MTSD School Board - Facilities Committee of the Whole - 1/8/2026

001Folks, we'll start in just a second. We're trying to figure out the seating situation. Thank you so All right. >> Good evening. This slightly delayed uh meeting of the Manine Township School Board is now called to order. Welcome to everyone here in person and this room packed in tight. Uh and also welcome to those joining us online. In addition to the live stream, both audio and video are being recorded. Nurture and challenge for success is our district's mission. It serves as a reminder of our intent to enable every Manheim Township student to learn, grow, and thrive. Now, please join me for the pledge of >> allegiance of the stands nation for all. Now, it had been my intention to get us started right on time because we have a jam-packed agenda for this facilities meeting

002tonight. Uh so, we're going to do our best to get through uh a lot of exciting updates with a tremendous amount of information uh that we think is important for this board to hear and for uh the community to hear as well. So, I appreciate uh this uh significant attendance this evening. I also want us before we start acknowledge our newly improved setup here in this in our boardroom. I want to thank particularly Mr. Lions uh and his team for all the work in uh in our facilities team in particular all the the work that went into improving the access to information, the sightelines uh and the visuals here in our room tonight. So, thank you Mr. Lions and and everyone else on your team for making that happen. Uh also we'll start into our

003announcements. Members of our community are encouraged to participate in board meetings in person or to view them online. In support of both transparency and community engagement, recordings of meetings can now also be watched afterwards on the district's YouTube channel. The board of school directors met in executive session on December 10th and December 18th, 2025 to discuss confidential personnel matters, including the terms and conditions of employment of current and prospective employees. No deliberations occurred. In addition, the board will meet this evening in an executive session immediately following this meeting solely for the receipt of information from our attorneys. No deliberations will occur. And now, I have one final announcement this evening. We are saddened to say that this evening is Mr. Tom Cotch's last facilities committee meeting. After 23 years of service to Main Township School

004District, Tom Cotch, our plant manager, will be retiring at the end of January. and what a legacy he leaves behind. Tom joined the school district in 2001 after spending 11 years at Peekway Valley School District, returning to his home district where his children attended school. Over the years, Tom has become known as a proud advocate for students, a steady leader, and someone who truly bleeds, Township Blue. As he looks forward to retire retirement, Tom is excited to slow down, enjoy life's simple moments, watch the first snowfall of winter from the comfort of his home with a coffee in hand. No alarm clock. I'm sure no plowing required. And I'll say, Tom, uh, funny story, just if you'll forgive me for a moment, when I moved here from Pittsburgh many years ago, uh, little did I

005know that I was buying Tom Cotch's house. And then uh when I was elected to school board and met Tom again, it was a little bit of a blast from the past. So Tom, if you have free time, you want to help me with some projects around the house, you come on over anytime. So, uh please join me in thanking Tom for your incredible service to this community. Thank you. Happy retirement. Now, we are on to item two on our agenda. We're going to start with our friends from our LPS to give us an update on NITRA elementary school priorities and goals with focus group results and preliminary options. Welcome. >> So, good evening. Um, thank you for having us back here again. Just a quick update. My name is Chris Linky from RLPS Architects.

006I'm >> Justin Hart with RLPS Architects. >> And Andy Bladen from RLPS Architects. >> We also have Steve Garly from Harbor Engineering. He's back there in the corner. Not intentionally in a bad way. He's just back there. He's not facing the corner. >> Are you okay? Um we were here um back in December December 4th and we talked about the the facility condition at nrower. So as discussed at that meeting we're back here today. Um again um our outline for today's discussion is to talk about the engagement that we've done specifically uh we are going to focus on u the focus groups and the surveys and then we're going to talk about through our process a number of priorities that we have developed for net trial. So, we'll do a brief overview of that and

007then we're going to move into options. And just we'll say it a couple times. This is a process. We don't have the final options. We just want to show you where we are today and we're going to continue to evolve them as we go. Any questions with that? Okay. With our engagement, um, we had four focus groups and two surveys put out. the surveys, one to the school board and the community, and we have focus groups with the four um four groups that we had on that list. Tonight, we're going to do a brief overview of the results of the survey. Tomorrow, um Dr. Pep's email or update to the board, you'll get the full report from those groups. So, tonight is just quick high overview of the results that we got. So overview the

008217 individuals participated overall in the focus groups and the surveys as we talked about four focus group two surveys and this happened through November and December of 2025 and previously reviewed the groups that we discussed with or talked to during this process. overall takeaways when you get into the specifics of the building. Um overall takeaways when we say you know what commonality between all the groups the the gymnasium is the best function in the existing nout it's a it's a large fullsize gym that you have over there so that works well for you um something to improve on and this came from all the groups the the parking the car and bus drop off and pickup and the confusion and the backups that that causes that needs to be fixed and talking about the building

009itself lighting and building envelope improvements kind of were consistent across the board. Uh when we talked about lighting, I think Mitcher is your only school that has the old fluorescent lights and don't not have the LED uplight upgrades that your other buildings have. For for the leadership group, we had nine participants. Um some of the high flyers in that discussion, they value the community feel and interaction of Nich hour. We talked about this over and over again. welcoming the community and making them part of that. That's just not just Man of Township. That's a future ready initiative that the school district has and directive that we've been given and is in our priorities list. As always, um that building, the last update really goes back to 1989. So, education has changed. So, update the building

010to support education as it is today, where you want to go for the next 20 years. had um another consistent one through a a number of the groups is improving the air quality um in the building. The existing mechanical system has limited ability to address the air quality of the building as we go forward that will change PTO. There was four participants from the PTO. Um and similar to the last one that the that most school spaces and spaces are not functioning properly and need improvement whether it's old, it's crowded or just not functioning in how you educate today. Part of that also is future ready is flexible spaces, spaces outside the typical classroom and spaces that can transform to be how you're going to educate in the future. They would like to see that.

011The PTO would like an auditorium that hold the entire student body. Right now, I think that auditorium holds 223 maybe about half of the students that you have there. Again, coming back to providing clean air and water is important to them. Educator and staff takeaways with that focus group, we had 11 participants. Um, similar thought on this most appropriately functioning support space was the main lobby, main lobby. In 2010, you updated that to be a secure entrance that you have to come into the building. You have to go into the main lobby. So, there's two points of safety before you get into the building. That is something nice, a safe, secure portion of the building that they like. Um, the least appropriately functioning space is the auditorium. And I think the auditorium because it's and

012it can't get the whole student body in there at the same time. Um, then they kind of dug down into some of the specifics, magnetic whiteboard, projectors, some of the equipment that they use day in and day out that they want the latest and greatest for how they want to teach. And then consistently resolving the HVAC and plumbing issues are important. Student takeaway. So we had 20 participants of students not currently in the building but that were in middle school and had gone through nitra. We also combined that with a a number of students that may have gone to other schools to give kind of perspective to some of the comments. Um so with that group lighting was ranked as an element to address. Again I think we go back to fluorescent fixtures and you

013got to understand no students are now in your middle school one of your recently renovated buildings. So they're going to see life beyond a child. I would say um as as we always understand that the most important part of your schools are your teachers and your staff. As much as we like our buildings, we know the teachers and staff are most important and have the most impact on the students. Again, with these students also being at uh the middle school u talking about comfortable chairs, making schools larger, they were used to um dealing with the space they have and making it work. But knowing they seen the light on the other side and there's other things to be had. We also did um a survey with the school board. We had nine participants. So, we

014had full participation from the school board. Um, so a couple like there top responses when they're talking about describing the shower dated or or outdated obviously when you walk through you can see that that same thing with collaborative spaces adding collaborative spaces and the future ready learning pieces to it. The other part of that is having a clear direction coming out of this study having a clear direction of how to go forward. So I think we'll talk a little bit about some tools that we have tonight for that. We also had a community survey. Um so we had 164 participants in that. So coming from the community was um welcoming was their description as they talked about nitrower. So having that community feel that community involvement and they are welcomed in as part of your

015school I think was pretty important pretty phenomenal. Um most value again comes in teachers and staff followed by community feel at the school. solving space issues, updating the building infrastructure, and addressing traffic were items mentioned to be improved. All similar things kind of throughout all of your groups. So, at a high level, again, those were the comments. You will get the full report and you will get all comments. So, um, one of the things that we like to do when we do the surveys is also dig into the one-off. Sometimes they're oneoff good comments that spark ideas on how we can improve the school. So when we are back here in February, we'll do a little bit more discussion about that at that time. So priorities um you know through the meetings that we've had

016through the building tours that we've had through the evaluation of the existing building um we continue to develop a list of priorities um of what's important to the school district and what needs to be maintained or what needs to be improved and where we want to go in the future. Um, and we use u a form called the Moscow method. Not a popular name, but it's called the Moscow method. It's a so we take your priorities and then we put them into different categories. So it's the mustave, should have, could have, and won't have. And this list is constantly evolving because we're constantly having conversations and engagement with you and the teachers and discussions about the options. So it's an evolving list. Um but the important thing about this list and we just talked about

017that you want to have a clear direction to go at the end. We are going to have a rubric or a metric uh a matrix at the end that evaluate the different options and of your priorities. How many do these different options solve? So help you get there to make a decision with that. So, with the must have, we're not going to spend uh a lot of time talking about all of them, but we just wanted to hit some of the priorities and some of the the high flyers in the different priorities. So, under the mustave, keeping the neighborhood elementary school or that community elementary school um was consistent along the way. Address the aging infrastructure. Address the educational approach for the future. how you want to teach in that building for the next 20

018years. Make sure we have flexibility in that building to address growth and new ideas as they come up. Collaboration and flexible spaces outside the classroom, other opportunities for learning within the building. Under the should have, we talked about that revised traffic pattern. um that that really should almost be a must because that came up in other every one of the focus groups and surveys under the should have when you come up with options you want to discuss about the disruption to the students that are in the building whenever you're doing whatever project it is. So to minimize that and continue with having a community responsive building, that community is actually part of the building and welcomed into the building. Under the could haves um talked about the keeping the existing auditorium and gymnasium. Is there

019a way to do that um in one of the options or two of the options and what does that mean? Pros and cons. And then under the won't have we don't want to say well we've always done it that way. We are trying to look at a building that's going to take you 20 or 30 years into the future. So, we don't want to be stuck in old thoughts, but new thoughts on how to go forward. >> In addition to just the priorities, we have a number of goals. We're not going to go through them, but they're kind of a secondary or tertiary items that when you get into the details of the options, we will use them to to weigh the review of those options. So, there's a number that we developed along the

020way. But now we're going to move into the options that we are currently looking at for um the project or or for solutions to the concerns that we see at those buildings. So as we go through these options, it's okay to ask questions along the way. And again, these aren't final options. These are in process and we will talk about our next steps at that point. Um just high level um the base option the status quo is just fixing the existing building in place. We're not really going to review that tonight. I think that's self-explanatory. We're going to look at two options for additions and renovations and then we're going to look at an option for a new building. >> All right. Thank you, Chris. I have the pleasure and opportunity to discuss uh the

021first two options with you which are both additions renovations options. like Chris that said, these are all options worth considering today, but I guarantee you what the plans we look at tonight. Uh they won't be your final plan. Good pieces of each of these options probably will work into whatever decision you make moving forward. Um but uh that's just important to keep in mind. They're just lines on paper right now looking at adjacencies, looking at ways to correct challenges that you have with your current facility and then take it into that future ready aspect. So, uh, just a site area. Everybody's probably familiar with, uh, with the 222 and Oregon Pike and the district's property. Um, right there shown in green. Um, going on to the Yeah, I'm sorry. Absolutely. >> I know I walked

022away from the microphone, but just high level. Um like you said to the northwest Oregon and those commercial buildings along that side of the property to the northeast is the worth the church and then Worthington behind that to the eastsoutheast is Bible College and then south southwest is the Crooked Oak neighborhood. >> Thank you Chris. Um and so as we look at this existing site, we want to move into your just take a quick snapshot of that existing building. Uh look at that building on the site and then we are going to look at those addition and renovations options. So um this is your existing Nitra Elementary School. Um moving plan left to to to right, we of course have the existing core facilities, cafeteria, gym, auditorium. We have some of the other shared academic

023spaces in the middle being your library, your art and music room. of course that uh main entrance next to the kindergarten rooms and the main office and then the three classroom right w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w on the right hold holding your grade level academic spaces. And what you'll see with the additions or renovations as we move forward is that those different academic wings are kind of uh um altered or worked with differently in each of the schemes. And so just to again place ourselves on the existing site, this is Nitrout Elementary School, Ashborne Avenue, Crooked Drive, Oregon Pike,

024and the uh yellow dash line is the meats and bounds of the district property, if you will. Um and so option A um starts to correct as we look at your existing building. We discussed this maybe a little bit in December and Chris touched on it with uh some of the survey results, but on the left hand side of your screen, you have those large communal spaces, the gymnasium, the auditorium, cafeteria, completely on the opposite side of the site from your playground, your outdoor play areas and those sorts of things. Adjacent to those uh large public spaces as well as gathering spaces for the academic day, you have some minimal parking and drop off areas. you know, currently uh but not a lot that those get filled up uh and and you know, impacted as

025you have larger events on the site. And so the first scheme looks at how we might be able to correct that. It considers uh something a little bit differently. So as we look at the option A, as we're calling it tonight, um you'll see a revised floor plan. Um, on the left hand side, you'll still see some parking areas there and a bus drop off with the existing auditorium, but you'll no longer see the gymnasium or the cafeteria on that side. Uh, that is replaced by a driveway, some additional parking, and a driveway going a plant north back to the uh mechanical and service areas of the building. In the center part of the building, hopefully you still see some of those uh common academic areas, the learning common steam. We will zoom into a

026larger plan in a few slides. Um, but some of those common academic areas with some grade level classrooms and hopefully then to the right of those you still see those three academic wings. Um, but the big move on this particular concept is a new addition on the right hand side of the existing building at the end of your existing academic wings. And that addition would house um a new main entrance in the lower right hand corner. The green shows you a new administration, nurse and counseling area of the building. and the orange adjacent across the main entrance from the main entrance uh from the administration. You see a new gymnasium out front and that's adjacent to some new parking and car drop off in the lower lefthand corner of the site. It's also adjacent to

027a new uh playground and your uh play fields. Moving up then plan north from that you have the cafeteria kitchen and new mechanical area. So a lot of those common spaces for your children as well as after hours activities are located on that side of the site. Now, in this scheme and and kind of maybe more properly oriented to the other exterior amenities uh of your site, um we'll just go on to the next slide briefly here and then move into um some enlargements of the plan. This slide shows that same site plan but shows you what areas would receive renovations as in new systems, new finishes, refreshing the existing building like new. That medium gradation of blue is the alterations where we'll be we would be moving around walls reconfiguring spaces to better support

028academic and other functions within the building. And then the dark blue of course on the new on the new additions and the new construction on the building. So um kind of see the um general tenure of that as you go through that plan. So so zooming in, this is just the floor plan in and of itself here on the screen. So your dark green are your academic classrooms. The light green are administrative function areas. Um and you hopefully can see for again from left to right um the the auditorium academic areas of the building and public areas on the right hand side. That large uh that yellow dash line that comes down through the plan kind of indicates that demarcation between existing building on the left and new addition on the right. So that new

029addition, as we said, it we start in the lower right hand corner of the plan. That's a new main entrance right at the new car rider and drop off. And it really forms a main street, if you will, through the building. It provides circulation up through those common areas of the building for your students, but al also for after hours public functions such as a meeting like this or a game or or something occurring for the PTO uh in the cafeteria. With that main street, you'd have the opportunity at the end of the academic corridors to the left of that to close doors and segment those academic areas off so that you have that a good solid separation between after hours public areas and then academic areas for during the day. Um from top to

030bottom we have the three academic wings or neighborhoods if you will. Starting down at the bottom of the plan, adjacent to the administration, you have those kindergarten areas, our our little legs, if you will, close to the main entrance near administration, near the gym, near the cafeteria, the spaces that they interact with a lot of the time. As you move up then through the rungs of the plan, you have second grade and third grade, the the grade level learning neighborhoods. Those have four five academic classrooms, a Spanish immersion classroom plan and program for those spaces as well as a light blue large group instruction areas, LGIS, if you will. Next to those are SGIs or small group instructional areas. So those are those flexible spaces within the plans. We've seen some as we've gone tours

031with some of you um and other buildings. Um those the breakout spaces if you will outside of those academic classrooms that the students can interact with to the left hand side that we see another corridor kind of a secondary corridor through the building highlighted in the teal color with the arrow and that's really kind of a secondary learning corridor. It ties those kind of medium range blue classrooms together. The learning support classrooms so that services and pull outs and pushins for students are equitably located throughout the plan um for your students are diverse throughout the day. And then to the left hand side, there's other academic shared spaces for your students. Uh steam and learning commons uh being adjacent to each other. Um also adjacent to the opportunity for exterior outdoor space there with the

032outdoor classroom. And last but not least down on the left hand side, the the auditorium, that existing auditorium, maintaining that for the school, but also as a district level amenity space for various uh functions. And so that kind of takes you through uh the plan. One of the nice things just to highlight too if you think about Chris had touched on with priorities about phasing and thinking about how the construction impacts the existing building with a new mechanical room up the upper right hand corner that allows you to build that physical plant and then uh start to take other existing systems offline as you go through the existing building and renovate it. Um but that really kind of rounds out option A. And so we think about option A and then B and C is

033kind of steps towards building a new building and option C um we see this is the first step you're putting addition on the right hand side of the existing building with option A we go to option B then that takes a little bit the the additions and renovations if you will a little bit further um very similar to A with a two separate car drop off and bus drop off and parking areas but now we have less of the indication of those academic wings. You no longer have those three bars of the academic wings and plan that is replaced with a new twostory classroom addition in the upper right hand corner of the plan. And what this addition and renovations option uh you know uh considers is keeping those existing spaces, not just the auditorium

034but that gymnasium which is a great size, expanding the cafeteria and of course renovating all the other interior spaces that are part of your existing building core. Um and so the building by and large is a like new building. What you won't see though is what we saw in the first scheme with option A and option B. We we don't really have the opportunity to solve those adjacencies such as the gymnasium and the cafeteria with the play areas. We are proposing a playground on the north side of the plan, but your play fields, your open areas of the site are still um to the east if you will. So, Oregon Pike, Crooked Drive, Ashurn Avenue there, and the overall site. Um moving in, there's more um additions, more new construction with this. Basically, option B,

035what it gives you is 100% new academic spaces with a lot of renovated, shared, and public amenity spaces within the building. And so, those are the gradations as the the concepts currently conceived. Moving into that plan, as we as I said there a few moments ago, this is the first floor plan, but the um the upper right hand corner has that twostory academic wing. Allows us to kind of lay out those new academic spaces um more towards a future ready format. No longer a double loaded corridor, but you have large group instructional spaces. You have the grade level classrooms working together within a neighborhood. Uh two grades on this floor and two grades on the floor above. And then as we move to the plan left, we see those renovated areas of the learning commons,

036art, music, gymnasium. You still have the administration and counseling up front. Um you do have the opportunity for an outdoor classroom in those expanded cafeteria uh spaces there in the upper leftand corner but while they're all existing spaces those shared areas would be like new within this after renovation. So this is kind of that next step towards a new building. But I think the next concept here that Justin will share >> and also >> please. Yeah. >> And also the sequencing for the new addition there be outside the footprint of the existing educational wings to prolong students being in those spaces if needed as long as possible prior to that work. >> Thank you. >> So leadup and the transcript as my voice is running out. Perfect time. I have I get choked up. >>

037Thank you. >> So, to continue with this one just a little bit, uh we're seeing really that corridor network develop within the building uh showing where that primary main street is um in two directions on this option. Um and then the secondary really being the blue uh within the academic area just to show how how kids are moving through the building. Um, I think one observation we had after developing this is the proximity of students on the right hand side to get over to some of those shared spaces is something to be studied a little bit further. But as Chris was quick to point out, this is really that under the hood showing you in process as we're as we're developing these for consideration. I did want to pause there. Any comments on A or

038B before we move to the third option? All right. So, part of uh diligently going through this process is not only what can be done with the existing building, renovations and additions, but also casting the vision for uh what does a new construction look like on the site, what constraints are we working around and and really um how are we solving more of those priorities, those must haves and should haves uh with the new construction building. So uh trying to show and test the site for what it looks like in the middle of the site. We see the existing footprint for uh the nitr three wings out to the right hand side and showing how this footprint is fully in the back of the site outside of the existing footprint. So thinking about sequencing of

039construction minimizing the destruction to students there's some real potential with this option to be considered. Um, similar to the the color schemes as we looked at previously, that the light green in the bottom is really that admin. So, admin, counseling, nurse, really being in that that first arrival head house position. So, think about coming down Ashurn and looking at that. That would be your your welcome to campus uh with that admin piece there. and what we will zoom in similar to the other plans. Uh to just to the right hand side of the the green admin would be the new cafeteria and kitchen and mechanical with access around the back there. Um the orange large orange box out front would be the new gym. Um trying to get that as close not only to the

040academic areas but also as close to the fields as possible. Thinking for PE and after hours as well. And then if we draw a line across the top of the gym and look up on the plant, that's really where those core um academic instructional spaces would occur and trying to break those down into neighborhoods that are more conducive to our little learners. There it is without the footprint. So once this would sequence new construction, new site work, then we could demolish uh the old nrower and replace that with ball fields that would be not only served by that new out front, new bus loop, new car loop, but also be a little bit closer to the public as well. I will say one more thing to mention on this site plan before we move into

041a closer zoomed in version is this allows us to develop the new cafeteria space and how those play areas directly outside of the cafeteria. Thinking about just the the speed at which lunch lunch lunch has to happen, the students can be there and move outside and back into the building. Uh so trying to maintain those adjacencies as best we can and laying out the site. We will see in the the top lefthand corner also potentially a little pocket of play area for the littlest learners prek. Maybe there's a a remote play area for them as well. Uh looking at a second floor. So the the primary instructional spaces would be stacked on two floors and uh students would be distributed accordingly. And really, as we see in the site plan, they're focused around a courtyard

042space that's meant to really fill the plan with with light. And we'll look at that in a little bit further detail here in a second. Um, so over on the left hand side, this would be the first floor plan, second floor plan on the right hand side. Um, really broad brushes here. Uh, trying to locate more of those public spaces as we have and prior plans really to the plan south. So thinking about after hours weekend use of your facility and making sure that we can really secure off the the instructional spaces just for for ease of of use. Um but really trying to break down the the academic areas in ways that are are really responsive to your littlest learners and neighborhoods. Making sure that they feel that sense of community and camaraderie amongst

043themselves. um but making sure that there's also a dynamic quality of those spaces that uh really cast that vision for the next as Chris said 15 20 30 years um into the future. Uh we are showing the potential for you know two main entries shown in the red arrows. So there' be a primary entrance there in admin obviously in the morning and really being able to position the site and both of those loops focused on that central area. So think about both car drop off and bus drop off being there at the admin for the beginning of day, but also trying to use both the location of the gym and maybe the also location of the cafeteria for both before school and after school queuing of your students before they either get on the bus

044or are picked up for car riding. Zooming in just a little bit. Uh really wanted to focus in on maybe some of the unique uh parts of the instructional spaces. So again, trying to break these down into uh learning communities, smaller groups where you're building that camaraderie uh with your with your students. Um but also may you may see a difference here from our previous plans where this is um really blurring that line between circulation and flexible spaces instructional spaces breakout and then showing the the cloud ships in the green on the outside. Uh we have looked at some inspirational images and and looked at a couple projects where there is that more blurring of the line between where are the kids circulating, where are they working, where are they engaged in projects and how

045are those also still connected back to teachers for oversight and that passive supervision or active supervision. And so this is showing that option. Uh so think about circulation happening around that central courtyard space, the light filling into some of those flexible working areas and the circulation pathways and then ultimately having the the classrooms positioned around uh the outside with good views as well. uh on the sorry one more thing to a couple more things to talk about on this main floor. Um within and really at the heart of the the learning communities up here is the learning commons in your steam lab as well as counseling. Uh this kind of teases out that idea of maybe maybe counseling we start to see that filter even in elementary school out into the building. So it's maybe

046less tied with admin. So there's the there's the disciplinary aspect and there's the the counseling aspect. So, can we decouple those and maybe serve the students better? Um, but I think the priority here is also to show the learning commons and steam lab working together, having that access to the outdoor space, that courtyard for um really just the the enjoyment and also uh really the instructional potential that happens to take your steam lab outside, run an experiment, etc. But making sure that we we tether that learning commons and and stem lab together for the cross program there. Uh second floor is very similar to the first floor but on that that lower edge starting to show more LGIS dotted in there learning supports and and making sure that we we have those equable access throughout

047the plan for your learners. Uh so this is as the previous options had five classrooms plus showing a Spanish immersion classroom and learning support and at least one or two SGIs per grade level. And so as we see, you know, three three pods on both levels. It's, you know, K one, two, and three to four staff. And then there's we were showing the also the the prek and envisions on the the first floor for the after hours as well. and a quick massing study. So we can start to see what it would feel like to be on the site with the the shadow of existing attra in the foreground and the new construction in the background. Zoom in just a little bit. So off the left hand side, two stories of academic um having that

048gym in the middle and then the admin and finishing that corner with cafeteria and kitchen. So just a couple um follow up to that. So next steps u couple things we want to talk about. Um on the 14th of uh January we have a town hall meeting at Detroit Elementary. Um just a quick overview of what that town hall meeting looks like. From 5:30 to 6:30 will be tours of the building. We expect to have a tour at 5:30 and another tour at 6. So about a half hour to get through that. We will have the boards of the options up in the the auditorium at that time and then we will do a presentation from 6:30 to 7:30. Uh the presentation will be cover a little bit of what we talked about the last

049time about the condition of the existing facility. We will review the options, but then the intent really is to open up to the public for questions and comments. So if it goes 7:30, goes 8, whatever it is, that's what the process is. Other steps that we are working on as we're going along, uh we have program uh verification going on of all the spaces that you saw in the elementary school. The administration is going back and verifying those pieces. But the idea is that we are coming back on February 5th to show you options, cost estimates, and what our recommendation is along with the steering committee. Um depending on through the responses and the questions, the comments, we revise that and come back February 19th to have a board meeting, review the options, the recommendation,

050and hopefully a vote at that time. I know that was like a lot of information. So any any questions at this point? That was tremendous and a lot of information. Uh any of my colleagues have questions or thoughts? Does it sense? >> It's tiny in the scheme of all of this information, but I did notice in in each of them if you're going to include a space for envisions, it ought to be with access um what you would consider the after hours times. So people can come and children can be easily uh dismissed from that. So tucking it back further into the building. I saw one of the options, right? Not as good, but a small point, >> but it's a good comment and um we had a review with the steering committee today and

051we're making revisions to all those options that you saw. But that was one of the ones that we picked up and it's a good point. And just to get into the details, what we really have talked about is putting the visions next to the gymnasium on what would be a stage most of the time, but could be separated off and be its own classroom at the same time, which would should have easy access to the outside and pick up and drop off. Okay, thank uh Mr. McKenna. Oh, >> thank you for this really uh exciting options for any of the scenarios. Was there a look at integrating the campus with the Warthingington neighborhood? There are many families with children in that neighborhood is that yes top part of it. There is there is a pathway

052that comes up from Warthingington goes right by the edge of the site that in all of our options by the end we will be showing a connection to into that walkway into into the building um the front building sidewalk process. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, >> Mr. River, >> just a quick clarification for in options A and B, the size of the auditorium doesn't change, correct? It's it's still the same. >> In that one, we were just keeping it as is. >> Okay. And in the new option, we didn't have an auditorium in a new option, but we had a discussion on that today. Putting a stage on the gymnasium and making the gymnasium a gym, so to speak, that we could function at the gymnasium or auditorium and get the whole student body in

053at one time. >> Miss Zimmerman and then Mrs. Huts, >> is now an appropriate time to ask you about capacity and how this would account for any student population growth or is that next time? I'll say yes, but I'll get into the details next time because that can be a complicated a long-winded answer. >> Mr. Bear's question just made me think in the land if we're talking a new build, would we be keeping the size of the gym since we do have such a large >> the gym is the size of gym you have right now is is a very nice size gym. I think it gets a little bit bigger so we can incorporate uh some bleachers in there. I don't think you have bleachers in the existing gym, but we're trying to get

054like three rows of bleachers for viewing of some of the sports activities and other events that happen in there. And that can also help out with an auditorium setup. >> Dr. McCart, >> thank you. Um, this might be a nitpicky thing too, but I was just thinking on the one of the um, like I think it was option A, you discussed how you keeping Kinder close to the um, to the to the front. On the new option, Kinder is on the second floor. >> So, I just thought that I thought, um, is there going to be elevator? >> We got hit up on that today. We know that's not a we know that's not a popular process there. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. I I noticed that, too. So, thank you. That Yeah. Maybe

055that was a test to see if we were paying attention and we passed. Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. Very good Easter egg for that. >> Any other questions for my colleagues? Uh I just had one procedural question about the open house next week. Are we going to be recording those questions and answers from that from that Q&A session that maybe we could publish somewhere so folks who might not have been able to attend? That has often happened that you have somebody there recording them and depending on what the answers are you know answers they're giving then answers are given later whatever the conversation is record them. So I know it's being taped. >> Okay. So making some minutes out of that could happen also. >> Yeah if it's being recorded maybe we could even just post

056it. Uh I'm not sure the logistics of that but I think that's something we should should think about particularly given this is a relatively tight timeline. given I mean obviously there's urgency on on dealing with uh I think some of the challenges we're seeing in the trial and we're excited about moving forward on this project. I want to make sure the public has the opportunity to wrap their arms around this and get questions before us uh uh make sure that their comments are heard. So >> and again this is a study we are trying to give you a direction for a solution. There's a lot more work to come through a design to work on a lot of little bugs as you go along. >> Yes. Thank you. regarding uh public engagement. This is probably

057a question more for uh Miss Davidson or Dr. Pete Hefty. Can you just share how this um the town hall has been communicated with the district just to ensure that you know folks are aware that this is happening and and how they can be a part of it? >> Hi, thanks Miss Zimmerman and the board. I'd be happy to share um how we've shared this so far with our families um and the community about the upcoming hour elementary town hall meeting. The district we used a multi-level um different type of multi- channelannel approach to ensure information is accessible, timely, and consistent. I did want to thank Miss Robbins and also Sarah Ryan as well because we worked together on making sure that information was placed in the survey about the town hall meeting. Um so

058we did use our district website. Uh we have a dedicated section on our district website under important announcements called Nitra Elementary update. Um that included this page um served as a central hub for project information and currently includes details about the town hall meeting and the RLSP RLPS feasibility study survey link. We had all of those housed there. Um in addition, we had a direct email to our Nitro families. Uh that email was sent to our families on December 4th sharing the survey link followed by a reminder email on the 15th um to encourage participation by the 18th. Upon completing the survey for our community and for nurture our families. Uh we they were directed to a thank you page that referenced the town hall meeting and our district website as well. Um we also

059were on district social media. Um information was shared across our Facebook pages on December 4th and the 15th and then just recently again yesterday um including direct links to the feasibility study survey and the website with the town hall details and then yesterday we had a flyer that was posted um in regards to the town hall information. Um we have printed flyers that are posted at Nantra Elementary School in the lobby area which is more parent facing. Um so they were able to see that as they were coming in. There was a PTO meeting two nights ago and principal Schroeder Schroel um had also shared that information with PTO so they could put that out in their district blast. Um in addition uh we sent a flyer directly to NRA families via Seesaw. So Mr.

060Shrobble did that. Um building newsletters our principles are sharing out through their building newsletters tomorrow. Um and that's all districtwide uh principles and buildings. So they have that flyer as well with that information. And then we have an ongoing social media outreach that we'll be doing on Monday and Wednesday as a reminder. >> Sure. You're welcome. Any other questions on this matter? >> Okay. All right. Then we are on to item B, the history of the campus master plan. Back to you, Mr. Licky. >> We love the captive audience. So, uh, we'll continue here. Um, we were last here in front of the board to discuss the campus master plan on October 23rd. And two directions coming out of that was one um, getting you the the board up to speed on the history of

061the campus master plan. What ground have you covered to get here? The second part of that was to also dig into the program that has been developed to this point. um and go back to the administration group, Mr. Hollock, and discuss that and get some more information on that. So, we had uh a meeting uh with a steering committee today, Mr. Hollandach, to talk about the program. He's coming back with additional information on that that we'll provide the next time. But, uh the real focus of this meeting is to talk about the history of the campus master plan. um probably became a bigger endeavor than than what we thought. But um first I want to say thank you for to Mr. Hollock for digging up information. I have a a ream of paper that documents

062all the ground that has been covered and the work that has been put into it to this time. So um we're going to go back about three years to November 2022. Um that was shortly after um Mr. Hollandach was hired. He got into discussions um about the the campus, the athletic facilities. He was approached um by alumni, boosters and parents concerns about the different conditions of different parts of uh your athletic facilities. So that's kind of where that process started. Um at that time being new to the district, he was meeting with sports coaches and seeing what their wants and needs were at that point. Um, a lot of that discussion was focused around Journeyfield lights and ADA access to Journey Field. Um, softball field and some Title 9 issues. Um, stadium upgrades and the

063press box. Um, that's where it all started and it it quickly mushroomed. We'll say when you kind of got into it. So, there was a concern as they were talking about each and the individual ones were they getting tunnel vision. So there was a desire to step back and make sure you had a holistic vision of your your your athletic facilities at that point. So in uh February of 2023, the school district hired Remington and Vernick engineers to do a study not just of your athletic facilities, of your of your whole um district, all of your buildings to do um an evaluation of the condition of your buildings at that time. So from February through August, they were out here, walked all the buildings, um walked all the sites, and came up with the report

064that was presented back to the board at that point. Um so at that point, it was a district-wide facility assessment for the athletic facilities. There was multiple athletic facility upgrades that were recommended at that point. um and they categorized them as what are your immediate needs? That was focused around some title N issues um what are your short-term needs and then what are your long-term needs again to all of your buildings but we are focusing on the athletic facility at this time. One of the first projects that came out of it just getting out of that report was lights for the varsity softball field. So that was approved near the uh August of 2023. So after that then the school district had the report and had some direction on some of those items. So the

065next steps were to um what do we do with that information and again Mr. Hback got involved, started having meetings with the athletic department, with the different sports that are using it. And part of um that process was starting out with uh the report that you had, meeting with all of those users that are listed up there to get started. And again, it started it started growing. Your your needs started growing. Um, so what the school district did at that point was enlisted JPD architects to look at this. Interesting enough, JPD architects had to develop some preliminary concepts in 2010 when they upgraded some of the athletic facilities. Um, that was um what was done in 2010 was like a new fieldhouse. I think they called it an ecolex that was developed and the idea

066was this was all going to be built through donations and fundraising. Um so that's where part of the starting point was the other part of that information was the recommendations that came from the uh RDE report. So as they developed that um I think they quickly realized the needs that this was getting beyond a donations or fundraising process that there were significant issues costwise beyond that. So the school district stepped back again and developed an RFP to do a campus master plan um that was based on capital projects. It wasn't going to be a fundraising effort. it was going to be something that the school district was going to fund mostly or um partially at that point. Um so um that um RFP that they developed there was a phase one that included softball, baseball,

067landis run improvements and a maintenance garage. And then there was phase two that dealt with the parking lot adjacent to NEP Journey Field Stadium improvements and at that point also included indoor practice facility. So in earnest um MM Architects was hired and they got started in October of 2024 and they worked for eight months until June of 2025. And during that time they had 17 study group meetings, two schoolboard meetings, two facility committee meetings, and they also had a community involvement process that were both a survey and they had a forum where they had people come in and make comments on the plans and and the boards. Um, also other athletic facilities were visited at that time like we went and visited other buildings for Nich Warwick was the official visit that Mr. about, you

068know, what he does. He sees facilities all over league and beyond. Then he came back with other information at that point. So in June of 2025, some projects that kind of came out of that first step um were softball and baseball irrigation was approved, trap resurfacing was approved, and lights for journey journey field were approved. In addition to that, uh, phase two was approved. So, phase two included the new maintenance garage and the demo of the existing maintenance garage and the parking and access to Landis Run Intermediate. That project is ongoing and going through approval process as we speak. So um the other part of that was what was developed for the campus master plan there was some variances in the zoning that we had to seek. So there was two meetings. There was meeting

069in June of this past summer. It was a initial meeting and then there was a follow-up meeting in July. Um at that point um the the variance was denied. Um there was um say uh there was some changes on the the hearing board at Man Township. The people at that second meeting didn't feel like they had enough information. So we were coming back with additional information, but at that point it was put on hold. I would also say between the first and second meeting the indoor practice facility was taken off the list and brought the proposal was brought back without that indoor practice facility. You've had zoning hearing meeting on your maintenance garage since then and that has been approved and it's ongoing but for the campus master plan that has been parked at this

070point in um October of 2025 then we were hired to complete the phase three of this master plan piece which includes the stadium journey field and both baseball and softball field improvements and That's where we are today. Again, I know that's a lot of information in a short period of time. And what I just reviewed doesn't do justice to all the work that has been done to this point, but I think understanding the steps to how you got here are important. So, any questions with that review? >> Yes, >> I just would like to make a comment. This is a tremendous amount of information and detail and you've done an amazing job of giving us context, information, detail, and big picture. I'm thrilled and I just wanted you to know that this is very helpful

071for board members who've been on that are halfway through a four-year term and I hope for folks that are new to that. So, um, thanks for bringing it all together for us and I'm glad so many people are here, too. So, what a great time to have a pack. Thank you. >> So next steps um again Mr. Holland is going back and doing some program verification that we had discussed earlier. We'll be coming back to this committee in March 5th with updated plans, options, and renderings of what we're um proposing. If that goes well, we can revise it. We will be back March 19th um to get in front of the board meeting to get a recommendation and approval. If that goes ahead March 19th, April and May, we will be back in front of

072man township here and board continue that process. That's it. All right. Thank you, Mr. Le. Any other questions from that last slide? I I'll see I see Mr. Holland back there in the lobby. So, thank you for all your work and helping put this together, Mr. Hollandbeck. And uh thank you Mr. Linky. Thank you. Okay, we are on to item C, our health works clinic update from Mrs. Robbins and Miss Ward. Thank you. Welcome. >> Good evening. Uh we are pleased to present an update on the Manheim Township School District Healthworks Clinic. As we look at our primary financial challenges, as we look at our our primary um financial challenges, health insurance remains a significant cost driver for our school district. In the 2425 fiscal year, our spend reached $10.3 million, which makes up 8.4%

073of our entire budget. This underscores the necessity of proactive solutions for cost containment like this clinic. Beyond the clinic, we has also successfully introduced a variety of other programs aimed at managing rising costs including Price FD uh RX and Go and the OSS concier health. The Healthworks Clinic was built at the Booker district office location due to specific zoning requirements and serves as a cornerstone to of our proactive solution strategy. While we won't see immediate cost savings in our overall health care span, we are confident that after a full plan year in the with the clinic in place, there will be a resulting cost savings and cost containment. Our healthcare plan does run calendar year, so January 1 through December 31. Following a full year of data, we are committed to transparency and the provision

074of financial data to the board to evaluate its impact. In the meantime, the clinic is proving to be a premier benefit that is essential for both employee recruitment and retention. By offering same day primary health care, on-site medications, and professional counseling, we are providing our staff with a a level of convenience and care that they have described as a game changer. Tonight, we will walk you through information including utilization trends provided by Pet Medicine, along with positive feedback we have received from our staff during the first several months of operation. I will now turn things over to Miss Ford to provide the update. Good evening. Uh the first slide this evening is just an overview of the Healthworks Clinic and the offerings. I will spare you reading this to you. Um but essentially the clinic

075uh is a primary care or an urgent care facility. You can think of it that way. Uh we've had a lot of employees who there's an option of course to make our provider your primary care provider. And so that way she's able to prescribe medications and engage engage in those additional uh benefits for staff. Um I've had the experience where sometimes you go to the doctor and you get a result or you have a test done and you don't ever hear back. Um the beautiful thing about this clinic is you can actually message the provider and they'll read the results and share that with you. So it really has been something very unique that does not exist in uh normal settings. All of our employees are immediately enrolled in the program when they join our

076benefit plan. So we have 679 employees who are eligible who are enrolled in the program. Uh thus far we've had 823 total primary care visits to the clinic. As you can see in the chart there, the patient visits have steadily climbed each month and that is great news to see. Um, in addition to the data from month to month, something else that the clinic did that they actually brought to us was that they wanted to do a flu clinic for our staff. So, we opened up that up to all staff members and they had flu clinics beginning in September all the way through mid October and then they also had a clinic all day on November 4th at the high school to do about 200 shots with those flu clinics. The next slide shows you

077the timing of the visits. Uh the clinic was very thrilled with the timing of the visits to see that it spans across the the day. Um so to them that shows that you know people are able to utilize the clinic throughout the day. Um I would tell you that the 6 a.m. time frame that is likely virtual visits because they don't actually open until 7 or 7:30. Um so there are a lot of virtual visits and also people engage via that spruce app. So that really is that in and of itself is a bit of a game changer because you can oftent times really engage it back and forth with the uh clinicians in order to have your problem solved event, you know, literally through the app. So that's a great benefit as well. 12

078p.m. is their lunch. So that's why that's reduced. Uh the next slide shows you days of the week. Um so you can see again that's fairly steady. Friday is the least amount of hours that the clinic is open. So, I think that makes sense that that is the uh day with the least number of visits, but you can see Tuesdays and Wednesdays are are very similar. But again, there's a steady flow through the clinic throughout the week. And there are a couple virtual visits or other sites. It's worth mentioning that although although our clinic is exclusive to our employees, they are also able to use all seven of the other health works clinics throughout the county. So, there are individuals who sometimes might visit a clinic because it's closer to home or more convenient for

079them. unique patients. This simply means that these are all individuals. So, um this is a graph of where our uh patients are coming from. So, grateful to see that the high school is the top ranking uh building because that's obviously our biggest building. Would love to see Landis runs inserted in here somewhere in the future because they're obviously our third largest building. Um district office in Booger makes sense since we're right here. Um but again this just shows utilization across the district. We do know that they have had over 300 patients um visit the clinics. That's about half which is which is good. I think we have a lot of folks who you know they have their own doctor and established practice. So until they need the urgent care that's when they first visit the

080clinic. But great that we're at least 50% there at this point. Next uh this is our counseling. So the reason that we became an exclusive clinic was because we wanted to provide free counseling to our staff. So this is really something that was very important to us to be able to offer this service. So you can see the metrics over the last six months that they have also increased over the time that the clinic has been open. In order to engage with the counselor, an individual simply needs a referral from the provider. That can also be done over the spruce app. Um, but I am aware that there are times that people are simply visiting with the provider and she will through a conversation say, "Hey, I think it would be great for you to

081visit the counselor." So again, that has served as a really great benefit for our staff. Um, you can see that September was our busiest month and Tuesday is the busiest day. Obviously, a lot of folks are coming between three and seven. Um, and in addition, um, go to the next slide here so you can see our counselor Emily. Um, her her strategy for counseling is intended to be limited time counseling. So, it's not intended to be your counselor forever. It's intended to you cope a for an issue and she works through that issue with you for on average about 10 sessions and then certainly you can go back if there's something new that you wish to discuss. Um Emily I know sh is able to adjust her calendar that if people would rather do a

082Zoom meeting, most people want to come in person but she's open to that. She also works in some of the other health works locations so folks can go at later hours when she's at Rocklets or other places as well. The one thing that I think I did not expect with our counselor is that you know when we have tragedies or circumstances that are really difficult here in the district, she has been a tremendous resource to say, "Hey, is there something that we can send our principles to our staff to try to support them?" And that just wasn't something that I would have expected before we actually had her here. That's been a really additional uh wonderful additional benefit for us to be able to utilize her in those circumstances as well. Next is the specialty

083referrals. Just so you can see that um Pen Medicine is not keeping all of this inhouse. So they are uh farming out specialty services. Um a lot of that is gastroenology obviously. Um and you can see the other uh metrics there for the specialty services that they are um pushing out for staff. I will say to you that something that is unique with the clinic as I know when I was um recommended to a specialty this has never happened to me they called me um because the clinic reached out to them to make that contact so again that's the power of this clinic that they make it pretty difficult for you to not continue your own care and that's something that I think is helpful for for our busy staff members as well next is

084the spruce app engagement um so this shows you that at least half of our staff have downloaded the app so that's great we would love for everyone to but again I think some folks aren't using that until they need to. Um, and we have 37% 37% who are actually utilizing that app. As I shared with all of you, you know, there there's an ability to take a picture of something and send it to the provider and be diagnosed through that exchange such that you can then just go pick up medicine at the clinic. So, that's again been a really powerful tool for communication. Um, you can see that they've had 11,245 messages as of December 30th and their response rate is less than 15 minutes and that's 98%. All right, this is this is the

085competitive slide. Um, so this is a comparison of Manheim Township versus the other health works clinics um and what our patient what they're seeing with our patients versus their um other clinic practices. So you can see that Mannheim Township is uh doing better in almost every category except clinic visits, which you know is not a is not a bad thing. Um but for screenings, which is great. We want to see that our staff are taking care of themselves and getting their their preventative care. And then last but not least, u these are just some quotes uh from staff members um about the impact of the clinic. So um I'll read you some of these. These are these are unsolicited um emails that have come through simply to say that you know thank you for doing

086this. So had the opportunity to use the health works clinic. Wanted to share my positive experiences. It has been um great communication. Got a text message this morning as followup during the appointment. I never felt rushed. Provider took her time, gathered appropriate information, and began to learn and understand me as a person. This is a great benefit for our district. Wanted to send a quick thank you for all the work you and your team put into this new facility. I've been really impressed with the space care and support thus far as model 3. This has made my life easier. I know that was the point on your end. The new clinic, I just wanted to reach out to say how amazing it is. I started utilizing pretty much every service over the summer and I'm

087still continuing to use it. The staff is absolutely incredible, efficient, convenient, and knowledgeable, compassionate. I'm personally so thankful that we have it available to us and I have been really hyping up to my colleagues. Uh the facility is game changer, one of the best non-monetary benefits we have as a district and the clinic exceeded my expectations. I feel fortunate that we have this available. So, I think, you know, the proof is in the reactions that we're seeing from our staff members that I know that um they're appreciating this and that they're having the opportunity to um engage in in healthcare in a way that they haven't before. Um and then from our provider, I I just felt this was important or we felt this was important to share. Um over and over again, I feel

088so lucky to be here getting the chance to meet all the amazing people that work for the school district. It feels like whole new appreciation for humanity, connecting with people, and making a real difference. This work gives me so much purpose and getting this kind of feedback. I shared something with her. It just fills my heart. I hope that you are so proud of all the work that you did to make this happen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Um, our provider is an extraordinarily kind human being and it's it's really love to lovely to be able to to share positive feedback when we receive it to say thank you back to her. I think these are just some pictures of the clinic if if folks haven't been able to visit her or haven't seen

089it yet. Um, we do have artwork throughout the clinic that was designed by her own children. Um, and it's really just a it's a space that I hope when people go there, they feel like, oh, this is this is Manheim Township. I know here being in the district office, getting to interact with their staff, it does feel like they're a part of our community, and that was that was a big piece of the the point of putting this clinic um in a space that would be amongst our schools, period, that that there would be that opportunity to folks. >> I am happy to answer any questions or go back to any of the data that was just shared. That's >> what a presentation. Wow. We we were I know when we were considering this and

090you brought this before us. I mean, we had a vision for it and it sure seems like it's it's meeting that. So, I'm so thrilled to so thrilled to hear that. Are there questions from our colleagues? I'm going to go first, Miss Lamb. >> Um I'm just curious to hear why some school buildings have not use these services. Like you mentioned, Land is run. Are there limitations due to location or hours? If has there been an opportunity to ask them? >> Sure. So, it's Sure. It's not that they haven't used the clinic. Those were just the top five utilization um areas. So I I don't have any um knowledge that we have any building that has not used it. In fact, I'm aware of >> Landis run using it. Um I think it's simp I

091would say to you Landis Run's schedule is fairly difficult with the time children are there versus the time they have without children. So I think that's always a limitation for them. Um, I do know that we have had a circumstance or two where there was difficulty for staff to be able to get out of the building to go. And so, we have talked through that as a as a leadership team to say, "Hey, we want to make sure that our folks feel that they can get to the clinic when they need to. So, we're working through that. Obviously, this is new and open, but we want to be able to make sure it's accessible to >> I also know it's correct and the trout where I just want to make sure there's an opportunity and

092accessibility for those." >> Yeah. >> Yes. I'm just going to go back to the slide with the hours just so you guys can see that too because that's I think helpful. So I mean there are Tuesday is the day that they're here later of course. Um but you can see that it would for the elementary schools it's probably either before or right after work that they would have the most accessibility um or between that eight and nine o'clock as well. That's part of what I was wondering and like you know there were times I knew like I think part of what was pitched to us is like you don't have to take a sick day and you can get coverage. I knew that was imagine that might be challenging in practice. So I'm glad to

093hear that we're committed to solving for that right moving forward. >> Sure. And it depends on the day, right? Um depending on substitutes and that sort of thing, but I I know that the principles work really hard to try to ensure that staff can utilize the clinic. And again, like I said, sometimes you can really take care of quite a bit if you utilize that app. So just trying to push that use the app. But it really it really can be a helpful powerful tool if you are pressed on time. >> Any other thoughts, questions? >> Uh Mr. Mcken and Dr. McCo, >> thank you for having this vision for this investment and and the well-being of our staff. I'm curious how will we integrate this into our employee engagement surveys, our open enrollment processes

094so that we're collecting feedback in aggregate not only the you know positives which were were really nicely presented here but where are those friction points as with any new initiative you expect there to be some growth areas. So what's that process look moving forward so we always kind of have our finger on the pulse of how well it's working and how we can continue to improve. I think a lot of the data that we've been receiving is information that uh the Healthworks Clinic obtains themselves through surveys. Um but certainly open to ideas of how we could collect that feedback generally from the larger staff because you're right that's absolutely important to see do we have barriers? Do we have situations where you know the clinic isn't able to be utilized to its fullest extent? And

095obviously we would love to have all of our employees actually using it. So, you know, when they say there's 679, but there's only 300 who have been there. You know, we want to have folks use the clinic. I do think one piece of this is for some individuals, first of all, they don't need the care. They're not going to go. And I do think there are folks who have relationships with their primary care provider, and we certainly are not trying to impact that. So, I think some of that is manageable. Some of that will come with time, but for sure, you know, I think we need to come up with a plan to make sure that we're getting that information from folks um throughout the school year and as we move through this process. For

096sure. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Um I just wanted to say as a physician how grateful I am for this clinic um and for all the work that has been done. Um the landscape of medicine has been changing um continues to change and it can be very difficult for some people to obtain the care that they need, especially mental health services. So I just think it's fantastic that this district is working to keep our staff um healthy and happy and um I just I just think it's really great and I appreciate all the work everyone's done. Thank you, >> Miss Woodbury. >> Um I was here when you're the YouTube champions for coming to tell us and explain what this was all going to look like and walked us through the understanding to the making

097this a reality. Um it's been quite a journey and so it's nice to see that it's really here and really helping our staff. Um have we considered asking pet medicine about that lunch hour and see see what they can do from a staffing perspective because it seems like that just might be an enhancement that maybe they can consider. I know it's hard if they have one provider, but if they have other locations, I'm not sure what they might be able to do if we asked just because it seems like a that could lessen a friction point of getting out and getting to it. Spruce app is the are the visits an actual video visit with your provider than on the Spruce app? Not on the Spruce app. So on the Spruce app, you can share

098pictures. Um there are virtual visit options, so that could also occur. I know that that has occurred with the provider. Um, but spruce is more, you know, if if my eye is ridiculously red, then I'm taking a picture and sending that they're diagnosing it. So, it's >> But you mentioned you have virtual visits. That's we got things to say times. Well, I just want to tell you as someone who spent their professional life, >> my full-time job is in making healthcare delivery better. And we have not solved it this well. And so, um, thank you. And I know it's a start, but, um, I'm really, really thrilled. Thank you so much. I'm proud of what we're doing here. And recruitment and retention. Thank you for that innovation because that's the innovation we heard about there

099too. It helps. Yes. Thanks. >> Thank you, Mr. Woodberry. Any other thoughts or questions? >> Okay, Mr. Warren, Mrs. Robbins. Thank you very much. All right. Next up, everyone get your tissues ready. Mr. Cotch presenting the multi-year plan. Looks like Mr. Charles is coming up too. Wow, what a turnout for my last facility team. Couldn't have asked for more. Thank you everyone. Well, hello everyone. Uh before our presenters uh go over their respective capital projects, I wanted to take a moment and just give a little lay of the land of of what we'll be doing. Uh for your information, the multi-year capital plan outlines the district's long-term capital needs. Thanks to the work of Donna Robbins, this plan has expanded from its start as a plant service maintenance plan to include safety and security, technology,

100food service, and CNI, giving the board and the public a more complete view of future planning. Tonight, department directors will provide highlevel overviews of their proposed capital projects and I will pres present the food service portion on behalf of Kelly Price. It is important to note that this is a planning document and projects listed for future years may change. So tonight's focus is on the projects that are uh we're recommending for 2026. This evening, the plan is being submitted for review and discussion only. At the January school board meeting, we will ask the board to acknowledge receipt of the updated plan and authorize departments to begin developing a request for proposals and bids. After this step, any project requiring board approval, we will be brought back for your review and discussion and vote. Please note

101that the spreadsheets for all of the uh for the multi-year plan is in your court packet. And lastly, some projects are marked TBD, meaning to be determined. Where this is uh is used is when the project is not fully uh developed, scope of work has not been defined. If you were to ask Reese Lowour tonight for a budget estimate for each of the options, they would not be able to give that to you because there is so much more data that needs to be put into that as well as uh getting schoolboard uh uh recommendations of where they should be proceeding with this. So, I just wanted to make that fully clear. And with that being said, I'll turn it over to Zach Charles. >> Good evening everyone. Um, as Tom said, I'm here to

102uh quickly go over the uh plan ser or the facilities department uh capital improvement plan for the 26 27th school year. Um, I'll be going over the bigger ticket items that you may see on the on your spreadsheet. Um, any questions, please feel free to stop me. Um, just to get as I get started, you'll see uh some MEP contingencies listed. Just so everyone's aware, uh, MEP stands for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing upgrades. So, um, going through, I'll start at uh, Rydenball. Uh, at Ryen Ball, uh, we would like to get the, uh, parking lot repaved. Um, last summer, we did the walkways and the playground over there. Uh we're at a budgeted price of uh $255,113 to repave the parking lot at Rival. Uh over at Landis Run, uh we'd like to upgrade all

103of the lighting to LED and our building automation controls to be upgraded as well. Uh this will come at a budgeted cost of 1,375,284. Uh moving on to the high school, some of the bigger ticketed items at the high school for 2627. Uh we'd like to replace a makeup air unit above the teched department. Uh that was budgeted around $365,000. Uh we'd like to have an MEP contingency uh to help for any emergency funds for an aging building. We get a building that's getting a little older uh at $500,000. Uh we'd like to upgrade the cafeteria seating uh at $500,000. uh roof restoration uh starting on the E-wing and heading out towards the older parts of the school. Uh for 2627, the roof restoration budget came in around $1.5 million. And last but not least,

104the campus master plan phase two. Uh just to uh remind everyone what phase two is. Space two would be our maintenance shop and a food service uh area for them for storage and some offices as well as expanding and improving the Landis Run Drive and parking. Uh making that three lanes, adding more parking lots. Uh and that came in at a budgeted price around 8,18,625. I'm gonna pass it on to Mike want to go over the security. >> Thank you, Zach. Um, I just have three items for this section. The first one is um getting additional security cameras districtwide. That's going to be approximately $200,000 item. And then the future outlook for when we have to do a refresh. You'll see that on item two and going for years out just so we can be

105smart with it. And then the final one is window treatments. Um, that's impact resistant glass. What that can do is like help shield if somebody would fire weapons, try to break it down with anything like that. and we'll use that as strategic areas throughout the campus to make us better prepared for I think happens next. I'll pass it off to Dan. >> Thank you. Uh just a couple items on the technology side. Uh want to draw your attention to the items under the general fund first. Uh in this coming year, we're looking at projector replacement uh at the which which may be projectors or maybe additional in uh additional tools. We're uh test testing a few different items at the high school over the course of the second semester here uh in a couple of

106different classrooms and so information will be coming out about that shortly there. Uh but we expect that to total around $325,000 that's been budgeted for. It's been on the multi-year plan for a number of years. Uh, and as you can see, it c cascades down each year. We replace a chunk of the building each year. Uh, so that number one, we don't have a huge number. Uh, and then nothing the next year and have to worry about huge tax hikes and then tax drops from year to year, we can keep things pretty consistent. Uh, but also that way so that if if there were to be a issue with something that we discover in uh the year one or two of a project, we aren't committed to experiencing that issue in 10 buildings. we're committed

107to dealing with it in a smaller scope there. So that's why we spread things out over several years there uh on that. And then under the um capital reserve side, we do have a few items that are planned. The first one that I want to draw your attention to is on the actually the first line which is our district data center. Uh the last time we replaced that was in the 2021 school year and I have great news which is that we actually hope to not need to replace it in the 2627. We had originally budgeted to do that this past year. We don't need to replace it. We kicked it down the road um to have it this year. The reason we are hoping that we don't need to replace it uh is because

108we actually are still getting all the performance that we need out of it. It's there's still no end of life from the manufacturer date. So there's no reason that we have to at this time and so we're happy to continue working uh with that product. The reason I felt it was important to put it on here, however, is that uh our infrastructure that runs in the data center is a platform known as VMware. VMware at the time we purchased our current data center hardware was owned by Dell. It has since been sold to Broadcom and they have enacted many uh adverse licensing cost increases uh not just to education customers but to the entire VMware user base. Uh so we have that on here in case the VMware licensing costs become untenable in which case

109we would look to switch the entire platform to a different uh competing product. However, CIU has worked out statewide consortium pricing with Broadcom that should actually bring our VMware costs in line with just a small increase of where we where we used to be. Uh, and so we're very cautiously optimistic about that, but we included that on here even though we hope to not do that project there. And that's my my main thing for you there. Everything else that you see on there is generally a sustaining budget allocation with one exception which is the thing we'll talk about next uh which is the possibility of replacing the high school PA system. I have additional items um for safety and security. The first one is um security um software that's budgeted at $85,000 um annually. The

110reason that that's on there is that's going to encompass our visitor access system, our emergency management system, and we're looking to increase that to include a smart pass, which we're currently pil piloting at the middle school run in high school, and as well as a um badge alert, um which the middle school is going to be um getting trained in use hopefully by the end of the month for those for um alerting systems. So that way we can keep it. We're trying to keep it all under a single-use platform. So there's not a ton of different softwares and it's all under the same platform. Next is um remapping of the school buildings. So we're trying to do this in a GIS system. And the reason that this will be important is that we can then

111in integrate our emergency management systems and we can take it to the 911 call center. So that way when something happens, our maps can be readily available for law enforcement to do. So if something's happening, we'll pinpoint locations and they can go to the exact spots. like for high school for instance is 422,000 square feet. It is a big building. So that way we can speed some of that process up for them. And then the last items is showing that we're forecasting in the future that we're going to probably need to replace our radios um districtwide and we have about 350 radios total. Okay. For 2026, the food service department recommends two key capital purchases to ensure continued uh efficiency and service quality. Number one is the NEP serving line at $80,000. The existing unit

112was installed in 1996 and has reached the end of its useful life. Replacement parts are no longer available, making maintenance unsustainable. The recommendation is to replace the serving line in its entirety to ure reliability. Second item is Rydenba. It's the freezer at $40,000. Rydenba is currently a fully operating kitchen serving over 350 meals per day. The current refrigerator can only hold about one day's worth of food, limiting capacity and operational flexibility. The recommendation is to purchase a walk-in freezer unit to accommodate daily food volume and support kitchen operations. Now, if there's any questions on either on the plant services side or the technology side, security, we also have a whole I almost forgot about Sharon. How could I do that? And now Sharon's up to the >> Okay, curriculum. Can't forget that. We have uh

113some proposals over the next couple years. We'll uh be adopting a K to4 math program for next school year. So we're looking at a average range of about 510,000 and that will be for a four or fiveyear program. So we're currently piloting two programs. We'll be coming to you in the near future with some data and a proposal. We also are looking um not next year but the following year is we look at our K to2 math programming at need for any 9 through 12 math textbooks um including a focus on um algebra. So what we do at the middle school we want to look at that same course that we offer at the high school and and the different materials that we might need to support our math programming 9 through 12. We uh

114continue to save yearly for our K6 my view uh reading program or ELA program. So that's yearly saving and then we'll be looking in 2829 um for the next six years. Um again we'll be going through the curriculum review cycle looking at data looking at student outcomes to evaluate uh that resource. We are excited about adopting a new data platform next year. We currently use a program that we're feeling doesn't have as many features as we would like it to have. So we're looking at three different data platforms and we have staff engaged in evaluating those. Um so next year we'll be looking the cost of the most expensive being about $125,000 yearly. We can get some discounts if we do three-year subscription to certain programs. So, that might vary depending on the on the

115platform that we choose. And then in support of our curriculum cycle, we have some textbooks for next year. We have a world language textbook. We're looking at new Spanish textbooks for grades 7 through 12 to support all of our Spanish courses. We have a new foundations of business course. We've never had a business textbook um in years. So, we are looking at a foundations of business textbook that you'll see a proposal for shortly as well as an updated psychology book for our social studies department. >> Thank you. Well, I guess we'll take any questions. >> Okay, that was a lot. Um I know I have a couple questions, but I see Mr. River looking for the microphone. Go first. What is the data platform you're looking to replace? >> Okay, we're looking to replace Ed

116Insight. >> Is there some happiness? There was a little audience. We need something that our teachers at their fingertips can look at data and not have to search too hard and and the integration of data and that's what a new platform will give us more ease with that. No coincidence that the teacher on the board asked that question, I imagine. Yes. >> Any other questions, Mr. McKenna? >> Thank you. I know a lot of people put a lot of time into this. It is quite comprehensive. I think also it's arguably overwhelming. This is a very large outlay of funding uh from three sources. I think something that would be helpful for me and I imagine for my colleagues is how we can make better sense of this expansive menu of investments. What is the prioritization

117criteria by functional area that helps us understand what were the key filters that we use to inform something making it on the list or not? And then within that, okay, these are the ones, not unlike the Moscow framework that was presented by our LPS, like which are the ones that we absolutely have to do, which ones are the nice to have and which ones can we find alternate means. Optimally, we'd be able to do it all, but we also have to be uh very careful from a fiscal standpoint. And certainly, we also need to understand from a sequencing standpoint which ones are going to be urgent. And I think my hesitation is if there's a green light at at the meeting in a few weeks to pursue quotes and gather the additional data, then things

118start coming back to us in a peacemail fashion, which makes it harder for us to keep tabs on on the holistic plan and how each of these fit and and how we're ensuring that that prioritization framework is always being accounted for. So, if there would be an opportunity to get a little more a narrative um uh around a framework that I'm describing, I think that would be particularly helpful. >> Thanks, Mr. I think that might be something maybe Mrs. Robbins, you and I, and Dr. P Hefty and can can work on together to try to present that information. Uh because that I understand your your feedback. I don't think that's a question necessarily for for for Dr. Schaefer or or the other people up there, but uh certainly understand that. Do you have anything to

119share on that, Mrs. Robbins? Or we can just put a pin in that until we come up with a maybe we can find some time to to work offline and present that later. Does that make sense? Okay. Any other thoughts or questions? Oh, Miss Lamb, sorry. >> Yeah, I was actually I wanted to build off of that um off of what Mr. McKenna said. There's like TVD placed strategically for some buildings for certain years and similar to what Mr. McKenna was saying, there's not an explanation. So, at some point, can we eventually get an idea of what we're expecting? That's I'm sure there's some sort of reason why it's placed on certain years and kind of like the question on priorities, what's coming up and why is a TBD on like year four at bre

120and year three at NAF. just some sort of clarity behind that. >> Yeah, I'll just put that in the same bucket. And uh I think again we we're not going to be voting on this until later in the month. So we do have some time to to schedule meetings. Uh did you raise your hand, Mr. Robinson? Oh, okay. So yeah, I think we do have some time to dig in uh to hopefully get your questions answered. Um I'll say Mr. Charles, I had a specific question for you. um was the uh you mentioned first I believe the right at the top the air replacement unit I think it was >> was that was that because of the fire that occurred >> this is just a a unit that's well beyond its useful years that is

121failing >> okay because I wasn't sure if that was like a insurance issue or anything okay so useful life got it okay thank you very much Mr. Mr. Bolar, >> just to add to that bucket, you're you're filling up overhead. Well, first I'd like to say thank you for providing an Excel file this year or this this time. That that's very helpful. Um, and I just want to go to this is called a multi-year plan, but we talk about a multi-year plan with focus on the very front years. Well, the true value of the multi-year plan is looking at what all the numbers are, right? So, if when we look at TPD, they're not impossible to put a number in. Their bars may be high. They might be 50%. But to really see what the

122cumulative investment um potential for the district is the spreadsheet loses so much of its value without putting some attempt at it. For instance, you could look at um nitra hour and say, "Hey, well, I'm going to what what's what are some ranges?" And I did this in a spreadsheet from the first time we got this and put a range on well what if I build a new school. It's not like we don't have history. We build a middle school. So you can put some number in there. But I'm sure um we have numbers from our architects who say like hey if you do a renovation like this and other projects so you put some at least placeholder numbers in there that this the cumulative can build up. when I did it off the last time

123I was there putting some of those numbers in and with the initial numbers in on the first master plan, you know, over the next five plus years, there could be $200 million being spent in district. Well, that looks a lot different than 32 million that sits down on the bottom in 10 years now. So, it looks like, oh, we have modest investments, but we are going to be investing a ton of money. And so, any one of these things that need to be vetted have to be vetted against the total. And so I I just strongly recommend the DVDs be filled in with the best estimate we have at the time knowing that it could you know it it's going to be a ballpark. >> Mr. Boltzar, congratulations. You just got invited to the working

124group to uh work on improving this process. >> I would like to retract everything I just said. No, in all seriousness, you know, I mean, I know this is a tremendous amount of work that goes into putting this document together, and I think, you know, what we're what I'm hearing is the board's interest in in understanding this and making sure that we can support these efforts and understand them as best as we can. And so, uh, I think we have a clear action item of of building some subset of this team to uh, tackle this moving forward. And I I'm looking at that side of the room. So, uh, I look forward to uh, to working on that. Go ahead, Mr. Rollzer. And I I I would like to say I know it's not easy,

125but I mean I I I live doing the capital budgets and things where where I work now, where I have been. So I understand the difficult nature of trying to take big projects, put numbers to them. So um I I appreciate everything that's here and and there's a lot of there's a ton of detail here. So it's so it's great. Um it's just like that what that next little bit you will really take this plan and make it of of it the highest value it could be as we're going to make be making significant decisions on spend you know coming up over the next couple years. >> Thank you. Any other questions or thoughts? Mrs. >> HS This document uh is one that we get every year and um the idea is that we see

126that there's planning so that we don't all of a sudden run into oh that that thing's been sitting there making noise for for years of oh now it has to be replaced all of a sudden. We've planned ahead and we know that something's coming to its end of life that has to be done before it's an emergency. We we do the regular paving. do the regular briefing. That's the overall purpose of of this plan and always has been. Um to Mr. Cotch's um Mr. Cotch has has this all in his head. I keep saying to him there writing these things down. He knows how how old every carpet is and how old every roof is and how old every water fountain is. So, um I just want to kind of remind everyone that he has

127he has done a wonderful job keeping this all um in front of us year after year after year and anticipating before we have emergencies and and that's greatly appreciated. That really um saves us in the budgeting process and for the sake of the and community listeners. Parts of this will come from savings and parts of this come from already budgeted items so that everyone knows all of this is not something we're going to be borrowing since we're looking ahead at a large borrowing um coming up. Um that these are projects that are either already budgeted or the money is there within our savings and that's why we have it. So I just wanted to clarify that. >> That was incredibly helpful. Thank you, Mrs. Any other thoughts or questions? Okay, Mr. Deetsz, Mr. Lions, Mr.

128Charles, Dr. Schaefer, Mr. Caj, thank you very much. And Mrs. Robins, too. Okay, we are on then to our last presentation of the evening, our PCCD grant proposal from Mr. Lions and Mr. Deetsz. >> Yes, good evening. Give me one second. I'm going to just switch the live stream over to show the presentation. All right. Thank you. Uh we wanted to bring this this evening uh but we also wanted to related to the multi-year plan. This is actually a project that we've been looking at uh in fits and starts over the last two calendar two school years. Uh it started a little over two years ago when there was an issue with the current um PA system with ringing bells and whatnot. We you know it wasn't a system that I had put in. Uh

129and it was my first opportunity to kind of peel back a lot of the layers of the onion uh of what was going on. It's one of those things where when you're when you're new and you're orienting yourself, you hear this is a priority, this priority, and you try to prioritize all of the priorities and this was never one of the ones that was brought to me. Uh but then when we had that issue and we set about solving it, uh it became clear that this needed to be prioritized, but we needed to do it in a way that could be planned for, budgeted for, uh in the context of all the other repairs. We also couldn't make a decision in isolation and put one thing in the high school, one thing in the middle

130school, one thing in every other building in the long term, which is where we currently are with all of our platforms being slightly different. Uh, none of them talking to each other. So, we wanted to really take our time, make sure that we were looking at this from a unified perspective across the whole district, uh, as well as making sure that we were meeting the needs of the high school in its uniqueness from its size, uh, and the number of different demographics that it serves from outside groups renting it to internal groups, the athletic teams, uh, to our our day-to-day uh, classroom instruction lives. So in looking at this uh we are kind of giving some historical context and background information. So our current system the oldest components in that are over 30 years old.

131I couldn't tell you exactly how old they are uh but they're over 30 years old. And the newest ones date back to when the high school renovation took place in the years 2006 through 2008. Uh the two biggest priorities that we see, two biggest shortcomings that we see uh are a lack of integration options for voiceover IP uh and emergency management. So if we were to have an alert triggered in the emergency management system there there would be no automated way to get that into the PA system. So somebody would have to trigger it in the emergency management system and then get on the PA and uh communicate that in the lack of integration with the VO voice over IP is that we do have some limited capability to use any voice over IP phone.

132So it's not like they have to stand in a single microphone uh to reach the PA system, but we don't have a lot of options for like pre-recorded messages or to be able to schedule something to just make a phone call in and have it happen. uh and then as with any aging system becomes increasingly difficult to repair or replace components when they go bad uh on that. So the other two things are that the signal chain is entirely analog. Uh I use the little Frankenstein stereo diagram that you see there because there's literally a volume knob that they turn up and turn down if they need to make the PA system louder on there. And then it it does one of the limitations uh of it. We don't really think of it as a

133limitation, but it only does audio broadcast. There is no ability to display visual alerts or colors or flashing lights or uh scrolling text. So, as we think about what the goals of a replacement project should be, we want to convert from an analog system to an IP based system. So, as opposed to every single speaker in the building being wired back through a copper speaker cable into a giant amplifier, uh each individual speaker would be its own network device that plugs into one of our network switches. Um for that, so that's what we mean by an IP based system. We would want to move the control of all of that from an onremise amplifier, master clock, tone generator, uh, to a cloud-based platform that does all of that via software. We want to, as I

134mentioned in my introduction, we want to establish a common functionality across all of our facilities so that if we can meet all of the needs of the high school, we can probably meet all of the needs of our smallest uh elementary school in terms of zones and uh bell schedules and all of those things. But we want to make sure that we can have a platform that will serve all of our facilities. So, we have a common knowledge base. If a if a principal needs to if if a principal experiences a family emergency and they're going to be out and another one needs to go cover that building, they should know how to use the PA system. Uh and then as the things that I mentioned as two of our biggest priorities right now, we

135want to integrate seamlessly with our voiceover IP platform as well as our emergency management software uh that Mr. Deetsz has been pursuing. And then we want to improve our ability to repair and replace components if they have a problem at a lower cost than what we're currently experiencing. So to give a some idea of what exactly we're talking about there, there's a few visuals here. So the biggest thing that would see to the average person walking through a building is they would see an enhanced speaker endpoint. Um so as opposed to just a round or a square speaker grill on the wall uh or in the ceiling, you would have something that looks like these two items here. These are made by a company called Atlas IED, but um we won't necessarily get that exact

136item, but they are two that we really like. Uh you may have seen these in the I13 conference center. So, what we like about these is it's accessible to the hearing impaired. There's the ability to scroll text to flash the lights to change the color. So, if that screen goes red because there's a fire drill, you're going to be able to read this is a fire drill or this is an actual fire or this is a lockown drill or this is an actual evacuation. Um, so we'll be more bring more accessibility to those users who have physical differences. Uh, we want to have the ability to utilize silent alerts. Again, that scrolling text. So if we did have an emergency situation and we didn't want to broadcast like everybody go to the cafeteria, we could

137say in scrolling text, everybody please report to the cafeteria or everybody please leave through the nearest exit, etc. Uh we would have individual volume control over each individual speaker. So you could have speakers in the cafeteria be louder than speakers in a classroom, speakers in a in the hallway be louder than those in a classroom, etc. Uh, and then we could have color coding on that screen as I've alluded to for different scenarios. Uh, so everybody sees, you know, they might say this is a fire drill and it's an orange as opposed to bright red, whatever those might be. Um, I would rely on Mr. Deetsz to give me some ideas of all those different things. Uh, a biggest a big limitation right now at the high school is a lack of the uh, zoning

138functionality. So, this is just the first floor plan of the high school drawn up there. Uh, and I highlighted a couple different zones. So, with a softwarebased platform such as what we would pursue here, we'd have an infinite number of zones available to us. Uh, so you could have bells that only ring in the cafeteria so that students know it's, hey, it's time to clean up your tables and get ready because the bell to go back to class is about to ring. Uh, but those bells don't have to ring in every single classroom. You could have bells that ring in classrooms that have a lunch but don't ring every other room. Bells that ring in B lunch but don't ring every other room. um examples like that. You could have bells that only ring in

139your common areas such as your hallways, your gymnasium, uh the auditorium, or you could have bells that don't ring those areas. So, for example, we're doing access testing uh in convocation hall uh over the next couple of days at the high school. If we don't want bells to ring in that room, we can exclude them from there so it doesn't disturb those students who are taking that assessment on there. Uh and other examples that we listed here for that ring only or indoor bells, outdoor bells, all speakers, etc. Uh, and then some additional software capabilities that we want to bring. We want to make it easier for our staff to create and modify bell schedules. Uh, our current software that it is very time consuming and very um tedious to create bell schedules. It's it's

140hard to describe. Uh but it is a challenge for the for the administration and their office assistants over there to take care of all of that. Um we want to be able to integrate it with our access control system and our security camera system. So for example, if we were to have a forced alert, a forced entry on a particular door, can we alert the people that are in that area that this door was forced open so that they're more vigilant uh and they know to be prepared for a situation. Uh we want to have connectivity with digital signage so that if we were to send out something over the PA system, we could broadcast it on any digital signage that we have. Um and a piece that kind of ties in with safety is

141the ability to use a desktop or a mobile notification. Uh again thinking about accessibility. If you have a student um who may not have hearing or vision, if we can send a mobile notification that pops up on their device, then their screen um assisted technology is going to relay that information to them. So even they're included in that or if there are staff members who are in an office and they don't necessarily have a PA speaker if they can get that notification on their device. Uh the ability to hit pre-recorded messaging as we alluded to and then also the ability to broadcast to multiple sites. So, if we need to send something to all of the buildings that are on the Nesville campus or if we needed to send a notification to all of the

142buildings that are south of Route 30 or whatever the example might be, but we would be able to hit multiple sites with a single broadcast message from the superintendent, whatever the situation might be. Uh so, some projections on that. We our preliminary total estimate uh somewhere between 900 and a million 900,000 and a million dollars. Uh we have one proposal that we we got over a year ago which is what informed this budgetary number. Um so we know that number is good. That included all of the installation, all of the wiring, all of the software licensing, everything and point um from from start to finish for the entire project. We have $212,681 allocated for us uh through the PCC grant. We just have to host the competitive bid process um approved by PTE for us

143to receive those funds. Uh and then we would currently anticipate spending whatever that difference is somewhere around 700,000 uh out of capital reserve andor fund balance we would defer to Miss Robin's expertise on where that would come from at that time. Uh however that we would at the same time we would be actively pursuing additional grant funding opportunities. So, for example, last year, uh, the Department of Justice, their cops program, community oriented policing services, they had a school violence prevention program grant, uh, that was worth up to the neighborhood of a half a million dollars per institution. That grant window was in June. So, like we might have an opportunity in June to get another $500,000 uh, in that grant. We did not have the ability to do it to apply for that grant at

144this time last year because we didn't have a state budget. We didn't know what our PCCD funding was going to be. We didn't there were a number of reasons for for our not applying for that budget um for that grant at that time but anticipating to apply when we had a project that we definitely wanted to pursue on that. Mr. De says he's happy to help me write that grant. Uh so then our recommended action tonight is strictly asking you to authorize us to seek those bid proposals. We're not asking you to approve the purchase of anything. Uh we would put together our bid specifications. We would get those proposals back. We would evaluate those proposals and then we would bring them to you with an explanation of here's the the proposal that we're recommending

145and why we're recommending it. here are the others that we received alongside of it and why we're not recommending those. Uh and so that's what we're seeking tonight is your appro or we'll seek your approval at the voting meeting to authorize us to make those competitive bid proposals uh and then bring that project back to you at a later time for completion over the summer of 2026. And we'll take any questions. >> Thank you, Mr. Lions. we can add this to the list of uh issues impacted by the dysfunction of our budget process in Harrisburg last year. So, uh thank you for for setting this up for us moving forward. Any questions from my colleagues miss? >> Um first of all, thank you for the presentation. Uh what is the expected lifespan of the major

146components? We would expect all of these items to have a minimum service life of 10 years. Minimum service life. We obviously our current PA system it's people don't move speakers very often. It's not like they get dropped moving from room to room uh with that. So it could certainly be longer than that, but we would anticipate in our multi-year planning process a 10-year lifespan as a minimum starting point. Anyone else? Well, as a followup to that, is there a warranty attached to that that'll you're good for survival? >> The answer to that will be yes, but I won't be able to tell you what that warranty is until we get the proposals back because each manufacturer. So, for example, the Atlas IEDs, they offer different lengths of warranties depending on which product you you which

147product line you use. So they might have product lines that are warrantied for 10 years and they might have product lines that are warrantied for three years. So like if you can imagine a speaker that's going in a correctional facility, they probably don't have offer as long of a warranty on that just because of the environment. Whereas a speaker that's going into a lower incident environment is going to have a longer warranty from that. So just using those as an example, we would we would be targeting in our RFP though. we would set some minimums um on what those products need to offer as far as what warrant what they what warranty they come with. Um, and we've been in conversation with I13 who uses the Atlas IPS to to get some information on that

148as well as some other um neighboring districts who've done PA system replacements recently to find out what the warranties are in their products that they have and kind of try to split the difference and go down the middle so that we we're getting something that could apply to the the majority of vendors who might bid on this. Swberry, >> thank you very much for the context you provided how clear it is about what we've done, what we're doing now, and what we will be doing. Um, I'm you're also helping me learn again and again through your through your presentations that the the better it sounds, the more helpful and useful you're getting me ready for the price tag to be on a later slide. So, thank you for that learning. Um, is it is the

149action item for the high school modernization? It looked like it said at the high school. We mentioned like other capabilities of other buildings. >> So if you look at the multi-year plan, which I which I didn't draw any attention to because there future years, I drew the attention to the high schools. Yeah. But we would, our aim would be to do the high school this coming summer and learn lessons through that process and then pursue this exact same type of project for some or all or half or some percentage to be determined of the other buildings in the following two to three years. So you'll be looking phasing them over the the course of two to three years so that we can get everybody onto a single platform and you know, upgrade each of them

150and then know like, hey, 10 years from now it's the high school and then 11 years from now we're getting these three buildings again and then 12 years from now, etc. >> So, the vendor proposals will kind of tell us about their their ability to do those things. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thanks very much, >> Mr. Bulazar. Um, I think it would be helpful for everyone to hear because it it's not like we would compare and say, "Hey, we could do this for whatever it is a million dollars and um and doing and not doing that means it's free." There's got a cost to sitting here allowing the old technology to just keep um aging. So, can you give some perspective of really what's the the cost that would happen if we just kept on

151going with our ancient um way that we do it? That would be hard to put in to a financial number here on the spot. Uh but what I would say the cost there is becomes safety and operational smoothness in the building. like to to give a a very clear example. Um, when we started, like I said, to peel back the layers of this onion in the the MDF of the high school, there's a giant rack that has the amplifier and then all kinds of speaker wire goes out of that. In that rack, there's also a clock. The clock does not ring the bells. There's also a headphone wire that runs out of that clock into an actual telephone handset. When you hear the bell ringing in the high school, that bell tone is coming from

152that phone handset. So, if if there's an issue, somebody calls us and says the bells aren't ringing. Right now, there could be eight different reasons why the bell isn't ringing. Maybe they don't have the right bell schedule set because that person's out sick and nobody else knows how to use it. Maybe that telephone power supply died. Maybe the amp isn't working. So, we we lose time. Teachers lose instructional time with their students because their students don't know when they're supposed to leave one class and when they're supposed to be in another. Um, and there's there's not a financial cost there, but there's a huge opportunity cost and a huge disruption to quality of life. >> I I appreciate you uh bringing forward the lost opportunity cost, all these other things and the what u safety

153and the other things that will come along. Really, that's kind of what I I think is informative for everyone to hear that this an investment like this isn't just, hey, I'm just replacing the system. that's so much more than a choice between A or B. So I appreciate that extra detail. >> Yeah, I understand the Frankenstein reference better now. >> Mrs. H, >> I have a somewhat related question. Um, even I can hear the old system is is the oldest possible technology. ring from a telephone. But you two work always with the very very best because you see it because you see its opportunities and so forth. My question is is there something in between? >> So we brought this number >> this looks like it does more than we need. So that I mean

154>> I know >> I would I would say it doesn't but but the um but we brought we brought this number to you and we used this number for the budget because uh as I said the the Atlas IED speakers are in use at the IU13 uh conference center and in their um what what do they call the one the Mannheim Education Center the one that used to be the old HC Bernard school. Uh so they use those devices in there and so they use it both in their conference center as well as in their school um environment. The the software that that we used in creating that budgetary proposal uh is in use at multiple school districts um throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Uh and I have a couple of close contacts who've worked

155with it specifically. So, we had this budgetary proposal drawn up by somebody coming and walking through the entire high school building saying, "Okay, in this room, in these types of rooms, we would use this type of speaker. You would need this many in this hallway because it's x number of feet long. You would need this kind of speaker in the arena because of the high ceiling or this or that." So, they they speced all of that out using these specific speakers. They speced out the software based on the number of speakers that we would have which are which are your users um in the PA system. And then we speced out the installation for it to be done in a a one month window so that because that it takes more human beings to install

156something in one month than it does to do it in two months or three months. So we spec it with a one month installation window. Um, and we speced for them doing all electrical and cabling, etc., because that was the most expensive that it could possibly be. Um, the worst or best case scenario, depending on where you're looking at the the issue from. Um, so but when we put this RFP together, we won't be saying you need to propose 250 Atlas ID speakers and you need to propose 500 licenses of Informiccast or this or that. We'll be saying we need IP speakers that do AB and C. We need a a software that does XYZ. we need installation services in this time frame etc. Uh so we'll put that proposal together. These these proposals as

157as you may remember when we put out the RFP last year using the PCCD grant to get the uh Halo environmental sensors. We had presented one budgetary number. The bid proposals came back uh I believe they were about $12,000 below what we had estimated and what the initial quote was because competitive bids are always more value um to the end user. So that's what we are hopeful that we'll see a much lower number just because it'll be a competitive bid, but also because we'll be exposed to to different product lines and we'll get to learn what the pros and cons of each of them are. I appreciate how thorough your your background was in preparing that those numbers. I don't know if I've always realized that that we had quite that accurate number. However, my

158question is what we really need is something reliable to ring bells that's easier to use. Um, so what I'm saying is between that and what I'm going to say bells and whistles and flashing lights and all, is there is there something in between there? Yeah, there there may be. So, I'll give you an example of why something like this is >> the difference so little that we >> No, it's pretty major. Um, we need why needs to be like this. I'll give you an example. So, for instance, we got a call that there was an active shooter near the school building and I had to make the notification to put the building into a secure lockdown. Nobody in or out. Um, try to relay it to the principal. Principal is not available. Try to get

159to a staff and there's not a way to mass communicate that when it needs to happen. So, we're trying to do a holistic approach looking at um ADA accessibility with this too with the screens to be able to see it because we do have classrooms where the teacher and and students are all um hearing impaired. So, we have to have look at the holistic approach and sometimes we can do like the cheap method with the bells, but that doesn't give us the need for we need to make an emergency such as like a a holder and that could be for medical date needs or something like that. So, we got to look at the whole total picture and if we want to do something, we got to do it right the first time. So we

160don't spend money throughout those 10 years that we can use that for the total the lifespan >> that kind of leads to my question u for PA systems and as with all technology what happens when power goes out how quickly can emergency messages be broadcasted and does it override all restrictions >> so one of one of the major advantages uh with an IP based system as I that each individual speaker will connect back into our network switches. All of our network switches are connected to battery backups. Um, some buildings have a buildingwide battery backup. Some buildings have just individual battery backups like the giant thing sitting on the floor over there that the PA system in this room is plugged into. Um, and so they draw the speakers that I showed there. They draw all

161of their electricity for their operation through that network connection. It's called power over Ethernet or PoE. That power comes from the network switch. The network switch is connected into the battery backup. So in the event that we lose utility power, all of those end points will stay on as long as the batteries can last. Most of our batteries will last north of one hour. I won't hazard any guess of longer than that, but they're all sized that they should last at least one hour in the event of a loss of utility power in that location, at which time we would hope that it would either be restored or that we've made plants because we're going to have other things that aren't going to work such as lights, food service, etc. So we we wouldn't anticipate

162any loss of PA system operation in the event of a routine loss of utility power. But in an extended loss of utility power, we certainly could could have a loss of functionality, which is the case with our current system as well. >> Okay, I think that's it. Any other thoughts or questions? Okay, thank you Mr. Lions. Thank you, Mr. Deetsz. Okay. So, we generally through these meetings go about two hours max before we call a recess. Brief brief brief recess. So, we're going to take a five minute recess right now so people can take care of themselves. Thank you. The whole Looking good. Thank you. Say I'm ready. Foreign I'm sitting there. Stand. Look what I wrote. Oh my god. You're right. So, I might as well It's amazing. That I mean honest I know

163exactly where they are. They're talking to them. Yeah, that's what I would. Okay, thank you for that. I think we all needed that. Okay, we are on to item three which is action for voting meeting for January 22nd, 2026. That's just to say that our actions at that meeting in January will be a to accept the multi-year plan and grant authorization to develop specifications for 2026 projects i.e. the multi-year plan and then also we'll be voting on uh ex uh approving the uh seeking of competitive bid proposals in service of the uh PA system that Mr. Vance and Mr. G just presented to us. And so we are on now to item four, Mannheim Township community comments. Residents, taxpayers, districts, employees, and students are all welcome and encouraged to participate. The board will engage in

164discussion, but will pro provide followup if needed. If you'd like to speak, please fill out a commenters card for the board secretary to collect, limit your remarks to five minutes, and share your full name before you begin. Who would like to make comments this evening? >> Good evening. Welcome. >> Thank you. Uh Samantha McN speaking on behalf of the Manheim Township Education Association. Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to begin tonight by recognizing something that represents effective leadership and meaningful collaboration in this district. The on-site employee health clinic is a strategic investment in our people and in the long-term stability of our schools. But the clinic deserves recognition not just for what it is, but for how it came to be. This clinic exists because collaboration was intentional and fostered from the very beginning.

165Our HR director, Kate Ward, and our chief operating officer, Donna Robbins, made a conscious decision to involve MTEA as a true partner in the process to tour and learn about other employee health clinics in the region and to discuss employee health needs. That decision to collaborate meaningfully shaped the success of this initiative. From a financial perspective, the clinic reflects sound stewardship of district resources. It encourages employees to engage in preventive care, reducing health care utilization costs over time. But the more important return on investment is human. A healthier staff, fewer absences, greater stability, and educators who can consistently show up for students. The clinic also plays a critical role in staff retention. At a time when districts across Pennsylvania are struggling to retain experienced educators and support staff, this district chose to invest in the

166people who already serve its students. Retention does not come from slogans or one-off gestures. It comes from systems that respect employees and recognize that working conditions are student learning conditions. And this is where the broader lesson cannot be ignored. This success was not just about personalities. It was about process. When employees are treated as partners, when professional expertise is respected, and when collaboration is embedded from the start, the district benefits. When those elements are missing, decisions become vulnerable to confusion, to conflict, and to preventable risk. As the board looks ahead to future decisions, particularly those involving staff and district finances, this clinic stands as a clear model. Collaboration is not slower. Exclusion is collaboration is not risky. Disengagement is. Good processes don't just build better programs. They built they build trust, stability, and shared ownership

167of outcomes. Tonight, we want to express appreciation for the leadership shown by Kate Ward and Donna Robbins and for the process that is delivering measurable benefits for our teachers and the district. So, as you hear from our members this evening, we ask that you recognize this clinic for what it truly represents, a clear blueprint for how this district must move forward if excellence is the goal. Thank you. >> Good evening. Welcome. >> Hi. Good evening. My name is Olivia Bro and I'm an elementary teacher in the district. As an elementary teacher, I'm exposed to sticky hands, runny noses, soggy shoelaces, and coughing fits directly into my face. Like a lot of teachers, our students, our families, and our classrooms come first. Often, our own health ends up at the bottom of the list, especially during

168business times like parent teacher conference week. That's what happened to me. At the first sign of illness, I pushed through. I was fine. I went on until I lost my voice. Knowing I had three more days of teaching and two days of back-to-back conferences made me more than worried. I knew I wasn't going to be able to get in to see my primary care physician. So, at the urging of a colleague, I downloaded the Spruce app. I had been hesitant at first to use the Healthworks because I have such a good working relationship with my primary care physician. Upon downloading the app, I was immediately connected with a PA from Healthworks who was able to schedule me to visit that night, the very last appointment of the day, to be swabbed and checked out. This

169visit was so smooth. I was in, out, and on my way home in 20 minutes. Healthworks followed up with my results and then even checked in later that week to see if my symptoms subsided or if I needed to be seen again. Because of Healthworks, I was able to get answers quickly, take care of my health responsibly, and still show up for my students and families during an important week. This experience showed me that the on-site clinic is not just a convenience. It's a vital support system for staff. It allows educators to address health concerns early, reduce their time away from classrooms, and ultimately help us all remain present, effective, and healthy for our students and our families. I'm grateful this resource is available to us, and I hope it continues to be supported for

170the well-being of our entire school community. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Welcome. Hi, I'm Kristen Rikner and I teach third grade at Ber. Um, I am here to thank you for our on-site health works clinic. I'm also in the job where I get multiple hugs each day along with people sitting close to me and sharing their dreams, especially when they don't feel well. Um, being present in the classroom as a teacher and staying healthy helps our students succeed. The clinic's convenient location and stock of basic medications allow staff to miss less hours of the school day and to return to health and we can get an appointment the same day. In addition, the staff and healthwork advocate, the health works people advocate for us and help with preventative treatment rather than just

171curative care. And that's a big piece for us. This is important and it keeps the staff in the building so we can focus on nurturing and challenging our students for success. Thank you for supporting the on-site clinic um union and teachers with your and the board support. Thank you. You have created time and money saving resources that is greatly appreciated. On the way in, I talked to a colleague and she said, "I love it. I'm obsessed with the care that Christy Galbreth lives gives." And I agree. I've been teaching here since 1997. I'm just wondering where it's been all this time. Thank you. >> Welcome. Thank you. >> Sorry, I'm really short. >> Good evening, members of the board, administrators, and members of our school community. My name is Christy Means, and I'm a librarian

172at Boot Camp Elementary. As an elementary school librarian, I have the unique privilege of working across grade levels, content areas, and buildings. Because of this vantage point, I see firsthand how leaders leadership decisions not only shape just our curriculum implementation, but daily learning experiences for our students. Tonight, I'd like to take a moment to share my gratitude for the support of our library program and to recognize several leaders whose work directly strengthens teaching, learning, and community in our elementary schools and libraries. I want to begin by acknowledging Dr. Sharon Schaefer and our elementary principles for their continued support of our libraries and its role in both current and upcoming curriculum. When the library is viewed not only as a place but a shared instructional resource center, it becomes a powerful extension of the classroom. That

173belief is evident in the way our leaders encourage the use of library materials, digital resource platforms, and our expertise of our librarians to support curriculum goals in our district. I have had the opportunity this year to serve on two curriculum teams supported by Sharon's leadership and her tire tireless thoughtful work in the curriculum review cycle. The depth of her work especially as we prepare for new state standards does not go unnoticed. Her leadership in navigating the upcoming workforce standards and new health standards reflects a deep understanding of what our students need to be successful both now and in the future. These standards call for critical thinking, collaboration, media literacy, and responsible decision making skills that align naturally with what is already occurring in our school libraries every single day. Sharon's collaboration with the curriculum teams

174has led to a vision for our district that ensures a new curriculum is not just compliant but meaningful, intentional, student centered, and rooted in our library collections. I'd also like to recognize my principles, Dr. Andy Martin and Mrs. Amanda Mson and by extension all of the elementary school principles as educational leaders who are deeply committed to building communities of learning rooted in acceptance, inclusion, and excellence. Their passion shows not only in what is taught in our schools, but how learning communities are formed, sustained in our buildings, and how the library is becoming the root of those things. Dr. Dr. Martin brings this commitment to life at Booker with Bucher family meetings where students are given a voice, relationships are strengthened, and a true sense of belonging is cultivated. These moments matter. They create a family-like

175atmosphere for the Booker Bears where our students feel safe, valued, and part of the community. Mrs. Mson also does this in her own unique and inspiring approach through home room buddies and curriculum pilot programs at Wrecked this year. By encouraging crossgrade connections and innovative instructional practices, she's fostering collaboration, leadership, and curiosity among both our staff and our students. These experiences are not only enriching learning but also model what it is to be part of supportive forwardinking school community. From the library perspective, these leadership practices matter deeply. They create schools where curiosity is encouraged, diverse practices and perspectives are welcomed, and learning extends beyond a textbook. They allow the library to function as a central hub to support literacy, inquiry, creativity, and connection across our elementary schools. I am so grateful to work alongside leaders who

176value collaboration, who understand the power of a strong curriculum, a robust library collection, and building relationships with our students through literature. Leaders who recognize the library as an essential partner in student learning. Leaders who know the power of a library collection and how they can be used to enhance each student's individual learning, interest, and passion. Thank all of you in addition for your support, your vision, and your dedication to our students. Thank you for all you have done to ensure that our library collections are a place where every child can find themsel in a book. >> Thank you. >> Hi, my name is Mark Deer. I live in Bloomingdale Development. I wanted to give a shout out to uh Kayla Adterbury. Uh last schoolboard meeting, she did a great job. I think uh she's a

177high school Man Township senior. Thought she did a really good job explaining why uh seventh graders should not have access to sexually explicit books or um pornographic imagery. Uh there's another young lady named Megan uh who also had some concerns about some of the material in um books. Her name is uh Megan and it's Megan's story, Lost in the Pages. This is a transcription of a video that she did. The time I really started to love reading was probably kindergarten. And I just love the Sam I am books. I love books because it's just like an adventure, an escape, another opportunity and an experience. I lived all over Cash Valley Elementary School. That's when CO started. And CO made it so I had online school for a while. Through online school, I started reading a

178bit more books that were descriptive in nature. When I went to Logan Middle School, that's when it really got worse. It was more open, more readily accessible, and it was normalized. I hadn't had a phone until this year, February 14th, is when I got it. The stuff that I accessed online was a lot more roses and happy, like romance books, maybe kissing, but it wasn't descriptive about explicit sex. The books that I had found and had been recommended were definitely that explicit sex. When I started reading books like that, I started reading more because it was more open in middle school. It piqued my interest and I started to read more like that probably because I was just beginning to figure out human nature. My hormones were beginning to change. I was starting to get

179my period. And I also am really good at learning. I love to learn. I found everything I could on it and I got heavily into that stuff. It became an addiction. I had to read something like that or I didn't get that fix of dopamine, whatever you want to call it. It progressively got worse because after I found out what it was and what they do, basically I felt like I needed that connection with someone. So, I went online and I chatted with pretty much pedophiles and a whole bunch of other people just trying to find that connection. I put myself and my family at risk. I acted like the character in my book. Like life was the book for me. In my mental view, I was struggling so badly and I just didn't completely

180understand it. I was struggling so badly and that was an escape. That was like the only thing that would make me happy. I was a super extroverted kid. But the more I read this, the more I thought, I don't need friends. I just need this connection. So I started distancing myself not only from friends. I grew to hate myself. I grew to hate others. I hated my mother. I hated my sister. I hated everyone. As it continued to get worse, I started lying more and hiding things more. I had to go to juvie a few times because of how bad my relationship with my mother was. It definitely stemmed from normal romance because I loved that love connection that was stated in books, which can really be beautiful, but then it went into something more

181explicit. And the explicit content definitely brought me to that point. This necklace is a safety pin with a chain. It's a suicide prevention necklace and it's a promise to stay alive. It's a safety pin. People literally make brain neurons that connect to the thought. As a kid, if you read that, you can't get it out of your head. You just can't close the book and forget about it. It ingrains itself in your brain and it will be there forever. You can't get that innocence back and you will not be able to unsee those words. So, when people say that you can just close the book if you don't like what you're reading, I heavily disagree because if you're given that book in the first place, you're going to read it. And if you read it,

182you have that in your head. If it's in schools, it's affecting people that it's not helping and they're being suggested it. So, it's being normalized, being normalized by teachers, by librarians, by their peers. So, it just recirculates into teenagers and it's given over and over until they are eventually numb to it and have not been able to peel back that film that literally covers their every sense of it. They can't see what's right and what's wrong. It's like putting a blindfold over someone and expecting them to run. The point isn't about romance or cute love story anymore. It's about getting your reader in that aroused state. That shouldn't be in children's libraries. Why let schools have this on the off chance that it'll help someone when in actuality it is more harmful than it is

183helpful? I think that if the teacher hadn't initially recommended that author, I wouldn't have seen it as quite so normal. I don't think the librarian even knew how much of a time. >> Thanks for your time. >> Anyone else like to give comment? Okay. Seeing none, that brings us to adjournment. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> So, Mr. Bazar, is there a second? >> Mr. Rivera. Yeah, you. Our next scheduled board meeting is Thursday, January 15th, 2026 at 6 p.m. here at the district office. Meetings will be live streamed and recorded for viewing purposes. Thank you to all Manheim Township staff, administrators, and volunteers for your dedication to our students and community. Excuse me. Excuse me. We're not quite done yet. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. All in favor of German, please

184say I. I. >> I. All oppose, nay. >> Motion carries. Now we are adjourned. Good night. Thank you for coming.