001ahead and get started with tonight's regular meeting of the Troy City Schools Board of Education. Um, please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Hear those little tiny voices, >> Mr. Price. Mrs. Davis >> here. >> Mr. Fox >> here. >> Mrs. Packard >> here. >> Mr. Reic >> here. >> Mr. Whitehead >> here. >> Also, there is in addition to tonight's agenda, I placed a resolution at each of your seats and it's dealing with her roof issue. After talking with legal counsel, we felt we needed to do a resolution of urgent necessity because of the limitation of uh vendors that are able to do
002that type of a roof. >> Thank you, Mr. Price. >> We have a full house tonight and this is probably my going to be one of my favorite meetings with all of the wonderful people that are here to join us this evening. Um, let's kick it off with the fifth grade leadership group from Forest Elementary. Mr. Ays, Mrs. Davis, want to kind of slide over a little bit so they can see the screen. >> So, I have here with me today uh Mrs. Dana Davis. She's our school counselor. Uh, one of the one of the initiatives that we had talked about with our building leadership team at the beginning of the year was um building opportunities for more student engagement and getting kids involved in more of the things that we were doing at school.
003And out of that conversation came uh the idea of creating some student leadership groups with our fifth grade students to let them embrace that opportunity of being in the oldest grade level and having a chance to help lead within our building. So, I'm going to go ahead and turn over to Miss Davis and our wonder wonderful presenters that are here. >> Awesome. So in August when we started talking about this um we thought you know what what do we want this leadership group to do and so basically I went downstairs to the cafeteria after school got settled in and said all right if you want to eat lunch with me and be part of a leadership group let's do it. So, we went over to the library. Um, had a pretty good turnout and these
004are six um, well, we were supposed to have six. These are five of the representatives and we weren't sure where it would go. >> We weren't sure where it would go. Um, Mr. SS and they're like, "What, Mr. Ays and I were like, what do we want them to do?" And they took it from there. We explained, "This is a leadership group. What do you want out of it?" And so, they said, "You know what? We want to do kind things for the school. We want people to know that they matter. We want people to feel good about themselves. We want to make learning fun. And I thought, "Oh my gosh, that's the Trojan way and that's our cultural blueprint. So, let's do it." So, we've got uh five students who are going to talk
005to you about um why they joined the group, um their favorite project that we've done, and then what kind of impact they think the the the group has had on the school. So, go for it. Hello, my name is Tori. I've been involved with student council with this too. I want to be a better person. My favorite project was painting rocks to hide it for Easter. I think this group had a great impact on the school because more people have stepped out of drama to join the group. Also, the school loved the kindest scavenger hunt we hosted for kindness week. >> Hi, my name is Maya. I joined this group because I wanted to be with my friends and help the school. My favorite project happened during kindness week. We had a kindness scavenger hunt
006where we hid kindness pictures around the school and when students found them, they got a prize. I think this group has made an amazing impact because it makes school more fun and a better place. Hi, my name is Willow. I joined this group because I was a part of the empower group as a fourth grader. I joined this year to help others stay out of drama. My favorite project was the kind scavenger hunt soup. I also like making a song for the children's store. I think this group has a positive impact because there is less drama and bullying in fifth grade. Hi, my name is Henry. I joined because I was part of the fourth grade be more awesome group and I wanted to make new memories. My favorite project was creating the Kona Ice
007song that we play on Kona Ice days. I think this group has helped people feel better emotionally and helps with friendships. I joined the group because of the fourth grade be more awesome group and thought it would be fun to do something like it this year. My favorite project was making the clear ice song and letting them. I think this group has had a good impact because we had a fundraiser and we raised money. >> All right. What questions can we answer? >> Thanks for letting us be here today. I'm pretty excited. So, what questions can we answer? >> I was hoping we were going to hear the songs. >> Do we have sound queued up? Do we have sound? >> Which one do we want? Kona Ice or Trojan store. So, we we partner
008with Kona Ice like many schools do. They come once a month frequently. So, to make it a little more fun, we have a song for there uh that we will play on the announcements. And then the Trojan store uh part of our PBIS Trojan way. Kids earn Trojan tickets. They can cash them in for different things. We have a store once a month. And so the the girls did that one, right? The girls made the Trojan store and I think the boys did the code ice. So we can give a give a little listen here. >> I hope it works. >> Yeah. It's going to ice baby. All right, stop. Listen up, dear Trojans. Today's the day for a flavor explosion. Ice sweet. So delicious even be a treat. What will you pick? Yo, I
009don't know. Tigers break our snow. It's going to ice ice baby today. It's going to ice baby today. Today. >> There's more. You'll probably recognize this beat as well. Trojan star. It's a big day. Eat your plate. Don't be a head upstairs and that brings you joy. We have no more dragon. >> WOW. >> M Davis had a lot to do with those songs being created, too. So, >> very cool. So, you guys said a lot of you were in a program in fourth grade and so that helped you want to be a part of this fifth grade program. And is this different than student council? >> It is different than student council. Actually, Tori and Maya are both in student council, but that they also wanted to join this group. Um, just it's different.
010Any student in fifth grade who wanted to be a part of it could do it. Some days we have 15 kids show up. Sometimes we have 25 kids show up. It's just whoever wants to eat lunch and try to do nice things for the school. Um, but these these kids' attendance has been most consistent. >> I heard the mention of little ninjas. What is little ninjas? >> Just a name that we voted on for the >> Why did I say that? >> So th this group is the little little ninjas. Gotcha. >> Is it the boys that the boys leadership team? Yeah. Okay. >> Little n little ninjas. >> Does the girl side have a name, too? >> Um, the power rules. >> All right. >> Very cool. I >> like it. Good job. >>
011Thank you all so much for coming. I had the pleasure of walking in with you. Um, can you introduce who came with you tonight? >> Do you want to go and start a tour? >> My brother Alexander over there sitting next to the guy in the white sweatshirt and my dad with the calculator. My mom Amy, my dad Matthew, and my older brother Tucker sitting next to Xander. My mom Mandy, my dad Travis, and my aunt Sarah. >> My mom Brandy, my dad Lawrence. little brother. >> Tell them I'm nice enough. >> My little brother, my mom, my grandma, my papa, and my stepdad >> and your sister. >> And my sister. >> Thank you all so much for coming and for sharing this with us today. Um, you are welcome to stay. You do
012not have to. Um, you guys are probably one of the highlights of tonight's night. So, thank you for sharing what you guys do for your school with us. >> Good job. Taking an opportunity to spread a little sunshine here, too. >> Thank you. >> Oh my. Thank you. >> Did I Mr. Sweetman? >> I did not. We're just watching. Yeah. >> No, just at meetings. >> Oh, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Again, as Mrs. Packer said, "You are welcome to stay for the whole meeting, but we completely understand if you also want to skip out and enjoy the rest of your beautiful night." So, >> thank you. >> Should I open my M&M's during this week? If you you can do it if you want.
013Um, so next So, um, in the vein of spreading goodness for our schools, we also have Mrs. Cigretto here to talk to us about mental health day. >> Wherever you want to be. >> Okay, I'll go. >> Okay. Thanks for having me. Um, and thank you to the board for being a part of the day, too. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Packard were part of our day. So, for anybody that doesn't know, mental health wellness day started about four years ago. Um, and it was totally a student student council. We call it StuCo, um, driven event. And the students were like, "We really want to have a mental health wellness day." Well, they just called it a mental health day. And they're like, you know, we don't want classes. We want to come to school in
014our pajamas. And then the kids started talking and they're like, "Uh, we have to like do some learning." And I was like, "Wa, good job, guys." Um, so it kind of developed into this thing where we were taking the stigma away from talking about mental health and then we were also giving the students tools to promote their own mental health wellness. So, it's great to be able to talk about your mental health wellness. That's a huge part of it. But knowing what to do when you're not feeling your best is really important. So the day is kind of split. Um in the morning while one grade is experiencing what we call the mental health wellness fair, one uh other grade is hearing from therapists, counselors, life coaches upstairs. So upstairs the speakers are talking about
015the five social and emotional competencies which are part of our SEAL standards for Ohio. Um not to brag, but the speakers were bomb this year. They like knocked it out of the park. They gave really great nuggets of information for kids. Um, I actually heard the eighth graders get to go to the speakers first and then seventh graders. When the eighth graders came down to the fair, they were like talking about the things that they heard upstairs, which I don't know any and any educators in here know that that's like a really rewarding thing for, you know, 12 to 14 year olds to be able to come down and be like, "Oh, I heard about spoon theory." And I'm like, "What's spoon theory? Talk to me about it." Um, it just is amazing. So, they
016learn about self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-m, and self-management. And they also learn about coping skills through a fun game called Coping Skills Bingo. Um, and then downstairs, we had over 28 stations for the kids to visit um that dealt with the keys to maintaining mental health, wellness, so self-care, mindfulness, gratitude, emotional awareness, support system, self-worth, respecting others, motivation, resilience, and community involvement. So, the um students got to pick six activities listed here. I know you can't see it. There's a lot. So, there's fun things from kickboxing to pet therapy to stress release, splatter paint, all different types of wonderful things. Um after the event and while the kids are doing the event, they have this thing called a passport. they have to get stamped by all the activity um activities that they participate
017in and then the students do a really short reflection of like what do they do well to maintain their mental health wellness and what could they do better and then we ask them how to improve the event what was a great nugget of information that you had um and all that um my student council works their butts off like there's no other way to say it I think that there's well over 200 hours clocked on this event preparing all the different activities um all the different materials for the activities and then we have gigantic sponsors that help us. So I mean StuCo puts in our own funds to do it but Miami County Foundation is one of our biggest supporters, Troy Foundation, New Troy New Optimus. Um and then of course the 28 different organizations
018that come. So we partner with tons of community uh places like our Troy board. Um, the wreck comes, a lot of my family members come, my husband, my sister. Um, lots of our Troy Junior High School staff participate. The library, Good Samaritan Health, and something I'm really proud of this year, Miami University Department of Art came from an hour and a half away. Um, and then all the wonderful therapy organizations that we have around. So, yeah, I think I hit on everything that is mental health want to say. Yeah, >> I know we say it every year, but thank you. >> Thank you for seeing these kids and giving them a day to try to find ways to help themselves out. And I've heard you say it, even if just one kid walks out of
019there and took something, it was a win. >> Yeah. >> And your student council kids do an amazing job. I was very I'm proud every year, but like this year I heard teachers talking about for the kids, they have to set up these nine different rooms where we work with community organizations and I'm like, here's the things, go set it up. And um it's really amazing to hear the kids collaborate and be like, I think kids should be over here. I think kids should be facing each other. And then they have to run the event, those stations with the community members um like Mrs. Davis and M. Packard. And it's really cool to see them step up and take so much ownership of the event. It's It was I was really proud this year. Every
020year I am, but I was really proud this year. And we definitely do believe if one student remembers one thing that's important. This is like really silly, but it's a silly anecdote. But we were getting ready for the event and we were like preparing all the bags for the students with their passports and their little maps and everything like that. And we were putting stickers in it and we put a water bottle sticker in it and we put a fidget sticker in it which is like a grounding sticker that you feel and it tells you to like do breathe boxing. And there was someone in my room working just on her art journal and she's like, "You're giving those stickers away? I still have mine on my water bottle and look at it every day."
021And I'm like, "A sticker made a difference, you know?" So, I'm Yeah, that's good. >> Yes. And to your point, it is probably one of the most well-run events I've ever been to. I I The efficiency of it is you knock it out of the park. There's probably five or six emails leading up to it down to telling me where to park in the parking lot. >> I'm not kidding. >> At the junior high, >> which is at the junior high, but it's it's very wellrun. >> Thank you so much. I appreciate it. We're very happy that it's year four and I feel like things are finally like running themselves almost, you know, in a way. But it's very nice. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate it. >> I really appreciate that it's
022so engaging for the kids and you guys put such a positive slant on the day cuz the topics you're talking about, you can look at it from the other perspective and it's kind of a sickness day, but you guys really make it a wellness day. So, good job. >> Well, that's and that's kudos to Mr. Gulick for letting us do this. But when I first brought it up to him, he was like, "Let's make sure that we slant it more towards the positive than, okay, we could learn about all these mental health illnesses, but that can feel quite heavy, especially for some recent events that have happened at the junior high." Um, so we really try and put a positive spin on it. And then I think that buyin from the staff, that buyin from
023the students, I think it just the positivity lends itself into being really hopeful. So, thank you for saying that. >> Appreciate the work you do. >> Yeah. Thank you. Also to your point, when you're a parent and you hear or see your kid doing something that you've tried to instill in them. >> Yeah. >> I I feel that. >> I feel I know how that feels. It's always >> It feels amazing. >> Good stuff. >> Thank you, Mrs. Sa. >> Thank you very much. >> Um we also have Mr. Wan from the Heer is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Did I say his name right? Mr. >> Well, thanks for having us this evening. I'm David Weine, the executive director with the Troy Hayner Cultural Center, and this is a very special year for
024us at Haner. We opened our doors um as the Troy Hercultural Center December 4th, 1976. And this being 2026, it's our 50th anniversary. And we have lots of uh special events planned this year to celebrate. But one of the things we wanted to make sure that we would do this year is to honor or say thanks to those organizations and people and groups that have supported us so very much uh through those 50 years. And of course, at the top of our list, uh would be the Troy City Schools. You're our our first stop. Um and to say that we couldn't do it without you is kind of an understatement because you actually own the building. So, um you're a very important integral part of of what we do at the Troy Haner. When we
025started thinking about what all we wanted to do this on our anniversary year, we formed a committee and I asked Linda Lee Jolly if she would chair that. Linda Lee was actually the director for the majority of those 50 years. Not that she's old, but that way she she was the director before me, so she has a presentation to make. >> Thank you. And thank you for having us. Everyone probably already remembers that in 1914, Mrs. Hayner did leave her beautiful home to the community and care of the Troy City School Board. and it had then it served the public as the public library for 33 years. When the library decided it needed to move, it fell to the school superintendent, Dr. Robert Becker, to manage the transition of the heir home into its next
026public use. In short, because it's 50 years, in short, a committee with Richard Feser as chair was appointed to explore all the possibilities. The plan that rose to the top was for the building to be used as a community cultural center with a mission that remains intact to this day. Following the passage of the first levy, the school board approved Dell Preston as an interim director along with a slate of outstanding citizens to be the first board of governors. Over the next 50 years, successive school boards, superintendent, and heer boards have worked cooperatively to develop the Troy Haner Cultural Center and to maintain Mrs. Haner's beautiful home as a muchloved and well-used community center for the arts. It's because of these visionaries and the consistent and unwavering support of the Troy City Schools over the
027past 50 years that we announce our Jubilee celebration year by awarding the Troy City School Board this certificate as a token of our sincere appreciation. We hope that our cooperative efforts have created a legacy that will serve the citizens of Troy for generations to come. So, we brought you this with our 50th anniversary logo on it, and it is a certificate of appreciation presented to the Troy Board of Education in commemoration of Troy Heiner Cultural C Center's Golden Jubilee. The certificate recognizes your years of involvement with the Troy Haner Cultural Center. Thank you for supporting the arts in Troy, Ohio. It's to you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> And I brought some save the date kind of uh reminders here about the Gayla Ball that we're going to have on
028May 2nd. Huge event, a full house art throughout the house, both visual arts and music and uh Hainer Whiskey is actually or Hayner Distilling is uh preparing um a new bottle just for us and we'll have some specialty drinks and it'll be a great time. So, I'll leave those there. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Consider coming. We'd love to have you come and celebrate with us. >> Appreciate that. >> Thank you. >> Did you have to help? >> I did not. >> Um, >> well, that was quite the start to a meeting. Um, >> moving on to board committee reports. Um, Mrs. Davis, speaking of painter. Speaking of her, um there are just a few things. I'm going to have Mr. Price go into the details of the roof. Uh I spoke with him
029today briefly about that. He's going to go over that later. Uh the other concern that Mr. Wyan has expressed and we've talked about and I talked with the mayor as well is because Prrowy Plaza is potentially going to be tore up the the Heer concert series will be moved to Short Street because they couldn't get it to Treasure Island. They really wanted Treasure Island. and it didn't work out. They want to keep it downtown. Main Street wants to keep it downtown to back up the businesses and hopefully keep people down there. So, we're going to see how it goes this year um based on the construction project and see how Short Street works out. So, we'll see how that goes. And then the other issue is they had a I don't know if anyone's been
030in that uh small uh boardroom upstairs. Actually, it's a fairly large boardroom, but there's a huge table in there that's probably 150 years old. I mean, it's >> on the third floor. >> Is it the third I'm asking, is on the third floor, then? >> Uh, it's No, it's the second floor. It's the second floor cuz the dance studio is above that. They had some sort of gayla in there and they brought food in and burnt the top of the table. It's black and David is nothing short of decimated. But what we are pricing out, it was a warming mat from my understanding from a catering company and they it's it's it's okay. It's just got a black >> mark. That's probably the slurge. So, we are quoting out two different woodworkers to see if
031they can sand it down. We don't want to take that table out. I don't actually know how you get the table out without taking it apart. to sand it down, uh, refinish that area, keep the architectural of it, and then get a brand new piece of glass to put on there, which hems can't even make a piece that big, they said. So, it would have to be shipped in from New York if that's a route we go. But that's as far as we got with that because that happened shortly before our last meeting. And again, David was nothing short of decimated. So, we'll get it worked out. Oh, also one more thing. The young exhibit event, uh, I attended Monday, March 2nd with packed. Did was anybody else there? >> Went early. >> Early. I
032was there very early, but it was it was completely packed in there. I saw you, Mr. Fong. You were there. >> Mr. Head was there. I was there. >> Yes. But it was very packed. Very well attended. That was Monday, March 2nd. So, it's up until April 12th if anyone wants to go see some art. >> It's pretty impressive what our kids can do. >> Mhm. The Troy Troy City Schools has some really talented kids and uh Hayner does a really nice job of showcasing that for the community. The art teachers are a big a big part of that. >> They put a ton of work. >> A ton of work into that. >> That's it. >> Mr. Fox, Upper Valley. >> Uh yeah, so we had a fun meeting at Upper Valley this last
033month. Um we met at the Willowbrook Center, uh which is just on the other side of Edison. It's owned by Upper Valley Career Center. Um, we got to see the updates that they did in the Willowbrook uh within the last year. So, they made two classroom or there's two classrooms. They expanded that, redid the entryway where we had our board meeting and um that was really nice and exciting to see that. But, uh the highlight of the meeting was uh what I always love when we get the highlight is from the Yellowstone trip. So, every fall uh we take anywhere around 10 students. This last year was eight students and next year it will be 12 students out to Yellowstone for 7 to 10 days and um they're in the landscape and natural resources program
034there. Uh the students only have to pay $500 due to uh a grant that was left to uh Leer Valley Career Center for this program. And uh they go out they go out there. They stay at three or four different places out in Yellowstone. They fly out there. They get to meet with rangers. They get to meet with uh different people who work in the park. They get to see all kinds of different animals and experience things and ask all kinds of different unique questions. Um, one thing I asked them was, "Are there do you pass other school groups?" Because there's plenty of other tourists out there and and they said no, that it's pretty unique that a high school group gets to go out there and spend the time out there. And I don't
035know how long we've been doing it, but it's it's been well beyond the 5 years that I've been on the board. Um, so it's it's a really neat thing. The students come, they present. Um, they talk about how this trip impacted their lives and things like that. Um, so just as we always love when the students come here and present. Um, you hear some some pretty um, stories that can sometimes be a little emotional to hear how the how to impact the students lives going on this trip and their connections they made with their instructors and things like that. So great great one. I always love hearing about that trip. Um they also announced the uh 15 students of the quarter. Uh and there were actually two students from Troy who were uh named two
036of those 15 uh Michael Po Dexter and Sienna Osborne uh were the two from Troy. Um and then coming up this Sunday uh it's a maple syrup day up there at at Willowbrook. Actually I went with my family last year. It was a pretty fun event. You see all all the trees out there where the syrups uh the sap's coming out of the trees and you can go see that. You could taste some of the syrup that they make and it's at Willowbrook so you can see all the big equipment. My my little boys loved loved going there last year. So hopefully we can make it again this year. That's Sunday 1 to 4 open to the public. Uh we went over the 5year threeyear forecast. Um career center's in a pretty good spot. Um
037even after our expansion, uh there's going to be it's forecast to be a surplus in every year except until we get out to 2030, the last year. Um forecast to have a cash balance of 22 million at the end of that time. Um and they did talk about headwind in the forecast is Chromebooks. I'm sure we're experiencing the cost of Chromebooks going up as well, but uh previously they paid around $220 for a Chromebook and then the latest quotes up to um $346. So um looking at like a 50% increase in the cost of a Chromebook uh that they they have one to one up there as well for the students. So um affecting us all there the technologies and whether it's the you know chips or whatever may be but still in a good
038still in a good financial situation even even after that. So >> are they replacing them as needed or they trying to do all you know >> the Chromebooks? So what they do is um if a student uh graduates after the two years and they meet certain requirements they get they get to take they get to keep the Chromebook. So, uh, I forget what the number is, but it's it's a high percentage if it's like 80 plus percent of students or or more actually qualify to keep that. So, obviously, you're replacing those. So, technically, you know, you've got a pretty good cycle where almost every two year you're buying almost a class is worth um 700 new essentially every every year there. And then of course, we'll we'll recycle some of them >> for the staff
039and in the classrooms and labs and stuff. So, maybe it's every three years they're recycling through all those. Wow. >> With them getting to keep it, but it's a great uh great motivation tool for the kids to come out of there and and be able to keep that Chromebook. >> Yeah, >> that's all I have. >> Thank you, Mr. Fox. >> Mr. Piper updates. Yep. >> All right. Well, I kind of set myself up for failure with these policies because we've heard a lot of good exciting stuff and this is not that. So, um, pretty routine and I would even say mundane set of policy revisions here. Um, I'll walk you through them. I shared information with you, but I'll kind of walk you through them. If you have questions along the way, feel free
040to ask. Um, but beginning with policies 3440, 4440, those are about job related expenses, 6423 use of district credit card, 6460 vendor relations, and then 6465 affinity rewards or other discount programs. All those collectively are reflective. There's some changes in there that are reflective of some revisions to the auditor state bulletin um and the Ohio Ethics Commission um essentially allowing employees and we don't have much of this but allowing employees to use um credit cards with rewards um as long as it doesn't pose a cost to the district or it is isn't a significant amount of reward. Um, I would also add to that that whenever we book things, uh, conferences, travel, that kind of stuff, almost always we use the district credit card, uh, that only Jeff has access to and people kind of
041can check that out. So, we're really talking about like meal reimbursements and that kind of stuff is what we're talking about. Do you want to add anything? >> Last minute items. Um, they may not have time to appropriately schedule. um making necessary reservations so they put it on their own credit card which may have a reward program attached to it and this just allows them to do so um with these changes. In the past that was prohibited. Yes, this new rule allows that to happen. So it's reflective of that questions there. Uh policy there's quite a few transportation ones. Uh policy 4162 is about drug and alcohol testing of CDL license holders who perform safety sensitive functions. Uh this one again is uh reflect some regulatory changes in return to duty processes. So you'll see
042the language kind of speaks to that. Other than that not really a substantive change to the policy just reflective of that new rule. Uh 416201 uh is another kind of sub policy um that is essentially the same as the last one I just covered just subtle change there. Policy 5112 is about entrance requirements and this is a new one based on house bill 114 in Ohio. The state passed this law that requires public schools to admit kindergarten students uh who will be 5 years old by the first day of instruction. Um, and it also suggested the district designate the first day of kindergarten instruction as a qualifying date for admittance. So, there was some gray area, some wiggle room. This clarifies what the requirement age is for kindergarten period. So, >> so does that change
043does that affect our district? Does that change what hours is? Okay. >> Yeah. Y and it's not really a change going to affect many families. It just clears it up. Um, there's two that are linked 5421 and 5430. uh one about grading and one about class rank. Uh those two were revised and I asked our our Neil rep about this and in the past we have the board approved a student handbook that kind of outlines our grading practices. Um and I've always heard that that has essentially the effect of policy. Well, apparently there was a court case somewhere um and the judge found that because the grading policies weren't in policy um they they sided with the parent. So, uh, there only suggestion is to put this in policy, not just in a student handbook.
044So, that's why you're seeing that here. >> So, when I looked at it, it matched the student handbook like it's all of the >> Yeah. >> Not the same thing, but >> the principles of it. Yes. >> Y 6220 is about budget preparation. This is reflective of the change from a 5-year forecast to a three-year forecast. 6320 is about purchasing bidding uh reflected to revise the expansion of Ohio Revised Code 331346 uh as to when the trig the bidding process is triggered uh when the board determines to build, repair, enlarge, improve or demolish any building. So this is a change to expand bidding requirements to real property improvements on school grounds. Um so again, it's reflective of new state law. I didn't get in to look at the actual policy yet on this. Is it
045just a longer timeline, more advanced timeline or >> No, it's they increased it. It used to be $50,000. They increased it to $75,000, but along with that, they allowed that dollar of amount of 75,000 to be increased 3% each year going forward. So, >> so if it's if it's under 75, we don't have to put it out. Is that what it is? above 75, we have to put out for bid. >> You add 3% each year going forward. So that will continue to go up allowing for some inflationary increases and yeah, anything below that figure, we do not have to bid out. We usually get multiple bids anyways on most things below that uh or at least two if not three in most cases. So, >> and then if we bid it, then it comes
046to the board for approval to accept it. And if it's under that limit and we don't bid it, then the board doesn't have to approve it. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Glad glad Jeff was here for that one. Policy. Uh, all of them. All of them. Yeah, but particular that 6325 is about procurement using federal grants and funds revised to reflect the threshold amounts uh changes in the threshold amounts for micro purchases not to exceed $15,000 and small purchases not to exceed $350,000. So just change those numbers. Policy 75409 um we have recently we have updated our artificial intelligence policy a few different times. Um this one is also about artificial intelligence and essentially um it takes what we had created in policy and replaces it with a state model that the state came up
047with. So that's what that's what necessitated this change. It's just following the state model >> which is what >> well it gives you some options. So you can go from basically outlawing anything smelling like AI to completely allowing it unfettered. We found a nice middle ground where we understand that AI is here and it's changing the world. Um but also that we have to be use it carefully and thoughtfully. So our policy just kind of outlines the parameters that would allow students to use it. Um give some give quite a bit of um authority to instructors to tell kids when they're working on projects how they may use it, how they may not use it. So just kind of clarifies how we do it. Uh 8600 is about transportation. Um this one is just really
048a word smmithing one that makes changes. Um alternative vehicles is the new phrase they're throwing in some of these policies based on some of these revised rules. Pretty minimal there. 860004, same thing. Uh revised to reflect new terminology and state regulations for alternative vehicles. 60 8640 is transportation for non-rine trips and I would also add to that one 8650 is transportation by alternative vehicles. Uh these reflect some uh changes that just kind of redefine it used to use the word school van a lot. It uses this new phrasing and uh yeah to address the use of multi-function school activity buses and the use of alternative vehicles. So, they have loosened up some of the restrictions on allowing districts to use those alternative vehicles as opposed to a school bus. >> And those are the those
049are the policies. Really exciting stuff. >> You had tough acts to follow. You had tough acts to follow. >> Yeah, I know. I saved a good I saved a good one for last, though. Are there any questions about policy changes? >> I think there might be another one coming. There's a very recent uh change to purchasing of meat. So, I might have an addition when we go to approval for next month. Um, this one just popped up and Neil is working on it. So, >> sounds exciting. >> That one sounds kind of interesting. Yeah, >> we have to purchase real meat, not fake, >> something like that, maybe. Or mislabeled meat or something >> to be to be to be shared soon. We'll find out. >> So, I'll I'll finish with hopefully up on the
050upswing here. So, um this past weekend, we are a partner district with Wright State University. Have been for many, many years. Um and Wright State University offers, they call it the Learn Local Conference. They do it every year this time of year. Um so, they take a Saturday, they invite partner districts to this conference. People get to share. There's there's three different sessions that you can attend. Every year we have staff members attend that. This year we had three staff three um groups of staff members attend. So each one of the sessions had someone from Troy City Schools presenting during that session. Uh so it's always nice to go there and see our people and support our people when they're sharing information. Um but at the end of that we come back together and this
051year and Michael is this the first time they've done this >> this this thing. Is this the first time >> they've done awards? >> Oh have they? Okay. Uh so this year um Troy City Schools received an award as a district and there were only two districts that received an award uh one for district practices and one for classroom practices. Our award here was given for outstanding instructional district practices specifically with regards to our the work that we've done with literacy instruction. Um, so they recognized uh Danielle Roine, Randy Walters, and Sarah Walters who are kind of leading the the teaching and learning for primary and middle schools. Um, but they wanted to recognize the work that we've done for our instructional practices. So, a very nice thing for Detroit City Schools. We'll hang this
052up in the board office and just wanted to, you know, finish on a strong note there. So, questions about that? >> Very nice thing. >> Well done. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Piper. None for the first. >> Nothing for the first. >> Okay. Um, may I please have a motion for consideration of the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, February 9th, 2026? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mister. Thank you, Mr. Reic. Thank you, Mrs. Davis. Are there any questions, comments? Mr. Price. >> Mr. Reic. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Packard. >> Yes. May I please have a motion for the financial report attached here to incorporated exhibit B is February 2026 SM2 monthly revenues, expenditures, balance,
053etc. >> Motion approved. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Fox. And thank you, Mr. Reic. Mr. price. >> Um we continue to track pretty well for uh the fiscal year overall. Um we will find out later this week what kind of insurance rates to expect and we're being told that that news is getting better and better. So hopefully that pans out. >> Jason need to throw salt over our shoulders. We have the fundto fund transfer added uh this month which is clearing out um non-cash checks because we've exceeded the time frame. >> Are there any questions, comments? >> Mr. Price. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. >> Mr. Reic. Yes, >> Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Packard. >> Yes. >> May I please have a motion for then and now
054Ohio Revised Code 5705.41D1 provides that if prior certification of funds by the fiscal officer was not obtained before the contractor order involving the expenditure of money was made, the fiscal officer may instead certify. >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you, Mr. Reic. Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Fox. >> Few of them here. Uh, three from Haner, one transportation, one high school, Miami Monosuri had one, two, and athletics had one >> is Justin's just it hit funny. >> Um, that was your book. >> Okay. Um, yeah, that was off by several months. I think they did not check the mailbox. Sat in the box for a couple months. >> Dustin's. >> Yes. The high school. >> How about questions? Mr. Price? >> Mr. Reic? >> Yes. >> Mr. Fox? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Davis? >> Yes.
055>> Mr. Whitehead? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Packer. >> Yes. >> May I please have a motion for the financial forecast for fiscal years ending June 30th, 2026 through 2029? >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mrs. Davis. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Whitehead. >> Highlight a few items from the forecast. I believe with um Mr. Piper's um weekly update at the end of February um gave the board an uh a heads up with not having enough information that um does not allow us to properly project real estate because the Department of Taxation is not releasing seen any additional information to county auditors. Therefore, they can't give school districts any additional information as far as what to expect uh with the recent House Bill 186, 335, 129, and 309 that was approved um towards the end
056of calendar year 2025 by the House and Senate and ultimately signed by the governor um to limit the growth when a school district is at the 20 mil floor, which of the 67 districts now in the state of Ohio over 400 of us are at the 20 mil floor. So, anytime uh district valuations increase, that brings additional money uh into a school district in order to operate with um which with all the price increases and rate increases um that we've experienced. Uh a lot of districts um look forward to those values when they increase because it helps offset increased costs and allows us to operate on the funds that we have and have been approved by the local communities. With that being said, um we had to come up with something because the forecast was
057due and needed to be submitted by the end of February. Um I had ultimately arrived at an increase of about 3 and a half%. Um I felt that was cons a conservative approach um for the time being and to just see what type of formula uh the department of taxation comes up with and passes on to the county auditor. Therefore, they can update their figures and pass on to local districts. Um, we have no idea what that formula is going to entail. They've just said it's going to be tied to a three-year average of inflation. Well, whose numbers? What's it based on? We don't know any of that. So, um, that's what I've utilized. And if uh once we do get the information, which we don't anticipate until at least after March 20th, that's when
058all of those House bills become effective because there was no emergency clause upon legislative approval of those four bills the governor signed off on. Uh, and that's when the time frame expires and information has to be released. Income tax, um, I've increased that by about $9,000 based upon what we've received to date with one more collection at the end of April due for this fiscal year. um unrestricted state grants and aid which is our um state foundation which is based upon our uh student enrollment. Um that has been increased with the latest uh formula information that we received in February. um that increased by about 240,000. And then um restricted grants and aid uh those are the restricted dollars that we get through the foundation formula uh that we can only utilize in certain areas
059for certain purposes. And those numbers have been updated and were decreased by $270,000. Moving down to expenditures, personnel. Uh we have uh Mr. Moore makes the comment um when we hear of staff members uh expecting that it's good for business and we have many of those uh going on in this school district right now. So, um, with the added cost and some special ed position, um, hirings, um, from what we had beginning of the school year, um, salaries are up about 690,000 from what was originally projected, which, uh, purchase services, we are down about 57 75,000 um with this update u based upon the way we've been spending and we've been able to lock in uh some electric and natural gas through the EPC program that we we belong to. So we have uh a
060better and number locked in from what we originally projected. Um and then supplies, materials. Um I've been able to lower that by about $116,000 based upon the way we we've been spending throughout the fiscal year so far. Uh >> Jeeoff, I'm just mentioning up to some of the ones back on the employee retirement benefits. >> Yes. >> Your note down at the bottom about uh potential um staffing changes when we go to the new buildings. >> Yes. >> You right now your forecast is the same. Is it flat in terms of number of employees? >> Correct. Okay. We have um with deciding building principles, assistant principal positions and starting laying out what we need staffwise according to updated schedules and things like that. That discussion has not taken place yet. As soon as it does,
061then we'll implement um what's decided at that point in time. Hopefully, we'll have some sort of idea with um the October submission. Um there's a lot of work to be done between now and then, but that's kind of what I'm looking at right now. >> Yeah. If we're ready, great. If not, then I'll just look for that same type of comment. >> Flat we don't know because we haven't discussed it yet. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Any other questions? >> Please call me. Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Packard, >> yes. >> May I please have a motion for a resolution to file complaint against the valuation of real property tax for year for parcel number DO8058332. So moved. >> Thank
062you, Mr. Reic. Second. Thank you, Mr. Davis. >> This along with the next three resolutions, um I usually get with legal counsel about this time of year with uh recent sales of property across our district. Um, we review that list and ultimately bring pro property parcels for your approval to fire file um, counter claims to try to get values adjusted up to what they sold for because they're currently valued at a value less. Unless they provide some sort of information that we do not have access to that would that we feel is appropriate and allow the value to remain or maybe not increase all the way up to the sale price. Um this just keeps us involved and able to attain diff additional information if additional information is available. So these four are only if
063we question or only they've been sold. >> Yes, they've been sold over the last 12 months and we feel that they need to be looked at. So we're filing a claim in order to be involved in a process of review. >> Thank you. If we wouldn't file this claim, what would be the cycle that they would get caught back up to based on their >> unless >> say new sales or recent evaluation, >> the county auditor would have a reason to look at it and review it, it wouldn't get reviewed. >> A sale isn't enough reason for the county auditor to look at it. >> Not necessarily. >> No, they'll usually do some sort of correction every three years or so. That's when they would, >> but it's not necessarily to the sales prices. They
064just some >> whatever. Yeah. They subjectively move it to >> because they don't go and look at every property every 3 years >> in the county. They kind of pick areas >> and items and then decide amongst that area based upon the few items that they review. >> So this is to have the county auditor review. Is it just for our portion of tax or for all the property tax like the city may benefit? >> If the value gets adjusted one way or the other, it would affect everybody. >> Okay. >> On the tax group. Good. >> Who who else um what other groups may file this? Do or in in reality? >> We are the only ones. >> Okay. >> We watch it pretty closely. We always have wherever I've been in my career.
065So, >> and do is there some program that you're running or you're lit like how how do you do this? >> The county auditor provides and you can put in a parameter and it'll spit out a list and we go out and pull them up. >> You're manually doing it. >> Yes. Yeah. >> Yes. >> And it's only commercial, right? Not residential. >> Occasionally there'll be a residential one. Hop in there. We look at those pretty close and very seldom bring one of those to you. It's really got to be with recent, it used to be more wide open with recent legislation like within the last five or six years. Um it has to be above a >> so like a step up threshold or something. It kind of increases by year similar to >>
066um what the bidding requirement is, >> but it's I think when they originally passed it, it had to be $500,000 or more >> on the difference. And that increases each year as we go along, too. >> I think it was a percentage, too. It's like something or that >> or yeah, >> legal council watches that pretty close and that's why they're involved. And I would say looking at the ones that are on here, there's probably going to be except for one, there's probably going to be an argument of of equipment, fixtures, and furnishings. >> Correct. >> And the number although they should have a bill of sale, >> right? >> So, >> we just want that information because it's not >> it's not provided. >> Yeah. >> Right now. And that could force them to
067provide it with us filing. And if that's the case, fine. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Any other questions? >> One. >> Please call the roll. >> Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. >> Mr. Reic? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Packer? >> Yes. May I please have a resolution for the complaint evaluation of real property for tax 2025 parcel DO8104344. It's a motion to approve. >> Second. Mrs. Davis second. Mr. Fox first. Same situation. >> Yes. All these. >> Sorry, I thought we were pro. I didn't catch that. They were all separate. So we have to do I've got no further >> do them separately. All my questions were for him in general. So >> please call the role. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes.
068>> Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes. >> Mr. Reic. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Packer. >> Yes. >> May I please have a motion for the complaint against valuation for parcel number? So for two parcels DO8001850 and DO8255005 tax year 2025. So move. >> Thank you, Mrs. Davis. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Whitehead. >> Mr. Price. >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes. >> Mr. Radic. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Becker. >> Yes. Last one. May I please have a motion for a resolution to file the valuation for texture 25 parcel DO8103646? >> Motion to approve. >> Thank you, Mr. Fox. Second. Thank you, M. Davis. Mr. Rice, >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mr. Reic, >> abstain. >> Mrs.
069Packard. >> Yes. >> May I please have a motion for a resolution accepting gifts to the Troy City School District and expressing thanks of the Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. Thank you for reminding me. We have the Hainer resolution um that was added. Um everyone has one at their spot. May I please have a motion for the resolution for the Haner roof repair. >> So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Reic. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Whitehead. >> I apologize, Jeff, for missing that. this resolution. After talking with legal council, they felt that it was appropriate to bring this before you uh with the roof issue that the Hayner Culture Center has um undertaken over the last couple months of winter with all the freezing and thawing and vast temperature changes. um they have a
070what could turn into a major claim. Although the roof cost itself, um we're potentially approaching $200,000. Um, with your approval of this resolution, it allows us to utilize a reputable roofing company out of Columbus called just a minute here. >> Is that those clay? >> The durable slate company. They have been the ones that have done repair work to the Hayner Culture Center for as long as I can remember. Um, the roof tile that are on the Herculture Center are no longer manufactured. That company is no longer in business. Um, this roofing company has another manufacturer that they've come pretty close. And what they are going to do, the front of the house, the upper roof across the front and going east to west and then from that valley north to south. They're going to
071rip all that off, put new tile on, salvage all the good tile that they're taking off to utilize for repairing the roof wherever it's needed right now. And then >> storing >> we have spare tile to utilize. >> Wow. The cost of all that is approaching $180,000. >> Hence the necessity of this resolution which allows us to utilize a specific company that has proven over time that they're very reputable and do a good job and that's who we want to utilize. And historic commission and the age of that house and everything, it needs to be done right. This guarantees us to utilize a reputable contract. >> Will there will be an insurance claim that will >> Yes, we have filed an insurance claim. We're waiting to hear back. Um they are they are currently we
072have a um a purchase order in place now for I think it's around $10,000 ballpark area to do minor repairs just to keep us dry so there's no further damage until they can order in the new tile and start working on replacing that section and then repairing wherever else that it it's needed based upon. But we're waiting for the insurance company to get back with us if they're okay with this and we can move forward. As soon as they give us the go-ahhead, we will issue a PO and get everything locked in. With your approval of this resolution tonight, >> any questions, comments? I think this is the first time I've ever brought one to the Troy board. We try to avoid this at all possible, but this is one that >> we needed to
073submit one. >> Please call the role. >> Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Packer, >> yes. Now, may I please have a motion for resolution accepting gifts to the district and expressing thanks of the Troy Board of Education? >> Motion approved. >> Second, >> Mr. Fox and Mr. Reic, >> Mr. Piper. >> So, you'll see quite a quite a list in front of you there of uh donations to the district. um ranging from donations of hats and gloves to $5,000 for scholarships. Um every month we have this in our agenda and every month we're very thankful the support that our community provides our kids, our teachers, our programs. Uh and this month is of course no different and this is
074that time of year where you typically see quite a few scholarship donations like you see on this list. So, um, I would ask you to approve our list here. And our monthly total is $27,9857, which would bring our fiscal year-to- date total to $118,51526 in gifts to Troy City Schools. You >> Mr. Rice, please call the role. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. Mrs. Packard. >> Yes. May I please have a motion to approve the Troy High School drama club and thespian troop trip to Chilikopy. >> So move. >> Thank you, Mr. Reic. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Whitehead. They get to go to Are they going to go see Tecumsa? >> Are they going to see Tecumpsa? >> Is
075that what they're going to go see? >> You know what they're going to see, Alexis, or what they're going to do? >> I can't remember exactly. >> I think they've taken this trip before, haven't they? >> They have. Yes, they have. >> Um, >> I'm not sure what they're going to see. It's It's a weekend trip, so they're not missing any school. >> Yes, >> I know they've gone before. >> Okay. >> Mr. Price, >> Mr. >> Excuse me. Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mrs. Packer, >> yes. >> May I please have a motion to approve the varsity boys baseball trip to Emerson, Georgia? So moved. >> Thank you, Mr. Ed. >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Fox. This They
076take this trip every year. I feel like >> they've been in there a few times at least that I'm aware of. Not sure if they've gone every year, but >> I think it's every other year. Like one one year they don't go quite as far and the other year they are closer. >> The best news is baseball season. I mean, I think last time we met there was a foot and a half of snow up there. Now it's baseball season. So, >> spring break though. Yeah, >> it's probably going to be >> Yeah, good point. Yeah, I really messed that up. >> Um, okay. Mr. Price, please call the role. >> Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mrs. Packard, >> yes.
077>> May I please have a motion for personnel items on exhibit J? >> Motion approved. >> Thank you, Mr. Mr. Whitehead >> second. >> Thank you, Mr. Reic. Mr. Deon, >> hello everyone. So, a few things I'd like to point out. Um, top there. Um, we're losing some high quality teachers this year in terms of retirements. So, I would like to highlight Lean Jacobs, 18 years in Troy, uh, 32 total years in education. So, she'll be a loss. She's a reading title teacher over at Cooken working. um internally to to replace that. Um I think we got some good options there. Um kind of a you know blanket winter supplemental amount of renewals. That's something that we do every year. So at the end of the season, those are coaches that we have um said
078to them, hey, you're going to have to apply again next year. Um and then a few other items um to point out. We got a couple of leaves of absence that I would ask for you to approve. uh under the employments uh section. Very excited. Uh so today um actually Angela Sandlin Smith started. So she's an intervention specialist over at Cooken. Um we found an intervention specialist during the school year which is like finding the needle in a hay stack a unicorn nearly impossible. So really really happy to have her on board. Really excited for her to get started. um she's going to allow us to do some work that has been needed throughout the year. We just um we didn't get that posted. We didn't know about that position until after the schooler started,
079which is what made that position challenging uh to fill. So, uh very happy about that. And then if you will uh scan down, I'd like to highlight that we have some supplemental contracts that I'd ask for you to approve um one of those. I'll turn it over to uh Mr. Wright and Mr. Jones. So Ryan Jones uh is going to be our new uh head football coach. I'd ask you to approve that and I'll let these guys uh have have >> Yeah. So um bringing coach Jones on board is huge for the district happy to have him. Had a couple stops on his football career. His last two stops Troy Christian and then Aver Sales had the opportunity to go to the big dance twice for a home ring once. So, we're extremely happy to
080have him and hopeful that uh we be able to recreate a uh kind of the same scene here at Troy. So, excited to have Absolutely. It's uh great to be here. I appreciate you having me. I appreciate the uh administration for your support this position and uh board approves. And uh I just couldn't tell you how happy I am and my family to be a part of this school district. uh fantastic community and I look forward to every moment of it and uh really excited to be the head football coach for what I prepare my whole career for and can't wait to get started. Already have in earnest but in full force but thanks for having me. I appreciate it. I can't wait to be a part of this community. >> You want to add
081anything? >> We're just excited to um you know to to bring him on. He's uh certainly um it was a it was a really exciting time to just interview with him too and just hear um the passion he has not for football but for for teaching and learning and and students and um and just that that family feel is I think it's going to be a great fit here. So we're excited to have him >> and he might be a great dancer. I don't know. with the the the dance that was talking about for those of you that maybe aren't familiar. He won he won a state he won a state championship in 2021. Um he was state he was the state runner up in 2023. So he did bring a a ring home and
082uh he may be a great answer. I I don't know. >> We didn't we didn't talk to during the process. That'll be a future board meeting that will >> I'm happy to answer any questions you guys have about any any >> Oh, I have a question for Coach Jones. Can you tell us a what you're comfortable sharing a little bit about yourself, where you're from, maybe a little about your your family? I I know there are a lot of articles out there, but uh >> Sure. Absolutely. Uh I'm from Wapanetta, Ohio. So, grew up there, played football there. My father was a coach my junior and senior year. After I graduated there, I went to Miami University and worked my way into the football program there as an as a student assistant. Kind of worked
083my way up each year and uh I was there when we had a lot of success there and that helped. And then after I graduated, uh, sent out applications all over the country, probably 300. And I got three graduate assistant replies and the best one was an opportunity in New York. And I coached college football at Portland State, which is a Sunni school, state uh, school there in New York. Got my master's degree in exercise science while I was there. And, uh, then I got hired at Case Western Reserve University and I coached there for four years. years. I was a pass game coordinator, coach uh receivers while I was at Case Western Reserve. My wife at the time, I got a job offer in Dayton. We couldn't really pass down, so we moved down
084to Dayton and um I decided I would go back to school to get my certification to teach. I didn't have any educational classes um at that point. Prior to that, I was just planning on coaching college football and and I thought, you know, my dad was a teacher and and I enjoy working with young people and I thought that this was something worthy of pursuing. So, I went back to school, went to Central State University for uh two years. Um, and then I got hired on by uh by coach Steve Nolan at Troy Christian. I was a volunteer assistant for him and then they had a job come open in biology. I started to teach there. I taught physical science and biology uh at Troy Christian for four years. Um after my second year of
085coaching, coach Nolan resigned and I got offered the head coaching job there. I accepted that. I was the head coach there for three seasons and uh job upper sales came open. I applied for that and got that opportunity. So uh my family went to school there. It was a good time for my kids. I have two boys. Uh, one is in the seventh grade, one is in the fourth grade, Victor and Walter. And, uh, my wife's name is Cat. And, um, you know, we had lived here in Troy for about five five or six years. We lived over on Boone Drive. It was the first place that we ever bought a home. So, at the time, we could have picked anywhere in the Dayton area. My wife was working in Ketaring. We looked everywhere from
086Lebanon to Wilmington and everywhere in between. and and we fell in love with the town and uh really enjoyed our time here and uh you know when this job came open it was uh I think an answer to a lot of prayers and that's the way I felt about it and my family and uh you know I couldn't be more happy to be here but if there's any you have any other specific questions you can ask any of those >> thanks for sharing >> welcome back >> sorry you had to sit through that whole meeting just to get to this Thank you, Mr. Um, Mr. Price. >> Mr. Whitehead, >> yes. >> Mr. Reic, >> yes. >> Mr. Fox, >> yes. >> Mrs. Davis, >> yes. >> Mrs. Packard, >> yes. >> Um, we are
087now at the second hearing of the public. I have one. Um, can you please state your name and address? >> Hi. Uh, I'm Brian Ranki and 1010 Maple Crest in here. Um, headed Trojan, class of 99. Um, my wife and I just moved back here a few years ago from Arizona. Um, Juel was born and raised there, but I'm originally from Michigan. >> Um, so when I moved here, I I, you know, I I adjusted to the life in Troy, which was vastly different than what I was used to in in Michigan, much smaller community. So, um, you know, that community became very important to me early on there. Um, between the two of us, we've seen how communities work well and others could improve. Um, one thing about my wife is she will always
088speak what's on her mind and not because she's trying to be loud or difficult, but because she's genuinely cares. Um, she's the kind of person that dances in the kitchen, cheers people on, and shows up for others no matter what. Um, that's just who she is. she and uh we began our married life with uh two well first one autistic child and now a second. Um and with those those boys on the spectrum, we've learned patience and a lot of new skills that we weren't sure we were going to ever have as parents. Um but instead of staying quiet, Julie decided to use her voice in a positive way. Um, as of this morning, she has decided that she wants to start a company doing Julia's sensory time um, in the park, which is creating
089a safe space for kids of all abilities um, to move, play, and feel included in community. Um, she has plans for a continued conversation about this um, tomorrow in the afternoon, further meeting with Troy leadership. Um, but our goal is simple, to work together, help make the school, make the school and the community better and stronger for all families. Um, we are very grateful to be up back in Troy for myself and she's grateful to be part of the community in Troy. Now, um, and we'd like to thank this community for always supporting their members and the uh, members of our school. And, uh, community really matters to us and we just really appreciate your guys' support. um and perhaps letting people know about this this program for kids with special needs and um >>
090neurodyiver. >> Yeah, neuro neurode divergence and and sensory needs because we feel like it's there's there may be a spot for that in the community. We just wanted to offer that to me. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for sharing that. It's >> because it because it's public, it it's not a back and forth. We just we do take that in. Thank you for sharing. I didn't want you to think that we were ignoring anything, but >> you had to sit through that whole point. >> We appreciate that. >> Mr. Piper will will follow up with us and let us know how it goes. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. May I please have a motion for adjournment into executive session for the purpose of considering the appointment employment dismissal discipline promotion to motion or
091compensation of an employee or official. No decisions will be made while we are in executive session. >> So moved. >> Thank you Mr. Rick. Second. Thank you Mrs. Davis. Mr. Price. >> Mr. Renick. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Davis. >> Yes. >> Mr. Whitehead. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fox. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Packard. >> Yes. Thank you.