taxes. Every levy at this point will be treated as a brand
008new levy. Um, and they are hasn't been stated yet. And Shelley may maybe you have read a little bit. Everything that I've seen so far, they're not rolling back the levies, but they are including those mills within our already existing mills. So, we're at the 20 mil floor. To get us to the 20 mil floor, they're including our levy, our fixed rate levies of 2.58 mills. That's what gets us to our with them removing the 4.1 bills. Um with this they with also within these house bills uh they have stated that school districts need a written plan of what they the school district will be using the excess funds over they moved the 30% to 50%. But you so now you have three years to spend these funds. So even moving the funds over into
009the 070 fund, we still have three years even though law states that these funds can stay in that fund for 10 years. The state is saying we have three years to spend and if we do not spend these funds within 10 years um funds will be taken away from the district itself to get us to that threshold. Uh there are of course stipulations on how you can spend it as I knew there would be. Um but this is one way that um we can get talking and how the district um needs to improve our facilities, our grounds, our building itself um with these additional funds of the 3.7 million. I know that's a lot. have a question. We can go back to your Oh, yeah. I'm not Okay. I I know I have a question
010on what you the original treasury reports recommendations. I don't know not what's on the floor yet. So, I don't know whether I can do that now before we have a motion or it's very just some I just want to know how much was spent on the BG equipment. The bog equipment was uh just a little over 10,000. Yep. Okay. $10,16.98. I know I say that every month, but it's on the over000. Thank you. So, I think what we'll do is um entertain a motion on the treasures of consent agenda and then we can have some discussion around the resolution and so move second. Okay, Paul, you're up. Okay, so I'll be honest with you. I'm just getting back not not out of it like Mr. Thank you for Thank you for being here Mr. Bell
011on the um Thanks. How how did we get how did we come up with this 3.7 that is the 50% over that is the 50% that is the 50%. Okay. And then this can this money is separate from the is 070. This is what trips me up. So it's 070-0100 because I want to make sure that that money was established last year, right? So I have to keep them separate because that has already spent one year. So it's so it's different. It's within the same fund special cost centers, right? So I know I can keep track of this money was put in 2024, this one money was put in 2025 or 2026 different time. Yeah. And and you can't go back. We can't go back and move that money. Can you move it between those
012two funds or it's all within the same fund? It's all in the same fund. How you have to track? It's how I have to track it because of the if if there wasn't a stipulation on years, I would just move it to 070 with no special cost center. Okay? But because there's each each of them has a life lifetime of 10 years. That's the reason. So I personally can keep track of when this was put in and then when this money was put in. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. Totally makes sense. So, if we go back to September of 2024, we established the 070 account and put 2 million in that account and we've spent roughly half a million of that. Right. So, yes, but I just want to make sure that they're in the
013same fund. Right. But when I leave, the next person will know, okay, this this mount was here from this time span. It can only stay here until you know 2034 and then it has to go back to the general fund. Sure. Okay. That's the reason for the special cost centers. Okay. So the two billion that we already moved that's not subject to the three years. That's still the 10 years. Okay. And really none of it's subject to it yet because none of it's really passed. We're just trying to hit this moving target. It seems to be shifting, but we'll probably know next week. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And that's why we want to put it on as the first reading get it out there as well. Sure. Well, and I guess just for history sake, the
014whole whopping year and a half of history that I've had on this board, first joined the finance committee last year with Paul or last school year with Paul and that was when this was established. We started talking about, you know, aging. It's hard to say that our buildings are aging, but they're aging like the rest of us. Um, and you know, we started talking about athletic facilities. Um, you know, accessibility as a district. Mr. Caputo's mentioned at a couple different meetings some needs that he's identified um in his role. So, yes. um some of the conversations, you know, in plans were kind of almost paused because this budget came out in February when the governor first threw it out and um with teacher negotiations and all kinds of things that were going on and just
015felt like it was wise to kind of pause, but trying to let the foot off the brake a little bit maybe. And yeah, with the I wish I could say with every release of the new version of the tax bills or House bills that they would come out a little bit better, but they're not. Um, it's just more of a almost a direct hit to public schools in general. And with them putting an actual time limit or you know you have x number of years to expend these funds on capital projects that was like one of their it was out there like capital projects. Um not saying you can't buy buses or anything like that. You can do that with it because that does have a lifespan. But um they made it I don't know
016if it was um a big rush of all the schools that were creating and moving the money that that this pushed it. I I don't know. But um our fund was established a year ago. So that does help us a little bit there. But um there are things the district needs and um yeah, we need to have conversations about that. Um yeah, and thank you for your work on it and I know it it comes with the job, but it does. Um it's also we're fortunate to have your experience and um when people ask me in the community of just what's the impact on the district? I mean, my reaction, I think I've already shared this, but immediate reaction is the head space that it's taken up. Oh, Lord. Um, not only in your head
017and Mr. Chapman's, but it trickles into our administrators and on down. And then it's just a distraction to what really should be the focus. Um, so I think that's where some of the frustration lies personally for me. It's just, you know, it's just been a distraction for all of us when we have I will I won't lie. It's weird history at this time. Yeah. But we're also also fortunate as a district to Yeah. So, anything else to add discussion around? There'll be lots more discussion moving forward of course about um spending of the money, that kind of stuff. My eyeballs back on so I can see. Okay. Um so, Yes, we do roll. Yes, we can do. We already had the motion. So, if we can do roll. Mr. P. Yes. Mr. Baker. Yes. Mr.
018Bowman. Yes. Mrs. London? Yes. Mrs. Winger? Yes. Thank you. Okay, we're going to move into number nine, which is our superintendence report, and then we'll bump into 10. But let's spend some time with her. Thank you. Good evening everyone. As far as uh superintendence report, I have several items that I did put in front of you. The first one I just um we have an enrollment spreadsheet uh if you will. And if you look at it like there's not very many numbers there. Uh if you flip it over, you'll see the 24 25 enrollment how we finished up for that's as of May school year. So that that's all based upon the last school year. And what we're trying to show here is projections for the next school year 25 26 just by grade level.
019As you can see, uh you can then see the building breakdown on there too. Um just to give you an indication of where we are at this point. Total 1196. Again, that's not funded. That's headcount. Okay. Through uh 12. And then also we are standing at 80 rejected as of right now as of June 10th for kindergarten. Will we see an additional five students? Most likely based on past history, we should, but that's where we're sitting right now. And obviously down a little bit because we graduated last year in May, last month, and um only bringing in 80 at this point. So just wanted to call that out and give you an update here as of June 10 as far as enrollment is concerned. Appreciate that. Thank you. Um next item two and and I
020did not put this in front of you. I will pass it down but as far as staffing is concerned um we are for the most part um almost wrapped up with it. um as that is passed down there, you will see we still have um a couple more that are highlighted there to to finalize. Um and that would be for the intervention specialists at the elementary school. Um also then um we I want to talk a little bit here about gifted that that position as of right now remains um unfilled. It's been posted for a week. Um And what we're finding now with this change in law and budget bill is that gifted is a specific line item within the budget. And one of the things that they have done with this is let me
021back up. There are times when you have a hard to fill position that if you find a licensed individual who may or may not be licensed well who would not be licensed necessarily in that area content area, you could still bring them on if they agree to uh engage in a two-year alternative plan or supplemental contract. And that still remains in effect for most all teaching positions in in the state of Ohio or in a school district if you will as long as they have a teaching license. Okay. Well, what is happening here with gifted is because that is a line item, we cannot bring in uh an employee or candidate who does not have the gifted endorsement. The old model of potentially bringing them in and saying, "Okay, are you going to work towards
022getting that license?" That does not work for gifted a gifted intervention specialist or a gifted coordination. That does not work in this scenario based on the budget bill. Okay? So, we cannot distribute funds or allocate funds for somebody who's under a temporary license, if you will, which ties our hands even more so. So we have to look at other alternative ways to still provide that service usually through an ESC consortium type of thing and it requires us to get a little bit more I can't believe I say it it's an oxymoron get more creative if you will because really that is taken by this law change in the specific restricted front fund line item that has taken away a lot of creativity. It has tied our hands. So just wanted to throw that out there
023too. So we have some work to do in that area. So then if we don't So based on the gifted numbers that we have, we get a certain amount of dollars. Correct. And then so what if we don't fit like what happens to the dollars if we don't hire somebody to spend the dollars? Well, I should know. Starting starting um July one will be the new really bianium budget where we would get give the dollars. So right now could use those gifted dollars to keep paying Ben because Mr. Mcclelay will be paid through August 20th. At that point, the only thing that I could pay gifted for would be the coordination services through the ESC, but I could not pay anything else with those gifted funds because they are completely restricted. Um, if I spin
024it on, say we hired you for a a gifted teacher and you are not gifted, we would have to pay those monies back. So, um, we don't they just won't be the monies won't be used. And then when we report when I report because I report staffing to OD. So when I report that we do not have a certified get the teacher on file then those monies would go away. Okay. Just want to want to yeah bring that to your attention. Understand that that's it's also impacting our student success and wellness fund our DPIA which is disadvantaged people impact aid. Correct. Um the gifted there any others within that? Those are the three the three main ones. So, we've got to take a different look at that and how salaries are and how we're staffed
025accordingly. Okay. Um, what? Yes. Hey, this is the fun part of the job right here. I know. I was like, well, I thought you were starting with the fun, but it's all right. Start off with that first. So the fun part here was on in May 19th um we that was our teacher work day, professional development day. We had three hours there where we um the whole district got to hear Jennifer Lawson who helped facilitate the RF factor, the cultural blueprint and we presented the culture blueprint and she really uh set us up well to to finish the school school year segue into summer and then looking forward to the upcoming year especially as that culture blueprint piece and we'll be talking a lot more about that as we we approach the upcoming school year.
026But one of the things that that occurred that e or that that morning is uh Mr. shoemaker presented the staff with a um what I guess you want to call a challenge coin if you will and he had a really nice story to frame that as to the why behind it and it's something that that we've now endeared I guess as a district and and trying to make this part of our our culture as well. Um and so if we could Ryan if you would just share the same story regarding the origination of of of this this coin with the group here. So multiple stories behind the origins of the challenge point. The first documented story was army lieutenant in World War I. He gave it out to all the members of his unit. It
027had their units on it and um he uh he put his in a bag around his neck where he kept it. Uh he ended up getting his plane got shot down to Germany. Uh was captured by the Germans and um was taken to town. Uh was able to escape, made it to a French outpost. Um they were a little bit of his accent, kind of questioning him. He only way he was able to prove that he was who he said he was. He had his uh his coin in his bag that had his signia he said who he said he was. Um end up making it back to his unit. Uh this may end up becoming a military tradition. Um uh it's now it's kind of evolved now EMS, fire, uh police up, educational institutions,
028these challenge coins and really it's kind to show respect, camaraderie, gratitude. They're given out to people in the district. It has front has our core values staff K12 our core values as a district and what outcomes we want to see. Thank you. With that being said, we'd like to present our first challenge point. And this is on behalf of the board, too. A little emotional. Sorry. Very good to Amy Robinson. So, if you come on up here, I'd like to get you on camera. I'm not sure where we need her to be. Right back here. Right up here. Right where you're at. You're probably in front. Okay. Okay. All right. So, and this on behalf of the board, administration, really our whole school community, but you've been doing a lot of work for Frederick town
029and really county. I'll just read it here too. First one there is the coin. Frederick town. What this says, a certificate of commendation presented to Amy Robinson Stewart in recognition of your outstanding leadership and dedication to school safety through your work as deputy director of the Knox County Emergency Management Agency and for your successful development of a countywide school reunification plan in collaboration with all Knox County schools. The board of education congratulates you on the national recognition of your efforts through the acceptance of your poster presentation with a little schoolation into the poster showcase at the 73rd annual international association emergency managers manager and emergency managers in Louisville Kentucky. Your achievements reflects the values of excellence we strive for in every town and serves as an inspiration to our students, our staff. [Applause] uh yesterday
030and today was the center of school safety uh their conference and her shaker and I actually presented this afternoon on our plan. So we had about I would say 50 60 folks in our in our presentation this afternoon. So um it did it did um we had some good questions and we're excited to share what we've done and go forward. So, thank you for being here. Thank you for taking helping us take care of our kids. Thank you. Thank you. Stick around for a picture. Thank you. Picture that. Nate and I had the opportunity to go go kind of watch that a little bit for one day. So, it's pretty cool. Okay. Okay. Moving on. superintendent superintendent's consent agenda. Uh we have a couple of resations there on A and B and that would be
031Mrs. Richardson and Mr. McCle. Also item C would be to approve a contract with Leah Clending Cornerstone Pediatric Therapy for Physical Therapy Services for 2526. Uh Cardinal Rehab for TVI vision services. Letter E would be to the removal and recycle of outdated and unused library material media root materials and then also if the our food service purchasing co-op. Um there is no increase with that co-op from the previous year. We also have to along with that approve our nutrition standards report and then here would be our requirement regarding the student uh to approve the district student wellness and success plan for fiscal year 26 because we do have to have those now approved and along with our budget on an annual basis. Motion to approve the final reading of the handbooks for the 2526 school
032year, which would be our athletic handbook, parent student handbook, and transportation. Also, more science of reading, professional development completion in uh extended school year services uh for the remainder of the school year to be paid at $30 per hour. And then also uh a ACT proctor for students with extended testing accommodations and that would be done obviously this summer and the rate there would be 2303 per hour set by ACT. Motion to approve the personnel recommendations for new employment. that would be to amend a contract and employment for ELA position at middle school and then also um a supplemental contract which would be part of the other half of the elementary student council uh with Heather Break. Other than that, I think that is all I have for the consent agenda. Okay. Then I would
033entertain a motion to approve the superintendent's consent agenda and we could have any discussion there. So second I do have a question under K. Should we get Michaela off there? Um or not on this? No, this is this is because she agreed um to do this before her anticipated resignation and it's working specifically with Okay. So she's still going to be Got it. I wasn't sure. Thank you. Welcome. No, just um and honestly I think that like the last meeting was our special meeting. We had some um hiring that we did. So just want to I guess make a comment more than anything. Just thank you to Ryan and Gina and Adam and Matt. just I mean I know hiring's been kind of a thing and you guys have been just doing it as it's
034as it comes which is great because that gives us an opportunity to have the best I think candidates possible and I think we've been for the most part it sounds like except for maybe the gifted thing you know we've had multiple candidates which is nice when you've got a pool of folks to choose from so just thank you for staying on it and all of that and it's nice to have some alum coming back to work in the district That's all. Sorry. Anything else? Any other discussion? Okay. Mr. Napier. Yes. Mrs. Winger. Yes. Mr. Bowman. Yes. Mr. F. Yes. Mrs. Lind. Yes. Okay. We are moving into committee reports. Um, and I'll just start with my committees. So, actually, um, career center, uh, board meeting got moved this month to Monday the 23rd. So, um
035nothing to report out yet on that. Um did have the opportunity to attend the career center graduation um in support of um you know our our Freddy's and my nephew happened to be graduating as well. Mr. Chapman was there um supporting as well. So, it was good to it was a nice ceremony and um it was good to support the kiddos. So, and then FCDF actually meeting is this um Thursday, but just a couple reminders there. farmers market um is going on uh 4 to 6:30 every Thursday. Every Thursday. Every Thursday. I should know that. Every Thursday, right, Ryan? Yeah. Is it every It's every Thursday. Farmers market. I think it's every Thursday. I think that's it is every Thursday. Okay. Yes. And then it's the vendors market. That's the first Saturday of the month.
036And actually, that was just this last Saturday. And if you were in town, it was busy. like Breaks Grill was it was busy in town because we had the weather was was decent and we had our vendors market. So appreciate um FCDF and their efforts to bring patrons um to town and yeah that's all I have for those two. So then Mr. um I did not attend the last one. I was that was about a week after my surgery so I was out. Um I'm just going to make one correction. Sorry to be nitpicky. Uh the career center, it's senior awards ceremony though. It's not not graduation. You're right. Thank you. All those kids graduate from Frederick Town, graduate from here. Not and the farmers markets every week by the way. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you
037for that. Yep. Um Shelly, no policy. Don Paul, you guys have not made until September. Okay. I always try to skip you all with that. Sorry. It's okay. you do it in September. Yeah, I won't skip you in September. Try not to. Okay, Shelly. I have lots written down, but probably not really a lot to report on because Heather kind of touched on a lot of it. I'm sorry. No, that's okay. Right. Yeah, I'm I'm 100% good with that. So, um, I just wanted to mention, I guess, to everybody that you you should have gotten an email from Jennifer, I think it's hope, right, at OSBA, um, on June 4th. Um, so if you haven't had time to open that and read it, I would encourage you to because it does a pretty good job
038of summarizing all of the uh, changes that have been proposed again uh, to House Bill 96. Um, and it also had a couple linked documents to it and one of them was really good at um, kind of comparing the executive to the House to the Senate version of everything and even gave references back to the Ohio Revised Code. So, um, it it was just helpful, I guess, in trying to track and research some of the stuff with all the the moving pieces. So, just wanted to encourage everyone to take a look at that if you haven't had an opportunity to um yet. Um it does sound like the Senate will still intend to vote on that either sometime between tomorrow and Friday, I think. Um and then if the House does not agree with all
039of their proposed changes, then it'll go to conference committee um where it'll be kind of debated back and forth. Um has to be finalized uh by June 30th. So hopefully by the time we come to the next meeting, we'll uh at least know where we're landing on all of this. So start to make Yeah. start to make real plans, I guess. Yeah. So um otherwise, again, just you know, there's a lot of movement here on property tax reform, too, all at the same time. So um there's indications that that's probably going to get well there's already some pieces of that that are included in House Bill 96. It sounds like they may take pieces of House Bill 335 and incorporate them into House Bill 96. So just something else to kind of watch for. Um
040otherwise there's been a couple bill there. House Bill 114 passed the House with the unanimous vote now being considered by the Senate. So probably continue to have movement. All it's just alters age requirements for kindergarten admission. Um it requires public schools to admit to kindergarten any child who will be 5 years old or if the child is not completed first grade six years old by the first day of instruction. So I think it just changes the dates. Um they have to years old by and then House Bill 127 likewise also passed the house is now um being considered by the Senate. Uh it permits school districts um community schools and STEM schools to withhold student directory information. So again, probably one that will continue to work through kind of super consequential, I guess, like not
041like House Bill 96, but just something to talk about other than House Bill 96. That's all. So anyway, that's all for me. Okay. Um, next is our finance and we besides the House bill, we haven't really officially met as a committee. We typically do that in May and November which will be changing because I'll be filing my forecast again by October 15 this year. That's one more thing that's being proposed is all the change and yeah, it'll be a threeyear forecast instead of a fiveyear and I'll be filing well this year it's October and February but from here moving forward it'll be August and beginning of February I'll be filing the forecast which is really difficult. The threeear doesn't bother me. It's the timing of the filing. because you're just starting the school year and
042and file in February, you still have, you know, close to four and a half months left. So, it's a little difficult. And then there's, you know, some change also with um who the folks are that will be deciding. Oh, the budget commission. The budget commission like who who those folks are. Um there's a there's a lot of venturing back and forth even, you know, during their testimonies and while they're in committee. Yes. Um and whether or not that's a stretch of taking away some local control. Yeah. Because now the the the school's budget will have to be approved by the budget commission and also sent to OD for approval as well. So it's um see a little different. Interesting. Okay. Um, letter E is board members. Do you have anything additional they'd like to report
043out? You won't be surprised. I just have a little something. Um, Mr. Chapman had mentioned it and Ryan referred to it as well, but um, was able to attend the PD day. Um because I was on the culture blueprint and that got cancelled to weather and all of that and that was just really cool to um have that opportunity and to continue to watch and it's a that's definitely a marathon not a sprint. The whole focus three um E plus R equals O and Ryan you're proud I'm wearing my bracelet. It is a good reminder to pause and I need that um reminder is a little bit less permanent than a tattoo to put there. So, um, but it's good. I think it seemed like it was wellreceived and good to have the staff together
044and hopefully it is kind, it's neat how Jennifer, you know, she really ties it to it being a part of who you are as a person. It's something that you can apply to your personal life outside of just work. And so, I thought that was thought it was I thought it was good and it seemed like it was well received. Anybody else? Okay. Quiet lunch tonight. Um, actually administr administrative reports at the elementary and I went to Mount to observe their arrival and dismissal procedures. We have been talking with Amy and Rick Scher um about different ways to make our process more efficient and safe safer for students and for adults. So we got a lot of really good ideas and then we'll be working with the safety committee um to propose some new procedures
045for that and sharing information with parents so they're aware of that. Um our past training that we had May 20th that seems like so long ago that um was well received by our staff. We have 27 staff members attend and then we are meeting June 16th um to plan on how to roll that out for our students. So that would be powerful impact on student behavior and community support around them. And then um Mrs. Gray and Miss Greer were a huge um had a huge impact on our outdoor learning lab. Our fifth grade and third graders had planted and established um gardens for the summer and then we have a voluntary garden that comes on Tuesdays. Um, they just sign up through our social media post and through a QR code. Adults come with the
046children and they help out and pick fruit and tomatoes and vegetables. So, it's nice to see that starting and we're rolling that out to make sure that we have our garden sustainable for the fall so that we can enjoy that fall harvest. Um and then I appreciate the opportunities to attend professional development that then I can bring back to my staff. Um I attended a STEM summit um with some other um colleagues from our district and that provided a wealth of information just about career pathways and how to integrate STEM and science um across the board and then also made some connections to help implement and start a STEM um girls club. And then um I attended educator field days up at Holden Arborum that was put on by the division of natural resources for
047environmental and outdoor education and got a wealth of resources and connections that I'll be able to share and um with the staff but also help make our outdoor learning lab another vital piece of our education program. And um in July, I'll be attending the educator retreat at Cornell University. I received a scholarship for a three-day um training and workshop on environmental um ed and science with a focus on birds and they are paying the fee for attendance and a travel for everything. So, I'm looking forward to that and bringing that back to our staff and students. So, it's awesome. You guys are good little money finders. Tell our legislators that. What? Yeah. Anyways, love it. All right. Um, high school, I think most most of you know this already. We we have officially set a
048meeting yet. Um, on January 14th, uh, Mr. Chapman sent me an email indicating that there was a large grant that approval on this. This is a priority. Um so we did uh we um we let's see the grant was due on February 3rd. Um, a group of us, uh, Gina, myself, Melissa Triber, and Jessica Web, uh, were able to, uh, kind of put, I asked Jessica Web what her vision was for this program. And she communicated that of what she would like, where she'd like this to go, what she wants to do. And within a very short time period, we were able to get that on paper. Um, put that into a grant. Um, on February 27th, we were notified that we received that grant for $185,000. for it's an innovation grant uh for engineering
049and manufacturing made possible by the Walton family, Walton Foundation. Um it's being facilitated by Patel and they're they're the ones who are managing the grant. Um we have had several meetings. Uh we've had three Zoom meetings. Uh we've had two in person. Uh we had one on April 1st where we take a team. Um the who we're taking might be myself, Gina, Adam, um Karen, uh is going Jessica Web and um going down and and they tell doing a really nice job. I didn't realize we have so much support. Uh so they we have I wish we had more time to take advantage of it, but we've they have um people are going to hopefully be helping us with communication and marketing um implementation. Uh so these different work sessions these what they're calling design
050lab where we go in person um where we have time to meet with some of these people and talk about what our needs are and they're developing um again helping us with these plans and what what each and it's it is nice we but for us it is a steep learning curve. We're one of the only non JB JBSDs where we being a traditional public school our career tech knowledge is is very limited. future of fire hose on trying to learn how all this works. Um, logistics, coding, emiss to to this and we're trying to take all that in. Um, but it is nice to have that support for uh people to call and it has been nice. We have made a lot of great contacts to the STEM summit um at these at these
051work sessions with people who are more than willing to help us out and give some guidance. So, I'm taking advantage of that. I've been on meetings this week. Pretty much just taking the majority of my time now this summer. Uh but it's it's good work. It's this is fun. But there's still just a lot lot out there. Uh as far as um I'm meeting with COTC on Friday this week. Uh we sent them our curriculum and they're kind of doing an alignment to see how our courses could align with their two-year engineering uh tech associates degree, which is we found out is a pretty beneficial degree to have right now manufacturing jobs. So, we're going to be we're going to talk in more detail when we go to their campus and see they have pretty
052much all the equipment we ordered in the lab. Want to see what it looks like, see how it works and uh get a better idea of what of what we're going to be getting into and talk more about that alignment. Um training uh this is I also have a lot of anxiety for Jessica. I I know she's already have to go through too. She has a steep learning curve. She's going to uh which is who makes all the equipment. She's going there in July. It's in Indiana to get trained for a week. She'll be there for five full days and the days look like they're pretty packed. Um where she'll be trained on all this equipment. And another question we have is how how will this integrate with our current engineering curriculum? I think we're
053hoping that those some of those questions will be answered. The good thing is that the other 90 schools who got this grant, most I think seven other schools, us being the eight I think all use PLTW curriculum. So we're all all in that same boat of how how are we going to integrate this? So, I think having those connections with those other schools and seeing how they're going to incorporate that and work that into their same curriculum, same course that we're teaching will be will be beneficial to have those relationships. Um, trying to think yeah I I don't I could talk a lot more about all the things are going on but I if you guys have any questions or you want more details, let me know. I would have to kind of let you
054know where we're at process. You submitted another grant, right? That kind We did. Um we submitted an E for E grant um and it had to focused on um like uh a minority some some type of inequity that underserved. I told you underserved population and um was actually you want to talk about what we so so we were looking at the populations that we could um target and we looked at our enrollment in the engineering um program and how little females are represented. So looking at growing that program to include more um females and have them see that as a legitimate pathway for their careers and encourage that. So um we targeted that and we also zoomed in on how we're a rural community and a lot of times um they're under represented in that
055engineering and manufacturing area as well. Um and then I'm going to be working to establish a girls in STEM club so that we keep that interest in science and math along for all of our girls as they continue to grow. And when Uh again, Jessica really put a lot of the together and then Gina really helped at the end when we were kind of going through it and making sure everything looked right and proof reading and and and brought up the uh what what's your girl how many girls you have in the program numbers 10%. I I would not have guessed just off hand that it was that that lower. Our numbers are pretty good for for you have in the high maybe the mid50. a little lower based on what we're kind of doing
056for that following year, but still that's only five classes engineering. So, I think that was that's important to focus on how we get those numbers up. When do you find out? Two weeks. Two weeks. Yeah. Maybe sooner, but that that would be the last. Uh and we we're somewhere in the ballpark. There's certain things the grant will pay for and certain things it won't. Uh when I talked to the person who uh we submitted the grant to uh through ODO uh they said go ahead and put put everything you want and we'll take out with per Perkins. There's some certain things that they will not those funds can't pay for. Sure. But they'll they'll separate those out. So we're looking at probably trying with equipment somewhere in 130 to $140,000 range. It was more but
057some of those cost but it was hard on the invoice that we turned in to take those things out like they would include a 3D printer filament but filament can't be because it's a consumable can't be paid for with this money but the 3D printer can so anyway but yeah welcome to Heather's world and one of the things that's really nice is the collaboration that we get across middle school, elementary and high, like everybody's voice and the programing, but also um when we brainstorm to make the grants and come together. So, it's not just one person, it's all of us. It's exciting. Encouraging. We need that. Okay. Got some MIAs today, which is fine. Let's bounce on over here to the other side of the room. FBA, Mr. Snider. Um, while we are wrapping up
058our year with grants, we got all our policies turned in for this year's spending. So, getting ready to close out our books so far out in July, so we're about a month behind you. Um, looking forward to um meeting with administration, Gina, the other principles. We have a section of the curricular um which allows us to partner with administration on some things that we could do for students. So um looking forward to maybe working together to see how we might be able to spend some money. Um I had a about an $8,000 carryover this year. So that's always nice to have a carry over versus not having any carryover. So looking forward to um spending that money. We'll get another 25,500 for next year. We'll be reapplying for the grant in December and then we'll
059hear if we get it in May of 2026. Um and then Mr. Chapman has a letter from OEA that he'll be sharing with you during executive session. This letter was written on behalf of FBA in regard to the handling of the supplemental position and FBA's concerns with that. So we'll do an executive session. I don't have anything. No carryover for some reason has no grants. Thank goodness you guys are buddies over there and you can join their party, right? Okay, turn my page now. All right. So, item number 12 um is executive session. And I just need a motion um to enter executive session for the discuss discussion of personnel and matters to be um kept confidential and there will be um no action to follow executive session. Mr. Bman, yes. Winger. Yes, Mr. F.
060Yes, Mrs. Lman. Yes, Mr. Yes.