001meeting for March. We know uh we've got a great crowd tonight. So, uh there are some seats if you want to fill in and find your seat. We're going to get started and we'll try to get these good news to you so we can get you out of here. But we'll start with the pledge of allegiance by Dr. Tasha Robinson from Oh, you're not a doctor. Okay. Johnson Elementary School. And then we'll ask you to remain standing for a moment of silence. Good evening. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. You may be seated. Thank you. >> Just going where we got to go. All right. All right. We're going to
002start off our recognitions and good news awards. Uh we'll start with our student artists of the month. Okay, I have the privilege of talking about Sage Duncan, our artist of the month. Um, this month's Franklin Special District Artist of the Month is Sage. Come on up, Sage. A third grade student at Johnson Elementary. Sage created a winter fox artwork and Melanie Johnson's art class during a lesson inspired by the winter music program and sharing art with the community. Second, third, and fourth grade students displayed their winter theme artwork at the FSD Performing Arts Center on the night of their performance. Using oil pastels, Sage explored color blending and composition and worked with careful craftsmanship to create this standout piece which you can see on the displays. You can view Sage's artwork along with other pieces
003by Johnson Elementary Gallery. Our thanks go to Chuck Sug and Sonic Drive-In for their support of the student artist of the month program. Well done, Sage. Next, Miss Newman. Is Molly Foster here? Molly Foster, she's not here. Do we want to hold this one? >> We'll hold. This is for a teacher, so we'll get her here next time. >> Thank you. Next, we'll turn it over to Miss Bale. >> And I'll ask Coach Tory Lane to also come up as well. This season, the Freedom Middle School basketball team finished with an impressive 183 record, winning the WA CountyA 10 championship and making history as regional champions. run continued to the sectional finals, leaving them with just one win away from the final four state champed that the team success was built on balance, depth, and
004unity with every and contributing throughout the season. Strong leadership from captains Marshall and AJ Neville along with key contributions from teammates across the roster helped to define this historic season. This team's perseverance sportsmanship and commitment made this championship season very special. And we'll also recognize coach Trey Hunter after Coach Lane of our young right. >> All right. Thank you so much. >> Thank you for having us. All right. Um first up we have Marshall Souls. AJ Neville, >> Takai Phillips, >> Jacob Newberg, Michael Burroughs Jr. Kingston Murphy, >> Britain Brown, Mason Todd, Trey Young, Joseph Nichols, Cody Wright, >> and to my team managers, Knox, Mandragon, Thank you. And Cameron Connor and assistant coach Trey Hunter. Let's go. Good job, boys. Great job, regional champions. And now we'll have our band and orchestra and choir
005teachers to come forward. Good evening. My name is Julia Culp. I'm the orchestra director at Freedom Middle. I'm going to begin by recognizing our students that made the county level honor orchestra. The Williamson County Honor Orchestra is a string orchestra for which students from Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special District audition for entry. The Middle School Honor Orchestra is composed of the very best violinist, violist, chist, and double bases in the county in grades seventh and eth. In November, four Freedom Middle students qualified to participate in a clinic with a guest conductor. And then they then performed a concert for the public after a short weekend of preparation. Uh this evening, we are honored to recognize Jabari Munao, seventh grade, on the viola. Temperance Honeyut, eighth grade on the double bass. Congratulations. Marian Westerman, seventh
006grade, cello. and Charlie Wright, seventh grade on the double base. We also had one Freedom Middle student earn a spot in the Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association Midstate Honor Orchestra. Uh making the Midstate Ensemble is an extensive audition process that tests students knowledge and preparation of an etude scales and site reading. They do the similar thing as the county honor orchestra. They prepare a concert and uh perform a full like five piece concert after a weekend of preparation. Uh we had one student place fourth chair overall in all of Middle Tennessee, Charlie Wright on the double bass. Congratulations. >> Good evening. My name is Shane Kimbro. I'm the band director at Freedom Middle. And we're going to start with recognition for Midstate. And Midstate uh is is an honor band that is for
007Middle Tennessee. And we had two students make Midstate this year from Freedom Middle. And the first is Parker Boland. Parker Boland, come on down. and Andrew Mccclure. The next uh band would be the Williamson County Honor Band. And we had several students make this. And Parker, don't get too comfortable back there. Come on back down. Andrew Mccclure, Caleb Mer. We also had students make midstate um band for jazz. So, we had a jazz band and in recognition for those who made that, Parker Bolan, come down. And a face you've also seen tonight, Charlie Wright, come on back. Yes. Um, Williamson County uh also has a jazz band and that actually meets next weekend and we have several students who made that. You wouldn't you believe it. Parker Bolan, come on down. And Charlie Wright, come
008on. Indie Fine, Landon Valdez, and Caleb Mer. I am Candace Adams, the music teacher choir director at Freedom Intermediate School. And um this year we had 36 students, which is the most I've ever had. Um who they auditioned for the MTVA Elementary Honors Choir and made this choir. Um it represents fourth through sixth grades. They performed at Bellyar Baptist Church on February 12th and they did such an amazing job representing FSD. I was very proud of them. Um and so student this I have a lot of names to read so you might want to hold your applause until maybe after. But I also know I have a lot of students who are not able to be here tonight. So um when I call your name come on up. I think Can you guys help me
009pass out some of these certificates? Thank you. And these students also, there were um around 400 students that auditioned for the choir and they only keep about 130. So, this is a huge honor to have these students make this choir. Alice Barnes, Annabelle Baker, Annabelle's here, Angie Silus, Aspen Lee, Aubrey Judie, Audrey Keaton. There's a lot going on right now with all these kids practices. Benjolero, Bennett Golden, Brooklyn Raymond, Katherine Angel Westbrook, Clara Roth. Nobody else here. Uh, Elijah Morris, I know you're here. Come on down. Elen Sierra, Ellie Clark, Ellie Odum, I saw Ellie here. Come on down, Ellie. Eloise Donnelly, Emry Eggertton, Isa Boland, Emry Ivy Arnold, Leila Kenyonus, Lily Marsh, Maym May Hidle, Magnolia Miles, Maisie Vickers, Mackenzie Cantrell, Mia Manuso, Micah Adams, I know this one's here, Natalie Sheen, Oliver Werner,
010Olivia Olsen, Quinn Surls, Ramsay Reynolds, Rio Lopes, Sammy Laner, Thor Tiller, and Zaren Rose Finley. Congratulations to these students. Hello and good evening. I'm Erikica Dar. I am a music and chorus teacher at Freedom Middle School and I will present first our Freedom Middle School students who participated in the MTVA Middle School Honor Choir. Um, their special guest clinician was Mr. Tyler Meredith, who's the program director of the Nashville Children's Choir and the chorus teacher at James Lawson High School in Nashville. Their performance event was also at Bair Baptist Church in Murphy'sboro, Tennessee on February the 12th. Um, we had two students who made who auditioned for and participated in this prestigious event and that is Maddie Amos and Andrew Mccclure. Okay. Next, I will be presenting uh students who participated in the Williamson County
011Middle School Honor Choir. Um starting with well, I'll read through this here. Um let's see, they performed at the Franklin First United Methodist Church in Franklin in October. Um so I had students have participated and there were several students from Papa Grove Middle who participated as well. So I'll be reading the names for both Freedom Middle and for Papa Grove. So starting with Freedom Middle, we had Maddie Amos, Emmy Bingham, Elizabeth Hackett, Aiden Hidle, Andrew Mccclure, Matthew Ranchino, Cassidy Slector, Maggie Smith, Evelyn Thorington, and from Popular Grove Middle, Molly Ayes, Emmy Belbeck, Belle Coggins, Addie Hobbger, Mary Katherine Leverton, and Penelopey Woodruff. Okay. And the last one for me, um, this year there was the inaugural Tennessee Middle School Allstate Choir. So, we had three students from Freedom Middle School who will be performing as
012part of this inaugural event. So this is an honor choir event sponsored by the American Coral Directors Association. So students across the entire state of Tennessee auditioned and of all the students who auditioned only 75 across the state were selected. Uh the event will be held in the Brian Fine Arts building on the campus of Tennessee Tech with a special guest clinician of Dr. Derek Fox who's a professor of coral conducting at Michigan State University. So, we had three students who auditioned and were accepted into this um esteemed group, starting with Mackenzie Hampton, Andrea Mark, Anton Nunees, and Andrew Mccclure. Is our popular grove band director here? This is See if we can find No, that's what these are. Let's read that right now. Absolutely. Not a problem. All right. So, it looks like we
013have Williamson County Middle School Honor Band members from Papa Grove Middle. Uh, band director Jacob Mau. Um, from Papa Grove Middle, Benjamin Barton, Sam Love it, and Everett Prince. Yeah. Thank you. I'll give them one more round of applause, please. >> Before we proceed with the rest of the meeting, >> Mr. Blair if I may before everyone leaves especially our teachers obviously we have some talented extremely talented students but you have to have those in the amongst amongst us that can get that talent and make sure that we continue to they continue to enhance those abilities and our music teach music and band teachers do a fabulous job. So >> we want to recognize and thank you Thank you teachers. Uh we'll have uh just a couple of minutes break. So if you need to
014leave, you feel free to and then we'll continue on with our meeting. Thank you. Uh, >> I don't know. All right, we're going to start back our meeting. We have uh public input. There's a podium to my right. If there is anyone here for public input, there's a podium to my right. Seeing no one for public input, we declare that public input has now been closed. We will now go to reports, presentations, and discussions, starting with teaching and learning. Dr. Decker. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. Tonight, the TNL spotlight illuminates updates about the FSD aerospace program, including the addition of a sixth Redbird J Velocity flight simulator and an immersive Redbird LD simulator. You need to come by and visit. Students also receive instruction, you might remember, in Redbird TD simulators. Another new addition is
015the 1946 Cessna 120 demonstration airplane and the accompanying A85 Continental Engine. Both will provide students with invaluable experiential learning activities and comprehensive hands-on learning. Further, Dr. Snowden and several members of TNL recently presented our first national conference aerospace session at the American Association of School Administrators, AASA National Conference held at the Music City Center in Nashville in midFebruary 2026. And of course, our aerospace program is led by our instructor, Mr. Dollar. But the most compelling way to bring to the board the latest news is to hear directly from two of our aerospace students. So, it's my pleasure to please introduce and please give a warm welcome. First, we'll hear from Abigail Keel from Freedom Middle School. Welcome, Abigail. >> Hi. In aerospace class, we hear words like innovation, design, development, technology, and engineering. Some students
016may not realize the importance of these words yet, but in the future, their livelihood could depend on them. There are 87.7 million jobs worldwide in aviation, and the aerospace program can open many doors that students were not aware of before. The class means a lot to me for a multitude of reasons, as it teaches me a lot of interesting things and be and can be quite fun. The aerospace field is expected to grow 6% from 2024 to 2034, which is far faster than the average for most careers. The industry generates over1 trillion dollars a year globally of professions that exist throughout the entire field of aviation. In class, we learn about some of these jobs. Without the aerospace class, I would have never known that some people can hand make the propellers on an airplane
017or that planes need a mechanic and regular checkups just like a car. Mr. Dollar keeps the lessons engaging by using interesting videos and clever jokes. Most students love the flight simulators. One student said they love learning about how the airplanes function and how they improve daily life. Personally, my favorite unit was learning about the Greek myths that sparked the desire to fly. The aerospace program has really opened my eyes to many new jobs and opportunities to consider. I have thoroughly enjoyed the aerospace program and would like to thank FSD for providing the opportunity to learn more about this exciting and expanding field. On behalf of myself and my fellow students, thank you. Thank you so much, Abigail. Now, would you please welcome from Popular Grove Middle School, Darren Villa Vincensio Lopez. Hi, my name is
018Darren Venelopez. I am a student for Propert Middle School and I just want to thank everybody that is in here tonight and Mr. dollar for teaching us. To me, aerospace is more than just being on a sim flying around and hanging out with friends. To me, it means a new way of thinking. It teaches us how technology, creativity, and problem solving are all used to make flight possible. What I like the most about this class are the Sims of course, but also how it challenged us to use all skills mentioned before. We also learn how small changes in design can lead to a big difference of how an airplane behaves and how much effort people put to make it possible. This helps me understand how important teamwork, careful thinking, and creativity are when solving problems.
019In the future, I could use what I've learned in careers like engineering, technology, or even space exploration. But even if I chose a different path, the problem solving and critical thinking skills I learn in the classroom will help me succeed. To me, aerospace skills shows that the learning of today can help the discoveries of tomorrow. Thank you. >> Thank you very much, Darren. Thanks for your attention. >> Thank you. Thank you. Do you mind if we get a photo of the two of them with Dr. Snowden >> and with our um incredible professor? >> Thank you guys so much. That was so incredible. >> I did really appreciate hearing your perspectives. Thanks so much you guys. Okay. >> Thank you. Next, uh, Mr. Townsel who attended the NSBA advocacy institute. >> Yeah, that was a
020great institute. It's held February 1st and the 3rd in Washington DC is dedicated to advancing educational equity and advancing and advocating for policies. Uh what was unique about this is a lot of times you have uh conferences where you have notable well guest speakers keynote speakers that you've heard of before like uh this we're also going to talk about the conference in a little bit but these weren't names that you've ever heard of before it was Amanda Ripley and Dr. Joseph Allen. And though the the point of the conference is really more to teach you how to reach out to your legislators, how to talk to them, how you set up a meeting when you meet with them, how to get them to to listen to what you're saying and get them to want to
021act the way you want them to act. The keynote speakers because they had educators in the room, so they went off on their own topics. I thought that was quite interesting. Amanda Ripley talked more about um let's see, when you have a how do how do kids become the smartest kids in the classroom? What what makes that happen? And so of course that's nothing to do with advocacy but it's great to uh explain to us educators what her thoughts on that and the other gentleman Dr. Joseph Allen his talk was more about indoor spaces uh indoor spaces can make you sick or make you well. So I guess the point I'm trying to get across is it's a it's a great atmosphere. It's a great place. Not only do they teach you how to advocate
022but if you have the time to to stay there they'll actually help you set up meetings and you get to meet with your legislators. That's not something that we have a problem here in Franklin, but for a lot of people, this is a course around the country. Uh it was a great experience for them. So, it was well worth my time. And it's not something we usually send a lot of people to, but if you ever have a chance to get up there, the time of the year was rough. It was the same time of the year we had the snowstorm here, so you know, fights got changed and all that, but other than that, if you can make it, it's always that same time of year. I suggest you do it. >> Thank you,
023sir. Uh, next, the Tennessee School Board Association Legislative and Legal Institute. Miss Bale, I made sure each one of you were able to receive the um legislative agenda for this year. And um I also wanted you just to take a look at that because it shows um what Tennessee School Board Association supports and what they're um also opposing. And um it was very effective in um being able to kind of give language to um all of the areas specifically that they're supporting and why they're not um choosing to support some of the areas. Um not as many um areas of education, but still far too many than um our teachers and um educators deserve to have. So, um this month I at the end of the month I will be um listening in on the
024um next monthly legislative liaison information meeting and so I'll send that information to you as well. >> Thank you. I also attended the event and uh group Miss Bale thought this was probably one of their better institutes that they put on and so uh was really impressed with the way they kind of changed it up and did it. But we did get a lot of information on what bills we need to be supporting and those that we need to oppose. So it was again always veryformational for us as a school board on the bills that are going through that are going through the house and the legislation. So appreciate them having this every year. All right. Also, we recently attended the Consortium of State School Board Associations conference, COSPA in Louisville, Kentucky. So, if anyone
025would like to share about their experience there, we are now open. Sparker. >> Okay. Um, it's always great to go and hear what other states are doing, what other states challenges they're facing, um, and to learn and to get outside of your box and uh be challenged in your creativity. Um so I appreciate the opportunity to go. Uh I went to a couple of sessions. Uh one was about something called the dignity index and it's about breaking cycles of conflict in communication. Uh it some schools are middle schools and high schools more so are embracing this approach and it's about how you look at people as humans and everybody deserves dignity. It was a lovely presentation and a nice it was hopeful and and regardless of where you stand on issues, you know, we're divided
026right now and it just was hopeful that we can teach our children to interact uh holding respect for other people. Uh that was lovely. Then something that was not so lovely was the presentation on Florida's uh universal universal education savings account uh system that's been in effect and at this point that's their educational scholarships and at this point is putting the state budget into a deficit and they've they're not able to account for 30,000 students this past year. and they were audited recently and found all these shortfalls, but nothing was done this legislative session. Uh, so it was kind of like a cautionary tale. It was scary, but it does leave us with more information to go to our legislators. What are we doing to prevent something like this from happening here? Uh, another one
027I went to was on federal policy changes. And the most interesting thing I got out of that one, because it really didn't specifically talk about things I need to take home, but was uh how the Department of Education, how it's being consolidated and different departments are now handling things. And I'm sure you all are aware of what's going on because your job, but it was nice for me to see that breakdown. So, I thank you for the opportunity to go. >> Thank you. Anyone else want to share? >> I'll just echo I was at some of the same sessions as Alicia, but it's always an honor to go and represent the Franklin Special District and privilege to get to go and I am always amazed at things I hear happening around the country and I'm
028thankful they're not happening here. So, I appreciate all the hard work we do here. And I think even just as a board, our unity, our willing to be civil with each other and have normal good conversations with each other is always more apparent when I'm around other boards and and they're all have the best interest of students at mine, but sometimes it can be more challenging. I did attend one session at the very end. I stayed for the last general session and it was a man named Mr. Stew. that's the only name they gave, but he spoke on his topic was bad kids don't exist and it was actually so good and I'll share more with the board at some time maybe at a retreat but it was hopeful and it was his he's a
029mental health person who's worked with kids in elementary ages like zero to 13 is his specialty for like 30 years and he had a lot of really great insights into behaviors and why behaviors might be going up disruptive behaviors and it was encouraging in a lot of ways. Um, but anyways, that was one of the things that I took away and did a couple other sessions on policy, but overall thankful to be there. >> Great. I'll be brief if I can. Um, I I talked about the last conference I went to. Excellent keynote speakers, not people you've ever heard of before. This one had some excellent keynote speaker, keynote speakers that you have heard of before. Felicia Rashad did a great job. That was, you know, Mrs. Huxable on the Cosby Show. Rather than bore
030you with my thoughts that I don't know know if you really would care about, I will give some of my takeaways to the board at our next work session because I went to a session on AI where I thought they kind of missed the mark on the gentleman was talking just about AI is bad. It's awful. It's awful which isn't my thought. I consider myself an AI evangelist for the city of Franklin. But even still, I learned a lot about what he was talking about that is bad that you do have to guard against. And of course in the private sector I love AI because my people can do a better job if I get it too much AI at a younger age they're not able to develop themselves. But again um I I'll give
031more of my thoughts at a work session to other members of the board. >> Thank you Miss Bale. >> Just one aspect that really struck me. I tried to attend every class that referenced um young people and seeing them um have some type of engagement and um a lot of uh boards are now starting to place young people on their board in some facet where they're able to hear direct from um the students as to what they're thinking and what they're um what they're appreciating and not appreciating about you know the lessons that they're receiving. And I just have to tell you, tonight was just such an incredible opportunity to firsthand hear what our students are doing. I mean, we're bragging um part I mean, you're probably not supposed to do this when you go,
032but I do it anyway because I'm so proud of Franklin Special and all that um that you do on a day in and dayout basis. And so I try to just share um some of the best practices that I'm bringing back. But to hear firsthand, people are so curious about our aerospace and um and um and to be able to hear the young people share just kind of what their thoughts are and how they're already looking and seeing the jobs that are available and the opportunities that um they can even inquire about is so impressive. and um the hearing one of the young people I went up to a couple of the young people afterwards and I said what would you want me as a board member who you know eighth graders our limit and
033um and and so you know these are some most of them are young people in high school but one young lady came over to me and said Mrs. Bell. She said, "I was just as effective in eighth grade." She said, "I had a voice. I had um and and they were willing to my teachers were willing to listen to what I had um to say about um my subjects and what I wanted to do later on and they helped encourage me in public speaking." And and so that was um equally as impactful for us that um I I know our middle school I know how incredible our middle school principles are as far as listening to the young people, but if we can start grooming them even in these young ages, by the time they
034get to high school, they're already um that much more ready for um being able to share what they'd like to do in the future or participate in the superintendent um um um um he he offers an opportunity for them to kind of share what their peers are doing. So So that was um incredibly helpful and um and again I'm so grateful that we had the young people speak tonight because that was just icing on the cake to what I was able to hear from the young people earlier um while I was there. And then I I also participated in um listening and sharing how to have more board engagement when you're out um at various meetings. And I'm so blessed that that our board um allows me the opportunity to go to the chamber events
035and and um other networking events and um people come up to me now and just say, "How's FSD?" And they know I'm going to be prepared and I ask, "Well, what area would you like to hear about?" because um because again it's it's you use the word evangelist. It's our it's our privilege to be your ambassador to share and um and so I just felt like um it being at the conference and and being able to share some of our best practices just fueled my um opportunities to have more engagement when I'm out in the community um and able to just share what what best practices um are going on. So if you have anything that you'd like for me to share out in the community, please feel free to um let me know. I
036will say one thing that um was really striking and I'm looking back at Freedom um um Franklin Elementary. I shared about the um Living Wax Museum that I participated in a couple of years ago and I don't know if you guys are doing it again. No pressure, but people were just I would love to be invited again because people were so um amazed at how we're able to have kids use their public speaking skills and share and I told about Ameilia Airheart and and Einstein and Miley Cyrus and how um I was, you know, so curious when I went because I was like, "Okay, well, what is this young lady going to share with me about Miley Cyrus that I don't already know, but her approach was so awesome in the way she shared and
037um and she said it wasn't so much um talking about Miley Cyrus, but how looks forward using her voice in music to um not make some of the mistakes Miley Cyrus has made and it just I mean it just it was impressive. Anyway, I I just um thank you for letting me go to the conference and be a part of it. >> All right. Thank you. Anyone else? >> I'm the only one who hasn't spoken, so let me throw this in. I'm sorry I missed it, but being, you know, coinciding with spring break, I'd already pre-registered for a uh environmental study on beach erosion. So, uh, while in the field, I did get an opportunity to, uh, have lunch with the honorable Mr. Kent McMich. >> But I said I had the opportunity. I drove
038down there to see him. And when I got there, he said, "I forgot I have a doctor appointment. We'll have to postpone." So, he does send his love and wishes he was here. >> All right. Appreciate all those comments and uh thank everyone for attending. Uh we'll carry on now. We have um approval of the board agenda. Is there a motion? >> Mr. Stillings. Is there a second? >> I second. Barker. All in favor? Thank you. Approval of the consent agenda. Is there a motion? >> Mr. Council. Second, Mr. Stillings. All in favor? All right. Business before the board. Dr. Snowden. >> Yes. Uh, tonight we have one item. It is consideration of disciplinary hearing authority appeal student 2526.1. This appeal is based upon an incident at Papa Gro Middle School on January the 23rd.
039As you've read from Dr. Ericson's notes and the transcript of the disciplinary hearing authority held on February the 5th, as well as a copy of the video that was provided to you. This disciplinary action was related to marijuana being in a girl's restroom. There were two students involved in this matter. One student readily admitted her involvement and is now serving the remand to the alternative learning center. The other student for which this appeal is made has been withdrawn from the school district and is being homeschooled. The disciplinary hearing authority unanimously voted to uphold the decision by the school for a one-year placement at the alternative learning center based upon FSD policy 6.309. As in all cases where students are remanded to the alternative learning center, the director of schools has the authority to modify the
040consequences of a calendar year assignment. It has been the practice to allow students who has who have successfully completed their assignment to the ALC for the remainder of the school year to have the opportunity to begin the new school year at the next grade level andor school. I don't recall providing that same opportunities for students who withdrew without attending the ALC, but we would certainly consider that same modification for student 2526.1 if the parents requested such at the end of the current school year to also support the placement of the student to the ALC. You were provided and I mentioned that copy of the video. So, uh, as for as per board policy, the board has some choices. They may affirm the decision by the DHA, overturn that decision by the DHA, or modify the
041decision of the disciplinary hearing authority. Uh this the administration recommends that the board affirm the decision by the DHA. >> Thank you, sir. Is there a motion on the floor to affirm the decision? >> Mr. Townsel, is there a second? >> Second. >> Male, is there discussion? I'd just like to add that I would like to have the if we're allowed to add to that that the ability for these students to attend their school in the fall that they're assigned to. I know you like you said we have that's typically what we do. I'm not sure how that works out in this situation but I guess I'm just saying >> parents have to request that. >> Yeah. If Yeah. So I guess I don't know if that's included in this motion but just to make
042it clear that these students can attend their high school. They're both eighth graders. Is that correct? >> Yes. >> They're both high school at the beginning of the new school year to help them transition. I'm not saying that has to be a part of the motion. >> That's not part of this appeal. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Any other discussion? We have a motion and a second. All in favor? We are approved. Thank you. Dr. Snowden, director of schools report. >> Yes, we provide information about the different aspects of our FSA FSD enrollment period update. You can see all of those different issues and how the enrollment process works. Uh recruitment fair FS FSD careers and connections is this Saturday. We're excited to host that. It'll be from 9 to 11 here in the leadership
043room. All schools and departments will be represented as we look forward to meeting individuals who are interested in our school district. Also, board members are welcome to drop by that morning if you have some availability and would like to meet some some of the prospective uh applicants. Also, I think at this point, if I remember correctly, Dr. Eslinger, you can correct me, but we have 75 people who are registered. Uh now last year we had around a approximately 100 people who attended so not everyone registers. Some people just show up and that's great. Well you don't have to register to attend but if you have an opportunity to come by oh also we will have a virtual and I think we have seven maybe virtual conferences or interviews or opportunities so people can participate virtually
044if they cannot be in person. Um, we had a great meeting tonight recognizing students. Next board me, excuse me, the April board meeting, we get to recognize our top 40 volunteers. So, that's always exciting to have the five volunteers from each school that will be recognized. Budget process for 2627. Dates for that budget work session are April 20th. Those work sessions are April 20th, May 18th, and June 15th. They'll all begin at 5:30. Once again, the first board the first session will concentrate on the operation budget for finance administration and teaching and learning. Revenue and personnel will be the focus in the second one. The third work session will review the cumulative impact of the budget work from the first two sessions and hopefully facilitate the completion of that budget process. Uh if you have
045any conflicts, please let Carol know. Night of celebration, April 30th. Please mark your calendars for this night. Honoring our newest retirees, our teachers, also our teachers, novice teachers, classified employees, principal and supervisor of the year, the newest national board certified teachers, and also the newest legacy recipients. There will be a reception at 5:00 and the program starts at 5:45. Social media highlighting this special night will be on our website midappril. We also hope that you can join us that evening. Young Scholars Institute uh online registration continues to do well. We're >> Dr. Carlton, you gave me that number this morning and I didn't put it in my notes. >> Yeah, >> for the two for the two weeks. So, um again trending toward the same number that we had last year. Our summer learning camp
046will be Monday through Thursday for four weeks starting June the 1st through June 25th. Uh that planning is ongoing. The camp will give first priority to those students needing additional support to prepare for the next school year. Excuse me. And may also be available to other current FSD students as space allows. That's all I have. Thank you. >> Anything uh regarding the open house we had recently? Uh it was very successful. Uh I don't know if we have all the numbers yet, but uh uh we had most schools had several. We had some schools that didn't have as many, but we were able to attract some we think some great possibilities of families who will join us. I had the opportunity to meet several of the families and so uh we think it was extremely
047successful. Thank you, Seth. >> I just have one thing to add and and that is you just said if we have issues with the work sessions, let Carol know. I will do so, but I don't have zero expectation that you guys just can make it fit my schedule, but I'll let you know in case there is some. Any other comments or questions for Dr. Snoke? Not uh updates, Dr. Decker? >> Nothing additional, sir. Thank you. >> All right. Dr. Gelina. Uh yes sir. We have our March sales tax collections are in and they're 5.1% above uh March of last year and we are now 5.6% year-to-year more than year-to-year growth compared to this time last year. >> Thank you, sir. It's a good report. All right. Any other announcements from the board? Any comments from
048the board? All right. We have uh several people in the audience from leadership Franklin. We ask if you would stand and say who you are. Thank you. Is there anything else that commands the attention of the board? If not, we are dismissed.