001To the flag of the United States of America and it stands nation for all remain standing for a brief moment of silence. Thank you. announcement. The board meeting is held on July 23rd at 7 a.m. in the boardroom. The executive session was held on July 23rd at 9:40 p.m. for discussions. The executive session was held on July 14th at 6:30 p.m. for personal legal discussions. A special board meeting was held on July 14th at 7 p.m. in the boardroom. A workshop meeting was held on July 14th after the special for the meeting in the boardroom. An executive session uh was held on July 28th today at 6 p.m. for personnel and legal discussions and this board meeting is being held now at 7 p.m. order. present Mr. Richards Miss Barbara here Mr. Dwayne here, presidel
002here. Thank you. We have any presentations for special today. So, we'll move on to public comment on the board's proposed agenda. Do we have any comments on the agenda? None. Item 1.7. Do I hear a motion to approve the agenda as presented? Second. Questions? All those in favor? I extensions have it. Moving on to item 1.8, which is regular public comment. And we have one Jaffrey. Thank you very much for allowing allowing me to be here. Uh my name is Lee Yaffy. I uh have ownership in New Town Corp, which is a water treatment company. And at one point in time, we did business with with the uh with schools here and the water treatment program and services. Um there was a difficulty a number of years ago on when we uh submitted a bid
003and so forth. I I I don't need to go I'm not going to go back into the situation was that that happened and so forth, but we did get with the superintendent and because the court the way that the bid was was put out or was not put out and uh but anyway, we we got a call in late July that you were going out to bid and um it it was very informal and we we really didn't get anything in in writing what you're looking water and uh uh what I think what happened I guess Tuscin with a competitor of ours uh uh had the I guess the board has recommended that they give them the bid this this go around. Uh but if you go back and you look at the what we
004were asked to bid and what they were asked to bid, you're talking apples and oranges. Um, one is a three-year bid. Ours is a three-year bid. Theirs is a one-year bid. They're one year. I think there's $21 difference in us. But the thing that really to me is more important, and I'll be very blunt, you haven't learned a lesson. And And I I'm serious about this. You know, the one thing today in all honesty, you have cooling towers. The one thing that you want to make sure of is that you're not going to get legionella and you're not there's no one that's going to get that bacteria and that should be in your bed when you go out to bid. You should make mention of that. You should have a formal bid. You don't have
005a formal bid. The one thing I'll say, I don't know who read the bid, what you got back from whoever or what who read Howard's even, but obviously you didn't do too good of a job. I urge you, I seriously urge you have your attorney read what you agreed to. And if your attorney is in agreement with that, I would replace the attorney. I won't say anything more. which you somebody didn't do their homework. They really didn't. It's it's a it's a sham. And if you think you're doing things for this for this community, you're making a big mistake because you are so wide open in what you have agreed to do. I let you if I were you, I would get myself a consultant or somebody who understands what you're agreeing to in a
006water treatment agreement. That agreement is not written for you. It's written for them. read it. Read that contract and what you have agreed to. And if you agree with that, you've made a big mistake. So, I urge you tonight, don't don't sign off on what you said you were going to sign off on. Read it. Read it. Each and every one of you should read it. Thank you for your time. If you want to contact me later, I'm open. Thank you very much. 1.9 report superintendence report relatively brief this evening uh as we approach what is essentially the end of summer. Uh couple of things coming up here. So first of all, what I want to bring the board's attention to and the public's attention to is that over the next calendar year, uh we
007we have some significant amount of work to do around curricular frameworks. Um this is not something that is done quickly and it's not something that should be done quickly because it requires a lot of work and we start this initiative, we're in the we're kind of in the infant stages. uh we're kind of doing it at the elementary level with specifically around around literacy. Um but then also if you think about everything else, we will want to have this in place and a process by which to follow. Um we've had discussions around textbooks over the last several meetings. There are some textbooks on for approval this evening. Uh with those discussions, I think it's really important for us to have the conversation around what a curricular framework actually is. Several meetings ago um we tried
008to stipulate the point that when you purchase a textbook the textbook is not separate. The textbook is a resource that supports the implementation of a curricular framework. So over the next year we will be presenting curricular frameworks for all grade levels and all classes through the board for review. Um the purpose of this is so that we first of all uh align our instruction to our state standards and identify what resources we may use in order to to complete that instruction if you will. Now that's where you purchase things. Um I I will say reiterate once again when you purchase textbook it is not purchasing a curriculum. I know those things get used very easily, but that just is not the case. People use the words interchangeably. They do they use the words interchangeably. Even
009people that have spent their entire careers on education use the words interchangeably. Uh and you know that's that's just how it is. So essentially what we're talking about when we talk about a curricular framework is you you have several components, right? You have um you have the what specifically is thought core resources that are used and when we say core resources we are actually identifying uh what will be that's the part that can be revised frequently when you do purchase new books or when you buy supplements materials they get added onto those frameworks and you say this is in there. Uh if you're talking specifically around a history class um you may as you may see primary documents that would not actually appear in totality within the textbook. And if we say those primary documents
010are going to be taught to meet that are going to be used in order to meet that standard then that that is the expectation that is there. Um it also includes assessment practices. How how how students will be held accountable for the learning what teachers should expect and work backwards from in order to successfully instruct students. Uh in these frameworks as you see them as you begin to see them develop. What I think is incredibly powerful about these is that as we go through the process of finalizing them and they will roll out in stages. They we will not wait until one meeting and say this is all our curriculum district. Here it is. We will roll them out in stages because they should be digested in a manner where people have the ability to
011review them carefully. By the end of this calendar year though, uh what what I have said that is the expectation is that these will all also be not only completed and reviewed by the board but public facing which means anybody anywhere will be able to go onto our website and access these. It's it's powerful in beyond just using it as a roadmap as a teacher or the ability to better better observe what's going on as an administrator. It's actually valuable when people are out there and thinking about where do we want to move, where do we want to send our children to school. And they can go on and basically look at any grade level, any content area and see what is taught, what's used to be teaching this, and how are students assessed and
012how are they meeting the state standards. It's a top-notch curricular framework by design and that is the ultimate goal of this. Please note it takes time and once it's done doesn't mean it's done forever. It needs maintenance and it needs upkeep. But it is by far one of the most important things that we do as a district to set forth. What do we want our students to be able to do and what do we want them to know? So you will be seeing those available over the course of the year. Again, we will not rush these. Uh I would think periodically we'll have a department or gray level available for review. Um and then we can kind of move forward in that capacity. Just want to know if anybody had any questions around us. Some
013other brief updates site logic uh they do they are wrapping up uh facilities assessment. They have some very specialized components remaining but I believe that's wrapping up actually this week. Uh we do have a meeting scheduled where we'll be receiving some preliminary findings that's on the full loan report. Um but we'll begin seeing some preliminary findings uh delivered late in August, mid to late August. Uh and at that time obviously we will be very uh deliberate about presenting that information to the board to the public. uh all the way down to kind of timelines of when they anticipate things will need to be uh upgraded, maintained, replaced, whatever, whatever you'd like to insert there into facilities. Uh attached with that. Also, one of the things they do is they provide an estimated cost for all
014of those things. So on an annual basis and they have a calculus in there where you actually see the increase year-over-year over. So that information will be coming uh certainly by the end of next month, probably within the superintendent's report in August, I would hope to have at least more information about that. And I would just like to know very quickly um later this week, Wednesday and Thursday, we will hold our second part of our administrative retreat. Um these are days where the administrative team works together. Uh, generally speaking, we do it offsite so that distractions are are removed. Um, I can tell you that some of the most important work of the summer is done at these retreats because it does give us the opportunity to collaborate deeply uh and really kind of go
015over go over things that we need to do. One of the things that excites us about this in particular uh is that at that retreat we will be working towards finalizing our administrative goals across the district uh which the expectation is that they will be in line they will be aligned with superintendents and the board's goals as well as specifically to the strategic plan that we reviewed last month. And then finally, some upcoming information. Next month at the August workshop meeting, uh Mrs. Lobby will be uh tagged in with me to do a comprehensive presentation of the 2025 spring PSA exam results. Uh and later this week, our district newsletter coming out of the superintendent's office will begin. uh it will be sent out on loan on a monthly basis. Uh the time that we
016can expect this is after the voting meeting but prior to the actual end of the month. So that last week um and specifically so that we can update the community about how actions that are taken by the board what that means what it means going forward for tomorrow. That concludes my report. Do we have any questions? budget in the home state this offices work that all tax bills um were issued and mailed um last week so people should be receiving those um additionally we're in in preparation for audit uh for fiscal year and finally wrapped up last week We plan on audit which will use our state subsidy that we see related to some previous construction that's part of the budget. So that will be sent to the state for final approval um and reconocation.
017Just one brief item. Um, LPRIC was honored to host the second annual Pennsylvania Leadership Forum on July 9th to 2025 in partnership with Bloomboard and IU21. Uh, this event brought together statewide education leaders to explore innovated innovative solutions for strengthening Pennsylvania's teacher pipeline and building capacity around the K to2 workforce. And for your information, I had because I had to look it up. I wasn't familiar with Bloomore. They're a talent development company in Pittsburgh that is helping to deal with the teacher shortage. So, this is the second year that they've had this forum. LRYC was represented on two of the forums morning panels. Elizabeth Chop, who's our assistant professor and special projects coordinator, was on the pathways for adults, how to how do programs build capacity and community session. She highlighted LRYC's collaborative efforts with
018Bloomboard school districts and intermediate units to support pair professionals through job embedded flexible degree pathways that integrate academic coursework, mentorship and classroom experience. Second was uh Brandon Huiak who is the executive director of high school connections and of course he also serves on our Leeh Heighten uh community advisory council here. So, uh, we had a somebody who's connected with us, uh, involved with us directly and he was on, uh, the one that, uh, contributed to the pathways for high school students, what innovative programs are working panel. He shared insights on dual enrollment and early college initiatives designed to give students a head start toward post-secary credentials. El Try is proud to serve on both as a convenor and a collaborator in the statewide effort to reimagine educator pathways. The college looks forward to continuing this
019important work alongside Bloomboard IU partners and district leaders across Pennsylvania. And I sent a copy of this uh report to Janine to share with you. There was a link to the PowerPoint if you're interested in looking at it. was only eight or 10 slides, but it had a a neat little video of what students are looking for. They were middle elementary or probably middle school. They're pretty young, and it was interesting hearing their comments about what what teachers needed to be hired, you know, to help them. So, that concludes my report, unless somebody has any questions. Thank you. Um I was unable to attend last week's meeting due to the fact that I was out of town on vacation but I did forward meeting which is attached to the agenda and anybody can click on
020it the summary come July. Um I do believe I will be able to make the next month. So I have the department and K's not here, but I did see report on the library, but I did see that their fundraiser appear to be successful. Yeah, she said they did very well. I asked her specifically and she said they did very well and she won a certificate to be out she was pleased with. Um but they had a lot of fun. There was a lot of attendance and she didn't have you know but it's one of one of their two main and they were very pleased. looks good from the outside. Um, okay. Moving on to available motion 10. Do I hear a motion to approve the minutes of the June 23rd board meeting, July 14th
021special board meeting, and the July 14th workshop? Comments or questions? I do have comments not in regard to the um actual minutes but to the streaming. The streaming seems to be getting the u closed captioning way wrong. Um people are seizing on that and actually you know spreading around and calling us failures for that. So, I think we either I don't know turn it on or make sure that it has to be find a way to improve it. I don't know if it's moved the owl to a different spot. I don't know. I don't Well, I can look to see if it's the owl itself or it's just kind of YouTube. No, it's YouTube because if you watch anything that has the closed captioning and I think they use AI now. It depends on how
022you pronounce it and how clear you are when you pronounce well some of the pronunciations are from very clear pronouncing things but my now closed fashion has to be on so okay so I've encouraged the public that if you really want to know what was said in the meeting to look at the minutes not video we can certainly look It's probably okay for service. Who knows? But I just wanted to make mention of that. I don't know if anybody saw, you know, watch the video, but it's pretty bad. All right. Sorry. Other comments? All those in favor? I have it. We're moving on to part two. 2 consent agenda. Why a motion to approve consent agenda items 22.10? I make a motion to approve consent agenda items 2.2 to 2.6 and remove 2.7 to 2.10
023from the consent agenda. We have to make a motion to remove 2.7 for 2.10. Well, we didn't pass the motion to the first motion, right? Which is not problematic necessarily. I just want to make sure we get it right. Okay. Um, I see no issue with this because it doesn't change any of the motions. Um, comments or questions on 2.2 through 2.6. Um, Jason, do you have any concerns about the water treatment comments that we need? Do you think that should also be table or do you feel confident in your internal process? I would just like to make a clarifying point on that. Um, the reason that they are one-year contracts is because there's a one-year contract left with the high school and to get everybody all the schools on a three-year. This was explained
024at the workshop meeting by correct. But if if all groups were not invited to make a one-year contract, well, we don't know that it wasn't. Correct. But that's one of the allergies. I want I want to make note that this was not a bit this was a quote. These are quotes. There's big difference. Um when you get a quote you call find out what the pricing is on that professional service. Um there's no threshold where there is process. I cannot the one thing I cannot say is I don't know what level of conversation and communication was had various contact with various I was on I was on those but I were told that the one decided not to when I actually look at the quotes this is the one that makes the most sense from
025a pricing yeah this gentleman who was here and I really wish he would have seen so that we could ask him directly have questions. But when I look at this agreement or the proposed contract, it says that they will provide a complete water management service program as follows. One scheduled visit per month to your facility. Supply and deliver all treatment chemicals necessary to treat the system and maintain a chemical inventory sufficient to ensure uninterrupted treatment. Monitor and adjust chemical feed equipment to maintain proper chemical levels. on-site water analysis of all systems online, a complete build service report with track results and recommendations. I mean, it looks complete to me. I wish there was going to be some kind of comment from a perhaps somebody else who was submitting a proposal that they would have clarified.
026It looks complete to me. Well, did you at the workshop meeting? It was the one from the other company that the gentleman was sitting here and it was basically the same. But yeah, that's a little more expensive. I do not I do not have reserves to this point. All right. Do I have other comments or questions on items 226? Since there contract in there, we'll have to roll. Mr. Diger, yes. Mr. JL, yes. Miss, yes. Miss Ael Walker, yes. Miss Bar, yes. And M. Yes. Success. Motion to approve consent agenda items 2.7 through 210. motion or did you want to make a removing them from the consent agenda? Correct. That's what I wanted to make sure. Item 2.7. Do I hear a motion to approve the purchase of high school Essentials of anatomy and physiology
027textbooks for the six years digital access from a brawl bill at a cost of 15,993.78 to be paid out of 2526 correctly budget. So second question motion. Did anyone on the board happen to peruse that vote? And you guys are happy with it. Okay, very good. Thank you. Other comments and questions. All those in favor? Oh, yeah. Mr. John, yes. Miss Barb, yes. Mr. Dwayne, yes. And M. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Item 2.8 a motion to approve the purchase of high school and environmental science textbooks for sixyear digital access from center at cost of $22,652 to be paid out of the 2526 curriculum budget. question. Question. Did somebody on the board take a look at this particular book and what are your comments on it? I did and I believe that I'm not very happy
028with the text. I'm very leaning very boned science. Say that with the air quotes settled science. Um, but I believe that a good deal of it actually does talk about proper environmental science and as long as the teacher would teach all angles, I believe it can be a valuable asset in student learning. So basically what you're saying is this textbook is acceptable provided our curriculum addresses certain items. Yes. Okay. Yes. Thanks for summarizing that. Other comments and questions vote. Mr. German. Yes. Miss, yes. And yes, item 229. Do I hear a motion to approve the purchase of high school physics, biology, and chemistry textbooks for six-year online subscriptions through Pearson at cost of $39,478 to be paid by the 25 to26 budget? Second. I'm gonna ask the same question. Did somebody on the board have
029an opportunity to review this book and give us some comments on it? Yes. Um I got to prove it briefly. Um as with the environmental science book, um there are some concerns, but based on what Jason had presented at the beginning of the meeting, um that all you know all the perspectives are going to be offered and presented. I'm not going to Hearing no other comments. Roll call vote. Miss Yes. Mr. Walker. Yes. Most yes. Mr. Deler. Yes. Mr. Chairman. Yes. And yes. 10. Do I hear a motion to approve the purchase of high school US history textbooks with five-year online subscription through Solus at cost of $14,1592 out of 25 to 26? Well, this time I'm not going to ask a question anymore because this was the book that I took home. For the
030last 10 days, I sunk my nose into this 900page monstrosity. And although on first review, 90% of it is probably pretty accurate and something that we can work with. But there are some fundamental errors in this when you do a deeper del into this book. And there are things in here that I am not happy with. I consider myself somewhat of a self-confessed historian and I do extensive reading on history and I just don't like the way some of this stuff in this book is going and I think we should look for another alternative. I will be voting against this. I I also looked over that book and um I have some very significant concerns. Um there are some things in there they leave out some very important information. As an example, uh the main
031file compact is referenced. However, it's not written out. There's no way nowhere to read the main file. That's one example. Um there's another example where it is referenced um the separation of church and state as though it exists in the constitution. That's how it's presented. And that has been a fallacy that's been repeated over and over and over again. The separation of church and state does not exist in the constitution. It actually came from a letter from Thomas Jefferson to the Dan Mary Baptists ensuring and and and reaffirming to them that um the government cannot establish a religion. So that those are two examples. There were there were several others again based on what Jason has assured us that um Mayflower Compact as an example will be provided for the students and that these clarifications
032will be made I I have a question. It says here that uh comes with a fiveyear online subscription. With that online subscription, is it possible that there are other resources provided online that may not be contained in the book itself like the Mayflower? It's quite possible that it has links to primary documents. Okay. So that that would be my question. And if not primary documents are readily accessible online. So the way that this motion passes, would you be interested in offering um suggestions for curricular work um to add additional information or how about clarifying information? But I will help to work with the curriculum department on that. Like I said, there's I mean you can see I probably have 100 notations in here, sticky notes and stuff. And of course, April already touched on the
033May compact, but my bottom line is if you're going to present one side of something, present both sides. Kids are not stupid. If we expect our kids to critically think, you show them both sides and then let them be aided. Well, I mean, he's a wiz in here. It says freedom or the right to bear arms as part of a well- reggulated militia as part of is not in the constitution, but yet it's promoted in here. So the second amendment is not written correctly. Is that what you're saying? Correct. They're referring to it incorrectly. Uh the first amendment uh religion, the right to freedom of religion is not two clauses. It's a single clause. Um how about this? The founders did not create an indirect democracy. They created a representative republic. Thanks. I have a
034big problem with some of this stuff. So, and I could go on and on and on, but I'm not going to. But I would appreciate the opportunity to work with the curriculum department to clarify some of this stuff. But I will vote against this book. No other comment. Have a roll call vote. Miss Walker. Yes. Miss Far. Yes. Mr. Dwayne Gallagher. No. Mr. J. Yes. Miss. Yes. And M. Yes. item 211. Do I hear a motion to approve the investment of the investment of $2.8 million in capital improvement funds at $2.8 million of general funds in accounts of PL to maximize earnings for the I'll second that motion. pressure on the motion. Did we talk to our current um investment banks to see if they could match what was offered through play? Yes. Um another
035member of the business office team participated as well in history. Um MCT has a universal I'll say program for government schools. it's um benchmarked against the New York Fed rate and moves accordingly. Um and they don't love that as a basis. Great. As long as they were given their numbers. Other questions? I'd just like to commend Matt Matt on the work he's done with this in a pretty short amount of time. It's it's been a couple week turnaround to get it to this point and show up obviously we talked about it at the workshop but to be here now um with the flexibility and ability for us to best capitalize on funds that we have in place as they say that yeah thank you for that agree it's the board's been asking for this for
036quite a few years and it's nice to see it realized Um, so thank you for giving this contract. Well, yeah. A lot of money. So, I would just go I think it's a roll call button. Yeah. Roll call. Miss Walker. Yes. Miss Barb, yes. Mr. Deler, yes. Mr. Dere, yes. Miss, yes. and Mr. Yes. Item 212 motion to approve the purchase of three Cisco Morocco switches at a total cost of $5,541.34. Yes. Um yeah, that's a very good question. We had a rough estimate of at least 10,000 each um for a new one. Um that is going to be our goal for next year, but we want to do it through the rate process. So that we would only then be responsible for about either 85 or 90% of it. So this is just to
037kind of get us through. We were kind of hoping that we could get one more year out of there's 26 of them that should be replaced that are at their end of life. We're hoping that we replace. Yeah. Well, quite honestly, we have one that definitely needs to be replaced at the middle school, another one at the high school that we could replace, and then we're just getting a third one just in case over the course of the year. Plus, plus these three can be refurbished at any time once you get new ones. Exactly. Yeah, we will we will maintain the guests going forward. One thing I would make sure of since they're refurbished that you make sure that all any and all passwords log into them are very complicated and not even close to
038like we do. Thank you. Do they come with any type of warranty? Yes. At least there is a lifetime warranty on it. Until the software developers, right? Yes. Right. Not our lifetime. Our lifetime. I I again I'll just I'll commend Mrs. Labula and the network analysts who she met with you know they we kind of went through a couple of iterations of of this. At first we were thinking like maybe just get one and then the conversation was do we just go forward and start moving them all out. We really did a kind of a cost cost analysis and really thought about what are we saving and would we save even more important was to replace the ball if we're able to get the e- rate next year we would save more money than buying
039all we purbish so that's why we went with what we needed to a little bit more than what we needed to this year but not the whole critical thinking so credit for collaborating on them and getting that done we I think high school classes that you know benefit from utilizing the old switches that were retiring as something to practice on to look at. I mean that would would probably be better. I don't know if we have plans for the older switches but to to have the students log into them learn how to you know fiddle around in there. I mean that's great. I would love to see some kids some of the people we hire they don't have that experience. We actually set stuff up in a laboratory environment so that they can understand how
040to to log into the Cisco switch. Um possibly a good idea, but there's no plans for them. They're utilized by the students research class towards science and engineering aspect of course and they need any help in setting up a safe network. I mean, I'm sure Young Shakes had to do that, but if they need any help, they can reach out to us and advice. Thank you. Awesome. All those in favor? That's a super tiny contract. All right. Yes. Mr. Delic. Yes. Mr. Jeremy, yes. Yes. Miss Walker, yes. And Mr. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Item 213, do I hear a motion to approve the purchase of power school document delivery at a cost of $3,182.7 for the first year to be paid out with technology funding. So, excellent. Just very briefly, um, one of the things
041that's really important out of this is these report cards can be now electronically delivered to parents without them signing it to P school and retrieving it because what we want to do is get information out, kind of get it in their hands. So, this does not require them to then log in anywhere. they get a PDF in their email through so I was kind of astounded to learn when I first got here but but the whole problem is like with the split families sometimes you know they get a report card and it doesn't make it to the other parent you know like it'd be better just a PDF that you could email and say here here's your well no and I agree with that but adults shouldn't be adults But I agree with that. But
042is there anything else that's going to be used for transcripts? Yes. Yes. That that to me was another plus is mass distribution of transcripts. So when our you know graduates come up or when senior class graduates couple of clicks and their transcripts can be automatically emailed out to them that at least that they have because I mean if it's just report cards it's a lot of money. most any document that we could create out out of our powers school platform we would be able to then mass distribute to whomever it needs to go to the superintendent report right is that how what you're going to use to get that that's a different messaging system um but this is about I mean you really I think correct me if I'm wrong it's about$125 per yes okay
043to be able to send them think of the paper we'll save and the money that we'll save not print all that Roll call vote. Miss Barbara Bose. Yes. Mr. Deler. Yes. Mr. Jeremy GL. Yes. Miss. Yes. Miss. Yes. And Mr. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Item 14. Do I hear a motion to approve the purchase of canvas through instructor at a cost of $14,712 to be paid out of technology budget? Second questions. Essentially, this is where uh teachers are able to build out their online online course shell that students have access to. We do a lot this does cut down a lot on printing. Talk about printing cost um because students can not only access assignments online, they can also submit assignments online. So, there's you know that less exchange of paper specifically at the high
044school and the middle school I would think. And it's also very important because of the way our printing contract is. We if we overrun a certain number of documents for pay extra roll Mr. Yes. Mr. J. Yes. Miss Walker. Yes. Do I hear a motion to make the following transfer from the general fund to the food service fund as per the reimbursements from the commonwealth? Second, comments or questions? All those in favor? Opposions. The eyes have it. Item 216. Do I hear a motion to approve the enlightenment area school and area middle school activities for June? So questions. All those in favor I oppose 17. Do I hear a motion to approve the exemptions from second or questions? Yeah, I have one. It's for Matt. Do you have the forms here to fill out for
045um occupational tax exemptions? We do. We also to the tax collectors that people come here and they also need additional information. So we have here some other information. Okay. All those in favorions have items. Do I hear a motion to approve the following reports for June and July? Second comments or questions? Yes, I have a number of comments um on the end of year reports, the condensed board summary and the expenditure by report. Now, this is the end of year report. Um Wayne, did you notice that according to these two reports, we are $4.9 million over budget? I saw that on the paperwork and I actually was planning on meeting with Matt and have some questions for him on Well, I'm going to ask Matt to explain it because I saw it Thursday night at
04610:30. I texted Jason. He saw it at 5:30 in the morning and texted Matt and Matt got right back to him. So, I don't know if anybody else noticed this. Um, and for the sake of everybody, I would like Matt to explain it. Sure. So, we did the approved transfer to the capital reserve fund of last year's numbers because it was in a budget year that transaction for example, it's showing on the board report, but yet it's actually coming out of that 2.8 will drop down at your end coming out of balance by that. But your reports booking those other transactions demonstrated that the second piece that goes with that is that budget the debt service in the general fund and that's $2 million. another $2 million number and that actually goes from the general
047fund to the debt service fund and then gets paid to the bond holders out of that fund. That fund since it's really an intermediary doesn't have a budget attached to it. The final piece is that student activity funds do not have budgets attached to them. Um they hold money that's collected and so there's no budgets. um in the system uh for that. So, so based on this 2.8 and this $2.0 million that are just shifted from one budget line item to another, it actually shows up in an expenditure in this year's budget. And based on that, we're not 2 or4.7 billion over budget. We're actually in good shape. Right. What I found out which Jason has asked for me is it's on paper. However, what was confusing to me is our actual debt service um
048is almost $4 million. So, when the money is moved, do we only move what we don't get back? Correct. Because the numbers didn't come out to me in that, you know, like the 2.8 million doesn't show up as 2.8. It shows up as 2.4. Correct. So we only we only move what the actual amount of we Okay. Okay. Now the other thing I want to point out is the revenue year end. Okay. We actually collected between the local and the state revenue in this report an extra $2.2 2 million over what was budgeted. However, we are still owed funds from both the state and um the federal government. Now, the federal is about half a million dollars just under. I didn't bother to add up the state. Now, with the state funds, are we guaranteed
049to get all of that or is that somewhat arbitrary? Overall, most of it guaranteed because most of it at this point is the reimbursement for the users of security. So that's driven by those. Okay. I think one of the most important things in all of these documents is what's our current fund balance? And our current fund balance is over $18 million. We're in good shape. Well, it's a little more complicated than that. It's a lot more complicated to keep it simple, but you can't keep it simple. You got to look at complications, too, because that's you have to look at cash flow. And we're not going to start getting a lot of the tax money until probably the end of this month. The end of next month. Well, I'm going to send mine in Mike
050right away. So, I just wanted to get an answer on the the exemption for the um you know the occupation tax. I'm going to pay it then I'll just get it back. But that's fine. I don't but you can't say the say no either. But anyway, um so I just think that seeing those numbers, I would like to think that it would um um cause a little bit of panic. You know, was you know, it was a vague number. And I've never in all my years looking at this saw it. And I'm not saying that Matt didn't do it correctly. We probably did it the correct way, but it's never appeared like this before, which is I don't think well that money um from from Yeah, we've always um the debt service. We've always moved
051that money every year. some reports, but I wanted to explain before we go ahead and vote on the reports. All those in favor? I opposed the item 219. Do I hear a motion to approve the following payment of bills for the 2425 school year and 2526 school year for June in the previous year um 343,682.15 and uh the 256 year 3,174,3 $3957. Second, there's a question. Yes. Uh the purchase oil order file number one. The entire file is transfer from FY25. Does that mean it goes back to the 2425 school year? Because we're paying it in July, so it's not coming out of this year's budget. Okay. Now, um I looked at a couple of them. Actually, I looked at them all, but school specialty on page 12. The um invoice is for March 17th.
052And my question is, why aren't you paying something for March anyway? I have to look at it. It could be because if an item was backward that we didn't receive or something like that, we would pay the invoice. Okay. So, you don't pay any of the invoice. We don't receive it special to the school. So, uses Okay. Um I I just because this has been a problem in the past sometimes I think gets delivered to normal school or whatever and then the west music was from April um and they were both um elementary center and um okay the other thing I noticed was the purchase order file that was labeled with a four, meaning there were four purchase order files um was not up uploaded to the executive content. Um and I spent about six
053hours yesterday trying to find those invoices. Um, what I realized after going through them all and saying, "Okay, they got to be here somewhere is there were two purchase order file number three's uploaded to the executive content because what I did is I finally compared the public side to what we can say. So I would just ask and all right it's it's a simple fix. So you're looking for number two. No number four. It's on the public side as redacted. I was able to get all the information I needed and all the invoices that I was looking at payment bills files were in here. And I smacked myself upside the head and said, you know, we just thought of doing this sooner because I always look at the um the unredacted ones to make for
054everything is. So anyway, other than that, other comments. All those in favor? Opposed abstensions guys have it moving on three consent agenda. I hear a motion to approve consent agenda items 32 and 343 second questions. All those in favorions have it. Item 3.4. Do I a motion to approve the following request for athletic coaching manager candates as per the contract pending any necessary? So move second questions. All those in favor? Opposed? Extensions. The eyes have it. Item 35. There a motion to approve the following candidates for employment in accordance with the respective contracts. I'm sure they're up on the screen. So, Second. Yeah, I just I'd just like to take a minute um and welcome first of all a number of new professionals to the Mid Area School District. Hannah Bailey, Justine Helman, Jessica Sarah,
055Laurner, Conser, Jennifer, and Molly. Um some brand new teachers through our district. not many of them uh coming to us as as their first job. But but I will say this um I've been you know involved in a lot of processes in interviewing and trying to get candidates um and you know we heard about teacher pipeline Mr. Kles mentioned about that and there are a lot of efforts across the state and that has certainly been my experience that that is absolutely true. I will say that we are right now incredibly fortunate that we are about to approve our top seven candidates for these seven positions. That's not the norm anymore in public education. Um so you know just excited to bring them on board and excited to bring them in the fold as as part
056of this district but um also you know just I think a little bit of a credit to the district as a whole given that that that doesn't happen very often um if at all anymore. So it is certainly a rarity and we're incredibly fortunate like I said look forward to welcoming you on the board. Thank you Jason. I agree. The interviews the energy level was amazing and I I can't I can't believe that we were able to get all of the communities. All those in favorions. So, I hear a motion to approve the following list candidates for 25 and 26 uh school year substitute list pending paperwork. I see Mrs. Thank you so much. And I would be remiss if I didn't take a minute and say to see Mr. on there. Awesome back and
057back and just a very important person in my life too. What's that? Davis, too. Yeah, he's got just an amazing individual and I'm sure all the all the other individuals are sharing coming back to help us out and greatly appreciate it. But substitute list seems longer than usual too. That's a good sign. Well, normally it's a little bit longer this time of year. Although it used to be a lot longer. I am enjoying life. I'm only getting two days a week. Those in favor have extensions. The eyes have it. Item 3.7. Do I hear a motion to approve the following requests for preapproval of courses and programs of study for employee? Second. Comments or questions? All those in favor? Oppos? So, I made a motion to approve the following professional development opportunities. Second questions. I'd
058just like to say that letters training with Mrs. officer. Actually, one of her first things was to advocate to sending to taking uh the reading specialist and academic interventions to letters training. Some of them have been through that before, but it is updated in the last several years. Uh one of the best reading teaching of reading training is teachers can press is the letter strength. Um, so who knows finding an opportunity that was cost effective at the same time um to be able to bring back into the bring back into the elementary center and help spread that knowledge. All those in favor with regret to accept the resation of following so second questions. All those in favorations have it. Next section section Jimmy, is there a way that you can make the screen bigger and
059focus only on the agenda item details so that it fills the screen instead of all the rest of the stuff. Thereby get rid of the left, right? Everybody can read better in the audience. I mean, I can read the but I'm thinking about audience who might be able to read that out there. I mean that better for the audience. I mean if if we just did it like that. Okay. Yeah. Well, they also had Well, yeah, but I mean I know back when I was sitting in that front seat and I would say it's behind me. I realized there were a lot of people that couldn't agree on the bottom stuff there, but now like that it just it makes everything better. So the the paper copy doesn't have the details below. So that's I
060don't mind. There are two audience. This is one hand for item 4.1 agenda. I hear a motion to approve consent agenda items 4.2 through 46. Second. comments or questions. Is there bill call vote Mr. Jeremy Blush? Yes. Miss, yes. Miss Walker, yes. Mer. Yes. Mr. Deler. Yes. And yes. Yes. 411 to enter a motion to approve the following school enrichment journey request. Second. I just want to make a comment. I'll tell people like these school enrichment journeys. I think we can't see enough of them. It was really great to take the kids out. I remember when I was in fourth grade and we went out to Roadside America. It's still there, but I don't think anything's in the building. But but I I just we went to Crystal G. So I I really think school
061enrichment journeys help to expand the mind of of our youth. All right. All those in favor opposed abstensions. The eyes have it. It is for motion to approve as the prek curriculum. The total cost $6,641 59 including professional development of the pre budget. One of I'm sorry. I just want to point out that the sample is over there on the table if anybody wants to see something. Any comments or questions? It is very few. All those in favor? Yes. Yes, Mr. Yes. And Mr. Yes. Yes. Thank you. Do I hear a motion to approve the use of school property for the two following requests? Second. Questions? All those in favor? I opposed abstensions. The eyes have it. Item 414. Motion to approve the disposal of the following and attached surplus items as per 706.1 stuff.
062All right. I'm sorry that wasn't bad. Solo second. Other comments or questions. All those in favor? Opposed? Abstensions? Eyes have it. All right. I miscellaneous by one. Why there are a motion to approve the 256 secondary evacuation location memorandum of understanding protection personally identifiable information comments or questions? All those in favorions have it. All right, moving on to old business. So, I think we have an update. We received um a list of concerns our solicitor had uh regarding some of the legalities of WA and those have been passed on to um the bureau and the bureau is going to um I guess to the bur manager. going to be presenting that to the burough council and we're hoping that um that these legal changes will be made and then the board can reassess whether or
063not the district wishes to support Alberta. Um, I'm going to pull the board on one item I know that's been outstanding and it is that uh right now uh the bureau applies to the entire uh bureau and I think some board members were okay with that but some want to uh restrict it to a smaller start you I think after a better explanation as to why it was done the way that it was um I believe that I it over that. I think having it uh just is just fine. Well, I was definitely against that, but after hearing the explanation of why I am more amable as long as the other legal concerns are addressed and the explanation is is the fact that there are small businesses that have been dotted throughout the grandfather bin.
064So, not leaving them have the ability to um be able to upgrade their buildings and and I can understand that and I wouldn't want to exclude them either, right? And you wouldn't want to say there's two businesses or three businesses in Maria. You wouldn't want to make that a separate area. I think Werta, well, let's put it this way. I don't think we can go wrong supporting Werta because the school district isn't going to lose anything in tax revenue as a result of it. But we could end up seeing some additional development within the burough limits, which would over time increase the values of properties that would help the school district. So, I'm not against it. Just a shame we didn't have this information. Yes. Well, all right. Moving on. I 6.2 draft. I know
065you're continuing to try to move move that Continuing to try to move that. Um last update uh Jine and I completed mostly Janine completed a a grant application. We have not heard the attack from that, but um you know certainly we'll be reaching back out to Panda to see uh where we're at here and we've been receiving support by both like you were working on getting a non competitive grant or you're um put in place with the district competitive writer. Yeah, you're correct. So I will have something to workshop through August where we'll so the attachment will be coming out. will be on the workshop session where we kind of can discuss and grant it and whether or not we want to move forward in that in that endeavoring meeting. Janine tried to help me
066out. She did a protot. I'm not interested in attending at all. Okay. There's so many people on vacation. I can't I'm available that evening. um have to be like just kind of uh the summer will be sitting over. So I think we just need to try to make it happen. All right. Item 6.5. We don't need to deliver this because we um I asked Jason to put this on here because he and Matt had already started it. Um and I wanted to get it out there as soon as we could and and so that people can read read it, think about it and we can discuss at the um meeting farmers of America. Um where are we at? So best understanding I have salon is that we need a second a course of health before
067we qualify for that. So uh one of the things that we're working on throughout the course of this year is you know as discussed at the last meeting is course development course development and that means the club will be delayed by yes that's because that's a requirement for it is correct especially in this area where there's a lot of agriculture I would guess we're going to have a lot of students that once they do have a second course in place. Probably a lot of students that are going to be interested in taking. Absolutely. Uh item 6.7 the play target club. Mr. Sparky will be here in person for a presentation at the office shop. Part seven. Do we have any business there? None. Third eight, uh, director's concerns. Um, I just wanted to say something.
068Um, I wanted to thank Gretchen and Jason and our public school teachers for the work that they invested into textbooks. I know we had a rather discussion back this evening. We didn't want anyone to feel like we did not appreciate your efforts. Thank you. Thank you. Public public discourse. I just I had I just had a a question. I know this has kind of gone by the wayside over the last few months. Uh where do we stand with Mr. Bradley's like you know stuff? Has that all been satisfied now? It has not all been satisfied. Um I actually just today got a thumb drive with the next batch of files and we are doing a quality quality control check on the one the first batch from Toshiba. Once we confirm that that's good, we will
069get more documents that will be in the contract that we signed and it will expedite the process. Do you have any idea when paperwork any idea when? Yeah, even though many of we are now done with the first year. So um you know I would say it's a quality control from Toshiba would drastically change that answer but what I will say is that we are continuously um holding up to getting as many as we can as as quickly as we can at this point even the thousands of Shiva. So, we're kind of tackling it from both ends and certainly trying to get as quickly as possible. And I'm assuming with the constant communications and the lack of complaining emails that he's actually satisfied with progress I haven't seen for anybody else. I'm kind of thinking
070he's definitely been less grumbly from my perspective. All right. I just want to make sure that it's it's close. Well, I'm sure Jason has had a lot more communications with him than before. other directors consider um two emails that we received just recently has have any of the other directors read them um is there going to be something sent out by say the president on that they will receive just acknowledge that they will receive I could do that. I could do that. I mean, I just think that if they're not acknowledged, I will I will acknowledge them and and Jason and I will discuss it further and we may or may not have items on the workshop agenda related to that. Well, I'm not sure any of the items are actually actionable, very discussible, but
071I think that someone took the time to write them and that they should be acknowledged. Comments for seeing Item 843 motion to the meeting. I love