001Uh, good right. Yes. Goodight. Starcher >> here. Austin >> here. Koozma >> here. Klein >> here. >> Please stand for the pledge. >> 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. [Music] Okay, we need a motion to approve the July 15th, 2025 board agenda as presented and amended. >> So move second. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Koosma, >> yes. >> Austin, yes. >> Starcher, yes. >> Goodight, >> yes. We need a motion to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2025 special board meeting, June 17, 2025 board of education regular session, and June 27th, 2025 special board meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh, Goodright, yes. >> Kleinhens, yes. >> Austin,
002yes. >> Starcher, yes. >> Husma, >> yes. >> Okay, we're going to move into some happy recognitions. Superintendent. >> Yeah, that's right, Mr. Good Right. Thank you very much. Tonight, we have the boys lacrosse team um and family and coaches with us uh this evening to celebrate um their great season as state runner-ups. And so, I think what we're going to have uh happen at this point is Coach Delaney is going to um say some things about the team at the microphone. And if guys, if you can come and stand with him there, I know after he's finished, the board's going to want to shake your hands tonight. So, thanks for coming. I appreciate it. In the middle of the summer. Some of these kids even graduated. >> Probably half of them. >> Great. Is
003it great >> here? >> Yeah. It's getting getting old, man. >> I started when I was 35. First, thank you to the board and Mr. for recognizing us and having us here today. It means a lot to be here and you know all I like to give a big thank you to Alex director and always helped us and Angie is a shining example of what it means to be a team player. I cannot overstate the amount she has done for us over the last couple years, but specifically the last, you know, week to a month of our playoff run. Uh, specifically that week leading up to the state tournament, her constantly going above and beyond every step of the way gave our entire staff extra time to prepare. Um, so even know she's not here,
004but I just like to give Angie French like a little round of applause. [Applause] So, on behalf of our lacrosse team, it's truly an honor for me to be up here tonight and to represent and speak on behalf of these boys. Um, this is just an outstanding group of young men for the team. Um, to get also quick recognition to our other coaches that couldn't be here, Ben Kubak, Matt Capina, and Nick Allen. Along without their sacrifices, uh, we would not be here today celebrating this achievement. So to compete for a state championship like these kids have uh was kind of a goal that you know when I started coaching these kids in 2019 um and six years later it became a reality. And although we did come up short, I can honestly say this
005group never lost. Not in the ways that matter most. Um you know they showed up early. Uh we had 6 a.m. uh winter mornings. Uh they stayed late. They battled through pain. You know we're a spring sport, but it's more just a bad weather sport. >> Tough opponents. Um, and they did all this while all this for each other. And they did this while having fun. Uh, and what made this team special was their bond and genuine care for one another. They're selfless, accountable, and relentless in their pursuit of greatness. And just a small recap of this team, uh, 18 and three on a season, the most wins we've had in probably 20 years. Um, beating the rivals that we have not had the opportunity to over the last couple years to have that, you
006know, that's been awesome. Uh, another thing these these boys are phenomenal with is 400 hours of community service this year between the summer of the last season ending to the season beginning. Um, and that has been, you know, over 12 to,300 hours for these seniors that are graduating. And all of this has translated, you know, the community service aspect built these guys a good repres or a a good relationship with one another. And that translated to the field and how well they fought for one another and how uh that season was four months long with the month-long playoff. And that is a long season for anyone or or any sport to be a part of. And they kept it enjoyable for a coach to be able to go there for four months, no matter how
007stressed out it was to get to this point. They made it fun. Just a a remarkable group of young men that's standing behind me and those who can't be here today as well. And you know, the season ended with a couple accolades as well. I know we typically um recognize the state members of our of the team, so I just want to, you know, talk about ours for a brief moment. This season ended with two All-Americans with Logan Berry and Liam Harwood. uh one academic all-American, five state positional players of the year with Liam Ozar as the goalie, Logan Berry as the faceoff player of the year, Liam Harwood as the attackman of the year, Charlie Williams the defensive midfielder of the year and Jake Hos the defender of the year. all for the entire
008state of Ohio and as well as the Ohio coach of the year and with that all those five got first team all Ohio as well as first team honores were Drew Thomas and Grady Han and I'm going to our all region honores as well that weren't listed in that group were Brilland Dawson Kellen Smith Max Hos Brooks Lachland and Braden Flint and we've talked about this before without the entire team winning and buying into a single goal no accolades would be achieved and they all just played for one another and it really showed you know towards the end of the season and and throughout the entire season with such success. Uh so for me uh I want to thank these guys for giving me an unbelievable experience and to be a part of that and
009it was just it was a blast to see you guys progress throughout the year and I am extremely excited for next year and to the seniors that we are leaving. you have imparted such a wonderful culture on this program and what you guys have built over the last four years is sustainable and it is something that's repeatable all because of the leadership and maturity that you guys have shown and passed along. So I would just like to say congratulations to these boys. Would you like to say their names as they go through? >> We're gonna we're gonna come over here. >> Okay. And I can say the names of the ones that are here. So, I just say your name and you go. >> Drew Thomas. Max Hos, Brady Han, Brayland Dawson, Jack Thomas, Charlie
010Williams, Braden Flint, Kellen Smith, Braden Arns, Blake Troyer, Axen Hammerly, Jake Hos, Brooks Lachland, Pierce Nihart, Liam Ozar, Camden Bishop, and Levi McDonald. [Applause] Sorry, I just >> No, she unplugged. She unplugged that. So, we didn't I unplugged it because I didn't want to trip over it. >> I'm like, there's no way I would trip over that. Okay, >> I think this is um looks like people know what to do. This is your segue to leave if uh you don't want to hear the rest of it. >> Okay, we're going to move on to um public participation. As a matter of state law and board policy, our meetings are open to the public. If you have a question or an issue they wish to bring before the board, please complete the communication form on the
011back table of the large group instruction room where you're at or fill out the electronic public particip participation form located on the board of education web page. If you have a question or comment you wish to bring before the board, please complete the online form before 5:30. I guess we're past that. If you'd like your comment read aloud or by 6 pm if you prefer to speak in person at the board meeting. Nobody. Okay. All right. We'll move on to treasurer's consent. Um a note, we need a motion to approve the um consent agenda for the treasur. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Um so I have the um financial report for um really fiscal year end at that point for um June 30th. Um so as far as revenue uh we are showing uh
012unfavorable really we like our local taxes or probably our reimbursement from the state state revenue and then our um interest um was down uh all of those were down more than I projected as far as expenditures as you can see that's really unfavorable um compared to the forecast and that really is because um due to the state budget we moved $23 million um from the general fund to our capital projects fund at year end. Um and that was not part of our initial forecast um in May that we filed. Um so that obviously is uh you know going to make a big difference. So um it you know it makes an unfavorable in impact on the cash balance but you know when we look at our forecast even moving that money um we're still in
013the positive and 28 I think is what we looked at by 28. So um you know we're going to put a plan together as far as utilizing that money um in the future. And then um donations, we have a couple of donations um donations for food service or defrayed cost of food service and then donation for the uh boys lacrosse team and that is my consent agenda. >> Are we able to update that forecast accordingly to >> I mean so we have talked about it a little bit. I don't have to until we do Well, I think it's going to be due in October now with the new um state budget. I think they're moving that to an October time frame. So, I don't have to until then, but I can. >> Okay. >> You
014can really update it at any time >> from a planning purpose. It's >> Amy has it, you know, I mean, she has all of both of those options out there. It's more, >> you know, public fig how we want to do that. And I do think it's important to No, you have no um you know, I was going to mention this at the end, but now is a good time because we're talking about it. You know, the the governor vetoed uh several things last week. Um many of which were fairly unexpected. Um and the cash balance provision was vetoed by Governor DeWine. Um the bless you the the the 23 million we moved into that account was specifically in response to the cash balance provision. Um we know that the legislature is meeting next week
015to discuss override of a few vetos. Uh we're not sure if that one is on the list. Um but it's possible. Um, I guess where Amy and I would sit right now is it's not hurting for the money to be sitting in that account, um, right now while we kind of let this work out. And as we talked about before, um, you know, we still have, um, you know, facility needs and things, whether that's $23 million worth of way too early to determine a lot of those things. I think this was a a surprise. I wouldn't say it was a bad surprise or a good surprise. uh you know overall I think a lot of what was uh vetoed by the governor you know was was in in support of public education um but uh
016you know I think it's too early for us to really know what we do with that but I guess what I want everyone to know community and you guys is that um that that's in an 070 account we can move that back into the general fund and we'll do so accordingly once we kind of make we get full clarification on the legislator's plans And then also I think as we move throughout the fall with any of our plans. >> So I guess I was just I mean the money is it it is it's not like we have the expense. I I I mean this is probably just details on how you have to report it, but I mean the 23 million is sitting there as cash just like it would have been in the general
017fund >> and it's not like we have planned expenses for it but yet it's showing >> yeah this >> as an expenditure just because it's sitting in the capital funds account. >> Well, this this is really >> the move from general funds. This is really all about general fund and so because I I transferred it from general fund because we only the forecast is only based on general fund. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? We only have to report on that. We don't report on the other funds. >> So yes, we have the money, you know, also if you look at our um um the cash back or the our our report the report in there of all the money in our accounts. >> It is in there. >> Right. Right. Yeah, it's
018still gaining interest at >> Yeah. And it's still gaining interest. It's just about where it's located in our funds. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. No, I get it. It's just Yeah, I guess. >> May I ask is this something that would show up this way every month until it's moved again or utilized? Or is it just showing this month due to I'm calling it bookkeeping because of the plan which I understood and agreed with. Will it look this way inevitably or just this month? just this month because the next next month when our report on July, >> right? >> Um that will be based on fiscal year 26. >> Oh, and there's that too. I forgot that's >> we're in we're in fiscal year 26. So it'll be we'll be moving on where this
019is fiscal year 25. Thank you. >> It'll still impact the long-term forecast though, correct? Not our monthly report necessarily, but the like our threeear or five year that we'll look at still it would still look this way in that report, >> right? >> Yes. I mean it's it's in there as a a transfer out in 25. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Any limitations on the investment options in that sec that separate account or all the same? >> It's it's all the same. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. It's more of internal movement than it is the actual amount of money. My assumption is though is that um over the next couple years we're going to deal with this often especially when we get a new governor. >> Yes, I think that's possible >> pro possibly what's going
020to happen and um we'll see what happens with the legislators if they want to withdraw his vetos. >> Yeah, initially obviously you never know until they go down. Um the there was three main overrides of vetos that they're looking at. Um the county the county budget commission uh the 20 mil floor um and ability to do some of the um kind of like emergency levies and things. Those final two don't impact us. We don't have anything but standard continuous levies and we're above the 20 mil floor. Uh it would impact pretty much every other district in the county um in that way. The first one really is, you know, the county budget kind of interested. We don't know exactly what that will have impact-wise. So, initially what we heard from our groups in Columbus is
021that the cash balance provision was not one of the ones that they were going to focus on next week, but >> um we'll see. Yeah, we know they're coming back in session on 21st. >> Any other questions? >> Good. Write. >> Yes. >> Star, yes. >> Austin, yes. >> Husma, yes. kind. >> Yes. >> Okay, we'll move on here. Um motion to approve the consent agenda for the superintendent. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Several uh things here for you. So since I'm starting with employment, I do want to recognize Mr. Nash, our new principal at Keen. Um last month, if you remember, uh he was literally traveling here um uh from Utah and his wife is here with him as well. Thank you for both coming. Excited to have Darren. Um, lots
022of experience in in Utah public ed. So, we're teaching him all the acronyms of Ohio, right? So, um, with that said, talking about some of our other resignations that we we have here, um, Sarah Krooks, um, longtime administrator for us at Park View in the high school and then in central office. Uh, she's moving on to Orville to be a principal within their district. So, we wish her the best. Um and then Kelsey Wrl and Garrett Miller both resigned um um a little uh later there as as well uh to pursue other interest on both them. So we wish them the best. >> I like at this point in the year seeing the blank page on the classified resignation. So no resignation there. Um but we do have some hires. Oh, first I'm sorry I
023didn't go through certified hires. You'll see um Abby Chapman is taking um a keen is position. Uh she's previously been at Triway. Josh Klene or JJ, you might actually recognize that name. JJ uh is uh played on the College of Worester basketball team. Um and uh and he is going to take over in math. Uh came highly recommended from their education department. Emma Boucher is a reading teacher at Keen. Um and then Cindy Williams and Sam Ponting. Um and Kristen Tucker will be contract subs. Uh in reading, the Melrose reading is due to the time of year after July 1st. We post those as contract subs. The cornerstone ones are due to title funding, right? Every year title funding, uh we have to wait to see if we get that. So, uh that's why they're
024contract subs again for those in the audience. Contract subs have all the same rights. They are it's the same job. The difference is it's not a guaranteed employment in the future. And it it you know typically it's either because of the late in the year or because of the federal funding. Um we have um >> interesting that that July 1st is a date in the CBA. >> July 10th is a date that comes before the actual July date before you can leave. It's interesting that that's that way. >> It's been that way well before I I got >> it was that way for a while. >> Um and and you know it is a it is a benefit. Now, I will say in all of these examples, these are wonderful uh employee o opportunities for
025us, but a contract sub can be, you know, especially when you get to August and you might get a surprise and they're um you know, as we know, I feel really good about our our candidates we've gotten this year, but the when you look at the pool of candidates available, there are just not as many candidates in any applicant pool. Uh from administration to high school to elementary, uh you name it. And so, um, you know, I think we're all competing for the best. Uh, and, uh, so it does give some flexibility there. Campbell Miller is an is there at the high school. That's not a a contract position about due to when it was posted and hired. So, he'll be at the high school. Um, and then some contract uh, amendments for a few
026administrators that were just based on market analysis as we do every, you know, the the manual has us do that. And so, um, some adjustments there. Um, pretty slight adjustments in most of those cases. um just based on um you know the market and years of experience and things like that. On the again no classified resignations, classified employees um been really excited about the team that we're continuing to put together. You can see Mary Fishburn there um Sabrina Wade, Katrina Lemon, our new uh classified union employees. And then Christine Stfan will be taking uh Grace House position who's moving over to communications uh to support Amy and her office. And uh Christine, I think is going to be a great fit for us. We're excited about that. Um you know, when you think about that
027contract amendment we made for Mr. Gary, also a couple changes we made to his job description just based on kind of some of the things that he does. They're expan expansions of his job descriptions, not reductions. As we all know, Alex does a great job and does a lot of things that are not even on that job description. Uh my the Swiss agreement, uh we do we we've used this product in past years, but the only change is we're going to use the high school as well, so it be $400 more than it was in the past. But it's really it's a discip it's a student disciplinary uh tracking system, right? So it it it helps us, you know, identify minor and major offenses. We can separate that into subgroups. We can look for uh
028areas of improvement. um you know we also can use it for PBIS and rewards. It's you know so it's it's it's been a good system that has been we've used it K7 for the last couple of years and now the high school I think is ready thinking that it would be a good time to put that in for them as well. You guys approve overnight field trips so every year they go to New Hop uh but cross country will be there on the second third my daughter included. Hopefully it's a little cooler than it is today. Um and again if a student can't pay for that we we We make sure that no student is prohibited from going. Um, our Tri County agreement, we approve this every year. Again, those are why these things are
029on the consent agenda. Um, the vast majority of our expenses with Tri County is our Tri County preschool. Um, now we, you know, we evaluate on the regular about whether or not we would take over the Tri County preschool. um it um it is required like so first no we don't have a choice of oh we just don't do you know preschool for um our learners the difference between our preschool and Tri County is Tri County is is truly special needs preschool right so if you go to our our preschool you could have a speech delay but other than that we we we technically serve you know what I you know I don't like the word but typical peers right we do not you know those that are are struggling with something um where Tri
030county serves those that um have been identified and struggling um in some capacity. So, and that is a requirement. Okay. So, whether we have Tri County do it or we do it, it has to be done. We've used Tri County for a long period of time, it's still kind of looking to be cross prohibitive for us to take it over. It is a huge undertaking. One of the biggest challenges with it besides just these are high need situations that in the end they become our students as kindergarters. So, these are our kiddos. Um but it's a very moving target right because kids at this age are getting identified regularly and so as they're getting identified your class ch your class sizes are changing your needs are changing so it's a challenge with a staffing standpoint
031and so you know uh we along with pretty much every other uh district in Wayne County uses um Tri County for these services uh Goodwillou for the year no cost just you know but we we have um some kids that use them it really is a it's more than job placement, but it's really job skills. It's not counseling. It's more econ I guess you could call it counseling if you more in the economic employment uh uh realm. And they've done some great things for their kids. Um ABA or um yeah, Applied Behavioral Connections and the Monarch School Agreement are both no new placements, just student placements for next year that their IP teams. That's where they've been determined. Um and cardinal rehab is when we send students to a third party that is where um
032that is the the group that then provides their speech and occupational you know therapy that that is required. Um so that's as a needed basis and an hourly rate. Okay. Our our speech paths our therapists they provide everything inhouse. So these are those that may be at you know the learner school in Cleveland or you know um TES in Akran that kind of thing. Um and then our anazowl community partners uh that was based on our request for proposal really for therapeutic services as you guys remember really every year uh until this year because we kind of I think found our sweet spot we have reduced um our services with Annazal since when I got here not because of any bad situation just you know if you remember four and a half years ago that
033was COVID and we were really concerned about the well-being uh of our kids uh mental health and so we had a pretty significant contract for therapy. Um, little by little we've been able to reduce that. But what's been really neat and I give Anna a lot of credit in their ability to walk with us in this is that we have really not reduced services that much. We've just changed the model. So, we still have therapeutic services in all of our buildings. Uh, the difference is it's more referral and then either through insurance if possible. Um, but a lot of times Medicaid, all the billing and everything goes through there. So we we don't have any piece of the cost for that, right? We do have a small portion here where for those that can't pay
034and the insurance doesn't cover it, we make sure that we're not going to get a kid turned down from counseling. So we still do provide that in here. Um and really what we're paying for is two therapists. We're uh one therapist that we provide for those that can't utilize the other resources that Anna Zowl provides kind of at the high school and middle school and then our crisis counselor. Our crisis counselor um is, you know, highly trained and it does not have a case load and she does exactly what it sounds like is she is the one that goes throughout the district as our needs arise. Um you know uh suicide assessments, threat assessments. Uh she will provide like immediate therapeutic services, but we we purposefully allow her to have kind of a free uh
035free space because every day is a little different and she stays plenty busy uh with our kids. So um this um really this re this proforma is the same as last year. The only thing we did was put that small amount of money just to accommodate for kids that would not meet a billing criteria either through insurance or Medicaid so we can ensure that they continue to get services. >> That's it. That's the consent agenda. I was curious if I might ask just for understanding. Um, so the Swiss agreement with PBIS. I'm just curious. I'm um because when you think of like logging behavior, you think high school, not kindergarten. But yet we started with kindergarten. So that makes me think and I have no idea what Swiss is. I'm going to admit that publicly.
036So is does that mean your teachers are and and I'm just curious PBS data in terms of like reporting data or like just generally curious don't want I mean the weeds on it but I'm just wondering Right. It's super easy to and I'm with respect we're using behavior as a very general word like somebody threw their lunch or somebody running or these are what I'm thinking I believe are very normal behaviors but nonetheless behaviors we want to try to encourage positively >> okay >> do you define it or does Swiss define the behavior >> wonderful okay okay >> and it helps us uh kind of uh disagregate data and think about our strategic plan. You know, our strategic plan has goals that are specific to kind of trying to reduce discipline incidents of you know
037our atrisisk populations and you can actually see that using the system as well. >> Yeah. No, I it's great. it. Thank you just for explaining because I was not familiar with it. But it makes me want to say >> as I think about this all the time and especially from my own experience when I got started really how complicated things have become and how much we are doing. And I think I'm just going to say that over and over again. We should look at what we're doing. We must do it well. We must do it well. It's vital. But it is an awful lot, right? Because that's just like one more thing and it it really is a lot to be tracking. I'm saying that as somebody who has worked with kids on behavior forever
038and that is a lot. So I'm just acknowledging kind of the complexity right now and that is just very interesting to me to think about how much you guys do um and how difficult I guess it's become. I'll just pause there. Can I ask another question? >> Yeah. >> So, Cardinal Rehab could be something like um seeing a student at home >> rather than because the learner school has their own and the mon don't some that we have do not again. Yeah. >> This probably uh and Diana isn't here tonight. Don't but this is not as much for a kid that might be on home instruction or a kid that is at the career center. We serve those with ours. This is um for students that something else. Yes. Yeah. >> And so, for example,
039we might be using Cardinal because they're cost-effective as compared to Worcester Community Hospital. >> Yes. >> With respect or EJ Therapy >> and uh Yes. And it's, you know, not it's it's pretty minimal services. So, it's not >> Indeed. I'm not They can serve 50. It's Cardinal to me. So, I was just curious. No. Okay. >> Yeah. >> We use EJ as well for other things. You're probably familiar with them. And I think I've seen it. That's why. >> Yep. >> Mhm. >> Now, the Swiss data doesn't follow a kid from grade two to grade three. It stops, right? >> Oh, really? Awesome. >> That's the goal. That's fantastic as far as I'm concerned. I think it's wonderful. Another thing though that that data is very valuable and to take it to high school I
040think is critical because if you ever run into a serious situation then that data would really be important. Yeah. No, that's awesome. I'm glad and I'm very thankful we feel it's working because that's the main thing. So no no >> anything else. >> Good rightight. >> Yes. >> Starcher. Yes. >> Kleinhen. Yes. >> KMA. >> Yes. >> Austin. >> Yes. Okay, we need a motion to approve the purchase of one school bus from bids received by the Ohio School Council in the amount of $170,624. >> So moved. >> Second. So, um, this is, uh, in talking with Eric, um, we are purchasing one bus, but it's a handicap bus. So, it's a little bit more expensive than the regular bus. Um, it he felt like it was important to have, um, another, you know, a
041backup in case one breaks down. So, we haven't purchased a handicap bus in a in a few years. So, we're doing this through the Ohio School Council, who went out for bid um, on the buses. So getting the best price. >> Yeah. So a little less than we initially planned because we were going to go more than one. But we're also trying to you know be very thoughtful in our spending which we always are but um this because of the handicap it costs more than one regular bus would right. So then if we would have got a second regular bus we would have been over and we didn't want to do that. And we really we're we're okay. I mean obviously we evaluate it every year but this one will be very helpful to have
042the handicap. It's not the only handicap bus we have, but we could use this one. >> Anything? >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Kusma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Good rightight, >> yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Okay. Motion to approve the then and now certificates as recommended. >> So moved. >> Second. So, I have six then and now certificates to bring to you today and these are all um because we just opened the fiscal year on July 1 and um didn't have purchase orders in place um for some of this testing that we got um um the bills before July 1. So, bringing these to you for for approval, >> all anticipated expenses. Yeah, >> you like >> I do. I love them. >> I do. >> Anybody? No. >> Okay. Good. Right.
043>> Yes. >> Starcher. Yes. >> Austin. >> Yes. >> Husma. Yes. >> Kleinhand. >> Yes. >> Okay. Move on to the superintendent's regular agenda. >> Consider the approval. Oh, oops. Hold on here a minute. Motion to approve the Madina City School District Evolve Academy agreement for the 202526 school year. >> So moved. >> Second. >> So uh Evolve is similar to LEAP. So it's primarily a behavior school. Um we do not at this moment have a student going to Evolve. Um but there is a possibility and it's a it's just another option similar to LEAP. Not that LEAP is better, Evolve is better. Um, but sometimes there's a better fit. The reason this wasn't on consent agenda is we've never sent a kit there before. So, you know, in the future it would go on
044consent, but I put it here because you have >> Okay. Kleinhens, >> yes. Koozma, >> yes. >> Austin, yes. >> Starter, yes. Good. Right. >> Yes. Okay. Move on. Uh, recommend the motion to approve the resignation of employment via job abandonment. >> So moved. >> I just lost touch with this employee after a period of leave and and so uh after you know multiple times reaching out with um you know out further documentation. So this is why the recommendation is there today. >> So over a year. >> Wow. started on uh you know roof leave and then just flux since then. So there's a process that we go through to get to this point. >> Sad. >> Good. Right. >> Yes. >> Starcher. Yes. Austin. Yes. >> Husma. Yes. >> Kleinhens. Yes. >> New business.
045Motion to consider the motion I mean motion to approve the contract addendum for the superintendent. >> So moved second. Uh so Amy and I as addendums are here to set our they set our uh salaries for the year um with our raise for the year and also um uh puts language in regarding something we've had in our compensation which most administrators do with retirement and just kind of protects that move out of that retirement. It would become compensation doesn't change. Appreciate your consideration. Good. Write. >> Yes. >> Kinhens, >> yes. Koosma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Okay. Motion to consider the motion. Consider the motion to approve the contract of Denim for the treasurer. >> So, >> second. >> Same language and and same uh percentage uh you know
046uh all of that. >> Good. Wright. >> Yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Koozma, >> yes. >> Starcher, yes. >> Kinhand, >> yes. >> Okay. Do we have any old business? >> No, I don't think so. >> A public participation on non-aggenda items. Anybody have anything? Comments, questions, comments from the board? >> Mr. Goodright, I told Mr. Nash that we would have him down to cans and we didn't we didn't we mentioned so we had her >> I I kept looking up to make sure he didn't leave. >> Yeah. >> He stayed till the end. >> I told I prepared him that he would have to come down. So >> once a month you got to stay the whole time. >> So if we could you want to official >> Come on down Mr. Nash.
047Bring your wife too. >> We going around. Are we going around? We >> just go around now. >> It's 2025. Let's go around. Okay. Whatever. >> I'm unplugging again. >> Don't forget. Congratulations. Pleasure to meet you. >> Nice to meet you. Congratulations. >> Okay. So, we hope you settle in. Yep. You good? >> Go ahead. >> All right. >> No, no, no. >> There we go. >> I don't need >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Perfect. >> I It's been in my car for two weeks. They didn't know if it was going to work today. >> I can't believe it is. That's awesome. You got a good battery. >> Okay. >> The only I'm sorry, Mr. Good. Probably the only other thing to mention is just the drama club had the the let it be and it
048was kind of the close of their hundred year. So lots of good activities around that. Was your was your son in that? >> He was not in that. >> Oh okay. Okay. >> He had too much stuff going on this summer. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Isn't time for David Kzma on the work train? Yeah. >> Yeah. I personally didn't attend it, but I know some people that didn't said it was really great. So >> yeah, they did uh between remember they had their speaker in earlier this year. Several several plays. Uh uh Mr. Mrs. Heiner did a great job of of of coordinating and honoring that. Shows a lot of the legacy that we have here. >> Oh yeah, the school lunching. That's great. Joy that. >> Okay. I'm not sure. Yeah, it
049was exciting to read that that has gone through and everybody by now has received their email letter or >> and we'll keep putting that out. That won't be the last time because again, right now there's still a lot of people that are not wanting to read school email stuff. Indeed. Yeah. So, we'll keep putting that out for a few. Did I may I ask a question? Did I understand that we still hope people will sign kind of complete various applications for other things that that is something that we hope for and rely on. >> Yes, I did put that in that note and which I thought was important. >> That's on purpose. >> Yes. No, it's good. >> And it has nothing to do with benefiting the school. It does it really it benefits the
050school because it allows us to benefit the kids more. Really two things there. So we >> yes we want people to still fill out that form if you think you could qualify. Why would you do that even though you are going to get a free lunch anyway? Two reasons. One is more individual and the other is more holistic. The individual is remember if you are on free and reduced lunch uh state law and board policy does not you do not pay any fee. Right? So we don't have a lot of school fees, but we still have some, you know, for for some music and some, you know, some science and art and things like that at the high school. You don't pay any fees if you have if you are a designated free and reduced
051lunch. Also remember it is very private. Very few people get to know who is actually designated. Like even most administrators don't know who who it is, right? Um there's lots of laws and rules around that. The second is more holistic which is how expensive the free lunch program is for the district is directly related to our poverty level. Right? So if everyone doesn't fill out their free and reduced lunch form this year because they're not motivated to do so because they're going to get free and reduce they're going to get free lunch anyway. um it would then reduce our poverty level, but that would be inaccurate, but it would reduce that, which would then mean that the next year it would cost us more to continue the free lunch program, right? So, um that's obviously
052why we hope that people will continue to fill out the form. >> It's unfortunate you have to use the schools, they have to use the schools to, you know, create data on a community's poverty. >> Yes. I mean, it's just seems like it's and the Medicaid is automatically uploaded. So you that that part and again totally, you know, anonymously you don't know who that is, but that gets uploaded. But that's not by any means all of the students in our community that would qualify for free and reduced lunch are Medicaid identified >> and Medicaid forms are updated annually for students. >> Yes. And on the individual level as well, not just schoolbased, but many of the youth sports organizations will give discounts if you're free and reduced lunch through school. So, it's not even just
053the school fees. I mean, it's throughout the community. There's discounts if you are eligible for those programs and fill out the forms. >> So, so yeah. So, we'll kind of try to keep clarifying that so that we hopefully people will continue to to do that. Honestly, there's no way to we will, I'm sure, have a drop in some way. It's just the incentive. But I I hope that we're able to get the message out and most people will >> for them and us. >> You might have done this and I and I missed it. Um I we've communicated with families. Are we doing some kind of community like in your Worcester weekly updates or >> um yeah some kind of update on this? >> Well, I mean obviously we'll tutor talk I still would call
054is pretty fil but I think in the Worcester weekly we'll put something out. I think you know we do a month. I'm not sure if we haven't we may even already have that one scheduled for August because we're usually a month or two ahead. >> I think we do. Yeah. I think you're right. I think you're right. Yep. >> It's a good thing to put out there. It's a great program. >> It is. It's a one of the more exciting things that I think we're able to to do. I mean, obviously, we're we're number one. I mean, we want kids to learn, but but if they're if they're sustained and fed well, and that's not a stress for them, I think they can learn better. Um, and uh and I think it'll be a real
055help uh for all families uh to do that. We And then our next thing is we'll really encourage kids to to utilize it, right? So, >> yep, that's great. I appreciate a lot of work went into getting that up and running. So, thank you. >> Yes, it's it's a good thing. >> Anything else from the board? >> No. Well, our next board meeting is August 11th. Oh, that's a work session. >> Yes. >> Currently, >> they'll probably I will say though just to for transparency, we will probably have board action that evening. Um, typically we don't with a lot of our work sessions, but usually August we do because there's no matter what, I'm sure there will be employment needs that we'll need to lock in before the start of the year. >> We have
056a regular board meeting on August 19th and it's about it. >> And I actually don't have a need for executive session this evening. >> Okay. Motion to adjourn the meeting. So moved. >> Second. >> Goodight. >> Yes. >> Kleinhens, >> yes. >> Starcher, >> yes. >> Koosma, >> yes. >> Austin, >> yes. >> Thank you all for coming. >> Thank you everybody. Thank you. That was