001order this regular meeting of the Ohio City um Oberlin City Schools Board of Education. Please call the role. >> Miss Gadson >> here. >> Miss Garrett >> here. >> Miss Nagel >> here. >> Missa >> here. I will entertain a motion to adopt the agenda for the meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded. Do we have any additions or corrections to the agenda? >> No. >> Okay. Hearing none, please call the role. Miss Gatson, >> yes. >> Miss Garrett, >> yes. >> Miss Stagel, >> yes. >> Miss Amea, >> yes. Um, next, do we have any citizens concerns on agenda items? >> Anybody online? Okay. So, nothing there. Okay. So, ne next we have news of note and presentations. Dr. Hall, >> one of the first things we're going
002to do is um this is Mrs. last board meeting and we like to for provide her with a plaque for five years of service for our board and did an excellent job. Phenomenal leadership you provided for us and as the school district. We do appreciate everything and all you have done for us um connecting community members with us and especially getting our town and gown um efficiently running and we that's a lot up to you. was a lot of your work behind the scenes and we appreciate that um keeping that communication going with us and so right now I can provide you with this on behalf of the board of education. >> Thank you >> and >> thank you so much together. >> Yay. >> Thank you. >> Is not here. She's usually our picture.
003Thank you. Oh, that's right. She sure is. >> And if you'd like to do a speech. >> Um, oh my gosh, I'm such a person who likes to give speeches, but I'll keep it short. Uh, I just want to say thank you. Um, it's been a pleasure serving on the school board. Uh, thank you, Dr. Hall, for asking me five years ago to consider putting in an application. Um, I've had children go through the schools and have paid attention, but I did not really know how the district worked until I got to get behind the scenes and learned so much in this position. Um, and I appreciate how involved our community is. I think we have an excellent board. Um, that will be the new folks that'll be coming on in January and then those
004of us who are staying. And so, um, I'm very encouraged by the state of our district. So, just keep up the good work. I hope next time we'll have a a five rating on our report card because we're headed in that direction. Um, and I know we'll be in good hands with Joanne at the helm most likely. Oh, there still needs to be a vote and um, yeah. So, thank you everyone. >> Couple announcements. We have a couple presentations for the board. There will be no electronic monthly newsletter this month. December magazine will be mailed to households and expect to arrive beginning Friday. This publication highlight stories and accomplishments of our students and staff and we encourage everyone to watch. We have we appreciate all our community and family support for throughout the holidays including
005winter makers market this past Saturday at oes musical performances as well having support for these events and other shows how much our family support our school district and also our students. Thursday, December 18th, we will have our OHS holiday concert. Like to encourage our parents, students, families, and board members to attend the Thursday, December 18th holiday concert. Um it's a concert where we have um all the music, we have orchestra, all of them are combined together to provide a performance just at night. So that allow our parents not to come out four or five different nights, but to hear all our musicians all at one time. and we've been that for the last couple years and it's been a phenomenal event. Also like to remind our our families as a friendly reminder, winter break officially
006begins on Monday, December 22nd, 2025 and school will resume on Monday, January 5th, 2026. So we'll see them in 2026 when they return. And I know we have a lot of different fun activities and like member of staff and students for making this week um an excellent week for our community. Um we also had host 656 go to welcome home and visit as well our American Legion and they provided gifts for a lot of our veterans at welcome home as well. >> So that was a phenomenal event that occurred this morning from 10:30 to 11:30. like to thank our community veterans of 65656 American Legion who did a great job by attending there and providing gifts for our veterans here. Next we have um on our facilities update we have um two organizations that are
007interested in Eastwood Elementary. I know we had Eastwood Elementary for the last five years and we've worked with several different agencies. Currently now we have two different organizations that are interested in Eastwood and we like provide they would like to provide information to the board and um later in January on January 13th at a board meeting um we would like for the board to kind of discuss these two um organizations and kind of give us more direction at a January 13th board meeting on um you'll have two resolutions in front of you um in January that will um kind of outline these two organizations and kind of make a decision and discuss a public discussion on hey we like to go with this one we like to go with this one without happening January 13th
008and allow you time to gather more information. Um, first we would like to present Y and U properties. Um, they are interested and they have a presentation provide you with some information of what they like to do with Eastwood and what they like to do moving forward. Um, we have worked with them for over the last couple weeks and they have been interested in the property. They have also sent people out to review Eastwood. Uh both organizations are boarded happy and the condition of Eastwood and they have had both conversations. [cough] Eastwood have been in great shape for the last five years. We did a great job keeping in shape. Okay, I would like to turn over to Mr. Levy from Yu Properties and give us some information. Oh, >> you hear us? You hear
009us? Turn your mic off. >> No, the computer mic. That work. in Oberlin. Um and just so happened that we about less than a year ago purchased um a 52 unit senior housing in Oberlin known as Conquered Manor. And um in the process of doing that for the past two years uh even that I'm not local to the state I had about six or seven opportunities to visit um the city to stay in the city um enjoy the city and I found it a very interesting place. Uh there's something to it. I liked it so much that even and I live very far. I don't know if you can I guess you can guess by my name that I I'm not I'm not American. I live in Israel actually. Uh but I found uh Oberlin
010intriguing and and quiet and unique and I uh started to expand and further explore business opportunities. um in Overberlin and in Lauren County. And with in the in that process, I I got to know some people from the city and other um developers who are local and I was uh exposed or introduced to Eastwood School. Um about less than two months ago, I had the opportunity um to visit the school and found it extremely interesting as a development opportunity. Now development opportunity but I'll exactly what do I refer to when I say development opportunity? I'll present and after that I'll take any questions. Uh I try to make it kind of short and to the point. So uh I'll I'll start. So [snorts] what's the play here? Um with how I see things or we
011see things in our in our group. Um, I see Eastwood as an opportunity to build a community and to bridge generations. And I'll further explain what I mean by both. I see here a creating opportunity and the ability to create an opportunity for those that want to call Oberlin home and those who wants to age with respect in Oberlin. I became aware of some of the challenges that the Oberlin community has. both the younger generation graduating from college and the older generation wanting to age and respect and and finding the way to do that within the city. The city that some of them um were born and raised and lived all their life or some of them who returned home and want to do it in a more of a peaceful and um respective way.
012Um, being an owner of a senior housing, I get to know better the population and the people and their needs. And being able to accommodate that uh helps me look at this project in a different um way. So my thought when I saw the school and walked the school was that this is a landmark. It's a It's a piece of history. And being an antique lover and a vintage uh fan, I don't look at it and say, "Oh, great. Let's demolish it. Let's build something new." No, I try to look past and beyond. I try to think about how I can turn this facility into something remarkable, memorable, and yet to be able to use it and whatever because there's a lot of beef on on the bone and the foundation of this property um
013and a lot of beauty to it and I think it's a waste to tear it down. So I look at this uh Eastwood project in two ways. The first one it's what I call the Eastwood. The Eastwood is a young professional industrial style live work love community that utilizing the school facilities to draw attract and support the younger generation. people who graduate from college, young professionals, young couples that are looking to move back into Oberlin or to proceed and stay in Oberling after college, but they do not necessarily have the place to do that and they don't necessarily have a community to be a part of when they want to explore this option. And I think that because the school is built in the way that it is and the classes can be modified to
014loft style units, it creates a very interesting opportunities. Furthermore, some of the public spaces in the school, the cafeteria, the library, the auditorium, the computer rooms can be easily transformed and changed into a lounge and a coffee shop and an auditorium and an office space for people who need to work remotely and have this opportunity. Utilize the gym for the benefit of this community and even an artist gallery, a a a makers studio. There's so much to do. There's so much space there that can be beneficiary, I think, for people who wants to stay and live here, proceed with their professional career post their years in the university and better use this space as opposed to just uh tearing it down. The second part of the Eastwood project, it's the part that I call the
015Eastwood Manor. It's basically utilizing the very very large backyard of the school and building their new construction structure that will be a development that will host senior from Oberlin. I see, I know, and I become more aware with the need for housing for senior citizens and affordable seniors in the city of Oberlin and the surrounding areas. I have been engaged with the city with regard to that. I identified that as a sort of I won't say a problem but a challenge for the city and I think that Oberlin is a very very interesting place that can provide an answer to this problem and I think that the backyard can be easily used for this purpose but not in a bulk way or overaggressive something that will fit the environment and the area that it fits
016and that it sits in. And basically, I think that a that's what I define as bridging between generations. You know, uh having an older community and a younger community living in the same parcel, the same piece of land and having some common areas together. I think that could be very interesting and beneficiary maybe for both for sure for the elderly comm community. Um, and I see it as as an opportunity and I think that it's something that first of all the city need the housing is a big issue a big part of the issue with the city of Oberlin and its ability to develop and I think that that's could be a very beneficiary step uh in that direction in starting starting to uh solve um this problem. A little bit about us. So, we
017have uh been in the real estate business mainly in Philly since we were established in 2010. Uh we are three partners. Um we started by purchasing a small multif family property and it rapidly expanded. Uh and in the past uh six seven years we are more of developers than um just um real estate holders. We own a management company. We own a construction company. So a lot of our services is what we define as in-house. We have expanded and did some projects in uh in Colorado. We have been building new construction, single family, multif family, affordable housing pro projects in uh in Philly and the surrounding areas and [clears throat] honestly I have come to the point where the ability uh as an entrepreneur and as a business owner, as a developer, my ability to
018engage in a smaller community in a city where if I want to ask question, get in front of somebody. Even my introduction with Dr. Hall and being able to get in front of him and speak with him and engage with him with my and share with him my idea and thoughts and vision and seeing the property on a short notice. I think that it's a it's a blessing and I would like to um take advantage of that in a way that could benefit me and could benefit the city as well. And I'm really open to the opportunity uh if it's this property or other properties in the city to uh um expand my endeavor in Overland. Um we are a group that I could consider um we we're financially sound uh we have capabilities. We
019are backed by investors. We um I can [clears throat] speak in reference to conquered which is a property that was purchased um less than a year ago and now we are undergoing about to start a major rehabilitation um and upgrading the facility for the benefit of the tenants there. Uh we're going to uh provide them with a business center, a library, a um community room, a gym. We are fully renovating all the units top to bottom, making it more energy efficient, trying to utilize um and to make it as friendly as possible. and similar to what we're doing there, we're trying to bring to uh other parts of of Oberling and potentially and hopefully uh Eastwood could be also a a a piece of that. Um this is on a nutshell uh my thoughts and
020how I see this potential uh project. I would be more than happy to answer any any questions. Thank you guys. >> [snorts] >> I don't know if anybody talking, but I'm not hearing anything. >> You're muted, Dr. Hall. >> Okay. We had a couple questions for you. One uh one of the questions was when do you plan on taking possession of the building? [snorts] Uh with regard to taking possession, uh I already have uh been engaged with Dan from the school district and Dr. Hall and I did received uh the disposition uh offer and a purchase agreement. [clears throat] It's under review by my legal staff. I have contacted the city to be a uh due to the process and how the process should take uh place in the school district. I have reached out
021to the city um met with uh the city manager Greg and with head of zoning Kerry Porter and they have gave their uh I want to say gave their blessing to be a part of this transaction and to be the entity to support me on this transaction. So we are in the process of legal I would say and I believe that immediately after uh the beginning of the year I will give or maybe even prior to that given on on when you guys are off for Christmas and and um and and New Year's break I would give my uh comments to the agreement. um I'm don't need I don't see a reason to make it um over complicated and if that goes smooth then a transition or the purchase uh from my end can be
022done during I want to say February giving the due diligence period and once we finalize to put our plan together and come to uh all the understanding that we need so I it's my intention if I want to give a broader time frame I would say in the first quarter of the fiscal year of 20 uh 26 to complete this uh process >> also we had the question was senior living when do you plan on starting that initiative um where's that in your plan >> so after meeting with the city reviewing and I know there is a new zoning code that should be approved by the city no longer than if I'm at and if I'm not mistaken the end of January 2026 and given the fact that due to the new potential zoning um
023there are not so many obstacle in the process of establishing and structuring a new construction at the back part of the school. Um there have just there just need to be two reviews that needs to be made. Um and that I have already presented the city with my idea to this um portion of the project and because I'm not planning something that will be um I want to say I I'm very aware to the building and construction limitation which I'm I feel comfortable with and I think that I'll be able to create enough with the limitations that are at hand and I'm not looking for any easements or expansion or expansion of zoning the proposed zoning. I believe it um completing >> completing phase one which will be the school and the conversion of the
024school to the Eastwood young professional community. So I want to say that I believe within a year giving all the uh the the prior [clears throat] work that needs to take place between approvals, planning, uh surveys, testing. I I want to say it will be a year time to start the new construction at the back and stabilizing um the school with the younger community that I >> think another question was another question was also go and also do some renovation that >> um how long that's going to take you to um how long do you think that's going to take you to get work through um as well you have to go in and do some other things with the building up code and those things >> so with converting the school to what we
025define as a mixeduse community live worksp space. Um I think that it's going to be about 6 months. I'm projecting. Um I am my intention is after visiting the school and taking a very close look at it. My intention is not to come as I mentioned and I want to try to leave it with the nature and and the [clears throat] beauty of it as a school and trying to do the minimum needed to create the loft style housing and given that all the classes currently have all of them have a very large frontage to the outside. They have some infrastructure is in place. There's AC, electricity, there is running, water. I think that the sewer will be a little bit of an issue. Not something that it's too intimidating. Um, I like the exposed
026cement. I like the exposed um walls and some portions of them. So, really trying to preserve it to the best of my ability. And on the other hand, see and find a way to turn the common areas and the open spaces to something that will be much more usable and friendly and will serve the community that we're looking to try to uh create there. I want to say that it's it's easy. >> So, you know, >> I want to say it's >> given the condition that the school is in. >> And I want to be fully transparent with you. The board has to make a final decision on whether um the destiny of what's going to happen Eastwood too. >> Um the Eastwood too. >> So, I think I've discussed that with you prior to
027that too. At the same time, >> the other questions. >> I'd like to know what the anticipated rent would be for the live work spaces. What will be the anticipated rent for the live works um stations? >> For the live works um stations that you plan on um offering >> fully u came to an a a decision with regard to that I did and we are looking at some comparables even that there's not really you know, a a fit comp comparability to this type of housing that we want to offer in Oberlin. >> Um, it's not exactly that and it definitely does doesn't come with the envelope of a community and and a facility with amenities as we try to offer here. I would want to But that's a very rough estimation. >> 1,500 to
0282500. >> But that's a very rough estimation that I'm giving you at the moment. Think that it could be less than 1500. >> Any other questions? >> Um, the board does not have any other questions at this time. He Thank you for your >> The board does not have any other questions at this time. Thank you for your presentation as well. The board's going to look at everything that we have information and look at our next probably have more discussion at our next board meeting on January 13. >> So, we'll keep you in the loop and up to date. >> Thank you. >> You too as well. >> Love this. Thank you. >> You got your laptop? Okay, next we have the educational service center. Educational Service Center provides uh resources for the district and
029they are also interested at Eastwood um elementary property. Um and they have a vision for the property potential vision for the property utilize it um for the county support educational service center provide various services from um professional development to alternative programming to special education services for not only um overland city schools but also all the schools within the county. How you doing? >> Hello. >> All right. >> Gota use the mic. There you go. >> All right. Anywhere I can stand. >> Anywhere you want. >> And then Yeah, I'll just So, good evening. Franco Galla here with the ESC of Lorraine County. And um I must say I'm not as far along as the gentleman who just presented and and this process, but um you know uh we do a lot of things here in
030the county and um so I'm going to take you through this presentation real quick and uh explain a little bit about what uh we're what our interest is. So we um our count we're the county office. Uh we are located over in Ayria. Um we also run a preschool uh which is located in Lraange and we run uh a alternative program here in Oberlin um at the JVS and we also do services all across the board. So we are um one of 51 ESC's here in the state of Ohio. We do special education services, staffing, professional development, fingerprinting substitutes, you name it, we do all those things for the schools. Uh and Oberlin partakes in a lot of those as well. Um, and we partner with districts and the whole goal is to save districts
031money. And which is kind of why I'm here today is because um, the special education coordinators in our county have said, Franco, we really need an option uh to uh, help our students um, who have alternative placements. We don't have a place in Lorraine County and um, we're busing kids to um, all parts of Kyhoga County uh, to for for different services. Um, couple other things we do is we do coaching, behavior intervention plans, we do evaluations, consulting, uh, leadership and support for administrators. We work with the the DEW. We have the state support team there. Um, so, you know, we're involved in all aspects of education. Space bar. >> Oh, you're good. Oh, okay. Next one. >> And the next one. And that's my wife. [laughter] >> Maybe we're better off. >> And that's
032me running. Hold on. What do we do here? >> You don't let Dr. >> N without Steve. [laughter] >> Um, let's see. What did we do? Okay, let's do this. There we go. Okay, >> just hit the space bar. How about that? >> All right, >> down arrow. >> Um, so why Eastwood? So, a recent survey of the uh special education directors in our county had said that there is a high need for alternative placement settings. This could be students with autism. It could be uh students with uh behavioral needs. It could be um really anything anything that they're looking for that they're sending students out right now for um where they need some specialized programming. Um they do not you know they're spending a lot of money to transport to Kyogre County. They said,
033"We would be really nice if we had this in the county." Having it in Oberlin is is huge because a lot of them are already sending a bus to the JBS. And so, um, it would, you know, be able to eliminate that transportation concern, right? Um, it's already a school, so we don't have to, you know, do as many renovations because it's already a school. It needs some work, but, um, we think it would be a great place to potentially expand. Um, um, let's see, what else did I miss here? Um, so without the building though, we can't really move much forward in our planning because um to be able to price something out or to be able to determine um if it makes sense for the districts. I know because it's an overland it
034will make sense because transportation is another huge deal. U we have folks who have their normal routes and they have to do a specialized route just to go out of the county and hire another driver. They might be able to do this without having to um you know hire another driver in in some cases. some cases it might not. So, we just thought it might be a win-win uh collaboration for for the two of us. Uh for us, uh my opinion, you know, it's going to enable us to to develop, you know, more programming, expand our services. Um we're thinking in the beginning that we would only have two classrooms just to start um just to, you know, pilot it, make sure it works, um get, you know, work out the kinks and things like
035that. um as I spoke will allow a lower cost option. Um we don't try a lot of the folks that do this programming they're forprofit and we're not um we do try to make our we have to cover our cost and we do have to make some money in order to reinvest into the program but we're nowhere near trying to do what some of the other folks do. Um we believe the building uh we took a we walked through it. We worked with uh the gentleman, your maintenance gentleman there, and uh my maintenance uh uh supervisor took a look at the building. We would want to do due diligence obviously to take a deeper dive into it, but um we just think that it would be a win-win. We we can't we can't expand if
036we don't have a property to do that. And then for Oberlin, um you know, I know that you've had it for five years. Um you know, and there's cost that's being uh that's obviously going into that building. um you know it would be able to maintain its original function. Sometimes when folks come in, you never know what they might do with it. Things could change. Um and so and you know that we are here serving the students of Lorraine County. Um you know we're not hard to find and we want to do a good job uh because we're already working with all the school districts. So we definitely don't want to start a project that we don't think would uh be successful. Next slide. So, what we envision is in year one, like I said,
037we'd start with two classrooms utilizing four rooms. Um, and then possibly the we would need the office space and then in year two, if all goes well, we would expand as it is appropriate. So, I mean, it would all depend on what districts are willing to purchase, what needs are out there. Um, you know, what progression u maybe these if let's just hypothetically say we were doing kind or kindergarten and first grade, maybe it would make sense to have those kids go to second grade. Um it's always the best case that we bring them back into the school district, but sometimes with these alternative placements, they just you never know when they can make their way back. So I have no idea. So, but uh we're just looking to expand and to offer this. Go
038ahead. So, we're looking just to to see if there's even an interest in entertaining this. Like I said, we're we have not met with the city. I would want to have somebody come out and, you know, do due diligence with the building. And then once we know that it that there's a real big interest in this, we could go to our districts and say, "Hey, this is something that we could potentially do. Here's what it would cost to send students." A lot of them may be sending students to Kyoga County. Could look in their plans and say, "Hey, we're going to do this now with uh the ESC, and we might be able to save x amount of dollars by coming here, and we would be able to cost out what it would take to
039do something like this." So this would be we're very early. I mean, so we have to even make sure that there's an interest in in selling this uh building to us or letting us go through down that path. Uh so we would want to do our due diligence, make sure it's a viable option, confirm with the school districts that they're willing to sign on the dotted line because we don't want to start a program by a building and then folks uh uh don't want to uh you know send the folks with us. So we don't want to take on the building if we don't have the need. But we have to do something first. It's like kind of the chicken or the egg, right? So, we believe that if we know that we could potentially
040have this building um and it works out, then we would make do the plans with the districts to see if they would uh you know, sign on, we we wouldn't even be here. I wouldn't be wasting my time right now if I didn't think they were very serious about doing this. Um and then hopefully we could create some sort of agreement for purchase. And so, I just put a quote here. You know, together we can make the most of an existing community asset and create new opportunities for students. So, that's really what we're looking to do. So, um, I'll take any questions, but like I said, we're not as far along as the gentleman who just presented, but if we are capable, fully capable as an ESC, a publicly stateup supported uh place, and that
041we have the relationship with the districts, and we know there's this need. So, I mean, we could pull this off. We just would have to get it up to shape. We want to make sure the families that would be in this building would want to pull up there and say, I sent my kid to this program, and we're proud of it. So, any questions? >> Um, are you moving out of the facility that you're in because you need more space? >> Oh, we we actually this doesn't exist yet. We um we have we have a central office which is in Yria. Um we have a alternative program which is completely separate for high school and middle school students in uh Oberlin. I'm sorry. Yeah, it's Oberlin. Guess is it? It's a New Russia. I never
042know where the border is. And then uh we do preschool in uh Lraange. So this is a completely new program. So we just not able to we don't have space at the preschool and we wouldn't want to you know that's the purpose for that school is preschool. So we don't want to mix. So um yeah it's just we kind of can't expand it without a property. >> When would you ideally take possession of the building? >> Well uh so if there was an interest the second you'd say hey we have an interest in in seriously selling the building to you. I would get on the phone and call the architect and say, "Hey, I need you to do a uh give me an assessment of the building and let me know as long as it's
043a reasonable it's not there's my my maintenance supervisor thought it was in pretty good shape and just needed some cleaning and you know the parking lot and you know the classrooms need to maybe be a little updated but um you know as long as the costs are reasonable um we would have a architect would be at the mercy of them to see how quickly they could get in there and do that work. Um and then um once I got an estimate to that with that I would go to the districts and say here's what we estimate it would cost to do this would you be willing to site an understanding that you're send your students here and then we could take the risk and go do that because that's I mean anything that's difficult you
044got to you got to take a a risk and a chance and and um I'm willing to do that. So, >> so just as a followup to Joannne's question, you're saying that you'd be willing to purchase the building and then further develop your plans. >> Okay. Rather than have us continue to own it while you develop your plans. >> So, so the the the goal would be that I don't know if we can move this fast. I mean, uh it's it's just all there's a lot of variables. However, in a perfect world, we would love to start this next year. Um, I've talked to some other uh another superintendent who had a vision like this and it took them five or six months to get it going. Um, but that was knowing that they could
045that that the company was ready to do it right away. The architect and the and the renovator could do that right away. Um, but that would be our priority because we know that schools are sending their students out of the county. Like I said, I think districts would do this literally to relieve themselves of the transportation burden, let alone we would try to make cost savings. So, um, I don't have as many firm plans because, you know, uh, if if the building isn't going to part of what's really special about this is it's in Overland and it's really close to the JVS and that's a huge part, you know. So, if I did this anywhere else that might take away some of the advantage of doing that because of the transportation. So, we're this is
046why we're starting here. Do you have do you have do you have >> do you have an estimate or a guesstimate as to you mentioned the different the other districts that might want to use the space or use your program. Do you kind of have a a guesstimate as to how many um facs or school systems would want to use that space? >> Yeah. Um, every district that has an outside placement would be interested in potentially exploring this. They're now their question is, "Hey, Franco, is it going to save us money? Um, what is the cost? I have to be able to get that." But some of these districts are paying 70, 80, $90,000 and the transportation cost to send their kids out of the county. We believe that we can do it just we
047wouldn't even be entertaining if we didn't think we could do it cheaper. Um and um we're I mean this is part of the process of exploring it. So just trying to trying to do step one, but uh the the survey that we had the vast majority of the school districts have said we're willing to hear hear what you have to propose because we believe that you will do it cheaper. We typically do. I mean a lot of the special ed services that we do, we do it at cost plus 4%. And so a lot of these other districts or other service providers, especially the private ones, they're trying to make quite a bit of money. So, >> do you have >> So, I don't know if I answered it other than to say that we
048we have we've we've had a survey and most of the the school districts have said we would be interested with the assumption that you'd be able to do it knowing you'd be able to do it cheaper and just because of the transportation piece. My question was, do you happen to know where some of these districts are sending their kids in Kyhoga County? >> Yeah, so they so there is a school named uh called Insight which was in Berea. They closed down recently. So that's first of all what triggered a lot of this was they had they had 70 or 80 kids there and they've all been dispersed back somewhere in Kyogre County, but a lot of them were in uh Lorraine County and there's just a need for that. Um there are people who are
049sending their kids to different PEP programs which are is in Kyhoga County. So that's another place um education alternatives places like that. Um and so um you know there's those those are some of the places that we're sending. Okay. >> And this question is for Dr. Hall. So we we use educational alternatives and we use PEP and those are in Kyhoga County. >> Are the ones that we send our kids to are they in Kyhoga County? >> No. Okay. No. Um, we send some students to Khoga County to a um I forgot which >> leap leap. We do send some kids to LEAP program. >> Where is that? >> That's what >> Yeah, there there is a pep program in uh mid view the midview school districts. Um but they they are for one purpose
050and so um you know they if you have a student with autism it may not make sense to go there. If you have a you know student with this um who struggles with u behaviors they might go somewhere else. It just really depends. But um it you know sometimes there's a progression where if they're not as severe uh they might go to one school but if you're more severe you go to another school. So it just depends. >> Well yeah those details help. Garfield Heights is far >> and the program Berea although that would have been closer is no longer in existence. So it kind of helps put some more meat on the bones of what it is that you're saying. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, we we didn't sit around and say, "What could
051we do next?" Actually, with when it came to this program, the the directors said, "We really need a place. This is ridiculous. [clears throat] We're busing kids." And busing, you know, as you know, is very difficult right now. And so, that sometimes becomes the question of why do we have to bust them there? It's because they're the only options. >> So, we're just looking to create an option. Um, and we do know that there's a lot of staff who left that program that potentially could be interested in still doing that work um at the Insight program. So just a lot of unknowns that we're looking to explore. So step one we thought was do we have a place that makes sense when we heard about this? Basically I went to the superintendent meeting and I
052said hey superintendents does anyone have a building or a place where we could potentially start something like this? And that's when Dr. Hall said hey we we have you know potential for something like this. I said at every meeting. [laughter] >> And so I said, you know, old school buildings can be tricky, but uh when my maintenance supervisor came back and he said, "Hey, Franco, this pro building is in pretty good shape. You know, just needs a little, you know, TLC." >> I I said, "Okay, we we could explore it." So, here I am. >> And we're also sending students EA, which costs um transportation um PEP as well. So, we do have routes going there, so that may help with our transportation issues. Um as you know, Bob, myself sometimes drive, and that's one
053of the routes that we have. um transporting one or two kids there. So, they do take us out of the way to go there as well. And being close to us, we would have eliminate some of that transportation as well. And hopefully at cheaper cost that may eliminate as well. >> Yeah. I mean, there's a lot of variables we this we've I've seen in by previous uh years where we've had folks who have said we're really interested and then when push came to shove, it just didn't materialize. But we want to we want to take the uh you know, try to get that commitment. It seems like they're very ser I would surely not be wasting my time sitting here in front of you if I didn't think that this was probably going to happen
054like they would happen but I'm here and I know that that's a possibility that they might not. You just we'll have to see. But >> your goal is to open up in August though correct. I would that's your goal would be the goal. I mean if the the person say everything works out perfectly and and then that would be great. But if you know the the the architect you know says we need five months and that's not going to get us to and we have to do you know we have to create an IRN at the OD we have to get a lot of uh you know things up to code potentially. I mean there's there's things that we'd have to do but um you know in a perfect world that's what we would do.
055You know, I this district I talked to mentor. Mentor did a program like this years ago. Talked to their superintendent. He said they couldn't they didn't get up open till October. But you know, a lot of these agreements with uh these programs, it's monthtomonth or um you're very fluid. So, you know, it we shall see. It's uh we're just trying. >> Any other questions? >> Yeah. Well, the truth is we're trying to unload this building as quickly as we can because we've been sitting on it for five years. So, [laughter] uh, >> totally understand. >> I understand that you can't give us a definite answer right now, but ASAP would be helpful. >> Yeah, I, um, you know, for me to bring the architect over there means I need to invest money. It'd be hard
056to, it's a tricky situation. I didn't know that you had somebody else who was interested. So, um, I thought it was just available, you know. So, um, yeah, I guess I'm just being transparent where we were at. Uh because if I start spending money and it's something that could never happen, my board will probably look at me and say, "What are you doing, Franco?" So, um yeah. So, whatever guidance you'd like to give me, I know that you probably need to have some discussions, but um we are interested. >> Thank you. You too. >> You too. Thanks for coming. So currently now we have two organizations that are interested within a property. Um and of course the board can do a due diligence and invest and look into both organizations as well. And you heard
057a presentation from them. Um ideally in January the 13th meeting we would like for um the board to give more guidance and direction in area like um Franco said or Mr. Gallow said that it's kind of hard for both starting to invest funding into this endeavor. So they kind of need to know, hey, you're first, you're second or we want to go with you to try to do diligence period um as well. So both entities do know that um you know that's going to be a decision based on the board and community and what's best interest of the board as well. So we're looking at January 13th to for you guys to have some discussion on those issues. >> I have another question which I really should have asked Mr. Levy. Um, but I wonder
058if you had a conversation with him about uh doing an memorandum of understanding wherein he kind of commits to saying that this will be residential housing as opposed to just turning into something else completely. Have you did you have that conversation with him or did you talk with him about how that's kind of what we did with our first developer so long ago? >> Yes, we're in the early stages. We did talk to him about the um vision for the districts and since they work with the city, they also aware of the vision for the plan as well. Um far as agreement proposed um we haven't really solidified uh cost or any of those things suggest right now we're in the middle of discussion pieces. So what will he allow in agreement, what he won't
059allow in agreement um has not been done yet and discussed with him all the way. He do know our vision and what we would like. We even um inquired whether he would like to work with Overland Community Land Trust um different organizations within Overland. Um he notified us said, "Hey, you know what? I I have the funding. I have the vision. I'm ready to go with it the way it is now." So, no, those are some things we possibly can ask and will put in that agreement piece. But it seemed like that's the direction he's kind of going in. So, we probably, you know, like that to happen. Okay. Any questions from the board regarding ESC or the Y andu property? >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Happy holidays. [laughter] >> There you go. He's
060still selling. He's still selling. >> Hey, it was five years. I was selling at the superintendent meeting, so he's okay. Um, we have worked with We do want to notify our community, too. We have worked with the Overland Community Land Trust over three or four years or so. I think some of the board members have been involved in that process. So, um I know we had a meeting with them and um provide information about the two organizations that were interested um and they were really supportive with us and um kind of gave their insight of hey you know we understand um you own a building for 5 years and that we are you know we would like to be in conversation with you but they do understand that um the time frame that we're going
061in and they were very supportive of us um to understand Drew Sil work with and work with the city we work with Oakland um college for over 5 years. So they knew the they known a long journey that we came on. >> All right, that concludes my report. Does board have any other questions. Hearing none, I will entertain a motion to approve board items A through C. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded. Board item A is approval to select a temporary president to preside over the organizational meeting. Do we need to say who that will be? >> Will that be Joanne Stagel? >> It'll be Joanne. >> I nominate Joanne Stagel. >> I second. >> Okay, >> I'm happy to do it. >> Okay, so it'll be Joanne Stagel. And then uh
062item B is approval of the November 25th, 2025 regular session minutes. Item C is approval to correct the cost of living adjustment cola for the 2024 2025 contract year as stated in the superintendent's contract. The treasurer has determined the appropriate COLA to be 3.6% for 2024 2025 and this action authorizes the treasurer to revise payroll records. Any questions or comments on those three items? Um I'm just wondering what's the um cola for this teaching staff >> for that year it was 3.5. >> It wasn't though. It was more >> well this was his raise. Um what happened is the auditors and me in our in our administrative contracts. It's the average of the GDP for Ohio. They don't really do a GDP for Ohio. It's Midwest states. They came up with a number of 3%.
063>> That's the month of December. They didn't average it. The old contracts were what it was on December. The our new administrative contract says average. So during that time period, we we paid Dr. Hall the 3.6%. So this would be leaving it as status quo. Okay. >> Um, but the auditors needs a board resolution because they're fighting me saying that it's three and I'm saying it's 3.6 because that's the average. If I take January, February, March, add them together, divide by 12, it comes to 3.6. >> They're saying December was 3%, it should be 3%. >> Okay. >> so this doesn't effectively change the language of Dr. Hall's contract, does it? >> No, this just makes it so Dr. Hall doesn't have to pay back $800 >> for the for that school year. >> For
064that school year. >> Got it. >> Any other questions? Okay. Hearing none, call the role. >> Miss Anderson White, >> yes. >> Miss Gatson, >> Miss Garrett? >> Yes. >> Miss Dagel? >> Yes. >> Miss Amecha? >> Yes. Um, next I will entertain a motion to approve treasurer items A and B. moved. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded, Bob. >> Okay. We have the month of November. We ended the month with 47,354,296.74. We balanced to the penny with outstanding warrants of 46,230.76 and we had a payroll transfer of $45742. Interest was around $120,000 for the month. Um, if we look at the five-year forecast, total expenses, um, just about halfway through the year, we're $9 million, $336,584 for the general fund. Um, 835,000 of that was the transfer of the last Nexus
065payment over to the construction fund for the new middle school. um personnel and everything is running pretty much in line which where we've projected it. Um benefits are a little bit higher than where we projected it. Um and so our purchase services but we are down in capital improvements and um supplies and materials [snorts] for the um all funds report. Um again everything is pretty much in balance. We still haven't started paying any major bills yet with the construction project that will probably start in March and April. They'll um put up fencing and stuff. It's pretty much about a month and a half we pay behind. So once you see actual work going on because they have to have the architect sign off on it, the construction manager, the company, they have to go through
066all their receipts of all the product that they've used. So it It's about a month. We we will pay about a month and a half behind, but as soon as I get the approved payment sheet, we pay within seven days. So, um, Hammond will get that money and then Hammond disperses it out to all the subcontractors. So, we did pass at the last meeting. So, we still we still should see fencing being moved in and trees being cut sometime the end of January, first part of February, depending on the weather. >> So, >> I have a question about the uh health care for the staff. >> Yes. >> Are we going to take a hit >> or is that going to stay the same? >> We [clears throat] have the last two years taken a
067higher double digit percentage increase. Um but when you average it out, we're still in the single digits over the last 10 years. Um the consortium is working hard on reducing costs. We switched our um medical insurance from Medical Mutual to Anthem to save the consortium over $7 million. We're in the process of switching from Express Scripts to Smith RX. that starts in January, which should save us another two to two and a half million dollars a year as a consortium. So, we're hoping that that offsets then um so that we can get back in the single digits where we've been currently. Right now, the US numbers is in the high 15%s. Um some are I just talked to a company that went up 33% in one year. So, it all depends. I mean medical costs
068are not going to right and it it's been escalating since CO's over. >> Yeah. >> So um and all these drugs are are drug cost is where we're really seeing the um huge increase. Drugs used to be about 6% of all of health insurance and now it's in the double digits. >> So it's multiplying 100% >> as we move forward. >> What's the staff feedback, Bob, on those changes like when when the consortium makes those changes, like what is the input that our staff can give >> um on those changes? >> In the union contract, there is a health committee. Um we have started that back up so that we can work towards our next negotiations because there are a lot of new plans coming out and we could offer multiple plans because younger people
069tend to use it less. They might be willing to pay less for less insurance. Um but it could be a higher out of pocket where the older people tend to like me tend to want it assurance but um but that is something that the insurance committee will work on but yes it is a consortium um the consortium itself is who makes the decision and I vote according to how the insurance committee tells me to vote. So that that is written into their contract. So that's why these meetings are needed. So we I do know how to vote then and I am chairperson of the consortium. I just got voted in in October. So for the next year I'll be the chairperson. So um but yes we are looking at a lot of changes. Um a
070lot of districts are looking to go to HSAs which I'm against but that's something that we will propose. >> HSAs health savings. >> Oh right. Okay. um high deductible, but you you keep the money that you invest into it and it's taxfree for the rest of your life and you can use it whenever you decide to. >> And I think now they're looking at making it so it's transferable to your to your kids and stuff. So >> that committee consists of teachers and also OPC staff as well and also some administrators. um it's outlined in a union contract, but they'll have a lot of say so to vote and also to whether whether they want to stay with that consortium, move to another consortium or not. Um so they'll get all the information, all the
071data with it, and then they'll have um look over things and then they'll have the final, hey, Bob vote for this and Bob will have to come back and give us the information of we want to stay with them or they may leave and go to another consortium if they like. Um, so those are some questions that um they'll be able to answer and we do involve trying to incorporate that involvement of them as well within that because they're the ones that have to use it. Y >> um last but not least on um December 9th, four House bills were given to um Governor DeWine and all of them are tax reform, property tax reform and so far he has not signed any and there's been no discussion. I did a search today. there's really
072nothing out there on he has till Saturday to veto or it becomes law. So, um we're both organizations, OSBA and OASBO has sent him that letters on what we would think that he needs to veto. Um they he has been working with the House and Senate to try to come up with a mix. We don't know where it's going to settle, but um I am on a Zoom tomorrow to talk about it again to see if they know more than me because they're down in Columbus. So hopefully we'll have answers by Saturday and then we can see how much it's going to affect the district in the future. But um we did have our finance committee meeting and we did discuss the changes. Um, luckily so far if the changes stay the way that they
073currently are and they're put into law, our five-year forecast doesn't look any different because of the conservativeness that I did it in. But it will look down the road it will look a lot different. We tend to we could lose starting in 2028 about $1.5 million a year because our emergency levy of 940,000 will become part of the 20 mil floor. So, we should all be calling doc Dwine and asking him to veto this, right? >> Yes, we have been doing that. >> Let the word go out. [laughter] >> And those are House Bill 129, 186, 335, and 309. Okay. And then we have donations. Um, the Frenstein family donated yearbooks. Friedenstein >> Frankenstein >> sorry thank you >> to the historical and then um we we care closets dropped off coats hats gloves and
074toys they did it this month and we wanted to give them um so we brought it in this month because that was the only donation so far in December so and that was for close to $2,000. Any question? Any other questions? >> Hearing none, please call the role. >> Miss Anderson White. >> Miss Gatson? >> Yes. >> Miss Garrett? >> Yes. >> Miss Dagel? >> Yes. >> Miss Amecha? >> Yes. Next, I'll entertain a motion to approve superintendence consent items A through E3. >> So moved. >> Second. >> It's been properly moved and seconded. Dr. Hall. >> Okay. Item [clears throat] A is approval of the royal business Chromebook quotes. Um this is a replace it's a tech committee um decision and they've met and discussed it. Um it's uh to replace student laptops for
075the district for our students. >> Item B is approved a professional service. >> So that's every student that attends the district or like who gets these Chromebooks? >> Every student. >> Yes. Replacing the um the Chromebooks that we have currently have. Now >> we have carts. Every student doesn't have an assigned one. Teachers request carts and then they take them and get kids pull them out and put them back in. >> Okay. >> Item B is approved of professional service contract for transportation. This is um a transportation provided um support for college from the district. Item C is approval of 2526 PSI affiliates to provide and support the district with bilingual psychology. Um uh our our school psych is um currently out now. Um and this is provide uh especially a specialized bilingual psychology to
076provide um services to support some of our students who um are bilingual. >> So question on this one. Do we already have a contract with PSI or was that from some other time? >> Yes, we currently have a contract PSI but we actually need a specialized one that's for um psych services but this one's bilingual psych as well. So this is a separate contract in addition to the one we already have. >> Yes. For this um for the bilingual service. >> Okay. >> Item D is approving a resolution to purchase um 80 passenger bus. Um I think previously we brought to the board our intent to purchase another bus and also another van. And this right here is a resolution we the bids came in and actually started that purchase process for the bus and
077the van. Um unfortunately it takes about 12 to 18 months for that to happen to build a bus. So, um, and the van to come in. So, you probably will see the van before the bus, but the bus will take, um, anywhere to a year or so, but we want to get started as soon as possible. Item E is our personnel report. We like to welcome aboard our permanent building substitute, John McDerman, and also um, some of our new employees. Uh, we'll also like to welcome aboard our uh, Richard Bezy. He was also our art teacher substitute. our teacher has returned and he would like to stay on as our building sub for the district. And we have a new custodian as well, Aisha Tuck Lynch. Um, welcome her aboard as well. She's already started
078been working. Um, and Eugene Wilson is a bus monitor. Um, working with our preschool students and also uh working with our bus drivers on a couple of buses to provide support for um and support and help for our bus drivers. >> So, question about the bus monitor. Is that the only bus monitor that we're going to have for now? >> Currently now it is until um if the bus driver actually will come to us and this has actually came across from the bus driver that stated they need support and help. But if a bus driver comes to us and ask us they need support and help for special ed preschool students uh we'll post another position form if needed. >> Okay. And is that generally how the process works or can you kind of talk
079a little bit about how bus monitors are chosen? >> Um they're chosen through the bus. We we work with our bus drivers and see if they need help or assist assistance or support on the bus. Then during our bus or tra transportation meeting, they would let me know and say, "Hey, you know what? This one needs some more help or support on the bus." And then we'll post a position to see if we can get help with them on the bus. Um currently now they um identified the preschool bus was one that was um having concerns um and so we posted a position for them as well. Um this is actually a couple positions they're going to be using as well. So they'll be in the midday and also in the morning time as well
080helping. >> So one bus monitor for both of those. >> Yes, he's um Eugene actually Mr. Wilson um actually going to help with both positions um because they're different time periods. >> Okay. But if any of the bus drivers need additional support, then we'll sit down and talk um and try to post position and also involved in interview process as well. >> Okay. And when is the transport like how often does transportation meeting happen? >> Monthly. >> One one time a month. >> Okay. Mhm. >> Thank you. >> And of course I have open door policy so probably um every other day. [laughter] >> Item three is a stipens and we like to um interact club um pep and inter murals and we have some home instruction and tutoring going on with our district and
081indoor track as well. So these are sub supplemental contracts for some of our teachers and support staff. request approval of item A through E3 from the board. >> And um before we do that, I did want to note that I went to the winter festival like last Saturday or Saturday before last and the band was awesome. Like I enjoyed their light show from the football game, but you put that with Christmas and you know holiday winter festival. It was really awesome. And then they were up on the hotel playing. It was >> it was great. So, I just wanted to tip my hat to Mr. Jacen >> and all the kids. >> Anybody else? >> Okay, please call the role. >> Miss Anderson White, yes. >> Miss Gadson, yes. Miss Garrett, >> yes. >> Miss
082Dagel, >> yes. >> Miss, >> yes. Okay. Next, we have if there are any board updates um for the different committees. >> Yes. >> Leaison. Janet. Um, I composed a letter. Um, I'm hoping that the board will sign it. I think that it carries more weight if it comes from the whole board and not from me as an individual. I'm uh sent it out to everybody today. I don't know if everybody got a chance to read it. I put one in front of you. Um, should I read the whole thing or not? >> You can. >> Okay. So, dear Governor Dwine, state uh Senator Nathan Manning, state representative Kelly Deer, we the members of the Oberlin Board of Education call on you to assist us in serving the best interests of the children of the
083state of Ohio. As you know, our children are our future and we have a responsibility to them to provide the very best care and education possible. We call on you to vote no on every bill that comes through the state legislature that restricts or diminishes public education. We are particularly concerned about SP and um House Bill uh 155. I see I have a omitted that type typo there. um prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion in public schools. No one is being injured by addressing the needs of all, but many are injured when we are forced to ignore them. SB274 and uh House Bill 172 prohibiting the um uh provision for mental health services for minors without parental consent. If a child seeks mental health services of a school personnel, it is very possible that the parent
084is either the cause or unwilling to provide these mental health services. This is one of the reasons why school coun we have school counselors and social workers. SB 1990 uh prohibits public education staff from referring to transgender students by the any name other than the one on their birth certificate. This bill is deep dive into the privacy of children and assumes that the parents also have no rights in this regard. In the legislative uh budget sent to Governor Dwine in June of 2025, he vote vetoed the following. Uh the withholding of state money from youth shelters that support transgender youth. and B requiring libraries to move any materials related to sexual orientation or gender identity to areas not primarily visible to anyone under the age of 18. We ask that you allow these vetos to
085stand. There are no children in our communities or in our schools who deserve to be marginalized. Last but not least, we ask that you fix the decades old violation of the state constitution and fully fund our public schools or put it to the voters to decide if their tax dollars should go to vouchers. We believe that the reason you have not done so already is because you know who the voters will favor since 90% of our children attend public schools. The Overland Board of Education. So, I'm asking uh for your permission to have everyone sign this letter and then send it off to these legislators. Um, I guess one of my questions that I have is I know when we've had a letter like this before that we've signed as a group, we've had our
086lawyers look at it. Have have the lawyers had a chance to look at the >> Well, recommended we we can do that, but we should do it quickly because the reason I brought it to the board's attention tonight is because these are coming up quickly for a vote. And we want to get these letters to our legislators before they vote on them. But if we could do that quickly, that would be fine. >> Okay, I'll send over to attorneys. So, I move that the board uh sign this letter collectively. >> Well, I mean, do we put it to a vote or should I I don't know that. Did we vote the last? I think we did vote when we were going to do a letter before. >> I can't remember. >> Did in January 13th
087would I be too late or I guess Janet? >> Yeah, that would be too late for >> I think so. >> Uh can we do it pending the lawyers uh taking a look at it >> pending lawyers approval. >> Yeah, pending lawyers approval or attorney's approval. They can um >> do that. Then we place on letterhead, whatever you need and we can do it that way. >> Okay. >> If the board wishes. >> Any other questions or comments? >> Thanks, Janet. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, I would entertain a motion to approve having the board of education um sign the letter um pending lawyer approval. >> So moved. >> Okay. Well, it's been properly moved and seconded. I will say that I technically as I sit here I am a judge and this is uh kind
088of taking a position on the law which I'm not really supposed to do. So I would abstain from voting or signing this because I don't want to I don't know that something like this would come before me but I'm a little concerned about that. So and it is my last day on the school board. [laughter] >> Melissa's here. We'll let her sign it. Anybody else have any comments, questions, concerns? Okay, please call the role. >> Miss Anderson White. >> Miss Gatson? >> Yes. >> Miss Garrett? >> Yes. >> Miss Dagel? >> Yes. >> Miss Amecha? >> Abstain. >> Okay. Thank you for that, Janet. I appreciate it. Uh, anybody else have any updates or >> finance committee met, but Bob went over all that already, >> covered it. uh the endowment for I can't remember
089if we met >> no >> that was after >> no we're meeting end of the month or January >> that's all I got anybody else um I don't have an update for the town gown um as town gown representative but I do want to encourage that we put somebody else on that committee to make sure that we always have a representative from the board attend. The meetings are scheduled uh every other Friday at noon via Zoom. So, you don't have to go anywhere. Uh and they have it calendared. They have the Zoom link attached and the chief of staff for the president of the college, his assistant, she has a better title than that, so please forgive me, Emily. But, um she mans it. So, she makes sure that it's constantly scheduled and if for
090some reason the chief of staff can't attend, she'll reschedu or cancel, but stay in constant communication. So, I just want to make sure that somebody steps into my shoes for that. Uh because for the most part, I've attended. Dr. Hall always attends and it's, you know, as we've talked about many times, it's going pretty strong. So, I want to make sure that we are still well represented there. I guess I'd like to make sure that we all think about all of our committees. So, at um our organizational meeting, everyone can either redistribute or um we have thoughts about what we want to do for those committees. >> Right. The other committee I'm on is the policy committee, which Joanne is on that one as well, but it's also an important committee because we have regular
091updates for our policies. It's a great way to understand how the board functions and the different policies that the district actually has to follow and implement when they're making decisions. So, it's a good way to learn the job. Um, if you're newer to the school board, anyone or anything else? Okay. Um, >> oh, did she send me something? Okay, there is one more update. Guess we should ask her if she wants to continue. >> Well, there's a term. >> She's a three year. She's three years. So, >> I would suggest that if you know, we're talking about the JVS representative. It's a three-year term. So, whenever an comes up again, if somebody who's on the school board wants to serve, you know, you can maybe make that switch then. Um, but she did send me
092an update. So, let me just find it buried in all these emails. Oh, here it is. >> Oh, it was just yesterday. Okay. >> Um, for the JVS meeting and reports, it was a pretty subdue meeting. Few updates. Phase two of the parking lot project will begin over the summer and is estimated to cost 6 million. Um, Deputy Superintendent Jerry Public is retiring as of December 31st, 2025. Uh and then the their board will begin a feasibility study in the next few months to see about fundraising potential to help seed an endowment for JVS's feefree plan. Uh they have opened a 029 account in the interim awaiting the outcome of Senate Bill 12 which would enable JBS to continue to use the community foundation. Um JBS wants their employees to be able to campaign for
093contributions to the fund which they can't do if JBS does not have ownership of the funds. I guess I don't understand that. Do you >> right now? Right now they have they have it through the foundation and the board can't >> go out and ask somebody to contribute to the foundation. they can't advocate. If they set up an '09 fund and bring it in house, they can't advocate. >> Okay, got thank you. >> Because now they have full control of it. >> Okay, makes sense. Okay, that was her update. Um, thank you. So, I think that's all the updates. Do we have anybody sign up uh for hearing of the public on other items? >> Michael, >> Misha did. [laughter] >> No. Okay. Nobody signed up there. I did want to point out that we
094have one of our newest school board members in the audience, Melissa George. Hi. Thank you for being here. Um, and so future meetings, the next meeting is the organizational and regular meeting on January 13th of 2026 at 6 PM here at the elementary school. Um, and that's it. I will entertain a motion to adjourn. >> Um, wait. >> Oh, yeah. I just want to say that Bob gave us this list um in front of you that just to keep it and look at it so that we can talk about um if anyone has conflicts if with any of the dates for the meetings for next calendar year um that we might need to move. And then um there are two work sessions in there also in addition to our regular meetings and we can either
095talk about topics for those work sessions at the organizational meeting or we can decide on them when it's closer to those meetings. But if there's something specific you'd like to talk about um bring it. Thank you. I had a question. Um is Veterans Day not a holiday? It's not. Okay. I'm just curious. I saw it wasn't on there. Um, okay. Anybody else? >> Also want to announce January 13th that'll be a regular board meeting and or the organizational meeting and I know it's on here and a regular board meeting instead of two board meetings that month as well. January's meeting just reminding community >> and that's because we will have construction stuff that needs to be approved and we can't do that in an organizational meeting. We have to have a regular meeting. Okay. >>
096So, we felt that we could throw it all together and >> Okay. >> have everything ready. >> So, be one for that month. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Unless you guys want another >> Yeah, you can have three or four. [laughter] >> We can talk about it then, right? >> Yes. >> That's all. Okay. Is that it? Okay. Now, I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Moved. >> Second. Please call the role. >> Miss Anderson White. >> Miss Gadson. Yes. Miss Garrett. Yes. Miss >> Stagel. Miss Smeca. >> Yes. We are adjourned. Last time. Happy holidays every