McGuffey School Board Meeting April 16, 2026

001Good evening everyone. We're going to call the order our committee meeting. Dr. Bert. >> Thank you, Madam President. Good evening to McGuffy Board of Directors, teachers, administration, families in attendance. Uh tonight, Madam President, I have six items for the committee. Uh first, did I see Cooper? There he is. Thanks, Cooper. Thanks for giving me the So, we have uh from the student council representative Cooper Grace, he's a sophomore, to present to us what's happening at McGuffy Cooper. >> Hello, I'm Cooper Grace and I'm going to be giving you guys a school and sports update. The McGuffy Prom is scheduled for April 25th at Pennsylvania Charlie Museum. This year's McGuffy prom court is Ariana, Maline Lame, Gracie McVey, Cora Thomas, and Ava Olm. Sophomores will be taking the PSAT 10 on April 28th and 29th. The

002music in our schools event was held on March 24th here at the high school. Our elementary students came up for the morning and got to enjoy performances from our middle school and high school bands in an abbreviated version of our musical production of Shrek the musical. Senior Anthony Novak was selected as an all state musician by the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and has been invited to perform an all state conference later this month. The McGuffy Boss IQ team finished third out of 65 teams at this weekend's tournament at Penn University. Let's give them a round of applause. And now for our sports updates. Boys middle school baseball is now 3 and one. Girls middle school basketball is now 4 in one. The boys varsity tennis season is now over. We had a very young team

003that improved every day. Boys varsity baseball and girls varsity softball are in full swing for their seasons about halfway through. Senior recognition for softball is April 20th at 4 and for baseball April 28th at 6:30. Baseball has a 4 and 10 record and softball is 5-2. Track season has hit the invitational stages with our athletes competing at high levels, winning hardware and breaking records. Junior Elena Fank recently set the McGuffy Pault record at 9 ft. >> Thank you. Good job. Thank you, Cooper. Well done. Speaking of our bots IQ team, they did uh this past weekend compete. Uh I understand two teams successfully competed at California University tonight to present our robotics team and the competitions that they're participating in is actually two advisors. Mr. Andrew Valentine, he's our high school technology education teacher and

004Mr. Cara Hassan. He's our middle school technology education teacher. And I also see that we have a number of our students here as well. So, why don't you folks come on up? >> Thank you for having us. Uh like uh Dr. Oberg said, my name is Andrew Valentine and I I'm the TSA advisor uh for our club. I'll explain that a little bit. Um but we also have Connor Hassen. Um, we have our TSA president, Logan Price, our treasurer, Nathan Fischer, our secretary, Kaylee Demek, um, two of our participants, Lucas Kinglin and Riley Delonia. Um, this was our third year competing in BSA IQ. Um, we run this through a TFA club. So TSA, it's not the airport bag check. Um, stands for technology student association. Um, that's the club that we run the robotics

005program through. Part of the reason for that, it's our engineering CTE program. It's a requirement to have a TSA club. It's a state recognized. Um so it's a requirement for the engineering CTE program. Um so I'll go through some slides. I'll show you a little bit. Um we'll talk about what is um so IQ it is a high school um combat robotics program. And what that means is the students build uh there's a weight limit 15 pound uh combat robots or bots. Um, they go into an arena that's made out of basically like bulletproof glass and they fight. Uh, we have a short video. If I can get it to work, I'll show you that of some of our competition videos. Um, before the students get into the arena, I like to talk about this

006because there is a lot of work they have to do just to get in that moment where they can actually drive their robot against other teams. Um, I'll just highlight some of them. They have to do extensive safety plans, bill of materials. They do cover cover letters, resumes, um, project schedules, electrical wiring schematics. Um, we did an industry tour at SMS group this year. They had to interview a person at SMS and then do a write up about it. They do engineering drawing sheets, um, sets, technical drawings with dimensions, um, for all of the different parts that they design. Uh, they do team interviews at the competition. They have to do writeups about their weapon system. Um the structural what's called the frame and armor, how their drive works for the robot. So the their

007gears, pulleys, things like that. Um and then the power system. So how are they powering it the electronics and then um they have to do a spa safety inspection at the competition. So every time before they go in the arena, they have to go through like a long checklist. They have to weigh the bot. They have to drive it and test it. So, um, I like to note that because there's a lot of work before they actually get to do the fun part and fight the other robots. So, our first team, uh, their name was Tsunami. Um, and I'll let Logan can kind of explain, uh, he was kind of the main mastermind behind this bot. Um, but he can explain what it does and then we actually have it here if you want to

008take a look at it. So, uh, overall goal for this year was just to create a smaller, lighter version of last year's bots, uh, with added armor and a much more efficient weapon. Overall, we blew all of our expectations out of the park with this design. And as stated previously, we placed third out of 68 teams. In comparison to in comparison to last year's V, which placed I think 17th overall in the bracket. So it is a major improvement from last year and a overall great design to build off of some in future years. >> Well done. >> So the students design these. Logan does tons of research, watching videos, reading online, uh what steel to select, what materials. He ran parts to Ohio to get them hardened before our competition um because the weapon

009shaft was bending. Um, so he wanted to get it heat treated. That way it would prevent that in our finals competition. Um, so they really put tons and tons of time and effort um into thinking, planning uh just to get in there into the arena. Um, do you want to talk about team two? >> This is my first year doing this and Valentine suggested that we do an easier one like a wedge bot. So, I really have never designed something like this before. It's my first year. So, uh it was I took a while making this, not giving us much time to do assemble and test it, but we didn't do too horrible. I think that we did better than I set my expectations to go because nearing the end, like before spring break, we

010didn't have a bot. We had all the pieces. We didn't have it set together. So, I didn't even know if we were going to have one in the arena to begin with, >> but I went over to Logan's over spring break, worked on it for three days straight, most a day, and did testing. It worked decently well. It drove so way better than I expected. And we did end up winning two matches. We went two and two against other wedge bots. And then our final match was against Weapon Bot and they destroyed us because we're Yeah, it's a 15 pound weight limit, but we only made nine pounds because when I was designing this, I didn't want to go overboard with weight and I had a whole bunch of weight to spare. So, the two

011teams we beat were Troy Angle, which was North Game's team, and Ringold's team, uh, team two. Strange name. >> And we placed 33rd, which judging on how late this bot was built and how much it weighed, we did pretty good. blew his expectations out of the water. It's >> about all >> never quit. You'll never fail. >> Yeah, I think they were really excited uh just to get an arena. They spent three days over spring break. They went to Logan's house. Um spent three of their days over spring break getting it ready to go. So, I was very happy to come back and see it ready though. Yeah. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Right now, too much fun. >> Stuck on the arena. themselves. a couple things. Um, getting under the angle. >> Re-engage. Troy

012angle. Looking a little hobbly as too much. Again, using that pin from underneath. And those those pins are very effective ways to immobilize your opponents, but also score some of those aggression points, especially when you have a very evenly matched spout like this where it's high probability with about halfway through this match that it's going to go to the judges unless someone gets stuck again. Thus far, team two dominating this bout. Two, one, engage. Tsunami straight to the point to the corner and Clark flying z inverted flipped over blue. Again, you can see very small robots but very powerful. Again, you can see that by that spinning around and the flying through the air and the flying through the air right out of the gate. McCov going to grab the right way out of the

013gate. >> Just like they did in the last battle is going strong and aggressive right out of the gate. You >> see right now is is turning that spot upside down again and again. Tsunami continuing to put on the pressure and there is that patented upending that could be the ending of the lava chicken breakers breakers just upended driving inverted guess where it ended up as tsunami now taking it to it burned down needs some help >> tsunami not letting Tsunami >> playing Uber at the moment. >> Definitely different than size of these robots and style of but um >> that doesn't matter sometimes but a lot of beating right now. Btown breakers been operated but still getting some Uber points. Scott, I've never seen Bedford Bach handled in the manner that tsunami Charlie taking

014care of business. >> It is a non-stop wave of action. That is for sure. Well, right now the overall to separate the robots. So, um, as they mentioned, our teams did great overall. Uh, the team won, they placed third out of 68 teams. Um, and they went against some really competitive schools. That match with the Pinkbot, uh, that was a Bedford team, which I believe one of their teams won nationals in Ohio last year. So, um, they really, uh, showed up and did a great job. They went nine and two, had the most wins in the arena of any team there. And then our team two did great for their first year. They got in the arena, they won two matches, and they ended up placing 33rd out of 68 teams. So, yeah, they did

015a great job this year. They were very successful. I think they learned a lot. Um, Boss IQ is a great program in my opinion. Um, it gives students such applicable knowledge about future careers. They're interviewing people in industry. Um, we had industry sponsors. Um, Acutra cut parts for us on the water jet, a couple parts that we couldn't make. Um, Harden, uh, is it Harden tool and >> Harden? No, but Evan, what's his company's name? >> Harden machining. They cut our weapon out because we couldn't machine it with our mill. Uh, we needed a five axis mill for that. Um, so Logan talked to them. Some of our students talked to other industry people, got parts made, things like that. So, uh, it's a great program, um, overall. So, yeah, >> good job. >> Thank

016you. Thank you. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> That was awesome. >> Need to know also how to get one of those uh bots IQ shirts that has our logo on. I noticed the eyes were glowing gold or something going on there. All right. Next. Um so we've been talking about and and uh looking at ways to recognize our local alumni. And uh about a month and a half ago, I had members of both Cababa, which is our Claywell area business association. Uh and Rick Newton is the founder and president of Newton Institute is going to be here today to talk to us. But also, is Jody here? >> Okay. >> So, we we were talking about ways in which we could really spotlight some McGuffy alumni for a lot of purposes. uh whether

017it be for our students to see how our students that have graduated from here are doing out in the real world, have an opportunity to interact with them. Uh but also here internally, we do have a showcase of our student athletes. As most of us know, it's the plaques that we have outside of our gymnasium there in the auditorium area, but we're looking at something that maybe could apply to a lot of different areas. So, uh, what we're looking to talk about tonight in the discussions is a partnership that would involve the school district itself, the alumni foundation that was just fired up just a few years ago and of course business association. So, um, with that, Mr. Newton, we give you the floor. >> Yeah. Well, first of all, that's a tough act to

018follow. So, I don't have any robots for you. Um, >> going to be flipping >> Christine's going to pass that for anyone else. I think we have some extra copies of this presentation. they'll help you follow along because I I didn't bring a electronic presentation. And maybe before I get started, thank you for the time to to speak before the board. And also, thank you to the board. I don't make it to many of the school board meetings and you're you have a thankless job and I just want to thank you for your service to the community. It's really appreciated. Uh thank you for all that you do for the school district and for families and the students in our area. Um as Doc Oberg said, my name is Rick Newton. Uh I'm the president

019of the Newton Institute and uh um also formerly Newton Consulting, but uh uh I'm also the president of the Claor Area Business Association. Uh my wife and I have been well we both 1981 graduates from from the high school. We've been living in the area for over 27 years, raised our five children here who all went through the school district and now half of our 11 grandchildren um also attend the school. So again, this impacts uh my family uh not just the broader community. And as Dr. Oberg said, I'm here uh representing the McGuffy Alumni Foundation um as well as the Claysville Area Business Association. And um I think what we want to present here, I think, is something that really can promote the school district and have a lot of benefits for the students

020uh within the school district. So, if you turn to the to the next page, um just some background, one of the things that we did in the Claysville Area Business Association is we launched what we call the Community Hero Awards. And um this is a way for us to recognize people who never want recognition actually, but who have through selfless service and sacrifice contribute uh an incredible amount to our community. And um and so we wanted to do this on an annual basis. This past December, we did this at our annual holiday dinner. And we honored four people. Um uh Pat Pat Brown, who was long standing member in the community and the burough council president for decades. Uh we honored her postumously. Uh John Hunter, uh president of the West Alexander Fair. Jay Dutton,

021everyone knows Jay, the he's everywhere. And Brad Sims. And this was this isn't just for Clayville. This is for the entire McGuffy School District. And one of the things that we found when we did this uh this uh first of all, there was just tremendous benefit to doing this. It was very wellreceived by the entire community. We had a ton of nominations and the people that we are honored were were genuinely touched by the fact that we would want to recognize their service to the community. And uh as a matter of fact uh I think towards the end of the year we posted a little bio for each person with their picture receiving the award and uh Cava posted that we posted that to the uh a couple other Facebook pages. It was the most

022commented on. It was the most liked and loved of all of our posts that we've ever had. Um and so there was there was a lot of what we what we saw by this was there was just a tremendous benefit um by having public recognition of people that we actually want to use as role models for other people to aspire to and uh and so we did that and if you turn to the next page we did that but one of the things that we thought was missing was honoring vocational achievement. As a matter of fact, um, a lot of the nominations that we got were for people in different industries and different businesses. And we thought it's not quite I mean, yeah, they're contributing to the community. Absolutely. If you run a business, we

023we really appreciate you for doing that. But at the same time, it wasn't what we were looking for in terms of the criteria for this what we're calling the community hero awards. And so we, you know, we set about to say, well, let's do let's honor vocational achievement as well. And I know Doc Oberg, we've talked about this, you know, in years gone by. This is something that I know is near and dear to your heart. Um, and so what we decided to do, oh, oh, so what even what Doc Oberg said here was he said, um, if you walk into the school, the first thing you see, um, especially if you're going to a sporting event, is the sports hall of fame. And there's some other things that are honored there, which is great.

024And I I don't want to diminish that at all because I'm a huge sports fan and I celebrate and support the sports programs here. Um but there's a there's a missing piece that we think we're not honoring and that's this vocational um achievement. And so what we thought was hey there's a there's an unmet opportunity here to actually to to do that. So um I presented this concept to the McGuffy Alumni uh Foundation which they wholeheartedly um embraced and then we met with Doc Oberg as he said about six weeks ago and he did the same and he recommended that I present this to uh to the board and really what we are proposing is a a program that has joint partnership, collaboration and partnership between three entities. the the McGuffy School District um where

025we would want to have what we are calling an alumni achievement day where we bring in the awardees they speak in an assembly or multiple assemblies however that we haven't worked out the logistics yet but also then speaks to the classroom so that they can really engage with the students you know distribute nuggets of wisdom stories of perseverance stories of sacrifice etc that will inspire the students um the McGuffy Alumni Foundation they would lead the program coordination the alumni outreach Um, and then the Claysville Area Business Association would u be in charge of we we want to have a a banquet that evening, big banquet in the community center, fill it up um and really celebrate the people that uh that received these awards and we would also be responsible for uh raising the funds

026to make that happen. And as you can see at the bottom here, we're envisioning a seven committee uh team that would actually uh review the nominations um and select the awardees. And we we're looking for two people from the school district, three people from the the alumni foundation, and then two from the business association. So this timeline on the next slide is uh it's really just it's tentative. It's what we would envision, but what we'd love to do is start the program this year so that we could have our first awards given in 2027. So, what we're envisioning is once we get your approval, um, we would open up the nominations to the public, but we would also, the reason we want to do it sooner versus later is, you know, every five years, every

027graduating class has reunions. And so this is a way for the foundation, the the alumni foundation to actually engage those classes, um maybe even go to the reunions and then solicit nominations from their class because they're probably closer to the people who may have had, you know, success in their in their chosen fields. And so like for instance, I graduate 81, so I would be part of that, right? So we celebrate our 45th high school reunion. Boy, am I old this year? And so you would, you know, so 81, 86, 91, 96, you know, you go back 76,71. You would, you'd try to tap all of those different classes. And it's it's again, it's generally open to everybody and anybody, but we'd really specifically do that for every year that has a a high school

028reunion in that particular year. Um, so we do that for six to eight months. And in November we close those nominations and then um the last month of the year first uh month of the new year uh the committee would meet we would review those uh nominations score them deliberate etc. Usually these are like extremely difficult types of decisions to make because there's so many worthy people. We knew that from the community hero awards. It was like oh crap this is really hard you know and we envisioned the same thing but that's what you sign up for. Um and then we would notify the honores and then and again this is all TBD based on the we want to make sure we accommodate the school schedule and calendar but we're envisioning maybe in the March

029April time frame. It could be late winter early spring time frame we would have uh the alumni achievement day and the awards banquet and this is something we'd want to do every year. Um, in terms of the alumni achievement day, I already explained that we would have some, we're envisioning some kind of school assembly, some kind of uh, classroom guest sessions, and then we'd have the banquet in the evening. And hopefully, uh, on the right here, we have this alumni achievement hall of fame. We would love to have some kind of hall of fame. Originally, I was thinking, "Oh, can we create space just like we have for the sports hall of fame?" But Doc Oberg um was suggesting because he's seen this done at other school districts where they actually have uh a an

030interactive TV screen that allows you to I mean, you can put yearbooks on there. You can put past pictures and everything, but maybe during this time we would highlight the awardees of the alumni. People could select on that. they could look at past um awardees and then you could you know read about them and read about you know probably in more detail than what we would do even during the banquet. Uh next slide uh is budget considerations which as you can see we haven't gotten down to the point where we really even know what the budget's going to be. Um, so it's all TBD at this point, but I know Cabba is signing up for making sure that the funds are there to to actually do this. Um, if the school district could allocate funds

031um to create the space and maybe purchase what maybe we're envisioning is two interactive um video displays. one for public display, which would be out like where this, you know, the main entrance here by the uh gymnasium is, but the other one would be possibly by the library or cafeteria or something where the kids could engage uh during the school day. Um and u and we thought that would be great if uh if there were funds allocated for that. If not, we would raise the funds to make that happen. So, there's a lot of as you can see, there's a lot of benefits associated with this. I've just highlighted for one, we really want to inspire the students with this. That's our primary goal. Um, again, less than 1% of all of the students that

032graduate from here probably uh go on to be athletes, you know, as a as a career choice. Um, some will work in the sports industry, which is great. Uh, but we want to be able to incorporate the other 99% of vocations that people do to be able to inspire the students. again regardless whether it's trades, medicine, the arts, um we want to inspire them uh so that they know that they can actually do extraordinary things as well. Um we see another benefit is engaging the alumni. This will help create lasting connections between the graduates in their school which is something that I think is is lacking. I mean people who live in the area of course engage but what about the people who move away? Let's engage them. And we think there's a lot of

033benefits to that. Not only just tying them back to where they graduated, but that could possibly open up them wanting to giving back to the school district as well. Um, we believe the school district. So, obviously there were associated with this. This is something you could put on your website so that families that are evaluating we're going to move into the school district or not, they'd say, "Oh, that's a really neat program that they have." And they they honor their alumni would help um impact and attract families to the district. And and the other thing this is near and dear to my heart is I really believe in creating a culture of honor. That's why we did the community hero and we want to do the same thing on this in this vocational space as

034well. And just so that this whole area, the entire McGuffy School District is known as a um a community that honors the past, the present, and the future. So with that uh quick presentation uh answer any questions you might have. Yeah. When it comes to nominations, who is making the nominations? >> Anybody? >> Yeah. Now, so one of the things >> we actually have this presentation. Yeah. >> Yeah. There's there's two in each. Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Yep. So, we have what you'll see here are these are the guidelines. So there's like four pages of guidelines that define what the program is and then there's a nomination form and anyone can nominate anybody, but we we want you to have graduated from the MCU from McGuffy School District or at least attended for

035two years. I I keep saying if Joe Montana attended here for a year, we probably would honor him, you know. Um but um so yeah, so it's it's it's open to the public. Not just even if you didn't you didn't have to graduate. And who knows of somebody who graduated or attended the school district um and uh made a difference through in you know had some level of success or made a difference in their chosen uh vocation. Yeah. >> Any other questions? >> Next step. >> Oh yeah. I'm sorry. Let's go to the next slide. I'm glad way to queue me up, Doc. All right. So, in terms of next steps, um I I guess primarily we're looking for you to empower Doc Hobberg and his team to create space for this and and so

036we've got to actually formalize and finalize the program, which includes designing what does that even look like? Um, and like I said, this this whole interactive display sounds very appealing because it's also something that you could put the sports hall of fame onto as well. Um, so we need to formalize and finalize the program. Uh, we need to get your uh approval and then we'll just start raising funds and start making this happen and start marketing it out to the community. But it's a it's a great opportunity to collaborate. I mean, we love collaborating with the school district. Uh it's a great way to engage alumni and the alumni foundation and um and so that's that's what we're looking at in terms of next steps. >> I do have a question. >> Yeah. >> Um

037for the McGuffy School District, you're looking at two selection committee seats. Are you envisioning that those seats would be filled by board members or by McGuffy School District personnel? Does it matter? Have you thought that far? Yeah, we have we really don't have an opinion on that. If it if it's schoolboard members, we're fine with that. If it's administration, we're fine with that. If it's teachers, we're fine with that. It's who who really has a passion for this. Um, you know, we're open to any of those that that pool of of people to to participate. even having an employee who is not necessarily part of the community is a good set of eyes to look in. >> Yeah. >> Well, and I and I was thinking like we do have um school board members who

038are like representatives. We have one school board member who is a representative at Western Area Career and Technology. We have another one who's a representative for Pennsylvania School Board Association. Yeah. You know, so I was just wondering if you're envisioning like at least one of those seats would be a representative from the school board >> um or what you thought. >> Doc, have you thought about that at all? I agree. I think we need to have folks that are in the school years know many cases, >> right? >> Way to go. my opinion I I would be able to tell I won't be able to say yeah know that's but that's very >> well and we probably probably won't know a lot of the the people that would be awarded they might be in their

03960s or 70s or whatever so it's you know these are people who have made you know significant accomplishments in their field so that typically takes some time I think we even have I think we even have a qualification that says you had to have at least been in the field for 10 years. So, you know, uh again, we can make exceptions to the rule, but typically it takes some time. We're thinking more along like if we're being asked to give board approval. When we're giving board approval, are we giving board approval and letting whatever committee that is that takes decide on who who the selection committee members are or >> the next >> right >> so that we can plan for opportunities for those come and speak to our students, have the lunch, those kind

040of things. And then the next the bigger prize would be to talk about having it safe and we envision doesn't have to be two. We envision one community reach somewhere between the auditorium gymnasium a lot and then we thought we thought look at that another space. So when we say obtain administrative and board approval, secure formal endorsement from administration of the school board to proceed, what we're really meaning is that the board would be giving approval for use of space and perhaps the purchase of these interactive monitors. Is that correct? >> I look at what we're able to do from gaming perspective, >> right? district. So I think how we collaborate on that board approval would need to have that approved to have a meeting. >> But the board maybe this is more of a

041question for the solicitor. The board itself would not necessarily need to give approval for a partnership in this organization. We would need because we give approval for expenditure of funds use of space. Correct. >> Yes. Or you could do acknled partnership. >> Yeah. It's collaboration. >> For collaboration. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um and that you that you know and then you would assign it doesn't have to be by name or position like however you represent >> and then that could be decided on later. I just wanted to be clear about what we're being asked. >> Yeah, that's a good clarification. >> We can get started. I just I guess in general um we want to ask you, do you think this was a good idea? Should we do it? Would the board support doing this program?

042>> And maybe you don't need to have a resolution for that if everyone's shaking their head. But yeah, I don't know if what we're even asking for is are those displays $5,000? Are they $10,000? I don't know what we're even asking for, but all I know is we could ask. You might not have the budget for it. Like I said, Cabba's going to make it happen regardless. So we're not worried about the timeline per se as much as getting this thing moving and and ensuring that the the collaboration can begin >> except for and this doesn't require any money except for and I agree we would like to start the process now for that class of 2026 2027 and we could have a class or two before we even have video boards there put up

043that would cost money. So that's that's more maybe than the resolution we have is say hey we're going to collaborate with Caba collaborate with alumni foundations just so we can start >> that's a really good point I mean we don't need those displays but that's what we're envisioning. Yeah, that's right. You're right. >> Great. >> That was >> Yeah, that was my recommendation that we could have it on the agenda for next month. I think I don't see anybody disagreeing with >> No, I think my question was more along the lines of what exactly are we putting on the agenda? >> What are you approving? Yeah. Yeah. No, that's a really it's a valid question. Right. >> I'm sure we'll be able to get a good resolution by that. >> Oh, I'm sure. I'm sure.

044Um, just for clarification, not that I think one way or another this will go one way or another, but if school district were not to enter this, it would still happen for the community. Correct. It's not relying on McGuffy joining for this to happen or it is. I would think in >> I would not I actually would not want to move forward with if we didn't have the school district support >> to be honest with you. >> Yeah. >> Our graduates and our Yeah. I would think we would want to be is part of that point of >> clarification. Yeah. Yeah. >> Good question. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thank you everybody. >> Thank you. Thank you to them. I would like to take a minute to just thank Dr. Oberg several years

045ago when we the board suggested that we have some connection with the Claysville Business Association. Mr. Haynes and Dr. Oberg stepped up and they they made that connection and that's been beneficial and and thank you for that Dr. Berg. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Uh so every year as a district all 500 school districts have to do this. We have to have an independent auditing of our financials. Uh so tonight um we do have that financial audit for the 2024 2025 school year. So um we have auditor Nicole McCquort. And Nicole, I'm going to attempt to get that right this time. >> Nicole McCquort represents Zelenoxy. Zelenovski Axrod LLC. >> Yes. >> VA. >> You told me to say I know. I had >> I know. Everyone wants to try it because it's such a fun

046looking name. So, but uh hi everyone. As mentioned, I'm Nicole. I'm the manager on the audit. I've been working with uh Charlene and the team since last year. Yeah, it was last year. It was the first year. Um it's been great so far. Um Brian, the partner, Crucial, Brian Crucial, his partner on the engagement, he would have been here. He had a kids baseball game, so you know, the little ones come first for him. So, uh, I got called in to do this, uh, which I'm happy to do. But, uh, I I have, um, a little handout that you guys should have just going over the highlights and we can go into more detailed questions, uh, if you guys had any from reviewing the statements, which I believe you all have copies of. Um, so

047required communication per the auditing standards. There were no significant difficulties encountered in performing the audit. There's no disagreements with management. Uh management representations were obtained prior to issuing the statements which are required. Um and there was no consulting with other accountants to our knowledge during the audit. Um high level on the actual financial audit itself. Um we issued our independent auditors report um which is performed in the audits performed in accordance with um auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. are also known as GAP um and also the government auditing standards. Uh we express an unmodifi unmodified opinion on the financial statements which is the best um opinion you can get. Uh the financial statements are fairly presented um in all matter in all material respects in accordance with accounting with GAP. Um we

048did note an internal deficiency um related to a restatement that we had to do on the cafeteria fund for the deferred revenue. Uh there was just in administrative review um it came up that deferred revenue wasn't being released properly. The revenue was being reported but it was just kind of sitting there. So we had to do a little restatement which just requires us to report it to you guys. uh it's outlined more on those last page that you guys would have um kind of cause effects and then what management has put into place to go forward so that just doesn't happen again to clarify very common nothing not unusual to happen um uh and then for the statements itself or governmentwide the total increase in the governmentwide net position um is in the amount of

0492.4 4 million or about a 7% increase. So your the net deficit of 32 million to a net deficit of now 29 million on just the government fund financial statements. Um so for the government fund balance sheet the general assets were 14 million which was an increase of 2 million or 16%. Most of that increase came from increase in cash and cash equivalents that you guys had. Um, general fund liabilities were a $6 million increase. Uh, that increase was mostly from a or that increase was a $7 93,000 or 15%. This mostly came from an increase in due funds which due to funds is just a funding for inner fund transfer. So general fund might have paid a bill for the cafeteria fund. The cafeteria fund has to repay them back. It's all just timing

050at the end of the day when it comes to those counts of just who paid and when the money gets switched over from one to the other. Um, and then the general fund deferred inflows uh were 481,000. It was a decrease of 99,000 or 17%. Uh, governmental fund statements of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance. Uh, the general fund revenues were 37 million this year. This was an increase of 2.4 million or 7%. The increase was mostly driven by an increase in revenues from state sources. Uh the largest was from the people transportation subsidy money that you guys received. I believe if I'm recalling my numbers correctly that was about a million dollar increase from last year. Um the general fund expenditures were 30 uh $35.8 million. That was an increase of 1.4 million

051or an increase of 4%. And that increase was mostly driven by an increase in uh instruction and support service expenditures. And then the general fund net other financing uses were only $5,379. This is just refund of prior revenue or expenses that came in just they don't fit in the operating side of it. So they get put in there. Um and then the total increase in fund balance for the fund statements for the uh governmental funds was 1.3 million or a 20% increase. Um as mentioned an item of significance that you'll notice in the statements would be note 12 which I also did provide also in here. Um this was where it shows what the prior period restatement occurred. So this was the correction of deferred revenue to conform correctly with the auditing standards. um it

052increased the cafeteria n position by 47,000. Um and then on the single audit side uh your major program this year was the child nutrition cluster. Um as mentioned before the internal deficiency on the financial reporting has to get reported on the single audit. That's a requirement of the single audit which is what that this lovely page was is from. Um, all this means in terms of funding and government and stuff is that I just have to do more testing when I come in next year. But um, you guys were already considered a high risk from a single order perspective, from a finding from two years ago. So when there's a finding, it just carries on for two years just to make us do some more work to just make sure everything is in compliance. Yep.

053>> Excuse me. Did you say we're at high risk? >> Yeah. So it's just explain that. >> Yeah. So there was probably and I don't recall off the top of my head it's because this was two years ago so before ZA took over but it was probably again on the financial reporting side some type of journal entry or audit standard had to reclass to make a restatement and it just requires us to be considered high risk in the form of we just have to test more on our end of to make sure you are in compliance with the laws and regulations. There's never been a finding on the actual compliance of any of your grants. Um, this is all financial aside. >> So once again, that the internal it was a finding on reporting, not

054on compliance. >> Yes. Correct. Correct. Very clear. No, nothing wrong with the compliance. We had no issues with any of the compliance requirements. Uh, from >> So the high risk is on the reporting. >> It's on the high risk is Yeah. overall from a reporting standard. It could have also been that I it might have actually been because two years ago the the single audit was um submitted late. I think they were a little delayed the prior auditors and overmitting it >> very delayed and I think that's what caused >> which is why they're the previous auditor. Um but yes no as I have written there no internal deficiencies reported for compliance. Again two unmodified opinions on the major program major federal programs and unmodified opinion on the schedule of expenditures of federal uh awards

055or the CIA which just documents how much expenditures you had on federal awards this year. And then obviously the contact information is down there for me and Brian if you guys have questions or I can you guys have more I can do my best. >> Just on 12 we're saying that the net position fund balance of July 1st 2024 was negative 158 158,351. Correct. >> Correct. Yes. So if you were to look at last year's statement you would see that number of uh negative 205 right on it. Um but then if you were to flip to page oh goodness what page would it be in the statements? Uh it would be on the proprietary fund um statement of income statement is what I always default to calling it instead of the long name but it's

056the revenues expenditures and deposition. You'll see there it'll also show the restatement of the debt position of the 205 the effect and now at the beginning net asset will be that 158 >> negative 158 351 that half of running deficit for decades. We're slowly making our way out of that deficit. >> That was the only materials. >> There were other adjusting entries just for conformity purposes like there it wasn't a sense of this was an error type. This was the only like error adjusting entry that was identified. The others were more >> presentation of where maybe an expense is classified as instruction and it should be supporting or stuff like that. Um and then anything with like pension relation and then uh as you guys probably very well know the delay in some of the

057funding at the end of the year. So receivables had to be recorded just because of the government being not giving you guys the money right away. Um so those were the other types of entries and we have a list that I can also make sure that gets out to you guys of all of the different entries that were like that. M court, we appreciate the time put into this and thank you for the presentation. >> Of course. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> This is I have a question. Um do we know the what at the onset of the deficiency in the cafeteria? What brought that about? And what are we what is it that we're doing it's slowly digging this out of? So, our cafeteria fund is a a proprietary fund of

058the school district. It's not something that the board ever has to approve a budget for, but because we had our own internal cafeteria food service program, that is an expensive program to run. And just because of costs, uh, salaries benefits over the years, the amount of free reduced lunches subsidies don't cover the full cost of food that cafeteria proprietary fund has been running at a deficit. And that's basically the reason now that believe it or not we're C and all of our students receive free lunches. Our subsidies um because the students don't have to pay for lunches. They're using money to buy alocard items and that is slowly causing us to have a little bit of a plus every year. So we're making our way out of that deficit. Okay. that if we get to

059a point where we're no longer C, >> right, >> the chances are then we'll be right back where we were because we still have the expense of employees benefits, whatever. >> Correct. >> Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Well, actually SH have you next uh >> yes to make a presentation on where we stand as a district um with our budget. As we know that is quickly coming up for your approval and then for the um district to have a chance to look at that and then uh formally submit that in June. So sh the floor Hello. Good. Good evening everyone. I'm going to start off tonight just by basically recapping a little bit of what Nicole mentioned >> and that is just basically reviewing our fund balance. So now that that audit is complete,

060we have here a fund balance that shows after June of 2025 an overall fund balance of 7.5 million. Keep in mind the only portion of this fund balance that we can use to help balance our next budget is going to be that unassigned balance of 4.5 million. To recap the 2526 budget, the year we're currently in, we were projecting revenue of about 35.5 million and projecting expenditures at 37.2 million, leaving us in a deficit of 1.7. Therefore, if that plays out after this fiscal year is over, I am anticipating an unassigned fund balance of 2.7 million. So, we would have 2.7 million in our savings going into the 2627 school year. >> And just so I'm clear, that would be because we would take the 1.7 from it. Yes. >> Correct. Correct. Okay. Where we

061are right now, as of March 31st, 2026, we have spent 67.3% of our budget on the expenditure side. We are at 81.8% of revenues received. The revenues remaining are typically our state subsidies at this point. Maybe some delinquent tax money. So now let's take a look going into the year. I'm starting with the expenditure projections. So this looks a little bit different than what it did last year. Um, we have cleaned up salaries and benefits based on some tentative agreements with our current contract negotiations and act 93 agreements that is included in the salaries and benefits numbers that you see here. So, I'm looking right now. It looks like 37.6 6 million which is only an increase I say only of of about 400,000 over last year's expenditure budget. >> Isn't it funny that we

062put it on here and it doesn't align right? It aligned right on my screen. I wanted to break down these salaries for you a little bit. Our salaries and benefits make up 66% of our expense budget. So, I wanted to break that down for you a little bit to see where those salaries are going. The state requires us to break it out into different categories. Teachers, special education teachers, uh, regular education teachers, our vocational education teachers and so forth. So, this is our salary expenditures projections going into 2627. So, 14.8 million. Along with that, you have benefits. I didn't want to do the same with benefits because it's a lot. And there's a lot of different components when it comes to benefits, but the biggest ones here are piecers. 33.59% of every salary we have

063to submit to piecers. Uh social security and Medicare. That's 7.65% of every salary salary goes to those those items. And then this health insurance category includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and workman's compensation insurance. >> What was the percentage of the food security measure? >> 7.65%. >> Okay. >> So, you're looking at $10 million right there. So, you know, over $24 million of our $37 million budget go into salaries and benefits. So, let's take a dive into our revenue projections. These look a little bit better too. However, these numbers are using our 15.29 milligraate which is our actuant index amount that we can take it to. The real estate tax number you see here includes our school real estate taxes, any uh payments made in lie of taxes and any public utility tax that we

064receive. So, not just our school real estate tax. Um, broken this down. I did increase our delinquent tax just a tad compared to last month. You never really know, right? You don't know who's going to pay and who's not going to pay. I'm also using in our real estate tax collected revenue a 96.5% collection rate, not a 100% collection rate, just so you're aware of that as well. So, we're looking at just from the local revenue, $16.2 2 million on the states. Oh, wanted to break this down a little bit for you, too. So, our assessed property value right now is not a little over $945 million. Those are the figures as of November of 2025. Those will be updated um before our tax bills have to be sent. Obviously, we are still waiting on

065the farmstead homestead relief allocation amounts. When those are released by the state, we will also get notification from the Washington County Tax Claim Bureau what our assessed property value is. I am using this because that's the most recent that I have at the collection rate of 96.5%. You can see the various real estate tax revenue at the different mill rates. And as a reminder, we are currently at the 14.62 62 military. On the state side, the state has yet to finalize any of the subsidies going into 2627. >> These are the most recent estimates that I have from the state. These are their projections. So, I've broken this all down by the different categories, and that's just about $20 million. On the federal revenue side, our title funding, this is title one funding. I am

066still very hesitant to put title two and title four funding in here just because there's no discussions right now and no talk of what is happening with those funding sources. If we receive title 2 and title 4 and it's comparable to what it is this year, that's another $70,000 in revenue. It's not a lot, but it it will help. And then our access funding that pays for a special education teacher at Clayville. So our federal is a little bit down compared to last year. So if you look at the overall revenue totals, so adding your local, your state, and your federal at those three millillage points, you see the various total revenue uh projections that we could receive for 26.7. Okay. So, how does that impact a budget of 37.6 million? You see a revenue

067at 35.9 leaves us with a $1.6 million deficit all the way down to if we go up to index, we're still looking at a little over a million dollar deficit. So, with our fund balance projections after 2026, I'm anticipating that 2.7 million in our savings. If we're saying now we're looking at a million deficit for 2627, you subtract that from our unassigned, you're now down to a $1.6 million savings in unassigned. then going into 2728 school year and that is reflected on this screen right here. So this is what I would anticipate going into the 2728 school year >> and that is including >> that is going to the 159. Yes. Our next steps, I'm still waiting on obviously confirmations from the state on the the homestead farmstead allocation on assessed property values from the

068county on all of our state and federal subsidies. We don't have final allocations on any of those figures right now. Um, next month I will be asking you to vote on a proposed final budget. We won't actually vote on the final budget until the June board meeting and then we do still have um the bond on the table and the bond payment is in this budget under our expenditures our debt service expenditures and the way and you you remember Mr. John McShane from SEAL was here and talked about how he has basically flattened our payment over the life of the bonds that we have outstanding. So it's not going to hit us you as a big chunk in one year starting year one. >> Okay. And yes, Mrs. Jackson. >> So are will the board

069be asked to make a decision on the bond issue at or around the same time that we're making a decision on the budget? >> Yes, because that's going to play a role in the final budget. I will also um let you know I have two handouts for you. One is the revenue, one is an expenditure. The these are the numbers that I have to in input into the state reporting system. This report comes right back out of that state reporting system, but it's a little more detailed. So, I wanted you to see all of the breakdowns. It's a lot to try to put that all on a on a screen, so I try to lump things together, but I've given you each a copy of the revenue side and the expenditure side. >> I know

070we've had the presentation on the the bond. Mhm. >> Um, is there a recommendation from the administration, the business administration specifically, on the bond issue? >> My recommendation is to move on it now. We have Yes. to approve a bond issue um around the $6 million amount. One, because our facilities are in need of maintenance and that bond is going to repave the high school, middle school. is going to repave Joe Walker. We have maintenance needs at Joe Walker on HVAC work. Um, we want to do new security systems. We have to do new fire alarms at Clayville. So, there are some projects that we need money to complete. >> And if we don't do a bond, that all comes out of >> if we don't do a bond, it all comes out of our

071general fund. And then along with that, because of the way he structured the the pre, if I'm understanding this, the presentation of the new bond was that he kind of offset some of the payments so they didn't balloon and if we don't go that route, we'll have those >> we'll have those payments now. Yes. >> And that would affect the budget. >> Correct. It will highly impact. >> I just want to make sure I have that all clear. >> And to be quite honest, we don't have the money sitting there to repave big facilities. Yeah. >> Well, even the fire alarm, right? Thank you. >> Our insurance, I'm still negotiating with a couple of different vendors. So, I'm hoping that it actually decreases this year. >> Fingers crossed. >> Wait, by insurance, do you mean

072the school's insurance or do you mean the the benefits? >> Oh, okay. I was thinking liability insurance. >> Our liability insurance. >> Um, our medical health insurance increased 8 and a half%. >> And our dental went up 10%. Our dental has not increased in a couple of years. So, it went up 10%. >> It's under the debt services on the expenditure side. Let me get there. It's the 900 category. Debt services. >> Thank you, Mr. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. >> Lee, the senior class has participated in a day of service. Um, this day of service has always been sponsor, well, at least in my time here, has been sponsored by the high school, uh, NHS, National Honor Society. Uh, in the past three to four years, um, that day actually was also held

073on the same day as the Relay for Life. Many of you know that Relay for Life was held here at the high school. And so, our seniors and some of the underassmen also stayed on campus to provide that service and to help on that event, which is an all day event. Well, this year, uh, the Relay for Life is not happening on that day, and I'm not sure if they're actually hosting it this year. I haven't figured that one out, but I think No. Okay. So, no. Anyways, uh, tonight on the Superintendent Report, um, Susie Hamilton, uh, who's actually in the audience with us tonight, uh, is our, uh, representative. She's the adviser for NHS. She is asking the board for permission for the seniors to do what they used to do around here, which

074was visit different sites and places in the McGuffy school community uh to provide that senior day of service. And that day of service will be held in the district on Friday, May 8th, 2026. There is some costs associated to that. That would be for buses and then for those individuals, teachers that have to help, you know, with the students as they're going to the different sites. Um, and I think the sites I don't have written down here, but I know they're on the um their height here at the high school, Suz. That was originally how that program I was actually the NHS adviser when it started. >> Yeah. Um Abby Templeton, it was her senior project for National Honor Society. But that's what they did. They went out in groups um and they had local

075places who wanted assistance put in, you know, ask for help and then they went out and a teacher was assigned to each group and the biggest cost was the blessing. Um but great program I'm glad it's continued. That's wonderful. Yeah, it's it was amazing. And honestly, just to see the kids for a lot of them step out of their comfort zone, you know, and get really active and interact with the community in different ways was was really neat. That's great. >> So, that would be on the agenda for tonight for you to approve. And Madam President, that's all I have for committee. >> Thank you. >> All right. We will um turn our committee and we'll be back at 7:20. If >> I could ask the same as I did last month, if we could

076have a moment of silence for all of our active duty troops over in the Middle East that are in harm's way. >> Yes. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Thank you. All right. Um, we held an executive we held two executive sessions, Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 7:08 p.m. and Thursday, April 9th, 2026 at 6 PM to discuss personnel and contracts. Um, I'm going to make an announcement before we move on to our public comment. Um, I have a statement that I would like to read to you all. Um, I ask that my fellow board of directors hold their comments and questions for agenda item N1 for items for discussion. This government body, the board, recognizes its legal obligation to ensure a public speaking time to address the board, protect the confidentiality of our students,

077as well as protect our staff from false accusations, as well as ensure they are afforded their due process. The law grants authority to a government body in regards to public comment to determine when and where the public may speak, not who or how the public may speak, and very little authority over what may be said. But this board takes this role very seriously. I'd like to remind our public participants that while you have your first amendment to express your approval or dissatisfaction with school related issues, policies, procedures, and staff, this right does not have I'm sorry. This right does have certain limits in this public forum. Public comment is not the time or appropriate format to accuse an anyone of illegal activity. When this happens, this board or the superintendent has to launch an investigation

078into those accusations. The board acts as a jury if the investigation results in the matter coming before the board for action. If the board has been tainted by public comment before the matters reach us, the district is exposed to liability for being unbiased. If there is a bad actor in McGappy School District, this board wants to be able to take on to act on that in the most swift and just way we can to ensure justice for the victims of the said crimes and the due process for the accused just as the law requires for all of us. The limits of public comment are few. The board may not prevent anyone from saying negative things about the district, our superintendent, administration, or other staff, use vulgarity, or other offensive language. This board is asking out

079of respect that you refrain from such things. We ask that you follow the chain of command outlined in policy 9006. When the public participants speak at a public forum, you conceivably open yourself up to potential lawsuits filed by those you offend. This can be anyone watching online or attending in person. I would like to remind our staff that this government body, the board is not granted authority by law to stop the public participants from saying negative things about the district, superintendent, administration, or other staff, use vulgarity or other offensive language. Public school is is just that. It's public. This board, the superintendent and staff are subject to public criticism in a way that private sector employees are not. We all must remember and understand that this is public education and therefore the public may scrutinize

080and or show support of all of us to a certain degree. This board has provided a copy of our public complaint policy 906 to all in attendance. And Dr. Oberg, I would ask that you ensure a copy is sent to all of our families in the McGuffy School District and post it to the McGuffy School District Facebook page as well. I want to make sure that everybody has what we need and ensure that um you know, nobody can say, "I didn't get that. I don't have that. I don't know how that works." And if anybody has any questions, please contact your board representatives. Um we are here to help answer questions. If you're not sure how it works, we're always happy to answer those questions and help. And that is all. Thank you. 90. Yes.

081Thank you. All right. At this time, we will hold our public participation. Madam President, Vicky Jordan, Buffalo Township. Give me a second to regroup. >> Okay, I'm ready. Good evening everyone. I am here tonight to speak on agenda item uh it's I two and three. Um, I understand there's a need for a policy on generative AI. Um, but this one reads like there are plans behind the scenes to add generative AI technology to our students daily educational curriculum in the very near future and this policy paves the way for such such actions. I hope the board will think long and hard before allowing that to happen. This is new technology and I think waiting and watching what happens as other schools introduce this technology is a wise choice. With that said, I want to point

082out to every parent that ultimately your child's exposure to generative AI at school is your decision. Under section delegation of responsibility, it clearly states that the district shall obtain prior informed consent from parents and guardians before allowing use of generative AI tools and resources in school. Bottom line, be firm in your convictions and opt your kids out. Make the district provide traditional methods of education to your child by not allowing your child access to generative AI programs at school or to Chromebooks for that matter. We as parents must take the lead by hitting the reset button and demanding our district go back to basics when educating our students. Co changed things because we had to. It was a failed experiment. that has destroyed our children's education for far too long and the research is finally

083coming out that proves we got it all wrong. Following that format moving forward is shortsighted and will guarantee the failures from the past will follow us into the future. For the first time in a very long time, our children will be less educated than their parents. Adding generative AI to their daily curriculum will only further dumb down our children, but will also rob them of critical thinking skills. Now, if that isn't a sign that we need to throw out the Chromebooks, forget about AI, and return to tra traditional education, especially for our younger children, that I don't know what will wake you up. Just look at a typical sixth grader's handwriting and it should tell you all you need to know about the long-term effects of Chromebooks instead of pencil and paper. Tonight, I ask

084the board to table the vote for one more month and really go over this policy line by line with a fine tooth comb. I ask that you make sure there is proper verbiage securing the board's ability to restrict or withdraw any programs if deemed needed and not just leave these important decisions up to the administrators. The repercussions of this policy can change the entire landscape of how classroom curriculum is built individually by children by by teachers and administrators within our district. Remember, by law, parents have the ability to opt their children out of curriculum while exercising their rights to govern and direct their children's education. Parents, don't let anybody tell you otherwise. I'd also like you to look at 8:15 in that policy. Nowhere does it state um parental consent as it does in 8151.

085And I think that needs that verbiage needs to be added to 8:15 before you vote on it. So take a good look under uh that governance section because it is not in 8:15. With that said, I want to thank you all for your time and consideration um in this important matter. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Madam President. That concludes public comment. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> All right, moving along. Our monthly action items. Approve the minutes of March 19, 2026 regular school board meeting as submitted. >> So moved. >> All right. Um any We have a first and a second. Any uh discussion? All right. All those in favor? I I >> Any opposed? Any extension? Motion carries. Approval of general fund schedule of bills. Approve the general fund schedule of bills

086for March 20th, 2026 to April 10th, 2026. Check number 820001 to check 82000, I'm sorry, 8280 in the amount of $421,55729 as submitted. >> So moved. Um any discussion? All those in favor? I >> any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Approval of food service schedule of bills. Approve this the food service schedule of bills dated April 10, 2026. Uh okay. April 10, 2026. check number 7845 to check number 7847 in the amount of $66,78068 as submitted. >> So moved. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Any extensions? Motion carries. Approval of treasurer's report. Approve the treasurer's report for the month of March 2026 as submitted. So move. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Senior day of caring. Approve

087the National Honor Society to sponsor the 2026 senior day of caring on May 8th, 2026. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion on that? All those in favor? >> Oh, sorry. Discussion. >> We already have budgeted for substitute transportation. It's just all inity. >> I think it's great. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. Personnel committee. Oh, I'm sorry. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Personnel committee report. Personnel committee chairperson is Mrs. Melissa Rabarick. >> Um, it's the report's going to be short and sweet. We met on April 9th. Uh we will be voting on the items that we discussed and our next meeting is on May 14th. Thank you. >> May 21st. My bad. Okay. 21. All right. Intent to retire. Accept with regret the

088letter of intent to retire for Miss Janess Marsh effective June 5th, 2026 and authorize the administration to post and advertise if necessary for this position. So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Resignation accepts with regret the letter of resignation from Jordan Sinclair. Letter dated March 20th, 2026, and authorize the administration to post and advertise if necessary for the position. >> So moved. Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. >> Resignation. Accept the accept with regret the letter of resignation from employee number 2706. Letter dated March 20th, 2026, and authorize the administration to post and advertise if necessary for the position. >> Second. >> Um, any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any extensions?

089Motion carries. Food service employee positions. Hire Jordan Weaver as a food service employee subject to assignment. Current assignment high school middle school cafeteria retroactive to April 7th, 2026. And per the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. >> So moved. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Rehire winter head coaches. Approve the rehire of the following individuals as winter head varsity coaches for the 2026 winter sports season. >> Thank you. At the appropriate step, in accordance with the MEA agreement, in the event of a partial season, salaries will be prrated. Michael Fedaganti, boys basketball. Hollyanne Megan, girls basketball. Jared Roberts, wrestling. Sarah Florian Rifle Jessica Gump cheerleading. >> So moved. >> Second. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Varsity

090girls volleyball coach. Hire Mallerie Vodapitch the head varsity girls volleyball coach per the terms and conditions of the agreement between McGuffy School District and McGuffy Education Association. So moved. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Substitute nurse. Approve Bonnie Laughner as a substitute nurse for the 2025 2026 school year pending receipt of all required clearances and act 168 verification. >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Substitute PAR educator. Approve Lily Mate as a substitute para educator for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year pending receipt of all required clearances and act 168 verification. >> So moved. >> Any discussion? Yes. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. All

091those in favor? >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Substitute food service. Approve Sharon Kisner. Kisner as a substitute food service employee for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year pending receipt of all required clearances in act 168 verifications. >> So move second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Additional substitute teacher. Approve Miss Haven Briggs as a substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year. Pending receipt of all required clearances act 126 and act 168 verification. >> So move >> second. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? >> Any abstensions? Motion carries. Additional substitute teacher. Approve Miss Mariah Paluda as a substitute teacher for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year pending receipt of all required clearances.

092Act 126 and Act 168 verifications. Move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Substitute food service. Approve. Brianna as a substitute food as a substitute for food service. Terra educator, secretary, and custodian for the 2025 2026 school year. >> So moved. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Emergency day-to-day substitute teacher. Approve Zoe Parsons as an emergency day-to-day substitute teacher for the 2025 2026 school year retroactive to April 10th, 2026. We have received all of her required paperwork. >> So moved. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Substitute coverage for fitness center. Approve Howard Johnson as a substitute for coverage for the fitness center on an as needed basis.

093We have received all required clearances and act 168 verifications. >> So moved. Second. >> All right. Discussion. I just have a question. Is that something that we've had before or is this new? And is there a cost to it? It is something we have existing and the cost is $10 per hour. >> And my understanding is that it's not in addition to. So like if whoever was going to cover wasn't available, that person doesn't get paid and this person if they cover would. Correct. So it's not like we're spending additional money for coverage. We're just redistributing it based on who works. >> Right. If they show up for work, they get paid. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. That makes sense to me. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. additional drivers. Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you. I

094get ahead of myself. Um, all those in favor? I >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Additional drivers GGNC. Approve the list of drivers for GGNC for the 2526 school year pending receipt of all required finishes as presented. >> So moved. >> Any discussion? >> All those in favor? I any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Additional drivers for first student. Approve the additional drivers for first student for the 2025 2026 school year pending receipt of all required clearances as presented. >> So move. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. I would just like to take a moment since we've had those last two to say thank you to anybody who does drive buses or vans. Talk about an thankless job and a lot of work and with the

095shortage that we have in the state. Thank you for those who do do go out of their way to do that. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Conference request. Approve Mr. for Don Herald to attend and chaperone senior Anthony Novak to the 2026 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association conference on April 22nd through 25th, 2026 in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. Second. >> All right. Any discussion? >> I just have to say I saw how awardful. >> Yes. Congratulations to Anthony Novak. >> Yes. And to Mr. Harold. >> Yes. It's really cool to see. Thank you. >> It is. Yes. All right. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. >> Madam President, yes. If I may, I went back and double checked the personnel committee. It is May 14th. The board meeting is the

09621st. >> Okay. >> Thank you. This didn't >> No, it's okay. I appreciate you clarifying. All right. Budget committee report. Buddy committed committee chairperson is Mr. Michael Hooper. >> The budget committee met on April 7th. I believe all of you got a copy of minutes of that meeting. Um, Mrs. Robert went over the budget as she did tonight. And so, you know, that's really all that we discussed and you got the latest on the budget. So, it's really all I have to report. >> Thank you. >> All right. Western Area Career and Technology Center proposed budget. Approve the Western Area Career and Technology Center 2026 2027 proposed budget totaling 6,418,818 with McGuffy School District's con contribution cost of $483,35.65, 65 which is a decrease of $25,9964 as presented. I'm sorry. >> So move. >> Second.

097>> All right. Any discussion? >> I just to be clear that is in the budget, the proposed budget. >> Yeah. I just wanted to be sure. >> Thank you. >> All right. I'll Yes. >> Yeah. overall. Don't they like split the cost? Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Sorry. The number of students that we had from one last year from the previous year had gone down. So that's reflected in what we're charged total for the number of seats that we use. >> Right. M along those lines, have we had many people sign up to go to pen commercial and cosmetology or they go in the western area? >> We have not done the tours yet for pen commercial. We have three students right now sign up for cosmetology and we actually have all three seats right now

098with western area. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. All right. All those in favor. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Equipment disposal. Authorize the disposal of obsolete furniture equipment per the terms and conditions of district policy number 706.1 disposal of obsolete outdated equipment including but not limited to stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, mortise machine, graphics equipment, etc. So moved. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Any extensions? Motion carries. Subscription renewal with Renaissance. Approve the annual subscription between McGuffy School District and Renaissance at a cost of $17,137.92 from August 1st, 2026 to July 31st of 2027. So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> I. >> Any opposed? Any extensions? Motion carries. Weissberart Kramer LLC invoice. Approved payments to Weiss Berkart

099Kramer LLC for invoices dated April 14th, 2026 and April 15th, 2026 in the total amount of $5,518.75 as submitted. >> So move. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. All right. Policy committee report. Policy committee chairperson is Mrs. Zone Jackson policy committee met, excuse me, met this last Tuesday. Um, and we started to review the wellness policy. Um, we got through one. We're on another one. Um, and it's going to take a little more time, but we're expecting to have those back to the board for first reading um at the May meeting perhaps, depending on how it goes. Um the next polic or policy committee meeting is May 12th. Remember that is a public meeting. Um I would just like to take a couple minutes to

100clarify some things. First of all um had several people um ask why Mrs. Jackson was um putting forth or demanding uh AI policies. To be clear, I was the one who presented it to the board because the policy committee was asked to look at these policies and I'm the chair of the policy committee. It doesn't have anything to do with my personal view on AI or generator of AI. Um, but just to to be clear, that's the reason that I brought it to the board as the chair. Um, it's nothing more than that. As to the policies themselves, A15 actually does have a parental um statement in it. Um it clearly says that um I'm trying to find it. Give me just a second. Written permission from the parent or guardian is required um prior

101to disabling internet blocking filtering software for students use. Um parents always have the option of and there are actually three separate um sign off sheets on that student use um and uh student user agreement employee user agreement and parent or guardian agreement if students are under as to 815.1 regarding generative AI Hi. A couple things there. Um, again, just for clarification, no one is suggesting that we start having robots teach classes. That's not what this is at all. Um, if anything, what this does is it's a pretty open field out there right now. This policy, as Dr. Oberg has described it kind of puts guard rails um for us. There is more than just administrative oversight. The policy allows for collaboration, a collaborative group made up of members of all the shareholder groups um as

102to what is um the board is asked to approve um for use and processes for if something's not working, we discover a problem with something um whatever the case may be, how that would be handled um immediately and not necessarily having to weight. All of those guidelines are in there. Um, and of course there is parental consent as well. As to generative AI in and of itself, I think there again needs to be some things to consider. I'm old enough, can't believe I'm going to say this, to actually remember uh the very first time a Guy School District uh brought a computer into the classroom. I was in high school. They were radioshock TRS80s. I don't know why I remember that, but I do. Um, and there were certainly there was fear. There were people

103who thought they would be um the end of education as we know it. Um, that and then, you know, of course along with that, not too much later, the introduction of the worldwide web. Again, a lot of people very fearful of what that meant and how it was going to affect education. I think all these years later, it's important to remember and as generative AI policy introduces and 815 actually governs the use of tools and resources. These are not anybody saying we want to start having computers in charge. In fact, 815.1 delineates um all of the parameters so that that doesn't happen. Additionally, I think there's confusion about what AI tools are. There are things that we use every day. Um someone last month said um that they had used speech to text um to

104write their notes for wanting to speak. That's AI. There are things that we use every day that we don't think about. Google maps is AI ways. Um, email filters, you know, are those filters that filter out the spam, the fishing, the irrelevant emails that you don't want to get bogged down with. That's AI. Streaming recommendations on your Netflix account, on your Spotify account, that's AI. Online shopping suggestions, right? you've been on Amazon. Oh, somebody uh you know other people who have looked at this also considered these things. That's AI. Or based on purchases you've made in the past, this might be something you'd look at. That's AI. Voice assistance, right? Anything like you ask Siri to set an alarm, Alexa to play music. Um that's all AI. Speech to text is very important. And when

105you talk about the the the impact that could have for students who have physical disabilities that keep them from being able to write clearly or write at all. That could be a very powerful tool to to help them be successful. Social media feeds, your Instagram, your Tik Tok feeds, that's AI. Facial recognition on your phones, that's AI. Banking and fraud detection. You get those little alerts, right, for bank uh fraud activity. Suspic suspic suspicious activity. I can't talk. Suspicious activity. That's AI. Smart home devices. Your Fitbit, your smartwatch, those are all AI. Not that they're controlling your life, but they are tools that make certain areas of your life easier. That's all these are. So I think we should kind of keep that in mind. I would never want to send any student out to

106whatever field in which they are interested without the proper tools. Right? We have students who go to the tech for welding. They get a list of tools that they're going to need to be successful. If they're going for cosmetology, we just had this discussion. They get a a kit that has the tools that they need to be successful. When you talk about students who are going to go into college, right, or go into workforce in certain areas, AI is going to be something certain AI tools and resources are going to be things that they're going to be expected with which to be familiar. We cannot equip them to the best of our ability to be successful in wherever they go unless we're giving them experience with the tools and the resources with which they're going

107to come in contact. That's kind of me on my little soap box. Not that I think we should have robots teaching classes. Not at all. This policy 8:15.1 again puts the guard rails and the parameters on being able to govern how those tools and resources are used, which tools and resources are used. And again, the collaborative has multiple people from every shareholder group. So, just to kind of keep in mind, I also want to address we did as a policy committee go through these policies line by line, word for word, >> right? Hyphen by hyphen, what we looked at it from all sides. um and particularly in a way to strengthen the policies um for parental um input and and oversight. So, please don't take that lightly. That is something we we really spent a

108lot of time on. It took us months to get through 8:15 and 8:15.1. Um and you know, you've had a month to review it as well. Um, I've not had anybody reach out to me with any questions or concerns. Um, I don't know about any other board member, but I haven't. Um, and I would suggest that we move forward on those as a recommendation from the committee. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, I'd like to ask a question. According to what you were saying, if we had no policy and AI is everywhere, >> we don't have any governance on >> we would have no control over anything anybody did. Correct. I just wanted to make sure I got that right. >> That's correct. Thank you. >> All right. Um, policy 8:15, acceptable use of

109internet, computers, and network resources. >> So moves. >> All right. Any discussion? I have discussion. Oh, yes. We are gonna we were going to go around the room for these. Um, Mr. Burgle, did you have any discussion? >> Mr. Bro, >> I think uh, you know, like you said, if as Miss Shingle said, if we don't have any policy, we have no control over it. And we really did go through especially the generative AI um line by line uh uh to to try to keep it under control and have as much monitoring and uh uh you know regulation over as we possibly can. >> Thank you. Mrs. Jackson, did you have anything more to say? >> I believe I said it all, >> but thank you, Mr. Thomas. >> Yes, I will. No, I'll I'll

110go back around. >> Okay. Mrs. Shangle, anything else? >> Mr. Hoover, >> I think having our students AI is very dangerous. >> I mean, I'm not thrilled about it. I don't like the use of it in the classroom. You know, I can I know that they can get on to bad things and I hear people, you know, ban AI, but I think no exposure is very dangerous to our students to graduate from here and try to go on to the next portion of their life. That's all I have to say. >> Thank you, Mr. Leer. >> Mrs. Um, this is policy 815, the acceptable use of internet, computers, and network resources. I'm going to ask that we amend the policy to include an opt out form. Um I recognize that there is the clause in

111the policy about um the parental consent is required to disable the internet blocking filtering software for students. That is an opt out clause. I think we should make it um easier for parents and also set the tone that we would support parental consent in the sense that here's a form that you can fill out. It's the same thing as when we are asking for them to sign their lives away at the beginning of every school year on all of the different parental consent forms they have. I would like to just amend it for that just to include an opt out form for parents and have that be attached to the policy. >> President, may I ask a question? >> Well, I think the solicitor has >> I'm sorry. I just wanted to say I don't

112think you actually need to amend it. You could create administrative regulation to accompany it. That could be that form. I just wanted to let you know. So it's not the policy is the um what it's the rule and the administrative regulation is the how to for the administration. So if you want a form created you can still vote tonight and the administration can create that form and it would be for probably next year anyways. >> I have a question >> based on that Dr. Berg if I may. A parent can opt out of anything at any time. Correct. I mean they you don't need a special form for that for anything. >> No, that's correct. But if but if you know there if there's a request for it, you can create one and it does

113make it easier. >> I'm not saying that doesn't mean a parent can opt out of their children here. So >> I mean parental rights are fairly clear. They can opt their child out of but but I think that in in um I I don't Yes, you're correct. But also you can have a form. >> Thank you. those two things can coexist. >> So for clarification and this is just because the way that the poly are policies are set up those that have forms the forms are attached to the policy at the bottom. >> So that's the only reason why I was thinking of amending it because then it would add that >> and you don't but those are more those are more administrative regulations and those do not require board approval. Okay. They are tools

114that the administration uses to enforce the policy. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So you can direct the administration to create the form if the you know the board can the board can direct the administration to create the form and then it will okay >> be created and it can be on there. I would suggest that any form and any type of additional um parental consent I would recommend starting it at the beginning of next school year. >> Sure. in the middle of the year. Right. Right. Right. >> For all our teachers who are here who are thinking, "Oh my goodness." >> Thank you, Madam President. So my question or clarification is what are they opting out of? Any use of technology? Is that what we're suggesting? >> All you just I just want to so

115all use any any way in which a student would come in contact with technology in the classroom, Chromebook. >> Yes. >> It can be a lot. Um there there are currently school districts all over America that are banning technology from cell phones to Chromebooks and they're seeing positive results and there are parents who want that for their children. Um I know that they can come to the district and say they don't want to let their children do that and the district would then have to accommodate that as you know the parental rights. But just having the form there allows for parents to in my opinion it it shows a good faith effort from the school district perspective that we want to support our parents who want that as an option >> and also to basically

116you know there's a lot of people who didn't know that. I didn't know a lot of this stuff until co hit. I thought we send our kids to school and that's it. They they do what they need to do. There were a lot of things that I learned along the way over the years >> and there are still a lot of parents who don't know certain things and don't know how to accomplish certain things and there's a lot of legality to a lot of things and it's daunting. Um, and so that's for me it's a good faith effort to show we understand that there are parents in our community that don't want their student to use technology. Is that a lot to ask from our staff? Most likely. But it is something that potentially could

117be done. Sure. I mean there they're I'm going to just use one one example right now that's that's very apparent to all of us which is that new line board that's behind this board >> we use constantly here. They're in every single classroom being utilized to the hill for so many great things. If you walk through Joe Walker Clayville High School Middle School they're being utilized being utilized by the teacher for instruction being utilized by the students to show their understanding. Mhm. >> So are we saying that if a parent was to say no to technology that that students should not be in a classroom when that technology is being used? Because do you my my point the greater point here is it is everywhere in our school. We and we use it in in

118very positive ways. So I don't even know how as an administration or as the teachers we could even admin administer that let alone make sure that we're following that constantly because there's do you see what I'm saying like that technology just that that's one example is being utilized in a way that I think we're going to be discriminating against students because teachers are creating content where it allows for us to do some things like small group instruction. So the teacher can focus on a group here, have another group over here working on their Chromebooks. We're now saying that we have to create something alternative and discriminate against that student because that technology is not going to be in that student's hands. And again, that is that's pervasive. That is in every classroom. And >> I

119would just to finish I I would ask the board, please do not do that. I I understand the Google gesture, but I don't I think parents understand the ways in which it's being used in a proper sense and how you would be actually limiting your child from the things that they need because that's so I'll leave it there. I I understand what you're asking. >> I will also add that the state is requiring online testing. >> Yes, >> they have to complete their tests online. And the then the next thing that came to my mind was a lot of your even your vocational like your drafting or um if you're talking about die cutting that's all technology these days like that it's it's beyond just a Chromebook you know and they're tools and resources that

120that students are learning how to use in a positive way to not only make them successful today but as they leave from here Again, I did I just don't feel there's a need for this because a parent could opt out of anything at any time for their child. I I I think we would be doing more harm than good um by going that far because there are no parameters as Dr. Oberg said all technology. >> Hey, like that's that's a lot. >> I understand. But is that what I'm hearing from a current parents perspective is that if I were to contact the school and say I don't want my student using this that and the other thing or I don't want them exposed to technology this conversation the comments have been made are telling me

121as a parent that they're not going to accommodate that. >> No, nobody said that. If we're saying that >> I think how it can be done. >> No, I said I think there would need to be further conversation with the parent at that time. >> You know, are you saying just Chromebooks? But the purpose of the form was provoke that conversation for one and the form could also outline this is what's used in the classroom on and the parent the form could include the check check boxes of everything that they're okay with their student using and the parent can check the boxes of the ones they're okay with or not okay with however the form is is is written up >> and what if something inadvertently is not on that checklist and it's going to

122be used or what and I just don't think I don't think that's the way to Oh, I think it's okay. That's okay. Go ahead. >> I was just going to say that's a bit and I apologize for jumping in earlier. I I guess I didn't realize that how expansive that you thought it would be. Um I think that is a truly that's an amendment to this policy. >> I just I was thinking was just you wanted a form for the part where it says that they can um pro the disabling of the internet. >> Well, we have user agreements. the three forms that are on that are attached are user agreement. The other thing I would note is that um if you have any student many students who have if you have student with an

123IEP there may be requirements that um they are to use devices and then I guess if the parent wouldn't I don't know >> like I mean that would be something to be considered as well if if one parent didn't realize I guess but I um I think this your amendment if I think you should um that should probably be something that should be voted on. >> Okay. >> And so it would have to be a motion to amend the agenda to and then with you know and then just to add your request to this particular motion. >> My request of adding a form an opt out form >> for all of Yes. >> For all of the technology >> for all the technology. Yeah. So, if you want to take a Mhm. something that far

124off with no technology at all. You really are talking about a real challenge to be in a public school in this day and age. When you get in your car and you turn that key and it goes ding ding ding, that's technology. I I mean I I don't know how we could possibly do that. That's my opinion and I think respectively I think that's why I'm hung up because we're we're saying the law says that we have we we would have to abide by that but now we're saying well there's no way we could and I think that's why I'm so confused about why having the form is controversial I guess it's just if you already have to then what does it hurt to just add the form it to me it doesn't make sense

125>> I I think the the biggest concern I have with a form is that anytime you create a form confirm you're stuck to that form, right? So, if there's something that isn't on there or if there's something that's on there that shouldn't be or that maybe we need to consider or whatever the case may be, we already have legally the parent parents have the right to to make those um kinds of decisions. I think a form just makes it overly cumbersome. you know, I I think it's different if a parent makes that call and um administration guidance can have a conversation with that parent at that time as to handle that. But I that's a different thing than creating a form that's going to just create I believe a lot more confusion um about this

126in general. >> I do Were you going to say something or what? >> Well, this is sort of unrelated, but just as an FYI, the state is very likely going to be moving towards the statewide cell phone ban as well. There is much anticipation that that will go into effect. >> Um, so but I would I would but at the same time, well, let me say this, but I would just say so like a parent may opt out of school um school district provided devices, but that does not stop at this point in time for the student themselves to have a personal >> right. I was just going to say at the same time there are curriculum standards out there that are incorporating technology and it's going to like national standards that you know those

127are things to consider you know that's a component of national standards I specifically I can think of science technology um engineering mathematics you know certainly there are others right >> um so you know a lot of things to keep in mind and again I think the this form just muddies the Okay, >> Mr. Leer, >> Madam Spicer, do you have a time frame on the cell phone policy? >> The best guess the best guess is that it um perhaps for the 2728 school year, not this coming school year. >> That we have time. >> We have time to get ready. Yes. Um, but I do think, you know, I think now a majority of states have passed that. Um, and so I think that the lack of cell phones in schools takes away, this is

128just my personal opinion, but it takes away some of the concerns that parents have about the use of certain types of technology >> in schools. And it also will just take the, you know, decision off of the board whether or not to allow them. >> Thank you. Yes, thank you. So, I asked that we table this because I would like for us to have a conversation about a form. I I know some don't agree with it. Some think it might be more cumbersome for mommy daughters or, you know, whatever it might be. Um, but I'll go back to, you know, I'm acting on behalf of the people that voted me into this position. There are people that don't want the technology. I know that they can just come to the district and request it. I

129I guess I just can't understand why a form would would be any different from that. Um, I know that there are certain state standards that maybe require it and I think those are the kinds of conversations we have that if a form were to be created, what would it entail? Would it state? You know, there are certain things you you are going to be required to do if you take this class or whatever it might be. Um, it could be as simple as this is your request to opt out and to contact your building principal or your superintendent or whoever is making the decisions on what that parent wants to opt out of. For me, it's just an easy pathway for the conversation because again, I didn't know a lot of things until COVID hit

130and I learned a lot during COVID and I learned a lot about as a parent what I can and can't do. But again, it just goes back to it's an easy pathway for parents to one know that that is an option because they might might not know otherwise and I just I just think we should have a conversation about the form in depth. >> Yes, Mrs. Ro. I keep going back to that um collaborative committee that happened with all the >> shareholders including parents. Correct. There was just one meeting so far. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> That's correct. >> Do we know if we're going to have more and how frequently since I mean to be clear that collaborative is out of 815.1 not 8:15 but yes >> but it they still >> they go

131hand in hand. So, I just have to wonder if >> and yes, the goal would be that that collaborative meet, >> right? I just have to wonder if some of those conversations could be better had there because you are including all of the stakeholders. You're not just including, >> you know what I mean? Like you're not just speaking for the parents, you're also speaking for how it's going to affect >> the student, the teacher, >> Yeah. >> the administrators. Yeah. >> So, like that's where I think that that those conversations should be had because then there also would be a collaboration to come up with other ideas on how that could maybe support some of those parents that don't want all of that technology. >> Right. That's a good point. That's a fair point. Is

132there a way to ensure that that conversation is had with that collaborative just from this meeting or would we just you know submit a request for consideration or >> are you looking then for feedback based on this question or the the signing off on you provide therapy activities that >> yes and I'll I'll say this Because when we think about AI and all the things that it it is involved in our in our lives and technology, it is the day and age that we live in. But when we look down the road at just from a couple years ago, how much AI has grown. I've made the comment several times this week about how you have a conversation about something and I go to Facebook and there's ads all over it for what I was

133talking about. It's scary. Um, and I'm not saying that that's going to happen to the AI systems in in school districts or anything to that effect. My concern is way down the road, and that might sound a little premature to to be concerned with, but I know we keep saying, you know, AI isn't going to take over teaching. AI isn't going to replace teachers. There is a charter school opening up in I think it's Michigan in 2027 that is all AI. It is a private charter school and it's all AI teachers. I know that I don't I I don't believe that that is something that's going to happen in in public education to that extent. Um but it is a concern of mine. And what I'm getting at is with AI, if we're giving kids

134the option to opt out of AI and we're saying, you know, we don't know how we're going to be able to opt them out of certain things. How can we hold true to that as a district? I'm concerned with that as a parent. What are we signing up for that we're saying we're going to be able to do this, we're going to give you this option, but oh nope, we can't do that because it's everywhere. And I understand that dilemma, but it's I'm really struggling with it, I guess, is and I, you know, should it have to be public school isn't for you? You need to go to a private school or you need to be homeschooled or, you know, things like that. I mean, that's I wouldn't want it to come to that because

135we already need students to cyber and homeschool. >> I will say that the uh Mr. part you're asking about the next meeting of collaborative it was be based on the policy being adopted tonight so that they could then discuss the guard rails are in there so it's really that's going to be our next step >> yes yes correct >> Mr. I would just say as far as concerns about what may come down the line, those concerns will be greater if we don't pass these policies. The whole point of these policies is to safeguard against those things just permeating into the system without oversight. The policies give us oversight. That's the whole point of the policies. The collaborative won't exist if we don't pass 815.1. the you know so there's these this is the way that

136we set up as Dr. Roberg has said and and I keep using his example, the guard rails, right? If we don't have that, people are going to fall off the edge. I'm just saying without guard rails, that's the way it goes. Whether we like it or not, technology is here and we need to be in introducing our students to those children resources, showing them how they can use them in a positive, productive manner that makes them successful now and in the future. If there are parents who want to opt out, again, they can do that at any time. But I don't think that we as a district forsake establishing the policies that give us governance because of that. >> So then I guess my question would be either either to Dr. Over or Mrs. What

137is the procedure now to opt out of whatever whatever I mean obviously not core classes but you know Chromebooks or technology or whatever whatever it is that the parent is has that ever happened >> it has I know it at least for me of Dr. Can you clarify for the public how would that work? I think if it's happened in my opinion here that'd be first I am not aware of that but proper procedure would be to first talk to the principal >> okay >> have a conversation with the principal and the teachers in the classroom to see what exactly is the concern and that's I think that's what I'm suggesting here is if there are families and again we can look at how we shape that but there are families that have concerns about

138technology I think it's it's on the district certainly to make sure we're communicating the direction we're going in um to uh alleviate any of the fears that folks have about Gen AI, there's still a lot to learn >> and again I think the time that we've spent on the policy and that's why both 815 the acceptable use and 85.1 is coming together because >> a lot of time hasn't you know we've been part of those things we spent a lot of time really thinking about what we're expecting from those >> our students our teachers and of course what our families are going to have and say as far as that's concerned. So, um I'm not aware of that happening. Um but if it were that that's where the conversation would have to start the parent

139really had concerns about the Chromebook and that's why I think the other thing I was concerned about is it may be that they don't want this device in that child's hand. >> Sure. >> Okay. But just again when I say this there is other areas in which students elementary kindergarten through high school are using the techn especially in science class like >> your vocational classes >> there's there's really is so so maybe the answer is you pass these have that discussion then with that group the collaborative I can bring that back to you and then you can direct me at that point toward where you must go with that again I I would really really caution having some kind of form that way. It's more of let's help our families understand if they do have

140concerns and let's have that conversation. >> Sure. >> Okay. So then I would I would withdraw my motion for amending. Um, but I would like to ask that with the passing of because we're not on to the next policy yet, but with policy 815, if it were to pass, um, that that conversation be had at the next collaborative about what that would look like, how if there's a form, I personally think there still could be a form created, but what would it look like to where, you know, to Mrs. Jackson's point where you know we don't want to forget something or honestly it really truly could just be if you want to opt your student out find this and the district will contact you to talk about your options. Like I'm seriously thinking even that

141broad. It really truly is for me it's a pathway for parents to know that that's even an option. Um, and I know a lot of parents are, you know, aware of certain things, but again, there's a lot that's still launching and a lot of young parents who don't know of all the things that we know. >> I think if a form was created that the caveat is that we're going to ask you to come in and have that discussion >> essentially. Yeah. or phone call or whatever, set up a conversation because I think it just like I said, it promotes that we want to show our parents that we want to support them in their decisions too. Co showed people a lot. Um, you know, there were a lot of families and a lot of

142parents that didn't feel like, you know, they cared about student or parent rights and, you know, all of those things. And I just like I said, I just think it would be a good good safe measure to say we want to give you the option. We know legally we have to, but here's an option for at least to promote the conversation with with administration. It really truly is, you know, it doesn't have to be the check boxes like I suggested, but that's why I'd like to have the conversation because with everybody inputting, we could come up with I I think we could come up with something where we're giving a form, but we're not putting ourselves in a box of some kind that, you know, could be harmful. Um, so that that would be my

143ask is with the passing of state 15, that conversation 8:15. >> Well, 8:15. >> We weren't we weren't going to meet until 8:15 today. >> Right. Right. But I think in that Right. But I think with the passing of 8:15, even with the passing of 8:15, I still would like for that conversation to be had even if it's not the collaborative. I'm just thinking you know in future you know if 815 is passed and 815.1 is passed then obviously the collaborative may be the best place for that but if 815.1 given I would still like for this conversation to be had I don't know you know if there'll be another committee or whatever is decided but I'm not asking for another committee I'm just saying I would like to have that conversation madam >> president

144Mr. Laser oh Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Well, yeah, but I was >> Okay. Do you have Go ahead. You have If you have more about this one, this one. >> Well, I will wait. >> Okay. All right. >> For the next one. >> Okay. >> Thanks. >> All right. So, um I I don't have to amend the motion to say that I've asked for, you know, pending conversation or whatever. Okay. I wanted to make sure. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. And thank you all for your conversation about that. All right. We have our first and our second. All those in favor of policy 8:15, acceptable use of internet, computers, and network resources. I >> I >> any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. >> Madame President. >> Okay. All right. We're on

145to policy 815.1 generative AI and education. >> Madam President, >> we can't discuss until we make a >> There seems to be are we voting on policy 815.1 because the category policy the type is information. It doesn't favor me. It does not say adopt policy. >> Okay. So, >> but down in the wording it says that it's presented for a second reading in adoption. So, I'm a little confused. >> I don't see where you're saying on the type of information. It was presented last month for the first reading which would mean this month it would be presented to adopt. I think that's just a typo. And would we need to make a motion to >> moment? Okay. >> Do we need to make a motion? >> Yes. So we'll I would recommend making a motion

146to amend the agenda. >> Okay. But um and so was it supposed to be as >> I make a motion to amend the agenda for item I3 policy 815.1 to change the type from information to recommended action to adopt policy 815.1 as submitted. Okay, I second. >> All right, so we have a first and a second on the amendment. >> And all those in favor of that amendment? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any extension? Motion carries. Okay. So now we are going to to motion I'm sorry to adopt. >> Well, policy 815.1 Generative AI in education. the recommended action um to adopt as submitted 8:15.1. >> So moved. >> First and a second. Any discussion? Um I've explained in great lengths my concerns with AI. I know our students are bound to come in contact

147with it. Our teachers are bound to come in contact with it. We already are coming in contact with it. Um, I've even made the suggestion that, you know, rather it be a schoolwide thing, that it be, you know, a class. You know, we had computer class that taught you how to type and send an email. And those are all things that, you know, has led to Chromebooks. And we talk about um you know when when the computer first came to public school and everybody was doom and gloom and and um you know then the different programs have have come a long way. But we're also looking at statistics nationally where our students aren't as um it's trying to think of a word. I can't think of a word. they're not as academically inclined as what

148we or are. And there is a a in my opinion a valid concern with how technology has taken over education and the process that it has on students. Um, I personally don't think we would even know if the technology we've been using has harmed our students and so we took it out because the the statistics waver so much. Um, I do know since co there it has been a very heavy reliance on technology. I do think it has its place. I'm not totally against all of it. Um, I just fear what AI will turn into. You know, I know we're going to set our guardrails and I know that, you know, it's going to open the door for things to be had. But I think we all should have a certain level of concern about

149opening this door in my opinion. Um that that's all I really have to say about it. it's, you know, what we heard last month from people, their guard rails was don't use it. Um, don't use it for every day. Um, they don't want their students using it. Um, you know, we heard a lot of that. I've heard a lot of that over the years, not just recently with this policy. AI's been around and like I said, I've had conversations with people about it and their concerns and, you know, there's just a lot. Um, I do have a question. Last month when we left here, it was asked that we had a survey um pulled to our teachers and community. What is the status of that? >> Mr. Wilson has created a survey for students, staff,

150and parents. He actually sent it to me yesterday. I've not had a chance to review it. The goal would be to have that out to uh middle school and high school students um possibly as early as next week, but uh so we can get that out to staff and to uh families as tomorrow. >> Okay, >> Mr. Learn was just suggesting maybe those ser the survey feedback gets kicked back to the collaborative committee as well. Like I I think not only should they meet because of the optin the parent the parental form for 8:15. I also think that maybe this committee should meet more frequently just because this generative AI is so new and it's ever evolving and it's something we need to keep our I think our our finger on the pulse of of

151things because it's ever changing. So, it might be ideal for those surveys, the survey um feedback to go to the committee just so that there's more eyes than just >> the board. >> Leave that one >> intention. Good. >> All right. My my hope for the survey was to have have it sent out in adults by this month so that we as a board were educated more on what the community would would rather have. Um we do represent them. Um and that it just some of the decisions are tough. We'll just put it that way. Um was there any other discussion on the policy? Yes, >> I would just again like to reiterate even the McGuffy School District vision statement is what we will ensure all students reach their greatest potential. We're not going to

152be able to fulfill that if we're not exposing them to the technology, the very technology and tools and resources with which they're going to come in contact, not just here, but beyond. Are there a lot of areas of AI that are concerning? Absolutely. If you pay attention to legislation, the biggest are what? Privacy, data collection, data storage. governance. That's the whole reason for this policy 815.1 because it sets the parameters as to all of those things and the intent from the policy is that the collaborative will meet and they will meet frequently. They'll have to um in order to look at all of those things. So again, it sets the guard rails in order for proper oversight and governance. And again, the collaborative has representatives from all shareholder groups. >> Thank you. Anyone else? >>

153All right. Oh, sorry. I didn't see your hand >> at the end of the form here. I I hereby give permission to my child or to use the building approved account to access the school district's generative AI tools and resources. So if the parent doesn't want them to use it, then just don't. >> And that's exactly right. >> I agree. Absolutely. I don't disagree. And again, my concern from that comes from how it's going to be used. Is it going to be used in a way where at some point teachers and administration say well we can't really accommodate that because it's incorporated in everything just like other technology. So just my concern you know generally. All right. Um we have our first and our second and um we'll go ahead and vote. Um >> yeah

154I'm thinking we should do a roll call. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Leer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Barnett. >> Yes. >> Mel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Thomas. >> Yes. >> M. >> No. >> All right. Thank you. Administrative report. facility use report. Um Dr. Over >> the president uh 65 uses last month of our facilities. Uh majority was from community and that constituted girls youth basketball PTO meetings at both Joe Walker and Claysville and then McGuffy youth soccer. >> Thank you. Budget expenditure report. The budget expenditure report through the month of March 2026 is presented for your review. Cafeteria report. The cafeteria reports for the month of March 2026 is presented for your review. Pecard spending summary, the pecard spending report for the month of March 2026 are presented for

155your review. Solicitor's report Kramer, Mrs. um first I would just like to say that um I sorry >> see I wasn't listening to my own advice there. Um, first I would just like to say thank you to um everybody here at McGuffy. You've all been very welcome to welcoming to me um as I've taken on this role. Um and just a brief reminder if you haven't already done it, board members, your financial disclosure forms are due May 1st. So if someone's chasing you down, they have good reason to. I see somebody smiling over there. Yeah. So um just to let you know. Um, also, um, I am, um, I'm just I I appreciate the welcome and I've really enjoyed I've really gotten to know Mrs. Fry pretty well and Dr. Ober and it's been a

156pleasure to and I've met some members of the community and I enjoyed one of them here and I enjoy have enjoyed meeting with everybody. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Career and technology center. Um, I did make it to last month's meeting, March 25th, 2005. Student of the month was Morgan Cen um, from ALA in cosmeology. Um, I'll read her little blurb here. Western Area Career and Technology Center is proud to recognize sophomore Morgan Calen as the MARK student of the month. Morgan has demonstrated exceptional dedication and skill in her field and currently ranks among the top three in the challenge program's rising star competition. Actively involved in Skills USA, Morgan continues to grow as a leader and competitor. She competed in the District 9 cosmetology under 500 competition at the Western Region Leadership

157Conference and will represent Western Area Career and Technology Center as a head delegate at the Skills USA PA state leadership conference in April. Highlighting her leadership and commitment to her career in techn technical education. As an active 4A and FFA member, she demonstrates her dedication to community involvement and also works as an assistant at the Vanity Loft 222 salon in Washington, where she consistently goes above and beyond to ensure everything in the salon runs smoothly. This same level of responsibility carries over into the classroom where she is willing to where she is always willing to help and take initiative. Morgan is admired by her peers and instructors for her kindness, professionalism, and eagerness to learn new techniques. Her strong work ethic and positive attitude made her a standout student and a great Western Area Career

158and Technology Center representative. Morgan enjoyed living on the family farm with parents Paul and Jodie Calen, sister McKenna, her many cows, and favorite steer Nico. Um, I did forget to submit my documents that I usually submit to Mrs. Cyber in time to have them on our agenda on our agenda and I apologize about that. I will make up for it next month. So, thank you. That was all. >> Thank you. >> All right. Um, Pennsylvania Schoolboard Association, Pennsylvania School Association leaison is Mrs. Betty Shingle. Okay. Um, there is a little list. I'll try to get through it quickly. There are um three different things that are next week. I mean, I don't you still can register. They all are webinars and they're all those like noon to one things. But um well no one of

159them is at 2 o'clock. Uh and these are the first one is Keystone agenda and PSBA policy and portals. That's what that is offered on April the 20th at 2 and April the 23rd at 12:00. And the AI and education there's a webinar on April 22nd. It's from 8:30 to 12:30 and you can attend that virtually. that may be something of interest to uh some people since we just had this big discussion. It's an AI symposium. You can still register. Just go to your uh PSDA and put in the search that's what you're looking for and you can register. The um the other ones and they're a little bit further down the road. Um there is a right to know coming up and it is April 29th. These are all on the web. So that's

160at noon noon to 1 on April 29th. Updates on the right to know. Then there's an advoc advocacy day and that one is on site in the Poconos on May the 4th. There's always safety and all the safety things. There was one coming up that is um I wanted everybody to see this one. It was the um legislative platform. It's in June 26. That is an on-site thing if you're interested in that. PSBA and their legislative u proposals. And then the last thing, it's time to look at delegates for the assembly. Every school that belongs to PSDA can have a delegate to goes and votes and takes part in what they're doing there. So, if anybody would like to consider that, we have to have an online form filled out by Mrs. cyber by June

16126th and then it would be you would go in the fall you would go on site in the fall to participate. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. At this time we will have our public comments on non-aggenda and agenda items. Madam >> President Vicky Jordan, Buffalo Township. >> Thank you. Hello everyone. Vicky Jordan, Buffalo Township. I just want to start out and I don't want to waste much time on this. I never said that I didn't think we should have a policy. I think it made it pretty clear that I felt we did, but I think the public is unaware, a lot of the public, of their rights as parents to say, "No, we don't want this." and what's age appropriate in elementary is maybe more appropriate in middle school and high school.

162With that said, I appreciate all the conversation that you had tonight. It always gives me a different perspective also and I appreciate it. Okay, so I just want to move on real quick and I don't want to waste much time on this either. I've been emailing the board and administrators now since January about school safety in the middle school at at the middle school and the high school. Of course, high school, they're older. I'm not as concerned. But when my 11-year-old niece walks out of the middle school and nobody knows where she goes, I have a concern and I've been expressing it. And I the little contact that I've gotten from administrators has been the appropriate form will be at the safety meeting. Okay. Waiting on the safety meeting. Waiting on the safety meeting. I

163finally get a date. Thanks, Chief. Um, but then a email comes out that says something's already been put in place and you put they put some I feel like I've been set up to complain that you did something. So, you finally did something, but you put something in place that's more stringent than what you're asking to happen at the elementary school. at the elementary school. They drive by through with one of these and everybody knows you're there to pick up your child and that you're authorized to do so. Now, you're asking middle school parents to park off to the side, come in, walk into the middle school, and sign them out. Why are you making it so difficult on them to get their children out? Is it to prove there's nothing to see here? We

164didn't know it because I can tell you the majority of parents I spoke to was like they want to make this really hard on us. They want to make it hard on us to pick up our kids. Why can't you implement something as easy as this at the middle school? Why are you making it so hard? You don't have to. You don't have to. And it just feels like shut up. Go away. There's nothing to look at here. I don't think 11 year olds should be dismissed into a parking lot and nobody knows where they're going. So, I really think you need to relook at this. I think you need to stick with what you said, review it at the safety committee, get the input from the community because it just feels like at every

165turn you want to silence us. You want to argue with us. You want to silence us. You want to stand resistant to our thoughts. I just want better for my grandkids. I want better for my grandkids. I want my children to walk out of the school safely. And I don't think that's asking too much. So, I'd ask that you reook at this new policy you're trying to implement for the middle school. Thank you. >> Thank Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Madam President. Vicky Florian Eastley. >> My space is invaded every day. >> All right, guys. Good evening. Chrissy Florian, East Finley Township. Um, I'm just going to kind of speak on the AI and um computers in the in the classrooms. Um, I may be the first one to opt out of of this.

166I've got to really think about it. And I hope that if I am or if other people are, that encourages other people to stand up just as it does for when we come up here and speak every month to you. Um, this is something from what I hear from other parents and uh I'm in contact with from other districts is that all the schools are looking at implementing this eventually at some point. All I've heard from the other parents that are very educated on a lot of things with their school board that that is something in their schools and they're hearing in other schools. So this is a push coming from the state. Obviously, it is completely obvious. There is a little time. There is a time and an age for everything. And I think

167that it should be left up to the parents. Um Dr. Arberg, you and I had a conversation about that and you brought that up personally about how you you do feel like there is a time and and for an age and time for these children for for them to have that experience. I appreciate that. Um, my question would be, which would also repeat what Mo'Nique said, is what is computer class for? Why don't we have some type of AI class instead of implementing it completely across the district, which you just did, why couldn't we just do it as a class for people to opt into? Um h how how do we survive before 2020 before all these computers were in the classrooms? Um I'm really being serious. Like it's literally been thrown at us. It

168was thrown at us in 2020 and we were expected to get all these computers and you got the grant money for it and all these kids now had them and had them in their their homes. I didn't sign up for this. I don't want them in my home. I never did want them in my home. So, um, we have to be completely dense to think that the plan isn't to replace teachers eventually. They have already place replace so many things with it. Um, fearmongering and saying, well, if we don't do this, then this could happen. What ifs and hypotheticals can be dangerous sometimes. We need to focus on what works and has worked. The proof is the children's decline. Period. Also, the remote learning days got out of hand this year. I'm not sure the

169solution to it, but I um I'm the kind of parent who would rather have my children work have actual physical work they can touch and do at home without a Chromebook. um used to be an issue with the wifi for me. I finally broke. Well, not really. Hayden paid for Wi-Fi for us for a little while because it was important to him with his his um career that he wanted to follow. So, and then after he left and moved out, I have taken over that bill. And now, yes, we have Wi-Fi and I don't like it. I would like to throw it outside. Um, but like I said, I wanted to um thank Dr. Oberg for the opportunity to express my concerns again one- on-one with you. I appreciate that and for your willingness to

170actually just sit down and listen. Even though you may not like what I have to say or what others have to say, it it it is appreciated. Um, I think it's a little bit premature to vote on AI before the survey, which you all just did, and I'm very disappointed in like all of you. But Mon'nique, I don't know what's going on. Um, and making more and more meetings for things that many don't want seems to be destructive and reckless, even before a vote. I I did think it was like very pushy to have the committee me the meeting that we did for the EI that I was involved in. I just I don't know. I just feel like it's pushy and that was a way of saying all right we are doing this. Um

171for some reason everyone voted for it but one person and that's kind of it just makes me question things. And I think almost all of you just did an injustice for the students. Thank you, Monnique, for standing up for what is right when it comes to this. I appreciate you. >> Thank you, Madam President. That concludes public comment. Oh, thank you. Thank you. So, for those of you our staff that have come to join us this evening, thank you. Thank you for coming. Thank you for meeting with the board. Um, I appreciate it a lot and um, yeah, thank you. >> Glad to see you. We hope you'll come again. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you very much. >> Oh, sorry. I didn't know if you're pointing over there if you were asking. Um,

172one thing that we did discuss in the policy, not policy, personnel committee meeting. Um, I asked the last meeting if we could look for a volunteer from one of our employees from one of our buildings to go to EMP training school. The district would pay for it and then there might be a stipen. Um that's something that we are looking into and it would provide an extra layer of security um for emergencies in all of our buildings, but it would be strictly based on a voluntary basis and Mrs. Harbor is looking at the cost and things associated with. So I just want to let everybody know that's something that we're looking at. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any others? Absolutely. >> I I I too want to also recognize the teachers that showed up

173tonight. Um appreciate you appreciate you uh sharing without saying a word um how this has impacted you both the public comment for agenda items and non-aggenda items. And as I've shared already with Mrs. Fry, there has been nights I've left here feeling like I've let you down. But I also appreciate you and what you said tonight. Um, I think it was needed and I also appreciate the comment from Mrs. Jordan and from Mrs. Florine. Um, we we do want to hear from our our public. We do want to understand your concerns. You know, I have an open door policy, an open phone policy. Um, and I'm hoping that this maybe tonight establishes the way that we move forward when it comes to those kind of things because I think at the end of the day,

174there's nothing more important to us, especially those that have kids besides our own child's health because I give my own life for my my own kids is education. And so when people are passionate and they share that passion, we have to understand that where it's coming from because I have the same passion. And I have the same passion for my kids and I have the same passion for kids here at McGuffy. So I respect that. But we can be respectful to one another. And so thank you for for showing up. Thank you to those that gave public comment tonight. Thank you for that. And thank you for the words that you said. >> Anyone else? All right. Um I was going to start a new process here with the board this evening and it kind

175of got away from me. So I apologize about that. I would like to start a new process that um when we have our first and our second, I start going around the room starting right to left and me ending on, you know, just checking who has something to say about something. Um I did do it with the one policy and like I said, we're just so used to doing things a certain way. I'm trying to break that habit and so again, it it got away from me, but I do think that that is something that would benefit us. I think it would help us save time. Um, I've also considered potentially giving us a time limit because um, I know I tend to talk a lot and I have a lot to say and I'm

176one of those passionate people, you know, and I think it would do us good to give ourselves a limit of of how long we have to talk. Um, it's not to cut anybody off. It's not to say we couldn't come back to that person if there was more to be said. um especially if if you know there's new points or something to that effect. But um one of our goals for a while this board, one of the goals has been to cut down how long we're here at these meetings to get back to our families sooner, to not have to travel so late. Um you know, different things like that. And um we're slowly getting there. And I I just think that that measure could help us. Um, so I would like to ask you

177all um for your input on, you know, I don't I don't want a time limit if it's going to make everybody feel like they have to rush and that they're not going to get to say what they want to have to say, but I also think that it could it could be good for us and if we do it and it doesn't work, we go back to what we've been doing. Um, but I would like your input on that idea. I know this doesn't have to be public, but you know, it's just something that I wanted to get to it earlier and I just didn't because of habit basically. So, I am curious of what your thoughts are. You don't have to express them this evening. You can always email me what your thoughts are

178on that idea. Um, I will for sure be doing the right to left and ending with me. But as far as a time limit for comments, I think we could look at that. Um the I'm going to make one more comment about technology in school of all you know tech education AI programs all of these things we do know that you know safety is of course the utmost um important privacy is a huge thing um these policies are saying we're going to give our parents parental consent. What does that or I'm sorry, parental consent, but it's um oh my goodness, I cannot think of the word. Um informed informed parental consent. What does that mean to this administration? Informed parental consent. Is it just informing them of the policy? Is it informing them of each

179program that these parents are signing up for when they're allowing their students to use it? Um there are you know the district fell victim to it with um I can't think of what it's called now the the system that was um hacked and information powers school you know those kinds of things happen one of my biggest concerns with all teched but especially AI is once the student data is there and the they are collecting student data And we do not have control over what they're doing with that student data. It is being sold to third parties. Our students are being data mined and the information is being sold to third parties. What as a district are we doing um to make sure parents are aware of these things so that they have true informed consent.

180Well, as we know in 85.1, there is a section there that lists out procedures and responsibilities. And I think we did a nice job of sharing out with our families how we were going to communicate with them what was going to be communicated. And always keep in mind when it comes to something that we would adopt as a district, especially if wide application of the generative AI tool, ultimately the board will have the final say. It'll go through the collaborative to discuss and then based on those recommendations from the collaborative come here to determine whether or not and and please know from a communication standpoint that's going to be fluid. That's going to be something that will constantly evolve. I I don't think we're where we need to be from a standpoint of communicating right

181now. I think you know prove that. >> Thank you. >> That was all for me. Thank you all. I appreciate it. Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All right. All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. We adjourn at 9:06 p.m. >> every meeting. >> I know. Yeah. >> You're right. No, no, no. I appreciate it. >> Yes, >> you already signed it though because he wants like >> No, but I want her to sign it >> so he can get a copy. Oh my god. Well, I brought it out.