September 16th, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

001Start our meeting. >> I think your mic's on. >> There you go. >> Oh, there. >> Oh, ugly. >> That would have been bad. >> Okay, at 6 o'clock, we're going to start. Oh, it is on now. >> Um, so roll call, please. >> Uh, goodight. >> Yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Austin, >> here. [Laughter] >> Kleinhens here. >> Okay, please stand for the pledge. Amen. >> I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Um the motion to approve the September September 16th, 2025 agenda as presented and amended. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Koosma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Starcher, >>

002yes. >> Good. Right. >> Yes. We need a motion to approve the minutes of the August 11th, 2025 board work session and the August 19th, 2025 board of education regular session. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Good. Wright, >> yes. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. Starcher, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> KMA, >> yes. >> Okay, we're going to move into our recognitions. I see people are ready already. So, we're going to move into our recognitions for this evening. >> Good evening, community members, members of the board. My name is Gabrielle Montgomery. I am the proud principal at Cornerstone Elementary. I have two incredible leaders to share with you this evening, um, both in third grade. The first I have tonight with me is Riley Thomas in Mrs. is Vander Ziden's third grade class. She

003is joined today by her mom, Morgan, stepmom, Morgan, and her siblings in the back. If you guys would give a wave. Thank you for being here. All right. Mrs. Vanderiden is not able to join us this evening, so I am proud to share Riley's nomination with you tonight. Riley is an exceptional student who truly embodies the qualities of a leader and a kind classmate, making her more than deserving of being recognized as student of the month. She consistently goes out of her way to help her peers without being asked. Whether it's guiding a student to the right page, offering to help with spelling, or ensuring that everyone feels included in the classroom and on the playground, Riley is proactive in her learning and always begins with the end in mind, setting an example for others

004to follow. She synergizes with her classmates by encouraging cooperation, even when it may seem difficult. And she even looks for ways to make my job easier, such as updating the daily schedule at the end of each day. Her thoughtfulness, leadership, and dedication make her an outstanding student, and we are so fortunate to have her in our classroom and school community. Congratulations, Riley. Nice job. Congratulations. >> Absolutely. >> Congratulations. Good job. Our second cornerstone leader this evening is Kennedy Schaer. Kennedy, you can come up with me, sweetie. She is also in third grade. She's in Miss Talbett's class. Kennedy is joined tonight by her mom, Jen, dad, Jason, grandma, Sherry, and her sister, Aubrey. So, thank you all for being here. [Applause] All right. Her teacher, Miss Talbot, is here to share her nomination with you

005tonight. All right. I nominated Kennedy because she stands out as a leader in our classroom. Kennedy is a model for the class. She follows directions, tries her best in every subject, and accepts feedback that helps her learn. She's kind, patient, and respectful to her classmates, even when it's difficult. Kennedy also uses the seven habits to be a leader in our class. Last week, she asked, "Can I read during recess? I'm going to the fair tonight, and I need to get my reading done." This showed how she's proactive and was beginning with the end in mind to plan out her day. Kennedy has had an amazing start to her third grade year, and I can't wait to see all that she accomplishes. Congratulations, [Applause] Wish he was still with us. Good evening parents and and school

006board. Um you know it's always a great uh feeling to have an opportunity to recognize the great work you know of our students. Um you know and you know you guys have set a standard just for us to look up to. You know you're the first kids to be recognized this year. And so I want to thank you guys for that. also want to, you know, give a shout out to our teachers and and thank them for taking, you know, their personal time to be here tonight to be with their students. It just shows the commitment that they have um as well. Um so with that said, I'm just going to turn the time over to first uh Mrs. Raml to to introduce your student and then um over to Mrs. Kolith. >> Um first

007I'd like to introduce Cecilia's family. So they are up there. She's got mom, dad, brother, and sister. Is that right? You want to leave? [Applause] >> On my first day of school at Keen, I went outside with the other staff members at the start of the day to help with arrival. I didn't know any students yet, but CeCe Chaffy came right up to me with a big welcoming smile on her face and introduced herself and asked me what my name was. It was a great way to start a new year at a new building. Since then, I have watched Cece show kindness towards her peers and respect towards her teachers. She advocates for herself in the classroom, participates in classroom discussions, and works hard to show her knowledge. She is independent, funny, inviting, and so

008deserving of this moment. With how the school year has started, I can only imagine the great things that CC will accomplish during her fourth grade year. Congratulations, son. [Applause] >> You're welcome. >> Good job, Hello. I would like to introduce my student Liam. Liam is here tonight with his mom in the back. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Liam is a joy to have in class. He is always on task, focused, and consistently putting forth his best effort in everything he does. He is quiet and respectful and sets a great example for his classmates. What stands out most about Liam is his kindness. He is a good friend to everyone and helps to create a positive, welcoming classroom environment. I am so proud of Liam and I'm so glad he is part of our third grade classroom. I

009can always count on Liam for a friendly good morning and a wave goodbye on the playground as I leave to go home for the day. Keep up the great work, Liam. [Applause] Good evening. Um I am Jamie Tucker. I'm the principal at Melrose Elementary. We have two wonderful leaders to share with you tonight. The first is fourth grade um student Nathan Leak uh nominated by Dr. Denellki and although she couldn't be here tonight, I'm going to read her nomination. Nathan has started this year as a new student in fourth grade. This is most certainly not easy. Nathan is very personable and has made friends easily. He follows teacher directions and school rules and is very conscientious in making sure his classroom expectations are met. He tries very hard. I have never seen him with any

010attitude except excellent. I can't wait to see all the wonderful accomplishments and growth Nathan makes this school year. And Nathan is here tonight with mom Jackie, dad Ray, and siblings Sydney and Raymond. Thank you for coming tonight. [Applause] >> Fantastic. That's awesome. >> Congratulations. Good job, Nathan. Nice work. Our next student is third grader Pierce Fry, who's here with dad Cody, Mama Lee, and brother Ree. Can you wave to be recognized? [Applause] [Music] I'm gonna turn it over to Mrs. studs to read her nomination for Pierce. So, I am proud to nominate Pierce for Melrose's third grade student of the month. When asked who to nominate this month, my decision came very easy. PICE consistently demonstrates the qualities of a true leader and models our seven habits each day in our classroom. PICE is kind,

011respectful, and always follows directions without needing reminders. He comes to class each day prepared and ready to learn, setting a strong example for his classmates. He works hard, stays on task, and listens attentively. When Pierce needs help or something is challenging, he advocates for himself by asking thoughtful questions. This shows initiative and responsibility. PICE also treats everyone with kindness and gets along well with his classmates. He greets everyone each day with a smile that brightens up our classroom and his positive attitude and strong work ethic make him a role model in our entire school. It's a pleasure to have Pierce as part of our learning community. I cannot wait to see all of your great accomplishments this school year. Congratulations and keep being a great leader. [Applause] Hi, my name is Katie Roth and I

012am the principal of Park View Elementary. I am proud to introduce our two students of the month. um leaders in our building coming from our first grade. Um the first is Riley Plumbley out of Mrs. Huzay's class. Um can Riley's family wave to be recognized? [Applause] [Music] And I'll let Mrs. Husse come up and share a little bit about why she nominated Riley. The first thing I noticed about Riley this year was her manners. She always uses please and thank you in our classroom and is so polite. She shows great enthusiasm for reading and uses so much expression. It's so fun to listen to her. Riley is a thinker and I can often see that she's really working to figure out the answer to something that she may not know right away. She puts forth

013so much effort and I really value her hard work and can do attitude in class. I look forward to a great year with you, Riley. [Applause] Our [Applause] next student leader is Zachary Calabrada out of Mrs. Valentine's classroom. Would Zachary's family would like to wave to be recognized? [Music] [Applause] and then Mrs. Valentine will share why she nominated Zachary. I am pleased to recognize Zachary as our student of the month. While our time in school has been short, Zachary already says he enjoys recess, math, reading, and circuits. Zachary exemplifies the seven habits in his daily actions at school. He is a role model for his classmates and a positive presence in our learning community. Zachary is always ready to be proactive. He takes initiative in the classroom, helps out without being asked, and shows responsibility

014in everything he does. He begins with the end in mind by staying focused on his learning tasks. Whether it's a math lesson, a group activity, or a class discussion, Zachary gives a 100% of his attention and effort. He also puts first things first, knowing when it's time to work and when it's time to have fun. Zachary is always willing to lend a h a helping hand to classmates and he treats everyone with respect. Keep up the great work, Zachary. I can't wait to see all that you accomplish this year. [Applause] >> I took your Hey, I took your picture. Nice. Good job. All right. Hello. My name is Heidi Hos. I am the principal at Edgewood Middle School. And this is my favorite time ever is recognizing all these amazing students because I get to

015hear about all the great students that are going to come my way. I get to brag about my students and then I get to see my former students doing awesome things at the high school. So, I love it. Um, I only have one student of the month because our other student of the month got hurt um and ended up breaking his bone and needing surgery and he was going to still try to come tonight and I was like, "No, really, we can move you to next month. I promise we're still going to recognize you." So, you'll get to see him next month, but this month, um, I have the pleasure of bragging about Cora Lee. And she is joined by her mom, Lori, and her dad, Jonathan. If you guys want to wave in the

016back row. Okay. All right. All right. So, team Phoenix is Kora's team and unfortunately her teacher who had planned to come has a sick child at home. So, she's unable to come. But the teachers that collectively put this together are Mrs. Gonzalez, Mr. Vinie, Mrs. Drown, and Mrs. Harley. And they had the following things to say. Before I get to that though, uh, Kora also likes recess, but she says she likes science the best. So, we did settle that out on the sideline. Um, this month the Phoenix team is proud to recognize Kora for Edgewoods Middle School student of the month. Kora is a focused and dedicated student who is truly a joy to be around. She is highly motivated, authentically cares about her education, and goes above and beyond daily with all classroom expectations.

017She stood out to all of us as an exemplary student right out of the gate. Kora consistently demonstrates our rise behavior expectations by showing respect, integrity, making safe choices, and being engaged in all she does. She doesn't just model these behaviors during the school day. She also shines as an example on the volleyball court. Kora embodies what it means to be a true teammate. She is selfless, always cheering on her teammates and offering support both on and off the court. She's a stellar student, a role model for her peers, and very deserving of this nomination. We are honored to celebrate Kora tonight for the positive impact she makes at Edgewood on and off the court, in the classroom, and in the hallways each and every day. Congratulations, Kora. [Applause] >> Congratulations, Cora. Good evening everyone.

018My name is Margaret Davis. I'm the principal at Worcester High School. Um I'm thrilled to introduce our two students of the night. Um the first one is Elliot Messerly joined by his parents in the middle and I have Mr. Conrad here to share a few words. Right on. Well, thank you. Uh, this is always difficult at the beginning of the year, right, to to recognize someone. We're getting to know people, you know, in our classrooms. And, uh, I got the email about Ells or the student of the month. And and as I was doing that, Elliott was taking chairs down in my classroom as he came in in the morning after senior privilege, right? second period. He didn't bring bring me any coffee, but that's all right. We'll Okay. Anyway, um so, hey, Elliott is

019a I think in my statement, I think I wrote something about Elliot being uh bringing a positive vibe to the classroom, and he definitely does. Very, very, very, very kind young man. Um always collaborative with classmates, uh good questions, um uh eager to, uh eager to learn. So, I appreciate that and and Elliot appreciate that. and all our students. We have a lot of wonderful students. But um you know I know and this is a great I I acknowledge the board and administration for doing uh this for nominating people. This is a good initiative. Um but we do have so many great students in our in our high school. So many great students in our our district. Um, the other thing about Elliot I want to say is he is um, not only does he

020run cross country and I found this out at the cross country meet and uh, he is taking a field trip with Salt with the student leadership. I didn't know that before. And then he he is also um, a member of Worcester Township's Explorer program uh, firefighting and EMS and uh, so we share a little bit about that. I have a history in fire and EMS and so we've shared a little bit of stories with that. But I just think you're looking at someone who is, you know, helpful in the school, but therefore he's also helpful in his community. So, it's great. You know, we're we're uh young people are are volunteering in the community and they're doing things in the school. So, that's a great thing. Thanks, Elliot. Congratulations. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Thanks for what

021you do. Our second student is Nia Hammerly, joined by her parents towards the back. Thanks for coming. And here to say a few words about her is her math teacher, Mr. Sharief. All right. Um, I've had the pleasure to have Nia in my class and two classes actually this this year. I have her in algebra 1 and then I also have her in uh my games and games class which is an elective class that we have in the second half of the day. So um basically the concept of that if you're unaware of it is strategic thinking problem solving. We play a lot of board games. It's a lot of fun. Uh Nia is very competitive which I appreciate. I'm also very competitive. So I think in our head-to-head battles I think I'm winning. I'm

022just going to say I'm winning because I know I am but it's okay whatever. Uh so N is great. So we we have a good time with that. So it's been a pleasure to have that. in algebra. The probably the more important class um is she works extremely hard. She's very dedicated. Um we had a assessment this uh last week and she did very well on it, but she also what kind of stood out to me about her was that she's like, "Hey, is there any extra review or anything like that?" Always looking to do more. Um so I put together an extra review assignment and she was the only one to complete it, which is good to know. So glad I took time on that. But all in all though, Nia is a great

023student who's kind, respectful to all her peers. Um she's definitely a leader. She's a great athlete. She's a great volleyball player. So, that leaks into the classroom. I know in the hall and all that stuff as well. Um, and as a teacher in my, you know, plentiful years of experience going on six now. Um, you get to know pretty quickly what type of student, uh, someone is like within the first couple days. And I know Mrs. Espanic and I said right away that we knew Nia was going to be a leader in our classroom, was going to be a leader for our team, and um, is a just a joy to have in class. So, um, everyone, Nia [Applause] Great job. >> Good job. That was always a fun time. Great group of recognitions this

024this evening and this shows what great students and parents we have here in this town. So, um, if you haven't eaten dinner or you have some else to do, this would be the segue for you to leave or you can certainly stay for the rest our of our exciting meeting. >> Where's mine? Wash your hands again. >> All right. So, now we're going to move on to Superintendent >> Gabe Tutor will present an update on the district strategic plan. >> All right. Thank you. Before I start, I do want to say uh welcome to Ken for being our student representative. Uh Ken will share a little bit about what's going on at the high school here later, but we really appreciate the last couple years we've done this where we have a a a student

025leader that's a senior uh come and be a part kind of of our board meetings and um I'm really excited to have you count. I think you'll be a great addition. So, taking the time out to come to board meetings at 18, I'm I'm impressed by that. I'm not sure if all of us in this room would do that. So, um, thanks for coming. All right. So, tonight my my objective is to update, um, the district on our strategic plan. Uh, it it probably, unless requested by the board, will probably be my last update on this strategic plan as uh, we embarked on a strategic plan when I first got here um, in the fall of 2021 and implemented it starting in uh, the spring of 2022 after feedback. Um, and really the purpose of

026it was for was it for uh to be a three-year plan. Um, and so my my hope is is that um the community and our board will see the value in strategic planning um and and we'll start a new uh journey of a new strategic plan in the spring uh with adoption sometime later in the spring or early summer. As really this is the compass of what we do. the the the decisions we make um the activities we do, the initiatives that we pursue are really related to our strategic plan. Um and I really appreciate the board a few years ago giving us the opportunity to embark on one of those. Um the other thing I would say is I'll try to go quickly through some of the slides because some of its review other

027pieces of it I'll expand on is I did a a presentation about 18 months ago about right in the middle to kind of talk about this a little bit. Um, but I'm just I'm really proud of what we've accomplished and it's really because of so many people uh within our district. Uh, every single person that works for this district and serves this district um impacts the lives of kids whether it's through their custodial work, a playground aid, a principal, um, a teacher. And we we really do have a lot to celebrate. We still have a lot to accomplish and a lot of things to do. Um, but I'm really proud of the work we've done um and the work that so many people have done um to make these things happen. All right. Or am

028I am I clicking the button, Mr. Gary? You got it. Okay. All right. So, our strategic plan has five goals and then some objectives or kind of sub goals from that. And so, my goal is to just kind of go over each one with you. Um, so goal one was around academic advancement and professional learning. Um, and so one of the things that we really wanted to do was evaluate our vertical and horizontal alignment and make sure that we were offering and focusing on things that uh helped student achievement and also provided opportunities for kids. And if you really think about some of the things that we've done in the last four years or three years that have aligned with this, um, you know, our adoption process, I think, is one of the best in

029the state. It is a very thorough process. Every year, uh, you can go back and you can see some of the recommendations that we've made with our adoptions. Um, and I really think that that fidelity process has really led to some great selections and in the end great learning. Um, every year we make course uh revisions to our course selection and high school guide. When I first came that was a pretty hot topic. Um, there was uh there were a lot of AP classes, a lot of CCP classes. Uh, we we didn't have a lot of other electives beyond that. Um we um uh also did not have any career tech and uh we've made a lot of changes in the past few years that have created opportunities for kids. We've been able to kind

030of balance that CCP AP approach so we still really offer both because both are very important and both are good. Um and so we kind of got rid of competing courses and created an alignment where we were able to really offer the classes that we had available. Um and that was you know lot of work involved in that. This this did also lead to the end of IB. Um mixed feelings on that. That was a great program. Um but at the same time, we really when I got here, we had I think five kids in the junior class program and it just was becoming less sustainable. So we had to start thinking of additional ways um to make, you know, uh to meet kids needs. Uh middle school teaming, we really do a teameing approach

031in grades five to eight at this point. I've talked about that before. supports that wraparound support uh where you have four core teachers and intervention specialists really focusing on supporting our kids and our career tech programming. We now have a welding and fabrication program. Uh we have a health technologies program. Uh we're considering in the right time in the next few years probably making a recommendation for another program. We don't want to be a career center, but we do want to provide workplace opportunities for our kids. And this was some great um ways that we were able to do that. we got a grant for most of the spending of it and so it's been a great thing. Um curriculum pedigogy kind of related to life skills would be the second objective. I think we

032do uh we've done some great things with this. Um if you think at this point we have four lighthouse schools. All four of our elementaryaries. That's about 15 of all the schools in Ohio that are lighthouse schools are right here. Uh we've implemented PBIS which is behavior supports at the middle and high school with fidelity. One of the things I love about what I would say about uh this entire presentation and it's a a big value of our think our team is if we're going to do it, let's do it well, right? So, we're not going to do everything. Um but what we do, let's make sure we do with fidelity. Um we've added middle school health. That was kind of out of recognizing that that was a need. Um and so we added that

033as part of the rotation at the middle school. We have a lot of leadership clubs between Salt, SLT, Best Buddies, and we've had presentations on some of these in the past. Um, you know, one of the things that it talked about was explore foreign language and uh, American Sign Language. And one of the things that I think is important with a strategic plan is you may not do everything that you think you're going to in the strategic plan, but you need to know the why, right? We looked into American Sign Language. Um, we actually felt that based on our interest between German, French, and Spanish and our our our kind of teaching interest, it wasn't the right time to add ASL. um that could change in the future, but we did evaluate that and didn't

034make that recommendation. In general, what we've really tried to do, portrait of a general was something that was created before I got here, and it was a lot of the kind of intangibles um that you want an individual to have when they graduate. Um we've really kind of used portrait of a general instead of kind of its own separate task. We've more infused it into the things we do, right? So, when you think about, you know, the lighthouse schools, PBIS, uh the leadership examples, we're really infusing that. So we're not making it one more thing. It's aligned as part of what we do. Um technology couldn't be there without Mr. Gary. Um but um we now um that was a big part of our strategic plan. Before our strategic plan, we were uh not a

035onetoone school at this point. Uh we are onetoone throughout which means that there is a uh device available for every student um within our school district. The thing I would say that I really um emphasize and I think our teachers do a great job of being one to one is not the answer. Being onetoone is it's a resource. I view the Chromebook. It is it's like a textbook. It's a resource. It's not what makes the class but it's a part of of that and we're learning more and more how to infuse that. Well, uh we've integrated our technology standards, created a Chromebook technology handbook to help um kind, you know, lay out this big approach. I mean, if you think about it, I mean, this is 2,000 plus Chromebooks that we've implemented into kids' hands

036in the last couple of the years. That's quite a undertaking uh from a standpoint of logistics. Um last year, Senate Bill 29, which really was to protect student information, became um a big task for our tech department related to FURPA. Um and uh you know, we did a great job of making sure that we met those requirements and that was another big task at hand. and Parent Square, which we're even working through. We even used this morning when we had a two-hour delay unexpectedly um due to um electric. Um one thing I'll mention unrelated, but just while we're talking about Parent Square, people didn't get my voice message today. We we we have a fix for that. That was uh you know, it was our first time using it for this uh thing, and it

037was a little unexpected as Mr. Madigan called me several times this morning before I realized I needed to answer the phone. Um and uh so we will be able to you'll you'll be able to also hear my voice if I cancel school as well. So you'll get all the different ways that we get that communication out to you. Um we've made data driven decisions. I think what I would say about this in general is that we I have always um shared with our staff that you know test results and a report card are not the endall but they are a good barometer of how we are teaching and learning. Right? So it's, you know, in the end that's not what makes a student successful or a teacher successful, but it's good data to use and

038we've done a good job of not just on that kind of data, but others as well just to respond to it, right? I think that's the number one thing I even tell for teachers is it's just how do you respond to the data? You know, it should inform your instruction. I think we do a great job with that. Um, I can share at this point now. We have the great news and it'll be a presentation by our curriculum department in the next couple of months. Uh, we had a really good report card this year. We had our best report card um in my time here at Worcester. A lot of hard work by a lot of people went into that. Um we were overall we were closing which is really that important step of how

039you're um taking subgroups and moving them into greater achievement. Lot to be proud of there. Again, it's not the end all, but at the same time, it is a measure of our success and I'm really proud that um we were able to move up in that area. Our second goal is related to climate, culture, mental wellness. You got to remember we did this right out of the pandemic. There were a lot of hurting people, a lot of people that needed extra support and so we were trying to figure out as a district how to best do that. Um and so um we really reviewed that in in a variety of ways and it led to a lot of activities and and additions. Um we've really ch we we had a we have a mental health

040task force that really helps guide us kind of a it's a committee. Um, we've made changes to our therapeutic counseling model um, during our time here. What I mean by that is that uh, we still have Anazowl and other therapeutic counselors, but at this point we we kind of have switched it from more of a um, what I would call like an outpatient or urgent clinic concept to how are we actually kind of your primary care type supporting the continued growth of individuals. Um, we are crisis response trained now. So, uh, we we know how to better deal with the unfortunate situation that is reality of of a crisis. That's not that's not so much on the safety side. We've done that as well. This is more on how do you respond and support um

041your community uh when you know, unfortunately, a crisis does happen or maybe a tragedy. Um, a lot of this has been made possible by the work of our service coordination department. Uh, if you watch our board member member meetings or come, you'll you'll notice that Mrs. Olsen did a presentation uh about four or five months ago. Mrs. Olsen is our service coordinator. That was a new position we added. It started as a grant position and then we kept it. That really its whole job is to coordinate the wraparound services available to our to our students. Um and so much of this has been as the the work of her and her department. Um, also we knew and uh that there would likely be some additional staff needed as we came out of the pandemic and

042we figured that it would happen based on the feedback we got when creating the strategic plan that it would be in the area of social and emotional wellness. Um, and that definitely came to fruition through a lot of feedback. Um, we've added a lot of positions uh in this area. An elementary guidance counselor, a behavior specialist, um, a middle school guidance counselor. like I said the third service coordinator uh and even registered behavior technicians which are specially trained pair professionals um that um uh can do ABA therapy also they're they're trained in deescalation um as well and and we've added those as well. It's been a really great thing for our community. And then even though this is not the the biggest reason but I think it's also helpful to know it's really not been

043at um it's been at cost neutral. Um when I got here we spent over $500,000 um a year in Anazowl. that was kind of a pandemic choice unders you know just to provide therapeutic services and through good work with Anazowl we've been able to figure out a way where we can pretty much keep the same level of services um but at about a fifth of the cost um and really what that is through is that if you uh with with billing both insurance and Medicaid billing as long as you are truly treating the patient that can be build if you're doing um crisis response which is important we have a crisis person. Um it's harder to kind of bill and so we were able to offset some of those costs and really add most of

044these positions. Um we have tried very hard to continue to improve our communication. That's a a slide as well later. But also coordinating our services that service coordinator helps with that. Uh we have a resource page now. We've done a lot of different things that I've mentioned up here from uh vaccine clinics. Uh we now have uh part of the Akran Canton food bank and food pantry. Been doing a tutor talk on that soon. We have clothing drives. Uh um we have neighborhood bridges which is another new support that um is a way for people to give to to those in need. Um and and that's been the work of that committee which has been very helpful. Uh we've tried to I think you know um if you watched our last tutor talk you would

045have seen our initiative on kindness. Um, and really I I think that um that's probably the most important thing to me uh and and to hope and to our team is uh exhibiting kindness and and trying to instill that into our students. Um, and I think we've tried to do a lot of things uh over time to do that that are really K12 initiatives. Um, you know, we have a district-wide calendar now to celebrate uh diverse cultures and traditions. Uh we've done staff training in different areas on trauma and implicit bias and other things. And this year we have quite an initiative. And if you saw the uh tutor talk, my part was pretty boring, but that that kid that um um got us all pretty pumped up about a million acts of kindness um

046that's what that those are the kids that we have and that's what really why this is why we all do this um because they are really the the future and and super encouraging. So, just a reminder, if you got millions acts of kindness, go ahead and write those in so we can count them. My wife did the other day. I don't know if any of them were for me, but she did. Um, goal three, uh, is was related to behavior management and encouraging positive behavior and trying to be more proactive in prevention. Uh, again, our PBIS systems do that. Uh, we've done trauma-informed care. Uh, Swiss is something you'll see on here a couple times. It's um really our d discipline data um and uh so when you know students have infractions they go into

047a system and they allow us then to look at our data and be able to better determine are we seeing a decrease in behaviors are we seeing a decrease in behaviors based on grade subgroup all kinds of different things like that. Um and we have seen those and I think you know being able to hold yourself accountable to that data is a big part of that. Um, another thing uh we reviewed was our anti anti-bullying pro uh policy and processes. We are up to date on that. We really have also promoted ways for parents uh and community members to stay engaged um and to help us promote healthy student interactions. uh you know, our see something, say something school hotline when we have genuinely actually experienced that many times where students have stepped up and

048um said things uh to help us keep our schools safe. Um I think that's really a culture that our students really um have pushed and and improved. Uh handle with care is a really neat thing that we have through our police department. Um, if a student is involved in anything related to a police matter, uh, we we we don't have the right to know what was going on, but if a kid had a hard night, maybe because something was, we get that name and we're able to check on that kid and provide support to them the next day. Um, and again, that just kind of shows our great relationship we have with our police department. Um, objective three is related to again strengthening that support between home and school. Uh we've done attendance campaigns as

049we'll do that again this year. Uh we have uh really tried to try to defeat the summer slide which happens when kids go home for the summer by really celebrating reading and the summer reading program. Um we have um we did a back to school bash this year in collaboration with the YMCA that was a success and I think we'll continue to really get resources to kids. Um, and we did, you know, one of the things that was important to us in our feedback was cyber security. And, um, there's still a lot more we could do. Um, but we did do a presentation last year with a speaker and just trying to make our kids know more about the dangers that come online. Um, and uh, and so that's something we'll continue to do. Um,

050again, the Swiss data allows us to evaluate our discipline data among our subgroups and be transparent. We have evaluated that as an administrative team and as a staff and that has then even led to how we utilize our behavior supports right. So when you think about our BCBA um which is the behavior specialist and then the RBTs the pairs that specialize in behavior you know they get assigned and work in areas where that data is showing that we need that support. Um and so you know that's another reason why it's important not only to have the data but then use it and respond to it effectively. All right, goal four was communication. Um that is always our goal is to communicate well. So there's an objective on internal and external communication. Um internal communication uh

051really just trying to be one of the things we really wanted to do was to calibrate as much as possible so that families would would kind of have the same expectations regardless of what building they were in of the communication that they were getting. Right? So when that maybe building newsletter came home um or how they got messages and things like that because you know I mean I know as a parent as well with four kids in at one point three different buildings if that's very different that can be more challenging for the parent that's getting bombarded with information. Um so we figured out we tried to figure out where the information that people were getting where they were getting that information and tried to utilize that. Um I do staff messages occasionally. I really

052enjoy doing that. I do that is a lot of times by video specifically for staff. Um we've created different email list and department list and other things like that. I would just say in general communication is something that we focus on pretty regularly. We have a communications coordinator as well uh in Mrs. How um and really that's a big focus for us and and we can never do enough, right? You can always communicate more. You know, one of the areas I I would anticipate our next strategic plan will hit on communication is how we continue to engage those that don't have a vested interest in the school, right? Those that aren't parents, aren't grandparents, um you know, maybe are not that involved in the school community, but still they are. It does really matter to

053them what happens with the school. How do we get more and more of those uh you know, uh stakeholders engaged? Our communication and community engagement has allowed us also opportunities to expand our connections to local businesses. Uh we now have a work release program at the high school where you can get credit uh for going and getting a jobs in the community and we have a teacher that monitors that a few periods of the day. Um back in the day it would be maybe called like the OWE program. It's not a true Ohio work um study, but we, you know, we we allow that and have some great connections with um community with CTE. We've started business connections both in the welding and the health tech areas which could provide immediate jobs for our for

054our students right out of high school. Um it would be um ignorant of me not to mention when you think about our community engagement all of the different third-party providers we have that support us. Um you know I mean just not all but that are mentioned here but just some when you think of Goodwill, oh Huddle 180, Ohio Rise. Um you know when I first got here I was almost overwhelmed by the levels of support that you know Wayne County had and utilizing the Welsh was was so important. Um, goal four on objective three was those pathways to college. I've kind of mentioned that a little bit already. How we aligned our AP CCP credit ve flexibility, added the CTE courses, and again, I think our curriculum adoptions are done with fidelity and have led

055to great recommendations that I would also believe are leading to greater student success as you're starting to see on our report cards. And the last on that was or sorry a couple more on school spirit. We've tried to do more things that are K12 as that was something we kind of noticed when I uh first got here is that you know maybe Keen would do this, Melrose would do this or elementary would do this and then middle school would do this. We've tried to do more things that are connected throughout uh K12 just like our kindness thing as an example, right? That is that is you know we think about last year unity day anti-bullying those kind of things trying to connect everybody to that. Um, we also, I think one of the things I

056love is our our salt leadership, which is our uh student athletes. Um, they have leadership time every month. I'm sure Ken is a part of that. Um, and then they also go and serve at our elementary schools. Again, that connection between our younger uh younger students and our older students. Again, the external communication, uh, we're try we try to be very purposeful on that. And you'll notice those of you that uh pay a lot of attention to to what we do. We kind of have a rhythm to that, right? We're in the Worcester Weekly every month. We do press releases in the Daily Record. Um we redesigned our website. Actually, Alex Gary redesigned our website. Um what's that? And Ben. Yes. Who Ben is also very important to us up there. He's the one running

057the the the stuff tonight. Um you know, that was a big undertaking. Um we do the newsletters. um you know try to have a good positive social media presence and um just you know different things where we've allowed feedback. If you think about our master planning and the town halls and stuff just trying to get um people to be able to know that we want to hear from them and that u their feedback is valuable to us and give them the opportunity to give it. Our last goal was related to business operations and human resources. Really objective one was really related to our facilities master plan um and then also our facility projects. So, you know, we we have not passed a levy, but we definitely have created multiple master plans, right? Um where we

058think about um you know, what are the recommendations that we have that are best for kids and uh you know, financially prudent. Um you know, we're kind of in the process of re-evaluating that again right now as we've kind of got to determine, you know, the status quo is not going to work. It's not going to work long term for sure. I mean, um and so we've got to figure out how we're going to best address our big facility needs moving forward. At the same time, we've really um you know done some pretty significant projects in the last few years that would would be related to this from our natiatorum um upgrades and needs both on HVAC and in the pool. Um athletic fields have been uh renovated. We've done several roofing projects. Um over

059a $7 million HVAC project at Edgewood that was paid for with federal co dollars. Um and so a lot of different things. uh we we we have the ability to be co-unded with OFCC should we decide to do a building project. So just trying to be a good steward of our resources and be proactive in planning. Um we actually today we we started thinking about communications. We we've started a new um it's still tutor talks but it's like a spin-off. It's like a sitcom spin-off where we're going to do um about once a month a kind of an interview with me and uh different people in the district. And today I did one with Mrs. Welty and Mr. Madigan uh that we'll probably put out in the next few days related to facilities and expenses

060and and how we budget for those. You know, it's a more of a 20 25 minute thing. Maybe not as many views as you get with a tutor talk, but for those that really want to dive in. It's just another opportunity to learn more and kind of to share our story. Um objective two is really all Mrs. Welty. She does a great job with this. Uh, one of the things that we knew where people wanted to have more information um and better understand school finances is is is a challenging thing to explain and and really understand is it's moving parts and there's a lot of nuances to it. And so you'll notice as you're actually going to get a a forecast tonight as well. You'll notice that um you know Mrs. Welty puts graphs on

061really tries to explain where we are versus revenue versus expendit expenses for the year along. So it she talks about the now and the future. We try to do that every month to help our people better understand exactly where we're at financially. Um safety and security uh is of utmost important to us. Mr. Madigan leads that. We have a great connection with both our fire and police department. Um we've done a lot in this area. We've gotten some safety grants. Uh the strategic alert system that we now have in all the buildings um that allows for immediate um response from the police department. with facial recognition, cameras, uh new radios. We just did a emergency response um training uh for kind of an active threat on buses uh called the start program we did before

062the school year started. We also now the bus write software which families are have available where you can actually GPS track where uh your student is on the bus. Um it also helps our drivers as it provides more turn turn directions. So every year, you know, we'll probably do it again this year, Mr. Madigan does a safety presentation and and really I think I would encourage people to watch those because I think if you did watch that 20 to 30 minute presentation, you'd see how often that gets talked about and how that never stops. There's never a stopping point to to to making sure our students are safe. We continue to try to recruit and hire good people. Uh we've got a promotional video. We've done job fairs. We have standardized our interview process. Uh

063and and I will say this continues to be a challenge as staffing uh I think just statewide continues to be uh there is more demand for good educators than there is supply. At the same time, I think we've done a great job here in the past few years of hiring some outstanding people uh to serve this district. So, the next step is really, again, I wanted to um go through that as briefly as I could, but also not brief enough that you wouldn't understand some of the great things that this district has accomplished. But we still have a lot more to do. We always will. And so I really look forward to our next strategic plan um that will you know start feedback with sometime in the spring um and with the hope that by

064the summer we have that as it really when you think about the decisions that we have made um in the past three and a half years it it really is it comes back to this compass. Um and so we'll invite our community in different ways to give feedback again um and really look forward to that process. So, thank you for your time and and and and patience also in listening that evening. Does anybody have any questions >> statements? >> Yeah, I mean for me not not so much questions but just a thank you to you and your team. I think you know you can have a vision about setting a strategic plan but it also takes a lot of discipline um to see that through. so to stay focused on it and see it through.

065And you know what you just went through just shows the community first of all how much it takes uh to run a school district and really how much progress you have made in the last three years. Um there's just there's so much good happening and and it's all really focused on making you know improving things for our students and that's what it's all about. So thank you to you and your team for all you've done um and again the discipline that you had around the process. >> Thank you Mr. Ster. I think that um in watching that I was kind of watching with the lens of um uh what was good for kids and what good for families and I don't think there was one um goal or objective that didn't tie back into the

066kids in the district and um I appreciate that. That's a lot of stuff. I mean people don't know all that the district does and you do and and our staff and administrators. So, I think um that's a good representation of lots of stuff that we do. I mean, that was really impressive. >> Well, thank you again. I think we from uh every single person in this district has really made an impact on on doing that. Um and uh I I really, you know, this is what's fun, right? You kind of get to see um you know, some of the things we're doing still. We're not perfect. We have a lot to work on and I'm excited about that next step. Um but very very proud and thankful for the work that was done in the

067last few years. >> And one more thing, so um I do believe I used to work here and kind of keep track of the Wister School District before I even got on the board, but um I am certain that um your report card um and I don't I feel the same way about testing as you do, but um I think that's the best that the Wister's ever done. Well, that's exciting. >> Go back. I mean, I know that um there have been struggles and things with that in the past, but I just think we've you've absolutely um the district is really um this I'm certain that's the best that they've ever had. >> Well, that's that's awesome. And you really if you think about some of the things that we've done and we've worked through

068in the past few years that have been hard things and hard decisions between you know adjusting some of our course offerings at the high school we uh we changed our gifted model a little bit right as well at the middle school uh kind of making algebra 1 more of a um you know not a everyone eth grade it was an example of that the the curriculum adoptions but specifically the K5 ELA and math adoption you know I I mean, if you think about ELA that, you know, over the last few years, we we went through the science of reading transition, right? And, you know, we were uh we were a Lucy Cawkins district and which was balanced literacy, which is a whole conversation, an explanation that I'm probably not the best person to give that

069explanation. And we transitioned to a completely um you know, different kind of concept. And our and our team worked through that still worked through the things we were doing well and made those changes. And you know that that's the kind of stuff that then can lead to those outcomes. Well, thank you everybody. I appreciate it. >> This is yours. >> Okay. Thank you. We're going to move on to Molly. >> Mrs. Richards. >> Sorry. At the end of the school year, desks. In my opinion, they fit. I sent an email that day. After describing the problem, the superintendent Impressive teachers whose classrooms make sure children essential responsience. I have question about second one. I >> so board members >> in light of the presentation 2022 2025 strateic plan. I'd like to ask we approach the

070final year of the strategic cycle. What measurable outcomes or benchmarks are being used to assess whether the plan's goals, especially in areas such as student achievement, equity, and staff retention, have been met? And additionally, how will stakeholder input be integrated into shaping the next strategic plan beyond 2025? >> Okay, we're move on to section five, new business. We need a motion to approve the consent agenda of the treasurer. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Okay. Tonight I have for you the uh month end financial report for August 31st of 2025. So, um, again, this is, um, does a comparison of where we stand the first two months of the fiscal year compared to the forecast that I brought in May. Um, so, as far as revenue, um, you know, I I really we're actually doing

071very well in terms of property taxes and our homestead and roll back. Um, one of the things that we found when we received our property tax allocation um, last month is that there was a utility company that didn't pay their taxes. So, we um, didn't receive we're down, you know, almost $800,000 in that. So, hopefully um, you know, they I I think they paid them late. So, we'll get them with the next distribution in January, February. So, we're going to be a little bit behind in terms of um you know, distribution of those taxes. Um as far as expenditures, um you know, we as we've started the fiscal year, we're looking, you know, at um probably some increase in purchase services as of right now just because of some of our facility needs. Um we

072also have um some increases in um some of our contracts with um outside entities in terms of serving our students. That's a little bit higher. And then you know our supplies you know as we start the fiscal year are our our um supplies for the classroom textbooks electronic materials um just trying to work with curriculum um in terms of what those needs are. Um, so May's forecast versus what I'm going to present tonight, you know, will will look a little bit different. Um, we did um pay for our school bus that uh we received this year. So it, you know, it shows that um actually we had encumbered that last year, but we paid for the school bus and we did receive that that this month. Um so overall, you know, right now as it

073stands, um you know, we're we're um unfavorable by about 800,000 just because of a couple of those things. But again, I'll be bringing you um later in the meeting the forecast um to approve for um fiscal year 26. The other item that I have for you tonight are donations. It's always great to see the support we get from our community. Grace Church donated coffee and bagels for staff appreciation day. We've received school supplies um from uh Chase Bank. We received backpacks at Cornerstone from the Boy Scouts. Again, um you know uh donations to our lacrosse cheerleading team. And then we did receive uh donation from the Wayne County Community Foundation for our general's closet. And then last, I have um a uh motion to authorize us to part to participate in the Ohio School Council

074um bid process. They will be going out for bids on buses this next year. Um and to be honest, we haven't totally decided if we're going to purchase a bus or not, but we certainly want to make sure we get our um resolution to them so we can participate if we choose to. So, it doesn't really obligate us. It just gives us us the opportunity to do that if we choose. And that is my consent agenda. >> With large purchases like a school bus, when you're forecasting, how do you choose what month to put those in? Because obviously, if it happens at the beginning of the year, it's going to skew things throughout the year if it's allocated over the course of 12 months. Um I usually try to predict, you know, if we we

075um purchase in the fall, it'll come in the spring, but it it is kind of an unknown. >> Okay. Yeah. >> I mean, it certainly our our times um to receive the buses are a lot sooner than it used to be. When CO was here when, you know, when I first started, it was 18 months. So, um but like you know, last year we purchased the bus. Gosh, I don't even know what it was February, March, and we just we just received it um last month. >> Yeah. >> Or maybe in the last week or so. >> So, when you forecast it, you do choose a particular month to allocate that expense to. >> I try. Yeah. >> Yeah. But, you know, and and when I bring you the monthly, um financial report, um it

076does I mean, it's hard at this time of year because it's only two months of actual 10 months of estimates, right? So, it's kind of included in there if that makes sense. So, I'm >> Yeah. >> Um, but you never know when we're going to receive something like that, you know, a big purchase. So, I hope that helps. >> It does. Thank you. >> Anything else? Is labor uh is labor a donation? >> In kind in kind donation >> in kind that doesn't show up here. I just we could well I saw in the uh paper where um one of the local beauty shops >> um cut hair >> their haircut day at corn. >> If you take that number of kids who got their hair cut and what they would normally charge for that

077>> it seems to me like that's a big donation towards the kids of Worcester which is kind of really neat. I know it's the first time I think they put a name of a salon to it. >> Yes. >> I don't know. I I didn't know I don't know who organizes that. All I know that I think that's pretty good. >> I was actually speaking to one of the kids the other day and I said, "Oh, you got a haircut?" And he goes, "I got it cut at school." And he was so proud. He loved it. It was It was good. >> That's I don't know. I was just throwing that out. >> Rick, that's a fair I mean, at a minimum, we probably should make sure we're sending a letter from the board >>

078acknowledging them, right? >> I I'm sure the school does, but I think we should, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I'll make a note of that. Thank you. Good. Okay. Uh, Goodright. >> Yes. >> Starcher. >> Yes. Austin, >> yes. >> Husma, >> yes. >> Kleinhands, >> yes. >> Need a motion to approve the consent agenda of the superintendent. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Thank you everybody. Uh couple things for us uh this evening here. Um so uh two retirements. Uh um just uh people that Well, Una already retired last month. She's going to have an FMLA for a short period of time. Um Erica Ratcliffe. Ratliff is the um retirement this time. She will have spent her entire career at Keen in the same classroom teaching the same grade. Um so wish

079her the best and she is she's a good one. Um some of some substitutes um thankful to continue to grow that. We had a couple resignations on the classified side. Um Mrs. Spring and Miss uh Mr. Riblelett uh really didn't work here along just based on some timing for them. That just wasn't the right uh thing. They were good good candidates. I was bummed it didn't work out. Manny Smith is still working for us. She just resigned a midday position. And so when she uh when that happens, we we we reflect that on the agenda. On the classified side, this is still a time of year where you'll see a decent amount of hires. Um that's less common on the certified side at this point in the year. And so some some uh good people

080here. We've got car Carrie Hamilton who just moved to insurance. She was already our employee. Some substitutes. Um you even see Bonnie Bonnie Major as an example. Bonnie retired but willing to be a substitute for us. That's wonderful. We always appreciate that. Um couple custodians, Jake Boswell and Alex uh Alex McCaulay. Um and a pair of professionals. That's another example. Rita Flynn actually a retiree that also is willing to help us as a um as a retired you know sub. um some event workers um also Jill Bran specialized pair and transportation the drama supplementals and then some other supplementals from the fall so a little bit busier on the classified side at this point of year and that is typical as we still do have a few open positions and some moving parts in our

081non-eing uh personnel overnight trips you approve those every year this is speech and debates overnight trips for the year uh they're anticipated both state and national trip are included on that um heaven consult consulting. We've used this before. Bob Heer is a retired administrator, central office administrator. Um we may we we actually have not um needed to use him yet, but uh long story short, we had kind of an unexpected absence um in a uh intervention specialist unit position. And so um one of our our behavior teacher, Mrs. Claymier, was gracious enough to go into that for a while. She's a BCBA for us. So Britney Grimshaw, who is our coordinator, who has that license, is kind of doing a little bit of both. And so we were uh we wanted to make sure if

082needed, if Diana and Britney needed for uh meetings and different things and uh maybe district rep at at IEPs and things that we would have the ability to have a knowledgeable um you know, person in those. Uh so this is just in case we need them not to exceed 20 days. Uh the Cleveland State umou is for our school psychologist. Uh we have a school psychologist basically like student teaching for a school psych. Uh school psyches are really in high demand. So it's kind of a neat thing. Um we do not but she through a grant with the state. She's actually a paid employee um through the ESC northeast Ohio. And um so we're really thankful to have her uh helping to support us and at the same time you know helping her to become

083a great school psych. Uh 180ou do that every year. They do our drug testing. The last few years we've moved that they do our drug testing for both stand our proactive drug-free club and they also will do any of my uh discipline uh you know drug requirements that can happen depending on maybe a student issue uh related to maybe an expulsion obeyance plan. Uh and then we also will be doing the youth assessment for them again this year that's reflected on there uh that helps uh them calculate data within the county of uh risk for youth home situations things like that and uh the Christian uh CCO um of northeast hire there the academy this is just uh two students that are that are placed there um that reflects you know that we do that

084every year >> questions from the Okay. Uh, Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Koozma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Good. Right. >> Yes. >> Okay. We're going to move on to the regular agenda for the treasurer. We need a motion to approve the fiscal year 2026 general fund and other fund permanent appropriation measure in the amount of 69,000 980,00 69 million 98,478. >> So second >> um yes so thank you. Um, if you remember at the end of uh June at our finance meeting, I brought temporary appropriations to you and that gives us the authority to spend money um for the first couple months of the fiscal year. So then as we uh kind of work through some budget items, um curriculum, transportation, you know, purchase service, all of those things,

085um and and see where our federal grants are going to fall, where our other funds, um you know, the spending needs of those funds fall. um we bring permanent appropriations to you for approval and then uh this gets submitted to the county auditor um to um you know verify our estimated resources and expenditures. So this is the amount I'm bringing to you uh this evening. Um the total again is the 69,98,478. Okay. >> How does this I'm sorry. So, this is this is not my wheelhouse at all. This is >> That's okay. >> The forecast for the upcoming >> Well, it's tied to the for it is tied to the forecast. So, um and I'll talk a little bit about that as we get into the forecast on our next agenda item. But I did

086tie this to the forecast just because the timing of it. >> Thank you for clarifying that for that was my confusion. I apologize. Thank you. >> It's okay. you know, when when we have statutory requirements that >> Thank you. >> to the county auditor versus, you know, the state um you know, this is just giving that level of authority for us to spend for the >> Thanks for clarifying. That's what I was I apologize. Thank you very much. >> If we would if there was a chance that we would go over that for these funds, I'd bring it back to you to say we need to increase our spending level. >> And is this an okay time to ask how this compares to what we have done in previous years? Um >> or is that

087something that we would ask at the next Forgive me again because this is just not my area so I sometimes >> No, I I mean I would say that um >> um you know there are some funds that and and I'm I'm happy to bring comparisons in the future if you would like but you know there are some differences like our general's club fund. We're not spending money because we aren't operating general's club at the schools anymore. general fund we are um you know I am bringing a lower expenditure to you just because as I'll talk in the forecast um you know we haven't made a lot of decisions in terms of kind of our facilities plan our purchasing of um vehicles buses things like that um but as you know as we move forward

088I can bring back increased appropriations to you at any at any time um you know and and we we approve a fund level so that anything that falls in the general fund, you know, as long as that doesn't go over our limit that you're approving tonight, we we are good. Does that help? >> Thank you. >> Sure. >> Okay. Good. Right. >> Yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Kusma, >> yes. >> Klein, >> yes. >> Okay. Motion to approve the fiscal year 2026 fall forecast as prepared for required submission to the Ohio Department of Education. >> So moved. >> Second. So, I will start out out by telling you um or just um if we haven't talked about this before before um the changed timeline um well, not only the changed

089timeline, but we use it used to be called a five-year forecast and they long no longer want five years. So, it's really current year, three years projected. Um you will see um that um you know, this just was passed in the budget bill. So the the forecast that I'm showing you um tonight when you look at all the numbers really has previous year, current year, four years out because I don't think the state's been able to update um you know what we're required to submit to them even though they're asking for current year um three years projected out. So, not only is it not a five-year forecast anymore, um it it's still a forecast, but the timeline has changed. So, moving forward, the forecast will be due August 31st to the state, but the state

090knew that we would not be able to meet that deadline um for this current fiscal year. So, the deadline is October 15th, but um I think our board meeting might be that day or I can't remember, but I knew I wouldn't have time to bring it to the next board meeting. So, here we are. I'm submitting the forecast to you today. Um I I will and then um I will say the updated forecast in the future. I would bring it to you in May and now it's going to be the end at our February meeting because it will be due by the end of February moving forward. I I think that uh uh you know I've read a lot about people's opinions about the change in the timing. It does make it a little bit

091difficult. I don't think it's going to be uh very accurate um because um you know this month was the first month that we paid out our new contracts for all our certified and classified staff. I would always use those figures to um you know predict what the rest of the year was going to look like. You know what I'm So if I'm paying this much in certified staff, this much in admin staff, this much in classified staff for the month of September, I could extrapolate that out for the year. Um so it ties to budget management or the budget management ties to forecast. So we are just you know processing our second pay this week. Um, so you know, it's it's hard to um bring good figures into the forecast in that regard. >> You're

092meeting with an end of August deadline. >> Oh, for sure. In the end of August because I mean, Gabe, I mean, we just approved hires today. >> So, I mean, you know, so particularly in the end of August. I mean, this this is probably accurate as best I could because I do know what people's salaries are, things of that nature. But when we're talking end of August that this is due in the middle of August, we're still, you know, doing a lot of hiring. So I think it's going to going to be a little bit harder to predict in that regard. The other thing that we're still doing a lot of planning, you know, July, August, September, October and trying to figure out what our expenditures are going to be to put into a forecast

093um for November. So just kind of wanted to make those comments. We don't have um you know property tax information by that point. You know, we haven't received our first allocation in property tax. It comes end of July or through the month of July um beginning of August. We we don't know our enrollment. So, we can't um you know, we've received one foundation payment from the state. I mean, I don't even know um our enrollment isn't tied to our foundation payment yet for this year. It's not updated yet because we have just submitted our enrollment numbers. So, I think there's just so many pieces to it that the August forecast will be very inaccurate um when we we look at that. But, you know, it's you do the best that you can and update it

094in February um and um you know, go from there. So the purpose from the state's point of view was to make sure we were being accountable as close as possible to the penny and being respectful of taxpayer dollars. Is that a fair assessment of >> what you think they wanted from us? >> Yeah, I think I mean I I think they just didn't understand what went into the forecast and the timing of it, right? But >> but that was their purported goal. Like we have to be better stewards of public. >> Oh, for sure. For sure. And >> so what's going to be the So we are going to correct in February is what you're saying. And they're not going to be mad theoretically that we're correcting in February because they've given us a task

095that's untenable, but like what are the possible problems that could arise for a district? >> Well, under this new system, like just out of conceptual. >> I mean, I guess I mean I don't mean to interrupt, but I mean we were doing it before. So I mean I guess as far as like they're just moving the timeline is shipping. So that won't give us any real problem. >> No other we just don't have as much information >> other than it will be the update will be greater in February because we'll theoretically be more inaccurate due to factors outside of our control. >> But the other thing with the you know the May update is I could pretty much predict how we were going to end our current fiscal year and February I think that's going

096to be hard to do. Okay >> as well. So I I mean I think >> so it'll be a little bit more difficult for you >> and messier if you will. >> I guess to Joyy's questions do we I don't what is the state's reasoning for moving it up? I because again it's the exact same process. It's just earlier. >> It is. And I I think they just felt like that um you know looking at three years predicting four years is hard. I think even predicting three years is hard because you I mean we don't there's going to be another state budget process in two years. you just don't know what that's going to look like. But, you know, I think they wanted, you know, the shorter time frame because you could predict a little

097bit better and then they could look at um, you know, student or schools that were going to be in fiscal watch. Oh. >> And, you know, um, you know, do they need to come in or will they need to come in and and take over processes with schools or whatever or have financial oversight. Um >> most of most of the comments I heard of the change was really that that it's so hard to project out um you know with the fourth year the the change in timelines I I I don't know as much of what their rationale is on that. >> That's really the one that impacts this process more honestly. >> Right. >> Uhhuh. Right. >> I mean three years versus four years. You're right. I mean, you know, it's it's I think it's

098the timeline just because of the information that we we have, you know, within our office. So, so just wanted to share that a little bit. Um, so just talking about the the forecast, thank you, Alex, for putting that up there for me. Um, so again, timing is is not ideal, but um, this is what we have to work with. So when we're looking at um current fiscal year and projections um you know revenue again it's um taking into account our property taxes that we received so far. I mean we do have a good uh high collection rate 99% on our property taxes. Obviously I talked about our public utility right now. It's not a great collection rate, but hopefully we'll see that in the the spring and um expenditures, you know, um working with our

099administrative team in terms of curriculum um and um you know, the the needs that we have. I think it's going to be an ongoing conversation this year again because um it's it's only the middle of September and we're only two and a half months into the school and and we are going to have needs um moving forward um with that regard. So you know um bottom line we're going to you know projecting def deficit spending this year. Um, I will say that the forecast that I brought in May, um, did not reflect the $23 million transfer that we did to the capital projects fund. So, um, obviously it's reflected in this forecast. So, if you remember when we opened um the fiscal year last year, we transferred about $2.2 million to the capital projects fund

100because we had specific projects um that we were going to pay for out of that. And then again transferring the 23 million at the end of the fiscal year just because we didn't know how the budget bill was going to finalize and whether the cash provision policy cash balance provision policy was going to go through and um as we know the governor did veto that. But but the money is still sitting in the capital projects fund at this point just until we work through our facilities plan and and kind of what we're we want to do with that. I do have the ability to move that money back to the general fund >> and and that money would not only not be in the general fund, it's also going to show as an expenditure for

101forecast purposes. Correct. >> Yes. So if if if you look in it's in our operating transfers out. Um I don't know, Alex, can you >> It's there's another It's the first one. That one. I don't know if you can see it. It's really hard to read. >> I I have it. Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. So, uh sorry, can you scroll down a little bit? So, up. Oh, yeah. Right there at the bottom. >> Right there. >> Um it's um 5.01. >> So, it's the $25 million there. So that um that was a transfer um to cover um fund balances that were in the negative and uh the 2.2 million that we transferred and then the 23. So it does show as you know fiscal year N2 um that amount >> and it's under other finance.

102It's not in uh expenditures so it won't skew. >> Well, it is part of the expenditures as a total but >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um so um you know again just um looking at our revenues when we when we talk about property tax again 99% um collection rate um we do get small increases in property tax based on new construction. So just trying to predict that moving forward. Um again our state enrollment or our state funding. Um we are projecting a decrease at this point but um this is based on uh enrollment numbers that we were predicting last year. I do think we are up in enrollment from what I hear. So I think that uh we are we will see an increase in state funding but um those haven't reached our uh state

103foundation payment yet. So, um I I am not 100% of what that's going to look like. Um in in terms of our uh restricted funds, um we are showing a little bit of a decrease in that right now. I'm hearing that, you know, being a part of the C um free and reduced lunch that uh you know last year many schools who were part of that program received an increase in their uh disadvantaged um pupil funds and they're saying that's not going to happen this year because I think a lot of schools went to um to free and reduced lunch program and then you know catastrophic costs which is uh restricted funds that we receive for students students um you know our high need students and and we're paying high dollars for them. We get

104we recoup some of that money um but those costs are increasing across the state. So there's only a certain pool of money. So I think we're going to see a decrease in in that as well. >> How much is that free and reduced payment that's in question? >> Um the DPIA. Yeah. Um, I I mean I'm I think it's going to be um it's probably going to be I don't know 150 100,000 is what I'm predicting. >> Okay. >> And then um obviously uh investment income, you know, predicting that to go down a little bit and um so um that's kind of where we're at with with revenue in terms of expenditures. Um, you know, obviously increase in salary and benefits because of our negotiated agreement that we uh approved this year with with our

105uh certified and classified staff. Uh certainly an increase in our purchase services, utility costs are going up, our maintenance costs are increasing as well as our um tuition payments that we're paying outside of the district. Um seen an increase in that. um you know have been working with uh Molly and the team in terms of curriculum um you know trying to maintain or kind of uh keep in line the supplies um certainly want to purchase the curriculum that's needed but you know kind of having those conversations on need versus want in terms of supplies and then capital outlay as well um you know I'm showing a decrease or kind of steady in that regard because we're trying to look at what are our capital needs, what equipment do we need? Um and and those conversations

106really still need to come, you know, as we um review our replacement plan, as we look at our facility plan and and things of that nature. And um not looking at any transfers or or very little transfers this year or and the next three years. Um again, still trying to evaluate that. And then when you look at our advances, those are really um to cover the negative fund balances of our federal funds because I can't close the fiscal year with those in the negative. And um we've been able to decrease those over the years. Um this uh for 25 it was only 270,000. So I think um you know we'll see a decrease in that. Um but again uh we are looking at deficit spending this year and and of course um as you look

107three years out we're looking to um be it have a negative fund balance. We're you know in year two we're at almost $5 million. So certainly need to start thinking about you know our facility plan, how we're going to um I guess stay in the black and um as we as we move forward. So more conversation to come in that regard. You know, will we need to ask for an operating levy? Do we need to look at a PI levy for maintenance um of our uh maintenance costs of our facilities? I know we talked about this in the last meeting and Cody just asked about it too, but the I mean the 20 the 25 million that we that we moved because it's considered an expense. I mean I know we believe we'll have to

108spend that but it is impacting >> the long-term it fund balance. Yes. >> Yeah. Because it's showing our cash balance on July one being 50 million and then at the end of the year being 23. So >> so it is in there in skew. I mean if we didn't spend it. >> Yes. I mean we still have the money. >> Yes. Right. So if we didn't we know we need to do something so we will but at the same time if we didn't because it is if it was in the general fund it would look this would look different right. >> Yes. Yeah. So I just want because I feel like we keep circling that >> and Yeah. So keep in mind this this forecast is only about the general fund right. You know, when

109when you look at our um I was gonna have in front of you when you I mean, we have cash on hand. >> Yep. >> $50 million. >> So, our fund balance of the general fund is, you know, is 22 million. Cash on hand is 50 because that's about all of our funds. >> Um and including the 23 million that's in in the capital projects fund. Yep. >> Yeah. >> What I I would I would say just in kind of in layman's terms, the big takeaways for sure are we are in deficit spending by a fairly significant margin as we passed our original or our most recent operating levy in 2020. Uh and so meaning that um we are bringing in less dollars than we are spending. That that typically happens. That's why there is

110you know uh levies. to try to move those out as far as you can. And um so we are deficit spending and this forecast probably will change more than any forecast what Amy's had to do in the past year adjusting with the forecast between the budget bill and and also the facilities projects. Um it will change more. I think my thought is when we do the next forecast it will be not that this isn't accurate. It's accurate of today, right? But there's a lot of moving parts still that obviously that we've been talking about this evening that I think will be clear by that time. Um, as why is that 23 million still in there? Well, we thought the state was going to make us spend it. Um, we think that may not happen, but

111we still do have facility needs. And so, are we going to use that 23 million on facilities? I don't I don't know that that's the case, but we felt it was better. Until we know for certain what we're how we're going to address our facility needs, we leave that in there. I do I think it's a good time to say I think we're going to I'm working uh with our team on that almost daily. Um between funding sources, uh different facility options that we would have, renovation, rebuild, repair, you you name it. Kind of thinking through the pros and cons of that. Um, I'm hopeful in the next few months I'll continue to get clarity and and uh be able to make a recommendation to our uh to our board. Um, and then obviously, you

112know, we also have new board at a certain point that we'll we'll get connected into that as well. And so by next February, I would I would anticipate that we would have the clarity to be able to move what money is appropriate back into the general fund and make this more of of an accurate forecast. Um, but we just won't know that yet. But we are getting closer. As I've continued to say, we um yes, the the plan that was put forth, the community did not not want and that we respect that. What we at the same time, we have to continue to figure out a way to meet our needs as our building needs haven't changed. They've probably increased in the past four months, right? So, more to come on that that maybe makes

113this a kind of an unusual forecast when you think about Amy had to go from a five to a four and all the other adjustments and then on top of it um you know moving this 23 million and the elephant in the room of trying to figure out what we're going to do with our facilities probably makes this one a little bit more challenging um than most and a little bit more moving than most. >> Probably I would probably just add quickly that I know this is a ton of work for Amy and her team. So appreciate all the effort. Again, you had a lot of outside influences >> impacting the work. So thank you. >> Okay. Good. Write. >> Yes. >> Starcher. Yes. >> Austin. >> Yes. >> Kosma. Yes. >> Kleinheads. >> Yes.

114>> Okay. We need to motion to approve a then certificate as recommended. So moved. Second. >> So I have the one uh then and now certificate to bring to you tonight and this is for um a bus that we took in for repair that needed a lot more repair than what we anticipated. >> Yeah. >> Any questions? >> Okay. Um Kleinhens, yes. Koozma, >> yes. >> Austin, yes. Starter. >> Yes. >> Good. Right. >> Okay. Yes. Yes. >> Okay. >> We need to move on to the superintendent's regular agenda. Need a motion to approve the 2020 the 202526 employment services contract with Tri County for Star Messerly Interpreter for Hearing Impaired. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh so bringing this to you, it's really just um kind of some paperwork. Star Meserly uh was

115our employee. uh she her student um moved to Orville. Um however, long story short, based on kind of the needs of uh the student and where they're at, that that's actually still our student uh from a terms of funding source. Uh so Orville then became STAR's or STAR would would work. Um since we technically still have to pay for it, it's easier for um Star to become an ESC employee and then us to contract with ESC than contract with Orville. So, it's not an additional cost at all. It's actually the same. It's just kind of the paperwork of making sure the funding goes to the right place to pay the right person. >> Questions? >> Was she here tonight? >> She was. Okay. Her son was student of the month. >> Starcher, >> yes. >>

116Austin, >> yes. >> Kusma, yes. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. Good. Right. >> Yes. We need a motion to to purchase the new science tables for the high school from Martin Public Seating in the amount of $45,280. >> So moved. >> Second. >> U. So this will replace all our science tables at the high school. The science tables um as as mentioned were we're not in great shape. This has been on our radar for a while, but uh kind of became a it was it was kind of getting worse. These are from the old high school. Um, and probably were at the old high school for many years before they were moved to the new high school. Um, so, uh, these these tables, uh, the science teachers, we were able to actually save a little money

117as they do most of their labs in true lab space. Um, and so these are science tables, but they're not lab tables because they actually go to another area to do the lab, which actually met the needs of the teachers, but also reduce the cost. Um, we won't actually know exactly um the the delivery date until they get the PO. Uh, which I can give them the PO after you approve it. Um, but probably a couple a couple of months and I can provide an update once we're able to give them the PO and and get that. Um, so >> questions. >> Uh, Austin, >> yes. >> Kosma, >> yes. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Good rightight, >> yes. >> Starter, >> yes. >> Uh, item 8.03, 03 motion to approve the contract with Fanning

118Howy to evaluate the HVAC needs at Worcester High not to exceed 10,000. >> So moved. Second. >> Um so you know people kind of forget sometimes because it's a nice building that I think is well taken care of, but the high school is 30 years old and so a lot of our HVAC system is starting to um need some um potential repair or replacement. uh specifically kind of the uh units within the classrooms and um and so um to do this you need an architect to even start your process. So this doesn't mean that we're going to do a major project um but it's possible but be even to determine that we kind of have to start with the kind of design work to figure out what our needs will be. Fanny how is the

119architectural firm we've used for a lot of these things in the past Good. Write. >> Yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Kosma, >> yes. >> Kind, >> yes. >> Okay. 8.04. Uh motion to approve the revised substitute wage rates. >> So moved. >> Second. >> So this reflects a 10% increase. Uh we have not changed the substitute wage rate since I arrived here. So that would have been a little over four years ago. Um you know since then obviously our negotiated agreements have changed and so uh those wages have increased um but but these have not. We did a um so the only ones that are not included here are custodial and maintenance and that's because we did that last year alone because we were having so much difficulty in those

120areas trying to recruit substitutes. Um we do hope that this will help um this will continue to keep us the mo you know very competitive here in the county and the surrounding area. Um but it won't it's not a cure. Um you know it is still difficult to find people to sub in all capacities. Um and I would obviously encourage anybody that is interested to contact us is there are needs in the classroom uh custodial um bus van a lot of different sub needs. So this is a reflects a 10% increase across the board uh which you know again hasn't changed in over four years. I think this is great. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Kosma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Good. Right. >> Yes. >> I would note,

121sorry, I would should have said this, too. It really probably will not lead to a 10% increase in cost. Um, as one thing that happens is when we can't find substitutes, we have to be very creative. And so a lot of times what we have to do is we have to use our um union employees in those positions which we're thankful that we're able to do but even if you ask them a lot of them would rather not cover a class and actually have the time to to prepare for the next day and other things when they have their their their time for that. Um, and so we we actually think it will, if we're lucky enough to get an increase in participation, it probably will decrease our cost or at least not be a

12210% increase because our our sub wages are less uh than when we use our people, >> but we're on that. What's a car driver? >> Um, well, it's the van. It's just anybody that drives. Yeah. Okay. Um, yeah, anybody does just because it's not always a van. Um but >> all right doesn't look like we have any new business. Uh nor do we have any old business. So at this time we want to go into um public participation on non-aggenda items. We have none. Okay. Callen, >> I think you're up. >> Yeah. I will promise Ken not always do you have to wait an hour and 42 minutes to talk. that tonight was a little longer than usual. So hopefully just come back at least one more time before you're like that's that's longer than

123I'm going to give you. >> So go ahead Ken. Tell us about what's going on at the high school. >> All right. Oh well, first I want to say thank you for this opportunity. It means a lot to me. But um yeah, a lot of our sports and clubs are in full swing now. Um sports uh full are fully underway and are closing on the midpoint of most of our athletic programs and then senior nights are just around the corner. Um, boys golf is on September 22nd versus Brunswick. Girls tennis on September 23rd versus West Holmes. Um, girls soccer on October 2nd versus New Philadelphia. Volleyball on October 2nd versus Mansfield Madison. Boys soccer on October 4th. Um, football, band, and cheerleading on October 10th versus Mansfield Senior. And then cross country will be after

124the OC meet on October 11th. Um, National Honor Society leaders have just been selected for the year and are meeting tomorrow to discuss plans and events for this upcoming year. Um, Best Buddies, uh, leaders have planned out the whole semester so far and they have done a couple events including an info meeting, um, the ve very beginning of the year as well as a breakfast with buddies where students got to socialize and eat donuts. Um, the next event Best Buddies will be having is a tie dying day where students will get to tie-dye shirts. um they will get to keep one and then also we're going to sell them as a fundraiser for future events. Um general's leadership council um for the 25 26 school year athletic director Mr. Day and um high school principal

125Mrs. Davis are choosing to combine the former student leadership team SLT and then uh student athlete leadership team SAL into one group called the general's leadership council. Um and they will also have their first meeting tomorrow. Um, drama club is up and running in their 101st year. Um, auditions just wrapped up and they are set to begin rehearsals for Travel in the Chocolate Factory. Um, science club is organized for the year and they have their officers selected. Um, and they're ramping up their first fundraiser which is a ded at Chipotle on Burbank Road on October 28th from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. And then they're also planning out their table for Bua Woo. um green club. They just did a clothing drive where they collected and donated over 200 items to people to people. Um and

126they also helped mulch at the Melissa Schultz Foundation to support local green spaces. Along with hands-on projects, they're spreading awareness about recycling and sustainable actions. And in the future, they're planning to help the courtyard cleanups and get more involved in the community. um NWACP, the Worcester Youth NWACP council has their first meeting on September 3rd, which they already had um in the morning and they participated in the club fair to recruit members. Um as of June 10th, 2025, they are officially recognized by the National Board of NAACP. Um so they are having to reelect their officers. Um they are also participating in a community event at Worester Community Gardens in collaboration with the Worcester Orville Adult NAAC branch. NAACP branch and then their freedom fund dinner is on September 28th, 2025. And if anybody was

127interested, I was told to tell to contact Yita Green who is the president of Worcester Orville Adult NAACP. And then student council is current well I'm pretty sure the senior vice president and freshman social media coordinator were selected but they were having elections for that and I think they came out today with those elections. I'm not too sure who those students were. Um, but the students council will be at service event at Ramsire on the 21st. Um, where students council members will help out while also getting funding. Um, they are continuing to plan out homecoming details such as spirit week and the hoot nanny and but that is all their events this year and that is all of our clubs. >> Thank you. >> Good job. >> Yeah. And you're in you're in Best Bu

128I know you do best buddies. Did you go to the conference again this year? >> Yeah, I did. It was in July. >> Was that a good experience again? >> It was an awesome experience. This is my second year going, so >> good. It's a great club. >> Helen, I might have missed this. Are you a junior or a senior? >> I'm a senior. >> Okay. Very good. >> Thank you. >> We really appreciate you coming. And again, they're not always this this long. >> Maybe we should start at the beginning like recognition. >> I know. >> All right. So, we'll move on to comments from the board. questions might have. >> I want to share a comment from the um Worcester Cross Country Invitational. >> Oh jeez. Yeah. >> Awesome day. I had the

129pleasure of volunteering. Um I just love it. It's wonderful. Students of course are incredible because they're out there running and it's just amazing. Um gosh, I feel like there were my memory is not great. 3,200 students maybe. It was huge crew. Um, track and cross country work closely together to fund raise. So, I can say that the concession stand went smoothly and I think the runners had a great day. Um, you know, Coach Scotty does a wonderful job. Um, the Russell family is instrumental now in running concessions. You know, this is a big job and there's a lot of food. I can say that by 9:00 a.m. everybody wants hot dogs and burgers and we have grills and it's just really fun. But it's also awesome and it is so important that people volunteer. So,

130yeah, the Russell family has been amazing. Um, I have all the students that came, but I'm not going to say their names because I'm not sure that I should, but I just want to say how many students came to help, did a fantastic job. Um, you know, every time I get involved, whether I'm sitting here listening to Mr. Tutor talk about the planning, whether I'm engaging with students, if I'm lucky enough to read, inevitably I come away just in awe because there's just so much happening. And it's good. It's very easy to kind of like get tired and frustrated, you know, and like how do you keep 8,000 balls in the air? It's unknown anymore because when I went to school, three things were happening, you know. Um, but I'm just, you know, we can

131always find some things we want to improve. We can always have conversations and questions and you know that I love to do that. But inevitably I feel positive because good things are happening. And that's my segue off the meet which was an outstanding day especially being with the students and like sitting here with Ken. You know there's just a lot of good happening and so I'm grateful to be part of it and I want to thank everybody who was involved at that great cross country meet and yay to our runners. I think your daughter ran. >> She did. Yeah. It was a great day. >> We were cheering down below the hill. I was there too and I'll add obviously a ton of community effort goes into that but I saw a countless number of

132t-shirt teachers and coaches from other sports, the softball coaches handing out medals. I mean even the people within the district that take their time up on a Saturday to go there and help out is impressive. >> I'll never not say thank you to the custodial staff who I just adore. They're just fantastic and so very fun and so very wonderful. >> I mean that has to be the biggest athletic event that's ever happened in Worcester. 3,200. I mean, other than the fair, >> that's a lot of people. >> 3200 is a lot. I understand it's one of the biggest in Ohio. Um, my kid graduated back in 2004. They had that. They had that, but it was like 16s. >> Yeah. >> And now it's >> Oh, >> and the winner was 1428. >> Yeah.

133>> I mean, really? I mean, that's pretty good. >> Yeah. >> So, anyways, >> you see a lot of eventual state champs. >> Yes. >> Oh, it's a marvel to look at some of those times. It's just really, you know, >> greatest great >> a very good thing. >> And they got $10 from everybody who drove through the >> That was not too bad. >> That's pretty entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial. >> I guess I don't have anything else. Anybody else? >> It's the best of us. >> No. Um, so future meetings, we have a meeting on Monday, October 13th. It's a work session. And Tuesday, Octo 21st is the regular meeting. And then in November, we're going to meet I'm not sure that's correct. >> Yes. Well, I think we we talked about changing it last month.

134Our and we were maybe shooting for I think the 12th, but actually looking at calendars and conflict. I would actually like to suggest Thursday, November 20th for that meeting. Um, and we kind of we will officially Diane had not put that out yet. We need to put the notice out. So, if that date works for everybody, I'm going to go with Thursday the the 20th uh which avoids the career center meeting um avoids capital conference uh and other conflicts. So, um we will get that out. Okay, which is unusual. We'll make sure we remind people. We don't typically do Thursdays. So, uh we'll make sure that um everyone, you know, remembers uh that date is that's the week that's be that's not Thanksgiving. Uh that would be the week before Thanksgiving. week before ready. Anything

135else from the board? No. Well, this is something else. Quite the meeting. >> Yeah. >> Um, so we need a motion. >> We are not actually I am not going to need executive session. So that was just on there. It's a placeholder in case I needed it. I do not need executive session this evening. >> Uh, we need a motion to adjourn the board of education meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Good. Right. >> Yes. Starcher, >> yes. >> Koozma, >> yes. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. Austin, >> yes. >> Thank you everybody for coming.