001There is no one present for public comment. Are you sure? >> I am sure. Okay. Um for the board president's report, um Tammy is not here this evening, so I will be doing that report. Um, next week we will be motioning to approve work session minutes um for this August 12th and August 19th. Um, and then for information only um parkway report. >> I will touch on that next week. Perfect. Thank you. Um Shaza >> uh nothing new right now. Uh maybe next week I'll have something for the board. Um, Mrs. Dryen is not here this evening for the SBA. >> Um, and news from the burough. >> Did you have Porchmont or Oh, Porchmont. Yes, Porchmont is >> next Saturday. >> Saturday, I believe. Next Saturday. >> This coming Saturday. this coming Saturday. >>
002Yeah, >> double check. >> No, it's this coming Saturday, right? >> It's this coming Saturday. Um, so it's been presented as a combination block party slash trick-or-treating for this time of year, visiting neighbors, getting to know each other in Dormmont. Uh, Tammy and I will be co-sponsoring Tammy's Porch. So, um, feel free to stop by to make some sort of craft slash meet your neighbors and dorm >> This Saturday, >> 5 to 9. >> Yep. >> And are you participating or you porch hopping? >> I'll be hopping around. >> Yeah. >> Um, any other news? Um and we did meet for executive session to discuss personnel issues, >> student matters >> and student matters. >> Okay. Um superintendent. >> Uh thank you. Uh just two items for next week. Uh first one uh is uh
003a settlement agreement with the students and their family. This is number one. And number two is just to approve the following school districts who will be part of project succeed this coming school year. We're we got their contracts back. There's still a couple more. We have not received them back yet, but we'll do those in October. So that's all for my report. >> What does that bring total? >> So uh the uh district-wise, so we should be about 12. We'll be a total of 12 districts. Yeah, we do have uh two districts have reached out to us. I don't know the status that want to be new and come in, but I don't know the status of them right now. So 12 to 14 possibly. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> On to policies.
004So we have the second reading of 10 policies. I did want to make note that there was a ch was a change in um policy 124 from first to second reading. So if you'd like to review that word change, we discussed this last policy meeting um have Dr. Styia had discussion with Dr. Leonard. This is all up and up Tom Ford administration and there was one sentence change in the social media policy and the um substance of the control substances just substances should be control. >> Yeah. >> Did I Did I accidentally like control >> just make it short before we but um and that was discussed in the policy meeting. So um the other ones there was no changes. So, the one that we had been talking about in a previous week, um, policy
005124, that took into account people's comments because it did look different. >> Yes. Um, I I didn't hear from many other board members, but the big the big the big deal was, you know, having a Dr. Stroky having a conversation with Dr. Leonard. Yes. >> And then coming to that sort of learning agreement. So it's the it's the second one, not right. The second grade is the only one that gets counted. That's how I read it. Is that correct? >> It was a little it was a little confusing. >> It both appear on the transcript, but only the the the newer grade gets counted. >> Yeah. And there's a and there's going to be a process in place to do that. So, it's all documented that that conversation was had with the building princip. Yeah,
006we're going to put that in in list. Yes. >> Yes. >> Just want to make sure I didn't miss because I've read it and >> Yes. >> Okay. It it really doesn't happen that often. >> Yeah. >> And I think the bigger piece is what the process. Thank you. Um personnel. So um next week we have some appointments for uh food service personnel and an activity sponsor. Um we also have um some family medical leave um intermittent family medical leave and some extended unpaid leave for um all of the employees. Um next is finance. Um, is anyone able to take the finance report? >> Sure. >> Thanks. >> So, we just have our normal accounts payable approval list through August 31st. Um, just normal um check runs for getting school back start up and running.
007So, check if you have questions, let me know. >> Thank you, Joe. >> Thank you. any update on the state budget um or the fact of the district? >> He looks at me. >> We are on the 74th day and at um there is a um this is the first because it was in the paper this morning. One of our regional representatives, not ours but from the city indicated his words are we're getting close. So that's all I can call this. >> We know nothing else. There's no, you know, there's no indication of anything else. They're just hearing. They're getting close. I can just say we still have to pay all our bills. I'm on time. You know, they don't have state subsidies coming in for retirement day. Um we're lucky enough where it doesn't
008affect us. We do have tax revenue coming in, but um if it continues on, you know, may affect us a lot of other districts. Yeah. Yeah, if you look on the next, well, I don't Yeah, I think the page before as you see for our finances for the end of August, you had $10 million come in 107 come in locally. >> I did want to ask Joe um the question the state subsidy the state revenue source that came in >> for property tax um that came in still. So, yeah, that's half our payment. That was the only thing that we've gotten so far from the state. >> The only thing they really So you could see what's in red from the state, they still owe us 142. So like I said, retirement payments um which
009are in the millions um that are due quarterly um are still responsible. And if school districts do not pay um they're like an 8% um interest payment uh per day, it's not even one thing. So per day if they can't afford it. So um we got a notice from teasers. Again, we're not affected right Now we have many but it's unfortunate for some of the smaller districts that are tougher district. >> So then they still have to take out loans right and >> yeah they have to figure out >> they're not going to slice off that interest. No, they're in, trust me, they're in documents. No, >> that's correct. >> We uh both business managers uh and superintendents have received some received in the past three weeks some very interesting emails from these people saying,
010"Don't forget, you must still pay." And the bottom line is you must still pay. And to his point, some payments you don't you miss, you pay a penalty. Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh so that's that's an who knows maybe next week uh EN that question and we have an answer. We have a state budget but there is just an article in the news this morning about Pittsburgh public like getting a I don't know the loan or some kind of payment from the state in order to cover costs. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's tough. It's tough. Um, it's not the longest period of time that we've not had a state budget. Uh, one year we went into November. >> So, so it's not the longest that I can remember. >> No, it went it went past there was
011a year we went past Christmas. >> Did we Yeah. Okay. So, I blanked out like January or >> Okay. Yeah. >> The very first time it happened and then it just kept happening. >> Okay. Yeah. I stand correct that there was I just didn't remember but I knew I knew it was long. >> Okay. >> When's that quarterly payment due? [Music] >> We already paid it. Um yeah. So >> I don't understand how the state can get away with that for every single school district. I I don't know how that is even a legal situation that happens in school. >> Out loans >> Yeah. for something that's not their fault that it's not fixed. >> Well, it's also they're also currently right now in violation of the state constitution. They are in violation of the
012state constitution. >> There's not going to be a penalty. >> And you know, other other than there were a few individuals, I don't know where they were, but a few individuals said, "Well, we're not going to accept the pay. We're not going to accept our salaries until a budget is passed." What was it? five five representatives or six or whatever. I don't know. It it's it's to your point it they've never been penalized and there's never been something for them and I don't know I mean I don't I don't know why I don't know why because it's clear violation of the Pennsylvania Constitution. It's in clear violation of the constitution >> as well as I'm assuming no change in terms of the federal reimbursements. No. No. Because they from what I from what I can
013gather understand the federal monies are still flowing but they're just sitting in the coffers in the state because they won't release them because either they're they're just a regular pass through to use with him. See we can't receive money directly from the feds. It has to go through the state to us. So I usually say pass through. I just want to make sure I'm using the term properly. >> Yeah. So that money I'm going to assume because it's coming the end of September. So the the federal government's fiscal year begins October one. >> Okay. So there should be payments coming in. Like for example, all your title programs will be getting their should be getting their last funding right now or the beginning of October. But that money is probably sitting in the in the
014state treasury waiting to be released. Then our legislature says we're not releasing that until we have our own state budget legal. I don't know to to Ryan's point, has it been challenged? I don't know. >> I don't know. >> Constitutional law. So it it is of no. I'm I'm I'm also somewhat surprised that that that your we call them Pennsylvania the P organizations PSA, PSBA, PASA, all that have been I don't know there does not seem to be um >> urgency. >> Yeah. >> And and I I just don't get like there's no talk and I I belong to two of those and make they're not coming out in the the daily newsletter. They're not other than oh it's PSBA's boldness where it said oh yeah today's day 73 or 74 or whatever it was
015and that's it some well somebody needs to come up with some actual figures that says over the years that this has happened how much has this cost districts in Pennsylvania and it's not just Pennsylvania but that's what we're concerned about right now I mean what is that actual number when it because it might be oh well they'll get it oh they have they have money and so you actually look at it and when you see how much it is, how much is that money being diverted to pay interest but not going towards student programs? >> Yes. Correct. >> And I think if people if some I I don't know who's going to do it, but if somebody could present that information, I think a lot of people would be more >> up in arms than
016they are. I don't think they are at all, but >> we should be. We all should be. We're taxpayers. >> I agree. The most appalling thing I heard today in one of my meetings that I attended today was that, oh, don't feel so bad. There's a there were there were only um one of two states in the entire country that has does not have a budget. And I said, well, that's a list I really want to be on. What does that say? That was the the speaker. Boy, I really want to be on that list. >> What's the other state bill? >> Michigan. Did not Michigan. >> Michigan. >> Yeah, it's Michigan. Yeah. So, boy, I really wanted to be on that list. And the way they said it was like, well, yeah. >> Okay.
017>> Yeah. >> But it's Michigan. >> So, just to be clear, the the the three I think it's like about 370,000 with 2425 school year still held. >> Yes. We have not received our final payments um for last this week. Yeah. >> So, there's still there'll be receivables, but you have to receive the >> That's a good point. Just stress that what you're seeing is this current year. Remember, if you go back to last month where we showed you the closing of last school year, you still don't have that money either. >> So, add that on to this. >> Talk about money. Um, Castle Shannon, take care of that glitch joke. Um so the local revenue was a little lower and our local revenue on my reports there. Um there were some computer issues and
018C Shannon um according to the tax collector that delayed um deposits um I've been told that they have been deposits and we have seen them. So um we were um about $2 million less than we were um last fiscal year for local revenue but um the majority of that is due to cash in and not depositing any real estate taxes. um during that month. So again, there were deposits towards the end of the month um but it's not the majority. So that's very >> thanks on building. >> Okay, good evening everyone. Uh we have two items for next week. Uh they were both discussed at our buildings and grounds meeting this week. Uh one was the uh what was a fence contract for uh removal and in installation of new fence to Dormmont Elementary Stadium.
019And then the other one was uh about a scaffolding issue that we have that uh that uh the current scaffolding that we have we talked about is unsafe and it um it's it's needs to be u I don't know discarded, right? It's unsaved. We have to look at just some new equipment. If you don't know what this we use the scaffolding for, it's for uh light bulbs, anything high, you know, in the auditoriums and uh the pool area and stuff. It's it's vital to do anything that's high, but it's unsafe for our men and women. So, we're have to get do something about that. We'll be going on that next week. That's all I have. Okay. >> I was on the meeting, but I was virtual on Thursday. The fence you're talking about is at
020the elementary school. >> No, >> it's the Memorial Stadium. It's the stadium. I thought >> Memorial, not elementary. >> Oh, okay. All right. >> Okay. Thank you. Sorry. >> Good question. >> I caught it as he was reading it. I was like, "Oh, that's >> good question, though." I don't know why we would do that. >> Okay. Thank you. Um there is no no more public comment but I I did um since Teresa is not here I will mention that October Fest in Green Tree is the 13th um from 11 to 8 at Green Tree Park. >> Wanted to bring that up also. And um do I make a motion? >> Make a motion. >> Do we have anything with athletics? >> No. >> That's it. Oh, >> make a motion to close the meeting.
021>> Second meeting. >> What is our football team? >> Oh, sorry. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Okay.