001All right. Um, real quick so everybody understands um what's going to happen this evening. Um, we have a formal voting meeting. Um, one of the topics is to adopt the budget for next year. um that will occur first. Um we will then adjourn from that meeting. We will take a couple minute uh recess while we um log out of that meeting and log into the the work session meeting and then we'll have a normal work session uh for this evening. So any questions on that? Oh yeah. Yeah. There's two votes that they approve. All right. So, first thing up is the um pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one indivisible. All right. Uh the board met in executive session to discuss some
002personnel issues and some information Uh, superintendent report. Yes. Thank you, Mr. Barrett. Um, this evening under item 5.01, you'll see our formal application for flexible instruction days. It really reflects everything that we've discussed over the last few board meetings, how we would structure that, but it does require formal board action uh before we pass it along to the Pennsylvania Department of Ed for review. as a very brief and I'll take any questions but um our as a reminder flexible instruction days um this application even though we've elected to say we will do three traditional snow days followed by fid days the application doesn't require that the application is simply to PTE to give us five flexible instruction days to use at our discretion but I want to be really clear the direction from the board
003is that we will do three traditional snow days followed by fid days that we are in essence using these somewhat as like insurance days from a hard winter uh in a lengthy school year. So, um predominantly at the secondary level, students will be working asynchronously. They will log on briefly with each instructor. They'll go through the periods. Um they'll have 10 to 15 minutes. Teachers will give directions, an assignment, maybe review a problem. Students will work asynchronously. Teachers will be available at various hours throughout the day uh to check in. They can also pull small groups of students if needed. Students can reach out to them via Teams chat, via email. So the secondary program for Great Valley is very similar to what you're seeing really all the surrounding high schools uh following. The elementary
004program, which will be K to6, this does include the K6 will be a little different. Students will get 30 minutes of live instruction in the morning. That'll probably be on either math or ELA. And then they'll have a break in the middle of the day to do some asynchronous work to have lunch maybe even go outside and then there'll be another 30 minute session after lunch where it'll be if they had math in the morning they'll then have English language arts in the afternoon. Teachers again will continue to be available um our par profofessionals if a child is a par profofessional they have a device they'll be checking in with students other special areas will be putting up their assignments and they'll be available as well. So, the application really just deals with um one
005the communications which I think we've done a a nice job about how we would communicate on the website and in advance and that we're going to use Canvas and maybe we'll even send home physical materials for kids too as provided we have the notice. Um I'll let the the application speak for itself, but I think we've been talking about these items over the last few meetings. uh and today it's presented there before you as a complete application to PTE. Let me take any questions that you might have. Just two two things. One, um just a note on the subject line um that there's typo just so anybody looking at it will know that it says or maybe it's not a typo but it's financial instruction day application. It should be flexible instruction day application just
006so anybody if anybody's looking at it and notices it. Um, and then I just if we could just kind of just clarify the rationale for why we're doing this. And it's it's to my understanding is to create um a little bit more flexibility in the I'm sorry uh more defined um uh end date for schools so that we're not constantly like assessing when the end date is going to be based on the weather. That gives a little bit more gives parents and the community a little bit more finality. Absolutely. And looking at next year's calendar, we can say with confidence of families that the last inerson day will not go beyond June 17th. Uh which is not something we've been able to do in recent years. Correct. Yep. Okay. Any other questions? That concludes my
007report, Mr. Bear. Um and I know that'll be a vote later in the meeting. All right. Um, so at this point, I'll open up the microphone for anybody who would like to make any public comment regarding two voting items that are on the agenda. That would be the bid days and the budget. All right, seeing no one, we'll move on. All right, so first thing up for a motion is um the flexible instruction day um application approval. So, do I have a motion for 501? Motion to approve 501. Thank you. Second. Second. All right. Any questions or discussions? I think we've had a lot of discussion around this. All right. All those in favor? Opposed? 61. All right. All right. Um, next thing up is the budget adoption. So, do I have a motion to
008approve item 601? That would be the 2025 26 budget with a mill increase of 3.48%. Motion to approve 601. Thank you. Second. Second. Any questions or comments? All right. All those in favor? Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Um, if this is our final budget vote, should we just clarify where we are with it? Because we left last meeting, if I recall, saying to you, can we keep it within the certain percentage and be clear on which positions we are keeping? Just like a little overview about what we're about to do. No problem. Um yes, we did clarify it um at I believe the finance committee meeting. Um and then there was also a review of that at the work session after that. Um but for positions, we're looking at six positions. The emotional support position, the
009multiple disability support position, those two are at the 56 center. uh the learning support position at Charles Town, intensive learning support at the high school, the world language position at the middle school and the high school, and the EL teacher is at the uh high school. So, those are the six positions that we're looking at and we're at a rate of 3.48%. Okay. The one position that was in question, we kept the the extra one and she reduced the reserve amount that was unused normally, right? Right. Yeah. Exactly. Yep. No problem. Make sure you everybody know. All right. Any other questions or comments? All right. And all those in favor? All right. Opposed. 61 again. All right. Any other board comments on this voting meeting? All right. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Motion
010to adjurnn. Second. Second. All those in favor. All right. Motion passes seven to zero. All right. We're going to wait a minute till we get the work session meeting online going and then we'll switch over to that.